Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA Analysis

Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA Analysis Overview of the House and Senate National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2018

Overview At the end of June 2017, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees released separate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018. Overall, both committees asked for an increase in Department of Defense (DoD) funding, which exceeded the President s budget request and the spending cap of the Budget Control Act. The House Armed Services Committee s (HASC) NDAA addresses important readiness shortfalls in the initial budget request, including: $5.9 billion for increased Naval presence and $2.5 billion for Missile Defense. The Committee believes that a 2.4% pay raise for troops is important for retaining and recruiting the best personnel. The proposal provides authority for the procurement of Economic Order Quantities for F- 35 Joint Strike Fighters to reduce costs to the taxpayer by authorizing bulk procurement of common manufacturing materials while also requiring DoD certifications regarding design stability and cost savings estimates. It also directs a report on the extension of the System Design and Development (SDD) phase of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, which is expected to finish in FY18. To generate better cost savings for the taxpayer and provide needed capability to the Navy and Marine Corps, the markup authorizes multiyear procurement authorities for V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The mark provides an additional $572.5 million for six V-22 aircraft supporting Navy and Marine Corps unfunded requirements; an additional $103.0 million for A-10 wing upgrades to address an Air Force unfunded requirement; and an additional $220.5 million for seven AH-1Z attack helicopters to satisfy an unfunded requirement for the Marine Corps. To help address strike-fighter capability and capacity shortfalls, the proposal provides additional funding required to produce 60 F-35As per year; includes additional funding to procure additional F-35Bs and F-35Cs to help accelerate needed 5th generation strikefighter capability to the Navy and Marine Corps; and provides an additional $739.0 million to procure 10 additional F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to support a Navy unfunded requirement. In order to advance the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) vision of a 355-ship Navy, HASC believes that long-term contracts with the shipbuilding industry are essential to reducing costs and delivering the ships the Navy needs. The proposal provides authority for the Department of the Navy (DoN) to enter into long term contracts for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Virginia-class submarines. These five-year contracts are projected to save almost 15 percent over a typical procurement that orders ships on an annual basis. The DoN s highest priority is the timely procurement of 12 Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. Many of the components associated with the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine are common across the undersea industrial base. HASC believes that efficiencies can be obtained by procuring common equipment with other similar platforms such as the Virginia-class attack submarines and Ford-class aircraft carriers.

The proposal expands the Navy s ability to efficiently procure additional equipment, saving several hundred millions of dollars with each submarine and aircraft carrier. In keeping with the President s pledge to grow the Fleet, the mark adds an additional five ships, including an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, two Littoral Combat Ships a Puller-class Expeditionary Support Base, and a San Antonio-class Amphibious Landing Platform. HASC also supports advance procurement for aircraft carriers and attack submarines. This is in addition to the eight ships that were requested by the Trump Administration and takes advantage of hot (active?) production lines to deliver the right capabilities at the lowest cost to the taxpayers. The Senate Armed Services Committee s (SASC) NDAA addresses important readiness shortfalls in the initial budget request, including: Requests a 2.1% pay raise for the troops and an increase in 1,000 personnel for the active duty Marine Corps. SASC is asking for $141.5 billion for military personnel, including costs of pay, allowances, bonuses, death benefits, and permanent change of station moves. The FY18 NDAA authorizes $25 billion for shipbuilding to fund 13 ships, which is $5 billion and five ships more than the administration s request. This includes: o $5.5 billion for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, which is $1.9 billion more than the Trump Administration s request, including funds for one additional destroyer and $300 million for multiyear economic order quantity procurement; o $3.1 billion for Virginia-class submarine advance procurement, which is $1.2 billion more than the Trump Administration s request, including $750 million for multiyear economic order quantity procurement and $450 million for either a third FY20 Virginia-class submarine or initiatives to expand the submarine industrial base; o $661 million for one expeditionary sea base (ESB), which is in addition to the administration s request; o $250 million for one cable ship, which is in addition to the administration s request; o And $509 million for eight ship-to-shore connectors (SSCs), which is $297 million and five SSCs more than the administration s request. SASC s markups provide funding to support readiness operations including: o $30 million for preliminary design of a smaller aircraft carrier, which is in addition to the administration's request; o $1.9 billion for procuring 24 F/A-18 Super Hornets, which is $739 million and 10 aircraft more than the administration s request; o Authorizes multiyear contract authority and advance procurement for up to 13 Virginia-class submarines; o Authorizes multiyear contract authority and advance procurement for up to 15 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers; o Codifies at least a 355-ship Navy with the optimal mix of ships as U.S. policy; reduces Ford-class aircraft carriers by $300 million; o Reduces Arleigh Burke-class destroyers by $225 million;

