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HR 1540 EAS

In the Senate of the United States,

December 1, 2011.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.1540CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

) entitled ‘An Act t One Hundred Twelfth Congress CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

This Act may be cited as the ‘National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(a) Divisions- This Act is organized into four divisions as follows:(1) Division Aive divisions as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Division D--Funding Tables.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Division E--SBIR and STTR Reauthorization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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





Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Army Programs

Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Multiyear procurement authority for mission avionics and common cockpits for Navy MH-60R/S helicopters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Subtitle C Sec. 122. Separate procurement line item for certain Littoral Combat Ship mission modules. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 123. Life-cycle cost-benefit analysis on alternative maintenance and sustainability plans for the Littoral Combat Ship program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 124. Extension of Ford-class aircraft carrier construction authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. Procurement of advanced extremely high frequency satellitesStrategic airlift aircraft force structure.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 132. Limitations on use of funds to retire B-1 bomber aircraft.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 133. Limitation on retirement of U-2 aircraft.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 134. Availability of fiscal year 2011 funds for research and development relating to the B-2 bomber aircraft.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1335. Availability of fiscal year 2011 funds to support alternative options for extremely high frequency terminal Increment 1 program of record.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 134. Limitations on use of funds to retire B-1 bomber aircraft.

Sec. 135. Limitation on retirement of U-2 aircraft.

Sec. 136. Strategic airlift aircraft force structure.

Sec. 137. Limitation on retirement of C-23 aircraft.

Subtitle DProcurement of advanced extremely high frequency satellites.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle E--Joint and Multiservice Matters

Sec. 151. Inclusion of information on approved Combat Mission Requirements in quarterly reports on use of Combat Mission Requirement funds.Sec. 152. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft41. Limitation on availability of funds for acquisition of joint tactical radio system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 153. Report on plan to implement Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 measures within the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft42. Limitation on availability of funds for Aviation Foreign Internal Defense program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 154. Multiyear procurement authority for airframes for Army UH-60M/HH-60M helicopters and Navy MH-60R/MH-60S helicopters43. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 155. Designation of44. Additional oversight requirements for the undersea mobility acquisition program of the United States Special Operations Command as a major defense acquisition program.Sec. 156. Transfer of Air Force C-12 Liberty Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance aircraft to the Army.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 145. Inclusion of information on approved Combat Mission Requirements in quarterly reports on use of Combat Mission Requirement funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 15746. Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft re-engining program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1547. Authority for exchange with United Kingdom of specified F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 148. Report on probationary period in development of short take-off, vertical landing variant of the Joint Strike Fighter.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 159. Authority for exchange with United Kingdom of specified F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft49. Report on plan to implement Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 measures within the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Prohibitions relating to use of funds for research, development, test, and evaluation on the F136 engineLimitation on availability of funds for the ground combat vehicle program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 212. Limitation on the individual carbine program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 213. Limitation on availability of funds for Future Unmanned Carrier-based Strike System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 214. Limitation on availability of funds for amphibious assault vehicles of the Marine Corps.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 215. Limitation on obligation of funds for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 216. Limitation on use of funds for Increment 2 of B-2 bomber aircraft extremely high frequency satellite communications program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 213. Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike7. Limitation on availability of funds for the Joint Space Operations Center management system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 214. Marine Corps ground combat vehicles8. Limitation on availability of funds for wireless innovation fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 219. Prohibition on delegation of budgeting authority for certain research and educational programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 220. Designation of main propulsion turbomachinery of the next-generation long-range strike bomber aircraft as major subprogram.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 221. Designation of electromagnetic aircraft launch system development and procurement program as major subprogram.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 222. Advanced rotorcraft flight research and development.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 223. Preservation and storage of certain property related to F136 propulsion system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Missile Defense MattersSec. 231. Enhanced oversight of missile defense acquisition programsPrograms

Sec. 231. Acquisition accountability reports on the ballistic missile defense system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 232. Comptroller General review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 233. Homeland defense hedging policy and strategy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 234. Ground-based Midcourse Defense Pmidcourse defense program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 233. Missile defense cooperation with Russia.Sec. 234. Report on the United States missile defense hedging strategy5. Limitation on availability of funds for the medium extended air defense system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 236. Sense of Congress regarding ballistic missile defense training.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 2541. Extension of requirements for biennial roadmap and annual review and certification on funding for development of hypersonics.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 242. Report and cost assessment of options for Ohio-class replacement ballistic missile submarine.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 243. Report on the electromagnetic rail gun system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 244. Annual comptroller general report on the KC-46A aircraft acquisition program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 245. Independent review and assessment of cryptographic modernization program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 246. Report on increased budget items.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 26151. Repeal of requirement for Technology Transition Initiative.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 252. Contractor cost-sharing in pilot program to include technology protection features during research and development of certain defense systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 26253. Extension of authority for mechanisms to provide funds for defense laboratories for research and development of technologies for military missions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 254. National defense education program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 255. Laboratory facilities, Hanover, New Hampshire.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 256. Sense of Congress on active matrix organic light emitting diode technology.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Energy and Environmental Provisions

Sec. 311. Modification of energy performance goals Designation of senior official of Joint Chiefs of Staff for operational energy plans and programs and operational energy budget certification.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 312. Streamlined annual report on defense environmental programsImproved Sikes Act coverage of State-owned facilities used for the national defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 313. Discharge of wastes at sea generated by ships of the Armed Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 314. Modification to the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy, Plans, and Programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 315. Energy-efficient technologies in contracts for logistics support of contingency operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 316. Health assessment reports required when waste is disposed of in open-air burn pits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 317. Streamlined annual report on defense environmental programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 318. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalties in connection with Jackson Park Housing Complex, Washington.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3149. Requirements relating to Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry investigation of exposure to drinking water contamination at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 315. Discharge of wastes at sea generated by ships of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 316. Consideration of energy security and reliability in development and implementation of energy performance goals.

Sec. 317. Installation energy metering requirements.

Sec. 318. Training policy for Department of Defense energy manager20. Fire suppression agents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Workplace and Depot IssuesLogistics and Sustainment

Sec. 321. Minimum capital investment for certain depots.

Sec. 322. Limitation on revising the definition of depot-level maintenance.

Sec. 323Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 322. Designation of military industriarsenal facilities as Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3243. Permanent and expanded authority for Army industrial facilities to enter into certain cooperative arrangements with non-Army entities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 324. Implementation of corrective actions resulting from corrosion study of the F-22 and F-35 aircraft.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 325. Modification of requirements relating to minimum capital investment for certain depots.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 326. Reports on depot-related activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 327. Core depot-level maintenance and repair capabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Readiness

Subtitle E--Reports

Sec. 33141. Annual certification and modifications of annual report on prepositioned materiel and equipment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 342. Additional matters for inclusion in and modified deadline for the annual report on operational energy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 343. Study on Air Force test and training range infrastructure.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33244. Study on training range infrastructure for special operations forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 33345. Guidance to establish non-tactical wheeled vehicle and equipment service life extension programs to achieve cost savings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 334. Modified deadline for annual report on budget shortfalls for implementation of operational energy strategy.Subtitle E--Other MattersSec. 341. Extension of authority for Army industrial facilities to enter into cooperative agreements with non-Army entities46. Study on United States force posture in the United States Pacific Command area of responsibility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 342. Working-capital fund accounting7. Study on overseas basing presence of United States forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3438. Inclusion of assessment of joint military training and force allocations in quadrennial defense review and national military strategy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 349. Modification of report on procurement of military working dogs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 361. Commercial sale of small arms ammunition and small arms ammunition components in excess of military requirements, and fired cartridge cases.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 344. Authority to accept contributions of funds to study options for mitigating adverse effects of proposed obstructions on military installations.

