This Act may be cited as the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020”.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for procurement for the Army as follows:

(1) For aircraft, $3,696,429,000.

(2) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $4,715,566,000.

(3) For other procurement, $7,443,101,000.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for procurement for the Navy and Marine Corps as follows:

(1) For aircraft, $18,522,204,000.

(2) For shipbuilding and conversion, $23,783,710,000.

(3) For other procurement, $9,652,956,000.

(4) For procurement, Marine Corps, $3,090,449,000.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:

(1) For aircraft, $16,784,279,000.

(2) For missiles, $2,889,187,000.

(3) For space procurement, $2,414,383,000.

(4) For other procurement, $20,687,857,000.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $5,109,416,000.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for purchases under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) in the amount of $34,393,000.

(a) In general.—Subject to subsections (b) through (e), from amounts made available for obligation under the F–35 aircraft program, the Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2020 program year, for the procurement of economic order quantities of material and equipment that have completed formal hardware qualification testing for the F–35 aircraft program for use in procurement contracts to be awarded for such program during fiscal years 2021 through 2023.

(b) Limitation.—The total amount obligated under all contracts entered into under subsection (a) shall not exceed $574,000,000.

(c) Preliminary findings.—Before entering into a contract under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make each of the following findings with respect to such contract:

(1) The use of such a contract will result in significant savings of the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contract.

(2) The minimum need for the property to be procured is expected to remain substantially unchanged during the contemplated contract period in terms of production rate, procurement rate, and total quantities.

(3) There is a reasonable expectation that, throughout the contemplated contract period, the Secretary will request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation.

(4) There is a stable design for the property to be procured and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive.

(5) The estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of an economic order quantity contract are realistic.

(6) Entering into the contract will promote the national security interests of the United States.

(d) Certification requirement.—Except as provided in subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, that each of the following conditions is satisfied:

(1) A sufficient number of end items of the system being acquired under such contract have been delivered at or within the most recently available estimates of the program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit cost for such system to determine that the estimates of the unit costs are realistic.

(2) During the fiscal year in which such contract is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year, and the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for that fiscal year will include the funding required to execute the program without cancellation.

(3) The contract is a fixed-price type contract.

(4) The proposed contract provides for production at not less than minimum economic rates given the existing tooling and facilities.

(5) The Secretary has determined that each of the conditions described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (c) will be met by such contract and has provided the basis for such determination to the congressional defense committees.

(6) The determination under paragraph (5) was made after the completion of a cost analysis performed by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation for the purpose of section 2334(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, and the analysis supports that determination.

(e) Exception.—Notwithstanding subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract under subsection (a) on or after December 1, 2019, if—

(1) the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation has not completed a cost analysis of the preliminary findings made by the Secretary under subsection (c) with respect to the contract;

(2) the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, that each of the conditions described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (d) is satisfied; and

(3) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the certification under paragraph (2).

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:

(1) For the Army, $12,192,771,000.

(2) For the Navy, $20,270,499,000.

(3) For the Air Force, $45,616,122,000.

(4) For Defense-wide activities, $24,346,953,000.

(5) For the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, $221,200,000.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows:

(1) For the Army, $22,797,873,000.

(2) For the Navy, $25,952,718,000.

(3) For the Marine Corps, $3,928,045,000.

(4) For the Air Force, $21,278,499,000.

(5) For the Space Force, $72,436,000.

(6) For Defense-wide activities, $37,399,341,000.

(7) For the Army Reserve, $1,080,103,000.

(8) For the Navy Reserve, $261,284,000.

(9) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $61,090,000.

(10) For the Air Force Reserve, $2,231,445,000.

(11) For the Army National Guard, $3,335,755,000.

(12) For the Air National Guard, $3,612,156,000.

(13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $14,771,000.

(14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $207,518,000.

(15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $335,932,000.

(16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, $302,744,000.

(17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, $9,105,000.

(18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites, $216,499,000.

(19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs, $108,600,000.

(20) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, $338,700,000.

(21) For Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, $400,000,000.

(a) Definition of service.—In this section the term “Service” means the National Marine Fisheries Service or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as appropriate.

(b) Agreements authorized.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of a military department is authorized to enter into an agreement with a Service to expedite an environmental review, planning, consultation, permitting, or approval process under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) for a project or program undertaken by the military department.

(2) AGREEMENT CONTENTS.—Each such agreement shall—

(A) provide for a payment to a Service for the estimated or actual expenses of undertaking an expedited environmental review, planning, consultation, permitting, or approval process for a project or program undertaken by the military, including payment for—

(i) support of or participation in military planning activities that precede the initiation of the environmental review process;

(ii) activities directly related to the environmental review process, including any associated permitting, authorization, consultation or approval process;

(iii) dedicated staffing of agency personnel;

(iv) information gathering or mapping; or

(v) development of programmatic agreements;

(B) specify the amount of and basis for the payment the Secretary will provide to the Service pursuant to the agreement; and

(C) require the Director of the Service to use the payment received pursuant to the agreement only to contribute toward undertaking the environmental review, planning, consultation, permitting, or approval process within the time period described in subsection (c)(1).

(c) Payment conditions.—The Secretary of a military department may provide a payment pursuant to an agreement under this section only if—

(1) the Secretary determines that it is in the interest of national defense to complete an environmental review, planning, consultation, permitting, or approval process by a Service under an Act described in subsection (b) for a project or program undertaken by the military department within a particular time period; and

(2) the Director of a Service provides to the Secretary notice that the Service does not have sufficient funds or adequate personnel to complete such environmental review, planning, consultation, permitting, or approval process within such time period.

(d) Payment funding.—The Secretary of a military department may use funds available for operations and maintenance to make payments pursuant to an agreement under this section.

(e) Crediting of payments.—Payments to a Service under this section, including any payments provided in advance, may be credited to the appropriations of such agency for salaries and expenses. Subject to satisfaction of the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(2), on use of payments by the Director of a Service, amounts so paid shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations so credited.

(f) Guidance.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to implement this section.

(a) In general.—Chapter 160 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

(b) Table of sections amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2711 the following new item:

“2712. Native American lands environmental mitigation program.”.

Section 183a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (c)(6) in the second sentence, by striking “or airport surveillance radar” and inserting “, airport surveillance radar, or wide area surveillance over-the-horizon radar”; and

(2) in subsection (f) in the first sentence, by striking “applicant for a project filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49” and inserting “entity requesting a review by the Clearinghouse under this section”.

(a) In general.—Subsection (b) of section 2474 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “or the head of a component that provides product support to the Center (in this section referred to as a ‘product support provider’)” after “the head of the Center”;

(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “a product support provider,” after “employees of the Center,”; and

(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or a product support provider” after “the Center”; and

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and product support providers” after “Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence”;

(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or a facility of a product support provider” after “Center”;

(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “or a facility of a product support provider” after “Center”; and

(D) in subparagraph (D)—

(i) in clause (i), by inserting “or a product support provider” after “Center”; and

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking “at a Center” and inserting “of a Center or a product support provider”.

(b) Private sector use of excess capacity.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended by inserting “or a product support provider” after “Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence”.

(c) Crediting of amounts for performance.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended in the first sentence by inserting “or a product support provider” after “Center”.

(d) Availability of excess equipment to private-Sector partners.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended—

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “or a product support provider” after “Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence”; and

(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting “or a product support provider” after “Center”.

(a) In general.—Section 2563 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the heading, by striking “facilities” and inserting “facilities or operations”;

(2) in subsection (a)(2)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “working-capital funded industrial facility” and inserting “working-capital funded industrial facility or industrial operation”; and

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “a working-capital funded Army industrial facility” and inserting “a working-capital funded Army industrial facility or an Army industrial operation”;

(3) in subsection (b)—

(A) in the heading, by striking “facilities” and inserting “facilities or operations”; and

(B) by striking “facilities” each place it appears and inserting “facilities or operations”;

(4) in subsection (c), by striking “facility” each place it appears and inserting “facilities or operation”; and

(5) in subsection (g)—

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

“(2) The term ‘industrial operation’ means a working-capital funded organization, a depot repair organization, or a product support activity supporting these organizations.”.

(b) Table of sections amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 152 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2563 and inserting the following new item:

“2563. Articles and services of industrial facilities or operations: sale to persons outside the Department of Defense.”.

(a) Authority.—The Secretary of Defense may make available logistics support and logistics services to a contractor, including contractors of F–35 participant nations, in support of the performance by the contractor of a contract for the construction, modification, or maintenance or repair of the F–35 Lightning II weapon system.