o Reduces Zumwalt-class destroyers by $100 million; reduces Littoral Combat Ship and mission modules by $94 million; o And establishes a $12 billion procurement cost limitation for aircraft carriers after USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). (ship hull numbers no longer have hyphens but squadrons do) FY 2018 Breakdown by dollar amounts: Name (Program) Request (in thousands) House Authorized Senate Authorized Navy Aircraft Procurement 15,056, 235 18,414,785 20,210,243 Navy Weapons Procurement Navy and Marine Corps Procurement of Ammunition Navy Shipbuilding and Conversion Other Navy Procurement Marine Corps Procurement Navy Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Navy Marine Corps Navy Reserve Marine Corps Reserve Navy Military Construction 3,420,107 3,494,307 3,489,507 792,345 792,345 834,845 19,903,682 19,223,382 24,754,482 8,277,789 8,723,775 9,495,858 2,064,825 2,073,704 2,124,628 17,675,035 17,968,235 18,053,490 45,439,407 45,444,718 46,200,588 6,933,408 6,933,508 6,980,299 1,084,007 1,074,207 1,084,007 278,837 278,537 279,914 1,616,665 1,674,985 2,043,569

Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Military Construction Navy and Marine Corps Family Housing Construction Navy and Marine Corps Family Housing Navy Base Realignment and Closure 65,271 65,271 65,271 83,682 75,682 42,087 328,282 328,282 328,282 143,644 178,644 143,644 FY 2018 Overseas Contingency Operations Name FY 2018 Request House Authorized Senate Authorized Navy 5,875,015 414,200 5,875,015 Navy Reserve Marine Corps Marine Corps Reserve Navy Aircraft Procurement Navy Weapons Procurement Navy and Marine Corps Procurement of Ammunition Other Navy Procurement Marine Corps Procurement 23,980 11,500 23,980 1,116,640 217,487 1,116,640 3,367 7,246 3,367 157,300 173,300 157,300 157,373 164,373 152,373 225,587 268,087 225,587 220,059 161,473 220,059 65,274 214,403 65,274

Navy Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Navy Marine Corps Navy Reserve Marine Corps Reserve 130,365 118,765 130,365 5,875,015 5,914,504 5,875,015 1,116,640 951,907 1,116,640 23,980 23,980 23,980 3,367 3,367 3,367 End Strength for Active Forces Service FY17 FY18 FY18 House Senate Authorized Request Recommendation Authorized Navy 323,900 327,900 327,900 327,900 U.S. Marine Corps 185,000 185,000 185,000 186,000 End Strengths for Selected Reserve Service FY17 FY18 FY18 House Senate Authorized Request Recommendation Authorized Navy Reserve 58,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve U.S. Coast Guard Reserve 38,500 38,500 38,500 38,500 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000

End Strengths for Reserves on Active Duty Service FY17 FY18 FY18 House Senate Authorized Request Recommendation Authorized Navy Reserve 9,955 10,101 10,101 10,101 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 2,261 2,261 2,261 2,261 Maximum Number of Reserve Personnel Authorized to be on Active Duty for Operational Support Service FY17 FY18 FY18 Committee Senate Authorized Request Recommendation Authorized Navy Reserve 6,200 6,200 6,200 6,200 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 Shipbuilding and Conversion breakdown costs: Ship House authorized Senate authorized Ohio Replacement Submarine (AP) $842,853,000 $842,853,000 Carrier Replacement Program $1,869,646,000 $4,141,772,000 Virginia Class Submarine $1,920,596,000 $3,305,315,000 CVN Refueling Overhauls $1,569,669 $1,604,890 CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP) $75,897,000 $75,897,000 DDG-1000 Programs $164,976,000 $173,968,000 DDG 51 Destroyer (AP) $90,336,000 $390,336,000 Littoral Combat Ship $1,566,971,000 $596,146,000 Expeditionary Sea Base $635,000,000 $635,000,000 LHA Replacement $1,695,088,000 $1,710,927,000 TAO Fleet Oiler $449,415,000 $465,988,000 TAO Fleet Oiler (AP) $75,068,000 $75,068,000 Ship to store connector $390,554,000 $509,554,000 Service craft $23,994,000 $62,994,000

Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ships $76,204,000 $76,204,000 LCU 1700 $31,850,000 $31,850,000 For outfitting post delivery, conversions, $542,626,000 $510,503,000 and first destination transportation Completion of prior shipbuilding programs $117,542,000 $117,542,000

House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services NDAA FY18 Proposals: Procurement Breakdown: No more than 3 heavy icebreakers and 3 medium icebreakers for the Coast Guard. All future DDG-51 radar new construction procurements should be consistent with the Navy s current destroyer modernization plan. 12 new aircraft carriers by Sept. 2023, which is expected to occur with the delivery of the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79): Provide shock trials on the USS John F. Kennedy and the continuation of the Ford-class carrier design for CVN 81 Construction of 2 Ford class aircraft carriers Incremental funding authority for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of four Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) An aircraft carrier should be authorized every three years. Construction of the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) should be accomplished in a single phase. Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Breakdown: Prohibits the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) from using funds authorized to be appropriated by this act to retire a cruiser or dock landing or ship to place in a modernization status more than six cruisers and one dock landing ship. No overhaul, repair, or maintenance work in foreign shipyards lasting longer than 6 months. Multiyear contract for certain nuclear powered vessel components to include missile tubes, torpedo tubes, and propulsors. Establish as policy of the United States to have available, as soon as practicable, not fewer than 355 battle force ships. SECNAV may not expend funds to: Retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place in storage any Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship or make any reductions to manning levels to any Avengerclass mine countermeasures ship. 327,900 as minimum active duty end strength for the Navy 185,000 as active duty end strength for the Marine Corps Amend Title 10 to require Boards for the Correct of Military Record to review medical evidence of the Secretary of the VA and civilian healthcare providers in cases in which the application is based on matters relating to PTSD or TBI. It would require the boards to review the case with liberal consideration to the former member that PTSD or TBI potentially contributed to the discharge or dismissal. Service members being separated from the military with other than honorable discharge be informed, in writing, that they may petition the Veterans Benefits

Administration of the VA for certain benefits despite (regardless of) their characterization of service. Permit the secretary of a any military department or the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse a member of the Armed Forces up to $500 for a spouse s expenses related to obtaining licensing or certification in another state incident to a permanent change of station. Navy Military Construction Authorize new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the DoN for FY18, not to exceed $4,418,000. Authorize the SECNAV to make improvements to existing units of family housing for FY18, not to exceed $36,251,000. Authorize appropriations for Navy military construction. Land exchange of the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant located in Sunnyvale, California, for property interests that meet the readiness requirements of the DoN. Direct the SECNAV to convey certain Navy real property to the Guam Economic Development Authority for the purpose of providing support for ship repair and other military maintenance requirements. Authorize the SECNAV to enter into contracts beginning with the FY18 program year, for the procurement of V-22 Osprey aircraft and common configuration readiness and modernization upgrades of the V-22 Osprey aircraft; 5-7 year contracts.