Sec. 345. Utility disruptions to military installations.

Sec. 346. Eligibility of active and reserve members, retirees, gray area retirees, and dependents for62. Comptroller General review of space-available travel on military aircraft.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 363. Authority to provide information for maritime safety of forces and hydrographic support.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 364. Deposit of reimbursed funds under reciprocal fire protection agreements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 365. Clarification of the airlift service definitions relative to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 366. Ratemaking procedures for Civil Reserve Air Fleet contracts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 367. Policy on Active Shooter Training for certain law enforcement personnel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 368. Procurement of tents or other temporary structures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 402. Revision in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Rreserves.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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





Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2012 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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

Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Military personnel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Generally

Sec. 501. Increase in authorized strengths for Marine Corps officers on active duty in grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 502. Voluntary retirement incentiveGeneral officer and flag officer reform.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 503. National Defense University outplacement waiver.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 504. Modification of definition of ‘joint duty assignment’ to include all instructor assignments for joint training and educationVoluntary retirement incentive matters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 511. Authority for order to active duty of members of the Selected Reserve and certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve for preplanned missionsLeadership of National Guard Bureau.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 512. Modification of eligibility for consideration for promotion for certain reserve officers employed as military technicians (dual status)embership of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 513. Modification of time in which preseparation counseling must be provided to reserve component members being demobilized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 514. Clarification of applicability of authority for deferral of mandatory separation of military technicians (dual status) until age 60.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 515. Authority to order Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Air Force Reserve to active duty to provide assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 516. Authority for order to active duty of units of the Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of the combatant commands.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 517. Modification of eligibility for consideration for promotion for reserve officers employed as military technicians (dual status).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 518. Consideration of reserve component officers for appointment to certain command positions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 519. Report on termination of military technician as a distinct personnel management category.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--General Service Authorities

Sec. 521. Repeal of mandatory high-deployment allowance.Sec. 522. Prohibition on denial of reenlistment of members for unsuitability based on the same medical condition for which they were determined to be fit for dutySense of Congress on the unique nature, demands, and hardships of military service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 522. Policy addressing dwell time and measurement and data collection regarding unit operating tempo and personnel tempo.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 523. Protected communications by members of the Armed Forces and prohibition of retaliatory personnel actions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 524. Notification requirement for determination made in response to review of proposal for award of Medal of Honor not previously submitted in timely fashion.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 525. Expansion of regular enlisted members covered by early discharge authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5246. Extension of voluntary separation pay and benefits.Sec. 525. Employment skills training for members of the Armed Forces on active duty who are transitioning to civilian life authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5267. Prohibition on denial of reenlistment of members for unsuitability based on the same medical condition for which they were determined to be fit for duty.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 528. Designation of persons authorized to direct disposition of remains of members of the Armed Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 529. Matters covered by preseparation counseling for members of the Armed Forces and their spouses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 530. Conversion of high-deployment allowance from mandatory to authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 531. Extension of authority to conduct programs on career flexibility to enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 532. Policy on military recruitment and enlistment of graduates of secondary schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 52733. Department of Defense suicide prevention program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 541. Reform of offenses relating to rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 542. Authority to compel production of documentary evidence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 543. Clarification of application and extent of direct acceptance of gifts authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 544. Freedom of conscience of military chaplains with respect to the performance of marriages.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Education and TrainingSec. 541. Enhancement of authorities on joint professional military educationE--Member Education and Training Opportunities and Administration

Sec. 551. Employment skills training for members of the Armed Forces on active duty who are transitioning to civilian life.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 542. Grade of commissioned officers in uniformed medical accession program52. Enhancement of authorities on joint professional military education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 553. Temporary authority to waive maximum age limitation on admission to the military service academies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 543. Reserve component mental health student stipend54. Enhancement of administration of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 54455. Enrollment of certain seriously wounded, ill, or injured former or retired enlisted members of the Armed Forces in associate degree programs of the Community College of the Air Force in order to complete degree program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 545. Consolidation of military department authority to issue arms, tentage, and equipment to educational institutions not maintaining units of Junior ROTC56. Reserve component mental health student stipend.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 546. Temporary authority to waive maximum age limitation on admission to the military service academies57. Fiscal year 2012 administration and report on the Troops-to-Teachers Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 54758. Pilot program on receipt of civilian credentialing for skills required for military occupational specialties.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Matters Generally

Sec. 551. Reform of offenses relating to rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Sec. 552. Authority to compel production of documentary evidenc9. Report on certain education assistance programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 561. Control and administration by Secretary of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 553. Procedures for judicial review of certain military personnel decisions62. Senior Medical Advisor oversight of health care provided to residents of Armed Forces Retirement Home.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 554. Department of Defense support for programs on pro bono legal representation for members of the Armed Forces.Subtitle F--Sexual Assault Prevention and ResponseSec. 561. Director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office63. Establishment of Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council and Resident Advisory Committees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 562. Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocat4. Administrators, Ombudsmen, and staff of facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 563. Access of sexual assault victims to legal assistance and services of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocate5. Revision of fee requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 564. Requirement for privilege in cases arising under Uniform Code of Military Justice against disclosure of communications between sexual assault victims and Sexual Assault Response Coordinators, Sexual Assault Victim Advocates, and certain other person6. Revision of inspection requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 565. Expedited consideration and decision-making on requests for permanent change of station or unit transfer of victims of sexual assault.Sec. 566. Department of Defense policy and procedures on retention and access to evidence and records relating to sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Force7. Repeal of obsolete transitional provisions and technical, conforming, and clerical amendments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle G--Defense Dependents’ EducationSec. 571 and Military Family Readiness Matters

Sec. 571. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 572. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 572. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.Sec. 573. Three-year extension and enhancement of authorities on transition of military dependent students among local educational agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Subtitle H--Military Family ReadinessSec. 576. Modification ofSec. 574. Revision to membership of Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5775. Reemployment rights following certain National Guard duty.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 576. Expansion of Operation Hero Miles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 577. Report on Department of Defense autism pilot and demonstration projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 578. Comptroller General of the United States report on Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle I--Other MatterH--Improved Sexual Assault Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces

Sec. 581. Cold War Service MedalAccess of sexual assault victims to legal assistance and services of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 582. Consideration of application for permanent change of station or unit transfer based on humanitarian conditions for victim of sexual assault or related offense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 583. Director of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 584. Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 585. Training and education programs for sexual assault prevention and response program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 586. Department of Defense policy and procedures on retention and access to evidence and records relating to sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 588. Department of Defense authority to carry out personnel recovery reintegration and post-isolation support activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 589. Military adaptive sports program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 590. Enhancement and improvement of Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 583. Report on process for expedited determination of disability of members of the Armed Forces with certain disabling condition91. Army National Military Cemeteries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 584. Report on the achievement of diversity goals for the leadership of the Armed Force92. Inspection of military cemeteries under jurisdiction of the military departments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 585. Specification of period in which application for voter registration or absentee ballot from an overseas voter is valid.

Sec. 586. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Emil Kapaun for acts of valor during the Korean War.

