118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8070 

AN ACT 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and Na4 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 

5 (b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in this or any other 

6 Act to the ‘‘National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2025’’ shall be deemed to be a reference to the 

8 ‘‘Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and Na9 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 

10 SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 

11 CONTENTS. 

12 (a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi13 sions as follows: 

14 (1) Division A—Department of Defense Au15 thorizations. 

16 (2) Division B—Military Construction Author17 izations. 

18 (3) Division C—Department of Energy Na19 tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza20 tions. 

21 (4) Division D—Funding Tables. 

22 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

23 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
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TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

Sec. 111. Pilot program on the use of robotic targets to enhance the lethality 

of the reserve components of the Army. 

Sec. 112. Limitation on procurement of end items containing energetic materials pending certification on domestic production capacity. 

Sec. 113. Report on Black Hawk helicopter program. 

Sec. 114. Plan for providing certain aircraft to the Army National Guard. 

Sec. 115. Development of requirement for shipping container production facility 

at domestic Army installation. 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

Sec. 131. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain aircraft carriers. 

Sec. 132. Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs. 

Sec. 133. Multiyear procurement authority for CH–53K aircraft and T408 engines. 

Sec. 134. Recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy Reserve. 

Sec. 135. Designation of official responsible for autonomous surface and underwater dual-modality vehicles. 

Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds for Medium Landing Ship pending 

certification and report. 

Sec. 137. Limitation on structural improvements and electrical power upgrades 

for AH–1Z and UH–1Y helicopters. 

Sec. 138. Sense of Congress on aircraft carrier procurement. 

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

Sec. 151. Modification of minimum inventory requirement for air refueling 

tanker aircraft. 

Sec. 152. Modification of certain primary mission aircraft inventory requirements for the combat air forces of the Air Force. 

Sec. 153. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft. 

Sec. 154. Limitation on retirement of F–15E aircraft pending fighter aircraft 

capabilities and requirements study. 

Sec. 155. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report on plan for 

long-term Air Force fighter force structure. 

Sec. 156. Recapitalization of air refueling tanker aircraft of the reserve components of the Air Force. 

Sec. 157. Consolidation of authorities relating to Air Force landing gear. 

Sec. 158. Notification of delays in delivery of MH–139 aircraft. 

Sec. 159. Plan for establishment and maintenance of F–16 simulators at Air 

National Guard training centers. 

Sec. 160. Funding for C-130 modular airborne firefighting system. 

Sec. 161. Requirement for minimum number of air logistics complexes. 

Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
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Sec. 171. Modification to Air Force and Navy use of commercial dual-use parts 

in certain aircraft and engines. 

Sec. 172. Policy on qualifications of contractors for into-plane fuel deliveries for 

heavy-lift aircraft. 

Sec. 173. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting related to foreign-made light detection and ranging technology. 

Sec. 174. Limitation on procurement of F–35 aircraft pending certification on 

improvements and correction of deficiencies. 

Sec. 175. Assessment of air-to-air missile inventory requirements and related 

capabilities. 

Sec. 176. Modification to multiyear procurement authority for certain critical 

minerals. 

Sec. 177. Sense of Congress on domestic procurement of defense articles for 

AUKUS partnership. 

Sec. 178. Study to identify sources of secure parts for unmanned aircraft systems. 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 202. Funding for National Defense Education Program. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 211. Modification of certain requirements relating to the Joint Energetics 

Transition Office. 

Sec. 212. Modification to annual report on unfunded priorities of the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 

Sec. 213. Modification to defense laboratory education partnerships. 

Sec. 214. Use of partnership intermediaries to promote defense research and 

education. 

Sec. 215. Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in 

science and engineering. 

Sec. 216. Modification to consortium on use of additive manufacturing for defense capability development. 

Sec. 217. Modification to continuous capability development and delivery program for F–35 aircraft. 

Sec. 218. Modification of CVN–73 to support fielding of MQ–25 unmanned 

aerial vehicle. 

Sec. 219. Agility Prime Transition Working Group. 

Sec. 220. Measures to advance quantum information science within the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 221. Authority to temporarily detail employees of the Office of Strategic 

Capital to certain private-sector organizations. 

Sec. 222. Pilot program on establishment of a test and evaluation cell within 

the Defense Innovation Unit. 

Sec. 223. Dismantlement of Chinese drone aircraft of to identify the origin of 

components and security vulnerabilities. 

Sec. 224. Program on limited objective experimentation in support of Air Force 

operations. 

Sec. 225. Prohibition on contracts between certain foreign entities and institutions of higher education conducting Department of Defensefunded research. 
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Sec. 226. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with certain institutions. 

Sec. 227. Disclosure requirements for persons performing research or development projects for the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 228. Modification to innovators information repository in the Department 

of Defense. 

Sec. 229. Prohibition on availability of funds for canine and feline research. 

Sec. 230. Expansion of participation in the Digital On-Demand Program. 

Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 241. Plan for establishment of secure computing and data storage environment for testing of artificial intelligence trained on biological 

data. 

Sec. 242. Study and report on foreign capital disclosure requirements of certain 

Department of Defense organizations. 

Sec. 243. Biotechnology roadmap. 

Sec. 244. Authority for Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement for an 

assessment of biotechnology capabilities of adversaries of the 

United States. 

Sec. 245. Sense of Congress on research and development of solid rocket motor 

mixing technology and the missile industrial base. 

Sec. 246. Funding for demonstration of high-pressure waterjet cut and capture 

system to demilitarize underwater munitions. 

Sec. 247. Modification to artificial intelligence education strategy. 

Sec. 248. Report on artificial intelligence workforce of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 249. Increase in funding for high-hypersonic detonation propulsion research and technology. 

Sec. 250. Increase in funding for adaptive and intelligent adversary-threat models. 

Sec. 251. Funding for surface and shallow water mine counter-measures. 

Sec. 252. Report on potential inclusion of Israel in the national technology and 

industrial base. 

Sec. 253. Plan on hacking for defense expansion. 

Sec. 254. Report on potential strategic partnership between the Defense Innovation Unit and the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense. 

Sec. 255. Sense of Congress on the continuing need for innovation in the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 256. Funding for alternative domestic source C-130J IRSS. 

Sec. 257. Funding for virtual engineering for army readiness and sustainment. 

Sec. 258. Funding for humanitarian airborne mobile infrastructure capability. 

Sec. 259. Funding for fuel cell multi-modular use utilizing hydrogen. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

Sec. 311. Extension of requirement to establish a schedule of black start exercises to assess the energy resilience and energy security of military installations. 

Sec. 312. Extension of prohibition on required disclosure. 

Sec. 313. Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel. 
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Sec. 314. Modification of temporary moratorium on incineration by Department 

of Defense of perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, and aqueous film forming foam. 

Sec. 315. Initiative to control and combat the spread of coconut rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii. 

Sec. 316. Review and plan regarding biosecurity protocols for Hawaii. 

Sec. 317. Pilot program to install propane-powered generators at a domestic 

defense industrial base facility. 

Sec. 318. Prohibition on implementation of regulation relating to minimizing 

risk of climate change. 

Sec. 319. Stormwater discharge permits for Department of Defense facilities. 

Sec. 320. Extension of period for cooperative agreements under Native American lands environmental mitigation program. 

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

Sec. 331. Plans regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned stockpiles of Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. 

Sec. 332. Pilot program on improving marine corps supply chain and logistics 

through the integration of artificial intelligence and machine 

learning software solutions. 

Sec. 333. Responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency pharmaceutical 

contracts. 

Sec. 334. Investment plan for Department of Defense depots and industrial facilities. 

Subtitle D—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 341. Joint Safety Council report and briefing requirements. 

Sec. 342. Change in timeframe for report on ability of Department of Defense 

to meet requirements for energy resilience and energy security 

measures on military installations. 

Sec. 343. Modifications to Comptroller General annual reviews of F–35 

sustainment efforts. 

Sec. 344. Study on firefighter rapid intervention team training and equipment 

at Department of Defense facilities. 

Sec. 345. Joint Safety Council review of Comptroller General report on fatigue 

of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 346. Study on use and presence of toxic chemicals in Panama Canal Zone. 

Sec. 347. Report on wildfire fighting capabilities of the Department of Defense 

in Hawaii. 

Sec. 348. Briefing on Army organizational clothing and equipment used in cold 

and extreme cold weather environments. 

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

Sec. 351. Expanded license reciprocity for Department of Defense veterinarians. 

Sec. 352. Provision of sports foods and third-party certified dietary supplements to members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 353. Funding for base support. 

Sec. 354. Availability of operation and maintenance appropriations for software. 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 
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Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. 

Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 

Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 

duty for operational support. 

Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 421. Military personnel. 

Subtitle D—Reports 

Sec. 431. Annual defense manpower profile report: expansion of justifications 

for end strengths. 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

Subtitle A—Officer Policy 

Sec. 501. Grade of Surgeon General of the Navy. 

Sec. 502. Redistribution of general officers of the Marine Corps on active duty. 

Sec. 503. Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to the Congress for certain distribution and grade limitations. 

Sec. 504. Authority to exclude additional positions from limitations on the 

number of general officers and flag officers on active duty. 

Sec. 505. Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the Congress. 

Sec. 506. Authority to separate a regular officer after a board of inquiry recommends retaining such officer. 

Sec. 507. Inclusion of service in SROTC in the computation of length of service 

of an officer appointed for completing SROTC. 

Sec. 508. Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps position. 

Sec. 509. Repeal of requirement of one year of active duty service for original 

appointment as a warrant officer in the Department of the Air 

Force. 

Sec. 509A. Pilot program on peer and subordinate evaluations of certain officers. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

Sec. 511. Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components. 

Sec. 512. Expansion of authority to continue reserve officers in certain military 

specialties on the reserve active-status list. 

Sec. 513. Feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Guard in American 

Samoa and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Sec. 514. Amendment to extend time period for transfer or discharge of certain 

army and air force reserve component general officers. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records 

Sec. 521. Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the Air 

National Guard of the United States. 
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Sec. 522. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air Force 

as honorary separated members of the Space Force. 

Sec. 523. Merit-based principles for military personnel decisions in the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 524. Next of kin of deceased members of certain Armed Forces: database; 

privacy. 

Sec. 525. Marine Corps permeability pilot program. 

Sec. 526. Restoration of retired rank of General John D. Lavelle. 

Sec. 527. Prohibition of requirement in the Department of Defense to wear a 

mask to stop the spread of COVID-19. 

Sec. 528. Elimination of offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion and personnel 

of such offices. 

Sec. 529. Posthumous commission as captain in the regular Army for Milton 

Holland. 

Sec. 529A. Authorization of members awarded certain decorations to wear the 

uniform when not on active duty. 

Sec. 529B. Review of adverse action against a chaplain who requested exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination mandate. 

Subtitle D—Recruitment 

Sec. 531. Selective Service System: automatic registration. 

Sec. 532. Prohibition on cannabis testing for enlistment or commission in certain Armed Forces. 

Sec. 533. Reimbursement of applicants to certain Armed Forces for certain 

medical costs incurred during military entrance processing. 

Sec. 534. Modernization of recruitment for the Army. 

Sec. 535 Recruitment strategy for members of the Armed Forces who were discharged or dismissed on the sole basis of failure to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19. 

Sec. 536. Program of military recruitment and education at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. 

Sec. 537. Military recruiter physical access to campuses. 

Sec. 538. Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in public secondary schools. 

Sec. 539. Expansion of report on future servicemember preparatory course. 

Subtitle E—Member Training and Education 

Sec. 541. Increase to maximum funding for the Regional Defense Fellowship 

Program. 

Sec. 542. Expansion of international engagement authorities for Service Academies. 

Sec. 543. Reduction to minimum number of participating students required to 

establish or maintain a unit of JROTC. 

Sec. 544. Number of foreign military medical students who may attend Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences under an exchange program. 

Sec. 545. Professional military education: technical correction to definitions. 

Sec. 546. Authority to accept gifts of services for professional military education institutions. 

Sec. 547. Service Academies: appointments and additional appointees. 

Sec. 548. Alternative service obligation for a cadet or midshipman who becomes 

a professional athlete. 

Sec. 549. Service Academies: Boards of Visitors. 
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Sec. 549A. Inclusion of certain information in annual military service academy 

reports. 

Sec. 549B. Naval Postgraduate School: function. 

Sec. 549C. Required training on Constitution of the United States for commissioned officers of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 549D. Ensuring access to certain higher education benefits. 

Sec. 549E. Service Academies: referral of denied applicants to the senior military colleges. 

Sec. 549F. Pilot program to provide graduate education opportunities for enlisted members of the Army and Navy. 

Sec. 549G. Air Force rapid response language pilot program. 

Sec. 549H. Military training and competency database. 

Sec. 549I. Military vehicle operator training program. 

Sec. 549J. Speech disorders of cadets and midshipmen. 

Sec. 549K. Annual training on the prevention of sexual abuse for students in 

the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

Sec. 549L. Expansion of authority to detail members to law education programs. 

Sec. 549M. Dive school required element of qualification as a combat controller 

of the Air Force. 

Subtitle F—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters 

Sec. 551. Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain offenses occurring before effective date of military justice reforms. 

Sec. 552. Detailing of appellate defense counsel. 

Sec. 553. Modification to offense of aiding the enemy under the Uniform Code 

of Military Justice. 

Sec. 554. Modification of timeline for potential implementation of study on 

unanimous court-martial verdicts. 

Sec. 555. Expanded command notifications to victims of domestic violence. 

Sec. 556. Prohibiting the broadcast and distribution of digitally manipulated intimate images. 

Sec. 557. Treatment of certain records of criminal investigations. 

Sec. 558. Recommendations for revisions to Military Rules of Evidence to protect patient privacy. 

Sec. 559. Correction of certain citations in title 18, United States Code, relating to sexual offenses. 

Subtitle G—Member Transition 

Sec. 561. Modifications to Transition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 562. Minimum duration of preseparation counseling regarding financial 

planning. 

Sec. 563. Transition Assistance Program: presentation in preseparation counseling to promote benefits available to veterans. 

Sec. 564. Establishment of counseling pathway in the Transition Assistance 

Program for members of certain reserve components of the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 565. Pathway for individualized counseling for members of the reserve 

components under TAP. 

Sec. 566. Transition Assistance Program: Department of Labor Employment 

Navigator and Partnership Pilot Program. 

Sec. 567. Pilot program on secure, mobile personal health record for members 

of the Armed Forces participating in the Transition Assistance 

Program. 
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Sec. 568. Skillbridge: apprenticeship programs. 

Sec. 569. Transmission of information regarding member’s opioid use disorder 

to Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 569A. Report on the number of veterans who have their military acquired 

credentials recognized at the State-level for the civilian workforce. 

Sec. 569B. Training and internships for transitioning members through institutions of higher education. 

Sec. 569C. Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating 

from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations 

and related entities. 

Sec. 569D. Addressing mental health issues in the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense and the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 569E. Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition Assistance 

Program. 

Sec. 569F. Records of a separating member: provision of electronic copies. 

Sec. 569G. Skillbridge for the submarine industrial base. 

Subtitle H—Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education 

Sec. 571. Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools to 

maintain maximum student-to-teacher ratios. 

Sec. 572. Improvements to certain schools of the Department of Defense Education Activity. 

Sec. 573. Prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion policy bodies for 

DODEA schools. 

Sec. 574. DoDEA overseas transfer program. 

Sec. 575. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel. 

Sec. 576. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for 

purposes of Federal impact aid programs. 

Sec. 577. Pilot program to establish inclusive playgrounds for military families 

enrolled in Exceptional Family Member Program of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 578. Parental right to notice of student nonproficiency in reading or language arts. 

Sec. 579. Instruction in artificial intelligence and machine learning in schools 

operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 

Sec. 579A. GAO study on child care services provided or paid for by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 579B. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain materials in schools 

operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 

Sec. 579C. Prohibitions on provision of gender transition services through an 

Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 579D. Report on separating members who have health care experience and 

Medical Reserve Corps. 

Sec. 579E. Prohibition of TikTok. 

Sec. 579F. Report on effectiveness of the exceptional family member program. 

Sec. 579G. Study on high-impact tutoring in DoDEA schools. 

Subtitle I—Decorations and Awards 

Sec. 581. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for 

acts of valor during the Korean War. 
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Sec. 582. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Thomas H. Griffin 

for acts of valor as a member of the Army during the Vietnam 

War. 

Sec. 583. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for 

acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. 

Sec. 584. Authorization of award of medal of honor to Gregory McManus for 

acts of valor. 

Sec. 585. Authorization for Last Servicemember Standing medal. 

Sec. 586. Eligibility of veterans of Operation End Sweep for Vietnam Service 

Medal. 

Sec. 587. Authorization of award of medal of honor to Joseph M. Perez for acts 

of valor as a member of the Army during the Vietnam War. 

Sec. 588. Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Juan Ogo Blaz for acts 

of valor while serving as a member of the Army during the 

Vietnam War. 

Sec. 589. Authorization of award of Medal of Honor to Martin A. Maglona for 

acts of valor while serving as a member of the Army during 

the Vietnam War. 

Subtitle J—Other Personnel Matters, Reports, and Briefings 

Sec. 591. Modification to annual reports on racial and ethnic demographics in 

the military justice system. 

Sec. 592. Provision of information regarding Federal service to certain persons 

determined not qualified to enlist in certain Armed Forces. 

Sec. 593. Modernization of dress codes and policies on military installations 

during non-working and non-duty status hours. 

Sec. 594. Pilot program to allow members in the Department of the Air Force 

to grow beards. 

Sec. 595. Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of 

the Department of Defense in STEM. 

Sec. 596. Study on benefits of standardizing policies regarding basic allowance 

for housing and family housing eligibility for members of the 

Armed Forces serving on active duty who are unaccompanied 

and pregnant. 

Sec. 597. Study and report on reforms to certain grace periods under Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 598. Sense of Congress regarding military service by individuals with amputations. 

Sec. 599. Report on National Guard sexual assault and response prevention 

training. 

Sec. 599A. Commercial transition for military aviation mechanics. 

Sec. 599B. Entrepreneurship program for servicemembers. 

Sec. 599C. Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion; report. 

Sec. 599D. Report on integration of chaplains into activities in the Indo-Pacific 

region. 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

Subtitle A—Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave 

Sec. 601. Policy on postpartum physical fitness tests and body composition assessments. 

Sec. 602. Extension of parental leave to members of the Coast Guard Reserve. 
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Sec. 603. Prohibition on exposing members of the Armed Forces to Chinese 

military company investments through the Thrift Savings Plan. 

Sec. 604. Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary heroism for members of the Army and Air Force who served during the Vietnam Era. 

Sec. 605. Expansion of bereavement leave. 

Sec. 606. Program to assist service members at risk of suicide. 

Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays 

Sec. 611. Incentive pay: explosive ordnance disposal duty. 

Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities. 

Sec. 613. Assignment incentive pay for members assigned to Creech Air Force 

Base and Naval Air Station Fallon. 

Subtitle C—Allowances 

Sec. 621. Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for housing from 

the calculation of gross household income of an eligible member 

of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 622. Basic allowance for housing: pilot program to outsource rate calculation. 

Sec. 623. Travel and transportation allowances: prohibition of requirement of 

zero-emission vehicle. 

Sec. 624. Sense of Congress on increase to the family separation allowance. 

Subtitle D—Family and Survivor Benefits 

Sec. 631. Expansion of eligibility for certain benefits that arise from the death 

of a member of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 632. Payment instead of reimbursement for the transportation of certain 

remains to two locations if the second location is a national 

cemetery. 

Sec. 633. Information regarding paternal engagement on website of Military 

OneSource. 

Sec. 634. Military OneSource for a remarried surviving spouse of a deceased 

member of the Armed Forces: eligibility; information. 

Sec. 635. Guide for survivors to claim the personal effects of a deceased member of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 636. Adoption or guardianship assistance for members of the Armed 

Forces and veterans. 

Sec. 637. Expansion of period of availability of Military OneSource program for 

retired and discharged members of the Armed Forces and their 

immediate families. 

Subtitle E—Defense Resale Matters 

Sec. 641. Commissary and exchange benefits: expansion for surviving children 

of members of the uniformed services. 

Sec. 642. Single-use shopping bags in commissary stores. 

Sec. 643. Sale of certain supplies of the Navy and Marine Corps to certain 

former members of the Coast Guard. 

Sec. 644. MWR retail facilities: use by civilian employees of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 645. Prohibition on sale of goods from companies engaged in an anti-Israel 

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Subtitle F—Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings 

Sec. 651. Promotion of tax preparation assistance programs. 

Sec. 652. Pilot program to inform members about certain insurance products. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Benefits 

Sec. 701. Assisted reproductive technology for certain members of the Armed 

Forces and their dependents under TRICARE. 

Sec. 702. TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 703. Extension of effective date regarding certain improvements to the 

TRICARE dental program. 

Sec. 704. Licensure requirement for certain health care professionals providing 

certain examinations to members of the reserve components. 

Sec. 705. Expansion of Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program. 

Sec. 706. Reimbursements under the TRICARE program to cancer and children’s hospitals for outpatient care of beneficiaries. 

Sec. 707. Notices to a dependent child regarding impending loss of coverage 

under TRICARE program. 

Sec. 708. Pilot program to treat pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment 

in TRICARE Select. 

Sec. 709. Pilot program to prevent perinatal mental health conditions in pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces and covered beneficiaries. 

Sec. 710. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage of gametes of certain 

members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 711. Temporary requirement for contraception coverage parity under the 

TRICARE program. 

Sec. 712. TRICARE coverage for increased supply for contraception. 

Sec. 713. Prohibition on coverage of certain gender transition procedures and 

related services under TRICARE program. 

Sec. 714. Prohibition on payment and reimbursement by Department of Defense of expenses relating to abortion services. 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

Sec. 721. Identification in patient medical records of affiliation of certain nonDepartment of Defense health care providers. 

Sec. 722. Mandatory training on health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

Sec. 723. Treatments for acute radiation syndrome incurred by overseas personnel: procurement; pre-positioning. 

Sec. 724. Partnerships with civilian organizations for arthroscopic surgical 

training. 

Sec. 725. Women’s heart health educational material: development; distribution. 

Sec. 726. Protocol on use of oral rehydration solution. 

Sec. 727. Study on lifting outpatient rehabilitation therapy maximums. 

Sec. 728. Traumatic brain injury oversight strategy and action plan. 

Sec. 729. Expansion of recognition by the Defense Health Agency of certifying 

bodies for physicians. 

Sec. 729A. Improvements to TRICARE provider directories. 

Sec. 729B. Combating obesity in certain Armed Forces. 

Sec. 729C. Podiatrists in the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 729D. Report on medical instrument sterilization. 
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Subtitle C—Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 731. Blast pressure safety and brain health. 

Sec. 732. Study on testosterone levels of members of Army special operations 

forces. 

Sec. 733. Report on use of Agent Orange on Guam. 

Sec. 734. Requirements study and strategy for combat medical support during 

crisis or conflict in the Indo-Pacific. 

Sec. 735. Report on access of TRICARE beneficiaries to network retail pharmacies. 

Sec. 736. Report on copayments for mental or behavioral health care under 

TRICARE. 

Sec. 737. Pilot program to test standalone technology to improve efficiencies in 

supply-chain management, medical readiness, and medical 

processes. 

Sec. 738. Pilot program on pre-programming of suicide prevention resources 

into smart devices issued to members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 739. Report on rate of maternal mortality among members of the Armed 

Forces. 

Sec. 740. Annual review and update of online information relating to suicide 

prevention. 

Sec. 741. Report on emergency and trauma care for civilians at military treatment facilities. 

Sec. 742. Study on blood work of members of the Armed Forces regarding 

COVID-19. 

Sec. 743. Report on approving certain transitional and residential brain injury 

treatment programs. 

Sec. 744. Study and report on mental health care for pilots and aviators. 

Sec. 745. Study on tools to diagnose traumatic brain injury in members of the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 746. Study on use of routine neuroimaging modalities in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of brain injury due to blast pressure exposure during combat and training. 

Sec. 747. Clarification of responsibilities regarding the integrated disability 

evaluation system. 

Sec. 748. Study on accessibility of mental health care providers and services for 

active duty members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 749. Requirement to maintain prescription drop boxes at military installations. 

Sec. 750. Withholding of funds for failure to submit reports on health conditions of members of the Armed Forces on active duty developed 

after administration of COVID-19 vaccine. 

Sec. 751. Health care strategy for members who perform duty in a cold weather location. 

Sec. 752. Study on increased telehealth services of the Defense Health Agency. 

Sec. 753. Annual report on implementation of naloxone distribution. 

Sec. 754. Funding for Defense Health Programs for education and training. 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 

AND RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

Sec. 801. Streamlining of Milestone B requirements. 

Sec. 802. Prohibition on contracting with covered entities that contract with 

lobbyists for Chinese military companies. 
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Sec. 803. Notice of contract cancellation or termination relating to remote or 

isolated installations. 

Sec. 804. Procurement of cleaning products. 

Sec. 805. No conflicts of interest for fuel services financial management contracts. 

Sec. 806. Prohibition on certain transportation contracts. 

Sec. 807. Prohibition on Department of Defense Procurement from Companies 

Providing Semiconductors and Semiconductor-Related Products to Huawei. 

Sec. 808. Updated guidance on planning for global demand. 

Sec. 809. Prohibition on contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary. 

Sec. 809A. Budget recommendations for multiyear procurement of priority 

items. 

Sec. 809B. Prohibition on certain Chinese e-commerce purchases. 

Sec. 809C. Prohibition and report on contracts for online tutoring services. 

Sec. 809D. Review panel on fair and reasonable pricing and contract oversight. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 

Limitations 

Sec. 811. Modification to exception for submission of certified cost or pricing 

data for certain components and parts of commercial products. 

Sec. 812. Application of recent price history and purchase orders to truthful 

cost or pricing data requirements. 

Sec. 813. Elimination of late cost and pricing data submission defense. 

Sec. 814. Clarification of other transaction authority for follow on production. 

Sec. 815. Clarification of other transaction authority for facility repair. 

Sec. 816. Special operations forces procurement authority. 

Sec. 817. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria for procurement of munitions response services. 

Sec. 818. Extension of temporary authority to modify certain contracts and options based on the effects of inflation. 

Sec. 819. Limitation on availability of funds for chiller class projects of the Department of the Air Force. 

Sec. 820. Regulations applicable to combat footwear of members of all branches 

of the armed forces. 

Sec. 821. Addition of domestically produced stainless steel flatware to the requirement to buy certain articles from American sources. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Workforce Development 

Sec. 831. Updated Adaptive Acquisition Framework training. 

Sec. 832. Performance incentives related to commercial product and commercial 

service determinations. 

Sec. 833. Autonomous unmanned aerial system acquisition pathways. 

Sec. 834. Pilot program for program management offices to compete in rehabilitating at-risk programs. 

Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing 

Sec. 841. Enhancing requirements for information relating to supply chain risk. 

Sec. 842. Amendment to requirement to buy strategic materials critical to national security from American sources. 

Sec. 843. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods 

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Sec. 844. Risk management for Department of Defense pharmaceutical supply 

chains. 

Sec. 845. Inclusion of recycled materials in domestic preference for strategic 

and critical materials. 

Sec. 846. Report relating to certain domestic nonavailability determinations. 

Sec. 847. Supply chain illumination. 

Sec. 848. Study on use of off-the-shelf information technology products from 

foreign adversary countries. 

Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 

Sec. 851. Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations. 

Sec. 852. Modification to procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials. 

Sec. 853. Update and extend the authorization of distribution support and services for contractors program. 

Sec. 854. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices. 

Sec. 855. Procurement of secure lithium-ion batteries. 

Sec. 856. Impact assessment of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes on the defense industrial base. 

Sec. 857. Report on competition and equipment repair. 

Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 

Sec. 861. Department of Defense contracting goals for small business concerns 

owned and controlled by veterans. 

Sec. 862. Participation of military research and educational institutions in the 

STTR program. 

Sec. 863. Training on increasing Federal contract awards to small business 

concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. 

Sec. 864. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small business concerns. 

Sec. 865. Expansion of pilot program for access to shared classified commercial 

infrastructure. 

Sec. 866. Memorandum of understanding relating to Department of Defense 

critical technology area opportunities for small business concerns. 

Sec. 867. COLLABORATE Memorandum of Understanding Report. 

Sec. 868. Modification to initiatives to support small businesses in the national 

technology and industrial base. 

Sec. 869. Boots to Business Program. 

Sec. 869A. Report on bundled contracts of the Department of Defense. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 871. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and consultant 

conflicts of interest. 

Sec. 872. Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Accountability Office bid protests. 

Sec. 873. Promulgate guidance relating to certain Department of Defense contracts. 

Sec. 874. Framework for the efficient and secure procurement of food service 

products. 

Sec. 875. Plan for identifying and replacing syringes of concern. 

Sec. 876. Report on domestic sites for rare earth element mining. 
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Sec. 877. Prohibition on entering into contracts with a person engaged in a 

boycott of the State of Israel. 

Sec. 878. Implementation of GAO recommendations relating to spare parts in 

global spares pool relating to F-35 Program. 

Sec. 879. Open interface standards for contracts of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 880. Assessment of compliance with Global Household Goods Contract requirements. 

Sec. 881. Reports on national security risks. 

Sec. 882. Prohibition on funding for covered entities and nonprofit organizations or other entities that engage in covered behavior. 

Sec. 883. Prohibitions relating to covered distributed ledger technology and 

blockchain equipment or services. 

Sec. 884. Report on contract goal for the AbilityOne program. 

Sec. 885. Report on small purchases of critical minerals and magnets. 

Sec. 886. Limitation on availability of funds for installation of photovoltaic 

modules. 

Sec. 887. Study and report on shipping containers and specialty shipping containers. 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

MANAGEMENT 

Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 

Sec. 901. Chief Talent Management Officer. 

Sec. 902. Executive agent for countering threats posed by small unmanned aircraft. 

Sec. 903. Elimination of the Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense. 

Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 

Matters 

Sec. 921. Designation of senior officials responsible for contested logistics posture management. 

Sec. 922. Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for appointment as 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Sec. 923. Designation of Deputy Under Secretary of the Army as principal official responsible for explosive ordnance disposal. 

Sec. 924. Establishment of the Drone Corps as a basic branch of the Army. 

Sec. 925. Army Electronic Warfare Center of Excellence. 

Sec. 926. Codification of additional staff corps of the Navy. 

Sec. 927. Feasibility report on establishment of a Defense Industrial Revitalization Board. 

Sec. 928. Inclusion of Mexico in the area of responsibility of the United States 

Southern Command. 

Sec. 929. Membership of Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs 

of Staff. 

Sec. 930. Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official. 

TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 

Sec. 1002. Revision of Department of Defense financial management regulation. 
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Sec. 1003. Cross-functional team for implementation of recommendations of the 

Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform. 

Sec. 1004. Congressional notification of transfer of funds. 

Sec. 1005. Department of Defense spending reductions in absence of submitted 

financial statements or failure to achieve unqualified or qualified independent audit opinion. 

Sec. 1006. Oversight requirements for Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan. 

Sec. 1006A. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to facilitate audit of 

the financial statements of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025. 

Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 

Sec. 1007. Modification to types of support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime. 

Sec. 1008. Support for counterdrug activities affecting flow of drugs into 

United States. 

Sec. 1009. Report on Department of Defense operational planning to defeat 

Mexican drug cartels. 

Sec. 1010. Modification to types of support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime. 

Sec. 1010A. Sale or donation of excess Department of Defense personal property for drug surveillance and interdiction. 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

Sec. 1011. Assessment required in the event of a proposed reduction in battle 

force ships as part of the annual naval vessel construction plan 

and certification. 

Sec. 1012. Minimum number of public naval shipyards. 

Sec. 1013. Modifications to ship repair authorities. 

Sec. 1014. Congressional certification required prior to start of construction on 

first ship of a shipbuilding program. 

Sec. 1015. Assessments required prior to start of construction on first ship of 

a shipbuilding program. 

Sec. 1016. Exception to prohibition of overhaul, repair, or maintenance of certain vessels in shipyards outside the United States or Guam. 

Sec. 1017. Strategy on development of naval rearm at sea capability. 

Sec. 1018. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the 

construction of a Virginia-class submarine. 

Sec. 1019. Pilot program on use of automated inspection technologies at shipyards. 

Sec. 1020. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of guided missile 

cruisers. 

Sec. 1021. Sense of Congress regarding naming warships after Navy Medal of 

Honor recipients. 

Sec. 1022. Study related to recruitment and retention of apprentices at public 

shipyards. 

Sec. 1023. Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after Lieutenant 

General Richard E. Carey. 

Sec. 1024. Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after Major 

James Capers, Jr.. 

Sec. 1025. Sense of Congress regarding naming a naval vessel after William B. 

Gould. 
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Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

Sec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of 

individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States. 

Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred 

from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of 

individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries. 

Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1041. Authority to contribute to innovation fund. 

Sec. 1042. Extension of authorization of expenditure of funds for Department 

of Defense intelligence and counterintelligence activities. 

Sec. 1043. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain 

Navy mess operations. 

Sec. 1044. Prohibition on realignment or reduction of Special Operations 

Forces end strength authorizations. 

Sec. 1045. Prohibition on use of funds for work performed by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., in China on research supported by the government 

of China. 

Sec. 1046. Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic 

Emirate of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1047. Prohibition on Department of Defense usage of Tutor.com. 

Sec. 1048. Prohibition on operation of connected vehicles designed, developed, 

manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, 

or subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign entity of concern on 

Department of Defense property. 

Sec. 1049. Prohibition on Department of Defense transport of Palestinian refugees to the United States. 

Sec. 1049A. Prohibition on promotion of critical race theory and associated 

race-based theories. 

Sec. 1049B. Limitation on authority of Armed Forces to detain citizens of the 

United States. 

Sec. 1049C. Prohibition on use of funds to cut services provided at certain 

combat training readiness centers. 

Sec. 1049D. Elimination of discretion of military chain of command and senior 

civilian leadership with respect to display of flags. 

Sec. 1049E. Prohibition on use of funds for Badr Organization. 

Sec. 1049F. Suspension or revocation of certain permissions to access classified 

information. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1051. Quadrennial biodefense posture review. 

Sec. 1052. Chief of Navy Reserve annual report. 

Sec. 1053. Extension of annual report on civilian casualties in connection with 

United States military operations. 

Sec. 1054. Mobility capability requirements study. 

Sec. 1055. Plan for fielding air base air defense sites at Air Force installations. 

Sec. 1056. Review of execute orders. 
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Sec. 1057. Report on sensor and interceptor capabilities necessary to defend 

critical infrastructure assets. 

Sec. 1058. Report on price elasticity of labor supply at shipyards and supplier 

firms. 

Sec. 1059. Study and report on implementation of naval blockades of shipments 

of fossil fuels to China in event of armed conflict. 

Sec. 1060. Comptroller General review of food waste at Department of Defense 

and Coast Guard facilities. 

Sec. 1061. Study on feasibility of establishment of Centers of Excellence for 

Servicewomen’s Health. 

Sec. 1062. Reports on approval and deployment of lethal autonomous weapon 

systems. 

Sec. 1063. Report on fielding certain wearable devices for impact protection 

against traumatic brain injury. 

Sec. 1064. Utilization of office space by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1065. Feasibility study on establishment and maintenance of Department 

of the Air Force training center at Eaker Air Force Base, 

Blytheville, Arkansas. 

Sec. 1066. Report on attempts by illegal aliens to access military installations. 

Sec. 1067. Study on use of space-available travel for donated human organs. 

Sec. 1068. Study and report on Department of the Navy policies with respect 

to net metering. 

Sec. 1069. Briefing on Department of Defense program to protect United 

States students against foreign agents. 

Sec. 1069A. Tri-service arctic maritime strategy. 

Sec. 1069B. Report on training and safety program for operation of assault 

amphibious vehicles. 

Sec. 1069C. Updates to national biodefense strategy. 

Sec. 1069D. Report on modifications of expeditionary transfer dock ships. 

Sec. 1069E. Report on military and weapons lost during withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1069F. Assessment of the health care system supporting military installations in the R–2508 airspace. 

Sec. 1069G. GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on and 

in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease. 

Sec. 1069H. Assessment of influence of China in Pacific Island nations. 

Sec. 1069I. Comptroller General study on use of unmanned vehicles to reduce 

Department of Defense expenses. 

Sec. 1069J. Secretary of Defense report on threat of rifle-toting robot dogs 

used by China to the national security of the United States. 

Sec. 1069K. Study on testing of foreign adversary highly autonomous vehicles. 

Sec. 1069L. Report on effectiveness of the Optimizing the Human Weapon System Program. 

Sec. 1069M. Comptroller general study on dredging capacity and port readiness. 

Sec. 1069N. Report on red flags missed in Janet Yamanaka Mello fraud 

scheme. 

Sec. 1069O. Report on Navy use of immersive learning capabilities. 

Sec. 1069P. Department of Defense report on potential cost savings from use 

of artificial intelligence. 

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Sec. 1071. Expedited access to certain military installations of the Department 

of Defense for Members of Congress and certain Congressional 

employees. 

Sec. 1072. Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence. 

Sec. 1073. Installation energy plans and assessment for reduction of reliance on 

Russian energy. 

Sec. 1074. Extension of Commission on the Future of the Navy. 

Sec. 1075. Modification of National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology. 

Sec. 1076. Modification of defense sensitive support notification requirement. 

Sec. 1077. Post-employment restrictions for participants in certain research 

funded by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1078. Establishment of national security capital forum. 

Sec. 1079. Plan for additional skill identifiers for Army Mountain Warfare 

School. 

Sec. 1080. Tabletop exercise on extreme weather events in the Indo-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1081. Pilot program on Army readiness in contested logistics environments. 

Sec. 1082. Pilot program on forward advanced manufacturing. 

Sec. 1083. Frank A. LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security Campus. 

Sec. 1084. Assessment regarding antifouling coatings. 

Sec. 1085. Authorization to use nonelectric vehicles at Yuma Proving Ground. 

Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress relating to expenditures for certain military housing. 

Sec. 1087. University Centers for Arctic National Security Studies. 

Sec. 1088. Psychological performance training in performance mindset. 

Sec. 1089. Sense of Congress regarding cooperation with the Philippines on 

maritime security. 

Sec. 1090. Establishment of Multilateral Artificial Intelligence Working Group. 

Sec. 1091. Declassification review of documents relating to involvement of 

United States in 1973 coup in Chile. 

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 

Sec. 1101. Extension of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military 

spouses by Federal agencies. 

Sec. 1102. Extension of living quarters allowance to civilian DOD employees 

stationed in Guam. 

Sec. 1103. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for federal civilian 

employees working overseas. 

Sec. 1104. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, 

benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in 

a combat zone. 

Sec. 1105. Prohibition on limiting duration of overseas work-period for DOD 

competitive service positions. 

Sec. 1106. Waiver of limitation on appointment of recently retired members 

of armed forces to DOD competitive service positions. 

Sec. 1107. Child development program staffing and compensation model. 

Sec. 1108. Mandatory public disclosures by newly nominated civilians for senior positions in the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1109. Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at 

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Sec. 1110. Supplemental guidance for MCO competitive service positions. 

Sec. 1111. Treatment of veterans who did not register for the selective service. 

Sec. 1112. Increase in military leave accrual and accumulation for Federal employees. 

Sec. 1113. Flexibilities for Federal employees who are armed forces spouses. 

Sec. 1114. GAO report on home-based businesses at remote military installations. 

Sec. 1115. Expand Department of Defense civilian employment. 

Sec. 1116. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion 

positions; hiring freeze. 

Sec. 1117. OMB employment form requirement for DOD contractors. 

Sec. 1118. Sufficient firefighter personnel covered installations. 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

Sec. 1201. Modification of Department of Defense State Partnership program. 

Sec. 1202. Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and activities. 

Sec. 1203. Modification of Department of Defense support to stabilization activities. 

Sec. 1204. Extension and modification of Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program. 

Sec. 1205. Report on compliance by the Department of Defense with the limitation on military-to-military exchange or contact with representatives of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. 

Sec. 1206. General Thaddeus Kosciuszko memorial exchange program for Polish-American defense cooperation. 

Sec. 1207. Report on cooperation between the National Guard and the Republic 

of India. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the Near and Middle East 

Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 

counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 

Sec. 1212. Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups 

and individuals. 

Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of annual report on military power of 

Iran. 

Sec. 1214. Help Israel Recover the Hostages. 

Sec. 1215. Statement of Congress relating to Israel and the hostages held by 

Hamas. 

Sec. 1216. Key partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject 

Matter Expert Exchange Program. 

Sec. 1217. Sense of Congress regarding Israel. 

Sec. 1218. Study and report on international security measures on the border 

between Gaza and Egypt. 

Sec. 1219. Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian entities. 

Sec. 1220. Report on agreements made by the United States with the Taliban. 

Sec. 1220A. Modification of report on the military capabilities of Iran and related activities. 

Sec. 1220B. Briefing on Iranian support for non-state actors in North Africa. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria 

Sec. 1221. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 1222. Strategy to protect the Al-Tanf Garrison. 
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Sec. 1223. Report and strategy on the Assad regime’s relationship with ISIS. 

Sec. 1224. Strategy to counter the Assad regime’s support and cooperation 

with Iran-backed militias in Syria. 

Sec. 1225. Report and strategy on Russia’s support for foreign terrorist organizations in Syria. 

Sec. 1226. Prohibition of recognition of the Assad regime. 

Sec. 1227. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 1231. Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing. 

Sec. 1232. Ensuring Israel’s defense. 

Sec. 1233. Requirement to conduct subterranean warfare military exercises. 

Sec. 1234. United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research. 

Sec. 1235. United States and Israel Trauma and Amputee Rehabilitation Education and Training Program with the Medical Corps of the 

Israel Defense Forces. 

Sec. 1236. Sense of Congress on the importance of the Iron Dome system. 

Sec. 1237. Authority to build capacity of foreign security forces. 

Sec. 1238. Report on training of Ukrainian armed forces. 

Sec. 1239. Sense of Congress on defense by NATO member states. 

Sec. 1240. Report on war in Ukraine. 

Sec. 1241. Inclusion of special operations forces in planning and strategy relating to the Arctic region. 

Sec. 1242. Report on allied contributions to the common defense. 

Sec. 1243. Inclusion of information on relationship between China and Iran in 

certain Department of Defense annual report. 

Sec. 1244. Sense of Congress on international defense exhibitions. 

Sec. 1245. Report and strategy for United States involvement in Ukraine. 

Sec. 1246. Report on multilateral exercises in the eastern Mediterranean. 

Sec. 1247. Report on certain assistance to Ukraine. 

Sec. 1248. Military cooperation with Morocco. 

Sec. 1249. Strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities between the 

United States and Israel. 

Sec. 1250. Report on military activities of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China in the Arctic region. 

Sec. 1251. Report on cooperative efforts to stop unmanned aerial systems. 

TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Matters Related to the Indo-Pacific Region 

Sec. 1301. Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 

Sec. 1302. Modification of public reporting of Chinese Military Companies operating in the United States. 

Sec. 1303. Modifications to public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States. 

Sec. 1304. Establishment of Indo-Pacific medical readiness program. 

Sec. 1305. Prohibition on use of funds to promote a ‘‘one country, two systems’’ solution for Taiwan. 

Sec. 1306. Modification of Prohibition on Participation of the People’s Republic 

of China in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Naval Exercises. 

Sec. 1307. Language requirements for public reporting of Chinese military 

companies operating in the United States. 

Sec. 1308. Modification of prohibition on participation of People’s Republic of 

China in Rim of the Pacific exercises. 
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to South and East Asia 

Sec. 1311. Sense of Congress on South Korea. 

Sec. 1312. Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations. 

Sec. 1313. Consideration of Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation. 

Sec. 1314. Modification to annual report on military and security developments 

involving the People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 1315. Designation of official responsible for coordination of department of 

defense efforts to monitor People’s Liberation Army overseas 

basing efforts. 

Sec. 1316. Report on prohibition with respect to certain Federal grants to ensure research security. 

Sec. 1317. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment entities which 

produce or co-produce for Chinese propaganda. 

Sec. 1318. Invitation to Taiwan to the rim of the Pacific exercise. 

Sec. 1319. Report on feasibility of developing and deploying asymmetric naval 

assets in defense of Taiwan. 

Sec. 1320. Report on impact of the malign influence of China and Russia. 

Sec. 1321. Report on support for Taiwan’s military preparedness. 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 

Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 

Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 

Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 

Sec. 1411. Use of domestic sources by National Defense Stockpile. 

Sec. 1412. Restoring the National Defense Stockpile. 

Sec. 1413. Consultations with respect to environmental review of certain 

projects relating to availability of strategic and critical materials for acquisition for National Defense Stockpile. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Sec. 1421. Extension of authorities for funding and management of Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 

Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell 

Health Care Center, Illinois. 

Sec. 1422. Eligibility of Space Force officers for membership on Armed Forces 

Retirement Home Advisory Council. 

Sec. 1423. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 

Home. 

TITLE XV—CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Cyber Operations 

Sec. 1501. Authority to accept voluntary and uncompensated services from cybersecurity experts. 

Sec. 1502. Establishment of the Department of Defense Hackathon program. 
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Sec. 1503. Department of Defense Information Network subordinate unified 

command. 

Sec. 1504. Accounting of cloud computing capabilities of the Department of 

Defense. 

Subtitle B—Cybersecurity 

Sec. 1511. Protective measures for mobile devices within the Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 1512. Strategy to improve the use of air and missile defense partner sharing network capabilities with allies and partners in the middle 

east. 

Subtitle C—Information Technology and Data Management 

Sec. 1521. Usability of antiquated data formats for modern operations. 

Sec. 1522. Modernization of the Department of Defense’s Authorization to Operate processes. 

Sec. 1523. Assessment of innovative data analysis and information technology 

solutions. 

Subtitle D—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 1531. Modification to certification requirement regarding contracting for 

military recruiting. 

Sec. 1532. Report on total force generation for the Cyberspace Operations 

Forces. 

Sec. 1533. Access to national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system. 

Sec. 1534. Limitation on availability of travel funds. 

Sec. 1535. Prohibition on disestablishment or merger of officer career paths 

within the Cyber Branch of the United States Army. 

Sec. 1536. Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment of United 

States Cyber Force. 

Sec. 1537. Oversight and reporting on the Mission Partner Environment and 

associated activities within the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1538. Department of Defense use of large language models. 

Sec. 1539. Report on State National Guard cyber units. 

Sec. 1540. Report on user activity monitoring programs of the Department of 

Defense. 

TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 

INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

Sec. 1601. Authority to build capacity for space domain awareness and space 

operations. 

Sec. 1602. Establishment of the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. 

Sec. 1603. Modifications to National Security Space Launch program. 

Sec. 1604. Modifications to space contractor responsibility watch list. 

Sec. 1605. Annual briefing on commercial space strategy of the Space Force. 

Sec. 1606. Pilot program to demonstrate hybrid space architecture. 

Sec. 1607. Middle East integrated space and satellite security assessment. 

Sec. 1608. Plan for improvement of Space Force satellite control network. 

Sec. 1609. Briefing on space-related waveform and datalink capabilities. 

Sec. 1609A. Report on capabilities in cislunar space. 
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Sec. 1609B. Sense of Congress on the development of very low earth orbit 

spacecraft. 

Sec. 1609C. Report on Space Force use of nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion space vehicles. 

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 

Sec. 1611. Extension and modification of authority to engage in certain commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. 

Sec. 1612. Expansion of authority to execute warrants and make arrests to special agents of Army Counterintelligence Command. 

Sec. 1613. Sensitive compartmented information facility accreditation. 

Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 

Sec. 1621. Modification of requirements and authorities relating to the nucleararmed, sea-launched cruise missile. 

Sec. 1622. Long-term plan for strategic nuclear forces during delivery vehicle 

transition. 

Sec. 1623. Limitations on use of funds to dismantle B83–1 nuclear gravity 

bomb. 

Sec. 1624. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 

United States. 

Sec. 1625. Conditional requirements for Sentinel missile program. 

Sec. 1626. Reports and briefings on recommendations of the Congressional 

Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States. 

Sec. 1627. Statement of policy with respect to nuclear weapons. 

Sec. 1628. Expansion of nuclear long range standoff capability. 

Subtitle D—Missile Defense Programs 

Sec. 1631. Expansion of certain prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems to apply to People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 1632. Limitation on availability of funds with respect to certain missile defense system governance documents, policies, and procedures. 

Sec. 1633. Additional missile defense site for protection of United States homeland. 

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

Sec. 1641. Modification to annual assessment of budget with respect to electromagnetic spectrum operations capabilities. 

Sec. 1642. Cooperative threat reduction funds. 

Sec. 1643. Report on roles and responsibilities relating to defense against 

hypersonic threats. 

TITLE XVII—OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1701. Modification of humanitarian assistance authority. 

Sec. 1702. Exclusion of oceanographic research vessels from certain sourcing 

requirements. 

Sec. 1703. Exemption under Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for certain activities that may result in incidental take of Rice’s 

whale. 

Sec. 1704. Combatting illicit tobacco products. 
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Sec. 1705. Prohibition on use of funds from constructing or maintaining pier 

off the coast of Gaza. 

Sec. 1706. Prohibition of funds to CCP entities. 

Sec. 1707. Limitation on funds. 

Sec. 1708. Prohibition on assistance for building in, or rebuilding Gaza. 

Sec. 1709. Limitation on use of funds for production of films and prohibition 

on use of such funds for films subject to conditions on content 

or altered for screening in the People’s Republic of China or 

at the request of the Chinese Communist Party. 

Sec. 1710. Prohibition on use of funds. 

Sec. 1711. Limitation on availability of funds for Ukraine. 

Sec. 1712. Department of Defense requirement to use ‘‘Taiwan’’. 

Sec. 1713. Project Spectrum. 

Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1721. Termination of reporting requirement for cross domain incidents 

and exemptions to policies for information technology. 

Sec. 1722. Analysis of certain unmanned aircraft systems entities. 

Sec. 1723. Annual report on Postsecondary Education Complaint System. 

Sec. 1724. Feasibility study of domestic refining of deep sea critical mineral 

intermediates. 

Sec. 1725. Certification and reports on South Africa. 

Sec. 1726. Extension of report on islamic revolutionary guard corps-affiliated 

operatives abroad. 

Sec. 1727. Report on receipt of funding from Confucius Institutes. 

Sec. 1728. Report on Iranian oil sales proceeds. 

Sec. 1729. Working group on blockchain, smart contracts, and distributed ledger technologies. 

Sec. 1730. Inspector General of the Department of Defense annual report on 

oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse. 

Sec. 1731. GAO report on settlements in medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services. 

Sec. 1732. Report on security cooperation with the Government of the Turks 

and Caicos Islands. 

Sec. 1733. Assessment of the accuracy of Gaza Ministry of Health casualty reporting. 

Sec. 1734. Annual report on Department of Defense assistance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Department of Homeland Security on northern border security. 

Sec. 1735. Comptroller General study and report on antagonistic use of satellites. 

Sec. 1736. Reporting on Iranian Centrifuge Installation. 

Sec. 1737. Report on system dependencies, uptime, and key factors of electronic health record system. 

Sec. 1738. Report on use of nuclear power for military and soft power purposes. 

Sec. 1739. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy study and report on expansion of National Guard State Partnership Program. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Sec. 1741. Technical and conforming amendments. 

Sec. 1742. Expansion of eligibility for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance. 

Sec. 1743. Display of United States flag for patriotic and military observances. 

Sec. 1744. Reduction of light pollution at Department of Defense facilities. 
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Sec. 1745. Strategy to improve activities related to counternarcotics and 

counter-transnational organized crime. 

Sec. 1746. Risk framework for foreign mobile applications of concern. 

Sec. 1747. Federal contractor vulnerability disclosure policy. 

Sec. 1748. Records relating to Tower 22 attack. 

Sec. 1749. Prohibition on construction of Gaza port. 

Sec. 1750. Copyright protection for certain literary works of military members 

of the faculty of certain institutions. 

Sec. 1751. Revocation of Security Clearances for Certain Persons. 

Sec. 1752. United States-Israel cooperation on space matters. 

Sec. 1753. State and local law enforcement access to lifesaving Federal equipment. 

Sec. 1754. Limitation on funding activities performed by persons in drag. 

Sec. 1755. Prohibition on diverting funding from the Indo-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1756. Development of national strategy. 

Sec. 1757. Statement of policy relating to reporting requirements of China’s 

Maritime Safety Administration. 

Sec. 1758. Report on military spouse security clearance. 

Sec. 1759. Sense of Congress regarding feasibility study for Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. 

Sec. 1760. Rewards for information regarding leaders of Hamas. 

Sec. 1761. Prohibition on funding for the Countering Extremist Activity Working Group. 

Sec. 1762. Report on the use of major non-NATO ally status for Kenya. 

Sec. 1763. Limitation on displaying in certain public areas cut flowers or 

greens not produced in the United States. 

Sec. 1764. United States-Israel emerging technology capabilities cooperation. 

Sec. 1765. Briefing on institutional capacity building of countries within United 

States Africa Command area of responsibility. 

Sec. 1766. GAO study on Department of Defense Education Activity Disability 

Emphasis Program. 

Sec. 1767. Common coalition key within the Baltic states. 

TITLE XVIII—QUALITY OF LIFE 

Subtitle A—Pay and Compensation 

Sec. 1801. Reform of rates of monthly basic pay. 

Sec. 1802. Basic allowance for housing: authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 1803. Evaluation of the rates of the basic allowance for subsistence. 

Sec. 1804. Basic needs allowance for members on active service in the Armed 

Forces: expansion of eligibility; increase of amount. 

Sec. 1805. Expansion of authority of a commanding officer to authorize a basic 

allowance for housing for a member performing initial field or 

sea duty. 

Sec. 1806. Expansion of travel and transportation allowance to move or store 

a privately owned vehicle. 

Sec. 1807. Report regarding the calculation of cost-of-living allowances. 

Subtitle B—Child Care 

Sec. 1811. Competitive pay for Department of Defense child care personnel. 

Sec. 1812. Parent fees at military child development centers for child care employees. 

Sec. 1813. Child abuse prevention and safety at military child development centers. 
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Sec. 1814. Additional information in outreach campaign relating to waiting lists 

for military child development centers. 

Sec. 1815. Priority in expansion of pilot program to provide financial assistance 

to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care. 

Sec. 1816. Child care services and youth program services for dependents. 

Sec. 1817. Briefings on military child development centers. 

Sec. 1818. Briefing on access of members of National Guard to child care services at military child development centers. 

Subtitle C—Military Housing 

Sec. 1821. Budget justification for certain Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, 

and Modernization projects. 

Sec. 1822. Strategy for use of existing leasing authorities to address shortages 

of covered military unaccompanied housing required. 

Sec. 1823. Independent assessment of estimated costs of certain strategies to 

address shortages of covered military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 1824. Digital maintenance request system for covered military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 1825. Digital facilities management systems for military departments. 

Sec. 1826. Temporary biennial report on quality and condition of covered military unaccompanied housing located outside the United States. 

Sec. 1827. Housing accommodations for military families on housing waitlists. 

Subtitle D—Access to Health Care 

Sec. 1831. Exclusion of mental health care providers from authorized strengths 

of certain officers on active duty. 

Sec. 1832. TRICARE program: waiver of referral requirement under 

TRICARE Prime for certain care in a military medical treatment facility. 

Sec. 1833. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority for 

certain health care providers. 

Sec. 1834. Referral of a member of the Armed Forces to a TRICARE provider 

for urgent behavioral health services. 

Sec. 1835. Waiver with respect to experienced nurses at military medical treatment facilities. 

Sec. 1836. Pilot program for hiring health care professionals. 

Sec. 1837. Retention of health care providers: surveys; briefing; reports. 

Subtitle E—Support for Military Spouses 

Sec. 1841. Interstate compacts for portability of occupational licenses of military spouses: permanent authority. 

Sec. 1842. Permanent Military Spouse Career Accelerator program. 

Sec. 1843. Child care services and youth program services for dependents: period of services for a member with a spouse seeking employment. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters, Reports, and Briefings 

Sec. 1851. Increased access to food on military installations. 

Sec. 1852. Department of Defense plan to construct memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in commemoration of members of the Armed 

Forces killed in certain attack at Hamid Karzai International 

Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. 
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Sec. 1853. Report on reducing misconceptions about mental health and security 

clearance eligibility. 

Sec. 1854. Briefing on implementation of recommendations of Quality of Life 

Panel. 

DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 2001. Short title. 

Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified 

by law. 

Sec. 2003. Effective date. 

TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2102. Family housing. 

Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 

Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at 

Kunsan Air Base, Korea. 

Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at 

Mihail Kogalniceanu forward operating site, Romania. 

Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects. 

Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects. 

Sec. 2108. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 

TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2202. Family housing. 

Sec. 2203. Authorization of Appropriations, Navy. 

Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. 

Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. 

Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects. 

Sec. 2207. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 

TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2301. Authorized air force construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2302. Family housing. 

Sec. 2303. Authorization of Appropriations, Air Force. 

Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at 

Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. 

Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects. 

Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. 

Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects. 

Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Joint 

Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. 

Sec. 2309. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 

TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment program 

projects. 

Sec. 2403. Authorization of Appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
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Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at 

Iwakuni, Japan. 

Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at 

Iwakuni, Japan. 

Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project at Fort 

Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. 

Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects. 

Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at 

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia. 

Sec. 2409. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 

TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 

Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions 

Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 

Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects. 

TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction 

and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 

Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects. 

Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects. 

Sec. 2609. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project for 

National Guard Readiness Center. 

Sec. 2610. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 

TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 

Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense base closure account. 

TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Programs 

Sec. 2801. Development and operation of the Naval Innovation Center at the 

Naval Postgraduate School. 

Sec. 2802. Assistance for public infrastructure projects and services. 

Sec. 2803. Military base reuse studies and community planning assistance. 

Sec. 2804. Expansion of eligible grant recipients under the Defense Community 

Infrastructure Program. 

Sec. 2805. Amendments to defense laboratory modernization program. 
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Sec. 2806. Annual five-year plans on improvement of Department of Defense 

innovation infrastructure. 

Sec. 2807. Expansion of stormwater management projects for installation and 

defense access road resilience; modification of project priorities. 

Sec. 2808. Expansion of authorized threshold for certain minor military construction projects within area of responsibility of United States 

Indo-Pacific Command. 

Sec. 2809. Notification to Members of Congress for awards of contracts for 

military construction projects. 

Sec. 2810. Assessment of workforce needs in the Freely Associated States to 

support future military construction. 

Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms 

Sec. 2821. Extension of applicability for waivers of covered privacy and configuration standards for covered military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 2822. Additional requirements for database of complaints made regarding 

housing units of Department of Defense. 

Sec. 2823. Modification to definition of privatized military housing. 

Sec. 2824. Analysis of housing availability for critical civilian and contractor 

personnel near rural military installations. 

Sec. 2825. Limitation on availability of funds for certain Department of Defense travel until establishment of certain complaint database. 

Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration 

Sec. 2831. Process for strategic basing actions for the Department of the Air 

Force. 

Sec. 2832. Inclusion of tribal governments in intergovernmental support agreements for installation-support services. 

Sec. 2833. Improvements relating to access to military installations in United 

States. 

Sec. 2834. Deferral of execution of certain requirements for covered housing facilities and covered landscape features; report. 

Sec. 2835. Pilot programs of Department of Army and Department of Navy to 

conduct repair and maintenance projects on covered historic facilities. 

Sec. 2836. Strategy and assessment with respect to non-operational, underutilized, and other Department of Defense facilities; briefing required. 

Sec. 2837. Temporary authority for use of imitative substitute building materials for maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or renovation of 

covered historic facilities. 

Sec. 2838. Expenditures on leased facilities and real property usage in the National Capital Region. 

Sec. 2839. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units. 

Sec. 2839A. Prohibition on use by Air Force of corporate structure in conducting certain basing decisions. 

Sec. 2839B. Technical correction to map reference in the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013. 

Sec. 2839C. Research, standards, and other requirements relating to indoor 

residential mold. 

Sec. 2839D. Study on construction of child development centers. 
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Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Boyle Memorial Army Reserve Center, Paris, 

Texas. 

Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Riverdale Park, Maryland. 

Sec. 2843. Transfer authority, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. 

Sec. 2844. Release of interests retained in Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, for use of such land as a training area for the Arkansas 

Department of Public Safety. 

Sec. 2845. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona. 

Sec. 2846. Removal of use conditions and conditions on reversion for the 

former Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas. 

Sec. 2847. Land conveyance and authorization for interim lease, Defense Fuel 

Support Point San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. 

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

Sec. 2851. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve 

Base with civil aviation. 

Sec. 2852. Schedule of repairs at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. 

Sec. 2853. Modification of requirements. 

Sec. 2854. Department of Defense policy relating to contractors for military 

construction projects. 

Sec. 2855. Survey and procedures for munitions of explosive concern on military installations in Guam. 

Sec. 2856. Market survey of domestic suppliers of sand and gravel for marine 

concrete. 

Sec. 2857. Survey of certain counties for placement of facilities. 

Sec. 2858. Study on certain grants awarded to support investments in certain 

child care facilities under the defense community infrastructure 

program. 

Sec. 2859. Requirement to maintain access to category 3 subterranean training 

facility. 

Sec. 2860. Quarterly report on infiltrations of certain Department of Defense 

property by foreign actors. 

Sec. 2861. Designation of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, as remote or isolated installation. 

Sec. 2862. Feasibility study by the Secretary of Defense on replicating the 

Army Future Soldier Prep Course through the other service 

branches. 

Sec. 2863. Authorization of assistance to expedite certain military construction 

projects located in Guam. 

Sec. 2864. Briefing on instances of attempted breaches of Department of Defense military installations required. 

Sec. 2865. Report on land use practices around military installations in the 

Freely Associated States. 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
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Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 

Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 

Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 3111. Prohibition on admittance to national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities. 

Sec. 3112. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 

warheads. 

Sec. 3113. Designation of National Nuclear Security Administration as technical nuclear forensics lead. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Sec. 3121. Modification to and termination of certain reporting requirements 

under Atomic Energy Defense Act. 

Sec. 3122. List of potential advanced nuclear technology deployment opportunities. 

Sec. 3123. Sense of Congress regarding development of storage facilities for 

permanent storage of nuclear material within the Great Lakes 

Basin. 

Sec. 3124. Sense of Congress on commitment to nuclear power. 

Sec. 3125. Sense of Congress supporting Project Pele. 

TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 

Sec. 3201. Authorization. 

TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 

Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 

Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration. 

Sec. 3502. Reauthorization of Maritime Security Program. 

Subtitle B—Maritime Infrastructure 

Sec. 3511. Port infrastructure development program. 

Sec. 3512. Sealift capability. 

Subtitle C—Reports 

Sec. 3521. Independent study and report on Shanghai Shipping Exchange. 

Sec. 3522. Study on the movement of critical cargo through marine terminals 

and ports. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 3531. Extension of certain provisions relating to Tanker Security Fleet 

program. 

Sec. 3532. Requirements for purchasing federally auctioned vessels. 

Sec. 3533. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet. 

Sec. 3534. Policies regarding training of certain veterans in the State maritime 

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Sec. 3535. Technical clarifications. 

Sec. 3536. Maritime Workforce Promotion and Recruitment Act. 

Sec. 3537. Buy America requirements for shipyard modernization and improvement program. 

Sec. 3538. Technical corrections. 

DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

Sec. 4101. Procurement. 

TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 

EVALUATION 

Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 

TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 

TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 

TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 4601. Military construction. 

TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

PROGRAMS 

Sec. 4701. Department of energy national security programs. 

1 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit3 tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

4 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
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1 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

3 TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

4 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

5 Appropriations 

6 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

8 fiscal year 2025 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 

9 and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, 

10 and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding 

11 table in section 4101. 

12 Subtitle B—Army Programs 

13 SEC. 111. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE USE OF ROBOTIC TAR14 GETS TO ENHANCE THE LETHALITY OF THE 

15 RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMY. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Army 

17 shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary 

18 incorporates the use of moving robotic target systems into 

19 live fire training provided to select infantry units of the 

20 reserve and National Guard components of the Army. 

21 (b) DESIGNATION.—The pilot program under sub22 section (a) shall be known as the ‘‘Lethality and 

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1 (c) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary of the Army shall se2 lect not fewer than three military installations at which 

3 to conduct the pilot program under subsection (a). 

4 (d) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the pilot pro5 gram under subsection (a) shall be— 

6 (1) to increase the lethality of the combined 

7 fighting force of the Army by providing reserve com8 ponent and National Guard infantry units with the 

9 opportunity to conduct realistic live fire training on 

10 state-of-the-art moving robotic target systems; and 

11 (2) to demonstrate the effect of such training 

12 on small arms proficiency and lethality in ground 

13 combat operations. 

14 (e) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING UNITS.—The Sec15 retary of the Army shall select infantry units of the re16 serve components of the Army to participate in the pilot 

17 program under subsection (a) taking into consideration— 

18 (1) the past performance of the unit; 

19 (2) the readiness status of the unit, with an 

20 emphasis on providing training to those units des21 ignated as preparing to deploy or at a similarly des22 ignated readiness status; and 

23 (3) the likelihood that a unit would be actively 

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1 (f) COMMENCEMENT.—The Secretary of the Army 

2 shall commence the pilot program under subsection (a) not 

3 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

4 this Act. 

5 (g) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under sub6 section (a) shall terminate five years after the date of the 

7 enactment of this Act. 

8 (h) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after con9 cluding activities under the pilot program at a military 

10 installation selected under subsection (c), the Secretary of 

11 the Army shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv12 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

13 briefing that includes a description of— 

14 (1) the manner in which the program was con15 ducted at such installation; and 

16 (2) any results achieved under the program at 

17 such installation. 

18 (i) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 

20 is authorized to enter into one or more contracts for 

21 the procurement of moving robotic target systems 

22 for use in the pilot program under subsection (a). 

23 (2) REQUIRED CAPABILITIES.—Robotic target 

24 systems procured under paragraph (1) shall be capa25 ble of— 
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1 (A) conducting multiple realistic offensive 

2 and defensive scenarios in a single training ses3 sion that are consistent with combat operations; 

4 (B) operating in an unpredictable, real5 istic, and reactionary fashion; 

6 (C) objectively scoring trainee perform7 ance; 

8 (D) maneuvering across diverse geographic 

9 landscapes, including snow, ice, soft soils, ex10 treme heat, extreme cold, wooded terrain and 

11 offroad areas; 

12 (E) operating at distances greater than 

13 100 yards from the range operator; 

14 (F) surviving live fire from 6.8 mm rounds 

15 and the Next Generation Squad Weapon of the 

16 Army; and 

17 (G) fully functioning in all reasonably ex18 pected weather conditions. 

19 SEC. 112. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF END ITEMS 

20 CONTAINING ENERGETIC MATERIALS PEND21 ING CERTIFICATION ON DOMESTIC PRODUC22 TION CAPACITY. 

23 (a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Army may 

24 not procure, from a covered source, an end item containing 

25 energetic materials that are in production at a Federal 
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1 Government-owned production facility until the date on 

2 which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 

3 committees— 

4 (1) a certification from the Secretary indicating 

5 that Federal Government-owned production facilities 

6 for such materials in the United States have reached 

7 production capacity; 

8 (2) a summary of the information on which 

9 such certification is based. 

10 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Army may waive 

11 the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to an end 

12 item for a period of up to one fiscal year if the Secretary 

13 determines that the waiver is necessary for reasons of na14 tional security. Whenever the Secretary makes such a 

15 waiver, the Secretary shall notify the congressional de16 fense committees of the waiver and the reasons for the 

17 waiver. 

18 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘covered source’’ means any pro20 vider of energetic materials outside of the United 

21 States. 

22 (2) The term ‘‘end item’’ has the meaning given 

23 that term in section 4863(m) of title 10, United 

24 States Code. 
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1 (3) The term ‘‘energetic materials’’ means crit2 ical chemicals and formulations that— 

3 (A) release large amounts of stored chem4 ical energy; and 

5 (B) are capable of being used as explo6 sives, propellants, pyrotechnics, and reactive 

7 materials that create lethal effects in warheads 

8 in kinetic weapons components and systems. 

9 SEC. 113. REPORT ON BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER PRO10 GRAM. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

12 date on which the budget of the President for fiscal year 

13 2026 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 

14 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Army 

15 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re16 port on Modernization of the Black Hawk helicopter pro17 gram of the Army. 

18 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub19 section (a) shall include the following: 

20 (1) Identification of the program elements and 

21 level of funding requested for the Black Hawk Mod22 ernization program for the period of fiscal years 

23 2026 through 2030 set forth separately by fiscal 

24 year and appropriations account. 
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1 (2) Requirements for the program that are suf2 ficient to ensure the Black Hawk helicopters of the 

3 Army are systematically modernized to address obso4 lescence, improve performance, and provide capabili5 ties that ensure relevance in the joint all domain 

6 operational environment. 

7 (3) A program acquisition strategy for Black 

8 Hawk Modernization. 

9 SEC. 114. PLAN FOR PROVIDING CERTAIN AIRCRAFT TO 

10 THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 

11 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

13 the Army shall submit to the congressional defense com14 mittees a plan for providing the aircraft described in sub15 section (b) to relevant aviation units of the Army National 

16 Guard in a manner that is concurrent with and in propor17 tion to the manner in which such aircraft are provided 

18 to active duty Army aviation units. 

19 (b) AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED.—The aircraft described 

20 in this subsection are the following: 

21 (1) AH–64E aircraft. 

22 (2) MQ–1C M25 aircraft. 

23 (3) CH–47 aircraft. 

24 (4) UH–60M aircraft. 

25 (5) Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft. 
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1 SEC. 115. DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENT FOR SHIPPING 

2 CONTAINER PRODUCTION FACILITY AT DO3 MESTIC ARMY INSTALLATION. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) House Report 118–301 accompanying the 

6 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

7 2024 (Public Law 118–31) directed the Secretary of 

8 the Army, in coordination with the Commanding 

9 General, Army Materiel Command and the Assistant 

10 Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 

11 and Technology to provide a briefing on the costs 

12 and estimated funding profile as it relates to the or13 ganic industrial base modernization strategy, and fa14 cility efforts required to support opportunities for 

15 organic industrial base augmentation at Blue Grass 

16 Army Depot in Kentucky. 

17 (2) The briefing was directed to explore Blue 

18 Grass Army Depot as a potential site for the pro19 duction of metal shipping containers. 

20 (3) Limited domestic production, coupled with 

21 the concentration of global shipping container manu22 facturing in and around China, is a strategic deploy23 ment and sustainment risk for United States forces. 

24 (4) China produces most shipping containers 

25 and the Department of Defense sources nearly all 
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1 containers from Asia or assembles container kits in 

2 the United States from foreign-producers. 

3 (5) Establishing a domestic source for metal 

4 shipping containers would reduce reliance on foreign 

5 sources. 

6 (b) SHIPPING CONTAINER REQUIREMENT.—Not 

7 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

8 this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

9 the Secretary of the Army, the Commanding General of 

10 the Army Materiel Command, and the Assistant Secretary 

11 of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, 

12 shall develop a requirement for the establishment of a 

13 shipping container production facility within the United 

14 States at an Army installation found to meet feasibility 

15 and readiness goals. 

16 Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

17 SEC. 131. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON COST 

18 TARGETS FOR CERTAIN AIRCRAFT CAR19 RIERS. 

20 Section 126(c) of the National Defense Authorization 

21 Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 

22 2035) is amended— 

23 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND

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1 (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and the 

2 CVN–81’’ and inserting ‘‘the CVN–81, and each 

3 subsequent Ford-class aircraft carrier’’; 

4 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

6 (A), by striking ‘‘and the CVN–81’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘the CVN–81, and each subsequent Ford8 class aircraft carrier’’; and 

9 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

10 subparagraphs: 

11 ‘‘(H) A comparison of the ship cost base12 line to the most recent budget estimate avail13 able as of the date of the report, set forth sepa14 rately for costs related to— 

15 ‘‘(i) development; 

16 ‘‘(ii) procurement; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) operations and sustainment. 

18 ‘‘(I) For each contract that requires the 

19 production of a contract performance report, es20 timates from the contractor and program man21 ager of— 

22 ‘‘(i) the total cost of the ship at com23 pletion, taking into account any changes in 

24 costs known or anticipated as of the date 

25 of the report; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the schedule for completion of 

2 the ship, taking into account any variances 

3 to such schedule known or anticipated as 

4 of the date of the report.’’; and 

5 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(3) COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION OF

8 REPORTING.—The requirement to submit a report 

9 with respect to a Ford-class aircraft carrier under 

10 paragraph (1) shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) begin in the year following the first 

12 fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for 

13 the procurement of the carrier; and 

14 ‘‘(B) end on the date the carrier reaches 

15 its obligation work limiting date.’’. 

16 SEC. 132. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN AM17 PHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS. 

18 Section 129(c) of the James M. Inhofe National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

20 117–263) is amended by inserting ‘‘across programs’’ 

21 after ‘‘advance procurement’’. 

22 SEC. 133. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CH– 

23 53K AIRCRAFT AND T408 ENGINES. 

24 (a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 

25 Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 
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1 the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 

2 multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2025 

3 program year, for the procurement of the following: 

4 (1) CH–53K aircraft. 

5 (2) T408 engines for such aircraft. 

6 (b) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY7 MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 

8 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

9 make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 

10 fiscal year 2025 is subject to the availability of appropria11 tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 

12 (c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 

13 Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con14 tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2025, for advance procure15 ment associated with the aircraft and engines for which 

16 authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement con17 tract is provided under subsection (a), which may include 

18 procurement of economic order quantities of material and 

19 equipment for such aircraft or engines when cost savings 

20 are achievable. 

21 SEC. 134. RECAPITALIZATION OF TACTICAL FIGHTER AIR22 CRAFT OF THE NAVY RESERVE. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 

24 ensure that all covered F–18 aircraft are— 

25 (1) provided only to the Navy Reserve; and 
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1 (2) used only to recapitalize and maintain, 

2 within the Navy Reserve— 

3 (A) a deployable tactical strike-fighter ca4 pability; and 

5 (B) a threat representative adversary sup6 port capability that may be used in support of 

7 training activities of the Department of De8 fense. 

9 (b) COVERED F–18 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 

10 section, the term ‘‘covered F–18 aircraft’’ means any F/ 

11 A–18E/F Super Hornet aircraft procured using funds ap12 propriated for the Navy for fiscal year 2022 or fiscal year 

13 2023. 

14 SEC. 135. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR 

15 AUTONOMOUS SURFACE AND UNDERWATER 

16 DUAL-MODALITY VEHICLES. 

17 (a) DESIGNATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

18 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec19 retary of the Navy shall designate an appropriate official 

20 within the Department of the Navy to have primary re21 sponsibility for the development and acquisition of dual22 modality, advanced autonomous vehicles, consistent with 

23 warfighter requirements. 

24 (b) PROGRAM ELEMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy 

25 shall ensure, within budget program elements for the 
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1 Navy, that there is a dedicated program element for the 

2 development and acquisition of dual-modality, advanced 

3 autonomous vehicles. 

4 SEC. 136. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

5 MEDIUM LANDING SHIP PENDING CERTIFI6 CATION AND REPORT. 

7 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

8 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 

9 for the Navy may be obligated or expended to procure a 

10 Medium Landing Ship until the date on which the Sec11 retary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense 

12 committees— 

13 (1) a certification from the Secretary con14 firming that not more than 35 percent of the design 

15 requirements for the Medium Landing Ship are 

16 based on military specifications (as determined 

17 based on the capabilities development document for 

18 the ship); and 

19 (2) a report that includes a comparison of the 

20 difference in construction costs and delivery 

21 timelines, on a per vessel basis, between— 

22 (A) constructing the Medium Landing 

23 Ship using military specifications; and 

24 (B) constructing such ship using commer25 cial standards and commercial design elements. 
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1 SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS 

2 AND ELECTRICAL POWER UPGRADES FOR 

3 AH–1Z AND UH–1Y HELICOPTERS. 

4 (a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may 

5 not carry out covered upgrades to AH–1Z Viper and UH– 

6 1Y Venom helicopters at a location other than a facility 

7 owned by the original equipment manufacturer for such 

8 helicopters until the date on which the Secretary certifies 

9 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

10 the House of Representatives that the plan for carrying 

11 out covered upgrades at location other than a facility 

12 owned by the original equipment manufacturer is ex13 pected— 

14 (1) to result in greater performance, surviv15 ability, lethality, interoperability, mission execution, 

16 and overall safety of the helicopter platform than 

17 would otherwise be achievable by completing such 

18 upgrades at a facility owned by the original equip19 ment manufacturer for the model of helicopter in20 volved; 

21 (2) to provide improved onboard electrical 

22 power capacity and ensure adequate power margin 

23 for integrating future capabilities; 

24 (3) to improve and expand future weapons 

25 interfaces; and 

26 (4) to allow for improved ease of maintenance. 
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1 (b) COVERED UPGRADES.—In this section, the term 

2 ‘‘covered upgrades’’ means any structural improvements 

3 or electrical power upgrades for AH–1Z viper or UH–1Y 

4 venom helicopters. 

5 SEC. 138. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER 

6 PROCUREMENT. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The aircraft carriers of the Navy are a cor9 nerstone of the Nation’s ability to project its power 

10 and strength. 

11 (2) Construction of Gerald R. Ford-class air12 craft carriers represents a national effort which re13 quires predictable and stable build schedules and 

14 alignment of purpose between the Department of 

15 Defense, the Department of the Navy, and the air16 craft carrier industrial base. 

17 (3) The aircraft carrier industrial base includes 

18 more than 2,000 companies in 44 states that con19 tribute to the construction and maintenance of these 

20 complex and technologically advanced ships. 

21 (4) The benefits of stable, executable aircraft 

22 carrier procurement plans extend throughout the 

23 aircraft carrier industrial base, promoting the devel24 opment and retention of highly-skilled workforces 

25 and capital investments in world-class manufac-
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1 turing and shipbuilding facilities throughout the Na2 tion. 

3 (5) Aircraft carrier procurement plans accom4 panying the President’s budget request for fiscal 

5 years 2023 and 2024 forecast procurement of CVN– 

6 82 in fiscal year 2028, however, the fiscal year 2025 

7 plan defers procurement until fiscal year 2030, cre8 ating a significant and destabilizing production gap 

9 for the aircraft carrier industrial base. 

10 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con11 gress that— 

12 (1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

13 of the Navy should implement aircraft carrier acqui14 sition strategies that maximize benefits to oper15 ational commanders while simultaneously protecting 

16 the interests of the taxpayer and supporting the na17 tional nuclear shipbuilding industrial base; 

18 (2) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

19 of the Navy should review and revise the acquisition 

20 strategy, including a two-ship buy of CVN–82 and 

21 CVN–83, for Ford-class aircraft carriers in the 

22 President’s budget request for fiscal year 2026 to 

23 ensure it is consistent with accepted shipbuilding in24 dustrial base analyses, prior Department rec25 ommendations, reports to Congress, congressional 
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1 resolutions, section 8062 of title 10, United States 

2 Code, and national security interests; and 

3 (3) the Secretary of Defense should request 

4 procurement of the CVN–82 carrier not later than 

5 fiscal year 2028. 

6 Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

7 SEC. 151. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY RE8 QUIREMENT FOR AIR REFUELING TANKER 

9 AIRCRAFT. 

10 (a) MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9062(j) of title 10, 

12 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘466’’ 

13 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘474’’. 

14 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

15 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 

16 2024. 

17 (b) PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF KC–135 AIR18 CRAFT IN PMAI OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author20 ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

21 made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Air Force 

22 may be obligated or expended to reduce the number 

23 of KC–135 aircraft designated as primary mission 

24 aircraft inventory within the reserve components of 

25 the Air Force. 
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1 (2) PRIMARY MISSION AIRCRAFT INVENTORY

2 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘primary 

3 mission aircraft inventory’’ has the meaning given 

4 that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, 

5 United States Code. 

6 SEC. 152. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PRIMARY MISSION 

7 AIRCRAFT INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR 

8 THE COMBAT AIR FORCES OF THE AIR 

9 FORCE. 

10 (a) FIGHTER AIRCRAFT MINIMUM INVENTORY RE11 QUIREMENT.—Subsection (i)(1) of section 9062 of title 

12 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1,145 

13 fighter aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘1,106 fighter aircraft’’. 

14 (b) A-10 AIRCRAFT MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIRE15 MENT.—Section 134(d) of the National Defense Author16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 

17 130 Stat. 2038) is amended by striking ‘‘135 A–10 air18 craft’’ and inserting ‘‘96 A–10 aircraft’’. 

19 SEC. 153. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C– 

20 130 AIRCRAFT. 

21 (a) EXTENSION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIRE22 MENT.—Section 146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe Na23 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

24 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2455), as amended by 

25 section 134(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
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1 for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31), is amended 

2 by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

3 (b) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF

4 C-130 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—Sec5 tion 146(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

6 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

7 263; 136 Stat. 2455), as amended by section 134(b) of 

8 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

9 2024 (Public Law 118–31), is amended by striking ‘‘Dur10 ing fiscal years 2023 and 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘During 

11 the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2025’’. 

12 SEC. 154. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF F–15E AIRCRAFT 

13 PENDING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES 

14 AND REQUIREMENTS STUDY. 

15 (a) LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF F–15E AIR16 CRAFT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 

18 Force may not retire, prepare to retire, or place in 

19 storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any 

20 F–15E aircraft until a period of 180 days has 

21 elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of 

22 Defense provides to the congressional defense com23 mittees the reports and briefing required under sub24 section (b)(3). 
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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under para2 graph (1) of shall not apply to individual F–15E air3 craft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, 

4 on a case by case basis, to be no longer mission ca5 pable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft 

6 accidents, mishaps, or excessive material degradation 

7 and non-airworthiness status of certain aircraft. 

8 (3) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 9062 of 

9 title 10, United States Code, as most recently 

10 amended by sections 131 and 132 of the National 

11 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 

12 (Public Law 118–31), is amended— 

13 (A) by striking subsection (l); and 

14 (B) by redesignating subsection (m) as 

15 subsection (l). 

16 (b) FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES AND RE17 QUIREMENTS STUDY.— 

18 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

19 seek to enter into a contract or other agreement 

20 with a federally funded research and development 

21 center pursuant to which the center shall carry 

22 out— 

23 (A) an analysis of the fighter aircraft pro24 curement, fielding, and divestment plan of the 

25 Department of the Air Force, as submitted to 
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1 Congress in accordance with section 148 of the 

2 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

3 Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 

4 178); and 

5 (B) a fighter aircraft capability and re6 quirements study that estimates the number of 

7 fighter aircraft needed by the Air Force to meet 

8 the requirements of combatant commanders. 

9 (2) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—The federally 

10 funded research and development center that carries 

11 out the study and analysis under paragraph (1) shall 

12 submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the 

13 results of such study and analysis. 

14 (3) REPORTS AND BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.— 

15 Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary of 

16 Defense shall— 

17 (A) submit to the congressional defense 

18 committees an unaltered copy of the report re19 ceived by the Secretary under paragraph (2); 

20 (B) submit to such committees a separate 

21 report on the views of the Secretary with re22 spect to the results of the study and analysis 

23 carried out under paragraph (1), which shall in24 clude— 
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1 (i) a detailed explanation of the strat2 egy and methodology used to conduct the 

3 study and analysis, including any force 

4 sizing and shaping constructs, scenarios, 

5 and assumptions used as part of such 

6 study and analysis; and 

7 (ii) assessed operational risk based on 

8 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

9 risk management classifications set forth 

10 the most recent version of the Chairman of 

11 the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual 

12 3105.01A, titled ‘‘Joint Risk Analysis 

13 Methodology’’; and 

14 (C) provide a briefing to the committees on 

15 such results. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘fighter 

17 aircraft’’ means— 

18 (1) F–15, F–16, F–22, and F–35 aircraft; and 

19 (2) the Next Generation Air Dominance piloted 

20 combat aircraft. 

21 SEC. 155. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING SUBMIS22 SION OF REPORT ON PLAN FOR LONG-TERM 

23 AIR FORCE FIGHTER FORCE STRUCTURE. 

24 Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 

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1 fense for fiscal year 2025 for the Secretary of the Air 

2 Force for official travel, not more than 75 percent may 

3 be obligated or expended until the date on which the Sec4 retary of the Air Force submits to the congressional de5 fense committees the report required under section 148(c) 

6 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

7 2024 (Public Law 118–31). 

8 SEC. 156. RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR REFUELING TANKER 

9 AIRCRAFT OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS 

10 OF THE AIR FORCE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

12 shall replace each covered reserve tanker aircraft with an 

13 aircraft that has capabilities equivalent to or exceeding the 

14 capabilities of the aircraft being replaced. 

15 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 

16 waive the requirement to replace an air refueling tanker 

17 aircraft under subsection (a), on a case by case basis, if 

18 the Secretary determines that such replacement would de19 grade the readiness of the air refueling capability of the 

20 Air Force. 

21 (c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on Octo22 ber 1, 2025. 

23 (d) COVERED RESERVE TANKER AIRCRAFT DE24 FINED.—The term ‘‘covered reserve tanker aircraft’’ 
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1 means an air refueling tanker aircraft of the reserve com2 ponents of the Air Force. 

3 SEC. 157. CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 

4 AIR FORCE LANDING GEAR. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

6 shall transfer to the Air Force Sustainment Center supply 

7 chain management, item management, and delegated engi8 neering authorities for landing gear systems of F–15EX, 

9 F–22, F–35, and T–7A aircraft. 

10 (b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 120 

11 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary of the Air Force shall develop and initiate an imple13 mentation plan for the transfers required under subsection 

14 (a). 

15 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after com16 pleting the development of the implementation plan re17 quired under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air 

18 Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

19 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 

20 that includes a description of— 

21 (1) the planned milestones for execution of the 

22 implementation plan; 

23 (2) any data, staff, and funding needed to ef24 fectively carry out such plan; and 
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1 (3) the progress of the Secretary in meeting 

2 such milestones as of the date of the report. 

3 SEC. 158. NOTIFICATION OF DELAYS IN DELIVERY OF MH– 

4 139 AIRCRAFT. 

5 (a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

6 after becoming aware of an expected delay in the delivery 

7 date of an MH–139 aircraft, the Secretary of the Air 

8 Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

9 of the Senate and the House of Representatives written 

10 notice of such delay together with an explanation of the 

11 reasons for such delay. 

12 (b) DELIVERY DATE DEFINED.—In this section, the 

13 term ‘‘delivery date’’, when used with respect to an MH– 

14 139 aircraft, means the date on which such aircraft is ex15 pected to be delivered to the Air Force under the most 

16 recent schedule for such delivery in effect as of the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 159. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE 

19 OF F–16 SIMULATORS AT AIR NATIONAL 

20 GUARD TRAINING CENTERS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force, 

22 in coordination with the Director of the Air National 

23 Guard, shall develop and implement a plan to fully fund 

24 the establishment and maintenance of F–16 simulators at 
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1 training centers of the Air National Guard as described 

2 in subsection (b). 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 

4 include— 

5 (1) an estimate of the costs of maintaining F– 

6 16 simulators at Air National Guard training cen7 ters that have such simulators as of the date of the 

8 plan; 

9 (2) an estimate of the costs of establishing F– 

10 16 simulators at all Air National Guard training 

11 centers that are required to, but do not, have such 

12 simulators as of the date of the plan, including 

13 training centers for Air National Guard units con14 verting from the A–10 aircraft to the F–16 aircraft; 

15 and 

16 (3) a plan for allocating funding to pay the 

17 costs described in paragraphs (1) and (2), including 

18 the proportion of such funding expected to be pro19 vided by the Air Force and the Air National Guard, 

20 respectively. 

21 (c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2025, the 

22 Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres23 sional defense committees a report that includes— 

24 (1) the plan developed under subsection (a); 

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1 (2) an assessment from the Secretary and the 

2 Chief of the National Guard Bureau evaluating how 

3 the readiness of Air National Guard Units requiring 

4 F–16 simulators may be affected if such simulators 

5 are not established and maintained at mission train6 ing centers as required under the plan. 

7 (d) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 

8 than June 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force and 

9 the Director of the Air National Guard shall commence 

10 implementation of the plan developed under subsection 

11 (a). 

12 SEC. 160. FUNDING FOR C-130 MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE13 FIGHTING SYSTEM. 

14 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

15 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au16 thorized to be appropriated in section 101 for aircraft pro17 curement, Air Force, as specified in the corresponding 

18 funding table in section 4101, for other aircraft, C-130, 

19 line 049, is hereby increased by $20,000,000 (with the 

20 amount of such increase to be used for the modular air21 borne firefighting system). 

22 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

23 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

24 to be appropriated in section 201 for research, develop25 ment, test and evaluation, Air Force, as specified in the 
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1 corresponding funding table in section 4201, for system 

2 development and demonstration, VC–25B, line 114, is 

3 hereby reduced by $20,000,000. 

4 SEC. 161. REQUIREMENT FOR MINIMUM NUMBER OF AIR 

5 LOGISTICS COMPLEXES. 

6 Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, as 

7 amended by section 154(a)(3) of this Act, is further 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new sub9 section: 

10 ‘‘(m) The Secretary of the Air Force shall continu11 ously operate not fewer than three air logistics complexes. 

12 For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘air logistics 

13 complex’ means an air logistics complex operated by the 

14 Air Force as of January 1, 2024.’’. 

15 Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 

16 and Multiservice Matters 

17 SEC. 171. MODIFICATION TO AIR FORCE AND NAVY USE OF 

18 COMMERCIAL DUAL-USE PARTS IN CERTAIN 

19 AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES. 

20 Section 161 of the National Defense Authorization 

21 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 

22 3453 note) is amended— 

23 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘USED’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘new,’’ be25 fore ‘‘used’’; and 
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1 (3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or from 

2 a certified production approval holder pursuant to 

3 part 21 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations’’ be4 fore the period at the end. 

5 SEC. 172. POLICY ON QUALIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTORS 

6 FOR INTO-PLANE FUEL DELIVERIES FOR 

7 HEAVY-LIFT AIRCRAFT. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY.—Not later than 

9 one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc10 tor of the Defense Logistics Agency shall develop and im11 plement a policy that establishes factors for determining 

12 the qualifications of fixed-based operators bidding on con13 tracts to provide into-plane fuel deliveries for heavy-lift 

14 aircraft at airports with weight-bearing capacity to serve 

15 such aircraft. 

16 (b) FACTORS.—With respect to the policy required 

17 under subsection (a), the factors for determining whether 

18 a fixed-based operator is qualified to provide into-plane 

19 fuel deliveries for heavy-lift aircraft may include the fol20 lowing: 

21 (1) The fixed-base operator is able to maintain 

22 a minimum onsite fuel storage capacity equal to 

23 twice the preceding year’s peak day of fuel demand 

24 at the airport, at least half of which is comprised of 

25 fixed tanks. 
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1 (2) Evidence that the fixed-base operator’s total 

2 number of employees is sufficient to service military 

3 customers 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and 

4 365 days per year. 

5 (3) The fixed-based operator is capable of per6 forming a full range of cargo on-load, off-load, and 

7 handling operations, including for dangerous goods 

8 and cargo, for military aircraft of all sizes. 

9 (4) The fixed-base operator possesses an onsite, 

10 certified maintenance and repair station. 

11 (5) The fixed-based operator has an operational 

12 history of providing services to heavy-lift aircraft at 

13 the airport involved for at least three years pre14 ceding the operator’s bid to perform into-plane fuel 

15 deliveries. 

16 (6) Any other factors the Director of the De17 fense Logistics Agency determines appropriate. 

18 (c) HEAVY-LIFT AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this sec19 tion, the term ‘‘heavy-lift aircraft’’ means aircraft larger 

20 than 107,000-pound maximum gross takeoff weight. 

21 (d) CONSULTATION.—The Director of the Defense 

22 Logistics Agency shall consult with relevant heavy-lift air23 craft mission planners in developing and implementing the 

24 policy required under this section. 
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1 SEC. 173. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION, PROCUREMENT, 

2 AND CONTRACTING RELATED TO FOREIGN3 MADE LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING 

4 TECHNOLOGY. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION ON AGENCY OPERATION OR PRO6 CUREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall not operate 

7 or enter into or renew a contract for the procurement of— 

8 (1) a covered light detection and ranging tech9 nology (referred to in this section as ‘‘LiDAR tech10 nology’’) that— 

11 (A) is manufactured in a covered foreign 

12 country or by an entity domiciled in a covered 

13 foreign country; 

14 (B) uses operating software developed in a 

15 covered foreign country or by an entity domi16 ciled in a covered foreign country; or 

17 (C) uses network connectivity or data stor18 age located in or administered by an entity 

19 domiciled in a covered foreign country; or 

20 (2) a system or systems that incorporates, 

21 interfaces with, or otherwise uses LiDAR technology 

22 as described in paragraph (1). 

23 (b) EXEMPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 

24 (a) shall not apply if the operation, procurement, or con25 tracting action is for the purposes of intelligence, elec-
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1 tronic warfare, and information warfare operations, test2 ing, analysis, and training. 

3 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

4 the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case 

5 basis if the Secretary certifies, in writing, to the congres6 sional defense committees that the operation, procure7 ment, or contracting action is required in the national in8 terest of the United States. 

9 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition under sec10 tion (a) shall take effect on June 30, 2026. 

11 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) The term ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means 

13 any of the following: 

14 (A) The People’s Republic of China. 

15 (B) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 

16 (C) The Democratic People’s Republic of 

17 North Korea. 

18 (D) The Russian Federation. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘covered LiDAR company’’ 

20 means any of the following: 

21 (A) Hesai Technology (or any subsidiary 

22 or affiliate of Hesai Technology). 

23 (B) Any entity that produces or provides 

24 LiDAR and that is included on— 
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1 (i) the Consolidated Screening List 

2 maintained by the International Trade Ad3 ministration of the Department of Com4 merce; or 

5 (ii) the civil-military fusion list main6 tained under section 1260h of the William 

7 M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 

8 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

9 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 

10 note). 

11 (C) Any entity that produces or provides 

12 LiDAR and that— 

13 (i) is domiciled in a covered foreign 

14 country; or 

15 (ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign 

16 ownership, control or influence by a cov17 ered foreign country, as determined by the 

18 Secretary of Defense in accordance with 

19 the National Industrial Security Program 

20 or any successor to such program. 

21 (3) The term ‘‘covered LiDAR technology’’ 

22 means LiDAR technology and any related services 

23 and equipment manufactured by a covered LiDAR 

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1 (4) The terms ‘‘light detection and ranging’’ 

2 and ‘‘LiDAR’’ mean a sensor that emits light, often 

3 in the form of a pulsed or modulated laser, and 

4 scans or flashes the environment to detect and meas5 ure the range of its surroundings. 

6 SEC. 174. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF F–35 AIR7 CRAFT PENDING CERTIFICATION ON IM8 PROVEMENTS AND CORRECTION OF DEFI9 CIENCIES. 

10 (a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 

11 accept or take delivery of covered F–35 aircraft in excess 

12 of the maximum quantities specified in subsection (c) until 

13 the date on which the Secretary certifies to the congres14 sional defense committees that the Secretary is in compli15 ance with each of the following requirements: 

16 (1) The Secretary has developed and will imple17 ment an acquisition strategy, with appropriate ac18 tions and milestones, to develop and field F–35 air19 craft and mission systems digital-twin models across 

20 the F–35 enterprise. 

21 (2) The Secretary has developed and will imple22 ment an acquisition strategy, with appropriate ac23 tions and milestones, to procure at least one new co24 operative avionics flying test bed aircraft for the F– 

25 35 enterprise. 
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1 (3) The Secretary has developed and will imple2 ment an acquisition strategy, with appropriate ac3 tions and milestones, to procure and construct a new 

4 F–35 mission software integration laboratory to en5 able concurrent testing of TR–2 and TR–3 mission 

6 system hardware, software, and any existing or new 

7 F–35 capabilities. 

8 (4) The Secretary has developed and will imple9 ment a plan of corrective actions and milestones to 

10 resolve all deficiencies and recommendations identi11 fied in the 2024 F–35 Initial Operational Testing 

12 and Evaluation report submitted to Congress by the 

13 Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation. 

14 (5) The Secretary has developed and will imple15 ment a plan of corrective actions and milestones to 

16 minimize F–35 new aircraft production interruptions 

17 and resolve all programmatic deficiencies with F–35 

18 APG–85 radar hardware and software related to the 

19 development, testing, acceptance, certification, pro20 duction, and fielding of the radar as identified by 

21 the Director of the F–35 Joint Program Office. 

22 (6) The Secretary has developed and will imple23 ment a plan of corrective actions and milestones to 

24 resolve all deficiencies and recommendations identi25 fied in the report of the F–35 software Independent 
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1 Review Team commissioned by the Secretary of the 

2 Air Force and the Director of the F–35 Joint Pro3 gram Office. 

4 (7) The Secretary has developed and will imple5 ment a corrective action plan with appropriate ac6 tions, milestones, necessary technical data and other 

7 resources, and metrics for measuring improvements, 

8 to address long-standing sustainment challenges and 

9 improve fleetwide mission capable and full mission 

10 capable rates for F–35 aircraft. At a minimum, such 

11 plan shall provide for— 

12 (A) completing the set-up of military serv13 ice depots and attaining the required production 

14 capacity; 

15 (B) addressing and mitigating corrosion, 

16 particularly in the F–35B and F–35C variants, 

17 including the necessary parts, equipment, tech18 nical data, and any necessary adjustments to 

19 squadron staffing to effectively conduct corro20 sion inspections and work; 

21 (C) improving the visibility and availability 

22 of assets and parts that detract from mission 

23 capable rates; and 

24 (D) developing mechanisms to surge sup25 ply support for the air vehicle and engine and 
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1 ensure continuity of F–35 logistics and oper2 ations in contested environments. 

3 (8) The Secretary has submitted all acquisition 

4 strategies and corrective action plans described in 

5 paragraphs (1) through (7) to the congressional de6 fense committees as required under subsection (b). 

7 (9) The Secretary has met the requirements of 

8 subsections (b)(5) and (c) of section 226 of the Na9 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 196). 

11 (b) SUBMITTAL OF PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO CON12 GRESS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

14 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

15 all acquisition strategies and corrective action plans 

16 described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of sub17 section (a). 

18 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy and plan sub19 mitted under paragraph (1) shall include— 

20 (A) an estimate of the total amount of 

21 funds required to complete implementation of 

22 the strategy or plan; 

23 (B) realistic, event-driven schedules to 

24 achieve the objectives of the strategy or plan; 

25 and 
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1 (C) a schedule risk assessment to a min2 imum of 80 percent confidence level. 

3 (3) FORM.—Each strategy and plan described 

4 in paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

5 form, but may contain a classified annex. 

6 (c) MAXIMUM QUANTITIES.— The maximum quan7 tities of covered F–35 aircraft specified in this subsection 

8 are the following: 

9 (1) Thirty F–35A aircraft. 

10 (2) Nine F–35B aircraft. 

11 (3) Nine F–35C aircraft. 

12 (d) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 

14 2025, and on an annual basis thereafter for the fol15 lowing five years, the Secretary of Defense shall sub16 mit to the congressional defense committees a report 

17 that includes a comprehensive update on all correc18 tive action plans and acquisition strategies that— 

19 (A) were developed pursuant to paragraphs 

20 (1) through (7) of subsection (a); and 

21 (B) are being implemented by the Sec22 retary as of the date of the report. 

23 (2) FORM.—Each report under paragraph (1) 

24 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may con25 tain a classified annex. 
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1 (e) COVERED F–35 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 

2 section, the term ‘‘covered F–35’’ aircraft means new pro3 duction F–35 aircraft— 

4 (1) that are authorized to be procured using 

5 funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

6 otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the 

7 Department of Defense; and 

8 (2) the procurement of which is fully funded by 

9 the United States. 

10 SEC. 175. ASSESSMENT OF AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE INVENTORY 

11 REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED CAPABILI12 TIES. 

13 (a) ASSESSMENT OF AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE INVEN14 TORY.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 

16 Force and the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination 

17 with the commanders of the combatant commands, 

18 shall jointly conduct an assessment of the sufficiency 

19 of established inventory requirements for air-to-air 

20 missiles within the Armed Forces under the jurisdic21 tion of such Secretaries. 

22 (2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the assessment 

23 required under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall 

24 evaluate— 
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1 (A) for each year through the end of 

2 2029— 

3 (i) the numbers and types of air-to-air 

4 missiles expected to be delivered to the De5 partment of the Air Force and the Depart6 ment of the Navy in such year; and 

7 (ii) the total inventory of air-to-air 

8 missiles expected to be available for use in 

9 such year, considered separately for each 

10 type of missile; 

11 (B) the inventory levels of air-to-air mis12 siles needed to support the operational plans of 

13 the United States Central Command, the 

14 United States Indo-Pacific Command, the 

15 United States Northern Command, and the 

16 United States European Command, assessed 

17 separately for each command at low, medium, 

18 and high risk levels; 

19 (C) emerging requirements for surface-to20 air defense and collaborative combat aircraft ca21 pabilities, and how such emerging requirements 

22 are expected to impact inventory requirements 

23 for air-to-air missiles; 

24 (D) whether the numbers and types of mis25 siles expected to be delivered through 2029, as 
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1 determined under subparagraph (A), are suffi2 cient to meet all testing, training, and oper3 ational requirements of the military depart4 ments and combatant commands; 

5 (E) whether extending the AIM–120 Ad6 vanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile pro7 gram of record through 2029 would enhance 

8 available inventories of air-to-air missiles during 

9 such period; and 

10 (F) recommendations to adjust the 

11 planned missile mix, to include development and 

12 fielding of an AIM–120D Extended Range mis13 sile and procurement quantities to support com14 bined combatant command requirements at a 

15 medium-level of operational risk. 

16 (b) ASSESSMENT OF AIM–120D EXTENDED RANGE

17 MISSILE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the as19 sessment required under subsection (a), the Sec20 retary of the Air Force shall conduct a cost-benefit 

21 and technical risk assessment of developing and pro22 curing an extended range AIM–120D missile. 

23 (2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the assessment 

24 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Air Force 

25 shall— 
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1 (A) assess the costs, benefits, and technical 

2 risks presented by the potential development 

3 and procurement of an extended range AIM– 

4 120D missile as described in paragraph (1); 

5 (B) evaluate how new propellants, binding 

6 agents, and other enhancements may increase 

7 the capabilities of such a missile; 

8 (C) consider how the procurement of such 

9 a missile could hedge against current or future 

10 air-to-air missile inventory, capacity, capability 

11 or shortfall risks; and 

12 (D) develop a budget profile and schedule 

13 that would support expedited fielding of such a 

14 missile. 

15 (c) REPORT.—Following the completion of the assess16 ments required under subsections (a) and (b), but not 

17 later than April 1, 2025— 

18 (1) the Secretary of the Air Force and the Sec19 retary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the con20 gressional defense committees a report on the results 

21 of the assessment conducted under subsection (a), 

22 which shall include a summary of the results of the 

23 assessment with respect to each element specified in 

24 subsection (a)(2); and 
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1 (2) the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 

2 to the congressional defense committees a report on 

3 the results of the assessment conducted under sub4 section (b), which shall include a copy of the budget 

5 profile and schedule required under subsection 

6 (b)(2)(D). 

7 SEC. 176. MODIFICATION TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT 

8 AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL MIN9 ERALS. 

10 Section 152 of the National Defense Authorization 

11 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 

12 180; 50 U.S.C. 98e-2) is amended— 

13 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘STRATEGIC

14 AND’’ after ‘‘DOMESTICALLY PROCESSED’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the procure16 ment of’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol17 lowing: ‘‘the procurement of strategic and critical 

18 materials that are mined, processed, or produced in 

19 the United States.’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the domesti21 cally processed critical minerals’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

22 strategic and critical materials’’; 

23 (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub24 section (f); 
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1 (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol2 lowing new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the activities de4 scribed in this section, the Secretary may give priority to 

5 the procurement of strategic and critical materials that 

6 are derived from recycled and reused minerals and metals 

7 to the maximum extent practicable, and from terrestrial 

8 mines that do not cause harm to the natural or cultural 

9 resources of Tribal communities or sovereign nations or 

10 result in degraded ground or surface water.’’; and 

11 (6) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— 

12 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

13 follows: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘strategic and critical material’ 

15 means a material determined to be a strategic or 

16 critical material under section 3(a) of the Strategic 

17 and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 

18 98b(a)).’’; and 

19 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(4) The term ‘produced’ means formed, assem22 bled, manufactured, or systems integrated.’’. 
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1 SEC. 177. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DOMESTIC PROCURE2 MENT OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR AUKUS 

3 PARTNERSHIP. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

5 (1) researching, producing, and procuring de6 fense articles for the AUKUS partnership from 

7 within the United States boosts local economies and 

8 improves national security by enhancing domestic 

9 defense article production capabilities; and 

10 (2) therefore, the Secretary of Defense should 

11 promote and prioritize domestic manufacturing, sup12 ply chains, and research for defense articles intended 

13 for use by members of the AUKUS partnership. 

14 (b) AUKUS PARTNERSHIP DEFINED.—In this sec15 tion, the term ‘‘AUKUS partnership’’ means the enhanced 

16 trilateral security partnership between Australia, the 

17 United Kingdom, and the United States announced in 

18 September 2021. 

19 SEC. 178. STUDY TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF SECURE PARTS 

20 FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 

21 (a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Ac22 quisition and Sustainment shall conduct a study to iden23 tify sources of secure parts for unmanned aircraft sys24 tems. For purposes of the study, a part shall be considered 

25 secure if it— 
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1 (1) is not produced or sold by a Chinese mili2 tary company (as defined in section 1260H of the 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note)); 

5 (2) will not be used for a sensitive platform, 

6 such as the F–35 aircraft; 

7 (3) does not connect to wireless or other data 

8 networks; and 

9 (4) meets such other criteria as may be estab10 lished by the Under Secretary. 

11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of De13 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the 

14 congressional defense committees a report on the results 

15 of the study conducted under subsection (a). 

16 TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP17 MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA18 TION 

19 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

20 Appropriations 

21 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

23 fiscal year 2025 for the use of the Department of Defense 

24 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci25 fied in the funding table in section 4201. 
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1 SEC. 202. FUNDING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

4 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au5 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, 

6 development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as speci7 fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, 

8 for basic research, National Defense Education Program, 

9 line 6, is hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

10 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

11 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

12 to be appropriated in section 4301 for Operation and 

13 Maintenance, Defense-wide, for Washington Headquarters 

14 Services, line 480, as specified in the corresponding fund15 ing table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by 

16 $5,000,000. 

17 Subtitle B—Program Require18 ments, Restrictions, and Limita19 tions 

20 SEC. 211. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RE21 LATING TO THE JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSI22 TION OFFICE. 

23 Section 148 of title 10, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 

25 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub26 section (f); and 
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1 (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

2 following new subsections: 

3 ‘‘(d) BUDGETING AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 

5 the Office is budgeted for and funded in a manner 

6 sufficient to ensure the Office has the staff and 

7 other resources necessary to effectively carry out the 

8 responsibilities specified in subsection (c). 

9 ‘‘(2) In the budget justification materials sub10 mitted to Congress in support of the Department of 

11 Defense budget for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal 

12 year thereafter (as submitted with the budget of the 

13 President under section 1105(a) of title 31), the 

14 Secretary of Defense shall include a dedicated budg15 et line item for the implementation of subsection (a) 

16 and for the testing and evaluation of energetic mate17 rials and technologies by the Office. 

18 ‘‘(e) STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES CUR19 RICULUM.— 

20 ‘‘(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Re21 search and Engineering, in coordination with the 

22 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

23 Sustainment, shall include, within the program man24 agement and engineering curriculum of the Defense 

25 Acquisition University, instruction in standards and 
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1 best practices for the development of energetic mate2 rials and ensuring the safety of explosives. 

3 ‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Under 

4 Secretaries shall consult with— 

5 ‘‘(A) the President of the Defense Acquisi6 tion University; and 

7 ‘‘(B) individuals and organizations in aca8 demia and industry with relevant expertise in 

9 the field of energetics.’’. 

10 SEC. 212. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON UN11 FUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE UNDER SEC12 RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND 

13 ENGINEERING. 

14 The second section 222e of title 10, United States 

15 Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 

17 of Defense shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 

18 Defense, after coordinating with the Secretaries of 

19 the military departments, shall’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (e)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

22 the end; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe24 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) in the case of military construction project, 

4 has reached a stage of planning and design that is 

5 sufficient to support a reliable cost estimate.’’. 

6 SEC. 213. MODIFICATION TO DEFENSE LABORATORY EDU7 CATION PARTNERSHIPS. 

8 Section 2194(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

11 end; 

12 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 

13 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(8) entering into contracts or cooperative 

17 agreements with, or making grants to, the institu18 tion to provide financial assistance for activities con19 ducted under such partnership agreement.’’. 

20 SEC. 214. USE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARIES TO PRO21 MOTE DEFENSE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 10, United 

23 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol24 lowing new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 4128. Use of partnership intermediaries to promote 

2 defense research and education. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the approval of the 

4 Secretary of Defense or the head of another department 

5 or agency of the Federal Government concerned, the head 

6 of a Federal laboratory or research center may— 

7 ‘‘(1) enter into a contract, memorandum of un8 derstanding, or other transaction with a partnership 

9 intermediary that provides for the partnership inter10 mediary to perform services for the Department of 

11 Defense that increase the likelihood of success in the 

12 conduct of cooperative or joint activities of the lab13 oratory or center with industry or academic institu14 tions; and 

15 ‘‘(2) pay the Federal costs of such contract, 

16 memorandum or understanding, or other transaction 

17 out of funds made available for the support of the 

18 technology transfer function of the laboratory or 

19 center. 

20 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 ‘‘(1) Term ‘Federal laboratory or research cen22 ter’ means— 

23 ‘‘(A) a Federal laboratory; or 

24 ‘‘(B) a federally funded research and devel25 opment center that is not a laboratory. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘laboratory’ has the meaning 

2 given that term in section 12(d)(2) the Stevenson3 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 

4 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(2)). 

5 ‘‘(3) The term ‘partnership intermediary’ 

6 means an agency of a State or local government, or 

7 a nonprofit entity owned in whole or in part by, 

8 chartered by, funded in whole or in part by, or oper9 ated in whole or in part by or on behalf of a State 

10 or local government, that— 

11 ‘‘(A) assists, counsels, advises, evaluates, 

12 or otherwise cooperates with industry or aca13 demic institutions that need or can make de14 monstrably productive use of technology-related 

15 assistance from a Federal laboratory or re16 search center; 

17 ‘‘(B) facilitates technology transfer or 

18 transition from industry or academic institu19 tions to a Federal laboratory or research center; 

20 ‘‘(C) assists and facilitates workforce de21 velopment in critical technology areas for proto22 typing or technology transition activities to ful23 fill unmet needs of a Federal laboratory or re24 search center; or 
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1 ‘‘(D) facilitates improvements to intellec2 tual property owned by the Federal laboratory 

3 or research center, such as improvements to the 

4 quality, value, flexibility, utility, or complexity 

5 of such intellectual property.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 4124 of 

7 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 

9 (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 

10 subsections (f) and (g), respectively. 

11 SEC. 215. MODIFICATION TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 

12 AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN 

13 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 

14 Section 4092 of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

17 following new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(11) OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL.—The 

19 Director of the Office of Strategic Capital may carry 

20 out a program of personnel management authority 

21 provided in subsection (b) in order to facilitate re22 cruitment of eminent experts in science or engineer23 ing for the Unit.’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (b)— 

25 (A) in paragraph (1)— 
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1 (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

2 ‘‘5 scientific and engineering positions in 

3 the Office’’ and inserting ‘‘20 scientific 

4 and engineering positions in the Office, of 

5 which not more than 5 such positions may 

6 be positions of administration or manage7 ment of the Office’’; 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking 

9 ‘‘5 scientific and engineering positions in 

10 the Unit’’ and inserting ‘‘35 scientific and 

11 engineering positions in the Unit, of which 

12 not more than 5 such positions may be po13 sitions of administration or management of 

14 the Unit’ ’’’; and 

15 (iii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 

16 ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’; 

17 (iv) in subparagraph (I), by striking 

18 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

19 (v) in subparagraph (J), by adding 

20 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

21 (vi) by adding at the end the following 

22 new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(K) in the case of the Office of Strategic 

24 Capital, appoint and rescind appointments of 
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1 individuals to a total of not more than 30 posi2 tions in the Office;’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (2), by amending sub4 paragraph (A) to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(A) in the case of employees appointed 

6 pursuant to subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), (H), 

7 and (K) of paragraph (1), at a rate to be deter8 mined by the head of the organization con9 cerned up to the amount of annual compensa10 tion specified in section 102 of title 3;’’. 

11 SEC. 216. MODIFICATION TO CONSORTIUM ON USE OF AD12 DITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR DEFENSE CA13 PABILITY DEVELOPMENT. 

14 Section 223(c) of the National Defense Authorization 

15 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 

16 4841 note) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

18 end; 

19 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 

20 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(7) develop a rapidly deployable additive man24 ufacturing system that is capable of fabricating re25 placement safety-critical parts for military aircraft 
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1 and unmanned aerial vehicles in environments where 

2 access to traditionally manufactured replacement 

3 parts is severely restricted.’’. 

4 SEC. 217. MODIFICATION TO CONTINUOUS CAPABILITY DE5 VELOPMENT AND DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR 

6 F–35 AIRCRAFT. 

7 Section 225(b) of the National Defense Authorization 

8 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 

9 195) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘designate two 

11 F–35A aircraft, two F–35B aircraft, and two F– 

12 35C aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘designate a total of not 

13 fewer than nine F–35A, F–35B, or F–35C aircraft’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘Lot 19’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘Lot 18’’. 

17 SEC. 218. MODIFICATION OF CVN–73 TO SUPPORT FIELDING 

18 OF MQ–25 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE. 

19 Section 219 of the John S. McCain National Defense 

20 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 

21 232; 132 Stat. 1680) is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and 

22 all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall modify the compart23 ments and infrastructure of the aircraft carrier designated 

24 CVN–73 to support the fielding of the MQ–25 unmanned 
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1 aerial vehicle before the planned deployment date of such 

2 vehicle.’’. 

3 SEC. 219. AGILITY PRIME TRANSITION WORKING GROUP. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

6 the Air Force, in coordination with the Under Secretary 

7 of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the 

8 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineer9 ing, shall establish a working group to be known as the 

10 ‘‘Agility Prime Transition Working Group’’ (referred to 

11 in this section as the ‘‘Working Group’’). 

12 (b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Working Group shall 

13 include the following: 

14 (1) To develop and implement a strategy to 

15 transition capabilities developed under the Agility 

16 Prime program of the Air Force to program execu17 tive offices of the covered Armed Forces, as appro18 priate. 

19 (2) To provide a forum for members of the 

20 Working Group to coordinate activities relating to 

21 hybrid and electric vertical takeoff and landing capa22 bilities developed under the Agility Prime program, 

23 including— 

24 (A) research, development, testing, and 

25 evaluation activities; 
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1 (B) demonstration activities; and 

2 (C) activities to transition such capabilities 

3 from the research and development phase into 

4 operational use within the covered Armed 

5 Forces, as appropriate. 

6 (3) To identify programs, projects, activities, 

7 and requirements of the covered Armed Forces that 

8 may be supported by technologies and capabilities 

9 developed under the Agility Prime program, includ10 ing hybrid and electric vertical takeoff and landing 

11 aircraft, advanced air mobility platforms, autono12 mous flight capabilities, test and evaluation soft13 ware, and related technologies. 

14 (4) To identify requirements of the combatant 

15 commands and the covered Armed Forces relating to 

16 distributed and contested logistics, mobility and 

17 sustainment, intelligence, surveillance, and recon18 naissance, strike, and other operational use cases 

19 that align with previous, ongoing, or planned efforts 

20 under the Agility Prime program. 

21 (5) To assess whether previous, ongoing, or 

22 planned efforts under the Agility Prime program 

23 and other vertical take off and landing aircraft capa24 bility development efforts align with other current, 
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1 planned, or future acquisition programs of the cov2 ered Armed Forces. 

3 (6) Identify any changes to doctrine, organiza4 tion, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, facili5 ties, and policy (commonly known as ‘‘DOTMLPF– 

6 P’’) required to successfully integrate hybrid and 

7 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft plat8 forms into future force design. 

9 (7) To assess how the authorities and resources 

10 of the Department of Defense may be used to sup11 port the advanced air mobility and hybrid and elec12 tric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft industries, 

13 including support in the form of loans, loan guaran14 tees, private investment matching programs, and 

15 other financial mechanisms. 

16 (8) To assist the Secretary of the Air Force in 

17 preparing the briefing and reports required under 

18 subsection (g). 

19 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall be 

20 composed of the following members or their designees: 

21 (1) The Secretary of the Air Force. 

22 (2) Each Secretary of a military department. 

23 (3) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

24 (4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui25 sition and Sustainment. 
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1 (5) The Under Secretary of Defense for Re2 search and Engineering. 

3 (6) The Director of the Defense Innovation 

4 Unit. 

5 (7) The Director of the Office of Strategic Cap6 ital. 

7 (8) A representative from the United States 

8 Special Operations Command. 

9 (9) A representative from the United States 

10 Transportation Command. 

11 (10) Representatives of such other organiza12 tions and elements of the Department of Defense as 

13 the Chairperson of the Working Group determines 

14 appropriate. 

15 (d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of the Air Force, 

16 or the designee of the Secretary, shall serve as the Chair17 person of the Working Group. 

18 (e) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall meet not 

19 less frequently than twice each year at the call of the 

20 Chairperson. 

21 (f) TERMINATION.—The working group shall termi22 nate on September 30, 2027. 

23 (g) BRIEFINGS AND REPORTS.— 

24 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 

25 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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1 Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the con2 gressional defense committees a briefing on the sta3 tus of the Working Group, which shall include infor4 mation on the organization, activities, plans, actions, 

5 and milestones of the Working Group as of the date 

6 of the briefing. 

7 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than Sep8 tember 30, 2025, and not later than September 30 

9 of each year thereafter through 2027, the Secretary 

10 of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 

11 defense committees a report on the efforts of the 

12 Working Group. Each report shall include, with re13 spect to the year covered by the report, information 

14 on— 

15 (A) any funding under the categories of re16 search, development, test, and evaluation, pro17 curement, or operation and maintenance that is 

18 expected to be used for further development or 

19 procurement of hybrid and electric vertical 

20 takeoff and landing capabilities in the fiscal 

21 year of the report and the in the following fiscal 

22 year; 

23 (B) any planned transitions of hybrid and 

24 electric vertical takeoff and landing technologies 

25 to— 
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1 (i) acqusition programs of the covered 

2 Armed Forces; or 

3 (ii) research, development, test, and 

4 evaluation programs of the covered Armed 

5 Forces. 

6 (C) any actions taken by the Working 

7 Group; 

8 (D) any milestones achieved by the Work9 ing Group; and 

10 (E) such other matters as the Secretary 

11 determines appropriate. 

12 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) The term ‘‘Agility Prime program’’ means 

14 the program of the Air Force under which the Air 

15 Force is developing hybrid and electric vertical take16 off and landing capabilities in collaboration with 

17 partners in commercial industry and other sectors. 

18 (2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means 

19 the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and 

20 Space Force. 

21 SEC. 220. MEASURES TO ADVANCE QUANTUM INFORMA22 TION SCIENCE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF 

23 DEFENSE. 

24 (a) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

2 shall develop a strategic plan to guide the research, 

3 development, test, and evaluation, procurement, and 

4 implementation of quantum information science (re5 ferred to in this section as ‘‘QIS’’) technologies with6 in the Department of Defense, including the covered 

7 Armed Forces, over the period of five years following 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under 

10 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

11 (A) Identification of— 

12 (i) QIS technologies that have the po13 tential to solve operational challenges faced 

14 by the Department of Defense; and 

15 (ii) the technology readiness levels of 

16 those QIS technologies. 

17 (B) Plans to transition technologies identi18 fied under subparagraph (A) from the research, 

19 development, and prototyping phases into oper20 ational use within the Department. 

21 (C) Plans for allocating the resources of 

22 the Department to ensure such resources are 

23 focused on QIS technologies with the potential 

24 to solve operational challenges as identified 

25 under subparagraph (A). 
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1 (D) Plans for the continuous evaluation, 

2 development, and implementation of QIS tech3 nology solutions within the Department. 

4 (E) Plans for the development, review, per5 formance evaluation, and adoption of a fault6 tolerant, utility-scale quantum computer and 

7 the transition of that capability to appropriate 

8 organizations and elements of the Department 

9 of Defense and such other departments and 

10 agencies of the Federal Government as the Sec11 retary determines appropriate. 

12 (3) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

14 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

15 committees a report that includes— 

16 (A) the strategic plan developed under 

17 paragraph (1); and 

18 (B) an assessment of whether the budgets 

19 proposed for QIS-related activities of the De20 partment of Defense and each of the covered 

21 Armed Forces appropriately balance the use of 

22 research, development, test, and evaluation 

23 funds designated as budget activity 1 (basic re24 search), budget activity 2 (applied research), 

25 and budget activity 3 (advanced technology de-
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1 velopment) (as those budget activity classifica2 tions are set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of 

3 the Department of Defense Financial Manage4 ment Regulation (DOD 7000.14–R)) to achieve 

5 the objectives of the strategic plan over near-, 

6 mid-, and long-term timeframes. 

7 (b) QUANTUM COMPUTING CENTER OF EXCEL8 LENCE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

10 shall establish a Quantum Computing Center of Ex11 cellence (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Cen12 ter’’) at a research laboratory of a covered Armed 

13 Force with requisite experience in quantum com14 puting, integrated photonics and photon qubits, 

15 superconducting and hybrid systems, and trapped 

16 ions. 

17 (2) ACTIVITIES.—The Center shall carry out 

18 the following activities: 

19 (A) Accelerate the transition of advanced 

20 quantum and quantum hybrid computing tech21 nology from the research and development 

22 phase into operational use. 

23 (B) Facilitate quantum computing work24 force development. 
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1 (C) Conduct outreach to enhance govern2 ment, industry, and academia’s understanding 

3 of— 

4 (i) national security-related use cases 

5 for quantum computing and quantum hy6 brid technology; and 

7 (ii) operational challenges faced by the 

8 Department of Defense that may be ad9 dressed using such technology. 

10 (D) Conduct prototyping of quantum com11 puting and quantum hybrid applications. 

12 (E) Undertake efforts to advance the tech13 nology readiness levels of quantum computing 

14 technologies. 

15 (F) Carry out such other activities relating 

16 to quantum computing as the Secretary deter17 mines appropriate. 

18 (3) PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.—For purposes 

19 of carrying out the activities of the Center under 

20 this subsection, the research laboratory selected 

21 under paragraph (1) may partner with one or more 

22 of the following: 

23 (A) Other research laboratories of the cov24 ered Armed Forces. 

25 (B) The Defense Innovation Unit. 
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1 (C) Federally funded research and develop2 ment centers. 

3 (D) University affiliated research centers. 

4 (E) Private sector entities with expertise in 

5 quantum computing. 

6 (F) Such other organizations as the Sec7 retary of Defense determines appropriate. 

8 (4) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Subject to avail9 ability of appropriations, Secretary of Defense may 

10 make grants and enter into contracts or other agree11 ments, on a competitive basis, to support the activi12 ties of the Center. 

13 (5) TERMINATION.—The Center shall terminate 

14 on the date that is 10 years after the date of the 

15 enactment of this Act. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

18 the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space 

19 Force. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘quantum computing’’ means 

21 computing algorithms and applications that use 

22 quantum mechanics through quantum processing 

23 units, including— 

24 (A) quantum-classical hybrid applications 

25 which are applications that use both quantum 
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1 computing and classical computing hardware 

2 systems; 

3 (B) annealing and gate systems; and 

4 (C) all qubit modalities (including super5 conducting, trapped-ion, neutral atom, and 

6 photonics). 

7 (3) The term ‘‘quantum information science’’ 

8 means the use of the laws of quantum physics for 

9 the storage, transmission, manipulation, computing, 

10 or measurement of information. 

11 SEC. 221. AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY DETAIL EMPLOY12 EES OF THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL 

13 TO CERTAIN PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZA14 TIONS. 

15 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Using the authority provided 

16 under section 1599g of title 10, United States Code, the 

17 Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the 

18 Office of Strategic capital, may carry out a program under 

19 which the Director arranges for the temporary assignment 

20 of an employee of the Office to a qualifying private-sector 

21 organization. 

22 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the program 

23 under subsection (a) shall be— 

24 (1) to enable the Office of Strategic Capital and 

25 other organizations and elements of the Department 
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1 of Defense to rapidly acquire industry-specific con2 text and technical competence across high priority 

3 technology and industrial focus areas through im4 mersion in highly relevant emerging technology and 

5 business ecosystems across the United States; and 

6 (2) to enhance, among personnel of the Depart7 ment— 

8 (A) understanding of, connectivity with, 

9 and access to knowledge about critical and 

10 emerging defense industrial base capabilities; 

11 and 

12 (B) understanding of the strategic role 

13 that venture capital and private equity oper14 ations have in shaping future sustainment and 

15 modernization requirements for the defense in16 dustrial base. 

17 (c) MATCHING AND TRACKING CAPABILITIES.—In 

18 carrying out program under subsection (a), the Director 

19 of the Office of Strategic Capital shall— 

20 (1) use an information technology system to op21 timize the identification, assessment, and placement 

22 of participants within the program, which shall in23 clude the use of such system to match private-sector 

24 organizations with employees of the Office partici25 pating in the program in a manner that aligns the 
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1 priorities, needs, and expertise of such employees, 

2 organizations, and the Office; and 

3 (2) establish a database or other capability 

4 that— 

5 (A) enables the Office to identify and track 

6 current and former participants in the program; 

7 (B) documents the nature of the experi8 ence such participants had while in the pro9 gram; and 

10 (C) is suitable for further development and 

11 expansion to other organizations of Department 

12 of Defense in the event the Secretary of De13 fense determines such expansion is appropriate. 

14 (d) QUALIFYING PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZATION

15 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘qualifying private16 sector organization’’ means a private-sector organization 

17 within the defense industrial base that has functions and 

18 expertise relevant to the responsibilities of the Office of 

19 Strategic Capital, which may include organization such as 

20 a venture capital firm, private equity firm, emerging tech21 nology company, or other such organizations as deter22 mined appropriated by the Director. 
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1 SEC. 222. PILOT PROGRAM ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A TEST 

2 AND EVALUATION CELL WITHIN THE DE3 FENSE INNOVATION UNIT. 

4 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Director of the Defense 

5 Innovation Unit shall carry out a pilot program under 

6 which the Director— 

7 (1) develops an alternative testing and evalua8 tion pathway to accelerate the testing and evaluation 

9 of technologies that have the potential to provide 

10 warfighting capabilities to the Department of De11 fense in the near-term and mid-term timeframes; 

12 and 

13 (2) establishes a cell of dedicated personnel 

14 within the Unit to manage and implement the alter15 native testing and evaluation pathway developed 

16 under paragraph (1). 

17 (b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the pilot program 

18 under subsection (a), the Director of the Defense Innova19 tion Unit shall— 

20 (1) conduct continuous and iterative test and 

21 evaluation of technologies that have the potential to 

22 provide warfighting capabilities to the Department 

23 of Defense in the near-term and mid-term time24 frames, including— 

25 (A) commercial dual use technologies; 
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1 (B) technologies that are not integrated 

2 into an established program of record; 

3 (C) technologies that have not been fully 

4 fielded; 

5 (D) software-based technologies; and 

6 (E) such other technologies as the Director 

7 determines appropriate; 

8 (2) use tools and technologies to emulate oper9 ationally relevant threat scenarios and conditions; 

10 and 

11 (3) integrate the development of concepts of op12 erations and concepts of employment with testing 

13 and evaluation activities conducted under the pro14 gram to ensure early alignment between capability 

15 development and future concepts of operations and 

16 concepts of employment. 

17 (c) CONSULTATION.—The Director of the Defense 

18 Innovation Unit shall carry out the pilot program under 

19 subsection (a), in consultation with— 

20 (1) service-level innovation organizations; 

21 (2) research laboratories of the Armed Forces; 

22 (3) the combatant commands; 

23 (4) the Joint Staff; 

24 (5) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi25 tion and Sustainment; 
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1 (6) the Under Secretary of Defense for Re2 search and Engineering; 

3 (7) the Director of Operational Test and Eval4 uation; 

5 (8) the Director of the Test Resource Manage6 ment Center; 

7 (9) industry partners; and 

8 (10) Federal, State, local, and international 

9 partners with test and evaluation infrastructure. 

10 (d) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an 

12 annual basis thereafter through the termination date spec13 ified in subsection (e), the Director of the Defense Innova14 tion Unit shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv15 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

16 briefing on the status of the pilot program under sub17 section (a). 

18 (e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under sub19 section (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2028. 

20 SEC. 223. DISMANTLEMENT OF CHINESE DRONE AIRCRAFT 

21 OF TO IDENTIFY THE ORIGIN OF COMPO22 NENTS AND SECURITY VULNERABILITIES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De25 fense, acting through the head of the Defense Technology 
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1 Security Administration and in coordination with the Di2 rector of the Defense Innovation Unit, shall— 

3 (1) fully disassemble a drone aircraft made by 

4 the Chinese technology company Da Jiang Innova5 tions (DJI); and 

6 (2) determine the origin of each component of 

7 such drone aircraft. 

8 (b) REPORT.—After completing the actions required 

9 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall sub10 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

11 and the House of Representatives a report that includes— 

12 (1) a list of each component found in the drone, 

13 including the origin of the component and manufac14 turer information; 

15 (2) a description of any security vulnerabilities 

16 that were identified in the course of disassembling 

17 the drone. 

18 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 

19 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

20 a classified annex. 
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1 SEC. 224. PROGRAM ON LIMITED OBJECTIVE EXPERIMEN2 TATION IN SUPPORT OF AIR FORCE OPER3 ATIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the Air Force 

5 Research Laboratory, acting through a partnership inter6 mediary, shall establish a program— 

7 (1) to carry out limited objective experiments in 

8 operationally relevant environments; 

9 (2) to develop persistent instrumentation and 

10 infrastructure for field experimentation and other in11 novation activities supporting the Air Force and 

12 joint service multi-domain mission set; and 

13 (3) to identify capabilities for the Air Force 

14 multi-domain operations enterprise that have the po15 tential to generate life-cycle cost savings and provide 

16 data-driven approaches to resource allocation. 

17 (b) PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARY DEFINED.—In 

18 this section, term ‘‘partnership intermediary’’ has the 

19 meaning given that term in section 23(c) of the Stevenson20 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

21 3715(c)). 
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1 SEC. 225. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS BETWEEN CERTAIN 

2 FOREIGN ENTITIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF 

3 HIGHER EDUCATION CONDUCTING DEPART4 MENT OF DEFENSE-FUNDED RESEARCH. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

6 be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal 

7 year for the Department of Defense may be provided to 

8 a covered institution of higher education that fails to com9 ply with the prohibition under subsection (b). 

10 (b) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on January 1, 2026, 

11 a covered institution of higher education may not enter 

12 into a contract with a covered nation or a foreign entity 

13 of concern. 

14 (c) WAIVERS.— 

15 (1) SUBMISSION.— 

16 (A) FIRST WAIVER REQUESTS.— 

17 (i) IN GENERAL.—A covered institu18 tion of higher education that desires to 

19 enter into a contract with a foreign entity 

20 of concern or a covered nation may submit 

21 to the Secretary of Defense, not later than 

22 120 days before the institution enters into 

23 such a contract, a request to waive the 

24 prohibition under subsection (b) with re25 spect to such contract. 
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1 (ii) CONTENTS OF WAIVER RE2 QUEST.—A waiver request submitted by a 

3 covered institution of higher education 

4 under clause (i) shall include— 

5 (I) the complete and unredacted 

6 text of the proposed contract for 

7 which the waiver is being requested, 

8 and if such original contract is not in 

9 English, a translated copy of the text 

10 into English (in a manner that com11 plies with subsection (f)); and 

12 (II) a statement that— 

13 (aa) is signed by the Presi14 dent or compliance officer of the 

15 institution designated in accord16 ance with subsection (g); and 

17 (bb) includes information 

18 that demonstrates that such con19 tract is for the benefit of the in20 stitution’s mission and students 

21 and will promote the security, 

22 stability, and economic vitality of 

23 the United States. 

24 (B) RENEWAL WAIVER REQUESTS.— 
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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—A covered institu2 tion of higher education that has entered 

3 into a contract pursuant to a waiver issued 

4 under this section, the term of which is 

5 longer than the 1-year waiver period and 

6 the terms and conditions of which remain 

7 the same as the proposed contract sub8 mitted as part of the request for such 

9 waiver, may submit, not later than 120 

10 days before the expiration of such waiver 

11 period, a request for a renewal of such 

12 waiver for an additional 1-year period 

13 (which shall include any information re14 quested by the Secretary). 

15 (ii) TERMINATION.—If a covered in16 stitution of higher education fails to sub17 mit a request under clause (i) or is not 

18 granted a renewal under such clause, such 

19 institution shall terminate such contract on 

20 the last day of the original 1-year waiver 

21 period. 

22 (2) WAIVER ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of De23 fense— 

24 (A) not later than 60 days before a covered 

25 institution of higher education enters into a 
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1 contract pursuant to a waiver request under 

2 paragraph (1)(A), or before a contract de3 scribed in paragraph (1)(B)(i) is renewed pur4 suant to a renewal request under such para5 graph, shall notify the institution— 

6 (i) if the waiver or renewal will be 

7 issued by the Secretary; and 

8 (ii) in a case in which the waiver or 

9 renewal will be issued, the date on which 

10 the 1-year waiver period starts; and 

11 (B) may only issue a waiver under this sec12 tion to an institution if the Secretary of De13 fense determines, in consultation with the Sec14 retary of Education, that the contract for which 

15 the waiver is being requested is for the benefit 

16 of the institution’s mission and students and 

17 will promote the security, stability, and eco18 nomic vitality of the United States. 

19 (3) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

20 than 2 weeks prior to issuing a waiver under para21 graph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

22 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

23 and the House of Representatives written notice of 

24 the intent of the Secretary to issue such waiver to25 gether with a justification for such waiver. 
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1 (4) APPLICATION OF WAIVERS.—A waiver 

2 issued under this section to a covered institution of 

3 higher education with respect to a contract shall 

4 only— 

5 (A) waive the prohibition under subsection 

6 (b) for a 1-year period; and 

7 (B) apply to the terms and conditions of 

8 the proposed contract submitted as part of the 

9 request for such waiver. 

10 (d) CONTRACTS PRIOR TO DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a covered in12 stitution of higher education that entered into con13 tract with a covered nation or foreign entity of con14 cern prior to January 1, 2026, and which contract 

15 remains in effect on such date— 

16 (A) the institution shall, not later than 

17 120 days before such date, submit to the Sec18 retary a waiver request in accordance with sub19 section (c)(1)(A)(ii); and 

20 (B) the Secretary shall, upon receipt of the 

21 request submitted under subparagraph (A), im22 mediately issue a waiver to the institution for a 

23 period beginning on the date on which the waiv24 er is issued and ending on the sooner of— 

25 (i) January 1, 2027; or 
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1 (ii) the date on which the contract 

2 terminates. 

3 (2) RENEWAL.—A covered institution of higher 

4 education that has entered into a contract described 

5 in paragraph (1), the term of which is longer than 

6 the waiver period described in subparagraph (B) of 

7 such paragraph and the terms and conditions of 

8 which remain the same as the contract submitted as 

9 part of the request required under subparagraph (A) 

10 of such paragraph, may submit a request for re11 newal of the waiver issued under such paragraph in 

12 accordance with subsection (c)(1)(B). 

13 (e) DESIGNATION DURING CONTRACT TERM.—In the 

14 case of a covered institution of higher education that en15 ters into a contract with a foreign source that is not a 

16 covered nation or a foreign entity of concern but which, 

17 during the term of such contract, is designated as a cov18 ered nation or foreign entity of concern, such institution 

19 shall terminate such contract not later than 60 days after 

20 the Secretary notifies the institution of such designation. 

21 (f) TRANSLATION REQUIREMENT.—Any information 

22 required to be disclosed under this section with respect 

23 to a contract that is not in English shall be translated, 

24 for purposes of such disclosure, by a person that is not 
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1 an affiliated entity or agent of the covered nation or for2 eign entity of concern involved with such contract. 

3 (g) COMPLIANCE OFFICER.—Each covered institu4 tion of higher education applying for a waiver under sub5 section (c) or (d), shall identify a compliance officer, who 

6 shall— 

7 (1) be a current employee or legally authorized 

8 agent of such institution; and 

9 (2) be responsible, on behalf of such institution, 

10 for personally certifying— 

11 (A) compliance with the prohibition under 

12 this section; and 

13 (B) the truth and accuracy of any informa14 tion contained in such a waiver request. 

15 (h) PUBLIC DATABASE.—Not later than 90 days 

16 after issuing a waiver under subsection (c) or (d), the Sec17 retary of Defense shall publish a copy of the order grant18 ing the waiver and the contents of the waiver request on 

19 a publicly available website of the Department of Defense. 

20 Such information shall be made available on such website 

21 in the form of a searchable database that includes links 

22 to the text of all contracts to which the waiver pertains. 

23 (i) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than June 1, 2026, 

24 and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of De25 fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
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1 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 

2 that includes a description of— 

3 (1) the terms and contents of any waivers 

4 issued under this section in the period covered by 

5 the report; 

6 (2) any trends in— 

7 (A) the number of waivers issued under 

8 this section over time; and 

9 (B) the types of contracts to which such 

10 waivers pertain; and 

11 (3) the processes used by the Secretary to 

12 verify that covered institutions of higher education 

13 are in compliance with the requirements of this sec14 tion. 

15 (j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘contract’’ means— 

17 (A) any agreement or memorandum of un18 derstanding for the acquisition, by purchase, 

19 lease, or barter, of property or services by or 

20 from a covered nation or foreign entity of con21 cern; or 

22 (B) any affiliation, agreement, or similar 

23 transaction with a covered nation or foreign en24 tity of concern that involves the use or ex25 change of the name, likeness, time, services, or 
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1 resources of a covered institution of higher edu2 cation. 

3 (2) The term ‘‘covered institution of higher 

4 education’’ means an institution of higher education 

5 that conducts research funded by the Department of 

6 Defense. 

7 (3) The term ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has 

8 the meaning given that term in section 10612(a) of 

9 the Research and Development, Competition, and 

10 Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)) and includes a 

11 foreign entity that is identified on the list published 

12 under section 1286(c)(9)(A) of the John S. McCain 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

14 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note). 

15 (4) The term ‘‘covered nation’’ has the meaning 

16 given that term in section 4872(d) of title 10, 

17 United States Code. 

18 (5) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 

19 has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 

20 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

21 1002). 
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1 SEC. 226. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION 

3 WITH CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 

4 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 

5 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

6 this Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal year 

7 for the Department of Defense may be provided to an in8 stitution of higher education for any principal investigator 

9 who conducts fundamental research in collaboration di10 rectly or indirectly with a covered nation or foreign entity 

11 of concern. 

12 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

13 the limitation under subsection (a), on a case-by-case 

14 basis, with respect to a principal investigator at an institu15 tion of higher education, if the Secretary of Defense deter16 mines that such a waiver is in the national security inter17 ests of the United States. 

18 (c) CERTIFICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE.— 

19 (1) FUNDING CERTIFICATION.—As a condition 

20 of receiving funds from the Department of Defense, 

21 an institution of higher education shall certify to the 

22 Secretary of Defense that the principal investigator 

23 of the project of the institution that is applying for 

24 funding from the Department of Defense— 

25 (A) is not conducting fundamental re26 search in collaboration with an entity described 
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1 in subsection (a) as of the date of the certifi2 cation; and 

3 (B) will not conduct fundamental research 

4 in collaboration with such an entity during the 

5 period for which such funding is received. 

6 (2) CONTRACT CERTIFICATION.—As a condition 

7 of maintaining a contract with the Department of 

8 Defense, an institution of higher education shall— 

9 (A) using publicly available information, 

10 perform due diligence on any academic institu11 tion or laboratory the institution is collabo12 rating with, or intends to collaborate with, 

13 under the contract; and 

14 (B) certify to the Secretary of Defense 

15 that the principal investigator of the project of 

16 the institution to which the contract pertains— 

17 (i) has not conducted fundamental re18 search in collaboration with an entity de19 scribed in subsection (a) at any time dur20 ing the period in which such contract was 

21 in effect, up to and including the date of 

22 the certification; and 

23 (ii) will not conduct fundamental re24 search in collaboration with such an entity 
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1 during any period in which such contract 

2 is in effect. 

3 (3) FREQUENCY.—An institution of higher edu4 cation shall— 

5 (A) submit the certification under para6 graph (1) on an annual basis during each year 

7 in which the institution receives funds from the 

8 Department of Defense; and 

9 (B) submit the certification under para10 graph (2) on an annual basis during each year 

11 in which a contract is in effect between the in12 stitution and the Department. 

13 (d) REPORT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the Sec15 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

16 congressional committees a report on the compliance 

17 of the Department of Defense and institutions of 

18 higher education with the requirements of this sec19 tion. Each report shall include, for each waiver 

20 issued under subsection (b) in the period covered by 

21 the report— 

22 (A) a justification for the waiver; and 

23 (B) a detailed description of the type and 

24 extent of any collaboration between an institu25 tion of higher education and an entity described 
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1 in subsection (a) allowed pursuant to the waiv2 er, including identification of the institution 

3 and entities involved, the type of technology in4 volved, the duration of the collaboration and 

5 terms and conditions on intellectual property 

6 assignment, as applicable, under the collabora7 tion agreement. 

8 (2) FORM; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each report 

9 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi10 fied form and shall be made available on a publicly 

11 accessible website of the Department of Defense. 

12 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The limitation under sub13 section (a) shall apply with respect to the first fiscal year 

14 that begins after the date that is one year after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act and to any subsequent fiscal 

16 year. 

17 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has 

19 the meaning given that term in section 10612(a) of 

20 the Research and Development, Competition, and 

21 Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)) and includes a 

22 foreign entity that is identified on the list published 

23 under section 1286(c)(9)(A) of the John S. McCain 

24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

25 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note). 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 

2 has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 

3 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) 

4 and includes— 

5 (A) any department, program, project, fac6 ulty, researcher, or other individual, entity, or 

7 activity of such institution; and 

8 (B) any branch of such institution within 

9 or outside the United States. 

10 (3) The term ‘‘fundamental research’’ means 

11 basic and applied research in science and engineer12 ing, the results of which are expected to be published 

13 and shared broadly within the scientific community. 

14 Such term does not include research that is propri15 etary or classified and subject to access restrictions 

16 under other provisions of Federal law. 

17 (4) The term ‘‘collaboration’’ means any level of 

18 coordinated activity between an institution of higher 

19 education and an entity described in subsection (a), 

20 whether direct or indirect, formal or informal, and 

21 includes— 

22 (A) sharing of research facilities, re23 sources, or data; 
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1 (B) transfer, sharing, or dissemination of 

2 technology, information, or any technical know3 how; 

4 (C) any financial or in-kind contribution 

5 intended to produce a research product; 

6 (D) sponsorship or facilitation of research 

7 fellowships, visas, or residence permits; 

8 (E) joint ventures, partnerships, or other 

9 formalized agreements for the purpose of con10 ducting research or sharing resources, data, or 

11 technology; 

12 (F) inclusion of researchers as consultants, 

13 advisors, or members of advisory or review 

14 boards; and 

15 (G) such other activities as may be deter16 mined by the Secretary of Defense in consulta17 tion with the Secretary of State and Director of 

18 National Intelligence. 

19 (5) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com20 mittees’’ means— 

21 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

22 the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech23 nology of the House of Representatives; and 
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1 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 

2 the Senate and the Committee on Commerce, 

3 Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

4 (6) The term ‘‘covered nation’’ has the meaning 

5 given that term in section 4872(d) of title 10, 

6 United States Code. 

7 SEC. 227. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS PER8 FORMING RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 

9 PROJECTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DE10 FENSE. 

11 (a) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

12 Section 4001 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

13 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(e) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever 

15 issuing a statement, press release, request for proposals, 

16 bid solicitation, or other document describing a project or 

17 program that is funded in whole or in part with Federal 

18 funding, a person performing a research or development 

19 project under paragraph (1) or (5) of subsection (b) shall 

20 clearly state the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) The percentage of the total costs of the 

22 program or project financed with Federal funding. 

23 ‘‘(2) The dollar amount of Federal funds obli24 gated for the project or program. 
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1 ‘‘(3) The percentage and dollar amount of the 

2 total costs of the project or program that will be fi3 nanced from nongovernmental sources.’’. 

4 (b) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

5 AGREEMENTS UNDER STEVENSON-WYDLER TECH6 NOLOGY INNOVATION ACT OF 1980.—Section 4026 of 

7 such title is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and 

9 inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (a), as designated by para12 graph (1), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Tech13 nology may’’ and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(b) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.—Technology may’’; 

15 and 

16 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

18 ‘‘(c) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever 

19 issuing a statement, press release, request for proposals, 

20 bid solicitation, or other document describing a project or 

21 program that is funded in whole or in part with Federal 

22 funding, a person performing a research or development 

23 project pursuant to a cooperative research and develop24 ment agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall 

25 clearly state the following: 
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1 ‘‘(1) The percentage of the total costs of the 

2 program or project financed with Federal funding. 

3 ‘‘(2) The dollar amount of Federal funds obli4 gated for the project or program. 

5 ‘‘(3) The percentage and dollar amount of the 

6 total costs of the project or program that will be fi7 nanced from nongovernmental sources.’’. 

8 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con9 gress that the Secretary of Defense should direct the oper10 ating divisions of the Department of Defense to design 

11 and implement processes to manage and administer grant12 ees’ compliance with the requirements added by this sec13 tion, including determining to what extent to provide guid14 ance to grantees on calculations. 

15 SEC. 228. MODIFICATION TO INNOVATORS INFORMATION 

16 REPOSITORY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DE17 FENSE. 

18 Section 220 of the John S. McCain National Defense 

19 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 

20 232; 10 U.S.C. 2364 note) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘Chief Dig22 ital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Defense Inno23 vation Unit, and’’ before ‘‘Defense Technical Infor24 mation Center’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘in accord2 ance with subsection (e)’’ before the period at the 

3 end; 

4 (3) in subsection (c)— 

5 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘(1) be coordinated across the Department of 

8 Defense enterprise to focus on small business 

9 innovators that are small, independent United States 

10 businesses, including— 

11 ‘‘(A) those participating in the Small Busi12 ness Innovation Research program or the Small 

13 Business Technology Transfer program; 

14 ‘‘(B) those participating in the Pilot Pro15 gram to Accelerate the Procurement and Field16 ing of Innovative Technologies and the Rapid 

17 Defense Enterprise Research program; and 

18 ‘‘(C) nontraditional defense companies that 

19 are working with research, innovation, and ad20 vanced project entities;’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

23 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

24 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

25 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
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1 (iii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing new subparagraphs: 

3 ‘‘(E) the date of the initial award to the 

4 participant from the Department of Defense; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(F) the dates of any additional awards 

7 made to the participant, including the dates of 

8 any contracts or other agreements entered into 

9 between the participant the Department of De10 fense; and’’; and 

11 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(e) UPDATES REQUIRED.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 

15 once each fiscal quarter, the head of the Defense 

16 Technical Information Center, in coordination with 

17 the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 

18 Engineering, shall update the innovators information 

19 repository established under this section. 

20 ‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 

21 days after making an update to the innovators infor22 mation repository under paragraph (1), the head of 

23 the Defense Technical Information Center shall sub24 mit to the congressional defense committees notice 
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1 of such update together with instructions for elec2 tronically accessing the updated repository.’’. 

3 SEC. 229. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

4 CANINE AND FELINE RESEARCH. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 

6 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

7 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex8 pended to conduct biomedical research or testing using ca9 nines or felines. 

10 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

11 the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary— 

12 (1) determines that the waiver is in the national 

13 security interest of the United States; and 

14 (2) not later than the date on which the waiver 

15 is invoked, submits a notification of the waiver and 

16 a justification of the reason for seeking the waiver 

17 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

18 and the House of Representatives. 

19 SEC. 230. EXPANSION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE DIGITAL 

20 ON-DEMAND PROGRAM. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

22 take such steps as may be necessary— 

23 (1) to expand participation in the Digital On24 Demand Program to— 
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1 (A) all organizations and elements of the 

2 Department of Defense; and 

3 (B) all members of the Armed Forces and 

4 civilian employees of the Department; and 

5 (2) to actively promote the Program throughout 

6 the Department. 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis there9 after through 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

10 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

11 the House of Representatives a report on the progress of 

12 the Secretary in expanding and promoting the Digital On13 Demand Program as described in subsection (a). 

14 (c) DIGITAL ON DEMAND PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 

15 this section, the term ‘‘Digital On-Demand Program’’ 

16 means the program overseen by the Chief Digital and Arti17 ficial Intelligence Officer pursuant to which educational 

18 resources on artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, 

19 data literacy, and related topics are made available to per20 sonnel of the Department of Defense through a digital 

21 platform on an on-demand basis. 
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1 Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and 

2 Other Matters 

3 SEC. 241. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SECURE COM4 PUTING AND DATA STORAGE ENVIRONMENT 

5 FOR TESTING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 

6 TRAINED ON BIOLOGICAL DATA. 

7 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of De8 fense for Research and Engineering, in coordination with 

9 the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, shall 

10 develop a plan for the establishment of a secure computing 

11 and data storage environment to facilitate— 

12 (1) the testing of artificial intelligence models 

13 trained on biological data; and 

14 (2) the development and testing of products 

15 generated by such models. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 

17 provide as follows: 

18 (1) DESIGNATION.—The secure computing and 

19 data storage environment described in subsection (a) 

20 shall be known as the ‘‘AIxBio sandbox’’. 

21 (2) COMPUTING AND DATA STORAGE INFRA22 STRUCTURE.—The AIxBio sandbox shall consist of a 

23 secure computing and data storage infrastructure to 

24 be used for the testing and development activities 

25 described in subsection (a). To the extent feasible, 
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1 such infrastructure shall be assembled from the ex2 isting computing and data storage infrastructure or3 ganizations and elements of the Department of De4 fense with relevant capabilities, such as the Test Re5 source Management Center and the AI Accelerator 

6 of the Department of the Air Force. 

7 (3) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.—The Under Sec8 retary of Defense for Research and Engineering 

9 shall be responsible for— 

10 (A) managing and overseeing the activities 

11 of the sandbox; 

12 (B) coordinating the efforts of the organi13 zations of the Department involved in the ac14 tivities of the sandbox; 

15 (C) selecting projects for development and 

16 testing using the sandbox in accordance with 

17 paragraph (4); and 

18 (D) arranging partnerships in accordance 

19 paragraph (5). 

20 (4) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—The Under 

21 Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 

22 shall— 

23 (A) identify projects funded, in whole or in 

24 part, by the Department of Defense that— 
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1 (i) have demonstrated a proof-of-con2 cept or another similar indicator of early 

3 success or feasibility; and 

4 (ii) involve the development of a 

5 model, technology, or product at the inter6 section of artificial intelligence and bio7 technology that has potential defense appli8 cations, such as a project using artificial 

9 intelligence and biological data— 

10 (I) to direct and produce medical 

11 countermeasures; 

12 (II) to predict and produce new 

13 or enhanced biological materials for 

14 military purposes; or 

15 (III) to analyze how biology could 

16 fulfill different components of the sup17 ply chain, including by improving the 

18 domestic supply chain through the use 

19 of biomanufacturing; and 

20 (B) from projects identified under sub21 paragraph (A), select projects for further devel22 opment and testing using the AIxBio sandbox. 

23 (5) PARTNERSHIPS.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of 

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1 tablish mechanisms through which organiza2 tions and entities involved in projects of the 

3 AIxBio sandbox may work with Department of 

4 Defense laboratories and Department-funded 

5 laboratories of academic institutions to carry 

6 out activities in support of such projects, in7 cluding biological testing and experimentation 

8 and testing and experimentation to validate ar9 tificial intelligence models in development. 

10 (B) STREAMLINED PROCESSES.—In car11 rying out subparagraph (A), the Under Sec12 retary shall establish streamlined processes to 

13 facilitate efficient collaboration between labora14 tories, organizations of the Department of De15 fense, and private entities for purposes of devel16 oping products for national security purposes 

17 and carrying out activities in support of 

18 projects under AIxBio sandbox, including test19 ing and experimentation. 

20 (6) OTHER ELEMENTS.—The plan shall ad21 dress— 

22 (A) the manner in which existing com23 puting and data storage infrastructure of the 

24 Department of Defense shall be made available 
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1 for the AIxBio sandbox in accordance with 

2 paragraph (2); 

3 (B) the development of any mechanisms 

4 needed to facilitate collaboration among individ5 uals and organizations involved in projects 

6 under the AIxBio sandbox, including any nec7 essary agreements concerning intellectual prop8 erty, funding, and the transfer of materials or 

9 other resources; 

10 (C) the process for selecting projects for 

11 development and testing using the sandbox in 

12 accordance with paragraph (4); and 

13 (D) the process for determining the 

14 amount of funding needed for projects under 

15 the sandbox, including the length of time each 

16 project is expected to receive such funding. 

17 (c) REPORT AND BRIEFING.—Not later than one year 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 

19 Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 

20 shall— 

21 (1) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv22 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

23 a report that includes the plan developed under sub24 section (a); and 
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1 (2) provide to the Committees a briefing on the 

2 plan. 

3 SEC. 242. STUDY AND REPORT ON FOREIGN CAPITAL DIS4 CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN DE5 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS. 

6 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

8 Defense shall seek to enter into a contract or other agree9 ment with a federally funded research and development 

10 center to conduct an independent study on the foreign cap11 ital disclosure requirements of organizations of the De12 partment of Defense that routinely engage with commer13 cial entities backed by private equity or venture capital 

14 funds. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 

16 shall include the following: 

17 (1) A comparative analysis of current foreign 

18 capital disclosure requirements used by organiza19 tions within the Department of Defense that engage 

20 with commercial entities backed by private equity or 

21 venture capital funds, including the Defense Innova22 tion Unit, National Security Innovation Capital, and 

23 other such organizations within the Department. 

24 (2) An assessment of any business intelligence, 

25 due diligence information, classified information, and 
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1 other information sources available to such organiza2 tions to assist the organizations in formulating and 

3 executing foreign capital disclosure requirements. 

4 (3) An assessment of the extent to which such 

5 foreign capital disclosure requirements are shared 

6 with commercial entities. 

7 (4) An assessment of best practices for foreign 

8 capital disclosure requirements across the Depart9 ment of Defense, including best practices for flexibly 

10 implementing such requirements based upon real or 

11 perceived risks. 

12 (5) An assessment of the feasibility of harmo13 nizing the best practices as described in paragraph 

14 (4) across the Department of Defense in a respon15 sive manner. 

16 (6) An analysis of foreign capital disclosure re17 quirements that are used elsewhere within the Fed18 eral Government and in the Governments of inter19 national allies and partners of the United States. 

20 (7) An assessment of such other factors as may 

21 be relevant to inform the implementation of coordi22 nated, effective foreign capital disclosure require23 ments across the Department of Defense and the 

24 Governments of international allies and partners of 

25 the United States. 
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1 (c) REPORT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 

3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec4 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

5 defense committees a report on the results of the 

6 study conducted under subsection (a). 

7 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required 

8 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi9 fied form, but may include a classified annex. 

10 SEC. 243. BIOTECHNOLOGY ROADMAP. 

11 (a) ROADMAP REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

12 shall develop a biotechnology roadmap to guide the efforts 

13 of the Department of Defense relating to biotechnology. 

14 (b) ELEMENTS.—In the roadmap required by sub15 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 

16 (1) clearly articulate the strategic objectives of 

17 the Department of Defense relating to bio18 technology; 

19 (2) for each strategic objective, establish spe20 cific goals and milestones for the achievement of 

21 such objective, including timelines for meeting such 

22 goals and milestones; 

23 (3) in the case of each updated version of the 

24 roadmap following submittal of the initial roadmap 

25 under subsection (d)(1), include— 
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1 (A) a review of the goals and milestones 

2 established under paragraph (2) to ensure such 

3 goals and milestones continue to align with 

4 strategic objectives under paragraph (1); and 

5 (B) a description of any goals and mile6 stones that changed as a result of such review; 

7 (4) separately identify each biotechnology effort 

8 covered by the strategy, including any programs, 

9 projects, or other activities associated with such ef10 fort within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 

11 the Armed Forces, and other organizations of the 

12 Department, and for each such effort provide— 

13 (A) a description of the effort; 

14 (B) an estimate of the funding dedicated 

15 to the effort; 

16 (C) a timeline for carrying out the effort; 

17 and 

18 (D) an explanation of how the effort aligns 

19 with the strategic objectives under paragraph 

20 (1); 

21 (5) identify and describe the role of each orga22 nization of the Department with responsibilities re23 lating to biotechnology under the strategy; 
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1 (6) establish metrics to measure the progress of 

2 the Department in meeting the objectives, goals, and 

3 milestones under the strategy; 

4 (7) based on such metrics, assess the progress 

5 of the Department in meeting such objectives, goals, 

6 and milestones; 

7 (8) based on the results of such assessment, 

8 make any necessary adjustments to the planning 

9 and execution of the roadmap to ensure the Depart10 ment makes continuous progress toward achieving 

11 the objectives under paragraph (1); 

12 (9) assess the overall risk to the security of the 

13 United States of the biotechnology efforts covered by 

14 the strategy; 

15 (10) analyze any requirements of the Federal 

16 Government that hinder the ability of the Depart17 ment to advance and use biotechnology; 

18 (11) provide for the development and support of 

19 the biotechnology workforce of the Department, in20 cluding personnel with responsibilities relating di21 rectly to biotechnology and personnel who indirectly 

22 support the biotechnology efforts of the Department 

23 such as personnel involved program management, 

24 acquisition, investment, and legal matters; 
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1 (12) with respect to the biotechnology workforce 

2 described in paragraph (11)— 

3 (A) identify the total number of bio4 technology positions required to support the ob5 jectives of the roadmap— 

6 (i) as of the date of the road map; 

7 and 

8 (ii) over the periods of five and 10 

9 years following such date; 

10 (B) indicate the number of such positions 

11 that have been filled as of the date of the road12 map; 

13 (C) describe the positions included in the 

14 biotechnology workforce, including a description 

15 of— 

16 (i) the role of each position in sup17 porting the objectives under paragraph (1); 

18 and 

19 (ii) the qualifications required for 

20 each position, including any qualifications 

21 relating to seniority level, education, train22 ing, and security clearances; 

23 (D) identify any challenges affecting the 

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1 technology workforce and propose solutions to 

2 those challenges; 

3 (E) assess whether the codes used to de4 fine positions and roles within the workforce of 

5 the Department adequately cover the range of 

6 positions and personnel that comprise the bio7 technology workforce, such as personnel in re8 search, engineering, and testing; 

9 (F) identify mechanisms to enable the De10 partment to access outside expertise relating to 

11 biotechnology, including mechanisms to assem12 ble a pool of outside experts who have been 

13 prequalified (including by obtaining any nec14 essary security clearances) to provide advice 

15 and assistance to the Department on matters 

16 relating to biotechnology on an as-needed basis; 

17 (G) assess whether personnel occupying ex18 isting positions in the Department could be 

19 used to meet biotechnology workforce needs 

20 with additional training and, if so, the nature 

21 and scope of the training required; 

22 (13) address collaboration between the Depart23 ment and international partners to advance research 

24 on biotechnology, which shall include— 
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1 (A) a description of any international part2 nerships under which the United States is col3 laborating with partners to conduct bio4 technology research and development for de5 fense purposes; 

6 (B) a description of any new international 

7 partnerships that may be entered into, or exist8 ing partnerships that may be modified, to pro9 vide for such collaboration; and 

10 (C) identification of any challenges affect11 ing the ability of the Department engage in 

12 such collaboration with international partners, 

13 including— 

14 (i) any limitations on co-investments 

15 within international partnerships; 

16 (ii) any United States export controls 

17 or other technology protections that hinder 

18 information sharing within such partner19 ships; and 

20 (iii) any other challenges that may 

21 prevent the full utilization of such partner22 ships for such collaboration. 

23 (c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the roadmap re24 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 

25 consult with— 
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1 (1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Re2 search and Engineering; 

3 (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi4 tion and Sustainment; 

5 (3) the Secretaries of the military departments; 

6 and 

7 (4) such other officials of the Department of 

8 Defense as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

9 (d) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS; UPDATES.— 

10 (1) INITIAL SUBMISSION.—Not later than one 

11 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

12 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres13 sional defense committees the roadmap developed 

14 under subsection (a). 

15 (2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not less frequently 

16 than once every two years following the submittal of 

17 the initial roadmap under paragraph (1), the Sec18 retary shall— 

19 (A) review and update the roadmap; and 

20 (B) submit an updated version of the road21 map to the congressional defense committees. 

22 (3) FORM.—Each version of the roadmap re23 quired to be submitted under this subsection may be 

24 submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, 

25 shall include an unclassified executive summary. 
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1 (e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On annual basis, the 

2 Secretary shall make an unclassified version of the most 

3 recent roadmap submitted under subsection (d) available 

4 on a publicly accessible website of the Department of De5 fense. 

6 (f) BIOTECHNOLOGY DEFINED.—In this section, the 

7 term ‘‘biotechnology’’ means the application of science and 

8 technology to living organisms and to parts, products and 

9 models of such organisms to alter living or non-living ma10 terials for the production of knowledge, goods, or services. 

11 SEC. 244. AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 

12 ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR AN ASSESS13 MENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES OF 

14 ADVERSARIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

17 shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally 

18 funded research and development center to conduct an as19 sessment related to biotechnology and provide rec20 ommendations to the Secretary. 

21 (b) AGREEMENT ELEMENTS.—Under an agreement 

22 between the Secretary and a federally funded research and 

23 development center under this section, the center shall 

24 agree to— 

25 (1) conduct an assessment of— 
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1 (A) scientific topics related to bio2 technology; 

3 (B) scientific capabilities of potential ad4 versaries of the United States, such as China, 

5 Iran, and the Russian Federation, related to 

6 biotechnology; and 

7 (C) the current gaps and future scientific 

8 and technological needs for adversaries of the 

9 United States to be successful with respect to 

10 biotechnology capabilities; and 

11 (2) develop recommendations with respect to 

12 useful indications of any advancement of such adver13 saries regarding such capabilities. 

14 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY.—Under an 

15 agreement between the Secretary and a federally funded 

16 research and development center under this section, the 

17 Secretary shall agree to— 

18 (1) appoint appropriate Department of Defense 

19 employees as liaisons to the center to support the 

20 timely conduct of the assessment described in sub21 section (b)(1); 

22 (2) provide the center with access to materials 

23 relevant to the conduct of such assessment, con24 sistent with the protection of sources and methods 

25 and other critically sensitive information; and 
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1 (3) ensure that appropriate members and staff 

2 of the center have the necessary clearances, obtained 

3 in an expedited manner, to conduct such assessment. 

4 (d) REPORT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary enters into 

6 an agreement with a federally funded research and 

7 development center under this section, not later than 

8 October 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the 

9 congressional defense committees and the National 

10 Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology a 

11 report that includes the findings and recommenda12 tions of the center developed pursuant to the assess13 ment described in subsection (b)(1). 

14 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under para15 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

16 but may contain a classified annex. 

17 (3) TRANSMITTAL TO OTHER DEPARTMENT EN18 TITIES.—The Secretary shall transmit to relevant of19 fices of the Department of Defense, including the of20 fices of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi21 tion and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of De22 fense for Research and Engineering, the Under Sec23 retary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of 

24 Defense for Intelligence and Security, and the Office 
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1 of Net Assessment, a copy of the report under para2 graph (1). 

3 SEC. 245. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RESEARCH AND DEVEL4 OPMENT OF SOLID ROCKET MOTOR MIXING 

5 TECHNOLOGY AND THE MISSILE INDUSTRIAL 

6 BASE. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Domestic production capabilities for solid 

9 rocket motors have inherent limitations due to the 

10 mixing technology that is currently in use, a tech11 nology that hasn’t changed for over 60 years, for 

12 which there is a single supplier, and which is par13 ticularly vulnerable to foreign object debris. 

14 (2) New, efficient, and ecologically friendly solid 

15 rocket motor mixing technologies have the potential 

16 to assist in ramping-up tactical missile production in 

17 anticipation of increased global instability. 

18 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con19 gress that the Secretary of the Air Force should pursue 

20 efforts to research, develop, and demonstrate advanced 

21 propellant mixing technologies for solid rocket motor pro22 pulsion systems that can be inserted into current or 

23 planned production facilities in order to provide additional 

24 surge capabilities to meet near-term supply needs. 
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1 SEC. 246. FUNDING FOR DEMONSTRATION OF HIGH-PRES2 SURE WATERJET CUT AND CAPTURE SYSTEM 

3 TO DEMILITARIZE UNDERWATER MUNITIONS. 

4 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

5 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au6 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, 

7 development, test and evaluation, Army, as specified in the 

8 corresponding funding table in section 4201, for advanced 

9 component development and prototypes, environmental 

10 quality technology—DEM/VAL, line 060 (PE 0603779A) 

11 is hereby increased by $5,000,000 (to be available for the 

12 demonstration of high-pressure waterjet cut and capture 

13 system to demilitarize underwater munitions). 

14 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

15 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

16 to be appropriated in section 201 for research, develop17 ment, test and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in 

18 the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for basic 

19 research, defense research sciences, line 002 (PE 

20 0601101E) is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

21 SEC. 247. MODIFICATION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 

22 EDUCATION STRATEGY. 

23 Section 256 of the National Defense Authorization 

24 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 

25 1290) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

26 subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(d) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE

2 LEARNING EDUCATION PLATFORMS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of the National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, each 

6 Secretary of a military department shall provide per7 sonnel in that Secretary’s department with distance 

8 education courses on— 

9 ‘‘(A) the foundational concepts of artificial 

10 intelligence and machine learning; and 

11 ‘‘(B) the responsible and ethical use of ar12 tificial intelligence and machine learning appli13 cations. 

14 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

16 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

17 committees a report on the progress of the Secre18 taries of the military departments in implementing 

19 paragraph (1).’’. 

20 SEC. 248. REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORK21 FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

22 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com25 mittees a report that includes— 
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1 (1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the ar2 tificial intelligence workforce of the Department of 

3 Defense; 

4 (2) identification of any gaps in the skills and 

5 training of such workforce; and 

6 (3) a description of any actions that may be 

7 carried out to preserve and enhance such workforce 

8 to ensure the global technological competitiveness of 

9 the United States. 

10 (b) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKFORCE DE11 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘artificial intelligence 

12 workforce’’ means members of the Armed Forces and civil13 ian personnel of the Department Defense with responsibil14 ities relating to the research, development, procurement, 

15 or operational use of artificial intelligence technology. 

16 SEC. 249. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR HIGH-HYPERSONIC 

17 DETONATION PROPULSION RESEARCH AND 

18 TECHNOLOGY. 

19 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

20 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au21 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for RDT&E, 

22 Air Force for Aerospace Propulsion, line 008 as specified 

23 in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for 

24 high-hypersonic detonation propulsion research and tech25 nology is hereby increased by $5,000,000; and 
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1 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

2 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

3 to be appropriated in section 301 for O&M, Air Force for 

4 Administration, line 410, as specified in the corresponding 

5 funding table in section 4301, for program decrease is 

6 hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

7 SEC. 250. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR ADAPTIVE AND IN8 TELLIGENT ADVERSARY-THREAT MODELS. 

9 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

10 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au11 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for RDT&E, 

12 Army for Soldier Lethality Technology, line 010 as speci13 fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, 

14 for adaptive and intelligent adversary-threat models is 

15 hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

16 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

17 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

18 to be appropriated in section 301 for O&M, Army for 

19 Other Personnel Support, line 470 as specified in the cor20 responding funding table in section 4301, for program de21 crease is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

22 SEC. 251. FUNDING FOR SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER 

23 MINE COUNTER-MEASURES. 

24 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

25 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
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1 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, 

2 development, test and evaluation, Navy, as specified in the 

3 corresponding funding table in section 4201, for advanced 

4 component development and prototypes, surface and shal5 low water mine countermeasures, line 035 (PE 

6 0603502N), is hereby increased by $9,000,000. 

7 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

8 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

9 to be appropriated in section 201 for research, develop10 ment, test and evaluation, Navy, as specified in the cor11 responding funding table in section 4201, for advanced 

12 component development and prototypes, chalk coral, line 

13 063 (PE 0603734N), is hereby reduced by $9,000,000. 

14 SEC. 252. REPORT ON POTENTIAL INCLUSION OF ISRAEL IN 

15 THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUS16 TRIAL BASE. 

17 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

18 assess the feasibility and advisability of including Israel 

19 in the national technology and industrial base. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 

21 (a) shall include the following: 

22 (1) A detailed assessment of the potential ben23 efit to the national security of the United States of 

24 including Israel in the national technology and in25 dustrial base. 
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1 (2) An assessment of how Israel’s inclusion in 

2 the national technology and industrial base may af3 fect research and development projects on which 

4 Israel and the United States are collaborating. 

5 (3) Detailed delineation of the specific steps 

6 Israel must take to facilitate eligibility for inclusion 

7 in the national technology and industrial base. 

8 (4) An analysis of the progress Israel has made, 

9 as of the date of the assessment, with respect to the 

10 steps described in paragraph (3). 

11 (5) Analysis of how Israel’s potential inclusion 

12 in the national technology and industrial base could 

13 aid United States strategic competitiveness with 

14 China. 

15 (6) An assessment of any barriers— 

16 (A) to expansion of the national technology 

17 and industrial base generally; and 

18 (B) to Israel’s inclusion in the national 

19 technology and industrial base specifically. 

20 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re23 port on the results of the assessment conducted under sub24 section (a). 
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1 (d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (c) 

2 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

3 a classified annex. 

4 (e) NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE

5 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘national technology 

6 and industrial base’’ has the meaning given that term in 

7 section 4801 of title 10, United States Code. 

8 SEC. 253. PLAN ON HACKING FOR DEFENSE EXPANSION. 

9 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

11 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit12 tees a plan for the expansion of the Hacking for Defense 

13 program of the Department of Defense over the period 

14 of three fiscal years following the date of the plan. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subsection 

16 (a) shall include measures— 

17 (1) to increase the number of institutions of 

18 higher education participating in Hacking for De19 fense programs; 

20 (2) to expand support for certain elite teams 

21 after Hacking for Defense course completion; 

22 (3) to expand opportunities after Hacking for 

23 Defense course completion in countries that are 

24 members of— 

25 (A) the AUKUS partnership; 
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1 (B) the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue; or 

2 (C) the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza3 tion; 

4 (4) to partner with other organizations and ele5 ments of the Department of Defense to expand the 

6 Hacking for Defense curriculum to a second semes7 ter prototyping course; and 

8 (5) to support the development of professional 

9 military education programs in the National Defense 

10 University system that are similar to the Hacking 

11 for Defense program. 

12 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) The term ‘‘AUKUS partnership’’ means the 

14 enhanced trilateral security partnership between 

15 Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United 

16 States announced in September 2021. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’’ 

18 means the strategic security dialogue between— 

19 (A) India; 

20 (B) Japan; 

21 (C) Australia; and 

22 (D) the United States. 
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1 SEC. 254. REPORT ON POTENTIAL STRATEGIC PARTNER2 SHIP BETWEEN THE DEFENSE INNOVATION 

3 UNIT AND THE TAIWAN MINISTRY OF NA4 TIONAL DEFENSE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall as6 sess the feasibility and advisability of establishing a stra7 tegic partnership between the Defense Innovation Unit 

8 and the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, pursuant 

9 to which the Unit and the Ministry would— 

10 (1) coordinate on defense industrial priorities; 

11 (2) collaborate on the development of dual-use 

12 defense capabilities. 

13 (3) establish mechanisms to streamline emerg14 ing defense technology research and development 

15 and microchip supply chain security; 

16 (4) create additional pathways to market for 

17 relevant defense technology startups; and 

18 (5) carry out other activities to— 

19 (A) enhance market opportunities for 

20 United States-based and Taiwan-based defense 

21 technology companies; 

22 (B) bolster Taiwan’s defense industrial 

23 base; 

24 (C) harmonize global security posture 

25 through emerging technology; and 
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1 (D) counter the development of dual-use 

2 defense technologies by the Chinese Communist 

3 Party. 

4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

6 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re7 port on the results of the assessment conducted under sub8 section (a). 

9 SEC. 255. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CONTINUING NEED 

10 FOR INNOVATION IN THE ARMED FORCES. 

11 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con12 gress that Congress encourages the Armed Forces to con13 tinue innovating, including by using technological methods 

14 that incorporate artificial intelligence, quantum informa15 tion science, advanced air mobility, and counter-UAS sys16 tems to ultimately maintain, bolster, and augment military 

17 readiness, wartime preparedness, and ensure the overall 

18 national security of the United States. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) The term ‘‘advanced air mobility’’ means a 

21 transportation system that transports people and 

22 property by air between two points in the United 

23 States using aircraft with advanced technologies, in24 cluding electric aircraft or electric vertical take-off 
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1 and landing aircraft, in both controlled and uncon2 trolled airspace. 

3 (2) The term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ has the 

4 meaning given such term in section 5002 of the Na5 tional Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 

6 (15 U.S.C. 9401). 

7 (3) The term ‘‘counter-UAS system’’ has the 

8 meaning given such term in section 44801(5) of title 

9 49, United States Code. 

10 (4) The term ‘‘quantum information science’’ 

11 has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the 

12 National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8801). 

13 SEC. 256. FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVE DOMESTIC SOURCE 

14 C-130J IRSS. 

15 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

16 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au17 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, 

18 development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as speci19 fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, 

20 for operational system development, Aviation Systems, line 

21 281 (PE 1160403BB) is hereby increased by $6,000,000 

22 (with the amount of such increase to be made available 

23 for Alternative Domestic Source C–130J IRSS). 

24 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

25 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
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1 to be appropriated in section 201 for research, develop2 ment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in 

3 the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for oper4 ational system development, industrial base analysis and 

5 sustainment support, line 214 (PE 0607210D8Z) is here6 by reduced by $6,000,000. 

7 SEC. 257. FUNDING FOR VIRTUAL ENGINEERING FOR ARMY 

8 READINESS AND SUSTAINMENT. 

9 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

10 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au11 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for Research, 

12 Development, Test and Evaluation, Next-Generation Com13 bat Vehicle Advanced Technology, line 43, as specified in 

14 the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for Vir15 tual Engineering for Army Readiness and Sustainment, 

16 is hereby increased by $7,000,000. 

17 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

18 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

19 to be appropriated in section 301 for Operations and 

20 Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for the office of the Secretary 

21 of Defense, line 470, as specified in the corresponding 

22 funding table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by 

23 $7,000,000. 
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1 SEC. 258. FUNDING FOR HUMANITARIAN AIRBORNE MO2 BILE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPABILITY. 

3 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

4 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au5 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for Research, 

6 Development, Test and Evaluation, Army for Ground Ad7 vanced Technology, line 38, as specified in the cor8 responding funding table in section 4201, for Humani9 tarian Airborne Mobile Infrastructure Capability, is here10 by increased by $4,200,000. 

11 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

12 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

13 to be appropriated in section 301 for Operations and 

14 Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for the office of the Secretary 

15 of Defense, line 470, as specified in the corresponding 

16 funding table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by 

17 $4,200,000. 

18 SEC. 259. FUNDING FOR FUEL CELL MULTI-MODULAR USE 

19 UTILIZING HYDROGEN. 

20 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

21 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au22 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for Research, 

23 Development, Test and Evaluation, Army for Ground Ad24 vanced Technology, line 38, as specified in the cor25 responding funding table in section 4201, for Fuel Cell 
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1 Multi-Modular Use (FC-MMU) Utilizing Hydrogen, is 

2 hereby increased by $10,000,000. 

3 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

4 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

5 to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Main6 tenance, Defense-Wide, for the office of the Secretary of 

7 Defense, line 470, as specified in the corresponding fund8 ing table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by 

9 $10,000,000. 

10 TITLE III—OPERATION AND 

11 MAINTENANCE 

12 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

13 Appropriations 

14 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

16 fiscal year 2025 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

17 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

18 expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 

19 maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 

20 4301. 
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1 Subtitle B—Energy and 

2 Environment 

3 SEC. 311. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH A 

4 SCHEDULE OF BLACK START EXERCISES TO 

5 ASSESS THE ENERGY RESILIENCE AND EN6 ERGY SECURITY OF MILITARY INSTALLA7 TIONS. 

8 Section 2920(d)(2)(C)(ii) of title 10, United States 

9 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘2032’’. 

11 SEC. 312. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON REQUIRED DIS12 CLOSURE. 

13 Section 318(a)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza14 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘one-year period’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘five-year period’’. 

17 SEC. 313. MODIFICATIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF 

18 SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL. 

19 Section 324(g) of the National Defense Authorization 

20 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 is amended by striking para21 graph (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs: 

22 ‘‘(2) The term ‘applicable material’ means the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(A) Monoglycerides, diglycerides, and 

25 triglycerides. 
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1 ‘‘(B) Free fatty acids. 

2 ‘‘(C) Fatty acid esters. 

3 ‘‘(D) Municipal solid waste. 

4 ‘‘(E) Renewable natural gas. 

5 ‘‘(3) The term ‘biomass’ has the meaning given 

6 such term in section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Rev7 enue Code of 1986. 

8 ‘‘(4) The term ‘lifecycle greenhouse gas emis9 sions reduction percentage’ means, with respect to 

10 non-petroleum-based jet fuel, the percentage reduc11 tion in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions achieved 

12 by such fuel as compared with petroleum-based jet 

13 fuel, as determined using the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) The most up-to-date Carbon Offset15 ting and Reduction Scheme for International 

16 Aviation which has been adopted by the Inter17 national Civil Aviation Organization with the 

18 agreement of the United States. 

19 ‘‘(B) The most up-to-date determinations 

20 under the model known as the ‘Greenhouse 

21 gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in 

22 Technologies’ model developed by Argonne Na23 tional Laboratory. 
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1 ‘‘(5) The term ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ means 

2 the portion of liquid fuel that is not kerosene and 

3 that— 

4 ‘‘(A) meets the requirements of— 

5 ‘‘(i) ASTM International Standard 

6 D7566; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) the Fischer Tropsch provisions of 

8 ASTM International Standard D1655, 

9 Annex A1; 

10 ‘‘(B) is not derived from coprocessing an 

11 applicable material (or materials derived from 

12 an applicable material) with a feedstock which 

13 is not biomass; 

14 ‘‘(C) is not derived from palm fatty acid 

15 distillates or petroleum; and 

16 ‘‘(D) has a lifecycle greenhouse gas emis17 sions reduction percentage of at least 50 per18 cent.’’. 

19 SEC. 314. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON 

20 INCINERATION BY DEPARTMENT OF DE21 FENSE OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES, 

22 POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES, AND 

23 AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM. 

24 Section 343(a)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza25 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 
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1 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by inserting before the pe2 riod at the end the following: ‘‘or issues an interim guid3 ance on the destruction and disposal of PFAS substances 

4 and materials containing PFAS substances’’. 

5 SEC. 315. INITIATIVE TO CONTROL AND COMBAT THE 

6 SPREAD OF COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE 

7 IN HAWAII. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

9 enhance efforts to manage, control, and interdict the coco10 nut rhinoceros beetle on military installations in Hawaii. 

11 (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The efforts required 

12 under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

13 (1) Carrying out science-based management 

14 and control programs to reduce the effect of the co15 conut rhinoceros beetle on military installations and 

16 to prevent the introduction or spread of the coconut 

17 rhinoceros beetle to areas where such beetle has not 

18 yet been established. 

19 (2) Providing support for interagency and inter20 governmental response efforts to control, interdict, 

21 monitor, and eradicate the coconut rhinoceros beetle. 

22 (3) Pursuing chemical, biological, and other 

23 control techniques, technology transfer, and best 

24 practices to support management, control, interdic-
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1 tion and, where possible, eradication of the coconut 

2 rhinoceros beetle from Hawaii. 

3 (4) Establishing an early detection and rapid 

4 response mechanism to monitor and deploy coordi5 nated efforts if the coconut rhinoceros beetle, or an6 other newly detected invasive alien species, is de7 tected at new sites on military installations in Ha8 waii. 

9 (5) Carrying out such other activities as the 

10 Secretary determines appropriate to manage, con11 trol, and interdict the coconut rhinoceros beetle on 

12 military installations in Hawaii. 

13 (c) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

15 thereafter for each of the next three years, the Assistant 

16 Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Envi17 ronment shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv18 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

19 briefing on the implementation of this section, which shall 

20 include detailed information about the efforts of the Sec21 retary to manage, control, and interdict the coconut rhi22 noceros beetle on military installations in Hawaii. 
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1 SEC. 316. REVIEW AND PLAN REGARDING BIOSECURITY 

2 PROTOCOLS FOR HAWAII. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De5 fense, in consultation with each Secretary of a military 

6 department, the commanders of United States Indo-Pa7 cific Command and its component commands, and State, 

8 local, and non-governmental organizations, shall submit to 

9 the congressional defense committees a report on biosecu10 rity protocols and procedures to prevent the introduction 

11 and spread of invasive species to the State of Hawaii. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub13 section (a) shall include each of the following: 

14 (1) A review of current Department of Defense 

15 protocols and procedures, including gaps and dif16 ferences between military installations, for biosecu17 rity and to prevent the introduction and spread of 

18 invasive species in the State of Hawaii. 

19 (2) A review of the efforts and progress of the 

20 Department of Defense in implementing the relevant 

21 recommendations of the 2015 Regional Biosecurity 

22 Plan for Micronesia and Hawaii. 

23 (3) A plan to— 

24 (A) improve coordination and alignment 

25 between Department of Defense components in 

26 Hawaii to prevent the introduction and spread 
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1 of invasive species, including through early de2 tection on Department of Defense assets; 

3 (B) develop and implement best practices 

4 to improve biosecurity protocols while mini5 mizing the effects on military operations, in6 cluding during military exercises; and 

7 (C) improve coordination with State and 

8 local government entities and non-governmental 

9 organizations to enhance biosecurity and to pre10 vent the introduction and spread of invasive 

11 species. 

12 (c) UPDATE.—Not later than five years after the date 

13 of the submission of the report required under subsection 

14 (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congres15 sional defense committees an update on the progress of 

16 the Department of Defense in implementing the plan re17 ferred to in subsection (b)(3). 

18 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘invasive species’’ has the mean20 ing given such term in section 10(a)(4) of the Fish 

21 and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 666c22 1(a)(4)). 

23 (2) The term ‘‘biosecurity’’ means measures 

24 taken to protect against biological agents that pose 
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1 a threat to public health, plant or animal health, or 

2 the environment. 

3 SEC. 317. PILOT PROGRAM TO INSTALL PROPANE-POW4 ERED GENERATORS AT A DOMESTIC DE5 FENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITY. 

6 (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 

8 Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and the 

9 Environment shall carry out a pilot program under which 

10 the Assistant Secretary shall install propane-powered gen11 erators at an organic industrial base facility. Under the 

12 pilot program, such generators shall— 

13 (1) be used in tandem with an on-site microgrid 

14 in order to improve the resiliency and redundancy of 

15 power generation at the facility; and 

16 (2) be powered by conventional or renewable 

17 propane. 

18 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘microgrid’’ has the meaning 

20 given such term in section 641(b)(6) of the United 

21 States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 

22 (42 U.S.C. 17231(b)(6)). 

23 (2) The term ‘‘propane’’ has the meaning given 

24 such term in section 3(6) of the Propane Education 

25 and Research Act of 1006 (15 U.S.C. 6402(6)). 
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1 (c) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 

2 pilot program under this section shall terminate on the 

3 date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 

4 this Act. 

5 SEC. 318. PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULA6 TION RELATING TO MINIMIZING RISK OF CLI7 MATE CHANGE. 

8 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

9 this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 

10 of Defense for fiscal year 2025 may be used to finalize 

11 or implement any rule based on the advanced notice of 

12 proposed rulemaking titled ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regula13 tion: Minimizing the Risk of Climate Change in Federal 

14 Acquisitions’’ (October 15, 2021; 86 Fed. Reg. 57404). 

15 SEC. 319. STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS FOR DE16 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 

17 Not later than one year after the date of the enact18 ment of this Act, with respect to each permit under section 

19 402(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

20 U.S.C. 1342(p)) that applies to a Department of Defense 

21 facility, the Secretary of Defense shall request from the 

22 State that issued the permit, or the Administrator of the 

23 Environmental Protection Agency, as applicable, approval 

24 of a modification to such permit, or a revision to an appli25 cable stormwater management plan, to require— 
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1 (1) monitoring of discharges of perfluoroalkyl 

2 and polyfluoroalkyl substances not less frequently 

3 than quarterly; and 

4 (2) implementation of appropriate best manage5 ment practices or control technologies to reduce such 

6 discharges consistent with the requirements of such 

7 Act. 

8 SEC. 320. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR COOPERATIVE 

9 AGREEMENTS UNDER NATIVE AMERICAN 

10 LANDS ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PRO11 GRAM. 

12 Section 2713(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 

13 is amended by striking ‘‘two calendar years’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘five calendar years’’. 

15 Subtitle C—Logistics and 

16 Sustainment 

17 SEC. 331. PLANS REGARDING CONDITION AND MAINTE18 NANCE OF PREPOSITIONED STOCKPILES OF 

19 NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS. 

20 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

22 the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Com23 mandant of the Marine Corps shall each develop a plan 

24 to— 
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1 (1) improve the required inspection procedures 

2 for the prepositioned stockpiles of the Armed Force 

3 concerned, for the purpose of identifying deficiencies 

4 and conducting maintenance repairs at levels nec5 essary to ensure such prepositioned stockpiles are 

6 mission capable; and 

7 (2) with respect to the Navy and Marine Corps, 

8 provide an analysis of the readiness of ships that 

9 hold or facilitate the off-loading of prepositioned 

10 stocks and suggestions for improving inspection pro11 cedures of such ships. 

