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SENATE " ! 114TH CONGRESS 2d Session REPORT 114–255

Calendar No. 469

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017

REPORT

[TO ACCOMPANY S. 2943]

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TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PER-SONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

TOGETHER WITH

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICEWASHINGTON : 20–113

SENATE " ! 114TH CONGRESS 2d Session REPORT

2016

114–255

Calendar No. 469

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017

REPORT

[TO ACCOMPANY S. 2943]

ON

TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PER-SONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

TOGETHER WITH

ADDITIONAL AND MINORITY VIEWS

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE

MAY 18, 2016.—Ordered to be printed

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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona, Chairman JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire DEB FISCHER, Nebraska TOM COTTON, Arkansas MIKE ROUNDS, South Dakota JONI ERNST, Iowa THOM TILLIS, North Carolina DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska MIKE LEE, Utah LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina TED CRUZ, Texas

JACK REED, Rhode Island BILL NELSON, Florida CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut JOE DONNELLY, Indiana MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii TIM KAINE, Virginia ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico

CHRISTIAN BROSE, Staff Director ELIZABETH L. KING, Minority Staff Director

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Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................... 1 Committee Overview ............................................................................................... 2 Summary of Discretionary Authorizations and Budget Authority Implication .. 3 Budgetary Effects of This Act (Sec. 4) ................................................................... 3 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS ................. 5 TITLE I—PROCUREMENT ................................................................................... 5

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 5 Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101) .............................................. 5

Subtitle B—Army Programs ............................................................................ 5 Distributed Common Ground System—Army (sec. 111) ........................ 5 Multiyear procurement authority for UH–60M/HH–60M Black Hawk

helicopters (sec. 112) .............................................................................. 6 Multiyear procurement authority for AH–64E Apache helicopters

(sec. 113) ................................................................................................. 6 Subtitle C—Navy Programs ............................................................................ 7

Incremental funding for detail design and construction of LHA re-placement ship designated LHA–8 (sec. 121) ...................................... 7

Littoral Combat Ship (sec. 122) ............................................................... 7 Certification on ship deliveries (sec. 123) ................................................ 8 Limitation on the use of sole source shipbuilding contracts (sec. 124) . 9 Limitation on availability of funds for the Advanced Arresting Gear

program (sec. 125) .................................................................................. 11 Limitation on procurement of USS John F. Kennedy (CVN–79) and

USS Enterprise (CVN–80) (sec. 126) .................................................... 13 Limitation on availability of funds for Tactical Combat Training Sys-

tem Increment II (sec. 127) ................................................................... 14 Subtitle D—Air Force Programs ..................................................................... 14

Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft (sec. 141) ......................................................................... 14

Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of A–10 aircraft in storage status (sec. 142) ................................................................... 15

Repeal of the requirement to preserve certain retired C–5 aircraft (sec. 143) ................................................................................................. 15

Repeal of requirement to preserve F–117 aircraft in recallable condi-tion (sec. 144) ......................................................................................... 16

Limitation on availability of funds for EC–130H Compass Call recapi-talization program (sec. 145) ................................................................ 16

Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Surveillance Target At-tack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalization program (sec. 146) ... 17

Subtitle E—Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters ........................ 18 Report to Congress on independent study of future mix of aircraft

platforms for the Armed Forces (sec. 151) ........................................... 18 Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain cluster

munitions and report on Department of Defense policy and cluster munitions (sec. 152) ............................................................................... 18

Medium altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance air-craft (sec. 153) ........................................................................................ 19

Budget Items ..................................................................................................... 19 Army ........................................................................................................... 19

Survivability Counter Measures ....................................................... 19 Stryker Upgrades ............................................................................... 20 M1 Abrams Tank (Modification) ....................................................... 20 M1 Abrams Tank (Modification) ....................................................... 20 Army Budget request realignment M4 Carbine Modification ........ 20 Army Budget request realignment Hand Gun ................................ 20


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TITLE I—PROCUREMENT—Continued Budget Items—Continued

Army—Continued Army ammunition reduction ............................................................. 20 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Vehicle ............................................... 21 Modification of in Service Equipment .............................................. 21 Warfighter Information Network-Tactical ....................................... 21 Distributed Common Ground System-Army (Military Intelligence

Program) .......................................................................................... 21 Light Weight Counter Mortar Radar ................................................ 21 Modification of In-Service Equipment (Lightweight Laser Desig-

nator Rangefinder) ......................................................................... 22 Counterfire Radars ............................................................................ 22 Maneuver Control System ................................................................. 22 Automated Data Processing Equipment .......................................... 22 Army Contract Writing System ........................................................ 22 Distribution Systems, Petroleum and Water ................................... 22 Mobile Maintenance Equipment Systems ........................................ 22 Construction Equipment Engineer Support Companies ................. 23 Army Watercraft Extended Service Program .................................. 23 Modification of In-Service Equipment (Other Procurement, Army

3) ...................................................................................................... 23 Navy ........................................................................................................... 23

F–35B Spares ..................................................................................... 23 Tomahawk missile ............................................................................. 23 AGM–88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile ...................... 24 Ordnance support equipment ............................................................ 24 Navy and Marine Corps ammunition reduction .............................. 24 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers .......................................................... 24 Littoral Combat Ship ......................................................................... 25 Amphibious ship replacement LX(R) ................................................ 25 Destroyer modernization ................................................................... 25 LCS common mission modules equipment ....................................... 25 Surveillance towed array sensor system .......................................... 25 Surface electronic warfare improvement program .......................... 25 Minesweeping system replacement .................................................. 26

Air Force .................................................................................................... 26 UH–1N helicopter replacement program ......................................... 26 Fourth generation fighter capability upgrades ................................ 26 Budget request realignments ............................................................ 27