Sec. 58793. Authorization for award of the distinguished service cross for cCaptain Fredrick L. Spaulding for acts of valor during the Vietnam War.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 594. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Emil Kapaun for acts of valor during the Korean War.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 595. Review regarding award of Medal of Honor to Jewish American World War I veterans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 596. Report on process for expedited determination of disability of members of the Armed Forces with certain disabling conditions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 597. Comptroller General study of military necessity of Selective Service System and alternatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 598. Evaluation of issues affecting disposition of remains of American sailors killed in the explosion of the ketch U.S.S. Intrepid in Tripoli Harbor on September 4, 1804.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

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





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





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





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





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





Sec. 616. Modification of qualifying period for payment of hostile fire and imminent danger special pay and hazardous duty special pay.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle BC--Travel and Transportation Allowances Generally

Subtitle D--Consolidation and Reform of Travel and Transportation Authorities

Sec. 6231. Consolidation and reform of travel and transportation authorities of the uniformed services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 6232. Transition provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle CE--Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations

Subtitle F--Disability, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits

Sec. 631. Repeal of automatic enrollment in Family Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for members of the Armed Forces married to other members.

Sec. 632. Limitation on availability of certain funds pending report on provision of special compensation for members of the uniformed services with injury or illness requiring assistance in everyday living.

Sec. 633. Repeal of sense of Congress on age and service requirements for retired pay for non-regular service.

Sec. 63451. Death gratuity and related benefits for Reserves who die during an authorized stay at their residence during or between successive days of inactive duty training.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 661. Report on basic allowance for housing for National Guard members transitioning between active duty and full-time National Guard duty without a break in active service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 662. Report on incentives for recruitment and retention of health care professionals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--TRICARE ProgramSec. 701. Annual cost-of-living adjustment inImprovements to Health Benefits

Sec. 701. Annual enrollment fees in TRICARE Primefor certain retirees and dependents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 702. Maintenance of the adequacy of provider networks under the TRICARE programental health assessments for members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 703. Transition enrollment of uniformed services family health plan Medicare-eligible retirees to TRICARE for Life.Sec. 704. Modification of authorities on surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE ExtraBehavioral health support for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 705. Extension of time limit for submittal of claims under the TRICARE program for care provided outside the United States.Subtitle B--Other Health Care BenefitsSec. 7114. Provision of food to certain members and dependents not receiving inpatient care in military medical treatment facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 705. Travel for anesthesia services for childbirth for command-sponsored dependents of members assigned to remote locations outside the continental United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 71206. Transitional health benefits for certain members with extension of active duty following active duty in support of a contingency operation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 71307. Provision of rehabilitative equipment under Wounded Warrior Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 708. Transition enrollment of uniformed services family health plan medicare-eligible retirees to TRICARE for life.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 711. Codification and improvement of procedures for mental health evaluations for members of the Armed Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Subtitle C--Health Care AdministrationSec. 721 Sec. 712. Extension of time limit for submittal of claims under the TRICARE program for care provided outside the United States. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 713. Expansion of State licensure exceptions for certain mental health- for certain health care professionals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 72214. Clarification on confidentiality of medical quality assurance records.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 715. Maintenance of the adequacy of provider networks under the TRICARE program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 716. Review of the administration of the military health system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 717. Limitation on availability of funds for the future electronic health records program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Sec. 801. Waiver of requirements relating to new Milestone approval for certain major defense acquisition programs experiencing critical cost growth due to change in quantity purchased.

Sec. 802. Modification of certain requirements of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 801. Requirements relating to core depot-level maintenance and repair capabilities for Milestone A and Milestone B and elimination of references to Key Decision Points A and B.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 803. Assessment, management, and control of operating and support costs for major weapon systems.Sec. 804. Clarification of responsibility for cost analyses and targets for contract negotiation purpose2. Revision to law relating to disclosures to litigation support contractors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 805. Modification of requirements for guidance on management of manufacturing risk in major defense acquisition program3. Extension of applicability of the senior executive benchmark compensation amount for purposes of allowable cost limitations under defense contracts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 806. Management of developmental test and evaluation for major defense acquisition programs4. Extension of availability of funds in the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 807. Assessment of risk associated with development of major weapon systems to be procured under cooperative projects with friendly foreign countries.Subtitle B--Acquisition Policy and ManagementSec. 8215. Defense Contract Audit Agency annual report.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 806. Inclusion of data on contractor performance in past performance databases for source selection decisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 82207. Implementation of recommendations of Defense Science Board Task Force on Improvements to Service Contracting.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 82308. Temporary limitation on aggregate annual amount available for contract services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 82409. Annual report on single-award task and delivery order contracts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations

Sec. 841. Treatment for technical data purposes of independent research and development and bid and proposal cost11. Calculation of time period relating to report on critical changes in major automated information systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 812. Change in deadline for submission of Selected Acquisition Reports from 60 to 45 days.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 842. Limitation on defense contractor compens13. Extension of sunset date for certain protests of task and delivery order contracts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 814. Clarification of Department of Defense authority to purchase right-hand drive passenger sedan vehicles and adjustment of threshold for inflation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 84315. Rights in technical data and validation of proprietary data restrictions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 816. Covered contracts for purposes of requirements on contractor business systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 84417. Compliance with defense procurement requirements for purposes of internal controls of non-defense agencies for procurements on behalf of the Department of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 84518. Detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 819. Modification of certain requirements of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 820. Inclusion of contractor support requirements in Department of Defense planning documents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 821. Amendment relating to buying tents, tarpaulins, or covers from American sources.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 822. Repeal of sunset of authority to procure fire resistant rayon fiber from foreign sources for the production of uniforms.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 823. Prohibition on collection of political information.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 831. Waiver of requirements relating to new milestone approval for certain major defense acquisition programs experiencing critical cost growth due to change in quantity purchased.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 846. Waiver of ‘Buy American’ requirement for procurement of components otherwise producible overseas with specialty metal not produced in the United State32. Assessment, management, and control of operating and support costs for major weapon systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 847. Comptroller General of the United States reports on noncompetitive and one-offer contracts awarded by the Department of Defense33. Clarification of responsibility for cost analyses and targets for contract negotiation purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 834. Modification of requirements for guidance on management of manufacturing risk in major defense acquisition programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 848. Detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic part35. Management of developmental test and evaluation for major defense acquisition programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 849. Report on authorities available to the Department of Defense for multiyear contracts for the purchase of advanced biofuel36. Assessment of risk associated with development of major weapon systems to be procured under cooperative projects with friendly foreign countries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 837. Competition in maintenance and sustainment of subsystems of major weapon systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 850. Comptroller General of the United States reports on Department of Defense implementation of justification and approval requirements for certain sole-source contracts38. Oversight of and reporting requirements with respect to Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 839. Implementation of acquisition strategy for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Wartime ContractingSec. 86Contracts in Support of Contingency Operations in Iraq or Afghanistan

Sec. 841. Prohibition on contracting with the enemy in the United States Central Command theater of operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8642. Additional access to contractor and subcontractor records in the United States Central Command theater of operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 863. Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund to rapidly meet urgent operational needs.

Sec. 864. Inclusion of associated support services in rapid acquisition and deployment procedures for supplies.