12 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 

13 the date on which the Secretary or the Commandant com14 pletes the development of a plan under subsection (a), and 

15 not less frequently than twice each year thereafter for the 

16 three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 

17 of this Act, the Secretary or the Commandant shall inspect 

18 the prepositioned stockpiles of the Armed Force concerned 

19 in accordance with the procedures under such plan. 

20 (c) BRIEFINGS.— 

21 (1) BRIEFING ON PLAN.—Not later than 120 

22 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

23 Secretaries and the Commandant shall each provide 

24 to the congressional defense committees a briefing 

25 on the plan developed under subsection (a). 
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1 (2) BRIEFINGS ON STATUS OF PREPOSITIONED

2 STOCKPILES.—Not later than 180 days after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 

4 days thereafter for the three-year period beginning 

5 on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secre6 taries and the Commandant shall each provide to the 

7 congressional defense committees a briefing on the 

8 status and condition of the prepositioned stockpiles 

9 of the Armed Force concerned. 

10 (d) ARMED FORCE CONCERNED.—In this section, the 

11 term ‘‘Armed Force concerned’’ means— 

12 (1) the Navy, with respect to the Secretary of 

13 the Navy; 

14 (2) the Marine Corps with respect to the Com15 mandant of the Marine Corps; and 

16 (3) the Air Force, with respect to the Secretary 

17 of the Air Force. 

18 SEC. 332. PILOT PROGRAM ON IMPROVING MARINE CORPS 

19 SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS THROUGH 

20 THE INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL21 LIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING SOFT22 WARE SOLUTIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date of enactment of this Act, and subject to the avail25 ability of appropriations, the Commandant of the Marine 
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1 Corps may select a unit within the Marine Corps to carry 

2 out a pilot program to improve military supply chain read3 iness, budget efficiency, and logistics productivity through 

4 the integration and use of artificial intelligence (‘‘AI’’) and 

5 machine learning software solutions. 

6 (b) ACTIVITIES.—The Commandant of the Marine 

7 Corps shall seek to carry out the pilot program under sub8 section (a) in partnership with a federally funded research 

9 and development center, a University Affiliated Research 

10 Center, a center of excellence, a military service labora11 tory, or 1 or more private-sector entities with experience 

12 in machine learning-driven logistics planning and decision 

13 support tools in an effort to streamline and modernize the 

14 Marine Corps logistics operations and any other partners 

15 the commandant deems necessary. 

16 (c) GOALS.—The goals of the pilot program are to 

17 leverage AI solutions to— 

18 (1) optimize logistics operations and inventory 

19 management, specifically within the United States 

20 Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility; 

21 (2) improve military force readiness; 

22 (3) streamline materiel distribution and logis23 tics optimization; 

24 (4) improve situational awareness by providing 

25 predictions driven by a modular, probabilistic sim-
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1 ulation of logistics processes in the face of uncer2 tainty; 

3 (5) enhance productivity by minimizing and, 

4 where possible, automating reporting and inter- ac5 tions with data systems; and 

6 (6) scale Marine Corps integration of AI-en7 hanced logistics and supply chain solutions to solve 

8 operational challenges. 

9 (d) BRIEFING.—By December 1 of each year in 

10 which the pilot program is carried out, the Commandant 

11 of the Marine Corps shall provide to the congressional de12 fense committees a report that includes— 

13 (1) a description of the logistics and supply 

14 chain problem sets that were evaluated by the pilot 

15 program; 

16 (2) an assessment of the impact of using AI to 

17 solve supply chain and logistics challenges, including 

18 any changes to readiness, budget efficiency, and pro19 ductivity of military equipment and materiel; 

20 (3) any barriers identified to using AI to solve 

21 supply chain and logistics challenges; 

22 (4) recommendations regarding how the De23 partment of Defense can better leverage artificial in24 telligence to address supply chain and logistics chal25 lenges in a contested environment; 
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1 (5) an assessment of the impact of AI software 

2 solutions on visibility of materiel at different levels 

3 of command within the Marine Corps; and 

4 (6) the viability of expanding these software so5 lutions to other units and areas of responsibility. 

6 (e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under this 

7 section shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after 

8 the date on which the Marine Corps enters into the first 

9 agreement with a qualified entity under subsection (b). 

10 SEC. 333. RESPONSIVENESS TESTING OF DEFENSE LOGIS11 TICS AGENCY PHARMACEUTICAL CON12 TRACTS. 

13 The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall 

14 modify Defense Logistics Agency Instructions 5025.03 

15 and 3110.01— 

16 (1) to require Defense Logistics Agency Troop 

17 Support to coordinate annually with customers in 

18 the military departments to conduct responsiveness 

19 testing of the Defense Logistics Agency’s contin20 gency contracts for pharmaceuticals; and 

21 (2) to include the results of such testing, as re22 ported by customers in the military departments, in 

23 the annual reports of the Warstopper Program. 
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1 SEC. 334. INVESTMENT PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE2 FENSE DEPOTS AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES. 

3 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that— 

5 (1) the current state of Department of Defense 

6 depots and industrial facilities is concerning; 

7 (2) charged with maintaining critical equipment 

8 and complex weapons systems, these Government9 owned, Government-operated installations are vital 

10 to supporting military readiness and conflict deter11 rence; 

12 (3) robust funding should be provided for sus13 tained facilities modernization; and 

14 (4) facilities and equipment modernization will 

15 cost hundreds of billions and require sustained man16 agement attention over many years. 

17 (b) INVESTMENT PLAN.—Not later than 90 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of each of 

20 the military departments, shall submit to the congres21 sional defense committees an investment plan that in22 cludes detailed information about the minimum annual in23 vestment in Department of Defense depots and industrial 

24 facilities that is needed to prevent further infrastructure 

25 deterioration. The minimum investment level included in 

26 the plan shall reflect a percentage of the 3-year rolling 
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1 average of maintenance, repair, and overhaul workload 

2 funded at all Department depots and industrial facilities. 

3 Modernization efforts addressed in the plan shall account 

4 for future technological demands, labor needs, and threats 

5 to facility security including those posed by extreme 

6 weather and natural disasters. 

7 Subtitle D—Studies and Reports 

8 SEC. 341. JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL REPORT AND BRIEFING 

9 REQUIREMENTS. 

10 Section 185 of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (k)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘Chair’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘Chairperson’’; and 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘semi-annual’’ and in17 serting ‘‘biannual’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

19 (i) in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A)— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘, 2023, and not 

22 later than’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’; 

23 (II) by striking ‘‘thereafter’’; and 

24 (III) by inserting ‘‘biannual’’ be25 fore ‘‘report’’; 
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1 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

3 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

6 new subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(C) for the year covered by the report— 

8 ‘‘(i) releasable information regarding any 

9 mishap that occurred during such year; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) an identification of any corrective or 

11 preventative action implemented pursuant to a 

12 recommendation made in a safety or legal in13 vestigation report of such a mishap.’’; and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub15 section: 

16 ‘‘(j) BIANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than March 

17 31 and December 31 of each year, the Chairperson of the 

18 Joint Council shall provide to the congressional defense 

19 committees a briefing on the contents of the report re20 quired under subsection (k) for the corresponding date.’’. 
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1 SEC. 342. CHANGE IN TIMEFRAME FOR REPORT ON ABILITY 

2 OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO MEET RE3 QUIREMENTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE AND 

4 ENERGY SECURITY MEASURES ON MILITARY 

5 INSTALLATIONS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2920(g) of title 10, 

7 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2029’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘2027’’. 

9 (b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than June 

10 30, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 

11 congressional defense committees a briefing on the 

12 progress of the Secretary in meeting the requirements 

13 under section 2920(a) of title 10, United States Code. 

14 SEC. 343. MODIFICATIONS TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL AN15 NUAL REVIEWS OF F–35 SUSTAINMENT EF16 FORTS. 

17 Section 357 of the National Defense Authorization 

18 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

22 by striking ‘‘2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘2025, 2026, and 2027’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

25 (i) by striking ‘‘(including’’ and in26 serting ‘‘, which may include’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking the closing paren2 thesis; and 

3 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘ as a re4 sult of such review’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘of the fol6 lowing:’’ and all that follows through the period at 

7 the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘of matters 

8 regarding the sustainment or affordability of the F– 

9 35 Lighting II aircraft program that the Comp10 troller General, after consulting with staff from the 

11 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep12 resentatives and the Senate, determines to be of crit13 ical importance to the long-term viability of such 

14 program.’’. 

15 SEC. 344. STUDY ON FIREFIGHTER RAPID INTERVENTION 

16 TEAM TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT AT DE17 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 

18 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

19 a study of the training standards for firefighter rapid 

20 intervention teams and the use of equipment by such 

21 teams at Department of Defense facilities. Such study 

22 shall include— 

23 (1) an identification of such training standards 

24 and equipment that, as of the date of the enactment 

25 of this Act, are in use by such teams and the extent 
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1 to which such training and equipment is standard 

2 across firefighter rapid intervention teams located at 

3 different Department facilities; 

4 (2) an identification of such training standards 

5 and equipment that, as of the date of the enactment 

6 of this Act, are in use by such teams at Department 

7 naval and port facilities and a determination by the 

8 Secretary of whether such training and equipment is 

9 sufficient to prepare such teams for fires on the var10 ious ships that dock at such facilities; and 

11 (3) a description of any incident that— 

12 (A) occurred during the ten-year period 

13 preceding the date of the enactment of this Act 

14 in which a firefighter was injured or killed at 

15 a Department facility; and 

16 (B) the Secretary finds could have been 

17 prevented if the firefighters involved had re18 ceived different training or equipment; and 

19 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Sep20 tember 30, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

21 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

22 House of Representatives a report containing the results 

23 of the study required under subsection (a). 

24 (c) FIREFIGHTER RAPID INTERVENTION TEAM DE25 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘firefighter rapid inter-
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1 vention team’’ means a designated firefighting crew that 

2 serves as a stand-by rescue team at the scenes of fires 

3 and other emergencies and is available for the immediate 

4 search and rescue of missing, trapped, or injured fire5 fighters if required. 

6 SEC. 345. JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL REVIEW OF COMP7 TROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON FATIGUE OF 

8 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

9 (a) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Safety Council es11 tablished under section 185 of title 10, United States 

12 Code, shall review the issues identified in the report of 

13 the Comptroller General of the United States titled ‘‘Mili14 tary Readiness: Comprehensive Approach Needed to Ad15 dress Service Member Fatigue and Manage Related Ef16 forts’’ (GAO-24-105917), including— 

17 (1) insufficient oversight authority at the De18 partment of Defense level; 

19 (2) a lack of assigned leadership on fatigue-re20 lated matters within the Armed Forces; and 

21 (3) fragmented fatigue-related research efforts 

22 across the Department; 

23 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than September 1, 2025, 

24 the Joint Safety Council shall provide to the congressional 

25 defense committees a briefing on the steps the Council is 
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1 taking to address the findings of the Comptroller General 

2 and to reinvigorate efforts to limit the fatigue of members 

3 of the Armed Forces. 

4 SEC. 346. STUDY ON USE AND PRESENCE OF TOXIC CHEMI5 CALS IN PANAMA CANAL ZONE. 

6 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than December 31, 

7 2025, the Armed Forces Pest Management Board shall 

8 conduct a study on the use and presence of herbicide 

9 agents and toxic chemicals by the Department in the Pan10 ama Canal Zone during the period beginning on January 

11 1, 1958, and ending on December 31, 1999. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted under sub13 section (a) shall include the following: 

14 (1) An assessment to determine the degree to 

15 which herbicide agents, including those known as 

16 ‘‘rainbow herbicides’’, and other toxic chemicals were 

17 used, tested, stored, or otherwise dispensed within 

18 the Panama Canal Zone while members of the 

19 United States Armed Forces were stationed there. 

20 (2) An assessment of how many members of the 

21 United States Armed Forces may have been affected 

22 by the usage of herbicide agents and other toxic 

23 chemicals. 

24 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘herbicide agent’’ means a chem2 ical in an herbicide. 

3 (2) The term ‘‘rainbow herbicide’’ means herbi4 cides known as Agent Pink, Agent Purple, Agent 

5 Blue, Agent Green, Agent White, and Agent Orange. 

6 (3) The term ‘‘toxic chemicals’’ means per7 sistent organic pollutants, as defined by the Envi8 ronmental Protection Agency. 

9 SEC. 347. REPORT ON WILDFIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES 

10 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN HA11 WAII. 

12 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact13 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

14 to Congress a report that contains— 

15 (1) an assessment of the wildfire fighting capa16 bilities of the Department of Defense in Hawaii, in17 cluding any shortfalls in firefighting equipment, fa18 cilities, training, plans, or personnel; 

19 (2) a determination of the feasibility of estab20 lishing a wildfire training institute on O‘ahu; 

21 (3) an identification of any additional authori22 ties or resources required to integrate the capabili23 ties of the Department of Defense with the capabili24 ties of other Federal, State, and local emergency re25 sponders; and 
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1 (4) an identification of any memoranda or other 

2 agreements between the Department and State, 

3 local, Federal, or other disaster response organiza4 tions regarding wildland fire mitigation, prevention, 

5 response, and recovery. 

6 SEC. 348. BRIEFING ON ARMY ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING 

7 AND EQUIPMENT USED IN COLD AND EX8 TREME COLD WEATHER ENVIRONMENTS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2025, 

10 the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the Committees 

11 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep12 resentatives a briefing on the modernization and 

13 sustainment plans of the Army for organizational clothing 

14 and equipment used in cold and extreme cold weather en15 vironments. The briefing shall include the following topics: 

16 (1) The planned requirement of the Army for 

17 organizational clothing and equipment used in cold 

18 and extreme cold weather environments. 

19 (2) The current inventory of the Army of such 

20 clothing and equipment. 

21 (3) The modernization plan of the Army with 

22 respect to such clothing and equipment. 

23 (4) Any relevant investments currently pro24 grammed for such clothing and equipment in the 

25 Future Years Defense Program. 
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1 (5) The cost and timeline associated with imple2 menting such plan, including any additional outlays 

3 by Congress necessary to fulfil the plan. 

4 (6) Such other matters as the Secretary finds 

5 appropriate. 

6 (b) ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

7 USED IN COLD AND EXTREME COLD WEATHER ENVI8 RONMENTS.—In this section, the term ‘‘organizational 

9 clothing and equipment used in cold and extreme cold 

10 weather environments’’ includes extreme cold weather 

11 clothing, footwear, handwear, shelters, sleep systems, sleep 

12 mats, snowshoes, and skis. 

13 Subtitle E—Other Matters 

14 SEC. 351. EXPANDED LICENSE RECIPROCITY FOR DEPART15 MENT OF DEFENSE VETERINARIANS. 

16 Section 1060c of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘in 

19 emergencies’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for the pur21 poses described in subsection (c)’’; and 

22 (3) by striking subsection (c). 
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1 SEC. 352. PROVISION OF SPORTS FOODS AND THIRD-PARTY 

2 CERTIFIED DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS TO MEM3 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

4 (a) USE OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary of Defense 

5 may use amounts authorized to be appropriated to the De6 partment of Defense for Operation and Maintenance for 

7 the procurement of sports foods and third-party certified 

8 dietary supplements and the distribution of such foods and 

9 supplements to members of the Armed Forces. 

10 (b) ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall author12 ize registered dietitians and health care providers of 

13 the Department at the operational unit level to ac14 quire sports foods and third-party certified dietary 

15 supplements and to distribute such foods and sup16 plements to members of the Armed Forces. 

17 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

18 subsection shall be construed to— 

19 (A) augment morale, welfare, and recre20 ation funds or activities; or 

21 (B) augment or replace the budget or serv22 ices of dining facilities of the Department. 

23 (c) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall require that any 

24 dietary supplements and sports foods procured under this 

25 section are tested by an appropriate non-Department of 

26 Defense entity to ensure that product labels for content 
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1 type and amount are accurate and that the product is free 

2 of substances banned by the Department. 

3 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) The term ‘‘dietary supplement’’ has the 

5 meaning given that term in section 201(ff) of the 

6 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

7 321(ff)). 

8 (2) The term ‘‘sports food’’ means a product 

9 with a nutrition facts label that is meant to support 

10 daily macronutrient and caloric needs in support of 

11 fueling and hydration of members of the Armed 

12 Forces to enhance combat readiness, which may be 

13 used to improve physical performance and long-term 

14 cognitive health and optimize recovery. 

15 SEC. 353. FUNDING FOR BASE SUPPORT. 

16 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

17 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au18 thorized to be appropriated in section 301 for operating 

19 forces, line 090 as specified in the corresponding funding 

20 table in section 4301 for Operations and Maintenance, for 

21 base support, is hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

22 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

23 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

24 to be appropriated in section 301 for Administration and 

25 Service-Wide Activities for line 410 as specified in the cor-
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1 responding funding table in section 4301, for Administra2 tion is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

3 SEC. 354. AVAILABILITY OF OPERATION AND MAINTE4 NANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR SOFTWARE. 

5 Section 2241(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new para7 graph: 

8 ‘‘(8) Acquisition, development, modification, 

9 and sustainment of software.’’. 

10 TITLE IV—MILITARY 

11 PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

12 Subtitle A—Active Forces 

13 SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 

14 The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 

15 duty personnel as of September 30, 2025, as follows: 

16 (1) The Army, 442,300. 

17 (2) The Navy, 332,300. 

18 (3) The Marine Corps, 172,300. 

19 (4) The Air Force, 320,000. 

20 (5) The Space Force, 9,800. 

21 Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

22 SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 

24 strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 

25 components as of September 30, 2025, as follows: 
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1 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

2 States, 325,000. 

3 (2) The Army Reserve, 175,800. 

4 (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,700. 

5 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 32,500. 

6 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

7 States, 107,700. 

8 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,000. 

9 (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 

10 (b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end 

11 strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re12 serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 

13 reduced by— 

14 (1) the total authorized strength of units orga15 nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 

16 such component which are on active duty (other 

17 than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 

18 (2) the total number of individual members not 

19 in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 

20 Reserve of such component who are on active duty 

21 (other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici22 pation in training) without their consent at the end 

23 of the fiscal year. 

24 (c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 

25 individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
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1 component are released from active duty during any fiscal 

2 year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 

3 the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 

4 increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 

5 of such units and by the total number of such individual 

6 members. 

7 SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 

8 DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 

9 Within the end strengths prescribed in section 

10 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 

11 authorized, as of September 30, 2025, the following num12 ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 

13 full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 

14 Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re15 cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 

16 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

17 States, 30,845. 

18 (2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 

19 (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,132. 

20 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400. 

21 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

22 States, 25,736. 

23 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,311. 
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1 SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 

2 (DUAL STATUS). 

3 The minimum number of military technicians (dual 

4 status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2025 for the re5 serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith6 standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 

7 be the following: 

8 (1) For the Army National Guard of the United 

9 States, 22,294. 

10 (2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492. 

11 (3) For the Air National Guard of the United 

12 States, 10,744. 

13 (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,697. 

14 SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU15 THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 

16 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 

17 During fiscal year 2025, the maximum number of 

18 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 

19 who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 

20 support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 

21 States Code, is the following: 

22 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

23 States, 17,000. 

24 (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 

25 (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 

26 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
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1 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

2 States, 16,000. 

3 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 

4 Subtitle C—Authorization of 

5 Appropriations 

6 SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

8 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

9 2025 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 

10 and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 

11 not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec12 ified in the funding table in section 4401. 

13 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au14 thorization of appropriations in the subsection (a) super15 sedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite 

16 or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2025. 

17 Subtitle D—Reports 

18 SEC. 431. ANNUAL DEFENSE MANPOWER PROFILE REPORT: 

19 EXPANSION OF JUSTIFICATIONS FOR END 

20 STRENGTHS. 

21 Section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Congress’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘to the Committees on Armed Services 

25 of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and 
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1 furnish to any Member of Congress upon request,’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec5 retary’’; and 

6 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

7 paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(2) The justification and explanation required by 

9 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) An assessment of the most important 

11 threats facing the United States, disaggregated by 

12 geographic combatant command. 

13 ‘‘(B) An explanation of how personnel end 

14 strength level requests address threats described in 

15 subparagraph (A). 

16 ‘‘(C) The rationale for recommended increases 

17 or decreases in active, reserve, and civilian personnel 

18 for each component of the Department of Defense. 

19 ‘‘(D) The rationale for recommended increases 

20 or decreases in active, reserve, and civilian personnel 

21 for each of the geographic combatant commands. 

22 ‘‘(E) The primary functions or missions of ac23 tive, reserve, and civilian personnel in each geo24 graphic combatant command. 
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1 ‘‘(F) An assessment of any areas in which de2 creases in active, reserve, or civilian personnel would 

3 not result in a decrease in readiness. 

4 ‘‘(G) The actual end strength number for each 

5 armed force for the prior fiscal year, compared to 

6 authorized end strength levels. 

7 ‘‘(H) The shortfall in recruiting by each armed 

8 force as a percentage, as the Secretary determines 

9 appropriate. 

10 ‘‘(I) The number of applicants who were found 

11 to be ineligible for service in the Department of De12 fense during the prior fiscal year as a result of cur13 rent enlistment standards, disaggregated by armed 

14 force and reason for disqualification.’’. 

15 TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

16 POLICY 

17 Subtitle A—Officer Policy 

18 SEC. 501. GRADE OF SURGEON GENERAL OF THE NAVY. 

19 (a) MODIFICATION TO DISTRIBUTION OF COMMIS20 SIONED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN GENERAL OFFI21 CER AND FLAG OFFICER GRADES.—Section 525 of title 

22 10, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B) by striking ‘‘34’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘35’’ ; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (a)(3)(C) by striking ‘‘49’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘48’’. 

3 (b) GRADE OF SURGEON GENERAL OF THE NAVY.— 

4 Section 8077 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(c) GRADE.—The Surgeon General, while so serv7 ing, shall hold the grade of O–9.’’. 

8 SEC. 502. REDISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE 

9 MARINE CORPS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 

10 Section 525(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘17’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘18’’; and 

14 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘22’’ and 

15 replacing with ‘‘21.’’ 

16 SEC. 503. REMOVAL OF EXEMPTION RELATING TO ATTEND17 ING PHYSICIAN TO THE CONGRESS FOR CER18 TAIN DISTRIBUTION AND GRADE LIMITA19 TIONS. 

20 Section 525 of title 10, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 

23 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub24 section (f). 
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1 SEC. 504. AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS 

2 FROM LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF 

3 GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFICERS ON 

4 ACTIVE DUTY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 526 of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) 

8 as subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and 

9 (2) by inserting, after subsection (f), the fol10 lowing new subsection (g): 

11 ‘‘(g) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ADAPTIVE FORCE AC12 COUNT.—The Secretary of Defense may designate up to 

13 45 general officer and flag officer positions for exclusion 

14 from the limitations in subsection (a) and in section 

15 525(a) of this title.’’. 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) of 

17 subsection (a) of section 501 of the National Defense Au18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 

19 328; 10 U.S.C. 525 note) is hereby repealed. 

20 SEC. 505. MODIFICATION TO GRADE OF ATTENDING PHYSI21 CIAN TO THE CONGRESS. 

22 Section 715 of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘§ 715. Attending Physician to the Congress: grade 

25 ‘‘An officer serving as Attending Physician to the 

26 Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of O–6.’’. 
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1 SEC. 506. AUTHORITY TO SEPARATE A REGULAR OFFICER 

2 AFTER A BOARD OF INQUIRY RECOMMENDS 

3 RETAINING SUCH OFFICER. 

4 Section 1182(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘If’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Subject 

7 to subparagraph (B), if’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub9 paragraphs: 

10 ‘‘(B) If the board determines that there is a substan11 tiated basis for separating the officer and the Chief of the 

12 armed force concerned recommends separation, the Sec13 retary of the military department concerned may deter14 mine, pursuant to the process under subparagraph (C), 

15 whether to involuntarily separate the officer under sub16 paragraph (D). 

17 ‘‘(C) The process under this subparagraph shall in18 clude the following: 

19 ‘‘(i) The provision of notice to the officer re20 garding such process. 

21 ‘‘(ii) An opportunity for the officer to present 

22 evidence to the Secretary of the military department 

23 concerned. 

24 ‘‘(D) Subject to subparagraph (E), the Secretary of 

25 the military department concerned may involuntarily sepa-
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1 rate the officer if, after reviewing all the evidence in the 

2 record, such Secretary determines that— 

3 ‘‘(i) the recommendation of the board is clearly 

4 contrary to the substantial weight of such evidence; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the officer’s conduct— 

6 ‘‘(I) discredits the armed force concerned; 

7 ‘‘(II) adversely affects good order and dis8 cipline; or 

9 ‘‘(III) adversely affects the officer’s per10 formance of duty; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) separation is essential to the interests of 

12 justice, discipline, and proper administration of the 

13 armed force concerned. 

14 ‘‘(E)(i) The least favorable characterization of a sep15 aration under subparagraph (D) shall be general (under 

16 honorable conditions). 

17 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary of the military department con18 cerned may delegate the authority to make a determina19 tion under subparagraph (D) only to a civilian official of 

20 such military department who was appointed by the Presi21 dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.’’. 
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1 SEC. 507. INCLUSION OF SERVICE IN SROTC IN THE COM2 PUTATION OF LENGTH OF SERVICE OF AN 

3 OFFICER APPOINTED FOR COMPLETING 

4 SROTC. 

5 Subsection (c) of section 2106 of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘August 1, 1979, as a member 

8 of the Selected Reserve’’ and inserting an em dash; 

9 and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

11 paragraphs: 

12 ‘‘(1) August 1, 1979, as a member of the Se13 lected Reserve; or 

14 ‘‘(2) the date of the enactment of the National 

15 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, re16 gardless of the component in which the officer per17 formed such enlisted service.’’. 

18 SEC. 508. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO MEDICAL OFFICER 

19 OF THE MARINE CORPS POSITION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 806 of title 10, United 

21 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing new section: 

23 ‘‘§ 8048. Medical Officer of the Marine Corps 

24 ‘‘(a) There is a Medical Officer of the Marine Corps 

25 who shall be appointed from among flag officers of the 

26 Navy. 
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1 ‘‘(b) The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, while 

2 so serving, shall hold the grade of rear admiral (lower 

3 half).’’. 

4 (b) EXCLUSION FROM CERTAIN DISTRIBUTION LIMI5 TATIONS.—Section 525 of such title is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub7 section (h); and 

8 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol9 lowing new subsection (g): 

10 ‘‘(g) A naval officer while serving as the Medical Offi11 cer of the Marine Corps is in addition to the number that 

12 would otherwise be permitted for the Navy for officers 

13 serving on active duty in the grade of rear admiral (lower 

14 half) under subsection (a).’’. 

15 (c) EXCLUSION FROM ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTH LIM16 ITATIONS.—Section 526 of such title is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) 

18 as subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and 

19 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol20 lowing new subsection (g): 

21 ‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF MARINE

22 CORPS.—The limitations of this section do not apply to 

23 the flag officer who is serving as the Medical Officer of 

24 the Marine Corps.’’. 
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1 SEC. 509. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF ONE YEAR OF AC2 TIVE DUTY SERVICE FOR ORIGINAL APPOINT3 MENT AS A WARRANT OFFICER IN THE DE4 PARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. 

5 Section 9160 of title 10, United States Code, is re6 pealed. 

7 SEC. 509A. PILOT PROGRAM ON PEER AND SUBORDINATE 

8 EVALUATIONS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary con11 cerned shall implement, in an Armed Force, a five-year 

12 pilot program, pursuant to which— 

13 (1) an officer described in subsection (b) shall 

14 be anonymously evaluated by peers and subordi15 nates; and 

16 (2) the results of such evaluations shall be fur17 nished to a command selection or command quali18 fication board concerned; and 

19 (3) the command selection or command quali20 fication board shall consider such results in deter21 mining whether to recommend such officer for such 

22 selection or qualification. 

23 (b) COVERED OFFICERS.—An officer described in 

24 this subsection is a regular officer— 

25 (1) eligible for consideration for command; 

26 (2) in grade O-5 or O-6; and 
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1 (3) in a career field— 

2 (A) specified in subsection (c); or 

3 (B) determined by the Secretary con4 cerned. 

5 (c) COVERED CAREER FIELDS.—The career fields 

6 specified in this subsection are the following: 

7 (1) In the Navy, surface warfare, submarine 

8 warfare, special warfare, or explosive ordnance dis9 posal. 

10 (2) In the Marine Corps, infantry, logistics, or 

11 field artillery. 

12 (3) In the Air Force, operations or logistics. 

13 (4) In the Space Force, space operations. 

14 (5) In the Coast Guard, afloat or engineering 

15 and command, control, communications, computers, 

16 cyber, and intelligence. 

17 (d) SELECTION OF EVALUATORS.—The Secretary 

18 concerned may select an individual to evaluate an officer 

19 under the pilot program if the Secretary determines such 

20 individual has worked with the officer closely enough to 

21 have an informed opinion regarding the officer’s leader22 ship abilities. An officer may not have any input regarding 

23 the selection of an individual who shall evaluate such offi24 cer. 
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1 (e) REPORT.—Not later than three months after the 

2 termination of a pilot program, a Secretary concerned 

3 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

4 a report regarding the pilot program. Elements of each 

5 such report shall include the following: 

6 (1) The determination of the Secretary con7 cerned whether the pilot program improved the com8 mand selection or command qualification process of 

9 the Armed Force. 

10 (2) The determination of the Secretary con11 cerned whether to continue to use peer or subordi12 nate evaluations in the command selection or com13 mand qualification process of such Armed Force. 

14 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com16 mittees’’ means— 

17 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 

18 the House of Representatives; 

19 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

20 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 

21 (C) the Committee on Armed Services of 

22 the Senate; and 

23 (D) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

24 and Transportation of the Senate. 
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1 (2) The terms ‘‘regular’’ and ‘‘Secretary con2 cerned’’ have the meanings given such term in sec3 tion 101 of title 10, United States Code. 

4 Subtitle B—Reserve Component 

5 Management 

6 SEC. 511. GRADES OF CERTAIN CHIEFS OF RESERVE COM7 PONENTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

9 (1) CHIEF OF ARMY RESERVE.—Section 

10 7038(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

11 by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(4) The Chief of Army Reserve, while so serving, 

14 holds the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 

15 (2) CHIEF OF NAVY RESERVE.—Section 

16 8083(b) of such title is amended by striking para17 graph (4) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(4) The Chief of Navy Reserve, while so serving, 

19 holds the grade of vice admiral.’’. 

20 (3) COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE.— 

21 Section 8084(b) of such title is amended by striking 

22 paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(4) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, while 

24 so serving, holds the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 
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1 (4) CHIEF OF AIR FORCE RESERVE.—Section 

2 9038(b) of such title is amended by striking para3 graph (4) and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(4) The Chief of Air Force Reserve, while so serving, 

5 holds the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 

6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

7 subsection (a) shall take effect on the day that is one year 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 

9 to appointments made after such date. 

10 SEC. 512. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE RE11 SERVE OFFICERS IN CERTAIN MILITARY SPE12 CIALTIES ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS 

13 LIST. 

14 Section 14701(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘(in18 cluding an officer described in subparagraph 

19 (C))’’ after ‘‘or a reserve officer’’; 

20 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

21 subparagraph (D); and 

22 (C) by inserting, after subparagraph (B), 

23 the following new subparagraph (C): 

24 ‘‘(C) An officer described in this subparagraph is a 

25 reserve officer in a grade above O-2 who has a military 
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1 occupational specialty, rating, or specialty code in a mili2 tary specialty designated, in regulations prescribed by the 

3 Secretary of the military department concerned, as subject 

4 to a shortage of personnel.’’; and 

5 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 

6 paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and 

7 (3) by inserting, after paragraph (5), the fol8 lowing new paragraph (6): 

9 ‘‘(6) A reserve officer described in paragraph (1)(C) 

10 and continued on the reserve active-status list pursuant 

11 to this section shall, if not earlier retired, transferred to 

12 the Retired Reserve, or discharged, be separated in ac13 cordance with section 14513 or 14514, as applicable, on 

14 the first day of the month after the month in which the 

15 officer completes 40 years of commissioned service.’’. 

16 SEC. 513. FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A UNIT OF THE 

17 NATIONAL GUARD IN AMERICAN SAMOA AND 

18 IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN 

19 MARIANA ISLANDS. 

20 (a) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

21 Defense shall determine the feasibility of establishing— 

22 (1) a unit of the National Guard in American 

23 Samoa; and 

24 (2) a unit of the National Guard in the Com25 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
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1 (b) FORCE STRUCTURE ELEMENTS.—In making the 

2 feasibility determination under subsection (a), the Sec3 retary of Defense shall consider the following: 

4 (1) The allocation of National Guard force 

5 structure and manpower to American Samoa and 

6 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 

7 in the event of the establishment of a unit of the 

8 National Guard in American Samoa and in the 

9 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

10 and the impact of this allocation on existing Na11 tional Guard units in the 50 States, the Common12 wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

13 and the District of Columbia. 

14 (2) The Federal funding that would be required 

15 to support pay, benefits, training operations, and 

16 missions of members of a unit of the National Guard 

17 in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the 

18 Northern Mariana Islands, based on the allocation 

19 derived from paragraph (1), and the equipment, in20 cluding maintenance, required to support such force 

21 structure. 

22 (3) The presence of existing infrastructure to 

23 support a unit of the National Guard in American 

24 Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

25 Mariana Islands, and the requirement for additional 
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1 infrastructure, including information technology in2 frastructure, to support such force structure, based 

3 on the allocation derived from paragraph (1). 

4 (4) How a unit of the National Guard in Amer5 ican Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

6 Mariana Island would accommodate the National 

7 Guard Bureau’s ‘‘Essential Ten’’ homeland defense 

8 capabilities (i.e., aviation, engineering, civil support 

9 teams, security, medical, transportation, mainte10 nance, logistics, joint force headquarters, and com11 munications) and reflect regional needs. 

12 (5) The manpower cadre, both military per13 sonnel and fulltime support, including National 

14 Guard technicians, required to establish, maintain, 

15 and sustain a unit of the National Guard in Amer16 ican Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

17 Mariana Islands, and the ability of American Samoa 

18 and of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

19 Islands to support demographically a unit of the Na20 tional Guard at each location. 

21 (6) The ability of a unit of the National Guard 

22 in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the 

23 Northern Mariana Islands to maintain unit readi24 ness and the logistical challenges associated with 
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1 transportation, communications, supply/ resupply, 

2 and training operations and missions. 

3 (c) SUBMISSION OF CONCLUSION.—Not later than 

4 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

5 Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 

6 committees of the results of the feasibility determination 

7 made under subsection (a). If the Secretary determines 

8 that establishment of a unit of the National Guard in 

9 American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern 

10 Mariana Islands (or both) is feasible, the Secretary shall 

11 include in the notification the following: 

12 (1) A determination of whether the executive 

13 branch of American Samoa and of the Common14 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has enacted 

15 and implemented statutory authorization for an or16 ganized militia as a prerequisite for establishing a 

17 unit of the National Guard, and a description of any 

18 other steps that such executive branches must take 

19 to request and carry out the establishment of a Na20 tional Guard unit. 

21 (2) A list of any amendments to titles 10, 32, 

22 and 37, United States Code, that would have to be 

23 enacted by Congress to provide for the establishment 

24 of a unit of the National Guard in American Samoa 
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1 and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

2 Islands. 

3 (3) A description of any required Department 

4 of Defense actions to establish a unit of the National 

5 Guard in American Samoa and in the Common6 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

7 (4) A suggested timeline for completion of the 

8 steps and actions described in the preceding para9 graphs. 

10 SEC. 514. AMENDMENT TO EXTEND TIME PERIOD FOR 

11 TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN 

12 ARMY AND AIR FORCE RESERVE COMPONENT 

13 GENERAL OFFICERS. 

14 Section 14314 of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 

18 (3), and (4) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 

19 and (D), respectively; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘Within’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), with22 in’’; and 

23 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

24 new paragraph (2): 
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1 ‘‘(2) For any general officer covered by para2 graph (1) who is released from a joint duty assign3 ment or other non-joint active-duty assignment, the 

4 Secretary concerned shall complete the transfer or 

5 discharge required by paragraph (1) not later than 

6 60 days after the officer’s release.’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘subsection 

8 (a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)(C)’’. 

9 Subtitle C—General Service 

10 Authorities and Military Records 

11 SEC. 521. TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE OF COVERED 

12 SPACE FUNCTIONS OF THE AIR NATIONAL 

13 GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES. 

14 (a) TRANSFER OF COVERED SPACE FUNCTIONS.— 

15 During the transition period, the Secretary of the Air 

16 Force may transfer to the Space Force the covered space 

17 functions of the Air National Guard of the United States. 

18 Any such transfer shall occur subject to section 104 of 

19 title 32, United States Code, and section 18238 of title 

20 10, United States Code. 

21 (b) TRANSFER OF UNITS.—Upon the transfer to the 

22 Space Force of the covered space functions of a unit of 

23 the Air National Guard of the United States, the Sec24 retary of the Air Force may change the status of the unit 
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1 from a unit of the Air National Guard of the United 

2 States to a unit of the United States Space Force; 

3 (c) TRANSFER OF COVERED MEMBERS.— 

4 (1) OFFICERS.—During the transition period, 

5 the Secretary of Defense may, with the officer’s con6 sent, transfer a covered officer of the Air National 

7 Guard of the United States to, and appoint the offi8 cer in, the Space Force. 

9 (2) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—During the transi10 tion period, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

11 transfer each covered enlisted member of the Air 

12 National Guard of the United States to the Space 

13 Force, other than those covered enlisted members 

14 who do not consent to transfer. Upon such a trans15 fer, the covered enlisted member so transferred 

16 ceases to be a member of the Air National Guard of 

17 the United States and is discharged from the enlist18 ment of such covered enlisted member as a Reserve 

19 of the Air Force. 

20 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFERS.—Each 

21 transfer under this subsection shall be effective on 

22 the date specified by the Secretary of Defense, in the 

23 case of an officer, or the Secretary of the Air Force, 

24 in the case of an enlisted member, but not later than 

25 the last day of the transition period. 
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1 (4) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TRANSFERS.—Not 

2 more than 580 members of the Air National Guard 

3 may be transferred under this subsection. 

4 (d) REGULATIONS.—Transfers under subsection (c) 

5 shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the 

6 Secretary of Defense. In the case of an officer, applicable 

7 regulations shall include those prescribed pursuant to sec8 tion 716 of title 10, United States Code. 

9 (e) TERM OF INITIAL ENLISTMENT IN THE SPACE

10 FORCE.—In the case of a covered enlisted member who 

11 is transferred to the Space Force in accordance with sub12 section (c), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the 

13 initial enlistment of the enlisted member in the Space 

14 Force for a period of less than two years, but only if the 

15 period of enlistment in the Space Force is not less than 

16 the period remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in 

17 the enlisted member’s term of enlistment in a reserve com18 ponent of the Air Force. 

19 (f) END STRENGTH ADJUSTMENTS UPON TRANS20 FERS FROM THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED

21 STATES.—During the transition period, upon the transfer 

22 to the Space Force of a covered space function of the Air 

23 National Guard of the United States— 

24 (1) the end strength authorized for the Space 

25 Force pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of title 10, 
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1 United States Code, for the fiscal year during which 

2 the transfer occurs shall be increased by the number 

3 of billets associated with that mission; and 

4 (2) the end strength authorized for the Air Na5 tional Guard of the United States pursuant to sec6 tion 115(a)(2) of such title for such fiscal year shall 

7 be decreased by the same number. 

8 (g) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—For purposes of 

9 the transfer of covered members of the Air National 

10 Guard of the United States in accordance with subsection 

11 (c)— 

12 (1) the Air National Guard of the United 

13 States and the Space Force shall be considered to be 

14 components of the same Armed Force; and 

15 (2) the Space Force officer list shall be consid16 ered to be an active-duty list of an Armed Force. 

17 (h) RETRAINING AND REASSIGNMENT FOR MEMBERS

18 NOT TRANSFERRING.—If a covered member of the Air 

19 National Guard of the United States does not consent to 

20 transfer to the Space Force in accordance with subsection 

21 (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide the cov22 ered member retraining and reassignment within a reserve 

23 component of the Air Force. 

24 (i) SPACE FORCE UNITS IN AFFECTED STATES.—In 

25 order to reduce the cost of transferring to the Space Force 
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1 the covered space functions of the Air National Guard of 

2 the United States, and to reduce the impact of such trans3 fer on the affected State, the following provisions apply: 

4 (1) After a covered space function is trans5 ferred to the Space Force from the Air National 

6 Guard of the United States, the Space Force shall 

7 continue to perform the covered space function with8 in the affected State; 

9 (2) Except when the Secretary of the Air Force 

10 determines that it would not be in the best interests 

11 of the United States, the Secretary shall seek to 

12 enter into an agreement with the Governor of an af13 fected State, to provide for the Space Force to be14 come a tenant organization on an installation of the 

15 National Guard of the affected State at which a cov16 ered space function was executed. 

17 (j) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 31 of 

18 each year during the transition period, the Secretary of 

19 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv20 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 

21 on the progress of the transfer of covered space functions 

22 of the Air National Guard of the United States to the 

23 Space Force. Each such report shall include the following 

24 elements with respect to the year preceding the date of 

25 the report: 
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1 (1) A detailed description of actions taken to 

2 transfer the covered space functions to the Space 

3 Force. 

4 (2) An assessment of the effect of the transfers 

5 on the readiness and capabilities of the Space Force 

6 and the Air National Guard. 

7 (3) A summary of any challenge encountered 

8 during the transfer and steps taken to overcome 

9 such challenge. 

10 (4) The number of officers and enlisted mem11 bers transferred to the Space Force. 

12 (5) Any recommendation of the Secretary, in13 cluding additional legislation, to improve such trans14 fer. 

15 (k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘covered space functions of the 

17 Air National Guard of the United States’’ means all 

18 Federal missions, units, personnel billets, equipment, 

19 and resources of the Air National Guard of the 

20 United States associated with the performance of a 

21 space-related function that is (as determined by the 

22 Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the 

23 Chief of Space Operations)— 

24 (A) a core space-related function of the 

25 Space Force; or 
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1 (B) otherwise integral to the mission of the 

2 Space Force. 

3 (2) The term ‘‘affected State’’ means a State or 

4 territory the National Guard of that would be af5 fected by the transfer of covered space functions to 

6 the Space Force. 

7 (3) The term ‘‘covered’’, with respect to a mem8 ber of the Air National Guard of the United States, 

9 has the meaning provided in section 1733(g) of the 

10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

11 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 676). 

12 (4) The term ‘‘transition period’’ means the pe13 riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

14 Act and ending on the last day of the fourth fiscal 

15 year beginning after the date of the enactment of 

16 this Act. 

17 SEC. 522. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEPARATED 

18 MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE AS HONORARY 

19 SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE SPACE 

20 FORCE. 

21 Chapter 933 of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 9254. Authority to designate certain separated 

2 members of the Air Force as honorary 

3 separated members of the Space Force 

4 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

5 may prescribe regulations that authorize an eligible indi6 vidual to be designated as an honorary separated member 

7 of the Space Force. An eligible individual so designated 

8 may be referred to as a ‘Legacy Guardian’. 

9 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Regulations prescribed under this 

10 section may include the following elements: 

11 ‘‘(1) Eligibility criteria, including applicable 

12 dates of service and constructive service credit, for 

13 designation under this section. 

14 ‘‘(2) An application process through which an 

15 eligible individual, or a survivor of a deceased eligi16 ble individual, may apply for such designation of 

17 such eligible individual. 

18 ‘‘(3) A certificate, approved device, or other in19 signia of such designation. 

20 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Designation of an 

21 eligible individual under this section shall not be construed 

22 to entitle such eligible individual to any benefit in addition 

23 to those established by this section or pursuant to regula24 tions prescribed under this section. 

25 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec26 tion, the term ‘eligible individual’ means an individual— 
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1 ‘‘(1) whom the Secretary of the Air Force de2 termines served in support of space operations as a 

3 member of the Air Force; and 

4 ‘‘(2) who separates (or previously separated) 

5 from the armed forces as a member of the Air 

6 Force.’’. 

7 SEC. 523. MERIT-BASED PRINCIPLES FOR MILITARY PER8 SONNEL DECISIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 

9 DEFENSE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

11 ensure that each personnel decision regarding a covered 

12 member, including military accession, promotion, and 

13 command selection, is— 

14 (1) based on the individual merit and dem15 onstrated performance of the covered member; 

16 (2) without regard to the political affiliation, 

17 race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or marital 

18 status, of the covered member; and 

19 (3) with proper regard for the privacy and con20 stitutional rights of the covered member. 

21 (b) ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary shall 

22 protect a covered member against— 

23 (1) arbitrary action, personal favoritism, and 

24 coercion for partisan political purposes; and 
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1 (2) reprisal for the lawful disclosure of informa2 tion by a covered member that the covered member 

3 reasonably believes to evince— 

4 (A) a violation of any law, rule, or regula5 tion; or 

6 (B) mismanagement, a gross waste of 

7 funds, or an abuse of authority. 

8 (c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

9 prescribe new regulations to carry out this section not 

10 later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

11 Act. 

12 (d) COVERED MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section, 

13 the term ‘‘covered member’’ means— 

14 (1) a member of the Army, Navy, Marine 

15 Corps, Air Force, or Space Force; or 

16 (2) an individual who has an active application 

17 to be a member described in paragraph (1). 

18 SEC. 524. NEXT OF KIN OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF CER19 TAIN ARMED FORCES: DATABASE; PRIVACY. 

20 (a) DATABASE.—Not later than 180 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall prescribe regulations that establish and maintain a 

23 database of the Department of Defense that contains up24 to-date contact information for the next of kin of members 
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1 of the covered Armed Forces. Such regulations shall en2 sure that— 

3 (1) a commander in a grade higher than O-5 

4 may access the contact information for the next of 

5 kin of a member who died while a member of the 

6 unit under the command of such commander, re7 gardless of whether such member served under such 

8 commander; and 

9 (2) an individual named in such database 

10 may— 

11 (A) elect to not be contacted by an officer 

12 described in paragraph (1); and 

13 (B) change such election at any time. 

14 (b) PRIVACY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

16 shall ensure that the DD Form 93 (‘‘Record of Emergency 

17 Data’’) used in a covered Armed Force complies with the 

18 terms of section 552a of title 5, United States Code. 

19 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this sec20 tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 

21 Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. 

22 SEC. 525. MARINE CORPS PERMEABILITY PILOT PROGRAM. 

23 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Commandant of the Marine 

24 Corps (hereinafter ‘‘Commandant’’) may carry out a pilot 

25 program under which a member may move between the 
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1 active component and reserve components of the Marine 

2 Corps more easily, in accordance with the following: 

3 (1) Up to 50 officers and 200 enlisted members 

4 of the regular component of the Marine Corps may 

5 be transferred to the Selected Reserve of the Marine 

6 Corps and returned to active duty at the end of the 

7 period of transfer under subsection (b). 

8 (2) An officer in a grade below O-6 who returns 

9 to active duty at the end of such period of transfer 

10 shall be reappointed as a regular officer by the 

11 President. 

12 (3) The Commandant may not approve a trans13 fer under the pilot program after September 30, 

14 2028. 

15 (b) PERIOD OF TRANSFER FROM ACTIVE DUTY; EF16 FECTS OF TRANSFER.— 

17 (1) PERIOD OF TRANSFER.—The period of 

18 transfer from active duty under a pilot program 

19 under this section shall be such period as the Com20 mandant shall specify in the agreement of the mem21 ber under subsection (c), except that such period 

22 may not exceed three years. 

23 (2) YEARS OF SERVICE.—Any service by a 

24 transferred reserve officer while participating in a 

25 pilot program under this section shall be included in 
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1 computation of the total years of service of such offi2 cer pursuant to section 14706(a) of title 10, United 

3 States Code. 

4 (3) RETIREMENT.—Any period of participation 

5 of a transferred member in a program under this 

6 section shall count toward— 

7 (A) eligibility for retirement or transfer to 

8 the Ready Reserve under chapter 841 or 1223 

9 of title 10, United States Code; or 

10 (B) computation of retired or retainer pay 

11 under chapter 841 or 1223 of title 10, United 

12 States Code. 

13 (c) AGREEMENT.—Each member of the Marine Corps 

14 who participates in a pilot program under this section 

15 shall enter into a written agreement with the Com16 mandant, under which the member shall agree to terms 

17 including the following: 

18 (1) To undergo, during a period of transfer 

19 under subsection (b), such training as the Com20 mandant shall require, including requirements under 

21 section 10147 of title 10, United States Code. 

22 (2) Following completion of a period of transfer 

23 under subsection (b), to serve up to two months as 

24 a member of the Marine Corps on active duty for 

25 each month of such period of transfer. Following 
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1 completion of an initial period of transfer, a member 

2 may request a waiver of the period of obligated serv3 ice under this paragraph. If the Commandant waives 

4 such period of obligated service, the member shall 

5 remain in the Selected Reserve, entitled to pay, al6 lowances, and benefits of a member of the uniformed 

7 services in the grade and years of service of such 

8 member. 

9 (d) PAY, ALLOWANCES, AND LEAVE.— 

10 (1) BASIC PAY; ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN

11 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES.—Dur12 ing a period of transfer under subsection (b), a 

13 member shall receive any applicable pay or allowance 

14 other than a travel and transportation allowance 

15 under title 37, United States Code, for a reserve 

16 member of the uniformed services in the grade and 

17 years of service of the member. 

18 (2) SPECIAL OR INCENTIVE PAY.— 

19 (A) AGREEMENT TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE

20 DUTY.—A member who participates in a pilot 

21 program under this section shall not be deter22 mined to violate an existing agreement to re23 main on active duty relating to special or incen24 tive pay under chapter 5 of title 37, United 

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1 pation. The period of such agreement shall be 

2 suspended for the period of transfer under sub3 section (b), resume at the end of such period of 

4 transfer, and be in addition to any period of ob5 ligated service under subsection (c). 

6 (B) EXPIRATION.—If, at the end of a pe7 riod of transfer under subsection (b), the spe8 cial or incentive pay relating to an existing 

9 agreement to remain on active duty described in 

10 subparagraph (A) is no longer authorized by 

11 law, the member shall not be entitled to such 

12 special or incentive pay. 

13 (C) REPAYMENT.—A member who is ineli14 gible for payment of a special or incentive pay 

15 described in subparagraph (B) shall be subject 

16 to the requirements for repayment of such pay 

17 or bonus in accordance with the terms of the 

18 applicable agreement of the member under 

19 chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code. 

20 (3) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOW21 ANCES.—A member who participates in a pilot pro22 gram under this section is entitled to travel and 

23 transportation allowances under section 452 of title 

24 37, United States Code, to relocate— 
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1 (A) from the residence of the member at 

2 the beginning of a period of transfer under sub3 section (b), to the location in the United States 

4 designated by the member as the residence of 

5 such member during such period of transfer; 

6 and 

7 (B) from the residence designated under 

8 subparagraph (A) to the residence of the mem9 ber after the end of such period of transfer. 

10 (4) LEAVE.—A member who participates in a 

11 pilot program is entitled to carry, in accordance with 

12 section 701 of title 10, United States Code, the leave 

13 accrued by such member until the day before the be14 ginning of a period of transfer under subsection (b). 

15 (e) PROMOTION.— 

16 (1) OFFICERS.—An officer participating in a 

17 pilot program under this section may be eligible for 

18 consideration for promotion as a member of the re19 serve component in accordance with section 14005 

20 and 14305 of title 10, United States Code, during 

21 the period of transfer under subsection (b). Upon 

22 the return of an officer to active duty after comple23 tion of a period transfer under subsection (b)— 

24 (A) the Commandant may adjust the date 

25 of rank of the officer to a date as appropriate 
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1 in accordance with the standards prescribed by 

2 the Secretary of Defense; and 

3 (B) the officer shall be eligible for consid4 eration for promotion when officers of the same 

5 competitive category, grade, and seniority are 

6 eligible for consideration for promotion. 

7 (2) ENLISTED MEMBER.—An enlisted member 

8 participating in a pilot program under this section 

9 may be eligible for consideration for promotion as a 

10 member of the reserve component during the period 

11 of transfer under subsection (b). 

12 (f) CONTINUED ENTITLEMENTS.—A member partici13 pating in a pilot program under this section shall, while 

14 participating in the pilot program, be treated as a member 

15 of the Marine Corps on active duty for a period of more 

16 than 30 days for purposes of— 

17 (1) the entitlement of the member and of the 

18 dependents of the member to medical and dental 

19 care under the provisions of chapter 55 of title 10, 

20 United States Code; 

21 (2) retirement or separation for physical dis22 ability under the provisions of chapters 55 and 61 

23 of title 10, United States Code; 

24 (3) the entitlement of the member and of the 

25 survivors of the member to all death benefits under 
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1 the provisions of chapter 75 of title 10, United 

2 States Code; 

3 (4) the provision of all travel and transpor4 tation allowances for the survivors of deceased mem5 bers to attend burial ceremonies under section 

6 453(f) of title 37, United States Code; and 

7 (5) the eligibility of the member for general 

8 benefits as provided in part II of title 38, United 

9 States Code. 

10 (g) REGULATIONS.—Before carrying out a pilot pro11 gram under this section, the Commandant shall prescribe 

12 regulations under this section. Such regulations shall in13 clude additional terms of an agreement under subsection 

14 (c), including instructions to a member regarding the obli15 gations of a member during a period of transfer under 

16 subsection (b). 

17 (h) ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY.—Under regulations 

18 prescribed by the Commandant, a member of the Marine 

19 Corps participating in a pilot program under this section 

20 may, at the discretion of the Commandant, be required 

21 to terminate participation in the pilot program and return 

22 to active duty. 
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1 SEC. 526. RESTORATION OF RETIRED RANK OF GENERAL 

2 JOHN D. LAVELLE. 

3 Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of 

4 Defense shall issue a recommendation to the President 

5 and the Senate regarding the restoration of the retired 

6 rank of General John D. Lavelle based on recently declas7 sified records and the most recent recommendation of the 

8 Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records. 

9 SEC. 527. PROHIBITION OF REQUIREMENT IN THE DEPART10 MENT OF DEFENSE TO WEAR A MASK TO 

11 STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. 

12 The Secretary of Defense may not require an indi13 vidual to wear a mask while on a military installation in 

14 the United States to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 

15 SEC. 528. ELIMINATION OF OFFICES OF DIVERSITY, EQ16 UITY, AND INCLUSION AND PERSONNEL OF 

17 SUCH OFFICES. 

18 Every office of the Armed Forces and of the Depart19 ment of Defense established to promote diversity, equity, 

20 and inclusion is eliminated and the employment of all per21 sonnel of each such office is terminated. 

22 SEC. 529. POSTHUMOUS COMMISSION AS CAPTAIN IN THE 

23 REGULAR ARMY FOR MILTON HOLLAND. 

24 (a) POSTHUMOUS COMMISSION.—Milton Holland, 

25 who, while sergeant major of the 5th Regiment, United 

26 States Colored Infantry, was awarded the Medal of Honor 
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1 in recognition of his action on September 29, 1864, during 

2 the Battle of Chapin’s Farm, Virginia, when, as the cita3 tion for the medal states, he ‘‘took command of Company 

4 C, after all the officers had been killed or wounded, and 

5 gallantly led it’’, shall be deemed for all purposes to have 

6 held the grade of captain in the regular Army, effective 

7 as of that date and continuing until his separation from 

8 the Army. 

9 (b) PROHIBITION OF BENEFITS.—Section 1523 of 

10 title 10, United States Code, applies in the case of the 

11 posthumous commission described in subsection (a). 

12 SEC. 529A. AUTHORIZATION OF MEMBERS AWARDED CER13 TAIN DECORATIONS TO WEAR THE UNIFORM 

14 WHEN NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY. 

15 Section 772 of title 10, United States Code, is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

18 ‘‘(k)(1) A member awarded a decoration specified in 

19 paragraph (2) may wear the uniform prescribed by the 

20 Secretary concerned on the same basis as a retired officer 

21 under subsection (c) while such member attends a special 

22 event (including a wedding). 

23 ‘‘(2) The decorations specified in this paragraph are 

24 the following: 

25 ‘‘(A) The Purple Heart. 
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1 ‘‘(B) The Medal of Honor. 

2 ‘‘(C) The Distinguished Service Cross. 

3 ‘‘(D) The Navy Cross. 

4 ‘‘(E) The Air Force Cross. 

5 ‘‘(F) The Coast Guard Cross. 

6 ‘‘(G) The Bronze Star.’’. 

7 SEC. 529B. REVIEW OF ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST A CHAP8 LAIN WHO REQUESTED EXEMPTION FROM 

9 THE COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE. 

10 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than six months 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 concerned shall establish a board under section 1552 or 

13 1553 of title 10, United States Code, as applicable, to re14 view the military personnel record, or the characterization 

15 of a discharge or dismissal, of a current or former chaplain 

16 in an Armed Force who suffered an adverse personnel ac17 tion as a result of, arising from, or in conjunction with, 

18 requesting a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vac19 cination mandate. 

20 (b) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—A review under this section 

21 shall cover all adverse personnel actions against a chaplain 

22 on or after August 24, 2021. 

23 (c) DIRECTED DETERMINATION.—A board estab24 lished under this section shall consider any adverse per-
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1 sonnel action against a chaplain to be the result of such 

2 request. unless there is evidence such chaplain— 

3 (1) was disciplined for a reason other than a re4 quest described in subsection (a); or 

5 (2) breached good order and discipline. 

6 (d) PRIORITY.—A board shall consider a request 

7 under this section before any other request on the docket 

8 of such board. 

9 (e) DODIG REPORT.—No later than one year after 

10 enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the De11 partment of Defense shall submit to the congressional de12 fense committees a report setting forth the results of an 

13 investigation by the Inspector General during that one14 year period regarding the compliance of the Secretaries 

15 concerned with the terms of this section. 

16 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘adverse personnel action’’ in18 cludes— 

19 (A) discrimination; 

20 (B) a denial of promotion, schooling, train21 ing, or assignment; 

22 (C) discharge; 

23 (D) dismissal; 

24 (E) separation; 
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1 (F) a lowered or noncompetitive perform2 ance report; 

3 (G) revocation of permanent change of sta4 tion; 

5 (H) revocation of temporary duty travel or6 ders; and 

7 (I) any other restriction or negative con8 sequence. 

9 (2) The term ‘‘performance report’’ means a re10 port of an Armed Force (including an officer effi11 ciency report)— 

12 (A) that measures the efficiency, leader13 ship, and effectiveness of an officer; and 

14 (B) is used as a basis for promotion selec15 tions. 

16 Subtitle D—Recruitment 

17 SEC. 531. SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM: AUTOMATIC REG18 ISTRATION. 

19 (a) AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION.—The Military Selec20 tive Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is amended by 

21 striking section 3 (50 U.S.C. 3802) and inserting the fol22 lowing new section 3: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 3. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this 

24 title, every male citizen of the United States, and every 

25 other male person residing in the United States, between 
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1 the ages of eighteen and twenty-six, shall be automatically 

2 registered under this Act by the Director of the Selective 

3 Service System. 

4 ‘‘(2) This section shall not apply to any alien lawfully 

5 admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under 

6 section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

7 (8 U.S.C. 1101) for so long as he continues to maintain 

8 a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States. 

9 ‘‘(b) Regulations prescribed pursuant to this section 

10 (a) may require— 

11 ‘‘(1) a person subject to registration under this 

12 section to provide, to the Director, information (in13 cluding date of birth, address, social security ac14 count number, phone number, and email address) 

15 regarding such person; 

16 ‘‘(2) a Federal entity to provide, to the Direc17 tor, information described in paragraph (1) that the 

18 Director determines necessary to identify or register 

19 a person subject to registration under this section; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(3) the Director to provide, to a person reg22 istered under this section, written notification that— 

23 ‘‘(A) such person has been so registered; 

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1 ‘‘(B) if such person is not required to be 

2 so registered, the procedure by which such per3 son may correct such registration.’’. 

4 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 The Military Selective Service Act is further amended— 

6 (1) in section 4 (50 U.S.C. 3803)— 

7 (A) in subsection (a)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘required to register’’ 

9 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘reg10 istered’’; 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘at the time fixed for 

12 his registration,’’; and 

13 (iii) by striking ‘‘who is required to 

14 register’’ and inserting ‘‘registered’’; 

15 (B) in subsection (k)(2), in the matter fol16 lowing subparagraph(B), by striking ‘‘liable for 

17 registration’’ and inserting ‘‘registered’’; 

18 (2) in section 6(a) (50 U.S.C. 3806(a))— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘required to be’’; 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘subject to registra22 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘registered’’; and 

23 (iii) by striking ‘‘liable for registration 

24 and training’’ and inserting ‘‘registered 

25 and liable for training’’; 
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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘required 

2 to be’’ each place it appears; 

3 (3) in section 10(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(3)) 

4 by striking ‘‘registration,’’; 

5 (4) in section 12 (50 U.S.C. 3811)— 

6 (A) in subsection (d)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘, neglecting, or refus8 ing to perform the duty of registering im9 posed by’’ and inserting ‘‘registration 

10 under’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘, or within five years 

12 next after the last day before such person 

13 does perform his duty to register, which14 ever shall first occur’’; 

15 (B) in subsection (e)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of 

17 Health and Human Services’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘Federal agencies’’; 

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘by a proclamation of 

20 the President’’ and inserting ‘‘to be reg21 istered’’; 

22 (iii) by striking ‘‘to present themselves 

23 for and submit to registration under such 

24 section’’; and 
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1 (iv) by striking ‘‘by the Secretary’’; 

2 and 

3 (C) by striking subsection (g) (50 U.S.C. 

4 3811(g)); and 

5 (5) in section 15(a) (50 U.S.C. 3813(a)), by 

6 striking ‘‘upon publication by the President of a 

7 proclamation or other public notice fixing a time for 

8 any registration under section 3’’. 

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

10 this section shall take effect one year after the date of 

11 the enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 532. PROHIBITION ON CANNABIS TESTING FOR EN13 LISTMENT OR COMMISSION IN CERTAIN 

14 ARMED FORCES. 

15 Subject to subsection (a) of section 504 of chapter 

16 31 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 

17 military department concerned may not require an indi18 vidual to submit to a test for cannabis as a condition of 

19 enlistment of such individual as a member, or the commis20 sion of such individual as an officer, of an Armed Force. 
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1 SEC. 533. REIMBURSEMENT OF APPLICANTS TO CERTAIN 

2 ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL 

3 COSTS INCURRED DURING MILITARY EN4 TRANCE PROCESSING. 

5 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may re6 imburse an individual who applies to join a covered Armed 

7 Force for costs incurred by such individual for a medical 

8 appointment required for military entrance processing. 

9 (b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount an 

10 individual may be reimbursed under this section is $100. 

11 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this sec12 tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 

13 Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. 

14 SEC. 534. MODERNIZATION OF RECRUITMENT FOR THE 

15 ARMY. 

16 (a) MODERNIZATION.—Not later than September 30, 

17 2025, the Secretary of the Army shall modernize recruit18 ment for the Army in order to attract and retain fit and 

19 ready individuals to serve as members of the Army. To 

20 carry out such modernization, the Secretary shall take 

21 steps including the following: 

22 (1) Establish a military occupational specialty 

23 for enlisted members who specialize in talent acqui24 sition. 

25 (2) Establish a professional recruiting force of 

26 warrant officers who specialize in talent acquisition, 
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1 data analytics, and other human resource functions 

2 necessary to develop expertise in recruiting and mili3 tary accessions. 

4 (3) Routinely determining which areas of the 

5 United States yield greater-than-average numbers of 

6 recruits and, with regard to each such area— 

7 (A) build relationships with sources of such 

8 recruits, including schools; and 

9 (B) assign additional recruiting personnel. 

10 (4) Consider using a commercially available, 

11 off-the-shelf, recruiting platform. 

12 (b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than the last day of each 

13 quarter of fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Army 

14 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

15 Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the im16 plementation of this section. Each such briefing shall in17 clude the following: 

18 (1) An up-to-date timeline, milestones, re19 sources used, and resources needed for such imple20 mentation. 

21 (2) The number of enlisted members, officers, 

22 and civilian employees of the Army required to carry 

23 out this section. 
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1 (3) Policies altered or prescribed by the Sec2 retary to carry out this section and recruit a capable 

3 and ready all-volunteer force. 

4 (4) Related legislative recommendations of the 

5 Secretary. 

6 SEC. 535 RECRUITMENT STRATEGY FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

7 ARMED FORCES WHO WERE DISCHARGED OR 

8 DISMISSED ON THE SOLE BASIS OF FAILURE 

9 TO OBEY A LAWFUL ORDER TO RECEIVE A 

10 VACCINE FOR COVID-19. 

11 (a) RECRUITMENT STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later 

12 than six months after the date of the enactment of this 

13 Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 

14 Secretaries of the military departments or, with respect 

15 the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the department in which 

16 the Secretary is operating when the Coast Guard is not 

17 operating as a service in the Navy, shall develop and im18 plement a strategy to specifically recruit covered individ19 uals to be reinstated in the Armed Force concerned. 

20 (b) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec21 tion, the term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an individual 

22 discharged or dismissed from an Armed Force on the sole 

23 basis of failure to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine 

24 for COVID-19. 
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1 SEC. 536. PROGRAM OF MILITARY RECRUITMENT AND EDU2 CATION AT THE NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 

3 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM. 

4 (a) AUTHORITY.—Not later than September 30, 

5 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into 

6 an agreement with the entity that operates the National 

7 September 11 Memorial and Museum (in this section re8 ferred to as ‘‘the Museum’’) under which the Secretary 

9 and such entity shall carry out a program at the Museum 

10 to promote military recruitment and education. 

11 (b) PROGRAM.—A program under subsection (a) shall 

12 include the following: 

13 (1) Provision of informational materials to pro14 mote enlistment in the covered Armed Forces, by the 

15 Secretary to such entity, for distribution at the Mu16 seum. 

17 (2) Education and exhibits, developed jointly by 

18 the Secretary and such entity, and provided to the 

19 public by employees of the Museum, to— 

20 (A) enhance understanding of the military 

21 response to the attacks on September 11, 2001; 

22 and 

23 (B) encourage enlistment and re-enlist24 ment in the covered Armed Forces. 
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1 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this sec2 tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 

3 Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. 

4 SEC. 537. MILITARY RECRUITER PHYSICAL ACCESS TO 

5 CAMPUSES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 2 of Part F of title VIII 

7 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

8 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 

9 section 8528 the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 8528A. MILITARY RECRUITER ACCESS TO SECONDARY 

11 SCHOOL CAMPUSES. 

12 ‘‘Each local educational agency receiving assistance 

13 under this Act shall provide military recruiters the same 

14 access to the campus of each secondary school served by 

15 the local educational agency for the purpose of recruiting 

16 students who are at least 17 years of age that is provided 

17 to any prospective employer, institution of higher edu18 cation, or other recruiter.’’. 

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

20 subsection (a) shall take effect one year after the date of 

21 the enactment of this Act. 

22 (c) COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND REPORTING.— 

23 On an annual basis, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

24 (1) collect information from military recruiters 

25 regarding the compliance of local educational agen-
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1 cies with the requirements of section 8528A of the 

2 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

3 (as added by subsection (a)); and 

4 (2) based on such information, prepare and 

5 submit to the Secretary of Education a report 

6 that— 

7 (A) identifies each local educational agency 

8 that the Secretary of Defense determines to be 

9 in violation of such section; and 

10 (B) explains the reasons for such deter11 mination. 

12 SEC. 538. IMPROVING OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY RECRUIT13 MENT PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY 

14 SCHOOLS. 

15 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres16 sional defense committees an annual report on military re17 cruitment practices in public secondary schools during cal18 endar year 2024 and each subsequent calendar year. Each 

19 such report shall include, for the year covered by the re20 port— 

21 (1) the zip codes of public secondary schools 

22 visited by military recruiters; 

23 (2) the number of recruits from public sec24 ondary schools by zip code and local education agen25 cy; and 
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1 (3) a demographic analysis, including race, eth2 nicity, and gender, of recruits from public secondary 

3 schools by zip code. 

4 SEC. 539. EXPANSION OF REPORT ON FUTURE SERVICE5 MEMBER PREPARATORY COURSE. 

6 Section 546(d) of the National Defense Authorization 

7 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 

8 520 note) is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para10 graph (6); and 

11 (2) by inserting, after paragraph (3), the fol12 lowing new paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(4) The determination of the Secretary regard14 ing the effectiveness of the preparatory course. 

15 ‘‘(5) Recommendations of the Secretary regard16 ing— 

17 ‘‘(A) how to improve the preparatory 

18 course; 

19 ‘‘(B) whether to expand the preparatory 

20 course.’’. 
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1 Subtitle E—Member Training and 

2 Education 

3 SEC. 541. INCREASE TO MAXIMUM FUNDING FOR THE RE4 GIONAL DEFENSE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 

5 Section 345(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

8 SEC. 542. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT 

9 AUTHORITIES FOR SERVICE ACADEMIES. 

10 Section 347 of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended, in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘60’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘80’’. 

13 SEC. 543. REDUCTION TO MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICI14 PATING STUDENTS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH 

15 OR MAINTAIN A UNIT OF JROTC. 

16 Section 2031(b)(1)(A) of title 10, United States 

17 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘100’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’. 

18 SEC. 544. NUMBER OF FOREIGN MILITARY MEDICAL STU19 DENTS WHO MAY ATTEND UNIFORMED SERV20 ICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES 

21 UNDER AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 

22 Section 2114(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

23 is amended by striking ‘‘40 persons’’ and inserting ‘‘50 

24 persons’’. 
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1 SEC. 545. PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: TECH2 NICAL CORRECTION TO DEFINITIONS. 

3 Section 2151 of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended, in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘National De5 fense Intelligence College’’ and inserting ‘‘National Intel6 ligence University’’. 

7 SEC. 546. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS OF SERVICES FOR 

8 PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION INSTI9 TUTIONS. 

10 Section 2601(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States 

11 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or a professional military 

12 education institution’’ after ‘‘museum program’’ each 

13 place it appears. 

14 SEC. 547. SERVICE ACADEMIES: APPOINTMENTS AND ADDI15 TIONAL APPOINTEES. 

16 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.— 

17 (1) APPOINTMENTS.—Section 7442 of title 10, 

18 United States Code, is amended— 

19 (A) in subsection (a)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and in21 serting ‘‘subsection (k)’’; 

22 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as 

23 established by competitive examinations’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘as determined by candidate 

25 composite score rank’’; and 
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1 (iii) in the matter following paragraph 

2 (10)— 

3 (I) in the second sentence, by in4 serting ‘‘(in which event selection 

5 shall be in order of merit as deter6 mined by candidate composite score 

7 rank)’’ after ‘‘without ranking’’; and 

8 (II) in the third sentence, by in9 serting ‘‘, including qualified alter10 nates and additional appointees’’ be11 fore the period at the end; 

12 (B) by redesignating subsections (b) 

13 through (j) as subsections (c) through (k), re14 spectively; 

15 (C) by inserting after subsection (a) the 

16 following new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(b) There shall be appointed each year at the Acad18 emy 275 cadets selected in order of merit as determined 

19 by candidate composite score rank by the Secretary of the 

20 Army from qualified alternates nominated pursuant to 

21 paragraphs (3) through (10) of subsection (a) and all 

22 other qualified, non-selected candidates holding nomina23 tions from any other source pursuant to this chapter.’’; 

24 (D) in subsection (c), as redesignated by 

25 subparagraph (B)— 
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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘one 

2 hundred selected by the President’’ and in3 serting ‘‘up to one hundred selected by the 

4 President in order of merit as determined 

5 by candidate composite score rank’’; 

6 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (I) by inserting ‘‘up to’’ before 

8 ‘‘85 nominated’’; and 

9 (II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 

10 order of merit as determined by can11 didate composite score rank’’ before 

12 the period at the end; 

13 (iii) in paragraph (3)— 

14 (I) by inserting ‘‘up to’’ before 

15 ‘‘85 nominated’’; and 

16 (II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 

17 order of merit as determined by can18 didate composite score rank’’ before 

19 the period at the end; 

20 (iv) in paragraph (4)— 

21 (I) by inserting ‘‘up to’’ before 

22 ‘‘20 nominated’’; and 

23 (II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 

24 order of merit as determined by can-
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1 didate composite score rank’’ before 

2 the period at the end; and 

3 (v) by striking paragraph (5); 

4 (E) in subsection (f), as redesignated by 

5 subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 

7 (F) in subsection (h), as so redesignated— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each 

9 place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 

10 (c)’’; and 

11 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 

12 ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

13 (f)’’; and 

14 (G) by adding at the end the following new 

15 subsections: 

16 ‘‘(l) Qualifications of candidates for admission shall 

17 be determined by use of, among others, a candidate com18 posite score uniformly calculated for each applicant. Com19 ponents of such composite score shall include the can20 didate’s standardized test scores, weighted at not less than 

21 30 percent of the overall composite score. Any subjective 

22 component of such composite score shall be weighted at 

23 not more than 10 percent of the overall composite score. 

24 Candidates’ composite scores shall be used to determine 

25 order of merit. Race and ethnicity shall not be considered 
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1 in any component of the candidate composite score, eval2 uation of candidates or selection for appointment. 

3 ‘‘(m) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec4 retary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on 

5 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent6 atives a report including— 

7 ‘‘(1) with respect to the preceding admissions 

8 cycle— 

9 ‘‘(A) the established minimum candidate 

10 composite score and college entrance examina11 tion rank (CEER) score used in such cycle; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the total number of waivers of such 

13 minimum candidate composite score, including 

14 the candidate composite score and CEER score 

15 of each cadet to whom the waiver relates, a 

16 brief explanation of the reasons for such waiver, 

17 and the category of appointment under which 

18 each such cadet was appointed (and if congres19 sional, the type of slate that nominated the 

20 waived appointee); and 

21 ‘‘(2) for each cadet who, during the four-year 

22 period preceding the date of the report, received a 

23 waiver for the established minimum candidate com24 posite score, the status of each such cadet, including 

25 whether the cadet still at the Academy, the cir-
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1 cumstances of such cadet’s departure (if applicable), 

2 the cumulative academic GPA, cumulative military 

3 GPA, any major conduct or honor violations, any re4 medial measures undertaken, and any other note5 worthy information concerning such cadet.’’. 

6 (2) ADDITIONAL APPOINTEES.—Section 7443 of 

7 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

9 ‘‘appointment’’ and inserting ‘‘additional 

10 appointments’’; 

11 (B) in the first sentence— 

12 (i) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘If it is 

13 determined’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘from other qualified 

15 candidates who competed for nomination’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘from other qualified can17 didates who hold a nomination’’; 

18 (C) in the second sentence, by striking 

19 ‘‘(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10)’’; 

20 (D) by inserting after the second sentence 

21 the following: ‘‘Subject to the preceding sen22 tence, the first 100 such vacancies shall be 

23 filled with candidates who are selected in order 

24 of merit as determined by candidate composite 

25 score rank (as described in section 7442 of this 
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1 title), after which all remaining vacancies may 

2 be filled with candidates who are selected out of 

3 merit rank order.’’; and 

4 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(b) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec6 retary of the Army shall submit to the congressional de7 fense committees a report that includes, with respect to 

8 the preceding admissions cycle— 

9 ‘‘(1) the composite scores and college entrance 

10 examination rank scores of the ten candidates nomi11 nated under this section with the lowest combined 

12 scores that were selected; 

13 ‘‘(2) the total number of qualified and not se14 lected candidates nominated under this section; and 

15 ‘‘(3) the composite scores and college entrance 

16 examination rank scores of the ten candidates nomi17 nated under this section with the highest combined 

18 scores that were qualified and not selected.’’. 

19 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.— 

20 (1) APPOINTMENTS.—Section 8454 of title 10, 

21 United States Code, is amended— 

22 (A) in subsection (a)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘subsection (i)’’; 
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1 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as 

2 established by competitive examination’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘as determined by candidate 

4 composite score rank’’; and 

5 (iii) in the matter following paragraph 

6 (10)— 

7 (I) in the second sentence, by in8 serting ‘‘(in which event selection 

9 shall be in order of merit as deter10 mined by candidate composite score 

11 rank)’’ after ‘‘without ranking’’; and 

12 (II) in the third sentence, by in13 serting ‘‘, including qualified alter14 nates and additional appointees’’ be15 fore the period at the end; 

16 (B) by redesignating subsections (b) 

17 through (h) as subsections (c) through (i), re18 spectively; 

19 (C) by inserting after subsection (a) the 

20 following new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(b) There shall be appointed each year at the Acad22 emy 275 midshipmen selected in order of merit as deter23 mined by candidate composite score rank by the Secretary 

24 of the Navy from qualified alternates nominated pursuant 

25 to paragraphs (3) through (10) of subsection (a) and all 
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1 other qualified, non-selected candidates holding nomina2 tions from any other source pursuant to this chapter.’’; 

3 (D) in subsection (c), as redesignated by 

4 subparagraph (B)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘one 

6 hundred selected by the President’’ and in7 serting ‘‘up to one hundred selected by the 

8 President in order of merit as determined 

9 by candidate composite score rank’’; 

10 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (I) by inserting ‘‘up to’’ before 

12 ‘‘85 nominated’’; and 

13 (II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 

14 order of merit as determined by can15 didate composite score rank’’ before 

16 the period at the end; 

17 (iii) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (I) by inserting ‘‘up to’’ before 

19 ‘‘85 nominated’’; and 

20 (II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 

21 order of merit as determined by can22 didate composite score rank’’ before 

23 the period at the end; 

24 (iv) in paragraph (4)— 
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1 (I) by inserting ‘‘up to’’ before 

2 ‘‘20 nominated’’; and 

3 (II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 

4 order of merit as determined by can5 didate composite score rank’’ before 

6 the period at the end; and 

7 (v) by striking paragraph (5); 

8 (E) in subsection (f), as redesignated by 

9 subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’ both places it 

11 appears; and 

12 (F) by adding at the end the following new 

13 subsections: 

14 ‘‘(j) Qualifications of candidates for admission shall 

15 be determined by use of, among others, a candidate com16 posite score uniformly calculated for each applicant. Com17 ponents of such composite score shall include the can18 didate’s standardized test scores, weighted at not less than 

19 30 percent of the overall composite score. Any subjective 

20 component of such composite score shall be weighted at 

21 not more than 10 percent of the overall composite score. 

22 Candidates’ composite scores shall be used to determine 

23 order of merit. Race and ethnicity shall not be considered 

24 in any component of the candidate composite score, eval25 uation of candidates, or selection for appointment. 
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1 ‘‘(k) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec2 retary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on 

3 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent4 atives a report including— 

5 ‘‘(1) with respect to the preceding admissions 

6 cycle— 

7 ‘‘(A) the established minimum candidate 

8 composite score and college entrance examina9 tion rank (CEER) score used in such cycle; and 

10 ‘‘(B) the total number of waivers of such 

11 minimum candidate composite score, including 

12 the candidate composite score and CEER score 

13 of each midshipman to whom the waiver relates, 

14 a brief explanation of the reasons for such waiv15 er, and the category of appointment under 

16 which each such midshipman was appointed 

17 (and if congressional, the type of slate that 

18 nominated the waived appointee); and 

19 ‘‘(2) for each midshipman who, during the four20 year period preceding the date of the report, received 

21 a waiver for the established minimum candidate 

22 composite score, the status of each such mid23 shipman, including whether the midshipman is still 

24 at the Academy, the circumstances of such mid25 shipman’s departure (if applicable), the cumulative 
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1 academic GPA, cumulative military GPA, any major 

2 conduct or honor violations, any remedial measures 

3 undertaken, and any other noteworthy information 

4 concerning such midshipman.’’. 

5 (2) ADDITIONAL APPOINTEES.—Section 8456 of 

6 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (A) in the section heading, by inserting 

8 ‘‘additional appointments’’ after ‘‘Mid9 shipmen’’; 

10 (B) in subsection (b)— 

11 (i) in the first sentence, by striking 

12 ‘‘from other qualified candidates who com13 peted for nomination’’ and inserting ‘‘from 

14 other qualified candidates who hold a nom15 ination’’; 

16 (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 

17 ‘‘(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10)’’; and 

18 (iii) by inserting after the second sen19 tence the following: ‘‘Subject to the pre20 ceding sentence, the first 100 such vacan21 cies shall be filled with candidates who are 

22 selected in order of merit as determined by 

23 candidate composite score rank (as de24 scribed in section 8454 of this title), after 

25 which all remaining vacancies may be filled 
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1 with candidates who are selected out of 

2 merit rank order.’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(c) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec5 retary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional de6 fense committees a report that includes, with respect to 

7 the preceding admissions cycle— 

8 ‘‘(1) the composite scores and college entrance 

9 examination rank scores of the ten candidates nomi10 nated under this section with the lowest combined 

11 scores that were selected; 

12 ‘‘(2) the total number of qualified and not se13 lected candidates nominated under this section; and 

14 ‘‘(3) the composite scores and college entrance 

15 examination rank scores of the ten candidates nomi16 nated under this section with the highest combined 

17 scores that were qualified and not selected.’’. 

18 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.— 

19 (1) APPOINTMENTS.—Section 9442 of title 10, 

20 United States Code, is amended— 

21 (A) in subsection (a)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and in23 serting ‘‘subsection (k)’’; 

24 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as 

25 established by competitive examination’’ 
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1 and inserting ‘‘as determined by candidate 

2 composite score rank’’; and 

3 (iii) in the matter following paragraph 

4 (10)— 

5 (I) in the second sentence, by in6 serting ‘‘(in which event selection 

7 shall be in order of merit as deter8 mined by candidate composite score 

9 rank)’’ after ‘‘without ranking’’; and 

10 (II) in the third sentence, by in11 serting ‘‘, including qualified alter12 nates and additional appointees’’ be13 fore the period at the end; 

14 (B) by redesignating subsections (b) 

15 through (j) as subsections (c) through (k), re16 spectively; 

17 (C) by inserting after subsection (a) the 

18 following new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(b) There shall be appointed each year at the Acad20 emy 275 cadets selected in order of merit as determined 

21 by candidate composite score rank by the Secretary of the 

22 Air Force from qualified alternates nominated pursuant 

23 to paragraphs (3) through (10) of subsection (a) and all 

24 other qualified, non-selected candidates holding nomina25 tions from any other source pursuant to this chapter.’’; 
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1 (D) in subsection (c), as redesignated by 

2 subparagraph (B)— 

3 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘one 

4 hundred selected by the President’’ and in5 serting ‘‘up to one hundred selected by the 

6 President in order of merit as determined 

7 by candidate composite score rank’’; 

8 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (I) by inserting ‘‘up to’’ before 

10 ‘‘85 nominated’’; and 

11 (II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 

12 order of merit as determined by can13 didate composite score rank’’ before 

14 the period at the end; 

15 (iii) in paragraph (3)— 

16 (I) by inserting ‘‘up to’’ before 

17 ‘‘85 nominated’’; and 

18 (II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 

19 order of merit as determined by can20 didate composite score rank’’ before 

21 the period at the end; 

22 (iv) in paragraph (4)— 

23 (I) by inserting ‘‘up to’’ before 

24 ‘‘20 nominated’’; and 
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1 (II) by inserting ‘‘, selected in 

2 order of merit as determined by can3 didate composite score rank’’ before 

4 the period at the end; and 

5 (v) by striking paragraph (5); 

6 (E) in subsection (f), as redesignated by 

7 subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 

9 (F) in subsection (h), as so redesignated— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each 

11 place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 

12 (c)’’; and 

13 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 

14 ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

15 (f)’’; and 

16 (G) by adding at the end the following new 

17 subsections: 

18 ‘‘(l) Qualifications of candidates for admission shall 

19 be determined by use of, among others, a candidate com20 posite score uniformly calculated for each applicant. Com21 ponents of such composite score shall include the can22 didate’s standardized test scores, weighted at not less than 

23 30 percent of the overall composite score. Any subjective 

24 component of such composite score shall be weighted at 

25 not more than 10 percent of the overall composite score. 
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1 Candidates’ composite scores shall be used to determine 

2 order of merit rank order. Race and ethnicity shall not 

3 be considered in any component of the candidate com4 posite score, evaluation of candidates, or selection for ap5 pointment. 

6 ‘‘(m) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec7 retary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees 

8 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep9 resentatives a report including— 

10 ‘‘(1) with respect to the preceding admissions 

11 cycle— 

12 ‘‘(A) the established minimum candidate 

13 composite score and college entrance examina14 tion rank (CEER) score used in such cycle; and 

15 ‘‘(B) the total number of waivers of such 

16 minimum candidate composite score, including 

17 the candidate composite score and CEER score 

18 of each cadet to whom the waiver relates, a 

19 brief explanation of the reasons for such waiver, 

20 and the category of appointment under which 

21 each such cadet was appointed (and if congres22 sional, the type of slate that nominated the 

23 waived appointee); and 

24 ‘‘(2) for each cadet who, during the four-year 

25 period preceding the date of the report, received a 
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1 waiver for the established minimum candidate com2 posite score, the status of each such cadet, including 

3 whether the cadet still at the Academy, the cir4 cumstances of such cadet’s departure (if applicable), 

5 the cumulative academic GPA, cumulative military 

6 GPA, any major conduct or honor violations, any re7 medial measures undertaken, and any other note8 worthy information concerning such cadet.’’. 

9 (2) ADDITIONAL APPOINTEES.—Section 9443 of 

10 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

11 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘appointment’’ and inserting ‘‘additional 

13 appointments’’; 

14 (B) in the first sentence— 

15 (i) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘If it is 

16 determined’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘from other qualified 

18 candidates who competed for nomination’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘from other qualified can20 didates who hold a nomination’’; 

21 (C) in the second sentence, by striking 

22 ‘‘(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10)’’; 

23 (D) by inserting after the second sentence 

24 the following: ‘‘Subject to the preceding sen25 tence, the first 100 such vacancies shall be 
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1 filled with candidates who are selected in order 

2 of merit as determined by candidate composite 

3 score rank (as described in section 9442 of this 

4 title), after which all remaining vacancies may 

5 be filled with candidates who are selected out of 

6 merit rank order.’’; and 

7 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(b) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Sec9 retary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional de10 fense committees a report that includes, with respect to 

11 the preceding admissions cycle— 

12 ‘‘(1) the composite scores and college entrance 

13 examination rank scores of the ten candidates nomi14 nated under this section with the lowest combined 

15 scores that were selected; 

16 ‘‘(2) the total number of qualified and not se17 lected candidates nominated under this section; and 

18 ‘‘(3) the composite scores and college entrance 

19 examination rank scores of the ten candidates nomi20 nated under this section with the highest combined 

21 scores that were qualified and not selected.’’. 
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1 SEC. 548. ALTERNATIVE SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR A 

2 CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN WHO BECOMES A 

3 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE. 

4 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 

5 7448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as fol6 lows: 

7 (1) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended 

8 to read as follows: ‘‘That if the cadet obtains em9 ployment as a professional athlete before completing 

10 the commissioned service obligation of such cadet, 

11 the cadet shall be subject to the alternative obliga12 tion under subsection (b)(4).’’ 

13 (2) Subsection (b) is amended— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 

15 Secretary of the Army’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject 

16 to paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Army’’; 

17 and 

18 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of the Army may transfer a cadet 

21 who violates paragraph (5) of subsection (a) to the Se22 lected Reserve of the Army— 

23 ‘‘(A) as a commissioned officer in an appro24 priate grade or rating, as determined by the Sec25 retary of the Army; and 

26 ‘‘(B) for a period not to exceed 10 years.’’. 
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1 (3) Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) is amended 

2 to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(2) that a cadet transferred under subsection 

4 (b)(4) shall, as part of the alternative obligation 

5 under such subsection, participate in efforts to re6 cruit and retain members of the Army.’’. 

7 (4) Subsection (f) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

8 alternative obligation’’ and inserting ‘‘an alternative 

9 obligation’’. 

10 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 

11 8459 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as fol12 lows: 

13 (1) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended 

14 to read as follows: ‘‘That if the midshipman obtains 

15 employment as a professional athlete before com16 pleting the commissioned service obligation of such 

17 cadet, the midshipman shall be subject to the alter18 native obligation under subsection (b)(4).’’ 

19 (2) Subsection (b) is amended— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 

21 Secretary of the Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject 

22 to paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Navy’’; 

23 and 

24 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert25 ing the following: 
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1 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of the Navy may transfer a mid2 shipman who violates paragraph (5) of subsection (a) to 

3 the Selected Reserve of the Navy or the Marine Corps— 

4 ‘‘(A) as a commissioned officer in an appro5 priate grade or rating, as determined by the Sec6 retary of the Navy; and 

7 ‘‘(B) for a period not to exceed 10 years.’’. 

8 (3) Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) is amended 

9 to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(2) that a midshipman transferred under sub11 section (b)(4) shall, as part of the alternative obliga12 tion under such subsection, participate in efforts to 

13 recruit and retain members of the Navy and Marine 

14 Corps.’’. 

15 (4) Subsection (f) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

16 alternative obligation’’ and inserting ‘‘an alternative 

17 obligation’’. 

18 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 

19 9448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as fol20 lows: 

21 (1) Paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is amended 

22 to read as follows: ‘‘That if the cadet obtains em23 ployment as a professional athlete before completing 

24 the commissioned service obligation of such cadet, 
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1 the cadet shall be subject to the alternative obliga2 tion under subsection (b)(4).’’ 

3 (2) Subsection (b) is amended— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 

5 Secretary of the Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub6 ject to paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Air 

7 Force’’; and 

8 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert9 ing the following: 

10 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of the Army may transfer a cadet 

11 who violates paragraph (5) of subsection (a) to the Se12 lected Reserve of the Air Force or Space Force— 

13 ‘‘(A) as a commissioned officer in an appro14 priate grade or rating, as determined by the Sec15 retary of the Air Force; and 

16 ‘‘(B) for a period not to exceed 10 years.’’. 

17 (3) Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) is amended 

18 to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(2) that a cadet transferred under subsection 

20 (b)(4) shall, as part of the alternative obligation 

21 under such subsection, participate in efforts to re22 cruit and retain members of the Air Force and 

23 Space Force.’’. 
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1 (4) Subsection (f) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

2 alternative obligation’’ and inserting ‘‘an alternative 

3 obligation’’. 

4 SEC. 549. SERVICE ACADEMIES: BOARDS OF VISITORS. 

5 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.— 

6 (1) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 7455 of title 10, 

7 United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Vice 

9 President or the President pro tempore of the 

10 Senate, two of whom are members of the Com11 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate’’ and in12 serting ‘‘Majority Leader of the Senate (one of 

13 whom shall be a member of the Committee on 

14 Appropriations of the Senate) and three other 

15 members designated by the Minority Leader of 

16 the Senate (one of whom shall be a member of 

17 the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen18 ate)’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (4), striking ‘‘, two of 

20 whom are members of the Committee on Appro21 priations of the House of Representatives’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘(one of whom shall be a member of 

23 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

24 of Representatives) and three other members 

25 designated by the Minority Leader of the House 
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1 of Representatives (one of whom shall be a 

2 member of the Committee on Appropriations of 

3 the House of Representatives)’’; 

4 (C) by striking paragraph (5); 

5 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

6 through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), 

7 respectively; 

8 (E) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A Board’’; 

9 and 

10 (F) by adding at the end the following new 

11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(2) At least one member designated by each Member 

13 of Congress specified in subparagraph (B) or (D) shall 

14 be a graduate of the Academy.’’. 

15 (2) TERMS; REPLACEMENTS.—Such section is 

16 further amended, in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘designated by the Presi18 dent’’ and inserting ‘‘designated under sub19 section (a)’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘appointed by the Presi21 dent’’ and inserting ‘‘appointed under sub22 section (a)’’; and 

23 (C) by striking the second sentence. 

24 (3) TERMINATION.—Such section is further 

25 amended, in subsection (c)— 
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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘If’’; 

2 (B) by inserting ‘‘or is terminated under 

3 paragraph (2)’’ after ‘‘resigns’’; and 

4 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

5 paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(2)(A) If a member of the Board designated 

7 under subsection (a) fails to attend two consecutive 

8 meetings of the Board, unless such absence is ap9 proved in advance and for good cause by the Board 

10 chairman, shall be subject to termination from the 

11 Board. 

12 ‘‘(B) A member of the Board who is not a 

13 Member of Congress may be made terminated only 

14 by the chairman of the Board, as determined by the 

15 chairman. 

16 ‘‘(C) A member of the Board who is a Member 

17 of Congress may be made terminated only by the of18 ficial who designated such member, as determined 

19 by such official. 

20 ‘‘(D) A member designated under subsection 

21 (a) shall be provided notice of the provisions of this 

22 paragraph at the time of such designation.’’. 

23 (4) VISITS.—Such section is further amended, 

24 in subsection (d)— 

25 (A) by inserting ‘‘twice’’ before ‘‘annually’’; 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘With the approval’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘After consultation with’’; and 

3 (C) by inserting ‘‘or other personnel’’ after 

4 ‘‘Superintendent’’. 

5 (5) DUTIES.—Such section is further amended, 

6 in subsection (e)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘, and make recommenda8 tions regarding,’’ after ‘‘inquire into’’; and 

9 (B) by adding ‘‘In accordance with any ap10 plicable law regarding the disclosure of informa11 tion, the Superintendent shall provide informa12 tion the Board requests.’’ at the end. 

13 (6) REPORTS.—Such section is further amend14 ed, in subsection (f)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘its annual’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘a’’; 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘report to the President’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘report to the Secretary of De19 fense and the Committees on Armed Services of 

20 the Senate and House of Representatives’’; 

21 (C) by striking ‘‘submitted to the Presi22 dent’’ and inserting ‘‘submitted’’; 

23 (D) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Within’’; 

24 and 
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1 (E) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(2) The Board shall publish a report under para4 graph (1) on the same day it submits such a report. 

5 ‘‘(3) A member of the Board or a minority of the 

6 Board may elect to submit a report to the recipients under 

7 paragraph (1).’’. 

8 (7) ADVISERS.—Such section is further amend9 ed, in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘Upon approval by 

10 the Secretary, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 

11 (8) PROCEDURE.—Such section is further 

12 amended by adding at the end the following new 

13 subsections: 

14 ‘‘(j) Subject to subsections (a) through (d) of section 

15 1009 of title 5, the Board shall adopt rules and proce16 dures. 

17 ‘‘(k) The Chairman shall be elected by the members 

18 of the Board to serve a one-year term.’’. 

19 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 

20 8468 of such title is amended to read identically to 7455 

21 of such title, as amended by subsection (a). 

22 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 

23 9455 of such title is amended to read identically to 7455 

24 of such title, as amended by subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 549A. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN AN2 NUAL MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY RE3 PORTS. 

4 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 

5 7461(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

7 (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 

8 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol9 lowing new subparagraph (B): 

10 ‘‘(B) The number of such substantiated cases 

11 for which there is a reason to believe that the victim 

12 was targeted, or discriminated against, or both, for 

13 status in a group.’’. 

14 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 

15 8480(d)(2) of such title is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

17 (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 

18 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol19 lowing new subparagraph (B): 

20 ‘‘(B) The number of such substantiated cases 

21 for which there is a reason to believe that the victim 

22 was targeted, or discriminated against, or both, for 

23 status in a group.’’. 

24 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 

25 9461(d)(2) of such title is amended— 
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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

2 (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 

3 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol4 lowing new subparagraph (B): 

5 ‘‘(B) The number of such substantiated cases 

6 for which there is a reason to believe that the victim 

7 was targeted, or discriminated against, or both, for 

8 status in a group.’’. 

9 SEC. 549B. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL: FUNCTION. 

10 (a) FUNCTION.—Section 8541 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding para12 graph (1), by striking ‘‘to provide advanced instruction 

13 and professional and technical education and research op14 portunities for commissioned officers of the naval service’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘to conduct research, to conduct wargaming, 

16 to conduct innovation, and to provide advanced instruc17 tion, professional, technical, and research and education, 

18 and innovation opportunities for commissioned and non19 commissioned officers of the naval service’’. 

20 (b) PRESIDENT; ASSISTANTS.—Section 8542(b)(1) of 

21 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘professional and technical edu23 cation’’ and inserting ‘‘professional, technical, and 

24 research and education’’; and 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘research opportunities’’ and in2 serting ‘‘research and innovation opportunities’’. 

3 SEC. 549C. REQUIRED TRAINING ON CONSTITUTION OF THE 

4 UNITED STATES FOR COMMISSIONED OFFI5 CERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

6 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all com7 missioned officers of the Armed Forces receive training 

8 on the Constitution of the United States prior to commis9 sioning. The training shall include— 

10 (1) education on the centrality of the Constitu11 tion to the commitment officers make to serve in the 

12 Armed Forces; 

13 (2) emphasis on the loyalty of officers to the 

14 Constitution; and 

15 (3) instruction on certain aspects of the Con16 stitution relevant to military service, including— 

17 (A) civil-military relations; 

18 (B) separation of powers; and 

19 (C) domestic use of military force. 

20 SEC. 549D. ENSURING ACCESS TO CERTAIN HIGHER EDU21 CATION BENEFITS. 

22 (a) DATA MATCHING REQUIRED.—Not later than 

23 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

24 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Education shall 

25 jointly complete a data matching process— 
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1 (1) to identify each individual who, while serv2 ing as a covered employee of the Department of De3 fense, made one or more student loan payments eli4 gible to be counted for purposes of the Public Serv5 ice Loan Forgiveness program under section 455(m) 

6 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 1087e(m)); and 

8 (2) without requiring further information or ac9 tion from such individual— 

10 (A) to certify the total period of such em11 ployment for purposes of such program; and 

12 (B) to count the total number of qualifying 

13 payments made by the individual for purposes 

14 of such program during such period. 

15 (b) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, 

16 the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means an individual who, at 

17 any time beginning on or after October 1, 2007, was— 

18 (1) a member of the Armed Forces serving on 

19 active duty for a period of more than 30 consecutive 

20 days; or 

21 (2) a civilian employee of the Department of 

22 Defense. 
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1 SEC. 549E. SERVICE ACADEMIES: REFERRAL OF DENIED AP2 PLICANTS TO THE SENIOR MILITARY COL3 LEGES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Defense 

6 shall establish a system whereby a covered individual may 

7 elect to have the Secretary share information regarding 

8 such covered individual with a senior military college. 

9 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an in11 dividual whose application for an appointment as a 

12 cadet or midshipman at a Service Academy is de13 nied. 

14 (2) The term ‘‘senior military college’’ means a 

15 school specified in section 2111a of title 10, United 

16 States Code. 

17 (3) The term ‘‘Service Academy’’ has the mean18 ing given such term in section 347 of title 10, 

19 United States Code. 

20 SEC. 549F. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRADUATE EDU21 CATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED 

22 MEMBERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY. 

23 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy and the 

24 Secretary of the Army shall jointly conduct a pilot pro25 gram (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’) under 

26 which certain enlisted personnel of the covered Armed 
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1 Forces may enroll in a master’s degree program at the 

2 Naval Postgraduate School. 

3 (b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries 

4 concerned shall carry out the Program— 

5 (1) in accordance with such regulations as may 

6 be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for pur7 poses of the Program; and 

8 (2) in a manner consistent with the Graduate 

9 Education Program–Enlisted pilot program of the 

10 Marine Corps. 

11 (c) ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretaries 

12 concerned shall establish criteria for determining the eligi13 bility of enlisted members of the covered Armed Forces 

14 for participation in the Program. In establishing such cri15 teria, the Secretaries concerned may consider the following 

16 criteria used under the Graduate Education Program–En17 listed pilot program of the Marine Corps: 

18 (1) Eligibility may be limited to active duty 

19 members of the covered Armed Forces with no more 

20 than 16 years of service by end of degree completion 

21 and prior to being assigned to duties that use such 

22 degree. 

23 (2) A member should not have been passed over 

24 for selection to the next higher grade. 
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1 (3) A member should meet reenlistment re2 quirements established by the component of the 

3 Armed Force responsible for such requirements to 

4 ensure four years of service are attainable after de5 gree completion. 

6 (4) Any Primary Military Occupational Spe7 cialty may be eligible to apply. 

8 (5) A minimum of four years should remain on 

9 the member’s contract at the time of completion of 

10 the degree program. A member should be willing to 

11 re-enlist or extend a contract to meet the require12 ments under this paragraph. 

13 (6) A minimum of 24 months on station is rec14 ommended for applicants in assignments within the 

15 continental United States or 24 months for appli16 cants in assignments outside the continental United 

17 States prior to the commencement studies at the 

18 Naval Postgraduate School, with the potential for 

19 exceptions. 

20 (7) All applicants should possess an institution21 ally accredited baccalaureate degree and should have 

22 the Academic Profile Code prescribed for the re23 quested curricula. The Naval Postgraduate School 

24 should determine the official Academic Profile Code 

25 for each applicant and such official Academic Profile 
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1 Code should be used as the basis in determining aca2 demic eligibility for participation in the Program. 

3 The application criteria for the Naval Postgraduate 

4 School may be further described, promulgated, and 

5 updated on the website of the School’s admissions 

6 office. 

7 (8) The member should hold, or be eligible for, 

8 a security clearance if required for— 

9 (A) placement in a course of study under 

10 the Program; or 

11 (B) the member’s duty assignment after 

12 completion of such Program. 

13 (9) Applicants should have completed all nec14 essary professional military education for their cur15 rent rank prior to executing orders. 

16 (d) SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF PARTICI17 PANTS.— 

18 (1) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—The number 

19 of enlisted members selected for participation in the 

20 Program from each covered Armed Force shall be 

21 equal to the number of officers from that Armed 

22 Force who are enrolled in the Naval Postgraduate 

23 school at the time the selection is made. 

24 (2) SELECTION FACTORS.—Such selection hall 

25 be based on consideration of— 
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1 (A) the eligibility criteria established under 

2 subsection (c); 

3 (B) professional performance; 

4 (C) promotion potential; 

5 (D) retention potential; 

6 (E) academic background, capabilities, and 

7 accomplishments; 

8 (F) the needs of the Navy and Army; 

9 (G) input from the admissions office of the 

10 Naval Postgraduate School; and 

11 (H) input from the component within each 

12 Armed Force with primary responsibility for de13 termining the duty assignments of enlisted 

14 members. 

15 (e) POST-PARTICIPATION SERVICE.—Subject to such 

16 terms, conditions, and exceptions as the Secretaries con17 cerned may establish, an enlisted member who receives a 

18 master’s degree under the Program, shall serve for a pe19 riod of not less than two years in a duty assignment that 

20 is relevant to the degree obtained by the member under 

21 the Program. 

22 (f) FRAMEWORK FOR FILLING BILLETS.—In con23 junction with selecting enlisted members for participation 

24 in the Program as described in subsection (d), the Secre25 taries concerned shall establish a framework for assigning 
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1 enlisted personnel who are not participating in the Pro2 gram— 

3 (1) to fill the billets of the members partici4 pating in the Program while such members are com5 pleting a course of study at the Naval Postgraduate 

6 School; and 

7 (2) to fill the billets of members who received 

8 a master’s degree under the Program while such 

9 members are engaged in post-participation service as 

10 described in subsection (e). 

11 (g) IDENTIFICATION OF DEGREE PROGRAMS.—The 

12 Secretaries concerned shall coordinate with the President 

13 of the Naval Postgraduate School to identify specific mas14 ter’s degree programs offered by the School in which Pro15 gram participants may enroll. In identifying such pro16 grams, the Secretaries shall consider— 

17 (1) the needs of the Navy and Army; 

18 (2) the capacity of the Naval Postgraduate 

19 School; and 

20 (3) the extent to which enrollment in a specific 

21 program is expected to have a positive effect on the 

22 career trajectories of participants. 

23 (h) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.—The Secretaries 

24 concerned shall take such actions as are necessary to no25 tify and inform enlisted members about the Program. 
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1 (i) REPORT.—Before the expiration of the six-year 

2 period described in subsection (i)(1), the Secretaries con3 cerned, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 

4 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

5 Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 

6 includes— 

7 (1) an assessment of whether and to what ex8 tent the Program has met the needs of the covered 

9 Armed Forces and had positive effects on partici10 pating enlisted members, including with respect to— 

11 (A) career trajectory, including potential 

12 pay increases; 

13 (B) retention; 

14 (C) recruitment; 

15 (D) job performance; 

16 (E) merit-based promotions and merit17 based promotion reorder; and 

18 (F) compatibility with the objectives out19 lined in the 2022 National Defense Strategy to 

20 modernize the Armed Services, spur innovation, 

21 and outpace and outthink adversaries of the 

22 United States; 

23 (2) the recommendations of the Secretaries re24 garding whether the Program should be extended or 

25 made permanent; 
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1 (3) an assessment of the funding and capabili2 ties that may be needed to make the Program per3 manent; and 

4 (4) any other matters the Secretaries determine 

5 to be relevant. 

6 (j) SUNSET; OPTIONAL EXTENSION.— 

7 (1) TERMINATION.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

8 the Program shall terminate six years after the date 

9 on which the Program commences under this sec10 tion. 

11 (2) EXTENSION.—The Secretaries concerned 

12 may extend the Program beyond the six-year period 

13 specified in paragraph (1) if, not later than 30 days 

14 before the expiration of such period, the Secretaries, 

15 in consultation with the President of the Naval Post16 graduate School, submit to the Committees on 

17 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep18 resentatives— 

19 (A) notice of the intent of the Secretaries 

20 to extend the Program; and 

21 (B) an explanation of the reasons for ex22 tending the Program. 

23 (k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means 

25 the Army and the Navy. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

2 (A) the Secretary of the Army, with re3 spect to matters concerning the Army; and 

4 (B) the Secretary of the Navy, with re5 spect to matters concerning the Navy. 

6 SEC. 549G. AIR FORCE RAPID RESPONSE LANGUAGE PILOT 

7 PROGRAM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

10 Air Force shall establish a pilot program to enable— 

11 (1) agile response to sudden requirements for 

12 skills in new languages where capability is limited or 

13 non-existent; 

14 (2) agile response to surge for any language re15 quired due to responses to conflict, humanitarian 

16 disaster, or other military requirements; and 

17 (3) development of innovative language learning 

18 technologies for delivering synchronous and asyn19 chronous language training for Air Force linguists 

20 and other Air Force language enabled personnel. 

21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

23 to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 

24 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep25 resentatives, on the results of the pilot program, including 
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1 the number of courses developed, the number of personnel 

2 trained, the languages taught, the proficiency levels at3 tained, response time to develop courses and train per4 sonnel, and availability for training personnel while on the 

5 job. 

6 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than July 1, 2025, the Sec7 retary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of 

8 the Senate and House of Representatives on implementa9 tion of this section and plans regarding continuing lan10 guage education described in subsection (a). 

11 (d) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 

12 expire on September 30, 2028. 

13 SEC. 549H. MILITARY TRAINING AND COMPETENCY DATA14 BASE. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.— 

16 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De17 fense shall establish— 

18 (A) a centralized database, to be known as 

19 the ‘‘Military Training and Competency Data20 base’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Data21 base’’), to record and maintain information re22 lating to training performed by members of the 

23 Armed Forces; and 

24 (B) a process to make the information in 

25 the database available to States and potential 
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1 employers to assist in determining if the train2 ing provided to a member or former member of 

3 the Armed Forces satisfies civilian licensing and 

4 certification requirements. 

5 (2) CONTENTS.—The Database shall include 

6 following information for each member of the Armed 

7 Forces: 

8 (A) Name, rank, and military service iden9 tification number. 

10 (B) Branch of service and specialty. 

11 (C) Details of completed training courses, 

12 certifications, and qualifications. 

13 (D) Any other information the Secretary 

14 determines appropriate. 

15 (3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Sec16 retary of Defense shall establish a process to make 

17 the information contained in the Database available 

18 to States and other employers upon request to assist 

19 such States and employers in verifying whether the 

20 training and qualifications of a member or former 

21 member of the Armed Forces satisfies relevant civil22 ian licensing or certification requirements. 

23 (4) SECURITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.—The Sec24 retary of Defense shall ensure that the Database is 

25 secure, easily accessible, and regularly updated to re-
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1 flect the training and qualifications acquired by 

2 members of the Armed Forces. 

3 (b) COMPETENCY REPORTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the information in 

5 the Database the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

6 to each member of the Armed Forces a document 

7 that outlines the training and qualifications acquired 

8 by a member while serving in the Armed Forces. 

9 Such document shall be known as a ‘‘competency re10 port’’. 

11 (2) FORMAT AND CONTENTS.—The Secretary of 

12 Defense shall develop a standardized format for 

13 competency reports, which shall include, at a min14 imum, the following information: 

15 (A) Relevant personal details about the 

16 member. 

17 (B) Description of training courses, certifi18 cations, and qualifications obtained. 

19 (C) Date and duration of each completed 

20 training. 

21 (D) Authorized signatures and other nec22 essary authentication. 

23 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Competency reports shall 

24 be provided to members of the Armed Forces upon 
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1 their separation or retirement from the Armed 

2 Forces. 

3 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Defense shall establish the necessary regu7 lations, procedures, and timelines for the implemen8 tation of this section. 

9 (2) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of Defense 

10 shall allocate sufficient resources to ensure the effec11 tive establishment, maintenance, and accessibility of 

12 the Database and the development and distribution 

13 of competency reports to members of the Armed 

14 Forces. 

15 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than two 

16 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

18 committees a report on the implementation and effective19 ness of the Database and any recommendations of the 

20 Secretary for improving the Database. The report shall 

21 include feedback and recommendations from States and 

22 other employers regarding the usability and accuracy of 

23 the Database and the competency reports described in 

24 subsection (b). 
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1 SEC. 549I. MILITARY VEHICLE OPERATOR TRAINING PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING CURRICULUM.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Defense shall establish a standardized 

7 training curriculum for military vehicle operations, 

8 encompassing both classroom and practical training 

9 components. 

10 (2) DEVELOPMENT.—The training curriculum 

11 under paragraph (1) shall be developed in collabora12 tion with subject matter experts, experienced mem13 bers of the Armed Forces, and relevant stakeholders, 

14 and shall cover essential topics such as vehicle dy15 namics, safety procedures, hazard recognition and 

16 avoidance, defensive driving techniques, and vehicle 

17 recovery methods. 

18 (3) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

19 ensure that the training curriculum under paragraph 

20 (1) is regularly updated to incorporate emerging 

21 best practices and technological advancements in 

22 military vehicle operations. 

23 (b) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

25 shall establish a certification program to validate the 
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1 proficiency of members of the Armed Forces in mili2 tary vehicle operations. 

3 (2) DESIGN OF PROGRAM.—The certification 

4 program shall be designed to ensure that all mem5 bers of the Armed Forces, regardless of deployment 

6 status, receive adequate training in military vehicle 

7 operations before being assigned to operational duty. 

8 (3) ASSESSMENTS.—The certification program 

9 shall include written exams, practical assessments, 

10 and evaluations of demonstrated competence. 

11 (4) NOTICE OF COMPLETION.—Notice shall be 

12 issued to members of the Armed Forces who suc13 cessfully complete the training program and meet 

14 the established proficiency criteria. 

15 (c) DEADLINES.— 

16 (1) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT.—Not 

17 later than one year after the date of the enactment 

18 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence 

19 the development and implementation of the training 

20 curriculum under subsection (a) and the certification 

21 program under subsection (b). 

22 (2) DEADLINE FOR FULL INTEGRATION.—Not 

23 later than three years after the date of the enact24 ment of this Act, the training curriculum under sub25 section (a) and the certification program under sub-
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1 section (b) shall be fully integrated into military 

2 training programs. 

3 (d) TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS.—In carrying 

4 out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

5 (1) develop a comprehensive and interactive 

6 training methodology that combines traditional 

7 classroom instruction with hands-on, practical train8 ing exercises: 

9 (2) encourage the use of modern training tech10 nologies, simulators, and realistic training environ11 ments to enhance effectiveness of the training pro12 gram; and 

13 (3) ensure that training materials are up-to14 date, accessible, and tailored to the specific vehicle 

15 types and operational environments members of the 

16 Armed Forces are likely to encounter. 

17 (e) INFORMATION COLLECTION AND EVALUA18 TIONS.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary of De19 fense shall— 

20 (1) update reporting mechanisms used to collect 

21 and analyze data related to military vehicle inci22 dents, including vehicle rollovers, and the causes of 

23 such incidents; 

24 (2) conduct regular evaluations of the effective25 ness of the training under this section in reducing 
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1 incidents and improving the proficiency of military 

2 vehicle operators; and 

3 (3) promptly implement any recommendations 

4 for program improvements based on the results of 

5 such data and evaluations. 

6 SEC. 549J. SPEECH DISORDERS OF CADETS AND MID7 SHIPMEN. 

8 (a) TESTING.—The Superintendent of a military 

9 service academy shall provide testing for speech disorders 

10 to incoming cadets or midshipmen under the jurisdiction 

11 of that Superintendent. 

12 (b) NO EFFECT ON ADMISSION.—The testing under 

13 subsection (a) may not have any affect on admission to 

14 a military service academy. 

15 (c) RESULTS.—The Superintendent shall provide 

16 each cadet or midshipman under the jurisdiction of that 

17 Superintendent the result of the testing under subsection 

18 (a) and a list of warfare unrestricted line officer positions 

19 and occupation specialists that require successful perform20 ance on the speech test. 

21 (d) THERAPY.—The Superintendent shall furnish 

22 speech therapy to a cadet or midshipman under the juris23 diction of that Superintendent at the election of the cadet 

24 or midshipman. 
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1 (e) RETAKING.—A cadet or midshipman whose test2 ing indicate a speech disorder or impediment may elect 

3 to retake the testing once each academic year while en4 rolled at the military service academy. 

5 SEC. 549K. ANNUAL TRAINING ON THE PREVENTION OF 

6 SEXUAL ABUSE FOR STUDENTS IN THE JUN7 IOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. 

8 Chapter 102 of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 2037. Training on prevention of sexual abuse 

11 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 

12 acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Per13 sonnel and Readiness, shall establish training for students 

14 enrolled in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 

15 regarding prevention of sexual abuse. 

16 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The training established under 

17 this section shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) be age-appropriate; 

19 ‘‘(2) be evidence-based in polyvictimization re20 search; 

21 ‘‘(3) be comprehensive, including elements re22 garding— 

23 ‘‘(A) grooming; 

24 ‘‘(B) bullying, including cyberbullying; 
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1 ‘‘(C) appropriate relationships and inter2 actions between such students and instructors; 

3 ‘‘(D) signs of inappropriate behavior be4 tween adults and adolescents; and 

5 ‘‘(E) digital abuse; and 

6 ‘‘(4) provide such students with the contact in7 formation of local resources through which a student 

8 may report alleged sexual abuse or receive treatment 

9 and support for such abuse. 

10 ‘‘(c) PROVISION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 

11 each such student receives training established under this 

12 section— 

13 ‘‘(1) from an entity other than an administrator 

14 or instructor of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Train15 ing Corps; and 

16 ‘‘(2) once each year. 

17 ‘‘(d) METRICS.—The Secretary shall establish and 

18 maintain metrics regarding the effectiveness of the train19 ing established under this section. 

20 ‘‘(e) SEXUAL ABUSE DEFINED.—In this section, the 

21 term ‘sexual abuse’ means an offense covered by section 

22 920, 920b, 920c, or 930 of this title (article 120, 120b, 

23 120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).’’. 
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1 SEC. 549L. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO DETAIL MEM2 BERS TO LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

3 (a) EXPANSION.—Section 2004 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec7 retary’’; 

8 (B) by striking the second sentence; and 

9 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

10 paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of the military department 

12 concerned may pay expenses incident to the detail, under 

13 this subsection, of an officer or enlisted member for a pe14 riod of training described in paragraph (1). 

15 ‘‘(B) Not more than 25 officers and enlisted members 

16 from each military department may, in any single fiscal 

17 year, begin a period of training described in paragraph 

18 (1) for which the Secretary of the military department 

19 concerned pays expenses under this paragraph. 

20 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of the military department con21 cerned may detail an officer or enlisted member under 

22 paragraph (1) without paying expenses under paragraph 

23 (2).’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (b)— 

25 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘either’’ 

26 and inserting ‘‘in the case of a member for 
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1 whose training the Secretary of the military de2 partment concerned pays expenses under sub3 section (a)(2), either’’; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph 

5 (3)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘period of two years’’ 

7 and all that follows and inserting an em 

8 dash; and 

9 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

10 new clauses: 

11 ‘‘(i) in the case of a member for 

12 whose training the Secretary of the mili13 tary department concerned pays expenses 

14 under subsection (a)(2), two years; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a member de16 scribed in subsection (a)(3), one year for 

17 each year or part thereof of legal training 

18 under subsection (a).’’; 

19 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

20 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 

21 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

22 following new paragraph (2): 

23 ‘‘(2) in the case of a member described in sub24 section (a)(3), either— 
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1 ‘‘(A) have served on active duty for a pe2 riod of not less than two years nor more than 

3 eight years and be an officer in the grade of O– 

4 3 or below as of the time the training is to 

5 begin; or 

6 ‘‘(B) have served on active duty for a pe7 riod of not less than four years nor more than 

8 ten years and be an enlisted member in the 

9 grade of E–5, E–6, or E–7 as of the time the 

10 training is to begin;’’; and 

11 (E) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘under 

12 this section’’ and inserting ‘‘paid under sub13 section (a)(2) of’’. 

14 (b) BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING DURING DE15 TAIL.— 

16 (1) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 403 of 

17 title 37, United States Code, is amended— 

18 (A) by redesignating subsection (q) as sub19 section (r); and 

20 (B) by inserting after subsection (p) the 

21 following new subsection (q): 

22 ‘‘(q) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN DE23 TAIL.—A member of the armed forces may not be denied 

24 an allowance under this section solely on the basis that 
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1 such member has been detailed for a period of training 

2 under section 2004 of title 10.’’. 

3 (2) RETROACTIVE EFFECT.—A member of the 

4 Armed Forces who, on or after August 1, 2023, the 

5 Secretary of the military department concerned de6 termined, under section 502 of title 37, United 

7 States Code, was absent for a period that is longer 

8 than the leave authorized by section 701 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, because the member was de10 tailed or assigned by the Secretary of the military 

11 department concerned as a full-time student to a ci12 vilian institution to pursue a program of education, 

13 is entitled to the basic allowance for housing under 

14 section 403 of title 37, United States Code, to which 

15 the member would have been entitled if the member 

16 were not so absent. 

17 SEC. 549M. DIVE SCHOOL REQUIRED ELEMENT OF QUALI18 FICATION AS A COMBAT CONTROLLER OF 

19 THE AIR FORCE. 

20 The Secretary of the Air Force shall require that 

21 training to qualify as a combat controller of the Air Force 

22 includes dive school. 
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1 Subtitle F—Military Justice and 

2 Other Legal Matters 

3 SEC. 551. AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL WITH 

4 RESPECT TO CERTAIN OFFENSES OCCUR5 RING BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MILITARY 

6 JUSTICE REFORMS. 

7 Section 824a(d) of title 10, United States Code, as 

8 added by section 531 of the National Defense Authoriza9 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 

10 Stat. 258), is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘section 

12 920 (article 120),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 919a (ar13 ticle 119a), section 920 (article 120), section 920a 

14 (article 120a),’’; 

15 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para16 graph (3); 

17 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol18 lowing new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(2) THE STANDALONE OFFENSE OF SEXUAL

20 HARASSMENT.—After January 1, 2025, a special 

21 trial counsel may, at the sole and exclusive discre22 tion of the special trial counsel, exercise authority 

23 over the following offenses: 
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1 ‘‘(A) The standalone offense of sexual har2 assment punishable under section 934 of this 

3 title (article 134) in each instance in which— 

4 ‘‘(i) the offense occurs after January 

5 26, 2022, and on or before January 1, 

6 2025; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) a formal complaint is substan8 tiated in accordance with regulations pre9 scribed by the Secretary concerned. 

10 ‘‘(B) A conspiracy to commit an offense 

11 specified in subparagraph (A) as punishable 

12 under section 881 of this title (article 81). 

13 ‘‘(C) A solicitation to commit an offense 

14 specified in subparagraph (A) as punishable 

15 under section 882 of this title (article 82). 

16 ‘‘(D) An attempt to commit an offense 

17 specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as 

18 punishable under section 880 of this title (arti19 cle 80).’’; and 

20 (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 

22 (2)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 

23 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

24 ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
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1 (c)(2)(A) or paragraph (1) or (2) of this sub2 section’’. 

3 SEC. 552. DETAILING OF APPELLATE DEFENSE COUNSEL. 

4 Subsection (b) of section 865 of title 10, United 

5 States Code (article 65 of the Uniform Code of Military 

6 Justice), is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘the Judge Advocate Gen9 eral shall forward the record’’ and inserting the 

10 following: ‘‘the Judge Advocate General shall 

11 forward— 

12 ‘‘(A) the record’’; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by 

14 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking 

15 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

17 subparagraph: 

18 ‘‘(B) a copy of the record of trial to an ap19 pellate defense counsel who shall be detailed to 

20 review the case and, upon request of the ac21 cused, to represent the accused before the 

22 Court of Criminal Appeals.’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 
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1 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

2 by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, 

3 upon written request of the accused’’; 

4 (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘, upon 

5 request of the accused,’’; and 

6 (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘upon 

7 written request of the accused,’’; and 

8 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘accused’’ and all that 

10 follows through ‘‘waives’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘accused waives’’; 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 

13 period; and 

14 (iii) by striking clause (ii). 

15 SEC. 553. MODIFICATION TO OFFENSE OF AIDING THE 

16 ENEMY UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILI17 TARY JUSTICE. 

18 Section 903b(2) of title 10, United States Code (arti19 cle 103b(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 

20 amended by inserting ‘‘provides military education, mili21 tary training, or tactical advice to,’’ after ‘‘gives intel22 ligence to,’’. 
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1 SEC. 554. MODIFICATION OF TIMELINE FOR POTENTIAL IM2 PLEMENTATION OF STUDY ON UNANIMOUS 

3 COURT-MARTIAL VERDICTS. 

4 Section 536(c)(3) of the National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 

6 Stat. 263) is amended by striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘2025’’. 

8 SEC. 555. EXPANDED COMMAND NOTIFICATIONS TO VIC9 TIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 

10 Section 549 of the National Defense Authorization 

11 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 

12 806b note) is amended— 

13 (1) in the first sentence— 

14 (A) by inserting ‘‘, or a case of an alleged 

15 domestic violence-related offense (as defined by 

16 the Secretary),’’ after ‘‘of title 10, United 

17 States Code)’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘periodically notify the vic19 tim’’ and inserting ‘‘periodically notify the vic20 tim (or the victim’s legal counsel if so requested 

21 by the victim)’’; and 

22 (2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘notify the 

23 victim’’ and inserting ‘‘notify the victim (or the vic24 tim’s legal counsel if so requested by the victim)’’. 
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1 SEC. 556. PROHIBITING THE BROADCAST AND DISTRIBU2 TION OF DIGITALLY MANIPULATED INTIMATE 

3 IMAGES. 

4 (a) RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED.—The Joint 

5 Service Committee on Military Justice shall develop rec6 ommendations for modifying the offense of indecent view7 ing, visual recording, or broadcasting under section 920c 

8 of title 10, United States Code (article 120c of the Uni9 form Code of Military Justice) to clarify its applicability 

10 to the broadcasting and distribution of digitally manipu11 lated intimate images. 

12 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing recommenda13 tions under subsection (a), the Joint Service Committee 

14 on Military Justice shall consider— 

15 (1) the advisability of modifying section 920c of 

16 title 10, United States Code (article 120c of the 

17 Uniform Code of Military Justice)— 

18 (A) to prohibit the broadcasting or dis19 tribution of an intimate digital depiction of an20 other person that the offender knew or reason21 ably should have known was made without the 

22 other person’s consent and under circumstances 

23 in which that person has a reasonable expecta24 tion of privacy; and 

25 (B) to define the term ‘‘intimate digital de26 piction’’ (as used in subparagraph (A)) as a 
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1 digital depiction of an individual that has been 

2 created or altered using digital manipulation 

3 and that depicts— 

4 (i) the private area of an identifiable 

5 individual; or 

6 (ii) an identifiable individual engaging 

7 in sexually explicit conduct (as defined in 

8 section 917a(b) of title 10, United States 

9 Code (article 117a(b)(4) of the Uniform 

10 Code of Military Justice)); and 

11 (2) such other approaches to the modification 

12 of such section 920c (article 120c) as the Committee 

13 considers appropriate to address digitally manipu14 lated intimate images. 

15 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Service Committee 

17 on Military Justice shall submit to the Committees on 

18 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent19 atives a report that includes— 

20 (1) the recommendations developed under sub21 section (a); and 

22 (2) draft legislative text that sets forth all 

23 amendments and modifications to law that may be 

24 needed to effectively implement such recommenda25 tions. 
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1 SEC. 557. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN RECORDS OF CRIMINAL 

2 INVESTIGATIONS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 79 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1552 

5 the following new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 1552a. Treatment of certain records of criminal in7 vestigations 

8 ‘‘(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De9 fense shall develop and implement uniform guidance pro10 viding for the modification of titling and indexing systems 

11 to ensure that a record identifying a member or former 

12 member of the Armed Forces as the subject of a criminal 

13 investigation is removed from such system if that member 

14 or former member is cleared of wrongdoing as described 

15 in subsection (b). 

16 ‘‘(b) DISPOSITION OF INVESTIGATIONS.—A member 

17 or former member of the Armed Forces who is the subject 

18 of a criminal investigation shall be considered to have been 

19 cleared of wrongdoing for purposes of subsection (a) if— 

20 ‘‘(1) an investigation conducted by a defense 

21 criminal investigative organization or another Fed22 eral or civilian law enforcement agency determines 

23 that— 

24 ‘‘(A) no probable cause exists to support 

25 that the member or former member is respon26 sible for the alleged offense; or 
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1 ‘‘(B) the member or former member was 

2 mistakenly identified as a subject; or 

3 ‘‘(2) the reasons specified for the charges for 

4 which the member or former member was under in5 vestigation are unsupported by probable cause as de6 termined by— 

7 ‘‘(A) a court-martial or other proceeding 

8 brought under chapter 47 of this title; or 

9 ‘‘(B) a civilian court. 

10 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.— 

11 No member of an Armed Force may be involuntarily sepa12 rated solely for an offense for which the member is cleared 

13 of wrongdoing as described in subsection (b). 

14 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘defense criminal investigative 

16 organization’ means— 

17 ‘‘(A) the Army Criminal Investigation 

18 Command; 

19 ‘‘(B) the Naval Criminal Investigative 

20 Service; 

21 ‘‘(C) the Air Force Office of Special Inves22 tigations; 

23 ‘‘(D) the Coast Guard Investigative Serv24 ice; 
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1 ‘‘(E) the Defense Criminal Investigative 

2 Service; and 

3 ‘‘(F) any other organization or element of 

4 the Department of Defense or an Armed Force 

5 that is responsible for conducting criminal in6 vestigations. 

7 ‘‘(2) The term ‘indexing’ means the practice of 

8 submitting an individual’s name or other personally 

9 identifiable information to the Federal Bureau of In10 vestigation’s Interstate Identification Index, or any 

11 successor system. 

12 ‘‘(3) The term ‘titling’ means the practice of 

13 identifying an individual as the subject of a criminal 

14 investigation in the records of a military criminal in15 vestigative organization and storing such informa16 tion in a database or other records system. 

17 ‘‘(4) The term ‘titling and indexing system’ 

18 means any database or other records system used by 

19 a defense criminal investigative organization for pur20 poses of titling and indexing, including the Defense 

21 Central Index of Investigations (commonly known as 

22 ‘DCII’).’’. 

23 (b) REVIEW AND DOCUMENTATION.—Not later than 

24 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 

25 Secretary concerned, pursuant to the guidance issued by 
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1 the Secretary of Defense under section 1552a of title 10, 

2 United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), and in 

3 consultation with the appropriate Judge Advocate Gen4 eral, shall— 

5 (1) review the titling and indexing systems of 

6 the defense criminal investigative organizations 

7 under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to identify 

8 each record in such system that pertains to a mem9 ber or former member of the Armed Forces who has 

10 been cleared of wrongdoing as described in sub11 section (b) of such section 1552a; 

12 (2) notify the defense criminal investigative or13 ganization involved of each record identified under 

14 paragraph (1); and 

15 (3) direct the head of the organization to re16 move the record in accordance with subsection (c). 

17 (c) DEADLINE FOR REMOVAL.—The head of a de18 fense criminal investigative organization that receives a 

19 notice under subsection (b)(2) with respect to a record in 

20 a titling or indexing system shall ensure that the record 

21 is removed from such system by not later than 30 days 

22 after the date on which the notice is received. 

23 (d) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—The requirements of 

24 this section and the amendments made by this section are 

25 in addition to any requirements imposed under section 549 
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1 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 1552 note). This 

3 section and the amendments made by this section shall 

4 supersede any provision of section 549 of that Act that 

5 is inconsistent with this section or such amendments, but 

6 only to the extent of the inconsistency. 

7 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The terms ‘‘defense criminal investigative 

9 organization’’, ‘‘indexing’’, ‘‘titling’’, and ‘‘titling 

10 and indexing system’’ have the meanings given those 

11 terms in section 1552a(d) of title 10, United States 

12 Code (as added by subsection (a)). 

13 (2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 

14 meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 

15 10, United States Code. 

16 SEC. 558. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO MILI17 TARY RULES OF EVIDENCE TO PROTECT PA18 TIENT PRIVACY. 

19 (a) RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED.—The Joint 

20 Service Committee on Military Justice shall develop rec21 ommendations for modifying rule 513 of the Military 

22 Rules of Evidence (as set forth in part III of the Manual 

23 for Courts-Martial) to include diagnoses of a patient and 

24 treatments prescribed to a patient as confidential commu25 nications subject to the psychotherapist-patient privilege. 
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1 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing recommenda2 tions under subsection (a), the Joint Service Committee 

3 on Military Justice shall consider— 

4 (1) the advisability of modifying Military Rule 

5 of Evidence 513 to cover psychotherapy diagnoses 

6 and treatments; and 

7 (2) such other approaches to the modification 

8 of Military Rule of Evidence 513 as the Committee 

9 considers appropriate to address victim privacy 

10 rights. 

11 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Service Committee 

13 on Military Justice shall submit to the Committees on 

14 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent15 atives a report that includes— 

16 (1) the recommendations developed under sub17 section (a); and 

18 (2) draft legislative text that sets forth all 

19 amendments and modifications to law that may be 

20 needed to effectively implement such recommenda21 tions. 

22 SEC. 559. CORRECTION OF CERTAIN CITATIONS IN TITLE 

23 18, UNITED STATES CODE, RELATING TO SEX24 UAL OFFENSES. 

25 Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
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1 (1) in section 2241(c)— 

2 (A) in the second sentence, by inserting 

3 ‘‘or an offense under the Uniform Code of Mili4 tary Justice’’ after ‘‘State offense’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘either such provision’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘any such provision’’; 

7 (2) in section 2251(e), by striking ‘‘section 920 

8 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Mili9 tary Justice), or under’’ each place it appears and 

10 inserting ‘‘the Uniform Code of Military Justice or’’; 

11 (3) in section 2252(b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 

13 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code 

14 of Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘the Uniform Code of Military Justice or’’; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 

17 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code 

18 of Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘the Uniform Code of Military Justice or’’; 

20 (4) in section 2252A(b)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 

22 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code 

23 of Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘the Uniform Code of Military Justice or’’; and 
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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 

2 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code 

3 of Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘the Uniform Code of Military Justice or’’; 

5 (5) in section 2426(b)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘or 

6 the Uniform Code of Military Justice’’ after ‘‘State 

7 law’’; and 

8 (6) in section 3559(e)(2)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘State sex offense’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘State or Military sex offense’’; 

12 and 

13 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or the Uniform Code 

14 of Military Justice’’ after ‘‘State law’’; and 

15 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 

16 Military’’ after ‘‘State’’. 

17 Subtitle G—Member Transition 

18 SEC. 561. MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 

19 PROGRAM. 

20 (a) WAIVER FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RE21 SERVE COMPONENTS.—Paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of 

22 section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

23 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

24 ‘‘(D) The Secretary concerned may waive the 

25 requirement for preseparation counseling under 
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1 paragraph (1) in the case of a member of a reserve 

2 component if— 

3 ‘‘(i) the member requests such a waiver; 

4 ‘‘(ii) the member received preseparation 

5 counseling during the three-year period pre6 ceding the date of such request; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) the matters covered by such coun8 seling, as specified in subsection (b), have not 

9 changed since the member last received such 

10 counseling.’’. 

11 (b) ELIGIBILITY OF A MEMBER WHO REENLISTS TO

12 RECEIVE PRESEPARATION COUNSELING.—Such sub13 section is further amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(5) The commanding officer of a member of the 

16 armed forces whose discharge (regardless of character of 

17 discharge) or release from active duty is anticipated as 

18 of a specific date may, on a space available basis, author19 ize such member to receive preseparation counseling, re20 gardless of whether such member reenlists or agrees to 

21 a new period of obligated service.’’. 

22 SEC. 562. MINIMUM DURATION OF PRESEPARATION COUN23 SELING REGARDING FINANCIAL PLANNING. 

24 Section 1142(b)(9) of title 10, United States Code, 

25 is amended— 
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘and counseling’’ after ‘‘assist2 ance’’; and 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘, which counseling shall be for 

4 a period not shorter than one hour’’ after ‘‘taxes’’. 

5 SEC. 563. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: PRESEN6 TATION IN PRESEPARATION COUNSELING TO 

7 PROMOTE BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO VET8 ERANS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1142(b) of title 10, 

10 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

11 following new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(20) A presentation that promotes the benefits 

13 available to veterans under the laws administered by 

14 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Such presen15 tation— 

16 ‘‘(A) shall be standardized; 

17 ‘‘(B) shall, before implementation, be re18 viewed and approved by the Secretary of Vet19 erans Affairs in collaboration with veterans 

20 service organizations that provide claims assist21 ance under the benefits delivery at discharge 

22 program of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

23 ‘‘(C) shall be submitted by the Secretary of 

24 Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Vet25 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
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1 Representatives for review at least 90 days be2 fore implementation; 

3 ‘‘(D) where available, shall be presented 

4 with the participation of— 

5 ‘‘(i) a representative of a veterans 

6 service organization recognized under sec7 tion 5902 of title 38; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) an individual— 

9 ‘‘(I) recognized under section 

10 5903 of such title; and 

11 ‘‘(II) authorized by the Secretary 

12 concerned to so participate; 

13 ‘‘(E) shall include information on how a 

14 veterans service organization may assist the 

15 member in filing a claim described in paragraph 

16 (19); 

17 ‘‘(F) may not encourage the member to 

18 join a particular veterans service organization; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(G) may not be longer than one hour.’’. 

21 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not less than frequently than 

22 once each year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

23 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit, to the 

24 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 

25 of Representatives, and to the Committees on Veterans’ 
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1 Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives, a re2 port that— 

3 (1) identifies each veterans service organization 

4 that participated in a presentation under paragraph 

5 (20) of section 1142(b) of title 10, United States 

6 Code, as added by subsection (a); 

7 (2) contains the number of members of the 

8 Armed Forces who attended such presentations; and 

9 (3) includes any recommendations of the Sec10 retary regarding changes to such presentation or to 

11 such paragraph. 

12 SEC. 564. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNSELING PATHWAY IN 

13 THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR 

14 MEMBERS OF CERTAIN RESERVE COMPO15 NENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

16 Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

17 is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

18 by inserting ‘‘(including one pathway for members of the 

19 reserve components of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air 

20 Force, or Space Force)’’ after ‘‘military department con21 cerned’’. 
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1 SEC. 565. PATHWAY FOR INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING 

2 FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPO3 NENTS UNDER TAP. 

4 Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

5 is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

6 by inserting ‘‘(including one pathway for members of the 

7 reserve components)’’ after ‘‘military department con8 cerned’’. 

9 SEC. 566. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: DEPART10 MENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT NAVIGATOR 

11 AND PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

14 Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the 

15 Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 

16 operating when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, 

17 and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a 

18 pilot program to be known as the ‘‘Employment Navigator 

19 and Partnership Pilot Program’’. The pilot program shall 

20 supplement the program under section 1144 of title 10, 

21 United States Code. 

22 (b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the pilot program 

23 under this section, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation 

24 with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the depart25 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is 
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1 not operating as a service in the Navy, and the Secretary 

2 of Veterans Affairs, shall— 

3 (1) seek to enter into contracts with public, pri4 vate, and nonprofit entities under which such enti5 ties provide individualized employment counseling 

6 for members of the Armed Forces and their spouses; 

7 (2) prioritize entering into contracts with quali8 fied private entities that have experience providing 

9 instruction to members of the Armed Forces eligible 

10 for assistance under the pilot program carried out 

11 under this section on— 

12 (A) private sector culture, resume writing, 

13 career networking, and training on job search 

14 technologies; 

15 (B) academic readiness and educational 

16 opportunities; or 

17 (C) other relevant topics, as determined by 

18 the Secretary; 

19 (3) prioritize entering into a contract with a 

20 qualified private entity that is an existing Employ21 ment Navigator and Partnership Pilot Program 

22 partner with experience integrating members of the 

23 Armed Forces into local communities across the en24 tire nation, to: 
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1 (A) Lead the program in clause (2) and, 

2 following person-to-person interactions and dis3 cussions with the individuals seeking assistance, 

4 provide referrals to the organizations under 

5 contract with the Secretary based on the Armed 

6 Forces member or veterans preferences, geo7 graphic location, and other factors; 

8 (B) Provide comprehensive wrap-around 

9 services to the those individuals receiving assist10 ance under this title, to include services with 

11 other matters related to transition, and remain 

12 in contact with the individuals through person13 to-person engagements throughout the process; 

14 (iii) Provide close coordination with 

15 contracted organizations and follow-up 

16 communications with those enrolled in the 

17 Employment Navigator and Partnership 

18 Pilot Program to ensure a smooth transi19 tion; 

20 (iv) Ensure the Secretary is provided 

21 with appropriate data on referrals, out22 comes, and issues that arise to enable 

23 proper oversight of the program; 

24 (4) give a preference to any private entity 

25 that— 
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1 (A) has a national or international geo2 graphical area of service; 

3 (B) provides multiple forms of career as4 sistance and placement services to— 

5 (i) active duty members of the Armed 

6 Forces; 

7 (ii) spouses of active duty members of 

8 the Armed Forces; 

9 (iii) veterans; and 

10 (iv) spouses of veterans; 

11 (C) provides services to at least 1,000 indi12 viduals who are— 

13 (i) active duty members of the Armed 

14 Forces; 

15 (ii) spouses of active duty members of 

16 the Armed Forces; 

17 (iii) veterans; or 

18 (iv) spouses of veterans; 

19 (D) has continuously, for at least the 

20 three-year period immediately preceding the 

21 date of the contract, provided services to indi22 viduals who are— 

23 (i) active duty members of the Armed 

24 Forces; 
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1 (ii) spouses of active duty members of 

2 the Armed Forces; 

3 (iii) veterans; and 

4 (iv) spouses of veterans; and 

5 (E) has a demonstrated record of success 

6 in providing assistance with employment serv7 ices, as indicated by— 

8 (i) the average wages or earnings of 

9 people who receive employment services 

10 provided by the entity; 

11 (ii) prior completion of Federal grants 

12 or contracts; 

13 (iii) having at least 75 percent of its 

14 participants find full-time employment 

15 within six months of initially receiving em16 ployment services provided by the entity; 

17 and 

18 (iv) other employment performance in19 dicators, as determined by the Secretary; 

20 and 

21 (5) seek to enter into contracts with not fewer 

22 than 10, but not more than 60, private entities 

23 under which each such entity is compensated at a 

24 rate agreed upon between the Secretary and the en25 tity for each individual who receives employment 
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1 services provided by the entity and is in unsub2 sidized employment during the second quarter after 

3 exit from the program; and 

4 (6) conduct such other activities as may be nec5 essary for the delivery of individualized employment 

6 counseling and other employment services under this 

7 section. 

8 (c) REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of each year 

9 during the term of the pilot program, the Secretary of 

10 Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the 

11 Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 

12 operating when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, 

13 and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the 

14 Committees on Armed Services, the Committee on Trans15 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa16 tives, and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen17 ate and House of Representatives a report on the pilot 

18 program under this section, including the employment out19 comes for members of the Armed Forces and their spouses 

20 who receive employment services under the program on 

21 the following indicators of performance— 

22 (1) the percentage of program participants who 

23 are in unsubsidized employment during the second 

24 quarter after exit from the program; 
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1 (2) the percentage of program participants who 

2 are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth 

3 quarter after exit from the program; and 

4 (3) the median earnings of program partici5 pants who are in unsubsidized employment during 

6 the second quarter after exit from the program. 

7 (d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi8 nate five years after the date on which the Secretary of 

9 Labor begins to carry out the pilot program. 

10 SEC. 567. PILOT PROGRAM ON SECURE, MOBILE PERSONAL 

11 HEALTH RECORD FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

12 ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATING IN THE 

13 TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

14 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

16 Defense shall commence a pilot program under which ac17 tive duty members of the Armed Forces who are enrolled 

18 in the Transition Assistance Program use a covered health 

19 record platform to collect their records before separating 

20 from active duty. 

21 (b) SELECTION OF ARMED FORCES.—The Secretary 

22 shall select not less than one Armed Force in which to 

23 carry out the pilot program under subsection (a). 

24 (c) CONTRACTS.— 
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1 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall seek to 

2 enter into a contract using competitive procedures 

3 with an appropriate entity for the provision of the 

4 covered health record platform under the pilot pro5 gram under subsection (a). 

6 (2) NOTICE OF COMPETITION.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 Secretary shall issue a request for proposals for 

10 the contract described in paragraph (1). 

11 (B) OPEN COMPETITION.—A request 

12 under subparagraph (A) shall be full and open 

13 to any contractor that has an existing covered 

14 health record platform. 

15 (3) SELECTION.—Not later than 120 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

17 shall award a contract to an appropriate entity pur18 suant to the request for proposals under paragraph 

19 (2) if at least one acceptable offer is submitted. 

20 (d) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

22 out the pilot program under subsection (a) for a pe23 riod of not less than one year. 
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1 (2) TERMINATION OR EXTENSION OF PRO2 GRAM.—At the end of the one-year period specified 

3 in paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 

4 (A) terminate the pilot program under sub5 section (a); 

6 (B) continue the pilot program; 

7 (C) expand the pilot program; or 

8 (D) implement the use of a covered health 

9 record platform in the Transition Assistance 

10 Program throughout the Armed Forces. 

11 (e) PROHIBITION ON NEW APPROPRIATIONS.—No 

12 additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 

13 carry out the requirements of this section. Such require14 ments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise au15 thorized to be appropriated for the Department of De16 fense. 

17 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) COVERED HEALTH RECORD PLATFORM.— 

19 The term ‘‘covered health record platform’’ means a 

20 secure personal health record platform that meets 

21 the following requirements: 

22 (A) Has web-based capabilities. 

23 (B) Has the capability to store and share 

24 records with the Department of Veterans Af25 fairs or any other designated care provider. 
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1 (C) Has the capability to store records in 

2 the cloud. 

3 (D) Does not have a requirement for inte4 gration to receive or share records. 

5 (E) Has the capability to instantly share 

6 data based on a combination of access key and 

7 personal identifier. 

8 (F) Has the capability to provide secure 

9 data storage and records transfer upon separa10 tion of a member of the Armed Forces from ac11 tive duty. 

12 (G) Does not require a business associate 

13 agreement with any parties. 

14 (H) Has secure data isolation with access 

15 controls. 

16 (I) Has, at a minimum, data security that 

17 would require separate encryption for each doc18 ument, relying on AES256 algorithm with keys 

19 encryption using RSA2048 algorithm, or any 

20 successor similar algorithm. 

21 (2) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—The 

22 term ‘‘Transition Assistance Program’’ means the 

23 program of the Department of Defense for 

24 preseparation counseling, employment assistance, 
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1 and other transitional services provided under sec2 tions 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. 

3 SEC. 568. SKILLBRIDGE: APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) STUDY.—Not later than September 30, 2025, the 

5 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 

6 of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

7 when not operating as a service in the Department of the 

8 Navy, shall conduct a study to identify the private entities 

9 participating in Skillbridge that offer positions in reg10 istered apprenticeship programs to covered members. 

11 (b) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

12 consult with officials and employees of the Department of 

13 Labor who have experience with registered apprenticeship 

14 programs to facilitate the Secretary entering into agree15 ments with entities that offer positions described in sub16 section (a) in areas where the Secretary determines few 

17 such positions are available to covered members. 

18 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem20 ber of the Armed Forces eligible for Skillbridge. 

21 (2) The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship pro22 gram’’ means an apprenticeship program registered 

23 under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 

24 as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, 

25 chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
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1 (3) The term ‘‘Skillbridge’’ means an employ2 ment skills training program under section 1143(e) 

3 of title 10, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 569. TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING 

5 MEMBER’S OPIOID USE DISORDER TO DE6 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

7 Section 1142(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TRANSMITTAL’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘TRANSMISSION’’; 

11 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘In the case’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(2) In the case of a member whom the Secretary 

15 concerned knows has a history of opioid use disorder, such 

16 Secretary concerned shall notify the Secretary of Veterans 

17 Affairs of such history within 60 days of the separation. 

18 retirement, or discharge of such member.’’. 

19 SEC. 569A. REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF VETERANS WHO 

20 HAVE THEIR MILITARY ACQUIRED CREDEN21 TIALS RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE-LEVEL 

22 FOR THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE. 

23 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

24 of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense, in 

25 consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
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1 the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to Congress a report 

2 that builds on the data reported in the ‘‘DoD 

3 Credentialing Utilization’’ report from 2018 (3-BB02A16) 

4 to better assess the effectiveness of the Credentialing Pro5 grams for post-military civilian employment. 

6 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub7 section (a) shall include the following: 

8 (1) An assessment of the number of veterans 

9 who successfully transfer their eligible professional 

10 credentials to civilian jobs. 

11 (2) An assessment of which certifications were 

12 most commonly used for post-military civilian em13 ployment, such as airplane mechanics. 

14 (3) An assessment on any other barriers vet15 erans face to transferring military mechanical skills 

16 to State certifications. 

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘applicable licensing authority’’ 

19 means the licensing authority by a State for a given 

20 vocation in which the veteran works or would like to 

21 work. 

22 (2) The term ‘‘eligible professional credential’’ 

23 means a professional credential, including a profes24 sional credential in the field of airplane mechanics, 

25 obtained using expenses paid pursuant to the pro-
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1 gram under section 2015 of title 10, United States 

2 Code. 

3 (3) The term ‘‘expenses’’ has the meaning given 

4 such term in such section. 

5 (4) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 

6 States and territories and the District of Columbia. 

7 SEC. 569B. TRAINING AND INTERNSHIPS FOR 

8 TRANSITIONING MEMBERS THROUGH INSTI9 TUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 

10 (a) SKILLBRIDGE.—The Secretary of Defense may 

11 conduct outreach to institutions of higher education in 

12 order to enter into more agreements with such institutions 

13 of higher education that may provide training or intern14 ships to members of the Armed Forces pursuant to the 

15 Skillbridge program established under section 1143(e) of 

16 title 10, United States Code. 

17 (b) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DE18 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘institution of higher 

19 education’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

20 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

21 1001). 
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1 SEC. 569C. OPT-OUT SHARING OF INFORMATION ON MEM2 BERS RETIRING OR SEPARATING FROM THE 

3 ARMED FORCES WITH COMMUNITY-BASED 

4 ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED ENTITIES. 

5 Section 570F of the National Defense Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 

7 1142 note) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘out the form to indicate 

10 an email address’’ and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘out the form to indicate— 

12 ‘‘(1) an email address; and’’; and 

13 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

14 paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(2) if the individual would like to opt-out of 

16 the transmittal of the individual’s information to 

17 and through a State veterans agency as described in 

18 subsection (a).’’; and 

19 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol20 lows: 

21 ‘‘(d) OPT-OUT OF INFORMATION SHARING.—Infor22 mation on an individual shall be transmitted to and 

23 through a State veterans agency as described in subsection 

24 (a) unless the individual indicates pursuant to subsection 

25 (c)(2) that the individual would like to opt out of such 

26 transmittal.’’. 
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1 SEC. 569D. ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE 

2 TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE SOLID 

4 START PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

5 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

6 (a) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DE7 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Section 1142(b) of title 10, 

8 United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘(11),’’ be10 fore ‘‘and (16)’’; and 

11 (2) by striking paragraph (11) and inserting 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(11) Information concerning mental health, in14 cluding— 

15 ‘‘(A) the availability of mental health serv16 ices furnished by the Secretary concerned, the 

17 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans 

18 Affairs, or a non-profit entity; 

19 ‘‘(B) the treatment of post-traumatic 

20 stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, anxiety 

21 disorders, depression, chronic pain, sleep dis22 orders, suicidal ideation, or other mental health 

23 conditions associated with service in the armed 

24 forces; 

25 ‘‘(C) the risk of suicide, including signs, 

26 symptoms, and risk factors (including adverse 
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1 childhood experiences, depression, bipolar dis2 order, homelessness, unemployment, and rela3 tionship strain); 

4 ‘‘(D) the availability of treatment options 

5 and resources to address substance abuse, in6 cluding alcohol, prescription drug, and opioid 

7 abuse; 

8 ‘‘(E) the potential effects of the loss of 

9 community and support systems experienced by 

10 a member separating from the armed forces; 

11 ‘‘(F) isolation from family, friends, or soci12 ety; and 

13 ‘‘(G) the potential stressors associated with 

14 separation from the armed forces.’’. 

15 (b) SOLID START PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT

16 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—Section 6320(b)(1) of title 38, 

17 United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and 

19 (H) as subparagraphs (I) and (J), respectively; and 

20 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol21 lowing new subparagraphs: 

22 ‘‘(G) assisting eligible veterans who elect to en23 roll in the system of patient enrollment under sec24 tion 1705(a) of this title; 
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1 ‘‘(H) educating veterans about mental health 

2 and counseling services available through the Vet3 erans Health Administration;’’. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 

6 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to 

7 the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 

8 information and materials developed pursuant to the 

9 amendments made by this section. 

10 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

11 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con12 gressional committees’’ means— 

13 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

14 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 

15 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

16 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

17 Representatives. 

18 SEC. 569E. AMENDMENTS TO PATHWAYS FOR COUNSELING 

19 IN TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

20 Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

21 is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as sub23 paragraph (R); and 

24 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(M) Child care requirements of the member 

2 (including whether a dependent of the member is en3 rolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program). 

4 ‘‘(N) The employment status of other adults in 

5 the household of the member. 

6 ‘‘(O) The location of the duty station of the 

7 member (including whether the member was sepa8 rated from family while on duty). 

9 ‘‘(P) The effects of operating tempo and per10 sonnel tempo on the member and the household of 

11 the member. 

12 ‘‘(Q) Whether the member is an Indian or 

13 urban Indian, as those terms are defined in section 

14 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (Pub15 lic Law 94–437; 25 U.S.C. 1603).’’. 

16 SEC. 569F. RECORDS OF A SEPARATING MEMBER: PROVI17 SION OF ELECTRONIC COPIES. 

18 Section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (d)— 

21 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘In the 

22 case’’; and 

23 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

24 paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall provide to a mem2 ber described in subsection (a) an electronic copy of the 

3 member’s service medical record not later than 30 days 

4 before the member separates, retires, or is discharged.’’; 

5 and 

6 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub7 section: 

8 ‘‘(f) SEPARATION DOCUMENTS.—The Secretary con9 cerned shall provide to a member described in subsection 

10 (a) an electronic copy of the member’s separation docu11 ments (including a Certificate of Release or Discharge 

12 from Active Duty (DD Form 214)) not later than 15 days 

13 after such member separates, retires, or is discharged.’’. 

14 SEC. 569G. SKILLBRIDGE FOR THE SUBMARINE INDUS15 TRIAL BASE. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 

17 2025, the Secretary concerned shall— 

18 (1) conduct a survey to determine which such 

19 employers in the submarine industrial base are expe20 riencing workforce shortages; and 

21 (2) use the Skillbridge program to provide 

22 members training under such program with such 

23 employers. 
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1 (b) PREFERENCE.—In selecting an employer under 

2 subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall give pref3 erence to smaller employers. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

6 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

7 Senate and House of Representatives a report on imple8 mentation of this section. 

9 Subtitle H—Family Programs, 

10 Child Care, and Dependent Edu11 cation 

12 SEC. 571. STAFFING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDU13 CATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN 

14 MAXIMUM STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIOS. 

15 Section 589B(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

17 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3659) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘2023-2024 academic year’’ and inserting ‘‘2029- 

19 2030 academic year’’. 

20 SEC. 572. IMPROVEMENTS TO CERTAIN SCHOOLS OF THE 

21 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION AC22 TIVITY. 

23 (a) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS TEACHERS IN 21ST

24 CENTURY SCHOOLS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

25 EDUCATION ACTIVITY.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

2 acting through the Director of the Department of 

3 Defense Education Activity, shall require each teach4 er in a 21st century school to undergo training in 

5 accordance with this subsection. 

6 (2) CONTENT.—The training required under 

7 paragraph (1) shall consist of specialized instruction 

8 to provide teachers with the skills necessary to effec9 tively teach in a 21st century school environment, 

10 including instruction in— 

11 (A) understanding and using the physical 

12 space of a 21st century school classroom; 

13 (B) building the relationships necessary to 

14 succeed, including relationships with students 

15 and other teachers; 

16 (C) the curriculum and level of academic 

17 rigor necessary to increase student learning; 

18 (D) other skills necessary to support the 

19 academic achievement and social and emotional 

20 well being of students; and 

21 (E) such other topics as the Secretary and 

22 the Director determine appropriate. 

23 (3) FREQUENCY.—The training required under 

24 paragraph (1) shall be provided as follows: 
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1 (A) In the case of a teacher who has been 

2 assigned to a 21st century school, but has not 

3 commenced teaching in such school, the train4 ing shall be provided before the teacher com5 mences teaching in such school. 

6 (B) In the case of a teacher who previously 

7 taught in a 21st century school, but subse8 quently taught in a school that is not a 21st 

9 century school for one or more school years, 

10 such training shall be provided before the teach11 er resumes teaching in a 21st Century School. 

12 (C) In the case of a teacher who is teach13 ing in a 21st century school as of the date of 

14 the enactment of this Act, such training shall 

15 be provided not later than 180 days after such 

16 date of enactment. 

17 (D) In the case of a teacher who teaches 

18 in a 21st century school on an ongoing basis, 

19 and who previously received training under this 

20 subsection, such training shall be provided not 

21 less frequently than once every three years. 

22 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF BONUS PAYMENTS FOR CER23 TAIN TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

25 acting through the Director of the Department of 
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1 Defense Education Activity, is authorized to pay a 

2 bonus to an individual who— 

3 (A) meets the eligibility requirements 

4 under paragraph (2); and 

5 (B) enters into a service agreement under 

6 paragraph (3) pursuant to which the individual 

7 agrees to serve as a teacher in a high-need 

8 school. 

9 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may pay a 

10 bonus under this subsection to an individual only if 

11 the individual— 

12 (A) is newly appointed as an employee of 

13 the Department of Defense Education Activity; 

14 or 

15 (B)(i) is currently employed by the Activ16 ity; and 

17 (ii) accepts an Activity teaching position in 

18 a high-need school. 

19 (3) SERVICE AGREEMENT.—To be eligible to re20 ceive a bonus under this subsection, an individual 

21 shall enter into a contract or other agreement with 

22 the Secretary of Defense pursuant to which the indi23 vidual agrees to serve as a teacher in a high-need 

24 school. Such contract or other agreement shall speci25 fy— 
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1 (A) the commencement and termination 

2 dates of the required service period; 

3 (B) the location of the service; 

4 (C) the amount of the bonus; and 

5 (D) the terms of repayment, in accordance 

6 with paragraph (6), if the employee fails to 

7 complete the required service period. 

8 (4) AMOUNT.—The amount of each bonus 

9 under this subsection shall be determined by the 

10 Secretary of Defense. 

11 (5) DISBURSEMENT.—Each bonus under this 

12 subsection shall be disbursed as a lump sum pay13 ment made at or before the commencement of an in14 dividual’s required service period as set forth in the 

15 agreement under paragraph (3). 

16 (6) REPAYMENT.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

18 subparagraph (B), an individual who receives a 

19 bonus under this subsection and who does not 

20 complete the term of the required service period 

21 specified in the agreement under paragraph (3) 

22 shall repay such bonus to the Secretary of De23 fense in a pro rata manner. 

24 (B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense 

25 may waive the requirement to repay a bonus 
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1 under subparagraph (A) on a case-by-case 

2 basis. 

3 (7) EXCLUSION FROM BASIC PAY.—A bonus 

4 under this subsection is not part of the basic pay of 

5 an employee for any purpose. 

6 (8) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary of 

7 Defense to pay bonuses under this subsection shall 

8 terminate five years after the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act. 

10 (c) PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF

11 STATE STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS EDUCATION AL12 LOWANCE IN BAHRAIN.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

14 acting through the Director of the Department of 

15 Defense Education Activity, shall carry out a pilot 

16 program under which a qualified individual may re17 ceive and use the Department of State Standardized 

18 Regulations education allowance to pay for a de19 pendent child of such individual to attend a non20 DODEA school in Bahrain for the applicable school 

21 year. 

22 (2) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.— 

23 Participation in the pilot program under this sub24 section shall be limited to— 
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1 (A) not more than 15 qualified individuals; 

2 and 

3 (B) a total of not more than 30 dependent 

4 children of such individuals. 

5 (3) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION.—Any prohibi6 tion on the use of the Department of State Stand7 ardized Regulations education allowance in an area 

8 served by a school operated by the Department of 

9 Defense Education Activity shall not apply to a 

10 qualified individual participating in the pilot pro11 gram under this subsection. 

12 (4) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Sec13 retary of Defense to carry out the pilot program 

14 under this subsection shall terminate at the conclu15 sion of the applicable school year. 

16 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘21st century school’’ means a 

18 school facility operated by the Department of De19 fense Education Activity that has been constructed 

20 or modernized pursuant to the 21st Century Schools 

21 Program of the Activity. 

22 (2) The term ‘‘applicable school year’’ means 

23 the first school year beginning after the date of the 

24 enactment of this Act. 
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1 (3) The term ‘‘high-need school’’ means a 

2 school operated by the Department of Defense Edu3 cation Activity that— 

4 (A) is located outside the United States; 

5 and 

6 (B) has difficulty in recruiting or retaining 

7 teachers, as determined by the Secretary of De8 fense. 

9 (4) The term ‘‘non-DODEA school’’ means a 

10 school that is not operated by the Department of 

11 Defense Education Activity. 

12 (5) The term ‘‘qualified individual’’ means an 

13 individual who— 

14 (A)(i) is a member of the Armed Forces 

15 serving on active duty and stationed in Bahrain 

16 pursuant to a permanent change of station 

17 order; or 

18 (ii) is a civilian employee of the Depart19 ment of Defense who— 

20 (I) is employed on a permanent full21 time basis; 

22 (II) is stationed in Bahrain; and 

23 (III) is a citizen or a national of the 

24 United States; 
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1 (B) is authorized to transport the depend2 ent child of such individual to and from Bah3 rain at the expense of the Federal Government; 

4 and 

5 (C) receives a housing allowance for living 

6 quarters in Bahrain. 

7 (6) The term ‘‘United States’’ means each of 

8 the several States and the District of Columbia. 

9 SEC. 573. PROHIBITION ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND IN10 CLUSION POLICY BODIES FOR DODEA 

11 SCHOOLS. 

12 The Secretary of Defense may not establish or main13 tain any committee, panel, office, or other organization 

14 with responsibility for matters relating to diversity, equity, 

15 and inclusion in schools operated by the Department of 

16 Defense Education Activity. 

17 SEC. 574. DODEA OVERSEAS TRANSFER PROGRAM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2025, the 

19 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of 

20 Department of Defense Education Activity (in this section 

21 referred to as ‘‘DoDEA’’), shall develop and implement 

22 a transfer program under which DoDEA educators may 

23 transfer to DoDEA overseas locations. 

24 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The program established 

25 under this section— 
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1 (1) shall not require a DoDEA educator to 

2 teach in the United States prior to transfer; 

3 (2) shall be subject to collective bargaining 

4 agreements between DoDEA and their employees; 

5 and 

6 (3) shall be carried out subject to current law. 

7 (c) BRIEFING.—The Secretary of Defense shall brief 

8 the congressional defense committees on the transfer pro9 gram established under this section not later than Janu10 ary 31, 2025, and, after implementing such program, not 

11 later than April 1, 2025. 

12 SEC. 575. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 

13 AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 

14 MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 

15 (a) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL

16 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS

17 OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT

18 OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.—Of the amount au19 thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 by section 

20 301 and available for operation and maintenance for De21 fense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in 

22 section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the 

23 purpose of providing assistance to local educational agen24 cies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National 
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1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 

2 Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 

3 (b) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS4 ABILITIES.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 

5 for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 301 and available 

6 for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities 

7 as specified in the funding table in section 4301, 

8 $20,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 

9 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authoriza10 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Pub11 lic Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 

12 (c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In 

13 this section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 

14 meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the Ele15 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

16 7713(9)). 

17 SEC. 576. VERIFICATION OF REPORTING OF ELIGIBLE FED18 ERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN FOR PUR19 POSES OF FEDERAL IMPACT AID PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) CERTIFICATION.—On an annual basis, each com21 mander of a military installation under the jurisdiction of 

22 the Secretary of a military department shall submit to 

23 such Secretary a written certification verifying whether 

24 the commander has confirmed the information contained 
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1 in all impact aid source check forms received from local 

2 educational agencies as of the date of such certification. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later June 30 of each year, each 

4 Secretary of a military department shall submit to the 

5 congressional defense committees a report, based on the 

6 information received under subsection (a), that identi7 fies— 

8 (1) each military installation under the jurisdic9 tion of such Secretary that has confirmed the infor10 mation contained in all impact aid source check 

11 forms received from local educational agencies as of 

12 the date of the report; and 

13 (2) each military installation that has not con14 firmed the information contained in such forms as of 

15 such date. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘impact aid source check form’’ 

18 means a form submitted to a military installation by 

19 a local educational agency to confirm the number 

20 and identity of children eligible to be counted for 

21 purposes of the Federal impact aid program under 

22 section 7003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 

23 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)). 

24 (2) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has 

25 the meaning given that term in section 8101 of the 
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1 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

2 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

3 SEC. 577. PILOT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH INCLUSIVE PLAY4 GROUNDS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES EN5 ROLLED IN EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER 

6 PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE7 FENSE. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 

10 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 

11 and Readiness (in this section referred to as the 

12 ‘‘Under Secretary’’) shall establish a military fami13 lies playground pilot program (in this section re14 ferred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to design, develop, and 

15 construct playgrounds that directly support families 

16 enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program 

17 to increase the accessibility and inclusivity of access 

18 to playgrounds on military installations. 

19 (2) GOVERNING BODY.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of 

21 Defense, the Secretaries of the military depart22 ments, and any other individual that the Sec23 retary of Defense considers appropriate, shall 

24 form a governing body to oversee and be re25 sponsible for administration of the Program. 
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1 (B) INCLUSION OF EFMP COMMUNITY.— 

2 The governing body required by subparagraph 

3 (A) shall, at a minimum, include one represent4 ative of families enrolled in the Exceptional 

5 Family Member Program. 

6 (3) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Program 

7 is to create a more accessible and inclusive environ8 ment for military families, especially families en9 rolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program, 

10 by designing, developing, and constructing inclusive 

11 playgrounds that— 

12 (A) incorporate the principles of universal 

13 access and design; 

14 (B) welcome children and families to de15 velop physically, cognitively, socially, and emo16 tionally; 

17 (C) are accessible and ensure all children, 

18 including children with visible and non-visible 

19 disabilities (as defined in section 3 of the Amer20 icans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

21 12102)), have play options to help such children 

22 grow and learn; and 

23 (D) balance a play experience that is bene24 ficial to all children, including children with 

25 visible and non-visible disabilities, at all stages 
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1 of development and at all levels of sensory en2 gagement. 

3 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out the 

4 Program, the Under Secretary shall— 

5 (A) select not fewer than 6 military instal6 lations located within a State, the District of 

7 Columbia, or a territory or possession of the 

8 United States that have the largest commu9 nities of families enrolled in the Exceptional 

10 Family Member Program; 

11 (B) design, develop, and construct one in12 clusive playground at each military installation 

13 selected under subparagraph (A); and 

14 (C) establish policies, procedures, and 

15 standards for developing and constructing inclu16 sive playgrounds under the Program. 

17 (5) UPGRADING EXISTING PLAYGROUNDS.—The 

18 Under Secretary may carry out the requirement 

19 under paragraph (4)(B) to construct an inclusive 

20 playground at each military installation selected 

21 under paragraph (4)(A) by upgrading an existing 

22 playground at the installation to meet the require23 ments of the Program. 

24 (b) STRATEGY.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 28, 

2 2025, the Under Secretary shall submit to the Com3 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

4 House of Representatives a strategy for the imple5 mentation of the Program. 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

7 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

8 (A) A governance structure for the Pro9 gram, including— 

10 (i) the officials tasked with oversight 

11 of the Program; 

12 (ii) the format of the governing body 

13 of the Program established under sub14 section (a)(2); 

15 (iii) the functions and duties of the 

16 governing body with respect to establishing 

17 and maintaining the Program; and 

18 (iv) mechanisms for coordinating with 

19 the military departments. 

20 (B) With respect to the selection of mili21 tary installations under subsection (a)(4)— 

22 (i) an identification of each military 

23 installation; 

24 (ii) the rationale for selecting each 

25 military installation; and 
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1 (iii) any other information the Under 

2 Secretary considers appropriate. 

3 (C) A description of objectives for the first 

4 3 fiscal years of the Program, including— 

5 (i) a description of, and a rational for 

6 selecting, those objectives; 

7 (ii) an identification of milestones to8 ward achieving those objectives; and 

9 (iii) metrics for evaluating success in 

10 achieving those objectives. 

11 (D) A description of opportunities and po12 tential timelines for future expansion of the 

13 Program, as appropriate. 

14 (E) A list of additional authorities, appro15 priations, or other support from Congress nec16 essary to ensure the success of the Program. 

17 (F) Any other information the Under Sec18 retary considers appropriate. 

19 SEC. 578. PARENTAL RIGHT TO NOTICE OF STUDENT NON20 PROFICIENCY IN READING OR LANGUAGE 

21 ARTS. 

22 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each ele23 mentary school operated by the Department of Defense 

24 Education Activity notifies the parents of any student en25 rolled in such school when the student does not score as 
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1 grade-level proficient in reading or language arts at the 

2 end of the third grade based on the reading or language 

3 arts assessments administered under section 

4 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I)(aa) of the Elementary and Secondary 

5 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

6 6311(b)(2)(B)(v)(I)(aa)) or another assessment adminis7 tered to all third grade students by such school. 

8 SEC. 579. INSTRUCTION IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 

9 MACHINE LEARNING IN SCHOOLS OPERATED 

10 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDU11 CATION ACTIVITY. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

13 through the Director of the Department of Defense Edu14 cation Activity, shall require that each student of a high 

15 school operated by the Activity receives instruction in arti16 ficial intelligence and machine learning, including instruc17 tion in— 

18 (1) the foundational concepts of artificial intel19 ligence and machine learning; 

20 (2) definitions of artificial intelligence and ma21 chine learning; 

22 (3) the responsible and ethical use of artificial 

23 intelligence and machine learning applications; and 
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1 (4) such other topics relating to artificial intel2 ligence and machine learning as the Secretary deter3 mines appropriate. 

4 (b) FORM OF INSTRUCTION.—The instruction re5 quired under subsection (a) may be incorporated into one 

6 or more existing courses taught at high schools operated 

7 by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 

8 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The requirement to provide the 

9 instruction described in subsection (a) shall apply begin10 ning with the first school year that begins after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act. 

12 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘high 

13 school’’ has the meaning given that term in section 8101 

14 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

15 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

16 SEC. 579A. GAO STUDY ON CHILD CARE SERVICES PRO17 VIDED OR PAID FOR BY THE DEPARTMENT 

18 OF DEFENSE. 

19 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

20 States shall carry out a study to assess the child care pro21 grams of the Department of Defense, including military 

22 child development centers, family home day care, Military 

23 Child Care in Your Neighborhood, and Child Care in Your 

24 Home. 
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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

3 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re4 port regarding the results of the study under subsection 

5 (a). Such report shall include the following information, 

6 disaggregated by covered Armed Force: 

7 (1) The period of time military families in each 

8 priority category are on a waiting list from the time 

9 of submitting a request on militarychildcare.com 

10 until the time of final approval. 

11 (2) The percentage of military families that 

12 submitted a request for child care services through 

13 militarychildcare.com and did not receive an offer 

14 within three months of the date requested. 

15 (3) The average percentage of annual income a 

16 military family spends on child care per child. 

17 (4) The percentage of military families that re18 quire more than one such child care program to 

19 meet child care needs. 

20 (5) The current amount allocated to each cov21 ered Armed Force for the Military Child Care in 

22 Your Neighborhood and Child Care in Your Home 

23 programs. 

24 (6) How much of the amount described in para25 graph (5) is spent on— 
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1 (A) administration; 

2 (B) child care services for military families. 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

5 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

6 Force. 

7 (2) The terms ‘‘military child development cen8 ter’’ and ‘‘family home day care’’ have the meanings 

9 given such terms in section 1800 of title 10, United 

10 States Code. 

11 SEC. 579B. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

12 CERTAIN MATERIALS IN SCHOOLS OPERATED 

13 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDU14 CATION ACTIVITY. 

15 (a) PROHIBITION ON PORNOGRAPHY AND RADICAL

16 GENDER IDEOLOGY.—None of the funds authorized to be 

17 appropriated by this Act or otherwise mad available for 

18 fiscal year 2025 or any fiscal year thereafter for the De19 partment of Defense Education Activity may be obligated 

20 or expended to purchase, maintain, or display in a school 

21 library or classroom— 

22 (1) any material that contains, depicts, or oth23 erwise includes pornographic content; or 

24 (2) any material that espouses, advocates, or 

25 promotes radical gender ideology. 
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1 (b) DEADLINE FOR REMOVAL.—The Director of the 

2 Department of Defense Education Activity shall ensure 

3 that any material described in subsection (a) that this is 

4 in a library or classroom of a school operated by the Activ5 ity is removed not later than 30 days after the date of 

6 the enactment of this Act. 

7 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘pornographic content’’ means 

9 any virtual-reality technology, video, image, drawing, 

10 sound, instruction, reading material, writing mate11 rial, presented via any medium in a classroom, 

12 school library, on school grounds, or as part of a 

13 school-sponsored or school-affiliated event that de14 picts, describes, or presents, in whole or in part— 

15 (A) nudity, sex organs, or sexual acts; 

16 (B) obscenity; 

17 (C) indecent material (as defined by the 

18 Secretary of Defense taking into consideration 

19 applicable Federal regulations); or 

20 (D) lewd or sexual acts in a manner in21 tended to cause sexual arousal. 

22 (2) The term ‘‘radical gender ideology’’ means 

23 any concept, teaching, instruction, or curriculum 

24 that— 
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1 (A) states or suggests biological sex is a 

2 social construct; 

3 (B) states or suggests biological sex is 

4 fluid, interchangeable, or exists beyond the bi5 nary of male and female; 

6 (C) states or suggests that an individual 

7 can be trapped in the wrong body or have a dif8 ferent identity than that of their biological sex; 

9 (D) encourages, promotes, or advocates the 

10 use of personal pronouns unaligned with an in11 dividual’s biological sex; or 

12 (E) encourages, promotes, or advocates 

13 hormone replacement, puberty blockers, or gen14 der reassignment surgery as a safe, necessary, 

15 or optional treatment for an individual. 

16 SEC. 579C. PROHIBITIONS ON PROVISION OF GENDER 

17 TRANSITION SERVICES THROUGH AN EXCEP18 TIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM OF THE 

19 ARMED FORCES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—No gender transition procedures, 

21 including surgery or medication, may be provided to a 

22 minor dependent child through an EFMP. 

23 (b) REFERRALS.—No referral for procedures de24 scribed in subsection (a) may be provided to a minor de25 pendent child through an EFMP. 
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1 (c) REASSIGNMENT.—No change of duty station may 

2 be approved through an EFMP for the purpose of pro3 viding a minor dependent child with access to procedures 

4 described in subsection (a). 

5 (d) EFMP DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

6 ‘‘EFMP’’ means the program referred to as the Excep7 tional Family Member Program under section 

8 1781c(d)(4)(I) of title 10, United States Code. 

9 SEC. 579D. REPORT ON SEPARATING MEMBERS WHO HAVE 

10 HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCE AND MEDICAL 

11 RESERVE CORPS. 

12 By not later than 180 days after the date of the en13 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta14 tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

15 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

16 Senate and House of Representatives a report on the proc17 ess by which members of the Armed Forces with health 

18 care experience transition to civilian life and the number 

19 such members who join the Medical Reserve Corps. 

20 SEC. 579E. PROHIBITION OF TIKTOK. 

21 The Director of the Department of Defense Edu22 cation Activity shall publish guidance prohibiting the use 

23 of TikTok for instructional purposes at schools operated 

24 by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
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1 SEC. 579F. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EXCEP2 TIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM. 

3 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

4 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

5 shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

6 (1) the results of a study of the effectiveness of 

7 the Exceptional Family Member program authorized 

8 under section 1781c(e) of title 10, United States 

9 Code, with respect to the manner by which it cur10 rently supports individuals with intellectual and de11 velopmental disabilities; and 

12 (2) recommendations to improve the program. 

13 SEC. 579G. STUDY ON HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING IN DODEA 

14 SCHOOLS. 

15 Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of 

16 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv17 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 

18 containing the results of a study on— 

19 (1) the current usage of tutoring programs in 

20 Department of Defense Education Activity elemen21 tary and secondary schools; 

22 (2) the extent to which current tutoring pro23 grams in Department of Defense Education Activity 

24 elementary and secondary schools incorporate ele25 ments of high-impact tutoring, including tutoring 

26 that— 
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1 (A) is in math, reading, or both subjects 

2 for at least 30 minutes during the school day 

3 and for at least 3 days per week during the 

4 school year; 

5 (B) is taught by a licensed Department of 

6 Defense Education Activity elementary or sec7 ondary school teacher or paraprofessional with 

8 a student-to-tutor ratio of no more than 3-to9 1; 

10 (C) is on a set schedule and with the same 

11 tutor each week; 

12 (D) in the case of tutoring that takes place 

13 during a regular class, occurs in a classroom or 

14 area that is separate from such regular class; 

15 and 

16 (E) with respect to a student, is related to 

17 and aligned with the classwork in the student’s 

18 regular classes; 

19 (3) how to increase the participation of stu20 dents enrolled in Department of Defense Education 

21 Activity elementary and secondary schools in tutor22 ing programs, particularly those tutoring programs 

23 with the elements described in paragraph (2), while 

24 not reducing funds available for existing Department 
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1 of Defense Education Activity programs and teacher 

2 and staff compensation; and 

3 (4) how to develop a licensed tutoring workforce 

4 for Department of Defense Education Activity ele5 mentary and secondary schools. 

6 Subtitle I—Decorations and 

7 Awards 

8 SEC. 581. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 

9 HONOR TO E. ROYCE WILLIAMS FOR ACTS OF 

10 VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 

11 (a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwith12 standing the time limitations specified in section 8298 of 

13 title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation 

14 with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 

15 who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award 

16 the Medal of Honor under section 8291 of such title to 

17 E. Royce Williams for the acts of valor described in sub18 section (b). 

19 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

20 described in this subsection are the actions of E. Royce 

21 Williams,— 

22 (1) as a lieutenant in the Navy, on November 

23 18, 1952, for which he was previously awarded the 

24 Navy Cross and the Taegeuk Order of Military 

25 Merit of South Korea; and 
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1 (2) as an Ace fighter pilot who shot down mul2 tiple MiG aircraft. 

3 SEC. 582. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 

4 HONOR TO THOMAS H. GRIFFIN FOR ACTS OF 

5 VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY DURING 

6 THE VIETNAM WAR. 

7 (a) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—Congress recog8 nizes the following acts of valor by Thomas Helmut Grif9 fin: 

10 (1) Thomas Helmut Griffin distinguished him11 self by valorous actions against overwhelming odds 

12 while serving as a captain in the Army, Senior Advi13 sor, 4/5 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, 

14 Army of the Republic of Vietnam. 

15 (2) From March 1, 1969 through March 3, 

16 1969, during the Vietnam War, such battalion was 

17 ordered to forestall an imminent attack on Quang 

18 Ngai City threatened by units of the North Viet19 namese Army (hereinafter, ‘‘NVA’’). The 4/5 Bat20 talion engaged unabatedly with an entrenched NVA 

21 regiment over the course of three days. Captain 

22 Griffin (hereinafter, ‘‘CPT Griffin’’) risked his life 

23 and disregarded his personal safety, all above and 

24 beyond his duty, on some 20 occasions, to lead his 
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1 battalion in the fight as well as direct gunships, air, 

2 and artillery strikes on the enemy positions. 

3 (3) During the initial phase of battle, CPT 

4 Griffin made numerous trips across 50 meters of 

5 open ground, while under heavy automatic weapon, 

6 rocket, and small arms fire, to advise on the conduct 

7 of the battle and better direct strikes against enemy 

8 forces. Fearing slaughter of his soldiers, CPT Grif9 fin, with one of his counterparts from the Army of 

10 the Republic of Vietnam (hereinafter, ‘‘ARVN’’), 

11 charged directly into heavy enemy fire and assaulted 

12 a machine gun bunker. CPT Griffin continued these 

13 runs, despite the enemy shooting the heels off CPT 

14 Griffin’s boots. 

15 (4) After taking out the NVA bunker, CPT 

16 Griffin brandished the captured machine gun and 

17 rocket launcher to exhort his battalion out of the kill 

18 zone and continue the assault into the enemy en19 trenchments while remaining exposed to heavy fire. 

20 CPT Griffin’s raw and intense close combat leader21 ship galvanized his battalion to move out of the kill 

22 zone and continue their mission. 

23 (5) CPT Griffin’s ARVN counterpart was 

24 struck by close fire, and CPT Griffin unhesitatingly 

25 carried the wounded commander to safety while 
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1 shielding him with his own body against rocket and 

2 artillery fire. CPT Griffin proceeded to carry four 

3 more wounded soldiers to safety while protecting 

4 them with his own body, returning each time against 

5 devastating enemy fire. While leading the final at6 tack, CPT Griffin was hit three times in the chest 

7 by enemy small arms fire, yet continued to lead at 

8 the forefront of his battalion until the mission was 

9 completed. Under CPT Griffin’s command and lead10 ership, the 4/5 Battalion continued to reduce the 

11 enemy regiment’s fighting capacity. 

12 (6) CPT Griffin’s personal leadership in intense 

13 close combat resulted in a major win for his bat14 talion against overwhelming odds, killing 93 enemy 

15 soldiers and saving the lives of over 300 allied sol16 diers by galvanizing and leading them out of the kill 

17 zone. 

18 (7) CPT Griffin’s selfless devotion to duty, his 

19 extraordinary heroism, conspicuous gallantry and in20 trepidity, and numerous risks of his life above and 

21 beyond the call of duty, are all in keeping with the 

22 highest traditions of the Army, and reflect great 

23 credit on himself, the Armed Forces, and the United 

24 States. 
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1 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following with re2 gards to the original decision to award a Silver Star to 

3 Thomas Helmut Griffin: 

4 (1) When awarding him the Silver Star, CPT 

5 Griffin’s chain of command was unaware of the full 

6 extent of his valorous actions and the numerous 

7 risks he took for his soldiers, all above and beyond 

8 the call of duty. 

9 (2) Congress notes that although CPT Griffin 

10 was struck three times by enemy fire, and at one 

11 point was completely surrounded by the enemy, he 

12 continued to fight and lead his battalion against dev13 astating and overwhelming enemy fire. 

14 (3) Congress notes that CPT Griffin’s Com15 manding Officer, Colonel Dean E. Hutter (ret.), sent 

16 a letter to the Department of the Army dated No17 vember 6, 2013, in which he accounts for the revela18 tion of additional, substantive and material evidence 

19 not known at the time of the decision to award the 

20 Silver Star, and in which he describes as compelling 

21 ‘‘the justice of upgrading CPT Griffin’s sustained 

22 and varied acts of combat valor to their rightful level 

23 of recognition, the Medal of Honor’’. 

24 (4) Congress further notes that Colonel Hutter 

25 issued a letter to former United States Representa-
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1 tive Sam Farr on September 15, 2011, noting his 

2 support for an upgrade from a Silver Star to a 

3 Medal of Honor, having recognized CPT Griffin’s 

4 acts of valor as, ‘‘numerous, selfless demonstrations 

5 of personal risk in pressing a close-combat attack 

6 against a well-entrenched element of a battalion-size 

7 enemy formation’’. 

8 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF AWARD OF MEDAL OF

9 HONOR TO THOMAS HELMUT GRIFFIN FOR ACTS OF

10 VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY DURING THE VIET11 NAM WAR.— 

12 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the 

13 time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, 

14 United States Code, or any other time limitation 

15 with respect to the awarding of certain medals to 

16 persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Presi17 dent is authorized to award the Medal of Honor, 

18 under section 7271 of such title, to Thomas Helmut 

19 Griffin for the acts of valor described in subsection 

20 (b). 

21 (2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of 

22 valor described in this subsection are the actions of 

23 Thomas H. Griffin during the period of March 1 

24 through March 3, 1969, while serving as a captain 
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1 in the Army during the Vietnam War, for which he 

2 was previously awarded the Silver Star. 

3 SEC. 583. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 

4 HONOR TO JAMES CAPERS, JR. FOR ACTS OF 

5 VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE MARINE CORPS 

6 DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim8 itations specified in sections 8298(a) and 8300 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, or any other time limitation with re10 spect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who 

11 served in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized 

12 to award the Medal of Honor, under section 8291 of such 

13 title, to James Capers, Jr. for the acts of valor described 

14 in subsection (b). 

15 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

16 described in this subsection are the actions of James Ca17 pers, Jr., as a member of the Marine Corps, during the 

18 period of March 31 through April 3, 1967, during the 

19 Vietnam War, for which he was previously awarded the 

20 Silver Star. 

21 SEC. 584. AUTHORIZATION OF AWARD OF MEDAL OF 

22 HONOR TO GREGORY MCMANUS FOR ACTS 

23 OF VALOR. 

24 (a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwith25 standing the time limitations specified in section 7274 of 
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1 title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation 

2 with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 

3 who served in the Armed Forces, the President is author4 ized to award the Medal of Honor, under section 7271 

5 of such title, to Gregory McManus for the acts of valor 

6 described in subsection (b). 

7 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

8 described in this subsection are the following: 

9 (1) Chief Warrant Officer Gregory McManus 

10 distinguished himself for his brave acts of valor 

11 while serving in the United States Army by risking 

12 his life to save the lives of his fellow servicemembers. 

13 (2) Chief Warrant Officer McManus deserves 

14 recognition for his acts of valor while serving as the 

15 commander of a single helicopter gunship on an im16 portant mission north of Chai Duc. 

17 (3) Discovering an envoy of hundreds of enemy 

18 troops along the Cambodian border, Chief Warrant 

19 Officer McManus attacked the enemy without hesi20 tation. 

21 (4) Chief Warrant Officer McManus dis22 regarded the tracers that rose to meet him, firing 

23 rockets the entire length of the convoy, confusing 

24 the enemy, and scattering the troop column. 
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1 (5) Chief Warrant Officer McManus then at2 tacked an armored vehicle with a mounted machine 

3 gun, destroying it and a large artillery piece which 

4 it was towing. 

5 (6) Over and over, Chief Warrant Officer 

6 McManus flew through heavy automatic weapons 

7 and machine gun fire to attack the enemy, only de8 ciding to return when his ordinance was expended, 

9 and his ship had taken so much damage that further 

10 flight was inadvisable. 

11 (7) With this noble deed, Chief Warrant Officer 

12 McManus was able to destroy the enemy unit and 

13 scattered the rest in disorder with a single ship. 

14 (8) Disregarding the size and scope of the 

15 enemy troop’s convoy, Chief Warrant Officer 

16 McManus put his own life in danger, all in the serv17 ice of his country and members of the Armed 

18 Forces. 

19 (9) Because of the heroic actions of Chief War20 rant Officer McManus, countless American soldier’s 

21 lives were saved. 

22 (10) These actions of heroism by Chief Warrant 

23 Officer McManus deserves recognition and dem24 onstrates this hero of the United States more than 

25 deserve the medal of honor. 
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1 SEC. 585. AUTHORIZATION FOR LAST SERVICEMEMBER 

2 STANDING MEDAL. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Chapter 57 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating sections 1135 and 1136 as 

6 sections 1136 and section 1137, respectively; and 

7 (2) by inserting after section 1134 the following 

8 new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 1135. Last Servicemember Standing medal 

10 ‘‘(a) MEDAL AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary con11 cerned may issue a service medal, to be known as the ‘Last 

12 Servicemember Standing medal’, to persons eligible under 

13 subsection (c). 

14 ‘‘(b) DESIGN.—The Last Servicemember Standing 

15 medal shall be of an appropriate design approved by the 

16 Secretary of Defense, with ribbons, lapel pins, and other 

17 appurtenances. 

18 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PERSONS.—Subject to subsection (d), 

19 a person eligible to be issued the Last Servicemember 

20 Standing medal is any member who— 

21 ‘‘(1) served on active duty; 

22 ‘‘(2) was deployed during war or overseas con23 tingency operation; 

24 ‘‘(3) as a result of a combat instance during 

25 such war or overseas contingency, was the last sur26 viving member of a unit; 
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1 ‘‘(4) demonstrated extraordinary heroism in de2 fense of the United States during such combat in3 stance; and 

4 ‘‘(5) whose character is recommended for rec5 ognition by their commanding officer and at least 

6 two peers. 