Defense Wide ............................................................................................. 27 Mentor Protégé reduction .................................................................. 27 MH–60M training loss replacement ................................................. 28 MQ–9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ...................................................... 28 AC–130J A-kit procurement .............................................................. 28

Items of Special Interest .................................................................................. 28 Aegis radar improvements ........................................................................ 28 Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload ..................................................... 29 Army Modular Handgun System (MHS) ................................................. 29 B–21 supply chain ..................................................................................... 30 B–52 radar replacement program ............................................................ 30 C–130 engine enhancements .................................................................... 30 Comptroller General of the United States assessment of Department

of Defense F–35 deployment planning efforts ..................................... 31 DDG–51 destroyer production gap ........................................................... 32 Department of Defense report on improvements to the munitions

requirements process ............................................................................. 32 E–3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet Block

40/45 upgrade ......................................................................................... 32 EA–18G Growler requirement .................................................................. 33 Enhanced tactical mobility for infantry brigade combat teams ............ 33 F–16 mission training centers .................................................................. 33 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) ambulance . 34 Munitions availability ............................................................................... 34 Navy maritime security barriers .............................................................. 35 Ohio-class replacement submarine program ........................................... 35 Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) .................................................. 36


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TITLE I—PROCUREMENT—Continued Items of Special Interest—Continued

Patriot Product Improvement ................................................................... 36 Radiation Detection Technology ............................................................... 36 Report on disposition options for previously modified C–130H Avi-

onics Modernization Program (AMP) aircraft ..................................... 36 Review of Army salutes, honors, and visits of courtesy in relation

to use of 75MM blank rounds ............................................................... 37 Shipbuilding guarantees ........................................................................... 37 Unmet COCOM Cruise Missile Defense Requirement ........................... 38 USAF Eagle Vision program .................................................................... 38 V–22 defensive weapon system ................................................................ 39 Virginia-class submarines ........................................................................ 39 Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN–T) ............................... 40

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION .......... 43 Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 43

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201) .............................................. 43 Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations ............ 43

Modification of mechanisms to provide funds for defense laboratories for research and development of technologies for military missions (sec. 211) ................................................................................................. 43

Making permanent authority for defense research and development rapid innovation program (sec. 212) .................................................... 44

Authorization for National Defense University and Defense Acquisi-tion University to enter into cooperative research and development agreements (sec. 213) ............................................................................ 44

Manufacturing Universities Grant Program (sec. 214) .......................... 44 Increased micro-purchase threshold for basic research programs and

activities of the Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories (sec. 215) ....................................................... 45

Directed energy weapon system programs (sec. 216) ............................. 46 Limitation on B–21 Engineering and Manufacturing Development

program funds (sec. 217) ....................................................................... 47 Pilot program on disclosure of certain sensitive information to con-

tractors performing under contracts with Department of Defense federally funded research and development centers (sec. 218) .......... 47

Pilot program on enhanced interaction between the Defense Ad-vanced Research Projects Agency and the service academies (sec. 219) ......................................................................................................... 48

Modification of authority for use of operation and maintenance funds for unspecified minor construction projects consisting of laboratory revitalization (sec. 220) ......................................................................... 48

Budget Items ..................................................................................................... 49 Materials technology ................................................................................. 49 Sensors and electronic survivability ........................................................ 49 Social science research .............................................................................. 49 Army vehicle prototyping .......................................................................... 50 Electronic warfare technology .................................................................. 50 Advanced tactical computer science and sensor technology .................. 50 Small Arms Improvement ......................................................................... 51 Army contract writing system .................................................................. 51 Integrated Personnel and Pay System—Army ....................................... 51 Aircraft survivability development .......................................................... 51 Technical information activities ............................................................... 51 Aerostat joint project-COCOM exercise ................................................... 51 Combat vehicle improvement programs .................................................. 52 Army Global Combat Support System Increment 2 ............................... 52 Distributed Common Ground/Surface System ........................................ 52 Undersea warfare applied research ......................................................... 52 Power projection advanced technology .................................................... 52 Capable manpower and power and energy ............................................. 53 Large diameter unmanned underwater vehicle ...................................... 53 Littoral Combat Ship mission modules ................................................... 53 Amphibious ship replacement LX(R) ....................................................... 53 Extra large unmanned underwater vehicle ............................................. 53 Marine Corps cyber protection team fly-away kits ................................. 54 Management, technical, and international support ............................... 54


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Budget Items—Continued Aerospace propulsion ................................................................................ 54 High energy laser joint technology office ................................................ 54 Silicon carbide for aerospace power applications .................................... 55 Electronic combat technology ................................................................... 55 Battlespace knowledge development and demonstration ....................... 55 B–21 long range strike bomber ................................................................ 56 Operationally Responsive Space program ............................................... 56 Advanced Pilot Training Program ........................................................... 56 KC–46 aerial refueling tanker aircraft program .................................... 56 Evolved Advanced Extremely High Frequency MILSATCOM .............. 56 B–2 Defensive Management System Modernization .............................. 57 MQ–9 automatic takeoff and landing control system ............................ 57 Air Force Cost Estimating Module (CEM) .............................................. 57 Air Force Program Budget Enterprise Service (PBES) .......................... 57 Budget request realignments ................................................................... 57 Operational energy capability improvement increase ............................ 58 Post intercept assessment acceleration ................................................... 58 Israeli cooperative missile defense program ........................................... 58 Ground based interceptor booster acceleration ....................................... 58 Redesigned kill vehicle risk reduction ..................................................... 59 Multiple object kill vehicle technology maturation ................................ 59 High altitude long endurance solar powered unmanned aircraft ......... 59 Corrosion control and prevention funding increase ................................ 59 Directed energy systems prototyping ...................................................... 59 Development test and evaluation ............................................................. 60 Information Systems Security Program at the National Security

Agency .................................................................................................... 60 Sharkseer 2.0 ............................................................................................. 61 MQ–9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ............................................................. 62 Sharkseer email protection ....................................................................... 62