Sec. 86543. Reach-back contracting authority for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 866. Inclusion of contractor support requirements in Department of Defense planning document44. Competition and review of contracts for property or services in support of a contingency operation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 845. Inclusion of associated support services in rapid acquisition and deployment procedures for supplies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 846. Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund to rapidly meet urgent operational needs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle E--Other MattersSec. 881. Extension of availability of funds in the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development FundDefense Industrial Base Matters

Sec. 851. Assessment of the defense industrial base pilot program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 852. Strategy for securing the defense supply chain and industrial base.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 88253. Assessment of feasability and advisability of establishment of rare earth material inventory.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 854. Department of Defense assessment of industrial base for night vision image intensification sensors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 855. Technical amendment relating to responsibilities of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 861. Clarification of jurisdiction of the United States district courts to hear bid protest disputes involving maritime contracts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 862. Encouragement of contractor Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 863. Sense of Congress and report on authorities available to the Department of Defense for multiyear contracts for the purchase of alternative fuels.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 864. Acquisition workforce improvements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 865. Modification of delegation of authority to make determinations on entry into cooperative research and development agreements with NATO and other friendly organizations and countries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 883. Rate of payment for airlift services under the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program.

Sec. 884. Clarification of Department of Defense authority to purchase right-hand drive passenger sedan vehicles and adjustment of threshold for inflation.

Sec. 885. Extension and expansion of small business programs of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 8866. Three-year extension of test program for negotiation of comprehensive small business subcontracting plans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 8867. Five-year extension of Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Subtitle A--Department of Defense Management

Sec. 901. Revision of defense business systems requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 902. Qualifications for appointments to the position of Deputy Secretary of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 9023. Designation of Department of Defense senior official with principal responsibility for airship programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 9034. Memoranda of agreement on synchronizidentification and dedication of enabling capabilities of general purpose forces with the requirements of special operations forces.

Sec. 904. Enhancement of administration of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology.

Sec. 905. Defense laboratory matters.

Sec. 906to fulfill certain requirements of special operations forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 905. Assessment of Department of Defense access to non-United States citizens with scientific and technical expertise vital to the national security interests.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 9076. Sense of Congress on use of modeling and simulation in Department of Defense activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 908. Sense of Congress on 7. Sense of Congress on ties between Joint Warfighting and Coalition Center and Allied Command Transformation of NATO.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 909. Report on effects of8. Report on effects of planned reductions of personnel at the Joint Warfare Analysis Center on personnel skills.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Space Activities

Sec. 911. Commercial space launch cooperationHarmful interference to Department of Defense Global Positioning System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 912. Authority to designate increments or blocks of space vehiclatellites as major subprograms subject to acquisition reporting requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Intelligence MattersSec. 921-Related Matters

Sec. 921. Report on implementation of recommendations by the Comptroller General on intelligence information sharing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 922. Insider threat detection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 923. Expansion of authority for exchanges of mapping, charting, and geodetic data to include nongovernmental organizations and academic institutions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 922. Facilities for intelligence collection or special operations activities abroad.Sec. 9234. Ozone Widget Framework.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 9245. Plan for incorporation of enterprise query and correlation capability into the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 926. Facilities for intelligence collection or special operations activities abroad.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Cybersecurity MattersSec. 931Total Force Management

Sec. 951. Activities to improve multilateral, bilateral, and regional cooperation regarding cybersecurity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 952. Report on United States Special Operations Command structure.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 953. Strategy to acquire capabilities to detect previously unknown cyber attacks.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 932. Program in support of Department of Defense policy on sustaining and expanding information sharing54. Military activities in cyberspace.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1002. Defense business systems.Sec. 1003. Modification of authorities on certification and credential standards for financial management positions in the Department of DefenseBudgetary effects of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1004. Deposit of reimbursed funds under reciprocal fire protection agreements.Sec. 1005. Audit readiness of financial statements of Department of Defense3. Additional requirements relating to the development of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1006. Plan to ensure audit readiness of statements of budgetary resource3A. Display of procurement of equipment for the reserve components of the Armed Forces under estimated expenditures for procurement in future-years defense programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1011. Fiv04. Extension of authority for joint task forces to provide support to law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1005. Three-year extension and modification of authority of Department of Defense to provide additional support for counterdrug activities of other governmental agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1012. Five06. Two-year extension and expansion of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1013. Reporting requirement on expenditures to support foreign counter-drug activities.

Sec. 1014. Extension of authority for joint task forces to provide support to law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.

Sec. 101507. Extension of authority to support unified counter-drug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 1008. Reporting requirement on expenditures to support foreign counter-drug activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 102111. Budgeting for construction of naval vessels.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1012. Sense of Congress on naming of Naval vessel after United States Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael Peralta.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1013. Limitation on availability of funds for placing Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadrons on reduced operating status.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 102214. Report on policies and practices of the Navy for naming the vessels of the Navy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1015. Transfer of certain high-speed ferries to the Navy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1016. Modification of conditions on status of retired aircraft carrier ex-John F. Kennedy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1023. Authority to provide information for maritime safety of forces and hydrographic support.

Sec. 1024. Report on policies and practices of the Navy for naming the vessels of the Navy.

Sec. 102517. Assessment of stationing of additional DDG-51 class destroyers at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Detainee MattersSec. 103Counterterrorism

Sec. 1021. Affirmation of authority of the Armed Forces of the United States to detain covered persons pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1032. Requirement for military custody22. Military custody for foreign al-Qaeda terrorists.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1033. Requirements for certifications relating to the transfer of detainees23. Procedures for periodic detention review of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and other foreign entities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 103424. Procedures for status determinations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1025. Requirement for national security protocols governing detainee communications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1026. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1035. Procedures for periodic detention review27. Prohibition on the use of funds for the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1036. Procedures for status determination28. Requirements for certifications relating to the transfer of detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and other foreign entities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 103729. Requirement for consultation regarding prosecution of terrorists.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1030. Clarification of right to plead guilty in trial of capital offense by military commission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

Sec. 1041. Management of Department of Defense installations.

Sec. 104231. Counterterrorism operational briefing requirement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 1032. National security planning guidance to deny safe havens to al-Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1033. Extension of authority to make rewards for combating terrorism.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1034. Amendments relating to the Military Commissions Act of 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 1041. Biennial assessment and report on the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1044. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act of certain sensitive national security information2. Plan on implementation of the New START Treaty.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1045. Clarification of airlift service definitions relating to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet3. Annual report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1044. Sense of Congress on nuclear force reductions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1046. Authority for assignment of civilian employees of the Department of Defense as advisors to foreign ministries of defense and international peace and security organiza5. Nuclear force reductions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1047. Net assessment of nuclear force levels required with respect to certain proposals to reduce the nuclear weapons stockpile6. Nuclear employment strategy of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1048. Fiscal year 2012 administration and report on the Troops-to-Teachers Program7. Comptroller General report on nuclear weapon capabilities and force structure requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1049. Expansion of Operation Hero Miles8. Report on feasibility of joint replacement fuze program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle F--Financial Management

Subtitle G--Repeal and Modification of Reporting RequirementsPART I--Repeal of Reporting Requirements

Sec. 1061. Repeal of reporting requirements under title 10, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1062. Repeal of reporting requirements under annual defense authorization acts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1063. Repeal of reporting requirements under other laws.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





PART II--Modification of Existing Reporting Requirements

Sec. 1066. Modification of reporting requirements under title 10, United States Code.