(b) Support contracts.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Any logistics support and logistics services to be provided under this section to a contractor in support of the performance of a contract described in subsection (a) shall be provided under a separate contract that is entered into by the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency with that contractor. The requirements of section 2208(h) of title 10, United States Code, and the regulations prescribed pursuant to such section shall apply to the contract between the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency and the contractor.

(2) LIMITATION.—The number of contracts described in subsection (a) for which the Secretary of Defense makes logistics support and logistics services available under the authority of this section may not exceed 10 contracts. No contract entered into by the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency under subsection (b) may be for a period in excess of five years, including periods for which the contract is extended under options to extend the contract.

(c) Scope of support and services.—The logistics support and logistics services that may be provided under this section in support of the performance of a contract described in subsection (a) are the cataloging, storage and distribution, disposal, and supply chain management, including supply and provisioning, of materiel and parts necessary for the performance of that contract.

(d) Regulations.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations implementing this section. The regulations shall include the following:

(1) A requirement that the solicitation of offers for a contract described in subsection (a) that will be awarded by a military department or the Department of Defense, for which logistics support and logistics services are to be made available under this section, shall include—

(A) a statement that the logistics support and logistics services are to be made available under the authority of this section to any contractor awarded the contract, but only on a basis that does not require acceptance of the support and services; and

(B) a description of the range of the logistics support and logistics services that are to be made available to the contractor.

(2) A requirement for the rates charged a contractor for logistics support and logistics services provided to a contractor under the authority of this section to reflect the full cost to the United States of the resources used in providing the support and services, including the costs of resources used, but not paid for, by the Department of Defense.

(3) A prohibition on the imposition of any charge on a contractor for any effort of the contractor to correct a deficiency in the performance of logistics support and logistics services provided to the contractor under this section.

(4) A requirement that logistics support and logistics services provided under the authority of this section may not interfere with the mission of the Defense Logistics Agency or of any military department involved with the program.

(e) Relationship to treaty obligations.—The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State to ensure that the exercise of authority under the authority of this section does not conflict with any obligation of the United States under any treaty or other international agreement.

(f) Reports.—

(1) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Not later than the end of the fourth year of operation of the authority under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing—

(A) the cost effectiveness for both the Government and industry of operation of the authority; and

(B) the effects, if any, on the performance of prime contracts being supported by support contracts awarded under the authority of this section.

(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later than the end of the fifth year of operation of the authority under this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall review the report of the Secretary under paragraph (1) for sufficiency and provide such recommendations in a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives as the Comptroller General considers appropriate.

(g) Sunset.—The authority to enter into contracts under the authority of this section shall expire six years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Any contracts entered into before such date shall continue in effect according to their terms.

(h) F–35 participant nations defined.—In this section, the term “F–35 participant nations” means each of the following:

(1) The United States.

(2) The United Kingdom.

(3) Italy.

(4) The Netherlands.

(5) The Republic of Turkey.

(6) Canada.

(7) Australia.

(8) Denmark.

(9) Norway.

(10) Any additional nations given participant nation status by the Secretary of Defense with the concurrence of the Secretary of State.

(a) In general.—Section 172 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) Table of sections amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 172 and inserting the following new item:

“172. Explosives safety board.”.

Section 3081(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “Dental Corps Officer” and inserting “Army Medical Department Officer”.

Section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting “transfer or” before “adoption”; and

(B) by striking “adoption” each place it appears and inserting “transfer or adoption”;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting “transfer or” before “adoption”;

(B) in the first sentence, by striking “adoption” and inserting “transfer or adoption”; and

(C) in the second sentence, by striking “adoptability” and inserting “transferability or adoptability”;

(3) in subsection (c)(1)—

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “transfer or” before “adoption”;

(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by inserting “adoption” before “by”;

(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or organizations” after “persons”; and

(D) in subparagraph (C), by striking “by” and inserting “transfer to”;

(4) in subsection (e)—

(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting “or adopted” after “transferred”;

(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking “transferred” each place it appears and inserting “transferred or adopted”; and

(C) in paragraph (2), by striking “transfer” each place it appears and inserting “transfer or adoption”;

(5) in subsection (f)—

(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “transfer of retired” and inserting “transportation of retiring”; and

(B) in paragraph (1), by striking “transfer” and inserting “transport”;

(6) in subsection (g)(3), by striking “adoption of military working dogs” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “transfer of military working dogs to law enforcement agencies before the end of the dogs’ useful working lives.”; and

(7) in subsection (h)(2), by striking “A horse” and inserting “An equid (horse, mule, or donkey)”.

Section 356 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1636) is amended—

(1) by striking subsection (a);

(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and

(3) in subsections (a) and (b), as so redesignated, by striking “Commander” each place it appears and inserting “Director”.

Section 358(c) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended by striking “October 1, 2019” and inserting “October 1, 2020”.

The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2020, as follows:

(1) The Army, 480,000.

(2) The Navy, 340,500.

(3) The Marine Corps, 186,200.

(4) The Air Force, 332,800.

(a) In general.—The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2020, as follows:

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 336,000.

(2) The Army Reserve, 189,500.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 59,000.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 107,700.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,100.

(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.

(b) End strength reductions.—The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by—

(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and

(2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year.

(c) End strength increases.—Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members.

Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2020, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components:

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,595.

(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,155.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,386.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 22,637.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 4,431.

The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2020 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:

(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 22,294.

(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492.

(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 13,573.

(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 8,848.

During fiscal year 2020, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following:

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.

(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.

(a) Officers.—Section 12011(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking those parts of the table pertaining to the Marine Corps Reserve and inserting the following:

(b) Senior enlisted members.—Section 12012(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking those parts of the table pertaining to the Marine Corps Reserve and inserting the following:

Section 526a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as subsections (d) through (i), respectively; and

(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for military personnel for fiscal year 2020 a total of $143,476,503,000.

(a) Authority for Secretary of Defense variances.—Section 115(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “increase” and inserting “vary”.

(b) Authority for Service Secretary variances.—Section 115(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end;

(B) in subparagraph (B)—

(i) by striking “increase” and inserting “vary”; and

(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(C) vary the end strength authorized pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for the Active Guard and Reserve category of the Selected Reserve of the reserve component of the armed force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary or, in the case of the Secretary of the Navy, for the Active Guard and Reserve category of the Selected Reserve of the reserve component of any armed force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary, by a number equal to not more than 1 percent of such authorized end strength.”; and

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in the second sentence, by striking “increase” each place it occurs and inserting “variance”; and

(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Any variance under paragraph (1)(C) of the end strength for the Active Guard and Reserve category of the Selected Reserve of an armed force for a fiscal year shall be counted as part of the variance for that Selected Reserve for that fiscal year authorized under subsection (f)(2).”.

Section 661(d)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the third sentence by inserting “or a designee of the Chairman who is a member of the Armed Forces in grade O–8 or higher” before the period.

Section 115(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).

Section 531 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(1)—

(A) by striking “and captain” and inserting “captain, major, and lieutenant colonel”; and

(B) by striking “and lieutenant” and inserting “lieutenant, lieutenant commander, and commander”; and

(2) in subsection (a)(2)—

(A) by striking “grades” both places it appears and inserting “grade”;

(B) by striking “major, lieutenant colonel, and”; and

(C) by striking “lieutenant commander, commander, and”.

Section 1113 of the Army National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act of 1992 (10 U.S.C. 10105 note) is repealed.

Section 1553(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “five” and inserting “not less than three”.

(a) In general.—Section 940a of title 10, United States Code (article 140a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended—

(1) by striking “The Secretary of Defense” and inserting “(a) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,”;

(2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this section) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “(including with respect to the Coast Guard)” after “military justice system”;

(3) in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) (as so designated), by inserting “public” before “access to docket information”; and

(4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:

“(b) Section 552a of title 5 shall not apply to records of trial produced or distributed within the military justice system or docket information, filings, and records made publicly accessible in accordance with the uniform standards and criteria for conduct established by the Secretary under subsection (a).

“(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide public access to docket information, filings, or records that are classified, subject to a judicial protective order, or ordered sealed.”.

(b) Existing standards and criteria.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall apply to the Coast Guard the standards and criteria for conduct established by the Secretary of Defense under section 940a of title 10, United States Code (article 140a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act until such time as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, prescribes revised standards and criteria for conduct under such section that implement the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section.