7 ‘‘(d) ONE MEDAL AUTHORIZED.—Not more than one 

8 Last Servicemember Standing medal may be issued to any 

9 person. 

10 ‘‘(e) ISSUANCE TO NEXT-OF-KIN.—If a person de11 scribed in subsection (c) is deceased, the Secretary con12 cerned may provide for issuance of the Last Servicemem13 ber Standing medal to the next-of-kin of the person. 

14 ‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The issuance of a Last Service15 member Standing medal shall be subject to such regula16 tions as the Secretaries concerned shall prescribe for pur17 poses of this section. The Secretary of Defense shall en18 sure that any regulations prescribed under this subsection 

19 are uniform to the extent practicable.’’. 

20 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that the Secretary of Defense should take appro22 priate actions to expedite— 

23 (1) the design of the Last Servicemember 

24 Standing medal provided for by section 1136 of title 
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1 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); 

2 and 

3 (2) the establishment and implementation of 

4 mechanisms to facilitate the issuance of the Last 

5 Servicemember Standing Medal to persons eligible 

6 for the issuance of the medal under such section. 

7 SEC. 586. ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS OF OPERATION END 

8 SWEEP FOR VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL. 

9 The Secretary of the military department concerned 

10 may, upon the application of an individual who is a vet11 eran who participated in Operation End Sweep, award 

12 that individual the Vietnam Service Medal. 

13 SEC. 587. AUTHORIZATION OF AWARD OF MEDAL OF 

14 HONOR TO JOSEPH M. PEREZ FOR ACTS OF 

15 VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY DURING 

16 THE VIETNAM WAR. 

17 (a) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF VALOR.—Congress 

18 recognizes the following acts of valor by Joseph M. Perez: 

19 (1) Joseph M. Perez distinguished himself by 

20 valorous actions against overwhelming odds while 

21 serving as a Sergeant in the Army, with Company 

22 C, 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infan23 try Division, in South Vietnam. 

24 (2) On May 26, 1967, during the Vietnam War, 

25 Sergeant Perez acted as the fire team leader with 
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1 the Commanding Officer of Company C and led an 

2 infantry unit conducting a search and destroy task 

3 near the Cambodian border. When the unit reached 

4 the top of a hill, they were suddenly under attack 

5 from a concealed sniper. 

6 (3) During the initial phase of battle, Sergeant 

7 Perez and the unit took cover to assess and decide 

8 the strength of the enemy and determine the direc9 tion of where the attack was coming from. When the 

10 enemy launched a hand-grenade, the fire team re11 turned fire. Without hesitation or concern for his 

12 personal safety, Sergeant Perez absorbed the full le13 thal explosion of the grenade and shielded his fellow 

14 soldiers from the blast. The explosion caused Ser15 geant Perez to lose his right eye and severed his 

16 right hand. 

17 (4) The fire team moved to relocate to a safer 

18 area, leaving Sergeant Perez alone. Once Sergeant 

19 Perez regained consciousness, he crawled twenty me20 ters to safe ground to be treated by medics. 

21 (5) Sergeant Perez’s personal leadership in in22 tense close combat resulted in a major win for his 

23 battalion against overwhelming odds, though he lost 

24 his eye and hand and nearly lost his life, he saved 
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1 the lives of three of his fire team members from 

2 death and serious injuries from the explosion. 

3 (6) Sergeant Perez’s selfless devotion to duty, 

4 his extraordinary heroism, conspicuous gallantry and 

5 intrepidity, and numerous risks of his life above and 

6 beyond the call of duty are all in keeping with the 

7 highest traditions of the Army, and reflect great 

8 credit on himself, the Armed Forces, and the United 

9 States. 

10 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find11 ings: 

12 (1) When awarding him the distinguished-serv13 ice cross, Sergeant Perez’s chain of command was 

14 unaware of the full extent of his valorous actions 

15 and the numerous risks he took for his soldiers, all 

16 above and beyond the call of duty. 

17 (2) Although Sergeant Perez absorbed the le18 thal explosion of a hand grenade, once he regained 

19 consciousness, he continued to move with his bat20 talion against devastating and overwhelming enemy 

21 fire. 

22 (c) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim23 itations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States 

24 Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 

25 awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 
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1 Armed Forces, the President is authorized to award the 

2 Medal of Honor, under section 7271 of such title, to Jo3 seph M. Perez for the acts of valor described in subsection 

4 (d). 

5 (d) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

6 described in this subsection are the actions of Joseph M. 

7 Perez on May 26, 1967, while serving as a member of 

8 the Army during the Vietnam War, for which he was pre9 viously awarded the distinguished-service cross. 

10 SEC. 588. AUTHORIZATION OF AWARD OF MEDAL OF 

11 HONOR TO JUAN OGO BLAZ FOR ACTS OF 

12 VALOR WHILE SERVING AS A MEMBER OF 

13 THE ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim15 itations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States 

16 Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 

17 awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 

18 Armed Forces, the President is authorized to award the 

19 Medal of Honor, under section 7271 of such title, to Juan 

20 Ogo Blaz for the acts of valor described in subsection (b). 

21 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

22 described in this subsection are the actions of Juan Ogo 

23 Blaz on January 18, 1969, while serving as a member of 

24 the Army during the Vietnam War, for which he was pre25 viously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. 
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1 SEC. 589. AUTHORIZATION OF AWARD OF MEDAL OF 

2 HONOR TO MARTIN A. MAGLONA FOR ACTS 

3 OF VALOR WHILE SERVING AS A MEMBER OF 

4 THE ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim6 itations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States 

7 Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 

8 awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 

9 Armed Forces, the President is authorized to award the 

10 Medal of Honor, under section 7271 of such title, 

11 toMartin A. Maglona for the acts of valor described in sub12 section (b). 

13 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

14 described in this subsection are the actions of Martin A. 

15 Maglona on February 23, 1969, while serving as a mem16 ber of the Army during the Vietnam War, for which he 

17 was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. 

18 Subtitle J—Other Personnel 

19 Matters, Reports, and Briefings 

20 SEC. 591. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON RACIAL 

21 AND ETHNIC DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE MILI22 TARY JUSTICE SYSTEM. 

23 (a) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN AN24 NUAL REPORTS.—Section 486 of title 10, United States 

25 Code, is amended— 
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1 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub2 section (d); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(c) INFORMATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARA6 TIONS AND OTHER SANCTIONS.—In addition to the infor7 mation described in subsection (b), the report of a Sec8 retary of a military department for an armed force under 

9 subsection (a) shall contain statistics and other informa10 tion on administrative separations and other administra11 tive sanctions issued during the year covered by the report, 

12 including— 

13 ‘‘(1) the number of administrative separations 

14 and other administrative sanctions issued, 

15 disaggregated by— 

16 ‘‘(A) statistical category as related to the 

17 individual subject to separation or sanction; 

18 ‘‘(B) the active and reserve components; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(C) the category of conduct that gave rise 

21 to the separation or sanction; 

22 ‘‘(2) of the separations and sanctions included 

23 under paragraph (1), the number of cases in which 

24 the individual subject to separation or sanction made 

25 a claim against the Department of Defense (includ-
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1 ing any claims of sexual harassment or sexual as2 sault) before the separation or other sanction was 

3 imposed; 

4 ‘‘(3) identification of each administrative case 

5 that extended beyond 90 days and an explanation 

6 for the delay; and 

7 ‘‘(4) based on all sources of information avail8 able to the Secretary, including any information 

9 available from inspectors general or equal oppor10 tunity offices, the number of complaints filed by in11 dividuals who were subjects of an administrative in12 vestigation, disaggregated by statistical category.’’. 

13 (b) GAO REVIEW AND BRIEFING.— 

14 (1) REVIEWS.—The Comptroller General of the 

15 United States shall conduct a review of all reports 

16 submitted under section 486 of title 10, United 

17 States Code. In conducting such review, the Comp18 troller General shall— 

19 (A) evaluate the sufficiency of the informa20 tion contained in the reports; 

21 (B) analyze trends based on such informa22 tion; 

23 (C) analyze the effects of disparities and 

24 other challenges revealed in such reports, in25 cluding effects on— 
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1 (i) recruiting and retention; 

2 (ii) readiness; and 

3 (iii) the national security of the 

4 United States; and 

5 (D) evaluate the progress of the Armed 

6 Forces in addressing such disparities and chal7 lenges. 

8 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp10 troller General shall provide to the Committees on 

11 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep12 resentatives a briefing on the results of the review 

13 conducted under paragraph (1). 

14 (c) TRAINING PROGRAM FOR INVESTIGATORY PER15 SONNEL.— 

16 (1) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later than one 

17 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

18 Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a 

19 training program to ensure that personnel of the De20 partment of Defense responsible for conducting ad21 ministrative investigations have the knowledge nec22 essary to properly conduct such investigations and to 

23 ensure the fair treatment of complainants and indi24 viduals subject to investigation. 
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1 (2) TESTING REQUIRED.—The training pro2 gram under paragraph (1) shall incorporate objec3 tive testing to measure the knowledge and abilities 

4 of personnel who receive the training. 

5 (3) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 

8 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep9 resentatives a briefing on the training program 

10 under paragraph (1), which shall include— 

11 (A) a description of the training program; 

12 and 

13 (B) an evaluation of the results achieved 

14 by the training program as of the date of the 

15 briefing. 

16 (d) DUE PROCESS STANDARDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE

17 CASES.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations 

18 establishing due process protections for members of the 

19 Armed Forces subject to administrative investigations and 

20 related disciplinary proceedings. In issuing such regula21 tions, the Secretary shall— 

22 (1) establish a standard of proof that must be 

23 met before administrative discipline may be imposed 

24 on a member; 
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1 (2) ensure that a member has the opportunity 

2 to respond during each phase of an administrative 

3 investigation and disciplinary proceeding; and 

4 (3) ensure that a member serving on a part5 time basis will be placed in an appropriate duty sta6 tus and fully compensated for any time spent par7 ticipating or responding to the investigative or dis8 ciplinary process. 

9 (e) ANNUAL REPORTS OF MILITARY BOARDS.—On 

10 an annual basis, the head of each board for correction of 

11 military records (as described in section 1552 of title 10 

12 United States Code) and discharge review board (as de13 scribed in section 1553 of such title) shall submit to the 

14 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

15 House of Representatives a report that includes, with re16 spect to to the year covered by the report— 

17 (1) the number of cases considered by the 

18 board, disaggregated by race, sex, ethnicity, and 

19 rank as related to the member of the Armed Forces 

20 subject to the review of the board; 

21 (2) of such cases, the number that resulted in 

22 an adverse determination against a member, 

23 disaggregated as described in paragraph (1); 

24 (3) the reasons for such adverse determinations. 
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1 SEC. 592. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING FED2 ERAL SERVICE TO CERTAIN PERSONS DETER3 MINED NOT QUALIFIED TO ENLIST IN CER4 TAIN ARMED FORCES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

7 shall prescribe regulations directing the Secretary of a 

8 military department to provide, to a person described in 

9 subsection (b), information regarding opportunities for 

10 Federal service for which the person may be qualified. 

11 (b) CERTAIN PERSONS NOT QUALIFIED TO EN12 LIST.—A person described in this subsection is a person 

13 determined not qualified to enlist in a covered Armed 

14 Force on the basis that the person— 

15 (1) has a disqualifying medical condition for 

16 which the Secretary of the military department con17 cerned may not issue a waiver; or 

18 (2) enrolled in, but failed to graduate from, a 

19 future member preparatory course of such covered 

20 Armed Force. 

21 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this sec22 tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 

23 Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. 
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1 SEC. 593. MODERNIZATION OF DRESS CODES AND POLICIES 

2 ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS DURING NON3 WORKING AND NON-DUTY STATUS HOURS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2025, the 

5 Secretary of each of the military departments shall issue 

6 guidance to commanders of installations under the juris7 diction of the Secretary to require the modernization of 

8 dress codes or policies for members of the Armed Forces 

9 during non-working and non-duty status hours, while on 

10 military installations, and for all military dependents on 

11 military installations at any time. 

12 (b) MODERNIZATION DEFINED.—In this section, the 

13 term ‘‘modernization’’ means, with respect to a dress code 

14 or policy, the changing of such code or policy to the least 

15 restrictive version such code or policy, including by not 

16 requiring or restricting any generally accepted item of 

17 clothing. 

18 SEC. 594. PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW MEMBERS IN THE DE19 PARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE TO GROW 

20 BEARDS. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

23 the Air Force shall establish a pilot program to allow 

24 members of the Air Force and Space Force to grow 

25 beards. 
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1 (b) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary 

2 shall select units from such Armed Forces to participate 

3 in the pilot program to ensure that the such units— 

4 (1) are located in geographically diverse areas; 

5 (2) operate in diverse environments; and 

6 (3) perform various missions. 

7 (c) REPORT AND BRIEFINGS.— 

8 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

9 after the initiation of the pilot program, the Sec10 retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

11 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 

12 a report on the interim findings of the pilot pro13 gram. 

14 (2) FINAL BRIEFING.— Not later than 90 days 

15 after the termination completion of the pilot pro16 gram, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 

17 on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep18 resentatives a briefing on the pilot program. Such 

19 briefing shall include the recommendation of the 

20 Secretary whether to expand the pilot program or 

21 make it permanent. 

22 (3) ELEMENTS.—A report or briefing under 

23 this subsection shall include the following elements: 

24 (A) The evaluation of the Secretary of the 

25 compatibility of beards with military equipment 
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1 that requires an airtight seal, such as a gas 

2 mask. 

3 (B) An assessment of the effect of beard 

4 growth on discipline, morale, and unity within 

5 the ranks. 

6 (C) A determination whether allowing 

7 members to grow beards improves inclusivity, 

8 including for members with conditions like 

9 pseudofolliculitis barbae or who wish to grow 

10 beards for religious purposes. 

11 (D) Identifications of any negative percep12 tion or bias towards members with beards. 

13 (E) Strategies to mitigate such negative 

14 perceptions or bias. 

15 (d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under this 

16 section shall terminate three years after the date of the 

17 enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 595. FEMALE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES 

19 AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART20 MENT OF DEFENSE IN STEM. 

21 (a) STUDY; REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 

22 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com23 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 

24 Representatives a report containing the results of a study 

25 on how to— 
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1 (1) increase participation of covered individuals 

2 in positions in the covered Armed Forces or Depart3 ment of Defense and related to STEM; and 

4 (2) change Skillbridge to help covered individ5 uals eligible for Skillbridge find civilian employment 

6 in positions related to STEM. 

7 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

9 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

10 Force. 

11 (2) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means a fe12 male— 

13 (A) member of a covered Armed Force; or 

14 (B) civilian employee of the Department of 

15 Defense. 

16 (3) The term ‘‘Skillbridge’’ means an employ17 ment skills training program under section 1143(e) 

18 of title 10, United States Code. 

19 (4) The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, tech20 nology, engineering, and mathematics. 
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1 SEC. 596. STUDY ON BENEFITS OF STANDARDIZING POLI2 CIES REGARDING BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR 

3 HOUSING AND FAMILY HOUSING ELIGIBILITY 

4 FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

5 SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY WHO ARE UNAC6 COMPANIED AND PREGNANT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co8 ordination with the Secretary concerned, shall carry out 

9 a study on the policies regarding basic allowance for hous10 ing and family housing eligibility for members of the 

11 Armed Forces serving on active duty who are unaccom12 panied and who become pregnant while residing in unac13 companied housing. The study shall include the identifica14 tion of— 

15 (1) for each of the Armed Forces, the current 

16 policy regarding when unaccompanied pregnant 

17 members of the Armed Forces who reside in unac18 companied housing are eligible to receive basic allow19 ance for housing; 

20 (2) for each of the Armed Forces, the current 

21 policy regarding when unaccompanied pregnant 

22 members of the Armed Forces who reside in unac23 companied housing are eligible for admittance to the 

24 wait list for family housing and assignment of family 

25 housing; 
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1 (3) any disparities between written policies and 

2 the implementation of such policies; 

3 (4) recommendations to standardize such poli4 cies across the Armed Forces; and 

5 (5) any costs associated with the standardiza6 tion of such policies, including with respect to any 

7 infrastructure improvements that may be needed. 

8 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after com9 pleting the study required under subsection (a), the Sec10 retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report con11 taining the results of the study. 

12 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 90 days after 

13 the date of the completion of the study under subsection 

14 (a), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 

15 Secretary concerned, shall take such actions as may be 

16 necessary to provide for a uniform policy across the Armed 

17 Forces with respect to basic allowance for housing and 

18 family housing eligibility for members of the Armed 

19 Forces serving on active duty who are unaccompanied and 

20 who become pregnant while residing in unaccompanied 

21 housing. Such policies shall include that upon providing 

22 medical certification of pregnancy and medical certifi23 cation of predicted due date, an unaccompanied member 

24 of the Armed Force residing in unaccompanied housing 

25 shall be eligible to receive basic allowance for housing be-
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1 ginning not later than three months prior to such pre2 dicted due date. 

3 SEC. 597. STUDY AND REPORT ON REFORMS TO CERTAIN 

4 GRACE PERIODS UNDER TRANSITION ASSIST5 ANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

6 DEFENSE. 

7 (a) STUDY.—The Undersecretary of Defense for Per8 sonnel and Readiness shall conduct a comprehensive study 

9 on military grace period reforms, specifically focusing on 

10 the impact of unit tasking during TAP on the ability of 

11 servicemembers to transition to civilian life. The study 

12 shall include the following elements: 

13 (1) A review of the current practices within the 

14 military branches regarding unit tasking during 

15 TAP ans its effect on service members’ transition 

16 process. 

17 (2) An analysis of the challenges faced by serv18 ice members when balancing their primary duties 

19 with the demands of TAP including the impact on 

20 their mental health, family life, and overall pre21 paredness for civilian life. 

22 (3) An assessment of current military grace pe23 riods that allow for unplanned periods of leave, tem24 porary duty, deployments, or other unplanned peri25 ods of non-availability, and an evaluation of the ef-
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1 fectiveness of the such current military grace peri2 ods. 

3 (4) Recommendations for the creation of a code 

4 or policy that allows servicemembers who are cur5 rently enrolled in TAP to report in only to their re6 spective command, ensuring that such 

7 servicemembers can fully focus on the transition 

8 process. 

9 (5) A description of any necessary resources, 

10 support systems, or additional training required to 

11 implement the proposed reforms effectively. 

12 (6) Any other relevant information or rec13 ommendations deemed necessary by the Undersecre14 tary of Defense to improve TAP and facilitate a suc15 cessful transition for servicemembers. 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

17 of the study, the Under Secretary of Defense for Per18 sonnel and Readiness shall submit to the Committees on 

19 Armed Services of the House of Representative and the 

20 Senate a report that includes— 

21 (1) the findings, conclusions, and recommenda22 tions resulting from the study under subsection (a); 

23 and 

24 (2) a comprehensive plan of action, including 

25 proposed timelines, milestones, and resource require-
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1 ments, for the implementation of the recommended 

2 military grace period reforms under such subsection. 

3 (c) COORDINATION.—The Undersecretary of Defense 

4 for Personnel and Readiness may request and utilize the 

5 support of other relevant government agencies, as appro6 priate, in conducting such study. 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘military grace period reforms’’ 

9 refers to a set of changes or amendments made to 

10 existing laws or policies that establish a designated 

11 period of time, commonly known as a grace period, 

12 during certain administrative processes or restric13 tions that may apply to service members in transi14 tion. 

15 (2) The term ‘‘TAP’’ means the Transition As16 sistance Program of the Department of Defense 

17 under sections 1142 and 1144, of title 10, United 

18 States Code. 

19 SEC. 598. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MILITARY 

20 SERVICE BY INDIVIDUALS WITH AMPUTA21 TIONS. 

22 It is the sense of Congress that increasing geopolitical 

23 threats, combined with recruitment challenges experienced 

24 by the Armed Forces, are a threat to the national security 

25 interests of the United States, therefore, the Secretary of 
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1 Defense should issue medical waivers to an individual 

2 seeking to serve in the Armed Forces who is precluded 

3 from serving solely because of a non-service-connected am4 putation. 

5 SEC. 599. REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD SEXUAL ASSAULT 

6 AND RESPONSE PREVENTION TRAINING. 

7 The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall submit 

8 a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen9 ate and House of Representatives containing the number 

10 of national guard members, aggregated by State, that re11 ceived sexual assault and response prevention training in 

12 the preceding calendar year— 

13 (1) not later than 180 days after the date of 

14 enactment of this Act; and 

15 (2) annually, beginning in 2026, by not later 

16 than March 30 of each year. 

17 SEC. 599A. COMMERCIAL TRANSITION FOR MILITARY AVIA18 TION MECHANICS. 

19 The Secretary of Defense shall create a strategy to 

20 support the transition of military aviation mechanics to 

21 commercial aviation mechanics after active duty service. 

22 SEC. 599B. ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM FOR 

23 SERVICEMEMBERS. 

24 The Secretary of Defense shall study the feasibility 

25 of establishing a mentoring program for members of the 
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1 Armed Forces who are interested in becoming entre2 preneurs or founding start-up businesses after their active 

3 duty service. 

4 SEC. 599C. DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY 

5 AND INCLUSION; REPORT. 

6 Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary of De7 fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

8 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report re9 garding the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and 

10 Inclusion (DACODAI). The report shall contain the fol11 lowing items: 

12 (1) An overview of the appointment process 

13 used to select individuals currently serving as mem14 bers of the DACODAI, including the nominating 

15 source for each individual currently serving as a 

16 DACODAI member. 

17 (2) An explanation of how the Department en18 sures individuals selected to serve as members of 

19 DACODAI comprise points of view that are ‘‘fairly 

20 balanced’’ as required by the Federal Advisory Com21 mittee Act. 

22 (3) A complete listing of all recommendations 

23 made by the DACODAI since September 23, 2022. 

24 (4) A complete listing of all studies initiated by 

25 the DACODAI since September 23, 2022. 
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1 (5) The cost associated with operating the 

2 DACODAI since September 23, 2022. 

3 SEC. 599D. REPORT ON INTEGRATION OF CHAPLAINS INTO 

4 ACTIVITIES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

5 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

7 to the congressional defense committees a report assessing 

8 the use of chaplains and the Chaplain Corps during cam9 paigning efforts in the Indo-Pacific, that also includes the 

10 following: 

11 (1) A summary of the manner and extent to 

12 which chaplains are deliberately integrated into cam13 paigning events in the Indo-Pacific to build relation14 ships and partnerships with partners and host coun15 tries. 

16 (2) A description of the deployment and exer17 cise events chaplains are integrated into. 

18 (3) A list of host country or partner outreach 

19 events that chaplains hosted or supported. 

20 (4) An assessment of future integration planned 

21 for chaplains in the Indo-Pacific area of responsi22 bility. 
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1 TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 

2 OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

3 Subtitle A—Basic Pay, Retired Pay, 

4 and Leave 

5 SEC. 601. POLICY ON POSTPARTUM PHYSICAL FITNESS 

6 TESTS AND BODY COMPOSITION ASSESS7 MENTS. 

8 Section 701(k) of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘gives birth’’ and inserting ‘‘is 

11 pregnant’’; and 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘such birth’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘birth, loss of pregnancy, or stillbirth’’. 

14 SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF PARENTAL LEAVE TO MEMBERS 

15 OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE. 

16 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 711 of chapter 40 of title 

17 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (b), in 

18 the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘is a 

19 member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or 

20 Space Force who’’. 

21 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Such section is redes22 ignated as section 710a of such title. 

23 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

24 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2025. 
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1 SEC. 603. PROHIBITION ON EXPOSING MEMBERS OF THE 

2 ARMED FORCES TO CHINESE MILITARY COM3 PANY INVESTMENTS THROUGH THE THRIFT 

4 SAVINGS PLAN. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 211 of title 37, United 

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON MUTUAL FUND WINDOW.—A 

9 member of the armed forces may not participate or invest 

10 in the Thrift Savings Plan mutual fund window pursuant 

11 to section 8438(b)(5) of title 5 if that window includes 

12 a mutual fund that holds a Chinese military company (as 

13 that term is defined in section 1260H of Public Law 116– 

14 283) as determined by the mutual fund’s most recent 

15 quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commis16 sion.’’. 

17 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment 

18 made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to limit ac19 cess of members of the Armed Forces to Thrift Savings 

20 Plan mutual funds that do not include any Chinese mili21 tary company (as defined in section 1260H of Public Law 

22 116–283). 
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1 SEC. 604. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON ADDITIONAL RETIRED 

2 PAY FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM FOR 

3 MEMBERS OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE 

4 WHO SERVED DURING THE VIETNAM ERA. 

5 Title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in section 1402(f)(2), by striking ‘‘The 

7 amount’’ and inserting ‘‘Except in the case of a 

8 member who served during the Vietnam Era (as that 

9 term is defined in section 12731 of this title), the 

10 amount’’; 

11 (2) in section 7361(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘(except 

12 in the case of a member who served during the Viet13 nam Era, as that term is defined in section 12731 

14 of this title)’’ after ‘‘based’’; and 

15 (3) in section 9361(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘(except 

16 in the case of a member who served during the Viet17 nam Era, as that term is defined in section 12731 

18 of this title)’’ after ‘‘based’’. 

19 SEC. 605. EXPANSION OF BEREAVEMENT LEAVE. 

20 Section 701(l)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 

21 is amended by striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘12 

22 weeks’’. 

23 SEC. 606. PROGRAM TO ASSIST SERVICE MEMBERS AT RISK 

24 OF SUICIDE. 

25 (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

26 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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1 of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the De2 fense Health Agency, shall develop and implement a cen3 tralized program to monitor and provide assistance to 

4 members of the Armed Forces at risk of suicide who have 

5 been recently discharged from health care, as outlined in 

6 Recommendation 6.29 of the final report issued by the 

7 Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review 

8 Committee. 

9 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The centralized 

10 program referred to in subsection (a) shall specify the fol11 lowing: 

12 (1) The individual and agency responsible for 

13 conducting service member follow up. 

14 (2) The time when initial follow-up will occur. 

15 (3) The times when subsequent follow-ups will 

16 occur. 

17 (4) The manner in which patients will be con18 tacted. 

19 (5) The process for documentation of follow-up 

20 attempts. 

21 (6) The procedures for ensuring patient safety 

22 where patient is unreachable. 

23 (7) The processes for medical treatment facili24 ties to link mortality data to health care delivery 

25 data in order to better identify settings and patients 
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1 at higher risk of suicide, further inform local suicide 

2 prevention strategies for targeted high-risk groups, 

3 and ensure compliance with reporting and inves4 tigating suicides occurring within 72 hours of dis5 charge from a hospital. 

6 (c) MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AT RISK OF

7 SUICIDE.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘mem8 bers of the Armed Forces at risk of suicide’’ includes 

9 members of the Armed Forces who have attempted suicide 

10 and members of the Armed Forces who have been dis11 charged as patients and who have been clinically assessed 

12 as benefitting from follow-up support related to suicide 

13 prevention. 

14 Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive 

15 Pays 

16 SEC. 611. INCENTIVE PAY: EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DIS17 POSAL DUTY. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter I of Chapter 5 of 

19 title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting, 

20 after section 301e, the following new section: 

21 ‘‘§ 301f. Incentive pay: explosive ordnance disposal 

22 duty. 

23 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—(1) Subject to regulations pre24 scribed by the Secretary of Defense, a regular member of 

25 a covered armed force is entitled to continuous monthly 
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1 explosive ordnance disposal duty incentive pay in the 

2 amount specified in subsection (b)(1) if the member— 

3 ‘‘(A) is entitled to basic pay; 

4 ‘‘(B) holds (or is in training leading to) an ex5 plosive ordnance disposal duty designator; and 

6 ‘‘(C) is in and remains in explosive ordnance 

7 disposal duty on a career basis. 

8 ‘‘(2) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Sec9 retary of Defense, a member of a covered armed force who 

10 is entitled to basic pay but is not entitled to continuous 

11 monthly explosive ordnance disposal duty incentive pay 

12 under paragraph (1) is entitled to explosive ordnance dis13 posal duty incentive pay in the amount prescribed pursu14 ant to subsection (b)(2) for any period during which such 

15 member performs explosive ordnance disposal duty under 

16 orders. 

17 ‘‘(b) RATES.—(1) Continuous monthly explosive ord18 nance disposal duty incentive pay under subsection (a)(1) 

19 shall be in the following amounts: 

‘‘Years of explosive ordnance disposal 

duty (including training): Monthly Rate 

2 or fewer $125 

Over 2 $156 

Over 3 $188 

Over 4 $206 

Over 6 $650 

Over 8 $800 

Over 10 $1,000 

Over 17 $840 

Over 22 $585 

Over 24 $385 
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‘‘Years of explosive ordnance disposal 

duty (including training): Monthly Rate 

Over 25 $250 

1 ‘‘(2) Explosive ordnance disposal duty incentive pay 

2 under subsection (a)(2)— 

3 ‘‘(A) shall be in amounts prescribed by the Sec4 retary of Defense; 

5 ‘‘(B) may not, for any month, exceed the max6 imum amount specified in paragraph (1); and 

7 ‘‘(C) may not be less per day than the amount 

8 under subsection (d). 

9 ‘‘(c) COMPUTATION OF YEARS.—Years of explosive 

10 ordnance disposal duty by a member shall be computed 

11 beginning with the effective date of the initial order to 

12 such member to perform explosive ordnance disposal duty. 

13 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN DUTY IN THE RE14 SERVE COMPONENTS.—Under regulations prescribed by 

15 the Secretary of Defense and to the extent provided for 

16 by appropriations, for each day that a member of the re17 serve component of a covered armed force who is entitled 

18 to compensation under section 206 of this title, performs, 

19 under orders, explosive ordnance disposal duty, such mem20 ber is eligible for an increase in compensation equal to 

21 one-thirtieth of the continuous monthly incentive pay 

22 under subsection (b)(1) for a member of corresponding 

23 years of service entitled to basic pay. 
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1 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered armed force’ means the 

3 Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

4 Force. 

5 ‘‘(2) The term ‘explosive ordnance disposal’ has 

6 the meaning given such term in section 2284 of title 

7 10. 

8 ‘‘(3) The term ‘explosive ordnance disposal 

9 duty’ means duty performed by a member of a cov10 ered armed force, under regulations prescribed by 

11 the Secretary of Defense, in explosive ordnance dis12 posal.’’. 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 301f of title 37, 

14 United States Code, added by this section, shall take effect 

15 on the day that is six months after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act and apply to explosive ordnance disposal 

17 duty performed on or after such day. 

18 SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING 

19 BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 

20 (a) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESERVE

21 FORCES.—Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, 

22 relating to income replacement payments for reserve com23 ponent members experiencing extended and frequent mo24 bilization for active duty service, is amended by striking 
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1 ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

2 2025’’. 

3 (b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH

4 CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 

5 10, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘Decem6 ber 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’: 

7 (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse offi8 cer candidate accession program. 

9 (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 

10 education loans for certain health professionals who 

11 serve in the Selected Reserve. 

12 (c) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NUCLEAR OFFI13 CERS.—Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

16 (d) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLI17 DATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU18 THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United 

19 States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

20 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’: 

21 (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus 

22 authority for enlisted members. 

23 (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus 

24 authority for officers. 
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1 (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 

2 incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 

3 (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus 

4 and incentive pay authorities for officers in health 

5 professions. 

6 (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting 

7 bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the 

8 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

9 (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 

10 pay. 

11 (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay 

12 or special duty pay. 

13 (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive 

14 pay or proficiency bonus. 

15 (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen16 tives for members qualified in critical military skills 

17 or assigned to high priority units. 

18 (e) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE

19 IN RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.—Section 

20 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area 

22 covered by a major disaster declaration or con23 taining an installation experiencing an influx of mili24 tary personnel, by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area 

2 where actual housing costs differ from current rates 

3 by more than 20 percent, by striking ‘‘September 

4 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

5 SEC. 613. ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY FOR MEMBERS AS6 SIGNED TO CREECH AIR FORCE BASE AND 

7 NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may des9 ignate the assignment of a member of the Armed Forces 

10 to Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, or Naval Air Station 

11 Fallon, Nevada, as an assignment that makes the member 

12 eligible for assignment incentive pay under section 307a 

13 of title 37, United States Code. 

14 (b) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec15 tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning 

16 given that term in section 101 of title 37, United States 

17 Code. 

18 Subtitle C—Allowances 

19 SEC. 621. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE: EXCLUSION OF BASIC 

20 ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FROM THE CAL21 CULATION OF GROSS HOUSEHOLD INCOME 

22 OF AN ELIGIBLE MEMBER OF THE ARMED 

23 FORCES. 

24 Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United States 

25 Code, is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘in’’ and all that follows 

2 through ‘‘portion of’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘that the Secretary concerned 

4 elects to exclude’’ and inserting ‘‘paid to such mem5 ber’’. 

6 SEC. 622. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING: PILOT PRO7 GRAM TO OUTSOURCE RATE CALCULATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 

9 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into 

10 an agreement with a covered entity pursuant to which the 

11 covered entity shall calculate, using industry-standard ma12 chine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, the 

13 monthly rates of BAH for not fewer than 15 MHAs. 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

16 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

17 House of Representatives a report containing the evalua18 tion of the Secretary of the rates calculated by a covered 

19 entity pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a). 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section 

21 (1) The term ‘‘BAH’’ means the basic allow22 ance for housing for members of the uniformed serv23 ices under section 403 of title 37, United States 

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1 (2) The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means a nation2 ally recognized entity in the field of single-family 

3 housing that has data on local rental rates in real 

4 estate markets across the United States. 

5 (3) The term ‘‘MHA’’ means military housing 

6 area. 

7 SEC. 623. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES: 

8 PROHIBITION OF REQUIREMENT OF ZERO9 EMISSION VEHICLE. 

10 An travel or transportation allowance paid pursuant 

11 to the Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Serv12 ices may not require that such travel or transportation be 

13 in a zero-emission vehicle. 

14 SEC. 624. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASE TO THE FAM15 ILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE. 

16 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of De17 fense should raise the family separation allowance to the 

18 maximum allowable amount of $400 per month as author19 ized under section 427 of title 37, United States Code (as 

20 amended by section 626 of the National Defense Author21 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 

22 Stat. 294)). 
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1 Subtitle D—Family and Survivor 

2 Benefits 

3 SEC. 631. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN BENE4 FITS THAT ARISE FROM THE DEATH OF A 

5 MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

6 (a) DEATH GRATUITY.—Section 1475(a)(4) of title 

7 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘for a pe8 riod of more than 13 days’’. 

9 (b) RECOVERY, CARE, AND DISPOSITION OF RE10 MAINS.—Section 1481(a) of title 10, United States Code, 

11 is amended by adding at the end the following new para12 graph: 

13 ‘‘(11) Any person not otherwise covered by this 

14 section whose death entitles a survivor of such per15 son to a death gratuity under section 1475 of this 

16 title.’’. 

17 (c) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM A CASUALTY

18 ASSISTANCE OFFICER.—Section 633 of the National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

20 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1475 note) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 

24 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
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1 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

2 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

3 and’’; and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(C) an individual not described in subpara7 graph (A) or (B) who is entitled to a death gratuity 

8 under section 1475 of title 10, United States 

9 Code.’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘spouses and depend12 ents’’ each place it appears and inserting 

13 ‘‘survivors’’; and 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

15 ‘‘spouses and other dependents of deceased 

16 members’’ and inserting ‘‘such survivors’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘the spouse 

19 and other dependents of a deceased member of the 

20 Armed Forces’’ and inserting ‘‘such a survivor’’. 

21 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall apply to a death that occurs on or after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 632. PAYMENT INSTEAD OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR 

2 THE TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN RE3 MAINS TO TWO LOCATIONS IF THE SECOND 

4 LOCATION IS A NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

5 Section 1482(a)(8)(B) of title 10, United States 

6 Code, is amended, in the second sentence, by striking 

7 ‘‘may pay for transportation to the second place only’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘shall not require that payment for transpor9 tation to the second place be’’. 

10 SEC. 633. INFORMATION REGARDING PATERNAL ENGAGE11 MENT ON WEBSITE OF MILITARY 

12 ONESOURCE. 

13 Section 561 of the National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 

15 1781 note) is amended, in subsection (b)— 

16 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through 

17 (16) as paragraphs (12) through (17), respectively; 

18 and 

19 (2) by inserting, after paragraph (10), the fol20 lowing new paragraph (11): 

21 ‘‘(11) Programs that encourage paternal en22 gagement with the family.’’. 
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1 SEC. 634. MILITARY ONESOURCE FOR A REMARRIED SUR2 VIVING SPOUSE OF A DECEASED MEMBER OF 

3 THE ARMED FORCES: ELIGIBILITY; INFORMA4 TION. 

5 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—A surviving spouse of a deceased 

6 member of the Armed Forces may use the Military 

7 OneSource program of the Department of Defense regard8 less of whether such surviving spouse remarries after the 

9 death of such member. 

10 (b) WEBSITE INFORMATION.—The Secretary of De11 fense shall publish and maintain, on the website for the 

12 Military OneSource program, information regarding cas13 ualty assistance for a surviving spouse described in sub14 section (a). 

15 SEC. 635. GUIDE FOR SURVIVORS TO CLAIM THE PERSONAL 

16 EFFECTS OF A DECEASED MEMBER OF THE 

17 ARMED FORCES. 

18 Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of 

19 Defense, in consultation of the Secretaries of the military 

20 departments, shall publish and post on the website of Mili21 tary OneSource a guide regarding how a survivor of a de22 ceased member of the Armed Forces may— 

23 (1) receive the personal effects of such member; 

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1 (2) file a claim with the Secretary of the mili2 tary department concerned if the survivor believes 

3 such effects were disposed of incorrectly. 

4 SEC. 636. ADOPTION OR GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR 

5 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VET6 ERANS. 

7 Section 1052 of title 10, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘qualifying adoption expenses’’ 

10 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘qualifying ex11 penses’’; 

12 (2) by striking the section heading and insert13 ing ‘‘Adoption or guardianship expenses’’; 

14 (3) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TO REIM16 BURSE’’; 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘carry out a program 

18 under which a member of the armed forces may 

19 be reimbursed’’ and inserting ‘‘pay’’; and 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘adoption of a child’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘adoption or guardianship of a child’’; 

22 (4) in subsection (b)— 

23 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

24 GUARDIANSHIPS’’ after ‘‘ADOPTIONS’’; 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘adoption’’ each place it 

2 appears and inserting ‘‘adoption or guardian3 ship’’; and 

4 (C) by striking ‘‘reimbursed’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘paid’’; 

6 (5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘adoption ben7 efits’’ and inserting ‘‘adoption or guardianship’’; 

8 (6) in subsection (e)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$5,000’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘adoption of a child’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘adoption or guardianship of 

14 a child’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$10,000’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘adoptions’’ and in19 serting ‘‘adoptions or guardianships’’; 

20 (7) in subsection (g)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘adop22 tion’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘adop23 tion or guardianship’’; 
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1 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 

2 ‘‘adoption’’ each place it appears and inserting 

3 ‘‘adoption or guardianship’’; 

4 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘adop5 tion’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘adop6 tion or guardianship’’; and 

7 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

8 paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(4) The term ‘guardianship’ means a legal 

10 guardianship, as such term is defined in section 475 

11 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675).’’; and 

12 (8) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 

13 subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), 

14 (d), (e), and (f), respectively. 

15 SEC. 637. EXPANSION OF PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF 

16 MILITARY ONESOURCE PROGRAM FOR RE17 TIRED AND DISCHARGED MEMBERS OF THE 

18 ARMED FORCES AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAM19 ILIES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 

21 the Secretary of Defense, the period of eligibility for the 

22 Military OneSource program of the Department of De23 fense of an eligible individual retired, discharged, or other24 wise released from the Armed Forces, and for the eligible 

25 immediate family members of such an individual, shall be 
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1 the 18-month period beginning on the date of the retire2 ment, discharge, or release, as applicable, of such indi3 vidual. 

4 (b) INFORMATION TO FAMILIES.—The Secretary 

5 shall, in such manner as the Secretary considers appro6 priate, inform military families and families of veterans 

7 of the Armed Forces of the wide range of benefits avail8 able through the Military OneSource program. 

9 Subtitle E—Defense Resale Matters 

10 SEC. 641. COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE BENEFITS: EXPAN11 SION FOR SURVIVING CHILDREN OF MEM12 BERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

13 (a) EXPANSION.—Section 1061 of title 10, United 

14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(c) DEPENDENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 

17 term ‘dependent’ has the meaning given such term in sec18 tion 1072 of this title, without regard to the age of a child 

19 of a member of a uniformed service.’’. 

20 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Such section is 

21 amended in the heading by striking ‘‘Reserve and 

22 Guard’’. 
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1 SEC. 642. SINGLE-USE SHOPPING BAGS IN COMMISSARY 

2 STORES. 

3 Section 2485 of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following new sub5 section: 

6 ‘‘(j) SINGLE-USE SHOPPING BAGS.—The Defense 

7 Commissary Agency may not prohibit the use of, or charge 

8 a fee for, single-use shopping bags in a commissary 

9 store.’’. 

10 SEC. 643. SALE OF CERTAIN SUPPLIES OF THE NAVY AND 

11 MARINE CORPS TO CERTAIN FORMER MEM12 BERS OF THE COAST GUARD. 

13 Section 8803 of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘, or the Space Force’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘, the Space Force, or the Coast Guard’’. 

16 SEC. 644. MWR RETAIL FACILITIES: USE BY CIVILIAN EM17 PLOYEES OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 54 of title 10, United 

19 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing new section: 

21 ‘‘§ 1067. MWR facilities: civilian employees 

22 ‘‘(a) CURRENT EMPLOYEES.—Subject to subsection 

23 (c) of this section and section 1066 of this title, a civilian 

24 employee of the Department of Defense or department in 

25 which the Coast Guard is operating shall be permitted to 
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1 use MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members 

2 of the armed forces on active duty. 

3 ‘‘(b) RETIRED EMPLOYEES.—Subject to subsection 

4 (c), a retired civilian employee of the Department of De5 fense or department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

6 shall be permitted to use MWR retail facilities on the same 

7 basis as members of the armed forces on active duty. 

8 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—A civilian employee or retired ci9 vilian employee may not purchase tobacco or a military 

10 uniform at MWR retail facilities. 

11 ‘‘(d) MWR RETAIL FACILITIES DEFINED.—In this 

12 section, the term ‘MWR retail facilities’ has the meaning 

13 given such term in section 1063 of this title.’’. 

14 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

15 prescribe regulations under section 1067 of such title, as 

16 added by this section, not later than 30 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 645. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF GOODS FROM COMPA19 NIES ENGAGED IN AN ANTI-ISRAEL BOYCOTT. 

20 Subchapter III of chapter 147 of title 10, United 

21 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 2497. Prohibition on sale of goods from companies 

2 engaged in an anti-Israel boycott 

3 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 

4 not knowingly permit the sale, at a commissary store or 

5 military exchange, of any good, ware, article, or merchan6 dise from any entity that has engaged in or engages in 

7 a boycott of the State of Israel. 

8 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) The term ‘boycott action’ means, with re10 spect to a target entity, the refusal to deal with such 

11 entity, the termination of business activities with 

12 such entity, or the limitation of commercial relations 

13 with such entity. 

14 ‘‘(2) The term ‘boycott of the State of Israel’ 

15 means a boycott action the target of which is— 

16 ‘‘(A) the State of Israel; and 

17 ‘‘(B)(i) any company or individual doing 

18 business in or with the State of Israel; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) any company authorized by, licensed 

20 by, or organized under the laws of the State of 

21 Israel to do business. 

22 ‘‘(3) The term ‘company’— 

23 ‘‘(A) means a corporation, partnership, 

24 limited liability company, or similar entity; and 

25 ‘‘(B) includes any wholly-owned subsidiary, 

26 majority-owned subsidiary, parent company, or 
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1 affiliate of an entity described in subparagraph 

2 (A).’’. 

3 Subtitle F—Other Benefits, 

4 Reports, and Briefings 

5 SEC. 651. PROMOTION OF TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE 

6 PROGRAMS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

8 ensure that each member of a covered Armed Force re9 ceives, not later than March 1 of each year, a written no10 tice regarding the MilTax program and other tax prepara11 tion assistance programs furnished by the Secretary. 

12 (b) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub14 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

15 and House of Representatives a report regarding the rates 

16 of participation by members of the covered Armed Forces 

17 in the programs described in subsection (a). 

18 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this sec19 tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 

20 Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. 

21 SEC. 652. PILOT PROGRAM TO INFORM MEMBERS ABOUT 

22 CERTAIN INSURANCE PRODUCTS. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than September 30, 

24 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot pro25 gram to provide to a member of the covered Armed 
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1 Forces, through the website of Military OneSource (estab2 lished under section 561 of the National Defense Author3 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 

4 U.S.C. 1781 note)), information regarding insurance 

5 products intended to cover living expenses, at no cost to 

6 the Federal Government, that— 

7 (1) may arise in the event of a cancer diagnosis 

8 of such member or a dependent of such member; 

9 and 

10 (2) the member may not be able to cover with 

11 the pay and benefits provided to such member by 

12 the Federal Government. 

13 (b) INFORMATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec14 retary shall ensure that information provided to a member 

15 under subsection (a)— 

16 (1) only refers to insurance products— 

17 (A) that comply with all applicable laws 

18 and regulations; and 

19 (B) that provide coverage in each State; 

20 and 

21 (2) includes any other information the Sec22 retary determines appropriate to help a member deal 

23 expenses described in subsection (a). 
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1 (c) SUNSET.—The pilot program under subsection 

2 (a) shall terminate on the day that is five years after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (d) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the 

5 pilot program under this section terminates, the Secretary 

6 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

7 Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding 

8 such pilot program. Elements of the report shall include 

9 the following: 

10 (1) The insurance products about which the 

11 Secretary provided information under subsection (a). 

12 (2) The number of members who purchased 

13 such insurance products. 

14 (3) Any other information the Secretary deter15 mines appropriate. 

16 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

18 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

19 Force. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given 

21 such term in section 901 of title 32, United States 

22 Code. 
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1 TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 

4 Health Benefits 

5 SEC. 701. ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR 

6 CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

7 AND THEIR DEPENDENTS UNDER TRICARE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074o 

10 the following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 1074p. Assisted reproductive technology for cer12 tain members of the armed forces and 

13 their dependents under TRICARE 

14 ‘‘(a) COVERAGE.—The use of assisted reproductive 

15 technology (including in vitro fertilization, gamete re16 trieval, and gamete transfer) by a member of a covered 

17 armed force (or a dependent of such a member) shall be 

18 covered under TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select. 

19 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered armed force’ means the 

21 Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

22 Force. 

23 ‘‘(2) The term ‘member’ is used as such term 

24 is used in this title and does not include a former 

25 member.’’. 
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1 (b) EXCLUSION FROM CONTRACTS FOR FORMER

2 MEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.—Section 1086 of 

3 such title is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 

5 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and in6 serting ‘‘subsections (d) and (j)’’; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(j) A plan contracted for under subsection (a) may 

10 not include coverage for services under section 1074p of 

11 this title.’’. 

12 SEC. 702. TRICARE DENTAL PLAN FOR THE SELECTED RE13 SERVE. 

14 Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) in the header, by striking ‘‘selected 

19 reserve and’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘for members of the 

21 Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve 

22 and’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2), in the header, by in24 serting ‘‘Individual Ready’’ after ‘‘other’’; and 
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(5) PLAN FOR SELECTED RESERVE.—A dental 

4 benefits plan for members of the Selected Reserve of 

5 the Ready Reserve.’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (d)— 

7 (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

8 paragraph (4); and 

9 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

10 following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(3) NO PREMIUM PLANS.—(A) The dental in12 surance plan established under subsection (a)(5) is 

13 a no premium plan. 

14 ‘‘(B) Members enrolled in a no premium plan 

15 may not be charged a premium for benefits provided 

16 under the plan.’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘a mem18 ber of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve 

19 or’’; 

20 (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (k) 

21 as subsections (g) through (l), respectively; 

22 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol23 lowing new subsection (f): 

24 ‘‘(f) COPAYMENTS UNDER NO PREMIUM PLANS.—A 

25 member who receives dental care under a no premium plan 
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1 referred to in subsection (d)(3) shall pay no charge for 

2 any care described in subsection (c).’’; and 

3 (6) in subsection (i), as redesignated by para4 graph (4), by striking ‘‘subsection (k)(2)’’ and in5 serting ‘‘subsection (l)(2)’’. 

6 SEC. 703. EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE REGARDING 

7 CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TRICARE 

8 DENTAL PROGRAM. 

9 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 1076a of title 10, United 

10 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2026’’ 

11 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2027’’. 

12 (b) RULEMAKING; BRIEFING.—Section 701 of the 

13 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

14 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 1076a 

15 note) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘January 

18 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2026’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘January 

20 1, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2027’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and 2026’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘2026, and 2027’’. 
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1 SEC. 704. LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 

2 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING 

3 CERTAIN EXAMINATIONS TO MEMBERS OF 

4 THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 

5 Section 1094(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

6 is amended by inserting ‘‘an examination or assessment 

7 under section 10206 of this title or’’ after ‘‘not covered 

8 under section 1091 of this title who is providing’’. 

9 SEC. 705. EXPANSION OF WOUNDED WARRIOR SERVICE 

10 DOG PROGRAM. 

11 Section 745 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na12 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 

13 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub15 section (c); and 

16 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol17 lowing new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Wound20 ed Warrior Service Dog Program, the Secretary of 

21 Defense shall award grants on a competitive basis 

22 directly to eligible entities in accordance with this 

23 subsection. 

24 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re25 ceive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall 

26 be a nonprofit organization, the primary function of 
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1 which is raising, training, and furnishing assistance 

2 dogs. 

3 ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring 

4 a grant under this subsection shall submit to the 

5 Secretary of Defense an application at such time, in 

6 such manner, and containing such information and 

7 assurances as such Secretary determines appro8 priate. 

9 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION FOR GRANT AMOUNT.—In 

10 determining the amount of a grant awarded under 

11 this subsection, such Secretary shall consider— 

12 ‘‘(A) the merits of the application sub13 mitted pursuant to paragraph (3); 

14 ‘‘(B) whether, and to what extent, there is 

15 demand by covered members or covered vet16 erans for assistance dogs provided by the eligi17 ble entity desiring such grant; and 

18 ‘‘(C) the capacity and capability of such el19 igible entity to raise and train assistance dogs 

20 to meet such demand. 

21 ‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity award22 ed a grant under this subsection shall use such 

23 grant to plan, design, establish, or operate a pro24 gram to furnish assistance dogs to covered members 

25 and covered veterans, or any combination thereof. 
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1 ‘‘(6) LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNT.—The 

2 amount of a grant awarded under this subsection 

3 may not exceed $2,000,000.’’. 

4 SEC. 706. REIMBURSEMENTS UNDER THE TRICARE PRO5 GRAM TO CANCER AND CHILDREN’S HOS6 PITALS FOR OUTPATIENT CARE OF BENE7 FICIARIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—When evaluating an application 

9 under the TRICARE program by a cancer hospital or a 

10 children’s hospital for a general temporary military contin11 gency payment adjustment to a reimbursement amount 

12 under the TRICARE outpatient prospective payment sys13 tem, the Secretary of Defense shall consider the adequacy 

14 of the TRICARE network and the availability of special15 ized health care services for affected beneficiaries. 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

18 shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

19 Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding 

20 applications, payments, and adjustments described in sub21 section (a). The report shall include the following ele22 ments: 

23 (1) A list of payment mechanisms available to 

24 the Secretary to make a reimbursement described in 

25 subsection (a). 
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1 (2) A list of the authorities for such payment 

2 mechanisms. 

3 (3) A list of the payment adjustments the Sec4 retary may make to a reimbursement amount de5 scribed in subsection (a). 

6 (4) The factors the Secretary considers when 

7 determining whether to make such a payment ad8 justment. 

9 (5) Whether the Secretary measures the effects 

10 of a change to a reimbursement or payment adjust11 ment when determining whether to continue such a 

12 payment adjustment. 

13 (6) Any identified differences in diagnoses or 

14 the complexity of care, for pediatric TRICARE out15 patients at children’s hospitals and at other hos16 pitals. 

17 (7) The extent to which differences in such pay18 ments reflect differences in the complexity of care 

19 for such patients. 

20 (8) Recently identified trends in the use of chil21 dren’s hospital services by pediatric TRICARE pa22 tients. 
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1 SEC. 707. NOTICES TO A DEPENDENT CHILD REGARDING 

2 IMPENDING LOSS OF COVERAGE UNDER 

3 TRICARE PROGRAM. 

4 (a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

5 shall notify an individual who is a beneficiary under the 

6 TRICARE program on the basis that such individual is 

7 the dependent child of a member of a covered Armed 

8 Force, and such member and the spouse of such member 

9 (if applicable), before the end, on the 21st birthday of such 

10 individual, of the eligibility of such individual for 

11 TRICARE on such basis. 

12 (b) SCHEDULE.—The Secretary shall issue a notifica13 tion under subsection (a)— 

14 (1) nine, six, three, and one month before such 

15 birthday; and 

16 (2) on such birthday. 

17 (c) METHODS.—The Secretary shall issue such notice 

18 by mail, email, and text message. 

19 (d) ID CARD.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 

20 spouse of a member may complete and submit a form to 

21 renew the identification card provided by the Secretary to 

22 such dependent child. 

23 (e) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this sec24 tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 

25 Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. 
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1 SEC. 708. PILOT PROGRAM TO TREAT PREGNANCY AS A 

2 QUALIFYING EVENT FOR ENROLLMENT IN 

3 TRICARE SELECT. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

6 Defense shall commence a five-year pilot program under 

7 which— 

8 (1) the Secretary shall treat pregnancy as a 

9 qualifying event, under section 1099(b)(1)(B) of title 

10 10, United States Code, for enrollment in TRICARE 

11 Select by an eligible beneficiary; and 

12 (2) a member of the Army, Navy, Marine 

13 Corps, Air Force, or Space Force on active duty 

14 may enroll in TRICARE Select under paragraph (1) 

15 for a period that ends not later than 180 days after 

16 the end of pregnancy. 

17 (b) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one year 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 

20 a briefing on the status of the pilot program under sub21 section (a). 

22 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 

23 the Secretary commences the pilot program under sub24 section (a), and annually thereafter for the next four 

25 years, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate con26 gressional committees a report on the pilot program. Each 
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1 such report shall include the number of covered enrollment 

2 changes, disaggregated by— 

3 (1) month, beginning with January, 2023; and 

4 (2) whether the eligible beneficiary made such 

5 covered enrollment change— 

6 (A) because the eligible beneficiary is a 

7 member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air 

8 Force, or Space Force on active duty who may 

9 enroll in TRICARE Select under the pilot pro10 gram; 

11 (B) because the eligible beneficiary is a 

12 member of the uniformed services who sepa13 rated from active duty; 

14 (C) because the eligible beneficiary is a 

15 member of the uniformed services who returned 

16 to active duty; 

17 (D) because the eligible beneficiary is a de18 pendent of a member of the uniformed services 

19 who separated from active duty; 

20 (E) because the eligible beneficiary is a de21 pendent of a member of the uniformed services 

22 who returned to active duty; or 

23 (F) based on the treatment, under the 

24 pilot program, of pregnancy as a qualifying 

25 event for enrollment in TRICARE Select. 
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1 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) The term ‘‘covered enrollment change’’ 

3 means a change to a previous election by an eligible 

4 beneficiary under subsection (b)(1) of section 1099 

5 of title 10, United States Code, to enroll in a health 

6 care plan designated under subsection (c) of such 

7 section. 

8 (2) The term ‘‘eligible beneficiary’’ means an 

9 individual— 

10 (A) eligible to enroll in TRICARE Select 

11 under section 1075(b) of title 10, United States 

12 Code; or 

13 (B) a member of the Army, Navy, Marine 

14 Corps, Air Force, or Space Force on active 

15 duty. 

16 (3) The terms ‘‘TRICARE program’’ and 

17 ‘‘TRICARE Select’’ have the meanings given such 

18 terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 

19 Code. 

20 (4) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com21 mittees’’ means— 

22 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 

23 the House of Representatives; 

24 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

25 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 
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1 (C) the Committee on Energy and Com2 merce of the House of Representatives; 

3 (D) the Committee on Armed Services of 

4 the Senate. 

5 SEC. 709. PILOT PROGRAM TO PREVENT PERINATAL MEN6 TAL HEALTH CONDITIONS IN PREGNANT AND 

7 POSTPARTUM MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

8 FORCES AND COVERED BENEFICIARIES. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

11 Defense shall establish a pilot program to assess the feasi12 bility and effectiveness of providing, through military med13 ical treatment facilities, covered prevention programs to 

14 pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces 

15 and covered beneficiaries. 

16 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—To carry out the pilot pro17 gram, the Secretary shall take the following steps: 

18 (1) Integrate covered prevention programs into 

19 existing maternal or pediatric care or programming 

20 furnished through military medical treatment facili21 ties, including— 

22 (A) primary care; 

23 (B) obstetric care; 

24 (C) pediatric care; and 

25 (D) family or parenting programs. 
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1 (2) Ease participation in covered prevention 

2 programs by pregnant and postpartum members of 

3 the Armed Forces and covered beneficiaries by— 

4 (A) offering covered prevention programs 

5 at various times and locations; and 

6 (B) providing child care to participants. 

7 (3) Provide technical assistance regarding the 

8 implementation of covered prevention programs to 

9 personnel of military medical treatment facilities se10 lected for the pilot program. 

11 (4) Study the effectiveness of the pilot program 

12 in preventing the onset, or reducing the symptoms, 

13 of perinatal mental health conditions of pregnant 

14 and postpartum members of the Armed Forces and 

15 covered beneficiaries. 

16 (c) LOCATIONS.—In selecting locations for the pilot 

17 program, the Secretary shall— 

18 (1) select at least two military medical treat19 ment facilities per market of the Defense Health 

20 Agency; 

21 (2) select geographically diverse locations inside 

22 and outside the continental United States; and 

23 (3) give priority to a military medical treatment 

24 facility that already operates a maternal health pro25 gram or a Women’s Clinic. 
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1 (d) PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN.—The Secretary shall 

2 promote the pilot program to increase awareness and en3 courage participation. 

4 (e) REPORTS.— 

5 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

6 after the end of each year of operation of the pilot 

7 program, the Secretary shall submit to the appro8 priate congressional committees a report on the pilot 

9 program during such year of operation. Each such 

10 report shall include the number of pregnant and 

11 postpartum members of the Armed Forces and cov12 ered beneficiaries who participate in the pilot pro13 gram, disaggregated by— 

14 (A) by type of prevention program; 

15 (B) Armed Force; 

16 (C) military occupational specialty, in the 

17 case of a member; 

18 (D) rank; 

19 (E) marital status; 

20 (F) birth setting of delivery; 

21 (G) sex; 

22 (H) age; 

23 (I) race; and 

24 (J) ethnicity. 
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1 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

2 after the pilot program terminates, the Secretary 

3 shall submit to the appropriate congressional com4 mittees, and publish, a final report. Such report 

5 shall include the following elements: 

6 (A) The total number of participants, de7 scribed in, and disaggregated as in, paragraph 

8 (1), during the term of the pilot program. 

9 (B) The assessment of the Secretary 

10 whether the pilot program was effective in pre11 venting the onset, or reducing the symptoms, of 

12 perinatal mental health conditions of pregnant 

13 and postpartum members of the Armed Forces 

14 and covered beneficiaries. 

15 (C) The recommendations of the Secretary 

16 whether, and how (including with regards to 

17 cost), to expand or make permanent the pilot 

18 program. 

19 (f) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi20 nate on September 30, 2028. 

21 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com23 mittees’’ means— 

24 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 

25 the House of Representatives; 
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1 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

2 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 

3 and 

4 (C) the Committee on Armed Services of 

5 the Senate. 

6 (2) The term ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ has the 

7 meaning given such term in section 1072 of title 10, 

8 United States Code. 

9 (3) The term ‘‘covered prevention program’’ 

10 means an evidence-based activity that the Secretary 

11 determines has been proven to avert the onset. or 

12 decrease the symptoms, of a perinatal mental health 

13 condition. 

14 (4) The term ‘‘military medical treatment facil15 ity’’ means a facility described in section 1073d of 

16 title 10, United States Code. 

17 (5) The term ‘‘perinatal mental health condi18 tion’’ means a mental health disorder that first 

19 manifests during pregnancy or the one-year 

20 postpartum period. 

21 SEC. 710. PILOT PROGRAM ON CRYOPRESERVATION AND 

22 STORAGE OF GAMETES OF CERTAIN MEM23 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

25 shall establish a pilot program to reimburse covered mem-
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1 bers for expenses incurred in the testing, cryopreservation, 

2 shipping, and storage of gametes of such covered members 

3 in a private storage facility determined appropriate by the 

4 Secretary. 

5 (b) AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—A covered mem6 ber shall receive not more than— 

7 (1) $500 in the case of a member who preserves 

8 sperm; and 

9 (2) $10,000 in the case of a member who pre10 serves eggs. 

11 (c) INFORMATION TO PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary 

12 shall provide to a covered member participating in the 

13 pilot program information regarding providers of services 

14 described in subsection (a) located near the covered mem15 ber. 

16 (d) IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE.—Not later than— 

17 (1) 90 days after the date of the enactment of 

18 this Act, the Secretary shall notify covered members 

19 of the pilot program; and 

20 (2) 120 days after the date of the enactment of 

21 this Act, the Secretary shall— 

22 (A) submit to the Committees on Armed 

23 Services of the Senate and the House of Rep24 resentatives an implementation plan for the 

25 pilot program; and 
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1 (B) carry out the pilot program. 

2 (e) NO LIABILITY OR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.— 

3 The United States shall not be— 

4 (1) considered a party to any agreement be5 tween a covered member who participates in the 

6 pilot program and a private gamete storage facility; 

7 or 

8 (2) responsible for the management of gametes 

9 cryopreserved, or stored for which a covered member 

10 receives reimbursement under such pilot program. 

11 (f) ADVANCED MEDICAL DIRECTIVE.—A covered 

12 member who participates in the pilot program shall com13 plete an advanced medical directive that specifies how 

14 gametes preserved under the pilot program shall be han15 dled upon the death of such covered member. 

16 (g) PROMOTION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

17 shall promote the pilot program to covered members in 

18 the course of annual health examinations and pre-deploy19 ment screenings. 

20 (h) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the Sec21 retary establishes the pilot program, the Secretary shall 

22 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen23 ate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot 

24 program. Such report shall include the following: 

25 (1) Usage by covered members. 
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1 (2) Demographics of participating covered 

2 members. 

3 (3) Costs of services to participating covered 

4 members. 

5 (4) The feasibility of expanding the pilot pro6 gram. 

7 (5) The feasibility of making the pilot program 

8 permanent. 

9 (6) Other information determined appropriate 

10 by the Secretary. 

11 (i) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi12 nate one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 (j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem15 ber of a covered Armed Force serving on active 

16 duty— 

17 (A) who has received orders (including de18 ployment orders) for duty for which the mem19 ber may receive hazardous duty pay under sec20 tion 351 of title 37, United States Code; 

21 (B) whom the Secretary determines is like22 ly to receive such orders in the next 120 days; 

23 (C) who will, under orders, be geographi24 cally separated from a spouse, domestic part-
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1 ner, or dating partner for a period exceeding 

2 180 days; or 

3 (D) whose application to participate in the 

4 pilot program that the Secretary approves. 

5 (2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

6 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

7 Force. 

8 (3) The term ‘‘deployment’’ has the meaning 

9 given such term in section 991(b) of title 10, United 

10 States Code. 

11 SEC. 711. TEMPORARY REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACEP12 TION COVERAGE PARITY UNDER THE 

13 TRICARE PROGRAM. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

15 ensure that, during the one-year period beginning on the 

16 date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of 

17 the Act, the imposition or collection of cost-sharing for 

18 certain services is prohibited as follows: 

19 (1) PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM.—Notwith20 standing subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), of section 

21 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, cost22 sharing may not be imposed or collected with respect 

23 to any eligible covered beneficiary for any prescrip24 tion contraceptive on the uniform formulary pro25 vided through a retail pharmacy described in section 
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1 1074g(a)(2)(E)(ii) of such title or through the na2 tional mail-order pharmacy program of the 

3 TRICARE Program. 

4 (2) TRICARE SELECT.—Notwithstanding any 

5 provision under section 1075 of title 10, United 

6 States Code, cost-sharing may not be imposed or 

7 collected for a covered service that is provided by a 

8 network provider under the TRICARE program to 

9 an eligible covered beneficiary under such section. 

10 (3) TRICARE PRIME.—Notwithstanding sub11 sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 1075a of title 10, 

12 United States Code, cost-sharing may not be im13 posed or collected for a covered service that is pro14 vided under TRICARE Prime to an eligible covered 

15 beneficiary under such section. 

16 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘covered service’’ means any 

18 method of contraception approved, granted, or 

19 cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, any 

20 contraceptive care (including with respect to inser21 tion, removal, and follow up), any sterilization proce22 dure, or any patient education or counseling service 

23 provided in connection with any such method, care, 

24 or procedure. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘eligible covered beneficiary’’ 

2 means an eligible covered beneficiary (as such term 

3 is used in section 1074g of title 10, United States 

4 Code) on the basis of being— 

5 (A) a member of the Army, Navy, Marine 

6 Corps, Air Force, or Space Force; or 

7 (B) a dependent of such a member. 

8 (3) The terms ‘‘TRICARE Program’’ and 

9 ‘‘TRICARE Prime’’ have the meaning given such 

10 terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 

11 Code. 

12 SEC. 712. TRICARE COVERAGE FOR INCREASED SUPPLY 

13 FOR CONTRACEPTION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not less than 180 days 

15 after the date of the enactment of the Act, contraceptive 

16 supplies of up to 365 days shall be covered for any eligible 

17 covered beneficiary to obtain, including in a single fill or 

18 refill, at the option of such beneficiary, the total days of 

19 supply (not to exceed a 365-day supply) for a contracep20 tive on the uniform formulary provided through a military 

21 treatment facility pharmacy, retail pharmacy described in 

22 section 1074g(a)(2)(E)(ii) of such title, or through the na23 tional mail-order pharmacy program of the TRICARE 

24 Program. 
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1 (b) OUTREACH.—Beginning not later than 90 days 

2 after the implementation of coverage under subsection (a), 

3 the Secretary shall conduct such outreach activities as are 

4 necessary to inform health care providers and individuals 

5 who are enrolled in the TRICARE program of such cov6 erage and the requirements to receive such coverage. 

7 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

9 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

10 Force. 

11 (2) The term ‘‘eligible covered beneficiary’’ 

12 means an eligible covered beneficiary as such term 

13 is used in section 1074g of title 10, United States 

14 Code who is— 

15 (A) a member of a covered Armed Force 

16 serving on active duty; or 

17 (B) a dependent of a member described in 

18 subparagraph (A). 

19 (3) The terms ‘‘TRICARE Program’’ and 

20 ‘‘TRICARE Prime’’ have the meaning given such 

21 terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 

22 Code. 
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1 SEC. 713. PROHIBITION ON COVERAGE OF CERTAIN GEN2 DER TRANSITION PROCEDURES AND RE3 LATED SERVICES UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM. 

4 Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amend5 ed by inserting after section 1076f the following new sec6 tion (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning 

7 of such chapter accordingly): 

8 ‘‘§ 1076g. TRICARE program: prohibition on coverage 

9 and furnishment of certain gender transi10 tion surgeries and related services 

11 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The medical care to which indi12 viduals are entitled to under this chapter does not include 

13 the services described in subsection (b) and the Secretary 

14 of Defense may not furnish any such service. 

15 ‘‘(b) SERVICES DESCRIBED.—The services described 

16 in this subsection are the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) Gender transition surgeries furnished for 

18 the purpose of the gender alteration of an individual 

19 who identifies as transgender. 

20 ‘‘(2) Hormone treatments furnished for the 

21 purpose of the gender alteration of an individual 

22 who identifies as transgender.’’. 
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1 SEC. 714. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT AND REIMBURSE2 MENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF EX3 PENSES RELATING TO ABORTION SERVICES. 

4 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con5 gress that— 

6 (1) consistent with section 1093 of title 10, 

7 United States Code, the Department of Defense may 

8 not use any funds for abortions except where the life 

9 of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 

10 carried to term or in a case in which the pregnancy 

11 is the result of an act of rape or incest; 

12 (2) the Secretary of Defense has no legal au13 thority to implement any policies in which funds are 

14 to be used for such purpose; and 

15 (3) the Department of Defense Memorandum 

16 titled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health 

17 Care’’, dated October 20, 2022, is therefore unlawful 

18 and must be rescinded. 

19 (b) REPEAL OF MEMORANDUM.— 

20 (1) REPEAL.—The Department of Defense 

21 memorandum titled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Reproduc22 tive Health Care’’, dated October 20, 2022, shall 

23 have no force or effect. 

24 (2) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

25 TO CARRY OUT MEMORANDUM.—No funds may be 

26 obligated or expended to carry out the memorandum 
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1 specified in paragraph (1) or any successor to such 

2 memorandum. 

3 (c) PROHIBITION.—Section 1093 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OR REIMBURSE7 MENT OF CERTAIN FEES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 

8 may not pay for or reimburse any fees or expenses, includ9 ing travel expenses, relating to a health-care professional 

10 gaining a license in a State if the purpose of gaining such 

11 license is to provide abortion services. 

12 ‘‘(2) In this subsection: 

13 ‘‘(A) The term ‘health-care professional’ means 

14 a member of the armed forces, civilian employee of 

15 the Department of Defense, personal services con16 tractor under section 1091 of this title, or other in17 dividual who provides health care at a military med18 ical treatment facility. 

19 ‘‘(B) The term ‘license’ has the meaning given 

20 that term in section 1094 of this title.’’. 
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1 Subtitle B—Health Care 

2 Administration 

3 SEC. 721. IDENTIFICATION IN PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS 

4 OF AFFILIATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPART5 MENT OF DEFENSE HEALTH CARE PRO6 VIDERS. 

7 Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amend8 ed by inserting after section 1091 the following new sec9 tion: 

10 ‘‘§ 1091a. Identification in patient medical records of 

11 affiliation of certain non-Department of 

12 Defense health care providers 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

14 ensure that medical records of the Department of Defense 

15 include the organizational affiliation of any covered health 

16 care provider identified in such medical records. 

17 ‘‘(b) COVERED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DE18 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘covered health care pro19 vider’ means a health care provider who is not— 

20 ‘‘(1) a member of the uniformed services; 

21 ‘‘(2) an employee of the Department of De22 fense; 

23 ‘‘(3) an employee of another agency of the Fed24 eral Government detailed to the Department of De25 fense; 
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1 ‘‘(4) a personal services contractor under sec2 tion 1091 of this title; or 

3 ‘‘(5) a volunteer under section 1588 of this 

4 title.’’. 

5 SEC. 722. MANDATORY TRAINING ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF 

6 PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL 

7 SUBSTANCES. 

8 The Secretary of Defense shall provide to each health 

9 care provider of the Department of Defense mandatory 

10 training regarding the potential health effects of 

11 perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

12 SEC. 723. TREATMENTS FOR ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME 

13 INCURRED BY OVERSEAS PERSONNEL: PRO14 CUREMENT; PRE-POSITIONING. 

15 (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 180 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

17 Defense shall establish requirements for the procurement 

18 and pre-positioning of treatments for acute radiation syn19 drome and thermal burns incurred by members of the 

20 Armed Forces assigned to duty locations outside the 

21 United States. In establishing such requirements, the Sec22 retary shall take into account— 

23 (1) the number of such members deployed in or 

24 near conflict zones wherein the use of nuclear weap25 ons is a threat; and 
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1 (2) peer-reviewed and published scientific stud2 ies regarding the efficacy and operational require3 ments of such treatments. 

4 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than September 30, 2025, 

5 the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

6 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 

7 briefing regarding the requirements established under sub8 section (a). 

9 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) The term ‘‘biological product’’ has the 

11 meaning given such term in section 319F–1 of the 

12 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6a). 

13 (2) The term ‘‘device’’ and ‘‘drug’’ have the 

14 meaning given such terms in section 201 of the Fed15 eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 

16 (3) The term ‘‘treatment’’ means a biological 

17 product, device, or drug approved, licensed, cleared, 

18 or otherwise authorized by the Food and Drug Ad19 ministration. 

20 SEC. 724. PARTNERSHIPS WITH CIVILIAN ORGANIZATIONS 

21 FOR ARTHROSCOPIC SURGICAL TRAINING. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

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1 (1) to establish partnerships with public, pri2 vate, and non-profit entities that provide short-term 

3 training, regarding arthroscopic surgery, to physi4 cians of the Department of Defense; and 

5 (2) to increase operational readiness of mem6 bers of the covered Armed Forces. 

7 (b) METRICS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

9 metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. 

10 (c) BRIEFING; REPORT.— 

11 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 

12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

13 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

14 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa15 tives a report on the program under this section. 

16 Such report shall include the following elements: 

17 (A) A description of the program. 

18 (B) The metrics established under sub19 section (b). 

20 (C) Other matters regarding the program 

21 that the Secretary determines appropriate. 

22 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the termination of the program under this sec24 tion, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 

25 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
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1 Representatives a report on the program. Such re2 port shall include the following elements: 

3 (A) A list of the entities with which the 

4 Secretary established partnerships under the 

5 program. 

6 (B) The assessment of the Secretary of the 

7 effectiveness of the program, based on criteria 

8 including— 

9 (i) the metrics established under sub10 section (b); 

11 (ii) physical health assessment data, 

12 including questions on the Electronic Phys13 ical Health Assessment survey; 

14 (iii) physical readiness test data; 

15 (iv) postoperative survey data col16 lected after a musculoskeletal intervention; 

17 and 

18 (v) other matters regarding the pro19 gram determined by the Secretary. 

20 (C) The assessment of the Secretary re21 garding how much money the program saved 

22 the Department. 

23 (D) Recommendations of the Secretary for 

24 additional legislation or administrative action 

25 based on the program. 
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1 (d) TERMINATION.—The program under this section 

2 shall terminate five years after the Secretary establishes 

3 such program. 

4 (e) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this sec5 tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 

6 Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. 

7 SEC. 725. WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH EDUCATIONAL MATE8 RIAL: DEVELOPMENT; DISTRIBUTION. 

9 (a) WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH EDUCATIONAL MATE10 RIALS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en11 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 

12 through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall 

13 develop and distribute evidence-based educational mate14 rials for health care providers and patients in the military 

15 health care system regarding women’s cardiovascular 

16 health. 

17 (b) PATIENT-CENTERED MATERIALS.—Materials for 

18 patients shall include information on the following: 

19 (1) Women’s risk factors for heart disease. 

20 (2) Actions women can take to improve or 

21 maintain positive cardiovascular health. 

22 (3) The presentation and symptoms of cardio23 vascular disease, including symptoms that may be 

24 more common or only occur in women. 
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1 (4) Symptoms of a cardiovascular event, includ2 ing symptoms that may be more common or only 

3 occur in women; 

4 (c) HEALTH PROFESSIONAL MATERIALS.— 

5 (1) Materials for a health care provider shall— 

6 (A) include information relevant to the 

7 provision of cardiovascular health care; and 

8 (B) be specific to the practice of such pro9 vider. 

10 (2) Materials shall include the following infor11 mation: 

12 (A) Gender-based differences in the pres13 entation of cardiovascular disease. 

14 (B) Gender-based differences in the causes 

15 and presentation of cardiovascular events, in16 cluding heart attacks, 

17 (C) Gender-based differences in appro18 priate methods to identify and treat cardio19 vascular disease. 

20 (D) Gender-based differences in risk fac21 tors for cardiovascular disease. 

22 (E) Cardiovascular disease prevention and 

23 treatment guidelines, including those that are 

24 specifically for women. 
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1 (F) Guidance on counseling patients with 

2 respect to risks, presentation, and treatment of 

3 cardiovascular disease. 

4 (d) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall distribute 

5 such materials to health care providers in the military 

6 health care system and TRICARE beneficiaries. Such ma7 terials may be physical or digital. 

8 SEC. 726. PROTOCOL ON USE OF ORAL REHYDRATION SO9 LUTION. 

10 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact11 ment of this Act, the, the Secretary of Defense shall de12 velop a clear and comprehensive protocol for the use of 

13 oral rehydration solutions in preventing heat casualties, 

14 dehydration, and hyponatremia in initial training. In the 

15 development of such protocol, the Secretary shall incor16 porate— 

17 (1) the latest data, analysis and information re18 garding the use of oral rehydration solutions by Spe19 cial Operations Command; 

20 (2) the latest data, analysis and information re21 garding the use of oral rehydration solutions by pro22 fessional sports teams; 

23 (3) the latest data, analysis and information re24 garding the use of oral rehydration solutions by the 

25 National Training Center, Fort Irwin; and 
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1 (4) the guidance included in the June 20, 2016, 

2 Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine 

3 report entitled ‘‘Guidance Concerning Commercial 

4 Electrolyte Replacement Beverages and Hypo5 natremia Risk During Hot Weather Training’’. 

6 SEC. 727. STUDY ON LIFTING OUTPATIENT REHABILITA7 TION THERAPY MAXIMUMS. 

8 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

9 a study to analyze the feasibility of lifting outpatient reha10 bilitation therapy maximums for active-duty members of 

11 covered armed forces who are TRICARE beneficiaries and 

12 have suffered a brain injury in the course of performing 

13 active duty. The study shall also examine a range of ther14 apy services such as restorative therapies and therapies 

15 intended to improve cognitive and functional capabilities. 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

18 shall submit to the Congress a report setting forth the 

19 findings and conclusions of the study conducted pursuant 

20 to subsection (a). 

21 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this 

22 section, the term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means the 

23 Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. 
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1 SEC. 728. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY OVERSIGHT STRAT2 EGY AND ACTION PLAN. 

3 (a) STRATEGY AND PLAN REQUIRED.—The Sec4 retary of Defense shall develop and implement a Trau5 matic Brain Injury Oversight Strategy and Action Plan 

6 that includes at a minimum the following: 

7 (1) Standardized monitoring, treatment, and re8 ferral guidelines for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 

9 programs across all covered armed forces. 

10 (2) A review and update of the current brain 

11 injury diagnostic tools used by such programs. 

12 (3) Standardized, 72-hour follow-up require13 ments for all TBI patients, including protocols for 

14 the treatment and observation during such follow-up 

15 appointments. 

16 (4) Oversight and documentation standards to 

17 aid in identification, treatment, tracking, and data 

18 collection. 

19 (b) IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE.—The oversight 

20 strategy and action plan required by subsection (a) shall 

21 be completed and in use not later than 1 year after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act. 

23 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 

24 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

25 the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

26 to Congress a report setting forth the findings and conclu-
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1 sions of a full review and update on the implementation 

2 of the Brain Injury Oversight Strategy and Action Plan 

3 required by subsection (a). 

4 (d) COVERED ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this 

5 section, the term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means the 

6 Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. 

7 SEC. 729. EXPANSION OF RECOGNITION BY THE DEFENSE 

8 HEALTH AGENCY OF CERTIFYING BODIES 

9 FOR PHYSICIANS. 

10 (a) EXPANSION.—Not later than 180 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the De12 fense Health Agency shall revise the policy of the Defense 

13 Health Agency regarding the credentialing and privileging 

14 under the military health system to expand the recognition 

15 of certifying bodies for physicians under such policy to a 

16 wide range of additional board certifications in medical 

17 specialties and subspecialties. The following certifying 

18 bodies shall be so recognized: 

19 (1) The member boards of the American Board 

20 of Medical Specialties. 

21 (2) The Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of 

22 the American Osteopathic Association. 

23 (3) The American Board of Foot and Ankle 

24 Surgery. 

25 (4) The American Board of Podiatric Medicine. 
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1 (5) The American Board of Oral and Maxillo2 facial Surgery. 

3 (b) STANDARDS FOR RECOGNITION OF OTHER CER4 TIFYING BODIES.—To be recognized under subsection (a), 

5 a certifying body shall— 

6 (1) be an organization described in section 

7 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 

8 exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that 

9 Code; 

10 (2) maintain a process to define, periodically re11 view, enforce, and update specific standards regard12 ing knowledge and skills of the specialty or sub13 specialty; 

14 (3) administer a psychometrically valid assess15 ment to determine whether a physician meets stand16 ards for initial certification, recertification, or con17 tinuing certification; 

18 (4) establish and enforce a code of professional 

19 conduct; and 

20 (5) require that, in order to be considered a 

21 board certified specialty physician, a physician must 

22 satisfy— 

23 (A) the certifying body’s applicable re24 quirements for initial certification; and 
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1 (B) any applicable recertification or con2 tinuing certification requirements of the certi3 fying body that granted the initial certification. 

4 SEC. 729A. IMPROVEMENTS TO TRICARE PROVIDER DIREC5 TORIES. 

6 (a) VERIFICATION; UPDATES.—A managed support 

7 contractor that supports TRICARE and maintains a di8 rectory of health care providers shall verify and update 

9 such directory not less than once every 90 days. 

10 (b) DATABASES.—A managed support contractor de11 scribed in subsection (a) shall update a database not later 

12 than two days after receipt of information that affects 

13 such database. 

14 (c) ANNUAL REVIEWS.—The Director of the Defense 

15 Health Agency shall review directories described in sub16 section (a) not less than once each year. 

17 SEC. 729B. COMBATING OBESITY IN CERTAIN ARMED 

18 FORCES. 

19 (a) STRATEGY AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

22 of Defense shall— 

23 (A) develop a strategy to align the obesity24 related programs of the Department of Defense 
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1 with the classification of obesity as a medically 

2 accepted disease; and 

3 (B) conduct an educational campaign to 

4 promote awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of 

5 obesity as a disease in the covered Armed 

6 Forces. 

7 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGY.—The 

8 strategy developed under paragraph (1)(A) shall in9 clude the following: 

10 (A) A plan to coordinate obesity-related 

11 programs across the Department of Defense to 

12 treat obesity as a disease and reduce the preva13 lence of obesity in the covered Armed Forces. 

14 (B) An assessment of the effectiveness of 

15 health programs of the Department of Defense 

16 that are intended to educate, prevent, or treat 

17 obesity among members of the covered Armed 

18 Forces, and a plan to modify or update such 

19 programs to treat obesity as a disease. 

20 (C) An assessment of the adequacy of nu21 trition education for physicians and other 

22 health care practitioners in the military health 

23 system to evaluate and treat obesity as a dis24 ease, including the need for any additional edu-
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1 cation or guidelines for such physicians and 

2 other health care practitioners. 

3 (D) A strategy to work toward members of 

4 the covered Armed Forces with obesity receiving 

5 appropriate treatment. 

6 (3) REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL CAM7 PAIGN.—The educational campaign conducted under 

8 paragraph (1)(B) shall include the following: 

9 (A) Information to educate members of the 

10 covered Armed Forces regarding best practices 

11 to prevent, reduce, or mitigate obesity, and 

12 available resources to address the root causes of 

13 obesity. 

14 (B) Information targeted to physicians and 

15 other health care practitioners in the military 

16 health system to promote diagnosis and treat17 ment of obesity as a disease. 

18 (4) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strat19 egy and educational campaign required by para20 graph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consult 

21 with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

22 acting through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

23 Services, and other Health and Human Services 

24 agencies, as determined appropriate by the Secretary 

25 of Health and Human Services. 
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1 (b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING

2 UNMET WEIGHT STANDARDS IN CERTAIN REPORTS.— 

3 Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the en4 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall include 

5 information regarding unmet weight standards in any re6 port submitted by the Secretary to Congress regarding 

7 disqualifications for enlistment in, disability incurred in, 

8 or medical discharges from, the covered Armed Forces. 

9 (c) ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RE10 PORTS.— 

11 (1) EFFECTS OF OBESITY ON READINESS OF

12 COVERED ARMED FORCES.—Not later than 1 year 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Defense, in consultation with the Adminis15 trator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv16 ices, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

17 committees a report regarding the effects of obesity 

18 on the readiness of the covered Armed Forces. Such 

19 report shall include legislative recommendations of 

20 the Secretary to address such effects. 

21 (2) EFFECTIVENESS OF OBESITY, FOOD, AND

22 NUTRITION-RELATED PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT

23 OF DEFENSE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, and annually there25 after, the Director of the Defense Health Agency 
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1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional com2 mittees a report on the effectiveness of the obesity, 

3 food, and nutrition-related programs of the Depart4 ment of Defense in reducing obesity and improving 

5 military readiness. 

6 (d) GAO REPORT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp9 troller General of the United States shall submit to 

10 the appropriate congressional committees a report 

11 analyzing the existing obesity, food, and nutrition-re12 lated programs of the Department of Defense. 

13 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The report required by 

14 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

15 (A) An assessment of programs directed to 

16 members of the covered Armed Forces. 

17 (B) An assessment of programs directed to 

18 health care providers in the military health sys19 tem. 

20 (C) An assessment of the effectiveness of 

21 such programs in reducing obesity and the im22 pact of obesity on military readiness. 

23 (D) Recommendations to coordinate and 

24 improve existing programs to reduce obesity 

25 and the impact of obesity on military readiness. 
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1 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means the following: 

4 (A) The Committee on Armed Services of 

5 the House of Representatives. 

6 (B) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 

7 the House of Representatives. 

8 (C) The Committee on Ways and Means of 

9 the House of Representatives. 

10 (D) The Committee on Energy and Com11 merce of the House of Representatives. 

12 (E) The Committee on Armed Services of 

13 the Senate. 

14 (F) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 

15 the Senate. 

16 (G) The Committee on Finance of the Sen17 ate. 

18 (H) The Committee on Health, Education, 

19 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

21 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

22 Force. 
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1 SEC. 729C. PODIATRISTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DE2 FENSE. 

3 (a) QUALIFICATION OF DOCTORS OF PODIATRY FOR

4 ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.— 

5 Section 532(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by inserting ‘‘podiatry,’’ after ‘‘osteopathy,’’. 

7 (b) MEMBERS OF MEDICAL CORPS.—Not later than 

8 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that podiatrists are as10 signed to the Medical Corps of each military department. 

11 The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Armed Serv12 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives in writing 

13 upon carrying out this subsection. 

14 SEC. 729D. REPORT ON MEDICAL INSTRUMENT STERILIZA15 TION. 

16 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 

18 the Defense Health Agency shall conduct a study on 

19 the adequacy of sterilization of medical instruments 

20 at medical facilities of the Defense Health Agency. 

21 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para22 graph (1) shall include the following elements: 

23 (A) A description of the processes or 

24 checks used to ensure medical instruments are 

25 sterilized prior to use on patients at medical fa26 cilities of the Defense Health Agency. 
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1 (B) A description of the policies and proc2 esses used to identify and mitigate the use of 

3 insufficiently sterilized medical instruments at 

4 such medical facilities and the processes and 

5 timelines for informing patients of any such 

6 near-miss (if any disclosure is required). 

7 (C) An identification of the aggregate 

8 number of adverse events or near-misses as a 

9 result of insufficiently sterilized medical instru10 ments at such medical facilities during the pe11 riod beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending 

12 on January 1, 2024. 

13 (D) A determination of primary factors 

14 that result in insufficiently sterilized medical in15 struments at such medical facilities. 

16 (E) A description of the extent to which 

17 unsterilized medical instruments have impacted 

18 the operation of such medical facilities. 

19 (F) An assessment of whether such med20 ical facilities have sufficient— 

21 (i) medical instruments; 

22 (ii) medical devices to timely clean 

23 and sterilize medical instruments; and 

24 (iii) staff to sterilize medical instru25 ments. 
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1 (G) An assessment of whether staff at 

2 such medical facilities are properly trained to 

3 sterilize medical instruments. 

4 (H) A determination of the number of sur5 geries at such medical facilities that were de6 layed or rescheduled as a result of unsterilized 

7 medical instruments. 

8 (I) Recommendations to improve the steri9 lization of medical instruments at such medical 

10 facilities, including an identification and evalua11 tion of existing options, such as mobile steriliza12 tion units and coordinating with community 

13 medical centers to expand surgical capacity. 

14 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 

16 of the Defense Health Agency shall submit to Congress 

17 a report on the study required by subsection (a), which 

18 shall include an action plan to consider and implement the 

19 recommendations included in such study. 

20 Subtitle C—Studies, Briefings, 

21 Reports, and Other Matters 

22 SEC. 731. BLAST PRESSURE SAFETY AND BRAIN HEALTH. 

23 (a) EXPANSION OF WARFIGHTER BRAIN HEALTH

24 INITIATIVE.— 
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1 (1) THRESHOLDS FOR BLAST PRESSURE SAFE2 TY.—Section 735 of the James M. Inhofe National 

3 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

4 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is 

5 amended, in subsection (b)(1)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

7 (i) by striking the period at the end 

8 and inserting ‘‘that—’’; and 

9 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

10 new clauses: 

11 ‘‘(i) cover brain injury, lung injury, 

12 and impulse noise; 

13 ‘‘(ii) measure impact over 24-hour, 

14 72-hour to 96-hour, monthly, annual, and 

15 lifetime periods; 

16 ‘‘(iii) ensure that the thresholds are 

17 low enough that they are not associated 

18 with cognitive deficits after firing; 

19 ‘‘(iv) include thresholds that account 

20 for the firing of multiple types of heavy 

21 weaponry and use of grenades in one pe22 riod of time; 

23 ‘‘(v) include minimum safe distances 

24 and levels of exposure for observers and in25 structors; and 
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1 ‘‘(vi) include limits for shoulder-fired 

2 heavy weapons.’’; 

3 (B) by inserting, after subparagraph (G), 

4 the following new subparagraphs: 

5 ‘‘(H) The establishment of policies to en6 courage members of the armed forces to seek 

7 support for brain health when needed, prevent 

8 retaliation against such members who seek care, 

9 and address other barriers to seeking help for 

10 brain health, including due to the impact of 

11 blast exposure, blast overpressure, traumatic 

12 brain injury, and other health matters. 

13 ‘‘(I) The evaluation of how modifications 

14 to existing weapons systems may reduce inju15 ries to individuals within the minimum safe dis16 tance of such weapons systems that arise from 

17 blast overpressure in the use of such weapons 

18 systems.’’. 

19 (2) DEFINITIONS.—Such section is further 

20 amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 ‘‘(1) The term ‘neurocognitive assessment’ 

24 means a standardized cognitive and behavioral eval25 uation using validated and normed testing per-
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1 formed in a formal environment that uses specifi2 cally designated tasks to measure cognitive function 

3 known to be linked to a particular brain structure or 

4 pathway, which may include a measurement of intel5 lectual functioning, attention, new learning or mem6 ory, intelligence, processing speed, and executive 

7 functioning. 

8 ‘‘(2) The term ‘traumatic brain injury’ means a 

9 traumatically induced structural injury or physio10 logical disruption of brain function as a result of an 

11 external force that is indicated by new onset or 

12 worsening of at least one of the following clinical 

13 signs immediately following the event: 

14 ‘‘(A) Alteration in mental status, including 

15 confusion, disorientation, or slowed thinking. 

16 ‘‘(B) Loss of memory for events imme17 diately before or after the injury. 

18 ‘‘(C) Any period of loss of or decreased 

19 level of consciousness, observed or self-reported. 

20 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Secretary concerned’ has the 

21 meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 

22 United States Code.’’. 

23 (3) ANNUAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DOCU24 MENTS.—Such section is further amended, in sub25 section (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2025 through 
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1 2029’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2025 through 

2 2030’’. 

3 (4) IMPLEMENTATION OF THRESHOLDS.—Such 

4 section is further amended— 

5 (A) by striking subsections (e) and (f); 

6 (B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), 

7 and (g) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respec8 tively; and 

9 (C) by inserting, after subsection (b), the 

10 following new subsections: 

11 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF THRESHOLDS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) DEADLINE.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two 

14 years after the date of the enactment of the 

15 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

16 Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall iden17 tify and disseminate the thresholds for blast ex18 posure and blast overpressure safety and associ19 ated emerging scientific evidence required under 

20 subsection (b)(1)(B). 

21 ‘‘(B) UPDATE.—Not less frequently than 

22 every five years, the Secretary of Defense shall 

23 review and, if the Secretary determines it ap24 propriate, update, the thresholds for blast expo25 sure and blast overpressure safety and associ-
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1 ated emerging scientific evidence required under 

2 subsection (b)(1)(B). 

3 ‘‘(2) CENTRAL REPOSITORY.—Not later than 

4 two years after the date of the enactment of the Na5 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

6 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a cen7 tral repository of blast-related characteristics, such 

8 as pressure profiles and common blast loads associ9 ated with specific systems and the environments in 

10 which they are used, that is available to members of 

11 the armed forces and includes the information de12 scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B). 

13 ‘‘(3) WAIVERS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) PROTOCOLS.—Not later than two 

15 years after the date of the enactment of the 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall es18 tablish and implement protocols to require waiv19 ers in cases in which members of the armed 

20 forces must exceed the safety thresholds de21 scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B), which shall in22 clude a justification for exceeding those safety 

23 thresholds. 

24 ‘‘(B) TRACKING SYSTEM.— 
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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 

2 two years after the date of the enactment 

3 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

4 for Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of De5 fense shall establish a Department of De6 fense-wide tracking system for waivers de7 scribed in subparagraph (A), which shall 

8 include data contributed by each of the 

9 Secretaries concerned. 

10 ‘‘(ii) REPORT.—Not later than De11 cember 31 of each of the five years begin12 ning in the year following the establish13 ment of the tracking system required 

14 under clause (i), the Secretary of Defense 

15 shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

16 Services of the Senate and the House of 

17 Representatives a report on waivers de18 scribed in subparagraph (A) that in19 cludes— 

20 ‘‘(I) the number of waivers 

21 issued, disaggregated by armed force; 

22 ‘‘(II) the justifications provided 

23 for each waiver; 

24 ‘‘(III) a description of actions 

25 taken by the Secretary concerned to 
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1 track the health effects on members of 

2 the armed forces of exceeding safety 

3 thresholds described in subsection 

4 (b)(1)(B), document those effects in 

5 medical records, and provide care to 

6 those members; and 

7 ‘‘(IV) a description of the med8 ical care received by those members in 

9 response to exceeding these safety 

10 thresholds. 

11 ‘‘(d) FORMAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

13 shall ensure that training described in paragraph (2) 

14 is required for members of the armed forces before 

15 training, deployment, or entering other environments 

16 determined to be high-risk by the Secretary con17 cerned. 

18 ‘‘(2) TRAINING DESCRIBED.—Training de19 scribed in this paragraph is training on the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(A) Thresholds for blast exposure and 

22 blast overpressure safety and associated emerg23 ing scientific evidence required under subsection 

24 (b)(1)(B). 
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1 ‘‘(B) Symptoms of exposure to blasts or 

2 blast overpressure. 

3 ‘‘(C) Symptoms of traumatic brain injury. 

4 ‘‘(e) STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATION AND PREVEN5 TION OF BLAST EXPOSURE AND OVERPRESSURE RISK

6 FOR HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS.—In carrying out the Initia7 tive, not later than one year after the date of the enact8 ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

9 Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall establish strate10 gies for mitigating and preventing blast exposure and blast 

11 overpressure risk for individuals most at risk for exposure 

12 to high-risk training or high-risk occupational activities, 

13 which shall include— 

14 ‘‘(1) a timeline and process for implementing 

15 those strategies; 

16 ‘‘(2) a determination of the frequency with 

17 which those strategies will be updated, at a rate of 

18 not less frequently than every five years; and 

19 ‘‘(3) an assessment of how information regard20 ing those strategies will be disseminated to such in21 dividuals, including after those strategies are up22 dated. 

23 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 

24 2025, and not less frequently than annually thereafter 

25 through 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
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1 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

2 House of Representatives a report that includes the fol3 lowing: 

4 ‘‘(1) A description of the activities taken under 

5 the Initiative and resources expended under the Ini6 tiative during the prior fiscal year. 

7 ‘‘(2) The number of members of the armed 

8 forces impacted by blast overpressure and blast ex9 posure in the prior fiscal year, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) the number of members who reported 

11 adverse health effects from blast overpressure 

12 or blast exposure; 

13 ‘‘(B) the number of members exposed to 

14 blast overpressure or blast exposure; 

15 ‘‘(C) the number of members who received 

16 treatment for injuries related to blast over17 pressure or blast exposure, including at facili18 ties of the Department of Defense and at facili19 ties in the private sector; 

20 ‘‘(D) regarding treatment for blast expo21 sure, blast overpressure, or subconcussive or 

22 concussive brain injuries at the National In23 trepid Center of Excellence, an Intrepid Spirit 

24 Center, or an appropriate military medical 

25 treatment facility— 
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1 ‘‘(i) the number of members on the 

2 waitlist for such treatment; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the average period of time those 

4 members are on that waitlist; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) the average number of days be6 tween when an appointment is requested 

7 and the actual appointment date; and 

8 ‘‘(E) the type of care that members receive 

9 from facilities of the Department of Defense 

10 and the type of care that members receive from 

11 facilities in the private sector. 

12 ‘‘(3) A summary of the progress made during 

13 the prior fiscal year with respect to the objectives of 

14 the Initiative under subsection (b). 

15 ‘‘(4) A description of the steps the Secretary is 

16 taking to ensure that activities under the Initiative 

17 are being implemented across the Department of 

18 Defense and the military departments.’’. 

19 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ROLES FOR COMPONENTS

20 OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RE21 LATING TO BRAIN INJURIES FROM CONCUSSIVE AND

22 SUBCONCUSSIVE BLASTS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

24 shall establish the roles and responsibilities of com25 ponents of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for 
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1 the mitigation, identification, and treatment of con2 cussive and subconcussive brain injuries and the 

3 monitoring and documentation of blast overpressure 

4 exposure as follows: 

5 (A) The Under Secretary of Defense for 

6 Personnel and Readiness shall be responsible 

7 for, not later than one year after the date of 

8 the enactment of this Act— 

9 (i) establishing a baseline 

10 neurocognitive assessment to be conducted 

11 during the accession process of members of 

12 the Armed Forces before the beginning of 

13 training; 

14 (ii) establishing neurocognitive assess15 ments to monitor the cognitive function of 

16 such members to be conducted— 

17 (I) at least every three years as 

18 part of the periodic health assessment 

19 of such members; and 

20 (II) as part of the post-deploy21 ment health assessment of such mem22 bers; 

23 (iii) ensuring all neurocognitive as24 sessments of such members, including 

25 those required under clauses (i) and (ii), 
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1 are maintained in the electronic medical 

2 record of such member; 

3 (iv) establishing a process for annual 

4 review of blast overpressure exposure and 

5 traumatic brain injury logs for each mem6 ber of the Armed Forces during the peri7 odic health assessment of such member for 

8 cumulative exposure in order to refer mem9 bers with recurrent and prolonged expo10 sure to specialty care; and 

11 (v) establishing standards for recur12 rent and prolonged exposure. 

13 (B) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

14 Readiness shall be responsible for, not later 

15 than one year after the date of the enactment 

16 of this Act, the following: 

17 (i) Establishing and maintaining blast 

18 overpressure exposure logs and traumatic 

19 brain injury logs for every member of the 

20 Armed Forces. 

21 (ii) Including in those logs at least the 

22 following: 

23 (I) The number of previous expo24 sures to blast overpressure, including 

25 the number of exposures per unit of 
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1 time, date, blast overpressure in 

2 pounds per square inch, and number 

3 of times the member of the Armed 

4 Forces fires, uses, or is exposed to 

5 weapons that cause blast over6 pressure. 

7 (II) Any residual physical, men8 tal, or emotional effects resulting from 

9 such exposure. 

10 (III) The source of the exposure, 

11 activity when the exposure occurred, 

12 whether it occurred during training or 

13 deployment, and any other relevant 

14 context of such exposure. 

15 (IV) The treatment that the 

16 member sought and received in con17 nection with such exposure. 

18 (V) The number of concussive 

19 and subconcussive brain injuries, in20 cluding traumatic brain injuries, sus21 tained. 

22 (VI) The severity of concussive 

23 and subconcussive brain injuries, in24 cluding traumatic brain injuries, sus25 tained. 
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1 (VII) Other head trauma, regard2 less of whether it requires the treat3 ment of a medical provider. 

4 (C) The Inspector General of the Depart5 ment of Defense shall be responsible for— 

6 (i) not later than two years after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, submit8 ting to Congress a report (in unclassified 

9 form, but with a classified annex as nec10 essary) evaluating the establishment and 

11 maintenance of the logs required under 

12 subparagraph (B), including the cumu13 lative exposure annotated in the blast over14 pressure exposure logs and traumatic brain 

15 injury logs, as well as the compliance of 

16 the Department of Defense with Depart17 ment policies to address the brain health of 

18 members of the Armed Forces; 

19 (ii) beginning on the date that is three 

20 years after the date of the enactment of 

21 this Act— 

22 (I) evaluating the continued ful23 fillment by the Department of the re24 quirements under subparagraph (B), 

25 including the cumulative exposure an-
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1 notated in the blast overpressure ex2 posure logs and traumatic brain in3 jury logs, as well as the compliance of 

4 the Department with Department 

5 policies to address the brain health of 

6 members of the Armed Forces; and 

7 (II) not later than December 31 

8 of each year 2025 through 2030, sub9 mitting to Congress a report (in un10 classified form, but with a classified 

11 annex as necessary) containing the re12 sults of such evaluation. 

13 (D) The Under Secretary of Defense for 

14 Acquisition and Sustainment shall be respon15 sible for, not later than one year after the date 

16 of enactment of this Act, the following: 

17 (i) Ensuring that the minimization of 

18 exposure to blast overpressure is consid19 ered as a performance parameter when 

20 drafting requirements for the Department 

21 of Defense for new hand-held, shoulder22 launched, or crew-served, weapons systems 

23 that produce blast overpressure. 

24 (ii) In a case in which minimization of 

25 exposure to blast overpressure is not in-
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1 cluded as a performance parameter under 

2 clause (i), the Under Secretary shall docu3 ment the rationale for its exclusion and re4 tain such documentation and supporting 

5 materials for purposes of clause (v). 

6 (iii) Establishing a requirement that 

7 any entity under contractual agreement 

8 with the Department as part of the defense 

9 weapons acquisition process for a weapons 

10 system described in clause (i) shall provide 

11 to the Department blast overpressure 

12 measurements and safety data for any 

13 weapons system that produce blast over14 pressure and exceed the department set 

15 maximum exposure limit procured from 

16 such entity. 

17 (iv) Establishing a requirement that 

18 any future test plan for a weapons system 

19 described in clause (v) incorporates valida20 tion and verification testing of blast over21 pressure measurement and safety data pro22 vided by defense contractors in accordance 

23 with clause (iii). 

24 (v) Retaining and make available to 

25 personnel with appropriate access all— 
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1 (I) blast overpressure measure2 ments and safety data for weapons 

3 systems of the Department, including 

4 how those systems have been tested 

5 and in what environments; and 

6 (II) plans to improve protection 

7 for exposure by members of the 

8 Armed Forces to in-use weapons sys9 tems with unsafe levels of blast over10 pressure and exposure. 

11 (2) COORDINATION.—The officials specified in 

12 paragraph (1) shall coordinate and align their plans 

13 and activities to implement such subsection among 

14 themselves and with the Secretaries of the military 

15 departments. 

16 (3) BRIEFINGS AND REPORTS.— 

17 (A) IMPLEMENTATION BRIEFING.—Not 

18 later than 180 days after the date of the enact19 ment of this Act, and annually thereafter 

20 through 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall 

21 provide to the Committees on Armed Services 

22 of the Senate and House of Representatives a 

23 briefing on the plans, associated timelines, and 

24 activities conducted to implement paragraph 

25 (1). 
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1 (B) REPORT ON CONCUSSIVE AND SUB2 CONCUSSIVE BRAIN INJURIES.— 

3 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

4 days after the date of the enactment of 

5 this Act, and annually thereafter through 

6 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall sub7 mit to the Committees on Armed Services 

8 of the Senate and House of Representa9 tives a report on— 

10 (I) concussive and subconcussive 

11 brain injuries caused during military 

12 operations, including combat oper13 ations, among members of the Armed 

14 Forces, including information on— 

15 (aa) the Armed Force of the 

16 member; 

17 (bb) the name of the oper18 ation; 

19 (cc) the location within the 

20 area of responsibility; 

21 (dd) the number of concus22 sive and subconcussive brain in23 juries caused; 
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1 (ee) the severity of concus2 sive and subconcussive brain in3 juries caused; 

4 (ff) the treatment received 

5 for a concussive or subconcussive 

6 brain injury; 

7 (gg) whether a member of 

8 the Armed Forces was medically 

9 retired from service due to a con10 cussive or subconcussive brain in11 jury; 

12 (hh) whether a member of 

13 the Armed Forces died by suicide 

14 after sustaining a concussive or 

15 subconcussive brain injury; and 

16 (ii) the source of the injury, 

17 including the activity conducted 

18 when the injury occurred; and 

19 (II) concussive and subconcussive 

20 brain injuries caused during training 

21 events among members of the Armed 

22 Forces, including information on— 

23 (aa) the Armed Force of the 

24 member; 

25 (bb) the type of training; 
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1 (cc) the location of the 

2 training; 

3 (dd) the number of concus4 sive and subconcussive brain in5 juries caused; 

6 (ee) the severity of concus7 sive and subconcussive brain in8 juries caused; 

9 (ff) the treatment received 

10 for a concussive or subconcussive 

11 brain injury; 

12 (gg) whether a member of 

13 the Armed Forces was medically 

14 retired from service due to a con15 cussive or subconcussive brain in16 jury; 

17 (hh) whether a member of 

18 the Armed Forces died by suicide 

19 after sustaining a concussive or 

20 subconcussive brain injury; and 

21 (ii) the source of the injury, 

22 including the activity conducted 

23 when the injury occurred. 

24 (ii) FORM.—Each report submitted 

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1 classified form, but may include a classi2 fied annex. 

3 (C) REPORT ON DISCHARGES RELATED TO

4 CONCUSSIVE AND SUBCONCUSSIVE BRAIN INJU5 RIES.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

7 days after the date of the enactment of 

8 this Act, and annually thereafter through 

9 2030, the officials specified in paragraph 

10 and the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

11 to the Committees on Armed Services of 

12 the Senate and House of Representatives a 

13 report on members of the Armed Forces 

14 who were discharged administratively or 

15 punitively and had a concussive or sub16 concussive brain injury, including a trau17 matic brain injury, including information 

18 on— 

19 (I) whether the injury or injuries 

20 occurred during combat operations or 

21 training and the associated combat 

22 operations or training incident; 

23 (II) the severity of the injury or 

24 injuries; 
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1 (III) if any such injury was com2 bat related, the name of the oper3 ation; 

4 (IV) the treatment sought and 

5 received for the injury or injuries; 

6 (V) the number of discharge up7 grade requests in connection with 

8 such an injury or injuries that have 

9 been made; and 

10 (VI) the number of such dis11 charge upgrade requests that have 

12 been approved. 

13 (ii) FORM.—Each report submitted 

14 under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted 

15 in unclassified form, but may include a 

16 classified annex. 

17 (D) REPORT ON MEDICAL PROVIDERS

18 TRAINED IN CONCUSSIVE AND SUBCONCUSSIVE

19 BRAIN INJURIES.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

21 annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv23 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives 

24 a report on medical providers within the De25 fense Health Agency who are trained in trau-
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1 matic brain injury or concussive and subconcus2 sive brain injuries as a sub-specialty of neu3 rology, including information on— 

4 (i) the number of such providers, 

5 disaggregated by location; 

6 (ii) the billets of such personnel; 

7 (iii) the number of medical personnel 

8 currently participating in training or a fel9 lowship relating to traumatic brain injury 

10 or concussive and subconcussive brain inju11 ries; and 

12 (iv) the strategy of the Department of 

13 Defense to increase the number of medical 

14 providers trained in traumatic brain injury 

15 or concussive and subconcussive brain inju16 ries as a sub-specialty of neurology. 

17 (c) MANDATORY TRAINING ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF

18 CERTAIN BRAIN TRAUMA.—Not less frequently than once 

19 every two years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

20 to each medical provider and training manager of the De21 partment of Defense mandatory training with respect to 

22 the potential health effects of blast overpressure, blast ex23 posure, and traumatic brain injury. 
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1 (d) IMPLEMENTATION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL REC2 OMMENDATIONS TO MANAGE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

3 CARE.— 

4 (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than Decem5 ber 31, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall imple6 ment the recommendations contained in the report 

7 of the Inspector General of the Department of De8 fense titled, ‘‘Evaluation of the DoD’s Management 

9 of Traumatic Brain Injury’’ (DODIG-2023-059). 

10 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 2025, 

11 the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Com12 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

13 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep14 resentatives a briefing on the progress of the Sec15 retary in carrying out the implementation required 

16 under paragraph (1). 

17 (e) GAO REVIEW OF BLAST-RELATED BRAIN INJURY

18 RESEARCH AND OTHER EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT

19 OF DEFENSE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

21 the United States shall conduct a review of the re22 search and other efforts of the Department of De23 fense on traumatic brain injury, including injuries 

24 related to blast overpressure or blast exposure. 
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1 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The review 

2 required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol3 lowing: 

4 (A) A description of the research con5 ducted by the Department of Defense on trau6 matic brain injury, the entities involved in that 

7 research, and efforts to coordinate that research 

8 internally and externally. 

9 (B) A description of any improvements 

10 identified by that research related to the pre11 vention, diagnosis, and treatment of blast-re12 lated brain injuries and an assessment of the 

13 implementation of those improvements. 

14 (C) An evaluation of the efforts of the De15 partment to protect members of the Armed 

16 Forces from retaliation for seeking care for the 

17 prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of traumatic 

18 brain injury, blast overpressure, or blast expo19 sure, including any gaps in or barriers to those 

20 efforts. 

21 (D) An evaluation of the list maintained by 

22 the Department of the military occupational 

23 specialties most at-risk for blast overpressure 

24 and blast exposure and whether additional at25 risk occupational specialties should be included. 
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1 (E) Any other finding the Comptroller 

2 General considers relevant. 

3 (3) BRIEFING AND REPORT.—Not later than 

4 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

5 the Comptroller General shall brief the Committees 

6 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

7 Representatives, and the Committee on Transpor8 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent9 atives, on the review required by paragraph (1), with 

10 a report to follow on a mutually agreed upon date. 

11 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 

12 ‘‘neurocognitive assessment’’ and ‘‘traumatic brain in13 jury’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 735 

14 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 

15 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 

16 1071 note), as amended by this section. 

17 SEC. 732. STUDY ON TESTOSTERONE LEVELS OF MEMBERS 

18 OF ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES. 

19 (a) STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of De21 fense for Personnel and Readiness, in consultation with 

22 the Commander of the United States Special Operations 

23 Command, shall conduct a five-year study to determine 

24 whether the conditions that covered members experience 

25 while serving in a covered force affect the testosterone lev-
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1 els of the covered members. The study shall include the 

2 following elements: 

3 (1) Data on the testosterone levels of each cov4 ered member included in the study throughout the 

5 period covered by the study, including while the cov6 ered member is— 

7 (A) participating in any training of a cov8 ered force; 

9 (B) deployed by a covered force; or 

10 (C) otherwise working for a covered force. 

11 (2) With respect to each covered member who 

12 joins a covered force during the period covered by 

13 the study and is included in the study, data on the 

14 testosterone levels of the covered member upon join15 ing the covered force, accounting for, to the extent 

16 practicable, any effect on such testosterone levels at17 tributable to an experience of the covered member 

18 while in the Armed Forces, prior to joining the cov19 ered force. 

20 (3) With respect to each covered member who 

21 has low testosterone and is included in the study, 

22 data on the testosterone levels of the covered mem23 ber before, during, and after the administration of 

24 any remedy (medical or non-medical) recommended 
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1 to the covered member by a covered force for the 

2 treatment of low testosterone. 

3 (4) Data regarding the relationship, if any, be4 tween the time of day that the testosterone level of 

5 a covered member is measured and the accuracy of 

6 the resulting measurement. 

7 (5) Data regarding the relationship, if any, be8 tween the testosterone levels of a covered member 

9 and— 

10 (A) the job performance of the covered 

11 member; or 

12 (B) any marker of long-term health of the 

13 covered member. 

14 (6) Any other information determined appro15 priate by the Under Secretary. 

16 (b) REPORTS.— 

17 (1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year 

18 after the date on which the study under subsection 

19 (a) begins, the Under Secretary shall submit to the 

20 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

21 the House of Representatives a report describing— 

22 (A) each process implemented by Under 

23 Secretary during the period covered by the re24 port to carry out the study; and 
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1 (B) any results of the study collected dur2 ing such period. 

3 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

4 after the date of the termination of the study under 

5 subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall submit to 

6 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

7 and the House of Representatives a report on the re8 sults of the study. Such report shall include the fol9 lowing elements: 

10 (A) A comparison between— 

11 (i) the data described in subsection 

12 (a)(2); and 

13 (ii) data regarding the testosterone 

14 levels of male civilians of a comparable 

15 age. 

16 (B) The analysis of the Under Secretary as 

17 to whether the testosterone levels of covered 

18 members are affected by the conditions such 

19 covered members experience— 

20 (i) during a training of a covered 

21 force; 

22 (ii) while deployed by a covered force; 

23 or 

24 (iii) while otherwise working for a cov25 ered force. 
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1 (C) The assessment of the Under Sec2 retary as to whether the testosterone levels of 

3 covered members affect— 

4 (i) the readiness of any covered force; 

5 or 

6 (ii) any marker of long-term health of 

7 the covered members. 

8 (D) A list of each medical procedure a cov9 ered force uses, as of the date of the report, to 

10 monitor the testosterone levels of covered mem11 bers. 

12 (E) A list of each preventative measure 

13 (medical or non-medical) a covered force uses, 

14 as of the date of the report, to reduce the likeli15 hood of low testosterone in a covered member. 

16 (F) A list of each remedy (medical or non17 medical) a covered force uses, as of the date of 

18 the report, to— 

19 (i) treat low testosterone in a covered 

20 member; or 

21 (ii) mitigate any symptom of low tes22 tosterone in a covered member. 

23 (G) Recommendations of the Under Sec24 retary regarding— 
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1 (i) which medical procedures are best 

2 suited for use by a covered force in moni3 toring the testosterone levels of each cov4 ered member; 

5 (ii) whether, in monitoring the testos6 terone levels of each covered member, a 

7 covered force should— 

8 (I) account for, to the extent 

9 practicable, any effect on the testos10 terone levels attributable to an experi11 ence of the covered member while in 

12 the Armed Forces, prior to joining the 

13 covered force; or 

14 (II) measure the testosterone lev15 els during a specific time of day to in16 crease the accuracy of the measure17 ments; 

18 (iii) which preventative measures 

19 (medical or non-medical) are best suited 

20 for use by a covered force as a means to 

21 reduce the likelihood of low testosterone in 

22 a covered member; and 

23 (iv) which remedies (medical or non24 medical) are best suited for use by a cov25 ered force in— 
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1 (I) the treatment of low testos2 terone in a covered member; or 

3 (II) the mitigation of any symp4 tom of low testosterone in a covered 

5 member. 

6 (H) A determination of the Under Sec7 retary as to whether a pilot program or clinical 

8 trail with respect to the use of testosterone re9 placement therapy for covered members who 

10 have low testosterone would be advisable consid11 ering any prevalence of low testosterone ob12 served in the study and any risks associated 

13 with testosterone replacement therapy. 

14 (I) Any other information the Under Sec15 retary determines appropriate. 

16 (3) FORM.—The reports under this subsection 

17 shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may 

18 include a classified annex. 

19 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) The term ‘‘covered force’’ means a special 

21 operations force that is under the jurisdiction of the 

22 Secretary of the Army. 

23 (2) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem24 ber of a covered force. 
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1 (3) The term ‘‘low testosterone’’ means a condi2 tion in which the testosterone levels of an indi3 vidual— 

4 (A) are lower than is average for a healthy 

5 individual of comparable age and gender; and 

6 (B) negatively affect the well-being, includ7 ing the mental or physical health, of the indi8 vidual. 

9 (4) The term ‘‘special operations force’’ means 

10 a force identified under section 167(j) of title 10, 

11 United States Code. 

12 SEC. 733. REPORT ON USE OF AGENT ORANGE ON GUAM. 

13 Not later than one year after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

15 Health Affairs shall submit to the congressional defense 

16 committees, and make publicly available, a report that in17 cludes— 

18 (1) the exact dates on which Agent Orange was 

19 used on Guam; 

20 (2) an identification of any known or suspected 

21 site that was used to dump Agent Orange; 

22 (3) an identification of any specific area where 

23 Agent Orange was used in Guam; and 

24 (4) a list of diseases and disabilities that can 

25 result from exposure to Agent Orange. 
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1 SEC. 734. REQUIREMENTS STUDY AND STRATEGY FOR COM2 BAT MEDICAL SUPPORT DURING CRISIS OR 

3 CONFLICT IN THE INDO-PACIFIC. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 

5 for Personnel and Readiness shall conduct a study to de6 termine the requirements for combat medical support dur7 ing a crisis or conflict in the Indo-Pacific and in support 

8 of the objectives of the national defense strategy. Such 

9 study shall include the following: 

10 (1) Identification of anticipated medical re11 quirements necessary to support a most likely con12 flict scenario in the Indo-Pacific, including— 

13 (A) requirements for short-term, mid-term, 

14 and long-term contingency and steady-state 

15 medical operations against adversaries; 

16 (B) requirements for medical equipment, 

17 facilities, and personnel, to include anticipated 

18 medical specialties needed; 

19 (C) timelines associated with activating or 

20 mobilizing total force medical personnel and 

21 equipment; and 

22 (D) the role of the Integrated CONUS 

23 Medical Operations Plan. 

24 (2) An assessment of the ideal posture of med25 ical personnel and equipment, including— 
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1 (A) locations ideal for pre-positioning med2 ical personnel, equipment, and assets, to include 

3 hospital ships and expeditionary medical facili4 ties; 

5 (B) the role of fixed military medical treat6 ment facilities and their personnel in Hawaii 

7 and elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific; 

8 (C) infrastructure requirements or consid9 erations in Hawaii, Guam, and other U.S. in10 stallations in the Indo-Pacific; and 

11 (D) current or potential partner nation 

12 support capabilities or agreements. 

13 (3) An assessment of the rotary, tilt, and fixed 

14 wing aircraft and key medical evacuation enabling 

15 capabilities that— 

16 (A) are needed to meet the requirements 

17 identified under paragraph (1); 

18 (B) have been accounted for in the budget 

19 as of the date of the study; or 

20 (C) that are being considered or in devel21 opment and the projected timeline to meet full 

22 operational capability. 

23 (4) Identification of any medical care or sup24 port capability gaps, including an assessment of— 
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1 (A) whether and to what extent such gaps 

2 may affect the ability of the joint force to pro3 vide medical support and care during a conflict; 

4 and 

5 (B) any capability gaps attributable to un6 funded requirements. 

7 (5) Identification and assessment of key cur8 rent, emerging, and future technologies with poten9 tial applications to the combat medical support and 

10 medical evacuation mission. 

11 (b) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the results of the 

13 study conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary 

14 of Defense shall develop a strategy to meet the re15 quirements identified under such study. 

16 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under paragraph 

17 (1) shall include— 

18 (A) a prioritized list of capabilities, equip19 ment and infrastructure needed to meet the re20 quirements identified under subsection (a); 

21 (B) the estimated costs of such capabili22 ties, equipment, and infrastructure; and 

23 (C) the roles of each service component in 

24 contributing to combat medical support from 

25 point of injury to recovery. 
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1 (3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

3 after the enactment of this Act, the Office of 

4 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con5 gressional defense committees a report on the 

6 strategy developed under paragraph (1). 

7 (B) FORM.—The report shall be submitted 

8 in unclassified form, by may include a classified 

9 annex. 

10 SEC. 735. REPORT ON ACCESS OF TRICARE BENEFICIARIES 

11 TO NETWORK RETAIL PHARMACIES. 

12 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 of Defense shall submit to Congress a report evaluating 

15 beneficiary access to TRICARE network pharmacies 

16 under the TPharm5 contract and changes in beneficiary 

17 access versus the TPharm4 contract. 

18 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub19 section (a) shall include the following: 

20 (1) An analysis of pharmacy access in rural 

21 areas under such contracts, including: 

22 (A) The number of TRICARE bene23 ficiaries and number of TRICARE network re24 tail pharmacies located in rural areas. 
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1 (B) The average drive time to the nearest 

2 TRICARE network retail pharmacy for a bene3 ficiary residing in rural areas. 

4 (C) The number of beneficiaries who live 

5 farther than a 15-minute drive to a TRICARE 

6 retail network pharmacy. 

7 (D) An assessment of medication compli8 ance rates for beneficiaries residing in rural 

9 areas for the three years prior to October 24, 

10 2022 compared to the period-to-date following 

11 October 24, 2022. 

12 (2) An analysis of TRICARE retail pharmacy 

13 network capabilities under such contracts, including 

14 the number of network pharmacies offering— 

15 (A) long-term care services; 

16 (B) prescription drug compounding serv17 ices; and 

18 (C) home infusion therapy services. 

19 (3) An analysis of affected beneficiaries and 

20 their use of the TRICARE Pharmacy program 

21 under TPharm4 and TPharm5, including: 

22 (A) Data on affected beneficiaries’ use of 

23 MTF pharmacies, TRICARE mail order pro24 gram, Accredo, departed retail pharmacies, net25 work retail pharmacies. 
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1 (B) An assessment of medication compli2 ance rates for affected beneficiaries for the 

3 three years prior to October 24, 2022 compared 

4 to the period-to-date following October 24, 

5 2022. 

6 (C) Data on affected beneficiaries’ use of 

7 pharmacies that offer long-term care services, 

8 compound pharmacies, home infusion therapy. 

9 (D) The number of affected beneficiaries 

10 and number of total TRICARE beneficiaries by 

11 age group: Under age 18, 18-24, 25-44, 45-64, 

12 65-79, 80 and older. 

13 (4) An analysis on the effect on long-term care 

14 residents under TPharm4 and TPharm5, including: 

15 (A) The number of beneficiaries who filled 

16 at least one prescription at a pharmacy that 

17 provides long-term care services. 

18 (B) The number of beneficiaries who filled 

19 prescriptions at a single long-term care phar20 macy only with no prescriptions filled via mail 

21 order, MTF pharmacy, or another retail phar22 macy. 

23 (5) An analysis of non-network pharmacy use 

24 by TRICARE beneficiaries under TPharm4 and 

25 TPharm5, disaggregated by rural beneficiaries, non- 
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1 rural beneficiaries, affected beneficiaries, rural af2 fected beneficiaries, and non-rural affected bene3 ficiaries: 

4 (A) The number of beneficiaries who used 

5 a non-network pharmacy. 

6 (B) The number of non-network claims 

7 submitted. 

8 (C) For all non-network claims sub9 mitted— 

10 (i) the average TRICARE allowed 

11 amount per prescription; 

12 (ii) the average TRICARE amount 

13 paid per prescription; and 

14 (iii) the verage beneficiary out-of15 pocket cost per prescription. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘affected beneficiary’’ means a 

18 beneficiary who filled at least one prescription in the 

19 year preceding October 24, 2022 at a departed phar20 macy. 

21 (2) The term ‘‘beneficiary’’ has the meaning 

22 given that term in section 1074g(i) of title 10, 

23 United States Code. 

24 (3) The term ‘‘departed retail pharmacy’’ 

25 means a retail pharmacy that participated in the 
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1 TRICARE network in September, 2022 but left the 

2 network with the transition to the TPharm5 con3 tract. 

4 (4) The term ‘‘network pharmacy’’ means a re5 tail pharmacy described in section 

6 1074g(a)(2)(E)(ii) of title 10, United States Code. 

7 (5) The term ‘‘rural’’— 

8 (A) with regards to a location, has the 

9 meaning given such term in section 343(a) of 

10 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

11 Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)); and 

12 (B) with regards to a beneficiary, has the 

13 meaning used by the Secretary of Defense in 

14 the administration of section 1074g of title 10, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (6) The term ‘‘TPharm4’’ means the period 

17 covered by the 4th Generation pharmacy contract 

18 under TRICARE prior to October 24, 2022 when 

19 the retail network reduction went into effect. 

20 (7) The term ‘‘TPharm5’’ means the period 

21 covered by 5th Generation pharmacy contract under 

22 TRICARE to date. 
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1 SEC. 736. REPORT ON COPAYMENTS FOR MENTAL OR BE2 HAVIORAL HEALTH CARE UNDER TRICARE. 

3 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

5 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

6 House Representatives a report on cost sharing paid by 

7 beneficiaries under the TRICARE program for outpatient 

8 visits for mental health or behavioral health care. Such 

9 report shall include the following: 

10 (1) Efforts of the Secretary of Defense to en11 sure that such cost sharing is affordable for such 

12 beneficiaries. 

13 (2) A summary of such cost sharing during fis14 cal years 2019 through 2024, including— 

15 (A) the total amount paid by beneficiaries; 

16 (B) the number of visits per year; and 

17 (C) the average amount paid per such 

18 visit. 

19 (3) Recommendations of the Secretary regard20 ing how to limit minimize the burden of such cost 

21 sharing to such beneficiaries. 
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1 SEC. 737. PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST STANDALONE TECH2 NOLOGY TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES IN SUP3 PLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL READI4 NESS, AND MEDICAL PROCESSES. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

6 the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

7 acting through the Defense Health Agency, shall carry out 

8 a pilot program to test and evaluate existing standalone 

9 technology for the purposes of assessing whether such 

10 standalone technology— 

11 (1) improves efficiencies in medical supply-chain 

12 management and in military medical readiness; 

13 (2) streamlines medical processes; 

14 (3) improves recordation accuracy; 

15 (4) reduces rates of needlestick injury; and 

16 (5) enhances retention rates of military health 

17 care providers. 

18 (b) LOCATIONS.—The pilot shall be conducted at 

19 medical facilities of the Department of Defense that the 

20 Secretary determines would enable a sufficiently thorough 

21 sample size to carry out the assessment under subsection 

22 (a). 

23 (c) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi24 nate 36 months after the date of the enactment of this 

25 Act. 
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1 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the termi2 nation of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit 

3 to the congressional defense committees a report con4 taining the assessment of the Secretary under subsection 

5 (a). 

6 (e) STANDALONE TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.—In this 

7 section, the term ‘‘standalone technology’’ means a device 

8 that is capable of accomplishing the functions specified in 

9 subsection (a). 

10 SEC. 738. PILOT PROGRAM ON PRE-PROGRAMMING OF SUI11 CIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES INTO SMART 

12 DEVICES ISSUED TO MEMBERS OF THE 

13 ARMED FORCES. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

16 shall commence the conduct of a pilot program under 

17 which the Secretary— 

18 (1) pre-downloads the Virtual Hope Box appli19 cation of the Defense Health Agency, or such suc20 cessor application, on the covered devices of mem21 bers of the Armed Forces; 

22 (2) pre-programs the National Suicide Hotline 

23 number and Veterans Crisis Line number into the 

24 contacts for such covered devices; and 
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1 (3) provides training, as part of the training on 

2 suicide awareness and prevention conducted 

3 throughout the Department of Defense, on the pre4 ventative resources described in paragraphs (1) and 

5 (2). 

6 (b) DURATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

7 carry out the pilot program under this section for a two8 year period. 

9 (c) SCOPE.—The Secretary of Defense shall deter10 mine the appropriate scope of individuals participating in 

11 the pilot program under this section to best represent each 

12 Armed Force and to ensure a relevant sample size. 

13 (d) IDENTIFICATION OF OTHER RESOURCES.—In 

14 carrying out the pilot program under this section, the Sec15 retary of Defense shall coordinate with the Director of the 

16 Defense Health Agency and the Secretary of Veterans Af17 fairs to identify other useful technology-related resources 

18 for use in the pilot program. 

19 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

20 on which the pilot program under this section terminates, 

21 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 

22 on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 

23 the Senate a report on the pilot program, including rec24 ommendations by the Secretary relating to expanding the 
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1 scope of future pilot programs to include members of the 

2 Armed Forces who do not possess covered devices. 

3 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) The term ‘‘covered device’’ means a smart 

5 device (including a mobile phone) that is issued to 

6 an individual by the Secretary of Defense or the Sec7 retary of an Armed Force. 

8 (2) The term ‘‘Veterans Crisis Line’’ means the 

9 toll-free hotline for veterans established under sec10 tion 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code. 

11 SEC. 739. REPORT ON RATE OF MATERNAL MORTALITY 

12 AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

13 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, and with re15 spect to members of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of 

16 the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

17 in any case in which such Department is not operating 

18 as a service in the Navy, shall submit to Congress a report 

19 on the rate of maternal mortality among members of the 

20 Armed Forces and the dependents of such members. 

21 SEC. 740. ANNUAL REVIEW AND UPDATE OF ONLINE INFOR22 MATION RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION. 

23 Not later than June 1, 2026, each Secretary of a 

24 military department shall— 
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1 (1) review any information relating to suicide 

2 prevention or behavioral health, including any con3 tact information for related resources, that is pub4 lished on an Internet website of the military depart5 ment at the installation level; 

6 (2) make updates to such information as may 

7 be necessary; and 

8 (3) submit to the congressional defense commit9 tees a certification that such information is up-to10 date. 

11 SEC. 741. REPORT ON EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE FOR 

12 CIVILIANS AT MILITARY TREATMENT FACILI13 TIES. 

14 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

15 of this section, the Director of the Defense Health Agency, 

16 in collaboration with military treatment facilities engaged 

17 in emergency and trauma care to civilian patients, shall 

18 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

19 that includes the following: 

20 (1) A summary of any challenges that military 

21 treatment facilities have encountered in providing 

22 emergency and trauma care to civilian patients, in23 cluding challenges related to the transportation of 

24 such patients to and from such facilities, and steps 

25 the Director has taken to overcome such challenges. 
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1 (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 

2 coordination of military treatment facilities with 

3 local emergency medical services and any barrier 

4 faced by such facilities and services related to pro5 viding timely emergency medical care to civilians, in6 cluding any barrier caused by installation access. 

7 (3) A summary of efforts the Director has 

8 taken to address the issues identified in the report 

9 of the Comptroller General of the United States ti10 tled ‘‘Defense Health Care: Actions Needed to Im11 prove Billing and Collection of Debt for Civilian 

12 Emergency Care’’, published on July 7, 2022 (GAO– 

13 22–104770), including such issues related to incon14 sistent use of financial relief for civilian emergency 

15 patients and the lack of guidance to ensure accurate 

16 accounting of billing and collections efforts. 

17 (4) Any recommendations to improve civilian 

18 emergency care at Department of Defense medical 

19 treatment facilities, including any recommendations 

20 for additional legislation. 

21 SEC. 742. STUDY ON BLOOD WORK OF MEMBERS OF THE 

22 ARMED FORCES REGARDING COVID-19. 

23 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than September 

24 30, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
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1 to test the blood of members of the Armed Forces relating 

2 to relating to COVID-19. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under this section shall 

4 include the following elements: 

5 (1) Testing to detect nucleocapsid protein 

6 immunoglobin-G antibodies relating to COVID-19. 

7 (2) Testing to detect T-cell immune response to 

8 COVID-19. 

9 (3) An assessment of the efficacy of each vac10 cine for COVID-19 in comparison to— 

11 (A) each other such vaccine; and 

12 (B) infection-acquired immunity. 

13 (4) An accounting of adverse events (including 

14 hyperimmune response), disaggregated by— 

15 (A) each vaccine described in paragraph 

16 (3); and 

17 (B) history of infection. 

18 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after com19 pleting the study, the Secretary shall submit a report on 

20 such study to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

21 Senate and House of Representatives. 
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1 SEC. 743. REPORT ON APPROVING CERTAIN TRANSITIONAL 

2 AND RESIDENTIAL BRAIN INJURY TREAT3 MENT PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

5 a study to analyze the feasibility of recognizing transi6 tional and residential brain injury treatment programs 

7 that are approved by non-governmental accreditation bod8 ies solely to provide services to members of covered Armed 

9 Forces who sustained a brain injury in the course of per10 forming active duty. 

11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

13 shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the find14 ings and conclusions of the study conducted pursuant to 

15 subsection (a). 

16 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this 

17 section, the term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means the 

18 Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. 

19 SEC. 744. STUDY AND REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH CARE 

20 FOR PILOTS AND AVIATORS. 

21 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec22 retary of Health and Human Services shall collaborate on 

23 a study on the barriers to mental health care for military 

24 pilots, aviators, and military air traffic controllers. The 

25 study shall include the development of a set of rec-
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1 ommendations to ensure that pilots and aviators who need 

2 mental health care have— 

3 (1) no more barriers to care; 

4 (2) no more consequences for seeking care; and 

5 (3) no less scientifically-robust bases for being 

6 treated and re-cleared for duty than pilots and avi7 ators who need physical health care. 

8 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 

10 the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly 

11 submit to Congress a report that contains the results of 

12 the study required under subsection (a). 

13 SEC. 745. STUDY ON TOOLS TO DIAGNOSE TRAUMATIC 

14 BRAIN INJURY IN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

15 FORCES. 

16 (a) STUDY REQUIRED; ELEMENTS.—The Secretary 

17 of Defense shall conduct a study of commercially available 

18 diagnostic tools that screen for traumatic brain injury (in 

19 this section referred to as ‘‘TBI’’) and may be used by 

20 forward-deployed units and in combat zones. Such study 

21 shall include the following elements: 

22 (1) Whether such tools can distinguish mild 

23 traumatic brain injury from moderate or severe TBI. 

24 (2) How such tools could be used with other ap25 proved diagnostics (including neuroimaging biomark-
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1 ers used in computed tomography or magnetic reso2 nance imaging, blood-based biomarkers, 

3 electrophysiological biomarkers, oculomotor tracking 

4 systems, and integrated measures of physiological 

5 deficits), to enhance the health, survival, and long6 term conditions of members and former members of 

7 the Armed Forces. 

8 (3) How such tools would improve military 

9 readiness and address concerns regarding the grow10 ing medical burden of TBI. 

11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

13 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re14 port containing the following: 

15 (1) The results of the study. 

16 (2) Determinations of the Secretary regarding 

17 whether to procure and use such tools in addition to 

18 other tools already used in the Department of De19 fense to screen for TBI. 

20 (3) Recommendations of the Secretary regard21 ing legislation that may by necessary to action re22 garding such tools. 
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1 SEC. 746. STUDY ON USE OF ROUTINE NEUROIMAGING MO2 DALITIES IN DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND 

3 PREVENTION OF BRAIN INJURY DUE TO 

4 BLAST PRESSURE EXPOSURE DURING COM5 BAT AND TRAINING. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

7 conduct a study on the feasibility and effectiveness of the 

8 use of routine neuroimaging modalities in the diagnosis, 

9 treatment, and prevention of brain injury among members 

10 of the Armed Forces due to one or more blast pressure 

11 exposures during combat and training. 

12 (b) REPORTS.— 

13 (1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

16 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa17 tives an interim report on the methods and action 

18 plan for the study under subsection (a). 

19 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than two years 

20 after the date on which the Secretary begins the 

21 study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall sub22 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

23 Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 

24 the results of such study. 
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1 SEC. 747. CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES REGARD2 ING THE INTEGRATED DISABILITY EVALUA3 TION SYSTEM. 

4 (a) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (h) of section 1073c 

5 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SECRETARIES

7 CONCERNED AND MEDICAL EVALUATION BOARDS’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY OVER MEMBERS’’; 

9 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Nothing’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

11 paragraphs: 

12 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding the responsibilities and au13 thorities of the Defense Health Agency with respect to the 

14 administration of military medical treatment facilities as 

15 set forth in this section (including medical evaluations of 

16 members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the 

17 military department concerned), the Secretary of each 

18 military department shall maintain personnel authority 

19 over, and responsibility for, any member of the armed 

20 forces under the jurisdiction of the military department 

21 concerned while the member is being considered by a med22 ical evaluation board or is otherwise subject to the inte23 grated disability evaluation system. Such responsibility 

24 shall include the following: 

25 ‘‘(A) Responsibility for administering the mo26 rale and welfare of the member. 
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1 ‘‘(B) Responsibility for determinations of fit2 ness for duty of the member under chapter 61 of 

3 this title. 

4 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding the responsibilities and au5 thorities of the Defense Health Agency with respect to the 

6 administration of the integrated disability evaluation sys7 tem, a commander shall, at all times, maintain absolute 

8 responsibility for, and authority over, a member of the 

9 armed forces referred to the integrated disability evalua10 tion system. Such responsibility and authority include the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(A) The authority to pause any process of the 

13 integrated disability evaluation system regarding the 

14 member. 

15 ‘‘(B) The authority to withdraw the member 

16 from the integrated disability evaluation system if 

17 the commander determines that any policy, proce18 dure, regulation, or other guidance has not been fol19 lowed in the member’s case. 

20 ‘‘(4) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Sec21 retary of Defense, a member referred to the integrated 

22 disability evaluation system may file an appeal of such re23 ferral with the Secretary of the military department con24 cerned. Such an appeal— 
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1 ‘‘(A) shall be in addition to any appeals process 

2 established as part of the integrated disability eval3 uation system; 

4 ‘‘(B) shall include a hearing before an officer 

5 who may convene a general court-martial and who is 

6 in the chain of command of the member; and 

7 ‘‘(C) shall be adjudicated not later than 90 

8 days after such filing.’’. 

9 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

10 prescribe regulations to carry out paragraphs (2) through 

11 (4) of such subsection, as added by this section, not later 

12 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than February 1, 2025, the 

14 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 

15 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa16 tives a briefing on the implementation of such paragraphs. 

17 SEC. 748. STUDY ON ACCESSIBILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH 

18 CARE PROVIDERS AND SERVICES FOR AC19 TIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

20 FORCES. 

21 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

22 a study determine whether and to what extent members 

23 of the Armed Forces serving on active duty have adequate 

24 access to mental health care providers and services. 
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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

3 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re4 port on the results of the study conducted under sub5 section (a). 

6 SEC. 749. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN PRESCRIPTION 

7 DROP BOXES AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

8 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each mili9 tary installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

10 has one or more prescription drop boxes to facilitate the 

11 safe disposal of unused prescription drugs, including 

12 opioids. 

13 SEC. 750. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR FAILURE TO SUB14 MIT REPORTS ON HEALTH CONDITIONS OF 

15 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON AC16 TIVE DUTY DEVELOPED AFTER ADMINISTRA17 TION OF COVID-19 VACCINE. 

18 (a) WITHHOLDING.—Section 725(c) of the National 

19 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public 

20 Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 309) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘(1) Not later than’’; and 

23 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(2) If the Secretary fails to submit a report required 

25 under paragraph (1) prior to the deadline applicable under 
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1 such paragraph, the amount otherwise authorized to be 

2 appropriated for the Office of the Secretary of Defense 

3 for the next fiscal year which begins after the deadline 

4 shall be reduced by 5 percent.’’. 

5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

6 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact7 ment of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

8 Year 2024. 

9 SEC. 751. HEALTH CARE STRATEGY FOR MEMBERS WHO 

10 PERFORM DUTY IN A COLD WEATHER LOCA11 TION. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of De13 fense for Health Affairs shall convene a working group 

14 of subject matter experts from the extramural community 

15 and military health system to develop a strategy and the 

16 medical research and development requirements to deliver 

17 pre-hospital, life-saving interventions for members of the 

18 Armed Forces who perform duty in cold weather locations. 

19 Not later than July 1, 2025, the Assistant Secretary shall 

20 submit to the congressional defense committees such strat21 egy and associated requirements. which shall include the 

22 following: 

23 (1) An overarching plan addressing unique pre24 hospital lifesaving and sustainment interventions re25 quired in cold weather locations and research re-
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1 quired to advance medical care in cold weather loca2 tions. 

3 (2) A review of laboratory and medical product 

4 development capabilities of the Department of De5 fense to conduct research and development and sup6 port the transition and fielding of medical products 

7 for cold weather locations. 

8 (3) Identification of and recommendations to 

9 amend clinical practice guidelines to treat combat 

10 casualties in cold weather locations. 

11 (4) Initial capabilities documents identifying 

12 gaps and requirements to support pre-hospital, life13 saving interventions during operations in cold weath14 er locations. 

15 (5) A recommended investment plan to address 

16 clinical and medical research and development capa17 bility gaps identified in initial capabilities docu18 ments. 

19 (6) Engagement of academic medical centers 

20 and institutions to support public-private partner21 ships for research and development to address the 

22 pre-hospital needs of members following injury in 

23 cold weather locations. 
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1 (b) COLD WEATHER LOCATION DEFINED.—In this 

2 section, the term ‘‘cold weather location’’ means a location 

3 for which a member may receive special duty pay— 

4 (1) under section 352 of title 37, United States 

5 Code; and 

6 (2) pursuant to section 315 of the National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Pub8 lic Law 118–31; 37 U.S.C. 352 note). 

9 SEC. 752. STUDY ON INCREASED TELEHEALTH SERVICES 

10 OF THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY. 

11 Not later than September 30, 2025, the Director of 

12 the Defense Health Agency shall submit to the congres13 sional defense committees a report containing the results 

14 of a study to determine how to increase access of 

15 TRICARE beneficiaries to telehealth services of the De16 fense Health Agency. 

17 SEC. 753. ANNUAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 

18 NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION. 

19 Section 706 of the National Defense Authorization 

20 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 1090 note) is amend21 ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

23 the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually 

24 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con25 gress a report on the implementation and effectiveness of 
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1 naloxone distribution to members of the Armed Forces 

2 pursuant to this section to reverse opioid overdoses.’’. 

3 SEC. 754. FUNDING FOR DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR 

4 EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 

5 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

6 forth in the funding tables in division D, (1) the amount 

7 authorized to be appropriated in section 1405 for Defense 

8 Health Program specified in the corresponding funding 

9 table in section 4501, for Education and Training is here10 by increased by $25,000,000. 

11 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

12 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

13 to be appropriated in section 1405 for Defense Health 

14 Programs, as specified in the corresponding funding table 

15 in section 4501, for Base Operations/Communications is 

16 hereby reduced by $25,000,000. 
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1 TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL2 ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE3 MENT, AND RELATED MAT4 TERS 

5 Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 

6 Management 

7 SEC. 801. STREAMLINING OF MILESTONE B REQUIRE8 MENTS. 

9 Section 4252 of title 10, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CER12 TIFICATION REQUIRED BEFORE’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE’’; 

14 (2) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f); 

15 (3) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), 

16 and (g) as subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f), respec17 tively; 

18 (4) by inserting before subsection (b), as so re19 designated, the following new subsection: 

20 ‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Before granting Milestone 

21 B approval for a major defense acquisition program or 

22 major subprogram, the milestone decision authority for 

23 the program or subprogram shall ensure that— 

24 ‘‘(1) information about the program or subpro25 gram is sufficient to warrant entry of the program 
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1 or subprogram into the engineering and manufac2 turing development phase; 

3 ‘‘(2) appropriate trade-offs among cost, sched4 ule, technical feasibility, and performance objectives 

5 have been made to ensure that the program or sub6 program is affordable when considering the per-unit 

7 cost and the total life-cycle cost, and the Secretary 

8 of the military department concerned and the Chief 

9 of the armed force concerned concur with these 

10 trade-offs; and 

11 ‘‘(3) there are sound plans for progression of 

12 the program or subprogram to the production 

13 phase.’’; 

14 (5) by amending subsection (b), as so redesig15 nated, to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(b) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR MILESTONE

17 B APPROVAL.—A major defense acquisition program or 

18 major subprogram may not receive Milestone B approval 

19 until the milestone decision authority confirms the fol20 lowing factors were considered in the decision to grant 

21 Milestone B approval: 

22 ‘‘(1) The program or subprogram has received 

23 a preliminary design review and a formal post-pre24 liminary design review or an equivalent assessment 

25 was conducted. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The technology in the program or subpro2 gram has been demonstrated in a relevant environ3 ment. 

4 ‘‘(3) The program or subprogram is affordable 

5 when considering the ability of the Department of 

6 Defense to accomplish the program’s or subpro7 gram’s mission using alternative systems. 

8 ‘‘(4) The estimated procurement unit cost for 

9 the program or subprogram and the estimated date 

10 for initial operational capability for the baseline de11 scription for the program or subprogram (under sec12 tion 4214 of this title) have been established. 

13 ‘‘(5) Appropriate market research has been con14 ducted prior to technology development to reduce 

15 duplication of existing technology and products. 

16 ‘‘(6) The Department of Defense has completed 

17 an analysis of alternatives with respect to the pro18 gram or subprogram. 

19 ‘‘(7) The Joint Requirements Oversight Council 

20 has accomplished its duties with respect to the pro21 gram or subprogram pursuant to section 181(b) of 

22 this title, including an analysis of the operational re23 quirements for the program or subprogram. 

24 ‘‘(8) Life-cycle sustainment planning has identi25 fied and evaluated relevant sustainment costs 
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1 throughout development, production, operation, 

2 sustainment, and disposal of the program or subpro3 gram, and any alternatives, and such costs are rea4 sonable and have been accurately estimated. 

5 ‘‘(9) An estimate has been made of the require6 ments for core logistics capabilities and the associ7 ated sustaining workloads required to support such 

8 requirements. 

9 ‘‘(10) The program or subprogram complies 

10 with all relevant policies, regulations, and directives 

11 of the Department of Defense. 

12 ‘‘(11) Appropriate actions have been taken to 

13 negotiate and enter into a contract or contract op14 tions for the technical data required to support the 

15 program or subprogram. 

16 ‘‘(12) The program or subprogram has an ap17 proved life cycle sustainment plan required under 

18 section 4324(b) of this title. 

19 ‘‘(13) In the case of a naval vessel program or 

20 subprogram, such program or subprogram is in com21 pliance with the requirements of section 8669b of 

22 this title.’’; 

23 (6) by inserting after subsection (b), as so re24 designated, the following new subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(c) WRITTEN RECORD OF MILESTONE DECISION.— 

2 The milestone decision authority shall issue a written 

3 record of decision at the time that Milestone B approval 

4 is granted. The record shall confirm compliance with sub5 section (b) and specifically state that the milestone deci6 sion authority considered the factors described in sub7 section (b) prior to the decision to grant milestone ap8 proval. The milestone decision authority shall retain 

9 records of the basis for the milestone decision.’’; 

10 (7) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 

11 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘CERTIFICATIONS OR DETERMINATION’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘BASIS FOR MILESTONE APPROVAL’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (i) in the matter preceding subpara16 graph (A), by striking ‘‘certifications or a 

17 determination under subsection (a)’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘a written record of the mile19 stone decision under subsection (c)’’; 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘certifications or 

22 determination of the milestone deci23 sion authority’’ and inserting ‘‘deci24 sion of the milestone decision author25 ity’’; and 
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1 (II) by striking ‘‘certifications or 

2 determination specified in paragraph 

3 (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a)’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘decision specified in sub5 section (b)’’; and 

6 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

7 ‘‘certifications or determination’’ and in8 serting ‘‘decision’’; and 

9 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘withdraw the certifi11 cations or determination concerned or’’; 

12 and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘certifications, deter14 mination, or approval are’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘approval is’’; 

16 (8) by amending subsection (e), as so redesig17 nated, to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(e) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS ON MILESTONE

19 B.— 

20 ‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days 

21 after granting Milestone B approval for a major de22 fense acquisition program or major subprogram, the 

23 milestone decision authority for the program or sub24 program shall provide to the congressional defense 

25 committees and, in the case of intelligence or intel-
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1 ligence-related activities, the congressional intel2 ligence committees a written record of the milestone 

3 decision. 

4 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—(A) At the 

5 request of any of the congressional defense commit6 tees or, in the case of intelligence or intelligence-re7 lated activities, the congressional intelligence com8 mittees, the milestone decision authority shall sub9 mit to the committee an explanation of the basis for 

10 the decision to grant Milestone B approval with re11 spect to a major defense acquisition program or 

12 major subprogram, or further information or under13 lying documentation. 

14 ‘‘(B) The explanation or additional information 

15 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in16 clude a classified annex.’’; and 

17 (9) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— 

18 (A) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); 

19 (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 

20 paragraph (4); and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(5) The term ‘written record of milestone deci24 sion’, with respect to a major defense acquisition 

25 program or a major subprogram, means a document 
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1 signed by the milestone decision authority that for2 malizes approved entry of the program or subpro3 gram into the next phase of the acquisition proc4 ess.’’. 

5 SEC. 802. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH COVERED 

6 ENTITIES THAT CONTRACT WITH LOBBYISTS 

7 FOR CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 363 of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 4663. Prohibition on contracting with covered enti12 ties that contract with lobbyists for Chi13 nese military companies 

14 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS

15 WITH COVERED ENTITIES.—Except as provided in sub16 section (c), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into 

17 a contract with a company or a subsidiary of a company 

18 if such company or subsidiary is a party to a contract with 

19 a covered entity. 

20 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—Upon notification to Congress, the 

21 Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of this 

22 section. 

23 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered entity’ means an entity 

25 that engages in lobbying activities for any entity de-
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1 termined to be a Chinese military company listed in 

2 accordance with section 1260H of the William M. 

3 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 

4 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 

5 ‘‘(2) The term ‘lobbying activities’ has the 

6 meaning given in section 1045(c) of the National 

7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (10 

8 U.S.C. 971 note prec.).’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend10 ments made by this section shall take effect on June 30, 

11 2026. 

12 SEC. 803. NOTICE OF CONTRACT CANCELLATION OR TERMI13 NATION RELATING TO REMOTE OR ISOLATED 

14 INSTALLATIONS. 

15 Chapter 365 of title 10, United States Code, is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

17 ‘‘§ 4705. Notice of contract cancellation or termi18 nation relating to remote or isolated in19 stallations 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 

21 (b), not later than 30 days prior to the Secretary or any 

22 other official of an element of the Department of Defense 

23 cancelling or terminating a contract, the Secretary shall 

24 submit to Congress a notice of such cancellation or termi-
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1 nation if such cancellation or termination involves a reduc2 tion in employment of not fewer than— 

3 ‘‘(1) 50 remote or isolated installation con4 tractor employees; or 

5 ‘‘(2) 100 employees of contractors, including re6 mote or isolated installation contractor employees. 

7 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—(1) The Secretary may waive sub8 section (a) with respect to the cancellation or termination 

9 of a contract if the Secretary determines that such waiver 

10 is in the interest of national security. 

11 ‘‘(2) If the Secretary waives subsection (a) with re12 spect to the cancellation or termination of a contract, the 

13 Secretary shall submit the notice required by such sub14 section with respect to such cancellation or termination 

15 not later than one week after such cancellation or termi16 nation. 

17 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) The term ‘military installation’ has the 

19 meaning given such term in section 2801(c) of this 

20 title. 

21 ‘‘(2) The term ‘remote or isolated installation’ 

22 means a military installation that is a remote mili23 tary installation, as determined by the Secretary 

24 pursuant to the policy required by section 565 of the 

25 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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1 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1749; 10 

2 U.S.C. 1781b note). 

3 ‘‘(3) The term ‘remote or isolated installation 

4 contractor employee’ means an individual who— 

5 ‘‘(A) is an employee of a contractor; 

6 ‘‘(B) as such an employee, provides goods 

7 or services to a remote or isolated installation; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(C) resides in the same geographic area 

10 as such remote or isolated installation. 

11 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 

12 of Defense.’’. 

13 SEC. 804. PROCUREMENT OF CLEANING PRODUCTS. 

14 The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac15 ticable, only procure cleaning products that are identified 

16 by— 

17 (1) the Safer Choice program; or 

18 (2) an independent third-party organization 

19 that provides certifications in a manner consistent 

20 with the Safer Choice program. 

21 SEC. 805. NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR FUEL SERV22 ICES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. 

23 (a) CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.—The Department 

24 of Defense shall not— 
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1 (1) contract with a fuel service provider (includ2 ing any fuel supplier or broker), or a contractor who 

3 has subcontracted with a fuel service provider, to 

4 oversee the financial management of, or the proc5 essing of fuel transactions for, the Department’s fuel 

6 network; or 

7 (2) make any fuel purchases through a fuel net8 work managed by a fuel service provider and admin9 istered under a no-cost contract. 

10 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

11 the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary 

12 makes a determination that such waiver is vital to the na13 tional security of the United States; and submits to Con14 gress a report justifying the use of such waiver and the 

15 importance of such waiver to the national security of the 

16 United States. 

17 SEC. 806. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION 

18 CONTRACTS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not 

20 award a contract or order to a transportation service pro21 vider for any shipment that requires any transportation 

22 protective service if such transportation service provider 

23 is not authorized by the Department of Defense to trans24 port cargo requiring such a service. 
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1 (b) TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENT WAIVER LIM2 ITS.—The Secretary of Defense may not, except by issuing 

3 a rule, waive or reduce— 

4 (1) any requirement regarding transportation 

5 protective services for any transportation service 

6 provider; or 

7 (2) any security clearance requirements for 

8 drivers of transportation service providers. 

9 (c) TRANSPORTATION PROTECTIVE SERVICE; TRANS10 PORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER DEFINED.—In this sec11 tion, the terms ‘‘transportation protective service’’ and 

12 ‘‘transportation service provider’’ have the meanings given 

13 such terms, respectively, in the publication of the Military 

14 Surface Deployment and Distribution Command entitled 

15 ‘‘MILITARY FREIGHT TRAFFIC UNIFIED RULES 

16 PUBLICATION-1 (MFTURP-1)’’, issued September 12, 

17 2022, or any successor thereto. 

18 SEC. 807. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

19 PROCUREMENT FROM COMPANIES PRO20 VIDING SEMICONDUCTORS AND SEMICON21 DUCTOR-RELATED PRODUCTS TO HUAWEI. 

22 (a) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on the date that is 90 

23 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De24 fense shall not enter into or renew a contract for the pro25 curement of any covered semiconductor products and serv-
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1 ices for the Department of Defense with any entity that 

2 provides covered semiconductor products and services to 

3 Huawei. 

4 (b) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.—The Secretary of De5 fense shall, not later than the date on which the prohibi6 tion in subsection (a) of this section takes effect, develop 

7 and implement a process requiring each entity seeking to 

8 provide covered semiconductor products and services to 

9 the Department of Defense to certify to the Department 

10 of Defense that such entity does not provide covered semi11 conductor products and services to Huawei. 

12 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

13 (1) the term ‘‘covered semiconductor products 

14 and services’’ means— 

15 (A) semiconductors; 

16 (B) equipment for manufacturing semi17 conductors; and 

18 (C) tools for designing semiconductors; and 

19 (2) the term ‘‘Huawei’’ means— 

20 (A) Huawei Technologies Company; 

21 (B) any entity that is a subsidiary, owner, 

22 beneficial owner, affiliate, or successor of 

23 Huawei Technologies Company; and 

24 (C) any entity that is directly or indirectly 

25 controlled by Huawei Technologies Company. 
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1 SEC. 808. UPDATED GUIDANCE ON PLANNING FOR GLOBAL 

2 DEMAND. 

3 (a) PROGRAM GUIDANCE ON PLANNING FOR GLOBAL

4 DEMAND.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

5 enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 

6 Acquisition and Sustainment shall ensure that the pro7 gram guidance for major defense acquisition programs (as 

8 defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code), 

9 and for acquisition programs and projects that are carried 

10 out using the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisi11 tion pathway under section 804 of the National Defense 

12 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 

13 92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) is revised to integrate 

14 planning for global demand under foreign military sales, 

15 direct commercial sales, and other relevant transfer au16 thorities to capture and plan for international demand 

17 under section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

18 U.S.C. 2765), including— 

19 (1) for major defense acquisition programs, an 

20 assessment of such programs to identify global de21 mand; and 

22 (2) for technologies under an acquisition pro23 gram or project carried out using the rapid fielding 

24 or rapid prototyping acquisition pathway that are 

25 transitioned to a major capability acquisition pro26 gram, an assessment of potential global demand 
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1 needs of such technologies not later than one year 

2 after the date of such transition. 

3 (b) ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL DEMAND.—The Under 

4 Secretary shall consult with the heads of relevant Federal 

5 agencies and existing databases, including any databases 

6 administered by the Directorate of Defense Trade Con7 trols of the Department of State, to issue the guidance 

8 required under subsection (a). 

9 (c) REVISION OF GUIDANCE FOR PROGRAM PROTEC10 TION PLANS.—Not later than three years after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall 

12 revise the guidance for program protection plans to inte13 grate a requirement to determine global demand for the 

14 programs covered by such plans. 

15 SEC. 809. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH SHIP16 YARDS CONTROLLED BY A FOREIGN ADVER17 SARY. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not 

19 enter into any contract or other agreement with a shipyard 

20 controlled by a foreign adversary. 

21 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘controlled by a foreign adver23 sary’’ means, with respect to a shipyard, that such 

24 shipyard is— 
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1 (A) a foreign person that is domiciled in, 

2 is headquartered in, has its principal place of 

3 business in, or is organized under the laws of 

4 a foreign adversary country; 

5 (B) an entity with respect to which a for6 eign person or combination of foreign persons 

7 described in subparagraph (A) directly or indi8 rectly own at least a 20 percent stake; or 

9 (C) a person subject to the direction or 

10 control of a foreign person or entity described 

11 in subparagraph (A) or (B). 

12 (2) The term ‘‘foreign adversary country’’ 

13 means a country specified in section 4872(d)(2) of 

14 title 10, United States Code. 

15 SEC. 809A. BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MULTIYEAR 

16 PROCUREMENT OF PRIORITY ITEMS. 

17 (a) RECOMMENDATION.—Along with the budget ma18 terials submitted to Congress in support of the annual 

19 budget request of the President (submitted to Congress 

20 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code), 

21 for fiscal year 2026 and for each fiscal year thereafter, 

22 the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director 

23 of the Office of Management and Budget and the Comp24 troller General of the United States, shall include an 

25 annex with recommendations to Congress— 
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1 (1) contracts for priority items that could be 

2 considered under a covered multiyear contract that 

3 were not considered as such in the budget materials 

4 submitted, and the rationale for exclusion of such 

5 priority items from such materials; 

6 (2) the cost of implementation of such contracts 

7 for priority items under a covered multiyear con8 tract; 

9 (3) any challenges to implementing such con10 tracts for priority items under a covered multiyear 

11 contract; and 

12 (4) any technical assistance required to include 

13 contracts for such priority items under a covered 

14 multiyear contract in a subsequent fiscal year. 

15 (b) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

16 coordination with the covered officials, shall designate any 

17 contracts for priority items based on need that will best 

18 serve the commanders of the geographic combatant com19 mands for contingency planning and execution. 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) The term ‘‘contract for priority items’’ 

22 means a contract for goods for any the following: 

23 (A) Shipbuilding. 

24 (B) Fighter aircraft. 

25 (C) Submarines. 
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1 (D) Ground vehicle systems. 

2 (E) Unmanned aerial systems. 

3 (F) Hypersonics. 

4 (G) Any goods needed to address supply 

5 chain disruptions and constraints for the De6 partment of Defense. 

7 (2) The term ‘‘covered officials’’ mean— 

8 (A) the Secretary of the Army; 

9 (B) the Secretary of the Navy; 

10 (C) the Secretary of the Air Force; and 

11 (D) the Director of the National Guard 

12 Bureau. 

13 (3) The term ‘‘covered multiyear procurement’’ 

14 means a multiyear contract described under section 

15 3501 of title 10, United States Code, except that— 

16 (A) such contract shall be for a term of 

17 greater than one but less than three years; 

18 (B) performance of such contract during 

19 the second or subsequent year of such term 

20 may be contingent upon the appropriation of 

21 funds and may provide for a cancellation pay22 ment to be made to the contractor if such ap23 propriations are not made. 
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1 SEC. 809B. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CHINESE E-COM2 MERCE PURCHASES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

4 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

5 for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Defense may 

6 be obligated or expended to acquire any good from Temu 

7 or Shein or through a service operated by either such enti8 ty except as provided by subsection (b). 

9 (b) WAIVER.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with re10 spect to the acquisition of a good to the extent that the 

11 Secretary of Defense determines that such acquisition of 

12 such good from Temu or Shein or through a service oper13 ated by either such entity is in the interest of national 

14 security. 

15 SEC. 809C. PROHIBITION AND REPORT ON CONTRACTS FOR 

16 ONLINE TUTORING SERVICES. 

17 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 

18 not enter into a contract for online tutoring services which 

19 could result in personal data of citizens of the United 

20 States being transferred to the control of the People’s Re21 public of China 

22 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit 

23 to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

24 risks of personal data of citizens of the United States 

25 being transferred to the control of the People’s Republic 
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1 of China pursuant to any contracts for online tutoring 

2 services of the Department of Defense in progress. 

3 SEC. 809D. REVIEW PANEL ON FAIR AND REASONABLE 

4 PRICING AND CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 

6 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of De7 fense shall establish a review panel on fair and reasonable 

8 pricing and contract oversight of sole-source contracts for 

9 munitions and weapons systems contracts, including re10 lated contracts for services and spare parts. 

11 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The review panel shall be 

13 composed of the following six members: 

14 (A) The Director Price, Cost, and Finance 

15 of the Office of Defense Pricing and Con16 tracting of the Department of Defense. 

17 (B) The Director of the Defense Contract 

18 Audit Agency. 

19 (C) The Director of the Defense Contract 

20 Management Agency. 

21 (D) An individual from the Office of the 

22 Inspector General of the Department of De23 fense. 

24 (E) Two individuals appointed by the Sec25 retary of Defense with expertise in contract 
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1 pricing, contract negotiations, and contract 

2 oversight. 

3 (2) EXPERT APPOINTMENT CRITERIA.—When 

4 appointing individuals described in paragraph (1)(E) 

5 to the review panel, the Secretary of Defense shall 

6 appoint only individuals— 

7 (A) that have extensive experience in both 

8 the public and private (including defense and 

9 commercial experience) sectors; and 

10 (B) who, in the three-year period imme11 diately preceding such appointment— 

12 (i) have not been employed by a con13 tractor of the Department of Defense; or 

14 (ii) undertaken any actions on behalf 

15 of such a contractor for which the indi16 vidual was compensated in any way. 

17 (3) MEMBER EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.—In 

18 addition to any other restriction imposed by law, 

19 during the period beginning on the date an indi20 vidual is appointed as a member of the review panel 

21 and ending on the date that is 3 years after such 

22 individual ceases to be a member of the review 

23 panel, such individual may not be employed by a 

24 contractor of the Department of Defense or under-
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1 take any actions on behalf of such a contractor for 

2 which the individual is compensated in any way. 

3 (c) DUTIES.—The review panel shall do the following: 

4 (1) Identify an extensive and representative 

5 sample of all fixed price contracts and subcontracts, 

6 including delivery and task orders, in excess of 

7 $10,000,000 awarded during a period determined by 

8 the review panel, except that— 

9 (A) the period determined by the review 

10 panel shall include the 15-year period imme11 diately preceding the date of the enactment of 

12 this Act; and 

13 (B) the sample shall include contracts the 

14 performance of which is at least 75 percent 

15 complete. 

16 (2) Provide to the Secretary of Defense and the 

17 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

18 the House of Representatives a comparison between 

19 negotiated contract prices and actual cost outcomes 

20 on the contracts and subcontracts included in the 

21 sample identified under paragraph (1). 

22 (3) Provide to the Secretary of Defense and the 

23 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

24 the House of Representatives an analysis of the 

25 sample identified under paragraph (1) to determine 
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1 if the pricing for the contracting in such sample ex2 ceeded fair and reasonable prices and, if so, whether 

3 excessive pricing is widespread or unique to certain 

4 weapons systems, sectors, or companies. 

5 (4) Provide to the Secretary of Defense and the 

6 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

7 the House of Representatives an analysis of the 

8 sample identified under paragraph (1) that compares 

9 initial price submitted by the contractor and subcon10 tractor in the proposal to actual cost outcomes in 

11 order to determine the accuracy of contractor esti12 mating systems. 

13 (5) Provide to the Secretary of Defense and the 

14 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

15 the House of Representatives an analysis of the de16 gree of competition on spare parts contracts deter17 mined to be a commercial product (as defined in sec18 tion 103 of title 41, United States Code). 

19 (6) Conduct a review and provide an analysis to 

20 the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on 

21 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep22 resentatives that determines the degree to which 

23 contract prices for contracts and subcontracts for 

24 spare parts that are subject to the submission of 

25 certified cost and pricing data exceed fair and rea-
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1 sonable prices in comparison to contracts and sub2 contracts for spare parts that do not require the 

3 submission of certified cost and pricing data. 

4 (7) Provide to the Secretary of Defense and the 

5 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

6 the House of Representatives an analysis of the ade7 quacy and degree of contractor oversight by the De8 partment of Defense, including the sufficiency of 

9 post-contract award audits for compliance with 

10 chapter 271 of title 10, United States Code. 

11 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

13 shall provide the review panel with timely access to 

14 appropriate information, data, resources, and anal15 ysis so that the review panel may conduct a thor16 ough and independent assessment as required by 

17 this section. 

18 (2) SUBPOENA POWERS.—To the degree that 

19 any company who has entered into a contract or 

20 subcontract subject to the chapter 271 of title 10, 

21 United States Code, and refuses to provide actual 

22 cost information to include all internal estimates to 

23 complete for unfinished work, the Inspector General 

24 shall use its subpoena powers to compel the delivery 

25 of the requested information. 
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1 (3) INAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Chapter 10 of 

2 title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the 

3 review panel. 

4 (e) REPORT.— 

5 (1) REVIEW PANEL REPORT.—Not later than 

6 one year after the date on which the Secretary of 

7 Defense establishes the review panel, the panel shall 

8 transmit a final report to the Secretary. 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The final report shall contain 

10 a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions 

11 of the review panel, including all analyses required 

12 by this section as well as recommendations regarding 

13 the adherence to fair and reasonable pricing for con14 tracts and subcontracts and improvements related to 

15 contractor oversight. 

16 (3) INTERIM REPORTS.—(A) Not later than 8 

17 months and 12 months after the date of the enact18 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub19 mit a report to, or brief, the congressional defense 

20 committees on the interim findings of the review 

21 panel with respect to the elements set forth in para22 graph (2). 

23 (B) Not later than 4 months after the Sec24 retary submits a report to or briefs the congressional 

25 defense committees under subparagraph (A), the 
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1 Secretary of Defense shall submit a second report 

2 to, or provided a second briefing to, the congres3 sional defense committees on the interim findings of 

4 the review panel with respect to the elements set 

5 forth in paragraph (2). 

6 (C) The panel shall provide regular updates to 

7 the Secretary of Defense for purposes of providing 

8 the interim reports required under this paragraph. 

9 (4) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 

10 after receiving the final report of the review panel 

11 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall 

12 transmit such final report, together with such com13 ments as the Secretary determines appropriate, to 

14 the congressional defense committees. 

15 (f) DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOP16 MENT FUND SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense may 

17 use amounts available in the Department of Defense Ac18 quisition Workforce Development Account established 

19 under section 1705 of title 10, United States Code, to sup20 port activities of the review panel under this section. 

21 (g) REVIEW PANEL DEFINED.—In this section, the 

22 term ‘‘review panel’’ means the review panel established 

23 under subsection (a). 
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1 Subtitle B—Amendments to Gen2 eral Contracting Authorities, 

3 Procedures, and Limitations 

4 SEC. 811. MODIFICATION TO EXCEPTION FOR SUBMISSION 

5 OF CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA FOR 

6 CERTAIN COMPONENTS AND PARTS OF COM7 MERCIAL PRODUCTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3703(d) of title 10, 

9 United States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘component of the Depart12 ment of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘element of the 

13 Department of Defense’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘of such product or serv15 ice.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘of— 

16 ‘‘(A) such commercial product, or a component 

17 or part of such commercial product, or a service pro18 cured for support of such product; or 

19 ‘‘(B) such commercial service.’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘shall request’’ and insert22 ing the following: ‘‘shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) request’’; 
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1 (B) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, 

2 by striking the period at the end and inserting 

3 ‘‘; and’’; and 

4 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

5 subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(B) provide to the head of the contracting ac7 tivity a rationale and detailed explanation for not 

8 making such presumption.’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(4) In a review conducted under this subsection, the 

12 head of a contracting activity may consider evidence of 

13 whether or not the product or service to be procured is 

14 a commercial product or a commercial service.’’. 

15 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 3703(e) of 

16 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

17 ‘‘EVIDENCE ON RECENT PURCHASE PRICES.—’’ before 

18 ‘‘A contracting officer’’. 

19 SEC. 812. APPLICATION OF RECENT PRICE HISTORY AND 

20 PURCHASE ORDERS TO TRUTHFUL COST OR 

21 PRICING DATA REQUIREMENTS. 

22 (a) MODIFICATIONS TO DEFINITIONS.— 

23 (1) PURCHASE ORDER DEFINED.—Section 3701 

24 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by in25 serting at the end the following new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(3) PURCHASE ORDER.—The term ‘purchase 

2 order’ shall have the meaning given in section 

3 13.302 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (or 

4 any successor regulation).’’. 

5 (2) INCLUSION OF PURCHASE ORDERS IN COST

6 OR PRICING DATA.—Section 3701(1) of title 10, 

7 United States Code, is amended— 

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘or purchase order’’ after 

9 ‘‘price of a contract’’; and 

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘or purchase order modi11 fication’’ after ‘‘contract modification’’. 

12 (b) COST OR PRICING DATA AND CERTIFICATION RE13 QUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASE ORDERS.—Section 3702 of 

14 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

16 following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(5) PURCHASE ORDERS.—An offeror for a 

18 purchase order shall be required to submit cost or 

19 pricing data before award of the purchase order.’’; 

20 and 

21 (2) in subsection (c)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

23 the end; 

24 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe25 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) in the case of a submission by an offeror 

4 for a purchase order, to the head of the contracting 

5 activity (or a designated representative of such 

6 head).’’. 

7 (c) RECENT PRICE HISTORY EXCEPTION TO SUBMIS8 SION OF CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA.—Section 

9 3703 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

12 by striking ‘‘a subcontract, or modification of a 

13 contract or subcontract’’ and inserting ‘‘a sub14 contract, a purchase order, or a modification of 

15 a contract, subcontract, or purchase order’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

19 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

21 ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 

22 (iii) by adding at the end the fol23 lowing new subparagraph: 

24 ‘‘(C) recent price history as described in 

25 subsection (g).’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 section: 

3 ‘‘(g) DETERMINATION OF RECENT PRICE HIS4 TORY.—Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 

5 (e), for purposes of applying the exception under sub6 section (a)(1)(C) to the required submission of certified 

7 cost or pricing data for a subcontract, a purchase order, 

8 or a modification to a subcontract or purchase order with 

9 a proposed value less than or equal to $5,000,000, the 

10 contracting officer shall ensure that the price is reasonable 

11 by considering each of the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) Prices paid by the Government for a sub13 contract, purchase order, or modification of a sub14 contract or purchase order for the same good or 

15 service from the same subcontractor or supplier dur16 ing the 12-month period immediately preceding the 

17 issuance of a request for proposal, request for a 

18 modification, issuance of a purchase order, or simi19 lar written intent to procure goods or services. 

20 ‘‘(2) Such prices paid during such 12-month pe21 riod that were supported by cost or pricing data or 

22 other data adequate to determine a reasonable price. 

23 ‘‘(3) The effect of inflation or other macro24 economic factors on the reliability of such prices 

25 paid.’’. 
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1 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 271 of 

2 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in section 3704, by striking ‘‘subcontract, or 

4 modification of a contract or subcontract’’ each 

5 place it appears and inserting ‘‘subcontract, a pur6 chase order, or a modification of a contract, sub7 contract, or purchase order’’; and 

8 (2) in section 3705, by striking ‘‘subcontract, or 

9 modification of a contract or subcontract’’ each 

10 place it appears and inserting ‘‘subcontract, a pur11 chase order, or a modification of a contract, sub12 contract, or purchase order’’. 

13 (e) CONFORMING REGULATIONS.—Not later than 

14 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

15 Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of De16 fense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

17 to conform with the amendments made by this section. 

18 SEC. 813. ELIMINATION OF LATE COST AND PRICING DATA 

19 SUBMISSION DEFENSE. 

20 Section 3706(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

23 end; 

24 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and 

25 inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(5) the cost or pricing data were submitted by 

3 the prime contractor or subcontractor after the date 

4 of agreement on the price of the contract (or price 

5 of the modification) or, if applicable consistent with 

6 subsection (a)(2), such other date agreed upon be7 tween the parties.’’. 

8 SEC. 814. CLARIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AU9 THORITY FOR FOLLOW ON PRODUCTION. 

10 Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

13 following new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(6) The term ‘follow-on production contract or 

15 transaction’ means a contract or transaction to 

16 produce, sustain, or otherwise implement the results 

17 of a successfully completed prototype project for 

18 continued or expanded use by the Department of 

19 Defense.’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (f)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 

22 the following: ‘‘A follow-on production award 

23 may be provided for in a transaction entered 

24 into under this section for a prototype project, 

25 awarded with respect to such a transaction as 
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1 one or more separate awards, or a combination 

2 thereof.’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, one 

4 or more separate awards of follow-on produc5 tion contracts or transactions with respect to a 

6 transaction described in such paragraph, or a 

7 combination thereof,’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 

8 SEC. 815. CLARIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AU9 THORITY FOR FACILITY REPAIR. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4022(i)(2) of title 10, 

11 United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘except for 

13 projects carried out for the purpose of repairing a 

14 facility,’’; 

15 (2) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘In carrying out’’; 

16 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

17 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and 

18 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub19 paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(B) The requirements of this paragraph shall 

21 not apply to projects carried out for the purpose of 

22 repairing a facility.’’. 

23 (b) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amend24 ments made by this section shall apply with respect to a 

25 transaction for a prototype project under section 4022(i) 
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1 of title 10, United States Code, entered into on or after 

2 the date of the enactment of this section. 

3 SEC. 816. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES PROCUREMENT 

4 AUTHORITY. 

5 Section 1903 of title 41, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

8 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘For a procurement’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (d), for 

10 a procurement’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES PROCURE14 MENT.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this 

16 section— 

17 ‘‘(A) a procurement for special operations 

18 forces to perform activities described in section 

19 167(k) of title 10 in support of an undeclared 

20 contingency operation shall be deemed to be in 

21 support of a contingency operation (as defined 

22 in section 101(a) of title 10); 

23 ‘‘(B) contracts to be awarded with respect 

24 to such a procurement shall be deemed to be 
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1 awarded and performed outside of the United 

2 States; 

3 ‘‘(C) purchases to be made under such a 

4 procurement shall be deemed to be made out5 side of the United States; and 

6 ‘‘(D) with respect to such a procurement 

7 to which this section applies under subsection 

8 (a)— 

9 ‘‘(i) the amount in subsection (b)(1) is 

10 deemed to be $35,000; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the $5,000,000 limitation in sec12 tions 1901(a)(2) and 3305(a)(2) of this 

13 title and section 3205(a)(2) of title 10 is 

14 deemed to be $15,000,000. 

15 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

16 ‘‘(A) SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES.—The 

17 term ‘special operations forces’ has the meaning 

18 given such term in section 167(j) of title 10. 

19 ‘‘(B) UNDECLARED CONTINGENCY OPER20 ATION.—The term ‘undeclared contingency op21 eration’ means an operation in which members 

22 of the armed forces are or may become involved 

23 in military actions, operations, or hostilities 

24 against an enemy of the United States or 

25 against an opposing foreign force, other than 
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1 an operation designated by the Secretary of De2 fense as a contingency operation (as defined in 

3 section 101(a) of title 10).’’. 

4 SEC. 817. AVOIDANCE OF USE OF LOWEST PRICE TECH5 NICALLY ACCEPTABLE SOURCE SELECTION 

6 CRITERIA FOR PROCUREMENT OF MUNI7 TIONS RESPONSE SERVICES. 

8 Section 880(c)(1) of the John S. McCain National 

9 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (41 

10 U.S.C. 3701 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘munitions re11 sponse services,’’ after ‘‘telecommunications devices and 

12 services,’’. 

13 SEC. 818. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO MOD14 IFY CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS 

15 BASED ON THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION. 

16 Subsection (e) of the first section of Public Law 85– 

17 804 (50 U.S.C. 1431(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem18 ber 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

19 SEC. 819. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

20 CHILLER CLASS PROJECTS OF THE DEPART21 MENT OF THE AIR FORCE. 

22 (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 

23 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

24 for fiscal year 2025 for the Air Force may be obligated 

25 or expended to acquire goods or services under a non-com-
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1 petitive justification and approval for the purposes of 

2 standardizing the heating, ventilation, and air condi3 tioning chillers at installations of the Air Force until the 

4 date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the 

5 congressional defense committees the certification de6 scribed in subsection (b). 

7 (b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 

8 described in this subsection is a certification that— 

9 (1) the Secretary of Defense has developed a 

10 methodology to compare the cost of initially acquir11 ing the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning 

12 chillers and equipment supporting such chillers for 

13 the purposes described in subsection (a) under a 

14 non-competitive justification and approval to the 

15 cost of initially acquiring such chillers and equip16 ment for such purposes using competitive proce17 dures; 

18 (2) the Secretary of Defense has established 

19 metrics to measure the effects of standardizing the 

20 heating, ventilation, and air conditioning chillers at 

21 installations of the Air Force, including the costs of 

22 training technicians, any savings resulting from the 

23 ability of employees of the Government to repair 

24 such chillers, the cost of initially acquiring chillers 
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1 and equipment supporting such chillers for such pur2 pose, and the life cycle costs of such chillers; and 

3 (3) the Secretary of Defense has collected data 

4 demonstrating that the use of procedures other than 

5 competitive procedures to acquire chillers for the 

6 purposes of standardizing the heating, ventilation, 

7 and air conditioning chillers at installations of the 

8 Air Force has resulted in lower life cycle costs com9 pared to using competitive procedures for such ac10 quisitions. 

11 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) The term ‘‘competitive procedures’’ has the 

13 meaning given such term in section 3012 of title 10, 

14 United States Code. 

15 (2) The term ‘‘non-competitive justification and 

16 approval’’ means the justification and approval re17 quired by section 3204(e)(1) of title 10, United 

18 States Code, for the use of procedures other than 

19 competitive procedures to award a contract. 

20 SEC. 820. REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO COMBAT FOOT21 WEAR OF MEMBERS OF ALL BRANCHES OF 

22 THE ARMED FORCES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of De25 fense shall issue regulations prohibiting any member of 
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1 the Armed Forces from wearing optional combat boots as 

2 part of a required uniform unless the optional combat 

3 boots are entirely manufactured in the United States and 

4 entirely made of— 

5 (1) materials grown, reprocessed, reused, or 

6 produced in the United States; and 

7 (2) components that are manufactured entirely 

8 in the United States and entirely made of materials 

9 described in paragraph (1). 

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘optional combat boots’’, with re12 spect to a member of the Armed Forces, combat 

13 boots not furnished to such member of the Armed 

14 Forces by the Secretary of Defense. 

15 (2) The term ‘‘required uniform’’ means a uni16 form a member of the Armed Forces is required to 

17 wear as a member of the Armed Forces. 

18 SEC. 821. ADDITION OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED STAIN19 LESS STEEL FLATWARE TO THE REQUIRE20 MENT TO BUY CERTAIN ARTICLES FROM 

21 AMERICAN SOURCES. 

22 (a) ADDITION TO COVERED ITEMS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4862(b) of title 10, 

24 United States Code, is amended— 
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1 (A) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

2 following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) Stainless steel flatware.’’; and 

4 (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

5 paragraph (4). 

6 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

7 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 

8 2025. 

9 Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to 

10 Workforce Development 

11 SEC. 831. UPDATED ADAPTIVE ACQUISITION FRAMEWORK 

12 TRAINING. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter 87 of 

14 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following new section: 

16 ‘‘§ 1749. Updated Adaptive Acquisition Framework 

17 training 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President of the Defense 

19 Acquisition University, in coordination with the Secretary 

20 of Defense and in consultation with industry representa21 tives, shall ensure that the training program for the acqui22 sition workforce on the adaptive acquisition framework (as 

23 described in Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02, 

24 ‘Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework’) that 
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1 is part of the curriculum of the Defense Acquisition Uni2 versity includes training on— 

3 ‘‘(1) the relevant innovative procedures and 

4 best practices of the private sector for acquiring 

5 goods and services; and 

6 ‘‘(2) acquisition authorities applicable to the 

7 adaptive acquisition framework that were established 

8 or otherwise made available to the Department of 

9 Defense in the preceding two years. 

10 ‘‘(b) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The training 

11 required by subsection (a) shall include— 

12 ‘‘(A) learning objectives related to market re13 search, communicating with industry, and identi14 fying and implementing the best practices used by 

15 industry for acquiring goods and services; 

16 ‘‘(B) learning objectives that encourage the use 

17 of technologies that are commercial products, com18 mercial services, and commercially available off-the19 shelf items (as such terms are defined in sections 

20 103, 103a, and 104, respectively, of title 41), to the 

21 greatest extent practicable; and 

22 ‘‘(C) training on technology procured as a con23 sumption-based solution (as defined in section 834 

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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 

2 U.S.C. 4571 note)) or emerging technology. 

3 ‘‘(2) Beginning 18 months after the date of the en4 actment of this Act, and not less than every two years 

5 thereafter, the President of the Defense Acquisition Uni6 versity shall update the training described in subsection 

7 (a) to include all acquisition authorities applicable to the 

8 adaptive acquisition framework that were established or 

9 otherwise made available to the Department of Defense 

10 in the two years preceding such update. 

11 ‘‘(c) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEFINED.—In this 

12 section, the term ‘acquisition workforce’ has the meaning 

13 given such term in section 101(a), except that the term 

14 only includes— 

15 ‘‘(1) program executive officers (as such term is 

16 defined in section 1737 of this title); 

17 ‘‘(2) program managers (as such term is de18 fined in such section); 

19 ‘‘(3) general officers (as such term is defined in 

20 section 101(b) of this title); 

21 ‘‘(4) flag officers (as such term is defined in 

22 such section); and 

23 ‘‘(5) individuals holding Senior Executive Serv24 ice positions (as such term is defined in section 3132 

25 of title 5).’’. 
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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

2 for chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

3 by inserting after the item relating to section 1748 the 

4 following new item: 

‘‘1749. Updated Adaptive Acquisition Framework training.’’. 

5 SEC. 832. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES RELATED TO COM6 MERCIAL PRODUCT AND COMMERCIAL SERV7 ICE DETERMINATIONS. 

8 Section 3456 of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

12 the end; 

13 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe14 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(3) establish and maintain performance incen18 tives for contracting officers and program managers 

19 that request support described in subsection 

20 (b)(1)(A).’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or pro23 gram manager’’ after ‘‘contracting officer’’; and 
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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or pro2 gram manager (as applicable)’’ after ‘‘con3 tracting officer’’ each place it appears. 

4 SEC. 833. AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM AC5 QUISITION PATHWAYS. 

6 (a) ACQUISITION PATHWAYS.—The Secretary of De7 fense shall ensure that, to the maximum extent prac8 ticable, procurement programs for autonomous unmanned 

9 aerial systems use separate, parallel acquisition pathways 

10 for hardware and software related to such systems. 

11 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 

12 shall ensure that members of the acquisition workforce (as 

13 defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code), 

14 with respect to the procurement of autonomous unmanned 

15 aerial systems under this section and to the maximum ex16 tent practicable— 

17 (1) use the appropriate software acquisition 

18 pathway established under section 800 of the Na19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

20 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1478; 10 

21 U.S.C. 4571 note); and 

22 (2) include requirements for hardware compo23 nents of such systems to be compliant with modular 

24 open system approach (as defined in section 4401 of 

25 title 10, United States Code). 
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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

3 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re4 port that includes— 

5 (1) a description of plans to implement the sep6 arate, parallel acquisition pathways described in sub7 section (a); and 

8 (2) recommendations by the Secretary for any 

9 legislative action the Secretary determines necessary 

10 to implement this section. 

11 (d) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply with 

12 respect to contracts for the procurement of autonomous 

13 unmanned aerial systems or hardware or software related 

14 to such systems entered into on or after the date of the 

15 enactment of this section. 

16 SEC. 834. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 

17 OFFICES TO COMPETE IN REHABILITATING 

18 AT-RISK PROGRAMS. 

19 (a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Not later than 

20 April 1, 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi21 tion and Sustainment, in consultation with the Secretaries 

22 of the military departments and the commanders of the 

23 combatant commands, shall establish a pilot program to 

24 test the feasibility and reliability of requiring program 
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1 managers within the Department of Defense to manage 

2 at-risk programs selected under subsection (b). 

3 (b) SELECTION OF AT-RISK PROGRAMS.—The Under 

4 Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of the mili5 tary departments and the commanders of the combatant 

6 commands, shall select not less than 2 and not more than 

7 3 at-risk programs for the pilot program established under 

8 this section. 

9 (c) SELECTION OF PROGRAM MANAGER.—Not later 

10 than 12 months after selecting at-risk programs under 

11 subsection (b), the Under Secretary shall select one pro12 gram manager to assume management of each selected at13 risk programs. 

14 (d) EXISTING PERSONNEL.—Activities under the 

15 pilot program established under this section shall be car16 ried out by existing personnel of the Department of De17 fense. 

18 (e) EVALUATION METRICS.—Before selecting at-risk 

19 programs under subsection (b), the Under Secretary, in 

20 consultation with the Secretaries of the military depart21 ments and the commanders of the combatant commands, 

22 shall establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the 

23 pilot program and the activities under the pilot program. 

24 (f) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later 

25 than 180 days after selection of all program managers 
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1 under subsection (c), the Under Secretary shall submit to 

2 the congressional defense committees a report that in3 cludes the following: 

4 (1) The definition of an at-risk program for 

5 purposes of the pilot program. 

6 (2) The at-risk programs selected under sub7 section (b) and a description of the technology to be 

8 developed under such programs. 

9 (3) The metrics to be used in evaluating the ef10 fectiveness of the at-risk program. 

11 (g) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 

12 2027, the Under Secretary shall submit to the congres13 sional defense committees a report containing the fol14 lowing elements: 

15 (1) Initial results of the pilot program, includ16 ing challenges and successes. 

