(a) Short title.—This Act may be cited as the “Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020”.

(b) Table of contents.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Congressional defense committees.

In this Act, the term “congressional defense committees” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.

The Secretary of Defense is authorized to award multiyear contractsfor the procurement of F-35 aircraft in economic order quantities forfiscal year 2021 (Lot 15) through fiscal year 2023 (Lot 17).

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 specified in the funding table in section 4201.

(a) In general.—Subsection (a) of section 1599h of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(6) JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER.—The Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center may carry out a program of personnel management authority provided in subsection (b) in order to facilitate recruitment of eminent experts in science or engineering for the Center. The authority to carry out the program under this paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 2024.”.

(b) Scope of appointment authority.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended—

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

(2) in subparagraph (E), by adding “and” at the end; and

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

“(F) in the case of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, appoint scientists and engineers to a total of not more than 5 scientific and engineering positions in the Center;”.

(c) Extension of terms of appointment.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by striking “or the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental” and inserting “the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, or the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center”.

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, as specified in the funding table in section 4301.

Section 323 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended—

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

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):

“(c) Extension of limitation on length of overseas forward deployment for U.S.S. Shiloh (CG–67).—Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the U.S.S. Shiloh (CG-67) is assigned a homeport in the United States by not later than September 30, 2023.”.

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

(a) Authorization of appropriations.—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 military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401.

(b) Construction of authorization.—The authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2020.

(a) In general.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a).

(b) Use of certain amount.—Of the amount available under subsection (a) for payments as described in that subsection, $5,000,000 shall be available for such payments to local educational agencies determined by the Secretary of Defense, in the discretion of the Secretary, to have higher concentrations of military children with severe disabilities.

(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 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”.

(a) Authority To transfer authorizations.—

(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 2020 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.

(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this section may not exceed the amount specified in Acts appropriating funds for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020.

(3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of funds between military personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2).

(b) Limitations.—The authority provided by subsection (a) to transfer authorizations—

(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that have a higher priority than the items from which authority is transferred; and

(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that has been denied authorization by Congress.

(c) Effect on authorization amounts.—A transfer made from one account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.

(d) Notice to Congress.—The Secretary shall promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

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

(a) Extension.—Subsection (e) of section 1051 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1962) is amended by striking “October 1, 2020” and inserting “March 1, 2021”.

(b) Reports.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “Not later than August 1, 2019”;

(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:

“(2) INTERIM REPORTS.—Not later than each of December 1, 2019, and December 1, 2020, the Commission shall submit as described in that paragraph an interim report on the review required under subsection (b).

“(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2021, the Commission shall submit as described in paragraph (1) a comprehensive final report on the review required under subsection (b).”.

(a) Extension of deadline for report.—Subsection (h)(2) of section 1087 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended by striking “March 1, 2020” an inserting “December 1, 2020”.

(b) Secretary of Defense report.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(l) Report to Congress.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the submittal of the report under subsection (h)(2), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of each of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that includes each of the following:

“(1) An assessment of the findings and conclusions of the Commission.

“(2) The plan of the Secretaries for implementing the recommendations of the Commission.

“(3) Any other actions taken or planned by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of any of the military departments to improve military aviation safety.”.

(c) Authorization of appropriations.—In addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for the National Commission on Military Aviation Safety established under section 1087 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide for fiscal year 2020, as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $3,000,000 shall be available for the National Commission on Aviation Safety.

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 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”.

Subsection (a) of section 1101 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(a) 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”.

Section 1599h(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “100 positions” and inserting “140 positions”.

Section 1207(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (10 U.S.C. 2342 note) is amended by striking “September 30, 2019” and inserting “September 30, 2024”.

Section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended—

(1) in subsection (i)(1), by striking “September 30, 2019” and inserting “September 30, 2021”; and

(2) in subsection (o)—

(A) in the first sentence, by striking “September 30, 2019” and inserting “September 30, 2021”; and

(B) in the second sentence, by striking “through 2019” and inserting “through 2021”.

Section 1201 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended by section 1224(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2032), is further amended—

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

(2) in subsection (b), by striking “fiscal years 2017 through 2019” and inserting “fiscal years 2017 through 2020”; and

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

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—

(1) subsections (b) through (f) of 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; 132 Stat. 2028); and

(2) section 1521(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2017 (Public law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2577).

Section 1233(a) 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 to read as follows:

“(a) Authority.—From funds made available for the Department of Defense for the period beginning on October 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2020, for overseas contingency operations for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide activities, the Secretary of Defense may reimburse any key cooperating nation (other than Pakistan) for—

“(1) logistical and military support provided by that nation to or in connection with United States military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Syria; and

“(2) logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided by that nation to or in connection with United States military operations described in paragraph (1).”.

(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. 3559), as most recently amended by section 1231 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2033), is further amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”.

(b) Reprogramming requirement.—Subsection (f) of such section 1209, as so most recently amended, is further amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”.

(a) Authority.—Section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—

(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

“(a) Authority.—The Secretary of Defense may support United States Government security cooperation activities in Iraq by providing funds for operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.”;

(2) by striking subsection (f);

(3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking subparagraph (F); and

(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).

(b) Types of support.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking “life support, transportation and personal security, and construction and renovation of facilities” and inserting “life support, transportation, and personal security”.

(c) Amount available.—Such section is further amended—

(1) in subsection (c)—

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

(B) by striking “$45,300,000” and inserting “$30,000,000”; and

(2) in subsection (d), by striking “fiscal year 2019” and inserting “fiscal year 2020”.

(d) Coverage of costs of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking “activities of security assistance teams in Iraq in connection with such sale” and inserting “activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq in excess of the amount set forth in subsection (c)”.

(a) In general.—Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

(b) Conforming amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

“2350n. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Force Command.”.

Of the $338,700,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 in section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified:

(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $492,000.

(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $12,856,000.

(3) For global nuclear security, $33,919,000.

(4) For cooperative biological engagement, $183,642,000.

(5) For proliferation prevention, $79,869,000.

(6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/Administrative Costs, $27,922,000.

Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made available by the funding table in division Dfor the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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 providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.

(a) Authorization of appropriations.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.

(b) Use.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized for—

(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and

(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense in providing for the health of eligible beneficiaries.

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

(a) Authority for transfer of funds.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 and available for the Defense Health Program for operation and maintenance, $127,000,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer.

(b) Use of transferred funds.—For the purposes of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility under an operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500).

The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 to provide additional funds for overseas contingency operations being carried out by the Armed Forces.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense for overseas contingency operations in such amounts as may be designated as provided in section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(ii)).

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for procurement accounts for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4102.

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 specified in the funding table in section 4202.

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, as specified in the funding table in section 4302.

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 military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4402.

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 providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4502.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4502.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4502.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the funding table in section 4502.

The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this Act.

(a) Authority To transfer authorizations.—

(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2020 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.

(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this subsection may not exceed the amount specified in Acts appropriating funds for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020.

(b) Terms and conditions.—Transfers under this section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as transfers under section 1001.

(c) Additional authority.—The transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to the transfer authority provided under section 1001.

Section 1521(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2097) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking “for fiscal year 2019” and inserting “for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020”; and

(B) by inserting “in each such fiscal year” after “may be made available”; and

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of Defense and each Secretary concerned may obligate and expend not more than $3,000,000 of amounts authorized to be appropriated for operation and maintenance in each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022 to carry out cyber operations-peculiar capability development projects.

(b) Certification.—For each development project initiated under the authority provided for in subsection (a), the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall certify to the congressional defense committees that each project is determined to be cyber operations-peculiar.

(c) Notification.—Not later than 15 days after exercising the authority provided for in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of such exercise.

(d) Report.—Not later than December 31 of each year through 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on expenditures made pursuant to the authority provided for in subsection (a). Each such report shall include a full description and evaluation of each of the cyber operations-peculiar capability development projects that is the subject of each such expenditure, definitions and standards for cyber operations-peculiar requirements, transition plans, and any other matters the Secretary determines relevant.

Section 1652(k) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “September 1, 2019” and inserting “February 1, 2020”; and

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “and intelligence committees” and inserting “committees, the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives”.

This division may be cited as the “Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020”.

(a) Expiration of authorizations after five years.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI through XXVII and XXIX for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of—

(1) October 1, 2024; or

(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025.

(b) Exception.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated before the later of—

(1) October 1, 2024; or

(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for fiscal year 2025 for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.

Titles XXI through XXVII and XXIX shall take effect on the later of—

(1) October 1, 2019; or

(2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

(a) Inside the United States.—The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Outside the United States.—The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(a) Construction and acquisition.—The Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number of units, using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Planning and design.—The Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units using amounts not to exceed amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(a) Authorization of appropriations.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2019, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Army as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects.—Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232) for Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, for construction of a weapon maintenance shop, the Secretary of the Army may construct a 21,000 square foot weapon maintenance shop.

(a) Inside the United States.—The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Outside the United States.—The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(a) Construction and acquisition.—The Secretary of the Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number of units, using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Planning and design.—The Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units using amounts not to exceed amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization or appropriations in section 2204(a) of this Act and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(a) Authorization of appropriations.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2019, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects.—Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2201 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(a) Inside the United States.—The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Outside the United States.—The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(a) construction and acquisition.—The Secretary of the Air Force may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number of units, using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Planning and design.—The Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units using amounts not to exceed amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization or appropriations in section 2304(a) of this Act and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(a) Authorization of appropriations.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2019, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects.—Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2301(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3679) for Royal Air Force Croughton, for JIAC Consolidation Phase 1, the location shall be Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom.

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2301(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division B of Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1153) for JIAC Consolidation Phase 2, as modified by section 2305 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232) for an unspecified location in the United Kingdom, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 5,152 square meter intelligence analytic center, a 5,234 square meter intelligence fusion center, and a 807 square meter battlefield information collection and exploitation system center at Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom.

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2301(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2697) for JIAC Consolidation Phase 3, as modified by section 2305 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–32) for an unspecified location in the United Kingdom, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 1,562 square meter regional joint intelligence training facility and a 4,495 square meter combatant command intelligence facility at Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom.

(a) Joint Base San Antonio.—In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1826) for Joint Base San Antonio, Texas—

(1) for construction of a dining and classroom facility the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 750 square meter equipment building; and

(2) for construction of an air traffic control tower the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 636 square meter air traffic control tower.

(b) Rygge.—In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2903 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1876) for Rygge, Norway, for repairing and expanding a quick reaction alert pad, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct 1,327 square meters of aircraft shelter and a 404 square meter fire protection support building.

(a) Hanscom Air Force Base.—In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232) for Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, for the construction of a semiconductor or microelectronics lab facility, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 1,000 kilowatt stand-by generator.

(b) Royal Air Force Lakenheath.—In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2301(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232) for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for the construction of an F-35 dormitory, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 5,900 square meter dormitory.

(a) Inside the United States.—The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Outside the United States.—The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(a) Inside the United States.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations or locations inside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Outside the United States.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations or locations outside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(a) Authorization of appropriations.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2019, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects.—Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously financed by the United States.

(a) Authorization.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2019, for contributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by section 2501 as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

(b) Authority to recognize NATO authorization amounts as budgetary resources for project execution.—When the United States is designated as the Host Nation for the purposes of executing a project under the NATO Security Investment Program (NSIP), the Department of Defense construction agent may recognize the NATO project authorization amounts as budgetary resources to incur obligations for the purposes of executing the NSIP project.

Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military construction projects for the installations or locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for Army National Guard locations inside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for Army Reserve locations inside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations inside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside the United States using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2019, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2019, for base realignment and closure activities, including real property acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 of such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out the military construction projects for the installations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out the military construction projects for the installations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out the military construction projects for the installations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out the military construction projects for the installations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2019, for the military construction projects outside the United States authorized by this title as specified in the funding table in section 4602.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for the military construction projects authorized in the funding table in section 4603, in such amounts as may be designated as emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).

(a) Authorization of appropriations.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2020 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.

(b) Authorization of new plant projects.—From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows:

(a) Authorization of appropriations.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2020 for defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.

(b) Authorization of new plant projects.—From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activities, the following new plant projects:

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2020 for other defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2020 for nuclear energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701.

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020, $29,450,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).

(a) In general.—Whenever a funding table in this division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations.

(b) Merit-based decisions.—A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall—

(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and

(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law.

(c) Relationship to transfer and programming authority.—An amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 or section 1522 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation accounts.

(d) Applicability to classified annex.—This section applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act.

(e) Oral written communications.—No oral or written communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this section.