H.R. 4435—FY15 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS SUMMARY OF BILL LANGUAGE ............................................ 1 BILL LANGUAGE ..................................................................... 28 DIRECTIVE REPORT LANGUAGE ...................................... 185 SUMMARY OF BILL LANGUAGE 1 Table Of Contents DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE B—ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS Section 311—Elimination of Fiscal Year Limitation on Prohibition of Payment of Fines and Penalties from the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense Section 313—Congressional Notice of Bulk Purchase of Alternative Fuels for Operational Use SUBTITLE C—LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT Section 321—Additional Requirement for Strategic Policy on Prepositioning of Materiel and Equipment Section 322—Comptroller General Reports on Department of Defense Prepositioning Strategic Policy and Plan for Prepositioned Stocks Section 323—Pilot Program on Provision of Logistic Support for the Conveyance of Excess Defense Articles to Allied Forces SUBTITLE D—REPORTS Section 331—Repeal of Annual Report on Department of Defense Operation and Financial Support for Military Museums Section 333—Army Assessment of the Regionally Aligned Force SUBTITLE F—OTHER MATTERS Section 351—Clarification of Authority Relating to Provision of Installation- Support Services through Intergovernmental Support Agreements TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANAGEMENT Section 904—Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment Section 905—Requirement for Congressional Briefing before Divesting of Defense Finance and Accounting Service Functions Section 907—Authority to Require Employees of the Department of Defense and Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps to Occupy Quarters on a Rental Basis while Performing Official Travel Section 908—Single Standard Mileage Reimbursement Rate for Privately Owned Automobiles of Government Employees and Members of the Uniformed Services SUBTITLE B—TOTAL FORCE MANAGEMENT Section 911—Modifications to Biennial Strategic Workforce Plan Relating to Senior Management, Functional, and Technical Workforce of the Department of Defense TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 2 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE E—MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORITIES AND LIMITATIONS Section 1042—Authority to Accept Voluntary Services of Law Students and Persons Studying to be Paralegals Section 1043—Expansion of Authority for Secretary of Defense to Use the Department of Defense Reimbursement Rate for Transportation Services Provided to Certain Non-Department of Defense Entities Section 1044—Repeal of Authority Relating to Use of Military Installations by Civil Reserve Air Fleet Contractors Section 1047—Limitation on Use of Russian-Flagged Airlift Aircraft to Support the Airlift Movement Requirements of the United States Transportation Command TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS Section 1101—One-Year Extension of Authority To Waive Annual Limitation on Premium Pay and Aggregate Limitation on Pay for Federal Civilian Employees Working Overseas Section 1102—One-Year Extension of Discretionary Authority to Grant Allowances, Benefits, and Gratuities to Personnel on Official Duty in a Combat Zone Section 1103—Revision to List of Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories Section 1104—Permanent Authority for Experimental Personnel Program for Scientific and Technical Personnel Section 1105—Temporary Authorities for Certain Positions at Department of Defense Research and Engineering Facilities DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Section 2001—Short Title Section 2002—Expiration of Authorizations and Amounts Required To Be Specified by Law Section 2003—Effective Date TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS Section 2101—Authorized Army Construction and Land Acquisition Projects Section 2102—Family Housing Section 2103—Authorization of Appropriations, Army Section 2104—Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2004 Project Section 2105—Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2013 Projects Section 2106—Extension of Authorization of Certain Fiscal Year 2011 Project Section 2107—Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal Year 2012 Projects TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS 3 Section 2201—Authorized Navy Construction and Land Acquisition Projects Section 2202—Family Housing Section 2203—Improvements to Military Family Housing Units Section 2204—Authorization of Appropriations, Navy Section 2205—Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2012 Projects Section 2206—Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2014 Project Section 2207—Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal Year 2011 Projects Section 2208—Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal Year 2012 Projects TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS Section 2301—Authorized Air Force Construction and Land Acquisition Projects Section 2302—Authorization of Appropriations, Air Force Section 2303—Modification of Authority to Carry out Certain Fiscal Year 2008 Project Section 2304—Extension of Authorization of Certain Fiscal Year 2011 Project Section 2305—Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal Year 2012 Projects TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A—DEFENSE AGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS Section 2401—Authorized Defense Agencies Construction and Land Acquisition Projects Section 2402—Authorized Energy Conservation Projects Section 2403—Authorization of Appropriations, Defense Agencies Section 2404—Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal Year 2011 Projects Section 2405—Extension of Authorizations of Certain Fiscal Year 2012 Projects Section 2406—Limitation on Project Authorization to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2015 Projects Pending Submission of Required Reports SUBTITLE B—CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION AUTHORIZATIONS Section 2411—Authorization of Appropriations, Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide Section 2412—Modification of Authority to Carry out Certain Fiscal Year 2000 Project TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS Section 2501—Authorized NATO Construction and Land Acquisition Projects Section 2502—Authorization of Appropriations, NATO TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A—PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 4 Section 2601—Authorized Army National Guard Construction and Land Acquisition Projects Section 2602—Authorized Army Reserve Construction and Land Acquisition Projects Section 2603—Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve Construction and Land Acquisition Projects Section 2604—Authorized Air National Guard Construction and Land Acquisition Projects Section 2605—Authorized Air Force Reserve Construction and Land Acquisition Projects Section 2606—Authorization of Appropriations, National Guard and Reserve SUBTITLE B—OTHER MATTERS Section 2611—Modification and Extension of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2012 Projects Section 2612—Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Fiscal Year 2013 Project Section 2613—Extension of Authorization of Certain Fiscal Year 2011 Project TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Section 2701—Authorization of Appropriations for Base Realignment and Closure Activities Funded Through Department of Defense Base Closure Account SUBTITLE B—PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL BRAC ROUND Section 2711—Prohibition on Conducting Additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Round SUBTITLE C—OTHER MATTERS Section 2721—Force-Structure Plans and Infrastructure Inventory and Assessment of Infrastructure Necessary to Support the Force Structure Section 2722—Modification of Property Disposal Procedures Under Base Realignment and Closure Process Section 2723—Final Settlement of Claims Regarding Caretaker Agreement for Former Defense Depot Ogden, Utah TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING CHANGES Section 2802—Modification of Authority to Carry Out Unspecified Minor Military Construction Section 2803—Use of One-Step Turn-Key Contractor Selection Procedures for Additional Facility Projects Section 2804—Extension of Limitation on Construction Projects in European Command Area of Responsibility 5 SUBTITLE B—REAL PROPERTY AND FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION Section 2811—Consultation Requirement in Connection with Department of Defense Major Land Acquisitions Section 2812—Renewals, Extensions, and Succeeding Leases for Financial Institutions Operating on Military Installations Section 2813—Arsenal Installation Reutilization Authority Section 2814—Deposit of Reimbursed Funds to Cover Administrative Expenses Relating to Certain Real Property Transactions SUBTITLE C—PROVISIONS RELATED TO ASIA-PACIFIC MILITARY REALIGNMENT Section 2831—Repeal or Modification of Certain Restrictions on Realignment of Marine Corps Forces in Asia-Pacific Region SUBTITLE D—LAND CONVEYANCES Section 2842—Land Conveyance, Former Walter Reed Army Hospital, District of Columbia Section 2843—Transfers of Administrative Jurisdiction, Camp Frank D. Merrill and Lake Lanier, Georgia Section 2844—Land Conveyance, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Section 2845—Land Conveyance, Robert H. Dietz Army Reserve Center, Kingston, New York Section 2846—Exercise of Reversionary Interest, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma SUBTITLE E—OTHER MATTERS Section 2861—Memorial to the Victims of the Shooting Attack at the Washington Navy Yard Section 2862—Redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Section 2863—Redesignation of Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii as the Pohakuloa Training Center Section 2864—Designation of Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial in Riverside, California Section 2865—Renaming Site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio Section 2866—Manhattan Project National Historical Park TITLE XXIX—MILITARY LAND TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS TO SUPPORT READINESS AND SECURITY LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A—NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, NEVADA Section 2901—Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction, Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada Section 2902—Water Rights Section 2903—Withdrawal SUBTITLE B—MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA Section 2911—Redesignation of Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, California 6 SUBTITLE C—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WITHDRAWN MILITARY LANDS EFFICIENCY AND SAVINGS Section 2921—Elimination of Termination Date for Public Land Withdrawals and Reservations Under Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS Section 3401—Authorization of Appropriations DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE B—ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS Section 311—Elimination of Fiscal Year Limitation on Prohibition of Payment of Fines and Penalties from the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense This section would eliminate a sunset date for the requirement for the Department of Defense to obtain congressional authorization before paying fines and penalties under the requirement set forth in section 2703 of title 10, United States Code. The current requirement for congressional authorization does not apply to funds authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense after fiscal year 2010. This section would strike any such date limitation. Section 313—Congressional Notice of Bulk Purchase of Alternative Fuels for Operational Use This section would require the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense committees 60 days before the bulk purchase of alternative fuels intended for operational use. SUBTITLE C—LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT Section 321—Additional Requirement for Strategic Policy on Prepositioning of Materiel and Equipment 7 This section would amend the strategic policy on prepositioned materiel and equipment required by section 2229(a) of title 10, United States Code, to ensure newly established crisis response elements are considered when developing goals, assessing challenges, and synchronizing requirements. Section 322—Comptroller General Reports on Department of Defense Prepositioning Strategic Policy and Plan for Prepositioned Stocks This section would modify the reporting requirement in section 321 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66) to run through 2017, 3 years following the initial report due in 2014, for a total of four reports over 4 years. Section 323—Pilot Program on Provision of Logistic Support for the Conveyance of Excess Defense Articles to Allied Forces This section would create a 2-year pilot program allowing the Secretary of Defense to provide logistics support for the conveyance of excess defense articles to allied forces participating in bilateral or multilateral training activities with the Armed Forces of the United States. This authority would be subject to funding limitations and would expire on September 30, 2016. The Secretary of Defense would be required to provide a report on the use of the authority to certain congressional committees at the end of any calendar year during which the Secretary carried out the pilot program. SUBTITLE D—REPORTS Section 331—Repeal of Annual Report on Department of Defense Operation and Financial Support for Military Museums This section would repeal an annual report by the Secretary of Defense on Department of Defense operations and financial support for military museums required by section 489 of title 10, United States Code. Section 333—Army Assessment of the Regionally Aligned Force This section would require the Secretary of the Army to submit a strategic assessment of the regionally aligned force to the congressional defense committees concurrent with the submission of the President's budget for fiscal year 2016 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. The committee supports the U.S. Army's regionally aligned force (RAF) concept, but has concerns about the institutionalization of pre-deployment training, incorporation of lessons learned, and the adequate coordination of activities between contractors, Special Operations Forces, Army RAF units, and joint exercise partners. The committee is also concerned about the complexity of utilizing 8