17 (2) A recommendation on whether the pilot pro18 gram should be extended, expanded, or made perma19 nent. 

20 (3) Recommendations for changes to applicable 

21 statutes, regulations, or policies to support the pilot 

22 program. 

23 (h) TERMINATION.—The pilot program established 

24 under subsection (a), and all activities under such pilot 
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1 program shall terminate not later than December 31, 

2 2028. 

3 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) The term ‘‘at-risk program’’ means a De5 partment of Defense program for the rapid fielding 

6 of technology that is determined by the Under Sec7 retary to be to be at-risk due to failures or delays 

8 in reaching technical milestones. 

9 (2) The term ‘‘Under Secretary’’ means the 

10 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

11 Sustainment of the Department of Defense. 

12 Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to 

13 Supply Chains and Domestic 

14 Sourcing 

15 SEC. 841. ENHANCING REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION 

16 RELATING TO SUPPLY CHAIN RISK. 

17 Section 3252 of title 10, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

21 follows: 

22 ‘‘(1) consulting with procurement or other rel23 evant officials of the covered agency;’’; 
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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘with the 

2 concurrence of the Under Secretary of Defense 

3 for Acquisition and Sustainment,’’; and 

4 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

5 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

6 read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(A) a summary of the risk assessment 

8 that serves as the basis for the written deter9 mination required by paragraph (2); and’’; 

10 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and 

11 (C); and 

12 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph 

13 (D) as subparagraph (B); 

14 (2) by striking subsection (c); and 

15 (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

16 subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 

17 SEC. 842. AMENDMENT TO REQUIREMENT TO BUY STRA18 TEGIC MATERIALS CRITICAL TO NATIONAL 

19 SECURITY FROM AMERICAN SOURCES. 

20 Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘quali23 fying’’ before ‘‘foreign’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (m), by adding at the end the 

25 following new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(11) The term ‘qualifying foreign government’ 

2 means the government of a country with which the 

3 United States has in effect a reciprocal defense pro4 curement memorandum of understanding entered 

5 into pursuant to section 4851 of this title.’’. 

6 SEC. 843. MODIFICATION TO MISCELLANEOUS LIMITA7 TIONS ON THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS 

8 OTHER THAN UNITED STATES GOODS. 

9 Section 4864(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

10 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(G) Diesel engines that operate at a max13 imum of not greater than 1200 revolutions per 

14 minute and are capable of generating a power 

15 output of greater than 3500 kilowatts.’’. 

16 SEC. 844. RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE17 FENSE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS. 

18 Section 860(a) of the James M. Inhofe National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

20 117–263; 136 Stat. 2734; 10 U.S.C. 3241 note prec.) is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, tempera23 ture exposure throughout the supply chain process,’’ 

24 before ‘‘and final drug products’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, includ2 ing temperature monitoring throughout the supply 

3 chain’’ after ‘‘of drugs’’. 

4 SEC. 845. INCLUSION OF RECYCLED MATERIALS IN DOMES5 TIC PREFERENCE FOR STRATEGIC AND CRIT6 ICAL MATERIALS. 

7 Section 848(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

8 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

9 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3769; 10 U.S.C. 4811 

10 note) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after 

13 ‘‘United States’’ the following: ‘‘, including 

14 processing of strategic and critical materials 

15 from recycled and reused minerals and met16 als,’’; and 

17 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, 

18 including from recycled and reused minerals 

19 and metals,’’ after ‘‘critical materials’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

21 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

22 subparagraph (E); 

23 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; 

24 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
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1 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

2 the following new subparagraph: 

3 ‘‘(D) the development of sources of supply 

4 for strategic and critical materials derived from 

5 recycled and reused minerals and metals; and’’. 

6 SEC. 846. REPORT RELATING TO CERTAIN DOMESTIC NON7 AVAILABILITY DETERMINATIONS. 

8 (a) REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF FIRE-RESISTANT

9 FIBER BLEND FABRIC.—Not later than 60 days after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, and two years after 

11 such date, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

12 congressional defense committees a report that includes 

13 the following: 

14 (1) Information on the availability of a domes15 tic source for fire-resistant fiber blend fabric for the 

16 production of uniforms. 

17 (2) A description of any contract the Secretary 

18 or a Secretary of a military department has entered 

19 into for the procurement of fire-resistant fiber blend 

20 fabric from a domestic source in the three-year pe21 riod preceding the date of such report. 

22 (b) DOMESTIC NONAVAILABILITY DETERMINATION

23 REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

24 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub25 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
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1 of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes 

2 a description of the following: 

3 (1) The process of making a domestic nonavail4 ability determination pursuant to section 4862(c) of 

5 title 10, United States Code, including the average 

6 length of time to make such determination. 

7 (2) The process of reviewing such determina8 tions, including factors that trigger the initiation of 

9 a review, and the timelines associated with each such 

10 review. 

11 (3) The process by which Secretary determines 

12 whether to terminate or modify such determination. 

13 SEC. 847. SUPPLY CHAIN ILLUMINATION. 

14 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop 

16 and implement incentives to encourage each contractor of 

17 the Department of Defense to implement and use policies, 

18 procedures, and tools that allow such contractor to assess 

19 and monitor the entire supply chain of such contractor to 

20 identify potential vulnerabilities and security and non21 compliance risks with respect to goods and services pro22 vided to the Department. 
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1 SEC. 848. STUDY ON USE OF OFF-THE-SHELF INFORMATION 

2 TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS FROM FOREIGN AD3 VERSARY COUNTRIES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

5 carry out a study on the use by the Department of De6 fense of off-the-shelf information technology products that 

7 were manufactured, produced, or assembled by a covered 

8 company, including goods used by the Department that 

9 contain such an off-the-shelf information technology prod10 uct. 

11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

12 of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense 

13 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

14 Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 

15 findings of the study required by subsection (a). 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘commercially available off-the18 shelf item’’ has the meaning given such term in sec19 tion 104 of title 41, United States Code. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘covered company’’ means— 

21 (A) an entity that is organized under the 

22 laws of or located in a foreign adversary coun23 try; 

24 (B) a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of an 

25 entity described in subparagraph (A); and 
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1 (C) an entity otherwise directly or indi2 rectly owned by or subject to the control of an 

3 entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as 

4 determined by the Secretary of Defense. 

5 (3) The term ‘‘foreign adversary country’’ has 

6 the meaning given the term ‘‘covered nation’’ in sec7 tion 4872(d) of title 10, United States Code. 

8 (4) The term ‘‘off-the-shelf information tech9 nology product’’ means a commercially available off10 the-shelf item that can process, store, or transmit 

11 digital data. 

12 Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 

13 SEC. 851. ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION PROJECT DES14 IGNATIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

16 (1) DESIGNATING CERTAIN SBIR AND STTR

17 PROGRAMS AS ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION

18 PROJECTS.—Chapter 303 of title 10, United States 

19 Code, is amended by inserting after section 4067 the 

20 following new section: 

21 ‘‘§ 4068. Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designa22 tions 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—During the first fiscal year be24 ginning after the date of the enactment of this section, 

25 and during each subsequent fiscal year, each Secretary 
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1 concerned, in consultation with each chief of an armed 

2 force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, 

3 shall designate not less than five eligible programs as En4 trepreneurial Innovation Projects. 

5 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible program seeking 

6 designation as an Entrepreneurial Innovation Project 

7 under this section shall submit to the Secretary concerned 

8 an application at such time, in such manner, and con9 taining such information as the Secretary concerned deter10 mines appropriate. 

11 ‘‘(c) DESIGNATION CRITERIA.—In making designa12 tions under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall 

13 consider— 

14 ‘‘(1) the potential of the eligible program to— 

15 ‘‘(A) advance the national security capa16 bilities of the United States and, in the case of 

17 the Coast Guard, the law enforcement capabili18 ties of the United States on the high seas and 

19 waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

20 States, including maritime domain awareness 

21 related to such law enforcement; 

22 ‘‘(B) provide new technologies or proc23 esses, or new applications of existing tech24 nologies, that will enable new alternatives to ex25 isting programs; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) provide future cost savings; 

2 ‘‘(2) whether an advisory panel has rec3 ommended the eligible program for designation; and 

4 ‘‘(3) such other criteria that the Secretary con5 cerned determines to be appropriate. 

6 ‘‘(d) DESIGNATION BENEFITS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) FUTURE-YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM IN8 CLUSION.—With respect to each designated pro9 gram, the Secretary of Defense shall include in the 

10 next future-years defense program the estimated ex11 penditures of such designated program. In the pre12 ceding sentence, the term ‘next future-years defense 

13 program’ means the future-years defense program 

14 submitted to Congress under section 221 of this title 

15 after the date on which such designated program is 

16 designated under subsection (a). 

17 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMMING PROPOSAL.—Each des18 ignated program shall be included by the Secretary 

19 concerned under a separate heading in any program20 ming proposals submitted to the Secretary of De21 fense. 

22 ‘‘(3) PPBE COMPONENT.—Each designated 

23 program shall be considered by the Secretary con24 cerned as an integral part of the planning, program-
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1 ming, budgeting, and execution process of the De2 partment of Defense. 

3 ‘‘(e) ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION ADVISORY

4 PANELS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—For each military de6 partment and the Coast Guard, the Secretary con7 cerned shall establish an advisory panel that, start8 ing in the first fiscal year beginning after the date 

9 of the enactment of this section, and in each subse10 quent fiscal year, shall identify and recommend to 

11 the Secretary concerned for designation under sub12 section (a) eligible programs based on the criteria 

13 described in subsection (c)(1). 

14 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

15 ‘‘(A) COMPOSITION.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each advisory 

17 panel shall be composed of four members 

18 appointed by the Secretary concerned and 

19 one member appointed by the chief of the 

20 relevant armed force under the jurisdiction 

21 of the Secretary concerned. 

22 ‘‘(ii) SECRETARY CONCERNED AP23 POINTMENTS.—The Secretary concerned 

24 shall appoint members to the advisory 

25 panel as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(I) Three members who— 

2 ‘‘(aa) have experience with 

3 private sector entrepreneurial in4 novation, including development 

5 and implementation of such inno6 vations into well-established mar7 kets; and 

8 ‘‘(bb) are not employed by 

9 the Federal Government. 

10 ‘‘(II) One member who is in the 

11 Senior Executive Service and— 

12 ‘‘(aa) in the case of the advi13 sory panel for the Coast Guard, 

14 in the acquisition directorate es15 tablished under section 1101 of 

16 title 14; and 

17 ‘‘(bb) in all other cases, in 

18 the acquisition workforce (as de19 fined in section 1705 of this title) 

20 of the relevant military depart21 ment. 

22 ‘‘(iii) SERVICE CHIEF APPOINT23 MENT.—The chief of an armed force under 

24 the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned 

25 shall appoint to the advisory panel one 
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1 member who is a member of such armed 

2 forces. 

3 ‘‘(B) TERMS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBERS.— 

5 Members described in subparagraph 

6 (A)(ii)(I) shall serve for a term of three 

7 years, except that of the members first ap8 pointed— 

9 ‘‘(I) one shall serve a term of one 

10 year; 

11 ‘‘(II) one shall serve a term of 

12 two years; and 

13 ‘‘(III) one shall serve a term of 

14 three years. 

15 ‘‘(ii) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EM16 PLOYEES.—Members described in clause 

17 (ii)(II) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall 

18 serve for a term of two years, except that 

19 the first member appointed under subpara20 graph (A)(iii) shall serve for a term of one 

21 year. 

22 ‘‘(C) CHAIR.—The chair for each advisory 

23 panel shall be as follows: 

24 ‘‘(i) For the first year of operation of 

25 each such advisory panel, and every other 
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1 year thereafter, the member appointed 

2 under subparagraph (A)(iii). 

3 ‘‘(ii) For the second year of operation 

4 of each such advisory panel, and every 

5 other year thereafter, the member ap6 pointed under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II). 

7 ‘‘(D) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in an advi8 sory panel shall be filled in the same manner as 

9 the original appointment. 

10 ‘‘(E) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—Members 

11 and staff of each advisory panel shall disclose 

12 to the relevant Secretary concerned, and such 

13 Secretary concerned shall mitigate to the extent 

14 practicable, any professional or organizational 

15 conflict of interest of such members or staff 

16 arising from service on the advisory panel. 

17 ‘‘(F) COMPENSATION.— 

18 ‘‘(i) PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBER COM19 PENSATION.—Except as provided in clause 

20 (ii), members of an advisory panel, and the 

21 support staff of such members, shall be 

22 compensated at a rate determined reason23 able by the Secretary concerned and shall 

24 be reimbursed in accordance with section 

25 5703 of title 5 for reasonable travel costs 
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1 and expenses incurred in performing duties 

2 as members of an advisory panel. 

3 ‘‘(ii) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION

4 OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Members of an 

5 advisory panel who are full-time officers or 

6 employees of the United States or Mem7 bers of Congress may not receive addi8 tional pay, allowances, or benefits by rea9 son of their service on an advisory panel. 

10 ‘‘(3) SELECTION PROCESS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) INITIAL SELECTION.—Each advisory 

12 panel shall select not less than ten eligible pro13 grams that have submitted an application under 

14 subsection (b). 

15 ‘‘(B) PROGRAM PLANS.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible pro17 gram selected under subparagraph (A) 

18 may submit to the advisory panel that se19 lected such eligible program a program 

20 plan containing the five-year goals, execu21 tion plans, schedules, and funding needs of 

22 such eligible program. 

23 ‘‘(ii) SUPPORT.—Each Secretary con24 cerned shall, to the greatest extent prac25 ticable, provide eligible programs selected 
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1 under subparagraph (A) with access to in2 formation to support the development of 

3 the program plans described in clause (i). 

4 ‘‘(C) FINAL SELECTION.—Each advisory 

5 panel shall recommend to the Secretary con6 cerned for designation under subsection (a) not 

7 less than five eligible programs that submitted 

8 a program plan under subparagraph (B) to 

9 such advisory panel. If there are less than five 

10 such eligible programs, such advisory panel may 

11 recommend to the Secretary concerned for des12 ignation under subsection (a) less than five 

13 such eligible programs. 

14 ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUP15 PORT.—The Secretary concerned shall provide the 

16 relevant advisory panel with such administrative 

17 support, staff, and technical assistance as the Sec18 retary concerned determines necessary for such advi19 sory panel to carry out it duties. 

20 ‘‘(5) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Defense may 

21 use amounts available from the Department of De22 fense Acquisition Workforce Development Account 

23 established under section 1705 of this title to sup24 port the activities of advisory panels. 
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1 ‘‘(f) REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION.—If the Sec2 retary concerned determines that a designated program 

3 cannot reasonably meet the objectives of such designated 

4 program in the relevant programming proposal referred 

5 to in subsection (d)(2) or such objectives are irrelevant, 

6 such Secretary concerned may revoke the designation. 

7 ‘‘(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of De8 fense shall submit to Congress an annual report describing 

9 each designated program and the progress each designated 

10 program has made toward achieving the objectives of the 

11 designated program. 

12 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 ‘‘(1) ADVISORY PANEL.—The term ‘advisory 

14 panel’ means an advisory panel established under 

15 subsection (e)(1). 

16 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATED PROGRAM.—The term ‘des17 ignated program’ means an eligible program that 

18 has been designated as an Entrepreneurial Innova19 tion Project under this section. 

20 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE PROGRAM.—The term ‘eligible 

21 program’ means work performed pursuant to a 

22 Phase III agreement (as such term is defined in sec23 tion 9(r)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

24 638(r)(2))).’’. 
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1 (2) TARGET CHAPTER TABLE OF SECTIONS.— 

2 The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 

3 303 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

4 inserting after the item related to section 4067 the 

5 following new item: 

‘‘4068. Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations.’’. 

6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT DEADLINE.—Not later than 

7 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 

8 of the Secretaries concerned shall establish the advisory 

9 panels described in section 4068(e) of title 10, United 

10 States Code, as added by subsection (a). 

11 SEC. 852. MODIFICATION TO PROCUREMENT REQUIRE12 MENTS RELATING TO RARE EARTH ELE13 MENTS AND STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATE14 RIALS. 

15 (a) MODIFICATION REGARDING ADVANCED BAT16 TERIES IN DISCLOSURES CONCERNING RARE EARTH

17 ELEMENTS AND STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS

18 BY CONTRACTORS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Sec19 tion 857 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

21 263; 136 Stat. 2727; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

24 (i) by striking ‘‘permanent magnet’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘permanent magnet, or an 
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1 advanced battery or advanced battery com2 ponent (as those terms are defined, respec3 tively, in section 40207(a) of the Infra4 structure Investment and Jobs Act (42 

5 U.S.C. 18741(a))),’’; and 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘of the magnet’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘of the magnet, the advanced 

8 battery, or the advanced battery compo9 nent (as applicable)’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by amending to read 

11 as follows: 

12 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—A disclosure under para13 graph (1) with respect to a system described in that 

14 paragraph shall include— 

15 ‘‘(A) if the system includes a permanent 

16 magnet, an identification of the country or 

17 countries in which— 

18 ‘‘(i) any rare earth elements and stra19 tegic and critical materials used in the 

20 magnet were mined; 

21 ‘‘(ii) such elements and materials were 

22 refined into oxides; 

23 ‘‘(iii) such elements and materials 

24 were made into metals and alloys; and 
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1 ‘‘(iv) the magnet was sintered or 

2 bonded and magnetized; and 

3 ‘‘(B) if the system includes an advanced 

4 battery or an advanced battery component, an 

5 identification of the country or countries in 

6 which— 

7 ‘‘(i) any strategic and critical mate8 rials that are covered minerals used in the 

9 battery or component were refined, proc10 essed, or reprocessed; 

11 ‘‘(ii) any strategic and critical mate12 rials that are covered minerals and that 

13 were manufactured into the battery or 

14 component; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) the battery cell, module, and 

16 pack of the battery or component were 

17 manufactured and assembled.’’; and 

18 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 ‘‘(1) The term ‘strategic and critical materials’ 

22 means materials designated as strategic and critical 

23 under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Ma24 terials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)). 
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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered minerals’ means lith2 ium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite.’’. 

3 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (a) of 

4 such section 857 is further amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘provides the 

6 system’’ and inserting ‘‘provides the system as de7 scribed in paragraph (1)’’; and 

8 (2) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘a senior 

9 acquisition executive’’ and inserting ‘‘a service acqui10 sition executive’’. 

11 SEC. 853. UPDATE AND EXTEND THE AUTHORIZATION OF 

12 DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR 

13 CONTRACTORS PROGRAM. 

14 (a) PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION AND REMOVAL OF

15 LIMITATION.—Section 883 of the National Defense Au16 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 4291 note 

17 prec.) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) by striking paragraph (2); and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘CONTRACTS.—’’ through 

21 ‘‘Any storage’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTRACTS.— 

22 Any storage’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘pilot pro24 gram’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of this Act’’ 
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1 and inserting the following: ‘‘program shall expire on 

2 December 31, 2039’’. 

3 (b) REMOVAL OF PILOT PROGRAM REFERENCES.— 

4 Such section is further amended— 

5 (1) in the section heading, by striking 

6 ‘‘PILOT’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘eight-year 

8 pilot’’; and 

9 (3) in subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f) by strik10 ing ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears. 

11 (c) EXPANSION.—Such section is further amended— 

12 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘WEAP13 ON SYSTEMS’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for the pro15 duction, modification, maintenance, or repair of a 

16 weapon system that is’’; and 

17 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘described in 

18 subsection (a) are’’ and inserting ‘‘entered into by 

19 the Department include’’. 

20 (d) AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS.—Subsection 

21 (d) of such section is further amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

24 (A)— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘the solicitation of of2 fers for a contract described in subsection 

3 (a),’’ and inserting ‘‘notifying a contractor 

4 or potential contractor’’; and 

5 (ii) by striking ‘‘are to’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘may’’; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to 

8 any contractor awarded the contract, but only’’; 

9 and 

10 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘to 

11 be made’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘shall in13 clude’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol14 lowing: ‘‘shall include a requirement that any failure 

15 by the contractor to perform the supported contract 

16 is not excusable based on use of the support con17 tract, and the contractor is to remain responsible for 

18 performance of the primary contract.’’. 

19 (e) REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Sub20 section (f) of such section is further amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later 

22 than’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’ 

23 and inserting the following: ‘‘Not later than five 

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1 2025, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Not later 

4 than’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Comp5 troller’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Not later than 

6 five years after the date of the enactment of the Na7 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2025, and every 5 years thereafter, the Comp9 troller’’. 

10 SEC. 854. PROCUREMENT OF COVERED HEARING PROTEC11 TION DEVICES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co13 ordination with the head of the Hearing Center of Excel14 lence, may enter into one or more contracts to procure 

15 covered hearing protection devices for all members of the 

16 Armed Forces. 

17 (b) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall prioritize 

18 the award of such a contract to an offeror that— 

19 (1) is globally headquartered in the continental 

20 United States; and 

21 (2) is majority owned and operated by United 

22 States citizens. 

23 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘covered hearing protection de2 vice’’ means a completely in-canal active hearing 

3 protection device— 

4 (A) that is a commercially available off5 the-shelf item (as defined in section 104 of title 

6 41, United States Code); 

7 (B) with a minimum noise reduction rating 

8 of 25 decibels and a maximum output not to ex9 ceed 80 decibels; and 

10 (C) that has been previously identified, 

11 tested, and qualified by the Hearing Center of 

12 Excellence. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘Hearing Center of Excellence’’ 

14 means the center of excellence for hearing loss and 

15 auditory system injury established pursuant to sec16 tion 721 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

17 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

18 110–417). 

19 SEC. 855. PROCUREMENT OF SECURE LITHIUM-ION BAT20 TERIES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Defense is re22 quired to procure lithium-ion batteries produced in the 

23 United States or in allied nations, and cells that contain 

24 minimal Foreign Entity of Concern-sourced (Foreign En25 tity of Concern, derivative, successor, or affiliate) compo-
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1 nents or technology beginning in 2026 as specified in sub2 section (b). The percentages required in (b) apply to cells 

3 procured as end items or embedded within warfighting and 

4 support systems. 

5 (b) PERCENTAGES REQUIRED.—(1) Not less than 10 

6 percent of the total battery procurement of the Depart7 ment of Defense beginning in 2026. 

8 (2) Not less than 25 percent of the total battery pro9 curement of the Department of Defense beginning in 

10 2027. 

11 (3) Not less than 50 percent of the total battery pro12 curement of the Department of Defense beginning in 

13 2028. 

14 (4) Not less than 90 percent of the total battery pro15 curement of the Department of Defense beginning in 

16 2029. 

17 (c) SOURCING AND PRODUCTION.—For purposes of 

18 this section, a battery or cell shall be considered compliant 

19 with the rule in subsection (a) if— 

20 (1) the final product is assembled or manufac21 tured in the United States, Canada, United King22 dom, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, or 

23 Japan; 

24 (2) not less than 95 percent of the components 

25 of the cells by value originates from non-Foreign 
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1 Entity of Concern sources (Foreign Entity of Con2 cern, derivative, successor, or affiliate); and 

3 (3) the production of these batteries and cells 

4 does not require licensing of technology from a For5 eign Entity of Concern or its derivative, successor, 

6 or affiliate. 

7 (d) WAIVER.—If the batteries and cells cannot be 

8 produced which meet the requirements within subsections 

9 (b) and (c) at required quality, quantity, and reasonable 

10 cost, the Secretary of Defense may waive directed percent11 ages in subsection (b). 

12 SEC. 856. IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF MANUFACTURING INNO13 VATION INSTITUTES ON THE DEFENSE IN14 DUSTRIAL BASE. 

15 Not later than one year after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

17 to the appropriate congressional committees an assess18 ment of the impact of continued investment in Depart19 ment of Defense sponsored manufacturing innovation in20 stitutes on the defense industrial base in the United 

21 States. 

22 SEC. 857. REPORT ON COMPETITION AND EQUIPMENT RE23 PAIR. 

24 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con25 gress that it is integral that the military be able to fix 
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1 its own equipment, and that efforts deliberately designed 

2 to prevent the military end user from fixing equipment 

3 in the field harm our nation’s military readiness. 

4 (b) REPORT AND PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense 

5 shall submit to the Chair of the White House Competition 

6 Council the report required under clause (iii) of section 

7 5(s) of Executive Order 14036 titled ‘‘Executive Order on 

8 Promoting Competition in the American Economy’’. 

9 Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 

10 SEC. 861. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING GOALS 

11 FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED 

12 AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS. 

13 Chapter 287 of part V of title 10, United States 

14 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

15 section: 

16 ‘‘§ 3906. Small business concerns owned and con17 trolled by veterans: contracting goals 

18 ‘‘(a) CONTRACTING GOALS.—In order to increase 

19 contracting opportunities for small business concerns 

20 owned and controlled by veterans, the Secretary shall es21 tablish a goal for each fiscal year for participation in De22 partment contracts (including subcontracts) by small busi23 ness concerns owned and controlled by veterans who are 

24 not service-disabled veterans that is not less than the Gov25 ernmentwide goal for that fiscal year for participation by 
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1 small business concerns owned and controlled by service2 disabled veterans under section 15(g)(1) of the Small 

3 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)). 

4 ‘‘(b) SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR CONTRACTS

5 ABOVE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.—For pur6 poses of meeting the goals under subsection (a) and in 

7 accordance with this section, a contracting officer may 

8 award a contract to a small business concern owned and 

9 controlled by veterans using procedures other than com10 petitive procedures if— 

11 ‘‘(1) such concern is determined to be a respon12 sible source with respect to performance of such con13 tract opportunity; 

14 ‘‘(2) the anticipated award price of the contract 

15 (including options) will not exceed the amounts es16 tablished in section 36(c)(2) of the Small Business 

17 Act (15 U.S.C. 657f(c)(2)); and 

18 ‘‘(3) in the estimation of the contracting officer, 

19 the contract award can be made at a fair and rea20 sonable price that offers best value to the United 

21 States. 

22 ‘‘(c) USE OF RESTRICTED COMPETITION.—Except as 

23 provided in subsection (b), for purposes of meeting the 

24 goals under subsection (a) and in accordance with this sec25 tion, a contracting officer may award contracts on the 
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1 basis of competition restricted to small business concerns 

2 owned and controlled by veterans if the contracting officer 

3 has a reasonable expectation that two or more small busi4 ness concerns owned and controlled by veterans will sub5 mit offers and that the award can be made at a fair and 

6 reasonable price that offers best value to the United 

7 States. 

8 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS CON9 CERNS.—A small business concern may be awarded a con10 tract under this section only if the small business concern 

11 and the veteran owner of the small business concern are 

12 listed in the database described in section 36(f)(1) of the 

13 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f(f)(1)). 

14 ‘‘(e) SMALL BUSINESS ACT DEFINITIONS.—In this 

15 section, the terms ‘service-disabled veteran’, ‘small busi16 ness concern’, ‘small business concern owned and con17 trolled by veterans’, and ‘small business concern owned 

18 and controlled by service-disabled veterans’ have the 

19 meanings given, respectively, under section 3 of the Small 

20 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).’’. 

21 SEC. 862. PARTICIPATION OF MILITARY RESEARCH AND 

22 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STTR 

23 PROGRAM. 

24 (a) DEFINITION OF ‘‘RESEARCH INSTITUTION’’.— 

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1 638(e)(8)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘thereto)’’ the 

2 following: ‘‘, as well as any undergraduate, graduate, or 

3 postgraduate degree-granting military research or edu4 cational institution established under title 10, United 

5 States Code’’. 

6 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur7 ther amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘section 4(5)’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘section 4(3)’’; 

10 (2) by inserting ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 3703(3))’’ after 

11 ‘‘of 1980’’; and 

12 (3) by striking ‘‘section 35(c)(1) of the Office 

13 of Federal Procurement Policy Act’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘section 1303(a) of title 41, United States Code’’. 

15 SEC. 863. TRAINING ON INCREASING FEDERAL CONTRACT 

16 AWARDS TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS 

17 OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DIS18 ABLED VETERANS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense fails 

20 to meet the goal for participation by small business con21 cerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans es22 tablished in section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) of the Small Business 

23 Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(ii)) for the Department of 

24 Defense for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, in consulta25 tion with the head of the Office of Veterans Business De-
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1 velopment of the Small Business Administration, provide 

2 training to the relevant acquisition personnel on how to 

3 increase the number of contracts awarded to small busi4 ness concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 

5 veterans (as defined in section 3(q) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

6 632(q)). 

7 (b) TIMING.—The training described in subsection 

8 (a) shall be delivered to the relevant acquisition personnel 

9 not later than 90 days after the date on which the Sec10 retary of Defense has failed to meet the goal described 

11 in such subsection. 

12 SEC. 864. ACCESSIBILITY AND CLARITY IN COVERED NO13 TICES FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each covered notice shall be writ15 ten— 

16 (1) in a manner that is clear, concise, and ac17 cessible to a small business concern (as defined 

18 under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 10 

19 U.S.C. 632)); and 

20 (2) in a manner consistent, to the extent prac21 ticable, with the Federal plain language guidelines 

22 established pursuant to the Plain Writing Act of 

23 2010 (5 U.S.C. 301 note). 

24 (b) INCLUSION OF KEY WORDS IN COVERED NO25 TICES.—Each covered notice shall, to the maximum extent 
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1 practicable, include key words in the description of the 

2 covered notice such that a small business concern seeking 

3 contract opportunities using the single Government-wide 

4 point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, 

5 United States Code, can easily identify and understand 

6 such covered notice. 

7 (c) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 90 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

9 shall issue rules to carry out this section. 

10 (d) COVERED NOTICE DEFINED.—In this section, 

11 the term ‘‘covered notice’’ means a notice pertaining to 

12 small business concerns published by the Secretary of De13 fense or a Secretary of a military department on the single 

14 Government-wide point of entry described under section 

15 1708 of title 41, United States Code. 

16 SEC. 865. EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACCESS TO 

17 SHARED CLASSIFIED COMMERCIAL INFRA18 STRUCTURE. 

19 (a) PILOT PROGRAM EXPANSION.—Not later than 

20 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary of Defense shall, under an existing pilot program 

22 of the Department of Defense described in subsection 

23 (b)(1), establish not fewer than six new locations at which 

24 small business concerns, contractors of the Department of 
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1 Defense, and institutions of higher education may access 

2 shared commercial classified infrastructure to— 

3 (1) expand the access of small business con4 cerns, contractors of the Department of Defense, 

5 and institutions of higher education to secret/collat6 eral accredited facilities and sensitive compart7 mented information facilities for the purpose of pro8 viding such concerns, contractors, and institutions, 

9 as contractors of the Department, with a facility to 

10 securely perform work under contracts involving ac11 cess to classified information; 

12 (2) increase opportunities for small businesses 

13 concerns, contractors of the Department of Defense, 

14 and institutions of higher education that have been 

15 issued a facility clearance to apply for funding from 

16 the Government; 

17 (3) align the locations of access to shared com18 mercial classified infrastructure under such pilot 

19 program under which the Secretary carries out this 

20 subsection with the existing facilities of the innova21 tion organizations of the Department of Defense and 

22 central locations of the national security innovation 

23 base; and 

24 (4) identify and address legislative and policy 

25 barriers preventing broader use of shared classified 
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1 commercial infrastructure by small business con2 cerns, contractors of the Department of Defense, 

3 and institutions of higher education, including access 

4 to required information technology systems, accredi5 tation secret/collateral accredited facilities and sen6 sitive compartmented information facilities, and 

7 timelines for such accreditation and use by such con8 cerns, contractors, and institutions. 

9 (b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 (1) EXISTING PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot pro11 gram described in this paragraph is a pilot program 

12 of the Department of Defense under which there 

13 have been establishment of locations at which small 

14 business concerns, contractors of the Department of 

15 Defense, and institutions of higher education may 

16 access shared commercial classified infrastructure. 

17 (2) ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS.—In carrying out 

18 subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 

19 (A) issue policies governing and guidance 

20 on the process and timelines for establishing lo21 cations shared commercial classified infrastruc22 ture under the pilot program described in para23 graph (1), including how such locations may ob24 tain facility clearances and access to relevant 
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1 classified networks of the Department of De2 fense; and 

3 (B) update and streamline the processes of 

4 the Department of Defense for approving agree5 ments for the shared or joint use of commercial 

6 classified infrastructure to facilitate the access 

7 of small business concerns, contractors of the 

8 Department of Defense, and institutions of 

9 higher education to classified environments. 

10 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after 

11 the date on which the Secretary of Defense establishes the 

12 locations required under subsection (a), and annually 

13 thereafter until 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the 

14 congressional defense committees a report on the estab15 lishment of such locations under this section, including— 

16 (1) a list of all active and open requests for the 

17 accreditation of facilities to process classified infor18 mation made pursuant to the pilot program under 

19 which the Secretary established such locations made 

20 by an entity described in subsection (a)(1), including 

21 the date on which such entity properly submitted 

22 such request to the Department and to the relevant 

23 facility accreditation agency; 

24 (2) metrics on the use of the locations estab25 lished under such pilot program at which small busi-
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1 ness concerns, contractors of the Department of De2 fense, and institutions of higher education may ac3 cess shared commercial classified infrastructure es4 tablished, including the number of small businesses 

5 concerns, institutions of higher education, contrac6 tors of the Department of Defense, and other enti7 ties that have accessed shared commercial classified 

8 infrastructure at such locations; 

9 (3) any actions taken by the Secretary of De10 fense to update and streamline the processes of the 

11 Department of Defense described in subsection 

12 (b)(2)(B); and 

13 (4) any plans for the establishment of addi14 tional such locations under such pilot program pilot 

15 program locations that will align with existing inno16 vation organizations of the Department of Defense, 

17 geographic areas with limited facilities at which clas18 sified information may be accessed, and central loca19 tions of the national security innovation base. 

20 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

21 (1) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 

22 meaning given such term under section 3 of the 

23 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); 

24 (2) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 

25 has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) 
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1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 1001(a)); and 

3 (3) the term ‘‘shared commercial classified in4 frastructure’’ means fully managed, shared, infra5 structure for accessing classified information and as6 sociated services that are operated by entity other 

7 than the Department of Defense for the benefit of 

8 employees of the Government and employees of con9 tractors of the Department authorized to access 

10 such information and who are located in geographic 

11 areas with limited facilities at which such individuals 

12 may access such information. 

13 SEC. 866. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING RELATING 

14 TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CRITICAL 

15 TECHNOLOGY AREA OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

16 SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 

18 Administrator of the Small Business Administration (in 

19 this section referred to as the ‘‘covered officials’’) shall— 

20 (1) increase information sharing on opportuni21 ties available to small business concerns for potential 

22 contract awards by the Department of Defense for 

23 critical technology areas; and 
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1 (2) improve awareness of small business con2 cerns with respect to critical technology area oppor3 tunities within the Department of Defense. 

4 (b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR AGREE5 MENT.—The covered officials shall carry out and coordi6 nate the activities described in subsection (a) by entering 

7 into one or more memoranda or agreements, as jointly de8 termined by the covered officials. 

9 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

10 on which the covered officials enter into the first memo11 randum or agreement under subsection (b), and annually 

12 thereafter, the covered officials shall submit to Congress 

13 a report detailing the effects of— 

14 (1) such memorandum or agreement; and 

15 (2) any other memorandum or agreement en16 tered into in the previous twelve months. 

17 (d) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN DEFINED.—In this 

18 section, the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the mean19 ing given such term under section 3 of the Small Business 

20 Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 

21 SEC. 867. COLLABORATE MEMORANDUM OF UNDER22 STANDING REPORT. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Adminis25 trator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development of 
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1 the Small Business Administration and the Director of 

2 Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense 

3 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

4 a report on the memorandum of understanding (referred 

5 to in this section as the ‘‘MOU’’) between the Small Busi6 ness Administration and the Department of Defense en7 tered into on December 2, 2022. Such report shall include 

8 the following: 

9 (1) The status of activities specified in clause 

10 (1) of part III of the MOU. 

11 (2) A summary of the lessons learned specified 

12 in clause (1)(b) of part III of the MOU. 

13 (3) An analysis of the activities and efficacy of 

14 those activities specified in clause (3) of part III of 

15 the MOU, including any nexus related to small busi16 ness certifications and use of contracting authorities 

17 at the Department of Defense. 

18 (4) A description of the training and events 

19 specified in clause (5) of part III of the MOU. 

20 (5) A summary of how the MOU prevents small 

21 business concerns from receiving duplicative assist22 ance or contradictory or confusing information from 

23 covered centers. 

24 (6) A discussion of the sufficiency of the MOU 

25 to achieve the goals to promote entrepreneurship 
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1 and small business development nationally and lo2 cally and maximize participation in government con3 tracting. 

4 (7) Any recommended changes to existing laws 

5 or regulations that would enhance the Parties’ abil6 ity to reach the MOU’s goals. 

7 (8) Any additional information the Parties 

8 deem necessary. 

9 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

10 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con11 gressional committees’’ means— 

12 (1) the Committees on Armed Services and 

13 Small Business of the House of Representatives; and 

14 (2) the Committees on Armed Services and 

15 Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. 

16 SEC. 868. MODIFICATION TO INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT 

17 SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE NATIONAL TECH18 NOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE. 

19 Section 861 of William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na20 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 

21 U.S.C. 4901 note; Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3775) 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (b)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (1)— 
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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of De2 fense’’ before ‘‘shall update’’; and 

3 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, the Committee on 

4 Small Business of the House of Represent5 atives, and the Committee on Small Busi6 ness and Entrepreneurship of the Senate’’ 

7 after ‘‘congressional defense committees’’; 

8 and 

9 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘biennially’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘annually’’; and 

12 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, the Committee on 

13 Small Business of the House of Represent14 atives, and the Committee on Small Busi15 ness and Entrepreneurship of the Senate’’ 

16 after ‘‘congressional defense committees’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

19 following new paragraphs: 

20 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than October 

21 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Sec22 retary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall 

23 submit to the congressional defense committees, the 

24 Committee on Small Business of the House of Rep25 resentatives, and the Committee on Small Business 
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1 and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report that in2 cludes the following for the year covered by the re3 port: 

4 ‘‘(A) A description of activities undertaken 

5 pursuant to this section. 

6 ‘‘(B) An analysis of effect on the participa7 tion of small businesses in Department of De8 fense contracts as a result of implementation of 

9 the small business strategy required under sec10 tion 4901 of title 10, United States Code. 

11 ‘‘(C) A description of efforts by the Sec12 retary of Defense to increase participation of 

13 small businesses in Department of Defense con14 tracts through the small business strategy. 

15 ‘‘(4) SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGY REPORT.— 

16 Beginning with the report due October 1, 2029, and 

17 every four years thereafter, the Assistant Secretary 

18 of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall submit to 

19 the congressional defense committees, the Committee 

20 on Small Business of the House of Representatives, 

21 and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre22 neurship of the Senate a report on overall efficacy 

23 of the small business strategy required under such 

24 section 4901, including trends and data analysis for 
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1 the period covered by the report relating to imple2 mentation and outcomes of the strategy.’’. 

3 SEC. 869. BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM. 

4 Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

5 657b) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(h) BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM.— 

7 ‘‘(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this 

8 subsection, the term ‘covered individual’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces, in10 cluding the National Guard or Reserves; 

11 ‘‘(B) an individual who is participating in 

12 the Transition Assistance Program established 

13 under section 1144 of title 10, United States 

14 Code; 

15 ‘‘(C) an individual who— 

16 ‘‘(i) served on active duty in any 

17 branch of the Armed Forces, including the 

18 National Guard or Reserves; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) was discharged or released from 

20 such service under conditions other than 

21 dishonorable; and 

22 ‘‘(D) a spouse or dependent of an indi23 vidual described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 

24 (C). 
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1 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—During the period be2 ginning on the date of enactment of this subsection 

3 and ending on September 30, 2028, the Adminis4 trator shall carry out a program to be known as the 

5 ‘Boots to Business Program’ to provide entrepre6 neurship training to covered individuals. 

7 ‘‘(3) GOALS.—The goals of the Boots to Busi8 ness Program are to— 

9 ‘‘(A) provide assistance and in-depth train10 ing to covered individuals interested in business 

11 ownership; and 

12 ‘‘(B) provide covered individuals with the 

13 tools, skills, and knowledge necessary to identify 

14 a business opportunity, draft a business plan, 

15 identify sources of capital, connect with local 

16 resources for small business concerns, and start 

17 up a small business concern. 

18 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Boots to Busi20 ness Program may include— 

21 ‘‘(i) a presentation providing exposure 

22 to the considerations involved in self-em23 ployment and ownership of a small busi24 ness concern; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) an online, self-study course fo2 cused on the basic skills of entrepreneur3 ship, the language of business, and the 

4 considerations involved in self-employment 

5 and ownership of a small business concern; 

6 ‘‘(iii) an in-person classroom instruc7 tion component providing an introduction 

8 to the foundations of self employment and 

9 ownership of a small business concern; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) in-depth training delivered 

11 through online instruction, including an 

12 online course that leads to the creation of 

13 a business plan. 

14 ‘‘(B) COLLABORATION.—The Adminis15 trator may— 

16 ‘‘(i) collaborate with public and pri17 vate entities to develop course curricula for 

18 the Boots to Business Program; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) modify program components in 

20 coordination with entities participating in a 

21 Warriors in Transition program, as defined 

22 in section 738(e) of the National Defense 

23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

24 (10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 
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1 ‘‘(C) USE OF RESOURCE PARTNERS AND

2 DISTRICT OFFICES.— 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

4 shall— 

5 ‘‘(I) ensure that Veteran Busi6 ness Outreach Centers regularly par7 ticipate, on a nationwide basis, in the 

8 Boots to Business Program; and 

9 ‘‘(II) to the maximum extent 

10 practicable, use district offices of the 

11 Administration and a variety of other 

12 resource partners and entities in ad13 ministering the Boots to Business 

14 Program. 

15 ‘‘(ii) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying 

16 out clause (i), the Administrator may make 

17 grants, subject to the availability of appro18 priations in advance, to Veteran Business 

19 Outreach Centers, other resource partners, 

20 or other entities to carry out components 

21 of the Boots to Business Program. 

22 ‘‘(D) AVAILABILITY TO DEPARTMENT OF

23 DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.— 

24 The Administrator shall make available to the 

25 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
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1 Labor information regarding the Boots to Busi2 ness Program, including all course materials 

3 and outreach materials related to the Boots to 

4 Business Program, for inclusion on the websites 

5 of the Department of Defense and the Depart6 ment of Labor relating to the Transition Assist7 ance Program, in the Transition Assistance 

8 Program manual, and in other relevant mate9 rials available for distribution from the Sec10 retary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor. 

11 ‘‘(E) AVAILABILITY TO DEPARTMENT OF

12 VETERANS AFFAIRS.—In consultation with the 

13 Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Adminis14 trator shall make available for distribution and 

15 display on the website of the Department of 

16 Veterans Affairs and at local facilities of the 

17 Department of Veterans Affairs outreach mate18 rials regarding the Boots to Business Program, 

19 which shall, at a minimum— 

20 ‘‘(i) describe the Boots to Business 

21 Program and the services provided; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) include eligibility requirements 

23 for participating in the Boots to Business 

24 Program. 
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1 ‘‘(F) AVAILABILITY TO OTHER PARTICI2 PATING AGENCIES.—The Administrator shall 

3 ensure information regarding the Boots to 

4 Business program, including all course mate5 rials and outreach materials related to the 

6 Boots to Business Program, is made available 

7 to other participating agencies in the Transition 

8 Assistance Program and upon request of other 

9 agencies. 

10 ‘‘(5) COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCEDURES.— 

11 The Administration shall use relevant competitive 

12 bidding procedures with respect to any contract or 

13 cooperative agreement executed by the Administra14 tion under the Boots to Business Program. 

15 ‘‘(6) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF FUNDING OP16 PORTUNITY.—Not later than 30 days before the 

17 deadline for submitting applications for any funding 

18 opportunity under the Boots to Business Program, 

19 the Administration shall publish a notice of the 

20 funding opportunity. 

21 ‘‘(7) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

22 the date of enactment of this subsection, and not 

23 less frequently than annually thereafter, the Admin24 istrator shall submit to the Committee on Small 

25 Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and 
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1 the Committee on Small Business of the House of 

2 Representatives a report on the performance and ef3 fectiveness of the Boots to Business Program, 

4 which— 

5 ‘‘(A) may be included as part of another 

6 report submitted to such committees by the Ad7 ministrator related to the Office of Veterans 

8 Business Development; and 

9 ‘‘(B) shall summarize available information 

10 relating to— 

11 ‘‘(i) grants awarded under paragraph 

12 (4)(C); 

13 ‘‘(ii) the total cost of the Boots to 

14 Business Program; 

15 ‘‘(iii) the number of program partici16 pants using each component of the Boots 

17 to Business Program; 

18 ‘‘(iv) the completion rates for each 

19 component of the Boots to Business Pro20 gram; 

21 ‘‘(v) to the extent possible— 

22 ‘‘(I) the demographics of pro23 gram participants, to include gender, 

24 age, race, ethnicity, and relationship 

25 to military; 
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1 ‘‘(II) the number of program 

2 participants that connect with a dis3 trict office of the Administration, a 

4 Veteran Business Outreach Center, or 

5 another resource partner of the Ad6 ministration; 

7 ‘‘(III) the number of program 

8 participants that start a small busi9 ness concern; 

10 ‘‘(IV) the results of the Boots to 

11 Business and Boots to Business 

12 Reboot course quality surveys con13 ducted by the Office of Veterans Busi14 ness Development before and after at15 tending each of those courses, includ16 ing a summary of any comments re17 ceived from program participants; 

18 ‘‘(V) the results of the Boots to 

19 Business Program outcome surveys 

20 conducted by the Office of Veterans 

21 Business Development, including a 

22 summary of any comments received 

23 from program participants; and 

24 ‘‘(VI) the results of other ger25 mane participant satisfaction surveys; 
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1 ‘‘(C) an evaluation of the overall effective2 ness of the Boots to Business Program based 

3 on each geographic region covered by the Ad4 ministration during the most recent fiscal year; 

5 ‘‘(D) an assessment of additional perform6 ance outcome measures for the Boots to Busi7 ness Program, as identified by the Adminis8 trator; 

9 ‘‘(E) any recommendations of the Adminis10 trator for improvement of the Boots to Busi11 ness Program, which may include expansion of 

12 the types of individuals who are covered individ13 uals; 

14 ‘‘(F) an explanation of how the Boots to 

15 Business Program has been integrated with 

16 other transition programs and related resources 

17 of the Administration and other Federal agen18 cies; and 

19 ‘‘(G) any additional information the Ad20 ministrator determines necessary.’’. 

21 SEC. 869A. REPORT ON BUNDLED CONTRACTS OF THE DE22 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

23 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact24 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

25 to the congressional defense committees a report on— 
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1 (1) the effects of awarding bundled contracts 

2 (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act 

3 (15 U.S.C. 632)) on the Department of Defense and 

4 small business concerns (as defined under such sec5 tion); and 

6 (2) the potential effects of reducing the number 

7 of bundled contracts awarded. 

8 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

9 SEC. 871. CLARIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR OR10 GANIZATIONAL AND CONSULTANT CON11 FLICTS OF INTEREST. 

12 Section 9.503 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

13 shall be revised to require that— 

14 (1) a request for a waiver under such section 

15 include a written justification for such waiver; and 

16 (2) the head of a Federal agency may not dele17 gate such waiver authority below the level of the 

18 deputy head of such agency. 

19 SEC. 872. PILOT PROGRAM ON PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR DE20 NIED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF21 FICE BID PROTESTS. 

22 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

23 Defense shall carry out a pilot program to determine the 

24 effectiveness of requiring a contractor to reimburse the 
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1 Department of Defense for costs incurred in processing 

2 covered protests. 

3 (b) DURATION.—The pilot program under subsection 

4 (a) shall— 

5 (1) begin on the date that is two years after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act; and 

7 (2) end on the date that is five years after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

10 on which the pilot program under subsection (a) ends, the 

11 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv12 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a re13 port assessing the feasibility of making permanent such 

14 pilot program. 

15 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘covered protest’’ means a final 

17 bid protest— 

18 (A) dated during the period beginning on 

19 October 1, 2026, and ending on September 30, 

20 2029; and 

21 (B) filed by a party with revenues in ex22 cess of $250,000,000 (based on fiscal year 

23 2024 constant dollars) during the fiscal year 

24 immediately preceding the fiscal year in which 

25 such party filed such bid protest. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘final bid protest’’ means a bid 

2 protest that was denied in an opinion issued by the 

3 Government Accountability Office and such denial— 

4 (A) has not been appealed and is no longer 

5 appealable because the time for taking an ap6 peal has expired; or 

7 (B) has been appealed and the appeals 

8 process for which is completed. 

9 SEC. 873. PROMULGATE GUIDANCE RELATING TO CERTAIN 

10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS. 

11 Not later than January 31, 2025, the Secretary of 

12 Defense shall issue guidance on the governance and over13 sight of the contracts of the Department of Defense that 

14 support or enable sensitive activities. 

15 SEC. 874. FRAMEWORK FOR THE EFFICIENT AND SECURE 

16 PROCUREMENT OF FOOD SERVICE PROD17 UCTS. 

18 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con19 gress that— 

20 (1) disposable food service products procured 

21 for use by the Department of Defense, whether for 

22 use within or outside the continental United States, 

23 should be produced in the United States, 

24 compostable, and minimize the amount of products 

25 acquired from sources in strategic competitors iden-
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1 tified in the most recent National Defense Strategy 

2 submitted under section 113(g) of title 10, United 

3 States Code; and 

4 (2) any deviations from the aim identified in 

5 paragraph (1) should receive the highest levels of 

6 scrutiny by the Secretary of Defense. 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

8 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

9 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

10 that includes— 

11 (1) the timeline required to implement a re12 quirement, including amending regulations, for the 

13 Department of Defense that all disposable food serv14 ice products acquired for the Department of Defense 

15 are produced in the United States, compostable, and 

16 minimize the amount of products acquired from 

17 sources in strategic competitors identified in the 

18 most recent National Defense Strategy submitted 

19 under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code; 

20 (2) a list of existing laws and regulations estab21 lishing domestic acquisition preferences or require22 ments that may be affected by the requirement de23 scribed in paragraph (1), and recommendations to 

24 resolve any conflicts between such laws and regula-
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1 tions and the requirement described in paragraph 

2 (1); 

3 (3) a process for waiving the requirement de4 scribed in paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis, in5 cluding a framework for delegating such waiver au6 thority below the Office of the Secretary of Defense; 

7 (4) recommendations for the dollar values of 

8 contracts or other agreements at which the require9 ment described in paragraph (1) and the waiver de10 scribed in paragraph (3), respectively, should apply; 

11 (5) an assessment of the infrastructure avail12 able in the Department of Defense to implement the 

13 requirement described in paragraph (1), including 

14 an assessment of the cost and a timeline for the de15 velopment of the infrastructure that would be re16 quired to implement such requirement; and 

17 (6) an assessment of the availability of food 

18 services products that are compostable. 

19 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

20 (1) the term ‘‘disposable food service product’’ 

21 means a food service product designed to be dis22 posed after a single use; 

23 (2) the term ‘‘food service product’’ means a 

24 product for serving or transporting prepared foods 

25 or beverages; 
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1 (3) the term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ 

2 has the meaning given such term in section 70912 

3 of the Build America, Buy America Act (Public Law 

4 117–58; 41 U.S.C. 8301 note); and 

5 (4) the term ‘‘compostable’’, with respect to a 

6 product, means that such product is composed of or7 ganic materials and which will decompose into or 

8 otherwise become part of usable compost in a safe 

9 and timely manner in an appropriate composting fa10 cility. 

11 SEC. 875. PLAN FOR IDENTIFYING AND REPLACING SY12 RINGES OF CONCERN. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De15 fense, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Lo16 gistics Agency and the Director of the Defense Health 

17 Agency, shall develop and implement a plan to review all 

18 medical syringes in the inventories and stockpiles of the 

19 Department of Defense and current and planned acquisi20 tions of the Department to— 

21 (1) identify medical syringes that have been 

22 subject to a Food and Drug Administration Import 

23 Alert or meet the conditions of a Food and Drug 

24 Administration Safety Communication; and 
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1 (2) replace such medical syringes with medical 

2 syringes produced domestically or produced in part3 ners or allies of the United States. 

4 (b) COORDINATED PLAN CONTENTS.—The Secretary 

5 of Defense shall include in the plan required under sub6 section (a) the following: 

7 (1) An identification of any medical syringes in 

8 the inventories and stockpiles of the Department of 

9 Defense and which the Department is acquiring or 

10 plans to acquire that have been subject to a Food 

11 and Drug Administration Import Alert or meet the 

12 conditions of a Food and Drug Administration Safe13 ty Communication made in the past five years. 

14 (2) A process for the Department of Defense to 

15 replace the medical syringes described in paragraph 

16 (1) that are in the inventories and stockpiles of the 

17 Department with those that— 

18 (A) are produced domestically or in part19 ners or allies of the United States; 

20 (B) are not subject to an Import Alert de21 scribed in such paragraph; and 

22 (C) do not meet the conditions of a Safety 

23 Communication described in such paragraph. 

24 (3) A process for the Department of Defense to 

25 cease the acquisition of medical syringes described in 
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1 paragraph (1) and ensure that the Department ac2 quires only medical syringes that— 

3 (A) are produced domestically or in part4 ners or allies of the United States; 

5 (B) are not subject to an Import Alert de6 scribed in such paragraph; and 

7 (C) do not meet the conditions of a Safety 

8 Communication described in such paragraph. 

9 (4) A process enabling the Department of De10 fense to— 

11 (A) track Food and Drug Administration 

12 Import Alerts and Safety Communications re13 garding medical syringes; 

14 (B) review the inventories, stockpiles, and 

15 current and planned acquisitions of the Depart16 ment for medical syringes that are subject to 

17 such Import Alerts or that meet the conditions 

18 of such Safety Communications; and 

19 (C) replace such medical syringes with 

20 medical syringes that are produced domestically 

21 or produced in partners or allies of the United 

22 States. 

23 (c) REPORT.—Upon developing the plan required by 

24 subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

25 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
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1 House of Representatives a report describing such plan, 

2 including— 

3 (1) the number of medical syringes, if any, in 

4 the inventories and stockpiles of the Department of 

5 Defense that have been subject to a Food and Drug 

6 Administration Import Alert or meet the conditions 

7 of a Food and Drug Administration Safety Commu8 nication made in the past five years; 

9 (2) a description of any planned or ongoing ac10 quisition by the Department of medical syringes that 

11 have been subject to a Food and Drug Administra12 tion Import Alert or meet the conditions of a Food 

13 and Drug Administration Safety Communication 

14 made in the past five years, including acquisitions 

15 with respect to which contracts have not yet been 

16 awarded and existing agreements under which such 

17 syringes may be acquired for the Department; 

18 (3) for medical syringes described in paragraph 

19 (1) or with respect to which the Department is car20 rying out an acquisition described in paragraph (2), 

21 the product name, manufacturer, and country of ori22 gin; and 

23 (4) an explanation of the process described in 

24 subsection (b)(4) that will be implemented under 

25 such plan. 
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1 SEC. 876. REPORT ON DOMESTIC SITES FOR RARE EARTH 

2 ELEMENT MINING. 

3 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense shall 

5 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

6 containing a list of domestic sites— 

7 (1) that have a high potential for containing de8 posits of rare earth elements; 

9 (2) where new or additional mining operations 

10 for rare earth elements could be established; or 

11 (3) that are suitable for mining for rare earth 

12 elements, as determined by a feasibility study con13 ducted by the Defense Logistics Agency. 

14 SEC. 877. PROHIBITION ON ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS 

15 WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN A BOYCOTT OF 

16 THE STATE OF ISRAEL. 

17 The Secretary of Defense may not enter into a con18 tract with a person if such person is engaged in an activity 

19 that is politically motivated and is intended to penalize 

20 or otherwise limit significant commercial relations specifi21 cally with Israel or persons doing business in Israel or in 

22 Israeli-controlled territories. 
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1 SEC. 878. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS 

2 RELATING TO SPARE PARTS IN GLOBAL 

3 SPARES POOL RELATING TO F-35 PROGRAM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

5 through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 

6 and Sustainment, shall take such actions as may be nec7 essary to implement the recommendations of the Comp8 troller General of the United States contained in the re9 port entitled, ‘‘F-35 Program: DOD Needs Better Ac10 countability for Global Spare Parts and Reporting of 

11 Losses Worth Millions’’. 

12 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

14 a report to Congress on the progress of the implementa15 tion required by subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 879. OPEN INTERFACE STANDARDS FOR CONTRACTS 

17 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

18 Not later than one year after the date of the enact19 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall make pub20 licly available the open interface standards for contracts 

21 awarded by the Secretary, unless the service acquisition 

22 executive (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 

23 States Code) with respect to a specific contract submits 

24 to the Secretary a request to not disclose such standards. 
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1 SEC. 880. ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH GLOBAL 

2 HOUSEHOLD GOODS CONTRACT REQUIRE3 MENTS. 

4 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Commander of the United 

5 States Transportation Command shall carry out an as6 sessment of the performance of contractors under the 

7 Global Household Goods Contract in meeting the applica8 ble requirements for capacity and quality in such contract 

9 during the period beginning on May 1, 2025, and ending 

10 on August 31, 2025. 

11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 11 months after the 

12 date of the enactment of this section, the Commander of 

13 the United States Transportation Command shall submit 

14 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

15 the House of Representatives a report on the findings of 

16 the assessment required under subsection (a). 

17 SEC. 881. REPORTS ON NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS. 

18 (a) GAO REPORT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

20 the United States shall submit to Congress a report 

21 containing the results of a study on the national se22 curity risks posed by consulting firms who simulta23 neously contract with the Federal Government and 

24 the Chinese government or its proxies or affiliates. 

25 (2) CONTENTS.—In performing the study under 

26 paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall— 
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1 (A) assess the extent to which Federal 

2 agencies collect information on contracts per3 formed on behalf of the Chinese government or 

4 its proxies or affiliates by consulting firms that 

5 hold or have held contracts with the Federal 

6 Government, and whether such information in7 cludes specific projects and deliverables of such 

8 contracts; 

9 (B) evaluate the extent to which selected 

10 Federal agencies, to include at a minimum the 

11 Department of Defense and elements of the In12 telligence Community, have assessed the risks 

13 posed by American consulting firms’ work for 

14 the Chinese government and its proxies or af15 filiates, including an assessment of risk of delib16 erate or inadvertent sharing of Federal Govern17 ment information that may be used for Chinese 

18 economic or military advantage; 

19 (C) identify relevant contract clauses, pro20 cedures, and information used by Federal agen21 cies to identify, evaluate and resolve organiza22 tional conflicts of interest when awarding con23 sulting contracts; 

24 (D) assess the extent to which agencies ex25 perience challenges when identifying, evaluating 
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1 and resolving organizational conflicts of inter2 est, including determining whether the offeror 

3 or potential contractor also performs work for 

4 China; and 

5 (E) identify steps federal agencies take to 

6 monitor contractor compliance with any con7 tract clauses, terms or conditions intended to 

8 resolve identified conflicts of interest. 

9 (b) REPORT ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—The Sec10 retary of Defense shall annually submit to Congress a re11 port on— 

12 (1) the implementation of section 812 of the 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

14 2024 (10 U.S.C. 4501 note prec.); and 

15 (2) how the Department of Defense is defining 

16 the term ‘‘entities related to the Chinese or Russian 

17 governments’’ and whether, and to what extent, the 

18 Secretary is investigating conflicts of interest be19 tween prime contractors of the Department of De20 fense and subsidiary companies of such contractors. 
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1 SEC. 882. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR COVERED ENTI2 TIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR 

3 OTHER ENTITIES THAT ENGAGE IN COVERED 

4 BEHAVIOR. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

6 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

7 for fiscal year 2025 may be used to contract with or grant 

8 awards to— 

9 (1) a covered entity; or 

10 (2) a nonprofit organization or other entity that 

11 engages in covered behavior. 

12 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means— 

14 (A) NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. (doing 

15 business as ‘‘NewsGuard’’); or 

16 (B) Disinformation Index, Inc., 

17 Disinformation Index, Ltd., or Global 

18 Disinformation Index gUG (collectively doing 

19 business as ‘‘Global Disinformation Index’’). 

20 (2) The term ‘‘covered behavior’’ means oper21 ations, activities, or products, the function of which 

22 is to demonetize or rate the credibility of a domestic 

23 entity (including news and information outlets) 

24 based on lawful speech of such domestic entity under 

25 the stated function of ‘‘fact-checking’’ misinforma26 tion, disinformation, or malinformation. 
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1 (3) The term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means 

2 an organization that is described in section 

3 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 

4 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of 

5 such Code. 

6 SEC. 883. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO COVERED DISTRIB7 UTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY AND 

8 BLOCKCHAIN EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES. 

9 (a) PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION.—The Secretary 

10 of Defense may not acquire, or enter into, extend, or 

11 renew a contract or other agreement for, any equipment, 

12 system, or service that uses covered distributed ledger 

13 technology and blockchain equipment or services as— 

14 (1) a substantial or essential component of such 

15 equipment, system, or service; or 

16 (2) critical technology as part of such equip17 ment, system, or service. 

18 (b) PROHIBITION ON LOAN AND GRANT FUNDS.— 

19 (1) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense 

20 may not obligate or expend loan or grant funds to 

21 acquire, or to enter into, extend, or renew a contract 

22 or other agreement for, any equipment, system, or 

23 service described in subsection (a). 

24 (2) PRIORITIZATION.—In implementing the pro25 hibition under paragraph (1), the Secretary of De-
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1 fense, in administering a loan, grant, or subsidy pro2 gram, shall prioritize available funding and technical 

3 support to assist affected entities as is reasonably 

4 necessary for those affected entities to cease use of 

5 covered distributed ledger technology and blockchain 

6 equipment or services, to acquire replacement equip7 ment and services, and to ensure that communica8 tions service to users and customers is sustained. 

9 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub10 section (a) or (b) shall be construed to— 

11 (1) prohibit the Secretary of Defense from ac12 quiring from an entity, or entering into, extending, 

13 or renewing a contract or other agreement with an 

14 entity for, a service that connects to the facilities of 

15 a third party, such as blockchain protocols or inter16 connection arrangements; or 

17 (2) apply to wireless telecommunications equip18 ment or third-party validators that cannot route or 

19 redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any 

20 user data or packets that such equipment transmits 

21 or otherwise handles. 

22 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibitions under sub23 sections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date that is 

24 two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

25 (e) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), beginning on the effective date under sub3 section (d), the Secretary of Defense may, upon re4 quest of an entity, issue a waiver of the require5 ments under subsection (a) with respect to such en6 tity for a period of not more than two years. 

7 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may only 

8 provide a waiver under this subsection if the entity 

9 seeking the waiver— 

10 (A) provides a compelling justification for 

11 the additional time to implement the require12 ments of this section; and 

13 (B) submits to the Secretary, who shall not 

14 later than 30 days thereafter submit to the 

15 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

16 and the House of Representatives, a full and 

17 complete description of the presence of covered 

18 distributed ledger technology and blockchain 

19 equipment or services in the entity’s supply 

20 chain and a phase-out plan to eliminate such 

21 covered distributed ledger technology and 

22 blockchain equipment or services. 

23 (3) ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU24 NITY.—Beginning on the effective date under sub25 section (d), each head of an element of the intel-
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1 ligence community may waive the requirements 

2 under subsection (a) if such head determines the 

3 waiver is in the national security interests of the 

4 United States. 

5 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

6 (1) The term ‘‘covered distributed ledger tech7 nology and blockchain equipment or services’’ means 

8 distributed ledger technology and blockchain equip9 ment or services of or originating from a foreign ad10 versary, including any of the following companies or 

11 subsidiaries thereof: 

12 (A) The Blockchain-based Services Net13 work. 

14 (B) The Spartan Network. 

15 (C) The Conflux Network. 

16 (D) iFinex, Inc. 

17 (E) Red Date Technology Co., Ltd. 

18 (2) The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the mean19 ing given the term in section 133 of title 41, United 

20 States Code. 

21 (3) The term ‘‘foreign adversary’’ has the 

22 meaning given such term in section 7.2 of title 15, 

23 Code of Federal Regulations. 
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1 (4) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 

2 meaning given the term in section 3 of the National 

3 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

4 SEC. 884. REPORT ON CONTRACT GOAL FOR THE 

5 ABILITYONE PROGRAM. 

6 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres7 sional defense committees a report on— 

8 (1) the progress of the Department of Defense 

9 in achieving the goal for the Department to acquire 

10 products and services from qualified nonprofit agen11 cies for the blind and qualified nonprofit agencies 

12 for the other severely disabled (as such terms are de13 fined, respectively, in section 8501 of title 41, 

14 United States Code) pursuant to chapter 85 of title 

15 41, United States Code, in an amount equal to one 

16 percent of the total funds obligated or expended by 

17 the Department for procurement for a fiscal year; 

18 and 

19 (2) any obstacles faced by the Secretary in 

20 achieving the goal described in paragraph (1). 

21 SEC. 885. REPORT ON SMALL PURCHASES OF CRITICAL 

22 MINERALS AND MAGNETS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 enactment of this section, the Director of the Defense 

25 Contract Management Agency shall submit to the congres-
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1 sional defense committees a report detailing the dollar 

2 amount of covered materials manufactured in China and 

3 Russia and acquired by the Department of Defense 

4 through contracts valued at or below the simplified acqui5 sition threshold during the period beginning on January 

6 1, 2020, and ending on the date of the submission of such 

7 report to the congressional defense committees. 

8 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 

9 (a) shall include— 

10 (1) the total value of contracts under which 

11 covered materials were acquired by the Department 

12 of Defense during the period covered by the report; 

13 (2) the total value of contracts under which 

14 covered materials manufactured in China or Russia 

15 were acquired by the Department of Defense during 

16 the period covered by the report; 

17 (3) the total value of contracts under which 

18 covered materials were acquired by the Department 

19 of Defense during the period covered by the report 

20 for which the Director could not determine whether 

21 the covered materials were manufactured in China 

22 or Russia; 

23 (4) for each covered material, the value of the 

24 covered material acquired by the Department of De-
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1 fense during the period covered by the report that 

2 was manufactured in China or Russia; and 

3 (5) any recommendations from the Director for 

4 improving the ability of the Department of Defense 

5 to track the manufacturer of covered materials. 

6 (c) ACQUISITIONS BY THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS

7 AGENCY.—Each value described in subsection (b) con8 tained in the report required by subsection (a) shall be 

9 disaggregated by acquisitions made by the Defense Logis10 tics Agency and acquisitions made by other elements of 

11 the Department of Defense. 

12 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purposes of 

13 this section, the Director shall regard ‘‘manufacturing’’ as 

14 being the main value-add step in the supply chain in which 

15 raw minerals are initially combined into a metallic, 

16 alloyed, or magnetic form and shall not count late-stage 

17 cutting and finishing processes or distribution as the crit18 ical manufacturing step. 

19 (e) COVERED MATERIAL DEFINED.—In this section, 

20 the term ‘‘covered material’’ means— 

21 (1) samarium-cobalt magnets; 

22 (2) neodymium-iron-boron magnets; 

23 (3) tungsten metal powder; 

24 (4) tungsten heavy alloy; 

25 (5) tantalum metals and alloys; 
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1 (6) aluminum-nickel-cobalt magnets; or 

2 (7) any other metals listed in section 4863(l) of 

3 title 10, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 886. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR IN5 STALLATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

7 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

8 for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Defense may 

9 be used to for a contract for the installation of photo10 voltaic modules at any facility or real property of the De11 partment of Defense unless the contract contains a provi12 sion prohibiting the procurement of such photovoltaic 

13 modules from a foreign entity of concern (as defined in 

14 section 9901(8) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na15 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 

16 U.S.C. 4651(8))). 

17 (b) STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

19 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re20 port on the expected amount to be obligated fiscal year 

21 2025 to install photovoltaic modules at Department of De22 fense facilities. 

23 (c) LIMITATION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

25 appropriations and except as explicitly provided in a 
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1 provision of law enacted after the date of the enact2 ment of this section, the Secretary of Defense may 

3 not obligate or expend from amounts otherwise au4 thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for 

5 the purpose of installing photovoltaic modules at any 

6 facility or real property of the Department of De7 fense more than the amount certified in the report 

8 required under subsection (b) for such purpose dur9 ing fiscal year 2025. 

10 (2) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 

11 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

12 amounts are not authorized to be transferred or re13 programmed pursuant to any authority of the Sec14 retary of Defense for fiscal year 2025 to exceed the 

15 amount certified in the report required under sub16 section (b). 

17 SEC. 887. STUDY AND REPORT ON SHIPPING CONTAINERS 

18 AND SPECIALTY SHIPPING CONTAINERS. 

19 (a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

21 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Trans22 portation, shall submit to the congressional defense com23 mittees, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc24 ture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
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1 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 

2 a report that contains the results of a study on— 

3 (1) the national security implications of reliance 

4 on shipping containers and specialty shipping con5 tainers produced by foreign adversary countries to 

6 meet national defense requirements; and 

7 (2) the feasibility and advisability of production 

8 of shipping containers and specialty shipping con9 tainers by covered countries for procurement by the 

10 Department of Defense. 

11 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

12 (a) shall include— 

13 (1) an assessment of the ability of the Secretary 

14 of Defense to procure shipping containers and spe15 cialty shipping containers from sources other than 

16 foreign adversary countries, including— 

17 (A) any barriers faced by the Secretary for 

18 such procurement, along with recommendations 

19 to mitigate such barriers; and 

20 (B) a timetable for such procurement; 

21 (2) in coordination with entities in the domestic 

22 defense industrial base, an assessment of require23 ments for shipping containers and specialty shipping 

24 containers that could be produced in a covered coun25 try or which could be acquired from allied or partner 
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1 countries, including an assessment of the capabilities 

2 and capacities of the workforce of the domestic de3 fense industrial base, supply chain considerations, 

4 and the impact on the economy of the United States; 

5 (3) an assessment how an alternative source for 

6 procurement of specialty shipping containers would 

7 affect defense systems requiring specialty shipping 

8 containers, particularly in the event of a crisis; and 

9 (4) any other relevant considerations, as jointly 

10 determined by the Secretary of Defense and Sec11 retary of Transportation. 

12 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

13 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

14 a classified annex. 

15 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘covered country’’ means the 

17 United States or an ally or partner country. 

18 (2) The term ‘‘foreign adversary country’’ 

19 means a country specified in section 4872(d)(2) of 

20 title 10, United States Code. 

21 (3) The term ‘‘shipping container’’ has the 

22 meaning given the term ‘‘container’’ in section 

23 80501 of title 46, United States Code. 

24 (4) The term ‘‘specialty shipping container’’ 

25 means a shipping container that is uniquely config-
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1 ured to support and protect items contained during 

2 handling, storage, unpacking, and forward and re3 turn shipment, or to protect personnel and equip4 ment from hazardous contents. 

5 TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE6 FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

7 MANAGEMENT 

8 Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary 

9 of Defense and Related Matters 

10 SEC. 901. CHIEF TALENT MANAGEMENT OFFICER. 

11 Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

12 by adding at the end the following new section: 

13 ‘‘§ 149a. Chief Talent Management Officer 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) There is a Chief Talent Man15 agement Officer of the Department of Defense, who shall 

16 be appointed by the Secretary of Defense. 

17 ‘‘(2) The Chief Talent Management Officer shall re18 port directly to the Secretary of Defense in the perform19 ance of the duties of the Chief Talent Management Officer 

20 under this section. 

21 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Chief Talent Management officer 

22 shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) serve as the principal staff assistant to the 

24 Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of De25 fense on matters relating to total force talent man-
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1 agement within the Department of Defense, includ2 ing talent management for military personnel (in3 cluding members of the active and reserve compo4 nents of the armed forces) and civilian personnel of 

5 the Department; 

6 ‘‘(2) develop and implement the overall talent 

7 strategy for military and civilian personnel in the 

8 Department of Defense, which shall include working 

9 across the military departments, Joint Staff, Office 

10 of the Secretary of Defense, and with interagency 

11 partners to lead the total force talent acquisition 

12 and management efforts of the Department; 

13 ‘‘(3) oversee updates and reforms for remote 

14 and hybrid work, the use of enabling technology, 

15 practices for developing and tracking talent, and en16 couraging movement of talent across components, 

17 agencies, and non-governmental entities to help pro18 mote flexible career pathways and increase retention; 

19 ‘‘(4) match talent to needs within the Depart20 ment and integrate broad upskilling and reskilling 

21 programs to create the future national defense work22 force; 

23 ‘‘(5) coordinate all talent programs within the 

24 Department, including by developing pathways for 

25 permeability between uniformed and non-uniformed 
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1 service opportunities and opportunities in the private 

2 sector; 

3 ‘‘(6) maintain, strengthen, and improve the De4 partment’s use of competitive service hiring authori5 ties under title 5 and the authorities available under 

6 section 129 of this title to ensure the Department 

7 recruits and retains a strong and professional civil8 ian workforce; 

9 ‘‘(7) study and promote best practices for work10 force development from the government, nonprofit, 

11 academic, and private sectors; 

12 ‘‘(8) serve as the principal liaison between the 

13 Department and the national security talent indus14 trial and innovation base; 

15 ‘‘(9) carry out programs, projects, and other ac16 tivities to strengthen the national security talent in17 dustrial and innovation base; 

18 ‘‘(10) identify rules, regulations, policies, and 

19 guidance related to military and civilian talent man20 agement that require change for the purposes of 

21 achieving efficiencies and meeting the personnel 

22 needs of the Department; 

23 ‘‘(11) coordinate with the Joint Staff and the 

24 Commanders of the combatant commands to identify 

25 talent needs to meet operational challenges; 
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1 ‘‘(12) develop an employer brand for the De2 partment of Defense that positions the Department 

3 as a sought after employer; 

4 ‘‘(13) using available hiring authorities, develop 

5 a capability to rapidly prototype workforce develop6 ment and talent acquisition approaches with non7 profit, academic, Government, and private sector 

8 agencies and organizations; and 

9 ‘‘(14) carry out such other duties relating to 

10 talent management as may be assigned by the Sec11 retary of Defense. 

12 ‘‘(c) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS.—The Chief 

13 Talent Management Officer shall seek to partner with 

14 multiple intermediary organizations, including academic 

15 institutions and other key stakeholders in the talent indus16 trial and innovation base, to support the development of 

17 pools of qualified individuals with the skills and expertise 

18 necessary to meet critical personnel needs of the Depart19 ment of Defense. Activities undertaken pursuant to such 

20 partnerships may include the identification, training, and 

21 vetting of critical talent for the Department, including in22 dividuals with expertise relating to artificial intelligence, 

23 biotechnology, cybersecurity, materials and manufac24 turing, business processes, venture capital, financial mar25 kets, and other critical areas. 
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1 ‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 

2 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 

3 and on a semiannual basis thereafter, the Secretary of De4 fense, in coordination with the Chief Talent Management 

5 Officer, shall submit to the congressional defense commit6 tees a report that includes— 

7 ‘‘(1) the strategy for implementation of the po8 sition of Chief Talent Management Officer of the 

9 Department of Defense; 

10 ‘‘(2) any additional authorities or funding re11 quired for the Chief Talent Management officer to 

12 carry the purposes of this section; and 

13 ‘‘(3) such other information as the Secretary 

14 determines appropriate.’’. 

15 SEC. 902. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR COUNTERING THREATS 

16 POSED BY SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 

17 Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, as amend18 ed by section 901, is further amended by adding at the 

19 end the following new section: 

20 ‘‘§ 149b. Executive agent for countering threats posed 

21 by small unmanned aircraft 

22 ‘‘(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 

23 shall designate a senior official from among the personnel 

24 of the Department of Defense to act as the executive agent 

25 responsible for providing oversight of— 
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1 ‘‘(1) the efforts of the Department to counter 

2 small unmanned aircraft and systems; and 

3 ‘‘(2) associated training and technology pro4 grams. 

5 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Executive agent shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) coordinate and integrate joint require7 ments to counter threats posed by small unmanned 

8 aircraft; 

9 ‘‘(2) provide common individual training to 

10 members of the Armed Forces on countering such 

11 threats; and 

12 ‘‘(3) carry out joint research, development, test, 

13 and evaluation activities for common activities on be14 half of the military departments with respect to 

15 counter-UAS systems. 

16 ‘‘(c) SUPPORT WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DE17 FENSE.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 

18 military departments, Defense Agencies, and other compo19 nents of the Department of Defense provide the executive 

20 agent designated under subsection (a) with the appro21 priate support and resources needed to perform the roles, 

22 responsibilities, and authorities of the executive agent. 

23 ‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING DIRECTIVE.— 

24 The Secretary shall carry out this section in compliance 

25 with Directive 5101.1. 
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1 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Directive 5101.1’ means De3 partment of Defense Directive 5101.1, or any suc4 cessor directive relating to the responsibilities of an 

5 executive agent of the Department of Defense. 

6 ‘‘(2) The term ‘executive agent’ has the mean7 ing given the term ‘DoD Executive Agent’ in Direc8 tive 5101.1. 

9 ‘‘(3) The terms ‘counter-UAS system’, ‘un10 manned aircraft’, and ‘small unmanned aircraft’ 

11 have the meanings given those terms in section 

12 44801 of title 49, United States Code.’’. 

13 SEC. 903. ELIMINATION OF THE CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER 

14 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

15 (a) REPEAL OF POSITION.—Section 147 of title 10, 

16 United States Code, is repealed. 

17 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 913 of the Wil18 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 8 

20 U.S.C. 147 note) is repealed. 

21 (c) PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SIMILAR

22 POSITIONS.—No Federal funds may be obligated or ex23 pended to establish a position within the Department of 

24 Defense that is the same as or substantially similar to— 
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1 (1) the position of Chief Diversity Officer, as 

2 described in section 147 of title 10, United States 

3 Code, as such section was in effect before the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act; or 

5 (2) the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity 

6 and Inclusion, as described in section 913(b) of the 

7 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au8 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

9 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 147 note), as such section was 

10 in effect before the date of the enactment of this 

11 Act. 

12 Subtitle B—Other Department of 

13 Defense Organization and Man14 agement Matters 

15 SEC. 921. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS RESPON16 SIBLE FOR CONTESTED LOGISTICS POSTURE 

17 MANAGEMENT. 

18 (a) ROLE OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR

19 ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT.—Section 133b(b)(5) of 

20 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

22 the end; 

23 (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 

24 the end; and 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(D) the official with principal responsi4 bility for contested logistics posture manage5 ment for the Department in accordance with 

6 section 2229b(a) of this title;’’. 

7 (b) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR MILITARY DEPART8 MENT OFFICIALS.—Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 

9 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

10 section: 

11 ‘‘§ 2229b. Senior officials responsible for contested lo12 gistics posture management 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 

14 for Acquisition and Sustainment shall be the official in 

15 the Department of Defense with principal responsibility 

16 for contested logistics posture management for the De17 partment. In carrying out such responsibilities, the Under 

18 Secretary shall coordinate with the senior military depart19 ment officials designated under subsection (b). 

20 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR MILITARY DEPART21 MENT OFFICIALS.—Each secretary of a military depart22 ment shall designate, from among officials serving in the 

23 department who have been confirmed by the Senate, an 

24 official to have principal responsibility for contested logis25 tics posture management for that department. 
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1 ‘‘(c) DEPUTIES.—Each senior official designated 

2 under subsection (b) may designate an official of the mili3 tary department concerned to serve as a deputy to assist 

4 the senior official in carrying out the responsibilities under 

5 this section. 

6 ‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each senior official des7 ignated under subsection (b) shall be responsible for— 

8 ‘‘(1) ensuring that the department concerned is 

9 adequately prepared to provide logistics support to 

10 the armed forces of that department in contested en11 vironments outside the continental United States, in12 cluding by— 

13 ‘‘(A) establishing or arranging for access 

14 to locations through which supplies and equip15 ment can be provided to such forces; 

16 ‘‘(B) developing any necessary infrastruc17 ture; and 

18 ‘‘(C) to the extent feasible, prepositioning 

19 supplies and equipment at such locations; and 

20 ‘‘(2) ensuring that the logistics capabilities de21 scribed in paragraph (1) meet the requirements of 

22 the operational and contingency plans of such forces. 

23 ‘‘(e) CONTESTED LOGISTICS POSTURE STRATEGY.— 

24 ‘‘(1) Each senior official designated under sub25 section (b) shall develop and implement strategy for 
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1 carrying out the responsibilities described in sub2 section (d). 

3 ‘‘(2) Each strategy under paragraph (1) shall 

4 include the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) A description of— 

6 ‘‘(i) the locations of sites outside the 

7 continental United States at which stocks 

8 of supplies and equipment are 

9 prepositioned as of the date of the strat10 egy; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the status and disposition of 

12 such prepositioned stocks; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) the operational or contingency 

14 plan such stocks are intended to support. 

15 ‘‘(B) Identification of— 

16 ‘‘(i) any shortcomings associated with 

17 the sites and prepositioned stocks de18 scribed in subparagraph (A) that must be 

19 addressed to optimally execute operational 

20 and contingency plans; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) any additional sites, infrastruc22 ture, or equipment that may be needed to 

23 address such shortcomings and support 

24 such plans. 
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1 ‘‘(C) A description of any additional fund2 ing or other resources required— 

3 ‘‘(i) to address the shortcomings iden4 tified under subparagraph (B)(i); and 

5 ‘‘(ii) to provide for the additional 

6 sites, infrastructure, and equipment identi7 fied under subparagraph (B)(ii). 

8 ‘‘(D) A prioritized list of investment rec9 ommendations for each item described in sub10 paragraph (C). 

11 ‘‘(E) Identification of each case in which 

12 the military department concerned lacks the au13 thority or ability to access a location outside the 

14 United States for purposes of providing logistics 

15 support as required under operational and con16 tingency plans, set forth separately by location. 

17 ‘‘(F) An assessment of any existing and 

18 projected threats to sites outside the continental 

19 United States that are expected to support such 

20 operational and contingency plans. 

21 ‘‘(3) COVERED PERIOD AND UPDATES.—Each 

22 strategy under paragraph (1) shall cover the period 

23 of one year following the date of the strategy and 

24 shall be updated on an annual basis in accordance 

25 with paragraph (4). 
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1 ‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

2 ‘‘(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 

3 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

4 section, each senior official designated under 

5 subsection (b) shall submit to the congressional 

6 defense committees a report that includes the 

7 strategy developed under paragraph (1). 

8 ‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—On an an9 nual basis following the submittal of the initial 

10 report under subparagraph (A), each senior of11 ficial designated under subsection (b) shall sub12 mit to the congressional defense committees a 

13 report that includes— 

14 ‘‘(i) an updated version of the strat15 egy under paragraph (1); 

16 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of the progress 

17 made by the military department con18 cerned in achieving the goals of such strat19 egy; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) any plans of the official improve 

21 the logistics capabilities of the military de22 partment concerned to ensure those capa23 bilities meet the requirements of applicable 

24 operational and contingency plans. 
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1 ‘‘(f) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the duties re2 quired under this section, each senior official designated 

3 under subsection (b) shall consult with subject matter ex4 perts from— 

5 ‘‘(1) the Office of the Secretary of Defense; 

6 ‘‘(2) the Joint Staff; 

7 ‘‘(3) the geographic combatant commands; 

8 ‘‘(4) other military departments; 

9 ‘‘(5) the Department of State; and 

10 ‘‘(6) such other departments and agencies of 

11 the Federal Government as the official determines 

12 appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(g) REPRESENTATION.—To the extent practicable, 

14 the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each official 

15 designated under subsection (b) is included in any panels, 

16 working groups, or advisory bodies of the Department 

17 with roles relating the matters described in subsection 

18 (d).’’. 

19 (c) DEADLINE FOR DESIGNATION.—Not later than 

20 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 

21 Secretary of a military department shall make the des22 ignation required under section 2229b(b) of title 10, 

23 United States Code (as added by subsection (b) of this 

24 section). 
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1 SEC. 922. ELIGIBILITY OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 

2 BUREAU FOR APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN 

3 OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. 

4 Section 152(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘the Commandant of the Marine 

6 Corps, or the Chief of Space Operations’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of 

8 Space Operations, or the Chief of the National Guard Bu9 reau’’. 

10 SEC. 923. DESIGNATION OF DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF 

11 THE ARMY AS PRINCIPAL OFFICIAL RESPON12 SIBLE FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7014 of title 10, United 

14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(g)(1) The Secretary of the Army shall designate 

17 the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army as the official 

18 within the Office of the Secretary of the Army with prin19 cipal responsibility for the explosive ordnance disposal en20 terprise of the Army. 

21 ‘‘(2) The responsibilities of the Deputy Under Sec22 retary of the Army under this subsection shall include— 

23 ‘‘(A) providing oversight and strategic direction 

24 for the management and operations of the explosive 

25 ordnance disposal enterprise of the Army, including 

26 planning, programming, budgeting, and execution; 
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1 ‘‘(B) providing strategic direction for the fund2 ing of the enterprise, including funding for— 

3 ‘‘(i) manning, training, organizing, equip4 ping (including any associated research and de5 velopment), and sustaining the enterprise; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) supporting military installations that 

7 comprise the enterprise; 

8 ‘‘(C) providing strategic direction for the activi9 ties of the enterprise in providing explosive ordi10 nance disposal support for— 

11 ‘‘(i) the President; 

12 ‘‘(ii) combatant commanders; 

13 ‘‘(iii) military installations; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) civilian law enforcement agencies (in 

15 accordance with sections 282 and 283 of this 

16 title); and 

17 ‘‘(D) providing strategic direction on the activi18 ties of the enterprise over the full range of military 

19 operations from irregular warfare to large-scale 

20 ground combat. 

21 ‘‘(3) On an annual basis, the Deputy Under Sec22 retary of the Army shall provide to the Committees on 

23 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent24 atives a briefing on the status of the explosive ordnance 

25 disposal enterprise of the Army. The briefing shall include, 
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1 with respect to the period covered by the most recent fu2 ture-years defense program submitted to Congress under 

3 section 221 of this title (as of the date of the briefing), 

4 an estimate of the total obligatory authority for the enter5 prise and the numbers and types of personnel expected 

6 to be assigned to the enterprise. 

7 ‘‘(4) In this subsection, the terms ‘explosive ord8 nance’ and ‘explosive ordnance disposal’ have the mean9 ings given those terms in section 2284(d).’’. 

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

11 subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 924. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DRONE CORPS AS A 

14 BASIC BRANCH OF THE ARMY. 

15 (a) DESIGNATION AS BASIC BRANCH.—Section 

16 7063(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

18 end; 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para20 graph (14); and 

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol22 lowing new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(13) Drone Corps; and’’. 
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1 (b) ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS.—Chapter 707 

2 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

3 after section 7081 the following new section: 

4 ‘‘§ 7082. Drone Corps: organization and functions 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a Drone Corps in the 

6 Army. The Drone Corps consists of— 

7 ‘‘(1) the Chief of the Drone Corps, who shall be 

8 appointed by the Secretary of the Army from among 

9 the officers of the Drone Corps; 

10 ‘‘(2) commissioned officers of the Regular Army 

11 appointed therein; and 

12 ‘‘(3) other members of the Army assigned 

13 thereto by the Secretary of the Army. 

14 ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—Subject to such limitations or 

15 conditions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe, 

16 the Drone Corps shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) be the organization in the Army with pri18 mary responsibility for programs, projects, and ac19 tivities involving— 

20 ‘‘(A) small and medium unmanned air21 craft; 

22 ‘‘(B) unmanned aircraft systems that in23 clude such aircraft; and 

24 ‘‘(C) counter-UAS systems; 
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1 ‘‘(2) serve as a command center for Army oper2 ations involving the aircraft and systems described 

3 in paragraph (1); 

4 ‘‘(3) carry out activities to integrate such air5 craft and systems with Army forces that have not 

6 traditionally used such aircraft and systems; 

7 ‘‘(4) conduct research, development, testing, 

8 and evaluation of such aircraft and systems; 

9 ‘‘(5) provide personnel with specialized training 

10 in such aircraft and systems; 

11 ‘‘(6) carry out programs to attract and retain 

12 personnel with expertise relevant to such aircraft 

13 and systems; 

14 ‘‘(7) develop strategies and capabilities to 

15 counter the unmanned aircraft and unmanned air16 craft systems of adversary forces; and 

17 ‘‘(8) perform such other functions relating to 

18 unmanned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems 

19 as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

20 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 ‘‘(1) The terms ‘counter-UAS system’, ‘un22 manned aircraft’, and ‘unmanned aircraft system’ 

23 have the meanings given those terms in section 

24 44801 of title 49, United States Code. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘medium unmanned aircraft’ 

2 means an unmanned aircraft with gross takeoff 

3 weight that is equal to greater than 55 pounds and 

4 less than 1320 pounds. 

5 ‘‘(3) The term ‘small unmanned aircraft’ means 

6 an unmanned aircraft with a gross takeoff weight of 

7 less than 55 pounds.’’. 

8 SEC. 925. ARMY ELECTRONIC WARFARE CENTER OF EXCEL9 LENCE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 707 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new section: 

13 ‘‘§ 7085. Electronic Warfare Center of Excellence 

14 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Army 

15 shall establish and operate an Electronic Warfare Center 

16 of Excellence within the Army Training and Doctrine 

17 Command. 

18 ‘‘(b) MISSIONS.—The Electronic Warfare Center of 

19 Excellence shall be used to— 

20 ‘‘(1) provide comprehensive training and other 

21 educational programs relating to electronic warfare, 

22 including— 

23 ‘‘(A) advanced individual training; 

24 ‘‘(B) professional military education; 

25 ‘‘(C) new equipment training; and 
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1 ‘‘(D) instructor training and certification; 

2 ‘‘(2) develop and regularly update the cur3 riculum for such training and programs; 

4 ‘‘(3) identify, develop, and integrate materiel 

5 and organizational requirements for electronic war6 fare; 

7 ‘‘(4) investigate emerging electronic warfare re8 quirements; 

9 ‘‘(5) conduct assessments for electronic warfare 

10 materiel requirements determination and develop11 ment; 

12 ‘‘(6) develop and manage the integration of 

13 electronic warfare solutions with doctrine, organiza14 tion, training, materiel, leadership and education, 

15 personnel, and facilities; 

16 ‘‘(7) conduct analysis for electronic warfare 

17 force requirements; 

18 ‘‘(8) develop and manage organizational docu19 mentation relating to electronic warfare, including 

20 field manuals, technical manuals, training materials, 

21 standard operating procedures, doctrine publications, 

22 and after-action reports; 

23 ‘‘(9) carry out such functions as the Secretary 

24 of the Army determines appropriate.’’. 
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1 (b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—Not later than one 

2 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, to the 

3 extent determined appropriate by the Secretary of the 

4 Army, the Secretary shall transfer the electronic warfare5 related programs, projects, and activities of the Cyber 

6 Center of Excellence of the Army to the Electronic War7 fare Center of Excellence established under section 7085 

8 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 

9 (a). 

10 SEC. 926. CODIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL STAFF CORPS OF 

11 THE NAVY. 

12 (a) CODIFICATION.—Section 8090 of title 10, United 

13 States Code, is amended, in subsection (a)— 

14 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

15 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para16 graph (9); and 

17 (3) by inserting, after paragraph (4), the fol18 lowing new paragraphs: 

19 ‘‘(5) the Supply Corps; 

20 ‘‘(6) the Civil Engineer Corps; 

21 ‘‘(7) the Nurse Corps; 

22 ‘‘(8) the Medical Service Corps; and’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur24 ther amended, in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Medical 

25 Corps, the Dental Corps, the Judge Advocate General’s 
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1 Corps, and the Chaplain Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘staff corps 

2 specified in subsection (a)’’. 

3 SEC. 927. FEASIBILITY REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A 

4 DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL REVITALIZATION 

5 BOARD. 

6 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv9 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re10 port on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a 

11 Defense Industrial Revitalization Board (in this section 

12 referred to as the ‘‘Board’’) that— 

13 (1) would consist of the members described in 

14 subsection (b); 

15 (2) would be responsible for ensuring the de16 fense industrial base is prepared to meet Depart17 ment of Defense wartime production needs by— 

18 (A) assessing the health of the defense in19 dustrial base; 

20 (B) identifying critical shortages and im21 pediments to production of critical munitions 

22 and other war materials; 

23 (C) identifying required production rates 

24 for critical munitions; and 
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1 (D) overseeing and deconflicting Depart2 ment and service efforts to improve defense in3 dustrial capacity; 

4 (3) would, in furtherance of such responsibil5 ities— 

6 (A) develop a comprehensive plan that de7 tails immediate steps that can be taken to in8 crease the capacity of the defense industrial 

9 base; 

10 (B) utilize existing supply chain mapping 

11 efforts to identify single points of failure that 

12 impact munitions and critical weapons plat13 forms and identify funding mechanisms to cre14 ate second sources or other resilience measures, 

15 with a focus on those munitions necessary for 

16 a potential war in the Pacific; 

17 (C) utilize existing supply chain mapping 

18 efforts to identify reliance on foreign adver19 saries within critical munitions supply chains 

20 and recommend amelioration efforts; 

21 (D) for critical munitions, establish a min22 imum procurement rate for purposes of ensur23 ing adequate Department of Defense budgeting 

24 in each fiscal year and for directing budget pro25 posals for the Department; and 
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1 (E) review critical munitions production 

2 capacity on a twice yearly basis and take reme3 dial action to address any shortfalls; and 

4 (4) would terminate five years after being es5 tablished. 

6 (b) MEMBERS DESCRIBED.—The Board considered 

7 for potential establishment in the report under subsection 

8 (a) would include the following members: 

9 (1) Relevant Department of Defense acquisi10 tion, research and engineering, and comptroller per11 sonnel. 

12 (2) Service acquisition executives and program 

13 managers. 

14 (3) Defense industry representatives. 

15 (4) Relevant think tank experts. 

16 (5) Representatives from the Under Secretary 

17 of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 

18 (6) Representatives from the Under Secretary 

19 of Defense for Research and Engineering. 

20 (7) Representatives from the Defense Innova21 tion Unit. 

22 (c) DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE DEFINED.—In this 

23 section, the term ‘‘defense industrial base’’ means organi24 zations, facilities, and resources that supply the Depart-
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1 ment of Defense with materials, products, and services for 

2 defense purposes. 

3 SEC. 928. INCLUSION OF MEXICO IN THE AREA OF RESPON4 SIBILITY OF THE UNITED STATES SOUTHERN 

5 COMMAND. 

6 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

8 (1) remove Mexico from the area of responsi9 bility of the United States Northern Command; and 

10 (2) include Mexico in the area of responsibility 

11 of the United States Southern Command. 

12 SEC. 929. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMANDANT OF THE COAST 

13 GUARD ON THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. 

14 (a) MEMBERSHIP ON THE JOINT CHIEFS OF

15 STAFF.—Section 151(a) of title 10, United States Code, 

16 is amended by adding at the end the following new para17 graph: 

18 ‘‘(9) The Commandant of the Coast Guard.’’. 

19 (b) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN; GRADE AND

20 RANK.—Section 152 of such title is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘or the 

22 Commandant of the Marine Corps’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or the Com24 mandant of the Coast Guard’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Navy’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘Navy or Coast Guard’’. 

3 (c) VICE CHAIRMAN.—Section 154(f) of such title is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘Navy or 

5 Coast Guard’’. 

6 (d) INCLUSION ON THE JOINT STAFF.—Section 

7 155(a) of such title is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

10 (A), by striking ‘‘(other than the Coast 

11 Guard)’’; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

13 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

14 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

15 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

17 subparagraph: 

18 ‘‘(D) the Coast Guard.’’; and 

19 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 

20 the military department having jurisdiction over that 

21 armed force’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’. 

22 (e) DUTIES AS MEMBER OF JOINT STAFF.—Section 

23 302 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘The President may’’ and in25 serting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(a) The President may’’; and 

2 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub3 section: 

4 ‘‘(b)(1) The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 

5 also perform the duties prescribed for the Commandant 

6 as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under section 

7 151 of title 10. 

8 ‘‘(2) To the extent that such action does not impair 

9 the independence of the Commandant in the performance 

10 of the Commandant’s duties as a member of the Joint 

11 Chiefs of Staff, the Commandant shall inform the Sec12 retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is op13 erating regarding military advice rendered by members of 

14 the Joint Chiefs of Staff on matters affecting such depart15 ment. 

16 ‘‘(3) Subject to the authority, direction, and control 

17 of the Secretary of Defense, the Commandant shall keep 

18 the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 

19 is operating fully informed of significant military oper20 ations affecting the duties and responsibilities of such Sec21 retary.’’. 

22 SEC. 930. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENIOR INTEL23 LIGENCE OVERSIGHT OFFICIAL. 

24 Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United States 

25 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘§ 430c. Senior Intelligence Oversight Official 

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 

3 or a designee of the Secretary determined by regulations 

4 prescribed by the Secretary, shall designate a civilian em5 ployee of the Department of Defense in the Senior Execu6 tive Service to serve as the Senior Intelligence Oversight 

7 Official. 

8 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Senior Intelligence 

9 Oversight Official shall exercise independent oversight of 

10 all intelligence, intelligence-related, and sensitive activities 

11 of the Department of Defense, including activities involv12 ing— 

13 ‘‘(1) tradecraft; 

14 ‘‘(2) the operational use of an individual; or 

15 ‘‘(3) clandestine operational tactics, techniques, 

16 and procedures. 

17 ‘‘(c) ACCESS.—The Senior Intelligence Oversight Of18 ficial shall have— 

19 ‘‘(1) complete and unrestricted access to all in20 formation concerning any intelligence, intelligence21 related, or sensitive activity of the Department of 

22 Defense regardless of classification or 

23 compartmentalization, including special access pro24 grams, from any personnel or organizational entity 

25 of the Department of Defense, to the extent nec-
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1 essary to carry out the responsibilities and functions 

2 of the Senior Intelligence Oversight Official; and 

3 ‘‘(2) direct access to the Secretary of Defense 

4 and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, as cir5 cumstances require in the determination of the Sen6 ior Intelligence Oversight Official. 

7 ‘‘(d) REVIEW OF REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 

8 Defense shall review and update Department of Defense 

9 Directive 5148.13, and any associated or successor regula10 tion or directive, to conform to this section.’’. 

11 TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

12 Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

13 SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

14 (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

15 (1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 

16 Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 

17 the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 

18 amounts of authorizations made available to the De19 partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 

20 2025 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 

21 year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au22 thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 

23 be available for the same purposes as the authoriza24 tion to which transferred. 
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1 (2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para2 graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that 

3 the Secretary may transfer under the authority of 

4 this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000. 

5 (3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN

6 MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A trans7 fer of funds between military personnel authoriza8 tions under title IV shall not be counted toward the 

9 dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 

10 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub11 section (a) to transfer authorizations— 

12 (1) may only be used to provide authority for 

13 items that have a higher priority than the items 

14 from which authority is transferred; and 

15 (2) may not be used to provide authority for an 

16 item that has been denied authorization by Con17 gress. 

18 (c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A 

19 transfer made from one account to another under the au20 thority of this section shall be deemed to increase the 

21 amount authorized for the account to which the amount 

22 is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans23 ferred. 
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1 (d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

2 promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under 

3 subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 1002. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINAN5 CIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION. 

6 (a) Not later than September 30, 2026, the Under 

7 Secretary of Defense for Comptroller shall revise the De8 partment of Defense Financial Management Regulation 

9 7000.14-R. The Under Secretary shall ensure that the re10 vised regulation— 

11 (1) is consistent and clear throughout; 

12 (2) includes updated guidance with respect to 

13 legislative and regulatory requirements; and 

14 (3) does not include any outdated guidance or 

15 guidance subject to change annually in an annual 

16 appropriations act. 

17 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In revising the regulation 

18 under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall— 

19 (1) prioritize clarity and accessibility in the lan20 guage and direction provided, including improve21 ments to the coordination and approval process for 

22 recommended changes; 

23 (2) review and adopt modern financial practices 

24 that better align to current development and produc25 tion cycles; 
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1 (3) consider information technology solutions to 

2 improve the accessibility and usability of the Finan3 cial Management Regulation; and 

4 (4) in consultation with the Cross-Functional 

5 Team established under section 1003 consider the 

6 recommendations of the Commission on Planning, 

7 Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform. 

8 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, and once every 90 days 

10 thereafter during the three-year period following such date 

11 of enactment, the Secretary shall provide to the congres12 sional defense committees a briefing on the efforts to up13 date the Financial Management Regulation. Each such 

14 briefing shall include each of the following: 

15 (1) The progress made in updating the Finan16 cial Management Regulation. 

17 (2) The plan and timeline for completing revi18 sions to the Financial Management Regulation. 

19 (3) Any barriers to the ability of the Depart20 ment of Defense to update the Financial Manage21 ment Regulation as required under this section. 

22 (4) Any legislation required to complete revi23 sions of the Financial Management Regulation. 

24 (5) Any other information determined relevant 

25 by the Secretary. 
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1 SEC. 1003. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM FOR IMPLEMENTA2 TION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COM3 MISSION ON PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, 

4 BUDGETING, AND EXECUTION REFORM. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using the authority provided 

6 pursuant to section 911(c) of the National Defense Au7 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 

8 328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note), the Secretary of Defense shall 

9 establish a cross-functional team to address the implemen10 tation of the recommendations of the Commission on Plan11 ning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform (in 

12 this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

13 (b) DUTIES.—The duties of the cross-functional team 

14 established under subsection (a) shall be to assist the Sec15 retary of Defense with the implementation of the rec16 ommendations of the Commission and any efforts regard17 ing such recommendations that the Secretary determines 

18 necessary. 

19 (c) TEAM LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary shall select 

20 an Under Secretary of Defense to lead the cross-functional 

21 team and a senior military officer to serve as the deputy 

22 to the Under Secretary so selected. 

23 (d) DETERMINATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES

24 AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary, acting through 

25 the cross-functional team established under subsection (a), 

26 shall determine the roles and responsibilities of the organi-
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1 zations and elements of the Department of Defense with 

2 respect to addressing the implementation of the rec3 ommendations of the Commission, including the roles and 

4 responsibilities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 

5 Defense agencies, Department of Defense field activities, 

6 the military departments, the combatant commands, and 

7 the Joint Staff. 

8 (e) BRIEFINGS.— 

9 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 45 days 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary shall provide to the congressional defense 

12 committees a briefing on— 

13 (A) the progress of the Secretary in estab14 lishing the cross-functional team required under 

15 subsection (a); and 

16 (B) the progress the team has made in— 

17 (i) determining the roles and respon18 sibilities of the organizations and elements 

19 of the Department of Defense with respect 

20 the cross-functional team; and 

21 (ii) carrying out the duties under sub22 section (b). 

23 (2) UPDATES.—Not later than 90 days after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, and once 

25 every 90 days thereafter during the three-year pe-
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1 riod following such date of enactment, the Secretary 

2 shall provide to the congressional defense commit3 tees a briefing containing updates with respect to 

4 the efforts of the Department regarding implementa5 tion of the recommendations of the Commission. 

6 SEC. 1004. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER 

7 OF FUNDS. 

8 Subsection (c) of section 2214 of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—(1) Not later than five 

11 days after the Secretary of Defense transfers amounts 

12 under such authority to transfer amounts, the Secretary 

13 shall provide to the congressional defense committees and 

14 the covered members of Congress notice of the transfer. 

15 ‘‘(2) Notice under this subsection with respect to a 

16 transfer shall include— 

17 ‘‘(A) a written description of the transfer; and 

18 ‘‘(B) upon the request of a congressional de19 fense committee or a covered member of Congress, 

20 a briefing on the transfer, which shall be provided 

21 not later than five days after the date on which the 

22 briefing is requested. 

23 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘covered member of 

24 Congress’ means, with respect to a transfer— 
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1 ‘‘(A) each Member of the House of Representa2 tives who represents a district that would be affected 

3 by the transfer; and 

4 ‘‘(B) both Senators from each State that would 

5 be affected by the transfer.’’. 

6 SEC. 1005. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPENDING REDUC7 TIONS IN ABSENCE OF SUBMITTED FINAN8 CIAL STATEMENTS OR FAILURE TO ACHIEVE 

9 UNQUALIFIED OR QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT 

10 AUDIT OPINION. 

11 (a) APPLICABILITY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

13 this section applies to the Department of Defense, 

14 including military departments and Defense Agen15 cies thereof. 

16 (2) SEPARATE APPLICABILITY.—If a military 

17 department or Defense Agency is identified by the 

18 Director of the Office of Management and Budget as 

19 required to have its own audited financial statement 

20 under section 3515 of title 31, United States Code, 

21 that military department and Defense Agency shall 

22 be treated separately from the Department of De23 fense for purposes of application of this section. 

24 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The terms ‘‘financial statement’’ and ‘‘ex2 ternal independent auditor’’ have the meanings given 

3 those terms in section 3521(e) of title 31, United 

4 States Code. 

5 (3) The term ‘‘unqualified’’, with respect to the 

6 audit status of a financial statement, includes the 

7 characterizations clean and unmodified. 

8 (2) The term ‘‘qualified’’, with respect to the 

9 audit status of a financial statement, includes the 

10 characterization modified. 

11 (c) ADJUSTMENTS FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNT12 ABILITY.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—On March 2 of each fiscal 

14 year, the discretionary budget authority available for 

15 the Department of Defense (or a military depart16 ment or Defense Agency covered by subsection 

17 (a)(2)) for such fiscal year shall be adjusted as pro18 vided in paragraph (2). 

19 (2) ADJUSTMENT.—If the Department of De20 fense (or a military department or Defense Agency 

21 covered by subsection (a)(2)) has not submitted a fi22 nancial statement for the previous fiscal year, or if 

23 such financial statement has not received either an 

24 unqualified or a qualified audit opinion by an inde25 pendent external auditor, the discretionary budget 
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1 authority available for the Department of Defense, 

2 the military department, or the Defense Agency (as 

3 the case may be) shall be reduced by .5 percent, 

4 with the reduction applied proportionately to each 

5 account (other than an account listed in subsection 

6 (d) or an account for which a waiver is made under 

7 subsection (e)). 

8 (3) MINIMIZES NATIONAL SECURITY EF9 FECTS.—Consistent with applicable laws, the Sec10 retary of Defense may make any reduction under 

11 paragraph (2) in a manner that minimizes any effect 

12 on national security. 

13 (4) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—An amount equal to 

14 the total amount of any reduction under paragraph 

15 (2) shall be retained in the general fund of the 

16 Treasury for the purposes of deficit reduction. 

17 (d) ACCOUNTS EXCLUDED.—The following accounts 

18 are excluded from any reductions referred to in subsection 

19 (c)(2): 

20 (1) Military personnel, reserve personnel, and 

21 National Guard personnel accounts of the Depart22 ment of Defense. 

23 (2) The Defense Health Program account of 

24 the Department of Defense. 
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1 (e) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 

2 (c)(2) with respect to an account if the President certifies 

3 that applying the subsection to that account would harm 

4 national security or members of the Armed Forces who 

5 are deployed in combat zones. 

6 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after an adjust7 ment under subsection (c), the Director of the Office of 

8 Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a re9 port describing the amount and account of each adjust10 ment. 

11 SEC. 1006. OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL IM12 PROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION 

13 PLAN. 

14 Section 240b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, the 

17 Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the 

18 House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

19 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

20 Senate’’ after ‘‘congressional defense committees’’; 

21 and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

23 (A) by amending the paragraph heading to 

24 read as follows: ‘‘BRIEFINGS’’; and 
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1 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

2 subparagraph: 

3 ‘‘(C) Not later than June 30, 2025, and annu4 ally thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense 

5 (Comptroller) shall provide to the Committee on 

6 Oversight and Accountability of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu8 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a brief9 ing on the status of the corrective action plan. Such 

10 briefing shall include an assessment of the progress 

11 of the Secretary of Defense in achieving an unquali12 fied audit opinion as described in subsection 

13 (a)(2)(iv)’’. 

14 SEC. 1006A. USE OF TECHNOLOGY USING ARTIFICIAL IN15 TELLIGENCE TO FACILITATE AUDIT OF THE 

16 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE DEPART17 MENT OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. 

18 (a) USE OF AI TECHNOLOGY FOR AUDITS.—The Sec19 retary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, 

20 and Air Force shall encourage, to the greatest extent prac21 ticable, the use of technology that uses artificial intel22 ligence or machine learning for the purpose of facilitating 

23 audits of the financial statements of the Department of 

24 Defense. 
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1 (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF AI TECHNOLOGY FOR AU2 DITS.—The Director of the Chief Digital and Artificial In3 telligence Office of the Department, in coordination with 

4 the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi5 neering and the Inspector General of the Department, 

6 shall oversee the adoption of artificial intelligence and ma7 chine learning technologies in support of financial man8 agement and enterprise business operations. 

9 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

11 shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

12 Senate and House of Representatives a briefing that in13 cludes a description of the use of artificial intelligence or 

14 machine learning technologies as described in (a) and (b), 

15 including an update on the implementation of the strategy 

16 titled ‘‘2023 Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence 

17 Adoption Strategy’’ and dated June 27, 2023. 

18 Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 

19 SEC. 1007. MODIFICATION TO TYPES OF SUPPORT FOR 

20 COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES 

21 TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED 

22 CRIME. 

23 Section 284(b)(6)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 

24 is amended by striking ‘‘within 25 miles of and’’. 
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1 SEC. 1008. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AF2 FECTING FLOW OF DRUGS INTO UNITED 

3 STATES. 

4 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe Depart6 ment-wide guidance that establishes support for 

7 counterdrug activities and programs affecting the flow of 

8 drugs into the United States as the principal foreign 

9 counterdrug program priority of the Department. 

10 SEC. 1009. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPER11 ATIONAL PLANNING TO DEFEAT MEXICAN 

12 DRUG CARTELS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De15 fense, in consultation with the heads of such other depart16 ments and agencies as the Secretary determines appro17 priate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com18 mittees a report on Department of Defense operational 

19 planning to defeat Mexican drug cartels. Such report shall 

20 include the following elements: 

21 (1) A history of Mexican military operations 

22 against transnational criminal organizations, includ23 ing— 

24 (A) areas of operations; 

25 (B) operations against high value targets; 

26 and, 
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1 (C) after-action reviews of operations. 

2 (2) An assessment of Mexican military assets 

3 and capabilities, including— 

4 (A) unit-specific leadership assessments; 

5 (B) unit-specific strengths; 

6 (C) unit-specific weaknesses; 

7 (D) unit-specific readiness; and, 

8 (E) unit-specific susceptibility to corrup9 tion or cooperation with transnational criminal 

10 organizations. 

11 (3) An identification of any gaps in Mexican 

12 military assets and capabilities for which the United 

13 States Armed Forces could provide additional re14 sources to assist in the defeat of Mexican drug car15 tels. 

16 (4) A description of operational plans to mili17 tarily defeat Mexican drug cartels with varying levels 

18 of coordination and cooperation with the Mexican 

19 military. 

20 (5) An assessment of additional steps that 

21 would be necessary to secure a military victory after 

22 the military defeat of such cartels. 

23 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 

24 subsection (a) shall be submitted in classified form. 
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1 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

2 In this section the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (1) the congressional defense committee; 

5 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

6 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

7 House of Representatives; and 

8 (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

9 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

10 SEC. 1010. MODIFICATION TO TYPES OF SUPPORT FOR 

11 COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES 

12 TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED 

13 CRIME. 

14 Section 284(b)(6)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 

15 is amended by inserting ‘‘or within the joint operating 

16 area of Joint Interagency Task Force South’’ after 

17 ‘‘United States’’. 

18 SEC. 1010A. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS DEPARTMENT 

19 OF DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR 

20 DRUG SURVEILLANCE AND INTERDICTION. 

21 Section 2576a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘the highest’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

24 high’’; and 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘In considering’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘(1) In considering applications for the transfer of 

3 personal property under this section, the Secretary 

4 shall give the highest preference to applications indi5 cating that the transferred property will be used in 

6 counterdrug surveillance and interdiction by local, 

7 tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies with8 in 100 miles of the United States-Mexico border 

9 that have an annual budget of not more than 

10 $200,000,000.’’ 

11 ‘‘(2) In considering’’. 

12 Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and 

13 Shipyards 

14 SEC. 1011. ASSESSMENT REQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF A 

15 PROPOSED REDUCTION IN BATTLE FORCE 

16 SHIPS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL NAVAL VES17 SEL CONSTRUCTION PLAN AND CERTIFI18 CATION. 

19 Section 231 of title 10, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub22 section (h); and 

23 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol24 lowing new subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(g) REDUCTION IN BATTLE FORCE SHIPS.—(1) If 

2 the plan and certification submitted under subsection (a) 

3 for a fiscal year include a reduction in the number of bat4 tle force ships during the ten-year period following the 

5 submission of the plan, as compared to the number of such 

6 ships included in the plan and certification for the pre7 ceding fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

8 with the plan and assessment an additional assessment 

9 that includes each of the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) A description of how the proposed reduc11 tion would support the national security strategy of 

12 the United States. 

13 ‘‘(B) An identification of the total amount of 

14 resources that have been previously allocated for the 

15 ship that is no longer being requested, including 

16 funds for research, development, test, and evaluation 

17 specific to the ship, advance procurement, advanced 

18 construction, and economic order quantity. 

19 ‘‘(C) An identification of the total amount of 

20 resources the industrial base has allocated to sup21 port the ship that is no longer being requested. 

22 ‘‘(D) An analysis of the effect such reduction is 

23 likely to have on the industrial base, including the 

24 sub-tier supplier base. 
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1 ‘‘(E) An analysis of the effect of the reduction 

2 on the overall requirement for the class of ship that 

3 was reduced. 

4 ‘‘(2)(A) If an additional assessment is required to be 

5 submitted under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and the 

6 Secretary of Defense does not include such assessment 

7 with the defense budget materials for the fiscal year, not 

8 more than 75 percent of the funds referred to in subpara9 graph (B) may be obligated or expended until the Sec10 retary submits the additional assessment. 

11 ‘‘(B) The funds referred to in this paragraph are any 

12 funds made available to the Secretary of Defense for exec13 utive travel that remain available for obligation or expend14 iture as of the date on which the plan and certification 

15 under subsection (a) and the plan and certification under 

16 subsection (d) are required to be submitted.’’. 

17 SEC. 1012. MINIMUM NUMBER OF PUBLIC NAVAL SHIP18 YARDS. 

19 Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 

22 as subsections (f) though (i), respectively; 

23 (2) by inserting after subsection (e), the fol24 lowing new subsection (f): 
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1 ‘‘(f) The Secretary of the Navy shall operate not less 

2 than four public naval shipyards.’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘section, the’’ and all that 

5 follows through the period at the end and in6 serting ‘‘section:’’; and 

7 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

8 paragraphs: 

9 ‘‘(1) The term ‘amphibious warfare ship’ means 

10 a ship that is classified as an amphibious assault 

11 ship (general purpose) (LHA), an amphibious as12 sault ship (multi-purpose) (LHD), an amphibious 

13 transport dock (LPD), or a dock landing ship 

14 (LSD). 

15 ‘‘(2) The term ‘public naval shipyard’ means a 

16 naval shipyard operated by the Navy as of January 

17 1, 2024.’’. 

18 SEC. 1013. MODIFICATIONS TO SHIP REPAIR AUTHORITIES. 

19 (a) DEFINITION OF SHORT-TERM WORK FOR PUR20 POSES OF NAVY CONSTRUCTION OF COMBATANT AND ES21 CORT VESSELS AND ASSIGNMENT OF VESSEL

22 PROJECTS.—Section 8669a(c)(4) of title 10, United 

23 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘10 months’’ and in24 serting ‘‘18 months’’. 
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1 (b) STUDY ON PRICE DIFFERENTIALS USED IN

2 NAVY SHIP REPAIR SOLICITATIONS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

4 appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek 

5 to enter into an agreement with a federally funded 

6 research and development center to conduct a study 

7 to assess whether relevant price differentials used by 

8 the Navy in ship repair solicitations accurately re9 flect the true market value of the activity under10 taken to complete the repair work involved in the ab11 sence of any such differential. 

12 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study under paragraph 

13 (1) shall address all relevant price differentials used 

14 by the Navy in ship repair solicitations, including— 

15 (A) the use of Government-owned and op16 erated dry docks; 

17 (B) the use of inter-port differentials; and 

18 (C) the use of pier differentials. 

19 (3) REPORTS.— 

20 (A) FFRDC REPORT.—The federally funded 

21 research and development center that conducts 

22 the study under paragraph (1) shall submit to 

23 the Secretary of the Navy a report on the re24 sults of the study. 
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1 (B) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

2 than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of the 

3 Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 

4 committees an unaltered copy of the report re5 ceived by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) 

6 together with a separate statement of the views 

7 of the Secretary on the results of the study con8 ducted under paragraph (1). 

9 (c) REPORT ON NAVY POLICY FOR SOLICITING

10 COASTWIDE BIDS FOR CERTAIN REPAIR AVAILABIL11 ITIES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 30, 

13 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 

14 congressional defense committees a report on the 

15 policy of the Navy for soliciting coastwide bids for 

16 repair availabilities longer than 10 months. 

17 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

18 (1) shall include an explanation and assessment of 

19 each of the following: 

20 (A) The intent of the policy described in 

21 paragraph (1). 

22 (B) The data the Navy uses to assess the 

23 efficacy of such policy. 

24 (C) How the Navy estimates the cost of 

25 moving vessels out of their home port to com-
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1 plete the availability and the actual cost of mov2 ing vessels out of their home port to complete 

3 the availability. 

4 (D) How the Navy estimates the financial, 

5 labor force, member of the Armed Forces and 

6 family well-being, berthing, and related costs 

7 associated with moving a vessel out of its home 

8 port to complete a repair availability longer 

9 than 10 months. 

10 SEC. 1014. CONGRESSIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED 

11 PRIOR TO START OF CONSTRUCTION ON 

12 FIRST SHIP OF A SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM. 

13 Section 8669c(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 

14 is amended by inserting ‘‘100 percent’’ before ‘‘complete’’. 

15 SEC. 1015. ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF 

16 CONSTRUCTION ON FIRST SHIP OF A SHIP17 BUILDING PROGRAM. 

18 Section 8669c of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

22 the end; 

23 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe24 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(4) certifies to the congressional defense com4 mittees that for each block of the ship’s construc5 tion, the detail design will be completed.’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

7 following new paragraphs: 

8 ‘‘(7) For first ships and subsequent ships, the 

9 plan of the Navy to oversee and document the com10 pletion of the detail design for each block of the 

11 ship’s construction before construction of such block 

12 begins. 

13 ‘‘(8) The extent to which information provided 

14 by a vendor to support the overall maturity and sta15 bility of a ship’s design is complete before construc16 tion on the ship begins, including with respect to in17 formation that confirms— 

18 ‘‘(A) vendor selection is complete for major 

19 distributive systems and key equipment sup20 porting operational requirements of the ship; 

21 ‘‘(B) specifications are finalized for such 

22 major distributive systems and key equipment; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(C) the status of factory acceptance test25 ing, as applicable, to validate finalized specifica-
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1 tions for such major distributive systems and 

2 key equipment through manufacturing.’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

5 (A), by striking ‘‘computer aided models’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘the completion of 3D computer aided 

7 modeling’’; and 

8 (B) in subparagraph (C)— 

9 (i) by inserting ‘‘positions and’’ before 

10 ‘‘routes’’; and 

11 (ii) by inserting ‘‘all major’’ before 

12 ‘‘distributive systems’’. 

13 SEC. 1016. EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF OVERHAUL, RE14 PAIR, OR MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN VES15 SELS IN SHIPYARDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED 

16 STATES OR GUAM. 

17 Section 8680(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 

18 is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

20 (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C) respectively; and 

21 (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the 

22 following new subparagraph (A): 

23 ‘‘(A) preventive maintenance of a deployed 

24 naval vessel lasting not more than 21 days;’’. 
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1 SEC. 1017. STRATEGY ON DEVELOPMENT OF NAVAL REARM 

2 AT SEA CAPABILITY. 

3 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 of Navy shall submit to the congressional defense commit6 tees a strategy for delivering a rearm at sea capability to 

7 the surface fleet of the United States Navy. Such strategy 

8 shall include each of the following: 

9 (1) A plan to develop, by not later than three 

10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

11 capability to employ transportable rearming mecha12 nism equipment to load missile canisters into MK 41 

13 vertical launch system cells on Navy destroyers oper14 ating, including an identification of the current and 

15 planned investments of the Navy in technology de16 velopment to achieve such capability, including the 

17 anticipated cost and schedule for such investments. 

18 (2) A plan for the key milestone events and as19 sociated dates in the development of such capability. 

20 (3) A plan to coordinate with allies of the 

21 United States that use variants of the United States 

22 manufactured MK 41 vertical launch system to 

23 jointly procure rearm at sea capabilities. 

24 (4) An identification of any courses of action 

25 the Secretary is considering other than the plans re26 ferred to in paragraphs (1) through (2) to address 
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1 the gap between the rearm at sea capabilities of the 

2 United States and the capabilities of other countries, 

3 including the use of uncrewed technologies. 

4 (5) Such other matters as the Secretary deter5 mines appropriate. 

6 (b) BRIEFING.— Not later than 90 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

8 Navy shall provide to the congressional defense commit9 tees a written briefing on the development of the strategy 

10 required under (a). 

11 SEC. 1018. AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO 

12 ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE CON13 STRUCTION OF A VIRGINIA-CLASS SUB14 MARINE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to be appro16 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for the 

17 Navy for Shipbuilding and Conversion for fiscal year 2025 

18 may be used by the Secretary of the Navy to enter into 

19 an incrementally funded contract for the construction of 

20 a Virgina-class submarine. 

21 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—A contract entered 

22 into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 

23 of the United States to make a payment under the con24 tract is subject to the availability of appropriations for 

25 that purpose, and that total liability to the Government 
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1 for the termination of the contract shall be limited to the 

2 total amount of funding obligated at time of termination. 

3 SEC. 1019. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF AUTOMATED IN4 SPECTION TECHNOLOGIES AT SHIPYARDS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 90 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 of the Navy shall carry out a pilot program on the use 

8 of automated inspection technologies at shipyards. 

9 (b) SELECTION OF LOCATION.—The Secretary shall 

10 select one shipyard at which to carry out the pilot program 

11 required under subsection (a) and shall take such steps 

12 as may be necessary to minimize the disruption to the op13 erations of the shipyard during the conduct of the pilot 

14 program. 

15 (c) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot program 

16 required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

17 (1) select at least one surface ship as a test 

18 platform to collect a comprehensive set of inspection 

19 criteria used for defining maintenance requirements; 

20 (2) define requirements for the upgrade or over21 haul of the information technology infrastructure at 

22 the shipyard to ensure compatibility with new tech23 nologies implemented under the pilot program; 

24 (3) provide for the training of personnel on the 

25 operation and maintenance of the automated inspec-
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1 tion technologies selected for use during the pilot 

2 program; 

3 (4) designate an individual who shall be respon4 sible for implementing and overseeing each phase of 

5 the pilot program; and 

6 (5) recommend a strategic sequencing plan of 

7 the pilot program to ensure the execution of nec8 essary information technology upgrades prior to the 

9 deployment of robotic systems. 

10 (d) REPORT AND BRIEFINGS.— 

11 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

12 the termination of the pilot program under sub13 section (e), the Secretary shall submit to the con14 gressional defense committees a report on the results 

15 of the pilot program. 

16 (2) BRIEFINGS.—Upon completion of the se17 quencing plan required under subsection (c)(5), the 

18 Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense 

19 committees a briefing on the plan. 

20 (e) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 

21 pilot program under this section shall terminate on the 

22 date that is three years after the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 1020. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 RETIREMENT OF GUIDED MISSILE CRUISERS. 

3 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

4 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 

5 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex6 pended retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in 

7 storage— 

8 (1) the USS Shilo (CG 67); 

9 (2) the USS Lake Erie (CG 70); or 

10 (3) more than two other guided missile cruisers. 

11 SEC. 1021. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING WAR12 SHIPS AFTER NAVY MEDAL OF HONOR RE13 CIPIENTS. 

14 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 

15 Navy should name warships after Navy recipients of the 

16 Medal of Honor from World War I to the present, who 

17 have not had a vessel named in their honor, as follows: 

18 (1) Tedford H. Cann. 

19 (2) Ora Graves. 

20 (3) John MacKenzie. 

21 (4) Patrick McGunigal. 

22 (5) John H. Balch. 

23 (6) Joel T. Boone. 

24 (7) Jesse W. Covington. 

25 (8) Edouard Izac. 

26 (9) David E. Hayden. 
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1 (10) Alexander G. Lyle. 

2 (11) Francis E. Ormsbee, Jr. 

3 (12) Orlando H. Petty. 

4 (13) Oscar Schmidt, Jr. 

5 (14) Daniel A. J. Sullivan. 

6 (15) Frank M. Upton. 

7 (16) John O. Siegel. 

8 (17) Henry Breault. 

9 (18) Thomas J. Ryan. 

10 (19) George R. Cholister. 

11 (20) Thomas Eadie. 

12 (21) William R. Huber. 

13 (22) William Badders. 

14 (23) James H. McDonald. 

15 (24) John Mihalowski. 

16 (25) Samuel G. Fuqua. 

17 (26) William E. Hall. 

18 (27) Herbert Schonland. 

19 (28) Nathan G. Gordon. 

20 (29) Arthur M. Preston. 

21 (30) Eugene B. Fluckey. 

22 (31) Robert Bush. 

23 (32) Rufus G. Herring. 

24 (33) Franklin J. Pierce. 

25 (34) George L. Street. 
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1 (35) George E. Wahlen. 

2 (36) William L. McGonagle. 

3 (37) Thomas G. Kelley. 

4 (38) Joseph R. Kerrey. 

5 (39) Thomas R. Norris. 

6 (40) Michael E. Thornton. 

7 (41) Britt K. Slabinski. 

8 (42) Edward Byers, Jr. 

9 SEC. 1022. STUDY RELATED TO RECRUITMENT AND RETEN10 TION OF APPRENTICES AT PUBLIC SHIP11 YARDS. 

12 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact13 ment of this Act, the Commander of United States Naval 

14 Sea Systems Command shall conduct a study to— 

15 (1) summarize data relating to the recruitment 

16 and retention of apprentices across the four public 

17 shipyards, disaggregated by shipyard, including— 

18 (A) demographic information on applicants 

19 for apprenticeships; 

20 (B) recruiting incentives offered to the ap21 plicants; 

22 (C) apprenticeship completion rates for ac23 cepted applicants; 

24 (D) the average duration of service for 

25 graduates of an apprenticeship; and 
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1 (E) reasons why individuals voluntarily left 

2 the apprentice program or the Navy after com3 pleting the apprenticeship program; and 

4 (2) determine the feasibility of— 

5 (A) sharing apprenticeship application data 

6 across all four public shipyards; 

7 (B) allowing an apprentice to start an ap8 prenticeship program in one such shipyard and 

9 finish the in another such shipyard; 

10 (C) allowing an apprentice to enter and 

11 complete an apprenticeship program in one 

12 such shipyard but serve in another such ship13 yard upon completion of the four year training 

14 program; and 

15 (D) allowing such a shipyard to train an 

16 individual who, upon completion of the training, 

17 would be required to serve in a another such 

18 shipyard but would have the right to return to 

19 the shipyard where they received such training 

20 after serving for 4 years at the other shipyard. 

21 SEC. 1023. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING OF 

22 NAVAL VESSEL AFTER LIEUTENANT GEN23 ERAL RICHARD E. CAREY. 

24 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con25 gress that the Secretary of the Navy should name the 
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1 Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel of the 

2 United States Navy that has been ordered (Hull Number 

3 T-EPF-16) in honor of Lieutenant General Richard E. 

4 Carey for the acts of valor described in subsection (b). 

5 (b) ACTS OF VALOR.—The acts of valor described in 

6 this subsection are as follows: 

7 (1) Lieutenant General Richard E. Carey par8 ticipated in the Inchon Landing, captured com9 munist forces, and led his rifle platoon to Seoul. 

10 Three months later, on East Hill at the Chosin Res11 ervoir, Carey hurled grenades at Chinese forces. 

12 Carey and his fellow Marines were outnumbered 

13 eight to one. They held their ground and broke 

14 through the Chinese trap to the sea. 

15 (2) Carey remained in the fight until March 

16 1951. While commanding a platoon of machine gun17 ners, Carey was badly wounded. He continued lead18 ing his troops and initially refused to get aid for his 

19 injuries. Carey’s wounds required hospitalization. 

20 During 189 days in Korea, Carey had seven near21 death experiences. As a result of his actions in 

22 Korea, Carey received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, 

23 and Purple Heart. 

24 (3) Returning to the United States, Carey 

25 earned a flight training slot and became a fighter 
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1 pilot. In the early 1960s Carey scouted Marine air2 field sites in Vietnam. He returned to Vietnam in 

3 the summer of 1967 and served during the Tet of4 fensive. Carey flew 204 combat sorties earning the 

5 Distinguished Flying Cross and 16 Air Medals. 

6 SEC. 1024. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING OF 

7 NAVAL VESSEL AFTER MAJOR JAMES CA8 PERS, JR.. 

9 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con10 gress that the Secretary of the Navy should name a vessel 

11 of the United States Navy the ‘‘U.S.S. Major James Ca12 pers Jr.’’ in honor of Major James Capers, Jr., for the 

13 acts of valor described in subsection (b). 

14 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

15 described in this subsection are the actions of James Ca16 pers, Jr., as a member of the Marine Corps, during the 

17 period of March 31 through April 3, 1967, during the 

18 Vietnam War, for which he was previously awarded the 

19 Silver Star. 

20 SEC. 1025. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING A 

21 NAVAL VESSEL AFTER WILLIAM B. GOULD. 

22 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 

23 Navy should name a commissioned naval vessel after for24 merly enslaved sailor and Civil War veteran, William B. 
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1 Gould, to honor his strength of character and faithful 

2 service to the United States. 

3 Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

4 SEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

5 FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVID6 UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 

7 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE 

8 UNITED STATES. 

9 Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National De10 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

11 115–232; 132 Stat. 1953) is amended by striking ‘‘De12 cember 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

13 SEC. 1032. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

14 TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN 

15 THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES 

16 TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 

17 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

18 Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

20 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954) is amended by striking ‘‘De21 cember 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
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1 SEC. 1033. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

2 FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVID3 UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 

4 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CER5 TAIN COUNTRIES. 

6 Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

8 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954) is amended by striking ‘‘De9 cember 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

10 SEC. 1034. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

11 TO CLOSE OR RELINQUISH CONTROL OF 

12 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA13 NAMO BAY, CUBA. 

14 Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization 

15 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

16 1551) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 

17 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2025’’. 

18 Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 

19 Authorities and Limitations 

20 SEC. 1041. AUTHORITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO INNOVATION 

21 FUND. 

22 Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United 

23 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol24 lowing new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 2350s. Authority to contribute to innovation fund 

2 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATO INNO3 VATION FUND.—Within amounts authorized by law for 

4 such purpose during the 10-year period following the date 

5 of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense may 

7 contribute to the NATO Innovation Fund a total amount 

8 of no more than $200,000,000. 

9 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 ‘‘(1) The term ‘NATO’ means the North Atlan11 tic Treaty Organization. 

12 ‘‘(2) The term ‘NATO Innovation Fund’ means 

13 the multi-sovereign, investment venture capital fund 

14 of NATO that provides secure investment in dual15 use, high-impact technology.’’. 

16 SEC. 1042. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDI17 TURE OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE18 FENSE INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTEL19 LIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 

20 Section 1057 of the National Defense Authorization 

21 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amend22 ed— 

23 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘2030’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 

26 inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 
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1 (3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘$125,000’’. 

3 SEC. 1043. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE4 MENT OF EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN NAVY 

5 MESS OPERATIONS. 

6 Section 1014 of the Duncan Hunter National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

8 110–417; 122 Stat. 4585), as most recently amended by 

9 section 1028 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

10 for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

11 3388), is further amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘September 

13 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’; and 

14 (2) by striking subsection (c). 

15 SEC. 1044. PROHIBITION ON REALIGNMENT OR REDUCTION 

16 OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES END 

17 STRENGTH AUTHORIZATIONS. 

18 (a) PROHIBITION.—During the covered period, the 

19 Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of each of the 

20 military departments may not realign or reduce special op21 erations forces end strength authorizations. 

22 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means the two24 year period beginning on January 1, 2025. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘special operations forces’’ means 

2 the forces identified under section 167(j) of title 10, 

3 United States Code, or a member of the Armed 

4 Forces carrying out special operations activities. 

5 (3) The term ‘‘special operations activities’’ 

6 means activities described in section 167(k) of title 

7 10, United States Code, and includes any support 

8 services provided for the execution such activities, 

9 including logistics, communications, and intelligence 

10 activities. 

11 SEC. 1045. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR WORK 

12 PERFORMED BY ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE, INC., 

13 IN CHINA ON RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY THE 

14 GOVERNMENT OF CHINA. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub16 section (b), none of the funds authorized to be appro17 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

18 year 2025 for the Department of Defense may be used 

19 to fund any work to be performed by EcoHealth Alliance, 

20 Inc., in China on research supported by the government 

21 of China, including to provide any grants for such pur22 pose. 

23 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

24 the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary deter25 mines that such a waiver is in the national security inter-
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1 ests of the United States and, not later than 14 days after 

2 granting such a waiver, submits to the congressional de3 fense committees a detailed justification for the waiver, 

4 including— 

5 (1) an identification of the Department of De6 fense entity obligating or expending the funds; 

7 (2) an identification of the amount of such 

8 funds; 

9 (3) an identification of the intended purpose of 

10 such funds; 

11 (4) an identification of the recipient or prospec12 tive recipient of such funds (including any third13 party entity recipient, as applicable); 

14 (5) an explanation for how the waiver is in the 

15 national security interests of the United States; and 

16 (6) any other information the Secretary deter17 mines appropriate. 

18 SEC. 1046. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTING CURRENCY TO 

19 THE TALIBAN AND THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF 

20 AFGHANISTAN. 

21 None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

22 by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 

23 of Defense may be made available for the operation of any 

24 aircraft of the Department of Defense to transport cur25 rency or other items of value to the Taliban, the Islamic 
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1 Emirate of Afghanistan, or any subsidiary, agent, or in2 strumentality of either the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate 

3 of Afghanistan. 

4 SEC. 1047. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

5 USAGE OF TUTOR.COM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 

7 (1) cease offering services through Tutor.com 

8 not later than 30 days after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act; and 

10 (2) terminate any business relationships with 

11 Tutor.com as soon as legally possible. 

12 (b) FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS.—The Secretary may 

13 not enter into any contractual or other relationship with 

14 Tutor.com as long as Tutor.com is owned by Primavera 

15 Capital Group or any other entity owned or controlled by 

16 nationals of the People’s Republic of China. 

17 SEC. 1048. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF CONNECTED 

18 VEHICLES DESIGNED, DEVELOPED, MANU19 FACTURED, OR SUPPLIED BY PERSONS 

20 OWNED BY, CONTROLLED BY, OR SUBJECT 

21 TO THE JURISDICTION OF A FOREIGN ENTITY 

22 OF CONCERN ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

23 PROPERTY. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—No connected vehicle on the list 

25 required under subsection (b) may be operated on a mili-
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1 tary installation or on any other property of the Depart2 ment of Defense. 

3 (b) LIST REQUIRED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

5 shall establish a list of prohibited connected vehicles 

6 that— 

7 (A) are designed, developed, manufactured, 

8 or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, 

9 or subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign entity 

10 of concern; and 

11 (B) pose an undue or unacceptable risk to 

12 national security, as determined by the Sec13 retary. 

14 (2) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall re15 view the list required under paragraph (1) not less 

16 frequently than once each year and shall make such 

17 additions, subtractions, supplements, or amendments 

18 to the list as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

19 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) The term ‘‘connected vehicle’’— 

21 (A) means an automotive vehicle that inte22 grates onboard networked hardware with auto23 motive software systems to communicate via 

24 dedicated short-range communication, cellular 

25 telecommunications connectivity, satellite com-
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1 munication, or other wireless spectrum 

2 connectivity with any other network or device; 

3 and 

4 (B) includes automotive vehicles, whether 

5 personal or commercial, capable of— 

6 (i) global navigation satellite system 

7 communication for geolocation; 

8 (ii) communication with intelligent 

9 transportation systems; 

10 (iii) remote access or control; 

11 (iv) wireless software or firmware up12 dates; or 

13 (v) on-device roadside assistance. 

14 (2) The term ‘‘covered undue or unacceptable 

15 risk’’ means— 

16 (A) an undue risk of sabotage to or sub17 version of the design, integrity, manufacturing, 

18 production, distribution, installation, operation, 

19 or maintenance of information and communica20 tions technology and services in the United 

21 States; 

22 (B) an undue risk of catastrophic effects 

23 on the security or resiliency of United States 

24 critical infrastructure or the digital economy of 

25 the United States; or 
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1 (C) an unacceptable risk to the national 

2 security of the United States or the security 

3 and safety of United States persons. 

4 (3) The term ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has 

5 the meaning given such term in section 9901 of the 

6 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au7 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

8 116–283; 15 U.S.C. 4651). 

9 (4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

10 meaning given such term in section 2801(4) of title 

11 10, United States Code. 

12 SEC. 1049. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

13 TRANSPORT OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEES TO 

14 THE UNITED STATES. 

15 None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

16 by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 

17 of Defense may be made available for the operation of any 

18 aircraft of the Department of Defense to transport Pales19 tinian refugees to the United States. 

20 SEC. 1049A. PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF CRITICAL 

21 RACE THEORY AND ASSOCIATED RACE22 BASED THEORIES. 

23 (a) PROTECTION FROM CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN24 DOCTRINATION.—No employee of the Department of De25 fense or member of the Armed Forces acting in their offi-
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1 cial capacity may promote, endorse, or advocate for critical 

2 race theory or associated race-based theories described in 

3 subsection (b) or may compel or train any member of the 

4 Armed Forces or employee of the Department of Defense 

5 to believe or profess belief in such theories. 

6 (b) ASSOCIATED RACE-BASED THEORIES DE7 SCRIBED.—In this section, the term ‘‘associated race8 based theories’’ includes the following principles: 

9 (1) That any race, ethnicity, color, or national 

10 origin is inherently superior or inferior to any other 

11 race, ethnicity, color, or national origin. 

12 (2) That the United States is a fundamentally 

13 racist country. 

14 (3) That the Declaration of Independence, the 

15 Constitution of the United States, or the Federalist 

16 Papers are fundamentally racist documents. 

17 (4) That an individual’s moral character or 

18 worth is determined by the individual’s race, eth19 nicity, color, or national origin. 

20 (5) That an individual, by virtue of the individ21 ual’s race, is inherently racist or oppressive, whether 

22 consciously or unconsciously. 

23 (6) That an individual, by virtue of race, bears 

24 collective guilt and is inherently responsible for ac-
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1 tions committed in the past by other members of the 

2 individual’s race, ethnicity, color, or national origin. 

3 (7) That an individual, by virtue of the individ4 ual’s race, should be discriminated against or receive 

5 adverse treatment to achieve diversity, equity, or in6 clusion. 

7 (8) That an individual should feel discomfort, 

8 guilt, or any other form of psychological distress on 

9 account of the individual’s race, color, or national 

10 origin. 

11 (9) That virtues such as merit, excellence, hard 

12 work, fairness, neutrality, objectivity, and racial 

13 colorblindness are racist or in any way discrimina14 tory, or were created by members of a particular 

15 race, color, or national origin to oppress members of 

16 another race, color, or national origin. 

17 (10) That to be ‘‘antiracist’’ requires explicitly 

18 or implicitly promoting racial discrimination to ad19 vance diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

20 SEC. 1049B. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF ARMED 

21 FORCES TO DETAIN CITIZENS OF THE 

22 UNITED STATES. 

23 Section 1021(b) of the National Defense Authoriza24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 

25 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended, in the matter preceding 
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1 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, other than a citizen of the 

2 United States,’’ after ‘‘any person’’. 

3 SEC. 1049C. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CUT SERV4 ICES PROVIDED AT CERTAIN COMBAT TRAIN5 ING READINESS CENTERS. 

6 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

7 this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 

8 of Defense for fiscal year 2025 may be used to cut any 

9 service provided by a combat training readiness center op10 erated by the Air Force National Guard at any of the fol11 lowing locations: 

12 (1) Savannah, Georgia. 

13 (2) Gulfport, Mississippi. 

14 (3) Alpena, Michigan. 

15 (4) Volk Field, Wisconsin. 

16 SEC. 1049D. ELIMINATION OF DISCRETION OF MILITARY 

17 CHAIN OF COMMAND AND SENIOR CIVILIAN 

18 LEADERSHIP WITH RESPECT TO DISPLAY OF 

19 FLAGS. 

20 Section 1052(d)(1)(N) of the National Defense Au21 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 

22 31; 10 U.S.C. 2661 note) is amended by striking subpara23 graph (N). 
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1 SEC. 1049E. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR BADR OR2 GANIZATION. 

3 None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

4 by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 

5 of Defense for fiscal year 2025 may be made available, 

6 directly or indirectly, to the Badr Organization. 

7 SEC. 1049F. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTAIN 

8 PERMISSIONS TO ACCESS CLASSIFIED INFOR9 MATION. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

11 suspend or revoke a security clearance held by a covered 

12 individual if such individual has expressed support for a 

13 terrorist organization or engaged in a demonstration sup14 porting a terrorist organization. 

15 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means any— 

17 (A) retired or active member of the Armed 

18 Forces; or 

19 (B) employee of the Department of De20 fense. 

21 (2) The term ‘‘terrorist organization’’ means 

22 any foreign terrorist organization designated by the 

23 Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of 

24 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

25 1189), as amended, or those designated by Execu26 tive Order 13224. 
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1 Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

2 SEC. 1051. QUADRENNIAL BIODEFENSE POSTURE REVIEW. 

3 Chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

4 by inserting after section 118c the following new section: 

5 ‘‘§ 118d. Quadrennial biodefense posture review 

6 ‘‘(a) STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN RE7 QUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall every four years 

8 conduct a comprehensive examination of the biodefense 

9 policies, practices, programs and initiatives of the Depart10 ment of Defense. 

11 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each review conducted under sub12 section (a) shall include each of the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) An inventory and assessment of all exist14 ing strategies, plans, policies, laws, and interagency 

15 agreements related to biodefense, including preven16 tion, deterrence, preparedness, detection, response, 

17 attribution, recovery, and mitigation. 

18 ‘‘(2) An identification of the biological threats, 

19 including biological warfare, bioterrorism, naturally 

20 occurring infectious diseases, and accidental expo21 sures. 

22 ‘‘(3) An identification of the current programs, 

23 efforts, or activities of the Department of Defense 

24 with respect to preventing the acquisition, prolifera25 tion, and use of a biological weapon, preventing an 
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1 accidental or naturally occurring biological outbreak, 

2 and mitigating the effects of a biological epidemic. 

3 ‘‘(4) An identification of the roles and respon4 sibilities of the elements of the Department of De5 fense, including internal and external coordination 

6 procedures, in identifying and sharing information 

7 related to, warning of, and protection against, acts 

8 of terrorism using biological agents and weapons 

9 and accidental or naturally occurring biological out10 breaks. 

11 ‘‘(5) An identification of methods in use to ad12 dress biological attacks with emerging artificial intel13 ligence and cyber capabilities. 

14 ‘‘(6) An identification of related or required ca15 pabilities and activities required to support the na16 tional biodefense strategy. 

17 ‘‘(7) Recommendations for strengthening and 

18 improving the current biodefense capabilities, au19 thorities, and command structures of the Depart20 ment. 

21 ‘‘(8) Recommendations for improving and for22 malizing interagency coordination and support mech23 anisms with respect to providing a robust national 

24 biodefense. 
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1 ‘‘(9) Any other matters the Secretary of De2 fense determines necessary. 

3 ‘‘(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 

4 days after the completion of a review under subsection (a), 

5 the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

6 committees a copy of the review. Each such review shall 

7 be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a clas8 sified annex.’’. 

9 SEC. 1052. CHIEF OF NAVY RESERVE ANNUAL REPORT. 

10 Section 8083 of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Chief of Navy Reserve 

14 shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, through the Sec15 retary of the Navy, an annual report on the state of the 

16 Navy Reserve and the ability of the Navy Reserve to meet 

17 its missions. The report shall be prepared in conjunction 

18 with the Chief of Naval Operations and may be submitted 

19 in classified and unclassified versions.’’. 

20 SEC. 1053. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN 

21 CASUALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH UNITED 

22 STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

23 Section 1057(e) of the National Defense Authoriza24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is 

25 amended by striking ‘‘seven’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’. 
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1 SEC. 1054. MOBILITY CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS STUDY. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the 

4 United States Transportation Command, in coordination 

5 with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secre6 taries of the military departments, and the commanders 

7 of the combatant commands, shall conduct a study of the 

8 end-to-end, full-spectrum mobility requirements to fulfill 

9 the national defense strategy required by section 113(g) 

10 of title 10, United States Code, for 2022. 

11 (b) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—The study required 

12 under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 

13 (1) An assessment of the ability of the pro14 grammed airlift aircraft, tanker aircraft, sealift 

15 ships, fuel tanker vessels, patient movement forces, 

16 and key mobility enablers to meet the integrated 

17 strategic and theater mobility requirements in ex18 pected strategic environments, as defined by the 

19 guidance in such national defense strategy. 

20 (2) An identification, quantification, and de21 scription of the associated risk-to-mission (as de22 fined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Man23 ual 3105.01, Joint Risk Analysis) required to fulfill 

24 such strategy, including— 

25 (A) an assessment of risk-to-mission asso26 ciated with achieving strategic and operational 
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1 objectives using the programmed airlift aircraft, 

2 tanker aircraft, sealift ships, fuel tanker vessels, 

3 patient movement forces, and key mobility 

4 enablers; and 

5 (B) a description of the combinations of 

6 airlift aircraft, tanker aircraft, sealift ships, fuel 

7 tanker vessels, patient movement forces, and 

8 key mobility enabler requirements and capabili9 ties that provide low, moderate, significant, and 

10 high levels of risk-to-mission to fulfill such 

11 strategy; and 

12 (C) an evaluation of non-mobilized mobility 

13 forces to sustain daily competition activities and 

14 achieve necessary readiness to fulfill the na15 tional defense strategy. 

16 (3) An identification of any mobility capability 

17 gaps, shortfalls, overlaps, or excesses, including— 

18 (A) an assessment of associated risks with 

19 respect to the ability to conduct operations; and 

20 (B) recommended mitigation strategies 

21 where possible. 

22 (4) The articulation of all key assumptions and 

23 decisions made and excursions examined in con24 ducting the study with respect to— 

25 (A) risk; 
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1 (B) programmed forces and infrastructure; 

2 (C) the availability of commercial airlift 

3 and commercial United States sealift and fuel 

4 tanker vessel capabilities and resources, when 

5 applicable; 

6 (D) aircraft usage rates, aircraft mission 

7 availability rates, aircraft mission capability 

8 rates, aircrew ratios, aircrew production, and 

9 aircrew readiness rates; 

10 (E) readiness, crewing, and activation 

11 rates for sealift ships and fuel tanker vessels; 

12 (F) prepositioning, forward stationing, 

13 seabasing, engineering, and infrastructure; 

14 (G) demand signals used to represent mis15 sions described in the national defense strategy 

16 for 2022, in competition and wartime; 

17 (H) concurrency and global integration of 

18 demand signals; 

19 (I) integrated global presence and basing 

20 strategy; 

21 (J) host nation or third-country support; 

22 (K) adversary actions to degrade and dis23 rupt United States mobility operations; 
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1 (L) adversary actions that threaten free2 dom of navigation on international waterways, 

3 including attacks on foreign ships and crews; 

4 (M) aircraft being used for training or un5 dergoing depot maintenance or modernization 

6 or ships undergoing depot maintenance; 

7 (N) patient movement and mobility ena8 bling forces availability, readiness, and use; 

9 (O) logistics concept of operations, includ10 ing any maneuver and sustainment support 

11 concepts, methods, combat support forces, and 

12 combat service support forces, that are required 

13 to enable the projection and enduring support 

14 to forces both deployed and in combat for each 

15 analytic scenario; 

16 (P) anticipated attrition rates for the as17 sessed force structure; and 

18 (Q) such other matters as the Commander 

19 determines appropriate. 

20 (5) Such other elements as the Commander de21 termines appropriate. 

22 (c) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.— 

23 (1) INTERIM REPORT AND BRIEFING.—Not 

24 later than six months after the date of the enact25 ment of this Act, the Commander of the United 
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1 States Transportation Command, in coordination 

2 with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 

3 Secretaries of the military departments, and the 

4 commanders of the combatant commands, shall— 

5 (A) submit to the congressional defense 

6 committees an interim report on the study re7 quired under subsection (a); and 

8 (B) provide to such committees a briefing 

9 on the report. 

10 (2) FINAL REPORT AND BRIEFING.—Not later 

11 than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

12 Act, the Commander of the United States Transpor13 tation Command, in coordination with the Chairman 

14 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the 

15 military departments, and the commanders of the 

16 combatant commands, shall— 

17 (A) submit to the congressional defense 

18 committees a final report on the study required 

19 under subsection (a); and 

20 (B) provide to such committees a briefing 

21 on the report. 

22 (3) FORM OF REPORTS.—The reports required 

23 under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be submitted in 

24 unclassified form, but may include a classified 

25 annex. 
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1 (d) DEFINITION OF SEALIFT SHIP.—In this section, 

2 the term ‘‘sealift ship’’ includes— 

3 (1) theater and strategic platforms; and 

4 (2) surge sealift vessels and non-governmental 

5 vessels incorporated as part of the maritime logistics 

6 enterprise. 

7 SEC. 1055. PLAN FOR FIELDING AIR BASE AIR DEFENSE 

8 SITES AT AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS. 

9 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air 

10 Force, in consultation with the Commander of United 

11 States European Command and the Commander of United 

12 States Indo-Pacific Command, shall develop a plan to sup13 port the fielding of air base air defense sites at Air Force 

14 installations and other priority sites. 

15 (b) AIR BASE AIR DEFENSE SITE REQUIRE16 MENTS.—The plan required under subsection (a) shall in17 clude each of the following requirements for each air base 

18 air defense site fielded under the plan: 

19 (1) Expeditionary mobile protection for dis20 persed air bases. 

21 (2) Fixed protection for primary air bases. 

22 (3) Layered kinetic and non-kinetic effects from 

23 the surface. 

24 (4) Counter-uncrewed aircraft systems. 

25 (5) Counter-fixed and rotary wing aircraft. 
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1 (6) Counter-cruise missiles. 

2 (7) Interoperability with joint command and 

3 control networks. 

4 (8) 360-degree active and passive sensors. 

5 (9) Systems and software that enable reduced 

6 staffing. 

7 (c) FIELDING REQUIREMENT.—The plan required 

8 under subsection (a) shall be developed to ensure that— 

9 (1) by not later than September 30, 2027, at 

10 least four air base air defense sites are fielded; and 

11 (2) between 2028 and 2031, at least four air 

12 base air defense sites are fielded each year. 

13 (d) SITE PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary of the Air 

14 Force shall select Air Force installations and other sites 

15 as prioritized sites where air base air defense sites will 

16 be fielded under the plan. 

17 (e) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2025, the 

18 Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres19 sional defense committees a report on the plan required 

20 under subsection (a). 

21 SEC. 1056. REVIEW OF EXECUTE ORDERS. 

22 (a) REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

24 shall review each execute order that permits or would per25 mit operations involving the use of lethal force or a poten-
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1 tial use of lethal force and shall identify, for each such 

2 execute order— 

3 (1) the legal authority or authorities under 

4 which the use of lethal force is authorized, or would 

5 justify a use of lethal force if specific conditions 

6 were to be satisfied, and against whom the lethal 

7 force may be used; and 

8 (2) the conditions that would need to be satis9 fied to provide legal justification for any use of le10 thal force under the execute order that would not be 

11 covered by a specific statutory authorization for the 

12 use of lethal force. 

13 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

15 to the congressional defense committees a report describ16 ing the results of the review conducted under subsection 

17 (a). The report shall include the following: 

18 (1) A summary of each extant execute order, 

19 which includes a detailed description of the purpose 

20 of such execute order and the specifications de21 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). 

22 (2) A comparison of matters covered by execute 

23 orders involving the use of lethal force or a potential 

24 use of lethal force and disclosures reported under 

25 section 1264 of the National Defense Authorization 
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1 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (50 U.S.C. 1549) and sec2 tion 1285 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

3 for Fiscal Year 2020 (50 U.S.C. 1550). 

4 SEC. 1057. REPORT ON SENSOR AND INTERCEPTOR CAPA5 BILITIES NECESSARY TO DEFEND CRITICAL 

6 INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS. 

7 Not later than April 1, 2025, the Chairman of the 

8 Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Commander 

9 of United States Northern Command, shall submit to the 

10 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 

11 of Representatives a report that contains an identification 

12 of any existing or new sensor and interceptor capabilities 

13 necessary to defend critical infrastructure assets. 

14 SEC. 1058. REPORT ON PRICE ELASTICITY OF LABOR SUP15 PLY AT SHIPYARDS AND SUPPLIER FIRMS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

18 Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

19 a report on the price elasticity of the labor supply for the 

20 industrial base for building and maintaining naval vessels, 

21 including— 

22 (1) private-sector shipyards; 

23 (2) public-sector naval shipyards; and 

24 (3) supplier firms. 
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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

2 (a) shall include the following: 

3 (1) An assessment of the full cost of hiring and 

4 training workers at shipyards and supplier firms. 

5 (2) An assessment of the extent to which reten6 tion and attrition of workers at shipyards and sup7 plier firms is related to pay and benefits for those 

8 workers. 

9 (3) An assessment of the extent to which chal10 lenges in recruiting and retaining desired numbers 

11 of workers at shipyards and supplier firms can be 

12 met by increasing pay and benefits for those work13 ers. 

14 (4) An assessment of the potential impact of 

15 such increases in pay and benefits on costs for pro16 curing and maintaining naval vessels. 

17 (5) An assessment of and recommendation for 

18 any extraordinary relief that may be appropriate for 

19 the fixed-price, multi-year procurement contracts for 

20 Virginia-class submarines in order to increase pay 

21 and benefits for workers at shipyards and supplier 

22 firms under those contracts. 

23 (c) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 

24 Navy may contract with a private entity for the prepara25 tion of the report required by subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 1059. STUDY AND REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 

2 NAVAL BLOCKADES OF SHIPMENTS OF FOS3 SIL FUELS TO CHINA IN EVENT OF ARMED 

4 CONFLICT. 

5 (a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that contains 

8 the findings of a study on the feasibility of implementing 

9 one or more naval blockades of shipments of fossil fuels 

10 to China in the event of an armed conflict between the 

11 United States and China. Such report shall include— 

12 (1) a description of— 

13 (A) the requirements for such a blockade 

14 to effectively block such shipments; 

15 (B) methods China could use to ship fossil 

16 fuels using air and land routes after such a 

17 blockade is implemented; and 

18 (C) for each waterway specified in clauses 

19 (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2)(A), how such 

20 a blockade would be implemented in such wa21 terway; and 

22 (2) an assessment of— 

23 (A) the suitability of strategic waterways 

24 in the proximity of China as a location for such 

25 a blockade, including— 

26 (i) the Strait of Malacca; 
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1 (ii) the Taiwan Strait; 

2 (iii) the Sunda Strait; 

3 (iv) the South China Sea; and 

4 (v) the East China Sea; and 

5 (B) the capability of China to satisfy needs 

6 for fossil fuels in China after such a blockade 

7 is implemented through methods that include— 

8 (i) the use of existing stockpiles of 

9 fossil fuels; 

10 (ii) the rationing of fossil fuels; and 

11 (iii) the reliance on existing or 

12 planned cross-border oil and gas pipelines 

13 to ship fossil fuels. 

14 (b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

15 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

16 a classified annex. 

17 SEC. 1060. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF FOOD 

18 WASTE AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 

19 COAST GUARD FACILITIES. 

20 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 

21 of the United States shall conduct a review of food waste 

22 at Department of Defense and Coast Guard facilities. The 

23 review shall address each of the following: 
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1 (1) Methods used by the Department and the 

2 Coast Guard to track food waste across facilities in 

3 the United States. 

4 (2) Any analysis conducted by the Department 

5 or the Coast Guard to determine the causes of any 

6 food waste at such facilities. 

7 (3) Any policies of the Department and the 

8 Coast Guard with respect to managing food waste. 

9 (4) Any challenges faced by the Department 

10 and the Coast Guard with respect to food waste and 

11 the extent to which actions are in place to address 

12 those challenges. 

13 (5) The extent to which the Department and 

14 the Coast Guard partner with other Federal agencies 

15 to reduce food waste. 

16 (6) Such other matters as the Comptroller Gen17 eral determines appropriate. 

18 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than May 1, 2025, the 

19 Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional de20 fense committees a briefing on the review conducted under 

21 subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 1061. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHMENT OF 

2 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SERVICE3 WOMEN’S HEALTH. 

4 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 

5 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Defense, acting through Director of the Defense 

7 Health Agency, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of 

8 establishing one or more Centers of Excellence for Service9 women’s Health, pursuant to the authority under section 

10 1073d(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code. 

11 (b) REPORT.—Upon the conclusion of the study re12 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 

13 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

14 House of Representative a report on the findings of the 

15 study. Such report shall include the following: 

16 (1) An identification of potential locations 

17 where Centers of Excellence for Servicewomen’s 

18 Health could be established. 

19 (2) Any improvements the establishment of 

20 such Centers could provide in the furnishing of care 

21 for female members of the Armed Forces in the mili22 tary health system. 

23 (3) Any anticipated effects the establishment of 

24 such Centers would have on readiness from improved 

25 health care services for female members of the 

26 Armed Forces. 
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1 (4) An identification of any challenges or areas 

2 that could be improved in the furnishing of health 

3 care for female members of the Armed Forces in the 

4 military health system. 

5 SEC. 1062. REPORTS ON APPROVAL AND DEPLOYMENT OF 

6 LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis in accordance 

8 with subsection (c), the President shall submit to the con9 gressional defense committees a comprehensive report on 

10 the approval and deployment of lethal autonomous weapon 

11 systems by the United States. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 

13 shall include, with respect to the period covered by the 

14 report, the following: 

15 (1) A comprehensive list of any lethal autono16 mous weapon systems that have been approved by 

17 senior defense officials for use by the United States 

18 military under Department of Defense policies in ef19 fect as of the date of the report, the dates of such 

20 approvals, and a description how such weapons sys21 tems have been, are being, or will be deployed and 

22 whether they operated as intended. 

23 (2) A comprehensive list of any lethal autono24 mous weapon systems that have received a waiver of 

25 the requirement for review by senior defense officials 
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1 under Department of Defense policies in effect as of 

2 the date of the report, the dates such waivers were 

3 issued, and a description of how such weapon sys4 tems have been, are being, or will be deployed and 

5 whether they operated as intended. 

6 (3) A comprehensive list of any lethal autono7 mous weapon systems that are undergoing senior re8 view or waiver request processes as of the date of 

9 the report. 

10 (4) A comprehensive list of any lethal autono11 mous weapon systems not approved during a senior 

12 review or waiver request process and the reasons for 

13 such disapproval. 

14 (c) TIMING OF REPORTS.— 

15 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—The President shall sub16 mit the first report required under subsection (a) 

17 not later than one year after the date of the enact18 ment of this Act. Such report shall include the infor19 mation described in subsection (b) for all relevant 

20 time periods preceding the date of the report. 

21 (2) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Following sub22 mittal of the initial report under paragraph (1), the 

23 President shall submit subsequent reports under 

24 subsection (a) on an annual basis. Each subsequent 

25 report shall include the information described in 
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1 subsection (b) with respect to the period that 

2 elapsed since the date of the immediately preceding 

3 report. 

4 (d) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 

5 be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a clas6 sified annex. 

7 SEC. 1063. REPORT ON FIELDING CERTAIN WEARABLE DE8 VICES FOR IMPACT PROTECTION AGAINST 

9 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 

10 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

13 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

14 a report that includes the following: 

15 (1) A plan to field wearable devices for impact 

16 protection against traumatic brain injury that are 

17 certified by the Food and Drug Administration as 

18 expeditiously and widely as possible. 

19 (2) A plan to field such wearable devices to 

20 mitigate traumatic brain injuries associated with 

21 blast overpressure, if consistent with the findings of 

22 an assessment conducted by the Secretary on the 

23 feasibility of such wearable devices. 

24 (3) A description of resources required to imple25 ment such plans. 
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1 (4) A description of any restrictions or limita2 tions on usage of such wearable devices, and steps 

3 to mitigate such restrictions or limitations. 

4 (5) Any other information the Secretary deter5 mines relevant. 

6 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 

7 the Secretary of the Army certifies to the Committees on 

8 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent9 atives not later than 90 days after the date of the enact10 ment of this Act that the Department of the Army— 

11 (1) has fielded wearable devices described in 

12 subsection (a)(1); and 

13 (2) has a specific date for a final determination 

14 to field wearable devices to mitigate traumatic brain 

15 injuries associated with blast overpressure as de16 scribed in subsection (a)(2). 

17 SEC. 1064. UTILIZATION OF OFFICE SPACE BY THE DEPART18 MENT OF DEFENSE. 

19 (a) REPORT TO GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRA20 TION.—The Secretary of Defense shall annually submit a 

21 written report to the Administrator of the General Serv22 ices Administration that includes the following: 

23 (1) Monthly total occupancy of office space. 

24 (2) The actual utilization of office space. 

25 (3) Monthly space utilization rates. 
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1 (4) Any other office space utilization data con2 sidered important by the Administrator of the Gen3 eral Services Administration. 

4 (b) FINALIZED PROCEDURES FOR THE RETURN OF

5 OFFICE SPACE TO THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRA6 TION.—The Secretary of Defense shall draft and finalize 

7 written procedures that provide for the return of office 

8 space to the General Services Administration if the occu9 pancy of the Department of Defense falls below a 60 per10 cent space utilization rate for 6 months within any 1-year 

11 period. 

12 (c) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.— 

13 This section shall not apply to office space properties used 

14 by an element of the intelligence community. 

15 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘actual utilization’’ means the 

17 percentage of capacity used based on the space utili18 zation rate. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘capacity’’ means a usable office 

20 space calculated by the square feet of such space di21 vided by 150. 

22 (3) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 

23 meaning given such term in section 3 of the Na24 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003) 
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1 (4) The term ‘‘occupancy’’ means the total 

2 number of employees performing duties in-person, in 

3 office space, at least 5 days per week on a recurring 

4 basis. 

5 (5) The term ‘‘space utilization rate’’ means 

6 total usable square feet divided by occupancy. 

7 SEC. 1065. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT AND 

8 MAINTENANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 

9 FORCE TRAINING CENTER AT EAKER AIR 

10 FORCE BASE, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 

13 Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

14 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on 

15 the feasibility and advisability of a reactivation of Eaker 

16 Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas to serve as an 

17 Air Force Training Center. Such report shall include— 

18 (1) an assessment of existing facilities at Eaker 

19 Air Force Base, including— 

20 (A) runways; 

21 (B) taxiways; 

22 (C) control towers; and 

23 (D) hangars; 

24 (2) a strategic assessment of the geography and 

25 location of Eaker Air Force Base; 
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1 (3) the overall cost to the Department of De2 fense of such reactivation, including annual oper3 ations and maintenance costs; and 

4 (4) whether, in the event of such reactivation, 

5 the National Cold War Center in Blytheville, Arkan6 sas (located in close proximity to former Eaker Air 

7 Force Base (BRAC 1991)) poses any logistical or 

8 security concerns for the construction of or future 

9 training operations; 

10 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

11 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

12 a classified annex. 

13 SEC. 1066. REPORT ON ATTEMPTS BY ILLEGAL ALIENS TO 

14 ACCESS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

15 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the 

17 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de18 fense committees a report that identifies, with respect to 

19 the one-year period preceding the date of the report, the 

20 number of instances in which an alien not lawfully present 

21 in the United States— 

22 (1) attempted to enter a military installation in 

23 the United States; or 

24 (2) gained entry to such an installation. 
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1 SEC. 1067. STUDY ON USE OF SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL 

2 FOR DONATED HUMAN ORGANS. 

3 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

4 shall conduct a feasibility study regarding the transport 

5 of human organs, by organ procurement organizations, 

6 under the space-available travel program under section 

7 2641b of title 10, United States Code. 

8 (b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2025, 

9 the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

10 committees a report regarding such study, including the 

11 determinations of the Secretary. 

12 (c) ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION DE13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘organ procurement or14 ganization’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

15 6 of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act 

16 of 2008 (Public Law 110–413; 42 U.S.C. 274i–4). 

17 SEC. 1068. STUDY AND REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF THE 

18 NAVY POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO NET ME19 TERING. 

20 Not later than 180 days the date of the enactment 

21 of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, 

22 Installations, and Environment) shall carry out a study 

23 and submit to the congressional defense committees a re24 port that includes— 

25 (1) a summary of the policies and procedures of 

26 the Department of the Navy in effect as of the date 
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1 of the enactment of this Act with respect to net me2 tering; 

3 (2) a list of each military installation under the 

4 jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy that uses 

5 net metering as of such date; 

6 (3) a summary of best practices developed by 

7 each such military installation with respect to en8 couraging the use of net metering; 

9 (4) recommendations of the Secretary of the 

10 Navy with respect to potential regulatory and statu11 tory actions to assist the Navy utilize the full bene12 fits of net metering. 

13 SEC. 1069. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRO14 GRAM TO PROTECT UNITED STATES STU15 DENTS AGAINST FOREIGN AGENTS. 

16 Not later than 240 days after the date of the enact17 ment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

18 a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the 

19 program described in section 1277 of the National De20 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 

21 115–91), including an assessment on whether the program 

22 is beneficial to students interning, working part-time, or 

23 in a program that will result in employment post-gradua24 tion with Department of Defense components and contrac25 tors. 
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1 SEC. 1069A. TRI-SERVICE ARCTIC MARITIME STRATEGY. 

2 Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, the Commandant 

4 of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast 

5 Guard shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 

6 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

7 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

8 Armed Services of the Senate a report on a Tri-Service 

9 Arctic Maritime Strategy outlining areas of cooperation 

10 and alignment within the Arctic region to combat current 

11 and potential threats, and provide guidance on how the 

12 3 branches can deepen integration and pursue joint mod13 ernization efforts in this cold-weather landscape. 

14 SEC. 1069B. REPORT ON TRAINING AND SAFETY PROGRAM 

15 FOR OPERATION OF ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS 

16 VEHICLES. 

17 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact18 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 

19 to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

20 feasibility, advisability, and potential benefits of estab21 lishing a training and safety program for the operation 

22 of assault amphibious vehicles. 

23 SEC. 1069C. UPDATES TO NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRAT24 EGY. 

25 (a) UPDATES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

26 and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
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1 revise and update the most recent version of the national 

2 biodefense strategy and associated implementation plan 

3 required under section 1086 of the National Defense Au4 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 

5 328; 6 U.S.C. 104). In revising and updating the strategy 

6 and implementation plan, the Secretaries shall address— 

7 (1) current and potential biological threats 

8 against the United States, both naturally occurring 

9 and man-made, either accidental or deliberate; 

10 (2) the potential for catastrophic biological 

11 threats; and 

12 (3) such other matters as the Secretaries deter13 mine appropriate. 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Defense and 

16 the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly 

17 submit to the appropriate congressional defense commit18 tees the updated strategy and implementation plan re19 quired under subsection (a). 

20 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE21 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres22 sional committees’’ has the meaning given that term in 

23 section 1086(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

24 for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 6 U.S.C. 

25 104). 
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1 SEC. 1069D. REPORT ON MODIFICATIONS OF EXPEDI2 TIONARY TRANSFER DOCK SHIPS. 

3 Not later than March 1, 2025, the Chief of Naval 

4 Operations, in consultation with the Commandant of the 

5 Coast Guard, shall submit to the Committee on Armed 

6 Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

7 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

8 Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and 

9 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 

10 on recommended modifications to the Expeditionary 

11 Transfer Dock Ships that will best enable at-sea 

12 sustainment of Joint Interagency Task Force South part13 ner nation patrol vessels and United States Coast Guard 

14 Fast Response Cutters. 

15 SEC. 1069E. REPORT ON MILITARY AND WEAPONS LOST 

16 DURING WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN. 

17 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres18 sional defense committees a report that includes an ac19 counting of all the military equipment and weapons lost 

20 to the Taliban during the withdrawal of the United States 

21 Armed Forces from Afghanistan. 

22 SEC. 1069F. ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 

23 SUPPORTING MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 

24 THE R–2508 AIRSPACE. 

25 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De26 fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
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1 departments concerned, shall develop an assessment of the 

2 health care system supporting the military installations 

3 within the R–2508 Airspace to ensure adequate health 

4 care for the civilian and military workforce. 

5 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

6 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

7 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re8 port on the results of the assessment conducted under sub9 section (a). Such report shall include an explanation of— 

10 (1) any challenges to the health care system 

11 covered by the report within the private and public 

12 sector— 

13 (A) including any challenges relating to 

14 funding and authorization; 

15 (B) including any potential obstacles to ac16 cess health care services for both civilian and 

17 military populations; 

18 (C) whether there exists a provider short19 age for emergency care personnel and certain 

20 other specialties; and 

21 (D) including consideration of the potential 

22 impacts on the mission of the military installa23 tions covered by the report; 

24 (2) recommendations with respect to legislative 

25 proposals to improve such health care system; and 
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1 (3) the plans of the Secretary to address the 

2 issues identified under paragraphs (1) through (2). 

3 SEC. 1069G. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL 

4 WEAPONS EXPERIMENTS ON AND IN RELA5 TION TO TICKS, TICK-BORNE DISEASE. 

6 (a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 

7 States shall conduct a review of research conducted during 

8 the period beginning on January 1, 1945, and ending on 

9 December 31, 1972, by the Department of Defense, in10 cluding by the Department of Defense in consultation with 

11 the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Agri12 culture, or any other Federal agency on— 

13 (1) the use of ticks as hosts or delivery mecha14 nisms for biological warfare agents, including experi15 ments involving Spirochaetales and Rickettsiales; 

16 and 

17 (2) any efforts to improve the effectiveness and 

18 viability of Spirochaetales and Rickettsiales as bio19 logical weapons through combination with other dis20 eases or viruses. 

21 (b) LOCATION OF RESEARCH.—In conducting the re22 view under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall 

23 review research conducted at facilities located inside 

24 United States and facilities located outside the United 

25 States, including laboratories and field work locations. 
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1 (c) INFORMATION TO BE REVIEWED.— 

2 (1) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—In conducting 

3 the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller 

4 General shall review any relevant classified informa5 tion. 

6 (2) DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW.—In conducting 

7 the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller 

8 General shall review, among other sources, the fol9 lowing documents: 

10 (A) Technical Reports related to The Sum11 mary of Major Events and Problems, US Army 

12 Chemical Corps, FY 1951 – FY1969. 

13 (B) Site Holding: CB DT DW 48158 

14 Title: Virus and Rickettsia Waste Disposal 

15 Study. Technical Report No. 103, January 

16 1969. Corp Author Name: FORT DETRICK 

17 FREDERICK MD Report Number: SMUFD18 TR-103 Publish Date: 19690101. 

19 (C) Site Holding: CB DT DW 60538 Title: 

20 A Plaque Assay System for Several Species of 

21 Rickettsia. Corp Author Name: FORT 

22 DETRICK FREDERICK MD Report Number: 

23 SMUFD-TM-538 Publish Date: 19690601. 

24 (D) Site Holding: CB DW 531493 Title: 

25 Progress Report for Ecology and Epidemiology 
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1 and Biological Field Test Technology, Third 

2 Quarter FY 1967. Corp Author Name: ARMY 

3 DUGWAY PROVING GROUND UT Publish 

4 Date: 19670508. 

5 (d) REPORT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

8 Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a re9 port that includes the following: 

10 (A) The scope of any research described in 

11 subsection (a). 

12 (B) Whether any ticks used in such re13 search were released outside of any facility (in14 cluding any ticks that were released uninten15 tionally). 

16 (C) Whether any records related to such 

17 research were destroyed, and whether such de18 struction was intentional or unintentional. 

19 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required 

20 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi21 fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 

22 SEC. 1069H. ASSESSMENT OF INFLUENCE OF CHINA IN PA23 CIFIC ISLAND NATIONS. 

24 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

25 of this section, and each year thereafter, the Director of 
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1 the Defense Intelligence Agency shall publish in the an2 nual China military power report required by section 1202 

3 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2000 (Public Law 106–65), or other relevant publication, 

5 an assessment of the following: 

6 (1) Investments and influence of China in Pa7 cific Island nations. 

8 (2) How China’s activities have or have not im9 pacted United States military strategy in the Pacific 

10 region, as it relates to Pacific Island nations. 

11 SEC. 1069I. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON USE OF 

12 UNMANNED VEHICLES TO REDUCE DEPART13 MENT OF DEFENSE EXPENSES. 

14 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

15 States shall conduct a study to assess ways unmanned ve16 hicles can reduce overall operating expenses and costs at 

17 the Department of Defense. Such study shall include— 

18 (1) an analysis of unmanned ground and air 

19 systems and a comparison of the capability, capac20 ity, and operating cost tradeoffs associated with 

21 each such system and those associated with similar 

22 manned technologies or systems; 

23 (2) recommendations regarding new areas in 

24 which unmanned technology could supplant or com-
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1 plement manned systems in order to reduce overall 

2 force operating costs; and 

3 (3) such other matters as the Comptroller Gen4 eral determines appropriate. 

5 (b) BRIEFING AND REPORT.—Not later than March 

6 31, 2025, the Comptroller General shall— 

7 (1) provide to the congressional defense com8 mittees a briefing on the preliminary findings of the 

9 study required under subsection (a); and 

10 (2) agree to a format and timeline for providing 

11 to such committees a final report on the study. 

12 SEC. 1069J. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORT ON THREAT 

13 OF RIFLE-TOTING ROBOT DOGS USED BY 

14 CHINA TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE 

15 UNITED STATES. 

16 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

17 a report on— 

18 (1) the use of rifle-toting robot dogs by China; 

19 and 

20 (2) the threat such use poses to the national se21 curity of the United States. 

22 SEC. 1069K. STUDY ON TESTING OF FOREIGN ADVERSARY 

23 HIGHLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

25 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
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1 in coordination with the relevant Federal agencies, shall 

2 conduct a study on the effects on the national security 

3 of the United States of highly automated vehicles (as such 

4 term is defined in section 503(c)(6) of title 23, United 

5 States Code) associated with foreign adversary countries 

6 operating or testing in the United States. 

7 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The study re8 quired by subsection (a) shall also include the following: 

9 (1) An evaluation of the technology used by 

10 highly automated vehicles and their capabilities. 

11 (2) A list of entities— 

12 (A) domiciled in or directly or indirectly 

13 owned, controlled, or directed by a foreign ad14 versary country; 

15 (B) that manufacture highly automated ve16 hicles; and 

17 (C) are currently operating highly auto18 mated vehicles in the United States. 

19 (3) The number of highly automated vehicles 

20 currently operating in the United States that are 

21 owned or operated by such entities. 

22 (4) An evaluation whether any such entity has 

23 contracted with or supplied any technology to the 

24 military of a foreign adversary country. 
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1 (5) The locations where highly automated vehi2 cles owned or operated by such entities are operating 

3 in the United States. 

4 (6) Potential vulnerabilities posed by the oper5 ation of such highly automated vehicles in the 

6 United States. 

7 (c) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

8 submit the results of the study conducted pursuant to sub9 section (a) to— 

10 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

11 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

12 Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

13 and Transportation of the Senate; and 

14 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Homeland Security, and the Com16 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

17 Representatives. 

18 SEC. 1069L. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OPTI19 MIZING THE HUMAN WEAPON SYSTEM PRO20 GRAM. 

21 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 

23 to the congressional defense committees a report that in24 cludes— 
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1 (1) an analysis of the effectiveness of the Opti2 mizing the Human Weapon System Program of the 

3 Army; and 

4 (2) recommendations for improving and ex5 panding the Program. 

6 SEC. 1069M. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON DREDG7 ING CAPACITY AND PORT READINESS. 

8 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

9 States shall conduct a study to assess the capability and 

10 capacity of Department of Defense to complete harbor and 

11 channel dredging at seaports that require such dredging. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 

13 shall include— 

14 (1) identification of any dredging work required 

15 by the Department of Defense to ensure deep water 

16 access at seaports, set forth separately by seaport; 

17 (2) a review of the capacity of the domestic 

18 dredging industry to complete the dredging work 

19 identified under paragraph (1); 

20 (3) an assessment of time required to complete 

21 outstanding dredging work at seaports in the Stra22 tegic Seaport Program; and 

23 (4) development of recommendations for Fed24 eral policies, including contracting policies, that may 

25 be implemented to support domestic manufacturers 
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1 of critical components used in the manufacturing of 

2 United States dredging vessels, including critical 

3 components such as cranes, spring couplings, torque 

4 limiters, diesel engine clutches, clutch couplings, wet 

5 brakes, and combination gearboxes. 

6 (c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under 

7 subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consult 

8 with— 

9 (1) the National Port Readiness Network; 

10 (2) entities in the United States dredging in11 dustry; 

12 (3) domestic critical component manufacturers; 

13 and 

14 (4) such other individuals and entities as the 

15 Comptroller General determines appropriate. 

16 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

18 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

19 on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 

20 SEC. 1069N. REPORT ON RED FLAGS MISSED IN JANET 

21 YAMANAKA MELLO FRAUD SCHEME. 

22 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv25 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re-
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1 port on the fraud scheme perpetrated by Janet Yamanaka 

2 Mello, a civilian employee of the Department of the Army, 

3 who was indicted and pleaded guilty to stealing over $100 

4 million in Army funds. 

5 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 

6 under subsection (a) shall include a detailed examination 

7 of the following: 

8 (1) Breakdown in supervision of Mello, includ9 ing any failures of management or oversight that 

10 contributed to the ability of Mello to carry out the 

11 fraud scheme undetected. 

12 (2) Breakdown in accountability, including any 

13 failures to ensure that funds were actually being 

14 spent for their intended purposes. 

15 (3) Failure to ensure that financial program 

16 managers, such as Mello, cannot funnel money to 

17 themselves or their own entities. 

18 (4) Any other red flags or warning signs that 

19 were missed or ignored, including any instances of 

20 whistleblower retaliation or suppression of concerns. 

21 (5) An assessment of the current policies and 

22 procedures in place to prevent similar fraud schemes 

23 from occurring in the future. 
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1 (6) Recommendations for improvements to poli2 cies, procedures, and oversight to prevent similar 

3 fraud schemes from occurring in the future. 

4 (7) A description of any disciplinary or adminis5 trative actions taken against any individuals or enti6 ties found to have contributed to the ability of Mello 

7 to carry out the fraud scheme. 

8 (8) A description of any changes made or 

9 planned to be made to the Army’s financial manage10 ment and oversight processes as a result of this inci11 dent. 

12 (9) An assessment of the impact of the fraud 

13 scheme on the Army’s programs and operations. 

14 (10) Any other information the Secretary of 

15 Defense determines relevant to understanding the 

16 fraud scheme and preventing similar incidents in the 

17 future. 

18 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report required 

19 under subsection (a) shall be posted publicly on the 

20 website of the Department of Defense. 

21 SEC. 1069O. REPORT ON NAVY USE OF IMMERSIVE LEARN22 ING CAPABILITIES. 

23 Not later than December 1, 2024, the Secretary of 

24 the Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Serv-
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1 ices of the House of Representatives a report that in2 cludes— 

3 (1) an identification of any immersive learning 

4 capabilities, including augmented, virtual and mixed 

5 reality, have been, or potentially could be, integrated 

6 into training across the Navy; 

7 (2) a description of any efforts of the Navy to 

8 coordinate with the Air Force on lessons learned in 

9 the development of the Headquarters Air Force 

10 HAF/A4L Air Force Maintenance and Logistics Ex11 tended Reality (XR) Strategy and what elements of 

12 that strategy might be applicable to the Navy; 

13 (3) an identification of the status of any activi14 ties of the Navy to build a comprehensive and exe15 cutable strategy to invest, deploy, and sustain 

16 immersive learning training capabilities across the 

17 Navy; and 

18 (4) a description of any limitations or barriers 

19 to integrating immersive learning capabilities into 

20 the Navy, including ensuring compliance with rel21 evant cybersecurity requirements. 
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1 SEC. 1069P. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON POTEN2 TIAL COST SAVINGS FROM USE OF ARTIFI3 CIAL INTELLIGENCE. 

4 Not later than 90 days the date of the enactment of 

5 this Act, the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) 

6 shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report 

7 on the potential cost-saving measures of incorporating ar8 tificial intelligence and multi-domain, attributable autono9 mous, semi-autonomous, unmanned systems, capabilities 

10 and processes into military department and the civilian 

11 workforce of the Department of Defense. 

12 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

13 SEC. 1071. EXPEDITED ACCESS TO CERTAIN MILITARY IN14 STALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE15 FENSE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND 

16 CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. 

17 Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 2698. Expedited access to military installations for 

20 Members of Congress and certain Con21 gressional employees 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

23 (b), the Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure 

24 that— 
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1 ‘‘(1) a Member of Congress seeking access to a 

2 covered installation is granted such access if such 

3 Member presents a covered identification card; and 

4 ‘‘(2) any Congressional employees accom5 panying a Member of Congress granted access under 

6 paragraph (1) is granted the same access. 

7 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITED PROCEDURES.—Under such proce8 dures, the Secretary may not require a Member of Con9 gress to schedule a grant of access to a covered installation 

10 under subsection (a) prior to the arrival of such Member 

11 and accompanying Congressional employees, if applicable, 

12 at such covered installation. 

13 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Congressional employee’ has the 

15 meaning given such term in paragraph (5) of section 

16 2107 of title 5. 

17 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered identification card’ 

18 means a valid identification badge issued by the ap19 propriate office of the House of Representatives or 

20 the Senate, as the case may be, which identifies the 

21 individual to which such identification badge was 

22 issued as a current Member of Congress. 

23 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered installation’ means a 

24 military installation located in the United States or 

25 Guam at which the presentation of an issued De-
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1 partment of Defense common access card is the sole 

2 requirement for a member of the Armed Forces to 

3 be granted access to such military installation. 

4 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Member of Congress’ means— 

5 ‘‘(A) a Senator; or 

6 ‘‘(B) a Representative in, or Delegate or 

7 Resident Commissioner to, Congress.’’. 

8 SEC. 1072. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER OF 

9 EXCELLENCE. 

10 Chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

12 ‘‘§ 9025. Air Force Technical Training Center of Ex13 cellence 

14 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Air 

15 Force shall operate a Technical Training Center of Excel16 lence. The head of the Center shall be the designee of the 

17 Commander of Airmen Development Command. 

18 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center shall be 

19 to— 

20 ‘‘(1) facilitate collaboration among all Air Force 

21 technical training installations; 

22 ‘‘(2) serve as a premier training location for all 

23 maintainers throughout the military departments; 
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1 ‘‘(3) publish a set of responsibilities aimed at 

2 driving excellence, innovation, and leadership across 

3 all technical training specialties; 

4 ‘‘(4) advocate for innovative improvements in 

5 curriculum, facilities, and medial; 

6 ‘‘(5) foster outreach with industry and aca7 demia; 

8 ‘‘(6) identify and promulgate best practices, 

9 standards, and benchmarks; 

10 ‘‘(7) create a hub of excellence for the latest ad11 vancements in aviation technology and training 

12 methodologies; and 

13 ‘‘(8) carry out such other responsibilities as the 

14 Secretary determines appropriate. 

15 ‘‘(c) LOCATION.—The Secretary shall select a loca16 tion for the Center that is an Air Force installation that 

17 provides technical training and maintenance proficiency.’’. 

18 SEC. 1073. INSTALLATION ENERGY PLANS AND ASSESS19 MENT FOR REDUCTION OF RELIANCE ON 

20 RUSSIAN ENERGY. 

21 Section 1086 of the James M. Inhofe National De22 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

23 117–283; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 12 months 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of the National Defense 

5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’; and 

6 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

7 ‘‘main operating base on the list submitted 

8 under paragraph (1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘oper9 ating base within the area of responsibility of 

10 the United States European Command’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(h) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap14 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis15 cal year 2025 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense 

16 for travel, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or 

17 expended until the installation energy plans and assess18 ment required under subsection (c)(2).’’. 

19 SEC. 1074. EXTENSION OF COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF 

20 THE NAVY. 

21 Section 1092(a)(4) of the James M. Inhofe National 

22 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 

23 Law 117–263) is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2024’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘July 1, 2025’’. 
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1 SEC. 1075. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY COM2 MISSION ON EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGY. 

3 Section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization 

4 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amend5 ed— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)(3) by striking ‘‘the author7 ity to make such appointment or appointments shall 

8 expire, and the number of members of the Commis9 sion shall be reduced by the number equal to the 

10 number of appointments so not made’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘such appointments shall nevertheless be considered 

12 valid’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ‘‘and 6 

14 months’’ after ‘‘3 years’’; and 

15 (3) in subsection (r), by striking ‘‘18 months 

16 after the date on which it submits the final report 

17 required by subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘on De18 cember 31, 2026’’. 