Section 586 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e);

(2) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, in the subsection heading, by inserting “in unrestricted reporting cases” after “proceedings”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(f) Return of personal property in restricted reporting cases.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe procedures under which a victim who files a restricted report on an incident of sexual assault may request, at any time, the return of any personal property of the victim obtained as part of the sexual assault forensic examination.

“(2) The procedures shall ensure that—

“(A) a request of a victim under paragraph (1) may be made on a confidential basis and without affecting the restricted nature of the restricted report; and

“(B) at the time of the filing of the restricted report, a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator or Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocate—

“(i) informs the victim that the victim may request the return of personal property as described in paragraph (1); and

“(ii) advises the victim that such a request for the return of personal property may negatively impact a subsequent case adjudication, if the victim later decides to convert the restricted report to an unrestricted report.

“(3) Except with respect to personal property returned to a victim under this subsection, nothing in this subsection shall affect the requirement to retain a sexual assault forensic examination (SAFE) kit for the period specified in subsection (c)(4)(A).”.

(a) Article 37.—Section 837 of title 10, United States Code (article 37 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended—

(1) in the heading, by striking “Unlawfully influencing action of court” and inserting “Command influence”;

(2) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking “(a) No authority convening a general, special, or summary court-martial” and inserting “(a)(1) No court-martial convening authority”;

(B) in paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph), by striking “proceeding. No person” and inserting the following: proceeding.

“(3) No person”;

(C) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as designated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph) the following new paragraph:

“(2) No court-martial convening authority, nor any other commanding officer, may deter or attempt to deter a potential witness from participating in the investigatory process or testifying at a court-martial. The denial of a request to travel at government expense or refusal to make a witness available shall not by itself constitute unlawful command influence.”;

(D) in paragraph (3) (as so designated)—

(i) by inserting “attempt to” before “influence”;

(ii) by striking “with respect to his judicial acts” and inserting “or preliminary hearing officer with respect to such acts taken pursuant to this chapter as prescribed by the President”; and

(iii) by striking the second sentence; and

(E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

“(4) Paragraphs (1) through (3) shall not apply with respect to—

“(A) general instructional or informational courses in military justice if such courses are designed solely for the purpose of instructing members of a command in the substantive and procedural aspects of courts-martial;

“(B) statements regarding criminal activity or a particular criminal offense that do not advocate a particular disposition, or a particular court-martial finding, or sentence; or

“(C) statements and instructions given in open court by the military judge or counsel.

“(5) (A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3), but subject to subparagraph (B)—

“(i) a superior convening authority or officer may generally discuss matters to consider regarding the disposition of alleged violations of this chapter with a subordinate convening authority or officer; and

“(ii) a subordinate convening authority or officer may seek advice from a superior convening authority or officer regarding the disposition of an alleged offense under this chapter.

“(B) No superior convening authority or officer may direct a subordinate convening authority or officer to make a particular disposition in a specific case or otherwise substitute the discretion of such authority or such officer for that of the subordinate convening authority or officer.”;

(3) in subsection (b)—

(A) by striking “to be advanced, in grade” and inserting “to be advanced in grade”; and

(B) by striking “accused before a court-martial” and inserting “person in a court-martial proceeding”; and

(4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:

“(c) No finding or sentence of a court-martial may be held incorrect on the ground of a violation of this section, or the doctrine of apparent unlawful command influence, unless the violation materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.

“(d) (1) A superior convening authority or commanding officer may withhold the authority of a subordinate convening authority or officer to dispose of offenses in individual cases, types of cases, or generally.

“(2) Except as otherwise authorized by this chapter, a superior convening authority or commanding officer may not limit the discretion of a subordinate convening authority or officer to act with respect to a case for which the subordinate convening authority or officer has authority to dispose of the offenses.”.

(b) Article 53a.—Section 853a(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code (article 53a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking “the President” and inserting “the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary concerned.”.

(c) Table of sections amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter VII of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 837 (article 37 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) and inserting the following new item:

“837. Art. 37. Command influence.”.

Section 2154(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Joint Forces Staff College or a” and inserting “a joint or”.

Section 9415(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(3) Enlisted members of the armed forces other than the Air Force who are participating in Community College of the Air Force affiliated joint-service training and education courses.”.

(a) In general.—Chapter 401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

“4322. Degree granting authority for United States Army Armament Graduate School.”.

(a) Army institutions.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7487 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection:

“(a) Acceptance of research grants.— (1) The Secretary of the Army may authorize the Commandant of the United States Army War College or the head of any other accredited institution of the Army to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the College or institution, as appropriate, for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.

“(2) A civilian member of the faculty of the Army War College or any other accredited institution of the Army may accept a grant to conduct research in the civilian faculty member’s personal capacity, but such research may not be accomplished in direct support of lectures, instruction, curriculum development, or special duties as assigned at the College or institution, as appropriate. For the purpose of determining rights with respect to any invention made under such a grant, the civilian faculty member shall be deemed a Government employee.”;

(B) in the second sentence of subsection (d), by inserting “or the head of any other accredited institution of the Army, as appropriate,” after “The Commandant”; and

(C) in subsection (e), by striking “Army War College” and all that follows through the period and inserting “Army War College or any other accredited institution of the Army may be used to pay expenses incurred by the College or institution, as appropriate, in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.”.

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—

(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is amended by inserting “and other accredited institutions of the Army” after “United States Army War College”.

(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 757 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 7487 and inserting the following new item:

“7487. United States Army War College and other accredited institutions of the Army: acceptance of grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and educational purposes.”.

(b) Navy institutions.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8593 of such title is amended—

(A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection:

“(a) Acceptance of research grants.— (1) The Secretary of the Navy may authorize the President of the Naval War College or the head of any other accredited institution of the Navy to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the College or institution, as appropriate, for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.

“(2) A civilian member of the faculty of the Naval War College or any other accredited institution of the Navy may accept a grant to conduct research in the civilian faculty member’s personal capacity, but such research may not be accomplished in direct support of lectures, instruction, curriculum development, or special duties as assigned at the College or institution, as appropriate. For the purpose of determining rights with respect to any invention made under such a grant, the civilian faculty member shall be deemed a Government employee.”;

(B) in the second sentence of subsection (d), by inserting “or the head of any other accredited institution of the Navy, as appropriate,” after “Naval War College”; and

(C) in subsection (e), by striking “Naval War College” and all that follows through the period and inserting “Naval War College or any other accredited institution of the Navy may be used to pay expenses incurred by the College or institution, as appropriate, in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.”.

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—

(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is amended by inserting “and other accredited institutions of the Navy” after “Naval War College”.

(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 859 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 8593 and inserting the following new item:

“8593. Naval War College and other accredited institutions of the Navy: acceptance of grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and educational purposes.”.

(c) Marine Corps institutions.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8594 of such title is amended—

(A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection:

“(a) Acceptance of research grants.— (1) The Secretary of the Navy may authorize the President of the Marine Corps University or the head of any other accredited institution of the Marine Corps to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the University or institution, as appropriate, for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.

“(2) A civilian member of the faculty of the Marine Corps University or any other accredited institution of the Marine Corps may accept a grant to conduct research in the civilian faculty member’s personal capacity, but such research may not be accomplished in direct support of lectures, instruction, curriculum development, or special duties as assigned at the University or institution, as appropriate. For the purpose of determining rights with respect to any invention made under such a grant, the civilian faculty member shall be deemed a Government employee.”;

(B) in the second sentence of subsection (d), by inserting “or the head of any other accredited institution of the Marine Corps, as appropriate,” after “Marine Corps University”; and

(C) in subsection (e), by striking “Marine Corps University” and all that follows through the period and inserting “Marine Corps University or any other accredited institution of the Marine Corps may be used to pay expenses incurred by the University or institution, as appropriate, in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.”.

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—

(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is amended by inserting “and other accredited institutions of the Marine Corps” after “Marine Corps University”.

(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 859 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 8594 and inserting the following:

“8594. Marine Corps University and other accredited institutions of the Marine Corps: acceptance of grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and educational purposes.”.

(d) Air Force institutions.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9487 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

“(a) Acceptance of research grants.— (1) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize the Commandant of the Air War College or the head of any other accredited institution of the Air Force to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the College or institution, as appropriate, for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.

