House Armed Services Committee Issues Defense Authorization Report – Title XIV (Other Authorizations) (Other Matters)
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle B--Other Matters
(a)
(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
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 from the
(a) Termination of Oversight Responsibilities of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.--
(1) Senior medical advisor.--Section 1513A of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413a) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b), by striking "the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness," in the matter preceding paragraph (1); and
(B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking "the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness" and inserting "the Secretary of Defense".
(2) Ombudsmen.--Section 1517(e)(2) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 417(e)(2)) is amended by striking "the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness" and inserting "the Secretary of Defense".
(3) Inspections.--Section 1518 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 418) is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking "the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,"; and
(B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking "the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness" and inserting "the Secretary of Defense".
(b)
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking "15 members," and all that follows and inserting "15 members."; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking "shall" and inserting "may".
(c) Administrators.--Section 1517(b) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 417(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking "and" at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
"(4) serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Defense.".
(a) Disposal Authority.--Pursuant to section 5(b) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(b)), the National Defense Stockpile Manager may dispose of not more than 25 short tons of materials transferred from another department or agency of
(b) Acquisition Authority.--
(1) Authority.--Using funds available in the
(A) Electrolytic manganese metal.
(B) Antimony.
(2) Amount of authority.--The National Defense Stockpile Manager may use up to
(3) Fiscal year limitation.--The authority under paragraph (1) is available for purchases during fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2027.
(a) Reporting on Major Programs.--Acquisition reporting on each major program within the chemical demilitarization programs of the
(1) comply with reporting guidelines for an Acquisition Category 1 (ACAT 1) system; and
(2) be reported separately from acquisition reporting on the other major program within the chemical demilitarization programs of the
(b) Major Program Within the Chemical Demilitarization Programs of the
(1) Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant program,
(2) Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant program,
The full text of the report is found at: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/115th-congress/house-report/404/1?r=12$H
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