19 SEC. 1076. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE SENSITIVE SUP20 PORT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 

21 Section 1055 of the National Defense Authorization 

22 Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 

23 113 note) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b)— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para2 graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and 

3 (4)’’; 

4 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

5 through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), re6 spectively; 

7 (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

8 following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(3) ROUTINE DEFENSE SENSITIVE SUP10 PORT.—In the event that the provision of defense 

11 sensitive support is routine defense sensitive sup12 port, the Secretary shall provide notification under 

13 paragraph (1) on a quarterly basis after providing 

14 the support.’’; 

15 (D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 

16 (i) in the paragraph heading, by in17 serting ‘‘AND EXTRAORDINARY SECURITY

18 PROTECTIONS’’ after ‘‘SUPPORT’’; 

19 (ii) in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A)— 

21 (I) by inserting ‘‘or requires ex22 traordinary security protections’’ after 

23 ‘‘time-sensitive’’; and 

24 (II) by inserting ‘‘shall’’ after 

25 ‘‘Secretary’’; 
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1 (iii) in subparagraph (A)— 

2 (I) by striking ‘‘may’’; 

3 (II) by inserting ‘‘or after the ac4 tivity supported concludes’’ after 

5 ‘‘providing the support’’; and 

6 (III) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in7 serting ‘‘; or’’; and 

8 (iv) in subparagraph (B)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘shall’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘notice as soon 

11 as practicable after providing such 

12 support, but not later than 48 hours 

13 after providing the support’’ and in14 serting ‘‘notification simultaneously 

15 with the execution of the supported 

16 activity’’; and 

17 (E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 

18 by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (3)’’ and in19 serting ‘‘paragraphs (1), (3), and (4)’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

22 ‘‘DEFENSE SENSITIVE SUPPORT DEFINED’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘, the term ‘defense sen25 sitive support’ means support provided by the 
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1 Department of Defense to a non-Department of 

2 Defense Federal department or agency that re3 quires special protection from disclosure.’’ and 

4 inserting a colon; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraphs: 

7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘defense sensitive support’ means 

8 support provided by the Department of Defense to 

9 a non-Department of Defense Federal department or 

10 agency that requires special protection from disclo11 sure. 

12 ‘‘(2) The term ‘routine defense sensitive sup13 port’ has the meaning given such term elsewhere in 

14 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

15 Year 2025.’’. 

16 SEC. 1077. POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR PAR17 TICIPANTS IN CERTAIN RESEARCH FUNDED 

18 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub20 section (c), as a condition of becoming or remaining a 

21 principal investigator of a covered defense research 

22 project, a person shall agree that during the ten-year pe23 riod beginning on the last day the person is a principal 

24 investigator of such research, such person may not seek 

25 or accept employment, or conduct any activity, for which 
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1 a foreign entity of concern provides financial compensation 

2 or in-kind benefits. 

3 (b) CRITICAL OR EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.—For 

4 purposes of subsection (a), a critical or emerging tech5 nology is a technology that the Secretary of Defense deter6 mines to be critical or emerging. Not later than 270 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

8 thereafter, the Secretary shall determine which tech9 nologies are critical or emerging from among the tech10 nologies for which the Department of Defense funds re11 search, and shall make the results of such determination 

12 publicly available. 

13 (c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may waive 

14 the restriction under subsection (a) with respect to a 

15 United States person if, not later than 30 days before 

16 issuing the waiver, the Secretary submits to the congres17 sional defense committees a notice of the waiver that in18 cludes— 

19 (1) an unclassified justification for the waiver; 

20 and 

21 (2) a description of any Department of Defense 

22 funds provided to the person for which the waiver is 

23 issued or to the research in which the person partici24 pated. 
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1 (d) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply with 

2 respect to research that begins on or after the date that 

3 is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) The term ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has 

6 the meaning given that term in section 10612(a) of 

7 the Research and Development, Competition, and 

8 Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)) and includes a 

9 foreign entity that is identified on the list published 

10 under section 1286(c)(9)(A) of the John S. McCain 

11 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

12 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note). 

13 (2) The term ‘‘covered defense research 

14 project’’ means a research project that— 

15 (A) is operated by an institution of higher 

16 education or a subsidiary of an institution of 

17 higher education; 

18 (B) is funded, in whole or in part, by the 

19 Department of Defense; and 

20 (C) involves a critical or emerging tech21 nology, as defined in subsection (b) of this sec22 tion. 

23 (3) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 

24 has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
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1 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 1002). 

3 SEC. 1078. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY CAP4 ITAL FORUM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es6 tablish a forum to— 

7 (1) convene domestic and international institu8 tional financiers, capital providers, investors, entre9 preneurs, innovators, business persons, representa10 tives from across the private sector, relevant United 

11 States Government offices, and government and pri12 vate entities of partner nations; and 

13 (2) allow the exchange of information between 

14 the entities referred to in paragraph (1) and the De15 partment of Defense relating to transactions or po16 tential transactions and to integrate efforts to 

17 achieve coordinated effects to support the national 

18 security interest of the United States. 

19 (b) CHAIR.—The Chair of the forum established 

20 under subsection (a) shall be the Director of the Office 

21 of Strategic Capital. 

22 (c) DESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Sec23 retary may designate the Director as the sole Executive 

24 Agent with respect to the authorities and responsibilities 

25 of the Secretary of Defense under section 1047 of the Na-
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1 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

2 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 

3 SEC. 1079. PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL SKILL IDENTIFIERS FOR 

4 ARMY MOUNTAIN WARFARE SCHOOL. 

5 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

7 the Army shall develop and implement a plan to establish 

8 each of the following: 

9 (1) Additional skill identifiers for the following 

10 courses at the Army Mountain Warfare School: 

11 (A) Advanced Military Mountaineer Course 

12 (Summer). 

13 (B) Advanced Military Mountaineer Course 

14 (Winter). 

15 (C) Rough Terrain Evacuation Course. 

16 (D) Mountain Planner Course. 

17 (E) Mountain Rifleman Course. 

18 (2) New skill identifiers for officers and war19 rant officers who complete the Basic Military Moun20 taineer Course and the Mountain Planner Course. 

21 (b) BRIEFING ON PLAN.—Not later than 30 days 

22 after the date on which the Secretary completes the plan 

23 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the 

24 congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan 

25 and the implementation of the plan. 
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1 SEC. 1080. TABLETOP EXERCISE ON EXTREME WEATHER 

2 EVENTS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

3 (a) TABLETOP EXERCISE.— 

4 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

6 Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Com7 mand, in consultation with the the head of the insti8 tution selected by the Commander under paragraph 

9 (3), shall conduct at least one national tabletop exer10 cise to assess the ability of the Armed Forces and 

11 military forces of allies or partners of the United 

12 States to confront aggressive adversarial threats in 

13 the Indo-Pacific region while simultaneously con14 fronting extreme weather hazards. 

15 (2) ELEMENTS.—The exercise conducted under 

16 paragraph (1) shall evaluate, at a minimum, the fol17 lowing: 

18 (A) The resilience of United States weap19 ons, systems, force posture, and command and 

20 control to withstand extreme environmental 

21 hazards during a single combat contingency in 

22 the Indo-Pacific region. 

23 (B) The mobility of the Armed Forces in 

24 the event of attacks upon critical infrastructure 

25 and logistical chokepoints pertinent to a contin26 gency involving an ally or partner. 
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1 (C) The ability of the Armed Forces to 

2 conduct logistics in a constrained environment, 

3 including the ability to resupply United States 

4 and allied forces, and civilian populations. 

5 (D) The resiliency of the Indo-Pacific 

6 Command to withstand extreme environmental 

7 hazards. 

8 (E) The response of the Department of 

9 Defense to partial or complete loss of overseas 

10 critical infrastructure. 

11 (F) The ability of the Armed Forces, in co12 ordination with allies and partners, to resist 

13 force or other coercion by an aggressor if com14 mand and control is compromised due to ex15 treme environmental conditions. 

16 (G) The options of the Federal Govern17 ment to ensure the viability of overseas critical 

18 infrastructure in the event of a military contin19 gency, including assets in Japan, the Republic 

20 of Korea, Guam, the Northern Marianas, Ha21 waii, and the Philippines. 

22 (H) Air defense capabilities to deter mis23 sile threats from the People’s Republic of China 

24 or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

25 during a military conflict. 
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1 (I) The ability of naval projection forces to 

2 defend against adversarial threats while oper3 ating under compromised conditions. 

4 (J) The survivability of critical military 

5 forces, particularly air and naval forces. 

6 (K) The ability of air forces to conduct 

7 agile combat employment operations under com8 promised positions. 

9 (L) The efficacy of ground-based targeting 

10 and firing in the Indo-Pacific to support key 

11 missions amidst extreme environmental condi12 tions. 

13 (3) LOCATION.—The exercise conducted under 

14 paragraph (1) shall be conducted at a postsecondary 

15 educational institution of the Armed Forces selected 

16 by the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific 

17 Command. In making such selection, the Com18 mander shall consider the following elements: 

19 (A) Geographic proximity to the United 

20 States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsi21 bility. 

22 (B) Leadership in science and technology, 

23 academic research, and applied design for inno24 vation to meaningfully participate or provide 
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1 analysis on the exercises described in paragraph 

2 (2). 

3 (C) Experience and capacity to conduct a 

4 tabletop exercise impacted by extreme environ5 mental conditions. 

6 (D) Leadership in meeting objectives of 

7 the Department of Defense to create resilient 

8 and sustainable military capabilities that can 

9 withstand extreme weather conditions. 

10 (4) PREPARATION.—The tabletop exercise shall 

11 be prepared by personnel of the United States Indo12 Pacific Command, selected by the Commander in 

13 consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 

14 head of the institution selected by the Commander 

15 under paragraph (3). 

16 (5) PARTICIPANTS.—Participants in the table17 top exercise may include the following, as deter18 mined appropriate by the Commander: 

19 (A) Personnel of the Department of De20 fense. 

21 (B) Representatives of thinktanks or other 

22 entities of the United States. 

23 (C) Representatives of allies and partners, 

24 subject to the approval of the Secretary of De25 fense and the Secretary of State. 
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1 (6) FREQUENCY.—In addition to the exercise 

2 conducted under paragraph (1), other such tabletop 

3 exercises may be conducted not more than twice per 

4 year during the period of four years following the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, at dates and times 

6 determined by the Commander of the United States 

7 Indo-Pacific Command and the head of the institu8 tion selected by the Commander under paragraph 

9 (3). 

10 (b) BRIEFING.—Following the conclusion of a table11 top exercise conducted under subsection (a), the Com12 mander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and 

13 a nongovernmental participant determined by the Com14 mander, shall provide to the appropriate congressional 

15 committees a briefing on the tabletop exercise. Such a 

16 briefing shall include— 

17 (1) an assessment of the decision-making, capa18 bility, and response gaps observed in the tabletop ex19 ercise; and 

20 (2) recommendations to improve the resiliency 

21 of, and reduce vulnerabilities in, the domestic critical 

22 infrastructure of the United States in the event of 

23 a military contingency involving an ally or partner. 

24 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘ally or partner’’ means Taiwan, 

2 Japan, or the Republic of Korea. 

3 (2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com4 mittees’’ means— 

5 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

6 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com7 mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House 

8 of Representatives; and 

9 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

10 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com11 mittee on Homeland Security and Government 

12 Affairs of the Senate. 

13 (3) The term ‘‘environmental hazard’’ in14 cludes— 

15 (A) an earthquake; 

16 (B) a tsunami; 

17 (C) a hurricane, typhoon, monsoon, or 

18 other storm; 

19 (D) rising sea levels; 

20 (E) mudslides; or 

21 (F) any other environmental condition the 

22 Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific 

23 Command determines is relevant to the Indo24 Pacific region and disruptive to military oper-
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1 ations of the United States or forces of an ally 

2 or partner. 

3 (4) The term ‘‘tabletop exercise’’ means an ac4 tivity— 

5 (A) in which senior personnel gather to de6 liberate various simulated emergency or rapid 

7 response situations; and 

8 (B) that is designed to assess the adequacy 

9 of plans, policies, procedures, training, re10 sources, and relationships or agreements that 

11 guide the prevention of, response to, and recov12 ery from a defined event. 

13 SEC. 1081. PILOT PROGRAM ON ARMY READINESS IN CON14 TESTED LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENTS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 180 

16 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary of the Army, in coordination with the Combine 

18 Arms Center of the United States Army Training and 

19 Doctrine Command, shall carry out a pilot program de20 signed to enhance the overall readiness of the Army in 

21 a contested logistics environment. 

22 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Under the pilot program re23 quired by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

24 (1) encourage the acquisition of commercially 

25 available equipment and services in order to provide 
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1 efficient and effective life support on expeditionary 

2 bases; and 

3 (2) demonstrate the effectiveness of the pilot 

4 program in simulated environments at multiple com5 bat training centers, including— 

6 (A) the National Training Center; 

7 (B) the Joint Readiness Training Center; 

8 or 

9 (C) the Joint Multinational Readiness Cen10 ter. 

11 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 

13 the termination of the pilot program under subsection (d), 

14 the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

15 committees a report on the findings of the pilot program. 

16 Each such report shall include, for the year covered by 

17 the report, an identification of— 

18 (1) skills that the combined force needs to de19 velop and maintain to enable the efficient and effec20 tive deployment of life support systems; 

21 (2) commercially-available equipment that has 

22 proven effective in simulated combat and contested 

23 environments; and 
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1 (3) progress made in equipping training and de2 ploying units with technologies, items, and skills 

3 shown to be effective under the pilot program. 

4 (d) SUNSET.—The authorities to carry out a pilot 

5 program under this section shall terminate on the date 

6 that is ten years after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act. 

8 SEC. 1082. PILOT PROGRAM ON FORWARD ADVANCED MAN9 UFACTURING. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than one year 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of De13 fense for Industrial Base Policy, shall carry out a pilot 

14 program under which the Secretary establishes a public15 private partnership to develop a forward advanced manu16 facturing capability in the area of responsibility of the 

17 United States Indo-Pacific Command to meet advanced 

18 manufacturing requirements for the submarine and ship19 building industrial base and emerging needs of such Com20 mand and its component commands. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The pilot program re22 quired under subsection (a) shall include— 

23 (1) development of an advanced manufacturing 

24 facility outside of a military installation in the area 

25 of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific 
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1 Command capable of manufacturing large metal 

2 structures, including those required for unmanned 

3 vehicles, surface and underwater vehicles, and ship 

4 maintenance and upgrades, through advanced manu5 facturing, maintaining local machining capabilities, 

6 and maintaining a production capability across crit7 ical minerals necessary to emerging repair and pro8 duction requirements in conflict; and 

9 (2) coordination of requirements from the 

10 United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Sub11 marine Industrial Base Task Force, the Innovation 

12 Capability and Modernization office, and the Indus13 trial Base Analysis and Sustainment program. 

14 (c) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 

15 pilot program required under subsection (a) shall termi16 nate five years after the date on which the Secretary com17 mences the pilot program. 

18 (d) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

20 the date on which the Secretary commences the pilot 

21 program under subsection (a), and on an annual 

22 basis thereafter until the termination date under 

23 subsection (c), the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

24 for Industrial Base Policy shall submit to the Com25 mittees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
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1 resentatives and the Senate a report on the pilot 

2 program. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under 

4 this subsection shall include: 

5 (A) a progress update on the implementa6 tion of the pilot program under subsection (a), 

7 including progress with respect to each of the 

8 elements described in subsection (b); 

9 (B) an overview of any partnerships en10 tered into with industry and other relevant enti11 ties in support of the pilot program; 

12 (C) a review of the ability of the pilot pro13 gram to meet requirements identified by the en14 tities specified in subsection (b)(2); and 

15 (D) input from the entities specified in 

16 subsection (b)(2), industry, and other relevant 

17 entities on the desirability and effects of the 

18 pilot program. 

19 (e) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING DEFINED.—In this 

20 section, the term ‘‘advanced manufacturing’’ includes 

21 manufacturing processes utilizing additive manufacturing, 

22 wire-arc additive manufacturing, and powder bed fusion 

23 manufacturing. 
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1 SEC. 1083. FRANK A. LOBIONDO NATIONAL AEROSPACE 

2 SAFETY AND SECURITY CAMPUS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The campus and grounds of the 

4 Federal facility located at the Atlantic City International 

5 Airport in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, at which 

6 the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National 

7 Guard is stationed shall be known and designated as the 

8 ‘‘Frank A. LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety and Secu9 rity Campus’’. 

10 (b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in a law, map, regu11 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

12 States to the campus and grounds referred to in sub13 section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Frank 

14 A. LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security 

15 Campus’’. 

16 SEC. 1084. ASSESSMENT REGARDING ANTIFOULING COAT17 INGS. 

18 (a) ASSESSMENT FOR DEPLOYING NEW

19 ANTIFOULING COATINGS FOR THE SURFACE FLEET.— 

20 Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

21 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an as22 sessment to evaluate the feasibility of moving away from 

23 copper-based antifouling coatings. Such an assessment 

24 shall include each of the following: 
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1 (1) A timeline to remove existing copper-based 

2 antifouling coatings from naval vessels by January 

3 1, 2028. 

4 (2) Criteria for antifouling effectiveness, meas5 ured by— 

6 (A) the duration of time such coating pre7 vents biological adhesion, corrosion, and deg8 radation of vessel surfaces; 

9 (B) environmental damage caused by shed10 ding and leaching of the coating; and 

11 (C) the effect of the coating on fuel effi12 ciency and vessel speed. 

13 (3) An evaluation of whether a new standard in 

14 standard rotation for maintenance of surface vessels 

15 could effectively reduce the time and costs associated 

16 with maintenance key events, such as repair plan17 ning and time in drydock, while also being environ18 mentally sound. 

19 (b) EVALUATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE

20 PRODUCTS.—Prior to conducting the assessment required 

21 by subsection (a), the Secretary shall evaluate commer22 cially available products, technologies, applications, and 

23 services that could be used to improve combat readiness 

24 by decreasing the need for re-application of antifouling 

25 coatings. 
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1 SEC. 1085. AUTHORIZATION TO USE NONELECTRIC VEHI2 CLES AT YUMA PROVING GROUND. 

3 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that members 

4 of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Depart5 ment of Defense assigned to the Yuma Proving Ground 

6 are authorized to use nonelectric vehicles in the perform7 ance of their duties. 

8 SEC. 1086. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO EXPENDI9 TURES FOR CERTAIN MILITARY HOUSING. 

10 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

11 should not be spending more money to house illegal immi12 grants than on housing for America’s military families. 

13 SEC. 1087. UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR ARCTIC NATIONAL 

14 SECURITY STUDIES. 

15 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

16 (1) Investments in improving our understanding 

17 of the Arctic environment are critical to ensuring the 

18 national security of the United States. 

19 (2) The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security 

20 Studies is vital to understanding and addressing the 

21 strategic implications of the current and emerging 

22 Arctic security challenge. 

23 (3) The Arctic environment is rapidly changing 

24 and accurate and consistent data and analysis is 

25 needed to produce evidence-based policy. 
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1 (4) The academic community is well-positioned 

2 to support efforts to advance critical Arctic national 

3 security studies. 

4 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Beginning not later than one 

5 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Defense shall establish or designate one or more 

7 one or more University Centers for Arctic National Secu8 rity Studies at institutions of higher education. 

9 (c) ACTIVITIES.—A University Center established or 

10 designated under subsection (b) shall carry out activi11 ties— 

12 (1) in collaboration with the Ted Stevens Cen13 ter for Arctic Security Studies and other relevant 

14 entities, to set mission priorities for the Department 

15 of Defense relating to the Arctic domain; 

16 (2) to support academic research to advance 

17 evidence-based policy making on matters relating to 

18 the Arctic; 

19 (3) to improve the Department’s understanding 

20 of the ever-changing Arctic environment; and 

21 (4) to foster collaboration between researchers 

22 and students to advance Arctic national security 

23 studies. 
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1 SEC. 1088. PSYCHOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE TRAINING IN 

2 PERFORMANCE MINDSET. 

3 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that long-term expo4 sure to high-stress environments leaves many individuals 

5 in a suboptimal performance state, creating an environ6 ment for maladaptive coping mechanisms, compromised 

7 performance abilities, and a potential increase in anxiety, 

8 depression, suicide, domestic violence, and substance 

9 abuse. 

10 (b) REQUIRED TRAINING.—All training provided to 

11 a member of the Armed Forces, including at a Service 

12 Academy (as defined section 347 of title 10, United States 

13 Code), or a school operated under chapter 107 or 108 of 

14 title 10, United States Code, shall include training on the 

15 development of proactive psychological performance skills 

16 and strategies for psychological flexibility and mental 

17 strength. Such training shall include each of the following: 

18 (1) Training in scientifically researched and evi19 dence-based mindset skills designed to prepare mem20 bers of the Armed Forces for the physical and men21 tal stressors associated with service in the Armed 

22 Forces. 

23 (2) Performance mindset training designed to 

24 create psychological flexibility and mental strength 

25 to reduce the effects of potential trauma. 
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1 (3) Interactive and contextualized training pro2 vided by specialized training teams with expert 

3 knowledge of psychological performance and how to 

4 apply the skills covered by the training across the 

5 phases of a career of a member of the Armed 

6 Forces. 

7 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 

9 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de10 fense committees a report on the implementation of this 

11 section. Each such report shall be submitted in unclassi12 fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 

13 SEC. 1089. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERA14 TION WITH THE PHILIPPINES ON MARITIME 

15 SECURITY. 

16 It is the sense of Congress that— 

17 (1) the United States should remain committed 

18 to helping the Philippines maintain the safety and 

19 security of the Philippines, including helping the 

20 Philippines to defend against threats to such safety 

21 and security from China; and 

22 (2) to help the Philippines defend against such 

23 threats, the United States should expand coopera24 tion between the United States and the Philippines 

25 with respect to maritime security. 
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1 SEC. 1090. ESTABLISHMENT OF MULTILATERAL ARTIFICIAL 

2 INTELLIGENCE WORKING GROUP. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

5 Defense shall establish a working group, which shall be 

6 known as the ‘‘Multilateral Artificial Intelligence Working 

7 Group’’, to develop and coordinate an artificial intelligence 

8 initiative among the allies and partners of the United 

9 States. 

10 (b) ORGANIZATION.— 

11 (1) DESIGNATION OF HEAD.—The Secretary 

12 shall designate a senior civilian officer of the De13 partment of Defense or senior military officer with 

14 experience leading relevant efforts, as determined by 

15 the Secretary, to serve as the head of the Working 

16 Group. 

17 (2) PARTICIPATION BY OTHER MEMBER COUN18 TRIES.—The Secretary shall determine which allies 

19 and partners of the United States shall be asked to 

20 participate as member countries in the Working 

21 Group. 

22 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 

23 Working Group shall be to develop and coordinate efforts 

24 to implement an artificial intelligence initiative between 

25 the Department of Defense and allies and partners of the 

26 United States, including by— 
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1 (1) comparing— 

2 (A) the various artificial intelligence sys3 tems and the elements thereof (including ma4 chine learning and generative artificial intel5 ligence such as large language models) used for 

6 covered operational uses by members countries; 

7 and 

8 (B) the respective practices associated with 

9 the employment of such systems for covered 

10 operational uses by members countries; 

11 (2) identifying (including by experimenting, 

12 testing, and evaluating) potential solutions to ad13 vance and accelerate the interoperability of artificial 

14 intelligence systems used for intelligence sharing, 

15 battlespace awareness, and other covered operational 

16 uses; 

17 (3) testing and evaluating the effects of artifi18 cial intelligence model redundancy, including the 

19 risks and safety measures associated with operating 

20 multiple artificial intelligence systems, including in 

21 tandem with one another; 

22 (4) developing a shared strategy for the re23 search, development, test, evaluation, and employ24 ment of artificial intelligence systems for covered 
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1 operational uses carried out jointly by the member 

2 countries; 

3 (5) developing a shared strategy for— 

4 (A) managing data-informed artificial in5 telligence systems; and 

6 (B) testing and evaluating artificial intel7 ligence systems with combined data sets at the 

8 unclassified and classified levels; 

9 (6) testing and evaluating the capabilities of the 

10 defense industrial base of the member countries to 

11 incorporate artificial intelligence systems into sys12 tems used for covered operational uses; 

13 (7) comparing and using ethical frameworks to 

14 accelerate technological advancements with respect 

15 to artificial intelligence systems; 

16 (8) expanding innovation efforts by the member 

17 countries and share among such countries best prac18 tices for the accelerated procurement and adoption 

19 of artificial intelligence technologies for covered 

20 operational uses; 

21 (9) leveraging commercially available artificial 

22 intelligence technologies to advance near-term 

23 jointness between the armed forces of the member 

24 countries; 
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1 (10) jointly identifying and sourcing artificial 

2 intelligence systems, as practicable, and advising 

3 member countries with respect to export controls ap4 plicable to such systems; and 

5 (11) carrying out such other activities as the 

6 Secretary determines to be relevant to such respon7 sibilities. 

8 (d) CONTROL OF KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL

9 DATA.—The Secretary shall seek to ensure that any 

10 knowledge or technical data produced by a member coun11 try under any cooperative project carried out by the Work12 ing Group shall be controlled by that country under the 

13 export control laws and regulations of that country and 

14 shall not be subject to the jurisdiction or control of any 

15 other member country. 

16 (e) PLAN AND REPORTS.— 

17 (1) PLAN.— 

18 (A) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 60 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

20 Secretary shall submit to the congressional de21 fense committees a plan for the establishment 

22 and activities of the Working Group. 

23 (B) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subpara24 graph (A) shall include— 
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1 (i) a plan for the establishment of the 

2 Working Group; 

3 (ii) a description of any funding re4 quirements or administrative support nec5 essary to carry out this section; 

6 (iii) a description of any additional 

7 statutory authorities necessary to carry out 

8 this section; 

9 (iv) a plan for the fulfilment of re10 sponsibilities under subsection (c) by the 

11 Working Group; 

12 (v) an evaluation of existing multilat13 eral artificial intelligence efforts; 

14 (vi) a plan for the integration of the 

15 artificial intelligence initiative developed 

16 and coordinated by the Working Group 

17 with other programs and initiatives of the 

18 elements of the Department of Defense 

19 with responsibilities relating to mutual se20 curity and artificial intelligence efforts 

21 among the member countries; 

22 (vii) performance indicators by which 

23 the activities of the Working Group will be 

24 assessed; and 
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1 (viii) a description of how efforts of 

2 the commanders of the combatant com3 mands relating to military interoperability 

4 and test and evaluation of artificial intel5 ligence systems will be tasked and executed 

6 by and through the Working Group. 

7 (2) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 

8 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

9 on a semiannual basis thereafter until the date of 

10 termination under subsection (f), the Secretary shall 

11 submit to the congressional defense committees a re12 port on the activities and milestones of the Working 

13 Group. Each such report shall include, with respect 

14 to the period covered by the report— 

15 (A) an assessment of the activities of the 

16 Working Group based on the performance indi17 cators set forth in the plan under paragraph 

18 (1)(B)(vii); and 

19 (B) a description of any efforts of the com20 manders of the combatant commands taken in 

21 support of the responsibilities of the Working 

22 Group. 

23 (f) TERMINATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), the Working Group shall terminate on 

3 September 30, 2028. 

4 (2) AUTHORITY TO EXTEND.—The Secretary 

5 may extend the termination date under paragraph 

6 (1) if the Secretary determines such extension to be 

7 in the national security interests of the United 

8 States. 

9 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) The term ‘‘battlespace awareness’’ has the 

11 meaning given that term in the Joint Publication 1– 

12 02 of the Department of Defense, titled ‘‘Depart13 ment of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associ14 ated Terms’’, or successor publication. 

15 (2) The term ‘‘covered operational use’’ means 

16 use by a government for operations in a defense con17 text. 

18 (3) The term ‘‘member country’’ means a mem19 ber country of the Working Group. 

20 SEC. 1091. DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS RE21 LATING TO INVOLVEMENT OF UNITED 

22 STATES IN 1973 COUP IN CHILE. 

23 The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 

24 Secretary of State and the Director of the Central Intel25 ligence Agency, shall conduct a declassification review of 
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1 documents relating to the involvement of the United 

2 States in the 1973 coup in Chile, including— 

3 (1) any record of financial support provided by 

4 the United States Government to any organization 

5 or other entity, whether private or public, that sup6 ported the coup; 

7 (2) any record of communication between an of8 ficer or employee of the United States Government 

9 and a senior military or intelligence officer of the 

10 Government of Chile during the period beginning on 

11 September 11, 1972, and ending on September 11, 

12 1974; and 

13 (3) any other document containing information 

14 relating to the involvement of the United States 

15 Government in the coup. 

16 TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 

17 MATTERS 

18 SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPETI19 TIVE APPOINTMENTS OF MILITARY SPOUSES 

20 BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 573(e) of the John S. 

22 McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

23 Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 5 U.S.C. 3330d note) 

24 is repealed. 
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1 (b) EXTENSION AND REPORT.—Section 1119 of the 

2 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 

3 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘December 

5 31, 2028’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2033’’; and 

6 (2) by adding after subsection (d) the following: 

7 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date of the enactment of this subsection and 

10 each year thereafter until the sunset date in sub11 section (d), the Secretary of Defense shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) submit a report to the congressional 

13 defense committees on the use of the hiring au14 thority under section 3330d of title 5, United 

15 States Code; and 

16 ‘‘(B) publish such report on the public 

17 website of the Department of Defense. 

18 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under para19 graph (1) shall include information on— 

20 ‘‘(A) how often such authority is used by 

21 agencies; 

22 ‘‘(B) what positions are filled using such 

23 authority, and the grade and locations of such 

24 positions; 
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1 ‘‘(C) the number of military spouse appli2 cants seeking positions under such authority 

3 who were not selected and the grade and loca4 tions of such positions; and 

5 ‘‘(D) how often Department of Defense 

6 components exercised exceptions to spouse pref7 erence procedures and the grade and locations 

8 of such positions.’’. 

9 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1119(a) of the Na11 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

12 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— 

13 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and all that fol15 lows through ‘‘the following:’’ and inserting 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) in subsection (a)— 

18 ‘‘(A) by redesignating paragraph (5), as 

19 added by section 1112(a)(1)(C) of this Act, as 

20 paragraph (6); and 

21 ‘‘(B) by inserting after paragraph (4), as 

22 redesignated by section 1112(a)(1)(A) of this 

23 Act, the following:’’; and 
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1 (ii) in the quoted material, by striking 

2 ‘‘(4) The term’’ and inserting ‘‘(5) The 

3 term’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

5 (i) in the matter preceding subpara6 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, as amended by 

7 section 1112(a)(2) of this Act’’ after ‘‘in 

8 subsection (b)’’; 

9 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

11 (2)’’; 

12 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

13 ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

14 (3)’’; and 

15 (iv) in subparagraph C), in the quoted 

16 material, by striking ‘‘(3) a spouse’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘(4) a spouse’’. 

18 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

19 by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in 

20 the enactment of section 1119 of the National De21 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Pub22 lic Law 118–31). 
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1 SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE 

2 TO CIVILIAN DOD EMPLOYEES STATIONED IN 

3 GUAM. 

4 Section 1102 of the National Defense Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DE8 PARTMENT OF THE NAVY CIVILIAN EMPLOY9 EES ASSIGNED TO PERMANENT DUTY IN GUAM

10 FOR PERFORMING WORK, OR SUPPORTING

11 WORK BEING PERFORMED, ABOARD OR DOCK12 SIDE, OF U.S. NAVAL VESSELS’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT

14 OF DEFENSE STATIONED IN GUAM’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 

16 the Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 

17 and 

18 (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘(b) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this sec21 tion, the term ‘covered employee’ means any civilian em22 ployee of the Department of Defense whose permanent 

23 duty station is located in Guam.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1103. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 

2 ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 

3 AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED4 ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER5 SEAS. 

6 Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter 

7 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

8 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently 

9 amended by section 1102 of the James M. Inhofe National 

10 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 

11 Law 117–263), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 

12 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2025’’. 

13 SEC. 1104. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR14 ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 

15 GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF16 FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 

17 Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 

18 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 

19 War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public 

20 Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 

21 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 

22 Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 

23 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1109 of 

24 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

25 2024 (Public Law 118–31), is further amended by strik26 ing ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
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1 SEC. 1105. PROHIBITION ON LIMITING DURATION OF OVER2 SEAS WORK-PERIOD FOR DOD COMPETITIVE 

3 SERVICE POSITIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—During the 7 year period begin5 ning on the date of the enactment of this Act— 

6 (1) no limit may be placed on the duration of 

7 civilian employment of Department of Defense com8 petitive service employees in a foreign area; and 

9 (2) the 5-year limitation on such employment in 

10 a foreign area in Department of Defense Instruction 

11 1400.25, titled ‘‘DoD Civilian Personnel Manage12 ment System: Employment in Foreign Areas and 

13 Employee Return Rights’’ and issued on July 26, 

14 2012 (or a successor instruction), shall have no force 

15 or effect. 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2025, the 

17 Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congres18 sional defense committees on the following: 

19 (1) The impact of this section on recruiting and 

20 retaining civilian competitive service employees at 

21 the Department of Defense. 

22 (2) The total number of— 

23 (A) Department employees that were able 

24 to remain in positions as a result of this sec25 tion; and 
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1 (B) Department positions that were not 

2 open for initial appointments as a result of this 

3 section. 

4 (3) The grade and classification of Department 

5 positions affected by this section. 

6 (4) Any other information the Secretary deems 

7 appropriate. 

8 (c) FOREIGN AREA DEFINED.—In this section, the 

9 term ‘‘foreign area’’ means any location that is not within 

10 a nonforeign area (as that term is defined in section 

11 591.205 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 

12 successor regulation). 

13 SEC. 1106. WAIVER OF LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENT OF 

14 RECENTLY RETIRED MEMBERS OF ARMED 

15 FORCES TO DOD COMPETITIVE SERVICE PO16 SITIONS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3326 of title 5, United 

18 States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘cer20 tain’’ before ‘‘positions’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

23 by striking ‘‘the civil service’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘the excepted service or the Senior Executive 

25 Service’’; and 
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1 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for the 

2 purpose’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Manage3 ment’’; and 

4 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, or the au5 thorization and approval, as the case may be,’’. 

6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

7 at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 33 of such 

8 title is amended in the item relating to section 3326 by 

9 inserting ‘‘certain’’ before ‘‘positions’’. 

10 SEC. 1107. CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STAFFING AND 

11 COMPENSATION MODEL. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in col13 laboration with the Secretaries of the military depart14 ments, shall carry out a redesign of the Department of 

15 Defense child development program compensation model 

16 and modernization of the child development program staff17 ing model. 

18 (b) REDESIGNED COMPENSATION MODEL.—The Sec19 retary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretaries of 

20 the military departments, shall— 

21 (1) redesign child development program staff 

22 compensation for non-entry level, mid-to-senior level 

23 classroom staff by modernizing the duties and re24 sponsibilities captured in position descriptions to 
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1 more accurately reflect performance and expecta2 tions of the positions; 

3 (2) adjust compensation for higher-level pro4 gram management positions by modernizing the du5 ties and responsibilities captured in position descrip6 tions to more accurately reflect performance and ex7 pectations of the positions; 

8 (3) direct the Department’s personnel office to 

9 make necessary adjustments to modernize the pay 

10 plan to accommodate any compensation and wage 

11 increases driven by the updated position descriptions 

12 for child development program staff; and 

13 (4) begin implementation of the revised position 

14 descriptions and accompanying compensation adjust15 ments no later than April 1, 2025, subject to the 

16 availability of appropriations. 

17 (c) MODERNIZE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

18 STAFFING MODEL.—The Secretary of Defense, in collabo19 ration with the Secretaries of the military departments, 

20 shall— 

21 (1) add key positions to facilitate classroom op22 erations and provide direct support to child develop23 ment program staff; 

24 (2) add key positions to coordinate support for 

25 the needs of children with specials needs and provide 
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1 direct support to the child development program 

2 staff working with these children; and 

3 (3) develop and implement a 5-year phased plan 

4 to ensure responsible funding execution, successful 

5 implementation allowing for adjustments as nec6 essary, and long-term sustainable impact. 

7 (d) REPORTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

9 collaboration with the Secretaries of the military de10 partments, shall submit reports to detail progress, 

11 accomplishments, and demonstrate the impact of the 

12 redesigned compensation and modernized staffing 

13 models. 

14 (2) BASELINE REPORT.—Not later than 180 

15 days after the end of fiscal year 2025, an initial 

16 baseline report shall be submitted to the congres17 sional defense committees. 

18 (3) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 180 

19 days after the end of each of fiscal years 2026 

20 through 2029, a progress report shall be submitted 

21 to the congressional defense committees. 

22 (4) CONTENTS.—Any report submitted under 

23 paragraph (2) or (3) shall include the following: 

24 (A) Percentage of child development pro25 gram staff that are also military spouses. 
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1 (B) Turnover or retention rate of child de2 velopment program staff. 

3 (C) Utilization rate of child development 

4 program child care spaces. 

5 (D) Number of newly hired child develop6 ment program employees. 

7 (E) Percentage of newly hired child devel8 opment program employees who resign within 

9 their first 6 months of employment. 

10 (F) Information on the ability to staff 

11 newly constructed facilities. 

12 (G) Impacts of adding key positions to the 

13 child development program staffing model. 

14 (e) DEFINITION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT PRO15 GRAM.—In this section, the term ‘‘child development pro16 gram’’ means child care services under subchapter II of 

17 chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code. 

18 SEC. 1108. MANDATORY PUBLIC DISCLOSURES BY NEWLY 

19 NOMINATED CIVILIANS FOR SENIOR POSI20 TIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

21 Section 113(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(f)’’; and 

24 (2) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(2) Not later than 5 days after the President sub2 mits to the Senate a nomination of an individual to occupy 

3 an office referred to in paragraph (1), such individual 

4 shall disclose, on a publicly accessible website of the De5 partment of Defense, a full a complete statement with re6 spect to— 

7 ‘‘(A) the source, type, and amount or value of 

8 any funds received by such individual from the gov9 ernment of a foreign country, a foreign political 

10 party (as such terms are defined in section 1 of the 

11 Foreign Agent Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 

12 611)), or a foreign governmental entity (as defined 

13 in section 1(m)(1)(B) of the State Department 

14 Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(B)) 

15 during the 5-year period immediately preceding such 

16 nomination; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the source, duration, and type of any 

18 goods or services provided by, or performed on be19 half of or for the benefit of, a foreign government, 

20 foreign political party, or a foreign governmental en21 tity controlled by a foreign government during such 

22 5-year period. 

23 ‘‘(3) Paragraph (2) shall not require any individual 

24 to include in such disclosure any information which is con25 sidered private, confidential, or privileged, as a result of 
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1 an established professional or fiduciary relationship be2 tween such individual or any person.’’. 

3 SEC. 1109. EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION OF CIVILIAN 

4 FACULTY MEMBERS AT INTER-AMERICAN DE5 FENSE COLLEGE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 1595 of 

7 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

8 end the following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(9) The United States Element of the Inter10 American Defense College.’’. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 

12 further amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘institutions’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘organizations’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

17 ‘‘Institutions’’ and inserting ‘‘Organizations’’; 

18 and 

19 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

20 by striking ‘‘institutions’’ and inserting ‘‘orga21 nizations’’. 

22 SEC. 1110. SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR MCO COMPETI23 TIVE SERVICE POSITIONS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

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1 fense, in coordination with the Director of the Office of 

2 Personnel Management and the Secretaries of the military 

3 departments, shall establish supplemental guidance for 

4 qualification standards for competitive service positions 

5 within the Department of Defense that are Mission Crit6 ical Occupations. 

7 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Under the supplemental guid8 ance established under subsection (a), the Secretaries of 

9 the military departments may, with approval of the Sec10 retary of Defense, adopt or waive the requirements of the 

11 guidance. Any such adoption or waiver shall include a 

12 written justification, submitted to the Secretary of De13 fense, that such adoption or waiver (as the case may be) 

14 will improve competitive service employee recruitment and 

15 retention. 

16 (c) PLAN; BRIEFING.— 

17 (1) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

19 Defense, in coordination with the Director of the Of20 fice of Personnel Management, shall present a plan 

21 on implementation of this section to the congres22 sional defense committees 

23 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act and each year 

25 thereafter until the sunset date in subsection (d), 
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1 the Secretary of Defense shall submit a briefing to 

2 the congressional defense committees on the imple3 mentation of this section. Such a briefing shall in4 clude the following: 

5 (A) The total amount of individuals af6 fected by the supplemental guidance. 

7 (B) If the supplemental guidance authority 

8 was adopted, the number of days required to 

9 change employee rates of pay compared to the 

10 number of days required to change such rates 

11 prior to adoption. 

12 (C) The impacts on competitive service em13 ployee retention and recruitment. 

14 (D) Any discrepancies in pay for competi15 tive service positions across Armed Forces and 

16 military installations as a result of such supple17 mental guidance. 

18 (d) SUNSET.—The supplemental guidance estab19 lished under this section shall terminate on December 31, 

20 2027. 

21 SEC. 1111. TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO DID NOT REG22 ISTER FOR THE SELECTIVE SERVICE. 

23 Section 3328 of title 5, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘(50 

2 U.S.C. App. 453)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 

3 3802)’’; 

4 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub5 section (c); 

6 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol7 lowing new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual— 

9 ‘‘(1) who is a veteran; 

10 ‘‘(2) who provides evidence of active-duty serv11 ice to the Executive agency in which the individual 

12 seeks an appointment; and 

13 ‘‘(3) for whom the requirement to register 

14 under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act 

15 (50 U.S.C. 3802) has terminated or is now inappli16 cable.’’; and 

17 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub18 section: 

19 ‘‘(d) In this section, the terms ‘active duty’ and ‘vet20 eran’ have the meaning given those terms in section 101 

21 of title 38.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1112. INCREASE IN MILITARY LEAVE ACCRUAL AND 

2 ACCUMULATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 

3 Section 6323(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘15 days’’ each place it appears and 

5 inserting ‘‘20 days’’. 

6 SEC. 1113. FLEXIBILITIES FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO 

7 ARE ARMED FORCES SPOUSES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 calendar days 

9 after receiving a request from a covered individual, the 

10 head of the agency or instrumentality of the Federal Gov11 ernment employing such covered individual shall— 

12 (1) to the extent practicable, authorize such 

13 covered individual to work remotely if the head de14 termines that the duties of such covered individual 

15 can be completed remotely; 

16 (2) reassign the covered individual to a position, 

17 for which the individual is qualified and of equal sta18 tus and base pay, in the agency or instrumentality 

19 in the commuting area of the new permanent duty 

20 location of the spouse of such covered individual; 

21 (3) authorize the covered individual to perform 

22 the duties of a different position of equal status and 

23 base pay in the agency or instrumentality for which 

24 the individual is qualified from an approved alter25 native worksite; or 
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1 (4) in the case of a covered individual who is 

2 not authorized or able to be reassigned under para3 graphs (1), (2), or (3), upon the request of the cov4 ered individual, grant that individual leave without 

5 pay for up to six months. 

6 (b) WAIVER.—The Director of the Office of Per7 sonnel Management may grant an agency or instrumen8 tality of the Federal Government a waiver of subsection 

9 (a) if the Director certifies that the agency or instrumen10 tality has developed and will faithfully implement, imme11 diately upon receipt of the waiver, a substantially similar 

12 procedure that— 

13 (1) aims to increase the retention of covered in14 dividuals; 

15 (2) provides covered individuals an evaluation, 

16 upon the request of any such individual, on whether 

17 retention can be achieved, at a minimum, through 

18 remote work or reassignment, or both; 

19 (3) provides the covered individual, within 30 

20 days of the request of such individual, a date certain 

21 by which the agency will make a determination un22 less the date extended by mutual agreement of the 

23 agency and individual; 

24 (4) provides the application of subsection (a)(4) 

25 as an option the covered individual may choose; and 
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1 (5) implements reporting requirements in sub2 section (d). 

3 (c) LEAVE WITHOUT PAY.—A position held by a cov4 ered individual who is granted leave without pay under 

5 this section shall not be considered encumbered and may 

6 be backfilled by a permanent employee. 

7 (d) REPORTS.— 

8 (1) AGENCY REPORTS TO OPM.—Not later than 

9 September 30 of the second full fiscal year after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially 

11 thereafter for the following four years, the head of 

12 each agency or instrumentality of the Federal Gov13 ernment shall submit to the Director of the Office 

14 of Personnel Management— 

15 (A) a list of each request received by such 

16 head under subsection (a) during the imme17 diately preceding fiscal year; and 

18 (B) which action was taken by the head 

19 under such subsection with respect to such a re20 quest. 

21 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than the 

22 first April 15 following the date on which the head 

23 of an agency or instrumentality submits the first re24 port under paragraph (1), and biennially thereafter 

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1 vide a report to Congress detailing the information 

2 received under paragraph (1), sorted by agency or 

3 instrumentality. 

4 (e) REHIRING OF SEPARATED INDIVIDUALS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—An individual covered by 

6 subsection (a)(4) shall be covered by this subsection 

7 until the individual re-enters the Federal service. 

8 (2) REINSTATEMENT AUTHORITY.—The dura9 tion of the relocation orders of the spouse of an indi10 vidual covered by subsection (a)(4) shall not count 

11 against the three-year limit for reinstatement of 

12 non-career tenure individuals under section 315.401 

13 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or any suc14 cessor regulation). 

15 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect 

16 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, ex17 cept that the Director may, beginning on the date of the 

18 enactment of this Act, approve waivers pursuant to section 

19 2(b) if an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Gov20 ernment has in place on such date of enactment policies 

21 and procedures that would qualify for waiver under such 

22 section. 

23 (g) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec24 tion, the term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an individual— 
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1 (1) who is the spouse of a member of the armed 

2 forces serving on active duty (as defined in section 

3 3330d of title 5, United States Code); 

4 (2) who is an employee of an agency or instru5 mentality of the Federal Government; 

6 (3) whose duties as such an employee do not in7 clude— 

8 (A) developing, refining, or implementing 

9 diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; 

10 (B) leading working groups or advisory 

11 councils developing measurements of diversity, 

12 equity, and inclusion performance or outcomes; 

13 or 

14 (C) creating or implementing education, 

15 training courses, or workshops on diversity, eq16 uity, and inclusion for military or civilian em17 ployees of the Federal Government; and 

18 (4) who relocates with the spouse of such indi19 vidual because such spouse, as such a member, re20 ceives a permanent change of station or similar re21 quirement to relocate. 

22 SEC. 1114. GAO REPORT ON HOME-BASED BUSINESSES AT 

23 REMOTE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to address critical quality 

25 of life, morale, and welfare issues, not later than one year 
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1 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

2 General shall assess and submit a report to the Secretary 

3 of Defense on the following: 

4 (1) The average number of Home-Based Busi5 nesses operating at remote and isolated installations 

6 in the United States in comparison to Home-Based 

7 Businesses operating at other military installations. 

8 In carrying out this paragraph, the Comptroller 

9 General shall account for the differences in military 

10 population size. 

11 (2) The average rate of approval for new 

12 Home-Based Businesses at remote and isolated 

13 United States installations in comparison to new ap14 provals for new Home-Based Businesses operating 

15 at other military installations, by military service. 

16 (3) The average number of days required for a 

17 Home-Based Business application to be approved at 

18 remote and isolated United States installations in 

19 comparison to similar Home-Based Business appli20 cations (to the greatest extent practicable) at other 

21 military installations, by military service. 

22 (4) The effectiveness of each services’ utiliza23 tion and implementation of the Home-Based Busi24 ness program. 

25 (5) Any recommendations on— 
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1 (A) additional incentives for military per2 sonnel, Department of Defense civilian employ3 ees, and their family members to establish 

4 Home-Based Businesses at remote and isolated 

5 installations to more effectively ensure that the 

6 quality-of-life services provided through the pro7 gram meet the mission of their applicable mili8 tary installation; 

9 (B) additional commercial products and 

10 services that are eligible to be provided through 

11 the Home-Based Businesses program; and 

12 (C) ways to simplify, streamline, and gen13 erally improve the approval and application 

14 process for Home-Based Business applications. 

15 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

16 (1) the term ‘‘effectiveness’’ means the capa17 bility of increasing the quality of life for 

18 servicemembers and their families residing on a mili19 tary installation; and 

20 (2) the term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

21 meaning given that term in section 2801 of title 10, 

22 United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 1115. EXPAND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 

2 EMPLOYMENT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the 

4 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of De5 fense shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, each 

6 commercial position in the Department of Defense or an 

7 element of the Department is— 

8 (1) filled by a civilian employee of the Depart9 ment; or 

10 (2) performed by a contractor of the Depart11 ment. 

12 (b) COMMERCIAL POSITION DEFINED.—In this sec13 tion, the term ‘‘commercial position’’ means a position the 

14 functions of which are determined by the Department of 

15 Defense to be commercial pursuant to Department of De16 fense Instruction 1100.22 (or any successor instruction). 

17 SEC. 1116. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DI18 VERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION POSI19 TIONS; HIRING FREEZE. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on January 1, 2025, 

21 the Secretary of Defense may not— 

22 (1) establish any new positions within the De23 partment of Defense with responsibility for matters 

24 relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion; or 

25 (2) fill any vacancies in positions in the Depart26 ment with responsibility for such matters. 
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1 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec2 tion may be construed to prevent the Secretary from re3 ducing the number of positions relating to diversity, eq4 uity, and inclusion or from eliminating specific positions 

5 relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

6 SEC. 1117. OMB EMPLOYMENT FORM REQUIREMENT FOR 

7 DOD CONTRACTORS. 

8 The Secretary shall require all individuals hired to 

9 Department of Defense contracts to use Declaration for 

10 Federal Employment Form OMB No. 3206-0812. 

11 SEC. 1118. SUFFICIENT FIREFIGHTER PERSONNEL COV12 ERED INSTALLATIONS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

14 ensure that— 

15 (1) a minimum number of firefighter personnel 

16 are on duty at each covered installation to maintain 

17 optimum manning and optimum level of service to 

18 safeguard life and property at such covered installa19 tion; and 

20 (2) a risk assessment may not be used to limit 

21 the number of firefighter personnel at a covered in22 stallation. 

23 (b) COVERED INSTALLATION DEFINED.—The term 

24 ‘‘covered installation’’ means a military installation under 
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1 the jurisdiction of the Chief of Space Operations of the 

2 United States Space Force with a space launch facility. 

3 TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 

4 TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

5 Subtitle A—Assistance and 

6 Training 

7 SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

8 STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

9 Section 341(e)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 

10 is amended by adding at the end before the semicolon the 

11 following: ‘‘, including costs incurred with respect to ac12 tivities beginning in one fiscal year and ending not later 

13 than the end of the first fiscal year thereafter’’. 

14 SEC. 1202. ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION 

15 OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 

16 Section 383(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 

17 is amended by inserting ‘‘, including a description of chal18 lenges in executing the program,’’ after ‘‘lessons learned’’. 

19 SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

20 SUPPORT TO STABILIZATION ACTIVITIES. 

21 Section 1210A of the National Defense Authorization 

22 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

25 (A) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
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1 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

2 subparagraph (C); 

3 (2) in subsection (c)(1), in the first sentence, by 

4 striking ‘‘or nonreimbursable’’; and 

5 (3) in subsection (g)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘USE OF FUNDS’’ and all 

7 that follows through ‘‘Amounts’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts’’; and 

9 (B) by striking paragraph (2). 

10 SEC. 1204. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE 

11 OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE INTERNATIONAL 

12 COOPERATION PILOT PROGRAM. 

13 Section 1212 of the National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 311 note) is amend15 ed— 

16 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘December 

17 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 

20 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘2027’’. 
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1 SEC. 1205. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT 

2 OF DEFENSE WITH THE LIMITATION ON MILI3 TARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGE OR CONTACT 

4 WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHINESE 

5 PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

8 shall submit to Congress a report that describes compli9 ance by the Department of Defense with the limitation 

10 on military-to-military exchange or contact with represent11 atives of the People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Re12 public of China under section 1201 of the National De13 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 

14 168 note). 

15 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re16 quired by subsection (a) shall include— 

17 (1) a description of measures the Department 

18 of Defense is taking to mitigate the risk of the Peo19 ple’s Liberation Army gaining indirect knowledge of 

20 United States Armed Forces’ equipment and oper21 ational tactics, techniques, and products through 

22 interaction with the militaries of United States allies 

23 and partners; and 

24 (2) an identification of any obstacles to ensur25 ing United States allies and partners are sufficiently 

26 aware of the risk described in paragraph (1) and on 
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1 conducting the necessary follow-up and end-use 

2 monitoring to ensure compliance by such allies and 

3 partners. 

4 SEC. 1206. GENERAL THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO MEMORIAL 

5 EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR POLISH-AMER6 ICAN DEFENSE COOPERATION. 

7 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Commander of United States 

8 Army Special Operations Command shall seek to carry out 

9 a training program pursuant to section 322 of title 10, 

10 United States Code, between special operations forces 

11 under the jurisdiction of the Commander and special 

12 forces of the Polish Army. Such program shall be known 

13 as the ‘‘General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange 

14 Program for Polish-American Defense Cooperation’’. 

15 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—Officers and enlisted members of 

16 such special operations forces may participate in the pro17 gram under this section. 

18 (c) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com20 mander shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

21 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report re22 garding progress of the Commander in carrying out the 

23 program under this section. 
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1 SEC. 1207. REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE NA2 TIONAL GUARD AND THE REPUBLIC OF 

3 INDIA. 

4 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 

5 15, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

6 appropriate congressional committees a report on the fea7 sibility and advisability of enhanced cooperation between 

8 the National Guard and the Republic of India. Such report 

9 shall include the following elements: 

10 (1) A description of the cooperation between the 

11 National Guard and India during the 10 preceding 

12 calendar years, including mutual visits, exercises, 

13 training, and equipment opportunities. 

14 (2) An evaluation of the feasibility and advis15 ability of enhancing cooperation between the Na16 tional Guard and India on a range of activities, in17 cluding— 

18 (A) disaster and emergency response; 

19 (B) cyber defense and communications se20 curity; 

21 (C) military medical cooperation; 

22 (D) mountain warfare; 

23 (E) jungle warfare; 

24 (F) counterinsurgency; 

25 (G) counterterrorism; 
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1 (H) cultural exchange and education of 

2 members of the National Guard in Hindi; and 

3 (I) programs for National Guard advisors 

4 to assist in training the reserve components of 

5 the military forces of India. 

6 (3) Recommendations to enhance such coopera7 tion and improve interoperability, including through 

8 familiarization visits, cooperative training and exer9 cises, and co-deployments. 

10 (4) Identification of States that may serve as 

11 potential partners with India through a State part12 nership under section 341 of title 10, United States 

13 Code. 

14 (5) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense 

15 determines appropriate. 

16 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

17 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con18 gressional committees’’ means— 

19 (1) the congressional defense committees; 

20 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

21 Senate; 

22 (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

23 House of Representatives. 
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1 Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the 

2 Near and Middle East 

3 SEC. 1211. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

4 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 

5 ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of 

7 the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

8 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

9 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended in the matter 

10 preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

12 (b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2024, there are author14 ized to be appropriated $241,950,000’’ and inserting ‘‘fis15 cal year 2025, there are authorized to be appropriated 

16 $380,000,000.’’. 

17 (c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Subsection (o)(6) of such 

18 section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

20 SEC. 1212. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSIST21 ANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDI22 VIDUALS. 

23 Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

24 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
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1 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) 

2 is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

4 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (l)(3)(E), by striking ‘‘Decem7 ber 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

8 SEC. 1213. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL RE9 PORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 

10 (a) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 

11 section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

12 for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

15 ‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

16 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

17 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

18 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

19 (C), and (D), as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 

20 (E), respectively; and 

21 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

22 the following subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(B) any adjustments to the use of proxy 

24 forces by Iran;’’; 

25 (2) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘an 

2 analysis of’’; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; 

4 and’’ at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 

6 and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘, including Ira7 nian anti-access or area denial and other mari8 time harassment capabilities; and’’; 

9 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Ira11 nian Revolutionary Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Is12 lamic Revolutionary Guard’’; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the 

14 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

15 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 

16 through (J) as subparagraphs (F) through (K), 

17 respectively; and 

18 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 

19 the following subparagraph: 

20 ‘‘(E) the role of Iran in supporting, facili21 tating, directing, or conducting attacks on 

22 United States forces in the region;’’; 

23 (4) in paragraph (4)— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 

2 storage sites;’’ and inserting ‘‘, storage, and 

3 production sites;’’; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘an 

5 intermediate-range ballistic missile or’’ after 

6 ‘‘develop and field’’; and 

7 (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘; 

8 and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘and the expor9 tation of Iranian drones to the Middle East and 

10 Europe; and’’; 

11 (5) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘(9)’’ and in12 serting ‘‘(12)’’; 

13 (6) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 

14 (12) as paragraphs (10) through (13), respectively; 

15 (7) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(9) An assessment of the use of civilians by 

18 groups supported by Iran to shield military objec19 tives from attack, including groups such as— 

20 ‘‘(A) Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(B) the Special Groups in Iraq.’’; and 

23 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(14) An assessment of the manner and extent 

25 to which the advances or improvements in the capa-
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1 bilities of Iran’s conventional and unconventional 

2 forces described in this section have affected Israel’s 

3 qualitative military edge during the preceding 

4 year.’’. 

5 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘Ira8 nian’’ and inserting ‘‘Islamic’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(bb), by inserting 

10 ‘‘or its regional interests’’ before the period at the 

11 end; and 

12 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘capable of 

13 flights less than 500 kilometers.’’. 

14 (c) TERMINATION.—Subsection (d) of such section is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 

17 SEC. 1214. HELP ISRAEL RECOVER THE HOSTAGES. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

19 (1) There has been substantial and sustained 

20 cooperation between United States diplomatic, mili21 tary, and intelligence agencies and Israeli counter22 parts to help Israel release those taken hostage on 

23 the attacks of October 7th, 2023. 

24 (2) Multiple proposals for returning the hos25 tages and implementing a ceasefire have been devel-
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1 oped with the help of the United States and inter2 national partners and presented to both Israel and 

3 Hamas. 

4 (3) Hamas has impeded or outright rejected 

5 these proposals, refusing to release the hostages and 

6 extending the suffering of civilians on both sides of 

7 the border. 

8 (4) The global community, including the United 

9 States, must exert necessary pressure on Hamas 

10 leadership to accept a ceasefire proposal, release the 

11 hostages and relinquish governing control of Gaza. 

12 (5) It is imperative that the United States con13 tinues to work with international partners to release 

14 the remaining hostages, including 8 Americans. 

15 (b) BRIEFING.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec18 retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 

19 of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 

20 shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense 

21 committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

22 House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign 

23 Relations of the Senate, and the House and Senate 

24 Permanent Select Committees on Intelligence that 

25 contains an overview of United States diplomatic, 
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1 military, and intelligence support for Israel as it 

2 works to release the hostages. 

3 (2) CONTENTS.—The briefing required under 

4 paragraph (1) shall contain the following, relating to 

5 supporting the release of the hostages: 

6 (A) An overview of United States military 

7 assistance to Israel. 

8 (B) How the United States military is as9 sisting the Israeli military on hostage rescue 

10 planning and recovery efforts. 

11 (C) Intelligence sharing in support of hos12 tage release. 

13 (D) United States personnel embedded or 

14 regularly liaising with Israel’s military, intel15 ligence, and diplomatic officials. 

16 (E) A description of how the United States 

17 is leveraging partner nations to assist with hos18 tage release efforts. 

19 (F) Any other forms of assistance provided 

20 the Secretary determines relevant to Israel’s ef21 forts to release the hostages. 

22 (3) FORM.—The briefing required under para23 graph (1) shall be provided in unclassified form, but 

24 may contain a classified annex. 
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1 (c) HOSTAGES DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

2 ‘‘hostages’’ means the individuals (alive or deceased) taken 

3 by Hamas from Israel during the attacks of October 7, 

4 2023, and the immediate aftermath, including Israelis, 

5 Americans, and citizens of other more than 22 other na6 tions. 

7 SEC. 1215. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS RELATING TO 

8 ISRAEL AND THE HOSTAGES HELD BY 

9 HAMAS. 

10 Congress— 

11 (1) declares that Israel is the United States’ 

12 greatest ally in the Middle East; and 

13 (2) demands the release of all hostages held 

14 captive by Hamas and their return to safety. 

15 SEC. 1216. KEY PARTNERS FOR MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL IN16 TEGRATION MILITARY SUBJECT MATTER EX17 PERT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, using 

19 existing authorities, including section 311 of title 10, 

20 United States Code, as applicable, and in consultation 

21 with the head of any other Federal agency, as appropriate, 

22 shall design and implement a foreign military officer sub23 ject matter expert exchange program to be known as the 

24 ‘‘ Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject Mat-
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1 ter Expert Exchange Program’’ (referred to in this section 

2 as the ‘‘exchange program’’). 

3 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the exchange pro4 gram shall be to facilitate interaction, cultural exchange, 

5 and mutual learning of members of participating militaries 

6 in support of Middle East regional integration in order 

7 to deepen and expand such integration. 

8 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

9 (1) COMPOSITION.—The exchange program 

10 shall be composed of members of the armed forces 

11 of participating militaries in support of Middle East 

12 regional integration and members of the Armed 

13 Forces of the United States. 

14 (2) SUBJECT MATTER.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De16 fense shall select exchange program participants 

17 with a wide range of experiences collectively 

18 covering the tactical, operational, and strategic 

19 levels. 

20 (B) PARTICIPANT PAY GRADE LEVELS.— 

21 The Secretary of Defense shall include in the 

22 exchange program participants at each of the 

23 following military pay grades, or equivalent for24 eign military pay grades: 

25 (i) E-7 through E-9. 
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1 (ii) CW-3 through CW-5. 

2 (iii) O-3 through O-9. 

3 (iv) Such other pay grade levels at the 

4 discretion of the Secretary of Defense. 

5 (C) EXPERTISE.—A participant in the ex6 change program shall have expertise in one or 

7 more of the following subject matter areas: 

8 (i) Strategic doctrine. 

9 (ii) Defense planning. 

10 (iii) Civilian and military relations. 

11 (iv) Military law. 

12 (v) Public affairs. 

13 (vi) Civil affairs. 

14 (vii) Military budgeting and acquisi15 tion. 

16 (viii) Integrated air and missile de17 fense. 

18 (ix) Integrated maritime domain 

19 awareness and interdiction. 

20 (x) Cyber resilience and defense. 

21 (xi) Counterterrorism. 

22 (xii) Defense information sharing. 

23 (xiii) Any other subject matter area 

24 that the Secretary of Defense determines 

25 to be appropriate. 
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1 (d) EXCHANGE PROGRAM CONTENT.—The exchange 

2 program— 

3 (1) shall include learning modalities and meth4 ods, as determined by the Exchange Program Coor5 dinator; 

6 (2) may include separate agendas and experi7 ences for participants in order to— 

8 (A) facilitate interaction on particular top9 ics; 

10 (B) cater to participant backgrounds or 

11 rank levels; or 

12 (C) achieve other pedagogical ends as de13 termined by the Exchange Program Coordi14 nator; and 

15 (3) may include discussion, comparison, and in16 formation regarding the development of— 

17 (A) defense doctrine; 

18 (B) exercise development; 

19 (C) budget planning; 

20 (D) military law and law of armed conflict; 

21 (E) military cooperation with civilian agen22 cies; 

23 (F) standard operating procedures; 

24 (G) operational plans and the operational 

25 art; 
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1 (H) gaps and opportunities for improve2 ment in existing procedures and plans; 

3 (I) existing technical challenges; 

4 (J) emerging technical challenges; 

5 (K) the current and future threat environ6 ment; 

7 (L) trust and capacity for multilateral 

8 sharing of information; 

9 (M) additional mechanisms and ideas for 

10 integrated cooperation; 

11 (N) ways to promote the meaningful par12 ticipation of women in matters of peace and se13 curity; and 

14 (O) other content, as appropriate, devel15 oped to advance integration and tactical, oper16 ational, and strategic proficiency. 

17 (e) MEETINGS.—Participants in the exchange pro18 gram shall meet in-person not less frequently than quar19 terly. 

20 (f) EXCHANGE PROGRAM COORDINATOR.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

22 shall designate an Exchange Program Coordinator, 

23 who shall be assigned to a Department of Defense 

24 School, to oversee the exchange program. 
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1 (2) DUTIES.—(2) The Exchange Program Co2 ordinator shall— 

3 (A) design the exchange program; 

4 (B) ensure that the exchange program 

5 complies with the requirements of this section; 

6 (C) provide to the Secretary of Defense re7 ports on developments, insights, and progress of 

8 the exchange program; and 

9 (D) notify the Secretary of Defense of any 

10 failures of the exchange program to comply 

11 with the in-person requirements of subsection 

12 (e). 

13 (3) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

14 than 15 days after receiving a notification under 

15 paragraph (2)(D), the Secretary of Defense shall 

16 submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 

17 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

18 House of Representatives a report describing— 

19 (A) the reasons an in-person meeting did 

20 not occur during such quarter; and 

21 (B) any measures taken to ensure that an 

22 in-person meeting occurs during the following 

23 quarter. 

24 (g) REPORT.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

3 thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of Defense shall 

4 submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 

5 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

6 House of Representatives a report that includes— 

7 (A) a summary of the activities of the ex8 change program during the prior year, includ9 ing— 

10 (i) the countries participating; 

11 (ii) the subject matter covered; 

12 (iii) developments, insights, and 

13 progress achieved through the program; 

14 and 

15 (iv) any new topics added to the ex16 change as well as a justification for adding 

17 the new topic; 

18 (B) an assessment of the effectiveness of 

19 the exchange program; and 

20 (C) recommendations on further improve21 ments to the exchange program. 

22 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

23 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

24 include a classified annex. 

25 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOL.—The 

2 term ‘‘Department of Defense school’’ means any in3 stitution listed in section 1595(c) or section 2162(d) 

4 of title 10, United States Code. 

5 (2) PARTICIPATING MILITARIES IN SUPPORT OF

6 MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL INTEGRATION.—The term 

7 ‘‘participating militaries in support of Middle East 

8 regional integration’’ means military allies and part9 ner forces of the United States working to advance 

10 regional integration in the Middle East. 

11 SEC. 1217. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ISRAEL. 

12 It is the sense of Congress that— 

13 (1) since 1948, Israel has been one of the 

14 strongest friends and allies of the United States; 

15 (2) Israel is a stable, democratic country in a 

16 region often marred by turmoil; 

17 (3) it is essential to the strategic interest of the 

18 United States to continue to offer security assistance 

19 and related support to Israel; and 

20 (4) such assistance and support is especially 

21 vital as Israel confronts a number of potential chal22 lenges at the present time, including continuing 

23 threats from Iran. 
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1 SEC. 1218. STUDY AND REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL SECU2 RITY MEASURES ON THE BORDER BETWEEN 

3 GAZA AND EGYPT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co5 ordination with the Secretary of State, shall conduct a 

6 study on steps that Israel, Egypt, and the United States 

7 can take to enhance international security measures on the 

8 border between Gaza and Egypt to ensure Hamas and 

9 other actors do not use tunnels or methods via the Medi10 terranean Sea to smuggle weapons and illicit goods. 

11 (b) REPORT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit 

13 to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

14 that contains the results of the study. 

15 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 

16 required by this subsection shall include a descrip17 tion and map indicating existing tunnels on the bor18 der between Gaza and Egypt. 

19 (3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

20 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

21 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

22 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

23 of Representatives; and 

24 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 

25 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen26 ate. 
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1 SEC. 1219. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING FUNDING TO IRA2 NIAN ENTITIES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

4 be appropriated to the Department of Defense or other5 wise made available by this Act may be made available, 

6 directly or indirectly, to— 

7 (1) the Government of Iran; 

8 (2) any person owned or controlled by the Gov9 ernment of Iran; 

10 (3) any person that is on the List of Specially 

11 Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons main12 tained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the 

13 Department of the Treasury and the property and 

14 interests in property of which are blocked pursuant 

15 to the International Emergency Economic Powers 

16 Act; or 

17 (4) any person owned or controlled by a person 

18 described in paragraph (3). 

19 (b) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.— 

20 The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply with 

21 respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements 

22 under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

23 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activi24 ties of the United States. 
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1 SEC. 1220. REPORT ON AGREEMENTS MADE BY THE UNITED 

2 STATES WITH THE TALIBAN. 

3 (a) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGREEMENTS

4 MADE WITH THE TALIBAN.—The Secretary of State, in 

5 coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Ad6 ministrator of the United States Agency for International 

7 Development, shall submit to the appropriate congres8 sional committees the following: 

9 (1) Any agreement made and entered into by 

10 the United States and the Taliban. Submission 

11 thereof shall occur not later than 30 days prior to 

12 entry absent notification to the appropriate congres13 sional committees, in which case submission thereof 

14 shall occur not later than 10 days prior to taking ef15 fect. 

16 (2) Any agreement made and entered into by 

17 third parties and the Taliban or notice of any such 

18 agreement. Submission of any such agreement or no19 tice thereof shall occur not later than 30 days after 

20 custody by the United States. 

21 (b) REPORT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS WITH THE

22 TALIBAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

23 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordina24 tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator 

25 of the United States Agency for International Develop26 ment, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
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1 mittees any agreements made and entered into by the 

2 United States or third parties and the Taliban from Au3 gust 1, 2021, until such date of enactment. 

4 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘agreement’’ in6 cludes memoranda of understanding and other mani7 festations of mutual assent. 

8 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT9 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com10 mittees’’ means the congressional defense commit11 tees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

12 of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 

13 Relations of the Senate. 

14 (3) THIRD PARTIES.—The term ‘‘third parties’’ 

15 means organizations or entities in receipt of United 

16 States Government funding, including sub-recipients 

17 thereof. 

18 SEC. 1220A. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON THE MILITARY 

19 CAPABILITIES OF IRAN AND RELATED AC20 TIVITIES. 

21 Section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization 

22 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 

25 (A) in paragraph (1)— 
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1 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

2 (I) by inserting ‘‘all branches of’’ 

3 before ‘‘the Islamic Revolutionary 

4 Guard Corps’’; and 

5 (II) by inserting ‘‘including’’ be6 fore ‘‘the Quds Force’’; and 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

8 ‘‘, and technologies as described in the 

9 Missile Technology Control Regime’’ before 

10 ‘‘, including’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at 

13 the end before the period the following: ‘‘, 

14 and on the proliferation, procurement, and 

15 production networks of Iran’s drone pro16 gram’’; 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding at 

18 the end before the period the following: ‘‘, 

19 and the effect of its expiration on these 

20 Iranian proliferation activities’’; 

21 (iii) in subparagraph (H)— 

22 (I) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, 

23 and any of their precursors,’’ after 

24 ‘‘narcotics’’; 
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1 (II) in clause (iv), by inserting 

2 ‘‘and the Ministry of Intelligence and 

3 Security (MOIS)’’ after ‘‘IRGC’’; and 

4 (III) in clause (v), by adding at 

5 the end before the period the fol6 lowing: ‘‘and MOIS’’; and 

7 (iv) in subparagraph (I)— 

8 (I) by inserting ‘‘and MOIS 

9 agents’’ after ‘‘operatives’’; and 

10 (II) by adding at the end before 

11 the period the following: ‘‘, including 

12 disinformation operations, recruitment 

13 of local assets, and targeting United 

14 States nationals and foreign dis15 sidents’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (c)— 

17 (A) by inserting ‘‘and annually thereafter 

18 for a period not to exceed 4 years’’ after 

19 ‘‘2024’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘in June 2022’’ inserting 

21 ‘‘on the day after the previous report was sub22 mitted’’. 
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1 SEC. 1220B. BRIEFING ON IRANIAN SUPPORT FOR NON2 STATE ACTORS IN NORTH AFRICA. 

3 (a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 of Defense shall provide the appropriate congressional 

6 committees a briefing on— 

7 (1) Iran’s material support for non-state actors 

8 in North Africa; 

9 (2) threats to the security of United States al10 lies in the region posed by this Iranian support; and 

11 (3) recommendations for actions the United 

12 States may take to deter Iran from providing this 

13 support. 

14 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

15 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con16 gressional committees’’ means— 

17 (1) the Committees on Armed Services of the 

18 Senate and the House of Representatives; 

19 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

20 Senate; and 

21 (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

22 House of Representatives. 
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1 Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 

2 Syria 

3 SEC. 1221. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

4 It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 

5 Defense has executed robust and important defense of Al 

6 Tanf Garrison before and after the October 7, 2023, at7 tacks and has an effective strategy for defeating the Is8 lamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). 

9 SEC. 1222. STRATEGY TO PROTECT THE AL-TANF GARRI10 SON. 

11 (a) STRATEGY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

13 shall develop strategy on protection United States 

14 and partner forces at Al-Tanf Garrison in Syria 

15 from the threat of Iran-backed militias, ISIS, the 

16 Russian Federation, and the Assad regime. 

17 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

18 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

19 (A) A description of the number of attacks 

20 by Iran-backed militias at Al-Tanf Garrison be21 ginning on October 7, 2023, and a description 

22 on how to prevent and deter future attacks. 

23 (B) A description of how the Department 

24 of Defense has assisted with private humani25 tarian assistance efforts through the Denton 
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1 Humanitarian Assistance Program with respect 

2 to internally displaced persons at the Al3 Rukban camp near the Al-Tanf Garrison and a 

4 plan with regard to how to continue and expand 

5 such efforts, as well as a plan for continued col6 laboration between Operation Inherent Resolve 

7 and nongovernmental organizations to continue 

8 to ensure the provision of essential aid and 

9 medical assistance for Syrian civilians at the Al10 Rukban camp. 

11 (C) A description of the Assad regime’s po12 tential role in attacks on United States 

13 servicemembers by Iran-backed militias in Syria 

14 beginning on October 7, 2023, and a plan by 

15 the Department of Defense to prevent, deter, 

16 and degrade the Assad regime’s ability to assist 

17 with future attacks by Iran-backed militias on 

18 Al-Tanf Garrison. 

19 (D) A description of Russian violations of 

20 deconfliction agreements with the United States 

21 at the Al-Tanf Garrison and and a plan to ad22 dress such violations. 

23 (b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 60 

24 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense de25 velops the strategy required by subsection (a), the Sec-
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1 retary shall submit to the congressional defense commit2 tees, or provide such committees a briefing on, a plan for 

3 implementing the strategy. 

4 (c) REPORT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com8 mittees a report that contains the strategy required 

9 by subsection (a). 

10 (2) FORM.—The report required by this sub11 section shall be submitted in an unclassified form, 

12 but may contain a classified annex. 

13 SEC. 1223. REPORT AND STRATEGY ON THE ASSAD RE14 GIME’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ISIS. 

15 (a) REPORT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary of Defense, in consultation with the head of 

19 the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the 

20 appropriate congressional committees a report de21 scribing the Assad regime’s cooperation, assistance, 

22 and association with ISIS. 

23 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para24 graph (1) shall include a description of the following: 
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1 (A) How the Assad regime has focused its 

2 military efforts at rebel groups fighting ISIS 

3 and the extent to which such efforts helped the 

4 growth of ISIS and hindered operations against 

5 ISIS. 

6 (B) The extent to which Syrian intelligence 

7 may have worked with, assisted, facilitated, or 

8 tolerated ISIS operatives. 

9 (C) The release of jihadists from Syrian 

10 prisons by the Assad regime may have had on 

11 the rise of ISIS. 

12 (D) The extent to which the purchase by 

13 the Assad regime of oil, gas, wheat, and grain 

14 from ISIS through various intermediaries has 

15 added to ISIS’ revenue, and the role that allow16 ing Syrian banks to continue to function and 

17 provide financial services within ISIS-held terri18 tory had upon ISIS’ revenue. 

19 (E) The extent to which the Assad re20 gime’s cooperation, assistance, and association 

21 with ISIS has harmed Operation Inherent Re22 solve and other efforts by the Department of 

23 Defense to counter ISIS in Syria. 
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1 (F) The extent to which the Assad re2 gime’s destructive policies may continue to pro3 vide for the resurgence of ISIS. 

4 (b) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

5 submission of the report required by subsection (a), the 

6 Secretary of Defense shall develop and submit to the ap7 propriate congressional committees a strategy on how to 

8 counter the Assad regime’s cooperation, assistance, and 

9 association with ISIS. 

10 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

11 and the strategy required by subsection (b) shall be sub12 mitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classi13 fied annex. 

14 (d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later 

15 than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary devel16 ops the strategy required by subsection (b), the Secretary 

17 shall submit to the congressional defense committees, or 

18 provide such committees a briefing on, a plan for imple19 menting the strategy. 

20 SEC. 1224. STRATEGY TO COUNTER THE ASSAD REGIME’S 

21 SUPPORT AND COOPERATION WITH IRAN22 BACKED MILITIAS IN SYRIA. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De25 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State shall de-
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1 velop and submit to the appropriate congressional commit2 tees a strategy on the use of its existing authorities to 

3 disrupt and degrade threats to the national security of the 

4 United States caused by Iran-backed militias in Syria. 

5 (b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 

6 (a) shall outline how the Department of Defense will— 

7 (1) leverages existing authorities to detect and 

8 monitor activities related to Iran-backed militias; 

9 (2) evaluate existing policies, procedures, proc10 esses, and resources of the Department to counter 

11 the threat of Iran-backed militias in Syria; 

12 (3) protect United States servicemembers from 

13 attacks from Iran-backed militias in Syria; 

14 (4) make the countering of Iran-backed militias 

15 in Syria, including the Assad regime’s support of 

16 such militias, a key policy objective in United States 

17 policy towards Syria; 

18 (5) provide a description of the Assad regime’s 

19 potential role in Iran-backed militia attacks against 

20 United States servicemembers, specifically attacks 

21 on or after October 7, 2023; 

22 (6) provide an assessment of the freedom of 

23 movement of Iranian proxies particularly between 

24 Abu Kamal and the deconfliction zone in eastern 
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1 Syria and the operational implications of this move2 ment; 

3 (7) provide a description of the potential capa4 bility of Iran-backed militias to transport weapons 

5 and weapons systems from Syria into Lebanon and 

6 a plan to counter any such transfers; and 

7 (8) provide an assessment of the impact of 

8 Iran’s sectarian cleansing and demographic change 

9 project in Syria on Iran’s ability to sustain military 

10 threats to the United States and its allies and main11 tain support to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. 

12 (c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (b) 

13 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

14 a classified annex. 

15 SEC. 1225. REPORT AND STRATEGY ON RUSSIA’S SUPPORT 

16 FOR FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS 

17 IN SYRIA. 

18 (a) REPORT AND STRATEGY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 

22 of State, shall develop and submit to the appropriate 

23 congressional committees a report and strategy to 

24 utilize existing authorities to counter Russia’s sup-
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1 port of foreign terrorist organizations and specially 

2 designated global terrorists in Syria. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report and strategy re4 quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following 

5 elements: 

6 (A) A description of past Russian support 

7 for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 

8 (IRGC) in Syria and any current potential sup9 port, including military coordination between 

10 Russia and the IRGC, as well as any potential 

11 transfers of materiel or military supplies be12 tween Russia and the IRGC and the extent of 

13 coordination on efforts to evade United States 

14 sanctions. 

15 (B) A description of past Russian military 

16 cooperation with Hezbollah in Syria, including 

17 Russia’s provision of air support to Hezbollah 

18 in Syria during the period from 2013 through 

19 2018, as well as any potential ongoing support 

20 as well as a description of the extent of 

21 Hezbollah’s role training Russian forces and 

22 their affiliates on the use of Iranian-origin un23 manned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Syria. 

24 (C) A description of any potential Russian 

25 military support for Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH), 
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1 Harakat al-Nujaba (HAN) and Akram ‘Abbas 

2 al-Kabi, the Fatemiyoun Division, Zaynabiyoun 

3 Brigade, and Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS) 

4 and KSS leader Hashim Finyan Rahim al5 Saraji. 

6 (D) A strategy of How the Department of 

7 Defense can utilize existing authorities to detect 

8 and monitor activities related to Russia’s mili9 tary support of terrorists in Syria, including 

10 how the Department can evaluate existing poli11 cies, procedures, processes, and resources that 

12 affect the ability of the Department to counter 

13 the threat of Russia’s support of terrorists in 

14 Syria. 

15 (E) An affirmation by the Department 

16 that countering Russia’s support of terrorists in 

17 Syria is a key policy objective in United States 

18 policy towards Syria. 

19 (F) A description of how Russia’s viola20 tions of the deconfliction agreement with the 

21 United States in Syria may have undermined 

22 efforts to combat ISIS in the region and helped 

23 destabilize the region and plans to address such 

24 violations. 
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1 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 

2 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

3 a classified annex. 

4 (c) SCOPE.—The scope of the report required by sub5 section (b) shall include the period beginning on January 

6 1, 2014, and ending on the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act. 

8 SEC. 1226. PROHIBITION OF RECOGNITION OF THE ASSAD 

9 REGIME. 

10 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

11 United States— 

12 (1) not to recognize or normalize relations with 

13 any government of Syria that is led by Bashar al14 Assad due to the Assad regime’s ongoing crimes 

15 against the Syrian people; and 

16 (2) to actively oppose recognition or normaliza17 tion of relations by other governments with any gov18 ernment of Syria that is led by Bashar Al-Assad. 

19 (b) PROHIBITION.—In accordance with subsection 

20 (a), no Federal official or employee may take any action, 

21 and no Federal funds may be made available, to recognize 

22 or otherwise imply, in any manner, United States recogni23 tion of Bashar al-Assad or any government in Syria that 

24 is led by Bashar al-Assad. 
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1 SEC. 1227. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 

2 DEFINED. 

3 In this subtitle, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 

4 committees’’ means— 

5 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

6 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep7 resentatives; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

9 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

10 Subtitle D—Other Matters 

11 SEC. 1231. PROHIBITION ON NEW START TREATY INFORMA12 TION SHARING. 

13 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 

14 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

15 for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Defense may 

16 be used to provide the Russian Federation with notifica17 tions, biannual data exchange, inspection activities, or tel18 emetric activities as required by the New START Treaty. 

19 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with con20 currence from the Secretary of State, may waive the prohi21 bition in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Sec22 retary of Defense certifies to the appropriate congressional 

23 committees in writing, that— 

24 (1) it is in the national security interest of the 

25 United States to unilaterally provide notifications, 
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1 biannual data exchange, inspection activities, or tele2 metric information to the Russian Federation; or 

3 (2) the Russian Federation is providing similar 

4 information to the United States as required by the 

5 New START Treaty. 

6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

7 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com8 mittees’’ means— 

9 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

10 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

11 of Representatives; and 

12 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 

13 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen14 ate; and 

15 (2) the term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ means the 

16 Treaty between the United States of America and 

17 the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further 

18 Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive 

19 Arms, signed at Prague April 8, 2010, and entered 

20 into force February 5, 2011. 

21 SEC. 1232. ENSURING ISRAEL’S DEFENSE. 

22 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

23 United States to work with Israel to ensure adequate 

24 stocks of components and munitions to defend Israel 

25 against threats from Iran and Iranian military proxies, 
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1 such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Palestinian Islamic 

2 Jihad. 

3 (b) REPORT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

5 consultation with the Secretary of State, shall, on a 

6 biannual basis, submit to the appropriate commit7 tees a report on the extent to which Israel is subject 

8 to aerial attacks described in paragraph (2) and that 

9 contains the matters described in paragraph (3). 

10 (2) AERIAL ATTACK DESCRIBED.—An aerial at11 tack described in this paragraph is an aerial attack, 

12 including a rocket or missile attack, that Israel 

13 counters by deploying or utilizing— 

14 (A) not less than 50 interceptors under its 

15 Iron Dome defense system; 

16 (B) its David’s Sling defense system; or 

17 (C) its Arrow defense system. 

18 (3) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 

19 required by paragraph (1) shall include a description 

20 of the following: 

21 (A) An identification of— 

22 (i) any components or munitions re23 quired for the replenishment of the defense 

24 systems described in subparagraph (A), 
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1 (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) deployed or 

2 utilized to counter the attack; 

3 (ii) any requests made by the Govern4 ment of Israel to the Government of the 

5 United States for any such replenishment; 

6 (iii) the funding requirements for any 

7 such replenishment; 

8 (iv) the Government of the United 

9 States’ adjudication of any such requests 

10 from the Government of Israel; and 

11 (v) the time frame under which the 

12 United States can resupply the Israeli De13 fense Forces with such defense systems 

14 and the surge capacity after an incident. 

15 (B) A description of any other funding re16 quirements to support Israeli military oper17 ations in defense against Iran or any Iranian 

18 military proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, 

19 or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 

20 (C) A description of— 

21 (i) the current levels of stocks of com22 ponents and munitions that would be used 

23 for any such replenishment; 

24 (ii) the projected needs, including to 

25 address emergent requirements, with esti-
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1 mated costs and sources of such replenish2 ment; and 

3 (iii) the number of deployments of the 

4 defense system described in subparagraph 

5 (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) and ex6 penditures of interceptors under the Iron 

7 Dome defense system within the reporting 

8 period. 

9 (4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of De10 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

11 shall seek to consult with the Secretary of Defense 

12 and Secretary of State’s counterpart in the Govern13 ment of Israel in preparing the report required by 

14 paragraph (1). 

15 (5) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

16 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

17 contain a classified annex. 

18 (c) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—In 

19 this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees’’ means— 

20 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

21 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep22 resentatives; and 

23 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

24 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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1 SEC. 1233. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT SUBTERRANEAN 

2 WARFARE MILITARY EXERCISES. 

3 (a) EXERCISES REQUIRED.—Beginning on January 

4 1 of the year that begins after the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require the 

6 United States Central Command or other relevant com7 mands, units, or organizations of the United States mili8 tary services, as the Secretary determines appropriate, to 

9 conduct military exercises that— 

10 (1) occur not fewer than once in a calendar 

11 year; 

12 (2) shall include invitations for the armed 

13 forces of Israel, provided that the Government of 

14 Israel consents to the participation of its forces in 

15 such exercises; 

16 (3) may include invitations for the armed forces 

17 of other allies and partners of the United States to 

18 take part in the exercises; 

19 (4) seek to enhance the interoperability and ef20 fectiveness of the United States military services, the 

21 armed forces of Israel, and the armed forces of other 

22 allies and partners of the United States in coalition 

23 operations; and 

24 (5) shall include, if available resources permit, 

25 the following activities— 
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1 (A) practicing or simulating locating sub2 terranean tunnel entrances and exits; 

3 (B) practicing infiltrating and mapping 

4 subterranean tunnels; 

5 (C) practicing maneuvering within sub6 terranean tunnels of varying sizes; and 

7 (D) practicing neutralizing or demolishing 

8 subterranean tunnels. 

9 (b) SUNSET.—The requirements in subsection (a) 

10 shall terminate on December 31 of the year described in 

11 subsection (a). 

12 SEC. 1234. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL PTSD COLLABORATIVE 

13 RESEARCH. 

14 (a) GRANT PROGRAM FOR INCREASED COOPERATION

15 ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER RESEARCH BE16 TWEEN UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.— 

17 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

18 Congress that the Secretary of Defense, acting 

19 through the Psychological Health and Traumatic 

20 Brain Injury Research Program, should seek to ex21 plore scientific collaboration between American aca22 demic institutions and nonprofit research entities, 

23 and Israeli institutions with expertise in researching, 

24 diagnosing, and treating post-traumatic stress dis25 order. 
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1 (2) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of De2 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans 

3 Affairs and the Secretary of State, shall award 

4 grants to eligible entities to carry out collaborative 

5 research between the United States and Israel with 

6 respect to post-traumatic stress disorders. The Sec7 retary of Defense shall carry out the grant program 

8 under this subsection in accordance with the agree9 ment titled ‘‘Agreement Between the Government of 

10 the United States of America and the Government 

11 of Israel on the United States-Israel Binational 

12 Science Foundation’’, dated September 27, 1972. 

13 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re14 ceive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall 

15 be an academic institution or a nonprofit entity lo16 cated in the United States. 

17 (4) AWARD.—The Secretary shall award grants 

18 under this subsection to eligible entities that— 

19 (A) carry out a research project that— 

20 (i) addresses a requirement in the 

21 area of post-traumatic stress disorders that 

22 the Secretary determines appropriate to re23 search using such grant; and 
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1 (ii) is conducted by the eligible entity 

2 and an entity in Israel under a joint re3 search agreement; and 

4 (B) meet such other criteria that the Sec5 retary may establish. 

6 (5) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

7 grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 

8 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

9 in such manner, and containing such commitments 

10 and information as the Secretary may require. 

11 (6) GIFT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac12 cept, hold, and administer, any gift of money made 

13 on the condition that the gift be used for the pur14 pose of the grant program under this subsection. 

15 Such gifts of money accepted under this paragraph 

16 shall be deposited in the Treasury in the Depart17 ment of Defense General Gift Fund and shall be 

18 available, subject to appropriation, without fiscal 

19 year limitation. 

20 (7) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after 

21 the date on which an eligible entity completes a re22 search project using a grant under this subsection, 

23 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that 

24 contains— 
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1 (A) a description of how the eligible entity 

2 used the grant; and 

3 (B) an evaluation of the level of success of 

4 the research project. 

5 (b) TERMINATION.—The authority to award grants 

6 under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 

7 7 years after the date on which the first such grant is 

8 awarded. 

9 SEC. 1235. UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL TRAUMA AND AM10 PUTEE REHABILITATION EDUCATION AND 

11 TRAINING PROGRAM WITH THE MEDICAL 

12 CORPS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es14 tablish an education and training program to be known 

15 as the ‘‘United States and Israel Trauma and Amputee 

16 Rehabilitation Education and Training Program’’ with ap17 propriate personnel of the Medical Corps of the Israel De18 fense Forces. 

19 (b) EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—The 

20 United States and Israel Trauma and Amputee Rehabili21 tation Education and Training Program shall include the 

22 following activities: 

23 (1) Dialogue between personnel of the military 

24 health system and the Medical Corps of the Israel 

25 Defense Forces on best practices for general trauma 
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1 care, with a focus on amputation and amputee care, 

2 including the following elements of amputee care: 

3 (A) Use of prosthetics. 

4 (B) Wound care. 

5 (C) Rehabilitative therapy. 

6 (D) Family counseling. 

7 (E) Mental health therapy. 

8 (2) Training activities for personnel of the mili9 tary health system and the Medical Corps of the 

10 Israel Defense Forces on trauma care, to include 

11 amputation and amputee care, including with a 

12 focus on surgical techniques for amputation and on 

13 providing post-amputation care. 

14 (3) Opportunities for personnel of the Medical 

15 Corps of the Israel Defense Forces to— 

16 (A) attend classes offered by personnel of 

17 the Center for the Intrepid of the Brooke Army 

18 Medical Center or any other military health sys19 tem facility on best practices for trauma and 

20 amputee rehabilitation; and 

21 (B) observe amputee rehabilitation treat22 ment methods administered by personnel of the 

23 Center for the Intrepid of the Brooke Army 

24 Medical Center or any other military health sys25 tem facility. 
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1 (4) Any other educational activities that the Di2 rector, in coordination with appropriate officials 

3 from the Israel Defense Forces, determines relevant. 

4 SEC. 1236. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF 

5 THE IRON DOME SYSTEM. 

6 Congress supports the mission of the Department of 

7 Defense in helping Israel fend of attacks from Hamas by 

8 supporting the Iron Dome system. 

9 SEC. 1237. AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FOREIGN 

10 SECURITY FORCES. 

11 Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following new para13 graph: 

14 ‘‘(10) Counter-illegal, unreported, and unregu15 lated fishing operations.’’. 

16 SEC. 1238. REPORT ON TRAINING OF UKRAINIAN ARMED 

17 FORCES. 

18 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact19 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

20 to the congressional defense committees an unclassified re21 port on the presence of members of the Ukrainian armed 

22 forces within the geographic boundaries of the United 

23 States during and after fiscal year 2022. Such report shall 

24 also include the following information: 
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1 (1) The total number of Ukrainian service 

2 members trained, including pilots, disaggregated by 

3 fiscal year. 

4 (2) The total number of funds expended to fur5 nish goods and services to Ukrainian service mem6 bers, disaggregated by fiscal year. 

7 (3) The specific goods and services provided to 

8 Ukrainian service members by the Department of 

9 Defense while in the United States. 

10 (4) The outcomes and any evaluation records of 

11 Ukrainian service members who completed such 

12 training. 

13 SEC. 1239. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE BY NATO 

14 MEMBER STATES. 

15 It is the sense of Congress that each North Atlantic 

16 Treaty Organization (NATO) member state should com17 mit to providing, at a minimum, 2 percent of its Gross 

18 Domestic Product (GDP) to defense to continue to ensure 

19 NATO’s military readiness. 

20 SEC. 1240. REPORT ON WAR IN UKRAINE. 

21 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

23 to Congress a report on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine 

24 that includes information on causalities, wounded, and 

25 materials or equipment losses for both sides of the conflict. 
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1 SEC. 1241. INCLUSION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN 

2 PLANNING AND STRATEGY RELATING TO THE 

3 ARCTIC REGION. 

4 (a) STRATEGY.— 

5 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

7 Commander of the United States Special Operations 

8 Command, in consultation with the Secretary of De9 fense and the Commander of the United States 

10 Northern Command, shall develop and submit to the 

11 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep12 resentatives and the Senate a Special Operations 

13 Forces Arctic Security Strategy, applicable across 

14 each component of the special operations forces and 

15 within each Armed Force (in this section referred to 

16 as the ‘‘strategy’’). 

17 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy shall— 

18 (A) build upon the findings of the report 

19 under section 1090(a)(3) of the National De20 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 

21 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) and 

22 the 2022 National Defense Strategy; 

23 (B) facilitate a consistent understanding of 

24 Arctic security priorities across the Department 

25 of Defense and a common understanding of the 

26 use and purpose of special operations forces for 
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1 Arctic activities across the Armed Forces, com2 batant commands, and other relevant elements 

3 of the Department of Defense; and 

4 (C) promote greater use and prioritization 

5 of special operations forces capabilities, particu6 larly with respect to the special operations force 

7 of the Army, in Arctic security planning and co8 ordination with Indigenous populations and 

9 High North allies and partners. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy shall include the fol11 lowing: 

12 (1) A plan for the leveraging of North Amer13 ican Indigenous Arctic populations, and the estab14 lishment of working definitions and parameters for 

15 cooperation with such populations in the following 

16 areas: 

17 (A) Intelligence, surveillance, and recon18 naissance gathering. 

19 (B) Improved Arctic training and oper20 ation tactics, techniques, and procedures. 

21 (C) Empowering local populations to create 

22 solutions to regional issues. 

23 (D) Building resilience against invasion 

24 and occupation and enhancing deterrence capa25 bilities. 
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1 (E) Improving the capacity of allies and 

2 partners to build capabilities in the region that 

3 produce advantages against adversaries. 

4 (F) Building United States credibility for 

5 combat operations in the region. 

6 (G) Demonstrating United States commit7 ment to improving living standards in the re8 gion. 

9 (H) Any other area the of the Commander 

10 of the United States Special Operations Com11 mand determines appropriate. 

12 (2) A requirement that special operations forces 

13 achieve readiness with respect to not more than two 

14 Arctic environments. 

15 (3) With respect to terminology and working 

16 definitions of the Department— 

17 (A) a requirement that— 

18 (i) the use of the terms ‘‘Arctic-capa19 ble’’ and ‘‘Arctic-ready’’ may no longer be 

20 used in any document or other material 

21 produced by the Department of Defense 

22 that outlines Arctic strategies; 

23 (ii) the replacement terms ‘‘Arctic24 trained’’ and ‘‘Arctic-proficient’’ shall be 
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1 used in lieu of ‘‘Arctic-capable’’ and ‘‘Arc2 tic-ready’’, respectively; and 

3 (iii) the Department shall provide 

4 clear definitions and readiness require5 ments for each replacement term under 

6 clause (ii). 

7 (B) a review of terminology, and the use of 

8 such terminology, relating to military doctrinal 

9 readiness (such as the terms ‘‘trained’’ and 

10 ‘‘proficient’’) in the Arctic context, to ensure 

11 that the Armed Forces meet operational expec12 tations and may fully partake in joint-training 

13 exercises with allies and partners of the United 

14 States. 

15 (4) A description of the conditions necessary to 

16 establish a standardized pathway for self-validation 

17 for each Armed Force that requires units to be Arc18 tic capable, with such standardized pathway being 

19 tailored to each Armed Force but consistent with re20 spect to shared terminology, an agreed upon list of 

21 Arctic environments, and agreed upon standards to 

22 become Arctic capable in each such environment. 

23 (5) A requirement that the Commander of the 

24 United States Special Operations Command, in con25 sultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
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1 Commander of the United States Northern Com2 mand, include in any future years plan for the Arc3 tic Security Initiative required under section 

4 1090(b)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 

6 10 U.S.C. 113 note) the following: 

7 (A) Updates on ongoing priorities for Arc8 tic objectives of the special operations forces. 

9 (B) Assessments of the integration of Arc10 tic operations of the special operations forces, 

11 including the use of Indigenous approaches to 

12 domain awareness. 

13 (C) A description of the activities and re14 sources needed for the special operations forces 

15 to obtain readiness in the Arctic region, includ16 ing manning, training, equipping, and funding 

17 requirements. 

18 (D) Any other matter the Commander of 

19 the United States Northern Command and the 

20 Secretary of Defense jointly determine appro21 priate. 

22 (6) A requirement that, on an annual basis, the 

23 Commander of the United States Special Operations 

24 Command submit to the Committees on Armed 

25 Services of the House of Representatives and the 
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1 Senate a progress report (in unclassified form, but 

2 with the option of including a classified annex) on 

3 the implementation and use of the strategy, includ4 ing— 

5 (A) an assessment of the ability of the 

6 strategy to address new and ongoing concerns; 

7 (B) areas relating to the strategy in need 

8 of improvement, including any new funding nec9 essary; 

10 (C) use of the strategy across each Armed 

11 Force; and 

12 (D) an updated threat assessment with re13 spect to the Arctic region. 

14 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘special 

15 operations forces’’ means forces described under section 

16 167(j) of title 10, United States Code. 

17 SEC. 1242. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 

18 COMMON DEFENSE. 

19 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con20 gress that— 

21 (1) section 1003 of the Department of Defense 

22 Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525; 63 

23 Stat. 2241)— 

24 (A) expresses that due to threats that are 

25 ever-changing, Congress must be informed with 
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1 respect to allied contributions to the common 

2 defense to properly assess the readiness of the 

3 United States and the countries described in 

4 subsection (b)(2) for threats; and 

5 (B) requires that the Secretary of Defense 

6 to submit to Congress an annual report on the 

7 contributions of allies to the common defense; 

8 (2) the threats facing the United States— 

9 (A) extend beyond the global war on ter10 ror; and 

11 (B) include near-peer threats; and 

12 (3) the President should seek from each coun13 try described in subsection (b)(2) acceptance of 

14 international security responsibilities and agree15 ments to make contributions to the common defense 

16 in accordance with the collective defense agreements 

17 or treaties to which such country is a party. 

18 (b) REPORTS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

19 COMMON DEFENSE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of 

21 each year, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

22 with the heads of other Federal agencies, as the Sec23 retary determines to be necessary, shall submit to 

24 the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

25 containing a description of— 
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1 (A) the annual defense spending by each 

2 country described in paragraph (2), including 

3 available data on nominal budget figures and 

4 defense spending as a percentage of the gross 

5 domestic products of each such country for the 

6 fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year 

7 in which the report is submitted; 

8 (B) the activities of each such country to 

9 contribute to military or stability operations in 

10 which the Armed Forces of the United States 

11 are a participant or may be called upon in ac12 cordance with a cooperative defense agreement 

13 to which the United States is a party; 

14 (C) any limitations placed by any such 

15 country on the use of such contributions; and 

16 (D) any actions undertaken by the United 

17 States or by other countries to minimize such 

18 limitations. 

19 (2) COUNTRIES DESCRIBED.—The countries de20 scribed in this paragraph are the following: 

21 (A) Each member country of the North At22 lantic Treaty Organization. 

23 (B) Each member country of the Gulf Co24 operation Council. 
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1 (C) Each country party to the Inter-Amer2 ican Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Trea3 ty), done at Rio de Janeiro September 2, 1947, 

4 and entered into force December 3, 1948 

5 (TIAS 1838). 

6 (D) Australia. 

7 (E) Japan. 

8 (F) New Zealand. 

9 (G) The Philippines. 

10 (H) South Korea. 

11 (I) Thailand. 

12 (3) FORM.—Each report under paragraph (1) 

13 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

14 contain a classified annex. 

15 (4) AVAILABILITY.—A report submitted under 

16 paragraph (1) shall be made available on request to 

17 any Member of Congress. 

18 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE19 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit20 tees of Congress’’ means— 

21 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

22 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 

23 on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
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1 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

2 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 

3 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

4 SEC. 1243. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON RELATIONSHIP 

5 BETWEEN CHINA AND IRAN IN CERTAIN DE6 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANNUAL REPORT. 

7 Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authoriza8 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 10 

9 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by adding at the end the 

10 following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(9) Information on the burgeoning relationship 

12 between the People’s Republic of China and the Is13 lamic Republic of Iran.’’. 

14 SEC. 1244. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL DE15 FENSE EXHIBITIONS. 

16 It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 

17 Defense and its agencies should not participate in the 

18 Eurosatory Exhibition in any way until the Secretary of 

19 Defense certifies to Congress that France and the Com20 missariat Ge ́ne ́ral des Expositions et Salons du GICAT 

21 (COGES) allow Israeli companies to fully participate in 

22 the Exhibition and are not using restrictions or the threat 

23 of restrictions on any party’s participation in the Exhi24 bition as a means of deterring Israel from defending itself. 
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1 SEC. 1245. REPORT AND STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES IN2 VOLVEMENT IN UKRAINE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in coordi5 nation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

6 of State, shall develop and submit to the appropriate con7 gressional committees a report that contains a strategy 

8 for United States involvement in Ukraine. 

9 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

10 (a) shall— 

11 (1) define the United States national interests 

12 at stake with respect to the conflict between the 

13 Russian Federation and Ukraine; 

14 (2) identify specific objectives the President be15 lieves must be achieved in Ukraine in order to pro16 tect the United States national interests defined in 

17 paragraph (1), and for each objective— 

18 (A) an estimate of the amount of time re19 quired to achieve the objective, with an expla20 nation; 

21 (B) benchmarks to be used by the Presi22 dent to determine whether an objective has been 

23 met, is in the progress of being met, or cannot 

24 be met in the time estimated to be required in 

25 subparagraph (A); and 
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1 (C) estimates of the amount of resources, 

2 including United States personnel, materiel, 

3 and funding, required to achieve the objective; 

4 and 

5 (3) list the expected contribution for security 

6 assistance made by European member countries of 

7 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization within the 

8 next fiscal year. 

9 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

10 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

11 a classified annex. 

12 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 45 days after the date 

13 of the submission of the report required by subsection (a), 

14 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 

15 provide to the appropriate congressional committees, and 

16 other Members of Congress that wish to participate, a 

17 briefing on the United States strategy with respect to 

18 Ukraine and plans for the implementation of such strat19 egy. 

20 (e) LIMITATION ON FUNDS.—None of the amounts 

21 authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 

22 by this Act, the National Defense Authorization Act for 

23 Fiscal Year 2024, or the Ukraine Security Supplemental 

24 Appropriations Act, 2024 (division B of Public Law 118– 

25 50) may be made available for Ukraine until the report 
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1 required by subsection (a) is submitted to the appropriate 

2 congressional committees and the briefing required by 

3 subsection (d) is held. 

4 (f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE5 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres6 sional committees’’ means— 

7 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

9 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

10 Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

11 SEC. 1246. REPORT ON MULTILATERAL EXERCISES IN THE 

12 EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. 

13 (a) REPORT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

17 defense committees a report on multilateral exercises 

18 in the eastern Mediterranean. 

19 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

20 paragraph (1) shall contain the following elements: 

21 (A) An assessment of the effectiveness of 

22 multilateral military exercises hosted by United 

23 State allies and partners in the eastern Medi24 terranean in bolstering maritime energy secu25 rity and counterterrorism in the region. 
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1 (B) Individual assessments of the potential 

2 benefits of including the following countries in 

3 future exercises and their readiness to partici4 pate based on interoperability: 

5 (i) Bahrain. 

6 (ii) Egypt. 

7 (iii) Jordan. 

8 (iv) United Arab Emirates 

9 (v) Saudi Arabia 

10 (b) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

11 shall be transmitted in an unclassified form and may con12 tain a classified annex. 

13 SEC. 1247. REPORT ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General 

16 of the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress 

17 a report reconciling all United States assistance to 

18 Ukraine, including all normal and supplemental Ukraine 

19 appropriations and drawdowns, from January 1, 2022, 

20 through the date of such submission. The report shall spe21 cifically detail the countries, entities, and individuals who 

22 received such assistance. 

23 (b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The report required 

24 under subsection (a) shall also detail the following: 
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1 (1) All contracts awarded to third parties with 

2 enumerated amounts, including an identification of 

3 each such third party recipient and a specification of 

4 the amount awarded to each such third party. 

5 (2) The total of appropriated or authorized 

6 amounts that have been obligated or expended, as 

7 well as the total amounts of authorized or appro8 priated funds that have not been so obligated or ex9 pended. 

10 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

11 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 

12 a classified annex. 

13 SEC. 1248. MILITARY COOPERATION WITH MOROCCO. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

15 (1) The United States recognizes the 20th anni16 versary of the African Lion exercise hosted by Mo17 rocco, a key United States ally in Africa and the 

18 Middle East. 

19 (2) The African Lion exercise is United States 

20 Africa Command’s largest annual combined joint ex21 ercise. 

22 (3) African Lion builds and maintains inter23 operability with our African and North Atlantic 

24 Treaty Organization partners and improves our abil25 ity to meet security related challenges together to 
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1 address the growing threats from nation states, pri2 vate military corporations, militias, non-state armed 

3 groups and violent extremist organizations, given the 

4 increasing presence of malign actors in Africa, in5 cluding the Iranian regime and its proxies, particu6 larly in North Africa and the Sahel. 

7 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

8 United States to— 

9 (1) support strengthening security cooperation 

10 with Morocco given increasing instability in Africa 

11 and the Middle East and provide for close coopera12 tion between the United States and Morocco in 

13 order to contribute to the region’s broader security; 

14 and 

15 (2) provide for the continuation of the African 

16 Lion exercise in future years will support the crucial 

17 efforts to address security challenges facing NATO’s 

18 southern flank. 

19 (c) REPORT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

23 congressional committees a report detailing how the 

24 United States can improve its interoperability and 

25 cooperation with Morocco through the African Lion 
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1 exercise to continue to address the growing threats 

2 in Africa, including the Iranian regime and its prox3 ies, particularly in North Africa and the Sahel. 

4 (2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

5 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

7 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

8 of Representatives; and 

9 (B) and the Committee on Armed Services 

10 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

11 Senate. 

12 SEC. 1249. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ON DEFENSE INDUS13 TRIAL PRIORITIES BETWEEN THE UNITED 

14 STATES AND ISRAEL. 

15 The Secretary of Defense shall seek to establish a 

16 partnership between the Defense Innovation Unit of the 

17 Department of Defense and appropriate counterparts of 

18 Israel in order to— 

19 (1) enhance market opportunities for United 

20 States-based and Israeli-based defense technology 

21 companies; 

22 (2) bolster Israel’s defense industrial base; 

23 (3) harmonize global security posture through 

24 emerging technology; 
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1 (4) counter Iran and Iran-aligned adversarial 

2 proxy group development of dual-use defense tech3 nologies; and 

4 (5) in coordination with appropriate counter5 part offices of the Israeli ministry of defense— 

6 (A) enable coordination on defense indus7 trial priorities; 

8 (B) streamline emerging defense tech9 nology research and development; 

10 (C) create more pathways to market for 

11 defense technology startups; and 

12 (D) collaborate on the development of 

13 dual-use defense capabilities through coordina14 tion. 

15 SEC. 1250. REPORT ON MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE RUS16 SIAN FEDERATION AND THE PEOPLE’S RE17 PUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE ARCTIC REGION. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De20 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 

21 Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the ap22 propriate congressional committees a report on the fol23 lowing: 

24 (1) Any military activities of the Russian Fed25 eration in the Arctic region. 
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1 (2) Any military activities of the People’s Re2 public of China in the Arctic region. 

3 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report under 

4 subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the Russian 

5 Federation or the People’s Republic of China, as applica6 ble, the following: 

7 (1) A description of military activities of such 

8 country in the Arctic region, including— 

9 (A) the placement of military infrastruc10 ture, equipment, or forces; 

11 (B) any exercises or other military activi12 ties; and 

13 (C) activities that are ostensibly non-mili14 tary in nature but are considered to have mili15 tary or other strategic implications. 

16 (2) An assessment of— 

17 (A) the intentions of such activities by 

18 each such country; 

19 (B) the extent to which such activities af20 fect or threaten the interests of the United 

21 States and allies in the Arctic region; and 

22 (C) any response to such activities by the 

23 United States or allies. 

24 (3) A description of future plans and require25 ments with respect to such activities. 
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1 (4) A detailed description of the Russian Fed2 eration and the People’s Republic of China’s co3 operation in the Arctic region. 

4 (5) A description of how the Russian Federa5 tion’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 

6 2022, and the resulting damage to its military forces 

7 have impacted the Russian Federation’s posture, ac8 tivities, and policy in the Arctic region. 

9 (6) A description of how the Russian Federa10 tion’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 

11 2022, has impacted the People’s Republic of China’s 

12 posture, activity and policy in the Arctic region. 

13 (7) A description of how the United States and 

14 its allies in the Arctic region have adjusted their 

15 posture in response to any recent changes by the 

16 Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of 

17 China. 

18 (8) A description of the activities of the Arctic 

19 Council and other Arctic fora of which the United 

20 States is a member over the preceding 3-year period, 

21 including— 

22 (A) a description of how the U.S. Ambas23 sador-at-large for the Arctic region would en24 gage with the Arctic Council and other estab25 lished Arctic fora; 
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1 (B) a description of the United States cur2 rent role in the Arctic Council and what steps 

3 are being taken to ensure that the involvement 

4 of the Russian Federation does not detract 

5 from continued engagement with regional part6 ners; 

7 (C) a detailing of all meetings, round ta8 bles, working groups, and other official activi9 ties of the Arctic Council and other Arctic fora, 

10 including a description of which such events in 

11 which the Russian Federation did and did not 

12 participate; and 

13 (D) a description of how the United States 

14 is utilizing current Arctic fora to develop and 

15 implement regional security strategies. 

16 (c) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 

17 be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi18 fied annex. 

19 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

20 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con21 gressional committees’’ means— 

22 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

23 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

24 Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
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1 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa2 tives; and 

3 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

4 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 

5 Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel6 ligence of the Senate. 

7 (e) ARCTIC REGION DEFINED.—In this section, the 

8 term ‘‘Arctic region’’ has the meaning given the term 

9 ‘‘Arctic’’ in the Arctic Research and Policy Act (ARPA) 

10 of 1984 (Public Law 98–373). 

11 SEC. 1251. REPORT ON COOPERATIVE EFFORTS TO STOP 

12 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

14 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re15 port on the status of cooperation between the United 

16 States and Israel on efforts to counter threats by Iran in 

17 the form of unmanned aerial systems, including loitering 

18 munitions otherwise known as ‘‘suicide’’ or ‘‘kamikaze’’ 

19 drones. 

20 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

21 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con22 gressional committees’’ means— 

23 (1) the congressional defense committees; 

24 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

25 House of Representatives; and 
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1 (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

2 Senate. 

3 TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS 

4 RELATING TO FOREIGN NA5 TIONS 

6 Subtitle A—Matters Related to the 

7 Indo-Pacific Region 

8 SEC. 1301. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PACIFIC DE9 TERRENCE INITIATIVE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 1251 of 

11 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) 

13 is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘the National Defense Author15 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

17 2025’’; and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘fiscal year 2025’’. 

20 (b) REPORT.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 

23 years 2025 and 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

24 2026 and 2027’’; and 
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1 (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(viii) An identification of perform4 ance goals and measures to advance the 

5 lines of effort of the Initiative relative to 

6 the operational requirements of the Initia7 tive, determined in coordination with the 

8 Secretary of each military department.’’. 

9 (c) PLAN REQUIRED.—Subsection (e) of such section 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2025 and 2026’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2026 and 2027’’; and 

13 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(2) A detailed description of the progress 

16 made toward achieving the performance goals and 

17 measures identified pursuant to subsection 

18 (d)(1)(B)(viii).’’. 

19 SEC. 1302. MODIFICATION OF PUBLIC REPORTING OF CHI20 NESE MILITARY COMPANIES OPERATING IN 

21 THE UNITED STATES. 

22 Section 1260H(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn23 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

24 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and a jus2 tification for the identification of each such entity, 

3 in classified or unclassified form,’’ after ‘‘, in classi4 fied and unclassified forms,’’; and 

5 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and jus6 tification’’ after ‘‘list’’ each place it appears. 

7 SEC. 1303. MODIFICATIONS TO PUBLIC REPORTING OF CHI8 NESE MILITARY COMPANIES OPERATING IN 

9 THE UNITED STATES. 

10 (a) REPORTING AND PUBLICATION.—Subsection 

11 (b)(3) of section 1260H of the William M (Mac) Thorn12 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

13 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘an 

14 ongoing basis’’ and inserting ‘‘at least an annual basis’’. 

15 (b) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Such section is amend16 ed— 

17 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub18 section (e); and 

19 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(d) REPORT AND OTHER ADDITIONAL MATTERS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) REPORT.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than De24 cember 31, 2026, and biennially thereafter until 

25 December 31, 2031, the Secretary of Defense 
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1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

2 committees a report on the status of Depart3 ment of Defense procurement restrictions on 

4 entities included in the list described in sub5 section (b)(1). 

6 ‘‘(B) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The 

7 report required by this paragraph shall include 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(i) A list of entities included the list 

10 described in subsection (b)(1) likely 

11 present in the defense industrial base. 

12 ‘‘(ii) Available unclassified data on the 

13 presence of entities included on the list de14 scribed in subsection (b)(1) in the defense 

15 industrial base. 

16 ‘‘(iii) Updates on policies and proce17 dures implemented to enforce procurement 

18 restrictions on entities included the list de19 scribed in subsection (b)(1). 

20 ‘‘(2) PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 

21 The Secretary of Defense shall establish such rea22 sonable procedures as are necessary to implement 

23 the provisions of this section, including for obtaining 

24 information from outside entities relevant to the list 

25 described in subsection (b)(1) and procedures for re-
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1 moval of entities from the list described in sub2 section (b)(1).’’. 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (e) 

4 of such section (as so redesignated) is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

6 the end; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

8 (A) in clause (i)(I) to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(I) directly or indirectly owned, con10 trolled, or beneficially owned by, or in an 

11 official or unofficial capacity acting as an 

12 agent of or on behalf of, the People’s Lib13 eration Army, Chinese military and para14 military elements, security forces, police, 

15 law enforcement, border control, the Peo16 ple’s Armed Police, the Ministry of State 

17 Security, or any other organization subor18 dinate to the Central Military Commission 

19 of the Chinese Communist Party; or’’; and 

20 (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 

21 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(C) includes wholly-owned or controlled 

24 subsidiaries and affiliates of an entity described 

25 in subparagraph (B).’’. 
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1 SEC. 1304. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDO-PACIFIC MEDICAL 

2 READINESS PROGRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 

5 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 

6 medical readiness program (referred to in this sec7 tion as the ‘‘Program’’) to partner with countries in 

8 the Indo-Pacific region to gain access to foreign 

9 medical facilities during peacetime and wartime op10 erations and maintain military-wide strategies for 

11 medical readiness in the region. 

12 (2) ORGANIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense, 

13 in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Sec14 retaries of the military departments, the com15 manders of the combatant commands, and any other 

16 individual the Secretary of Defense considers appro17 priate, shall be responsible for and oversee the Pro18 gram. 

19 (3) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Program 

20 shall be to promote the medical readiness of the 

21 Armed Forces and the military forces of partner 

22 countries for missions during peacetime and wartime 

23 operations by— 

24 (A) reducing potential requirements for 

25 long distance medical evacuation to receive de26 finitive patient care; 
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1 (B) increasing the medical capacity of the 

2 Department of Defense by expanding patient 

3 access to medical facilities across the Indo-Pa4 cific region where and when appropriate; 

5 (C) improving the standard of care 

6 through collaboration with foreign medical fa7 cilities to promote standardized medical proce8 dures, patient care, and policies; and 

9 (D) enhancing interoperability and inter10 changeability where feasible through shared pa11 tient record management techniques, medical 

12 equipment commonality, and coordination of 

13 medical care. 

14 (4) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the Program, 

15 the Secretary of Defense should seek to conduct the 

16 following activities— 

17 (A) assess and integrate current Depart18 ment of Defense medical capabilities and capac19 ities in the Indo-Pacific region into the Pro20 gram; 

21 (B) select an appropriate standard of ac22 creditation to utilize when evaluating foreign 

23 medical facilities; 
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1 (C) coordinate with partner countries to 

2 identify and evaluate medical facilities for the 

3 Program; 

4 (D) establish agreements with foreign med5 ical facilities for potential use of the Program; 

6 (E) establish policies and procedures— 

7 (i) to reduce patient movement times 

8 in various countries in the Indo-Pacific re9 gion during peacetime and wartime oper10 ations; 

11 (ii) to standardize medical procedures, 

12 patient care, and policies; 

13 (iii) to securely share patient data 

14 with foreign countries when appropriate to 

15 do so, such as during a contingency; 

16 (iv) with respect to medical equipment 

17 commonality and interchangeability; and 

18 (v) with respect to the coordination of 

19 medical care; and 

20 (F) integrate the Program into operational 

21 plans of the combatant commands. 

22 (b) STRATEGY.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

24 30, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
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1 with the Secretary of State, shall submit a strategy 

2 for the implementation of the Program to— 

3 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

4 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen5 ate; and 

6 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 

7 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

8 of Representatives. 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

10 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

11 (A) A governance structure for the Pro12 gram, including— 

13 (i) the officials tasked to oversee the 

14 Program; 

15 (ii) the format of the governing body 

16 of the Program; 

17 (iii) the functions and duties of such 

18 governing body with respect to establishing 

19 and maintaining the Program; and 

20 (iv) mechanisms for coordinating with 

21 partner countries selected to participate in 

22 the Program. 

23 (B) With respect to the selection of part24 ner countries initially selected to participate in 

25 the Program— 
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1 (i) an identification of each such 

2 country; 

3 (ii) the rationale for selecting each 

4 such country; and 

5 (iii) any other information the Sec6 retary considers appropriate. 

7 (C) A campaign of objectives for the first 

8 3 fiscal years of the Program, including— 

9 (i) a description of, and a rational for 

10 selecting, such objectives; 

11 (ii) an identification of milestones to12 ward achieving such objectives; and 

13 (iii) metrics for evaluating success in 

14 achieving such objectives. 

15 (D) A description of opportunities and po16 tential timelines for future Program expansion, 

17 as appropriate. 

18 (E) A list of additional authorities, appro19 priations, or other congressional support nec20 essary to ensure the success of the Program. 

21 (F) Any other information the Secretary 

22 considers appropriate. 

23 (3) FORM.—The strategy required by para24 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

25 may include a classified annex. 
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1 (c) REPORT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

3 20, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

4 with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report on 

5 the Program to— 

6 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

7 (B) the Committee of Foreign Relations of 

8 the Senate; and 

9 (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

10 the House of Representatives. 

11 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para12 graph (1) shall include the following: 

13 (A) A narrative summary of activities con14 ducted as part of the Program during the pre15 ceding fiscal year. 

16 (B) Except in the case of the initial report, 

17 an assessment of progress toward the objectives 

18 established for the preceding fiscal year de19 scribed in the preceding report under this sub20 section using the metrics established in such re21 port. 

22 (C) A campaign of objectives for the 3 fis23 cal years following the date of submission of the 

24 report, including— 
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1 (i) a description of, and a rational for 

2 selecting, such objectives; 

3 (ii) an identification of milestones to4 ward achieving such objectives; and 

5 (iii) metrics for evaluating success in 

6 achieving such objectives. 

7 (D) A description of opportunities and po8 tential timelines for future Program expansion, 

9 as appropriate. 

10 (E) Any other information the Under Sec11 retary considers appropriate. 

12 (3) FORM.—Each report required by paragraph 

13 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

14 include a classified annex. 

15 SEC. 1305. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROMOTE A 

16 ‘‘ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS’’ SOLUTION 

17 FOR TAIWAN. 

18 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

19 this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 

20 of Defense fiscal year 2025 may be used to promote a 

21 ‘‘one country, two systems’’ solution for Taiwan. 
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1 SEC. 1306. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPA2 TION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

3 IN RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC) NAVAL EX4 ERCISES. 

5 Section 1259 of the John S. McCain National De6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 

7 321 note) is amended by striking subsection (b). 

8 SEC. 1307. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC RE9 PORTING OF CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES 

10 OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES. 

11 Section 1260H(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn12 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

13 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note), as amended by section 1302, 

14 is further amended by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(4) LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT.—The Sec17 retary shall make the list required under paragraph 

18 (1) in English and in Mandarin Chinese. If the 

19 name of a Chinese military company included on the 

20 list is referred to by the Government of China in a 

21 language other than English or Mandarin Chinese, 

22 the Secretary shall also include on the list the name 

23 of that company in that language.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1308. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPA2 TION OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN 

3 RIM OF THE PACIFIC EXERCISES. 

4 Section 1259(a)(1) of the John S. McCain National 

5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 

6 U.S.C. 321 note) is amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

8 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

9 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(E) held an internationally recognized 

12 free and fair presidential election.’’. 

13 Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 

14 South and East Asia 

15 SEC. 1311. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SOUTH KOREA. 

16 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of De17 fense should reinforce the United States alliance with the 

18 Republic of Korea in support of the shared objective of 

19 a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula, including by— 

20 (1) maintaining the presence of approximately 

21 28,500 members of the United States Armed Forces 

22 deployed to the country, enhancing mutual defense 

23 industrial base cooperation; and 

24 (2) affirming the United States commitment to 

25 extended deterrence using the full range of United 

26 States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mu-
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1 tual Defense Treaty Between the United States and 

2 the Republic of Korea, signed at Washington, Octo3 ber 1, 1953. 

4 SEC. 1312. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN DEFENSE RE5 LATIONS. 

6 It is the sense of Congress that— 

7 (1) the United States’ one China policy, as 

8 guided by the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 

9 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), the Three Commu10 niques between the United States and the People’s 

11 Republic of China, and the Six Assurances provided 

12 by the United States to Taiwan in July 1982, is the 

13 foundation for United States-Taiwan relations; 

14 (2) as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, 

15 the United States decision to establish diplomatic re16 lations with the People’s Republic of China rests 

17 upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan will 

18 be determined by peaceful means, and that any ef19 fort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than 

20 peaceful means, including boycotts and embargoes, 

21 is of grave concern to the United States; 

22 (3) the increasingly coercive and aggressive be23 havior of the People’s Republic of China toward Tai24 wan is contrary to the expectation of the peaceful 

25 resolution of the future of Taiwan; 
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1 (4) as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, 

2 the capacity to resist any resort to force or other 

3 forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, 

4 or the social or economic system, of the people on 

5 Taiwan should be maintained; 

6 (5) the United States should continue to sup7 port the development of capable, ready, and modern 

8 defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain suf9 ficient defensive capabilities, including by— 

10 (A) supporting acquisition by Taiwan of 

11 defense articles and services through foreign 

12 military sales, direct commercial sales, and in13 dustrial cooperation, with an emphasis on capa14 bilities that support an asymmetric strategy; 

15 (B) ensuring timely review of and response 

16 to requests of Taiwan for defense articles and 

17 services; 

18 (C) conducting practical training and mili19 tary exercises with Taiwan that enable Taiwan 

20 to maintain sufficient defensive capabilities, as 

21 described in the Taiwan Relations Act; 

22 (D) exchanges between defense officials 

23 and officers of the United States and Taiwan at 

24 the strategic, policy, and functional levels, con25 sistent with the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 
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1 115–135; 132 Stat. 341), especially for the pur2 poses of— 

3 (i) enhancing cooperation on defense 

4 planning; 

5 (ii) improving the interoperability of 

6 the military forces of the United States 

7 and Taiwan; and 

8 (iii) improving the reserve force of 

9 Taiwan; 

10 (E) cooperating with Taiwan to improve its 

11 ability to employ military capabilities in asym12 metric ways, as described in the Taiwan Rela13 tions Act; and 

14 (F) expanding cooperation in humanitarian 

15 assistance and disaster relief; and 

16 (6) the United States should increase its sup17 port to a free and open society in the face of aggres18 sive efforts by the Government of the People’s Re19 public of China to curtail or influence the free exer20 cise of rights and democratic franchise. 

21 SEC. 1313. CONSIDERATION OF TAIWAN FOR ENHANCED 

22 DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE COOPERATION. 

23 (a) ENHANCED DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE CO24 OPERATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the Taiwan 

2 Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), the Sec3 retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

4 of State and the head of any other relevant Federal 

5 department or agency, shall take measures to ensure 

6 that Taiwan is appropriately considered for en7 hanced defense industrial base cooperation activities 

8 aligned with the United States National Defense In9 dustrial Strategy to expand global defense produc10 tion, increase supply chain security and resilience, 

11 and meet the defense needs of Taiwan. 

12 (2) ELEMENTS.—Consideration for enhanced 

13 defense industrial base cooperation activities under 

14 paragraph (1) shall include the consideration of Tai15 wan for the following: 

16 (A) Eligibility for funding to initiate or fa17 cilitate cooperative research, development, test18 ing, or evaluation projects with the Department 

19 of Defense. 

20 (B) Eligibility to enter into a memo21 randum of understanding or other formal 

22 agreement with the Department of Defense for 

23 the purpose of conducting cooperative research 

24 and development projects on defense equipment 

25 and munitions, with a focus on enhancing the 
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1 defense industry and supply chain resilience of 

2 Taiwan. 

3 (b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

5 coordination with the Secretary of State, the Gov6 ernment of Taiwan, and representatives of the 

7 United States defense industry, shall conduct a 

8 study on the feasibility and advisability of entering 

9 into one or more defense industrial agreements with 

10 Taiwan. 

11 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para12 graph (1) shall— 

13 (A) evaluate the strategic benefits and im14 plications of entering into a defense industrial 

15 agreement with Taiwan, including with respect 

16 to— 

17 (i) long-term supply chain security 

18 and resilience; 

19 (ii) mutual supply of defense goods 

20 and services; 

21 (iii) supply of regional maintenance, 

22 repair, and overhaul capabilities and any 

23 other support capability the Secretary of 

24 Defense considers appropriate; and 

25 (iv) the promotion of interoperability; 
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1 (B) account for the legal, economic, and 

2 defense policy aspects of a closer defense pro3 curement partnership between the United 

4 States and Taiwan; and 

5 (C) include a list of not fewer than five de6 fense capabilities— 

7 (i)(I) developed by, and produced in, 

8 Taiwan; and 

9 (II) that require expedited licenses for 

10 components produced in the United States; 

11 or 

12 (ii) developed by the United States 

13 but for which the United States defense in14 dustry cannot meet the demand of Taiwan 

15 on a timely basis so as to necessitate pro16 duction in Taiwan. 

17 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

18 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 

20 Services of the House of Representatives and the 

21 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report 

22 on the results of the study conducted under para23 graph (1). 
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1 SEC. 1314. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI2 TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN3 VOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

4 CHINA. 

5 Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authoriza6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para9 graph (6); and 

10 (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol11 lowing new paragraph (5): 

12 ‘‘(5) The military and security developments 

13 concerning the Tibetan Plateau.’’. 

14 SEC. 1315. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR 

15 COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DE16 FENSE EFFORTS TO MONITOR PEOPLE’S LIB17 ERATION ARMY OVERSEAS BASING EFFORTS. 

18 (a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

20 shall designate an official to be responsible for, in coordi21 nation with appropriate officials within the Department 

22 of Defense— 

23 (1) coordinating Department of Defense efforts 

24 to monitor the People’s Liberation Army’s network 

25 of overseas military bases and its global pursuit of 

26 military access agreements; 
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1 (2) representing the Department of Defense in 

2 the interagency process on issues related to respon3 sibilities described in paragraph (1); and 

4 (3) consulting regularly with the congressional 

5 defense committees to keep such committees fully in6 formed on all matters relating to the responsibilities 

7 described in paragraph (1). 

8 (b) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 

9 date on which the Secretary of Defense makes the des10 ignation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 

11 to the congressional defense committees a notification that 

12 includes the name of the individual so designated. 

13 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 

14 2025, and annually thereafter until December 1, 2030, the 

15 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com16 mittees a report detailing, for the period covered by the 

17 year prior to the report, matters relating to the efforts 

18 described in subsection (a). 

19 (1) FORM.—Each report submitted under this 

20 subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

21 but may include a classified annex. 

22 (2) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to have 

23 effect on the date that is 5 years after the date of 

24 the enactment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 1316. REPORT ON PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO 

2 CERTAIN FEDERAL GRANTS TO ENSURE RE3 SEARCH SECURITY. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2025, the 

5 Secretary of Defense shall prepare and submit to the con6 gressional defense committees and the congressional intel7 ligence committees a report on the feasibility and effects 

8 of implementing the prohibition described in subsection 

9 (b) with respect to the provision of certain Federal re10 search grants by elements of the Department of Defense. 

11 (b) PROHIBITION DESCRIBED.—The prohibition de12 scribed in this subsection shall include the following ele13 ments: 

14 (1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided under 

15 paragraph (2), the head of any element of the De16 partment of Defense may not award a Federal grant 

17 for research to any institution or person if the head 

18 of such element cannot verify that none of the indi19 viduals, institutions, or entities that partner with the 

20 grantee, formally or informally, are, as applicable— 

21 (A) individuals from institutions located in 

22 any country of concern; or 

23 (B) institutions or entities from or located 

24 in any country of concern. 

25 (2) WAIVERS.—The head of an element of the 

26 Department of Defense may, on a nondelegable basis 
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1 except with respect to the deputy head of such ele2 ment, waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) on 

3 a case-by-case basis upon notification, not later than 

4 30 days after the date such waiver is granted, to 

5 each appropriate congressional committee of juris6 diction. 

7 (3) FORM.—The contents of a waiver reported 

8 under paragraph (2) may be reported in classified or 

9 unclassified form, as determined appropriate by the 

10 head of the element of the Department of Defense 

11 concerned. 

12 (c) COUNTRY OF CONCERN DEFINED.—For purposes 

13 of this section, the term ‘‘country of concern’’ has the 

14 meaning given that term in section 1(m)(1) of the State 

15 Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 

16 2651a(m)(1)). 

17 SEC. 1317. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT 

18 ENTERTAINMENT ENTITIES WHICH PRODUCE 

19 OR CO-PRODUCE FOR CHINESE PROPA20 GANDA. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

22 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

23 for fiscal year 2025 may be made available to knowingly 

24 provide active and direct support to any entertainment 
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1 company or project if the Secretary of Defense has demon2 strable evidence that— 

3 (1) the entertainment company has entered into 

4 or maintains an agreement for the purposes of pro5 duction or co-production of a project with a covered 

6 entity that has used, produced, or co-produced enter7 tainment content for propaganda purposes; or 

8 (2) the entertainment project is produced or co9 produced with a covered entity that has used, pro10 duced, or co-produced entertainment content for 

11 propaganda purposes. 

12 (b) COVERED ENTITY.—In this section, the term 

13 ‘‘covered entity’’ means any media entity owned by or con14 trolled by the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Re15 public of China, or the People’s Liberation Army. 

16 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

17 the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary sub18 mits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

19 and House of Representatives a written certification that 

20 such a waiver is in the national interest of the United 

21 States. 

22 (d) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

24 Defense shall issue a policy that describes how the Depart25 ment of Defense shall update its processes to review re-
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1 quests to provide active or direct support to any entertain2 ment company or project to comply with the requirements 

3 of this section. 

4 SEC. 1318. INVITATION TO TAIWAN TO THE RIM OF THE PA5 CIFIC EXERCISE. 

6 The Secretary of Defense is directed to invite the 

7 naval forces of Taiwan to any Rim of the Pacific Exercise 

8 that is to take place following the date of enactment of 

9 this Act. 

10 SEC. 1319. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AND 

11 DEPLOYING ASYMMETRIC NAVAL ASSETS IN 

12 DEFENSE OF TAIWAN. 

13 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

15 in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 

16 departments and agencies, shall submit a classified report, 

17 along with an unclassified summary, to the appropriate 

18 congressional committees that contains an assessment 

19 of— 

20 (1) the feasibility of developing and deploying 

21 asymmetric naval assets for a potential defense of 

22 Taiwan; 

23 (2) whether Taiwan’s ability to deter, or in the 

24 alternative confront, a maritime invasion by the Peo25 ple’s Republic of China would be enhanced by de-
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1 ployment of small, high-speed, long-range (200 or 

2 more nautical miles), extreme-weather-capable, re3 duced-radar-signature boats with the capacity for 

4 launching missiles, addressing subsurface threats or 

5 delivering and recovering small troop units to coastal 

6 and littoral locations in the vicinity of the Taiwan 

7 Strait, and, if so, in what number and in what con8 figurations; 

9 (3) whether existing and planned Tuo Chiang 

10 class catamaran-hulled corvettes are naval assets ca11 pable of fully meeting the needs of an effective 

12 asymmetric naval defense strategy; and 

13 (4) the vulnerability of Taiwan’s existing larger14 platform surface naval fleet, including Keelung-class 

15 destroyers, Cheung Kung-class frigates, Chi Yang16 class frigates, Kang Ding-class frigates. 

17 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

18 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con19 gressional committees’’ means— 

20 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

21 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

22 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

23 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep24 resentatives. 
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1 SEC. 1320. REPORT ON IMPACT OF THE MALIGN INFLU2 ENCE OF CHINA AND RUSSIA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De5 fense, in consultation with the heads of other Federal de6 partments and agencies as necessary, shall submit to the 

7 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

8 House of Representatives a report that includes a detailed 

9 assessment of the impact of the malign influence of China 

10 and Russia in Africa, South America, Central America, 

11 and the Caribbean on the national security and economic 

12 interests of the United States. 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

14 (a) shall also include the following: 

15 (1) A detailed description of the— 

16 (A) current political, economic, and social 

17 stability of Africa, South America, Central 

18 America, and the Caribbean; 

19 (B) economic investments of Russia and 

20 China in Africa, South America, Central Amer21 ica, and the Caribbean, and the collateral condi22 tions; 

23 (C) impact of the presence of Russia and 

24 China in Africa, South America, Central Amer25 ica, and the Caribbean on democracy and diplo26 macy; and 
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1 (D) use of private military companies by 

2 Russia and China to advance political, eco3 nomic, and military interests. 

4 (2) An assessment of the— 

5 (A) direct and indirect impacts of Russia 

6 and China’s presence in Africa, South America, 

7 Central America, and the Caribbean on the na8 tional and regional security interests of the 

9 United States; 

10 (B) current United States military and 

11 diplomatic strategies in response to the expan12 sion of Chinese and Russian influence in Africa, 

13 South America, Central America, and the Car14 ibbean; 

15 (C) assets and resources available to 

16 counter threats from Russia and China, and 

17 protect the security interests of the United 

18 States; and 

19 (D) United States military force posture in 

20 Africa, South America, Central America, and 

21 the Caribbean. 

22 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 

23 subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form 

24 without any designation relating to dissemination control, 

25 but may include a classified annex. 
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1 SEC. 1321. REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN’S MILITARY 

2 PREPAREDNESS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

5 the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary 

6 of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Direc7 tor of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appro8 priate congressional committees a report on deterrence in 

9 the Taiwan Strait. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

11 (a) shall include the following: 

12 (1) An assessment on the feasibility of economic 

13 tools to deter the People’s Republic of China from 

14 conducting covered contingencies. 

15 (2) An assessment by the Secretary of State, in 

16 consultation with the Director of National Intel17 ligence, on how covered countries would likely re18 spond to various covered contingencies. 

19 (3) A description of the policy changes the Sec20 retary of State would recommend in response to cov21 ered contingencies. 

22 (4) A description of the messaging the Sec23 retary of State would employ to in response to cov24 ered contingencies. 
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1 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

2 shall be submitted in classified form with an unclassified 

3 summary. 

4 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

5 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com6 mittees’’ means— 

7 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

8 Committee on Armed Services, and the Com9 mittee on Financial Services of the House of 

10 Representatives; and 

11 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

12 the Committee on Armed Services, and the 

13 Committee on Banking of the Senate; 

14 (2) the term ‘‘covered contingencies’’ include— 

15 (A) a military strike or invasion of one or 

16 more of Taiwan’s off-shore islands, including 

17 Kinmen, Matsu, Wuciou, and Taiping Island; 

18 (B) a military strike against the Island of 

19 Taiwan or Penghu; 

20 (C) a commercial blockade of Taiwan in 

21 which international vessels are subjected to 

22 search or seizure by the People’s Liberation 

23 Army; 

24 (D) a major cyber-attack against the crit25 ical infrastructure of Taiwan; and 
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1 (E) a seizure of one or several of Taiwan’s 

2 outlining islands or territorial claims; and 

3 (3) the term ‘‘covered countries’’ means Japan, 

4 the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam, 

5 and any other country the Secretary of State deter6 mines to be relevant. 

7 TITLE XIV—OTHER 

8 AUTHORIZATIONS 

9 Subtitle A—Military Programs 

10 SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

11 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

12 fiscal year 2025 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

13 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

14 providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 

15 as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

16 SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC17 TION, DEFENSE. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

19 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart20 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2025 for expenses, not oth21 erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 

22 Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 

23 section 4501. 

24 (b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 

25 under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
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1 (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 

2 and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 

3 the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 

4 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 

5 (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 

6 of the United States that is not covered by section 

7 1412 of such Act. 

8 SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC9 TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

10 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

11 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 for ex12 penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 

13 and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 

14 the funding table in section 4501. 

15 SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

16 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

17 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 for ex18 penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 

19 Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci20 fied in the funding table in section 4501. 

21 SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

22 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

23 fiscal year 2025 for the Defense Health Program for use 

24 of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 

25 the Department of Defense for providing for the health 
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1 of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table 

2 in section 4501. 

3 Subtitle B—National Defense 

4 Stockpile 

5 SEC. 1411. USE OF DOMESTIC SOURCES BY NATIONAL DE6 FENSE STOCKPILE. 

7 Section 15(a)(1) of the Strategic and Critical Mate8 rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-6(a)(1)) is amended 

9 by inserting ‘‘, to the maximum extent practicable’’ after 

10 ‘‘stockpile’’. 

11 SEC. 1412. RESTORING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCK12 PILE. 

13 (a) PLAN TO FULLY FUND EXISTING NATIONAL DE14 FENSE STOCKPILE REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 

15 April 15, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

16 the congressional defense committees a plan that includes 

17 the following: 

18 (1) A identification of the strategic and critical 

19 materials for which there is a shortfall in the Na20 tional Defense Stockpile, as determined by the Sec21 retary, and the estimated cost of resolving such 

22 shortfalls. 

23 (2) A description of the effect of the shortfall 

24 identified under paragraph (1) on military systems 

25 and operations identified by the Secretary if the 
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1 strategic and critical materials for which there is 

2 such a shortfall became unavailable; 

3 (3) A plan for resolving the shortfall identified 

4 under paragraph (1) and to avoid any future short5 fall in the National Defense Stockpile— 

6 (A) with respect to the military and indus7 trial needs of the United States during a na8 tional emergency, not later than December 31, 

9 2027; and 

10 (B) with respect to the essential civilian 

11 needs of the United States during a national 

12 emergency, not later than December 31, 2029. 

13 (4) A plan to prioritize the procurement of stra14 tegic and critical materials to resolve the shortfall 

15 identified under paragraph (1) which includes the 

16 procurement of the following: 

17 (A) Rare earth elements and critical min18 erals. 

19 (B) Energetic materials (as defined in sec20 tion 148 of title 10, United States Code). 

21 (C) Spare or replacement parts for weapon 

22 systems of the Department of Defense. 

23 (D) Materials for trusted and assured 

24 microelectronics for the Department of Defense. 
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1 (5) A description of the additional funds that 

2 would be necessary to resolve the shortfall identified 

3 under paragraph (1) if the National Defense Stock4 pile was required to meet the national defense needs 

5 of the United States for a period of— 

6 (A) not less than two years during a na7 tional emergency; and 

8 (B) not less than three years during a na9 tional emergency. 

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—The term ‘‘na12 tional emergency’’ has the meaning given such term 

13 under section 12 of the Strategic and Critical Mate14 rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–3). 

15 (2) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS.— 

16 The term ‘‘strategic and critical materials’’ means 

17 materials determined pursuant to section 3(a) of the 

18 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 

19 U.S.C. 98b(a)) to be strategic and critical materials. 
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1 SEC. 1413. CONSULTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRON2 MENTAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN PROJECTS RE3 LATING TO AVAILABILITY OF STRATEGIC 

4 AND CRITICAL MATERIALS FOR ACQUISITION 

5 FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a covered project 

7 that will result in an increase in the availability of stra8 tegic and critical materials for acquisition for the Stock9 pile, the Secretary shall consult with the head of any co10 operating agency or participating agency responsible for 

11 the environmental review for the project. 

12 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) FAST ACT TERMS.—The terms ‘‘cooper14 ating agencies’’, ‘‘covered project’’, ‘‘environmental 

15 review’’, and ‘‘participating agency’’ have the mean16 ings given those terms section 41001 of the FAST 

17 Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m). 

18 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of Defense. 

20 (3) STOCKPILE.—The term ‘‘Stockpile’’ means 

21 the National Defense Stockpile established under 

22 section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials 

23 Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b). 

24 (4) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS.— 

25 The term ‘‘strategic and critical materials’’ means 

26 materials, including rare earth elements, that are 
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1 necessary to meet national defense and national se2 curity requirements, including requirements relating 

3 to supply chain resiliency, and for the economic se4 curity of the United States. 

5 Subtitle C—Other Matters 

6 SEC. 1421. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES FOR FUNDING AND 

7 MANAGEMENT OF JOINT DEPARTMENT OF 

8 DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF9 FAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION 

10 FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL 

11 HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1704(e) of the National 

13 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 

14 Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), as most recently amended 

15 by section 104 of division E of the Continuing Appropria16 tions and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 

17 (Public Law 117–180, 136 Stat. 2137), is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

19 30, 2025’’. 

20 (b) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 

21 funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and 

22 available for the Defense Health Program for operation 

23 and maintenance, $162,500,000 may be transferred by the 

24 Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense– 

25 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
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1 onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of sec2 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

3 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 

4 For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 

5 any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts au6 thorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of 

7 such a transfer. 

8 (c) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the pur9 poses of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility oper10 ations for which funds transferred under subsection (b) 

11 of this section may be used are operations of the Captain 

12 James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting 

13 of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the 

14 Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities 

15 designated as a combined Federal medical facility under 

16 an operational agreement covered by section 706 of the 

17 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

18 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 

19 SEC. 1422. ELIGIBILITY OF SPACE FORCE OFFICERS FOR 

20 MEMBERSHIP ON ARMED FORCES RETIRE21 MENT HOME ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

22 (a) SPACE FORCE CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER.— 

23 Section 1502(5) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home 

24 Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 401(5)) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

4 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(F) the Deputy Chief of Space Operations 

8 for Human Capital of the Space Force.’’. 

9 (b) SPACE FORCE SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFI10 CER.—Section 1502(6) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 401(6)) is 

11 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara12 graph: 

13 ‘‘(F) The Chief Master Sergeant of the 

14 Space Force.’’. 

15 SEC. 1423. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

16 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 

17 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis18 cal year 2025 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 

19 Trust Fund the sum of $69,520,000 of which— 

20 (1) $68,520,000 is for operating expenses; and 

21 (2) $1,000,000 is for capital maintenance and 

22 construction. 
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1 TITLE XV—CYBERSPACE2 RELATED MATTERS 

3 Subtitle A—Cyber Operations 

4 SEC. 1501. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT VOLUNTARY AND UN5 COMPENSATED SERVICES FROM CYBERSECU6 RITY EXPERTS. 

7 Section 167b(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new para9 graph: 

10 ‘‘(4) The Commander of the United States Cyber 

11 Command may accept voluntary and uncompensated serv12 ices from cybersecurity experts, notwithstanding the provi13 sions of section 1342 of title 31, and may delegate such 

14 authority to the chiefs of the armed forces.’’. 

15 SEC. 1502. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE16 FENSE HACKATHON PROGRAM. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial In19 telligence Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordi20 nation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 

21 the Chief Information Officer of the Department of De22 fense, shall establish a program (to be known as the ‘‘De23 partment of Defense Hackathon Program’’) under which 

24 the commanders of combatant commands and the Secre-
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1 taries of the military departments shall carry out not 

2 fewer than four Hackathons each year. 

3 (b) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—The Chief Digital and 

4 Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of De5 fense shall develop and implement standards for carrying 

6 out Hackathons, provide supporting technical infrastruc7 ture to the host of each Hackathon, and determine the 

8 hosts each year under subsection (c)(1). 

9 (c) HOSTS.— 

10 (1)(A) Each year, two commanders of combat11 ant commands shall each carry out a Hackathon and 

12 two Secretaries of a military department shall each 

13 carry out a Hackathon, as determined by the Chief 

14 Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the De15 partment of Defense in accordance with this sub16 section. 

17 (B) The commanders of combatant commands 

18 and the Secretaries of military departments carrying 

19 out Hackathons pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 

20 change each year. 

21 (C) Each host of a Hackathon shall— 

22 (i) provide to the participants invited to 

23 participate in such Hackathon a per diem al24 lowance in accordance with section 5702 of title 
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1 5, United States Code, or section 452 of title 

2 37, United States Code, as applicable; and 

3 (ii) not later than 60 days after the com4 pletion of such Hackathon, make available to 

5 the Department of Defense a report on such 

6 Hackathon. 

7 (2) Any commander of a combatant command 

8 or Secretary of a military department may carry out 

9 a Hackathon in addition to the Hackathons required 

10 under paragraph (1). 

11 (d) HACKATHON OBJECTIVES.— 

12 (1) The host of each Hackathon shall establish 

13 objectives for the Hackathon that address a critical, 

14 technical challenge of the combatant command or 

15 military department of the host, as applicable, 

16 through the use of individuals with specialized and 

17 relevant skills, including data scientists, developers, 

18 software engineers, and other specialists as deter19 mined appropriate by the Chief Digital and Artificial 

20 Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense or 

21 the host. 

22 (2) In addition to the objectives established by 

23 the host of a Hackathon under subparagraph (A), 

24 the objectives for each Hackathon shall include— 
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1 (A) fostering innovation across the Depart2 ment of Defense, including in military depart3 ments and the combatant commands; and 

4 (B) creating repeatable processes enabling 

5 the commanders of combatant commands and 

6 the Secretaries of the military departments to 

7 more rapidly identify and develop solutions to 

8 critical, technical challenges across the Depart9 ment of Defense. 

10 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

11 (1) the term ‘‘Hackathon’’ means an event car12 ried out under the Program at which employees 

13 across the Department of Defense meet to collabo14 ratively attempt to develop functional software or 

15 hardware solutions during the event to solve a crit16 ical, technical challenge determined by the host; 

17 (2) the term ‘‘host’’, with respect to a 

18 Hackathon, means the commander of the combatant 

19 command or the Secretary of the military depart20 ment carrying out the Hackathon; 

21 (3) the term ‘‘military department’’ has the 

22 meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 

23 10, United States Code; and 

24 (4) the term ‘‘Program’’ means the program es25 tablished under subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 1503. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION NET2 WORK SUBORDINATE UNIFIED COMMAND. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

5 shall designate the Joint Force Headquarters-Department 

6 of Defense Information Network as a subordinate unified 

7 command under the United States Cyber Command. 

8 (b) DESIGNATION NOTICE.—On the date on which 

9 the Secretary of Defense makes the designation required 

10 by subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue to the Sec11 retary of each military department (as defined in section 

12 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), the Chairman of 

13 the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretaries of the De14 partment of Defense, the Chief of the National Guard Bu15 reau, the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, 

16 the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, 

17 the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the 

18 Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, the Chief In19 formation Officer of the Department of Defense, the As20 sistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, the 

21 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and 

22 Low Intensity Conflict, the Chief Digital and Artificial In23 telligence Officer of the Department of Defense, the com24 mander of each combatant command, and the head of each 

25 Defense Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity 
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1 (as such terms are defined, respectively, in section 101(a) 

2 of title 10, United States Code) a notice regarding— 

3 (1) the designation of the Joint Force Head4 quarters-Department of Defense Information Net5 work as a subordinate unified command under the 

6 United States Cyber Command; and 

7 (2) the mission of the Joint Force Head8 quarters-Department of Defense Information Net9 work as the lead organization for the network oper10 ations, security, and defense of the Department of 

11 Defense Information Network. 

12 SEC. 1504. ACCOUNTING OF CLOUD COMPUTING CAPABILI13 TIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 15, 2025, 

15 and every six months thereafter, the Chief Information Of16 fice of the Department, in coordination with the Chief 

17 Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department, 

18 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a re19 port listing the current and planned cloud elements of the 

20 Department and containing the roadmap required under 

21 subsection (b). 

22 (b) ACCOUNTING CONTENTS.—Each report under 

23 subsection (a) shall include for each current or planned 

24 cloud element of the Department a detailed roadmap that 

25 includes the following: 
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1 (1) The dates for any planned or ongoing re2 placement, update, modification, or retirement of the 

3 cloud element, including— 

4 (A) specific dates for— 

5 (i) any planned or ongoing major up6 dates or upgrades of such cloud element; 

7 and 

8 (ii) the use of interim capabilities by 

9 or in place of such cloud element; and 

10 (B) dates for such other activities with re11 spect to such cloud element as determined ap12 propriate by the Chief Information Officer of 

13 the Department. 

14 (2) Relevant cost metrics for the cloud element, 

15 including the current program cost, cost-to-complete, 

16 and incremental costs. 

17 (3) The contracting method used, being used, 

18 or planned to be used, as applicable, to acquire the 

19 cloud element, and in the case of a contractor resell20 ing the cloud element of another entity to the De21 partment, from whom such contractor is obtaining 

22 such cloud element. 

23 (4) The element of the Department responsible 

24 for managing the cloud element, the users of such 

25 cloud element, and such other information regarding 
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1 the management of such could element as the Chief 

2 Information Officer of the Department determines 

3 appropriate. 

4 (5) Relevant metrics regarding the interoper5 ability, accessibility, and usability of such cloud ele6 ment, as determined by Chief Information Officer of 

7 the Department. 

8 (6) An assessment of the compliance of the 

9 cloud element with the applicable information tech10 nology principles and standards of the Department. 

11 (7) An assessment of any unique attributes of 

12 the cloud element that may inhibit the introduction, 

13 replacement, update, modification, or retirement of 

14 such cloud element. 

15 (8) An assessment of the dependencies, if any, 

16 between the cloud element and the introduction, re17 placement, update, modification, and retirement of 

18 any other cloud element of the Department. 

19 (c) REPORT.—At the same time the budget of the 

20 President is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 

21 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2027 

22 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of De23 fense shall submit to Congress a report on any changes 

24 to the roadmap required under subsection (b), including, 
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1 for each such change, a description and the detailed budg2 etary effects. 

3 (d) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on De4 cember 31, 2030. 

5 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

6 (1) the term ‘‘cloud element’’ means a cloud 

7 computing capability, environment, architecture, or 

8 system; and 

9 (2) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart10 ment of Defense. 

11 Subtitle B—Cybersecurity 

12 SEC. 1511. PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR MOBILE DEVICES 

13 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

15 carry out a detailed evaluation of the cybersecurity prod16 ucts and services for mobile devices to identify products 

17 and services that may improve the cybersecurity of mobile 

18 devices used by the Department of Defense, including 

19 mitigating the risk to the Department of Defense from 

20 cyber attacks against mobile devices. 

21 (b) CYBERSECURITY TECHNOLOGIES.—In carrying 

22 out the evaluation required under subsection (a), the Sec23 retary of Defense shall evaluate each of the following tech24 nologies: 
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1 (1) Anonymizing-enabling technologies, includ2 ing dynamic selector rotation, un-linkable payment 

3 structures, and anonymous onboarding. 

4 (2) Network-enabled full content inspection. 

5 (3) Mobile-device case hardware solutions. 

6 (4) On-device virtual private networks. 

7 (5) Protected Domain Name Server infrastruc8 ture. 

9 (6) Extended coverage for mobile device end10 point detection. 

11 (7) Smishing, phishing, and business text or 

12 email compromise protection leveraging generative 

13 artificial intelligence. 

14 (8) Any other emerging or established tech15 nologies determined appropriate by the Secretary. 

16 (c) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the evaluation re17 quired under subsection (a), for each technology described 

18 in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall— 

19 (1) assess the efficacy and value of the cyberse20 curity provided by the technology for mobile devices; 

21 (2) assess the feasibility of scaling the tech22 nology across the entirety or components of the De23 partment of Defense, including the timeline for de24 ploying the technology across the entirety or compo25 nents of the Department of Defense; and 
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1 (3) evaluate the ability of the Department of 

2 Defense to integrate the technology with the existing 

3 cybersecurity architecture of the Department of De4 fense. 

5 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

6 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

7 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re8 port of the findings of the evaluation carried out under 

9 subsection (a), including a determination whether the De10 partment of Defense or any component thereof should pro11 cure or incorporate any of the technologies evaluated pur12 suant to subsection (b). 

13 SEC. 1512. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE USE OF AIR AND 

14 MISSILE DEFENSE PARTNER SHARING NET15 WORK CAPABILITIES WITH ALLIES AND 

16 PARTNERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

19 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

20 strategy to improve cooperation with respect to air and 

21 missile defense efforts between the Department of Defense 

22 and allies and partners of the United States located in 

23 the Middle East. 

24 (b) CONTENTS.—The strategy submitted pursuant to 

25 subsection (a) shall include the following: 
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1 (1) A summary of ongoing efforts to develop a 

2 joint air and missile defense partner-sharing network 

3 capability for allies and partners of the United 

4 States who are located in the Middle East. 

5 (2) A summary of challenges to the develop6 ment of such a joint partner-sharing network capa7 bility, including partner-nation actions or decisions. 

8 (3) Recommendations for actions that can be 

9 taken to address the challenges summarized pursu10 ant to paragraph (2). 

11 (4) Recommendations for applying lessons 

12 learned from air and missile attacks by the Islamic 

13 Republic of Iran and proxies of the Islamic Republic 

14 of Iran on United States forces and forces of allies 

15 and partners of the United States following October 

16 7, 2023, to the development of such a joint partner17 sharing network capability. 

18 (5) An assessment of how such a joint partner19 sharing network capability could— 

20 (A) demonstrate new tools, techniques, or 

21 methodologies for data-driven decision making, 

22 including capabilities powered by artificial intel23 ligence; 

24 (B) accelerate sharing of relevant data, 
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1 data visualization, and data analysis imple2 mented through cryptographic data access con3 trols and enforcing existing data sharing re4 strictions across multiple security levels; and 

5 (C) leverage current activities in multi6 cloud computing environments to reduce the re7 liance on solely hardware-based networking so8 lutions. 

9 (6) Recommendations for actions that can be 

10 taken to develop and integrate such a joint partner11 sharing network capability with allies and partners 

12 of the United States in the Middle East, including 

13 identification of policy, resources, workforce, or 

14 other shortfalls. 

15 (7) Such other matters as the Secretary con16 siders relevant. 

17 (c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 

18 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

19 a classified annex. 

20 Subtitle C—Information 

21 Technology and Data Management 

22 SEC. 1521. USABILITY OF ANTIQUATED DATA FORMATS FOR 

23 MODERN OPERATIONS. 

24 (a) STRATEGY AND ROADMAP.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this act, the Secretary 

3 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of 

4 the military departments, shall develop— 

5 (A) a strategy— 

6 (i) for the Department of Defense, in7 cluding each of the military departments, 

8 to implement and use modern data formats 

9 as the primary method of electronic com10 munication for command and control ac11 tivities and for weapon systems, including 

12 sensors associated with such weapon sys13 tems; and 

14 (ii) which accounts for specific needs 

15 of each military department with respect to 

16 such implementation and use of modern 

17 data formats; and 

18 (B) an associated five-year roadmap for 

19 such implementation. 

20 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy and roadmap re21 quired under paragraph (1) shall include the fol22 lowing elements: 

23 (A) The activities of the Chief Digital and 

24 Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department 

25 of Defense to increase and synchronize the use 
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1 of modern data formats and modern data shar2 ing standards across the Department of De3 fense, including the Armed Forces in the De4 partment of Defense. 

5 (B) The activities of the military depart6 ments to increase the use of modern data for7 mats and modern data sharing standards for 

8 command and control systems, weapon systems, 

9 and sensors associated with such weapon sys10 tems. 

11 (C) An identification of barriers to the use 

12 of modern data formats and modern data shar13 ing standards within weapon systems and sen14 sors associated with such weapon systems 

15 across the Department of Defense, including 

16 the Armed Forces in the Department of De17 fense. 

18 (D) An identification of barriers to the use 

19 of modern data formats and modern data shar20 ing standards within command and control sys21 tems across the Department of Defense, includ22 ing the Armed Forces in the Department of De23 fense. 

24 (E) An identification of limitations on 

25 combined joint all-domain command and control 
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1 capabilities resulting from the use of antiquated 

2 data formats, including— 

3 (i) the Extensible Markup Language 

4 file format; 

5 (ii) the JavaScript Object Notation 

6 data format; 

7 (iii) the Binary JavaScript Object No8 tation data format; and 

9 (iv) the Protocol Buffers data format. 

10 (3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon comple11 tion of the strategy and roadmap required under 

12 this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall sub13 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

14 Senate and the House of Representatives such strat15 egy. 

16 (b) PILOT PROGRAMS.— 

17 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act— 

19 (A) the Secretary of Defense shall estab20 lish a pilot program under which the Depart21 ment of Defense, other than the military de22 partments, shall use modern data formats to 

23 improve the usability and functionality of infor24 mation stored or produced in antiquated data 
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1 formats, including by converting such informa2 tion to modern data formats; and 

3 (B) each Secretary of a military depart4 ment shall establish a pilot program under 

5 which such military department shall use mod6 ern data formats as described in subparagraph 

7 (A). 

8 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after 

9 the date of enactment, the Secretary of Defense and 

10 the Secretaries of the military departments shall 

11 each submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

12 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

13 briefing on the progress of the pilot program estab14 lished by such Secretary under this subsection, in15 cluding specific examples of the use of modern data 

16 formats under such pilot program to improve the 

17 usability and functionality of information stored or 

18 produced in antiquated data formats. 

19 (3) SUNSET.—Each pilot program established 

20 under this subsection shall terminate on the date 

21 that is three years after the date of the enactment 

22 of this Act. 

23 (c) MILITARY DEPARTMENT DEFINED.—In this sec24 tion, the term ‘‘military department’’ has the meaning 
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1 given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United 

2 States Code. 

3 SEC. 1522. MODERNIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE4 FENSE’S AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE PROC5 ESSES. 

6 (a) ACTIVE DIRECTORY OF AUTHORIZING OFFI7 CIALS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary of Defense, acting through the Chief Informa11 tion Officer of the Department of Defense and in co12 ordination with the Chief Information Officers of the 

13 military departments, shall establish and regularly 

14 update a digital directory of all authorizing officials 

15 in the military departments. 

16 (2) CONTENTS.—The directory established 

17 under paragraph (1) shall include— 

18 (A) the most current contact information 

19 for such authorizing official; and 

20 (B) a list of each training required to per21 form the duties and responsibilities of an au22 thorizing official completed by such authorizing 

23 official. 

24 (b) PRESUMPTION OF RECIPROCAL SOFTWARE AC25 CREDITING STANDARDS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

3 Chief Information Officers of the military depart4 ments shall jointly develop and implement a policy 

5 and guidance— 

6 (A) requiring authorizing officials in the 

7 military departments to presume the cybersecu8 rity of a cloud-based platform, service, or appli9 cation that has already been accredited by an10 other authorizing official in a military depart11 ment for the same or similar purposes and the 

12 same classification level when determining 

13 whether to approve or deny a request for an 

14 Authorization to Operate for such cloud-based 

15 platform, service, or application; and 

16 (B) requiring authorizing officials in the 

17 military departments to consult with the cur18 rent or planned mission owners of a cloud-based 

19 platform, service, or application that will use 

20 such cloud-based platform, service, or applica21 tion pursuant to an Authorization to Operate 

22 for such cloud-based platform, service, or appli23 cation when such authorizing official is making 

24 a determination whether to approve or deny the 

25 request for such Authorization to Operate. 
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1 (2) CRITERIA.—The policy and guidance re2 quired under paragraph (1) shall— 

3 (A) require each relevant authorizing offi4 cial in a military department who is making a 

5 determination to approve or deny a request for 

6 an Authorization to Operate for a cloud-based 

7 platform, service, or application to ensure that 

8 documentation containing all of the relevant de9 tails of the cybersecurity, accreditation, per10 formance, and operational capabilities of such 

11 cloud-based platform, service, or application is 

12 easily accessible and comprehensible to all rel13 evant stakeholders with respect to such request; 

14 and 

15 (B) require the development and imple16 mentation of a system for the digital sharing of 

17 the documentation described in subparagraph 

18 (A), including documenting the communication 

19 and acknowledgment of the uses of cloud-based 

20 platforms, services, and applications between 

21 mission owners and system owners of such 

22 cloud-based platforms, services, and applica23 tions. 

24 (3) APPLICABILITY.—The policy and guidance 

25 developed under this subsection shall apply with re-
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1 spect to all cloud-based platforms, services, and ap2 plications capabilities operating across accredited 

3 cloud environments of the military departments, to 

4 the extent practicable. 

5 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

6 (1) the term ‘‘Authorization to Operate’’ has 

7 the meaning given such term in the Office of Man8 agement and Budget Circular A-130; 

9 (2) the term ‘‘authorizing official’’ means an of10 ficer who is authorized to assume responsibility for 

11 operating an information system at an acceptable 

12 level of risk to organizational operations (including 

13 mission, functions, image, or reputation), organiza14 tional assets, individuals, other organizations and 

15 the United States; 

16 (3) the term ‘‘military departments’’ has the 

17 meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 

18 10, United States Code; 

19 (4) the term ‘‘mission owner’’ means the user 

20 of a cloud-based platform, service, or application; 

21 and 

22 (5) the term ‘‘system owner’’ means the ele23 ment of the Department of Defense responsible for 

24 acquiring a cloud-based platform, service, or applica-
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1 tion, but which is not a mission owner of such cloud2 based platform, service, or application. 

3 SEC. 1523. ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 

4 AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLU5 TIONS. 

6 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

8 to the congressional defense committees a report con9 taining the results of an assessment of the implementation 

10 by the Department of Defense of innovative data analysis 

11 and information technology solutions that could improve 

12 risk management, agility, and capabilities for strategic de13 fense purposes. 

14 Subtitle D—Reports and Other 

15 Matters 

16 SEC. 1531. MODIFICATION TO CERTIFICATION REQUIRE17 MENT REGARDING CONTRACTING FOR MILI18 TARY RECRUITING. 

19 Section 1555 of the National Defense Authorization 

20 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 

21 581; 10 U.S.C. 503 note) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘does not’’ 

23 and all that follows and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘does not— 
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1 ‘‘(1) rate or rank news or information sources 

2 for the factual accuracy of their content; 

3 ‘‘(2) provide ratings or opinions on news or in4 formation sources regarding misinformation, bias, 

5 adherence to journalistic standards, or ethics; or 

6 ‘‘(3) acquire or use any service that provides 

7 any ratings, rankings, or opinions described in para8 graph (1) or (2) from any other individual or enti9 ty.’’; and 

10 (2) by striking subsection (c). 

11 SEC. 1532. REPORT ON TOTAL FORCE GENERATION FOR 

12 THE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES. 

13 Section 1533(a) of the National Defense Authoriza14 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 

15 U.S.C. 167b note) is amended by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 

18 2024, the Secretary shall submit to congressional 

19 defense committees the study required in subsection 

20 (a) and any supporting analyses conducted by other 

21 entities, including federally funded research and de22 velopment centers.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1533. ACCESS TO NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION 

2 AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE SYS3 TEM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Information Officer 

5 shall, as soon as practicable, implement at each facility 

6 of the Department access to the universal telephone num7 ber for the national suicide prevention and mental health 

8 crisis hotline system described in section 251(e)(4) of the 

9 Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)(4)). 

10 (b) REPORT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

13 Chief Information Officer shall submit to the con14 gressional defense committees a report describing 

15 the resources required to implement the access de16 scribed in subsection (a) at each facility of the De17 partment. 

18 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para19 graph (1) shall include— 

20 (A) a timeline for the implementation of 

21 the access described in subsection (a), 

22 disaggregated by geographic location to the ex23 tent determined appropriate by the Chief Infor24 mation Officer; 

25 (B) a description of the actions required to 

26 implement such access at facilities of the De-
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1 partment located outside of the United States; 

2 and 

3 (C) an analysis of the feasibility and cost 

4 of automatically conveying dispatchable location 

5 information with each call to the universal tele6 phone number described in subsection (a) from 

7 a facility of the Department. 

8 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

9 (1) the term ‘‘Chief Information Officer’’ means 

10 the Chief Information Officer of the Department; 

11 (2) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart12 ment of the Defense; and 

13 (3) the term ‘‘dispatchable information’’ means 

14 the street address of the calling party and additional 

15 information such as room number, floor number, or 

16 similar information necessary to adequately identify 

17 the location of the calling party. 

18 SEC. 1534. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF TRAVEL 

19 FUNDS. 

20 (a) LIMITS.— 

21 (1) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DE22 FENSE.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

23 by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

24 year 2025 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense25 Wide, Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel, 
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1 not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex2 pended until— 

3 (A) the Secretary of Defense complies with 

4 the applicable requirements in section 1521 of 

5 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis6 cal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note); and 

7 (B) the Secretary of Defense and each De8 partment employee comply with the congres9 sional reporting requirements that are applica10 ble to the Secretary or such Department em11 ployee, respectively, in— 

12 (i) sections 1636(c), 1644, and 1645 

13 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

14 for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 

15 133 Stat. 1720); 

16 (ii) sections 1720, 1736, and 1750 of 

17 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 

18 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

19 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

20 4078); 

21 (iii) sections 1501, 1503, 1504, 1505, 

22 1510, and 1526 of the National Defense 

23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 

24 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2020); and 
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1 (iv) sections 1504, 1506, 1507, and 

2 1509 of the James M. Inhofe National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 

5 2876). 

6 (2) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.— 

7 (A) ARMY.—Of the funds authorized to be 

8 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 

9 available for fiscal year 2025 for Operation and 

10 Maintenance, Army, for the official travel of the 

11 Secretary of the Army, not more than 75 per12 cent may be obligated or expended until the 

13 Secretary complies with the congressional re14 porting requirements applicable to the Sec15 retary in— 

16 (i) section 1505 of the National De17 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2022 (10 U.S.C. 394 note); and 

19 (ii) section 1723 of the William M. 

20 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au21 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 

22 U.S.C. 394 note). 

23 (B) NAVY.—Of the funds authorized to be 

24 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 

25 available for fiscal year 2025 for Operation and 
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1 Maintenance, Navy, for the official travel of the 

2 Secretary of the Navy, not more than 75 per3 cent may be obligated or expended until the 

4 Secretary complies with the congressional re5 porting requirements applicable to the Sec6 retary in— 

7 (i) section 1505 of the National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

9 2022 (10 U.S.C. 394 note); and 

10 (ii) section 1723 of the William M. 

11 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 

13 U.S.C. 394 note). 

14 (C) AIR FORCE.—Of the funds authorized 

15 to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

16 made available for Operation and Maintenance, 

17 Air Force, for the official travel of the Sec18 retary of the Air Force, not more than 75 per19 cent may be obligated or expended until the 

20 Secretary complies with the congressional re21 porting requirements applicable to the Sec22 retary in— 

23 (i) section 1505 of the National De24 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

25 2022 (10 U.S.C. 394 note); and 
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1 (ii) section 1723 of the William M. 

2 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au3 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 

4 U.S.C. 394 note). 

5 (3) COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT.—For the pur6 poses of this subsection, with respect to the Sec7 retary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military de8 partments, and employees of the Department of De9 fense, compliance with a congressional reporting re10 quirement includes such submitting or otherwise 

11 providing, as applicable, each report, briefing, and 

12 other written material the Secretary of Defense, 

13 such Secretary of a military department, or such 

14 employee of the Department of Defense, as applica15 ble, is required to have submitted or otherwise pro16 vided under such unmet congressional reporting re17 quirement prior to the date of the enactment of this 

18 Act that has not been submitted or otherwise pro19 vided. 

20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

21 (1) the term ‘‘congressional reporting require22 ment’’ means a requirement to submit or otherwise 

23 provide a report, briefing, or any other written mate24 rial or oral presentation to Congress or any congres25 sional committee; 
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1 (2) the term ‘‘Department employee’’ means an 

2 employee of the Department of Defense, other than 

3 an employee in a military department; and 

4 (3) the term ‘‘military department’’ has the 

5 meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 

6 10, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 1535. PROHIBITION ON DISESTABLISHMENT OR MERG8 ER OF OFFICER CAREER PATHS WITHIN THE 

9 CYBER BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES 

10 ARMY. 

11 Beginning on and after the date of the enactment of 

12 this Act, the Secretary of the Army is prohibited from any 

13 actions to disestablish or merge the Cyber Warfare Officer 

14 and Cyber Electromagnetic Warfare Officer career paths 

15 within the Cyber Branch of the United States Army. 

16 SEC. 1536. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION REGARDING PO17 TENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED 

18 STATES CYBER FORCE. 

19 (a) AGREEMENT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

21 shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Na22 tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Med23 icine (in this section referred to as the ‘‘National 

24 Academies’’) for the National Academies to conduct 
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1 the evaluation under subsection (b) and submit the 

2 report under subsection (e). 

3 (2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 

4 into the agreement described in paragraph (1) by 

5 not later than 60 days after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act. 

7 (b) EVALUATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under an agreement be9 tween the Secretary and the National Academies en10 tered into pursuant to subsection (a), the National 

11 Academies shall conduct an evaluation regarding the 

12 advisability of— 

13 (A) establishing a separate Armed Force in 

14 the Department of Defense dedicated to oper15 ations in the cyber domain (in this section re16 ferred to as the ‘‘United States Cyber Force’’); 

17 or 

18 (B) refining and further evolving the cur19 rent organizational approach for United States 

20 Cyber Command, which is based on the Special 

21 Operations Command model. 

22 (2) SCOPE.—The evaluation conducted pursu23 ant to paragraph (1) shall include consideration of— 

24 (A) the potential establishment of a United 

25 States Cyber Force as a separate Armed Force 
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1 in the Department of Defense commensurate 

2 with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, 

3 and Space Force, for the purpose of organizing, 

4 training, and equipping the personnel required 

5 to enable and conduct operations in the cyber 

6 domain through positions aligned to the United 

7 States Cyber Command and other unified com8 batant commands; 

9 (B) a United States Cyber Force able to 

10 devise and implement recruiting and retention 

11 policies specific to the range of skills and career 

12 fields required to enable and conduct cyber13 space operations, as determined by the United 

14 States Cyber Command and other unified com15 batant commands; 

16 (C) the performance and efficacy of the 

17 Armed Forces in the Department of Defense in 

18 satisfying the requirements of the current Force 

19 Generation Model to enable and conduct oper20 ations in the cyber domain through positions 

21 aligned to the United States Cyber Command 

22 and other unified combatant commands; 

23 (D) the historical performance and efficacy 

24 of the Armed Forces in the Department of De25 fense in devising and implementing recruitment 
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1 and retention policies specific to the range of 

2 skills and career fields required to enable and 

3 conduct cyberspace operations, as determined 

4 by the United States Cyber Command and 

5 other unified combatant commands; 

6 (E) potential and recommended delinea7 tions of responsibility between the other Armed 

8 Forces in the Department of Defense and a 

9 United States Cyber Force with respect to net10 work management, resourcing, and operations; 

11 (F) potential and recommended delinea12 tions of responsibility with respect to orga13 nizing, training, and equipping members of the 

14 Cyberspace Operations Forces, not serving in 

15 positions aligned under the Cyber Mission 

16 Force, to the extent necessary to support net17 work management and operations; 

18 (G) views and perspectives of members of 

19 the Armed Forces in the Department of De20 fense, in each grade, serving in the Cyber Mis21 sion Force with experience in operational work 

22 roles (as defined by the Commander of the 

23 United States Cyber Command), and military 

24 and civilian leaders across the Department re25 garding the establishment of a Cyber Force; 
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1 (H) the extent to which each of the other 

2 Armed Forces in the Department of Defense is 

3 formed towards, and organized around, oper4 ations within a given warfighting domain, and 

5 the potential applicability of such formation and 

6 organizing constructs to a United States Cyber 

7 Force with respect to the cyber domain; 

8 (I) findings from previous relevant assess9 ments, analyses, and studies conducted by the 

10 Secretary, the Comptroller General of the 

11 United States, or other entities determined rel12 evant by the National Academies on the estab13 lishment of a United States Cyber Force; 

14 (J) the organizing constructs for effective 

15 and operationally mature cyber forces of foreign 

16 countries, and the relevance of such constructs 

17 to the potential creation of a United States 

18 Cyber Force; 

19 (K) lessons learned from the creation of 

20 the United States Space Force that should be 

21 applied to the creation of a United States Cyber 

22 Force; 

23 (L) recommendations for approaches to the 

24 creation of a United States Cyber Force that 
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1 would minimize disruptions to Department of 

2 Defense cyber operations; 

3 (M) the histories of the Armed Forces in 

4 the Department of Defense, including an anal5 ysis of the conditions that preceded the estab6 lishment of each new Armed Force in the De7 partment of Defense established since 1900; 

8 (N) a comparison between the potential 

9 service secretariat leadership structures for a 

10 United States Cyber Force, including but not 

11 limited to, establishing the United States Cyber 

12 Force within an existing military department; 

13 and 

14 (O) the cumulative potential costs and ef15 fects associated with the establishment for a 

16 United States Cyber Force. 

17 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—The evaluation con18 ducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include an 

19 evaluation how a potential United States Cyber 

20 Force dedicated to the cyber domain would compare 

21 in performance and efficacy to the current model 

22 with respect to the following functions: 

23 (A) Organizing, training, and equipping 

24 the size of a force necessary to satisfy existing 
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1 and projected requirements of the Department 

2 of Defense. 

3 (B) Harmonizing training requirements 

4 and programs in support of cyberspace oper5 ations. 

6 (C) Recruiting and retaining qualified offi7 cers and enlisted members of the Armed Forces 

8 in the Department of Defense at the levels nec9 essary to execute cyberspace operations. 

10 (D) Using reserve component forces in 

11 support of cyberspace operations. 

12 (E) Sustaining persistent force readiness. 

13 (F) Acquiring and providing cyber capa14 bilities in support of cyberspace operations. 

15 (G) Establishing pay parity among mem16 bers of the Armed Forces in the Department of 

17 Defense serving in and qualified for work roles 

18 in support of cyberspace operations. 

19 (H) Establishing pay parity among civil20 ians serving in and qualified for work roles in 

21 support of cyberspace operations. 

22 (I) Establishing advancement parity for 

23 members of the Armed Forces in the Depart24 ment of Defense serving in and qualified for 

25 work roles in support of cyberspace operations. 
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1 (J) Establishing advancement parity for ci2 vilians serving in and qualified for work roles in 

3 support of cyberspace operations. 

4 (K) Developing professional military edu5 cation content and curricula focused on the 

6 cyber domain. 

7 (L) Providing robust and unique legal sup8 port to current and future operations in the 

9 cyber domain. 

10 (M) Offering medical support to address 

11 unique psychological strains as a result of high 

12 operational tempo for cyberspace operations. 

13 (4) COMPARISON TO PRESENT MODEL.—The 

14 evaluation required under subsection (b) shall in15 clude an analysis and consideration of how refining 

16 and further evolving the current organizational ap17 proach for United States Cyber Command, as pres18 ently modeled on United States Special Operations 

19 Command, may serve more optimally than a United 

20 States Cyber Force relative to each of the elements 

21 identified in paragraphs (2) and (3). 

22 (5) UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND DE23 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘unified com24 batant command’’ has the meaning given such term 

25 in section 161(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
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1 (c) SUPPORT FROM FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH

2 AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon a request from the 

4 National Academies, the Secretary shall seek to 

5 enter into an agreement with a federally funded re6 search and development center described in para7 graph (2) under which such federally funded re8 search and development center shall support the Na9 tional Academies in conducting the evaluation under 

10 subsection (b). 

11 (2) FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DE12 VELOPMENT CENTER DESCRIBED.—A federally fund13 ed research and development center described in this 

14 paragraph is a federally funded research and devel15 opment center the staff of which includes subject 

16 matter experts with appropriate security clearances 

17 and expertise in— 

18 (A) cyber warfare; 

19 (B) personnel management; 

20 (C) military training processes; and 

21 (D) acquisition management. 

22 (d) ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PER23 SONNEL, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES.—Under an 

24 agreement entered into between the Secretary and the Na25 tional Academies under subsection (a)— 
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1 (1) the Secretary shall agree to provide to the 

2 National Academies access to such personnel, infor3 mation, and resources of the Department of Defense 

4 as may determined necessary by the National Acad5 emies in furtherance of the conduct of the evaluation 

6 under subsection (b); and 

7 (2) if the Secretary refuses to provide such ac8 cess, or any other major obstacle to such access oc9 curs, the National Academies shall agree to notify, 

10 not later seven days after the date of such refusal 

11 or other occurrence, the congressional defense com12 mittees. 

13 (e) REPORT.— 

14 (1) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Under an 

15 agreement entered into between the Secretary and 

16 the National Academies under subsection (a), the 

17 National Academies, not later than 270 days after 

18 the date of the execution of the agreement, shall 

19 submit to the congressional defense committees a re20 port containing the findings of the National Acad21 emies with respect to the evaluation under sub22 section (b). 

23 (2) PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE.— 

24 No personnel of the Department of Defense, nor any 

25 other officer or employee of the United States Gov-
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1 ernment (including the executive branch of the 

2 United States Government) may interfere, exert 

3 undue influence, or in any way seek to alter the 

4 findings of the National Academies specified in para5 graph (1) prior to the submission thereof under such 

6 paragraph. 

7 (3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 

8 shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may 

9 include a classified annex. 

10 SEC. 1537. OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING ON THE MISSION 

11 PARTNER ENVIRONMENT AND ASSOCIATED 

12 ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF 

13 DEFENSE. 

14 (a) BIANNUAL BRIEFINGS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 

16 2025, and every six months thereafter until October 

17 1, 2030, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice 

18 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief In19 formation Officer of the Department of Defense, the 

20 head of the Information Security Risk Management 

21 Committee of the Department of Defense, the direc22 tor of the Mission Partner Capability Office, the Ex23 ecutive Agent for the Mission Partner Environment, 

24 and a senior military service representative for each 

25 of the Armed Forces shall provide to the congres-
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1 sional defense committees a briefing on the Mission 

2 Partner Environment and related activities within 

3 the Department of Defense, including the mod4 ernization of the Mission Partner Environment. 

5 (2) COMBATANT COMMANDS.—A senior rep6 resentative from each unified combatant command 

7 shall attend and participate in each briefing required 

8 by paragraph (1). 

9 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by sub10 section (a) shall include the following: 

11 (1) A description of all efforts of the Depart12 ment of Defense for the Mission Partner Environ13 ment. 

14 (2) A description of the overall progress on im15 plementation and modernization of Mission Partner 

16 Environment across the entirety of the Department 

17 of Defense as of the date of the briefing and, for 

18 each such briefing after the first such briefing, the 

19 progress made on such implementation and mod20 ernization since the preceding briefing under such 

21 subsection. 

22 (3) An explanation of any changes in policy 

23 necessary to execute on Mission Partner Environ24 ment, including changes made during the period cov-
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1 ered by the briefing and changes that are planned 

2 as of the time of the briefing. 

3 (4) An explanation of any changes to the gov4 ernance of the Mission Partner Environment within 

5 the Department of Defense, including changes made 

6 during the period covered by the briefing and 

7 changes that are planned as of the time of the brief8 ing. 

9 (5) A detailed programmatic table of the fund10 ing for the combined joint all-domain command and 

11 control efforts of the Office of the Secretary of De12 fense and the military departments, as set forth in 

13 the budget of the President most recently submitted 

14 to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United 

15 States Code. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

17 (1) the terms ‘‘Defense Agency’’ and ‘‘military 

18 departments’’ have the meanings given such terms, 

19 respectively, in section 101(a) of title 10, United 

20 States Code; 

21 (2) the term ‘‘Mission Partner Environment’’ 

22 means the operating framework enabling command 

23 and control, information sharing, and the exchange 

24 of data between the Department of Defense and 

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1 pating in a military or other operation for the pur2 poses of planning and executing such operation 

3 through the use of common standards governance 

4 and procedures, including activities the Office of the 

5 Secretary of Defense, military departments, unified 

6 combatant commands (as defined in section 161 of 

7 title 10, United States Code), and Defense Agencies 

8 relating to the operation, modernization, implemen9 tation, or oversight of, or resourcing of networks or 

10 applications designed for such framework; and 

11 (3) the term ‘‘unified combatant command’’ has 

12 the meaning given such term in section 161 of title 

13 10, United States Code. 

14 SEC. 1538. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF LARGE LAN15 GUAGE MODELS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

17 through the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer 

18 of the Department of Defense, shall coordinate and accel19 erate the adoption of large language models by the De20 partment of Defense by improving the access and quality 

21 of the existing structured and unstructured data of the 

22 Department to ensure such data is immediately ready to 

23 use in conjunction with machine learning applications 

24 being developed, tested, or in production by the Armed 

25 Forces. 
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1 (b) DUTIES OF CHIEF DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTEL2 LIGENCE OFFICER.—The Chief Data and Artificial Intel3 ligence Officer shall–— 

4 (1) develop a list of large language model use 

5 cases for defense and intelligence applications, in6 cluding cases that have the potential to support per7 sonnel and manpower, operations, intelligence, logis8 tics, strategic planning, command and control, joint 

9 force development, and force structure, transform 

10 business processes, and improve non-mission capable 

11 rates; 

12 (2) develop and make available to the Secretary 

13 tooling to ingest and transform natural language, 

14 and other types of unstructured data, into formats 

15 compatible with commercially available large lan16 guage models; and 

17 (3) provide access to capabilities, such as data 

18 preparation, for elements within the Department of 

19 Defense that are necessary for use with large lan20 guage models. 

21 (c) CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES AND LIMITA22 TIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Data and Artifi24 cial Intelligence Officer may enter into contracts 
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1 with private-sector entities, as appropriate, to carry 

2 out the requirements of subsection (b)(2). 

3 (2) LIMITATION.—The Chief Data and Artifi4 cial Intelligence Officer may coordinate with other 

5 elements of the Department of Defense with con6 tracting authority as required to carry out the duties 

7 described in subsection (b). 

8 (d) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 120 

9 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not 

10 less frequently than semiannually thereafter, the Chief 

11 Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall provide to the 

12 congressional defense committees a briefing on the imple13 mentation of this section. 

14 SEC. 1539. REPORT ON STATE NATIONAL GUARD CYBER 

15 UNITS. 

16 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres17 sional defense committees a report on the feasibility of es18 tablishing a cyber unit in every National Guard of a State 

19 to ensure the ability of a State to quickly respond to cyber20 attacks in such State. 

21 SEC. 1540. REPORT ON USER ACTIVITY MONITORING PRO22 GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

23 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact24 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

25 to the congressional defense committees a report on user 
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1 activity monitoring programs of the Department of De2 fense. The report shall include— 

3 (1) a description of the implementation and en4 forcement of the requirements of section 1537 of the 

5 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

6 2024 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note; Public Law 118–31; 

7 137 Stat. 570); 

8 (2) a detailed description of the status of user 

9 activity monitoring on the Non-classified Internet 

10 Protocol Router Network; 

11 (3) a comprehensive accounting of the funds 

12 made available funds made available for user activity 

13 monitoring on the Non-classified Internet Protocol 

14 Router Network in fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 

15 2024; and 

16 (4) information on how any such user activity 

17 monitoring programs might deviate from the min18 imum standards outlined in— 

19 (A) the National Insider Threat Policy and 

20 Minimum Standards for Executive Branch In21 sider Threat Programs; 

22 (B) the Committee on National Security 

23 Systems Directive 504 (issued on February 4, 

24 2014, relating to the protection of national se25 curity systems from insider threats); or 
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1 (C) the Department of Defense Directive 

2 5205.16 (issued on September 30, 2014, relat3 ing to the insider threat program of the Depart4 ment of Defense). 

5 TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, 

6 STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 

7 INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 

8 Subtitle A—Space Activities 

9 SEC. 1601. AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR SPACE DO10 MAIN AWARENESS AND SPACE OPERATIONS. 

11 Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following new para13 graph: 

14 ‘‘(10) Space domain awareness and defensive 

15 space operations.’’. 

16 SEC. 1602. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL AUG17 MENTATION SPACE RESERVE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 963 of title 10, United 

19 States Code, is amended by inserting before section 9532 

20 the following new section: 

21 ‘‘§ 9531. Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 

23 establish and carry out a program to be known as the 

24 ‘Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve’ program. 

25 Under the program, the Secretary may include in a con-
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1 tract for the procurement of space products or services 

2 one or more provisions under which a qualified contractor 

3 agrees to provide additional space products or services to 

4 the Department of Defense on an as-needed basis under 

5 circumstances determined by the Secretary. 

6 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.—Subject to sub7 section (c), and the extent that funds are otherwise avail8 able for obligation, the Secretary may contract with any 

9 qualified contractor for space products or services in sup10 port of the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve Pro11 gram as described in subsection (a). 

12 ‘‘(c) SECURITY MEASURES.—In carrying out the pro13 gram under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) ensure that each contract under, and 

15 qualified contractor participating in, the program 

16 complies with an applicable security measures, in17 cluding any security measures required under the 

18 National Industrial Security program (or any suc19 cessor to such program); and 

20 ‘‘(2) may establish and implement such addi21 tional security measures as the Secretary considers 

22 appropriate to protect the national security interests 

23 of the United States. 

24 ‘‘(d) COMMITMENT OF SPACE PRODUCTS OR SERV25 ICES AS A BUSINESS FACTOR.—The Secretary may, in de-
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1 termining the quantity of business to be received under 

2 a space product or services contract under subsection (a), 

3 use as a factor the relative amount of space product or 

4 service committed to the Commercial Augmentation Space 

5 Reserve by the qualified contractor involved. 

6 ‘‘(e) WAIVER OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW.—In 

7 a time of war or national emergency, the Secretary may 

8 waive the requirements of chapter 271 of this title or the 

9 provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 1502 of 

10 title 41 with respect to a contract under subsection (a). 

11 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) The term ‘space products or services’ 

13 means commercial products and commercial services 

14 (as those terms are defined in section 2.101 of the 

15 Federal Acquisition Regulation) and noncommercial 

16 products and noncommercial services offered by 

17 commercial companies that operate to, through, or 

18 from space, including any required terrestrial 

19 ground, support, and network systems and associ20 ated services that can be used to support military 

21 functions and missions. 

22 ‘‘(2) The term ‘citizen of the United States’ 

23 means— 

24 ‘‘(A) an individual who is a citizen of the 

25 United States; 
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1 ‘‘(B) a partnership each of whose partners 

2 is an individual who is citizen of the United 

3 States; or 

4 ‘‘(C) a corporation or association organized 

5 under the laws of the United States or a State, 

6 the District of Columbia, or a territory or pos7 session of the United States. 

8 ‘‘(3) The term ‘qualified contractor’ means a 

9 contractor that is a citizen of the United States. 

10 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 

11 of Defense.’’. 

12 (b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 

13 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Air Force, in 

14 coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 

15 seek to enter into an agreement with a federally 

16 funded research and development center to conduct 

17 a study on— 

18 (A) the availability and adequacy of com19 mercial insurance to protect the financial inter20 ests of contractors providing support services to 

21 space-related operations and activities of the 

22 Department of Defense, taking into account the 

23 risks that may be anticipated to arise from such 

24 support; 
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1 (B) the adequacy of any existing authori2 ties under Federal law that would enable the 

3 Federal Government to protect such interests in 

4 the event commercial space insurance is not 

5 available or not available on reasonable terms; 

6 and 

7 (C) potential options for Government-pro8 vided insurance similar to existing aviation and 

9 maritime insurance programs under titles 49 

10 and 46 of the United States Code, respectively. 

11 (2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

13 the Air Force shall submit to the congressional de14 fense committees a report on the results of the study 

15 conducted under paragraph (1). 

16 SEC. 1603. MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE 

17 LAUNCH PROGRAM. 

18 (a) EXTENSION OF POLICY ON CONTRACTS FOR

19 LAUNCH SERVICES.—Section 1601 of the National De20 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 

21 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2276 note) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘phase two 

2 contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Security 

3 Space Launch program’’. 

4 (b) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PHASE THREE

5 ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—Not later than seven days be6 fore implementing any modification to the final phase 

7 three acquisition strategy under the National Security 

8 Space Launch program, the Assistant Secretary of the Air 

9 Force for Space Acquisition and Integration shall submit 

10 to the appropriate congressional committees notice of the 

11 proposed modification together with an explanation of the 

12 reasons for such modification. 

13 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com15 mittees’’ means— 

16 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

17 and 

18 (B) the congressional intelligence commit19 tees (as defined in section 3 of the National Se20 curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). 

21 (2) The term ‘‘final phase three acquisition 

22 strategy’’ means the acquisition strategy for phase 

23 three of the National Security Space Launch pro24 gram, as approved by the Assistant Secretary of the 
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1 Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration on 

2 March 4, 2024. 

3 (3) The term ‘‘phase three’’ has the meaning 

4 given that term in section 1601(e) of the National 

5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 

6 (Public Law 118–71; 10 U.S.C. 2276 note). 

7 SEC. 1604. MODIFICATIONS TO SPACE CONTRACTOR RE8 SPONSIBILITY WATCH LIST. 

9 Section 1612 of the National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 

11 2271 note) is amended— 

12 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AIR

13 FORCE’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘Commander of the Air 

16 Force Space and Missile Systems Center’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 

18 for Space Acquisition and Integration’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘contracts’’ each place it 

20 appears and inserting ‘‘transactions’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘Commander’’ and in24 serting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘a contract’’ and in2 serting ‘‘under a transaction’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik5 ing ‘‘COMMANDER’’ and inserting ‘‘ASSIST6 ANT SECRETARY’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘Commander’’ and in8 serting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (c)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘Commander’’ each place it 

11 appears and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik14 ing ‘‘CONTRACTS’’ and inserting ‘‘CON15 TRACTORS’’; 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘award a contract to’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘enter into a transaction 

18 with’’; and 

19 (iii) by striking ‘‘Air Force’’ and in20 serting ‘‘Space Force’’; and 

21 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘a contract’’ and in23 serting ‘‘a transaction’’; 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘prime contract value’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘overall value of the trans3 action’’; and 

4 (iii) by striking ‘‘Air Force Space and 

5 Missile Systems Center’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘Space Force’’; 

7 (5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Commander’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; and 

9 (6) by adding at the end the following new sub10 section: 

11 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) The term ‘contractor’ means any indi13 vidual or entity that enters into a transaction. 

14 ‘‘(2) The term ‘transaction’ means a contract, 

15 grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction.’’. 

16 SEC. 1605. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON COMMERCIAL SPACE 

17 STRATEGY OF THE SPACE FORCE. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the strategy of 

19 the Space Force titled ‘‘U.S. Space Force Commercial 

20 Space Strategy’’ published in April 2024, indicates that 

21 the Space Force intends to focus future efforts and re22 sources on the following mission areas: 

23 (1) Satellite communications. 

24 (2) Space domain awareness. 

25 (3) Space access mobility and logistics. 
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1 (4) Tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and 

2 tracking. 

3 (5) Space based environmental monitoring. 

4 (6) Cyberspace operations. 

5 (7) Command and control. 

6 (8) Positioning, navigation, and timing. 

7 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con8 gress that— 

9 (1) the Space Force should continue to pursue 

10 partnerships with the commercial space industry of 

11 the United States to create a true hybrid architec12 ture that provides increased capabilities and resil13 ience; 

14 (2) in assessing the potential use of commercial 

15 solutions to support space domain awareness, the 

16 Chief of Space Operations should consider— 

17 (A) conducting— 

18 (i) dynamic rendezvous and proximity 

19 operations, cooperative and noncooperative 

20 non-earth imaging, and noncooperative 

21 rendezvous and proximity operations with 

22 resident space objects; and 

23 (ii) routine characterization, anomaly24 resolution, and broad metric observations 

25 of resident space objects; 
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1 (B) entering into long term purchase ar2 rangements for data and services to support 

3 space domain awareness; and 

4 (C) functionally supporting an enterprise 

5 architecture for space command and control 

6 and space domain awareness; 

7 (3) in developing and fulfilling requirements re8 lating to space access mobility and logistics, the 

9 Chief of Space Operations should consider the use of 

10 commercial solutions such as— 

11 (A) geostationary commercial services for 

12 life extension, refueling, and end of life mission 

13 disposal; 

14 (B) orbital sustainment and mission exten15 sion capabilities; 

16 (C) maneuver services for unprepared cli17 ents in geostationary earth orbit; and 

18 (D) nontraditional concepts for dynamic 

19 space operations like electromechanical accel20 eration platforms; and 

21 (4) the Chief of Space Operations and the As22 sistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisi23 tion and Integration should continue to engage with 

24 the congressional defense committees on any 

25 changes to acquisition authorities that are needed to 
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1 better integrate commercial space capabilities within 

2 existing and future Government architectures. 

3 (c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 

5 the date on which the budget of the President for 

6 each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029 is submitted 

7 to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 

8 United States Code, the Chief of Space Operations, 

9 in coordination with Assistant Secretary of the Air 

10 Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, shall 

11 provide to the congressional defense committees a 

12 briefing that includes the information described in 

13 paragraph (2) with respect to each mission area 

14 specified in subsection (a). 

15 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under para16 graph (1) shall include, with respect to each mission 

17 area specified in subsection (a) for the fiscal year 

18 concerned, the following: 

19 (A) Of the funds requested for the mission 

20 area, the percentage that are expected to be 

21 used to fulfill requirements through the provi22 sion of commercial solutions compared to the 

23 percentage that are expected to be used to ful24 fill such requirements through programs of 

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1 (B) A description of the requirements for 

2 each mission area and an explanation of wheth3 er and how the use of commercial solutions has 

4 been considered for fulfilling such requirements. 

5 (C) A description of any training or 

6 wargaming exercises that are expected to inte7 grate commercial solutions and include the par8 ticipation of providers of such solutions. 

9 (D) Any force designs of the Space 

10 Warfighting Analysis Center for which commer11 cial solutions were considered as part of a force 

12 design analysis from the previous fiscal year. 

13 (E) An update on the status of any efforts 

14 to integrate commercial systems into respective 

15 Government architecture. 

16 (F) With respect to the contracts entered 

17 into to support the mission area— 

18 (i) the number of such contracts; 

19 (ii) the types of contracts used; 

20 (iii) the length of time covered by 

21 such contracts; and 

22 (iv) the amount of funds committed 

23 under such contracts. 

24 (d) COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS DEFINED.—In this sec25 tion, the term ‘‘commercial solutions’’ includes commercial 
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1 products, commercial services, and providers of such prod2 ucts and services. 

3 SEC. 1606. PILOT PROGRAM TO DEMONSTRATE HYBRID 

4 SPACE ARCHITECTURE. 

5 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con6 gress that— 

7 (1) efforts that leverage commercial space sys8 tems, space systems of the United States Govern9 ment, and Government space systems of allies and 

10 partners of the United States, enhance resiliency 

11 and capabilities for data and communications paths 

12 for global national security and allied operations; 

13 (2) hybrid space architectures that leverage a 

14 mixture of the space assets described in paragraph 

15 (1) with dynamic operations across multiple con16 stellations are critical to modern warfighting and im17 plementing new warfighting concepts like joint all18 domain command and control; 

19 (3) the integration of space and ground infra20 structure across secure cloud computing platforms to 

21 collect, move, and process data are critical first steps 

22 to establishing the foundation necessary to manage 

23 and control this future hybrid space architecture; 

24 (4) efforts that are ongoing within the Defense 

25 Innovation Unit and the Space Force are important 
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1 and foundational to both inform and align with 

2 other key Department of Defense-wide initiatives; 

3 and 

4 (5) alignment and integration with broader ef5 forts across the Department is essential. 

6 (b) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Beginning in fiscal year 

7 2025, the Commander of the Space Systems Command 

8 of the Space Force shall carry out a pilot program to dem9 onstrate a hybrid space architecture. 

10 (c) REQUIREMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS.—In car11 rying out the pilot program under subsection (b), the 

12 Commander the Space Systems Command shall include in 

13 the hybrid space architecture at least one military satellite 

14 communications system, such as the Wideband Global 

15 Satcom system or the Micro Geostationary Earth Orbit 

16 system. 

17 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 

19 of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration 

20 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 

21 briefing that includes— 

22 (1) a description of the hybrid space architec23 ture developed under the pilot program under sub24 section (b) and a summary of the results of the pro25 gram as of the date of the briefing; and 
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1 (2) a plan for supporting the transition of the 

2 hybrid space architecture efforts to a program of 

3 record within the Space Force and the Space Sys4 tems Command. 

5 (e) HYBRID SPACE ARCHITECTURE.—The term ‘‘hy6 brid space architecture’’ means network of integrated 

7 United States Government, allied Government, and com8 mercially owned and operated capabilities both for on-orbit 

9 constellations and ground systems. 

10 SEC. 1607. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED SPACE AND SAT11 ELLITE SECURITY ASSESSMENT. 

12 (a) ASSESSMENT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

14 consultation with the Secretary of State, shall con15 duct an assessment of space and satellite security 

16 for the purpose of identifying mechanisms, such as 

17 improved multilateral data sharing agreements, that 

18 may be implemented to better protect ally and part19 ner countries in the area of responsibility of the 

20 United States Central Command from hostile activi21 ties conducted by adversaries against space systems 

22 of the United States or such countries. 

23 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The assess24 ment required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol25 lowing: 
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1 (A) An assessment of the threats posed to 

2 the United States and ally or partner countries 

3 in the area of responsibility of the United 

4 States Central Command by adversaries, includ5 ing Iran and its proxies, from conducting hos6 tile activities— 

7 (i) against space systems of the 

8 United States or such countries; and 

9 (ii) using capabilities originating from 

10 the space domain. 

11 (B) A description of progress made in— 

12 (i) advancing the integration of coun13 tries in the area of responsibility of the 

14 United States Central Command, including 

15 Israel, into existing multilateral space and 

16 satellite security partnerships; and 

17 (ii) establishing such partnerships 

18 with such countries. 

19 (C) A description of efforts among ally and 

20 partner countries in the area of responsibility of 

21 the United States Central Command to coordi22 nate intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveil23 lance capabilities and indicators and warnings 

24 with respect to the threats described in sub-
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1 paragraph (A), and a description of factors lim2 iting the effectiveness of such efforts. 

3 (D) An assessment of current gaps in the 

4 ability of the Department of Defense to provide 

5 space situational awareness for allies and part6 ners in the area of responsibility of the United 

7 States Central Command. 

8 (E) A description of multilateral space sit9 uational awareness data-sharing agreements 

10 and an integrated space and satellite security 

11 architecture that would improve collective secu12 rity in the area of responsibility of the United 

13 States Central Command. 

14 (F) A description of current and planned 

15 efforts to engage ally and partner countries in 

16 the area of responsibility of the United States 

17 Central Command in establishing such a multi18 lateral space situational awareness data-sharing 

19 agreement and an integrated space and satellite 

20 security architecture. 

21 (G) A description of key challenges in 

22 achieving integrated space and satellite security 

23 described in paragraph (1) using the metrics 

24 identified in accordance with paragraph (3). 
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1 (H) Recommendations for development 

2 and the implementation of an integrated space 

3 and satellite security strategy based on such 

4 metrics. 

5 (I) A cost estimate of establishing an inte6 grated space and satellite security strategy, and 

7 an assessment of the resources that could be 

8 contributed by ally and partner countries of the 

9 United States to establish and strengthen such 

10 capabilities. 

11 (J) Other matters the Secretary of Defense 

12 considers relevant. 

13 (3) METRICS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

14 identify and propose metrics to assess progress in 

15 the implementation of the assessment required by 

16 paragraph (1). 

17 (b) REPORT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

21 committees of Congress a report on the results of 

22 the assessment conducted under subsection (a). 

23 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 

24 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

25 form but may include a classified annex. 
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1 (c) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—Any 

2 activity carried out under this section shall be conducted 

3 in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive informa4 tion and the national security interests of the United 

5 States. 

6 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE7 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit8 tees of Congress’’ means— 

9 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

10 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 

11 Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

12 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 

14 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

15 SEC. 1608. PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SPACE FORCE SAT16 ELLITE CONTROL NETWORK. 

17 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Chief of Space Oper18 ations, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the 

19 Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, shall pre20 pare a comprehensive plan for modernizing the satellite 

21 control network of the Space Force. The plan shall in22 clude— 

23 (1) the actions and resources needed to mod24 ernize and sustain a resilient, multi-mission, multi25 orbit satellite control network for the Space Force; 
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1 (2) life-cycle sustainment measures that include 

2 technical refresh efforts to enable dynamic space op3 erations; 

4 (3) assessments of current and planned archi5 tectural hardware capabilities, across the range of 

6 classification levels, and an explanation of how such 

7 capabilities are expected to be addressed in future 

8 budget requests; 

9 (4) plans for incorporating commercial capabili10 ties into the network, as appropriate; and 

11 (5) mechanisms through which the Space Force 

12 may use existing funding to accelerate the rapid 

13 adoption of capabilities and life-cycle sustainment ef14 forts to quickly modernize the satellite control net15 work. 

16 (b) FINAL REPORT.—Following completion of the 

17 plan under subsection (a), the Chief of Space Operations 

18 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

19 Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 

20 contains the plan. 

21 (c) QUARTERLY PROGRESS BRIEFINGS.—Not later 

22 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

23 and on a quarterly basis thereafter until the date on which 

24 the report is submitted under subsection (b), the Chief of 

25 Space Operations shall provide to the Committees on 
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1 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent2 atives a briefing on the status of the development of the 

3 plan under subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 1609. BRIEFING ON SPACE-RELATED WAVEFORM AND 

5 DATALINK CAPABILITIES. 

6 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that— 

8 (1) procurement of resilient waveform and 

9 datalink capabilities is crucial to fielding operation10 ally relevant and interoperable architectures; and 

11 (2) the Secretary of Defense should take such 

12 actions as are necessary to ensure that all covered 

13 communications and datalink waveforms purchased 

14 or authorized for use in, from, or to Space, effec15 tively operate on at least two different hardware net16 work architectures, including field programable gate 

17 arrays and central processing units. 

18 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Space Oper20 ations and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 

21 Space Acquisition and Integration shall jointly provide to 

22 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

23 House of Representatives a briefing on a plan to resource 

24 and enable an architecture to connect, with operationally 

25 relevant interoperability, the following: 
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1 (1) Communication architectures of the Space 

2 Force, including the Space Development Agency 

3 Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture and the 

4 United States Space Force Satellite Control Net5 work. 

6 (2) Protected tactical enterprise services of the 

7 United States. 

8 (3) Evolved strategic satellite communications. 

9 (4) Narrowband satellite communications. 

10 (5) Wideband satellite communications. 

11 (6) Such other systems as the Chief and Assist12 ant Secretary determine appropriate. 

13 SEC. 1609A. REPORT ON CAPABILITIES IN CISLUNAR 

14 SPACE. 

15 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con16 gress that there is a need for comprehensive cislunar space 

17 domain awareness capabilities to ensure the safety of 

18 flight of civil and commercial missions in cislunar space. 

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Space Oper21 ations shall submit to the congressional defense commit22 tees a report that includes a description of— 

23 (1) requirements for cislunar space domain 

24 awareness capabilities; 
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1 (2) the plan of Department of Defense for re2 searching and developing technologies for cislunar 

3 space domain awareness; and 

4 (3) the progress of the Department in coordi5 nating with the Cislunar Technology Strategy Inter6 agency Working Group to achieve the objectives set 

7 forth in the publication of the Working Group titled 

8 ‘‘National Cislunar Science and Technology Strat9 egy’’ and dated November 2022. 

10 SEC. 1609B. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE DEVELOPMENT 

11 OF VERY LOW EARTH ORBIT SPACECRAFT. 

12 It is the sense of Congress that— 

13 (1) the Space Force has demonstrated its com14 mitment to building a resilient, safe, and secure 

15 space architecture and incorporating trans16 formational commercially developed space tech17 nologies in order to accelerate the fielding of capa18 bilities, including in very low earth orbit; 

19 (2) advancements in propulsion systems, mate20 rials science, affordable launch costs, and orbital 

21 management techniques have opened up new possi22 bilities for utilizing very low earth orbit for various 

23 purposes, including ultra-high-resolution reconnais24 sance, low latency communication, and improved 

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1 (3) Congress and the Department of Defense 

2 should continue to pursue the efforts described in 

3 paragraph (1) in support of the National Defense 

4 Strategy and the Commercial Space Strategy of the 

5 Space Force to accelerate the purposeful pursuit of 

6 hybrid space architectures; and 

7 (4) the Space Force should continue to scale up 

8 those efforts and further explore the benefits of very 

9 low earth orbit spacecraft development to improve 

10 responsiveness, enhance image resolution, generate 

11 orbital diversity, and increase resilience against 

12 space debris and other threats. 

13 SEC. 1609C. REPORT ON SPACE FORCE USE OF NUCLEAR 

14 THERMAL PROPULSION AND NUCLEAR ELEC15 TRIC PROPULSION SPACE VEHICLES. 

16 The Chief of the Space Force shall submit to Con17 gress a report on the use by the Space Force of nuclear 

18 thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion space 

19 vehicles. Such report shall include— 

20 (1) a description of how the Space Force uses 

21 such vehicles; 

22 (2) a description of how the Space Force plans 

23 to use such vehicles in the future; and 
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1 (3) an identification of any potential benefits 

2 that such vehicles can provide to bolster the national 

3 security of the United States. 

4 Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 

5 and Intelligence-Related Activities 

6 SEC. 1611. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

7 TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN COMMERCIAL AC8 TIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE 

9 COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. 

10 Section 431 of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘December 

13 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 

15 (1) to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(1)(A) be pre-coordinated with the Director of 

17 the Central Intelligence Agency using procedures 

18 mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense 

19 and the Director; and 

20 ‘‘(B) where appropriate, be supported by the 

21 Director; and’’. 
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1 SEC. 1612. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE WAR2 RANTS AND MAKE ARRESTS TO SPECIAL 

3 AGENTS OF ARMY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 

4 COMMAND. 

5 Section 7377 of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘and Coun8 terintelligence Command’’ after ‘‘Criminal 

9 Investigation Command’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘who is a spe11 cial agent’’ and all that follows through the end of 

12 the subsection and inserting the following: ‘‘who is— 

13 ‘‘(1) a special agent of the Army Criminal In14 vestigation Command (or a successor to that com15 mand) whose duties include conducting, supervising, 

16 or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in 

17 programs and operations of the Department of the 

18 Army; or 

19 ‘‘(2) a special agent of the Army Counterintel20 ligence Command (or a successor to that command) 

21 whose duties include conducting, supervising, or co22 ordinating counterintelligence investigations in pro23 grams and operations of the Department of the 

24 Army.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1613. SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FA2 CILITY ACCREDITATION. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 

4 for Intelligence and Security shall, not later than Decem5 ber 31, 2029— 

6 (1) assign responsibility to the Defense Coun7 terintelligence and Security Agency for the accredi8 tation of sensitive compartmented information facili9 ties for all components of the Department of De10 fense, including the military departments, except 

11 with respect to the National Security Agency, the 

12 National Reconnaissance Office, and the National 

13 Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and 

14 (2) ensure that the Defense Counterintelligence 

15 and Security Agency has the appropriate staff to 

16 successfully carry out such responsibility. 

17 (b) NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO RESOURCE

18 REQUIREMENTS.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 

19 Intelligence and Security shall notify the congressional in20 telligence committees and the congressional defense com21 mittees with respect to the resource requirements for the 

22 Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to carry 

23 out the accreditation responsibility under subsection (a). 

24 (c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The 

25 Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security 

26 shall, in consultation with the Director of the National Se-
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1 curity Agency, the Director of the National Reconnais2 sance Office, and the Director of the National Geospatial3 Intelligence Agency, submit to the congressional intel4 ligence committees and the Committees on Armed Services 

5 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 

6 not later than December 31, 2027, on the feasibility of 

7 the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency as8 suming accreditation responsibility with respect to sen9 sitive compartmented information facilities for the Na10 tional Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Of11 fice, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency by 

12 December 31, 2029. 

13 (d) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES

14 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional intel15 ligence committees’’ has the meaning given such term in 

16 section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

17 3003). 

18 Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 

19 SEC. 1621. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS AND AU20 THORITIES RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR21 ARMED, SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE. 

22 (a) FY23 NDAA.—Section 1642(c) of the National 

23 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 

24 Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2945) is amended by striking 
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1 ‘‘W80-4 warhead’’ each place it appears and inserting, 

2 ‘‘W80–4 ALT warhead (or an alternative warhead)’’. 

3 (b) FY24 NDAA.—Section 1640 of the National De4 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 

5 118–31; 137 Stat. 595) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘nuclear 

8 weapon project for the W80–4 ALT warhead’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘nuclear weapon system project 

10 with the W80–4 ALT warhead (or an alter11 native warhead in accordance subsection (e))’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘W80–4 

13 ALT warhead’’; and inserting ‘‘nuclear weapon 

14 system’’; and 

15 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the 

16 W80–4 ALT nuclear weapon project’’ and in17 serting ‘‘such nuclear weapon system project’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘W80–4 ALT 

19 project’’ and inserting ‘‘nuclear weapon system 

20 project described in subsection (a)(3)’’; 

21 (3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) 

22 as subsections (f) through (h); and 

23 (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol24 lowing new subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(e) SELECTION OF A NUCLEAR WEAPON SYSTEM

2 WITH AN ALTERNATIVE WARHEAD.— 

3 ‘‘(1) BRIEFING AND WAITING PERIOD.—For 

4 purposes of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary of De5 fense may carry out a nuclear weapons system 

6 project with an alternative warhead to the W80–4 

7 ALT warhead, if— 

8 ‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to the congres9 sional defense committees a briefing that in10 cludes— 

11 ‘‘(i) a description of the alternative 

12 warhead to be developed under the project; 

13 ‘‘(ii) an estimate and description of 

14 the balance among the costs, schedule, and 

15 programmatic impacts for the research, de16 velopment, and production of such alter17 native warhead; 

18 ‘‘(iii) an explanation of the reasons 

19 the Secretary intends to develop a nuclear 

20 weapon system with such alternative war21 head instead of— 

22 ‘‘(I) the W80–4 ALT warhead; 

23 or 

24 ‘‘(II) any other warhead options 

25 that may have been considered; 
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1 ‘‘(iv) a written certification from the 

2 Secretary that the nuclear weapon system 

3 with the alternative warhead is expected— 

4 ‘‘(I) to more favorably balance 

5 cost, schedule, and programmatic im6 pacts than the nuclear weapons sys7 tem with the W80–4 ALT warhead; 

8 ‘‘(II) to enable the nuclear 

9 armed, sea-launched cruise missile to 

10 achieve initial operational capability 

11 faster than directed by subsection (b); 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(III) to enable a more military 

14 effective nuclear armed, sea-launched 

15 cruise missile than would otherwise be 

16 achievable using the W80-4 ALT war17 head; and 

18 ‘‘(B) a period of 45 days has elapsed fol19 lowing the date on which such briefing was sub20 mitted. 

21 ‘‘(2) FORM OF BRIEFING.—The briefing under 

22 paragraph (1)(A) may be submitted in classified 

23 form.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1622. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR STRATEGIC NUCLEAR 

2 FORCES DURING DELIVERY VEHICLE TRANSI3 TION. 

4 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially there6 after through 2031, the Commander of the United States 

7 Strategic Command shall submit to the congressional de8 fense committees a plan for deployed strategic nuclear 

9 warheads over the covered period, during which changes 

10 are expected to be made to strategic delivery systems. 

11 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each plan under subsection (a) 

12 shall include the following: 

13 (1) A baseline strategy for maintaining a min14 imum of 1,550 nuclear warheads deployed on land15 based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine16 launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, and 

17 counted for deployed heavy bombers (as defined 

18 under the New START Treaty) during the covered 

19 period. 

20 (2) For each year of the covered period, an esti21 mate of the number of available strategic delivery 

22 systems, by type, and the number of deployed war23 heads associated with such systems. 

24 (3) A summary of operational considerations, 

25 including, as necessary, the identification of areas in 

26 which greater risk is being accepted. 
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1 (4) A description of contingency plans in the 

2 event of reduced strategic delivery system avail3 ability due to programmatic delays, aging, or other 

4 such factors. 

5 (5) A review of the importance and impact of 

6 nuclear risk and reduction arms control. 

7 (6) Any other matters the Commander of the 

8 United States Strategic Command determines appro9 priate for inclusion in the plan. 

10 (c) COORDINATION.—In preparing each plan required 

11 under this section, the Commander of the United States 

12 Strategic Command shall coordinate with— 

13 (1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi14 tion and Sustainment; 

15 (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; 

16 and 

17 (3) the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

18 Staff. 

19 (d) DEFINITIONS.— 

20 (1) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means the pe21 riod beginning on January 1, 2028, and ending on 

22 January 1, 2036. 

23 (2) The term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ means the 

24 Treaty between the United States of America and 

25 the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further 
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1 Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive 

2 Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into 

3 force on February 5, 2011. 

4 (3) The term ‘‘strategic delivery system’’ means 

5 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, sub6 marine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, 

7 long range air-launched cruise missiles, and nuclear8 capable heavy bomber aircraft. 

9 SEC. 1623. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS TO DISMANTLE 

10 B83–1 NUCLEAR GRAVITY BOMB. 

11 (a) LIMITATION ON TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Of the 

12 funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other13 wise made available for fiscal year 2025 for operation and 

14 maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of 

15 the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi16 neering for travel expenses, not more than 80 percent may 

17 be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense 

18 submits to the congressional defense committees the pro19 posed strategy required by paragraph (3) of subsection (b) 

20 of section 1674 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

21 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

22 263). 

23 (b) LIMITATION ON USE TO DISMANTLE.—Except as 

24 provided in subsection (c), none of the funds authorized 

25 to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
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1 for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Energy may 

2 be used to dismantle B83–1 nuclear gravity bombs. 

3 (c) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation on the use of funds 

4 under subsection (b) shall not apply— 

5 (1) if the Commander of the United States 

6 Strategic Command submits to the congressional de7 fense committees a certification that— 

8 (A) the use of funds described in such sub9 section to dismantle B83–1 nuclear gravity 

10 bombs is in the best interest of the United 

11 States; and 

12 (B) there are no gaps as of the date of the 

13 submission of such certification in the strategic 

14 deterrence posture of the United States; or 

15 (2) with respect to the dismantlement of B83– 

16 1 nuclear gravity bombs for the purpose of sup17 porting safety and surveillance, sustainment, life ex18 tension or modification programs for the B83–1 or 

19 other weapons currently in, or planned to become 

20 part of, the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United 

21 States. 
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1 SEC. 1624. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF INTERCONTI2 NENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE UNITED 

3 STATES. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 

5 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

6 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 

7 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex8 pended for the following, and the Department may not 

9 otherwise take any action to do the following: 

10 (1) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the respon11 siveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic 

12 missiles of the United States. 

13 (2) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity 

14 of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 

15 United States to a number less than 400. 

16 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

17 shall not apply to any of the following activities: 

18 (1) The maintenance or sustainment of inter19 continental ballistic missiles. 

20 (2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability 

21 of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 

22 (3) Facilitating the transition from the Minute23 man III intercontinental ballistic missile to the Sen24 tinel interncontinenal ballistic missile (previously re25 ferred to as the ‘‘ground-based strategic deterrent 

26 weapon’’). 
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1 SEC. 1625. CONDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SENTINEL 

2 MISSILE PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the event that the Under Sec4 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment elects 

5 not to terminate and certifies the continuation of the Sen6 tinel missile program pursuant to section 4376(b) of title 

7 10, United States Code, then prior to finalizing a revised 

8 Milestone B approval for the program the Under Sec9 retary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable 

10 that— 

11 (1) the contract structure for the program al12 lows for maximum Federal Government oversight 

13 of— 

14 (A) the Aerospace Vehicle Segment pro15 gram area; 

16 (B) the Launch Control Center program 

17 area; and 

18 (C) the Launch Control Facility program 

19 area; 

20 (2) such Federal Government oversight includes 

21 Federal Government control of— 

22 (A) preliminary and critical design reviews 

23 entrance criteria, exit criteria; and 

24 (B) certification of completion at the sub25 system level through total system architecture; 

26 and 
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1 (3) there are opportunities for competition 

2 throughout the lifecycle of the revised program, in3 cluding competition across each of the program 

4 areas specified in paragraph (1). 

5 (b) REPORT.—If the Under Secretary of Defense for 

6 Acquisition and Sustainment certifies the continuation of 

7 the Sentinel missile program as described in subsection 

8 (a), then not later than 90 days following the date of such 

9 certification, the Under Secretary shall submit to the con10 gressional defense committees a report that describes how 

11 the Under Secretary intends to meet the requirements of 

12 paragraphs (1) through (3) of such subsection. 

13 (c) MILESTONE B APPROVAL.—The term ‘‘Milestone 

14 B approval’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

15 4172 of title 10, United States Code. 

16 SEC. 1626. REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON RECOMMENDA17 TIONS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION 

18 ON THE STRATEGIC POSTURE OF THE 

19 UNITED STATES. 

20 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—On an annual basis dur21 ing the five-year period beginning on the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

23 to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

24 progress of the Department of Defense with respect to the 

25 implementation of recommendations made by the Congres-
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1 sional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United 

2 States established under section 1687 of the National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 

4 117–81) that pertain to the Department of Defense. Each 

5 such report shall include— 

6 (1) for each such recommendation, a determina7 tion of whether the Secretary of Defense intends to 

8 implement the recommendation; 

9 (2) in the case of a recommendation the Sec10 retary intends to implement— 

11 (A) the intended timeline such implementa12 tion; 

13 (B) the total amount of funding required 

14 for such implementation; 

15 (C) a description of any additional re16 sources or authorities the Secretary determines 

17 is necessary for such implementation; and 

18 (D) the plan for such implementation; 

19 (3) in the case of a recommendation the Sec20 retary determines is not advisable or feasible, the 

21 analysis and justification of the Secretary for mak22 ing such determination; and 

23 (4) in the case of a recommendation the Sec24 retary determines the Department is already imple-
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1 menting through a separate effort, the analysis and 

2 justification of the Secretary for such determination. 

3 (b) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not less frequently than 

4 annually during the five-year period beginning on the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

6 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 

7 briefing on— 

8 (1) the progress of the Secretary in analyzing 

9 and implementing the recommendations made by the 

10 Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture 

11 of the United States with respect to the Department 

12 of Defense; 

13 (2) any programs, projects, or other activities of 

14 the Department the Secretary is carrying out as of 

15 such date to implement the recommendations of 

16 such Congressional Commission; and 

17 (3) the amount of funding provided for such 

18 programs, projects, and activities. 

19 SEC. 1627. STATEMENT OF POLICY WITH RESPECT TO NU20 CLEAR WEAPONS. 

21 It is the policy of the United States to maintain a 

22 human ‘‘in the loop’’ for all actions critical to informing 

23 and executing decisions by the President with respect to 

24 nuclear weapon employment. 
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1 SEC. 1628. EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR LONG RANGE STAND2 OFF CAPABILITY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

4 may use amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 

5 Act for fiscal year 2025 for Operation and Maintenance, 

6 Air Force to reconvert the B–52 bombers that had been 

7 modified to carry only conventional weapons to conform 

8 to the Treaty between the United States of America and 

9 the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Re10 duction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms signed 

11 on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 

12 2011 (commonly known as the ‘‘New START Treaty’’), 

13 to be able to carry nuclear weapons. 

14 (b) CONVERSION OF B–52 BOMBERS.— 

15 (1) START DATE.—Not later than 30 days after 

16 the expiration of the New Start Treaty, the Sec17 retary of the Air Force shall commence the process 

18 of making available for nuclear certification the B– 

19 52 bombers described in subsection (a). 

20 (2) COMPLETION DATE.—The Secretary of the 

21 Air Force shall ensure that the reconversion of B– 

22 52 bombers described in subsection (a) is complete 

23 by not later than December 31, 2029. 

24 (c) FUNDING PROFILE FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION

25 OF THE LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON.—Not later 

26 than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
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1 the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres2 sional defense committees a report on the funding profile 

3 necessary, by fiscal year, to expand by one-third the 

4 planned purchase of the Long Range Standoff Weapon. 

5 Subtitle D—Missile Defense 

6 Programs 

7 SEC. 1631. EXPANSION OF CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS RELAT8 ING TO MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION AND 

9 SYSTEMS TO APPLY TO PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 

10 OF CHINA. 

11 Section 130h of title 10, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the Peo14 ple’s Republic of China’’ after ‘‘the Russian Federa15 tion’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or the Peo17 ple’s Republic of China’’ after ‘‘the Russian Federa18 tion’’; and 

19 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or the Peo20 ple’s Republic of China’’ after ‘‘the Russian Federa21 tion’’. 
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1 SEC. 1632. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS WITH 

2 RESPECT TO CERTAIN MISSILE DEFENSE SYS3 TEM GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, 

4 AND PROCEDURES. 

5 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

6 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for 

7 the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi8 neering for travel, not more than 90 percent may be obli9 gated or expended until the date on which such Under 

10 Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees 

11 a certification that a notification to repeal, replace, or su12 persede the Directive-type Memorandum 20–002 has been 

13 submitted— 

14 (1) in accordance with section 205(b) of title 

15 10, United States Code; and 

16 (2) pursuant to section 1667 of the National 

17 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 

18 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 205 note). 

19 SEC. 1633. ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SITE FOR PRO20 TECTION OF UNITED STATES HOMELAND. 

21 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con22 gress that an additional continental United States inter23 ceptor site, located at the Department of Defense’s condi24 tionally designated preferred site of Fort Drum, New 

25 York, is needed to enhance the protection of the United 
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1 States homeland against potential long-range ballistic mis2 siles originating from Iran or North Korea. 

3 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL INTERCEPTOR

4 SITE.—Not later than December 31, 2030, the Director 

5 of the Missile Defense Agency shall establish a fully oper6 ational third continental United States interceptor site on 

7 the East Coast of the United States. Such site shall be 

8 established at a location optimized to support the defense 

9 of the homeland of the United States from emerging long10 range ballistic missile threats. 

11 (c) COORDINATION.—In establishing the interceptor 

12 site required under subsection (b), the Director of the Mis13 sile Defense Agency shall coordinate with the commander 

14 of the relevant combatant command. 

15 (d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

16 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than Decem17 ber 31, 2024, and on an annual basis thereafter, the 

18 Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit 

19 to the congressional defense committees a report the 

20 includes the following: 

21 (A) The status of the planning and design, 

22 construction, development, and equipment re23 quirements for the interceptor site required 

24 under subsection (b). 
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1 (B) The plan of the Director for deploying 

2 additional missile defense sensor discrimination 

3 capabilities as required under section 1684 of 

4 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis5 cal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 

6 4205 note). 

7 (2) PLAN AND UPDATES.—In the budget jus8 tification materials submitted in support of the 

9 budget of the Department of Defense (as submitted 

10 with the budget of the President under section 

11 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for each of 

12 fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the Director of the 

13 Missile Defense Agency shall include— 

14 (A) a plan for establishing the interceptor 

15 site required under (b); and 

16 (B) an update on the progress of the Di17 rector in establishing such site. 

18 Subtitle E—Other Matters 

19 SEC. 1641. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF 

20 BUDGET WITH RESPECT TO ELECTRO21 MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS CAPA22 BILITIES. 

23 Section 503 of chapter 25 of title 10, United States 

24 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(3) The development of a capability for mod2 eling and simulating multi-domain joint electro3 magnetic spectrum operations to— 

4 ‘‘(A) assess the ability of the joint force to 

5 conduct such operations in support of the oper6 ational plans of the combatant commands; and 

7 ‘‘(B) inform improvements to such oper8 ations.’’. 

9 SEC. 1642. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS. 

10 (a) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—Of the $350,116,000 

11 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of De12 fense for fiscal year 2025 in section 301 and made avail13 able by the funding table in division D for the Department 

14 of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program estab15 lished under section 1321 of the Department of Defense 

16 Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the 

17 following amounts may be obligated for the purposes spec18 ified: 

19 (1) For delivery system threat reduction, 

20 $7,036,000. 

21 (2) For chemical security and elimination, 

22 $20,717,000. 

23 (3) For global nuclear security, $33,665,000. 

24 (4) For biological threat reduction, 

25 $209,858,000. 
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1 (5) For proliferation prevention, $45,610,000. 

2 (6) For activities designated as Other Assess3 ments/Administration Costs, $33,230,000. 

4 (b) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE5 DUCTION FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to the 

6 authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 

7 available by the funding table in division D for the Depart8 ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

9 shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2025, 

10 2026, and 2027. 

11 SEC. 1643. REPORT ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RE12 LATING TO DEFENSE AGAINST HYPERSONIC 

13 THREATS. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

15 (1) Hypersonic missile threats are expanding, 

16 particularly threats posed by China and Russia. 

17 (2) To address those growing threats roles and 

18 responsibilities must be clearly defined and under19 stood. 

20 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

24 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep25 resentatives a report describing the roles and re-
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1 sponsibilities of organizations of Department of De2 fense with respect to defense against hypersonic 

3 threats. 

4 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

5 (1) shall include the following elements: 

6 (A) A description of the roles and respon7 sibilities of the Office of the Secretary of De8 fense, the military departments, the Joint Staff, 

9 the combatant commands, Defense Agencies, 

10 and Department of Defense Field Activities 

11 with respect to defense against hypersonic 

12 threats. 

13 (B) An assessment of any duplication of 

14 effort or gaps identified under paragraph (1). 

15 (C) A recommendation with respect to des16 ignating a single entity with acquisition author17 ity with respect to the capability to defend the 

18 homeland from hypersonic threats. 

19 (D) Such other matters as the Secretary of 

20 Defense considers relevant. 

21 (3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 

22 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

23 contain a classified annex. 
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1 TITLE XVII—OTHER DEFENSE 

2 MATTERS 

3 Subtitle A—Miscellaneous 

4 Authorities and Limitations 

5 SEC. 1701. MODIFICATION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 

6 AUTHORITY. 

7 Section 2561 of title 10, United States Code is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘overseas’’ 

10 before ‘‘humanitarian purposes worldwide’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 

12 as subsections (d) through (g), respectively. 

13 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol14 lowing new subsection (c): 

15 ‘‘(c) NOTICE BEFORE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 

16 (1) If the Secretary of Defense uses the authority under 

17 subsection (a) to provide assistance for any program or 

18 activity in an amount in excess of $5,000,000, the Sec19 retary shall provide to the congressional committees speci20 fied in subsection (g) notice in writing of the use of such 

21 authority in accordance with paragraph (2). Notice under 

22 this subsection shall include an identification of each of 

23 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(A) The amount, type, and purpose of assist2 ance to be provided and the recipient of the assist3 ance. 

4 ‘‘(B) The goals and objectives of the assistance. 

5 ‘‘(C) The number and role of any members of 

6 the Armed Forces involved in the provision of the 

7 assistance. 

8 ‘‘(D) Any other information the Secretary de9 termines is relevant. 

10 ‘‘(2) Notice required under paragraph (1) shall be 

11 provided— 

12 ‘‘(A) not later than 15 days before the provision 

13 of assistance under subsection (a) using funds au14 thorized to be appropriated to the Department of 

15 Defense for a fiscal year for humanitarian assist16 ance; or 

17 ‘‘(B) not later than 48 hours after the provision 

18 of such assistance, if the Secretary determines that 

19 extraordinary circumstances that affect the national 

20 security of the United States exist.’’; 

21 (4) in subsections (d) and (e), as so redesig22 nated, by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ each place it ap23 pears and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; and 
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1 (5) in subsection (g) as so redesignated, by 

2 striking ‘‘subsections (c)(1) and (d)’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘subsections (c)(1), (d)(1), and (e)’’. 

4 SEC. 1702. EXCLUSION OF OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH 

5 VESSELS FROM CERTAIN SOURCING RE6 QUIREMENTS. 

7 Section 70912(5)(C) of the Infrastructure Invest8 ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) is amended by 

9 inserting ‘‘(except naval vessels which are oceanographic 

10 research vessels operated by academic institutions)’’ after 

11 ‘‘facilities’’. 

12 SEC. 1703. EXEMPTION UNDER MARINE MAMMAL PROTEC13 TION ACT OF 1972 FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 

14 THAT MAY RESULT IN INCIDENTAL TAKE OF 

15 RICE’S WHALE. 

16 (a) EXEMPTION PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Sec17 retary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 

18 Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall begin the proc19 ess under section 101(f)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protec20 tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(1)) to exempt from 

21 the requirements of that Act, as applicable, training and 

22 testing activities, including those that involve the use of 

23 live or inert impact weapons or aerial gunnery, conducted 

24 by the Secretary of the Air Force on the Eglin Gulf Test 

25 and Training Range, located at Eglin Air Force Base, that 
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1 may result in incidental take of the Rice’s whale 

2 (Balaenoptera ricei). 

3 (b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT SATISFIED.—If 

4 the Secretary of Defense issues an exemption pursuant to 

5 subsection (a) the notification requirement under section 

6 101(f)(4) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 

7 (16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(4)) shall be deemed to be satisfied 

8 upon issuance of the exemption. 

9 SEC. 1704. COMBATTING ILLICIT TOBACCO PRODUCTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 120 

11 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no ex12 change or commissary operated by or for a military resale 

13 entity shall offer for sale any ENDS product or oral nico14 tine product unless the manufacturer of such product exe15 cutes and delivers to the appropriate officer for each mili16 tary resale entity a certification form for each ENDS 

17 product or oral nicotine product offered for retail sale at 

18 an exchange or commissary that attests under penalty of 

19 perjury the following: 

20 (1) The manufacturer has received a marketing 

21 granted order for such product under section 910 of 

22 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

23 U.S.C. 387j). 

24 (2) The manufacturer submitted a timely filed 

25 premarket tobacco product application for such 
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1 product, and the application either remains under 

2 review by the Secretary or has received a denial 

3 order that has been and remains stayed by the Sec4 retary or court order, rescinded by the Secretary, or 

5 vacated by a court. 

6 (b) FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION.—A manu7 facturer shall submit the certification forms required in 

8 subsection (a) on an annual basis. Failure to submit such 

9 forms to a military resale entity as required under the pre10 ceding sentence shall result in the removal of the relevant 

11 ENDS product or oral nicotine product from sale at such 

12 military resale entity. 

13 (c) CERTIFICATION CONTENTS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—A certification form required 

15 under subsection (a) shall separately list each brand 

16 name, product name, category (such as e-liquid, 

17 power unit, device, e-liquid cartridge, e-liquid pod, or 

18 disposable), and flavor for each product that is sold 

19 offered for sale by the manufacturer submitting such 

20 form. 

21 (2) OTHER ITEMS.—A manufacturer shall, 

22 when submitting a certification under subsection (a), 

23 include in that submission— 

24 (A) a copy of the publicly available mar25 keting granted order under section 910 of the 
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1 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

2 U.S.C. 387j), as redacted by the Secretary and 

3 made available on the agency website; 

4 (B) a copy of the acceptance letter issued 

5 under such section for a timely filed premarket 

6 tobacco product application; or 

7 (C) a document issued by Secretary or by 

8 a court confirming that the premarket tobacco 

9 product application has received a denial order 

10 that has been and remains stayed by the Sec11 retary or court order, rescinded by the Sec12 retary, or vacated by a court. 

13 (d) DEVELOPMENT OF FORMS AND PUBLICATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, each military 

16 resale entity shall— 

17 (A) develop and make public the certifi18 cation form such resale entity will require a 

19 manfacturer to submit to meet the requirement 

20 under subsection (a); and 

21 (B) provide instructions on how such cer22 tification form shall be submitted to the rel23 evant military resale entity. 

24 (2) SUBMISSION IN CASE OF FAILURE TO PUB25 LISH FORM.—If a military resale entity fails to pre-
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1 pare and make public such certification form, a 

2 manufacturer may submit information necessary to 

3 prove compliance with the requirements of this sec4 tion. 

5 (e) CHANGES TO CERTIFICATION FORM.—A manu6 facturer that submits a certification form under subsection 

7 (a) shall notify each relevant military resale entity to 

8 which such certification was submitted not later than 30 

9 days after making any material change to the certification 

10 form, including— 

11 (1) the issuance or denial of a marketing au12 thorization or other order by the Secretary pursuant 

13 to section 910 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos14 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 387j); or 

15 (2) any other order or action by the Secretary 

16 or any court that affects the ability of the ENDS 

17 product or oral nicotine product to be introduced or 

18 delivered into interstate commerce for commercial 

19 distribution in the United States. 

20 (f) DIRECTORY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days after 

22 the enactment of this Act, each military resale entity 

23 shall maintain and make publicly available on its of24 ficial website a directory that lists all ENDS product 

25 and oral nicotine product manufacturers and all 
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1 product brand names, categories (such as e-liquid, e2 liquid cartridge, e-liquid pod, or disposable), product 

3 names, and flavors for which certification forms 

4 have been submitted and approved by the relevant 

5 military resale entity. 

6 (2) UPDATES.—Each military resale entity 

7 shall— 

8 (A) update the directory under paragraph 

9 (1) at least monthly to ensure accuracy; and 

10 (B) establish a process to provide each ex11 change or commissary notice of the initial publi12 cation of the directory and changes made to the 

13 directory in the prior month. 

14 (3) EXCLUSIONS AND REMOVALS.—An ENDS 

15 product or oral nicotine product shall not be in16 cluded or retained in a directory of a military resale 

17 entity if the relevant military resale entity deter18 mines that any of the following apply: 

19 (A) The manufacturer failed to provide a 

20 complete and accurate certification as required 

21 by this section. 

22 (B) The manufacturer submitted a certifi23 cation that does not comply with the require24 ments of this section. 
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1 (C) The information provided by the man2 ufacturer in its certification contains false in3 formation, material misrepresentations, or 

4 omissions. 

5 (4) NOTICE REQUIRED.—In the case of a re6 moval of a product from a directory under para7 graph (3), the relevant military resale entity shall 

8 provide to the manufacturer involved notice and at 

9 least 30 days to cure deficiencies before removing 

10 the manufacturer or its products from the directory. 

11 (5) EFFECT OF REMOVAL.—The ENDS prod12 uct or oral nicotine product of a manufacturer iden13 tified in a notice of removal under paragraph (3) 

14 are, beginning on the date that is 30 days after such 

15 removal, subject to seizure, forfeiture, and destruc16 tion, and may not be purchased or sold for retail 

17 sale at any exchange or commissary operated by or 

18 for a military resale entity. 

19 (g) DEFINITONS.—For purposes of this section: 

20 (1) ENDS PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘ENDS prod21 uct’’— 

22 (A) means any non-combustible product 

23 that employs a heating element, power source, 

24 electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, 

25 or mechanical means, regardless of shape or 
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1 size, to produce vapor from nicotine in a solu2 tion; 

3 (B) includes a consumable nicotine liquid 

4 solution suitable for use in such product, wheth5 er sold with the product or separately; and 

6 (C) does not include any product regulated 

7 as a drug or device under chapter V of the Fed8 eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

9 351 et seq.). 

10 (2) MILITARY RESALE ENTITIES.—The term 

11 ‘‘military resale entities’’ means— 

12 (A) the Defense Commissary Agency; 

13 (B) the Army and Air Force Exchange 

14 Service; 

15 (C) the Navy Exchange Service Command; 

16 and 

17 (D) the Marine Corps Exchange. 

18 (3) ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘oral 

19 nicotine product’’ means— 

20 (A) means any non-combustible product 

21 that contains nicotine that is intended to be 

22 placed in the oral cavity; 

23 (B) does not include— 

24 (i) any ENDS product; 
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1 (ii) smokeless tobacco (as defined in 

2 section 900 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

3 and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387)); or 

4 (iii) any product regulated as a drug 

5 or device under chapter V of the Federal 

6 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

7 351 et seq.). 

8 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 

10 through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. 

11 (5) TIMELY FILED PREMARKET TOBACCO PROD12 UCT APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘timely filed pre13 market tobacco product application’’ means an appli14 cation that was submitted under section 910 of the 

15 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

16 387j) on or before September 9, 2020, and accepted 

17 for filing with respect to an ENDS product or oral 

18 nicotine product containing nicotine marketed in the 

19 United States as of August 8, 2016. 

20 SEC. 1705. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FROM CON21 STRUCTING OR MAINTAINING PIER OFF THE 

22 COAST OF GAZA. 

23 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 

24 be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

25 2025 for the Department of Defense may be used to— 
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1 (1) construct, maintain, or repair a pier off the 

2 coast of Gaza; 

3 (2) transport humanitarian aid to a pier off the 

4 coast of Gaza, or to any other location from where 

5 such aid will be transported to a pier off the coast 

6 of Gaza; or 

7 (3) deploy members of the Armed Forces for 

8 the purposes or paragraphs (1) and (2). 

9 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) shall 

10 not apply to the use of funds to deconstruct and remove 

11 any existing pier off the coast of Gaza. 

12 SEC. 1706. PROHIBITION OF FUNDS TO CCP ENTITIES. 

13 None of the funds authorized by this Act or otherwise 

14 made available by this Act may be made available to any 

15 entity based in the People’s Republic of China or any com16 pany whose beneficial ownership is Chinese. 

17 SEC. 1707. LIMITATION ON FUNDS. 

18 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 

19 otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pro20 vide funding to support, directly or indirectly— 

21 (1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 

22 the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 

23 China; 

24 (2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 
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1 (3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 

2 government of the People’s Republic of China, the 

3 Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 

4 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 

5 Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 

6 under the regime of Nicolas Maduro Moros, or any 

7 other country determined by the Secretary of State 

8 to be a foreign adversary; or 

9 (4) gain-of-function research of concern. 

10 SEC. 1708. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR BUILDING IN, 

11 OR REBUILDING GAZA. 

12 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

13 this Act or otherwise made available to the Secretary of 

14 Defense for fiscal year 2025 may be made available to 

15 build in or rebuild the Gaza strip on or after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 1709. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PRODUC18 TION OF FILMS AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF 

19 SUCH FUNDS FOR FILMS SUBJECT TO CONDI20 TIONS ON CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR 

21 SCREENING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

22 CHINA OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHINESE 

23 COMMUNIST PARTY. 

24 (a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

25 may only authorize the provision of technical support or 
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1 access to an asset controlled by or related to the Depart2 ment of Defense to enter into a contract relating to the 

3 production or funding of a film by a United States com4 pany if the United States company, as a condition of re5 ceiving the support or access— 

6 (1) provides to the Secretary a list of all films 

7 produced or funded by that company, the content of 

8 which has been submitted, during the shorter of the 

9 preceding 10-year period or the period beginning on 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, to an official 

11 of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 

12 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘PRC’’) or the 

13 Chinese Communist Party (referred to in this sec14 tion as the ‘‘CCP’’) for evaluation with respect to 

15 screening the film in the PRC; 

16 (2) includes, with respect to each such film— 

17 (A) the title of the film; and 

18 (B) the date on which such submission oc19 curred; 

20 (3) enters into a written agreement with the 

21 Secretary not to alter the content of the film in re22 sponse to, or in anticipation of, a request by an offi23 cial of the Government of the PRC or the CCP; and 

24 (4) submits such agreement to the Secretary. 
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1 (b) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO FILMS SUB2 JECT TO CONDITIONS ON CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR

3 SCREENING IN CHINA.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 

4 the President may not authorize the provision of technical 

5 support or access to any asset controlled by the Federal 

6 Government for, or authorize the head of a Federal agency 

7 to enter into any contract relating to, the production or 

8 funding of a film by a United States company if— 

9 (1) the film is co-produced by an entity located 

10 in the PRC that is subject to conditions on content 

11 imposed by an official of the Government of the 

12 PRC or the CCP; or 

13 (2) with respect to the most recent report sub14 mitted under subsection (c), the United States com15 pany is listed in the report pursuant to subpara16 graph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2) of that sub17 section. 

18 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an21 nually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 

22 appropriate committees of Congress a report on 

23 films disclosed under subsection (a) that are associ24 ated with a United States company that has received 

25 technical support or access to an asset controlled by 
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1 the Department of Defense for, or has entered into 

2 a contract with the Federal Government relating to, 

3 the production or funding of a film. 

4 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para5 graph (1) shall include the following: 

6 (A) A description of each film listed pursu7 ant to the requirement under subsection (a)(1), 

8 the content of which was submitted, during the 

9 shorter of the preceding 10-year period or the 

10 period beginning on the date of the enactment 

11 of this Act, by a United States company to an 

12 official of the Government of the PRC or the 

13 CCP for evaluation with respect to screening 

14 the film in the PRC, including— 

15 (i) the United States company that 

16 submitted the contents of the film; 

17 (ii) the title of the film; and 

18 (iii) the date on which such submis19 sion occurred. 

20 (B) A description of each film with respect 

21 to which a United States company entered into 

22 a written agreement with the Secretary pro23 viding the support or access, as applicable, pur24 suant to the requirement under subsection 

25 (a)(2) not to alter the content of the film in re-
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1 sponse to, or in anticipation of, a request by an 

2 official of the Government of the PRC or the 

3 CCP, during the shorter of the preceding 10- 

4 year period or the period beginning on the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, including— 

6 (i) the United States company that 

7 entered into the agreement; and 

8 (ii) the title of the film. 

9 (C) The title of any film described pursu10 ant to subparagraph (A), and the corresponding 

11 United States company described pursuant to 

12 clause (i) of that subparagraph— 

13 (i) that was submitted to an official of 

14 the Government of the PRC or the CCP 

15 during the preceding 3-year period; and 

16 (ii) for which the Secretary assesses 

17 that the content was altered in response to, 

18 or in anticipation of, a request by an offi19 cial of the Government of the PRC or the 

20 CCP. 

21 (D) The title of any film that is described 

22 in both subparagraph (A) and subparagraph 

23 (B), and the corresponding one or more United 

24 States companies described in clause (i) of each 

25 such subparagraph— 
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1 (i) that was submitted to an official of 

2 the Government of the PRC or the CCP 

3 during the preceding 10-year period; and 

4 (ii) for which the Secretary assesses 

5 that the content was altered in response to, 

6 or in anticipation of, a request by an offi7 cial of the Government of the PRC or the 

8 CCP. 

9 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON11 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con12 gress’’ means— 

13 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

14 and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

15 Senate and 

16 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

17 the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

18 of Representatives. 

19 (2) CONTENT.—The term ‘‘content’’ means any 

20 description of a film, including the script. 

21 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

22 the Secretary of Defense. 

23 (4) UNITED STATES COMPANY.—The term 

24 ‘‘United States company’’ means a private entity in-
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1 corporated under the laws of the United States or 

2 any jurisdiction within the United States. 

3 SEC. 1710. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. 

4 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

5 this Act may be used to implement any of the following 

6 executive orders: 

7 (1) Executive Order 13990, relating to Pro8 tecting Public Health and the Environment and Re9 storing Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. 

10 (2) Executive Order 14008, relating to Tackling 

11 the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 

12 (3) Section 6 of Executive Order 14013, relat13 ing to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Re14 settle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Cli15 mate Change on Migration. 

16 (4) Executive Order 14030, relating to Climate17 Related Financial Risk. 

18 (5) Executive Order 14057, relating to Cata19 lyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through 

20 Federal Sustainability. 

21 (6) Executive Order 14082, relating to Imple22 mentation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provi23 sions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 
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1 (7) Executive Order 14096, relating to Revital2 izing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental 

3 Justice for All. 

4 SEC. 1711. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

5 UKRAINE. 

6 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

7 this Act or otherwise made available for construction of 

8 covered military unaccompanied housing (as defined in 

9 section 2856 of title 10, United States Code) for fiscal 

10 year 2025 or any fiscal year thereafter are authorized to 

11 be transferred or otherwise made available to Ukraine or 

12 to provide any form of assistance to Ukraine. 

13 SEC. 1712. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUIREMENT TO 

14 USE ‘‘TAIWAN’’. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Defense may 

16 not use ‘‘Chinese Taipei’’ and shall use ‘‘Taiwan’’, ex17 cept— 

18 (1) in historical context explaining the People’s 

19 Republic of China’s attempt to control Taiwan 

20 through persuasion and coercion; or 

21 (2) in the formal title of a Federal document. 

22 (b) REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE WEBSITE.—Not later 

23 than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

24 the Secretary of Defense shall ensure the website of the 
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1 Department of Defense meets the requirements of this 

2 section. 

3 SEC. 1713. PROJECT SPECTRUM. 

4 Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, is amend5 ed by inserting before section 399 the following new sec6 tion: 

7 ‘‘§ 398b. Project Spectrum 

8 ‘‘(a) PROJECT SPECTRUM; PURPOSE.—There is with9 in the Office of Small Business Programs of the Depart10 ment of Defense a program known as ‘Project Spectrum’, 

11 the purpose of which is to provide to covered entities, 

12 through an online platform, digital resources and services 

13 that increase awareness about cybersecurity risks and help 

14 such covered entities to comply with the cybersecurity re15 quirements of the defense acquisition system. 

16 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Director of the Office of 

17 Small Business Programs may establish eligibility require18 ments for the receipt by a covered entity of a given re19 source or service made available through Project Spec20 trum. 

21 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To receive through Project 

22 Spectrum a resource or service for which the Director has 

23 established an eligibility requirement under subsection (b), 

24 a covered entity shall submit to the Director an applica-
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1 tion at such time, in such form, and containing such infor2 mation as the Director determines appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out Project Spec4 trum, the Director shall maintain an online platform 

5 through which the Director shall make available to each 

6 covered entity that the Director determines to be eligible 

7 under subsection (b) with respect to a given resource or 

8 service, the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) Educational materials regarding cybersecu10 rity, including cybersecurity training courses and 

11 workforce development training. 

12 ‘‘(2) Guidance regarding best practices for cy13 bersecurity matters, including guidance for devel14 oping internal cybersecurity policies and suggestions 

15 for procedures for reviewing any violation of such 

16 policies. 

17 ‘‘(3) Assessments of the cybersecurity practices 

18 and cybersecurity systems used by a covered entity. 

19 ‘‘(4) A review and feasibility assessment of 

20 products, software, and data security tools available 

21 in the commercial marketplace. 

22 ‘‘(5) Cybersecurity services, including dash23 board monitoring services, continuous threat moni24 toring services, software patching services, and patch 

25 testing services. 
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1 ‘‘(6) Cybersecurity readiness checks. 

2 ‘‘(7) A platform for secure data collaboration 

3 between two or more employees of a covered entity 

4 and between multiple covered entities. 

5 ‘‘(8) Any additional resources or services, as de6 termined by the Director. 

7 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered entity’ means a supplier 

9 of the Department of Defense that is a small or me10 dium business and registers to access the online 

11 platform of Project Spectrum. 

12 ‘‘(2) The term ‘defense acquisition system’ has 

13 the meaning given to such term in section 3001 of 

14 this title.’’. 

15 Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 

16 SEC. 1721. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT 

17 FOR CROSS DOMAIN INCIDENTS AND EXEMP18 TIONS TO POLICIES FOR INFORMATION 

19 TECHNOLOGY. 

20 Section 1727 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

22 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended 

23 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION DATE.—The requirement of the 

2 Secretary of Defense to submit a monthly report pursuant 

3 to subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2025.’’. 

4 SEC. 1722. ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 

5 SYSTEMS ENTITIES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

8 shall conduct an analysis to determine if any unmanned 

9 aircraft systems entity, or any subsidiary, parent, affiliate, 

10 or successor of such an entity, should be identified as a 

11 Chinese military company or a military-civil fusion con12 tributor and included on the list maintained by the De13 partment of Defense in accordance with section 1260H(b) 

14 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

15 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 

16 (b) ADDITION OF CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

17 SYSTEMS ENTITIES TECHNOLOGIES TO COVERED LIST.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c) of the Secure 

19 and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 

20 (47 U.S.C. 1601(c)) is amended by adding at the 

21 end the following new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(5) The communications equipment or service 

23 being— 

24 ‘‘(A) telecommunications or video surveil25 lance equipment produced by Shenzhen Da- 
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1 Jiang Innovations Sciences and Technologies 

2 Company Limited (commonly known as ‘DJI 

3 Technologies’) (or any subsidiary or affiliate 

4 thereof); or 

5 ‘‘(B) telecommunications or video surveil6 lance services, including software, provided by 

7 an entity described in subparagraph (A) or 

8 using equipment described in such subpara9 graph.’’. 

10 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2 of 

11 the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 

12 Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601) is amended by strik13 ing ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (4)’’ each place it ap14 pears and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (5)’’. 

15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has 

17 the meaning given such term in section 44801 of 

18 title 49, United States Code. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘unmanned aircraft systems enti20 ty’’ means an entity that manufactures or assembles 

21 an unmanned aircraft system. 

22 SEC. 1723. ANNUAL REPORT ON POSTSECONDARY EDU23 CATION COMPLAINT SYSTEM. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

25 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
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1 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress and 

2 make publicly available on the Department of Defense’s 

3 website a report on the Postsecondary Education Com4 plaint System (PECS). 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub6 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

7 (1) A qualitative description of the status of 

8 PECS that year. 

9 (2) A qualitative description of the efforts made 

10 by the Department of Defense that year to increase 

11 awareness and usage of PECS among those who are 

12 eligible to file complaints through the system. 

13 (3) The total number of complaints filed 

14 through PECS that year and the status of those 

15 complaints, such as closed or active. 

16 (4) The number of complaints that year broken 

17 down by— 

18 (A) military service; 

19 (B) issue; and 

20 (C) educational institution sector, includ21 ing private for-profit, private non-profit, and 

22 public. 

23 (5) A ranking of the top five issues raised by 

24 students that year. 
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1 (6) The number of institutions with two or 

2 more complaints that year, the names of those insti3 tutions, the number of participants at each of those 

4 institutions, and the number of complaints for each 

5 of those institutions. 

6 (7) The number of views and visitors of the 

7 PECS website that year. 

8 (8) A discussion of how the elements described 

9 in paragraphs (1) through (7) for that year compare 

10 to the elements described in paragraphs (1) through 

11 (7) in previous years. 

12 SEC. 1724. FEASIBILITY STUDY OF DOMESTIC REFINING OF 

13 DEEP SEA CRITICAL MINERAL INTERMEDI14 ATES. 

15 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Pursuant to an agreement 

16 described in subsection (b) and to the extent practicable, 

17 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base 

18 Policy shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility of 

19 improving domestic capabilities for refining polymetallic 

20 nodule-derived intermediates into high purity nickel, co21 balt sulfate, and copper for defense applications. Such 

22 study shall also examine existing supply chains for such 

23 intermediates. 

24 (b) AGREEMENT.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of 

2 Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall seek to 

3 enter into an agreement with an entity described in 

4 paragraph (2) to carry out the study required under 

5 this section. 

6 (2) ENTITY DESCRIBED.—An entity described 

7 in this section is one that is experienced in refining 

8 critical minerals and producing battery-grade nickel, 

9 cobalt sulfate, and copper cathode. 

10 (c) DEADLINE.—Not later than December 31, 2025, 

11 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base 

12 Policy Pursuant shall make publicly available the results 

13 of the study required under subsection (a). 

14 SEC. 1725. CERTIFICATION AND REPORTS ON SOUTH AFRI15 CA. 

16 (a) PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

18 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 

19 in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 

20 Secretary of Defense, shall certify to the appropriate 

21 congressional committees and release publicly an un22 classified determination explicitly stating whether 

23 South Africa has engaged in activities that under24 mine United States national security or foreign pol25 icy interests. 
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1 (2) REPORT.—The certification required under 

2 paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by an unclassi3 fied report, with a classified annex if the President 

4 considers such as necessary, providing a justification 

5 for the determination made pursuant to such para6 graph. 

7 (b) REVIEW OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP.— 

8 (1) FULL REVIEW.—The President, in consulta9 tion with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 

10 State, the Administrator of the United States Agen11 cy for International Development, the United States 

12 Ambassador to South Africa, and the heads of such 

13 other Federal departments and agencies that play a 

14 substantial role in United States relations with 

15 South Africa, shall conduct a review of the bilateral 

16 relationship between the United States and South 

17 Africa. 

18 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

20 shall submit to the appropriate congressional com21 mittees a report that includes the findings of the re22 view required by paragraph (1). 

23 (c) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

25 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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1 of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres2 sional committees a report on United States defense 

3 cooperation with the Government of South Africa. 

4 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

5 paragraph (1) shall also include the following: 

6 (A) An overview of United States defense 

7 cooperation with the Government of South Afri8 ca, including military exercises, arms sales, and 

9 international military education and training. 

10 (B) An assessment of defense cooperation 

11 between the Government of South Africa and 

12 the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 

13 the Government of the People’s Republic of 

14 China, and the Government of the Russian 

15 Federation. 

16 (3) FORM.—The report required under para17 graph (1) shall be transmitted in an unclassified 

18 form and may contain a classified annex. 

19 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

20 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con21 gressional committees’’ means the congressional defense 

22 committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

23 House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 

24 Relations of the Senate. 
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1 SEC. 1726. EXTENSION OF REPORT ON ISLAMIC REVOLU2 TIONARY GUARD CORPS-AFFILIATED 

3 OPERATIVES ABROAD. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 

6 a period of 4 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation 

7 with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appro8 priate congressional committees a report that includes a 

9 detailed description of— 

10 (1) all Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-af11 filiated operatives serving in diplomatic or consular 

12 roles abroad; and 

13 (2) the ways in which the Department of State 

14 and the Department of Defense are working with 

15 partner countries to inform them of the threat posed 

16 by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated offi17 cials serving in diplomatic or consular roles in third 

18 party countries. 

19 (b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

20 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 

21 a classified annex. 

22 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE23 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres24 sional committees’’ means— 

25 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

26 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
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1 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

2 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep3 resentatives. 

4 SEC. 1727. REPORT ON RECEIPT OF FUNDING FROM CON5 FUCIUS INSTITUTES. 

6 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

7 a report on United States institutions of higher education 

8 that host Confucius Institutes and have received funding 

9 from the Department of Defense. 

10 SEC. 1728. REPORT ON IRANIAN OIL SALES PROCEEDS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub13 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

14 that includes each of the following: 

15 (1) An assessment of how proceeds from illicit 

16 Iranian oil sales support Iran’s military and security 

17 budget. 

18 (2) An assessment of the extent to which the 

19 funds described in paragraph (1) have been used di20 rectly or indirectly by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary 

21 Guard Corps, Hamas, Hizballah, or other Iranian 

22 proxies. 

23 (3) An overview of efforts undertaken to en24 force sanctions against Iran’s energy sector, includ25 ing interdictions of tankers. 
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1 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

2 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

3 a classified annex. 

4 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE5 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres6 sional committees’’ means— 

7 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

8 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

9 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

10 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep11 resentatives. 

12 SEC. 1729. WORKING GROUP ON BLOCKCHAIN, SMART CON13 TRACTS, AND DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECH14 NOLOGIES. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 

16 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 

17 the Secretary of Defense shall establish a working group 

18 to be known as the ‘‘Blockchain-Distributed Ledger Tech19 nologies-Smart Contracts Defense Applications Working 

20 Group’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Working 

21 Group’’). 

22 (b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Working Group are 

23 to— 

24 (1) identify whether blockchain, smart con25 tracts, and distributed ledger technologies could be 
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1 used by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes 

2 of improving the functions and efficiency of the De3 partment of Defense; and 

4 (2) not later than the date described in sub5 section (h), submit to the Secretary a report summa6 rizing the findings of the Working Group under 

7 paragraph (1). 

8 (c) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be 

9 composed of the following members or their designees: 

10 (1) A representative from the Office of Science 

11 and Technology Policy. 

12 (2) Representatives of such organizations and 

13 elements of the Department of Defense as the Sec14 retary of Defense determines appropriate. 

15 (d) CHARTER.—Not later than April 1, 2025, the 

16 Secretary of Defense shall develop a charter with respect 

17 to the functions of the Working Group. 

18 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec19 tion shall be construed to permit the Secretary of Defense 

20 to provide any competitive advantage to any member of 

21 the Working Group. 

22 (f) SUNSET.—The Working Group shall terminate on 

23 December 31, 2029. 
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1 SEC. 1730. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

2 DEFENSE ANNUAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT 

3 OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE. 

4 Not later than one year after the date of the enact5 ment of this section, and each fiscal year thereafter, the 

6 Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall sub7 mit to Congress and the Comptroller General of the 

8 United States, and make publicly available, a report con9 taining, for each fiscal year— 

10 (1) a description of the budget of the Depart11 ment of Defense, the total amount and dollar value 

12 of oversight investigations into fraud, waste, and 

13 abuse conducted by the Inspector General of the De14 partment of Defense, and the total amount and dol15 lar value of oversight investigations into fraud, 

16 waste, and abuse conducted by the Inspectors Gen17 eral of each military department; 

18 (2) statistical tables showing— 

19 (A) the total number and dollar value of 

20 oversight investigations completed and pending, 

21 set forth separately by type of oversight inves22 tigation; 

23 (B) the priority given to each type of over24 sight investigation; 

25 (C) the length of time taken for each type 

26 of oversight investigation, from the date of re-
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1 ceipt of a qualified incurred cost submission (as 

2 such term is defined in section 3842 of title 10, 

3 United States Code) and from the date on 

4 which the oversight investigation begins; 

5 (D) the aggregate cost of performing over6 sight investigations, set forth separately by type 

7 of oversight investigation; and 

8 (E) the total number and dollar value of 

9 oversight investigations that are pending for a 

10 period longer than one year at the end of the 

11 fiscal year covered by the report, and the fiscal 

12 year in which the qualified incurred cost sub13 mission was received, set forth separately by 

14 type of oversight investigation; 

15 (3) a summary of any recommendations of ac16 tions or resources needed to improve the oversight 

17 investigation process; and 

18 (4) any other matters the Inspector General 

19 considers appropriate. 

20 SEC. 1731. GAO REPORT ON SETTLEMENTS IN MEDICAL 

21 MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE 

22 UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

23 The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

24 submit to Congress a report on the rates at which Depart25 ment of Defense awards settlements in medical mal-
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1 practice claims by members of the uniformed services 

2 under part 45 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, 

3 including— 

4 (1) a comparison of such rates to the rates at 

5 which settlements are awarded in similar civilian 

6 medical malpractice claims; 

7 (2) recommendations for improvements to the 

8 system for medical malpractice claims by members 

9 of the uniformed services. 

10 SEC. 1732. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH THE 

11 GOVERNMENT OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS IS12 LANDS. 

13 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

15 with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Home16 land Security, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

17 Services of the Senate and House Representatives a report 

18 on security cooperation with the Government of the Turks 

19 and Caicos Islands and the treatment of detained Ameri20 cans on Turks and Caicos Islands, including— 

21 (1) the efforts of such Departments to counter 

22 threats from transnational criminal organizations, 

23 violent extremist organizations, and malign regional 

24 and external state actors in cooperation with the 

25 Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands; 
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1 (2) United States taxpayer assistance made 

2 available for the Turks and Caicos Islands since Oc3 tober 1, 2014; and 

4 (3) efforts by such Departments to address the 

5 treatment of and human rights abuses committed 

6 against United States individuals and others de7 tained by the Government of the Turks and Caicos 

8 Islands and to advocate for changes in policy related 

9 to their detention of Americans, during fiscal years 

10 2022 through 2024. 

11 SEC. 1733. ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCURACY OF GAZA MIN12 ISTRY OF HEALTH CASUALTY REPORTING. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the De15 fense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the Committees 

16 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep17 resentatives a report assessing the accuracy of the report18 ing of the Gaza Ministry of Health regarding— 

19 (1) the total casualty figures reported by the 

20 Ministry; and 

21 (2) the information disseminated by the Min22 istry of casualties grouped by age and gender. 

23 (b) FORM.—The assessment required by paragraph 

24 (1) shall be transmitted in an unclassified manner, and 
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1 any supporting documentation may be transmitted in a 

2 classified annex. 

3 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the sub4 mission of the report required by subsection (a), the Direc5 tor of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall brief the Com6 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

7 of Representatives on the contents of the report. 

8 SEC. 1734. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

9 ASSISTANCE TO U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER 

10 PROTECTION AND DEPARTMENT OF HOME11 LAND SECURITY ON NORTHERN BORDER SE12 CURITY. 

13 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

14 an annual report on the assistance the Department of De15 fense provides to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and 

16 the Department of Homeland Security to secure the north17 ern border of the United States. 

18 SEC. 1735. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT 

19 ON ANTAGONISTIC USE OF SATELLITES. 

20 (a) STUDY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

22 the United States shall conduct a study to assess 

23 threats to the interests of the United States posed 

24 by antagonistic use of satellites by adversarial for25 eign states, including— 
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1 (A) use of a satellite for combat; 

2 (B) damage, destruction, or incapacitation 

3 of a satellite that is owned, operated, controlled, 

4 or used by— 

5 (i) the United States Government; 

6 (ii) a commercial entity organized 

7 under the laws of the United States or any 

8 jurisdiction within the United States; or 

9 (iii) a country that is a member of the 

10 North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and 

11 (C) conducting or attempting to conduct 

12 espionage or surveillance of, or a cyber intru13 sion that affects— 

14 (i) a physical resource of the Depart15 ment of Defense, including a Department 

16 of Defense installation; or 

17 (ii) critical infrastructure (as defined 

18 in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT 

19 Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e))), including— 

20 (I) an electricity transmission 

21 system or network; 

22 (II) a water management system 

23 or resource; 

24 (III) a telecommunications facil25 ity or network; 
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1 (IV) a nuclear facility; 

2 (V) an airport; 

3 (VI) a railway; or 

4 (VII) a sea port. 

5 (2) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study 

6 under this subsection, the Comptroller General shall 

7 consult with— 

8 (A) the Administrator of the National Aer9 onautics and Space Administration; 

10 (B) the Chair of the Federal Communica11 tions Commission; 

12 (C) the Secretary of Defense; 

13 (D) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 

14 and 

15 (E) specialists who— 

16 (i) are affiliated with an institution of 

17 higher education or research organization; 

18 and 

19 (ii) have expertise in satellite tech20 nology, satellite warfare, cybersecurity, or 

21 another relevant subject related to warfare 

22 and communications. 

23 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

25 submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Committee on 
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1 Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on 

2 Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 

3 that— 

4 (1) includes operational, policy, and legislative 

5 recommendations to protect against and respond to 

6 threats identified by the study required under sub7 section (a); and 

8 (2) may include recommendations for— 

9 (A) preventive, preparatory, and emer10 gency response actions by municipal govern11 ments, State governments, and private sector 

12 entities; and 

13 (B) educational curricula and workforce 

14 development programs to address the need for 

15 trained professionals who are able to implement 

16 the recommendations described in such report. 

17 (c) ADVERSARIAL FOREIGN STATE DEFINED.—In 

18 this section, the term ‘‘adversarial foreign state’’ means— 

19 (1) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 

20 (2) the People’s Republic of China; 

21 (3) the Russian Federation; and 

22 (4) any foreign state designated by the Sec23 retary of State as an adversarial foreign state for 

24 purposes of this section. 
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1 SEC. 1736. REPORTING ON IRANIAN CENTRIFUGE INSTAL2 LATION. 

3 (a) REPORT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

6 Defense shall provide a report to the congressional 

7 defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Af8 fairs of the House of Representatives, and the Com9 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate with the 

10 content described in paragraph (2). 

11 (2) CONTENT DESCRIBED.—The content de12 scribed for the report in paragraph (1) includes the 

13 following: 

14 (A) An assessment of the types and num15 bers of centrifuges installed in declared and 

16 undeclared nuclear facilities in Iran since May 

17 2021. 

18 (B) An assessment of the timeline required 

19 by Iran to produce weapons-grade uranium in 

20 May 2021. 

21 (C) An assessment of the current timeline 

22 required by Iran to produce weapons-grade ura23 nium. 

24 (D) An assessment of whether Iran has 

25 moved advanced centrifuges to facilities other 
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1 than its safeguarded enrichment plants, includ2 ing where and how many, if applicable. 

3 (E) An assessment of how many advanced 

4 centrifuges Iran would need of each type to en5 rich to weapons-grade. 

6 (F) An assessment of whether a heavily 

7 fortified nuclear facility Iran is building near 

8 the Natanz site contains or will contain an en9 richment plant. 

10 (3) FORM.—This report shall be transmitted in 

11 unclassified form and may contain a classified 

12 annex. 

13 SEC. 1737. REPORT ON SYSTEM DEPENDENCIES, UPTIME, 

14 AND KEY FACTORS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH 

15 RECORD SYSTEM. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

18 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

19 a report on the electronic health record system and other 

20 system dependencies, uptime, and key factors that affect 

21 the Department of Defense and the Department of Vet22 erans Affairs. 

23 (b) REPORT.—The report required under subsection 

24 (a) shall include each of the following: 
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1 (1) A list of the information technology sys2 tems, infrastructure, and entities of the Department 

3 of Defense pertaining to the electronic health record 

4 system of the Department with which the Depart5 ment of Veterans Affairs has an operational or tech6 nical dependency. 

7 (2) A list of instances of electronic health 

8 record system and associated system downtime, per9 formance degradations, outages, or incidents of the 

10 Department of Defense during fiscal year 2024, in11 cluding, for each such instance each of the following: 

12 (A) The duration. 

13 (B) The results of a root cause analysis. 

14 (C) Any after action reporting. 

15 (D) The accountable office within the De16 partment. 

17 (E) An indication of whether the Depart18 ment of Veterans Affairs was also affected. 

19 (3) Any steps taken by, or plan of, the Sec20 retary of Defense to address, mitigate, or resolve the 

21 instances identified in paragraph (2), as well as the 

22 an identification of any uptime goals for any system 

23 affected by an instance identified in paragraph (2). 

24 (4) Any steps taken by the Secretary of De25 fense to improve governance, coordination, and pol-
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1 icy decisions conducted with or affecting the Sec2 retary of Veterans Affairs related to electronic 

3 health record systems and associated systems of the 

4 Department of Defense with which the Department 

5 of Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical 

6 dependency. 

7 (5) A plan or schedule, if any, to modernize or 

8 replace systems of the Department of Defense per9 taining to identity management or patient registra10 tion, including the Defense Enrollment Eligibility 

11 Reporting System, with which the Department of 

12 Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical de13 pendency. 

14 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro15 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

16 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

17 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 

18 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

19 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

20 Representatives. 

21 SEC. 1738. REPORT ON USE OF NUCLEAR POWER FOR MILI22 TARY AND SOFT POWER PURPOSES. 

23 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact24 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec25 retary of State shall jointly submit a report to Congress 
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1 on Russian and Chinese efforts relating to transportable 

2 nuclear power that specifically evaluates the manner and 

3 extent to which both Russia and China are using trans4 portable nuclear power for direct military purposes and 

5 as a soft power tool globally. 

6 SEC. 1739. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY 

7 STUDY AND REPORT ON EXPANSION OF NA8 TIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP PRO9 GRAM. 

10 (a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 

11 Policy, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 

12 Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall conduct a study 

13 to assess the feasibility and benefits of expanding the Na14 tional Guard State Partnership Program to additional 

15 countries in the First Island Chain and the Second Island 

16 Chain, including— 

17 (1) Brunei Darussalam; 

18 (2) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

19 (3) the Republic of Kiribati; 

20 (4) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

21 (5) the Republic of Nauru; and 

22 (6) the Republic of Vanuatu. 

23 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall 
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1 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

2 on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 

3 Subtitle C—Other Matters 

4 SEC. 1741. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

5 (a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 

6 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

7 (1) In the subtitle analysis for subtitle A— 

8 (A) by striking the item relating to chapter 

9 19 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘19. Cyber and Information Operations Matters ................. 391’’; 

10 (B) by striking the item relating to chapter 

11 25 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘25. Electromagnetic Warfare ...................................................... 500’’; 

12 (C) by striking the item relating to chapter 

13 326 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘327. Weapon Systems Development and Related 

Matters 4401’’; .........................................................

14 (D) in part V, by striking the second item 

15 relating to subpart F, including the items relat16 ing to chapters 321 through 327 appearing 

17 under the second item relating to subpart F; 

18 (E) by striking the item relating to chapter 

19 363 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘363. Prohibition and Penalties .................................................. 4651’’; and 

20 (F) by striking the item relating to chapter 

21 367 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘367. Other Administrative Matters 4751’’. 
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1 (2) In section 130i(j)(3)(C)(ix), by striking 

2 ‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 

3 (3) In section 139a(h)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘out by Director’’ and in5 serting ‘‘out by the Director’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘an any’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘and any’’. 

8 (4) In section 167b— 

9 (A) in subsection (a)— 

10 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘re11 ferred to as the ‘cyber command’ ’’ and in12 serting ‘‘referred to as the ‘United States 

13 Cyber Command’ ’’; and 

14 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

15 ‘‘Cyber Command’’ and inserting ‘‘United 

16 States Cyber Command’’; 

17 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Cyber 

18 Command’’ each place it appears and inserting 

19 ‘‘United States Cyber Command’’; and 

20 (C) in subsections (c) and (d)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘cyber command’’ each 

22 place it appears and inserting ‘‘United 

23 States Cyber Command’’; 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘such command’’ each 

2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘such Com3 mand’’; and 

4 (iii) by striking ‘‘commander’’ each 

5 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Com6 mander’’. 

7 (5) In section 222a(d), by striking ‘‘the’’ before 

8 ‘‘all of the reports’’. 

9 (6) In section 381(b), by striking ‘‘Defense—.’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘Defense—’’. 

11 (7) In section 391b(e)(1)(B), by striking the 

12 colon and inserting a semicolon. 

13 (8) In section 392a(b)(3)(B)(ix), by inserting 

14 ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘932(c)(3)’’. 

15 (9) In section 486, by redesignating subsection 

16 (e) as subsection (d). 

17 (10) In chapter 25, by redesignating sections 

18 501 through 506 as sections 500a through 500f, re19 spectively. 

20 (11) In section 510(h)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘sub21 chapters I and II’’ and inserting ‘‘subchapters II 

22 and III’’. 

23 (12) In section 520(a)(2), by striking ‘‘armed 

24 forced’’ and inserting ‘‘armed force’’. 
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1 (13) In section 578(g), by striking ‘‘is ap2 proved’’ and inserting ‘‘as approved’’. 

3 (14) In section 624(e), by striking ‘‘is ap4 proved’’ and inserting ‘‘as approved’’. 

5 (15) In section 628a— 

6 (A) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘apply 

7 to report’’ and inserting ‘‘apply to the report’’; 

8 and 

9 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section 

10 20251’’ and inserting ‘‘section 20252’’. 

11 (16) In the table of sections at the beginning of 

12 chapter 40, by striking the item relating to section 

13 711 and inserting the following: 

‘‘710a. Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the armed 

forces.’’. 

14 (17) In chapter 40, by redesignating section 

15 711 (relating to parental leave for members of cer16 tain reserve components of the armed forces) as sec17 tion 710a. 

18 (18) In such section 710a, as so redesignated, 

19 in subsection (a)(2)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ each 

21 place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

22 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘clause (i)’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘.;’’ and inserting a 

2 period. 

3 (19) In section 714(b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘an 

4 serious’’ and inserting ‘‘a serious’’. 

5 (20) In section 937(a)(2)(B) (Art. 137), by in6 serting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 

7 (21) In section 1073c— 

8 (A) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub9 section (j); and 

10 (B) by redesignating the second subsection 

11 (h) (relating to rule of construction regarding 

12 secretaries concerned and medical evaluation 

13 boards) as subsection (i). 

14 (22) In section 1073d(b)(5)(C)(ii), by striking 

15 ‘‘fulfil’’ and inserting ‘‘fulfill’’. 

16 (23) In section 1370— 

17 (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘or, 

18 Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or Space Force’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) in subsection (f)(6)— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

22 a comma after ‘‘Air Force’’; and 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

24 a comma after ‘‘Navy’’. 
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1 (24) In section 1465(e), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ be2 fore ‘‘provide’’. 

3 (25) In section 1448(d)(1), by striking ‘‘para4 graph (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 

5 (26) In section 1558— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘,,’’ each place it appears 

7 and inserting a comma; and 

8 (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking 

9 ‘‘14507’’ and inserting ‘‘14705’’. 

10 (27) In section 1559(c)(3), by striking ‘‘the 

11 the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’. 

12 (28) In section 2031— 

13 (A) in subsection (b)— 

14 (i) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking 

15 ‘‘..’’ and inserting a period; and 

16 (ii) in paragraph (2)(E)(vi), by strik17 ing ‘‘report under subsection (i)’’ and in18 serting ‘‘report under subsection (j)’’; 

19 (B) by redesignating the second subsection 

20 (i) as subsection (j). 

21 (29) In section 2107(a), by striking ‘‘,,’’ and in22 serting a comma. 

23 (30) In section 2200g(a), by striking ‘‘Under 

24 Secretary for Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Sec25 retary of Defense’’. 
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1 (31) In the section heading for section 2275b, 

2 by striking the period at the end. 

3 (32) In section 2285— 

4 (A) by redesignating subsections (d) 

5 through (f) as subsections (c) through (e), re6 spectively; and 

7 (B) by redesignating the second subsection 

8 (b) as subsection (f). 

9 (33) In section 2688(g)(4), by striking ‘‘instal10 lation energy’’. 

11 (34) In the table of sections at the beginning of 

12 subchapter III of chapter 169, by striking the item 

13 relating to section 2856 and inserting the following: 

‘‘2856. Military unaccompanied housing: standards.’’. 

14 (35) In section 2856(a), by striking ‘‘,.’’ and in15 serting a period. 

16 (36) In section 2911(c)(3), by striking ‘‘instal17 lation energy’’. 

18 (37) In section 2922g(g)(1), by striking ‘‘2202’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘2002’’. 

20 (38) In the chapter analysis for part V of sub21 title A— 

22 (A) by striking the item relating to chapter 

23 207 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘207. Budgeting and Appropriations ........................................ 3131’’; 
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1 (B) by striking the item relating to chapter 

2 225 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘225. ¿Reserved 3271’’; 

3 (C) by striking the item relating to chapter 

4 243 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘243. Other Matters Relating to Awarding of Contracts ... 3341’’; 

5 (D) by striking the item relating to chap6 ter 272 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘272. ¿Reserved ............................................................................... 3721’’; 

7 (E) in the item relating to chapter 287, by 

8 striking ‘‘3961’’ and inserting ‘‘3901’’; 

9 (F) by inserting after the item relating to 

10 chapter 307 the following new items: 

‘‘SUBPART F—MAJOR SYSTEMS, MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION

PROGRAMS, AND WEAPON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

‘‘321. General Matters ..................................................................... 4201

‘‘322. Major Systems and Major Defense Acquisition Programs Generally ..................................................... 4211

‘‘323. Life-Cycle and Sustainment .............................................. 4321

‘‘324. Selected Acquisition Reports ............................................ 4350

‘‘325. Cost Growth-Unit Cost Reports (Nunn-McCurdy) .... 4371

‘‘326. Weapon Systems Development And Related Matters .............................................................................. 4401’’; and 

11 (G) by striking the item relating to chapter 

12 363 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘363. Prohibition and Penalties .................................................. 4651’’; 

13 (H) by striking the item relating to chap14 ter 367 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘367. Other Administrative Matters .......................................... 4751’’; 

15 (I) by striking the item relating to chapter 

16 383 and inserting the following new item: 
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‘‘383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual-use 

Technologies ............................................................ 4831’’. 

1 (39) In section 3601(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘note’’ 

2 before ‘‘prec.’’. 

3 (40) In section 4902— 

4 (A) in subsection (e)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by insert6 ing ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘protege firm’’; and 

7 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

8 subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), and 

9 adjusting the margins accordingly; and 

10 (B) in subsection (n)(5)(D), by inserting 

11 ‘‘of 1938’’ after ‘‘Act’’. 

12 (41) In section 4127, by striking the section 

13 heading and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘§ 4127. Defense Innovation Unit’’. 

15 (42) In section 4273(d), by striking ‘‘4736’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘4376’’. 

17 (43) In section 8581(a), by striking ‘‘Provost 

18 and Academic Dean of the Postgraduate School’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘Provost and Chief Academic Officer’’. 

20 (44) In section 15109, by striking ‘‘(a) In 

21 general.—’’. 

22 (45) In section 15110, by striking ‘‘the title’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 
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1 (46) In the chapter analysis for part I of sub2 title F, by striking the item relating to chapter 2013 

3 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘2013. Voluntary Retirement for Length of 

Service 20601’’. .......................................................

4 (47) In section 20106(d), by striking ‘‘per5 taining’’. 

6 (48) In section 20212(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘the’’ 

7 before ‘‘Air Force’’. 

8 (49) In section 20231— 

9 (A) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ‘‘sec10 tion’’ before ‘‘20232’’; and 

11 (B) in subsection (c)(2)(E), by inserting 

12 ‘‘of the’’ before ‘‘Air Force’’. 

13 (50) In section 20234(b), by inserting ‘‘to’’ 

14 after ‘‘pursuant’’. 

15 (51) In section 20243(a)(3), by striking ‘‘as a 

16 before’’ and inserting ‘‘before’’. 

17 (52) By redesignating the second section 20251 

18 (relating to special selection boards; correction of er19 rors) as section 20252. 

20 (53) In such section 20252 (relating to special 

21 selection boards; correction of errors), as so redesig22 nated— 

23 (A) in subsection (b)— 

24 (i) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (I) by striking ‘‘((1)’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘(1)’’; and 

3 (II) by striking ‘‘sch’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘such’’; and 

5 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘a 

6 officer’’ and inserting ‘‘an officer’’; and 

7 (B) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘of of8 ficer’’ and inserting ‘‘an officer’’. 

9 (54) In the table of sections at the beginning of 

10 chapter 2009, by striking the item relating to he 

11 second section 20404 (relating to Force shaping au12 thority) and inserting the following: 

‘‘20405. Force shaping authority.’’. 

13 (55) In section 20401(b), by inserting ‘‘, and’’ 

14 after ‘‘1174(b)’’. 

15 (56) In section 20404, by striking ‘‘space 

16 force’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Space 

17 Force’’. 

18 (57) In section 20502— 

19 (A) in the heading for subsection (c)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘THAN an Officer Has 

21 Failed to Establish That the Officer 

22 Should Be Retained’’ and inserting ‘‘THAT

23 AN OFFICER HAS FAILED TO ESTABLISH

24 THAT THE OFFICER SHOULD BE RE25 TAINED’’; and 
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1 (ii) by moving paragraph (1) to ap2 pear in line with the subsection heading 

3 and adjusting the margins accordingly; and 

4 (B) in the heading for subsection (d), by 

5 striking ‘‘THAN’’ and inserting ‘‘THAT’’. 

6 (b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR

7 FISCAL YEAR 2018.—Effective as of December 12, 2017, 

8 and as if included therein as enacted, section 886(a)(1) 

9 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

11 term ‘Procurement Administrative Lead Time’ or 

12 ‘PALT’,’’ and inserting ‘‘the term ‘procurement adminis13 trative lead time’ or ‘PALT’,’’. 

14 (c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS

15 MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend16 ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec17 tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 

18 as having been enacted immediately before any such 

19 amendments by other provisions of this Act. 

20 SEC. 1742. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 

21 SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 

22 Section 1965 of title 38, United States Code, is 

23 amended, in paragraph (5)— 

24 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

25 and inserting a semicolon; 
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1 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘field 

2 training or practice cruises’’ and inserting ‘‘ad3 vanced training (as such term is defined in section 

4 2101 of title 10)’’; 

5 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D), as 

6 amended, as subparagraph (E); and 

7 (4) by inserting, after subparagraph (C), the 

8 following new subparagraph (D): 

9 ‘‘(D) a Reserve— 

10 ‘‘(i) not otherwise described in this 

11 paragraph; 

12 ‘‘(ii) enlisted under section 513 of 

13 title 10; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) without regard to duty status; 

15 and’’. 

16 SEC. 1743. DISPLAY OF UNITED STATES FLAG FOR PATRI17 OTIC AND MILITARY OBSERVANCES. 

18 (a) AMENDMENT TO FLAG CODE.—Section 8(c) of 

19 title 4, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

20 except as may be necessary in limited circumstances and 

21 done in a respectful manner as part of a military or patri22 otic observance involving members of the Armed Forces’’ 

23 after ‘‘aloft and free’’. 

24 (b) MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

25 POLICY.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
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1 (1) rescind the February 10, 2023, Department 

2 of Defense memorandum entitled, ‘‘Clarification of 

3 Department of Defense Community Engagement 

4 Policy on Showing Proper Respect to the United 

5 States Flag’’; and 

6 (2) support military recruitment through public 

7 outreach events during patriotic and military observ8 ances, including the display of the United States 

9 flag regardless of size and position, including hori10 zontally, provided that, in accordance with section 

11 8(b) of title 4, United States Code, the flag never 

12 touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the 

13 floor, water, or merchandise. 

14 SEC. 1744. REDUCTION OF LIGHT POLLUTION AT DEPART15 MENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 

16 (a) AUDIT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and con19 currently with the study required under subsection 

20 (b), the Secretary of Defense shall complete an audit 

21 of light pollution at the facilities selected pursuant 

22 to paragraph (2). Under such audit, the Secretary 

23 shall— 

24 (A) evaluate the lighting used at such fa25 cilities, with a focus on unshielded lighting; 
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1 (B) determine whether any lighting fix2 tures are unnecessary; 

3 (C) determine whether any areas— 

4 (i) are unnecessarily lit; or 

5 (ii) are overlit and are suitable for 

6 lower ambient light under United Facilities 

7 Criteria 3–530–01; 

8 (D) identify any lighting or design trends 

9 across such facilities that contribute to light 

10 pollution; and 

11 (E) include a plan for reducing unneces12 sary lighting, overlit areas, and other sources of 

13 light pollution at such facilities. 

14 (2) AUDITED FACILITIES.—The Secretary of 

15 Defense shall— 

16 (A) select the Department of Defense fa17 cilities to be included in the audit under para18 graph (1); and 

19 (B) to the extent practicable, ensure that 

20 the group of such selected facilities is a rep21 resentative sample of Department of Defense 

22 facilities with respect to size, form, function, 

23 and geographic location. 

24 (3) PLAN DEADLINE.—Not later than 6 months 

25 after the audit required under paragraph (1) is com-
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1 pleted, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the 

2 plan included in such audit. 

3 (b) STUDY.—Not later than 18 months after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, and concurrently with the 

5 audit required under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of 

6 Defense shall conduct a study of light pollution at Depart7 ment of Defense facilities. In conducting the study, the 

8 Secretary shall— 

9 (1) examine how light pollution affects Depart10 ment of Defense operations and readiness; 

11 (2) examine how light pollution affects biodiver12 sity near Department of Defense facilities; 

13 (3) evaluate the effectiveness of compatible use 

14 buffer zones and other techniques already in use to 

15 mitigate light pollution and its harmful effects at 

16 Department of Defense facilities; 

17 (4) evaluate the necessity and purpose of any 

18 unshielded lights at Department of Defense facili19 ties; 

20 (5) examine the use of additional light pollution 

21 mitigation technologies, processes, and policies to 

22 mitigate light pollution at Department of Defense 

23 facilities, including increasing the use of warm-light 

24 and low-output light-emitting diode lights and de-
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1 creasing the use of cool-light and high-output light2 emitting diode lights; 

3 (6) examine the feasability of establishing dark 

4 sky standards for Department of Defense facilities; 

5 (7) identify and analyze Federal, State, and 

6 local rules, regulations, and policies that support or 

7 inhibit the ability of the Secretary of Defense to 

8 mitigate light pollution at Department of Defense 

9 facilities; and 

10 (8) evaluate ongoing and potential additional 

11 initiatives at Department of Defense facilities to reg12 ulate lighting standards, including how such initia13 tives could be expanded without compromising na14 tional security or the mission, safety, or security of 

15 any such facility. 

16 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the com17 pletion of the audit required under subsection (a)(1) and 

18 the study required under subsection (b), the Secretary of 

19 Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 

20 of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Nat21 ural Resources of the House of Representatives, the Com22 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Com23 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

24 a report, which shall include— 
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1 (1) the results of the audit required under sub2 section (a)(1), including the methodology, findings, 

3 and recommendations of such audit; 

4 (2) the results of the study required under sub5 section (b), including unclassified examples of how 

6 light pollution affects Department of Defense oper7 ations and readiness; 

8 (3) identification of the funds, resources, and 

9 additional authorities required to execute any plans 

10 or recommendations developed pursuant to the study 

11 required under subsection (b); 

12 (4) recommendations for expanding or starting 

13 collaborative efforts with local communities that are 

14 located near Department of Defense facilities to 

15 limit light pollution; 

16 (5) recommendations for protecting biodiversity 

17 near Department of Defense facilities from light pol18 lution without harming Department of Defense oper19 ations and readiness; and 

20 (6) recommendations on whether and, if appli21 cable, how the Department of Defense could create 

22 and implement dark sky standards for Department 

23 of Defense facilities. 

24 (d) PILOT PROJECTS.—The Secretary of Defense 

25 may establish pilot projects to reduce light pollution at De-
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1 partment of Defense facilities based on the results of the 

2 study required under subsection (b). 

3 (e) DEPARTMENT SECURITY.—The Secretary of De4 fense shall ensure that the safety, security, and readiness 

5 of the Department of Defense is not negatively affected 

6 by— 

7 (1) the audit required under subsection (a)(1); 

8 (2) the implementation of the plan included in 

9 such audit; or 

10 (3) any pilot project established under sub11 section (d). 

12 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) The term ‘‘dark sky standards’’ means a 

14 group of policies, guidelines, or requirements that— 

15 (A) reduce light pollution; 

16 (B) limit artificial light to areas where 

17 such light is intended to be used; and 

18 (C) protect the natural darkness of an out19 door location. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘Department of Defense facility’’ 

21 means any structure, building, training area, or 

22 other infrastructure of a military installation, includ23 ing a roadway or defense access road, and any other 

24 area on the grounds of a military installation that 
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1 is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense 

2 or the Secretary of a military department. 

3 (3) The term ‘‘light pollution’’ means artificial 

4 light that emanates from buildings or other human5 made structures that— 

6 (A) expands onto adjacent properties and 

7 is unnecessary in regards to the purpose or use 

8 of such adjacent property; or 

9 (B) degrades the visibility of the sky at 

10 night. 

11 SEC. 1745. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE ACTIVITIES RELATED 

12 TO COUNTERNARCOTICS AND COUNTER13 TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary of Defense, in consultation with each com18 mander of a geographic combatant command and 

19 the Secretary of State, shall develop a strategy to 

20 improve activities and support to law enforcement 

21 related to counternarcotics. Such strategy shall— 

22 (A) ensure the coordination and assess23 ment of such activities carried out by the De24 partment of Defense; 
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1 (B) ensure policy updates to address ongo2 ing and emerging counternarcotics threats; and 

3 (C) inform the coordination of program 

4 and budget requests by the Secretary. 

5 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

6 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

7 (A) A plan to establish or update com8 mand arrangement agreements to address exist9 ing and emerging narcotic substances of con10 cern, including detection and monitoring of 

11 fentanyl, illicit fentanyl precursors, and fentanyl 

12 analogues. 

13 (B) Definitions for responsibilities of each 

14 command in the joint operation area as directed 

15 by the Department of Defense. 

16 (C) A plan for improved coordination be17 tween geographic combatant commands to en18 sure clear understanding of roles and respon19 sibilities in overlapping areas of responsibility. 

20 (D) A plan to continue and improve co21 ordination with foreign partners regarding in22 telligence sharing and interdiction activities. 

23 (E) Standardized operating procedures for 

24 command and control of counternarcotics within 

25 the Department of Defense. 
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1 (F) Measurable outcomes to assess 

2 progress for each of the Departments counter3 narcotics strategic objectives. 

4 (G) A description of capability upgrades 

5 that would better enable the support of the 

6 interdiction of narcotics, including fentanyl, il7 licit fentanyl precursors, and fentanyl ana8 logues, throughout the Department of Defense. 

9 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 

11 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

12 congressional defense committees a report that in13 cludes the comprehensive strategy as required by 

14 subsection (a). 

15 (2) FORM.—The report required under para16 graph (1) of this subsection shall be submitted in 

17 unclassified form, but may include a classified 

18 annex. 

19 SEC. 1746. RISK FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN MOBILE APPLI20 CATIONS OF CONCERN. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 

22 (1) create categorical definitions of foreign mo23 bile applications of concern with respect to personnel 

24 or operations of the Department of Defense, distin25 guishing among categories such as applications for 
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1 shopping, social media, entertainment, or health; 

2 and 

3 (2) create a risk framework with respect to De4 partment personnel or operations that assesses each 

5 foreign mobile application (or, if appropriate, group6 ing of similar such applications) that is from a coun7 try of concern for any potential impact on Depart8 mental personnel and Departmental operations, in9 corporating considerations of— 

10 (A) the manner and extent of data collec11 tion by the application; 

12 (B) the ability of the application to influ13 ence the user with the applications content to 

14 the detriment of the United States; 

15 (C) the manner and extent of foreign own16 ership or control of the application or data col17 lected by the application; 

18 (D) any foreign government interests asso19 ciated with the applications; 

20 (E) a software bill of materials with a 

21 focus on known or assessed malicious software 

22 embedded in the application, including in prior 

23 versions of the application or in other applica24 tions created by the owners of such application; 
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1 (F) any known impact from prior use of 

2 the application to Department personnel or op3 erations; and 

4 (G) the foreign mobile application of con5 cern residing on a United States Government 

6 device or a personally owned device while in 

7 proximity to Department operations or activi8 ties or in the personal custody of personnel dur9 ing Department sanctioned activities. 

10 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the categorical 

11 definitions and risk framework described in subsection (a), 

12 the Secretary of Defense— 

13 (1) shall include in the risk framework foreign 

14 mobile applications of concern— 

15 (A) from countries that the Secretary de16 termines to be engaged in consistent, unauthor17 ized conduct that is detrimental to the national 

18 security or foreign policy of the United States; 

19 (B) that are accessible to be downloaded 

20 from major mobile device application market21 places by Department personnel; and 

22 (C) originating from, authored in, owned 

23 by, or otherwise associated with countries or en24 tities that are designated on the list maintained 
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1 and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 

2 of the Export Administration Regulations; 

3 (2) may include additional countries or indi4 vidual foreign mobile applications with malicious and 

5 banned capabilities from other countries to the ex6 tent the Secretary determines appropriate; and 

7 (3) shall consider distinguishing within the risk 

8 framework the particular interests of a country de9 scribed in paragraph (1) or (2) in the use of a for10 eign mobile application of concern of such country 

11 (regardless of device or owner) by— 

12 (A) users located at facilities of the De13 partment of Defense of varying levels of sensi14 tivity; 

15 (B) users conducting authorized operations 

16 or movements of Department of Defense mate17 riel; or 

18 (C) specific civilian employees of the De19 partment or contractors whom the Secretary 

20 determines likely to be a target of a foreign 

21 actor. 

22 (c) GUIDANCE AND UPDATES.—The Secretary of De23 fense shall— 

24 (1) issue guidance to all Department personnel 

25 incorporating the categories of foreign mobile appli-
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1 cations of concern and advising how to mitigate the 

2 risks identified by the risk framework with respect 

3 to such applications; 

4 (2) routinely update the categorical definitions 

5 and risk framework promulgated pursuant to sub6 section (a), at least on an annual basis; and 

7 (3) prescribe, if feasible, regulations that appro8 priately mitigate risks from applications on devices 

9 provided by the Department of Defense or on any 

10 device used during an activity described in sub11 section (b)(3)(B) or at locations described under 

12 (b)(3)(A). 

13 SEC. 1747. FEDERAL CONTRACTOR VULNERABILITY DIS14 CLOSURE POLICY. 

15 (a) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di18 rector of the Office of Management and Budget, in 

19 consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity 

20 and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National 

21 Cyber Director, the Director of the National Insti22 tute of Standards and Technology, and any other 

23 appropriate head of an Executive department, 

24 shall— 
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1 (A) review the Federal Acquisition Regula2 tion contract requirements and language for 

3 contractor vulnerability disclosure programs; 

4 and 

5 (B) recommend updates to such require6 ments and language to the Federal Acquisition 

7 Regulation Council. 

8 (2) CONTENTS.—The recommendations re9 quired by paragraph (1) shall include updates to 

10 such requirements designed to ensure that covered 

11 contractors implement a vulnerability disclosure pol12 icy consistent with NIST guidelines for contractors 

13 as required under section 5 of the IoT Cybersecurity 

14 Improvement Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 278g–3c; Pub15 lic Law 116–207). 

16 (b) PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 

17 180 days after the date on which the recommended con18 tract language developed pursuant to subsection (a) is re19 ceived, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council shall 

20 review the recommended contract language and update the 

21 FAR as necessary to incorporate requirements for covered 

22 contractors to receive information about a potential secu23 rity vulnerability relating to an information system owned 

24 or controlled by a contractor, in performance of the con25 tract. 
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1 (c) ELEMENTS.—The update to the FAR pursuant 

2 to subsection (b) shall— 

3 (1) to the maximum extent practicable, align 

4 with the security vulnerability disclosure process and 

5 coordinated disclosure requirements relating to Fed6 eral information systems under sections 5 and 6 of 

7 the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 

8 (Public Law 116–207; 15 U.S.C. 278g–3c and 

9 278g–3d); and 

10 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, be 

11 aligned with industry best practices and Standards 

12 29147 and 30111 of the International Standards 

13 Organization (or any successor standard) or any 

14 other appropriate, relevant, and widely used stand15 ard. 

16 (d) WAIVER.—The head of an agency may waive the 

17 security vulnerability disclosure policy requirement under 

18 subsection (b) if— 

19 (1) the agency Chief Information Officer deter20 mines that the waiver is necessary in the interest of 

21 national security or research purposes; and 

22 (2) if, not later than 30 days after granting a 

23 waiver, such head submits a notification and jus24 tification (including information about the duration 

25 of the waiver) to the Committee on Oversight and 
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1 Accountability of the House of Representatives and 

2 the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern3 mental Affairs of the Senate. 

4 (e) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLEMENT TO

5 THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.— 

6 (1) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 of Defense shall review the Department of Defense 

9 Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

10 contract requirements and language for contractor 

11 vulnerability disclosure programs and develop up12 dates to such requirements designed to ensure that 

13 covered contractors implement a vulnerability disclo14 sure policy consistent with NIST guidelines for con15 tractors as required under section 5 of the IoT Cy16 bersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 

17 278g–3c; Public Law 116–207). 

18 (2) REVISIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

19 the date on which the review required under sub20 section (a) is completed, the Secretary shall revise 

21 the DFARS as necessary to incorporate require22 ments for covered contractors to receive information 

23 about a potential security vulnerability relating to an 

24 information system owned or controlled by a con25 tractor, in performance of the contract. 
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1 (3) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 

2 that the revision to the DFARS described in this 

3 subsection is carried out in accordance with the re4 quirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 

5 (c). 

6 (4) WAIVER.—The Chief Information Officer of 

7 the Department of Defense may waive the security 

8 vulnerability disclosure policy requirements under 

9 paragraph (2) if the Chief Information Officer— 

10 (A) determines that the waiver is necessary 

11 in the interest of national security or research 

12 purposes; and 

13 (B) not later than 30 days after granting 

14 a waiver, submits a notification and justifica15 tion (including information about the duration 

16 of the waiver) to the Committees on Armed 

17 Services of the House of Representatives and 

18 the Senate. 

19 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given 

21 the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States 

22 Code. 

23 (2) The term ‘‘covered contractor’’ means a 

24 contractor (as defined in section 7101 of title 41, 

25 United States Code)— 
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1 (A) whose contract is in an amount the 

2 same as or greater than the simplified acquisi3 tion threshold; or 

4 (B) that uses, operates, manages, or main5 tains a Federal information system (as defined 

6 by section 11331 of title 40, United Stated 

7 Code) on behalf of an agency. 

8 (3) The term ‘‘DFARS’’ means the Department 

9 of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition 

10 Regulation. 

11 (4) The term ‘‘Executive department’’ has the 

12 meaning given that term in section 101 of title 5, 

13 United States Code. 

14 (5) The term ‘‘FAR’’ means the Federal Acqui15 sition Regulation. 

16 (6) The term ‘‘NIST’’ means the National In17 stitute of Standards and Technology. 

18 (7) The term ‘‘OMB’’ means the Office of Man19 agement and Budget. 

20 (8) The term ‘‘security vulnerability’’ has the 

21 meaning given that term in section 2200 of the 

22 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650). 

23 (9) The term ‘‘simplified acquisition threshold’’ 

24 has the meaning given that term in section 134 of 

25 title 41, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 1748. RECORDS RELATING TO TOWER 22 ATTACK. 

2 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act, the President shall make available to 

4 Congress all records relating to the January 28, 2024, at5 tack on Tower 22 in Jordan. 

6 SEC. 1749. PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION OF GAZA 

7 PORT. 

8 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 

9 otherwise made available by this Act or by any provision 

10 of Public Law 118–50 may be made available for the ac11 quisition, construction, installation, maintenance, or res12 toration of a temporary or permanent pier, port, or similar 

13 structure located in Gaza or off the western coast of Gaza 

14 in the Mediterranean Sea, or for the deployment of any 

15 equipment or members of the Armed Forces to Gaza relat16 ing to such structure. 

17 SEC. 1750. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN LIT18 ERARY WORKS OF MILITARY MEMBERS OF 

19 THE FACULTY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 

20 Section 105(d) of title 17, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘civilian’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 

24 following: 

25 ‘‘(O) Uniformed Services University of the 

26 Health Sciences.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1751. REVOCATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR 

2 CERTAIN PERSONS. 

3 (a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi4 sion of law, the Secretary of Defense shall suspend or re5 voke a security clearance or access to classified informa6 tion for any retired or separated member of the uniformed 

7 service or civilian employee of the Department of Defense 

8 who engages in the activities described in subsection (b). 

9 (b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The activities de10 scribed in this subsection are lobbying activities or lob11 bying contacts for or on behalf of any entity that is— 

12 (1) identified by the Secretary of Defense in the 

13 most recent report submitted under section 

14 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na15 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

16 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese military 

17 company; 

18 (2) included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military19 Industrial Complex Companies List published by the 

20 Department of the Treasury; 

21 (3) owned by or controlled by an agency or in22 strumentality of any person described in paragraphs 

23 (1) or (2); or 

24 (4) an agency or instrumentality of any person 

25 described in paragraphs (1) or (2). 
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1 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may, for pe2 riods not to exceed 180 days, waive the application of the 

3 prohibition in subsection (a) for an individual if the Sec4 retary certifies to the congressional defense committees 

5 that doing so is in the national security interest of the 

6 United States. 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘lobbying activities’’ has the 

9 meaning given such term in section 3 of the Lob10 bying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602). 

11 (2) The term ‘‘lobbying contact’’ has the mean12 ing given such term in section 3 of the Lobbying 

13 Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602) except that 

14 clause (iv) of paragraph (8)(B)(iv) of such section 

15 shall not apply. 

16 SEC. 1752. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION ON 

17 SPACE MATTERS. 

18 Congress expresses support for cooperation between 

19 the United States and Israel on space matters, includ20 ing— 

21 (1) between the National Aeronautics and 

22 Space Administration (NASA) and the Israel Space 

23 Agency; and 

24 (2) between the United States Air Force and 

25 the Israeli Air Force’s newly created Space Force in 
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1 the areas of research, development, test, and evalua2 tion. 

3 SEC. 1753. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS 

4 TO LIFESAVING FEDERAL EQUIPMENT. 

5 (a) UNENFORCEABILITY OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS

6 UNLESS ENACTED INTO LAW.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—No regulation, rule, guid8 ance, policy, or recommendation issued on or after 

9 May 15, 2015, that limits the sale, donation, or 

10 transfer of property of the Federal Government pur11 suant to Executive Order 13688 (entitled ‘‘Federal 

12 Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Ac13 quisition’’) or Executive Order 14074 (entitled ‘‘Ad14 vancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Crimi15 nal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and 

16 Public Safety’’), including excess property of the De17 partment of Defense, to State and local agencies for 

18 law enforcement activities (whether pursuant to sec19 tion 2576a of title 10, United States Code, or any 

20 other provision of law, or as a condition on the use 

21 of Federal funds) shall have any force or effect after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act unless enacted 

23 into law by Congress. 

24 (2) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO EN25 FORCE REGULATIONS.—No agency or instrumen-
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1 tality of the Federal Government may use any Fed2 eral funds, fees, or resources to implement or carry 

3 out a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or rec4 ommendation issued as described in paragraph (1) 

5 that is not enacted into law by Congress. 

6 (3) LIMITATIONS ON SUBSEQUENT EXECUTIVE

7 ORDERS.—In accordance with this subsection, the 

8 President may not reinstate any section of the Exec9 utive orders listed in paragraph (1) nor establish 

10 any substantially similar Executive order regarding 

11 the transfer of equipment to law enforcement under 

12 section 2576a of title 10, United States Code. 

13 (b) RETURN OR REISSUE OF EQUIPMENT RECALLED

14 OR SEIZED PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS.—Any property 

15 recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, pursuant to 

16 a regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommendation 

17 issued as described in subsection (a)(1) shall be returned, 

18 replaced, or re-issued to the agency from which recalled 

19 or seized, at no cost to such agency, as soon as practicable 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, if— 

21 (1) such agency requests that the property be 

22 returned, replaced, or re-issued; 

23 (2) such agency satisfies the conditions set 

24 forth under 2576a of title 10, United States Code, 
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1 authorizing transfer and use of such property, if ap2 plicable; and 

3 (3) the property is in stock and available for 

4 transfer to the agency to be used for law enforce5 ment activities at the time the agency submits a re6 quest referred to in paragraph (1). 

7 SEC. 1754. LIMITATION ON FUNDING ACTIVITIES PER8 FORMED BY PERSONS IN DRAG. 

9 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

10 this Act may be obligated or expended for a drag show, 

11 drag queen story hour, or similar event. 

12 SEC. 1755. PROHIBITION ON DIVERTING FUNDING FROM 

13 THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

14 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 

15 otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail16 able to carry out any provision of law in a manner that 

17 would divert away funds previously appropriated as of the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act for assistance for the 

19 Indo-Pacific region through September 30, 2025. 

20 SEC. 1756. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL STRATEGY. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, in consulta22 tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

23 Management Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Chief 

24 of the National Guard Bureau, the Chief of Engineers of 

25 the Army Corps of Engineers, the Assistant Secretary of 
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1 the Office of Nuclear Energy of the Department of En2 ergy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 

3 Engineering, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 

4 Commission, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 

5 Office of Reactor Fleet and Advanced Reactor Deployment 

6 of the Department of Energy, develop a national strategy 

7 to utilize microreactors to assist with natural disaster re8 sponse efforts. 

9 (b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 

10 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 

11 2 years thereafter, the President shall submit to the ap12 propriate congressional committees a comprehensive na13 tional strategy developed under subsection (a). 

14 (c) CONTENTS OF NATIONAL STRATEGY.—A national 

15 strategy developed under subsection (a) shall include the 

16 following: 

17 (1) EVALUATION OF EXISTING DIESEL DEPLOY18 MENT EFFORTS.—An assessment of the effectiveness 

19 of utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural 

20 disaster response efforts, which such assessment 

21 shall include— 

22 (A) information on the current use of die23 sel generators to assist with natural disaster re24 sponse efforts, including— 
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1 (i) the prevalence of deploying diesel 

2 generators around the United States as the 

3 sole power source to assist with natural 

4 disaster response efforts; 

5 (ii) the average number of diesel gen6 erators deployed in natural disaster re7 sponse efforts based on the type of natural 

8 disaster, the severity of the natural dis9 aster, and the location of the natural dis10 aster; 

11 (iii) where Federal, State, and local 

12 governments store diesel generators; 

13 (iv) how diesel generators are trans14 ported to areas affected by a natural dis15 aster; 

16 (v) any logistical concerns with refuel17 ing diesel generators over an extended pe18 riod of time; 

19 (vi) the potential to utilize accessory 

20 equipment that is traditionally connected 

21 to diesel generators to help provide elec22 tricity to the area in need; and 

23 (vii) any other information that is 

24 necessary to understand the role of diesel 
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1 generators used to assist with natural dis2 aster response efforts; 

3 (B) how the effect on the environment of 

4 utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural 

5 disaster response efforts compares to the esti6 mated effect on the environment of utilizing 

7 microreactors to assist with the same natural 

8 disaster response efforts; and 

9 (C) the concerns to public safety when de10 ploying diesel generators in natural disaster re11 sponse efforts. 

12 (2) GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PRIORITIES.—A 

13 comprehensive, research-based, and long-term dis14 cussion of goals, objectives, and priorities for uti15 lizing microreactors instead of diesel generators to 

16 assist with natural disaster response efforts. 

17 (3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANALYSIS.—An 

18 analysis of— 

19 (A) how the efforts of the Department of 

20 Defense to develop microreactor technology for 

21 operational uses could be used to inform the de22 velopment of microreactors to assist with nat23 ural disaster response efforts, including any 

24 recommendations and additional direction that 
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1 may be necessary for such expedited deploy2 ment; 

3 (B) how the Department of Defense can 

4 most effectively translate and implement the 

5 lessons learned from its operations in the field 

6 to assist with natural disaster response efforts, 

7 including how operations in the field related to 

8 microreactors can be used to answer broad 

9 questions for the nuclear industry and for fu10 ture issues relating to fuel reliability, energy 

11 supply chain issues, reducing diesel convoy cau12 salities, and supporting other global humani13 tarian needs; and 

14 (C) whether a demonstration program for 

15 microreactors is needed prior to deploying 

16 microreactors for natural disaster response ef17 forts, based on the analysis provided by sub18 paragraphs (A) and (B). 

19 (4) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR

20 REGULATORY COMMISSION.—Recommendations on 

21 how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can work 

22 with other Federal agencies to expedite— 

23 (A) the approval of designs for microreac24 tors; and 
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1 (B) issuing licenses for the utilization, 

2 transportation, and operation of microreactors 

3 in rapid deployment scenarios, such as natural 

4 disaster response efforts. 

5 (5) UTILIZING FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—An 

6 analysis of available academic literature and studies, 

7 including site feasibility studies, to identify high risk 

8 areas that are prone to natural disasters that should 

9 be prioritized during emergency planning. 

10 (6) STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DE11 PLOYING MICROREACTORS.—An assessment of var12 ious strategic considerations to improve the effi13 ciency, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness of deploying 

14 microreactors to assist with natural disaster re15 sponse efforts, including— 

16 (A) whether the Department of Defense, 

17 the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

18 or any other government entity should build, 

19 own, or operate microreactors that are used to 

20 assist with natural disaster response efforts, in21 cluding whether it would be viable to lease 

22 microreactors from private industry and wheth23 er it would be viable to facilitate public-private 

24 partnerships to find cost effective options to 
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1 utilize microreactors for natural disaster re2 sponse efforts; 

3 (B) the recommended number of individ4 uals charged with the usage, maintenance, and 

5 upkeep of the microreactors, including the rec6 ommended qualifications, training requirements, 

7 availability requirements, and oversight respon8 sibility of such individuals; 

9 (C) the number of microreactors needed, 

10 initially and in the long-term, to effectively re11 spond to a natural disaster based on past nat12 ural disaster trends and the specific geographic 

13 location of the area; 

14 (D) where microreactors used to assist 

15 with natural disaster response efforts would be 

16 stored, including information on— 

17 (i) how different microreactor storage 

18 locations may affect swift and economically 

19 feasible natural disaster response efforts; 

20 (ii) the feasibility of utilizing already21 built facilities instead of constructing new 

22 microreactor storage facilities; 

23 (iii) the cost of constructing new 

24 microreactor storage facilities; 
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1 (iv) how to properly store the micro2 reactor when not being utilized for natural 

3 disaster response efforts; and 

4 (v) potential storage locations, such 

5 as— 

6 (I) the Strategic Alliance for 

7 FLEX Emergency Response locations 

8 in Memphis, Tennessee and Phoenix, 

9 Arizona; and 

10 (II) Department of Defense 

11 bases; 

12 (E) how to maintain a microreactor and 

13 replace, store, and dispose of fuel used by a 

14 microreactor, including whether public-private 

15 partnerships may be used to assist with such 

16 maintenance, replacement, storage, and dis17 posal; 

18 (F) when a diesel generator will suffice in 

19 the event of a natural disaster of limited pro20 portions, in comparison to utilizing microreac21 tors to assist with natural disaster response ef22 forts; 

23 (G) which States and territories and pos24 sessions of the United States that are prone to 

25 natural disasters, such as hurricanes, should be 
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1 prioritized when initially selecting locations to 

2 deploy microreactors to assist with natural dis3 aster response efforts; 

4 (H) the methods, capabilities, and costs as5 sociated with transporting microreactors that 

6 were or may be impacted by natural disasters, 

7 including considerations about transporting new 

8 microreactors, in addition to microreactors that 

9 have been put to use, and any regulatory or 

10 legal issues that may arise during the transpor11 tation; 

12 (I) any other strategic considerations that 

13 should be taken into account before deploying 

14 microreactors to assist with natural disaster re15 sponse efforts; 

16 (J) how to integrate microreactors into ex17 isting electrical grids in emergency situations, 

18 including how grid connection points, microgrid 

19 limits, site load limits, existing infrastructure, 

20 and the standard process for grid interconnec21 tions may impact the integration of microreac22 tors into existing electrical grid; 

23 (K) whether microreactors will be suscep24 tible to cyberattacks, including whether autono25 mous control will impact the microreactor’s 
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1 cyberattack susceptibility and what systems or 

2 microreactor designs would be ideal for com3 bating such cyberattacks during a natural dis4 aster response effort; and 

5 (L) how the weight of a microreactor, com6 pared to the weight of a diesel generator, af7 fects deploying microreactors and diesel genera8 tors to assist with natural disaster response ef9 forts. 

10 (7) DEPLOYMENT CHALLENGES AND BAR11 RIERS.—An assessment of— 

12 (A) the challenges and barriers to deploy13 ing microreactors to assist with natural disaster 

14 response efforts; and 

15 (B) solutions to address each such chal16 lenge and barrier. 

17 (8) REVIEW OF AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

18 LEGISLATION.— 

19 (A) REVIEW.—A review of existing law 

20 that can be used to ease the burden of utilizing 

21 microreactors to assist with natural disaster re22 sponse efforts, including the Robert T. Stafford 

23 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

24 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Energy Policy Act 

25 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.), the Atomic 
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1 Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 

2 the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Moderniza3 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 note), and any other 

4 relevant law. 

5 (B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Recommenda6 tions for legislation to— 

7 (i) assist with— 

8 (I) deploying microreactors to as9 sist with natural disaster response ef10 forts; 

11 (II) the maintenance and upkeep 

12 of such microreactors; and 

13 (III) the initial and long-term 

14 storage of such microreactors; and 

15 (ii) pay for the activities described in 

16 subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i). 

17 (9) PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE NATURAL DIS18 ASTER RESPONSE EFFORTS.—An assessment 

19 about— 

20 (A) the current status of any collaboration 

21 between the National Guard, Federal Emer22 gency Management Agency, and the Army 

23 Corps of Engineers during natural disaster re24 sponse efforts; 
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1 (B) the specific roles of each entity speci2 fied in subparagraph (A) (disaggregated, in the 

3 case of the National Guard, by State and by 

4 military department) during a natural disaster 

5 response effort, and their respective roles when 

6 participating in natural disaster response ef7 forts; 

8 (C) the current emergency responsibilities 

9 of the Department of Energy and the Nuclear 

10 Regulatory Commission that relate to deploying 

11 microreactors during natural disaster response 

12 efforts; 

13 (D) the potential opportunity to set up an 

14 annual listening group session or consortium to 

15 provide all the necessary information needed to 

16 deploy microreactors to assist with natural dis17 aster response efforts and to ensure a smooth 

18 transition from the use of diesel generators to 

19 the use of microreactors to assist with natural 

20 disaster response efforts; 

21 (E) how the Emergency Management As22 sistance Compact, consented to by Congress in 

23 the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution 

24 granting the consent of Congress to the Emer25 gency Management Assistance Compact’’ (Pub-
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1 lic Law 104–321), can be utilized to allow 

2 States to allocate their unused microreactors to 

3 other States that are in need of microreactors 

4 to assist with natural disaster response efforts; 

5 and 

6 (F) how to improve the collaboration be7 tween Federal, State, and local government en8 tities and private entities when deploying micro9 reactors to assist with natural disaster response 

10 efforts. 

11 (10) UTILIZING MICROREACTORS TO CHARGE

12 ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—Recommendations on how to 

13 utilize microreactors as charging stations for electric 

14 vehicles in the event of a mass evacuation resulting 

15 from a natural disaster, including recommendations 

16 on— 

17 (A) how to deploy microreactors to charge 

18 electric vehicles before an evacuation; 

19 (B) the primary transportation corridors 

20 that would be used for such a mass evacuation; 

21 (C) how many microreactors would be 

22 needed to charge electric vehicles during such a 

23 mass evacuation, based on the size and popu24 lation of the State in which the mass evacuation 

25 occurs; 
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1 (D) the best placement of microreactors 

2 throughout the primary transportation corridors 

3 to ensure a smooth electric vehicle charging 

4 process and subsequent evacuation; 

5 (E) any potential public-private partner6 ships that would be useful in utilizing micro7 reactors to charge electric vehicles during a 

8 mass evacuation, including an estimate of the 

9 costs that would be associated with establishing 

10 these partnerships; 

11 (F) how to— 

12 (i) transport microreactors to mass 

13 evacuation locations along primary trans14 portation corridors for purposes of charg15 ing electric vehicles; and 

16 (ii) pay for such transportation; and 

17 (G) any other topic related to subpara18 graphs (A) through (F). 

19 (11) DEPLOYING MICROREACTORS TO UNITED

20 STATES TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS.—Rec21 ommendations on deploying microreactors to terri22 tories and possessions of the United States to assist 

23 with natural disaster response efforts. 

24 (12) USING MILITARY EQUIPMENT WITH NU25 CLEAR CAPABILITIES.—Recommendations on how to, 
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1 in the event of a natural disaster and when the de2 ployment of a microreactor is not timely or ideal for 

3 the circumstance, deploy military equipment of the 

4 United States with nuclear capabilities, such as nu5 clear aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, to 

6 provide temporary electricity to an area severely im7 pacted by a natural disaster. 

8 (13) BUDGET PRIORITIES.—A multiyear budget 

9 plan that identifies the necessary resources to suc10 cessfully carry out the recommendations and imple11 ment any lessons learned from the assessments and 

12 other analysis under this subsection. 

13 (14) TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS.—An anal14 ysis of current and developing ways to leverage exist15 ing and innovative technology to improve the effec16 tiveness of efforts to deploy microreactors to assist 

17 with natural disaster response efforts. 

18 (15) USING INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO PREDICT

19 NATURAL DISASTERS.—A description of how to uti20 lize innovative technology, such as artificial intel21 ligence and predictive meteorological tools, to pre22 pare for the utilization of microreactors before a 

23 natural disaster. 
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1 (16) FLOATING NUCLEAR BARGES.—An assess2 ment of how floating nuclear barges compare to 

3 using portable microreactors, including— 

4 (A) the advantages and disadvantages of 

5 using a portable microreactor compared to a 

6 floating nuclear barge; and 

7 (B) an identification of scenarios during 

8 which a floating nuclear barge would be pre9 ferred over a portable microreactor. 

10 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT12 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com13 mittees’’ means— 

14 (A) the Committee on Energy and Com15 merce, the Committee on Armed Services, the 

16 Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 

17 and the Committee on Science, Space, and 

18 Technology of the House of Representatives; 

19 and 

20 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

21 Resources, the Committee on Armed Services, 

22 the Committee on Environment and Public 

23 Works, and the Committee on Commerce, 

24 Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
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1 (2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local 

2 government’’ has the meaning given such term in 

3 section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

4 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 

5 (3) MICROREACTOR.—The term ‘‘microreactor’’ 

6 means a nuclear reactor, including a portable nu7 clear reactor, that has an electricity generating ca8 pacity of not more than 20 megawatts of thermal 

9 energy. 

10 (4) NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘natural 

11 disaster’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Major 

12 disaster’’ in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 

13 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 5122), except that the term ‘‘natural dis15 aster’’ does not include a wildfire. 

16 (5) NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE EFFORT.— 

17 The term ‘‘natural disaster response effort’’ means 

18 a circumstance in which a State or local government 

19 requests assistance under the Robert T. Stafford 

20 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), including assistance to address 

22 the loss of primary electrical capacity as a result of 

23 a natural disaster. 

24 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 

25 of the United States and the District of Columbia. 
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1 SEC. 1757. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO REPORT2 ING REQUIREMENTS OF CHINA’S MARITIME 

3 SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 

5 States to reject as a violation of international law and 

6 United States sovereignty any attempt by China’s Mari7 time Safety Administration to compel United States ves8 sels to adhere to any reporting requirements listed within 

9 China’s Maritime Traffic Safety Law, including any re10 quirements to require a vessel to declare— 

11 (1) the vessel’s name and number; 

12 (2) the vessel’s satellite telephone number; 

13 (3) the vessel’s position and recent locations; 

14 and 

15 (4) the vessel’s cargo. 

16 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies to all 

17 maritime claims made by the People’s Republic of China 

18 that the United States has rejected, to include virtually 

19 all of China’s claims within the Nine-Dash Line. 

20 SEC. 1758. REPORT ON MILITARY SPOUSE SECURITY 

21 CLEARANCE. 

22 Not later than May 1, 2025, the Secretary of De23 fense, in consultation with the Director of National Intel24 ligence, shall provide a report to Congress on the tech25 nical, operational, human resources, and legal challenges 

26 that would result from accelerating security clearance re-
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1 views of military spouses by using information, including 

2 address verification, from the spousal review of their con3 nected service member’s security clearance, as well as the 

4 anticipated benefits of such a change. 

5 SEC. 1759. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FEASIBILITY 

6 STUDY FOR BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL AGENT7 DESTRUCTION PILOT PLANT. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find9 ings: 

10 (1) The Joint Explanatory Statement to accom11 pany the James M. Inhofe National Defense Author12 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

13 263) directed the Secretary of Defense, in consulta14 tion with the Secretary of the Army, to conduct a 

15 feasibility study to assess potential missions, plants, 

16 or industries feasible for Army or Department of 

17 Defense needs at the Blue Grass Army Depot fol18 lowing the completion of the mission at the Blue 

19 Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. 

20 (2) House Report 118-301 to accompany the 

21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

22 2024 (Public Law 118–31) directed the Secretary of 

23 the Army, in coordination with the Commanding 

24 General, Army Materiel Command and the Assistant 

25 Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 
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1 and Technology to provide a briefing on the costs 

2 and estimated funding profile associated with the or3 ganic industrial base modernization strategy and the 

4 efforts required to support opportunities for aug5 menting the organic industrial base at Blue Grass 

6 Army Depot. 

7 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con8 gress that the Department of Defense and the Secretary 

9 of the Army, in coordination with the Commanding Gen10 eral of the Army Materiel Command and the Assistant 

11 Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and 

12 Technology, should work with Congress and the local com13 munity near the Blue Grass Army Depot to build upon 

14 the findings of the feasibility study and House Report re15 ferred to in subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 1760. REWARDS FOR INFORMATION REGARDING LEAD17 ERS OF HAMAS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Defense Intel19 ligence Agency and the Secretary of Defense shall advo20 cate in their respective roles on the Foreign Threat Intel21 ligence Committee to request the Rewards for Justice Pro22 gram to offer $25,000,000 each in incentives for informa23 tion regarding Hamas terrorists Yahya Sinwar and Mo24 hammed Deif. 
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1 (b) OTHER REWARDS.—The Director of the Defense 

2 Intelligence Agency and the Secretary of Defense should 

3 advocate for significant rewards for information regarding 

4 other leaders Iran-backed entities designated as Foreign 

5 Terrorist Organizations under section 219 of the Immi6 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Specially 

7 Designated Global Terrorists under section 594.310 of 

8 title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 

9 SEC. 1761. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR THE COUN10 TERING EXTREMIST ACTIVITY WORKING 

11 GROUP. 

12 No Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated 

13 or otherwise made available for the Countering Extremist 

14 Activity Working Group or to implement any rec15 ommendations of such group. 

16 SEC. 1762. REPORT ON THE USE OF MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY 

17 STATUS FOR KENYA. 

18 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con19 gress that— 

20 (1) the designation of a country as a major 

21 non-NATO ally is intended to facilitate an increased 

22 security relationship between the United States and 

23 the designated country and is not intended to be 

24 merely a symbolic gesture; 
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1 (2) Kenya is an increasingly important security 

2 partner in East Africa and the Western Indian 

3 Ocean; and 

4 (3) major non-NATO ally status for Kenya 

5 should be utilized to facilitate increased security co6 operation with Kenya to advance our shared security 

7 priorities. 

8 (b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De10 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 

11 submit a classified report, along with an unclassified sum12 mary, to the appropriate congressional committees, which 

13 shall— 

14 (1) identify all opportunities to increase secu15 rity cooperation with Kenya as a result of its major 

16 non-NATO ally designation; 

17 (2) assess the feasibility of implementing the 

18 identified opportunities, including cost, timeline, and 

19 availability of defense articles as applicable; and 

20 (3) assess the priority of identified opportuni21 ties based on the Kenyan government’s requests and 

22 input and the impact on advancing the national se23 curity interests of the United States. 

24 (c) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS.—On the date that is 

25 180 days after the report required under subsection (b) 
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1 is submitted, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of De2 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 

3 submit a classified annex, along with an unclassified sum4 mary, to the appropriate congressional committees con5 taining a report that identifies all requests by the Kenyan 

6 government on cooperation on activities covered under the 

7 major non-NATO ally status, including— 

8 (1) a detailed summary of each request, includ9 ing cost and the defense articles requested; 

10 (2) whether those requests were approved or de11 nied; and 

12 (3) an explanation for why each request was ap13 proved or denied. 

14 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

15 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con16 gressional committees’’ means— 

17 (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

18 Senate; 

19 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

20 Senate; 

21 (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

22 House of Representatives; and 

23 (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

24 House of Representatives. 
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1 SEC. 1763. LIMITATION ON DISPLAYING IN CERTAIN PUB2 LIC AREAS CUT FLOWERS OR GREENS NOT 

3 PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—A cut flower or a cut green may 

5 not be officially displayed in any public area of a building 

6 of the Executive Office of the President or of the Depart7 ment of State or of the Department of Defense unless the 

8 cut flower or cut green is produced in the United States. 

9 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation in 

10 subsection (a) may not be construed to apply to any cut 

11 flower or cut green used by a Federal officer or employee 

12 for personal display. 

13 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) The term ‘‘cut flower’’ means a flower re15 moved from a living plant for decorative use. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘cut green’’ means a green, foli17 age, or branch removed from a living plant for deco18 rative use. 

19 (3) The term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ 

20 means grown in— 

21 (A) any of the several States; 

22 (B) the District of Columbia; 

23 (C) a territory or possession of the United 

24 States; or 

25 (D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of 

26 a federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
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1 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

2 on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 

3 of this section. 

4 SEC. 1764. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL EMERGING TECH5 NOLOGY CAPABILITIES COOPERATION. 

6 Subtitle G of title XII of the National Defense Au7 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 is amended by insert8 ing after section 1279 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1279A. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL EMERGING TECH11 NOLOGY CAPABILITIES COOPERATION. 

12 ‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

13 United States to support and encourage further defense 

14 collaboration with Israel in areas of emerging technologies 

15 capable of enabling the warfare capabilities of both the 

16 United States and Israel to meet emerging defense chal17 lenges, including but not limited to the areas of artificial 

18 intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum and automa19 tion. 

20 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH EMERGING DE21 FENSE TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES PROGRAM WITH

22 ISRAEL.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

24 upon request of the Ministry of Defense of Israel 

25 and in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
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1 the Director of National Intelligence, is authorized 

2 to carry out research, development, test, and evalua3 tion, on a joint basis with Israel, in areas of emerg4 ing technologies capable of enabling the warfare ca5 pabilities of both the United States and Israel to 

6 meet emerging defense challenges, including the 

7 areas of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robot8 ics, quantum and automation. Any activities carried 

9 out pursuant to such authority shall be conducted in 

10 a manner that appropriately protects sensitive infor11 mation and United States and Israel national secu12 rity interests. 

13 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The activities described in 

14 paragraph (1) and subsection (c) may be carried out 

15 after the Secretary of Defense submits to the appro16 priate committees of Congress a report setting forth 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) A memorandum of agreement be19 tween the United States and Israel regarding 

20 sharing of research and development costs for 

21 the capabilities described in paragraph (1), and 

22 any supporting documents. 

23 ‘‘(B) A certification that the memorandum 

24 of agreement— 
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1 ‘‘(i) requires sharing of costs of 

2 projects, including in-kind support, be3 tween the United States and Israel; 

4 ‘‘(ii) establishes a framework to nego5 tiate the rights to any intellectual property 

6 developed under the memorandum of 

7 agreement; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) requires the United States Gov9 ernment to receive semiannual reports on 

10 expenditure of funds, if any, by the Gov11 ernment of Israel, including a description 

12 of what the funds have been used for, 

13 when funds were expended, and an identi14 fication of entities that expended the 

15 funds. 

16 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The 

17 amount of support provided under this section in any year 

18 may not exceed $47,500,000. 

19 ‘‘(d) LEAD AGENCY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

20 designate the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Di21 rectorate as the lead agency of the Department of Defense 

22 in carrying out this section. 

23 ‘‘(e) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of De24 fense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con25 gress on a semiannual basis a report that contains a copy 
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1 of the most recent semiannual report provided by the Gov2 ernment of Israel to the Department of Defense pursuant 

3 to subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii). 

4 ‘‘(f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE5 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees 

6 of Congress’ means— 

7 ‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

8 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 

9 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the 

10 Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Com11 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

12 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

14 Homeland Security, the Committee on Appropria15 tions, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel16 ligence of the House of Representatives. 

17 ‘‘(g) SUNSET.—The authority in this section to carry 

18 out activities described in subsection (b), and to provide 

19 support described in subsection (c), shall expire on the 

20 date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 

21 this section.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1765. BRIEFING ON INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILD2 ING OF COUNTRIES WITHIN UNITED STATES 

3 AFRICA COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSI4 BILITY. 

5 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con6 gress that— 

7 (1) Africa is a theater of strategic competition 

8 where the People’s Republic of China and Russia 

9 continue to increase their presence through economic 

10 and military relations; 

11 (2) stability in the region has suffered, result12 ing in 8 military coups in the Sahel region of Africa 

13 in just the last 4 years; 

14 (3) this region serves as an important training 

15 ground for violent extremist organizations whose at16 tacks spread across the African continent and the 

17 globe; and 

18 (4) United States Africa Command faces chal19 lenges in building strategic partnerships with Afri20 can countries and bolstering stability on the con21 tinent. 

22 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 

23 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall offer to all members 

24 of Congress a briefing on the adequacy of institutional ca25 pacity building in countries within the area of responsi26 bility of the United States Africa Command to strengthen 
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1 governance in the defense sectors of such countries. Such 

2 briefing shall also include, at a minimum, an analysis of 

3 programs and efforts of the Department of Defense fo4 cused on— 

5 (1) strategy and policy development; 

6 (2) budget development and execution; 

7 (3) human resource management systems; 

8 (4) logistics processes; and 

9 (5) recommendations to counter the influence of 

10 the People’s Republic of China, Russia, and non11 state violent extremist organizations through addi12 tional institutional capacity building in such coun13 tries by the Department. 

14 SEC. 1766. GAO STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDU15 CATION ACTIVITY DISABILITY EMPHASIS 

16 PROGRAM. 

17 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

18 States shall conduct a study on— 

19 (1) the effectiveness of the Department of De20 fense Education Activity Disability Emphasis Pro21 gram; and 

22 (2) how such program supports the employ23 ment, retention, and career advancement of individ24 uals with intellectual, physical, and developmental 

25 disabilities. 
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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

3 submit to Congress a report containing the study con4 ducted under subsection (a). 

5 SEC. 1767. COMMON COALITION KEY WITHIN THE BALTIC 

6 STATES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es8 tablish a common coalition key within the Baltic states 

9 for purposes of sharing ammunition for High Mobility Ar10 tillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) among such states for 

11 training and operational purposes. 

12 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Baltic 

13 states’’ means— 

14 (1) Estonia; 

15 (2) Lithuania; and 

16 (3) Latvia. 

17 TITLE XVIII—QUALITY OF LIFE 

18 Subtitle A—Pay and Compensation 

19 SEC. 1801. REFORM OF RATES OF MONTHLY BASIC PAY. 

20 Effective on January 1, 2025, the rates of monthly 

21 basic pay for members of the uniformed services within 

22 each pay grade and with years of service computed under 

23 section 205 of title 37, United States Code (and subject 

24 to adjustment under section 1009 of such title), are as 

25 follows: 
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Years of Service 

Commissioned Officers 

Pay 

Grade 2 or Fewer Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 

O-8 $12,803.70 $13,223.70 $13,501.80 $13,579.20 $13,926.90 

O-7 10,638.90 11,133.00 11,361.90 11,544.00 11,872.80 

O-6 8,067.90 8,863.20 9,444.90 9,444.90 9,481.20 

O-5 6,725.70 7,576.50 8,100.90 8,199.60 8,527.20 

O-4 5,803.20 6,717.30 7,166.40 7,265.40 7,681.50 

O-3 5,102.10 5,783.70 6,241.80 6,806.10 7,132.80 

O-2 4,408.50 5,020.80 5,782.80 5,978.10 6,100.80 

O-1 3,826.20 3,982.80 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 

Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 

O-8 $14,506.50 $14,641.80 $15,192.60 $15,351.30 $15,825.90 

O-7 12,198.30 12,574.20 12,948.90 13,325.40 14,506.50 

O-6 9,887.40 9,941.40 9,941.40 10,506.30 11,505.00 

O-5 8,722.50 9,153.00 9,469.80 9,878.10 10,501.80 

O-4 8,127.90 8,684.10 9,116.10 9,416.70 9,589.50 

O-3 7,490.70 7,721.70 8,102.10 8,301.00 8,301.00 

O-2 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 

O-1 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 

Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 

O-10 $0.00 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 

O-9 0.00 18,096.00 18,357.30 18,491.70 18,491.70 

O-8 16,512.90 17,145.60 17,568.60 17,568.60 17,568.60 

O-7 15,504.30 15,504.30 15,504.30 15,504.30 15,584.10 

O-6 12,091.20 12,677.10 13,010.70 13,348.50 14,002.80 

O-5 10,799.10 11,093.10 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 

O-4 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 

O-3 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 

O-2 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 

O-1 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 

Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 

O-10 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 

O-9 18,491.70 18,491.70 18,491.70 18,491.70 18,491.70 

O-8 17,568.60 18,008.40 18,008.40 18,458.10 18,458.10 

O-7 15,584.10 15,895.80 15,895.80 15,895.80 15,895.80 

O-6 14,002.80 14,282.40 14,282.40 14,282.40 14,282.40 

O-5 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 11,426.70 

O-4 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 9,689.10 

O-3 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 8,301.00 

O-2 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 6,100.80 

O-1 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 4,814.70 

Over 38 Over 40 

O-10 $18,491.70 $18,491.70 

O-9 18,491.70 18,491.70 

O-8 18,458.10 18,458.10 

O-7 15,895.80 15,895.80 

O-6 14,282.40 14,282.40 

O-5 11,426.70 11,426.70 

O-4 9,689.10 9,689.10 

O-3 8,301.00 8,301.00 

O-2 6,100.80 6,100.80 

O-1 4,814.70 4,814.70 
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Commissioned Officers With Over 4 Years of Active Duty Service As An Enlisted Member or 

Warrant Officer 

Pay 

Grade 2 or Fewer Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 

O-3E $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,806.10 $7,132.80 

O-2E 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,978.10 6,100.80 

O-1E 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,814.70 5,141.10 

Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 

O-3E $7,490.70 $7,721.70 $8,102.10 $8,423.40 $8,607.90 

O-2E 6,294.90 6,622.80 6,876.60 7,065.00 7,065.00 

O-1E 5,331.30 5,525.70 5,716.50 5,978.10 5,978.10 

Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 

O-3E $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 

O-2E 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 

O-1E 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 

Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 

O-3E $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 $8,859.00 

O-2E 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 7,065.00 

O-1E 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 5,978.10 

Over 38 Over 40 

O-3E $8,859.00 $8,859.00 

O-2E 7,065.00 7,065.00 

O-1E 5,978.10 5,978.10 

Warrant Officers 

Pay 

Grade 2 or Fewer Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 

W-4 $5,273.10 $5,671.50 $5,834.40 $5,994.60 $6,270.60 

W-3 4,815.60 5,015.70 5,222.10 5,289.00 5,504.40 

W-2 4,260.90 4,663.80 4,787.70 4,873.20 5,149.20 

W-1 3,739.80 4,143.00 4,250.70 4,479.60 4,749.90 

Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 

W-4 $6,543.60 $6,820.20 $7,235.40 $7,599.90 $7,946.70 

W-3 5,928.90 6,370.80 6,579.00 6,819.90 7,067.40 

W-2 5,578.50 5,791.80 6,001.20 6,257.40 6,457.80 

W-1 5,148.30 5,334.30 5,595.30 5,850.90 6,052.20 

Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 

W-5 $9,375.60 $9,375.60 $9,851.10 $10,205.70 $10,597.20 

W-4 8,231.10 8,508.30 8,914.50 9,248.70 9,629.70 

W-3 7,513.80 7,814.70 7,994.70 8,186.10 8,447.10 

W-2 6,639.00 6,856.20 6,998.70 7,111.80 7,111.80 

W-1 6,237.60 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 

Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 

W-5 $10,597.20 $11,128.20 $11,128.20 $11,683.50 $11,683.50 

W-4 9,629.70 9,821.70 9,821.70 9,821.70 9,821.70 

W-3 8,447.10 8,447.10 8,447.10 8,447.10 8,447.10 

W-2 7,111.80 7,111.80 7,111.80 7,111.80 7,111.80 
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Pay 

Grade 2 or Fewer Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 

W-1 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 6,462.90 

Over 38 Over 40 

W-5 $12,269.10 $12,269.10 

W-4 9,821.70 9,821.70 

W-3 8,447.10 8,447.10 

W-2 7,111.80 7,111.80 

W-1 6,462.90 6,462.90 

Enlisted Members 

Pay 

Grade 2 or Fewer Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 

E-7 $3,624.90 $3,956.40 $4,108.20 $4,308.30 $4,465.50 

E-6 3,135.60 3,450.60 3,603.00 3,750.90 3,904.80 

E-5 3,082.20 3,317.10 3,479.40 3,638.70 3,790.80 

E-4 3,028.80 3,183.60 3,356.10 3,526.20 3,677.10 

E-3 2,733.90 2,906.10 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 

E-2 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 

E-1 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 

Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 

E-9 $0.00 $6,370.50 $6,514.80 $6,696.60 $6,910.50 

E-8 5,214.90 5,445.60 5,588.40 5,759.40 5,944.50 

E-7 4,734.60 4,886.40 5,155.20 5,379.30 5,532.30 

E-6 4,252.50 4,387.80 4,649.70 4,729.80 4,788.00 

E-5 3,964.80 4,052.10 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 

E-4 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 

E-3 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 

E-2 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 

E-1 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 

Over 18 Over 20 Over 22 Over 24 Over 26 

E-9 $7,127.10 $7,472.10 $7,765.20 $8,072.70 $8,544.00 

E-8 6,279.30 6,449.10 6,737.40 6,897.30 7,291.20 

E-7 5,694.90 5,757.90 5,969.70 6,083.10 6,515.70 

E-6 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 

E-5 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 

E-4 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 

E-3 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 

E-2 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 

E-1 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 

Over 28 Over 30 Over 32 Over 34 Over 36 

E-9 $8,544.00 $8,970.30 $8,970.30 $9,419.40 $9,419.40 

E-8 7,291.20 7,437.30 7,437.30 7,437.30 7,437.30 

E-7 6,515.70 6,515.70 6,515.70 6,515.70 6,515.70 

E-6 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 4,856.40 

E-5 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 4,076.40 

E-4 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 3,677.10 

E-3 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 3,082.20 

E-2 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 2,600.10 

E-1 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 2,319.90 

Over 38 Over 40 
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Enlisted Members 

Pay 

Grade 2 or Fewer Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6 

E-9 $9,891.30 $9,891.30 

E-8 7,437.30 7,437.30 

E-7 6,515.70 6,515.70 

E-6 4,856.40 4,856.40 

E-5 4,076.40 4,076.40 

E-4 3,677.10 3,677.10 

E-3 3,082.20 3,082.20 

E-2 2,600.10 2,600.10 

E-1 2,319.90 2,319.90 

1 SEC. 1802. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING: AUTHORIZA2 TION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

3 For fiscal year 2025, there is authorized to be appro4 priated $1,200,000,000 for the purpose of fully funding 

5 the basic allowance for housing for members of the uni6 formed services under section 403 of title 37, United 

7 States Code. 

8 SEC. 1803. EVALUATION OF THE RATES OF THE BASIC AL9 LOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE. 

10 Not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary of De11 fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

12 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report con13 taining the evaluation of the Secretary of the rates of the 

14 basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 of title 

15 37, United States Code. Elements of such report shall in16 clude the following: 

17 (1) The determination of the Secretary whether 

18 such rates are sufficient. 
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1 (2) Other factors that could be used to deter2 mine such rates, including— 

3 (A) the number of dependents a member of 

4 the uniformed services has; 

5 (B) whether the member has access to 

6 fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and 

7 meat; 

8 (C) whether the member has access to 

9 healthy food; and 

10 (D) the local costs of food, including at 

11 commissaries operated by the Secretary under 

12 chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code. 

13 (3) The recommendations of the Secretary 

14 whether, and how, such rates may be improved. 

15 SEC. 1804. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS ON 

16 ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES: EX17 PANSION OF ELIGIBILITY; INCREASE OF 

18 AMOUNT. 

19 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 402b of title 37, United 

20 States Code, is amended, in subsection (b)(2)— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘150 percent’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘200 percent’’; and 
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1 (C) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; 

2 and’’; and 

3 (2) by striking subparagraph (B). 

4 (b) AMOUNT.—Such section is further amended, in 

5 subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘150 percent (or, in the 

6 case of a member described in subsection (b)(2)(B), 200 

7 percent)’’ and inserting ‘‘200 percent’’. 

8 SEC. 1805. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF A COMMANDING 

9 OFFICER TO AUTHORIZE A BASIC ALLOW10 ANCE FOR HOUSING FOR A MEMBER PER11 FORMING INITIAL FIELD OR SEA DUTY. 

12 Subsection (f) of section 403 of title 37, United 

13 States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘certifies that the member 

16 was necessarily required to procure quarters at 

17 the member’s expense.’’ and inserting an em 

18 dash; and 

19 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

20 subparagraphs: 

21 ‘‘(A) certifies that the member was required to 

22 procure housing at the member’s expense; or 

23 ‘‘(B) determines that quarters at the duty sta24 tion or in the field environment are inadequate or an 
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1 impediment to morale, good order, or discipline.’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary may author5 ize’’ and inserting ‘‘a commanding officer may 

6 authorize’’; 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘who is serving in pay 

8 grade E–4 or E–5’’ and inserting ‘‘who is serv9 ing in a pay grade below E-6’’; and 

10 (C) by striking ‘‘members serving in pay 

11 grades E-4 and E-5’’ and inserting ‘‘such mem12 bers. In authorizing an allowance under this 

13 subparagraph, the commanding officer shall 

14 consider the availability of quarters for the 

15 member and whether such quarters are inad16 equate or an impediment to morale, good order, 

17 or discipline’’. 

18 SEC. 1806. EXPANSION OF TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 

19 ALLOWANCE TO MOVE OR STORE A PRI20 VATELY OWNED VEHICLE. 

21 Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is 

22 amended, in subsection (c)— 

23 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘one privately 

24 owned vehicle’’ and inserting ‘‘two privately owned 

25 vehicles’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘under para2 graph (2)’’ before the period at the end. 

3 SEC. 1807. REPORT REGARDING THE CALCULATION OF 

4 COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES. 

5 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 

6 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com7 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 

8 Representatives a report regarding the CONUS COLA 

9 and OCONUS COLA. Such report shall include the fol10 lowing elements: 

11 (1) The factors used to calculate the CONUS 

12 COLA and OCONUS COLA. 

13 (2) An explanation of how the factors described 

14 in paragraph (1) are determined. 

15 (3) An explanation of how the CONUS COLA 

16 and OCONUS COLA may be adjusted, including— 

17 (A) timelines for such an adjustment; 

18 (B) bases for such an adjustment; and 

19 (C) the relationship between CONUS 

20 COLA and OCONUS COLA. 

21 (4) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the 

22 surveys used to collect data from members to cal23 culate the CONUS COLA and OCONUS COLA are 

24 effective. 
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1 (5) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the 

2 calculation of the CONUS COLA and OCONUS 

3 COLA is effective. 

4 (6) The assessment of the Secretary whether 

5 the calculation of the CONUS COLA or OCONUS 

6 COLA should include additional factors, including— 

7 (A) the number of dependents a member 

8 has; 

9 (B) vicinity and commissary costs; 

10 (C) the reimbursement of expenses (includ11 ing tolls and taxes) incurred by a member based 

12 on the duty station of such member; 

13 (D) remoteness; 

14 (E) hardship; 

15 (F) loss of spousal income; 

16 (G) the unavailability of goods or services 

17 in the vicinity of a duty station; and 

18 (H) any other factor that the Secretary de19 termines appropriate. 

20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) The term ‘‘CONUS COLA’’ means the cost22 of-living allowance paid to a member of the uni23 formed services under section 403b of title 37, 

24 United States Code. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘OCONUS COLA’’ means a cost2 of-living allowance paid to a member of the uni3 formed services on the basis that— 

4 (A) the member is assigned to a perma5 nent duty station located outside the conti6 nental United States; or 

7 (B) the dependents of such member reside 

8 outside the continental United States but not in 

9 the vicinity of the permanent duty station of 

10 such member. 

11 Subtitle B—Child Care 

12 SEC. 1811. COMPETITIVE PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE13 FENSE CHILD CARE PERSONNEL. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1792(c) of title 10, 

15 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(c) COMPETITIVE RATES OF PAY.—(1) For the pur17 pose of providing military child development centers with 

18 a qualified and stable civilian workforce, employees at a 

19 military installation who are directly involved in providing 

20 child care and who are paid from nonappropriated funds— 

21 ‘‘(A) in the case of entry-level employees, shall 

22 be paid a rate of pay competitive with the rates of 

23 pay paid to other equivalent non-Federal positions 

24 within the metropolitan statistical area or non-met25 ropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in 
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1 which such Department employee’s position is lo2 cated; and 

3 ‘‘(B) in the case of any employee not covered by 

4 subparagraph (A), shall be paid a rate of pay com5 petitive with the rates of pay paid to other employ6 ees with similar training, seniority, and experience 

7 within the metropolitan statistical area or non-met8 ropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) in 

9 which such Department employee’s position is lo10 cated. 

11 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee 

12 shall receive a rate of pay under this subsection that is 

13 lower than the minimum hourly rate of pay applicable to 

14 civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 

15 ‘‘(3) For purposes of determining the rates of pay 

16 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use the metro17 politan and nonmetropolitan area occupational employ18 ment and wage estimates published monthly by the Bu19 reau of Labor Statistics.’’. 

20 (b) APPLICATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by 

22 subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of 

23 the first pay period beginning after the date of the 

24 enactment of this Act. 

25 (2) RATES OF PAY.— 
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1 (A) CURRENT EMPLOYEE PAY RATE NOT

2 REDUCED.—The rate of pay for any individual 

3 who is an employee covered by subsection (c) of 

4 section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, as 

5 amended by subsection (a) of this section, on 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act shall not 

7 be reduced by operation of such amendment. 

8 (B) PAY BAND MINIMUM.—Any employee 

9 whose rate of pay is fixed under such sub10 section (c), as so amended, and who is within 

11 any pay band shall receive a rate of pay not less 

12 than the minimum rate of pay applicable to 

13 such pay band. 

14 SEC. 1812. PARENT FEES AT MILITARY CHILD DEVELOP15 MENT CENTERS FOR CHILD CARE EMPLOY16 EES. 

17 Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, is 

18 amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol19 lowing new subsections: 

20 ‘‘(d) CHILD CARE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT.—In order 

21 to support recruitment and retention initiatives, the Sec22 retary of Defense shall charge reduced fees for the attend23 ance, at a military child development center, of the chil24 dren of a child care employee as follows: 

25 ‘‘(1) For the first child, no fee. 
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1 ‘‘(2) For each other child, a fee equal to or less 

2 than a fee discounted under subsection (c). 

3 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF CONCURRENT DISCOUNTS.— 

4 A family may not receive discounts under subsections (c) 

5 and (d) concurrently.’’. 

6 SEC. 1813. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND SAFETY AT 

7 MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 

8 (a) NATIONAL HOTLINE.—Section 1794 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, is amended, in paragraph (2) of sub10 section (b)— 

11 (1) by striking the period at at the end and in12 serting ‘‘by means including—’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub14 paragraphs: 

15 ‘‘(A) posting it in public areas of military child 

16 development centers; and 

17 ‘‘(B) providing it to the parents and legal 

18 guardians of children who attend military child de19 velopment centers.’’. 

20 (b) SAFETY REGULATIONS.—Such section is further 

21 amended, in subsection (d)— 

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

23 and 

24 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraphs: 
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1 ‘‘(2) The regulations required under paragraph (1) 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) require the Secretary to notify the parents 

4 and legal guardians of children who attend a mili5 tary child development center not later than 24 

6 hours after such a child suffers abuse or harm at 

7 such military child development center; 

8 ‘‘(B) establish processes by which the com9 mander of the military installation and military po10 lice shall— 

11 ‘‘(i) investigate and address incidents of 

12 abuse and harm involving children at military 

13 child development centers; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) notify the parents or legal guardians 

15 of a child who experiences abuse or harm at a 

16 military child development center of the status 

17 of any investigations or actions taken (including 

18 under subsection (c)) to address such abuse or 

19 harm; and 

20 ‘‘(C) require the Secretary of Defense, to the 

21 maximum extent practicable, to furnish the regula22 tions under this subsection to parents and legal 

23 guardians of children who attend military child de24 velopment centers.’’. 
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1 (c) REMEDIES.—Such section is further amended, in 

2 subsection (f), by adding at the end the following new 

3 paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Com5 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 

6 Representatives in writing not later than 30 days after 

7 a requirement is waived under paragraph (2).’’. 

8 SEC. 1814. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN OUTREACH CAM9 PAIGN RELATING TO WAITING LISTS FOR 

10 MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 

11 Section 585(a)(2)(D) of the National Defense Au12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 

13 31; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note prec.) is amended by inserting 

14 ‘‘a provider eligible for financial assistance under any 

15 clause of section 1798(b)(3)(B) of title 10, United States 

16 Code, or’’ before ‘‘pilot programs’’. 

17 SEC. 1815. PRIORITY IN EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO 

18 PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEM19 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR IN-HOME 

20 CHILD CARE. 

21 Section 589(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

23 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note) is amended 

24 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(3) In making a determination under paragraph (2), 

2 the Secretary shall give priority to remote locations, in3 cluding the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) Fort Drum, New York. 

5 ‘‘(B) Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. 

6 ‘‘(C) Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. 

7 ‘‘(D) Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 

8 Twentynine Palms, California.’’. 

9 SEC. 1816. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM 

10 SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap12 propriations, the Secretary of Defense shall fully fund re13 quests for financial assistance to eligible civilian providers 

14 of child care services or youth program services under sec15 tion 1798 of title 10, United States Code. 

16 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not 

17 be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary under 

18 subsection (a) of section 1798 of such title to determine 

19 whether to provide such financial assistance to an eligible 

20 provider. 

21 SEC. 1817. BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT 

22 CENTERS. 

23 (a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De24 fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 

25 departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
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1 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives brief2 ings regarding child care services at military child develop3 ment centers according to the following schedule: 

4 (1) Once every three months beginning on 

5 March 1, 2025, and ending on March 1, 2026. 

6 (2) On March 1 of each year thereafter through 

7 2030. 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing shall include, with re9 gard to the period covered by the briefing, the following 

10 elements: 

11 (1) Waiting lists for such services, 

12 disaggregated by military installation. 

13 (2) Shortages of child care employees at mili14 tary child development centers, disaggregated by 

15 military installation. 

16 (3) Insufficient capacity of military child devel17 opment centers, disaggregated by military installa18 tion. 

19 (4) Efforts of the Secretary of Defense to miti20 gate such shortages or insufficiencies in order to 

21 shorten such waiting lists. 

22 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘mili23 tary child development center’’ and ‘‘child care employee’’ 

24 have the meanings given such terms in section 1800 of 

25 title 10, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 1818. BRIEFING ON ACCESS OF MEMBERS OF NA2 TIONAL GUARD TO CHILD CARE SERVICES AT 

3 MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 

4 (a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the 

7 Army and Air Force, shall submit to the Committees on 

8 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa9 tives a briefing regarding the access of members of the 

10 Army National Guard and the Air Force National Guard 

11 to child care services at military child development centers. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under this section 

13 shall include the following elements: 

14 (1) The number of families in the Army Na15 tional Guard and the Air Force National Guard with 

16 children under 12 years of age. 

17 (2) The number of families in the Army Na18 tional Guard and the Air Force National Guard with 

19 children under 12 years in which both parents are 

20 members of either the Army National Guard or the 

21 Air Force National Guard. 

22 (3) The number of single parent households in 

23 which the parent is a member of the Army National 

24 Guard or the Air Force National Guard. 

25 (4) The average number of days during the 

26 year in which a member of the Army National 
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1 Guard or the Air Force National Guard who has a 

2 child under 12 years of age is on active duty. 

3 (5) The number of members of the Army Na4 tional Guard or the Air Force National Guard Num5 ber who have a child under 12 years of age who live 

6 within the following distance of a military child de7 velopment center: 

8 (A) 10 miles. 

9 (B) 25 miles. 

10 (C) 50 miles. 

11 (D) Over 100 miles. 

12 (6) The number of Army National Guard ar13 mories and Air Force National Guard armories with14 in the following distance of a military child develop15 ment center: 

16 (A) 10 miles. 

17 (B) 25 miles. 

18 (C) 50 miles. 

19 (D) Over 100 miles. 

20 (7) The number of Army National Guard fami21 lies who have successfully obtained a voucher for 

22 child care funding cost assistance though the 

23 Childcare Aware and Upwards programs. 

24 (8) The number of Air Force National Guard 

25 families who have successfully obtained a voucher for 
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1 child care funding cost assistance though the 

2 Childcare Aware and Upwards programs. 

3 (9) The amount of funds currently spent on 

4 vouchers under the Childcare Aware program for 

5 Army National Guard families and Air Force Na6 tional Guard families, and the amount of funds cur7 rently spent on vouchers for Army National Guard 

8 families and Air Force National Guard families 

9 under the Upwards program. 

10 (10) An overview of State laws that affect the 

11 ability of military child development centers to pro12 vide 24-hour and overnight child care services. 

13 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘military 

14 child development center’’ has the meaning given such 

15 term in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code. 

16 Subtitle C—Military Housing 

17 SEC. 1821. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN FACILI18 TIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION, AND 

19 MODERNIZATION PROJECTS. 

20 Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

21 by inserting after section 226 the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 227. Budget justification for covered military unac2 companied housing Facilities 

3 Sustainment, Restoration, and Mod4 ernization projects 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Along with the budget for each 

6 fiscal year submitted by the President pursuant to section 

7 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, each Secretary 

8 of a military department shall include a consolidated budg9 et justification display that individually identifies— 

10 ‘‘(1) for the fiscal year covered by the budget, 

11 the total requested expenditure for Facilities 

12 Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization 

13 projects for covered military unaccompanied housing 

14 compared to the total expenditure required by such 

15 projects, disaggregated by military department; and 

16 ‘‘(2) the total expenditure for Facilities 

17 Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization 

18 projects made during the fiscal year beginning two 

19 years before the fiscal year covered by the budget, 

20 disagggregated by— 

21 ‘‘(A) military installation; 

22 ‘‘(B) the type of facility repaired or re23 stored under such projects; 

24 ‘‘(C) the number of such projects that were 

25 for sustainment or repair of a facility; and 
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1 ‘‘(D) the number of such projects that 

2 were for restoration or modernization of a facil3 ity. 

4 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered military unaccompanied 

6 housing’ has the meaning given in section 2856 of 

7 this title. 

8 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘facility’ and ‘military installa9 tion’ have the meanings given, respectively, in sec10 tion 2801 of this title.’’. 

11 SEC. 1822. STRATEGY FOR USE OF EXISTING LEASING AU12 THORITIES TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES OF COV13 ERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 

14 REQUIRED. 

15 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a military 

17 department shall develop a strategy to use the au18 thorities of such Secretary, in effect as of such date, 

19 to lease real property to address shortages of cov20 ered military unaccompanied housing. 

21 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy required by 

22 paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to military 

23 installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

24 of the military department concerned— 
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1 (A) an identification of military installa2 tions with the largest shortages of covered mili3 tary unaccompanied housing; 

4 (B) an identification of military installa5 tions where existing facilities of covered military 

6 unaccompanied housing are in poor or failing 

7 condition under the uniform index for evalu8 ating the condition of covered military unac9 companied housing required by section 2838 of 

10 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis11 cal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 

12 note prec. 2851); 

13 (C) plans of such Secretary in effect as of 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act to address 

15 shortages of covered military unaccompanied 

16 housing or the condition of facilities of covered 

17 military unaccompanied housing using— 

18 (i) military construction projects; or 

19 (ii) facility sustainment, restoration, 

20 or modernization funds; and 

21 (D) an assessment of whether the leasing 

22 authority under section 2661 of title 10, United 

23 States Code, or intergovernmental support 

24 agreements under section 2679 of such title 
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1 would be suitable for use by such Secretary to 

2 address— 

3 (i) shortages of covered military unac4 companied housing; or 

5 (ii) the poor or failing condition of a 

6 facility of covered military unaccompanied 

7 housing. 

8 (3) DEADLINE.—Each Secretary of a military 

9 department shall submit to the congressional defense 

10 committees a report that includes the strategy re11 quired by subsection (a) by not later than 180 days 

12 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit15 tees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

16 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 

18 housing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

19 2856 of such title. 

20 (3) The terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘military construc21 tion project’’ have the meanings given such terms in 

22 section 2801 of such title. 
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1 SEC. 1823. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF ESTIMATED 

2 COSTS OF CERTAIN STRATEGIES TO AD3 DRESS SHORTAGES OF COVERED MILITARY 

4 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 

5 (a) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

7 shall seek to enter into an agreement with an FFRDC 

8 for an assessment that compares the estimated total cost 

9 to the United States during the 20-year period beginning 

10 on the date of the enactment of this Act of— 

11 (1) the construction and maintenance of facili12 ties of covered military unaccompanied housing to 

13 address shortages in covered military unaccompanied 

14 housing; and 

15 (2) the modification of policies of the Depart16 ment of Defense and each military department to 

17 permit a greater number of members of the Armed 

18 Forces to reside in housing facilities other than cov19 ered military unaccompanied housing (including 

20 such policies relating to the payment of basic allow21 ance for housing under section 403 of title 37, 

22 United States Code). 

23 (b) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT.—An FFRDC that en24 ters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall submit 

25 to the Secretary of Defense a report on such assessment. 

26 Such report shall include— 
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1 (1) a comprehensive review of— 

2 (A) the total lifecycle costs, disaggregated 

3 by each military department, of the construc4 tion, sustainment, and modernization of facili5 ties of covered unaccompanied housing to 

6 meet— 

7 (i) the needs for housing for members 

8 of the Armed Forces as of the date of the 

9 enactment of this Act; and 

10 (ii) the projected needs for such hous11 ing during the 20-year period beginning on 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, as 

13 determined by each Secretary concerned; 

14 (B) the applicable policies of each military 

15 department with respect to which members of 

16 the Armed Forces are required to reside in cov17 ered military unaccompanied housing; and 

18 (C) for each military department, the ex19 pected expenditure for basic allowance for hous20 ing under section 403 of title 37, United States 

21 Code, during the 20-year period beginning on 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act compared 

23 to such total lifecycle costs; 
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1 (2) a summary of the research and other activi2 ties carried out as part of such comprehensive re3 view; and 

4 (3) recommendations of the FFRDC with re5 spect to requirements and policies of the Depart6 ment of Defense and each military department for 

7 covered military unaccompanied housing. 

8 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

10 the date on which the Secretary of Defense receives 

11 the report under subsection (b), such Secretary shall 

12 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Senate a report 

14 that includes— 

15 (A) an unaltered copy of the report of the 

16 FFRDC submitted to the Secretary of Defense 

17 pursuant to subsection (b); and 

18 (B) the written responses of the Secretary 

19 of the Defense and the Secretaries concerned 

20 with respect to the results of such report. 

21 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

22 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

23 include a classified annex. 

24 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 

2 housing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

3 2856 of title 10, United States Code. 

4 (2) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given 

5 such term in section 2801 of such title. 

6 (3) The term ‘‘FFRDC’’ means a federally 

7 funded research and development center. 

8 SEC. 1824. DIGITAL MAINTENANCE REQUEST SYSTEM FOR 

9 COVERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUS10 ING. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

13 shall— 

14 (1) require each Secretary of a military depart15 ment to establish a digital system for residents of 

16 covered military unaccompanied housing located on 

17 a military installation under the jurisdiction of such 

18 Secretary to make maintenance requests for such 

19 housing; and 

20 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit21 tees a report on the establishment of such digital 

22 systems. 

23 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

2 meaning given in section 2801 of title 10, United 

3 States Code. 

4 (2) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 

5 housing’’ has the meaning given in section 2856 of 

6 title 10, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 1825. DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 

8 FOR MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 

9 (a) DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

10 FOR MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.— 

11 (1) CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 

13 Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and 

14 Environment, in coordination with each covered As15 sistant Secretary, shall develop criteria for a new or 

16 established digital facilities management system for 

17 each military department. Each such system shall 

18 have the capability to, with respect to each military 

19 installation— 

20 (A) track conditions of individual facilities, 

21 applying the uniform index developed under sec22 tion 2838 of the National Defense Authoriza23 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 

24 118–31), for each military installation under 
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1 the jurisdiction of each such covered Assistant 

2 Secretary; 

3 (B) plan for maintenance actions for each 

4 facility; and 

5 (C) generate reports that include data 

6 on— 

7 (i) the type and function of each facil8 ity; 

9 (ii) the overall condition of each facil10 ity; 

11 (iii) planned maintenance for each fa12 cility during a five-year period following 

13 the date of submission of the criteria; 

14 (iv) conditions that may lead to a fail15 ure to maintain minimum physical security 

16 or configuration standards for members of 

17 the Armed Forces during the 12-month pe18 riod following the date of submission of the 

19 criteria; and 

20 (v) the date on which the facility will 

21 have been in use for 40 years. 

22 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after 

23 the date on which the Assistant Secretary of De24 fense for Energy, Installations, and Environment de25 velops the criteria required under paragraph (1), the 
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1 Assistant Secretary shall provide to the congres2 sional defense committees a briefing on such criteria. 

3 (3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one 

4 year after the date on which the Assistant Secretary 

5 of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ6 ment develops the criteria required under paragraph 

7 (1), each covered Assistant Secretary shall imple8 ment a digital facilities management system for the 

9 military department under the jurisdiction of that 

10 meets the criteria described in paragraph (1). 

11 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) The term ‘‘covered Assistant Secretary’’ 

13 means— 

14 (A) the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

15 for Installations, Energy, and Environment; 

16 (B) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 

17 for Energy, Installations, and Environment; 

18 and 

19 (C) the Assistant Secretary of the Air 

20 Force for Installations, Environment, and En21 ergy. 

22 (2) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given 

23 in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 

24 (3) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 

25 meaning given in section 101 of such title. 
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1 (4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

2 meaning given in section 2801 of such title. 

3 SEC. 1826. TEMPORARY BIENNIAL REPORT ON QUALITY 

4 AND CONDITION OF COVERED MILITARY UN5 ACCOMPANIED HOUSING LOCATED OUTSIDE 

6 THE UNITED STATES. 

7 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and bi10 ennially thereafter until January 1, 2032, the Sec11 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

12 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep13 resentatives a report on the quality and condition of 

14 each facility of covered military unaccompanied 

15 housing located outside the United States, 

16 disaggregated by military installation on which each 

17 such facility is located. 

18 (2) ELEMENTS.— Such report shall include, for 

19 each facility of covered military unaccompanied 

20 housing the following: 

21 (A) A description of each facility of cov22 ered military unaccompanied housing including 

23 age, whether the facility is permanent or tem24 porary, and whether the facility is Government25 owned or leased. 
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1 (B) The results of an evaluation of the 

2 condition of such facility using the uniform 

3 index developed under section 2838 of the Na4 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31). 

6 (C) With respect to the standards for hab7 itability established under section 2856b of title 

8 10, United States Code (as added by section 

9 2832 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

10 for Fiscal Year 2024)— 

11 (i) an explanation of how such stand12 ards are applied to such facility; and 

13 (ii) an estimation of the funding need14 ed to apply such standards to such facility. 

15 (D) An assessment of how such standards 

16 and the condition of such facility determined 

17 under the evaluation described in subparagraph 

18 (B) affect force readiness, disaggregated by 

19 combatant command. 

20 (b) DEFINED.—In this section: 

21 (1) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied 

22 housing’’ has the meaning given in section 2856 of 

23 title 10, United States Code. 
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1 (2) The terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘military installa2 tion’’ have the meanings given, respectively, in sec3 tion 2801 of such title. 

4 SEC. 1827. HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MILITARY 

5 FAMILIES ON HOUSING WAITLISTS. 

6 (a) WAITLIST ACCOMMODATIONS.—The Secretary of 

7 Defense shall provide to members of the Armed Forces 

8 and their dependents who, when undergoing a permanent 

9 change of station, are placed on a waitlist for on-base 

10 housing for a period of more than 10 days following the 

11 date of arrival at the new location, temporary accommoda12 tions for the entire duration of such period appropriate 

13 for the total size and composition of the family of the 

14 member and at a rate not to exceed the basic allowance 

15 for housing calculated for such member under section 403 

16 of title 37, United States Code. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

19 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re20 port containing— 

21 (1) installation-specific data on the number of 

22 members of the Armed Forces and their dependents 

23 on military housing waitlists; 
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1 (2) an identification of the time spent by each 

2 such member and their dependents awaiting appro3 priate housing accommodations; 

4 (3) an analysis of the factors that are creating 

5 the need for such waitlists; and 

6 (4) an assessment of the causes of waitlist du7 rations that exceed 10 days. 

8 Subtitle D—Access to Health Care 

9 SEC. 1831. EXCLUSION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE PRO10 VIDERS FROM AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS OF 

11 CERTAIN OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 

12 Section 523(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

13 amended by adding at the end the following new para14 graph: 

15 ‘‘(10) Officers who are licensed mental health 

16 providers, including clinical psychologists, licensed 

17 clinical social workers, mental health nurse practi18 tioners, or psychiatric physician assistants.’’. 

19 SEC. 1832. TRICARE PROGRAM: WAIVER OF REFERRAL RE20 QUIREMENT UNDER TRICARE PRIME FOR 

21 CERTAIN CARE IN A MILITARY MEDICAL 

22 TREATMENT FACILITY. 

23 Section 1095f(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

24 is amended— 
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall waive the referral require6 ment in paragraph (1) in the case of a member of the 

7 armed forces serving on active duty who seeks to obtain 

8 any of the following kinds of care in a military medical 

9 treatment facility: 

10 ‘‘(i) Physical therapy. 

11 ‘‘(ii) Nutritional. 

12 ‘‘(iii) Audiological. 

13 ‘‘(iv) Optometric. 

14 ‘‘(v) Podiatric. 

15 ‘‘(vi) Primary and preventive health care serv16 ices for women (as such term is defined in section 

17 1074d of this title).’’. 

18 SEC. 1833. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED APPOINTMENT AND 

19 COMPENSATION AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN 

20 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. 

21 Section 1599c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ both places it 

23 appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 
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1 SEC. 1834. REFERRAL OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED 

2 FORCES TO A TRICARE PROVIDER FOR UR3 GENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. 

4 Section 722 of the National Defense Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 

6 1071 note) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘If’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN8 ERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub10 section: 

11 ‘‘(b) URGENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense 

13 is unable to provide urgent behavioral health services 

14 in a military medical treatment facility to a covered 

15 individual during the three-day period following the 

16 date on which such services are first requested by 

17 the covered individual, the Secretary shall refer the 

18 covered individual to a provider under the 

19 TRICARE program to receive such services. 

20 ‘‘(2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this 

21 subsection, the term ‘covered individual’ means— 

22 ‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces on 

23 active duty; 

24 ‘‘(B) a retired member of the Armed 

25 Forces; or 
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1 ‘‘(C) a dependent of a member described in 

2 paragraph (1); or 

3 ‘‘(D) a dependent of a former member de4 scribed in paragraph (2).’’. 

5 SEC. 1835. WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO EXPERIENCED 

6 NURSES AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT 

7 FACILITIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The hiring manager of a military 

9 medical treatment facility or other health care facility of 

10 the Department of Defense may waive any General Sched11 ule qualification standard related to work experience es12 tablished by the Director of the Office of Personnel Man13 agement in the case of any applicant for a nursing or prac14 tical nurse position in a military medical treatment facility 

15 or other health care facility of the Department of Defense 

16 who— 

17 (1)(A) is a nurse or practical nurse in the De18 partment of Defense; or 

19 (B) was a nurse or practical nurse in the De20 partment of Defense for at least one year; and 

21 (2) after commencing work as a nurse or prac22 tical nurse in the Department of Defense, obtained 

23 a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree from an ac24 credited professional nursing educational program. 
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1 (b) CERTIFICATION.—If, in the case of any applicant 

2 described in subsection (a), a hiring manager waives a 

3 qualification standard in accordance with such subsection, 

4 such hiring manager shall submit to the Director of the 

5 Office of Personnel Management a certification that such 

6 applicant meets all remaining General Schedule qualifica7 tion standards established by the Director of the Office 

8 of Personnel Management for the applicable position. 

9 SEC. 1836. PILOT PROGRAM FOR HIRING HEALTH CARE 

10 PROFESSIONALS. 

11 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

12 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than three 

13 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

14 the Secretary of Defense shall establish and imple15 ment a pilot program to appoint licensed civilian 

16 health care professionals to positions within the De17 partment of Defense. 

18 (2) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out 

19 the pilot program under this section at not more 

20 than three military medical treatment facilities 

21 maintained under section 1073d of title 10, United 

22 States Code, to be selected by the Secretary. To be 

23 eligible for selection under this paragraph, a military 

24 medical treatment facility may not be more than 50 
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1 miles from a medical center of the Department of 

2 Veterans Affairs. 

3 (b) APPOINTMENTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of appoint5 ing licensed civilian health care professionals under 

6 the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall ex7 ercise the hiring authority under section 1599c(a)(1) 

8 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to the 

9 appointment and pay of health care personnel under 

10 chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code. Notwith11 standing subsection (b) of such section 1599c, the 

12 authority under this paragraph shall expire on the 

13 date set forth in subsection (d) of this section. 

14 (2) CONVERSION.—Any Department of Defense 

15 employee who, on the date the pilot program under 

16 this section is established, is a licensed health care 

17 professional occupying a position at any military 

18 medical treatment facility selected under subsection 

19 (a) may elect to have their appointment converted 

20 such that their position is subject to the provisions 

21 of such chapter 74 described in paragraph (1). 

22 (3) OPT OUT.—Any individual who has applied 

23 for a position at any such a facility before the pilot 

24 program is established but who has not been ap25 pointed may, in the event of subsequent appoint-
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1 ment, elect to not be subject to such provisions of 

2 such chapter 74 or the hiring requirements of the 

3 pilot program. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until 

6 the date under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit 

7 a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen8 ate and House of Representatives on the pilot program. 

9 Each such report shall include the following information: 

10 (1) The total number of full-time equivalent po11 sitions added under the pilot program. 

12 (2) The average time from announcement of an 

13 available position to— 

14 (A) the date an individual is offered em15 ployment, sorted by position; and 

16 (B) the date an individual commences em17 ployment, sorted by position. 

18 (3) The turnover rate for employees appointed 

19 under the pilot program. 

20 (d) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out the pilot 

21 program established under this section shall terminate on 

22 the date that is three years after the date Secretary estab23 lishes the pilot program under such subsection. 
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1 SEC. 1837. RETENTION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS: SUR2 VEYS; BRIEFING; REPORTS. 

3 (a) SURVEYS.—The Secretary of a military depart4 ment shall conduct an annual survey of health care pro5 viders under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to deter6 mine why such providers remain on, or separate from, ac7 tive duty in such military department. 

8 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military 

10 department shall provide to the Committees on Armed 

11 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 

12 briefing regarding the plan of such Secretary to carry out 

13 the survey under this section. 

14 (c) REPORTS.—Not later than September 30 of each 

15 year, beginning in 2025, the Secretary of a military de16 partment shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv17 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 

18 regarding the most recent survey under this section. 

19 (1) ELEMENTS.—Each report shall include the 

20 following elements: 

21 (A) Demographic data regarding the pro22 viders, disaggregated under paragraph (2). 

23 (B) Reasons providers gave for remaining. 

24 (C) Reasons providers gave for separating. 
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1 (D) The determination of the Secretary 

2 whether there is a trend regarding retention or 

3 such reasons. 

4 (E) Efforts of the Secretary to reverse a 

5 negative trend or encourage a positive trend. 

6 (F) Legislative recommendations of the 

7 Secretary regarding how to reverse a negative 

8 trend or encourage a positive trend. 

9 (2) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—In each report, the 

10 Secretary of a military department shall 

11 disaggregate demographic data regarding providers 

12 who participated in the most recent survey on the 

13 bases of the following categories: 

14 (A) Medical specialty. 

15 (B) Rank. 

16 (C) Gender. 

17 (D) Years of service in such military de18 partment. 

19 (E) Whether the provider became an offi20 cer on active duty in such military depart21 ment— 

22 (i) pursuant to the Armed Forces 

23 Health Professions Scholarship and Finan24 cial Assistance program under subchapter 
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1 I of chapter 105 of title 10, United States 

2 Code; 

3 (ii) after graduating from the Uni4 formed Services University of the Health 

5 Sciences established under section 2112 of 

6 such title; or 

7 (iii) otherwise. 

8 (d) TERMINATION.—This section shall cease to have 

9 effect on September 30, 2030. 

10 Subtitle E—Support for Military 

11 Spouses 

12 SEC. 1841. INTERSTATE COMPACTS FOR PORTABILITY OF 

13 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES OF MILITARY 

14 SPOUSES: PERMANENT AUTHORITY. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1784(h) of title 10, 

16 United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5). 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

18 subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted immediately 

19 following the enactment of the National Defense Author20 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92), 

21 to which such amendment relates. 
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1 SEC. 1842. PERMANENT MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER ACCEL2 ERATOR PROGRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1784 of title 10, 

4 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

5 following new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(i) EMPLOYMENT FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.— 

7 The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to 

8 provide spouses of members of the armed forces with paid 

9 fellowships (including in-person, remote, and hybrid fel10 lowships) with employers in various industries. To carry 

11 out such program, the Secretary shall take the following 

12 steps: 

13 ‘‘(1) Enter into an agreement with an entity to 

14 conduct such program. 

15 ‘‘(2) Determine the appropriate capacity for the 

16 program based on the availability of appropriations 

17 for such purpose. 

18 ‘‘(3) Establish criteria to evaluate the effective19 ness and cost-effectiveness of the program in sup20 porting the employment of such spouses.’’. 

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (i) of such sec22 tion shall take effect on January 1, 2026. 

23 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The pilot program 

24 under section 564 of the National Defense Authorization 

25 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 

26 1784 note) shall terminate on January 1, 2026. 
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1 SEC. 1843. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM 

2 SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS: PERIOD OF 

3 SERVICES FOR A MEMBER WITH A SPOUSE 

4 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. 

5 (a) PERIOD.—The Secretary of a military department 

6 may provide a covered member with covered services for 

7 a period of at least 180 days. 

8 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec9 tion shall be construed to— 

10 (1) entitle a covered member to covered serv11 ices; or 

12 (2) give priority to a covered member for pur13 poses of a determination regarding who shall receive 

14 covered services. 

15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem17 ber of the Armed Forces— 

18 (A) who has a dependent child; and 

19 (B) whose spouse is seeking employment. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘covered services’’ means child 

21 care services or youth program services provided or 

22 paid for by the Secretary of Defense under sub23 chapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, United States 

24 Code. 
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1 Subtitle F—Other Matters, Reports, 

2 and Briefings 

3 SEC. 1851. INCREASED ACCESS TO FOOD ON MILITARY IN4 STALLATIONS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

7 shall ensure that the Secretaries of the military depart8 ments shall implement a program, standardized across the 

9 military departments, to increase access to food on mili10 tary installations for members of the Armed Forces who 

11 reside on such military installations. 

12 (b) CAC ACCESS.—Food made available under the 

13 program under this section shall be accessible with a com14 mon access card at dining facilities, commissaries, ex15 changes, restaurants, and other locations where such 

16 members can obtain food. 

17 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 

19 the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly 

20 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen21 ate and House of Representatives a briefing on the imple22 mentation of the program under this section. Such brief23 ing shall include the following elements: 

24 (1) The milestones and timeline to complete 

25 such implementation. 
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1 (2) Resources, including software, hardware, 

2 and personnel, necessary for such implementation. 

3 (3) A description of potential barriers to imple4 mentation of the program, particularly for remote or 

5 rural military installations, or installations located in 

6 geographic areas with limited access to food. 

7 (4) Policies or regulations of the Department of 

8 Defense that the Secretary of Defense determines 

9 necessary for such implementation. 

10 (5) Recommendations of the Secretary of De11 fense or a Secretary of a military department re12 garding legislation necessary for such implementa13 tion. 

14 SEC. 1852. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN TO CON15 STRUCT MEMORIAL AT ARLINGTON NA16 TIONAL CEMETERY IN COMMEMORATION OF 

17 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES KILLED IN 

18 CERTAIN ATTACK AT HAMID KARZAI INTER19 NATIONAL AIRPORT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 

20 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

21 a plan and strategy to construct a memorial in Arlington 

22 National Cemetery, Virginia, to commemorate the thirteen 

23 members of the Armed Forces killed in the attack at 

24 Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghani25 stan, in August of 2021. 
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1 SEC. 1853. REPORT ON REDUCING MISCONCEPTIONS 

2 ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND SECURITY 

3 CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY. 

4 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Com6 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 

7 Representatives a report on the Department’s activities to 

8 inform members of the Armed Forces about how mental 

9 health affects security clearance eligibility. The report re10 quired under this section shall include the following topics: 

11 (1) The Department’s outreach and education 

12 activities to inform members of the Armed Forces 

13 that seeking mental health care will not affect their 

14 security clearance status or eligibility. 

15 (2) The Department’s outreach and education 

16 activities to ensure that health care providers in the 

17 military health system, non-medical counselors, 

18 TRICARE providers, and other relevant personnel 

19 convey accurate information to members of the 

20 Armed Forces regarding mental health and security 

21 clearance eligibility, making clear that seeking men22 tal health care will not affect their security clearance 

23 status or eligibility. 
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1 SEC. 1854. BRIEFING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REC2 OMMENDATIONS OF QUALITY OF LIFE 

3 PANEL. 

4 Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of De5 fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 

6 departments, shall provide, to the Committee on Armed 

7 Services of the House of Representatives, a briefing on 

8 the implementation of the recommendations in the report, 

9 dated April, 2024, of the Quality of Life Panel of such 

10 Committee. Such briefing shall include— 

11 (1) updates to pay and compensation of mem12 bers of the uniformed services, including— 

13 (A) the basic allowance for housing under 

14 section 403 of title 37, United States Code; and 

15 (B) implementation of any increase to the 

16 family separation allowance under section 427 

17 of such title, as authorized by section 626 of 

18 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis19 cal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31); 

20 (2) improvements to child care accessibility and 

21 affordability; 

22 (3) increased transparency on the condition and 

23 funding of unaccompanied and privatized family 

24 housing; 

25 (4) improvements in access to health care; and 
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1 (5) expansion of support programs for military 

2 spouses. 

3 DIVISION B—MILITARY CON4 STRUCTION AUTHORIZA5 TIONS 

6 SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc8 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 

9 SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND 

10 AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 

11 LAW. 

12 (a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE

13 YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author14 izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for mili15 tary construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

16 projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At17 lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 

18 (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall ex19 pire on the later of— 

20 (1) October 1, 2027; or 

21 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author22 izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

23 2028. 

24 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

25 authorizations for military construction projects, land ac-
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1 quisition, family housing projects and facilities, and con2 tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Se3 curity Investment Program (and authorizations of appro4 priations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 

5 been obligated before the later of— 

6 (1) October 1, 2027; or 

7 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author8 izing funds for fiscal year 2028 for military con9 struction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

10 projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 

11 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

12 Program. 

13 SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

14 Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the 

15 later of— 

16 (1) October 1, 2024; or 

17 (2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 

19 CONSTRUCTION 

20 SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

21 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

22 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

23 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria24 tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con25 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 
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1 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

2 Army may acquire real property and carry out military 

3 construction projects for the installations or locations in4 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

5 the following table: 

Army: Inside the United States 

State Installation Amount 

Alaska ............................... Fort Wainwright ................................................... $23,000,000 

California .......................... Concord ................................................................. $68,000,000 

Fort Irwin ............................................................. $44,000,000 

Florida .............................. Key West Naval Air Station ................................. $457,000,000 

Hawaii .............................. Wheeler Army Air Field ........................................ $231,000,000 

Kentucky .......................... Fort Campbell ....................................................... $11,800,000 

Louisiana .......................... Fort Johnson ........................................................ $117,000,000 

Maryland .......................... Fort Meade ........................................................... $46,000,000 

Michigan ........................... Detroit Arsenal ..................................................... $37,000,000 

Missouri ............................ Fort Leonard Wood .............................................. $144,000,000 

New York .......................... Watervliet Arsenal ................................................ $53,000,000 

North Carolina ................. Fort Liberty .......................................................... $39,000,000 

Pennsylvania ..................... Letterkenny Army Depot ...................................... $346,000,000 

Texas ................................ Fort Cavazos ......................................................... $147,000,000 

Red River Army Depot ......................................... $34,000,000 

Virginia ............................. Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall ......................... $180,000,000 

Washington ....................... Joint Base Lewis-McChord ................................... $192,000,000 

6 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

7 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria8 tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con9 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

10 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

11 Army may acquire real property and carry out military 

12 construction projects for the installations or locations out13 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

14 the following table: 

Army: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Belgium ............................ SHAPE Headquarters .......................................... $45,000,000 

Germany .......................... U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz ................... $61,000,000 

U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach ............................... $191,000,000 
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Army: Outside the United States—Continued 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden ............................ $44,000,000 

1 SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 

2 (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 

3 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap4 propriations in section 2103(a) and available for military 

5 family housing functions as specified in the funding table 

6 in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 

7 or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 

8 and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 

9 in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 

10 the following table: 

Army: Family Housing 

Country Installation Units Amount 

Belgium ........ Chievres AB ........................... Family Housing 

New Construction (84 units) $100,954,000 

Germany ....... Baumholder ............................ Family Housing 

Replacement 

Construction 

(54 units) ....... $63,246,000 

11 (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

12 UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

13 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

14 authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and 

15 available for military family housing functions as specified 

16 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

17 Army may improve existing military family housing units 

18 in an amount not to exceed $81,114,000. 
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1 (c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro2 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

3 section 2103(a) and available for military family housing 

4 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

5 the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 

6 engineering services and construction design activities 

7 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

8 housing units in an amount not to exceed $31,333,000. 

9 SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

11 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

12 beginning after September 30, 2024, for military con13 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

14 functions of the Department of the Army as specified in 

15 the funding table in section 4601. 

16 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

17 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author18 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

19 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

20 of all projects carried out under sections 2101 and 2102 

21 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized 

22 to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in 

23 the funding table in section 4601. 
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1 SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS2 CAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT AT KUNSAN AIR 

3 BASE, KOREA. 

4 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

5 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

7 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in sub8 section (b), as provided in section 2101(b) of that Act 

9 (131 Stat. 1819) and extended by section 2106(a) of the 

10 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

11 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2395) 

12 and amended by section 2105 of the Military Construction 

13 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 

14 Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 712), shall remain in effect 

15 until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of 

16 an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis17 cal year 2026, whichever is later. 

18 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

19 is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Korea .............. Kunsan Air Base ......... Unmanned Aerial 

Vehicle Hangar ... $53,000,000 
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1 SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS2 CAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT AT MIHAIL 

3 KOGALNICEANU FORWARD OPERATING SITE, 

4 ROMANIA. 

5 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

6 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

8 2240), the authorization set forth in the table in sub9 section (b), as provided in section 2901 of that Act (132 

10 Stat. 2286) and extended by section 2106(b)(1) of the 

11 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

12 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 713), 

13 shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date 

14 of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

15 construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. 

16 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

17 is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Romania ......... Mihail Kogalniceanu 

FOS ......................... EDI: Explosives and 

Ammo Load/Unload Apron. .......... $21,651,000 

18 SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER19 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECTS. 

20 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

21 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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1 Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 

2 1862), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub3 section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (133 

4 Stat. 1862), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, 

5 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

6 for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever 

7 is later. 

8 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

9 is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Kwajalein ....... Kwajalein Atoll ............ Air Traffic Control 

Tower and Terminal ................... $40,000,000 

South Carolina Fort Jackson ............... Reception Complex, 

Ph2 ...................... $88,000,000 

10 SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER11 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 

12 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

13 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

14 Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

15 4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub16 section (b), as provided in section 2101(a) of that Act 

17 (134 Stat. 4295) and extended by section 2107(a) of the 

18 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

19 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 713), 

20 shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date 
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1 of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

2 construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. 

3 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

4 is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Arizona ........... Yuma Proving Ground Ready Building ....... $14,000,000 

Georgia ........... Fort Gillem .................. Forensic Laboratory $71,000,000 

5 SEC. 2108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER6 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 

7 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

8 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

9 Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 

10 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub11 section (b), as provided in sections 2101 and 2105 of that 

12 Act (135 Stat. 2163, 2165), shall remain in effect until 

13 October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

14 authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

15 2026, whichever is later. 

16 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

17 is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Georgia ........... Fort Stewart ................ Barracks .................. $105,000,000 

Germany ......... Smith Barracks ........... Live Fire Exercise 

Shoothouse .......... $16,000,000 

Smith Barracks ............ Indoor Small Arms 

Range .................. $17,500,000 
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Army: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations—Continued 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Hawaii ............ West Loch Naval Magazine Annex .............. Ammunition Storage $51,000,000 

Wheeler Army Airfield Aviation Unit OPS 

Building ............... $84,000,000 

Kansas ........... Fort Leavenworth ........ Child Development 

Center .................. $37,000,000 

Kentucky ........ Fort Knox .................... Child Development 

Center .................. $30,000,000 

Louisiana ....... Fort Johnson (Polk) .... Joint Operations 

Center .................. $116,000,000 

Maryland ........ Fort Dietrick ............... Incinerator Facility $27,000,000 

New Mexico .... White Sands Missile 

Range ....................... Missile Assembly 

Support Building $29,000,000 

Pennsylvania .. Letterkenny AD ........... Fire Station ............ $25,400,000 

Texas .............. Fort Bliss ..................... Defense Access 

Roads .................. $20,000,000 

1 TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 

2 CONSTRUCTION 

3 SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

4 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

5 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

6 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria7 tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con8 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 

9 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

10 Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 

11 construction projects for the installations or locations in12 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

13 the following table: 

Navy: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Florida .......................... Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ....................... $221,060,000 

Georgia ......................... Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay ........................... $264,030,000 

Guam ............................ Andersen Air Force Base .......................................... $78,730,000 

Joint Region Marinas $107,439,000 
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Navy: Inside the United States—Continued 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Naval Base Guam ..................................................... $241,880,000 

Hawaii .......................... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ............................. $505,000,000 

Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay ............................. $203,520,000 

Nevada .......................... Naval Air Station Fallon .......................................... $48,300,000 

North Carolina ............. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point ................... $747,540,000 

Virginia ......................... Naval Weapons Station Yorktown ............................ $151,850,000 

Norfolk Naval Shipyard ............................................ $568,200,000 

Washington ................... Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor ....................................... $200,550,000 

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard ................................... $182,200,000 

1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con4 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

5 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

6 Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 

7 construction projects for the installations or locations out8 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

9 the following table: 

Navy: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Australia .................... Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin ... $179,700,000 

10 SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 

11 (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 

12 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap13 propriations in section 2203(a) and available for military 

14 family housing functions as specified in the funding table 

15 in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct 

16 or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
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1 and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 

2 and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Navy: Family Housing 

Country or Territory Installation Amount 

Guam ....................... Andersen Air Force Base ............................. $196,975,000 

3 (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

4 UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

5 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

6 authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and 

7 available for military family housing functions as specified 

8 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

9 Navy may improve existing military family housing units 

10 in an amount not to exceed $35,438,000. 

11 (c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro12 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

13 section 2203(a) and available for military family housing 

14 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

15 the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and 

16 engineering services and construction design activities 

17 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

18 housing units in an amount not to exceed $13,329,000. 

19 SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

21 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

22 beginning after September 30, 2024, for military con-
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1 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

2 functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in 

3 the funding table in section 4601. 

4 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

5 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author6 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

7 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

8 of all projects carried out under sections 2201 and 2202 

9 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized 

10 to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in 

11 the funding table in section 4601. 

12 SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER13 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 

14 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

15 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

16 Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

17 2240) the authorizations set forth in the table in sub18 section (b), as provided in section 2201(b) and 2902 of 

19 that Act (132 Stat. 2244, 2286) and extended by section 

20 2204 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

21 Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 

22 Stat. 716), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, 

23 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

24 for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever 

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1 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

2 is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Bahrain .......... SW Asia ....................... Fleet Maintenance 

Facility and TOC $26,340,000 

Greece ............ Naval Support Activity 

Souda Bay ................ EDI: Joint Mobility 

Processing Center $41,650,000 

3 SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS4 CAL YEAR 2020 PROJECT AT MARINE CORPS 

5 AIR STATION YUMA, ARIZONA. 

6 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

7 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

8 Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 

9 1862) the authorizations set forth in the table in sub10 section (b), as provided in sections 2201(a) and 2809 of 

11 that Act (133 Stat. 1865, 1887), shall remain in effect 

12 until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of 

13 an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis14 cal year 2026, whichever is later. 

15 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

16 is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Arizona ........... Marine Corps Air Station Yuma ................ Bachelor Enlisted 

Quarters .............. $99,600,000 
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1 SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

6 4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (134 

8 Stat. 4297) and extended by section 2205 of the Military 

9 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (di10 vision B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 718), shall re11 main in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the 

12 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con13 struction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. 

14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

15 is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Guam .............. Joint Region Marianas Joint Communications Upgrade ...... $22,000,000 

Maine ............. NCTAMS LANT Detachment Cutler ....... Perimeter Security .. $26,100,000 

Nevada ........... Fallon ........................... Range Training 

Complex, Phase 1 $29,040,000 

16 SEC. 2207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER17 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 

18 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

19 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

20 Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
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1 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub2 section (b), as provided in sections 2201 and 2202(a) of 

3 that Act (135 Stat. 2166, 2167), shall remain in effect 

4 until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of 

5 an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis6 cal year 2026, whichever is later. 

7 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

8 is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Arizona ........... Marine Corps Air Station Yuma ................ Combat Training 

Tank Complex ..... $29,300,000 

California ....... Naval Base Ventura 

County ...................... MQ–25 Aircraft 

Maintenance 

Hangar ................ $125,291,000 

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar ............ F–35 Centralized 

Engine Repair 

Facility ................ $31,400,000 

Marine Corps Base 

Camp Pendleton ....... CLB MEU Complex $83,900,000 

Marine Corps Base 

Camp Pendleton ....... Warehouse Replacement .................... $22,200,000 

District of Columbia ......... Marine Barracks Washington ....................... Family Housing Improvements .......... $10,415,000 

Florida ........... Marine Corps Support 

Facility Blount Island .......................... Lighterage and 

Small Craft Facility ........................ $69,400,000 

Hawaii ............ Marine Corps Base 

Kaneohe ................... Electrical Distribution Modernization ...................... $64,500,000 

South Carolina Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort ........... Aircraft Maintenance Hangar ...... $122,600,000 

Spain .............. Naval Station Rota ...... EDI: Explosive Ordnance Disposal 

(EOD) Mobile 

Unit Facilities ..... $85,600,000 
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1 TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 

2 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

3 SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 

4 LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

5 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

6 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria7 tions in section 2303(a) and available for military con8 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 

9 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

10 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili11 tary construction projects for the installations or locations 

12 inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

13 in the following table: 

Air Force: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Alaska ................................. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson $250,000,000 

Arkansas ............................. Ebbing Air National Guard Base $73,000,000 

California ............................ Beale Air Force Base .................... $148,000,000 

Vandenberg Space Force Base ..... $277,000,000 

Colorado .............................. Buckley Space Force Base ............ $57,611,000 

Florida ................................ Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.$11,400,000 

Idaho ................................... Mountain Home Air Force Base .. $40,000,000 

Louisiana ............................ Barksdale Air Force Base ............ $22,000,000 

Massachusetts ..................... Hanscom Air Force Base .............. $315,000,000 

Montana .............................. Malmstrom Air Force Base .......... $20,000,000 

North Carolina ................... Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base $41,000,000 

Ohio .................................... Wright-Patterson Air Force Base $45,000,000 

Oregon ................................ Mountain Home Air Force Base .. $1,093,000,00 

South Dakota ..................... Ellsworth Air Force Base ............. $177,000,000 

Tennessee ........................... Arnold Air Force Base .................. $21,400,000 

Texas .................................. Dyess Air Force Base ................... $31,300,000 

Joint Base San Antonio ................ $684,000,000 

Laughlin Air Force Base .............. $56,000,000 

Utah .................................... Hill Air Force Base ...................... $258,000,000 

Virginia ............................... Joint Base Langley-Eustis ............ $81,000,000 

Wyoming ............................. F.E. Warren Air Force Base ........ $1,581,000,000 

14 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

15 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
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1 tions in section 2303(a) and available for military con2 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

3 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

4 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili5 tary construction projects for the installations or locations 

6 outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

7 in the following table: 

Air Force: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Denmark ............................. Royal Danish Air Force Base 

Karup.

$110,000,000 

Federated States of Micronesia.Yap International Airport ............. $400,314,000 

Spain ................................... Naval Station Rota ....................... $15,200,000 

United Kingdom ................. Royal Air Force Lakenheath ........ $185,000,000 

Royal Air Force Mildenhall ........... $51,000,000 

8 SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 

9 (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 

10 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap11 propriations in section 2303(a) and available for military 

12 family housing functions as specified in the funding table 

13 in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may con14 struct or acquire family housing units (including land ac15 quisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or 

16 locations and in the amounts set forth in the following 

17 table: 

Air Force: Family Housing 

Country Installation Amount 

Germany .................. Ramstein Air Base ....................................... $5,750,000 
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1 (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

2 UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

3 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

4 authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and 

5 available for military family housing functions as specified 

6 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

7 Air Force may improve existing military family housing 

8 units in an amount not to exceed $209,242,000. 

9 (c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro10 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

11 section 2303(a) and available for military family housing 

12 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

13 the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural 

14 and engineering services and construction design activities 

15 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

16 housing units in an amount not to exceed $6,557,000. 

17 SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 

18 FORCE. 

19 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

20 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

21 beginning after September 30, 2024, for military con22 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

23 functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified 

24 in the funding table in section 4601. 
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1 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

2 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author3 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

4 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

5 of all projects carried out under sections 2301 and 2302 

6 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized 

7 to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in 

8 the funding table in section 4601. 

9 SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS10 CAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT AT SPANGDAHLEM 

11 AIR BASE, GERMANY. 

12 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

13 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

14 Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 

15 2688), the authorization set forth in the table in sub16 section (b), as provided in section 2902 of that Act (130 

17 Stat. 2743) and extended by section 2304 of the Military 

18 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (di19 vision B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2169) and 

20 amended by section 2304(b) of the Military Construction 

21 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 

22 Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 721), shall remain in effect 

23 until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of 

24 an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis25 cal year 2026, whichever is later. 
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1 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

2 is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorization 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Germany ......... Spangdahlem Air Base ERI: F/A–22 Low 

Observable/Comp 

Repair Fac. ......... $12,000,000 

3 SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER4 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS. 

5 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

6 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

8 1817), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub9 section (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act (131 

10 Stat. 1876) and extended by section 2304(b) of the Mili11 tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

12 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2980) and 

13 amended by section 2305(b) of the Military Construction 

14 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 

15 Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 722), shall remain in effect 

16 until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of 

17 an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis18 cal year 2026, whichever is later. 

19 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

20 is as follows: 
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Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Hungary ......... Kecskemet Air Base .... ERI: Airfield Upgrades .................. $12,900,000 

Kecskemet Air Base .... ERI: Construct Parallel Taxiway ....... $30,000,000 

Kecskemet Air Base .... ERI: Increase POL 

Storage Capacity $12,500,000 

Slovakia .......... Malacky ........................ ERI: Increase POL 

Storage Capacity $20,000,000 

1 SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

6 2240), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act (132 

8 Stat. 2287) and extended by section 2306(b) of the Mili9 tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 

10 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 724), shall 

11 remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the 

12 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con13 struction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. 

14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

15 is as follows: 
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Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

United Kingdom ............. Royal Air Force 

Fairford .................... EDI: Construct 

DABS-FEV Storage ....................... $87,000,000 

Royal Air Force 

Fairford .................... EDI: Munitions 

Holding Area ....... $19,000,000 

1 SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 

6 1862), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in sections 2301(a) and 2912(a) 

8 of that Act (133 Stat. 1867, 1913), shall remain in effect 

9 until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of 

10 an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis11 cal year 2026, whichever is later. 

12 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

13 is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Florida ........... Tyndall Air Force Base Deployment Center/ 

Flight Line Dining/AAFES .......... $43,000,000 

New Mexico .... Kirtland Air Force 

Base ......................... Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator 

(CRH) ADAL ..... $15,500,000 

Texas .............. Joint Base San Antonio BMT Recruit Dormitory 8 ............... $110,000,000 
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Air Force: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations—Continued 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Washington .... Fairchild-White Bluff .. Consolidated TFI 

Base Operations .. $31,000,000 

1 SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS2 CAL YEAR 2021 PROJECT AT JOINT BASE 

3 LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VIRGINIA. 

4 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

5 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

7 4294), the authorization set forth in the table in sub8 section (b), as provided in section 2301(a) of that Act 

9 (132 Stat. 2287) and extended by section 2307(a) of the 

10 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

11 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 725), 

12 shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date 

13 of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

14 construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. 

15 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

16 is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Virginia .......... Joint Base LangleyEustis ....................... Access Control Point 

Main Gate With 

Land Acq ............. $19,500,000 
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1 SEC. 2309. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 

6 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (135 

8 Stat. 2168), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, 

9 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

10 for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever 

11 is later. 

12 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

13 is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Australia ........ Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Darwin .. Squadron Operations 

Facility ................ $7,400,000 

Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Tindal ... Aircraft Maintenance Support 

Facility ................ $6,200,000 

Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Tindal ... Squadron Operations 

Facility ................ $8,200,000 

Massachusetts Hanscom Air Force 

Base ......................... NC3 Acquisitions 

Management Facility ..................... $66,000,000 

United Kingdom ............. Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath .............. F–35A Child Development Center ..... $24,000,000 

Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath .............. F–35A Munition Inspection Facility .. $31,000,000 

Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath .............. F–35A Weapons 

Load Training 

Facility ................ $49,000,000 
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1 TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGEN2 CIES MILITARY CONSTRUC3 TION 

4 SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC5 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

6 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

7 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria8 tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con9 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 

10 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of De11 fense may acquire real property and carry out military 

12 construction projects for the installations or locations in13 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

14 the following table: 

Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 

State or Territory Installation or Location Amount 

Alaska ..................... Eielson Air Force Base ............................... $14,000,000 

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson ............. $55,000,000 

Arizona .................... Marine Corps Air Station Yuma ................ $62,000,000 

California ............... Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton .......... $96,410,000 

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training 

Center Bridgeport ................................... $19,300,000 

Naval Base Coronado ................................. $51,000,000 

Colorado .................. Fort Carson ................................................ $41,000,000 

Florida .................... Hurlburt Field ............................................ $14,000,000 

Georgia .................... Hunter Army Airfield ................................. $63,800,000 

Guam ...................... Joint Region Marianas ............................... $929,224,000 

Missouri .................. Whiteman Air Force Base .......................... $19,500,000 

North Carolina ........ Fort Liberty ................................................ $11,800,000 

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ............. $25,400,000 

South Carolina ........ Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort ............ $31,500,000 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island $72,050,000 

Texas ....................... Naval Air Station Corpus Christi ............... $79,300,000 

NSA Texas (NSAT) ................................... $347,000,000 

Virginia ................... Fort Belvoir ................................................ $225,000,000 

Joint Expeditionary Base Little CreekFort Story.$32,000,000 

Pentagon ..................................................... $36,800,000 

Washington ............. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island ............. $54,000,000 

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport .. $35,000,000 
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1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con4 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

5 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of De6 fense may acquire real property and carry out military 

7 construction projects for the installations or locations out8 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

9 the following table: 

Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Japan .................. Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler ............................................................... $160,000,000 

Korea .................. Kunsan Air Base ........................................... $64,942,000 

United Kingdom Royal Air Force Lakenheath ......................... $153,000,000 

10 SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CON11 SERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

12 PROJECTS. 

13 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

14 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria15 tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva16 tion projects as specified in the funding table in section 

17 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy con18 servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United 

19 States Code, for the installations or locations inside the 

20 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol21 lowing table: 
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ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Alabama ........................ Anniston Army Depot ......................... $56,450,000 

Delaware ...................... Major Joseph R. ‘‘Beau’’ Biden III 

National Guard/Reserve Center ...... $22,050,000 

Illinois ........................... Rock Island Arsenal ............................ $70,480,000 

Indiana ......................... Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck ............. $39,180,000 

Maine ............................ Naval Shipyard Portsmouth ............... $28,700,000 

Maryland ....................... Aberdeen Proving Ground ................... $30,730,000 

Joint Base Andrews ............................ $17,920,000 

New Jersey ................... Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst .... $17,730,000 

Ohio .............................. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ....... $53,000,000 

Washington ................... Joint Base Lewis-McChord-Gray 

Army Airfield .................................. $40,000,000 

Naval Magazine Indian Island ............ $39,490,000 

1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva4 tion projects as specified in the funding table in section 

5 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy con6 servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United 

7 States Code, for the installations or locations outside the 

8 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol9 lowing table: 

ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Bahrain ......................... Naval Support Activity Bahrain ......... $15,330,000 

Greece .......................... Naval Support Activity Souda Bay ..... $42,500,000 

Italy .............................. Naval Air Station Sigonella ................ $13,470,000 

Japan ............................ Camp Fuji ........................................... $45,870,000 

10 (c) IMPROVEMENT OF CONVEYED UTILITY SYS11 TEMS.—In the case of a utility system that is conveyed 

12 under section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, and 

13 that only provides utility services to a military installation, 

14 notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chapter169 and 
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1 chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the 

2 Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart3 ment may authorize a contract with the conveyee of the 

4 utility system to carry out the military construction 

5 projects set forth in the following table: 

Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems 

State Installation or Location Project 

Maryland ............ Aberdeen Proving Ground ............................. Power Generation 

and Microgrid 

Washington ......... Joint-Base Lewis-McChord Gray Army Airfield ............................................................ Power Generation 

and Microgrid 

6 SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DE7 FENSE AGENCIES. 

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

9 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

10 beginning after September 30, 2024, for military con11 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

12 functions of the Department of Defense (other than the 

13 military departments), as specified in the funding table 

14 in section 4601. 

15 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

16 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author17 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

18 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

19 of all projects carried out under sections 2401 and 2402 

20 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized 
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1 to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in 

2 the funding table in section 4601. 

3 SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS4 CAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT AT IWAKUNI, JAPAN. 

5 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

6 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

8 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in sub9 section (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act 

10 (131 Stat. 1829) and extended by section 2404 of the 

11 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

12 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat.2984) 

13 and amended by section 2404 of the Military Construction 

14 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 

15 Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 728), shall remain in effect 

16 until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of 

17 an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis18 cal year 2026, whichever is later. 

19 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

20 is as follows: 

Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Japan ............. Iwakuni ........................ PDI: Construct Bulk 

Storage Tanks 

PH 1 ................... $30,800,000 
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1 SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS2 CAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT AT IWAKUNI, JAPAN. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

6 2240), the authorization set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act 

8 (132 Stat. 2250) and extended by section 2405(a) of the 

9 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 729), 

11 shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date 

12 of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

13 construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. 

14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

15 is as follows: 

Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Japan ............. Iwakuni ........................ Fuel Pier ................. $33,200,000 

16 SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS17 CAL YEAR 2020 PROJECT AT FORT 

18 INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA. 

19 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

20 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

21 Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 

22 1862), the authorization set forth in the table in sub-
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1 section (b), as authorized pursuant to section 2402 of such 

2 Act (133 Stat. 1872), shall remain in effect until October 

3 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act author4 izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, 

5 whichever is later. 

6 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

7 is as follows: 

ERCIP Project: Extension of 2020 Project Authorization 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Pennsylvania .. Fort Indiantown Gap ... Install Geothermal 

and 413 kW Solar 

Photovoltaic (PV) 

Array ................... $3,950,000 

8 SEC. 2407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER9 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 

10 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

11 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

12 Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

13 4294), the authorization set forth in the table in sub14 section (b), as provided in sections 2401(b) and 2402 of 

15 that Act (134 Stat. 4305, 4306) and extended by sections 

16 2406 and 2407 of the Military Construction Authorization 

17 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118– 

18 31; 137 Stat. 730), shall remain in effect until October 

19 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act author20 izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, 

21 whichever is later. 
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1 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

2 is as follows: 

Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2021 

Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Arkansas ........ Ebbing Air National 

Guard Base .............. PV Arrays and Battery Storage ........ $2,600,000 

California ....... Marine Corps Air 

Ground Combat Center Twentynine 

Palms ....................... Install 10 Mw Battery Energy Storage for Various 

Buildings ............. $11,646,000 

Naval Support Activity 

Monterey .................. Cogeneration Plant 

at B236 ............... $10,540,000 

Italy ................ Naval Support Activity 

Naples ...................... Smart Grid .............. $3,490,000 

Japan ............. Def Fuel Support Point 

Tsurumi ................... Fuel Wharf ............. $49,500,000 

3 SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

4 FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECT AT JOINT BASE 

5 ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, DISTRICT OF COLUM6 BIA. 

7 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

8 in section 2402(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza9 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 

10 117–81; 135 Stat. 2174) for Joint Base Anacostia11 Bolling, District of Columbia, for construction of PV car12 ports, the Secretary of Defense may install a 1.0-mega13 watt battery energy storage system for a total project 

14 amount of $40,650,000. 
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1 SEC. 2409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 

6 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in sections 2401 and 2402 of that 

8 Act (135 Stat. 2173, 2174), shall remain in effect until 

9 October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

10 authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

11 2026, whichever is later. 

12 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

13 is as follows: 

Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2022 

Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Alabama ......... Fort Novosel (Formerly 

Fort Rucker) ............ 10 MW RICE Generator Plant and 

Microgrid Controls ..................... $24,000,000 

California ....... Marine Corps Air Station Miramar ............ Additional LFG 

Power Meter Station ...................... $4,054,000 

Naval Air Weapons 

Station China LakeRidgecrest ................ Solar Energy Storage System .......... $9,120,000 

Georgia ........... Fort Moore (Formerly 

Fort Benning) .......... 4.8 MW Generation 

and Microgrid ...... $17,593,000 

Fort Stewart ................ 10 MW Generation 

Plant, with 

Microgrid Control $22,000,000 

Guam .............. Polaris Point Submarine Base ............. Inner Apra Harbor 

Resiliency Upgrades Ph 1. ........ $38,300,000 
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Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2022 

Project Authorizations—Continued 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Michigan ......... Camp Grayling ............. 650 KW Gas-Fired 

Micro-Turbine 

Generation System ...................... $5,700,000 

Mississippi ...... Camp Shelby ................ 10 MW Generation 

Plant an Feeder 

level Microgrid 

System ................. $34,500,000 

Camp Shelby ................ Electrical Distribution Infrastructure Undergrounding Hardening Project ....... $11,155,000 

New York ....... Fort Drum ................... Wellfield Field Expansion Project ... $27,000,000 

North Carolina Fort Liberty (Formerly 

Fort Bragg) ............. 10 MW Microgrid 

Utilizing Existing 

and New Generators ...................... $19,464,000 

Fort Liberty (Formerly 

Fort Bragg) ............. Emergency Water 

System ................. $7,705,000 

Ohio ................ Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport .......... Base-Wide Microgrid 

With Natural Gas 

Generator, Photovoltaic and Battery Storage ........ $4,700,000 

Puerto Rico .... Aguadilla ...................... Microgrid Control 

System, 460 KW 

PV, 275 KW Generator, 660 Kwh 

Bess ..................... $10,120,000 

Fort Allen .................... Microgrid Control 

System, 690 KW 

PV, 275 KW Gen, 

570 Kwh Bess ..... $12,190,000 

Tennessee ....... Memphis International 

Airport ..................... PV Arrays and Battery Storage ........ $4,780,000 

United Kingdom ............. Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath .............. Hospital Replacement-Temporary 

Facilities .............. $19,283,000 

Virginia .......... National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 

Campus East ........... Electrical System 

Redundancy ......... $5,299,000 
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1 TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL 

2 PROGRAMS 

3 Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty 

4 Organization Security Invest5 ment Program 

6 SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

7 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

8 The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for 

9 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest10 ment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, 

11 United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum 

12 of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this pur13 pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 

14 North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of con15 struction previously financed by the United States. 

16 SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 

17 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

18 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, for con19 tributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 

20 of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United 

21 States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty 

22 Organization Security Investment Program authorized by 

23 section 2501 as specified in the funding table in section 

24 4601. 
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1 Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind 

2 Contributions 

3 SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION 

4 PROJECTS. 

5 Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea 

6 for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of De7 fense may accept military construction projects for the in8 stallations or locations in the Republic of Korea, and in 

9 the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects 

Component Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

Army .............. Camp Carroll ...... MSC–K Paint Removal 

Booth ............................. $9,400,000 

Army .............. Camp Carroll ...... Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility 

(TEMF) ........................ $72,000,000 

Army .............. Camp Walker ...... Elementary School ............ $46,000,000 

Army .............. USAG Humphreys ............. Embedded Behavioral 

Health Clinic ................. $10,000,000 

Army .............. USAG Humphreys ............. General Support Aviation 

Battalion Hangar .......... $180,000,000 

Navy ............... Chinhae ............... Upgrade Main Access Control Point ....................... $9,200,000 

Air Force ........ Daegu AB ........... Upgrade Water Distribution System ................... $9,600,000 

Air Force ........ Kunsan AB ......... Combat Small Arms Range $31,000,000 

Air Force ........ Kunsan AB ......... Fighter Squadron and 

Fighter Generation 

Squadron Operations 

Facility .......................... $46,000,000 

Air Force ........ Osan AB ............. Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) Flight 

Simulator ....................... $15,000,000 

10 SEC. 2512. REPUBLIC OF POLAND FUNDED CONSTRUCTION 

11 PROJECTS. 

12 Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Poland 

13 for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of De14 fense may accept military construction projects for the in-
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1 stallations or locations in the Republic of Poland, and in 

2 the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Republic of Poland Funded Construction Projects 

Component Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

Air Force ........ Lask AB ............. AT/FP Upgrades for PPI 

Mission .......................... $22,000,000 

Air Force ........ Lask AB ............. Connecting Taxiways for 

RPA Mission ................. $18,000,000 

Air Force ........ Lask AB ............. Ground Comms and Data 

Support Area for RPA 

Mission .......................... $5,000,000 

Air Force ........ Lask AB ............. Maintenance Hangar for 

PPI Mission .................. $69,000,000 

Air Force ........ Lask AB ............. RPA Parking Apron ......... $18,000,000 

Air Force ........ Wroclaw AB ....... AT/FP Upgrades for 

APOD Mission .............. $46,000,000 

Air Force ........ Wroclaw AB ....... Comms Infrastructure for 

APOD Mission .............. $10,000,000 

3 TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND 

4 RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 

5 SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CON6 STRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 

7 PROJECTS. 

8 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author9 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 

10 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the fund11 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may 

12 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

13 projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the 

14 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol15 lowing table: 

Army National Guard 

State or Territory Installation or Location Amount 

Alaska ................. Fort Richardson .................................................................. $67,000,000 

Iowa .................... Sioux City Armory .............................................................. $13,800,000 
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Army National Guard—Continued 

State or Territory Installation or Location Amount 

Louisiana ............ Lafayette Readiness Center ................................................ $33,000,000 

Mississippi .......... Southaven Readiness Center ............................................... $33,000,000 

Montana ............. Malta Readiness Center ...................................................... $14,800,000 

Nevada ............... Hawthorne Army Depot ...................................................... $18,000,000 

New Jersey ......... Vineland .............................................................................. $23,000,000 

Oklahoma ........... Shawnee Readiness Center .................................................. $29,000,000 

Puerto Rico ........ Gurabo Readiness Center .................................................... $63,000,000 

Utah ................... Nephi Readiness Center ...................................................... $20,000,000 

Washington ........ Camp Murray ...................................................................... $40,000,000 

1 SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION 

2 AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

3 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author4 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 

5 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the fund6 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may 

7 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

8 projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United 

9 States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

10 table: 

Army Reserve: Inside the United States 

State or Territory Installation or Location Amount 

California ...................................... Bell ............................... $55,000,000 

Camp Parks ................. $42,000,000 

Georgia ........................................... Dobbins Air Reserve 

Base.

$78,000,000 

Kentucky ........................................ Fort Knox .................... $138,000,000 

Massachusetts ................................. Devens Reserve Forces 

Training Area.

$39,000,000 

New Jersey ..................................... Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst.$16,000,000 

Pennsylvania ................................... Wilkes-Barre ................ $22,000,000 

Puerto Rico .................................... Fort Buchanan ............ $39,000,000 

Virginia ........................................... Richmond ..................... $23,000,000 
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1 SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE 

2 CORPS RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

3 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

4 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author5 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 

6 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the fund7 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may 

8 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

9 projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 

10 location inside the United States, and in the amount, set 

11 forth in the following table: 

Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Texas .............................................. Naval Air Station Joint 

Reserve Base Fort 

Worth.

$75,000,000 

Washington ................................... Joint Base LewisMcChord.$26,610,000 

12 SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUC13 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

14 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author15 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 

16 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the fund17 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 

18 may acquire real property and carry out military construc19 tion projects for the Air National Guard locations inside 

20 the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 

21 following table: 
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Air National Guard 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Alaska ........................................... Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson.$19,300,000 

California ........................................ Moffett Air Field ......... $12,600,000 

Florida ............................................ Jacksonville International Airport.$26,200,000 

Hawaii ........................................... Hickam Air Force Base $36,600,000 

New Jersey ..................................... Atlantic City International Airport.$18,000,000 

New York ....................................... Francis S. Gabreski 

Airport.

$14,000,000 

Texas .............................................. Fort Worth .................. $13,100,000 

1 SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUC2 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

3 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author4 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 

5 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the fund6 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 

7 may acquire real property and carry out military construc8 tion projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside 

9 the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 

10 following table: 

Air Force Reserve 

State Location Amount 

Delaware ......................................... Dover Air Force Base .. $42,000,000 

Georgia .......................................... Dobbins Air Reserve 

Base.

$22,000,000 

Indiana ........................................... Grissom Air Reserve 

Base.

$21,000,000 

Ohio ................................................ Youngstown Air Reserve Station.$25,000,000 

11 SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NA12 TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 

13 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

14 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, for the 
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1 costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, 

2 and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve 

3 Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 

4 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost 

5 of acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in 

6 the funding table in section 4601. 

7 SEC. 2607. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER8 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECTS. 

9 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

10 the Military Construction Defense Authorization Act for 

11 Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 

12 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the table in 

13 subsection (b), as provided in section 2601 of that Act 

14 (133 Stat. 1875), shall remain in effect until October 1, 

15 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 

16 funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, which17 ever is later. 

18 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

19 is as follows: 

National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2020 Project 

Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

California ....... Camp Roberts .............. Automated Multipurpose Machine 

Gun (MPMG) 

Range .................. $12,000,000 

Pennsylvania .. Moon Township ............ Combined Support 

Maintenance Shop $23,000,000 
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1 SEC. 2608. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2021 (Division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

6 4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in sections 2601 and 2602 of that 

8 Act (134 Stat. 4312, 4313) and extended by section 2609 

9 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

10 Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 

11 738), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the 

12 date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for mili13 tary construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. 

14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

15 is as follows: 

National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2021 Project 

Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Arkansas ........ Fort Chaffee ................ National Guard 

Readiness Center $15,000,000 

California ....... Bakersfield ................... National Guard Vehicle Maintenance 

Shop .................... $9,300,000 

Massachusetts Devens Reserve Forces 

Training Area .......... Automated Multipurpose Machine 

Gun Range .......... $8,700,000 

North Carolina Asheville ....................... Army Reserve Center ........................ $24,000,000 

Puerto Rico .... Fort Allen .................... National Guard 

Readiness Center $37,000,000 

South Carolina Joint Base Charleston National Guard 

Readiness Center $15,000,000 

Texas .............. Fort Worth .................. Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Addition/Alt ............. $6,000,000 
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National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2021 Project 

Authorizations—Continued 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Virgin Islands St. Croix ...................... Army Aviation Support Facility 

(AASF) ................ $28,000,000 

St. Croix ...................... CST Ready Building $11,400,000 

1 SEC. 2609. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

2 FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECT FOR NATIONAL 

3 GUARD READINESS CENTER. 

4 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

5 in section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117– 

7 81; 135 Stat. 2178) for Bennington National Guard Ar8 mory, Vermont, for construction of a National Guard 

9 Readiness Center as specified in the funding table in sec10 tion 4601 of such Act, the Secretary of the Army may 

11 construct the National Guard Readiness Center in Lyn12 don, Vermont. 

13 SEC. 2610. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER14 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 

15 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

16 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2022 (Division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 

18 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub19 section (b), as provided in sections 2601, 2602, 2604 and 

20 2605 of that Act (135 Stat. 2178, 2179, 2180) and 
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1 amended by section 2607(1) of the Military Construction 

2 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of 

3 Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2988), shall remain in ef4 fect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment 

5 of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 

6 fiscal year 2027, whichever is later. 

7 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

8 is as follows: 

National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2022 Project 

Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Alabama ......... Huntsville Readiness 

Center ...................... National Guard 

Readiness Center $17,000,000 

Georgia ........... Fort Moore (Formerly 

Fort Benning) .......... Post-Initial Mil. 

Training Unaccompanied Housing ....................... $13,200,000 

Indiana ........... Grissom Air Reserve 

Base ......................... Logistics Readiness 

Complex ............... $29,000,000 

Massachusetts Barnes Air National 

Guard Base .............. Combined Engine/ 

ASE/NDI Shop ... $12,200,000 

Mississippi ...... Jackson International 

Airport ..................... Fire Crash and Rescue Station .......... $9,300,000 

New York ....... Francis S. Gabreski 

Airport ..................... Base Civil Engineer 

Complex ............... $14,800,000 

Ohio ................ Wright-Patterson Air 

Force Base ............... AR Center Training 

Building/ UHS .... $19,000,000 

Vermont ......... Bennington National 

Guard Armory .......... National Guard 

Readiness Center $16,900,000 

Wisconsin ....... Fort McCoy .................. Transient Training 

Officer Barracks $29,200,000 

Wyoming ........ Cheyenne Municipal 

Airport ..................... Combined Vehicle 

Maintenance and 

ASE Complex ...... $13,400,000 
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1 TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGN2 MENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI3 TIES 

4 SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

5 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI6 TIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF 

7 DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 

8 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

9 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, for base 

10 realignment and closure activities, including real property 

11 acquisition and military construction projects, as author12 ized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 

13 of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 

14 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department 

15 of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 

16 2906 of such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Mili17 tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

18 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2140), as 

19 specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
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1 TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CON2 STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI3 SIONS 

4 Subtitle A—Military Construction 

5 Programs 

6 SEC. 2801. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NAVAL 

7 INNOVATION CENTER AT THE NAVAL POST8 GRADUATE SCHOOL. 

9 Chapter 855 of title 10, United States Code, is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 8551. Development and operation of the Naval In12 novation Center at the Naval Post13 graduate School 

14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT THE NAVAL INNOVA15 TION CENTER.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy may enter 

16 into a contract or other agreement with one or more eligi17 ble nonprofit organizations for the design, construction, 

18 and maintenance of a multipurpose facility— 

19 ‘‘(A) to be known as the ‘Naval Innovation Cen20 ter’ (in this section referred to as the ‘NIC’); and 

21 ‘‘(B) to be located at the United States Naval 

22 Postgraduate School. 

23 ‘‘(2) The NIC shall be used— 

24 ‘‘(A) to convene interested persons to develop 

25 and accelerate the adoption of new and innovative 
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1 technologies and practices for the benefit of the De2 partment of Defense; and 

3 ‘‘(B) to support such education, training, re4 search, and associated activities, as determined by 

5 the Secretary, in support of the Naval Postgraduate 

6 School and the Department of Defense. 

7 ‘‘(b) FUNDS.—Under the contract or other agree8 ment described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may— 

9 ‘‘(1) accept funds from a partner organization 

10 for any phase of development of the NIC; and 

11 ‘‘(2) accept funds, personal property, or services 

12 from a covered entity that is not a partner organiza13 tion for maintenance of the NIC. 

14 ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—(1) The Sec15 retary of the Navy may accept, hold, administer, and 

16 spend any gift, device, or bequest of real property, per17 sonal property, services, or money on the condition that 

18 the gift, device, or bequest be used for the benefit, or in 

19 connection with, the establishment, operation, or mainte20 nance of the NIC. Section 2601 (other than subsections 

21 (b), (c), and (e)) of this title shall apply to gifts accepted 

22 under this subsection. 

23 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may display at the NIC recogni24 tion for an individual or entity that contributes money to 

25 a partner organization or for a corporate partner that con-
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1 tributes money directly to the Navy for the benefit of the 

2 NIC, whether or not the contribution is subject to the con3 dition that the recognition be provided. The Secretary 

4 shall prescribe regulations governing the circumstances 

5 under which contributor recognition may be provided, ap6 propriate forms of recognition, and suitable display stand7 ards. 

8 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may authorize the sale of donated 

9 property received under paragraph (1). A sale under this 

10 paragraph need not be conducted in accordance with dis11 posal requirements that would otherwise apply, so long as 

12 the sale is conducted at arms-length and includes an 

13 auditable transaction record. 

14 ‘‘(4) Any money received under paragraph (1) and 

15 any proceeds from the sale of property under paragraph 

16 (3) shall be deposited into a fund established in the Treas17 ury to support the NIC. 

18 ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

19 Secretary of the Navy may require such additional terms 

20 and conditions in connection with a contract or other 

21 agreement described in subsection (a) as the Secretary 

22 considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 

23 United States. 

24 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible nonprofit organization’ 

2 means an organization that — 

3 ‘‘(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of 

4 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that is 

5 exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of 

6 such Code; and 

7 ‘‘(B) has as its primary purpose the sup8 port and operation of the Naval Postgraduate 

9 School. 

10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘partner organization’ means an 

11 eligible nonprofit organization with which the Sec12 retary of the Navy enters into a contract or other 

13 agreement under subsection (a). 

14 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered entity’ means— 

15 ‘‘(A) an entity incorporated or operating 

16 under the laws of any State; or 

17 ‘‘(B) a nonprofit organization.’’. 

18 SEC. 2802. ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 

19 PROJECTS AND SERVICES. 

20 Section 2391(b)(5)(B) of title 10, United States 

21 Code, is amended— 

22 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by insert23 ing ‘‘or local government’’ after ‘‘a State’’; 

24 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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1 (3) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 

2 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

4 clause: 

5 ‘‘(iv) to support public infrastructure 

6 projects and services that enhance the capabili7 ties and resilience of the defense industrial base 

8 and the defense industrial base workers, if the 

9 Secretary determines such support will improve 

10 operations of the Department of Defense.’’. 

11 SEC. 2803. MILITARY BASE REUSE STUDIES AND COMMU12 NITY PLANNING ASSISTANCE. 

13 Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b)(5)(D) by adding at the 

16 end the following: ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall 

17 coordinate with the Commandant of the Coast 

18 Guard before providing assistance under this para19 graph for Coast Guard installations and facilities 

20 that, for purposes of this paragraph, are military in21 stallations.’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (e)(1) by adding at the end 

23 the following: ‘‘For purposes of paragraphs (1)(E) 

24 and (5)(D) of subsection (b), the term ‘military in-
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1 stallation’ includes Coast Guard installations and fa2 cilities’’. 

3 SEC. 2804. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS 

4 UNDER THE DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRA5 STRUCTURE PROGRAM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 2391 of 

7 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘State and 

9 local governments’’ and inserting ‘‘State govern10 ments, local governments, and not-for-profit, mem11 ber-owned utility services’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 

14 State or local government agree’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘the recipient of such assistance agrees’’; and 

16 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

17 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

18 by striking ‘‘in a rural area or the Sec19 retary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘in a 

20 rural area or a covered insular area, or if 

21 the Secretary of Defense’’; 

22 (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a State 

23 or local government’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

24 recipient of assistance under this sub25 section’’; and 
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1 (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘a State 

2 or local government contribution’’ and in3 serting ‘‘the contribution of such recipi4 ent’’. 

5 (b) COVERED INSULAR AREA DEFINED.—Subsection 

6 (e) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 

7 following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(7) The term ‘covered insular area’ means the 

9 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 

10 Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

11 Islands, and the Virgin Islands.’’. 

12 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 

13 2391(d)(1)(B)(iii) of such title is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘section 101(e)(8) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101 

15 of this title’’. 

16 SEC. 2805. AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE LABORATORY MOD17 ERNIZATION PROGRAM. 

18 Section 2805(g) of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking 

21 ‘‘$150,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000,000’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking 

23 ‘‘$1,000,0000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,000,0000’’. 
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1 SEC. 2806. ANNUAL FIVE-YEAR PLANS ON IMPROVEMENT 

2 OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INNOVATION 

3 INFRASTRUCTURE. 

4 Section 2810 of title 10, United States Code, is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following new sub6 section: 

7 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL FIVE-YEAR PLANS ON IMPROVEMENT

8 OF INNOVATION INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

9 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—Along with the budget for 

10 each fiscal year submitted by the President pursuant 

11 to section 1105(a) of title 31, each Secretary of a 

12 military department and the Secretary of Defense 

13 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

14 a plan that describes the objectives of that Secretary 

15 to improve innovation infrastructure during the five 

16 fiscal years following the fiscal year for which such 

17 budget is submitted. 

18 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each plan submitted by a 

19 Secretary of a military department under paragraph 

20 (1) shall include the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) With respect to the five-year period 

22 covered by the plan, an identification of the 

23 major lines of effort, milestones, and investment 

24 goals of the Secretary over such period relating 

25 to the improvement of innovation infrastructure 
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1 and a description of how such goals support 

2 such goals, including the use of— 

3 ‘‘(i) military construction, facilities 

4 restoration and modernization funds; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the defense lab modernization 

6 program under section 2805(d) of this 

7 title; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) military construction projects for 

9 innovation, research, development, test, 

10 and evaluation under this section. 

11 ‘‘(B) The estimated costs of necessary in12 novation infrastructure improvements and a de13 scription of how such costs would be addressed 

14 by the Department of Defense budget request 

15 submitted during the same year as the plan and 

16 the applicable future-years defense program. 

17 ‘‘(C) Information regarding the plan of the 

18 Secretary to initiate such environmental and en19 gineering studies as may be necessary to carry 

20 out planned innovation infrastructure improve21 ments. 

22 ‘‘(D) Detailed information regarding how 

23 innovation infrastructure improvement projects 

24 will be paced and sequenced to ensure contin25 uous operations. 
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1 ‘‘(3) INCORPORATION OF RESULTS-ORIENTED

2 MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.—Each plan under sub3 section (a) shall incorporate the leading results-ori4 ented management practices identified in the report 

5 of the Comptroller General of the United States ti6 tled ‘Actions Needed to Improve Poor Conditions of 

7 Facilities and Equipment that Affect Maintenance 

8 Timeliness and Efficiency’ (GAO–19–242), or any 

9 successor report, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) analytically based goals; 

11 ‘‘(B) results-oriented metrics; 

12 ‘‘(C) the identification of required re13 sources, risks, and stakeholders; and 

14 ‘‘(D) regular reporting on progress to deci15 sion makers. 

16 ‘‘(4) INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE DE17 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘innovation in18 frastructure’ includes laboratories, test and evalua19 tion ranges, and any other infrastructure whose pri20 mary purpose is research, development, test, and 

21 evaluation.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2807. EXPANSION OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT 

2 PROJECTS FOR INSTALLATION AND DEFENSE 

3 ACCESS ROAD RESILIENCE; MODIFICATION 

4 OF PROJECT PRIORITIES. 

5 Section 2815a of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

9 the end; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe11 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(3) providing water storage and filtration, 

14 flood mitigation, or otherwise supporting water resil15 ience at military installations.’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), 

18 and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respec19 tively; and 

20 (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(5) A military installation resilience project 

23 under section 2684a of this title.’’; 

24 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(c) PROJECT PRIORITIES.—In selecting stormwater 

2 management projects to be carried out under this section, 

3 the Secretary concerned shall give a priority to project 

4 proposals for— 

5 ‘‘(1) minimizing the runoff of untreated 

6 stormwater into freshwater systems or tidal systems; 

7 ‘‘(2) protecting military installations and de8 fense access roads from stormwater runoff and 

9 water levels resulting from extreme weather condi10 tions; and 

11 ‘‘(3) supporting water resilience at military in12 stallations.’’; 

13 (4) in subsection (d)— 

14 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

15 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 

16 (B) by inserting ‘‘, retention, and filtra17 tion’’ after ‘‘water-slowing’’; and 

18 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(2) The capture or storage of stormwater for 

21 use in supporting water resilience at a military in22 stallation.’’; and 

23 (5) in subsection (e)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and in25 serting ‘‘(1) In the case of’’; 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘section 2391(d),’’ and in2 serting ‘‘section 2391, 2684,’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, 

6 Installations, and Environment shall designate an official 

7 to be responsible for coordinating regional stormwater 

8 management among the military departments.’’. 

9 SEC. 2808. EXPANSION OF AUTHORIZED THRESHOLD FOR 

10 CERTAIN MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

11 PROJECTS WITHIN AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY 

12 OF UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND. 

13 Subsection (a) of section 2810 of the National De14 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 

15 118–31) is amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and in16 serting ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

17 SEC. 2809. NOTIFICATION TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FOR 

18 AWARDS OF CONTRACTS FOR MILITARY CON19 STRUCTION PROJECTS. 

20 (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 

21 days after the date of award of a contract for a military 

22 construction project, the Secretary of the military depart23 ment that has jurisdiction over such project shall notify 

24 any applicable Member of Congress representing the 

25 State— 
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1 (1) in which such contract will be performed; or 

2 (2) for which the contractor awarded such con3 tract is a constituent of such Member. 

4 (b) ELEMENTS.—A notification under subsection (a) 

5 shall include the following: 

6 (1) The proposed value of the contract. 

7 (2) The contractor awarded the contract. 

8 (3) A brief description of the project that is the 

9 subject of the contract, including the location in 

10 which the contract will be performed. 

11 SEC. 2810. ASSESSMENT OF WORKFORCE NEEDS IN THE 

12 FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES TO SUPPORT 

13 FUTURE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

14 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 

16 Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall 

17 conduct a study and submit a report to the congressional 

18 defense committees— 

19 (1) summarizing planned military major and 

20 minor construction in the Freely Associated States 

21 (‘‘FAS’’) over the next 5 fiscal years; 

22 (2) assessing the ability of the local workforce 

23 in the FAS to support future military construction; 

24 and 
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1 (3) detailing options for the Department of De2 fense to cooperate with the Department of Labor, 

3 the Department of the Interior, and the FAS to de4 velop plans to help address any construction work5 force shortages. 

6 Subtitle B—Military Housing 

7 Reforms 

8 SEC. 2821. EXTENSION OF APPLICABILITY FOR WAIVERS OF 

9 COVERED PRIVACY AND CONFIGURATION 

10 STANDARDS FOR COVERED MILITARY UNAC11 COMPANIED HOUSING. 

12 Paragraph (4) of section 2856a(a) of title 10, United 

13 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘9 months’’ and in14 serting ‘‘18 months’’. 

15 SEC. 2822. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DATABASE OF 

16 COMPLAINTS MADE REGARDING HOUSING 

17 UNITS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

18 Section 2894a of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘regarding 

21 housing units’’ and inserting ‘‘by a tenant regarding 

22 covered dwelling units’’; 

23 (2) in subsections (c) and (d) by striking ‘‘hous24 ing unit’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘cov25 ered dwelling unit’’; and 
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1 (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol2 lowing new subsections: 

3 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Assistant Sec5 retary of Defense for Housing shall submit to the 

6 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Senate, and make available to 

8 each Secretary of a military department, an annual 

9 report that includes, during the year covered by such 

10 report— 

11 ‘‘(A) a summary of the data collected 

12 using the database established under subsection 

13 (a); 

14 ‘‘(B) an aggregation of the complaints cat15 egorized by type, in accordance with paragraph 

16 (2), and military installation, if applicable; and 

17 ‘‘(C) the actions taken to remedy com18 plaints received during the period covered by 

19 such report. 

20 ‘‘(2) TYPE OF COMPLAINTS.—In categorizing 

21 complaints by type pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), 

22 the Secretary shall aggregate complaints based on 

23 the following categories: 

24 ‘‘(A) Physiological hazards, including 

25 dampness and mold growth, lead-based paint, 
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1 asbestos and manmade fibers, radiation, 

2 biocides, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic 

3 compounds. 

4 ‘‘(B) Psychological hazards, including ease 

5 of access by unlawful intruders, faulty locks or 

6 alarms, and lighting issues. 

7 ‘‘(C) Safety hazards. 

8 ‘‘(D) Maintenance timeliness. 

9 ‘‘(E) Maintenance quality. 

10 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered armed force’ means the 

12 Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

13 Force. 

14 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered dwelling unit’ means a 

15 unit of accompanied family housing, unaccompanied 

16 housing, or barracks— 

17 ‘‘(A) in which a member of a covered 

18 armed force resides; and 

19 ‘‘(B) that such member does not own. 

20 ‘‘(3) The term ‘tenant’ means any of the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(A) A member of a covered armed force 

23 who resides in a covered dwelling unit. 
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1 ‘‘(B) A dependent of a member described 

2 in subparagraph (A) who resides in a covered 

3 dwelling unit.’’. 

4 SEC. 2823. MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF PRIVATIZED 

5 MILITARY HOUSING. 

6 Section 3001(a)(2) of the National Defense Author7 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 

8 U.S.C. 2821 note) is amended by striking ‘‘military hous9 ing provided’’ and inserting ‘‘military housing that is not 

10 Government-owned that is provided’’. 

11 SEC. 2824. ANALYSIS OF HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR CRIT12 ICAL CIVILIAN AND CONTRACTOR PER13 SONNEL NEAR RURAL MILITARY INSTALLA14 TIONS. 

15 Not later than one year after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the 

17 Department of Defense Manual 4165.63–M titled ‘‘DoD 

18 Housing Management’’ issued October 28, 2010, to re19 quire an analysis of the availability of suitable housing lo20 cated in close proximity to a military installation (as de21 fined in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code) in 

22 a rural location for civilian personnel and defense contrac23 tors that provide critical functions for the operations of 

24 such military installation, as determined by the Secretary. 
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1 SEC. 2825. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRAVEL 

3 UNTIL ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN COM4 PLAINT DATABASE. 

5 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

6 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025, and 

7 available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for 

8 the travel of persons, not more than 90 percent may be 

9 obligated or expended until the date on which the Sec10 retary of Defense implements the public complaint data11 base for military housing under the jurisdiction of such 

12 Secretary required by section 2894a of title 10, United 

13 States Code. 

14 Subtitle C—Real Property and 

15 Facilities Administration 

16 SEC. 2831. PROCESS FOR STRATEGIC BASING ACTIONS FOR 

17 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. 

18 Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended by inserting after section 2391 the following new 

20 section: 

21 ‘‘§ 2392. Process for strategic basing actions for the 

22 Department of the Air Force 

23 ‘‘(a) BASING ACTION REQUESTS.—(1) An action pro24 ponent desiring the Secretary of the Air Force to under25 take a basing action shall submit to the Assistant Sec-
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1 retary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and En2 vironment a basing action request. 

3 ‘‘(2) The Assistant Secretary shall coordinate with 

4 the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy and Requirements 

5 of the Air Force on the assessment and resolution of a 

6 basing action request. 

7 ‘‘(b) ASSESSMENT OF BASING ACTION REQUEST.— 

8 (1) The Assistant Secretary shall assess a request sub9 mitted under subsection (a) to determine whether the bas10 ing action described in such request is a strategic basing 

11 action. 

12 ‘‘(2) Not later than 14 days after the Assistant Sec13 retary makes a determination with respect to such a bas14 ing action, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the 

15 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Represent16 atives and the Senate a notification of such determination. 

17 ‘‘(3)(A) Upon determining that a basing action de18 scribed in a request submitted under subsection (a) is a 

19 strategic basing action, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

20 not carry out such strategic basing action pursuant to the 

21 process established for a programmatic basing decision (as 

22 described in subsection (h)) until the Secretary notifies the 

23 congressional defense committees of the determination to 

24 use a programmatic basing decision process for such bas25 ing action request. 
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1 ‘‘(B) Upon designation of a Strategic Basing Lead 

2 for a basing action request submitted under subsection 

3 (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may not implement 

4 such request pursuant to the processes established for a 

5 programmatic basing decision (as described in subsection 

6 (h)). 

7 ‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR STRATEGIC BASING ACTION.— 

8 (1)(A) Upon determining that a basing action described 

9 in a request submitted under subsection (a) is a strategic 

10 basing action, the Assistant Secretary shall designate a 

11 Strategic Basing Lead to, for each such request— 

12 ‘‘(i) develop a list of military installations 

13 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 

14 Air Force at which the strategic basic action 

15 may be implemented; 

16 ‘‘(ii) develop criteria to determine the suit17 ability of each military installation on such list 

18 for the strategic basing action, including cri19 teria relating to mission requirements, capacity 

20 of each military installation to support the stra21 tegic basing action, environmental consider22 ations, and cost; 

23 ‘‘(iii) assign a weight to each criteria devel24 oped under clause (ii); and 
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1 ‘‘(iv) if required, request modifications of 

2 the criteria or weight of criteria from the Stra3 tegic Basing Panel. 

4 ‘‘(B) The Strategic Basing Lead shall submit to the 

5 Strategic Basing Panel a report containing the informa6 tion described in subparagraph (A). 

7 ‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 30 days after receipt of the 

8 report required under paragraph (1), the Strategic Basing 

9 Panel shall review such report and make a determination 

10 whether to approve or reject the list of military installa11 tions, the criteria developed, and the weights assigned 

12 such criteria under such paragraph. 

13 ‘‘(B) If the Strategic Basing Panel rejects such list, 

14 criteria, or weights, the Assistant Secretary shall require 

15 the Strategic Basing Lead to redevelop such list, redevelop 

16 such criteria, or reassign such weights (as appropriate) 

17 and submit the modified criteria or weights to the Stra18 tegic Basing Panel for a subsequent review to be con19 ducted in accordance with subparagraph (A). 

20 ‘‘(C) There shall be no limitation on the number of 

21 times the Assistant Secretary may require the Strategic 

22 Basing Lead to redevelop such list, redevelop such criteria, 

23 or reassign such weights (as appropriate). 

24 ‘‘(D) The Strategic Basing Panel shall submit to the 

25 Strategic Basing Group a report that includes the ap-
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1 proved list of military installations, criteria developed, and 

2 weights assigned such criteria. 

3 ‘‘(3)(A) The Strategic Basing Group shall review the 

4 report submitted under paragraph (2)(D) and submit to 

5 the Assistant Secretary a determination of whether to ap6 prove or reject such report. 

7 ‘‘(B) If the Strategic Basing Group rejects the inclu8 sion of a military installation, the criteria developed, or 

9 the weights assigned such criteria in the report, the Assist10 ant Secretary shall require the Strategic Basing Panel to 

11 submit to the Strategic Basing Group a modified report 

12 for a subsequent review to be conducted in accordance 

13 with subparagraph (A). 

14 ‘‘(C) There shall be no limitation on the number of 

15 times the Assistant Secretary may require the Strategic 

16 Basing Panel to submit to the Strategic Basing Group a 

17 modified report. 

18 ‘‘(D) The Strategic Basing Group shall submit to the 

19 Assistant Secretary a report that includes the approved 

20 list of military installations, criteria developed, and 

21 weights assigned such criteria. 

22 ‘‘(4) Not later than 14 days after the date of receipt 

23 of the report under paragraph (3)(D), the Assistant Sec24 retary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
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1 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing 

2 on— 

3 ‘‘(A) the work of the Strategic Basing Lead; 

4 ‘‘(B) the list of military installations under the 

5 jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Air Force at 

6 which the strategic basic action may be imple7 mented; and 

8 ‘‘(C) the criteria developed under paragraph 

9 (1)(A) and the weight assigned to such criteria, as 

10 approved by the Strategic Basing Group. 

11 ‘‘(5)(A) If the Strategic Basing Lead modifies the list 

12 of military installations, the criteria developed, or the 

13 weight assigned to such criteria under paragraph (1), or 

14 requests a modification pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)(iv), 

15 after the date of the briefing required under paragraph 

16 (4), the Strategic Basing Lead shall submit to the Stra17 tegic Basing Panel a report describing such modifications. 

18 ‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary shall— 

19 ‘‘(i) notify the Committees on Armed Services 

20 of the House of Representatives and the Senate of 

21 any modifications made by the Strategic Basing 

22 Lead as described in subparagraph (A); 

23 ‘‘(ii) require the Strategic Basing Lead to sub24 mit such modifications to the Strategic Basing Panel 
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1 for subsequent review to be conducted in accordance 

2 with paragraph (2); 

3 ‘‘(iii) require the Strategic Basing Panel to sub4 mit approved modifications to the Strategic Basing 

5 Group for subsequent review to be conducted in ac6 cordance with paragraph (3); and 

7 ‘‘(iv) provide to the Committees on Armed Serv8 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

9 a briefing on such modifications approved by the 

10 Strategic Basing Group. 

11 ‘‘(d) LIST OF PROPOSED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

12 FOR SITE VISITS.—(1)(A) After reviewing the relevant in13 formation provided by the appropriate commanders of 

14 military installations and commanders of tenant or other 

15 relevant activities with respect to the report approved by 

16 the Strategic Basing Group under subsection (c), the Stra17 tegic Basing Lead shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) determine which military installations 

19 in such report are the most suitable for a site 

20 survey; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) complete a scorecard for each military 

22 installation, using the criteria developed under 

23 subsection (c)(1)(A), to evaluate the suitability 

24 of each military installation for implementing 

25 the strategic basing decision. 
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1 ‘‘(B) The Strategic Basing Lead shall submit to the 

2 Strategic Basing Panel a report containing the informa3 tion described in subparagraph (A). 

4 ‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 30 days after receipt of the 

5 report required under paragraph (1), the Strategic Basing 

6 Panel shall review such report and submit to the Strategic 

7 Basing Group a determination of which military installa8 tions in such report are most suitable for a site survey. 

9 ‘‘(B) If the Strategic Basing Panel rejects the inclu10 sion of a military installation under the review required 

11 under subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary shall re12 quire the Strategic Basing Lead to submit to the Strategic 

13 Basing Panel a modified list of military installations for 

14 a subsequent review to be conducted in accordance with 

15 subparagraph (A). 

16 ‘‘(C) There shall be no limitation on the number of 

17 times the Assistant Secretary may require the Strategic 

18 Basing Lead to submit to the Strategic Basing Panel a 

19 modified list of military installations. 

20 ‘‘(D) The Strategic Basing Panel shall submit to the 

21 Strategic Basing Group a report that includes the ap22 proved list of military installations and the relevant score23 cards for such military installations. 

24 ‘‘(3)(A) The Strategic Basing Group shall review the 

25 report submitted under paragraph (2)(D) and submit to 
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1 the Assistant Secretary a determination of which military 

2 installations on the list are most suitable for a site survey. 

3 ‘‘(B) If the Strategic Basing Group rejects the inclu4 sion of a military installation under the review required 

5 under subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary shall re6 quire the Strategic Basing Panel to submit to the Stra7 tegic Basing Group a modified list of military installations 

8 for a subsequent review to be conducted in accordance 

9 with subparagraph (A). 

10 ‘‘(C) There shall be no limitation on the number of 

11 times the Assistant Secretary may require the Strategic 

12 Basing Panel to submit to the Strategic Basing Group a 

13 modified list of military installations. 

14 ‘‘(D) The Strategic Basing Group shall submit to the 

15 Assistant Secretary a report that includes the approved 

16 list of military installations and the relevant scorecards 

17 for such military installations. 

18 ‘‘(4) Not later than 14 days after the date of receipt 

19 of the report under paragraph (3)(D), the Assistant Sec20 retary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 

21 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing 

22 on such report that includes the relevant scorecards for 

23 each military installation included in such report. 
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1 ‘‘(5) After providing the briefing described in para2 graph (4), the Assistant Secretary shall make the list de3 scribed in such paragraph publicly available. 

4 ‘‘(e) RECOMMENDATION OF A MILITARY INSTALLA5 TION.—(1) The Strategic Basing Lead shall conduct a site 

6 survey at each military installation included on the list ap7 proved by the Strategic Basing Group in the report de8 scribed in subsection (d)(3)(D). 

9 ‘‘(2) Not later than 60 days after the completion of 

10 all site surveys, the Strategic Basing Lead shall submit 

11 to the Strategic Basing Panel a report containing the re12 sults of each such survey, including— 

13 ‘‘(A) an updated scorecard described in sub14 section (d)(1)(a)(ii) for each military installation 

15 using information from the site survey for such in16 stallation; and 

17 ‘‘(B) a comprehensive cost evaluation of imple18 menting the strategic basing action at each such 

19 military installation. 

20 ‘‘(3)(A) Not later than 30 days after receipt of the 

21 report required under paragraph (2), the Strategic Basing 

22 Panel shall review such report and submit to the Strategic 

23 Basing Group a report that includes— 

24 ‘‘(i) a recommendation of a single military in25 stallation from the report as the most suitable for 
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1 implementation of the strategic basing action, and a 

2 list of any reasonable alternatives; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) data on each military installation for which 

4 a site survey was conducted under paragraph (1), in5 cluding the updated scorecard described in para6 graph (2)(A). 

7 ‘‘(B) If the Strategic Basing Panel cannot rec8 ommend a single military installation under the review re9 quired under subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary 

10 shall require the Strategic Basing Lead to submit to the 

11 Strategic Basing Panel a modified scorecard and cost eval12 uation for each military installation for a subsequent re13 view to be conducted in accordance with subparagraph 

14 (A). 

15 ‘‘(C) There shall be no limitation on the number of 

16 times the Assistant Secretary may require the Strategic 

17 Basing Lead to submit to the Strategic Basing Panel a 

18 modified scorecard and cost evaluation. 

19 ‘‘(D) The Strategic Basing Panel shall submit to the 

20 Strategic Basing Group a report that includes the rec21 ommendation of a single military installation and the rel22 evant scorecard for such military installation. 

23 ‘‘(4)(A) The Strategic Basing Group shall evaluate 

24 the single military installation from the report required 

25 under paragraph (3)(D) and determine whether or not to 
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1 recommend to the Assistant Secretary implementation of 

2 the strategic basing action at such installation. 

3 ‘‘(B) If the Strategic Basing Group cannot rec4 ommend implementing the strategic basing action at such 

5 military installation, the Assistant Secretary shall require 

6 the Strategic Basing Panel to submit to the Strategic Bas7 ing Group a modified scorecard and cost evaluation for 

8 another military installation included in the report sub9 mitted under paragraph (2) for a subsequent review to be 

10 conducted in accordance with subparagraph (A). 

11 ‘‘(C) There shall be no limitation on the number of 

12 times the Assistant Secretary may require the Strategic 

13 Basing Panel to submit to the Strategic Basing Group a 

14 modified scorecard and cost evaluation. 

15 ‘‘(D) The Strategic Basing Group shall submit to the 

16 Assistant Secretary a report that includes a recommenda17 tion of a single military installation for implementation of 

18 the strategic basing action, and a list of any reasonable 

19 alternatives. 

20 ‘‘(5) The Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Sec21 retary of the Air Force an analysis of the recommendation 

22 of a single military installation for implementation of the 

23 strategic basing action made by the Strategic Basing 

24 Group, including all relevant data and a list of any reason25 able alternatives. 
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1 ‘‘(6) The Secretary of the Air Force shall make a de2 termination to implement the strategic basing action at 

3 the military installation recommended under paragraph 

4 (5). 

5 ‘‘(7) Not later than 14 days after submission of a 

6 recommendation under paragraph (5), the Secretary of the 

7 Air Force shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv8 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

9 briefing on the decision to implement the strategic basing 

10 action at a military installation, including— 

11 ‘‘(A) the site surveys conducted under para12 graph (1); 

13 ‘‘(B) the reports submitted under paragraphs 

14 (2), (3), and (4); and 

15 ‘‘(C) the recommendation made under para16 graph (5). 

17 ‘‘(8) After providing the briefing described in para18 graph (7), the Assistant Secretary shall make the rec19 ommendation described in such paragraph publicly avail20 able. 

21 ‘‘(f) SELECTION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION.—(1) 

22 Not later than 90 days after the completion of all reviews 

23 required under this section, the Secretary of the Air Force 

24 may begin implementation of the strategic basing action 

25 for which such reviews were conducted and shall publicly 
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1 announce the military installation at which such strategic 

2 basing action will be implemented. 

3 ‘‘(2) No amounts may be obligated or expended, and 

4 no personnel, equipment, or other resources of the Depart5 ment of Defense may be detailed, transferred, obligated, 

6 or assigned to implement a strategic basing action under 

7 this section until the date on which the Secretary of the 

8 Air Force makes the public announcement described in 

9 paragraph (1). 

10 ‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the require11 ments of this section shall apply to a basing action request 

12 submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this 

13 section. 

14 ‘‘(h) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMMATIC BASING

15 DECISIONS.—(1) The Assistant Secretary may not make 

16 a programmatic basing decision (as described in chapter 

17 7 of the Department of the Air Force Instruction 10–503 

18 issued June 12, 2023, as in effect on April 1, 2024) with 

19 respect to a basing action request submitted under sub20 section (a) until the Secretary of the Air Force— 

21 ‘‘(A) has published a revision of such instruc22 tion that includes a definition of ‘programmatic bas23 ing decision’; and 

24 ‘‘(B) provides to the congressional defense com25 mittees a briefing on such revision that includes a 
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1 description of the process for making a pro2 grammatic basing decision (as revised under sub3 paragraph (A)) and the criteria evaluated under 

4 such process. 

5 ‘‘(2) With respect to a basing action request sub6 mitted under subsection (a) for which the Assistant Sec7 retary determines a programmatic basing decision (as de8 fined under the revision required by paragraph (1)) may 

9 be made, the Assistant Secretary— 

10 ‘‘(A) shall submit to the congressional defense 

11 committees an explanation justifying why such re12 quest was not determined to be a strategic basing 

13 action; 

14 ‘‘(B) shall provide to the congressional defense 

15 committees a briefing on the implementation of the 

16 programmatic basing decision; and 

17 ‘‘(C) may not implement the programmatic bas18 ing decision until 30 days after the later of the date 

19 on which the submission described in subparagraph 

20 (A) or the briefing described in subparagraph (B) is 

21 made. 

22 ‘‘(3) Upon implementation of the programmatic bas23 ing decision (as defined under the revision required by 

24 paragraph (1)) for a basing action request submitted 

25 under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
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1 not implement such request pursuant to the processes es2 tablished for a strategic basing decision. 

3 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 ‘‘(1) The term ‘action proponent’ has the mean5 ing given in the Department of the Air Force In6 struction 10–503 issued June 12, 2023, as in effect 

7 on April 1, 2024. 

8 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Assistant Secretary’ means the 

9 Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, In10 stallations, and Environment. 

11 ‘‘(3) The term ‘basing action’ means an action 

12 by the Secretary of the Air Force to determine the 

13 location or relocation of a unit, an establishment, a 

14 mission, manpower, or a major weapon system (as 

15 defined in section 483 of title 10, United States 

16 Code) of the Air Force or Space Force for a period 

17 of one year or longer. 

18 ‘‘(4) The term ‘military installation’ has the 

19 meaning given in section 2801 of title 10, United 

20 States Code. 

21 ‘‘(5) The term ‘strategic basing action’ means 

22 a basing action that involves one or more of the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(A) Location or relocation of aircraft and 

25 non-aircraft weapon systems. 
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1 ‘‘(B) An increase or decrease of 35 or 

2 more personnel assigned to a military installa3 tion, including members of the Department of 

4 the Air Force, civilian employees of the Depart5 ment of the Air Force, and contractors. 

6 ‘‘(C) A request to move a non-Air Force 

7 entity onto a military installation or other real 

8 property of the Air Force. 

9 ‘‘(D) A continuous rotational presence of a 

10 Department of the Air Force or non-Air Force 

11 entity on a military installation or other real 

12 property of the Air Force that would require— 

13 ‘‘(i) a new military construction 

14 project; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) presence for more than 300 days 

16 during a consecutive 18-month period with 

17 a increase of 35 or more personnel. 

18 ‘‘(E) Any special interest action, regardless 

19 of scope or size, as determined by the Secretary 

20 of the Air Force or Secretary of Defense. 

21 ‘‘(6) The term ‘Strategic Basing Group’ means 

22 a forum of officers in a grade of O–7 or O–8 and 

23 the civilian equivalents of such officers convened by 

24 the Assistant Secretary to evaluate strategic basing 

25 actions and providing alternatives to such strategic 
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1 basing actions that are consistent with the oper2 ations, basing objectives, policies, and programming 

3 requirements of the Department of the Air Force. 

4 ‘‘(7) The term ‘Strategic Basing Lead’ means a 

5 commander of a major command, field command, or 

6 national guard base, and may be the action pro7 ponent that submitted a request under subsection 

8 (a). 

9 ‘‘(8) The term ‘Strategic Basing Panel’ means 

10 a forum of officers in a grade of O–6 and the civil11 ian equivalents of such officers convened by the As12 sistant Secretary to support the Strategic Basing 

13 Group by providing an initial comprehensive review 

14 and assessment of a request for a strategic basing 

15 action.’’. 

16 SEC. 2832. INCLUSION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN INTER17 GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS 

18 FOR INSTALLATION-SUPPORT SERVICES. 

19 Section 2679 of title 10, United States Code, is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘State or local government’’ each 

21 place it appears and inserting ‘‘State, local, or tribal’’. 
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1 SEC. 2833. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ACCESS TO MILI2 TARY INSTALLATIONS IN UNITED STATES. 

3 (a) ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES FOR EXPEDITED AC4 CESS.—Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 2698. Access to military installations: standards for 

7 entry to military installations in United 

8 States 

9 ‘‘(a) ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN

10 UNITED STATES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall de11 velop and maintain access standards applicable to all mili12 tary installations in the United States. Such access stand13 ards shall require screening standards appropriate to the 

14 type of installation involved, the security level of the in15 stallation, the category of individuals authorized to visit 

16 the installation, and the level of access to be granted, in17 cluding— 

18 ‘‘(A) protocols and criteria to determine the fit19 ness of the individual to enter a military installation; 

20 ‘‘(B) standards and methods for verifying the 

21 identity of the individual; and 

22 ‘‘(C) other factors the Secretary determines ap23 propriate. 

24 ‘‘(2) In developing the access standards under para25 graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) include procedures to facilitate recurring 

2 unescorted access to military installations in the 

3 United States, in appropriate cases, for covered indi4 viduals the Secretary determines eligible for such re5 curring unescorted access; and 

6 ‘‘(B) issue guidance relating to the granting of 

7 unescorted access to military installations in the 

8 United States for covered individuals. 

9 ‘‘(3) The procedures developed pursuant to para10 graph (2)(A) shall include, to the extent practical, a list 

11 of credentials that can be used for such recurring 

12 unescorted access to such a military installation that are, 

13 to the extent practical, credentials non-Department of De14 fense personnel already possess. 

15 ‘‘(4) The guidance issued pursuant to paragraph 

16 (2)(B) shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) identify the categories of covered individ18 uals eligible for such unescorted access; 

19 ‘‘(B) include a list of credentials that can be 

20 used for such unescorted access to such a military 

21 installation that are, to the extent practical, the cre22 dentials described in paragraph (3); 

23 ‘‘(C) be consistent across such military installa24 tions; 
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1 ‘‘(D) be in accordance with any privileges or 

2 benefits accorded under, procedures developed pur3 suant to, or requirements of, each covered provision 

4 and paragraph (1); and 

5 ‘‘(E) be provided to the commanders of each 

6 such military installation. 

7 ‘‘(5) Upon publication in the Federal Register of ac8 cess standards described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

9 shall publish such access standards on a publicly accessible 

10 website of the Department of Defense. 

11 ‘‘(6) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 

12 shall seek to use existing identification screening tech13 nology to validate federally-recognized access credentials 

14 and develop additional technology only to the extent nec15 essary to assist commanders of military installations in the 

16 United States in implementing the access standards under 

17 paragraph (1) at points of entry for such military installa18 tions. 

19 ‘‘(b) PRE-ARRIVAL PROTOCOL FOR ACCESS TO MILI20 TARY INSTALLATIONS IN UNITED STATES.—The Sec21 retary shall ensure that the access standards under sub22 section (a) include a specific protocol for the voluntary 

23 pre-arrival registration and screening of individuals antici24 pating a need for access to a military installation in the 
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1 United States to establish the fitness of such individual 

2 and the purpose of such access. Under such protocol— 

3 ‘‘(1) such a registration and screening shall 

4 occur not less than 24 hours and not more than 14 

5 days prior to the time of such access; and 

6 ‘‘(2) if an individual is determined fit to enter 

7 the installation pursuant to the pre-arrival registra8 tion and screening, access may only be granted upon 

9 arrival at the military installation for the stated pur10 pose following a verification of the identity of the in11 dividual. 

12 ‘‘(c) REVIEWS AND SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not 

13 less frequently than once every five years, the Secretary 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) review the access standards and guidance 

16 under this section, and make such updates as may 

17 be determined appropriate by the Secretary; and 

18 ‘‘(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv19 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

20 the most recently reviewed and, as applicable, up21 dated version of such access standards and guid22 ance. 

23 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered individual’ means the 

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(A) A member of the armed forces or ci2 vilian employee of the Department of Defense, 

3 or an employee or family member of such mem4 ber or employee, who resides, attends school, re5 ceives health care services, or shops at a com6 missary or exchange store on a military instal7 lation in the United States. 

8 ‘‘(B) A retired member of the armed 

9 forces, including the reserve components, or a 

10 family member of such retired member, who re11 sides, attend schools, receives health care serv12 ices, or shops at a commissary or exchange 

13 store on such an installation. 

14 ‘‘(C) An individual performing work at 

15 such an installation under a contract or sub16 contract (at any tier), including a military con17 struction project, military family housing 

18 project, or a facilities sustainment, restoration, 

19 and modernization project. 

20 ‘‘(D) A motor carrier or household goods 

21 motor carrier (as such terms are defined in sec22 tion 13102 of title 49) providing transportation 

23 services for the United States Transportation 

24 Command. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered provision’ means the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(A) Chapter 54 of this title. 

4 ‘‘(B) Section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 

5 2005 (Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 

6 note). 

7 ‘‘(C) Section 2812 of the National Defense 

8 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

9 Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2150; 10 U.S.C. 113 

10 note). 

11 ‘‘(D) Sections 346 and 1050 of the Na12 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

13 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 

14 113 note). 

15 ‘‘(E) Section 626 of the John S. McCain 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

18 1802; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 

19 ‘‘(F) Section 1090 of the William M. 

20 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza21 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

22 116–283; 134 Stat. 3879; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 

23 ‘‘(G) Section 2833 of the James M. Inhofe 

24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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1 Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 

2 3003). 

3 ‘‘(3) The term ‘federally-recognized access cre4 dential’ means a credential authorized by Federal 

5 law or otherwise issued by the head of a department 

6 or agency of the Federal Government that requires 

7 the vetting of an individual for access to a facility, 

8 area, or program. 

9 ‘‘(4) The term ‘military installation’ has the 

10 meaning given such term in section 2801 of this 

11 title. 

12 ‘‘(5) The term ‘State’ means any of the several 

13 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 

14 of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 

15 Islands of the United States, or the Commonwealth 

16 of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

17 ‘‘(6) The term ‘United States’ includes each 

18 State, as such term is defined in this subsection.’’. 

19 (b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REVIEW AND SUBMISSION

20 TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall— 

23 (1) conduct the first review of the access stand24 ards and guidance required under section 2698 of 
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1 title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 

2 (a)); and 

3 (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv4 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

5 the reviewed and, as applicable, updated version of 

6 such access standards and guidance. 

7 (c) MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN NOTIFICATION RE8 QUIREMENT.—Section 1090(b)(2)(B) of the William M. 

9 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

10 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3879; 

11 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘is’’ and in12 serting ‘‘and, as appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland 

13 Security and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves14 tigation, are’’. 

15 (d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

16 (1) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE PROVISION.—Sec17 tion 1069 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

18 for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 

19 Stat. 326) is repealed. 

20 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR NA21 TIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT.—Section 

22 1050 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

23 Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 113 note; 130 Stat. 

24 2396) is amended— 
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1 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEPART2 MENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘MILITARY INSTALLATIONS’’; 

4 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Depart5 ment of Defense installations’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘military installations in the United States’’; 

7 (C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Depart8 ment of Defense facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘mili9 tary installations in the United States’’; and 

10 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

11 subsection: 

12 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘mili13 tary installation’ and ‘United States’ have the meanings 

14 given such terms in section 2698(e) of title 10, United 

15 States Code.’’. 

16 SEC. 2834. DEFERRAL OF EXECUTION OF CERTAIN RE17 QUIREMENTS FOR COVERED HOUSING FA18 CILITIES AND COVERED LANDSCAPE FEA19 TURES; REPORT. 

20 (a) AUTHORITIES.—Notwithstanding any provision 

21 of chapter 3041 or chapter 3061 of title 54, United States 

22 Code, that requires review from or consultation with the 

23 head of any other Federal agency, each Secretary of a 

24 military department may defer the execution of the re25 quirements of each such chapter with respect to a covered 
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1 housing facility or covered landscape feature until the date 

2 that is 60 years after the date on which the construction 

3 of such covered housing facility or covered landscape fea4 ture was completed. 

5 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

6 of the enactment of this section, each Secretary of a mili7 tary department shall submit to the appropriate congres8 sional committees a report that includes— 

9 (1) an identification of covered housing facili10 ties under the respective jurisdiction of each such 

11 Secretary constructed between 1975 and 1985; and 

12 (2) a strategy for the demolition or manage13 ment, as the case may be, of each such covered 

14 housing facility. 

15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com17 mittees’’ means— 

18 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

19 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

20 of the House of Representatives; and 

21 (C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

22 Resources of the Senate. 

23 (2) The term ‘‘covered housing facility’’ means 

24 a housing facility that— 
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1 (A) is subject to the requirements of chap2 ter 3061 of title 54, United States Code; 

3 (B) is located on a military installation; 

4 (C) is under the jurisdiction of a Secretary 

5 of a military department; and 

6 (D) was constructed after December 31, 

7 1975. 

8 (3) The term ‘‘covered landscape feature’’ 

9 means a landscape feature (as such term is used in 

10 the document of the Office of the Assistant Sec11 retary of the Army for Installations, Energy and 

12 Environment titled ‘‘Program Comment for the 

13 Preservation of pre-1919 Historic Army Housing, 

14 Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape 

15 Features’’ and published on March 1, 2024) that— 

16 (A) is subject to such chapter; 

17 (B) is located on a military installation; 

18 (C) is under the jurisdiction of a Secretary 

19 of a military department; and 

20 (D) was constructed after December 31, 

21 1975. 

22 (4) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given 

23 such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States 

24 Code. 
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1 SEC. 2835. PILOT PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF ARMY 

2 AND DEPARTMENT OF NAVY TO CONDUCT 

3 REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS ON 

4 COVERED HISTORIC FACILITIES. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding any provi6 sion of chapter 3041 or chapter 3061 of title 54, United 

7 States Code, that requires review from or consultation 

8 with the head of any other Federal agency, each applicable 

9 Secretary shall carry out a pilot program under which the 

10 applicable Secretary may enter into agreements to conduct 

11 repair and maintenance projects on covered historic facili12 ties. 

13 (b) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each applicable Secretary 

15 shall select one military installation under the juris16 diction of the applicable Secretary concerned at 

17 which to carry out a pilot program under subsection 

18 (a). 

19 (2) PRIORITY.—In selecting a military installa20 tion pursuant to paragraph (1), an applicable Sec21 retary shall give priority to military installations at 

22 which such Secretary determines there exists a large 

23 quantity of covered historic facilities. 

24 (c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 

25 date on which an applicable Secretary selects a military 

26 installation pursuant to subsection (b), the applicable Sec-
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1 retary concerned shall submit to the appropriate congres2 sional committees a notification of such selection. 

3 (d) STANDARDS FOR PROJECTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each repair and mainte5 nance project conducted pursuant to a pilot program 

6 under subsection (a) shall be in accordance with rel7 evant standards established by the Secretary of the 

8 Interior for historic building preservation and main9 tenance. 

10 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

11 subsection shall be construed to require an applica12 ble Secretary to consult the Secretary of the Interior 

13 with respect to a repair or maintenance project con14 ducted pursuant to a pilot program under subsection 

15 (a). 

16 (e) SUNSET.—The authority of an applicable Sec17 retary to obligate or expend amounts to carry out a pilot 

18 program under this section shall terminate on December 

19 31, 2029. 

20 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) The term ‘‘applicable Secretary’’ means— 

22 (A) the Secretary of the Army; and 

23 (B) the Secretary of the Navy. 

24 (2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com25 mittees’’ means— 
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1 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

2 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

3 of the House of Representatives; and 

4 (C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

5 Resources of the Senate. 

6 (3) The term ‘‘covered historic facility’’ means 

7 a housing or operational facility located on a mili8 tary installation under the jurisdiction of the appli9 cable Secretary concerned that— 

10 (A) was constructed before 1919; and 

11 (B) is subject to the requirements of chap12 ter 3061 of title 54, United States Code. 

13 (4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

14 meaning given in section 2801 of title 10, United 

15 States Code. 

16 SEC. 2836. STRATEGY AND ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT TO 

17 NON-OPERATIONAL, UNDERUTILIZED, AND 

18 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILI19 TIES; BRIEFING REQUIRED. 

20 (a) STRATEGY FOR DEMOLITION.—Each Secretary of 

21 a military department shall develop a strategy to demolish 

22 facilities under the respective jurisdiction of each such 

23 Secretary that— 

24 (1) are in poor or failing condition under the 

25 uniform index developed under section 2838 of the 
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1 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2 2024 (Public Law 118–31); 

3 (2) are not in operational use; or 

4 (3) such Secretary determines are underutilized. 

5 (b) ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN MAINTENANCE

6 COSTS.—Each Secretary of a military department shall 

7 conduct an assessment to determine the total cost to the 

8 United States to maintain facilities that— 

9 (1) are not in operational use; and 

10 (2) such Secretary determines are underutilized. 

11 (c) REQUIRED CONSIDERATION.—In determining 

12 whether a facility is underutilized pursuant to subsection 

13 (a) or subsection (b), each Secretary of a military depart14 ment shall compare the occupancy of such facility to the 

15 total square footage of such facility. 

16 (d) BRIEFING.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act, each Sec19 retary of a military department shall provide to con20 gressional defense committees a briefing on— 

21 (A) the strategy required by subsection (a); 

22 and 

23 (B) the results of the assessment required 

24 by subsection (b). 
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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each such briefing shall in2 clude— 

3 (A) a summary of the existing authorities 

4 of each Secretary of a military department to 

5 demolish the facilities covered by the strategy 

6 required by subsection (a); 

7 (B) a plan to implement such strategy; and 

8 (C) recommendations of each such Sec9 retary with respect to reducing— 

10 (i) the inventory of facilities in poor 

11 or failing condition under the uniform 

12 index developed under section 2838 of the 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for 

14 Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31); 

15 and 

16 (ii) the total cost to the United States 

17 to maintain the facilities covered by the as18 sessment required by subsection (b). 

19 (e) FACILITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

20 ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

21 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 2837. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR USE OF IMITATIVE 

2 SUBSTITUTE BUILDING MATERIALS FOR 

3 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, REHABILITATION, 

4 OR RENOVATION OF COVERED HISTORIC FA5 CILITIES. 

6 (a) AUTHORITY FOR USE OF IMITATIVE MATE7 RIALS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi9 sion of chapter 3041 or chapter 3061 of title 54, 

10 United States Code, that requires review from or 

11 consultation with the head of any other Federal 

12 agency, and subject to paragraph (2), each Secretary 

13 of a military department may use imitative sub14 stitute building materials in projects for the mainte15 nance, repair, rehabilitation, or renovation of a cov16 ered historic facility. 

17 (2) CONDITIONS.—A Secretary of a military de18 partment may exercise the authority under para19 graph (1) if the Secretary of the military depart20 ment concerned determines— 

21 (A) the applicable maintenance, repair, re22 habilitation, or renovation project affects the 

23 quality of life, health, and safety of occupants, 

24 if any, of a covered historic facility; or 

25 (B) the use of building materials original 

26 to a covered historic facility or in-kind building 
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1 materials in an applicable maintenance, repair, 

2 rehabilitation, or renovation project is not fi3 nancially feasible. 

4 (b) SUNSET.—The authority of a Secretary of a mili5 tary department to obligate or expend amounts pursuant 

6 to this section shall terminate on December 30, 2029. 

7 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘covered historic facility’’ means 

9 a housing or operational facility located on a mili10 tary installation under the jurisdiction of a Secretary 

11 of a military department that— 

12 (A) was constructed before 1919; and 

13 (B) is subject to the requirements of chap14 ter 3061 of title 54, United States Code. 

15 (2) The term ‘‘imitative substitute building ma16 terials’’ means modern, industry-standard, natural, 

17 composite, and synthetic materials that— 

18 (A) simulate the appearance of building 

19 materials original to a covered historic facility; 

20 and 

21 (B) are more cost effective than such 

22 building materials. 

23 (3) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

24 meaning given in section 2801 of title 10, United 

25 States Code. 
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1 SEC. 2838. EXPENDITURES ON LEASED FACILITIES AND 

2 REAL PROPERTY USAGE IN THE NATIONAL 

3 CAPITAL REGION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than ten years after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

6 shall reduce expenditures on facilities leased by the De7 partment of Defense located in the National Capital Re8 gion by 50 percent. 

9 (b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of 

10 the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

11 otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025, and avail12 able for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the trav13 el of persons, not more than 90 percent may be obligated 

14 or expended until the date on which the Secretary of De15 fense provides to the congressional defense committees the 

16 briefing required in the Joint Explanatory Statement of 

17 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2024 (Public Law 118–31) on real property usage within 

19 the National Capital Region. 

20 (c) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION DEFINED.—The 

21 term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has the meaning given 

22 in section 2674 of title 10, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 2839. SCREENING AND REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS 

2 WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS RESULTING 

3 FROM UNSAFE HOUSING UNITS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 169 of 

5 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 2895. Screening and registry of individuals with 

8 health conditions resulting from unsafe 

9 housing units 

10 ‘‘(a) SCREENING.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

12 in consultation with appropriate scientific agencies 

13 as determined by the Secretary, shall ensure that all 

14 military medical treatment facilities screen eligible 

15 individuals for covered conditions. 

16 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES.—The 

17 Secretary may establish procedures through which 

18 screening under paragraph (1) may allow an eligible 

19 individual to be included in the registry under sub20 section (b). 

21 ‘‘(b) REGISTRY.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

23 shall establish and maintain a registry of eligible in24 dividuals who have a covered condition. 

25 ‘‘(2) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec26 retary shall include any information in the registry 
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1 under paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines 

2 necessary to ascertain and monitor the health of eli3 gible individuals and the connection between the 

4 health of such individuals and an unsafe housing 

5 unit. 

6 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN.—The 

7 Secretary shall develop a public information cam8 paign to inform eligible individuals about the reg9 istry under paragraph (1), including how to register 

10 and the benefits of registering. 

11 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered condition’ means a med13 ical condition that is determined by the Secretary of 

14 Defense to have resulted from residing in an unsafe 

15 housing unit. 

16 ‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible individual’ means a 

17 member of the armed forces or a family member of 

18 a member of the armed forces who has resided in an 

19 unsafe housing unit. 

20 ‘‘(3) The term ‘unsafe housing unit’ means a 

21 dwelling unit that— 

22 ‘‘(A) does not meet the housing quality 

23 standards established under section 8(o)(8)(B) 

24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

25 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(8)(B)); or 
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1 ‘‘(B) is not free from dangerous air pollu2 tion levels from mold.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

4 at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert5 ing after the item relating to section 2894a the following 

6 new item: 

‘‘2895. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting 

from unsafe housing units.’’. 

7 SEC. 2839A. PROHIBITION ON USE BY AIR FORCE OF COR8 PORATE STRUCTURE IN CONDUCTING CER9 TAIN BASING DECISIONS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

11 may not make any basing decision during the resource al12 location plan or program objective memorandum process 

13 of the Department of the Air Force (commonly known as 

14 a ‘‘programmatic basing decision’’) through the use of the 

15 DAF Corporate Structure set forth under chapters 3.2 

16 and 7.1 of the Department of the Air Force Instruction 

17 10–503, dated June 12, 2023, relating to strategic basing. 

18 (b) UPDATE OF INSTRUCTION AND OTHER POL19 ICY.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall up21 date any instruction or other policy of the Department of 

22 the Air Force to include the prohibition under subsection 

23 (a). 
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1 SEC. 2839B. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO MAP REFERENCE 

2 IN THE MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS ACT 

3 OF 2013. 

4 Subtitle G of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 

5 2013 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1025; 136 Stat. 

6 3027) is amended by striking ‘‘November 30, 2022’’ each 

7 place it appears and inserting ‘‘May 22, 2024’’. 

8 SEC. 2839C. RESEARCH, STANDARDS, AND OTHER REQUIRE9 MENTS RELATING TO INDOOR RESIDENTIAL 

10 MOLD. 

11 (a) RESEARCH ON HEALTH IMPACTS OF INDOOR

12 RESIDENTIAL MOLD.— 

13 (1) RESEARCH.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary of Defense, in consultation with the Di17 rector of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

18 Health Affairs, the Secretary of Housing and 

19 Urban Development, the Director of the Cen20 ters for Disease Control and Prevention, the 

21 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

22 Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 

23 of Health and Human Services, the President 

24 of the National Academy of Sciences, and the 

25 Chair of the Board of Directors of the National 

26 Institute of Building Sciences shall conduct a 
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1 comprehensive study of the health effects of in2 door residential mold growth in barracks or 

3 other housing on military installations, using 

4 the most up-to-date scientific peer-reviewed 

5 medical literature. 

6 (B) CONTENTS.—The study conducted 

7 under subparagraph (A) shall ascertain— 

8 (i) detailed information about harmful 

9 or toxigenic mold that may impact the 

10 services and those living on military instal11 lations, as well as any toxin or toxic com12 pound such mold can produce; 

13 (ii) the most accurate research-based 

14 methods of detecting harmful or toxigenic 

15 mold; 

16 (iii) potential dangers of prolonged or 

17 chronic exposure to indoor residential mold 

18 growth in residential areas on military in19 stallations; 

20 (iv) the hazards involved with inad21 equate mold inspections on military instal22 lations and improper indoor residential 

23 mold remediation in barracks on military 

24 installations; 
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1 (v) the estimated current public 

2 health burden of new or exacerbated phys3 ical illness resulting from exposure to in4 door residential mold on the military serv5 ices and its effect on quality of life as it 

6 impacts readiness, including its impact on 

7 children in military families; 

8 (vi) improved understanding of the 

9 different health symptomology that can re10 sult from exposure to mold in indoor resi11 dential environments on military installa12 tions, including military barracks; 

13 (vii) ongoing surveillance of the preva14 lence of idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage 

15 in infants living on military installations; 

16 and 

17 (viii) longitudinal studies on the ef18 fects of indoor old exposure in early child19 hood on the development of asthma and 

20 other respiratory illnesses of children living 

21 on military installations. 

22 (C) AVAILABILITY.—Not later than the ex23 piration of the 3-year period beginning on the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the results of 

25 the study conducted under subparagraph (A) 
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1 shall be submitted to Congress and the Presi2 dent and made available to the general public. 

3 (b) HEALTH, SAFETY, AND HABITABILITY STAND4 ARDS AND MODEL STANDARDS.— 

5 (1) MODEL STANDARDS FOR PREVENTING, DE6 TECTING, AND REMEDIATING INDOOR RESIDENTIAL

7 MOLD GROWTH.—Based on the results of the inter8 agency health study conducted under subsection (a), 

9 the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 

10 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

11 Agency, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel12 opment, the Director of the Centers for Disease 

13 Control and Prevention, the Assistant Secretary of 

14 Labor for Occupational Safety and Health at the 

15 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the 

16 Secretary of Energy, the Executive Director of the 

17 National Institute of Building Sciences, and the 

18 President of the National Academy of Sciences shall, 

19 in accordance with section 12(d) of the National 

20 Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 

21 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; Public Law 104–113), jointly 

22 issue model health, safety, and habitability stand23 ards for preventing, detecting, and remediating in24 door residential mold growth on military installa25 tions, including— 
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1 (A) model residential mold inspection 

2 standards for military barracks; 

3 (B) model indoor residential mold remedi4 ation standards for military installations; 

5 (C) standards for testing the toxicity of in6 door residential mold and any toxin or toxic 

7 compound produced by indoor residential mold 

8 on military installations; 

9 (D) health and safety standards for the 

10 protection of those inspecting for and remedi11 ating mold in housing on military installations; 

12 (E) standards for indoor residential mold 

13 testing labs that serve military installations; 

14 (F) model ventilation standards for the de15 sign, installation, and maintenance of air ven16 tilation or air-conditioning systems in housing 

17 on military installations to prevent indoor resi18 dential mold growth or the creation of condi19 tions that foster indoor mold growth in housing 

20 on military installations; and 

21 (G) model building code standards for 

22 housing on military installations to control 

23 moisture and prevent mold growth. 
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1 (2) CONSULTATION.—To the maximum extent 

2 possible, model standards issued under this sub3 section shall be developed with the assistance of— 

4 (A) organizations that develop mold and 

5 water damage standards and work with military 

6 installations; 

7 (B) organizations involved in establishing 

8 national building construction standards and 

9 work with military installations; 

10 (C) organizations involved in improving in11 door air quality; 

12 (D) public health advocates that serve the 

13 military community; and 

14 (E) health and medical professionals that 

15 serve military servicemembers and their fami16 lies, including practitioners that care for chil17 dren of servicemembers. 

18 (3) RESILIENCY.—Model standards issued 

19 under this subsection shall take into account geo20 graphic diversity, propensity for extreme weather or 

21 flooding, and other resiliency metrics impacting mili22 tary housing. 

23 (4) DEADLINES.— 

24 (A) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—The 

25 officers identified in paragraph (1) shall make 
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1 draft standards issued under this section avail2 able for public review and comment at least 90 

3 days prior to publication of the final standards 

4 or model standards pursuant to subparagraph 

5 (B). 

6 (B) PUBLICATION.—Not later than years 

7 after the results of the study conducted under 

8 subsection (a) are submitted to Congress in ac9 cordance with such section, the officers identi10 fied in subsection (a) shall issue, and make 

11 available to the public, final standards and 

12 model standards under this section. 

13 (5) REVIEW AND UPDATES.—The officers iden14 tified in paragraph (1) shall— 

15 (A) review the model standards issued 

16 under this subsection at least once every 5 

17 years based on latest scientific advances and 

18 published studies relating to indoor residential 

19 mold growth; and 

20 (B) update such standards and model 

21 standards as necessary to preserve and improve 

22 the quality of housing on military installations, 

23 and prevent the displacement of those currently 

24 living on military installations. 
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1 (c) CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW HOUS2 ING ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— 

3 (1) MODEL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De5 fense, in consultation with Secretary of Housing 

6 and Urban Development, the Executive Direc7 tor of the National Institute of Building 

8 Sciences, and the President of the National 

9 Academy of Sciences, to the extent such Direc10 tor and President agree to participate, shall de11 velop model construction standards and tech12 niques for preventing and controlling indoor 

13 residential mold in new residential properties on 

14 military installations. 

15 (B) CONTENTS.—The model standards 

16 and techniques shall provide for geographic dif17 ferences in construction types and materials, 

18 geology, weather, and other variables that may 

19 affect indoor residential mold levels in new 

20 buildings and on various military installations. 

21 (C) CONSULTATION.—To the maximum ex22 tent possible, such standards and techniques 

23 shall be developed with— 

24 (i) the assistance of organizations in25 volved in establishing national building 
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1 construction standards and techniques, es2 pecially those who do this work on military 

3 installations; 

4 (ii) the assistance of organizations 

5 that develop mold and water damage 

6 standards on military installations; and 

7 (iii) public health advocates that serve 

8 the military community. 

9 (D) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall 

10 make a draft of the document containing the 

11 model standards and techniques available for 

12 public review and comment. The Secretary shall 

13 make final model standards and techniques 

14 available to the public not later than one year 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 (E) APPLICABILITY TO NEW CONSTRUC17 TION AND REHABILITATION.—Within 1 year of 

18 the publication of the final model standards and 

19 techniques required by subparagraph (D), the 

20 Secretary of Defense shall include such model 

21 standards and techniques as a requirement for 

22 residential rehabilitation or new construction 

23 projects funded with Federal appropriations 

24 made available by such agencies. 
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1 (d) EDUCATION FOR MILITARY HEALTH PROFES2 SIONALS.—The Secretary of Defense shall include edu3 cation for military health professions on mold-related ill4 ness, including signs and symptoms of toxigenic mold ex5 posure, in recurring training received by miliary health 

6 practitioners at such time and in such manner as the Sec7 retary chooses. 

8 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) The term ‘‘indoor residential mold’’ means 

10 any form of multi-cellular fungi in indoor environ11 ments, including cladosporium, penicillium, 

12 alternaria, aspergillus, fusarium, trichoderma, 

13 memnoniella, mucor, stachybotrys chartarum, 

14 streptomyces, and epicoccumoften found in water15 damaged indoor environments and building mate16 rials. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘toxigenic mold’’ means any in18 door mold growth that may be capable of producing 

19 a toxin or toxic compound, including mycotoxins and 

20 mVOCs, that can cause pulmonary, respiratory, neu21 rological, gastrointestinal, or dermatological ill22 nesses, or other major adverse health impacts, as de23 termined by the Secretary of Defense in consultation 

24 with the Director of the National Institutes of 

25 Health, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
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1 opment, the Administrator of the Environmental 

2 Protection Agency, and the Director of the Centers 

3 for Disease Control and Prevention. 

4 SEC. 2839D. STUDY ON CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD DEVEL5 OPMENT CENTERS. 

6 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres7 sional defense committees a recommendation for a strat8 egy for military construction projects for a sufficient num9 ber of child development centers (as defined in section 

10 2871 of title 10, United States Code) as necessary to 

11 eliminate wait lists for members of the Armed Forces 

12 seeking childcare at such child development centers. 

13 Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

14 SEC. 2841. LAND CONVEYANCE, BOYLE MEMORIAL ARMY 

15 RESERVE CENTER, PARIS, TEXAS. 

16 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

17 the Army may convey to Paris Junior College, located in 

18 Paris, Texas (in this section referred to as the ‘‘College’’), 

19 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

20 to a parcel of real property, including any improvements 

21 thereon, consisting of approximately 4 acres, known as the 

22 former Boyle Memorial Army Reserve Center, located in 

23 Paris, Texas. 

24 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 
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1 (1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider2 ation for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 

3 College shall pay to the Secretary of the Army an 

4 amount equal to not less than the fair market value 

5 of the property to be conveyed, as determined by the 

6 Secretary, which may consist of cash payment, in7 kind consideration as described in paragraph (2), or 

8 a combination thereof. 

9 (2) IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consid10 eration provided by the College under paragraph (1) 

11 may include— 

12 (A) the acquisition, construction, provision, 

13 improvement, maintenance, repair, or restora14 tion (including environmental restoration), or a 

15 combination thereof, of any property, facilities, 

16 or infrastructure; or 

17 (B) the delivery of services relating to the 

18 needs of the Department of the Army that the 

19 Secretary considers acceptable. 

20 (3) CONVEYANCE.—Cash payments received 

21 under subsection (b) as consideration for the convey22 ance under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the 

23 special account in the Treasury established under 

24 section 572(b)(5) of title 40, United States Code. 

25 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
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1 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

2 the Army shall require the College to cover costs to 

3 be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the 

4 Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, 

5 to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), in6 cluding survey costs, costs for environmental docu7 mentation related to the conveyance, and any other 

8 administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 

9 amounts are collected from the Township in advance 

10 of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 

11 amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 

12 by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 

13 Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Col14 lege. 

15 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

16 Amounts received as reimbursement under para17 graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 

18 that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Sec19 retary in carrying out the land conveyance under 

20 subsection (a) or, if the period of availability of obli21 gations for that appropriation has expired, to the 

22 appropriations of a fund that is currently available 

23 to the Secretary for the same purpose. Amounts so 

24 credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 

25 or account and shall be available for the same pur-
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1 poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita2 tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 

3 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

4 and legal description of the parcel of real property to be 

5 conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by sur6 veys satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. 

7 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

8 Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms 

9 and conditions in connection with the conveyance under 

10 subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

11 protect the interests of the United States. 

12 SEC. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, RIVERDALE PARK, MARY13 LAND. 

14 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

15 the Army may convey, without consideration, to the town 

16 of Riverdale Park, Maryland, all right, title, and interest 

17 of the United States in and to the real property described 

18 in subsection (b), for the purposes of— 

19 (1) creating a new municipal and community 

20 center; and 

21 (2) replacing impervious surfaces. 

22 (b) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed under 

23 this section consists of approximately 6.63 acres of real 

24 property, including improvements on such real property, 
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1 located at 6601 Baltimore Avenue, Riverdale Park, Mary2 land. 

3 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 

5 at any time that the real property conveyed under 

6 subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with 

7 the purpose specified in such subsection, all right, 

8 title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, 

9 at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United 

10 States. 

11 (2) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the 

12 Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be made on the 

13 record after an opportunity for a hearing. 

14 SEC. 2843. TRANSFER AUTHORITY, MARE ISLAND NAVAL 

15 SHIPYARD, VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a transfer of real 

17 property located at the former Mare Island Naval Ship18 yard, Vallejo, California, to the City of Vallejo (referred 

19 to in this section as the ‘‘City’’), made on or after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

21 Navy may enter into an agreement with the City and the 

22 California State Lands Commission (referred to in this 

23 section as ‘‘SLC’’) if such agreement includes the fol24 lowing terms: 
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1 (1) That the City, SLC, and the Governor of 

2 California agree to a deferral of the completion of all 

3 environmental remedial actions necessary to protect 

4 human health and the environment with respect to 

5 the real property until after the date of the transfer. 

6 (2) That additional remedial action found to be 

7 necessary after the date of such transfer shall be 

8 conducted by the Secretary. 

9 (3) That the Secretary shall have access to the 

10 property after the date of such transfer for the pur11 pose of conducting such remedial actions. 

12 (b) TRANSFER.—If the Secretary of the Navy issues 

13 a determination that the real property described in sub14 section (a) is suitable for transfer to the City, such trans15 fer may be accomplished using a quitclaim deed or other 

16 legal instrument and upon terms and conditions mutually 

17 satisfactory to the Secretary and the City that include— 

18 (1) the terms described in paragraphs (1) 

19 through (3) of subsection (a); and 

20 (2) such additional terms and conditions as the 

21 Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter22 ests of the United States. 

23 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

24 and legal description of the property to be transferred 
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1 under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis2 factory to the Secretary of the Navy. 

3 SEC. 2844. RELEASE OF INTERESTS RETAINED IN CAMP JO4 SEPH T. ROBINSON, ARKANSAS, FOR USE OF 

5 SUCH LAND AS A TRAINING AREA FOR THE 

6 ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. 

7 (a) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a parcel of 

9 land at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, con10 sisting of approximately 241.33 acres that lies in a 

11 part of section 2, township 2 north, range 12 west, 

12 Pulaski County, Arkansas, and comprising a portion 

13 of the property conveyed by the United States to the 

14 State of Arkansas for training of the National 

15 Guard and for other military purposes pursuant to 

16 ‘‘An Act authorizing the transfer of part of Camp 

17 Joseph T. Robinson to the State of Arkansas’’, ap18 proved June 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 311, chapter 429), 

19 the Secretary of the Army may release the terms 

20 and conditions imposed, and reversionary interests 

21 retained, by the United States under section 2 of 

22 such Act, and the right to reenter and use the prop23 erty retained by the United States under section 3 

24 of such Act. 
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1 (2) IMPACT ON OTHER RIGHTS OR INTER2 ESTS.—The release of terms and conditions and re3 tained interests under paragraph (1) with respect to 

4 the parcel described in such paragraph shall not be 

5 construed to alter the rights or interests retained by 

6 the United States with respect to the remainder of 

7 the real property conveyed to the State of Arkansas 

8 under the Act described in such paragraph. 

9 (b) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF

10 PROPERTY.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 

12 may execute and file in the appropriate office a deed 

13 of release, amended deed, or other appropriate in14 strument reflecting the release of terms and condi15 tions and retained interests under subsection (a). 

16 (2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage 

17 and legal description of the property described in 

18 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis19 factory to the Secretary of the Army. 

20 (c) CONDITIONS ON RELEASE AND REVERSIONARY

21 INTEREST.— 

22 (1) USE AS ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC

23 SAFETY TRAINING AREA AND REVERSIONARY INTER24 EST.— 
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1 (A) ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC

2 SAFETY TRAINING AREA.—The State of Arkan3 sas may use the parcel of land described in sub4 section (a)(1) only for Arkansas Department of 

5 Public Safety, or a division of the Arkansas De6 partment of Public Safety, led training and re7 lated activities. 

8 (B) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the 

9 Secretary of the Army determines at any time 

10 that the parcel of land described in subsection 

11 (a)(1) is not being used in accordance with the 

12 purpose specified in subparagraph (A), all right, 

13 title, and interest in and to the land, including 

14 any improvements thereto, shall, at the option 

15 of the Secretary, revert to and become the prop16 erty of the United States, and the United 

17 States shall have the right of immediate entry 

18 onto such parcel. 

19 (2) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

20 The Secretary of the Army may require in the in21 strument of release such additional terms and condi22 tions in connection with the release of terms and 

23 conditions and retained interests under subsection 

24 (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 

25 the interests of the United States. 
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1 (d) REIMBURSEMENTS. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRA2 TIVE COSTS.— 

3 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 

5 Army may require the State of Arkansas to 

6 cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or 

7 to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by 

8 the Secretary, to carry out the release of terms 

9 and conditions and retained interests under 

10 subsection (a), including survey costs, costs re11 lated to environmental documentation, and 

12 other administrative costs related to the release. 

13 (B) REFUND OF AMOUNTS.—If amounts 

14 paid to the Secretary by the State of Arkansas 

15 in advance under subparagraph (A) exceed the 

16 costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry 

17 out the release, the Secretary shall refund the 

18 excess amount to the State. 

19 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

20 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reim21 bursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to 

22 carry out the release of terms and conditions and re23 tained interests under subsection (a) shall be cred24 ited to the fund or account that was used to cover 

25 the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out 
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1 the release. Amounts so credited shall be merged 

2 with amounts in such fund or account and shall be 

3 available for the same purposes, and subject to the 

4 same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such 

5 fund or account. 

6 SEC. 2845. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT HUACHUCA, SIERRA 

7 VISTA, ARIZONA. 

8 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 

10 may convey, without consideration, to the City of Si11 erra Vista, Arizona (in this section referred to as the 

12 ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 

13 States in and to a parcel of real property, including 

14 any improvements thereon, consisting of approxi15 mately 203 acres, comprising a portion of Fort 

16 Huachuca, Arizona, for the purpose of compatible 

17 development of the municipal airport located in the 

18 City. 

19 (2) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, 

20 RESTRICTIONS, AND COVENANTS.—The conveyance 

21 of the property under paragraph (1) shall be subject 

22 to any easement, restriction, or covenant of record 

23 applicable to the property and in existence on the 

24 date of the enactment of this section. 

25 (b) REVISIONARY INTEREST.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Army 

2 determines at any time that the real property con3 veyed under subsection (a) is not being used in ac4 cordance with the purpose of the conveyance speci5 fied in such subsection, all right, title, and interest 

6 in and to the property, including any improvements 

7 thereto, may, at the option of the Secretary, revert 

8 to and become the property of the United States, 

9 and the United States may have the right of imme10 diate entry onto such property. 

11 (2) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the 

12 Secretary of the Army under paragraph (1) shall be 

13 made on the record after an opportunity for a hear14 ing. 

15 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

16 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

17 the Army shall require the City to cover all costs 

18 (except costs for environmental remediation of the 

19 property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to re20 imburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Sec21 retary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection 

22 (a), including costs for environmental and real estate 

23 due diligence and any other administrative costs re24 lated to the conveyance. 
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1 (2) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If 

2 amounts collected by the Secretary of the Army 

3 from the City under paragraph (1) in advance ex4 ceed the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to 

5 carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), the 

6 Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 

7 City. 

8 (d) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The City 

9 may not use Federal funds to cover any portion of the 

10 costs required to be paid by the City under this section. 

11 (e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

12 and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 

13 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 

14 to the Secretary of the Army. 

15 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec16 retary of the Army may require such additional terms and 

17 conditions in connection with the conveyance under sub18 section (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro19 tect the interests of the United States. 
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1 SEC. 2846. REMOVAL OF USE CONDITIONS AND CONDI2 TIONS ON REVERSION FOR THE FORMER 

3 ARMY AND NAVY GENERAL HOSPITAL, HOT 

4 SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, HOT SPRINGS, AR5 KANSAS. 

6 (a) REMOVAL OF USE CONDITIONS.—Section 3(a) of 

7 Public Law 86–323 (73 Stat. 594; Sept. 21, 1959) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘as a vocational rehabilitation center 

9 or for other public health or educational purposes’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘for appropriate purposes, as determined by the 

11 Governor of the State of Arkansas’’. 

12 (b) CONDITIONS ON REVERSION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the provi14 sions contained in section 3 of Public Law 86–323 

15 (73 Stat. 594; Sept. 21, 1959) any reversionary in16 terest retained by the United States in the Covered 

17 Property may be extinguished by occurrence of the 

18 following conditions: 

19 (A) Not later than 3 years after the date 

20 of enactment of this Act, the Governor of the 

21 State of Arkansas submits to the Secretary of 

22 the Army a written request to extinguish any 

23 reversionary or other future interest in the sur24 face rights held by the United States in the cov25 ered property. 
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1 (B) The Secretary of the Army, in con2 sultation with the Administrator of the General 

3 Services Administration and the Secretary of 

4 the Interior, concurs in writing with the said re5 quest. 

6 (2) QUITCLAIM DEED.—If the conditions de7 scribed in paragraph (1) are met, the Secretary of 

8 the Army shall extinguish by quitclaim deed any re9 versionary or other future interest in the surface 

10 rights held by the United States in the covered prop11 erty. 

12 (3) RIGHTS AND INTERESTS RESERVED TO THE

13 UNITED STATES.—In exercising the authority under 

14 this section, the Secretary of the Army may not con15 vey or extinguish any interests reserved to the 

16 United States— 

17 (A) pursuant to section 2 of Public Law 

18 86–323 (73 Stat. 594; Sept. 21, 1959) in— 

19 (i) all mineral rights (including gas 

20 and oil), together with necessary rights of 

21 ingress, egress, and surface use; or 

22 (ii) thermal waters or other hot 

23 waters, together with necessary rights of 

24 ingress, egress, and surface use; and 
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1 (B) relating to the location, installation, 

2 and relocation of utility facilities for such min3 eral rights, thermal waters, or other hot waters; 

4 and 

5 (C) in the conditions set forth in para6 graphs (2) and (3) of the Deed of Conveyance. 

7 (4) REVERSION.—If the Governor of the State 

8 of Arkansas does not submit a request described in 

9 subsection (b)(2) before the deadline in such sub10 section, all right, title and interest held by the State 

11 of Arkansas in the covered property shall revert to 

12 the United States in accordance with section 3 of 

13 Public Law 86–323 (73 Stat. 594; Sept. 21, 1959). 

14 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section: 

15 (1) The term ‘‘covered property’’ means the 

16 real property conveyed by the Deed of Conveyance 

17 pursuant to Public Law 86–323 (73 Stat. 594; Sept. 

18 21, 1959). 

19 (2) The term ‘‘Deed of Conveyance’’ means the 

20 quitclaim deed between the United States of Amer21 ica and the State of Arkansas dated March 10, 

22 1960, recorded in the land records of the County of 

23 Garland, State of Arkansas, at book 480, page 77. 
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1 SEC. 2847. LAND CONVEYANCE AND AUTHORIZATION FOR 

2 INTERIM LEASE, DEFENSE FUEL SUPPORT 

3 POINT SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES, CALI4 FORNIA. 

5 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

6 the Navy (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), 

7 may convey to the city of Los Angeles or the city of 

8 Lomita, at a cost less than fair market value, all right, 

9 title, and interest of the United States in and to parcels 

10 of real property, including any improvements therein and 

11 thereon, known as the ballfields and the firing range at 

12 Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Defense Fuel Support 

13 Point, San Pedro, California, as further described in sub14 section (b), for the purposes of permitting the city of Los 

15 Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appropriate) to use such 

16 conveyed parcel of real property for park and recreational 

17 activities or law enforcement affiliated purposes. A convey18 ance under this subsection is subject to valid existing 

19 rights. 

20 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The parcels of 

21 real property that may be conveyed under subsection (a) 

22 consists of the following: 

23 (1) The City of Lomita Ballfield Parcel con24 sisting of approximately 5.7 acres. 

25 (2) The City of Los Angeles Ballfield Parcels 

26 consisting of approximately 15.3 acres. 
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1 (3) The firing range located at 2981 North 

2 Gaffey Street, San Pedro, California, consisting of 

3 approximately 3.2 acres. 

4 (c) INTERIM LEASE.—Until such time as any parcel 

5 of real property described in subsection (b) is conveyed 

6 to the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appro7 priate), the Secretary of the Navy may lease such parcel 

8 or a portion of such parcel to either the city of Los Ange9 les or the city of Lomita at no cost for a term up to three 

10 years. If fee conveyance described in subsection (a) is not 

11 completed within the period of the lease term with respect 

12 to such parcel, the Secretary shall have no further obliga13 tion to make any part of such parcel available for use by 

14 the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita. 

15 (d) CONSIDERATION.— 

16 (1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider17 ation for a conveyance under subsection (a), the city 

18 of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appro19 priate) shall pay to the Secretary of the Navy an 

20 amount determined by the Secretary, which may 

21 consist of cash payment, in-kind consideration as de22 scribed under paragraph (2), or a combination there23 of. 

24 (2) IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consid25 eration provided by the city of Los Angeles or the 
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1 city of Lomita (as appropriate) under this subsection 

2 may include— 

3 (A) the acquisition, construction, provision, 

4 improvement, maintenance, repair, or restora5 tion (including environmental restoration), or 

6 combination thereof, of any property, facilities, 

7 or infrastructure with proximity to Naval 

8 Weapons Station Seal Beach, that the Sec9 retary considers acceptable; or 

10 (B) the delivery of services relating to the 

11 needs of Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach 

12 that the Secretary considers acceptable. 

13 (3) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED FOR

14 CONVEYANCE.—Cash payments received under para15 graph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by 

16 the Secretary to carry out a conveyance under sub17 section (a) shall be credited to the fund or account 

18 used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in 

19 carrying out the conveyance or to an appropriate 

20 fund or account currently available to the Secretary 

21 for the purposes for which the costs were paid. 

22 Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 

23 in such fund or account and shall be available for 

24 the same purposes, and to the same conditions and 

25 limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 
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1 (4) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The 

2 Secretary shall require the city of Los Angeles or the 

3 city of Lomita (as appropriate) to cover costs (ex4 cept costs for environmental remediation of the 

5 property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to re6 imburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the 

7 Secretary, to carry out a conveyance under sub8 section (a), including costs for environmental and 

9 real estate due diligence and any other administra10 tive costs related to the conveyance and lease execu11 tion. 

12 (5) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If 

13 amounts are collected from the city of Los Angeles 

14 or the city of Lomita under paragraph (4) in ad15 vance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 

16 and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 

17 incurred by the Secretary to carry out a conveyance 

18 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the 

19 excess amount to the city of Los Angeles or the city 

20 of Lomita (as appropriate). 

21 (e) VALUATION.—The values of the property interests 

22 to be conveyed by the Secretary described in subsection 

23 (a) shall be determined by an independent appraiser se24 lected by the Secretary and in accordance with the Uni25 form Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. 
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1 (f) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—A conveyance 

2 under subsection (a) shall be subject to all existing ease3 ments, restrictions, and covenants of record and condi4 tioned upon the following: 

5 (1) The parcels of real property described in 

6 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall be 

7 used solely for park and recreational activities, 

8 which may include ancillary uses such as vending 

9 and restrooms. 

10 (2) The parcel of real property described in 

11 subsection (b)(3) shall be used solely for law en12 forcement affiliated purposes. 

13 (3) The city of Los Angeles or the city of 

14 Lomita (as appropriate) may not use Federal funds 

15 to cover any portion of the amounts required by sub16 section (d) to be paid. 

17 (g) EXCLUSION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIOR

18 SCREENING.—Section 2696(b) of title 10, United States 

19 Code, and the requirements under title V of the McKin20 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 101–645; 

21 41 U.S.C. 11411) relating to prior screenings shall not 

22 apply to a conveyance under subsection (a) or the grant 

23 of interim lease authorized under subsection (c). 

24 (h) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de25 termines at any time that a parcel of real property con-
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1 veyed under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance 

2 with the purpose of the conveyance specified in this sec3 tion, all right, title, and interest in and to the land, includ4 ing the improvements thereto, shall, at the option of the 

5 Secretary, revert to and become the property of the United 

6 States, and the United States shall have the right of im7 mediate entry onto such real property. A determination 

8 by the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on 

9 the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 

10 (i) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—A conveyance of 

11 land under subsection (a) shall be accomplished using a 

12 quitclaim deed or other legal instrument and upon terms 

13 and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and 

14 the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appro15 priate), including such additional terms and conditions as 

16 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter17 ests of the United States. 

18 (j) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary may require 

19 such additional terms and conditions in connection with 

20 a conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary con21 siders appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

22 States. 

23 (k) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section af24 fects the application of the Comprehensive Environmental 
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1 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

2 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). 

3 Subtitle E—Other Matters 

4 SEC. 2851. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF 

5 HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL 

6 AVIATION. 

7 Section 2874 of the James M. Inhofe National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

9 117–263; 136 Stat. 3014) is amended by striking ‘‘On or 

10 before September 30, 2026’’, and inserting ‘‘On or before 

11 September 30, 2036’’. 

12 SEC. 2852. SCHEDULE OF REPAIRS AT NAVAL AIR STATION, 

13 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. 

14 (a) SCHEDULE.—The Secretary of the Navy shall de15 velop and implement a plan for repair or replacement of 

16 facilities at Naval Air Station Pensacola that the Sec17 retary determines are damaged by Hurricane Sally. 

18 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subsection 

19 (a) shall include the following: 

20 (1) An estimate of the cost and schedule for— 

21 (A) the repair of Hangar 3260; and 

22 (B) a military construction project (as de23 fined in section 2801 of title 10, United States 

24 Code) to replace Hangar 3260 and other infra25 structure at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Flor-
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1 ida, that the Secretary of the Navy determines 

2 are damaged by Hurricane Sally. 

3 (2) An assessment that compares the estimated 

4 cost and schedule under subparagraph (A) of para5 graph (1) to the estimated cost and schedule under 

6 subparagraph (B) of such subparagraph. 

7 (3) Any planned demolition projects necessary 

8 to support future military construction. 

9 (4) An assessment of how the repair and re10 placement schedules for facilities at Naval Air Sta11 tion Pensacola that the Secretary determines are 

12 damaged by Hurricane Sally support current and fu13 ture operational requirements at the naval air sta14 tion. 

15 (c) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be 

16 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

17 fiscal year 2025 for the Office of the Secretary of the Navy 

18 for travel expenses, not more than 80 percent may be obli19 gated or expended until the Secretary of the Navy submits 

20 to the congressional defense committees the schedule re21 quired by subsection (a). 

22 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘facil23 ity’’ and ‘‘military construction project’’ have the mean24 ings given such terms in section 2801 of title 10, United 

25 States Code. 
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1 SEC. 2853. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS. 

2 Section 2889 of the National Defense Authorization 

3 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 is amended— 

4 (1) by inserting ‘‘or 2025’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 

5 2024’’; 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2024, when’’; and 

7 (3) by striking ‘‘shall complete’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘have completed’’. 

9 SEC. 2854. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY RELATING 

10 TO CONTRACTORS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUC11 TION PROJECTS. 

12 The Secretary of Defense shall issue a policy to re13 quire that, when considering an offer for a contract for 

14 work on a military construction project, each Secretary of 

15 a military department shall consider— 

16 (1) the proximity of the proposed contractors 

17 for such contract to the location of performance of 

18 such contract; and 

19 (2) the use of contractors and subcontractor 

20 that are considered local for the performance of such 

21 contract. 

22 SEC. 2855. SURVEY AND PROCEDURES FOR MUNITIONS OF 

23 EXPLOSIVE CONCERN ON MILITARY INSTAL24 LATIONS IN GUAM. 

25 (a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

26 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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1 of Defense shall conduct a survey of the military installa2 tions on Guam, using available technologies to charac3 terize the real property of such military installations as 

4 being at high, medium, or low risk for containing muni5 tions of explosive concern. 

6 (b) PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

7 days after the date of completion of the survey, the Sec8 retary shall issue procedures for such real property char9 acterized as low- and medium-risk to expedite military 

10 construction projects relating to such real property to the 

11 maximum extent as is safely practicable. 

12 (c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

13 after the date of issuance of the procedures described in 

14 subsection (b), Secretary shall provide to the Committees 

15 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep16 resentatives a briefing on the results of the survey con17 ducted under subsection (a), the procedures described in 

18 subsection (b), and how such procedures will expedite the 

19 completion of military construction projects on Guam. 

20 SEC. 2856. MARKET SURVEY OF DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS OF 

21 SAND AND GRAVEL FOR MARINE CONCRETE. 

22 (a) MARKET SURVEY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 

23 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec24 retary of Defense shall conduct a market survey of domes25 tic entities that— 
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1 (1) are capable of supplying sand and gravel 

2 that conforms with the standards found in the Uni3 fied Facilities Guide Criteria 03–31–29 (relating to 

4 marine concrete with service life modeling); and 

5 (2) have the associated marine logistical capac6 ity to load and transport the such sand and gravel 

7 to the geographic area covered by the United States 

8 Indo-Pacific Command. 

9 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 

10 after completing the market survey under subsection (a), 

11 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

12 defense committees a report that includes the results of 

13 the market survey and an assessment of whether there is 

14 access to sufficient domestic sources of sand and gravel 

15 to meet national security and military construction re16 quirements. 

17 SEC. 2857. SURVEY OF CERTAIN COUNTIES FOR PLACE18 MENT OF FACILITIES. 

19 (a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

20 afer the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

21 of Defense shall submit to Congress the results of a survey 

22 of the counties described in subsection (b) to assess poten23 tial placement of operational, training, or other facilities 

24 for use by the military departments in such counties. 
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1 (b) COUNTIES DESCRIBED.—The counties described 

2 in this subsection are located in the State of North Caro3 lina and are as follows: 

4 (1) Buncombe County. 

5 (2) Cherokee County. 

6 (3) Clay County. 

7 (4) Graham County. 

8 (5) Haywood County. 

9 (6) Henderson County. 

10 (7) Jackson County. 

11 (8) Macon County. 

12 (9) Madison County. 

13 (10) McDowell County. 

14 (11) Polk County. 

15 (12) Rutherford County. 

16 (13) Swain County. 

17 (14) Transylvania County. 

18 (15) Yancey County. 

19 (c) SURVEY REQUIREMENTS.—The survey required 

20 under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

21 (1) An assessment of the mountainous and var22 ied terrains in the areas described in subsection (b) 

23 and the feasibility of programs that use this geog24 raphy, including programs for basic survival skills, 

25 dam and reservoir exercises, whitewater rafting exer-
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1 cises, thick vegetation exercises, air drop exercises, 

2 and mountainous warfare exercises. 

3 (2) An evaluation of defense assets located in 

4 the State of North Carolina and the lack of defense 

5 assets in the area described in subsection (b). 

6 (d) SURVEY CONSIDERATIONS.—The survey shall as7 sesses the feasibility of the placement of operational, train8 ing, and other facilities as follows: 

9 (1) Consideration of relevant civilian assets in 

10 the area described in subsection (b). 

11 (2) Consideration of assets of Department of 

12 Defense contractors in such area. 

13 (3) Proximity of such to current defense assets, 

14 including Fort Liberty. 

15 (4) Consideration of the geographic similarities 

16 of such area to geographic regions critical to United 

17 States defense policy, including the Indo-Pacific re18 gion, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. 

19 SEC. 2858. STUDY ON CERTAIN GRANTS AWARDED TO SUP20 PORT INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN CHILD 

21 CARE FACILITIES UNDER THE DEFENSE COM22 MUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

24 carry out a study on each grant awarded under the de25 fense community infrastructure program established 
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1 under section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code for 

2 supporting investments in child care facilities in areas in 

3 close proximity to military installations (as defined in sec4 tion 2801 of title 10, United States Code). 

5 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

7 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 

8 of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes— 

9 (1) a description and total value of each grant 

10 awarded under such program to support investments 

11 in child care facilities in areas in close proximity to 

12 military installations; 

13 (2) a list of best practices learned from grants 

14 awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act 

15 under such program for investments in child care fa16 cilities; 

17 (3) a description of barriers, if any, that pre18 vent the Secretary from awarding grants under the 

19 program to support investments in child care facili20 ties in areas in close proximity to military installa21 tions on a more frequent basis; and 

22 (4) recommendations to increase the number of 

23 grants awarded under such program to support in24 vestments in child care facilities in areas in close 

25 proximity to military installations. 
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1 SEC. 2859. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CAT2 EGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACIL3 ITY. 

4 (a) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS.—The Sec5 retary of Defense shall ensure that the Department of De6 fense maintains access to a covered category 3 subterra7 nean training facility on a continuing basis. 

8 (b) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO LEASE.—The Sec9 retary of Defense may enter into a short-term lease with 

10 a provider of a covered category 3 subterranean training 

11 facility for purposes of compliance with subsection (a). 

12 (c) COVERED CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAIN13 ING FACILITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov14 ered category 3 subterranean training facility’’ means a 

15 category 3 subterranean training facility (as defined in 

16 section 2869 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

17 for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263)) that is— 

18 (1) operational on or before the date of the en19 actment of this Act; and 

20 (2) deemed safe for use on such date. 

21 SEC. 2860. QUARTERLY REPORT ON INFILTRATIONS OF 

22 CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROP23 ERTY BY FOREIGN ACTORS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than quar25 terly, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro26 priate congressional committees a report on instances of 
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1 infiltration, or attempted infiltration, of a military instal2 lation, facility, or real property under the jurisdiction of 

3 the Department of Defense by a foreign actor during the 

4 period covered by the report. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

6 (a) shall include— 

7 (1) a summary of each instance of infiltration 

8 or attempted infiltration; 

9 (2) an identification of the foreign actor the 

10 Secretary determines is responsible for such infiltra11 tion or attempted infiltration; and 

12 (3) with respect to each foreign actor included 

13 in such report, an statement of— 

14 (A) immigration status, if any; 

15 (B) country of origin; 

16 (C) method and date of entry into the 

17 United States, if known; 

18 (D) criminal background, if known; and 

19 (E) any other information obtained during 

20 the applicable Department of Defense investiga21 tion that the Secretary of Defense determines 

22 appropriate. 

23 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com25 mittees’’ means— 
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1 (A) the Committees on Armed Services of 

2 the House of Representatives and the Senate; 

3 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

4 the House of Representatives; 

5 (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

6 the Senate; 

7 (D) the Committee on Homeland Security 

8 of the House of Representatives; 

9 (E) the Committee on Homeland Security 

10 and Governmental Relations of the Senate; 

11 (F) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

12 the Senate; 

13 (G) the Permanent Select Committee on 

14 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 

15 and 

16 (H) the Committee on Oversight and Ac17 countability of the House of Representatives. 

18 (2) The term ‘‘foreign actor’’ means an indi19 vidual who is not a citizen or national of the United 

20 States. 

21 (3) The term ‘‘infiltration’’ includes, with re22 spect to a military installation, facility, or real prop23 erty under the jurisdiction of the Department of De24 fense, unauthorized photo or video recording. 
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1 SEC. 2861. DESIGNATION OF CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NE2 VADA, AS REMOTE OR ISOLATED INSTALLA3 TION. 

4 The Secretary of Defense shall designate Creech Air 

5 Force Base located at Indian Springs Nevada, as a remote 

6 or isolated installation. 

7 SEC. 2862. FEASIBILITY STUDY BY THE SECRETARY OF DE8 FENSE ON REPLICATING THE ARMY FUTURE 

9 SOLDIER PREP COURSE THROUGH THE 

10 OTHER SERVICE BRANCHES. 

11 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

13 to Congress a feasibility study on replicating the Army 

14 Future Soldier Prep Course through the other services 

15 that contains the following: 

16 (1) A cost estimate for each of the services in17 cluding— 

18 (A) Any military construction or Facilities 

19 sustainment, restoration and modernization 

20 costs; 

21 (B) Additional personnel costs; and 

22 (C) Additional operations and maintenance 

23 costs. 

24 (2) Existing bases for each service that could 

25 host such a program. 
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1 SEC. 2863. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO EXPEDITE 

2 CERTAIN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

3 PROJECTS LOCATED IN GUAM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—To expedite military construction 

5 projects in Guam intended to improve the defense of 

6 Guam and the Indo-Pacific region, each Secretary of a 

7 military department may provide grants, conclude cooper8 ative agreements, and supplement other Federal funds to 

9 regulatory agencies located in Guam that such Secretary 

10 determines appropriate, including— 

11 (1) the Guam Environmental Protection Agen12 cy; and 

13 (2) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

14 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each agreement under subsection 

15 (a) may include— 

16 (1) the provision of Department of Defense 

17 technical assistance to regulatory agencies respon18 sible for the timely completion of military construc19 tion projects; and 

20 (2) the use of Department of Defense personnel 

21 to perform conservation activities for which the reg22 ulatory agency is responsible. 

23 (c) MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DEFINED.— 

24 In this section, the term ‘‘military construction project’’ 

25 has the meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 

26 10, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 2864. BRIEFING ON INSTANCES OF ATTEMPTED 

2 BREACHES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS REQUIRED. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

5 provide to Congress a briefing on any instance of an at6 tempted breach of a military installation under the juris7 diction of the Department of Defense during the period 

8 beginning on January 1, 2021, and ending on the date 

9 of the provision of such briefing. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection 

11 shall include, with respect to each perpetrator of an at12 tempted breach described in such subsection, a statement 

13 of the applicable immigration status and citizenship sta14 tus. 

15 SEC. 2865. REPORT ON LAND USE PRACTICES AROUND 

16 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE FREELY 

17 ASSOCIATED STATES. 

18 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact19 ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

20 Energy, Installations, and Environment shall submit to 

21 the congressional defense committees a report that in22 cludes the following: 

23 (1) An assessment of land use policies and en24 croachment risks near military installations (as de25 fined in section 2801 of title 10, United States 

26 Code) located in the Freely Associated States, real 
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1 property located in the Freely Associated States 

2 used to support the Armed Forces, and real property 

3 located in the Freely Associated States that may be 

4 used to support the Armed Forces during the five5 year period following the date of submission of the 

6 report. 

7 (2) An assessment of the feasibility and advis8 ability of establishing a coalition to include rep9 resentatives from Federal agencies, the governments 

10 of the Freely Associated States, nongovernmental or11 ganizations, and landowners and land managers in 

12 the Freely Associated States to advance sustainable 

13 land use practices around military installations that 

14 would assist in efforts to prevent encroachment and 

15 promote conservation. 
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1 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

3 AUTHORIZATIONS AND 

4 OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

5 TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF 

6 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

7 PROGRAMS 

8 Subtitle A—National Security 

9 Programs and Authorizations 

10 SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA11 TION. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

13 are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart14 ment of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for the activities of 

15 the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 

16 out programs as specified in the funding table in section 

17 4701. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 

19 From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 

20 for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 

21 may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 

22 Security Administration as follows: 

23 (1) Project 25–D–511, PULSE New Access, 

24 Nevada National Security Site, Mercury, Nevada, 

25 $25,000,000. 
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1 (2) Project 25–D–510, Plutonium Mission Safe2 ty and Quality Building, Los Alamos National Lab3 oratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $48,500,000. 

4 (3) Project 25–D–530, Naval Examination Ac5 quisition Project, Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho 

6 Falls, Idaho: $45,000,000. 

7 SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 

8 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

9 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for defense 

10 environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs 

11 as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 

12 SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 

13 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

14 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for other 

15 defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in 

16 the funding table in section 4701. 

17 SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 

18 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

19 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for nuclear 

20 energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
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1 Subtitle B—Program Authoriza2 tions, Restrictions, and Limita3 tions 

4 SEC. 3111. PROHIBITION ON ADMITTANCE TO NATIONAL 

5 SECURITY LABORATORIES AND NUCLEAR 

6 WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES. 

7 Section 4502 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 

8 U.S.C. 2652) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, subject to 

10 subsection (b),’’ after ‘‘unless’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

12 subsections (c) and (e), respectively; and 

13 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol14 lowing new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON ADMITTANCE.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para17 graph (2), the Secretary of Energy may not admit 

18 to any facility of a national security laboratory or 

19 any nuclear weapons production facility, other than 

20 an area accessible to the general public, any indi21 vidual who is a citizen or agent of the People’s Re22 public of China or the Russian Federation. 

23 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy may 

24 waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) with re25 spect to an individual if, not later than 30 days prior 
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1 to admitting such individual to a facility described in 

2 such paragraph, the Secretary certifies to the appro3 priate congressional committees that— 

4 ‘‘(A) the admittance of such individual to 

5 the facility is in the national security interests 

6 of the United States; 

7 ‘‘(B) no classified or restricted data will be 

8 revealed to such individual in connection with 

9 the individual’s admittance to the facility; and 

10 ‘‘(C) a background review has been com11 pleted with respect to such individual.’’; 

12 (4) by inserting after subsection (c), as so re13 designated, the following: 

14 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec15 tion shall be construed to prohibit a citizen or lawful per16 manent resident of the United States from accessing a na17 tional security laboratory or nuclear weapons production 

18 facility.’’; and 

19 (5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 

20 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

21 (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

22 (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 

23 so redesignated, the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com25 mittees’ means— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

2 Committee on Armed Services, and the Com3 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

4 Senate; and 

5 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

6 Committee on Armed Services, and the Com7 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

8 of Representatives.’’. 

9 SEC. 3112. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO 

10 RECONVERT OR RETIRE W76–2 WARHEADS. 

11 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 

12 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

13 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 

14 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be 

15 obligated or expended to reconvert or retire a W76–2 war16 head. 

17 (b) WAIVER.—The Administrator for Nuclear Secu18 rity may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the 

19 Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of De20 fense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cer21 tifies in writing to the congressional defense committees 

22 that— 

23 (1) Russia and China do not possess naval ca24 pabilities similar to the W76–2 warhead in the ac25 tive stockpiles of the respective countries; and 
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1 (2) the Department of Defense does not have a 

2 valid military requirement for the W76–2 warhead. 

3 SEC. 3113. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU4 RITY ADMINISTRATION AS TECHNICAL NU5 CLEAR FORENSICS LEAD. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3211(b) of the National 

7 Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401(b)) 

8 is amended by adding at the end the following new para9 graph: 

10 ‘‘(7) To lead the technical nuclear forensics ef11 forts of the United States.’’. 

12 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment 

13 made by this section may not be construed to alter the 

14 functions vested in any department or agency of the Fed15 eral Government by statute other than the National Nu16 clear Security Administration pursuant to such amend17 ment. 

18 Subtitle C—Other Matters 

19 SEC. 3121. MODIFICATION TO AND TERMINATION OF CER20 TAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER 

21 ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACT. 

22 (a) PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF

23 MOX FACILITY.—Section 4306 of the Atomic Energy De24 fense Act (50 U.S.C. 2566(a)(3)) is amended in sub-
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1 section (a)(3)(A) by striking ‘‘for as long as the MOX fa2 cility is in use’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2024’’. 

3 (b) PLANNED DISPOSITION PROGRAM.—Such section 

4 is further amended in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘If on 

5 July 1 each year beginning in 2025 and continuing for 

6 as long as the MOX facility is in use, less than 34 metric 

7 tons of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials 

8 have been processed by the MOX facility’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘If less than 34 metric tons of defense plutonium or de10 fense plutonium materials have been processed by the 

11 MOX facility by October 1, 2026’’. 

12 SEC. 3122. LIST OF POTENTIAL ADVANCED NUCLEAR TECH13 NOLOGY DEPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 

14 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

15 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

16 congressional defense committees a list of at least 30 po17 tential opportunities to deploy advanced nuclear tech18 nology to bolster the operational energy, installation en19 ergy, and expeditionary energy capabilities of the Depart20 ment of Defense. 
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1 SEC. 3123. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEVELOP2 MENT OF STORAGE FACILITIES FOR PERMA3 NENT STORAGE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL 

4 WITHIN THE GREAT LAKES BASIN. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that the Government of 

6 the United States and the government of Canada should 

7 not develop storage facilities for the permanent storage of 

8 spent nuclear fuel, low-level or high-level nuclear waste, 

9 or military-grade nuclear material within the Great Lakes 

10 Basin. 

11 SEC. 3124. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMMITMENT TO NU12 CLEAR POWER. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that in order to achieve 

14 geopolitical energy leadership and secure American energy 

15 security in the years to come, Congress urges the Depart16 ment of Defense to embrace and accept nuclear power as 

17 a clean baseload energy source that is easily compatible 

18 with other intermittent energy sources to ultimately 

19 achieve a reliable, secure, and resilient energy apparatus 

20 within the Department of Defense. 

21 SEC. 3125. SENSE OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING PROJECT 

22 PELE. 

23 It is the sense of Congress that— 

24 (1) Congress supports Project Pele, which seeks 

25 to develop, demonstrate, and deploy an advanced 
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1 portable nuclear microreactor at Idaho National 

2 Laboratory by 2025; and 

3 (2) Project Pele will be critical in maintaining 

4 and bolstering United States national security by 

5 providing firm, reliable, clean, and dense baseload 

6 energy to power United States military bases and 

7 other distributed military operations, both domesti8 cally and abroad. 

9 TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NU10 CLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY 

11 BOARD 

12 SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

14 year 2025, $47,210,000 for the operation of the Defense 

15 Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 

16 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 

17 TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL 

18 PETROLEUM RESERVES 

19 SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 (a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap21 propriated to the Secretary of Energy $13,010,000 for fis22 cal year 2025 for the purpose of carrying out activities 

23 under chapter 869 of title 10, United States Code, relating 

24 to the naval petroleum reserves. 
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1 (b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 

2 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub3 section (a) shall remain available until expended. 

4 TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 

5 ADMINISTRATION 

6 Subtitle A—Maritime 

7 Administration 

8 SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MAR9 ITIME ADMINISTRATION. 

10 There are authorized to be appropriated to the De11 partment of Transportation for fiscal year 2025, for pro12 grams associated with maintaining the United States Mer13 chant Marine, the following amounts: 

14 (1) For expenses necessary to support the 

15 United States Merchant Marine Academy, 

16 $191,000,000, of which— 

17 (A) $105,000,000 shall be for Academy 

18 operations; 

19 (B) $64,000,000 shall be for United States 

20 Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement 

21 projects; and 

22 (C) $22,000,000 shall be for facilities 

23 maintenance and repair and equipment. 

24 (2) For expenses necessary to support the State 

25 maritime academies, $58,900,000, of which— 
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1 (A) $4,800,000 shall be for the Student 

2 Incentive Payment Program; 

3 (B) $6,000,000 shall be for direct pay4 ments for State maritime academies; 

5 (C) $17,600,000 shall be for training ship 

6 fuel assistance; 

7 (D) $6,000,000 shall be for offsetting the 

8 costs of training ship sharing; and 

9 (E) $24,500,000 shall be for maintenance 

10 and repair of State maritime academy training 

11 vessels. 

12 (3) For expenses necessary to support the Na13 tional Security Multi-Mission Vessel program, in14 cluding funds for construction and necessary ex15 penses to construct shoreside infrastructure to sup16 port such vessels, $75,000,000. 

17 (4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 

18 Administration operations and programs, 

19 $108,000,000, of which— 

20 (A) $15,000,000 shall be for the maritime 

21 environmental and technical assistance program 

22 under section 50307 of title 46, United States 

23 Code; 

24 (B) $15,000,000 shall be for the United 

25 States marine highways program, including to 
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1 make grants authorized under section 55601 of 

2 title 46, United States Code; and 

3 (C) $78,000,000 shall be for headquarters 

4 operations expenses. 

5 (5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of 

6 obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve 

7 Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000. 

8 (6) For expenses necessary to maintain and 

9 preserve a United States flag merchant marine to 

10 serve the national security needs of the United 

11 States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States 

12 Code, $390,000,000. 

13 (7) For expenses necessary for the loan guar14 antee program under chapter 537 of title 46, United 

15 States Code, $3,700,000, which may be used for ad16 ministrative expenses relating to loan guarantee 

17 commitments under such program. 

18 (8) For expenses necessary to provide assist19 ance to small shipyards and for maritime training 

20 programs authorized under section 54101 of title 46, 

21 United States Code, $35,000,000. 

22 (9) For expenses necessary to implement the 

23 port infrastructure development program, as author24 ized under section 54301 of title 46, United States 

25 Code, $500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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1 pended, except that no such funds authorized under 

2 this title for this program may be used to provide 

3 a grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling 

4 equipment that is remotely operated or remotely 

5 monitored with or without the exercise of human 

6 intervention or control, if the Secretary of Transpor7 tation determines such equipment would result in a 

8 net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal. If 

9 such a determination is made, the data and analysis 

10 for such determination shall be reported to the Com11 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

12 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

13 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

14 not later than 3 days after the date of the deter15 mination. 

16 SEC. 3502. REAUTHORIZATION OF MARITIME SECURITY 

17 PROGRAM. 

18 (a) AWARD OF OPERATING AGREEMENTS.—Section 

19 53103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘2035’’ each place it appears and inserting 

21 ‘‘2040’’. 

22 (b) EFFECTIVENESS OF OPERATING AGREE23 MENTS.—Section 53104(a) of title 46, United States 

24 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2035’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘2040’’. 
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1 (c) ANNUAL PAYMENTS.—Section 53106(a)(1) of 

2 title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2024, 

4 and 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘, and 2024’’; 

5 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

6 through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), re7 spectively; 

8 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol9 lowing new subparagraph (D): 

10 ‘‘(D) $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 

11 2025 and 2026;’’; 

12 (4) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘$5,800,000’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘$6,675,500’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘2026, 2027,’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘2027’’; 

17 (5) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘$6,300,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$6,855,000’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘, 2030, and 2031; and’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘and 2030;’’; 

22 (6) in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘$6,800,000’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘$7,040,000’’; 
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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘2031 and’’ before 

2 ‘‘2032’’; and 

3 (C) by striking ‘‘, 2033, 2034, and 2035.’’ 

4 and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (7) by adding at the end the following new sub6 paragraphs: 

7 ‘‘(H) $7,230,000 for each of fiscal years 

8 2033 and 2034; 

9 ‘‘(I) $7,426,000 for each of fiscal years 

10 2035 and 2036; 

11 ‘‘(J) $7,626,000 for each of fiscal years 

12 2037 and 2038; and 

13 ‘‘(K) $7,832,000 for each of fiscal years 

14 2039 and 2040.’’. 

15 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

16 53111 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2024, and 

18 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2024’’; 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

20 (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; 

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol22 lowing new paragraph (4): 

23 ‘‘(4) $390,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 

24 and 2026;’’; 

25 (4) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘$348,000,000’’ and in2 serting ‘‘$400,500,000’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘2026, 2027,’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘2027’’; 

5 (5) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘$378,000,000’’ and in7 serting ‘‘$411,300,000’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘, 2030, and 2031; and’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘and 2030;’’; 

10 (6) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘$408,000,000’’ and in12 serting ‘‘$422,400,000’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘2032, 2033, 2034, and 

14 2035’’ and inserting ‘‘2031 and 2032’’; and 

15 (7) by adding at the end the following new 

16 paragraphs: 

17 ‘‘(8) $433,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2033 

18 and 2034; 

19 ‘‘(9) $445,560,000 for each of fiscal years 2035 

20 and 2036; 

21 ‘‘(10) $457,560,000 for each of fiscal years 

22 2037 and 2038; and 

23 ‘‘(11) $469,920,000 for each of fiscal years 

24 2039 and 2040.’’. 
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1 Subtitle B—Maritime 

2 Infrastructure 

3 SEC. 3511. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRO4 GRAM. 

5 (a) PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

6 GRANTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—In making port infrastruc8 ture development grants under section 54301 of title 

9 46, United States Code, for fiscal years 2025 and 

10 2026 using funds appropriated after the date of the 

11 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor12 tation shall treat a project described in paragraph 

13 (2) as— 

14 (A) having met the requirements of para15 graph (1) and (6)(A)(i) of section 54301(a) of 

16 such title; and 

17 (B) an eligible project under paragraph (3) 

18 of such section. 

19 (2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project described 

20 in this paragraph is a project to provide shore power 

21 at a port that services— 

22 (A) passenger vessels described in section 

23 3507(k) of title 46, United States Code; and 

24 (B) vessels that move goods or freight. 

25 (b) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.— 
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1 (1) RECIPROCAL USE OF CATEGORICAL EXCLU2 SIONS.—Not later than 6 months after the date of 

3 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor4 tation shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to 

5 establish that the Maritime Administrator may ap6 prove any action qualifying as a categorical exclusion 

7 established by the Federal Highway Administration, 

8 the Federal Transit Administration, or the Federal 

9 Railroad Administration, as outlined in part 771 of 

10 title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, when the ap11 plicable requirements of that categorical exclusion 

12 have been met. 

13 (2) NEW CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 

15 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

16 the Secretary shall publish a notice of proposed 

17 rulemaking to propose new Maritime Adminis18 tration categorical exclusions for port authority 

19 projects that are in compliance with the Na20 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

21 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

22 (B) EXPANDING LIST.—The Maritime Ad23 ministration’s list of categorical exclusions may 

24 be expanded with the goal of having a list that 

25 allows the Maritime Administration to issue 
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1 categorical exclusions that maritime port au2 thorities would typically use, independently of 

3 the lists of other Department of Transportation 

4 modal agencies, including categorical exclusions 

5 that the Secretary determines would be useful 

6 to maritime port authorities in the course of 

7 Federal grant-funded projects. 

8 (3) PROCESS FOR REGULAR UPDATES.—The 

9 Secretary shall include in the rule required by para10 graph (2) a process by which the Maritime Adminis11 tration will update the list of categorical exclusions 

12 to reflect lessons learned in grant administration 

13 and project construction that lead to new efficiencies 

14 in the requirements of the National Environmental 

15 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

16 (c) APPLICATION TIMELINES.—Section 54301(a)(5) 

17 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

18 the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(C) DELAYED NOTICE OF FUNDING OP20 PORTUNITY.—If an amendment is made to a 

21 published solicitation for grant applications 

22 such that an applicant would need the informa23 tion contained in the amendment to draft an 

24 application, other than an amendment of the 

25 amount of grant funding available, the Sec-
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1 retary shall extend the application deadline by 

2 the number of days between the initial solicita3 tion and the amendment.’’. 

4 (d) PROJECT BUDGET REVIEWS.—Section 

5 54301(a)(9) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

7 the end; 

8 (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period 

9 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(D) grant contracts are approved effi12 ciently by the Secretary, minimizing delays for 

13 minor adjustments to project scopes and budg14 ets due to inflationary effects on projects.’’. 

15 (e) STAFFING AND GRANT TIMELINES.—Section 

16 54301(a)(11) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 

17 by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATIVE AND OVERSIGHT

19 REPORT.—Not later than 365 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this subparagraph, 

21 and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall 

22 submit to Congress a report on the average 

23 length of grant obligation timelines and the na24 ture of any staffing shortages relevant to ad25 ministering this program.’’. 
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1 SEC. 3512. SEALIFT CAPABILITY. 

2 (a) TITLE 46.—Subtitle V of title 46, United States 

3 Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 575 the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘CHAPTER 577—STRATEGIC SEALIFT 

‘‘57701. Procurement, maintenance, and operation. 

‘‘57702. Sealift prioritization. 

‘‘57703. Interaction with programs. 

‘‘57704. Assessment on maritime infrastructure readiness. 

‘‘57705. Definition of treaty allies. 

6 ‘‘§ 57701. Procurement, maintenance, and operation 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 

8 and the Secretary of Defense shall build, acquire, main9 tain, coordinate, support, and operate a civil, commercial, 

10 and military sealift capability sufficient to provide capacity 

11 and resiliency for unilateral United States strategic sealift 

12 in peace, crisis, and war. 

13 ‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENTAL CAPABILITY.—Sealift capa14 bility built, acquired, maintained, supported, and operated 

15 by the Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of De16 fense shall be in addition to capability available under the 

17 Maritime Security Program under chapter 531, the Cable 

18 Security Program under chapter 532, the Tanker Security 

19 Program under chapter 534, the Ready Reserve Force 

20 under chapter 571, and vessels operated by the Military 

21 Sealift Command. 
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1 ‘‘§ 57702. Sealift prioritization 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In building, acquiring, maintain3 ing, coordinating, supporting, and operating sealift capa4 bility in time of peace, crisis, and war, the Secretary of 

5 Transportation and the Secretary of Defense shall give 

6 priority to the following categories of vessels in the fol7 lowing order: 

8 ‘‘(1) Commercial United States-flagged vessels. 

9 ‘‘(2) United States Government owned and op10 erated sealift vessels. 

11 ‘‘(3) Vessels documented by treaty allies. 

12 ‘‘(b) PRIORITIZATION.—In moving through the order 

13 of priority under this section, the Secretary of Defense, 

14 in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall 

15 determine the timing of moving through the categories of 

16 vessels in the order specified in subsection (a). 

17 ‘‘§ 57703. Interaction with programs 

18 ‘‘The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary 

19 of Defense may acquire ships documented by treaty allies 

20 or maintain and repair ships documented by treaty allies 

21 which meet the criteria for participation in the Maritime 

22 Security Program under chapter 531, the Cable Security 

23 Program under chapter 532, the Tanker Security Pro24 gram under chapter 534, Ready Reserve Fleet, and the 

25 fleet under this chapter. 
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1 ‘‘§ 57704. Assessment on maritime infrastructure 

2 readiness 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2026, 

4 and every two years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, 

5 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

6 the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Trans7 portation shall provide Congress an assessment on— 

8 ‘‘(1) the readiness and sufficiency of America’s 

9 maritime infrastructure, shipping industry, ship10 building industry, and United States-flagged, owned, 

11 and operated fleets to meet strategic sealift require12 ments and operate in a contested environment; 

13 ‘‘(2) the vulnerability of the United States’ 

14 economy to coercion or control from our nation’s 

15 strategic competitors through ocean-going trades; 

16 ‘‘(3) the vulnerability of critical infrastructure 

17 in the United States maritime transportation sys18 tem, including ports, shipyards, repair yards, inland 

19 waterways, and the domestic fleet, and foreign in20 vestment in maritime infrastructure; and 

21 ‘‘(4) how to de-risk the maritime transportation 

22 system for such vulnerabilities. 

23 ‘‘(b) REVIEW OF ARRANGEMENTS AND AGREE24 MENTS.—Not later than March 1, 2026, and every two 

25 years thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation shall 

26 provide Congress an assessment on— 
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1 ‘‘(1) existing arrangements and agreements 

2 with treaty allies for access to the global maritime 

3 transportation infrastructure such as ports, harbors, 

4 and waterways; and 

5 ‘‘(2) existing assurances, arrangements, and 

6 agreements with treaty allies to augment United 

7 States sealift capabilities in times of crisis and war. 

8 ‘‘§ 57705. Definition of treaty allies 

9 ‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘treaty allies’ means na10 tions with whom the United States has entered into mu11 tual defense treaties.’’. 

12 (b) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 

14 2025, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordina15 tion with the Secretary of State and the Secretary 

16 of Defense, shall provide to Congress an evaluation 

17 of the status of treaty allies (as such term is defined 

18 in section 57705 of title 46, United States Code) 

19 sealift assurances, including an assessment of inter20 national agreements to meet wartime sealift require21 ments of such allies and augment United States sea22 lift requirements during peace, crisis, and war, and 

23 recommendations for updating such agreements to 

24 reflect the global security environment. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 

2 1, 2025,the Secretary of Transportation and 

3 Secretary of Defense shall brief Congress on 

4 the capacity of the United States shipbuilding 

5 industry to meet the requirements to build, 

6 maintain, and repair the strategic sealift fleet 

7 described under chapter 577 of title 46, United 

8 States Code. 

9 (B) CONTENTS.—In briefing Congress 

10 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 

11 Transportation and the Secretary of Defense 

12 shall include an assessment and recommenda13 tions for improving the critical shipbuilding in14 frastructure, workforce recruitment, develop15 ment, and retention, and critical supply chains 

16 and critical repair parts of the United States, 

17 including ways in which treaty allies (as such 

18 term is defined in section 57705 of title 46, 

19 United States Code) can contribute. 

20 (3) BRIEFING ON PRIVILEGING FLEET.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 

22 1, 2025, the Secretary of Transportation, in co23 ordination with the Secretary of Homeland Se24 curity, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 

25 Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, 
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1 shall brief Congress on available options for es2 tablishing privileges for the United States3 owned and United States-documented commer4 cial fleet participating in the international 

5 ocean-based trading market that will sustain 

6 and significantly grow the United States7 flagged fleet. 

8 (B) CONTENTS.—In briefing Congress 

9 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

10 provide recommendations for and potential in11 centives, for civil, commercial, and government 

12 entities, including treaty allies (as such term is 

13 defined in section 57705 of title 46, United 

14 States Code), to ship goods on the United 

15 States-flagged fleet. 

16 (4) REPORT ON PRIVILEGE.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 

18 1, 2025, the Secretary of Transportation, in co19 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and 

20 the Director of the Office of Management and 

21 Budget, shall submit to Congress a report that 

22 includes ways to ensure the sealift fleet under 

23 chapter 577 of title 46, United States Code, is 

24 privileged in regulation, fees, and policy com25 pared to foreign vessels conducting trade with 
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1 a United States domiciled entity, while remain2 ing consistent with the international obligations 

3 of the United States. 

4 (B) CONTENTS.—In submitting the report 

5 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 

6 Transportation shall include options for regu7 lating foreign flagged shipping trade with the 

8 United States in order to sustain and grow the 

9 Maritime Security Program, Tanker Security 

10 Program, and other commercial United States11 flagged ships that comprise the sealift fleet 

12 under chapter 577 of title 46, United States 

13 Code. 

14 (5) REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS FOR SEALIFT

15 FORCE DEPLOYMENT.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 

17 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

18 to Congress a report on requirements to main19 tain, improve, or grow the Maritime Security 

20 Program, Tanker Security Program, Ready Re21 serve Force, and the sealift fleet under chapter 

22 577 of title 46, United States Code, over the 

23 decade following the date of enactment of this 

24 Act. 
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1 (B) CONTENTS.—The report under sub2 paragraph (A) shall include a plan for making 

3 the Ready Reserve Force active in international 

4 trade through a public-private partnership that 

5 enables financing, building, manning, operating, 

6 maintaining, and repairing the program vessels, 

7 while guaranteeing assured effective control in 

8 times of crisis or war. 

9 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub10 title V of title 46, United States Code, is amended by in11 serting after the item relating to chapter 575 the fol12 lowing: 

‘‘577. Strategic Sealift ............................................................................. 57701’’. 

13 Subtitle C—Reports 

14 SEC. 3521. INDEPENDENT STUDY AND REPORT ON SHANG15 HAI SHIPPING EXCHANGE. 

16 (a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

17 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 

18 shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate inde19 pendent entity to conduct a study and assessment of the 

20 business practices of the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, in21 cluding— 

22 (1) any anticompetitive advantages benefitting 

23 the Shanghai Shipping Exchange; and 

24 (2) the ability of the Ministry of Transport of 

25 the People’s Republic of China and the Shanghai 
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1 Shipping Exchange to manipulate container freight 

2 markets. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study and assess4 ment under subsection (a), the appropriate independent 

5 entity that enters into an agreement under subsection (a) 

6 shall address the following: 

7 (1) The influence of the government of the Peo8 ple’s Republic of China on the Shanghai Shipping 

9 Exchange. 

10 (2) The effect of the business practices or influ11 ence of the Shanghai Shipping Exchange on United 

12 States consumers and businesses. 

13 (3) The ability of a shipping exchange reg14 istered under section 40504 of title 46, United 

15 States Code, and based in the United States to iden16 tify market manipulation as described in subsection 

17 (a)(2) or any otherwise concerning practices by the 

18 Shanghai Shipping Exchange and report such inci19 dents to the Federal Maritime Commission and 

20 other Federal regulators. 

21 (4) Any other matters the Secretary or the ap22 propriate independent entity that enters into an 

23 agreement under subsection (a) determines to be ap24 propriate for the purposes of the study. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date on which the Secretary enters into an 

3 agreement under this section, the appropriate inde4 pendent entity shall submit to the Secretary, the 

5 congressional defense committees, the Committee on 

6 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

7 Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 

8 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 

9 containing the results of the study conducted under 

10 subsection (a). 

11 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 

12 shall publish the report required under paragraph 

13 (1) on a publicly accessible website of the Depart14 ment of Transportation. 

15 (d) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate independent 

17 entity that enters into an agreement under sub18 section (a) may secure directly from any department 

19 or agency of the Federal Government information 

20 necessary to enable such entity to carry out this sec21 tion. 

22 (2) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.—Upon re23 quest of the appropriate independent entity that en24 ters into an agreement under subsection (a), the 

25 head of such department or agency shall furnish 
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1 such information to the appropriate independent en2 tity, unless doing so would not be in the public inter3 est. 

4 (e) APPROPRIATE INDEPENDENT ENTITY DE5 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate inde6 pendent entity’’ means— 

7 (1) a federally funded research and development 

8 center sponsored by a Federal agency; 

9 (2) the Transportation Research Board of the 

10 National Academies; 

11 (3) the Government Accountability Office; or 

12 (4) an organization described in section 501(c) 

13 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 

14 from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. 

15 SEC. 3522. STUDY ON THE MOVEMENT OF CRITICAL CARGO 

16 THROUGH MARINE TERMINALS AND PORTS. 

17 (a) STUDY.—Not later than one year after the date 

18 of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Trans19 portation, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense 

20 and in consultation with the head of each relevant Federal 

21 agency, shall conduct a study on the movement of critical 

22 cargo through marine terminals and ports, including an 

23 examination of— 

24 (1) efforts to expedite the movement of critical 

25 cargo through ports and marine terminals; and 
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1 (2) methodologies, practices, and processes 

2 for— 

3 (A) moving such cargo during an event for 

4 which an emergency is declared by the Presi5 dent or a Federal agency; 

6 (B) identifying critical cargo and expe7 diting the movement of such cargo through the 

8 marine terminals and ports; 

9 (C) expediting the movement of critical 

10 cargo across all modes of transportation after 

11 leaving marine terminals and ports; 

12 (D) improving the readiness of the Armed 

13 Forces through the expedited movement of crit14 ical cargo; and 

15 (E) mitigating the impact on the move16 ment of other cargo that is not critical. 

17 (b) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 

18 Transportation shall issue a request for information in the 

19 Federal Register seeking public comment on the matters 

20 to be considered in the study under subsection (a). 

21 (c) VOLUNTARY PILOT PROGRAM.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the study 

23 under subsection (a), the Secretary may establish 

24 one or more voluntary pilot programs to test the ef25 fectiveness of any methodology, practice, or process 
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1 for expediting the movement of critical cargo 

2 through ports and marine terminals. 

3 (2) LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out any pilot 

4 program under paragraph (1), the Secretary— 

5 (A) may not purchase any fully automated 

6 cargo handling equipment that is remotely oper7 ated or remotely monitored, with or without 

8 human intervention or control; and 

9 (B) shall ensure any such pilot program 

10 does not result in a net loss of jobs within a 

11 marine terminal or port. 

12 (d) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 

13 of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub14 mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

15 containing— 

16 (1) the findings of the study conducted under 

17 subsection (a); and 

18 (2) recommendations with respect to the meth19 odologies, practices, and processes examined in such 

20 study, including recommendations for using data 

21 from commercial and governmental data tracking 

22 initiatives to— 

23 (A) determine when cargo is critical and 

24 needs to be expedited; 
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1 (B) identify such cargo at port and marine 

2 terminals; and 

3 (C) expedite the movement and distribu4 tion of such cargo to end users. 

5 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec6 tion shall be construed to interfere with or supersede any 

7 agreement regarding port labor. 

8 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con10 gress’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committees on Armed Services of 

12 the Senate and the House of Representatives; 

13 (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

14 and Transportation of the Senate; and 

15 (C) the Committee on Transportation and 

16 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘relevant Federal agency’’ 

18 means— 

19 (A) the Department of Health and Human 

20 Services; and 

21 (B) any other Federal agency determined 

22 relevant by the Secretary of Transportation. 
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1 Subtitle D—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 3531. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING 

3 TO TANKER SECURITY FLEET PROGRAM. 

4 (a) OPERATING AGREEMENTS.—Section 53404(a) of 

5 title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘2035’’ and inserting ‘‘2040’’. 

7 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

8 53411 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2035’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘2040’’. 

10 SEC. 3532. REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING FEDERALLY 

11 AUCTIONED VESSELS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 571 of title 46, United 

13 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘§ 57112. Requirements for purchasing federally auc16 tioned vessels 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to purchase a cov18 ered vessel from the Federal Government, a person shall 

19 provide proof of— 

20 ‘‘(1) liability insurance for the operator of such 

21 covered vessel; 

22 ‘‘(2) financial resources sufficient to cover 

23 maintenance costs of such covered vessel; and 
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1 ‘‘(3) with respect to a covered vessel requiring 

2 documentation under chapter 121, an admiralty 

3 bond or stipulation. 

4 ‘‘(b) COVERED VESSEL DEFINED.—In this section, 

5 the term ‘covered vessel’ means— 

6 ‘‘(1) a government owned vessel disposed of in 

7 accordance with this part and section 548 of title 

8 40; 

9 ‘‘(2) a vessel seized or forfeited pursuant to any 

10 law, and auctioned by the Federal Government, in11 cluding a vessel seized or forfeited pursuant to sec12 tion 7301 or 7302 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

13 1986; or 

14 ‘‘(3) a fishing vessel seized or forfeited pursu15 ant to section 310 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

16 Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 

17 1860).’’. 

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap19 ter 571 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

20 adding at the end the following: 

‘‘57112. Requirements for purchasing federally auctioned vessels.’’. 

21 SEC. 3533. RECAPITALIZATION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RE22 SERVE FLEET. 

23 Subsection (a) of section 3546 of the James M. 

24 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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1 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 46 U.S.C. 57100 note) is 

2 amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

4 ‘‘(1) VESSEL CONSTRUCTION.—Subject to the 

5 availability of appropriations, the Secretary of 

6 Transportation, in consultation with the Chief of 

7 Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Coast 

8 Guard, shall complete the design of a sealift vessel 

9 for the National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for 

10 the construction of such vessel to begin in fiscal year 

11 2025. 

12 ‘‘(2) AGREEMENT WITH VESSEL CONSTRUCTION

13 MANAGER.—Notwithstanding section 8679 of title 

14 10, United States Code, and subject to the avail15 ability of appropriations made specifically available 

16 for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, 

17 Maritime Administration account of the Department 

18 of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, 

19 and expenses related to the National Defense Re20 serve Fleet, the Secretary of the Navy shall support 

21 the Secretary of Transportation to seek to enter into 

22 an agreement with an appropriate vessel construc23 tion manager under which the vessel construction 

24 manager shall enter into a contract for the construc-
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1 tion of not more than ten such vessels in accordance 

2 with this section.’’. 

3 SEC. 3534. POLICIES REGARDING TRAINING OF CERTAIN 

4 VETERANS IN THE STATE MARITIME ACAD5 EMIES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans8 portation shall revise— 

9 (1) section 310.3(c)(1) of title 46, Code of Fed10 eral Regulations, to waive the minimum period of 

11 training at a State maritime academy for a veteran 

12 who— 

13 (A) was honorably discharged from an 

14 Armed Force; and 

15 (B) has a bachelor’s degree; and 

16 (2) the Federal Curriculum Standards for Mer17 chant Marine Officers Training Program so a vet18 eran described in paragraph (1) may receive training 

19 at a State maritime academy without being required 

20 to obtain a second bachelor’s degree. 

21 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘State maritime academy’’ has 

23 the meaning given such term in section 51102 of 

24 title 46, United States Code. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 

2 such term in section 101 of title 38, United States 

3 Code. 

4 SEC. 3535. TECHNICAL CLARIFICATIONS. 

5 (a) PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRO6 GRAM.—Section 54301(a) of title 46, United States Code, 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (6)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking 

10 ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara11 graph (D)’’; and 

12 (B) by redesignating the second subpara13 graph (C) as subparagraph (D); 

14 (2) in paragraph (10)(B)(i) by striking ‘‘ans’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 

16 (3) in paragraph (12)(E) by striking ‘‘and’’ be17 fore ‘‘commercial port’’. 

18 (b) ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL SHIPYARDS.—Section 

19 54101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

20 striking subsection (i). 

21 (c) NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET.—Section 

22 57100 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘section 

24 902 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 

25 U.S.C. 1242)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 563’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ‘‘the such 

2 use’’ and inserting ‘‘the use of such’’. 

3 (d) MARITIME WORKFORCE WORKING GROUP.—Sec4 tion 3534(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

5 for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘section 3545(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

7 3542(a)’’. 

8 SEC. 3536. MARITIME WORKFORCE PROMOTION AND RE9 CRUITMENT ACT. 

10 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to address 

11 the shortage of workers in the maritime sector and stimu12 late growth in the United States merchant marine and 

13 shipbuilding industries by providing funding for a com14 prehensive marketing, recruiting, and public relations 

15 campaign. Expanding and nurturing a robust maritime 

16 workforce enhances United States national security and 

17 strategic sealift readiness. 

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor19 tation, in coordination with the Secretary of the depart20 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating when not op21 erating as a service in the Navy and the Secretary of De22 fense, shall establish— 

23 (1) a targeted campaign promoting the virtues 

24 of work in the United States Merchant Marine for 

25 the purpose of sailing in international trade, includ-
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1 ing Military Sealift Command mariner positions, 

2 highlighting the critical need for skilled workers in 

3 this sector, and to attract workers to this sector; and 

4 (2) a targeted campaign promoting the virtues 

5 of work in the United States shipbuilding industry, 

6 highlighting the critical need for skilled workers in 

7 this sector, and to attract workers to this sector. 

8 (c) CONTRACTING.—The Administrator of the Mari9 time Administration shall, through a competitive bidding 

10 process, contract with a reputable marketing, recruiting, 

11 and public relations firm to develop and deploy branding, 

12 content, advertising buys, and local and national engage13 ment strategies to implement the campaigns described in 

14 subsection (b). 

15 (d) CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES.—The campaigns de16 scribed in subsection (b) shall focus on the following objec17 tives: 

18 (1) Emphasize the importance of maritime work 

19 for national security. 

20 (2) Showcase the numerous opportunities avail21 able in the maritime domain. 

22 (3) Highlight the shortage of workers in the 

23 maritime sector. 

24 (4) Promote the excitement, benefits, and ap25 peal of a career in the maritime industry. 
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1 (5) Inform potential workers of the points of 

2 entry available to join and receive training for such 

3 employment, including— 

4 (A) the United States Merchant Marine 

5 Academy; 

6 (B) State and regional maritime academies 

7 described in chapter 515 of title 46, United 

8 States Code; 

9 (C) merchant mariner and shipbuilding 

10 labor union training facilities; 

11 (D) merchant mariner and shipbuilding 

12 apprenticeship programs approved by the Sec13 retary of Labor; and 

14 (E) shipbuilding industry training pro15 grams. 

16 (6) Inform potential workers of sources of fi17 nancial assistance for training for individuals inter18 ested in joining such industry. 

19 (7) Attract workers to the United States mer20 chant marine and shipbuilding sectors. 

21 (e) TARGET AUDIENCE.—In carrying out the cam22 paigns under this Act, to raise awareness about the impor23 tance of the merchant marine and shipbuilding sectors, 

24 the firm selected under subsection (c) shall target a di25 verse audience, including— 
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1 (1) potential workers interested in maritime ca2 reers; 

3 (2) educational institutions and the students of 

4 such institutions considering vocational training in 

5 maritime fields; 

6 (3) military veterans and individuals seeking ca7 reer transitions; and 

8 (4) the general public. 

9 (f) REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

10 (1) QUARTERLY REPORT.—Not later than 30 

11 days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year 

12 during the campaigns carried out under this Act, the 

13 firm selected under subsection (c) shall submit to 

14 the Administrator of the Maritime Administration 

15 and the relevant congressional committees quarterly 

16 reports detailing the progress, outreach, and impact 

17 of the campaigns, and their effectiveness in increas18 ing applications for employment in the United States 

19 merchant marine and shipbuilding sectors. 

20 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 

21 after the conclusion of the campaigns carried out 

22 under this Act, the firm selected under subsection 

23 (c) shall submit to the Administrator of the Mari24 time Administration and the relevant congressional 

25 committees a comprehensive final report. 
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1 (g) SUNSET CLAUSE.—Any unobligated amount au2 thorized under this section shall expire 3 years after the 

3 date on which such amount is appropriated. 

4 (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than 1 year after 

5 the date on which amounts authorized under this section 

6 are appropriated, the Administrator of the Maritime Ad7 ministration shall complete the action described in sub8 section (c). 

9 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MARI10 TIME ADMINISTRATION.—There are authorized to be ap11 propriated to the Administrator of the Maritime Adminis12 tration for fiscal year 2025 the following amounts: 

13 (1) $10,000,000 to carry out the program es14 tablished under subsection (b)(1). 

15 (2) $5,000,000 to carry out the program estab16 lished under subsection (b)(2). 

17 (j) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘relevant 

18 congressional committees’’ means— 

19 (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com20 mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 

21 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

22 Representatives; and 

23 (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com24 mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
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1 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen2 ate. 

3 SEC. 3537. BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPYARD 

4 MODERNIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT PRO5 GRAM. 

6 Section 53733 of title 46, United States Code, is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(f) BUY AMERICA.—Section 54101(d)(2) shall apply 

9 to any funds obligated by the Administrator under this 

10 section.’’. 

11 SEC. 3538. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

12 (a) CHAPTER 537.—The analysis for chapter 537 of 

13 title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the 

14 item relating to section 53703 and inserting the following: 

‘‘53703. Application and administration.’’. 

15 (b) CHAPTER 541.—The analysis for chapter 541 of 

16 title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as fol17 lows: 

‘‘CHAPTER 541—MISCELLANEOUS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘54101. Assistance for small shipyards.’’. 

18 DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

19 SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TA20 BLES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this 

22 division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, 

23 program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the 
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1 specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activ2 ity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of ap3 propriations. 

4 (b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to com5 mit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity 

6 on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to 

7 subsection (a) shall— 

8 (1) be based on merit-based selection proce9 dures in accordance with the requirements of sec10 tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 

11 Code, or on competitive procedures; and 

12 (2) comply with other applicable provisions of 

13 law. 

14 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAM15 MING AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding 

16 tables in this division may be transferred or repro17 grammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority 

18 provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. 

19 The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in 

20 such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on 

21 such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of 

22 this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer 

23 or reprogramming would move funds between appropria24 tion accounts. 
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1 (d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This 

2 section applies to any classified annex that accompanies 

3 this Act. 

4 (e) ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No 

5 oral or written communication concerning any amount 

6 specified in the funding tables in this division shall super7 sede the requirements of this section. 

8 TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

9 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

FIXED WING 

002 FUTURE UAS FAMILY ............................................................................................ 149,059 149,059 

003 SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ........................................................ 69,573 69,573 

ROTARY 

004 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN .................................................................. 570,655 570,655 

006 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ............................................................... 709,054 709,054 

007 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) AP ......................................................... 58,170 58,170 

009 CH–47 HELICOPTER ............................................................................................... 699,698 804,698 

Two additional aircraft ........................................................................................ [105,000 ] 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

012 MQ–1 PAYLOAD ........................................................................................................ 14,086 14,086 

013 GRAY EAGLE MODS2 .............................................................................................. 23,865 23,865

015 AH–64 MODS ............................................................................................................. 81,026 81,026 

016 CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ........................................................ 15,825 15,825 

017 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS .............................................................................. 34,565 34,565 

018 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN .......................................................................... 49,862 49,862 

019 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE .............................................................................. 61,362 61,362 

020 DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................. 3,839 3,839 

021 AVIATION ASSURED PNT ...................................................................................... 69,161 69,161 

022 GATM ROLLUP ......................................................................................................... 4,842 4,842 

023 UAS MODS ................................................................................................................. 2,265 2,265 

GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 

024 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 139,331 139,331 

026 CMWS .......................................................................................................................... 51,646 51,646 

027 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) ..................................... 257,854 257,854 

OTHER SUPPORT 

028 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 31,181 31,181 

029 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS ..................................................................... 14,478 14,478 

030 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ........................................................................................ 27,428 27,428 

031 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET ..................................................................................... 3,815 3,815 

032 LAUNCHER GUIDED MISSILE: LONGBOW HELLFIRE XM2 ......................... 21,543 21,543 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................................. 3,164,183 3,269,183 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 

001 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN ................................ 516,838 516,838 

003 M-SHORAD—PROCUREMENT ............................................................................... 69,091 69,091 

004 MSE MISSILE ............................................................................................................ 963,060 963,060 

006 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) ................................................................ 482,536 531,536 

Army UPL #22/INDOPACOM UPL ................................................................. [49,000 ] 

007 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) AP .......................................................... 10,030 10,030 

008 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I ..................................... 657,581 657,581 

009 MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC) .......................................................................... 233,037 233,037 

010 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM INTERCEP ...................... 117,424 314,761 

Army UPL #1 ..................................................................................................... [184,837 ] 

cUAS Coyote—Army UPL .................................................................................. [12,500 ] 

AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

012 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) ............................................................... 47,582 47,582 

013 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON ............................................................... 744,178 744,178 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 

014 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................ 326,120 261,462 

Forward funded in FY24 Supplemental .............................................................. [–48,083 ] 

Initial Spares Cost Growth .................................................................................. [–4,000 ] 

Recurring Engineering Growth ............................................................................ [–12,575 ] 

015 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY .................................................................................... 121,448 21,563 

Forward funded in FY24 Supplemental .............................................................. [–99,885 ] 

016 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ....................................................................... 1,168,264 807,664 

Forward funded in FY24 Supplemental .............................................................. [–360,600 ] 

017 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) AP ................................................................. 51,511 51,511 

018 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) ................................. 30,230 30,230 

019 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS ........................... 79,387 79,387 

020 ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS (ATACMS)—SYS SUM ............................................ 3,280 3,280 

022 FAMILY OF LOW ALTITUDE UNMANNED SYSTEMS ..................................... 120,599 120,599 

MODIFICATIONS 

023 PATRIOT MODS ........................................................................................................ 171,958 171,958 

024 STINGER MODS ....................................................................................................... 75,146 75,146 

025 AVENGER MODS ...................................................................................................... 2,321 2,321 

027 MLRS MODS .............................................................................................................. 185,839 185,839 

028 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................................... 49,581 49,581 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

029 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 6,695 6,695 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

030 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS ....................................................................................... 12,034 12,034 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ..................................... 6,245,770 5,966,964 

PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ............................................... 515,344 563,344 

AMPV ................................................................................................................... [48,000 ] 

002 ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE (ABV) .............................................................. 5,681 5,681 

003 M10 BOOKER ............................................................................................................ 460,637 460,637 

MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

004 STRYKER (MOD) ...................................................................................................... 52,471 314,471 

Stryker Upgrade .................................................................................................. [262,000 ] 

005 STRYKER UPGRADE ............................................................................................... 402,840 402,840 

006 BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE ...................................... 7,255 7,255 

007 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) ................................................................................. 106,937 106,937 

008 M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS .................................................................................. 42,574 42,574 

009 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ................................................ 417,741 419,741 

Paladin Integrated Management .......................................................................... [2,000 ] 

010 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88 HERCULES) ...................................... 151,657 151,657 

011 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ...................................................................................... 174,779 174,779 

012 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM ............................................................................. 773,745 848,745 

Abrams Upgrade .................................................................................................. [75,000 ] 

WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 

014 PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL) ............................................................ 4,869 4,869 

015 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM) ........................................................... 3 3 

017 MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL ....................................................................... 3 3 

018 MORTAR SYSTEMS .................................................................................................. 8,353 8,353

019 LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS .......................... 2,543 2,543 

020 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) ............................................... 17,747 17,747 

021 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE ................................................................................... 5,910 3,410 

Forward financed in FY24 .................................................................................. [–2,500 ] 

022 CARBINE .................................................................................................................... 3 3 

023 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON ............................................................... 367,292 308,992 

XM157 excessive quantity growth ....................................................................... [–58,300 ] 

024 HANDGUN ................................................................................................................. 34 34 

MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 

025 MK–19 GRENADE MACHINE GUN MODS ........................................................... 5,531 5,531 

026 M777 MODS ............................................................................................................... 25,998 25,998 

029 M119 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................... 12,823 12,823 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

031 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ........................................................... 1,031 1,031 

032 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) ................................................. 135,591 135,591 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED 

COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY.

3,699,392 4,025,592 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ...................................................................................... 84,090 84,090 

002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ...................................................................................... 41,519 90,631 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [49,112 ] 

003 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION ................................... 205,889 237,039 

6.8MM munitions—Army UPL ........................................................................... [33,150 ] 

Excessive unit cost ............................................................................................... [–2,000 ] 

004 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES ............................................................................... 6,461 8,961 
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Program increase ................................................................................................. [2,500 ] 

005 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ..................................................................................... 50,002 65,002 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [15,000 ] 

006 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... 7,012 7,012 

007 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... 24,246 24,246 

008 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... 82,965 82,965 

009 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... 150,540 150,540 

010 CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... 20,006 20,006 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

011 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 40,853 37,853 

Excessive unit cost growth ................................................................................... [–3,000 ] 

012 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 51,282 51,282 

013 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ............................................................................... 109,370 105,370 

Excessive unit cost growth ................................................................................... [–4,000 ] 

TANK AMMUNITION 

014 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES ................................. 378,191 378,191 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

015 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ............................... 22,957 22,957 

016 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ............................................... 171,657 163,657 

M231 Series (DA12) excessive cost growth ......................................................... [–8,000 ] 

017 PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS ................................................................. 71,426 71,426 

018 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ............................ 160,479 160,479 

MINES 

019 MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES .................................................... 56,032 56,032 

020 CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE ............................................................. 15,303 15,303 

021 MINE, AT, VOLCANO, ALL TYPES ....................................................................... 501 501 

ROCKETS 

022 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ......................................... 833 833 

023 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ........................................................................ 34,302 1,302 

Forward financed in FY24 .................................................................................. [–33,000 ] 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

024 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................ 6,571 6,571 

025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ............................................................. 21,682 21,682 

026 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................ 32,623 30,123 

Forward financed in FY24 .................................................................................. [–2,500 ] 

027 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................. 21,510 21,510 

028 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES .................................................................................... 12,168 12,168 

MISCELLANEOUS 

030 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 4,085 4,085 

032 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) .......................................................... 16,074 16,074 

033 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 3,283 3,283 

034 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) ......................................... 18,677 18,677 

035 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES ....................................................................................... 102 102 

PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 

036 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ..................................................................................... 640,160 640,160 

037 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION ....................................... 135,649 121,649 

Excessive Demil ................................................................................................... [–14,000 ] 

038 ARMS INITIATIVE ................................................................................................... 4,140 4,140 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY .................. 2,702,640 2,735,902 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

001 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: .................................................................................. 26,132 26,132 

002 SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS ................................................................................... 59,602 59,602 

003 HI MOB MULTI-PURP WHLD VEH (HMMWV) ................................................... 5,265 5,265 

004 GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) .............................................................. 34,407 44,407 

GMV- ISV procurement ....................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

006 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICL .............................. 653,223 453,223 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–200,000 ] 

007 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE) ..................................................................................... 19,086 49,086 

Heavy Dump Truck ............................................................................................. [30,000 ] 

008 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) ................................................. 133,924 133,924 

009 FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (C ........................... 72,760 72,760 

010 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ................................... 36,726 36,726 

011 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) ......................................... 98,906 98,906 

012 PLS ESP ..................................................................................................................... 80,256 80,256 

013 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV ............................. 949 949 

014 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS ..................................... 2,747 2,747 

015 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ...................................................................... 169,726 244,726 

HMMWV ABS/ESC ............................................................................................. [75,000 ] 

NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 

016 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES .................................................................... 3,875 3,875 

017 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER .................................................................... 10,792 10,792 

COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 

018 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ................................................................ 127,479 127,479 

019 TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC ......................................... 280,798 280,798 

021 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM) ......................................................................... 5,504 5,504 

COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 
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024 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS ............................. 87,058 87,058 

025 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS ..................... 34,939 34,939 

026 SHF TERM ................................................................................................................. 43,897 43,897 

027 ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING .................................... 235,272 235,272 

028 EHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION ................................................................... 16,028 16,028 

030 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS ................................................................................ 534 534 

COMM—C3 SYSTEM 

032 COE TACTICAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI) ......................................... 61,772 61,772 

COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 

033 HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS) ........................................... 704,118 684,618 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–19,500 ] 

034 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS ....................................................................................... 104,320 104,320 

036 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE .................................................................................. 20,445 20,445 

037 COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 489,754 464,554 

LCTRR—program decrease ................................................................................. [–15,200 ] 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

039 ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS ..................................................... 60,611 60,611 

COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 

040 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE-INTEL ........................................................ 15,512 15,512 

042 MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE ......................................................................... 163,077 163,077 

INFORMATION SECURITY 

043 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP ...................................... 337 337 

044 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) ......................................................... 157,400 157,400 

047 BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC) ..................................................... 45 45 

COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 

049 BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................... 26,446 26,446 

COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 

050 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 75,505 75,505 

051 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ......................... 15,956 15,956 

052 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM .......................... 150,779 150,779 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

056 JTT/CIBS-M ............................................................................................................... 9,221 9,221 

057 TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS (TLS) ............................................................. 96,925 96,925 

059 DCGS-A-INTEL .......................................................................................................... 4,122 4,122 

061 TROJAN ...................................................................................................................... 39,344 39,344 

062 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) ................................................................. 6,541 6,541 

063 CI AND HUMINT INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT) CAPABILIT ............................. 3,899 3,899 

064 BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION DEVICES .............................................. 2,089 2,089 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

065 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) ........................................ 26,327 0 

Award cancellation ............................................................................................... [–26,327 ] 

066 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) ............................................................................................... 9,956 9,956 

067 MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE (MFEW) SYST ......................... 17,004 17,004 

068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAP. ............................................. 13,225 13,225 

069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES ....................... 20,951 20,951 

070 CI MODERNIZATION ............................................................................................... 260 260 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 

071 SENTINEL MODS ..................................................................................................... 180,253 180,253 

072 NIGHT VISION DEVICES ....................................................................................... 377,443 377,443 

073 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ................................... 10,864 10,864 

074 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS ................................... 63,122 63,122 

075 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) .................................................................. 207,352 207,352 

076 ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY FUZE SE ........................ 2,971 2,971 

077 FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (IFLIR) .......................................................... 68,504 68,504 

078 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS) .......................... 280,086 445,541 

Army UPL #2 ..................................................................................................... [165,455 ] 

079 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) ........................................... 184,610 174,110 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–10,500 ] 

080 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) ................................................ 9,345 9,345 

081 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ............................................................ 2,966 2,966 

082 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM ..................................................................... 4,660 4,660 

083 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS ................................... 6,098 6,098 

084 COUNTERFIRE RADARS ........................................................................................ 21,250 21,250 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 

085 ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE ( ....................... 20,039 20,039 

086 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY .................................................................................. 16,240 16,240 

087 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ........................................ 80,011 80,011 

088 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM .................................................................... 403,028 403,028 

089 AIAMD FAMILY OF SYSTEMS (FOS) COMPONENTS ....................................... 2,756 2,756 

090 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ...................................................... 5,360 5,360 

091 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE ........................ 48,994 48,994 

092 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) .................................. 4,103 4,103 

093 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP .......................... 6,512 6,512 

094 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) ............................................................ 5,017 5,017 

ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 

095 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ................................................................... 10,065 10,065 

096 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP ......................................................... 78,613 78,613 

097 ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE) ....................................... 1,303 1,303 
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099 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) ................................................. 76,327 76,327 

100 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM ............................................................................. 1,667 1,667 

101 CSS COMMUNICATIONS ......................................................................................... 60,850 60,850 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

102A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 1,817 1,817 

CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 

104 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) ........................................................................ 32,879 32,879 

105 CBRN DEFENSE ...................................................................................................... 57,408 57,408 

BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 

107 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON .................................................................. 97,231 97,231 

ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 

111 ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS ................................................................ 62,469 78,469 

Silent Tactical Energy Enhanced Dismount (STEED) ...................................... [16,000 ] 

112 RENDER SAFE SETS KITS OUTFITS ................................................................. 16,440 16,440 

113 FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS ....................................................................... 1,922 1,922 

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

114 HEATERS AND ECU’S ............................................................................................ 14,355 14,355 

115 PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) ..................................... 6,503 6,503 

116 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM ................................................................................. 141,613 128,746 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–12,867 ] 

117 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER .................................................................................... 23,129 23,129 

118 FORCE PROVIDER ................................................................................................... 9,569 9,569 

119 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM ........................ 46,312 46,312 

120 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS ............................. 9,217 9,217 

PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT 

122 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 2,879 2,879 

123 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER ........................................ 57,050 57,050 

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 

124 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL .............................................................................. 72,157 72,157 

MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 

125 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ............................................ 26,271 26,271 

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 

127 ALL TERRAIN CRANES .......................................................................................... 114 2,114 

All Terrain Cranes ............................................................................................... [2,000 ] 

128 HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE) ........................................ 31,663 31,663 

130 CONST EQUIP ESP .................................................................................................. 8,925 8,925 

RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT 

131 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP ..................................................................................... 55,459 55,459 

132 MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV) ............................................................... 66,634 66,634 

133 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/RAIL) ........................................................... 20,036 20,036 

GENERATORS 

134 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP .......................................................... 81,540 81,540 

135 TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER RECAPITALIZATION ....................................... 12,051 12,051 

MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

136 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS ........................................................................................ 7,849 7,849 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

137 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT .......................................................... 40,686 40,686 

138 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM ..................................................................... 174,890 174,890 

139 SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (STE) ................................................ 218,183 196,363 

Synthetic Training Environment ......................................................................... [–21,820 ] 

140 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING ......................... 10,172 10,172 

TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 

141 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) ................................... 48,329 48,329 

142 TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) .............................................. 46,128 46,128 

OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

143 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) ............................................................ 138,459 138,459 

144 BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT ................................................................. 29,968 29,968 

145 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) ........................................... 42,487 42,487 

146 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE ............................................................... 26,980 26,980 

147 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND EVALUATION ................................... 90,705 90,705 

OPA2 

149 INITIAL SPARES—C&E ........................................................................................... 9,810 9,810 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ........................................ 8,616,524 8,598,765 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

COMBAT AIRCRAFT 

001 F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET ........................................................................... 28,554 28,554 

002 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV ................................................................................ 1,895,033 1,695,033 

Correction of F–35 program deficiencies ............................................................. [–200,000 ] 

003 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV AP .......................................................................... 196,634 196,634 

004 JSF STOVL ................................................................................................................ 2,078,225 1,878,225 

Correction of F–35 program deficiencies ............................................................. [–200,000 ] 

005 JSF STOVL AP .......................................................................................................... 169,389 169,389 

006 CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) ........................................................................................... 2,068,657 2,068,657 

007 CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) AP ..................................................................................... 422,972 422,972 

008 V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) .............................................................................................. 60,175 60,175 

009 H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) .......................................................................... 8,701 8,701 

010 P–8A POSEIDON ....................................................................................................... 12,424 12,424 
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House Authorized 

011 E–2D ADV HAWKEYE ............................................................................................. 197,669 77,769

Production line shutdown early to need ............................................................... [–119,900 ] 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

012 MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING SYSTEM (METS) .................................................... 301,303 301,303 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

014 KC–130J ...................................................................................................................... 33,406 233,406 

USN Reserve K-C130J recapitalization program ............................................... [200,000 ] 

016 MQ–4 TRITON ........................................................................................................... 159,226 159,226 

020 MQ–25 ......................................................................................................................... 501,683 501,683 

021 MQ–25 AP ................................................................................................................... 51,344 51,344 

022 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS ........................................................................................... 19,081 19,081 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

023 F–18 A-D UNIQUE .................................................................................................... 92,765 92,765 

024 F–18E/F AND EA–18G MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINM ............................ 566,727 566,727 

025 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES ........................................................................... 112,672 112,672 

026 AEA SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................... 17,460 17,460 

027 AV–8 SERIES ............................................................................................................. 3,584 3,584 

028 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) ........................................................... 146,876 146,876 

029 ADVERSARY .............................................................................................................. 49,724 49,724 

030 F–18 SERIES ............................................................................................................. 680,613 680,613 

031 H–53 SERIES ............................................................................................................. 107,247 107,247 

032 MH–60 SERIES ......................................................................................................... 108,072 108,072 

033 H–1 SERIES ............................................................................................................... 153,006 153,006 

035 E–2 SERIES ............................................................................................................... 148,060 148,060 

036 TRAINER A/C SERIES ............................................................................................. 12,415 12,415 

037 C–130 SERIES ........................................................................................................... 188,119 188,119 

038 FEWSG ....................................................................................................................... 663 663 

039 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES ......................................................................... 13,162 13,162 

040 E–6 SERIES ............................................................................................................... 142,368 142,368 

041 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES .................................................................. 69,495 69,495 

042 T–45 SERIES ............................................................................................................. 158,800 158,800 

043 POWER PLANT CHANGES ..................................................................................... 16,806 16,806 

044 JPATS SERIES .......................................................................................................... 24,157 24,157 

045 AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT MODS ........................................................................ 3,964 3,964 

046 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 52,791 52,791 

047 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES ............................................................................ 139,113 139,113 

048 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM ......................................................... 10,687 10,687 

049 ID SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................. 7,020 7,020 

050 P–8 SERIES ............................................................................................................... 307,202 307,202 

051 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ................................................................................... 25,597 25,597 

053 V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY ..................................................................... 235,062 360,062 

Safety Enhancements ........................................................................................... [125,000 ] 

054 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) .................................................................. 453,226 453,226 

055 F–35 STOVL SERIES ............................................................................................... 282,987 282,987 

056 F–35 CV SERIES ....................................................................................................... 183,924 183,924 

057 QRC ............................................................................................................................. 26,957 26,957 

058 MQ–4 SERIES ............................................................................................................ 122,044 122,044 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

063 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 2,094,242 2,094,242 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

064 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 572,806 572,806 

065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................................................. 105,634 105,634 

066 WAR CONSUMABLES .............................................................................................. 43,604 43,604 

067 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ......................................................................... 73,307 73,307 

068 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 456,816 456,816 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................................. 16,214,250 16,019,350 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

002 TRIDENT II MODS ................................................................................................... 1,793,867 1,793,867 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

003 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .................................................................... 8,133 8,133 

STRATEGIC MISSILES 

004 TOMAHAWK .............................................................................................................. 32,677 32,677 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

005 AMRAAM .................................................................................................................... 279,626 279,626 

006 SIDEWINDER ............................................................................................................ 86,023 86,023 

007 STANDARD MISSILE ............................................................................................... 627,386 627,386 

008 STANDARD MISSILE AP ........................................................................................ 127,830 127,830 

009 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II ................................................................................. 76,108 76,108 

010 RAM ............................................................................................................................. 141,021 141,021 

011 JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ............................................................... 76,838 76,838 

013 AERIAL TARGETS ................................................................................................... 182,463 182,463 

014 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT ................................................................................... 3,411 3,411 

015 LRASM ........................................................................................................................ 326,435 326,435 

016 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) ........................................................................... 24,882 24,882 

017 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) AP .................................................................... 4,412 4,412 

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018 TOMAHAWK MODS .................................................................................................. 317,839 317,839 

019 ESSM ........................................................................................................................... 652,391 634,391 

Program delay ...................................................................................................... [–18,000 ] 

020 AARGM-ER ................................................................................................................. 213,988 213,988 

021 AARGM-ER AP ........................................................................................................... 34,604 34,604 

022 STANDARD MISSILES MODS ................................................................................ 75,667 75,667 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

023 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................................................. 1,490 1,490 

ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

026 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 351,488 351,488 

TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

027 SSTD ........................................................................................................................... 4,317 4,317 

028 MK–48 TORPEDO ..................................................................................................... 333,147 333,147 

029 ASW TARGETS .......................................................................................................... 30,476 30,476 

MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

030 MK–54 TORPEDO MODS ......................................................................................... 106,249 106,249 

031 MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS ........................................................................... 17,363 17,363 

032 MARITIME MINES ................................................................................................... 100,065 80,065 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

033 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 151,809 151,809 

034 ASW RANGE SUPPORT ........................................................................................... 4,039 4,039 

DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 

035 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ......................................................... 5,669 5,669 

GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

036 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS .............................................................................. 12,513 12,513 

MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

037 CIWS MODS ............................................................................................................... 4,266 4,266 

038 COAST GUARD WEAPONS ..................................................................................... 54,794 54,794 

039 GUN MOUNT MODS ................................................................................................. 82,246 82,246 

040 LCS MODULE WEAPONS ....................................................................................... 2,463 2,463 

041 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS .............................................. 11,635 11,635 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

043 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 240,697 240,697 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................................. 6,600,327 6,562,327 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 

NAVY AMMUNITION 

001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ................................................................................ 33,161 33,161 

002 JDAM .......................................................................................................................... 75,134 75,134 

003 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 58,197 58,197 

004 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION .............................................................................. 12,501 12,501 

005 PRACTICE BOMBS ................................................................................................... 56,745 56,745 

006 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES .................................................... 73,782 73,782 

007 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES ......................................................... 75,416 75,416 

008 JATOS ......................................................................................................................... 7,407 7,407 

009 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION .............................................................................. 29,990 23,990 

Underexecution ..................................................................................................... [–6,000 ] 

010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION ............................................... 40,089 40,089 

011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ........................................................................ 41,223 41,223 

012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO .......................................................... 47,269 47,269 

013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION ..................................................................... 9,703 9,703 

015 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................ 1,703 1,703 

016 EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING MUNITIONS ...................................................... 588,005 362,766 

Contract execution ............................................................................................... [–225,239 ] 

MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

017 MORTARS ................................................................................................................... 127,726 127,726 

018 DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ........................................................................... 43,769 43,769 

019 INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION .................................................................. 266,277 266,277 

020 COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS .......................................................................... 21,726 21,726 

021 AMMO MODERNIZATION ....................................................................................... 18,211 18,211 

022 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS ....................................................................................... 114,684 82,059 

Excess 155mm M795 munitions .......................................................................... [–10,025 ] 

Excess M232A1 MACS munitions ....................................................................... [–22,600 ] 

023 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 5,165 5,165 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.1,747,883 1,484,019 

SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 

FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS 

001 COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE ........................................................................... 3,341,235 3,341,235 

002 COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE AP .................................................................... 6,215,939 6,215,939 

OTHER WARSHIPS 

003 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ................................................................. 1,186,873 1,086,873 

Advance Procurement for CVN 82 and 83 .......................................................... [100,000 ] 

Rephasing of incremental funding ....................................................................... [–200,000 ] 

004 CVN–81 ....................................................................................................................... 721,045 721,045 

005 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ............................................................................. 3,615,904 4,315,904 
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Cost growth .......................................................................................................... [–300,000 ] 

One additional ship .............................................................................................. [1,000,000 ] 

006 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE AP ....................................................................... 3,720,303 3,720,303 

007 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS ............................................................................ 1,061,143 861,143 

Late contract award ............................................................................................. [–200,000 ] 

009 DDG 1000 ................................................................................................................... 61,100 61,100 

010 DDG–51 ....................................................................................................................... 4,725,819 4,775,819 

Large Surface Combatant Shipyard Infrastructure ............................................ [50,000 ] 

010A DDG–51 ....................................................................................................................... 759,563 759,563 

010A DDG–51 ....................................................................................................................... 923,808 923,808 

011 DDG–51 AP ................................................................................................................ 41,724 41,724 

013 FFG-FRIGATE ........................................................................................................... 1,170,442 0 

Program delay ...................................................................................................... [–1,170,442 ] 

013A FFG-FRIGATE AP .................................................................................................... 37,500 

Frigate industrial base and workforce development ............................................ [37,500 ] 

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS 

014 LPD FLIGHT II ......................................................................................................... 1,561,963 1,561,963 

019 LHA REPLACEMENT AP ........................................................................................ 61,118 61,118 

021 MEDIUM LANDING SHIP ....................................................................................... 268,068 268,068 

AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST 

024 TOWING, SALVAGE, AND RESCUE SHIP (ATS) ................................................ 60,000 

Cost to complete ................................................................................................... [60,000 ] 

027 OUTFITTING ............................................................................................................. 674,600 674,600 

029 SERVICE CRAFT ...................................................................................................... 11,426 41,426 

Additional YRBM ................................................................................................. [30,000 ] 

030 AUXILIARY PERSONNEL LIGHTER .................................................................... 76,168 76,168 

031 LCAC SLEP ................................................................................................................ 45,087 45,087 

032 AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED SEALIFT) ............................................................. 204,939 141,939 

Cost growth .......................................................................................................... [–63,000 ] 

033 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS .......................................... 1,930,024 1,930,024 

TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY .................. 32,378,291 31,722,349 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT 

001 SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 20,840 20,840 

GENERATORS 

002 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E ............................................................................. 82,937 82,937 

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 

003 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 102,288 102,288 

OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 

004 SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND SUPT EQUIP PROG .................................... 294,625 294,625 

005 DDG MOD .................................................................................................................. 861,066 801,066 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–60,000 ] 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

Water Purification ............................................................................................... [5,000 ] 

006 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 38,521 38,521 

007 COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD ...................................................... 2,402 2,402 

008 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE ................................................................................................. 81,602 81,602 

009 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM ........................................... 7,352 7,352 

010 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 23,440 23,440 

011 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 293,766 273,766 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

012 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 43,565 43,565 

013 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 7,318 7,318 

014 SUBMARINE BATTERIES ...................................................................................... 30,470 30,470 

015 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 38,115 38,115 

016 DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 407,468 357,468 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–50,000 ] 

017 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ........................................................ 53,931 43,931 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

018 DSSP EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................. 4,586 4,586

020 LCAC ........................................................................................................................... 11,013 11,013 

021 UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 16,650 16,650 

022 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 66,351 66,351 

023 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS ................................................................... 3,254 3,254 

REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT 

024 SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION ................................. 2,392,190 2,397,190 

Water Purification ............................................................................................... [5,000 ] 

026 REACTOR COMPONENTS ....................................................................................... 445,974 445,974 

OCEAN ENGINEERING 

027 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 17,499 17,499 

SMALL BOATS 

028 STANDARD BOATS .................................................................................................. 400,892 275,892 

Additional 40-foot patrol boats ............................................................................ [12,000 ] 

Insufficient justification ....................................................................................... [–125,000 ] 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–12,000 ] 

PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT 

029 OPERATING FORCES IPE ...................................................................................... 237,036 229,536 
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Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

INDOPACOM Mission Network—INDOPACOM UPL ..................................... [17,500 ] 

OTHER SHIP SUPPORT 

030 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT ............................................. 56,105 56,105 

031 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES .............................................................................. 118,247 98,247 

Insufficient justification ....................................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

033 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES .............................................................................. 11,101 7,701 

LCS SUW MM ..................................................................................................... [–3,400 ] 

034 LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION .................................................................... 205,571 160,571 

Insufficient justification ....................................................................................... [–30,000 ] 

Unjustified request ............................................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

035 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV ......................................................................................... 48,780 63,780 

Torpedo tube launch and recovery capable UUVs ............................................... [15,000 ] 

LOGISTIC SUPPORT 

036 LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION ..................................................................... 56,667 56,667 

SHIP SONARS 

037 SPQ–9B RADAR ........................................................................................................ 7,402 7,402 

038 AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM .......................................................... 134,637 134,637 

039 SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 502,115 487,115 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

040 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 16,731 16,731 

ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

041 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM .................................................... 55,484 55,484 

042 SSTD ........................................................................................................................... 9,647 9,647 

043 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ........................................................................ 405,854 405,854 

044 SURTASS .................................................................................................................... 45,975 45,975 

ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT 

045 AN/SLQ–32 ................................................................................................................. 184,349 184,349 

RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT 

046 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT ...................................................................................... 362,099 362,099 

047 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) ............................................... 4,680 4,680 

OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

048 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY .................................................... 26,644 26,644 

049 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) .......................... 13,614 13,614 

050 ATDLS ........................................................................................................................ 68,458 68,458 

051 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) ......................................... 3,645 3,645 

052 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ....................................................... 16,812 16,812 

053 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) ................................................................... 41,458 41,458 

054 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE ................................................ 3,803 3,803 

AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

056 ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... 90,586 90,586 

057 AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT .................................................................................... 75,508 75,508 

058 ID SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................. 59,602 59,602 

059 JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM ( ............................ 7,287 7,287 

060 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS .............................................................. 46,106 36,106 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

061 MARITIME INTEGRATED BROADCAST SYSTEM ............................................. 7,809 7,809 

062 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS ....................................................................... 65,113 65,113 

063 DCGS-N ....................................................................................................................... 16,946 16,946 

064 CANES ........................................................................................................................ 440,207 440,207 

065 RADIAC ...................................................................................................................... 38,688 38,688 

066 CANES-INTELL ........................................................................................................ 50,654 50,654 

067 GPETE ........................................................................................................................ 32,005 32,005 

068 MASF .......................................................................................................................... 24,361 24,361 

069 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY ........................................................ 6,709 6,709 

070 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION .................................................................. 4,081 4,081 

072 IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS ................................................................. 228,910 228,910 

SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 

073 BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK .............................................................. 104,119 79,119 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

074 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................... 24,602 24,602 

075 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION ........................................................... 103,546 103,546 

076 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M ............................................................ 9,209 9,209 

SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS 

077 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT .................................................................. 136,846 111,846 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

078 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT .................................................. 68,334 68,334 

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

079 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ....................................................... 59,745 59,745 

080 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT) ............................................................... 163,071 100,071 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–63,000 ] 

SHORE COMMUNICATIONS 

081 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ............................... 4,551 4,551 

CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 

082 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ................................................... 162,008 162,008 

083 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM ..................................................................... 1,100 1,100 

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084 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP ....................................................... 15,506 15,506 

OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 

095 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 58,213 58,213 

SONOBUOYS 

097 SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES .................................................................................... 323,441 348,441 

Additional Sonobouys ........................................................................................... [25,000 ] 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

098 MINOTAUR ................................................................................................................ 5,431 5,431 

099 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 138,062 138,062 

100 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 121,108 121,108 

101 ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG) ................................................................ 2,244 2,244 

102 ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM (EMALS ....................... 14,702 14,702 

103 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 17,982 17,982 

104 AIRBORNE MCM ....................................................................................................... 10,643 10,643 

106 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 110,993 110,993 

107 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER AVIATION(UCA)MISSION CNTRL ........................... 130,050 130,050 

SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT 

109 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 6,416 6,416 

SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 

110 HARPOON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 226 226 

111 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................................. 381,473 331,473 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–50,000 ] 

112 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 98,921 98,921 

FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

113 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP ............................................................. 325,236 325,236 

ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

114 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS ..................................................................... 157,609 157,609 

115 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 25,362 25,362 

OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

116 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ...................................................... 26,725 26,725 

117 DIRECTED ENERGY SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 3,817 3,817 

118 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 3,193 3,193 

OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE 

119 ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY SYSTEM ................................................................. 95,557 45,557 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–50,000 ] 

120 SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS ............................................................. 80,248 80,248 

121 SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 179,974 179,974 

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

122 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES .................................................................... 3,751 3,751 

123 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS .............................................................................. 5,795 5,795 

124 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP ....................................................... 80,260 80,260 

125 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT .............................................................................. 26,199 26,199 

126 TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................................................. 50,878 50,878

127 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... 6,454 6,454 

128 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 3,924 3,924 

129 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 103,014 78,014 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

130 PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES ........................................................................ 1,301 1,301 

SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

131 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................. 56,585 46,585 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

132 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ......................................................... 5,863 5,863 

133 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS .............................................................. 954,467 954,467 

TRAINING DEVICES 

134 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 5,341 5,341 

135 TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 75,626 75,626 

COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

136 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 29,698 29,698 

137 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 10,122 10,122 

139 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 6,590 6,590 

140 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................. 17,056 17,056 

141 C4ISR EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................. 33,606 18,606 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

142 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 47,499 47,499 

143 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 129,484 119,484 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

144 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ................................................... 42,026 42,026 

OTHER 

149 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE ................................................... 130,100 130,100 

150 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... 2,195 2,195 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

151A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 16,134 16,134 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

152 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 705,144 705,144 

153 VIRGINIA CLASS (VACL) SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ................................. 578,277 578,277 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ........................................ 15,877,253 15,283,353 

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TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 AAV7A1 PIP ............................................................................................................... 2,773 2,773 

002 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES ............................ 810,276 526,276 

Red Stripe limitation/cost growth ........................................................................ [–284,000 ] 

003 LAV PIP ...................................................................................................................... 761 761 

ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 

004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER ..................................................... 1,823 1,823 

005 ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM .......................................................................... 139,477 139,477 

006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION ........................... 18,481 18,481 

GUIDED MISSILES 

007 TOMAHAWK .............................................................................................................. 115,232 115,232 

008 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) ........................................................................... 144,682 144,682 

009 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) AP .................................................................... 30,087 30,087 

010 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE .......................................................................... 369,296 333,296 

Excessive missile costs ......................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

Forward financed in FY24 .................................................................................. [–31,000 ] 

011 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-JAVELIN ......................................................................... 61,563 61,563 

012 FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPON SYSTEMS (FOAAWS) ................................... 9,521 9,521 

013 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-TOW .................................................................................. 1,868 1,868 

014 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ....................................................................... 1,584 1,584 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

015 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C ....................... 84,764 84,764 

REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 

016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 71,023 71,023 

OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 

017 MODIFICATION KITS .............................................................................................. 1,559 1,559 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

018 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ................................................... 221,212 172,112 

Lack of testing program with Squad Aiming Laser ............................................ [–49,100 ] 

019 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS ........................................................................... 20,385 20,385 

RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

020 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) ........................................... 71,941 71,941 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

021 ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS (EMSO) ............................. 182,465 53,465 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–129,000 ] 

022 GCSS-MC ..................................................................................................................... 3,282 3,282 

023 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................................................................ 56,710 56,710 

024 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 128,804 106,304 

Excess Advanced Signals Processor ..................................................................... [–22,500 ] 

026 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL) ................................................................... 59,077 59,077 

027 DCGS-MC .................................................................................................................... 81,507 81,507 

028 UAS PAYLOADS ........................................................................................................ 17,232 17,232 

OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 

031 EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 15,042 15,042 

032 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) ......................................... 283,983 263,583 

Network Transport Excess Growth ..................................................................... [–20,400 ] 

033 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES .................................................................... 25,793 25,793 

034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS ................................................................................... 59,113 59,113 

035 RADIO SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................... 258,818 258,818 

036 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS ....................................................... 39,390 39,390 

037 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT .................................................. 21,015 21,015 

038 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... 19,245 19,245 

040 UNMANNED EXPEDITIONARY SYSTEMS .......................................................... 16,305 16,305 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

041A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 3,266 3,266 

ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES 

042 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES ........................................................................ 26,800 26,800 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

043 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS .............................................................. 17,304 17,304 

044 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .................................................................... 340,542 223,142 

Fielding delay schedule impact ............................................................................ [–7,400 ] 

Material schedule impact to M2/Ukraine forward funded ................................... [–101,700 ] 

Schedule delay trailer impact ............................................................................... [–8,300 ] 

045 TRAILERS .................................................................................................................. 27,440 27,440 

ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 

046 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS ................................................................................... 29,252 29,252 

047 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED ........................................................................ 23,411 23,411 

048 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................ 11,366 11,366 

049 EOD SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................... 30,166 30,166 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

050 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 56,749 56,749 

GENERAL PROPERTY 

051 FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 23,651 23,651 

052 TRAINING DEVICES ................................................................................................ 105,448 105,448 

053 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 29,168 29,168 

054 ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (ULTV) ..................................................... 17,954 17,954 

OTHER SUPPORT 

055 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 26,508 26,508 
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Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

056 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 28,749 28,749 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ................................... 4,243,863 3,585,463 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE 

001 B–21 RAIDER ............................................................................................................ 1,956,668 1,956,668 

002 B–21 RAIDER AP ...................................................................................................... 721,600 721,600 

TACTICAL FORCES 

003 F–35 ............................................................................................................................ 4,474,156 4,012,456 

APG–81 Radars (Qty 34) .................................................................................... [138,300 ] 

Correction of F–35 program deficiencies ............................................................. [–600,000 ] 

004 F–35 AP ...................................................................................................................... 482,584 482,584 

005 F–15EX ....................................................................................................................... 1,808,472 1,808,472 

006 F–15EX AP ................................................................................................................. 271,000 

FY26 Aircraft (+24) ........................................................................................... [271,000 ] 

TACTICAL AIRLIFT 

007 KC–46A MDAP ........................................................................................................... 2,854,748 2,604,748 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–140,000 ] 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–110,000 ] 

OTHER AIRLIFT 

008 C–130J ........................................................................................................................ 2,405 285,405 

2 additional aircraft ............................................................................................. [220,000 ] 

NRE Polar Airlift ................................................................................................ [63,000 ] 

UPT TRAINERS 

010 ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING T–7A .................................................................... 235,207 235,207 

HELICOPTERS 

011 MH–139A .................................................................................................................... 294,095 294,095 

012 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER ......................................................................... 162,685 137,685 

Excess to need ...................................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 

013 C–40 FLEET EXPANSION ...................................................................................... 328,689 200,000 

Two additional C–40B aircraft for the Air National Guard ............................... [200,000 ] 

Unjustified request ............................................................................................... [–328,689 ] 

014 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C .......................................................................................... 3,086 3,086 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

016 TARGET DRONES .................................................................................................... 37,581 37,581 

017 ULTRA ........................................................................................................................ 35,274 35,274 

021 RQ–20B PUMA ........................................................................................................... 11,283 11,283 

STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 

022 B–2A ............................................................................................................................ 63,932 63,932 

023 B–1B ............................................................................................................................ 13,406 13,406 

024 B–52 ............................................................................................................................ 194,832 194,832 

025 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES .................................... 52,117 52,117 

TACTICAL AIRCRAFT 

027 E–11 BACN/HAG ....................................................................................................... 82,939 82,939 

028 F–15 ............................................................................................................................ 45,829 45,829 

029 F–16 ............................................................................................................................ 217,235 217,235 

030 F–22A .......................................................................................................................... 861,125 861,125 

031 F–35 MODIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 549,657 549,657 

032 F–15 EPAW ................................................................................................................ 271,970 271,970 

033 KC–46A MDAP ........................................................................................................... 24,954 24,954 

AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 

034 C–5 ............................................................................................................................... 45,445 45,445 

035 C–17A .......................................................................................................................... 103,306 136,206 

Mobility connectivity ............................................................................................ [32,900 ] 

036 C–32A .......................................................................................................................... 6,422 6,422 

037 C–37A .......................................................................................................................... 9,146 9,146 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

038 GLIDER MODS .......................................................................................................... 2,679 2,679 

039 T–6 ............................................................................................................................... 130,281 130,281 

040 T–1 ............................................................................................................................... 2,205 2,205 

041 T–38 ............................................................................................................................. 115,486 115,486 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

043 U–2 MODS .................................................................................................................. 69,806 69,806 

047 VC–25A MOD .............................................................................................................. 11,388 11,388 

048 C–40 ............................................................................................................................. 7,114 7,114 

049 C–130 ........................................................................................................................... 102,519 102,519 

050 C–130J MODS ............................................................................................................ 206,904 206,904 

051 C–135 ........................................................................................................................... 146,564 146,564 

052 COMPASS CALL ........................................................................................................ 94,654 94,654 

054 RC–135 ........................................................................................................................ 222,966 222,966 

055 E–3 .............................................................................................................................. 68,192 68,192 

056 E–4 .............................................................................................................................. 28,728 28,728 

057 H–1 .............................................................................................................................. 2,097 2,097 

058 MH–139A MOD .......................................................................................................... 5,010 5,010 

059 H–60 ............................................................................................................................ 2,035 2,035 
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Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

060 HH60W MODIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 28,911 28,911 

062 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ................................................................................ 213,284 213,284 

063 OTHER AIRCRAFT ................................................................................................... 55,122 55,122 

064 OTHER AIRCRAFT AP ............................................................................................ 5,216 5,216 

065 MQ–9 MODS ............................................................................................................... 12,351 40,351 

MQ–9 Multi-Domain Operations (M2DO) Kits ................................................... [28,000 ] 

066 SENIOR LEADER C3 SYSTEM—AIRCRAFT ....................................................... 25,001 25,001 

067 CV–22 MODS .............................................................................................................. 42,795 42,795 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

068 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ......................................................................... 936,212 936,212 

COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

069 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP .................................................. 162,813 162,813 

POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT 

070 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ......................................................................... 15,031 15,031 

072 B–2A ............................................................................................................................ 1,885 1,885 

073 B–2B ............................................................................................................................ 15,709 15,709 

076 CV–22 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT ................................................................. 12,025 12,025 

079 F–16 ............................................................................................................................ 11,501 11,501 

080 F–16 ............................................................................................................................ 867 867 

082 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ................................................................................ 18,604 18,604 

INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 

085 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS ......................................................................... 20,004 20,004 

WAR CONSUMABLES 

086 WAR CONSUMABLES .............................................................................................. 25,908 25,908 

OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 

087 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ......................................................................... 1,006,272 1,006,272 

092 F–15EX ....................................................................................................................... 40,084 40,084 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

092A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 16,359 16,359 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ..................... 19,835,430 19,584,941 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC 

001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC .......................................................... 37,333 37,333 

BALLISTIC MISSILES 

003 MK21A REENTRY VEHICLE .................................................................................. 26,156 26,156 

STRATEGIC 

004 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON .................................................................. 70,335 70,335 

005 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON AP ............................................................ 140,000 140,000 

TACTICAL 

006 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES ............................................................ 6,533 6,533 

007 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ....................................................... 825,051 825,051 

009 JOINT STRIKE MISSILE ........................................................................................ 165,909 165,909

010 LRASM0 ...................................................................................................................... 354,100 354,100 

012 SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) .......................................................................................... 107,101 107,101 

013 AMRAAM .................................................................................................................... 447,373 447,373 

016 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ..................................................................................... 42,257 42,257 

017 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II ................................................................................. 328,382 328,382 

018 STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW) .................................................................. 173,421 173,421 

INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 

019 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POL PREVENTION ......................................... 913 913 

CLASS IV 

020 ICBM FUZE MOD ..................................................................................................... 104,039 104,039 

021 ICBM FUZE MOD AP ............................................................................................... 40,336 40,336 

022 MM III MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................ 24,212 24,212 

023 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ............................................................. 34,019 34,019 

MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

024 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (INITIAL) .................................................................. 6,956 6,956 

025 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (REPLEN) ................................................................. 103,543 103,543 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS 

028 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS ............................................................................. 628,436 628,436 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

028A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 707,204 707,204 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ......................... 4,373,609 4,373,609 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

CARTRIDGES 

002 CARTRIDGES ............................................................................................................ 123,034 123,034 

BOMBS 

003 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ................................................................................ 144,725 144,725 

004 MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP) ..................................................... 8,566 8,566 

005 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ................................................................... 125,268 125,268 

007 B61–12 TRAINER ...................................................................................................... 11,665 11,665 

OTHER ITEMS 

008 CAD/PAD .................................................................................................................... 40,487 40,487 

009 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) ....................................................... 7,076 7,076 

010 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 617 617 

011 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ......................................................... 2,894 2,894 
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Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

012 ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000 .............................................................................. 5,399 5,399 

FLARES 

013 EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES ................................................................. 99,769 99,769 

FUZES 

014 FUZES ........................................................................................................................ 114,664 114,664 

SMALL ARMS 

015 SMALL ARMS ............................................................................................................ 25,311 25,311 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ....... 709,475 709,475 

PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE 

SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF 

001 AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM ........................................................................... 65,656 65,656 

003 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ................................................................................... 4,277 4,277 

004 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS ....................................... 17,264 17,264 

005 FABT FORCE ELEMENT TERMINAL .................................................................. 234,655 234,655 

006 WIDEBAND GAPFILLER SATELLITES(SPACE) ............................................... 10,020 10,020 

007 GENERAL INFORMATION TECH—SPACE ......................................................... 2,189 2,189 

008 GPSIII FOLLOW ON ................................................................................................ 647,165 323,565 

Early to need ........................................................................................................ [–323,600 ] 

009 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ...................................................................................... 68,205 68,205 

010 GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE) ........................................................................... 835 835 

014 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) .......................................................................... 83,829 83,829 

015 MILSATCOM .............................................................................................................. 37,684 37,684 

017 SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES ................................................................................ 658,007 658,007 

018 MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM .................................................................. 51,601 51,601 

019 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH ............................................................. 1,847,486 1,847,486 

021 PTES HUB ................................................................................................................. 56,148 56,148 

023 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCH ....................................................... 357,178 357,178 

024 SPACE MODS ............................................................................................................ 48,152 48,152 

025 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE .................................................................. 63,798 63,798 

SPARES 

026 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 722 722 

PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 

027 USSF REPLACEMENT VEHICLES ....................................................................... 4,919 4,919 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

028 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT ................................................................ 3,189 3,189 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE ...................................... 4,262,979 3,939,379 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 

001 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES .................................................................... 6,802 6,802 

CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 

002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE ............................................................................. 4,526 4,526 

003 CAP VEHICLES ......................................................................................................... 1,151 1,151 

004 CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES ........................................................................ 41,605 41,605 

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 

005 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .................................................................... 69,546 69,546 

006 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................... 438 438 

007 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES ............................................................................ 99,057 99,057 

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 

008 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ................................................... 57,234 57,234 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

009 MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES ................................................................... 22,949 22,949 

BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 

010 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING EQU ................................................ 7,476 7,476 

011 BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES .................................................... 91,001 91,001 

COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC) 

012 COMSEC EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................ 63,233 63,233 

013 STRATEGIC MICROELECTRONIC SUPPLY SYSTEM ....................................... 328,667 323,667 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 

014 INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH & ARCHITECTURES ..................................... 5,616 5,616 

015 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 5,146 5,146 

016 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 36,449 36,449 

ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS 

017 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS ......................................................... 45,820 45,820 

018 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM ............................................................................ 13,443 13,443 

019 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED ................................................................. 22,764 22,764 

020 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMEN .................................................. 73,412 73,412 

021 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE RADAR ..................................................... 96,022 96,022 

022 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST ............................................................... 31,056 31,056 

023 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL ............................................................. 49,991 49,991 

024 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX ..................................................................... 8,897 8,897 

025 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 18,474 18,474 

027 STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM ........................... 7,376 7,376 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

028 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ......................................................... 161,928 161,928 

029 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS .......................................................... 1,946 1,946 
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Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

030 BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE CONTROL NODE (BACN) ..................................... 5 5 

031 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ............................................................... 11,435 11,435 

032 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM ...................................................... 254,106 254,106 

033 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ............................................................................... 290,877 298,377 

Infrastructure and communications upgrades ..................................................... [7,500 ] 

034 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N ................................................. 60,639 60,639 

035 WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS) ................................................................... 13,945 13,945 

036 C3 COUNTERMEASURES ....................................................................................... 100,594 100,594 

037 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING & MGT SYS ....................................... 1,236 1,236 

039 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM ................................................................. 433 433 

040 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) ...................................................... 21,175 21,175 

AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 

041 BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT INFRAST (BITI) WIRED .............................. 201,670 201,670 

042 AFNET ........................................................................................................................ 69,807 69,807 

043 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ............................... 5,821 5,821 

044 USCENTCOM ............................................................................................................. 19,498 19,498 

045 USSTRATCOM ........................................................................................................... 4,797 4,797 

046 USSPACECOM ........................................................................................................... 79,783 79,783 

ORGANIZATION AND BASE 

047 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 139,153 139,153 

048 COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER LOCATER ........................................................... 2,222 2,222 

049 RADIO EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................ 53,568 53,568 

050 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................... 60,744 60,744 

MODIFICATIONS 

051 COMM ELECT MODS ............................................................................................... 73,147 73,147

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

052 PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT ............................................ 109,562 109,562 

DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ 

053 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT ................................................................ 13,443 13,443 

054 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ................................................. 20,459 20,459 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

055 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 79,854 79,854 

056 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 203,531 203,531 

057 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................... 112,280 112,280 

058 FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE) ................................................................ 24,563 24,563 

059 BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................... 54,455 54,455 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

061 DARP RC135 .............................................................................................................. 29,524 29,524 

062 DCGS-AF .................................................................................................................... 59,504 59,504 

064 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM ............................................................................... 1,269,904 1,169,904 

Expenditure delays ............................................................................................... [–100,000 ] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

064A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 25,476,312 25,476,312 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

065 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS (CYBER) .............................................................. 1,056 1,056 

066 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 7,637 7,637 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............................ 30,298,764 30,201,264 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD 

001 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA .................................................................................. 518 518 

002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD ..................................................................................... 184,095 184,095 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS 

007 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS .................................................................................... 374 374 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

008 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY .................................................................. 25,392 25,392 

009 TELEPORT PROGRAM ............................................................................................ 27,451 27,451 

011 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 25,499 25,499 

012 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK ................................................ 68,786 68,786 

013 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY ..................................................... 116,320 116,320 

014 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE ................................................................. 54,278 54,278 

015 JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS) .................................................. 17,213 12,213 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

016 JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER .................................................................................. 50,462 50,462 

017 FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION (4ENO) ................................... 24,482 24,482 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA 

024 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................... 53,777 53,777

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA 

025 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................... 2,191 2,191 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS 

026 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS ...................................................................................... 16,345 16,345 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

027 THAAD ....................................................................................................................... 246,995 246,995 

028 GROUND BASED MIDCOURSE .............................................................................. 20,796 20,796 

029 AEGIS BMD ............................................................................................................... 85,000 185,000 

Program decrease—spares ................................................................................... [–85,000 ] 

Program increase—restore SM–3 IB production ................................................ [185,000 ] 

030 BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS ...................................................................................... 57,130 57,130 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

031 SM–3 IIAS ................................................................................................................... 406,370 406,370 

032 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 50,000 50,000 

033 SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (SRBMD) ............................ 40,000 40,000 

034 DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT ................................................................ 22,602 23,402 

Guam Defense System—INDOPACOM UPL ..................................................... [800 ] 

036 IRON DOME ............................................................................................................... 110,000 110,000 

037 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ....................................................... 32,040 32,040 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA 

038 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION .......................................................................... 3,717 3,717 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY 

041 VEHICLES ................................................................................................................. 2,754 2,754 

042 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 8,783 8,783 

043 DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................... 3,429 3,429 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA 

044 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS ................................. 1,360 1,360 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT 

045 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................... 7,332 7,332 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, USCYBERCOM 

046 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ................................................................................. 69,066 69,066 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

046A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 599,781 598,781 

Program reduction ............................................................................................... [–1,000 ] 

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

047 ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING ..................................................................... 335,487 335,487 

048 MANNED ISR ............................................................................................................ 2,500 2,500 

049 MC–12 ......................................................................................................................... 400 400 

050 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT ............................................ 220,301 218,678 

MH–60 upgrades unit cost growth ...................................................................... [–1,623 ] 

051 UNMANNED ISR ...................................................................................................... 41,717 41,717 

052 NON-STANDARD AVIATION .................................................................................. 7,942 7,942 

053 U–28 ............................................................................................................................ 5,259 5,259 

054 MH–47 CHINOOK ..................................................................................................... 157,413 147,265 

MH–47 unjustified GFE cost growth .................................................................. [–10,148 ] 

055 CV–22 MODIFICATION ............................................................................................ 49,403 49,403

056 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ................................................................. 19,123 19,123 

057 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE ............................................................................. 69,917 69,917 

058 AC/MC–130J ............................................................................................................... 300,892 300,892 

SHIPBUILDING 

060 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 63,850 70,850 

Deep Submergence Collective Propulsion ............................................................ [7,000 ] 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

061 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ...................................................................................... 139,078 139,078 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

062 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS .................................................................................... 205,814 205,001 

UAS unit growth .................................................................................................. [–813 ] 

063 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............................... 3,918 3,918 

064 OTHER ITEMS <$5M .............................................................................................. 79,015 79,015

065 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 66,455 78,455 

Combatant Craft Assault—Three additional craft .............................................. [12,000 ] 

066 SPECIAL PROGRAMS .............................................................................................. 20,822 20,822

067 TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................................................. 53,016 42,749

JLTV unit cost growth ........................................................................................ [–4,504 ] 

NSCV unit cost growth ........................................................................................ [–5,763 ] 

068 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M .................................................................................... 358,257 388,915 

Blast Exposure Monitoring (BEMO) Systems Acceleration ................................ [7,350 ] 

NGTC Manpack CERP cost growth .................................................................... [–1,274 ] 

On The Move Satellite Communication Terminals .............................................. [30,300 ] 

RAA-VAK ............................................................................................................. [–3,005 ] 

VAS Lasers unit cost growth ............................................................................... [–2,713 ] 

069 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................... 4,988 4,988 

070 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ........................................ 23,715 23,715 

071 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ....................................................................... 317,092 317,092 

CBDP 

072 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ................................... 215,038 215,038 

073 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION ........................................................ 211,001 211,001 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ................................... 5,406,751 5,528,358 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT ....................................................................... 166,377,384 163,590,293 
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4 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA5 TION. 

SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House 

Authorized 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................... 310,191 310,191 

002 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES .......................................... 78,166 78,166 

003 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS ................ 109,726 112,726 

Biotechnology Advancements ........................................................... [3,000 ] 

004 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ALLIANCE ....................... 5,525 5,525 

005 0601601A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING 

BASIC RESEARCH.

10,309 10,309 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................................. 513,917 516,917 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

006 0602002A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED 

RESEARCH.

8,032 8,032 

007 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED STUDIES .......... 6,163 6,163 

008 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY .............................................................. 96,094 106,094 

Advanced Materials and Manufacturing for Modernization ............ [2,500 ] 

Assured AI-based autonomous rescue missions ............................... [2,500 ] 

Autonomous armaments technology for unmanned systems ........... [2,500 ] 

Overmatching the speed of battle .................................................... [2,500 ] 

010 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 102,236 102,236 

011 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY .................................................................... 66,707 67,707 

Engineered Roadway Repair Materials for Effective Maneuver of 

Military Assets.

[2,500 ] 

Isostatic Advanced Armor Production ............................................. [6,000 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

Rapidly Deployable Field Stations for Extreme Polar Environments.[2,500 ] 

012 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ........... 149,108 158,108 

Systems Engineering for Autonomous Ground Vehicles ................. [9,000 ] 

013 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY .......................................................... 84,576 94,076 

Man-portable doppler radar ............................................................. [9,500 ] 

014 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY ........................ 32,089 59,589 

Advanced Manufacturing of Energetic Materials ............................ [8,500 ] 

Low-Cost Missile Systems Development .......................................... [10,000 ] 

Spectrum Dominance with Distributed Apertures ........................... [9,000 ] 

015 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY ..................................... 52,685 55,185 

High density eVTOL power source development ............................. [2,500 ] 

016 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ................................ 39,188 39,188 

017 0602180A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING 

TECHNOLOGIES.

20,319 20,319 

018 0602181A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE APPLIED RESEARCH ................. 12,269 12,269 

019 0602182A C3I APPLIED RESEARCH .................................................................. 25,839 25,839 

020 0602183A AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................... 53,206 53,206 

021 0602184A SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH ....................................................... 21,069 21,069 

022 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER .......................................................................... 28,656 28,656 

023 0602386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—APPLIED RESEARCH ... 11,780 11,780 

025 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY ................. 19,795 19,795 

026 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ................................................................... 68,481 66,481 

Intraosseous Antibiotics (IOA) for Osseointegration and Degradable Metal Alloy Orthopedic Implants.[3,000 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Mitochondria 

Transplantation Program for Traumatic Brain Injury.

[5,000 ] 

026A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 35,766 35,766 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................ 934,058 991,558 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

027 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 3,112 11,112 

Hearing protection communications ................................................ [8,000 ] 

028 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.16,716 16,716 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

029 0603025A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION .................. 14,608 14,608 

030 0603040A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.18,263 18,263 

031 0603041A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ....... 23,722 23,722 

032 0603042A C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................................................ 22,814 22,814 

033 0603043A AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................. 17,076 17,076 

034 0603044A SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................................. 10,133 10,133 

035 0603116A LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................................ 33,969 36,469 

Hypersonics test range ..................................................................... [2,500 ] 

037 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..................... 94,899 94,899 

038 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .............................................. 45,880 48,380 

Rapid entry and sustainment for the Arctic .................................... [2,500 ] 

039 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT SIMULATION .......................... 21,398 21,398 

040 0603386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—ADVANCED RESEARCH 36,360 36,360 

041 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ....................................... 19,616 19,616 

042 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.239,597 239,597 

043 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.175,198 195,198 

Silent Watch HTPEM Fuel Cell ..................................................... [10,000 ] 

Tech Development for Ground-to-ground Vehicle Aided Target 

Recognition.

[10,000 ] 

044 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................... 94,424 94,424 

045 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 164,943 185,943 

Low-Cost Rocket Propulsion for Affordable Mass on Tgt .............. [9,000 ] 

Virtual Integrated Testbed and Lab for Trusted AI ....................... [12,000 ] 

046 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............... 140,578 156,578 

Additive Manufacturing ................................................................... [10,000 ] 

Army Aviation Cybersecurity and Electromagnetic Activity 

(CEMA).

[3,000 ] 

Big Data Analytics ........................................................................... [3,000 ] 

047 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ......... 28,333 48,433 

Counter drone munitions ................................................................. [12,500 ] 

Distributed Gain 300-KW Laser Weapon System ........................... [4,600 ] 

RAPID C-sUAS Missile ................................................................... [3,000 ] 

049 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ............................................................. 9,272 9,272 

049A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 155,526 155,526 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.1,386,437 1,476,537 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

051 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ................... 13,031 16,031 

Artificial Intelligence Decision Aids for All Domain Operations ..... [3,000 ] 

052 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ......................................... 19,659 19,659 

054 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV ...................... 58,617 66,617 

Autonomous landmine detection ...................................................... [8,000 ] 

055 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION .............................. 116,027 130,927 

Assured Precision Weapons and Munitions ..................................... [14,900 ] 

056 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION—ADV DEV ...................... 23,235 23,235 

057 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY .................................... 4,059 4,059 

058 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV 90,265 90,265 

059 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ............. 64,113 64,113 

060 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/VAL ........... 34,091 34,091 

061 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................... 4,184 4,184 

062 0603801A AVIATION—ADV DEV ......................................................................... 6,591 6,591 

063 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV DEV ............... 12,445 12,445 

064 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV ....................................................... 582 582 

065 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ..................... 24,284 21,930 

Soldier Systems Advanced Development—Slow Expenditure .......... [–2,354 ] 

066 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. 3,039 3,039 

067 0604019A EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE (EMAM) ............................. 102,589 102,589 

068 0604020A CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT) ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING.63,831 63,831 

069 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE CAPABILITY ................ 21,935 21,935 

070 0604036A MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV ............... 239,135 239,135 

071 0604037A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV 

DEV.

4,317 4,317 

072 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................ 11,234 11,234 

073 0604101A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.4) .................. 1,800 1,800 

074 0604103A ELECTRONIC WARFARE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 

TOOL (EWPMT).

2,004 0 

Award cancellation ........................................................................... [–2,004 ] 

075 0604113A FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 

(FTUAS).

127,870 114,140 

FTUAS—Slow Expenditure ............................................................ [–13,730 ] 

076 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR ......... 149,463 149,463 

077 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES .................................. 252,000 252,000 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

078 0604117A MANEUVER—SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE (M-SHORAD) ....... 315,772 253,172 

Excessive Contractor Logistics Support Growth Inc 2 .................... [–25,400 ] 

Systems Development Cost Growth Inc 3 ....................................... [–37,200 ] 

080 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) .... 24,168 24,168 

081 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT & 

PROTOTYPING.

136,029 116,419 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–6,000 ] 

Synthetic Training Environment ..................................................... [–13,610 ] 

082 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.17,341 17,341 

085 0604386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—DEM/VAL ......................... 20,862 20,862 

086 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR .................................................................... 8,058 8,058 

088 0604531A COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.59,983 64,483 

Army UPL #3 ................................................................................. [4,500 ] 

090 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT ................................................... 31,837 31,837 

091 0305251A CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT .. 2,270 2,270 

091A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 277,181 277,181 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.2,343,901 2,274,003 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

092 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS .......................................................................... 7,171 17,171 

Modular Open System Approach Mission Command Development 

and Evaluation Capability.

[3,000 ] 

Virtual Modification Work Order Digital Engineering Tool ........... [7,000 ] 

093 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 35,942 35,942 

094 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS ..................................................... 52,586 52,586 

095 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES ....................................................... 15,088 15,088 

096 0604611A JAVELIN ................................................................................................ 10,405 10,405 

097 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES .................................... 50,011 50,011 

098 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL .................................................................... 982 5,982 

Integrated Mission Planning and Airspace Control Tools (IMPACT).[5,000 ] 

099 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (TUGV) .................. 92,540 92,540 

100 0604642A LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES ...................................... 100,257 89,983 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,274 ] 

101 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (ASM)—ENG DEV ....... 48,097 48,097 

102 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV ............................................. 89,259 89,259 

103 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT .................... 3,286 3,286 

104 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV ............................ 28,427 28,427 

105 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE— 

ENG DEV.

69,653 78,653 

Air and Missile Defense Common Operating Picture ...................... [9,000 ] 

106 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ....... 30,097 30,097 

107 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT ....................... 12,927 12,927 

108 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS (DIS)—ENG 

DEV.

8,914 8,914 

109 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION .......... 26,352 26,352 

110 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV ....................................... 242,949 217,649 

DOTC excessive development growth .............................................. [–24,300 ] 

Underexecution of 50mm munitions ................................................ [–1,000 ] 

111 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV ............... 41,829 41,829 

112 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG 

DEV.

92,300 92,300 

113 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 

EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV.

7,143 7,143 

114 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV ................................ 19,134 19,134 

115 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & 

SOFTWARE.

165,229 158,479 

EACP—Slow Expenditure ............................................................... [–6,750 ] 

116 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................... 76,090 76,090 

117 0604822A GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS) 1,995 1,995 

118 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL .................................... 29,132 29,132 

119 0604852A SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS—EMD 77,864 77,864 

120 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD ........................................................... 50,495 50,495 

121 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......................... 120,076 110,076 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

122 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A) 126,354 126,354 

123 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ............................ 20,191 20,191 

124 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) ................................................ 31,214 31,214 

125 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) ................. 11,691 11,691 

126 0605036A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD) ...... 7,846 7,846 

127 0605038A NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE (NBCRV) SENSOR SUITE.7,886 7,886 

128 0605041A DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT ................................. 4,176 4,176 

129 0605042A TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER) ................. 4,288 4,288 

130 0605047A CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM ......................................................... 9,276 9,276 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

132 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT ............................... 38,225 38,225 

133 0605052A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2—BLOCK 1 167,912 167,912 

134 0605053A GROUND ROBOTICS ............................................................................ 28,378 37,378 

Tethered sUAS ................................................................................. [9,000 ] 

135 0605054A EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES ....................................... 164,734 158,304 

Delayed expenditure rate ................................................................. [–6,430 ] 

137 0605144A NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE—MEDIUM ........................... 2,931 2,931 

138 0605148A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) EMD .. 157,036 157,036 

140 0605205A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.5) .................. 37,876 37,876 

141 0605206A CI AND HUMINT EQUIPMENT PROGRAM-ARMY (CIHEP-A) ..... 1,296 1,296 

142 0605216A JOINT TARGETING INTEGRATED COMMAND AND COORDINATION SUITE (JTIC2S).28,553 28,553 

143 0605224A MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE ..................................................... 18,913 27,913 

Multi-Domain Intelligence—NextGen Intel Mission Support .......... [10,000 ] 

Multi-Domain Intelligence—NextGen Intel Mission Support .......... [–1,000 ] 

144 0605231A PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) ............................................ 184,046 184,046 

145 0605232A HYPERSONICS EMD ............................................................................ 538,017 538,017 

146 0605233A ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE) ................... 32,265 32,265 

147 0605235A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY ........................................... 182,823 118,723 

Delayed expenditure rate ................................................................. [–49,100 ] 

Expenditure delay ............................................................................ [–15,000 ] 

148 0605236A INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS .............................. 23,363 23,363 

149 0605241A FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT 1,253,637 1,253,637 

150 0605242A THEATER SIGINT SYSTEM (TSIGS) ................................................ 6,660 6,660 

151 0605244A JOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET (JR3) ...................................... 13,565 13,565 

152 0605247A SPECTRUM SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEM (S2AS) ......... 9,330 9,330 

153 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ..................................... 3,030 3,030 

154 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD) .... 602,045 575,045 

Unjustified THAAD integration ...................................................... [–27,000 ] 

155 0605531A COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS 

DEV & DEMONSTRATION.

59,563 59,563 

157 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE ........................................................... 504,841 504,841 

158 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP) ......................... 16,565 16,565 

159 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING 

AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PHASE (EMD).

27,013 27,013 

160 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................ 979 979 

161 0303032A TROJAN—RH12 .................................................................................... 3,930 3,930 

163 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 131,096 131,096 

163A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 83,136 83,136 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.6,150,910 6,043,056 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

164 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 71,298 81,798 

Threat Counter-Artificial Intelligence (TCAI) ................................. [10,500 ] 

165 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................................... 15,788 30,688 

Replacement of Foreign Engines for Aerial Targets ....................... [14,900 ] 

166 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ................................................................ 78,613 78,613 

167 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER .................................................................... 38,122 38,122 

168 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL ................................................................ 321,755 321,755 

169 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM ................................. 86,645 86,645 

171 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES ......................................... 461,085 461,085 

172 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS 75,591 78,591 

Rapid Assurance Modernization Program ....................................... [3,000 ] 

173 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS ....................................... 37,604 37,604 

174 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION .............................................................. 2,201 2,201 

176 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ..................................................... 27,420 27,420 

177 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS ............................................. 6,245 6,245 

178 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING ......................................... 76,088 76,088 

179 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER .......................................................... 73,220 73,220 

180 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD COLLABORATION & INTEG ... 11,257 11,257 

181 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................ 91,895 91,895 

182 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES ...................................... 32,385 32,385 

183 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND 

SAFETY.

50,766 50,766 

184 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT 1,659 1,659 

185 0605898A ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS—R&D - MHA ........... 59,727 59,727 

186 0606002A RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE 73,400 73,400 

187 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL MODERNIZATION ......... 4,574 4,574 

188 0606942A ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER 

VULNERABILITIES.

10,105 10,105 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 1,707,443 1,735,843 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

190 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ................................ 14,188 14,188 

191 0605024A ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ....................................... 7,489 7,489 

192 0607101A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD) 

PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT.

271 271 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

193 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.9,363 9,363 

194 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM .................. 25,000 25,000 

195 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ......................... 4,816 4,816 

196 0607139A IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM .................................... 67,029 97,029 

Program increase ............................................................................. [30,000 ] 

198 0607143A UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS ....... 24,539 24,539 

199 0607145A APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ................................................. 8,243 8,243 

200 0607148A AN/TPQ–53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR 

SYSTEM.

53,652 53,652 

201 0607150A INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT ....................................................... 9,753 9,753 

203 0607313A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 5,559 5,559 

204 0607315A ENDURING TURBINE ENGINES AND POWER SYSTEMS .......... 2,620 2,620 

206 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS .................................................................. 590 590 

207 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT .............................................. 168,458 168,458 

208 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).27,582 27,582 

209 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ......................... 272,926 295,926 

Stryker Modernization ..................................................................... [23,000 ] 

210 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS .......... 55,205 42,205 

Program rebaseline delay ................................................................. [–13,000 ] 

211 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 142 142 

212 0203758A DIGITIZATION ...................................................................................... 1,562 1,562 

213 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 1,511 1,511 

214 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS .......... 23,708 23,708 

215 0205412A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—OPERATIONAL 

SYSTEM DEV.

269 269 

216 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS) ....... 20,590 20,590 

221 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ......................... 15,733 15,733 

222 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ............................................ 2,566 2,566 

223 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE) ................................ 26,643 26,643 

226 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) .................................. 5,701 5,701 

229 0305219A MQ–1 GRAY EAGLE UAV .................................................................... 6,681 6,681 

230 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES ............ 67,187 72,187 

Development and qualification of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fiber.[5,000 ] 

230A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 32,518 32,518 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 962,094 1,007,094 

SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 

231 0608041A DEFENSIVE CYBER—SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.74,548 74,548 

SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 

PILOT PROGRAMS.

74,548 74,548 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

EVALUATION, ARMY.

14,073,308 14,119,556 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES .......................................... 94,259 94,259 

002 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................... 483,914 488,914 

Hypersonic T&E workforce development ......................................... [5,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................................. 578,173 583,173 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

003 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ................................ 23,842 23,842 

004 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ................................. 120,716 137,716 

Composite Characterization ............................................................. [2,500 ] 

High-Performance Carbon Fiber for Advanced Rocket Motors ...... [2,500 ] 

Intelligent Data Management for Distributed Naval Platforms ..... [12,000 ] 

005 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY ...................... 53,758 63,758 

Next generation lithium ion batteries .............................................. [5,000 ] 

Unmanned Logistics ........................................................................ [5,000 ] 

006 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................... 51,202 63,202 

Embedded Systems Cyber for Critical Naval Infrastructure ........... [12,000 ] 

007 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH ................. 76,379 71,379 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

008 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH ............... 91,441 91,441 

009 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH 78,930 91,430 

Continuous distributed sensing systems .......................................... [10,000 ] 

Multi-Frequency Satellite Data Reception and Technological Upgrades.[2,500 ] 

010 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH ............. 7,719 7,719 

011 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH ............................... 57,525 62,525 

Academic Partnerships for undersea vehicle research ..................... [2,500 ] 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

Undersea Research Facilities Capability ......................................... [2,500 ] 

012 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH ............. 163,673 158,673 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

013 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH 31,460 31,460 

014 0602792N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED RESEARCH.127,363 122,363 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

015 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT—ONR FIELD 

ACITIVITIES.

90,939 90,939 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................ 974,947 1,016,447 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ....................... 31,556 31,556 

017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..... 8,537 8,537 

018 0603273N SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.118,624 118,624 

019 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD) .... 243,247 250,747 

Expeditionary Airborne Logistics in support of maritime operations.[2,500 ] 

KARGO UAS ................................................................................... [5,000 ] 

020 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.16,188 16,188 

021 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 

DEVELOPMENT.

262,869 267,869 

Integration of aligned Carbon Nanotube Technology onto missioncritical Navy systems.[5,000 ] 

022 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................... 63,084 63,084 

023 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .......... 5,105 5,105 

024 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.97,615 97,615 

025 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.2,050 2,050 

026 0603801N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.131,288 131,288 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.980,163 992,663 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

027 0603128N UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM .......................................................... 99,940 99,940 

028 0603178N LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (LUSV) ..................... 53,964 53,964 

029 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS .......................................... 41,765 51,765 

Advanced Component Development & Prototypes ........................... [10,000 ] 

030 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY ............................................................... 23,115 23,115 

031 0603239N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES .................................................... 7,866 27,866 

Autonomy Kits for Port and Airfield damage Repair ..................... [20,000 ] 

032 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ....................................................... 20,033 20,033 

033 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE .................................... 3,358 3,358 

034 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY ........................... 2,051 2,051 

035 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES.29,421 29,421 

036 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE ............................................ 4,790 4,790 

037 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 5,659 5,659 

038 0603525N PILOT FISH ........................................................................................... 1,007,324 1,007,324 

040 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER ............................................................................ 199,172 199,172 

041 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL ................................................................ 801 801 

042 0603553N SURFACE ASW ...................................................................................... 1,194 1,194 

043 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ................... 96,694 103,694 

New Solutions for Hull Treatments ................................................. [7,000 ] 

044 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS .............................. 14,924 14,924 

045 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN ............................................. 110,800 116,800 

Hybrid Robotic Automation Demonstration .................................... [4,000 ] 

Intumescent fire protective marine cable coating ............................ [2,000 ] 

046 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUDIES ........... 52,586 52,586 

047 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ...................................... 368,002 368,002 

048 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS ............................. 93,942 97,942 

Silicon Carbide Flexible Bus Node .................................................. [4,000 ] 

049 0603576N CHALK EAGLE ..................................................................................... 137,372 137,372 

050 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) ...................................................... 9,132 –5,868 

Unjustified request ........................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

051 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION .................................................... 20,135 20,135 

052 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT ........................................................................ 189,631 196,631 

Advanced Composites for Wet Submarine Applications .................. [7,000 ] 

053 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES .................................................................... 28,801 28,801 

054 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT) ................................... 10,805 10,805 

055 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT ................................................................. 107,658 97,658 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

056 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ........................................................... 8,950 8,950 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

057 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM ............. 103,860 103,860 

058 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ...... 47,339 47,339 

059 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............ 15,587 15,587 

060 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION .................................................... 23,258 23,258 

061 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM ................................................................. 60,610 65,610 

Marine Energy Systems for Sensors and Microgrids ...................... [5,000 ] 

062 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT ............................................................. 9,067 9,067 

063 0603734N CHALK CORAL ..................................................................................... 459,791 859,791 

Non-traditional F2T2 Capability—INDOPACOM UPL ................. [400,000 ] 

064 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY ..................................................... 6,059 6,059 

065 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE ................................................................................ 628,958 628,958 

066 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA .................................................................................. 346,553 346,553 

067 0603751N RETRACT ELM ..................................................................................... 99,939 99,939 

068 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN .............................................................................. 460,721 460,721 

069 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................... 5,151 5,151 

070 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY ......................................................... 1,686 1,686 

071 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING .................................... 30,263 30,263 

072 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS— 

DEM/VAL.

4,047 4,047 

073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS ........ 9,877 9,877 

074 0604014N F/A –18 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) ........................ 8,630 8,630 

075 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE ............................................................. 128,997 123,997 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

076 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES ..... 52,994 52,994 

077 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE TECHNOLOGIES ..... 68,152 68,152 

078 0604030N RAPID PROTOTYPING, EXPERIMENTATION AND DEMONSTRATION..168,855 168,855 

079 0604031N LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES ................................ 6,874 6,874 

080 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER 

(CVN 78—80).

96,670 96,670 

082 0604127N SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES .......................................... 15,271 15,271 

083 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).35,030 35,030 

084 0604289M NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS ..................................................... 8,114 8,114 

085 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME STRIKE) .......................... 4,796 4,796 

086 0604295M MARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION ................. 62,317 62,317 

087 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE ........................ 120,392 120,392 

088 0604454N LX (R) ..................................................................................................... 12,785 12,785 

089 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING ........................................ 21,466 21,466 

090 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS) ............... 14,185 14,185 

091 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ..... 5,667 195,667 

SLCM-N ........................................................................................... [190,000 ] 

092 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/ 

ENGINEERING SUPPORT.

8,896 8,896 

093 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.341,907 341,907 

094 0605512N MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (MUSVS)) .............. 101,838 101,838 

095 0605513N UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING CAPABILITIES .. 92,868 92,868 

096 0605514M GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE ............................................ 50,916 50,916 

097 0605516M LONG RANGE FIRES ........................................................................... 30,092 30,092 

098 0605518N CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS) ...................................... 903,927 903,927 

099 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP ............................................ 7,253 7,253 

100 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM .......... 3,504 3,504 

101 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP ......................... 1,395 1,395 

102 0304797N UNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML).28,563 28,563 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.7,465,005 8,084,005 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

103 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT ........................................................ 26,120 26,120 

104 0604038N MARITIME TARGETING CELL .......................................................... 43,301 43,301 

107 0604214M AV–8B AIRCRAFT—ENG DEV ........................................................... 5,320 5,320 

108 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... 5,120 5,120 

109 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT ..... 60,438 60,438 

111 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM .......................................................... 108,432 108,432 

112 0604231N COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................. 164,391 164,391 

113 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE ....................................................................... 301,384 301,384 

114 0604245M H–1 UPGRADES .................................................................................... 39,023 39,023 

115 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS .......................................................... 53,591 53,591 

116 0604262N V–22A ...................................................................................................... 109,431 109,431 

117 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................................ 29,330 29,330 

118 0604269N EA–18 ...................................................................................................... 223,266 200,966 

SLM delay ........................................................................................ [–22,300 ] 

119 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 189,750 189,750 

120 0604273M EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT ............................................... 51,366 51,366 

121 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) .............................................. 86,721 86,721 

122 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRS-NAVY) ........... 330,559 340,559 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

Network Tactical Common Data Link—Phased Array Antenna 

Qualification.

[10,000 ] 

123 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) INCREMENT II ................. 209,623 172,223 

Next Generation Jammer—Low Band ............................................ [–37,400 ] 

124 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING ...... 528,234 528,234 

125 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) ..................................................... 19,744 19,744 

126 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS .......................................... 468,297 468,297 

127 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM ................................................................................... 11,066 11,066 

128 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.41,419 41,419 

130 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS ........................................... 112,231 112,231 

131 0604503N SSN–688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION ................................... 97,953 97,953 

132 0604504N AIR CONTROL ....................................................................................... 84,458 84,458 

133 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS ................................................... 10,742 10,742 

134 0604518N COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER CONVERSION ........................ 10,621 10,621 

135 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM ............. 107,924 107,924 

136 0604530N ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG) ............................................ 9,142 9,142 

137 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN ............................................................................... 273,848 280,848 

Advanced Submarine Control / Precision Maneuvering Unit .......... [7,000 ] 

138 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM ................................ 71,982 71,982 

139 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE T&E .................................. 13,675 13,675 

140 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES ................................... 3,921 3,921 

141 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................ 79,411 79,411 

142 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT .................................. 137,265 137,265 

143 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ...... 8,810 8,810 

144 0604657M USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS— 

ENG DEV.

33,880 33,880 

145 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND HUMAN FACTORS.10,011 10,011 

146 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS .......................................... 1,516 1,516 

147 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL) ............................. 170,080 170,080 

148 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL) ............................ 74,214 79,214 

Navy Hypervelocity Projectile (HVP) ship integration ................... [5,000 ] 

149 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW) ...................... 165,599 165,599 

150 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING ...................................................... 23,810 23,810 

151 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ................................................................ 8,371 8,371 

152 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM ................................................................... 44,326 44,326 

155 0604850N SSN(X) .................................................................................................... 348,788 298,788 

Program delay .................................................................................. [–50,000 ] 

156 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......................... 15,218 15,218 

157 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......................... 325,004 317,504 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

Program increase ............................................................................. [2,500 ] 

158 0605024N ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ....................................... 3,317 3,317 

159 0605180N TACAMO MODERNIZATION ............................................................... 775,316 775,316 

160 0605212M CH–53K RDTE ....................................................................................... 86,093 86,093 

161 0605215N MISSION PLANNING ........................................................................... 115,390 115,390 

162 0605217N COMMON AVIONICS ............................................................................ 87,053 87,053 

163 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC) .............................................. 5,697 5,697 

164 0605285N NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER ........................................................ 453,828 363,828 

Program execution and deferment ................................................... [–90,000 ] 

166 0605414N UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA) ........................................ 214,919 214,919 

167 0605450M JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ..................................... 20,654 20,654 

168 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA) ............................ 39,096 39,096 

169 0605504N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA) INCREMENT III .................. 134,366 134,366 

170 0605516N LONG RANGE FIRES ........................................................................... 120,728 120,728 

171 0605611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.60,181 55,181 

Slow expenditure rate ....................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

172 0605813M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.10,748 10,748 

173 0204202N DDG–1000 ............................................................................................... 243,042 243,042 

174 0301377N COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS 

(CACW).

19,517 19,517 

175 0302315N NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT ............................. 8,324 8,324 

179 0304785N ISR & INFO OPERATIONS .................................................................. 188,392 188,392 

180 0306250M CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............... 7,581 7,581 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.7,942,968 7,752,768 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

181 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 25,823 25,823 

182 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................................... 17,224 17,224 

183 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ................................................................ 65,672 65,672 

184 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—NAVY ................................. 6,216 6,216 

185 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES .................................................... 43,648 43,648 

187 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES ......................................... 1,009 1,009 

188 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT .... 137,521 137,521 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

189 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................ 3,536 3,536 

190 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT ........................................ 152,176 152,176 

191 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ................................................ 477,823 477,823 

192 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY ............. 30,603 30,603 

193 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT 23,668 23,668 

194 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT .................. 6,390 6,390 

195 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT ................................. 32,700 32,700 

196 0605898N MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D .................................................................. 42,381 42,381 

197 0606295M MARINE AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND 

SUPPORT.

5,000 5,000 

198 0606355N WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT ....................................... 50,652 50,652 

199 0305327N INSIDER THREAT ............................................................................... 2,920 2,920 

200 0902498N MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS (DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES).2,234 2,234 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 1,127,196 1,127,196 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

203 0604840M F–35 C2D2 .............................................................................................. 480,759 432,759 

Program carryover ........................................................................... [–48,000 ] 

204 0604840N F–35 C2D2 .............................................................................................. 466,186 420,186 

Program carryover ........................................................................... [–46,000 ] 

205 0605520M MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS SYSTEMS ................. 74,119 88,519 

Counter UAS high powered microwave acceleration ........................ [14,400 ] 

206 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY (CEC) ..................... 142,552 142,552 

207 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT ...................... 403,494 413,494 

Outpost Uncrewed Surveillance System ........................................... [10,000 ] 

208 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM .................................. 61,012 61,012 

209 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................. 96,667 96,667 

210 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ........................................... 29,743 29,743 

211 0204136N F/A–18 SQUADRONS ............................................................................ 374,194 336,794 

SLM delay ........................................................................................ [–37,400 ] 

212 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT ............................................................................ 8,420 8,420 

213 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER 

(TMPC).

200,739 200,739 

214 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ....................................... 72,473 72,473 

215 0204313N SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS ........................ 1,428 1,428 

216 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS (DISPLACEMENT 

CRAFT).

2,238 2,238 

217 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) ....................... 51,346 45,946 

Slow expenditure rate ....................................................................... [–5,400 ] 

218 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............ 159,648 159,648 

219 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUPPORT .............. 139,164 139,164 

220 0205601N ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT ................................. 28,682 28,682 

221 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION ....................... 29,887 29,887 

222 0205632N MK–48 ADCAP ....................................................................................... 164,935 164,935 

223 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS .............................................................. 136,276 122,676 

Program carryover ........................................................................... [–13,600 ] 

224 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ............................... 167,098 167,098 

225 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ............................ 145,343 145,343 

226 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM 

(CAC2S).

18,332 18,332 

227 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.77,377 74,577 

Slow expenditure rate ....................................................................... [–2,800 ] 

228 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT ........................... 33,641 33,641 

229 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS 

(MIP).

37,372 37,372 

231 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES .................................................................. 31,359 31,359 

232 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) 29,638 29,638 

233 0208043N PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS) ........................ 3,559 3,559 

237 0303138N AFLOAT NETWORKS .......................................................................... 56,915 56,915 

238 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ......................... 35,339 35,339 

239 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES ........ 7,239 7,239 

242 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............ 45,550 45,550 

243 0305220N MQ–4C TRITON ..................................................................................... 14,402 14,402 

245 0305232M RQ–11 UAV ............................................................................................. 2,016 14,516

Maritimization of the Long-Range Tactical (LRT) SUAS ............. [12,500 ] 

247 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT ...................... 40,267 40,267 

248 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP) ........... 10,917 10,917 

250 0305421N MQ–4C TRITON MODERNIZATION .................................................. 444,042 444,042 

251 0307577N INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD) .......................................... 793 793 

252 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT ..................................... 10,927 10,927 

253 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) .................................................... 28,799 28,799 

254 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH) ........................................ 4,326 4,326 

254A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 2,235,339 2,235,339 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 6,604,552 6,488,252 

SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

255 0608013N RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION—SOFTWARE PILOT 

PROGRAM.

14,522 14,522 

256 0608231N MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL (MTC2)— 

SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.

10,289 10,289 

SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 

PILOT PROGRAMS.

24,811 24,811 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

EVALUATION, NAVY.

25,697,815 26,069,315 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................... 361,930 369,430 

Innovation of quantum materials ..................................................... [7,500 ] 

002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES .......................................... 143,372 143,372 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................................. 505,302 512,802 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

003 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH ..................... 85,477 85,477 

004 0602022F UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)— 

TACTICAL AUTONOMY.

8,225 8,225 

005 0602102F MATERIALS ........................................................................................... 142,336 134,836 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–7,500 ] 

006 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES ....................................... 5,235 5,235 

007 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH ........................ 138,204 138,204 

008 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION ................................................................ 339,477 341,977 

High mach turbine engine ............................................................... [2,500 ] 

009 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS ....................................................................... 193,029 193,029 

011 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT— MAJOR 

HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.

9,662 9,662 

012 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ........................................................... 138,497 138,497 

013 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ............................................... 114,962 117,462 

Program increase ............................................................................. [2,500 ] 

014 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS ............ 176,333 183,833 

Autonomy and AI research .............................................................. [2,500 ] 

Future Flag Testbed ........................................................................ [5,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................ 1,351,437 1,356,437 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

015 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY DEMOS .................... 248,506 238,506 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

016 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS ...................... 29,661 29,661 

017 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) .................. 12,558 12,558 

018 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS ................................................ 37,935 37,935 

019 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO ........................................ 102,529 105,029 

Reusable Hypersonic Rocket Engine Flight Demo .......................... [2,500 ] 

020 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY ........... 10,000 

Medium-Scale CCA Propulsion ........................................................ [10,000 ] 

021 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY .......................................... 36,445 36,445 

022 0603273F SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.91,885 91,885 

024 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.19,568 19,568 

025 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY .................................. 125,460 125,460 

026 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ........................................... 25,050 25,050 

027 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................... 34,730 37,230 

Additive manufacturing of super refractory alloys .......................... [2,500 ] 

028 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.26,172 21,172 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

029 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D ................. 27,762 27,762 

030 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) ................................ 2,012 2,012 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.820,273 820,273 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

032 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .............................. 3,820 3,820 

033 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY ................................... 24,799 24,799 

034 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................... 4,498 4,498 

035 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/VAL ............ 119,197 114,197 

Insufficient justification ................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

036 0604001F NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS ............................................................. 10,148 10,148 

037 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ABMS) .............. 743,842 743,842 

038 0604004F ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT ............................................ 562,337 562,337 

039 0604005F NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING ............... 68,124 68,124 

041 0604007F E–7 .......................................................................................................... 418,513 382,363 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

E–7—Slow Expenditure ................................................................... [–36,150 ] 

042 0604009F AFWERX PRIME ................................................................................... 20,580 30,580 

Program increase ............................................................................. [10,000 ] 

043 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE—BOMBER ................................................... 2,654,073 2,654,073 

044 0604025F RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER) ....... 75,051 75,051 

045 0604032F DIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPING .............................................. 3,712 3,712 

047 0604183F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING—HYPERSONIC ATTACK 

CRUISE MISSILE (HACM).

516,971 516,971 

049 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS ................................... 24,204 24,204 

050 0604288F SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (SAOC) ......... 1,687,500 1,447,500 

Late contract award ......................................................................... [–240,000 ] 

051 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ................................................................ 3,485 3,485 

052 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM 

(HDBTDS) PROGRAM.

154,417 144,417 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

053 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS ....................... 59,539 59,539 

055 0604609F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & CONCEPT MATURATION ........... 22,667 22,667 

056 0604668F JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS) .... 174,723 169,723 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

057 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D ................. 4,840 4,840 

058 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM ......................................................... 234,342 211,342 

Funding carryover ............................................................................ [–23,000 ] 

059 0604860F OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND INSTALLATION RESILIENCE ... 63,194 63,194 

060 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM .......................... 7,014 7,014 

061 0605164F AIR REFUELING CAPABILITY MODERNIZATION ....................... 13,661 13,661 

062 0606005F DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE ............................................ 9,800 14,600 

Software integration laboratory modernization ............................... [4,800 ] 

064 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE .......................................... 3,306,355 3,006,355 

Program delay .................................................................................. [–300,000 ] 

065 0207179F AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS ........................... 51,666 51,666 

066 0207420F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION ............................................................... 1,914 1,914 

067 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES .................. 18,733 18,733 

068 0207448F C2ISR TACTICAL DATA LINK ........................................................... 42,371 42,371 

069 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR (3DELRR) .......... 8,100 8,100 

070 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS (ABADS) ................................ 17,273 17,273 

071 0207606F JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT (JSE) .................................. 191,337 191,337 

072 0208030F WAR RESERVE MATERIEL—AMMUNITION .................................. 5,226 5,226 

073 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA) ................ 33,349 33,349 

074 0305601F MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS ............................................ 22,028 22,028 

077 0708051F RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION (RSM) ......................... 37,044 57,044 

CBM+ .............................................................................................. [20,000 ] 

078 0808736F SPECIAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY AND INVESTIGATION .... 3,006 3,006 

079 0808737F INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION .......................................... 5,364 5,364 

080 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM ........... 28,995 28,995 

081 1206415F U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

SUPPORT.

28,392 28,392 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.11,486,204 10,901,854 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

082 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS .......... 7,205 13,205 

RAACM ............................................................................................ [6,000 ] 

083 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS ........................ 217,662 217,662 

084 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT ....................................................... 70,823 70,823 

085 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 19,264 19,264 

086 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE ................................. 78,480 78,480 

087 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ................................................ 10,569 10,569 

088 0604336F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM 

(HDBTDS) PROTOTYPING.

39,079 39,079 

089 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ..................................... 7,157 7,157 

090 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS ................................................................................... 3,427 3,427 

091 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT ................................................................ 24,178 24,178 

092 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ................................................................. 25,502 25,502 

093 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ........................................................... 224,783 231,783 

Advanced Radar Threat System Development ................................ [7,000 ] 

094 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON ............................................... 623,491 623,491 

095 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION ......................................................... 10,408 10,408 

098 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT ......................................... 41,223 41,223 

100 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING .......................................................... 83,985 83,985 

102 0605238F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT EMD ....................... 3,721,024 3,721,024 

104 0207279F ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY AND RECOVERY ..... 10,020 10,020 

105 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON ............................................................ 375,528 375,528 

106 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING ............................................... 7,754 7,754 

111 0305155F THEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE & SECURITY SYSTEM.9,018 9,018 

113 0401221F KC–46A TANKER SQUADRONS ......................................................... 93,620 93,620 

114 0401319F VC–25B ................................................................................................... 433,943 325,943 

Program delay .................................................................................. [–108,000 ] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

115 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS .......................................................... 26,640 31,640 

Software Factories ........................................................................... [5,000 ] 

116 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS ............................................................. 4,960 10,060 

3D Interactive & Immersive Instruction .......................................... [5,100 ] 

117 1203176F COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER LOCATOR ....................................... 2,269 2,269 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.6,172,012 6,087,112 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

118 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 19,927 19,927 

119 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ................................................................ 74,228 131,228 

EGTTR Infrastructure Modernization ............................................ [12,000 ] 

Hypersonic Capability Acceleration ................................................. [30,000 ] 

Planning & Design ........................................................................... [15,000 ] 

120 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE ............................................................. 39,720 39,720 

122 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION ........................... 14,247 14,247 

123 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ................................................ 936,913 942,213 

Digital Test Facility Models ............................................................ [5,300 ] 

124 0605827F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG & COMBAT SYS ........................ 316,924 316,924 

125 0605828F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL REACH ............................................... 496,740 496,740 

126 0605829F ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & BUS SYS .................... 521,987 511,987 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

128 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY INTEGRATION ......................... 262,349 262,349 

129 0605832F ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED PRGM TECHNOLOGY ............... 69,319 69,319 

130 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS ....................................... 343,180 343,180 

131 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D .................................................................. 6,291 6,291 

132 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION—TEST 

AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.

94,828 124,828 

Program increase ............................................................................. [30,000 ] 

133 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.63,579 63,579 

134 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION ......................... 41,550 37,450 

Funding carryover ............................................................................ [–4,100 ] 

135 0606398F MANAGEMENT HQ—T&E ................................................................... 7,647 7,647 

137 0303255F COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTERS 

(C4)—STRATCOM.

19,607 31,607 

JEMSO dynamic spectrum sharing efforts ..................................... [1,000 ] 

NC3 STRATCOM ............................................................................ [10,000 ] 

STRATCOM UARC Priority Research ........................................... [1,000 ] 

138 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS) ............................... 104,133 89,133 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–15,000 ] 

139 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT .............................. 25,216 25,216 

140 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING ............................................................. 10 10 

141 0804776F ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING .......................................... 1,652 1,652 

143 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ......................................................... 4,590 4,590 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 3,464,637 3,539,837 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

144 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING .............. 39,667 39,667 

145 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE ................................. 22 22 

146 0604283F BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR DEVELOPMENT ............ 100,183 100,183 

147 0604445F WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE ........................................................... 21,443 21,443 

150 0604840F F–35 C2D2 .............................................................................................. 1,124,207 1,874,207 

Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATB) Aircraft ............................ [200,000 ] 

F–35 System Digital-Twin Models .................................................. [350,000 ] 

Mission Software Integration Laboratory (MSIL) .......................... [300,000 ] 

Program carryover ........................................................................... [–100,000 ] 

151 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS) .. 49,739 49,739 

152 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY ................. 65,792 65,792 

153 0605117F FOREIGN MATERIEL ACQUISITION AND EXPLOITATION ....... 94,188 94,188 

154 0605229F HH–60W .................................................................................................. 52,314 52,314 

155 0605278F HC/MC–130 RECAP RDT&E ................................................................ 24,934 24,934 

156 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION ............................................................................. 21,864 21,864 

157 0101113F B–52 SQUADRONS ............................................................................... 1,045,570 1,038,570 

VLF/LF excessive cost growth ........................................................ [–7,000 ] 

158 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) .................................... 542 542 

159 0101126F B–1B SQUADRONS ............................................................................... 17,939 17,939 

160 0101127F B–2 SQUADRONS ................................................................................. 41,212 41,212 

161 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS ................................................................ 62,550 62,550 

162 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ............... 13,690 13,690 

163 0101318F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—GLOBAL STRIKE ............. 7,330 7,330 

165 0101328F ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES .............................................................. 629,928 629,928 

168 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.852 852 

169 0102412F NORTH WARNING SYSTEM (NWS) .................................................. 103 103 

170 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR .............................. 383,575 383,575 

171 0202834F VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT—GENERAL ................. 6,097 6,097 

172 0205219F MQ–9 UAV .............................................................................................. 7,074 7,074 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

173 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC WARFARE ..................... 3,372 3,372 

176 0207133F F–16 SQUADRONS ................................................................................ 106,952 106,952 

177 0207134F F–15E SQUADRONS ............................................................................. 178,603 178,603 

178 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION ....................................... 16,182 16,182 

179 0207138F F–22A SQUADRONS ............................................................................. 768,561 730,161 

Program delay .................................................................................. [–38,400 ] 

180 0207142F F–35 SQUADRONS ................................................................................ 47,132 47,132 

181 0207146F F–15EX ................................................................................................... 56,228 56,228 

182 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES .................................................................. 34,932 34,932 

183 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) 53,593 53,593 

184 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE—PARARESCUE .................................................. 743 743 

185 0207238F E–11A ...................................................................................................... 64,127 55,332 

E–11A—Slow Expenditure .............................................................. [–8,795 ] 

186 0207247F AF TENCAP ........................................................................................... 50,263 50,263 

187 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT ......................... 12,723 12,723 

188 0207253F COMPASS CALL .................................................................................... 132,475 132,475 

189 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 68,743 68,743 

190 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM) ............ 183,532 183,532 

191 0207327F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) ..................................................... 29,910 29,910 

192 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) .................................. 71,442 64,302 

Funding carryover ............................................................................ [–7,140 ] 

193 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) ................................ 18,473 18,473 

195 0207418F AFSPECWAR—TACP ............................................................................ 2,206 2,206 

197 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES .................. 46,702 46,702 

198 0207438F THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM) C4I ............................ 4,873 4,873 

199 0207439F ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTEGRATED REPROGRAMMING 

(EWIR).

17,149 17,149 

200 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD .......................................... 12,171 12,171 

201 0207452F DCAPES .................................................................................................. 8,431 8,431 

202 0207521F AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS .......................................... 2,223 2,223 

203 0207573F NATIONAL TECHNICAL NUCLEAR FORENSICS .......................... 2,060 2,060 

204 0207590F SEEK EAGLE ........................................................................................ 34,985 34,985 

207 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES ................................. 4,847 4,847 

208 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING ............................................... 7,048 7,048 

209 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ........................................................ 92,566 92,566 

210 0208007F TACTICAL DECEPTION ...................................................................... 539 539 

212 0208087F DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE OPERATIONS ......................... 29,996 29,996 

213 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ............................... 113,218 113,218 

219 0208288F INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS ........................................................... 988 988 

220 0301025F GEOBASE ............................................................................................... 1,002 1,002 

222 0301113F CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT ............................. 18,141 18,141 

228 0301377F COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS 

(CACW).

1,668 1,668 

230 0301401F AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL ISR BATTLESPACE 

AWARENESS.

3,436 3,436 

231 0302015F E–4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC) ... 40,441 40,441 

232 0302315F NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT ............................. 15,180 15,180 

233 0303004F EIT CONNECT ...................................................................................... 32,960 32,960 

234 0303089F CYBERSPACE AND DODIN OPERATIONS ...................................... 9,776 9,776 

235 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).25,500 25,500 

236 0303133F HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS ............................................. 8,667 8,667 

237 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ......................... 94,424 94,424 

238 0303248F ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM ............................................... 82,927 82,927 

239 0303260F JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE .................................. 7,324 7,324 

240 0304100F STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM 

(SMPES).

69,441 69,441 

243 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE .................................................... 85,284 85,284 

244 0304310F COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ............................................. 4,719 14,719 

AI/ML mental health analytics for suicide prevention and response [10,000 ] 

247 0305015F C2 AIR OPERATIONS SUITE—C2 INFO SERVICES ...................... 13,524 13,524 

248 0305020F CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY .............. 1,836 1,836 

249 0305022F ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION DVMT (IMAD) ............... 22,909 22,909 

250 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM) ........................... 5,151 5,151 

251 0305103F CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ........................................................ 304 304 

252 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE ........................................................................... 31,372 31,372 

253 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LANDING SYSTEM 

(ATCALS).

15,143 15,143 

254 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS ............................................................................... 7,685 7,685 

257 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES ............................. 481 481 

258 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ........ 6,387 6,387 

259 0305158F TACTICAL TERMINAL ........................................................................ 1,002 1,002 

260 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) .................................. 16,006 16,006 

262 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ..................................... 84,363 84,363 

263 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ........................................ 16,323 16,323 

264 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............ 86,476 86,476 

265 0305220F RQ–4 UAV ............................................................................................... 9,516 9,516

266 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGETING ................. 8,952 8,952 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

267 0305238F NATO AGS .............................................................................................. 865 865 

268 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE ................................................... 30,932 30,932 

269 0305600F INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES.18,670 18,670 

271 0305984F PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL (PRC2) ................. 2,831 2,831 

272 0307577F INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD) .......................................... 3,658 3,658 

274 0401119F C–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) ........................................................ 33,003 33,003 

275 0401130F C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF) ............................................................................ 17,395 17,395 

276 0401132F C–130J PROGRAM ................................................................................ 34,423 34,423 

277 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM) .............. 7,768 7,768 

278 0401218F KC–135S .................................................................................................. 31,977 31,977 

279 0401318F CV–22 ...................................................................................................... 26,249 26,249 

280 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL ....................................... 9,421 9,421 

282 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT) .................... 11,895 11,895 

283 0801380F AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC-OT) ................................ 29,815 29,815 

284 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING ............................................................... 2,319 2,319 

285 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY ..................................... 2,320 2,320 

286 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM ........................................... 4,267 4,267 

287 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ...................................................... 3,163 3,163 

288 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY ........................... 18,937 17,037 

Funding carryover ............................................................................ [–1,900 ] 

289 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.5,634 5,634 

290 0901554F DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT SYS (DEAMS) ..... 57,689 57,689 

291A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 18,038,552 18,021,552 

Program justification review ............................................................ [–17,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 25,308,906 25,988,671 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

EVALUATION, AIR FORCE.

49,108,771 49,206,986 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601102SF DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................... 21,349 21,349 

002 0601103SF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES .......................................... 14,731 14,731 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................................. 36,080 36,080 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

004 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY ......................................................................... 244,964 234,964 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................ 244,964 234,964 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

005 1206310SF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.425,166 435,166 

Defense in Depth as Mission Assurance for Spacecraft Multilevel 

Security (DiDaMAS-MLS).

[10,000 ] 

006 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO ...... 138,270 148,270 

Space Assets for Rapid Materiel Delivery in Contested Logistics ... [10,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.563,436 583,436 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

007 0604002SF SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES RESEARCH ....................... 867 867 

008 1203010SF SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, DIGITAL SOLUTIONS ... 88,610 88,610 

009 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).300,025 300,025 

010 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS ................................................... 121,409 121,409 

011 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS ............................................................... 76,391 76,391 

012 1203955SF SPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & LOGISTICS (SAML) ....................... 20,000 20,000 

013 1206410SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING ... 1,701,685 1,701,685 

015 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE TRANSITIONS (SSPT) ................ 133,739 133,739 

016 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY ..................................................... 62,195 62,195 

017 1206458SF TECH TRANSITION (SPACE) ............................................................. 228,547 230,547 

Hybrid Space Architecture Pilot ...................................................... [2,000 ] 

018 1206730SF SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM .............................. 53,199 53,199 

019 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE (PTES) ........... 79,709 79,709 

020 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS) ........................................ 596,996 596,996 

021 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS) ........................................... 1,046,161 1,031,161 

Insufficient justification ................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

022 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE ........................................... 11,361 11,361 

023 1206862SF TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE ................................................. 30,052 30,052 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.4,550,946 4,537,946 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

024 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF) ....................................................... 244,752 244,752 

026 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ............................................................... 37,078 37,078 

027 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON .................................................... 49,207 49,207 

028 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS .................................. 483,605 483,605 

029 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) ......................................... 1,020 1,020 

032 1206440SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—GROUND .............................................................. 558,013 558,013 

033 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR ................................................................. 202,951 202,951 

034 1206443SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—GEO ...................................................................... 510,806 510,806 

035 1206444SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—POLAR ................................................................. 828,878 828,878 

036 1206445SF COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) INTEGRATION .............. 134,487 134,487 

037 1206446SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—LOW 

EARTH ORBIT (LEO).

1,730,821 1,730,821 

038 1206447SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO).846,349 846,349 

040 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)— 

EMD.

23,392 23,392 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.5,651,359 5,651,359 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

046 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE—SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS ....................... 274,424 274,424 

047 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER—MHA ............................... 12,867 12,867 

049 1206759SF MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT—SPACE ................................................ 229,665 229,665 

050 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) ........................ 20,134 20,134 

052 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) .......................................................... 30,279 30,279 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 567,369 567,369 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

055 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS (FAB-T) .................. 2,607 2,607 

056 1203040SF DCO-SPACE ........................................................................................... 104,088 104,088 

057 1203109SF NARROWBAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 228,435 228,435 

058 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) .................................. 98,572 98,572 

059 1203154SF LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS ............................................................. 244,121 244,121 

061 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER ......... 20,844 20,844 

062 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.48,900 48,900 

063 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) ........................................... 55,906 55,906 

065 1203330SF SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR ................................................................. 28,227 28,227 

067 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS ...................................... 12,024 12,024 

068 1203906SF NCMC—TW/AA SYSTEM ..................................................................... 25,656 25,656 

069 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) .......................................... 83,426 83,426 

070 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS ........................... 120,160 130,160 

Unified Data Library ....................................................................... [10,000 ] 

071 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.217,224 217,224 

075 1206770SF ENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES .................................................. 111,284 111,284 

076 1208053SF JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM .............................................. 6,937 6,937 

076A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 5,520,323 5,380,523 

Program reduction ........................................................................... [–139,800 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 6,928,734 6,798,934 

SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 

077 1208248SF SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/PLANNING/TASKING SW ............ 157,265 157,265 

SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 

PILOT PROGRAMS.

157,265 157,265 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 

EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE.

18,700,153 18,567,353 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH ................................................................... 15,311 11,311 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–4,000 ] 

002 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................... 303,830 303,830 

003 0601108D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES ........................ 16,518 16,518 

004 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES ...................................................... 77,132 62,132 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–15,000 ] 

005 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH SCIENCE ............. 99,048 111,048 

Program increase ............................................................................. [10,000 ] 

Ultra-rare pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors .......................... [2,000 ] 

006 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM ............................ 169,986 169,986 

007 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.99,792 124,792 

Program increase ............................................................................. [25,000 ] 

008 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM .................. 37,812 37,812 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................................. 819,429 837,429 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

009 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY .................................................. 19,373 19,373 

010 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ............................................................ 169,198 169,198 

011 0602128D8Z PROMOTION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES ............................ 3,191 3,191 

012 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ........................................ 38,515 38,515 

013 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM .......................... 47,528 47,528 

014 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES.51,555 51,555 

015 0602303E INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ................. 397,266 407,266 

Unexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing ........... [10,000 ] 

017 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM .................. 224,777 220,777 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–4,000 ] 

018 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH ......................................................... 17,652 15,152 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–2,500 ] 

020 0602675D8Z SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY ............. 5,456 5,456 

021 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY .................................................................. 117,935 117,935 

022 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY ............................ 337,772 337,772 

023 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY .......................................................... 573,265 573,265 

024 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH.174,955 164,955 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

025 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.11,310 11,310 

026 0602890D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH ................................................. 48,640 48,640 

027 0602891D8Z FSRM MODELLING ............................................................................. 1,897 1,897 

028 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 50,183 50,183 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................ 2,290,468 2,283,968 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

029 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................... 41,072 41,072 

030 0603021D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION CAPITAL ............................ 14,983 14,983 

031 0603121D8Z SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ............................................... 5,176 5,176 

032 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT .................. 76,639 154,139 

U.S.-Israel Anti-Tunneling Cooperation .......................................... [30,000 ] 

U.S.-Israel Joint R&D on Emerging Technologies .......................... [47,500 ] 

033 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING ................................................ 30,007 30,007 

034 0603142D8Z MISSION ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION (ME&I) ...................... 110,628 110,628 

035 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

418,044 368,044 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–50,000 ] 

037 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT ... 17,920 27,920 

Hypersonic Kill Vehicle Hardware-In-The-Loop ............................. [3,000 ] 

Kinetic, Non-Kinetic Resource Optimization ................................... [7,000 ] 

038 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH ..................................................................... 19,354 19,354 

039 0603183D8Z JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

&TRANSITION.

51,941 51,941 

040 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 19,826 19,826 

042 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ................................................ 269,700 281,700 

Longshot ........................................................................................... [12,000 ] 

043 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY ......................................... 225,457 225,457 

044 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS ................................................................ 30,594 28,594 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–2,000 ] 

045 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS .............. 56,390 51,390 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

046 0603330D8Z QUANTUM APPLICATION .................................................................. 69,290 69,290 

047 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU) .............................................. 109,614 124,614 

DIU electric boats ............................................................................ [5,000 ] 

DIU NAPP ...................................................................................... [5,000 ] 

Hypersonic air breathing rocket demo ............................................. [5,000 ] 

048 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ............................................................ 74,549 74,549 

049 0603379D8Z ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION ....................................... 26,053 26,053 

050 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.230,051 222,551 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–7,500 ] 

052 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................ 20,188 20,188 

053 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES ...................... 5,234 5,234 

055 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.190,557 168,057 

Integrated Silicon-Based Lasers—program increase ....................... [2,500 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–25,000 ] 

056 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................... 55,366 50,640 

Critical Materials Supply Chain Research ....................................... [5,274 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

057 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS 18,543 18,543 

058 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM ............. 58,838 54,838 

Prizes for development of technology for thermal destruction of 

perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

[1,000 ] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

059 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND 

SUPPORT.

137,246 132,246 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

060 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM .................................................... 2,684 2,684 

061 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES ............................... 257,844 257,844 

062 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ....... 336,542 336,542 

063 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY .......................... 886,511 886,511 

064 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................... 267,961 267,961 

066 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE ........................................ 16,982 16,982 

067 0603838D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION (DIA) .......................... 165,798 155,298 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–17,500 ] 

Support for suicide prevention and warfighter resiliency training .. [7,000 ] 

068 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 110,367 120,367 

MACH-TB ........................................................................................ [10,000 ] 

069 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ....................... 268,722 268,722 

070 0603945D8Z INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION INITIATIVES .............................. 125,680 105,680 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

071 0603950D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK ......................... 21,322 21,322 

072 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT ............. 167,279 167,279 

074 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........................ 197,767 131,617 

HSVTOL .......................................................................................... [–72,150 ] 

Next Generation ISR SOF Enhancement ....................................... [6,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.5,208,719 5,135,843 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

075 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY 

EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.

63,162 63,162 

076 0603600D8Z WALKOFF .............................................................................................. 149,704 149,704 

077 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION 

PROGRAM.

136,513 141,513 

Program increase ............................................................................. [5,000 ] 

078 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT.367,279 307,379 

Insufficient justification ................................................................... [–59,900 ] 

079 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.768,227 768,227 

080 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/ 

VAL.

304,374 304,374 

081 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS .................................... 209,002 209,002 

082 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS ............................................................ 609,406 609,406 

083 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA .............................................................. 495,570 495,570 

084 0603892C AEGIS BMD ........................................................................................... 649,255 738,455 

Guam Defense System—INDOPACOM UPL ................................. [89,200 ] 

085 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL, 

BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS (C2BMC).

569,662 569,662 

086 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.

47,723 47,723 

087 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS CENTER 

(MDIOC).

54,525 54,525 

088 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH ........................................................................ 27,900 27,900 

089 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX) ................................................. 197,339 197,339 

090 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS .............................................. 300,000 300,000 

091 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST ............................................ 367,491 367,491 

092 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS .................................... 604,708 622,108 

Advanced Target Front End Configuration 3 ................................. [3,000 ] 

Guam Defense System—INDOPACOM UPL ................................. [14,400 ] 

093 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE ....................................................................... 9,890 9,890 

094 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS 

TECHNOLOGY (5G).

139,427 139,427 

095 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM ............... 2,637 8,637 

Department of Defense Corrosion Policy and Oversight Office ...... [6,000 ] 

096 0604102C GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT ................................................... 415,794 492,294 

Guam Defense System—INDOPACOM UPL ................................. [76,500 ] 

099 0604125D8Z ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS AND PROTOTYPES.16,776 16,776 

Pele ................................................................................................... [3,000 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–3,000 ] 

100 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE .................................................................... 182,283 182,283 

101 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES .................................. 994,226 1,005,426 

Pele ................................................................................................... [16,200 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

102 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS .............................. 593,609 573,609 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

103 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM .................................................... 152,126 152,126 

104 0604331J RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM .................................................... 7,710 7,710 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

106 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED SYSTEM 

COMMON DEVELOPMENT.

2,527 2,527 

107 0604551BR CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM ............................................... 7,475 7,475 

108 0604555D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT—NON 

S&T.

53,705 63,205 

High Energy Laser Power Beaming ................................................ [7,000 ] 

Program increase ............................................................................. [2,500 ] 

110 0604682D8Z WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS 

(SSA).

3,559 3,559 

111 0604775D8Z DEFENSE RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM ................................... 10,020 10,020 

112 0604790D8Z RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER) ....... 53,149 53,149 

113 0604791D8Z MULTI-DOMAIN JOINT OPERATIONS (MDJO) ............................. 11,383 11,383 

114 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND 

INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.

29,706 29,706 

115 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR (LRDR) ........................ 100,882 100,882 

116 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS ................. 1,697,121 1,697,121 

117 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST.25,673 25,673 

118 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST ................................................................................ 135,019 136,219 

Guam Defense System—INDOPACOM UPL ................................. [1,200 ] 

119 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST ........................... 96,864 96,864 

120 0604880C LAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3) ............................................................ 22,220 22,220 

121 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST 40,006 40,006 

122 0604924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPE.2,931 2,931 

123 0202057C SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ................................................. 1,771 1,771 

124 0208059JCY CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES .................................................................... 35,700 35,700 

126 0208086JCY CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE) ..................................... 158,345 158,345 

127 0300206R ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS ............ 2,162 2,162 

128 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ........................................................ 1,831 1,831 

129 0305245D8Z INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION INVESTMENTS.51,784 51,784 

131 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT .......................... 52,715 62,715 

Program increase ............................................................................. [10,000 ] 

132 0901579D8Z OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL (OSC) ....................................... 132,640 132,640 

133 1206895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS .. 119,561 119,561 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.11,285,067 11,431,167 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

134 0604123D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 

(CDAO)—DEM/VAL ACTIVITIES.

371,833 356,833 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–15,000 ] 

135 0604133D8Z ALPHA–1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES .......................................... 53,307 53,307 

136 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY 

EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.

13,549 13,549 

137 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—EMD ..... 270,265 270,265 

138 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 

(JTIDS).

12,893 12,893 

139 0605000BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.14,841 14,841 

140 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......................... 4,709 4,709 

141 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE ...................... 9,526 9,526 

142 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM ......................................... 15,779 15,779 

143 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ................................... 7,564 7,564 

144 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)—FINANCIAL SYSTEM 31,916 31,916 

145 0605141BR MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 

(MARMS).

9,440 9,440 

146 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.9,485 9,485 

147 0605294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS .............................. 150,436 140,436 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

148 0605649D8Z ACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY (AI2) 12,804 12,804 

149 0605755D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE MODERNIZATION 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.

3,575 3,575 

150 0605772D8Z NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & COMMUNICATIONS ........... 3,849 3,849 

151 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 

(EEIM).

7,152 7,152 

152 0305310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ........ 13,151 13,151 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.1,016,074 991,074 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

154 0603829J JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION ..................................... 12,385 12,385 

155 0604122D8Z JADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION ACTIVITIES.222,945 222,945 

156 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) ............... 11,415 11,415 

157 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT ................... 9,690 9,690 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

158 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).782,643 782,643 

159 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS ............................................... 1,503 1,503 

160 0604944D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS, DOD .................................... 4,253 4,253 

161 0605001E MISSION SUPPORT .............................................................................. 113,007 113,007 

162 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC) 209,008 209,008 

163 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).72,005 72,005 

165 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING .................................................................. 24,669 24,669 

166 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—OSD ................................... 6,289 6,289 

167 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY ................................. 19,871 19,871 

168 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION 8,580 8,580 

169 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY).3,155 3,155 

170 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM .................. 79,263 79,263 

177 0605711D8Z CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS ............................................... 11,422 11,422 

178 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL 

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) ADMINISTRATION.

5,346 5,346 

179 0605797D8Z MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE ................................. 31,629 26,629 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

180 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS .............................................. 45,370 40,370 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

181 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC) ........... 66,247 66,247 

182 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND 

EVALUATION.

26,935 24,935 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–2,000 ] 

183 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION .................................... 37,233 37,233 

184 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D .................................................................. 14,577 14,577 

185 0605998KA MANAGEMENT HQ—DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 

CENTER (DTIC).

3,505 3,505 

186 0606005D8Z SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ......................................................................... 18,263 18,263 

187 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS ...................................... 14,272 14,272 

188 0606114D8Z ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG) SUPPORT ............................ 2,814 2,814 

189 0606135D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 

(CDAO) ACTIVITIES.

9,262 9,262 

190 0606225D8Z ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE ANALYSIS ...................... 3,403 3,403 

191 0606300D8Z DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD ............................................................. 6,536 4,536 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–2,000 ] 

192 0606301D8Z AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES .............................................. 1,885 1,885 

193 0606771D8Z CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY POLICY ................ 40,401 40,401 

194 0606774D8Z DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS ......................................... 27,054 27,054 

195 0606775D8Z JOINT PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL (JPAC) ................... 5,010 5,010 

196 0606853BR MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT .... 12,115 12,115 

197 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY INITIATIVE (DOSI) ........... 3,151 3,151 

198 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT .......................................... 7,433 7,433 

199 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY ................................................................... 65,144 65,144 

202 0305172K COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS ........................................ 23,311 23,311 

204 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............ 2,988 2,988 

205 0305248J JOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF DATA OFFICER 

(OCDO) ACTIVITIES.

12,700 12,700 

206 0804768J COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)—NON-MHA.166,021 166,021 

207 0808709SE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE 

(DEOMI).

315 315 

208 0808737SE INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION .......................................... 5,096 5,096 

209 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ—MDA .................................................................. 29,033 29,033 

210 0903235K JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP) ................................................... 2,244 2,244 

210A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 37,738 37,738 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 2,319,134 2,305,134 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

211 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS 

TECHNOLOGY (5G).

12,424 12,424 

213 0607162D8Z CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ELIMINATION 

TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT.

4,254 8,254 

Development of a fully integrated transportable high-pressure 

waterjet system for the demilitarization of chemical and biological weapons.

[4,000 ] 

214 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT 1,099,243 1,109,743 

Feasibility study by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy on domestic refining of deep sea critical mineral intermediates for national security.

[2,000 ] 

Radar and Avionics Repair and Sustainment Facilities .................. [6,000 ] 

Resilient Manufacturing Ecosystem—program increase ................. [2,500 ] 

215 0607310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION MODERNIZATION ............................ 11,309 11,309 

216 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).

8,654 8,654 
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2025 Request 

House Authorized 

217 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL 

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).

84,098 84,098 

218 0607757D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE MODERNIZATION 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.

1,668 1,668 

219 0208085JCY ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS ................................... 154,375 154,375 

220 0208097JCY CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER C2) ........................... 96,932 96,932 

221 0208099JCY DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP) ...................................... 106,053 106,053 

225 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.12,843 12,843 

226 0302609V COUNTERING THREATS AUTOMATED PLATFORM ................... 6,057 6,057 

227 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS—DCS .......................................... 51,214 51,214 

228 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).4,985 4,985 

230 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ......................... 31,127 31,127 

232 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ......................... 31,414 31,414 

234 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION ......................................... 24,991 24,991 

235 0303171K JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION SERVICES ......................... 3,304 3,304 

236 0303228K JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS) .............................. 2,371 2,371 

242 0305104D8Z DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB) CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.15,524 15,524 

248 0305146V DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ........ 1,800 1,800 

249 0305172D8Z COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS ........................................ 42,355 42,355 

252 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS ................................................................... 6,220 6,220 

253 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY ................................................................................ 20,620 20,620 

255 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............ 5,854 5,854 

263 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM 1,867 1,867 

270 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT .......................... 479,672 479,672 

271 0307609V NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (NISS) ............... 38,761 38,761 

275 0708012K LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .................................................. 1,406 1,406 

276 0708012S PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS ......................................................... 1,861 1,861 

277 0708047S DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM .................... 3,004 3,004 

279 1105219BB MQ–9 UAV .............................................................................................. 34,851 34,851 

281 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS ........................................................................... 263,712 257,548 

AC/MC–130J Mission Systems and MC–130J Modiciations .......... [–1,964 ] 

FARA cancellation ........................................................................... [–4,200 ] 

282 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ................................. 81,648 78,202 

MTUAS Slow Expenditure .............................................................. [–3,446 ] 

283 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................... 206,307 206,307 

284 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 245,882 237,052 

NGTC ............................................................................................... [–3,559 ] 

SOMPE ............................................................................................ [–5,271 ] 

285 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS .......................................................................... 539 539 

286 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR ................................................................................... 31,578 31,578 

287 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES ................................................................ 9,025 9,025 

288 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS .......................................................................... 210,787 210,787 

289 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE .................... 17,233 17,233 

290A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 8,686,427 8,658,419 

Program reduction ........................................................................... [–28,008 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 12,154,249 12,122,301 

SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 

292 0608648D8Z ACQUISITION VISIBILITY—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM ....... 17,907 17,907 

293 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM .............................. 31,619 31,619 

294 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT .......................... 85,168 85,168 

SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 

PILOT PROGRAMS.

134,694 134,694 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE.

35,227,834 35,241,610 

OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION ...................................... 136,226 136,226 

002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION .............................................. 109,561 109,561 

003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES .................... 102,922 102,922 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 348,709 348,709 

TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, 

DEFENSE.

348,709 348,709 

TOTAL RDT&E ...................................................................... 143,156,590 143,553,529 
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2 MAINTENANCE 

3 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ................................................................... 3,536,069 3,709,469 

INDOPACOM Campaigning ................................................. [173,400 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................... 216,575 216,575 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ................................................ 829,985 829,985 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ...................................................... 2,570,467 2,570,467 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............................. 1,185,211 1,110,211 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–75,000 ] 

060 AVIATION ASSETS .................................................................... 1,955,482 1,915,482 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–40,000 ] 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................... 7,150,264 7,025,264 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–125,000 ] 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................. 533,892 508,892 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–25,000 ] 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................... 1,220,407 1,220,407 

100 MEDICAL READINESS ............................................................. 931,137 931,137 

110 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................... 10,482,544 10,497,544 

Program increase ................................................................... [15,000 ] 

120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 5,231,918 5,362,715 

Quality of Life Initiatives ...................................................... [130,797 ] 

130 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ... 309,674 309,674 

140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ....................................................... 303,660 303,660 

150 RESET .......................................................................................... 319,873 319,873 

160 US AFRICA COMMAND ............................................................. 430,724 430,724 

170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND ...................................................... 326,399 326,399 

180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND ...................................................... 255,639 255,639 

190 US FORCES KOREA .................................................................. 71,826 71,826 

200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 422,561 422,561 

210 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY .................. 597,021 602,021 

Certified remote access .......................................................... [5,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 38,881,328 38,940,525 

MOBILIZATION 

230 STRATEGIC MOBILITY ............................................................ 567,351 567,351 

240 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS .......................................... 405,747 405,747 

250 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS .............................................. 4,298 4,298 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................... 977,396 977,396 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

260 OFFICER ACQUISITION ........................................................... 200,754 200,754 

270 RECRUIT TRAINING ................................................................. 72,829 72,829 

280 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING ............................................. 92,762 92,762 

290 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS .............. 557,478 557,478 

300 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................... 1,064,113 1,064,113 

310 FLIGHT TRAINING ................................................................... 1,418,987 1,418,987 

320 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................. 214,497 214,497 

330 TRAINING SUPPORT ................................................................ 633,316 633,316 

340 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 785,440 785,440 

350 EXAMINING ................................................................................ 205,072 205,072 

360 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ........................ 245,880 245,880 

370 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ............................... 246,460 246,460 

380 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS ................ 206,700 206,700 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 5,944,288 5,944,288 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

400 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................... 785,233 760,233 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–25,000 ] 

410 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES ............................................. 926,136 926,136 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

420 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .......................................... 738,637 738,637 

430 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT ................................................ 411,213 411,213 

440 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 515,501 501,601 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–14,900 ] 

Servicewomen’s Commemorative Partnerships ...................... [1,000 ] 

450 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ....................................... 2,167,183 2,137,183 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–30,000 ] 

460 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ................................................... 375,963 375,963 

470 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ............................................. 943,764 893,764 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–50,000 ] 

480 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT .................................................... 2,402,405 2,352,405 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–50,000 ] 

490 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 204,652 204,652 

500 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ............................................... 305,340 305,340 

510 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS ..... 487,742 487,742 

520 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT ..................................................................................... 41,068 41,068 

530 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS ................. 633,982 633,982 

540 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS ................................. 34,429 34,429 

590A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 2,376,219 2,376,219 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 13,349,467 13,180,567 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY ........................................................................... 59,152,479 59,042,776 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................... 14,098 14,098 

020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ................................................ 655,868 655,868 

030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ...................................................... 136,625 136,625 

040 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............................. 696,146 696,146 

050 AVIATION ASSETS .................................................................... 129,581 129,581 

060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................... 404,585 404,585 

070 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................. 42,942 42,942 

080 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................... 49,973 49,973 

090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................... 578,327 578,327 

100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 474,365 474,365 

110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ... 26,680 26,680 

120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 2,241 2,241 

130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY .................. 18,598 18,598 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 3,230,029 3,230,029 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................... 17,092 17,092 

150 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 19,106 19,106 

160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ....................................... 6,727 6,727 

170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ................................................... 7,477 7,477 

180 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ............................................. 80,346 80,346 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 130,748 130,748 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY RESERVE ..................................................... 3,360,777 3,360,777 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ................................................................... 886,229 891,229 

Training Exercise Support—Northern Strike ....................... [5,000 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................... 200,417 200,417 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ................................................ 861,685 861,685 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ...................................................... 86,356 86,356 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............................. 345,720 345,720 

060 AVIATION ASSETS .................................................................... 1,150,777 1,150,777 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................... 737,884 737,884 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................. 34,262 34,262 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................... 221,401 221,401 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................... 1,247,797 1,247,797 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 1,147,554 1,147,554 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ... 1,322,621 1,322,621 

130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 5,287 5,287 

140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY .................. 20,869 20,869 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 8,268,859 8,273,859 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................... 7,849 7,849 

160 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 49,304 49,304 

170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ....................................... 18,585 18,585 

190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ............................................. 297,594 297,594 

200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ............................................... 3,954 3,954 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 377,286 377,286 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD .................................. 8,646,145 8,651,145 

COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA 

TRAIN AND EQUIP 

COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) 

010 IRAQ ............................................................................................. 380,758 380,758 

020 SYRIA ........................................................................................... 147,941 147,941 

SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND 

EQUIP FUND (CTEF) ................................................ 528,699 528,699 

TOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ 

AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP ...................... 528,699 528,699 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS .................... 6,876,414 6,751,414 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–125,000 ] 

020 FLEET AIR TRAINING ............................................................. 2,980,271 2,855,271 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–125,000 ] 

050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT .......................................................... 1,444,564 1,444,564 

060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................... 1,747,475 1,747,475 

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS .............................................................. 2,020,926 2,005,926 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–15,000 ] 

090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ......................... 7,561,665 7,571,665 

Automated Inspections Technology Pilot Program ............... [10,000 ] 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ........................ 1,576,167 1,576,167 

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................. 12,121,320 12,121,320 

120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................. 2,722,849 2,722,849 

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE ........................................................................................ 1,845,351 1,845,351 

140 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE .............................. 429,851 429,851 

150 WARFARE TACTICS .................................................................. 1,030,531 1,030,531 

160 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 462,111 462,111 

170 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ................................................... 2,430,990 2,430,990 

180 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS 

SUPPORT ................................................................................. 49,520 49,520 

200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS ............ 93,949 93,949 

210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 395,278 603,778 

INDOPACOM Campaigning ................................................. [53,000 ] 

INDOPACOM Mission Network—INDOPACOM UPL ....... [106,500 ] 

Joint Training Team—INDOPACOM UPL ......................... [49,000 ] 

220 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 577,882 562,882 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–15,000 ] 

230 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE ................................................... 1,866,966 1,866,966 

240 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE ...................................................... 1,596,682 1,596,682 

250 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT ................................. 785,511 770,511 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–15,000 ] 

260 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ................................................. 1,824,127 1,809,127 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–15,000 ] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

270 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 4,654,449 4,821,949 

Department of the Navy Unfunded Priorities ....................... [50,000 ] 

Quality of Life Initiatives ...................................................... [117,500 ] 

280 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ................................................. 6,324,454 6,333,454 

Program increase ................................................................... [9,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 63,419,303 63,504,303 

MOBILIZATION 

290 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE ................................... 463,722 463,722 

300 READY RESERVE FORCE ........................................................ 780,558 780,558 

310 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ................................... 1,030,030 1,030,030 

320 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS ............. 173,200 173,200 

330 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ........................................................ 21,800 21,800 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................... 2,469,310 2,469,310 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

340 OFFICER ACQUISITION ........................................................... 206,282 206,282 

350 RECRUIT TRAINING ................................................................. 18,748 23,048 

Sea Cadets ............................................................................. [4,300 ] 

360 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS .............................. 169,044 169,044 

370 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................... 1,236,735 1,236,735 

380 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................. 357,317 357,317 

390 TRAINING SUPPORT ................................................................ 434,173 434,173 

400 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 281,107 281,107 

410 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ........................ 77,223 77,223 

420 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ............................... 73,510 73,510 

430 JUNIOR ROTC ............................................................................ 59,649 59,649 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 2,913,788 2,918,088 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

440 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 1,453,465 1,378,965 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–74,500 ] 

450 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 252,723 252,723 

460 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 729,351 729,351 

470 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES .............................................................. 324,055 289,055 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–35,000 ] 

480 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT ..................................................................................... 69,348 69,348 

490 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................... 275,379 275,379 

510 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT .. 609,648 607,148 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–2,500 ] 

520 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT .................... 869,350 829,350 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–40,000 ] 

530 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES ...................... 980,857 980,857 

810A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 656,005 656,005 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 6,220,181 6,068,181 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY ........................................................................... 75,022,582 74,959,882 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES .......................................................... 1,848,218 1,865,218 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–30,000 ] 

INDOPACOM Campaigning ................................................. [47,000 ] 

020 FIELD LOGISTICS ..................................................................... 1,990,769 1,988,769 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–2,000 ] 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ........................................................... 241,350 241,350 

040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING ................................................ 176,356 176,356 

060 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 271,819 271,819 

070 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ....... 1,304,957 1,863,437 

Barracks 2030 ....................................................................... [230,480 ] 

Quality of Life Initiatives ...................................................... [35,000 ] 

USMC Enterprise-Wide Facilities Modernization ................. [293,000 ] 

080 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ................................................. 3,035,867 3,160,867 
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Request 

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Barracks 2030 ....................................................................... [119,000 ] 

Program increase ................................................................... [6,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 8,869,336 9,567,816 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

090 RECRUIT TRAINING ................................................................. 26,610 26,610 

100 OFFICER ACQUISITION ........................................................... 1,418 1,418 

110 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................... 128,502 128,502 

120 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................. 63,208 63,208 

130 TRAINING SUPPORT ................................................................ 553,166 553,166 

140 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 237,077 237,077 

150 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ........................ 50,000 50,000 

160 JUNIOR ROTC ............................................................................ 30,276 30,276 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 1,090,257 1,090,257 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................... 96,528 96,528 

190 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 442,037 432,537 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–9,500 ] 

310A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 64,646 64,646 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 603,211 593,711 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

MARINE CORPS ..................................................... 10,562,804 11,251,784 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS .................... 708,701 708,701 

030 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT .......................................................... 10,250 10,250 

040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................... 148,292 148,292 

060 AVIATION LOGISTICS .............................................................. 33,200 33,200 

070 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .................................................. 21,211 21,211 

080 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ................................................... 199,551 199,551 

090 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 291 291 

100 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ................................................. 33,027 33,027 

110 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 50,200 50,200 

120 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ................................................. 119,124 119,124 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 1,323,847 1,323,847 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

130 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 2,067 2,067 

140 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 13,575 13,575 

150 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .................. 2,173 2,173 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 17,815 17,815 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY RESERVE ...................................................... 1,341,662 1,341,662 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATING FORCES ............................................................... 132,907 132,907 

020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ........................................................... 22,073 22,073 

030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 47,677 47,677 

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ................................................. 122,734 122,734 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 325,391 325,391 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

050 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 12,689 12,689 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 12,689 12,689 
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Request 

House Authorized 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

MARINE CORPS RESERVE ................................ 338,080 338,080 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ................................................... 910,849 1,026,849 

INDOPACOM Campaigning ................................................. [48,000 ] 

Restore KC135 ...................................................................... [68,000 ] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES ...................................... 2,631,887 2,641,887 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–10,000 ] 

INDOPACOM Campaigning ................................................. [20,000 ] 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) 1,526,855 1,451,855 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–75,000 ] 

040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ............ 4,862,731 4,762,731 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–100,000 ] 

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 4,413,268 4,520,768 

Quality of Life Initiatives ...................................................... [107,500 ] 

060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT ................................................ 245,330 245,330 

070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 10,100,030 10,121,530 

INDOPACOM Campaigning ................................................. [21,500 ] 

080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM ....................................................... 7,010,770 6,860,770 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–150,000 ] 

090 BASE SUPPORT ......................................................................... 11,449,394 11,464,394 

Program increase ................................................................... [15,000 ] 

100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING .................................... 1,294,815 1,294,815 

110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ................................ 1,840,433 1,840,433 

120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 874,283 864,283 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

140 MEDICAL READINESS ............................................................. 567,561 567,561 

160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD ........................................................... 212,311 212,311 

170 US STRATCOM ........................................................................... 524,159 524,159 

190 US CENTCOM ............................................................................. 333,250 333,250 

200 US SOCOM ................................................................................... 28,431 28,431 

210 US TRANSCOM ........................................................................... 681 681 

220 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT ............................ 1,466 1,466 

230 USSPACECOM ............................................................................. 418,153 418,153 

240A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 1,848,981 1,848,981 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 51,095,638 51,030,638 

MOBILIZATION 

250 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ............................................................. 3,502,648 3,502,648 

260 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS .......................................... 260,168 260,168 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................... 3,762,816 3,762,816 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

270 OFFICER ACQUISITION ........................................................... 219,822 219,822 

280 RECRUIT TRAINING ................................................................. 28,133 28,133 

290 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) ............... 129,859 129,859 

300 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................... 624,525 624,525 

310 FLIGHT TRAINING ................................................................... 882,998 847,998 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–35,000 ] 

320 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................. 322,278 322,278 

330 TRAINING SUPPORT ................................................................ 192,028 193,028 

Training Exercise Support—Northern Strike ....................... [1,000 ] 

340 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 216,939 216,939 

350 EXAMINING ................................................................................ 7,913 7,913 

360 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ........................ 255,673 255,673 

370 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ............................... 361,897 361,897 

380 JUNIOR ROTC ............................................................................ 74,682 75,682 

Program increase ................................................................... [1,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 3,316,747 3,283,747 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

390 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ........................................................ 1,212,268 1,206,268 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–6,000 ] 

400 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ..................................... 175,511 175,511 

410 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 1,381,555 1,231,555 
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Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

Historical underexecution ...................................................... [–100,000 ] 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–50,000 ] 

420 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ....................................... 34,913 34,913 

430 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................... 1,933,264 1,933,264 

440 CIVIL AIR PATROL .................................................................... 31,520 31,520 

460 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT ..................................................................................... 51,756 51,756 

480 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ................................................... 93,490 93,490 

480A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 1,528,256 1,528,256 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 6,442,533 6,286,533 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

AIR FORCE ............................................................... 64,617,734 64,363,734 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING .......................................... 694,469 694,469 

020 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS .............................................. 373,584 373,584 

030 SPACE OPERATIONS ................................................................ 936,956 936,956 

040 EDUCATION & TRAINING ........................................................ 235,459 235,459 

060 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ........................................................... 80,571 80,571 

070 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 488,709 523,709 

Quality of Life Initiatives ...................................................... [35,000 ] 

080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT ......... 1,346,611 1,346,611 

090 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS ...................................................... 238,717 238,717 

100 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 139,983 139,983 

100A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 537,908 537,908 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 5,072,967 5,107,967 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

110 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ........................................................ 35,313 35,313 

120 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 183,992 183,992 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 219,305 219,305 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

SPACE FORCE ......................................................... 5,292,272 5,327,272 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ................................................... 1,958,968 1,958,968 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ......................................... 177,080 177,080 

030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ............ 597,172 597,172 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 123,394 123,394 

050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 601,302 601,302 

060 BASE SUPPORT ......................................................................... 585,943 585,943 

070 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 2,331 2,331 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 4,046,190 4,046,190 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

080 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 92,732 92,732 

090 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 10,855 10,855 

100 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC) ............ 17,188 17,188 

110 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP) .................... 6,304 6,304 

120 AUDIOVISUAL ............................................................................ 527 527 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 127,606 127,606 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

AIR FORCE RESERVE ......................................... 4,173,796 4,173,796 

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Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ......................................................... 2,626,498 2,626,498 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ......................................... 649,621 649,621 

030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ............ 1,004,771 1,004,771 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 458,917 458,917 

050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 1,353,383 1,353,383 

060 BASE SUPPORT ......................................................................... 1,119,429 1,119,429 

070 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT ................................................ 14,291 14,291 

080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 57,162 57,162 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 7,284,072 7,284,072 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

090 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 71,454 71,454 

100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 48,245 48,245 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 119,699 119,699 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD ...................................... 7,403,771 7,403,771 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSEWIDE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ....................................................... 461,772 438,683 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–23,089 ] 

020 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—JTEEP ...................................... 696,446 696,446 

030 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—CYBER ...................................... 9,100 9,100 

040 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—MISO ........ 253,176 253,176 

050 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 2,082,777 2,082,777 

060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE ......... 1,197,289 1,191,289 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–6,000 ] 

070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/ 

OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ...................................... 203,622 203,622 

080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES .. 3,410,271 3,412,271 

Preservation of the Force, Muscle Activation Technique 

(MAT Program) ................................................................. [2,000 ] 

090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .................................................................................. 51,263 51,263 

100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE ........ 1,266,217 1,266,217 

110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 1,453,809 1,453,809 

120 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ................................................... 1,361,360 1,361,360 

130 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS ........................................... 344,376 344,376 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 12,791,478 12,764,389 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

140 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY ................................ 184,963 184,963 

150 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ....................................................... 132,101 134,601 

Formerly Used Defense Sites ................................................ [2,500 ] 

160 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................................................. 31,806 31,806 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 348,870 351,370 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

170 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS .................................................. 140,375 275,375 

National Guard Youth Challenge .......................................... [90,000 ] 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

STARBASE ........................................................................... [50,000 ] 

180 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY—CYBER .............. 4,961 4,961 

190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ............................... 673,621 673,621 

200 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ................ 1,543,134 1,512,271 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–30,863 ] 

210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY—CYBER 42,541 42,541 

220 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 

AGENCY ................................................................................... 952,464 922,464 
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Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–30,000 ] 

240 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 

AGENCY—CYBER .................................................................. 9,794 9,794 

250 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY—CYBER ....... 39,781 39,781 

260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY ........................ 1,104,152 1,095,952 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–8,200 ] 

290 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ................... 2,614,041 2,594,041 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY—CYBER .. 504,896 504,896 

310 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ................................ 207,918 176,730 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–31,188 ] 

320 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ............................................. 412,257 391,644 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–20,613 ] 

330 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ................................................... 244,689 244,689 

340 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE .................................................. 188,022 188,022 

350 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY ................. 2,889,957 2,389,957 

Reallocation to INDOPACOM unfunded priorities ............... [–500,000 ] 

360 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 42,380 42,380 

370 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY ......................... 858,476 808,476 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–50,000 ] 

390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY—CYBER ........ 72,952 72,952 

400 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY ..... 3,559,288 3,629,288 

Impact Aid ............................................................................. [50,000 ] 

Impact Aid Students with Disabilities ................................... [20,000 ] 

410 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY .................................................. 605,766 605,766 

420 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION ............................................................................ 117,081 117,081 

460 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—CYBER .... 99,583 99,583 

470 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ..................... 2,980,715 2,543,067 

1260H List Implementation .................................................. [5,000 ] 

Chief Talent Management Office ........................................... [10,000 ] 

Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program [5,000 ] 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–472,648 ] 

Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative .............. [10,000 ] 

Troops to Teachers ................................................................ [5,000 ] 

480 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ....................... 496,512 440,416 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–56,096 ] 

480A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 20,630,146 20,618,264 

Classified decrease ................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

Classified increase .................................................................. [10,000 ] 

Program reduction ................................................................. [–11,882 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 41,035,502 40,044,013 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

490 UNDISTRIBUTED ...................................................................... –624,391 

Foreign currency fluctuations ................................................ [–624,391 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................. –624,391 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

DEFENSE-WIDE ...................................................... 54,175,850 52,535,382 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 

ARMED FORCES 

ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES 

010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, 

DEFENSE ................................................................................ 21,035 21,035 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 21,035 21,035 

TOTAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES ................ 21,035 21,035 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION 

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND 

ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD ..................................................... 56,176 56,176 

SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ................................................................ 56,176 56,176 
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Line Item FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

FUND ........................................................................... 56,176 56,176 

OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND 

CIVIC AID 

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 

010 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID 115,335 115,335 

SUBTOTAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ....... 115,335 115,335 

TOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID ...................................... 115,335 115,335 

COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 

010 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ................................. 350,116 350,116 

SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ................................................................................ 350,116 350,116 

TOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT ...................................................... 350,116 350,116 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY .......................... 268,069 268,069 

SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ........ 268,069 268,069 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

ARMY ........................................................................... 268,069 268,069 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY ........................... 343,591 343,591 

SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ......... 343,591 343,591 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

NAVY ........................................................................... 343,591 343,591 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

100 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE ................ 320,256 320,256 

SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 

FORCE ............................................................................ 320,256 320,256 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

AIR FORCE ............................................................... 320,256 320,256 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

120 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ................... 8,800 8,800 

SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE ..................................... 8,800 8,800 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

DEFENSE ................................................................... 8,800 8,800 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY 

USED DEFENSE SITES 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

140 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED 

SITES ........................................................................................ 234,475 234,475 

SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE ..................................... 234,475 234,475 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES .............. 234,475 234,475 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ........... 296,334,504 294,996,613 
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2 PERSONNEL 

3 SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2025 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

Military Personnel .............................................................. 170,834,234 174,664,234 

BAH Absorption Restoration ..................................... [1,270,000 ] 

Junior enlisted pay increase ....................................... [3,260,000 ] 

Military personnel historical underexecution ............. [–700,000 ] 

MERHCF ................................................................................. 11,046,305 11,046,305 

4 TITLE XLV—OTHER 

5 AUTHORIZATIONS 

6 SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2025 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND ....................................................... 21,776 21,776 

ARMY ARSENALS INITIATIVE 

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT—ARMY ............................................. 1,828 1,828 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ......... 23,604 23,604 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY 

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, NAVY 

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTERS ................................ 30,000 30,000 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY ......... 30,000 30,000 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 

TRANSPORTATION 

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS .................................................... 86,874 86,874 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR 

FORCE ............................................................................. 86,874 86,874 

NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION 

FUND 

DEFENSE STOCKPILE .............................................................. 7,629 7,629 

TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 

TRANSACTION FUND ............................................... 7,629 7,629 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 

DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES ....... 3 3 

ENERGY MANAGEMENT—DEF ............................................... 2,253 2,253 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSEWIDE ................................................................................. 2,256 2,256 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA .......................................... 1,570,187 1,570,187 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE 

COMMISSARY AGENCY ............................................ 1,570,187 1,570,187 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2025 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 

MPF MLP ...................................................................................... 200,000 

New Sealift funding ....................................................... [200,000 ] 

TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 200,000 

CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE 

CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—O&M ......................................... 20,745 20,745 

CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—RDT&E .................................... 754,762 754,762 

TOTAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS 

DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE ...................................... 775,507 775,507 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE 

COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT ........................................... 339,292 359,292 

Counter Strategic Competitors in the Western Hemisphere ........................................................................... [15,000 ] 

Global Trader in the Office of Naval Intelligence Maritime Intelligence Support ............................................ [5,000 ] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................................................... 314,410 314,410 

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM .............................. 135,567 139,567 

Young Marines ............................................................... [4,000 ] 

NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM ................ 106,043 106,043 

NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS ................. 6,167 6,167 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION AND 

COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ........ 901,479 925,479 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—O&M .................. 542,107 542,107 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—CYBER ............. 1,988 1,988 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—RDT&E ............. 1,900 1,900 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—PROCUREMENT ......................................................................................... 1,336 1,336 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ................................................................................. 547,331 547,331 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

IN-HOUSE CARE ......................................................................... 10,766,432 10,766,432 

PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ........................................................... 20,599,128 20,599,128 

CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ..................................... 2,048,030 2,048,030 

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ............................................... 2,469,204 2,469,204 

MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 341,254 341,254 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................... 371,817 371,817 

BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS ............................... 2,306,692 2,306,692 

R&D RESEARCH .......................................................................... 41,476 46,476 

Next Generation Blood Products and Platelet Development and Platelet Hemostatic Products ..................... [5,000 ] 

R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 188,564 188,564 

R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 328,825 328,825 

R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION .................................... 175,518 175,518 

R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT .................................... 130,931 130,931 

R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ...................................... 88,425 88,425 

R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT .................................... 18,697 18,697 

PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING .................................................... 23,449 23,449 

PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION ......................... 243,184 243,184 

PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION 

SYSTEM ..................................................................................... 30,129 30,129 

PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM—DESKTOP TO 

DATACENTER .......................................................................... 75,536 75,536 

PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION ............................................................................ 26,569 26,569 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ................ 40,273,860 40,278,860 
1469 

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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2025 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ....................... 44,218,727 44,447,727 

1 TITLE XLVI—MILITARY 

2 CONSTRUCTION 

3 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House 

Agreement 

Alabama 

Army Anniston Army Depot Guided Missile Maintenance Building (Design) ...... 0 5,300 

Alaska 

Army Fort Wainwright Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range ....... 23,000 23,000 

Belgium 

Army Shape Headquarters Youth Center ........................................................... 45,000 45,000 

California 

Army Concord Ammunition Holding Facility .................................. 68,000 68,000 

Army Fort Irwin Training Support Center ......................................... 44,000 44,000 

Florida 

Army Key West Naval Air 

Station 

Joint Inter-Agency Task Force-South Command 

and Control Facility.

0 90,000 

Germany 

Army U.S. Army Garrison 

Rheinland-Pfalz 

Barracks .................................................................. 61,000 61,000 

Army U.S. Army Garrison 

Ansbach 

Barracks .................................................................. 100,000 100,000 

Army U.S. Army Garrison 

Ansbach 

Barracks .................................................................. 91,000 91,000 

Army U.S. Army Garrison 

Bavaria 

Cost to Complete—Simulations Center ................... 35,000 35,000 

Army U.S. Army Garrison 

Wiesbaden 

Child Development Center ....................................... 44,000 44,000 

Hawaii 

Army Wheeler Army Air 

Field 

Aircraft Maintenance Hangar ................................. 231,000 36,000 

Kentucky 

Army Fort Campbell Automated Record Fire Plus Range ....................... 11,800 11,800 

Louisiana 

Army Fort Johnson Barracks .................................................................. 117,000 22,000 

Maryland 

Army Fort Meade Child Development Center ....................................... 46,000 46,000 

Michigan 

Army Detroit Arsenal Manned/Unmanned Tactical Vehicle Lab ................ 37,000 37,000 

Missouri 

Army Fort Leonard Wood Advanced Individual Training Barracks Complex, 

Phase 2.

144,000 120,000 

New York 

Army Watervliet Arsenal Fire Station ............................................................. 53,000 53,000 

North Carolina 

Army Fort Liberty Child Development Center ....................................... 39,000 39,000 

Pennsylvania 

Army Letterkenny Army 

Depot 

Component Rebuild Shop (INC 1) .......................... 90,000 45,000 

Army Letterkenny Army 

Depot 

Missile/Munitions Distribution Facility ................... 62,000 62,000 

Texas 

Army Fort Bliss Cost to Complete—Rail Yard .................................. 44,000 44,000 

Army Fort Cavazos Motor Pool #70 ....................................................... 0 69,000 

Army Fort Cavazos Motor Pool #71 ....................................................... 0 78,000 

Army Red River Army Depot Vehicle Paint Shop .................................................. 34,000 34,000 

Virginia 

Army Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Barracks .................................................................. 180,000 180,000 

Army Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Horse Farm Land Acquisition ................................ 8,500 0 

Washington 

Army Joint Base LewisMcChord Barracks .................................................................. 161,000 40,000 
1470 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House Agreement 

Army Joint Base LewisMcChord Supply Support Activity .......................................... 31,000 31,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ...................................................................... 273,727 283,727 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

EDI: Minor Construction ........................................ 14,519 14,519 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Host Nation Support ............................................... 25,000 25,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Minor Construction .................................................. 97,000 122,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PDI: Design ............................................................. 26,011 26,011 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PDI: INDOPACOM Minor Construction Pilot ....... 66,600 66,600 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PDI: Minor Construction ......................................... 8,000 8,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unaccompanied Housing (Design) .......................... 0 50,000 

Military Construction, Army Total ............................................................................... 2,311,157 2,149,957 

Australia 

Navy Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Darwin 

PDI: Aircraft Maintenance Hangar ........................ 117,380 32,380 

Navy Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Darwin 

PDI: Maintenance Support Facility ........................ 62,320 62,320 

Florida 

Navy Cape Canaveral Space 

Force Station 

Engineering Test Facility ........................................ 221,060 81,060 

Navy Marine Corps Support 

Facility Blount Island Command 

Communications Center & Infrastructure Upgrades 

(Design).

0 10,179 

Navy Naval Air Station 

Jacksonville 

Child Development Center (Design) ........................ 0 6,871 

Navy Naval Air Station 

Jacksonville 

F35 Aircraft Engine Repair Facility (Design) ....... 0 35,701 

Navy Naval Air Station Pensacola Hurricane Restoration Consolidated a School Dorm 

(Design).

0 16,448 

Navy Naval Air Station 

Whiting Field 

Advanced Helicopter Training System Hangar 

(INC).

0 98,505 

Navy Naval Station Mayport Waterfront Emergency Power (Design) .................. 0 13,065 

Georgia 

Navy Naval Submarine Base 

Kings Bay 

Trident Refit Facility Expansion (INC) ................. 115,000 115,000 

Guam 

Navy Andersen Air Force 

Base 

PDI: Youth Center .................................................. 78,730 78,730 

Navy Joint Region Marianas PDI: Earth Covered Magazines ............................... 107,439 77,439 

Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Defense Access Roads III ............................... 0 140,000 

Hawaii 

Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Dry Dock 3 Replacement (INC) ............................. 1,199,000 1,199,000 

Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Water Treatment Plant ........................................... 0 90,000 

Navy Marine Corps Base 

Kaneohe Bay 

Aircraft Hangar & Parking Apron .......................... 203,520 33,520 

Maine 

Navy Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Multi-Mission Dry Dock #1 Extension (INC) ........ 400,578 400,578 

Nevada 

Navy Naval Air Station 

Fallon 

Training Range Land Acquisition, Phase 2 ............ 48,300 48,300 

North Carolina 

Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Aircraft Maintenance Hangar ................................. 213,520 73,520 

Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Composite Repair Facility ....................................... 114,020 24,020 

Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point 

F–35 Aircraft Sustainment Ctr (INC) .................... 50,000 50,000 

Virginia 

Navy Joint Expeditionary 

Base Little CreekFort Story 

Child Development Center (Design) ........................ 0 2,751 

Navy Naval Air Station 

Oceana 

Child Development Center (Design) ........................ 0 4,080 

Navy Naval Air Station 

Oceana 

Unaccompanied Housing (Design) .......................... 0 15,930 
1471 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House Agreement 

Navy Naval Weapons Station 

Yorktown 

Containerized Long Weapons Storage Magazine .... 52,610 52,610 

Navy Naval Weapons Station 

Yorktown 

Conventional Prompt Strike Test Facility .............. 47,130 47,130 

Navy Naval Weapons Station 

Yorktown 

Cps Weapons Maintenance, OPS & Storage Fac. ... 52,110 52,110 

Navy Norfolk Naval Shipyard Dry Dock 3 Modernization (INC) ........................... 54,366 54,366 

Washington 

Navy Naval Base KitsapBangor Launcher Equipment Processing Building .............. 200,550 45,550 

Navy Puget Sound Naval 

Shipyard 

CVN 78 Aircraft Carrier Electric Upgrades ........... 182,200 27,200 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ...................................................................... 797,446 807,446 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

DPRI Unspecified Minor Construction ................... 21,302 31,302 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unaccompanied Housing (Design) .......................... 0 50,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 202,318 227,318 

Military Construction, Navy Total ................................................................................ 4,540,899 4,104,429 

Alaska 

Air Force Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson Joint Integrated Test and Training Ctr (INC) ....... 126,000 126,000 

Arkansas 

Air Force Ebbing Air National 

Guard Base 

F35: Academic Training Center .............................. 0 73,000 

California 

Air Force Beale Air Force Base Multi-Domain Operations Complex ......................... 0 55,000 

Air Force Vandenberg Space 

Force Base 

GBSD Re-Entry Vehicle Facility ............................ 110,000 50,000 

Air Force Vandenberg Space 

Force Base 

Sentinel AETC Formal Training Unit .................... 167,000 92,000 

Colorado 

Air Force Buckley Space Force 

Base 

Power Independence, Mission Control Station ........ 0 57,611 

Denmark 

Air Force Royal Danish Air 

Force Base Karup 

EDI: DABS-FEV Storage ....................................... 110,000 25,000 

Federated States of Micronesia 

Air Force Yap International Airport PDI: Runway Extension (INC) ............................... 96,000 96,000 

Florida 

Air Force Cape Canaveral Space 

Force Station 

Install Wastewater Main, Icbm Road ...................... 0 11,400 

Air Force Eglin Air Force Base Cost to Complete—LRSO Hardware Software Development Test Facility.8,400 8,400 

Air Force Eglin Air Force Base Emso Superiority Complex (Design) ....................... 0 16,900 

Air Force Eglin Air Force Base Hypersonics Center for Blast, Lethality, and Couple Kinetics Focused Research and Engineering 

Facilities (Design).

0 9,600 

Air Force Eglin Air Force Base Weapons Technology Integration Center (Design) 0 49,800 

Georgia 

Air Force Robins Air Force Base Battle Management Combined OPS Complex 

(INC).

64,000 64,000 

Idaho 

Air Force Mountain Home Air 

Force Base 

Child Development Center ....................................... 40,000 40,000 

Japan 

Air Force Kadena Air Base PDI: Theater A/C Corrosion Control Ctr (INC 3) 132,700 132,700 

Louisiana 

Air Force Barksdale Air Force 

Base 

ADAL Child Development Center ........................... 0 22,000 

Massachusetts 

Air Force Hanscom Air Force 

Base 

MIT-Ll/Engineering and Prototype Facility (INC) 76,000 76,000 

Montana 

Air Force Malmstrom Air Force 

Base 

GBSD Commercial Entrance Control Facility ........ 20,000 20,000 

Air Force Malmstrom Air Force 

Base 

Weapons Storage & Maintenance Facility (INC) .... 238,000 238,000 

North Carolina 

Air Force Seymour-Johnson Air 

Force Base 

Combat Arms Training & Maintenance Complex .... 0 41,000 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House Agreement 

Norway 

Air Force Royal Norwegian Air 

Force Base Rygge 

Cost to Complete—Davs-FEV Storage ................... 0 8,000 

Air Force Royal Norwegian Air 

Force Base Rygge 

Cost to Complete—Munitions Storage Area ........... 0 8,000 

Ohio 

Air Force Wright-Patterson Air 

Force Base 

Advanced Materials Research Laboratory—C2a 

(Design).

0 9,000 

Air Force Wright-Patterson Air 

Force Base 

Human Performance Center Laboratory ................ 0 45,000 

Oregon 

Air Force Mountain Home Air 

Force Base 

Homeland Defense Over-the-Horizon Radar (INC) 198,000 198,000 

Palau 

Air Force Palau Cost to Complete—PDI: TACMOR Utilities and 

Infrastructure Support.

0 20,000 

South Dakota 

Air Force Ellsworth Air Force 

Base 

B–21 ADAL Squadron Operations ......................... 44,000 44,000 

Air Force Ellsworth Air Force 

Base 

B–21 E. Alert Apron Env. Protection Shelters ...... 79,000 79,000 

Air Force Ellsworth Air Force 

Base 

B–21 N. Env. Protection Shelters (60 Row) .......... 54,000 54,000 

Air Force Ellsworth Air Force 

Base 

B–21 Weapons Generation Facility (INC) .............. 105,000 105,000 

Spain 

Air Force Moro ́n Air Base Cost to Complete—EDI: Munitions Storage Area .. 0 7,000 

Air Force Naval Station Rota NATO Strategic Airlift Hangar .............................. 15,200 15,200 

Tennessee 

Air Force Arnold Air Force Base Add/Altertest Cell Delivery Bay, B880 ................... 0 21,400 

Air Force Arnold Air Force Base Cooling Water Expansion (Design) ......................... 0 5,500 

Texas 

Air Force Dyess Air Force Base B–21 LRS Fuels Administrative Laboratory .......... 12,800 12,800 

Air Force Dyess Air Force Base B–21 Refueler Truck Yard ...................................... 18,500 18,500 

Air Force Joint Base San Antonio BMT – Classroom/Dining Facility 4 ....................... 0 50,000 

Air Force Joint Base San Antonio Metc—Barracks/Ships/Dorms #1 (INC) ................ 77,000 77,000 

Air Force Laughlin Air Force 

Base 

T–7a Ground Based Training System Facility ....... 38,000 38,000 

Air Force Laughlin Air Force 

Base 

T–7a Unity Maintenance Training Facility ............ 18,000 18,000 

United Kingdom 

Air Force Royal Air Force 

Fairford 

Cost to Complete—EDI RADR Storage Facility .... 0 20,500 

Air Force Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath 

Cost to Complete—EDI RADR Storage Facility .... 0 15,000 

Air Force Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath 

Surety: Barrier Systems .......................................... 185,000 185,000 

Air Force Royal Air Force 

Mildenhall 

SOW Campus Infrastructure ................................... 51,000 51,000 

Utah 

Air Force Hill Air Force Base Cost to Complete—F–35 T–7a East Campus Infrastructure.0 28,000 

Air Force Hill Air Force Base T–7a Depot Maintenance Complex (INC) ............... 50,000 50,000 

Virginia 

Air Force Joint Base LangleyEustis Dormitory ................................................................ 81,000 81,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Air Force Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ...................................................................... 439,926 449,926 

Air Force Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unaccompanied Housing (Design) .......................... 0 50,000 

Air Force Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 129,600 154,600 

Wyoming 

Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

GBSD Consolidated Maintenance Facility .............. 194,000 54,000 

Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

GBSD Land Acquisition, Phase 2 ........................... 139,000 64,000 

Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

GBSD Utility Corridor (INC) ................................. 70,000 70,000 

Military Construction, Air Force Total ....................................................................... 3,187,126 3,410,837 

Alabama 

Def-Wide Anniston Army Depot General Purpose Warehouse (Design) ..................... 0 3,420 

Def-Wide Anniston Army Depot Power Generation and Microgrid ............................ 0 56,450 
1473 

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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House Agreement 

Def-Wide Anniston Army Depot Small Arms Warehouse (Design) ............................ 0 14,500 

Def-Wide Redstone Arsenal Ground Test Facility Infrastructure (INC) ............ 80,000 80,000 

Alaska 

Def-Wide Eielson Air Force Base Fuels Operations & Lab Facility ............................. 14,000 14,000 

Def-Wide Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson Fuel Facilities .......................................................... 55,000 55,000 

Arizona 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Air Station Yuma SOF Military Free Fall Advanced Train Complex 62,000 62,000 

Bahrain 

Def-Wide Naval Support Activity 

Bahrain 

Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic System .......... 0 15,330 

California 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Base 

Camp Pendleton 

Ambulatory Care Center Add/Alt (Area 53) ........... 26,440 26,440 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Base 

Camp Pendleton 

Ambulatory Care Center Add/Alt (Area 62) ........... 24,930 24,930 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Base 

Camp Pendleton 

Ambulatory Care Center Replacement (Area 22) ... 45,040 45,040 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport 

Fuel Facilities .......................................................... 19,300 19,300 

Def-Wide Naval Base Coronado SOF Operations Support Facility, Phase 2 ............ 51,000 51,000 

Colorado 

Def-Wide Fort Carson Ambulatory Care Center Replacement .................... 41,000 41,000 

Cuba 

Def-Wide Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Ambulatory Care Center Replacement (INC 2) ...... 96,829 96,829 

Delaware 

Def-Wide Major Joseph R. 

‘‘beau’’ Biden III 

National Guard/Reserve Center 

Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 22,050 

Florida 

Def-Wide Hurlburt Field SOF Afsoc Operations Facility ............................... 14,000 14,000 

Georgia 

Def-Wide Hunter Army Airfield SOF Consolidated Rigging Facility ......................... 47,000 47,000 

Def-Wide Hunter Army Airfield SOF Military Working Dog Kennel Facility ........... 16,800 16,800 

Germany 

Def-Wide Spangdahlem Air Base Cost to Complete—Spangdahlem Elem. School Replace.6,500 6,500 

Greece 

Def-Wide Naval Support Activity 

Souda Bay 

Advanced Microgrid ................................................. 0 42,500 

Guam 

Def-Wide Joint Region Marianas Guam High School Temporary Facilities ................ 26,000 26,000 

Def-Wide Joint Region Marianas PDI: Gds, Command Center (INC) ........................ 187,212 187,212 

Def-Wide Joint Region Marianas PDI: Gds, Eiamd, Phase 1 (INC) ........................... 278,267 278,267 

Illinois 

Def-Wide Rock Island Arsenal Power Generation and Microgrid ............................ 0 70,480 

Indiana 

Def-Wide Camp AtterburyMuscatatuck Power Generation and Microgrid ............................ 0 39,180 

Italy 

Def-Wide Naval Air Station 

Sigonella 

Microgrid Control Systems ...................................... 0 13,470 

Japan 

Def-Wide Camp Fuji Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 45,870 

Def-Wide Fleet Activities 

Yokosuka 

Kinnick High School (INC) ..................................... 40,386 40,386 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Base 

Camp Smedley D. 

Butler 

Kubasaki High School ............................................. 160,000 30,000 

Korea 

Def-Wide Kunsan Air Base Ambulatory Care Center Replacement .................... 64,942 64,942 

Maine 

Def-Wide Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Power Plant Resiliency Improvements .................... 0 28,700 

Maryland 

Def-Wide Aberdeen Proving 

Ground 

Power Generation and Microgrid ............................ 0 30,730 

Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW East Campus Building #5 (INC 2) ............ 265,000 265,000 

Def-Wide Joint Base Andrews Ambulatory Care Center (INC) ............................... 15,040 15,040 

Def-Wide Joint Base Andrews Microgrid With Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.0 17,920 

Def-Wide Walter Reed National 

Military Medical 

Center 

MEDCEN Addition/Alteration (INC 8) .................. 77,651 77,651 
1474 

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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House Agreement 

Missouri 

Def-Wide Whiteman Air Force 

Base 

Flightline Fueling Facilities .................................... 19,500 19,500 

New Jersey 

Def-Wide Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst Microgrid With Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.0 17,730 

North Carolina 

Def-Wide Fort Liberty SOF Arms Room Addition ...................................... 11,800 11,800 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Base 

Camp Lejeune 

SOF Armory ............................................................ 25,400 25,400 

Ohio 

Def-Wide Wright-Patterson Air 

Force Base 

District Cooling Plant .............................................. 0 53,000 

South Carolina 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Fuel Pier .................................................................. 31,500 31,500 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Recruit 

Depot Parris Island 

Ambulatory Care Clinic Replacement (Dental) ....... 72,050 72,050 

Texas 

Def-Wide Naval Air Station Corpus Christi General Purpose Warehouse .................................... 79,300 79,300 

Def-Wide NSA Texas (Nsat) Cryptologic Center (INC) ........................................ 152,000 152,000 

United Kingdom 

Def-Wide Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath 

Lakenheath High School ......................................... 153,000 153,000 

Virginia 

Def-Wide Fort Belvoir Defense Health Headquarters ................................. 225,000 225,000 

Def-Wide Joint Expeditionary 

Base Little Creek— 

Fort Story 

SOF Human Performance Training Center ............ 32,000 32,000 

Def-Wide Pentagon Metro Entrance Pedestrian Access Control Pt. ...... 36,800 36,800 

Washington 

Def-Wide Joint Base LewisMcChord—Gray 

Army Airfield 

Power Generation and Microgrid ............................ 0 40,000 

Def-Wide Naval Air Station 

Whidbey Island 

Hydrant Fueling System ......................................... 54,000 54,000 

Def-Wide Naval Magazine Indian 

Island 

Backup Power and Microgrid .................................. 0 39,490 

Def-Wide Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport SOF Coldwater Training/Austere Environ. Fac ..... 35,000 35,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Cost to Complete—ERCIP ...................................... 0 103,100 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design (Defense-Wide) ............................................ 26,081 26,081 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design (DHA) ......................................................... 46,751 46,751 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design (DLA) .......................................................... 105,000 105,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design (DODEA) .................................................... 7,501 7,501 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design (MDA) ......................................................... 4,745 4,745 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design (NSA) .......................................................... 41,928 41,928 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design (SOCOM) ..................................................... 35,495 35,495 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design (TJS) ........................................................... 1,964 1,964 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design (WHS) ......................................................... 1,508 1,508 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment 

Program.

636,000 0 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

ERCIP Design ......................................................... 96,238 96,238 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Exercise Related Minor Construction ...................... 11,146 21,785 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction (Defense-Wide) .... 3,000 8,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction (DHA) ................. 18,000 18,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction (DLA) .................. 13,333 13,333 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction (DODEA) ............ 7,400 7,400 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction (MDA) ................. 5,277 5,277 
1475 

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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House Agreement 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction (NSA) .................. 6,000 6,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction (SOCOM) ............. 24,109 24,109 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total ............................................................... 3,733,163 3,636,722 

Worldwide Unspecified 

NATO NATO Security Investment Program NATO Security Investment Program ...................... 433864 433,864 

NATO Security Investment Program Total ............................................................... 433,864 433,864 

Alaska 

Army NG Fort Richardson National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 67000 67,000 

Iowa 

Army NG Sioux City Armory National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop ............. 13800 13,800 

Louisiana 

Army NG Lafayette Readiness 

Center 

National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 33000 33,000 

Michigan 

Army NG Detroit Olympia Readiness Center Addition/Alteration (Design) ...... 0 3,400 

Mississippi 

Army NG Southaven Readiness 

Center 

National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 33,000 33,000 

Montana 

Army NG Malta Readiness Center National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop ............. 14800 14,800 

Nevada 

Army NG Hawthorne Army 

Depot 

Automated Qualification/Training Range ................ 18000 18,000 

New Jersey 

Army NG Vineland National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop ............. 23000 23,000 

Oklahoma 

Army NG Shawnee Readiness 

Center 

National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 29000 29,000 

Puerto Rico 

Army NG Gurabo Readiness Center National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop ............. 0 63,000 

Utah 

Army NG Nephi Readiness Center National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop ............. 20000 20,000 

Washington 

Army NG Camp Murray National Guard/Reserve Center Building ................ 40000 40,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ...................................................................... 25529 25,529 

Army NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 45000 65,000 

Military Construction, Army National Guard Total .............................................. 362,129 448,529 

California 

Army Res Bell Army Reserve Training Center ................................ 0 55,000 

Army Res Camp Parks Advanced Skills Training Barracks ......................... 42000 42,000 

Georgia 

Army Res Dobbins Air Reserve 

Base 

Army Reserve Center ............................................... 78000 78,000 

Kentucky 

Army Res Fort Knox Aviation Support Facility ........................................ 0 70,000 

Massachusetts 

Army Res Devens Reserve Forces 

Training Area 

Collective Training Enlisted Barracks .................... 0 39,000 

New Jersey 

Army Res Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst Vertical Skills Facility ............................................. 16000 16,000 

Pennsylvania 

Army Res Wilkes-Barre Area Maintenance Support Activity Equipment ..... 22000 22,000 

Puerto Rico 

Army Res Fort Buchanan Advanced Skills Training Barracks ......................... 39000 39,000 

Virginia 

Army Res Richmond Area Maintenance Support Activity/Vms ................ 23000 23,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ...................................................................... 31508 31,508 

Army Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 3524 13,524 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House Agreement 

Military Construction, Army Reserve Total .............................................................. 255,032 429,032 

Texas 

N/MC Res Naval Air Station 

Joint Reserve Base 

Fort Worth 

Maintenance Hangar ............................................... 0 75,000 

Washington 

N/MC Res Joint Base LewisMcChord Parachute Survival Training Facility ...................... 26610 26,610 

Worldwide Unspecified 

N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MCNR Design ......................................................... 663 663 

N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 0 10,000 

N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

USMCR Design ....................................................... 2556 2,556 

Military Construction, Navy Reserve Total .............................................................. 29,829 114,829 

Alaska 

Air NG Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator ...................... 19,300 19,300 

Arizona 

Air NG Tucson International 

Airport 

Cost to Complete—Base Entry Complex ................ 0 7,000 

California 

Air NG Moffett Air Field Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator ...................... 12600 12,600 

Colorado 

Air NG Buckley Space Force 

Base 

Cost to Complete—Corrosion Control Facility ........ 0 4,000 

Florida 

Air NG Jacksonville International Airport F–35 Consolidated Weapons Training .................... 26200 26,200 

Hawaii 

Air NG Hickam Air Force 

Base 

Space Control Center ............................................... 36600 36,600 

New Jersey 

Air NG Atlantic City International Airport F–16 Mission Training Center ................................ 18000 18,000 

New York 

Air NG Francis S. Gabreski 

Airport 

Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator ...................... 14000 14,000 

Ohio 

Air NG Rickenbacher International Airport Cost to Complete—Small Arms Range ................... 0 6,000 

Oregon 

Air NG Portland International 

Airport 

Cost to Complete—Special Tactics Complex – 1 .... 0 7,000 

Air NG Portland International 

Airport 

Cost to Complete—Special Tactics Complex – 2 .... 0 5,000 

Air NG Portland International 

Airport 

Cost to Complete—Special Tactics Complex – 3 .... 0 5,000 

Texas 

Air NG Fort Worth C–130J ADAL Fuel Cell Building 1674 ................ 13,100 13,100 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Air NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ...................................................................... 10,792 10,792 

Air NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 40,200 50,200 

Wyoming 

Air NG Cheyenne Regional 

Airport 

Cost to Complete—Construct Vm & Age Complex 0 4,000 

Military Construction, Air National Guard Total ................................................... 190,792 238,792 

Delaware 

AF Res Dover Air Force Base 512th Operations Group Facility ............................ 0 42,000 

Georgia 

AF Res Dobbins Air Reserve 

Base 

Security Forces Facility .......................................... 22,000 22,000 

Indiana 

AF Res Grissom Air Reserve 

Base 

Indoor Small Arms Range ....................................... 21,000 21,000 

Ohio 

AF Res Youngstown Air Reserve Station Base Fire Station .................................................... 25,000 25,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

AF Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ...................................................................... 562 562 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House Agreement 

AF Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 701 10,701 

Military Construction, 

Air Force 

Reserve 

.................................................................................. 69,263 121,263 

Belgium 

FH Con Army Chie`vres Air Base Family Housing New Construction (84 Units) ....... 100,954 50,954 

Georgia 

FH Con Army Fort Eisenhower MHPI Restructure—Fort Eisenhower .................... 50,000 50,000 

Germany 

FH Con Army U.S. Army Garrison 

Rheinland-Pfalz 

Family Housing Replacement Construction (54 

Units).

63,246 63,246 

Japan 

FH Con Army Sagamihara Family 

Housing Area 

Family Housing Improvements Construction (35 

Units).

31,114 31,114 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Family Housing Design ........................................... 31,333 31,333 

Family Housing Construction, Army Total ............................................................... 276,647 226,647 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings .............................................................. 18,065 18,065 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leased Housing ....................................................... 129,703 129,703 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property Facilities ................. 127,097 127,097 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management Account .............................................. 62,060 62,060 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Military Housing Privatization Initiative ................ 69,579 69,579 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Miscellaneous ........................................................... 357 357 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Services .................................................................... 8,273 8,273 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities .................................................................... 60,477 60,477 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total ................................. 475,611 475,611 

Guam 

FH Con Navy Andersen Air Force 

Base 

Replace Andersen Housing, Phase 10 (42 Units) ... 93,112 93,112 

FH Con Navy Andersen Air Force 

Base 

Replace Andersen Housing, Phase 9 (136 Units) ... 103,863 103,863 

Japan 

FH Con Navy Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Construction Improvements (64 Units) ................... 35,438 35,438 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ...................................................................... 13,329 13,329 

Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total .......................... 245,742 245,742 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings .............................................................. 16,839 16,839 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Housing Privatization Support ................................ 60,283 60,283 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing .................................................................... 67,412 67,412 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance ............................................................. 109,504 109,504 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management ............................................................ 61,240 61,240 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Miscellaneous ........................................................... 427 427 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Services .................................................................... 17,332 17,332 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities .................................................................... 44,180 44,180 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine Corps 

Total.

377,217 377,217 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House Agreement 

Alaska 

FH Con AF Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson MHPI Restructure—Jber Phase III ....................... 120,000 120,000 

Germany 

FH Con AF Ramstein Air Base Construct 2 Goq Units ............................................ 4,350 4,350 

FH Con AF Ramstein Air Base KMC 02—Construct Two Car Garages (5 Units) .. 1,400 1,400 

Japan 

FH Con AF Yokota Air Base Family House Improvements 8b West (19 Units) .. 26,242 26,242 

FH Con AF Yokota Air Base Family House Improvements 9, Phase 2 (32 

Units).

39,000 39,000 

Texas 

FH Con AF Lackland Air Force 

Base 

MHPI Restructure—Lackland ................................ 24,000 24,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ...................................................................... 6,557 6,557 

Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total ....................................................... 221,549 221,549 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings .............................................................. 24,230 24,230 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Housing Privatization Support ................................ 32,508 32,508 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing .................................................................... 6278 6,278 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance ............................................................. 127023 127,023 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management ............................................................ 71384 71,384 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Miscellaneous ........................................................... 2426 2,426 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Services .................................................................... 12,446 12,446 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities .................................................................... 49955 49,955 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total ........................ 326,250 326,250 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings .............................................................. 687 687 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings .............................................................. 91 91 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing .................................................................... 32983 32,983 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing .................................................................... 13986 13,986 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance ............................................................. 36 36 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities .................................................................... 4358 4,358 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities .................................................................... 15 15 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total ................ 52,156 52,156 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FHIF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Administrative Expenses—FHIF ............................ 8195 8,195 

DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund Total ..................................................... 8,195 8,195 

Worldwide Unspecified 

UHIF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Administrative Expenses—UHIF ............................ 497 497 

Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund Total .............................................. 497 497 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Base Realignment and Closure ................................ 212556 237,556 

Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total ........................................................... 212,556 237,556 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Base Realignment and Closure ................................ 111,697 136,697 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2025 Request 

House Agreement 

Base Realignment and Closure—Navy Total ............................................................ 111,697 136,697 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Base Realignment and Closure ................................ 121952 146,952 

Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force Total ................................................... 121,952 146,952 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

INT–4: DLA Activities ............................................ 1756 1,756 

Base Realignment and Closure—Defense-Wide Total ........................................... 1,756 1,756 

Total, Military Construction ........................................................................................... 17,545,079 17,545,079 

1 TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

3 PROGRAMS 

4 SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

5 PROGRAMS. 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

Discretionary Summary By Appropriation 

Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies 

Appropriation Summary: 

Nuclear Energy .......................................................................................... 150,000 150,000 

Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D .......................................................... 384,957 0 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities 

National nuclear security administration: 

Weapons activities ....................................................................... 19,848,644 19,975,644 

Defense nuclear nonproliferation ................................................ 2,465,108 2,445,108 

Naval reactors ............................................................................. 2,118,773 1,998,773 

Federal salaries and expenses ..................................................... 564,475 539,475 

Total, National Nuclear Security Administration .......................... 24,997,000 24,959,000 

Environmental and other defense activities: 

Defense environmental cleanup ................................................... 7,059,695 7,019,695 

Other defense activities ............................................................... 1,140,023 1,140,023 

Total, Environmental & other defense activities ........................... 8,199,718 8,159,718 

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities ........................................... 33,196,718 33,118,718 

Total, Discretionary Funding ................................................................ 33,731,675 33,268,718 

Nuclear Energy 

Idaho sitewide safeguards and security ............................................................. 150,000 150,000 

Total, Nuclear Energy ............................................................................... 150,000 150,000 

Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D 

Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D Program ................................................... 384,957 0 

Program decrease ....................................................................................... [–384,957] 

Total, Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D ....................................... 384,957 0 

Stockpile Management 

Stockpile Major Modernization 

B61–12 Life Extension Program ....................................................... 27,500 27,500 

W88 Alteration Program .................................................................... 78,700 78,700 

W80–4 Life Extension Program ......................................................... 1,164,750 1,164,750 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

W80–4 ALT SLCM ............................................................................ 0 70,000 

Program increase ........................................................................ [70,000] 

W87–1 Modification Program ............................................................ 1,096,033 1,096,033 

W93 Program ..................................................................................... 455,776 455,776 

B61–13 ............................................................................................... 16,000 16,000 

Total, Stockpile Major Modernization ................................................ 2,838,759 2,908,759 

Stockpile services 

Stockpile Sustainment ................................................................. 1,356,260 1,356,260 

Weapons Dismantlement and Disposition .................................. 54,100 49,100 

Program reduction .............................................................. [–5,000] 

Production Operations ................................................................ 816,567 816,567 

Nuclear Enterprise Assurance .................................................... 75,002 75,002 

Subtotal, Stockpile Services ................................................................... 2,301,929 2,296,929 

Total, Stockpile Management ................................................................ 5,140,688 5,205,688 

Weapons Activities 

Production Modernization 

Primary Capability Modernization 

Plutonium Modernization 

Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization 

Los Alamos Plutonium Operations ..................................... 984,611 984,611 

21–D–512 Plutonium Pit Production Project, LANL ........ 470,000 470,000 

15–D–302 TA–55 Reinvestments Project, Phase 3, LANL 39,475 39,475 

Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization ............................ 1,494,086 1,494,086 

Savannah River Plutonium Modernization 

Savannah River Plutonium Operations ............................... 75,332 75,332 

21–D–511 Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, 

SRS .................................................................................. 1,200,000 1,200,000 

Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization .................. 1,275,332 1,275,332 

Enterprise Plutonium Support ................................................... 121,964 121,964 

Total, Plutonium Modernization .......................................................... 2,891,382 2,891,382 

High Explosives and Energetics 

High Explosives & Energetics ............................................. 115,675 131,675 

High Explosives Binder—NNSA UPL ....................... [16,000] 

15–D–301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX ........... 15,000 15,000 

21–D–510 HE Synthesis Formulation and Production, 

PX ................................................................................... 20,000 

Program increase ......................................................... [20,000] 

Total, High Explosives and Energetics .............................................. 130,675 166,675 

Total, Primary Capability Modernization ......................................... 3,022,057 3,058,057 

Secondary Capability Modernization 

Secondary Capability Modernization .................................................. 755,353 755,353 

18–D–690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y–12 ................................... 260,000 260,000 

06–D–141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y–12 ................................. 800,000 800,000 

Total, Secondary Capability Modernization .................................... 1,815,353 1,815,353 

Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment 

Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment ..................................... 661,738 661,738 

Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment ...................... 661,738 661,738 

Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization ...................................................... 141,300 141,300 

22–D–513 Power Sources Capability, SNL ............................................... 50,000 50,000 

Warhead Assembly Modernization ............................................................. 34,000 34,000 

Capability Based Investments .................................................................... 153,244 153,244 

Total, Production Modernization ......................................................... 5,877,692 5,913,692 

Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering 

Assessment Science .................................................................................... 907,333 907,333 

Engineering and Integrated Assessments .................................................. 418,000 418,000 

Inertial Confinement Fusion ...................................................................... 682,830 682,830 

Weapon Technology and Manufacturing Maturation ................................. 286,489 296,489 

High Explosives Binder—NNSA UPL ............................................... [10,000] 

Advanced Simulation and Computing ........................................................ 879,500 879,500 

Total, Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering .......... 3,174,152 3,184,152 

Academic Programs and Community Support ................................................... 128,188 113,188 

Community Capacity Building Program .................................................... [–15,000] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

Total, Academic Programs and Community Support ................... 128,188 113,188 

Infrastructure and Operations 

Operations of facilities ................................................................................ 1,305,000 1,305,000 

Safety and environmental operations ......................................................... 191,958 191,958 

Maintenance and repair of facilities ........................................................... 881,000 881,000 

Recapitalization .......................................................................................... 778,408 778,408 

Construction: 

25–D–511 PULSE New Access, NNSS ............................................. 25,000 25,000 

25–D–510 Plutonium Mission Safety & Quality Building, LANL .... 48,500 48,500 

23–D–517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL ..................... 70,000 70,000 

24–D–510 Analytic Gas Laboratory, PX ........................................... 36,000 

Program increase ........................................................................ [36,000] 

Total, Construction .................................................................................... 143,500 179,500 

Total, Infrastructure and operations .................................................. 3,299,866 3,335,866 

Secure transportation asset 

Operations and equipment .......................................................................... 236,160 236,160 

Program direction ....................................................................................... 135,264 135,264 

Total, Secure transportation asset ....................................................... 371,424 371,424 

Defense Nuclear Security 

Operations and Maintenance ...................................................................... 1,126,000 1,121,000 

Program decrease ............................................................................... [–5,000] 

Construction: 

17–D–710 West end protected area reduction project, Y–12 ............ 54,000 54,000 

Total, Defense nuclear security ............................................................ 1,180,000 1,175,000 

Information technology and cybersecurity ......................................................... 646,000 646,000 

Legacy contractor pensions ................................................................................ 30,634 30,634 

Total, Weapons Activities ........................................................................ 19,848,644 19,975,644 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 

Global material security 

International nuclear security ............................................................. 87,768 82,768 

Program reduction ...................................................................... [–5,000] 

Radiological security ........................................................................... 260,000 260,000 

Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence ...................................... 196,096 182,096 

Insufficient justification .............................................................. [–14,000] 

Total, Global material security ............................................................. 543,864 524,864 

Material management and minimization 

Reactor Conversion and Uranium Supply .......................................... 145,227 145,227 

Plutonium Disposition ........................................................................ 193,045 193,045 

Nuclear Material Removal and Elimination ....................................... 38,825 38,825 

Total, Material management & minimization .................................. 377,097 377,097 

Nonproliferation and arms control ............................................................. 224,980 224,980 

Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D 

Proliferation Detection ....................................................................... 317,158 316,158 

Arms Control Advancement Initiative ........................................ [–1,000] 

Nuclear Detonation Detection ............................................................ 323,058 323,058 

Forensics R&D .................................................................................... 37,759 37,759 

Nonproliferation Stewardship Program .............................................. 124,875 124,875 

Total, Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D ................................ 802,850 801,850 

Nonproliferation Construction: 

18–D–150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS ................... 40,000 40,000 

Total, Nonproliferation construction .................................................. 40,000 40,000 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs ..................... 1,988,791 1,968,791 

Legacy contractor pensions ................................................................................ 7,128 7,128 

Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program ................................. 536,189 536,189 

Use of prior-year balances .................................................................................. –67,000 –67,000 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation .......................................... 2,465,108 2,445,108 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

Naval Reactors 

Naval reactors development ............................................................................... 868,380 848,380 

Insufficient justification ............................................................................. [–20,000] 

Columbia-Class reactor systems development .................................................... 45,610 45,610 

Naval reactors operations and infrastructure .................................................... 763,263 763,263 

Construction: 

25–D–530 Naval Examination Acquisition Project ................................... 45,000 45,000 

22–D–532 KL Security Upgrades ............................................................. 41,670 41,670 

14–D–901 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project, NRF .............. 292,002 192,002 

Program reduction .............................................................................. [–100,000] 

Total, Construction .................................................................................... 378,672 278,672 

Program direction .............................................................................................. 62,848 62,848 

Total, Naval Reactors ................................................................................ 2,118,773 1,998,773 

Federal Salaries And Expenses 

Program Direction ............................................................................................. 564,475 539,475 

Program decrease ....................................................................................... [–5,000] 

Insufficient justification ............................................................................. [–20,000] 

Total, Office Of The Administrator ...................................................... 564,475 539,475 

Defense Environmental Cleanup 

Closure sites: 

Closure sites administration ....................................................................... 1,350 1,350 

Richland: 

River corridor and other cleanup operations .............................................. 133,000 133,000 

Central plateau remediation ....................................................................... 773,030 773,030 

Richland community and regulatory support ............................................. 11,130 11,130 

Construction: 

22–D–401 Eastern Plateau Fire Station ........................................... 13,500 13,500 

22–D–402 L–897, 200 Area Water Treatment Facility .................... 7,800 7,800 

23–D–404 181D Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade ............................................................................................... 18,886 18,886 

23–D–405 181B Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade ............................................................................................... 1,168 1,168 

24–D–401 Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility Supercell 

11 Expansion Proj .......................................................................... 25,000 25,000 

Total, Construction—Richland .............................................................. 66,354 66,354 

Total, Richland ............................................................................................ 983,514 983,514 

Office of River Protection: 

Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant Commissioning ............................ 466,000 466,000 

Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ................................... 832,065 832,065 

Construction: 

01–D–16D High-Level Waste Facility ............................................... 608,100 608,100 

01–D–16E Pretreatment Facility ....................................................... 20,000 20,000 

15–D–409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System ....................... 37,500 37,500 

23–D–403, Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk Management 

Project ............................................................................................. 37,500 37,500 

Total, Construction—Office of River Protection ............................ 703,100 703,100 

Total, Office of River Protection .......................................................... 2,001,165 2,001,165 

Idaho National Laboratory: 

Idaho cleanup and waste disposition .......................................................... 430,678 430,678 

Idaho community and regulatory support .................................................. 3,315 3,315 

Construction: 

22–D–404 Additional ICDF Landfill Disposal Cell and Evaporation Ponds Project ............................................................... 25,250 25,250 

Total, Construction—Idaho ..................................................................... 25,250 25,250 

Total, Idaho National Laboratory ........................................................ 459,243 459,243 

NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ................................................. 1,917 1,917 

LLNL Excess Facilities D&D .................................................................... 0 

Nuclear facility D & D 

Separations Process Research Unit .................................................... 845 845 

Nevada Site ......................................................................................... 63,377 63,377 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

Sandia National Laboratories ............................................................. 1,816 1,816 

Los Alamos National Laboratory ....................................................... 273,610 273,610 

Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D .................................................... 1,622 1,622 

Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites .............................................. 343,187 343,187 

Oak Ridge Reservation: 

OR Nuclear facility D & D ......................................................................... 342,705 342,705 

Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D .......................................................... 342,705 342,705 

U233 Disposition Program ........................................................................ 60,000 60,000 

OR cleanup and disposition ........................................................................ 72,000 72,000 

Construction: 

14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility .................. 30,000 30,000 

17–D–401 On-site waste disposal facility ................................... 40,000 40,000 

Total, Construction—Oak Ridge ........................................................... 70,000 70,000 

Total, OR cleanup and waste disposition .......................................... 202,000 202,000 

OR community & regulatory support ......................................................... 5,700 5,700 

OR technology development and deployment ............................................. 3,300 3,300 

Total, Oak Ridge Reservation ................................................................ 553,705 553,705 

Savannah River Sites: 

Savannah River risk management operations ............................................ 400,538 400,538 

Construction: 

19–D–701 SR Security Systems Replacement ........................... 6,000 6,000 

Total, Savannah River Risk Management Operations ................. 406,538 406,538 

SR Community and Regulatory Support ................................................... 5,198 5,198 

Savannah River National Laboratory Operations & Maintenance ............. 90,000 90,000 

Radioactive Liquid Tank Waste Stabilization and Disposition .................. 971,235 981,235 

Program increase ................................................................................ [10,000] 

Construction: 

20-D–401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12 ........................ 82,500 82,500 

Total, Construction—Savannah River sites ..................................... 82,500 82,500 

Total, Savannah River sites .................................................................... 1,555,471 1,565,471 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ........................................................................ 413,874 413,874 

Construction: 

15–D–411 Safety significant confinement ventilation system, WIPP 10,346 10,346 

15–D–412 Utility Shaft, WIPP .......................................................... 1,200 1,200 

Total, Construction—Waste Isolation Pilot Plant .......................... 11,546 11,546 

Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ........................................................ 425,420 425,420 

Program Direction ............................................................................................. 334,958 324,958 

Insufficient justification ............................................................................. [–10,000] 

Program Support ............................................................................................... 105,885 65,885 

Community Capacity Building Program .................................................... [–40,000] 

Safeguards and Security .................................................................................... 265,197 265,197 

Technology Development and Deployment ........................................................ 30,600 30,600 

Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup ............................................. 7,059,695 7,019,695 

Other Defense Activities 

Environment, health, safety and security 

Environment, health, safety and security ................................................... 141,908 141,908 

Program direction ....................................................................................... 90,555 90,555 

Total, Environment, Health, safety and security ........................... 232,463 232,463 

Office of Enterprise Assessments 

Enterprise Assessments .............................................................................. 30,022 30,022 

Program direction ....................................................................................... 64,132 64,132 

Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments ............................................ 94,154 94,154 

Specialized security activities ............................................................................. 390,000 390,000 

Office of Legacy Management 

Legacy management ................................................................................... 181,289 181,289 

Program direction ....................................................................................... 23,969 23,969 

Total, Office of Legacy Management ................................................... 205,258 205,258 
1484 

•HR 8070 EH

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2025 

Request 

House Authorized 

Defense-related administrative support ............................................................. 213,649 213,649 

Office of hearings and appeals ........................................................................... 4,499 4,499 

Subtotal, Other Defense Activities ....................................................... 1,140,023 1,140,023 

Total, Other Defense Activities ............................................................. 1,140,023 1,140,023 

Passed the House of Representatives June 14, 2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8070 

AN ACT 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for 

and for other purposes. military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, ties of the Department of Energy, to prescribe for military construction, and for defense activimilitary activities of the Department of Defense,