“(2) A civilian member of the faculty of the Air War College or any other accredited institution of the Air Force may accept a grant to conduct research in the civilian faculty member’s personal capacity, but such research may not be accomplished in direct support of lectures, instruction, curriculum development, or special duties as assigned at the College or institution, as appropriate. For the purpose of determining rights with respect to any invention made under such a grant, the civilian faculty member shall be deemed a Government employee.”;

(B) in subsection (d), by inserting “or the head of any other accredited institution of the Air Force, as appropriate,” after “Commandant”; and

(C) in subsection (e), by striking “Air War College” and all that follows through the period and inserting “Air War College or any other accredited institution of the Air Force may be used to pay expenses incurred by the College or institution, as appropriate, in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.”.

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—

(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is amended by inserting “and other accredited institutions of the Air Force” after “Air War College”.

(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 957 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 9487 and inserting the following new item:

“9487. Air War College and other accredited institutions of the Air Force: acceptance of grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and educational purposes.”.

Section 2162(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking “as a separate budget request” and inserting “as part of the budget request for the Joint Staff”.

Section 1126 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (b), by striking “and next of kin” and inserting “, next of kin, stepbrother, and stepsister”;

(2) in subsection (c), by striking “may be replaced” and all that follows before the period at the end and inserting “may be replaced upon application and without cost”; and

(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:

(a) In general.—Section 1130 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the section heading, by inserting “and award or presentation” after “for review”;

(2) in subsection (a), by striking “shall” each place it appears and inserting “may”;

(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

“(d) (1) A decoration may be awarded or presented following submission of a favorable recommendation for the award or presentation under subsection (b).

“(2) An award or presentation under paragraph (1) may not occur before the expiration of a 60-day period for congressional review beginning on the date of submission of the favorable recommendation under subsection (b) regarding the award or presentation.

“(3) The authority to make an award or presentation under this subsection shall apply notwithstanding any limitation described in subsection (a).”.

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1130 and inserting the following:

“1130. Consideration of proposals for decorations not previously submitted in timely fashion: procedures for review and award or presentation.”.

Paragraph (1) of section 511(d) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4001(d)) is amended—

(1) by inserting “, whether leased or owned,” after “spouse of a servicemember”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following: “The relief from personal property taxes extends to a servicemember or the spouse of a servicemember who leases a motor vehicle, as well as to a lessor who leases a motor vehicle to the servicemember or spouse. When a servicemember or the spouse of the servicemember leases a motor vehicle, the leased motor vehicle shall not be deemed to be located or present in, or have a situs for taxation in, the tax jurisdiction in which the servicemember is serving in compliance with military orders unless the servicemember or spouse has adopted that tax jurisdiction as the legal residence of the servicemember or spouse, respectively.”.

Section 305(i) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting “including orders for separation or retirement,” after “official military orders,”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(3) PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.—The term ‘permanent change of station’ includes separation or retirement from military service.”.

(a) In general.—Section 511 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4001) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(h) Determination of servicemember’s tax jurisdiction.—For purposes of this section, the State or political subdivision where a servicemember is serving in compliance with military orders includes any State or political subdivision within 150 miles of the servicemember’s assigned duty location.”.

(b) Applicability.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a State or local income tax return filed for any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2016.

Section 511(a)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4001(a)(2)) is amended by striking “if the residence or domicile, as the case may be, is the same for the servicemember and the spouse”.

(a) Clarification of affidavit requirement.—Paragraph (1) of section 201(b) of the Servicemember Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3931(b)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;

(2) in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated by paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking “the court, before entering judgment for the plaintiff, shall require the plaintiff to” and inserting “the plaintiff, when seeking a default judgment, shall”; and

(B) by inserting “(A)” before “In any action”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(B) The affidavit shall set forth all steps taken to determine the defendant’s military status and shall have attached the records on which the plaintiff relies in preparing the affidavit. Attached records shall include at least a copy of the certificate produced by the Department of Defense Manpower Data Center or a certificate produced by a successor to such Center.”.

(b) Extension of protections for servicemembers against default judgments.—Paragraph (2) of section 201(b) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3931(b)) is amended—

(1) by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: “The court may not appoint an attorney to represent a defendant who is selected by, or has a business affiliation with, the plaintiff, an attorney representing the plaintiff, or an employee of an entity that has a business affiliation with an attorney representing the plaintiff.”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit a court from assessing court-appointed attorney fees and costs against the plaintiff.”.

(c) Searches of Department of Defense Manpower Data Center database.—Subsection (b) of such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

“(5) REQUIRED SEARCH OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATABASE.—Before filing an affidavit under subsection (b)(1), the plaintiff shall conduct a diligent and reasonable investigation to determine whether or not the defendant is in military service, including a search of available Department of Defense Manpower Data Center records or records from a successor to such Center, and of any other information available to the plaintiff. The plaintiff shall obtain and provide to the court copies of any status reports obtained through such search.

“(6) DUTIES OF COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEY.— (A) An attorney appointed to represent a defendant under subsection (b)(2) shall act only in the best interests of the defendant.

“(B) The court appointed attorney, when appropriate to represent the best interests of the defendant, shall request a stay of proceedings under this Act.

“(C) The plaintiff shall provide to the court appointed attorney all contact information the plaintiff has for the defendant.

“(D) The court appointed attorney shall conduct a diligent and reasonable investigation to confirm the defendant’s military status, including a search of the Department of Defense Manpower Data Center or a successor to such Center. The attorney shall file any status reports obtained through such search with the court.

“(E) Upon making contact with the defendant, the court appointed attorney shall advise the defendant of the nature of the lawsuit and the defendant’s rights provided by this Act, including rights to obtain a stay and to request the court to adjust an obligation. The attorney shall communicate to the court whether or not the defendant requests a stay or requests a continuance to obtain counsel.

“(F) If the court appointed attorney is unable to make contact with the defendant, the attorney shall assert rights provided by this Act on behalf of the defendant, provided there is an adequate basis in law and fact.

“(G) A court appointed attorney unable to make contact with the defendant shall report to the court on all of the attorney’s efforts to make contact by filing an affidavit indicating the following:

“(i) The date such attorney reviewed the court record and pleadings to ascertain contact information for the defendant.

“(ii) All of the attorney’s attempts to contact the defendant, including the date, time, and method of communication.

“(iii) That such attorney was unable to contact the defendant.

“(7) EFFECT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DISCONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—If the Department of Defense discontinues the availability of active duty status information through the Department of Defense Manpower Data Center, a successor to such Center, or another related entity, then all requirements under this subsection that are related to the Department of Defense Manpower Data Center, the successor to such Center, or the other related entity shall cease to apply until such time as the Department of Defense resumes making such information available.”.

Section 12731(f)(2)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or 12304b” after “section 12301(d)”.

Section 1174(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(3) (A) The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may waive the requirement to repay separation pay, severance pay, or readjustment pay under paragraph (1) if such Secretary determines that repayment would be against equity and good conscience or would be contrary to the best interests of the United States.

“(B) The authority of the Secretary of Defense in this paragraph may be delegated to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.”.

Section 1477(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph—

“(3) In this subsection, the term ‘person’ includes—

“(A) the estate of the member; or

“(B) a trust legally established under any Federal, State, or territorial law, including a supplemental or special needs trust established under subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 1917(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)) for the sole benefit of a dependent child considered disabled under section 1614(a)(3) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) who is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical incapacity.”.

Section 1059(m) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting “members or” after “dependents of”;

(2) by inserting “member or” before “former member” each place it appears; and

(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:

Section 2483(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “fees on services provided,” after “handling fees for tobacco products,”.

(a) Authorities relating to reserve forces.—Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement payments for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service, is amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”.

(b) Title 10 authorities relating to health care professionals.—The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”:

(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate accession program.

(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve.

(c) Authorities relating to nuclear officers.—Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”.

(d) Authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities.—The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”:

(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for enlisted members.

(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for officers.

(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers.

(4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive pay authorities for officers in health professions.

(5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

(6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.

(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty pay.

(8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus.

(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units.

(e) Authority To provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing.—Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”.

