Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations
A Department of Defense Authorizations
I Procurement
Sec. 102 Navy and Marine Corps
Sec. 103 Air Force
Sec. 104 Defense-wide activities
Sec. 105 Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund
Sec. 106 Defense production act purchases
II Research, development, test, and evaluation
A Authorization of appropriations
Sec. 201 Authorization of appropriations
B Program requirements, restrictions, and limitations
Sec. 211 Revision to the service requirement under the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Education program
“(i) with the Department of Defense; or
“(ii) with a public or private sector entity or organization outside the Department of Defense if the Secretary of Defense determines that employment of the person with such entity or organization for the purpose of such obligated service would provide a benefit to the Department of Defense.”
Sec. 212 Modification to the requirement for contractor cost-sharing in the pilot program to include technology protection features during research and development of certain defense systems
III Operation and maintenance
A Authorization of appropriations
Sec. 301 Operation and maintenance funding
B Program Matters
Sec. 311 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
“(4) For military transportation services provided in support of foreign military sales.
“(5) For military transportation services provided to a State, local, or tribal agency (including any organization composed of State, local, or tribal agencies).
“(6) For military transportation services provided to a Department of Defense contractor when transporting supplies that are for, or destined for, a Department of Defense entity.”
“(b) Termination of authority for certain categories of transportation—The provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (a) shall apply only to military transportation services provided before October 1, 2019.”
“2642. Transportation services provided to certain non-Department of Defense agencies and entities: use of Department of Defense reimbursement rate”
Sec. 312 Repeal of authority relating to use of military installations by Civil Reserve Air Fleet contractors
Sec. 313 Repeal of annual report on Department of Defense operation and financial support for military museums
Sec. 314 Memorial to the victims of the shooting attack at the Washington Navy Yard
Sec. 315 Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas
“7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas
“(a) Establishment—The Secretary of the Navy shall establish areas, to be known as “Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas”, for national defense purposes. Such areas shall include each of the following:
“(1) The area that includes Naval Base Ventura County, San Nicolas Island, and Begg Rock and the adjacent and surrounding waters within the following coordinates:
“(2) The area that includes Naval Base Coronado, San Clemente Island and the adjacent and surrounding waters running parallel to shore to 3 nautical miles from the high tide line designated by part 165 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, on May 20, 2010, as the San Clemente Island 3NM Safety Zone.
“(b) Activities within the southern sea otter military readiness areas
“(1) Incidental takings under endangered species act of 1973—Sections 4 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533, 1538) shall not apply with respect to the incidental taking of any southern sea otter in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas in the course of conducting a military readiness activity.
“(2) Incidental takings under marine mammal protection act of 1972—Sections 101 and 102 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371, 1372) shall not apply with respect to the incidental taking of any southern sea otter in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas in the course of conducting a military readiness activity.
“(3) Treatment as species proposed to be listed—For purposes of conducting a military readiness activity, any southern sea otter while within the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas shall be treated for the purposes of section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) as a member of a species that is proposed to be listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533).
“(c) Removal—Nothing in this section or any other Federal law shall be construed to require that any southern sea otter located within the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas be removed from the Areas.
“(d) Revision or termination of exceptions—The Secretary of the Interior may revise or terminate the application of subsection (b) if the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, determines that military activities occurring in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas are impeding the southern sea otter conservation or the return of southern sea otters to optimum sustainable population levels.
“(e) Monitoring
“(1) In general—The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct monitoring and research within the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas to determine the effects of military readiness activities on the growth or decline of the southern sea otter population and on the near-shore ecosystem. Monitoring and research parameters and methods shall be determined in consultation with the Service.
“(2) Reports—Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this section and every three years thereafter, the Secretary of the Navy shall report to Congress and the public on monitoring undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1).
“(f) Definitions—In this section:
“(1) Southern sea otter—The term “southern sea otter” means any member of the subspecies Enhydra lutris nereis.
“(2) Take—The term “take”—
“(A) when used in reference to activities subject to regulation by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall have the meaning given such term in that Act; and
“(B) when used in reference to activities subject to regulation by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) shall have the meaning given such term in that Act.
“(3) Incidental taking—The term “incidental taking” means any take of a southern sea otter that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity.
“(4) Military readiness activity—The term “military readiness activity” has the meaning given that term in section 315(f) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (16 U.S.C. 703 note) and includes all training and operations of the armed forces that relate to combat and the adequate and realistic testing of military equipment, vehicles, weapons, and sensors for proper operation and suitability for combat use.
“(5) Optimum sustainable population—The term “optimum sustainable population” means, with respect to any population stock, the number of animals that will result in the maximum productivity of the population or the species, keeping in mind the carrying capacity of the habitat and the health of the ecosystem of which they form a constituent element.”