Items of Special Interest .................................................................................. 63 Active protection systems ......................................................................... 63 Advanced airlift airship technology ......................................................... 63 Advanced weapons technology ................................................................. 65 Assessment of status of little used research and development infra-

structure assets ...................................................................................... 65 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Transmission Competition ............................. 65 Conformal phased array antennas ........................................................... 66 Department of Defense technology offset program to build and main-

tain the military technological superiority of the United States ....... 66 Digital polarimetric radar development .................................................. 68 Expedited hiring at Department of Defense laboratories ...................... 68 Human augmentation technology for industrial operations .................. 68 Hypersonic wind tunnel capabilities ........................................................ 69 Immunosuppression associated with Anthrax Prophylaxis ................... 69 Integration of nanoscale techniques for improved battery technology . 70 Laser weapon system demonstrator ........................................................ 70 Littoral Combat Ship propulsion and machinery control test capa-

bility ........................................................................................................ 70 Long-range threat detection ..................................................................... 71 Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio .................................................... 71 Military medical photonics ....................................................................... 71 MQ–XX ....................................................................................................... 71 Night Vision Device Reset ........................................................................ 72 Night Vision Reset .................................................................................... 73 Plan to reduce the footprint of aged chemical and biological weapons

facilities at Aberdeen Proving Ground ................................................. 73 Review of balance between Department of Defense developmental

and operational test and evaluation .................................................... 73 Silicon Carbide Technology ....................................................................... 75 Simulation training ................................................................................... 75 Single appropriation for developmental test and evaluation and test

resources ................................................................................................. 76 Study on best practices for laboratory management techniques ........... 76


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TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION—Con-tinued

Items of Special Interest—Continued Subsurface threat detection systems ....................................................... 78 The improved turbine engine program (ITEP) for Army rotary wing

aviation ................................................................................................... 78 Third offset technology—industrial base concerns ................................. 78 Troposcatter Systems ................................................................................ 79 United States Special Operations Command, Airborne High Energy

Lazer ....................................................................................................... 79 Working capital fund efficiencies ............................................................. 79

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ................................................ 80 Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 80

Authorization of appropriations (sec. 301) .............................................. 80 Subtitle B—Energy and the Environment ..................................................... 80

Modified reporting requirement related to installations energy man-agement (sec. 302) ................................................................................. 80

Report on efforts to reduce high energy cost at military installations (sec. 303) ................................................................................................. 80

Utility data management for military facilities (sec. 304) ..................... 80 Linear LED lamps (sec. 305) .................................................................... 81

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment .......................................................... 81 Deployment prioritization and readiness of Army units (sec. 311) ....... 81 Revision of guidance related to corrosion control and prevention ex-

ecutives (sec. 312) .................................................................................. 81 Repair, recapitalization, and certification of dry docks at Naval ship-

yards (sec. 313) ...................................................................................... 81 Subtitle D—Reports ......................................................................................... 81

Modifications to Quarterly Readiness Report to Congress (sec. 321) ... 81 Report on HH–60G sustainment and Combat Rescue Helicopter

(CRH) program (sec. 322) ...................................................................... 82 Subtitle E—Other Matters .............................................................................. 82

Repurposing and reuse of surplus military firearms (sec. 331) ............. 82 Limitation on development and fielding of new camouflage and utility

uniforms (sec. 332) ................................................................................. 82 Hazard assessments related to new construction of obstructions on

military installations (sec. 333) ............................................................ 83 Plan for modernized Air Force dedicated adversary air training enter-

prise (sec. 334) ....................................................................................... 83 Independent study to review and assess the effectiveness of the Air

Force Ready Aircrew Program (sec. 335) ............................................. 84 Mitigation of risks posed by certain window coverings with accessible

cords in military housing units in which children reside (sec. 336) .. 84 Tactical explosive detection dogs (sec. 337) ............................................. 85 STARBASE Program (sec. 338) ................................................................ 85 Access to Department of Defense Installations for drivers of vehicles

of online transportation network companies (sec. 339) ...................... 85 Women’s military service memorials and museums (sec. 340) .............. 85

Budget Items ..................................................................................................... 85 Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard readiness unfunded

priorities increases ................................................................................. 85 Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization increases ..... 86 Army advertising reduction ...................................................................... 87 Army museum reduction .......................................................................... 88 United States Southern Command unfunded priorities increase ......... 88 Printing reductions to active service components and defense-wide .... 88 Distributed Common Ground System—Army ......................................... 88 Foreign currency fluctuations .................................................................. 89 Bulk fuel savings ....................................................................................... 89 Army National Guard psychological health increase ............................. 90 Army National Guard underexecution reduction ................................... 90 Navy readiness unfunded priorities increases ........................................ 90 Navy enterprise information reduction ................................................... 90 United States Southern Command unfunded priorities increase in

security programs .................................................................................. 91 Naval History and Heritage Command reduction .................................. 91 Marine Corps readiness unfunded priorities increases .......................... 91


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TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE—Continued Budget Items—Continued

Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard readiness unfunded priorities increases ............................................................... 92

Air Force advertising reduction ............................................................... 92 Special Operations Command civilian compensation ............................. 92 Defense Logistics Agency Price Comparability Office ............................ 92 Defense Security Cooperation Agency foreign partner engagement

programs ................................................................................................. 93 Funding for impact aid ............................................................................. 93 Office of Economic Adjustment reduction ............................................... 93 Defense-wide funding decrease for base realignment and closure

planning and support ............................................................................ 94 Department of Defense rewards program reduction .............................. 94 Funding for Secretary of Defense delivery unit ...................................... 94 National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service .......... 94 Funding for waiver of long-term temporary duty travel per diem

rates ........................................................................................................ 94 Modeling of an Alternative Army Design and Operational Concept ..... 95

Items of Special Interest .................................................................................. 95 Additive manufacturing recommendations ............................................. 95 Addressing unacceptable conditions at al Udeid Air Base .................... 96 Advertising activities among the military service components ............. 96 Army Foundry Military Intelligence Program ........................................ 97 Army requirements for footwear technology ........................................... 97 Assessment of Navy and Marine Corps training requirements ............ 98 Assessment on duplication and inefficiencies within the Defense Lo-

gistics Agency and United States Transportation Command ............ 99 Battery standardization plan ................................................................... 100 Civil Air Patrol (CAP) ............................................................................... 100 Clarification of the Department of Defense’s authority to perform

environmental response actions on other agency’s lands in the case of aircraft crashes .................................................................................. 101

Clarification on the importance of operation and maintenance sav-ings .......................................................................................................... 101

Comprehensive review of the Army sustainable readiness model ........ 101 Comptroller General review of emerging contaminants on military

installations ............................................................................................ 102 Comptroller General review of F–22A global force posture ................... 103 Cyber implementation at the combat training centers .......................... 104 Cybersecurity guidelines for micro-grids ................................................. 104 Defense Logistics Agency overhead costs ................................................ 104 Defining readiness and interoperability for commercial carriers .......... 105 Demilitarization of conventional munitions ............................................ 106 Department of Defense transportation protective services .................... 107 Department of Defense weapon system sustainment strategy .............. 107 Department of Defense’s use of executive agents ................................... 108 Development and procurement of combat personal protective equip-

ment for different body types ................................................................ 108 Encouraging the use of the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT)

program .................................................................................................. 109 Energy resiliency metrics ......................................................................... 110 Enhanced transparency in Department of Defense fuel rate pricing ... 110 Examination and recommendations regarding reimbursement process

major range test base facilities ............................................................. 111 Expanding the number of younger cyber security professionals on

Department of Defense contracts ......................................................... 112 Expansion of Surface Warfare Officer School basic division officer

course ...................................................................................................... 112 Expeditionary equipment and forward operating bases ........................ 113 Flame resistant uniforms ......................................................................... 114 Foreign language training report ............................................................. 114 Impacts to the defense industrial base from carryover reductions ....... 115 Installation security .................................................................................. 116 Item unique identification implementation and verification ................. 117 Joint-Military Service approach to prepositioning ................................. 117 Modernization of emergency power generation ...................................... 118


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TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE—Continued Items of Special Interest—Continued

National Test and Training Range Improvements ................................. 118 New Hampshire water contamination ..................................................... 119 Objective training readiness reporting .................................................... 119 Physical security of sensitive conventional ammunition items at De-

partment of Defense and contractor locations ..................................... 120 Public shipyard funding and capital investment to support defense

operations ............................................................................................... 121 Rebuilding readiness ................................................................................. 121 Report on equipment purchased under sole source contracts ............... 122 Report on M240 Sustainment and the small arms industrial base ...... 123 Report on non-combat training requirements for Army, Navy, Air

Force, and Marine Corps servicemembers ........................................... 123 Report on reset and sustainment of material handling equipment ...... 124 Requirements model for restoration and modernization funds at De-

partment of Defense installations ........................................................ 124 Resiliency through improved utilization of CHP and WHP ................... 125 Review of Navy Coastal Riverine Forces ................................................. 125 Software-based foreign language training and sustainment ................. 126 Study on power storage capacity requirement ........................................ 126 Synthetic and simulation training to enhance small arms weapons

skills and combat readiness .................................................................. 127 Third party financed energy projects ....................................................... 127 Third party financed energy savings performance contracts ................. 129 Warfighter technology ............................................................................... 129

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS ............................... 131 Subtitle A—Active Personnel .......................................................................... 131

End strengths for active forces (sec. 401) ................................................ 131 Subtitle B—Reserve Forces ............................................................................. 131

End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411) ........................................ 131 End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves

(sec. 412) ................................................................................................. 131 End strengths for military technicians (dual status) (sec. 413) ............ 132 Fiscal year 2017 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians

(sec. 414) ................................................................................................. 132 Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active

duty for operational support (sec. 415) ................................................ 132 Technical corrections to annual authorization for personnel strengths

(sec. 416) ................................................................................................. 133 Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 133

Military personnel (sec. 421) .................................................................... 133 Budget Items ..................................................................................................... 133

Military personnel funding changes ........................................................ 133 TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY ..................................................... 135

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy .............................................................. 135 Reform of distribution and authorized strength of general and flag

officers (sec. 501) .................................................................................... 135 Repeal of statutory specification of general or flag officer grade for

various positions in the Armed Forces (sec. 502) ................................ 135 Temporary suspension of officer grade strength tables (sec. 503) ......... 136 Enhanced authority for service credit for experience or advanced

education upon original appointment as a commissioned officer (sec. 504) ................................................................................................. 136

Authority of promotion boards to recommend officers of particular merit be placed at the top of the promotion list (sec. 505) ................. 137

Promotion eligibility period for officers whose confirmation of ap-pointment is delayed due to nonavailability to the Senate of pro-bative information under control of non-Department of Defense agencies (sec. 506) .................................................................................. 137

Length of joint duty assignments (sec. 507) ............................................ 137 Modification of definitions relating to joint officer management (sec.