Section 1108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by striking the last sentence;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph: “(1) An eligible beneficiary under this subsection is a beneficiary under section 1074(a) of this title or a covered beneficiary under this chapter, but does not include a person who is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.).”;

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “who is a family member for purposes of such chapter”;

(C) in paragraph (3), by striking “(except as provided in paragraph (1)(C) or (1)(D))”; and

(D) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5);

(3) in subsection (c), by striking “In establishing the areas” and all that follows through the end of the subsection;

(4) in subsection (d)(2)—

(A) by striking “2000” and inserting “2021”;

(B) by striking “1999” and inserting “2020”; and

(C) by striking “2002” and inserting “2023”;

(5) in subsection (f), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and the paragraph designation for paragraph (3);

(6) by striking subsection (g);

(7) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively;

(8) by striking subsection (j); and

(9) by adding at the end the following new subsections:

Subtitle C of title VII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2586 et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 721—

(A) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:

“(7) The term ‘health care services’ means the health care services referred to in section 723(a).”; and

(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(10) The term ‘TRICARE Select program’ means the program required by section 1075 of title 10, United States Code.”;

(2) in section 723, by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:

“(a) Uniform benefit required.—A designated provider shall offer to enrollees a uniform benefit that—

“(1) covers the services covered under the programs authorized by sections 1074g, 1075, and 1086(d) of title 10, United States Code, and parts A and B of the Medicare program; and

“(2) does not exceed the accompanying enrollment fee and cost-sharing requirements, except that the benefit may include a special rule for amounts without referrals comparable to that under section 1075a(c) of title 10, United States Code.

“(b) Time for implementation of benefit.—A designated provider shall offer the health benefit option described in subsection (a) to enrollees beginning on January 1, 2020.”;

(3) in section 724, by striking subsection (g); and

(4) in section 726(b), by striking “TRICARE program” and inserting “TRICARE Select program”.

Section 8111(d)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “September 30, 2020” and inserting, “September 30, 2025”.

Section 1781c(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the following new subparagraph:

“(F) Procedures for the development of an individualized services plan for those military family members with special needs who have requested support and have a completed family needs assessment.”.

(a) In general.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1073d the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1073d the following new item:

“1073e. Health care fraud and abuse prevention.”.

Title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2567) is amended—

(1) in section 1701(a)—

(A) by striking “Subject to subsection (b), the” and inserting “The”;

(B) by striking subsection (b); and

(C) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively;

(2) in section 1702(a)(1), by striking “hereafter in this title” and inserting “hereafter in this section”;

(3) in subsections (a) and (c) of section 1703, by striking “the facility” and inserting “the James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center”;

(4) in section 1704—

(A) in subsections (a)(3), (a)(4)(A) and (b)(1), by striking “the facility” and inserting “the James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center”; and

(B) in subsection (e), as amended by section 722 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3417), section 723 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 869), section 741 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 129 Stat. 2237), section 719 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1283), and section 731 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) by striking “September 30, 2020” and inserting “September 30, 2023”; and

(5) in section 1705—

(A) in subsection (a), by striking “the facility” and inserting “the James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘JALFHCC’)”;

(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by striking “the facility” and inserting “the JALFHCC”; and

(C) in subsection (c)—

(i) by striking “the facility” each place it appears and inserting “the JALFHCC”; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(4) To permit the JALFHCC to enter into personal services contracts to carry out health care responsibilities in the JALFHCC to the same extent and subject to the same conditions and limitations as apply under section 1091 of title 10, United States Code, to the Secretary of Defense in relation to health care responsibilities in medical treatment facilities of the Department of Defense.”.

(a) In general.—Chapter 104 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2113a the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 104 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2113a the following new item:

“2113b. Department of Defense Academic Health System.”.

Section 2113(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking “and” at the end;

(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:

(a) In general.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1104 the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1104 the following new item:

“1104a. Shared medical facilities with Department of Veterans Affairs.”.

(a) In general.—Section 1099 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by amending the section designation and heading to read as follows:

(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:

“(d) Payment options.— (1) A member or former member of the uniformed services, or a dependent thereof, eligible for medical care and dental care under section 1074(b) or 1076 of this title shall pay premiums charged for the coverage under this chapter.

“(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the premiums shall be withheld from the retired, retainer, or equivalent pay of the member, former member, or dependent. In all other cases, the premiums shall be paid in a frequency and method determined by the Secretary.”.

(b) Conforming amendments.—Section 1097a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the section heading, by striking “; payment options”;

(2) by striking subsection (c); and

(3) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.

(c) Clerical amendments.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended—

(1) by striking the item relating to section 1097 and inserting the following new item:

“1097a. TRICARE Prime: automatic enrollments.”;

and

(2) by striking the item relating to section 1099 and inserting the following new item:

“1099. Health care enrollment system and payment options.”.

(a) TRICARE Reserve Select.—Section 1076d(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member” and inserting “A member”; and

(2) by striking paragraph (2).

(b) TRICARE Retired Reserve.—Section 1076e(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member” and inserting “A member”; and

(2) by striking paragraph (2).

Section 1725(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking “30 years” and inserting “26 years”.

Section 2216a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “September 30, 2018” and inserting “September 30, 2025”.

(a) Authorization.—Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 2389 the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 2389 the following new item:

“2388. Life-of-type buys.”.

Section 2321(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and

(2) by striking paragraph (1) and adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

(a) Codification.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end a new section 2339a consisting of—

(1) a heading as follows:

and

(2) the text of subsections (a) through (n) of section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note).

(b) Permanent authorization.—Section 2339a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in the heading, by striking “pilot”; and

(B) by striking “pilot program” and inserting “program”;

(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “pilot” each place it appears;

(3) by striking subsection (j);

(4) by redesignating subsections (k) through (n) as subsections (j) through (m), respectively;

(5) in subsection (j) (as so redesignated)—

(A) by striking “pilot” each place it appears; and

(B) by striking the third and fourth sentences; and

(6) in subsection (m) (as so redesignated), by striking “has less than half” in paragraph (2) and inserting “is not more than”.

(c) Table of sections amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

“2339a. Mentor-Protégé Program.”.

(d) Repeal of existing provision.—Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is hereby repealed.

(e) Applicability of existing regulations.—Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as in effect the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply to section 2339a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, until such time as the Secretary of Defense prescribes regulations under such section 2339a.

Section 2350a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking “(1)”; and

(2) by striking paragraph (2).

Section 2432(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking “shall cease to apply after 90 percent” and inserting the following: shall cease to apply—

“(1) after 90 percent”;

(2) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1) of this section, by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

Section 890 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended—

(1) by striking subsection (b);

(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b);

(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking “and an assessment of whether the program should be continued or expanded”;

(4) by inserting after subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following new subsection:

“(c) Exception to Paperwork Reduction Act.—For purposes of developing and submitting the report required by subsection (b), the Department of Defense shall not be subject to the requirements of section 3507 of title 44, United States Code.”; and

(5) in subsection (d), by striking “January 2, 2021” and inserting “January 2, 2023”.

Section 801(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2399), as most recently amended by section 1214 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1649), is further amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2021”.

Section 1113 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking “Each” and inserting “The Secretary of Defense and each”;

(B) by striking “possessing a scientific or engineering degree”; and

(C) by striking “for that military department” and inserting “for the Department of Defense or for that military department, respectively,”;

(2) in subsection (b), by striking “scientific and engineering positions” and inserting “scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics positions, including technicians,”;

(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

“(c) Limitation.—The total number of persons appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department under subsection (a) during a fiscal year may not exceed the number equal to 5 percent of the number of hires made into scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics positions, including technicians, within the acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense or that military department, respectively.”;

(4) by striking subsection (e);

(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e); and

(6) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking “December 31, 2020” and inserting “December 31, 2023”.

(a) Cooperative agreements for research projects.—Section 2371(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (2);

(2) by striking paragraph (1)(B);

(3) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “; and” and inserting a period; and

(4) by striking “(e) Conditions.—(1) The Secretary of Defense” and all that follows through “(A) to the maximum extent practicable” and inserting “(e) Conditions.—The Secretary of Defense, to the maximum extent practicable”.

(b) Conforming amendment.—Section 2371b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “(b) Exercise of authority.—” and all that follows through “(2) To the maximum extent practicable” and inserting “(b) Exercise of authority.—To the maximum extent practicable”.

Section 2216 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking “subsection (c)(1)(B)(iii)” and inserting “subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii)”.

Section 9(e)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)(1)) is amended—

(1) by striking “except that for the Agency” and inserting the following: except that—

“(A) for the Agency”; and

(2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1) of this section, by striking “foreign countries, and except that for” and inserting the following: foreign countries;

“(B) for the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall determine the amount not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of an appropriations Act or continuing resolution that appropriates funds for the Department of Defense through the end of the fiscal year concerned; and

“(C) for”.

Section 9(cc) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(cc)) is amended by striking “During fiscal years 2012 through 2022, the” and inserting “The”.

Section 9(mm)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(1)) is amended by striking “and until September 30, 2022”.

