NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL …

1 1. 114TH CONGRESS REPORT. " HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ! 1st Session 114 270. NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016. CONFERENCE REPORT. TO ACCOMPANY. 1735. SEPTEMBER 29, 2015. Ordered to be printed rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with HEARING. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE. 95 996 WASHINGTON : 2015. E:\Seals\Congress.#13. VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:35 Oct 01, 2015 Jkt 095996 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\ HR270. rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with HEARING. VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:35 Oct 01, 2015 Jkt 095996 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\ HR270. CONTENTS. CONFERENCE REPORT .. 1. JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFER- ENCE.

2 603. Compliance with rules of the House of Representatives and Senate regarding earmarks and congressionally directed spending items .. 603. Summary of discretionary authorizations and budget implication .. 603. Budgetary effects of this Act (sec. 4) .. 604. DIVISION A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS .. 604. TITLE I PROCUREMENT .. 604. Budget Items .. 604. Army .. 604. Stryker vehicle lethality upgrades .. 604. Air Force .. 605. C 130H Modifications .. 605. Subtitle A AUTHORIZATION of Appropriations .. 605. AUTHORIZATION of appropriations (sec. 101) .. 605. Subtitle B Army Programs .. 605. Prioritization of upgraded UH 60 Blackhawk helicopters within Army NATIONAL Guard (sec.)

3 111) .. 605. Roadmap for replacement of A/MH 6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird aircraft to meet special operations requirements (sec. 112) .. 606. Report on Options to Accelerate Replacement of UH 60A Blackhawk Helicopters of Army NATIONAL Guard (sec. 113) .. 606. Sense of Congress on Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Protection Kits (sec. 114) .. 606. Subtitle C Navy Programs .. 606. Modification of CVN 78 class aircraft carrier program (sec. 121) .. 606. Amendment to cost limitation baseline for CVN 78 class aircraft carrier program (sec. 122) .. 607. Extension and modification of limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship (sec. 123).

4 608. Modification to multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke- class destroyers and associated systems (sec. 124) .. 608. Procurement of additional Arleigh Burke class destroyer (sec. 125) .. 609. Refueling and complex overhaul of the USS George Washington (sec. 126) .. 609. Fleet replenishment oiler program (sec. 127) .. 610. Limitation on availability of funds for USS John F. Kennedy (CVN . 79) (sec. 128) .. 610. Limitation on availability of funds for USS Enterprise (CVN 80). (sec. 129) .. 610. Limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship (sec. 130) .. 610. Reporting requirement for Ohio-class replacement submarine pro- gram (sec.)

5 131) .. 611. Subtitle D Air Force Programs .. 611. Backup inventory status of A 10 aircraft (sec. 141) .. 611. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A 10 aircraft. (sec. 142) .. 611. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of EC 130H Com- pass Call aircraft (sec. 143) .. 612. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of Joint Surveil- lance Target Attack Radar System, EC 130H Compass Call, and Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft (sec. 144) .. 612. rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with HEARING. (III). VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:35 Oct 01, 2015 Jkt 095996 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\ HR270.

6 IV. Page TITLE I PROCUREMENT Continued Subtitle D Air Force Programs Continued Limitation on availability of funds for F 35A aircraft procurement (sec. 145) .. 612. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of KC 10 aircraft (sec. 146) .. 613. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of C 130 aircraft (sec. 147) .. 613. Limitation on availability of funds for executive communications up- grades for C 20 and C 37 aircraft (sec. 148) .. 613. Limitation on use of funds for T 1A Jayhawk aircraft (sec. 149) .. 613. Notification of retirement of B 1, B 2, and B 52 bomber aircraft (sec. 150) .. 614. Inventory requirement for fighter aircraft of the Air Force (sec.)

7 151) .. 614. Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of F 35A aircraft (sec. 152) .. 615. Subtitle E DEFENSE -Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters .. 615. Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Battle Command-Plat- form (sec. 161) .. 615. Report on Army and Marine Corps modernization plan for small arms (sec. 162) .. 616. Study on use of different types of enhanced ammunition by the Army and the Marine Corps (sec. 163) .. 616. Legislative Provisions Not Adopted .. 616. Limitation on Availability of Funds for AN/TPQ 53 Radar Systems .. 616. Stationing of C 130 H aircraft avionics previously modified by the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) in support of daily training and contingency requirements for Airborne and Special Operations Forces.

8 616. Sense of Congress on F 16 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrade .. 617. Stryker Lethality Upgrades .. 617. TITLE II RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION .. 617. Budget Items .. 617. Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike Sys- tem .. 617. Integrated personnel and pay system for Army .. 618. Subtitle A AUTHORIZATION of Appropriations .. 619. AUTHORIZATION of appropriations (sec. 201) .. 619. Subtitle B Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations .. 619. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership (sec. 211) .. 619. Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under Department of DEFENSE Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation program to include citizens of countries participating in The Tech- nical Cooperation Program (sec.)

9 212) .. 619. Expansion of education partnerships to support technology transfer and transition (sec. 213) .. 620. Improvement to coordination and communication of DEFENSE research activities (sec. 214) .. 620. Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program (sec. 215) .. 620. Reauthorization of DEFENSE research and development Rapid Innova- tion Program (sec. 216) .. 621. Science and technology activities to support business systems infor- mation technology acquisition programs (sec. 217) .. 621. Department of DEFENSE technology offset program to build and main- tain the technological superiority of the United States (sec. 218) .. 621. Limitation on availability of funds for F 15 infrared search and track capability development (sec.

10 219) .. 623. Limitation on availability of funds for development of the shallow water combat submersible (sec. 220) .. 623. Limitation on availability of funds for Medical Countermeasures Pro- gram (sec. 221) .. 623. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground rfrederick on DSK6 VPTVN1 PROD with HEARING. system of the Army (sec. 222) .. 624. VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:35 Oct 01, 2015 Jkt 095996 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\ HR270. V. Page TITLE II RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Con- tinued Subtitle B Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Con- tinued Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground system of the United States Special Operations Command (sec.