508) ......................................................................................................... 137 Continuation of certain officers on Active Duty without regard to

requirement for retirement for years of service (sec. 509) ................. 137 Extension of force management authorities allowing enhanced flexi-

bility for officer personnel management (sec. 510) ............................. 138


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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY—Continued Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management .............................................. 138

Authority for temporary waiver of limitation on term of service of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau (sec. 521) ........................... 138

Authority to designate certain Reserve officers as not to be consid-ered for selection for promotion (sec. 522) ........................................... 138

Rights and protections available to military technicians (sec. 523) ...... 139 Extension of suicide prevention and resilience programs for the Na-

tional Guard and Reserves (sec. 524) ................................................... 139 Inapplicability of certain laws to National Guard technicians per-

forming Active Guard and Reserve duty (sec. 525) ............................. 139 Subtitle C—General Service Authorities ........................................................ 139

Responsibility of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces for standards and qualifications for military specialties within the Armed Forces (sec. 531) ................................................................................................. 139

Leave matters (sec. 532) ........................................................................... 140 Transfer of provision relating to expenses incurred in connection

with leave canceled due to contingency operations (sec. 533) ............ 140 Reduction of tenure on the temporary disability retired list (sec.

534) ......................................................................................................... 140 Prohibition on enforcement of military commission rulings preventing

members of the Armed Forces from carrying out otherwise lawful duties based on member gender (sec. 535) .......................................... 141

Board for the Correction of Military Records and Discharge Review Board matters (sec. 536) ....................................................................... 141

Reconciliation of contradictory provisions relating to qualifications for enlistment in the reserve components of the Armed Forces (sec. 537) ................................................................................................. 141

Subtitle D—Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters ........................ 142 PART I—Retaliation ................................................................................. 142

Report to complainants of resolution of investigations into retal-iation (sec. 541) ............................................................................... 142

Training for Department of Defense personnel on sexual assault trauma in individuals claiming retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault in the Armed Forces (sec. 542) ............ 142

Inclusion in annual reports on sexual assault prevention and response efforts of the Armed Forces of information on com-plaints of retaliation in connection with reports of sexual as-sault in the Armed Forces (sec. 543) ............................................. 142

Metrics for evaluating the efforts of the Armed Forces to prevent and respond to retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault in the Armed Forces (sec. 544) ......................................... 142

PART II—Other Military Justice Matters .............................................. 143 Discretionary authority for military judges to designate an indi-

vidual to assume the rights of the victim of an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice when the victim is a minor, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased (sec. 546) .......... 143

Appellate standing of victims in enforcing rights of victims under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (sec. 547) .......................... 143

Effective prosecution and defense in courts-martial (sec. 548) ...... 143 Pilot programs on military justice career track for judge advo-

cates (sec. 549) ................................................................................ 144 Modification of definition of sexual harassment for purposes of

investigations of complaints of harassment by commanding of-ficers (sec. 550) ................................................................................ 144

Extension and clarification of annual reports regarding sexual assault involving members of the armed forces (sec. 551) .......... 144

Expansion of authority to execute certain military instruments (sec. 552) .......................................................................................... 145

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (sec. 553) ... 145 Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition ........................... 145

Limitation on tuition assistance for off-duty training or education (sec. 561) ................................................................................................. 145

Modification of program to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining professional credentials (sec. 562) ................................... 146


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Access to Department of Defense installations of institutions of high-er education providing certain advising and student support serv-ices (sec. 563) .......................................................................................... 146

Priority processing of applications for Transportation Worker Identi-fication Credentials for members undergoing discharge or release from the Armed Forces (sec. 564) ......................................................... 146

Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readi-ness Matters .................................................................................................. 147

Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Depart-ment of Defense civilian employees (sec. 571) ..................................... 147

Impact aid for children with severe disabilities (sec. 572) ..................... 147 Impact Aid amendments (sec. 573) .......................................................... 147 One-year extension of authorities relating to the transition and sup-

port of military dependent students to local educational agencies (sec. 574) ................................................................................................. 148

Comptroller General of the United States analysis of unsatisfactory conditions and overcrowding at public schools on military installa-tions (sec. 575) ....................................................................................... 148

Enhanced flexibility in provision of relocation assistance to members of the Armed Forces and their families (sec. 576) .............................. 148

Reporting on allegations of child abuse in military families and homes (sec. 577) ..................................................................................... 148

Background checks for employees of agencies and schools providing elementary and secondary education for Department of Defense dependents (sec. 578) ............................................................................. 149

Support for programs providing camp experience for children of mili-tary families (sec. 579) .......................................................................... 149

Comptroller General of the United States report on Exceptional Fam-ily Member Program (sec. 580) ............................................................. 149

Repeal of Advisory Council on Dependents, Education (sec. 581) ......... 150 Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards ............................................................. 150

Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Charles S. Kettles for acts of valor during the Vietnam war (sec. 586) ........................... 150

Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Gary M. Rose for action of valor during the Vietnam war (sec. 587) ........................ 150

Authorization for award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Chap-lain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts of valor during World War II (sec. 588) ............................................................. 150

Posthumous advancement of Colonel George E. ‘‘Bud’’ Day, United States Air Force, on the retired list (sec. 589) .................................... 150

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters ................................ 150 Applicability of Military Selective Service Act to female citizens and

persons (sec. 591) ................................................................................... 150 Senior Military Acquisition Advisors in the Defense Acquisition

Corps (sec. 592) ...................................................................................... 151 Annual reports on progress of the Army and the Marine Corps in

integrating women into military occupational specialties and units recently opened to women (sec. 593) .................................................... 151

Report on career progression tracks of the Armed Forces for women in combat arms units (sec. 594) ............................................................ 152

Repeal of requirement for a chaplain at the United States Air Force Academy appointed by the President (sec. 595) .................................. 152

Extension of limitation on reduction in number of military and civil-ian personnel assigned to duty with service review agencies (sec. 596) ......................................................................................................... 152

Items of Special Interest .................................................................................. 153 Assessment of Joint Professional Military Education ............................ 153 Comptroller General of the United States assessment of Department

of Navy personnel strategies for unmanned systems ......................... 153 Comptroller General of the United States review of pilot programs

on career flexibility to enhance retention of members of the armed forces ....................................................................................................... 154

Comptroller General report on the continuum of offenses involving unwanted sexual behavior in the armed forces ................................... 155


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CONUS Education Options Assessment ................................................. 155 Department of Defense consultation with outside experts to improve

sexual assault prevention and response programs ............................. 156 Department of Defense identity numbers ............................................... 156 Disclosure of Military Sexual Trauma During Separation Examina-

tions ........................................................................................................ 156 DoD report on implementation of GAO recommendations on hazing ... 157 Employment of members of the National Guard, Reserves, and vet-

erans of the Armed Forces .................................................................... 157 Enhancing the capabilities of Army military intelligence personnel .... 158 Enlisted representation ............................................................................ 158 F–35A maintainer shortage report .......................................................... 158 Impact of basic allowance for housing changes on the Military Hous-

ing Privatization Initiative ................................................................... 159 Military to mariner transition .................................................................. 159 Pilot deficiencies ........................................................................................ 160 Process required for adjudication of suspension or termination of

institutions with a voluntary education partnership memoranda of understanding with Department of Defense ................................... 160

Religious accommodation in the military ................................................ 161 Report on litigation billets ........................................................................ 161 Sexual assault prevention strategy .......................................................... 162 Space available seating for veterans with service-connected disabil-

ities ......................................................................................................... 162 Transition Assistance Program and reserve component members ....... 162

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS .......... 163 Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances ..................................................................... 163

Fiscal year 2017 increase in military basic pay (sec. 601) ..................... 163 Publication by Department of Defense of actual rates of basic pay

payable to members of the Armed Forces by pay grade for annual or other pay periods (sec. 602) .............................................................. 163

Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances (sec. 603) . 163

Reform of basic allowance for housing (sec. 604) .................................... 163 Repeal of obsolete authority for combat-related injury rehabilitation

pay (sec. 605) .......................................................................................... 165 Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays ................................... 165

One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces (sec. 611) ......................................................................... 165

One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals (sec. 612) ...................................................... 165

One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers (sec. 613) .................................................................................... 165

One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities (sec. 614) .............. 165

One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bonuses and special pays (sec. 615) ................................................ 166

Conforming amendment to consolidation of special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities (sec. 616) ........................................................... 166

Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances ...................................... 166 Maximum reimbursement amount for travel expenses of Reserves

to attend inactive duty training outside of normal commuting dis-tance (sec. 621) ....................................................................................... 166

Period for relocation of spouses and dependents of certain members of the Armed Forces undergoing a permanent change of station (sec. 622) ................................................................................................. 166

Subtitle D—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits ................. 167 Part I—Amendments in Connection With Retired Pay Reform ................... 167

Election period for members in the service academies and inac-tive Reserves to participate in the modernized retirement sys-tem (sec. 631) .................................................................................. 167

Effect of separation of members from the uniformed services on participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (sec. 632) ................ 167

Continuation pay for members who have completed 8 to 12 years of service (sec. 633) ......................................................................... 167


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Part I—Amendments in Connection With Retired Pay Reform—Contin-ued

Combat-related special compensation coordinating amendment (sec. 634) .......................................................................................... 167

Sense of the Congress on Roth contributions as default contribu-tions of members of the Armed Forces participating in the Thrift Savings Plan under retired pay reform (sec. 635) ............ 168

Part II—Other Matters ............................................................................. 168 Extension of allowance covering monthly premium for

Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance while in certain over-seas areas to cover members in any combat zone or overseas direct support area (sec. 641) ........................................................ 168

Use of member’s current pay grade and years of service, rather than final retirement pay grade and years of service, in a division of property involving disposable retired pay (sec. 642) . 168

Permanent extension of payment of special survivor indemnity allowances under the survivor benefit plan (sec. 643) ................ 168

Authority to deduct Survivor Benefit Plan premiums from com-bat-related special compensation when retired pay not suffi-cient (sec. 644) ................................................................................ 168

Sense of the Congress on options for members of the Armed Forces to designate payment of the death gratuity to a trust for a special needs individual (sec. 645) ....................................... 169

Independent assessment of the Survivor Benefit Plan (sec. 646) .. 169 Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality

Benefits and Operations ............................................................................... 170 Protection and enhancement of access to and savings at commissaries

and exchanges (sec. 661) ....................................................................... 170 Pilot program on privatization of the Defense Commissary System

(sec. 662) ................................................................................................. 170 Subtitle F—Other Matters ............................................................................... 171

Compliance with domestic source requirements for footwear fur-nished to enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces (sec. 671) ................................................ 171

Authority for payment of pay and allowances and retired and re-tainer pay pursuant to power of attorney (sec. 672) ........................... 171

Items of Special Interest .................................................................................. 171 Military forty-year pay table revision advisability report ..................... 171

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS ......................................................... 173 Military health system reform overview ................................................. 173

Subtitle A—Tricare and Other Health Care Benefits ................................... 177 Reform of health care plans available under the TRICARE program

(sec. 701) ................................................................................................. 177 Modifications of cost-sharing requirements for the TRICARE Phar-

macy Benefits Program and treatment of certain pharmaceutical agents (sec. 702) ..................................................................................... 178

Eligibility of certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program for participation in the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insur-ance Program (sec. 703) ........................................................................ 179

Coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under the TRICARE program (sec. 704) ......................................................................................................... 179

Enhancement of use of telehealth services in military health system (sec. 705) ................................................................................................. 179

Evaluation and treatment of veterans and civilians at military treat-ment facilities (sec. 706) ........................................................................ 180

Pilot program to provide health insurance to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (sec. 707) ......................................... 181

Pilot program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for post-traumatic stress disorder related to military sexual trauma (sec. 708) ................................................................................................. 181

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration ....................................................... 182 Consolidation of the medical departments of the Army, Navy, and

Air Force into the Defense Health Agency (sec. 721) ......................... 182


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Accountability for the performance of the military health care system of certain positions in the system (sec. 722) ........................................ 183

Selection of commanders and directors of military treatment facilities and tours of duty of commanders of such facilities (sec. 723) ............ 184

Authority to convert military medical and dental positions to civilian medical and dental positions (sec. 724) ............................................... 184

Authority to realign infrastructure of and health care services pro-vided by military treatment facilities (sec. 725) .................................. 185

Acquisition of medical support contracts for TRICARE program (sec. 726) ......................................................................................................... 185

Authority to enter into health care contracts with certain entities to provide care under the TRICARE program (sec. 727) .................... 187

Improvement of health outcomes and control of costs of health care under TRICARE program through programs to involve covered beneficiaries (sec. 728) ........................................................................... 187

Establishment of centers of excellence for specialty care in the mili-tary health system (sec. 729) ................................................................ 188

Program to eliminate variability in health outcomes and improve quality of health care services delivered in military treatment fa-cilities (sec. 730) ..................................................................................... 188

Establishment of advisory committees for military treatment facili-ties (sec. 731) .......................................................................................... 189

Standardized system for scheduling medical appointments at military treatment facilities (sec. 732) ................................................................ 189

Display of wait times at urgent care clinics, emergency departments, and pharmacies of military treatment facilities (sec. 733) ................. 190

Improvement and maintenance of combat casualty care and trauma care skills of health care providers of Department of Defense (sec. 734) ......................................................................................................... 190

Adjustment of medical services, personnel authorized strengths, and infrastructure in military health system to maintain readiness and core competencies of health care providers (sec. 735) ......................... 190

Establishment of high performance military-civilian integrated health delivery systems (sec. 736) ........................................................ 191

Contracts with private sector entities to provide certain health care services at military treatment facilities (sec. 737) .............................. 192

Modification of acquisition strategy for health care professional staff-ing services (sec. 738) ............................................................................ 192

Reduction of administrative requirements relating to automatic re-newal of enrollments in TRICARE Prime (sec. 739) ........................... 193

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters ......................................................... 193 Pilot program on expansion of use of physician assistants to provide

mental health care to members of the Armed Forces (sec. 751) ........ 193 Implementation of plan to eliminate certain graduate medical edu-

cation programs of Department of Defense (sec. 752) ........................ 193 Modification of authority of Uniformed Services University of the

Health Sciences to include undergraduate and other medical edu-cation and training programs (sec. 753) .............................................. 194

Memoranda of agreement with institutions of higher education that offer degrees in allopathic or osteopathic medicine (sec. 754) ........... 194

Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund (sec. 755) ......................................................................................................... 194

Prohibition on conduct of certain medical research and development projects (sec. 756) ................................................................................... 194

Authorization of reimbursement by Department of Defense to entities carrying out state vaccination programs for costs of vaccines pro-vided to covered beneficiaries (sec. 757) .............................................. 195

Maintenance of certain reimbursement rates for care and services to treat autism spectrum disorder under demonstration program (sec. 758) ................................................................................................. 195

Incorporation into certain surveys by Department of Defense of ques-tions on service women experiences with family planning services and counseling (sec. 759) ....................................................................... 195


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Assessment of transition to TRICARE program by families of mem-bers of reserve components called to Active Duty and elimination of certain charges for such families (sec. 760) ..................................... 195

Requirement to review and monitor prescribing practices at military treatment facilities of pharmaceutical agents for treatment of post- traumatic stress (sec. 761) .................................................................... 196

Report on plan to improve pediatric care and related services for children of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 762) .......................... 196

Comptroller General report on health care delivery and waste in military health system (sec. 763) ......................................................... 197

Items of Special Interest .................................................................................. 197 Cancer research programs ........................................................................ 197 Capability to transport and treat military personnel exposed to high-

ly infectious emerging diseases ............................................................ 197 Chronic pain .............................................................................................. 197 Collar technology ....................................................................................... 198 Comptroller General report on military health professional recruit-

ment ........................................................................................................ 198 Comptroller General report on TRICARE managed care support con-

tracts acquisition strategy and program administration require-ments ...................................................................................................... 199

Dental implants ......................................................................................... 199 Department of Defense tobacco policy ..................................................... 200 Expert behavioral science support for courts-martial ............................ 200 Full spectrum ultraviolet technologies .................................................... 200 Hearing restoration research ................................................................... 201 Implementation of authority for provisional TRICARE coverage for

emerging health care services and supplies ........................................ 202 Improvement of prosthetic care outcomes ............................................... 202 Maternity care ........................................................................................... 202 Medical operations in austere environments .......................................... 202 Online patient portal ................................................................................. 203 Prescription Drug Abuse ........................................................................... 203 Psychological Health Risk-Adjusted Model for Staffing ......................... 203 Reduction of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in military hospital and

surgical environments ........................................................................... 204 Report on provision of behavioral health and suicide prevention re-

sources to reserve component members ............................................... 205 TRICARE Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration program ........ 205

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS ......................................................................................... 207

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management .......................................... 207 Rapid acquisition authority amendments (sec. 801) .............................. 207 Authority for temporary service of Principal Military Deputies to

the Assistant Secretaries of the military departments for acquisi-tion as acting Assistant Secretaries (sec. 802) .................................... 207

Conduct of independent cost estimation and cost analysis (sec. 803) ... 207 Modernization of services acquisition (sec. 804) ..................................... 207 Modified notification requirement for exercise of waiver authority

to acquire vital national security capabilities (sec. 805) .................... 208 Repeal of temporary suspension of public-private competitions for

conversion of Department of Defense functions to performance by contractors (sec. 806) ............................................................................. 208

Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations ............................................................................................. 208

Defense cost accounting standards (sec. 811) ......................................... 208 Increased micro-purchase threshold applicable to Department of De-

fense procurements (sec. 812) ............................................................... 209 Enhanced competition requirements (sec. 813) ...................................... 209 Elimination of bid and proposal costs and other expenses as allow-

able independent research and development costs on certain con-tracts (sec. 814) ...................................................................................... 209


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Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations—Continued

Exception to requirement to include cost or price to the Government as a factor in the evaluation of proposals for certain multiple- award task or delivery order contracts (sec. 815) ............................... 209

Modified restrictions on undefinitized contractual actions (sec. 816) ... 210 Non-traditional contractor definition (sec. 817) ...................................... 210 Comprehensive small business contracting plans (sec. 818) ................. 210 Limitation on task and delivery order protests (sec. 819) ..................... 211 Modified data collection requirements applicable to procurement of

services (sec. 820) ................................................................................... 211 Government Accountability Office bid protest reforms (sec. 821) ......... 211 Report on bid protests (sec. 822) .............................................................. 211 Treatment of side-by-side testing of certain equipment, munitions,

and technologies manufactured and developed under cooperative research and development agreements as use of competitive proce-dures (sec. 823) ...................................................................................... 212

Defense Acquisition Challenge Program (sec. 824) ................................ 212 Use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process

(sec. 825) ................................................................................................. 212 Penalties for the use of cost-type contracts (sec. 826) ............................ 212 Preference for fixed-price contracts (sec. 827) ......................................... 213 Requirement to use firm fixed-price contracts for foreign military

sales (sec. 828) ....................................................................................... 214 Preference for performance-based contractual payments (sec. 829) ..... 214 Share-in-savings contracts (sec. 829A) .................................................... 214 Special emergency procurement authority to facilitate the defense

against or recovery from a cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack (sec. 829B) ......................................................... 214

Limitation on the use of reverse auction and lowest price technically acceptable contracting methods (sec. 829C) ........................................ 215

Avoidance of use of brand names or brand-name or equivalent de-scriptions in solicitations (sec. 829D) ................................................... 215

Sunset and repeal of certain contracting provisions (sec. 829E) ........... 215 Flexibility in contracting award program (sec. 829F) ............................ 215 Products and services purchased through contracting program for

firms that hire the severely disabled (sec. 829G) ................................ 216 Applicability of Executive Order 13673 ‘‘Fair Pay and Safe Work-

places’’ to Department of Defense contractors (sec. 829H) ................. 217 Contract closeout authority (sec. 829I) .................................................... 217 Closeout of old Navy contracts (sec. 829J) .............................................. 217

Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs ... 217 Repeal of major automated information systems provisions (sec. 831) 217 Revisions to definition of major defense acquisition program (sec.

832) ......................................................................................................... 218 Acquisition strategy (sec. 833) .................................................................. 218 Improved life cycle cost control (sec. 834) ............................................... 218 Modification of certain Milestone B certification requirements (sec.

835) ......................................................................................................... 219 Disclosure of risk in cost estimates (sec. 836) ......................................... 219 Authority to designate increments or blocks of items delivered under

major defense acquisition programs as major subprograms for pur-poses of acquisition reporting (sec. 837) .............................................. 219

Counting of major defense acquisition program subcontracts toward small business goals (sec. 838) ............................................................. 219

Use of economy-wide inflation index to calculate percentage increase in unit costs (sec. 839) ........................................................................... 220

Waiver of notification when acquiring tactical missiles and munitions above the budgeted quantity (sec. 840) ................................................ 220

Multiple program multiyear contract pilot demonstration program (sec. 841) ................................................................................................. 220

Key Performance Parameter reduction pilot program (sec. 842) .......... 220 Mission and system of systems of interoperability (sec. 843) ................ 221 B–21 bomber development program baseline and cost control (sec.

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Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce ........................... 222 Improvement of program and project management by the Depart-

ment of Defense (sec. 851) .................................................................... 222 Authority to waive tenure requirement for program managers for

program definition and program execution periods (sec. 852) ........... 222 Enhanced use of data analytics to improve acquisition program out-

comes (sec. 853) ...................................................................................... 222 Purposes for which the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce

Development Fund may be used (sec. 854) .......................................... 222 Subtitle E—Provisions Related to Commercial Items ................................... 223

Inapplicability of certain laws and regulations to the acquisition of commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf items (sec. 861) ................................................................................................. 223

Department of Defense exemptions from certain regulations (sec. 862) ......................................................................................................... 223

Use of performance and commercial specifications in lieu of military specifications and standards (sec. 863) ................................................ 224

Preference for commercial services (sec. 864) ......................................... 224 Treatment of items purchased by prospective contractors prior to

release of prime contract requests for proposals as commercial items (sec. 865) ...................................................................................... 224

Treatment of services provided by nontraditional contractors as com-mercial items (sec. 866) ......................................................................... 225

Use of non-cost contracts to acquire commercial items (sec. 867) ......... 225 Pilot program for authority to acquire innovative commercial items,

technologies, and services using general solicitation competitive procedures (sec. 868) .............................................................................. 226

Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters .............................................................. 226 Greater integration of the national technical industrial base (sec.

871) ......................................................................................................... 226 Integration of civil and military roles in attaining national technology

and industrial base objectives (sec. 872) .............................................. 226 Distribution support and services for weapon systems contractors

(sec. 873) ................................................................................................. 227 Permanency of Department of Defense SBIR and STTR programs

(sec. 874) ................................................................................................. 227 Modified requirements for distribution of assistance under procure-

ment technical assistance cooperative agreements (sec. 875) ............ 227 Nontraditional and small disruptive innovation prototyping program

(sec. 876) ................................................................................................. 227 Subtitle G—International Contracting Matters ............................................. 227

International sales process improvements (sec. 881) ............................. 227 Working capital fund for precision guided munitions exports in sup-

port of contingency operations (sec. 882) ............................................. 228 Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced

in countries along major route of supply to Afghanistan (sec. 883) .. 229 Clarification of treatment of contracts performed outs

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