Section 9(ff) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(ff)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

“(3) CLARIFICATION OF SEQUENTIAL PHASE II AWARDS.—The head of a Federal agency shall ensure that any sequential Phase II award is made in accordance with the limitations on award sizes under subsection (aa).

“(4) CROSS-AGENCY SEQUENTIAL PHASE II AWARDS.—

“(A) IN GENERAL.—A small business concern that receives a sequential Phase II SBIR or Phase II STTR award for a project from a Federal agency is eligible to receive an additional sequential Phase II award that continues, or logically extends to other applications, the work on that project from another Federal agency.

“(B) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—In applying subparagraph (A), each component of the Department of Defense shall be considered a separate Federal agency.”.

(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Commander of United States Special Operations Command to use not more than 10 percent of the funds required to be expended by the Department of Defense under section 9(f)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(f)(1)) for a pilot program to increase participation by small business concerns in the development of technology-enhanced capabilities for special operations forces.

(b) Use of partnership intermediary.—

(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Commander of United States Special Operations Command may enter into an agreement with a partnership intermediary to assist the Commander in carrying out the pilot program under this section, including with respect to the award of Small Business Innovation Research Program contracts, Small Business Technology Transfer Program contracts, and other contracts and agreements to small business concerns.

(2) USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds referred to in subsection (a) shall be used to pay a partnership intermediary for any administrative costs associated with the pilot program.

(c) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARY.—The term “partnership intermediary” has the meaning given the term in section 23(c) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3715(c)).

(2) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term “small business concern” has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).

(3) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.—The term “Small Business Innovation Research Program” has the meaning given the term in section 9(e)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)).

(4) SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM.—The term “Small Business Technology Transfer Program” has the meaning given the term in section 9(e)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)).

(d) Sunset.—The authority to carry out a pilot program under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2022.

(a) Jurisdiction.—Paragraph (1) of section 1491(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the first sentence, by striking “Both the” and all that follows through “shall have” and inserting “The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have”; and

(2) in the second sentence—

(A) by striking “Both the” and all that follows through “shall have” and inserting “The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have”; and

(B) by striking “is awarded.” and inserting is awarded, but such jurisdiction is subject to time limits as follows:

“(A) A protest based upon alleged improprieties in a solicitation that are apparent before bid opening or the time set for receipt of initial proposals shall be filed before bid opening or the time set for receipt of initial proposals. In the case of a procurement where proposals are requested, alleged improprieties that do not exist in the initial solicitation but that are subsequently incorporated into the solicitation shall be protested not later than the next closing time for receipt of proposals following the incorporation. A protest that meets these time limitations that was previously filed with the Comptroller General may not be reviewed.

“(B) A protest other than one covered by subparagraph (A) shall be filed not later than 10 days after the basis of the protest is known or should have been known (whichever is earlier), with the exception of a protest challenging a procurement conducted on the basis of competitive proposals under which a debriefing is requested and, when requested, is required. In such a case, with respect to any protest the basis of which is known or should have been known either before or as a result of the debriefing, the initial protest shall not be filed before the debriefing date offered to the protester, but shall be filed not later than 10 days after the date on which the debriefing is held.

“(C) If a timely agency-level protest was previously filed, any subsequent protest to the United States Court of Federal Claims that is filed within 10 days of actual or constructive knowledge of initial adverse agency action shall be considered, if the agency-level protest was filed in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B), unless the contracting agency imposes a more stringent time for filing the protest, in which case the agency’s time for filing shall control. In a case where an alleged impropriety in a solicitation is timely protested to a contracting agency, any subsequent protest to the United States Court of Federal Claims shall be considered timely if filed within the 10-day period provided by this subparagraph, even if filed after bid opening or the closing time for receipt of proposals.

“(D) Under no circumstances may the United States Court of Federal Claims consider a protest that is untimely because it was first filed with the Comptroller General.”.

(b) Available relief.—Paragraph (2) of such section is amended by inserting “monetary relief shall not be available if injunctive relief is or has been granted, and” after “except that”.

(c) Agency decisions overriding stay of contract award or performance.—Such section is further amended—

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5):

“(5) The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to render judgment on an action by an interested party challenging an agency’s decision to override a stay of contract award or contract performance that would otherwise be required by section 3553 of title 31. Such an action shall be filed within 10 days of actual or constructive notification of the agency’s written determination to proceed with the award or performance of the contract.”.

(d) Conforming amendments.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3556 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—

(A) by inserting “instead of with the Comptroller General” before the period at the end of the first sentence; and

(B) by striking the second sentence.

(2) SECTION HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section is amended by striking “; matter included in agency record”.

(e) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to any cause of action filed 180 days or more after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(a) Loans to private business enterprises.—Section 302 of the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4532) is amended—

(1) in subsection (c)(1)—

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “or guaranteed”;

(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “guarantees” and inserting “loans”; and

(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking “that may be guaranteed” and inserting “disbursed”; and

(2) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking “, on a nondelegable basis,”.

(b) Presidential actions.—Section 303(a) of the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4533(a)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “on a nondelegable basis” and inserting “or the Secretary of Defense if so delegated”; and

(2) in paragraph (6), by striking subparagraph (C).

(c) Authorization of appropriations.—Section 711 of the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4561) is amended by striking “is authorized to be appropriated $133,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter” and inserting “are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary and appropriate”.

(a) Authority To enter into contracts.—In accordance with section 2401 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of a military department may enter into a long-term contract for contracted adversary air and contracted close air support to provide for the training of military personnel.

(b) Nonapplicability of certain requirements.—The notification and certification requirements of section 2401(b) of title 10, United States Code, do not apply to contracted adversary air and contracted close air support training services authorized under this section.

(c) Effective date.—This section shall be effective for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter.

(a) Duties and powers of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.—Section 133b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively;

(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4):

“(4) establishing policies for, and providing oversight, guidance, and coordination for, nuclear command and control systems;”; and

(3) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by inserting after “overseeing the modernization of nuclear forces” the following: “, including the nuclear command, control, and communications system,”.

(b) Chief Information Officer.—Section 142(b)(1) of such title is amended—

(1) by striking subparagraph (G); and

(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively.

(a) Codification.—Subchapter II of chapter 8 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 464 a new section 465 consisting of—

(1) a heading as follows:

and

(2) a text consisting of the text of subsections (a) and (c) of section 914 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (5 U.S.C. 5911 note).

(b) Conforming amendments.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 465 of title 37, United States Code, as inserted by subsection (a) of this section, is amended—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) by striking “, United States Code”; and

(ii) by striking “, for the period of time described in subsection (b),”;

(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and

(C) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated) by striking “, United States Code”.

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 464 the following new item:

“465. Authority to require the occupation of quarters on a rental basis while performing official travel.”.

(3) REPEAL OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 914 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (5 U.S.C. 5911 note) is repealed.

(a) Refueling and complex overhaul.—The Secretary of the Navy may carry out the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN–74).

(b) Use of incremental funding.—With respect to any contract entered into under subsection (a) for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the USS John C. Stennis, the Secretary may use incremental funding for a period not to exceed six years after advance procurement funds for such nuclear refueling and complex overhaul effort are first obligated.

(c) Condition for out-Year contract payments.—Any 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 2020 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for that later fiscal year.

Section 5062(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:

“(1) the Navy maintains a minimum of 9 carrier air wings until the date on which additional operationally deployable aircraft carriers can fully support a 10th carrier air wing on a long-term sustainable basis;

“(2) after the date referred to in paragraph (1), the Navy maintains a minimum of 10 carrier air wings; and”.

Section 8680(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (D).

Subparagraph (B) of section 312(n)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(n)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “When conducted in compliance with regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (4), any discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed Forces is considered a federally permitted release within the meaning of paragraph (10) of section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(10)), and is excluded from the definition of solid waste under paragraph (27) of section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(27)).”.

Section 2465(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(5) A contract for the performance of on-site armed security guard functions to be performed—

“(A) at the Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps Base Quantico, including the National Museum of the Marine Corps; or

“(B) at the Heritage Center for the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.”.

Section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “The dollar limitation in the preceding sentence on advance billing of a customer of a working-capital fund shall not apply with respect to advance billing for humanitarian assistance or for relief efforts following a declaration of a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).”.

Section 406 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(c) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the use of Armed Forces post offices in overseas locations by United States citizens who are employed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization when such citizens perform functions in support of the Armed Forces of the United States and when the Secretary makes a written determination that it is in the best interests of the Department of Defense and that such a grant is otherwise authorized by applicable host nation law or agreement. No funds may be obligated or expended to establish, maintain, or expand an Armed Forces post office for this purpose.”.

(a) In general.—Section 44310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.

(b) Technical amendment.—Section 44310(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “(a) In general.—”.

Section 2642(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “October 1, 2019” and inserting “October 1, 2024”.

(a) In general.—Section 3902(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(4) In the case of payments due from the Department of Defense, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting ‘$20.00’ for ‘$1.00’.”.

(b) Applicability.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to payments that first become due from the Department of Defense after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(a) Technical corrections.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in section 2913(c), by striking “government” and inserting “government or”; and

(2) in section 2926(d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking “and Defense” and inserting “and the Defense”.

(b) Grammatical corrections.—Such title is further amended—

(1) in section 2922a(d), by striking “resilience are prioritized and included” and inserting “energy resilience are included as critical factors”; and

(2) in section 2925(a)(3), by striking “impacting energy” and all that follows and inserting “degrading energy resilience at military installations (excluding planned outages for maintenance reasons), whether caused by on- or off-installation disruptions, including the total number of outages and their locations, the duration of each outage, the financial effect of each outage, whether or not the mission was affected, the downtimes (in minutes or hours) the mission can afford based on mission requirements and risk tolerances, the responsible authority managing the utility, and measures taken to mitigate the outage by the responsible authority.”.

(c) Clarification of applicability of conflicting amendments made by the 2018 Defense Authorization Act.—Section 2911(e) of such title is amended—

(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:

“(1) Opportunities to reduce the current rate of consumption of energy, the future demand for energy, and the requirement for the use of energy.

“(2) Opportunities to enhance energy resilience to ensure the Department of Defense has the ability to prepare for and recover from energy disruptions that affect mission assurance on military installations.”; and

(2) by amending paragraph (13) to read as follows:

“(13) Opportunities to leverage financing provided by a non-Department entity to address installation energy needs.”.

(d) Updated section heading.—Section 2926 of such title is amended in the heading, by striking “activities”.

(e) Repeal of obsolete provisions.—Sections 2922b and 2922d of such title are repealed.

(f) Table of sections amendments.—The table of sections—

(1) at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 173 of such title is amended by striking the items relating to sections 2922b and 2922d; and

(2) at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 173 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2926 and inserting the following new item:

“2926. Operational energy.”.

(a) Inclusion of veterans.—Section 2564a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “for members of the armed forces who” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: for—

“(A) any member of the armed forces who is eligible to participate in adaptive sports because of an injury, illness, or wound incurred in the line of duty in the armed forces; and

“(B) any veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38), during the one-year period following the veteran’s date of separation, who—

“(i) is on the Temporary Disability Retirement List or Permanently Disabled Retirement List;

“(ii) is eligible to participate in adaptive sports because of an injury, illness, or wound incurred in the line of duty in the armed forces; and

“(iii) was enrolled in the program authorized under this section prior to the veteran’s date of separation.”.

(b) Conforming amendment.—Section 2564a(b) of such title is amended by inserting “and veterans” after “members”.

(a) Eligibility for free mail.—Subsection (a) of section 3401 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(a) (1) First Class letter mail correspondence shall be carried, at no cost to the sender, in the manner provided by this section, when mailed by an eligible individual described in paragraph (2) and addressed to a place within the delivery limits of a United States post office, if—

“(A) such letter mail is mailed by the eligible individual at an Armed Forces post office established in an overseas area designated by the President, where the Armed Forces of the United States are deployed for a contingency operation as determined by the Secretary of Defense; or

“(B) the eligible individual is hospitalized as a result of disease or injury incurred as a result of service in an overseas area designated by the President under subparagraph (A).

“(2) An eligible individual referred to in paragraph (1) is—

“(A) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty, as defined in section 101 of title 10; or

“(B) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense or a military department who is providing support to military operations.”.

(b) Surface shipment of mail authorized.—Such section is further amended—

(1) by striking subsection (c);

(2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and

(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

“(b) There shall be transported by either surface or air, consistent with the service purchased by the mailer, between Armed Forces post offices or from an Armed Forces post office to a point of entry into the United States, the following categories of mail matter which are mailed at any such Armed Forces post office:

“(1) Letter mail communications having the character of personal correspondence.

“(2) Any parcel exceeding one pound in weight but less than 70 pounds in weight and less than 130 linear inches (length plus girth).

“(3) Publications published once each week or more frequently and featuring principally current news of interest to members of the Armed Forces and the general public.”.

(c) Clerical amendment.—The heading for such section, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 34 of such title, are each amended by striking the last five words.

Section 8L(d)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 8L(d)(2)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (D)—

(A) in clause (i), by striking “to exercise responsibility for discharging oversight responsibilities in accordance with this Act with respect to such matter” and inserting “to identify and coordinate with the Inspector General with primary jurisdiction over the matter to ensure effective oversight”; and

(B) by adding at the end the following new clause:

“(iii) Upon the written request of an Inspector General with primary jurisdiction over a matter with respect to the contingency operation, and with the approval of the lead Inspector General, an Inspector General specified in subsection (c) may provide investigative support or may conduct an independent investigation of an allegation of criminal activity by United States personnel, contractors, subcontractors, grantees, or vendors within the theater of operations that relates to the matter. If the lead Inspector General determines that no Inspector General has primary jurisdiction over the matter, the lead Inspector General may conduct an independent investigation or may request that another Inspector General specified in subsection (c) conduct an independent investigation.”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(a) Licensure requirements.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1094a the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1094a the following new item:

“1094b. Licensure requirement for veterinary professionals: emergencies and disasters.”.

Section 480 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by striking “a copy of”;

(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and

(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

(a) Clarification.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

“949o–1. Contempt.”.

(b) Conforming amendment.—Section 950t of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (31); and

(2) by redesignating paragraph (32) as paragraph (31).

(c) Rule of construction.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall not be construed to affect the lawfulness of any punishment for contempt adjudged prior to the effective date of such amendments.

(d) Applicability.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to conduct by a person that occurs on or after such date.

Section 2652 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “, except that such prohibition shall not apply if costs are incurred by United States Transportation Command in supporting the passengers and cargo of that military service transported in such aircraft, or in support of the aircraft itself.”.

(a) Transfer to Secretary of the Army.—

(1) TRANSFER.—Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction and control is transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Army over the approximately 16.09 acre parcel of real property described in paragraph (2).

(2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of real property described in this paragraph is the parcel in Arlington, Virginia, adjacent to and comprising Memorial Avenue from the western side of the Route 110 overpass west to and including the hemicycle used by the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, as depicted in blue on the map titled “Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Ave – NPS Parcel”, dated November 25, 2018.

(b) Transfer to Secretary of the Interior.—

(1) TRANSFER.—Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction and control is transferred from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior over the approximately 1.04 acre parcel of real property described in paragraph (2).

(2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of real property described in this paragraph is the parcel in Arlington, Virginia, adjacent to the Chaffee parking lot and comprising of one structure and bounded on the northeast by Sherman Drive, as depicted in green on the map titled “Arlington National Cemetery – Chaffee NPS Land Swap”, dated October 31, 2018.

(c) Land surveys.—The exact acreage and legal description of the parcels of real property described in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior.

(d) Authority To correct errors.—The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior may correct clerical and typographical errors in the maps referred to in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2).

(e) Terms and conditions.—

(1) NO REIMBURSEMENT OR CONSIDERATION.—The transfers under subsections (a) and (b) shall be without reimbursement or consideration.

(2) MANAGEMENT OF PARCEL TRANSFERRED TO SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—The real property transferred to the Secretary of the Army under section (a) shall be administered as part of Arlington National Cemetery in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including section 2409 of title 38, United States Code, which shall govern the erection of monuments on the property.

(3) MANAGEMENT OF PARCEL TRANSFERRED TO SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The land transferred to the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (b) shall be included within the boundary of the Robert E. Lee Memorial (Arlington House) and shall be administered as part of that park in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

(a) Faculty members at Army institutions.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7371 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(A) in the heading, by striking “and United States Army Command and General Staff College” and inserting “, United States Army Command and General Staff College, and Army University”;

(B) in subsection (a), by striking “or the United States Army Command and General Staff College” and inserting “, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, or the Army University”; and

(C) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsections:

“(c) Work schedule.—The Secretary of the Army may, notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed under this section the work schedule, including hours of work and tours of duty, set forth with such specificity and other characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.

“(d) Agency rights.—Notwithstanding chapter 71 of title 5, the authority conferred by this section shall be exercised at the sole and exclusive discretion of the Secretary of the Army, or the Secretary’s designee.”.

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 373 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 7371 and inserting the following new item:

“7371. Army War College, United States Army Command and General Staff College, and Army University: civilian faculty members.”.

(b) Faculty members at Navy and Marine Corps institutions.—Section 8748 of such title is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsections:

“(c) Work schedule.—The Secretary of the Navy may, notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed under this section the work schedule, including hours of work and tours of duty, set forth with such specificity and other characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.

“(d) Agency rights.—Notwithstanding chapter 71 of title 5, the authority conferred by this section shall be exercised at the sole and exclusive discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, or the Secretary’s designee.”.

(a) Addition of Army University and additional faculty.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7371 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(A) in subsection (a), by striking “the Army War College or the United States Army Command and General Staff College” and inserting “the Army War College, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the Army University”; and

(B) by striking subsection (c).

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

(A) SECTION HEADING.—Section 7371 of such title is amended by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following:

(B) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 747 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 7371 and inserting the following:

“7371. Army War College, United States Army Command and General Staff College, and Army University: civilian faculty members.”.

(b) Naval War College and Marine Corps University.—Section 8748 of such title is amended by striking subsection (c).

(c) Air University.—Section 9371 of such title is amended by striking subsection (c).

(a) Extension of authority.—Section 1101(a) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 1104 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is further amended by striking “through 2019” and inserting “through 2020”.

(b) Effective date.—The amendment made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1115 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is further amended by striking “2020” and inserting “2021”.

Section 8L(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 8L(d)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting “(but without regard to subsection (b)(2) of such section)” after “United States Code,”;

(2) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:

“(C) (i) An annuitant receiving an annuity under the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System or the Foreign Service Pension System under chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) who is reemployed under this subsection shall continue to receive such annuity and shall not be considered a participant for purposes of chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) or an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.

“(ii) An annuitant described in clause (i) may elect in writing for the reemployment of such annuitant under this subsection to be subject to section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064). A reemployed annuitant shall make an election under this clause not later than 90 days after the date of the reemployment of such annuitant.”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(5) (A) A person employed by a lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency operation under this section is eligible for noncompetitive conversion to a career-conditional or career appointment in the same position upon the completion of two years of service as an employee under this section.

“(B) No person may be converted to a career-conditional or career appointment under subparagraph (A) after December 31, 2024.”.

Section 1207(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2342 note) is amended by striking “2019” and inserting “2024”.

Section 1201 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”;

(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking “2019” and inserting “2020”; and

(3) in subsection (f) in the first sentence, by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”.

Section 503(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;

(2) by striking “(a) The” and inserting “(a)(1) The”;

(3) in the matter following subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section), by striking “Sales which” and inserting the following:

“(2) Sales that”; and

(4) in paragraph (2) (as designated by paragraph (3) of this section)—

(A) by striking “paragraph (3)” and inserting “paragraph (1)(C)”; and

(B) by striking “United States” and all that follows and inserting the following: United States other than members of—

“(A) the Coast Guard; and

“(B) the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who are ordered to active duty pursuant to chapter 1209 of title 10, United States Code, and at the request of the Secretary of State.”.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, designate a foreign area under subsection (b), provide support for the stabilization activities of other Federal agencies under subsection (c), or carry out transitional stabilization activities under subsection (d).

(b) Designation of foreign areas.—Amounts authorized to be provided pursuant to this section shall be available only for stabilization activities—

(1) in a foreign area designated by the Secretary of Defense as being necessary to address conflict and instability; and

(2) that are in the national security interest of the United States.

(c) Support to other agencies.—The Secretary of Defense may provide logistic support, supplies, and services and training on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis to the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, or other Federal agencies to support stabilization in foreign areas designated under subsection (b).

(d) Transitional stabilization activities.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out transitional stabilization activities if such activities are in the national security interest of the United States.

(2) COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES.—Transitional stabilization activities carried out under this section should complement, and should not duplicate, any other form of social or economic assistance which may be provided to the country concerned by any other department or agency of the United States.

(e) Waiver authority.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, waive sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary of Defense determines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay, or otherwise limit the provision of assistance under this section and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress.

(f) Authority in addition to other authorities.—The authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations.

(g) Use of funds.—

(1) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Amounts for activities carried out under this section in a fiscal year shall be derived only from amounts authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for the Department of Defense for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide.

(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than $25,000,000 in each fiscal year is authorized to be used to provide non-reimbursable logistic support, supplies, and services or training under subsection (c) or to carry out transitional stabilization activities under subsection (d) during the period in which this section is in effect.

(h) Expiration.—The authority provided under this section may not be exercised after September 30, 2021. Any program directed under this section before that date may be completed, but only using funds available for fiscal years 2020 through 2021.

(i) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

(2) LOGISTIC SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES.—The term “logistic support, supplies, and services” has the meaning given the term in section 2350(1) of title 10, United States Code.

(3) TRANSITIONAL STABILIZATION ACTIVITIES.—The term “transitional stabilization activities” means transitional activities, excluding humanitarian assistance, conducted to create conditions where legitimate local authorities and systems can peaceably manage conflict and prevent a resurgence of violence, including—

(A) providing, maintaining, or re-establishing security and basic public order;

(B) providing or restoring essential basic services for the immediate needs of the population; and

(C) repairing, restoring, and protecting critical infrastructure.

Section 1202(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1639) is amended by striking “2020” and inserting “2024”.

(a) Extension.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended by section 1225 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is further amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “October 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019” and inserting “October 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2020”.

(b) Limitation on amounts available.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking “October 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019, may not exceed $350,000,000” and inserting “October 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2020, may not exceed $450,000,000”.

Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended—

(1) in the heading, by striking “2015, 2016, and 2017” and inserting “2015 through 2020”;

(2) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “18,500” and inserting “22,500”;

(3) in clause (i), by striking “December 31, 2020” and inserting “December 31, 2021”; and

(4) in clause (ii), by striking “December 31, 2020” and inserting “December 31, 2021”.

Section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2541), as most recently amended by section 1280 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1080), is further amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by striking “each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2020” and inserting “each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2025”;

(2) by striking section (c); and

(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

(a) Authorization of appropriations.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, as established by section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as most recently amended by section 1223(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), in the amount of $4,803,978,000.

(b) Continuation of prior authorities and notice and reporting requirements.—Funds available to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 2020 shall be subject to the conditions contained in subsections (b) through (f) of such section 1513.

(c) Use of funds.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section 1513 is amended by striking “security forces of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” and inserting “security forces of Afghanistan”.

(2) TYPE OF ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (b)(2) of such section 1513 is amended by inserting “(including program and security assistance management support)” after “services”.

(d) Equipment disposition.—

(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept equipment that is procured using amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund authorized under this Act and is intended for transfer to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by such security forces.

(2) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE OF EQUIPMENT.—Before accepting any equipment under the authority provided by paragraph (1), the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall make a determination that the equipment was procured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the security forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Government of Afghanistan and the United States, but is no longer required by such security forces or was damaged before transfer to such security forces.

(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In making a determination under paragraph (2) regarding equipment, the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Secretary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. An explanation of each determination, including the basis for the determination and the alternatives considered, shall be included in the relevant quarterly report required under paragraph (5).

(4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority provided by paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon notification to the congressional defense committees of such treatment.

(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90-day period thereafter during which the authority provided by paragraph (1) is exercised, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the equipment accepted under this subsection, under section 1531(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), and under section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3612) during the period covered by the report. Each report shall include a list of all equipment that was accepted during the period covered by the report and treated as stocks of the Department, and copies of the determinations made under paragraph (2), as required by paragraph (3).

Subsections (c), (d), and (f)(1) of section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended by section 1235 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), are each amended by striking “fiscal year 2019” and inserting “fiscal year 2020”.

(a) Extension.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541), as most recently amended by section 1231 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is further amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2021”.

(b) Reprogramming requirement.—Subsection (f)(1) of such section 1209, as most recently amended by section 1231 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is further amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2021”.

(a) Extension.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559), as most recently amended by section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is further amended by striking “December 31, 2020” and inserting “December 31, 2021”.

(b) Funding.—Subsection (g) of such section 1236, as most recently so amended, is further amended—

(1) by striking “fiscal year 2019” and inserting “fiscal year 2020”; and

(2) by striking “$850,000,000” and inserting “$745,000,000”.

(a) In general.—Chapter 767 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: