Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 22, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement.

(Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for defense-wide procurement.

Subtitle B: Navy Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for detail design and construction of the LHA replacement ship designated LHA-7.

(Sec. 112) Prohibits the Secretary of the Navy from retiring the EP-3E Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic System II or the Special Projects Aircraft platform. Requires such Secretary to continue to maintain and upgrade such System and platform to meet operational requirements. Requires an annual certification to Congress by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) concerning the continued maintenance of such System and platform and any plan for their retirement or replacement. Terminates such requirements upon Navy fielding of platforms and sensors that are equivalent or superior to such System and platform. Provides a similar prohibition against retirement, continued maintenance, and certification requirements with respect to the Saber Focus unmanned aerial system.

(Sec. 113) Requires a report on the missile defense requirements of the major combatant surface vessels.

(Sec. 114) Requires the Secretary of the Navy to take specified measures before entering into a program to extend the service life of F/A-18 aircraft beyond 8,600 hours, including a business case analysis with respect to such extended life. Requires a report: (1) on such analysis; (2) on the operational risks and impacts of reducing the squadron size; and (3) before reducing the size of an F/A-18 aircraft training squadron.

Subtitle C: Joint and Multiservice Matters - (Sec. 121) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of more than 85% of the FY2011 funding for biometrics programs and operations until the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) reports on actions taken with respect to such programs and operations.

(Sec. 122) Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a management plan for the F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft program; (2) submit an initial plan report; (3) provide annual plan updates; and (4) submit a one-time report on the expected capabilities of such aircraft program and related matters.

(Sec. 123) Requires quarterly reports from the commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command on the use of combat mission requirements funds.

(Sec. 124) Requires the Secretary to develop and maintain a comprehensive database of information for coordinating, tracking, and archiving each counter-improvised explosive device initiative within DOD.

(Sec. 125) Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) to conduct a study on lightweight body armor solutions for members of the Armed Forces (members); and (2) report on study results.

(Sec. 126) Directs the Secretary to conduct an analysis of the feasibility of integrating solid state laser systems into the aircraft platforms for the C-130, B-1, and F-35 aircraft.

(Sec. 127) Requires any DOD contract for additional commercial imaging satellite capability or capacity entered into after 2010 to require that the imaging telescope providing such capability or capacity has an aperture of not less than 1.5 meters. Allows the Secretary to waive such requirement for national security purposes.

Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for DOD for research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E).

Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations - (Sec. 211) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) carry out through the military departments a program of enhanced DOD support of science, mathematics, and engineering education necessary to meet long-term national defense needs; and (2) allow defense laboratory directors to enter into agreements for the improvement of mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills of elementary and secondary school students and faculty.

(Sec. 212) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funds for the National Cyber Range established in support of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative until 90 days after the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (Under Secretary) submits a plan for the transition of such Range to operation and sustainment.

(Sec. 213) Directs the Secretary, in the budget materials submitted for FY2012 and thereafter, to ensure that within each RDT&E account of the Army and Navy a separate, dedicated program element is assigned to the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

(Sec. 214) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a program of research and development (R&D) on, and deployment of, advanced technology ground vehicles and related systems and components within DOD.

(Sec. 215) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out demonstration projects to assess the feasibility and advisability of utilizing various business models and processes to identify innovative commercial technologies and apply them to DOD and other national cybersecurity requirements. Requires: (1) five cybersecurity pilot programs under such projects; and (2) an initial and annual reports on the pilot programs.

Subtitle C: Missile Defense Programs - (Sec. 221) Expresses the sense of Congress that, among other things: (1) the Phased Adaptive Approach to missile defense in Europe is an appropriate response to the existing ballistic missile threat from Iran to the European territory of NATO countries; (2) such Approach is not intended to and will not provide a missile defense against the Russian Federation; (3) the United States and NATO countries should continue to pursue cooperation with the Russian Federation on ballistic missile defense relative to Iranian missile threats; (4) the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system deployed in Alaska and California provides adequate defensive capability for the United States against potential and foreseeable future long-range ballistic missiles from Iran; (5) the United States should continue improving and deploying its missile defense systems, and there are no constraints in the New START Treaty on the U.S. development and deployment of effective missile defenses; and (6) DOD should continue the development, testing, and assessment of the two-stage Ground-based Interceptor to provide a hedge against challenges with the SM-3 Block interceptor as a means of augmenting the defense of Europe and of the homeland against a limited ballistic missile attack from nations such as North Korea or Iran.

(Sec. 222) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to repeal the prohibition on DOD contracts with foreign entities on RDT&E related to missile defense.

(Sec. 223) Prohibits the use of DOD funds for FY2011 or thereafter for construction or deployment of a medium- or long-range missile defense interceptors in Europe until: (1) the nation agreeing to host such system has signed and ratified a missile defense basing agreement and a status of forces agreement; and (2) 45 days have elapsed since the Secretary submits the report on an independent assessment of missile defense systems in Europe required under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2010. Prohibits the use of DOD funds for FY2011 or thereafter for the procurement or deployment of operational missiles of a missile defense system in Europe until the Secretary submits a report certifying that the proposed interceptor deployed as part of such system has demonstrated a high probability of working effectively and that the system has the ability to accomplish its mission. Allows the Secretary to waive such requirements due to urgent national security interests.

(Sec. 224) Limits the availability of FY2011 funds for the Medium Extended Air Defense System until certain conditions are met, including a System report by the Secretary.

(Sec. 225) Directs the Secretary to ensure that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) establishes and maintains an acquisition baseline for each currently-defined program element of the Ballistic Missile Defense system. Requires the MDA Director to report annually on such acquisition baselines and any significant changes or variances thereto.

(Sec. 226) Authorizes the Secretary, during FY2011-FY2012, to carry out a ballistic missile shared early warning capability for the United States and the Czech Republic. Provides FY2011 funding.

(Sec. 227) Directs the Secretary to report on the phased, adaptive approach to missile defense in Europe.

(Sec. 228) Requires: (1) the Secretary to select an appropriate entity outside DOD to conduct an independent review and assessment of the ground-based midcourse defense system; and (2) the selected entity to report review and assessment results.

(Sec. 229) Authorizes the Secretary to provide specified RDT&E funds to Israel for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system.

Subtitle D: Reports - (Sec. 231) Directs the Secretary of the Army to report on the Army's Ground Combat Vehicle program. Prohibits more than 50% of Ground Combat Vehicle RDT&E funding from being obligated or expended until 30 days after such report is submitted.

(Sec. 232) Requires the Secretary of the Army to: (1) conduct a cost-benefit analysis of future munitions to be fired from the M1 Abrams main battle tank to determine appropriate munitions investment; and (2) report analysis results.

(Sec. 233) Directs the CG: (1) from the enactment of this Act through March 1, 2013, to conduct an annual review of the VH-(XX) aircraft acquisition program; and (2) during such period, to report review results.

Subtitle E: Other Matters - (Sec. 241) Expresses the sense of Congress affirming the importance of DOD participation in the development of next-generation integrated circuits.

(Sec. 242) Directs the Secretary to carry out an energy security pilot program for evaluating and validating secure, salable microgrid components and systems for deployment. Requires: (1) the pilot program to be at least three years in duration; and (2) the Secretary to submit an initial and final pilot program report. Provides pilot program funding.

(Sec. 243) Requires the Secretary to: (1) carry out a pilot program to develop and incorporate technology protection features in a designated defense system during its R&D phase; and (2) report annually during the pilot program. Provides pilot program funding. Terminates the pilot program on October 1, 2015.

Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the Armed Forces and specified activities and agencies of DOD.

Subtitle B: Energy and Environmental Provisions - (Sec. 311) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer a specified amount to the Hazardous Substance Superfund as reimbursement to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental response actions performed at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, Minnesota.

(Sec. 312) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer a specified amount to the Hazardous Substance Superfund to satisfy a stipulated penalty assessed by the EPA against Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine.

(Sec. 313) Directs the Secretary of the Navy to take certain steps to ensure that the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is provided all necessary data and documentation with respect to an investigation of possible exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

(Sec. 314) Directs the CG to assess and report on possible exposures to environmental hazards on military installations.

Subtitle C: Workplace and Depot Issues - (Sec. 321) Makes technical corrections relating to a required annual DOD inventory of services performed by contractors.

(Sec. 322) Amends the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Thurmond Act) to repeal certain conditions on the expansion of functions performed under prime vendor contracts for depot-level maintenance and repair.

(Sec. 323) Prohibits the Secretary from establishing, applying, or enforcing any goals, targets, or quotas for the conversion of DOD contractor functions to performance by DOD civilian personnel, unless such goal, target, or quota is based on considered research and analysis required under federal law. Directs: (1) the Secretary to report on any such conversions made during FY2010; and (2) the CG to submit a follow-up assessment.

Subtitle D: Reports - (Sec. 331) Requires inclusion of annual corrosion reports submitted to the Secretary by the military departments in a currently-required annual report from the Secretary on funding provided for corrosion mitigation and control.

(Sec. 332) Amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Warner Act) to repeal or modify certain report requirements.

(Sec. 333) Directs the Commander of the United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command to report on the Air Sovereignty Alert Mission and Operation Noble Eagle.

(Sec. 334) Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to report on the feasibility and desirability of designating the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses/Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses mission (SEAD/DEAD mission) as a responsibility of the Air National Guard.

(Sec. 335) Directs the Commander of the United States Transportation Command to update the study entitled "PORT LOOK 2008 Strategic Seaports Study."

Subtitle E: Limitations and Extensions of Authority - (Sec. 341) Authorizes the Secretary of a military department to impose landing fees for the use by civil aircraft of domestic military airfields and use such fees for airfield O&M.

(Sec. 342) Amends the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Spence Act) to extend through FY2012 the Army's arsenal support program initiative, as well as a related report requirement.

(Sec. 343) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of more than 15% of funds authorized for FY2011 for the Human Terrain System until the Secretary of the Army submits a certain System validation and certification.

(Sec. 344) Limits Office of the Secretary of Defense budget activity four spending pending submission of classified justification materials.

(Sec. 345) Requires a written agreement, with specified requirements, prior to the transfer of ownership of aircraft from an Air Force reserve component to a regular Air Force component.

(Sec. 346) Prohibits small arms ammunition and components thereof in excess of military requirements which are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale or certified as unserviceable or unsafe from being demilitarized or destroyed, and requires making them available for commercial sale. Requires, before such sale, that such ammunition and components are offered for transfer or purchase to or by another federal department or agency or to state and local law enforcement, firefighting, homeland security, and emergency management agencies.

Subtitle F: Other Matters - (Sec. 351) Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe an expedited process for completing background investigations for: (1) DOD personnel and DOD contractor personnel who are engaged in sensitive duties critical to national security; (2) an individual submitting an application for DOD employment for which a security clearance is required who is a member of the Armed Forces who was retired or separated for physical disability; and (3) certain spouses of retired or deceased former members.

(Sec. 352) Revises provisions authorizing DOD to transport civilian passengers and commercial cargoes on DOD naval vessels when such transportation is not commercially available to: (1) include vehicles and aircraft operated by DOD within such authority; and (2) provide for the crediting of reimbursement received for transportation provided in response to an emergency, disaster response, or humanitarian request. Provides that, during the five-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, and when space is available, the Secretary may provide such transportation, without charge, for allied forces or civilians as part of a contingency operation or disaster response. Requires an annual report from the Secretary for any year in which the Secretary provides such latter transportation.

(Sec. 354) Authorizes the Secretary and the military department secretaries, in paying a claim for loss or damage occurring during the transportation of household goods of military personnel, to pay the claim on the basis of full replacement value in certain circumstances in which contractor reimbursement is not available or the contractor is excluded from liability.

(Sec. 355) Prohibits any member of the Armed Forces, federal civilian employee, contractor personnel, or other person from selling, lending, or giving any clothing, arms, articles, equipment, or other military or DOD property except in accordance with the statutes and regulations governing government property. Authorizes the seizure of improperly-disposed property. Allows an exception in the case of property on public display in secured exhibits. Provides for the determination and enforcement of violations of such prohibition.

(Sec. 356) Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to: (1) study budget preparation tools and models used by the military departments to determine funding levels for operational readiness requirements; and (2) the military department Secretaries to brief Congress on their respective responses to the CBO study.

(Sec. 357) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the High-Altitude Army Aviation Training Site continues to be critically important to ensuring the readiness and capabilities of rotor-wing military pilots; and (2) DOD should take all appropriate actions to prevent encroachment on such Site.

(Sec. 358) Directs the Secretary to: (1) review applications for projects that may have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness; (2) designate a senior official and lead organization within DOD to act as the executive agent for carrying out such review and coordinate response actions; and (3) conduct, and report on, a comprehensive strategy for addressing the military impacts of such projects.

Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations - Subtitle A: Active Forces - (Sec. 401) Sets forth authorized end strengths for active-duty forces as of the end of FY2011.

(Sec. 402) Revises permanent active-duty end strength minimum levels.

Subtitle B: Reserve Forces - (Sec. 411) Sets forth authorized end strengths as of the end of FY2011 for members of the Selected Reserve and reserve personnel on active duty in support of the reserves.

(Sec. 413) Sets forth minimum end strengths for FY2011 for Army and Air Force dual status military technicians.

(Sec. 414) Provides a FY2011 limitation on the number of non-dual status Army and Air Force military technicians.

(Sec. 415) Sets forth the maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support during FY2011.

Subtitle C: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 421) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for military personnel.

Title V: Military Personnel Policy - Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy Generally - (Sec. 501) Exempts DOD health care professionals being considered for regular (under current law, only reserve) officer appointments from the requirement that they be commissioned prior to age 42. Exempts from the requirement to retire upon attaining age 62 not only DOD physicians, dentists, and nurses (current law), but other health care personnel providing health care, clinical duties, or health care-related administrative duties.

(Sec. 502) Provides that, with respect to appointments in the regular grade W-1, the Secretary of the military department concerned (Secretary concerned) may provide by regulation that such appointments be made by commission by the President within that department. Requires appointments in permanent reserve warrant officer grades to be made in the same manner as appointments for regular warrant officer grades.

(Sec. 503) Prohibits the disclosure of proceedings of special selection boards convened to consider the promotion of officers on the active-duty list or reserve active-status list to any person not a member of such board, except as authorized or required to process the report of that board.

(Sec. 504) Requires administrative removal from the promotion list by the Secretary concerned of an officer on the active-duty list who is discharged or dropped from the rolls or transferred to a retired status before being promoted to a higher grade. Applies identical removal standards to similarly-situated reserve officers serving on the active-status list.

(Sec. 505) Allows officers serving below the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral who have been selected for promotion to such grade, as well as officers serving below the grade of general or admiral who have been selected for promotion to such grade, to wear the higher-grade insignia for up to 14 days before assuming the duties of the higher-grade position (a practice known as frocking). Removes the required 30-day waiting period following congressional notification before officers below the grades of major general or rear admiral may wear the insignia of the next higher grade.

(Sec. 506) Provides temporary authority, from the date of enactment of this Act through FY2013, for the Secretary concerned to reduce from ten to eight years the minimum length of active-duty service as a commissioned officer prior to eligibility for voluntary retirement.

Subtitle B: Reserve Component Management - (Sec. 511) Removes statutory distribution limits on the allocation of Navy Reserve flag officers.

(Sec. 512) Makes the military technician (dual status) unit membership requirement inapplicable to an individual employed by the Air Force Reserve in an area other than the Air Force Reserve unit program, except that no more than 50 of such technicians may be assigned outside of the unit program at any one time.

(Sec. 513) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army or Air Force to designate a non-dual status military technician to fill a vacancy created by the mobilization of a dual-status military technician within the Selected Reserve. Makes such period of employment the shorter of two years or the period of the mobilization. Terminates such authority two years after the enactment of this Act. Exempts individuals so employed from the annual limit on the number of non-dual status military technicians.

(Sec. 514) Revises membership and operational aspects of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, including reducing the number of members from 24 to 20, and providing both voting and nonvoting members.

(Sec. 515) Repeals the requirement for a new oath of office when an officer transfers from the reserve active-duty list to the reserve active-status list.

(Sec. 516) Allows a member of the reserves who accumulates leave during a period of active service to carry over such leave to the member's next period of active service, without regard to separation or release from active service, if the separation or release is under honorable conditions. Authorizes such members to be reimbursed for such leave if they retire or separate from reserve service, with the honorable condition requirement.

(Sec. 517) Authorizes the direct appointment of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduates as commissioned officers of the National Guard.

Subtitle C: Joint Qualified Officers and Requirements - (Sec. 521) Revises the definition of "joint matters" for purposes of DOD joint officer management.

(Sec. 522) Allows selection boards convened to consider the promotion of officers on the active-duty list to also consider officers who: (1) are serving or have served on the Joint Staff; or (2) are joint qualified officers. Updates promotion board joint information report requirements to match the consideration of the additional officers.

Subtitle D: General Service Authorities - (Sec. 531) Extends through 2011 the temporary authority of the Secretary concerned to order retired members to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments or in other specialties designated as critical to meet wartime or peacetime requirements. Requires a report from the Secretary assessing the need to extend such authority beyond such date.

(Sec. 532) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to allow a rest and recuperation absence of up to 15 days for a member who is assigned or deployed for at least 270 days in an area designated as a combat zone and in which hardship duty pay is authorized.

(Sec. 533) Requires disability retirement and separation review boards to be made available to enlisted members (under current law, only to officers). Extends through 2013 current minimum personnel level requirements within the service review agencies of the military departments.

(Sec. 534) Prohibits the Secretary concerned from authorizing the involuntary separation of a member who has been determined by a physical evaluation board as fit for duty based on a determination that such member is unsuitable for deployment or worldwide assignment based on the same medical condition considered by the board during the member's evaluation. Authorizes such Secretary to direct the board to reevaluate the member if such Secretary believes that the condition renders the member unsuitable for continued military service based on such condition. Makes the Secretary of Defense the final approval authority in such cases.

(Sec. 535) Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a review of laws, policies, and regulations that may restrict the service of female members of the Armed Forces; and (2) report review results.

Subtitle E: Military Justice and Legal Matters - (Sec. 541) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to continue a warrant officer on active duty and to delay a pending separation or retirement (without prejudice) until any action to consider trying such officer by court-martial has been completed.

(Sec. 542) Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to include under contempt of court authority one who willfully disobeys the court's lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree, or command. Increases from $100 to $1,000 the authorized contempt fine.

(Sec. 543) Directs the Secretary to: (1) complete, within one year after the enactment of this Act, the implementation of specified recommendations of the CG relating to military-related domestic violence prevention and reporting; and (2) submit an implementation report.

Subtitle F: Member Education and Training Opportunities and Administration - (Sec. 551) Makes technical and clarifying revisions to the DOD undergraduate nurse training program. Extends the due date for initiation of a pilot program to increase the number of nurses serving in the Armed Forces.

(Sec. 552) Revises the education loan repayment program for enlisted members on active duty in specified military specialties, as well as members of the Selected Reserve, to: (1) require repayment by a person who fails to complete the period of required service; and (2) authorize the Secretary to allow for the lump-sum payment of any loan repayment due to a member's death or disability occurring or incurred in the line of duty.

(Sec. 553) Authorizes loan repayment for students who incurred student loans while pursuing an appropriate degree prior to enrolling in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program.

(Sec. 554) Requires military academy graduates who participate in the above Program to serve the full period of active duty service obligation associated with academy attendance, in addition to any service obligation incurred under the Program.

Subtitle G: Defense Dependents' Education - (Sec. 561) Authorizes the Secretary to permit the enrollment in DOD domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools of dependents of members who reside in temporary housing due to the unavailability of adequate permanent living quarters on a military installation, or while the member is wounded, ill, or injured.

(Sec. 562) Earmarks specified DOD O&M funds for providing assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) with significant numbers of military dependent students and dependent students of civilian DOD employees, as well as to LEAs with significant enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations.

(Sec. 563) Earmarks specified O&M funds for the DOD payment of impact aid for children with severe disabilities, as provided under the Spence Act.

Subtitle H: Decorations and Awards - (Sec. 571) Restricts the award of the Bronze Star to individuals who were: (1) serving in a geographic area in which hostile fire/imminent danger or hazardous duty pay was authorized at the time the events occurred for which the medal would be awarded; and (2) in receipt of such pay as a result of such events.

(Sec. 572) Authorizes and requests the Secretary of the Army to award the Distinguished Service Cross to: (1) Shinyei Matayoshi for acts of valor during World War II; and (2) former Captain Jay C. Copley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War.

(Sec. 574) Authorizes the Secretary to establish and conduct a program to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, and to coordinate and support other programs of the federal government, state and local governments, and other persons and organizations in commemoration of such War. Establishes the Department of Defense Korean War Commemoration Fund for such purposes. Provides that if the Secretary conducts such program, the DOD Inspector General shall report on program funds deposited and expended. Prohibits the Secretary from expending more than $5 million to carry out the program.

Subtitle I: Military Family Readiness Matters - (Sec. 581) Requires inclusion of a spouse of a general or flag officer, as well as the Director of the Office of Community Support for Military Families With Special Needs, on the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council. Revises appointment options for enlisted members of the Council.

(Sec. 582) Requires the above Director to be a member of the Senior Executive Service or a general or flag officer. Provides as an additional responsibility of the above Office the conduct of periodic reviews of best practices in the United States in the provision of medical and educational services for children with special needs. Authorizes each military department Secretary to establish a support center of medical and educational services for such children, and directs the Secretary of Defense to establish an advisory panel on community support for such children.

(Sec. 583) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 relating to the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (providing National Guard members and their families with information and outreach throughout their deployment cycle) to: (1) authorize service and state-based programs to provide access to services for members and families from all components; (2) require a process for evaluating Program effectiveness; (3) require the Program to provide information on employment opportunities during the post-deployment reconstitution phase; and (4) add resiliency training programs to the services provided.

(Sec. 584) Amends the Warner Act to require the Secretary to continue to carry out the joint family support assistance program through 2012 at not less than six locations, at least three of which must be located away from a military installation.

(Sec. 585) Directs the Secretary to review all DOD education programs designed to support spouses of members, and report on review results.

(Sec. 586) Requires the Secretary to report on the needs of military families with children with special education needs and the options to enhance the benefits available to such families and children under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

(Sec. 587) Directs the Secretary to report biennially on DOD child development centers and financial assistance for child care provided to members off-installation.

Subtitle J: Other Matters - (Sec. 591) Directs the Secretary (and the Secretary of Homeland Security [DHS] with respect to the Coast Guard) to issue regulations authorizing the acceptance of gifts by certain military personnel and DOD and Coast Guard employees who incur or incurred a combat-related injury or illness on or after September 11, 2001. Authorizes family members of such personnel or employees to accept such gifts in case of an individual who is killed. Requires gift review and approval by a designated agency ethics official before acceptance. Prohibits the acceptance of gifts from a foreign government or international organization or their agents. Applies such authority retroactively from September 11, 2001.

(Sec. 592) Increases from 20 to 35 the number of private-sector civilians authorized for admission to the National Defense University.

(Sec. 593) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to permit defense industry employees who are engaged in providing significant and substantial defense-related systems, products, or services to DOD to receive instruction at the United States Air Force Institute of Technology. Limits the enrollment of such employees to 125 at any one time. Requires a determination by such Secretary that each enrollment will: (1) further the military mission of the Institute; and (2) be done on a space-available basis without a required increase in faculty, course offerings, or facilities. Requires enrolled employees to: (1) pay tuition for such instruction; and (2) adhere to the same standards of conduct as federal civilian employees receiving instruction there.

(Sec. 594) Makes terminology changes to reflect the current structure and organization of the Army Medical Service Corps.

(Sec. 595) Revises the annual due date for the DOD STARBASE program report from the Secretary.

(Sec. 596) Amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Hunter Act) to extend for an additional six months the deadline for submission of the final report of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission.

Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits - Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances - (Sec. 601) Prohibits federal employees from receiving reserve duty income if such employees are already entitled to a federal differential payment or other comparable benefit for civilian employees absent from federal service in order to perform active duty.

Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays - (Sec. 611) Extends through 2011 specified authorities currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2010 with respect to certain special pay and bonus programs within the regular and reserve Armed Forces.

Subtitle C: Travel and Transportation Allowances - (Sec. 621) Extends through 2011 DOD authority to provide travel and transportation allowances for inactive duty training outside of normal commuting distances.

(Sec. 622) Authorizes the payment of a travel and transportation allowance to a person designated to attend an event conducted under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, if the Secretary concerned determines that the presence of that person may contribute to the purposes of the event.

Subtitle D: Disability, Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits - (Sec. 631) Allows members who serve on active duty for more than 30 years and are retired for a disability to retain their eligibility to receive a retired pay multiplier based on years of service resulting in a benefit greater than the 75% cap imposed on disability retirement.

(Sec. 632) Requires military retired and retainer pay to be paid on the first day of each month after the month on which the pay accrues.

(Sec. 633) Allows reserve members performing active duty and then continuing on active duty to receive medical care for wounds, injuries, or illnesses incurred while performing such active duty to include the period of such medical care for purposes of reducing the eligibility age for entitlement to non-regular retirement.

(Sec. 634) Makes the amount of the monthly stipend under the DOD family caregiver compensation program the same amount as that provided under the VA program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers.

(Sec. 635) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) certain amendments made under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 were intended to reduce the minimum age at which reserve members would begin receiving retired pay according to time spent deployed, by 3 months for every 90-day period spent on active duty over the course of a career, rather than limiting qualifying time to such periods wholly served within the same fiscal year, as interpreted by DOD; and (2) steps should be taken to implement such intent.

Subtitle E: Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and Operations - (Sec. 641) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 to define "morale, welfare, and recreation telephone services" for use in DOD contracts to provide calling center services for military personnel serving in combat zones.

(Sec. 642) Directs the Secretary to: (1) study the feasibility of replacing the "Shopette" of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service in the Northern Mariana Islands with a full-service exchange store; and (2) report study results.

(Sec. 643) Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for the continued operation of each commissary or exchange store serving Brunswick Naval Air Station, Maine, through a conditional date; and (2) review such operations and determine whether they should be continued.

Subtitle F: Other Matters - (Sec. 651) Requires a review and report from the Secretary on modifications to the basic allowance for housing for personnel assigned to sea duty.

(Sec. 652) Directs the Secretary to report on the use and management of the special pay programs authorized for aviation career officers extending a period of active duty.

Title VII: Health Care Provisions - Subtitle A: Improvements to Health Benefits - (Sec. 701) Prohibits DOD, through FY2011, from increasing the premium and copayment for TRICARE Prime, the charge for inpatient care under TRICARE Standard, and the premium for TRICARE Standard for members of the Selected Reserve.

(Sec. 702) Allows TRICARE beneficiaries to extend their health care coverage to dependent children up to age 26 if such child is not eligible to enroll in an employer-sponsored plan. Prescribes a premium for such coverage. Makes such provision effective as of January 1, 2011.

(Sec. 703) Authorizes DOD dental benefits to the dependent of a member who dies: (1) while on active duty for more than 30 days; or (2) while a member of the Ready Reserve.

(Sec. 704) Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study identifying the best tests available to screen members for tinnitus; (2) develop a plan to ensure that all members are so screened prior to and after deployment to a combat zone; (3) report study results; and (4) examine and report on methods to improve the aural protection of members in combat.

(Sec. 705) Prohibits, during FY2011, the cost-sharing requirements under the DOD retail pharmacy system from exceeding $3 for generic agents, $9 for formulary agents, and $22 for nonformulary agents.

Subtitle B: Health Care Administration - (Sec. 711) Makes the Secretary solely responsible for administering and making any decision affecting TRICARE.

(Sec. 712) Requires the current DOD medical tracking system for members deployed overseas to include the use of pre- and post-deployment medical examinations and health reassessments to: (1) reflect the medical condition of members before their deployment; (2) record any changes to their condition during their deployment; and (3) identify health concerns, including mental health concerns, that may become manifest several months following their deployment. Requires the medical records tabulated with respect to such examinations and reassessments to include information on the prescription and administration of psychotropic medications.

(Sec. 713) Provides license requirements for health care professionals who are members of the National Guard performing training or duty in response to an actual or potential disaster while in a state status.

(Sec. 714) Requires the Secretary to: (1) review training programs for medical officers to ensure that their academic and military performance has been completely documented in military personnel records; and (2) report review results. Directs the Secretary to report during 2011 through 2015 on the status of the DOD graduate medical education programs.

(Sec. 715) Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct an enterprise risk assessment methodology study of all DOD health information technology programs; and (2) report study results. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report on the organizational structure for health information technology within DOD; (2) conduct a survey of users of DOD health information technology systems to assess the systems' benefits and failings; and (3) assess a CG report concerning information technologies for improving the management of DOD's electronic health record initiative.

(Sec. 716) Directs the Secretary to develop and implement training on the use of pharmaceuticals in rehabilitation programs for seriously ill or injured members. Requires the Secretary to review and report on all DOD policies regarding the use of pharmaceuticals in rehabilitation programs for such members.

Subtitle C: Other Matters - (Sec. 721) Repeals a report concerning military separations resulting from refusal to participate in the anthrax vaccine immunization program.

(Sec. 722) Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a comprehensive policy on consistent automated neurological cognitive assessments of members before and after deployment; and (2) revise the policy on a periodic basis in accordance with experience and evolving best practice guidelines.

(Sec. 723) Directs the military department Secretaries to assess and report on the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by military occupation. Requires the Secretary to ensure that all such assessments, findings, plans, and reports are transmitted to the centers of excellence for the treatment and prevention of PTSD and traumatic brain injury, as established under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008.

(Sec. 724) Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations required under the above Act concerning requirements that mental health counselors must meet in order to practice independently under TRICARE.

Title VIII: Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters - Subtitle A: Acquisition Policy and Management - (Sec. 801) Authorizes the Secretary to disclose technical data to a litigation support contractor for the purpose of assisting DOD in preparing for litigation. Requires such a contractor to use the data only for fulfilling its support contract, to take all reasonable steps to protect the data from further disclosure, and not use the data to compete with the data owner on any government or non-government contract.

(Sec. 802) Directs the Secretary to designate an engine development and procurement program as a major subprogram of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft major defense acquisition program (MDAP) (and therefore subject to certain acquisition reporting requirements).

(Sec. 803) Amends the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Stump Act) to extend DOD authority to use the rapid acquisition authority to respond to combat and safety emergencies through: (1) the acquisition of supplies in addition to equipment; (2) the prevention of casualties in addition to addressing causes of fatalities; and (3) the authorization of up to $200 million for the purchase of such supplies.

(Sec. 804) Directs the Secretary to: (1) review the process for the fielding of capabilities in response to urgent operational needs and report on review results; (2) develop and implement an expedited review process to determine whether capabilities proposed as urgent operational needs are appropriate for fielding through rapid fielding or the traditional acquisition process; and (3) report on the expedited review process.

(Sec. 805) Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a program to improve the planning and oversight processes for the DOD acquisition of MDAPs; and (2) report annually specified information concerning any major automated information system program for which cost, schedule, and performance information has not been provided.

(Sec. 806) Outlines procedures to be followed by the head of an agency for reducing supply chain risk in the acquisition of national security systems. Limits the disclosure of information in such circumstances.

Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs - (Sec. 811) Revises provisions concerning required independent cost estimation and analysis with respect to DOD acquisition programs to require cost estimates developed for baseline descriptions and budgetary purposes to be developed to provide a high degree of confidence that the major defense acquisition program (MDAP) or major automated information system program can be completed without the need for significant adjustment to program budgets. Requires cost estimates developed for contract negotiation purposes to be based on the government's reasonable expectation of successful contractor performance in accordance with the contractor's proposal and previous experience.

(Sec. 812) Directs the Secretary to: (1) issue comprehensive guidance on the management and manufacturing risk in MDAPs; and (2) ensure that the annual strategic workforce plan includes an assessment of the critical manufacturing readiness knowledge and skills needed in the acquisition workforce, as well as a plan for addressing any gaps in such knowledge and skills.

(Sec. 813) Amends the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 to revise and extend through 2014 a report requirement concerning developmental test and evaluation and systems engineering in the military departments and defense agencies.

(Sec. 814) Requires the reporting of unit costs and milestone approval certification requirements with respect to a designated major subprogram of an MDAP.

Subtitle C: Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations - (Sec. 821) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 to extend until January 1, 2015, DOD authority to procure fire-resistant rayon fiber for uniforms. Prohibits the issuance of any contract solicitation before such date which requires the use of such rayon. Requires a report on the supply chain for such fiber.

(Sec. 822) Repeals federal provisions limiting to certain sources procurements from the small arms production industrial base.

(Sec. 823) Requires the review and revision, if necessary, of the term "produced" as it relates to the production of specialty metals in the United States.

(Sec. 824) Directs the Secretary to issue guidance concerning the DOD assessment of long-term technical data needs for major weapon systems and subsystems and corresponding acquisition strategies for such technical data.

(Sec. 825) Extends through FY2015 the authority for protests of task and delivery orders under DOD contracts.

(Sec. 826) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 1994 to include option amounts within limitations on the authority of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to carry out certain prototype projects.

(Sec. 827) Makes permanent (currently expires at the end of FY2012) the authority for the Defense Acquisition Challenge Program (providing opportunities for innovative and cost-saving technology in DOD MDAPS). Requires a five-year pilot program on expanding the use of such authority to DOD programs other than MDAPS.

(Sec. 828) Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to outline the competitive procedures to be used by the head of a federal agency in issuing a task or delivery order under an energy savings performance contract, including: (1) selecting two or more contractors to conduct discussions concerning the contractors' qualifications to implement potential energy conservation measures; and (2) negotiating an order based on the energy conservation measures identified.

(Sec. 829) Provides definitions of "materials critical to national security" and "military equipment" for purposes of activities of the Strategic Materials Protection Board. Provides additional Board duties.

Subtitle D: Contractor Matters - (Sec. 831) Amends provisions of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 relating to DOD oversight and accountability of contractors performing private security functions in areas of combat operations to ensure that such contractors (current law) as well as all employees of such contractor or subcontractor performing such functions comply with prescribed regulations. Makes the head of the contracting activity responsible for ensuring that the contracting activity assigns sufficient oversight personnel to ensure that contractors, subcontractors, and employees performing such functions comply with all regulatory requirements. Provides remedies for contractor or subcontractor failure to comply.

(Sec. 832) Extends requirements under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 regulating DOD contractors performing private security functions in areas of combat operations to the following additional areas: (1) areas in which significant military operations are being carried out by U.S. Armed Forces; (2) the Horn of Africa region; (3) Yemen; and (4) the Philippines. Requires a report from the Secretary on implementation of the regulations with respect to the new areas.

(Sec. 833) Requires the Secretary to determine whether the private sector has developed operational and business practice standards applicable to private security contractors, as well as a third-party certification process to determine adherence to such standards. Requires the Secretary to revise current DOD contractor regulations to include criteria for such standards. Makes such requirement inapplicable to contracts entered into by intelligence community elements in support of intelligence activities.

(Sec. 834) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2010 to authorize the Secretary to make determinations of fault in cases under which the Secretary reasonably believes that a contractor, during contract performance, may have caused serious bodily injury or death to DOD military or civilian personnel. Provides for the expedited determinations of fault in such cases. Makes such provisions applicable only when such contractors are not subject to the jurisdiction of U.S. courts.

(Sec. 835) Amends the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008 to require the Secretary, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly report annually on contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan, including interagency coordination of such contracts. Requires CG oversight.

Subtitle E: Other Matters - (Sec. 841) Replaces the JCS Chairman with the JCS Vice Chairman as chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Requires commanders of combatant commands to be included on the Council when matters related to the area of responsibility of that command will be under Council consideration. Requires specified DOD officials to serve as Council advisors on matters within their authority and expertise.

(Sec. 842) Directs the Secretary to report on the status of achievement by DOD of the objectives and goals on the procurement of sustainable products and services established under a specified Executive Order.

(Sec. 843) Directs the Secretary to: (1) assess the supply and demand for rare earth materials in defense applications; (2) determine which materials are critical to the production, sustainment, or operation of significant U.S. military equipment; (3) develop a plan to ensure the long-term availability of such materials, with specified source supply goals; and (4) report on the assessment and plan.

(Sec. 844) Requires the CG to: (1) review the use of the national security exception to full and open competition generally required in DOD acquisition contracts; and (2) report review results.

(Sec. 845) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a plan to ensure that entities not subject to foreign ownership or control who are granted a DOD facility clearance employ and maintain policies and procedures to meet requirements under the national industrial security program; (2) issue guidance to implement such requirements; and (3) report on the plan developed.

(Sec. 846) Directs the Secretary to ensure that each DOD contract that includes the procurement of photovoltaic devices (which convert light directly into electricity) includes a provision requiring the devices to comply with Buy American requirements.

(Sec. 847) Applies the domestic non-availability exception of the DOD Buy American requirements to the procurement of hand or measuring tools.

(Sec. 848) Requires the Secretary to: (1) direct the Defense Science Board to carry out a review of DOD organization, doctrine, training, and planning for contractor logistics support of contingency operations; and (2) report review results.

Subtitle F: Improve Acquisition Act - Improve Acquisition Act of 2010 - Part I: Defense Acquisition System - (Sec. 861) Codifies the definition of "defense acquisition system." Outlines responsibilities of the Under Secretary and the service acquisition executives of the military departments with respect to civilian management of the defense acquisition system, as well as acquisition-related functions of the chiefs of the military departments. Directs the Secretary to issue guidance for DOD to provide for periodic independent performance assessments of the various elements of the defense acquisition system. Requires that, beginning with FY2012, the annual DOD performance plan include appropriate performance goals for such elements. Requires annual related reports.

(Sec. 862) Directs the CG to: (1) carry out a comprehensive review of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System; and (2) report review results.

(Sec. 863) Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) each military department and defense agency establishes a process for identifying, assessing, reviewing, and validating requirements for the acquisition of services; and (2) the chiefs of staff of the military departments and the heads of defense agencies implement such process, using a process implementation plan. Requires the secretaries of the military departments and the defense agency heads to review and validate each requirement for the acquisition of services with a cost in excess of $10 million with the objective of identifying unneeded or low priority requirements that can be reduced or eliminated, with the savings transferred to higher priority objectives.

(Sec. 864) Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a review of the DOD acquisition guidance, including the guidance entitled "Operation of the Defense Acquisition System"; and (2) report on necessary changes to such guidance.

(Sec. 865) Requires the Secretary to: (1) review the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to ensure that such regulations include appropriate guidance for and references to services acquisition in addition to current references; and (2) report review findings.

(Sec. 866) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of acquiring military purpose nondevelopmental items through contracts with nontraditional defense contractors using specified streamlined procedures. Requires the Secretary to report on the pilot program, with CG oversight. Terminates pilot program authority five years after the enactment of this Act.

Part II: Defense Acquisition Workforce - (Sec. 871) Directs the Secretary to use DOD employment authorities, including flexibilities related to performance management and hiring and the training of managers, in order to develop and manage a highly skilled professional workforce which ensures that DOD receives the best value for its expenditures.

(Sec. 872) Codifies the DOD acquisition workforce demonstration project, as established under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 1996. Limits to 120,000 the number of project participants. Directs the Secretary to designate an independent organization to conduct two project assessments. Extends such project through FY2017.

(Sec. 873) Directs the Secretary to establish policies and issue guidance to ensure the proper development, assignment, and employment of civilian personnel within the DOD acquisition workforce. Requires specified information concerning such workforce to be included in required annual reports relating to DOD personnel strengths. Directs the Secretary to establish requirements for the completion of course work and related on-job training and demonstration of qualifications in the critical acquisition-related duties and tasks of critical acquisition employees.

(Sec. 874) Provides additional acquisition workforce recertification and training requirements. Directs the Secretary to develop fulfillment standards, and implement and maintain a program, for achieving the necessary level of acquisition workforce training, including contracting-out for such training when appropriate.

(Sec. 875) Requires the Secretary to develop and carry out a plan to strengthen that part of the workforce that specializes in information technology.

(Sec. 877) Directs the Under Secretary to lead a review of the curriculum offered by the Defense Acquisition University to ensure that it adequately supports the training and education requirements of acquisition professionals.

Part III: Financial Management - (Sec. 881) Requires the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to: (1) establish interim milestones for achieving audit readiness of DOD financial statements; (2) describe each interim milestone in required semiannual reports; (3) select the most consistent approach to the valuation of DOD assets; (4) review options for providing appropriate incentives within DOD and its defense agencies and activities to ensure that financial statements are validated as ready for audit prior to the end of FY2017; and (5) include review results in required semiannual reports.

(Sec. 882) Requires the Chief Management Officer of DOD to review the use and value of obligation and expenditure benchmarks and propose new benchmarks or processes for tracking financial performance.

(Sec. 883) Directs the CG to report on additional costs associated with compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Part IV: Industrial Base - (Sec. 891) Directs the Secretary to establish a program to expand the DOD industrial base in order to increase access to innovation and the benefits of competition.

(Sec. 892) Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement procedures for the collection and analysis of information on price trends for certain supplies and equipment purchased by DOD; and (2) report annually on such analysis.

(Sec. 893) Directs the Secretary to develop a program for the improvement of contractor business systems to ensure that such systems provide timely, reliable information for the management of DOD programs by the contractor and by DOD. Provides for DOD approval or disapproval of such a business system, with appropriate corrective action for disapproved systems.

(Sec. 894) Requires the Secretary to review and report on barriers to nontraditional suppliers wishing to contract with DOD and its defense supply centers.

(Sec. 895) Requires the inclusion of references to the provision of services and information technology within definitions and policy requirements relating to the national technology and industrial base.

(Sec. 896) Establishes a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, to act as the principal advisor to the Under Secretary with respect to DOD manufacturing and industrial base policy and matters. Directs the Secretary to establish the Industrial Base Fund.

Title IX: Department of Defense Organization and Management - Subtitle A: Department of Defense Management - (Sec. 901) Redesignates certain positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense in order to carry out a reduction in the number of deputy under secretaries of defense required under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2010. Establishes the position of Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense. Requires the Secretary to designate a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Affairs. Delays until January 1, 2015 (under current law, January 1, 2011) the deadline to achieve the required reduction in the number of deputy under secretaries. Authorizes the Secretary, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on January 1, 2015, to appoint up to five additional deputy under secretaries. Requires a report from the Secretary setting forth a plan for the realignment of the organizational structure of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to comply with the requirements of this section.

Subtitle B: Space Activities - (Sec. 911) Requires the Secretary and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to develop an integrated process for national security space architecture planning, development, coordination, and analysis.

(Sec. 912) Prohibits funds authorized for the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System program from being obligated or expended for terminating a contract awarded under such program unless the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce agree to each be responsible for half of such termination costs.

(Sec. 913) Prohibits funds from being used to purchase user equipment for the Global Positioning System (GPS) during fiscal years after 2017 unless the equipment is capable of receiving the military code (the M code) from the GPS. Provides an exception for the purchase of passenger or commercial vehicles in which GPS equipment is installed. Authorizes the waiver of such prohibition by the Secretary under certain circumstances.

(Sec. 914) Directs the Secretary to submit a plan for the integration of space-based nuclear detection sensors. Prohibits the use of more than 90% of funds for the space-based infrared system until such plan has been submitted.

(Sec. 915) Directs the Secretary to report on the impact of the cancellation of NASA's Constellation program on any anticipated next-generation mission requirements for missile defense interceptors, tactical and strategic missiles, targets, and satellite and human space flight launch vehicles.

(Sec. 916) Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop an implementation plan for sustaining the solid rocket motor industrial base; and (2) submit such plan concurrently with the President's FY2012 budget.

(Sec. 917) Directs the Secretary to: (1) re