House Armed Services Committee NDAA Passed Amendments: En Bloc Amendment Subcommittee Sponsor Result Description EB2 205r1 TAL Tsongas Requires the Secretary of the Navy to include responses to findings and recommendations of the Navy's June 2017 Comprehensive Review on physiological episodes involving F-18s and T-45s in an Independent Review required by House passed Report 114-537. EB2 266r2 TAL Brooks Directs USD(AT&L) to provide a briefing to the defense committees on current research and development efforts supporting the small turbine engine passed industrial base. EB1 007r1 Seapower Kelly Recognition of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Navy passed Seabees EB1 052r1 Seapower Banks Navy must brief the SASC by November 1, 2017, on the ability to integrate applicable surface ship torpedo defense technologies to support an expanded range passed of ships. EB1 61 Seapower Byrne Directs the SECNAV to prepare a report that details a transition plan to include forward fit options for the fiscal year 2019 Littoral Combat Ships and back fit options passed for the existing fleet. Amends section 3503, page 8, line 15, to include "other than a replacement vessel EB1 173r1 Seapower Abraham passed under subsection (f)" after "vessel". Amends 46 USC 54101 to clarify that training provided under the section is related to shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries. The section reauthorizes $30M for each FY18 and EB1 177 Seapower Hunter passed FY19. Extends authority to use incremental funding for LHA Replacement and Ford EB1 222 Seapower Wittman passed Class CVN. Provides an additional certification before EB1 249 Seapower Garamen di the purchase of a foreign vessel for the passed Ready Reserve Force

EB1 271r1 Seapower LoBiondo passed EB1 2 Readiness Bordallo passed EB1 037r1 Readiness Cook passed EB1 38 Readiness Shuster passed EB1 40 Readiness Bordallo passed EB2 190 Readiness Suozzi passed EB3 055r1 Readiness Shea- Porter passed EB3 290 Readiness Brown passed EB4 014r1 Readiness Larsen passed EB4 172r2 Readiness Hanabusa passed Allows the SECNAV to waive the limitation of funds for the DDG- 51, if the Secretary of the Navy determines that the cost or schedule risk associated with the integration of the new air and missile defense radar is unacceptable or incongruous with a business case. Requires the Department of Defense to develop guidance regarding the use of the organic industrial base. Requires the SECDEF to report on mutually beneficial infrastructure projects between military bases and local municipalities. Clarifies that nothing in this year's NDAA can be construed as authorizing a Base Realignment and Closure round. Withholds 25% of funds of the Office of Secretary of the Navy until a request for proposal for a dry dock in the Western Pacific has been issued. Requires a report on Environmental Restoration at active installations, formerly utilized defense sites and past base realignment and closure locations. Requires a briefing on whether the National Security Education Program and Language Flagship Program meet the Department of Defense requirements for language training. Allows the Navy to lease approximately three acres of land to the Naval Academy Alumni Association and the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation. Reinstates the Navy Mine Warfare Readiness Certification Program. Requires a briefing on the history of the Accelerated Promotion Program, and Navy's considerations to enable the accelerated promotions retroactive between January 2016 and December 2016.

EB1 029r1 Mil Personnel Jones Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy passed for certain members of the armed forces. EB1 044r2 Mil Personnel Tsongas Requires a briefing by the Office of the Secretary of Defense on the military services' ability to provide childcare development services on military passed installations. Requires a mental health examination for service members before they transition from the military, along with existing physical exam, thus bringing the transition exam into alignment with the standard EB1 74 Mil Personnel O'Rourke passed Periodic Health Assessment. EB1 87 Mil Personnel Speier Directs the SECNAV to revise policy to make former dependents of members of the Armed Forces eligible for representation by a Victim's Legal Counsel if the dependent was the victim of an alleged sex-related offense by a passed member of the Armed Forces. EB2 30 Mil Personnel Jones One year extension of Pilot Program for Prescription Drug Acquisition Cost Parity in the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits passed Program EB2 050r2 Mil Personnel Tsongas Requires a SECDEF briefing outlining service-wide efforts to increase the propensity of women to serve in the armed passed forces. EB2 084r1 Mil Personnel Smith Directs the SECDEF to carry out a pilot program to provide health care assistance services to certain covered beneficiaries to improve the health outcomes and patient experience for covered beneficiaries with passed complex medical conditions If there is a military prosecution of an alleged sex-related offense, the Special Victims' Counsel shall be entitled to a copy of all case information that is in possession of the prosecutor and is not EB2 088r3 Mil Personnel Speier passed privileged.

EB2 224 Mil Personnel Wittman passed EB3 65 Mil Personnel Jones passed EB4 154 Mil Personnel Veasey passed EB4 234 Mil Personnel Russell passed EB4 300r1 Mil Personnel Walz passed EB4 330 Mil Personnel Hunter passed EB4 333 Mil Personnel Jones passed EB5 89 Mil Personnel Speier passed EB5 90 Mil Personnel Speier passed Grants permission to the Secretary of Transportation to designate covered training entities as centers of excellence for domestic and maritime workforce training and education. Sets up an advisory board for military commissaries and exchanges Directs a report on the methods and resources in order to train and educate dependents on suicide risk factors and ways to support their service member, with special emphasis on service members with diagnosed PTSD. Reimbursement for state licensure and certification costs of member of the armed forces arising from separation from the Armed Forces. Sense of Congress supporting goals & ideals of the National Purple Heart Recognition Day, encouraging Americans to learn about the history of the medal, to honor recipients, and conduct appropriate ceremonies and activities to support medal awardees. Requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to submit report on sexual assault prevention and response policies of the Coast Guard and goals related to sexual assault victim recovery. Education for Dependents of Certain Retired Members of the Armed Forces to exclude the Coast Guard. Military sexual harassment incidents involving nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images shall be included in the annual SAPRO reports. Requires the Annual DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Report to include data on sexual assaults committed by service members against their spouse, intimate partner, or other dependent in addition to the data included in the Annual Family Advocacy Program Report.

EB5 135 Mil Personnel Davis passed EB5 204r1 Mil Personnel Tsongas passed EB2 28 Chairman Jones passed EB2 57 Chairman Shea- Porter passed EB4 041r1 Chairman Bordallo passed EB5 78 Chairman Knight passed EB5 189 Chairman Suozzi passed EB6 303r2 Chairman Walz passed EB6 334r1 Chairman Brown passed EB7 202r4 Chairman Moulton passed Requires the SECDEF to review restrictions on service member appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. Provides for public availability of the quarterly number and disposition of administrative review board claims when the claims involve sexual assault. Re-designation of the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Sense of Congress to honor the fallen heroes of WWI and calls on people of the U.S. to commemorate the centennial of the entry of U.S. into WWI throughout the U.S. and overseas. Requires a briefing on potential U.S. defense and security benefits to a peaceful resolution of the conciliation process in the Timor Sea Increase funding for Navy RDT&E that would fund the completion of at-sea testing and engineering for an existing approach for a new periscope capability on the Virginia-class submarine. Increases funding for environmental restoration for the Navy. Provides sense of Congress recognizing U.S. Special Operations Command as well as honors the service and sacrifices of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Civilians, and family members of the Special Operations Community Would fund Navy UPL to complete a broadband project between Pax River and Wallops Island Directs SECDEF to establish a Military Family Service Corps which will make the volunteer service military dependents provide to the military community eligible for the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award.

Senate Committee on Armed Services NDAA FY18 Proposals: Navy Programs: Up to 13 Virginia-Class Submarines Up to 15 Arleigh Burke-Class Flight III Guided Missile Destroyers Procurement of V-22 Aircraft; multiyear contracts up to five years Design and construction of Amphibious Ship Replacement designated LX(R) or Amphibious Transport Doc designated LPD-30 for funds from DOD shipbuilding and conversion for the Navy Amended amount obligated for shipbuilding and conversion of the Navy, or for any other procurement account, for the Aircraft Carrier designated CVN 79 (USS John F. Kennedy) cannot exceed $11,398,000,000 Amended amount obligated for shipbuilding and conversion of the Navy, or any other procurement account, for any ship that is constructed in the CVN 78 class (Ford) of Aircraft Carriers after CVN 79 may not exceed $12,000,000,000 Reports: Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will jointly, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Navy and Air Force, develop a plan to procure a secure, low probability of detection data link network capability, with the ability to effectively operate in hostile jamming environments, while preserving the low observable characteristics of the relevant platforms between existing and planned: o 5 th generation combat aircraft o 5 th and 4 th generation combat aircraft o 5 th and 4 th generation combat aircraft and appropriate support aircraft and other network nodes for command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance purposes o 5 th and 4 th generation combat aircraft and their associated network enabled precision weapons Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall develop a plan to: o Establish a modernized, dedicated adversary air training enterprise for the DoN in order to: Maximize war fighting effectiveness and synergies of the current and planned fourth and fifth generation combat air forces through optimized training and readiness Harness intelligence analysis, emerging live-virtual-constructive training technologies, range infrastructure improvements, and results of experimentation and prototyping efforts in operational concept development o Explore all available opportunities to challenge the combat air forces of the DoN with threat representative adversary-to-friendly aircraft ratios, known and emerging adversary tactics, and high-fidelity replication of threat airborne and ground capabilities

o Execute all means available to achieve training and readiness goals and objectives of the Navy and Marine Corps, with demonstrated institutional commitment to the adversary air training enterprise, through the application of DoN policy and resources, partnering with the other Armed Forces, allies, and friends, and employing the use of industry-contracted services. In an effort to combat physiological episodes on certain navy aircraft; every 90 days until 2020, the SECNAV will provide, to the congressional defense committees, information on efforts by the Navy s Physiological Episode Team to combat the prevalence of physiological episodes in F/A-18 Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, and T-45 Goshawk aircraft. Report on the Navy s capacity to increase production of anti-submarine warfare and search and rescue rotary wing aircraft to support the potential increase in the size of the surface fleet to 355 ships No person may use any covered Naval Special Warfare insignia in connection with any promotion, good, service, or other commercial activity when a particular use would be likely to suggest a false affiliation, connection, or association with, endorsement by, or approval of, the U.S. government, the D.D, or the DoN; attorney general may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court for violators. Reconsideration of claims for disability compensation for Veterans who were the subjects of mustard gas or lewsite experiments during WWII. Department of the Navy Marksmanship awards: SECNAV may transfer to the corporation, M-1 Grand and caliber.22 rimfire rifles held within the inventories of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps and stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Alabama, or Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana. The items of transfer shall be used as awards for competitors in marksmanship competitions held by the U.S. Marine Corps or the U.S. Navy and may not be resold Training: Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) has to submit to Committees on Armed Services a certification on the status of implementation of the ready, relevant learning initiative of the Navy for each applicable enlisted rating o Certification by Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command that the block learning and modernized delivery methods of the ready, relevant learning initiative to be implemented during the fiscal year beginning in which such certification is submitted will meet or exceed the existing training delivery approach for all associated training requirements o A certification by SECNAV that the content re-engineering necessary to meet all training objectives and transition from the traditional training curriculum to the modernized delivery format to be implemented during such fiscal year will be complete prior to such transition, including full functionality of all required course software and hardware. o A detailed cost estimate of transitioning to the block learning and modernized delivery approaches to be implemented during such fiscal year with funding listed by purpose, amount, appropriations account, budget program element or line item, and end strength adjustments.

o A detailed phasing plan associated with transitioning to the block learning and modernized delivery approaches to be implemented during such fiscal year, including the current status, timing, and identification of reductions in A school and C school courses, curricula, funding, and personnel. o A certification by SECNAV that The contracting strategy associated with transitioning to the modernized delivery approach to be implemented during such fiscal year has been completed Contracting actions contain sufficient specification detail to enable a low risk approach to receiving the deliverable end item or items on budget, on schedule, and with satisfactory performance TRICARE: Continued access to medical care facilities of the uniformed services for certain members of the reserve components Modification of eligibility for Tricare Reserve Select and Tricare Retired Reserve of certain members of the reserve components SECDEF and SECVA create a pilot program to establish integrated health care delivery systems among the military health systems, other federal health systems, and private sector integrated health systems o 5 years o $115,500,000 Transfer of lead of Guam oversight council from the deputy secretary of defense to the SECNAV Calculations for payments into DoD military retirement fund using single level percentage of basic pay determined on armed force-wide rather than armed forces-wide basis Naval Vessels and Shipyards: Policy of the U.S. to have available, as soon as practicable, not fewer than 355 battle force ships, comprised of the optimal mix of platforms Authority to purchase used vessels to recapitalize the Ready Reserve Force and the Military Sealift Command surge fleet 120 days after enactment, the CNO shall submit to the Congressional defense committees a report setting forth a force structure assessment that establishes a surveying ship Pilot program on funding for national defense sealift vessels to assess the feasibility and advisability in connection with research and development and operation, maintenance, and lease or charter of national defense sealift vessels