House Report 115-219 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2018

[House Report 115-219]
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115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 115-219

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2018

----------

R E P O R T

of the

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

[TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 3219]

[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]

July 13, 2017.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2018

115th Congress } { Report

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 115-219
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2018

__________

R E P O R T

of the

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

[TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 3219]

July 13, 2017.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

_________

U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

25-997 WASHINGTON : 2017

CONTENTS

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Page
Bill Totals...................................................... 1
Committee Budget Review Process.................................. 3
Introduction..................................................... 3
National Defense Restoration Fund................................ 4
Definition of Program, Project, and Activity..................... 5
Reprogramming Guidance........................................... 5
Funding Increases................................................ 6
Congressional Special Interest Items............................. 6
Classified Annex................................................. 6
Committee Recommendations by Major Category...................... 6
Active, Reserve, and National Guard Military Personnel......... 6
Operation and Maintenance...................................... 6
Procurement.................................................... 7
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation..................... 8
Defense Health Program......................................... 8
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
Requirements................................................... 8
Budget Juitification Material.................................... 9
Service Unfunded Requirements List............................... 9
Cyberspace Activities............................................ 9
Quarterly Cyber Operations Briefing.............................. 12
Persistent Cyber Training Environment............................ 12
Big Data Analytics Strategy...................................... 12
TITLE I. MILITARY PERSONNEL...................................... 13
Military Personnel Overview...................................... 15
Summary of End Strength.......................................... 15
Overall Active End Strength...................................... 15
Overall Selected Reserve End Strength............................ 15
Reprogramming Guidance for Military Personnel Accounts........... 17
Military Personnel Special Interest Items........................ 17
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response........................... 17
Minority Outreach and Officer Accessions......................... 17
Cultural Sensitivity Training.................................... 18
Trauma Training Program.......................................... 18
Army National Guard and Army Reserve Cyber Protection Teams...... 18
Reserve Components Full-Time Support............................. 18
Military Personnel, Army......................................... 19
Military Personnel, Navy......................................... 23
Military Personnel, Marine Corps................................. 27
Military Personnel, Air Force.................................... 31
Cyber Air Force Specialty Code................................. 35
Reserve Personnel, Army.......................................... 35
Reserve Personnel, Navy.......................................... 38
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps.................................. 41
Reserve Personnel, Air Force..................................... 44
National Guard Personnel, Army................................... 47
National Guard Personnel, Air Force.............................. 50
TITLE II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.............................. 53
Reprogramming Guidance for Operation and Maintenance Accounts.... 55
Special Operations Command Budget Execution...................... 56
Operation and Maintenance Special Interest Items................. 56
Innovative Readiness Training Program............................ 57
Online Education................................................. 57
Base Supply Centers.............................................. 57
Defense Language Institute....................................... 57
National Security Education Program.............................. 58
Maintenance of Real Property..................................... 58
Tuition Assistance and Military Spouse Career Advancement........ 58
Cyberspace Operations............................................ 58
Joint Regional Security Stacks................................... 59
Energy Security of Overseas Military Installations............... 59
Operation and Maintenance, Army.................................. 60
Operation and Maintenance, Navy.................................. 65
Aircraft Depot Maintenance..................................... 72
Public Shipyards............................................... 72
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization.......... 72
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps.......................... 72
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force............................. 76
Air Education and Training Command............................. 82
Combined Air Operations Center................................. 82
Advanced Tactical Air Training................................. 82
Remotely Piloted Aircraft...................................... 82
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide.......................... 82
Energy Efficiency Projects..................................... 88
Defense Contracting Management Agency.......................... 88
Digital Workspace Technologies................................. 88
Defense Logistics Agency....................................... 88
Defense Logistics Agency....................................... 88
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.............................. 89
Meals Ready-To-Eat War Reserve................................. 89
Youth Serving Organizations.................................... 89
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve.......................... 89
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve.......................... 92
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve.................. 95
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve..................... 98
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard................... 101
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard.................... 104
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.............. 107
Environmental Restoration, Army.................................. 107
Environmental Restoration, Navy.................................. 107
Vieques and Culebra Environmental Restoration.................. 107
Environmental Restoration, Air Force............................. 107
Granular Activated Carbon...................................... 107
Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide.......................... 108
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites........... 108
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid................... 108
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account............................. 108
Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund..... 109
TITLE III. PROCUREMENT........................................... 111
Reprogramming Guidance for Acquisition Accounts.................. 113
Funding Increases................................................ 113
Procurement Special Interest Items............................... 113
Joint Strike Fighter Economic Order Quantity Procurement......... 113
Cyber Defense Procurement........................................ 113
Support For Industrial Base Diversity............................ 114
Aircraft Procurement, Army....................................... 114
UH-60 Black Hawk............................................... 118
Missile Procurement, Army........................................ 118
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army......... 122
Procurement of Ammunition, Army.................................. 126
Other Procurement, Army.......................................... 130
Land Mobile Radio Network in Europe............................ 141
Soldier Borne Sensor........................................... 141
Aircraft Procurement, Navy....................................... 141
Navy Reserve Combat Aircraft................................... 148
V-22 Osprey Multiyear Procurement.............................. 148
MH-60R Aircraft................................................ 148
Weapons Procurement, Navy........................................ 149
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps................. 154
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy................................ 158
Virginia Class Submarine Advance Procurement................... 162
Icebreakers.................................................... 162
DDG-51 Destroyer............................................... 162
Other Procurement, Navy.......................................... 162
Crew-Served Weapon Stations.................................... 175
Procurement, Marine Corps........................................ 175
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force.................................. 181
A-10 Wing Replacement.......................................... 188
F-15 Infrared Search and Track................................. 188
F-15C and Air Force Fighter Mix................................ 188
Special Airlift Mission........................................ 188
Missile Procurement, Air Force................................... 189
Space Procurement, Air Force..................................... 192
Global Positioning System III.................................. 195
Space-Based Infrared System.................................... 195
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force............................. 195
Other Procurement, Air Force..................................... 198
Procurement, Defense-Wide........................................ 203
Secure Supply Chain for Beryllium.............................. 208
Defense Production Act........................................... 208
Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund................... 208
TITLE IV. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION............. 209
Reprogramming Guidance for Acquisition Accounts.................. 211
Funding Increases................................................ 211
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Special Interest Items 211
Lightweight, Long-Dwell Unmanned Aerial Systems.................. 211
Cost of Nuclear Modernization.................................... 212
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers................ 212
Advanced Lightweight Polymer Cased Small Arms Ammunitions........ 212
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army................. 212
Army Lethality Improvements.................................... 224
Multi-Role Armament Systems.................................... 224
Multi-Role Munition Technologies............................... 224
Peer-Reviewed Neurofibromatosis Research Program............... 224
Next Generation Munition Technologies.......................... 224
Net Zero....................................................... 225
Technology Advancement and Retention Center.................... 225
Advanced Development of Asset Protection Technologies.......... 225
Advanced Lightweight Transparent Armors with Multi-Functional
Capability................................................... 225
Domestic Supply of High Performance Material for Soldier
Protection................................................... 225
Improved Turbine Engine Program................................ 226
Precision Gun Launched Projectiles............................. 226
Army Research Laboratory Open Campus Initiative................ 226
Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories........... 226
Burn Patient Transfer System................................... 227
Next Generation Signature Management System.................... 227
Common Fire Control System..................................... 227
Lethality Overmatch............................................ 227
Enhanced Propulsion for Gun Launched Munitions................. 228
Advanced Energetics............................................ 228
Enhanced Non-Destructive Testing Capacity...................... 228
Human Simulation Research...................................... 228
Joint Multi-Role Program....................................... 228
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy................. 229
Surface Ship Torpedo Defense................................... 244
Silicon Carbide Power Electronics.............................. 244
Autonomous Survey Ship......................................... 244
Advanced Combat Systems Technology............................. 244
Energy Storage Research........................................ 245
Coastal Environmental Research................................. 245
Expanded Hypoxia Research...................................... 245
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force............ 245
Presidential Aircraft Replacement.............................. 258
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System.................. 258
Antenna Research............................................... 258
Materials for Extreme Environments............................. 258
Aircraft Light Weighting Efforts............................... 259
Development of Government-Owned Observation Assets............. 259
Refractory Metal Alloys........................................ 259
Air-To-Ground Tactical Weapon Systems.......................... 259
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Ally Launch Services........ 260
Laser Technology for Aircraft Sustainment...................... 260
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide......... 260
Identity Threat Management..................................... 272
Reclaimed Refrigerants......................................... 272
Advanced Defense Technologies Clusters......................... 272
Advanced Material Solutions for Defense Applications........... 272
Conventional Prompt Global Strike Weapon System................ 273
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense......................... 273
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense
Restoration Fund............................................... 273
TITLE V. REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS.......................... 275
Defense Working Capital Funds.................................... 275
National Defense Sealift Fund.................................... 275
TITLE VI. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS................... 277
Defense Health Program........................................... 277
Reprogramming Guidance for the Defense Health Program.......... 281
Carryover...................................................... 281
Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Programs......................... 281
Metastatic Cancer Research..................................... 282
Electronic Health Records...................................... 282
The Cancer Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center....................................................... 283
Emerging Infectious Diseases................................... 283
Combat Ocular Trauma........................................... 284
Expanded Canine Therapy Research............................... 284
Opioid Abuse in the Military................................... 284
Chronic Kidney Disease......................................... 285
Mental Health Providers........................................ 285
Military Medical Professionals and the Department of Veterans
Affairs...................................................... 285
Advanced Orthopedic Surgical Surgery........................... 285
Impact of Gut Microbiome on Chronic Conditions................. 285
Non-Opiate Pain Management..................................... 286
Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Pilot
Program...................................................... 286
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.................................... 286
Medical Instrument Inspection.................................. 286
Messenger RNA.................................................. 287
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders Diagnoses...................... 287
Peer-Reviewed Lupus Research................................... 287
Technology Solutions for Psychological Health.................. 287
Minority Serving Institutions.................................. 288
Military Healthcare Navigator.................................. 288
Highly Infectious Disease Treatment and Transport.............. 288
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense............... 288
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense........... 289
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund.............................. 289
Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund.............................. 289
Office of the Inspector General.................................. 290
TITLE VII. RELATED AGENCIES...................................... 291
National and Military Intelligence Programs...................... 291
Classified Annex............................................... 291
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund 291
Intelligence Community Management Account........................ 291
Wildlife Trafficking........................................... 292
TITLE VIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS................................... 293
TITLE IX. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 303
Committee Recommendation......................................... 303
Reporting Requirements........................................... 303
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Fund.............. 303
Military Personnel............................................... 303
Military Personnel, National Defense Restoration Fund.......... 308
Operation and Maintenance........................................ 308
Counterterrorism Efforts to Build Partnership Capacity in the
United States Southern Command Area of Responsibility........ 316
United States Support to Afghan National Defense Forces and
Iraqi Security Forces........................................ 316
Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund... 317
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund............................... 317
Vetting of Foreign Security Forces............................. 317
Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Train and Equip
Fund......................................................... 317
Procurement...................................................... 317
National Guard and Reserve Equipment........................... 327
Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund................. 327
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation....................... 327
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense
Restoration Fund............................................. 331
Revolving and Management Funds................................... 331
Defense Working Capital Funds.................................. 331
Other Department of Defense Programs............................. 331
Defense Health Program......................................... 331
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense......... 332
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund............................ 332
Office of the Inspector General................................ 332
General Provisions............................................... 332
TITLE X.......................................................... 335
Additional General Provisions.................................. 335
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.................. 335
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives.......... 335
Rescissions.................................................... 335
Transfer of Funds.............................................. 336
Earmark Disclosure Statement................................... 338
Compliance with Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)............ 338
Changes in the Application of Existing Law..................... 339
Appropriations Not Authorized By Law........................... 339
Comparison with the Budget Resolution.......................... 352
Five-Year Outlay Projections................................... 352
Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments............ 352
Program Duplication............................................ 352
Directed Rule Making........................................... 353
Full Committee Votes........................................... 354
Additional Views............................................... 376

115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 115-219

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2018

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July 13, 2017.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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Ms. Granger, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the
following

R E P O R T

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. 3219]

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for the Department of Defense, and for other
purposes, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018.

BILL TOTALS

Appropriations for most military functions of the
Department of Defense are provided for in the accompanying bill
for fiscal year 2018. This bill does not provide appropriations
for military construction, military family housing, civil
defense, and military nuclear warheads, for which requirements
are considered in connection with other appropriations Acts.
The President's fiscal year 2018 budget request for
activities funded in the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act totals $630,391,276,000 in new budget obligational
authority.

COMMITTEE BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS

During its review of the fiscal year 2018 budget request
and execution of appropriations for fiscal year 2017, the
Subcommittee on Defense held a total of six hearings and six
formal briefings during the period of March 2017 to June 2017.
Hearings were held in open session, except when the security
classification of the material to be discussed presented no
alternative but to conduct those hearings in executive or
closed session.

INTRODUCTION

The Committee recommendation for total fiscal year 2018
Department of Defense funding is $658,114,519,000, which
includes $584,180,519,000 in base funding and $73,934,000,000
for overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism
funding in title IX. The Committee provides $28,237,243,000
above the request so that the Department of Defense can
accelerate its efforts to restore national defense to meet the
increasing challenges around the world.
The Committee recommendation heeds the counsel of the
Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, the leadership of the military Services, and other
national security experts, all of whom have urged the Committee
to provide funding for the national defense that is sufficient,
stable, and timely. The Committee is increasingly concerned
with the deterioration of military readiness for the full
spectrum of conflict as well as the dire need for modernization
to maintain the United States technological advantage,
including a credible strategic deterrent.
The operational tempo maintained by the military since the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, combined with the
budgetary instability of the past several years, has steered
the armed forces into an unsustainable cycle in which readiness
is consumed at least as fast as it is created. Moreover, this
readiness is consumed in conflicts that require different
technologies and skill sets than those that senior military
leaders estimate will be needed in the next ten to twenty
years. Just as a national defense oriented toward a Cold War, a
garrison-based posture left the military somewhat ill prepared
for the expeditionary and counterinsurgency-focused nature of
recent conflicts, the recent emphasis on dangerous but highly
asymmetrical adversaries has required the military to delay or
trade away the capabilities that will be needed to counter peer
and near-peer competitors that have been aggressively investing
in military technology to counter or reverse United States
dominance in all domains. This factor has compounded a growing
deficit of modernization that can be traced back to the
``procurement holiday'' of the 1990s.
An effective military force is difficult to build yet easy
to expend. Based upon the advice of the military and the
Intelligence Community, the Committee does not foresee an
international security situation in which the expenditure of
military readiness will slacken enough to allow existing
funding levels for national defense to catch up. Therefore, the
Committee provides the additional resources that will increase
national defense funding well above the five percent annual
growth that the Secretary of Defense and the Service leaders
say is necessary to exit the current cycle of regression and
truly begin restoring the national defense.
To achieve this, the Committee has funded the investments
in near-term readiness and long-term technological dominance
requested by the Department, including authorized end strength
increases, enhanced training for full spectrum conflict, weapon
system maintenance and sustainment, the repair and improvement
of neglected infrastructure, and research and development
programs that will preserve asymmetric advantages. In addition,
the Committee has identified shortfalls in the request, in
particular with regard to procurement of existing in-production
weapon systems that will preserve capacity, provide new
capability, and allow for the gradual replacement of systems
that are increasingly expensive to sustain due to dwindling
supplies of spare parts and subsystem obsolescence. The
Committee's proposed investments have been guided by the
unfunded priorities lists submitted to the Congress, the needs
of the reserve components, and the acknowledged need to
preserve industrial base capacity.
The Committee recommendation balances the requirements of
national defense with the imperative of fiscal responsibility
and congressional oversight. The Committee has reviewed the
budget request in detail and identified programs where
reductions are possible without adversely impacting the
warfighter or the restoration of national defense. Examples of
such reductions include programs that have been terminated or
restructured since the budget was submitted, savings from
favorable contract pricing adjustments, contract or schedule
delays resulting in savings, unjustified new programs and cost
increases, funds requested ahead of need for the year of budget
execution, projected or historical underexecution, rescissions
of unneeded prior year funds, and reductions that are
authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2018.

NATIONAL DEFENSE RESTORATION FUND

Pursuant to the concerns of the Committee regarding the
state of the military and the risks to national security, the
Committee recommendation includes $28,600,000,000 for a
National Defense Restoration Fund. These funds are allocated to
military personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, and
research, development, test and evaluation accounts. The
Committee expects that the Department of Defense will complete
a new National Defense Strategy later in 2017, which will
inform the Department's budget requests for fiscal year 2019
and beyond. The Committee strongly believes that it is
necessary to complete the new strategy to inform the allocation
of additional funding above the President's budget request, and
that it is imperative that funding be available sooner to
implement the new strategy upon completion in fiscal year 2018.
The Committee therefore directs that the additional resources
provided for the National Defense Restoration Fund be used to
further this strategy as the Secretary of Defense determines in
consultation with Congress. The Committee recommendation does
not prejudice the use of the National Defense Restoration Fund
by allocating funds to specific programs or projects, but
requires the Secretary of Defense to submit allocation plans
for the use of these funds, including a detailed budget
justification for the use of such funds and a description of
how such investments are necessary to implement the strategy,
not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from the
funds.

DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

For the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), as amended by
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation
Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-119), and by the Budget Enforcement
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508), the terms ``program, project,
and activity'' for appropriations contained in this Act shall
be defined as the most specific level of budget items
identified in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2018, the related classified annexes and Committee reports, and
the P-1 and R-1 budget justification documents as subsequently
modified by congressional action.
The following exception to the above definition shall
apply: the military personnel and the operation and maintenance
accounts, for which the term ``program, project, and activity''
is defined as the appropriations accounts contained in the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
At the time the President submits the budget request for
fiscal year 2019, the Secretary of Defense is directed to
transmit to the congressional defense committees budget
justification documents to be known as the ``M-1'' and ``O-1''
which shall identify, at the budget activity, activity group,
and sub-activity group level, the amounts requested by the
President to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for
military personnel and operation and maintenance in any budget
request, or amended budget request, for fiscal year 2019.

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue
to follow the reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts
as specified in the report accompanying the House version of
the Department of Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year
2008 (House Report 110-279). For operation and maintenance
accounts, the Secretary of Defense shall continue to follow the
reprogramming guidelines specified in the conference report
accompanying H.R. 3222, the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2008. The dollar threshold for
reprogramming funds shall remain at $10,000,000 for military
personnel; $15,000,000 for operation and maintenance;
$20,000,000 for procurement; and $10,000,000 for research,
development, test and evaluation.
Also, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) to continue to provide the congressional defense
committees annual DD Form 1416 reports for titles I and II and
quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports for Service
and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of this Act.
Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with guidance
specified in the explanatory statement accompanying the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The Department
shall continue to follow the limitation that prior approval
reprogrammings are set at either the specified dollar threshold
or 20 percent of the procurement or research, development, test
and evaluation line, whichever is less. These thresholds are
cumulative from the base for reprogramming value as modified by
any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined value of transfers
into or out of a military personnel (M-1), an operation and
maintenance (O-1), a procurement (P-1), or a research,
development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds the
identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit a
prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special
interest items are established elsewhere in this report.

FUNDING INCREASES

The funding increases outlined in the tables for each
appropriation account shall be provided only for the specific
purposes indicated in the tables.

CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided or
items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in the
project level tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only
for'' or ``only to'' in this report are congressional special
interest items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming
(DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be carried on the DD
Form 1414 at the stated amount, as specifically addressed in
the Committee report.

CLASSIFIED ANNEX

Adjustments to the classified programs are addressed in the
classified annex accompanying this report.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS BY MAJOR CATEGORY

ACTIVE, RESERVE AND NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY PERSONNEL

In title I of the bill, the Committee recommends a total of
$132,977,586,000 for active, reserve, and National Guard
military personnel, a decrease of $904,050,000 below the budget
request, and an increase of $4,251,608,000 above the fiscal
year 2017 enacted level. The Committee recommendation provides
funding to increase basic pay for all military personnel by 2.4
percent, as authorized by current law, effective January 1,
2018. The Committee recommends full funding to support the
requested end strength levels for active duty and Selected
Reserve personnel. The Committee recommendation also provides
funds to support an end strength growth of 17,000
servicemembers to address the need to restore the military.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

In title II of the bill, the Committee recommends a total
of $191,654,065,000 for operation and maintenance support to
the military Services and other Department of Defense entities,
an increase of $3,083,767,000 above the budget request, and an
increase of $24,050,805,000 above the fiscal year 2017 enacted
level. The recommended levels will robustly fund operational
training programs in fiscal year 2018. Requests for unit and
depot-level maintenance, facilities sustainment, restoration
and modernization, and base operations support program funding
have been fully supported.

PROCUREMENT

In title III of the bill, the Committee recommends a total
of $132,501,445,000 for procurement.
Major initiatives and modifications include:
$1,046,308,000 for the procurement of 56 UH-60 Blackhawk
helicopters, an increase of $108,000,000 and eight helicopters
above the President's request;
$166,683,000 for the procurement of 20 UH-72A Lakota
helicopters, an increase of $58,300,000 and seven aircraft
above the President's request;
$348,000,000 for the procurement of 116 Stryker Double V-
Hull upgrades, an increase of $348,000,000 and 116 vehicles
above the President's request;
$1,092,800,000 for the upgrade of 85 Abrams tanks to the
M1A2 system enhancement package configuration, an increase of
$375,000,000 and 29 vehicles above the President's request;
$483,050,000 for the upgrade of 145 Bradley Fighting
Vehicles to the M2A4/M7A4 configuration, an increase of
$283,050,000 and 85 vehicles above the President's request;
$1,819,093,000 for the procurement of 24 F/A-18E/F Super
Hornet aircraft, an increase of ten aircraft above the
President's request;
$1,218,295,000 for the procurement of seven P-8A Poseidon
multi-mission aircraft;
$896,267,000 for the procurement of 29 AH-1Z helicopters,
an increase of four aircraft above the President's request;
$1,191,496,000 for the procurement of 12 V-22 aircraft, an
increase of six aircraft and $514,092,000 above the President's
request;
$9,449,755,000 for the procurement of 84 F-35 Lightning
aircraft, an increase of $1,924,608,000 and 14 aircraft above
the President's request: 24 short take-off and vertical landing
variants for the Marine Corps, ten carrier variants for the
Navy and Marine Corps, and 50 conventional variants for the Air
Force;
$21,503,726,000 for the procurement of 11 Navy ships,
including one carrier replacement, two DDG-51 guided missile
destroyers, two SSN-774 attack submarines, three Littoral
Combat Ships, one Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, one TAO
fleet oiler, and one Expeditionary Sea Base, an increase of
$1,600,044,000 and three ships above the President's request;
$842,853,000 for the continued procurement of the Columbia
class ballistic missile submarine;
$1,536,160,000 for the procurement of 17 C/HC/MC/KC-130J
aircraft, an increase of $669,000,000 and eight aircraft above
the President's request;
$271,080,000 for the procurement of 16 MQ-9 Reaper unmanned
aerial vehicles;
$2,441,879,000 for the procurement of 15 KC-46 tanker
aircraft;
$1,553,908,000 for the procurement of three Evolved
Expendable Launch Vehicles; and
$332,000,000 for the Israeli Cooperative Programs under the
Missile Defense Agency, an increase of $290,000,000 above the
President's request.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

In title IV of the bill, the Committee recommends a total
of $82,654,976,000 for research, development, test and
evaluation.
Major initiatives and modifications include:
$776,158,000 for the continued development of the Columbia
class ballistic missile submarine;
$628,936,000 for the continued development of the Next
Generation Jammer;
$1,178,155,000 for the continued development of the F-35
Lightning Joint Strike Fighter aircraft;
$444,938,000 for the continued development of the
replacement for the Presidential helicopter program;
$1,983,580,000 for the continued development of a new
penetrating bomber;
$417,201,000 for the development of a Next Generation
JSTARS aircraft;
$434,069,000 for the development of a Presidential Aircraft
Replacement;
$354,485,000 for the continued development of a new combat
rescue helicopter;
$108,617,000 for the UH-1N replacement program;
$297,572,000 for the development of an alternative rocket
engine for space launch;
$3,070,390,000 for the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency; and
$373,800,000 for the Israeli Cooperative Program under the
Missile Defense Agency, an increase of $268,446,000 above the
President's request.

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

The Committee recommends a total of $33,931,566,000 for the
Defense Health Program to support worldwide medical and dental
services for active forces and other eligible beneficiaries.

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM REQUIREMENTS

In title IX of the bill, the Committee recommends a total
of $73,934,000,000 for overseas contingency operations/global
war on terrorism (OCO/GWOT) requirements.
Military Personnel: The Committee recommends a total of
$5,276,276,000 for military personnel OCO/GWOT requirements in
title IX of the bill.
Operation and Maintenance: The Committee recommends a total
of $49,269,149,000 for operation and maintenance OCO/GWOT
requirements in title IX of the bill.
Procurement: The Committee recommends a total of
$16,462,540,000 for procurement OCO/GWOT requirements in title
IX of the bill.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation: The Committee
recommends a total of $1,614,837,000 for research, development,
test and evaluation OCO/GWOT requirements in title IX of the
bill.

BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIAL

The Committee is extremely disappointed in the quality of
the budget justification exhibits submitted in support of the
fiscal year 2018 budget request. The justification material was
lacking numerous supporting exhibits critical to the oversight
responsibility of the Committee and those exhibits that were
provided were riddled with mistakes. Some exhibits were
consolidated and the justification for some programs was
completely omitted. The submission gives the appearance that
the Department of Defense is deciding which programs should or
should not be reviewed by the Committee. The poor
justification, combined with the extreme tardiness of the
submission, is a source of frustration for the Committee. The
oversight conducted by the Committee must be a collaborative
effort with the Administration. The Committee directs the Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to meet with the House and
Senate Appropriations Committees not later than September 30,
2017 to explain the reason for the sub-standard justification
materials and to discuss measures to prevent this same
phenomenon in future budget submissions.

SERVICE UNFUNDED REQUIREMENTS LISTS

The Committee recognizes that each military Service submits
an annual unfunded requirements list to the congressional
defense committees. These lists allow the Committee to gain
greater insight into the Services requirements that may have
been excluded from the budget request due to budgetary
constraints. However, the Committee is dismayed that the
military Services did not each provide one consolidated list of
requirements for fiscal year 2018, instead providing
categorized lists of items, thereby obscuring the true
prioritization of the requests. The Committee directs the
Chiefs of Staff of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force
to provide their individual Service unfunded requirements in
one consolidated priority list for fiscal year 2019 and in
subsequent budget submissions.

CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES

The recommendation fully funds the fiscal year 2018 base
budget requirement of $7,940,406,000 for the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, Air Force, and the defense agencies cyberspace
activities, an increase of $1,242,289,000 over the fiscal year
2017 enacted level.
The Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, in
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
and the Service Secretaries, is working to modify the
cyberspace activities exhibits included in the Department of
Defense classified cyberspace activities information technology
investment budget justification materials in order to provide
increased visibility and clarity into the cyberspace activities
funding requirements. The Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) and the Chief Information Officer are currently
reviewing the cyberspace activities budget justification
material and are directed to provide a proposal to the House
and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than September
1, 2017 for how to clearly delineate the Department of Defense
cyber investment activities as part of the budget justification
material beginning with the fiscal year 2019 budget submission.
As part of its fiscal year 2018 budget documentation, the
Department of Navy established a unique cyber sub-activity
group for operation and maintenance accounts, which the
Committee believes will increase visibility and congressional
oversight of requested funding for cyberspace activities.
Beginning with the fiscal year 2019 budget documentation, the
Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller),
the Chief Information Officer, and the Service Secretaries to
establish unique cyber sub-activity groups for operation and
maintenance accounts and individual cost codes, projects, or
program elements for procurement and research, development,
test and evaluation accounts.
The ``Department of Defense Cyberspace Activities'' table
provided shows the amount of base funding provided to each
Service and defense-wide account in fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
Funding appropriated herein may be used only for cyberspace
activities as defined by the classified cyberspace activities
information technology investment budget request for fiscal
year 2018. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
use normal prior approval reprogramming procedures to obligate
funding appropriated to the operation and maintenance,
procurement, or research, development, test and evaluation
accounts for cyberspace activities for any purpose other than
cyberspace activities. The Committee directs the Department of
Defense Chief Information Officer to submit to the House and
Senate Appropriations Committees two reports not later than May
30, 2018 and November 30, 2018, that provide the mid-year and
end of fiscal year financial obligation and execution data for
cyberspace activities for the previous and current fiscal
years.

QUARTERLY CYBER OPERATIONS BRIEFING

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide
quarterly briefings to the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees on all named offensive and significant defensive
military operations in cyberspace carried out by the Department
of Defense not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal
quarter.

PERSISTENT CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT

The Committee recognizes that the Army is the executive
agent of the persistent cyber training environment for the
Department of Defense and the recommendation fully funds the
budget request for fiscal year 2018. The Committee supports
efforts associated with the rapid development of an up-to-date
cyber training curriculum, cyber toolsets, and a realistic
threat environment as well as efforts to create an adaptive
cyber threat environment that accurately emulates enemy
capabilities based on the latest data from the Intelligence
Community.

BIG DATA ANALYTICS STRATEGY

The Committee recognizes that data is an invaluable asset
to the Department of Defense. Modern technology tools gained
through hyper-scale cloud computing like big data analytics,
machine-learning technologies, and artificial intelligence
software represent an unprecedented opportunity to leverage
this data, stay ahead of adversaries, and enable both offensive
and defensive capabilities for the warfighter. The Committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a review of the
adoption of hyper-scale cloud computing in the Department of
Defense and to provide a report detailing the results of the
review to the congressional defense committees not later than
60 days after the enactment of this Act.

TITLE I

MILITARY PERSONNEL

The fiscal year 2018 Department of Defense military
personnel budget request totals $133,881,636,000. The Committee
recommendation provides $132,977,586,000 for the military
personnel accounts. The table below summarizes the Committee
recommendations:

MILITARY PERSONNEL OVERVIEW

The Committee recommendation provides $132,977,586,000 for
the military personnel accounts, which funds military pay and
allowances, recruitment and retention initiatives, and overall
quality of life programs for active duty, National Guard, and
reserve personnel. The recommendation provides increased basic
pay for all military personnel by 2.4 percent as authorized by
current law, effective January 1, 2018. The Committee continues
to encourage constructive evaluations of recruitment and
retention programs, bonus and special pay incentives, and
personnel benefit programs for fiscal year 2018. The Committee
remains supportive of programs intended to enhance the morale
and quality of life of military personnel and their families.

SUMMARY OF END STRENGTH

The Committee recommendation provides an increase of 18,100
in total end strength for the active forces and an increase of
9,700 in total end strength for the Selected Reserve as
compared to the fiscal year 2017 authorized levels. These
totals reflect an increase of 17,000 in end strength above the
request, to be allocated among the Services as the Secretary of
Defense determines necessary to restore the Nation's defense.
The following tables summarize the Committee recommendations
for end strength levels, both in the aggregate and for each
active and Selected Reserve component.

OVERALL ACTIVE END STRENGTH

Fiscal year 2017 authorized........................... 1,305,900
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 1,314,000
Fiscal year 2018 recommendation....................... 1,324,000
Compared with fiscal year 2017.................... +18,100
Compared with fiscal year 2018 budget request..... +10,000

OVERALL SELECTED RESERVE END STRENGTH

Fiscal year 2017 authorized........................... 813,200
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 815,900
Fiscal year 2018 recommendation....................... 822,900
Compared with fiscal year 2017.................... +9,700
Compared with fiscal year 2018 budget request..... +7,000

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNTS

MILITARY PERSONNEL SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided or have
been specifically reduced as shown in the project level tables
or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to''
in this report are congressional special interest items for the
purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of
these items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated
amount as specifically addressed in the Committee report. Below
threshold reprogrammings may not be used to either restore or
reduce funding from congressional special interest items as
identified on the DD Form 1414.

SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE

The Committee remains concerned by the ongoing epidemic of
sexual assault in the military and at the Service academies and
believes that this will persist until a change in culture
occurs across all Services at every level. The Department of
Defense provides an annual report to Congress which provides
details on sexual assaults involving servicemembers. However,
recent events make it clear that more action by the Department
is necessary to combat this widespread problem. In addition to
the annual report, the Committee directs the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Director of the Department of
Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, to
jointly brief the House and Senate Appropriations Committees
not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act on
actions that the Department is taking to address ongoing sexual
assault scandals, as well as recent efforts to prevent, respond
to, and adjudicate sexual assault cases.

MINORITY OUTREACH AND OFFICER ACCESSIONS

Minorities remain underrepresented in the general officer
ranks across the Services. To build a more diverse military,
the Committee supports efforts to conduct outreach and
recruiting programs focused on increasing officer accessions
from Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges
and Universities, other Minority Serving Institutions, and
minority communities and encourages the Secretary of Defense
and the Service Secretaries to support such efforts with both
personnel and resources.

CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TRAINING

The Committee recognizes that the Department of Defense and
the Services have multiple cultural sensitivity training
programs for military personnel. The Committee also believes in
the importance of protecting servicemembers' rights regarding
religious exercise and ethnic heritage. As such, the Committee
supports efforts to identify resource and personnel gaps that
may exist in the Office of Diversity Management and Equal
Opportunity of the Department of Defense as well as efforts to
identify existing gaps in protections for new and prospective
servicemembers.

TRAUMA TRAINING PROGRAM

The Committee recognizes the valuable support that
universities, hospitals, and other military partners provide by
offering civilian-based emergency response trauma and critical
care training, including public health, bio-environmental, and
biomedical instruction to sustain capabilities of the National
Guard Enhanced Response Forces Packages, National Guard
Homeland Response Forces, and Army Reserve Consequence
Management Response Forces. The Committee encourages the
Director of the National Guard Bureau and the Chiefs of the
reserve components to continue pursuing advanced trauma and
public health training with these civilian partners in order to
maintain unit readiness.

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVE

CYBER PROTECTION TEAMS

The Army recently validated a requirement to establish 21
additional cyber protection teams (CPTs) in the reserve
component and to include the teams as part of the United States
Cyber Command Cyber Mission Force. The Army National Guard is
programmed to field 11 CPTs while the Army Reserve will field
ten CPTs. The Committee remains supportive of this effort and
recommends a total of $9,800,000, an increase of $1,800,000
over the budget request, in Military Personnel, Army National
Guard and Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard, to
man, train, and equip the Army National Guard CPTs.
The Committee supports Army Reserve efforts to engage with
universities and the private sector to develop formal cyber
public-private partnerships to further cyber training and
employment. The Committee understands that the Army Reserve has
experienced challenges in certifying the cyber public-private
partnership program due to the classified nature of the cyber
common technical core course. The Committee encourages the
Director of the National Security Agency/Commander of the
United States Cyber Command to work with the Chief of the Army
Reserve to provide a pathway for certification of this program.

RESERVE COMPONENTS FULL-TIME SUPPORT

The Committee recognizes the important role performed by
full-time support personnel in the National Guard and reserve
components. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act that
describes how the number of full-time support personnel in the
National Guard impacts the readiness of each reserve component.

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $40,042,962,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 41,533,674,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 41,427,054,000
Change from budget request............................ -106,620,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$41,427,054,000 for Military Personnel, Army which will provide
the following program in fiscal year 2018:

MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $27,889,405,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 28,917,918,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 28,707,918,000
Change from budget request............................ -210,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$28,707,918,000 for Military Personnel, Navy which will provide
the following program in fiscal year 2018:

MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $12,735,182,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 13,278,714,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 13,165,714,000
Change from budget request............................ -113,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$13,165,714,000 for Military Personnel, Marine Corps which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $27,958,795,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 28,962,740,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 28,738,320,000
Change from budget request............................ -224,420,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$28,738,320,000 for Military Personnel, Air Force which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

CYBER AIR FORCE SPECIALTY CODE

While the Army and the Marine Corps have established cyber-
unique military occupational specialties, the Air Force has not
created a cyber-unique Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) for
officers. The Committee is aware that the Air Force has
experienced challenges in its efforts to recruit and retain
military personnel for its Cyber Mission Force and believes the
establishment of a cyber AFSC could assist those efforts.
The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to
conduct a review of the establishment of a cyber-unique AFSC,
including if such a specialty code could help recruit and
retain cyber military personnel. The Committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees on the results of this review
and its findings not later than 90 days after the enactment of
this Act.

RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $4,524,863,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 4,804,628,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 4,721,128,000
Change from budget request............................ -83,500,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,721,128,000
for Reserve Personnel, Army which will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2018:

RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $1,921,045,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 2,000,362,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,987,662,000
Change from budget request............................ -12,700,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,987,662,000
for Reserve Personnel, Navy which will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2018:

RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $744,795,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 766,703,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 762,793,000
Change from budget request............................ -3,910,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $762,793,000
for Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps which will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2018:

RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $1,725,526,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 1,824,334,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,808,434,000
Change from budget request............................ -15,900,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,808,434,000
for Reserve Personnel, Air Force which will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2018:

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $7,899,423,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 8,379,376,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 8,252,426,000
Change from budget request............................ -126,950,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,252,426,000
for National Guard Personnel, Army which will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2018:

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $3,283,982,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 3,413,187,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,406,137,000
Change from budget request............................ -7,050,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,406,137,000
for National Guard Personnel, Air Force which will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2018:

TITLE II

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

The fiscal year 2018 Department of Defense operation and
maintenance budget request totals $188,570,298,000. The
Committee recommendation provides $191,654,065,000 for the
operation and maintenance accounts. The table below summarizes
the Committee recommendations:

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit
the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the
fiscal year 2018 appropriation accounts not later than 60 days
after the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is
prohibited from executing any reprogramming or transfer of
funds for any purpose other than originally appropriated until
the aforementioned report is submitted to the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to use the
normal prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer
funds in the Services' operation and maintenance accounts
between O-1 budget activities in excess of $15,000,000. In
addition, the Secretary of Defense should follow prior approval
reprogramming procedures for transfers in excess of $15,000,000
out of the following budget sub-activities:
Army:
Maneuver units
Modular support brigades
Aviation assets
Land forces operations support
Force readiness operations support
Land forces depot maintenance
Base operations support
Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
Specialized skill training
Navy:
Mission and other flight operations
Fleet air training
Aircraft depot maintenance
Mission and other ship operations
Ship depot maintenance
Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
Marine Corps:
Depot maintenance
Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
Air Force:
Primary combat forces
Combat enhancement forces
Depot maintenance
Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
Contractor logistics support and system support
Flying hour program
Air Force Reserve:
Depot maintenance
Air National Guard:
Depot maintenance
Additionally, the Secretary of Defense should follow prior
approval reprogramming procedures for transfers in excess of
$15,000,000 into the following budget sub-activity:
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard:
Other personnel support/recruiting and advertising
With respect to Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide,
proposed transfers of funds to or from the levels specified for
defense agencies in excess of $15,000,000 shall be subject to
prior approval reprogramming procedures.
Funding for Special Operations Command (SOCOM) operation
and maintenance is requested in three SOCOM-only sub-activity
groups in three budget activity groups as part of the Operation
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account. SOCOM has further
identified sub-categories under each sub-activity group which
separates requested funding by activity or function. While this
may increase visibility into the budget request, the Committee
remains concerned that execution of appropriated funding lacks
transparency. Therefore, the Committee prohibits SOCOM from
executing any above threshold or below threshold reprogramming,
transfer of funds, or obligation of funds for any purpose other
than originally appropriated in the 1PL2 sub-activity group in
budget activity 1 and the 3EV7 sub-activity group in budget
activity 3 until the Secretary of Defense submits to the House
and Senate Appropriations Committees a baseline for each of the
sub-categories for the sub-activity groups listed below.
Further, for funds appropriated to SOCOM, the Committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to follow prior approval
reprogramming procedures for transfers in excess of $15,000,000
into or out of the following budget sub-activities:
BA-01 Operating Forces
Base support
Combat development activities
Communications
Flight operations
Force related training
Intelligence
Maintenance
Management/operational headquarters
Operational support
Other operations
Ship/boat operations
BA-03:
Professional development
Specialized skill training

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND BUDGET EXECUTION

The Committee is concerned about the underexecution of
appropriated operation and maintenance funds for the Special
Operations Command. The Committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to submit quarterly execution reports to the
congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after
the end of each quarter. The reporting shall be at the SOCOM-
identified sub-categories under each sub-activity group.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

INNOVATIVE READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM

The Committee supports innovative readiness training across
the Services and encourages the active and reserve components
to seek additional opportunities to increase military readiness
while simultaneously providing quality services to communities
throughout the United States. To better realize the full
potential of innovative readiness training, the Committee
encourages the Service Secretaries, in conjunction with the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Integration), to
streamline the application process and to ensure timely
consideration of requests for partnerships.

ONLINE EDUCATION

The Committee recognizes the importance of education
programs, including online programs, offered to servicemembers
and their families. Furthering education by providing
servicemembers access to these programs helps improve readiness
across the Department of Defense. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of Defense to continue supporting the use of online
education programs.

BASE SUPPLY CENTERS

The Committee recognizes the important role disabled
persons play at base supply centers on military installations.
The Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) to submit a report to the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act that describes the current funding
profile for base supply centers across the Department of
Defense and the total cost associated with the supplies and
services purchased across the Department in fiscal years 2016
and 2017 from nonprofit agencies predominantly employing people
with disabilities.

DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

The Committee recognizes that the Defense Language
Institute Foreign Language Center's (DLIFLC) role as the
Department of Defense's primary foreign language educator is
vital to national security. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of Defense to ensure that the operational language
needs for both the combatant commands and the intelligence
community are fully addressed by ensuring that all DLIFLC
stakeholders are involved in resourcing decisions.
The Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
(Policy) to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this
Act that details the total funds appropriated for DLIFLC for
fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 and describes how those funds
were obligated each fiscal year.
Furthermore, the Committee encourages the Director of the
DLIFLC to find ways to work collaboratively with Hispanic
Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, and other Minority Serving Institutions.

NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Committee recognizes that, in partnership with
universities across the country, the National Security
Education Program provides training for servicemembers and
civilians in languages and cultures critical to national
security. The Language Flagship Program has successfully
recruited language proficient students by utilizing
partnerships dedicated to creating pathways into the program.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to continue
its support for these programs to ensure warfighters receive
the language and culture training needed to effectively
complete missions. Furthermore, the Committee encourages the
Director of the National Security Education Program to find
ways to work collaboratively with Hispanic Serving
Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and
other Minority Serving Institutions to ensure a diversity of
analysts with proficiency in critical languages.

MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY

The Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
(Policy), in conjunction with the Service Secretaries, to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act that
outlines the total real property with a zero percent
utilization rate of five years or more currently accounted for
in the Department of Defense real property inventory database
and assesses the feasibility of conveying or selling this
property.

TUITION ASSISTANCE AND MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER ADVANCEMENT

The Committee understands that there have been instances in
which Department of Defense tuition assistance funds and
military spouse career advancement accounts funding have been
used by servicemembers and their spouses to enroll in
educational institutions that may not award degrees which
afford servicemembers and their spouses the opportunities they
intended to attain, thereby potentially wasting funds within
the account. Therefore, the Committee directs the Under
Secretary of Defense (Policy), in conjunction with the Service
Secretaries, to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this
Act that describes the steps the Department is taking to ensure
that servicemembers are given appropriate information about
educational institutions, including for-profit colleges, with
graduation rates significantly below the national average.

CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS

The Committee continues to support efforts in the
Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community to partner
with small businesses through the Small Business Innovation
Research Program and is aware of Department-wide efforts to
provide mentoring and outreach services for small businesses
competing for contracts, with a focus on minority-owned and
HUBZone businesses.
The Committee also encourages initiatives to specifically
reach out to minority-serving public institutions, including
Hispanic Serving Institutions and Historically Black Colleges
and Universities, to build a pipeline for scientists and
engineers from minority communities to enter the cyber
workforce upon graduation. Workforce training for cybersecurity
professionals is imperative and the Committee encourages the
Secretary of Defense to support servicemembers as they
transition from the military into cybersecurity careers in the
private sector.
Additionally, with emerging cyber threats in the Asia
Pacific region, the Committee encourages the Secretary of
Defense to work with the Director of the National Security
Agency and the Directors of other federal agencies,
universities, and private sector leaders to increase
cybersecurity operations, training, and education focused on
threats to the security in the Asia Pacific region.
The Committee also encourages current efforts in the
Department of Defense, through its Cyberspace Workforce
Framework, to create standardized work roles for its
cybersecurity workforce and baselines for knowledge, skills,
and abilities and encourages the Secretary of Defense to
continue to inform the congressional defense committees on the
implementation of the Framework and any challenges associated
with its implementation.

JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS

The Committee recognizes the Defense Information Systems
Agency's (DISA) ongoing efforts to protect sensitive government
data from unauthorized access and disclosure. Deployment of
DISA's Joint Regional Security Stacks will improve the
security, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Department of
Defense Information Network. The Committee provides additional
funding to support the Joint Regional Security Stacks and
supports DISA's efforts to continue to investigate and test
capabilities to protect the classified and unclassified
Department of Defense Information Network against insider
threats.

ENERGY SECURITY OF OVERSEAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

The Committee supports efforts to defend against potential
energy supply disruptions, particularly at overseas military
locations. The Committee believes that the Department of
Defense must maintain the ability to sustain operations in the
event that energy supply disruptions occur, particularly at
facilities that are reliant on foreign-sourced energy.
The Committee is concerned about potential actions by
foreign countries, including the Russian Federation, to use the
control of energy supply lines in a hostile or weaponized
manner against the Services or allied forces. The Committee
recognizes that a number of European countries that host
permanent and rotational armed forces rely extensively on
natural gas and oil from the Russian Federation. The Committee
supports measures by the Department to maintain a resilient
defense posture overseas, including in the United States
European Command area of responsibility, by establishing and
maintaining diversity in its military installation energy
supplies through the diversification of fuel sources and the
consideration of domestically sourced energy sources.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees not later than
180 days after the enactment of this Act on the potential
vulnerabilities to energy supply disruptions at overseas
locations hosting permanent and rotational United States armed
forces, including those providing medical care, considerations
currently being given to utilize energy sources from the United
States at overseas military installations, including medical
centers on military installations, and efforts the Department
is currently taking to mitigate the risk of potential energy
supply disruptions at overseas military installations,
including considerations the Department is taking to mitigate
such risks when reviewing energy supply options at such
installations.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $32,738,173,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 38,945,417,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 38,483,846,000
Change from budget request............................ -461,571,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$38,483,846,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Army which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $38,552,017,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 45,439,407,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 45,980,133,000
Change from budget request............................ +540,726,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$45,980,133,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Navy which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE

The Navy and Marine Corps have a significant backlog of F/
A-18 strike fighters that have aged prematurely due to
prolonged combat operations. The Committee recognizes that the
Navy is endeavoring to reset these aircraft to extend their
service life but understands the combined reset and life
extension effort has overtaxed the existing government depots.
The recommendation includes additional funding to fill
shortfalls, which includes aircraft depot maintenance.
The Committee believes that it is necessary to maximize
depot maintenance to enable more aircraft to be placed in-work
and restored to flyable assets. The Committee directs the
Secretary of the Navy to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees not later than 60 days after the enactment
of this Act that describes its plan to utilize resources
provided to address the maintenance backlog using the capacity
of the industrial base.

PUBLIC SHIPYARDS

Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard,
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard play
a vital role in the Navy's success, conducting the depot
maintenance and repairs that are crucial for the Navy to
operate safely at sea. The Navy's public shipyards require
facility improvements and modernization to ensure continuity of
performance for fleet maintenance schedules. Facility upgrades
and modernization will increase safety for federal employees
and contribute to the readiness of the fleet. As such, the
Committee recommendation includes additional funding for the
Navy's Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization
sub-activity.

FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION

The Committee is aware that Navy Facilities Sustainment,
Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) has been funded below its
sustainment model for multiple fiscal years. The Committee
recommendation includes additional funding again in fiscal year
2018 for the Navy to better address FSRM requirements and more
effectively meet the Secretary of Defense funding sustainment
model. The Committee understands that the Navy has a
substantial inventory of unoccupied housing units across its
installations that will continue to be uninhabitable until
repairs are made to these units. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of the Navy to take efforts to address the current
inventory of unoccupied housing units.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $5,676,152,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 6,933,408,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 6,885,884,000
Change from budget request............................ -47,524,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,885,884,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps which will provide
the following program in fiscal year 2018:

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $36,247,724,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 39,429,232,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 38,592,745,000
Change from budget request............................ -836,487,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$38,592,745,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force which
will provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND

The Committee recognizes the adverse impact that flooding
and other infrastructure challenges have had on Air Education
and Training Command (AETC) facilities, equipment, operations,
and training. The Committee also recognizes the steps that the
Air Force has taken to begin mitigating the damage through
multi-year projects. The Committee supports these efforts and
encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to utilize a similar
approach in addressing additional mitigation efforts at the
AETC.

COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS CENTER

The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act that
describes the feasibility of utilizing the Combined Air
Operations Center-Experimental (CAOC-X) at Joint Base Langley-
Eustis as the planning and execution command and control
facility for large-scale joint exercises on the East Coast,
including the cost savings associated with utilizing the CAOC-X
for this purpose and the potential to conduct additional
exercises on the East Coast.

ADVANCED TACTICAL AIR TRAINING

The Committee recognizes the importance of advanced
tactical air training and advanced adversarial air training for
combat pilot proficiency and to improve readiness levels. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to continue
integrating these capabilities into the Air Force training
regimen. The recommendation includes additional funding to
address readiness and the Committee encourages the Secretary of
the Air Force to support advanced tactical air training and
advanced adversarial air training.

REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT

In order to more effectively meet the demand for Remotely
Piloted Aircraft (RPA) pilots, the Committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this Act that describes the feasibility of
university-based training for Air Force ROTC cadets as RPA
pilots and sensor operators.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $32,373,949,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 34,585,817,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 33,771,769,000
Change from budget request............................ -814,048,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$33,771,769,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS

While the Committee is encouraged by ongoing efforts within
the Department of Defense to pursue energy efficiencies, the
Committee is concerned that the Department's current
procurement process for lighting upgrades effectively limits
the participation of smaller vendors. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of Defense to explore the use of alternative
industrial lighting upgrades projects across the Department.

DEFENSE CONTRACTING MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The Committee directs the Director of the Defense
Contracting Management Agency to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this Act that describes a plan to foster the
adoption, implementation, and verification of the Department of
Defense's revised item unique identification policy across the
Department and the defense industrial base. The report shall
include a detailed plan on new policies, procedures, staff
training, and equipment necessary to ensure contract compliance
with the item unique identification policy for all items that
require unique item level traceability at any time in its
lifecycle.

DIGITAL WORKSPACE TECHNOLOGIES

The Committee recognizes that the use of digital workspace
technologies can increase user productivity, enhance
cybersecurity, and allow workforce flexibility. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of Defense to explore multi-factor
authentication solutions to strengthen the Department's
cybersecurity posture, including strategies and programs that
reduce the total lifecycle costs of traditional legacy
workspace infrastructure.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

The Committee directs the Director of the Defense Logistics
Agency (DLA) to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this
Act that describes the business practice for acquiring spare
parts, the database utilized by DLA to track inventory
processed within DLA, the system used by DLA to account for
interdepartmental purchase requests, the efforts made by DLA to
maximize savings across the Department of Defense, and any
better business practices adopted in fiscal years 2015 and
2016.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

While the Committee supports the Federal Prison Industry
(FPI) mission to reduce crime by preparing inmates for
successful reentry into society through job training, the
Committee remains concerned that the Defense Logistic Agency's
reliance on FPI is at the expense of the private sector,
particularly small and disadvantaged businesses. The Committee
notes that the FPI organizing statute requires it be operated
so that it reduces to a minimum competition with private
industry or free labor. The Committee expects that the
Department will refrain from any changes that would enable
further intrusion by FPI into contracts that have been set
aside for competition among small businesses.

DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTING AGENCY

The Committee supports the additional funding requested in
the fiscal year 2018 budget for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Agency (DPAA), which provides families with the fullest
possible accounting for missing persons from past conflicts.
For more than two decades, the Department of Defense has
conducted joint field activities with the governments of
Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to recover the remains of more than
1,000 missing Americans, yet today more than 1,600 Americans
still remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. Therefore,
in light of the fragility and ongoing degradation of many of
these sites, the Committee encourages the Director of the DPAA
to fully resource its field teams in these countries and to
continue to investigate crash and burial sites, interview
locals, and obtain access to historical wartime records and
archives that provide information relevant to the fates of
missing Americans. The Director of DPAA is directed to submit a
report not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act
delineating how resources provided will be applied to this
effort.

MEALS READY-TO-EAT WAR RESERVE

The Committee recommendation fully supports the fiscal year
2018 request for the Defense Logistics Agency to maintain
2,500,000 cases of meals ready-to-eat and reaffirms support for
the War Reserve stock objective of 5,000,000 cases.

YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS

The Committee recognizes the sacrifices made by
servicemembers and their families and supports the many
organizations around the world that provide assistance to them.
These organizations provide comfort, hope, and healing to
affected military families. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of Defense to consider programs that support
attendance at camps, or camp-like settings, of children of
military families to include camps for children, who have
experienced the death of a family member or other loved one or
who have a family member living with a substance abuse disorder
or post-traumatic stress disorder.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $2,743,688,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 2,906,842,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 2,870,163,000
Change from budget request............................ -36,679,0000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,870,163,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve which will provide
the following program in fiscal year 2018:

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $929,656,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 1,084,007,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,038,507,000
Change from budget request............................ -45,500,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,038,507,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve which will provide
the following program in fiscal year 2018:

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $271,133,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 278,837,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 282,337,000
Change from budget request............................ +3,500,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $282,337,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $3,069,229,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 3,267,507,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,233,745,000
Change from budget request............................ -33,762,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,233,745,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $6,861,478,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 7,307,170,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 7,275,820,000
Change from budget request............................ -31,350,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,275,820,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $6,615,095,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 6,939,968,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 6,735,930,000
Change from budget request............................ -204,038,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,735,930,000
for Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $14,194,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 14,538,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 14,538,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,538,000
for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $170,167,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 215,809,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 215,809,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $215,809,000
for Environmental Restoration, Army.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $289,262,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 281,415,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 288,915,000
Change from budget request............................ +7,500,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $288,915,000
for Environmental Restoration, Navy.

VIEQUES AND CULEBRA ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

The Committee remains interested in the pace and scope of
environmental restoration on the island municipalities of
Culebra and Vieques in Puerto Rico. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of the Navy to work closely with the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service,
and the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board to maximize
public participation and transparency in the decontamination
process in order to achieve a thorough decontamination result
on both islands. The Committee directs the Secretary of the
Navy to submit a report to the congressional defense committees
not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act
detailing all decontamination authorities and plans applicable
to Culebra and Vieques, to include particular emphasis on the
decontamination of the northwest peninsula of Culebra.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $371,521,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 293,749,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 308,749,000
Change from budget request............................ +15,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $308,749,000
for Environmental Restoration, Air Force.

GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON

The Committee is concerned by actual and potential
incidents of contaminated drinking water on and around military
bases. The Committee understands that in more than one
instance, the Services' use of firefighting foam during
training exercises caused perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) to
enter the ground and drinking water supply. The Committee
recognizes that using granular activated carbon is an effective
way of removing PFCs from ground water and drinking water and
encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to explore the use of
granular activated carbon for the removal of PFCs that impact
environmental and human health standards at all Air Force
bases.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $9,009,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 9,002,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 9,002,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,002,000 for
Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $222,084,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 208,673,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 233,673,000
Change from budget request............................ +25,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $233,673,000
for Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites.

OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $123,125,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 104,900,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 107,900,000
Change from budget request............................ +3,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $107,900,000
for Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid.

COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $325,604,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 324,600,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 324,600,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $324,600,000
for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Account which will provide
the following program in fiscal year 2018:

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee Change from
Budget Request Recommended Request
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COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT
Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination............... 12,188 12,188 - - -
Chemical Weapons Destruction....................... 5,000 5,000 - - -
Global Nuclear Security............................ 17,887 17,887 - - -
Cooperative Biological Engagement.................. 172,753 172,753 - - -
Proliferation Prevention........................... 89,792 89,792 - - -
Other Assessments/Admin Costs...................... 26,980 26,980 - - -
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TOTAL, COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT........ 324,600 324,600 - - -
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL DEFENSE RESTORATION FUND

The Committee recommends $5,000,000,000 for the Operation
and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund, in order to
improve the warfighting readiness of the military Services and
Defense agencies. The Committee directs that the funding be
used to meet the requirements necessary to implement the 2018
National Defense Strategy. The Secretary of Defense is directed
to submit to the congressional defense committees a proposed
allocation plan, including a detailed budget justification for
the use of such funds and a description of how such investments
are necessary to implement the strategy, not fewer than 30 days
prior to making transfers from the fund. Transfers from the
fund are subject to prior approval from the congressional
defense committees.

TITLE III

PROCUREMENT

The fiscal year 2018 Department of Defense procurement
budget request totals $113,906,877,000. The Committee
recommendation provides $132,501,445,000 for the procurement
accounts. The table below summarizes the Committee
recommendations:

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue
to follow the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report
accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense
Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (House Report 110-
279). Specifically, the dollar threshold for reprogramming
funds shall remain at $20,000,000 for procurement and
$10,000,000 for research, development, test and evaluation.
Also, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) to continue to provide the congressional defense
committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports
for Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of
this Act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with the
guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The
Department shall continue to follow the limitation that prior
approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified dollar
threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research,
development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These
thresholds are cumulative from the Base for Reprogramming value
as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined
value of transfers into or out of a procurement (P-1) or
research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds
the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit
a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special
interest items are established elsewhere in this report.

FUNDING INCREASES

The funding increases outlined in these tables shall be
provided only for the specific purposes indicated in the
tables.

PROCUREMENT SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided as
shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the
phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in this report are
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the
Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must
be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount as
specifically addressed in the Committee report. These items
remain special interest items whether or not they are repeated
in a subsequent conference report.

JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY PROCUREMENT

The Committee recommendation includes $660,989,000, the
same as the budget request, for the procurement of economic
order quantities of material and equipment that have completed
formal hardware qualification testing in order to support the
procurement of F-35 aircraft at reduced cost in fiscal years
2019 and 2020.

CYBER DEFENSE PROCUREMENT

The Committee is aware that current information technology
procurement policies may result in unnecessary costs and delays
in the Services' ability to modernize the cyberspace enterprise
and protect infrastructure from cyber attacks. The Committee
supports efforts to ensure that cyber personnel are adequately
trained and that lessons learned from federal agencies and the
private sector are leveraged to optimize the Department of
Defense's cybersecurity defense posture. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the
Service Secretaries, to keep the congressional defense
committees informed of efforts to modernize information
technology procurement, deployment, sustainment, and training
of cyber procurement personnel.

SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRIAL BASE DIVERSITY

The Committee supports competition and a strong industrial
base for the procurement of defense end items to reduce
reliance on sole-source acquisitions. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of Defense to promote the maintenance of a
diverse and robust industrial base of suppliers for significant
procurement items, within current law and available levels of
funding.

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $4,587,598,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 4,149,894,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 4,456,533,000
Change from budget request............................ +306,639,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,456,533,000
for Aircraft Procurement, Army which will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2018:

UH-60 BLACK HAWK

The Committee recommendation includes $1,046,308,000 for
the procurement of 56 UH-60 Black Hawk M models, an increase of
$108,000,000 and eight aircraft above the budget request. Of
the 48 aircraft funded within the fiscal year 2018 President's
budget request, 12 are designated only for the Army National
Guard. Additionally, the eight aircraft included above the
request are also designated only for the Army National Guard.

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $1,533,804,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 2,519,054,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 2,581,600,000
Change from budget request............................ +62,546,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,581,600,000
for Missile Procurement, Army which will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2018:

PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $2,229,455,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 2,423,608,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,556,175,000
Change from budget request............................ +1,132,567,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,556,175,000
for Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $1,483,566,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 1,879,283,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,811,808,000
Change from budget request............................ -67,475,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,811,808,000
for Procurement of Ammunition, Army which will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2018:

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $6,147,328,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 6,469,331,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 6,356,044,000
Change from budget request............................ -113,287,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,356,044,000
for Other Procurement, Army which will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2018:

LAND MOBILE RADIO NETWORK IN EUROPE

The Committee commends Army efforts to move forward on
modernizing its land mobile radio network in Europe. Moving to
a joint United States Air Forces in Europe--United States Army
Europe land mobile radio system supports broader joint
information environment goals and will potentially generate
cost savings. However, the Committee remains concerned about
ongoing land mobile radio shortfalls on numerous United States
Army Europe installations, which may compromise the ability to
provide effective force protection in the event of a terrorist
attack. The Committee urges the Secretary of the Army to
prioritize funding for continued land mobile radio upgrades
across all United States Army Europe installations in fiscal
year 2018.

SOLDIER BORNE SENSOR

The Committee supports the establishment of a soldier borne
sensor program to develop a squad-level situational awareness
tool that provides near real-time, high-fidelity video feeds.
This capability may reduce warfighter exposure to threats while
enhancing squad maneuvers. The Committee is concerned that the
Army's proposed single year acquisition strategy for the
soldier borne sensor will result in higher unit costs. The
Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide a report
to the House Appropriations Committee not later than August 15,
2017 on the acquisition approach the Army is pursuing and the
rationale for the option selected.

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $16,135,335,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 15,056,235,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 17,908,270,000
Change from budget request............................ +2,852,035,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$17,908,270,000 for Aircraft Procurement, Navy which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

NAVY RESERVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT

The Committee remains concerned that the aging aircraft of
the Navy Reserve Combat air fleet will further hamper the
mission of these vital tactical aviation squadrons. The Navy
Reserve squadrons provide critical adversary support and strike
fighter weapons training to active duty forces and must
maintain a high mobilization readiness level for immediate
deployment in the event of war or national emergency.
Recapitalizing the two Reserve F/A-18+ squadrons with newer
platforms would ensure that the Navy maintains dedicated
advanced adversary squadrons. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Chief of the
Navy Reserve, to maintain the Navy Reserve Combat air fleet and
not to divest the two Reserve squadrons.

V-22 OSPREY MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT

The Committee recommendation includes $1,191,496,000 for
the procurement of 12 V-22 aircraft, an increase of six
aircraft above the budget request. However, the Committee is
dismayed at the late, inaccurate submission of required budget
justification materials for the request of multiyear
procurement contracts for the Department of the Navy. As such,
the Committee recommendation includes a legislative provision
allowing the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a multiyear
procurement contract for the remaining aircraft of the program
of record, subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States
Code, which limits the time period of a multiyear procurement
contract to no more than five years. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of the Navy to review the V-22 program profile
with the goal to generate significant cost savings by entering
into a five year multiyear procurement with a more stable
acquisition profile.

MH-60R AIRCRAFT

The Committee recognizes that the Navy's recent Force
Structure Assessment recommended increasing the size of the
surface fleet to 355 ships. The Committee is also aware that
the Navy is performing a Force Structure Assessment for the
helicopter fleet to determine how best to potentially meet an
increase in aviation requirements associated with an increased
fleet size. The Committee recognizes that the current fleet of
MH-60 helicopters are beginning to run out of service life and
will have to undergo a service life extension program in the
next few years. Additionally, the final aircraft of the MH-60R
program of record are being delivered in fiscal year 2018. The
Committee is concerned by the potential increased requirement
for additional helicopters in the future years defense program
and the sustainability of the helicopter industrial base. As
such, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to submit
the Force Structure Assessment for the helicopter fleet to the
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this Act.

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $3,265,285,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 3,420,107,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,387,826,000
Change from budget request............................ -32,281,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,387,826,000
for Weapons Procurement, Navy which will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2018:

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $633,678,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 792,345,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 735,651,000
Change from budget request............................ -56,694,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $735,651,000
for Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $21,156,886,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 19,903,682,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 21,503,726,000
Change from budget request............................ +1,600,044,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$21,503,726,000 for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy which
will provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ADVANCE PROCUREMENT

The Committee remains supportive of the procurement of two
Virginia class submarines each fiscal year and fully funds the
budget request for the program in fiscal year 2018. However,
the Committee notes that the budget request for advance
procurement funding for the Virginia class submarine program
continues to grow each fiscal year, while the budget
justification materials provide very few corresponding details.
The Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a
report to the congressional defense committees not later than
30 days after the enactment of this Act that details the items
being procured with advance procurement funding for the
Virginia class submarine program. The report shall include the
items being procured, the cost of each item, and the lead time
associated with each item. Furthermore, the Committee directs
the Secretary of the Navy to provide this level of detail with
the submission of the fiscal year 2019 and subsequent budget
requests.

ICEBREAKERS

The Committee remains concerned with the increasing Russian
military expansion in the Arctic region. As Russia continues to
reopen Cold War era bases and conduct military exercises in the
region, the Committee urges the Secretary of Defense to make
countering Russian aggression in the Arctic a priority. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to work with the
Secretary of Homeland Security on a strategy for the future
procurement of icebreakers, which are essential to the maritime
security interests of the United States and allies in the
region.

DDG-51 DESTROYER

The Committee understands that the two DDG-51 destroyers
included in the recommendation for fiscal year 2018 are of the
Flight III configuration. However, the Committee reiterates the
position, as stated previously in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2017, that the Secretary of the Navy should
award and complete the additional DDG-51 ship that was fully
funded by Congress in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, as an
additional DDG-51 Flight IIA ship and that this should be
awarded expeditiously.

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $6,308,919,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 8,277,789,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 7,852,952,000
Change from budget request............................ -424,837,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,852,952,000
for Other Procurement, Navy which will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2018:

CREW-SERVED WEAPON STATIONS

The Committee is aware that the Navy has a requirement for
advanced ballistic shielding on crew-served weapon stations on
CVN-68 class ships. The Committee encourages the Secretary of
the Navy to expand the requirement throughout the fleet and
routinely install advanced ballistic shielding on ships during
scheduled availabilities or during construction of new vessels.

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $1,307,456,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 2,064,825,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,818,846,000
Change from budget request............................ -245,979,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,818,846,000
for Procurement, Marine Corps which will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2018:

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $14,253,623,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 15,430,849,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 16,553,196,000
Change from budget request............................ +1,122,347,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$16,553,196,000 for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

A-10 WING REPLACEMENT

The Committee recommends $103,000,000 above the budget
request to restart the A-10 wing replacement program, which was
included on the Air Force unfunded priorities list. The
Committee notes that the included funds are expected to yield
three production wing sets. Since 110 A-10 aircraft require new
or overhauled wings and the estimated cost of the program could
be as high as $10,000,000 per wing set, completing A-10 wing
replacements represents a significant investment over multiple
fiscal years. The Committee expects the Secretary of the Air
Force to follow through on the inclusion of A-10 wing
replacements in the Air Force unfunded priorities list by
programming the necessary resources to continue the program in
future budget requests beginning with fiscal year 2019.

F-15 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK

The Committee directs that no funds provided for the
procurement of F-15 infrared search and track pods may be
obligated until 15 days after the Secretary of the Air Force
submits to the congressional defense committees a report
certifying that the pods to be procured will meet or exceed all
threshold parameters identified in the report submitted
pursuant to Section 219 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016. This report may be submitted in
classified form.

F-15C AND AIR FORCE FIGHTER MIX

The Committee is concerned by indications from the Air
Force that it may seek to divest the F-15C fleet before an
advanced air superiority capability is fielded. The Committee
is further concerned by the removal of funds for F-15C Eagle
Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System and wing
service life extension from the future years defense plan. The
Committee understands that the Air Force is currently studying
the future optimal mix of fourth and fifth generation fighter
aircraft and that the Department of Defense is engaged in
forming a new National Defense Strategy, both of which should
inform Air Force proposals for the F-15C fleet. The Committee
notes that in recent years the Air Force has proposed, with
little success, to trade away current tactical air capacity to
create budgetary headroom for other priorities. The Committee
directs the Secretary of the Air Force to keep the Committee
fully informed of all Air Force studies regarding the F-15C
fleet (including modification programs) and the composition of
the fighter aircraft force, and will carefully review any
future proposals regarding the F-15C fleet to ensure that all
mission areas can be suitably met.

SPECIAL AIRLIFT MISSION

The Committee is aware that the Air Force has established a
threshold requirement of 18 C-37/C-20 class aircraft to perform
the Special Airlift Mission, which currently has a capability
shortfall due to the divestment of five C-20 aircraft. The Air
Force has examined possible courses of action, determined that
the preferred solution is to procure three additional C-37B
aircraft to achieve the threshold fleet size, and included
these aircraft on the unfunded priorities list. The Committee
directs the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report on
the rationale for the preferred alternative, the mission area
impact of the current shortfall, a notional procurement plan
for achieving the objective fleet size of 22 aircraft, and an
estimate of the lifecycle cost impact of the preferred course
of action to the congressional defense committees not later
than 60 days after the enactment of this Act.

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $2,348,121,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 2,296,182,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 2,203,101,000
Change from budget request............................ -93,081,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,203,101,000
for Missile Procurement, Air Force which will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2018:

SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $2,733,243,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 3,370,775,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,210,355,000
Change from budget request............................ -160,420,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,210,355,000
for Space Procurement, Air Force which will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2018:

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III

The Committee believes that after a challenging start to
the Global Positioning System III (GPS) program, the least
technologically risky and most cost effective approach to
procuring space vehicles 11 and beyond is to continue block
buys within the program of record. The Committee understands
the Air Force continues to research the efficacy of recompeting
the existing contract. The Committee directs the Secretary of
the Air Force to conduct a review that considers solutions that
minimize technical and schedule risk as well as maximize
reutilization of existing technology and infrastructure
investments and to provide a report on the results of the
review to the congressional defense committees not later than
February 1, 2018. The Committee also expects the Secretary of
the Air Force to request procurement funds in fiscal year 2019
for the acquisition of space vehicles 11 and 12.

SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM

The Committee is pleased that the Evolved Space-Based
Infrared System (SBIRS) program will initially focus on Future
Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution and Enterprise Ground
Services to support the space warfighting construct. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to consider
focusing resources on the ground segment before building the
space segment.
The Committee is concerned that the request for advance
procurement of functional equivalent space vehicles to the
SBIRS program of record is not directed by a clearly defined
strategy. For example, the SBIRS analysis of alternatives
remains incomplete, the wide field of view sensor has no clear
transition path into a program of record, and the Committee is
unaware of any sustained effort to integrate overhead
persistent infrared requirements and capabilities across the
Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Therefore,
the Committee does not provide advance procurement for
functional equivalent SBIRS space vehicles.

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $1,589,219,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 1,376,602,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,316,977,000
Change from budget request............................ -59,625,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,316,977,000
for Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force which will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2018:

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $17,768,224,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 19,603,497,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 19,318,814,000
Change from budget request............................ -284,683,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$19,318,814,000 for Other Procurement, Air Force which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE WIDE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $4,881,022,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 4,835,418,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 5,239,239,000
Change from budget request............................ +403,821,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,239,239,000
for Procurement, Defense-Wide which will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2018:

SECURE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR BERYLLIUM

The Committee believes that the commercial market to supply
adequate amounts of beryllium for national security needs must
remain stable. The market for beryllium is driven primarily by
defense and national security needs. As a result, the
government has conducted multiple interventions into the
beryllium market to ensure that the United States has a secure
domestic supply of the material to ensure that no national
security requirement goes unmet. These interventions have
provided security of supply and stabilized the price for
beryllium. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to
continue investing in the beryllium industrial supply base.

DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $64,065,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 37,401,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 67,401,000
Change from budget request............................ +30,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $67,401,000
for the Defense Production Act which will provide the following
program in fiscal year 2018:

PROCUREMENT, NATIONAL DEFENSE RESTORATION FUND

The Committee recommends $12,622,931,000 for the
Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund, in order to
replace and modernize the equipment of the military Services
and defense agencies. The Committee directs that the funding be
used to meet the requirements necessary to implement the 2018
National Defense Strategy. The Secretary of Defense is directed
to submit to the congressional defense committees a proposed
allocation plan, including a detailed budget justification for
the use of such funds and a description of how such investments
are necessary to implement the strategy, not fewer than 30 days
prior to making transfers from the fund. Transfers from the
fund are subject to prior approval from the congressional
defense committees.

TITLE IV

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

The fiscal year 2018 Department of Defense research,
development, test and evaluation budget request totals
$82,716,636,000. The Committee recommendation provides
$82,654,976,000 for the research, development, test and
evaluation accounts. The table below summarizes the Committee
recommendations:

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue
to follow the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report
accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense
Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (House Report 110-
279). Specifically, the dollar threshold for reprogramming
funds will remain at $20,000,000 for procurement and
$10,000,000 for research, development, test and evaluation.
Also, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) to continue to provide the congressional defense
committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports
for Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of
this Act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with the
guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The
Department shall continue to follow the limitation that prior
approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified dollar
threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research,
development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These
thresholds are cumulative from the Base for Reprogramming value
as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined
value of transfers into or out of a procurement (P-1) or
research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds
the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit
a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special
interest items are established elsewhere in this report.

FUNDING INCREASES

The Committee directs that the funding increases outlined
in these tables shall be provided only for the specific
purposes indicated in the tables.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided as
shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the
phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in this report are
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the
Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must
be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount
specifically addressed in the Committee report. These items
remain special interest items whether or not they are repeated
in a subsequent conference report.

LIGHTWEIGHT, LONG-DWELL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

The Committee understands that there are currently no
options available for lightweight, long-dwell unmanned aerial
systems (UAS) and believes that this capability may provide the
warfighter with a tactical advantage in certain circumstances
and theaters. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense,
in coordination with the Director of the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this Act, on any efforts to address small,
lightweight, long-dwell UAS technologies and Service-specific
requirements. This report may be submitted with a classified
annex if necessary.

COST OF NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION

In the House-passed version of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2017 (House Report 114-577), the Committee
directed the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees detailing the estimated
lifecycle costs associated with the Department's plan for
replacing and sustaining all legs of the nuclear triad,
including the ground based strategic deterrent, the B-21
bomber, the long range standoff weapon, the Ohio replacement
program, associated warheads, and supporting infrastructure.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a
follow-on report not later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act detailing the updated lifecycle costs for the same
programs indicated above and providing an explanation for any
changes relative to the initial report. This report may be
submitted with a classified annex if necessary.

FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

The Committee recognizes that the staff years of technical
effort (STE) limitation on Federally Funded Research and
Development Centers (FFRDCs) has limited the effort of study
for many programs including strategic nuclear modernization
programs. In an effort to alleviate these limitations, the
Committee recommendation increases the fiscal year 2018 limit
by 250 STEs, divided proportionately between Studies and
Analysis FFRDCs and Systems Engineering and Integration and
Laboratories FFRDCs, and provides the necessary funding to
support this increase.

ADVANCED LIGHTWEIGHT POLYMER CASED SMALL ARMS AMMUNITIONS

The Committee is encouraged by the Navy's progress on
design, development, and testing of advanced lightweight small
arms ammunitions and encourages the Secretary of the Navy to
continue exploring and refining the use of advanced lightweight
polymer cased ammunitions to reduce the weight burden, improve
mobility, and enhance the survivability of the warfighter.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $8,332,965,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 9,425,440,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 9,674,222,000
Change from budget request............................ +248,782,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,674,222,000
for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

ARMY LETHALITY IMPROVEMENTS

The Committee commends the Army's continued attention to
and action on the findings of the Army lethality report that
was required by the Department of Defense of Appropriations
Act, 2015. As a result, the Army has provided resources for
select mitigation activities that can be achieved in the near
term. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to
continue the establishment and advancement of an armament
systems integration capability through existing capacity and
mechanisms to advance and coordinate armament systems
development and effectiveness.

MULTI-ROLE ARMAMENT SYSTEMS

The Committee is concerned that the Army may be out-ranged
by some adversaries. The Army has incrementally modified its
combat vehicles over the years but has not fully addressed the
emerging gaps in lethality. The Committee believes that the
Army must have the best equipment available that offers
lethality overmatch. The Committee encourages the Secretary of
the Army to develop multi-role armament systems that are
platform-agnostic and offer multi-munition capability to defeat
multiple target sets.

MULTI-ROLE MUNITION TECHNOLOGIES

The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to
pursue scalable, multi-functional, multi-role munitions that
can engage a broad spectrum of targets. This will require
advances in enabling technologies, such as fuzes, safe-and-arm
devices, and highly directional explosives to support enhanced
lethality effects that minimize threat to friendly forces and
structures. This increase in capability and efficiency of
deployed units could also lighten the load and reduce the
logistics burden on tactical forces.

PEER-REVIEWED NEUROFIBROMATOSIS RESEARCH PROGRAM

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors occur in roughly
ten percent of neurofibromatosis patients. Even with proper
treatment, recurrence rates are high and survival rates are
low. The peer-reviewed neurofibromatosis research program has
invested in important initiatives that have led to promising
returns. The Committee supports continued research into the
diagnosis and treatment of neurofibromatosis and peripheral
nerve sheath tumors to enhance the quality of life of
servicemembers, their families, and all those affected by the
disease.

NEXT GENERATION MUNITION TECHNOLOGIES

The Committee is concerned that some adversaries have the
capability to counter the Army's rocket, artillery, and mortar
systems which will limit the Army's ability to effectively
engage targets. The Committee recognizes that the development
of counter-measure hardened munitions with low observability
and non-predictable maneuver will allow friendly forces to
maintain overmatch in indirect fires capabilities. Swarming
technologies that enable individual munitions to identify
targets, determine the best method of attack, and eventually
coordinate among multiple munitions will increase the
probability of successful engagement in highly contested
operational environments. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of the Army to conduct research in this area.

NET ZERO

The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to
continue the development of a prototype and pilot scale testing
of net zero technology for the potential transition to the
industrial base.

TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT AND RETENTION CENTER

The Committee recognizes the Army's progress in modeling,
simulating, and manufacturing cellulose-based products for
ammunition. These capabilities and materials offer enhancements
in performance, cost reduction, and process improvement and
control. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to
consider establishing an enduring capability for research,
development, modeling, and simulation that supports continued
improvement in ammunition manufacturing. The Committee also
encourages the Secretary of the Army to consider planning and
equipping for larger scale manufacturing of cellulose-based
materials in order to protect this industrial base capability.

ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF ASSET PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES

The Committee recognizes the Army's advancement in
developing successful technologies such as thermal indicating
paints, active sensor systems, novel power solutions, printed
and embedded sensors for aviation structures, flexible
electronics, and other technologies that support the
warfighter. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army
to develop, demonstrate, manufacture, and deploy advanced
multi-functional materials and technologies that can be
combined for customizable asset protection systems and
increased weapon system capabilities.

ADVANCED LIGHTWEIGHT TRANSPARENT ARMORS WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL
CAPABILITY

The Committee notes that the Army continues to design and
test advanced lightweight transparent armors with multi-
functional capabilities that have the potential to protect the
warfighter from current and future threats. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of the Army to continue the
development of novel, high-performance lightweight transparent
armor technology with multi-functional capability that can
successfully protect warfighters.

DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIAL FOR SOLDIER PROTECTION

The Committee recognizes the national security need to
provide soldiers with advanced lightweight transparent armor
made of laminated films to improve face and eye protection. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to ensure that a
secure, domestic source of high performance, strong,
transparent polymer films exists for the production of a new
generation of lightweight transparent armor that provides
superior ballistic protection, optical properties, and
operational capabilities.

IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM

The Committee commends the Army for advancing the research
of the Improved Turbine Engine Program and for exploring ways
to accelerate the development and fielding of this program. The
Improved Turbine Engine Program is intended to develop a more
fuel efficient and powerful engine for the current UH-60 Black
Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopter fleets. This new engine will
increase operational capabilities in high and hot environments,
increase range, and improve fuel efficiency while reducing the
Army's logistical footprint, and operational and support costs.
Given the positive progress of this program, the Committee
recommends fully funding the Improved Turbine Engine Program in
fiscal year 2018 and encourages the Secretary of the Army to
ensure that the program is robustly funded in future years
budget submissions.

PRECISION GUN LAUNCHED PROJECTILES

The Committee is aware of the Army's effort to develop
enhanced lethality and accuracy for dismounted soldiers. The
Committee believes that emerging manufacturing technologies
play a critical role in these efforts by enabling rapid
flexible munitions production and cost savings for advanced
projectile systems. The Committee encourages the Secretary of
the Army to continue development of extended range hybrid and
affordable precision gun launched projectiles.

ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY OPEN CAMPUS INITIATIVE

The Committee supports the Army Research Laboratory's (ARL)
Open Campus Initiative which was created in 2014 to increase
collaboration with universities and other external research
stakeholders. Since that time, ARL Open Campus has established
a presence in geographic regions across the United States.
Known as ARL extended campuses, Army researchers are able to
easily collaborate with and leverage scientific assets outside
of ARL's headquarters. The Committee encourages the Director of
the Army Research Lab to create additional opportunities for
the United States academic research and development community
to contribute to Department of Defense science and technology
efforts. The Committee recommendation includes $4,000,000 to
support the hiring of university faculty under joint
appointments with the laboratory at ARL extended campuses
across the country to increase access to infrastructure,
research staff, equipment, concepts, and results.

ARMY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES

The Committee notes the work being conducted at Army
Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories around the
country but remains concerned about the current state of
research facilities, office space, and other infrastructure at
some premier Army laboratories. Modern buildings, equipment,
and other resources are vital to ensuring that the Army stays
at the cutting edge of technology and continues to recruit and
retain the most talented scientific personnel. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of the Army to prioritize
recapitalizing, refurbishing, and modernizing facilities at
Army research laboratories.

BURN PATIENT TRANSFER SYSTEM

The Committee supports the development of strategies and
technologies to improve the efficiency of burn patient care in
military treatment facilities. The Committee recognizes that,
in the event of a mass casualty event, military treatment
facilities throughout the nation would experience a significant
increase in burn patient volume. Due to the highly specialized
nature of burn care, the limited number of dedicated burn beds,
and the fact that many military bases are located near civilian
trauma/burn centers, the ability to maximize efficiency and
effectiveness of care would be critical to the management of an
overwhelming surge in burn patient volume and intensity. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to research the
development of a burn patient transfer system, including any
required hardware and software, that would provide a platform
for reporting immediate and surge bed availability, and would
electronically match patient acuity with open beds at other
military and civilian burn centers.

NEXT GENERATION SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The Committee is encouraged by Army efforts to accelerate
research and development of its next generation signature
management system. This improved camouflage system provides an
important defensive capability against current and emerging
threats, particularly for warfighters in Europe and the Middle
East. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to
complete research and development of the camouflage system and
accelerate low-rate initial production of the system during
fiscal year 2018. Additionally, the Committee is aware of
emerging operational needs for mobile camouflage systems and
encourages the Secretary of the Army to accelerate and further
fund research, development, and procurement efforts for these
systems.

COMMON FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM

The Army maintains many combat vehicles, towed howitzers,
and dismounted weapon systems, all of which have their own
unique fire control systems that are costly to maintain and
upgrade. A common fire control system would allow the Army to
reduce the number of unique systems that require support, which
would potentially generate development and maintenance cost
savings. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to
develop a common fire control system that can operate across a
variety of different platforms and armament systems.

LETHALITY OVERMATCH

The Committee acknowledges that many potential adversaries
have established anti-access and area denial measures. To
facilitate access to contested areas, the Committee encourages
the Secretary of the Army to focus on developing capabilities
that can be airdropped into contested areas, operated in GPS-
denied environments, and that can survive an initial fight
until heavier reinforcements become available. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of the Army to consider the
development of lighter platforms that have the lethality of the
Abrams tank but can be airdropped, as well as armed robotic
platforms that are deployable with manned platforms.

ENHANCED PROPULSION FOR GUN LAUNCHED MUNITIONS

The Committee notes the potential value of developing
exterior propulsion capabilities and technologies that can be
integrated into conventional munitions for extended range and
enhanced maneuverability. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of the Army to consider how a propulsion effort could
advance state-of-the-art capabilities in energetic formulation,
processing, and fabrication of novel propulsion technologies.

ADVANCED ENERGETICS

The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to
demonstrate, through the application of novel manufacturing
pilot processes, next generation insensitive energetic
materials that enable increased gun-launched munition
performance to achieve longer ranges and increased terminal
effects against a spectrum of threats.

ENHANCED NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING CAPACITY

The Committee is aware that the Army's Engineer Research
and Development Center (ERDC) plays a leading role in
researching survivability and protective structures for the
warfighter. The Committee recognizes that the ERDC often
partners with university research centers which offer enhanced
capacity for non-destructive testing and corrosion resistance
for protective structures research. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of the Army to continue its partnership between
the ERDC and university researchers who may help accelerate
this vital research.

HUMAN SIMULATION RESEARCH

The Committee recognizes that a foundational research
effort that couples applied research in human simulation with
physics-based survivability analysis models could lead to
substantial insight that enhance warfighter mobility,
survivability, welfare, and training. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of the Army to support research and integration
of physics-based human simulation with existing government
models of survivability, lethality, and human performance
analysis to create a holistic model.

JOINT MULTI-ROLE PROGRAM

The Committee acknowledges that the development of a
helicopter emergency oil system under the Joint Multi-Role
program may increase the combat survivability of the platforms
under development. Such a system could potentially slow the
engine oil drain-out from sixty seconds to six minutes,
providing additional flight time and offering the pilot and
passengers the necessary time to carry out evasive landing
maneuvers to safely land the rotary wing aircraft. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to consider
investing in the further development of this technology.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $17,214,530,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 17,675,035,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 17,196,521,000
Change from budget request............................ -478,514,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$17,196,521,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Navy which will provide the following program in fiscal year
2018:

SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE

The Committee recognizes that there is an urgent
operational need for a robust Surface Ship Torpedo Defense
system to address a range of torpedo threats facing the Navy's
high value units and surface fleet. The Navy has invested
significant funding over the last several years on the
development and deployment of a towed array sensor system with
both active and passive sonar processing designed to counter
increased torpedo threats. The Committee notes, however, that
the fiscal year 2018 budget request for Surface Ship Torpedo
Defense does not fully fund the five systems currently fielded.
Therefore, the Committee recommends an increase of $10,000,000
to specifically support existing Surface Ship Torpedo Defense
systems already deployed within the Navy. Additionally, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a
detailed investment strategy for maintaining a robust Surface
Ship Torpedo Defense system to the congressional defense
committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this
Act.

SILICON CARBIDE POWER ELECTRONICS

The Committee supports the Navy's investment to develop
advanced power and energy technology to meet requirements for
higher electric power loads through efficient means. The use of
silicon carbide power modules may be able to reduce the size
and weight of power conversion modules and other electronic
systems necessary for advanced sensors and weapon systems. The
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to continue to
invest in advanced power and energy technology and to
accelerate the qualification of silicon carbide power modules
to be used on high-power, mission critical Navy platforms.

AUTONOMOUS SURVEY SHIP

The Committee is concerned that the Navy Oceanographic
Office is not taking advantage of autonomous vessel
technologies to facilitate its charting and mapping
responsibilities. The employment of an autonomous survey ship
by the Navy Oceanographic Office could result in savings in
both procurement and personnel costs while increasing the rate
at which uncharted portions of the ocean floor become
accurately mapped. The Committee directs the Secretary of the
Navy to analyze how commercial autonomous survey vessel
technology can be capitalized upon for the mission of the Navy
Oceanographic Office and to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this Act on the potential benefits commercial
autonomous survey vessel technology could provide and the
associated cost for the procurement of a commercial autonomous
survey ship.

ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

The Committee recognizes the Navy's desire to develop and
field technology solutions in a more expedited method than
through the traditional acquisition process. However, the
Committee is concerned that recommending a large amount of
funding for this effort with no corresponding details or
justification would limit congressional oversight. Therefore,
the Committee recommends a total of $20,000,000 to be split
equally between the Rapid Prototype Development project and the
Unmanned Rapid Prototype Development project. This funding
level is a tenfold increase over the fiscal year 2017 enacted
level. Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy
to provide written notification to the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees on how the funding will be obligated
not fewer than 15 days prior to obligation.

ENERGY STORAGE RESEARCH

The Committee supports continued research in power
generation and energy storage and notes that the development
and deployment of lithium ion batteries are critical to current
and future missions. However, the Committee understands that
safety concerns have often hindered the operational use of
lithium ion batteries. The Committee believes that the
development and qualification of materials technologies, such
as non-flammable electrolytes, aimed at improving lithium ion
battery safety and performance should be a research priority.

COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The Committee understands the importance of the littoral
region to Navy operations worldwide. The Committee believes
that additional research of the magnetic, electric, and
acoustic ambient fields in the coastal ocean regions and the
development of predictive techniques to distinguish ships and
submarines from naturally occurring background features would
be beneficial for littoral operations. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of the Navy to conduct additional research in
this critical area.

EXPANDED HYPOXIA RESEARCH

The Committee is concerned about recent incidents aboard
multiple aircraft platforms in which pilots reported symptoms
of hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation. Despite ongoing efforts to
address the problem, reported cases of hypoxia among military
pilots are on the rise. The Committee encourages the Secretary
of the Navy to continue to research hypoxia to meet pilot
mission needs and to ensure the safety of servicemembers.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $27,788,548,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 34,914,359,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 33,874,980,000
Change from budget request............................ -1,039,379,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$33,874,980,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Air Force which will provide the following program in fiscal
year 2018:

PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT

The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to
continue to make available to the congressional defense
committees a quarterly brief on the Presidential Aircraft
Replacement program.

JOINT SURVEILLANCE TARGET ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM

The Committee recommendation fully funds the budget request
of $417,021,000 for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar
System (JSTARS) recapitalization program. In order to ensure
that the Air Force remains on schedule to contract for
development of the new JSTARS platform in fiscal year 2018, the
recommendation includes a legislative provision that prohibits
the use of funds to continue pre-milestone B activities beyond
March 31, 2018, except for source selection and other
activities necessary to enter the engineering and manufacturing
development phase.
The Committee expects that the Air Force will not take
steps to prematurely retire existing mission capable E-8 JSTARS
aircraft prior to the current estimated initial operational
capability (not later than fiscal year 2024) for the new JSTARS
platform. The Air Force has indicated that no determination has
yet been made regarding the phase-out of the E-8 fleet. The
Committee recognizes that the retirement of E-8 aircraft is
partially dependent on the progress of the recapitalization
program, but is concerned that the Air Force has not programmed
funds to modify the E-8 fleet in order to meet air traffic
control mandates and has been unable to provide an estimate for
such modifications. Therefore, the Committee directs the
Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees on the estimated cost and
schedule for integrating, procuring, and installing necessary
avionics upgrades for the E-8 fleet in order to meet air
traffic control mandates. The report shall be submitted not
later than January 31, 2018.

ANTENNA RESEARCH

The Committee is aware that the Air Force has funded
research in deployable and reconfigurable multifunctional
antennas. The Committee encourages the Director of the Air
Force Office of Scientific Research to partner with academic
institutions capable of advancing technologies with a
potentially transformational impact on important applications
for military use, such as expandable antennas for satellite
communications and collapsible antennas that can benefit ground
personnel by reducing the weight and footprint of antennas.

MATERIALS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

The Committee is aware that the Air Force is conducting
research into the development of complex materials and
structures for use on weapon systems operating in extreme
environments. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air
Force to expand such research to two-dimensional materials
beyond graphene, including oxide materials that are suitable
for operationally relevant extreme environments.

AIRCRAFT LIGHT WEIGHTING EFFORTS

The Committee is aware that the Air Force is conducting
research into a family of affordable lightweight materials,
including metals, polymers, ceramics, metallic and nonmetallic
composites, and hybrid materials to provide new and upgraded
capabilities for aircraft, missile, and propulsion systems to
meet future system weight requirements. The Committee supports
this research and encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to
extend these research efforts to composite materials that can
be used for brake housing, wheels, and associated components.

DEVELOPMENT OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED OBSERVATION ASSETS

The Committee recognizes that other federal agencies, such
as the National Science Foundation, maintain older space
tracking and surveillance assets that may potentially assist
the Air Force with its own space tracking and surveillance
mission. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air
Force, in coordination with the Director of the National
Science Foundation and any other appropriate directors of
federal agencies that maintain similar assets, to analyze the
potential capabilities of federal facilities or observatory
assets for potential space tracking and surveillance missions.
The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to submit
a report to the congressional defense committees not later than
180 days after the enactment of this Act on the potential for
expanded space tracking and surveillance uses of other
government-owned assets, any associated costs with developing
or increasing necessary capabilities, and how such assets could
be used to further the Air Force mission. The report may be
submitted with a classified annex if necessary.

REFRACTORY METAL ALLOYS

The Committee supports Air Force research into refractory
metal alloys and recognizes that these alloys may provide a
contribution to the development of a new generation of jet
propulsion systems. The Committee encourages the Secretary of
the Air Force to continue the exploration of refractory metal
alloys that have higher stress and temperature tolerances and
that may potentially lead to self-healing jet turbine parts.

AIR-TO-GROUND TACTICAL WEAPON SYSTEMS

The Committee recognizes the future need for an air-to-
ground, fighter aircraft-capable tactical weapon system to
replace existing systems and enhance capabilities against peer
competitors. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air
Force to study and test multi-mode weapon systems that can be
mounted on fighter aircraft and effectively meet identified
requirements to engage a range of tactical ground targets,
including armor, ships, ground vehicles, and air defense
systems. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on
current and future air-to-ground tactical weapon systems
efforts not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act.

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION ALLY LAUNCH SERVICES

The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to
evaluate North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally launch
infrastructure to determine the capability, cost, and risk
associated with procuring their launch services on a limited,
contingency basis in order to provide assured access to space
during a period of national emergency. The Committee directs
the Secretary of the Air Force to brief the findings of this
evaluation to the congressional defense committees not later
than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.

LASER TECHNOLOGY FOR AIRCRAFT SUSTAINMENT

The Committee understands that technologies such as
advanced laser coating removal, repair, and additive
restoration of aircraft surfaces could lead to significant
increases in weapon system availability while reducing cost and
environmental impact. The Committee encourages the Secretary of
the Air Force to support and enhance depot maintenance by
further developing advanced laser technologies that can be
qualified and incorporated at Air Force depots for de-painting,
restoration, and repair of aircraft surfaces for both metal and
composite surfaces.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $18,778,550,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 20,490,902,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 20,698,353,000
Change from budget request............................ +207,451,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$20,698,353,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Defense-Wide which will provide the following program in fiscal
year 2018:

IDENTITY THREAT MANAGEMENT

Terrorist organizations encourage harassment and violence
against military personnel and their families. The Committee
encourages efforts by the Secretary of Defense and the Service
Secretaries to educate and provide security warnings and
guidelines to help servicemembers manage their online
identities. The Committee also supports efforts to develop and
deploy software that could automate and control sensitive
online information about servicemembers and their families.

RECLAIMED REFRIGERANTS

Reclaiming refrigerants aids in the prevention of creating
new refrigerants and ensures the safe disposal of chemicals.
Considering the large number of Department of Defense
facilities and the widespread use of refrigerants, the
Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics) to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees not later than 120 days after
the enactment of this Act that examines the feasibility of
giving preference to the use of reclaimed refrigerants to
service existing equipment in Department of Defense facilities.

ADVANCED DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES CLUSTERS

The Committee recognizes that developing high technology
small businesses across the nation provides innovative defense-
related technologies for ongoing and future Department of
Defense requirements. The Committee encourages the Secretary of
Defense to engage with these small businesses and regional
advanced defense technologies clusters that advocate for small
businesses to support the sustainment and creation of jobs in
critical and emerging markets.

ADVANCED MATERIAL SOLUTIONS FOR DEFENSE APPLICATIONS

Advanced materials, composites, and manufacturing process
are critical to sustain military readiness and superiority. New
materials and improvements to existing materials are important
for applications for aircraft, armor, munitions, prosthetics,
and batteries. While investments in fundamental and applied
materials research and development have led to notable
advancements, challenges remain to understand and characterize
materials performance and reliability for critical defense
applications. Performance and reliability issues are found
across the Services that impact current and new systems and the
life extension of existing platforms. An assessment is required
to determine the current status and necessary steps to address
gaps and improve knowledge utilization to enhance defense
readiness through collaboration across research and development
sectors.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to perform
such an assessment with collaboration from academic researchers
and the commercial sector and to determine advanced materials
solutions for defense applications. The assessment should
survey and prioritize future needs with advanced materials for
national security applications, assess material sustainment
issues across Department of Defense platforms, identify
solutions capable of improving military readiness and reducing
cost, identify gaps in the knowledge base, and provide
recommendations to improve the talent pipeline in the advanced
materials field.
The Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) to brief the House and
Senate Appropriations Committees on the results of this study
not later than April 30, 2018.

CONVENTIONAL PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE WEAPON SYSTEM

The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to
brief the Committee not later than December 1, 2017 on the plan
to reach early operational capability for the conventional
prompt global strike weapon system.

OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $186,994,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 210,900,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 210,900,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $210,900,000
for Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense which will provide
the following program in fiscal year 2018:

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NATIONAL DEFENSE
RESTORATION FUND

The Committee recommends $1,000,000,000 for the Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration
Fund, in order to fund such activities necessary to preserve
and enhance the technological advantages of the military
Services and defense agencies, including emerging requirements
deemed by the Secretary of Defense to be in the national
security interest of the United States. The Committee directs
that the funding be used to meet the requirements necessary to
implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy. The Secretary of
Defense is directed to submit to the congressional defense
committees a proposed allocation plan, including a detailed
budget justification for the use of such funds and a
description of how such investments are necessary to implement
the strategy, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers
from the fund. Transfers from the fund are subject to prior
approval from the congressional defense committees.

TITLE V

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $1,511,613,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 1,586,596,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,586,596,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,586,596,000
for the Defense Working Capital Funds accounts which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ - - -
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... $509,327,000
Committee recommendation.............................. - - -
Change from budget request............................ -509,327,000

The Committee recommends no funding for the National
Defense Sealift Fund.

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee Change from
Budget Request Recommended Request
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MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS.............................. 201,450 0 -201,450
LMSR maintenance--transfer to OM,N................. -135,800
Mobilization alterations--transfer to OM,N......... -11,197
T-AH maintenance--transfer to OM,N................. -54,453
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT............................... 18,622 0 -18,622
Maritime prepositioning force (future)--transfer to -468
RDTE,N line 132...................................
Strategic sealift research and development-- -6,425
transfer to RDTE,N line 47........................
Naval operational logistics integration--transfer -11,729
to RDTE,N line 48.................................
READY RESERVE FORCE.................................... 289,255 0 -289,255
Ready reserve force--transfer to OM,N.............. -289,255
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TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND............... 509,327 0 -509,327
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TITLE VI

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $33,781,270,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 33,664,466,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 33,931,566,000
Change from budget request............................ +267,100,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$33,931,566,000 for the Defense Health Program which will
provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

The Committee includes a provision which caps the funds
available for Private Sector Care under the TRICARE program
subject to prior approval reprogramming procedures. The
provision and accompanying report language should not be
interpreted as limiting the amount of funds that may be
transferred to the In-House Care budget sub-activity from other
budget sub-activities within the Defense Health Program. In
addition, funding for the In-House Care budget sub-activity
continues to be designated as a congressional special interest
item. Any transfer of funds from the In-House Care budget sub-
activity into the Private Sector Care budget sub-activity or
any other budget sub-activity requires the Secretary of Defense
to follow prior approval reprogramming procedures for operation
and maintenance funds.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide
written notification to the congressional defense committees of
cumulative transfers in excess of $10,000,000 out of the
Private Sector Care budget sub-activity not later than fifteen
days after such a transfer. Furthermore, the Committee directs
the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after
the enactment of this Act that delineates transfers of funds in
fiscal year 2017, and the dates any transfers occurred, from
the Private Sector Care budget sub-activity to any other budget
sub-activity.
The Committee further directs the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Health Affairs) to provide quarterly reports to the
congressional defense committees on budget execution data for
all of the Defense Health Program budget activities and to
adequately reflect changes to the budget activities requested
by the Services in future budget submissions.

CARRYOVER

For fiscal year 2018, the Committee recommends one percent
carryover authority for the operation and maintenance account
of the Defense Health Program. The Committee directs the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to submit a
detailed spending plan for any fiscal year 2017 designated
carryover funds to the congressional defense committees not
less than 30 days prior to executing the carryover funds.

PEER-REVIEWED CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $120,000,000 for the peer-reviewed
breast cancer research program, $90,000,000 for the peer-
reviewed prostate cancer research program, $20,000,000 for the
peer-reviewed ovarian cancer research program, $10,000,000 for
the peer-reviewed kidney cancer research program, $12,000,000
for the peer-reviewed lung cancer research program, and
$30,000,000 for the peer-reviewed cancer research program that
would research cancers not addressed in the aforementioned
programs currently executed by the Department of Defense.
The funds provided in the peer-reviewed cancer research
program are directed to be used to conduct research in the
following areas: bladder cancer, brain cancer, colorectal
cancer, listeria-based regimens for cancer, liver cancer,
lymphoma, melanoma and other skin cancers, mesothelioma,
pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, and cancer in children,
adolescents, and young adults.
The funds provided under the peer-reviewed cancer research
program shall be used only for the purposes listed above. The
Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs) to provide a report not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act to the congressional defense committees
on the status of the peer-reviewed cancer research program. For
each research area, the report should include the funding
amount awarded, the progress of the research, and the relevance
of the research to servicemembers and their families.
The Committee commends the Department of Defense for
ensuring that projects funded through the various peer-reviewed
cancer research programs maintain a focus on issues of
significance to military populations and the warfighter. This
includes promoting collaborative research proposals between
Department of Defense researchers and non-military research
institutions. These collaborations leverage the knowledge,
infrastructure, and access to clinical populations that the
partners bring to the research effort. Additionally, promoting
these collaborations provides a valuable recruitment and
retention incentive for military medical and research
personnel. The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Health Affairs) to continue to emphasize the
importance of these collaborations between military and non-
military researchers throughout the peer review process.

METASTATIC CANCER RESEARCH

The Committee continues to support the establishment of a
task force to research metastasized cancer with a focus on
clinical and translational research aimed at extending the
lives of advanced state and recurrent patients. The Committee
directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to
submit an updated report to the congressional defense
committees not later than 60 days after the enactment of this
Act on the status of the establishment of a task force under
the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to focus
on research for metastatic cancer of all types.

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

The Committee recognizes the recent efforts to improve the
Department's electronic health records, and supports the
announcement by the Administration on a new effort for a joint
Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs health
record system. The Committee reiterates that the two systems
must be completely and meaningfully interoperable and
encourages the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics) to focus on the overall goal of
seamless compatibility between the two Departments' electronic
health record systems. Furthermore, the Committee directs the
Director of the Interagency Program Office (IPO) to continue to
provide quarterly reports on the progress of interoperability
between the two Departments to the House and Senate Defense
Appropriations Subcommittees and the House and Senate Military
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Subcommittees. Additionally, the Program
Executive Officer (PEO) for Defense Healthcare Management
Systems (DHMS), in conjunction with the Director of the IPO, is
directed to provide quarterly reports to the congressional
defense committees on the cost and schedule of the program, to
include milestones, knowledge points, and acquisition
timelines, as well as quarterly obligation reports. The
Committee directs the PEO DHMS to continue briefing the House
and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees on a quarterly
basis, coinciding with the report submission.

THE CANCER CENTER AT WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER

The Committee recognizes that close cooperation between The
John P. Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed National Military
Medical Center and the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs) has enabled the formation of a partnership between the
Murtha Cancer Center and the Oncology Research Information
Exchange Network (ORIEN). The Murtha Cancer Center is the only
center of excellence for cancer care in the military health
system. This partnership allows the Murtha Cancer Center to
collaborate in cancer research with several academic cancer
centers that all use a single protocol for long-term health
surveillance of cancer patients to correlate patterns in cancer
incidence, treatment response, and survivorship with genetic
information, demographic data, and other factors. The Murtha
Cancer Center has begun ORIEN enrollment with patients at the
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and is preparing
to facilitate enrollment at military treatment facilities
throughout the United States. The Committee commends the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) for assisting
the Murtha Cancer Center in entering this partnership and
encourages increased support to allow for continued expansion
of this effort to deliver enhanced cancer treatment for all
servicemembers and their families.

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The Committee understands that the impact of infectious
diseases on servicemembers can be significant, including lost
service time, reduction in operational readiness, and an
increased logistical burden to provide replacement troops.
Disease surveillance, rapid detection, and outbreak response
are essential to providing an early warning of emerging risks.
The critical role the Department of Defense played in the swift
response to viral outbreaks of Ebola and Zika demonstrates the
value of continued investment in military infectious disease
research capabilities. The Committee encourages the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to pursue partnerships
with colleges and universities that have strong research
programs in emerging infectious diseases and to support
research efforts that incorporate genomic technologies,
bioinformatics, and computational biology.

COMBAT OCULAR TRAUMA

The Committee is concerned by incidents of combat ocular
trauma, which is an injury to the eye or neuro-ophthalmological
pathways. These injuries often result in severe vision loss and
visual dysfunction. The Committee encourages the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to evaluate the
effectiveness and safety of treatments such as transcorneal
electrical stimulation to improve visual function after ocular
trauma.

EXPANDED CANINE THERAPY RESEARCH

The Committee is aware that canine therapy for treatment of
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain
injury (TBI) symptoms is a promising alternative to
pharmaceutical treatment. While still experimental, canine
therapy has shown effectiveness in treating PTSD and other
psychological disorders, from hospitalized psychiatric patients
to children with developmental disorders, patients with
substance abuse problems, and victims of trauma. Servicemembers
who participate in canine programs for PTSD and TBI show more
positive social interactions, a decrease in suicidal thoughts,
and an increased sense of safety, independence, motivation, and
self-efficacy. The Committee notes that canine therapy is a
promising area for further research as a complementary or
alternative treatment for the signature wounds sustained in
ongoing conflicts. Therefore, the Committee continues to
encourage the Service Surgeons General to initiate or expand
research into canine therapy to validate its therapeutic
effectiveness in the treatment of PTSD and TBI.

OPIOID ABUSE IN THE MILITARY

The Committee continues to be concerned by the high rate of
opioid abuse among servicemembers. Despite low levels of
illicit drug use, abuse of prescription drugs by servicemembers
is higher than in the general population. The Committee
understands that servicemembers face unique wartime stresses--
multiple deployments and combat exposure can lead to conditions
such as post-traumatic stress disorder, which can further
exacerbate the need for pain medications.
The Committee notes the strong commitment of the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to research
improved pain management protocols, including the formation of
a Pain Management Task Force. A National Advisory Council on
Complementary and Integrative Health working group recommended
that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs undertake one or more large-scale studies to answer
important policy and patient care questions about the use of
integrative approaches in pain management. The Committee
encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)
to examine the feasibility of completing the large-scale
studies. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control recently
published guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain.
The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs) to ensure its prescribers are familiar with
the guidelines and to prioritize abuse-deterrent formulations
of prescription opioids through TRICARE formularies.

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

The Committee is concerned by the prevalence of chronic
kidney disease amongst veterans. Chronic kidney disease may be
caused by a decrease in water retention that may occur during
sustained training and may lead to increased morbidity and
mortality rates. The Committee encourages the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to collaborate with
research institutions currently investigating the correlation
between chronic dehydration and chronic kidney disease.

MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS

The Committee supports the Department's continuing efforts
to ensure that servicemembers have access to high quality
mental health services and providers. In order to ensure that
the Department continues to have full access to qualified
clinical psychologists, the Committee encourages the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to review its regulations
regarding employment of clinical psychologists who graduate
from schools accredited by the Psychologist Clinical Science
Accreditation System.

MILITARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

The Committee remains concerned about the transition of
separating servicemembers into civilian life, the difficulties
they may face in securing employment, and the shortage of staff
at the Veterans Health Administration. The Committee encourages
the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to work
jointly with the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a
program to encourage Department of Defense medical
professionals to seek employment with the Veterans Health
Administration when the individual has been discharged or
released from service or is contemplating separating from
service.

ADVANCED ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL SURGERY

The Committee understands that servicemembers often must
undergo orthopedic procedures and that musculoskeletal injuries
account for a significant number of medical separations or
retirements from military service. Delivery of direct training
based on best practices related to orthopedic procedures for
injuries to the knee, shoulder, and other extremities has
become an increasingly important readiness issue. The Committee
encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)
to ensure that military orthopedic health professionals are
provided with opportunities for advanced surgical training in
arthroscopic techniques and to explore partnerships with
medical professional societies that maintain best practices
related to arthroscopic surgery and techniques.

IMPACT OF GUT MICROBIOME ON CHRONIC CONDITIONS

The Committee is concerned by the escalating cost of
managing chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and
kidney disease in active and retired military personnel and
recognizes that research of gut microbiome may positively
impact these conditions in the future. The Committee encourages
the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to perform
research aimed at better understanding the role of the gut
microbiome in chronic disease with an aim of developing drug
and nutritional regimens to enhance the well-being of active
and retired military servicemembers.

NON-OPIATE PAIN MANAGEMENT

The Committee is concerned by the escalating cost of
opioid-based pain medication and the increase in the number of
opiate prescriptions over the last several years. The Committee
believes that alternative forms of pain management have promise
and may be able to reduce the Department's financial obligation
to treat pain while reducing rates of addiction for
servicemembers and their families. The Committee encourages the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to expand the
Department's research, in partnership with leading pain
management healthcare systems, into activities designed to
reduce pain among children and adult populations without the
use of addictive pain medication.

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER PILOT PROGRAM

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
authorized a pilot program on investigational treatment of
members of the armed forces for traumatic brain injury and
post-traumatic stress disorder. The program allows military
patients to receive care from private physicians who provide
innovative treatment options not necessarily available within
military medical facilities. The Committee directs the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to provide a
report to the congressional defense committees not later than
60 days after the enactment of this Act on the status of the
pilot program and a detailed accounting of the funding
obligated to date.

MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

When mild traumatic brain injury is not identified and
treated appropriately, vestibular impairments can persist,
which may lead to long-term morbidity in military personnel and
veterans. The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Health Affairs) to collaborate with research
institutions currently investigating mild traumatic brain
injury-related vestibular impairments.

MEDICAL INSTRUMENT INSPECTION

Transmission of infectious agents to patients via reusable
medical instruments is an unnecessary hazard. The Committee
believes that there is a need to ensure that the working
channels of reusable medical and surgical instruments are free
from infectious agents. The Committee encourages the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to develop a plan to
evaluate visual inspection and documentation systems to detect
pathogens and to ensure the safety of the working channels of
reusable medical and surgical instruments used in military
treatment facilities.

MESSENGER RNA

The Committee is encouraged by the potential of messenger
RNA (mRNA) to combat and prevent a multitude of diseases and
injuries. Recent advances in the development of clinical-grade
mRNA have created a new therapeutic platform that may
facilitate breakthroughs in cellular therapies, enhance the
reach of regenerative medicine, generate better vaccines
against infectious diseases and cancer, and restore, repair,
and regenerate cells and tissue. The Committee encourages the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to investigate
mRNA therapeutics that will benefit servicemembers and to
partner with institutions that have relevant expertise in the
innovation and clinical development of clinical-grade mRNA
therapeutics.

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERS DIAGNOSES

The Committee is concerned by the burden of proof required
of servicemembers who have post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) but have not been formally diagnosed. Without a proper
diagnosis, servicemembers can be discharged with an
inappropriate designation. The Committee commends the work of
the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which noted the
inconsistencies between military Service policies and
Department of Defense policies to address the impact of PTSD on
separations for misconduct. The Committee directs the Secretary
of Defense to brief the congressional defense committees not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act on the
status of efforts to better diagnose and address PTSD cases
prior to discharge and the timeline for implementation of the
GAO recommendations.

PEER-REVIEWED LUPUS RESEARCH

Lupus affects more than 1,500,000 people in the United
States and disproportionately affects women, minorities, and
individuals between the ages of 14 and 45. Given the increasing
number of women in the military Services, the fact that nearly
half of all women servicemembers are African American, and the
age range of servicemembers, the Committee is concerned about
the potential impact of lupus on the military. The Committee
recommendation includes $5,000,000 for peer-reviewed lupus
research and the Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary
of Defense (Health Affairs) to continue to support lupus
research.

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH

The Committee is encouraged by the Department's investment
in technology that allows servicemembers access to behavioral
health services, including videoconferencing platforms that can
be delivered in both garrison and deployed locations. However,
it is imperative that all servicemembers are aware of the
resources available to them and how to readily gain access to
assistance when needed. The Committee directs the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to provide a report to
the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days
after the enactment of this Act that details a strategy for
delivering tele-behavioral health services to servicemembers.

MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS

The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs) to work collaboratively in the health research
field with Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, and other Minority Serving
Institutions. The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Health Affairs) to brief the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act on the Department's efforts to
collaborate with these institutions in the health research
field.

MILITARY HEALTHCARE NAVIGATOR

The Committee supports the continued efforts in the
Department of Defense to improve the healthcare experience for
beneficiaries while lowering the total cost of healthcare.
Healthcare navigator systems utilized in the private sector
have demonstrated an ability to lower healthcare costs by
helping families optimize their employer-sponsored benefits.
The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs) to continue exploring ways to utilize
healthcare navigators through the military health system in
order to provide enhanced clinical outcomes, improved
beneficiary experience, and reduced utilization in order to
lower healthcare costs.

HIGHLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE TREATMENT AND TRANSPORT

The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs) to establish protocols and agreements to
provide training, transport, and treatment for servicemembers
exposed to, or infected with, a highly infectious disease. The
Committee encourages the Air Force Surgeon General, in
coordination with the Commander of the Air Mobility Command, to
establish agreements with biocontainment units that have
extensive experience in the treatment and transport of highly
infectious patients.

CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $523,726,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 961,732,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 961,732,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $961,732,000
for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense which
will provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $998,800,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 790,814,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 854,814,000
Change from budget request............................ +64,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $854,814,000
for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
which will provide the following program in fiscal year 2018:

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee Change from
Budget Request Recommended Request
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COUNTER NARCOTICS SUPPORT.............................. 557,648 532,648 -25,000
Transfer to National Guard counter-drug program.... -25,000
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM.......................... 116,813 120,813 4,000
Program increase--young Marines drug demand 4,000
reduction.........................................
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER DRUG PROGRAM.................... 116,353 201,353 85,000
Transfer from counter-narcotics support............ 25,000
Program increase................................... 60,000
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TOTAL, DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER DRUG 790,814 854,814 64,000
ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE...............................
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JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ - - -
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... $14,442,000
Committee recommendation.............................. - - -
Change from budget request............................ -14,442,000

The Committee recommends no funding for the Joint
Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund.

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ - - -
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... $99,795,000
Committee recommendation.............................. - - -
Change from budget request............................ -99,795,000

The Committee recommends no funding for the Joint Urgent
Operational Needs Fund.

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $312,035,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 336,887,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 336,887,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $336,887,000
for the Office of the Inspector General which will provide the
following program in fiscal year 2018:

TITLE VII

RELATED AGENCIES

NATIONAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS

The National Intelligence Program and the Military
Intelligence Program budgets funded in the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act consist primarily of resources for
the Director of National Intelligence including the
Intelligence Community Management staff, the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency, the
National Reconnaissance Office, the National Security Agency,
the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the intelligence
services of the Departments of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and
the CIA Retirement and Disability fund.

CLASSIFIED ANNEX

The Committee's budget review of classified programs is
published in a separate, detailed, and comprehensive classified
annex. The Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and
other organizations are expected to fully comply with the
recommendations and directions in the classified annex
accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2018.

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $514,000,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 514,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 514,000,000
Change from budget request............................ - - -

This appropriation provides payments of benefits to
qualified beneficiaries in accordance with the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain
Employees (P.L. 88-643), as amended by Public Law 94-522. This
statute authorized the establishment of the CIA Retirement and
Disability System for certain employees and authorized the
establishment and maintenance of a fund from which benefits
would be paid to those beneficiaries.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $514,000,000
for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability
System Fund. This is a mandatory account.

INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

Fiscal year 2017 appropriation........................ $515,596,000
Fiscal year 2018 budget request....................... 532,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 522,100,000
Change from budget request............................ -9,900,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $522,100,000
for the Intelligence Community Management Account.

WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING

The Committee is concerned that wildlife poaching and
trafficking, particularly of African elephant ivory, may be
used as a source of funding by terrorist organizations,
extremist militias, and transnational organized crime
syndicates in Central and Eastern Africa. The Committee
encourages the Director of National Intelligence and the
Secretary of Defense to work with American and international
law enforcement and partner countries to share information and
analysis on transnational criminal organizations, terrorist
entities, corrupt officials, and others that facilitate illegal
wildlife trafficking. The Committee also directs the Director
of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of
Defense, to provide a report to the congressional defense and
intelligence committees not later than 120 days after the
enactment of this Act that describes the planned activities to
support the National Strategy for Wildlife Trafficking
Implementation Plan.

TITLE VIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

The accompanying bill includes 123 general provisions. A
description of each provision follows.
Section 8001 provides that no funds made available in this
Act may be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not
authorized by Congress.
Section 8002 provides for conditions and limitations on the
payment of compensation to, or employment of, foreign
nationals.
Section 8003 provides that no funds made available in this
Act may be obligated beyond the end of the fiscal year unless
expressly provided for a greater period of availability
elsewhere in the Act.
Section 8004 limits the obligation of certain funds
provided in this Act during the last two months of the fiscal
year.
Section 8005 provides for the general transfer authority of
funds to other military functions.
Section 8006 provides that the tables titled ``Explanation
of Project Level Adjustments'' in the Committee report and
classified annex shall be carried out in the manner provided by
the tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in
the text of this Act.
Section 8007 has been amended and provides for the
establishment of a baseline for application of reprogramming
and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year.
Section 8008 provides for limitations on the use of
transfer authority of working capital fund cash balances.
Section 8009 provides that none of the funds appropriated
in this Act may be used to initiate a special access program
without prior notification to the congressional defense
committees.
Section 8010 has been amended and provides limitations and
conditions on the use of funds made available in this Act to
initiate multiyear procurement contracts.
Section 8011 provides for the use and obligation of funds
for humanitarian and civic assistance costs.
Section 8012 provides that civilian personnel of the
Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of end
strength or be subject to end strength limitations.
Section 8013 prohibits funding from being used to influence
congressional action on any matters pending before the
Congress.
Section 8014 prohibits compensation from being paid to any
member of the Army who is participating as a full-time student
and who receives benefits from the Education Benefits Fund when
time spent as a full-time student is counted toward that
member's service commitment.
Section 8015 provides for the transfer of funds
appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of
Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program.
Section 8016 provides for the Department of Defense to
purchase anchor and mooring chains manufactured only in the
United States.
Section 8017 prohibits funds made available to the
Department of Defense from being used to demilitarize or
dispose of certain surplus firearms and small arms ammunition
or ammunition components.
Section 8018 provides a limitation on funds being used for
the relocation of any Department of Defense entity into or
within the National Capital Region.
Section 8019 has been amended and provides for incentive
payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act
of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544).
Section 8020 provides that no funding for the Defense Media
Activity may be used for national or international political or
psychological activities.
Section 8021 provides for the obligation of funds for
purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United
States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions from
the Government of Kuwait.
Section 8022 has been amended and provides funding for the
Civil Air Patrol Corporation.
Section 8023 has been amended and prohibits funding from
being used to establish new Department of Defense Federally
Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), with certain
limitations and reduces funding provided for FFRDCs.
Section 8024 provides for the Department of Defense to
procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate melted and rolled
only in the United States and Canada.
Section 8025 defines the congressional defense committees
as being the Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate
and the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House and Senate.
Section 8026 provides for competitions between private
firms and Department of Defense depot maintenance activities.
Section 8027 provides for the revocation of blanket waivers
of the Buy American Act.
Section 8028 provides for the availability of funds
contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military
Facility Investment Recovery Account.
Section 8029 provides for the conveyance, without
consideration, of relocatable housing units that are excess to
the needs of the Air Force.
Section 8030 provides authority to use operation and
maintenance appropriations to purchase items having an
investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000.
Section 8031 prohibits the use of funds to disestablish,
close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on
probation a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Section 8032 prohibits the sale of tobacco products in
military resale outlets below the most competitive price in the
local community.
Section 8033 prohibits the use of Working Capital Funds to
purchase specified investment items.
Section 8034 has been amended and provides that none of the
funds appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year
except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for
Contingencies, the Working Capital Fund, or other programs as
specified.
Section 8035 provides that funds available for the Defense
Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development,
and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program
intelligence communications and intelligence information
systems.
Section 8036 provides for the availability of funds for the
mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands resulting
from Department of Defense activities.
Section 8037 requires the Department of Defense to comply
with the Buy American Act, chapter 83 of title 41, United
States Code.
Section 8038 places certain limitations on the use of funds
made available in this Act to establish field operating
agencies.
Section 8039 places restrictions on converting to
contractor performance an activity or function of the
Department of Defense unless it meets certain guidelines
provided.
Section 8040 has been amended and provides for the
rescission of $891,381,000 from the following programs:

2016 Appropriations:
Aircraft Procurement, Navy:
P-8A Poseidon................................. $234,000,000
F-35 STOVL series............................. 40,000,000
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
C-130J........................................ 30,000,000
C-130H modifications.......................... 42,700,000
F-16 modifications link 16 crypto............. 3,200,000
F-35 modifications............................ 6,800,000
2017 Appropriations:
Missile Procurement, Army:
Indirect fire protection capability........... 19,319,000
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat
Vehicles, Army:
Integrated air burst weapon system family..... 9,764,000
Other Procurement, Army:
Tactical bridging............................. 10,000,000
Aircraft Procurement, Navy:
F/A-18 modifications.......................... 105,600,000
Weapons Procurement, Navy:
Tomahawk...................................... 32,200,000
Joint air ground missile...................... 21,922,000
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy:
Carrier replacement program................... 45,116,000
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
UH-1N replacement............................. 18,337,000
KC-135 block 40/45 install.................... 5,600,000
War consumables--MALD J....................... 16,000,000
Other production charges--ATP................. 13,659,000
F-16 PPS...................................... 3,250,000
F-16 modifications link 16 crypto............. 6,447,000
Missile Procurement, Air Force:
MMIII modifications ICU II.................... 31,639,000
Space Procurement, Air Force:
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle............. 15,000,000
Other Procurement, Air Force:
MEECN--GASNT increment 1...................... 100,000,000
Classified adjustment......................... 5,000,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy:
Global combat support systems................. 9,128,000
Navy energy................................... 25,000,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air
Force:
Ground attack weapon fuze..................... 700,000
Space fence................................... 34,000,000
Classified adjustment......................... 7,000,000

Section 8041 prohibits funds made available in this Act
from being used to reduce authorized positions for military
technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air
National Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless such
reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force
structure.
Section 8042 prohibits funding from being obligated or
expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
Section 8043 provides for reimbursement to the National
Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and
Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to
the Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies, and Joint
Intelligence Activities.
Section 8044 prohibits the transfer of Department of
Defense and Central Intelligence Agencies drug interdiction and
counter-drug activity funds to other agencies except as
specifically provided in an appropriations law.
Section 8045 prohibits funding from being used for the
procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those
produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin.
Section 8046 provides that competitively procured launch
services must open for award to all certified providers of
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems.
Section 8047 provides funding for Red Cross and United
Service Organization grants.
Section 8048 prohibits funding from being used to purchase
supercomputers which are not manufactured in the United States.
Section 8049 provides funds for the Small Business
Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology
Transfer program.
Section 8050 prohibits funding from being used for
contractor bonuses being paid due to business restructuring.
Section 8051 provides for prior congressional notification
of article or service transfers to international peacekeeping
organizations.
Section 8052 provides for the Department of Defense to
dispose of negative unliquidated or unexpended balances for
expired or closed accounts.
Section 8053 provides conditions for the use of equipment
of the National Guard Distance Learning Project on a space-
available, reimbursable basis.
Section 8054 prohibits the use of funds to modify command
and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command
operational and administrative control of United States Navy
forces assigned to the Pacific fleet.
Section 8055 provides funding for Sexual Assault Prevention
and Response Programs.
Section 8056 provides for the limitation on the use of
funds appropriated in title IV to procure end-items for
delivery to military forces for operational training,
operational use or inventory requirements.
Section 8057 provides for a waiver of ``Buy America''
provisions for certain cooperative programs.
Section 8058 prohibits funding in this Act from being used
for repairs or maintenance to military family housing units.
Section 8059 provides obligation authority for new starts
for advanced concept technology demonstration projects only
after notification to the congressional defense committees.
Section 8060 provides that the Secretary of Defense shall
provide a classified quarterly report on certain matters as
directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
Section 8061 provides for the use of National Guard
personnel to support ground-based elements of the National
Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Section 8062 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition
held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire
cartridge and is designated as ``armor piercing'' except for
demilitarization purposes.
Section 8063 provides for a waiver by the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau or his designee for all or part of
consideration in cases of personal property leases of less than
one year.
Section 8064 has been amended and provides for the transfer
of funds made available in this Act under Operation and
Maintenance, Army to other activities of the Federal Government
for classified purposes.
Section 8065 prohibits funding to separate, or to
consolidate from within, the National Intelligence Program
budget from the Department of Defense budget.
Section 8066 provides grant authority for the construction
and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of
military family members when confronted with the illness or
hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.
Section 8067 has been amended and provides funding and
transfer authority for the Israeli Cooperative Programs.
Section 8068 has been amended and provides for the funding
of prior year shipbuilding cost increases.
Section 8069 has been amended and provides that funds made
available in this Act for intelligence activities are deemed to
be specifically authorized by Congress for purposes of section
504 of the National Security Act of 1947 until the enactment of
the Intelligence Authorization Act for the current fiscal year.
Section 8070 prohibits funding from being used to initiate
a new start program without prior written notification.
Section 8071 has been amended and provides that the budget
of the President for the subsequent fiscal year shall include
separate budget justification documents for costs of the United
States Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations.
Section 8072 prohibits funding from being used for the
research, development, test, evaluation, procurement, or
deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense
system.
Section 8073 has been amended and reduces appropriations to
reflect savings due to favorable exchange rates.
Section 8074 prohibits funding from being used to reduce or
disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Squadron of the Air Force Reserve.
Section 8075 prohibits funding from being used for the
integration of foreign intelligence information unless the
information has been lawfully collected and processed during
conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities.
Section 8076 prohibits funding from being used to transfer
program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial
vehicles from the Army and requires the Army to retain
responsibility for and operational control of the MQ-1C
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
Section 8077 has been amended and limits the availability
of funding provided for the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds
appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain
available for the current and the following fiscal years.
Section 8078 provides for the adjustment of obligations
within the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy appropriation.
Section 8079 has been amended and provides for the
establishment of a baseline for application of reprogramming
and transfer authorities for the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence for the current fiscal year.
Section 8080 prohibits the use of funds to modify Army
Contracting Command--New Jersey without prior congressional
notification.
Section 8081 has been amended and provides for the
rescission of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development
Fund.
Section 8082 has been amended and prohibits funding from
being used to violate the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of
2008.
Section 8083 provides for limitations on funding provided
for the National Intelligence Program to be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer
of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-1(d)).
Section 8084 directs the Director of National Intelligence
to submit a future-years intelligence program reflecting
estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations.
Section 8085 defines the congressional intelligence
committees as being the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House, the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate, and the Subcommittees on Defense of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
Section 8086 provides the authority to transfer funding
from operation and maintenance accounts for the Army, Navy, and
Air Force to the central fund for Fisher Houses and Suites.
Section 8087 has been amended and provides that funds
appropriated in this Act may be available for the purpose of
making remittances and transfers to the Defense Acquisition
Workforce Development Fund.
Section 8088 provides that any agency receiving funds made
available in this Act shall post on a public website any report
required to be submitted by Congress with certain exceptions.
Section 8089 prohibits the use of funds for federal
contracts in excess of $1,000,000 unless the contractor agrees
not to require, as a condition of employment, that employees or
independent contractors agree to resolve through arbitration
any claim or tort related to, or arising out of, sexual assault
or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional
infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or
negligent hiring, supervision, or retention, and to certify
that each covered subcontractor agrees to do the same.
Section 8090 has been amended and provides funds for
transfer to the Joint Department of Defense--Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund.
Section 8091 prohibits the use of funds providing certain
missile defense information to certain entities.
Section 8092 provides for the purchase of heavy and light
armed vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for
force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per
vehicle.
Section 8093 provides the Director of National Intelligence
with general transfer authority with certain limitations.
Section 8094 prohibits funding to transfer or release any
individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into the United
States, its territories, or possessions. This language is
identical to language enacted in Public Law 112-74.
Section 8095 prohibits funding to modify any United States
facility (other than the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) to
house any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This
language is identical to language enacted in Public Law 112-74.
Section 8096 prohibits funding to transfer any individual
detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to a country of origin or
other foreign country or entity unless the Secretary of Defense
makes certain certifications. This language is similar to
language enacted in Public Law 112-239.
Section 8097 prohibits funding from being used to violate
the War Powers Resolution Act.
Section 8098 prohibits funds from being used to enter into
a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative
agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan
guarantee to Rosoboronexport, except under certain conditions.
Section 8099 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or
manufacture of a United States flag unless such flags are
treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10,
United States Code.
Section 8100 provides that funds may be used to provide ex
gratia payments to local military commanders for damage,
personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations
in a foreign country.
Section 8101 prohibits the use of funds to reduce or
prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed
strategic delivery vehicles and launchers.
Section 8102 directs the Secretary of Defense to post grant
awards on a public website in a searchable format.
Section 8103 prohibits the use of funds for flight
demonstration teams outside of the United States.
Section 8104 prohibits the use of funds by the National
Security Agency targeting United States persons under
authorities granted in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act.
Section 8105 prohibits the use of funds to implement the
Arms Trade Treaty until ratified by the Senate.
Section 8106 has been amended and prohibits the transfer of
administrative or budgetary resources to the jurisdiction of
another Federal agency not financed by this Act without the
express authorization of Congress.
Section 8107 prohibits the use of funds to provide
counterterrorism support to foreign partners unless the
congressional defense committees are notified accordingly.
Section 8108 prohibits the use of funds to contravene the
War Powers Resolution with respect to Iraq.
Section 8109 has been amended and prohibits the use of
funds to award a new T-AO Fleet Oiler or Towing, Salvage, and
Rescue Ship program contract for the acquisition of certain
components unless those components are manufactured in the
United States.
Section 8110 has been amended and reduces Working Capital
Funds to reflect excess cash balances.
Section 8111 has been amended and reduces the total amount
appropriated to reflect lower than anticipated fuel prices.
Section 8112 prohibits the use of funds for gaming or
entertainment that involves nude entertainers.
Section 8113 prohibits the use of funds for Base
Realignment and Closure.
Section 8114 has been amended and provides transfer
authority to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration
for the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
Section 8115 has been amended and places restrictions on
the obligation of funds for the Joint Surveillance Target
Attack Radar System recapitalization program.
Section 8116 prohibits the use of funds to close facilities
at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.
Section 8117 provides for the use of funds to research and
respond to the Zika virus.
Section 8118 prohibits the use of funding for information
technology systems that do not have sufficient pornographic
content filters.
Section 8119 places certain limitations on the transfer of
funds for Global Engagement Center activities.
Section 8120 places limitations on the use of funds for the
Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Section 8121 is new and provides funds for the military
personnel accounts for purposes of a military pay raise.
Section 8122 is new and makes funds available through the
Office of Economic Adjustment for transfer to the Secretary of
Education, to make grants to construct, renovate, repair, or
expand elementary and secondary public schools on military
installations.
Section 8123 is new and limits the availability of funds to
carry out changes to the Joint Travel Regulations of the
Department of Defense.
Section 8124 is new and changes certain time limitations on
embryo cryopreservation and storage.

TITLE IX

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

In title IX, the Committee recommends total new
appropriations of $73,934,000,000. A detailed review of the
Committee recommendation for programs funded in this title is
provided in the following pages.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The Committee recommendation includes a number of reporting
requirements related to contingency operations and building
capacity efforts. The Committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to continue to report incremental costs for all named
operations in the Central Command area of responsibility on a
quarterly basis and to submit, also on a quarterly basis,
commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for the
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, the Counter-Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant Train and Equip Fund, and for all security
cooperation programs funded under the Defense Security
Cooperation Agency in the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide account.

INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE FUND

The Committee recommendation includes $500,000,000 to
continue support for the Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) Fund, the same as the fiscal year 2017
enacted level. The Committee has repeatedly heard from
combatant commanders of their need for greater capacity and
capability in ISR, and commends the Secretary of Defense and
the Service leaders for aggressively working to address this
need. The Committee remains concerned about the capability of
current bandwidth capacity to meet the rapidly growing demand
for increased communications and ISR information. The Committee
encourages the Secretary of Defense and the Service Secretaries
to identify opportunities for demand reduction, spectral
efficiency, and new technological investments to ensure that
warfighters have the timely and accurate information they rely
upon.

MILITARY PERSONNEL

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$5,276,276,000 for Military Personnel. The Committee
recommendation for each military personnel account is as
follows:

MILITARY PERSONNEL, NATIONAL DEFENSE RESTORATION FUND

In addition to the amounts provided in the preceding table,
the Committee recommends $1,000,000,000 for the Military
Personnel, National Defense Restoration Fund, for expenses
associated with increased end strength, shortfalls in military
personnel requirements, and emerging requirements deemed by the
Secretary of Defense to be in the national security interest of
the United States. The Committee directs that the funding be
used to meet the requirements necessary to implement the 2018
National Defense Strategy. The Secretary of Defense is directed
to submit to the congressional defense committees a proposed
allocation plan, including a detailed budget justification for
the use of such funds and a description of how such investments
are necessary to implement the strategy, not fewer than 30 days
prior to making transfers from the fund. Transfers from the
fund are subject to prior approval from the congressional
defense committees.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$49,269,149,000 for Operation and Maintenance. The Committee
recommendation for each operation and maintenance account is as
follows:

COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS TO BUILD PARTNERSHIP CAPACITY IN THE UNITED
STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

The Committee recognizes that the United States Southern
Command historically has been engaged in successful counter-
drug partnership programs while its counterterrorism building
partnership capacity efforts have been limited by a lack of
funding and authorities. The Committee notes that Department of
Defense officials agree that it is time to expand
counterterrorism efforts to build the capacity of nations
within the United States Southern Command area of
responsibility. These efforts would focus on tactical level
training, sensitive site exploitation, biometric assessment,
basic mission planning, close quarters battle, and urban
movement. Once tactical units of partner nations show an
acceptable level of proficiency in these tasks, training focus
would shift to more advanced tactical tasks and higher level
mission planning efforts including operations and intelligence
fusion. To master these tasks, partner nations will likely
require equipment, limited small scale construction, and
extensive training.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to expand
its counterterrorism efforts to the nations within the United
States Southern Command area of responsibility. Building
partnership capacity within each partner nation will allow
effective host government management of their own
counterterrorism strategy.

UNITED STATES SUPPORT TO AFGHAN NATIONAL DEFENSE FORCES AND IRAQI
SECURITY FORCES

The Committee is aware that United States support to Afghan
National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in the area of
service support activities is often conducted by United States-
based contractors. Conditions for United States forces in
Afghanistan are set by the Bilateral Security Agreement--a
complex and lengthy document negotiated by the Secretary of
State and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
According to the agreement, Afghan taxes and other fees are
not imposed on the entry or exit of goods specifically for the
use of United States forces. However, the agreement fails to
mention the taxation of United States-based defense contractors
in support of the ANDSF. The result of this omission is that
United States-based contractors that conduct a supporting role
in Afghanistan are not subject to the taxation exemption for
the entry and exit of goods necessary to support their
missions. This increases the costs of services performed by
such contractors.
Additionally, the United States is party to a Status of
Forces Agreement and a Strategic Framework Agreement with the
Republic of Iraq. Similar taxation implications affecting
United States-based contractors are void in these agreements.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to address the
taxation of United States-based defense contractors in support
of the ANDSF and Iraqi Security Forces when negotiating future
agreements.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL DEFENSE RESTORATION FUND

In addition to the amounts provided in the preceding table,
the Committee recommends an additional $2,000,000,000 for the
Operation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund,
in order to improve the warfighting readiness of the military
Services and defense agencies and meet overseas contingency
requirements. The Committee directs that the funding be used to
meet the requirements necessary to implement the 2018 National
Defense Strategy. The Secretary of Defense is directed to
submit to the congressional defense committees a proposed
allocation plan, including a detailed budget justification for
the use of such funds and a description of how such investments
are necessary to implement the strategy, not fewer than 30 days
prior to making transfers from the fund. Transfers from the
fund are subject to prior approval from the congressional
defense committees.

AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$4,937,515,000 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.

VETTING OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES

The Committee is aware of a concern regarding allegations
of sexual abuse of children committed by members of the Afghan
security forces.
The Committee has been made aware of concerns the
Department of Defense only began vetting foreign security
forces in 2014 and has lagged in its progress because there is
not a permanent position within the Department to oversee human
rights vetting with regard to the Afghanistan security forces.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a
permanent position to oversee human rights vetting with regard
to the Afghanistan security forces.

COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$1,769,000,000 for the Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant Train and Equip Fund.

PROCUREMENT

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$16,462,540,000 for Procurement. The Committee recommendation
for each procurement account is as follows:

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT

The Committee recommends $1,000,000,000 for National Guard
and Reserve Equipment. Of that amount, $330,000,000 is for the
Army National Guard; $330,000,000 is for the Air National
Guard; $130,000,000 is for the Army Reserve; $50,000,000 is for
the Navy Reserve; $10,000,000 is for the Marine Corps Reserve;
and $150,000,000 is for the Air Force Reserve to meet urgent
equipment needs that may arise in the coming fiscal year.
This funding will allow the National Guard and reserve
components to procure high priority equipment that may be used
by these units for both their combat missions and their
missions in support of state governors. The funding within this
account is not to be used to procure equipment that has been
designated as high density critical equipment, major weapon
systems, aircraft, and other equipment central to a unit's
ability to perform its doctrinal mission. The funding within
this account is not to be used to procure equipment that should
be purchased by the senior Service, to expand or accelerate
current Service procurement plans, to purchase expendable
items, or to purchase facilities or equipment for any
requirement that can be satisfied elsewhere.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure
that the National Guard and Reserve Equipment account shall be
executed by the Chiefs of the National Guard and reserve
components with priority consideration given to the following
items: acoustic hailing devices, active electronically scanned
array radars, advanced targeting pods, crashworthy
ballistically tolerant auxiliary fuel systems, electromagnetic
in-flight propeller balance systems, joint threat emitters,
large aircraft infrared countermeasures, modular and self-
contained ranges, satellite broadband for aircraft, training
systems/simulators, unmanned systems for rapid emergency search
and rescue support, unstabilized gunnery crew and small arms
trainers, and wireless mobile mesh self-healing network
systems.

PROCUREMENT, NATIONAL DEFENSE RESTORATION FUND

In addition to the amounts provided in the preceding table,
the Committee recommends an additional $6,000,000,000 for the
Procurement, National Defense Restoration Fund, in order to
replace and modernize the equipment of the military Services
and Defense agencies. The Committee directs that the funding be
used to meet the requirements necessary to implement the 2018
National Defense Strategy. The Secretary of Defense is directed
to submit to the congressional defense committees a proposed
allocation plan, including a detailed budget justification for
the use of such funds and a description of how such investments
are necessary to implement the strategy, not fewer than 30 days
prior to making transfers from the fund. Transfers from the
fund are subject to prior approval from the congressional
defense committees.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$1,614,837,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation.
The Committee recommendation for each research, development,
test and evaluation account is as follows:

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NATIONAL DEFENSE
RESTORATION FUND

In addition to the amounts provided in the preceding table,
the Committee recommends $1,000,000,000 for the Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration
Fund, in order to fund such activities necessary to preserve
and enhance the technological advantages of the military
Services and Defense agencies, including emerging requirements
deemed by the Secretary of Defense to be in the national
security interest of the United States. The Committee directs
that the funding be used to meet the requirements necessary to
implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy. The Secretary of
Defense is directed to submit to the congressional defense
committees a proposed allocation plan, including a detailed
budget justification for the use of such funds and a
description of how such investments are necessary to implement
the strategy, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers
from the fund. Transfers from the fund are subject to prior
approval from the congressional defense committees.

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$148,956,000 for the Defense Working Capital Funds accounts.
The Committee recommendation is as follows:

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$395,805,000 for the Defense Health Program. The Committee
recommendation is as follows:

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$196,300,000 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities,
Defense.

JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$483,058,000 for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund. The
Committee recommendation is as follows:

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee recommends an additional appropriation of
$24,692,000 for the Office of the Inspector General.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Title IX contains several general provisions, many of which
extend or modify war-related authorities included in previous
Acts. A brief description of the recommended provisions
follows:
Section 9001 has been amended and provides that funds made
available in this title are in addition to funds appropriated
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for
the current fiscal year.
Section 9002 provides for general transfer authority within
title IX.
Section 9003 provides that supervision and administration
costs associated with a construction project funded with
appropriations available for operation and maintenance,
Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, or the Afghanistan Security
Forces Fund may be obligated at the time a construction
contract is awarded.
Section 9004 provides for the procurement of passenger
motor vehicles and heavy and light armored vehicles for use by
military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in
the United States Central Command area of responsibility.
Section 9005 provides funding for the Commanders' Emergency
Response Program with certain limitations.
Section 9006 provides lift and sustainment to coalition
forces supporting military and stability operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Section 9007 prohibits the establishment of permanent bases
in Iraq or Afghanistan or United States control over Iraq oil
resources.
Section 9008 prohibits the use of funding in contravention
of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Section 9009 limits the obligation of funding for the
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund until certain conditions have
been met.
Section 9010 provides for the purchase of items of a
particular investment unit cost from funding made available for
operation and maintenance.
Section 9011 provides security assistance to the Government
of Jordan.
Section 9012 prohibits the use of funds to procure or
transfer man-portable air defense systems.
Section 9013 has been amended and provides assistance and
sustainment to the military and national security forces of
Ukraine.
Section 9014 has been amended and provides replacement
funds for items provided to the Government of Ukraine from the
inventory of the United States.
Section 9015 has been amended and prohibits the use of
funds to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems
to Ukraine.
Section 9016 restricts funds provided under the heading
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide for payments under
Coalition Support Funds for reimbursement to the Government of
Pakistan until certain conditions are met.
Section 9017 provides funds to the Department of Defense to
improve intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
capabilities.
Section 9018 prohibits the use of funds with respect to
Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
Section 9019 has been amended and provides for the
rescission of $587,613,000 from the following programs:

2017 Appropriations:
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide:
DSCA coalition support fund................... $350,000,000
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund:
Afghanistan Security Forces fund.............. 100,000,000
Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund:
Counter-ISIL Train and Equip fund............. 112,513,000
Other Procurement, Air Force:
Classified adjustment......................... 25,100,000

Section 9020 is new and requires the President to designate
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism funds.
Section 9021 repeals the Authorization for the Use of
Military Force, with certain conditions.

TITLE X

ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

The bill includes a spending reduction account as required
by the Rules of the House.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The following items are included in accordance with various
requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives:

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure
authorizes funding:
The Committee on Appropriations considers program
performance, including a program's success in developing and
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing
funding recommendations.

RESCISSIONS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House or Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying
bill:

Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2016/2018................. $274,000,000
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 2016/2018............ 82,700,000
Missile Procurement, Army, 2017/2019.................. 19,319,000
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 9,764,000
Army, 2017/2019......................................
Other Procurement, Army, 2017/2019.................... 10,000,000
Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2017/2019................. 105,600,000
Weapons Procurement, Navy, 2017/2019.................. 54,122,000
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2017/2021.......... 45,116,000
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 2017/2019............ 63,293,000
Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2017/2019............. 31,639,000
Space Procurement, Air Force, 2017/2019............... 15,000,000
Other Procurement, Air Force, 2017/2019............... 105,000,000
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2017/ 34,128,000
2018.................................................
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 41,700,000
2017/2018............................................
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 10,000,000
Development Fund, Defense............................
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism:
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, 2017/2018.. $350,000,000
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, 2017/2018......... 100,000,000
Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund, 2017/2018........ 112,513,000
Other Procurement, Air Force, 2017/2019............. 25,100,000

TRANSFER OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is submitted describing
the transfer of funds provided in the accompanying bill.
Language has been included under ``Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' which provides for the transfer of
funds for certain classified activities.
Language has been included under ``Environmental
Restoration, Army'' which provides for the transfer of funds
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for
similar purposes.
Language has been included under ``Environmental
Restoration, Navy'' which provides for the transfer of funds
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for
similar purposes.
Language has been included under ``Environmental
Restoration, Air Force'' which provides for the transfer of
funds for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for
similar purposes.
Language has been included under ``Environmental
Restoration, Defense-Wide'' which provides for the transfer of
funds for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for
similar purposes.
Language has been included under ``Environmental
Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites'' which provides for
the transfer of funds for environmental restoration, reduction
and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings
and debris, or for similar purposes.
Language has been included under ``Operation and
Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund'' which provides
for the transfer of funds to operation and maintenance
appropriation accounts for the purpose of additional national
defense requirements.
Language has been included under ``Procurement, National
Defense Restoration Fund'' which provides for the transfer of
funds to procurement appropriation accounts for the purpose of
additional national defense requirements.
Language has been included under ``Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' which provides for the
transfer of funds for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to
appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation
for specific purposes.
Language has been included under ``Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration Fund'' which
provides for the transfer of funds to research, development,
test and evaluation appropriation accounts for the purpose of
additional national defense requirements.
Language has been included under ``Drug Interdiction and
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'' which provides for the
transfer of funds to appropriations available to the Department
of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components;
for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for
research, development, test and evaluation for drug
interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of
Defense.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8005'' which provides for the transfer of working capital funds
to other appropriations accounts of the Department of Defense
for military functions.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8008'' which provides for the transfer of funds between working
capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations,
Defense'' appropriation and the operation and maintenance
appropriation accounts.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8015'' which provides for the transfer of funds from the
Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program to any other
appropriation for the purposes of implementing a Mentor-Protege
Program development assistance agreement.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8051'' which provides for the transfer of funds from
``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' to appropriations
available for the pay of military personnel in connection with
support and services of eligible organizations and activities
outside the Department of Defense.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8055'' which provides for the transfer of funds from the
Department of Defense to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air
Force to support high priority Sexual Assault Prevention and
Response Program requirements and activities.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8064'' which provides for the transfer of funds from
``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' to other activities of the
federal government.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8067'' which provides for the transfer of funds from
``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for the Israeli Cooperative
Programs.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8068'' which provides for the transfer of funds under the
heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' to fund prior
year shipbuilding cost increases.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8086'' which provides for the transfer of funds from
``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', ``Operation and
Maintenance, Navy'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
Force'' to the central fund established for Fisher Houses and
Suites.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8087'' which provides that funds appropriated by this Act may
be made available for the purpose of making remittances to the
Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8090'' which provides for the transfer of funds appropriated
for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to
the Joint Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8093'' which provides for the transfer of funds for the
National Intelligence Program.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8117'' which provides for the transfer of funds to support
activities related to the Zika virus.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
8121'' which provides for the transfer of funds for pay for
military personnel for purposes of fully funding the authorized
military pay raise.
Language has been included under title IX ``Military
Personnel, National Defense Restoration Fund'' which provides
for the transfer of funds to military personnel appropriation
accounts for the purpose of additional national defense
requirements.
Language has been included under title IX ``Operation and
Maintenance, Navy'' for the transfer of funds to the ``Coast
Guard Operating Expenses'' account.
Language has been included under title IX ``Operation and
Maintenance, National Defense Restoration Fund'' which provides
for the transfer of funds to operation and maintenance
appropriation accounts for the purpose of additional national
defense requirements.
Language has been included under title IX ``Procurement,
National Defense Restoration Fund'' which provides for the
transfer of funds to procurement appropriation accounts for the
purpose of additional national defense requirements.
Language has been included under title IX ``Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, National Defense Restoration
Fund'' which provides for the transfer of funds to research,
development, test and evaluation appropriation accounts for the
purpose of additional national defense requirements.
Language has been included under title IX ``Joint
Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund'' which provides for the transfer
of funds to appropriations available to the Department of
Defense for military personnel; for operation and maintenance;
for procurement; for research, development, test and
evaluation; and for defense working capital funds for purposes
related to assisting United States forces in the defeat of
improvised explosive devices.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
9002'' which provides for the authority to transfer funds
between the appropriations or funds made available to the
Department of Defense in title IX, subject to certain
conditions.
Language has been included under ``General Provisions, Sec.
9017'' which provides for the transfer of funds to the
operation and maintenance, military personnel, and procurement
accounts, to improve the intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance capabilities of the Department of Defense.

EARMARK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Neither the bill nor the report contains any congressional
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as
defined in Clause 9 of Rule XXI.

Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e)(Ramseyer Rule)

In Compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Represenatatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets):

AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE

Joint Resolution To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces
against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the
United States.

[Whereas, on September 11, 2001, acts of treacherous violence
were committed against the United States and its citizens; and
[Whereas, such acts render it both necessary and appropriate
that the United States exercise its rights to self-defense and
to protect United States citizens both at home and abroad; and
[Whereas, in light of the threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States posed by these grave acts
of violence; and
[Whereas, such acts continue to pose an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States; and
[Whereas, the President has authority under the Constitution to
take action to deter and prevent acts of international
terrorism against the United States: Now, therefore, be it
[Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

[SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

[This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Authorization
for Use of Military Force''.

[SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

[(a) In General.--That the President is authorized to use
all necessary and appropriate force against those nations,
organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized,
committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on
September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons,
in. order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism
against the United States by such nations, organizations or
persons.
[(b) War Powers Resolution Requirements.--
[(1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with
section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress
declares that this section is intended to constitute specific
statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of
the War Powers Resolution.
[(2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in
this resolution supercedes any requirement of the War
Powers Resolution.]

CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following statements are
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the
accompanying bill which directly or indirectly change the
application of existing law.
Language is included in various parts of the bill to
continue ongoing activities which require annual authorization
or additional legislation, which to date has not been enacted.
The bill includes a number of provisions which place
limitations on the use of funds in the bill or change existing
limitations and which might, under some circumstances, be
construed as changing the application of law.
The bill includes a number of provisions which provide for
the transfer of funds and which might, under some
circumstances, be construed as changing the application of law.
The bill includes a number of provisions, which have been
virtually unchanged for many years that are technically
considered legislation.
The bill provides that appropriations shall remain
available for more than one year for some programs for which
the basic authorizing legislation does not presently authorize
each extended availability.
In various places in the bill, the Committee has allocated
funds within appropriation accounts in order to fund specific
programs.
Language is included in various accounts placing a
limitation on funds for emergencies and extraordinary expenses.
Language is included in that provides for the National
Defense Restoration Fund funding and authority to implement the
2018 National Defense Strategy, subject to certain
requirements.
Language is included that provides not more than
$15,000,000 for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund.
Language is included that provides not less than
$38,458,000 for the Procurement Technical Assistance
Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than
$3,600,000 shall be available for centers.
Language is included that prohibits the consolidation of
certain legislative affairs or liaison offices.
Language is included that makes available $9,385,000 for
certain classified activities, allows such funds to be
transferred between certain accounts, and exempts such funds
from the investment item unit cost ceiling.
Language is included that makes funds available to provide
support to foreign security forces and other groups, and makes
a portion of the funds available for two years.
Language is included that limits the use of funds for
official representation purposes under the heading ``United
States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces''.
Language is included that provides for specific
construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels under the
heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy''.
Language is included that provides for the incurring of
additional obligations for certain activities under the heading
``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy''.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds
provided under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion,
Navy'' for the construction of any naval vessel, or the
construction of major components for the construction or
conversion of any naval vessel, in foreign facilities or
shipyards.
Language is included that allows funds to be available for
multiyear procurement of critical components to support the
common missile compartment of nuclear-powered vessels.
Language is included under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'' that provides funds
for certain activities related to the V-22.
Language is included under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' that provides
$250,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program and
provides for the transfer of funds subject to certain
requirements.
Language is included that specifies the use of certain
funds provided under the heading ``Defense Health Program''.
Language is included that provides that not less than
$8,000,000 of funds provided under the heading ``Defense Health
Program'' shall be available for WV/AIDS prevention educational
activities.
Language is included that provides for the carry-over of no
more than one percent of operation and maintenance funds
provided under the heading ``Defense Health Program''.
Language is included under the heading ``Defense Health
Program'' that provides that not less than $627,100,000 shall
be made available to the U.S. Army Medical Research and
Materiel Command to carry out congressionally directed medical
research programs.
Language is included that specifies the use of certain
funds provided under the heading ``Chemical Agents and
Munitions Destruction, Defense''.
Language is included that specifies the use of certain
funds provided under the heading ``Drug-Interdiction and
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense''.
Language is included that provides that no funds made
available in this Act may be used for publicity or propaganda
purposes not authorized by Congress.
Language is included that provides for conditions and
limitations on the payment of compensation to, or employment
of, foreign nationals.
Language is included that provides that no funds made
available in this Act may be obligated beyond the end of the
fiscal year unless expressly provided for in this Act.
Language is included that limits the obligation of certain
funds during the last two months of the fiscal year to no more
than 20 percent with certain exceptions.
Language is included that provides for incorporation of
project level adjustments specified in tables included in this
report.
Language is included that provides for the establishment of
a baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer
authorities for fiscal year 2017 and prohibits reprogramming
and transfers, with certain exceptions, until after submission
of a report.
Language is included that provides for limitations on the
use and transfer of working capital fund cash balances.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds
appropriated by this Act to initiate a special access program
without prior notification to the congressional defense
committees.
Language is included that provides limitations and
conditions on the use of funds provided in this Act to initiate
multi-year contracts.
Language is included that provides for the use and
obligation of funds for humanitarian and civic assistance costs
under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code.
Language is included that provides that civilian personnel
of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of
end strength or be subject to end strength limitations, sets
forth certain requirements related to end strength for the
budget submission, and requires that Department of Army Science
and Technology Reinvention Laboratories be managed based on the
available budget.
Language is included that prohibits funds made available in
this Act from being used to influence congressional action on
matters pending before the Congress.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to pay
compensation to any member of the Army participating as a full-
time student and receiving benefits from the Education Benefits
Fund when time spent as a full-time student is counted toward
that member's service commitment, with certain exceptions.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of
funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department
of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program.
Language is included that provides for the Department of
Defense to purchase anchor and mooring chains manufactured only
in the United States.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available to the Department of Defense to demilitarize or
destroy surplus firearms or small arms ammunition except under
certain circumstances.
Language is included that provides a limitation on the use
of funds for the relocation of any Department of Defense entity
into or within the National Capital Region.
Language is included that provides for incentive payments
authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974
(25 U.S.C. 1544).
Language is included that provides that no funds made
available by this Act for the Defense Media Activity may be
used for national or international political or psychological
activities.
Language is included that provides for the obligation of
funds for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10,
United States Code.
Language is included that provides funding for the Civil
Air Patrol Corporation.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds
appropriated in this Act to establish a new federally funded
research and development center (FFRDC), pay compensation to
certain individuals associated with an FFRDC, construct certain
new buildings not located on military installations, or
increase the number of staff years for defense FFRDCs beyond a
specified amount.
Language is included that provides for the Department of
Defense to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate melted
and rolled only in the United States or Canada.
Language is included that defines congressional defense
committees for the purposes of this Act.
Language is included that provides for competitions between
private firms and Department of Defense Depot Maintenance
Activities for modification, depot maintenance, and repair of
aircraft, vehicles, and vessels, as well as the production of
components and other Defense-related articles.
Language is included that provides for revocation of
blanket waivers of the Buy America Act upon a finding that a
country has violated a reciprocal trade agreement by
discriminating against products produced in the United States
that are covered by the agreement.
Language is included that provides for the availability of
funds for the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility
Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1)
of the 1991 National Defense Authorization Act.
Language is included that provides for the conveyance,
without consideration, of excess relocatable housing units
located at Grand Forks, Malmstrom, Mountain Home, Ellsworth,
and Minot Air Force Bases to Indian tribes.
Language is included that provides for the availability of
operation and maintenance appropriations to purchase items
having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000.
Language is included that prohibits funds from being used
to disestablish, close, downgrade, or place on probation a
Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
Language is included that provides for the issuance of
regulations placing certain limitations on the sale of tobacco
products in military resale outlets.
Language is included that limits the purchase of specified
investment items with Working Capital Funds.
Language is included that provides that none of the funds
appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year except
for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, the
Central Services Working Capital Fund, or other certain
programs authorized under section 503 of the National Security
Act of 1947.
Language is included that provides that funds made
available for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for
intelligence communications and intelligence information
systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands,
and the component commands.
Language is included that provides that not less than
$12,000,000 appropriated under the heading ``Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' shall be for mitigation of
environmental impacts on Indian lands resulting from Department
of Defense activities.
Language is included that provides for the Department of
Defense to comply with the Buy American Act (chapter 83 of
title 41, United States Code).
Language is included that limits the use of funds made
available in this Act to establish or support field operating
agencies.
Language is included that limits the use of funds
appropriated by this Act for the conversion of an activity or
function of the Department of Defense to contractor
performance.
Language is included in title VIII and title IX that
provides for the rescission of previously appropriated funds.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act from being used to reduce authorized
positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army
National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force
Reserve unless such reductions are a direct result of a
reduction in military force structure.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act for assistance to the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that
purpose.
Language is included that provides for the use of operation
and maintenance funds appropriated in this Act for
reimbursement to the National Guard and reserve when members of
the National Guard and reserve provide intelligence or
counterintelligence support to the Combatant Commands, Defense
Agencies, and Joint Intelligence Activities.
Language is included that provides that funds made
available to the Department of Defense and Central Intelligence
Agency for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities may
not be transferred to other agencies except as specifically
provided in an appropriations law.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds
appropriated by this Act for the procurement of ball and roller
bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of
domestic origin.
Language is included that places conditions on the use of
funds made available by this Act for Evolved Expendable Launch
Vehicle service competitive procurements.
Language is included to provide funding to make grants to
specified entities upon determination by the Secretary of
Defense that such grants serve the national interest.
Language is included that provides for the Department of
Defense to purchase supercomputers manufactured only in the
United States with an exception for certain circumstances.
Language is included to allow for Small Business Innovation
Research program and Small Business Technology Transfer program
set-asides.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act to pay contractor bonuses arising from a
business restructuring.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of
funds to be used in support of personnel supporting approved
organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense.
Language is included that provides for the Department of
Defense to dispose of negative unliquidated or unexpended
balances for expired or closed accounts.
Language is included that provides conditions for the use
of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project on
a space-available, reimbursable basis.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to
modify command and control relationships affecting Navy forces
assigned to the Pacific Fleet unless certain notifications are
provided.
Language is included that provides for the use of funds
made available under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide'' for high priority Sexual Assault Prevention and
Response program requirements, including the transfer of funds.
Language is included that provides a limitation on the use
of funds appropriated in title IV to procure end-items for
delivery to military forces for operational training,
operational use, or inventory requirements.
Language is included that provides for a waiver by the
Secretary of Defense of ``Buy America'' provisions for certain
cooperative programs.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act for repairs or maintenance to military
family housing units, for which funds are provided in other
appropriations acts.
Language is included that provides that funds for new
starts for advanced concept technology demonstration projects
may be obligated or expended only after notification to the
congressional defense committees.
Language is included that provides that the Secretary of
Defense shall continue to provide a classified quarterly report
on certain matters as directed in the classified annex
accompanying this Act.
Language is included that provides for the use of National
Guard personnel to support ground-based elements of the
National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds
provided in this Act to transfer to any nongovernmental entity
ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a
center--fire cartridge and is designated as ``armor piercing''
except for demilitarization purposes.
Language is included that provides for a waiver by the
Chief of the National Guard Bureau or his designee for all or
part of consideration in cases of personal property leases of
one year or less to certain organizations specified by section
508(d) of title 32, United States Code.
Language is included that provides for the transfer of
funds made available in this Act under the heading ``Operation
and Maintenance, Army'' to other activities of the Federal
Government for certain purposes.
Language is included that prohibits the modification of the
appropriations account structure or presentation of the budget
request for the National Intelligence Program, or modification
of the process by which National Intelligence Program
appropriations are apportioned, allotted, obligated, and
disbursed.
Language is included that provides grant authority for the
construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet
the needs of military family members when confronted with the
illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.
Language is included that provides funding and transfer
authority for the Israeli Cooperative missile defense programs.
Language is included that provides for the availability and
transfer of funds to properly complete prior year shipbuilding
programs.
Language is included that provides that funds made
available by this Act are deemed to be specifically authorized
by Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National
Security Act of 1947 until enactment of the Intelligence
Authorization Act.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds
provided in this Act to initiate a new start program without
prior written notification.
Language is included that provides that the budget of the
President for fiscal year 2019 shall include separate budget
justification documents for costs of the United States Armed
Forces' participation in contingency operations that contain
certain budget exhibits as defined in the Department of Defense
Financial Management Regulation.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act for the research, development, test,
evaluation, procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed
interceptors of a missile defense system.
Language is included that reduces the total amount of
funding in this Act to reflect savings due to favorable foreign
exchange rates.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act to reduce or disestablish the operation
of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force
Reserve.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this Act for the integration of foreign
intelligence information unless the information has been
lawfully collected and processed during conduct of authorized
foreign intelligence activities.
Language is included that prohibits the transfer of program
authorities related to tactical unmanned aerial vehicles from
the Army.
Language is included that limits the obligation authority
of funds provided for the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence to the current fiscal year except for research and
technology which shall remain available for the current and the
following fiscal years.
Language is included that provides for the adjustment of
obligations within the ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy''
appropriation.
Language is included that prohibits the reprogramming or
transfer of funds provided in this Act for the National
Intelligence Program until the Director of National
Intelligence submits a baseline for application of
reprogramming and transfer authorities.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available by this Act to eliminate, restructure, realign, or
reduce certain Army Contracting Command sites without prior
notification to the congressional defense committees.
Language is included that provides for the rescission of
certain excess cash balances.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available by this Act for excess defense articles, assistance,
or peacekeeping operations for countries designated to be in
violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act
of 2008.
Language is included that sets forth reprogramming and
transfer procedures for the National Intelligence Program.
Language is included that provides that the Director of
National Intelligence shall submit budget exhibits identifying
the future-years intelligence program.
Language is included that defines the congressional
intelligence committees for the purposes of this Act.
Language is included that provides that funds from certain
operation and maintenance accounts may be transferred to a
central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant
to section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code.
Language is included that provides that funds appropriated
by this Act may be used for making remittances and transfers to
the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Language is included that provides that agencies post
congressionally directed reports on a public website.
Language is included that provides limitations on the award
of contracts to contractors that require mandatory arbitration
for certain claims as a condition of employment or a
contractual relationship. The Secretary of Defense is
authorized to waive the applicability of these limitations for
national security interests.
Language is included that provides for the availability and
transfer of funds for the Joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration
Fund.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds in
contravention of section 130h of title 10, United States Code.
Language is included that provides for the purchase of
heavy and light armored vehicles for physical security or force
protection purposes.
Language is included that provides transfer authority for
the Director of National Intelligence for the National
Intelligence Program subject to certain limitations.
Language is included that prohibits funds to transfer or
release certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
into the United States, its territories, or possessions.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to
construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United
States, its territories, or possessions to house individuals
detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to
transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the
custody or control of the individual's country of origin, any
other foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in
accordance with sections 1034 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 and 1034 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds in
contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541).
Language is included that prohibits the Department of
Defense from entering into certain agreements with
Rosoboronexport with certain waiver authorities.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds for
the purchase or manufacture of a United States flag unless such
flag is treated as a covered item. under section 2533a(b) of
title 10, United States Code.
Language is included that provides for the availability of
funds for ex gratia payments in certain circumstances subject
to certain conditions.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to
reduce or prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-
deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below
certain authorized levels.
Language is included that requires grant awards to be
posted on a public website in a searchable format.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds for
the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location
outside the United States if a performance at a location within
the United States was canceled during the current fiscal year
due to insufficient funding.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds by the
National Security Agency for certain activities.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to
implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a
resolution of ratification.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this or any other Act to pay the salary of any
officer or employee who approves or implements the transfer of
certain administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources
unless expressly provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts.
Language is included that requires certain notification on
the use of funds for activities authorized under section 1208
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005,
with a waiver for exigent circumstances.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds with
respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution
(50 U.S.C. 1541).
Langtiage is included that prohibits the use of funds to
award a new contract for the T-AO Fleet Oiler or the Towing,
Salvage, and Rescue Ships programs except under certain
circumstances.
Language is included that reduces the amount of funds
appropriated in title II of this Act due to excess cash
balances in the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
Language is included that reduces the amount of funds
appropriated in title II of this Act due to lower than
anticipated fuel costs.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available by this Act to pay Government Travel Charge Card
expenses for gaming or certain entertainment activities.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds may
available by this Act to propose, plan for, or execute a new
base realignment and closure round.
Language is included that makes available funds provided
under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' for
purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
Language is included that provides for a limitation on the
use of funds made available by this Act for the Joint
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization
program.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made
available in this to carry out the closure or realignment of
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Language is included providing for the availability and
transfer of additional readiness funds made available to the
Services in title II of this Act for activities related to the
Zika virus.
Language is included that prohibits funding for computer
networks that do not block pornography, subject to certain law
enforcement and national defense exceptions.
Language is included that prohibits the transfer of
Department of Defense funds for certain purposes except in
accordance with reprogramming and transfer procedures.
Language is included that prohibits the use of Defense
Acquisition Workforce Developments funds for certain purposes.
Language is included that provides additional funds for
military personnel accounts and provides transfer authority to
such accounts.
Language is included that provides additional funds for
purposes of repairing schools on military installations subject
to certain requirements.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to
implement changes to certain Department of Defense regulations.
Language is included under the heading ``Afghanistan
Security Forces Fund'' that provides for the use of funds for
certain purposes and the management of contributions and
returned items.
Language is included under the heading ``Counter-ISIL Train
and Equip Fund'' that provides for the use of funds for certain
purposes, compliance with vetting standards, management of
contributions, and the submission of certain reports.
Language is included under the heading ``National Guard and
Reserve Equipment Account'' providing for the procurement of
certain items and the submission of modernization priority
assessments.
Language is included under the heading ``Joint Improvised-
Threat Defeat Fund'' that makes funds available for certain
purposes notwithstanding any other provision of law and
provides for transfers to other accounts.
Language is included that provides that funds made
available in title IX are in addition to amounts appropriated
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for
the current fiscal year.
Language is included that provides for supervision and
administration costs for construction projects associated with
overseas contingency operations.
Language is included that provides for the availability of
funds to purchase passenger, heavy, and light armored vehicles
notwithstanding price or other limitations on the purchase of
passenger carrying vehicles for use in the U.S. Central Command
area of responsibility.
Language is included that provides funds and authority for
the Commanders' Emergency Response Program and establishes
certain reporting requirements.
Language is included that authorizes the use of funds to
provide certain assistance to coalition forces supporting
military and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and establishes
certain reporting requirements.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to
establish permanent bases in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds in
contravention of certain laws or regulations promulgated to
implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Language is included that places limitations on the use of
Afghanistan Security Forces Funds and requires certain
certifications.
Language is included that provides for the availability of
funds appropriated in title IX of this Act for the purchase of
items having an investment unit cost of up to $500,000, subject
to certain conditions.
Language is included that provides for up to $500,000,000
of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Operation
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' to be used for assistance to
the Government of Jordan for certain purposes.
Language is included prohibiting the use of funds made
available by this Act under the heading ``Counter-Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant Train and Equip Fund'' to procure or
transfer man-portable air defense systems.
Language is included that provides for $150,000,000 for
assistance to the military and national security forces of
Ukraine for certain purposes and under certain conditions.
Language is included providing for the availability of
funds appropriated in title IX for replacement of items
provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the
United States to the extent provided for in this Act.
Language is included prohibiting the use of funds made
available by this Act for assistance to Ukraine to procure or
transfer man-portable air defense systems.
Language is included that places limitations on the use of
Coalition Support Funds under the heading ``Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' in title IX for the Government of
Pakistan.
Language is included that provides for additional funds and
transfer authority to improve the intelligence, surveillance,
and reconnaissance capabilities of the Department of Defense,
subject to a reporting requirement.
Language is included that prohibits the use of funds with
respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution
(50 U.S.C. 1541).
Language is included that rescinds certain funds made
available in prior years in title IX.
Language is included that provides that amounts designed in
this Act as Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism shall be available only if the President subsequently
so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations
to the Congress.
Language is included that sets the amount by which
subcommittee allocation exceeds the amount of proposed new
budget authority at $0.
Language is included that changes certain time limitations
on embryo cryopreservation and storage.
Language is included that repeals the Authorization for the
Use of Military Force, with certain conditions.

COMPARISON WITH THE BUDGET RESOLUTION

Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives requires an explanation of compliance with
section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as
amended, which requires that the report accompanying a bill
providing new budget authority contain a statement detailing
how that authority compares with the reports submitted under
section 302 of the Act for the most recently agreed to
concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year from
the Committee's section 302(a) allocation. This information
follows:

[In millions of dollars]
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302(b) Allocation This Bill
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Budget Budget
Authority Outlays Authority Outlays
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Discretionary:
General Purpose........................................... 584,181 553,845 584,181 \1\553,845
Global War on Terrorism\2\................................ 73,934 38,704 73,934 38,704
Mandatory................................................... 514 514 514 514
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism.

FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(Public Law 93-344), as amended, the following table contains
five-year projections associated with the budget authority
provided in the accompanying bill.

[In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Non-GWOT GWOT
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2018.......................................... \1\343,102 \1\38,704
2019.......................................... 134,613 19,080
2020.......................................... 52,075 8,550
2021.......................................... 26,016 3,840
2022 and future years......................... 19,549 2,636
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. Note: GWOT is
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 (Public Law
93-344), as amended, no new budget or outlays are provided by
the accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and
local governments.

PROGRAM DUPLICATION

No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of
another Federal program, a program that was included in any
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance.

DIRECTED RULE MAKING

This bill does not contain any provision that specifically
directs the promulgation or completion of a rule.

ADDITIONAL VIEWS--FISCAL YEAR 2018 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
BILL

With this bill, the Committee has carried out its
Constitutional responsibility to recommend the appropriations
necessary to provide for the common defense of our Nation. The
Committee did this in a collegial and bipartisan fashion
consistent with its long-standing traditions.
The base portion of this bill provides $584,124,519,000 in
Fiscal Year 2018 discretionary funding covering all Department
of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community functions except
for Military Construction and Family Housing. This is
$18,233,113,000 above the President's budget request, and
$68,009,519,000 above last year's enacted level. The Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism (OCO/GWOT)
portion provides a total of $73,934,000,000, an increase of
$9,999,130,000 above the President's budget request.
There are many aspects of this bill we can agree upon. The
legislation, as written, has the potential to fill many of the
military's readiness gaps and maintain the strategic
technological advantage the United States enjoys today.
Further, Democrats and Republicans agree we have a duty to
provide predictable and timely appropriations to the Department
of Defense and the rest of the federal government, consistent
with the repeated requests of senior defense leaders.
Unfortunately, at this moment, we are not optimistic about
the chances of this bill's independent enactment in a timely
fashion.
Most prominent of the obstacles facing this legislation is
the Budget Control Act of 2011, more commonly referred to as
the BCA. This bill greatly exceeds the cap on defense spending
established under the BCA for FY 2018, so much so that if the
House bills were enacted as written, and the BCA caps remain in
place, the Department of Defense would face a sequester of
roughly 13 percent. The Department has still not recovered from
the rash of problems caused by sequestration in FY 2013. The
Department savaged its Operation and Maintenance accounts in
the second half of FY 2013 to continue ongoing contingency
operations and to protect Military Personnel accounts. This
resulted in the Navy idling an aircraft carrier at a pier in
Norfolk, the Army cancelling training rotations, the Air Force
greatly reducing flight times for its combat coded aircraft,
and widespread civilian furloughs. We simply cannot allow that
to happen in FY 2018.
The Nation has avoided the effects of sequestration since
FY 2013 because Congress and the previous Administration worked
in a bipartisan and bicameral fashion to provide additional
investments for our men and women in uniform, and for programs
that improve our country's economic and physical
infrastructure, scientific research, public health system, and
veterans care. The current FY 2018 budget reportedly proposed
by the House Majority, exceeds the BCA cap by more than $70
billion for defense spending and is $5 billion under the cap
for nondefense, ignoring these past compromises. While the
House Majority rumored budget may cause angst, it is vastly
superior to the nonsensical budget put forth by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in May. If past is prologue, after
this bill passes the House, it will sit idle until mid-
September, when we begin the tortured process of short term
continuing resolutions, shutdown brinksmanship, possibly an
increase in the BCA caps, and then, maybe an Omnibus. This is
the very outcome the Secretary of Defense stated he did not
want to happen.
The only path out of uncertainty for this fiscal year is a
bipartisan agreement on discretionary spending levels.
Investments in communities by the government have positive
economic effects that would be lost through draconian cuts.
Congress might disagree on the ways to generate more revenue or
reform entitlements, but our fiscal health cannot be improved
by slashing discretionary spending only.
Setting aside our frustration with the process, we also
wish to express our concern with the significant increase in
funding this bill would provide to the Department of Defense--
$60 billion more than FY 2017 and $29 billion more than the
Department requested. We support providing additional funding
to the Department, as we believe we are asking too much of our
brave service members and their families. Also, to put it
mildly, the world is a very unsettled place and not moving
towards stability. However, we believe the Department will have
difficulty spending so many additional dollars in a timely,
efficient, and transparent manner. Vacancies in important
leadership positions within the Department, and hiring
restrictions on civilian employees will slow the decision
making process. Currently, the Department is in the midst of
four comprehensive strategic reviews, including: the National
Defense Strategy, the Nuclear Posture Review, the Afghanistan
Strategy Review, and the Counter-ISIS Plan. Each is ongoing and
their impact on spending during FY 2018 is unknown. Finally, it
is not likely Congress will complete our work in a timely
manner and any dollars provided will have to be spent in a
compressed timeline, much like the current year.
Given these concerns, we especially appreciate Chairwoman
Granger's cooperation to include bill and report language in
the Manager's Amendment in order to meet our constitutional
oversight responsibility and require transparency into the
Defense Restoration Funds. These Funds account for $18.6
billion in the base bill and $10 billion in the Overseas
Contingency Operations accounts. The added restrictions
strengthen our ability to oversee the Department's actions.
We would like to reiterate a concern we expressed in the
additional views to accompany the FY 2017 report and that is
our displeasure with the continued reliance on OCO funding. It
is increasingly difficult after sixteen years of war to argue
our military is engaged in a contingency. Throughout the past
years, even with the fluctuations in troop levels in each
theater of war, the activities have remained somewhat constant,
and with a decade plus of historical execution data, most of
these activities should be resourced as enduring requirements,
not unforeseen events.
Additionally, we are pleased the committee held a
constructive discussion and agreed to an amendment offered by
our colleague, Rep. Barbara Lee, to force Congress to discuss a
new Authorization of Military Force (AUMF) for the Global War
on Terror. The amendment accomplishes this by repealing the
2001 AUMF 240 days after the bill is enacted. That is ample
time to complete this difficult task. The current AUMF, crafted
days immediately after the attacks on September 11, 2001, has
been broadly interpreted by three administrations to justify
military activities across a swath of countries. Some of the
current adversaries, most notably the Islamic State, were not
in existence in 2001. Further, only 22 percent of Members of
the House of Representatives in the 115th Congress were serving
the last time an AUMF was enacted. As one of our Republican
colleagues stated in the debate on the Lee Amendment, if we are
asking our men and women in uniform to have the courage to risk
their lives, Congress should at least have the courage to
provide a clear legal justification for the conflicts they are
fighting. This echoed sentiments stated by Secretary of Defense
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, who testified before the
Defense Subcommittee on June 15, 2017, and both unequivocally
and forcefully stated their support for a new AUMF. Congress
should respond to their call for action.
We are disappointed that a Democratic amendment was not
agreed to that would have required the committee to adopt a
full slate of subcommittee allocations before considering any
bills. In the absence of a complete list of 302(b) allocations,
the committee adopted an interim number for the Military
Construction and Veterans Affairs bill, but did not even do
that for the Defense bill. Not considering full allocations is
a break from our long-standing practice and is a gross
departure from the ``regular order'' Republicans frequently
discuss but consistently ignore.
Without allocations, members have no way to evaluate how
each bill fits into the larger discretionary picture. Setting
aside the Defense bill's breach of the BCA cap, after
considering the first three bills of the year, the committee
has approved bills totaling $677.5 billion in spending that
applies to the BCA limits, which represents 64 percent of total
of allowable discretionary spending for FY 2018. That leaves
the remaining nine bills, including the largest domestic bill,
with only 36 percent of the statutory discretionary limit. This
will necessitate deep cuts below FY 2017 levels for the
remaining bills.
This committee has a long history of working in a
bipartisan faction to produce a full slate of bills. That
bipartisan cooperation requires transparency and cannot be
accomplished when the majority works in secret to develop
allocations that it does not publicly release.
In closing, we applaud the Chairwoman and the staff for
putting together this legislation in less than ideal
circumstances. We look forward to continuing to work with her,
the Members of the Committee, and staff in completing the
difficult task before us.

Nita M. Lowey.
Peter J. Visclosky.