To address unfunded priorities of the Armed Forces.

SA 4229. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title XV, add the following:

SEC. 1512. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS OF
APPROPRIATIONS TO MEET UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF
THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Superseding End Strengths for Active Forces.--
(1) Ineffectiveness of specified end strengths.--Section
401 shall have no force or effect.
(2) Superseded end strengths.--The Armed Forces are
authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of
September 30, 2017, as follows:
(A) The Army, 475,000.
(B) The Navy, 325,782.
(C) The Marine Corps, 185,000.
(D) The Air Force, 321,000.
(b) Superseding End Strengths for Selected Reserve.--
(1) Ineffectiveness of specified end strengths.--Section
411(a) shall have no force or effect.
(2) Superseding end strengths.--The Armed Forces are
authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the
reserve components as of September 30, 2017, as follows:
(A) The Army National Guard of the United States, 342,000.

[[Page S3223]]

(B) The Army Reserve, 198,000.
(C) The Navy Reserve, 58,300.
(D) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,900.
(E) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,200.
(F) The Air Force Reserve, 69,200.
(G) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.
(3) Applicability of certain authorities.--Subsections (b)
and (c) of section 411 shall apply in the calculation of end
strengths under paragraph (2).
(c) Superseding Pay Raise.--
(1) Ineffectiveness of specified pay raise.--Section 601(b)
shall have no force or effect.
(2) Superseding increase in basic pay.--Effective on
January 1, 2017, the rates of monthly basic pay for members
of the uniformed services are increased by 2.1 percent.
(d) Ineffectiveness of Reduction in Minimum Number of Navy
Carrier Air Wings.--Section 1088 shall have no force or
effect, and the amendments proposed to be made by that
section shall not be made.
(e) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Aircraft
Procurement, Army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section
1503 for procurement for overseas contingency operations is
hereby increased by $1,052,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to aircraft procurement, Army, for
overseas contingency operations, as specified in the funding
tables in section 4102, and available for the following
procurement in the amounts specified:
(1) 10 AH-64 Apache Advance Procurement, consistent with
the recommendation of the National Commission on the Future
of the Army, $71,000,000.
(2) 17 LUH-72 Lakota, consistent with the recommendation of
the National Commission on the Future of the Army,
$110,000,000.
(3) 36 UH-60M Black Hawk, consistent with the
recommendation of the National Commission on the Future of
the Army, $440,000,000.
(4) 5 AH-64 Apache New Builds, consistent with the
recommendation of the National Commission on the Future of
the Army, $191,000,000.
(5) 5 Reman CH-47 Chinook, consistent with the
recommendation of the National Commission on the Future of
the Army, $240,000,000.
(f) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Procurement of
W&TCV, Army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section
1503 for procurement for overseas contingency operations is
hereby increased by $245,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to procurement of wheeled and
tracked combat vehicles, Army, for overseas contingency
operations, as specified in the funding tables in section
4102, and available for the following procurement in the
amounts specified:
(1) Modernization of 14 M1 Abrams for the European
Reassurance Initiative, $172,200,000.
(2) Modernization of 14 M2 Bradley for the European
Reassurance Initiative, $72,800,000.
(g) Increase in Authorization for OCO Other Procurement,
Army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section 1503 for
procurement for overseas contingency operations is hereby
increased by $60,000,000, with the amount of the increase to
be allocated to other procurement, Army, for overseas
contingency operations, as specified in the funding tables in
section 4102, and available for the following procurement in
the amounts specified:
(1) Assured Positioning Navigation and Timing (PNT),
consistent with the recommendation of the National Commission
on the Future of the Army, $28,000,000.
(2) Modernized Warning System, consistent with the
recommendation of the National Commission on the Future of
the Army, $32,000,000.
(h) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Aircraft
Procurement, Navy.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section
1503 for procurement for overseas contingency operations is
hereby increased by $2,489,700,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to aircraft procurement, Navy, for
overseas contingency operations, as specified in the funding
tables in section 4102, and available for the following
procurement in the amounts specified:
(1) 14 F-18 Super Hornet, $1,200,000,000.
(2) 2 AH-1Z Viper, $57,000,000.
(3) 2 Marine Corps F-35B, $269,600,000.
(4) 2 Marine Corps F-35C, $270,000,000.
(5) 2 Marine Corps KC-130J, $158,000,000.
(6) 2 Marine Corps MV-22, $150,000,000.
(7) 2 Navy F-35C, $270,000,000.
(8) CH-35 Degraded Visual Environment Display, $13,300,000.
(9) KC-130J Digital Interoperability, $20,800,000.
(10) RF Kill Chain Enhancements, $81,000,000.
(i) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Weapons
Procurement, Navy.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section
1503 for procurement for overseas contingency operations is
hereby increased by $36,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to weapons procurement, Navy, for
overseas contingency operations, as specified in the funding
tables in section 4102, and available for the following
procurement in the amounts specified:
(1) 23 MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo Mod 0, $16,000,000.
(2) 8 MK 48 Heavy Weight Torpedo, $20,000,000.
(j) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Procurement of
Ammo, Navy & MC.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section
1503 for procurement for overseas contingency operations is
hereby increased by $58,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to procurement of ammo, Navy and
Marine Corps, for overseas contingency operations, as
specified in the funding tables in section 4102, and
available for the procurement of JDAM Components in the
amount of $58,000,000.
(k) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Shipbuilding and
Conversion, Navy.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section
1503 for procurement for overseas contingency operations is
hereby increased by $1,830,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to shipbuilding and conversion,
Navy, for overseas contingency operations, as specified in
the funding tables in section 4102, and available for the
following procurement in the amounts specified:
(1) 3 Ship to Shore Connector, $165,000,000.
(2) DDG-51 Incremental Funding, $383,000,000.
(3) LCU Replacement, $22,000,000.
(4) Littoral Combat Ship, $385,000,000.
(5) LX(R) Advance Funding, $800,000,000.
(6) T-ATS(X) (SCN-21), $75,000,000.
(l) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Other
Procurement, Navy.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section
1503 for procurement for overseas contingency operations is
hereby increased by $65,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to other procurement, Navy, for
overseas contingency operations, as specified in the funding
tables in section 4102, and available for the following
procurement in the amounts specified:
(1) SSEE Inc F, $43,000,000.
(2) Submarine Towed Arrays, $22,000,000.
(m) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of
Defense by section 1503 for procurement for overseas
contingency operations is hereby increased by $1,167,800,000,
with the amount of the increase to be allocated to aircraft
procurement, Air Force, for overseas contingency operations,
as specified in the funding tables in section 4102, and
available for the following procurement in the amounts
specified:
(1) 5 Air Force F-35A, $691,000,000.
(2) 5 Air Force C-130J, $452,000,000.
(3) F-16 Mission Training Center, $24,800,000.
(n) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Procurement,
Defense-wide.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section
1503 for procurement for overseas contingency operations is
hereby increased by $303,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to procurement, Defense-wide, for
overseas contingency operations, as specified in the funding
tables in section 4102, and available for the following
procurement in the amounts specified:
(1) Israeli Missile Defense Procurement Arrow 3 Upper Tier,
$120,000,000.
(2) Israeli Missile Defense Procurement David's Sling,
$150,000,000.
(3) Israeli Missile Defense Procurement Iron Dome,
$20,000,000.
(4) SOUTHCOM Other Electronic Warfare/Countermeasures,
$13,000,000.
(o) Increase in Authorization for OCO for RDT&E, Navy.--The
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for
the Department of Defense by section 1504 for research,
development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency
operations is hereby increased by $43,400,000, with the
amount of the increase to be allocated to research,
development, test, and evaluation, Navy, for overseas
contingency operations, as specified in the funding tables in
section 4202, and available for the following research,
development, test, and evaluation in the amounts specified:
(1) APKWS II F/A-18D, $25,900,000.
(2) LCS Propulsion and machinery control test capability,
$17,500,000.
(p) Increase in Authorization for OCO for RDT&E, Defense-
wide.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section 1504 for
research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas
contingency operations is hereby increased by $29,900,000,
with the amount of the increase to be allocated to research,
development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, for overseas
contingency operations, as specified in the funding tables in
section 4202, and available for the following research,
development, test, and evaluation in the amounts specified:
(1) Israeli Missile Defense Development Arrow, $6,500,000.
(2) Israeli Missile Defense Development Arrow-3,
$4,100,000.
(3) Israeli Missile Defense Development David's Sling,
$19,300,000.
(q) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Army.--The
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for
the Department of Defense by section 1505 for operation and
maintenance for overseas contingency operations is hereby
increased by $4,369,800,000, with the amount of the increase
to be allocated to operation and maintenance, Army, for
overseas contingency operations, as specified in the funding
tables in

[[Page S3224]]

section 4302, and available for the following operation and
maintenance in the amounts specified:
(1) 4 ANG AH-64 Training, consistent with the
recommendation of the National Commission on the Future of
the Army, $62,100,000.
(2) Army Readiness Aviation Assets, $7,200,000.
(3) Army Readiness Echelons Above Brigade, $18,300,000.
(4) Army Readiness Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration &
Modernization, $354,400,000.
(5) Army Readiness Flight Training, $6,400,000.
(6) Army Readiness Land Forces Operations Support,
$8,900,000.
(7) Army Readiness Maneuver Units, $202,800,000.
(8) Army Readiness Modular Support Brigades, $2,700,000.
(9) Army Readiness Theater Level Assets, $10,200,000.
(10) ERI Realignment, a decrease of $245,000,000.
(11) Force structure in Afghanistan 9,800, $3,191,000,000.
(12) Heel-to-toe presence of CAB Europe, $100,000,000.
(13) Maintain Eleventh Combat Aviation Brigades,
$305,400,000.
(14) National Guard Readiness, consistent with the
recommendation of the National Commission on the Future of
the Army, $70,000,000.
(15) Army Readiness Aviation Assets, $68,000,000.
(16) Army Readiness Land Forces Operations Support,
$207,400,000.
(r) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Army
National Guard.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section
1505 for operation and maintenance for overseas contingency
operations is hereby increased by $156,100,000, with the
amount of the increase to be allocated to operation and
maintenance, Army National Guard, for overseas contingency
operations, as specified in the funding tables in section
4302, and available for the following operation and
maintenance in the amounts specified:
(1) Army National Guard Readiness Echelons Above Brigade,
$15,000,000.
(2) Army National Guard Readiness Modular Support Brigades,
$15,000,000.
(3) Army National Guard Readiness Theater Level Assets,
$15,000,000.
(4) Army National Guard Readiness Facilities, Sustainment,
Restoration & Modernization, $32,100,000.
(5) Army National Guard Readiness Aviation Assets,
$44,000,000.
(6) Army National Guard Readiness Maneuver Units 111,
$35,000,000.
(s) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Army
Reserve.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section 1505 for
operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations
is hereby increased by $81,500,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to operation and maintenance, Army
Reserve, for overseas contingency operations, as specified in
the funding tables in section 4302, and available for the
following operation and maintenance in the amounts specified:
(1) Army Reserve Readiness Echelons Above Brigade,
$60,000,000.
(2) Army Reserve Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration and
Modernization, $21,500,000.
(t) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Navy.--The
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for
the Department of Defense by section 1505 for operation and
maintenance for overseas contingency operations is hereby
increased by $1,007,400,000, with the amount of the increase
to be allocated to operation and maintenance, Navy, for
overseas contingency operations, as specified in the funding
tables in section 4302, and available for the following
operation and maintenance in the amounts specified:
(1) Dry Dock Initiative, $80,000,000.
(2) Navy Readiness Mission and Other Ship Operations,
$158,000,000.
(3) Navy Readiness Ship Depot Maintenance, $238,000,000.
(4) Navy Readiness Sustainment, Restoration, and
Modernization, $160,900,000.
(5) Reactive Yard Patrol Craft, $45,000,000.
(6) Navy Readiness Ship Depot Operations Support,
$79,000,000.
(7) Restore 10th Air Wing, $86,500,000.
(8) Restore Cruisers, $161,000,000.
(u) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Navy
Reserve.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section 1505 for
operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations
is hereby increased by $25,800,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to operation and maintenance, Navy
Reserve, for overseas contingency operations, as specified in
the funding tables in section 4302, and available for the
following operation and maintenance in the amounts specified:
(1) Navy Reserve Readiness Ship Operations Support &
Training, $20,000,000.
(2) Navy Reserve Sustainment, Restoration, and
Modernization, $5,800,000.
(v) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Marine
Corps.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section 1505 for
operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations
is hereby increased by $39,300,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to operation and maintenance, Marine
Corps, for overseas contingency operations, as specified in
the funding tables in section 4302, and available for
operation and maintenance for Marine Corps Readiness Sustain,
Restoration, & Modernization in the amount of $39,300,000.
(w) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Marine Corps
Reserve.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section 1505 for
operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations
is hereby increased by $5,500,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to operation and maintenance, Marine
Corps Reserve, for overseas contingency operations, as
specified in the funding tables in section 4302, and
available for operation and maintenance for Marine Corps
Reserve Sustain, Restoration and Modernization in the amount
of $5,500,000.
(x) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Air Force.--
The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017
for the Department of Defense by section 1505 for operation
and maintenance for overseas contingency operations is hereby
increased by $392,700,000, with the amount of the increase to
be allocated to operation and maintenance, Air Force, for
overseas contingency operations, as specified in the funding
tables in section 4302, and available for the following
operation and maintenance in the amounts specified:
(1) Air Force Readiness Airlift Operations, $16,700,000.
(2) Air Force Readiness Facilities Sustainment, Restoration
& Modernization, $157,700,000.
(3) Contract Maintenance Shortfall A-10, $74,000,000.
(4) Air Force Readiness Combatant Command Direct Mission
Support, $50,000,000.
(5) Air Force Readiness Logistics Operations, $61,400,000.
(6) Air Force Readiness Primary Combat Forces, $32,900,000.
(y) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Air Force
Reserve.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section 1505 for
operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations
is hereby increased by $11,700,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to operation and maintenance, Air
Force Reserve, for overseas contingency operations, as
specified in the funding tables in section 4302, and
available for operation and maintenance for Air Force Reserve
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization in the
amount of $11,700,000.
(z) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Air National
Guard.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section 1505 for
operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations
is hereby increased by $14,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to operation and maintenance, Air
National Guard, for overseas contingency operations, as
specified in the funding tables in section 4302, and
available for operation and maintenance for Air Guard
Readiness Echelons Above Brigade 113 in the amount of
$14,000,000.
(aa) Increase in Authorization for OCO for O&M, Defense-
wide.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section 1505 for
operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations
is hereby increased by $400,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to operation and maintenance,
Defense-wide, for overseas contingency operations, as
specified in the funding tables in section 4302, and
available for the following operation and maintenance in the
amounts specified:
(1) PGM stockpiling for partners and allies in Europe/
Middle East, $200,000,000.
(2) Stipends for Kurdish Peshmerga, $200,000,000.
(bb) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Military
Personnel.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by section
1506 for military personnel for overseas contingency
operations is hereby increased by $2,734,800,000, with the
amount of the increase to be allocated to military personnel
for overseas contingency operations, as specified in the
funding tables in section 4402, and available for military
personnel for purposes and in the amounts specified as
follows:
(1) Active Army Endstrength to 475,000, $1,539,000,000.
(2) Air Force Reserve endstrength increase 200, $6,000,000.
(3) Air National Guard Endstrength increase 500,
$17,000,000.
(4) Army National Guard endstrength increase 7,000,
$217,000,000.
(5) Army Reserve endstrength increase 3,000, $73,000,000.
(6) Increase Active Marine Endstrength to 185,000,
$300,000,000.
(7) Increase Military Pay Raise to 2.1%, $300,000,000.
(8) Navy Reserve endstrength increase 300, $10,000,000.
(9) Restore 10th Air Wing Endstrength increase 1,167,
$46,500,000.
(10) Restore 10th Air Wing Endstrength Medicare Eligible
Retirement Health Fund, $2,300,000.
(11) Restore Cruisers increase 1,715, $67,000,000.
(12) USAF Endstrength to 321,000, $145,000,000.

[[Page S3225]]

(13) USMC Reserve endstrength increase 400, $12,000,000.
(cc) Increase in Authorization for Afghanistan Security
Forces Fund.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense by this title
for overseas contingency operations is hereby increased by
$800,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be allocated
to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund as specified in the
funding tables in division D, and available for purposes of
the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in the amount of
$800,000,000.
(dd) Increase in Authorization for Counter Islamic State in
Iraq and the Levant Fund.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of
Defense by this title for overseas contingency operations is
hereby increased by $100,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to the Counter Islamic State in Iraq
and the Levant Fund as specified in the funding tables in
division D, and available for the Counter Islamic State in
Iraq and the Levant Fund for Iraq Train and Equip Fund
(Mosul) in the amount of $100,000,000.
(ee) Increase in Authorization for Ukraine Security
Assistance Initiative.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of
Defense by this title for overseas contingency operations is
hereby increased by $150,000,000, with the amount of the
increase to be allocated to the Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative as specified in the funding tables in division D,
and available for purposes of the Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative in the amount of $150,000,000.
(ff) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Army Military
Construction.--
(1) Military construction projects inside the united
states.--The amount authorized to be appropriated under
section 2903 and available for Army military construction
projects as specified in the funding table in section 4602 is
increased by $29,900,000, with the amount of such increase to
be allocated as follows:
(A) $23,000,000 for a Vehicle Maintenance Shop, Fort
Belvoir, Virginia.
(B) $6,900,000 for a Fire Station, Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri.
(2) Family housing.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated under section 2903 and available for Army
military family housing functions as specified in the funding
table in section 4602 is increased by $14,400,000, with the
amount of such increase to be allocated to Family Housing
Replacement, Natick, Massachusetts.
(gg) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Navy Military
Construction.--The amount authorized to be appropriated under
section 2903 and available for Navy military construction
projects as specified in the funding table in section 4602 is
increased by $143,000,000, with the amount of such increase
to be allocated as follows:
(1) $108,300,000 to cover funding shortfalls, various
locations.
(2) $34,700,000 for a Communications Complex and
Infrastructure Upgrades, Miramar, California.
(hh) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Air Force
Military Construction.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated under section 2903 and available for military
construction projects inside the United States as specified
in the funding table in section 4602 is increased by
$119,465,000, with the amount of such increase to be
allocated as follows:
(1) $17,000,000 for a Fire and Rescue Station, Joint Base
Charleston, South Carolina.
(2) $10,965,000 for the Vandenberg Gate Complex, Hanscom
Air Force Base, Massachusetts.
(3) $35,000,000 for Dormitories, Eglin Air Force Base,
Florida.
(4) $41,000,000 for a Consolidated Communications Facility,
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
(5) $15,500,000 for Judge Advocate General's School
Expansion, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
(ii) Increase in Authorization for OCO for Air National
Guard Military Construction.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated under section 2903 and available for the
National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table
in section 4602 is increased by $11,000,000, with the amount
of such increase to be allocated as follows:
(1) $6,000,000 for an Indoor Small Arms Range, Toledo
Airport, Ohio.
(2) $5,000,000 for a Munitions Load Crew Training/Corrosion
Control Facility, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
______