Sec. 1067. Modification of reporting requirements under other 4. Modification of reporting requirements under title 10, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 1065. Modification of reporting requirements under other titles of the United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1068. Modification of reporting requirements under annual defense authorization6. Modification of reporting requirements under annual defense authorization acts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1069. Modification of reporting requirements under other 7. Modification of reporting requirements under other laws.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle G--Other Study and Report MattersSec. 1071. Modification of dates of Comptroller General of the United States review of executive agreement on joint medical facility demonstration project, North Chicago and Great Lakes, IllinoisH--Studies and Reports

Sec. 1068. Transmission of reports in electronic format.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1072. Report on plan to implement organizational goals recommended in the National Security Strategy-201069. Modifications to annual aircraft procurement plan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1073. Biennial assessment of and report on delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system.

Sec. 1074. Annual report on the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States.

Sec. 1075. Nuclear employment strategy of the United States.

Sec. 1076. Study on the recruitment, retention, and development of cyberspace experts0. Change of deadline for annual report to Congress on National Guard and reserve component equipment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 10771. Report on nuclear aspirations of non-state entities, nuclear weapons, and related programs in non-nuclear weapons states and countries not parties to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, and certain foreign persons.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1072. Implementation plan for whole-of-government vision prescribed in the National Security Strategy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1073. Reports on resolution restrictions on the commercial sale or dissemination of eletro-optical imagery collected by satellites.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 10784. Report on integration of unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1079. Study on United States force posture in East Asia and the Pacific region.

Sec. 1080. Report on status of implementation of accepted recommendations in the Final Report of the 2010 Army Acquisition Review panel.

Sec. 1080A5. Report on feasibility of using unmanned aerial systems to perform airborne inspection of navigational aids in foreign airspace.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 1080B76. Comptroller General review of medical research and development relating to improved combat casualty care.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1080C. Reports to Congress on the modification of the force structure for the strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems of the United States.Sec. 1080D77. Reports to Congress on the modification of the force structure for the strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1078. Comptroller General of the United States reports on the major automated information system programs of the Department of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1080E. Comptroller General report on Department of Defense science and technology programs.

Sec. 1080F. Comptroller General report on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) initiatives.

Sec. 1080G. Report on Defense Department 79. Report on Defense Department analytic capabilities regarding foreign ballistic missile threats.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 1080H. Report on approval and implementation of Air . Report on approval and implementation of Air Sea Battle Concept.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1080I. Report on effects of changing flag officer positions within the Air Force Material CommandA. Report on costs of units of the reserve components and the active components of the Armed Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 1081. Authority for assignment of civilian employees of the Department of Defense as advisors to foreign ministries of defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1082. Exemption from Freedom of Information Act for data files of the military flight operations quality assurance systems of the military departments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1083. Limitation on procurement and fielding of light attack armed reconnaissance aircraft.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1084. Prohibition on the use of funds for manufacturing beyond low rate initial production at certain prototype integration facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1085. Use of State Partnership Program funds for certain purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle H--Other MattersSec. 1081J--Other Matters

Sec. 1086. Redesignation of psychological operations as military information support operations in title 10, United States Code, to conform to Department of Defense usage.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 10827. Termination of requirement for appointment of civilian members of National Security Education Board by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1083. Redesignation of Industrial College of the Armed Forces as the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.

Sec. 1084. Designation of Fisher House for the Families of the Fallen and Meditation Pavilion, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, as a Fisher House.

Sec. 1085. Sense of Senate8. Sense of Congress on application of moratorium on earmarks to this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 1086. Technical amendment relating to responsibilities of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy.

Sec. 1087. Technical amendment.

Sec. 1088. Improving the transition of members of the Armed Forces with experience in the operation of certain motor vehicles into careers operating commercial motor vehicles in the private sector.

Sec. 1089. Fire suppression agents.

Sec. 1090. Acquisition and procurement exchanges between the United States and India.

Sec. 1091. Long-term plan for maintenance of intercontinental ballistic missile solid rocket motor production capacityTechnical amendment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 10920. Cybersecurity collaboration between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1091. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act of certain Department of Defense critical infrastructure security information.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1092. Expansion of scope of humanitarian demining assistance program to include stockpiled conventional munitions assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1093. Reemployment rights following certain National Guard dutyNumber of Navy carrier air wings and carrier air wing headquarters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1094. Display of annual budget requirements for organizational clothing and individual equipment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1095. National Rocket Propulsion Strategy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1096. Grants to certain regulated companies for specified energy property not subject to normalization rules.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1097. Unmanned aerial systems and national airspace.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1098. Modification of dates of Comptroller General of the United States review of executive agreement on joint medical facility demonstration project, North Chicago and Great Lakes, Illinois.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

Sec. 1101. Amendments to Department of Defense personnel authorities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1102. Provisions relating to the Department of Defense performance management system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1103. Repeal of sunset provision relating to direct hire authority at demonstration laboratories.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1104. One-year extension of authority to employ up to 10 persons without paywaive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1102. Extension of eligibility to continue Federal employee health benefits for certain employees of the Department of Defense.Sec. 1103. Authority for waiver of recovery of certain payments previously made under civilian employees voluntary separation incentive program5. Waiver of certain pay limitations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1106. Services of post-combat case coordinators.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1107. Authority to waive maximum-age limit for certain appointments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1108. Sense of Congress relating to pay parity for Federal employees serving at certain remote military installations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1104. Permanent e9. Federal internship programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1110. Extension and expansion of experimental personnel program for scientific and technical personnel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1105. Modification of beneficiary designation authorities for death gratuity payable upon death of a United States Government employee in service with the Armed Forces11. Authority of the Secretaries of the military departments to employ up to 10 persons without pay.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 110612. Two-year extension of discretionary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to personnel on official duty in a combat zone.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 1121. Modification of beneficiary designation authorities for death gratuity payable upon death of a United States Government employee in service with the Armed Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1107. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas22. Authority for waiver of recovery of certain payments previously made under civilian employees voluntary separation incentive program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1123. Extension of continued health benefits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1124. Disclosure of senior mentors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1125. Termination of Joint Safety Climate Assessment System.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

Sec. 1201. Expansion of scope of humanitarian demining assistance authority to include stockpiled conventional munitionsCommanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1202. One-year extension and modification of authorities applicable to Commanders’ Emergency Response Program.Sec. 1203. Three-year extension of temporary authority to use acquisition and cross-servicing agreements to lend military equipment for personnel protection and survivability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1204. Conditional extension and modification of authority to build the capacity of counter terrorism forces of Yemen.Sec. 1205. Exte3. Extension and expansion of authority for support of special operations to combat terrorism.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1206. Limitation on availability of funds for4. Modification and extension of authorities relating to program to build the capacity of foreign military forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1207. Global Security Contingency Fund.Sec. 1208. Authority to build the capacity of certain counterterrorism forces of East African countr5. Two-year extension of authorization for non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1209. Support of6. Support of foreign forces participating in operations to disarm the Lord’s Resistance Army.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1207. Global Security Contingency Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

Sec. 12211. Extension and modification of logistical support for coalition forces supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 12212. One-year extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Iraq and Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1223. One-year extension of authorities applicable to the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund.

Sec. 1224. One-year extension of authority to use funds for reintegration activities in Afghanistan.

Sec. 1225. Modification of authority on program to develop and carry out infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.

Sec. 122613. One-year extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 1227. Two-year extension of certain reports on14. Limitation on funds to establish permanent military installations or bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 122815. Authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 122916. One-year extension of authority to use funds for reintegration activities in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1217. Authority to establish a program to develop and carry out infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1218. Two-year extension of certain reports on Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1219. Limitation on availability of amounts for reintegration activities in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1220. Extension and modification of Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1221. Benchmarks to evaluate the progress being made toward the transition of security responsibilities for Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 1231. Report on Coalition Support Fund reimbursements to the Government of Pakistan for operations conducted in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 1241. Report on progress of the African Union in operationalizing the African Standby Force.

Sec. 124232. Review and report on Iran’s and China’s conventional and anti-access capabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 1233. Report on energy security of the NATO alliance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1234. Comptroller General of the United States report on the National Guard State Partnership Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 124335. Man-portable air-defense systems originating from Libya.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 124436. Report on military and security developments involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1237. Sense of Congress on non-strategic nuclear weapons and extended deterrence policy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1238. Annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1239. Report on expansion of participation in Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1240. Report on Russian nuclear forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1241. Report on progress of the African Union in operationalizing the African Standby Force.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1242. Defense cooperation with Republic of Georgia.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1243. Prohibition on procurements from Communist Chinese military companies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1244. Sharing of classified United States ballistic missile defense information with the Russian Federation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1245. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the financial sector of Iran.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Rcooperative threat reduction programs and funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1303. Limitation on availability of funds for cooperative biological engagement program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1304. Limitation on use of funds for establishment of centers of excellence in countries outside of the former Soviet Union.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A--Military Programs

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1403. Defense Health Program.Sec. 1404. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 14054. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 14065. Defense Inspector General.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

Sec. 1411. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile Ffunds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1412. Revision to required receipt objectives for previously authorized disposals from the National Defense Stockpile.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Armed Forces Retirement HomePART I--Authorization of AppropriationOther Matters

Sec. 1421. Authorization of appropriations.PART II--Armed Forces Retirement Home Authorities

Sec. 1422. Amendment of Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991.

Sec. 1423. Annual validation of multiyear accreditation.

Sec. 1424. Clarification of duties of Senior Medical Advisor.

Sec. 1425. Replacement of Local Boards of Trustees for each facility with single Advisory Council.

Sec. 1426. Administrators and ombudsmen of facilities.

Sec. 1427. Inspection requirements.

Sec. 1428. Repeal of obsolete provisions for Armed Forces Retirement Home.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 1429. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments.Subtitle D--Other MattersSec. 14312. Authority for transfer of funds to Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

Subtitle A--Authorization of Additional Appropriations

Sec. 1501. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1502. Procurement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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





Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1505. Military personnel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1506. Working capital funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1507. Defense Health Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1508. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1509. Defense Inspector General.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Financial Matters

Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Other MattersSec. 1531. One-year extension and modification of authority forLimitations and Other Matters

Sec. 1531. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1532. Continuation of prohibition on use of United States funds for certain facilities projects in Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1533. Availability of funds in Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1534. One-year extension of project authority and related requirements of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1532. Modification of availability of funds in Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.Sec. 15335. Limitation on availability of funds for Trans Regional Web Initiative.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 15346. Report on lessons learned from Department of Defense participation on interagency teams for counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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

TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

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





Sec. 2102. Family housing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2009 project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2010 project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2011 projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2108. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2109. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2008 projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2110. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2009 projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2111. Tour normalization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2112. Technical amendments to correct certain project specifications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 21123. Reduction of Army military construction authorization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

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





Sec. 2202. Family housing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2205. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2008 project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2009 projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2207. Reduction of Navy military construction authorization.Sec. 2208. Guam realignment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2208. Reduction of Navy military construction authorization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

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





Sec. 2302. Family housing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2305. Modification of authorization to carry out certain fiscal year 2010 project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2306. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2009 project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2307. Reduction of Air Force military construction authorization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Subtitle A--Defense Agency Authorizations

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Adefense agencies construction and land acquisition projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2402. EAuthorized energy conservation projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations

Sec. 2411. Authorization of appropriations, chemical demilitarization construction, Ddefense-wide.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 2421. Reduction of Defense Agencies military construction authorization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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





Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

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





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





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





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





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





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

Sec. 2611. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2008 projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 260812. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2009 projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 260913. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2009 project8 and 2009 projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XXVII--BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENTREALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2702. Authorized base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005.Sec. 2703. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2704. Reduction of military construction authorization for base realignment and closure activities authorized through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 19903. Authority to complete specific base closure and realignment recommendations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2704. Special considerations related to transportation infrastructure in consideration and selection of military installations for closure or realignment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes

Sec. 2801. General military construction transfer authorityProhibition on use of any cost-plus system of contracting for military construction and military family housing projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2802. Modification of authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2803. Protections for suppliers of labor and materials under contracts for military construction projects and military family housing projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2804. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2803. Clarification of authority to use the Pentagon Reservation maintenance revolving fund for minor construction and alteration activities at the Pentagon Reservation5. General military construction transfer authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Exchange of property at military installationsClarification of authority to use Pentagon Reservation Maintenance Revolving Fund for minor construction and alteration activities at Pentagon Reservation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2812. CReporting requirements related to the granting of easements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2813. Limitations on use or development of property in Clear Zone Areas and clarification of authority to limit encroachments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 28134. Department of Defense conservation and cultural activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Subtitle C Sec. 2815. Exchange of property at military installations. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2816. Defense access road program enhancements to address transportation infrastructure in vicinity of military installations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle E--Land Conveyances

Sec. 282151. Land conveyance and exchange, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2852. Release of reversionary interest, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 282253. Clarification of land conveyance authority, Camp Caitlin and Ohana Nui areas, Hawaii.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 282354. Land conveyance and exchange, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska.Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 2831. Investment plan for the modernization of public shipyards under jurisdiction of Department of the Navy.

Sec. 2832. Data servers and centerexchange, Fort Bliss Texas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 283355. Land conveyance, former Defense Depot Ogden, Utah.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 2861. Redesignation of Industrial College of the Armed Forces as the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2862. Redesignation of Mike O’Callaghan Federal Hospital in Nevada as Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2863. Prohibition on naming Department of Defense real property after a Member of Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2864. Notifications of reductions in number of members of the Armed Forces assigned to permanent duty at a military installation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2865. Investment plan for the modernization of public shipyards under jurisdiction of Department of the Navy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2866. Report on the Homeowners Assistance Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2867. Data servers and centers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3111. Review of security vulnerabilities of national laboratory computers.

Sec. 3112. Review by Secretary of Energy and Secretary of Defense of Comptroller General assessment of budget requests with respect to the modernization and refurbishment of the nuclear security complex.

Sec. 3113. Aircraft procurement.

Sec. 3114. Limitation on useLimitation on availability of funds for establishment of centers of excellence in countrieson nuclear security outside of the former Soviet Union.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 31152. Aircraft procurement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3113. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3114. Recognition and status of National Atomic Testing Museum.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Reports

Sec. 3121. Report on feasibility of federalizing the security protective forces contract guard workforce at certain Department of Energy facilitieeal of certain report requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3122. Comptroller General study on oversight of Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.Sec. 3123. Plan to complete the Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program in the Russian FederationProgress on nuclear nonproliferation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3123. Reports on role of nuclear security complex sites and potential efficiencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3124. Net assessment of high-performance computing capabilities of foreign countries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3125. Review and analysis of nuclear waste reprocessing and nuclear reactor technology.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 3131. Sense of Congress on the use of savings from excess amounts for certain pension plan contributions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XXXIIIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3301. Maritime Administration501. Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the merchant marine for fiscal year 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3502. Use of National Defense Reserve Fleet and Ready Reserve Force vessels.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3503. Recruitment authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3504. Ship scrapping reporting requirement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT

Sec. 4101. Procurement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

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





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

TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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

TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL

TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 44501. Other authorizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 44502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 45601. Military construction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

Sec. 46701. Department of Energy national security programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION E--SBIR AND STTR REAUTHORIZATION

Sec. 5001. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5002. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE LI--REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMSSBIR AND STTR REAUTHORIZATION

Sec. 5101. Extension of termination dates.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5102. Status of the Office of Technology.

Sec. 5103. SBIR allocation increase.

Sec. 5104.BIR and STTR allocation increase.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 51053. SBIR and STTR award levels.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 51064. Agency and program flexibility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 51075. Elimination of Phase II invitations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 51086. Pilot to allow phase flexibility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5107. Participation by firms with substantial investment from multiple venture capital operating companies in a, hedge funds, or private equity firms in a portion of the SBIR program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 51098. SBIR and STTR special acquisition preference.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 511009. Collaborating with Federal laboratories and research and development centers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 51110. Notice requirement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5112. Express authority for an agency to award sequential Phase II awards for SBIR or STTR funded projects.TITLE LII--OUTREACH AND COMMERCIALIZATION INITIATIVES

Sec. 5201. Rural and State outreach.

Sec. 52021. Additional SBIR and STTR awards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 5121. Technical assistance for awardees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5203122. Commercialization Readiness Program at Department of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5204123. Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program for civilian agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5205. Accelerating cures.

Sec. 5206. Federal agency engagement with SBIR and STTR awardees that have been awarded multiple Phase I awards but have not been awarded Phase II awards.

Sec. 5207124. Interagency Policy Committee.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




Sec. 5125. Clarifying the definition of ‘Phase III’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5208. Shortened period for final126. Shortened period for final decisions on proposals and applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE LIII--OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATIONSec. 530 Sec. 5127. Phase 0 Proof of Concept Partnership pilot program. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 5131. Streamlining annual evaluation requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 530132. Data collection from agencies for SBIR.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 530133. Data collection from agencies for STTR.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 530134. Public database.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 530135. Government database.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 530136. Accuracy in funding base calculations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 530137. Continued evaluation by the National Academy of Sciences.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5308. Technology insertion reporting requirements.Sec. 530138. Technology insertion reporting requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5139. Intellectual property protections.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5310. Obtaining consent from SBIR and STTR 140. Obtaining consent from SBIR and STTR applicants to release contact information to economic development organizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 531141. Pilot to allow funding for administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 531142. GAO study with respect to venture capital operating company, hedge fund, and private equity firm involvement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 531143. Reducing vulnerability of SBIR and STTR programs to fraud, waste, and abuse.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5314. Interagency policy committee.Sec. 5315144. Simplified paperwork requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE LIV--POLICY DIRECTIVESSec. 5401. Conforming amendments to the SBIR and the STTRSubtitle D--Policy Directives

Sec. 5151. Conforming amendments to the SBIR and the STTR Policy Directives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE LV--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 5501. Research topics and program diversification.

Sec. 5502 Subtitle E--Other Provisions

Sec. 5161. Report on SBIR and STTR program goals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5503162. Competitive selection procedures for SBIR and STTR programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5163. Loan restrictions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5164. Limitation on pilot programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5165. Commercialization success.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5166. Publication of certain information.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5167. Report on enhancement of manufacturing activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5168. Coordination of the SBIR program and the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

For purposes of this Act, the term ‘congressional defense committees’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--PROCUREMENTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Army ProgramsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle C--Navy ProgramsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 121. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR MISSION AVIONICS AND COMMON COCKPITS FOR NAVY MH-60R/S HELICOPTERS.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement- Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into a multiyear contract oone or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2012 program year, for the procurement of mission avionics and common cockpits for MH-60R/S helicopters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Condition for Out-Yyear Contract Payments- A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2012 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle CEC. 122. SEPARATE PROCUREMENT LINE ITEM FOR CERTAIN LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP MISSION MODULES.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle D--Air Force ProgramsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 131. STRATEGIC AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 136. PROCUREMENT OF ADVANCED EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY SATELLITES.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(a) Contract Authority-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of the Air Force may procure two advanced extremely high frequency satellites by entering into a fixed-price contract for such procurement.

(2) COST REDUCTION- The Secretary may include in a contract entered into under paragraph (1) the following:

(A) The procurement of. Such procurement may also include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(A) material and equipment in economic order quantities if the procurement of such material and equipment in such quantities will result in cost savings.(B) Cwhen cost savings are achievable; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) cost reduction initiatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(32) USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING- TWith respect to a contract entered into under paragraph (1) for the procurement of advanced extremely high frequency satellites, the Secretary may use incremental funding for a contract entered into under paragraph (1) for a period not to exceedperiod not to exceed six fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) LIABILITY- A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that--

(A) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and

(B) the total liability of the Federal Government for the termination of the contract3) LIABILITY- A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose, and that the total liability to the Government for termination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated at the time of the termination of the contractermination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(b) Limitation of Costs-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) LIMITATION- Except as provided inby subsection (c), and excluding amounts described in paragraph (2), the total amount obligated or expended for the procurement of two advanced extremely high frequency satellites authorized by subsection (a) may not exceed $3,100,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) EXCLUSION- The amounts described in this paragraph are amounts associated with the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) Plans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) Technical data packages.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) Post-delivery and program-related support costs.(D) Technical support for support costs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) Technical support for obsolescence studies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Waiver and Adjustment to Limitation Amount-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary may increase the limitation set forth in subsection (b)(1) by the amount of an increase described in paragraph (2WAIVER- In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the limitation in subsection (b)(1) if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees written notification of the increase made to that limitation.

(2) INCREASE DESCRIBED- An increase described in this paragraph is one of the following:

(A) An increase in costs that iadjustment made to the amount set forth in such subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(2) ADJUSTMENT- Upon waiving the limitation under paragraph (1), the Secretary may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (b)(1) by the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attributable to economic inflation after September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) An increase in costs that iThe amounts of increases or decreases in costs attributable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local laws enacted after September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) An increase in the cost ofThe amounts of increases or decreases in costs of the satellites that are attributable to insertion of new technology into an advanced extremely high frequency satellite that is attributable to the insertion of a new technology into the satellite that was not built into such satellites procured before, as compared to the technology built into such a satellite procured prior to fiscal year 2012, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congressional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology into the satellite is--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) expected to decrease the life-cycle cost of the satellite; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) required to meet an emerging threat that poses grave harm to the national security of the United States.

(d) Reports-

(1) REPORT ON CONTRACTSnational security.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(d) Use of Funds Available for Space Vehicle Number 5 for Space Vehicle Number 6- The Secretary may obligate and expend amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 by section 101 for procurement for the Air Force as specified in the funding table in section 4101 and available for the advanced procurement of long-lead parts and the replacement of obsolete parts for advanced extremely high frequency satellite space vehicle number 5 for the advanced procurement of long-lead parts and the replacement of obsolete parts for advanced extremely high frequency satellite space vehicle number 6.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Report- Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary enters intoawards a contract under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the contract that includes the following:(Asuch contract, including the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The total cost savings resulting from the authority provided by subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B2) The type and duration of the contract.

(C) The total value of the contract.

(D) The funding profile under the contract by year.

(E awarded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(3) The total contract value.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) The funding profile by year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) The terms of the contract regarding the treatment of changes by the Federal Government to the requirements of the contract, including how any such changes may affect the success of the contract.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) PLAN FOR USING COST SAVINGS- Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary enters into a contract under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for using the cost savings described in paragraph (1)(A6) A plan for using cost savings described in paragraph (1) to improve the capability of military satellite communications that includes a description of the following:(A) T, including a description of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the available funds, by year, resulting from such cost savings.(B) T;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the specific activities or subprograms to be funded usingby such cost savings and the funds, by year, allocated to each such activity or subprogram.

(C) The objectives for each such activity or subprogram.

(D) T;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(C) the objectives for each such activity or subprogram and the criteria used by the Secretary to determine which such activities or subprograms to fund.

(E) The method by which the Secretary will determine which such activities or subprograms to fund, including whether that determination will be on a competitive basis.

(F) The plan for encouraging participation in such activities and subprograms by small businesses.

(G) Ty or subprogram to fund;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(D) the method in which such activities or subprograms will be awarded, including whether it will be on a competitive basis; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) the process for determining how and when such activities and subprograms would transition to an existing program or be established as a new program of record.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Use of Funds Available for Space Vehicle Number 5 for Space Vehicle Number 6- The Secretary may obligate and expend amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 by section 101 for procurement for the Air Force as specified in the funding table in section 4101 and available for the advanced procurement of long-lead parts and the replacement of obsolete parts for advanced extremely high frequency satellite space vehicle number 5 for the advanced procurement of long-lead parts and the replacement of obsolete parts for advanced extremely high frequency satellite space vehicle number 6.(f) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should not enter into a fixed-price contract under subsection (a) for the procurement of two advanced extremely high frequency satellites unless the Secretary determines that entering into such a contract will save the Air Force not less than 20 percent over the cost of procuring two such satellites separately.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 132. AVAILABILITY OF FISCAL YEAR 2011 FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO THE B-2 BOMBER AIRCRAFT.Of the unobligated balance of amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2011 for the Air Force and available for procurement of B-2 bomber aircraft modifications, post-production support, and other charges, $20,000,000 shall bubtitle E--Joint and Multiservice MattersCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(a) Limitation- Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for research, development, test, and evaluation with respect to a conventional mixed load capability for the B-2 bomber aircraft.SEC. 133. AVAILABILITY OF FISCAL YEAR 2011 FUNDS TO SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY TERMINAL INCREMENT 1 PROGRAM OF RECORD.

(a) In General- Of the unobligated balance of amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2011 for the Air Force and available for procurement of B-2 bomber aircraft aircraft modifications, post-production support, and other charges, $15,000,000 shall be available to support alternative options for the extremely high frequency terminal Increment 1 program of record.

(b) Plan To Secure Protected Communications- Not later than February 1, 2012, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to provide an extremely high frequency terminal for secure protected communications for the B-2 bomber aircraft and other aircraft.

SEC. 134. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS TO RETIRE B-1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT.

(a) In General- None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended--

(1) on or before the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to theother procurement, Army, for covered programs of the joint tactical radio system, not more than 70 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense committees the plan described in subsection (b), to retire any B-1 bomber aircraft; or

(2) after that date, to retire more than six B-1 bomber aircraft.

(b) Plan Described- The plan described in this subsection is a plan for retiring B-1 bomber aircraft that includes the following:

(1) An identification of each B-1 bomber aircraft that will be retired and the disposition plan for such aircraft.

(2) An estimate of the savings that will result from the proposed retirement of six B-1 bomber aircraft in each calendar year through calendar year 2022.

(3) An estimate of the amount of the savings described in paragraph (2) that will be reinvested in the modernization of B-1 bomber aircraft still in service in each calendar year through calendar year 2022.

(4) A modernization plan for sustaining the remaining B-1 bomber aircraft through at least calendar year 2022.

(5) An estimate of the amount of funding required to fully fund the modernization plan described in paragraph (4) for each calendar year through calendar year 2022.

(c) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that--

(1) an amount that is not less than 60 percent of the savings achieved in each calendar year through calendar year 2022 resulting from the retirement of B-1 bomber aircraft should be reinvested in modernizing and sustaining bomber aircraft; and

(2) an amount that is not less than 35 percent of the amount described in paragraph (1) should be reinvested in modernizing and sustaining the remaining B-1 bomber aircraft through at least calendar year 2022.

SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF U-2 AIRCRAFT.(a) Limitation- The Secretary of the Air Force may take no action that would prevent the Air Force from maintaining the U-2 aircraft fleet in its current configuration and capability beyond fiscal year 2016 until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics certifies in writing to the appropriate committees of Congress that the operating and sustainment (O&S) costs for the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are less than the operatingwritten certification that the acquisition strategy for the full-rate production of covered programs of such radio system includes full and sustainment costs for the U-2 aircraft on a comparable flight-hour cost basisopen competition (as defined in section 2302(3)(D) of title 10, United States Code) that includes commercially developed systems that the Secretary determines are qualified with respect to successful testing by the Army and certification by the National Security Agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(b) Appropriate Committees of Congress DefinedLRIP- The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to the low-rate initial production of covered programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Covered Programs- In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means--

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 136. STRATEGIC AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE.

Section 8062(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by striking ‘October 1, 2009’ and inserting ‘October 1, 2011’; and

(2) by striking ‘316 aircraft’ and inserting ‘301 aircraft’covered programs’ means, with respect to the joint tactical radio system, the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(1) The ground mobile radio.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The handheld, manpack, and small form fit.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF C-23 AIRCRAFT.

(a) In General- Upon determining to retire a C-23 aircraft, the Secretary of the Army shall first offer title to such aircraft to the chief executive officer of the State in which such aircraft is based.

(b) Transfer Upon Acceptance of Offer- If the chief executive officer of a State accepts title of an aircraft under subsection (a), the Secretary shall transfer title of the aircraft to the State without charge to the State. The Secretary shall provide a reasonable amount of time for acceptance of the offer.

(c) Use- Notwithstanding the transfer of title to an aircraft to a State under this section, the aircraft may continue to be utilized by the National Guard of the State in State status using National Guard crews in that status.

(d) Sustainment- Immediately upon transfer of title to an aircraft to the State under this section, the State shall assume all costs associated with operating, maintaining, sustaining, and modernizing the aircraft.

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SEC. 151. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON APPROVED COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS IN QUARTERLY REPORTS ON USE OF COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENT FUNDS.

Section 123(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4159; 10 U.S.C. 167 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

‘(6) A table setting forth the Combat Mission Requirements approved during the fiscal year in which such report is submitted and the two preceding fiscal years, including for each such Requirement--

‘(A) the title of such Requirement;

‘(B) the date42. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR AVIATION FOREIGN INTERNAL DEFENSE PROGRAM.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(a) Limitation- Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for the procurement of fixed-wing non-standard aviation aircraft in support of the aviation foreign internal defense program, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command submits the report under subsection (b)(1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Report Required-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) REPORT- Not later than March 15, 2012, the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the aviation foreign internal defense program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) MATTERS INCLUDED- The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) An overall description of the program, including its goals and proposed metrics of performance success.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) The results of any analysis of approval of such Requirement; and

‘(C) the amount of funding approved for such Requirement, and the source of such approved funds.

‘(7) A statement of the amount of any unspent Combat Mission Requirements funds from the fiscal year in which such report is submitted and the two preceding fiscal years.’lternatives and efficiencies reviews for contracts awarded for the aviation foreign internal defense program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(C) An assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of procuring new aircraft, procuring used aircraft, or leasing aircraft to meet mission requirements, including an explanation of any efficiencies and savings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink