118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2670 

AN ACT 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military 

activities of the Department of Defense and 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. 
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au5 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’. 

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

7 CONTENTS. 

8 (a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi9 sions as follows: 

10 (1) Division A—Department of Defense Au11 thorizations. 

12 (2) Division B—Military Construction Author13 izations. 

14 (3) Division C—Department of Energy Na15 tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza16 tions. 

17 (4) Division D—Funding Tables. 

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

19 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 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 
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Sec. 111. Limitation on availability of funds pending assessment of Army 

trackless moving target systems. 

Sec. 112. Report on Black Hawk helicopter program. 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

Sec. 131. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program. 

Sec. 132. Multiyear procurement authority for MK–48 torpedoes. 

Sec. 133. Procurement authority for Auxiliary Personnel Lighter program. 

Sec. 134. Limitation on upgrades to nacelles of MV–22 aircraft pending certification of upgrade plan. 

Sec. 135. Report on Navy shipbuilding workforce development special initiative. 

Sec. 136. Report on use of Government docks for ship repair and maintenance. 

Sec. 137. Limitation on use of Government-operated drydocks. 

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

Sec. 151. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft. 

Sec. 152. Modification of annual reports on T–7A Advanced Pilot Training 

System. 

Sec. 153. Modification to prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber aircraft squadrons. 

Sec. 154. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for A–10 aircraft. 

Sec. 155. Procurement of over-the-horizon radar systems. 

Sec. 156. KC–135 aircraft recapitalization program. 

Sec. 157. Prohibition on reduction of KC–135 aircraft in PMAI of the reserve 

components. 

Sec. 158. Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of production lines 

for the HH–60W aircraft. 

Sec. 159. Limitation on termination of fighter squadrons. 

Sec. 160. Limitation on divestment of F–16 aircraft. 

Sec. 161. Limitation on procurement of KC–46A aircraft. 

Sec. 162. Limitation on actions relating to remote vision systems of KC–46A 

aircraft. 

Sec. 163. Prohibition on decommissioning of KC–135 Stratotankers. 

Sec. 164. Funding for advanced procurement for F–15EX aircraft. 

Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 

Sec. 181. Multiyear procurement authority for domestically processed rare 

earth elements. 

Sec. 182. Prohibition on procurement of certain tactical vehicles. 

Sec. 183. Prohibition on availability of funds for procurement of certain battery 

technology. 

Sec. 184. Plan to expedite integration of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles into 

legacy aircraft fleets. 

Sec. 185. Categorization and tracking of F–35 aircraft parts. 

Sec. 186. Report on divestment of major weapon systems. 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
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Sec. 211. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office. 

Sec. 212. Clarification of role of partnership intermediaries to promote defense 

research and education. 

Sec. 213. Modification of support for research and development of bioindustrial 

manufacturing processes. 

Sec. 214. Certain disclosure requirements for university research funded by the 

Department of Defense. 

Sec. 215. Consortia to assist in protection of sensitive research performed on 

behalf of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 216. Consortium on use of additive manufacturing for Army aviation and 

missile capability development. 

Sec. 217. Support for defense innovation activities of the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization. 

Sec. 218. Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems development program accountability matrices. 

Sec. 219. Continuous capability development and delivery program for F–35 

aircraft. 

Sec. 220. Process to ensure the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence. 

Sec. 221. Pilot program to commercialize prototypes of the Department of the 

Air Force. 

Sec. 222. Pilot program on near-term quantum computing applications. 

Sec. 223. Pilot program on access to small business advanced technology for 

Army ground vehicle systems. 

Sec. 224. Prohibition on availability of funds for gain-of-function research. 

Sec. 225. Limitation on availability of funds pending documentation on Future 

Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. 

Sec. 226. F–35 propulsion and thermal management modernization program. 

Sec. 227. Transfer of data and technology developed under the MOSAICS program. 

Sec. 228. Limitation on availability of funds pending report and certification on 

the Warfighter Machine Interface of the Army. 

Sec. 229. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with certain institutions. 

Sec. 230. Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense funding to China’s research labs. 

Subtitle C—Energetics and Other Munitions Matters 

Sec. 241. Establishment of Joint Energetics Transition Office. 

Sec. 242. Consideration of lethality as a key performance parameter for munitions. 

Sec. 243. Pilot program on incorporation of the CL20 compound in certain 

weapon systems. 

Sec. 244. Assessment of energetics industrial base. 

Sec. 245. Limitation on sourcing chemical materials for munitions from certain 

countries. 

Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 261. Hypersonic testing strategy and evaluation of potential hypersonic 

test ranges. 

Sec. 262. Modification to annual reports on critical technology areas supportive 

of the National Defense Strategy. 

Sec. 263. Intellectual property strategy. 
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Sec. 264. Study on establishment of centralized platform for development and 

testing of autonomy software. 

Sec. 265. Annual report on incremental and transformational research and development. 

Sec. 266. Congressional notification of changes to Department of Defense policy on autonomy in weapon systems. 

Sec. 267. Sense of Congress on dual use innovative technology for the robotic 

combat vehicle of the Army. 

Sec. 268. Funding for research and development of smart concrete materials. 

Sec. 269. Assessment and strategy for use of open-architecture additive manufacturing for certain items and components. 

Sec. 270. Sense of Congress on the continuing need for innovation in the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 271. Funding for cyber supply chain risk management. 

Sec. 272. Funding for National Defense Education Program. 

Sec. 273. Updates to national biodefense strategy. 

Sec. 274. Department of Defense spectrum certification. 

Sec. 275. Sense of Congress on the Army Artificial Intelligence Integration 

Center. 

Sec. 276. Report on research relating to lightweight advanced carbon materials. 

Sec. 277. Funding for Department of Defense software factories. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 302. Air Force Professional Development Education. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

Sec. 311. Equivalent authority to carry out certain projects at facilities of the 

National Guard and the Air National Guard. 

Sec. 312. Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel. 

Sec. 313. Required determination on availability of charging stations prior to 

replacement of non-tactical vehicle fleet of Department of Defense. 

Sec. 314. Modification to prototype and demonstration projects for energy resilience at certain military installations. 

Sec. 315. Authority to transfer certain funds as payment relating to Naval Air 

Station, Moffett Field, California. 

Sec. 316. Requirement for Secretary of Defense to develop plan for transition 

of Joint Task Force Red Hill. 

Sec. 317. Designation of official responsible for coordination of renegotiation of 

certain land leases owned by Department of Defense in Hawai’i. 

Sec. 318. Prohibition and limitation on availability of funds for certain energy 

programs of Department of Defense. 

Sec. 319. Analysis of alternatives for battlefield storage and distribution of electric power. 

Sec. 320. Comptroller General report on acceleration and improvement of environmental cleanup of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico. 

Subtitle C—Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl 

Substances 
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Sec. 331. Improvements relating to exposures to perfluoroalkyl and 

polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

Sec. 332. Prizes for development of technology for thermal destruction of 

perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

Sec. 333. Restriction on Department of Defense acquisition of covered items 

containing or produced using certain substances. 

Subtitle D—Logistics and Sustainment 

Sec. 341. Repeal of Comptroller General review requirement relating to core logistics capabilities. 

Sec. 342. Disaggregation of certain information in annual report relating to 

performance of depot-level maintenance. 

Sec. 343. Foreign military sales exclusion in calculation for certain workload 

carryover of Department of Army. 

Sec. 344. Matters relating to briefings on Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization 

Program of the Navy. 

Sec. 345. Pilot program on optimization of aerial refueling and fuel management in contested logistics environments through use of artificial intelligence. 

Sec. 346. Limitation on availability of funds pending quarterly briefing on 

availability of amphibious warships. 

Sec. 347. Requirement for Secretary of Navy to complete common readiness 

models. 

Sec. 348. Plan regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned stockpiles 

of Army. 

Sec. 349. Responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency pharmaceutical 

contracts. 

Sec. 350. Certification and Comptroller General report relating to prepositioned 

stocks of Department of Defense. 

Subtitle E—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 361. Modification to Joint Safety Council. 

Sec. 362. Recognition of service of military working dogs. 

Sec. 363. Improvements relating to end-to-end travel management system of 

the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 364. Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap. 

Sec. 365. Prohibition on elimination of Caisson Platoon and support by such 

platoon of military funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery. 

Sec. 366. Assessment on use of certain areas in southeastern United States for 

testing and training in support of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 

Sec. 367. Report on regulations applicable to footwear of members of the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 368. Report on hardening United States and partner military bases 

against Iranian attack. 

Sec. 369. Report on electronic waste containing critical minerals. 

Sec. 370. Requirement for realistic training exercises under contested and austere conditions. 

Sec. 371. Department of Defense priority for domestically sourced bovine heparin. 

Sec. 372. Publication of information regarding status of certain cleanup efforts 

of Department of Defense. 

Sec. 373. Report on costs associated with decommissioning of Tactical Air Control Party units. 
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TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

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. 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

Sec. 501. Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to the Congress for certain distribution and grade limitations. 

Sec. 502. Number of general officers and flag officers on active duty. 

Sec. 503. Promotions and transfers between components of certain Armed 

Forces or to other certain Armed Forces. 

Sec. 504. Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the Congress. 

Sec. 505. Verification of the financial independence of financial services counselors in the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 506. Retired grade for the Director of Admissions of a Service Academy. 

Sec. 507. Establishment of Legislative Liaison of the Space Force. 

Sec. 508. Chaplain endorsements. 

Sec. 509. Prohibitions on certain adverse actions regarding a cadet, midshipman, or applicant to a Service Academy, who refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. 

Sec. 510. Increases to monthly rates of basic pay for certain enlisted members 

of the uniformed services. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

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

Sec. 512. Removal of prohibition on active duty members of the Air Force Reserve Policy Committee. 

Sec. 513. Removal of prohibition on active duty members of the Air Force Reserve Policy Committee. 

Sec. 514. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 

Sec. 515. Transfers of officers between the active and inactive National Guard. 

Sec. 516. Authorization for FireGuard Program. 

Sec. 517. Designation of at least one general officer of the Marine Corps Reserve as a joint qualified officer. 

Sec. 518. Report on foreign disclosure officer and foreign military sales officer 

billets. 

Sec. 519. Sense of Congress relating to measures to address suicide among 

former National Guard and Reserve components. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records 
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Sec. 521. Requirement to classify certain persons as unaccounted for from 

World War II under certain conditions. 

Sec. 522. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air Force 

as honorary separated members of the Space Force. 

Sec. 523. Military personnel: recruiting; merit-based determinations. 

Sec. 524. Improvements to medical standards for accession to certain Armed 

Forces. 

Sec. 525. Protections for members of certain Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19. 

Sec. 526. Reviews of characterization of administrative discharges of certain 

members on the basis of failure to receive COVID-19 vaccine. 

Sec. 527. Certain members discharged or dismissed on the sole basis of failure 

to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19: communication strategy regarding reinstatement process. 

Sec. 528. Pilot program on cardiac screenings for military accessions. 

Sec. 529. Improving oversight of military recruitment practices in public secondary schools. 

Sec. 530. Continuing military service for certain members eligible for chapter 

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Sec. 530A. Inclusion of certain persons who served with the Canadian Armed 

Forces during part of World War II in definition of missing 

person. 

Subtitle D—Military Justice 

Sec. 531. Prohibition on certain communications regarding courts-martial. 

Sec. 532. Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 

Sec. 533. Treatment of certain records of criminal investigations. 

Sec. 534. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special 

agent training course. 

Sec. 535. Votes required for conviction, sentencing, and other matters in general and special courts-martial. 

Subtitle E—Other Legal Matters 

Sec. 541. Clarifications of procedure in investigations of personnel actions 

taken against members of the Armed Forces in retaliation for 

protected communications. 

Sec. 542. Supreme Court review of certain actions of the United States Court 

of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 543. Study on removal of Sexual Assault Victim Advocates from the chain 

of command of victims. 

Subtitle F—Member Education 

Sec. 551. Military education for special operations forces. 

Sec. 552. Expansion of individuals eligible to serve as administrators and instructors in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

Sec. 553. Prohibition of establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior 

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at an educational institution 

owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist 

Party. 

Sec. 554. Inclusion of advanced research programs at certain institutions of 

professional military education. 
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Sec. 555. Pilot program for enlisted members of the Army and the Navy to attend the Naval Postgraduate School. 

Sec. 556. Prohibition on availability of funds for elimination of units of the 

Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

Subtitle G—Member Training 

Sec. 561. Increase in accession bonus for nurse officer candidates. 

Sec. 562. Service Academies: numbers of nominations by Members of Congress 

and appointments by the Secretaries of the military departments. 

Sec. 563. Increase in the number of nominees from Guam to the Service Academies. 

Sec. 564. Exemption of cadet or midshipman who refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19 from requirement to repay tuition at 

military service academy. 

Sec. 565. Training on the National Defense Strategy for members of certain 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 566. Prohibition on use of Federal funds for certain training or education 

that promotes critical race theory. 

Sec. 567. Sex-neutral high fitness standards for army close combat force military occupational specialties. 

Sec. 568. Costs of training on critical race theory. 

Sec. 569. Publication of training materials of the Defense Equal Opportunity 

Management Institute. 

Sec. 570. Funding for Skillbridge. 

Sec. 570A. Access to Army Training Requirements and Resources System on 

a personal internet-enabled device. 

Sec. 570B. Military vehicle operator training program. 

Sec. 570C. Military training and competency database. 

Sec. 570D. Outreach about military service academies and nomination process. 

Sec. 570E. Consideration of standardized test scores in military service academy application process. 

Sec. 570F. Elimination of offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion and personnel of such offices. 

Sec. 570G. Prohibition on use of quotas based on race or ethnicity in service 

academy admissions. 

Subtitle H—Member Transition 

Sec. 571. Amendments to Pathways for counseling in the Transition Assistance 

Program. 

Sec. 572. Transition Assistance Program contents to include preparation for 

agriculture. 

Sec. 573. Skillbridge: staffing; budgeting; outreach; report. 

Sec. 574. Troops-to-Teachers Program: expansion; extension. 

Sec. 575. Report on the Transition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 576. Skillbridge: apprenticeship programs. 

Sec. 577. Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of 

the Department of Defense in STEM. 

Sec. 578. Department of Defense report on third-party job search technology. 

Sec. 579. Notification by Secretary concerned to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding a member with a history of opioid abuse. 

Sec. 580. Report on separating members who have health care experience and 

Medical Reserve Corps. 

Sec. 580A. Provision of medical information regarding a separating member. 
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Sec. 580B. Training and education for transitioning members through community colleges. 

Subtitle I—Decorations and Awards 

Sec. 581. Authorization for Last Member Standing medal. 

Sec. 582. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna 

for acts of valor during World War I. 

Sec. 583. Award of certain decorations to certain members of the Armed 

Forces who served in Afghanistan. 

Sec. 584. Eligibility of veterans of Operation End Sweep for Vietnam Service 

Medal. 

Sec. 585. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for 

acts of valor during the Korean War. 

Sec. 586. 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. 587. 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. 

Subtitle J—Other Personnel Matters, Reports, and Briefings 

Sec. 591. Armed Forces workplace surveys. 

Sec. 592. Electronic notarization for members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 593. Due date for report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by 

suicide in the Navy. 

Sec. 594. Posting of promotional materials for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at military installations. 

Sec. 595. Prohibition on drag shows and drag queen story hour. 

Sec. 596. Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion: report; sunset. 

Sec. 597. Force structure and personnel requirements of special operations 

forces: review; briefing; report. 

Sec. 598. Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense Countering Extremism Work Group. 

Sec. 599. Digital ambassador program of the Navy: cessation; report; restart. 

Sec. 599A. Report on Military OneSource. 

Sec. 599B. Study on service by neurodivergent individuals in the Department 

of Defense. 

Sec. 599C. Report on effects of ROTC on recruiting. 

Sec. 599D. Report on college-level credits for military recruits. 

Sec. 599E. Study and report on reforms to certain grace periods under Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 599F. Sense of Congress regarding military service by individuals with 

amputations. 

Sec. 599G. Feasibility study and report on portability of certain professional 

credentials held by servicemembers. 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

Subtitle A—Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave 

Sec. 601. Parental leave parity for members of certain reserve components of 

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Sec. 602. Expansion of authority of the Secretary of a military department to 

pay a member who is absent without leave or over leave for 

such absence. 

Sec. 603. Report on modernized retirement system. 

Sec. 604. Program to assist service members at risk of suicide. 

Sec. 605. Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary heroism for members of the Army and Air Force who served during the Vietnam Era. 

Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays 

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities. 

Sec. 612. Authorization of monthly bonus pay for a junior member of the uniformed services during calendar year 2024. 

Sec. 613. Determination of cold weather location for purposes of assignment or 

special duty pay. 

Sec. 614. Feasibility study regarding assignment incentive pay for members of 

the Air Force assigned to Creech Air Force Base. 

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. Improved calculation of basic allowance for housing for junior enlisted 

members. 

Sec. 623. Expansion of authority of a commanding officer to authorize a basic 

allowance for housing for a member performing initial field or 

sea duty. 

Sec. 624. Dual basic allowance for housing for training. 

Sec. 625. Basic allowance for housing: pilot program to outsource rate calculation. 

Sec. 626. Independent assessment of housing for military personnel in Guam. 

Sec. 627. Briefings on pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordinators for Department of Defense child development centers. 

Sec. 628. Family separation allowance: increase; review. 

Sec. 629. Sense of Congress relating to equal basic allowance for housing for 

Staten Island and New York City. 

Subtitle D—Family Readiness and Survivor Benefits 

Sec. 631. Modifications to transitional compensation for dependents of members separated for dependent abuse. 

Sec. 632. Lodging expenses for dependents of members separated for dependent 

abuse. 

Sec. 633. Access to commissary and exchange privileges for remarried surviving 

spouses. 

Sec. 634. Authority for peer mentoring program for military dependents. 

Sec. 635. Expansion of qualifying events for which a member of the uniformed 

services may be reimbursed for spousal relicensing or business 

costs due to the member’s relocation. 

Sec. 636. Student loan deferment for dislocated military spouses. 

Sec. 637. Grants to assist caregivers in military families. 

Sec. 638. MySTeP: provision online and in multiple languages. 
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Sec. 639. Exceptional Family Member Program: modification of the responsibilities of the Office of Special Needs. 

Sec. 640. Portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their 

spouses: promotion; report. 

Sec. 640A. Guide for survivors to claim the personal effects of a deceased member of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 640B. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations relating 

to military foster and adoptive families. 

Sec. 640C. Prohibitions on provision of gender transition services through an 

Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle E—Child Care 

Sec. 641. Increase in the target funding level for military child care. 

Sec. 642. Recurring review and revision of pay for military child care employees. 

Sec. 643. Discounted child care for child care employees of the Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 644. Expansion of pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care. 

Sec. 645. Wait times for child care services provided through military child development centers: publication; feasibility of certain improvement. 

Sec. 646. Study on effects of child care on readiness and retention. 

Sec. 647. Provision of temporary child care services. 

Sec. 648. Feasibility study regarding child care for members of the reserve 

components performing inactive-duty training. 

Sec. 649. Report on at-home child care programs of the Department of Defense; feasibility study. 

Subtitle F—Dependent Education 

Sec. 651. Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 

Sec. 652. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel. 

Sec. 653. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for 

purposes of Federal impact aid programs. 

Sec. 654. Financial literacy education in schools operated by the Department 

of Defense Education Activity. 

Sec. 655. Pilot program for routine mental health check-ups in schools operated 

by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 

Sec. 656. Briefings on implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs 

in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education 

Activity. 

Sec. 657. Study to review weighted student units for impact aid payments for 

eligible federally connected children with disabilities. 

Sec. 658. Process to ensure interstate reciprocity in educational accommodations for military dependent students. 

Sec. 659. Requirement to disclose curriculum of schools operated by the Department of Defense education activity. 

Sec. 660. Prohibition on authorizing Federal funds for DODEA for race-based 

theories. 

Sec. 661. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain books in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
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Sec. 662. Prohibition on sale of Chinese goods in commissary stores and military exchanges. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Benefits 

Sec. 701. TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 702. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE 

Reserve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 703. Clarification of applicability of required mental health self-initiated 

referral process for members of the Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 704. Non-medical counseling services for military families. 

Sec. 705. Doulas and International Board Certified Lactation Consultants 

(IBCLCS): certification assistance for military spouses; expansion of demonstration project. 

Sec. 706. Medical testing and related services for firefighters of Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 707. Temporary requirement for contraception coverage parity under the 

TRICARE program. 

Sec. 708. Naloxone and fentanyl: regulations; report. 

Sec. 709. Rates of reimbursement for providers of applied behavior analysis. 

Sec. 710. Department of Defense pilot program on health effects of medical 

marijuana use by veterans. 

Sec. 711. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage of gametes of certain 

members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 712. Psychological evaluations for certain members of the Armed Forces 

who served in Kabul. 

Sec. 713. Authority to expand the TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration 

Project. 

Sec. 714. Study on provider training gaps with respect to screening and treatment of maternal mental health conditions. 

Sec. 715. Expansion of Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program. 

Sec. 716. Prohibition on payment and reimbursement by Department of Defense of expenses relating to abortion services. 

Sec. 717. Prohibition on coverage of certain sex reassignment surgeries and related services under TRICARE program. 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

Sec. 721. Clarification of grade of Surgeon General of the Navy. 

Sec. 722. Clarification of responsibilities regarding the integrated disability 

evaluation system. 

Sec. 723. Sharing of medical data regarding members of the Coast Guard. 

Sec. 724. Organizational framework of the military health system to support 

the medical requirements of the combatant commands. 

Sec. 725. Mandatory training on health effects of perfluoroalkyl or 

polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

Sec. 726. Establishment of military pharmaceutical and medical device vulnerability working group. 

Sec. 727. Establishment of medical and surgical consumables standardization 

working group. 

Sec. 728. Pilot program on remote health monitoring technologies. 

Sec. 729. Task force of Department of Defense on mental health. 
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Sec. 730. Disclosures by entities receiving grants the Secretary of Defense for 

biomedical research. 

Sec. 731. Drop boxes on military installations for deposit of unused prescription drugs. 

Sec. 732. Individual acquisition for commercial leasing services. 

Sec. 733. Improvements to TRICARE provider directories. 

Sec. 734. Waiver of certain requirements to facilitate urgent access to mental 

health care services by members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 735. Policy of Defense Health Agency on expanded recognition of board 

certifications for physicians. 

Sec. 736. Prohibition of mask mandate to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on 

a military installation in the United States. 

Subtitle C—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 741. Amendments to report on behavioral health workforce of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 742. Comprehensive strategy on force resilience of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 743. Study on non-clinical mental health services of the Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 744. Clinical study on treatment of certain members with certain conditions using certain psychedelic substances. 

Sec. 745. Study on opioid alternatives. 

Sec. 746. Report on overdoses by members of certain Armed Forces. 

Sec. 747. Feasibility report regarding DHA employment of certain mental 

health providers awaiting licensure. 

Sec. 748. Study on health care available to individuals supporting the missions 

of United States Forces, Japan, and Joint Region Marianas. 

Sec. 749. United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research. 

Sec. 750. Feasibility study on creation of centers of excellence in Ukraine for 

treatment of traumatic brain injuries and traumatic extremity 

injuries. 

Sec. 751. Testosterone levels among members of special forces of the Army: 

study; report. 

Sec. 752. GAO report on TRICARE payments to behavioral health professionals. 

Sec. 753. Report on mental health provider readiness designations. 

Sec. 754. Study on accessability of mental health providers and services for active duty members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 755. Study and report on mental health care for pilots and aviators. 

Sec. 756. Medical research and development strategy for combined traumatic 

injuries sustained in combat operations. 

Sec. 757. Report on plan for coverage of certain devices capable of preventing 

and treating migraines for military personnel. 

Sec. 758. Study on unintended consequences of reduction relating to 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. 

Sec. 759. Epidemiological consultation regarding members assigned to Creech 

Air Force Base. 

Sec. 760. Comptroller General report on Exceptional Family Member Program. 

Sec. 761. Periodic reports on TRICARE coverage of Narcan. 

Sec. 762. Report on TRICARE and CHAMPVA in-home and nursing care. 

Sec. 763. Study on effect of cancer drug shortages. 

Sec. 764. Housing accommodations for military families on housing waitlists. 
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Sec. 765. Report on access of TRICARE beneficiaries to network retail pharmacies. 

Sec. 766. Study and report on feasibility of lifting outpatient rehabilitation 

therapy maximums for certain members of the Armed Forces 

with traumatic brain injury. 

Sec. 767. Study on approval of non-governmental accreditation bodies for transitional and residential brain injury treatment programs. 

Sec. 768. Strategy to sustain medical support during operations of Armed 

Forces in Arctic region. 

Sec. 769. 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. 770. Prohibition on availability of funds for closing Austin’s Playrooms at 

certain military hospitals. 

Sec. 771. Sense of Congress on maintaining in-patient military medical treatment facilities. 

Sec. 772. Study and report on health conditions of members of the Armed 

Forces developed after administration of COVID–19 vaccine. 

Sec. 773. Study on blood work of members of the Armed Forces regarding 

COVID–19. 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 

AND RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

Sec. 801. Commercial nature determination memo available to contractor. 

Sec. 802. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Department of Defense to third parties. 

Sec. 803. Principal technology transition advisor. 

Sec. 804. Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Accountability Office bid protests. 

Sec. 805. Pilot program for prototype projects for Anything-as-a-Service. 

Sec. 806. Low-methane intensity natural gas pilot program. 

Sec. 807. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have business operations 

with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian 

energy sector. 

Sec. 808. Organizational conflict of interests relating to national security and 

foreign policy. 

Sec. 809. Research, development, testing, and evaluation contract cost sharing. 

Sec. 810. Prohibition and report on contracts for online tutoring services. 

Sec. 811. Prohibition of the department of defense procurement related to entities identified as Chinese military companies operating in the 

United States in accordance with section 1260h of the William 

M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2021. 

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

Limitations 

Sec. 821. Modification to truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report. 

Sec. 822. Competition requirements for purchases from Federal Prison Industries. 

Sec. 823. Modification of approval authority for high dollar other transactions 

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Sec. 824. Clarification of authority of the Department of Defense to carry out 

certain prototype projects. 

Sec. 825. Acquisition of sensitive material prohibition exception amendment. 

Sec. 826. Modification to acquisition authority of the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning. 

Sec. 827. Amend prohibition on contracting with entities operating certain unmanned aircraft systems. 

Sec. 828. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process for certain logistics services. 

Sec. 829. Modification and extension of temporary authority to modify certain 

contracts and options based on the impacts of inflation. 

Sec. 830. Modification of contracts and options to provide economic price adjustments. 

Sec. 831. Pilot program on the use of acquisition authority for Office of Naval 

Research to aid in technology transition. 

Sec. 832. Prohibition on computers or printers acquisitions involving entities 

owned or controlled by China. 

Sec. 833. Modifications to data, policy, and reporting on the use of other transactions. 

Sec. 834. Strengthening truthful cost or pricing data requirements. 

Subtitle C—Domestic Sourcing Requirements 

Sec. 841. Require full domestic production of flags of the United States acquired by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 842. Inclusion of titanium powder in definition of specialty metals exempted from certain domestic sourcing requirements. 

Sec. 843. Amend requirement to buy certain metals from American sources. 

Sec. 844. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods 

other than United States goods. 

Sec. 845. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices. 

Sec. 846. Sense of Congress relating to rubber supply. 

Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Programs for Accelerating Acquisition 

Sec. 851. Pilot program for recurring awards for production, investment, and 

deployment through competitions. 

Sec. 852. Demonstration and prototyping program to advance international 

product support capabilities in a contested logistics environment. 

Sec. 853. Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program. 

Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 

Sec. 861. Additional national security objectives for the national technology and 

industrial base. 

Sec. 862. Use of Industrial Base Fund for support for the workforce for large 

surface combatants. 

Sec. 863. Redesignation of Industrial Base Fund as Industrial Base and Operational Infrastructure Fund; additional uses. 

Sec. 864. Modifications to the procurement technical assistance cooperative 

agreement program. 

Sec. 865. Modification to procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials. 

Sec. 866. Securing maritime data from China. 
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Sec. 867. Pilot program for analyzing and continuous monitoring of key supply 

chains. 

Sec. 868. Study and report on country of origin of end items and components 

procured by Department of Defense. 

Sec. 869. Enhanced domestic content requirement for major defense acquisition 

programs. 

Sec. 870. Report on competition and equipment repair. 

Sec. 871. Report on the United States Defense and Technological Industrial 

Base. 

Sec. 872. Office of Strategic Capital Chinese company investment prohibition. 

Sec. 873. Report on defense industrial base competition. 

Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 

Sec. 881 Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations. 

Sec. 882. Extension and modification of Domestic Investment Pilot Program. 

Sec. 883. Study and report on the expansion of the Strategic Funding Increase 

program of the Air Force. 

Sec. 884. Consideration of past performance of affiliates of small business concerns. 

Sec. 885. Report on the Air Force First Look Program and the Army First 

Stop Program. 

Sec. 886. Modification to pilot program to accelerate Department of Defense 

SBIR and STTR awards. 

Sec. 887. Briefing on the implementation of category management memorandum. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 891. Employee-owned business contracting incentive pilot program clarification and extension. 

Sec. 892. Pilot program on the use of budget transfer authority for Army research to aid in technology transition. 

Sec. 893. Seaplane procurement and employment. 

Sec. 894. Limitation on availability of funds relating to contracts with contract 

managers and auditors. 

Sec. 895. Inspector General report on Department of Defense acquisition and 

contract administration. 

Sec. 896. Study on the electric vehicle supply chain. 

Sec. 897. Joint light tactical vehicle funding increase. 

Sec. 898. Report on gallium and germanium. 

Sec. 899. Assessment of supply chain constraints impacting the defense industrial base and foreign military sales. 

Sec. 899A. Sense of Congress regarding explosion welding. 

Sec. 899B. Defense industrial base munition surge capacity critical reserve. 

Sec. 899C. Prohibition on contracting with certain entities. 

Sec. 899D. Review of Proposed Actions. 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

MANAGEMENT 

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

Sec. 901. Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration. 

Sec. 902. Repeal of position of Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 
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Sec. 903. Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of position of Chief 

Management Officer. 

Sec. 904. Elimination of the Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense. 

Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 

Matters 

Sec. 921. Modification of analysis required for reductions to civilian workforce 

under general policy for total force management. 

Sec. 922. Additional requirements under general policy for total force management. 

Sec. 923. Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for appointment as 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Sec. 924. Coast Guard input to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. 

Sec. 925. Codification of the Defense Innovation Unit and establishment of the 

nontraditional innovation fielding enterprise. 

Sec. 926. Designation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic branch 

of the Army. 

Sec. 927. Repeal of authority to appoint a Naval Research Advisory Committee. 

Sec. 928. Eligibility of members of Space Force for instruction at the Naval 

Postgraduate School. 

Sec. 929. Membership of the Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Committee. 

Sec. 930. Framework for classification of autonomous capabilities. 

Sec. 931. Comprehensive assessment of force design modernization efforts of 

the Marine Corps. 

Sec. 932. Enhancing Department of Defense coordination of geoeconomic affairs. 

Sec. 933. Future force design of the Department of the Air Force. 

Sec. 934. Addition of College of International Security Affairs to National Defense University. 

Subtitle C—Space National Guard 

Sec. 951. Establishment of Space National Guard. 

Sec. 952. No effect on military installations. 

Sec. 953. Implementation of Space National Guard. 

Sec. 954. Conforming amendments and clarification of authorities. 

TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 

Sec. 1002. Requirement for a covered Armed Force to submit posture statements in support of congressional budget process. 

Sec. 1003. Establishment of a Blockchain-Distributed Ledger TechnologiesSmart Contracts Defense Applications Working Group. 

Sec. 1004. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. 

Sec. 1005. Report on progress and challenges to achieving an unqualified audit 

opinion. 

Sec. 1005A. Audit requirement for Department of Defense components. 

Sec. 1005B. Department of Defense spending reductions in absence of submitted financial statements or failure to achieve unqualified or 

qualified independent audit opinion. 

Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
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Sec. 1006. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. 

Sec. 1007. Threat analysis regarding fentanyl crisis. 

Sec. 1008. Report on role of Department of Defense in supporting National 

Emergency Declaration combating fentanyl crisis. 

Sec. 1009. Disruption of fentanyl trafficking. 

Sec. 1010. Report on Iranian involvement in regional narcotics trade. 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

Sec. 1011. Modifications to annual naval vessel construction plan. 

Sec. 1012. Critical components of national sea-based deterrence vessels. 

Sec. 1013. Grants for improvement of Navy ship repair or alterations capability. 

Sec. 1014. Repeal of obsolete provision of law regarding vessel nomenclature. 

Sec. 1015. Responsibility of Commandant of the Marine Corps with respect to 

naval force battleship assessment and requirement reporting. 

Sec. 1016. Policy of the United States on shipbuilding defense industrial base. 

Sec. 1017. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of landing dock 

ships and guided missile cruisers. 

Sec. 1018. Expeditionary fast transport vessels. 

Sec. 1019. Guam shipyard assessment . 

Sec. 1020. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the 

advance procurement and construction of a San Antonio-class 

amphibious ship. 

Sec. 1021. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the 

advance procurement and construction of a submarine tender. 

Sec. 1022. Plan for extended prohibition on retirement of ships. 

Sec. 1023. Congressional notification regarding pending retirement of naval 

vessels viable for artificial reefing. 

Sec. 1024. Quarterly briefings on submarine readiness. 

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

Gould. 

Sec. 1026. Study on alternative vessel design for improved operations and 

shock impact mitigation on special operations personnel health 

and fatigue. 

Sec. 1027. Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after Major 

James Capers, Jr.. 

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. 

Sec. 1035. Limitation on authority of Armed Forces to detain citizens of the 

United States. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
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Sec. 1041. Modification to definitions of Confucius Institute. 

Sec. 1042. Limitation on provision of funds to institutions of higher education 

hosting Confucius Institutes. 

Sec. 1043. Modification of vetting procedures and monitoring requirements for 

certain military training. 

Sec. 1044. Limitation on availability of funds until delivery of report on next 

generation tactical communications. 

Sec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds related to Military Religious Freedom 

Foundation. 

Sec. 1046. Prohibition on use of funds for advisory committees related to environmental, social, and governance aspects. 

Sec. 1047. Security clearance reinstatement for recently separated members of 

the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 1048. Prohibition on display of unapproved flags. 

Sec. 1049. Availability of excess Department of Defense controlled property for 

transfer to Federal and State agencies. 

Sec. 1050. Prohibition on use of funds to implement certain executive orders. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1061. Annual report on unfunded priorities of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. 

Sec. 1062. Quarterly briefings on Joint All Domain Command and Control Effort. 

Sec. 1063. Extension of requirement to submit a report on Department of Defense support for Department of Homeland Security at the 

international borders of the United States. 

Sec. 1064. Air Force plan for maintaining proficient aircrews in certain mission 

areas. 

Sec. 1065. Assessment and strategy relating to range capability and capacity 

for Joint All-Domain Operations. 

Sec. 1066. Report on defense of Department of Defense facilities and forces in 

European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and air attack. 

Sec. 1067. Independent study on naval mine warfare. 

Sec. 1068. Report on establishment of joint force headquarters in Indo-Pacific 

region. 

Sec. 1069. Annual briefings on implementation of Force Design 2030. 

Sec. 1070. Plan for Taiwan noncombatant evacuation operations. 

Sec. 1071. Feasibility study on establishment of Indo-Pacific Maritime Governance Center of Excellence. 

Sec. 1072. Report on airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements within the area of operations of United States Africa Command. 

Sec. 1073. Report on institutions of higher education that host Confucius Institutes. 

Sec. 1074. Public availability of information about cost of United States overseas military footprint. 

Sec. 1075. Report on food purchasing by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1076. Study and report on potential inclusion of black box data recorders 

in tactical vehicles. 

Sec. 1077. Assessment of undersea cable repair contingencies. 

Sec. 1078. Annual report on oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse. 

Sec. 1079. Assessment of the effectiveness of low-cost anti-ship weapons in the 

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Sec. 1080. Report on Pacific Islands security strategy. 

Sec. 1080A. Public availability of reports. 

Sec. 1080B. Report on private military companies that are a concern to United 

States national security. 

Sec. 1080C. Study on certain grants awarded under defense community infrastructure pilot program. 

Sec. 1080D. Report on recapitalization of Navy C-130 aircraft. 

Sec. 1080E. Assessment of suicide risk at military installations. 

Sec. 1080F. Annual reports on activities relating to unmanned aerial systems. 

Sec. 1080G. GAO Review and Report on Biological Weapons Experiments on 

and in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease. 

Sec. 1080H. Report on Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training program. 

Sec. 1080I. Report on unmanned traffic management systems at military bases 

and installations. 

Sec. 1080J. Briefing on joint exercises with Taiwan. 

Sec. 1080K. Report and transmission of documents on withdrawal of United 

States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1081. Navy consideration of Coast Guard views on matters directly concerning Coast Guard capabilities. 

Sec. 1082. Development of commercial integration cells action plan within certain combatant commands. 

Sec. 1083. Requirement to update warfighting requirements for confronting 

Russia in Europe. 

Sec. 1084. Update to strategic plan on Department of Defense combating trafficking in persons program. 

Sec. 1085. Guidance for use of unmanned aircraft systems by National Guard. 

Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding defense presence in the Indo-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1087. Compliance with GAO recommendations on artificial intelligence. 

Sec. 1088. Process for carrying out demilitarization and disposition of major 

end items. 

Sec. 1089. Designation of single entity to oversee implementation of predictive 

maintenance procedures. 

Sec. 1090. Declassification of certain reports of unidentified aerial phenomena. 

Sec. 1091. Authorization to use nonelectric vehicles at Yuma Proving Ground. 

Sec. 1092. Sense of Congress regarding support for Energy Functional Specialist Civil Affairs Officer program. 

Sec. 1093. Smart sleepers and bassinets at military exchanges. 

Sec. 1094. Sense of Congress regarding removal of priests from Walter Reed 

Medical Hospital. 

Sec. 1095. Sense of Congress on rare earth magnet supply chain. 

Sec. 1096. Sense of Congress regarding use of MQ-9 Reaper in area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command. 

Sec. 1097. Oversight requirements for Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan. 

Sec. 1098. Authority to include funding requests for the chemical and biological 

defense program in budget accounts of military departments. 

Sec. 1099. Report on military requirements in the event of a Chinese attack of 

Taiwan. 

Sec. 1099A. Report on obstacles to mission of Defense POW/MIA Accounting 

Agency. 

Sec. 1099B. Protection of ideological freedom. 
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Sec. 1099C. Public disclosure of Afghanistan war records. 

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 

Sec. 1101. Authority to establish excepted service positions for army law enforcement activities. 

Sec. 1102. Authorization to pay a living quarters allowance for Department of 

the Navy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in 

Guam for performing work, or supporting work being performed, aboard or dockside, of U.S. naval vessels. 

Sec. 1103. Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with specified 

degrees at science and technology reinvention laboratories. 

Sec. 1104. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 

employees working overseas. 

Sec. 1106. Extension of authority to grant competitive status to employees of 

inspectors general for overseas contingency operations. 

Sec. 1107. Extension of direct hire authority for Domestic Industrial Base Facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 

Sec. 1108. Waiver of limitation on appointment of recently retired members of 

armed forces to DOD competitive service positions. 

Sec. 1109. Exclusion of nonappropriated fund employees from limitations on 

dual pay. 

Sec. 1110. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 

combat zone. 

Sec. 1111. Support United States Strategic Command and United States Space 

Command enterprises. 

Sec. 1112. Temporary extension of authority to provide security for former Department of Defense officials. 

Sec. 1113. GAO report on civilian support positions at remote military installations. 

Sec. 1114. Modification to shore leave accrual for crews of vessels to support 

crew rotations and improve retention of civilian mariners. 

Sec. 1115. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel and Readiness. 

Sec. 1116. Military Spouse Employment Act. 

Sec. 1117. Amendments to the John S. McCain strategic defense fellows program. 

Sec. 1118. Including military service in determining family and medical leave 

eligibility for Federal employees. 

Sec. 1119. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Research and Engineering. 

Sec. 1120. Assessments of staffing in DOD Office for Diversity, Equity, and 

Inclusion. 

Sec. 1121. Expand Department of Defense civilian employment. 

Sec. 1122. National digital reserve corps. 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

Sec. 1201. Support of special operations for irregular warfare. 

Sec. 1202. Modification of Combatant Commander Initiative Fund. 
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Sec. 1203. Equipment disposition with respect to building capacity of foreign 

security forces. 

Sec. 1204. Mission training through distributed simulation. 

Sec. 1205. Modifications to security cooperation workforce development program and establishment of defense security cooperation university. 

Sec. 1206. Requirement for military exercises. 

Sec. 1207. Report on end-use monitoring. 

Sec. 1208. Report on enhanced end-use monitoring. 

Sec. 1209. Report on partner country forces. 

Sec. 1210. Authority to build capacity of foreign security forces. 

Sec. 1210A. General Thaddeus Kosciuszko memorial exchange program for Polish-American defense cooperation. 

Sec. 1210B. Report on coordination in the State Partnership Program. 

Sec. 1210C. Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the Middle East and Central Asia 

Sec. 1211. Extension of cross-servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment in coalition operations. 

Sec. 1212. Modification of quarterly reports on ex-gratia payments. 

Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 

vetted Syrian groups and individuals. 

Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 

counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 

Sec. 1215. Plan of action to equip and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish 

Peshmerga forces. 

Sec. 1216. Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. 

Sec. 1217. Plan to enable Israel to gain observer status in the Euro-NATO 

Joint Jet Pilot Training Program. 

Sec. 1218. Extension and modification of annual report on military power of 

Iran. 

Sec. 1219. Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic 

Emirate of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1220. Modifications to the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. 

Sec. 1220A. Rules governing transfer of aerial refueling tankers to Israel. 

Sec. 1220B. Prohibition on funds to Iran. 

Sec. 1220C. Modification and extension of enhancement of United States-Israel 

defense cooperation. 

Sec. 1220D. Prohibition on transfers to the Badr Organization. 

Sec. 1220E. Sense of Congress regarding Israel. 

Sec. 1220F. Modification and update to report on military capabilities of Iran 

and related activities. 

Sec. 1220G. Improvements relating to United States-Israel cooperation to 

counter unmanned aerial systems. 

Sec. 1220H. Report on Middle East regional exercises. 

Sec. 1220I. Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian entities. 

Sec. 1220J. Report on United States force capabilities in the CENTCOM area 

of responsibility. 

Sec. 1220K. Prohibition on funding for and removal of sanctions against the 

Taliban. 

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

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Sec. 1220M. Report on provision of funding and other assistance to Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Ukraine 

Sec. 1221. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1222. Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance. 

Sec. 1223. Extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 

Sec. 1224. Extension of lend-lease authority to Ukraine. 

Sec. 1225. Plan and report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine. 

Sec. 1226. Report on war in Ukraine. 

Sec. 1227. Report on certain assistance to Ukraine. 

Sec. 1228. Briefings on arms deliveries to Ukraine. 

Sec. 1229. Report on detailed oversight of United States assistance to Ukraine. 

Sec. 1230. Report on allied contributions to the common defense. 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Russia, Europe, and NATO 

Sec. 1231. Statement of policy relating to NATO-Russia Founding Act. 

Sec. 1232. Strategy to delay, disrupt, and degrade Rosatom’s proliferation activities and other revenue streams. 

Sec. 1233. Baltic Security Initiative. 

Sec. 1234. Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing. 

Sec. 1235. Sense of Congress on defense by NATO member states. 

Sec. 1236. Report on the security relationship between the United States and 

the Hellenic Republic. 

Sec. 1237. Revival of authority for participation of NATO naval personnel in 

submarine safety programs. 

Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Armed Forces Abroad and the 

Authorities of the Department of Defense 

Sec. 1241. Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces. 

Sec. 1242. Protection and legal preparedness for servicemembers abroad. 

Sec. 1243. Prohibition on funding for the Global Engagement Center. 

Sec. 1244. Determination of location for McCain Irregular Warfare Center. 

Sec. 1245. Designation of priority theaters of operation and combatant commands; priority for sales of defense articles and services. 

Sec. 1246. Report on how to protect United States defense technology sold to 

foreign partners. 

Sec. 1247. Inclusion of special operations forces in planning and strategy relating to the Arctic region. 

Sec. 1248. 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. 1249. Report. 

Sec. 1250. Limitation on availability of funds pending plan regarding delivery 

of Harpoon missiles and other coastal defense capabilities to 

security partners. 

TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS. 

Subtitle A—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific and Pacific Regions 
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Sec. 1301. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative and report, briefings, and 

plan under the Initiative. 

Sec. 1302. Independent assessment and report on the progress made under the 

Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 

Sec. 1303. Sense of Congress on South Korea. 

Sec. 1304. Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations. 

Sec. 1305. Briefing on multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of military forces of Taiwan. 

Sec. 1306. Modification to the American, British, Canadian, and Australian 

Armies’ Program. 

Sec. 1307. Modifications to initiative to support protection of national security 

academic researchers from undue influence and other security 

threats. 

Sec. 1308. Modification of initiative to support protection of national security 

academic researchers from undue influence and other security 

threats. 

Sec. 1309. Expansion of international technology focused partnerships and experimentation activities in the Indo-Pacific. 

Sec. 1310. Sense of Congress on emerging technology in the United States 

Indo-Pacific Strategy. 

Sec. 1310A. Report on reestablishment of civic action teams in Pacific Island 

countries. 

Sec. 1310B. Modification of pilot program to develop young civilian defense 

leaders in the Indo-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1310C. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 1310D. United States-Taiwan Combined Planning Group Study and Report. 

Sec. 1310E. Sense of Congress on liaisons with Taiwan. 

Sec. 1310F. Invitation to Taiwan to the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. 

Sec. 1310G. Report on feasibility of providing assistance to Taiwan in developing an asymmetric naval self-defense capability. 

Sec. 1310H. Study on determination of defense needs of Taiwan. 

Sec. 1310I. Limitation on certain maps. 

Sec. 1310J. Limitation on funds. 

Sec. 1310K. Limitation on use of funds with respect to taiwan military officers. 

Sec. 1310L. Oversight of Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act. 

Sec. 1310M. Sense of Congress on defense intelligence sharing between the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. 

Sec. 1310N. Report on defense support for Taiwan. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to China 

Sec. 1311. Modifications to public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States. 

Sec. 1312. Modification to annual report on military and security developments 

involving the People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 1313. Prohibition on use of funds for work performed by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., in China on research supported by the Government 

of China. 

Sec. 1314. Study and report on implementation of naval blockades of shipments of fossil fuels to China in event of armed conflict. 

Sec. 1315. Independent study on defense budget of People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 1316. Determination on involvement of the PRC in the Mexican fentanyl 

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Sec. 1317. Inclusion of information on emerging technological developments in 

annual China Military Power report. 

Sec. 1318. Report on relationships between the PRC and Iran. 

Sec. 1319. Report on military activities of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China in the Arctic region. 

Sec. 1320. Report on activity of the People’s Liberation Army, the Chinese 

Communist Party and Government of the People’s Republic of 

China in Cambodia. 

Sec. 1321. Report on Chinese presence in Africa. 

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—Other Matters 

Sec. 1411. Expansion of National Defense Stockpile requirements for era of 

great power competition. 

Sec. 1412. Membership of Coast Guard on Strategic Materials Protection 

Board. 

Sec. 1413. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 

Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 

Sec. 1414. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 

Home. 

Sec. 1415. Critical mineral independence. 

TITLE XV—CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Cyber Matters 

Sec. 1501. Harmonization and clarification of Strategic Cybersecurity Program 

and related matters. 

Sec. 1502. Office for academic engagement relating to cyber activities. 

Sec. 1503. Modification to Department of Defense enterprise-wide procurement 

of cyber data products and services. 

Sec. 1504. Authority to establish program of United States Cyber Command on 

dark web and deep web analysis tools. 

Sec. 1505. Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan. 

Sec. 1506. Updated strategy of Department of Defense relating to information 

environment. 

Subtitle B—Personnel 

Sec. 1521. Authority to accept voluntary and uncompensated services from cybersecurity experts. 

Sec. 1522. Matters relating to management of United States Marine Corps 

cyberspace operations officers. 

Sec. 1523. Modifications to rates of pay for certain cyber-related positions of 

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Sec. 1524. Responsibility for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection 

of the defense industrial base. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 1531. Oversight for Command Post Computing Environment contract 

award. 

Sec. 1532. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to censorship or blacklisting of news sources based on subjective criteria or political 

biases. 

Sec. 1533. GAO review of cyberspace operations management. 

Sec. 1534. Study on occupational resiliency of Cyber Mission Force. 

Sec. 1535. Report on information operations capabilities of Russia. 

Sec. 1536. Report on State National Guard cyber units. 

Sec. 1537. Report on technology modernization for the Army Human Resources 

Command 2030 Transformation Plan. 

Sec. 1538. Assessment of innovative data analysis and information technology 

solutions. 

Sec. 1539. Report on modernized multilevel security system. 

TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 

INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

Sec. 1601. Classification review of space major defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 1602. Enhanced authority to increase space launch capacity through space 

launch support services. 

Sec. 1603. Modification to prohibition on foreign commercial satellite services. 

Sec. 1604. Authorization for establishment of the National Space Intelligence 

Center as a field operating agency. 

Sec. 1605. Limitation on use of funds for WGS-12 satellite. 

Sec. 1606. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain reports on 

space policy. 

Sec. 1607. National security space launch program phase three acquisition. 

Sec. 1608. Application of TNT equivalency to launch vehicles and components 

using methane propellant. 

Sec. 1609. Plan to improve threat-sharing arrangements with commercial space 

operators. 

Sec. 1610. Plan for an integrated and resilient satellite communications architecture for the Space Force. 

Sec. 1611. Process and plan for Space Force space situational awareness. 

Sec. 1612. Report on national security space vehicle processing capabilities. 

Sec. 1613. Report on Space Force use of nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion space vehicles. 

Sec. 1614. Report on space activities of certain foreign adversary nations. 

Subtitle B—Nuclear Forces 

Sec. 1631. Establishment of major force program for nuclear command, control, and communications programs. 

Sec. 1632. Repeal of requirement for review of nuclear deterrence postures. 

Sec. 1633. Retention of capability to redeploy multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles. 

Sec. 1634. Pilot program on development of reentry vehicles and related systems. 
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Sec. 1635. Integrated master schedule for the Sentinel missile program of the 

Air Force. 

Sec. 1636. Form of contracting authorized to mitigate risk to Sentinel program 

schedule and cost. 

Sec. 1637. Notification of decision to delay strategic delivery system test event. 

Sec. 1638. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of 

the United States. 

Sec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of B83–1 nuclear 

gravity bombs. 

Sec. 1640. Prohibition on availability of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems 

based on low-enriched uranium. 

Sec. 1641. Establishment of nuclear sea-launched cruise missile program. 

Sec. 1642. Quarterly reports on progress of Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear program. 

Sec. 1643. Congressional notification of nuclear cooperation between Russia 

and China. 

Sec. 1644. Report on acceleration of nuclear modernization priorities. 

Sec. 1645. Assessment of the ability of the United States to detect low-yield 

nuclear weapon tests. 

Subtitle C—Missile Defense Programs 

Sec. 1661. Qualifications of Director of Missile Defense Agency. 

Sec. 1662. National missile defense policy. 

Sec. 1663. Programs to achieve initial and full operational capabilities for the 

Glide Phase Interceptor program. 

Sec. 1664. Research and analysis on multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics. 

Sec. 1665. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report on missile 

defense interceptor site. 

Sec. 1666. Report on Hawaii missile defense. 

Sec. 1667. Report on potential enhancements to Aegis Ashore sites in Poland 

and Romania. 

Sec. 1668. Rescission of memorandum on missile defense governance. 

Sec. 1669. Policy and report on North Atlantic Treaty Organization effective 

integrated air and missile defense capabilities in Europe. 

Sec. 1670. Independent analysis of space-based missile defense capability. 

Sec. 1671. Strategy on production capacity and schedule for the Precision 

Strike Missile. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 1681. Inclusion of Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives as recipient of quarterly information 

operations briefings. 

Sec. 1682. Modification to authority to use operation and maintenance funds 

for cyber operations-peculiar capability development projects. 

Sec. 1683. Cooperative threat reduction funds. 

Sec. 1684. Quarterly briefings on implementation of military-code compliant 

GPS receivers through Military GPS User Equipment program. 

Sec. 1685. Moving target indicator programs of Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1686. Reporting mechanism on use of consultants, informants, and other 

human sources to acquire intelligence information. 

Sec. 1687. Report on concept of operations for offensive hypersonic systems. 

Sec. 1688. Indo-Pacific missile strategy. 
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Sec. 1689. Exclusive means for the Secretary of Defense to acquire location information, web browsing history, internet search history, and 

Fourth Amendment-protected information. 

TITLE XVII—SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 

Sec. 1701. Short title. 

Subtitle A—Space Force Military Personnel System Without Component 

Sec. 1711. Establishment of military personnel management system for the 

Space Force. 

Sec. 1712. Composition of the Space Force without component. 

Sec. 1713. Definitions for single personnel management system for the Space 

Force. 

Sec. 1714. Basic policies relating to service in the Space Force. 

Sec. 1715. Status and participation. 

Sec. 1716. Officers. 

Sec. 1717. Enlisted members. 

Sec. 1718. Retention and separation generally. 

Sec. 1719. Separation of officers for substandard performance of duty or for 

certain other reasons. 

Sec. 1720. Retirement. 

Subtitle B—Conforming Amendments Related to Space Force Military 

Personnel System 

Sec. 1731. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions of title 10, 

United States Code. 

Sec. 1732. Amendments to subtitle A of title 10, United States Code. 

Sec. 1733. Title 38, United States Code (Veterans’ Benefits). 

Subtitle C—Transition Provisions 

Sec. 1741. Transition period. 

Sec. 1742. Change of duty status of members of the Space Force. 

Sec. 1743. Transfer to the Space Force of members of the Air Force Reserve. 

Sec. 1744. Placement of officers on the Space Force officer list. 

Sec. 1745. Disestablishment of Regular Space Force. 

Sec. 1746. End strength flexibility. 

Sec. 1747. Promotion authority flexibility. 

Subtitle D—Other Amendments Related to the Space Force 

Sec. 1751. Title 10, United States Code. 

Sec. 1752. Other provisions of law. 

TITLE XVIII—OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1801. Extension of authority to engage in certain commercial activities. 

Sec. 1802. Modification of defense sensitive support notification requirement. 

Sec. 1803. Modification to requirements relating to combating military reliance 

on Russian energy. 

Sec. 1804. Support for execution of bilateral agreements concerning illicit 

transnational maritime activity in Africa. 
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Sec. 1805. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and consultant 

conflicts of interest under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

Sec. 1806. Genealogy collection of family members of servicemembers killed at 

Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. 

Sec. 1807. Limitation on display of cut flowers or greens not produced in the 

United States. 

Sec. 1808. Modification to agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints on military training, testing, and operations. 

Sec. 1809. Limitation on funds. 

Sec. 1810. Report on China benefitting from United States taxpayer-funded research. 

Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1821. Report on increasing national cemetery capacity. 

Sec. 1822. Limitation on funds relating to Federal contractor disclosure of 

greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk. 

Sec. 1823. Study and report on damage to infrastructure in Guam resulting 

from Typhoon Mawar. 

Sec. 1824. Report on Iranian military assistance to Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela . 

Sec. 1825. Report on Iran-Russia nuclear-related cooperation. 

Sec. 1826. Report on Expediting Fighter Aircraft Sales to Israel. 

Sec. 1827. Report on system dependencies, uptime, and key factors of electronic health record system. 

Sec. 1828. Report on regime stability in Russia. 

Sec. 1829. Reports on Harpoon missile deliveries to Taiwan. 

Sec. 1830. Report on efforts to dissuade allies from purchasing weapons from 

the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Sec. 1851. Technical and conforming amendments. 

Sec. 1852. Referral to museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base as 

the National Cold War Center. 

Sec. 1853. Exemption under Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for certain activities that may result in incidental take of Rice’s 

whale. 

Sec. 1854. Revision of requirement for transfer of certain aircraft to State of 

California for wildfire suppression purposes. 

Sec. 1855. Restrictive housing reform. 

Sec. 1856. Sense of Congress regarding unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater vehicles. 

Sec. 1857. Sense of Congress regarding naming of vessel for Battle of Dai Do. 

Sec. 1858. Risk framework for foreign phone applications of concern. 

Sec. 1859. Sense of Congress supporting Project Pele. 

Sec. 1860. National strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural 

disaster response efforts. 

Sec. 1861. Waiver process for certain humanitarian aid. 

Sec. 1862. Report. 

Sec. 1863. Expanded eligibility for bereavement leave for members of the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 1864. Sense of Congress on cooperation over space exploration. 

Sec. 1865. Extensions, additions, and revisions to the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 relating to Barry M. Goldwater Range. 
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Sec. 1866. Annual review and update of online information relating to suicide 

prevention. 

Sec. 1867. Prohibition on certain exports. 

Sec. 1868. Report on national security threats of foreign-owned agricultural 

land near military installments. 

Sec. 1869. GAO study of availability of affordable housing. 

Sec. 1870. Implementation of the advanced capabilities pillar of the trilateral 

security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, 

and the United States. 

Sec. 1871. Report on Taiwan and Ukraine relating to certain weapons systems. 

Sec. 1872. Improving outreach related to cybersecurity job preparation. 

Sec. 1873. Report on Port Authority of Guam capacity. 

Sec. 1874. Report on utility requirements in Guam. 

Sec. 1875. Disclosure requirements for persons performing research or development projects for Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1876. Promoting the MilTax program and tax preparation services. 

Sec. 1877. Study on construction of child development centers. 

Sec. 1878. Geosynthetics performance testing. 

Sec. 1879. Prohibition on funding research in China. 

Sec. 1880. Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology providers. 

Sec. 1881. Limitation on use of funds. 

Sec. 1882. Defund Wuhan Insititute of Virology and EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. 

Sec. 1883. Prohibition on use of funds. 

Sec. 1884. Prior notification of housing migrants on military bases. 

Sec. 1885. Authority for remembrance of Congressman Don Young with a memorial marker or niche cover and ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery. 

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 use cash payments in special account from 

land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts. 

Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at 

Kunsan Air Base, Korea. 

Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Army 

military construction projects. 

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

military construction 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. 
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Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Navy 

military construction projects. 

Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Navy 

military construction 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 certain fiscal year 2017 Air 

Force military construction projects. 

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

Force military construction projects. 

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

Force military construction projects. 

Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 Air Force military construction 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. 

Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 Defense 

Agencies military construction projects. 

Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Defense 

Agencies military construction projects. 

Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at 

SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility, Baumholder, Germany. 

Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Defense Fuel Support Point Tsurumi, Japan. 

Sec. 2408. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Energy 

Resilience and Conservation Investment projects. 

Sec. 2409. Authority to carry out military construction projects to improve certain fiscal year 2022 utility systems. 

Sec. 2410. Additional authority to carry out certain military construction 

projects to improve certain fiscal year 2023 utility systems. 

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. 
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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 fiscal year 2018 project at 

Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana. 

Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at 

Francis S. Gabreski Airport, New York. 

Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 National 

Guard and Reserve military construction projects. 

Sec. 2610. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at 

Camp Pendleton, California. 

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. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program. 

Sec. 2802. Modification to authority for unspecified minor construction. 

Sec. 2803. Modification of authority to carry out defense laboratory modernization program. 

Sec. 2804. Expansion of maximum amount of funds available for certain defense laboratory improvement projects. 

Sec. 2805. Prioritization of certain military construction projects to improve infrastructure at certain facilities determined to be critical to national security. 

Sec. 2806. Expansion of amount of certain funds Secretary concerned may obligate annually for military installation resilience projects. 

Sec. 2807. Certification of consideration of certain methods of construction for 

military construction projects; annual report. 

Sec. 2808. Authority for certain construction projects in friendly foreign countries. 

Sec. 2809. Reporting requirements and congressional notification for certain 

military construction projects. 

Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms 

Sec. 2821. Authority to operate certain transient housing of the Department of 

Defense transferred to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment. 

Sec. 2822. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council. 

Sec. 2823. Inclusion of information relating to compliance with Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights in certain notifications submitted to Congress. 

Sec. 2824. Establishing additional requirements for a military housing complaint database. 
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Sec. 2825. Modification of authority to grant certain waivers relating to configuration and privacy standards for military unaccompanied 

housing; limitations on availability of certain funds. 

Sec. 2826. Revision of certain minimum standards relating to health, safety, 

and condition for military unaccompanied housing; termination 

of authority to grant certain waivers. 

Sec. 2827. Report on capacity of Department of Defense to provide survivors 

of natural disasters with emergency short-term housing. 

Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration 

Sec. 2831. Improvements relating to access to military installations in United 

States. 

Sec. 2832. Real property usage in the National Capital Region. 

Sec. 2833. Revision to Unified Facilities Criteria on use of life safety accessibility hardware for covered doors. 

Sec. 2834. Authority to convey the Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot 

Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas, to the State of 

Arkansas. 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

Sec. 2841. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, 

Lathrop, California. 

Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. 

Sec. 2843. Land acquisition, Westmoreland State Park, Virginia. 

Sec. 2844. Clarification of authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at Nevada test and training range. 

Sec. 2845. Removal of prohibition on use of certain areas in Culebra, Puerto 

Rico. 

Sec. 2846. Land Conveyance, Paine Field Air National Guard Station, Everett, 

Snohomish County, Washington. 

Sec. 2847. Nonapplicability of certain Navy instruction to Johnson Valley, San 

Bernardino County, California. 

Sec. 2848. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey. 

Sec. 2849. Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, 

Colorado. 

Subtitle E—Pilot Programs and Reports 

Sec. 2851. Clarification on amounts available for projects under certain pilot 

program relating to testing facilities at installations of the Department of the Air Force. 

Sec. 2852. Pilot program to provide air purification technology in military 

housing. 

Sec. 2853. Quarterly briefings on military construction related to the Sentinel 

intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program. 

Sec. 2854. Plan for use of excess border wall construction materials. 

Sec. 2855. Joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis for military installations in Hawaii. 

Sec. 2856. Report relating to the Child Development Center at Scott Air Force 

Base in St. Clair County, Illinois. 

Sec. 2857. Report on aging infrastructure in support of aircraft operations. 

Sec. 2858. Report on environmental risks that threaten to endanger military installations. 

Sec. 2859. Survey of certain counties for placement of facilities. 
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 2861. Expansion of certain exemption relating to funding requirement for 

certain defense community infrastructure projects. 

Sec. 2862. Development and operation of Marine Corps Heritage Center and 

National Museum of the Marine Corps. 

Sec. 2863. Prohibition on joint use of homestead air reserve base with civil 

aviation. 

Sec. 2864. National museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. 

Sec. 2865. Recognition of Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial of the 

National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, 

as a national memorial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, 

respectively, of Navy SEALs and their predecessors. 

Sec. 2866. Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to the location 

of the headquarters for United States Space Command. 

Sec. 2867. Limitation on use of funds for closure of combat readiness training 

centers. 

Sec. 2868. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of certain report on military housing. 

Sec. 2869. Guidance on encroachment that impacts covered sites. 

Sec. 2870. Continuing education curriculum on the use of innovative products 

for military construction projects. 

Sec. 2871. Report on easements for energy infrastructure. 

Sec. 2872. Sense of Congress relating to feasibility study for Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, Richmond, Kentucky. 

Sec. 2873. Study and report on certain easements and leases owned by the Department of Defense in Hawaii. 

Sec. 2874. Requirement to maintain access to category 3 subterranean training 

facility. 

Sec. 2875. Limitation on use of funds for preparation for renewal of certain 

project of the Department of the Air Force. 

Sec. 2876. Incorporation of cyber supply chain risk management tools and 

methods in the energy performance master plan. 

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. 

Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 

Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 

Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 3112. Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for acceleration or removal or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide. 

Sec. 3113. Cybersecurity Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working 

Group. 

Sec. 3114. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. 

Sec. 3115. Technical correction to National Nuclear Security Administration 

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Sec. 3116. Criminal penalties for interference with the transport of special nuclear materials, nuclear weapons components, or Restricted 

Data. 

Sec. 3117. Deadlines for commencement of operations of certain atomic energy 

replacement projects. 

Sec. 3118. Integrated master schedule for the future-years nuclear security program. 

Sec. 3119. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 

warheads. 

Sec. 3120. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain National 

Nuclear Security Administration reports. 

Sec. 3121. Increase in number of authorized contracting, program management, scientific, engineering, and technical positions in National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 3122. Designation of National Nuclear Security Administration as technical nuclear forensics lead. 

Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 3131. Biennial detailed report on nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, 

management, and responsiveness plan. 

Sec. 3132. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy Department of 

Defense uranium requirements. 

Sec. 3133. Independent assessment of plutonium pit aging milestones and 

progress. 

Sec. 3134. Sense of Congress regarding use of advanced nuclear reactors by the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 3135. Military department use of advanced nuclear reactors. 

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. 

Subtitle B—Maritime Infrastructure 

Sec. 3511. Port infrastructure development program eligible projects. 

Sec. 3512. Assistance for small inland river and coastal ports and terminals. 

Sec. 3513. Eligibility of shore power projects under port infrastructure development program. 

Sec. 3514. Codification of existing language; technical amendments. 

Sec. 3515. Update to categorical exclusions used by Maritime Administration in 

reviewing environmental impacts of transportation projects. 

Subtitle C—Reports 

Sec. 3521. Report on administration of programs. 

Sec. 3522. Report on availability of used sealift vessels. 

Sec. 3523. Report on port preferences for US–flag vessels. 
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Sec. 3524. Reports to Congress. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 3531. Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Government. 

Sec. 3532. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet. 

Sec. 3533. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of reports on Merchant Marine Academy. 

Sec. 3534. Maritime workforce working group. 

Sec. 3535. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement of vessels. 

Sec. 3536. Source restrictions on auxiliary ship components. 

Sec. 3537. Authorization of appropriations for national maritime strategy. 

Sec. 3538. Loans for retrofitting to qualify as a vessel of the United States. 

Sec. 3539. Accountability for National Maritime Strategy. 

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 2024 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. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND14 ING ASSESSMENT OF ARMY TRACKLESS MOV15 ING TARGET SYSTEMS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be ap17 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis18 cal year 2024 for the Trackless Moving Target program 

19 of the Army, not more than 50 percent may be obligated 

20 or expended to procure or further develop the Trackless 

21 Moving Target–Infantry variant until the Secretary of the 

22 Army— 

23 (1) acting through the Commanding General of 

24 the Army Test and Evaluation Command, conducts 

25 an assessment, which shall include a live fire per-
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1 formance comparison, of commercially available 

2 trackless infantry targets to determine if any such 

3 solutions meet the program requirements for the 

4 Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant; 

5 (2) obtains direct soldier feedback on the cur6 rent Trackless Moving Target program, as compared 

7 to other commercially available and operationally de8 ployed trackless infantry targets; 

9 (3) certifies to the congressional defense com10 mittees that the acquisition strategy of the Army for 

11 the Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant meets 

12 the current program requirements as set forth in the 

13 report of Secretary of the Army titled ‘‘Autonomous 

14 Robotic Targets for Small Arms Range Training’’, 

15 as submitted to Congress in March 2023; and 

16 (4) submits to the congressional defense com17 mittees the report required under subsection (b). 

18 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

19 after the date of the completion of the assessment and 

20 soldier feedback required under paragraphs (1) and (2) 

21 of subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit 

22 to the congressional defense committees a report that in23 cludes— 

24 (1) detailed results of the assessment conducted 

25 under subsection (a)(1), including a comparison of 
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1 the Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant under 

2 development by the Army to other operationally de3 ployed, commercially available targets in use by 

4 other armed forces; 

5 (2) the unaltered results of the direct soldier 

6 feedback obtained under subsection (a)(2) and a 

7 summary of such results; and 

8 (3) a certification that the development of the 

9 Trackless Moving Target–Infantry variant is in com10 pliance with the requirements of section 4061 of title 

11 10, United States Code. 

12 SEC. 112. REPORT ON BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER PRO13 GRAM. 

14 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

15 after the date on which the budget of the President for 

16 fiscal year 2025 is submitted to Congress pursuant to sec17 tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 

18 of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense com19 mittees a report on Block II of the Black Hawk helicopter 

20 program of the Army. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

22 shall include the following: 

23 (1) Identification of the level of funding re24 quested for the Black Hawk Block II program for 

25 the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 set 
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1 forth separately by fiscal year and appropriations ac2 count. 

3 (2) Requirements for the program that are suf4 ficient to ensure the Black Hawk helicopters of the 

5 Army are systematically modernized to address obso6 lescence and provide capabilities that ensure rel7 evance in the joint all domain operational environ8 ment. 

9 (3) A program acquisition strategy. 

10 Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

11 SEC. 131. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIR12 GINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 

13 (a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 

14 Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 

15 the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 

16 multiyear contracts for the procurement of not more than 

17 13 Virginia class submarines. 

18 (b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may 

19 not modify a contract entered into under subsection (a) 

20 if the modification would increase the target price of the 

21 submarine by more than 10 percent above the target price 

22 specified in the original contract awarded for the sub23 marine under subsection (a). 

24 (c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 

25 Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con-
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1 tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procure2 ment associated with the Virginia class submarines for 

3 which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement 

4 contract is provided under subsection (a) and for equip5 ment or subsystems associated with the Virginia class sub6 marine program, including procurement of— 

7 (1) long lead time material; or 

8 (2) material or equipment in economic order 

9 quantities when cost savings are achievable. 

10 (d) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY11 MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 

12 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

13 make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 

14 fiscal year 2025 is subject to the availability of appropria15 tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 

16 (e) LIMITATION ON TERMINATION LIABILITY.—A 

17 contract for the construction of Virginia class submarines 

18 entered into under subsection (a) shall include a clause 

19 that limits the liability of the United States to the con20 tractor for any termination of the contract. The maximum 

21 liability of the United States under the clause shall be the 

22 amount appropriated for the submarines covered by the 

23 contract regardless of the amount obligated under the con24 tract. 
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1 (f) VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE DEFINED.—The 

2 term ‘‘Virginia class submarine’’ means a block VI config3 ured Virginia class submarine. 

4 SEC. 132. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR MK– 

5 48 TORPEDOES. 

6 (a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 

7 Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 

8 the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 

9 multiyear contracts for the procurement of up to 550 MK– 

10 48 torpedoes. 

11 (b) PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXIST12 ING CONTRACTS.—The torpedoes authorized to be pro13 cured under subsection (a) may be procured as additions 

14 to existing contracts covering the MK–48 torpedo pro15 gram. 

16 (c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 

17 Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con18 tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procure19 ment associated with the torpedoes for which authoriza20 tion to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is pro21 vided under subsection (a), and for systems and sub22 systems associated with such torpedoes in economic order 

23 quantities when cost savings are achievable. 

24 (d) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY25 MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
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1 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

2 make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 

3 fiscal year 2024 is subject to the availability of appropria4 tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 

5 SEC. 133. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR AUXILIARY PER6 SONNEL LIGHTER PROGRAM. 

7 (a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Beginning in fiscal 

8 year 2024, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one 

9 or more contracts for the procurement of up to six Auxil10 iary Personnel Lighter class vessels and associated mate11 rial. 

12 (b) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into under 

13 subsection (a) shall provide that— 

14 (1) any obligation of the United States to make 

15 a payment under the contract is subject to the avail16 ability of appropriations for that purpose; and 

17 (2) the total liability of the Federal Government 

18 for termination of the contract shall be limited to 

19 the total amount of funding obligated to the contract 

20 at the time of termination. 

21 SEC. 134. LIMITATION ON UPGRADES TO NACELLES OF MV– 

22 22 AIRCRAFT PENDING CERTIFICATION OF 

23 UPGRADE PLAN. 

24 No action may be taken to move the production line 

25 for upgrading the nacelles of MV–22 aircraft of the Ma-
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1 rine Corps or to implement the MV–22 Tailored Nacelle 

2 Improvement program until the date on which the Sec3 retary of the Navy certifies to the Committees on Armed 

4 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

5 that the plan of the Secretary for implementing such up6 grades— 

7 (1) is expected to result in greater performance 

8 and reliability improvements to the nacelles of such 

9 aircraft than would otherwise be achievable by com10 pleting such upgrades at the original equipment 

11 manufacturer for the MV–22 aircraft during final 

12 aircraft assembly; 

13 (2) is expected to extend the projected service 

14 life of the nacelle; and 

15 (3) addresses the key readiness degradation fac16 tors. 

17 SEC. 135. REPORT ON NAVY SHIPBUILDING WORKFORCE 

18 DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL INITIATIVE. 

19 (a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 

21 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re22 port on the status of the implementation of the Navy ship23 building workforce development special incentive under 

24 section 8696 of title 10, United States Code. 
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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

2 shall include, at a minimum— 

3 (1) a description of each activity carried out 

4 under subsection (c)(2)(A) of such section to provide 

5 short- and long-term workforce housing, transpor6 tation, and other support services to facilitate at7 traction, relocation, and retention of workers; and 

8 (2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 

9 activities. 

10 SEC. 136. REPORT ON USE OF GOVERNMENT DOCKS FOR 

11 SHIP REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. 

12 On an annual basis, the Secretary of the Navy shall 

13 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

14 that— 

15 (1) identifies each instance in the year pre16 ceding the date of the report in which the Navy used 

17 a Government dock for a ship repair and mainte18 nance availability when sufficient capacity was avail19 able in private docks during the period in which 

20 such repairs and maintenance were expected to be 

21 performed; and 

22 (2) for each such instance, provides an expla23 nation of the reasons the Navy used a Government 

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1 SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-OPERATED 

2 DRYDOCKS. 

3 The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that no Gov4 ernment-operated drydock is eligible to compete for the 

5 award of a contract for private sector non-nuclear surface 

6 ship maintenance unless the Secretary determines, in ac7 cordance with section 2466 of title 10, United States 

8 Code, that there is not sufficient private sector dock com9 petition. 

10 Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

11 SEC. 151. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C– 

12 130 AIRCRAFT. 

13 (a) EXTENSION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIRE14 MENT.—Subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 146 of the James 

15 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

16 Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 

18 (b) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF

19 C-130 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—Sub20 section (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fis21 cal year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2023 and 

22 2024’’. 
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1 SEC. 152. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON T–7A AD2 VANCED PILOT TRAINING SYSTEM. 

3 Section 156 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

4 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

5 263; 136 Stat. 2460) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘through 

7 2028’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2033’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) by redesignating paragraph (9) as 

10 paragraph (11); and 

11 (B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 

12 following new paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(9) A review of a schedule risk assessment 

14 conducted by the Secretary of the Air Force that in15 cludes risks associated with the overlap of develop16 ment, testing, and production phases of the program 

17 and risks related to contractor management. 

18 ‘‘(10) A plan for determining the conditions 

19 under which the Secretary of the Air Force may ac20 cept production work on the T–7A Advanced Pilot 

21 Training System that was completed by the con22 tractor for the program in anticipation of the Air 

23 Force ordering additional systems, but which was 

24 not subject to typical production oversight because 

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1 additional systems in effect when such worked was 

2 performed.’’. 

3 SEC. 153. MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RE4 DUCTIONS TO B–1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT 

5 SQUADRONS. 

6 Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization 

7 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 

8 1574) is amended— 

9 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition under sub12 section (a) shall not apply— 

13 ‘‘(1) to a bomb wing for which the Secretary of 

14 the Air Force has commenced the process of replac15 ing B-1 bomber aircraft with B-21 bomber aircraft; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(2) so as to prohibit the retirement of the indi18 vidual B–1 aircraft designated 85–0089, which has 

19 been determined by Secretary of the Air Force to be 

20 no longer mission capable and uneconomical to re21 pair due to damage sustained on April 20, 2022.’’; 

22 and 

23 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and end24 ing on September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

25 ending on the date on which the Secretary of the Air 
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1 Force certifies to the congressional defense commit2 tees that the Air Force has completed construction 

3 of not fewer than 100 B–21 aircraft.’’. 

4 SEC. 154. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY RE5 QUIREMENTS FOR A–10 AIRCRAFT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 134(d) of the National 

7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 

8 Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2038), as amended by section 

9 141(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au10 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

11 263), is amended by striking ‘‘153 A–10 aircraft’’ and in12 serting ‘‘135 A–10 aircraft’’. 

13 (b) POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AIR14 CRAFT.—In the case of any A–10 aircraft that is retired, 

15 prepared to retire, or placed in storage using funds au16 thorized to be appropriated by this Act or by the National 

17 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 

18 Law 117–263), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 

19 such aircraft is evaluated for potential transfer to the mili20 tary forces of a nation that is an ally or partner of the 

21 United States. 

22 (c) REPEAL.—Section 142 of the National Defense 

23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 

24 92; 129 Stat. 755) is amended— 

25 (1) by striking subsection (b); 
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1 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 

2 as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and 

3 (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 

4 striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

5 (b)’’. 

6 SEC. 155. PROCUREMENT OF OVER-THE-HORIZON RADAR 

7 SYSTEMS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, the Sec9 retary of the Air Force shall procure not more than six 

10 over-the-horizon radar systems for detection of increas11 ingly complex threats that meet the requirements of the 

12 United States Northern Command. 

13 (b) USE OF COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.—To the ex14 tent practicable, the Secretary shall use competitive proce15 dures for such procurement, and may use procedures other 

16 than competitive procedures for such procurement. 

17 (c) NOTIFICATION OF USE OF SOLE SOURCE CON18 TRACT.—If the Secretary makes a determination to award 

19 a sole source contract for the procurement of the first two 

20 over-the-horizon radar systems in order to meet the re21 quirements established by the Commander of the United 

22 States Northern Command, not later than 14 days after 

23 making such determination, the Secretary shall submit to 

24 the congressional defense committees a notification of 
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1 such determination, including the rationale for such deter2 mination. 

3 (d) SUBSEQUENT CONTRACTS.—With respect to the 

4 procurement of the third and any subsequent over-the-ho5 rizon radar system, the Secretary shall use competitive 

6 procedures for such procurement. 

7 SEC. 156. KC–135 AIRCRAFT RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 

8 The Secretary of the Air Force may not issue an ac9 quisition strategy for the KC–135 recapitalization pro10 gram until the date on which the Secretary submits to 

11 the congressional defense committees the following docu12 mentation: 

13 (1) A business case analysis and analysis of al14 ternatives for the Next Generation Air Refueling 

15 System that is based on a more realistic timeline 

16 than the analyses prepared before the date of the en17 actment of this Act. 

18 (2) The business case analysis of the Air Force 

19 for the KC–135 recapitalization program. 

20 (3) Validated requirements from the Joint Staff 

21 for the contract competition under the KC–135 re22 capitalization program. 
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1 SEC. 157. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF KC–135 AIR2 CRAFT IN PMAI OF THE RESERVE COMPO3 NENTS. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 

5 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

6 for fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may be obligated 

7 or expended to reduce the number of KC–135 aircraft des8 ignated as primary mission aircraft inventory within the 

9 reserve components of the Air Force. 

10 (b) PRIMARY MISSION AIRCRAFT INVENTORY DE11 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘primary mission air12 craft inventory’’ has the meaning given that term in sec13 tion 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code. 

14 SEC. 158. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

15 TERMINATION OF PRODUCTION LINES FOR 

16 THE HH–60W AIRCRAFT. 

17 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

18 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

19 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to termi20 nate the operations of, or to prepare to terminate the oper21 ations of, a production line for HH–60W Combat Rescue 

22 Helicopters. 

23 SEC. 159. LIMITATION ON TERMINATION OF FIGHTER 

24 SQUADRONS. 

25 (a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

26 may not terminate the fighter flying mission of any fighter 
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1 squadron of the Air National Guard or the Air Force Re2 serve until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the 

3 date on which the Secretary submits the plan required 

4 under subsection (b). 

5 (b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 

7 Force, in coordination with the Director of the Air 

8 National Guard and the Commander of the Air 

9 Force Reserve, shall develop a notional plan for the 

10 recapitalization of all fighter squadrons of the Air 

11 National Guard and the Air Force Reserve. 

12 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 

13 shall— 

14 (A) provide options for the modernization 

15 of fighter squadrons of the Air National Guard 

16 and the Air Force Reserve and the replacement 

17 of the aircraft of such squadrons at a rate that 

18 ensures recapitalization of such squadrons with 

19 relevant and more capable replacement fighter 

20 aircraft; 

21 (B) ensure that each fighter squadron of 

22 the Air National Guard and the Air Force Re23 serve has the required minimum of primary 

24 mission assigned fighter aircraft to meet force 

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1 batant commanders for both steady-state and 

2 operational contingency planning and execution; 

3 (C) include consideration for the tem4 porary reassignment of aircraft to such squad5 rons from other components of the Air Force, 

6 as necessary to meet the requirements of the 

7 plan; and 

8 (D) include the Secretary of the Air 

9 Force’s assessment of any effects of the force 

10 presentation on— 

11 (i) combatant commanders; 

12 (ii) aircrew accession absorption ca13 pacity; 

14 (iii) industrial capacity to support any 

15 additional production above programmed 

16 quantities; and 

17 (iv) costs aside from normal training 

18 and personnel costs of unit mission transi19 tions. 

20 (3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

21 of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 

22 defense committees the plan required under para23 graph (1) together with an explanation of— 

24 (A) any programmatic funding required to 

25 implement such plan; and 
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1 (B) how the plan differs from other plans 

2 of the Secretary of the Air Force with respect 

3 to fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air Na4 tional Guard and the Air Force Reserve (includ5 ing any such plans in effect as of the date of 

6 the submittal of the plan under paragraph (1)); 

7 and 

8 (C) any effects of the plan on operations 

9 and efforts to recapitalize or transition existing 

10 fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air National 

11 Guard and the Air Force Reserve as proposed 

12 in the future-years defense program submitted 

13 to Congress under section 221 of title 10, 

14 United States Code, for fiscal year 2024. 

15 SEC. 160. LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF F–16 AIRCRAFT. 

16 (a) LIMITATION.—Beginning on January 1, 2024, 

17 the Secretary of the Air Force may not divest, or prepare 

18 to divest, any covered F–16 aircraft until a period of 180 

19 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary 

20 submits the report required under subsection (b). 

21 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air 

22 Force shall submit to the congressional defense commit23 tees a report on the following: 

24 (1) Any plans of the Secretary to divest covered 

25 F–16 aircraft during the period covered by the most 
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1 recent future-years defense program submitted to 

2 Congress under section 221 of title 10, United 

3 States Code, including— 

4 (A) a description of each proposed divest5 ment by fiscal year and location; 

6 (B) an explanation of the anticipated ef7 fects of such divestments on the missions, per8 sonnel, force structure, and budgeting of the 

9 Air Force; 

10 (C) a description of the actions the Sec11 retary intends to carry out— 

12 (i) to mitigate any negative effects 

13 identified under subparagraph (B); and 

14 (ii) to modify or replace the missions 

15 and capabilities of any units and military 

16 installations affected by such divestments; 

17 and 

18 (D) an assessment of how such divest19 ments may affect the ability of the Air Force to 

20 maintain minimum tactical aircraft inventories. 

21 (2) Any plans of the Secretary to procure cov22 ered F–16 aircraft. 

23 (c) COVERED F–16 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 

24 section, the term ‘‘covered F–16 aircraft’’ means F–16C/ 

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1 SEC. 161. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF KC–46A AIR2 CRAFT. 

3 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 

4 (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may not procure more 

5 than 179 KC–46A aircraft during the covered period. 

6 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 

7 waive the limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary 

8 submits to the congressional defense committees written 

9 certification by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 

10 for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that— 

11 (1) there are validated needs of the Air Force 

12 requiring the waiver; and 

13 (2) with respect to the KC–46A aircraft 

14 planned to be procured pursuant to the waiver, cost 

15 estimates are complete for the long-term 

16 sustainment of the aircraft. 

17 (c) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the 

18 term ‘‘covered period’’ means the period beginning on the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 

20 1, 2027. 

21 SEC. 162. LIMITATION ON ACTIONS RELATING TO REMOTE 

22 VISION SYSTEMS OF KC–46A AIRCRAFT. 

23 (a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

24 may not take any action described in subsection (b) until 

25 the date on which Secretary certifies the to the Committee 

26 on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that— 
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1 (1) the Secretary has identified a solution to fix 

2 the remote vision systems of KC–46A aircraft; and 

3 (2) such solution resolves all issues identified in 

4 the category 1 deficiency reports for such systems, 

5 except for issues relating to the panoramic system. 

6 (b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—The actions described in 

7 this subsection are the following: 

8 (1) Approving the incorporation of version 2.0 

9 of the KC–46A remote vision system into production 

10 aircraft. 

11 (2) Retrofitting aircraft with version 2.0 of the 

12 KC–46A remote vision system. 

13 SEC. 163. PROHIBITION ON DECOMMISSIONING OF KC–135 

14 STRATOTANKERS. 

15 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

16 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

17 for the Air Force may be used to decommission a KC18 135 Stratotanker. 

19 SEC. 164. FUNDING FOR ADVANCED PROCUREMENT FOR F– 

20 15EX AIRCRAFT. 

21 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

22 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au23 thorized to be appropriated in section 101 for procure24 ment, Air Force, as specified in the corresponding funding 
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1 table in section 4101, for F–15EX Advanced Procure2 ment, line 006, is hereby increased by $30,600,000. 

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 201 for research, develop6 ment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in 

7 the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for ad8 vanced component development and prototypes, environ9 mental security technical certification program (PE 

10 0603851D8Z), line 076, is hereby reduced by 

11 $30,600,000. 

12 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

13 shall ensure that any F–15EX aircraft procured using 

14 funds made available pursuant the increase under sub15 section (a) are allocated to the Air National Guard to re16 capitalize fighter aircraft with the priority given to A–10 

17 squadrons without an identified replacement aircraft. 

18 Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 

19 and Multiservice Matters 

20 SEC. 181. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR DO21 MESTICALLY PROCESSED RARE EARTH ELE22 MENTS. 

23 (a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 

24 Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 

25 and from amounts made available by discretionary appro-
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1 priations Acts from the National Defense Stockpile Trans2 action Fund (as established under section 9(a) of the Stra3 tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act ((50 U.S.C. 

4 98h(a))) after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

5 Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more multiyear 

6 contracts for the procurement of rare earth elements that 

7 are processed in the United States by qualified domestic 

8 sources. 

9 (b) APPLICATION OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MA10 TERIALS STOCK PILING ACT.—A multiyear contract en11 tered into under this section shall be deemed to be an ac12 quisition under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 

13 Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) of materials determined 

14 to be a strategic or critical material under section 3(a) 

15 of such Act. 

16 (c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 

17 Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more con18 tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procure19 ment associated with the domestically processed rare earth 

20 elements for which authorization to enter into a multiyear 

21 procurement contract is provided under subsection (a). 

22 (d) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY23 MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 

24 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

25 make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
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1 fiscal year 2024 is subject to the availability of appropria2 tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 

3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) The term ‘‘processed’’ means the processing 

5 or recycling of a rare earth material or magnet, in6 cluding the separation, reduction, metallization, 

7 alloying, milling, pressing, strip casting, and sinter8 ing of a rare earth element. 

9 (2) The term ‘‘qualified domestic source’’ 

10 means a domestic source (as defined in section 702 

11 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 

12 4552)). 

13 (3) The term ‘‘rare earth element’’ means any 

14 of the following: 

15 (A) Cerium. 

16 (B) Dysprosium. 

17 (C) Erbium. 

18 (D) Europium. 

19 (E) Gadolinium. 

20 (F) Holmium. 

21 (G) Lanthanum. 

22 (H) Lutetium. 

23 (I) Neodymium. 

24 (J) Praseodymium. 

25 (K) Promethium. 
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1 (L) Samarium. 

2 (M) Scandium. 

3 (N) Terbium. 

4 (O) Thulium. 

5 (P) Ytterbium. 

6 (Q) Yttrium. 

7 SEC. 182. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN 

8 TACTICAL VEHICLES. 

9 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 

10 not include in a solicitation for a tactical tracked vehicle 

11 or tactical wheeled vehicle a requirement that such vehicle 

12 use proprietary armor. 

13 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 

14 to a contract for the procurement of a tactical tracked ve15 hicle or tactical wheeled vehicle entered into before the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (c) MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO BUY STRA18 TEGIC MATERIALS FROM AMERICAN SOURCES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4863(a)(1) of title 

20 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

21 ‘‘tactical tracked vehicles, tactical wheeled vehicles,’’ 

22 after ‘‘automotive items,’’. 

23 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

24 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that 

25 is the later of— 
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1 (A) the date of the enactment of the Na2 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

3 Year 2025; or 

4 (B) September 30, 2024. 

5 SEC. 183. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

6 PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN BATTERY TECH7 NOLOGY. 

8 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

9 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

10 or any subsequent fiscal year for the Department of De11 fense may be obligated or expended to procure battery 

12 technology produced by any of the following: Contem13 porary Amperex Technology Company, Limited (also 

14 known as ‘‘CATL’’); BYD Company, Limited; Envision 

15 Energy, Limited; EVE Energy Company, Limited; Gotion 

16 High tech Company, Limited; Hithium Energy Storage 

17 Technology company, Limited; or any subsidiary or affil18 iate of such companies. 

19 SEC. 184. PLAN TO EXPEDITE INTEGRATION OF LONG20 RANGE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES INTO LEGACY 

21 AIRCRAFT FLEETS. 

22 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

24 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
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1 tees a plan to expedite the full integration of the Long2 Range Anti-Ship Missile into covered legacy aircraft fleets. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 

4 include, with respect to each covered legacy aircraft fleet, 

5 the following: 

6 (1) An analysis of the operational benefits of 

7 integrating Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles into the 

8 fleet. 

9 (2) The feasibility of integrating the Universal 

10 Armament Interface on Long-Range Anti-Ship Mis11 sile weapon platforms. 

12 (3) The timeline, cost, and any increased pro13 duction capacity requirements associated with such 

14 plan. 

15 (4) Identification of any obstacles to the timely 

16 integration of such capability. 

17 (5) Recommendations for expediting the 

18 timeline described under paragraph (3), including an 

19 explanation of any resources required to expedite 

20 such timeline. 

21 (6) Recommendations for mitigating the obsta22 cles identified under paragraph (4), including an ex23 planation of any resources required to mitigate such 

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1 (c) COVERED LEGACY AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 

2 section, the term ‘‘covered legacy aircraft fleet’’ means— 

3 (1) the B–52 bomber aircraft fleet; 

4 (2) the F–16 fighter aircraft fleet; and 

5 (3) any other aircraft fleet the Secretary of De6 fense determines appropriate for inclusion in the 

7 plan under subsection (a). 

8 SEC. 185. CATEGORIZATION AND TRACKING OF F–35 AIR9 CRAFT PARTS. 

10 Not later the 180 days after the date of the enact11 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

12 (1) determine whether F–35 aircraft parts are 

13 to be categorized as Government-furnished property; 

14 and 

15 (2) develop a system for continuously tracking 

16 such parts, regardless of the determination made 

17 under paragraph (1). 

18 SEC. 186. REPORT ON DIVESTMENT OF MAJOR WEAPON 

19 SYSTEMS. 

20 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Concurrent with the sub21 mission to Congress of the budget of the President for 

22 fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 

23 United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

24 to the congressional defense committees a report that— 
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1 (1) identifies each major weapon system the 

2 Secretary proposes to divest in the period of five fis3 cal years following the date of the report; and 

4 (2) for each proposed divestment, includes an 

5 explanation of— 

6 (A) the timeline for the divestment; 

7 (B) any cost savings associated with the 

8 divestment; 

9 (C) the rationale for the divestment; and 

10 (D) the expected status of the weapon sys11 tem after divestment. 

12 (b) MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this sec13 tion, the term ‘‘major weapon system’’ has the meaning 

14 given that term in section 3455(f) of title 10, United 

15 States Code. 

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 2024 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 Subtitle B—Program Require2 ments, Restrictions, and Limita3 tions 

4 SEC. 211. NAVAL AIR WARFARE RAPID CAPABILITIES OF5 FICE. 

6 Chapter 803 of title 10, United States Code, is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

8 ‘‘§ 8029. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office 

9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

10 the Department of the Navy a program office to be known 

11 as the Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office (in 

12 this section referred to as the ‘Office’). 

13 ‘‘(b) LOCATION.—The Office shall be co-located with 

14 the headquarters of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weap15 ons Division. 

16 ‘‘(c) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The head of the Office shall 

17 be the designee of the Secretary of the Navy, and shall 

18 report to the Chief of Naval Operations. 

19 ‘‘(d) MISSION.—The mission of the Office shall be— 

20 ‘‘(1) to contribute to the development and test21 ing of low-cost, rapid reaction targeting and weapon 

22 systems, electronic warfare and other non-kinetic ca23 pabilities, and integrated targeting solutions to fulfill 

24 naval and joint military operational requirements; 

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1 ‘‘(2) to contribute to the rapid development, 

2 testing, and fielding of new unclassified and classi3 fied naval air warfare capabilities. 

4 ‘‘(e) ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES.—The acquisition 

5 authorities of the Office are as follows: 

6 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure 

7 that the head of the Office may use available alter8 native or rapid acquisition pathways for procure9 ment. 

10 ‘‘(2) The Joint Capabilities Integration and De11 velopment System process shall not apply to acquisi12 tions by the Office. 

13 ‘‘(f) REQUIRED PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 

15 shall ensure, within budget program elements for 

16 naval air warfare programs, that— 

17 ‘‘(A) there are separate, dedicated program 

18 elements for naval air warfare rapid capabili19 ties; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the Office executes the responsibil21 ities of the Office using such program elements. 

22 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Office shall man23 age the program elements for naval air warfare 

24 rapid capabilities required by paragraph (1). 

25 ‘‘(g) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the 

2 Navy shall establish a Board of Directors for the Of3 fice (to be known as the ‘Naval Air Warfare Rapid 

4 Capabilities Board of Directors’) to provide coordi5 nation, oversight, and approval of projects of the Of6 fice. 

7 ‘‘(2) MEMBERS.—The Board of Directors shall 

8 include the following members: 

9 ‘‘(A) The Secretary of the Navy. 

10 ‘‘(B) The Chief of Naval Operations. 

11 ‘‘(C) The Commander of the Naval Air 

12 Systems Command. 

13 ‘‘(D) The Commander, Naval Air Forces. 

14 ‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the 

16 head of the Office shall submit to the Naval Air 

17 Warfare Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors and 

18 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

19 and the House of Representatives a report on the 

20 activities of the Office. 

21 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under para22 graph (1) shall include, with respect to the year pre23 ceding the date of the report, a description of— 

24 ‘‘(A) funding allocations for the projects of 

25 the Office; 
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1 ‘‘(B) the naval air warfare capability gaps 

2 addressed by the Office; 

3 ‘‘(C) the progress of the Office in devel4 oping, testing, and fielding capabilities de5 scribed in subsection (d); and 

6 ‘‘(D) any barriers to the ability of the Of7 fice to carry out its mission, including any legis8 lative or regulatory barriers.’’. 

9 SEC. 212. CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF PARTNERSHIP 

10 INTERMEDIARIES TO PROMOTE DEFENSE RE11 SEARCH AND EDUCATION. 

12 Section 4124(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

13 is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘that assists’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘that— 

16 ‘‘(A) assists’’; 

17 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert18 ing ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(B) facilitates technology transfer from 

22 industry or academic institutions to a Center.’’. 
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1 SEC. 213. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND 

2 DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINDUSTRIAL MANU3 FACTURING PROCESSES. 

4 Section 215(c)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National 

5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 

6 Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is amended by insert7 ing ‘‘active pharmaceutical ingredients, key starting mate8 rials for such ingredients,’’ after ‘‘commodity chemicals,’’. 

9 SEC. 214. CERTAIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNI10 VERSITY RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE DE11 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

12 (a) DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 

13 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Defense shall require the principal investigator 

15 of any covered research program at an institution of high16 er education to accurately and completely disclose to the 

17 Department of Defense the following: 

18 (1) At the time of application for funding from 

19 the Department of Defense for a covered research 

20 program, disclose, with respect to each researcher 

21 who is expected to participate in the program— 

22 (A) date and place of birth, country of citi23 zenship, and immigration status in the case of 

24 a foreign national; 

25 (B) educational background from under26 graduate education onwards; 
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1 (C) professional and employment back2 ground, as applicable, including any history of 

3 working for a foreign government or on foreign 

4 government sponsored projects; 

5 (D) all previous and concurrent research, 

6 academic and corporate positions, ties, or rela7 tionships; 

8 (E) past and current affiliation with for9 eign governments, including foreign political 

10 parties or organizations, and military ties, as 

11 applicable, in case of foreign national; 

12 (F) past or current involvement in any for13 eign talent programs; 

14 (G) memberships in foreign and United 

15 States academic and professional associations 

16 and organizations; and 

17 (H) a list of all publications published any18 where in any language, peer reviewed or non19 peer reviewed, including all mentions of foreign 

20 funding, research collaborations, and in kind 

21 support that supported the research and publi22 cation. 

23 (2) Disclose the information specified in para24 graph (1) with respect to any researcher who joins 

25 a covered program after funding is awarded by the 
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1 Department of Defense not later than 90 days after 

2 the researcher joins the program. 

3 (3) Beginning not later than one year after 

4 funding is awarded by the Department of Defense 

5 for a covered program, and annually thereafter 

6 through the end of the award period, disclose— 

7 (A) any direct, indirect, formal, or infor8 mal collaboration that the principal investi9 gator, either independently or as the lead of the 

10 covered program, enters into with any third11 party persons or entities, including the identity 

12 and nationality of the third party collaborator, 

13 the nature of the collaboration (whether direct, 

14 indirect, formal or informal) and the terms and 

15 conditions of such collaboration; and 

16 (B) any change of status with regard to a 

17 researcher who was the subject of a disclosure 

18 under paragraphs (1) or (2), including any de19 parture of such researcher from the program, 

20 the terms of such departure, change of immi21 gration status, and change in foreign ties and 

22 collaboration. 

23 (b) FORM; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMA24 TION.—Each disclosure under subsection (a) shall be sub25 mitted in unclassified form and shall be made available 
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1 on a publicly accessible website of the Federal Govern2 ment. 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

4 (1) The term ‘‘covered research program’’ 

5 means any research program, research project, or 

6 other research activity (including classified and un7 classified research) that is— 

8 (A) conducted by an institution of higher 

9 education; and 

10 (B) funded, in whole or in part, by the De11 partment of Defense. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 

13 has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 

14 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) 

15 and includes any department, program, project, fac16 ulty, researcher, or other individual, entity, or activ17 ity of such institution. 

18 (3) The term ‘‘researcher’’ means any person 

19 who has access to research information under a cov20 ered research program, including the principal inves21 tigator and any graduate students, post-doctoral fel22 lows, or visiting scholars participating in such pro23 gram. 
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1 SEC. 215. CONSORTIA TO ASSIST IN PROTECTION OF SEN2 SITIVE RESEARCH PERFORMED ON BEHALF 

3 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

5 through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 

6 Engineering, may enter into contracts or other agreements 

7 with one or more eligible consortia to assist institutions 

8 of higher education in protecting sensitive research per9 formed on behalf of the Department of Defense. 

10 (b) ACTIVITIES.—A eligible consortium that enters 

11 into a contract or other agreement with the Secretary of 

12 Defense under subsection (a) shall carry out activities to 

13 assist institutions of higher education in protecting sen14 sitive research performed on behalf of the Department of 

15 Defense. Such activities may include— 

16 (1) conducting effective due diligence in vetting 

17 visiting scholars; 

18 (2) assisting institutions in meeting applicable 

19 research security requirements, including through 

20 the use of common procedures and practices and 

21 shared infrastructure, as appropriate; 

22 (3) providing training to employees and offices 

23 of the institution that have responsibilities relating 

24 to research security; and 
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1 (4) providing advice and assistance to institu2 tions in establishing and maintaining research secu3 rity programs. 

4 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting consortia to re5 ceive a contract or other agreement under subsection (a), 

6 the Secretary of Defense shall consider the following: 

7 (1) The geographic diversity of the members of 

8 the consortium and the extent to which the consor9 tium is able to maximize coverage of different re10 gions of the United States. 

11 (2) Any ratings of members of the consortium 

12 made by the Defense Counterintelligence and Secu13 rity Agency as part of the Agency’s annual Security 

14 Vulnerability Assessment ratings. 

15 (3) Whether and to what extent the consortium 

16 uses best practices for research security as outlined 

17 by the National Institutes of Science and Tech18 nology. 

19 (4) Demonstrated excellence in security pro20 grams, including receipt of awards for excellence in 

21 counterintelligence and outstanding achievement in 

22 industrial security. 

23 (d) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—The Secretary of De24 fense shall establish metrics to measure the performance 
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1 of each consortium with which the Secretary enters into 

2 a contract or other agreement under subsection (a). 

3 (e) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT.—For any year in 

4 which the Secretary of Defense exercises the authority 

5 provided under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 

6 to the congressional defense committees a report that— 

7 (1) identifies each eligible consortium with 

8 which the Secretary entered into a contract or other 

9 agreement under such subsection; and 

10 (2) evaluates the performance of the eligible 

11 consortium. 

12 (f) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIUM DEFINED.—In this sec13 tion, the term ‘‘eligible consortium’’ has the meaning given 

14 by the Secretary of Defense. 

15 SEC. 216. CONSORTIUM ON USE OF ADDITIVE MANUFAC16 TURING FOR ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE 

17 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

20 the Army shall establish a consortium to facilitate the use 

21 of additive manufacturing for the development of aviation 

22 and missile capabilities for the Army. The consortium 

23 shall be known as the ‘‘Consortium on Additive Manufac24 turing for Aviation and Missile Capability Development’’ 

25 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Consortium’’). 
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1 (b) COMPOSITION.—The Consortium shall be com2 posed of qualified organizations, selected by the Secretary 

3 of the Army, that have functions and expertise relevant 

4 to additive manufacturing and aviation and missile pro5 grams of the Army. At a minimum, the consortium shall 

6 include— 

7 (1) the Army Aviation and Missile Command; 

8 (2) the Army Combat Capabilities Development 

9 Command Aviation & Missile Center; 

10 (3) the Army Space and Missile Defense Com11 mand; 

12 (4) one or more organizations from private sec13 tor industry; 

14 (5) one or more institutions of higher education 

15 or other research institutions; and 

16 (6) departments and agencies of the Federal 

17 Government with demonstrated expertise in the use 

18 of additive manufacturing in space flight. 

19 (c) ACTIVITIES.—The Consortium shall— 

20 (1) facilitate the use of additive manufacturing 

21 for the aviation and missile programs of the Army 

22 to significantly reduce logistic footprints, material 

23 costs, delivery lead-times, and extended logistical 

24 supply chain dependencies that often challenge 
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1 weapon system readiness for forward deployed 

2 warfighters; 

3 (2) develop standards and a certification proc4 ess for the use of additive manufacturing in aviation 

5 and missile programs of the Army, including addi6 tive material and part certification requirements for 

7 additive manufactured items intended for use in 

8 military aircraft and missiles; and 

9 (3) explore ways to adapt and apply the stand10 ards developed under paragraph (2) across other 

11 aviation and missile programs of the Department of 

12 Defense to enhance efficiency, cost savings, readi13 ness levels, and safety. 

14 SEC. 217. SUPPORT FOR DEFENSE INNOVATION ACTIVITIES 

15 OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANI16 ZATION. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap18 propriations and except as provided in subsection (b), the 

19 Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary 

20 of Defense for Research and Engineering, is authorized 

21 to make funds available to the North Atlantic Treaty Or22 ganization for the joint fund established for the Defence 

23 Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic initiative 

24 (commonly known as ‘‘DIANA’’). 
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1 (b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 

2 be made available for the Defence Innovation Accelerator 

3 for the North Atlantic initiative under subsection (a) may 

4 be used for the Energy Resilience Challenge of the 

5 inititative unless the Secretary of Defense determines 

6 that— 

7 (1) all viable energy sources, including nuclear 

8 energy, are considered and supported equally under 

9 the Challenge; and 

10 (2) all power generation technologies supported 

11 through the Challenge— 

12 (A) are self-contained and capable of oper13 ating entirely outside the traditional grid; and 

14 (B) provide sufficient baseload support for 

15 the necessary functions of the customer without 

16 depending on intermittent energy sources for 

17 core functions. 

18 (c) REPORT.—Note later than six months after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months 

20 thereafter until the date specified in subsection (c), the 

21 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

22 Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Committees on Armed Services and 

24 Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on expenditures 

25 and activities related to carrying out the requirements of 
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1 this section, including the compliance of the Secretary 

2 with the requirements of subsection (b). 

3 (d) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 

4 terminate on the date that is five years after the date of 

5 the enactment of this Act. 

6 SEC. 218. NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE FAMILY OF 

7 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AC8 COUNTABILITY MATRICES. 

9 (a) SUBMITTAL OF MATRICES.—Concurrent with the 

10 President’s annual budget request submitted to Congress 

11 under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for 

12 fiscal year 2025— 

13 (1) the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 

14 to the congressional defense committees and the 

15 Comptroller General of the United States the mat16 rices described in subsection (b) relating to the Next 

17 Generation Air Dominance piloted fighter aircraft 

18 and the autonomous, uncrewed Collaborative Com19 bat Aircraft programs of the Air Force; and 

20 (2) the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to 

21 the congressional defense committees and the Comp22 troller General of the United States the matrices de23 scribed in subsection (b) relating to the Next Gen24 eration Air Dominance piloted fighter aircraft and 

25 the autonomous, uncrewed Collaborative Combat 
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1 Aircraft programs of the Navy and the Marine 

2 Corps. 

3 (b) MATRICES DESCRIBED.—The matrices described 

4 in this subsection are the following: 

5 (1) ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING AND DE6 VELOPMENT GOALS.—A matrix that identifies, in six 

7 month increments, key milestones, development and 

8 testing events, and specific performance goals for 

9 the engineering manufacturing and development 

10 phase (referred to in this section as the ‘‘EMD 

11 phase’’) of the programs described in subsection (a), 

12 and which shall be subdivided, at a minimum, ac13 cording to the following: 

14 (A) Technology readiness levels of major 

15 components and subsystems and key dem16 onstration and testing events. 

17 (B) Design maturity. 

18 (C) Software maturity. 

19 (D) Subsystem and system-level integra20 tion maturity. 

21 (E) Manufacturing readiness levels for 

22 critical manufacturing operations and key dem23 onstration and testing events. 

24 (F) Manufacturing operations. 
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1 (G) System verification, validation, and 

2 key flight test events. 

3 (H) Reliability. 

4 (I) Availability for flight operations. 

5 (J) Maintainability. 

6 (2) COST.—A matrix expressing, in six month 

7 increments, the total cost for the Secretary’s service 

8 cost position for the EMD phase and low initial rate 

9 of production lots of the programs described in sub10 section (a) and a matrix expressing the total cost for 

11 the prime contractor’s estimate for such EMD phase 

12 and production lots, both of which shall be phased 

13 over the entire EMD period and subdivided accord14 ing to the costs of the following: 

15 (A) Air vehicle. 

16 (B) Propulsion. 

17 (C) Mission systems. 

18 (D) Vehicle subsystems. 

19 (E) Air vehicle software. 

20 (F) Systems engineering. 

21 (G) Program management. 

22 (H) System test and evaluation. 

23 (I) Support and training systems. 

24 (J) Contract fee. 

25 (K) Engineering changes. 
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1 (L) Direct mission support, including Con2 gressional General Reductions. 

3 (M) Government testing. 

4 (N) Ancillary aircraft equipment. 

5 (O) Initial spares. 

6 (P) Contractor support. 

7 (Q) Modifications. 

8 (c) SEMIANNUAL UPDATE OF MATRICES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

10 after the date on which the Secretaries concerned 

11 submit the matrices required by subsection (a), con12 current with the submittal of each annual budget re13 quest to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 

14 United States Code, thereafter, and not later than 

15 180 days after each such submittal, each Secretary 

16 concerned shall submit to the congressional defense 

17 committees and the Comptroller General of the 

18 United States updates to the matrices described in 

19 subsection (b). 

20 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each update submitted under 

21 paragraph (1) shall detail progress made toward the 

22 goals identified in the matrix described in subsection 

23 (b)(1) and provide updated cost estimates as de24 scribed in subsection (b)(2). 
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1 (3) TREATMENT OF INITIAL MATRICES AS

2 BASELINE.—The initial matrices submitted pursuant 

3 to subsection (a) shall be treated as the baseline for 

4 the full EMD phase and low-rate initial production 

5 of the programs described in subsection (a) for pur6 poses of the updates submitted pursuant to para7 graph (1) of this subsection. 

8 (d) ASSESSMENT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF

9 THE UNITED STATES.—Not later than the date that is 

10 60 days after the date on which the Comptroller General 

11 of the United States receives an update to a matrix under 

12 subsection (c)(1), the Comptroller General shall review the 

13 sufficiency of such matrix and submit to the congressional 

14 defense committees an assessment of such matrix, includ15 ing by identifying cost, schedule, or performance trends. 

16 (e) KEY PERFORMANCE PARAMETER REQUIRE17 MENTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned 

19 shall develop key performance parameters (referred 

20 to in this section as ‘‘cost KPPs)’’ for the threshold 

21 and objective costs of the programs described in sub22 section (a) under the jurisdiction of such Secretary 

23 and shall include those values as program perform24 ance requirements in any capability development 

25 document or system requirements document for the 
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1 program involved. Each cost KPP shall include, for 

2 each cost category specified in paragraph (2)— 

3 (A) a threshold value indicating the high4 est acceptable cost for that category, as deter5 mined by the Secretary concerned; and 

6 (B) an objective value indicating the lowest 

7 cost expected to be achieved for that category, 

8 as determined by the Secretary concerned. 

9 (2) COST CATEGORIES SPECIFIED.—The cost 

10 categories specified in this paragraph are the fol11 lowing: 

12 (A) Flyaway unit cost. 

13 (B) Gross/weapon system unit cost. 

14 (C) Aircraft cost-per-tail-per-year. 

15 (D) Aircraft cost-per-flight-hour. 

16 (f) COST LIMITATIONS FOR COLLABORATIVE COM17 BAT AIRCRAFT.— 

18 (1) CATEGORIZATION OF AIRCRAFT.—Each Sec19 retary concerned shall categorize each Collaborative 

20 Combat Aircraft to be procured by such Secretary 

21 into one of following categories: 

22 (A) EXPENDABLE CCA.—An aircraft shall 

23 be categorized as ‘‘expendable CCA’’ if it is an 

24 aerospace vehicle that is designed not to return 

25 to a basing location after its mission sortie pro-
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1 file is executed and is characterized as an ac2 ceptable combat loss. 

3 (B) ATTRITABLE CCA.—An aircraft shall 

4 be categorized as ‘‘attritable CCA’’ if it is an 

5 aerospace vehicle that is designed to be used for 

6 multiple mission sortie profiles but may not re7 turn to a basing location after a mission sortie 

8 profile is flown and is characterized as an occa9 sional combat loss. 

10 (C) EXQUISITE CCA.—An aircraft shall be 

11 categorized as ‘‘exquisite CCA’’ if it is an aero12 space vehicle designed to be used for multiple 

13 mission sortie profiles and is intended to return 

14 to a basing location after each sortie profile is 

15 flown and is not considered an acceptable com16 bat loss. 

17 (2) COST LIMITATIONS BY CATEGORY.—Each 

18 Secretary concerned shall ensure that the flyaway 

19 unit cost (including the cost of any onboard mission 

20 systems)— 

21 (A) for an aircraft categorized as expend22 able CCA under paragraph (1)(A), does not ex23 ceed $3,000,000.00; 
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1 (B) for an aircraft categorized as attritable 

2 CCA under paragraph (1)(B), does not exceed 

3 $10,000,000.00; and 

4 (C) for an aircraft categorized as exquisite 

5 CCA under paragraph (1)(C), does not exceed 

6 $25,000,000.00. 

7 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘Sec8 retary concerned’’ means— 

9 (1) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to 

10 aircraft programs of the Navy and the Marine 

11 Corps; and 

12 (2) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect 

13 to aircraft programs of the Air Force. 

14 SEC. 219. CONTINUOUS CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND 

15 DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR F–35 AIRCRAFT. 

16 (a) DESIGNATION OF MAJOR SUBPROGRAM.—In ac17 cordance with section 4203 of title 10, United States 

18 Code, the Secretary of Defense shall designate all Block 

19 4 and Technical Refresh–3 elements of the F–35 aircraft 

20 acquisition program, collectively, as a single major subpro21 gram of the F–35 aircraft acquisition program. 

22 (b) PROCUREMENT OF F-35 DEVELOPMENTAL TEST23 ING AIRCRAFT.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the aircraft described 

25 in paragraph (2), the Program Executive Officer for 
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1 the F–35 aircraft program shall designate for Lot 

2 18 production, two F–35A aircraft, two F–35B air3 craft, and two F–35C aircraft to be manufactured 

4 and delivered in a necessary configuration that 

5 would adequately support future F–35 develop6 mental testing activities. 

7 (2) AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED.—The aircraft de8 scribed in this paragraph are F–35 aircraft author9 ized to be procured using funds made available for 

10 fiscal year 2024. 

11 SEC. 220. PROCESS TO ENSURE THE RESPONSIBLE DEVEL12 OPMENT AND USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL13 LIGENCE. 

14 (a) PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 

15 acting through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 

16 Officer, shall develop and implement a process— 

17 (1) to assess whether an artificial intelligence 

18 technology used by the Department of Defense is 

19 functioning responsibly; 

20 (2) to report and remediate any artificial intel21 ligence technology that is determined not to be func22 tioning responsibly; and 

23 (3) in a case in which efforts to remediate such 

24 technology have been unsuccessful, to discontinue 
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1 the use of the technology until effective remediation 

2 is achievable. 

3 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In developing 

4 and implementing the process required under subsection 

5 (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 

6 (1) develop clear criteria to determine if an ar7 tificial intelligence technology is functioning respon8 sibly, which shall include consideration of such cri9 teria previously developed by the Department of De10 fense and the identification of potential 

11 vulnerabilities in the military systems and infra12 structure of the United States that could be ex13 ploited by adversarial artificial intelligence applica14 tions used by the People’s Republic of China, the 

15 Russian Federation, and other nefarious actors of 

16 concern; 

17 (2) take steps to integrate such process across 

18 the organizations and elements of the Department of 

19 Defense, including the combatant commands; and 

20 (3) provide information on such process to rel21 evant personnel of the Department of Defense in22 cluding— 

23 (A) personnel responsible for developing 

24 and deploying artificial intelligence technologies; 
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1 (B) end users of such technologies, includ2 ing members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, 

3 Marine Corps, and Space Force who use such 

4 technologies in military operations; and 

5 (C) such other personnel as the Secretary 

6 determines appropriate. 

7 (c) DEADLINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec8 retary of Defense shall— 

9 (1) commence the implementation of the proc10 ess required under subsection (a) not later than 120 

11 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

12 (2) fully implement such process not later than 

13 one year after such date of enactment. 

14 (d) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 160 days 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

16 of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed 

17 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

18 a briefing on the progress of the Secretary in developing 

19 and implementing the process required under subsection 

20 (a). At a minimum, such briefing shall include an expla21 nation of the criteria developed by the Secretary under 

22 subsection (b)(1). 

23 (e) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

25 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
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1 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re2 port on the progress of the Secretary in developing and 

3 implementing the process required under subsection (a), 

4 including the progress of the Secretary with respect to 

5 each element specified in subsection (b). 

6 SEC. 221. PILOT PROGRAM TO COMMERCIALIZE PROTO7 TYPES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 

8 FORCE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 

11 Force, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Air 

12 Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall 

13 carry out a pilot program to award grants to applicants 

14 for a project to commercialize a prototype of the Depart15 ment of the Air Force. 

16 (b) FUNDING.—In carrying out the pilot program 

17 under this section, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

18 only expend amounts designated as budget activity 6 

19 (RDT&E management support) as that budget activity 

20 classification is set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the 

21 Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 

22 (DOD 7000.14-R). 

23 (c) AMOUNT.—A single award under this section may 

24 not exceed $10,000,000. 
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1 (d) APPLICATION.—An applicant desiring to partici2 pate in the pilot program under this section submit an 

3 application to the Secretary of the Air Force in such time, 

4 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

5 Secretary may require. 

6 (e) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the pilot pro7 gram under this section, the Secretary of the Air Force 

8 may consult with— 

9 (1) service acquisition executives (as defined in 

10 section 101 of title 10, United States Code); 

11 (2) eligible entities that carry out activities pur12 suant to a procurement technical assistance program 

13 funded under chapter 388 of title 10, United States 

14 Code; and 

15 (3) such other individuals and organizations as 

16 the Secretary determined appropriate. 

17 (f) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 2024, 

18 the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, 

19 Technology, and Logistics shall provide to the congres20 sional defense committees a briefing on the implementa21 tion of the pilot program under this section and any re22 lated policy issues. 

23 (g) REPORT.—Each time the Assistant Secretary of 

24 the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

25 awards a grant under this section, the Assistant Secretary 
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1 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a no2 tification on such exercise. 

3 (h) TERMINATION.—The pilot program established 

4 under this section shall terminate on the date that is five 

5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

6 SEC. 222. PILOT PROGRAM ON NEAR-TERM QUANTUM COM7 PUTING APPLICATIONS. 

8 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense 

9 shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary, 

10 in partnership with the entities specified in subsection (b), 

11 establishes and operates a program that enables organiza12 tions of the Department of Defense, including the Armed 

13 Forces, to test and evaluate how quantum and quantum14 hybrid applications may be used— 

15 (1) to solve technical problems and research 

16 challenges identified under section 234(e) of the 

17 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 

18 for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 

19 U.S.C. 4001 note) and such other near-term tech20 nical problems and challenges facing the Department 

21 and the Armed Forces as the Secretary may iden22 tify; and 

23 (2) to provide capabilities needed by the De24 partment and the Armed Forces in the near-term. 
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1 (b) ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—The Secretary of Defense 

2 shall seek to carry out the pilot program under subsection 

3 (a) in partnership with— 

4 (1) a federally funded research and development 

5 center; and 

6 (2) one or more private-sector entities with ex7 pertise in quantum computing and quantum infor8 mation science. 

9 (c) ACTIVITIES.—Under the pilot program, the Sec10 retary of Defense, in partnership with the entities speci11 fied in subsection (b), shall— 

12 (1) convene a group of experts and organiza13 tions to identify challenges faced by the Department 

14 of Defense, including the Armed Forces, that have 

15 the potential to be addressed by quantum and quan16 tum-hybrid applications; 

17 (2) develop and deploy demonstrations, proofs 

18 of concept, pilot programs, and other measures to 

19 address the challenges identified under paragraph 

20 (1) using quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; 

21 (3) ensure that any quantum or quantum-hy22 brid application based solutions identified under the 

23 program are capable of development and deployment 

24 in 24 months or less; 
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1 (4) assess and utility of commercial quantum 

2 and quantum-hybrid applications for meeting the 

3 near-term needs of warfighters; and 

4 (5) seek to build and strengthen relationships 

5 between the Department of Defense and nontradi6 tional defense contractors (as defined in section 

7 3014 of title 10, United States Code) in the tech8 nology industry that may have unused or underused 

9 solutions to specific operational challenges of the De10 partment relating to quantum and quantum-hybrid 

11 applications. 

12 (d) BRIEFING AND REPORTS.— 

13 (1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than March 

14 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 

15 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

16 and the House of Representatives a briefing that— 

17 (A) identifies the federally funded research 

18 and development center and any private-sector 

19 entities the Secretary has partnered with for 

20 purposes of carrying out the pilot program 

21 under subsection (a); and 

22 (B) describe the plan of the Secretary for 

23 developing and operating the program. 

24 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis dur25 ing each year in which the pilot program under sub-
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1 section (a) is carried out, the Secretary of Defense 

2 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

3 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

4 report that includes— 

5 (A) a description of the problem sets and 

6 capabilities that were evaluated by organiza7 tions of the Department of Defense under the 

8 program; 

9 (B) an explanation of whether and to what 

10 extent the program resulted in the identification 

11 of potential solutions based on quantum and 

12 quantum-hybrid applications; 

13 (C) any potential barriers to the use of 

14 quantum and quantum-hybrid applications to 

15 solve near-term problems for the Department of 

16 Defense, including the Armed Forces; and 

17 (D) recommendations regarding how the 

18 Department of Defense can better leverage and 

19 deploy quantum and quantum-hybrid applica20 tions to address near-term military applications 

21 and operational needs. 

22 (e) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT.—The Sec23 retary of Defense shall commence the pilot program under 

24 this section not later than March 1, 2024. 
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1 (f) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 

2 pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the 

3 date that is three years after the date of the enactment 

4 of this Act. 

5 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) The term ‘‘near-term’’ means a period of 24 

7 months or less. 

8 (2) The term ‘‘quantum and quantum-hybrid 

9 applications’’ means algorithms and applications 

10 which use quantum mechanics through quantum 

11 processing units, including— 

12 (A) quantum-classical hybrid applications 

13 which are applications that use both quantum 

14 computing and classical computing hardware 

15 systems; 

16 (B) annealing and gate systems; and 

17 (C) all qubit modalities (including super18 conducting, trap ion, and photonics). 

19 SEC. 223. PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCESS TO SMALL BUSINESS 

20 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR ARMY 

21 GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS. 

22 (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Beginning not later than 

23 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

24 Secretary of the Army shall carry out a pilot program 

25 under which the Secretary seeks to establish an arrange-
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1 ment between the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems 

2 Center and a non-profit research institute operating a con3 tested logistics research center to enhance access to small 

4 business advanced technology through a Defense Commer5 cial Solutions Opening contract entered into under section 

6 3458 of title 10, United States Code. 

7 (b) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 

8 pilot program under this section shall terminate five years 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 224. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

11 GAIN-OF-FUNCTION RESEARCH. 

12 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

13 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

14 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex15 pended to conduct research for the purpose of enhancing 

16 the pathogenicity, transmissibility, or host range of a 

17 microorganism or virus (commonly known as ‘‘gain-of18 function research’’). 

19 SEC. 225. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND20 ING DOCUMENTATION ON FUTURE ATTACK 

21 RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. 

22 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

23 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024, and 

24 available for the Office of the Secretary of the Army for 

25 the travel of persons, not more than 70 percent may be 
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1 obligated or expended until the date on which the Sec2 retary submits to the congressional defense committees 

3 the analysis of alternatives document for the Future At4 tack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. 

5 SEC. 226. F–35 PROPULSION AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT 

6 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. 

7 (a) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT AND VALIDATION OF RE9 QUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force (with 

10 respect to F–35A aircraft of the Air Force) and the 

11 Secretary of the Navy (with respect to F–35B and 

12 F–35C aircraft of the Navy and the Marine Corps) 

13 shall each— 

14 (A) establish requirements for the propul15 sion, power and cooling, thermal management, 

16 and electrical power systems of the F–35 air17 craft system that adequately supports the 

18 planned service-life and all planned mission sys19 tems hardware and software capability up20 grades for such aircraft system; 

21 (B) validate the requirements; and 

22 (C) provide the validated requirements to 

23 the Program Executive Officer for the F–35 

24 aircraft acquisition program. 
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1 (2) COST-BENEFIT AND TECHNICAL RISK ANAL2 YSIS.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the require4 ments established and validated under para5 graph (1), the Program Executive Officer for 

6 the F–35 aircraft acquisition program shall 

7 conduct a complete and comprehensive cost-ben8 efit and technical risk analysis that evaluates 

9 and determines the upgrades and modernization 

10 required of the F–35 aircraft system to support 

11 all of the requirements established under such 

12 paragraph. 

13 (B) ELEMENTS.—The cost-benefit and 

14 technical risk analysis conducted under sub15 paragraph (A) shall assess, at a minimum, the 

16 cost, risk, modernization, integration activities, 

17 and acquisition strategy required for the up18 grade and modernization options available for 

19 the following major subsystems of F–35 air20 craft: 

21 (i) The aircraft propulsion system and 

22 gearbox. 

23 (ii) The power and thermal manage24 ment system. 
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1 (iii) The fuel thermal management 

2 system. 

3 (iv) The electrical power system. 

4 (v) The engine ice protection system. 

5 (vi) Mission systems hardware, avi6 onics, sensors, and weapons. 

7 (vii) Any additional systems of the F– 

8 35 aircraft system the Program Executive 

9 Officer determines to be relevant to sup10 port the planned service-life requirements 

11 for each variant of such aircraft. 

12 (C) LIMITATION ON COMMENCEMENT.— 

13 The Program Executive Officer may not com14 mence the analysis required under subpara15 graph (A) until the requirements established 

16 under paragraph (1) have been provided to the 

17 Officer. 

18 (D) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—In 

19 developing the cost-benefit analysis under sub20 paragraph (A), the Program Executive Officer 

21 shall obtain an independent cost estimate from 

22 an organization within the Department of De23 fense that is not directly associated with the Of24 fice of the Program Executive Officer, the De-
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1 partment of the Air Force, or the Department 

2 of the Navy. 

3 (E) REPORT.—Following the completion of 

4 the analysis under subparagraph (A) but not 

5 later than July 1, 2024, the Program Executive 

6 Officer shall submit to the congressional de7 fense committees a report on the results of the 

8 analysis. 

9 (3) DESIGNATION OF MAJOR SUBPROGRAM.—In 

10 accordance with section 4203 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall des12 ignate all activities relating to the modernization, 

13 upgrade, and integration of the major subsystems 

14 included in the analysis under paragraph (2)(A), col15 lectively, as a single major subprogram of the F–35 

16 aircraft acquisition program. 

17 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘F–35 

18 propulsion and thermal management modernization pro19 gram’’ means the program of the Department of Defense 

20 to modernize the propulsion, power and cooling, thermal 

21 management, and electrical power systems of the F–35 

22 aircraft system. 
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1 SEC. 227. TRANSFER OF DATA AND TECHNOLOGY DEVEL2 OPED UNDER THE MOSAICS PROGRAM. 

3 (a) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De4 fense may transfer data and technology developed under 

5 the MOSAICS program to eligible private sector entities 

6 to enhance cyber threat detection and protection of critical 

7 industrial control system assets used for electricity dis8 tribution. 

9 (b) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

10 the Secretary of Defense may— 

11 (1) enter into cooperative research and develop12 ment agreements under section 4026 of title 10, 

13 United States Code; and 

14 (2) use such other mechanisms for the transfer 

15 of technology and data as are authorized by law. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘eligible private sector entity’’ 

18 means a private sector entity that— 

19 (A) has functions relevant to the civil elec20 tricity sector; and 

21 (B) is determined by the Secretary of De22 fense to be eligible to receive data and tech23 nology transferred under subsection (a). 

24 (2) The term ‘‘MOSAICS program’’ means the 

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1 Systems Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstra2 tion program of the Department of Defense. 

3 SEC. 228. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND4 ING REPORT AND CERTIFICATION ON THE 

5 WARFIGHTER MACHINE INTERFACE OF THE 

6 ARMY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be ap8 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis9 cal year 2024 for research, development, test, and evalua10 tion, Army, for the Warfighting Machine Interface pro11 gram, not more than 25 percent may be obligated or ex12 pended until the date on which the report required by the 

13 Joint Explanatory Statement to accompany the James M. 

14 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

15 2023 (Public Law 117–263) under the heading ‘‘Informa16 tion on use of commercial software for the warfighter ma17 chine interface of the Army’’ is submitted to the congres18 sional defense committees. 

19 (b) CERTIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE PLAN.—Not 

20 later than 60 days after the date of the submittal of the 

21 report described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 

22 Army shall submit to the congressional defense commit23 tees— 

24 (1) a certification indicating whether or not the 

25 procurement process for current and future incre-
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1 ments of the Warfighter Machine Interface is in 

2 compliance with the requirements of section 3453 of 

3 title 10, United States Code; or 

4 (2) in the event the Secretary of the Army cer5 tifies under paragraph (1) that procurement process 

6 for the Warfighter Machine Interface is not in com7 pliance with the requirements of section 3453 of title 

8 10, United States Code, a plan to bring such pro9 curement process into compliance with such section. 

10 SEC. 229. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

11 FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION 

12 WITH CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 

13 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 

14 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

15 this Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal year 

16 for the Department of Defense may be provided directly 

17 or indirectly to an institution of higher education for con18 ducting fundamental research in collaboration with any of 

19 the following: 

20 (1) An entity of concern. 

21 (2) An academic institution of a military, law 

22 enforcement, intelligence, or security agency of the 

23 People’s Republic of China, including any institution 

24 specified in subsection (e) or identified on the list 

25 published under subsection (g)(1) (as applicable), or 
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1 any individual or entity acting for or on behalf of 

2 such an institution. 

3 (3) Any component of the defense laboratory 

4 system in the People’s Republic of China, includ5 ing— 

6 (A) any Defense Science and Technology 

7 National Laboratory, Defense Science and 

8 Technology Key Laboratory, Defense Core Lab9 oratory, or any other laboratory specified in 

10 subsection (f) or identified on the list published 

11 under subsection (g)(2) (as applicable); or 

12 (B) any individual or entity acting for or 

13 on behalf of such a laboratory. 

14 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

15 the limitation under subsection (a), on a case-by-case 

16 basis, with respect to a principal investigator at an institu17 tion of higher education, if the Secretary of Defense deter18 mines that such a waiver is in the national security inter19 ests of the United States. 

20 (c) CERTIFICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE.— 

21 (1) FUNDING CERTIFICATION.—As a condition 

22 of receiving funds from the Department of Defense, 

23 an institution of higher education shall certify to the 

24 Secretary of Defense that the principal investigator 
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1 of the project of the institution that is applying for 

2 funding from the Department of Defense— 

3 (A) is not conducting fundamental re4 search in collaboration with an entity described 

5 in subsection (a) as of the date of the certifi6 cation; and 

7 (B) will not conduct fundamental research 

8 in collaboration with such an entity during the 

9 period for which such funding is received. 

10 (2) CONTRACT CERTIFICATION.—As a condition 

11 of maintaining a contract with the Department of 

12 Defense, an institution of higher education shall— 

13 (A) using publicly available information, 

14 perform due diligence on any academic institu15 tion or laboratory the institution is collabo16 rating with, or intends to collaborate with, 

17 under the contract; and 

18 (B) certify to the Secretary of Defense 

19 that the principal investigator of the project of 

20 the institution to which the contract pertains— 

21 (i) has not conducted fundamental re22 search in collaboration with an entity de23 scribed in subsection (a) at any time dur24 ing the period in which such contract was 
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1 in effect, up to and including the date of 

2 the certification; and 

3 (ii) will not conduct fundamental re4 search in collaboration with such an entity 

5 during any period in which such contract 

6 is in effect. 

7 (3) FREQUENCY.—An institution of higher edu8 cation shall— 

9 (A) submit the certification under para10 graph (1) on an annual basis during each year 

11 in which the institution receives funds from the 

12 Department of Defense; and 

13 (B) submit the certification under para14 graph (2) on an annual basis during each year 

15 in which a contract is in effect between the in16 stitution and the Department. 

17 (d) REPORT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the Sec19 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

20 congressional committees a report on the compliance 

21 of the Department of Defense and institutions of 

22 higher education with the requirements of this sec23 tion. Each report shall include, for each waiver 

24 issued under subsection (b) in the period covered by 

25 the report— 
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1 (A) a justification for the waiver; and 

2 (B) a detailed description of the type and 

3 extent of any collaboration between an institu4 tion of higher education and an entity described 

5 in subsection (a) allowed pursuant to the waiv6 er, including identification of the institution 

7 and entities involved, the type of technology in8 volved, the duration of the collaboration and 

9 terms and conditions on intellectual property 

10 assignment, as applicable, under the collabora11 tion agreement. 

12 (2) FORM; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each report 

13 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi14 fied form and shall be made available on a publicly 

15 accessible website of the Department of Defense. 

16 (e) CHINESE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS SPECIFIED.— 

17 Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 

18 continuing until the date of the publication of the first 

19 updated list under subsection (g)(1), the academic institu20 tions referred to in subsection (a)(2) are the following: 

21 (1) Military academic and research institutions 

22 of the People’s Republic of China identified by the 

23 China Aerospace Studies Institute (or successor or24 ganization) of the Department of Air Force on the 

25 publicly available list titled ‘‘Academic and Research 
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1 Institutions of the People’s Republic of China, the 

2 Communist Party of China, including the CCP Peo3 ple’s Liberation Army and the People’s Armed Po4 lice’’. 

5 (2) Academic institutions of the Chinese law en6 forcement, including the following: 

7 (A) People’s Public Security University of 

8 China. 

9 (B) Chinese People’s Police University. 

10 (C) Criminal Investigation University of 

11 China. 

12 (D) Railway Police College. 

13 (E) Nanjing Forest Police College. 

14 (3) Academic institutions of Chinese intelligence 

15 and security agencies, including the University of 

16 International Relations. 

17 (4) Chinese civilian institutions identified by the 

18 Department of Defense for engaging in problematic 

19 activities on the list included in the publication of 

20 the Department of Defense titled ‘‘Countering Un21 wanted Influence in Department-Funded Research 

22 at Institutions of Higher Education’’ and dated 

23 June 30, 2023. 

24 (5) Any successor to an institution specified in 

25 paragraphs (1) through (4). 
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1 (f) CHINESE DEFENSE LABORATORIES SPECI2 FIED.—Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

3 Act and continuing until the date of the publication of the 

4 first list under subsection (g)(2), the components of the 

5 defense laboratory system in the People’s Republic of 

6 China referred to in subsection (a)(3) are the following: 

7 (1) The laboratories identified by the China 

8 Aerospace Studies Institute (or successor organiza9 tion) of the Department of Air Force on the publicly 

10 available list titled ‘‘Academic and Research Institu11 tions of the People’s Republic of China, the Com12 munist Party of China, including the CCP People’s 

13 Liberation Army and the People’s Armed Police’’. 

14 (2) Any successor to a laboratory specified in 

15 paragraph (1). 

16 (g) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less 

18 frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of De19 fense, in consultation with the Director of National Intel20 ligence, shall— 

21 (1) publish an updated list of academic institu22 tions of the People’s Republic of China for purposes 

23 of subsection (a)(2) which shall include, at a min24 imum, each institution specified in subsection (e) (if 
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1 still in operation) or any successor to such an insti2 tution; and 

3 (2) publish an updated list of entities that com4 prise the defense laboratory system of the People’s 

5 Republic of China for purposes of subsection (a)(3) 

6 which shall include, at a minimum, each laboratory 

7 specified in subsection (f) (if still in operation) or 

8 any successor to such a laboratory. 

9 (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The limitation under sub10 section (a) shall apply with respect to the first fiscal year 

11 that begins after the date that is one year after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act and to any subsequent fiscal 

13 year. 

14 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) The term ‘‘entity of concern’’ has the mean16 ing given that term in section 10114 of the Research 

17 and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 

18 (42 U.S.C. 18912). 

19 (2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 

20 has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 

21 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) 

22 and includes— 

23 (A) any department, program, project, fac24 ulty, researcher, or other individual, entity, or 

25 activity of such institution; and 
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1 (B) any branch of such institution within 

2 or outside the United States. 

3 (3) The term ‘‘fundamental research’’ means 

4 basic and applied research in science and engineer5 ing, the results of which are expected to be published 

6 and shared broadly within the scientific community. 

7 Such term does not include research that is propri8 etary or classified and subject to access restrictions 

9 under other provisions of Federal law. 

10 (4) The term ‘‘collaboration’’ means any level of 

11 coordinated activity between an institution of higher 

12 education and an entity described in subsection (a), 

13 whether direct or indirect, formal or informal, and 

14 includes— 

15 (A) sharing of research facilities, re16 sources, or data; 

17 (B) transfer, sharing, or dissemination of 

18 technology, information, or any technical know19 how; 

20 (C) any financial or in-kind contribution 

21 intended to produce a research product; 

22 (D) sponsorship or facilitation of research 

23 fellowships, visas, or residence permits; 

24 (E) joint ventures, partnerships, or other 

25 formalized agreements for the purpose of con-
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1 ducting research or sharing resources, data, or 

2 technology; 

3 (F) inclusion of researchers as consultants, 

4 advisors, or members of advisory or review 

5 boards; and 

6 (G) such other activities as may be deter7 mined by the Secretary of Defense in consulta8 tion with the Secretary of State and Director of 

9 National Intelligence. 

10 (5) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com11 mittees’’ means— 

12 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

13 the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech14 nology of the House of Representatives; and 

15 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 

16 the Senate and the Committee on Commerce, 

17 Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

18 SEC. 230. AUDIT TO IDENTIFY DIVERSION OF DEPARTMENT 

19 OF DEFENSE FUNDING TO CHINA’S RE20 SEARCH LABS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of De23 fense Office of Inspector General shall conduct a study, 

24 and submit a report to Congress, regarding the amount 

25 of Federal funds awarded by the Department of Defense 
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1 (whether directly or indirectly) through grants, contracts, 

2 subgrants, subcontracts, or any other type of agreement 

3 or collaboration, during the 10-year period immediately 

4 preceding such date of enactment, that— 

5 (1) was provided, whether purposely or inad6 vertently, to— 

7 (A) the People’s Republic of China; 

8 (B) the Communist Party of China; 

9 (C) the Wuhan Institute of Virology or any 

10 other organization administered by the Chinese 

11 Academy of Sciences; 

12 (D) EcoHealth Alliance Inc., including any 

13 subsidiaries and related organizations that are 

14 directly controlled by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 

15 or 

16 (E) any other lab, agency, organization, in17 dividual, or instrumentality that is owned, con18 trolled (directly or indirectly), or overseen (offi19 cially or unofficially) by any of the entities list20 ed in subparagraphs (A) through (D); or 

21 (2) was used to fund research or experiments 

22 that could have resulted in the enhancement of any 

23 coronavirus, influenza, Nipah, Ebola, or other patho24 gen of pandemic potential or chimeric versions of 
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1 such a virus or pathogen in the People’s Republic of 

2 China or any other foreign country. 

3 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES AND PATHO4 GENS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 

5 specify— 

6 (1) the countries in which the research or ex7 periments described in subsection (a)(2) was con8 ducted; and 

9 (2) the pathogens involved in such research or 

10 experiments. 

11 Subtitle C—Energetics and Other 

12 Munitions Matters 

13 SEC. 241. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSI14 TION OFFICE. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 301 

16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

17 the end the following new section: 

18 ‘‘§ 4015. Joint Energetics Transition Office 

19 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

20 shall establish a Joint Energetics Transition Office (re21 ferred to in this section as the ‘Office’) within the Office 

22 of the Secretary of Defense. The Office shall carry out 

23 the activities described in subsection (c) and shall have 

24 such other responsibilities relating to energetics as the 

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1 cer for Armaments and Ammunition, as the Single Man2 ager for Conventional Ammunition designated by the Sec3 retary of the Army, shall act as executive agent for con4 ventional energetics development and shall report directly 

5 to the head of the Office on matters relating to energetics 

6 for conventional ammunition. 

7 ‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary of Defense 

8 shall designate an individual to serve as the head of the 

9 Office. The head of the Office shall report directly to the 

10 Deputy Secretary of Defense without intervening author11 ity. 

12 ‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall do the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(1) Manage the development of energetics sys15 tems, which shall include— 

16 ‘‘(A) establishing a dedicated program 

17 under budget activity 3 (advanced technology 

18 development) or budget activity 4 (advanced 

19 component development and prototypes) (as 

20 such budget activity classifications are set forth 

21 in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of 

22 Defense Financial Management Regulation 

23 (DOD 7000.14-R))— 

24 ‘‘(i) to mature, prototype, dem25 onstrate, and test novel energetic materials 
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1 and technologies, including new energetics 

2 manufacturing technologies; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) to integrate novel energetic mate4 rials and technologies into weapon systems; 

5 ‘‘(B) administering a joint service quali6 fication and certification group to— 

7 ‘‘(i) identify, review, and assess all 

8 laws, regulations, policies, and directives 

9 affecting the development and availability 

10 of energetic materials for defense purposes, 

11 including any applicable waiver authorities; 

12 ‘‘(ii) based on such review and assess13 ment, make recommendations to the Sec14 retary of Defense regarding potential 

15 changes to laws, regulations, policies, and 

16 directives that may affect the development 

17 and availability of energetic materials for 

18 defense purposes; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, estab20 lish uniform safety requirements for the 

21 qualification process for energetic mate22 rials applicable from the stage at which 

23 such materials are discovered through the 

24 stage at which such materials are inte25 grated into weapon systems; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) establishing and operating a public2 private partnership— 

3 ‘‘(i) to serve as a liaison to the De4 partment of State for information on the 

5 applicability of International Traffic in 

6 Arms Regulations (subchapter M of chap7 ter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regula8 tions) or successor regulations across the 

9 energetics enterprise of the United States 

10 (including Government, industry, and aca11 demia); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) to facilitate the efficient and ef13 fective exchange of information, collabora14 tion, and sharing of resources among enti15 ties in such enterprise. 

16 ‘‘(2) Establish prototyping demonstration pro17 grams for advanced technologies to speed the matu18 ration of new energetic materials and the integration 

19 of such materials into weapon systems. 

20 ‘‘(3) Establish energetics cross-functional teams 

21 that include representatives of the research and de22 velopment community, acquisition program offices, 

23 acquisition requirements offices, and industry to 

24 speed the transition of energetic materials and tech-
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1 nologies from the research and development phase to 

2 integration into weapon systems. 

3 ‘‘(4) Reassess the effectiveness and goals of in4 sensitive munitions regulations and conduct a Mil5 Standard/Mil-Spec Review to update munitions regu6 lations to be more specific and measurable and to re7 duce or eliminate unnecessary standards. 

8 ‘‘(5) Use technologies such as artificial intel9 ligence and machine learning to identify, assess, and 

10 synthesize novel energetic compounds. 

11 ‘‘(6) Develop strategies and roadmaps, applica12 ble across the Future Years Development Program 

13 and Program Objective Memorandum process, for 

14 energetic materials and technologies to enable the 

15 transition of such technologies to future operational 

16 capabilities for the warfighter. 

17 ‘‘(7) Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to 

18 support the advantage of the United States in devel19 oping energetic materials. 

20 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—The head of the Office shall provide 

21 a monthly written report to the Secretary of Defense, the 

22 Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 

23 and Technology, the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac24 quisition and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of 
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1 Defense for Research and Engineering on the activities 

2 of the Office. Such report shall include— 

3 ‘‘(1) a detailed update on progress and status 

4 for each of the responsibilities described in sub5 section (c); 

6 ‘‘(2) any shortfalls in resources related to 

7 prototyping demonstration programs, emerging tech8 nical opportunities, or that result in increased costs 

9 or delayed performance in fulfilling the responsibil10 ities described in subsection (c); and 

11 ‘‘(3) any other issues as determined by the Sec12 retary of Defense. 

13 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘energetic materials’ means crit15 ical chemicals that— 

16 ‘‘(A) release large amounts of energy in a 

17 short amount of time; and 

18 ‘‘(B) are capable of being used in explo19 sives that create lethal effects in warheads. 

20 ‘‘(2) The term ‘insensitive munitions’ means 

21 munitions that are designed to remain unexploded 

22 when exposed to stimuli representative of severe but 

23 credible accidents.’’. 

24 (b) PROGRESS REPORTS.— 
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1 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

4 defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Af5 fairs of the House of Representatives, and the Com6 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an initial 

7 report on the status of the establishment of the 

8 Joint Energetics Transition Office under section 

9 4015 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 

10 subsection (a)), including a description of any ac11 tions taken to staff and resource the Office as of the 

12 date of the report. 

13 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

14 after the submission of the initial report under para15 graph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

16 the congressional defense committees, the Committee 

17 on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 

18 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen19 ate a final report on the status of the establishment 

20 of the Joint Energetics Transition Office, including 

21 a description of any actions taken to staff and re22 source the Office since the date of the initial report. 
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1 SEC. 242. CONSIDERATION OF LETHALITY AS A KEY PER2 FORMANCE PARAMETER FOR MUNITIONS. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE PARAM4 ETER.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure— 

5 (1) that lethality is considered, as appropriate, 

6 as a key performance parameter in the analysis of 

7 alternatives conducted for purposes of procuring any 

8 new munition or modifying an existing munition; 

9 and 

10 (2) that if lethality is not determined to be an 

11 appropriate key performance parameter under para12 graph (1), the Secretary shall document the jus13 tification for such determination and include such 

14 documentation in the analysis of alternatives. 

15 (b) CONSIDERATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS.— 

16 In assessing the lethality of a munition for purposes of 

17 the performance parameter described under subsection 

18 (a), the Secretary shall include the margin of effectiveness 

19 and increased system capacities afforded by the potential 

20 use of novel or alternative energetic materials in the muni21 tion. 

22 (c) ENERGETIC MATERIALS DEFINED.—In this sec23 tion, the term ‘‘energetic materials’’ has the meaning 

24 given that term in section 4015(e) of title 10, United 

25 States Code (as added by section 241). 
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1 SEC. 243. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCORPORATION OF THE 

2 CL20 COMPOUND IN CERTAIN WEAPON SYS3 TEMS. 

4 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

5 Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which the 

6 Secretary incorporates the CL20 compound as the ener7 getic material for the main fill in the warheads or propel8 lants of three weapon systems under development by the 

9 Department of Defense. 

10 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Each of the three 

11 weapon systems selected under subsection (a) shall be a 

12 weapon system that does not, as of the date of the enact13 ment of this Act, already incorporate the CL20 compound 

14 as the energetic material for the main fill in the warhead 

15 or propellant of the system. 

16 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

18 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 

19 briefing on progress of the Secretary in carrying out the 

20 pilot program under this section, including a timeline for 

21 incorporating the CL20 energetic compound into each of 

22 the weapon systems selected under subsection (a). 

23 SEC. 244. ASSESSMENT OF ENERGETICS INDUSTRIAL BASE. 

24 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Deputy Secretary of Defense 

25 shall conduct an assessment of the supply chains for ener-
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1 getic materials and the status of the energetics industrial 

2 base to identify opportunities— 

3 (1) to accelerate the development of critical en4 ergetic materials; and 

5 (2) to enhance the ability of the Department of 

6 Defense to access such materials for defense pur7 poses. 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 

9 (a) shall include an analysis of— 

10 (1) any shortfalls in the supply chain for ener11 getic materials existing as of the date of the assess12 ment or that are projected to occur in the future; 

13 (2) expansion of the energetics industrial base 

14 to include critical subcontractor and supplier limita15 tions and options to expand industry participation to 

16 alleviate such limitations; 

17 (3) options for using the authorities provided 

18 under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 

19 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) to improve the ability of the 

20 Department of Defense to acquire energetic mate21 rials, including the potential use of priority ratings 

22 (as described in the Defense Priorities and Alloca23 tion System pursuant to part 700 of title 15, Code 

24 of Federal Regulations (or any successor regula-
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1 tion)) for contracts involving energetic materials; 

2 and 

3 (4) the potential use of Government-owned, 

4 contractor-operated ammunition production facilities 

5 to support alternative energetics formulations. 

6 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of De8 fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

9 a report on the results of the assessment conducted under 

10 subsection (a). 

11 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) The term ‘‘energetic materials’’ has the 

13 meaning given that term in section 4015(e) of title 

14 10, United States Code (as added by section 241). 

15 (2) The term ‘‘energetics industrial base’’ 

16 means— 

17 (A) the organizations and elements of the 

18 Department of Defense concerned with the re19 search and development of energetic materials 

20 and technologies; and 

21 (B) contractors and suppliers of energetic 

22 materials and technologies. 
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1 SEC. 245. LIMITATION ON SOURCING CHEMICAL MATE2 RIALS FOR MUNITIONS FROM CERTAIN 

3 COUNTRIES. 

4 (a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 

5 procure a chemical material for munitions specified in sub6 section (b) from any country other than a country speci7 fied in subsection (c). 

8 (b) CHEMICAL MATERIALS SPECIFIED.—The chem9 ical materials for munitions specified in this subsection are 

10 the chemicals listed under the heading ‘‘Task 1: Domestic 

11 Production of Critical Chemicals’’ in section 3.0E of the 

12 document of the Department of Defense titled ‘‘Statement 

13 of Objectives (SOO) for Critical Chemicals Production’’ 

14 (FOA: FA8650-19-S-5010, Appendix VI, Call: 012) and 

15 dated December 5, 2022. 

16 (c) COUNTRIES SPECIFIED.—The countries specified 

17 in this subsection are the following: 

18 (1) India. 

19 (2) Any member country of the North Atlantic 

20 Treaty Organization. 

21 (3) Any country that is designated as a major 

22 non-NATO ally for purposes of section 2350a(i)(2) 

23 of title 10, United States Code. 

24 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this 

25 section shall take effect on the date that is the later of— 
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1 (1) the date of the enactment of the National 

2 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; or 

3 (2) September 30, 2024. 

4 Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and 

5 Other Matters 

6 SEC. 261. HYPERSONIC TESTING STRATEGY AND EVALUA7 TION OF POTENTIAL HYPERSONIC TEST 

8 RANGES. 

9 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap10 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis11 cal year 2024, and available for the Office of the Under 

12 Secretary of Defense for Policy for the travel of persons, 

13 not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended 

14 until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits 

15 to the congressional defense committees the strategy re16 quired under section 237(c) of the National Defense Au17 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

18 263). 

19 (b) BIENNIAL UPDATES TO HYPERSONICS TESTING

20 STRATEGY.—Section 237(c) of the National Defense Au21 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

22 263) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(4) BIENNIAL UPDATES.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 

2 than once every two years after the submittal of 

3 the initial strategy under paragraph (1), the 

4 Secretary of Defense shall— 

5 ‘‘(i) revise and update the strategy; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(ii) submit the revised and updated 

8 strategy to the appropriate congressional 

9 committees. 

10 ‘‘(B) SUNSET.—The requirement to pre11 pare and submit updates under this paragraph 

12 shall terminate on December 31, 2030.’’. 

13 (c) EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL HYPERSONIC TEST

14 RANGES.— 

15 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

16 conduct a study to evaluate not fewer than two pos17 sible locations in the United States, selected in con18 sultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for 

19 Research and Engineering, that have potential to be 

20 used as additional corridors for long-distance 

21 hypersonic system testing. 

22 (2) ACTIVITIES UNDER NATIONAL ENVIRON23 MENT POLICY ACT.—Following the completion of the 

24 study under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 

25 shall initiate any activities required under the Na-
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1 tional Environment Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

2 4321 et seq.) in connection with the conduct of long3 distance hypersonic system testing at the locations 

4 evaluated under the study. 

5 (3) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 

6 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

7 congressional defense committees a report on the re8 sults of the study conducted under paragraph (1). 

9 SEC. 262. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON CRIT10 ICAL TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF 

11 THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY. 

12 Section 217(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn13 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

14 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 

17 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

18 (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively; 

19 (3) by striking ‘‘including a description’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘including— 

21 ‘‘(A) a description’’; 

22 (4) by striking the period at the end and insert23 ing a semicolon; and 

24 (5) by adding at the end the following new sub25 paragraphs: 
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1 ‘‘(B) for each technology area identified 

2 under subsection (a)(1)— 

3 ‘‘(i) a list of each program element 

4 that funds research, development, test, and 

5 evaluation activities within that area; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) for each such program element— 

7 ‘‘(I) identification of the total 

8 amount of funds obligated or ex9 pended for research, development, 

10 test, and evaluation under that pro11 gram element in support of the tech12 nology area in the fiscal year pre13 ceding the date of the report; 

14 ‘‘(II) an estimate of the total 

15 amount of funds expected to be obli16 gated or expended for research, devel17 opment, test, and evaluation under 

18 that program element in support of 

19 the technology area for the fiscal year 

20 in which the report is submitted and 

21 each of the following two fiscal years; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(III) an explanation of the rea24 sons for such funding allocations; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) an assessment of any policies, proc2 esses, or systems of the Department of Defense 

3 that have been modified, or that are expected to 

4 be modified, as a result of the Department’s in5 vestments and other efforts in the technology 

6 areas identified under subsection (a)(1) to com7 pete in an era of strategic competition, with an 

8 emphasis on those policies, processes, or sys9 tems involved in transitioning technologies from 

10 the research and development phase to formal 

11 acquisition programs or operational use within 

12 the Department.’’. 

13 SEC. 263. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY. 

14 (a) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi15 nation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 

16 and Engineering, shall develop and implement an intellec17 tual property strategy to enhance the ability of the De18 partment of Defense to procure emerging capabilities and 

19 technologies as described in subsection (b). 

20 (b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The strategy under sub21 section (a) shall include the following: 

22 (1) Plans for using intellectual property to en23 hance the ability of the Department of Defense to 

24 innovate and invest in new warfighting capabilities 
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1 to outpace adversaries of the United States in the 

2 areas of new and emerging technology. 

3 (2) Recommendations on the use of intellectual 

4 property and its purpose and benefits— 

5 (A) within research and engineering pro6 grams of the Department; and 

7 (B) in the context of strategic competition, 

8 including in hybrid warfare and deterrence. 

9 (3) Strategies for promoting and encouraging 

10 members of the Armed Forces to create and produce 

11 new tools and technologies for the Department. 

12 (4) Concepts and actionable steps for accel13 erating, to the extent practicable, the procurement 

14 and fielding of emerging capabilities and tech15 nologies. 

16 (5) Methods for encouraging innovation, solu17 tions that scale, and the use of patents across the 

18 Department of Defense by establishing an inte19 grated, cross-service approach to the identification, 

20 prioritization, development, and fielding of emerging 

21 capabilities and technologies. 

22 (6) Steps to implement measures to protect 

23 against the theft of intellectual property. 

24 (7) Enforcement mechanisms to ensure intellec25 tual property rights are protected. 
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1 (8) A report on total cost on an annual basis 

2 to procure technical data that the Government could 

3 eventually use, as needed and depending upon the 

4 circumstances, to promote vendor competition and 

5 increase Government control over specific elements 

6 of sustainment. 

7 (c) OPTIONAL ELEMENTS.—The strategy under sub8 section (a) may include the following: 

9 (1) Identification of how intellectual property 

10 may be used to enhance the innovation capabilities 

11 of the Department of Defense to neutralize the ef12 fects of intellectual property theft by competitors of 

13 the United States. 

14 (2) An innovation warfare strategy to promote 

15 the creation of new and emerging technologies to se16 cure the dominant economic and security position of 

17 the United States against adversaries, which may in18 clude strategies to— 

19 (A) further develop the technological base 

20 of the Department of Defense and create intel21 lectual property security tools needed to outpace 

22 adversaries and prevent technological over23 match; 

24 (B) develop machine learning tools to iden25 tify possible future technologies; 
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1 (C) ensure that Federal research and de2 velopment spending spur innovation as directed 

3 in the 2022 National Defense Strategy; 

4 (D) secure positions that give the United 

5 States strategic advantages with respect to the 

6 acquisition, procurement, distribution, and pro7 tection of new and emerging technologies; and 

8 (E) identity and develop cross-functional 

9 capabilities— 

10 (i) for the implementation of the 

11 strategy under subsection (a); and 

12 (ii) to facilitate the coordination of ef13 forts to the extent feasible. 

14 (3) Guidance to link priorities, goals, and in15 vestments with respect to intellectual property rights 

16 with individuals and entities that are critical to the 

17 functioning of specific programs of the Department 

18 of Defense, including by— 

19 (A) developing and reinforcing relation20 ships with academia, the acquisition workforce 

21 (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 

22 States Code), the defense industry, and the 

23 commercial sector to create scalable solutions 

24 that are protected through intellectual property 

25 rights; 
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1 (B) developing a marketing strategy to 

2 make members of a covered Armed Force aware 

3 that the members may be able to patent inven4 tions the members create while serving; and 

5 (C) identifying funding, investments, per6 sonnel, facilities, and relationships with other 

7 departments and agencies of the Federal Gov8 ernment without which defense capabilities 

9 would be severely degraded. 

10 (4) Methods to support the coordination of ac11 quisition priorities, programs, and timelines to meet 

12 requirements and security objectives of each covered 

13 Armed Force and the combatant commands with the 

14 research and engineering activities of the Depart15 ment. 

16 (5) Recommendations for changes to statute, 

17 regulations, or policies to support the achievement of 

18 the goals set forth in the strategy. 

19 (6) Processes to inform senior leaders of the 

20 Department and Members of Congress of the poten21 tial effects of the intellectual property strategy on 

22 the development of policies and regulations guiding 

23 strategic competition with adversaries of the United 

24 States in the military and technology domains. 
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1 (7) Methods to support the efficient implemen2 tation of the strategy to address near-term, mid3 term, and long-term capability gaps, with an empha4 sis on spurring innovation and overcoming, to the 

5 extent practicable, the gap between the research and 

6 development of emerging capabilities and tech7 nologies and the procurement and fielding of such 

8 capabilities and technologies. 

9 (8) Methods to support the issuance and en10 forcement of patents within the Department of De11 fense. 

12 (9) An assessment the potential supporting 

13 roles of military education institutions and science 

14 and technology reinvention laboratories (as des15 ignated under section 4121(b) of title 10, United 

16 States Code), including roles relating to encouraging 

17 innovation, raising awareness of intellectual property 

18 rights , and the conceptualization, development, test19 ing, and implementation of innovative solutions for 

20 emerging capabilities and technologies. 

21 (d) ALIGNMENT WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE STRAT22 EGY.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 

23 strategy developed under subsection (a) aligns with the 

24 National Defense Strategy under section 113(g) of title 

25 10, United States Code. 
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1 (e) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2024, the 

2 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Sec3 retary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall 

4 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen5 ate and the House of Representatives a report on the intel6 lectual property strategy developed under subsection (a). 

7 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

9 the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space 

10 Force. 

11 (2) The term ‘‘intellectual property’’ has the 

12 meaning given the term ‘‘IP’’ in Department of De13 fense Instruction 5010.44 titled ‘‘Intellectual Prop14 erty (IP) Acquisition and Licensing’’ (issued October 

15 16, 2019). 

16 (3) The term ‘‘intellectual property rights’’ has 

17 the meaning given the term ‘‘IP rights’’ in Depart18 ment of Defense Instruction 5010.44 titled ‘‘Intellec19 tual Property (IP) Acquisition and Licensing’’ 

20 (issued October 16, 2019). 

21 SEC. 264. STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRALIZED 

22 PLATFORM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND TEST23 ING OF AUTONOMY SOFTWARE. 

24 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

25 coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intel-
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1 ligence Officer, shall conduct a study to assess the feasi2 bility and advisability of establishing a centralized plat3 form for the development and testing of autonomy soft4 ware. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 

6 shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

7 (1) An assessment of the status of efforts to re8 source and integrate autonomy software into sys9 tems of the Department of Defense, including sys10 tems in use by the Department as of the date of the 

11 study and systems that may be used in the future. 

12 (2) Identification of systems of the Department 

13 of Defense which are, or can be, integrated with au14 tonomy software to enable the continuous oper15 ational capability of such systems in GPS- or com16 munications-denied environments, including those 

17 systems identified in the report required under sec18 tion 246 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

20 2022 (Public Law 116–283; 135 Stat. 1622). 

21 (3) An assessment of any gaps in— 

22 (A) program funding relating to the acqui23 sition of autonomy software; 

24 (B) acquisition processes, including the 

25 planning, programming, budgeting, and execu-
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1 tion process for acquiring and integrating au2 tonomy-enabling capabilities across relevant 

3 programs of record; 

4 (C) training capabilities relating to auton5 omy software; 

6 (D) capabilities for testing, evaluating, 

7 verifying, and validating autonomy software in 

8 all environments, including virtual and real9 world environments; and 

10 (E) efforts to test, resource, and scale 

11 commercially available autonomy software for 

12 use by the Department. 

13 (4) A plan to address, to the extent practicable, 

14 the gaps assessed in paragraph (3), including— 

15 (A) updated procedures to plan for the po16 tential costs of autonomy software at the onset 

17 of the acquisition life cycle; 

18 (B) plans to include, in greater detail, the 

19 projected costs of autonomy software for appli20 cable programs of record in the future-years de21 fense program submitted to Congress under 

22 section 221 of title 10, United States Code; and 

23 (C) plans to standardize the acquisition of 

24 autonomy software for programs of record 

25 across the Armed Forces. 
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1 (c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 

2 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

4 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent5 atives a report on the results of the study conducted under 

6 subsection (a). 

7 (d) CDAO DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

8 ‘‘Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer’’ has the 

9 meaning given that term in section 846(b) of the James 

10 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

11 Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 

12 SEC. 265. ANNUAL REPORT ON INCREMENTAL AND TRANS13 FORMATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP14 MENT. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after the 

16 date on which the budget of the President is submitted 

17 to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 

18 States Code, for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, 

19 the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi20 neering shall submit to the congressional defense commit21 tees a report that identifies— 

22 (1) the number of incremental research and de23 velopment projects that are in progress within the 

24 Department of Defense as of the date of the report 
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1 and the total amount of funding allocated to such 

2 projects; and 

3 (2) the number of transformational research 

4 and development projects that are in progress within 

5 the Department of Defense as of the date of the re6 port and the total amount of funding allocated to 

7 such projects. 

8 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) The term ‘‘incremental research and devel10 opment project’’ means a covered research activity 

11 that is in the research and development phase as of 

12 the date of the submittal of the report under sub13 section (a) and that is expected to achieve initial 

14 operational capability by not later than five years 

15 after such date. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘transformational research and 

17 development project’’ means a covered research ac18 tivity that is in the research and development phase 

19 as of the date of the submittal of the report under 

20 subsection (a) and that is expected to achieve initial 

21 operational capability by not earlier than five years 

22 after such date. 

23 (3) The term ‘‘covered research activity’’ means 

24 a program, project, or other activity of the Depart25 ment of Defense designated as budget activity 1 
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1 (basic research), budget activity 2 (applied re2 search), or budget activity 3 (advanced technology 

3 development), as such budget activity classifications 

4 are set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Depart5 ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation 

6 (DOD 7000.14-R). 

7 SEC. 266. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY ON AU9 TONOMY IN WEAPON SYSTEMS. 

10 Not later than 30 days after making a modification 

11 to Department of Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to 

12 autonomy in weapon systems) the Secretary of Defense 

13 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 

14 briefing that includes— 

15 (1) a description of the modification; and 

16 (2) an explanation of the reasons for the modi17 fication. 

18 SEC. 267. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DUAL USE INNOVATIVE 

19 TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ROBOTIC COMBAT 

20 VEHICLE OF THE ARMY. 

21 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

22 (1) The Army is developing the Robotic Combat 

23 Vehicle using a sound and innovative acquisition 

24 strategy. The Robotic Combat Vehicle program is 
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1 leveraging dual-use commercial innovation for its au2 tonomous driving system. 

3 (2) The Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Soft4 ware Pathways program will take an agile and 

5 phased approach to the ultimate solution, which is 

6 an autonomous, artificial intelligence-based naviga7 tion software. The technical focus will be on devel8 oping robust software pathways for the Army to con9 duct vehicle navigation in increasingly complex ter10 rain, diverse operational conditions, and GPS-chal11 lenged environments, while still providing the ability 

12 to remotely operate the vehicle. 

13 (3) The Army’s acquisition strategy for the 

14 Robotic Combat Vehicle is smartly separating the 

15 platform ground combat vehicle prototypes from the 

16 autonomous software system. This approach is 

17 standard in the private sector and modern product 

18 development. With this approach, the Robotic Com19 bat Vehicle program is establishing a blueprint for 

20 future autonomous development programs of the De21 partment of Defense. 

22 (4) By using this dual acquisition approach, the 

23 Army will receive the best value for the taxpayer as 

24 it will leverage private sector investments made on 
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1 autonomous software and create an interoperable 

2 software stack for use on future applications. 

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that— 

5 (1) the Army should continue to use the soft6 ware acquisition pathway approach and leverage 

7 dual-use, innovative commercial technology for the 

8 Robotic Combat Vehicle program; 

9 (2) the Army should consider a similar frame10 work for future ground vehicle programs, such as 

11 the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program 

12 and the Common Tactical Truck program; and 

13 (3) the other Armed Forces should consider 

14 using a similar dual acquisition approach for their 

15 autonomous ground vehicle programs. 

16 SEC. 268. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF 

17 SMART CONCRETE MATERIALS. 

18 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

19 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au20 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, 

21 development, test, and evaluation, Army, as specified in 

22 the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for ap23 plied research, ground technology (PE 0602144A), line 

24 012, is hereby increased by $2,600,000 (with the amount 
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1 of such increase to be used for the research and develop2 ment of smart concrete materials). 

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, as specified in the corresponding 

7 funding table in section 4301, for administration and serv8 ice-wide activities, Office of the Secretary of Defense, line 

9 490, is hereby reduced by $2,600,000. 

10 SEC. 269. ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY FOR USE OF OPEN11 ARCHITECTURE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 

12 FOR CERTAIN ITEMS AND COMPONENTS. 

13 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

14 assess the capacity of the Department of Defense to test, 

15 evaluate, and use additive fabrication technology to sup16 plement maintenance parts in support of weapon systems 

17 and associated support equipment, including obsolete 

18 parts, tools, jigs, fixtures, and other such items and com19 ponents. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 

21 (a) shall include the following: 

22 (1) Consideration of existing in-garrison and 

23 expeditionary base infrastructure and logistics sup24 port components of the Department that use exist25 ing open-architecture additive manufacturing com-
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1 mercial technology (commonly referred to as ‘‘3D 

2 Printing’’), related capital equipment, and associated 

3 manufacturing media. 

4 (2) An identification of any fabrication capabili5 ties relevant to the capacity described in subsection 

6 (a) that may be provided by public-private partner7 ship programs, departments and agencies of the 

8 Federal Government, academic institutions, and 

9 small business concerns. 

10 (3) An identification of the coordination, sched11 uling, reimbursement processes, and requirements 

12 needed for the potential use of a network of commu13 nity based, private-public facilities to enable the ad14 vanced fabrication capacity described in subsection 

15 (a). 

16 (4) An analysis of the frequency, scheduling 

17 lead time, fabrication cost, and capacity of each fa18 cility relating to the fabrication of obsolete parts, 

19 tools, jigs, fixtures or other parts as required for the 

20 Department to ensure agile combat employment. 

21 (5) A review of contractor-owned, commercial 

22 open-architecture additive and advanced manufac23 turing fabrication facilities that could enhance ef24 forts to improve reliability, availability and maintain25 ability of legacy weapons systems, in-garrison infra-
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1 structure, expeditionary basing, and agile combat 

2 employment. 

3 (6) An assessment of any cost- and time-sav4 ings, as well as budgetary savings that would result 

5 from using open-architecture additive and other ad6 vanced manufacturing technologies identified in the 

7 strategy under subsection (c). 

8 (c) STRATEGY.— 

9 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

12 defense committees a strategy to fund and coordi13 nate the potential use of a network of domestic, 

14 community-based, fabrication facilities for the fab15 rication of items and components as described in 

16 subsection (a). 

17 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under paragraph 

18 (1) shall— 

19 (A) be based on the assessment conducted 

20 under subsection (a); 

21 (B) identify existing commercially derived, 

22 open-architecture additive manufacturing solu23 tions for enabling agile combat employment 

24 doctrine and point-of-need support; 
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1 (C) to the maximum extent practicable, in2 corporate the use of emerging small business 

3 capabilities and non-traditional partners; 

4 (D) address how the Secretary will coordi5 nate with other departments and agencies of 

6 the Federal Government, including the Depart7 ment of Commerce and Small Business Admin8 istration, to plan for and schedule the potential 

9 use of community based facilities , as available, 

10 to improve reliability, maintainability, and 

11 availability of existing weapon and infrastruc12 ture support systems of the Department of De13 fense; 

14 (E) to the extent practicable, define the 

15 situations in which the Secretary can use com16 munity-based additive manufacturing facili17 ties— 

18 (i) to address shortages in obsolete 

19 parts and maintenance tools; 

20 (ii) to accelerate overall weapon sys21 tem readiness levels; and 

22 (iii) to provide supply chain relief to 

23 the Department; 

24 (F) identify— 
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1 (i) the requirements needed to accel2 erate the process for creating ‘‘digital 

3 twins’’ of existing obsolete or diminishing 

4 parts, including critical and non-critical 

5 parts, jigs, fixtures, molds, and other such 

6 items and components; 

7 (ii) the requirements, approval proc8 esses, and resources needed to enhance, as 

9 appropriate, the just-in-time fabrication ca10 pabilities supporting overall weapon system 

11 readiness, in coordination with the heads 

12 of relevant departments and agencies of 

13 the Federal Government; 

14 (iii) investments that the Secretary 

15 can make to incorporate, contractor-owned, 

16 community-based fabrication capacity into 

17 the Department of Defense; and 

18 (iv) any preferences that may be ap19 plied to community-based or private public 

20 partnerships that have used commercial ca21 pacity to supplement or support peacetime 

22 or wartime mobilizations; and 

23 (G) address all advanced or emerging tech24 nologies that could shorten timelines and reduce 

25 costs for weapons systems logistics, mainte-
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1 nance and readiness, including with respect 

2 to— 

3 (i) 3D printing of non-critical parts, 

4 jigs, fixtures, tooling, molds and other rel5 evant components; 

6 (ii) expeditionary use and integration 

7 of open-architecture additive manufac8 turing to enable or support agile combat 

9 employment; and 

10 (iii) other relevant technologies to 

11 train, equip and prepare warfighters to ef12 fectively employ additive manufacturing 

13 techniques in both garrison and expedi14 tionary environments. 

15 SEC. 270. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CONTINUING NEED 

16 FOR INNOVATION IN THE ARMED FORCES. 

17 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con18 gress that Congress encourages the Armed Forces to con19 tinue innovating, including by using technological methods 

20 that incorporate artificial intelligence, quantum informa21 tion science, advanced air mobility, and counter-UAS sys22 tems to ultimately maintain, bolster, and augment military 

23 readiness, wartime preparedness, and ensure the overall 

24 national security of the United States. 

25 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘advanced air mobility’’ means a 

2 transportation system that transports people and 

3 property by air between two points in the United 

4 States using aircraft with advanced technologies, in5 cluding electric aircraft or electric vertical take-off 

6 and landing aircraft, in both controlled and uncon7 trolled airspace. 

8 (2) The term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ has the 

9 meaning given such term in section 5002 of the Na10 tional Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 

11 (15 U.S.C. 9401). 

12 (3) The term ‘‘counter-UAS system’’ has the 

13 meaning given such term in section 44801(5) of title 

14 49, United States Code. 

15 (4) The term ‘‘quantum information science’’ 

16 has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the 

17 National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8801). 

18 SEC. 271. FUNDING FOR CYBER SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MAN19 AGEMENT. 

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, Navy, as specified in 

24 the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for sys25 tem development and demonstration, information tech-
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1 nology development (PE 0605013N), line 156, is hereby 

2 increased by $1,000,000 (with the amount of such in3 crease to be used in support of cyber supply chain risk 

4 management). 

5 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

6 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

7 to be appropriated in section 201 for research, develop8 ment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in 

9 the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for sys10 tem development and demonstration, trusted and assured 

11 microelectronics (PE 0605294D8Z), line 143, is hereby 

12 reduced by $1,000,000. 

13 SEC. 272. FUNDING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION 

14 PROGRAM. 

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 basic research, National Defense Education Program, 

21 line 006, 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 operation and main25 tenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding 
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1 funding table in section 4301, for administration and serv2 ice-wide activities, Washington Headquarters Services, 

3 line 530, is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

4 SEC. 273. UPDATES TO NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY. 

5 (a) UPDATES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

6 and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

7 revise and update the most recent version of the national 

8 biodefense strategy and associated implementation plan 

9 required under section 1086 of the National Defense Au10 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 

11 328; 6 U.S.C. 104). In revising and updating the strategy 

12 and implementation plan, the Secretaries shall address— 

13 (1) current and potential biological threats 

14 against the United States, both naturally occurring 

15 and man-made, either accidental or deliberate; 

16 (2) the potential for catastrophic biological 

17 threats; and 

18 (3) such other matters as the Secretaries deter19 mine appropriate. 

20 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Defense and 

22 the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly 

23 submit to the appropriate congressional defense commit24 tees the updated strategy and implementation plan re25 quired under subsection (a). 
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1 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres3 sional committees’’ has the meaning given that term in 

4 section 1086(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

5 for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 6 U.S.C. 

6 104). 

7 SEC. 274. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECTRUM CERTIFI8 CATION. 

9 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con10 gress that— 

11 (1) use of Link 16 is vitally important to na12 tional defense; 

13 (2) the 2002 Memorandum of Agreement 

14 signed between the Department of Defense and De15 partment of Transporatation regarding Link 16 use 

16 in the 960–1215 MHz frequency band, resulted in 

17 the Departments jointly developing a methodology to 

18 facilitate Electromagnectic Compatability Features 

19 (EMCF) certification which ensures frequency 

20 deconfliction of Link 16 from air traffic systems; 

21 (3) in 2009 the Department of Defense was en22 dorsed to certify all future Link 16 terminals, elimi23 nating the need for NTIA EMCF demonstrations; 

24 (4) recent issues between Department of De25 fense and Federal Aviaiton Administration coordina-
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1 tion over Electromagnetic Compatability Features 

2 along with the expanded use of software defined ra3 dios and agile software practices within the Depart4 ment of Defense have caused significant delays to 

5 needed national security capabilities, detremintal 

6 training impacts, Department of Defense safety 

7 risks that adversely impact national security, incur 

8 excess taxpayer expense, and make current certifi9 cation processes incompatable with maintaining 

10 spectrum dominance over adversary nations; 

11 (5) the Department of Defense is responsible 

12 for the testing of numerous systems and has the 

13 requesit knowledge, experience, and expertise to con14 duct self-certification of Department radio systems 

15 and are currently performing the testing required to 

16 support radio system certification; 

17 (6) only those changes, hardware or software 

18 based, that impact EMCF of a Department of De19 fense radio should require recertification IAW Ap20 pendix A of The Department of Defense and De21 partment of Transportation Memorandum of Agree22 ment Regarding the 960–1215 MHz Frequency 

23 Band and that the weapon system program manager 

24 is best positioned to make the determination of any 

25 impacts hardware or software changes may have; 
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1 (7) the Joint Tactical Information Distribution 

2 System/Multi-Function Information Distribution 

3 System (Link 16) Certification of Spectrum Support 

4 and NTIA Manual of Regulations for Federal Radio5 frequency Spectrum Management grants approval 

6 for uncoordinated operations of Link 16 systems if 

7 meeting certain restrictions; authorizing the Depart8 ment of Defenese to internally manage Link 16 use 

9 on certified systems subject to documented restric10 tions; 

11 (8) Link 16 use not meeting requirements for 

12 uncoordinated operations can be approved if coordi13 nated with the FAA; 

14 (9) in over 45 years of use, there are no re15 corded instances of Department of Defense use of 

16 Link 16 causing interference with air traffic sys17 tems; and 

18 (10) as agreed to by both the Department of 

19 Defense and Federal Aviation Administration, Link 

20 16 policies must be updated to keep pace with agile 

21 development practices and ensure safe and effective 

22 spectrum dominance for national defense. 

23 (b) POLICIES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

24 shall develop and implement policies to adapt Link 16 sys-
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1 tem management and certification to align with agile de2 velopment practices. 

3 (c) ELEMENTS.—The policies required by subsection 

4 (b) shall include the following: 

5 (1) A standardized process through a Chair6 man, Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual, to allow Link 16 

7 frequency use within approved special use airspaces 

8 for the purpose of testing radio systems and associ9 ated software that have not completed electro10 magnetic compatibility features certification. 

11 (A) Such processes shall at minimum en12 sure routine and continued approval for test op13 erations of developmental systems in the Ne14 vada Test and Training Range, Restricted Area 

15 2508, Warning Area 151/470, Warning Area 

16 386, and the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Com17 plex. 

18 (B) Standardized mitigations that enable 

19 routine approval including effective radiated 

20 power settings and coordination for rapid test 

21 termination may be considered. 

22 (2) Processes to streamline approval or denial 

23 of temporary frequency assignment for Link 16 op24 erations to not more than 15 days for test, training, 

25 and large-scale exercises. 
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1 (A) Such processes shall cover operations 

2 in excess of uncoordinated operations time slot 

3 duty factor limits, inclusion of foreign partici4 pants, and participation of non-stage 4 ap5 proved terminals or platforms. 

6 (B) Consideration shall be given to delega7 tion of sole authority for temporary frequency 

8 assignment to the Department of Defense and 

9 the automation of such decision-making proc10 ess. 

11 (3) Delegation of authority to the system pro12 gram manager to determine when new software 

13 within Department Link 16 terminals affect electro14 magnetic compatibility features and requires recer15 tification. 

16 (4) The self-certification of Department radio 

17 compliance with electromagnetic compatibility fea18 tures. 

19 (5) Processes to internally manage Link 16 un20 coordinated operations that enable approval for test, 

21 training, and exercises that does not exceed 15 days 

22 for systems holding an active radio frequency au23 thorization or temporary frequency assignment. 

24 (d) INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

25 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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1 Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense com2 mittees— 

3 (1) a briefing on the policies developed pursu4 ant to subsection (b), along with a timeline for im5 plementation; and 

6 (2) a list of such additional resources or au7 thorities as the Secretary determines may be re8 quired to implement such policies. 

9 (e) TESTING REQUIRED.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Defense 

11 shall conduct, sponsor, or review testing and analysis 

12 that determines if any effects on commercial air 

13 traffic systems are possible due to Link 16 terminals 

14 which have not completed electromagnetic compat15 ibility features certification and quantifies any such 

16 effects. Such testing shall evaluate Link 16 trans17 mission within plus or minus 7 megahertz of the 

18 1030 and 1090 megahertz frequency bands to deter19 mine if effects on commercial air traffic systems are 

20 possible, under what conditions such effects could 

21 occur, and the impact of such effects. 

22 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 shall provide the congressional defense committees a 

25 report on the results of the testing conducted pursu-
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1 ant to paragraph (1), with an emphasis on proce2 dures that can and will be implemented to negate 

3 harmful effects on commercial air traffic from the 

4 use of Link 16 terminals or platforms that have not 

5 completed electromagnetic compatibility features cer6 tification, within special use airspace. 

7 SEC. 275. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ARMY ARTIFICIAL 

8 INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION CENTER. 

9 It is the sense of Congress that— 

10 (1) the Army Artificial Intelligence Integration 

11 Center has proven effective at accelerating the de12 ployment of cutting edge capabilities by integrating 

13 research and education across multiple functions and 

14 personnel levels and facilitating close collaboration 

15 with leading universities and both traditional and 

16 non-traditional firms; 

17 (2) Congress and the Department of Defense 

18 should continue to pursue the efforts described in 

19 paragraph (1) as part of the modernization strategy 

20 of the Army; and 

21 (3) Congress encourages the Army to continue 

22 to scale up those efforts. 
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1 SEC. 276. REPORT ON RESEARCH RELATING TO LIGHT2 WEIGHT ADVANCED CARBON MATERIALS. 

3 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that the Department of Defense should support de5 velopment-stage research of lightweight advanced carbon 

6 materials such as coal-derived graphite and carbon foam 

7 for use in electromagnetic interference shielding, signature 

8 reduction, aerospace tooling, and other defense applica9 tions. 

10 (b) REPORT.—No later than March 1, 2024, the Sec11 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

12 committees a report on any research efforts of the Depart13 ment of Defense relating to the potential use of light14 weight advanced carbon materials for defense applications. 

15 Such report shall include an explanation of any research 

16 demonstrating the potential use of coal-derived carbon 

17 foam as— 

18 (1) a passive heat exchanger for jet blast 

19 diverters on aircraft carriers, electromagnetic inter20 ference shielding and signature reduction; 

21 (2) aerospace tooling; and 

22 (3) high-temperature insulation. 

23 SEC. 277. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SOFT24 WARE FACTORIES. 

25 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

26 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, Air Force, as specified 

3 in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for 

4 management support, acquisition workforce-cyber, net5 work and business systems (PE 0605829F), line 115, is 

6 hereby increased by $10,000,000 (with the amount of such 

7 increase to be used in support of Department of Defense 

8 software factories). 

9 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

10 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

11 to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and main12 tenance, Navy, as specified in the corresponding funding 

13 table in section 4301, for administration and service-wide 

14 activities, administration, line 450, is hereby reduced by 

15 $10,000,000. 

16 TITLE III—OPERATION AND 

17 MAINTENANCE 

18 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

19 Appropriations 

20 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

22 fiscal year 2024 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

23 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

24 expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
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1 maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 

2 4301. 

3 SEC. 302. AIR FORCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDU4 CATION. 

5 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

6 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au7 thorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation 

8 and Maintenance specified in the corresponding funding 

9 table in section 4301 for the Operation and Maintenance, 

10 Air Force—Training and Recruiting—Line Number 

11 330—Professional Development Education is hereby in12 creased by $2,000,000. 

13 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

14 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

15 to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Main16 tenance specified in the corresponding funding table in 

17 section 4301 for the Operation and Maintenance, Navy— 

18 Administration—Line Number 450 is hereby reduced by 

19 $2,000,000. 
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1 Subtitle B—Energy and 

2 Environment 

3 SEC. 311. EQUIVALENT AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER4 TAIN PROJECTS AT FACILITIES OF THE NA5 TIONAL GUARD AND THE AIR NATIONAL 

6 GUARD. 

7 (a) REVISION OF DEFINITION.—Section 2700(4) of 

8 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘State-owned’’; 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘owned and operated by a State 

11 when such land is’’; and 

12 (3) by striking ‘‘even though such land is not 

13 under the jurisdiction of the Department of De14 fense’’ and inserting: ‘‘without regard to— 

15 ‘‘(A) the owner or operator of the facility; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(B) whether the facility is under the ju18 risdiction of the Department of Defense or a 

19 military department.’’. 

20 (b) INCLUSION UNDER DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL

21 RESTORATION PROGRAM.—Section 2701 of title 10, 

22 United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘State24 owned’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘State2 owned’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘or at a 

4 National Guard facility’’ after ‘‘Secretary’s jurisdic5 tion’’. 

6 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNTS.— 

7 Section 2703(g)(1) of such title is amended by inserting 

8 ‘‘, a National Guard facility,’’ after ‘‘Department of De9 fense’’. 

10 (d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

11 (1) REPEAL OF PROVISION.—Section 2707 of 

12 such title is amended by striking subsection (e). 

13 (2) REFERENCE UPDATE.—Section 345(f)(1) of 

14 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

15 Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1646; 10 

16 U.S.C. 2715 note) is amended by striking ‘‘facility 

17 where military activities are conducted by the Na18 tional Guard of a State pursuant to section 2707(e) 

19 of title 10, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘Na20 tional Guard Facility, as such term is defined in sec21 tion 2700 of title 10, United States Code’’. 

22 SEC. 312. MODIFICATIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF 

23 SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL. 

24 Section 324(g) of the James M. Inhofe National De25 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
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1 117–263; 136 Stat. 2518; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2922) is 

2 amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol3 lowing new paragraphs: 

4 ‘‘(2) The term ‘applicable material’ means the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(A) Monoglycerides, diglycerides, and 

7 triglycerides. 

8 ‘‘(B) Free fatty acids. 

9 ‘‘(C) Fatty acid esters. 

10 ‘‘(D) Municipal solid waste. 

11 ‘‘(E) Renewable natural gas. 

12 ‘‘(3) The term ‘biomass’ has the meaning given 

13 such term in section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Rev14 enue Code of 1986. 

15 ‘‘(4) The term ‘lifecycle greenhouse gas emis16 sions reduction percentage’ means, with respect to 

17 non-petroleum-based jet fuel, the percentage reduc18 tion in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions achieved 

19 by such fuel as compared with petroleum-based jet 

20 fuel, as determined using the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) The most up-to-date Carbon Offset22 ting and Reduction Scheme for International 

23 Aviation which has been adopted by the Inter24 national Civil Aviation Organization with the 

25 agreement of the United States. 
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1 ‘‘(B) The most up-to-date determinations 

2 under the model known as the ‘Greenhouse 

3 gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in 

4 Transportation’ model developed by Argonne 

5 National Laboratory, or any successor model. 

6 ‘‘(5) The term ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ means 

7 the portion of liquid fuel that is not kerosene and 

8 that— 

9 ‘‘(A) meets the requirements of— 

10 ‘‘(i) ASTM International Standard 

11 D7566; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) the Fischer Tropsch provisions of 

13 ASTM International Standard D1655, 

14 Annex A1; 

15 ‘‘(B) is not derived from coprocessing an 

16 applicable material (or materials derived from 

17 an applicable material) with a feedstock which 

18 is not biomass; 

19 ‘‘(C) is not derived from palm fatty acid 

20 distillates or petroleum; and 

21 ‘‘(D) has a lifecycle greenhouse gas emis22 sions reduction percentage of at least 50 per23 cent.’’. 
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1 SEC. 313. REQUIRED DETERMINATION ON AVAILABILITY OF 

2 CHARGING STATIONS PRIOR TO REPLACE3 MENT OF NON-TACTICAL VEHICLE FLEET OF 

4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

5 (a) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—Section 328 of the 

6 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

7 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2519) 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and the de10 termination described in subsection (c)’’ after ‘‘the 

11 report described in subsection (b)’’; 

12 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

13 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 

14 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol15 lowing new subsections: 

16 ‘‘(c) DETERMINATION.—The determination described 

17 in this subsection is a determination by the Secretary of 

18 Defense that, with respect to the potential replacement of 

19 the existing non-tactical vehicle fleet of the Department 

20 with an exclusively electric non-tactical vehicle fleet, there 

21 is infrastructure to support such electric non-tactical vehi22 cle fleet (such as charging stations) available in each cov23 ered command area of operations at a level sufficient— 

24 ‘‘(1) to ensure that military logistics and oper25 ational requirements within such area would not be 
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1 negatively affected as a result of a lack of such in2 frastructure in peacetime; and 

3 ‘‘(2) to ensure that military logistics and oper4 ational requirements within such area would not be 

5 negatively affected as a result of a lack of such in6 frastructure in the event of a conflict (including a 

7 conflict in which an adversary may target electric 

8 grid requirements within such area). 

9 ‘‘(d) ASSESSMENTS.—On an annual basis until such 

10 time as the Secretary is able to make the determination 

11 described in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall 

12 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 

13 of Representatives and the Senate an assessment as to 

14 whether such determination may be made.’’; and 

15 (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para16 graph (2)— 

17 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

18 through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), re19 spectively; and 

20 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

21 following new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(3) The term ‘‘covered command area of oper23 ations’’ refers to the area of operations of each of 

24 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(A) The United States Indo-Pacific Com2 mand. 

3 ‘‘(B) The United States European Com4 mand. 

5 ‘‘(C) The United States Central Command. 

6 ‘‘(D) The United States Africa Command. 

7 ‘‘(E) The United States Northern Com8 mand. 

9 ‘‘(F) The United States Southern Com10 mand.’’. 

11 (b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST ASSESSMENT.—Not later 

12 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

13 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

14 defense committees the first assessment required under 

15 section 328(d) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

16 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (as amended by 

17 subsection (a)). 

18 SEC. 314. MODIFICATION TO PROTOTYPE AND DEMONSTRA19 TION PROJECTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE 

20 AT CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

21 (a) MODIFICATION TO COVERED TECHNOLOGIES FOR

22 PROTOTYPE AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—Section 

23 322(c)(6) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au24 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 
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1 263; 136 Stat. 2511; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) is amended 

2 by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(C) Hydrogen creation, storage, and 

4 power generation using natural gas or renew5 able electricity.’’. 

6 (b) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amend7 ments made by this section shall apply with respect to cov8 ered prototype and demonstration projects (as defined in 

9 section 322(k) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

10 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

11 263; 136 Stat. 2511; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note)) commencing 

12 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 315. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER CERTAIN FUNDS AS 

14 PAYMENT RELATING TO NAVAL AIR STATION, 

15 MOFFETT FIELD, CALIFORNIA. 

16 (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 

17 (1) TRANSFER AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the 

18 Navy may transfer an amount of not more than 

19 $438,250 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund 

20 established under subchapter A of chapter 98 of the 

21 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in accordance with 

22 section 2703(f) of title 10, United States Code. Any 

23 such transfer shall be made without regard to sec24 tion 2215 of such title. 
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1 (2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Any transfer under 

2 this subsection shall be made using funds authorized 

3 to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 

4 for the Department of Defense Base Closure Ac5 count established by section 2906(a) of the Defense 

6 Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 

7 U.S.C. 2687 note). 

8 (b) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER.—A transfer under sub9 section (a) shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipu10 lated penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection 

11 Agency on May 4, 2018, regarding former Naval Air Sta12 tion, Moffett Field, California, under the Federal Facility 

13 Agreement for Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, which 

14 was entered into between the Navy and the Environmental 

15 Protection Agency in 1990 pursuant to section 120 of the 

16 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

17 and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620). 

18 (c) ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT.—If the Secretary of 

19 the Navy makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Ad20 ministrator for the Environmental Protection Agency shall 

21 accept the amount transferred as payment in full of the 

22 penalty referred to in subsection (b). 
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1 SEC. 316. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 

2 DEVELOP PLAN FOR TRANSITION OF JOINT 

3 TASK FORCE RED HILL. 

4 (a) PLAN FOR TERMINATION REQUIRED.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

6 consultation, to the maximum extent practicable, 

7 with appropriate Federal, State, and local stake8 holders, shall develop a plan for the termination of 

9 and transition from the Joint Task Force Red Hill. 

10 (2) ELEMENTS.—Under such plan, the Sec11 retary shall— 

12 (A) subject to subsection (b), determine 

13 the date on which the Joint Task Force Red 

14 Hill (or any successor organization) shall be 

15 terminated; 

16 (B) designate appropriate officials or enti17 ties to be responsible for— 

18 (i) engaging and communicating with 

19 communities in proximity to the Red Hill 

20 Bulk Fuel Storage Facility following such 

21 termination; 

22 (ii) communicating, in a clear and 

23 consistent manner, with the heads of rel24 evant Federal and State agencies and such 

25 communities with respect to all operations 
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1 involving the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage 

2 Facility; and 

3 (iii) ensuring the attendance of appro4 priate experts and public relations profes5 sionals at any public meeting or event re6 lating to such operations; 

7 (C) coordinate and communicate with such 

8 communities and the heads of applicable State 

9 regulatory authorities with respect to— 

10 (i) such termination; and 

11 (ii) the responsibilities designated 

12 under subparagraph (B); 

13 (D) ensure adequate resourcing and per14 sonnel to meet continued community engage15 ment requirements and priorities of the Depart16 ment of Defense; and 

17 (E) provide for or update any plan relating 

18 to the defueling of the Red Hell Bulk Fuel 

19 Storage Facility and removal of other potential 

20 contaminants stored at such facilities following 

21 such termination. 

22 (3) DEADLINE.—Not later than 90 days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

25 committees the plan under paragraph (1). 
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1 (b) AVAILABILITY OF PLAN.—The Secretary shall 

2 make such plan and any supporting documents available 

3 to the public and State and local elected officials. 

4 (c) RESTRICTION ON TERMINATION AUTHORITY.— 

5 The Secretary of Defense may not terminate the Joint 

6 Task Force Red Hill before the date that is 30 days after 

7 the date on which the Secretary submits to the congres8 sional defense committees such report. 

9 SEC. 317. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR 

10 COORDINATION OF RENEGOTIATION OF CER11 TAIN LAND LEASES OWNED BY DEPARTMENT 

12 OF DEFENSE IN HAWAI’I. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

15 shall designate an official to be responsible for, in coordi16 nation with appropriate officials from the covered military 

17 departments and the United States Indo-Pacific Com18 mand— 

19 (1) coordinating Department of Defense-wide 

20 efforts relating to the renegotiation of land leases 

21 owned by the Department of Defense in the State of 

22 Hawai’i expiring between 2029 and 2031; 

23 (2) representing the Department of Defense 

24 during any such renegotiation; and 
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1 (3) ensuring clear and consistent communica2 tion to such State, State and local elected officials, 

3 and the public of the needs and priorities of the De4 partment of Defense with respect to joint land use 

5 in such State. 

6 (b) SELECTION.—In making the designation under 

7 subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may appoint an 

8 individual with a significant background and expertise 

9 in— 

10 (1) relevant legal and technical aspects of land 

11 lease issues; and 

12 (2) working with State and local elected offi13 cials and the public in such State. 

14 (c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 

15 Secretary of Defense makes such designation, the Sec16 retary shall submit to the congressional defense commit17 tees and the Governor of Hawai’i a notification that in18 cludes the name and contact information of the individual 

19 designated under subsection (a). 

20 (d) COVERED MILITARY DEPARTMENT DEFINED.— 

21 In this section, the term ‘‘covered military department’’ 

22 means— 

23 (1) the Department of the Army; 

24 (2) the Department of the Navy; and 

25 (3) the Department of the Air Force. 
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1 SEC. 318. PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY 

2 OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN ENERGY PROGRAMS 

3 OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 

5 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

6 for the Department of Defense for any operational energy 

7 program (including an operational energy program that 

8 uses renewable energy) may be provided to an entity 

9 owned or controlled by the Russian Federation or the Chi10 nese Communist Party. 

11 (b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap12 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the 

13 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

14 Sustainment, not more than 50 percent may be obligated 

15 or expended until the Assistant Secretary submits to the 

16 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Represent17 atives and the Senate a report on operational energy pro18 grams of the Department of Defense that includes— 

19 (1) a list of all operational energy programs of 

20 record; 

21 (2) a description of— 

22 (A) how each such program improves read23 iness or capabilities; 

24 (B) how each such program shall be sus25 tained (including in a contested environment); 

26 and 
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1 (C) the life-cycle costs of each such pro2 gram, including cost avoidance over such life3 cycle. 

4 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) The term ‘‘operational energy’’— 

6 (A) has the meaning given that term in 

7 section 2924 of title 10, United States Code; 

8 and 

9 (B) includes renewable energy used by 

10 nontactical power systems and generators de11 ployed to a contested environment. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘renewable energy’’ includes elec13 tricity generated from solar energy and energy 

14 stored in a lithium battery. 

15 SEC. 319. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR BATTLEFIELD 

16 STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC 

17 POWER. 

18 (a) ANALYSIS.—Not later than one year after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

20 Army shall conduct an analysis of potential alternatives 

21 to systems for the storage and distribution of electric 

22 power, for prospective use by the Army on the battlefield 

23 or in other austere environments. 

24 (b) SCOPE.— 
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1 (1) STUDY GUIDANCE.—In conducting the anal2 ysis of potential alternatives under subsection (a), 

3 the Secretary shall develop study guidance under 

4 which such analysis is required to include for consid5 eration as such potential alternatives the full range 

6 of military and commercially available capabilities 

7 for the storage and distribution of electric power. 

8 (2) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary 

9 shall ensure that, for each potential alternative ana10 lyzed pursuant to subsection (a), such analysis in11 cludes a detailed evaluation of the cost and capabili12 ties thereof, including with respect to the following: 

13 (A) The per-unit cost of the potential al14 ternative. 

15 (B) The mobility of the potential alter16 native. 

17 (C) The capability of the potential alter18 native to store and distribute electric power 

19 necessary for the charging of soldier-worn de20 vices of members of the Army on the battlefield. 

21 (D) The capability of the potential alter22 native to store electric power for, or distribute 

23 electric power to, multiple systems (including 

24 through a network or microgrid), to sustain tac25 tical command posts. 
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1 (E) Any other capabilities the Secretary 

2 determines necessary to meet operational re3 quirements. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

5 on which the Secretary completes the analysis under sub6 section (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

7 defense committees a report containing the following: 

8 (1) The results of such analysis, including the 

9 results of— 

10 (A) consideration of the full range of capa11 bilities specified in subsection (b)(1); and 

12 (B) the evaluations required under sub13 section (b)(2). 

14 (2) An assessment of the types of analyses the 

15 Secretary conducted under this section to determine 

16 the costs and benefits associated with the prospec17 tive use by the Army on the battlefield or in other 

18 austere environments of commercially available po19 tential alternatives referred to in subsection (b)(1), 

20 including— 

21 (A) an identification of whether, and to 

22 what extent, the Secretary— 

23 (i) conducted such analyses using best 

24 practices; 
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1 (ii) fully addressed concerns with such 

2 prospective use relating to acquisition, 

3 operational requirements, or user commu4 nities; and 

5 (iii) evaluated such prospective use 

6 based on total cost, capabilities, and inter7 operability with existing or planned sys8 tems of the Army; and 

9 (B) a description of how the Secretary— 

10 (i) determined the requirements appli11 cable to such commercially available poten12 tial alternatives (including pursuant to 

13 subsection (b)(2)(E)); and 

14 (ii) evaluated the cost of, delivery and 

15 operability schedule of, risks posed by, and 

16 other considerations (including those listed 

17 in subsection (b)(2)) relating to each such 

18 potential alternative. 

19 (d) MICROGRID DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

20 ‘‘microgrid’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

21 323 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 
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1 SEC. 320. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ACCELERA2 TION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRON3 MENTAL CLEANUP OF VIEQUES AND 

4 CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO. 

5 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp7 troller General of the United States shall submit to the 

8 congressional defense committees a report containing the 

9 results of a study conducted by the Comptroller General 

10 on the status of the Federal cleanup and decontamination 

11 process in the island-municipalities of Vieques and 

12 Culebra, Puerto Rico. 

13 (b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include a com14 prehensive analysis of the following: 

15 (1) The pace of ongoing cleanup and environ16 mental restoration efforts in the former military 

17 training sites in Vieques and Culebra. 

18 (2) Any potential alternatives to accelerate the 

19 completion of such efforts, including their associated 

20 costs. 

21 (3) Any effects such alternatives might have on 

22 the public health and safety of island residents and 

23 steps that can be taken to mitigate risks. 

24 (4) The views of residents of Vieques and 

25 Culebra regarding actions that should be taken to 
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1 achieve the cleanup process more expeditiously and 

2 successfully. 

3 (5) Any adverse health outcomes resulting from 

4 toxic matter at the sites or cleanup procedure in and 

5 avenues to compensate local communities for eco6 nomic losses and medical costs incurred. 

7 (6) The economic impact that the cleanup proc8 ess has had on local residents due to restricted use 

9 of land for tourism and other activities and avenues 

10 to compensate local communities for economic losses. 

11 Subtitle C—Treatment of 

12 Perfluoroalkyl Substances and 

13 Polyfluoroalkyl Substances 

14 SEC. 331. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO EXPOSURES TO 

15 PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 

16 SUBSTANCES. 

17 (a) INCLUSION OF EXPOSURE TO PERFLUOROALKYL

18 AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AS PART OF PERI19 ODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AD DEPLOYMENT ASSESS20 MENTS.— 

21 (1) PERIODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.—The 

22 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any periodic 

23 health assessment provided to a member of the 

24 Armed Forces includes an evaluation of whether the 

25 member has been— 
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1 (A) based or stationed at a military instal2 lation identified by the Department of Defense 

3 as a location with a known or suspected release 

4 of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl 

5 substances during the period in which the mem6 ber was based or stationed at the military in7 stallation; or 

8 (B) exposed to such substances, including 

9 by evaluating any information in the health 

10 record of the member. 

11 (2) DEPLOYMENT ASSESSMENTS.—Section 

12 1074f(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 

13 amended by adding at the end the following new 

14 subparagraph: 

15 ‘‘(E) An assessment of whether the member 

16 was— 

17 ‘‘(i) based or stationed at a military instal18 lation identified by the Department as a loca19 tion with a known or suspected release of 

20 perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl sub21 stances during the period in which the member 

22 was based or stationed at the military installa23 tion; or 
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1 ‘‘(ii) exposed to such substances, including 

2 by assessing any information in the health 

3 record of the member.’’. 

4 (b) PROVISION OF BLOOD TESTING TO DETERMINE

5 EXPOSURE TO PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR

6 POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.— 

7 (1) PROVISION.—If a covered evaluation of a 

8 member of the Armed Forces results in a positive 

9 determination of potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl 

10 substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, the Sec11 retary of Defense shall provide to that member, dur12 ing that covered evaluation, blood testing to deter13 mine and document potential exposure to such sub14 stances. 

15 (2) INCLUSION IN HEALTH RECORD.—The re16 sults of blood testing of a member of the Armed 

17 Forces conducted under paragraph (1) shall be in18 cluded in the health record of the member. 

19 (c) DOCUMENTATION OF EXPOSURE TO

20 PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR POLYFLUOROALKYL

21 SUBSTANCES.— 

22 (1) REGISTRY.— 

23 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of 

24 Defense shall establish a registry of members of 

25 the Armed Forces who have been exposed to, or 
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1 are suspected to have been exposed to, 

2 perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl sub3 stances. 

4 (B) INCLUSION IN REGISTRY.—The Sec5 retary shall include a member of the Armed 

6 Forces in the registry established under sub7 paragraph (A) if a covered evaluation of the 

8 member establishes that the member— 

9 (i) was based or stationed at a loca10 tion identified by the Department of De11 fense as a location with a known or sus12 pected release of perfluoroalkyl substances 

13 or polyfluoroalkyl substances during the 

14 period in which the member was based or 

15 stationed at the location; or 

16 (ii) was exposed to such substances. 

17 (C) BLOOD TESTING.—The results of any 

18 blood test conducted under subsection (b)(1) 

19 shall be included in the registry established 

20 under subparagraph (A) for any member of the 

21 Armed Forces included in the registry. 

22 (D) ELECTION.—A member of the Armed 

23 Forces may elect not to be included in the reg24 istry established under subparagraph (A). 
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1 (2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec2 retary of Defense shall provide to a member of the 

3 Armed Forces additional information on 

4 perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl sub5 stances and the potential impact of exposure to such 

6 substances if a covered evaluation of such member 

7 establishes that the member— 

8 (A) was based or stationed at a location 

9 identified by the Department of Defense as a 

10 location with a known or suspected release of 

11 perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl sub12 stances during the period in which the member 

13 was based or stationed at the location; or 

14 (B) was exposed to such substances. 

15 (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

16 subsection may be construed to preclude eligibility of 

17 a veteran for benefits under the laws administered 

18 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by reason of 

19 the exposure of the veteran to perfluoroalkyl sub20 stances or polyfluoroalkyl substances not being re21 corded in a covered evaluation. 

22 (d) COVERED EVALUATION DEFINED.—In this sec23 tion, the term ‘‘covered evaluation’’ means the following: 

24 (1) A periodic health assessment conducted in 

25 accordance with subsection (a)(1). 
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1 (2) A deployment assessment conducted under 

2 section 1074f(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

3 as amended by subsection (a)(2). 

4 SEC. 332. PRIZES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY 

5 FOR THERMAL DESTRUCTION OF 

6 PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR 

7 POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 

8 (a) PRIZES.—Section 330 of the National Defense 

9 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 

10 283; 10 U.S.C. 2661 note prec.), as amended by section 

11 343 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza12 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 

13 Stat. 2530), is further amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

15 following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(3) Technology for the thermal destruction of 

17 perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl sub18 stances.’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘October 1, 

20 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 

21 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

22 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of De23 fense for fiscal year 2024 $1,000,000 to carry out this 

24 section. 
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1 SEC. 333. RESTRICTION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AC2 QUISITION OF COVERED ITEMS CONTAINING 

3 OR PRODUCED USING CERTAIN SUBSTANCES. 

4 (a) MODIFICATION.—Section 333 of the National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

6 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 3062 note; 134 Stat. 3531) is amend7 ed to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 333. RESTRICTION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AC9 QUISITION OF COVERED ITEMS CONTAINING 

10 OR PRODUCED USING CERTAIN SUBSTANCES. 

11 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2023.— 

12 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—During the period begin13 ning on April 1, 2023, and ending on April 1, 2025, 

14 the Secretary of Defense may not acquire any cov15 ered item that contains perfluorooctane sulfonate 

16 (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). 

17 ‘‘(2) COVERED ITEM DEFINED.—In this sub18 section, the term ‘covered item’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) nonstick cookware or cooking utensils 

20 for use in galleys or dining facilities; and 

21 ‘‘(B) upholstered furniture, carpets, and 

22 rugs that have been treated with stain-resistant 

23 coatings. 

24 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2025.— 

25 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on April 1, 

26 2025, the Secretary of Defense may not acquire any 
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1 covered item that contains or is produced using any 

2 of the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). 

4 ‘‘(B) Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). 

5 ‘‘(C) Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS). 

6 ‘‘(D) Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA). 

7 ‘‘(E) Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA). 

8 ‘‘(F) Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA). 

9 ‘‘(G) Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid 

10 (PFHxS). 

11 ‘‘(H) Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid 

12 (PFHpS). 

13 ‘‘(I) Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA). 

14 ‘‘(J) Perfluorodecanoic Acid (PFDA). 

15 ‘‘(K) Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA). 

16 ‘‘(L) Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA). 

17 ‘‘(M) Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA 

18 or FOSA). 

19 ‘‘(N) Hexafluoropropylene Oxide (HFPO) 

20 Dimer Acid (GenX). 

21 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out this 

22 subsection, the Secretary shall include the prohibi23 tion under paragraph (1) as a term in any contract 

24 or other agreement entered into on or after April 1, 
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1 2025, by the Secretary for the acquisition of a cov2 ered item. 

3 ‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

4 this subsection shall be construed as— 

5 ‘‘(A) requiring the disposal of, or otherwise 

6 affecting, covered items acquired by the Sec7 retary of Defense prior to April 1, 2025; or 

8 ‘‘(B) imposing an obligation on the Sec9 retary to test covered items to confirm the ab10 sence of perfluoroalkyl substances or 

11 polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

12 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

13 ‘‘(A) The term ‘covered item’ means— 

14 ‘‘(i) non-stick cookware or food service 

15 ware for use in galleys or dining facilities; 

16 ‘‘(ii) food packaging materials; 

17 ‘‘(iii) cleaning products, including 

18 floor waxes; 

19 ‘‘(iv) carpeting; 

20 ‘‘(v) rugs, curtains, or upholstered 

21 furniture; 

22 ‘‘(vi) sunscreen; 

23 ‘‘(vii) shoes and clothing for which 

24 treatment with a perfluoroalkyl substance 
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1 or polyfluoroalkyl substance is not nec2 essary for an essential function; and 

3 ‘‘(viii) such other items as may be de4 termined by the Secretary. 

5 ‘‘(B) The term ‘perfluoroalkyl substance’ 

6 means a man-made chemical of which all of the 

7 carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon 

8 atoms. 

9 ‘‘(C) The term ‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’ 

10 means a man-made chemical containing at least 

11 one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least 

12 one nonfluorinated carbon atom.’’. 

13 (b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

14 (1) REPORTS.—Not later than 270 days after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

16 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

17 the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 

18 Representatives and the Senate a report containing 

19 a detailed description of the following: 

20 (A) Steps taken to identify covered items 

21 acquired by the Secretary of Defense that con22 tain or are produced using perfluoroalkyl sub23 stances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

24 (B) Steps taken to limit the acquisition by 

25 the Secretary of covered items that contain or 
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1 are produced using perfluoroalkyl substances or 

2 polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

3 (C) Planned steps of the Secretary to limit 

4 the acquisition of covered items that contain or 

5 are produced using perfluoroalkyl substances or 

6 polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

7 (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 

8 terms ‘‘covered item’’, ‘‘perfluoroalkyl substance’’, 

9 and ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ have the meanings 

10 given those terms in section 333(b) of the National 

11 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

12 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 3062 note; 134 

13 Stat. 3531), as amended by subsection (a). 

14 Subtitle D—Logistics and 

15 Sustainment 

16 SEC. 341. REPEAL OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW RE17 QUIREMENT RELATING TO CORE LOGISTICS 

18 CAPABILITIES. 

19 Section 2464(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 

20 repealed. 
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1 SEC. 342. DISAGGREGATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN 

2 ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO PERFORM3 ANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE. 

4 Section 2466(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

5 is amended by inserting ‘‘, including an analysis of such 

6 information disaggregated by depot’’ after ‘‘sectors’’. 

7 SEC. 343. FOREIGN MILITARY SALES EXCLUSION IN CAL8 CULATION FOR CERTAIN WORKLOAD CARRY9 OVER OF DEPARTMENT OF ARMY. 

10 Section 377 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

12 263; 136 Stat. 2542; 10 U.S.C. 2476 note) is amended 

13 by striking ‘‘that applies’’ and inserting ‘‘that—’’ 

14 ‘‘(1) applies a material end of period exclusion; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(2) excludes from the calculated carryover 

17 amount the proceeds of any foreign military sale.’’. 

18 SEC. 344. MATTERS RELATING TO BRIEFINGS ON SHIPYARD 

19 INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM 

20 OF THE NAVY. 

21 (a) MODIFICATION TO BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.— 

22 Section 355(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 

23 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 

24 8013 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 

25 new subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(D) A risk analysis of how the schedule 

2 for such project affects the availability schedule 

3 for submarines and aircraft carriers, including 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(i) A timeline for the completion of 

6 such project, including construction dates 

7 and dates of planned maintenance at each 

8 shipyard under such project. 

9 ‘‘(ii) Contingency maintenance plans 

10 if such project is delayed, including any 

11 backup location for maintenance availabil12 ities determined by the Chief Naval Officer 

13 and any resulting alteration in plans or 

14 schedules for maintenance. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The effect on public shipyards 

16 should a delay to such project result in the 

17 implementation of a contingency plan pur18 suant to clause (ii), including the effect on 

19 the workforce and workload capacity at the 

20 public shipyard with respect to which such 

21 project is conducted. 

22 ‘‘(iv) A cost-benefit analysis of the po23 tential for private shipyards to assist with 

24 such workload should such project be de25 layed, including an identification of any 
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1 gaps in the capability of private shipyards 

2 to conduct the maintenance described in 

3 clause (ii). 

4 ‘‘(v) An assessment of whether great5 er flexibilities in authorities are necessary 

6 to better support fleet maintenance needs 

7 and the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimiza8 tion Program.’’. 

9 (b) BRIEFING ON IMPLEMENTATION STATUS.—Not 

10 later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Navy 

11 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 

12 briefing on the status of the implementation of the Ship13 yard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the Depart14 ment of the Navy. Such briefing shall include, with respect 

15 to each covered project, the information specified in each 

16 of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 355(b)(2) of 

17 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2022, as amended by subsection (a). 

19 SEC. 345. PILOT PROGRAM ON OPTIMIZATION OF AERIAL 

20 REFUELING AND FUEL MANAGEMENT IN 

21 CONTESTED LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENTS 

22 THROUGH USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL23 LIGENCE. 

24 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 90 days after 

25 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital 
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1 and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of 

2 Defense, in collaboration with the Under Secretary of De3 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Chief of 

4 Staff of the Air Force, shall commence a pilot program 

5 to optimize the logistics of aerial refueling and fuel man6 agement in the context of contested logistics environments 

7 through the use of advanced digital technologies and arti8 ficial intelligence. 

9 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the pilot pro10 gram under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

11 (1) Assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of 

12 artificial intelligence-driven approaches in enhancing 

13 aerial refueling operations and fuel management 

14 processes. 

15 (2) Identifying opportunities to reduce fuel con16 sumption, decrease operational costs, and minimize 

17 the environmental impact of fuel management while 

18 maintaining military readiness. 

19 (3) Evaluating the interoperability and compat20 ibility of artificial intelligence-enabled systems with 

21 the existing logistics infrastructure of the Depart22 ment of Defense. 

23 (4) Enhancing situational awareness and deci24 sion-making capabilities through real-time data anal25 ysis and predictive modeling. 
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1 (5) Addressing potential challenges and risks 

2 associated with the integration of artificial intel3 ligence and other advanced digital technologies, in4 cluding challenges and risks involving cybersecurity 

5 concerns. 

6 (c) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In car7 rying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Chief 

8 Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall— 

9 (1) coordinate the activities carried out under 

10 such pilot program with the Commander of the 

11 United States Transportation Command and the 

12 Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Com13 mand, to ensure such pilot program aligns with ex14 isting operational requirements; and 

15 (2) seek to consult with relevant experts in the 

16 fields of artificial intelligence, logistics, aviation, and 

17 fuel management. 

18 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artifi20 cial Intelligence Officer shall submit to the Committees on 

21 Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Senate a report on the initial findings and planned future 

23 activities of the pilot program under subsection (a). Such 

24 report shall include an assessment of the potential oper25 ational efficiencies and benefits derived from the artificial 
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1 intelligence-driven approaches employed under such pilot 

2 program. 

3 (e) TERMINATION.—The authority to conduct the 

4 pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on Jan5 uary 1, 2027. 

6 SEC. 346. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND7 ING QUARTERLY BRIEFING ON AVAILABILITY 

8 OF AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIPS. 

9 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap10 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis11 cal year 2024 for Administration and Servicewide Activi12 ties, Operation and Maintenance, Navy, not more than 50 

13 percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 

14 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the Sec15 retary of the Navy provides the first briefing required 

16 under subsection (b). 

17 (b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, and once 

20 every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2026, 

21 the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the con22 gressional defense committees a briefing on the oper23 ational status of the amphibious warship fleet of the 

24 Armed Forces. 
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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under para2 graph (1) shall include, with respect to each amphib3 ious warship, the following: 

4 (A) The average operational availability of 

5 the amphibious warship during the 90-day pe6 riod preceding the date of the briefing. 

7 (B) The number of days the amphibious 

8 warship was underway during such period for 

9 the following purposes (disaggregated by pur10 pose): 

11 (i) Training for the purpose of sup12 porting mission essential tasks of the Ma13 rine Corps, including— 

14 (I) unit-level well-deck or flight15 deck operations training of the Marine 

16 Corps; and 

17 (II) integrated training for Am18 phibious Ready Groups and Marine 

19 Expeditionary Unit. 

20 (ii) Deployment (not inclusive of 

21 scheduled or unscheduled in-port mainte22 nance). 

23 (C) The expected completion date for any 

24 maintenance for the amphibious warship that is 

25 in progress as of the date of the briefing, in-
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1 cluding scheduled and unscheduled mainte2 nance. 

3 (D) An update on any delays in the com4 pletion of such scheduled or unscheduled main5 tenance, and on any casualty reports, of the 

6 amphibious warship, affecting— 

7 (i) scheduled unit-level well-deck or 

8 flight-deck operations training of the Ma9 rine Corps; 

10 (ii) scheduled mission essential task 

11 certifications of the Marine Corps, includ12 ing with respect to mobility, communica13 tions, amphibious well-deck operations, 

14 aviation operations, and warfare training; 

15 or 

16 (iii) the composition, or deployment 

17 dates, of Amphibious Ready Group-Marine 

18 Expeditionary Units that are deployed or 

19 scheduled to be deployed. 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) The term ‘‘amphibious warship’’ means a 

22 ship that is included in the battle force inventory of 

23 the Department of the Navy in accordance with the 

24 instruction from the Secretary of the Navy published 

25 on June 28, 2022, titled ‘‘General Guidance for the 
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1 Classification of Naval Vessels and Battle Force 

2 Ship Counting Procedures’’ (SECNAVINST 

3 5030.8), or any successor instruction, and is classi4 fied pursuant to such instruction as— 

5 (A) a general purpose amphibious assault 

6 ship; 

7 (B) a multi-purpose amphibious assault 

8 ship; 

9 (C) an amphibious transport dock; or 

10 (D) a dock landing ship. 

11 (2) The term ‘‘Amphibious Ready Group-Ma12 rine Expeditionary Unit’’ includes a minimum of 

13 three amphibious warships, of which— 

14 (A) one is a general purpose amphibious 

15 assault ship or a multi-purpose amphibious as16 sault ship; and 

17 (B) at least one is an amphibious trans18 port dock in the Flight I generation. 

19 SEC. 347. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF NAVY TO 

20 COMPLETE COMMON READINESS MODELS. 

21 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than December 31, 

22 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall complete the estab23 lishment of common readiness models for each maritime 

24 or aviation major weapon system of the Department of 

25 the Navy. 
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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 

2 Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on 

3 Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 

4 Senate a report that details the metrics and models used 

5 by the Secretary of the Navy for determining the readiness 

6 of each maritime or aviation major weapon system of the 

7 Department of the Navy. 

8 (c) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (b) 

9 shall include, at a minimum, and with respect to the appli10 cable major weapon system— 

11 (1) detailed information on— 

12 (A) the metrics used by the Secretary of 

13 the Navy to assess the effect of variations in 

14 funding for the system (by dollar amount) on 

15 the readiness of the system, to inform budg16 etary decisions; and 

17 (B) the modeling capabilities that take into 

18 account and optimize predictive maintenance, 

19 supply, and manpower resources and are used 

20 by the Secretary of the Navy to inform deci21 sions relating to the readiness of the system; 

22 and 

23 (2) an assessment of the extent to which such 

24 metrics and modeling capabilities account for the de25 tailed requirements and design of the system, includ-
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1 ing by providing for, as appropriate, interface with 

2 the digital thread and digital twin of the system. 

3 (d) MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this sec4 tion, the term ‘‘major weapon system’’ has the meaning 

5 given that term in section 3455(f) of title 10, United 

6 States Code. 

7 SEC. 348. PLAN REGARDING CONDITION AND MAINTE8 NANCE OF PREPOSITIONED STOCKPILES OF 

9 ARMY. 

10 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

12 the Army shall develop a plan to improve the required in13 spection procedures for the prepositioned stockpiles of the 

14 Army, for the purpose of identifying deficiencies and con15 ducting maintenance repairs at levels necessary to ensure 

16 such prepositioned stockpiles are mission-capable. 

17 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 

18 the date on which the Secretary completes the develop19 ment of the plan under subsection (a), and not less fre20 quently than twice each year thereafter, the Secretary 

21 shall inspect the prepositioned stockpiles of the Army in 

22 accordance with the procedures under such plan. 

23 (c) BRIEFINGS.— 

24 (1) BRIEFING ON PLAN.—Not later than 120 

25 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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1 Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congres2 sional defense committees a briefing on the plan de3 veloped under subsection (a). 

4 (2) BRIEFINGS ON STATUS OF PREPOSITIONED

5 STOCKPILES.—Not later than 180 days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 

7 thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall provide 

8 to the congressional defense committees a briefing 

9 on the status and condition of the prepositioned 

10 stockpiles of the Army. 

11 SEC. 349. RESPONSIVENESS TESTING OF DEFENSE LOGIS12 TICS AGENCY PHARMACEUTICAL CON13 TRACTS. 

14 The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall 

15 modify Defense Logistics Agency Instructions 5025.03 

16 and 3110.01— 

17 (1) to require Defense Logistics Agency Troop 

18 Support to coordinate annually with customers in 

19 the military departments to conduct responsiveness 

20 testing of the Defense Logistics Agency’s contin21 gency contracts for pharmaceuticals; and 

22 (2) to include the results of that testing, as re23 ported by customers in the military departments, in 

24 the annual reports of the Warstopper Program. 
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1 SEC. 350. CERTIFICATION AND COMPTROLLER GENERAL 

2 REPORT RELATING TO PREPOSITIONED 

3 STOCKS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

4 (a) CERTIFICATION.— 

5 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 15, 

6 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

7 the commanders of the combatant commands, shall 

8 submit to the congressional defense committees a 

9 certification in writing that the prepositioned stocks 

10 of the Department of Defense meet all operations 

11 plans, in both fill and readiness, that are in effect 

12 as of the date of the submission of the certification. 

13 Such certification shall include an identification by 

14 the Secretary of— 

15 (A) the quantities of equipment included in 

16 such stock; 

17 (B) whether such equipment is sufficiently 

18 modernized; 

19 (C) the state of readiness of such equip20 ment; and 

21 (D) the air and missile defense capabilities 

22 protecting such equipment, if any. 

23 (2) REQUIREMENTS IF STOCKS DO NOT MEET

24 OPERATIONS PLANS.—If the Secretary is unable to 

25 certify that any of the prepositioned stocks of the 

26 Department meet the operations plans specified in 
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1 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include with the 

2 certification a list of the operations plans affected, 

3 a description of any measures that have been taken 

4 to mitigate any risk associated with prepositioned 

5 stock shortfalls, and an anticipated timeframe for 

6 the replenishment of the stocks. 

7 (3) FORM.—The certification required under 

8 paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, 

9 but if so submitted, shall include an unclassified 

10 summary. 

11 (b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 

12 than March 15, 2024, the Comptroller General of the 

13 United States shall submit to the congressional defense 

14 committees a report on the sufficiency of the prepositioned 

15 stocks of the Department of Defense to meet all oper16 ations plans, in both fill and readiness, that are in effect 

17 as of the date of the submission of the report. Such report 

18 shall include an assessment by the Comptroller General 

19 of each of the matters listed in subparagraphs (A) through 

20 (D) of subsection (a)(1). 

21 Subtitle E—Reports and Other 

22 Matters 

23 SEC. 361. MODIFICATION TO JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL. 

24 Title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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1 (1) by redesignating the second section 184 (re2 lating to the Joint Safety Council) as section 185; 

3 (2) in section 185(d), as so redesignated— 

4 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) 

5 through (9) as paragraphs (8) through (10), re6 spectively; 

7 (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 

8 following new paragraph (7): 

9 ‘‘(7) Ensuring each military department has in 

10 place, for the safety management system and pro11 gram described in paragraphs (5) and (6), respec12 tively, of that military department— 

13 ‘‘(A) a resolution plan that identifies spe14 cific corrective and preventative actions to ad15 dress the causes of mishaps; and 

16 ‘‘(B) an implementation plan for such sys17 tem and program.’’; 

18 (C) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by 

19 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the safety man20 agement systems described in paragraphs (9) 

21 and (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘the safety manage22 ment system and program described in para23 graphs (5) and (6), respectively’’; and 

24 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraphs: 
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1 ‘‘(11) Not later than one year after the initial 

2 identification of corrective and preventative actions 

3 by a military department pursuant to a resolution 

4 plan under paragraph (7)(A), and periodically there5 after, reviewing and validating each such identified 

6 corrective and preventative action to ensure the ac7 tion is effective. 

8 ‘‘(12) Ensuring any related change in methods, 

9 tactics, or procedures necessary for the conduct of 

10 such identified corrective and preventative actions 

11 have been implemented.’’. 

12 SEC. 362. RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF MILITARY WORK13 ING DOGS. 

14 Section 1125 of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

17 ’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub19 section: 

20 ‘‘(b) RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF MILITARY WORK21 ING DOGS.—The Secretary of Defense shall create a deco22 ration or other appropriate recognition to recognize mili23 tary working dogs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

24 that are killed in action or perform an exceptionally meri25 torious or courageous act in service to the United States.’’. 
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1 SEC. 363. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO END-TO-END 

2 TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE DE3 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

4 (a) TERMINATION AND REPLACEMENT OF DEFENSE

5 TRAVEL SYSTEM.—Except as provided in subsection (b)— 

6 (1) the Secretary of Defense shall— 

7 (A) terminate the end-to-end travel man8 agement system of the Department of Defense 

9 known as the ‘‘Defense Travel System’’ on De10 cember 31, 2025; and 

11 (B) establish and maintain a program to 

12 replace the system specified in subparagraph 

13 (A) with a new system for end-to-end travel 

14 management of the Department of Defense (in15 cluding the management of travel related ex16 pense processes) that is a fully integrated com17 mercial system, for the purpose of improving ef18 ficiency and customer satisfaction with respect 

19 to Department travel; and 

20 (2) not later than December 21, 2025, the Sec21 retary of each military department shall complete 

22 the transition to the replacement system specified in 

23 paragraph (1)(B), including by ensuring the enter24 prise resource planning system of that military de25 partment is integrated into such replacement system 

26 by such date. 
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1 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may issue 

2 a waiver for the termination and transition deadlines 

3 under subsection (a) if the Secretary— 

4 (1) determines such waiver necessary; and 

5 (2) submits to the Committees on Armed Serv6 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

7 a notification and justification of such determina8 tion. 

9 (c) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 

11 thereafter until the date on which the respective require12 ment has been completed— 

13 (1) the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 

14 the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 

15 Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the ef16 forts and progress of the Department of Defense 

17 with respect to the requirements under subsection 

18 (a)(1); and 

19 (2) the Secretary of each military department 

20 shall provide to such committees a briefing on the 

21 efforts and progress of that military department 

22 with respect to the requirements under subsection 

23 (a)(2). 

24 (d) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND25 ING BRIEFING.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
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1 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

2 year 2024 for the Defense Travel Management Office, not 

3 more than 20 percent may be obligated or expended until 

4 the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides to 

5 the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep6 resentatives and the Senate a briefing on the plan of the 

7 Secretary to complete the requirements under subsection 

8 (a)(1). 

9 SEC. 364. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PERSONNEL 

10 GRADE CAP. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the military de12 partment concerned may not appoint to, or otherwise em13 ploy in, any position with a duty described in subsection 

14 (b) a military or civilian employee with a rank or grade 

15 in excess of GS–10 not adjusted for locality. 

16 (b) COVERED DUTIES.—A duty described in this sub17 section is the following: 

18 (1) Developing, refining, and implementing di19 versity, equity, and inclusion policy. 

20 (2) Leading working groups and councils to de21 veloping diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and 

22 objectives to measure performance and outcomes. 

23 (3) Creating and implementing diversity, equity, 

24 and inclusion education, training courses, and work25 shops for military and civilian personnel. 
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1 (c) APPLICABILITY TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES.—Any 

2 military or civilian employee appointed to a position with 

3 a duty described in subsection (b) who holds a rank or 

4 grade in excess of that authorized under subsection (a) 

5 shall be reassigned to another position not later than 180 

6 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 SEC. 365. PROHIBITION ON ELIMINATION OF CAISSON PLA8 TOON AND SUPPORT BY SUCH PLATOON OF 

9 MILITARY FUNERAL SERVICES AT ARLING10 TON NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

12 Department of the Army an equine unit, to be known as 

13 the Caisson Platoon, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regi14 ment of the Army, for the purpose of conducting military 

15 and State funerals and for other purposes. 

16 (b) PROHIBITION ON ELIMINATION.—The Secretary 

17 of the Army may not eliminate the Caisson Platoon of the 

18 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army established under sub19 section (a). 

20 (c) BRIEFING.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less 

23 frequently than every 180 days thereafter until 

24 March 31, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall 

25 provide to the congressional defense committees a 
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1 briefing on the health, welfare, and sustainment of 

2 military working equids. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under para4 graph (1) shall include the following: 

5 (A) An assessment of the ability of the 

6 Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment 

7 of the Army to support military funeral oper8 ations within Arlington National Cemetery, in9 cluding milestones associated with achieving full 

10 operational capability for the Caisson Platoon. 

11 (B) An update on the plan of the task 

12 force of the Army on military working equids to 

13 promote, support, and sustain animal health 

14 and welfare. 

15 (C) An update on the plan of such task 

16 force to ensure that support by the Caisson 

17 Platoon of Arlington National Cemetery and 

18 State funerals is never suspended again. 

19 SEC. 366. ASSESSMENT ON USE OF CERTAIN AREAS IN 

20 SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FOR TEST21 ING AND TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF PACIFIC 

22 DETERRENCE INITIATIVE. 

23 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

24 conduct an assessment of the capacity of the Department 

25 of Defense to routinely train, test, evaluate, and qualify 
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1 theater-level operations in support of the Pacific Deter2 rence Initiative using test or training areas located in the 

3 southeastern region of the United States, for the purpose 

4 of increasing the capacity and rate of force readiness with 

5 respect to deterrence and defense at theater-level dis6 tances. 

7 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 

8 (a) shall include the following: 

9 (1) An assumption, for purposes of evaluating 

10 the capacity described in such subsection, that the 

11 Secretary of Defense will conduct at least one table12 top exercise per fiscal quarter to inform and advance 

13 operationally relevant testing and training in the Pa14 cific context (across domains), employing test or 

15 training areas located in the southeastern region of 

16 the United States. 

17 (2) An identification of any test or training 

18 area located outside of the area of responsibility of 

19 the United States Indo-Pacific Command (and in 

20 particular, in the southeastern region of the United 

21 States) with the potential to be used to expand the 

22 capacity and persistence of theater-level operations, 

23 including any such areas owned or operated by any 

24 Federal department or agency, State, institution of 

25 higher education, or commercial entity. 
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1 (3) An analysis of the combined capability of 

2 the total test or training areas identified under para3 graph (2) to simulate various public, private, and 

4 academic initiatives in support of the Pacific Deter5 rence Initiative while advancing military readiness. 

6 (4) An identification of the coordination, sched7 uling, reimbursement processes, and other require8 ments necessary for the potential use of such test or 

9 training areas to advance the challenge of distance 

10 in the area of responsibility of the United States 

11 Indo-Pacific Command and accelerate development 

12 in such area or responsibility (across domains). 

13 (5) With respect to missions conducted in the 

14 area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pa15 cific Command, an analysis of— 

16 (A) the estimated frequency of use, sched17 uling lead time, cost, and other requirements 

18 associated with each test or training area lo19 cated in the southeastern region of the United 

20 States and identified under paragraph (2) for 

21 purposes of such missions; and 

22 (B) any other permissions required to in23 crease force readiness levels using such test or 

24 training areas in support of stated national 

25 strategic objectives. 
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1 (6) A review of any test or training areas iden2 tified under paragraph (2) that may enhance efforts 

3 of the Department to train at scale and range, when 

4 persistently networked into a live, virtual and con5 structive Pacific environment. 

6 (7) An assessment of any cost savings or time 

7 savings that may result from the use of test or 

8 training areas located in the southeastern region of 

9 the United States to advance force readiness with 

10 respect to operations in the area of responsibility of 

11 the United States Indo-Pacific Command. 

12 (8) A recurring assessment of training and op13 erations necessary to fulfill integrate priority list line 

14 items. 

15 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of the enactment, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

17 to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 

18 Representatives and the Senate a report containing the 

19 findings of the assessments under subsection (a). 

20 (d) TEST OR TRAINING AREA DEFINED.—In this sec21 tion, the term ‘‘test or training area’’ includes any range 

22 or other facility that may be used by the Secretary of De23 fense for testing or training purposes. 
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1 SEC. 367. REPORT ON REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO 

2 FOOTWEAR OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

3 FORCES. 

4 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

6 to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 

7 Representatives and the Senate a report containing— 

8 (1) the findings of a review conducted by the 

9 Secretary on regulations applicable to the footwear 

10 of the members of the Armed Forces; and 

11 (2) recommendations by the Secretary on how 

12 to ensure boots worn by members of the Armed 

13 Forces are compliant with section 4682 of title 10, 

14 United States Code (commonly referred to as the 

15 ‘‘Berry Amendment’’). 

16 SEC. 368. REPORT ON HARDENING UNITED STATES AND 

17 PARTNER MILITARY BASES AGAINST IRANIAN 

18 ATTACK. 

19 (a) REPORT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of Defense, in coordination with the Director 

23 of National Intelligence, shall submit the report de24 scribed in paragraph (2) to the congressional defense 

25 committees, the Permanent Select Committee on In-
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1 telligence in the House of Representatives, and the 

2 Select Committee on Intelligence in the Senate. 

3 (2) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report shall con4 tain the following contents: 

5 (A) An assessment of the threat posed by 

6 Iran against United States and partner military 

7 bases, to include missile, unmanned aircraft 

8 system, and loitering munition attacks. 

9 (B) An assessment of hardening and air 

10 and missile defense upgrades for United States 

11 military installations in the area of responsi12 bility of the United States Central Command. 

13 (C) A strategy for expediting the hard14 ening of military installations located in the 

15 United States similar installations in ally and 

16 partner countries, and upgrading air and mis17 sile defense capabilities in the area of responsi18 bility of the United States Central Command. 

19 (b) FORM.—This report shall be transmitted in an 

20 unclassified manner and may contain a classified annex. 

21 SEC. 369. REPORT ON ELECTRONIC WASTE CONTAINING 

22 CRITICAL MINERALS. 

23 (a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

24 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

25 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
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1 port on the electronic waste of the Department of Defense 

2 that contains rare earth elements and other critical min3 erals. Such report shall include information on— 

4 (1) types of electronic waste, such as shredded 

5 hard drives and other data storage devices, from 

6 which rare earth elements and other critical minerals 

7 could be extracted, and the types of technologies 

8 that could be used for extraction, including proven, 

9 commercial acid-free dissolution recycling technology 

10 and green chemistry technology; and 

11 (2) whether and how rare earth elements and 

12 other critical minerals extracted from electronic 

13 waste, could be returned to the domestic supply 

14 chain or United States stockpile of such elements 

15 and minerals. 

16 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section: 

17 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT18 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com19 mittees’’ means— 

20 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 

21 the Senate; 

22 (B) the Committees on Armed Services of 

23 the House of Representatives; 

24 (C) the Committee on Health, Education, 

25 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and 
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1 (D) the Committee on Energy and Com2 merce of the House of Representatives. 

3 (2) CRITICAL MINERAL.—The term ‘‘critical 

4 mineral’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

5 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 

6 1606(a)). 

7 (3) RARE EARTH ELEMENTS.—The term ‘‘rare 

8 earth elements’’ means neodymium, praseodymium, 

9 dysprosium, and terbium. 

10 SEC. 370. REQUIREMENT FOR REALISTIC TRAINING EXER11 CISES UNDER CONTESTED AND AUSTERE 

12 CONDITIONS. 

13 (a) REQUIREMENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

15 shall increase, through the development of new exer16 cises or the expansion of existing exercises, the use 

17 of theater-wide and component-level training exer18 cises that stress operations conducted under con19 tested and austere conditions, including the condi20 tions described in paragraph (4). 

21 (2) TIER 1 EXERCISES.—In carrying out para22 graph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that, at a min23 imum, each exercise of the Armed Forces classified 

24 as a ‘‘tier 1 exercise’’ is conducted, in part or in 

25 whole, under such contested and austere conditions. 
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1 (3) ASSESSMENT OF ACTIVITIES.—Each exer2 cise developed or expanded under paragraph (1) 

3 shall include an assessment of the performance of 

4 that exercise from, at a minimum, the perspective 

5 of— 

6 (A) operational command; and 

7 (B) control and tactical execution. 

8 (4) CONDITIONS DESCRIBED.—The conditions 

9 described in this paragraph are conditions involving 

10 the following: 

11 (A) Limited command and control. 

12 (B) Contested logistics. 

13 (C) The use of non-electronic dependent 

14 communications. 

15 (D) The use of alternate positioning, navi16 gation, and timing methods. 

17 (E) The conduct of operations in a highly 

18 degraded electromagnetic environment with 

19 widely dispersed forces. 

20 (b) EXERCISES AT JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE

21 COMPLEX.—The Secretary of Defense shall take such 

22 steps as may be necessary to improve the infrastructure 

23 and associated resources required to carry out effective 

24 training exercises under contested and austere conditions, 
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1 including the conditions described in paragraph (4), at the 

2 Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. 

3 SEC. 371. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRIORITY FOR DO4 MESTICALLY SOURCED BOVINE HEPARIN. 

5 In selecting heparin for acquisition by the Depart6 ment of Defense (regardless of whether the end use of 

7 such acquisition involves military or civilian application), 

8 the Secretary of Defense shall provide priority for domesti9 cally sourced, fully traceable, bovine heparin approved by 

10 the Food and Drug Administration when available. 

11 SEC. 372. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING STA12 TUS OF CERTAIN CLEANUP EFFORTS OF DE13 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

14 Beginning not later than one year after the date of 

15 the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 

16 annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall publish 

17 on the publicly available website established under section 

18 331(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis19 cal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) 

20 timely and regularly updated information on the status of 

21 the cleanup of sites for which the Secretary has obligated 

22 amounts for environmental restoration activities. 
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1 SEC. 373. REPORT ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DECOM2 MISSIONING OF TACTICAL AIR CONTROL 

3 PARTY UNITS. 

4 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres5 sional defense committees a report on the costs associated 

6 with the prospective decommissioning, reduction, or termi7 nation of any Tactical Air Control Party unit of the Air 

8 Force planned during the three fiscal years following the 

9 date of the enactment. 

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, 2024, as follows: 

16 (1) The Army, 452,000. 

17 (2) The Navy, 347,000. 

18 (3) The Marine Corps, 172,300. 

19 (4) The Air Force, 324,700. 

20 (5) The Space Force, 9,400. 

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, 2024, as follows: 
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1 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

2 States, 325,000. 

3 (2) The Army Reserve, 174,800. 

4 (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,200. 

5 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600. 

6 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

7 States, 108,400. 

8 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,600. 

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, 2024, 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, 10,327. 

20 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,355. 

21 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

22 States, 25,713. 

23 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,070. 
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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 2024 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, 7,990. 

11 (3) For the Air National Guard of the United 

12 States, 9,830. 

13 (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,882. 

14 SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU15 THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 

16 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 

17 During fiscal year 2024, 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 2024 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 2024. 
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1 TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

2 POLICY 

3 Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 

4 Policy 

5 SEC. 501. REMOVAL OF EXEMPTION RELATING TO ATTEND6 ING PHYSICIAN TO THE CONGRESS FOR CER7 TAIN DISTRIBUTION AND GRADE LIMITA8 TIONS. 

9 Section 525 of title 10, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 

12 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub13 section (f). 

14 SEC. 502. NUMBER OF GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFI15 CERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 

16 (a) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTH FOR THE

17 SPACE FORCE.—Subsection (a)(5) of section 526a of title 

18 10, United States Code, is amended in by striking ‘‘21’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘25’’. 

20 (b) EXPANSION OF EXCLUSION FOR THE SPACE

21 FORCE FOR JOINT DUTY REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection 

22 (b)(2)(E) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘6’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘10’’. 

24 (c) TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL JOINT POOL ALLOCA25 TION.—Section 501(a)(3) of the National Defense Author-
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1 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 

2 10 U.S.C. 525 note) is amended— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘positions authorized by para4 graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘positions designated 

5 under subsection (b)(1) of section 526a of title 10, 

6 United States Code’’; and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘22’’. 

8 SEC. 503. PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS BETWEEN COMPO9 NENTS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES OR TO 

10 OTHER CERTAIN ARMED FORCES. 

11 (a) PROMOTION AND TRANSFER OF A WARRANT OF12 FICER BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF AN ARMED FORCE OR

13 TO ANOTHER ARMED FORCE.—Section 578 of title 10, 

14 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

15 following new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(g)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (d), and subject 

17 to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in 

18 the case of a warrant officer in a covered armed force who 

19 is selected for promotion by a selection board convened 

20 under this chapter, and who, before the placement of the 

21 warrant officer’s name on the applicable promotion list, 

22 is approved for transfer to another component of the same 

23 covered armed force or to another covered armed force, 

24 the Secretary of the military department concerned may 

25 place the warrant officer’s name on a corresponding pro-
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1 motion list of the new component or covered armed force 

2 without regard to the warrant officer’s competitive cat3 egory. 

4 ‘‘(2) A promotion under this subsection shall be made 

5 pursuant to section 12242 of this title. 

6 ‘‘(h) In this section, the term ‘covered armed force’ 

7 means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

8 Force.’’. 

9 (b) OFFICERS TRANSFERRED TO RESERVE ACTIVE10 STATUS LIST.—Section 624 of such title is amended by 

11 adding at the end the following new subsections: 

12 ‘‘(e)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), in the 

13 case of an officer in a covered armed force who is selected 

14 for promotion by a selection board convened under this 

15 chapter, and, prior to the placement of the officer’s name 

16 on the applicable promotion list, is approved for transfer 

17 to the reserve active-status list of the same covered armed 

18 force or another covered armed force, the Secretary of the 

19 military department concerned may place the officer’s 

20 name on a corresponding promotion list on the reserve ac21 tive-status list without regard to the officer’s competitive 

22 category. 

23 ‘‘(2) An officer’s promotion under this subsection 

24 shall be made pursuant to section 14308 of this title. 
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1 ‘‘(f)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), in the case 

2 of an officer who (1) is placed on an all-fully-qualified3 officers list, and (2) is subsequently approved for transfer 

4 to the reserve active-status list, the Secretary of the mili5 tary department concerned may place the officer’s name 

6 on an appropriate all-fully-qualified-officers list on the re7 serve active status list. 

8 ‘‘(2) An officer’s promotion under this subsection 

9 shall be made pursuant to section 14308 of this title. 

10 ‘‘(g) In this section, the term ‘covered armed force’ 

11 means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

12 Force.’’. 

13 (c) DATE OF RANK.—Section 14308(c) od such title 

14 is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para16 graph (4); and 

17 (2) by inserting, after paragraph (2), the fol18 lowing new paragraph (3): 

19 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of the military department con20 cerned may adjust the date of rank of an officer whose 

21 name is placed on a reserve active-status promotion list 

22 pursuant to subsection (e) or (f) of section 624 of this 

23 title.’’. 
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1 SEC. 504. MODIFICATION TO GRADE OF ATTENDING PHYSI2 CIAN TO THE CONGRESS. 

3 Section 715 of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘§ 715. Attending Physician to the Congress: grade 

6 ‘‘An officer serving as Attending Physician to the 

7 Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of O–6.’’. 

8 SEC. 505. VERIFICATION OF THE FINANCIAL INDEPEND9 ENCE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNSELORS 

10 IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

11 (a) VERIFICATION OF FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.— 

12 Section 992 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— 

14 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

15 end; 

16 (B) in clause (ii)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘shall’’; 

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘installation by any 

20 means elected by the Secretary from 

21 among the following:’’ and inserting ‘‘in22 stallation—’’; 

23 (iii) in subclause (I)— 

24 (I) by striking ‘‘Through’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘through’’; and 
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1 (II) by striking ‘‘Defense.’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘Defense;’’; 

3 (iv) in subclause (II)— 

4 (I) by striking ‘‘By contract’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘by contract’’; and 

6 (II) by striking ‘‘Internet.’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘Internet; or’’; and 

8 (v) in subclause (III)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘Through’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘through’’; and 

11 (II) by striking ‘‘counseling.’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘counseling; and’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

14 clause: 

15 ‘‘(iii) may not provide financial services through 

16 any individual unless such individual agrees to sub17 mit financial disclosures annually to the Secretary.’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘instal19 lation by any of the means set forth in subparagraph 

20 (A)(ii), as elected by the Secretary concerned.’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘installation in accordance with the re22 quirements established under subparagraph (A)(ii) 

23 and (iii).’’; and 

24 (3) in subsection (b)(4)— 
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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The Sec2 retary’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting at the end the following 

4 new subparagraphs: 

5 ‘‘(B) In carrying out the requirements of subpara6 graph (A), the Secretary concerned shall establish a re7 quirement that each financial services counselor under 

8 paragraph (2)(A)(i), and any other individual providing 

9 counseling on financial services under paragraph (2), sub10 mit financial disclosures annually to the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(C) The Secretary concerned shall review all finan12 cial disclosures submitted pursuant to subparagraph (B) 

13 to ensure the counselor, or the individual providing coun14 seling, is free from conflict as required under this para15 graph. 

16 ‘‘(D) If the Secretary concerned determines that a 

17 financial services counselor under paragraph (2)(A)(i), or 

18 any other individual providing counseling on financial 

19 services under paragraph (2), is not free from conflict as 

20 required under this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure 

21 that the counselor, or the individual providing counseling, 

22 does not provide such services until such time as the Sec23 retary determines that such conflict is resolved.’’. 

24 (b) REPORT ON FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.—Not 

25 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
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1 this Act, and annually thereafter, each Secretary con2 cerned shall submit to Congress a report on the percentage 

3 of financial services counselors under paragraph (2)(A)(i) 

4 of section 992(b) of title 10, United States Code (as 

5 amended by subsection (a)), and other individuals pro6 viding counseling on financial services under paragraph 

7 (2) of such section (as amended by subsection (a)) whom 

8 the Secretary determined to be free from conflicts as re9 quired under paragraph (4) of such section (as amended 

10 by subsection (a)). 

11 (c) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec12 tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ shall have the mean13 ing given to such term in section 101 of title 10, United 

14 States Code. 

15 SEC. 506. RETIRED GRADE FOR THE DIRECTOR OF ADMIS16 SIONS OF A SERVICE ACADEMY. 

17 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 

18 7342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) by inserting ‘‘, or the Director of Admis20 sions,’’ before ‘‘of the United States Military Acad21 emy’’; and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘as such a professor’’ and in23 serting ‘‘in such position’’. 

24 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 

25 8470a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and subject 

2 to paragraph (3),’’ after ‘‘subsection (b),’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(3) Upon retirement, an officer of the Navy or Ma6 rine Corps serving as a permanent professor, or the Direc7 tor of Admissions, of the United States Naval Academy 

8 in the grade of captain or colonel, and whose service in 

9 such position has been long and distinguished, may, in the 

10 discretion of the President, be retired in the grade of rear 

11 admiral (lower half) or brigadier general.’’. 

12 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 

13 9342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) by inserting ‘‘, or the Director of Admis15 sions,’’ before ‘‘of the United States Air Force Acad16 emy’’; and 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘as such a professor’’ and in18 serting ‘‘in such position’’. 

19 SEC. 507. ESTABLISHMENT OF LEGISLATIVE LIAISON OF 

20 THE SPACE FORCE. 

21 Chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended by inserting, after section 9023, the following 

23 new section:— 
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1 ‘‘§ 9023a. Legislative Liaison of the Space Force 

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is a Legislative Liai3 son of the Space Force. 

4 ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Legislative Liaison shall per5 form legislative affairs functions under the direction of the 

6 Chief of Space Operations.’’. 

7 SEC. 508. CHAPLAIN ENDORSEMENTS. 

8 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

10 with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall 

11 make available on a publicly accessible database a report 

12 of (i) the most recent list of chaplain endorsements sub13 mitted to the Armed Forces Chaplain Board (AFCB) by 

14 religious organizations according to Department of De15 fense Instruction 1304.28, and (ii) the list of known en16 dorsements used by AFCB to verify submissions. 

17 SEC. 509. PROHIBITIONS ON CERTAIN ADVERSE ACTIONS 

18 REGARDING A CADET, MIDSHIPMAN, OR AP19 PLICANT TO A SERVICE ACADEMY, WHO RE20 FUSES TO RECEIVE A VACCINATION AGAINST 

21 COVID–19. 

22 (a) ADVERSE ACTION.—No adverse action may be 

23 taken against a cadet or midshipman at a Service Acad24 emy solely on the basis that such cadet or midshipman 

25 refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. 
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1 (b) ENROLLMENT.—An individual may not be re2 fused enrollment at a Service Academy solely on the basis 

3 that such individual refuses to receive a vaccination 

4 against COVID–19. 

5 (c) SERVICE ACADEMY DEFINED.—In this section, 

6 the term ‘‘Service Academy’’ has the meaning given such 

7 term in section 347 of title 10, United States Code. 

8 SEC. 510. INCREASES TO MONTHLY RATES OF BASIC PAY 

9 FOR CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE 

10 UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN MINIMUM

12 RATES.—Beginning on January 1, 2024, the rate of 

13 monthly basic pay for certain enlisted members of the uni14 formed services shall be paid in accordance with the fol15 lowing: 

16 (1) In the case of a member in grade E-1 with 

17 more than four months of service, such rate may not 

18 be less than $2,600.60. 

19 (2) In the case of a member in grade E-2, such 

20 rate may not be less than $2,799.20. 

21 (3) In the case of a member in grade E-3— 

22 (A) with less than three years of service, 

23 such rate may not be less than $2,900.90; 
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1 (B) with at least three, but less than four, 

2 years of service, such rate may not be less than 

3 $2,950.60; 

4 (C) with at least four, but less than six, 

5 years of service, such rate may not be less than 

6 $3,000.60; and 

7 (D) with at least six years of service, such 

8 rate may not be less than $3,050.60. 

9 (4) In the case of a member in grade E-4— 

10 (A) with less than two years of service, 

11 such rate may not be less than $3,010.50; 

12 (B) with at least two, but less than three, 

13 years of service, such rate may not be less than 

14 $3,060.60; 

15 (C) with at least two, but less than three, 

16 years of service, such rate may not be less than 

17 $3,100.10; 

18 (D) with at least four, but less than six, 

19 years of service, such rate may not be less than 

20 $3,150.80; 

21 (E) with at least six, but less than eight, 

22 years of service, such rate may not be less than 

23 $3,210.30; and 

24 (F) with at least eight years of service, 

25 such rate may not be less than $3,260.30. 
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1 (5) In the case of a member in grade E-5— 

2 (A) with less than two years of service, 

3 such rate may not be less than $3,100.30; 

4 (B) with at least two, but less than three, 

5 years of service, such rate may not be less than 

6 $3,150.20; 

7 (C) with at least two, but less than three, 

8 years of service, such rate may not be less than 

9 $3,200.20; and 

10 (D) with at least four years of service, 

11 such rate may not be less than $3,250.20. 

12 (6) In the case of a member in grade E-6 with 

13 less than two years of service, such rate may not be 

14 less than $3,210. 

15 (b) ADJUSTMENT.—Any adjustment, under section 

16 1009 of title 37, United States Code, and effective on Jan17 uary 1, 2024, to a rate of basic monthly pay for a member 

18 described in subsection (a), shall be an adjustment to the 

19 applicable rate established by such subsection. 

20 Subtitle B—Reserve Component 

21 Management 

22 SEC. 511. GRADES OF CERTAIN CHIEFS OF RESERVE COM23 PONENTS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.— 
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1 (1) CHIEF OF ARMY RESERVE.—Section 

2 7038(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

3 by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(4) The Chief of Army Reserve, while so serving, 

6 holds the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 

7 (2) CHIEF OF NAVY RESERVE.—Section 

8 8083(b) of such title is amended by striking para9 graph (4) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(4) The Chief of Navy Reserve, while so serving, 

11 holds the grade of vice admiral.’’. 

12 (3) COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE.— 

13 Section 8084(b) of such title is amended by striking 

14 paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(4) The Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, while 

16 so serving, holds the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 

17 (4) CHIEF OF AIR FORCE RESERVE.—Section 

18 9038(b) of such title is amended by striking para19 graph (4) and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(4) The Chief of Air Force Reserve, while so serving, 

21 holds the grade of lieutenant general.’’. 

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

23 subsection (a) shall take effect on the day that is one year 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 

25 to appointments made after such date. 
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1 SEC. 512. REMOVAL OF PROHIBITION ON ACTIVE DUTY 

2 MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE POL3 ICY COMMITTEE. 

4 Section 10305 of title 10, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘not on active duty’’ each place 

7 it appears; and 

8 (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘of the re9 serve components’’ after ‘‘among the members’’. 

10 SEC. 513. REMOVAL OF PROHIBITION ON ACTIVE DUTY 

11 MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE POL12 ICY COMMITTEE. 

13 Section 10305 of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘not on active duty’’ each place 

16 it appears; and 

17 (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘of the re18 serve components’’ after ‘‘among the members’’. 

19 SEC. 514. GRADE OF VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 

20 BUREAU. 

21 Section 10505 of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended by adding at the end the following new sub23 section: 

24 ‘‘(c) GRADE.—(1) The Vice Chief of the National 

25 Guard Bureau shall be appointed to serve in the grade 

26 of general. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate, pursu2 ant to subsection (b) of section 526 of this title, the posi3 tion of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau as one 

4 of the general officer and flag officer positions to be ex5 cluded from the limitations in subsection (a) of such sec6 tion.’’. 

7 SEC. 515. TRANSFERS OF OFFICERS BETWEEN THE ACTIVE 

8 AND INACTIVE NATIONAL GUARD. 

9 Section 303 of title 32, United States Code, is 

10 amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following 

11 new subsections: 

12 ‘‘(d) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.—Under regulations 

13 prescribed by the Secretary of the Army— 

14 ‘‘(1) an officer of the Army National Guard 

15 who fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of 

16 the Army National Guard may be transferred from 

17 the active Army National Guard to the inactive 

18 Army National Guard; 

19 ‘‘(2) an officer of the Army National Guard 

20 transferred to the inactive Army National Guard 

21 pursuant to paragraph (1) may be transferred from 

22 the inactive Army National Guard to the active 

23 Army National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally 

24 recognized unit; 
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1 ‘‘(3) a warrant officer of the Army National 

2 Guard who fills a vacancy in a federally recognized 

3 unit of the Army National Guard may be transferred 

4 from the active Army National Guard to the inactive 

5 Army National Guard; and 

6 ‘‘(4) a warrant officer of the Army National 

7 Guard transferred to the inactive Army National 

8 Guard pursuant to paragraph (1) may be trans9 ferred from the inactive Army National Guard to the 

10 active Army National Guard to fill a vacancy in a 

11 federally recognized unit. 

12 ‘‘(e) AIR NATIONAL GUARD.—Under regulations pre13 scribed by the Secretary of the Air Force— 

14 ‘‘(1) an officer of the Air National Guard who 

15 fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the 

16 Air National Guard may be transferred from the ac17 tive Air National Guard to the inactive Air National 

18 Guard; and 

19 ‘‘(2) an officer of the Air National Guard trans20 ferred to the inactive Air National Guard pursuant 

21 to paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inac22 tive Air National Guard to the active Air National 

23 Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized 

24 unit.’’. 
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1 SEC. 516. AUTHORIZATION FOR FIREGUARD PROGRAM. 

2 (a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 5 of title 32, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new section: 

5 ‘‘§ 510. Authorization for FireGuard Program 

6 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense 

7 may use members of the National Guard to carry out a 

8 program to aggregate, analyze, and assess multi-source re9 mote sensing information for interagency partnerships in 

10 the detection and monitoring of wildfires, and to support 

11 any emergency response to such wildfires. Such a program 

12 shall be known as the ‘FireGuard Program’. 

13 ‘‘(b) RESOURCES; LIMITATION.—If the Secretary 

14 carries out a program under this section, the Secretary— 

15 ‘‘(1) shall transfer the functions, personnel, as16 sets, and capabilities of the FireGuard Program, in 

17 existence on the day before the date of enactment of 

18 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

19 Year 2024, to the FireGuard Program authorized 

20 under this section; 

21 ‘‘(2) may direct the Director of the National 

22 Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide such as23 sistance as the Secretary determines necessary to 

24 carry out the FireGuard Program; and 

25 ‘‘(3) may not reduce support, or transfer re26 sponsibility for support to an interagency partner, 
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1 for the FireGuard Program authorized under this 

2 section.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

4 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

5 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘510. Authorization for FireGuard Program.’’. 

6 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 

8 117–81) is amended by striking section 515. 

9 SEC. 517. DESIGNATION OF AT LEAST ONE GENERAL OFFI10 CER OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS A 

11 JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICER. 

12 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that at least 

13 one general officer of the Marine Corps Reserve is des14 ignated as a joint qualified officer. 

15 SEC. 518. REPORT ON FOREIGN DISCLOSURE OFFICER AND 

16 FOREIGN MILITARY SALES OFFICER BILLETS. 

17 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 

18 (1) recognizes the critical importance of the 

19 Australia-United Kingdom-United States (herein20 after referred to as ‘‘AUKUS’’) trilateral agreement; 

21 (2) believes that appropriate staffing in the De22 partment of Defense must be committed to ensuring 

23 its success; 
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1 (3) finds that more seamless and expedient 

2 transfer of advanced defense technologies both to 

3 and from allies and partners is— 

4 (A) in the national security interest of the 

5 United States; and 

6 (B) critical to ensuring retention of a tech7 nological edge over adversaries; 

8 (4) exhorts the Secretary of Defense to commit 

9 resources to ensuring full-time equivalents and bil10 lets for foreign disclosure officers as well as foreign 

11 military sales officers in the Department are fully 

12 staffed to support the fulsome review and expedient 

13 transfer of defense articles to AUKUS parties; and 

14 (5) encourages the Secretary of Defense to 

15 prioritize the hiring and retention of individuals in 

16 these roles. 

17 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com20 mittees a report identifying gaps in the level of staffing 

21 necessary to accomplish AUKUS-related efforts in the De22 partment of Defense, including those described in sub23 section (a). The report shall also include— 

24 (1) an assessment of any personnel shortfalls; 
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1 (2) a detailed plan for ensuring that existing 

2 positions described in subsection (a) are prioritized 

3 for hiring and retention; 

4 (3) an assessment of future staffing needs to 

5 ensure the noted goal of more rapid technology 

6 transfer to AUKUS parties; 

7 (4) a plan for the implementation of the rec8 ommendations included in the report, including an 

9 explanation of any additional funding, authorities, or 

10 organizational changes needed for the implementa11 tion of such recommendations; and 

12 (5) any other matters determined appropriate 

13 by the Secretary. 

14 SEC. 519. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO MEASURES 

15 TO ADDRESS SUICIDE AMONG FORMER NA16 TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENTS. 

17 It is a sense of Congress that-— 

18 (1) since 2020, the National Veteran Suicide 

19 Prevention Annual Reports have not included infor20 mation regarding former members of the Guard and 

21 Reserve Components who were not activated for 

22 military service; and 

23 (2) Congress encourages the Department of De24 fense in collaboration with the Department of Vet25 erans Affairs to monitor and ensure appropriate 
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1 measures are available to reduce suicides in this 

2 population. 

3 Subtitle C—General Service 

4 Authorities and Military Records 

5 SEC. 521. REQUIREMENT TO CLASSIFY CERTAIN PERSONS 

6 AS UNACCOUNTED FOR FROM WORLD WAR II 

7 UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. 

8 Section 1509 of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub11 section (g); and 

12 (2) by inserting after subsection (e), the fol13 lowing new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(f) REINVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN REMAINS.—(1) 

15 With respect to a person described in subsection (a)(1) 

16 whom the designated Agency Director determined is ac17 counted for, such designated Agency Director shall deter18 mine such person to be unaccounted for if the identifica19 tion, by a practitioner of an appropriate forensic science, 

20 of remains as those of such person, demonstrated discrep21 ancies. 

22 ‘‘(2) Upon request of the primary next of kin of a 

23 person whom the designated Agency Director determined 

24 unaccounted for pursuant to paragraph (1), the des25 ignated Agency Director shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) exhume the remains of such person; and 

2 ‘‘(B) direct the senior medical examiner as3 signed or detailed under subsection (b)(2) to inves4 tigate such remains using state-of-the-art tech5 nology.’’. 

6 SEC. 522. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEPARATED 

7 MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE AS HONORARY 

8 SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE SPACE 

9 FORCE. 

10 Chapter 933 of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

12 ‘‘§ 9254. Authority to designate certain separated 

13 members of the Air Force as honorary 

14 separated members of the Space Force 

15 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

16 may prescribe regulations that authorize an eligible indi17 vidual to be designated as an honorary separated member 

18 of the Space Force. An eligible individual so designated 

19 may be referred to as a ‘Legacy Guardian’. 

20 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Regulations prescribed under this 

21 section may include the following elements: 

22 ‘‘(1) Eligibility criteria, including applicable 

23 dates of service and constructive service credit, for 

24 designation under this section. 
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1 ‘‘(2) An application process through which an 

2 eligible individual, or a survivor of a deceased eligi3 ble individual, may apply for such designation of 

4 such eligible individual. 

5 ‘‘(3) A certificate, approved device, or other in6 signia of such designation. 

7 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Designation of an 

8 eligible individual under this section shall not be construed 

9 to entitle such eligible individual to any benefit in addition 

10 to those established by this section or pursuant to regula11 tions prescribed under this section. 

12 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec13 tion, the term ‘eligible individual’ means an individual— 

14 ‘‘(1) whom the Secretary of the Air Force de15 termines served in support of space operations as a 

16 member of the Air Force; and 

17 ‘‘(2) who separates (or previously separated) 

18 from the armed forces as a member of the Air 

19 Force.’’. 

20 SEC. 523. MILITARY PERSONNEL: RECRUITING; MERIT21 BASED DETERMINATIONS. 

22 (a) RECRUITING.—Not later than September 30, 

23 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 

24 that any effort to recruit an individual to serve in a cov-
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1 ered Armed Force may not take into account the race or 

2 gender of such individual. 

3 (b) MERIT-BASED DETERMINATIONS.—Not later 

4 than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall 

5 prescribe regulations that, with regards to a military ac6 cession, assignment, selection, or promotion— 

7 (1) a determination shall be made on the basis 

8 of merit in order to advance those individuals who 

9 exhibit the talent and abilities necessary to promote 

10 the national security of the United States; 

11 (2) a candidate shall be evaluated on the bases 

12 of qualifications, performance, integrity, fitness, 

13 training, and conduct; 

14 (3) no determination may be based on favor15 itism or nepotism; and 

16 (4) no quota may be used. 

17 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this sec18 tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the fol19 lowing: 

20 (1) The Army. 

21 (2) The Navy. 

22 (3) The Marine Corps. 

23 (4) The Air Force. 

24 (5) The Space Force. 
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1 SEC. 524. IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR 

2 ACCESSION TO CERTAIN ARMED FORCES. 

3 (a) IMPROVEMENTS.—Not later than one year after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every two years 

5 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

6 (1) conduct an assessment of the prescribed 

7 medical standards and medical screening processes 

8 required for the appointment of an individual as an 

9 officer, or enlistment of an individual as a member, 

10 in each covered Armed Force; 

11 (2) taking into account the findings of such as12 sessment— 

13 (A) update such standards and processes, 

14 as may be necessary; and 

15 (B) take such steps as may be necessary to 

16 improve the waiver process for individuals who 

17 do not meet such prescribed medical standards; 

18 and 

19 (3) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv20 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

21 a report containing, with respect to the most re22 cently conducted assessment under paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) the findings of that assessment and a 

24 description of the actions carried out pursuant 

25 to paragraph (2); and 
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1 (B) recommendations by the Secretary for 

2 any legislative action the Secretary determines 

3 necessary to further improve such standards 

4 and processes. 

5 (b) COVERED ARMED FORCE.—In this section, the 

6 term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, Navy, Air 

7 Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force. 

8 SEC. 525. PROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF CERTAIN 

9 ARMED FORCES WHO REFUSE TO RECEIVE 

10 VACCINATIONS AGAINST COVID-19. 

11 (a) PROHIBITION ON ADVERSE ACTION.—The Sec12 retary of the military department concerned or, with re13 spect the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the department 

14 in which the Secretary is operating when the Coast Guard 

15 is not operating as a service in the Navy, may not take 

16 any adverse action against a member of a covered Armed 

17 Force solely on the basis that such member refuses to re18 ceive a vaccination against COVID-19. 

19 (b) REINSTATEMENT.— 

20 (1) REQUEST; CONSIDERATION.—At the request 

21 of a covered individual during the two years fol22 lowing the date of the involuntary separation of the 

23 covered individual, the Secretary of the military de24 partment concerned shall consider reinstating such 

25 covered individual— 
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1 (A) as a member of the covered Armed 

2 Force concerned; and 

3 (B) in the grade held by such covered indi4 vidual immediately before the involuntary sepa5 ration of the covered individual. 

6 (2) TREATMENT OF PERIOD BETWEEN SEPARA7 TION AND REINSTATEMENT.—The Secretary of the 

8 military department concerned shall treat the period 

9 of time between the involuntary separation of a cov10 ered individual and the reinstatement of such cov11 ered individual under paragraph (1) as a period of 

12 inactivation from active service under the following 

13 provisions of section 710 of title 10, United States 

14 Code: 

15 (A) Subsection (b). 

16 (B) Subparagraphs (B) through (D) of 

17 paragraph (2) of subsection (f). 

18 (C) Paragraph (4) of subsection (f). 

19 (D) Subsection (g). 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

22 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast 

23 Guard, or Space Force. 

24 (2) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an in25 dividual involuntarily separated from a covered 
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1 Armed Force solely on the basis of the refusal of 

2 such individual to receive a vaccination against 

3 COVID-19. 

4 SEC. 526. REVIEWS OF CHARACTERIZATION OF ADMINIS5 TRATIVE DISCHARGES OF CERTAIN MEM6 BERS ON THE BASIS OF FAILURE TO RECEIVE 

7 COVID-19 VACCINE. 

8 (a) MANDATORY REVIEW.—A board established 

9 under section 1553 of title 10, United States Code, shall 

10 grant a request pursuant to such section to review the 

11 characterization of a discharge or dismissal of a former 

12 member of a covered Armed Force if such discharge or 

13 dismissal was solely based on the failure of such former 

14 member to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for 

15 COVID-19. 

16 (b) PRIORITY.—A board described in subsection (a) 

17 shall consider a request described in such subsection be18 fore any other request on the docket of such board. 

19 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this sec20 tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 

21 Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Space 

22 Force. 
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1 SEC. 527. CERTAIN MEMBERS DISCHARGED OR DISMISSED 

2 ON THE SOLE BASIS OF FAILURE TO OBEY A 

3 LAWFUL ORDER TO RECEIVE A VACCINE FOR 

4 COVID-19: COMMUNICATION STRATEGY RE5 GARDING REINSTATEMENT PROCESS. 

6 (a) COMMUNICATION STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not 

7 later than six months after the date of the enactment of 

8 this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

9 the Secretaries of the military departments or, with re10 spect the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the department 

11 in which the Secretary is operating when the Coast Guard 

12 is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall commu13 nicate, to a covered individual, the current, established, 

14 process by which a covered individual may be reinstated 

15 in the covered Armed Force concerned. 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

18 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

19 House of Representatives and the Senate a report on im20 plementation of the communication strategy under sub21 section (a). 

22 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an in24 dividual discharged or dismissed from a covered 

25 Armed Force on the sole basis of failure to obey a 

26 lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

2 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast 

3 Guard, or Space Force. 

4 SEC. 528. PILOT PROGRAM ON CARDIAC SCREENINGS FOR 

5 MILITARY ACCESSIONS. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than September 30, 

7 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot pro8 gram to provide an electrocardiogram to individuals who 

9 undergo military accession screenings. Each such electro10 cardiogram shall be provided— 

11 (1) on a mandatory basis; 

12 (2) at no cost to the recipient; and 

13 (3) in a facility of the Department of Defense 

14 or by a member or employee of the military health 

15 system. 

16 (b) PURPOSES.—In carrying out the pilot program, 

17 the Secretary shall— 

18 (1) determine the costs (including protocols and 

19 personnel and equipment for each military entrance 

20 processing station) and benefits to the Department 

21 of providing an electrocardiogram to every individual 

22 who undergoes a military accession screening; 

23 (2) develop and implement appropriate proc24 esses to assess the long-term impacts of electro25 cardiogram results on military service; and 
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1 (3) consult with experts in cardiology to develop 

2 appropriate clinical practice guidelines for cardiac 

3 screenings, diagnosis, and treatment. 

4 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

5 date on which the pilot program terminates, the Secretary 

6 shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

7 Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the 

8 pilot program. Such briefing shall include the following: 

9 (1) The results of all electrocardiograms pro10 vided to individuals under the pilot program— 

11 (A) disaggregated by Armed Force, race, 

12 and gender; and 

13 (B) without any personally identifiable in14 formation. 

15 (2) The rate of significant cardiac issues de16 tected pursuant to electrocardiograms provided 

17 under the pilot program, disaggregated by Armed 

18 Force, race, and gender. 

19 (3) The number of individuals, if any, who were 

20 disqualified from accession based solely on the result 

21 of an electrocardiogram provided under the pilot 

22 program. 

23 (4) The cost of carrying out the pilot program. 

24 (d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi25 nate after three years after its implementation. 
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1 SEC. 529. IMPROVING OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY RECRUIT2 MENT PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY 

3 SCHOOLS. 

4 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres5 sional defense committees an annual report on military re6 cruitment practices in public secondary schools during cal7 endar year 2023 and each subsequent calendar year. Each 

8 such report shall include, for the year covered by the re9 port— 

10 (1) the zip codes of public secondary schools 

11 visited by military recruiters; 

12 (2) the number of recruits from public sec13 ondary schools by zip code and local education agen14 cy; and 

15 (3) a demographic analysis, including race, eth16 nicity, and gender, of recruits from public secondary 

17 schools by zip code. 

18 SEC. 530. CONTINUING MILITARY SERVICE FOR CERTAIN 

19 MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR CHAPTER 61 RE20 TIREMENT. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

23 shall prescribe regulations that allow a covered member 

24 to continue to elect to serve in the Armed Forces— 
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1 (1) in the current military occupational spe2 cialty of such covered member, for which the covered 

3 member may not be deployable; or 

4 (2) in a military occupational specialty for 

5 which the covered member is deployable. 

6 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A covered member 

7 who completes 20 years of service computed under section 

8 1208 of title 10, United States Code shall not be denied 

9 any benefit under laws administered by the Secretary of 

10 Defense or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs solely on the 

11 basis that the covered member elected to continue to serve 

12 in the Armed Forces instead of taking retirement under 

13 chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code 

14 (c) COVERED MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section, 

15 the term ‘‘covered member’’ means a member of the 

16 Armed Forces— 

17 (1) whom the Secretary concerned determines 

18 possesses skill or experience vital to the Armed 

19 Force concerned; 

20 (2) who incurs a disability— 

21 (A) while eligible for special pay under sec22 tion 310 of title 37, United States Code; and 

23 (B) that renders the member eligible for 

24 retirement under chapter 61 of title 10, United 

25 States Code; and 
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1 (3) who elects to continue to serve in the 

2 Armed Forces instead of such retirement. 

3 SEC. 530A. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN PERSONS WHO SERVED 

4 WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES DUR5 ING PART OF WORLD WAR II IN DEFINITION 

6 OF MISSING PERSON. 

7 Section 1513(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 

11 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

12 (3) by adding after subparagraph (B) the fol13 lowing new subparagraph: 

14 ‘‘(C) a citizen of the United States who 

15 served with the Canadian Armed Forces be16 tween September 10, 1939, and December 7, 

17 1941, and is in a missing status.’’. 

18 Subtitle D—Military Justice 

19 SEC. 531. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS 

20 REGARDING COURTS-MARTIAL. 

21 Section 837 of title 10, United States Code (article 

22 37 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 

23 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(e)(1) No court-martial convening authority, nor 

25 any other commanding officer, may provide a briefing con-
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1 cerning a pending court-martial, or allegations that may 

2 lead to a court-martial, to any subordinate who may be 

3 selected to serve as a member of such court-martial. 

4 ‘‘(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply 

5 to a briefing provided in the course of a court-martial pro6 ceeding to a member of the armed forces who is partici7 pating in such proceeding.’’. 

8 SEC. 532. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO 

9 THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 

10 (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO GUILTY

11 PLEAS FOR MURDER.—Section 918 of title 10, United 

12 States Code (article 118 of the Uniform Code of Military 

13 Justice), is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and 

15 inserting ‘‘such person’’; and 

16 (2) in the matter following paragraph (4), by 

17 striking the period and inserting ‘‘, unless such per18 son is otherwise sentenced in accordance with a plea 

19 agreement entered into between the parties under 

20 section 853a of this title (article 53a).’’. 

21 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE

22 MILITARY JUSTICE REFORMS IN THE NATIONAL DE23 FENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.— 

24 (1) ARTICLE 16.—Subsection (c)(2)(A) of sec25 tion 816 of title 10, United States Code (article 16 
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1 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amend2 ed by striking ‘‘by the convening authority’’. 

3 (2) ARTICLE 25.—Section 825 of title 10, 

4 United States Code (article 25 of the Uniform Code 

5 of Military Justice), is amended— 

6 (A) in subsection (d)— 

7 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

8 ‘‘may, after the findings are announced 

9 and before any matter is presented in the 

10 sentencing phase, request, orally on the 

11 record or in writing, sentencing by mem12 bers’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be sentenced by 

13 the military judge’’; and 

14 (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to 

15 read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(2) In a capital case, if the accused is convicted of 

17 an offense for which the court-martial may sentence the 

18 accused to death, the accused shall be sentenced in accord19 ance with section 853(c) of this title (article 53(c)).’’; 

20 (B) in subsection (e)— 

21 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

22 ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the member being 

23 tried’’; and 

24 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (I) in the first sentence, by strik2 ing ‘‘his opinion’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

3 opinion of the convening authority’’; 

4 and 

5 (II) in the second sentence, by 

6 striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the mem7 ber’’; and 

8 (C) in subsection (f) in the second sen9 tence— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘his authority’’ and in11 serting ‘‘the authority of the convening au12 thority’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘his staff judge advo14 cate or legal officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

15 staff judge advocate or legal officer of the 

16 convening authority’’. 

17 (c) AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL WITH

18 RESPECT TO CERTAIN OFFENSES OCCURRING BEFORE

19 EFFECTIVE DATE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORMS EN20 ACTED IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

21 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.— 

22 (1) AUTHORITY.—Section 824a of title 10, 

23 United States Code, as added by section 531 of the 

24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

25 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1692), is 
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1 amended by adding at the end the following new 

2 subsection: 

3 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL AUTHORITY OVER

4 CERTAIN OTHER OFFENSES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) OFFENSES OCCURRING BEFORE EFFEC6 TIVE DATE.—A special trial counsel may, at the sole 

7 and exclusive discretion of the special trial counsel, 

8 exercise authority over the following offenses: 

9 ‘‘(A) An offense under section 917a (arti10 cle 117a), 918 (article 118), section 919 (article 

11 119), section 920 (article 120), section 920b 

12 (article 120b), section 920c (article 120c), sec13 tion 928b (article 128b), or the standalone of14 fense of child pornography punishable under 

15 section 934 (article 134) of this title that oc16 curred on or before December 27, 2023. 

17 ‘‘(B) An offense under section 925 (article 

18 125), section 930 (article 130), or section 932 

19 (article 132) of this title that occurred on or 

20 after January 1, 2019, and before December 

21 28, 2023. 

22 ‘‘(C) An offense under section 925 (article 

23 125) of this title alleging an act of nonconsen24 sual sodomy that occurred before January 1, 

25 2019. 
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1 ‘‘(D) A conspiracy to commit an offense 

2 specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as 

3 punishable under section 881 of this title (arti4 cle 81). 

5 ‘‘(E) A solicitation to commit an offense 

6 specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as 

7 punishable under section 882 of this title (arti8 cle 82). 

9 ‘‘(F) An attempt to commit an offense 

10 specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or 

11 (E) as punishable under section 880 of this title 

12 (article 80). 

13 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 

14 ‘‘(A) TREATMENT AS COVERED OF15 FENSE.—If a special trial counsel exercises au16 thority over an offense pursuant to paragraph 

17 (1), the offense over which the special trial 

18 counsel exercises authority shall be considered a 

19 covered offense for purposes of this chapter. 

20 ‘‘(B) KNOWN OR RELATED OFFENSES.—If 

21 a special trial counsel exercises authority over 

22 an offense pursuant to paragraph (1), the spe23 cial trial counsel may exercise the authority of 

24 the special trial counsel under subsection 

25 (c)(2)(B) with respect to other offenses de-
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1 scribed in that subparagraph without regard to 

2 the date on which the other offenses occur.’’. 

3 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO EFFECTIVE

4 DATE.—Section 539C(a) of the National Defense 

5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 

6 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘and shall’’ and inserting ‘‘and, except as provided 

8 in section 824a(d) of title 10, United States Code 

9 (article 24a(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Jus10 tice), shall’’. 

11 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 subsection (b) and subsection (c)(1) shall take effect im13 mediately after the coming into effect of the amendments 

14 made by part 1 of subtitle D of title V of the National 

15 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 

16 Law 117–81) as provided in section 539C of that Act (10 

17 U.S.C. 801 note). 

18 SEC. 533. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN RECORDS OF CRIMINAL 

19 INVESTIGATIONS. 

20 (a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De21 fense shall develop and implement uniform guidance pro22 viding for the modification of titling and indexing systems 

23 to ensure that a record identifying a member or former 

24 member of the Armed Forces as the subject of a criminal 

25 investigation is removed from such system if that member 
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1 or former member is cleared of wrongdoing as described 

2 in subsection (d). 

3 (b) REVIEW AND DOCUMENTATION.—Not later than 

4 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 

5 Secretary concerned, pursuant to the guidance issued by 

6 the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) and in con7 sultation with the appropriate Judge Advocate General, 

8 shall— 

9 (1) review the titling and indexing systems of 

10 the defense criminal investigative organizations 

11 under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to identify 

12 each record in such system that pertains to a mem13 ber or former member of the Armed Forces who has 

14 been cleared of wrongdoing as described in sub15 section (d); 

16 (2) notify the defense criminal investigative or17 ganization involved of each record identified under 

18 paragraph (1); and 

19 (3) direct the head of the organization to re20 move the record in accordance with subsection (c). 

21 (c) DEADLINE FOR REMOVAL.—The head of a de22 fense criminal investigative organization that receives a 

23 notice under subsection (b)(2) with respect to a record in 

24 a titling or indexing system shall ensure that the record 
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1 is removed from such system by not later than 30 days 

2 after the date on which the notice is received. 

3 (d) DISPOSITION OF INVESTIGATIONS.—A member or 

4 former member of the Armed Forces who is the subject 

5 of a criminal investigation shall be considered to have been 

6 cleared of wrongdoing for purposes of subsection (a) if— 

7 (1) the member or former member is found not 

8 guilty at military or civilian trial for the alleged of9 fense; 

10 (2) an investigation conducted by defense crimi11 nal investigative organization or another Federal or 

12 civilian law enforcement agency determines that— 

13 (A) the member or former member is not 

14 responsible for the alleged offense; or 

15 (B) was mistakenly identified as a subject; 

16 (3) the alleged offence was addressed through 

17 non-judicial punishment imposed under section 815 

18 of title 10, United States Code (article 15 of the 

19 Uniform Code of Military Justice) and the involun20 tary separation of the member was not required or 

21 recommended as part of such punishment; 

22 (4) the investigation into the alleged offense has 

23 been open for 10 years or more and charges have 

24 not been filed; 

25 (5) the member or former member is pardoned; 
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1 (6) the reasons specified for the charges are un2 supported by the evidence of the offense a for which 

3 the member or former member was under investiga4 tion as determined by— 

5 (A) a court-martial or other proceeding 

6 brought under chapter 47 of title 10, United 

7 States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Jus8 tice). 

9 (B) an administrative proceeding within 

10 the Department of Defense or the Armed Force 

11 concerned. 

12 (C) a civilian court; or 

13 (7) the Government makes a final determina14 tion not to prosecute the member or former member 

15 for the criminal offense for which the member or 

16 former member was under investigation. 

17 (e) PROHIBITION ON INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.— 

18 No member of an Armed Force may be involuntarily sepa19 rated solely for— 

20 (1) an offense for which the member is cleared 

21 of wrongdoing as described in subsection (d); or 

22 (2) an offense for which the punishment of sep23 aration was not specifically recommended— 
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1 (A) by a court-martial under chapter 47 of 

2 title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code 

3 of Military Justice); or 

4 (B) by a commander pursuant to the com5 mander’s authority to impose non-judicial pun6 ishment under section 815 of such chapter (ar7 ticle 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus8 tice). 

9 (f) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—The requirements of 

10 this section are in addition to any requirements imposed 

11 under section 549 of the National Defense Authorization 

12 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). This sec13 tion shall supercede any provision of section 549 of the 

14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

15 (Public Law 117–263) that is inconsistent with this sec16 tion, but only to the extent of the inconsistency. 

17 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘defense criminal investigative or19 ganization’’ means— 

20 (A) the Army Criminal Investigation Com21 mand; 

22 (B) the Naval Criminal Investigative Serv23 ice; 

24 (C) the Air Force Office of Special Inves25 tigations; 
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1 (D) the Coast Guard Investigative Service; 

2 (E) the Defense Criminal Investigative 

3 Service; and 

4 (F) any other organization or element of 

5 the Department of Defense or an Armed Force 

6 that is responsible for conducting criminal in7 vestigations. 

8 (2) The term ‘‘promotion board’’ has the mean9 ing given such term in section 628 of title 10, 

10 United States Code. 

11 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 

12 meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, 

13 United States Code. 

14 (4) The term ‘‘selection board’’ has the mean15 ing given such term in section 1558 of title 10, 

16 United States Code. 

17 (5) 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 (as those terms are de21 fined in section 549(g) of the National Defense Au22 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

23 117–263)), including the Defense Central Index of 

24 Investigations (commonly known as ‘‘DCII’’). 
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1 SEC. 534. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RE2 LOCATION OF ARMY CID SPECIAL AGENT 

3 TRAINING COURSE. 

4 (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 

5 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

6 for fiscal year 2024 for the Army may be obligated or ex7 pended to relocate an Army CID special agent training 

8 course until each of the requirements specified in para9 graphs (1) and (2) of section 548(a) of the James M. 

10 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

11 2023 (Public Law 117–263) have been met. 

12 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘relo13 cate’’ and ‘‘Army CID special agent training course’’ have 

14 the meanings given those terms in section 548(b) of the 

15 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 

17 SEC. 535. VOTES REQUIRED FOR CONVICTION, SEN18 TENCING, AND OTHER MATTERS IN GENERAL 

19 AND SPECIAL COURTS-MARTIAL. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 852 of title 10, United 

21 States Code (article 52 of the Uniform Code of Military 

22 Justice), is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘by the 

24 concurrence of at least three-fourths of the members 

25 present’’ and inserting ‘‘by the unanimous concur26 rence of all members present’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘by the 

2 concurrence of at least three-fourths of the members 

3 present’’ and inserting ‘‘by the unanimous concur4 rence of all members present’’. 

5 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub6 section (a) shall apply with respect to courts-martial con7 vened under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code 

8 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), on or after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 Subtitle E—Other Legal Matters 

11 SEC. 541. CLARIFICATIONS OF PROCEDURE IN INVESTIGA12 TIONS OF PERSONNEL ACTIONS TAKEN 

13 AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

14 IN RETALIATION FOR PROTECTED COMMU15 NICATIONS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraphs (D) and (E) of 

17 paragraph (4) of section 1034(c) of title 10, United States 

18 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(D)(i) Upon determining that an investigation of an 

20 allegation under paragraph (1) is warranted, the Inspector 

21 General making the determination shall expeditiously in22 vestigate the allegation to determine whether the protected 

23 communication or activity under subsection (b) was a con24 tributing factor in the personnel action prohibited under 

25 subsection (b) that was taken or withheld (or threatened 
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1 to be taken or withheld) against a member of the armed 

2 forces. 

3 ‘‘(ii) In the case of a determination made by the In4 spector General of the Department of Defense, that In5 spector General may delegate responsibility for the inves6 tigation to an appropriate Inspector General of a military 

7 department. 

8 ‘‘(iii) The member alleging the prohibited personnel 

9 action may use circumstantial evidence to demonstrate 

10 that the protected communication or activity under sub11 section (b) was a contributing factor in the personnel ac12 tion prohibited under subsection (b). Such circumstantial 

13 evidence may include that the person taking such prohib14 ited personnel action knew of the protected communication 

15 or activity, and that the prohibited personnel action oc16 curred within a period of time such that a reasonable per17 son could conclude that the communication or protected 

18 activity was a contributing factor in the personnel action. 

19 ‘‘(iv) If the Inspector General determines it likelier 

20 than not that the member made a communication or par21 ticipated in an activity protected under subsection (b) that 

22 was a contributing factor in a personnel action described 

23 in such subsection, the Inspector General shall presume 

24 such personnel action to be prohibited under such sub25 section unless the Inspector General determines there is 
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1 clear and convincing evidence that the same personnel ac2 tion would have occurred in the absence of such protected 

3 communication or activity. 

4 ‘‘(E) If the Inspector General preliminarily deter5 mines in an investigation under subparagraph (D) that a 

6 personnel action prohibited under subsection (b) has oc7 curred and that such personnel action shall result in an 

8 immediate hardship to the member alleging the personnel 

9 action, the Inspector General shall promptly notify the 

10 Secretary of the military department concerned or the Sec11 retary of Homeland Security, as applicable, of the hard12 ship, and such Secretary shall take such action as such 

13 Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 

14 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such paragraph is 

15 further amended in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking 

16 ‘‘subsection (h)’’ both places it appears and inserting 

17 ‘‘subsection (i)’’. 

18 SEC. 542. SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS 

19 OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

20 FOR THE ARMED FORCES. 

21 (a) CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF

22 APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1259 of title 28, 

24 United States Code, is amended— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or de2 nied’’ after ‘‘granted’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or de4 nied’’ after ‘‘granted’’. 

5 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND6 MENTS.— 

7 (A) TITLE 10.—Section 867a(a) of title 10, 

8 United States Code (article 67a of the Uniform 

9 Code of Military Justice), is amended by strik10 ing ‘‘The Supreme Court may not review by a 

11 writ of certiorari under this section any action 

12 of the United States Court of Appeals for the 

13 Armed Forces in refusing to grant a petition 

14 for review.’’. 

15 (B) TIME FOR APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF

16 CERTIORARI.—Section 2101(g) of title 28, 

17 United States Code, is amended to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(g) The time for application for a writ of certiorari 

20 to review a decision of the United States Court of Appeals 

21 for the Armed Forces, or the decision of a Court of Crimi22 nal Appeals that the United States Court of Appeals for 

23 the Armed Forces refuses to grant a petition to review, 

24 shall be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court.’’. 

25 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

2 the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take 

3 effect upon the expiration of the 180-day period be4 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 

5 shall apply to any petition granted or denied by the 

6 United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 

7 Forces on or after that effective date. 

8 (2) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE RULES.—The 

9 authority of the Supreme Court to prescribe rules to 

10 carry out section 2101(g) of title 28, United States 

11 Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B) of this 

12 section, shall take effect on the date of the enact13 ment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 543. STUDY ON REMOVAL OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM 

15 ADVOCATES FROM THE CHAIN OF COMMAND 

16 OF VICTIMS. 

17 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

18 a study to determine— 

19 (1) the feasibility and advisability of requiring 

20 that any Sexual Assault Victim Advocate assigned to 

21 a victim under section 1565b of title 10, United 

22 States Code, be from outside the chain of command 

23 of the victim; and 
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1 (2) the potential effects of such a requirement 

2 on the ability of the Armed Forces to implement sex3 ual assault prevention and response programs. 

4 (b) 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 the House of Representatives a report on the 

8 results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 

9 Subtitle F—Member Education 

10 SEC. 551. MILITARY EDUCATION FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS 

11 FORCES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 167 of title 10, United 

13 States Code, is amended as follows: 

14 (1) In subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end 

15 the following new subparagraph: 

16 ‘‘(K) Providing for the education of members of 

17 the special operations forces at degree-granting in18 stitutions of higher military education.’’. 

19 (2) In subsection (g)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

21 the end; 

22 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe23 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(3) joint special operations-peculiar education, 

2 leader preparation, and leader development, includ3 ing payment of tuition fees for members attending 

4 degree-granting education programs.’’. 

5 (3) By adding at the end the following new sub6 section: 

7 ‘‘(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘degree-granting institutions of 

9 higher military education’ means— 

10 ‘‘(A) the professional military education 

11 schools; 

12 ‘‘(B) the senior level service schools; 

13 ‘‘(C) the intermediate level service schools; 

14 ‘‘(D) the joint intermediate level service 

15 school; 

16 ‘‘(E) the Naval Postgraduate School; 

17 ‘‘(F) the United States Air Force Institute 

18 of Technology; and 

19 ‘‘(G) the Service Academies. 

20 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘intermediate level service 

21 school’, ‘joint intermediate level service school’, and 

22 ‘senior level service school’ have the meaning given 

23 such terms in section 2151 of this title. 
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1 ‘‘(3) The term ‘professional military education 

2 schools’ means the schools specified in section 2162 

3 of this title. 

4 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Service Academy’ has the mean5 ing given such term in section 347 of this title. 

6 ‘‘(5) The term ‘special operations-peculiar aca7 demic education’ means education at degree-grant8 ing institutions of higher military education that in9 volves or impacts the United States Special Oper10 ations Command.’’. 

11 (b) AUTHORITY TO EXPEND CERTAIN FUNDS.—Con12 sistent with such regulations as the Secretary of Defense 

13 may prescribe to carry out the amendments made this sec14 tion, the Commander of the United States Special Oper15 ations Command may expend funds appropriated for 

16 Major Force Program 11 for fiscal year 2024 or subse17 quent fiscal years to support special operations-peculiar 

18 academic education at degree-granting institutions of 

19 higher military education. 

20 SEC. 552. EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE 

21 AS ADMINISTRATORS AND INSTRUCTORS IN 

22 THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 

23 CORPS. 

24 Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is 

25 amended— 
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1 (1) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and re2 designating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 

3 (e) and (f), respectively; and 

4 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(d)(1) Instead of, or in addition to, detailing officers 

7 and noncommissioned officers on active duty under sub8 section (c)(1), the Secretary of the military department 

9 concerned may authorize qualified institutions to employ, 

10 as administrators and instructors in the program, appli11 cants who are— 

12 ‘‘(A) retired officers and noncommissioned offi13 cers whose qualifications are approved by the Sec14 retary and the institution concerned; 

15 ‘‘(B) officers and noncommissioned officers 

16 who— 

17 ‘‘(i) have completed at least eight years of 

18 service in the armed forces; 

19 ‘‘(ii) have received honorable discharges 

20 not longer than five years before applying for 

21 such employment; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) are approved by the Secretary of the 

23 military department concerned and the institu24 tion concerned; 
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1 ‘‘(C) officers and noncommissioned officers who 

2 are in an active status; or 

3 ‘‘(D) officers and noncommissioned officers— 

4 ‘‘(i) who are under 60 years of age; 

5 ‘‘(ii) who but for age, would be eligible for 

6 retired pay for non-regular service under sec7 tion 12731 of this title; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) whose qualifications are approved by 

9 the Secretary of the military department con10 cerned and the institution concerned. 

11 ‘‘(2) Employment under this subsection shall be sub12 ject to the following conditions: 

13 ‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a 

14 joint service instructor pay scale system to pay ad15 ministrators and instructors employed under this 

16 subsection. 

17 ‘‘(B) Subject to subparagraph (C), the Sec18 retary of the military department concerned shall 

19 pay to an institution that employs an administrator 

20 or instructor under this subsection an amount equal 

21 to one-half of the pay paid by the Secretary of the 

22 military department concerned to such individual for 

23 any period. 

24 ‘‘(C) The Secretary of the military department 

25 concerned may pay the institution more than the 
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1 amount set forth in subparagraph (B) if the Sec2 retary concerned determines that— 

3 ‘‘(i) the institution is in an educationally 

4 and economically deprived area; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) such action is in the national interest. 

6 ‘‘(D) Payments by the Secretary of the military 

7 department concerned under this subsection shall be 

8 made from funds appropriated for such purpose. 

9 ‘‘(E) The Secretary of the military department 

10 concerned may require an individual employed under 

11 this subsection to transfer to the Individual Ready 

12 Reserve.’’. 

13 SEC. 553. PROHIBITION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR MAINTE14 NANCE OF A UNIT OF THE JUNIOR RESERVE 

15 OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS AT AN EDU16 CATIONAL INSTITUTION OWNED, OPERATED, 

17 OR CONTROLLED BY THE CHINESE COM18 MUNIST PARTY. 

19 Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, as 

20 amended by section 552, is further amended by adding 

21 at the end the following new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(g) No unit may be established or maintained at an 

23 educational institution that is owned, operated, or con24 trolled by a person that— 

25 ‘‘(1) is the People’s Republic of China; 
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1 ‘‘(2) is a member of the Chinese Communist 

2 Party; 

3 ‘‘(3) is a member of the People’s Liberation 

4 Army; 

5 ‘‘(4) is identified by the Secretary of Defense 

6 under section 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) 

7 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

8 Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese 

9 military company; 

10 ‘‘(5) is included in the Non-SDN Chinese Mili11 tary-Industrial Complex Companies List published 

12 by the Department of the Treasury; or 

13 ‘‘(6) is owned by or controlled by or is an agen14 cy or instrumentality of any person described in 

15 paragraphs (1) through (5).’’. 

16 SEC. 554. INCLUSION OF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAMS 

17 AT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF PROFES18 SIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. 

19 (a) UNITED STATES ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL

20 STAFF COLLEGE.—Chapter 751 of title 10, United States 

21 Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 

22 section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 7423. Establishment of advanced research program 

2 at the United States Army Command and 

3 General Staff College 

4 ‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 

5 Army, the President of the United States Army Command 

6 and General Staff College shall establish, within the Col7 lege, an advanced research program that examines the 

8 character of near-future operational-tactical warfighting 

9 at the high end of the conflict spectrum in East Asia. The 

10 program shall use wargaming, operations research, and 

11 systems analysis as the primary methodologies for devel12 oping scenarios for analysis under the program.’’. 

13 (b) NAVAL WAR COLLEGE.—Chapter 859 of title 10, 

14 United States Code is amended by adding at the end the 

15 following new section: 

16 ‘‘§ 8596. Establishment of advanced research program 

17 at the Naval War College 

18 ‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 

19 Navy, the President of the Naval War College shall estab20 lish, within the College, an advanced research program 

21 that examines the character of near-future operational22 tactical warfighting at the high end of the conflict spec23 trum in East Asia. The program shall use wargaming, op24 erations research, and systems analysis as the primary 

25 methodologies for developing scenarios for analysis under 

26 the program.’’. 
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1 (c) AIR UNIVERSITY.—Chapter 951 of title 10, 

2 United States Code is amended by inserting after section 

3 9420 the following new section: 

4 ‘‘§ 9421. Establishment of advanced research program 

5 at the Air University 

6 ‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 

7 Air Force, the Commander of the Air University shall es8 tablish, within the University, an advanced research pro9 gram that examines the character of near-future oper10 ational-tactical warfighting at the high end of the conflict 

11 spectrum in East Asia. The program shall use wargaming, 

12 operations research, and systems analysis as the primary 

13 methodologies for developing scenarios for analysis under 

14 the program.’’. 

15 (d) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than February 

16 1 of each year, the President of the United States Army 

17 Command and General Staff College, the President of the 

18 Naval War College, and the Commander of the Air Uni19 versity shall each provide to the Committees on Armed 

20 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

21 a briefing on wargaming outcomes and force structure rec22 ommendations resulting from activities conducted under 

23 the advanced research programs established under sec24 tions 7423, 8596, and 9421 of title 10, United States 

25 Code, respectively. 
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1 SEC. 555. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF 

2 THE ARMY AND THE NAVY TO ATTEND THE 

3 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—During fiscal year 2024, the 

5 Secretaries of the Army and the Navy shall each imple6 ment a pilot program to send enlisted members of the 

7 Army and the Navy, respectively, to earn master’s degrees 

8 at NPS, in programs determined appropriate by each such 

9 Secretary in coordination with the President of NPS. 

10 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—A member of the Army or Navy 

11 shall be eligible to participate in such a pilot program on 

12 the same bases as a member of the Marine Corps pursuant 

13 to the MCGEP-E Pilot. 

14 (c) PARTICIPANTS: SELECTION; NUMBER.—The Sec15 retary concerned shall select a member who applies to par16 ticipate in such a pilot program on the same bases used 

17 to select a member of the Marine Corps pursuant to the 

18 MCGEP-E Pilot. Each Secretary concerned shall select a 

19 number of participants that equals the number of officers 

20 of the Armed Force concerned who attend NPS at the 

21 same time. 

22 (d) PROMOTION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Sec23 retary concerned shall promote a pilot program under this 

24 section to encourage members to apply. 

25 (e) DUTIES OF PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary con26 cerned shall ensure that the duties of a member selected 
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1 to participate in such a pilot program are performed by 

2 another member of the Armed Force concerned until the 

3 participant returns to such duties. 

4 (f) TERMINATION.—Each such pilot program shall 

5 terminate six years after commencement. 

6 (g) REPORT.—Not more than one year after the com7 pletion of a pilot program, each Secretary concerned, in 

8 coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 

9 to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 

10 Representatives and Senate a report on the pilot program. 

11 Each such report shall include the following: 

12 (1) The evaluation of the Secretary concerned 

13 of the effects of the pilot program on— 

14 (A) the career trajectories of participants 

15 (including effects on pay); 

16 (B) retention of participants; 

17 (C) recruitment; 

18 (D) job performance of participants; 

19 (E) merit-based promotions of partici20 pants; and 

21 (F) objectives outlined in the 2022 Na22 tional Defense Strategy to modernize the 

23 Armed Forces, spur innovation, and outpace 

24 and outthink adversaries of the United States; 
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1 (2) The recommendation of the Secretary con2 cerned regarding whether to make the pilot program 

3 permanent. 

4 (3) An estimate of funding and any legislation 

5 necessary to make the pilot program permanent. 

6 (4) Other matters the Secretary concerned de7 termines appropriate. 

8 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) The term ‘‘MCGEP-E Pilot’’ means the 

10 Fiscal Year 2023 Marine Corps Graduate Education 

11 Program – Enlisted Pilot Program. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘NPS’’ means the Naval Post13 graduate School. 

14 SEC. 556. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

15 ELIMINATION OF UNITS OF THE SENIOR RE16 SERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. 

17 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

18 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

19 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex20 pended to elminate a unit of the Senior Reserve Officers’ 

21 Training Corps at an institution of higher education. 
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1 Subtitle G—Member Training 

2 SEC. 561. INCREASE IN ACCESSION BONUS FOR NURSE OF3 FICER CANDIDATES. 

4 Section 2130a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$40,000’’; and 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$20,000’’. 

10 SEC. 562. SERVICE ACADEMIES: NUMBERS OF NOMINA11 TIONS BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND AP12 POINTMENTS BY THE SECRETARIES OF THE 

13 MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 

14 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 

15 7442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following 

17 paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘10 persons’’ and in18 serting ‘‘15 persons’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘150’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘250’’. 

21 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 

22 8454 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following 

24 paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘10 persons’’ and in25 serting ‘‘15 persons’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘150’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘250’’. 

3 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 

4 9442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following 

6 paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘10 persons’’ and in7 serting ‘‘15 persons’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘150’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘250’’. 

10 SEC. 563. INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF NOMINEES FROM 

11 GUAM TO THE SERVICE ACADEMIES. 

12 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 

13 7442 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sec14 tion 562, is further amended, in subsection (a)(8), by 

15 striking ‘‘Four’’ and inserting ‘‘Five’’. 

16 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 

17 8454 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sec18 tion 562, is further amended, in subsection (a)(8), by 

19 striking ‘‘Four’’ and inserting ‘‘Five’’. 

20 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 

21 9442 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sec22 tion 562, is further amended, in subsection (a)(8), by 

23 striking ‘‘Four’’ and inserting ‘‘Five’’. 
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1 SEC. 564. EXEMPTION OF CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN WHO RE2 FUSES TO RECEIVE A VACCINATION AGAINST 

3 COVID–19 FROM REQUIREMENT TO REPAY 

4 TUITION AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY. 

5 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 

6 7448(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A cadet’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a cadet or 

11 former cadet who does not fulfill the terms of the agree12 ment as specified under subsection (a), or the alternative 

13 obligation imposed under subsection (b), because such 

14 cadet or former cadet was not tendered an appointment 

15 as a commissioned officer on the sole basis that the cadet 

16 or former cadet refused to receive a vaccination against 

17 COVID–19.’’. 

18 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 

19 8459(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A midshipman’’; 

21 and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a midshipman 

25 or former midshipman who does not fulfill the terms of 

26 the agreement as specified under subsection (a), or the 
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1 alternative obligation imposed under subsection (b), be2 cause such midshipman or former midshipman was not 

3 tendered an appointment as a commissioned officer on the 

4 sole basis that the midshipman or former midshipman re5 fused to receive a vaccination against COVID–19.’’. 

6 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 

7 9448(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A cadet’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a cadet or 

12 former cadet who does not fulfill the terms of the agree13 ment as specified under subsection (a), or the alternative 

14 obligation imposed under subsection (b), because such 

15 cadet or former cadet was not tendered an appointment 

16 as a commissioned officer on the sole basis that the cadet 

17 or former cadet refused to receive a vaccination against 

18 COVID–19.’’. 

19 (d) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.—The amend20 ments made by this section shall have retroactive effect 

21 and apply to a cadet or midshipman at a military service 

22 academy who, on or after January 1, 2020, was not ten23 dered an appointment as a commissioned officer in the 

24 Armed Forces on the sole basis that such cadet or mid-
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1 shipman refused to receive a vaccination against COVID– 

2 19. 

3 SEC. 565. TRAINING ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRAT4 EGY FOR MEMBERS OF CERTAIN ARMED 

5 FORCES. 

6 (a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of the military 

7 department concerned shall develop training to provide, to 

8 members of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of 

9 such Secretary, an unclassified, comprehensive overview of 

10 the National Defense Strategy, including— 

11 (1) the security environment facing the United 

12 States as outlined in the National Defense Strategy; 

13 and 

14 (2) defense priorities outlined in the National 

15 Defense Strategy. 

16 (b) PROVISION; FREQUENCY.—Such training shall be 

17 provided to a member of the Armed Forces— 

18 (1) during initial entry training; 

19 (2) at least once a year; 

20 (3) during a period of unit-level professional 

21 military education leadership training; and 

22 (4) at any other time determined by the Sec23 retary of the military department concerned. 

24 (c) SURVEY AND REPORT.—The Director of the De25 fense Manpower Data Center shall include in the annual 
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1 status of forces survey a survey regarding the awareness 

2 of members of the Armed Forces of the mission of the 

3 Department of Defense in the National Defense Strategy. 

4 The results of such survey— 

5 (1) shall be submitted by the Secretary of De6 fense to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

7 Senate and the House of Representatives in a re8 port; and 

9 (2) shall be used by the Secretary of a military 

10 department as a benchmark to evaluate and update 

11 training developed and provided under this section. 

12 SEC. 566. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 

13 CERTAIN TRAINING OR EDUCATION THAT 

14 PROMOTES CRITICAL RACE THEORY. 

15 (a) PROHIBITION.—No funds authorized to be appro16 priated by this Act may be used to promote critical race 

17 theory— 

18 (1) at a Service Academy; 

19 (2) in training provided to a member of the 

20 Armed Forces; or 

21 (3) in professional military education. 

22 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) The term ‘‘critical race theory’’ means the 

24 theory that individuals, by virtue of race, ethnicity, 

25 color, or national origin, bear collective guilt and are 
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1 inherently responsible for actions committed in the 

2 past by other individuals of such race, ethnicity, 

3 color, or national origin. 

4 (2) The term ‘‘Service Academy’’ has the mean5 ing given such term in section 347 of title 10, 

6 United States Code. 

7 SEC. 567. SEX-NEUTRAL HIGH FITNESS STANDARDS FOR 

8 ARMY CLOSE COMBAT FORCE MILITARY OC9 CUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES. 

10 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of the Army shall implement sex-neutral fitness standards 

13 on the Army Combat Fitness Test that are enhanced in 

14 each tested category for members in the following military 

15 occupational specialties or areas of concentration: 

16 (1) 11A. 

17 (2) 11B. 

18 (3) 11C. 

19 (4) 12A. 

20 (5) 12B. 

21 (6) 13A. 

22 (7) 13F. 

23 (8) 18A. 

24 (9) 18B. 

25 (10) 18C. 
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1 (11) 18D. 

2 (12) 18E. 

3 (13) 18F. 

4 (14) 18Z. 

5 (15) 19A. 

6 (16) 19D. 

7 (17) 25C assigned to infantry, calvary, and en8 gineer line companies or troops in brigade combat 

9 teams and infantry battalions. 

10 (18) 68W assigned to infantry, calvary, and en11 gineer line companies or troops in brigade combat 

12 teams and infantry battalions. 

13 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

15 Army provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed 

16 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives de17 scribing the methodology used to establish standards 

18 under subsection (a). 

19 SEC. 568. COSTS OF TRAINING ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 1, 2024, and 

21 annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

22 to Congress a report on, with regards to training on crit23 ical race theory provided by the Secretary during the pre24 vious calendar year— 
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1 (1) the number of hours spent by members of 

2 the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the De3 partment of Defense; and 

4 (2) total costs to the Department. 

5 (b) CRITICAL RACE THEORY DEFINED.—In this sec6 tion, the term ‘‘critical race theory’’ means an ideology 

7 based on the following premises: 

8 (1) Race is a socially constructed category that 

9 is used to oppress and exploit people of color. 

10 (2) The law and legal institutions of the United 

11 States are inherently racist insofar as they function 

12 to create and maintain social, economic, and political 

13 inequalities between whites and nonwhites, especially 

14 African Americans. 

15 SEC. 569. PUBLICATION OF TRAINING MATERIALS OF THE 

16 DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGE17 MENT INSTITUTE. 

18 Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of 

19 Defense shall publish all materials created by the Defense 

20 Equal Opportunity Management Institute for the purpose 

21 of training members of the Armed Forces on the website 

22 of such Institute. 

23 SEC. 570. FUNDING FOR SKILLBRIDGE. 

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 4301, line 440 for 

2 Office of Secretary of Defense, as specified in the cor3 responding funding table in section 4301, is hereby in4 creased by $5,000,000 for the Skillbridge program. 

5 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

6 in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

7 to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Main8 tenance, Defense-wide, for Washington Headquarters 

9 Services, line 500, as specified in the corresponding fund10 ing table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by 

11 $5,000,000. 

12 SEC. 570A. ACCESS TO ARMY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS 

13 AND RESOURCES SYSTEM ON A PERSONAL 

14 INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICE. 

15 (a) ACCESS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary of the Army shall ensure, subject to para19 graph (2), that a member of the reserve components 

20 of the Army may access the Army Training Require21 ments and Resources System using a personal inter22 net-enabled device. 

23 (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of the Army 

24 may restrict access to the Army Training Require25 ments and Resources System on personal internet- 
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1 enabled devices if the Secretary determines such re2 striction is necessary to ensure the security and in3 tegrity of information systems and data of the 

4 United States. 

5 (b) ARMY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND RE6 SOURCES SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

7 ‘‘Army Training Requirements and Resources System’’ 

8 means the online, real-time information management sys9 tem of the Army used to catalogue and manage training 

10 courses, or any successor to such system. 

11 SEC. 570B. MILITARY VEHICLE OPERATOR TRAINING PRO12 GRAM. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING CURRICULUM.— 

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 establish a standardized 

17 training curriculum for military vehicle operations, 

18 encompassing both classroom and practical training 

19 components. 

20 (2) DEVELOPMENT.—The training curriculum 

21 under paragraph (1) shall be developed in collabora22 tion with subject matter experts, experienced mem23 bers of the Armed Forces, and relevant stakeholders, 

24 and shall cover essential topics such as vehicle dy25 namics, safety procedures, hazard recognition and 
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1 avoidance, defensive driving techniques, and vehicle 

2 recovery methods. 

3 (3) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

4 ensure that the training curriculum under paragraph 

5 (1) is regularly updated to incorporate emerging 

6 best practices and technological advancements in 

7 military vehicle operations. 

8 (b) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

10 shall establish a certification program to validate the 

11 proficiency of members of the Armed Forces in mili12 tary vehicle operations. 

13 (2) DESIGN OF PROGRAM.—The certification 

14 program shall be designed to ensure that all mem15 bers of the Armed Forces, regardless of deployment 

16 status, receive adequate training in military vehicle 

17 operations before being assigned to operational duty. 

18 (3) ASSESSMENTS.—The certification program 

19 shall include written exams, practical assessments, 

20 and evaluations of demonstrated competence. 

21 (4) NOTICE OF COMPLETION.—Notice shall be 

22 issued to members of the Armed Forces who suc23 cessfully complete the training program and meet 

24 the established proficiency criteria. 

25 (c) DEADLINES.— 
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1 (1) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT.—Not 

2 later than one year after the date of the enactment 

3 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence 

4 the development and implementation of the training 

5 curriculum under subsection (a) and the certification 

6 program under subsection (b). 

7 (2) DEADLINE FOR FULL INTEGRATION.—Not 

8 later than three years after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, the training curriculum under sub10 section (a) and the certification program under sub11 section (b) shall be fully integrated into military 

12 training programs. 

13 (d) TRAINING DELIVERY METHODS.—In carrying 

14 out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

15 (1) develop a comprehensive and interactive 

16 training methodology that combines traditional 

17 classroom instruction with hands-on, practical train18 ing exercises: 

19 (2) encourage the use of modern training tech20 nologies, simulators, and realistic training environ21 ments to enhance effectiveness of the training pro22 gram; and 

23 (3) ensure that training materials are up-to24 date, accessible, and tailored to the specific vehicle 
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1 types and operational environments members of the 

2 Armed Forces are likely to encounter. 

3 (e) INFORMATION COLLECTION AND EVALUA4 TIONS.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary of De5 fense shall— 

6 (1) update reporting mechanisms used to collect 

7 and analyze data related to military vehicle inci8 dents, including vehicle rollovers, and the causes of 

9 such incidents; 

10 (2) conduct regular evaluations of the effective11 ness of the training under this section in reducing 

12 incidents and improving the proficiency of military 

13 vehicle operators; and 

14 (3) promptly implement any recommendations 

15 for program improvements based on the results of 

16 such data and evaluations. 

17 SEC. 570C. MILITARY TRAINING AND COMPETENCY DATA18 BASE. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.— 

20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De21 fense shall establish— 

22 (A) a centralized database, to be known as 

23 the ‘‘Military Training and Competency Data24 base’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Data25 base’’), to record and maintain information re-
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1 lating to training performed by members of the 

2 Armed Forces; and 

3 (B) a process to make the information in 

4 the database available to States and potential 

5 employers to assist in determining if the train6 ing provided to a member or former member of 

7 the Armed Forces satisfies civilian licensing and 

8 certification requirements. 

9 (2) CONTENTS.—The Database shall include 

10 following information for each member of the Armed 

11 Forces: 

12 (A) Name, rank, and military service iden13 tification number. 

14 (B) Branch of service and specialty. 

15 (C) Details of completed training courses, 

16 certifications, and qualifications. 

17 (D) Any other information the Secretary 

18 determines appropriate. 

19 (3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Sec20 retary of Defense shall establish a process to make 

21 the information contained in the Database available 

22 to States and other employers upon request to assist 

23 such States and employers in verifying whether the 

24 training and qualifications of a member or former 
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1 member of the Armed Forces satisfies relevant civil2 ian licensing or certification requirements. 

3 (4) SECURITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.—The Sec4 retary of Defense shall ensure that the Database is 

5 secure, easily accessible, and regularly updated to re6 flect the training and qualifications acquired by 

7 members of the Armed Forces. 

8 (b) COMPETENCY REPORTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the information in 

10 the Database the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

11 to each member of the Armed Forces a document 

12 that outlines the training and qualifications acquired 

13 by a member while serving in the Armed Forces. 

14 Such document shall be known as a ‘‘competency re15 port’’. 

16 (2) FORMAT AND CONTENTS.—The Secretary of 

17 Defense shall develop a standardized format for 

18 competency reports, which shall include, at a min19 imum, the following information: 

20 (A) Relevant personal details about the 

21 member. 

22 (B) Description of training courses, certifi23 cations, and qualifications obtained. 

24 (C) Date and duration of each completed 

25 training. 
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1 (D) Authorized signatures and other nec2 essary authentication. 

3 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Competency reports shall 

4 be provided to members of the Armed Forces upon 

5 their separation or retirement from the Armed 

6 Forces. 

7 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary of Defense shall establish the necessary regu11 lations, procedures, and timelines for the implemen12 tation of this section. 

13 (2) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of Defense 

14 shall allocate sufficient resources to ensure the effec15 tive establishment, maintenance, and accessibility of 

16 the Database and the development and distribution 

17 of competency reports to members of the Armed 

18 Forces. 

19 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than two 

20 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

22 committees a report on the implementation and effective23 ness of the Database and any recommendations of the 

24 Secretary for improving the Database. The report shall 

25 include feedback and recommendations from States and 
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1 other employers regarding the usability and accuracy of 

2 the Database and the competency reports described in 

3 subsection (b). 

4 SEC. 570D. OUTREACH ABOUT MILITARY SERVICE ACAD5 EMIES AND NOMINATION PROCESS. 

6 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, shall— 

8 (1) establish a program under which Depart9 ment of Defense personnel shall provide outreach in 

10 each congressional district to increase awareness of 

11 the benefits of the military service academies and 

12 academy nomination process; and 

13 (2) make available sufficient resources to facili14 tate the program required by paragraph (1). 

15 SEC. 570E. CONSIDERATION OF STANDARDIZED TEST 

16 SCORES IN MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY AP17 PLICATION PROCESS. 

18 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 

19 United States Military Academy, the United States Naval 

20 Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy re21 quire the submission and consideration of standardized 

22 test scores as part of the their application processes. 
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1 SEC. 570F. ELIMINATION OF OFFICES OF DIVERSITY, EQ2 UITY, AND INCLUSION AND PERSONNEL OF 

3 SUCH OFFICES. 

4 Every office of the Armed Forces and of the Depart5 ment of Defense established to promote diversity, equity, 

6 and inclusion is eliminated and the employment of all per7 sonnel of such offices is terminated. 

8 SEC. 570G. PROHIBITION ON USE OF QUOTAS BASED ON 

9 RACE OR ETHNICITY IN SERVICE ACADEMY 

10 ADMISSIONS. 

11 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

12 this Act or otherwise made available for the military serv13 ice academies for fiscal year 2024 may be used to discrimi14 nate or to use quotas in admissions on the basis of race 

15 or ethnicity. 

16 Subtitle H—Member Transition 

17 SEC. 571. AMENDMENTS TO PATHWAYS FOR COUNSELING 

18 IN THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

19 Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

20 is amended— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘Dis22 ability’’ and inserting ‘‘Potential or confirmed dis23 ability’’; and 

24 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘Char25 acter’’ and inserting ‘‘Potential or confirmed char26 acter’’. 
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1 SEC. 572. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CONTENTS 

2 TO INCLUDE PREPARATION FOR AGRI3 CULTURE. 

4 Section 1144(f)(1)(D) of title 10, United States 

5 Code, is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); 

7 and 

8 (2) by inserting after clause (iv) the following: 

9 ‘‘(v) Preparation for agriculture.’’. 

10 SEC. 573. SKILLBRIDGE: STAFFING; BUDGETING; OUT11 REACH; REPORT. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143(e) of title 10, 

13 United States Code is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The Sec16 retary concerned’’; and 

17 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

18 subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of a military department shall 

20 carry out one or more programs under this subsection.’’; 

21 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

22 paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 

23 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol24 lowing new paragraphs: 

25 ‘‘(3) To carry out this subsection, the Secretary con26 cerned shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) assign not fewer than two full-time equiva2 lent positions; and 

3 ‘‘(B) develop for each fiscal year a funding plan 

4 that includes funding lines across the future-years 

5 defense program under section 221 of this title. 

6 ‘‘(4) For any program under this subsection, the Sec7 retary concerned shall, on an annual basis— 

8 ‘‘(A) circulate, to members serving on active 

9 duty under the jurisdiction of such Secretary con10 cerned, information about the program (including 

11 eligibility requirements and the application process); 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(B) conduct outreach to inform potential em14 ployers about Skillbridge, participating members, 

15 and how the program operates, and to increase the 

16 number of, and types of, employers that hire pro17 gram participants.’’. 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 

19 Secretary of a military department shall submit to the 

20 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 

21 of Representatives a report regarding Skillbridge in such 

22 military department (disaggregated by Armed Force, in 

23 the case of the Departments of the Navy and the Air 

24 Force). Such report shall include the following: 
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1 (1) The office with primary responsibility for 

2 Skillbridge, including the number of personnel as3 signed to Skillbridge in such office. 

4 (2) The anticipated funding amount. 

5 (3) The annual number of participants during 

6 fiscal years 2019 through 2023. 

7 (4) How such Secretary selects members to par8 ticipate. 

9 (5) How long it takes for a member to receive 

10 approval to participate. 

11 (6) How many members, disaggregated by 

12 rank, who, after participating, receive a job offer 

13 from a participating employer. 

14 SEC. 574. TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM: EXPANSION; 

15 EXTENSION. 

16 Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘; 

20 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

21 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

22 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

24 subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(C) as administrators and instructors of 

2 the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 

3 under section 2031(d) of this title.’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (d)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

6 (i) by redesignating subparagraph (D) 

7 as subparagraph (E); and 

8 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

9 (C) the following new subparagraph (D): 

10 ‘‘(D) If a member of the armed forces is apply11 ing for the Program to receive assistance for place12 ment as an administrator or instructor of the Junior 

13 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, the Secretary shall 

14 require the member to meet the requirements in sec15 tion 2031(d) of this title.’’; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)— 

17 (i) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ before ‘‘agree’’; 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘; or’’ and 

20 (iii) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new subclause: 

22 ‘‘(II) agree to seek employment as ad23 ministrators or instructors under the Jun24 ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in 

25 secondary schools or in other schools under 
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1 the jurisdiction of a local educational agen2 cy: and’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (e)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by inserting 

5 ‘‘administrator or instructor of the Junior Re6 serve Officers’ Training Corps,’’ before ‘‘or ca7 reer’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting 

9 ‘‘administrator or instructor of the Junior Re10 serve Officers’ Training Corps,’’ before ‘‘or ca11 reer’’; 

12 (4) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘ad13 ministrator or instructor of the Junior Reserve Offi14 cers’ Training Corps,’’ before ‘‘or career’’; 

15 (5) in subsection (h)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘ad16 ministrators or instructors of the Junior Reserve Of17 ficers’ Training Corps,’’ before ‘‘and career’’; and 

18 (6) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘2027’’. 

20 SEC. 575. REPORT ON THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PRO21 GRAM. 

22 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 

23 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com24 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 

25 Representatives a report on the effectiveness, timeliness, 
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1 and execution of TAP. The report under this section shall 

2 include the following elements: 

3 (1) The average length of time before separa4 tion when a member of an Armed Force, eligible for 

5 TAP, begins preseparation counseling under TAP, 

6 disaggregated by— 

7 (A) Armed Force; and 

8 (B) whether such member is an enlisted 

9 member or an officer. 

10 (2) The timeline and plan of action to imple11 ment the recommendations in GAO-23-104538, De12 cember 2022. 

13 (3) Steps the Secretary plans to take, and the 

14 related timeline for such steps, to address the find15 ing in the report cited in paragraph (2) that ap16 proximately 70 percent of members did not begin 

17 preseparation counseling under TAP at least one 

18 year before separation. 

19 (4) The feasibility of ensuring that, by January 

20 1, 2025, at least 75 percent of members eligible for 

21 TAP begin preseparation counseling under TAP at 

22 least one year before separation. 

23 (5) The feasibility of implementing a pilot pro24 gram to provide grants to non-Federal entities that 

25 provide industry-recognized certifications, job place-
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1 ment assistance, and related employment services to 

2 members eligible for TAP and spouses of such mem3 bers. 

4 (6) The feasibility of a pilot program that 

5 would require the military transition assistance 

6 teams of the Department of Defense to contact a 

7 veteran at least twice during each of the first three 

8 months after the veteran separates from an Armed 

9 Force, regarding— 

10 (A) transition to civilian life, including em11 ployment, access to benefits administered by the 

12 Secretary of Veterans Affairs, education, and 

13 family life; and 

14 (B) concerns regarding such transition. 

15 (7) Recommendations of the Secretary (includ16 ing legislation) to improve the long-term effective17 ness of TAP and the well-being of veterans. 

18 (8) Other information the Secretary determines 

19 necessary to provide such Committees with a com20 prehensive description of the participation of the 

21 members in TAP and any other program adminis22 tered by the Secretary that assists in the transition 

23 of members of the Armed Forces to civilian life. 

24 (b) TAP DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘TAP’’ 

25 means the Transition Assistance Program of the Depart-
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1 ment of Defense under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 

2 10, United States Code. 

3 SEC. 576. SKILLBRIDGE: APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) STUDY.—Not later than September 30, 2024, the 

5 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 

6 of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, 

7 shall conduct a study to identify the private entities par8 ticipating in Skillbridge that offer positions in registered 

9 apprenticeship programs to covered members. 

10 (b) RECRUITMENT.—The Secretary shall consult with 

11 officials and employees of the Department of Labor who 

12 have experience with registered apprenticeship programs 

13 to facilitate the Secretary entering into agreements with 

14 entities that offer positions described in subsection (a) in 

15 areas where the Secretary determines few such positions 

16 are available to covered members. 

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem19 ber of the Armed Forces eligible for Skillbridge. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship pro21 gram’’ means an apprenticeship program registered 

22 under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 

23 as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, 

24 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. 577. FEMALE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES 

5 AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART6 MENT OF DEFENSE IN STEM. 

7 (a) STUDY; REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 

8 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com9 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 

10 Representatives a report containing the results of a study 

11 on how to— 

12 (1) increase participation of covered individuals 

13 in positions in the covered Armed Forces or Depart14 ment of Defense and related to STEM; and 

15 (2) change Skillbridge to help covered individ16 uals eligible for Skillbridge find civilian employment 

17 in positions related to STEM. 

18 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

20 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

21 Force. 

22 (2) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means a fe23 male— 

24 (A) member of a covered Armed Force; or 
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1 (B) civilian employee of the Department of 

2 Defense. 

3 (3) The term ‘‘Skillbridge’’ means an employ4 ment skills training program under section 1143(e) 

5 of title 10, United States Code. 

6 (4) The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, tech7 nology, engineering, and mathematics. 

8 SEC. 578. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON THIRD9 PARTY JOB SEARCH TECHNOLOGY. 

10 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

11 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con12 gress a report on potential partnership opportunities with 

13 companies that provide third-party job search digital solu14 tions to assist active duty service members and veterans 

15 up to five years post-separation from the military find em16 ployment following their active duty service. Such report 

17 shall include the potential use and effectiveness of any 

18 such partnerships. 
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1 SEC. 579. NOTIFICATION BY SECRETARY CONCERNED TO 

2 THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RE3 GARDING A MEMBER WITH A HISTORY OF 

4 OPIOID ABUSE. 

5 Section 1142(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘In the case’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(2) In the case of a member eligible for 

11 preseparation counseling under this section whom the Sec12 retary concerned knows has a history of opioid abuse, the 

13 Secretary concerned shall notify the Secretary of Veterans 

14 Affairs of such history before the separation, retirement, 

15 or discharge of such member.’’. 

16 SEC. 580. REPORT ON SEPARATING MEMBERS WHO HAVE 

17 HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCE AND MEDICAL 

18 RESERVE CORPS. 

19 By not later than 180 days after the date of the en20 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta21 tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

22 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

23 Senate and House of Representatives a report on the proc24 ess by which members of the Armed Forces with health 

25 care experience transition to civilian life and the number 

26 such members who join the Medical Reserve Corps. 
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1 SEC. 580A. PROVISION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION RE2 GARDING A SEPARATING MEMBER. 

3 Subsection (d) of section 1142 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by striking the heading and inserting 

6 ‘‘TRANSMISSION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION TO

7 MEMBER AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF8 FAIRS’’; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘being medically separated or 

10 being retired under chapter 61 of this title’’ and in11 serting ‘‘separating or retiring from the armed 

12 forces’’; 

13 (3) by inserting ‘‘such member and’’ before 

14 ‘‘the Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’; and 

15 (4) by striking ‘‘within 60 days of’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘not later than 12 days after’’. 

17 SEC. 580B. TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR 

18 TRANSITIONING MEMBERS THROUGH COM19 MUNITY COLLEGES. 

20 (a) SKILLBRIDGE.—The Secretary of Defense may 

21 conduct outreach to community colleges in order to enter 

22 into more agreements with such community colleges that 

23 may provide training or internships to members of the 

24 Armed Forces pursuant to the Skillbridge program estab25 lished under section 1143(e) of title 10, United States 

26 Code. 
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1 (b) CENTERS FOR MILITARY AND VETERANS EDU2 CATION.—The Secretary of Defense may conduct outreach 

3 and provide assistance to community colleges to support 

4 the creation of centers at such community colleges through 

5 which members of the Armed Forces eligible for 

6 Skillbridge and veterans may receive job training. 

7 Subtitle I—Decorations and 

8 Awards 

9 SEC. 581. AUTHORIZATION FOR LAST MEMBER STANDING 

10 MEDAL. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Chapter 57 of title 10, United 

12 States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating sections 1135 and 1136 as 

14 sections 1136 and section 1137, respectively; and 

15 (2) by inserting after section 1134 the following 

16 new section: 

17 ‘‘§ 1135. Last Member Standing medal 

18 ‘‘(a) MEDAL AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary con19 cerned may issue a service medal, to be known as the ‘Last 

20 Member Standing medal’, to persons eligible under sub21 section (c). 

22 ‘‘(b) DESIGN.—The Last Member Standing medal 

23 shall be of an appropriate design approved by the Sec24 retary of Defense, with ribbons, lapel pins, and other ap25 purtenances. 
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1 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PERSONS.—Subject to subsection (d), 

2 a person eligible to be issued the Last Member Standing 

3 medal is any member who— 

4 ‘‘(1) served on active duty; 

5 ‘‘(2) was deployed during war or overseas con6 tingency operation; 

7 ‘‘(3) as a result of a combat instance during 

8 such war or overseas contingency, was the last sur9 viving member of a unit; 

10 ‘‘(4) demonstrated extraordinary heroism in de11 fense of the United States during such combat in12 stance; and 

13 ‘‘(5) whose character is recommended for rec14 ognition by their commanding officer and at least 

15 two peers. 

16 ‘‘(d) ONE MEDAL AUTHORIZED.—Not more than one 

17 Last Member Standing medal may be issued to any per18 son. 

19 ‘‘(e) ISSUANCE TO NEXT-OF-KIN.—If a person de20 scribed in subsection (c) is deceased, the Secretary con21 cerned may provide for issuance of the Last Member 

22 Standing medal to the next-of-kin of the person. 

23 ‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The issuance of a Last Member 

24 Standing medal shall be subject to such regulations as the 

25 Secretaries concerned shall prescribe for purposes of this 
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1 section. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any 

2 regulations prescribed under this subsection are uniform 

3 to the extent practicable.’’. 

4 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con5 gress that the Secretary of Defense should take appro6 priate actions to expedite— 

7 (1) the design of the Last Member Standing 

8 medal provided for by section 1136 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, as added by subsection (a); and 

10 (2) the establishment and implementation of 

11 mechanisms to facilitate the issuance of the Last 

12 Member Standing Medal to persons eligible for the 

13 issuance of the medal under such section. 

14 SEC. 582. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 

15 HONOR TO MARCELINO SERNA FOR ACTS OF 

16 VALOR DURING WORLD WAR I. 

17 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim18 itations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States 

19 Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 

20 awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 

21 Armed Forces, the President may posthumously award the 

22 Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such title to 

23 Marcelino Serna for the acts of valor described in the sub24 section (b). 
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1 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

2 described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino 

3 Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for 

4 which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Serv5 ice Cross. 

6 SEC. 583. AWARD OF CERTAIN DECORATIONS TO CERTAIN 

7 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO 

8 SERVED IN AFGHANISTAN. 

9 The Secretary concerned shall award to a member of 

10 the Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan between July 

11 14, 2021 and August 30, 2021 in support of Operation 

12 Allies Refuge— 

13 (1) the Afghanistan campaign medal; 

14 (2) the combat action ribbon; and 

15 (3) the humanitarian service medal. 

16 SEC. 584. ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS OF OPERATION END 

17 SWEEP FOR VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL. 

18 The Secretary of the military department concerned 

19 may, upon the application of an individual who is a vet20 eran who participated in Operation End Sweep, award 

21 that individual the Vietnam Service Medal. 
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1 SEC. 585. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 

2 HONOR TO E. ROYCE WILLIAMS FOR ACTS OF 

3 VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 

4 (a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwith5 standing the time limitations specified in section 8298 of 

6 title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation 

7 with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 

8 who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award 

9 the Medal of Honor under section 8291 of such title to 

10 E. Royce Williams for the acts of valor described in sub11 section (b). 

12 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

13 described in this subsection are the actions of E. Royce 

14 Williams, as a lieutenant in the Navy, on November 18, 

15 1952, for which he was previously awarded the Navy Cross 

16 and the Taegeuk Order of Military Merit of South Korea. 

17 SEC. 586. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 

18 HONOR TO JAMES CAPERS, JR. FOR ACTS OF 

19 VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE MARINE CORPS 

20 DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim22 itations specified in sections 8298(a) and 8300 of title 10, 

23 United States Code, or any other time limitation with re24 spect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who 

25 served in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized 

26 to award the Medal of Honor, under section 8291 of such 
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1 title, to James Capers, Jr. for the acts of valor described 

2 in subsection (b). 

3 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

4 described in this subsection are the actions of James Ca5 pers, Jr., as a member of the Marine Corps, during the 

6 period of March 31 through April 3, 1967, during the 

7 Vietnam War, for which he was previously awarded the 

8 Silver Star. 

9 SEC. 587. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 

10 HONOR TO THOMAS H. GRIFFIN FOR ACTS OF 

11 VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY DURING 

12 THE VIETNAM WAR. 

13 (a) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—Congress recog14 nizes the following acts of valor by Thomas Helmut Grif15 fin: 

16 (1) Thomas Helmut Griffin distinguished him17 self by valorous actions against overwhelming odds 

18 while serving as a captain in the Army, Senior Advi19 sor, 4/5 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, 

20 Army of the Republic of Vietnam. 

21 (2) From March 1, 1969 through March 3, 

22 1969, during the Vietnam War, such battalion was 

23 ordered to forestall an imminent attack on Quang 

24 Ngai City threatened by units of the North Viet25 namese Army (hereinafter, ‘‘NVA’’). The 4/5 Bat-
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1 talion engaged unabatedly with an entrenched NVA 

2 regiment over the course of three days. Captain 

3 Griffin (hereinafter, ‘‘CPT Griffin’’) risked his life 

4 and disregarded his personal safety, all above and 

5 beyond his duty, on some 20 occasions, to lead his 

6 battalion in the fight as well as direct gunships, air, 

7 and artillery strikes on the enemy positions. 

8 (3) During the initial phase of battle, CPT 

9 Griffin made numerous trips across 50 meters of 

10 open ground, while under heavy automatic weapon, 

11 rocket, and small arms fire, to advise on the conduct 

12 of the battle and better direct strikes against enemy 

13 forces. Fearing slaughter of his soldiers, CPT Grif14 fin, with one of his counterparts from the Army of 

15 the Republic of Vietnam (hereinafter, ‘‘ARVN’’), 

16 charged directly into heavy enemy fire and assaulted 

17 a machine gun bunker. CPT Griffin continued these 

18 runs, despite the enemy shooting the heels off CPT 

19 Griffin’s boots. 

20 (4) After taking out the NVA bunker, CPT 

21 Griffin brandished the captured machine gun and 

22 rocket launcher to exhort his battalion out of the kill 

23 zone and continue the assault into the enemy en24 trenchments while remaining exposed to heavy fire. 

25 CPT Griffin’s raw and intense close combat leader-
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1 ship galvanized his battalion to move out of the kill 

2 zone and continue their mission. 

3 (5) CPT Griffin’s ARVN counterpart was 

4 struck by close fire, and CPT Griffin unhesitatingly 

5 carried the wounded commander to safety while 

6 shielding him with his own body against rocket and 

7 artillery fire. CPT Griffin proceeded to carry four 

8 more wounded soldiers to safety while protecting 

9 them with his own body, returning each time against 

10 devastating enemy fire. While leading the final at11 tack, CPT Griffin was hit three times in the chest 

12 by enemy small arms fire, yet continued to lead at 

13 the forefront of his battalion until the mission was 

14 completed. Under CPT Griffin’s command and lead15 ership, the 4/5 Battalion continued to reduce the 

16 enemy regiment’s fighting capacity. 

17 (6) CPT Griffin’s personal leadership in intense 

18 close combat resulted in a major win for his bat19 talion against overwhelming odds, killing 93 enemy 

20 soldiers and saving the lives of over 300 allied sol21 diers by galvanizing and leading them out of the kill 

22 zone. 

23 (7) CPT Griffin’s selfless devotion to duty, his 

24 extraordinary heroism, conspicuous gallantry and in25 trepidity, and numerous risks of his life above and 
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1 beyond the call of duty, are all in keeping with the 

2 highest traditions of the Army, and reflect great 

3 credit on himself, the Armed Forces, and the United 

4 States. 

5 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following with re6 gards to the original decision to award a Silver Star to 

7 Thomas Helmut Griffin: 

8 (1) When awarding him the Silver Star, CPT 

9 Griffin’s chain of command was unaware of the full 

10 extent of his valorous actions and the numerous 

11 risks he took for his soldiers, all above and beyond 

12 the call of duty. 

13 (2) Congress notes that although CPT Griffin 

14 was struck three times by enemy fire, and at one 

15 point was completely surrounded by the enemy, he 

16 continued to fight and lead his battalion against dev17 astating and overwhelming enemy fire. 

18 (3) Congress notes that CPT Griffin’s Com19 manding Officer, Colonel Dean E. Hutter (ret.), sent 

20 a letter to the Department of the Army dated No21 vember 6, 2013, in which he accounts for the revela22 tion of additional, substantive and material evidence 

23 not known at the time of the decision to award the 

24 Silver Star, and in which he describes as compelling 

25 ‘‘the justice of upgrading CPT Griffin’s sustained 
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1 and varied acts of combat valor to their rightful level 

2 of recognition, the Medal of Honor’’. 

3 (4) Congress further notes that Colonel Hutter 

4 issued a letter to former United States Representa5 tive Sam Farr on September 15, 2011, noting his 

6 support for an upgrade from a Silver Star to a 

7 Medal of Honor, having recognized CPT Griffin’s 

8 acts of valor as, ‘‘numerous, selfless demonstrations 

9 of personal risk in pressing a close-combat attack 

10 against a well-entrenched element of a battalion-size 

11 enemy formation’’. 

12 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF AWARD OF MEDAL OF

13 HONOR TO THOMAS HELMUT GRIFFIN FOR ACTS OF

14 VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY DURING THE VIET15 NAM WAR.— 

16 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the 

17 time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, 

18 United States Code, or any other time limitation 

19 with respect to the awarding of certain medals to 

20 persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Presi21 dent is authorized to award the Medal of Honor, 

22 under section 7271 of such title, to Thomas Helmut 

23 Griffin for the acts of valor described in subsection 

24 (b). 
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1 (2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of 

2 valor described in this subsection are the actions of 

3 Thomas H. Griffin during the period of March 1 

4 through March 3, 1969, while serving as a captain 

5 in the Army during the Vietnam War, for which he 

6 was previously awarded the Silver Star. 

7 Subtitle J—Other Personnel 

8 Matters, Reports, and Briefings 

9 SEC. 591. ARMED FORCES WORKPLACE SURVEYS. 

10 Subsection (c) of section 481 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and 

13 (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and 

14 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol15 lowing new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(3) Indicators of the assault (including un17 wanted sexual contact) that give reason to believe 

18 that the victim was targeted, or discriminated 

19 against, or both, for a status in a group.’’. 

20 SEC. 592. ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION FOR MEMBERS OF 

21 THE ARMED FORCES. 

22 Section 1044a of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended by adding at the end the following new sub24 section: 
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1 ‘‘(e)(1) A person named in subsection (b) may exer2 cise the powers described in subsection (a) through elec3 tronic means, including under circumstances where the in4 dividual with respect to whom such person is performing 

5 the notarial act is not physically present in the same loca6 tion as such person. 

7 ‘‘(2) A determination of the authenticity of a notarial 

8 act authorized in this section shall be made without regard 

9 to whether the notarial act was performed through elec10 tronic means. 

11 ‘‘(3) A log or journal of a notarial act authorized in 

12 this section shall be considered for evidentiary purposes 

13 without regard to whether the log or journal is in elec14 tronic form.’’. 

15 SEC. 593. DUE DATE FOR REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PRE16 VENT AND RESPOND TO DEATHS BY SUICIDE 

17 IN THE NAVY. 

18 Section 599A(c) of the James M. Inhofe National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

20 117–263) is amended by striking ‘‘180 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

22 30, 2024’’. 
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1 SEC. 594. POSTING OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE 

2 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE AT MILI3 TARY INSTALLATIONS. 

4 The Secretary of the military department concerned 

5 shall post promotional materials (including brochures, 

6 posters, and informational sheets) for the 988 Suicide and 

7 Crisis Lifeline at each military installation under the juris8 diction of such Secretary Promotional materials shall be 

9 posted in gyms, dining facilities, gas stations, exchanges, 

10 commissaries, package stores, barracks buildings, unit 

11 headquarters offices, and barbershops amongst other loca12 tions. Promotional materials shall also be posted to unit 

13 and installation webpages, social media, and included in 

14 newsletters. 

15 SEC. 595. PROHIBITION ON DRAG SHOWS AND DRAG QUEEN 

16 STORY HOUR. 

17 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

18 this Act may be obligated or expended for a drag show, 

19 drag queen story, or similar event. 

20 SEC. 596. DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY 

21 AND INCLUSION: REPORT; SUNSET. 

22 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

24 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

25 Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding 

26 how the Secretary appointed members to the Defense Ad-
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1 visory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, including 

2 how the membership was fairly balanced consistent with 

3 section 1004(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code. 

4 (b) SUNSET.—Consistent with section 1013(a)(2) of 

5 title 5, United States Code, the Defense Advisory Com6 mittee on Diversity and Inclusion shall terminate not later 

7 than September 19, 2024. 

8 SEC. 597. FORCE STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL REQUIRE9 MENTS OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES: 

10 REVIEW; BRIEFING; REPORT. 

11 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED; ELEMENTS.—Not later than 

12 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

13 covered officials shall conduct a coordinated review of 

14 force structure and personnel requirements for special op15 erations forces under the jurisdictions of the covered offi16 cials to carry out special operations activities regarding 

17 the following: 

18 (1) Operational and campaign plans of the com19 mander of a combatant command. 

20 (2) The National Defense Strategy of 2022. 

21 (3) The Joint Concept for Competing (dated 

22 February 10, 2023) and any additional relevant 

23 Joint Operating Concepts. 

24 (4) Any Executive orders related to strategic 

25 competition. 
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1 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 commencement of the review under subsection (a), the 

3 Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed 

4 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on 

5 the initial findings of the review. 

6 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after comple7 tion of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary of 

8 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv9 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 

10 that includes the following: 

11 (1) A summary of the findings of the review. 

12 (2) Details of any proposed changes to force 

13 structure and personnel requirements. 

14 (3) The costs associated with any changes iden15 tified in paragraph (2) and the time required to exe16 cute such changes. 

17 (4) If the Secretary proposes a reduction in 

18 special operations forces force structure or personnel 

19 requirements, effects of such reductions on the abil20 ity to carry out plans described in subsection (a)(1). 

21 (d) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 

22 not make any reduction in force structure, personnel re23 quirements, or staffing levels to a special operations force 

24 until after the Secretary submits the report under sub25 section (c). 
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1 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) The term ‘‘covered official’’ means the fol3 lowing. 

4 (A) The Secretary of the Army. 

5 (B) The Secretary of the Navy. 

6 (C) The Secretary of the Air Force. 

7 (D) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

8 Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. 

9 (E) The Commander of United States Spe10 cial Operations Command. 

11 (2) The term ‘‘special operations activities’’ 

12 means the activities described in section 167(k) of 

13 title 10, United States Code. 

14 (3) The term ‘‘special operations forces’’ means 

15 the forces described in section 167(j) of title 10, 

16 United States Code. 

17 (4) The term ‘‘force structure’’, when used with 

18 respect to an organization, means the type of organi19 zation, the mission of the organization, the personnel 

20 required to operate the organization, and the equip21 ment required to execute the mission of the organi22 zation. 
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1 SEC. 598. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE DE2 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTERING EX3 TREMISM WORK GROUP. 

4 No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

5 may be used to fund the Department of Defense Coun6 tering Extremism Work Group. Not later than 90 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary 

8 of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Serv9 ices and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization 

10 of the Federal Government of the House of Representa11 tives a report containing all documents from the Group. 

12 The report required under the preceding sentence shall be 

13 submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 

14 classfied annex. 

15 SEC. 599. DIGITAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM OF THE NAVY: 

16 CESSATION; REPORT; RESTART. 

17 (a) CESSATION.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 

18 cease all activities of the digital ambassador program of 

19 the Office of Information of the Department of the Navy. 

20 The Secretary shall notify each individual designated as 

21 a digital ambassador of such cessation and that the indi22 vidual is not authorized to act as a digital ambassador 

23 of the Navy. 

24 (b) RESTART.—The Secretary may not restart such 

25 program until 60 days after the date on which the Sec26 retary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of 
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1 the Senate and House of Representatives a report con2 taining the following: 

3 (1) All policies and documents of the program. 

4 (2) The number of digital ambassadors des5 ignated. 

6 (3) The process and criteria for such designa7 tion. 

8 (4) The duties of a digital ambassador. 

9 (5) The online platforms (including social 

10 media) on which an individual is authorized under 

11 such program to perform duties of a digital ambas12 sador. 

13 (6) The determination of the Secretary that 

14 such program complies with applicable laws, regula15 tions, and guidance. 

16 SEC. 599A. REPORT ON MILITARY ONESOURCE. 

17 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

19 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

20 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 

21 of Representatives a report regarding the Military 

22 OneSource program of the Department of Defense. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under this section shall 

24 include the following elements: 
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1 (1) A history of the program, including origin, 

2 development, and expansion. 

3 (2) An accounting of costs to the Federal Gov4 ernment to operate the program during fiscal years 

5 2019 through 2023. 

6 (3) Use of the program during fiscal years 

7 2019 through 2023, including— 

8 (A) the total number of individuals who 

9 used the program, disaggregated by whether 

10 such use was through a phone call or the 

11 website; 

12 (B) the number of members of the Armed 

13 Forces who have used the program, 

14 disaggregated by Armed Force, race, gender, 

15 age, marital status, and duty location; and 

16 (C) the most commonly used services of17 fered through the program. 

18 (4) How records for such usage are kept and 

19 protected. 

20 (5) A list of all services offered through the 

21 program. 

22 (6) The cost of any service to a member. 

23 (7) Services to be added to the program. 

24 (8) Criteria by which services offered through 

25 the program are added or discontinued. 
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1 SEC. 599B. STUDY ON SERVICE BY NEURODIVERGENT INDI2 VIDUALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

5 shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally 

6 funded research and development center that meets the 

7 criteria described in subsection (b), under which such cen8 ter shall conduct a study to— 

9 (1) evaluate how the Secretary may maximize 

10 the talent of neurodivergent populations; 

11 (2) determine the extent to which current poli12 cies prevent the contributions of neurodivergent pop13 ulations in the Department of Defense; and 

14 (3) develop recommendations for modifying in15 ternal policies and practices of the Department to 

16 improve employment of neurodivergent individuals in 

17 such Department. 

18 (b) FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOP19 MENT CENTER.—A federally funded research and develop20 ment center described in this subsection is such a center 

21 that the Secretary determines— 

22 (1) primarily focus on studies and analysis; 

23 (2) has a record of— 

24 (A) conducting research and analysis using 

25 a multidisciplinary approach; and 
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1 (B) publishing analyses to inform public 

2 debate; and 

3 (3) demonstrated specific competencies in— 

4 (A) policies regarding military personnel 

5 and readiness, as applied to the national de6 fense strategy; 

7 (B) personnel assignment policies of the 

8 Department of Defense; 

9 (C) evaluating the practices of the civilian 

10 workforce in integrating neurodivergent individ11 uals; 

12 (D) how such practices could be applied to 

13 the military; and 

14 (E) military recruitment policies. 

15 (c) STUDY.—A federally funded research and devel16 opment center that enters into an agreement under sub17 section (a) shall conduct a comprehensive study on the re18 cruitment and personnel management of neurodivergent 

19 individuals who are members of the covered Armed Forces 

20 and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 

21 Such study shall— 

22 (1) evaluate the diagnostic procedures of the 

23 Department and standards for neurodivergent condi24 tions, noting any inconsistencies or areas for im25 provement; 
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1 (2) evaluate how members with neurodivergent 

2 conditions are currently managed by the Secretaries 

3 of the military departments, including medical treat4 ments and behavioral strategies; 

5 (3) evaluate the unique skills and talents that 

6 neurodivergent individuals can bring to the Depart7 ment of Defense, including in emerging fields like 

8 cyber operations and intelligence; and 

9 (4) identify potential challenges or barriers to 

10 successful inclusion of neurodivergent individuals in 

11 such Department. 

12 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the center that conducts 

14 the study shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report 

15 containing the following: 

16 (1) The findings of the study under subsection 

17 (c). 

18 (2) Recommendations for changes to— 

19 (A) the medical evaluation process for ini20 tial accessions; and 

21 (B) evaluations for military occupational 

22 specialty assignments. 

23 (3) Any additional information determined ap24 propriate regarding the improvement by the Sec25 retary of recruitment, management, and retention of 
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1 neurodivergent members of the covered Armed 

2 Forces and civilian employees of the Department of 

3 Defense. 

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. 599C. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF ROTC ON RECRUITING. 

8 Not later than one year after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

10 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

11 House of Representatives a report regarding the effects 

12 of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps on recruiting for 

13 the Armed Forces. 

14 SEC. 599D. REPORT ON COLLEGE-LEVEL CREDITS FOR 

15 MILITARY RECRUITS. 

16 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

18 to the congressional defense committees a report on cur19 rent enlistment standards, and whether it is necessary for 

20 all college-level credits earned by a military recruit to be 

21 placed on a transcript from an accredited, degree-granting 

22 institution. 
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1 SEC. 599E. STUDY AND REPORT ON REFORMS TO CERTAIN 

2 GRACE PERIODS UNDER TRANSITION ASSIST3 ANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

4 DEFENSE. 

5 (a) STUDY.—The Undersecretary of Defense for Per6 sonnel and Readiness shall conduct a comprehensive study 

7 on military grace period reforms, specifically focusing on 

8 the impact of unit tasking during TAP on the ability of 

9 servicemembers to transition to civilian life. The study 

10 shall include the following elements: 

11 (1) A review of the current practices within the 

12 military branches regarding unit tasking during 

13 TAP ans its effect on service members’ transition 

14 process. 

15 (2) An analysis of the challenges faced by serv16 ice members when balancing their primary duties 

17 with the demands of TAP including the impact on 

18 their mental health, family life, and overall pre19 paredness for civilian life. 

20 (3) An assessment of current military grace pe21 riods that allow for unplanned periods of leave, tem22 porary duty, deployments, or other unplanned peri23 ods of non-availability, and an evaluation of the ef24 fectiveness of the such current military grace peri25 ods. 
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1 (4) Recommendations for the creation of a code 

2 or policy that allows servicemembers who are cur3 rently enrolled in TAP to report in only to their re4 spective command, ensuring that such 

5 servicemembers can fully focus on the transition 

6 process. 

7 (5) A description of any necessary resources, 

8 support systems, or additional training required to 

9 implement the proposed reforms effectively. 

10 (6) Any other relevant information or rec11 ommendations deemed necessary by the Undersecre12 tary of Defense to improve TAP and facilitate a suc13 cessful transition for servicemembers. 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

15 of the study, the Under Secretary of Defense for Per16 sonnel and Readiness shall submit to the Committees on 

17 Armed Services of the House of Representative and the 

18 Senate a report that includes— 

19 (1) the findings, conclusions, and recommenda20 tions resulting from the study under subsection (a); 

21 and 

22 (2) a comprehensive plan of action, including 

23 proposed timelines, milestones, and resource require24 ments, for the implementation of the recommended 

25 military grace period reforms under such subsection. 
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1 (c) COORDINATION.—The Undersecretary of Defense 

2 for Personnel and Readiness may request and utilize the 

3 support of other relevant government agencies, as appro4 priate, in conducting such study. 

5 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) The term ‘‘military grace period reforms’’ 

7 refers to a set of changes or amendments made to 

8 existing laws or policies that establish a designated 

9 period of time, commonly known as a grace period, 

10 during certain administrative processes or restric11 tions that may apply to service members in transi12 tion. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘TAP’’ means the Transition As14 sistance Program of the Department of Defense 

15 under sections 1142 and 1144, of title 10, United 

16 States Code. 

17 SEC. 599F. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MILITARY 

18 SERVICE BY INDIVIDUALS WITH AMPUTA19 TIONS. 

20 It is the sense of Congress that increasing geopolitical 

21 threats, combined with recruitment challenges experienced 

22 by the Armed Forces, are a threat to the national security 

23 interests of the United States, therefore, the Secretary of 

24 Defense should issue medical waivers to an individual 

25 seeking to serve in the Armed Forces who is precluded 
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1 from serving solely because of a non-service-connected am2 putation. 

3 SEC. 599G. FEASIBILITY STUDY AND REPORT ON PORT4 ABILITY OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL CRE5 DENTIALS HELD BY SERVICEMEMBERS. 

6 (a) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

8 in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

9 shall conduct a study on the feasibility of ensuring that 

10 an eligible professional credential held by a servicemember 

11 is considered valid in the jurisdiction of an applicable li12 censing authority for use at an appropriate scope of prac13 tice in the appropriate field after the date on which such 

14 servicemember is discharged or released from active mili15 tary, naval, air, or space service under conditions other 

16 than dishonorable. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

18 on which the Secretary of Defense completes such study, 

19 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that in20 cludes— 

21 (1) the findings of such study; and 

22 (2) recommendations relating to ways in which 

23 the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs may 

24 collaborate with an applicable licensing authority to 

25 ensure a servicemember may use an eligible profes-
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1 sional credential held by such servicemember in the 

2 jurisdiction of such licensing authority at an appro3 priate scope of practice in the appropriate field after 

4 the date described in subsection (a). 

5 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) The term ‘‘applicable licensing authority’’ 

7 means, with respect to a servicemember, the licens8 ing authority of the State in which the servicemem9 ber resides. 

10 (2) The term ‘‘eligible professional credential’’ 

11 means a professional credential, including a profes12 sional credential in the field of airplane mechanics, 

13 obtained using expenses paid pursuant to the pro14 gram under section 2015 of title 10, United States 

15 Code. 

16 (3) The term ‘‘expenses’’ has the meaning given 

17 such term in such section. 

18 (4) The term ‘‘servicemember’’ has the meaning 

19 given such term in section 101 of the 

20 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4025a). 

21 (5) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 

22 States and territories and the District of Columbia. 
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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. PARENTAL LEAVE PARITY FOR MEMBERS OF CER6 TAIN RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED 

7 FORCES. 

8 (a) PARENTAL LEAVE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 40 of title 10, 

10 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

11 section 710 the following new section: 

12 ‘‘§ 711. Parental leave for members of certain reserve 

13 components of the armed forces 

14 ‘‘(a)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec15 retary of Defense, a member of a reserve component of 

16 the armed forces described in subsection (b) is allowed pa17 rental leave for a duration of up to 12 inactive-duty train18 ing periods, under section 206 of title 37, during the one19 year period beginning after the following events: 

20 ‘‘(A) the birth or adoption of a child of the member 

21 and to care for such child; or 

22 ‘‘(B) the placement of a minor child with the member 

23 for adoption or long-term foster care. 

24 ‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary concerned, under uniform reg25 ulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may 
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1 authorized leave described under subparagraph (A) to be 

2 taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph 

3 (A) in the case of a member described in subsection (b) 

4 who, except for this subparagraph, would lose unused pa5 rental leave at the end of the one-year period described 

6 in subparagraph (A) as a result of— 

7 ‘‘(i) operational requirements; 

8 ‘‘(ii) professional military education obligations; 

9 or 

10 ‘‘(iii) other circumstances that the Secretary de11 termines reasonable and appropriate. 

12 ‘‘(B) The regulations prescribed under clause (i) shall 

13 require that any leave authorized to be taken after the 

14 one-year period described in subparagraph (A) shall be 

15 taken within a reasonable period of time, as determined 

16 by the Secretary of Defense, after cessation of the cir17 cumstances warranting the extended deadline.; 

18 ‘‘(b) A member described in this subsection is a mem19 ber of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

20 Force who is a member of— 

21 ‘‘(1) the selected reserve who is entitled to com22 pensation under section 206 of title 37; or 

23 ‘‘(2) the individual ready reserve who is entitled 

24 to compensation under section 206 of title 37 when 

25 attending or participating in a sufficient number of 
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1 periods of inactive-duty training during a year to 

2 count the year as a qualifying year of creditable 

3 service toward eligibility for retired pay.’’. 

4 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec5 tions at the beginning of chapter 40 of such title is 

6 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec7 tion 710 the following new item: 

‘‘711. Parental leave for members of the reserve component of the armed 

forces.’’. 

8 (b) COMPENSATION.—Section 206(a) of title 37, 

9 United States Code, is amended by amending paragraph 

10 (4) to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(4) for a regular period of instruction, period 

12 of appropriate duty, or such other equivalent train13 ing that a member would be required to perform but 

14 does not perform because such member was author15 ized to take parental leave pursuant to section 711 

16 of title 10.’’. 

17 (c) CONTRIBUTION OF LEAVE TOWARD ENTITLE18 MENT TO RETIRED PAY.—Section 12732(a)(2)(G) of title 

19 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘12 per 

20 period’’ and all that follows through the end of the sen21 tence and inserting the following: ‘‘1 per inactive-duty 

22 training period, under section 206 of title 37, during 

23 which the member is on parental leave under section 711 

24 of this title.’’. 
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1 (d) CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES.—Section 

2 602(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

4 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 12732 note) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘maternity 

6 leave’’ and all that follows through ‘‘birth of a child’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘parental leave described in section 

8 12732(a)(2)(G) of title 10, United States Code, 

9 taken by a member of the reserve components of the 

10 Armed Forces’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘maternity 

12 leave’’ and all that follows through ‘‘childbirth 

13 event’’ and inserting ‘‘parental leave taken by the 

14 member’’; and 

15 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘maternity 

16 leave’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘parental 

17 leave’’. 

18 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend19 ments made by this section shall take effect on October 

20 1, 2024, and apply with respect to periods of parental 

21 leave that commence on or after such date. 
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1 SEC. 602. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY 

2 OF A MILITARY DEPARTMENT TO PAY A MEM3 BER WHO IS ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE OR 

4 OVER LEAVE FOR SUCH ABSENCE. 

5 Section 503(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 

6 amended by inserting ‘‘or the Secretary of the military de7 partment concerned determines to pay such pay and allow8 ances’’ before the period at the end. 

9 SEC. 603. REPORT ON MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 

10 Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of 

11 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv12 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 

13 regarding implementation of the modernized retirement 

14 system pursuant to amendments in part I of subtitle D 

15 of title VI of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92). Such report shall 

17 include the following elements: 

18 (1) An analysis of data collected on the effects 

19 of financial literacy training modules, including 

20 quantifiable outcomes that assess the effect of finan21 cial security training for members of the uniformed 

22 services during fiscal years 2015 through 2023. 

23 (2) Recommendations of the Secretary regard24 ing tools or resources needed for the Secretary to 

25 improve financial literacy training for our such 

26 members. 
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1 SEC. 604. PROGRAM TO ASSIST SERVICE MEMBERS AT RISK 

2 OF SUICIDE. 

3 (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the De6 fense Health Agency, shall develop and implement a cen7 tralized program to monitor and provide assistance to 

8 members of the Armed Forces at risk of suicide who have 

9 been recently discharged from health care, as outlined in 

10 Recommendation 6.29 of the final report issued by the 

11 Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review 

12 Committee. 

13 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The centralized 

14 program referred to in subsection (a) shall specify: 

15 (1) The individual and agency responsible for 

16 conducting service member follow up. 

17 (2) The time when initial follow-up will occur. 

18 (3) The times when subsequent follow-ups will 

19 occur. 

20 (4) The manner in which patients will be con21 tacted. 

22 (5) The process for documentation of follow-up 

23 attempts. 

24 (6) The procedures for ensuring patient safety 

25 where patient is unreachable. 
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1 (7) The processes for medical treatment facili2 ties to link mortality data to health care delivery 

3 data in order to better identify settings and patients 

4 at higher risk of suicide, further inform local suicide 

5 prevention strategies for targeted high-risk groups, 

6 and ensure compliance with reporting and inves7 tigating suicides occurring within 72 hours of dis8 charge from a hospital. 

9 (c) MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AT RISK OF

10 SUICIDE.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘mem11 bers of the Armed Forces at risk of suicide’’ includes 

12 members of the Armed Forces who have attempted suicide 

13 and members of the Armed Forces who have been dis14 charged as patients and who have been clinically assessed 

15 as benefitting from follow-up support related to suicide 

16 prevention. 

17 SEC. 605. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON ADDITIONAL RETIRED 

18 PAY FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM FOR 

19 MEMBERS OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE 

20 WHO SERVED DURING THE VIETNAM ERA. 

21 Title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) in section 1402(f)(2), by striking ‘‘The 

23 amount’’ and inserting ‘‘Except in the case of a 

24 member who served during the Vietnam Era (as that 
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1 term is defined in section 12731 of this title), the 

2 amount’’; 

3 (2) in section 7361(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘(except 

4 in the case of a member who served during the Viet5 nam Era, as that term is defined in section 12731 

6 of this title)’’ after ‘‘based’’; and 

7 (3) in section 9361(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘(except 

8 in the case of a member who served during the Viet9 nam Era, as that term is defined in section 12731 

10 of this title)’’ after ‘‘based’’. 

11 Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive 

12 Pays 

13 SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING 

14 BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 

15 (a) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESERVE

16 FORCES.—Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, 

17 relating to income replacement payments for reserve com18 ponent members experiencing extended and frequent mo19 bilization for active duty service, is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

21 2024’’. 

22 (b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH

23 CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 

24 10, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘Decem25 ber 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’: 
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1 (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse offi2 cer candidate accession program. 

3 (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 

4 education loans for certain health professionals who 

5 serve in the Selected Reserve. 

6 (c) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NUCLEAR OFFI7 CERS.—Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

10 (d) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLI11 DATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU12 THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United 

13 States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

14 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’: 

15 (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus 

16 authority for enlisted members. 

17 (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus 

18 authority for officers. 

19 (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 

20 incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 

21 (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus 

22 and incentive pay authorities for officers in health 

23 professions. 
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1 (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting 

2 bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the 

3 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

4 (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 

5 pay. 

6 (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay 

7 or special duty pay. 

8 (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive 

9 pay or proficiency bonus. 

10 (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen11 tives for members qualified in critical military skills 

12 or assigned to high priority units. 

13 (e) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE

14 IN RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.—Section 

15 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area 

17 covered by a major disaster declaration or con18 taining an installation experiencing an influx of mili19 tary personnel, by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and 

21 (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area 

22 where actual housing costs differ from current rates 

23 by more than 20 percent, by striking ‘‘September 

24 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
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1 SEC. 612. AUTHORIZATION OF MONTHLY BONUS PAY FOR A 

2 JUNIOR MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERV3 ICES DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Beginning on January 1, 

5 2024, if the Secretary concerned determines that pre6 vailing economic conditions may adversely affect an eligi7 ble member, the Secretary concerned may pay a monthly 

8 bonus to each eligible member. 

9 (b) AMOUNT OF PAY.—Each bonus payment under 

10 this section shall be in an amount equal to a percentage, 

11 determined by the Secretary concerned, of the rate— 

12 (1) in effect on December 31, 2023; and 

13 (2) of, for an eligible member— 

14 (A) pay under section 204 of title 37, 

15 United States Code; or 

16 (B) compensation under section 206 of 

17 title 37, United States Code. 

18 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOW19 ANCES.—Bonus pay paid to an eligible member under this 

20 section is in addition to any other pay and allowances to 

21 which the eligible member is entitled. 

22 (d) TERMINATION.—No bonus may be paid under 

23 this section after December 31, 2024. 

24 (e) ELIGIBLE MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section, 

25 the term ‘‘eligible member’’ means a member of the uni26 formed services who— 
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1 (1) is entitled to pay or compensation described 

2 in subsection (b)(2); and 

3 (2) is in a grade below E-6. 

4 SEC. 613. DETERMINATION OF COLD WEATHER LOCATION 

5 FOR PURPOSES OF ASSIGNMENT OR SPECIAL 

6 DUTY PAY. 

7 For purposes of assignment or special duty pay under 

8 section 352 of title 37, United States Code, the Secretary 

9 concerned shall determine that a duty station is a cold 

10 weather location if, at such duty station, a member of the 

11 uniformed services receives training in— 

12 (1) mountaineering; 

13 (2) proficiency in an alpine environment; or 

14 (3) proficiency in a cold weather environment. 

15 SEC. 614. FEASIBILITY STUDY REGARDING ASSIGNMENT IN16 CENTIVE PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AIR 

17 FORCE ASSIGNED TO CREECH AIR FORCE 

18 BASE. 

19 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 

21 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

22 House of Representatives a report on the feasibility of 

23 paying assignment incentive pay under section 307a of 

24 title 37, United States Code, to members of the Air Force 
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1 assigned to Creech Air Force Base. The study shall in2 clude— 

3 (1) an assessment of the financial stress experi4 enced by such members, especially junior members 

5 with families, associated with— 

6 (A) the daily commute to and from the 

7 base; 

8 (B) the unique demands of the mission to 

9 remotely pilot aircraft; and 

10 (C) limited access to essential services, in11 cluding child care, housing, and readily acces12 sible health care; and 

13 (2) the overall cost to the United States, and fi14 nancial relief provided by, such assignment incentive 

15 pay authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force in 

16 2008 for such members. 

17 Subtitle C—Allowances 

18 SEC. 621. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE: EXCLUSION OF BASIC 

19 ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FROM THE CAL20 CULATION OF GROSS HOUSEHOLD INCOME 

21 OF AN ELIGIBLE MEMBER OF THE ARMED 

22 FORCES. 

23 Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United States 

24 Code, is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘in the case’’ and all that fol2 lows 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. IMPROVED CALCULATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE 

7 FOR HOUSING FOR JUNIOR ENLISTED MEM8 BERS. 

9 Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is 

10 amended, in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘and shall be 

11 based’’ and all that follows and inserting a period. 

12 SEC. 623. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF A COMMANDING 

13 OFFICER TO AUTHORIZE A BASIC ALLOW14 ANCE FOR HOUSING FOR A MEMBER PER15 FORMING INITIAL FIELD OR SEA DUTY. 

16 Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, as 

17 amended by section 622, is further amended, in subsection 

18 (f)— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘certifies that the member 

21 was necessarily required to procure quarters at 

22 the member’s expense.’’ and inserting an em 

23 dash; and 

24 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

25 subparagraphs: 
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1 ‘‘(A) certifies that the member was required to 

2 procure housing at the member’s expense; or 

3 ‘‘(B) determines that quarters at the duty sta4 tion or in the field environment are inadequate or an 

5 impediment to morale, good order, or discipline.’’; 

6 and 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary may author9 ize’’ and inserting ‘‘a commanding officer may 

10 authorize’’; 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘who is serving in pay 

12 grade E–4 or E–5’’ and inserting ‘‘who is serv13 ing in a pay grade below E-6’’; and 

14 (C) by striking ‘‘members serving in pay 

15 grades E-4 and E-5’’ and inserting ‘‘such mem16 bers. In authorizing an allowance under this 

17 subparagraph, the commanding officer shall 

18 consider the availability of quarters for the 

19 member and whether such quarters are inad20 equate or an impediment to morale, good order, 

21 or discipline’’. 

22 SEC. 624. DUAL BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR 

23 TRAINING. 

24 Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, as 

25 amended by sections 622 and 623, is further amended, 
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1 in subsection (g)(3), by striking ‘‘Paragraphs’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘Except in the case of a member of a reserve compo3 nent without dependents who is called or ordered to active 

4 duty to attend training for at least 140 days but fewer 

5 than 365 days, paragraphs’’. 

6 SEC. 625. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING: PILOT PRO7 GRAM TO OUTSOURCE RATE CALCULATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 

9 2024, 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. 626. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING FOR 

8 MILITARY PERSONNEL IN GUAM. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

10 seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded 

11 research and development center for an independent as12 sessment of housing of military personnel assigned to duty 

13 stations in Guam. 

14 (b) ELEMENTS.—An assessment under subsection (a) 

15 shall include the following: 

16 (1) A survey of the housing needs for current 

17 and future military personnel to be stationed in 

18 Guam, accommodating the varying needs of single 

19 and married members of the Armed Forces at var20 ious stages of their careers. 

21 (2) Possible options for the Secretary to build 

22 new housing to accommodate future service members 

23 and resolve existing housing shortages. 
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1 (3) Possible strategies for the Secretary to miti2 gate the impact of military personnel on the local 

3 housing supply in Guam. 

4 (c) REPORT.—An entity that enters into an agree5 ment to conduct the assessment described in subsection 

6 (a) shall submit to the Secretary and the Committees on 

7 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa8 tives a report containing the findings of the assessment 

9 not later than December 31, 2024. 

10 SEC. 627. BRIEFINGS ON PILOT PROGRAM ON HIRING OF 

11 SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUSION COORDINATORS 

12 FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHILD DE13 VELOPMENT CENTERS. 

14 Section 576(d) of the National Defense Authorization 

15 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 

16 1792 note) is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para18 graph (3); and 

19 (2) by inserting, after paragraph (1) the fol20 lowing new paragraph (2): 

21 ‘‘(2) BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Begin22 ning on January 31, 2024, until the termination of 

23 the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall 

24 provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

25 Senate and the House of Representatives a quarterly 
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1 briefing on the implementation of the pilot program. 

2 Each such briefing shall include the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) The process for selecting child devel4 opment centers under subsection (b). 

5 ‘‘(B) How a special needs inclusion coordi6 nator hired under the pilot program coordinates 

7 with the head of the child development center 

8 concerned and the commander of the military 

9 installation concerned. 

10 ‘‘(C) How many special needs inclusion co11 ordinators have been hired under the pilot pro12 gram.’’. 

13 SEC. 628. FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE: INCREASE; RE14 VIEW. 

15 (a) INCREASE.—Section 427(a) of title 37, United 

16 States Code, is amended, in paragraph (1), by striking 

17 ‘‘$250’’ and inserting ‘‘$400’’. 

18 (b) REVIEW.—In each quadrennial review of military 

19 compensation conducted after the date of the enactment 

20 of this Act and under section 1008(b) of such title, the 

21 President shall include— 

22 (1) a review of the family separation allowance 

23 under section 427 of such title (or successor allow24 ance); and 
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1 (2) the recommendation of the President re2 garding whether to increase the amount of such al3 lowance to better compensate a member of the uni4 formed services for separation from family during 

5 service described in such paragraph. 

6 SEC. 629. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO EQUAL BASIC 

7 ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR STATEN IS8 LAND AND NEW YORK CITY. 

9 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of De10 fense should prescribe the same basic allowance for hous11 ing under section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, 

12 for the military housing area that includes Staten Island, 

13 New York, as the basic allowance for housing prescribed 

14 for the military housing area that includes New York City, 

15 New York. 

16 Subtitle D—Family Readiness and 

17 Survivor Benefits 

18 SEC. 631. MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSITIONAL COMPENSA19 TION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS SEPA20 RATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE. 

21 (a) COVERED PUNITIVE ACTIONS.—Section 1059 of 

22 title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection 

23 (b)— 

24 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

25 inserting a semicolon; 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(3) who is— 

6 ‘‘(A) convicted of a dependent-abuse of7 fense in a district court of the United States or 

8 a State court; and 

9 ‘‘(B) separated from active duty pursuant 

10 to a sentence of a court-martial, or administra11 tively separated, voluntarily or involuntarily, 

12 from active duty, for an offense other than the 

13 dependent-abuse offense; or 

14 ‘‘(4) who is— 

15 ‘‘(A) accused but not convicted of a de16 pendent-abuse offense; 

17 ‘‘(B) determined, as a result of a review by 

18 the commander of the member and based on a 

19 preponderance of evidence, to have committed 

20 the dependent-abuse offense; and 

21 ‘‘(C) required to forfeit all pay and allow22 ances pursuant to a sentence of a court-martial 

23 for an offense other than the dependent-abuse 

24 offense.’’. 
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1 (b) RECIPIENTS OF PAYMENTS.—Subsection (d) of 

2 such section is amended— 

3 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘resulting in 

4 the separation’’ and inserting ‘‘referred to in sub5 section (b)’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘determined as of the 

8 date’’ and inserting ‘‘determined— 

9 ‘‘(A) as of the date’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘offense or, in a case’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘offense— 

12 ‘‘(B) in a case’’. 

13 (C) by striking the period at the end and 

14 inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

15 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

16 subparagraph: 

17 ‘‘(C) in a case described in subsection 

18 (b)(4), as of, as applicable— 

19 ‘‘(i) the first date on which the indi20 vidual is held in pretrial confinement relat21 ing to the dependent-abuse offense of 

22 which the individual is accused after the 7- 

23 day review of pretrial confinement required 

24 by Rule 305(i)(2) of the Rules for Courts25 Martial; or 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the date on which a review by a 

2 commander of the individual determines 

3 there is probable cause that the individual 

4 has committed that offense.’’. 

5 (c) COMMENCEMENT OF PAYMENT.—Subsection 

6 (e)(1) of such section is amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

8 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

9 inserting after ‘‘offense’’ the following: ‘‘or an 

10 offense described in subsection (b)(3)(B)’’; and 

11 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

12 inserting a semicolon; 

13 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘(if the basis’’ and all that 

15 follows through ‘‘offense)’’; and 

16 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

17 inserting ‘‘; or’’ ; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub19 paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(C) in the case of a member described in sub21 section (b)(4), shall commence as of, as applicable— 

22 ‘‘(i) the first date on which the member is 

23 held in pretrial confinement relating to the de24 pendent-abuse offense of which the member is 

25 accused after the 7-day review of pretrial con-
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1 finement required by Rule 305(i)(2) of the 

2 Rules for Courts-Martial; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) the date on which a review by a com4 mander of the member determines there is 

5 probable cause that the member has committed 

6 that offense.’’. 

7 (d) DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT CHILD.—Sub8 section (l) of such section is amended, in the matter pre9 ceding paragraph (1)— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘resulting in the separation of 

11 the former member or’’ and inserting ‘‘referred to in 

12 subsection (b) or’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘resulting in the separation of 

14 the former member and’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’. 

15 (e) DELEGATION OF DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO

16 EXCEPTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.—Paragraph (4) of sub17 section (m) of such section is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned may delegate the au19 thority under paragraph (1) to the first general or flag 

20 officer (or civilian equivalent) in the chain of command 

21 of the member.’’. 

22 SEC. 632. LODGING EXPENSES FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEM23 BERS SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE. 

24 Section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, as 

25 amended by section 631, is further amended— 
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1 (1) in the heading, by adding ‘‘; lodging ex2 penses’’ at the end; 

3 (2) by redesignating subsections (k), (l), and 

4 (m) as subsections (m), (n), and (l), respectively; 

5 (3) by striking ‘‘subsection (k)’’ each place it 

6 appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (m)’’; and 

7 (4) by inserting, after subsection (j), the fol8 lowing new subsection (k): 

9 ‘‘(k) LODGING EXPENSES.—A dependent or former 

10 dependent entitled to payment of monthly transitional 

11 compensation under this section shall, while receiving pay12 ments in accordance with this section, be entitled to lodg13 ing expenses for a period not longer than 30 days.’’. 

14 SEC. 633. ACCESS TO COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE PRIVI15 LEGES FOR REMARRIED SURVIVING 

16 SPOUSES. 

17 Section 1062 of title 10, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(a) CERTAIN UNREMARRIED FORMER SPOUSES.— 

22 The Secretary of Defense’’; 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘commissary and exchange 

24 privileges’’ and inserting ‘‘use commissary stores 

25 and MWR retail facilities’’; 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub2 section: 

3 ‘‘(b) CERTAIN REMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSES.— 

4 The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations 

5 as may be necessary to provide that a surviving spouse 

6 of a deceased member of the armed forces, regardless of 

7 the marital status of the surviving spouse, is entitled to 

8 use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the 

9 same extent and on the same basis as an unremarried sur10 viving spouse of a member of the uniformed services.’’; 

11 and 

12 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 

14 ‘‘(c) MWR RETAIL FACILITIES DEFINED.—In this 

15 section, the term ‘MWR retail facilities’ has the meaning 

16 given that term in section 1063 of this title.’’. 

17 SEC. 634. AUTHORITY FOR PEER MENTORING PROGRAM 

18 FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS. 

19 Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, United States 

20 Code, is amended by inserting after section 1788a the fol21 lowing new section: 

22 ‘‘§ 1788b. Authority for peer mentoring program 

23 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

24 may carry out a peer mentoring program for dependents 

25 of members. Under such program, a mentor shall seek to 
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1 meet with a mentee once per month to discuss challenges 

2 for military families. 

3 ‘‘(b) TRAINING.—A dependent who elects to serve as 

4 a mentor in such a program shall receive training from 

5 a mental health care provider.’’. 

6 SEC. 635. EXPANSION OF QUALIFYING EVENTS FOR WHICH 

7 A MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES 

8 MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR SPOUSAL RELI9 CENSING OR BUSINESS COSTS DUE TO THE 

10 MEMBER’S RELOCATION. 

11 Section 453(g) of title 37, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) by striking the subsection heading and in14 serting ‘‘REIMBURSEMENT OF QUALIFYING SPOUSE

15 RELICENSING COSTS AND BUSINESS COSTS’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

18 (A), by striking ‘‘or qualified business costs’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘and qualified business costs’’; 

20 (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 

21 as follows: 

22 ‘‘(A) the member relocates to a new jurisdiction 

23 or geographic area as the result of— 

24 ‘‘(i) an assignment to a duty station; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) a reassignment, either as a result of 

2 a permanent change of station or permanent 

3 change of assignment, between duty stations; 

4 ‘‘(iii) a transfer from a regular component 

5 of a uniformed service into the Selected Reserve 

6 of the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service, if 

7 the member is authorized a final move from the 

8 last duty station to the new jurisdiction or geo9 graphic area; or 

10 ‘‘(iv) placement on the temporary disability 

11 retired list under chapter 61 of title 10; and’’; 

12 and 

13 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘re14 assignment’’ and inserting ‘‘relocation’’; 

15 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reassign16 ment’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘reloca17 tion’’; 

18 (4) in paragraph (4)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

20 ‘‘movement described in’’ and all that follows 

21 through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘the mem22 ber’s relocation described in paragraph (1);’’; 

23 and 

24 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘re25 assignment’’ and inserting ‘‘relocation’’; and 
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1 (5) in paragraph (5)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

3 ‘‘movement described in’’ and all that follows 

4 through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘the mem5 ber’s relocation described in paragraph (1);’’; 

6 and 

7 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘re8 assignment’’ and inserting ‘‘relocation’’. 

9 SEC. 636. STUDENT LOAN DEFERMENT FOR DISLOCATED 

10 MILITARY SPOUSES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 455(f) of the Higher Edu12 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 

14 paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(4) DEFERMENT FOR DISLOCATED MILITARY

18 SPOUSES.— 

19 ‘‘(A) DURATION AND EFFECT ON PRIN20 CIPAL AND INTEREST.—A borrower of a loan 

21 made under this part who meets the require22 ments of subparagraph (B) shall be eligible for 

23 a deferment for an aggregate period of 180 

24 days, during which periodic installments of 

25 principal need not be paid, and interest— 
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1 ‘‘(i) shall not accrue, in the case of 

2 a— 

3 ‘‘(I) Federal Direct Stafford 

4 Loan; or 

5 ‘‘(II) a Federal Direct Consolida6 tion Loan that consolidated only Fed7 eral Direct Stafford Loans, or a com8 bination of such loans and Federal 

9 Stafford Loans for which the student 

10 borrower received an interest subsidy 

11 under section 428; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) shall accrue and be capitalized or 

13 paid by the borrower, in the case of a Fed14 eral Direct PLUS Loan, a Federal Direct 

15 Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a Federal 

16 Direct Consolidation Loan not described in 

17 clause (i)(II). 

18 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—A borrower of a loan 

19 made under this part shall be eligible for a 

20 deferment under subparagraph (A) if the bor21 rower— 

22 ‘‘(i) is the spouse of a member of the 

23 Armed Forces serving on active duty; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) has experienced a loss of employ25 ment as a result of relocation to accommo-
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1 date a permanent change in duty station of 

2 such member. 

3 ‘‘(C) DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVAL.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A borrower may 

5 establish eligibility for a deferment under 

6 subparagraph (A) by providing to the Sec7 retary— 

8 ‘‘(I) the documentation described 

9 in clause (ii); or 

10 ‘‘(II) such other documentation 

11 as the Secretary determines appro12 priate. 

13 ‘‘(ii) DOCUMENTATION.—The docu14 mentation described in this clause is— 

15 ‘‘(I) evidence that the borrower is 

16 the spouse of a member of the Armed 

17 Forces serving on active duty; 

18 ‘‘(II) evidence that a military 

19 permanent change of station order 

20 was issued to such member; and 

21 ‘‘(III)(aa) evidence that the bor22 rower is eligible for unemployment 

23 benefits due to a loss of employment 

24 resulting from relocation to accommo-
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1 date such permanent change in duty 

2 station; or 

3 ‘‘(bb) a written certification, or 

4 an equivalent as approved by the Sec5 retary, that the borrower is registered 

6 with a public or private employment 

7 agency due to a loss of employment 

8 resulting from relocation to accommo9 date such permanent change in duty 

10 station.’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of 

13 the enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 637. GRANTS TO ASSIST CAREGIVERS IN MILITARY 

15 FAMILIES. 

16 (a) GRANTS.—Subject to the availability of appro17 priations, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 

18 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

19 shall award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to 

20 support demonstration projects focused on addressing the 

21 challenges and alleviating the burdens faced by caregivers 

22 in military families. 

23 (1) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall award such 

24 grants in amounts of not more than $1,500,000. 
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1 (2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 

2 such grants for periods of three years and not more 

3 than $500,000 per year. 

4 (b) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—To be 

5 eligible to receive an award under this section, an eligible 

6 nonprofit organization shall— 

7 (1) be a 501(c)(3) organization under the 

8 United States Internal Revenue Code at the time of 

9 the enactment of this Act; 

10 (2) have a demonstrated capacity, through an 

11 existing data platform or other ongoing data collec12 tion efforts, to effectively capture data for the pur13 poses of informing program implementation and 

14 monitoring program effectiveness; and 

15 (3) have a demonstrated history and expertise 

16 in the provision of educational, health, or social sup17 port services specific to caregivers. 

18 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible nonprofit organiza19 tion shall use amounts received from an award under this 

20 section to provide at least one of the following activities: 

21 (1) Best-practice training for caregivers in mili22 tary families focused on self-care and education re23 lated to family members’ conditions, collaboration 

24 with clinical health providers, and financial literacy. 
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1 (2) Reference and liaison services connecting 

2 caregivers in military families to Department of De3 fense resources, and to other Federal resources and 

4 programs for which they or their family members 

5 may qualify. 

6 (3) Organization and facilitation of peer-sup7 port networks designed to connect caregivers in mili8 tary families with each-other as part of directed 

9 mental and behavioral health therapy. 

10 (4) Development of pilot programs to identify 

11 and assess the impact of innovative ideas intended 

12 to support caregivers in military families. 

13 (5) Capacity building to expand existing evi14 dence-based programs, tailor existing programs to 

15 support the unique needs of caregivers in military 

16 families, or evaluate the effectiveness of existing pro17 grams in supporting caregivers in military families. 

18 (d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

19 under this section, a qualified nonprofit organization shall 

20 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 

21 such manner, and containing such information as the Sec22 retary may require, including information describing in de23 tail the services that the applicant will use grant funds 

24 to provide for caregivers in military families. 

25 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘caregiver in a military family’’ 

2 shall refer to a member of the uniformed services in 

3 an active status, or the dependent of such a mem4 ber, who is a caregiver for a family member. 

5 (2) The terms ‘‘active status’’ and ‘‘uniformed 

6 services’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec7 tion 101 of title 10, United States Code. 

8 (3) The term ‘‘caregiver’’ means an adult fam9 ily member or a dependent who has a significant re10 lationship with, and who provides a broad range of 

11 assistance to, an individual with a chronic or other 

12 health condition, disability, or functional limitation. 

13 (4) The term ‘‘dependent’’ has the meaning 

14 given such term in section 1072 of title 10, United 

15 States Code. 

16 (5) The term ‘‘family member’’ has the mean17 ing given that term in section 1720G of title 38, 

18 United States Code with regards to a member of the 

19 uniformed services in an active status, or the de20 pendent of such a member. 

21 SEC. 638. MYSTEP: PROVISION ONLINE AND IN MULTIPLE 

22 LANGUAGES. 

23 The Secretary concerned may provide all services of 

24 the Military Spouse Transition Program (commonly re25 ferred to as ‘‘MySTeP’’) online and in English, Spanish, 
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1 Tagalog, and the rest of the 10 most commonly spoken 

2 languages in the United States. 

3 SEC. 639. EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM: MODI4 FICATION OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE 

5 OFFICE OF SPECIAL NEEDS. 

6 Subsection (c) of section 1781c of title 10, United 

7 States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘(including 

9 health care and educational services)’’ after ‘‘serv10 ices’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, deter12 mining the market capacity, usage, and availability 

13 of such resources,’’ after ‘‘and training’’. 

14 SEC. 640. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF 

15 SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES: 

16 PROMOTION; REPORT. 

17 (a) PROMOTION.—Not later than September 30, 

18 2024, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the De19 fense-State Liaison Office, shall consult with licensing au20 thorities of States to increase awareness of section 705A 

21 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4025a). 

22 (b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 

24 the United States shall submit, to the Committees on 

25 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
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1 tives, and publish, a report containing the results of a 

2 study regarding compliance by States with section 705A 

3 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4025a). 

4 Such report shall include the determination of the Comp5 troller General regarding the following: 

6 (1) The extent to which States have complied 

7 with such section. 

8 (2) The efficacy of such compliance. 

9 (3) Whether a State has a designated official to 

10 oversee such compliance. 

11 SEC. 640A. GUIDE FOR SURVIVORS TO CLAIM THE PER12 SONAL EFFECTS OF A DECEASED MEMBER 

13 OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

14 Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of 

15 Defense, in consultation of the Secretaries of the military 

16 departments, shall publish and post on the website of Mili17 tary OneSource a guide regarding how a survivor of a de18 ceased member of the Armed Forces may— 

19 (1) receive the personal effects of such member; 

20 and 

21 (2) file a claim with the Secretary of the mili22 tary department concerned if the survivor believes 

23 such effects were disposed of incorrectly. 
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1 SEC. 640B. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 

2 RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO MILITARY 

3 FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. 

4 The Secretary of Defense shall— 

5 (1) provide a centralized location for, and pro6 mote awareness of, information about foster and 

7 adoption-related policies and available Department 

8 of Defense support to better assist military foster 

9 and adoptive families, including by providing such 

10 information through Military OneSource, using a 

11 designated point person on an installation, or 

12 through an existing installation program office; 

13 (2) ensure that the Secretary of the Air Force, 

14 in coordination with the Director of Defense Human 

15 Resource Activity, revises AFI 36-3026, Volume 1, 

16 in cooperation with other components of the Depart17 ment of Defense, as appropriate, to make it con18 sistent with Department of Defense regulations on 

19 the required documents to enroll foster children in 

20 the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting Sys21 tem; and 

22 (3) ensure that the Secretaries of the military 

23 departments identify opportunities to regularly pro24 mote to all employees responsible for enrollment in 

25 the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System 

26 awareness of accurate information and guidance, 
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1 with respect to enrolling both foster and pre-adop2 tive children, including by coordinating with relevant 

3 offices to promote awareness of the guidance 

4 through annual trainings or other training mecha5 nisms. 

6 SEC. 640C. PROHIBITIONS ON PROVISION OF GENDER 

7 TRANSITION SERVICES THROUGH AN EXCEP8 TIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM OF THE 

9 ARMED FORCES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—No gender transition procedures, 

11 including surgery or medication, may be provided to a 

12 minor dependent child through an EFMP. 

13 (b) REFERRALS.—No referral for procedures de14 scribed in subsection (a) may be provided to a minor de15 pendent child through an EFMP. 

16 (c) REASSIGNMENT.—No change of duty station may 

17 be approved through an EFMP for the purpose of pro18 viding a minor dependent child with access to procedures 

19 described in subsection (a). 

20 (d) EFMP DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Ex21 ceptional Family Member Program’’ means a program 

22 under section 1781c(e) of title 10, United States Code. 
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1 Subtitle E—Child Care 

2 SEC. 641. INCREASE IN THE TARGET FUNDING LEVEL FOR 

3 MILITARY CHILD CARE. 

4 Section 1791 of title 10, United States Code, is 

5 amended, in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘115 percent of’’ 

6 after ‘‘not less than’’. 

7 SEC. 642. RECURRING REVIEW AND REVISION OF PAY FOR 

8 MILITARY CHILD CARE EMPLOYEES. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subsection (c) of section 

10 1792 of title 10, United States Code is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

12 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

13 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘For the pur14 pose’’; and 

15 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

16 paragraph (2): 

17 ‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall review 

18 and revise the pay scale for child care employees not 

19 less than once every five years. 

20 ‘‘(B) In conducting a review under subpara21 graph (A), the Secretary shall consider factors in22 cluding— 

23 ‘‘(i) the pay scale for employees of the De24 partment of Defense Education Activity with 
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1 similar training, seniority, and experience to 

2 that of child care employees; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the rates of compensation paid to em4 ployees of the local educational agency with 

5 similar training, seniority, and experience to 

6 that of child care employees; 

7 ‘‘(iii) the value of the care provided by 

8 child care employees, in the short and long 

9 term, to the children cared for, their families, 

10 and the armed forces; and 

11 ‘‘(iv) any other factor the Secretary deter12 mines appropriate.’’. 

13 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense 

14 shall carry out the first review and revision under para15 graph (2) of such subsection, as added by this section, 

16 not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

17 of this Act. 

18 (c) REPORT.—When the Secretary of Defense con19 ducts the second review and revision under such para20 graph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

21 defense committees a report assessing how the first such 

22 revision affected— 

23 (1) the hiring and retention of child care em24 ployees; and 
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1 (2) the quality of care at military child develop2 ment centers. 

3 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘child 

4 care employee’’ and ‘‘military child development center’’ 

5 have the meanings given such terms in section 1800 of 

6 title 10, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 643. DISCOUNTED CHILD CARE FOR CHILD CARE EM8 PLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

9 Section 1793(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘, a reduced fee for such attend12 ance.’’ and inserting an em dash; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

14 paragraphs: 

15 ‘‘(1) no fee for the first such child under the 

16 age of 13; 

17 ‘‘(2) not more than 50 percent of the amount 

18 of the fee otherwise chargeable for such attendance 

19 of the second such child under the age of 13; and 

20 ‘‘(3) a reduced fee for each subsequent child.’’. 
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1 SEC. 644. EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FI2 NANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE 

3 ARMED FORCES FOR IN-HOME CHILD CARE. 

4 Section 589(b)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn5 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

6 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking the period at the end and insert8 ing ‘‘, and in the following locations:’’ 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub10 paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(A) Fort Drum, New York. 

12 ‘‘(B) Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. 

13 ‘‘(C) Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. 

14 ‘‘(D) Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 

15 Twentynine Palms, California.’’. 

16 SEC. 645. WAIT TIMES FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES PRO17 VIDED THROUGH MILITARY CHILD DEVELOP18 MENT CENTERS: PUBLICATION; FEASIBILITY 

19 OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT. 

20 (a) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall publish and maintain, on a website of the Depart23 ment of Defense that is accessible by members of the 

24 Armed Forces, waiting lists for child care services at mili25 tary child development centers. 
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1 (b) ESTIMATES.—On the website described in sub2 section (a), the Secretary shall publish a tool that uses 

3 data collected by the Secretary to estimate how long a 

4 member assigned to serve at a military installation will 

5 wait before receiving child care services at the military 

6 child development center of such military installation. 

7 (c) FEASIBILITY REPORT.—Not later than March 30, 

8 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 

9 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa10 tives a report regarding the feasibility of implementing the 

11 business management system of the Child and Youth Pro12 grams of the Department of the Air Force for all military 

13 departments in order to increase member satisfaction by 

14 improving communication with members on such waiting 

15 lists and facilitating payments and paperwork for such 

16 child care services. 

17 (d) MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER DE18 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military child develop19 ment center’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

20 1800 of title 10, United States Code. 

21 SEC. 646. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF CHILD CARE ON READI22 NESS AND RETENTION. 

23 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

25 Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with an 
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1 FFRDC described in subsection (b), under which such 

2 FFRDC shall conduct a study on the effects of child care 

3 for members of the covered Armed Forces and civilian em4 ployees of the Department of Defense on readiness and 

5 retention in the covered Armed Forces. Such a study shall 

6 include the following: 

7 (1) The effects of the availability, affordability, 

8 and quality of such child care on— 

9 (A) unit readiness and retention; 

10 (B) the ability of such members and em11 ployees to perform their duties; 

12 (C) the quality of the performance of such 

13 duties; and 

14 (D) the job satisfaction of such members 

15 and employees. 

16 (2) Other matters regarding the availability, af17 fordability, and quality of such child care that the 

18 FFRDC determines appropriate. 

19 (b) FFRDC.—An FFRDC described in this sub20 section is an FFRDC that the Secretary of Defense deter21 mines— 

22 (1) primarily focuses on studies and analysis; 

23 (2) has a record of— 

24 (A) conducting research and analysis using 

25 a multidisciplinary approach; and 
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1 (B) publishing analyses to inform public 

2 debate; and 

3 (3) has demonstrated specific competencies in 

4 policies regarding military personnel and readiness, 

5 as applied to the national defense strategy. 

6 (c) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than six months 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, an FFRDC 

8 that enters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall 

9 submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees 

10 on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Represent11 atives an interim report. Such report shall include the fol12 lowing: 

13 (1) A progress report on the study. 

14 (2) Interim findings of the study. 

15 (d) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, an FFRDC that 

17 enters into an agreement under subsection (a) shall sub18 mit to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on 

19 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa20 tives a final report. Such final report shall include the fol21 lowing: 

22 (1) The findings of the study. 

23 (2) Strategies to remedy deficiencies in child 

24 care described in subsection (a), and the timelines 

25 and costs to implement such strategies. 
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1 (3) Incidents that affect unit readiness and re2 tention. 

3 (4) Other information the FFRDC determines 

4 appropriate regarding the effects of such child care 

5 on readiness and retention in the covered Armed 

6 Forces. 

7 (e) 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 ‘‘FFRDC’’ means a federally 

12 funded research and development center. 

13 SEC. 647. PROVISION OF TEMPORARY CHILD CARE SERV14 ICES. 

15 The Secretary of Defense shall provide temporary 

16 child care services at military child development centers 

17 for the children of members of the Armed Forces during 

18 a permanent change of station, temporary duty, or any 

19 other similar deployment. 

20 SEC. 648. FEASIBILITY STUDY REGARDING CHILD CARE 

21 FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPO22 NENTS PERFORMING INACTIVE-DUTY TRAIN23 ING. 

24 (a) STUDY AND REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 

25 September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
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1 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

2 and House of Representatives a report regarding the feasi3 bility of providing child care— 

4 (1) through the military child development cen5 ter of a military installation; and 

6 (2) to a member of the reserve components 

7 while such member performs inactive-duty training 

8 at such military installation. 

9 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) The term ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ has the 

11 meaning given such term in section 101 of title 37, 

12 United States Code. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘military child development cen14 ter’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

15 1800 of title 10, United States Code. 

16 SEC. 649. REPORT ON AT-HOME CHILD CARE PROGRAMS OF 

17 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; FEASIBILITY 

18 STUDY. 

19 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 39 months after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

21 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

22 House of Representatives and the Senate a report on at23 home child care programs offered by each military depart24 ment. Such report shall include— 
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1 (1) an identification of the number of such at2 home child care programs that have opened, closed, 

3 or relocated during the period beginning on the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date 

5 that this three years after such date; 

6 (2) a summary of difficulties, if any, experi7 enced by military spouses employed at such at-home 

8 child care programs with respect to— 

9 (A) obtaining necessary certifications or 

10 licences; and 

11 (B) opening, closing, or relocating such an 

12 at-home child care program; and 

13 (3) a summary of effects, if any, that the open14 ing, closing, or relocation of such an at-home child 

15 care program has on the employment rate of mili16 tary spouses residing in geographic proximity to 

17 such at-home child care program. 

18 (b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

20 shall conduct a feasibility study on— 

21 (A) standardizing the requirements of each 

22 military department relating to licensing and 

23 certification for at-home child care providers; 
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1 (B) removing barriers, if any, to the ex2 pansion of at-home child care programs de3 scribed in subsection (a); and 

4 (C) supporting the employment of military 

5 spouses in such at-home child care programs. 

6 (2) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

7 days after the date of the submission of the report 

8 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 

9 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

10 House of Representatives and the Senate a report 

11 that includes the findings of such feasibility study. 

12 Subtitle F—Dependent Education 

13 SEC. 651. RIGHTS OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING 

14 SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT 

15 OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 

16 Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended by inserting after section 2164 the following new 

18 section: 

19 ‘‘§ 2164a. Rights of parents of children attending 

20 schools operated by the Department of 

21 Defense Education Activity 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The parent of a child who at23 tends a school operated by the Department of Defense 

24 Education Activity has the following rights: 
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1 ‘‘(1) The right to review the curriculum of the 

2 school. 

3 ‘‘(2) The right to be informed if the school or 

4 Department of Defense Education Activity alters the 

5 school’s academic standards or learning benchmarks. 

6 ‘‘(3) The right to meet with each teacher of 

7 their child not less than twice during each school 

8 year. 

9 ‘‘(4) The right to review the budget, including 

10 all revenues and expenditures, of the school. 

11 ‘‘(5) The right to review all instructional mate12 rials and teacher professional development materials 

13 used by the school. 

14 ‘‘(6) The right to inspect a list of the books and 

15 other reading materials contained in the library of 

16 the school. 

17 ‘‘(7) The right to address the school advisory 

18 committee or the school board. 

19 ‘‘(8) The right to information about the school’s 

20 discipline policy and any violent activity in the 

21 school. 

22 ‘‘(9) The right to information about any plans 

23 to eliminate gifted and talented programs or acceler24 ated coursework at the school. 
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1 ‘‘(b) DISCLOSURES AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Con2 sistent with the parental rights specified in subsection (a), 

3 a school operated by the Department of Defense Edu4 cation Activity shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) post on a publicly accessible website of the 

6 school— 

7 ‘‘(A) the curriculum for each course and 

8 grade level; 

9 ‘‘(B) the academic standards or other 

10 learning benchmarks used by the school; 

11 ‘‘(C) notice of any proposed revisions to 

12 such standards or benchmarks and a copy of 

13 any such revisions; 

14 ‘‘(D) the budget for the school year, in15 cluding all revenues and expenditures (including 

16 expenditures made for items and services pro17 vided by private entities); and 

18 ‘‘(2) provide the parents of a child attending 

19 the school with— 

20 ‘‘(A) the opportunity to meet in-person 

21 with each teacher of their child not less fre22 quently than twice during each school year at a 

23 time mutually agreed upon by both parties; and 

24 ‘‘(B) notice of such opportunity at the be25 ginning of each school year; 
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1 ‘‘(3) make all instructional and educator profes2 sional development materials, including teachers’ 

3 manuals, films, tapes, books or other reading mate4 rials, or other supplementary materials used in any 

5 survey, analysis, or evaluation, available for inspec6 tion by the parents of children attending the school; 

7 ‘‘(4) at the beginning of each school year, pro8 vide parents a list of reading materials in the school 

9 library, including a list of any reading materials that 

10 were added to or removed from the list of materials 

11 from the prior year; 

12 ‘‘(5) notify parents in a timely manner of any 

13 plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs or 

14 accelerated coursework at the school; 

15 ‘‘(6) except as provided in paragraph (7), notify 

16 parents of any medical examinations or screenings 

17 the school may administer to their child and receive 

18 written consent from parents for any such examina19 tion or screening prior to conducting the examina20 tion or screening; 

21 ‘‘(7) in the event of an emergency that requires 

22 a medical examination or screening without time for 

23 parental notification, promptly notify parents of 

24 such examination or screening and, not later than 

25 24 hours after the incident occurs, provide an expla-
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1 nation of the emergency that prevented notification 

2 prior to such examination or screening; 

3 ‘‘(8) notify parents of any medical information 

4 that will be collected on their child, receive written 

5 parental consent prior to collecting such information, 

6 and provide parents an opportunity to inspect such 

7 information at the parent’s request; and 

8 ‘‘(9) notify parents of any policy changes involv9 ing their reporting obligations under the Family Ad10 vocacy Program of the Department of Defense. 

11 ‘‘(c) SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND

12 BOARDS.—Not less frequently than four times per year, 

13 a school advisory committee or school board for a school 

14 operated by the Department of Defense Education Activ15 ity shall provide parents of children attending the school 

16 with the opportunity to address the advisory committee 

17 or school board on any matters relating to the school or 

18 the educational services provided to their children. 

19 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘school 

20 operated by the Department of Defense Education Activ21 ity’ means— 

22 ‘‘(1) a Department of Defense domestic depend23 ent elementary or secondary school, as described in 

24 section 2164 of this title; or 
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1 ‘‘(2) any elementary or secondary school or pro2 gram for dependents operated by the Department of 

3 Defense Education Activity.’’. 

4 SEC. 652. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 

5 AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 

6 MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 

7 (a) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL

8 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS

9 OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT

10 OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.—Of the amount au11 thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 by section 

12 301 and available for operation and maintenance for De13 fense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in 

14 section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the 

15 purpose of providing assistance to local educational agen16 cies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National 

17 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 

18 Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 

19 (b) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS20 ABILITIES.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 

21 for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 301 and available 

22 for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities 

23 as specified in the funding table in section 4301, 

24 $20,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 

25 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authoriza-
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1 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Pub2 lic Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 

3 (c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In 

4 this section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 

5 meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the Ele6 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 7713(9)). 

8 SEC. 653. VERIFICATION OF REPORTING OF ELIGIBLE FED9 ERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN FOR PUR10 POSES OF FEDERAL IMPACT AID PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) CERTIFICATION.—On an annual basis, each com12 mander of a military installation under the jurisdiction of 

13 the Secretary of a military department shall submit to 

14 such Secretary a written certification verifying whether 

15 the commander has confirmed the information contained 

16 in all impact aid source check forms received from local 

17 educational agencies as of the date of such certification. 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later June 30 of each year, each 

19 Secretary of a military department shall submit to the 

20 congressional defense committees a report, based on the 

21 information received under subsection (a), that identi22 fies— 

23 (1) each military installation under the jurisdic24 tion of such Secretary that has confirmed the infor25 mation contained in all impact aid source check 
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1 forms received from local educational agencies as of 

2 the date of the report; and 

3 (2) each military installation that has not con4 firmed the information contained in such forms as of 

5 such date. 

6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) The term ‘‘impact aid source check form’’ 

8 means a form submitted to the Department of De9 fense by a local educational agency to verify infor10 mation relating to eligible federally connected chil11 dren counted for purposes of the Federal impact aid 

12 program under section 7003 of the Elementary and 

13 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703). 

14 (2) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has 

15 the meaning given that term section 8101 of the El16 ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

17 U.S.C. 7801). 

18 SEC. 654. FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS 

19 OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DE20 FENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

22 through the Director of the Department of Defense Edu23 cation Activity, shall require that each student of a high 

24 school operated by the Activity complete a dedicated 
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1 course of instruction in financial literacy as a prerequisite 

2 to graduating from such school. 

3 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The graduation requirement 

4 under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to students 

5 of high schools operated by the Department of Defense 

6 Education Activity beginning with the cohort of students 

7 who enter ninth grade in the first school year that begins 

8 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘high 

10 school’’ has the meaning given that term in section 8101 

11 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

12 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

13 SEC. 655. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ROUTINE MENTAL HEALTH 

14 CHECK-UPS IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE 

15 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION AC16 TIVITY. 

17 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Beginning in the 

18 first academic year to begin after the date of the enact19 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 

20 and implement a pilot program (referred to in this section 

21 as the ‘‘Pilot’’) to provide routine metal health check-ups 

22 for students in covered DODEA schools. 

23 (b) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out the 

24 Pilot in not fewer than five covered DODEA schools, one 

25 of which shall be located outside the United States. 
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1 (c) ACTIVITIES.—Under the Pilot, the Secretary 

2 shall— 

3 (1) subject to subsection (e), ensure that stu4 dents at covered DODEA schools receive routine 

5 mental health check-ups, which may include the use 

6 of mental health screening tools, such as the Patient 

7 Health Questionnaire-2 or the Patient Health Ques8 tionnaire-9; 

9 (2) ensure that such mental health check-ups— 

10 (A) consist of biannual or semesterly men11 tal and behavioral health screenings for dis12 orders common in children aged 3-17, includ13 ing— 

14 (i) an initial virtual screening test for 

15 all students; and 

16 (ii) a follow-up screening carried out 

17 by a school psychologist or school nurse for 

18 students with specific needs identified 

19 through the initial screening; and 

20 (B) include questions about a student’s 

21 mood and emotional state; 

22 (3) train licensed mental and behavioral health 

23 professionals to conduct mental health check-ups, in24 cluding training in— 
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1 (A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of 

2 mental illnesses; 

3 (B) safely de-escalating crises involving in4 dividuals with a mental illness; and 

5 (C) ensuring the safety and well-being of 

6 children with intellectual and developmental dis7 abilities; 

8 (4) establish a streamlined diagnosis-to-treat9 ment process, including a comprehensive process 

10 through which a student with needs identified 

11 through a mental health check-up— 

12 (A) may be referred to certified community 

13 behavioral health clinic in the community in 

14 which the school is located; and 

15 (B) may receive additional care or treat16 ment through comprehensive school-based serv17 ices; 

18 (5) mobilize school nurses and counselors to fa19 cilitate screening in collaboration with administra20 tors and teachers; 

21 (6) conduct awareness-building educational ef22 forts in conjunction with the screening process; 

23 (7) implement a robust school-based and tele24 health support system (including options for indi-
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1 vidual or group therapy) for students seeking sup2 port after diagnosis; and 

3 (8) make resources available to the communities 

4 surrounding schools for individuals with a mental ill5 ness through a coordinated referral process with 

6 local community-based health clinics and school7 based mental health clinics if such school-based men8 tal health clinics are available and have the capacity 

9 and expertise to handle complex mental health situa10 tions. 

11 (d) REFERRAL PROCESS REQUIREMENTS.— 

12 (1) AGREEMENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

13 CLINICS.—For purposes of the comprehensive refer14 ral process described in subsection (c)(4), the Sec15 retary of Defense shall seek to enter into memo16 randa of understanding or other agreements with 

17 Federally-funded community behavioral health clin18 ics in communities in which covered DODEA schools 

19 are located pursuant to which a school may refer 

20 students to such a clinic. The requirement to estab21 lish such a referral process may not be satisfied sole22 ly by providing a list of nearby community behav23 ioral health clinics to parents of students at covered 

24 DODEA schools. 
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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—In a case in which the Sec2 retary of Defense is unable to meet the requirements 

3 of paragraph (1) because there is no Federally-fund4 ed community behavioral health clinic in a commu5 nity in which a covered DODEA school is located, 

6 the Secretary of Defense shall develop and make 

7 available a comprehensive guide to the mental health 

8 resources that are available to students and parents 

9 in that community. 

10 (e) STUDENT PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—In carrying 

11 out the Pilot, the Secretary shall ensure that a parent or 

12 guardian of a student at a covered DODEA school— 

13 (1) is provided with— 

14 (A) notice that a student may receive a 

15 mental health check-up under the Pilot; 

16 (B) an opportunity to opt the student out 

17 of any such mental health check-up before it is 

18 administered; and 

19 (C) a copy of the results of each mental 

20 health check-up for such student; and 

21 (2) gives informed consent before— 

22 (A) the referral of a student to a commu23 nity-based health clinic as described in sub24 section (b)(4)(A); or 
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1 (B) the disclosure of any information con2 cerning such student to such a clinic. 

3 (f) EVALUATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

4 commencing the Pilot, and not less frequently than every 

5 180 days thereafter until termination of the Pilot, the Sec6 retary of Defense shall conduct an evaluation of the Pilot, 

7 which shall include evaluation of— 

8 (1) Pilot processes; and 

9 (2) student outcomes under the Pilot. 

10 (g) TERMINATION.—The Pilot shall terminate after 

11 two academic years. 

12 (h) REPORT.—Not later than one year after termi13 nation of the Pilot, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

14 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

15 the House of Representatives a report on the Pilot. The 

16 report shall include— 

17 (1) the results of the evaluations conducted 

18 under subsection (f); 

19 (2) the recommendation of the Secretary wheth20 er to make the Pilot permanent; and 

21 (3) such other information as the Secretary de22 termines appropriate. 

23 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) The term ‘‘certified community behavioral 

25 health clinic’’ means a certified community behav-
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1 ioral health clinic as such term is used in section 

2 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 

3 2014 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note). 

4 (2) The term ‘‘covered DODEA school’’ means 

5 an elementary school or secondary school— 

6 (A) operated by the Department of De7 fense Education Activity within or outside the 

8 United States; and 

9 (B) selected by the Secretary to participate 

10 in the Pilot. 

11 (3) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec12 ondary school’’ have the meanings given those terms 

13 in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

15 SEC. 656. BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL 

16 PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS 

17 OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DE18 FENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 

19 (a) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not later 

20 than January 30, 2024, and on a quarterly basis there21 after until December 31, 2029, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall submit to the committees on Armed Services of the 

23 Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the 

24 progress of the Secretary in implementing universal pre- 
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1 kindergarten programs in schools operated by the Depart2 ment of Defense Education Activity. 

3 (b) CONTENTS OF INITIAL BRIEFING.—The initial 

4 briefing under subsection (a) shall include— 

5 (1) identification of all locations under the ju6 risdiction of the Department of Defense at which 

7 universal pre-kindergarten programs and child devel8 opment centers are co-located; and 

9 (2) an estimate of the number of children ex10 pected to transfer from child development centers to 

11 pre-kindergarten programs as a result of such pro12 grams being offered. 

13 (c) CONTENTS OF SUBSEQUENT BRIEFINGS.—Fol14 lowing the initial briefing under subsection (a), each sub15 sequent briefing shall include— 

16 (1) the total anticipated costs of funding uni17 versal pre-kindergarten programs in schools operated 

18 by the Department of Defense Education Activity; 

19 (2) the estimated differential between the cost 

20 of caring for a child in a child development center 

21 versus the cost of a child’s participation in a pre22 kindergarten program; 

23 (3) the estimated differential between the costs 

24 of employing caregivers in child development centers 
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1 versus the costs of employing teachers in pre-kinder2 garten programs; 

3 (4) the child-to-caregiver ratio requirements for 

4 child development centers versus the child-to-teacher 

5 ratio requirements for pre-kindergarten programs; 

6 (5) a needs assessment of facilities for universal 

7 pre-kindergarten programs based on anticipated ca8 pacity; 

9 (6) an assessment of the availability of teachers 

10 for pre-kindergarten programs; and 

11 (7) an indication of whether, and to what ex12 tent, members of the Armed Forces have expressed 

13 a preference for enrolling their children in pre-kin14 dergarten programs rather than continuing care for 

15 such children in child development centers. 

16 SEC. 657. STUDY TO REVIEW WEIGHTED STUDENT UNITS 

17 FOR IMPACT AID PAYMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE 

18 FEDERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN WITH 

19 DISABILITIES. 

20 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense, in consulta21 tion with the Secretary of Education, shall conduct a 

22 study to review the weighted student units used for the 

23 calculation of impact aid payments for eligible federally 

24 connected children with disabilities under section 7003 of 
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1 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

2 U.S.C. 7703). 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 

4 shall include the following: 

5 (1) An explanation of the method used to estab6 lish the weighted student units used for the calcula7 tion of impact aid payments for eligible federally 

8 connected children with disabilities under section 

9 7003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

10 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703). 

11 (2) A review of the criteria and any special fac12 tors used to determine the eligibility of federally con13 nected children with disabilities under such section. 

14 (3) An examination of the adequacy of the sys15 tem used to determined weighted student units for 

16 children with disabilities compared to other eligible 

17 federally connected children, taking into consider18 ation the cost of any support services required. 

19 (4) Recommendations for improving the effi20 ciency and effectiveness of impact aid payments for 

21 eligible federally connected children with disabilities. 

22 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

24 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
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1 port on the results of the study conducted under sub2 section (a). 

3 (d) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In 

4 this section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 

5 meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the Ele6 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 7713(9)). 

8 SEC. 658. PROCESS TO ENSURE INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY 

9 IN EDUCATIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR 

10 MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS. 

11 (a) PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Edu12 cation, in consultation with States and local educational 

13 agencies, shall establish a process to ensure that a depend14 ent of a member of the Armed Forces who receives edu15 cational accommodations while attending an elementary or 

16 secondary school in a State, and who then transfers to 

17 an elementary or secondary school in a different State due 

18 to the relocation of the member of the Armed Forces of 

19 whom the student is a dependent, shall have such edu20 cational accommodations recognized by the destination 

21 State without requiring the dependent to reapply for such 

22 accommodations. 

23 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local edu25 cational agency’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘State’’ 
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1 have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 

2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

3 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

4 (2) The term ‘‘educational accommodation’’ 

5 means an individualized education program (as de6 fined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabil7 ities Education Act) or the approval of a student to 

8 participate in a gifted and talented program. 

9 SEC. 659. REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE CURRICULUM OF 

10 SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT 

11 OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 

12 Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is 

13 amended by adding at the end the following new sub14 section: 

15 ‘‘(m) REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE CURRICULUM.— 

16 The Secretary of Defense shall make available, on a pub17 licly accessible website, the curriculum for each grade level 

18 of each elementary and secondary school operated the De19 partment of Defense Education Activity.’’. 

20 SEC. 660. PROHIBITION ON AUTHORIZING FEDERAL FUNDS 

21 FOR DODEA FOR RACE-BASED THEORIES. 

22 (a) PROHIBITION.—No Federal funds shall be au23 thorized for the Department of Defense Education Activ24 ity to promote race-based theories described in subsection 

25 (b) or compel teachers or students to affirm, adhere to, 
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1 adopt, or process beliefs in a manner that violates title 

2 VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

3 (b) RACE-BASED THEORIES DESCRIBED.—The race4 based theories described in this subsection are the fol5 lowing: 

6 (1) Any race is inherently superior or inferior 

7 to any other race, color, or national origin. 

8 (2) The United States is a fundamentally racist 

9 country. 

10 (3) The Declaration of Independence or Con11 stitution of the United States are fundamentally rac12 ist documents. 

13 (4) An individual’s moral character or worth is 

14 determined by the individual’s race, color, or na15 tional origin. 

16 (5) An individual, by virtue of the individual’s 

17 race, is inherently racist or oppressive, whether con18 sciously or unconsciously. 

19 (6) An individual, because of the individual’s 

20 race, bears responsibility for the actions committed 

21 by other members of the individual’s race, color, or 

22 national origin. 

23 (c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

24 (1) PROTECTED SPEECH NOT RESTRICTED.— 

25 Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict 
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1 the speech of a student, teacher, or any other indi2 vidual outside of a school setting. 

3 (2) ACCESS TO MATERIALS FOR THE PURPOSE

4 OF RESEARCH OR INDEPENDENT STUDY.—Nothing 

5 in this section shall be construed to prevent an indi6 vidual from accessing materials that advocate theo7 ries described in subsection (b) for the purpose of 

8 research or independent study. 

9 (3) CONTEXTUAL EDUCATION.—Nothing in this 

10 section shall be construed to prevent a school from 

11 stating theories described in subsection (b) or as12 signing materials that advocate such theories for 

13 educational purposes in contexts that make it clear 

14 the school does not sponsor, approve, or endorse 

15 such theories or materials. 

16 (d) PROMOTE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

17 ‘‘promote’’, when used with respect to a race-based theory 

18 described in subsection (b), means— 

19 (1) to include such theories or materials that 

20 advocate such theories in curricula, reading lists, 

21 seminars, workshops, trainings, or other educational 

22 or professional settings in a manner that could rea23 sonably give rise to the appearance of official spon24 sorship, approval, or endorsement; 
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1 (2) to contract with, hire, or otherwise engage 

2 speakers, consultants, diversity trainers, and other 

3 persons for the purpose of advocating such theories; 

4 (3) to compel students to profess a belief in 

5 such theories; or 

6 (4) to segregate students or other individuals by 

7 race in any setting, including in educational or train8 ing sessions. 

9 SEC. 661. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

10 CERTAIN BOOKS IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY 

11 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION 

12 ACTIVITY. 

13 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

14 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

15 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of De16 fense Education Activity may be obligated or expended to 

17 purchase or maintain in a school library any book that 

18 contains pornographic material or espouses radical gender 

19 ideology. 

20 SEC. 662. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF CHINESE GOODS IN 

21 COMMISSARY STORES AND MILITARY EX22 CHANGES. 

23 The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the sale, at 

24 a commissary store or military exchange, of goods— 

25 (1) manufactured in China; 
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1 (2) assembled in China; or 

2 (3) imported into the United States from 

3 China. 

4 TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 

5 PROVISIONS 

6 Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 

7 Health Benefits 

8 SEC. 701. TRICARE DENTAL PLAN FOR THE SELECTED RE9 SERVE. 

10 Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (i) in the header, by striking ‘‘selected 

15 reserve and’’; and 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘for members of the 

17 Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve 

18 and’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (2), in the header, by in20 serting ‘‘Individual Ready’’ after ‘‘other’’; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(5) PLAN FOR SELECTED RESERVE.—A dental 

24 benefits plan for members of the Selected Reserve of 

25 the Ready Reserve.’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (d)— 

2 (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

3 paragraph (4); and 

4 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

5 following new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(3) NO-PREMIUM PLAN.—(A) The dental in7 surance plan established under subsection (a)(5) is 

8 a no-premium plan. 

9 ‘‘(B) Members enrolled in a no-premium plan 

10 may not be charged a premium for benefits provided 

11 under the plan.’’; 

12 (3) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘a mem13 ber of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve 

14 or’’; 

15 (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (k) 

16 as subsections (g) through (l), respectively; 

17 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol18 lowing new subsection (f): 

19 ‘‘(f) COPAYMENTS UNDER NO PREMIUM PLANS.—A 

20 member who receives dental care under a no-premium plan 

21 referred to in subsection (d)(3) shall pay no charge for 

22 any care described in subsection (c).’’; and 

23 (6) in subsection (i), as redesignated by para24 graph (4), by striking ‘‘subsection (k)(2)’’ and in25 serting ‘‘subsection (l)(2)’’. 
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1 SEC. 702. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 

2 HEALTH BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE RE3 SERVE SELECT FOR SURVIVORS OF A MEM4 BER OF THE SELECTED RESERVE. 

5 Section 1076d(c) of the title 10, United States Code 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘six months’’ and inserting ‘‘three 

7 years’’. 

8 SEC. 703. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF REQUIRED 

9 MENTAL HEALTH SELF-INITIATED REFERRAL 

10 PROCESS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 

11 RESERVE. 

12 Section 1090b(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 

15 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘described in para16 graph (3)’’ after ‘‘member of the armed forces’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(3) A member of the armed forces described in 

20 this paragraph is a member on active duty for a pe21 riod of longer than 30 days or a member of the Se22 lected Reserve.’’. 
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1 SEC. 704. NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILI2 TARY FAMILIES. 

3 Section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following new sub5 section: 

6 ‘‘(d) NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES.—(1) In 

7 carrying out its duties under subsection (b), the Office 

8 may coordinate programs and activities for the provision 

9 of non-medical counseling services to military families 

10 through the Department of Defense Military and Family 

11 Counseling Program. 

12 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 

13 mental health professional described in paragraph (3) may 

14 provide non-medical counseling services at any location in 

15 a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or posses16 sion of the United States, without regard to where the 

17 provider or recipient of such services is located, if the pro18 vision of such services is within the scope of the authorized 

19 Federal duties of the provider. 

20 ‘‘(3) A mental health professional described in this 

21 subsection is a person who is— 

22 ‘‘(A) a mental health professional who holds a 

23 current license or certification that is— 

24 ‘‘(i) issued by a State, the District of Co25 lumbia, or a territory or possession of the 

26 United States; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) recognized by the Secretary of De2 fense; 

3 ‘‘(B) a member of the uniformed services, a ci4 vilian employee of the Department of Defense, or a 

5 contractor designated by the Secretary; and 

6 ‘‘(C) performing authorized duties for the De7 partment of Defense under a program or activity re8 ferred to in paragraph (1). 

9 ‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘non-medical coun10 seling services’ means mental health care services that are 

11 non-clinical, short-term and solution focused, and address 

12 topics related to personal growth, development, and posi13 tive functioning.’’. 

14 SEC. 705. DOULAS AND INTERNATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED 

15 LACTATION CONSULTANTS (IBCLCS): CER16 TIFICATION ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY 

17 SPOUSES; EXPANSION OF DEMONSTRATION 

18 PROJECT. 

19 (a) ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY SPOUSES TO OBTAIN

20 DOULA AND IBCLC CERTIFICATIONS.—Section 1784a of 

21 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

23 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 

24 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol25 lowing new subsection (d): 
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1 ‘‘(d) DOULA AND IBCLC CERTIFICATIONS.—In car2 rying out the programs authorized by subsection (a), the 

3 Secretary shall provide assistance to the spouse of a mem4 ber of the armed forces described in subsection (b) in ob5 taining a doula and IBCLC certification provided by an 

6 organization that receives reimbursement under the 

7 extramedical maternal health providers demonstration 

8 project required by section 746 of the William M. (Mac) 

9 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

10 Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note).’’. 

11 (b) EXPANSION OF DOULA AND LACTATION CARE

12 FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 

13 (1) EXPANSION OF EXTRAMEDICAL MATERNAL

14 HEALTH PROVIDERS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— 

15 Section 746 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

17 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) 

18 is amended— 

19 (A) by redesignating subsections (e) 

20 through (h) as subsections (f) through (i), re21 spectively; and 

22 (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the 

23 following new subsection (e): 

24 ‘‘(e) COVERAGE OF DOULA AND LACTATION CARE.— 

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1 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2 2024, the Secretary shall ensure that the demonstration 

3 project includes coverage of labor doula care and lactation 

4 care, or reimbursement for such care, for all beneficiaries 

5 under the TRICARE program, including access— 

6 ‘‘(1) by members of the Armed Forces on active 

7 duty; 

8 ‘‘(2) by beneficiaries outside the continental 

9 United States; and 

10 ‘‘(3) at military medical treatment facilities.’’. 

11 (2) HIRING OF DOULAS AND IBCLCS.—The hir12 ing authority for each military medical treatment fa13 cility may hire a team of doulas and IBCLCs to 

14 work in coordination with lactation support per15 sonnel or labor and delivery units at such facility. 

16 SEC. 706. MEDICAL TESTING AND RELATED SERVICES FOR 

17 FIREFIGHTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DE18 FENSE. 

19 (a) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—During the annual 

20 periodic health assessment of each firefighter of the De21 partment of Defense, or at such other intervals as may 

22 be specified in this subsection, the Secretary shall provide 

23 to the firefighter (at no cost to the firefighter) appropriate 

24 medical testing and related services to detect, document 

25 the presence or absence of, and prevent, certain cancers. 
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1 Such services shall meet, at a minimum, the following cri2 teria: 

3 (1) BREAST CANCER.—With respect to the 

4 breast cancer screening, if the firefighter is a female 

5 firefighter— 

6 (A) such services shall include the provi7 sion of a mammogram to the firefighter— 

8 (i) on at least a biannual basis if the 

9 firefighter is 40 years old to 49 years old 

10 (inclusive); 

11 (ii) on at least an annual basis if the 

12 firefighter is at least 50 years old; and 

13 (iii) as clinically indicated (without re14 gard to age); and 

15 (B) in connection with such provision, a li16 censed radiologist shall review the most recent 

17 mammogram provided to the firefighter, as 

18 compared to prior mammograms so provided, 

19 and provide to the firefighter the results of such 

20 review. 

21 (2) COLON CANCER.—With respect to colon 

22 cancer screening— 

23 (A) if the firefighter is at least 40 years 

24 old, and as otherwise clinically indicated, such 

25 services shall include the communication to the 
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1 firefighter of the risks and benefits of stool2 based blood testing; 

3 (B) if the firefighter is at least 45 years 

4 old, and as clinically indicated (without regard 

5 to age), such services shall include the provi6 sion, at regular intervals, of visual examinations 

7 (such as a colonoscopy, CT colonoscopy, or 

8 flexible sigmoidoscopy) or stool-based blood 

9 testing; and 

10 (C) in connection with such provision, a li11 censed physician shall review and provide to the 

12 firefighter the results of such examination or 

13 testing, as the case may be. 

14 (3) PROSTATE CANCER.—With respect to pros15 tate cancer screening, if the firefighter is a male 

16 firefighter, the communication to the firefighter of 

17 the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screenings 

18 and the provision to the firefighter of a prostate-spe19 cific antigen test— 

20 (A) on an annual basis, if the firefighter is 

21 at least 50 years old; 

22 (B) on an annual basis, if the firefighter is 

23 at least 40 years old and is a high-risk indi24 vidual; and 
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1 (C) as clinically indicated (without regard 

2 to age). 

3 (4) OTHER CANCERS.—Such services shall in4 clude routine screenings for any other cancer the 

5 risk or occurrence of which the Director of the Cen6 ters for Disease Control and Prevention has identi7 fied as higher among firefighters than among the 

8 general public, the provision of which shall be car9 ried out during the annual periodic health assess10 ment of the firefighter. 

11 (b) OPTIONAL NATURE.—A firefighter of the Depart12 ment of Defense may opt out of the receipt of a medical 

13 testing or related service provided under subsection (a). 

14 (c) USE OF CONSENSUS TECHNICAL STANDARDS.— 

15 In providing medical testing and related services under 

16 subsection (a), the Secretary shall use consensus technical 

17 standards in accordance with section 12(d) of the National 

18 Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 

19 U.S.C. 272 note). 

20 (d) DOCUMENTATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In providing medical testing 

22 and related services under subsection (a), the Sec23 retary— 
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1 (A) shall document the acceptance rates of 

2 such tests offered and the rates of such tests 

3 performed; 

4 (B) shall document tests results, to iden5 tify trends in the rates of cancer occurrences 

6 among firefighters; and 

7 (C) may collect and maintain additional in8 formation from the recipients of such tests and 

9 other services, to allow for appropriate scientific 

10 analysis. 

11 (2) PRIVACY.—In analyzing any information of 

12 an individual documented, collected, or maintained 

13 under paragraph (1), in addition to complying with 

14 other applicable privacy laws, the Secretary shall en15 sure the name, and any other personally identifiable 

16 information, of the individual is removed from such 

17 information prior to the analysis. 

18 (3) SHARING WITH CENTERS FOR DISEASE

19 CONTROL AND PREVENTION.—The Secretary may 

20 share data from any tests performed under sub21 section (a) with the Director of the Centers for Dis22 ease Control and Prevention, as appropriate, to in23 crease the knowledge and understanding of cancer 

24 occurrences among firefighters. 

25 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘firefighter’’ has the meaning 

2 given that term in section 707 of the National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub4 lic Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1441; 10 U.S.C. 1074m 

5 note). 

6 (2) The term ‘‘high-risk individual’’ means an 

7 individual who— 

8 (A) has at least one first-degree relative 

9 who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer at 

10 an early age; or 

11 (B) is otherwise determined by the Sec12 retary to be high risk with respect to prostate 

13 cancer. 

14 SEC. 707. TEMPORARY REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACEP15 TION COVERAGE PARITY UNDER THE 

16 TRICARE PROGRAM. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

18 ensure that, during the one-year period beginning on the 

19 date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of 

20 the Act, the imposition or collection of cost-sharing for 

21 certain services is prohibited as follows: 

22 (1) PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM.—Notwith23 standing subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), of section 

24 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, cost25 sharing may not be imposed or collected with respect 
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1 to any eligible covered beneficiary for any prescrip2 tion contraceptive on the uniform formulary pro3 vided through a retail pharmacy described in section 

4 1074g(a)(2)(E)(ii) of such title or through the na5 tional mail-order pharmacy program of the 

6 TRICARE Program. 

7 (2) TRICARE SELECT.—Notwithstanding any 

8 provision under section 1075 of title 10, United 

9 States Code, cost-sharing may not be imposed or 

10 collected for a covered service that is provided by a 

11 network provider under the TRICARE program to 

12 any beneficiary under such section except for— 

13 (A) a member of the Coast Guard; or 

14 (B) an individual who is a beneficiary be15 cause such individual is a dependent of a mem16 ber of the Coast Guard. 

17 (3) TRICARE PRIME.—Notwithstanding sub18 sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 1075a of title 10, 

19 United States Code, cost-sharing may not be im20 posed or collected for a covered service that is pro21 vided under TRICARE Prime to any beneficiary 

22 under such section except for— 

23 (A) a member of the Coast Guard; or 
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1 (B) an individual who is a beneficiary be2 cause such individual is a dependent of a mem3 ber of the Coast Guard. 

4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) The term ‘‘covered service’’ means any 

6 method of contraception approved, granted, or 

7 cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, any 

8 contraceptive care (including with respect to inser9 tion, removal, and follow up), any sterilization proce10 dure, or any patient education or counseling service 

11 provided in connection with any such method, care, 

12 or procedure. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘eligible covered beneficiary’’ 

14 means an eligible covered beneficiary as such term 

15 is used in section 1074g of title 10, United States 

16 Code except for— 

17 (A) a member of the Coast Guard, Na18 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

19 or Public Health Service; or 

20 (B) an individual who is an eligible covered 

21 beneficiary because such individual is a depend22 ent of a member described in subparagraph (A). 

23 (3) The terms ‘‘TRICARE Program’’ and 

24 ‘‘TRICARE Prime’’ have the meaning given such 
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1 terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 

2 Code. 

3 SEC. 708. NALOXONE AND FENTANYL: REGULATIONS; RE4 PORT. 

5 (a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than January 1, 2024, 

6 the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secre7 taries of the military departments shall prescribe regula8 tions regarding naloxone and fentanyl on military installa9 tions. Such regulations shall— 

10 (1) ensure that naloxone is available for mem11 bers of the Armed Forces— 

12 (A) on all military installations; and 

13 (B) in each operational environment; and 

14 (2) establish a standardized tracking system— 

15 (A) for naloxone distributed under para16 graph (1); and 

17 (B) of the illegal use of fentanyl and other 

18 controlled substances in the military depart19 ments. 

20 (b) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2024, the Sec21 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

22 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa23 tives a report regarding naloxone and fentanyl. Such re24 port shall include the following elements: 
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1 (1) Progress in the implementation of regula2 tions prescribed under subsection (a). 

3 (2) The prevalence and incidence of the illegal 

4 use of fentanyl and other controlled substances in 

5 the military departments during the five years pre6 ceding the report. 

7 (3) Processes of the military departments to 

8 mitigate substance abuse, particularly with regards 

9 to fentanyl. 

10 (c) NALOXONE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

11 ‘‘naloxone’’ means naloxone and any other medication 

12 used to reverse opioid overdose. 

13 SEC. 709. RATES OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROVIDERS OF 

14 APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—In furnishing applied behavior 

16 analysis under the TRICARE program to individuals de17 scribed in paragraph (2) during the period beginning on 

18 the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on De19 cember 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 

20 that the reimbursement rates for providers of applied be21 havior analysis are not less than the rates that were in 

22 effect on May 1, 2023. 

23 (b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—Individuals described 

24 in this paragraph are individuals who are covered bene25 ficiaries by reason of being a member or former member 
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1 of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

2 Force, including the reserve components thereof, or a de3 pendent of such a member or former member. 

4 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘cov5 ered beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the 

6 meaning given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, 

7 United States Code. 

8 SEC. 710. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM ON 

9 HEALTH EFFECTS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA 

10 USE BY VETERANS. 

11 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 90 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to the avail13 ability in advance of appropriations, the Secretary of De14 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Af15 fairs, shall commence the conduct of a pilot program to 

16 study the effect of marijuana use by covered individuals 

17 with respect to the health outcomes of such individuals 

18 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘pilot program’’). 

19 (b) ACTIVITIES.—Under the pilot program, the Sec20 retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 

21 Veterans Affairs, shall carry out the following activities: 

22 (1) Conducting preclinical research or a clinical 

23 investigation pursuant to an investigational new 

24 drug exemption under section 505(i) of the Federal 

25 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)), 
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1 in accordance with a research protocol that has been 

2 reviewed and approved under such section with re3 spect to such research or investigation. 

4 (2) Assessing and, subject to the Health Insur5 ance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 

6 (Public Law 104–191) and other applicable laws re7 garding privacy, compiling and publishing relevant 

8 data collected by State-approved marijuana regu9 latory programs and made available to the Secretary 

10 of Defense. 

11 (3) Such other activities as the Secretary of De12 fense may determine appropriate for purposes of the 

13 pilot program. 

14 (c) LOCATION; RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN LAWS.— 

15 (1) LOCATION; RELATIONSHIP TO STATE

16 LAW.—The pilot program shall be conducted in one 

17 or more States with a State-approved marijuana reg18 ulatory program, and shall be conducted in accord19 ance with applicable State law with respect to the 

20 manufacture, distribution, dispensing, or possession 

21 of marijuana, to the extent such activity occurs as 

22 part of such pilot program. 

23 (2) RELATIONSHIP TO CONTROLLED SUB24 STANCES ACT.—The Controlled Substances Act (21 

25 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) and Article 112a of the Uniform 
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1 Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. 912a) shall not 

2 apply with respect to the manufacture, distribution, 

3 dispensing, or possession of marijuana under the 

4 pilot program as part of preclinical research or a 

5 clinical investigation conducted under subsection 

6 (b)(1), to the extent such activity occurs as part of 

7 the pilot program and in compliance with Medical 

8 Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act 

9 (Public Law 117–215). 

10 (3) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this 

11 subtitle shall affect or modify— 

12 (A) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

13 Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); 

14 (B) section 351 of the Public Health Serv15 ice Act (42 U.S.C. 262); 

16 (C) the Medical Marijuana and 

17 Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (Public 

18 Law 117–215); or 

19 (D) any authority of the Commissioner of 

20 Food and Drugs or the Secretary of Health and 

21 Human Services under a provision of law speci22 fied in subparagraphs (A) through (C) (includ23 ing the authority of the Commissioner or Sec24 retary to promulgate regulations or guidelines 
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1 relating to the production of hemp under such 

2 a provision). 

3 (d) EFFECT ON OTHER BENEFITS.—The eligibility 

4 or entitlement of a covered individual to any other benefit 

5 under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 

6 Affairs or any other provision of law shall not be affected 

7 by the participation of the covered individual in the pilot 

8 program. 

9 (e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

10 on which the pilot program commences, and annually 

11 thereafter for the duration of the pilot program, the Sec12 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres13 sional committees a report on the conduct of the pilot pro14 gram. 

15 (f) TERMINATION; RENEWAL.— 

16 (1) TERMINATION.—Except as provided in 

17 paragraph (2), the pilot program shall terminate on 

18 the date that is five years after the date on which 

19 the pilot program commences. 

20 (2) RENEWAL.—If the Secretary of Defense de21 termines it appropriate, the Secretary may renew 

22 the pilot program for a single additional five-year 

23 period following the date of termination under para24 graph (1). 
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1 (g) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Amounts authorized to 

2 be made available to the Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health 

3 Care Fund established under chapter 56 of title 10, 

4 United States Code, are not authorized to be transferred 

5 or otherwise made available to carry out the pilot program. 

6 (h) 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 Veterans’ Affairs of the 

11 House of Representatives; and 

12 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 

13 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen14 ate. 

15 (2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

16 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

17 Force. 

18 (3) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means any 

19 member of a covered Armed Force or veteran diag20 nosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, depres21 sion, or anxiety, or prescribed pain management, by 

22 a health professional furnishing care at a facility of 

23 the Department of Veterans Affairs or through the 

24 Veterans Community Care Program under section 

25 1703 of title 38, United States Code. 
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1 (4) The term ‘‘marijuana’’ has the meaning 

2 given that term in section 102(16) of the Controlled 

3 Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(16)). 

4 SEC. 711. PILOT PROGRAM ON CRYOPRESERVATION AND 

5 STORAGE OF GAMETES OF CERTAIN MEM6 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

8 shall establish a pilot program to reimburse not more than 

9 200 covered members for expenses incurred in the testing, 

10 cryopreservation, shipping, and storage of gametes of such 

11 covered members in a private storage facility determined 

12 appropriate by the Secretary. 

13 (b) AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—A covered mem14 ber shall receive not more than— 

15 (1) $500 in the case of a member who preserves 

16 sperm; and 

17 (2) $7,500 in the case of a member who pre18 serves eggs. 

19 (c) INFORMATION TO PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary 

20 shall provide to a covered member participating in the 

21 pilot program information regarding providers of services 

22 described in subsection (a) located near the covered mem23 ber. 

24 (d) IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE.—Not later than— 
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1 (1) 30 days after the date of the enactment of 

2 this Act, the Secretary shall notify covered members 

3 of the pilot program; and 

4 (2) 60 days after the date of the enactment of 

5 this Act, the Secretary shall— 

6 (A) submit to the Committees on Armed 

7 Services of the Senate and the House of Rep8 resentatives an implementation plan for the 

9 pilot program; and 

10 (B) carry out the pilot program. 

11 (e) NO LIABILITY OR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.— 

12 The United States shall not be— 

13 (1) considered a party to any agreement be14 tween a covered member who participates in the 

15 pilot program and a private gamete storage facility; 

16 or 

17 (2) responsible for the management of gametes 

18 cryopreserved, or stored for which a covered member 

19 receives reimbursement under such pilot program. 

20 (f) ADVANCED MEDICAL DIRECTIVE.—A covered 

21 member who participates in the pilot program shall com22 plete an advanced medical directive that specifies how 

23 gametes preserved under the pilot program shall be han24 dled upon the death of such covered member. 
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1 (g) PROMOTION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later 

2 than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary shall promote the pilot program to covered 

4 members in the course of annual health examinations and 

5 pre-deployment screenings. 

6 (h) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the Sec7 retary establishes the pilot program, the Secretary shall 

8 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen9 ate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot 

10 program. Such report shall include the following: 

11 (1) Usage by covered members. 

12 (2) Demographics of participating covered 

13 members. 

14 (3) Costs of services to participating covered 

15 members. 

16 (4) The feasibility of expanding the pilot pro17 gram. 

18 (5) The feasibility of making the pilot program 

19 permanent. 

20 (6) Other information determined appropriate 

21 by the Secretary. 

22 (i) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi23 nate one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

24 (j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem2 ber of a covered Armed Force serving on active 

3 duty— 

4 (A) who has received orders (including de5 ployment orders) for duty for which the mem6 ber may receive hazardous duty pay under sec7 tion 351 of title 37, United States Code; 

8 (B) whom the Secretary determines is like9 ly to receive such orders in the next 120 days; 

10 (C) who will, under orders, be geographi11 cally separated from a spouse, domestic part12 ner, or dating partner for a period exceeding 

13 180 days; or 

14 (D) whose application to participate in the 

15 pilot program that the Secretary approves. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means 

17 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

18 Force. 

19 (3) The term ‘‘deployment’’ has the meaning 

20 given such term in section 991(b) of title 10, United 

21 States Code. 
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1 SEC. 712. PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS FOR CERTAIN 

2 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO 

3 SERVED IN KABUL. 

4 (a) INITIAL EVALUATION.—Not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 of Defense shall provide an initial psychological evaluation 

7 to each member of the Armed Forces who— 

8 (1) served at the Hamid Karzai International 

9 Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, between August 15 

10 and August 29, 2021; and 

11 (2) has not already received a psychological 

12 evaluation with respect to such service. 

13 (b) ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary of 

14 Defense shall provide to each member of the Armed 

15 Forces who receives a psychological evaluation under sub16 section (a), or would have received such an evaluation but 

17 for the application of subsection (a)(2)— 

18 (1) an additional psychological evaluation not 

19 later than two years after the date of the enactment 

20 of this Act; and 

21 (2) a second additional psychological evaluation 

22 not later than five years after the date of the enact23 ment of this Act. 

24 (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 220 

25 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec26 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
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1 committees a report on the number of members of the 

2 Armed Forces, broken down by component (National 

3 Guard, Reserve, and Active), that are eligible for, and re4 ceive, an initial psychological evaluation— 

5 (1) under subsection (a); or 

6 (2) otherwise resulting from service at the 

7 Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Af8 ghanistan, between August 15 and August 29, 2021. 

9 SEC. 713. AUTHORITY TO EXPAND THE TRICARE COMPETI10 TIVE PLANS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 

11 (a) AUTHORITY.—To the extent practicable, the Sec12 retary of Defense shall seek to expand the TRICARE 

13 Competitive Plans Demonstration Project to not fewer 

14 than 10 locations on or after October 1, 2024. 

15 (b) TRICARE COMPETITIVE PLANS DEMONSTRA16 TION PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

17 ‘‘TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration Project’’ 

18 means the project designed to test the contract acquisition 

19 strategy of providing an opportunity for local, regional, 

20 and national health plans to participate in the competition 

21 for managed care support functions under the TRICARE 

22 program, in accordance with section 705(c)(3) of the Na23 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

24 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 1073a note). 
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1 SEC. 714. STUDY ON PROVIDER TRAINING GAPS WITH RE2 SPECT TO SCREENING AND TREATMENT OF 

3 MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. 

4 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

5 through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Af6 fairs, shall conduct a study to identify gaps in the training 

7 of covered providers with respect to the screening and 

8 treatment of maternal mental health conditions. Such 

9 study shall include— 

10 (1) an assessment of the level of experience of 

11 covered providers with, and the attitudes of such 

12 providers regarding, the treatment of pregnant and 

13 postpartum women with mental or substance use 

14 disorders; and 

15 (2) recommendations for the training of covered 

16 providers, taking into account any training gaps 

17 identified pursuant to the study. 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

20 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Senate a report con22 taining the findings of the study under section (a). 

23 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) The term ‘‘covered provider’’ means a ma25 ternal health care provider or behavioral health pro-
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1 vider furnishing services under the military health 

2 system (including under the TRICARE program). 

3 (2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the 

4 meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, 

5 United States Code. 

6 SEC. 715. EXPANSION OF WOUNDED WARRIOR SERVICE 

7 DOG PROGRAM. 

8 Section 745 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na9 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 

10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub12 section (c); and 

13 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol14 lowing new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Wound17 ed Warrior Service Dog Program, the Secretary of 

18 Defense shall award grants on a competitive basis 

19 directly to eligible entities in accordance with this 

20 subsection. 

21 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re22 ceive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall 

23 be a nonprofit organization, the primary function of 

24 which is raising, training, and furnishing assistance 

25 dogs. 
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1 ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring 

2 a grant under this subsection shall submit to the 

3 Secretary of Defense an application at such time, in 

4 such manner, and containing such information and 

5 assurances as such Secretary determines appro6 priate. 

7 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION FOR GRANT AMOUNT.—In 

8 determining the amount of a grant awarded under 

9 this subsection, such Secretary shall consider— 

10 ‘‘(A) the merits of the application sub11 mitted pursuant to paragraph (3); 

12 ‘‘(B) whether, and to what extent, there is 

13 demand by covered members or covered vet14 erans for assistance dogs provided by the eligi15 ble entity desiring such grant; and 

16 ‘‘(C) the capacity and capability of such el17 igible entity to raise and train assistance dogs 

18 to meet such demand. 

19 ‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity award20 ed a grant under this subsection shall use such 

21 grant to plan, design, establish, or operate a pro22 gram to furnish assistance dogs to covered members 

23 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. 716. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT AND REIMBURSE5 MENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF EX6 PENSES RELATING TO ABORTION SERVICES. 

7 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con8 gress that— 

9 (1) consistent with section 1093 of title 10, 

10 United States Code, the Department of Defense may 

11 not use any funds for abortions except where the life 

12 of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 

13 carried to term or in a case in which the pregnancy 

14 is the result of an act of rape or incest; 

15 (2) the Secretary of Defense has no legal au16 thority to implement any policies in which funds are 

17 to be used for such purpose; and 

18 (3) the Department of Defense Memorandum 

19 titled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health 

20 Care’’, dated October 20, 2022, is therefore unlawful 

21 and must be rescinded. 

22 (b) REPEAL OF MEMORANDUM.— 

23 (1) REPEAL.—The Department of Defense 

24 memorandum titled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Reproduc-
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1 tive Health Care’’, dated October 20, 2022, shall 

2 have no force or effect. 

3 (2) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

4 TO CARRY OUT MEMORANDUM.—No funds may be 

5 obligated or expended to carry out the memorandum 

6 specified in paragraph (1) or any successor to such 

7 memorandum. 

8 (c) PROHIBITION.—Section 1093 of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OR REIMBURSE12 MENT OF CERTAIN FEES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 

13 may not pay for or reimburse any fees or expenses, includ14 ing travel expenses, relating to a health-care professional 

15 gaining a license in a State if the purpose of gaining such 

16 license is to provide abortion services. 

17 ‘‘(2) In this subsection: 

18 ‘‘(A) The term ‘health-care professional’ means 

19 a member of the armed forces, civilian employee of 

20 the Department of Defense, personal services con21 tractor under section 1091 of this title, or other in22 dividual who provides health care at a military med23 ical treatment facility. 

24 ‘‘(B) The term ‘license’ has the meaning given 

25 that term in section 1094 of this title.’’. 
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1 SEC. 717. PROHIBITION ON COVERAGE OF CERTAIN SEX RE2 ASSIGNMENT SURGERIES AND RELATED 

3 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 sex reassign10 ment 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) Sex reassignment surgeries furnished for 

18 the purpose of the gender alteration of a 

19 transgender individual. 

20 ‘‘(2) Hormone treatments furnished for the 

21 purpose of the gender alteration of a transgender in22 dividual.’’. 
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1 Subtitle B—Health Care 

2 Administration 

3 SEC. 721. CLARIFICATION OF GRADE OF SURGEON GEN4 ERAL OF THE NAVY. 

5 Section 8077 of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new sub7 section: 

8 ‘‘(c) GRADE.—The Surgeon General, while so serv9 ing, shall hold the grade of O–9.’’. 

10 SEC. 722. CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES REGARD11 ING THE INTEGRATED DISABILITY EVALUA12 TION SYSTEM. 

13 (a) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (h) of section 1073c 

14 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SECRETARIES

16 CONCERNED AND MEDICAL EVALUATION BOARDS’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY OVER MEMBERS’’; 

18 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Nothing’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

20 paragraphs: 

21 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding the responsibilities and au22 thorities of the Defense Health Agency with respect to the 

23 administration of military medical treatment facilities as 

24 set forth in this section (including medical evaluations of 

25 members of the armed forces), the Secretary of each mili-
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1 tary department shall maintain personnel authority over, 

2 and responsibility for, any member of the armed forces 

3 under the jurisdiction of the military department con4 cerned while the member is being considered by a medical 

5 evaluation board or is otherwise subject to the integrated 

6 disability evaluation system. Such responsibility shall in7 clude the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) Responsibility for administering the mo9 rale and welfare of the member. 

10 ‘‘(B) Responsibility for determinations of fit11 ness for duty of the member under chapter 61 of 

12 this title. 

13 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding the responsibilities and au14 thorities of the Defense Health Agency with respect to the 

15 administration of the integrated disability evaluation sys16 tem, a commander shall, at all times, maintain absolute 

17 responsibility for, and authority over, a member of the 

18 armed forces referred to the integrated disability evalua19 tion system. Such responsibility and authority include the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(A) The authority to pause any process of the 

22 integrated disability evaluation system regarding the 

23 member. 

24 ‘‘(B) The authority to withdraw the member 

25 from the integrated disability evaluation system if 
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1 the commander determines that any policy, proce2 dure, regulation, or other guidance has not been fol3 lowed in the member’s case. 

4 ‘‘(4) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Sec5 retary of Defense, a member referred to the integrated 

6 disability evaluation system may file an appeal of such re7 ferral with the Secretary of the military department con8 cerned. Such an appeal— 

9 ‘‘(A) shall be in addition to any appeals process 

10 established as part of the integrated disability eval11 uation system; 

12 ‘‘(B) shall include a hearing before an officer 

13 who may convene a general court-martial and who is 

14 in the chain of command of the member; and 

15 ‘‘(C) shall be adjudicated not later than 90 

16 days after such filing.’’. 

17 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

18 prescribe regulations to carry out paragraphs (2) through 

19 (4) of such subsection, as added by this section, not later 

20 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than February 1, 2024, the 

22 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 

23 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa24 tives a briefing on the implementation of such paragraphs. 
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1 SEC. 723. SHARING OF MEDICAL DATA REGARDING MEM2 BERS OF THE COAST GUARD. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 1110c. Sharing of medical data regarding members 

7 of the Coast Guard 

8 ‘‘(a) SHARING OF DATA.—The Secretary of Defense 

9 shall provide, on an annual basis, to the Commandant of 

10 the Coast Guard, data regarding medical care— 

11 ‘‘(1) provided at military medical treatment fa12 cilities established under section 1073c of this title 

13 to members of the Coast Guard and beneficiaries of 

14 such members; and 

15 ‘‘(2) received by members of the Coast Guard 

16 and beneficiaries of such members through the 

17 TRICARE program. 

18 ‘‘(b) CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY REPORTS.—The 

19 Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the 

20 Defense Health Agency, shall provide to the Commandant 

21 of the Coast Guard capability and capacity reports regard22 ing members of the Coast Guard, and beneficiaries of such 

23 members, who receive treatment at military medical treat24 ment facilities. 

25 ‘‘(c) HIPAA LIMITATION.—None of the information 

26 shared under this section shall include personally identifi-
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1 able information, sensitive patient health information, or 

2 information that violates the Health Insurance Portability 

3 and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191).’’. 

4 (b) PLAN; REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

6 Defense and the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 

7 develop a plan to carry out section 1110c of such title, 

8 as added by this section, and submit a report containing 

9 such plan to the appropriate congressional committees. 

10 (c) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.—Not later than one 

11 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary and Commandant shall carry out section 1110c of 

13 such title, as added by this section. 

14 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

15 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con16 gressional committees’’ means the following: 

17 (1) The Committee on Armed Services of the 

18 Senate. 

19 (2) The Committees on Armed Services of the 

20 House of Representatives. 

21 (3) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

22 Transportation of the Senate. 

23 (4) The Committee on Transportation and In24 frastructure of the House of Representatives. 
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1 SEC. 724. ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE MILI2 TARY HEALTH SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE 

3 MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMBAT4 ANT COMMANDS. 

5 (a) DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY REGIONS IN

6 CONUS.—Section 712(c) of the John S. McCain National 

7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 

8 Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 1073c note) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘HEALTHAGENCY’’ and inserting ‘‘HEALTH

12 AGENCY’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘not more than two’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘military’’. 

15 (b) DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY REGIONS

16 OCONUS.—Section 712(d) of such Act (Public Law 115– 

17 232; 10 U.S.C. 1073c note) is amended— 

18 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

19 striking ‘‘not more than two’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘defense 

21 health regions’’ and inserting ‘‘Defense Health 

22 Agency regions’’. 

23 (c) PLANNING AND COORDINATION.—Section 

24 712(e)(1)(A) of such Act (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 

25 1073c note) is amended by striking ‘‘defense health re26 gion’’ and inserting ‘‘Defense Health Agency region’’. 
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1 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2023. 

3 SEC. 725. MANDATORY TRAINING ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF 

4 PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL 

5 SUBSTANCES. 

6 The Secretary of Defense shall provide to each med7 ical provider of the Department of Defense mandatory 

8 training with respect to the potential health effects of 

9 perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

10 SEC. 726. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY PHARMA11 CEUTICAL AND MEDICAL DEVICE VULNER12 ABILITY WORKING GROUP. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

15 Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint 

16 Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary of Defense for Per17 sonnel and Readiness, and the Under Secretary of Defense 

18 for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall establish a military 

19 pharmaceutical and medical device vulnerability working 

20 group. 

21 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—Each member of the working 

22 group shall be a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian 

23 employee of the Department of Defense. 
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1 (c) COCHAIRS.—The Secretary shall appoint a chair 

2 of the working group. The working group shall elect a co3 chair from among its members. 

4 (d) DUTIES.—The duties of the working group shall 

5 include the following: 

6 (1) To provide a forum for members of the 

7 working group to discuss issues involving access, 

8 threats, and vulnerabilities to pharmaceuticals, 

9 therapeutics and medical devices in operational envi10 ronments of the Department. 

11 (2) To assess and catalog the work currently 

12 being performed within the Department regarding 

13 such access, threats, and vulnerabilities. 

14 (3) To identify current vulnerabilities, including 

15 supply chain issues, active pharmaceutical ingredient 

16 supplies, device component issues and cyber and 

17 electronic threats that may disrupt operations of the 

18 Department. 

19 (4) To identify medications necessary for the 

20 Department in specific circumstances (such as 

21 armed conflict) that are critical for operational read22 iness in each combatant command. 

23 (5) To develop an annually updated list of 

24 pharmaceuticals critical to the Department (includ25 ing medications identified under paragraph (4)) and 
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1 related quantities needed to mitigate the risk of sup2 ply disruptions for military treatment facilities. 

3 (6) To develop a risk assessment matrix regard4 ing such pharmaceuticals and medical devices to 

5 highlight related risks to missions of the combatant 

6 commands and the military health system. 

7 (7) To include any information in the joint 

8 medical estimate of the Department or a similar re9 port that highlights information that would be clas10 sified as sensitive or requiring a security classifica11 tion above unclassified. 

12 (8) To develop a plan for the allocation of 

13 scarce pharmaceutical resources within the Depart14 ment during supply chain disruptions and potential 

15 conflicts with competitors highlighted in the national 

16 defense strategy. 

17 (9) To develop a plan for stockpiling essential 

18 medications to ensure availability of a 180-day sup19 ply during armed conflict or other supply chain dis20 ruptions. 

21 (10) To develop a plan that mitigates 

22 vulnerabilities to active pharmaceutical ingredient 

23 supply chains and reduces dependence on active 

24 pharmaceutical ingredients from foreign sources. 
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1 (e) MEETINGS.—The working group shall meet at the 

2 call of the chair or cochairs and not less than once per 

3 quarter of the calendar year. 

4 (f) BRIEFING AND REPORTS.— 

5 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

7 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

8 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 

9 an interim report on the organization, activities, 

10 plans, actions and milestones of the working group. 

11 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than Sep12 tember 30 of each year, beginning in 2025 and end13 ing in 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the Com14 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 

15 of Representatives a report describing the activities, 

16 funding, plans, actions, and milestones of the work17 ing group, and other matters determined by the Sec18 retary, during the preceding year. 

19 (g) TERMINATION.—The working group shall termi20 nate on September 30, 2028. 

21 SEC. 727. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL 

22 CONSUMABLES STANDARDIZATION WORKING 

23 GROUP. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than March 1, 

25 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a working 
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1 group of logistics experts, medical experts, and surgical 

2 experts from across the military departments and the De3 fense Health Agency to standardize the medical and sur4 gical consumable supplies procured and used within the 

5 Department of Defense. 

6 (b) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall appoint an officer 

7 in a grade above O-6 to serve as chair of the working 

8 group. 

9 (c) DUTIES.—The duties of the working group in10 clude the following: 

11 (1) To identify a list of the consumable medical 

12 and surgical supplies acquired by the Department, 

13 by national item identification number or national 

14 stock number. 

15 (2) To identify, of the supplies identified under 

16 paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) unique items; and 

18 (B) non-unique items that are functionally 

19 interchangeable. 

20 (3) Disaggregate such list by the offeror of the 

21 supplies, member of the acquisition workforce (as 

22 defined in section 101 of title 10, United States 

23 Code) responsible for procurement of the supplies, 

24 and the entity or end user of such supplies. 
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1 (4) To revise and standardize the catalog for 

2 consumable medical and surgical supplies of the De3 partment of Defense, including the elimination un4 necessary and duplicate supplies. 

5 (5) To ensure supplies identified under para6 graph (1) are provided to the appropriate entity or 

7 end user in a regular and timely manner. 

8 (6) To coordinate with the Director of the De9 fense Logistics Agency to conduct regular stress 

10 tests of the surge requirements for such supplies. 

11 (7) To generate methods to encourage health 

12 care providers in the Defense Health Agency to pro13 cure such supplies through the catalog described in 

14 paragraph (4) instead of through other means. 

15 (d) BRIEFINGS.— 

16 (1) INTERIM.—Not later than October 1, 2024, 

17 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com18 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 

19 of Representatives a briefing on the activities of the 

20 working group. 

21 (2) FINAL.—Not later than December 31, 

22 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

23 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

24 House of Representatives a final briefing on the ac25 tivities of the working group. 
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1 (e) TERMINATION.—The working group shall termi2 nate two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 728. PILOT PROGRAM ON REMOTE HEALTH MONI4 TORING TECHNOLOGIES. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

6 shall carry out a pilot program to furnish, to certain mem7 bers of the Armed Forces, technologies that offer remote 

8 health monitoring. 

9 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR PILOT PROGRAM.—The 

10 pilot program shall include members— 

11 (1) of special operations forces; and 

12 (2) the Center for Initial Military Training of 

13 the Army, including members undergoing— 

14 (A) basic combat training; and 

15 (B) the future soldier preparatory course. 

16 (c) CRITERIA FOR TECHNOLOGIES.—Technologies 

17 furnished under the pilot program shall— 

18 (1) use facial detection technology; and 

19 (2) provide information on a member’s— 

20 (A) heart rate, including variability; 

21 (B) blood pressure; 

22 (C) blood oxygen saturation level; and 

23 (D) respiratory rate. 

24 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than six months after com25 mencing the pilot program, the Secretary shall provide to 
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1 the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 

2 pilot program, including— 

3 (1) an explanation of— 

4 (A) the types of technologies considered for 

5 the pilot program; 

6 (B) the success of the pilot program in in7 creasing awareness of the physical and mental 

8 health of members furnished such technologies; 

9 and 

10 (C) any potential barriers to the expansion 

11 of the pilot program; and 

12 (2) recommendations for how the Secretary 

13 may use readily available remote health monitoring 

14 technologies to enhance physical and mental health 

15 awareness of members of the Armed Forces. 

16 (e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi17 nate five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 729. TASK FORCE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON 

19 MENTAL HEALTH. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

21 shall establish a task force to examine matters relating 

22 to the mental health of members of the Armed Forces (in 

23 this section referred to as the ‘‘task force’’). 

24 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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1 (1) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary of De2 fense shall appoint to the task force individuals who 

3 have demonstrated expertise in the following areas: 

4 (A) National mental health policy. 

5 (B) Military personnel policy. 

6 (C) Research in the field of mental health. 

7 (D) Clinical care in mental health. 

8 (E) Military chaplain or pastoral care. 

9 (2) NUMBER; COMPOSITION.—The Secretary of 

10 Defense shall appoint not more than 15 individuals 

11 to the task force in accordance with the following: 

12 (A) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AP13 POINTEES.—The appointees shall include— 

14 (i) at least one member of each of the 

15 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and 

16 the National Guard; 

17 (ii) at least one surgeon general of an 

18 Armed Force; and 

19 (iii) at least one dependent of a mem20 ber of the Armed Forces who has experi21 ence working with military families. 

22 (B) NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AP23 POINTEES.—Not fewer than 7 of the appointees 

24 shall be individuals who are not members of the 

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1 ment of Defense, or dependents of such mem2 bers, and shall include— 

3 (i) an officer or employee of the De4 partment of Veterans Affairs; and 

5 (ii) an officer or employee of the Sub6 stance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

7 Administration of the Department of 

8 Health and Human Services. 

9 (C) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense 

10 shall appoint all members by not later than 90 

11 days after the date of the enactment of this 

12 Act. 

13 (D) CO-CHAIRS.—There shall be two co14 chairs of the task force, of whom— 

15 (i) one shall be designated by the Sec16 retary at the time of appointment from 

17 among the individuals appointed under 

18 subparagraph (A); and 

19 (ii) one shall be selected from among 

20 the members appointed under subpara21 graph (B) by the members so appointed. 

22 (c) ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON MEN23 TAL HEALTH SERVICES.— 

24 (1) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

25 date on which all members of the task force have 
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1 been appointed, the task force shall submit to the 

2 Secretary of Defense a report containing an assess3 ment of, and recommendations for improving, the ef4 ficacy of mental health services provided to members 

5 of the Armed Forces by the Secretary of Defense. 

6 (2) USE OF OTHER EFFORTS.—In preparing 

7 the report under paragraph (1), the task force shall 

8 take into consideration completed and ongoing ef9 forts by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

10 of Veterans Affairs to improve the efficacy of mental 

11 health care provided to members of the Armed 

12 Forces. 

13 (3) ELEMENTS.—The assessment and rec14 ommendations specified in paragraph (1) (including 

15 recommendations for legislative or administrative ac16 tion) shall include measures to improve the fol17 lowing: 

18 (A) The awareness of the potential for 

19 mental health conditions of members of the 

20 Armed Forces. 

21 (B) The access to, and efficacy of, existing 

22 programs (include telehealth programs) in pri23 mary care and mental health care to prevent, 

24 identify, and treat mental health conditions of 
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1 members of the Armed Forces, including pro2 grams for— 

3 (i) forward-deployed troops; 

4 (ii) members of the reserve compo5 nents; and 

6 (iii) members assigned to remote or 

7 austere duty locations. 

8 (C) The access to adequate telehealth re9 sources, including— 

10 (i) for members described in subpara11 graph (B) and immediate family members 

12 (including military spouses), including ac13 cess to equipment, bandwidths, and plat14 forms used to deliver care; and 

15 (ii) through the use of partnerships, 

16 consultation, and collaboration with private 

17 sector organizations and institutions, in18 cluding with respect to using telehealth to 

19 provide mental health care. 

20 (D) The assessment of disruptions to men21 tal health care as a result of frequent changes 

22 to eligibility and coverage for members of the 

23 National Guard under the TRICARE program, 

24 as well as potential benefits of more consistent 

25 care. 
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1 (E) Analysis of the potential effect on ac2 cess and outcomes for members serving on ac3 tive duty as a result of proposed cuts to mili4 tary end strengths regarding members with 

5 medical military occupational specialties. 

6 (F) The access to and programs for family 

7 members of members of the Armed Forces, in8 cluding family members overseas. 

9 (G) Access to, and quality of, private men10 tal health care received by members of the 

11 Armed Forces through the TRICARE program. 

12 (H) The reduction or elimination of bar13 riers to care, including the stigma associated 

14 with mental health conditions, by measures in15 cluding enhanced confidentiality for members of 

16 the Armed Forces who seek care for such condi17 tions. 

18 (I) The awareness of mental health serv19 ices available to dependents of members of the 

20 Armed Forces. 

21 (J) The adequacy of outreach, education, 

22 and support programs on mental health matters 

23 for families of members of the Armed Forces. 

24 (K) The early identification and treatment 

25 of mental health and substance abuse problems 
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1 through the use of internal mass media commu2 nications (including radio, and television, social 

3 media) and other education tools to change atti4 tudes within the Armed Forces regarding men5 tal health and substance abuse treatment. 

6 (L) The transition from mental health care 

7 furnished by the Secretary of Defense to such 

8 care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Af9 fairs. 

10 (M) The availability of long-term follow-up 

11 and access to care for mental health conditions 

12 for members of the Individual Ready Reserve 

13 and the Selected Reserve and for discharged, 

14 separated, or retired members of the Armed 

15 Forces. 

16 (N) Collaboration between the heads of ele17 ments of the Department of Defense with re18 sponsibility for, or jurisdiction over, the provi19 sion of mental health services. 

20 (O) Coordination between the Secretary of 

21 Defense and civilian communities, including 

22 State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, 

23 and local support organizations, with respect to 

24 mental health services. 
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1 (P) Coordination between the Secretary of 

2 Defense and the heads of relevant Federal 

3 stakeholders, including the Assistant Secretary 

4 for Mental Health and Substance Use, the Di5 rector of the National Institutes of Health, and 

6 the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 

7 and Prevention. 

8 (Q) The scope and efficacy of curricula 

9 and training on mental health matters for com10 manders in the Armed Forces. 

11 (R) The efficiency and effectiveness of pre12 and post-deployment mental health screenings, 

13 including mental health screenings for members 

14 of the Armed Forces. 

15 (S) The effectiveness of mental health pro16 grams provided in languages other than 

17 English. 

18 (T) Tracking the use of behavioral health 

19 services and related outcomes, including wait 

20 times, continuity of care, symptom resolution, 

21 and maintenance of improvements resulting 

22 from treatment. 

23 (U) The awareness of 24/7 mental health 

24 resources, including the National Suicide Pre25 vention Lifeline. 
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1 (V) Other matters the task force deter2 mines appropriate. 

3 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 

4 (1) COMPENSATION.— 

5 (A) MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES; 

6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 

7 Each member of the task force who is a mem8 ber of the Armed Forces or a civilian officer or 

9 employee of the United States Government shall 

10 serve without compensation (other than com11 pensation to which entitled as a member of the 

12 Armed Forces or an officer or employee of the 

13 United States Government, as the case may 

14 be). 

15 (B) OTHER MEMBERS.—Any member of 

16 the task force not described in subparagraph 

17 (A) shall be treated for purposes of section 

18 3161 of title 5, United States Code, as having 

19 been appointed under subsection (b) of such 

20 section. 

21 (2) OVERSIGHT.—The Under Secretary of De22 fense for Personnel and Readiness shall oversee the 

23 activities of the task force. 

24 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Director 

25 of the Washington Headquarters Services of the De-
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1 partment of Defense shall provide the task force 

2 with personnel, facilities, and other administrative 

3 support as necessary for the performance of the du4 ties of the task force. 

5 (4) ACCESS TO FACILITIES.—The Under Sec6 retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in 

7 coordination with the Secretaries of the military de8 partments, shall ensure appropriate access by the 

9 task force to military installations and facilities for 

10 purposes of the discharge of the duties of the task 

11 force. 

12 (e) TERMINATION.—The task force shall terminate 

13 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 

14 to the appropriate congressional committees the report of 

15 the task force under subsection (c)(1). 

16 (f) PLAN OF THE SECRETARY.—Not later than 180 

17 days after receiving the report of the task force under sub18 section (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a 

19 plan based on the recommendations of the task force and 

20 submit such plan to the congressional defense committees. 

21 (g) REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY.—For each of the 

22 five years following the receipt of the report of the task 

23 force under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense 

24 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re25 port on the recommendations made by the task force with 
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1 respect to the Department of Defense. Each such report 

2 shall include— 

3 (1) for each such recommendation, the deter4 mination of the Secretary of Defense as to whether 

5 to implement the recommendation; 

6 (2) in the case of a recommendation the Sec7 retary intends to implement, the intended timeline 

8 for implementation, a description of any additional 

9 resources or authorities required for such implemen10 tation, and the plan for such implementation; 

11 (3) in the case of a recommendation the Sec12 retary determines is not advisable or feasible, the 

13 analysis and justification of the Secretary in making 

14 that determination; and 

15 (4) in the case of a recommendation the Sec16 retary determines is already being implemented, the 

17 analysis and justification of the Secretary in making 

18 that determination. 

19 (h) BRIEFINGS BY THE SECRETARY.—Not less fre20 quently than annually during the five-year period following 

21 the receipt of the report of the task force under subsection 

22 (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the con23 gressional defense committees a briefing on— 
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1 (1) the progress of the Secretary of Defense in 

2 analyzing and implementing the recommendations 

3 made by the task force; 

4 (2) any programs, projects, or other activities of 

5 the Department of Defense that are being carried 

6 out to implement such recommendations; and 

7 (3) the amount of funding provided for such 

8 programs, projects, and activities. 

9 (i) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE10 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres11 sional committees’’ means— 

12 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

13 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

14 Representatives; and 

15 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

16 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 

17 SEC. 730. DISCLOSURES BY ENTITIES RECEIVING GRANTS 

18 THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR BIO19 MEDICAL RESEARCH. 

20 Any entity that receives a grant from the Secretary 

21 of Defense for biomedical research shall— 

22 (1) disclose to the Secretary each corporate par23 ent, affiliate, and subsidiary of such entity; and 

24 (2) certify to the Secretary that such entity 

25 does not receive funding from— 
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1 (A) the Chinese Communist Party; 

2 (B) a company included in the non-SDN 

3 Chinese military-industrial complex companies 

4 list maintained by the Secretary of the Treas5 ury; or 

6 (C) an entity on the sanctions list of the 

7 Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Depart8 ment of the Treasury. 

9 SEC. 731. DROP BOXES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR 

10 DEPOSIT OF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. 

11 Not later than one year after the date of the enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

13 a report to the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

14 of Representatives on the effectiveness of the program es15 tablished under Department of Defense Instruction 

16 6025.25, titled the ‘‘Drug Take Back Program’’, or suc17 cessor program. Such report shall include such rec18 ommendations on actions to improve or expand the pro19 gram as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. 

20 SEC. 732. INDIVIDUAL ACQUISITION FOR COMMERCIAL 

21 LEASING SERVICES. 

22 Section 877(c) of the John S. McCain National De23 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is amended 

24 by striking ‘‘shall terminate on December 31, 2022’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘shall terminate on December 31, 2032’’. 
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1 SEC. 733. IMPROVEMENTS TO TRICARE PROVIDER DIREC2 TORIES. 

3 (a) VERIFICATION; UPDATES.—A managed support 

4 contractor that supports TRICARE and maintains a di5 rectory of health care providers shall verify and update 

6 such directory not less than once every 90 days. 

7 (b) DATABASES.—A managed support contractor de8 scribed in subsection (a) shall update a database not later 

9 than two days after receipt of information that affects 

10 such database. 

11 (c) ANNUAL REVIEWS.—The Director of the Defense 

12 Health Agency shall review directories described in sub13 section (a) not less than once each year. 

14 SEC. 734. WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS TO FACILI15 TATE URGENT ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH 

16 CARE SERVICES BY MEMBERS OF THE 

17 ARMED FORCES. 

18 The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall 

19 waive any requirement for a member of the Armed Forces 

20 to undergo an intake screening from a provider of the De21 partment of Defense at a military medical treatment facil22 ity prior to receiving a mental health care service from 

23 a TRICARE-authorized civilian provider if the Director 

24 determines— 

25 (1) such service may not be provided at a mili26 tary medical treatment facility during the 48-hour 
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1 period following the time at which the member pre2 sents with the condition requiring such service; and 

3 (2) urgent circumstances necessitate the rapid 

4 provision of such service. 

5 SEC. 735. POLICY OF DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY ON EX6 PANDED RECOGNITION OF BOARD CERTIFI7 CATIONS FOR PHYSICIANS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the De10 fense Health Agency shall revise the policy of the Defense 

11 Health Agency related to credentialing and privileging 

12 under the military health system to expand the recognition 

13 of board certification for physicians under such policy to 

14 a wide range of additional board certifications in medical 

15 specialties and subspecialties. 

16 (b) BASELINE STANDARDS FOR RECOGNITION.—To 

17 receive recognition, a physician board certification must 

18 meet the standards for recognition set forth, which shall 

19 ensure that the specialty or subspecialty board certifi20 cation reflects that any board certified physician has been 

21 certified by one of the following certifying bodies: 

22 (1) Under Multi-Specialty Organizations a phy23 sician should be board certified by one of the fol24 lowing: 
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1 (A) The American Board of Medical Spe2 cialties. 

3 (B) The American Osteopathic Association. 

4 (C) The American Board of Physician Spe5 cialties. 

6 (2) Under Singular Specialty Organizations a 

7 physician should be board certified by one of the fol8 lowing: 

9 (A) Certifying Boards approved by the 

10 Council on Podiatric Medical Educations. 

11 (B) The American Board of Oral and Max12 illofacial Surgery. 

13 (C) The American Board of Pain Medicine. 

14 (3) Should the physician board certification not 

15 be listed contact the identified organization of which 

16 each certifying body must maintain the following; 

17 (A) A website that allows for the 

18 verification of the certification that meets the 

19 standards of the NCQA, URAC, et al. 

20 (B) Must be a 501 nonprofit organization 

21 with a headquarter office. 

22 (C) Have a full-time certification staff with 

23 a psychometrician maintaining all testing psy24 chometric processes. 
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1 (D) Must maintain certification through 

2 continuous maintenance or recertification proc3 esses, with a requirement of continuous knowl4 edge development that maintains a demonstra5 tion component of testing [and/or] assessment. 

6 This will ensure physicians maintain their 

7 knowledge in the specialty or subspecialty in 

8 which they practice safeguarding patient safety 

9 and care. 

10 (E) Primary source verification of edu11 cation and training of all applicants. 

12 SEC. 736. PROHIBITION OF MASK MANDATE TO PREVENT 

13 THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 ON A MILITARY IN14 STALLATION IN THE UNITED STATES. 

15 The Secretary of Defense may not require that an 

16 individual wear a mask, in order to prevent the spread 

17 of COVID-19, on a military installation inside the United 

18 States. 

19 Subtitle C—Studies and Reports 

20 SEC. 741. AMENDMENTS TO REPORT ON BEHAVIORAL 

21 HEALTH WORKFORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT 

22 OF DEFENSE. 

23 Section 737 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

24 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

25 263) is amended as follows: 
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1 (1) In subsection (c)(1)— 

2 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as 

3 subparagraph (M); and 

4 (B) by inserting, after subparagraph (G), 

5 the following new subparagraphs: 

6 ‘‘(H) The number of behavioral health pro7 viders performing active duty who are perma8 nently assigned to positions outside of their 

9 field of training (including command, recruit10 ment or training, and staff assignments). 

11 ‘‘(I) The extent to which collateral duties 

12 affect the ability of behavioral health providers 

13 described in subparagraph (H) to provide care. 

14 ‘‘(J) The number of civilian behavioral 

15 health providers with collateral administrative 

16 duties, and the extent to which such duties af17 fect such providers/ ability to provide care. 

18 ‘‘(K) The effects of preventing behavioral 

19 health providers from serving in positions rel20 evant to their fields. 

21 ‘‘(L) An analysis of how a full-time equiva22 lent is calculated and the feasibility of stand23 ardizing the calculation within and across the 

24 Armed Forces.’’. 
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1 (2) In subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

2 following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(11) The term ‘behavioral health provider’ in4 cludes a— 

5 ‘‘(A) licensed independent clinical social 

6 worker; 

7 ‘‘(B) psychologist; 

8 ‘‘(C) licensed mental health counselor; 

9 ‘‘(D) licensed marriage and family thera10 pist; 

11 ‘‘(E) psychiatric nurse mental health clin12 ical specialist; or 

13 ‘‘(F) psychiatrist.’’. 

14 SEC. 742. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY ON FORCE RESIL15 IENCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

18 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv19 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives and pub20 lish a comprehensive strategy on force resilience that pro21 vides a proactive, intentional approach to holistic health 

22 within the Total Force Fitness framework of the Depart23 ment of Defense. Such strategy shall include the following: 

24 (1) Priorities and objectives determined by the 

25 Secretary. 
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1 (2) Assessments of the effectiveness of current 

2 models, including the Holistic Health and Fitness 

3 model, and focusing on other models that are data4 driven and evidence-based. 

5 (3) Implementation of the recommendation in 

6 the Report to Congress on the Department of De7 fense Plan to Achieve the Vision of the DoD Task 

8 Force on Mental Health, dated September 19, 2007, 

9 to provide embedded health care and support profes10 sional in high-risk units. 

11 (4) Provision of care in all health domains. 

12 (5) A reevaluation of operational requirements 

13 to ensure that embedded positions are appropriately 

14 billeted, funded, trained, and deployable (if deemed 

15 necessary). 

16 (6) Participation of the prevention workforce of 

17 the Department. 

18 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 90 days after 

19 publishing the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary 

20 shall implement such strategy. 

21 (c) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to the 

22 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 

23 of Representatives a report not less than once each year 

24 on the progress of the implementation of the strategy until 

25 the Secretary determines all objectives of the strategy have 
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1 been achieved. Each such report shall include the fol2 lowing: 

3 (1) Challenges or barriers to implementation of 

4 the strategy. 

5 (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 

6 embedded health care professionals and support pro7 fessionals. 

8 (3) Any workforce challenges in finding quali9 fied trained professionals to implement elements of 

10 the strategy. 

11 (4) Improvements to the strategy implemented 

12 by the Secretary. 

13 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

15 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

16 Force. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘health care professional’’ in18 cludes a psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed clinical 

19 social worker, nurse practitioner, or mental health 

20 technician. 

21 (3) The term ‘‘high-risk unit’’ means a unit of 

22 a covered Armed Force that the Secretary of the 

23 military department concerned determines is exposed 

24 to high levels of stress, trauma, and operational 
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1 tempo, and is more likely to experience negative 

2 health outcomes. 

3 (4) The term ‘‘support professional’’ means 

4 trained a professional in a field that immediately 

5 supports force resilience, such as a chaplain, nutri6 tionist, athletic trainer, or financial counselor. 

7 SEC. 743. STUDY ON NON-CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH SERV8 ICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

9 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

10 coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart11 ments, shall conduct a study regarding the following: 

12 (1) How NCMH programs (including the Mili13 tary and Family Life Counseling Program), are im14 plemented throughout the Department of Defense, 

15 including distribution of NCMH professionals. 

16 (2) The differences in roles and responsibilities 

17 between NCMH professionals and clinical mental 

18 health professionals. 

19 (3) How the effectiveness of NCMH profes20 sionals and NCMH programs are measured. 

21 (4) The processes by which NCMH profes22 sionals— 

23 (A) track services they provide; 
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1 (B) refer and track such referrals to clin2 ical mental health professionals, chaplains, and 

3 other service providers; and 

4 (C) ease the transition for such a referral 

5 to ensure a treatment plan continues smoothly. 

6 (5) The costs to the United States of NCMH 

7 programs of the Department during the calendar 

8 years 2019 through 2023. 

9 (6) The outcomes of NCMH programs. 

10 (7) Recommendations for the future of NCMH 

11 programs. 

12 (b) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2024, the Sec13 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

14 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa15 tives a report containing the results of the study under 

16 this section. 

17 (c) NCMH DEFINED.—The term ‘‘NCMH’’ means 

18 non-clinical mental health. 

19 SEC. 744. CLINICAL STUDY ON TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 

20 MEMBERS WITH CERTAIN CONDITIONS 

21 USING CERTAIN PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

23 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

24 shall carry out a clinical study in military treatment facili25 ties on the treatment of members of the covered Armed 
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1 Forces serving on active duty with a covered condition 

2 using covered psychedelic substances. 

3 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

6 House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 

7 results of the clinical study. The report shall include the 

8 following: 

9 (1) The number of members of the covered 

10 Armed Forces who participated in the clinical study. 

11 (2) The findings of such clinical study. 

12 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

14 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

15 Force. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘covered condition’’ means any of 

17 the following: 

18 (A) Post-traumatic stress. 

19 (B) Traumatic brain injury. 

20 (C) Chronic traumatic encephalopathy. 

21 (3) The term ‘‘covered psychedelic substances’’ 

22 means any of the following: 

23 (A) 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine 

24 (commonly known as ‘‘MDMA’’). 

25 (B) Psilocybin. 
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1 (C) Ibogaine. 

2 (D) 5–Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine 

3 (commonly known as ‘‘DMT’’). 

4 SEC. 745. STUDY ON OPIOID ALTERNATIVES. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

7 Defense shall carry out a study in military treatment fa8 cilities on the efficacy of opioid alternatives for pain man9 agement. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

12 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

13 House of Representatives a report on the results of the 

14 study under this section. Such report shall include rec15 ommendations of the Secretary regarding the use of opioid 

16 alternatives in military treatment facilities. 

17 (c) OPIOID ALTERNATIVE DEFINED.—In this sec18 tion, the term ‘‘opioid alternative’’ includes the following: 

19 (1) Cryotherapy. 

20 (2) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy. 

21 (3) Sensory deprivation. 

22 SEC. 746. REPORT ON OVERDOSES BY MEMBERS OF CER23 TAIN ARMED FORCES. 

24 (a) ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY OVERDOSES.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an3 nually thereafter for four subsequent years, the Sec4 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

5 congressional committees a report on the number of 

6 annual overdoses among members of the covered 

7 Armed Forces. 

8 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para9 graph (1) shall include the following elements: 

10 (A) The total number of such members 

11 who suffered a fatal overdose during the pre12 vious calendar year, including— 

13 (i) demographic information, including 

14 gender, race, age, military department, 

15 rank, grade, station, and number of pre16 vious deployments; 

17 (ii) the location of the fatal overdose, 

18 including whether the overdose was on a 

19 military installation; and 

20 (iii) a list of the substances involved 

21 in the fatal overdose. 

22 (B) Of the members identified under sub23 paragraph (A)— 

24 (i) the number of members who pre25 viously had a non-fatal overdose; 
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1 (ii) the number of members who re2 ceived mental health or substance use dis3 order services prior to a fatal or non-fatal 

4 overdose, including a description of wheth5 er such services were received from a pri6 vate sector provider; 

7 (iii) the number of members with co8 morbid mental health diagnoses; 

9 (iv) the number of members who had 

10 been prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, 

11 or stimulants; 

12 (v) the number of members who were 

13 previously prescribed or provided naloxone; 

14 (vi) the number of members who had 

15 a positive drug test prior to the fatal over16 dose, including any substance identified in 

17 such test; 

18 (vii) the number of members referred, 

19 including by self-referral, to medical treat20 ment, including medication treatment for 

21 opioid use disorder; 

22 (viii) with respect to each members 

23 identified in clause (vii), whether the mem24 bers was referred after a positive drug test 

25 and the source of such referral; 
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1 (ix) of the members identified in 

2 clause (vii), the number of members who 

3 engaged in such medical treatment; and 

4 (x) the number of members who suf5 fered a fatal overdose in which a bystander 

6 was present. 

7 (C) The total number of such members 

8 who suffered a non-fatal overdose during the 

9 previous calendar year, including— 

10 (i) demographic information, including 

11 gender, race, age, military department, 

12 rank, grade, station, and number of pre13 vious deployments; 

14 (ii) a list of the substances involved in 

15 the non-fatal overdose; and 

16 (iii) a determination of whether the 

17 non-fatal overdose was intentional. 

18 (D) Of the members identified in subpara19 graph (C)— 

20 (i) the number of members who pre21 viously had a non-fatal overdose; 

22 (ii) the number of members who re23 ceived mental health or substance use dis24 order services prior to a non-fatal overdose; 
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1 (iii) the number of members with co2 morbid mental health diagnoses prior to a 

3 non-fatal overdose; 

4 (iv) the number of members who had 

5 been prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, 

6 or stimulants prior to a non-fatal overdose; 

7 (v) the number of members who had 

8 a positive drug test prior to the fatal over9 dose, including any substance identified in 

10 such test; 

11 (vi) the number of members who suf12 fered a non-fatal overdose in which a by13 stander was present; 

14 (vii) the number of members who had 

15 been categorized as high risk and pre16 scribed or provided naloxone prior to a 

17 non-fatal overdose; 

18 (viii) the number of members who suf19 fered a non-fatal overdose in which 

20 naloxone was administered; 

21 (ix) the number of members referred 

22 to medical treatment, including medication 

23 treatment for opioid use disorder, following 

24 a non-fatal overdose; 
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1 (x) of the members identified in clause 

2 (ix), the number of members who engaged 

3 in such medical treatment; 

4 (xi) the number of members referred, 

5 including by self-referral, to medical treat6 ment, including medication treatment for 

7 opioid use disorder; 

8 (xii) with respect to each members 

9 identified in clause (xi), whether the mem10 bers was referred after a positive drug test 

11 and the source of such referral; 

12 (xiii) of the members identified in 

13 clause (xi), the number of members who 

14 engaged in such medical treatment; and 

15 (xiv) the number of intentional 

16 overdoses. 

17 (E) An analysis of discernable patterns in 

18 fatal and non-fatal overdoses of such members, 

19 and existing or anticipated responses to such 

20 patterns by the Secretary of Defense. 

21 (F) A description of existing or anticipated 

22 response efforts to fatal and non-fatal overdoses 

23 at military bases that have rates of fatal 

24 overdoses that exceed the average rate of fatal 

25 overdoses in the United States. 
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1 (G) The number of such members who are 

2 in recovery or currently taking a prescription 

3 medication for opioid use disorder. 

4 (H) The number of military family mem5 bers of such members who receive substance 

6 use disorder treatment at a medical facility of 

7 the Department of Defense. 

8 (I) An assessment of the availability of 

9 substance use disorder treatment for such mem10 bers who— 

11 (i) transferred military bases; or 

12 (ii) returned to the United States fol13 lowing an overseas tour. 

14 (J) The number of medical facilities of, or 

15 affiliated with, the Department of Defense that 

16 have opioid treatment programs. 

17 (K) A description of punitive measures 

18 taken by the Secretary of Defense in response 

19 to substance misuse, substance use disorder, or 

20 overdose by such members. 

21 (L) The number of military family mem22 bers who live on a military base who suffered 

23 a fatal or non-fatal overdose during the pre24 vious calendar year, including— 
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1 (i) demographic information, including 

2 gender, race, age, and relationship to a 

3 members; 

4 (ii) the location of the overdose; 

5 (iii) a list of the substances involved 

6 in the overdose; and 

7 (iv) a determination of whether the 

8 overdose was intentional. 

9 (3) REPORTING ON FEWER THAN FIVE MEM10 BERS.—If the number of such members or military 

11 family members identified under any subparagraph 

12 of paragraph (2) is fewer than five, the Secretary of 

13 Defense shall for, such subparagraph— 

14 (A) not report the exact number of such 

15 members or military family members identified; 

16 and 

17 (B) report that fewer than five such mem18 bers or military family members were identified. 

19 (4) PRIVACY.—Nothing in this section shall be 

20 construed to authorize the disclosure by the Sec21 retary of Defense of personally identifiable informa22 tion of such members or military family members, 

23 including anonymized personal information that 

24 could be used to re-identify such members or mili25 tary family members. 
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1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

5 (B) the Committee on Health, Education, 

6 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and 

7 (C) the Committee on Energy and Com8 merce of the House of Representatives. 

9 (2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

10 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

11 Force. 

12 (3) The term ‘‘military family member’’ means 

13 a family member of a member of a covered Armed 

14 Force, including a spouse, parent, dependent, child, 

15 or guardian of a child of such a member. 

16 SEC. 747. FEASIBILITY REPORT REGARDING DHA EMPLOY17 MENT OF CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH PRO18 VIDERS AWAITING LICENSURE. 

19 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 

20 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

21 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 

22 of Representatives a report on the feasibility of revising 

23 policies of DHA regarding the supervision of covered men24 tal health employees in order to align with the policies set 

25 forth in VHA Directive 1027 of the Veterans Health Ad-
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1 ministration (dated October 23, 2019). In determining 

2 such feasibility, the Secretary shall consider issues includ3 ing the following: 

4 (1) The need to employ covered mental health 

5 employees in DHA. 

6 (2) The capacity of licensed mental health pro7 fessionals employed in DHA to supervise covered 

8 mental health employees. 

9 (3) The effects of such alignment on access by 

10 members of the Armed Forces to mental health care. 

11 (4) The potential risks and costs to the United 

12 States of such alignment. 

13 (5) Any statutory or regulatory changes nec14 essary for such alignment. 

15 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘covered mental health employee’’ 

17 means an individual— 

18 (A) employed by the Defense Health Agen19 cy as a psychologist, social worker, professional 

20 mental health counselor, or marriage and family 

21 therapist; and 

22 (B) who has yet to be licensed in such pro23 fession by a State. 

24 (2) The term ‘‘DHA’’ means the Defense 

25 Health Agency. 
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1 (3) The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given 

2 such term in section 901 of title 32, United States 

3 Code. 

4 SEC. 748. STUDY ON HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVID5 UALS SUPPORTING THE MISSIONS OF UNITED 

6 STATES FORCES, JAPAN, AND JOINT REGION 

7 MARIANAS. 

8 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Commander, United 

9 States Indo-Pacific Command, shall conduct a study to de10 termine whether health care services available to covered 

11 individuals is sufficient to support— 

12 (1) the missions of United States Forces, 

13 Japan, and Joint Region Marianas; and 

14 (2) the National Defense Strategy. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under this section shall 

16 include the following elements: 

17 (1) With regards to health care services fur18 nished through the military health system to covered 

19 individuals, an assessment of— 

20 (A) the sufficiency of such services; and 

21 (B) challenges to such services. 

22 (2) A assessment of the availability of health 

23 care services to covered individuals, including— 

24 (A) the sufficiency of such services; and 

25 (B) challenges to such services. 
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1 (3) A mission risk assessment for United States 

2 Forces, Japan, and Joint Region Marianas if health 

3 care services furnished through the military health 

4 system were available in the following scenarios: 

5 (A) To members, civilian employees of the 

6 Department of Defense, and dependents of such 

7 members and employees, only. 

8 (B) To covered individuals on a space9 available basis, pursuant to the policy memo10 randum of the Defense Health Agency dated 

11 March 1, 2023. 

12 (C) To all covered individuals. 

13 (4) A mission cost analysis based on the risk 

14 assessment under paragraph (3). 

15 (5) Recommendations of the Commander re16 garding the assessment under paragraph (3) and the 

17 analysis under paragraph (4), including a rec18 ommendation regarding which scenario in paragraph 

19 (3) best supports the National Defense Strategy for 

20 the areas of responsibility of United States Forces, 

21 Japan, and Joint Region Marianas. 

22 (c) BRIEFINGS; REPORT.—The Commander, in co23 ordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

24 Health Affairs, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

25 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives— 
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1 (1) an interim briefing on the study not later 

2 than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 

3 Act; 

4 (2) a final briefing not later than one year after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

6 (3) a final report not later than one year after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, including rec8 ommendations regarding legislation or funding to 

9 improve care services furnished through the military 

10 health system to covered individuals. 

11 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an in13 dividual who supports the mission of United States 

14 Forces, Japan, or Joint Region Marianas, includ15 ing— 

16 (A) a member of the Armed Forces; 

17 (B) an employee of the Federal Govern18 ment; 

19 (C) a dependent of a member described in 

20 subparagraph (B) or an employee described in 

21 subparagraph (C); or 

22 (D) an employee of an entity that has en23 tered into an agreement with the United States. 

24 (2) The term ‘‘health care services’’ includes 

25 such health care services furnished— 
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1 (A) through the military health system; 

2 and 

3 (B) by a source not described in subpara4 graph (A). 

5 SEC. 749. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL PTSD COLLABORATIVE 

6 RESEARCH. 

7 (a) GRANT PROGRAM FOR INCREASED COOPERATION

8 ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER RESEARCH BE9 TWEEN UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.— 

10 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

11 Congress that the Secretary of Defense, acting 

12 through the Psychological Health and Traumatic 

13 Brain Injury Research Program, should seek to ex14 plore scientific collaboration between American aca15 demic institutions and nonprofit research entities, 

16 and Israeli institutions with expertise in researching, 

17 diagnosing, and treating post-traumatic stress dis18 order. 

19 (2) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of De20 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans 

21 Affairs and the Secretary of State, shall award 

22 grants to eligible entities to carry out collaborative 

23 research between the United States and Israel with 

24 respect to post-traumatic stress disorders. The Sec25 retary of Defense shall carry out the grant program 
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1 under this subsection in accordance with the agree2 ment titled ‘‘Agreement Between the Government of 

3 the United States of America and the Government 

4 of Israel on the United States-Israel Binational 

5 Science Foundation’’, dated September 27, 1972. 

6 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re7 ceive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall 

8 be an academic institution or a nonprofit entity lo9 cated in the United States. 

10 (4) AWARD.—The Secretary shall award grants 

11 under this subsection to eligible entities that— 

12 (A) carry out a research project that— 

13 (i) addresses a requirement in the 

14 area of post-traumatic stress disorders that 

15 the Secretary determines appropriate to re16 search using such grant; and 

17 (ii) is conducted by the eligible entity 

18 and an entity in Israel under a joint re19 search agreement; and 

20 (B) meet such other criteria that the Sec21 retary may establish. 

22 (5) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

23 grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 

24 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
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1 in such manner, and containing such commitments 

2 and information as the Secretary may require. 

3 (6) GIFT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac4 cept, hold, and administer, any gift of money made 

5 on the condition that the gift be used for the pur6 pose of the grant program under this subsection. 

7 Such gifts of money accepted under this paragraph 

8 shall be deposited in the Treasury in the Depart9 ment of Defense General Gift Fund and shall be 

10 available, subject to appropriation, without fiscal 

11 year limitation. 

12 (7) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after 

13 the date on which an eligible entity completes a re14 search project using a grant under this subsection, 

15 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that 

16 contains— 

17 (A) a description of how the eligible entity 

18 used the grant; and 

19 (B) an evaluation of the level of success of 

20 the research project. 

21 (b) TERMINATION.—The authority to award grants 

22 under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 

23 seven years after the date on which the first such grant 

24 is awarded. 
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1 SEC. 750. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CREATION OF CENTERS 

2 OF EXCELLENCE IN UKRAINE FOR TREAT3 MENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND 

4 TRAUMATIC EXTREMITY INJURIES. 

5 The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a feasibility 

6 study to— 

7 (1) determine whether opportunities exist for 

8 the head of the center of excellence established 

9 under section 723 of the Duncan Hunter National 

10 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (38 

11 U.S.C. 7327 note) to collaborate with an appropriate 

12 counterpart from the Government of Ukraine to es13 tablish a center of excellence of Ukraine for the 

14 treatment of traumatic extremity injury in Ukraine 

15 with the purpose of providing for the mitigation, 

16 treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic extremity 

17 injuries and amputations experienced in Ukraine as 

18 a result of Russian aggression; and 

19 (2) determine whether opportunities exist for 

20 the head of the center of excellence established 

21 under section 1621 of the National Defense Author22 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 

23 181; 122 Stat. 453; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) to col24 laborate with an appropriate counterpart from the 

25 Government of Ukraine to establish a center of ex-
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1 cellence of Ukraine for the treatment of traumatic 

2 brain injury in Ukraine with the purpose of— 

3 (A) improving the lives of individuals af4 fected by traumatic brain injury experienced in 

5 Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression and 

6 improving the lives of the family members of 

7 any such individual; and 

8 (B) collaborating with such individuals, 

9 such family members, referring providers, and 

10 relevant researchers to provide to such individ11 uals, to the extent possible— 

12 (i) a point of entry into the health 

13 care system; 

14 (ii) a clear path through diagnosis, 

15 treatment, and reintegration, with respect 

16 to traumatic brain injury; and 

17 (iii) consistent access to high quality 

18 treatment, research, and education, with 

19 respect to traumatic brain injury. 

20 SEC. 751. TESTOSTERONE LEVELS AMONG MEMBERS OF 

21 SPECIAL FORCES OF THE ARMY: STUDY; RE22 PORT. 

23 (a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 

24 Personnel and Readiness shall conduct a five-year study, 
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1 beginning in fiscal year 2024, with respect to the following 

2 elements: 

3 (1) Whether members of special forces of the 

4 Army at entry to the qualification course have high5 er levels of testosterone than the average male civil6 ian for that age group. 

7 (2) The effects of special forces training and 

8 deployments on levels of testosterone of such mem9 bers. 

10 (3) The quality of testing for decreased testos11 terone levels among such members, and whether 

12 testing should be conducted at later times of the day 

13 to more accurately reflect testosterone levels. 

14 (4) Assistance offered to prevent and treat de15 creasing testosterone levels among such members. 

16 (5) The impacts of decreased testosterone levels 

17 on readiness of such members. 

18 (6) The impacts of decreased testosterone levels 

19 on the long-term health of such members. 

20 (7) Anything the Under Secretary determines 

21 appropriate. 

22 (b) REPORTS.— 

23 (1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

25 Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
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1 defense committees an interim report on the study 

2 under subsection (a), including recommendations of 

3 the Under Secretary regarding— 

4 (A) the appropriateness of conducting a 

5 pilot program to provide testosterone replace6 ment therapy to such members; and 

7 (B) providing natural remedies to such 

8 members to prevent testosterone loss, including 

9 personalized meal plans, exercise plans, sleep 

10 recommendations, and actions to improve bone 

11 density and red blood count. 

12 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

13 after completing the study under subsection (a), the 

14 Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

15 defense committees a final report regarding such 

16 study. 

17 (3) FORM.—A report under this subsection 

18 shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may 

19 include a classified annex. 

20 SEC. 752. GAO REPORT ON TRICARE PAYMENTS TO BEHAV21 IORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. 

22 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp24 troller General of the United States shall submit to the 

25 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Represent-
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1 atives and the Senate the results of a study on TRICARE 

2 payments to TRICARE network behavioral professionals. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study shall include a com4 prehensive analysis of the following elements: 

5 (1) The timeliness of such payments. 

6 (2) The accuracy of such payments. 

7 (3) The extent to which contractors comply 

8 with section 6.2.1 of the TRICARE Operations 

9 Manual. 

10 (4) Areas of improvement that would enhance 

11 and improve the administrative process of such pay12 ments. 

13 SEC. 753. REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER READI14 NESS DESIGNATIONS. 

15 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update 

17 the registry and provider lists under subsection (b) of sec18 tion 717 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

19 Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 868; 10 

20 U.S.C. 1073 note) and submit to the congressional defense 

21 committees a report containing— 

22 (1) the number of providers that have received 

23 a mental health provider readiness designation under 

24 such section 717, disaggregated by geographic re25 gion and provider specialty; and 
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1 (2) recommendations to incentivize, or other2 wise increase the number of, providers with such 

3 designation. 

4 SEC. 754. STUDY ON ACCESSABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH 

5 PROVIDERS AND SERVICES FOR ACTIVE 

6 DUTY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

7 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

8 a study on the accessibility of mental health care providers 

9 and services for members of the Armed Forces serving on 

10 active duty, including an assessment of— 

11 (1) the accessibility of mental health care pro12 viders on military installations; 

13 (2) the accessibility of inpatient services for 

14 mental health care for such members; and 

15 (3) steps that may be taken to improve such ac16 cessibility. 

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 Committees on Armed Services of the 

20 House of Representatives and the Senate a report con21 taining the findings of the study under subsection (a). 

22 SEC. 755. STUDY AND REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH CARE 

23 FOR PILOTS AND AVIATORS. 

24 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec25 retary of Health and Human Services shall collaborate on 
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1 a study on the barriers to mental health care for military 

2 pilots and aviators. The study shall include the develop3 ment of a set of recommendations to ensure that pilots 

4 and aviators who need mental health care have— 

5 (1) no more barriers to care; 

6 (2) no more consequences for seeking care; and 

7 (3) no less scientifically-robust bases for being 

8 treated and re-cleared for duty than pilots and avi9 ators who need physical health care. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 

12 the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly 

13 submit to Congress a report that contains the results of 

14 the study required under subsection (a). 

15 SEC. 756. MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRAT16 EGY FOR COMBINED TRAUMATIC INJURIES 

17 SUSTAINED IN COMBAT OPERATIONS. 

18 (a) STRATEGY.—Not later than May 31, 2024, the 

19 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (in co20 ordination with the Surgeons General of the Armed 

21 Forces, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, 

22 Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, the Joint 

23 Trauma Analysis and Prevention of Injury in Combat 

24 partnership, and the National Center for Medical Intel25 ligence) shall develop a strategy to address medical re-
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1 search and development gaps essential to furnishing med2 ical care to casualties experiencing combined traumatic in3 juries and injuries resulting from exposures across the 

4 chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear spectrum. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under subsection (a) 

6 shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

7 (1) An assessment of the investments made by 

8 the Secretary of Defense into supporting efforts re9 lated to such combined injuries. 

10 (2) A review of the laboratory and medical 

11 product development capabilities of the Department 

12 of Defense to conduct research and development 

13 into, and support the transition and fielding of, 

14 treatments for such combined injuries; 

15 (3) An identification of any clinical practice 

16 guidelines to treat combined such combined injuries, 

17 and recommendations to amend any such guidelines. 

18 (4) Recommendations for increased investments 

19 in research and development to be made by the Sec20 retary of Defense for the conduct of preclinical re21 search, for the purpose of— 

22 (A) optimizing the treatment of such com23 bined injuries; and 
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1 (B) protecting health care providers and 

2 other medical personnel furnishing such treat3 ment. 

4 (5) A plan for the engagement between the De5 partment of Defense and institutions of higher edu6 cation with medical centers, and other similar enti7 ties, to support public-private partnerships to ad8 dress such combined injuries. 

9 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

10 on which the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 

11 Affairs completes the strategy under subsection (a), the 

12 Assistant Secretary shall provide to the congressional de13 fense committees a briefing on such strategy. 

14 SEC. 757. REPORT ON PLAN FOR COVERAGE OF CERTAIN 

15 DEVICES CAPABLE OF PREVENTING AND 

16 TREATING MIGRAINES FOR MILITARY PER17 SONNEL. 

18 Not later than February 1, 2024, the Assistant Sec19 retary of Defense for Health Affairs shall submit to the 

20 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Represent21 atives and the Senate a report on the plan of the Assistant 

22 Secretary to cover non-pharmacological, neuromodulation 

23 migraine prevention and treatment devices approved by 

24 the Food and Drug Administration capable of preventing 

25 and treating migraines for military personnel. 
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1 SEC. 758. STUDY ON UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF RE2 DUCTION RELATING TO 6TH MEDICAL GROUP 

3 AT MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE IN TAMPA, 

4 FLORIDA. 

5 The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on 

6 the unintended consequences of the determination by the 

7 Director of the Defense Health Agency to make reductions 

8 with respect to the 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air 

9 Force Base located in Tampa, Florida, pursuant to section 

10 703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

11 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2197) and 

12 the amendments made by such section. 

13 SEC. 759. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CONSULTATION REGARDING 

14 MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO CREECH AIR FORCE 

15 BASE. 

16 (a) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of the Air 

17 Force, in coordination with the Director of the Defense 

18 Health Agency, shall conduct a behavioral health epide19 miological consultation on unique social and occupational 

20 stressors affecting members of the Air Force assigned to 

21 at Creech Air Force Base and dependents of such mem22 bers. 

23 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

25 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

26 House of Representatives a report that includes— 
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1 (1) an executive summary of findings from con2 sultation; and 

3 (2) recommendations regarding how to address 

4 key findings to improve the quality of life and resil5 iency of such members and dependents. 

6 SEC. 760. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON EXCEP7 TIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM. 

8 The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

9 conduct a study, and submit to the Secretary of Defense 

10 and Congress a report, on how the Exceptional Family 

11 Member Program currently supports members of the 

12 Armed Forces and children with intellectual and develop13 mental disabilities, including any limitations in the re14 sources available under such Program that affect the de15 livery of necessary services and information for such mem16 bers and their children, how to improve Program out17 comes, and how mental health and other support services 

18 could be further integrated in the delivery of care under 

19 the Program. 

20 SEC. 761. PERIODIC REPORTS ON TRICARE COVERAGE OF 

21 NARCAN. 

22 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

23 periodic reports on how the Department of Defense is en24 suring adequate full TRICARE coverage of Narcan 
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1 (Naloxone) for Members of the Armed Forces and their 

2 families. 

3 SEC. 762. REPORT ON TRICARE AND CHAMPVA IN-HOME 

4 AND NURSING CARE. 

5 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

7 to Congress a report on any discrepancies between in8 home and nursing care provided under TRICARE and 

9 CHAMPVA. 

10 SEC. 763. STUDY ON EFFECT OF CANCER DRUG SHORT11 AGES. 

12 The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on 

13 the effect of the cancer drug shortage on veterans and 

14 members of the Armed Forces. 

15 SEC. 764. HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MILITARY FAM16 ILIES ON HOUSING WAITLISTS. 

17 (a) WAITLIST ACCOMMODATIONS.—The Secretary of 

18 Defense shall provide to members of the Armed Forces 

19 and their dependents who, when undergoing a permanent 

20 change of station, are placed on a waitlist for on-base 

21 housing for a period of more than 10 days following the 

22 date of arrival at the new location, temporary accommoda23 tions for the entire duration of such period appropriate 

24 for the total size and composition of the family of the 

25 member and at a rate not to exceed the basic allowance 
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1 for housing calculated for such member under section 403 

2 of title 37, United States Code. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

5 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re6 port containing— 

7 (1) installation-specific data on the number of 

8 members of the Armed Forces and their dependents 

9 on military housing waitlists; 

10 (2) an identification of the time spent by each 

11 such member and their dependents awaiting appro12 priate housing accommodations; 

13 (3) an analysis of the factors that are creating 

14 the need for such waitlists; and 

15 (4) an assessment of the causes of waitlist du16 rations that exceed 10 days. 

17 SEC. 765. REPORT ON ACCESS OF TRICARE BENEFICIARIES 

18 TO NETWORK RETAIL PHARMACIES. 

19 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

21 of Defense shall submit to Congress a report evaluating 

22 beneficiary access to TRICARE network pharmacies 

23 under the TPharm5 contract and changes in beneficiary 

24 access versus the TPharm4 contract. 
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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub2 section (a) shall include the following: 

3 (1) An analysis of pharmacy access in rural 

4 areas under such contracts, including: 

5 (A) The number of TRICARE bene6 ficiaries and number of TRICARE network re7 tail pharmacies located in rural areas. 

8 (B) The average drive time to the nearest 

9 TRICARE network retail pharmacy for a bene10 ficiary residing in rural areas. 

11 (C) The number of beneficiaries who live 

12 farther than a 15-minute drive to a TRICARE 

13 retail network pharmacy. 

14 (D) An assessment of medication compli15 ance rates for beneficiaries residing in rural 

16 areas for the three years prior to October 24, 

17 2022 compared to the period-to-date following 

18 October 24, 2022. 

19 (2) An analysis of TRICARE retail pharmacy 

20 network capabilities under such contracts, including 

21 the number of network pharmacies offering— 

22 (A) long-term care services; 

23 (B) prescription drug compounding serv24 ices; and 

25 (C) home infusion therapy services. 
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1 (3) An analysis of affected beneficiaries and 

2 their use of the TRICARE Pharmacy program 

3 under TPharm4 and TPharm5, including: 

4 (A) Data on affected beneficiaries’ use of 

5 MTF pharmacies, TRICARE mail order pro6 gram, Accredo, departed retail pharmacies, net7 work retail pharmacies. 

8 (B) An assessment of medication compli9 ance rates for affected beneficiaries for the 

10 three years prior to October 24, 2022 compared 

11 to the period-to-date following October 24, 

12 2022. 

13 (C) Data on affected beneficiaries’ use of 

14 pharmacies that offer long-term care services, 

15 compound pharmacies, home infusion therapy. 

16 (D) The number of affected beneficiaries 

17 and number of total TRICARE beneficiaries by 

18 age group: Under age 18, 18-24, 25-44, 45-64, 

19 65-79, 80 and older. 

20 (4) An analysis on the effect on long-term care 

21 residents under TPharm4 and TPharm5, including: 

22 (A) The number of beneficiaries who filled 

23 at least one prescription at a pharmacy that 

24 provides long-term care services. 
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1 (B) The number of beneficiaries who filled 

2 prescriptions at a single long-term care phar3 macy only with no prescriptions filled via mail 

4 order, MTF pharmacy, or another retail phar5 macy. 

6 (5) An analysis of non-network pharmacy use 

7 by TRICARE beneficiaries under TPharm4 and 

8 TPharm5, disaggregated by rural beneficiaries, non9 rural beneficiaries, affected beneficiaries, rural af10 fected beneficiaries, and non-rural affected bene11 ficiaries: 

12 (A) The number of beneficiaries who used 

13 a non-network pharmacy. 

14 (B) The number of non-network claims 

15 submitted. 

16 (C) For all non-network claims sub17 mitted— 

18 (i) the average TRICARE allowed 

19 amount per prescription; 

20 (ii) the average TRICARE amount 

21 paid per prescription; and 

22 (iii) the verage beneficiary out-of23 pocket cost per prescription. 

24 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘affected beneficiary’’ means a 

2 beneficiary who filled at least one prescription in the 

3 year preceding October 24, 2022 at a departed phar4 macy. 

5 (2) The term ‘‘beneficiary’’ has the meaning 

6 given that term in section 1074g(i) of title 10, 

7 United States Code. 

8 (3) The term ‘‘departed retail pharmacy’’ 

9 means a retail pharmacy that participated in the 

10 TRICARE network in September, 2022 but left the 

11 network with the transition to the TPharm5 con12 tract. 

13 (4) The term ‘‘network pharmacy’’ means a re14 tail pharmacy described in section 

15 1074g(a)(2)(E)(ii) of title 10, United States Code. 

16 (5) The term ‘‘rural’’— 

17 (A) with regards to a location, has the 

18 meaning given such term in section 343(a) of 

19 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

20 Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)); and 

21 (B) with regards to a beneficiary, has the 

22 meaning used by the Secretary of Defense in 

23 the administration of section 1074g of title 10, 

24 United States Code. 
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1 (6) The term ‘‘TPharm4’’ means the period 

2 covered by the 4th Generation pharmacy contract 

3 under TRICARE prior to October 24, 2022 when 

4 the retail network reduction went into effect. 

5 (7) The term ‘‘TPharm5’’ means the period 

6 covered by 5th Generation pharmacy contract under 

7 TRICARE to date. 

8 SEC. 766. STUDY AND REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF LIFTING 

9 OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION THERAPY 

10 MAXIMUMS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 

11 ARMED FORCES WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN IN12 JURY. 

13 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

14 a study to analyze the feasibility of lifting outpatient reha15 bilitation therapy maximums for members of the Armed 

16 Forces who— 

17 (1) are serving on active duty and who 

18 (2) have suffered a brain injury while serving 

19 on active duty in the Armed Forces; and 

20 (3) are TRICARE beneficiaries. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection 

22 (a) shall include the examination of a range of therapy 

23 services, including restorative therapies and therapies in24 tended to improve cognitive and functional capabilities. 
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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than twelve months after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

3 shall submit to Congress a report that includes the find4 ings and conclusions of the study required by subsection 

5 (a). 

6 SEC. 767. STUDY ON APPROVAL OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL 

7 ACCREDITATION BODIES FOR TRANSITIONAL 

8 AND RESIDENTIAL BRAIN INJURY TREAT9 MENT PROGRAMS. 

10 The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to 

11 analyze the feasibility of recognizing the approval of non12 governmental accreditation bodies for transitional and res13 idential brain injury treatment programs for members of 

14 the Armed Forces who sustained a brain injury while serv15 ing on active duty in the Armed Forces. 

16 SEC. 768. STRATEGY TO SUSTAIN MEDICAL SUPPORT DUR17 ING OPERATIONS OF ARMED FORCES IN ARC18 TIC REGION. 

19 (a) STRATEGY.—Not later than May 3, 2024, the As20 sistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in coordi21 nation with the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces 

22 and the Joint Staff Surgeon, shall develop a strategy to 

23 sustain medical support during operations of the Armed 

24 Forces in the Arctic region, with a focus on addressing 
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1 medical challenges related to extreme cold weather envi2 ronments. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under subsection (a) 

4 shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

5 (1) An identification of future extreme cold 

6 weather medical requirements and capabilities nec7 essary to support operational health and readiness in 

8 Arctic conditions. 

9 (2) An identification of any current or potential 

10 partnerships with institutions of higher education 

11 with academic medical centers, or other entities, to 

12 support current and future medical requirements of 

13 members of the Armed Forces in extreme cold 

14 weather environments. 

15 (3) Requirements of the Department of Defense 

16 for laboratories and medical product development, 

17 including requirements for research and development 

18 to support the transition and fielding of medical 

19 products for extreme cold weather environments. 

20 (4) An identification of extreme cold weather 

21 medical capability gaps and actions necessary to 

22 close or mitigate those gaps. 

23 (5) Recommendations to amend relevant clinical 

24 practice guidelines to treat injuries sustained in ex25 treme cold weather environments. 
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1 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

2 on which the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 

3 Affair completes the development of the strategy under 

4 subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall provide to the 

5 congressional defense committees a briefing on such strat6 egy. 

7 SEC. 769. STUDY ON USE OF ROUTINE NEUROIMAGING MO8 DALITIES IN DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND 

9 PREVENTION OF BRAIN INJURY DUE TO 

10 BLAST PRESSURE EXPOSURE DURING COM11 BAT AND TRAINING. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

13 conduct a study on the feasibility and effectiveness of the 

14 use of routine neuroimaging modalities in the diagnosis, 

15 treatment, and prevention of brain injury among members 

16 of the Armed Forces due to one or more blast pressure 

17 exposures during combat and training. 

18 (b) REPORTS.— 

19 (1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

22 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa23 tives an interim report on the methods and action 

24 plan for the study under subsection (a). 
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1 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than two years 

2 after the date on which the Secretary begins the 

3 study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall sub4 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

5 Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 

6 the results of such study. 

7 SEC. 770. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

8 CLOSING AUSTIN’S PLAYROOMS AT CERTAIN 

9 MILITARY HOSPITALS. 

10 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

11 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

12 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex13 pended to close the Austin’s Playrooms at Naval Hospital 

14 Camp Pendleton, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, or 

15 Naval Medical Center San Diego. 

16 SEC. 771. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MAINTAINING IN-PA17 TIENT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FA18 CILITIES. 

19 It is the sense of the Congress that— 

20 (1) in-patient military Medical Treatment Fa21 cilities are critical components of the Military Health 

22 System and necessary to maintain a medically ready 

23 force that can be deployed at a moment’s notice on 

24 operational missions; 
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1 (2) in-patient military Medical Treatment Fa2 cilities are required to develop the skilled medical 

3 force with the proper trained subspecialities needed 

4 to care for service members in wartime and during 

5 deployments; 

6 (3) each of the military departments should 

7 support a sufficient number of in-patient Medical 

8 Treatment Facilities to ensure military readiness; 

9 and 

10 (4) The Defense Health Agency and the mili11 tary departments, particularly the Department of 

12 the Air Force, should aggressively pursue creative 

13 options, including increased partnership with the 

14 Department of Veterans Affairs, to maintain eco15 nomical efficiency for the currently operating in-pa16 tient military Medical Treatment Facilities. 

17 SEC. 772. STUDY AND REPORT ON HEALTH CONDITIONS OF 

18 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DEVEL19 OPED AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF COVID–19 

20 VACCINE. 

21 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

22 a study to assess and evaluate any health conditions aris23 ing in members of the Armed Forces after one year after 

24 receiving the first dose of a COVID–19 vaccine, and each 

25 of the two years thereafter. 
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1 (b) STUDY PARAMETERS.—In conducting the study 

2 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

3 (1) disaggregate data collected by— 

4 (A) vaccine type and manufacturer; 

5 (B) age group at the time such first dose 

6 was administered, including— 

7 (i) individuals who have attained 18 

8 years of age but who have not yet attained 

9 30 years of age; 

10 (ii) individuals who have attained 30 

11 years of age but who have not yet attained 

12 40 years of age; 

13 (iii) individuals who have attained 40 

14 years of age but who have not yet attained 

15 50 years of age; 

16 (iv) individuals who have attained 50 

17 years of age but who have not yet attained 

18 60 years of age; and 

19 (v) individuals who are 60 years of 

20 age or older; and 

21 (C) health condition developed after receiv22 ing such first dose, regardless of whether the 

23 condition is attributable to the receipt of such 

24 first dose; and 
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1 (2) assess the prevalence of each such health 

2 condition— 

3 (A) by each age group specified in para4 graph (1)(B) among the unvaccinated popu5 lation; and 

6 (B) among each such age group for each 

7 of the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 

8 2019. 

9 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act and each year thereafter for 

11 the subsequent four years, the Secretary shall submit to 

12 the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep13 resentatives and the Senate a report on the results of each 

14 study conducted under subsection (a). 

15 (d) COVID–19 VACCINE DEFINED.—The term 

16 ‘‘COVID–19 vaccine’’ means a vaccine licensed under sec17 tion 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) 

18 or authorized for emergency use under section 564 of the 

19 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

20 360bbb–3) for immunization against the virus responsible 

21 for COVID–19. 

22 SEC. 773. STUDY ON BLOOD WORK OF MEMBERS OF THE 

23 ARMED FORCES REGARDING COVID–19. 

24 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than September 

25 30, 2024, 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 TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL2 ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE3 MENT, AND RELATED MAT4 TERS 

5 Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 

6 Management 

7 SEC. 801. COMMERCIAL NATURE DETERMINATION MEMO 

8 AVAILABLE TO CONTRACTOR. 

9 Section 3456(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

10 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Upon the 

11 request of the contractor offering the product or service 

12 for which such determination is summarized in such 

13 memorandum, the contracting officer shall provide to such 

14 contractor a copy of such memorandum.’’. 

15 SEC. 802. PROHIBITION ON THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN 

16 DATA ON EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT 

17 OF DEFENSE TO THIRD PARTIES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 363 of title 10, United 

19 States Code, United States Code, is amended by adding 

20 at the end the following new section: 

21 ‘‘§ 4662. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on 

22 employees of the Department of Defense 

23 to third parties 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each contract entered into by 

25 the Department of Defense on or after the date of the 
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1 enactment of this section shall include a provision prohib2 iting the contractor and each subcontractor under such 

3 contract from selling, licensing, or otherwise transferring 

4 covered individually identifiable Department employee 

5 data to any individual or entity other than the Federal 

6 Government, except to the extent required to perform 

7 under such contract or a subcontract under such contract. 

8 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

9 subsection (a) with respect to a sale, licensing, or other 

10 transfer of covered individually identifiable Department 

11 employee data if the Secretary determines that such waiv12 er is appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) COVERED INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE

15 DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE DATA.—The term ‘covered 

16 individually identifiable Department employee data’ 

17 means individually identifiable Department employee 

18 data obtained by— 

19 ‘‘(A) a contractor pursuant to the perform20 ance of a contract described in subsection (a) 

21 by such contractor; or 

22 ‘‘(B) a subcontractor pursuant to the per23 formance of a subcontract under such a con24 tract by such subcontractor. 
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1 ‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE DEPART2 MENT EMPLOYEE DATA.—The term ‘individually 

3 identifiable Department employee data’ means infor4 mation related to an employee of the Department of 

5 Defense, including a member of the armed forces, 

6 that— 

7 ‘‘(A) identifies such employee; or 

8 ‘‘(B) which may be used to infer, by either 

9 direct or indirect means, the identity of such an 

10 employee to whom the information applies.’’. 

11 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

12 for chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is amend13 ed by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘4662. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Department of Defense to third parties.’’. 

14 (c) REPORT ON COUNTERING IDENTIFYING INFOR15 MATION SPREAD.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

19 defense committees a report on the strategy of the 

20 Department of Defense to counter the proliferation 

21 of individually identifiable active duty member infor22 mation on commercially available datasets. 

23 (2) INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE ACTIVE DUTY

24 MEMBER INFORMATION.—In this subsection, the 
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1 term ‘‘individually identifiable active duty member 

2 information’’ means individually identifiable infor3 mation related to a member of the Armed Forces 

4 serving on active duty that— 

5 (A) identifies such member; or 

6 (B) which may be used to infer, by either 

7 direct or indirect means, the identity of such a 

8 member to whom the information applies. 

9 SEC. 803. PRINCIPAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION ADVISOR. 

10 (a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than one year after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a mili12 tary department shall designate a Principal Transition 

13 Advisor who shall advise the Secretary on the transition 

14 of technologies, including technologies from science and 

15 technology programs of the Department, private commer16 cial entities, research institutions, and universities, to ful17 fill identified and potential warfighter requirements for 

18 the military department. 

19 (b) DIRECT REPORT.—The Principal Transition Ad20 visor of a military department designated under subsection 

21 (a) shall directly report to the Secretary of such military 

22 department. 

23 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Principal Transition 

24 Advisor of a military department designated under sub25 section (a) shall do the following: 
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1 (1) Identify technologies being researched, de2 veloped, tested, or evaluated by science and tech3 nology programs of the Department, including De4 fense research facilities (as defined in section 

5 4125(b) of title 10, United States Code), that the 

6 military department may use to meet identified and 

7 potential warfighter requirements. 

8 (2) Consult with Department of Defense inno9 vation programs to identify technologies from private 

10 commercial entities, research institutions, univer11 sities, and other entities to identify technologies that 

12 the military department may use to meet identified 

13 and potential warfighter requirements. 

14 (3) Make recommendations to the Secretary of 

15 the military department regarding the acquisition of 

16 technologies identified under paragraphs (1) and 

17 (2), including recommendations on the programs of 

18 the military department under which the military de19 partment should make the acquisitions. 

20 (4) Inform program managers (as defined in 

21 section 1737 of title 10, United States Code) and 

22 other relevant acquisition officials of the military de23 partment of relevant technologies identified under 

24 paragraphs (1) and (2). 
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1 (5) Develop and maintain metrics tracking the 

2 outcomes of projects and other activities of the mili3 tary department for which the military department 

4 expended amounts designated as budget activity 6 

5 (RDT&E management support) as that budget ac6 tivity classification is set forth in volume 2B, chap7 ter 5 of the Department of Defense Financial Man8 agement Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R). 

9 (d) CONGRESSIONAL REPORT.—Not later than one 

10 year after the designation of the Principal Transition Ad11 visor of a military department under subsection (a), and 

12 annually thereafter, the Principal Transition Advisor of 

13 such military department shall submit to Congress a re14 port on the following for the one-year period preceding the 

15 submission of the report: 

16 (1) The activities of the Principal Transition 

17 Advisor. 

18 (2) The outcomes of projects and other activi19 ties described in subsection (c)(5), including the 

20 metrics described in such subsection. 

21 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

23 means the Department of Defense. 

24 (2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INNOVATION

25 PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘Department of Defense in-
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1 novation programs’’ means the Defense Innovation 

2 Unit of the Department of Defense, AFWERX of 

3 the Air Force, and other programs sponsored by the 

4 Department of Defense, or any component thereof, 

5 with a focus on accelerating the adoption of emerg6 ing technologies for mission-relevant applications or 

7 innovation. 

8 (3) MILITARY DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘mili9 tary department’’ has the meaning given such term 

10 in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 

11 SEC. 804. PILOT PROGRAM ON PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR DE12 NIED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF13 FICE BID PROTESTS. 

14 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

15 Defense shall carry out a pilot program to determine the 

16 effectiveness of requiring contractors to reimburse the De17 partment of Defense for costs incurred in processing cov18 ered protests. 

19 (b) DURATION.—The pilot program under subsection 

20 (a) shall— 

21 (1) begin on the date that is two years after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act; and 

23 (2) end on the date that is five years after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

2 on which the pilot program under subsection (a) ends, the 

3 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv4 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a re5 port assessing the feasibility of making permanent such 

6 pilot program. 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) COVERED PROTEST.—The term ‘‘covered 

9 protest’’ means a bid protest that is a final bid pro10 test and that was filed during the period beginning 

11 on October 1, 2025, and ending on September 30, 

12 2028, by a party with revenues in excess of 

13 $250,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2023 constant 

14 dollars) during the fiscal year immediately preceding 

15 the fiscal year in which such party filed such bid 

16 protest. 

17 (2) FINAL BID PROTEST.—The term ‘‘final bid 

18 protest’’ means a bid protest that was denied in an 

19 opinion issued by the Government Accountability Of20 fice and such denial— 

21 (A) has not been appealed and is no longer 

22 appealable because the time for taking an ap23 peal has expired; or 

24 (B) has been appealed and the appeals 

25 process for which is completed. 
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1 SEC. 805. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROTOTYPE PROJECTS 

2 FOR ANYTHING-AS-A-SERVICE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

4 enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of 

5 appropriations, the Secretary of Defense or any official 

6 designated by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

7 with each Secretary of a military department, shall estab8 lish a pilot program to enter into transactions to carry 

9 out prototype projects for Anything-as-a-Service using 

10 competitive multisourcing. 

11 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Before entering into a trans12 action under this section, the Secretary shall— 

13 (1) develop criteria that technology-supported 

14 capabilities are delivered as a service must meet in 

15 order to be included in a prototype project; and 

16 (2) develop criteria for competitive 

17 multisourcing applicable to the pilot program estab18 lished under this section. 

19 (c) VALUE.—The value of a transaction for a proto20 type project carried out under this section shall not exceed 

21 $100,000,000. 

22 (d) TIMING.—The Secretary shall, to the extent prac23 ticable, enter into a transaction for a prototype project 

24 under this section not earlier than 60 days and not later 

25 than 100 days after the date on which the Secretary an-
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1 nounces an opportunity to participate in the pilot program 

2 established under this section. 

3 (e) EXEMPTION.—The requirements of sections 

4 3204(e)(1) and 3702 of title 10, United States Code, shall 

5 not apply with respect to a transaction for a prototype 

6 project under this section if the Secretary of Defense re7 ceives three or more minimally qualified offers for such 

8 transaction. 

9 (f) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 2024, 

10 the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the 

11 congressional defense committees on the implementation 

12 of the pilot program. 

13 (g) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after each ex14 ercise of authority under the pilot program, the Secretary 

15 of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on such exer16 cise. 

17 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘Anything-as-a-Service’’ means 

19 model under which a technology-supported capability 

20 is provided to the Department of Defense as a serv21 ice rather than as a product, including such capabili22 ties as software, platforms, and infrastructure. 

23 (2) The term ‘‘competitive multisourcing’’ 

24 means a method to fulfill the requirements of a 

25 transaction for a prototype project entered into 
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1 under the pilot program established under this sec2 tion to carry out a prototype project by awarding 

3 such transaction to more than one offeror, of which 

4 one offeror shall be the primary awardee and any 

5 other offerors shall be secondary awardees prepared 

6 to take the place of the primary awardee under the 

7 transaction. 

8 (i) TERMINATION.— 

9 (1) PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.—The authority to 

10 carry out a prototype project under the pilot pro11 gram shall terminate not more than 24 months after 

12 the date of commencing such prototype project. 

13 (2) PILOT PROGRAM.—The authority to carry 

14 out the pilot program under this section shall termi15 nate on the date that is three years after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 806. LOW-METHANE INTENSITY NATURAL GAS PILOT 

18 PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Defense Lo20 gistics Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of each 

21 military department (as such term is defined in section 

22 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), may establish a 

23 pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of installa24 tions of the Department of Defense using certified low- 
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1 methane intensity natural gas, including demonstrating 

2 the quantities of such gas that are feasible. 

3 (b) ACQUISITION OF CERTIFIED LOW-METHANE IN4 TENSITY NATURAL GAS.—In carrying out the pilot pro5 gram, the Director shall select installations of the Depart6 ment for which the natural gas acquired for such installa7 tions shall be certified low-methane intensity natural gas. 

8 (c) DEPARTMENT INSTALLATIONS.— 

9 (1) LOCATION.—The Director may select only 

10 installations of the Department that are located 

11 within the continental United States to participate 

12 in the pilot program. 

13 (2) NUMBER.—In carrying out the pilot pro14 gram, the Director shall select not fewer than 5 in15 stallations of the Department to participate in the 

16 pilot program. 

17 (d) DURATION.—If the Director establishes the pilot 

18 program, the Director shall carry out the pilot program 

19 until the date determined by the Director that is not ear20 lier than two years after the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act and not later than five years after the date of the 

22 enactment of this Act. 

23 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) CERTIFIED LOW-METHANE INTENSITY NAT25 URAL GAS.—The term ‘‘certified low-methane inten-
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1 sity natural gas’’ means natural gas produced by fa2 cilities and through processes certified by an inde3 pendent, industry-recognized certifying entity as 

4 complying with low-methane intensity standards. 

5 (2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

6 means the Department of Defense. 

7 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

8 the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency. 

9 (4) LOW-METHANE INTENSITY STANDARDS.— 

10 The term ‘‘low-methane intensity standards’’ means 

11 industry-recognized standards— 

12 (A) for verifying, quantifying, and dimin13 ishing the unintentional release of methane dur14 ing the production of natural gas below the av15 erage amount of methane unintentionally re16 leased during such production; and 

17 (B) certification of compliance with which 

18 is commercially available from independent, in19 dustry-recognized certifying entities. 

20 (5) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro21 gram’’ means the pilot program established under 

22 subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 807. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS 

2 THAT HAVE BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITH 

3 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FED4 ERATION OR THE RUSSIAN ENERGY SECTOR. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided under sub6 sections (b), (c), and (d), the Secretary of Defense may 

7 not enter into a contract for the procurement of goods 

8 or services with any person that has business operations 

9 with— 

10 (1) an authority of the Government of the Rus11 sian Federation; or 

12 (2) a fossil fuel company that operates in the 

13 Russian Federation, except if the fossil fuel company 

14 transports oil or gas— 

15 (A) through the Russian Federation for 

16 sale outside of the Russian Federation; and 

17 (B) that was extracted from a country 

18 other than the Russian Federation with respect 

19 to the energy sector of which the President has 

20 not imposed sanctions as of the date on which 

21 the contract is awarded. 

22 (b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under sub24 section (a) does not apply to a contract that the Sec25 retary of Defense and the Secretary of State jointly 

26 determine— 
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1 (A) is necessary— 

2 (i) for purposes of providing humani3 tarian assistance to the people of Russia; 

4 or 

5 (ii) for purposes of providing disaster 

6 relief and other urgent life-saving meas7 ures; 

8 (B) is vital to the military readiness, bas9 ing, or operations of the United States or the 

10 North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or 

11 (C) is vital to the national security inter12 ests of the United States. 

13 (2) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec14 retary of Defense shall notify the appropriate con15 gressional committees of any contract entered into 

16 on the basis of an exception provided for under 

17 paragraph (1). 

18 (3) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL LI19 CENSES.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 

20 apply to a person that has a valid license to operate 

21 in Russia issued by the Office of Foreign Assets 

22 Control of the Department of the Treasury or is oth23 erwise authorized to operate in Russia by the Fed24 eral Government notwithstanding the imposition of 

25 sanctions. 
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1 (4) AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN RUS2 SIA.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 

3 apply to contracts related to the operation and main4 tenance of the United States Government’s consular 

5 offices and diplomatic posts in Russia. 

6 (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall take effect on 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with re8 spect to any contract entered into on or after such effec9 tive date. 

10 (d) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 

11 date on which the President submits to the appropriate 

12 congressional committees a certification in writing that 

13 contains a determination of the President that the Russian 

14 Federation— 

15 (1) has reached an agreement relating to the 

16 withdrawal of Russian forces and cessation of mili17 tary hostilities that is accepted by the free and inde18 pendent government of Ukraine; 

19 (2) poses no immediate military threat of ag20 gression to any North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

21 member; and 

22 (3) recognizes the right of the people of 

23 Ukraine to independently and freely choose their 

24 own government. 

25 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Oversight and Re5 form, the Committee on Armed Services, and 

6 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

7 of Representatives; and 

8 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

9 and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 

10 Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign 

11 Relations of the Senate. 

12 (2) BUSINESS OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘busi13 ness operations’’ means engaging in commerce in 

14 any form, including acquiring, developing, maintain15 ing, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating 

16 equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, 

17 personal property, real property, or any other appa18 ratus of business or commerce. 

19 (3) FOSSIL FUEL COMPANY.—The term ‘‘fossil 

20 fuel company’’ means a person that— 

21 (A) carries out oil, gas, or coal exploration, 

22 development, or production activities; 

23 (B) processes or refines oil, gas, or coal; or 

24 (C) transports, or constructs facilities for 

25 the transportation of, Russian oil, gas, or coal. 
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1 (4) GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERA2 TION.—The term ‘‘Government of the Russian Fed3 eration’’ includes the government of any political 

4 subdivision of Russia, and any agency or instrumen5 tality of the Government of the Russian Federation. 

6 For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘agency or 

7 instrumentality of the Government of the Russian 

8 Federation’’ means an agency or instrumentality of 

9 a foreign state as defined in section 1603(b) of title 

10 28, United States Code, with each reference in such 

11 section to ‘‘a foreign state’’ deemed to be a reference 

12 to ‘‘Russia’’. 

13 (5) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means— 

14 (A) a natural person, corporation, com15 pany, business association, partnership, society, 

16 trust, or any other nongovernmental entity, or17 ganization, or group; 

18 (B) any governmental entity or instrumen19 tality of a government, including a multilateral 

20 development institution (as defined in section 

21 1701(c)(3) of the International Financial Insti22 tutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(3))); and 

23 (C) any successor, subunit, parent entity, 

24 or subsidiary of, or any entity under common 
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1 ownership or control with, any entity described 

2 in subparagraph (A) or (B). 

3 SEC. 808. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTERESTS RE4 LATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOR5 EIGN POLICY. 

6 (a) PROHIBITION RELATED CERTAIN CONTRACTS OR

7 GRANTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act enter into, 

10 renew, or extend a contract with, or award a grant 

11 to, a covered consultancy. 

12 (2) DISCLOSURE.—Any individual or entity that 

13 submits an offer or bid for a contract to provide con14 sulting services to the Department of Defense shall 

15 disclose in such offer or bid any information relevant 

16 to the individual or entity with respect to the prohi17 bition under paragraph (1), including— 

18 (A) whether the individual or entity has 

19 entered into a contract with, or received grants 

20 or other financial awards from a covered entity 

21 in the five years prior to submitting the offer 

22 or bid; and 

23 (B) at the time the contract to provide 

24 consulting services to the Department will be 

25 entered into, whether— 
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1 (i) any contract entered into by the 

2 individual or entity with a covered entity 

3 will still be in effect; and 

4 (ii) the individual or entity will be re5 ceiving funds from, or have any unobli6 gated or unexpended funds received under, 

7 any grant or other financial award from a 

8 covered entity. 

9 (3) PENALTIES.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter11 mines that a contractor of the Department 

12 failed to make the disclosure required by para13 graph (2), the Secretary shall— 

14 (i) terminate the applicable contract 

15 for cause; and 

16 (ii) initiate a suspension and debar17 ment proceeding with respect to the con18 tractor. 

19 (B) MAXIMUM LENGTH OF DEBARMENT.— 

20 The maximum length of a debarment of a con21 tractor under this paragraph shall be a period 

22 of 5 years. 

23 (b) CERTIFICATION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—After a determination by the 

25 Secretary that a company is a covered consultancy, 
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1 such company may submit to the Secretary a written 

2 and signed certification that— 

3 (A) the consultancy no longer is— 

4 (i) performing under a contract with a 

5 covered entity; 

6 (ii) carrying out activities under a 

7 grant received from a covered entity; or 

8 (iii) receiving funds, or have any un9 obligated or unexpended funds received, 

10 from a covered entity; and 

11 (B) will not receive or pursue a contract 

12 with a covered entity or a grant or other finan13 cial award from a covered entity— 

14 (i) during the term of a contract with 

15 the Department of Defense; or 

16 (ii) while receiving funds from the De17 partment of Defense, or obligating or ex18 pending any such funds. 

19 (2) STATUS CHANGE.—Upon the approval by 

20 the Secretary of a certification submitted under 

21 paragraph (1), a company is deemed to not be a cov22 ered consultancy until the expiration of the certifi23 cation under paragraph (3). 

24 (3) EXPIRATION.—A certification submitted by 

25 a company under paragraph (1) shall expire on the 
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1 earlier of the date on which the company, after sub2 mitting such certification enters into, extends, re3 news, or performs under a contract with a covered 

4 entity for consulting services. 

5 (c) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary, in consultation with 

6 the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland 

7 Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of 

8 National Intelligence, the Attorney General, the Secretary 

9 of State, and the heads of such other Executive agencies 

10 (as such term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United 

11 States Code) as determined appropriate by the Secretary, 

12 shall issue procurement policies for the Department of De13 fense as follows: 

14 (1) Policies to implement the prohibition under 

15 subsection (a)(1). 

16 (2) Best practices to avoid becoming covered 

17 consultancies under this section and for covered 

18 consultancies to end their status as such. 

19 (3) A policy containing the exact provisions and 

20 terms relating to the requirements of paragraphs (2) 

21 and (3) of subsection (a) to be included in solicita22 tions, contracts, and grants of the Department. 

23 (d) REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUI24 SITION REGULATION.—Not later than one year after the 

25 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall re-
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1 vise the acquisition regulations of the Department of De2 fense to implement this section. 

3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) CONSULTING SERVICES.—The term ‘‘con5 sulting services’’ has the meaning given the term 

6 ‘‘advisory and assistance services’’ in section 2.101 

7 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, except that— 

8 (A) the term does not include the services 

9 described in paragraph (3) of such section; and 

10 (B) each instance of the term ‘‘Federal’’ is 

11 replaced with ‘‘client’’. 

12 (2) COVERED CONSULTANCY.—The term ‘‘cov13 ered consultancy’’ means a company that, itself or 

14 any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, in immediately 

15 preceding one year period entered into, extended, re16 newed, or performed under a contract with a covered 

17 entity for consulting services. 

18 (3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en19 tity’’ means any of the following: 

20 (A) The Government of the People’s Re21 public of China. 

22 (B) The Chinese Communist Party. 

23 (C) The People’s Liberation Army, the 

24 Ministry of State Security, or other security 
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1 service or intelligence agency of the People’s 

2 Republic of China. 

3 (D) Any entity on the Non-SDN Chinese 

4 Military-Industrial Complex Companies List 

5 (NS–CMIC–List) maintained by the Office of 

6 Foreign Assets Control of the Department of 

7 the Treasury under Executive Order No. 14032 

8 (86 Fed. Reg. 30145; relating to addressing the 

9 threat from securities investments that finance 

10 certain companies of the People’s Republic of 

11 China), or any successor order. 

12 (E) Any Chinese military company identi13 fied by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to 

14 section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond Na15 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

16 Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 50 U.S.C. 

17 1701 note). 

18 (F) Any Chinese state-owned entity or 

19 other entity under the ownership, or control, di20 rectly or indirectly, of the Government of the 

21 People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Com22 munist Party that is engaged in one or more 

23 national security industries. 

24 (G) The Government of the Russian Fed25 eration, any Russian state-owned entity, or any 
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1 entity sanctioned by the Secretary of the Treas2 ury under Executive Order No. 13662 titled 

3 ‘‘Blocking Property of Additional Persons Con4 tributing to the Situation in Ukraine’’(79 Fed. 

5 Reg. 16169). 

6 (H) The government or any state-owned 

7 entity of any country if the Secretary of State 

8 determines that such government has repeat9 edly provided support for acts of international 

10 terrorism pursuant to— 

11 (i) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Ex12 port Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 

13 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A)); 

14 (ii) section 620A of the Foreign As15 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 

16 (iii) section 40 of the Arms Export 

17 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or 

18 (iv) any other provision of law. 

19 (I) Any entity included on any of the fol20 lowing lists maintained by the Department of 

21 Commerce— 

22 (i) the Entity List set forth in Supple23 ment No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Ad24 ministration Regulations; 
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1 (ii) the Denied Persons List as de2 scribed in section 764.3(a)(2) of the Ex3 port Administration Regulations; and 

4 (iii) the Unverified List set forth in 

5 Supplement No. 6 to part 744 of the Ex6 port Administration Regulations. 

7 (J) The Military End User List set forth 

8 in Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of the Export 

9 Administration Regulations. 

10 (4) EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS.— 

11 The term ‘‘Export Administration Regulations’’ 

12 means the regulations set forth in subchapter C of 

13 chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. 

14 (5) NATIONAL SECURITY INDUSTRY.—The term 

15 ‘‘national security industry’’ means— 

16 (A) a military-related industry; 

17 (B) semiconductor production; 

18 (C) researching or commercializing quan19 tum computing; 

20 (D) producing products or services that 

21 use artificial intelligence; 

22 (E) the biotechnology industry; 

23 (F) the cybersecurity industry; or 

24 (G) the mining, processing, or refining of 

25 critical minerals (as such term is defined in sec-
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1 tion 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 

2 U.S.C. 1606(a))) for use by a covered entity. 

3 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Defense. 

5 SEC. 809. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVAL6 UATION CONTRACT COST SHARING. 

7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any 

8 contract that is awarded under or pursuant to a provision 

9 of this Act for, in whole or in part, research, development, 

10 testing, or evaluation activities, not less than 25 percent 

11 of the cost of such activities under such contract must be 

12 provided by a non-Federal source. 

13 SEC. 810. PROHIBITION AND REPORT ON CONTRACTS FOR 

14 ONLINE TUTORING SERVICES. 

15 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 

16 not enter into a contract for online tutoring services which 

17 could result in personal data of citizens of the United 

18 States being transferred to the control of the People’s Re19 public of China. 

20 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit 

21 to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

22 risks of personal data of citizens of the United States 

23 being transferred to the control of the People’s Republic 

24 of China pursuant to any contracts for online tutoring 

25 services of the Department of Defense in progress. 
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1 SEC. 811. PROHIBITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

2 PROCUREMENT RELATED TO ENTITIES IDEN3 TIFIED AS CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES 

4 OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES IN AC5 CORDANCE WITH SECTION 1260H OF THE WIL6 LIAM M. THORNBERRY NATIONAL DEFENSE 

7 AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021. 

8 (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OR PROCUREMENT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

10 subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may not— 

11 (A) enter into, renew, or extend a contract 

12 for the procurement of goods, services, or tech13 nology with an entity described in paragraph 

14 (2); or 

15 (B) enter into, renew, or extend a contract 

16 for the procurement of goods services, or tech17 nology that include goods, services, or tech18 nology produced or developed by an entity de19 scribed in paragraph (2). 

20 (2) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—An entity described 

21 in this paragraph is— 

22 (A) an entity that is identified in the an23 nual list the Department of Defense publishes 

24 of Chinese military companies operating in the 

25 United States in pursuant to section 1260H of 

26 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De-
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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

2 (10 U.S.C. 113 note); 

3 (B) any entity subject to the control of an 

4 entity described in subparagraph (A); or 

5 (C) any individual working for or on behalf 

6 of an entity described in subparagraph (A) or 

7 (B). 

8 (3) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY.—Nothing 

9 in paragraph (1) shall prohibit the Secretary from 

10 entering into, renewing, or extending a contract for 

11 the procurement of goods, services, or technology to 

12 provide a service that connects to the facilities of a 

13 third-party, including backhaul, roaming, or inter14 connection arrangements. 

15 (4) GUIDANCE.— 

16 (A) ENTITY PROHIBITION.—Not later than 

17 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the 

18 Secretary shall issue procurement policies and 

19 other guidance for implementation of the prohi20 bitions in paragraph (1)(A) for the Department 

21 of Defense. 

22 (B) GOODS, SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGY

23 PROHIBITION.—Not later than 545 days after 

24 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

25 issue procurement policies and other guidance 
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1 for the implementation of the prohibitions in 

2 paragraph (1)(B) for the Department of De3 fense, including— 

4 (i) best practices to avoid being sub5 ject to the prohibitions described in para6 graph (1)(B); and 

7 (ii) technical support to assist affected 

8 businesses, institutions and organizations 

9 as is reasonably necessary for those af10 fected entities to comply with this section, 

11 including the creation of a supply chain 

12 mapping tool software made available with13 out cost to affected entities. 

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The prohibition under sub15 section (a)(1)(A) shall take effect one year after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, and the prohibitions under 

17 subsections (a)(1)(B) shall take effect two years after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act. 

19 (c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive 

21 the requirements under subsection (a) with respect 

22 to an entity that requests such a waiver if the entity 

23 seeking the waiver— 

24 (A) provides to the Secretary a compelling 

25 justification for the additional time to imple-
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1 ment the requirements under such subsection, 

2 as determined by the Secretary of Defense; and 

3 (B) provides to the Secretary a phase-out 

4 plan to eliminate goods, services, or technology 

5 produced or developed by an entity described in 

6 subsection (a)(2) from the systems of the enti7 ty. 

8 (2) DURATION.—A waiver granted under para9 graph (1) may be for a period of not more than two 

10 years after the effective dates described in sub11 section (c). 

12 (d) EXCEPTION.—The President shall not be re13 quired to apply or maintain the prohibition under sub14 section (a) for activities subject to the reporting require15 ments under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 

16 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), or to any authorized intelligence 

17 activities of the United States. 

18 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) CONTROL.—The term ‘‘control’’ has the 

20 meaning given that term in part 800.208 of title 31, 

21 Code of Federal Regulations or any successor regu22 lations. 

23 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of Defense. 
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1 Subtitle B—Amendments to Gen2 eral Contracting Authorities, 

3 Procedures, and Limitations 

4 SEC. 821. MODIFICATION TO TRUTHFUL COST OR PRICING 

5 DATA SUBMISSIONS AND REPORT. 

6 Section 3705(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States 

7 Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘and 

9 shall identify such offerors that incur a delay greater 

10 than 200 days in submitting such cost or pricing 

11 data’’ after ‘‘should-cost analysis’’; and 

12 (2) by amending the third sentence to read as 

13 follows: ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall include a 

14 public notation on such offerors in the system used 

15 by the Federal Government to monitor or record 

16 contractor integrity and performance.’’. 

17 SEC. 822. COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES 

18 FROM FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES. 

19 (a) COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES

20 FROM FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.—Section 3905 of 

21 title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking sub22 sections (a) and (b) and inserting the following new sec23 tions: 

24 ‘‘(a) MARKET RESEARCH.—Before purchasing a 

25 product listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison 
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1 Industries catalog published under section 4124(d) of title 

2 18, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct market re3 search to determine whether such product— 

4 ‘‘(1) is comparable to products available from 

5 the private sector; and 

6 ‘‘(2) best meets the needs of the Department of 

7 Defense in terms of price, quality, and time of deliv8 ery. 

9 ‘‘(b) COMPETITION REQUIREMENT.—If the Secretary 

10 determines that a Federal Prison Industries product is not 

11 comparable to products available from the private sector 

12 and does not best meet the needs of the Department of 

13 Defense in terms of price, quality, or time of delivery, the 

14 Secretary shall use competitive procedures or make an in15 dividual purchase under a multiple award contract for the 

16 procurement of the product. In conducting such a competi17 tion or making such a purchase, the Secretary shall con18 sider a timely offer from Federal Prison Industries.’’. 

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

20 subsection (a) shall take effect on February 1, 2024. 

21 SEC. 823. MODIFICATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR 

22 HIGH DOLLAR OTHER TRANSACTIONS FOR 

23 PROTOTYPES. 

24 Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is 

25 amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(C)(i)(I), by inserting 

2 after ‘‘subsection (d)’’ the following: ‘‘were met for 

3 the prior transaction for the prototype project that 

4 provided for the award of the follow-on production 

5 contract or transaction, and the requirements of 

6 subsection (f)’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 

8 following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(3) The requirements of this subsection do not 

10 apply to follow-on production contracts or trans11 actions under subsection (f).’’. 

12 SEC. 824. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE DEPART13 MENT OF DEFENSE TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 

14 PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. 

15 Section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

18 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 

19 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol20 lowing new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—The authority of this sub22 section may be exercised to conduct prototype 

23 projects using— 

24 ‘‘(A) funds available for research, develop25 ment, test and evaluation; 
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1 ‘‘(B) appropriations for operation and 

2 maintenance; or 

3 ‘‘(C) appropriations for military construc4 tion.’’; 

5 (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by in6 serting ‘‘using appropriations for military construc7 tion’’ after ‘‘carrying out prototype projects’’; and 

8 (4) in subparagraph (4)(A), as so redesignated, 

9 by inserting ‘‘using appropriations for military con10 struction’’ after ‘‘prototype projects’’. 

11 SEC. 825. ACQUISITION OF SENSITIVE MATERIAL PROHIBI12 TION EXCEPTION AMENDMENT. 

13 Section 4872(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

16 striking ‘‘Subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsection 

17 (a)(1)’’; and 

18 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘Defense determines that 

20 covered materials’’ and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘Defense— 

22 ‘‘(A) identifies a specific end item for 

23 which a specific covered material’’; 

24 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

25 inserting a semicolon; and 
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

2 subparagraphs: 

3 ‘‘(B) determines that no production capac4 ity for such specific covered material exists and 

5 is available outside of the covered nations; and 

6 ‘‘(C) waives subsection (a)(1) for such spe7 cific end item and such specific covered mate8 rial for a period not exceeding 36 months.’’. 

9 SEC. 826. MODIFICATION TO ACQUISITION AUTHORITY OF 

10 THE SENIOR OFFICIAL WITH PRINCIPAL RE11 SPONSIBILITY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTEL12 LIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING. 

13 Section 808 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na14 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 

15 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (d)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘$125,000,000’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘in each of fiscal years 

20 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘in each of fiscal years 2024 through 

22 2029’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘October 1, 

24 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2029’’. 
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1 SEC. 827. AMEND PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH 

2 ENTITIES OPERATING CERTAIN UNMANNED 

3 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 

4 Section 848 of the National Defense Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 4871 note), as 

6 amended by section 817 of the James M. Inhofe National 

7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 

8 Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2707), is further amended in sub9 section (b) by striking ‘‘in the performance of a Depart10 ment of Defense contract’’. 

11 SEC. 828. AVOIDANCE OF USE OF LOWEST PRICE TECH12 NICALLY ACCEPTABLE SOURCE SELECTION 

13 PROCESS FOR CERTAIN LOGISTICS SERV14 ICES. 

15 Section 813(c) of the National Defense Authorization 

16 Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 

17 3241 note prec.) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ and the 

19 end; 

20 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

21 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(4) fuel and fuel-related services, if such serv25 ices are, or reasonably could be, owned or provided 

26 by an entity owned or controlled, directly or indi-
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1 rectly, by the government of any adversary listed in 

2 the 2022 National Defense Strategy.’’. 

3 SEC. 829. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY 

4 AUTHORITY TO MODIFY CERTAIN CON5 TRACTS AND OPTIONS BASED ON THE IM6 PACTS OF INFLATION. 

7 Section 1 of Public Law 85–804 (50 U.S.C. 1431) 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

10 following new sentence: ‘‘If any such amounts are so 

11 specifically provided, the Secretary may use them for 

12 such purposes.’’; and 

13 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘December 31, 

14 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

15 SEC. 830. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS TO 

16 PROVIDE ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. 

17 (a) AUTHORITY.—Amounts authorized to be appro18 priated by this Act for the Department of Defense may 

19 be used to modify the terms and conditions of a contract 

20 or option, without consideration, to provide an economic 

21 price adjustment consistent with sections 16.203–1 and 

22 16.203–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation during 

23 the relevant period of performance for that contract or op24 tion and as specified in section 16.203–3 of the Federal 
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1 Acquisition Regulation, subject to the availability of ap2 propriations. 

3 (b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 

5 of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall issue 

6 guidance implementing the authority under this section. 

7 SEC. 831. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE USE OF ACQUISITION 

8 AUTHORITY FOR OFFICE OF NAVAL RE9 SEARCH TO AID IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSI10 TION. 

11 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 

12 delegate to the Chief of Naval Research acquisition au13 thority to enter into contracts or other agreements for the 

14 commercialization of a prototype of the Department of the 

15 Navy. 

16 (b) AMOUNT.—A single contract or other agreement 

17 entered into under this section may not exceed 

18 $10,000,000. 

19 (c) APPLICATION.—An applicant desiring a contract 

20 or other agreement under this section submit an applica21 tion to the Secretary of the Navy at such time, in such 

22 manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 

23 may require. 

24 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 2024, 

25 the Chief of Naval Research shall provide to the congres-
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1 sional defense committees a briefing on the exercise of the 

2 authority under this section and any related policy or im3 plementation issues. 

4 (e) REPORT.—Each time the Chief of Naval Research 

5 exercises the authority under this section, the Chief shall 

6 submit to the congressional defense committees a notifica7 tion on such exercise. 

8 (f) TERMINATION.—The Chief of Naval Research 

9 may not exercise the authority under this section and may 

10 not enter into any new contracts or other agreements 

11 under this section on or after the date that is five years 

12 after the date of the enactment of this Act. The perform13 ance on any contract or other agreement entered into be14 fore such date may continue according to the terms of 

15 such contract or other agreement. 

16 SEC. 832. PROHIBITION ON COMPUTERS OR PRINTERS AC17 QUISITIONS INVOLVING ENTITIES OWNED OR 

18 CONTROLLED BY CHINA. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not 

20 acquire any computer or printer if the manufacturer, bid21 der, or offeror is a covered Chinese entity. 

22 (b) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply only 

23 with respect to contracts or other agreements entered into, 

24 renewed, or extended after the date of the enactment of 

25 this Act. 
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1 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) COVERED CHINESE ENTITY.—The term 

3 ‘‘covered Chinese entity’’ means an entity that the 

4 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Direc5 tor of the National Intelligence or the Director of 

6 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines to 

7 be an entity owned, controlled, directed, or subcon8 tracted by, affiliated with, or otherwise connected to, 

9 the government of the People’s Republic of China. 

10 (2) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘‘manufac11 turer’’ means— 

12 (A) the entity that transforms raw mate13 rials, miscellaneous parts, or components into 

14 the end item; 

15 (B) any entity that subcontracts with the 

16 entity described in subparagraph (A) for the en17 tity described in such subparagraph to trans18 form raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or 

19 components into the end item; 

20 (C) any entity that otherwise directs the 

21 entity described in subparagraph (A) to trans22 form raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or 

23 components into the end item; or 
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1 (D) any parent company, subsidiary, or af2 filiate of the entity described in subparagraph 

3 (A). 

4 SEC. 833. MODIFICATIONS TO DATA, POLICY, AND REPORT5 ING ON THE USE OF OTHER TRANSACTIONS. 

6 Section 8739 of the John S. McCain National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 

8 2371 note) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding 

10 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019, 

11 and annually thereafter through December 31, 

12 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024, and an13 nually thereafter through December 31, 2028,’’; and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF

16 OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.—No later than 180 

17 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

18 the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

19 to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 

20 Representatives and the Senate a report on the use of 

21 transactions authorized under sections 4021 and 4022 of 

22 title 10, United States Code, including— 

23 ‘‘(1) the extent to which such transactions are 

24 used in accordance with policy and guidance related 

25 to the use of such transactions; 
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1 ‘‘(2) the total number of transactions for each 

2 fiscal year made to nontraditional defense contrac3 tors (as defined in section 3014 of title 10, United 

4 States Code); 

5 ‘‘(3) a summary of such transactions to which 

6 the Department of Defense is a participant for 

7 which performance has not been completed on the 

8 date of submission of such report, including— 

9 ‘‘(A) a description of the entity or agency 

10 responsible for any consortium; 

11 ‘‘(B) a list, including the name, of each 

12 member of such consortium, including the per13 centage of such members who are nontradi14 tional defense contractors for each such consor15 tium; and 

16 ‘‘(C) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023— 

17 ‘‘(i) the total amount awarded under 

18 such transactions to each such consortium; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the total amount awarded under 

21 such transactions to members who are 

22 nontraditional defense contractors for each 

23 such consortium; and 

24 ‘‘(4) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, a list of 

25 contractors who have been awarded more than 
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1 $20,000,000 under such transactions, including a 

2 description of each such award, the number of 

3 awards made, and the total dollar amount award4 ed.’’. 

5 SEC. 834. STRENGTHENING TRUTHFUL COST OR PRICING 

6 DATA REQUIREMENTS. 

7 (a) REQUIRED COST OR PRICING DATA AND CER8 TIFICATION.—Section 3702(a)(1) of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘only expected to re10 ceive one bid shall be required’’ and inserting ‘‘only ex11 pected to have one offeror, or for which award of a cost12 reimbursement contract is contemplated regardless of the 

13 number of offers received, shall be required’’. 

14 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Section 3703(a) of title 10, 

15 United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘adequate 

17 competition’’ and all that follows through ‘‘bids’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘adequate price competition, except for the 

19 award of a cost-reimbursement contract, that results 

20 in at least two responsive and viable competing 

21 offerors’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘based on 

23 adequate price competition that results in at least 

24 two responsive and responsible offers’’ after ‘‘com25 mercial service’’. 
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1 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATED TO CIVIL2 IAN CONTRACTS.—Section 3503(a)(2) of title 41, United 

3 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘based on adequate 

4 price competition that results in at least two responsive 

5 and responsible offers’’ after ‘‘commercial service’’. 

6 Subtitle C—Domestic Sourcing 

7 Requirements 

8 SEC. 841. REQUIRE FULL DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF 

9 FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES ACQUIRED BY 

10 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4862 of title 10, United 

12 States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

14 following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(5) A flag of the United States.’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (h)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sub18 section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘Except with respect 

19 to purchases of flags of the United States, sub20 section (a)’’; 

21 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

22 paragraph (3); and 

23 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

24 following new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(2)(A)(i) Except as provided by subparagraph 

2 (B), subsection (a) does not apply to purchases of 

3 flags of the United States for amounts not greater 

4 than $10,000. 

5 ‘‘(ii) A proposed procurement in an 

6 amount greater than $10,000 may not be di7 vided into several purchases or contracts for 

8 lesser amounts in order to qualify for the excep9 tion under clause (i). 

10 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense may waive sub11 section (a) with respect to a purchase of flags of the 

12 United States in an amount greater than $10,000 if 

13 the Secretary of Defense determines such waiver ap14 propriate. 

15 ‘‘(C) This section is applicable to contracts and 

16 subcontracts for the procurement of flags of the 

17 United States notwithstanding section 1905 of title 

18 41.’’. 

19 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub20 section (a) shall apply only with respect to agreements en21 tered into on or after the date of the enactment of this 

22 Act. 
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1 SEC. 842. INCLUSION OF TITANIUM POWDER IN DEFINITION 

2 OF SPECIALTY METALS EXEMPTED FROM 

3 CERTAIN DOMESTIC SOURCING REQUIRE4 MENTS. 

5 Section 4863(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 

6 is amended by inserting ‘‘, titanium powder,’’ after ‘‘tita7 nium’’. 

8 SEC. 843. AMEND REQUIREMENT TO BUY CERTAIN METALS 

9 FROM AMERICAN SOURCES. 

10 Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, as 

11 amended by section 842, is further amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (d)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘; 

14 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

15 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe16 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(3) any specialty metal procured as mill prod20 uct or incorporated into a component other than an 

21 end item pursuant to this subsection shall be melted 

22 or produced— 

23 ‘‘(A) in the United States; 

24 ‘‘(B) in the country from which the mill 

25 product or component is procured; or 
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1 ‘‘(C) in another country covered under 

2 subparagraph (1)(B).’’; 

3 (2) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as 

4 subsections (m) and (n), respectively; and 

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol6 lowing new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(l) PROVENANCE OF AEROSPACE-GRADE METALS.— 

8 (1) The Secretary of Defense shall require that, for any 

9 system or component for which the provenance of mate10 rials must be tracked to comply with safety regulations 

11 concerning flight, the supplier of such system or compo12 nent shall inform the government if any of the materials 

13 were known to be manufactured or processed in— 

14 ‘‘(A) China; 

15 ‘‘(B) Iran; 

16 ‘‘(C) North Korea; or 

17 ‘‘(D) Russia. 

18 ‘‘(2) Not later than March 31 of each year, the Sec19 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

20 committees a report indicating how much specialty metal 

21 has been acquired and placed into systems of the Depart22 ment of Defense from the countries described in para23 graph (1).’’. 
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1 SEC. 844. MODIFICATION TO MISCELLANEOUS LIMITA2 TIONS ON THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS 

3 OTHER THAN UNITED STATES GOODS. 

4 Section 4864(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 

5 is amended by— 

6 (1) striking ‘‘large medium-speed diesel en7 gines.’’ and inserting ‘‘the following components:’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) adding at the end the following new sub10 paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(A) Large medium-speed diesel engines. 

12 ‘‘(B) Propulsion system components (in13 cluding reduction gears and propellers). 

14 ‘‘(C) Components (including alternators, 

15 diesel engines, and steam turbines) used to gen16 erate electricity to power the systems of a vessel 

17 (excluding propulsion systems).’’. 

18 SEC. 845. PROCUREMENT OF COVERED HEARING PROTEC19 TION DEVICES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co21 ordination with the head of the Hearing Center of Excel22 lence (established pursuant to section 721 of the Duncan 

23 Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

24 Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417)), may enter into one or 

25 more contracts to procure covered hearing protection de26 vices for all members of the Armed Forces. 
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1 (b) PRIORITIZATION.—Under a contract described in 

2 subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize award of such 

3 contract to offerors that— 

4 (1) are globally headquartered in the conti5 nental United States; 

6 (2) are majority owned and operated by United 

7 States citizens. 

8 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) The term ‘‘covered hearing protection de10 vice’’ means a completely in canal active hearing 

11 protection device— 

12 (A) that is a commercially available off13 the-shelf item (as defined in section 104 of title 

14 41, United States Code); 

15 (B) with a minimum noise reduction rating 

16 of 25 decibels and a maximum output not to ex17 ceed 80 decibels; and 

18 (C) that has been previously identified, 

19 tested, and qualified by the Hearing Center of 

20 Excellence for procurement by the Department 

21 of Defense. 

22 SEC. 846. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO RUBBER SUP23 PLY. 

24 It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 

25 Defense should take all appropriate action to lessen our 
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1 military’s dependence on adversarial nations for the pro2 curement of strategic and critical materials, and that one 

3 such material in short supply according to the most recent 

4 report from Defense Logistics Agency Strategic Material 

5 is natural rubber, undermining our national security and 

6 jeopardizing the military’s ability to rely on a stable source 

7 of natural rubber for tire manufacturing and production 

8 of other goods. Accordingly, the Secretary is directed to 

9 take all appropriate action, pursuant with the authority 

10 provided by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Pil11 ing Act (50 U.S.C. 98a et seq.), to engage in activities 

12 that may include stockpiling, but shall also include re13 search and development aspects for increasing the domes14 tic supply of natural rubber. 

15 Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to 

16 Programs for Accelerating Ac17 quisition 

18 SEC. 851. PILOT PROGRAM FOR RECURRING AWARDS FOR 

19 PRODUCTION, INVESTMENT, AND DEPLOY20 MENT THROUGH COMPETITIONS. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

22 shall establish a pilot program to acquire through repeated 

23 competition attritable systems that solve urgent oper24 ational needs in order to incentivize sustainable produc25 tion, rapid deployment, and iterative improvements. 
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1 (b) COMPETITIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the pilot program, 

3 competition managers shall, in accordance with this 

4 subsection, conduct competitions with respect to ur5 gent operational needs under which the competition 

6 managers shall rapidly solicit, evaluate, and select 

7 proposed solutions. 

8 (2) REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN.— 

9 (A) STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION.—The 

10 Secretary shall ensure that each competition 

11 conducted under the pilot program is aligned 

12 with an operational priority of one or more 

13 combatant commands, and that the relevant 

14 combatant commanders have an opportunity to 

15 participate in the design of the competition and 

16 the evaluation criteria to be used. 

17 (B) OPERATIONAL NEED DETERMINA18 TION.—Competitions conducted under this pilot 

19 program shall address urgent operational needs 

20 as defined by the Secretary, in consultation 

21 with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

22 and, as determined appropriate by the Sec23 retary, Defense Agencies (as defined in section 

24 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), the 
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1 military services, and entities in the private sec2 tor. 

3 (C) TIMING.—The Secretary shall ensure 

4 that each competition is executed to facilitate 

5 the award of a production contract or agree6 ment not later than 15 days after completion of 

7 the competition. 

8 (D) COMPETITION FOCUS.—Competition 

9 managers shall employ evaluation and selection 

10 processes that emphasizes effectiveness, trans11 parency, and speed to deploy when conducting 

12 competitions under the pilot program. 

13 (E) TECHNOLOGY LEVEL FOCUS.—Com14 petitions conducted under the pilot program 

15 shall focus on proposed solutions at technology 

16 readiness levels equal to or more advanced than 

17 levels corresponding to Technology Readiness 

18 Level 7 or Technology Readiness Level 8. 

19 (F) INAPPLICABILITY OF JOINT CAPABILI20 TIES INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

21 MANUAL.—Competitions conducted under the 

22 pilot program shall not be subject to the Joint 

23 Capabilities Integration and Development Sys24 tem Manual. 
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1 (3) SELECTION.—When conducting a competi2 tion under the pilot program, the competition man3 ager shall select the best solution for the relevant ur4 gent operational need. 

5 (4) REPEATED COMPETITION.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

7 after a competition under the pilot program 

8 with respect to an urgent operational need, a 

9 subsequent competition shall be conduct with 

10 respect to such urgent operational need unless 

11 the Secretary determines that a subsequent 

12 competition with respect to such urgent oper13 ational need is unwarranted and submits to the 

14 relevant committees a written justification for 

15 such determination. 

16 (B) TIMING.—The Secretary shall consider 

17 the nature of each relevant urgent operational 

18 need and the circumstances of performance and 

19 production that resulted from the initial or pre20 ceding competition when determining the timing 

21 of a subsequent competition under subpara22 graph (A). 

23 (5) INITIAL COMPETITIONS.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The first two competi25 tions carried out the pilot program must be 
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1 with respect to solving one of the following ur2 gent operational need: 

3 (i) Short-range air defense. 

4 (ii) Tactical precision strike. 

5 (B) INITIAL COMPETITION CRITERIA.—In 

6 addition to any other criteria for the selection 

7 of a proposed solution under this section, a pro8 posed solution to either of the first two com9 petitions carried out under the pilot program 

10 must demonstrate an ability— 

11 (i) to offer multiple kinetic or non-ki12 netic effects options; 

13 (ii) to identify individual threats or 

14 groups of threats and, in each case, to 

15 track, target, and deploy effects options to 

16 engage those threats; 

17 (iii) to provide material benefits to the 

18 Department of Defense, including cost sav19 ings or more effective use of personnel; 

20 (iv) in the case of a competition seek21 ing to address the urgent operational need 

22 described in subparagraph (A)(i)— 

23 (I) to destroy, neutralize, or 

24 deter low altitude air threats; 
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1 (II) to defend fixed and semi2 fixed assets; and 

3 (III) to maneuver forces; and 

4 (v) in the case of a competition seek5 ing to address the urgent operational need 

6 described in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 

7 (I) to engage targets at ranges of 

8 20 to 100 miles; and 

9 (II) to provide surface-to-surface 

10 effects launched from and targeted at 

11 ground-based, sea-based, or littoral lo12 cations. 

13 (6) COMPETITION LIMIT.—Not more than 8 

14 competitions per year may be carried out under the 

15 pilot program. 

16 (c) AWARDS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The winning offeror of a 

18 successful competition shall be awarded a contract 

19 or other agreement, including a transaction other 

20 than a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant, 

21 under which the Department of Defense, or relevant 

22 component thereof, may acquire the proposed solu23 tion of such winning offeror for such competition. 
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1 (2) DESIGN AND TERMS.—Except as provided 

2 in this section, a contract or other agreement award3 ed under this subsection shall— 

4 (A) be designed to enable the proposed so5 lution to be produced or provided at a scale and 

6 on a timeline that maximizes the likelihood of 

7 that the solutions will successfully address the 

8 urgent operational challenge; 

9 (B) prioritize speed to award; 

10 (C) provide for subsequent competitions in 

11 accordance with this section; and 

12 (D) limit terms and conditions to those re13 quired by law. 

14 (3) MINIMUM AWARD AMOUNT.—Subject to the 

15 availability of appropriations, the total amount of 

16 funding provided for an award under this subsection 

17 shall not be less than $50,000,000, unless the Sec18 retary or the Secretary’s designee approves a lesser 

19 amount of funding and certifies to the relevant com20 mittees that such lesser amount is sufficient to ad21 dress the relevant urgent operational need and meet 

22 the general and specific characteristics applicable to 

23 the competition. 

24 (4) MULTIPLE AWARDS.—If more than one of25 feror meets the objectives of the competition, more 
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1 than one contract or other agreement may be award2 ed, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 

3 (5) AUTHORITIES.—Except as waived under 

4 subsection (i), a contract or other agreement may be 

5 awarded under this subsection consistent with the 

6 applicable authorities in sections 4021, 4022, and 

7 4023 of title 10, United States Code, except that 

8 paragraph (d)(1) of such section 4022 shall not 

9 apply. 

10 (d) COMPETITION MANAGERS.— 

11 (1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall des12 ignate a competition manager for each competition 

13 carried out under the pilot program. 

14 (2) OVERSIGHT.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

16 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall directly 

17 oversee each competition manager with respect 

18 to carrying out competitions under the pilot 

19 program. 

20 (B) DELEGATION.—The Secretary may 

21 delegate the authority for overseeing competi22 tion managers under subparagraph (A) to the 

23 Deputy Secretary of Defense. 

24 (3) DUTIES.— 
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1 (A) PRIMARY DUTY.—The Secretary shall 

2 ensure that the primary official duties of each 

3 competition manager shall be conducting com4 petitions, the resulting contracting actions, and 

5 any subsequent competitions. 

6 (B) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—The Secretary 

7 may define additional duties to maximize the 

8 ability of competition managers to coordinate 

9 with a military service, Defense Agency (as de10 fined in section 101(a) of title 10, United 

11 States Code), or combatant command to ensure 

12 the operational success of the competitions. 

13 (4) QUALIFICATIONS.— 

14 (A) EXPERTISE.—The Secretary shall en15 sure that each competition manager has appro16 priate expertise in the specific focus areas of 

17 the competition which such competition will be 

18 conducting and on the defense acquisition sys19 tem. 

20 (B) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Competition 

21 managers may be— 

22 (i) civilian officers or employees in a 

23 Senior Executive Service, Senior-Level, or 

24 scientific or professional position; or 
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1 (ii) members of the armed forces in a 

2 grade at or above O–6. 

3 (5) AUTHORITIES.— 

4 (A) The Secretary shall ensure that com5 petition managers have the authorities required, 

6 including supervisory authority over contracting 

7 personnel who may be assigned to report to the 

8 competition managers, to facilitate the award of 

9 contracts or agreements under subsection (c) to 

10 the winning offerors of the competitions. 

11 (B) Except where the authority of the Sec12 retary is explicitly non-delegable by statute, the 

13 Secretary is authorized to delegate to competi14 tion managers any authorities required to carry 

15 out this section, including the waiver authority 

16 described in subsection (i), provided that the 

17 Secretary submits to the relevant committees a 

18 notice of such delegations in writing. 

19 (e) FUNDING TRANSFERS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In any fiscal year in which 

21 the Secretary of Defense conducts competitions 

22 under the pilot program, the Secretary may use cov23 ered funds available to the Department of Defense 

24 to acquire and deploy the proposed solutions selected 

25 pursuant to such competitions if the Secretary sub-
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1 mits to the relevant committees within 10 days a 

2 written finding that the use of such funds is nec3 essary to address in a timely manner the relevant 

4 urgent operational need for such a competition. 

5 (2) MAXIMUM USE AMOUNT.—The covered 

6 funds used under the authority provided by this sub7 section may not exceed $200,000,000 in any fiscal 

8 year. 

9 (3) COVERED FUNDS DEFINED.—In this sub10 section, the term ‘‘covered funds’’ means— 

11 (A) with respect to the initial competitions 

12 required by subsection (b), funds provided for 

13 short-range air defense and tactical precision 

14 strike; 

15 (B) with respect to all other competitions, 

16 funds provided for the capabilities related to the 

17 urgent operational need or needs associated 

18 with such competitions; or 

19 (C) funds available to the Department 

20 under the authorities and constraints of chapter 

21 253 of title 10, United States Code. 

22 (f) BUDGETING.—Subject to the availability of appro23 priations, the Secretary shall ensure that efforts to facili24 tate each competition, to include funding for the award 

25 of production contracts or agreements upon successful 
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1 completion of a competition, are included in the annual 

2 budget request submitted under section 1105 of title 31, 

3 United States Code, during each year of the pilot program 

4 and the future-years defense program under section 221 

5 of title 10, United States Code. 

6 (g) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.— 

7 (1) DEADLINE.—Not later than 90 days after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 shall issue guidance for the carrying out the pilot 

10 program. 

11 (2) ELEMENTS.—The guidance required by 

12 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

13 (A) Metrics for the design, timing, and or14 ganization of competitions under the pilot pro15 gram. 

16 (B) Opportunities for soliciting and incor17 porating inputs from combatant commanders, 

18 Defense Agencies (as defined in section 101(a) 

19 of title 10, United States Code), military serv20 ices, and private sector entities. 

21 (C) A process for the general conduct of 

22 competitions under the pilot program, including 

23 merit-based selection criteria for selecting the 

24 most efficient and effective solutions, and proce25 dures to provide as much transparency as prac-
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1 ticable to offerors, government agencies, and 

2 the public. 

3 (D) Procedures to minimize the time be4 tween the completion of a competition under 

5 the pilot program and the award of a produc6 tion or service contract to the winning offeror. 

7 (E) Procedures to ensure that the goods or 

8 services from the winning offeror of each com9 petition under the pilot program are acquired 

10 and fielded as quickly as possible, with a goal 

11 of awarding a contract or other agreement 

12 under subsection (c) for the acquisition of such 

13 goods or services within 15 days. 

14 (F) Procedures to include funding required 

15 for the efficient and rapid procurement of the 

16 goods or services from winning offerors of com17 petitions under the pilot program as part of the 

18 annual Program Objective Memorandum and 

19 budget request process. 

20 (h) OVERSIGHT.— 

21 (1) BIANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 

22 March 1 and September 1 of each year beginning 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, and con24 tinuing until September 1, 2029, the Secretary shall 

25 brief the relevant committees on each competition 
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1 under the pilot program that is planned, underway, 

2 or completed. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required under 

4 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

5 (A) The guidance issued pursuant to this 

6 section. 

7 (B) A description of how the authorities 

8 have been used, including the metrics used for, 

9 testing, evaluation, selection, and frequency of 

10 re-competitions. 

11 (C) Accomplishments from and challenges 

12 to using the authorities under section. 

13 (D) Recommendations for legislative or 

14 regulatory changes to the authority under this 

15 section to promote efficient and effective acqui16 sition of capabilities. 

17 (3) UNCLASSIFIED FORMAT.—Each briefing re18 quired by paragraph (1) shall be in an unclassified 

19 format but may contain classified annexes. 

20 (i) WAIVER OF ACQUISITION PROVISIONS.—In con21 nection with exercising the authority of this section, the 

22 Secretary may waive the application of any provision of 

23 acquisition law or regulation to the same extent as allowed 

24 by the authority provided in chapter 253 of title 10, 

25 United States Code. 
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1 (j) CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.—Nothing in this 

2 section shall preclude an winning offeror from improving 

3 the quality or quantity of goods or services supplied pursu4 ant to a competition, if the winning offeror can do so in 

5 compliance with the terms of such contract or other agree6 ment and the amount of funding provided. 

7 (k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) ATTRITABLE SYSTEM.—The term 

9 ‘‘attritable system’’ means systems, including un10 manned systems, that are— 

11 (A) purpose-designed and potentially reus12 able; 

13 (B) suitable for integration by digital 

14 means; and 

15 (C) affordable to allow risk of loss. 

16 (2) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro17 gram’’ means the pilot program established under 

18 subsection (a). 

19 (3) RELEVANT COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘rel20 evant committees’’ means the Committees on Armed 

21 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa22 tives and the Subcommittees on Defense of the Com23 mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

24 House of Representatives. 
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1 (4) RELEVANT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEED.— 

2 The term ‘‘relevant urgent operational need’’ means, 

3 with respect to a competition, the urgent operational 

4 need with respect to which such competition is being 

5 conducted. 

6 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

7 the Secretary of Defense. 

8 (6) WINNING OFFEROR.—The term ‘‘winning 

9 offeror’’ means, with respect to a competition under 

10 the pilot program, an individual or entity awarded a 

11 contract or other agreement under subsection (c). 

12 (l) TERMINATION.—The authority under this section 

13 to carry out the pilot program shall terminate on Decem14 ber 31, 2028. 

15 SEC. 852. DEMONSTRATION AND PROTOTYPING PROGRAM 

16 TO ADVANCE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT SUP17 PORT CAPABILITIES IN A CONTESTED LOGIS18 TICS ENVIRONMENT. 

19 (a) CONTESTED LOGISTICS DEMONSTRATION AND

20 PROTOTYPING PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

21 Defense shall establish a contested logistics demonstration 

22 and prototyping program to identify, develop, dem23 onstrate, and field capabilities for product support in 

24 order to reduce or mitigate the risks associated with oper25 ations in a contested logistics environment. 
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1 (b) PURPOSE.—In carrying out the Program, the 

2 Secretary shall do the following: 

3 (1) Identify ways to leverage the inherent inter4 operability, commonality, and interchangeability of 

5 platforms and information systems operated by the 

6 United States and one or more covered nations, in7 cluding to enable effective maintenance and repair 

8 activities in a contested logistics environment. 

9 (2) Determine, develop, or establish best prac10 tices to reduce time needed to return repaired equip11 ment to service. 

12 (3) Identify, develop, demonstrate, and field ef13 fective and efficient means of conducting repairs of 

14 equipment in theater away from permanent repair 

15 facilities. 

16 (4) Explore flexible approaches to contracting 

17 and use of partnership agreements to enable use or 

18 development of the capabilities of covered product 

19 support providers to effectively, efficiently, and time20 ly satisfy the product support requirements of com21 bat command and covered nation in a contested lo22 gistics environment. 

23 (5) Identify the resources, including any addi24 tional authorizations, that the Department of De25 fense requires to reduce or mitigate the risks associ-
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1 ated with operations in a contested logistics environ2 ment. 

3 (6) Identify and document impediments to the 

4 performance of product support in contested 

5 logistical environments by covered product support 

6 providers, including impediments created by statute, 

7 regulation, policy, agency guidance, or limitations on 

8 expenditure, transfer, or receipt of funds for product 

9 support in contested logistics environments. 

10 (7) Identify and document any statutory or reg11 ulatory waivers or exemptions that may be applica12 ble or necessary to enable the United States and 

13 covered nations to jointly carry out product support 

14 activities in contested logistics environments located 

15 outside of the territory of the United States, includ16 ing, for each such waiver and exemption— 

17 (A) the office or individual responsible for 

18 requesting such waiver or exemption; 

19 (B) the criteria for approval of such waiver 

20 or exemption; and 

21 (C) the individual or entity responsible for 

22 approving such waiver or exemption. 

23 (c) ADVANCE PLANNING AND PREPARATION.—The 

24 Secretary may establish a product support agreements 

25 with a covered product support provider to enable a rapid 
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1 response in a contingency operation (as defined in section 

2 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) to the product sup3 port requirements of such contingency operation. 

4 (d) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the Program, the 

5 Secretary may, in accordance with section 2753 of title 

6 22, United States Code, use the authorities under sections 

7 2342, 2474, 3601, 4021, and 4022 of title 10, United 

8 States Code, including the authorities related to use of 

9 Other Transaction Authorities for prototype projects pro10 vided by section 843 of the James M. Inhofe National De11 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

12 117-263). 

13 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 30 months after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

15 to the Congress a report summarizing the activities under16 taken in accordance with this section, including— 

17 (1) any recommendations to reduce impedi18 ments to meeting the requirements of combatant 

19 command or covered nation for product support in 

20 a contested logistics environment; 

21 (2) a summary of impediments identified under 

22 subsection (b)(7) and specific recommendations for 

23 necessary changes to statutory, regulatory, policy, 

24 agency guidance, or current limitations on expendi25 ture, transfer, or receipt of funds to carry out the 
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1 product support activities under this pilot indefi2 nitely; 

3 (3) a summary of waivers or exemptions identi4 fied under subsection (b)(8), along with any rec5 ommendations for changes to the processes for ob6 taining such waivers or exemptions; and 

7 (4) recommendations for improving the Pro8 gram, including whether to expand the list of cov9 ered nations. 

10 (f) DEVELOPMENT AND PROMULGATION OF DEPART11 MENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days 

12 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

13 develop and promulgate guidance implementing the Pro14 gram. 

15 (g) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 

16 terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of 

17 the enactment of this Act. 

18 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) CONTESTED LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT.— 

20 The term ‘‘contested logistics environment’’ has the 

21 meaning given such term in section 2926 of title 10, 

22 United States Code. 

23 (2) COVERED NATIONS.—The term ‘‘covered 

24 nation’’ means— 

25 (A) Australia; 
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1 (B) Canada; 

2 (C) New Zealand; or 

3 (D) United Kingdom of Great Britain and 

4 Northern Ireland. 

5 (3) COVERED PRODUCT SUPPORT PROVIDER.— 

6 The term ‘‘covered product support provider’’ means 

7 an entity that provides product support. 

8 (4) PRODUCT SUPPORT; PRODUCT SUPPORT IN9 TEGRATOR.—The terms ‘‘product support’’ and 

10 ‘‘product support integrator’’ have the meanings 

11 given such terms, respectively, in section 4324 of 

12 title 10, United States Code. 

13 (5) PRODUCT SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT.—The 

14 term ‘‘product support arrangement’’ means a con15 tract, task order, or any other type of agreement or 

16 arrangement, between the United States and a cov17 ered nation for the performance of sustainment or 

18 logistics support required for a platform or informa19 tion system operated by the United States and such 

20 covered nation, or a subsystems or components of 

21 such a platform or information system, including 

22 any agreement or arrangement for the following with 

23 respect to such a platform, information system, sub24 system, or component: 

25 (A) Performance-based logistics. 
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1 (B) Sustainment support. 

2 (C) Contractor logistics support. 

3 (D) Life-cycle product support. 

4 (E) Weapon system product support. 

5 (6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

6 the demonstration and prototyping program estab7 lished under subsection (a). 

8 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Defense. 

10 SEC. 853. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE ADVANCED CAPA11 BILITIES PILOT PROGRAM. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of De14 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall carry 

15 out a public-private partnership pilot program to ac16 celerate the scaling, production, and acquisition of 

17 advanced capabilities for national security by cre18 ating incentives for investment in domestic small 

19 businesses or nontraditional businesses to create a 

20 robust and resilient defense industrial base. 

21 (2) GOALS.—The goals of the public-private 

22 partnership pilot program are as follows: 

23 (A) To bolster the defense industrial base 

24 through acquisition and deployment of ad25 vanced capabilities necessary to field Depart-
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1 ment of Defense modernization programs and 

2 priorities. 

3 (B) To strengthen domestic defense supply 

4 chain resilience and capacity by investing in in5 novative defense companies. 

6 (C) To leverage private equity capital to 

7 accelerate domestic defense scaling, production, 

8 and manufacturing. 

9 (b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 

11 (a), the Under Secretary shall enter into public-pri12 vate partnerships, consistent with the phased imple13 mentation provided for in subsection (e), with for14 profit persons using the criteria set forth in para15 graph (2). 

16 (2) CRITERIA.—The criteria referred to in 

17 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

18 (A) The person shall be independent. 

19 (B) The person shall be free from foreign 

20 oversight, control, influence, or beneficial own21 ership. 

22 (C) The person shall have commercial pri23 vate equity fund experience in the defense and 

24 commercial sectors. 
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1 (D) The person shall be eligible for access 

2 to classified information (as defined in the pro3 cedures established pursuant to section 801(a) 

4 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

5 U.S.C. 3161(a))). 

6 (3) OPERATING AGREEMENT.—The Under Sec7 retary and a person or persons with whom the 

8 Under Secretary enters a partnership under para9 graph (1) shall enter into an operating agreement 

10 that sets forth the roles, responsibilities, authorities, 

11 reporting requirements, and governance framework 

12 for the partnership and its operations. 

13 (c) INVESTMENT OF EQUITY.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to public-private 

15 partnerships entered into under subsection (b), a 

16 person or persons with whom the Under Secretary 

17 has entered into a partnership shall invest equity in 

18 domestic small businesses or nontraditional busi19 nesses consistent with subsection (a), with invest20 ments selected based on technical merit, economic 

21 value, and the Department’s modernization prior22 ities. 

23 (2) AUTHORITIES.—A person or persons de24 scribed in paragraph (1) shall have sole authority to 

25 operate, manage, and invest. 
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1 (d) LOAN GUARANTEE.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall 

3 provide an up to 80 percent loan guarantee, pursu4 ant to the public-private partnerships entered into 

5 under subsection (b), with investment of equity that 

6 qualifies under subsection (c) and consistent with 

7 the goals set forth under subsection (a)(2). 

8 (2) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The tem9 porary loan guarantee authority described under 

10 paragraph (1) is exclusively for the public-private 

11 partnerships authorized under this section and may 

12 not be utilized for other programs or purposes. 

13 (3) SUBJECT TO OPERATING AGREEMENT.— 

14 The loan guarantee under paragraph (1) shall be 

15 subject to the operating agreement entered into 

16 under subsection (b)(3). 

17 (4) USE OF FUNDS.—Obligations incurred by 

18 the Under Secretary under this paragraph shall be 

19 subject to the availability of funds provided in ad20 vance specifically for the purpose of such loan guar21 antees. 

22 (e) PHASED IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND RE23 QUIRED REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—The program estab24 lished under subsection (a) shall be carried out in two 

25 phases as follows: 
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1 (1) PHASE 1.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Phase 1 shall consist of 

3 an initial pilot program with one public-private 

4 partnership, consistent with subsection (b), to 

5 assess the feasibility and advisability of expand6 ing the scope of the program. The Under Sec7 retary shall begin implementation of phase 1 

8 not later than 180 days after the date of the 

9 enactment of this Act. 

10 (B) IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND

11 FRAMEWORK.—Not later than 90 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall submit an implementation plan to the con14 gressional defense committees on the design of 

15 phase 1. The plan shall include— 

16 (i) an overview of, and the activities 

17 undertaken, to execute the public-private 

18 partnership; 

19 (ii) a description of the advanced ca20 pabilities and defense industrial base areas 

21 under consideration for investment; and 

22 (iii) implementation milestones and 

23 metrics. 

24 (C) REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 

25 Not later than 27 months after the date of the 
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1 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro2 vide to the congressional defense committees a 

3 report and briefing on the implementation of 

4 this section and the feasibility and advisability 

5 of expanding the scope of the pilot program. 

6 The report and briefing shall include, at min7 imum— 

8 (i) an overview of program perform9 ance, and implementation and execution 

10 milestones and outcomes; 

11 (ii) an overview of progress in— 

12 (I) achieving new products in 

13 production aligned with Department 

14 of Defense needs; 

15 (II) scaling businesses aligned to 

16 targeted industrial base and capability 

17 areas; 

18 (III) generating defense indus19 trial base job growth; 

20 (IV) increasing supply chain re21 silience and capacity; and 

22 (V) enhancing competition on ad23 vanced capability programs; and 

24 (iii) an accounting of activities under25 taken and outline of the opportunities and 
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1 benefits of expanding the scope of the pilot 

2 program. 

3 (2) PHASE 2.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 

5 months after the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act, the Secretary may expand the scope of the 

7 phase 1 pilot program with the ability to in8 crease to not more than three public-private 

9 partnerships, consistent with subsection (b). 

10 (B) REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 

11 Not later than five years after the date of the 

12 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro13 vide to the congressional defense committees a 

14 report and briefing on the outcomes of the pilot 

15 program under subsection (a), including the ele16 ments described in paragraph (1)(C), and the 

17 feasibility and advisability of making the pro18 gram permanent. 

19 (f) TERMINATION.—The authority to enter into an 

20 agreement to carry out the pilot program under subsection 

21 (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act. 

23 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.— 

25 The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has 
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1 the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(16) of 

2 title 10, United States Code. 

3 (2) DOMESTIC BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘domestic 

4 business’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘U.S. 

5 business’’ in section 800.252 of title 31, Code of 

6 Federal Regulations, or successor regulation. 

7 (3) DOMESTIC SMALL BUSINESSES OR NON8 TRADITIONAL BUSINESSES.—The term ‘‘domestic 

9 small businesses or nontraditional businesses’’ 

10 means— 

11 (A) a small business that is a domestic 

12 business; or 

13 (B) a nontraditional business that is a do14 mestic business. 

15 (4) FREE FROM FOREIGN OVERSIGHT, CON16 TROL, INFLUENCE, OR BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.— 

17 The term ‘‘free from foreign oversight, control, influ18 ence, or beneficial ownership’’, with respect to a per19 son, means a person who has not raised and man20 aged capital from a person or entity that is not 

21 trusted and who is otherwise free from foreign over22 sight, control, influence, or beneficial ownership. 

23 (5) INDEPENDENT.—The term ‘‘independent’’, 

24 with respect to a person, means a person who lacks 

25 a conflict of interest accomplished by not having en-
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1 tity or manager affiliation or ownership with an ex2 isting fund. 

3 (6) NONTRADITIONAL BUSINESS.—The term 

4 ‘‘nontraditional business’’ has the meaning given the 

5 term ‘‘nontraditional defense contractor’’ in section 

6 3014 of title 10, United States Code. 

7 (7) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi8 ness’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘small busi9 ness concern’’ in section 3 of the Small Business Act 

10 (15 U.S.C. 632). 

11 Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 

12 SEC. 861. ADDITIONAL NATIONAL SECURITY OBJECTIVES 

13 FOR THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND IN14 DUSTRIAL BASE. 

15 Section 4811(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following new para17 graph: 

18 ‘‘(12) Reducing, to the maximum extent prac19 ticable, the reliance of the Department of Defense 

20 on services, supplies, or materials from potential ad21 versaries.’’. 
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1 SEC. 862. USE OF INDUSTRIAL BASE FUND FOR SUPPORT 

2 FOR THE WORKFORCE FOR LARGE SURFACE 

3 COMBATANTS. 

4 Section 4817(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 

9 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(5) to provide support for the recruitment, 

13 training, and retention of the workforce for large 

14 surface combatants.’’. 

15 SEC. 863. REDESIGNATION OF INDUSTRIAL BASE FUND AS 

16 INDUSTRIAL BASE AND OPERATIONAL INFRA17 STRUCTURE FUND; ADDITIONAL USES. 

18 Section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 

21 Operational Infrastructure’’ after ‘‘Indus22 trial Base’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and Oper24 ational Infrastructure’’ after ‘‘Industrial Base’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, acting 

2 through the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 

3 for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy’’; and 

4 (4) in subsection (d)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (4), as amended by sec6 tion 862, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

7 (B) in paragraph (5), as added by section 

8 862, by striking the period at the end and in9 serting a semicolon; and 

10 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

11 paragraphs: 

12 ‘‘(6) to acquire— 

13 ‘‘(A) strategic and critical materials for the 

14 National Defense Stockpile; and 

15 ‘‘(B) munitions for the armed forces; 

16 ‘‘(7) to provide and expedite infrastructure 

17 projects critical to operational readiness within pri18 ority theaters as determined by the Secretary, con19 sistent with the national defense strategy required 

20 under section 113(g) of this title; and 

21 ‘‘(8) to acquire and deploy capabilities and pro22 totypes developed under the authorities of section 

23 3601 of title 10, section 804 of the National Defense 

24 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 

25 3201 note prec.), and any other alternative acquisi-
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1 tion pathway or mechanism designed to deploy oper2 ational capabilities and operational prototypes for 

3 defense purposes within five years.’’. 

4 SEC. 864. MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROCUREMENT TECH5 NICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREE6 MENT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE EN8 TITY.—Section 4951(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘private’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub12 paragraph (E); and 

13 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol14 lowing new subparagraph: 

15 ‘‘(D) An institution of higher education, as 

16 defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 

17 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’. 

18 (b) DEFINITION OF BUSINESS ENTITY.—Section 

19 4951 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add20 ing at the end the following new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(5) BUSINESS ENTITY.—The term ‘business 

22 entity’ means a corporation, association, partnership, 

23 limited liability company, limited liability partner24 ship, consortia, nonprofit organization, or other legal 

25 entity.’’. 
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1 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 4954(c) of 

2 title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as fol3 lows: 

4 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive or modify 

5 the percentages in subsection (b) on a case-by-case 

6 basis.’’. 

7 (d) FUNDING.—Section 4955 of title 10, United 

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Defense may only 

11 use amounts appropriated under this chapter for the exe12 cution and administration of this chapter.’’. 

13 SEC. 865. MODIFICATION TO PROCUREMENT REQUIRE14 MENTS RELATING TO RARE EARTH ELE15 MENTS AND STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATE16 RIALS. 

17 (a) MODIFICATION REGARDING ADVANCED BAT18 TERIES IN DISCLOSURES CONCERNING RARE EARTH

19 ELEMENTS AND STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS

20 BY CONTRACTORS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Sec21 tion 857 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au22 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

23 263; 136 Stat. 2727; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 

25 (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘permanent magnet’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘permanent magnet, or an 

3 advanced battery or advanced battery com4 ponent (as those terms are defined, respec5 tively, in section 40207(a) of the Infra6 structure Investment and Jobs Act (42 

7 U.S.C. 18741(a))),’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘of the magnet’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘of the magnet, the advanced 

10 battery, or the advanced battery compo11 nent (as applicable)’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (2), by amending to read 

13 as follows: 

14 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—A disclosure under para15 graph (1) with respect to a system described in that 

16 paragraph shall include— 

17 ‘‘(A) if the system includes a permanent 

18 magnet, an identification of the country or 

19 countries in which— 

20 ‘‘(i) any rare earth elements and stra21 tegic and critical materials used in the 

22 magnet were mined; 

23 ‘‘(ii) such elements and materials were 

24 refined into oxides; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) such elements and materials 

2 were made into metals and alloys; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) the magnet was sintered or 

4 bonded and magnetized; and 

5 ‘‘(B) if the system includes an advanced 

6 battery or an advanced battery component, an 

7 identification of the country or countries in 

8 which— 

9 ‘‘(i) any strategic and critical mate10 rials that are covered minerals used in the 

11 battery or component were mined; 

12 ‘‘(ii) any strategic and critical mate13 rials that are covered minerals used in the 

14 battery or component were refined, proc15 essed, or reprocessed; 

16 ‘‘(iii) any strategic and critical mate17 rials that are covered minerals and that 

18 were manufactured into the battery or 

19 component; and 

20 ‘‘(iv) the battery cell, module, and 

21 pack of the battery or component were 

22 manufactured and assembled.’’; and 

23 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol24 lows: 

25 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘strategic and critical materials’ 

2 means materials designated as strategic and critical 

3 under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Ma4 terials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)). 

5 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered minerals’ means lith6 ium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite.’’. 

7 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (a) of 

8 such section 857 is further amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘provides the 

10 system’’ and inserting ‘‘provides the system as de11 scribed in paragraph (1)’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘a senior 

13 acquisition executive’’ and inserting ‘‘a service acqui14 sition executive’’. 

15 SEC. 866. SECURING MARITIME DATA FROM CHINA. 

16 (a) COUNTERING THE SPREAD OF COVERED LOGIS17 TICS SOFTWARE.— 

18 (1) CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Department of De20 fense may not enter into a contract with an en21 tity that uses covered logistics software. 

22 (B) APPLICABILITY.—This paragraph shall 

23 apply with respect to any contract entered into 

24 on or after the date that is 180 days after the 

25 enactment of this subsection. 
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1 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may 

2 waive the provisions of this subsection for a specific 

3 contract— 

4 (A) if the Secretary makes a determination 

5 that such waiver is vital to the national security 

6 of the United States; and 

7 (B) submits to Congress a report justifying 

8 the use of such waiver and the importance of 

9 such waiver to the national security of the 

10 United States. 

11 (3) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

12 date of the enactment of this subsection, and annu13 ally for three subsequent years, the Secretary of De14 fense shall submit to Congress a report on the im15 plementation of this subsection. 

16 (b) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO PORTS ACCEPTING

17 FEDERAL GRANT MONEY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 503 of title 46, 

19 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

20 end the following: 

21 ‘‘§ 50309. Prohibited use 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered port authority may 

23 not use covered logistics software. 

24 ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Transportation, 

25 in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall pub-
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1 lish on a website of the Department of Transportation, 

2 and update regularly, a list of entities subject to the prohi3 bition in subsection (a). 

4 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Transpor5 tation shall consult with the Department of State in car6 rying out this section. 

7 ‘‘(d) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Transportation, in 

8 consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the 

9 provisions of this section for a specific contract— 

10 ‘‘(A) if the Secretary of Transportation 

11 makes a determination that such waiver is vital 

12 to the national security of the United States; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(B) submits to Congress a report justi15 fying the use of such waiver and the importance 

16 of such waiver to the national security of the 

17 United States. 

18 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 ‘‘(1) COVERED LOGISTICS SOFTWARE.—The 

20 term ‘covered logistics software’ means— 

21 ‘‘(A) the public, open, shared logistics in22 formation network known as the National Pub23 lic Information Platform for Transportation 

24 and Logistics by the Ministry of Transport of 

25 China or any affiliate or successor entity; 
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1 ‘‘(B) any other transportation logistics 

2 software designed to be used by port authorities 

3 subject to the jurisdiction, ownership, direction, 

4 or control of a foreign adversary; or 

5 ‘‘(C) any other logistics platform or soft6 ware that shares data with a system described 

7 in subparagraphs (A) or (B). 

8 ‘‘(2) COVERED PORT AUTHORITY.—The term 

9 ‘covered port authority’ means a port authority that 

10 receives funding under a program authorized under 

11 part C of this subtitle.’’ 

12 (2) APPLICABILITY.—Section 50309 of title 46, 

13 United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 

14 shall apply with respect to any contract entered into 

15 on or after the date that is 180 days after the enact16 ment of this subsection. 

17 (3) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after 

18 the date of the enactment of this subsection, and an19 nually for three subsequent years, the Secretary of 

20 Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on 

21 the implementation of section 50309 of title 46, 

22 United States Code, as added by paragraph (1). 

23 (c) NEGOTIATIONS WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS.— 

24 (1) NEGOTIATIONS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 

25 of State shall seek to enter into negotiations with 
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1 United States ally and partner countries, including 

2 those described in paragraph (3), if the President 

3 determines that ports or other entities operating 

4 within the jurisdiction of such ally or partner coun5 tries are using or are considering using covered lo6 gistics software. 

7 (2) ELEMENTS.—As part of the negotiations 

8 described in paragraph (1), the President shall— 

9 (A) urge governments of such ally and 

10 partner countries to require entities within the 

11 jurisdiction of such governments to terminate 

12 the use of covered logistics software; 

13 (B) describe the threats posed by covered 

14 logistics software to United States military and 

15 strategic interests and the implications such 

16 threats may have for the presence of members 

17 of the Armed Forces of the United States in 

18 such countries; 

19 (C) urge governments to use their voice, 

20 influence, and vote to align with the United 

21 States and to counter attempts by foreign ad22 versaries at international standards-setting bod23 ies to adopt standards that incorporate covered 

24 logistics software; and 
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1 (D) attempt to establish, through multilat2 eral entities, bilateral or multilateral negotia3 tions, military cooperation, and other relevant 

4 engagements or agreements, a prohibition on 

5 the use of covered logistics software. 

6 (3) ALLIES AND PARTNERS DESCRIBED.—The 

7 countries and entities with which the President shall 

8 conduct negotiations described in this subsection 

9 shall include— 

10 (A) all countries party to a collective de11 fense treaty or other collective defense arrange12 ment with the United States; 

13 (B) India; and 

14 (C) Taiwan. 

15 (4) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

16 date of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec17 retary of State shall submit a report to the appro18 priate congressional committees describing— 

19 (A) the efforts made by the United States 

20 Government as of the date of the submission of 

21 the report in the negotiations described in this 

22 subsection; and 

23 (B) the actions taken by the governments 

24 of ally and partner countries pursuant to the 
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1 negotiation priorities described in this sub2 section. 

3 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT5 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com6 mittees’’ means— 

7 (A) the Committees on Armed Services, 

8 Foreign Affairs, and Transportation and Infra9 structure of the House of Representatives; and 

10 (B) The Committees on Armed Services, 

11 Foreign Relations, and Commerce, Science, and 

12 Transportation, and Armed Services of the Sen13 ate. 

14 (2) COVERED LOGISTICS SOFTWARE.—The term 

15 ‘‘covered logistics software’’ means— 

16 (A) the public, open, shared logistics infor17 mation network known as the National Public 

18 Information Platform for Transportation and 

19 Logistics by the Ministry of Transport of China 

20 or any affiliate or successor entity; 

21 (B) any other transportation logistics soft22 ware designed to be used by port authorities 

23 subject to the jurisdiction, ownership, direction, 

24 or control of a foreign adversary; or 
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1 (C) any other logistics platform or soft2 ware that shares data with a system described 

3 in subparagraphs (A) or (B). 

4 (3) FOREIGN ADVERSARY.—The term ‘‘foreign 

5 adversary’’ means— 

6 (A) the People’s Republic of China, includ7 ing the Hong Kong and Macau Special Admin8 istrative Regions; 

9 (B) the Republic of Cuba; 

10 (C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 

11 (D) the Democratic People’s Republic of 

12 Korea; 

13 (E) the Russian Federation; and 

14 (F) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 

15 under the regime of Nicola ́s Maduro Moros. 

16 SEC. 867. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ANALYZING AND CONTIN17 UOUS MONITORING OF KEY SUPPLY CHAINS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De20 fense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for 

21 Acquisition and Sustainment and in coordination with the 

22 Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command 

23 and the Secretary of each military department, shall es24 tablish a pilot program under which a private entity 

25 shall— 
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1 (1) monitor the supply chains for the covered 

2 weapons platforms; and 

3 (2) analyze the supply chains of the defense in4 dustrial base for potential issues and vulnerabilities 

5 and opportunities for improvement. 

6 (b) MONITORING ENTITY.— 

7 (1) SELECTION.—The Under Secretary of De8 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall select a 

9 private entity to carry out the monitoring and anal10 ysis of supply chains under the pilot program estab11 lished under subsection (a). 

12 (2) SUPPLY CHAIN MONITORING AND ANAL13 YSIS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The monitoring entity 

15 shall, using the information made available to 

16 the monitoring entity under subparagraph (B) 

17 and such other information as may be avail18 able— 

19 (i) continuously monitor the supply 

20 chains for covered weapons platforms, in21 cluding each entity involved in such supply 

22 chain, for potential issues and 

23 vulnerabilities, including issues related to 

24 the security and capacity of any such sup-
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1 ply chain, and opportunities for improve2 ment; and 

3 (ii) regularly analyze the supply 

4 chains of the defense industrial base for 

5 potential issues and opportunities for im6 provement. 

7 (B) AGENCY COOPERATION.—The Depart8 ment of Defense shall make available to the 

9 monitoring entity all information held by the 

10 Department or available to the Department 

11 from contractors providing goods or services to 

12 the Department relating to the supply chains of 

13 such contractors, except that the Department 

14 shall not make available such information as 

15 the Secretary of Defense determines appro16 priate. 

17 (C) SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION.—The 

18 Secretary of Defense shall require the moni19 toring entity to take such steps as are reason20 ably necessary to protect any confidential, pro21 prietary, or sensitive information. 

22 (D) ISSUE REPORTING.— 

23 (i) IN GENERAL.—The monitoring en24 tity shall report to the Secretary concerned 

25 issues and vulnerabilities identified pursu-
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1 ant to monitoring under subparagraph 

2 (A)(i). 

3 (ii) VALIDATION.—The monitoring en4 tity shall use a process to report issues and 

5 vulnerabilities identified pursuant to moni6 toring under subparagraph (A)(i) that in7 volves manual validation of such issues and 

8 vulnerabilities and other activities designed 

9 to— 

10 (I) prevent members of the acqui11 sition workforce (as such term is de12 fined in section 101(a) of title 10, 

13 United States Code) from becoming 

14 desensitized to such issues and 

15 vulnerabilities; and 

16 (II) avoid providing an excessive 

17 or unmanageable number of alerts re18 garding such issues and 

19 vulnerabilities. 

20 (3) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not less than 90 

21 days after the establishment of the pilot program, 

22 and every 90 days thereafter, the monitoring entity 

23 shall submit to the Under Secretary of Defense for 

24 Acquisition and Sustainment a report on the issues, 

25 vulnerabilities, and opportunities identified by the 
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1 monitoring entity pursuant under the pilot program, 

2 including— 

3 (A) a list of the vulnerabilities of the sup4 ply chains for covered weapons platforms, cat5 egorized by severity; and 

6 (B) for each vulnerability described in sub7 paragraph (A), a description of such vulner8 ability, whether such vulnerability has been re9 solved, and, if resolved, the time from identi10 fication to resolution. 

11 (c) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.—Not later than 180 

12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Sec13 retary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense 

14 committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, 

15 United States Code) a report containing— 

16 (1) a list of the vulnerabilities of the supply 

17 chains for covered weapons platforms identified 

18 under the pilot program, categorized by severity; 

19 (2) for each vulnerability described in subpara20 graph (A), a description of such vulnerability, 

21 whether such vulnerability has been resolved, and, if 

22 resolved, the time from identification to resolution; 

23 (3) an assessment of any legal authorities that 

24 are needed to continuously monitor the supply 

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1 such term is defined in section 4201 of title 10, 

2 United States Code) in a manner similar to the 

3 monitoring of supply chains for covered weapons 

4 platforms under the pilot program; 

5 (4) an assessment of the costs avoided by the 

6 identification of issues and vulnerabilities to supply 

7 chains under the pilot program prior such issues and 

8 vulnerabilities affecting the supply chains. 

9 (d) TERMINATION DATE.—The authority under this 

10 section shall terminate on the date that is one year after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) COVERED WEAPONS PLATFORMS.—The 

14 term ‘‘covered weapons platforms’’ means weapons 

15 platforms identified in the reports submitted under 

16 section 1251(d)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn17 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

18 Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 

19 (2) MONITORING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘moni20 toring entity’’ means the entity that is operating 

21 under an agreement with the Secretary of Defense 

22 to carry out the monitoring and analysis of supply 

23 chains under the pilot program pursuant to a selec24 tion under subsection (b)(1). 
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1 (3) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro2 gram’’ means the pilot program established under 

3 subsection (a). 

4 (4) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec5 retary concerned’’ has the meaning given such term 

6 in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 868. STUDY AND REPORT ON COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF 

8 END ITEMS AND COMPONENTS PROCURED BY 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

10 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

11 States shall conduct a study to identify the degree to 

12 which the Department of Defense is dependent on entities 

13 located in foreign countries for the procurement of certain 

14 end items and components. 

15 (b) REPORT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

17 after the date of the enactment of this section, the 

18 Comptroller General of the United States shall sub19 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

20 Senate and the House of Representatives a report 

21 detailing the findings of the study described in sub22 section (a). 

23 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report described in para24 graph (1) shall contain the following: 
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1 (A) A description of the extent to which 

2 the procurement processes of the Department 

3 of Defense allow for the determination of the 

4 country of origin of the end items and compo5 nents studied under subsection (a). 

6 (B) Descriptions of the vulnerabilities in 

7 the supply chains for end items and components 

8 and the countries from which such end items 

9 and components are procured. 

10 (C) Recommendations for legislative or ad11 ministrative action to address the vulnerabilities 

12 described in subparagraph (B), including plans 

13 for alternative supply chains or alternative 

14 countries from which to procure end items and 

15 components. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) COMPONENT.—The term ‘‘component’’ has 

18 the meaning given the term in section 3011 of title 

19 10, United States Code. 

20 (2) END ITEM.—The term ‘‘end item’’ has the 

21 meaning given the term in section 4863(n) of title 

22 10, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 869. ENHANCED DOMESTIC CONTENT REQUIREMENT 

2 FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PRO3 GRAMS. 

4 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

8 defense committees a report assessing the domestic 

9 source content of procurements carried out in con10 nection with a major defense acquisition program. 

11 (2) INFORMATION REPOSITORY.—The Secretary 

12 of Defense shall establish an information repository 

13 for the collection and analysis of information related 

14 to domestic source content for products the Sec15 retary deems critical, where such information can be 

16 used for continuous data analysis and program man17 agement activities. 

18 (b) ENHANCED DOMESTIC CONTENT REQUIRE19 MENT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para21 graph (2), for purposes of chapter 83 of title 41, 

22 United States Code, manufactured articles, mate23 rials, or supplies procured in connection with a 

24 major defense acquisition program are manufactured 

25 substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies 

26 mined, produced, or manufactured in the United 
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1 States if the cost of such component articles, mate2 rials, or supplies— 

3 (A) supplied not later than the date of the 

4 enactment of this Act, exceeds 60 percent of 

5 cost of the manufactured articles, materials, or 

6 supplies procured; 

7 (B) supplied during the period beginning 

8 January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 

9 2028, exceeds 65 percent of the cost of the 

10 manufactured articles, materials, or supplies; 

11 and 

12 (C) supplied on or after January 1, 2029, 

13 exceeds 75 percent of the cost of the manufac14 tured articles, materials, or supplies. 

15 (2) EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN MANUFACTURED

16 ARTICLES.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to manu17 factured articles that consist wholly or predomi18 nantly of iron, steel, or a combination of iron and 

19 steel. 

20 (3) RULEMAKING TO CREATE A FALLBACK

21 THRESHOLD.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

23 days after the date of the enactment of this 

24 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue rules 

25 to determine the treatment of the lowest price 
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1 offered for a foreign end product for which 55 

2 percent or more of the component articles, ma3 terials, or supplies of such foreign end product 

4 are manufactured substantially all from articles, 

5 materials, or supplies mined, produced, or man6 ufactured in the United States if— 

7 (i) the application paragraph (1) re8 sults in an unreasonable cost; or 

9 (ii) no offers are submitted to supply 

10 manufactured articles, materials, or sup11 plies manufactured substantially all from 

12 articles, materials, or supplies mined, pro13 duced, or manufactured in the United 

14 States. 

15 (B) TERMINATION.—Rules issued under 

16 this paragraph shall cease to have force or ef17 fect on January 1, 2031. 

18 (4) APPLICABILITY.—The requirements of this 

19 subsection— 

20 (A) shall apply to contracts entered into on 

21 or after the date of the enactment of this Act; 

22 (B) shall not apply to articles manufac23 tured in countries that have executed a recip24 rocal defense procurement memorandum of un25 derstanding with the United States entered into 
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1 pursuant to section 4851 of title 10, United 

2 States Code; and 

3 (C) shall not apply to a country that is a 

4 member of the national technology and indus5 trial base (as defined by section 4801 of title 

6 10, United States Code). 

7 (c) MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM DE8 FINED.—The term ‘‘major defense acquisition program’’ 

9 has the meaning given in section 4201 of title 10, United 

10 States Code. 

11 SEC. 870. REPORT ON COMPETITION AND EQUIPMENT RE12 PAIR. 

13 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con14 gress that it is integral that the military be able to fix 

15 its own equipment, and that efforts deliberately designed 

16 to prevent the military end user from fixing equipment 

17 in the field harm our nation’s military readiness. 

18 (b) REPORT AND PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense 

19 shall submit to the Chair of the White House Competition 

20 Council the report required under clause (iii) of section 

21 5(s) of Executive Order 14036 titled ‘‘Executive Order on 

22 Promoting Competition in the American Economy’’. 
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1 SEC. 871. REPORT ON THE UNITED STATES DEFENSE AND 

2 TECHNOLOGICAL INDUSTRIAL BASE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

5 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re6 port containing— 

7 (1) an assessment of the extent to which the in8 efficiencies and inadequacies of the defense and 

9 technological industrial base impede the timely pro10 duction and delivery of air and missile defense com11 ponents to the allies and partners of the United 

12 States located in the area of responsibility of the 

13 United States Central Command; 

14 (2) an assessment of the ongoing efforts of the 

15 Department of Defense and other Federal agencies 

16 to remedy inefficiencies and inadequacies described 

17 in paragraph (1); and 

18 (3) a strategy for addressing the inefficiencies 

19 or inadequacies described in paragraph (1), includ20 ing an evaluation of the benefits of procuring the 

21 components described in such paragraph from and 

22 industrial cooperation with allies and partners of the 

23 United States located outside the area of responsi24 bility of the United States Central Command. 
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1 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

2 shall be in an unclassified form but may contain a classi3 fied annex. 

4 SEC. 872. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL CHINESE COM5 PANY INVESTMENT PROHIBITION. 

6 Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

7 the Office of Strategic Capital in the Office of the Under 

8 Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering may 

9 not invest in or guarantee or otherwise facilitate any in10 vestment in any entity— 

11 (1) incorporated under the laws of the People’s 

12 Republic of China; or 

13 (2) of which more than 50 percent is owned, di14 rectly or indirectly, by— 

15 (A) citizens of the People’s Republic of 

16 China; 

17 (B) entities incorporated under the laws of 

18 the People’s Republic of China; or 

19 (C) any combination of the individuals and 

20 entities described in subparagraphs (A) and 

21 (B). 

22 SEC. 873. REPORT ON DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE COM23 PETITION. 

24 Not later than two years after the date of enactment 

25 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
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1 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re2 port containing— 

3 (1) an evaluation of the consolidation within the 

4 defense industrial base and how such consolidation 

5 affects the ability of the Department of Defense to 

6 procure goods at competitive and market equivalent 

7 prices; 

8 (2) an analysis of the state of competition with9 in the defense industrial base, including an overview 

10 of the sizes, as measured by factors including num11 ber of employees, facilities, and contracts with the 

12 Department of Defense, and market shares of con13 tractors that currently hold a contract with the De14 partment of Defense; and 

15 (3) an assessment of the economic and national 

16 security effects of anticompetitive behavior in the de17 fense industrial base. 

18 Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 

19 SEC. 881 ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION PROJECT DES20 IGNATIONS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

22 (1) DESIGNATING CERTAIN SBIR AND STTR

23 PROGRAMS AS ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION

24 PROJECTS.—Chapter 303 of title 10, United States 
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1 Code, is amended by inserting after section 4067 the 

2 following new section: 

3 ‘‘§ 4068. Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designa4 tions 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—During the first fiscal year be6 ginning after the date of the enactment of this section, 

7 and during each subsequent fiscal year, each Secretary 

8 concerned, in consultation with the each chief of an armed 

9 force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, 

10 shall designate not less than five eligible programs as En11 trepreneurial Innovation Projects. 

12 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible program seeking 

13 designation as an Entrepreneurial Innovation Project 

14 under this section shall submit to the Secretary concerned 

15 an application at such time, in such manner, and con16 taining such information as the Secretary concerned deter17 mines appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(c) DESIGNATION CRITERIA.—In making designa19 tions under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall 

20 consider— 

21 ‘‘(1) the potential of the eligible program to— 

22 ‘‘(A) advance the national security capa23 bilities of the United States; 

24 ‘‘(B) provide new technologies or proc25 esses, or new applications of existing tech-
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1 nologies, that will enable new alternatives to ex2 isting programs; and 

3 ‘‘(C) provide future cost savings; 

4 ‘‘(2) whether an advisory panel has rec5 ommended the eligible program for designation; and 

6 ‘‘(3) such other criteria that the Secretary con7 cerned determines to be appropriate. 

8 ‘‘(d) DESIGNATION BENEFITS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM IN10 CLUSION.—With respect to each designated pro11 gram, the Secretary of Defense shall include in the 

12 next future-years defense program the estimated ex13 penditures of such designated program. In the pre14 ceding sentence, the term ‘next future-years defense 

15 program’ means the future-years defense program 

16 submitted to Congress under section 221 of this title 

17 after the date on which such designated program is 

18 designated under subsection (a). 

19 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMMING PROPOSAL.—Each des20 ignated program shall be included by the Secretary 

21 concerned under a separate heading in any program22 ming proposals submitted to the Secretary of De23 fense. 

24 ‘‘(3) PPBE COMPONENT.—Each designated 

25 program shall be considered by the Secretary con-
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1 cerned as an integral part of the planning, program2 ming, budgeting, and execution process of the De3 partment of Defense. 

4 ‘‘(e) ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION ADVISORY

5 PANELS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—For each military de7 partment, the Secretary concerned shall establish an 

8 advisory panel that, starting in the first fiscal year 

9 beginning after the date of the enactment of this 

10 section, and in each subsequent fiscal year, shall 

11 identify and recommend to the Secretary concerned 

12 for designation under subsection (a) eligible pro13 grams based on the criteria described in subsection 

14 (c)(1). 

15 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

16 ‘‘(A) COMPOSITION.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each advisory 

18 panel shall be composed of four members 

19 appointed by the Secretary concerned and 

20 one member appointed by the chief of the 

21 relevant armed force under the jurisdiction 

22 of the Secretary concerned. 

23 ‘‘(ii) SECRETARY CONCERNED AP24 POINTMENTS.—The Secretary concerned 
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1 shall appoint members to the advisory 

2 panel as follows: 

3 ‘‘(I) Three members who— 

4 ‘‘(aa) have experience with 

5 private sector entrepreneurial in6 novation, including development 

7 and implementation of such inno8 vations into well established mar9 kets; and 

10 ‘‘(bb) are not employed by 

11 the Federal Government. 

12 ‘‘(II) One member who is in the 

13 Senior Executive Service in the acqui14 sition workforce (as defined in section 

15 1705 of this title) of the relevant mili16 tary department. 

17 ‘‘(iii) SERVICE CHIEF APPOINT18 MENT.—The chief of an armed force under 

19 the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned 

20 shall appoint to the advisory panel one 

21 member who is a member of such armed 

22 forces. 

23 ‘‘(B) TERMS.— 

24 ‘‘(i) PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBERS.— 

25 Members described in subparagraph 
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1 (A)(ii)(I) shall serve for a term of three 

2 years, except that of the members first ap3 pointed— 

4 ‘‘(I) one shall serve a term of one 

5 year; 

6 ‘‘(II) one shall serve a term of 

7 two years; and 

8 ‘‘(III) one shall serve a term of 

9 three years. 

10 ‘‘(ii) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EM11 PLOYEES.—Members described in clause 

12 (ii)(II) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall 

13 serve for a term of two years, except that 

14 the first member appointed under subpara15 graph (A)(iii) shall serve for a term of one 

16 year. 

17 ‘‘(C) CHAIR.—The chair for each advisory 

18 panel shall be as follows: 

19 ‘‘(i) For the first year of operation of 

20 each such advisory panel, and every other 

21 year thereafter, the member appointed 

22 under subparagraph (A)(iii). 

23 ‘‘(ii) For the second year of operation 

24 of each such advisory panel, and every 
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1 other year thereafter, the member ap2 pointed under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II). 

3 ‘‘(D) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in an advi4 sory panel shall be filled in the same manner as 

5 the original appointment. 

6 ‘‘(E) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—Members 

7 and staff of each advisory panel shall disclose 

8 to the relevant Secretary concerned, and such 

9 Secretary concerned shall mitigate to the extent 

10 practicable, any professional or organizational 

11 conflict of interest of such members or staff 

12 arising from service on the advisory panel. 

13 ‘‘(F) COMPENSATION.— 

14 ‘‘(i) PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBER COM15 PENSATION.—Except as provided in clause 

16 (ii), members of an advisory panel, and the 

17 support staff of such members, shall be 

18 compensated at a rate determined reason19 able by the Secretary concerned and shall 

20 be reimbursed in accordance with section 

21 5703 of title 5 for reasonable travel costs 

22 and expenses incurred in performing duties 

23 as members of an advisory panel. 

24 ‘‘(ii) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION

25 OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Members of an 
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1 advisory panel who are full-time officers or 

2 employees of the United States or Mem3 bers of Congress may not receive addi4 tional pay, allowances, or benefits by rea5 son of their service on an advisory panel. 

6 ‘‘(3) SELECTION PROCESS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) INITIAL SELECTION.—Each advisory 

8 panel shall select not less than ten eligible pro9 grams that have submitted an application under 

10 subsection (b). 

11 ‘‘(B) PROGRAM PLANS.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible pro13 gram selected under subparagraph (A) 

14 may submit to the advisory panel that se15 lected such eligible program a program 

16 plan containing the five-year goals, execu17 tion plans, schedules, and funding needs of 

18 such eligible program. 

19 ‘‘(ii) SUPPORT.—Each Secretary con20 cerned shall, to the greatest extent prac21 ticable, provide eligible programs selected 

22 under subparagraph (A) with access to in23 formation to support the development of 

24 the program plans described in clause (i). 
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1 ‘‘(C) FINAL SELECTION.—Each advisory 

2 panel shall recommend to the Secretary con3 cerned for designation under subsection (a) not 

4 less than five eligible programs that submitted 

5 a program plan under subparagraph (B) to 

6 such advisory panel. If there are less than five 

7 such eligible programs, such advisory panel may 

8 recommend to the Secretary concerned for des9 ignation under subsection (a) less than five 

10 such eligible programs. 

11 ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUP12 PORT.—The Secretary concerned shall provide the 

13 relevant advisory panel with such administrative 

14 support, staff, and technical assistance as the Sec15 retary concerned determines necessary for such advi16 sory panel to carry out it duties. 

17 ‘‘(5) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Defense may 

18 use amounts available from the Department of De19 fense Acquisition Workforce Development Account 

20 established under section 1705 of this title to sup21 port the activities of advisory panels. 

22 ‘‘(f) REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION.—If the Sec23 retary concerned determines that a designated program 

24 cannot reasonably meet the objectives of such designated 

25 program in the relevant programming proposal referred 
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1 to in subsection (d)(2) or such objectives are irrelevant, 

2 such Secretary concerned may revoke the designation. 

3 ‘‘(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of De4 fense shall submit to Congress an annual report describing 

5 each designated program and the progress each designated 

6 program has made toward achieving the objectives of the 

7 designated program. 

8 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) ADVISORY PANEL.—The term ‘advisory 

10 panel’ means an advisory panel established under 

11 subsection (e)(1). 

12 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATED PROGRAM.—The term ‘des13 ignated program’ means an eligible program that 

14 has been designated as an Entrepreneurial Innova15 tion Project under this section. 

16 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE PROGRAM.—The term ‘eligible 

17 program’ means work performed pursuant to a 

18 Phase III agreement (as such term is defined in sec19 tion 9(r)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

20 638(r)(2))).’’. 

21 (2) TARGET CHAPTER TABLE OF SECTIONS.— 

22 The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 

23 303 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

24 inserting after the item related to section 4067 the 

25 following new item: 

‘‘4068. Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations.’’. 
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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT DEADLINE.—Not later than 

2 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

3 Secretaries of each military department shall establish the 

4 advisory panels described in section 4068(e) of title 10, 

5 United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 

6 SEC. 882. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DOMESTIC IN7 VESTMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 

8 Section 884 of the National Defense Authorization 

9 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 15 U.S.C. 

10 638 note) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Not later 

12 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 

13 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than October 1, 

14 2023’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense may 

17 not use’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Secretary 

18 of Defense— 

19 ‘‘(1) may not use’’; 

20 (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by 

21 striking ‘‘STTR program.’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘STTR program; and’’; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

24 paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(2) shall ensure that such program complies 

2 with the requirements of a due diligence program es3 tablished under subsection (vv) of the Small Busi4 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(vv)).’’; and 

5 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘September 

6 30, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2027’’. 

7 SEC. 883. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE EXPANSION OF THE 

8 STRATEGIC FUNDING INCREASE PROGRAM 

9 OF THE AIR FORCE. 

10 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense 

11 shall direct the heads of the offices responsible for car12 rying out the Small Business Innovation Research Pro13 grams of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps to jointly 

14 conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing a cov15 ered program. 

16 (b) REPORT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec19 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com20 mittees a report containing the results of the study 

21 required by subsection (a). 

22 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para23 graph (1) shall include the following: 

24 (A) Funding levels required to successfully 

25 execute covered program. 
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1 (B) The effect that a covered program 

2 might have on the Small Business Innovation 

3 Research Programs of the Army, Navy, and 

4 Marine Corps, including effect on the number 

5 of Phase I and Phase II awards made under 

6 Small Business Innovation Research Program if 

7 a covered program was carried out. 

8 (C) Any additional authorities required to 

9 establish and carry out a covered program. 

10 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘covered program’’ means a pro12 gram similar to the STRATFI program that pro13 vides funds to support small business concerns pre14 paring to seek a Phase III award with respect to a 

15 project or technology for which such small business 

16 concern received a Phase II award. 

17 (2) The terms ‘‘Phase I’’, ‘‘Phase II’’, and 

18 ‘‘Small Business Innovation Research Program’’, 

19 have the meanings given, respectively, in section 9(e) 

20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)). 

21 (3) The term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 

22 meaning given under section 3 of the Small Business 

23 Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 

24 (4) The term ‘‘STRATFI program’’ refers to 

25 the Strategic Funding Increase program of the Air 
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1 Force that provides funds to assist small business 

2 concerns with securing a Phase III agreement (as 

3 such term is defined in section 9(r)(2) of the Small 

4 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 5 638(r)(2))). 

5 SEC. 884. CONSIDERATION OF PAST PERFORMANCE OF AF6 FILIATES OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 

7 Not later than July 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense 

8 shall amend section 215.305 of the Department of De9 fense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

10 (or any successor regulation) to— 

11 (1) require that when evaluating a bid from a 

12 small business concern (as defined under section 3 

13 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) for a 

14 Department of Defense contract, the contracting of15 ficer for such contract shall consider the past per16 formance information of affiliates of such concern as 

17 the past performance of such concern; and 

18 (2) ensure that only past performance informa19 tion of such affiliates during the nine-year period 

20 preceding the date on which such concern submitted 

21 a bid described in paragraph (1) is considered as 

22 past performance of such concern. 
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1 SEC. 885. REPORT ON THE AIR FORCE FIRST LOOK PRO2 GRAM AND THE ARMY FIRST STOP PROGRAM. 

3 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 

4 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com5 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

6 of Representatives a report analyzing the initiatives of the 

7 Air Force First Look Program and the Army First Stop 

8 Program. 

9 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub10 section (a) shall include the following: 

11 (1) An analysis of the objectives of and results 

12 achieved by the Air Force First Look Program and 

13 the Army First Stop Program. 

14 (2) A description of criteria for participation in 

15 such Programs, including a description of contracts 

16 or other agreements relating to such participation. 

17 (3) An analysis of the costs and benefits of par18 ticipation in such Programs for all relevant parties. 

19 (4) A description of the geographic and organi20 zational scope of such Programs, including eligibility 

21 criteria, communication of opportunities to partici22 pate in such Programs, and implementation of such 

23 Programs. 

24 (5) An analysis of available data for fiscal years 

25 2021 through 2023 on the effectiveness of such Pro26 grams. 
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1 (6) An analysis of spending under such Pro2 grams for fiscal years 2021 through 2023, 

3 disaggregated by— 

4 (A) element of the Department of Defense 

5 (as described in section 111(b) of title 10, 

6 United States Code); 

7 (B) military installation; 

8 (C) whether or not a business entity par9 ticipating in the program is a small business 

10 concern; and 

11 (D) with respect to small business concern 

12 participants, the North American Industrial 

13 Classification System code of such concern. 

14 (7) A description of any initiatives at other ele15 ments of the Department similar to such Programs, 

16 including the number of military installations at 

17 which such initiatives are operating and a descrip18 tion of any training offered to participants in such 

19 initiatives on the use of a purchase card of the De20 partment of Defense. 

21 (8) With respect to commercial e-commerce por22 tal providers participating in such Programs, a de23 scription of— 

24 (A) how such providers, in coordination 

25 with commanders of military installations, pro-
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1 vide outreach and education to small business 

2 concerns on participation in such Programs; 

3 (B) the use of regulatory compliance proto4 cols, including compliance with part 8 of the 

5 Federal Acquisition Regulation (relating to 

6 ‘‘Required sources of supplies and services’’); 

7 (C) spending under such Programs for fis8 cal years 2021 through 2023, including— 

9 (i) the number of unique small busi10 ness concerns using the commercial e-com11 merce portal of the provider under such 

12 Programs; 

13 (ii) the North American Industrial 

14 Classification System code of such con15 cerns; and 

16 (iii) the product or service purchased 

17 by each such concern and the cost of each 

18 such product or service; and 

19 (D) the use of discounts or other incentives 

20 by such provider to encourage participation in 

21 such Programs. 

22 (9) Participation rates in such Programs by 

23 small business concerns, disaggregated by military 

24 installation and North American Industrial Classi25 fication System code of such concerns. 
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1 (10) Recommendations for legislative or admin2 istrative action, including a description of the re3 sources required, to improve and expand such Pro4 grams. 

5 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) The term ‘‘Air Force First Look Program’’ 

7 means the program of the Department of the Air 

8 Force that allow. users of a purchase card of the 

9 Department of Defense to purchase products from a 

10 commercial e-commerce portal in an amount less 

11 than the micro-purchase threshold using such card. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘Army First Stop Program’’ 

13 means the program of the Department of the Army 

14 that allow. users of a purchase card of the Depart15 ment of Defense to purchase products from a com16 mercial e-commerce portal in an amount less than 

17 the micro-purchase threshold using such card. 

18 (3) The term ‘‘commercial e-commerce portal’’ 

19 has the meaning given in section 846 of the Na20 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

21 2018 (41 U.S.C. 1901 note). 

22 (4) The term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 

23 meaning given under section 3 of the Small Business 

24 Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
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1 SEC. 886. MODIFICATION TO PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCEL2 ERATE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SBIR AND 

3 STTR AWARDS. 

4 Section 9(hh)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 

5 U.S.C. 638(hh)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and each 

6 Secretary of a military department’’ before ‘‘shall estab7 lish’’. 

8 SEC. 887. BRIEFING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CAT9 EGORY MANAGEMENT MEMORANDUM. 

10 (a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

12 thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 

13 and Sustainment and the Director of the Office of Small 

14 Business Programs of the Department of Defense shall 

15 jointly provide to the appropriate congressional commit16 tees a briefing on the implementation of the memorandum 

17 by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

18 Sustainment entitled ‘‘Achieving Small Business Goals 

19 through Category Management Practices’’ and dated Jan20 uary 27, 2023. 

21 (b) CONTENTS.—Each briefing required under sub22 section (a) shall include the following: 

23 (1) The effects of the implementation of the 

24 memorandum described in subsection (a) on con25 tracting opportunities for small businesses. 
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1 (2) The tools and data analysis that are being 

2 used to support small business concerns in procure3 ment decisions to increase small business opportuni4 ties. 

5 (3) The strategic efforts that have been taken 

6 to achieve the small business participation goals of 

7 the Department of Defense through the use of exist8 ing and open market contracts to reach a mix of 

9 new entrants, seasoned 8(a) companies, and other 

10 small disadvantaged businesses. 

11 (4) The opportunities that have been identified 

12 to transition from bundled or consolidated contracts 

13 without small business participation to contracts 

14 with small business participation or to use small 

15 business set-aside competition. 

16 (5) The metrics the Department of Defense has 

17 established to measure the effects of the implemen18 tation of the memorandum described in subsection 

19 (a) on opportunities for small businesses to contract 

20 with the Department. 

21 (6) The success stories of small business par22 ticipation with the Department of Defense that the 

23 Department has identified and is sharing in industry 

24 engagements. 
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1 (7) The sufficiency of the educational resources 

2 identified in the memorandum described in sub3 section (a). 

4 (8) Any recommendations on additional steps 

5 the Department of Defense can take to maximize 

6 small business participation with the Department 

7 through category management practices. 

8 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE9 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres10 sional committees’’ means— 

11 (1) the Committees on Armed Services and 

12 Small Business of the House of Representatives; and 

13 (2) the Committees on Armed Services and on 

14 Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. 

15 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

16 SEC. 891. EMPLOYEE-OWNED BUSINESS CONTRACTING IN17 CENTIVE PILOT PROGRAM CLARIFICATION 

18 AND EXTENSION. 

19 Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization 

20 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 3204 note) is amend21 ed— 

22 (1) in subsection (b)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (i) by inserting ‘‘or for’’ after ‘‘serv25 ices procured by’’; and 
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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or for’’ after ‘‘may 

2 be procured by’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘A qualified business’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A quali6 fied business’’; and 

7 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

8 new subparagraph: 

9 ‘‘(B) TOTAL AWARD LIMIT.—Not more 

10 than 25 follow-on contracts may be awarded 

11 under this section.’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘five years’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘eight years’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub15 section: 

16 ‘‘(g) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXEMPTION.— 

17 Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply 

18 to any action taken under this section or the pilot program 

19 established under this section.’’. 

20 SEC. 892. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE USE OF BUDGET TRANS21 FER AUTHORITY FOR ARMY RESEARCH TO 

22 AID IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon determination by the As24 sistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 

25 and Technology that such action is necessary in the na-
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1 tional interest, the Secretary of Defense may transfer 

2 amounts of authorizations made available in Research and 

3 Development, Army, line 090A, between any covered au4 thorization or combination of covered authorizations for 

5 the purposes of procuring or otherwise rapidly 

6 transitioning new technologies at the direction of the As7 sistant Secretary. Amounts of authorizations so trans8 ferred shall be merged with and be available for the same 

9 purposes as the authorization to which transferred. 

10 (b) LIMITS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The total amount of author12 izations that the Secretary of Defense may transfer 

13 under the authority of subsection (a) for each pro14 curement or other transition activity may not exceed 

15 $10,000,000. 

16 (2) OTHER LIMITS.—Amounts transferred pur17 suant to the authority under subsection (a) shall not 

18 be subject to and shall not count towards the limita19 tion under subsection (a)(2) of such section 1001. 

20 (c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A 

21 transfer made from one account to another under the au22 thority of subsection (a) shall be deemed to increase the 

23 amount authorized for the account to which the amount 

24 is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans25 ferred. 
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1 (d) COVERED AUTHORIZATION DEFINED.—In this 

2 section, the term ‘‘covered authorization’’ means an au3 thorization made available for fiscal year 2024 for— 

4 (1) Aircraft Procurement, Army; 

5 (2) Missile Procurement, Army; 

6 (3) Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 

7 Army; 

8 (4) Procurement of Ammunition, Army; 

9 (5) Other Procurement, Army; and 

10 (6) Operation and Maintenance, Army. 

11 SEC. 893. SEAPLANE PROCUREMENT AND EMPLOYMENT. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

14 shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 

15 analysis of the utility of, employment opportunities with 

16 respect to, and the feasibility of the Department of De17 fense procuring seaplanes and amphibious aircraft. 

18 (b) CONTENTS.—The analysis required under sub19 section (a) shall include an assessments of— 

20 (1) the role and effects that the use of sea21 planes and amphibious aircraft would have on the 

22 ability of the Armed Forces to conduct contested lo23 gistics operations across a theater of combat oper24 ations, including resupply and air-to-air refueling; 
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1 (2) the utility of seaplanes and amphibious air2 craft in scenarios where access to airfields required 

3 for the operation of existing fixed-wing, tiltrotor, 

4 and rotor-wing assets is limited or such airfields are 

5 unavailable; 

6 (3) the effects that the use of seaplanes and 

7 amphibious aircraft would have on the ability of the 

8 Armed Forces to conduct search and rescue oper9 ations; 

10 (4) the value and cost savings per flight hour 

11 of using seaplanes and amphibious aircraft for 

12 search and rescue operations as compared with the 

13 type, model, and series of aircraft currently used by 

14 the Armed Forces for such activities; 

15 (5) the role of seaplanes and amphibious air16 craft in enhancing the mobility of personnel in thea17 ters of combat operations and providing support 

18 within the expeditionary advanced basing operation 

19 construct; 

20 (6) the utility of using seaplanes and amphib21 ious aircraft to enhance long-range reconnaissance 

22 operations of the Armed Forces; and 

23 (7) options for acquiring seaplanes and amphib24 ious aircraft from allies currently fielding such plat25 forms, including alternative approaches, acquisition 
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1 timelines, and timelines for fielding such seaplanes 

2 and amphibious aircraft or domestically-produced al3 ternatives. 

4 (c) ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this section, the 

5 term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the meaning give such term in 

6 section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 894. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELAT8 ING TO CONTRACTS WITH CONTRACT MAN9 AGERS AND AUDITORS. 

10 (a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall annu11 ally review the value of contracts entered into with con12 tract managers and auditors for the purpose of managing 

13 contracts of the Department of Defense for a specified fis14 cal year. 

15 (b) CERTIFICATION.—If the Secretary spent an 

16 amount greater than or equal to 1 percent of the total 

17 value of contracts awarded during such fiscal year on such 

18 contracts with contract managers and auditors, the Sec19 retary shall submit a certification to the congressional de20 fense committees. 

21 (c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—For 

22 each 0.1 percent of funds expended during fiscal year 

23 2024 that is greater than 1 percent of total value of con24 tracts awarded during such fiscal year on such contracts 

25 with contract managers and auditors, of the funds author-
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1 ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 

2 available for fiscal year 2024 for the Deputy Secretary of 

3 Defense for the nonemergency travel, such amount shall 

4 be reduced by 1 percent. 

5 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) The term ‘‘contract managers and auditors’’ 

7 means employees of the Department of Defense, in8 cluding members of a covered Armed Force, and 

9 does not include contractors of the Department. 

10 (2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 

11 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 

12 Force. 

13 SEC. 895. INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT 

14 OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION AND CONTRACT 

15 ADMINISTRATION. 

16 Not later than March 31, 2024, the Inspector Gen17 eral of the Department of Defense shall submit to the 

18 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent19 atives a report on the status and findings of the oversight, 

20 reviews, audits, and inspections of the Inspector General 

21 regarding Department-wide acquisitions and contract 

22 management, including— 

23 (1) findings regarding the effectiveness of au24 dits and financial advisory on ensuring that the De25 partment obtains the greatest value for the lowest 
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1 reasonable costs under when acquiring goods and 

2 services, including by reducing contract costs and 

3 ensuring that the profit of contractors for the provi4 sion of such goods and services is reasonable; 

5 (2) an assessment of allowable, allocable, and 

6 reasonable costs and pricing for contracts; 

7 (3) the authorities and resources for con8 tracting officers of the Department to obtain cer9 tified cost and pricing data from contractors of the 

10 Department; 

11 (4) the authorities and resources of the Chief 

12 Financial Officer of the Department, the Defense 

13 Contract Audit Agency, and the Defense Contract 

14 Management Agency to determine allowable, allo15 cable, and reasonable costs and pricing for contracts. 

16 SEC. 896. STUDY ON THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY 

17 CHAIN. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

20 in coordination with the relevant Federal agencies, shall 

21 conduct a study on the effects the national security of the 

22 United States of the influence of China on the electric ve23 hicle supply chain. 

24 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The study re25 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
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1 (1) An evaluation of the percentage of critical 

2 minerals and rare earths sourced from the People’s 

3 Republic of China that are necessary for construc4 tion of electric vehicles in the United States. 

5 (2) A list of countries who contribute to the 

6 electric vehicle supply chain of the United States 

7 and who are members of People’s Republic of Chi8 na’s Belt and Road Initiative or any subsequent eco9 nomic agreement. 

10 (3) Potential vulnerabilities posed by an in11 creased use of electric vehicles by the vehicle fleet of 

12 the Department of Defense. 

13 SEC. 897. JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FUNDING IN14 CREASE. 

15 (a) FUNDING.— 

16 (1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts 

17 set forth in the funding tables in division D— 

18 (A) the amount authorized to be appro19 priated in section 101 for other procurement, 

20 Army, for the joint light tactical vehicle family, 

21 line 006, as specified in the corresponding fund22 ing table in section 4101, for vehicle safety data 

23 recorders with predictive logistics for weapons 

24 and vehicles is hereby increased by 

25 $14,000,000; and 
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1 (B) the amount authorized to be appro2 priated in section 101 for procurement, Marine 

3 Corp, for joint light tactical vehicles, line 045, 

4 as specified in the corresponding funding table 

5 in section 4101, for vehicle safety data record6 ers with predictive logistics for weapons and ve7 hicles is hereby increased by $1,000,000. 

8 (2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

9 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount 

10 authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for ad11 ministration and Service-wide activities, for the Of12 fice of the Secretary of Defense, line 490, as speci13 fied in the corresponding funding table in section 

14 4301, is hereby reduced by $15,000,000. 

15 SEC. 898. REPORT ON GALLIUM AND GERMANIUM. 

16 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

18 to the congressional defense committees a report on 

19 gallium and germanium, including— 

20 (1) an analysis conducted in consultation with 

21 domestic producers of gallium and germanium of 

22 changes in supply chain dynamics, including produc23 tion capabilities and capacities, after decision by the 

24 People’s Republic of China to ban exports of gallium 

25 and germanium; 
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1 (2) an updated assessment of any shortfalls in 

2 the supply of gallium and germanium of the United 

3 States due to such decision; and 

4 (3) an update from the head of the Office of 

5 Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment 

6 Prioritization of the Department of Defense on the 

7 priority of projects involving gallium and germa8 nium, as informed by the new shortfall projections 

9 in the supply of gallium and germanium and na10 tional security requirements. 

11 SEC. 899. ASSESSMENT OF SUPPLY CHAIN CONSTRAINTS 

12 IMPACTING THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE 

13 AND FOREIGN MILITARY SALES. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

16 and the Secretary of State shall conduct the assessment 

17 described in subsection (b) and submit to the relevant con18 gressional committees a report on such assessment. 

19 (b) ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED.—The assessment de20 scribed in this section shall include information on con21 straints and threats to the supply chain of Department 

22 of Defense contractors and subcontractors (at any tier) 

23 to produce any defense article for use by the Department 

24 of Defense or that is the subject of a foreign military sale. 
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1 (c) FORM.—The report required under this section 

2 shall be submitted in an unclassified form. 

3 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) The term ‘‘defense article’’ has the meaning 

5 given in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act 

6 (22 U.S.C. 2794). 

7 (2) The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit8 tees’’ means— 

9 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

10 the House of Representatives; 

11 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 

12 the House of Representatives; 

13 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 

14 the House of Representatives; 

15 (D) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

16 the Senate; 

17 (E) the Committee on Armed Services of 

18 the Senate; and 

19 (F) the Committee on Appropriations of 

20 the Senate. 

21 SEC. 899A. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXPLOSION 

22 WELDING. 

23 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

24 (1) The joining of certain dissimilar metals, 

25 particularly steel with alloy metals such as stainless 
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1 steel, brass, nickel, silver, titanium, and zirconium, 

2 requires explosion welding. 

3 (2) Explosion welding employs hundreds of 

4 highly skilled workers within the United States. 

5 (3) Explosion welded alloys can be found in 

6 every major United States naval platform, particu7 larly in Columbia-class submarines, Ford-class air8 craft carriers, and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. 

9 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con10 gress that— 

11 (1) explosion welding is a critical capability for 

12 ensuring the national security of the United States 

13 and its allies; 

14 (2) a limited number of domestic companies 

15 produce explosion welded alloys that satisfy Depart16 ment of Defense requirements; 

17 (3) if domestic sources fail, demand would be 

18 fulfilled by China, creating an immediate supply 

19 chain vulnerability; and 

20 (4) the Department of Defense should take 

21 such steps as are necessary to ensure that the 

22 United States has a reliable and domestic source for 

23 explosion welding to support United States military 

24 needs. 
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1 SEC. 899B. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE MUNITION SURGE 

2 CAPACITY CRITICAL RESERVE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 

4 for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the 

5 service acquisition executive of each military department, 

6 is hereby authorized to establish a critical reserve of long7 lead items and components to provide the capability to 

8 quickly access the required components to accelerate the 

9 delivery of munitions for the capabilities identified pursu10 ant to section 222c of title 10, United States Code. 

11 (b) LONG-LEAD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

12 ‘‘long-lead’’ means a material, component or subsystem 

13 that must be procured well in advance of the need for the 

14 munition necessary in order to meet a planned delivery 

15 schedule for a complete major end item. 

16 (c) QUANTITY.—The quantity of long-lead items re17 served pursuant to subsection (a) should be in amounts 

18 commensurate to fulfill the requirements identified as 

19 Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirements 

20 and Out-Year inventory numbers under section 222c(a) of 

21 title 10, United States Code. 

22 (d) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 

23 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

24 Sustainment may enter into one or more contracts, begin25 ning in fiscal year 2024, for the advance procurement of 

26 long-lead items and components associated with munitions 
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1 in economic order quantities when cost savings are achiev2 able. 

3 SEC. 899C. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN 

4 ENTITIES. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

7 subsection (b), the Department of Defense may not 

8 enter into, renew, or extend a contract for the pro9 curement of goods or services with an entity de10 scribed in paragraph (2). 

11 (2) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—An entity described 

12 in this paragraph is an entity that is engaged in a 

13 boycott of the State of Israel. 

14 (b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

15 (1) NATIONAL SECURITY.—The prohibition 

16 under subsection (a) does not apply— 

17 (A) to the procurement of defense articles 

18 or defense services under existing contracts or 

19 subcontracts, including the exercise of options, 

20 for production quantities to satisfy require21 ments essential to the national security of the 

22 United States; 

23 (B) if the President determines in writing 

24 that— 
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1 (i) the entity otherwise sanctioned 

2 pursuant to subsection (a) is a sole source 

3 supplier of the defense articles or services; 

4 (ii) the defense articles or services are 

5 essential; and 

6 (iii) alternative sources are not readily 

7 or reasonably available; 

8 (C) if the President determines in writing 

9 that such articles or services are essential to the 

10 national security under defense production 

11 agreements; or 

12 (D) to the procurement of— 

13 (i) spare parts that are essential to 

14 United States products or production; 

15 (ii) component parts essential to 

16 United States products or production; 

17 (iii) routine servicing and mainte18 nance of products, to the extent that alter19 native sources are not readily or reason20 ably available; or 

21 (iv) information and technology essen22 tial to United States products or produc23 tion. 

24 (2) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The Presi25 dent may waive the application of subsection (a) on 
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1 a case-by-case basis for periods not to exceed 180 

2 days if the President— 

3 (A) determines that the waiver is in the 

4 vital national security interest of the United 

5 States; and 

6 (B) submits to the appropriate congres7 sional committees a report on the determination 

8 and the reasons for the determination. 

9 (3) INTELLIGENCE WAIVER.—The President 

10 may waive the application of subsection (a) on a 

11 case-by-case basis for periods not to exceed 180 days 

12 if the President— 

13 (A) determines that the waiver is necessary 

14 to prevent the disclosure of intelligence sources 

15 or methods; and 

16 (B) submits to the appropriate congres17 sional committees a report, consistent with the 

18 protection of intelligence sources and methods, 

19 on the determination and the reasons for the 

20 determination. 

21 (c) REQUIREMENT TO REVISE REGULATIONS.—Not 

22 later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

23 Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Fed24 eral Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and the Uniform 

25 Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
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1 Requirements for Federal Awards shall be revised to im2 plement subsection (a). 

3 (d) REMEDIES FOR FALSE INFORMATION.—If the 

4 head of an executive agency determines that an entity has 

5 submitted false information pursuant to the requirements 

6 of subsection (a) on or after the date on which the applica7 ble revision of regulations required under subsection (c) 

8 becomes effective— 

9 (1) the head of the executive agency shall ter10 minate any contract awarded to such entity as a re11 sult of such false information and debar or suspend 

12 such person from eligibility for Federal contracts for 

13 a period of not less than 4 years in accordance with 

14 the procedures that apply to debarment and suspen15 sion under the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and 

16 (2) the Administrator of General Services shall 

17 include the entity on the ‘‘List of Parties Excluded 

18 from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement 

19 Programs’’ maintained by the Administrator under 

20 part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

21 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘boycott action’’ means refusing 

23 to deal, terminating business activities, or limiting 

24 commercial relations. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘boycott of the State of Israel’’ 

2 means engaging in a boycott action targeting— 

3 (A) the State of Israel; and 

4 (B)(i) companies or individuals doing busi5 ness in or with the State of Israel; or 

6 (ii) companies authorized by, licensed by, 

7 or organized under the laws of the State of 

8 Israel to do business. 

9 (3) The term ‘‘entity’’ includes— 

10 (A) a corporation, partnership, limited li11 ability company, or similar entity; and 

12 (B) any wholly-owned subsidiary, majority13 owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate 

14 of an entity described in subparagraph (A). 

15 SEC. 899D. REVIEW OF PROPOSED ACTIONS. 

16 Section 183a(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 

17 is amended by inserting ‘‘The Clearinghouse shall ensure 

18 that a governor has at least 120 days after the date on 

19 which the governor receives the notice of presumed risk 

20 to provide any such comments and shall provide detailed 

21 information and other information necessary to ensure 

22 that the governor can fully understand the nature of the 

23 presumed risk.’’ after the first sentence. 
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1 TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE2 FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

3 MANAGEMENT 

4 Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary 

5 of Defense and Related Matters 

6 SEC. 901. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SCIENCE 

7 AND INNOVATION INTEGRATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 133a of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘§ 133a. Under Secretary of Defense for Science and 

11 Innovation Integration 

12 ‘‘(a) UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—There is an 

13 Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation 

14 Integration, appointed from civilian life by the President, 

15 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A per16 son may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven 

17 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned offi18 cer of a regular component of an armed force. 

19 ‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Under Secretary shall 

20 be appointed from among persons who have an extensive 

21 technology or science background and experience in— 

22 ‘‘(1) private or venture capital, commercial in23 novation, or prototype-to-production transition; and 

24 ‘‘(2) managing complex programs and 

25 leveraging public-private capital partnerships. 
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1 ‘‘(c) DUTIES AND POWERS.—Subject to the author2 ity, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the 

3 Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise 

4 such powers as the Secretary may prescribe, including— 

5 ‘‘(1) serving as the chief technology officer of 

6 the Department of Defense with the mission of ad7 vancing technology, innovation, and the integration 

8 of commercial technology for the armed forces (and 

9 the Department); 

10 ‘‘(2) establishing policies on, and supervising, 

11 all elements of the Department relating to the iden12 tification of commercial technology for potential use 

13 by the Department and integration of such tech14 nology into the armed forces (and the Department), 

15 including— 

16 ‘‘(A) implementing the preference under 

17 section 3453 of this title for the use of commer18 cial technology when suitable to meet the needs 

19 of Department; and 

20 ‘‘(B) ensuring implementation of a mod21 ular open system approach (as defined in sec22 tion 4401(b) of title 10, United States Code) to 

23 encourage increased competition and the more 

24 frequent use of commercial technology within 

25 the Department; 
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1 ‘‘(3) establishing policies on, and supervising, 

2 all defense research and engineering, technology de3 velopment, technology transition, appropriate proto4 typing activities, experimentation, and developmental 

5 testing activities and programs and unifying defense 

6 research and engineering efforts across the Depart7 ment; 

8 ‘‘(4) serving as the principal advisor to the Sec9 retary on all commercial innovation and integration, 

10 research, engineering, and technology development 

11 activities and programs in the Department; and 

12 ‘‘(5) along with the Vice Chairman of the Joint 

13 Chiefs of Staff, providing for an alternate path to 

14 integrate commercial technology into the Depart15 ment that does not include applying the Joint Capa16 bilities Integration and Development System process 

17 to the acquisition of technology that readily exists in 

18 the commercial sector. 

19 ‘‘(d) PRECEDENCE IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 

20 ‘‘(1) PRECEDENCE IN MATTERS OF RESPONSI21 BILITY.—With regard to all matters for which the 

22 Under Secretary has responsibility by the direction 

23 of the Secretary of Defense or by law, the Under 

24 Secretary takes precedence in the Department of 
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1 Defense after the Secretary and the Deputy Sec2 retary of Defense. 

3 ‘‘(2) PRECEDENCE IN OTHER MATTERS.—With 

4 regard to all matters other than the matters for 

5 which the Under Secretary has responsibility by the 

6 direction of the Secretary or by law, the Under Sec7 retary takes precedence in the Department of De8 fense after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary 

9 of Defense.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

11 (1) TITLE 10.—Title 10, United States Code, as 

12 amended by subsection (a), is further amended by 

13 striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Research 

14 and Engineering’’ each place it appears and insert15 ing ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Science and In16 novation Integration’’. 

17 (2) TITLE 5.—Title 5, United States Code, is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense 

19 for Research and Engineering’’ each place it appears 

20 and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for 

21 Science and Innovation Integration’’. 

22 (3) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

23 ACTS.—Each of the following Acts is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Research 

25 and Engineering’’ each place it appears and insert-
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1 ing ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Science and In2 novation Integration’’: 

3 (A) The National Defense Authorization 

4 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91). 

5 (B) The John S. McCain National Defense 

6 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 

7 Law 115–232). 

8 (C) The National Defense Authorization 

9 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92). 

10 (D) The William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na11 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

12 Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 

13 (E) The National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81). 

15 (F) The James M. Inhofe National De16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

17 (Public Law 117–263). 

18 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law (other 

19 than this section), regulation, map, document, paper, or 

20 other record of the United States to the Under Secretary 

21 of Defense for Research and Engineering shall be deemed 

22 to be a reference to the Under Secretary of Defense for 

23 Science and Innovation Integration. 

24 (d) SERVICE OF INCUMBENT IN POSITION.—The in25 dividual serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
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1 search and Engineering as of the effective date specified 

2 in subsection (e) may serve as Under Secretary of Defense 

3 for Science and Innovation Integration commencing as of 

4 that date without further appointment under section 133a 

5 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection 

6 (a)). 

7 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend8 ments made by this section shall take effect one year after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 902. REPEAL OF POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF COST AS11 SESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. 

12 (a) REPEAL OF POSITION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 139a of title 10, 

14 United States Code is repealed. 

15 (2) CONFORMING REPEALS.—The following pro16 visions of law are repealed: 

17 (A) Subparagraph (A) of section 131(b)(4) 

18 of title 10, United States Code. 

19 (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 131(b)(8) 

20 of such title. 

21 (C) Subparagraph (C) of section 

22 2222(e)(6) of such title. 

23 (D) Chapter 222 of such title. 
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1 (E) Paragraph (5) of section 1672(c) of 

2 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis3 cal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 

4 (F) Subparagraph (E) of section 223(c)(1) 

5 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

6 Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 

7 U.S.C. 4172 note). 

8 (G) Subparagraph (C) of section 836(e)(2) 

9 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

10 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 

11 U.S.C. 3101 note prec.). 

12 (H) Subparagraph (E) of section 

13 231(d)(2)of the National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116—92; 

15 10 U.S.C. 4571 note). 

16 (I) Section 101(c) of the Weapon Systems 

17 Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 

18 111–23; 10 U.S.C. 139a note). 

19 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (A) Section 5315 of title 5, United States 

21 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Director of Cost 

22 Assessment and Program Evaluation, Depart23 ment of Defense.’’. 

24 (B) Section 118(e) of title 10, United 

25 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Director 
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1 of Cost Assessment and Performance Evalua2 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of De3 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment’’. 

4 (C) Section 181 of title 10, United States 

5 Code, is amended— 

6 (i) in subsection (d)— 

7 (I) by striking subparagraph (F); 

8 and 

9 (II) by redesignating subpara10 graphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs 

11 (F) and (G), respectively; and 

12 (ii) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘, 

13 such as the Office of Cost Assessment and 

14 Program Evaluation,’’. 

15 (D) Section 134(b)(5) of title 10, United 

16 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ and the 

17 Director of Cost Assessment and Program 

18 Evaluation’’. 

19 (E) Section 225(e)(4) of title 10, United 

20 States Code, is amended— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding 

22 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘; 

24 and’’ and inserting a period; and 

25 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C). 
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1 (F) Section 231a(c)(2)(E) of title 10, 

2 United States Code, is amended— 

3 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘of the 

4 Office of Cost Assessment and Program 

5 Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘of another or6 ganization of the Department of Defense’’; 

7 and 

8 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘of the 

9 Office of Cost Assessment and Program 

10 Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘of such other 

11 organization’’. 

12 (G) Section 499a of title 10, United States 

13 Code, is amended— 

14 (i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘act15 ing through the Director for Cost Esti16 mating and Program Evaluation’’ and in17 serting ‘‘acting through the official des18 ignated under section 902(b) of the Na19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

20 Year 2024’’; 

21 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the 

22 Director of Cost Assessment and Program 

23 Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘the official de24 scribed in subsection (a)’’; 

25 (iii) in subsection (c)— 
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1 (I) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (aa) in the matter preceding 

3 subparagraph (A), by striking 

4 ‘‘the Director of Cost Assessment 

5 and Program Evaluation’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘the official described 

7 in subsection (a)’’; and 

8 (bb) in subparagraph (B), 

9 by striking ‘‘such Directors’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘the official and the Di11 rector’’; 

12 (II) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (aa) by striking ‘‘Director of 

14 Cost Assessment and Program 

15 Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘offi16 cial described in subsection (a)’’; 

17 and 

18 (bb) by striking ‘‘such Di19 rectors’’ and inserting ‘‘the offi20 cial and the Director’’; and 

21 (III) in paragraph (3), by strik22 ing ‘‘the Director of Cost Assessment 

23 and Program Evaluation’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘the official described in sub25 section (a)’’; and 
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1 (iv) in subsection (d)(2), by striking 

2 ‘‘the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro3 gram Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘the offi4 cial described in subsection (a)’’. 

5 (H) Section 3501(i)(3)(B) of title 10, 

6 United States Code, is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘conducted on the basis of section 3226(b) of 

8 this title,’’. 

9 (I) Section 4251 of title 10, United States 

10 Code, is amended— 

11 (i) in subsection (b)— 

12 (I) in paragraph (6), by striking 

13 ‘‘consistent with study guidance devel14 oped by the Director of Cost Assess15 ment and Program Evaluation’’; and 

16 (II) in paragraph (7), by striking 

17 ‘‘, with the concurrence of the Direc18 tor of Cost Assessment and Program 

19 Evaluation,’’; and 

20 (ii) in subsection (c)(1)(F), by strik21 ing ‘‘conducted by the Director of Cost As22 sessment and Program Evaluation’’. 

23 (J) Section 4252(a)(3)(C) of title 10, 

24 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, 
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1 with the concurrence of the Director of Cost 

2 Assessment and Program Evaluation,’’. 

3 (K) Section 4325(c) of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Di6 rector of Cost Assessment and Program 

7 Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Sec8 retary of Defense for Acquisition and 

9 Sustainment’’; and 

10 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (I) in the matter preceding sub12 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Direc13 tor’’ and inserting ‘‘the Under Sec14 retary’’; and 

15 (II) in subparagraph (C), by 

16 striking ‘‘with the concurrence of the 

17 Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui18 sition and Sustainment,’’. 

19 (L) Section 4376 of title 10, United States 

20 Code, is amended— 

21 (i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 

22 ‘‘in consultation with the Director of Cost 

23 Assessment and Program Evaluation,’’; 

24 and 
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1 (ii) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by strik2 ing ‘‘by the Director of Cost Assessment 

3 and Program Evaluation’’. 

4 (M) Section 4506 of title 10, United 

5 States Code, is amended striking ‘‘Director of 

6 Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation’’ 

7 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Under 

8 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

9 Sustainment’’. 

10 (N) Section 351(b) of the National De11 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

12 (Public Law 117–263) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘Director of Cost Assessment and Performance 

14 Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of 

15 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment’’. 

16 (O) Section 1640(c)(1) of the National De17 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

18 (Public Law 117–263) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘Director of the Office of Cost Assessment and 

20 Program Evaluation of the Department of De21 fense’’ and inserting ‘‘official designated under 

22 section 902(b) of the National Defense Author23 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’. 

24 (P) Section 833(e)(2)(A) of the National 

25 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
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1 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is 

2 amended— 

3 (i) by striking clause (vi); and 

4 (ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as 

5 clause (vi). 

6 (Q) Section 1507(c)(1) of the National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 

8 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 167b note) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘Cost Assessment and 

10 Program Evaluation,’’. 

11 (R) Section 834(f) of the National Defense 

12 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 

13 Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) is amend14 ed by striking ‘‘Director of Cost Assessment 

15 and Program Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘Under 

16 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

17 Sustainment’’. 

18 (S) Section 1251(d) of the National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

20 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 

21 amended— 

22 (i) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking 

23 ‘‘the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro24 gram Evaluation,’’; and 
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1 (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 

2 ‘‘, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp3 troller), and the Director of Cost Assess4 ment and Program Evaluation’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘and the Under Secretary of Defense 

6 (Comptroller)’’. 

7 (T) Section 1664(a)(2) of the National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 

9 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 179 note) is 

10 amended— 

11 (i) by striking subparagraph (A); and 

12 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

13 (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (A) 

14 through (C), respectively. 

15 (U) Section 1709 of the National Defense 

16 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 

17 Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amend18 ed— 

19 (i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, the 

20 Director of the Joint Staff, and the Direc21 tor of Cost Assessment and Program Eval22 uation’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Director of 

23 the Joint Staff’’; and 

24 (ii) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘, 

25 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
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1 and the Director of Cost Assessment and 

2 Program Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

3 the Chairman of the Joint chiefs of Staff’’. 

4 (V) Section 1053(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the Na5 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 

7 113 note) is— 

8 (i) in the heading, by striking 

9 ‘‘CAPE’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘the Director of Cost 

11 Assessment and Program Evaluation’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense 

13 for Acquisition and Sustainment’’. 

14 (W) Section 839(b) of the National De15 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 

16 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 4171 note)— 

17 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking 

18 ‘‘shall’’ and all that follows through the pe19 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘coordinate 

20 with the Secretaries of the military depart21 ments’’; and 

22 (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

23 (I) by striking ‘‘the Director for 

24 Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
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1 uation or another’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘an’’; and 

3 (II) by striking ‘‘the Director of 

4 Operational Test and Evaluation, the 

5 senior official of the Department of 

6 Defense with responsibility for devel7 opmental testing,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

8 senior official of the Department of 

9 Defense with responsibility for devel10 opmental testing’’. 

11 (X) Section 925(b)(2) of the National De12 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

13 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4271 note) is 

14 amended— 

15 (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding 

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

17 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

18 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph 

19 (C) as subparagraph (B). 

20 (Y) Section 3113(b) of the National De21 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

22 (Public Law 114–328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note) is 

23 amended by striking paragraph (4). 

24 (Z) Section 1618(a) of the National De25 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
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1 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note) is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘and the Director of Cost 

3 Assessment and Program Evaluation’’. 

4 (AA) Section 907(a)(1) of the National 

5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

6 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1564 note) is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘acting through the Direc8 tor of Cost Assessment and Program Evalua9 tion and’’. 

10 (BB) Section 836(a)(2) of the National 

11 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

12 (Public Law 112–81; 22 U.S.C. 2767 note) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘, the Assistant Secretary 

14 of Defense for Research and Engineering, and 

15 the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 

16 Evaluation of the Department of Defense’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘and the Under Secretary of Defense 

18 for Research and Engineering’’. 

19 (CC) Section 201(d) of the Weapon Sys20 tems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public 

21 Law 111–23; 10 U.S.C. 181 note) is amended 

22 by striking ‘‘Director of Cost Assessment and 

23 Program Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘official 

24 designated under section 902(b) of the National 
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1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2 2024’’. 

3 (DD) Section 3221 of the National Nu4 clear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 

5 2411(e)) is amended— 

6 (i) by striking subsection (e); and 

7 (ii) by redesignating subsections (f) 

8 through (i) as subsections (e) through (h), 

9 respectively. 

10 (EE) Section 4217(c) of the Atomic En11 ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537(c)) is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘acting through the Direc13 tor of Cost Assessment and Program Evalua14 tion and’’. 

15 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeals and 

16 amendments made by this subsection shall take ef17 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act— 

20 (1) each duty or responsibility that remains as21 signed to the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro22 gram Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall 

23 be transferred to an officer or employee of the De24 partment of Defense designated by the Secretary of 

25 Defense, except that any officer or employee so des-
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1 ignated may not be an individual who served as the 

2 Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evalua3 tion before the date of the enactment of this Act; 

4 and 

5 (2) the personnel, functions, and assets of the 

6 Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation 

7 shall be transferred to such other organizations and 

8 elements of the Department as the Secretary con9 siders appropriate. 

10 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula11 tion, guidance, instruction, or other document of the Fed12 eral Government to the Director of Cost Assessment and 

13 Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall 

14 be deemed to refer to the applicable officer or employee 

15 of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary 

16 of Defense under subsection (b)(1). 

17 (d) REPORT.—Not later than one year 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 that sets forth such recommendations for legislative 

21 action as the Secretary considers appropriate for modifica22 tions to law to carry out this section and the repeals and 

23 amendments made by this section. 
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1 SEC. 903. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CARRY OUT 

2 ELIMINATION OF POSITION OF CHIEF MAN3 AGEMENT OFFICER. 

4 (a) REMOVAL OF REFERENCES TO CHIEF MANAGE5 MENT OFFICER IN PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO

6 PRECEDENCE.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in section 133a(c)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, the 

10 Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Chief 

11 Management Officer of the Department of De12 fense’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Deputy Secretary 

13 of Defense’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 

15 Chief Management Officer,’’; 

16 (2) in section 133b(c)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

18 Chief Management Officer of the Department 

19 of Defense,’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 

21 Chief Management Officer,’’; 

22 (3) in section 137a(d), by striking ‘‘the Chief 

23 Management Officer of the Department of De24 fense,’’; and 
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1 (4) in section 138(d), by striking ‘‘the Chief 

2 Management Officer of the Department of De3 fense,’’. 

4 (b) ASSIGNMENT OF PERIODIC REVIEW OF DEFENSE

5 AGENCIES AND DOD FIELD ACTIVITIES TO SECRETARY

6 OF DEFENSE.—Section 192(c) of such title is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 

9 Chief Management Officer of the Department 

10 of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of De11 fense’’; and 

12 (B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by 

13 striking ‘‘the Chief Management Officer’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Chief 

16 Management Officer’’ each place it appears and in17 serting ‘‘the Secretary’’. 

18 (c) ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINAN19 CIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION TO

20 UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER).—Sec21 tion 240b of such title is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘The Chief 

23 Management Officer of the Department of Defense 

24 shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of 

25 Defense (Comptroller),’’ and inserting ‘‘The Under 
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1 Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall, in con2 sultation with the Performance Improvement Officer 

3 of the Department of Defense,’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘the 

5 Chief Management Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Per6 formance Improvement Officer’’. 

7 (d) REMOVAL OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER AS

8 RECIPIENT OF REPORTS OF AUDITS BY EXTERNAL AUDI9 TORS.—Section 240d(d)(1)(A) of such title is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘and the Chief Management Officer of the De11 partment of Defense’’. 

12 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS OF

13 LAW RELATED TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT EX14 EMPTIONS.—Such title is further amended— 

15 (1) in section 130e— 

16 (A) by striking subsection (d); 

17 (B) by redesignating subsections (e) and 

18 (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 

19 (C) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘, or the Secretary’s 

21 designee,’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘, through the Office 

23 of the Director of Administration and 

24 Management’’; and 

25 (2) in section 2254a— 
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1 (A) by striking subsection (c); 

2 (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub3 section (c); and 

4 (C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘, or the Secretary’s 

6 designee,’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘, through the Office 

8 of the Director of Administration and 

9 Management’’. 

10 (f) ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANNUAL

11 REVIEW OF AGENCY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PORT12 FOLIO TO THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.—Section 

13 11319(d)(4) of title 40, United States Code, is amended, 

14 in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the Chief Manage15 ment Officer of the Department of Defense (or any suc16 cessor to such Officer), in consultation with the Chief In17 formation Officer, the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac18 quisition and Sustainment, and’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 

19 Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in con20 sultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi21 tion and Sustainment and’’. 

22 (g) REMOVAL OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER AS

23 REQUIRED COORDINATOR ON DEFENSE RESALE MAT24 TERS.—Section 631(a) of the National Defense Authoriza25 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 
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1 U.S.C. 2481 note) is amended by striking ‘‘, in coordina2 tion with the Chief Management Officer of the Depart3 ment of Defense,’’. 

4 SEC. 904. ELIMINATION OF THE CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER 

5 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

6 (a) REPEAL OF POSITION.—Section 147 of title 10, 

7 United States Code, is repealed. 

8 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 913 of the Wil9 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza10 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 

11 U.S.C. 147 note) is repealed. 

12 (c) PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SIMILAR

13 POSITIONS.—No Federal funds may be obligated or ex14 pended to establish a position within the Department of 

15 Defense that is the same as or substantially similar to— 

16 (1) the position of Chief Diversity Officer, as 

17 described in section 147 of title 10, United States 

18 Code, as such section was in effect before the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act; or 

20 (2) the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity 

21 and Inclusion, as described in section 913(b) of the 

22 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

24 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 147 note), as such section was 
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1 in effect before the date of the enactment of this 

2 Act. 

3 (d) REPEAL OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF

4 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN DEPARTMENT OF DE5 FENSE.—Section 554 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

6 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

7 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 141 note) is repealed. 

8 (e) PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DI9 VERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION POSITIONS; HIRING

10 FREEZE.—On or after the date of the enactment of this 

11 Act, the Secretary of Defense may not— 

12 (1) establish any new positions within the De13 partment of Defense with responsibility for matters 

14 relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion; or 

15 (2) fill any vacancies in positions in the Depart16 ment with responsibility for such matters. 

17 Subtitle B—Other Department of 

18 Defense Organization and Man19 agement Matters 

20 SEC. 921. MODIFICATION OF ANALYSIS REQUIRED FOR RE21 DUCTIONS TO CIVILIAN WORKFORCE UNDER 

22 GENERAL POLICY FOR TOTAL FORCE MAN23 AGEMENT. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 129a(b) of title 10, 

25 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
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1 following: ‘‘Such analysis shall be documented in writ2 ing.’’. 

3 (b) REVIEW AND REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 

4 2024, the Comptroller General of the United States 

5 shall— 

6 (1) conduct a review of any written analysis 

7 prepared by the Secretary of Defense relating to the 

8 reduction of the civilian workforce of the Depart9 ment of Defense for purposes of section 129a(b) of 

10 title 10, United States Code (as amended by sub11 section (a)), and shall include as part of such review 

12 an assessment of whether the analysis prepared by 

13 the Secretary sufficiently addresses the readiness 

14 needs of the Department; and 

15 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit16 tees a report on the results of such review. 

17 SEC. 922. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER GENERAL 

18 POLICY FOR TOTAL FORCE MANAGEMENT. 

19 Section 129a of title 10, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 

22 subsection (h) and (i), respectively; and 

23 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol24 lowing new subsections: 
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1 ‘‘(f) DATA ANALYTICS.—(1) The Secretary of De2 fense shall develop data analytics to specifically identify 

3 the quantitative metrics and qualitative relationships of 

4 the sizing and composition of the civilian workforce of the 

5 Department of Defense. Such data analytics shall be docu6 mented in writing. 

7 ‘‘(2) Not later than March 31 each year, the Sec8 retary of Defense shall provide to the congressional de9 fense committees a briefing on the analytics developed 

10 under paragraph (1). 

11 ‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL PLANNING, PROGRAMING, AND

12 BUDGETING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense 

13 shall ensure that planning, programming, and budgeting 

14 reviews consider all components of the total force (includ15 ing a active and reserve military, civilian workforce, and 

16 contract support) in a holistic manner to avoid duplication 

17 and waste and ensure that risk, cost, and mission valida18 tion and prioritization considerations consistent with this 

19 section and the National Defense Strategy inform the 

20 sourcing and prioritization of requirements.’’. 

21 SEC. 923. ELIGIBILITY OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 

22 BUREAU FOR APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN 

23 OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. 

24 Section 152(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 

25 is amended by striking ‘‘the Commandant of the Marine 
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1 Corps, or the Chief of Space Operations’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of 

3 Space Operations, or the Chief of the National Guard Bu4 reau’’. 

5 SEC. 924. COAST GUARD INPUT TO THE JOINT REQUIRE6 MENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL. 

7 Section 181(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new para9 graph: 

10 ‘‘(5) INPUT FROM COMMANDANT OF COAST

11 GUARD.—The Council shall seek, and strongly con12 sider, the views of the Commandant of the Coast 

13 Guard regarding Coast Guard capabilities in support 

14 of national defense.’’. 

15 SEC. 925. CODIFICATION OF THE DEFENSE INNOVATION 

16 UNIT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NON17 TRADITIONAL INNOVATION FIELDING ENTER18 PRISE. 

19 (a) CODIFICATION OF DEFENSE INNOVATION

20 UNIT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 10, 

22 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

23 end the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 4127. Defense Innovation Unit 

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

3 Department of Defense a Defense Innovation Unit (re4 ferred to in this section as the ‘Unit’). 

5 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—There is 

6 a Director and a Deputy Director of the Unit, each of 

7 whom shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from 

8 among persons with substantial experience in innovation 

9 and commercial technology, as determined by the Sec10 retary. 

11 ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.—The Director is the 

12 head of the Unit. The Director— 

13 ‘‘(1) shall serve as a principal staff assistant to 

14 the Secretary on matters within the responsibility of 

15 the Unit; 

16 ‘‘(2) shall report directly to the Secretary of 

17 Defense without intervening authority; and 

18 ‘‘(3) may communicate views on matters within 

19 the responsibility of the Unit directly to the Sec20 retary without obtaining the approval or concurrence 

21 of any other official within the Department of De22 fense. 

23 ‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Unit shall have the 

24 following responsibilities: 
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1 ‘‘(1) Seek out, identify, and support the devel2 opment of commercial technologies that have the po3 tential to be implemented within the Department. 

4 ‘‘(2) Accelerate the adoption of commercial 

5 technologies within the Department of Defense to 

6 transform military capacity and capabilities. 

7 ‘‘(3) Serve as the principal liaison between the 

8 Department of Defense and individuals and entities 

9 in the national security innovation base, including, 

10 entrepreneurs, startups, commercial technology com11 panies, and venture capital sources. 

12 ‘‘(4) Carry out programs, projects, and other 

13 activities to strengthen the national security innova14 tion base. 

15 ‘‘(5) Coordinate the activities of other organiza16 tions and elements of the Department of Defense on 

17 matters relating to commercial technologies, dual 

18 use technologies, and the innovation of such tech19 nologies. 

20 ‘‘(6) Coordinate and oversee the nontraditional 

21 defense innovation fielding enterprise established 

22 under section 4063 of this title. 

23 ‘‘(7) Carry out such other activities as the Sec24 retary of Defense determines appropriate. 
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1 ‘‘(e) SUPPORT FOR MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PARTNER2 SHIPS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) The Director shall identify and support 

4 multi-stakeholder research and innovation partner5 ships that— 

6 ‘‘(A) have the potential to generate tech7 nologies, processes, products, or other solutions 

8 that address national defense or security needs 

9 or otherwise benefit national defense or secu10 rity; and 

11 ‘‘(B) have as an objective the technology 

12 transfer or commercialization the work product 

13 generated by the partnership. 

14 ‘‘(2) Support provided by the Director to a 

15 multi-stakeholder research and innovation partner16 ship under this subsection may include providing re17 sources to the partnership, participating in the part18 nership, providing technical and technological advice 

19 and guidance to the partnership, suggesting and in20 troducing other participants for inclusion in the 

21 partnership, and providing the partnership with in22 sight into desired solutions for defense and security 

23 needs. 
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1 ‘‘(3) To be eligible to receive support under this 

2 subsection a multi-stakeholder research and innova3 tion partnership shall be composed of— 

4 ‘‘(A) one or more universities, colleges, or 

5 other institutions of higher education with re6 search and innovation capability; 

7 ‘‘(B) one or more non-profit organizations 

8 that provide policy, research, outreach, oper9 ations, organizational, management, testing, 

10 evaluation, technology transfer, legal, financial, 

11 or advocacy expertise; 

12 ‘‘(C) one or more for-profit commercial en13 terprises that may be publicly or privately 

14 owned, early stage or mature, and incorporated 

15 or operating by another ownership structure; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(D) one or more departments or agencies 

18 of the Federal Government with expertise, oper19 ations, or resources related to the subject mat20 ter of the multi-stakeholder research and inno21 vation partnership. 

22 ‘‘(4) The areas of research and development 

23 covered by a multi-stakeholder research and innova24 tion partnership under this subsection may in25 clude— 
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1 ‘‘(A) cybersecurity, quantum computing, or 

2 artificial intelligence; 

3 ‘‘(B) geo-spatial imaging or geographic in4 formation systems; 

5 ‘‘(C) aerodynamics, navigation, or wind re6 sistance management; 

7 ‘‘(D) satellite operations, functionality, or 

8 utilization; 

9 ‘‘(E) climate science or natural resource 

10 management; 

11 ‘‘(F) clean energy generation, storage, dis12 tribution, and efficiency; 

13 ‘‘(G) space-based operations, monitoring, 

14 and management; or 

15 ‘‘(H) such other areas as the Director de16 termines appropriate. 

17 ‘‘(5) On an annual basis, the Director shall 

18 submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the 

19 activities, advances, outcomes, and work product of 

20 the multi-stakeholder research and innovation part21 nerships supported under this subsection.’’. 

22 (2) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY

23 OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.—Section 4022 

24 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

25 (A) in subsection (a)— 
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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the 

2 Director of the Defense Innovation Unit,’’ 

3 after ‘‘Defense Advanced Research 

4 Projects Agency,’’; 

5 (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 

6 ‘‘, the Defense Innovation Unit,’’ after 

7 ‘‘Defense Advanced Research Projects 

8 Agency’’; and 

9 (iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, 

10 Defense Innovation Unit,’’ after ‘‘Defense 

11 Advanced Research Projects Agency’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (e)(1)— 

13 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

14 (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (D) 

15 through (F), respectively; and 

16 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

17 (B) the following new subparagraph: 

18 ‘‘(C) the Director of the Defense Innova19 tion Unit;’’. 

20 (3) MODIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION

21 AUTHORITY.—Section 4021 of title 10, United 

22 States Code, is amended— 

23 (A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, the 

24 Defense Innovation Unit,’’ after ‘‘Defense Ad25 vanced Research Projects Agency’’; and 
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1 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘and the 

2 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘, the Defense Innovation Unit, 

4 and the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

5 Agency’’. 

6 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1766 

7 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘as de9 termined by the Under Secretary of Defense for 

10 Research and Engineering’’ and inserting ‘‘as 

11 determined by the Secretary of Defense’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘as di13 rected by the Under Secretary of Defense for 

14 Research and Engineering’’ and inserting ‘‘as 

15 directed by the Secretary of Defense’’. 

16 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF NONTRADITIONAL INNOVA17 TION FIELDING ENTERPRISE.—Subchapter I of chapter 

18 303 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert19 ing after section 4062 the following new section: 

20 ‘‘§ 4063. Nontraditional innovation fielding enterprise 

21 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

22 shall designate within the Department of Defense a group 

23 of organizations to be known, collectively, as the ‘nontradi24 tional innovation fielding enterprise’ (referred to in this 

25 section as the ‘NIFE’). The purpose of the NIFE is to 
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1 streamline coordination and minimize duplication of ef2 forts among elements of the Department of Defense on 

3 matters relating to the development, procurement, and 

4 fielding of nontraditional capabilities. 

5 ‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The NIFE shall consist of— 

6 ‘‘(1) the Defense Innovation Unit; and 

7 ‘‘(2) each organization designated as a service8 level NIFE lead under subsection (c). 

9 ‘‘(c) DESIGNATION OF SERVICE-LEVEL NIFE 

10 LEADS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) Not later than 120 days after the effective 

12 date of this section, each Secretary of a military de13 partment, in consultation with the Director of the 

14 Defense Innovation Unit, shall designate a single or15 ganization within each armed force under the juris16 diction of such Secretary to serve as the lead organi17 zation within that armed force on matters within the 

18 responsibility of the NIFE. Each organization so 

19 designated shall be known as a ‘service-level NIFE 

20 lead’. 

21 ‘‘(2) An organization designated under para22 graph (1) shall be an organization of an armed force 

23 that— 

24 ‘‘(A) exists as of the effective date of this 

25 section; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) has a demonstrated ability to engage 

2 at scale with nontraditional defense contractors, 

3 as determined by the Secretary concerned. 

4 ‘‘(d) LEADERSHIP.— 

5 ‘‘(1) HEAD OF NIFE.—Subject to the authority, 

6 direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, 

7 the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit shall 

8 serve as the head of the NIFE and, in such capac9 ity, shall be responsible for the overall oversight and 

10 coordination of the NIFE. 

11 ‘‘(2) SERVICE-LEVEL LEADS.—Each head of an 

12 organization of an armed force designated as a serv13 ice-level NIFE lead under subsection (c) shall serve 

14 as the head of the NIFE within that armed force 

15 and, in such capacity, shall be responsible for the 

16 oversight and coordination of the activities of the 

17 NIFE within that armed force. 

18 ‘‘(e) DUTIES.—The Director of the Defense Innova19 tion Unit shall carry out the following activities in support 

20 of the NIFE: 

21 ‘‘(1) Coordinate with the Joint Staff and the 

22 commanders of the combatant commands to identify 

23 operational challenges that have the potential to be 

24 addressed through the use of nontraditional capabili-
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1 ties, including dual-use technologies, that are being 

2 developed and financed in the commercial sector. 

3 ‘‘(2) Using funds made available to the Defense 

4 Innovation Unit for the activities of the NIFE— 

5 ‘‘(A) select projects to be carried out by 

6 one or more of the service-level NIFE leads; 

7 ‘‘(B) allocate funds to service-level NIFE 

8 leads to carry out such projects; and 

9 ‘‘(C) monitor the execution of such 

10 projects by the service-level NIFE leads. 

11 ‘‘(3) On a semiannual basis, submit to the Sec12 retary of Defense and the congressional defense 

13 committees a report on the progress of the projects 

14 described in paragraph (2). Each such report shall 

15 identify any gaps in resources or authorities that 

16 have the potential to disrupt the progress of such 

17 projects. 

18 ‘‘(4) Serve as Chair of the NIFE Resource Ad19 visory Board under subsection (f). 

20 ‘‘(5) Serve as the principal liaison between the 

21 Department of Defense, nontraditional defense con22 tractors, investors in nontraditional defense compa23 nies, and departments and agencies of the Federal 

24 Government pursing nontraditional capabilities simi25 lar to those pursued by the Department. 
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1 ‘‘(6) Lead engagement with industry, academia, 

2 and other non-government entities to develop— 

3 ‘‘(A) domestic capacity with respect to in4 novative, commercial, and dual-use technologies 

5 and the use of nontraditional defense contrac6 tors; and 

7 ‘‘(B) the capacity of international allies 

8 and partners of the United States with respect 

9 to such technologies and the use of such con10 tractors. 

11 ‘‘(f) NIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY BOARD.— 

12 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

13 the Department of Defense an advisory board to be 

14 known as the ‘NIFE Resource Advisory Board’ (re15 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘Board’). 

16 ‘‘(2) MEMBERS.—The Board shall be composed 

17 of the following members— 

18 ‘‘(A) The Director of the Defense Innova19 tion Unit. 

20 ‘‘(B) The head of each service-level NIFE 

21 lead. 

22 ‘‘(C) The Director of the Joint Staff. 

23 ‘‘(D) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intel24 ligence Officer of the Department of Defense. 
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1 ‘‘(E) The Director of the Office of Stra2 tegic Capital of the Department of Defense. 

3 ‘‘(3) CHAIR.—The Director of the Defense In4 novation Unit shall serve as Chair of the Board. 

5 ‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet annu6 ally and may meet more frequently at the call of the 

7 Chair. 

8 ‘‘(5) RESPONSIBILITIES.—On an annual basis 

9 the Board shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) identify not fewer than 10 objectives 

11 of the Department of Defense that have the po12 tential to be supported using nontraditional ca13 pabilities that are capable of being fielded at 

14 scale within a period of three years; and 

15 ‘‘(B) for each objective identified under 

16 subparagraph (A)— 

17 ‘‘(i) develop a specific set of require18 ments and a budget for the development 

19 and fielding of nontraditional capabilities 

20 to support such objective; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) based on such budget and re22 quirements, solicit proposals from public 

23 and private sector entities for providing 

24 such capabilities. 
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1 ‘‘(6) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REQUIRE2 MENTS.—Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5 (relating to 

3 the termination of advisory committees) shall not 

4 apply to the Board. 

5 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 ‘‘(1) The term ‘nontraditional capability’ means 

7 a solution to an operational challenge that can sig8 nificantly leverage commercial innovation or external 

9 capital with minimal dependencies on fielded sys10 tems. 

11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘nontraditional defense con12 tractor’ has the meaning given that term in section 

13 3014 of this title.’’. 

14 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 

15 (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

16 by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 180 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than the ef19 fective date specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

20 of Defense shall issue or modify any rules, regula21 tions, policies, or other guidance necessary to imple22 ment the amendments made by subsections (a) and 

23 (b). 

24 (d) MANPOWER SUFFICIENCY EVALUATION.— 
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1 (1) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense 

2 shall evaluate the staffing levels of the Defense In3 novation Unit as of the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act to determine if the Unit is sufficiently staffed to 

5 achieve the responsibilities of the Unit under sec6 tions 4063 and 4127 of title 10, United States Code, 

7 as added by subsections (a) and (b) of this section. 

8 (2) REPORT.—Not later than the effective date 

9 specified in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of De10 fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

11 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa12 tives a report on the results of the evaluation under 

13 paragraph (1). The report shall include a plan— 

14 (A) to address any staffing shortfalls iden15 tified as a part of the assessment; and 

16 (B) for funding any activities necessary to 

17 address such shortfalls. 

18 SEC. 926. DESIGNATION OF EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DIS19 POSAL CORPS AS A BASIC BRANCH OF THE 

20 ARMY. 

21 (a) DESIGNATION AS BASIC BRANCH.—Section 

22 7063(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

24 end; 
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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para2 graph (14); and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol4 lowing new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(13) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps; 

6 and’’. 

7 (b) ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS.—Chapter 707 

8 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

9 the end the following new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 7085. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps: organi11 zation and functions 

12 ‘‘(a) CHIEF OF CORPS.—There is a Chief of the Ex13 plosive Ordnance Disposal Corps of the Army. The Sec14 retary of the Army shall appoint the Chief from among 

15 general officers of the Army who are Explosive Ordnance 

16 Disposal qualified and are serving in the Logistics Corps 

17 as of the time of the appointment. The Secretary of the 

18 Army shall not assign any officer who has not served as 

19 an officer in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as 

20 the Chief of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps. 

21 ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Explosive Ordnance Disposal 

22 Corps shall, at a minimum, perform functions relating 

23 to— 

24 ‘‘(1) the disposal of explosive ordnance and mu25 nitions management; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) ensuring the safety of explosives.’’. 

2 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 582 of the Na3 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 

4 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1415) is repealed. 

5 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments and repeal 

6 made by subsections (a) through (c) shall take effect 180 

7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 927. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO APPOINT A NAVAL RE9 SEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

10 Section 8024 of title 10, United States Code, is re11 pealed. 

12 SEC. 928. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF SPACE FORCE FOR 

13 INSTRUCTION AT THE NAVAL POST14 GRADUATE SCHOOL. 

15 Section 8545 of title 10, United States Code, is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and Coast 

18 Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Space Force, and Coast 

19 Guard’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and Coast 

21 Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Space Force, and Coast 

22 Guard’’. 
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1 SEC. 929. MEMBERSHIP OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE 

2 FORCES POLICY COMMITTEE. 

3 Section 10305(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘consists of’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘shall have voting members, who shall be’’ before 

7 ‘‘officers’’; 

8 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

9 (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively; 

10 (3) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The committee’’; 

11 and 

12 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(2)(A) The committee shall have four nonvoting 

15 members, who shall be the Chief Master Sergeants of the 

16 Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, 

17 and the Space Force. 

18 ‘‘(B) A nonvoting member who cannot attend a meet19 ing of the committee may designate a member in the grade 

20 of E-8 or E-9 to attend in their stead.’’. 

21 SEC. 930. FRAMEWORK FOR CLASSIFICATION OF AUTONO22 MOUS CAPABILITIES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and 

25 Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of De26 fense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense 
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1 for Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 

2 and Engineering, the commanders of the combatant com3 mands, and the Secretaries of the military departments, 

4 shall establish a Department-wide classification frame5 work for autonomous capabilities. 

6 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the framework re7 quired under subsection (a) shall be to facilitate the devel8 opment of a common understanding within the Depart9 ment of Defense of autonomous capabilities and related 

10 operational requirements to better plan for, resource, and 

11 integrate appropriate autonomy-enabling hardware and 

12 software into current and future systems across the De13 partment. 

14 (c) AUTONOMY CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK.—At a 

15 minimum, the framework required under subsection (a) 

16 shall— 

17 (1) include multiple levels of increasingly com18 plex autonomous maneuver capability with a focus 

19 on classifying necessary levels of human supervision 

20 or control during operational use; 

21 (2) apply to current and future autonomous 

22 systems operating across land, air, maritime, and 

23 space domains; 

24 (3) include estimates of costs necessary to 

25 achieve specific levels of autonomous capability; and 
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1 (4) include— 

2 (A) operational requirements including 

3 necessary levels of survivability in GPS- or com4 munications-denied environments; 

5 (B) specific operational or engagement sce6 narios; and 

7 (C) necessary levels of teaming with other 

8 autonomous systems. 

9 (d) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 

10 after the establishment of the framework under subsection 

11 (a), the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer 

12 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re13 port that includes a description of the framework and the 

14 specific methodologies, criteria, and operational require15 ments used to develop the classifications under the frame16 work. 

17 (e) REGULAR REASSESSMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 

19 once every two years, the Chief Digital and Artificial 

20 Intelligence Officer shall reassess and update the 

21 classification framework required under subsection 

22 (a) to ensure the framework incorporates recent de23 velopments in technology, standards, and operational 

24 requirements relating to autonomous capabilities. 
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1 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days of the 

2 completion of each reassessment under paragraph 

3 (1), the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Offi4 cer shall provide to the congressional defense com5 mittees a briefing on the results of the reassessment 

6 and any resulting revisions to the classification 

7 framework under subsection (a). 

8 (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 90 days after 

9 the establishment of the framework under subsection (a), 

10 the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall issue in11 structions to the military departments to implement such 

12 framework by operationalizing the use of the framework 

13 in the planning and budgeting processes of individual pro14 gram offices. 

15 (g) PLAN FOR INTEGRATION OF AUTONOMOUS CAPA16 BILITIES INTO SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE17 FENSE.— 

18 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

20 Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of 

21 the Department of Defense shall develop and imple22 ment a plan and procedures to standardize the plan23 ning, resourcing, and integration efforts with respect 

24 to autonomous capabilities for current and future 

25 systems across the Department. 
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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under 

2 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

3 (A) A Department-wide assessment of the 

4 status of efforts to resource and integrate au5 tonomy software into current and future sys6 tems, including— 

7 (i) the identification of current and 

8 future systems across the Department 

9 which can be integrated with autonomy 

10 software to enable continuous operational 

11 capability of such systems in GPS- or com12 munications-denied environments, includ13 ing those systems identified in the report 

14 required by section 246 of the National 

15 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

16 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 

17 1622); and 

18 (ii) an assessment of gaps in— 

19 (I) program funding related to 

20 the acquisition of autonomy software; 

21 (II) acquisition processes, includ22 ing the planning, programming, budg23 eting, and execution process for ac24 quiring and integrating autonomy-en-
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1 abling capabilities across relevant pro2 grams of record; 

3 (III) training capabilities; 

4 (IV) testing, evaluation, 

5 verification, and validation capabilities 

6 in all environments, including virtual 

7 and real world environments; and 

8 (V) efforts to test, resource, and 

9 scale commercially available tech10 nologies. 

11 (B) A plan to address, to the maximum ex12 tent practicable, the gaps assessed in subpara13 graph (A), including— 

14 (i) updated procedures to plan for au15 tonomy software costs at the onset of the 

16 acquisition life cycle; 

17 (ii) plans to include in greater detail 

18 the projected autonomy software costs for 

19 applicable programs of record within pe20 riod covered by the Future Years Defense 

21 Program; and 

22 (iii) plans to standardize the acquisi23 tion of autonomy software for programs of 

24 record across the military departments in-
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1 cluding the use of the capability classifica2 tion framework under subsection (a). 

3 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Chief Digital and 

4 Artificial Intelligence Officer shall develop the plan 

5 under paragraph (1) in consultation with— 

6 (A) the Under Secretary of Defense for 

7 Acquisition and Sustainment; 

8 (B) the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 

9 (C) the senior acquisition executive of each 

10 military department; 

11 (D) the commanders of the combatant 

12 commands; and 

13 (E) such other organizations and elements 

14 of the Department of Defense as the Chief Dig15 ital and Artificial Intelligence Officer deter16 mines appropriate. 

17 (4) REPORT.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

19 after the completion of the plan under para20 graph (1), the Chief Digital and Artificial Intel21 ligence Officer shall submit to the congressional 

22 defense committees a report that describes the 

23 specific elements of the plan. 
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1 (B) FORM.—The report under subpara2 graph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified 

3 form but may contain a classified annex. 

4 SEC. 931. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF FORCE DE5 SIGN MODERNIZATION EFFORTS OF THE MA6 RINE CORPS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

9 shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded 

10 research and development center to conduct an inde11 pendent review, assessment, and analysis of the mod12 ernization initiatives Marine Corps. 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub14 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

15 (1) An assessment of changes in the National 

16 Defense Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, Joint 

17 Warfighting Concept, and other strategic documents 

18 and concepts that informed the force design mod19 ernization requirements of the Marine Corps. 

20 (2) An assessment of how the Marine Corps 

21 should be structured, organized, trained, equipped, 

22 and postured to meet the challenges of future com23 petition, crisis, and conflict. 

24 (3) An assessment of the ability of the defense 

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1 velop and produce the technologies required to im2 plement the force design modernization of the Ma3 rine Corps on a timeline and at production rates suf4 ficient to sustain military operations. 

5 (4) An assessment of forward infrastructure, 

6 and the extent to which installations are 

7 operationalized to deter, compete, and prevail during 

8 conflict in support of the modernization of the Ma9 rine Corps. 

10 (5) An assessment of the current retention and 

11 recruiting environment and the ability of the Marine 

12 Corps to sustain manpower requirements necessary 

13 for operational requirements under title 10, United 

14 States Code. 

15 (6) The extent to which the modernization ini16 tiatives within the Marine Corps are nested within 

17 applicable joint warfighting concepts. 

18 (7) An assessment of whether the moderniza19 tion of the Marine Corps is consistent with the strat20 egy of integrated deterrence. 

21 (8) An assessment of the ability of the Marine 

22 Corps to generate required force elements for the 

23 Immediate Ready Force and the Contingency Ready 

24 Force. 
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1 (9) The extent to which the modernized capa2 bilities of the Marine Corps can be integrated across 

3 the Joint Force, including warfighting concepts at 

4 the combatant command level. 

5 (10) The extent to which the modernization ef6 forts of the Marine Corps meet the requirements of 

7 current and future plans of combatant commanders 

8 and global force management operations. 

9 (11) The extent to which modeling and simula10 tion, experimentation, wargaming, and other analytic 

11 methods have supported the changes to the mod12 ernization initiatives of the Marine Corps. 

13 (12) An inventory of existing or planned invest14 ments associated with the modernization efforts of 

15 the Marine Corps, disaggregated by the following ca16 pability areas: 

17 (A) Command and Control. 

18 (B) Information. 

19 (C) Intelligence. 

20 (D) Fires. 

21 (E) Movement and Maneuver. 

22 (F) Protection. 

23 (G) Sustainment. 

24 (13) An assessment of how observations regard25 ing the invasion and defense of Ukraine affect the 
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1 feasibility, advisability, and suitability of the mod2 ernization of the Marine Corps. 

3 (c) REPORT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

7 defense committees a report on the results of the as8 sessment required under subsection (a). 

9 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required 

10 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi11 fied form, but may include a classified annex to the 

12 extent required to ensure that the report is accurate 

13 and complete. 

14 (d) EFFECT ON OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—Effective 

15 on the date of the submittal of the report under subsection 

16 (c)(1), the requirement to submit a briefing pursuant to 

17 section 1023 of the Joint Explanatory Statement accom18 panying the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), shall 

20 cease to have force or effect. 

21 SEC. 932. ENHANCING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COORDI22 NATION OF GEOECONOMIC AFFAIRS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

25 shall conduct a review of the planning, resourcing, and 
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1 contributions of the Department of Defense to interagency 

2 efforts with respect to geoeconomic affairs. 

3 (b) DUTIES.—The review required under subsection 

4 (a) shall include the following: 

5 (1) A Department-wide assessment of capabili6 ties to— 

7 (A) assess geoeconomic competition be8 tween the United States and strategic competi9 tors; 

10 (B) identify methods to partner with gov11 ernments and key commercial entities; and 

12 (C) to support United States national in13 terests. 

14 (2) An assessment of any gaps in— 

15 (A) existing departmental commercial due 

16 diligence and commercial partnership processes 

17 and procedures to enable sustainable coopera18 tion with governmental and commercial entities 

19 within the United States and between the 

20 United States and trusted allies and partners 

21 for national defense purposes; 

22 (B) efforts by the combatant commands to 

23 develop and to coordinate expertise on how 

24 strategic competitors may use economic and 
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1 supply chain strategies within the areas of re2 sponsibility of the combatant commands; 

3 (C) the contributions of the Department to 

4 the coordinated use of existing industrial base 

5 and supply chain tools, acquisition and budget 

6 authorities, industrial security oversight, tech7 nology transfer and export controls, cybersecu8 rity standards and oversight, and mergers and 

9 acquisition reviews to enhance innovation and 

10 industrial cooperation and to protect the de11 fense capabilities of the United States and its 

12 allies; and 

13 (D) the contributions of the Department to 

14 existing measures to safeguard the intellectual 

15 property and knowledge created from United 

16 States Government and private sector research 

17 and development funding while encouraging, 

18 where appropriate, the sharing of such knowl19 edge with trusted allies and partners. 

20 (3) A plan to address, to the maximum extent 

21 practicable, the gaps assessed under paragraph (2). 

22 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

24 to the congressional defense committees a report con25 taining— 
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1 (1) the findings of the review required under 

2 subsection (a); 

3 (2) a list of gaps identified by the assessment 

4 required under subsection (b)(2); 

5 (3) for each identified gap, a description of the 

6 gap and an assessment of any legal authorities, 

7 budgeting and execution processes, or other issues 

8 the Secretary deems necessary to address the gap; 

9 (4) the plan required under subsection (b)(3); 

10 and 

11 (5) any other information the Secretary con12 siders appropriate. 

13 (d) DEFINITION OF GEOECONOMICS.—In this sec14 tion, the term ‘‘geoeconomics’’ means the global inter15 action between competing national security and economic 

16 priorities comprising the various activities undertaken be17 tween governments, allies, competitors, producers, and 

18 consumers, including— 

19 (1) how economics, technological innovation, 

20 and geography affect the distribution of capabilities 

21 in the international system; and 

22 (2) how states use economic and technological 

23 instruments in pursuit of their strategic interests. 
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1 SEC. 933. FUTURE FORCE DESIGN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

2 THE AIR FORCE. 

3 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con4 gress that— 

5 (1) the Department of the Air Force has made 

6 significant progress in organizing, training, and 

7 equipping the Air Force and Space Force to address 

8 the needs of the Joint Force and align with the cur9 rent National Defense Strategy and National Mili10 tary Strategy; and 

11 (2) to be prepared to effectively deter and de12 feat a peer adversary, the Department must address 

13 force design requirements that will enable equipment 

14 modernization, organizational restructure, and ca15 pacity adjustments to meet the challenges presented 

16 by the People’s Republic of China. 

17 (b) FORCE DESIGN REQUIRED.—Not later than Au18 gust 31, 2024, the Secretary of the Air Force shall develop 

19 a force design for the Air Force and Space Force projected 

20 through 2050. 

21 (c) ELEMENTS.—The force design under subsection 

22 (b) shall address— 

23 (1) the concepts, capabilities, and structural 

24 elements (including size and form) of the Air Force 

25 and Space Force that are necessary to ensure those 

26 forces effectively execute their core functions 
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1 through 2050 in support of the National Defense 

2 Strategy and the National Military Strategy; 

3 (2) force structure, including the development 

4 of capabilities (including platforms and systems) at 

5 the right level of capacity to address the challenges 

6 outlined by the National Defense Strategy and Na7 tional Military Strategy; 

8 (3) force composition, including recruitment 

9 and development of the human capital, effective dis10 tribution of forces in the total force and policies to 

11 increase career flexibility across the different compo12 nents; 

13 (4) organizational design, including develop14 ment of potential models to increase agility and 

15 operational effectiveness across the Air Force and 

16 Space Force; and 

17 (5) such other matters as the Secretary of the 

18 Air Force determines to be relevant. 

19 (d) INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 

20 days after completion of the force design required under 

21 subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force shall— 

22 (1) submit a summary of the force design to 

23 the congressional defense committees; and 

24 (2) provide to the congressional defense com25 mittees a briefing on the force design. 
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1 SEC. 934. ADDITION OF COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL SE2 CURITY AFFAIRS TO NATIONAL DEFENSE 

3 UNIVERSITY. 

4 Section 2165(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para7 graph (7); and 

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol9 lowing new paragraph (6): 

10 ‘‘(6) The College of International Security Af11 fairs.’’. 

12 Subtitle C—Space National Guard 

13 SEC. 951. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Space 

16 National Guard that is part of the organized militia 

17 of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, 

18 and the District of Columbia— 

19 (A) in which the Space Force operates or 

20 where there are significant space launch or mis21 sion control facilities; and 

22 (B) active and inactive. 

23 (2) RESERVE COMPONENT.—There is estab24 lished a Space National Guard of the United States 

25 that is the reserve component of the United States 
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1 Space Force all of whose members are members of 

2 the Space National Guard. 

3 (b) COMPOSITION.—The Space National Guard shall 

4 be composed of the Space National Guard forces of the 

5 several States and Territories, Puerto Rico and the Dis6 trict of Columbia— 

7 (1) in which the Space Force operates; and 

8 (2) active and inactive. 

9 SEC. 952. NO EFFECT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

10 Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by 

11 this subtitle, shall be construed to authorize or require the 

12 relocation of any facility, infrastructure, or military instal13 lation of the Space National Guard or Air National Guard. 

14 SEC. 953. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD. 

15 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as specifically provided 

16 by this subtitle, the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief 

17 of the National Guard Bureau shall implement this sub18 title, and the amendments made by this subtitle, not later 

19 than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 

20 Act. 

21 (b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the 

23 five subsequent years, the Secretary of the Air Force, 

24 Chief of the Space Force and Chief of the National Guard 

25 Bureau shall jointly provide to the congressional defense 
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1 committees a briefing on the status of the implementation 

2 of the Space National Guard pursuant to this subtitle and 

3 the amendments made by this subtitle. This briefing shall 

4 address the current missions, operations and activities, 

5 personnel requirements and status, and budget and fund6 ing requirements and status of the Space National Guard, 

7 and such other matters with respect to the implementation 

8 and operation of the Space National Guard as the Sec9 retary and the Chiefs jointly determine appropriate to 

10 keep Congress fully and currently informed on the status 

11 of the implementation of the Space National Guard. 

12 SEC. 954. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICA13 TION OF AUTHORITIES. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

15 (1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 

16 United States Code, is amended— 

17 (A) in section 101(c)— 

18 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 

19 and (7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respec20 tively; and 

21 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (5) 

22 the following new paragraphs: 

23 ‘‘(6) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 

24 that part of the organized militia of the several 
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1 States and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District 

2 Of Columbia, active and inactive, that— 

3 ‘‘(A) is a space force; 

4 ‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap5 pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 

6 article I of the Constitution; 

7 ‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 

8 wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 

9 ‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 

10 ‘‘(7) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 

11 United States’ means the reserve component of the 

12 Space Force all of whose members are members of 

13 the Space National Guard.’’; and 

14 (B) in section 10101— 

15 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 

16 (1), by inserting ‘‘the following’’ before the 

17 colon; and 

18 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

19 new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(8) The Space National Guard of the United 

21 States.’’. 

22 (2) TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 

23 101 of title 32, United States Code is amended— 
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1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) 

2 through (19) as paragraphs (10) and (21), re3 spectively; and 

4 (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 

5 following new paragraphs: 

6 ‘‘(8) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 

7 that part of the organized militia of the several 

8 States and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District 

9 Of Columbia, in which the Space Force operates, ac10 tive and inactive, that— 

11 ‘‘(A) is a space force; 

12 ‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap13 pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 

14 article I of the Constitution; 

15 ‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 

16 wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 

17 ‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 

18 ‘‘(9) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 

19 United States’ means the reserve component of the 

20 Space Force all of whose members are members of 

21 the Space National Guard.’’. 

22 (b) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Chapter 1003 of title 

23 10, United States Code, is amended— 

24 (1) by adding at the end the following new sec25 tions: 
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1 ‘‘§ 10115. Space National Guard of the United States: 

2 composition 

3 ‘‘The Space National Guard of the United States is 

4 the reserve component of the Space Force that consists 

5 of— 

6 ‘‘(1) federally recognized units and organiza7 tions of the Space National Guard; and 

8 ‘‘(2) members of the Space National Guard who 

9 are also Reserves of the Space Force. 

10 ‘‘§ 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of 

11 the Space Force 

12 ‘‘The Space National Guard while in the service of 

13 the United States is a component of the Space Force. 

14 ‘‘§ 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: 

15 status when not in Federal service 

16 ‘‘When not on active duty, members of the Space Na17 tional Guard of the United States shall be administered, 

18 armed, equipped, and trained in their status as members 

19 of the Space National Guard.’’; and 

20 (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 

21 such chapter, by adding at the end the following new 

22 items: 

‘‘10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition. 

‘‘10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force. 

‘‘10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in Federal 

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1 TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

2 Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

3 SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

4 (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

5 (1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 

6 Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 

7 the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 

8 amounts of authorizations made available to the De9 partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 

10 2024 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 

11 year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au12 thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 

13 be available for the same purposes as the authoriza14 tion to which transferred. 

15 (2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para16 graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that 

17 the Secretary may transfer under the authority of 

18 this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000. 

19 (3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN

20 MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A trans21 fer of funds between military personnel authoriza22 tions under title IV shall not be counted toward the 

23 dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 

24 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub25 section (a) to transfer authorizations— 
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1 (1) may only be used to provide authority for 

2 items that have a higher priority than the items 

3 from which authority is transferred; and 

4 (2) may not be used to provide authority for an 

5 item that has been denied authorization by Con6 gress. 

7 (c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A 

8 transfer made from one account to another under the au9 thority of this section shall be deemed to increase the 

10 amount authorized for the account to which the amount 

11 is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans12 ferred. 

13 (d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

14 promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under 

15 subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 1002. REQUIREMENT FOR A COVERED ARMED FORCE 

17 TO SUBMIT POSTURE STATEMENTS IN SUP18 PORT OF CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROC19 ESS. 

20 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that since the mid21 20th century, as a matter of custom, the Secretary of De22 fense and the chiefs of the Armed Forces have provided 

23 written annual posture statements outlining budget prior24 ities to Congress as a part of the annual budget process. 
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1 (b) REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the annual budget 

2 hearings of the congressional defense committees for fiscal 

3 year 2025, and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary 

4 of Defense, the Secretary of each Military Department, 

5 and the chief of each covered Armed Force shall submit 

6 to the congressional defense committees a written posture 

7 statement in support of budget priorities. Each such pos8 ture statement shall include each of the following: 

9 (1) An identification of the budget priorities of 

10 the department or Armed Force. 

11 (2) An identification of strategic requirements 

12 to support the role of the Department or Armed 

13 Force in the national defense of the United States. 

14 (3) An explanation of how resources are being 

15 applied to the national defense roles and responsibil16 ities of the Department or Armed Force. 

17 (4) Programmatic matters related to the roles 

18 and responsibilities of the Department or Armed 

19 Force. 

20 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCE.—The term covered 

21 Armed Force means the following: 

22 (1) The Army. 

23 (2) The Navy. 

24 (3) The Marine Corps. 

25 (4) The Air Force. 
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1 (5) The Space Force. 

2 SEC. 1003. ESTABLISHMENT OF A BLOCKCHAIN-DISTRIB3 UTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGIES-SMART CON4 TRACTS DEFENSE APPLICATIONS WORKING 

5 GROUP. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

8 Defense shall establish a working group to be known as 

9 the ‘‘Blockchain-Distributed Ledger Technologies-Smart 

10 Contracts Defense Applications Working Group’’ (referred 

11 to in this section as the ‘‘Working Group’’). The Working 

12 Group shall identify potential applications for blockchain 

13 technology, smart contracts, or distributed ledger tech14 nologies in the processes of the Department of Defense. 

15 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall be 

16 composed of representatives of the following: 

17 (1) The elements of the Department of Defense 

18 as described in paragraphs (1) through (10) of sec19 tion 111(b) of title 10, United States Code. 

20 (2) The Office of Science and Technology Pol21 icy. 

22 (3) Relevant private sector entities. 

23 (4) Academic institutions. 

24 (c) RESOURCES.—The Working Group shall use Fed25 eral studies, reports, or other available resources to inform 
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1 the use of blockchain technology, smart contracts, or dis2 tributed ledger technologies to improve efficiencies at the 

3 Department of Defense and efficiencies or functions of 

4 each of the Armed Forces. 

5 (d) POLICIES.—Not later than April 1, 2024, the 

6 Secretary of Defense shall issue policies for the activities 

7 of the Working Group. 

8 (e) SUPPORT.—The joint federation of capabilities es9 tablished under section 937 of the National Defense Au10 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 

11 66; 10 U.S.C. 2224) shall provide administrative support 

12 to the working group. 

13 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec14 tion may be construed to allow the Secretary of Defense 

15 to provide any competitive advantage to any participant 

16 of the Working Group. 

17 (g) SUNSET.—This section and the Working Group 

18 established under this section shall terminate on Decem19 ber 31, 2028. 

20 SEC. 1004. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC21 TIVITIES. 

22 (a) OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE MARITIME IN23 TELLIGENCE SUPPORT.—In section 4501 of division D, 

24 relating to Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 

25 increase the amount for Counter-Narcotics Support, line 
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1 010, by $5,000,000 for Global Trader in the Office of 

2 Naval Intelligence Maritime Intelligence Support. 

3 (b) U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND MEXICO OFFICE OF

4 DEFENSE COOPERATION.—In section 4501 of division D, 

5 relating to Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 

6 increase the amount for Counter-Narcotics Support, line 

7 010, by $5,000,000 for the U.S. Northern Command Mex8 ico Office of Defense Cooperation. 

9 (c) ADVANCED ANALYTICS FOR GLOBAL THREAT

10 NETWORK DISRUPTION.—In section 4501 of division D, 

11 relating to Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 

12 increase the amount for Counter-Narcotics Support, line 

13 010, by $5,000,000 for Advanced Analytics for Global 

14 Threat Network Disruption. 

15 (d) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DEFENSE16 WIDE.—In section 4301 of division D, relating to Oper17 ation and Maintenance Defense-Wide, reduce the amount 

18 for Office of the Secretary of Defense, line 490, by 

19 $15,000,000. 

20 SEC. 1005. REPORT ON PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES TO 

21 ACHIEVING AN UNQUALIFIED AUDIT OPIN22 ION. 

23 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

25 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
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1 port on the progress made by each component of the De2 partment of Defense that has not yet received an unquali3 fied audit opinion on the progress made and the signifi4 cant outstanding challenges toward achieving an unquali5 fied opinion. 

6 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub7 section (a) shall include— 

8 (1) a ranking of each of the components that 

9 is under standalone audit or being audited as part 

10 of the Department of Defense consolidated audit 

11 that has yet to receive an unqualified audit opinion 

12 in order of how advanced each component is in 

13 achieving an unqualified audit opinion; 

14 (2) a detailed summary of the outstanding fi15 nancial, technological, and personnel requirements to 

16 enable each component to receive an unqualified 

17 audit opinion; 

18 (3) a detailed summary of the financial invest19 ments made during the fiscal year preceding the fis20 cal year during which the report is submitted in ef21 forts to modernize the business and financial ac22 counting systems of the Department; 

23 (4) a status update of the implementation of 

24 the Department of the recommendations of the 

25 Comptroller General included in the report titled 
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1 ‘‘DoD needs to Improve System Oversight’’ (GAO2 23-104539); and 

3 (5) a summary of the strategy of the Depart4 ment to address shortfalls and potential future 

5 training and skills gaps in the financial accounting 

6 and oversight workforce. 

7 SEC. 1005A. AUDIT REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF 

8 DEFENSE COMPONENTS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2024, and dur10 ing each of the nine fiscal years thereafter, each compo11 nent of the Department of Defense shall be subject to an 

12 independent audit. Any such component that fails to be 

13 subject to such an audit during any fiscal year shall have 

14 1.5 percent of unobligated amounts available for the com15 ponent be cancelled and returned to the general fund of 

16 the Treasury for deficit reduction, except as provided in 

17 subsection (b). 

18 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The following accounts are ex19 cluded from any reductions: 

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 SEC. 1005B. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPENDING REDUC2 TIONS IN ABSENCE OF SUBMITTED FINAN3 CIAL STATEMENTS OR FAILURE TO ACHIEVE 

4 UNQUALIFIED OR QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT 

5 AUDIT OPINION. 

6 (a) APPLICABILITY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

8 this section applies to the Department of Defense, 

9 including military departments and Defense Agen10 cies thereof. 

11 (2) SEPARATE APPLICABILITY.—If a military 

12 department or Defense Agency is identified by the 

13 Director of the Office of Management and Budget as 

14 required to have its own audited financial statement 

15 under section 3515 of title 31, United States Code, 

16 that military department and Defense Agency shall 

17 be treated separately from the Department of De18 fense for purposes of application of this section. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) The terms ‘‘financial statement’’ and ‘‘ex21 ternal independent auditor’’ have the meanings given 

22 those terms in section 3521(e) of title 31, United 

23 States Code. 

24 (3) The term ‘‘unqualified’’, with respect to the 

25 audit status of a financial statement, includes the 

26 characterizations clean and unmodified. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘qualified’’, with respect to the 

2 audit status of a financial statement, includes the 

3 characterization modified. 

4 (c) ADJUSTMENTS FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNT5 ABILITY.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—On March 2 of each fiscal 

7 year, the discretionary budget authority available for 

8 the Department of Defense (or a military depart9 ment or Defense Agency covered by subsection 

10 (a)(2)) for such fiscal year shall be adjusted as pro11 vided in paragraph (2). 

12 (2) ADJUSTMENT.—If the Department of De13 fense (or a military department or Defense Agency 

14 covered by subsection (a)(2)) has not submitted a fi15 nancial statement for the previous fiscal year, or if 

16 such financial statement has not received either an 

17 unqualified or a qualified audit opinion by an inde18 pendent external auditor, the discretionary budget 

19 authority available for the Department of Defense, 

20 the military department, or the Defense Agency (as 

21 the case may be) shall be reduced by .5 percent, 

22 with the reduction applied proportionately to each 

23 account (other than an account listed in subsection 

24 (d) or an account for which a waiver is made under 

25 subsection (e)). 
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1 (3) MINIMIZES NATIONAL SECURITY EF2 FECTS.—Consistent with applicable laws, the Sec3 retary of Defense may make any reduction under 

4 paragraph (2) in a manner that minimizes any effect 

5 on national security. 

6 (4) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—An amount equal to 

7 the total amount of any reduction under paragraph 

8 (2) shall be retained in the general fund of the 

9 Treasury for the purposes of deficit reduction. 

10 (d) ACCOUNTS EXCLUDED.—The following accounts 

11 are excluded from any reductions referred to in subsection 

12 (c)(2): 

13 (1) Military personnel, reserve personnel, and 

14 National Guard personnel accounts of the Depart15 ment of Defense. 

16 (2) The Defense Health Program account of 

17 the Department of Defense. 

18 (e) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 

19 (c)(2) with respect to an account if the President certifies 

20 that applying the subsection to that account would harm 

21 national security or members of the Armed Forces who 

22 are deployed in combat zones. 

23 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after an adjust24 ment under subsection (c), the Director of the Office of 

25 Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a re-
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1 port describing the amount and account of each adjust2 ment. 

3 Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 

4 SEC. 1006. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC5 TIVITIES. 

6 Section 112(a)(3) of title 32, United States Code, is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 

8 SEC. 1007. THREAT ANALYSIS REGARDING FENTANYL CRI9 SIS. 

10 (a) THREAT ANALYSIS.—The Secretary of Defense, 

11 in consultation with the Director of the Defense Threat 

12 Reduction Agency and Office of the Deputy Assistant Sec13 retary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Stabilization 

14 Policy, shall conduct a threat analysis of any potential 

15 threats the illicit fentanyl drug trade poses to the defense 

16 interests of the United States. The threat analysis shall 

17 contain the following: 

18 (1) An analysis of the illicit fentanyl drug 

19 trade, including the manufacture, distribution, and 

20 sale or trade, and trans-shipment of fentanyl and 

21 fentanyl-related substances. 

22 (2) An analysis of new or emerging techniques 

23 or technologies that are likely to affect the evolution 

24 of the illicit fentanyl drug trade. 
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1 (3) An analysis of United States laws, executive 

2 orders, secretarial orders, and agency actions that 

3 are likely affecting the evolution of the illicit 

4 fentanyl drug trade over the Southern border of the 

5 United States. 

6 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2024, the 

7 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de8 fense committees a report that includes each of the fol9 lowing: 

10 (1) The threat analysis required under sub11 section (a), including any recommendations of the 

12 Secretary for any related actions. 

13 (2) Any actions the Department of Defense has 

14 taken in response to such threat analysis. 

15 (3) Any other matter the Secretary determines 

16 appropriate. 

17 SEC. 1008. REPORT ON ROLE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

18 IN SUPPORTING NATIONAL EMERGENCY DEC19 LARATION COMBATING FENTANYL CRISIS. 

20 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that— 

22 (1) the declaration of a national emergency by 

23 the President to address the unusual and extraor24 dinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, 

25 and economy of the United States posed by inter-
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1 national drug trafficking is an appropriate whole-of2 Government response to the problems posed by drug 

3 trafficking and, in particular, fentanyl; 

4 (2) the counternarcotics activities of the De5 partment of Defense encompass unique capabilities 

6 that are critical for the efforts of the United States 

7 Government to combat the trafficking of illegal 

8 drugs, including fentanyl; and 

9 (3) Department of Defense support for drug 

10 interdiction capacity and capability should be lever11 aged by Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforce12 ment agencies, as appropriate and as permitted by 

13 law, to gain intelligence and lessons learned, and to 

14 enhance collaboration and effectiveness. 

15 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

17 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re18 port that includes the following: 

19 (1) A description of Department of Defense ac20 tivities in support of efforts to deal with the national 

21 emergency declared in Executive Order No. 14059 

22 on December 15, 2021. 

23 (2) An assessment of the resources and authori24 ties required to fully leverage the capabilities of the 

25 Department of Defense to best support efforts to ad-
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1 dress the threat posed by illicit drugs, including 

2 fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, that neces3 sitated the declaration of the national emergency in 

4 Executive Order No. 14059. 

5 SEC. 1009. DISRUPTION OF FENTANYL TRAFFICKING. 

6 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec10 retary of State, and in coordination with the heads 

11 of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary con12 siders appropriate, shall develop and submit to the 

13 appropriate congressional committees a strategy to 

14 use existing authorities, including the authorities 

15 under section 124 of title 10, United States Code, 

16 as appropriate, to target, disrupt, or degrade threats 

17 to the national security of the United States caused 

18 or exacerbated by fentanyl trafficking. 

19 (2) CONTENTS.—The strategy required by 

20 paragraph (1) shall outline how the Secretary of De21 fense will— 

22 (A) leverage existing authorities regarding 

23 counterdrug and counter-transnational orga24 nized crime activities with a counter-fentanyl 
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1 nexus to detect and monitor activities related to 

2 fentanyl trafficking; 

3 (B) leverage existing authorities to support 

4 operations to counter fentanyl trafficking car5 ried out by other Federal agencies, State, Trib6 al, and local law enforcement agencies, or for7 eign security forces; 

8 (C) coordinate efforts of the Department 

9 of Defense for the detection and monitoring of 

10 aerial and maritime traffic suspected of car11 rying fentanyl bound for the United States, in12 cluding efforts to unify the use of technology, 

13 surveillance, and related resources across air, 

14 land, and maritime domains to counter fentanyl 

15 trafficking, including with respect to data col16 lection, data processing, and integrating sensors 

17 across such domains; 

18 (D) provide Department of Defense-spe19 cific capabilities to support activities by the 

20 United States Government and foreign security 

21 forces to detect and monitor the trafficking of 

22 fentanyl and precursor chemicals used in 

23 fentanyl production, consistent with— 

24 (i) section 284(b)(10) of title 10, 

25 United States Code; 
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1 (ii) all other requirements set forth in 

2 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

3 U.S.C. 2151 et 16 seq.); and 

4 (iii) the requirements set forth in the 

5 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 

6 et seq.); 

7 (E) leverage existing counterdrug and 

8 counter-transnational organized crime programs 

9 of the Department to counter fentanyl traf10 ficking; 

11 (F) assess existing training programs of 

12 the Department to counter fentanyl trafficking, 

13 consistent with section 284(b) of title 10, 

14 United States Code; 

15 (G) assess existing training programs of 

16 the Department for foreign security forces to 

17 ensure the counterdrug and counter18 transnational organized crime programs of the 

19 Department— 

20 (i) support operations to counter 

21 fentanyl trafficking; and 

22 (ii) build capacity to conduct fentanyl 

23 interdiction operations, consistent with sec24 tions 284(c) and 333 of title 10, United 

25 States Code; 
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1 (H) use the North American Defense Min2 isterial and the bilateral defense working groups 

3 and bilateral military cooperation round tables 

4 with Canada and Mexico to increase domain 

5 awareness to detect and monitor fentanyl traf6 ficking; and 

7 (I) evaluate existing policies, procedures, 

8 processes, and resources that affect the ability 

9 of the Department to counter fentanyl traf10 ficking consistent with existing counterdrug and 

11 counter-transnational organized crime authori12 ties. 

13 (3) FORM.—The strategy required by para14 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

15 but may include a classified annex. 

16 (4) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after 

17 the submission of the strategy required by para18 graph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the appro19 priate congressional committees a briefing on the 

20 strategy and plans for its implementation. 

21 (b) COOPERATION WITH MEXICO.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

23 shall seek to enhance cooperation with defense offi24 cials of the Government of Mexico to target, disrupt, 
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1 and degrade transnational criminal organizations 

2 within Mexico that traffic fentanyl. 

3 (2) REPORT ON ENHANCED SECURITY CO4 OPERATION.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act, the Secretary of Defense, with the concur8 rence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to 

9 the appropriate congressional committees a re10 port on efforts to enhance cooperation with de11 fense officials of the Government of Mexico 

12 specified in paragraph (1). 

13 (B) CONTENTS.—The report required by 

14 subparagraph (A) shall include— 

15 (i) an assessment of the impact of the 

16 efforts to enhance cooperation described in 

17 paragraph (1) on targeting, disrupting, 

18 and degrading fentanyl trafficking; 

19 (ii) a description of limitations on 

20 such efforts, including limitations imposed 

21 by the Government of Mexico; 

22 (iii) recommendations by the Sec23 retary on actions to further improve co24 operation with defense officials of the Gov25 ernment of Mexico; 
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1 (iv) recommendations by the Secretary 

2 on actions of the Department of Defense 

3 to further improve the capabilities of the 

4 Government of Mexico to target, disrupt, 

5 and degrade fentanyl trafficking; and 

6 (v) any other matter the Secretary 

7 considers relevant. 

8 (C) FORM.—The report required by sub9 paragraph (A) may be submitted in unclassified 

10 form, but shall include a classified annex. 

11 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

12 In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com13 mittees’’ means— 

14 (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

15 Senate; 

16 (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

17 House of Representatives; 

18 (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

19 House of Representatives; 

20 (4) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

21 Senate; 

22 (5) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

23 House of Representatives; and 

24 (6) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen25 ate. 
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1 SEC. 1010. REPORT ON IRANIAN INVOLVEMENT IN RE2 GIONAL NARCOTICS TRADE. 

3 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that the Middle East narcotics trade continues to 

5 evolve, including through expanding volumes and routes 

6 facilitating the sale, supply, or transfer of captagon and 

7 methamphetamines throughout the region. 

8 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

10 in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Direc11 tor of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congres12 sional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Af13 fairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

14 in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

15 Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intel16 ligence in the Senate a report on Iranian involvement in 

17 the narcotics trade in the Middle East region. Such report 

18 shall include each of the following: 

19 (1) An assessment of any element of the Gov20 ernment of Iran, including the Islamic Revolutionary 

21 Guard Corps (in this section referred to as the 

22 ‘‘IRGC’’) and any Iran-backed group operating in 

23 Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, or Yemen, that supports the 

24 sale, supply, or transfer of narcotics in the Middle 

25 East region. 
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1 (2) An assessment of the benefits accrued from 

2 the sale, supply, and transfer of narcotics in the re3 gion by any element of the Government of Iran, in4 cluding the IRGC and any Iran-backed groups oper5 ating in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, or Yemen. 

6 (3) An assessment of all foreign terrorist orga7 nizations to or for which the IRGC, or any person 

8 owned or controlled by the IRGC, provides material 

9 support in the sale, supply, transfer, or production 

10 of captagon or other related narcotics or precursors 

11 in the Middle East and North Africa. 

12 (4) An assessment of activities conducted by 

13 the IRGC in Afghanistan related to the trade of 

14 methamphetamine or opiates, including synthetic 

15 opiates. 

16 (5) A detailed account of intercepted transfers 

17 involving the United States Fifth Fleet of narcotics 

18 from Iran or involving Iranian nationals or persons 

19 acting, or purporting to act, for or on behalf of the 

20 Government of Iran, including the IRGC. 

21 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 

22 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

23 a classified annex. 
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1 Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and 

2 Shipyards 

3 SEC. 1011. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNUAL NAVAL VESSEL 

4 CONSTRUCTION PLAN. 

5 Section 231 of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 

9 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, together 

10 with the views of the Chief of Naval Operations 

11 and Commandant of the Marine Corps on the 

12 budget’’; and 

13 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

14 paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(3) The unaltered assessment of the Chief of 

16 Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Ma17 rine Corps of the plan required under paragraph 

18 (1).’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

20 following new paragraphs: 

21 ‘‘(3) In developing annual naval vessel construction 

22 plans for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of 

23 the Navy shall take into consideration the most recent bi24 ennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense in25 dustrial base required by section 8693 of this title. 
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1 ‘‘(4) If the Secretary of the Navy includes more than 

2 one annual naval vessel construction plan for any fiscal 

3 year for purposes of subsection (a)(1), to the maximum 

4 extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the first 

5 10 years of each such plan are consistent.’’. 

6 SEC. 1012. CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL SEA7 BASED DETERRENCE VESSELS. 

8 Section 2218a(k)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub10 paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(P) Major bulkheads and tanks. 

12 ‘‘(Q) All major pumps and motors. 

13 ‘‘(R) Large vertical array. 

14 ‘‘(S) Atmosphere control equipment. 

15 ‘‘(T) Diesel systems and components. 

16 ‘‘(U) Hydraulic valves and components. 

17 ‘‘(V) Bearings. 

18 ‘‘(W) Major air and blow valves and com19 ponents. 

20 ‘‘(X) Decks and superstructure. 

21 ‘‘(Y) Castings, forgings, and tank struc22 ture. 

23 ‘‘(Z) Hatches and hull penetrators.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1013. GRANTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF NAVY SHIP RE2 PAIR OR ALTERATIONS CAPABILITY. 

3 Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended by inserting after section 2218a the following 

5 new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 2219. Grants for improvement of Navy ship repair 

7 or alterations capability 

8 ‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—(1) Subject to the 

9 availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy 

10 may make grants to an eligible entity for the purpose of 

11 carrying out— 

12 ‘‘(A) a capital improvement project; or 

13 ‘‘(B) a maritime training program designed to 

14 foster technical skills and operational productivity. 

15 ‘‘(2) The amount of a grant under this section may 

16 not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the project or 

17 program funded by the grant. 

18 ‘‘(3) A grant provided under this section may not be 

19 used to construct buildings or other physical facilities, ex20 cept for piers, dry docks, and structures in support of 

21 piers and dry docks, or to acquire land. 

22 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may not award a grant to an eli23 gible entity under this section unless the Secretary deter24 mines that— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the entity has access to sufficient non2 Federal funding to meet the requirement under 

3 paragraph (2); 

4 ‘‘(B) the entity has authority to carry out the 

5 proposed project; and 

6 ‘‘(C) the project or program would improve— 

7 ‘‘(i) efficiency, competitive operations, ca8 pability, or quality of United States Navy ship 

9 repair or alterations; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) employee, or potential employee, skills 

11 and enhanced productivity related to United 

12 States Navy ship repair or alterations. 

13 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 

14 this section, an entity shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) be a shipyard or other entity that provides 

16 ship repair or alteration for non-nuclear ships; 

17 ‘‘(2) submit an application, at such time, in 

18 such form, and containing such information and as19 surances as the Secretary may require, including a 

20 comprehensive description of— 

21 ‘‘(A) the need for the project or program 

22 proposed to be funded under the grant; 

23 ‘‘(B) the methodology to be used to imple24 ment the project or program; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) any existing programs or arrange2 ments that could be used to supplement or le3 verage a grant provided under this section; and 

4 ‘‘(3) enter into an agreement with the Secretary 

5 under which the entity agrees— 

6 ‘‘(A) to complete the project or program 

7 funded by the grant within a certain timeframe 

8 and without unreasonable delay and the Sec9 retary determines such project or program is 

10 likely to be completed within the timeframe pro11 vided in such agreement; 

12 ‘‘(B) to return to the Secretary any 

13 amount of the grant that is— 

14 ‘‘(i) not used by the grant recipient 

15 for the purpose for which the grant was 

16 awarded; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) not obligated or expended within 

18 the timeframe provided in the agreement; 

19 ‘‘(C) to maintain such records as the Sec20 retary may require and make such records 

21 available for review and audit by the Secretary; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(D) not to purchase any product or mate24 rial for the project or program using grant 

25 funds, including any commercially available off- 
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1 the-shelf item, unless such product or material 

2 is— 

3 ‘‘(i) an unmanufactured article, mate4 rial, or supply that has been mined or pro5 duced in the United States; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) a manufactured article, material, 

7 or supply that has been manufactured in 

8 the United States substantially all from ar9 ticles, materials, or supplies mined, pro10 duced, or manufactured in the United 

11 States. 

12 ‘‘(c) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall issue guide13 lines to establish appropriate accounting, reporting, and 

14 review procedures to ensure that— 

15 ‘‘(1) amounts awarded as grants under this sec16 tion are used for the purposes for which such 

17 amounts were made available; and 

18 ‘‘(2) an entity that receives a grant under this 

19 section complies with the terms of the agreement 

20 such entity enters into with the Secretary pursuant 

21 to subsection (b)(3). 

22 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 ‘‘(1) The term ‘commercially available off-the24 shelf item’— 
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1 ‘‘(A) means any item of supply (including 

2 construction material) that is— 

3 ‘‘(i) a commercial item, as defined by 

4 section 2.101 of title 48, Code of Federal 

5 Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 

6 enactment of the National Defense Author7 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024); and 

8 ‘‘(ii) sold in substantial quantities in 

9 the commercial marketplace; and 

10 ‘‘(B) does not include bulk cargo, as de11 fined in section 40102(4) of title 46, such as 

12 agricultural products and petroleum products. 

13 ‘‘(2) The term ‘product or material’, with re14 spect to a project or program— 

15 ‘‘(A) means an article, material, or supply 

16 brought to the site where the project or pro17 gram is being carried out for incorporation into 

18 the project or program; and 

19 ‘‘(B) includes an item brought to the site 

20 preassembled from articles, materials, or sup21 plies. 

22 ‘‘(3) The term ‘United States’ includes the Dis23 trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

24 Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Amer25 ican Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1014. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION OF LAW RE2 GARDING VESSEL NOMENCLATURE. 

3 Section 8662 of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) by striking subsection (b); and 

6 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub7 section (b). 

8 SEC. 1015. RESPONSIBILITY OF COMMANDANT OF THE MA9 RINE CORPS WITH RESPECT TO NAVAL 

10 FORCE BATTLESHIP ASSESSMENT AND RE11 QUIREMENT REPORTING. 

12 Section 8695(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AM15 PHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIPS’’ and inserting ‘‘RE16 SPONSIBILITIES OF COMMANDANT OF MARINE

17 CORPS’’; and 

18 (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 

19 following: ‘‘and for naval vessels with the primary 

20 mission of transporting Marines’’. 

21 SEC. 1016. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON SHIP22 BUILDING DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 

23 Section 1025(a) of the National Defense Authoriza24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 

25 U.S.C. 7291 note) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘United States’’ and all that fol2 lows and inserting ‘‘United States—’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraphs: 

5 ‘‘(1) to have available, as soon as practicable, 

6 not fewer than 355 battle force ships, comprised of 

7 the optimal mix of platforms, with funding subject 

8 to the availability of appropriations or other funds; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(2) that the United States shipbuilding de11 fense industrial base is fundamental to achieving the 

12 shipbuilding requirements of the Navy and con13 stitutes a unique national security imperative that 

14 requires sustainment and support by the Navy and 

15 Congress.’’. 

16 SEC. 1017. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 

17 INACTIVATION OF LANDING DOCK SHIPS AND 

18 GUIDED MISSILE CRUISERS. 

19 (a) LANDING DOCK SHIPS.—None of the funds au20 thorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 

21 available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of De22 fense may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to 

23 retire, inactivate, or place in storage any of the following 

24 ships: 

25 (1) USS Germantown (LSD-42). 
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1 (2) USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44). 

2 (3) USS Tortuga (LSD-46). 

3 (b) GUIDED MISSILE CRUISERS.—None of the funds 

4 authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

5 made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Department 

6 of Defense may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare 

7 to retire, inactivate, or place in storage— 

8 (1) the USS Shiloh (CG-67); 

9 (2) the USS Cowpens (CG-63); or 

10 (3) more than three other guided missile cruis11 ers. 

12 SEC. 1018. EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT VESSELS. 

13 (a) PROHIBITION ON REDUCED OPERATING STA14 TUS.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

15 by this Act or otherwise made available for the Depart16 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2024 may be used to place 

17 an expeditionary fast transport vessel into a reduced oper18 ating status. 

19 (b) STRATEGY FOR USE.— 

20 (1) STRATEGY AND CONCEPT OF OPER21 ATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

22 the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Naval Oper23 ations, in consultation with the Commander of 

24 United States Military Sealift Command, shall de25 velop and implement a strategy and concept of oper-
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1 ations for the use of expeditionary fast transport 

2 vessels in support of operational plans in the area of 

3 operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command. 

4 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 

5 development of the strategy and concept of oper6 ations required under paragraph (1), the Chief of 

7 Naval Operations shall submit to the congressional 

8 defense committees a report describing such strategy 

9 and concept of operations. 

10 SEC. 1019. GUAM SHIPYARD ASSESSMENT . 

11 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec13 retary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional de14 fense committees an assessment of the ship building and 

15 repair capabilities located on Guam, as of the date of the 

16 enactment of this Act, and the feasibility of reestablishing 

17 the former Ship Repair Facility, Guam. 

18 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under 

19 subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 

20 (1) A description of the capabilities to conduct 

21 shipbuilding and ship repair activities in Guam, as 

22 of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

23 (2) A description of any planned improvements 

24 to shipbuilding and ship repair infrastructure in 

25 Guam. 
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1 (3) An evaluation of the feasibility of re-estab2 lishing a depot-level ship repair capability with dry3 docking in Guam at the site of the former Ship Re4 pair Facility, Guam, including an identification of 

5 options for operating the ship repair capability 

6 through a public-private partnership. 

7 SEC. 1020. AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO 

8 ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE ADVANCE 

9 PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 

10 SAN ANTONIO-CLASS AMPHIBIOUS SHIP. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to be appro12 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for the 

13 Navy for Shipbuilding and Conversion for any of fiscal 

14 years 2023 through 2025 may be used by the Secretary 

15 of the Navy to enter into an incrementally funded contract 

16 for the advance procurement and construction of a San 

17 Antonio-class amphibious ship. 

18 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—A contract entered 

19 into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 

20 of the United States to make a payment under the con21 tract is subject to the availability of appropriations for 

22 that purpose, and that total liability to the Government 

23 for the termination of the contract shall be limited to the 

24 total amount of funding obligated at time of termination. 
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1 SEC. 1021. AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO 

2 ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE ADVANCE 

3 PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 

4 SUBMARINE TENDER. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to be appro6 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for the 

7 Navy for Shipbuilding and Conversion for fiscal year 2024 

8 may be used by the Secretary of the Navy to enter into 

9 an incrementally funded contract for the advance procure10 ment and construction of a submarine tender. 

11 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—A contract entered 

12 into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 

13 of the United States to make a payment under the con14 tract is subject to the availability of appropriations for 

15 that purpose, and that total liability to the Government 

16 for the termination of the contract shall be limited to the 

17 total amount of funding obligated at time of termination. 

18 SEC. 1022. PLAN FOR EXTENDED PROHIBITION ON RETIRE19 MENT OF SHIPS. 

20 In the case of any ship or class of ship for which 

21 a provision of this Act limits the availability of funds au22 thorized to be appropriated for the purposes retiring, pre23 paring to retire, inactivating, or placing in storage any 

24 such ship, the Secretary of Defense shall include, with the 

25 Department of Defense materials submitted to Congress 

26 with the budget of the President for fiscal year 2025, a 
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1 plan to resource and retain such ship or class of ships 

2 until— 

3 (1) the end of fiscal year 2027; or 

4 (2) the end of the expected service life of the 

5 ships. 

6 SEC. 1023. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING 

7 PENDING RETIREMENT OF NAVAL VESSELS 

8 VIABLE FOR ARTIFICIAL REEFING. 

9 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con10 gress that the Secretary of the Navy should explore and 

11 solicit artificial reefing opportunities with appropriate en12 tities for any naval vessel planned for retirement before 

13 initiating any plans to dispose of the vessel. 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days before the re15 tirement from the Naval Vessel Register of any naval ves16 sel that is a viable candidate for artificial reefing, the Sec17 retary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on 

18 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa19 tives notice of the pending retirement of such vessel. 

20 SEC. 1024. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON SUBMARINE READI21 NESS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

23 date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 90 days 

24 thereafter until September 30, 2026, the Secretary of the 

25 Navy shall provide to the congressional defense commit-
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1 tees quarterly briefings on SSN (attack) submarine class 

2 maintenance and readiness. 

3 (b) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—Each briefing 

4 under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

5 (1) The original estimated amount of time ex6 pected for SSN (attack) submarine depot-level main7 tenance activities to be completed, any adjustments 

8 to the schedule, the reasons why any changes were 

9 necessary, and the new expected timeframe for com10 pletion and any additional costs involved, which 

11 shall— 

12 (A) by broken out by shipyard or private 

13 entity (by site), by name, and by type of sub14 marine; and 

15 (B) include any new efforts the Navy has 

16 taken to address the delays it continues to face. 

17 (2) Metrics for improvement and capacity of 

18 public and private shipyards that affect depot-level 

19 maintenance activities for SSN (attack) submarines, 

20 including— 

21 (A) trends in the amount of maintenance 

22 work performed compared to shipyard capacity; 

23 (B) an assessment of the adequacy of the 

24 workforce; 
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1 (C) projections with respect to the avail2 ability of parts; and 

3 (D) major infrastructure requirements at 

4 each shipyard for the subsequent 30 years to 

5 sustain the authorized fleetwide SSN (attack) 

6 submarine readiness level. 

7 (3) Recommendations for legislative changes re8 quired with respect to policy or resources to ensure 

9 efficient and effective maintenance and operational 

10 readiness for the SSN (attack) class of submarine. 

11 SEC. 1025. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING A 

12 NAVAL VESSEL AFTER WILLIAM B. GOULD. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 

14 Navy should name a commissioned naval vessel after for15 merly enslaved sailor and Civil War veteran, William B. 

16 Gould, to honor his strength of character and faithful 

17 service to our country. 

18 SEC. 1026. STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE VESSEL DESIGN FOR 

19 IMPROVED OPERATIONS AND SHOCK IMPACT 

20 MITIGATION ON SPECIAL OPERATIONS PER21 SONNEL HEALTH AND FATIGUE. 

22 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

23 cooperation with the Commander of the United States 

24 Special Operations Command, shall conduct an oper25 ational performance study on alternative vessels with M- 
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1 shape hull designs for reduction of wave slap, mitigation 

2 of shock impact on special operations forces, and improved 

3 operational and cost efficiencies. 

4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted under sub5 section (a) shall include the following: 

6 (1) Operational field testing of— 

7 (A) physical health and fatigue metrics of 

8 personnel as baseline for transport on existing 

9 vessels and a comparative assessment of per10 sonnel health and fatigue upon being trans11 ported on alternative vessels with M-shape hull 

12 designs; 

13 (B) increased sustained speeds; and 

14 (C) improved turn radius and stability for 

15 payload targeting. 

16 (2) A comparative cost assessment of the oper17 ation and maintenance of existing and M-shape hull 

18 vessels. 

19 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

21 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re22 port containing the results of the study required under 

23 subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 1027. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING OF 

2 NAVAL VESSEL AFTER MAJOR JAMES CA3 PERS, JR.. 

4 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con5 gress that the Secretary of the Navy should name a vessel 

6 of the United States Navy the ‘‘U.S.S. Major James Ca7 pers Jr.’’ in honor of Major James Capers, Jr., for the 

8 acts of valor described in subsection (b). 

9 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 

10 described in this subsection are the actions of James Ca11 pers, Jr., as a member of the Marine Corps, during the 

12 period of March 31 through April 3, 1967, during the 

13 Vietnam War, for which he was previously awarded the 

14 Silver Star. 

15 Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

16 SEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

17 FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVID18 UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 

19 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE 

20 UNITED STATES. 

21 Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National De22 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

23 115–232; 132 Stat. 1953) is amended by striking ‘‘De24 cember 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
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1 SEC. 1032. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

2 TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN 

3 THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES 

4 TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 

5 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

6 Section 1034(a) 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, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

10 SEC. 1033. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

11 FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVID12 UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 

13 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CER14 TAIN COUNTRIES. 

15 Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National De16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

17 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954) is amended by striking ‘‘De18 cember 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

19 SEC. 1034. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

20 TO CLOSE OR RELINQUISH CONTROL OF 

21 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA22 NAMO BAY, CUBA. 

23 Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization 

24 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

25 1551) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 

26 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2024’’. 
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1 SEC. 1035. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF ARMED FORCES 

2 TO DETAIN CITIZENS OF THE UNITED 

3 STATES. 

4 Section 1021(b) of the National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 

6 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended, in the matter preceding 

7 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, other than a citizen of the 

8 United States,’’ after ‘‘any person’’. 

9 Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 

10 Authorities and Limitations 

11 SEC. 1041. MODIFICATION TO DEFINITIONS OF CONFUCIUS 

12 INSTITUTE. 

13 (a) LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF FUNDS TO INSTI14 TUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—Paragraph (1) of sec15 tion 1062(d) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na16 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

17 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2241) is amended to 

18 read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(1) CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE.—The term ‘Con20 fucius Institute’ means— 

21 ‘‘(A) any program that receives funding 

22 from or has any operational ties to— 

23 ‘‘(i) the Chinese International Edu24 cation Foundation; or 

25 ‘‘(ii) the Center for Language Ex26 change Cooperation of the Ministry of 
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1 Education of the People’s Republic of 

2 China; or 

3 ‘‘(B) any cultural institute directly or indi4 rectly funded by the Government of the Peo5 ple’s Republic of China.’’. 

6 (b) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS FOR CHINESE LAN7 GUAGE INSTRUCTION.—Paragraph (2) of section 1091(d) 

8 of the of the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza9 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 

10 Stat. 1998) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(2) CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE.—The term ‘Con12 fucius Institute’ means— 

13 ‘‘(A) any program that receives funding 

14 from or has any operational ties to— 

15 ‘‘(i) the Chinese International Edu16 cation Foundation; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) the Center for Language Ex18 change Cooperation of the Ministry of 

19 Education of the People’s Republic of 

20 China; or 

21 ‘‘(B) any cultural institute directly or indi22 rectly funded by the Government of the Peo23 ple’s Republic of China.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1042. LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF FUNDS TO INSTI2 TUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION HOSTING 

3 CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES. 

4 Section 1062(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

5 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

6 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2241 note) is further 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘ if the Secretary, after 

10 consultation with the National Academies of 

11 Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, deter12 mines such a waiver is appropriate.’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘if the institution of higher education pro14 vides to the Secretary—’’; and 

15 (B) and by adding at the end the following 

16 new subparagraphs: 

17 ‘‘(A) a commitment that it will not host 

18 the Confucius Institute at any time after Sep19 tember 30, 2026; 

20 ‘‘(B) a plan to close the Confucius Insti21 tute before such date; and 

22 ‘‘(C) a justification for why the institution 

23 is unable to close the Confucius Institute imme24 diately.’’; 

25 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para26 graph (3); 
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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol2 lowing new paragraph (2): 

3 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall issue a waiver under 

4 paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis and may only 

5 issue such a waiver for a single year. An institution 

6 of higher education that receives a one-year waiver 

7 and seeks an additional waiver shall submit to the 

8 Secretary an application that includes— 

9 ‘‘(A) the reason why an additional waiver 

10 is necessary; and 

11 ‘‘(B) a description of the steps the institu12 tion has taken during the preceding year to en13 sure the Confucius Institute hosted by the insti14 tution is closed by not later than September 30, 

15 2026.’’; and 

16 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(4) The authority to issue a waiver under 

19 paragraph (1) shall terminate on October 1, 2026, 

20 and any waiver issued under such paragraph shall 

21 not apply on or after such date.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1043. MODIFICATION OF VETTING PROCEDURES AND 

2 MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 

3 MILITARY TRAINING. 

4 Section 1090 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

5 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

6 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub8 section (f); and 

9 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol10 lowing new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF NATO MEMBER NATIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

13 and (3), the Secretary of Defense may exempt the 

14 nationals of a member nation of the North Atlantic 

15 Treaty Organization from the requirements applica16 ble to covered individuals under this section. 

17 ‘‘(2) PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

18 Defense shall establish a process for granting ex19 emptions under this section. Such process shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) include— 

21 ‘‘(i) an identification of existing vet22 ting procedures and security measures that 

23 are functionally equivalent to Department 

24 of Defense standards for eligibility for 

25 physical access to Department installations 

26 and facilities in the United States; or 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the establishment of alternative 

2 procedures and measures applicable to 

3 such member nations that are functionally 

4 equivalent to such Department of Defense 

5 standards; and 

6 ‘‘(B) include such other measures as the 

7 Secretary determines appropriate. 

8 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

9 than 30 days before granting an exemption under 

10 paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

11 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

12 and the House of Representatives notification of the 

13 Secretary’s intent to grant such an exemption.’’. 

14 SEC. 1044. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS UNTIL 

15 DELIVERY OF REPORT ON NEXT GENERA16 TION TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS. 

17 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com19 mander of United States Special Operations Command 

20 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re21 port on reported issues with the AN/PRC–163 radio that 

22 includes the following: 

23 (1) A history of all issues with the AN/PRC– 

24 163 radio reported 30 days before the date of sub25 mission of such report, and the steps taken by the 
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1 Commander and the manufacturer of such radio to 

2 remedy such reported issues. 

3 (2) A summary and description of all such re4 ported issues that have not been remedied as of the 

5 date of submission of such report that have been 

6 identified through consultation with users in the 

7 field at the tactical level and recently redeployed op8 erators of such radio throughout the Command. 

9 (3) A plan, developed in consultation with the 

10 manufacturer of such radio, to address and mitigate 

11 all identified issues with the radio by 2025. 

12 (b) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds author13 ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 

14 available for fiscal year 2024 for the United States Special 

15 Operations Command for procurement of Next Generation 

16 Tactical Communications, not more than 75 percent may 

17 be obligated or expended until the Commander of United 

18 States Special Operations Command submits to the con19 gressional defense committees the report require under 

20 subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS RELATED TO 

2 MILITARY RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOUNDA3 TION. 

4 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

5 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

6 for the Department of Defense may be used— 

7 (1) to communicate with the Military Religious 

8 Freedom Foundation, its leadership, or its founder; 

9 or 

10 (2) to take any action or make any decision as 

11 a result of any claim, objection, or protest made by 

12 the Military Religious Freedom Foundation without 

13 the authority of the Secretary of Defense. 

14 SEC. 1046. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ADVISORY 

15 COMMITTEES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL, 

16 SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE ASPECTS. 

17 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 

18 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

19 for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 may 

20 be used— 

21 (1) to establish in the Department of Defense 

22 an advisory committee related to environmental, so23 cial, and governance aspects; or 

24 (2) for the Defense Advisory Committee on Di25 versity and Inclusion or any successor committee. 

26 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘environmental’’ includes any2 thing related to— 

3 (A) emissions of greenhouse gases, includ4 ing— 

5 (i) carbon dioxide; 

6 (ii) methane; 

7 (iii) nitrous oxide; 

8 (iv) nitrogen trifluoride; 

9 (v) hydrofluorocarbons; 

10 (vi) perfluorocarbons; and 

11 (vii) sulfur hexafluoride; 

12 (B) climate change; and 

13 (C) environmental justice. 

14 (2) The term ‘‘governance’’ means how a pri15 vate entity is run, including the structure and com16 position of the entity based on race, color, national 

17 origin, or sex and how compensation is made. 

18 (3) The term ‘‘social’’ includes anything related 

19 to— 

20 (A) race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual 

21 orientation, or socioeconomic standards; 

22 (B) ideologies that oppose equal protection 

23 of the law or support discrimination on the 

24 basis of race, color, national origin, or sex; and 
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1 (C) critical race theory, social justice, or 

2 similar ideologies. 

3 SEC. 1047. SECURITY CLEARANCE REINSTATEMENT FOR 

4 RECENTLY SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE 

5 ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 

6 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

7 (a) PRE-EMPLOYMENT REVIEWS.—Except as pro8 vided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall— 

9 (1) during the one-year period following the 

10 date of the separation of any covered individual from 

11 the Armed Forces or the Department of Defense (as 

12 the case may be)— 

13 (A) waive the requirement for a reinstate14 ment review prior to the commencement of 

15 post-service employment by such individual in a 

16 civilian position requiring an equivalent level of 

17 security clearance as the security clearance held 

18 by such individual as of the date of the separa19 tion; and 

20 (B) deem the security clearance of such in21 dividual valid and eligible for immediate use for 

22 post-service employment in such civilian posi23 tion; and 

24 (2) during the 2-year period following the con25 clusion of the period specified in paragraph (1), with 
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1 respect to a covered individual occupying or seeking 

2 to occupy a civilian position described in such para3 graph, shall complete the reinstatement review for 

4 such individual by not later than 180 days after the 

5 date of the initiation of such review. 

6 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 

7 with respect to a covered individual who— 

8 (1) in the case of a former member of the 

9 Armed Forces, separated from the Armed Forces 

10 under other than honorable circumstances; 

11 (2) is otherwise under review or suspension by 

12 the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and 

13 Security Agency; or 

14 (3) is unable to demonstrate that a security 

15 clearance at an equivalent level as the security clear16 ance held by such individual as of the date of the 

17 separation of the individual from the Armed Forces 

18 or Department of Defense (as the case may be) is 

19 required for post-service employment in a civilian po20 sition. 

21 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means a 

23 former member of the Armed Forces or a former ci24 vilian employee of the Department of Defense. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘reinstatement review’’ means a 

2 review for the reinstatement of a security clearance. 

3 SEC. 1048. PROHIBITION ON DISPLAY OF UNAPPROVED 

4 FLAGS. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION.—No member of the Armed Forces 

6 or civilian employee of the Department of Defense may 

7 display a flag other than an approved flag in any work 

8 place, common access area, or public area of the Depart9 ment of Defense. 

10 (b) APPROVED FLAG.—In this section, the term ‘‘ap11 proved flag’’ means any of the following: 

12 (1) The American flag. 

13 (2) The flag of a State or of the District of Co14 lumbia. 

15 (3) A military service flag. 

16 (4) A General Officer flag. 

17 (5) A Presidentially-appointed Senate-confirmed 

18 civilian flag. 

19 (6) A Senior Executive Service and Military de20 partment specific flag. 

21 (7) A POW/MIA flag. 

22 (8) The flags of another country that is an ally 

23 or partner of the United States or for official pro24 tocol purposes. 
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1 (9) The flag of an organization in which the 

2 United States is a member. 

3 (10) A ceremonial, command, unit, or branch 

4 flag or guidon. 

5 SEC. 1049. AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS DEPARTMENT OF DE6 FENSE CONTROLLED PROPERTY FOR TRANS7 FER TO FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES. 

8 Section 2576a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

11 (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D); 

12 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

13 and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall make available for transfer 

17 under this section all excess controlled property of the De18 partment of Defense, other than the types of property re19 ferred to in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph 

20 (1).’’. 

21 SEC. 1050. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT 

22 CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDERS. 

23 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

24 this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 
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1 of Defense for fiscal year 2024 may be used to implement 

2 any of the following executive orders: 

3 (1) Executive Order No. 13990, relating to 

4 Protecting Public Health and the Environment and 

5 Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. 

6 (2) Executive Order No. 14008, relating to 

7 Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 

8 (3) Section 6 of Executive Order No. 14013, re9 lating to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To 

10 Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of 

11 Climate Change on Migration. 

12 (4) Executive Order No. 14030, relating to Cli13 mate-Related Financial Risk. 

14 (5) Executive Order No. 14057, relating to 

15 Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs 

16 Through Federal Sustainability. 

17 (6) Executive Order No. 14082, relating to Im18 plementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Pro19 visions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 

20 (7) Executive Order No. 14096, relating to Re21 vitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environ22 mental Justice for All. 
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1 Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

2 SEC. 1061. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF 

3 DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTING AGENCY. 

4 Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

5 by inserting after section 222d the following new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 222e. Unfunded priorities of Defense POW/MIA Ac7 counting Agency: annual report 

8 ‘‘(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 10 days after the 

9 date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year 

10 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 

11 31, the Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 

12 Agency shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the 

13 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and to the congres14 sional defense committees, a report on the unfunded prior15 ities of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. 

16 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—(1) Each report under subsection 

17 (a) shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by 

18 such report, the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) A summary description of such priority, 

20 including the objectives to be achieved if such pri21 ority is funded (whether in whole or in part). 

22 ‘‘(B) The additional amount of funds rec23 ommended in connection with the objectives under 

24 subparagraph (A). 
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1 ‘‘(C) Account information with respect to such 

2 priority, including the following (as applicable): 

3 ‘‘(i) Line Item Number for applicable pro4 curement accounts. 

5 ‘‘(ii) Program Element number for applica6 ble research, development, test, and evaluation 

7 accounts. 

8 ‘‘(iii) Sub-activity group for applicable op9 eration and maintenance accounts. 

10 ‘‘(2) Each report under subsection (a) shall present 

11 the unfunded priorities covered by such report in order 

12 of urgency of priority. 

13 ‘‘(c) UNFUNDED PRIORITY DEFINED.— In this sec14 tion, the term ‘unfunded priority’, in the case of a fiscal 

15 year, means a program, activity, or mission requirement 

16 of the POW/MIA Accounting Agency that— 

17 ‘‘(1) is not funded in the budget of the Presi18 dent for the fiscal year as submitted to Congress 

19 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 

20 Code; 

21 ‘‘(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associ22 ated with an operational or contingency plan of a 

23 combatant command or other validated requirement; 

24 and 
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1 ‘‘(3) would have been recommended for funding 

2 through the budget referred to in paragraph (1) by 

3 the Director of the POW/MIA Accounting Agency in 

4 connection with the budget if additional resources 

5 had been available for the budget to fund the pro6 gram, activity, or mission requirement.’’. 

7 SEC. 1062. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON JOINT ALL DOMAIN 

8 COMMAND AND CONTROL EFFORT. 

9 Section 1076(a) of the National Defense Authoriza10 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 

11 Stat. 3866) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘October 1, 2028, the Deputy Secretary of De14 fense’’; and 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘the Chief Information Officer 

16 of the Department of Defense,’’. 

17 SEC. 1063. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT A RE18 PORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUP19 PORT FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE20 CURITY AT THE INTERNATIONAL BORDERS 

21 OF THE UNITED STATES. 

22 Section 1014(d)(3) of the National Defense Author23 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 

24 10 U.S.C. 271 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 

25 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
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1 SEC. 1064. AIR FORCE PLAN FOR MAINTAINING PRO2 FICIENT AIRCREWS IN CERTAIN MISSION 

3 AREAS. 

4 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.— The Secretary of the Air 

5 Force shall develop a plan, and the associated actions and 

6 milestones for implementing the plan, to designate, equip, 

7 and train the number of combat air forces aviation units 

8 (in this section referred to as ‘‘CAF units’’), equipped with 

9 fixed-wing or rotorcraft assets, that are required in order 

10 to maintain proficient aircrew skills in accordance with the 

11 Core Mission Essential Task List and Designed Oper12 ational Capability Statement of each such unit in the fol13 lowing mission areas: 

14 (1) Close air support. 

15 (2) Forward air controller–airborne. 

16 (3) Combat search and rescue. 

17 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall 

18 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

19 on the plan required under subsection (a). Such report 

20 shall include the following information: 

21 (1) The number of CAF units required to meet 

22 steady-state, contingency, and wartime mission re23 quirements for each mission area referred to in sub24 section (a). 
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1 (2) The number of proficient aircrews each unit 

2 must maintain in order to be qualified and current 

3 in each such mission area. 

4 (3) The number of CAF units and aircrew per5 sonnel that, as of the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act, are trained and equipped to meet steady-state, 

7 contingency, and wartime mission requirements for 

8 each such mission area. 

9 (4) The location of any CAF unit and associ10 ated aircraft that have been designated to be pro11 ficient in such mission areas. 

12 (5) The minimum quantity of initial training 

13 and continuation training sorties and events aircrews 

14 will be required to achieve monthly and yearly to be 

15 qualified as proficient, current, and experienced in 

16 such mission areas. 

17 (6) Any other information, data, or analyses the 

18 Secretary determines relevant. 

19 (c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

20 may not reduce the total inventory of the Air Force of 

21 A-10 aircraft below 218 until the date that is 180 days 

22 after the date on which the Secretary submits the report 

23 required under subsection (b). 
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1 (d) DEFINITION OF PROFICIENT.—In this section, 

2 the term ‘‘proficient’’, with respect to an aircrew, means 

3 that such aircrew— 

4 (1) has thorough knowledge but occasionally 

5 may make an error of omission or commission; 

6 (2) is able to operate in a complex, fluid envi7 ronment and is able to handle most contingencies 

8 and unusual circumstances; and 

9 (3) is prepared for mission tasking on the first 

10 sortie in a theater of operations. 

11 SEC. 1065. ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY RELATING TO 

12 RANGE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY FOR 

13 JOINT ALL-DOMAIN OPERATIONS. 

14 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less fre16 quently than once every three years thereafter until June 

17 1, 2037, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con18 gressional defense committees a report containing an as19 sessment of the Department of Defense range capability 

20 and capacity in Florida. 

21 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.—Each report submitted 

22 under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 

23 (1) The amount and types of testing activities 

24 conducted at ranges in Florida. 
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1 (2) The capabilities and capacity available at 

2 ranges in Florida that are not available elsewhere in 

3 the United States. 

4 (3) The capacity of such ranges to be used for 

5 additional testing activities. 

6 (4) An evaluation of the possibility of using 

7 such ranges for the testing activities of other Fed8 eral agencies and private-sector entities in the 

9 United States. 

10 (5) An evaluation of the capacity of ranges in 

11 Florida to be used to develop and train for current 

12 and future realistic, Joint All-Domain Operations 

13 exercises. 

14 (6) An assessment of Joint All-Domain Oper15 ations training shortfalls at domestic military instal16 lations generally. 

17 (7) An analysis of the use or potential use of 

18 Florida ranges as sites for a large-scale, operation19 ally relevant, live-fire campaign-level Joint All-Do20 main Operations training exercises based on conflict 

21 in the South China Sea first island chain. 

22 (8) An analysis of the national security implica23 tions of a changing Military Mission Line. 

24 (9) A review of Department of Defense engage25 ment with the State and local governments in Flor-
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1 ida to maintain and expand Department of Defense 

2 ranges in Florida. 

3 (10) A review of Department of Defense en4 gagement in the Military Aviation and Installation 

5 Assurance Siting Clearinghouse, Sentinel Land6 scapes of Florida, and entities assessing existing and 

7 future sea lanes for compatibility with future range 

8 requirements. 

9 (c) STRATEGY.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than November 1, 

11 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

12 congressional defense committees a strategy to en13 sure range capability to develop Joint All-Domain 

14 Operations capabilities and training environments 

15 based on the results of the assessments conducted 

16 under subsection (a). Such strategy shall include— 

17 (A) a plan to establish and field require18 ments for the development and testing of 

19 emerging technologies that require a Joint All20 Domain Operations range capability in Florida; 

21 (B) a plan to acquire and field infrastruc22 ture, technology, and human capital required to 

23 develop Joint All-Domain Operations capabili24 ties and training environments in Florida; 
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1 (C) an identification of investments nec2 essary to ensure the ranges in Florida will meet 

3 mission-driven, all-domain requirements of the 

4 future; and 

5 (D) an analysis, determination, and 

6 prioritization of legislative action required to 

7 ensure the Department of Defense maintains 

8 range capability and capacity for future all-do9 main test and training in Florida. 

10 (2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Defense 

11 shall develop the strategy required under paragraph 

12 (1) in coordination with the Joint Requirements 

13 Oversight Council, the Test Resource Management 

14 Center, the Director of Operational Test an Evalua15 tion of the Department of Defense, and the Under 

16 Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 

17 (3) INCORPORATION.—The Secretary of De18 fense shall incorporate the strategy required by 

19 paragraph (1) into any existing capability of the De20 partment of Defense for development and test strat21 egies. 

22 (d) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense com25 mittees a briefing on— 
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1 (1) the first assessment of the Secretary under 

2 subsection (a); and 

3 (2) the strategy required under subsection (c). 

4 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) The term ‘‘Joint All-Domain Operations’’ 

6 means operations comprised of air, land, maritime, 

7 cyberspace, and space domains, including operations 

8 with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, and 

9 actions by the joint force in multiple domains inte10 grated in planning and synchronized in execution at 

11 the speed and scale needed to gain advantage and 

12 accomplish the mission. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘Military Mission Line’’ means 

14 the north-south line at 86°41′ W. longitude. 

15 (f) FORM OF REPORTS AND STRATEGY.— Each re16 port required under subsection (a) and the strategy re17 quired under subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassi18 fied form that does not require safeguarding or dissemina19 tion controls, and may include a classified annex. 

20 SEC. 1066. REPORT ON DEFENSE OF DEPARTMENT OF DE21 FENSE FACILITIES AND FORCES IN EURO22 PEAN AND INDO-PACIFIC REGIONS FROM 

23 MISSILE AND AIR ATTACK. 

24 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

25 a study to determine whether the Department of Defense 
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1 has sufficient forces, systems, and capabilities to defend 

2 Department of Defense military facilities and deployed 

3 forces in the European and Indo-Pacific regions from 

4 hypersonic-, ballistic-, cruise-missile and air attack, or to 

5 otherwise defeat such attacks. 

6 (b) REPORT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 30, 

8 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the congres9 sional defense committees a report on the findings of 

10 the study required by subsection (a). Such report 

11 shall include a specific and detailed plan for ensur12 ing the ability of the Department of Defense to de13 fend Department of Defense military facilities and 

14 deployed forces in the European and Indo-Pacific re15 gions from hypersonic-, ballistic-, cruise-missile and 

16 air attack through 2030. 

17 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 

18 this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified 

19 form, but may include a classified annex. 

20 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 14 

21 days after the date of the submission of the report 

22 required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make 

23 an unclassified summary of the report available to 

24 the public on an appropriate internet website of the 

25 Department of Defense. 
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1 SEC. 1067. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON NAVAL MINE WAR2 FARE. 

3 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

5 the Navy shall seek to enter into an agreement with a fed6 erally funded research and development center to conduct 

7 an independent study of the mine warfare capabilities of 

8 the Navy. 

9 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 

10 shall include an assessment and comprehensive review 

11 of— 

12 (1) the offensive and defensive mine warfare ca13 pabilities of the Navy; and 

14 (2) the offensive mine inventories of Navy as of 

15 the date of study. 

16 (c) RESULTS.—Following the completion of the study 

17 under subsection (a), the federally funded research and 

18 development center that conducts the study shall submit 

19 to the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the 

20 study. The report shall include— 

21 (1) a summary of the research and other activi22 ties carried out as part of the study; and 

23 (2) considerations and recommendations to im24 prove the mine warfare capabilities of the Navy, in25 cluding recommendations for any legislation that 

26 may be needed for such purpose. 
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1 (d) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 

3 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

4 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

5 the House of Representatives— 

6 (A) an unaltered copy of the results of the 

7 study, as submitted to the Secretary under sub8 section (c); and 

9 (B) the written responses of the Secretary 

10 and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

11 to such results. 

12 (2) FORM.—The submission under paragraph 

13 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

14 include a classified annex. 

15 SEC. 1068. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT FORCE 

16 HEADQUARTERS IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

17 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the 

20 United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit to the 

21 congressional defense committees a report on the progress 

22 of the implementation plan required under section 1087 

23 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 

24 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–363; 10 U.S.C. 

25 161 note). 
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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub2 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

3 (1) A description of the personnel, supporting 

4 infrastructure, and operational chain of command 

5 relationships associated with the joint force head6 quarters that is required to be established by section 

7 1087 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au8 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

9 117–363; 10 U.S.C. 161 note). 

10 (2) An evaluation of the personnel, supporting 

11 infrastructure, and operational chain of command 

12 relationships that would be required to support the 

13 potential establishment of an additional fully 

14 equipped and persistent joint force headquarters or 

15 joint task force that would be responsible for the 

16 operational employment of forces in the Western Pa17 cific. 

18 (3) An identification of the appropriate rank for 

19 the commander required to lead the efforts described 

20 in paragraphs (1) and (2) and the feasibility of 

21 using an existing component commander to lead 

22 these efforts. 

23 (4) An analysis of how the Department’s plan 

24 for Joint Task Force Micronesia aligns with the re25 quirements described in paragraphs (1), (2), and 
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1 (3), and in section 1087 of the James M. Inhofe Na2 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

3 2023 (Public Law 117–363; 10 U.S.C. 161 note). 

4 (5) An analysis of the advisability of estab5 lishing an additional joint task force or joint force 

6 headquarters responsible for the operational employ7 ment of forces in the Western Pacific. 

8 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

9 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

10 a classified annex. 

11 SEC. 1069. ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 

12 FORCE DESIGN 2030. 

13 (a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not later than March 

14 31, 2024, and annually thereafter through March 31, 

15 2030, the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall provide 

16 to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 

17 programmatic choices made to implement Force Design 

18 2030, including new developmental and fielded capabilities 

19 and capabilities and capacity divested to accelerate the im20 plementation of Force Design 2030. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing provided under sub22 section (a) shall include— 

23 (1) an assessment of changes in the national 

24 defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, 

25 United States Code, defense planning guidance, the 
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1 Joint Warfighting Concept (and associated Concept 

2 Required Capabilities), and other planning processes 

3 that informed Force Design 2030; 

4 (2) an inventory and assessment of exercises 

5 and experiments related to Force Design 2030 be6 ginning in fiscal year 2020, including— 

7 (A) an identification of any capabilities 

8 that were involved in such exercises and experi9 ments; and 

10 (B) the extent to which such exercises and 

11 experiments validated or militated against pro12 posed capability investments; 

13 (3) an inventory of divestments of capability or 

14 capacity, whether force structure or equipment, 

15 starting in fiscal year 2020, including— 

16 (A) a timeline of the progress of each di17 vestment; 

18 (B) the type of force structure or equip19 ment divested or reduced; 

20 (C) the percentage of force structure of 

21 equipment divested or reduced, including any 

22 equipment entered into inventory management 

23 or other form of storage; 

24 (D) the rationale and context behind such 

25 divestment; and 
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1 (E) an identification of whether such di2 vestment affects the ability of the Marine Corps 

3 to meet the requirements of the Global Force 

4 Management process and the operational plans, 

5 including— 

6 (i) an explanation of how the Marine 

7 Corps plans to mitigate the loss of such ca8 pability or capacity if the divestment af9 fects the ability of the Marine Corps to 

10 meet the requirements of the Global Force 

11 Management process and the operational 

12 plans, including through new investments, 

13 additional joint planning and training, or 

14 other methods; and 

15 (ii) an assessment of the actual and 

16 projected recruitment and retention per17 centages of the Marine Corps, starting in 

18 fiscal year 2020; 

19 (4) an inventory of extant or planned invest20 ments as a part of Force Design 2030, broken down 

21 by capability areas including— 

22 (A) integrated air and missile defense; 

23 (B) littoral mobility and maneuver; 

24 (C) sea denial; 

25 (D) recon and counter-recon forces; 
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1 (E) the amphibious warfare ship and mari2 time mobility requirements the Marine Corps 

3 submitted to the Department of the Navy in 

4 support of the Marine Corps organization and 

5 concepts under Force Design 2030 and its stat6 utory requirements, including an explicit state7 ment of— 

8 (i) the planning assumptions about 

9 the readiness of amphibious warfare ships 

10 and maritime mobility platforms in devel11 oping the requirements; and 

12 (ii) whether the Navy’s 30-year ship13 building plan of and budget for the fiscal 

14 year covered by the briefing meet the am15 phibious ship requirements of the Navy; 

16 (5) for each capability included in the inventory 

17 under paragraph (4)— 

18 (A) the name; 

19 (B) the purpose and context; 

20 (C) an identification of the capability being 

21 replaced, if applicable; 

22 (D) the date of initial operational capa23 bility; 

24 (E) the date of full operational capability; 
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1 (F) the number of deliveries of units by 

2 year; and 

3 (G) the approved acquisition objective or 

4 similar inventory objective; 

5 (6) an assessment of how the capability invest6 ments identified in the inventory under paragraph 

7 (4) contribute to joint force efficacy in new ways, in8 cluding through support of other military depart9 ments; 

10 (7) an assessment of the ability of the Marine 

11 Corps to generate required force elements for the 

12 immediate ready force and the contingency ready 

13 force over the two fiscal years preceding the year 

14 during which the briefing is provided and the ex15 pected ability to generate such force elements 

16 through fiscal year 2030; 

17 (8) an assessment of Marine Corps force struc18 ture and readiness of marine expeditionary units 

19 compared to availability of amphibious ships com20 prising an amphibious ready group over the two fis21 cal years preceding the year during which the brief22 ing is provided and the expected availability of such 

23 ships through fiscal year 2030; 

24 (9) an assessment by the Marine Corps of its 

25 compliance with the statutory organization pre-
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1 scribed in section 8063 of title 10, United States 

2 Code, specifically ‘‘The Marine Corps, within the 

3 Department of the Navy, shall be so organized as to 

4 include not less than three combat divisions and 

5 three air wings, and such other land combat, avia6 tion, and other services as may be organic therein.’’; 

7 and 

8 (10) an assessment by the Marine Corps of its 

9 compliance with the statutory functions prescribed 

10 in section 8063 of title 10, United States Code, spe11 cifically ‘‘The Marine Corps shall be organized, 

12 trained, and equipped to provide fleet marine forces 

13 of combined arms, together with supporting air com14 ponents, for service with the fleet in the seizure or 

15 defense of advanced naval bases and for the conduct 

16 of such land operations as may be essential to the 

17 prosecution of a naval campaign.’’. 

18 SEC. 1070. PLAN FOR TAIWAN NONCOMBATANT EVACU19 ATION OPERATIONS. 

20 (a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense, with the con21 currence of the Secretary of State, shall maintain a suffi22 cient evacuation plan that is suitable for execution as a 

23 noncombatant evacuation operations plan or any other 

24 evacuation mission conducted by the Department of De25 fense from Taiwan. 
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1 (b) ANNUAL REVIEW AND UPDATE.—On an annual 

2 basis, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

3 (1) review the plan required under subsection 

4 (a)and update such plan as the Secretary determines 

5 necessary; and 

6 (2) submit to Congress certification that the 

7 plan is either sufficient or needs to be updated. 

8 (c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 

9 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

10 quarterly thereafter, the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

11 for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities shall provide to the 

12 Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on For13 eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 

14 Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

15 House of Representatives an unclassified and classified 

16 briefing on the plan required under subsection (a). 

17 SEC. 1071. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF 

18 INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME GOVERNANCE CEN19 TER OF EXCELLENCE. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co21 ordination with the Commandant of the Coast Guard and 

22 the Secretary of State, shall conduct a feasibility study 

23 on establishing an Indo-Pacific Maritime Governance Cen24 ter of Excellence focused on building partner capacity for 
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1 maritime governance. Such study shall include an evalua2 tion of each of the following: 

3 (1) The strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific 

4 region in terms of maritime security and governance. 

5 (2) The existing maritime governance frame6 works and institutions in the Indo-Pacific region. 

7 (3) The potential contributions and benefits of 

8 establishing a dedicated center for promoting mari9 time governance in the Indo-Pacific region. 

10 (4) The potential roles, responsibilities, and or11 ganizational structure of the center. 

12 (5) The required resources, funding, and per13 sonnel necessary to establish and sustain the center. 

14 (6) The potential partnerships and collabora15 tions with regional and international stakeholders, 

16 including allied and partner nations, non-govern17 mental organizations, and academic institutions. 

18 (7) The legal and regulatory considerations, in19 cluding any necessary agreements or frameworks 

20 with other entities to establish and operate the cen21 ter. 

22 (8) Any other relevant factors the Secretary de23 termines necessary for the successful implementation 

24 of the center. 
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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

3 to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

4 on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 

5 on Armed Services and Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

6 the House of Representatives a report on the study re7 quired under subsection (a). 

8 SEC. 1072. REPORT ON AIRBORNE INTELLIGENCE, SUR9 VEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE RE10 QUIREMENTS WITHIN THE AREA OF OPER11 ATIONS OF UNITED STATES AFRICA COM12 MAND. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the 

15 United States Africa Command shall submit to the Com16 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 

17 Representatives a report that includes a description of the 

18 needs for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and recon19 naissance within the area of operations of the United 

20 States Africa Command. 

21 (b) MATTERS FOR INCLUSION.—The report required 

22 by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

23 (1) An accounting of the intelligence, surveil24 lance, and reconnaissance requirements requested by 
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1 the United States Africa Command in the last three 

2 years. 

3 (2) An assessment of the rate at which such in4 telligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance require5 ments were fulfilled. 

6 (3) A determination of intelligence, surveillance, 

7 and reconnaissance shortfalls of the United States 

8 Africa Command. 

9 (4) A determination of unfilled intelligence, sur10 veillance, and reconnaissance requirements based on 

11 such intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 

12 shortfalls. 

13 (5) An analysis of current commercial intel14 ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities 

15 and the capacity of such capabilities to fulfill such 

16 intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance short17 falls. 

18 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

19 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

20 a classified annex if such annex is provided separately 

21 from the unclassified report. 

22 SEC. 1073. REPORT ON INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU23 CATION THAT HOST CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES. 

24 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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1 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com2 mittees a report identifying each institution of higher edu3 cation that— 

4 (1) received funds from the Department of De5 fense in the period of one year preceding the date 

6 of the report; and 

7 (2) hosted a Confucius Institute at the time 

8 such funds were received. 

9 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) The term ‘‘Confucius Institute’’ means a 

11 cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the 

12 Government of the People’s Republic of China. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 

14 has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 

15 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

16 1002). 

17 SEC. 1074. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ABOUT 

18 COST OF UNITED STATES OVERSEAS MILI19 TARY FOOTPRINT. 

20 Section 1090 of the National Defense Authorization 

21 Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend22 ed by adding at the end the following new subsections: 

23 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—For fiscal year 

24 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of De25 fense, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Inter-
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1 nal Revenue Service and the Director of the Bureau of 

2 Economic Analysis, shall post on the public Internet 

3 website of the Department of Defense the costs to each 

4 United States taxpayer of the overseas military footprint 

5 of the United States, including— 

6 ‘‘(1) the costs of building, maintaining, staffing 

7 and operating all overseas military bases and instal8 lations; 

9 ‘‘(2) the personnel costs, including compensa10 tion, housing and health care, for all members of the 

11 Armed Forces deployed overseas at any point 

12 throughout the fiscal year; 

13 ‘‘(3) the costs paid to contractors providing 

14 goods and services in support of overseas military 

15 bases, installations, and operations; 

16 ‘‘(4) the costs of conducting all overseas mili17 tary operations, including operations conducted by 

18 United States Armed Forces, operations conducted 

19 using unmanned weapons systems, covert operations, 

20 and operations undertaken by, with, and through 

21 partner forces; 

22 ‘‘(5) the costs of all overseas military exercises 

23 involving United States Armed Forces; and 
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1 ‘‘(6) the costs of all military training and as2 sistance provided by the United States to overseas 

3 partner forces. 

4 ‘‘(d) DISPLAY OF INFORMATION.—The information 

5 required to be posted under subsections (a) and (c) shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) be posted directly on the website of the 

7 Department of Defense, in an accessible and clear 

8 format; 

9 ‘‘(2) include corresponding documentation as 

10 links or attachments; and— 

11 ‘‘(3) include, for each overseas operation— 

12 ‘‘(A) both the total cost to each taxpayer, 

13 and the cost to each taxpayer for each fiscal 

14 year, of conducting the overseas operation; 

15 ‘‘(B) a list of countries where the overseas 

16 operations have taken place; and 

17 ‘‘(C) for each such country, both the total 

18 cost to each taxpayer, and the cost to each tax19 payer for each fiscal year, of conducting the 

20 overseas operations in that country.’’. 

21 SEC. 1075. REPORT ON FOOD PURCHASING BY THE DE22 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

23 Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment 

24 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

25 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Represent-
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1 atives and the Senate and make publicly available on the 

2 website of the Department of Defense a report on the total 

3 amount spent by the Department of Defense on the fol4 lowing for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 

5 and 2022: 

6 (1) The total amount spent on food service op7 erations worldwide for all military personnel, con8 tractors and families, including all food service pro9 vided at all facilities such as combat operations, 

10 military posts, medical facilities, all vessels (air, 

11 land, sea), all entertainment and hosting operations 

12 such as officer’s clubs and other such facilities, and 

13 all food programs provided to other U.S. depart14 ments, such as the USDA-DoD Fresh Fruit and 

15 Vegetable Program. The amount can be aggregated 

16 per each such category. 

17 (2) The amount of total spending per the 25 

18 largest food service contractors or operators. Such 

19 amount shall include per the top 10 following cat20 egories of food, such as meat and poultry; seafood; 

21 eggs; dairy products; produce (fruits, vegetables, 

22 nuts); grains and legumes; processed and packaged 

23 foods. The percentage of all food purchased that is 

24 an American product, pursuant to section 4862 of 
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1 title 10, United States Code (or, the total dollar vol2 ume in that particular category). 

3 (3) The amount, by dollar volume, of third 

4 party certified and verified foods (such as USDA 

5 Organic, Equitable Food Initiative, Fair Trade Cer6 tified, and other categories determined to be appro7 priate by the Secretary). The amount, by dollar vol8 ume, of contracts for food service, food or food prod9 ucts, from women, minority and veteran owned busi10 nesses. 

11 SEC. 1076. STUDY AND REPORT ON POTENTIAL INCLUSION 

12 OF BLACK BOX DATA RECORDERS IN TAC13 TICAL VEHICLES. 

14 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

15 States shall conduct a study to evaluate the feasability and 

16 advisability of equipping all tactical vehicles of the Armed 

17 Forces with black box data recorders. 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

20 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

21 on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 

22 SEC. 1077. ASSESSMENT OF UNDERSEA CABLE REPAIR CON23 TINGENCIES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

25 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
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1 fense, in coordination with the Federal Communications 

2 Commission and other relevant agencies, shall submit to 

3 Congress an assessment on the ability and preparedness 

4 of the USNS Zeus and the Cable Security Fleet to repair 

5 transoceanic submarine fiber optic cables that may be 

6 damaged or cut by adversaries. 

7 (b) CONTENTS.—The assessment under subsection 

8 (a) shall include— 

9 (1) a description of preparedness to address a 

10 situation in which the cables of partner nations in 

11 both the Pacific and Atlantic ocean are damaged or 

12 severed at or around the same time; 

13 (2) a determination as to how long it would 

14 take for the Cable Security Fleet in coordination 

15 with partner nations to repair such cables; and 

16 (3) the options available to provide connectivity 

17 in an emergency or crisis caused by or related to the 

18 damaging or severing of such cables. 

19 SEC. 1078. ANNUAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT OF FRAUD, 

20 WASTE, AND ABUSE. 

21 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Inspector General of 

22 the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress a de23 tailed annual report containing— 

24 (1) a description of the budget of the Depart25 ment of Defense, the total amount and dollar value 
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1 of oversight investigations into fraud waste and 

2 abuse conducted by the Department of Defense Of3 fice of Inspector General, and the total amount and 

4 dollar value of oversight investigations into fraud, 

5 waste, and abuse conducted by the Offices of Inspec6 tor General of each of the military departments; 

7 (2) statistical tables showing— 

8 (A) the total number and dollar value of 

9 oversight investigation completed and pending, 

10 set forth separately by type of oversight inves11 tigation; 

12 (B) the priority given to each type of over13 sight investigation; 

14 (C) the length of time taken for each type 

15 of oversight investigation, both from the date of 

16 receipt of a qualified incurred cost submission 

17 and from the date the oversight investigation 

18 begins; 

19 (D) the aggregate cost of performing over20 sight investigations, set forth separately by type 

21 of oversight investigation; and 

22 (E) the total number and dollar value of 

23 oversight investigations that are pending for a 

24 period longer than one year as of the end of the 

25 fiscal year covered by the report, and the fiscal 
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1 year in which the qualified submission was re2 ceived, set forth separately by type of oversight 

3 investigation; 

4 (3) a summary of any recommendations of ac5 tions or resources needed to improve the oversight 

6 investigation process; and 

7 (4) any other matters the Inspector General 

8 considers appropriate. 

9 (b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each report submitted 

10 under subsection (a) shall be made publicly available. 

11 SEC. 1079. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOW12 COST ANTI-SHIP WEAPONS IN THE INDO-PA13 CIFIC. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall di15 rect the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Com16 mand to carry out the assessment described in subsection 

17 (b) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act. This assessment will be completed in coordina19 tion with the service chiefs associated with the systems 

20 specified in subsection (b)(1), to assess the feasibility, ef21 fectiveness, and value of developing low-cost anti-ship 

22 weapons to help prevent or deter conflict in the Indo-Pa23 cific. 

24 (b) ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED.—The assessment de25 scribed in this subsection includes the following: 
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1 (1) A determination of the appropriate balance 

2 of air, ground, and maritime long range highly sur3 vivable anti-ship cruise missiles (including the Long 

4 Range Anti-Ship Missile and Maritime Strike Toma5 hawk), ground-based short range highly survivable 

6 cruise missiles (including the Harpoon, Joint Strike 

7 Missile, and Naval Strike Missile), and potential 

8 lower-cost, less-capable anti-ship weapons to identify 

9 operational challenges that— 

10 (A) addresses the large number of un11 armed or less technologically sophisticated or 

12 survivable maritime craft that will likely be uti13 lized to support a large-scale amphibious as14 sault; and 

15 (B) assesses the ability of the United 

16 States to achieve sufficient munitions capacity 

17 with the existing inventory of weapons systems 

18 options. 

19 (2) An identification of any appropriate weapon 

20 system programs that could be developed or manipu21 lated to achieve a lower cost, effective anti-ship 

22 weapon system for use against less technologically 

23 sophisticated or survivable maritime targets, and ex24 amine how to— 
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1 (A) leverage the innovative weapons devel2 opment that the services and the private sector 

3 industry have undertaken to address unique 

4 challenges in providing weapons systems, train5 ing, and other support to Ukraine; 

6 (B) utilize existing programs and systems 

7 to minimize delivery time and development 

8 costs; and 

9 (C) insulate or mitigate the effect on muni10 tions supply chains that are already under du11 ress. 

12 (3) An identification of support exercises and 

13 other initiatives to highlight and refine low-cost anti14 ship weapons development. 

15 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

17 shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense com18 mittees on the assessment described in subsection (b). 

19 SEC. 1080. REPORT ON PACIFIC ISLANDS SECURITY STRAT20 EGY. 

21 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

23 (1) develop a comprehensive Pacific Islands se24 curity strategy; and 
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1 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit2 tees a report on such strategy. 

3 SEC. 1080A. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS. 

4 (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR WITHHOLDING CERTAIN

5 REPORTS.—Section 122a(b)(2)(D) of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by striking the period at the end and insert8 ing ‘‘and the Secretary—’’; 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

10 clauses: 

11 ‘‘(i) gives public notice that the report will 

12 be withheld pursuant to such determination; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(ii) submits to the congressional defense 

15 committees the reason for the determination 

16 that the information should not be made avail17 able to the public.’’. 

18 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

20 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com21 mittees, and make publicly available on an appropriate 

22 website of the Department of Defense, a report on the im23 plementation of section 122a of title 10, United States 

24 Code, as amended by subsection (a). Such report shall ad25 dress— 
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1 (1) the procedures under which members of the 

2 public may request a covered report under sub3 section (a)(2) of such section 122a; and 

4 (2) the procedures and criteria under which the 

5 Secretary determines that a report that would other6 wise be a covered report should not be made publicly 

7 available pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(D) of such 

8 section, as amended by subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 1080B. REPORT ON PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES 

10 THAT ARE A CONCERN TO UNITED STATES 

11 NATIONAL SECURITY. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

14 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re15 port on all private military companies the Secretary deter16 mines are a concern to the national security of the United 

17 States. Such report shall include each of the following, for 

18 each private military company covered by the report: 

19 (1) The number of personnel employed by the 

20 company. 

21 (2) Any country or region where the company 

22 is known to be operating. 

23 (3) An identification of any entity that has pro24 vided funding to the company and the amount of 

25 such funding. 
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1 (4) Any illicit conduct in which the company is 

2 known to have engaged. 

3 (5) Any conflicts the company has had with the 

4 United States Armed Forces. 

5 (6) Such other information as the Secretary de6 termines appropriate. 

7 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub8 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

9 may include a classified annex. 

10 (c) PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY DEFINED.—In this 

11 section, the term ‘‘private military company’’ means a 

12 business that offers specialized services related to war, 

13 conflict, and security, including combat operations, stra14 tegic planning, intelligence collection, operation and 

15 logistical support, training, procurement, and mainte16 nance. 

17 SEC. 1080C. STUDY ON CERTAIN GRANTS AWARDED UNDER 

18 DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE 

19 PILOT PROGRAM. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

21 carry out a study on grants awarded under the defense 

22 community infrastructure pilot program established under 

23 section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code for sup24 porting investments in child care options in areas in close 

25 proximity to military installations. 
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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

3 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 

4 of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes— 

5 (1) an accounting of all grants awarded under 

6 such pilot program to support investments in child 

7 care options in areas in close proximity to military 

8 installations; 

9 (2) a list of best practices learned from grants 

10 awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act 

11 under such pilot program for investments in child 

12 care facilities; 

13 (3) a description of barriers, if any, that inhibit 

14 the Secretary from awarding, on a more frequent 

15 basis, grants described in paragraph (1); and 

16 (4) recommendations of the Secretary with re17 spect to ensuring grants awarded under such pilot 

18 program are used to address shortages in child care 

19 options for military families. 

20 (c) MILITARY INSTALLATION DEFINED.—In this sec21 tion, the term ‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning 

22 given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States 

23 Code. 
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1 SEC. 1080D. REPORT ON RECAPITALIZATION OF NAVY C-130 

2 AIRCRAFT. 

3 Not later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary of 

4 the Navy, in coordination with the Chief of the Navy Re5 serve, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

6 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on— 

7 (1) the status of recapitalization of C-130 air8 craft by 2030, as stated in the 2022 Navigation 

9 Plan of the Chief of Naval Operations; and 

10 (2) the effects of such recapitalization on con11 tested logistics and intra-theater airlift capacity. 

12 SEC. 1080E. ASSESSMENT OF SUICIDE RISK AT MILITARY 

13 INSTALLATIONS. 

14 (a) PROCEDURE.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

15 through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 

16 Readiness and in collaboration with the Defense Suicide 

17 Prevention Office. shall establish a procedure for assessing 

18 suicide risk at military installations. 

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

21 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re22 port on the strategy and procedure for assessing suicide 

23 risk at military installations. 
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1 SEC. 1080F. ANNUAL REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES RELATING 

2 TO UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. 

3 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an 

5 annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall 

6 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

7 on incidents involving unmanned aerial systems and re8 lated training exercises. 

9 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 

10 shall include, with respect to the period of one year pre11 ceding the date of the report— 

12 (1) a summary any actions taken to respond to 

13 real-world incidents involving unmanned aerial sys14 tems; 

15 (2) a description of any training exercises con16 ducted to test, evaluate, and refine procedures to de17 fend against unmanned aerial systems; and 

18 (3) a comprehensive evaluation of the processes 

19 and procedures used for designing and conducting 

20 such exercises, including an explanation of whether 

21 such exercises incorporate— 

22 (A) live flown evaluations in representative 

23 scenarios; 

24 (B) minimal use of ‘‘white cards’’, simu25 lated effects, and advanced notice to executing 

26 personnel; and 
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1 (C) a rotating sample of locations to im2 prove personnel training. 

3 SEC. 1080G. 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, 1970, 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) REVIEW OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—In con2 ducting the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller 

3 General shall review any relevant classified information. 

4 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

6 shall submit to Congress a report, which shall be sub7 mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

8 annex, that includes the following: 

9 (1) the scope of any research described in sub10 section (a); and 

11 (2) whether any ticks used in such research 

12 were released outside of any facility (including any 

13 ticks that were released unintentionally); and 

14 (3) whether any records related to such re15 search were destroyed, and whether such destruction 

16 was intentional or unintentional. 

17 SEC. 1080H. REPORT ON BASIC UNDERWATER DEMOLITION/ 

18 SEAL TRAINING PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

21 Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

22 of the Senate and House or Representatives a report on 

23 the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training program 

24 (in this section referred to as ‘‘BUD/S’’) during the period 

25 beginning on the date of the induction of BUDS Class 
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1 319 and ending on the date of completion of the most re2 cently completed BUD/S class as of the date of the enact3 ment of this Act. Such report shall include— 

4 (1) the standards, metrics, training doctrine, 

5 purposes, and administration of BUD/S; 

6 (2) the standards and practices governing med7 ical care provide to candidates undergoing BUD/S 

8 training; 

9 (3) the standards and qualifications informing 

10 the selection of instructors for BUD/S; 

11 (4) the training pathway for candidates prior to 

12 induction for BUD/S; 

13 (5) any changes governing training and screen14 ing for candidates prior to induction; 

15 (6) any changes regarding the composition, 

16 qualifications, and conduct of the instructor cadre at 

17 BUD/S; 

18 (7) the policies regarding civilian participation 

19 in BUD/S, such as retired Navy personnel; 

20 (8) any changes to policies regarding retired ci21 vilian personnel participating in BUD/S instruction; 

22 (9) all instances of candidates who died, or suf23 fered serious injury necessitating separation from 

24 the Navy during BUD/S; 
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1 (10) policies set forth governing standard oper2 ating procedures in the case of the death of a can3 didate at BUD/S; 

4 (11) accountability actions related to incidents 

5 that resulted in the death or serious injury of BUD/ 

6 S candidates; and 

7 (12) corrective actions implemented after the 

8 death or serious injury of BUD/S candidates. 

9 (b) ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT.—The Secretary of 

10 the Navy shall submit, with the report required under sub11 section (a) accompanying documents outlining the stand12 ards of conduct, training doctrine, instructor qualification, 

13 and medical care, used by Naval Special Warfare Com14 mand to inform the training standards and provide oper15 ational direction to BUD/S. 

16 SEC. 1080I. REPORT ON UNMANNED TRAFFIC MANAGE17 MENT SYSTEMS AT MILITARY BASES AND IN18 STALLATIONS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

21 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

22 a report that includes— 

23 (1) a detailed description of the threat of aerial 

24 drones and unmanned aircraft to United States na25 tional security; and 
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1 (2) an assessment of the unmanned traffic 

2 management systems of every military base and in3 stallation (within and outside the United States) to 

4 determine whether the base or installation is ade5 quately equipped to detect, disable, and disarm hos6 tile or unidentified unmanned aerial systems. 

7 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

8 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con9 gressional committees’’ means the following: 

10 (1) The Committee on Armed Services, the 

11 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor12 tation, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

13 the Senate. 

14 (2) The Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 

16 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

17 of Representatives. 

18 SEC. 1080J. BRIEFING ON JOINT EXERCISES WITH TAIWAN. 

19 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con20 gress to strongly support the conduct of wargames, table21 top exercises, and operational exercises with the armed 

22 forces of Taiwan, as such wargames and exercises are an 

23 effective way to build operational expertise and create a 

24 force capable of deterring an adversary. 
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1 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

3 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 

4 briefing on the schedule of exercises between the United 

5 States Navy and Air Force and their Taiwanese counter6 parts. 

7 SEC. 1080K. REPORT AND TRANSMISSION OF DOCUMENTS 

8 ON WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED 

9 FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

12 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re13 port on certain Department of Defense actions during the 

14 withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces withdrawal 

15 from Afghanistan and the subsequent noncombatant evac16 uation operations. 

17 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report described in subsection 

18 (a) shall include the following elements: 

19 (1) A discussion of the strategy that led to the 

20 withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from 

21 Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, including— 

22 (A) the anticipated effect of withdrawal on 

23 potential operations in the final phase of the 

24 overall withdrawal of the United States Armed 

25 Forces and persons from Afghanistan; 
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1 (B) the extent to which considerations of 

2 the timing of such withdrawal were incor3 porated into such strategy in light of— 

4 (i) the impending collapse of the Af5 ghan National Army; and 

6 (ii) the potential need for noncombat7 ant evacuation operations to evacuate citi8 zens and lawful permanent residents of the 

9 United States and individuals potentially 

10 eligible for special immigrant visas; 

11 (C) a description of how such strategy in12 cluded plans for contingencies arising from 

13 operational constraints at the Hamid Karzai 

14 International Airport; and 

15 (D) a description of how such strategy ac16 counted for the risk of jailed ISIS–K fighters, 

17 or any other combatants or terrorists, being re18 leased from Bagram. 

19 (2) A summary of the information known about 

20 the Abbey Gate suicide-bomber, including a descrip21 tion of what was known before the withdrawal of 

22 United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan and 

23 what is known now, including information on— 

24 (A) the suicide bomber; 
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1 (B) known threats to Hamid Karzai Inter2 national Airport and actions taken to mitigate 

3 or respond to the threat; and 

4 (C) actions taken to retaliate for the bomb5 ing. 

6 (3) In consultation with the Secretary of State, 

7 an analysis of persons not employed by the United 

8 States Government who were evacuated in the airlift 

9 from Hamid Karzai International Airport, includ10 ing— 

11 (A) the number of such persons; 

12 (B) the percentage of such persons whose 

13 biometrics were recorded; 

14 (C) the percentage of such persons who 

15 were checked against appropriate databases and 

16 terror watch lists; 

17 (D) a description of the vetting process for 

18 such persons, including the percentage of such 

19 persons who had legitimate and accurate gov20 ernment documentation and the process by 

21 which such documentation was verified; 

22 (E) a description of the procedures applied 

23 to such persons who failed entry vetting cri24 teria, including— 
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1 (i) how many such persons are no 

2 longer under United States or partner gov3 ernment supervision; 

4 (ii) where such persons have been 

5 housed since the evacuation; and 

6 (iii) plans for the future care, release, 

7 or incarceration of such persons; and 

8 (F) a description of the procedures for in9 dividuals who passed vetting procedures, includ10 ing— 

11 (i) the number of such persons who 

12 have been brought to the United States; 

13 and 

14 (ii) rhe number of such persons await15 ing resettlement and plans for resettlement 

16 of such persons. 

17 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

18 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

19 a classified annex. 

20 (d) PUBLICATION.—The report described in sub21 section (a) shall be published on a publicly available De22 partment of Defense internet website. 

23 (e) TRANSMISSION OF DOCUMENTS.—Not later than 

24 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall trans-
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1 mit to the congressional defense committees, the Com2 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

3 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

4 copies of all documents (including all records, communica5 tions, correspondence (including email), messages (includ6 ing text and instant messages), transcripts, summaries, 

7 agendas, written agreements, notes, memoranda, diplo8 matic cables, reports, legal opinions, analytical products, 

9 briefing materials, intelligence assessments, white papers, 

10 nonpapers, meeting readouts, and other materials, regard11 less of electronic or physical format), both classified and 

12 unclassified, in the possession of the Secretary of Defense 

13 or the Secretary of State that refer or relate to— 

14 (1) the decision to withdraw the Armed Forces 

15 from Bagram Airfield, including the decision to 

16 withdraw without notifying the Afghan Government; 

17 (2) the decision to rely on Hamid Karzai Inter18 national Airport for operations following the with19 drawal from Bagram Airfield; 

20 (3) the transfer, and potential escape, of pris21 oners held at Bagram Airfield; 

22 (4) the Abbey Gate suicide-bomber, including 

23 referring and relating to actions taken to mitigate or 

24 respond to the threat to operations at Hamid Karzai 
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1 International Airport and actions taken to retaliate 

2 for the bombing; 

3 (5) the consequences of air lifting large num4 bers of persons with unknown backgrounds and in5 tentions out of Afghanistan; and 

6 (6) communications with nongovernmental 

7 groups of United States persons attempting to ex8 tract persons from Afghanistan, including those that 

9 refer or relate to— 

10 (A) the lists of persons delivered to the De11 partment of State by Operation Pineapple Ex12 press; 

13 (B) attempts by United States Government 

14 personal to prevent or assist such groups in the 

15 movement of persons within, into, or out of Af16 ghanistan, including between Kabul and Mazar17 i-Sharif, between Kabul and the borders of Af18 ghanistan, between Kabul and to airstrips in 

19 neighboring countries, and within Kabul to the 

20 Hamid Karzai International Airport; 

21 (C) any monetary support the United 

22 States Government considered offering; and 

23 (D) whether there were intelligence or sur24 veillance activities directed at those groups, and 

25 the purpose and extent of such activities. 
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1 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 1081. NAVY CONSIDERATION OF COAST GUARD VIEWS 

3 ON MATTERS DIRECTLY CONCERNING COAST 

4 GUARD CAPABILITIES. 

5 Chapter 803 of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 8029. Consideration of Coast Guard views on mat8 ters directly concerning Coast Guard ca9 pabilities 

10 ‘‘The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the 

11 views of the Commandant of the Coast Guard are given 

12 appropriate consideration before a major decision is made 

13 by an element of the Department of the Navy on a matter 

14 that directly concerns any capability of the Coast Guard 

15 in support of national defense.’’. 

16 SEC. 1082. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION 

17 CELLS ACTION PLAN WITHIN CERTAIN COM18 BATANT COMMANDS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 

20 Commander of the United States Africa Command, the 

21 Commander of the United States European Command, the 

22 Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, 

23 the Commander of the United States Northern Command, 

24 and the Commander of the United States Southern Com25 mand shall each develop an action plan that includes— 
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1 (1) the potential establishment of a commercial 

2 integration cell within their respective combatant 

3 command for the purpose of closely integrating pub4 lic and private entities with capabilities relevant to 

5 the area of operation of such combatant command; 

6 and 

7 (2) the potential establishment of a chief tech8 nology officer position within their respective com9 batant command, who would— 

10 (A) oversee such commercial integration 

11 cell; and 

12 (B) report directly to the commander of 

13 the applicable combatant command. 

14 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, each commander of a com16 batant command referred to in subsection (a) shall provide 

17 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

18 the House of Representatives a briefing on the feasibility, 

19 costs, and benefits of establishing a commercial integra20 tion cell. 

21 SEC. 1083. REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE WARFIGHTING RE22 QUIREMENTS FOR CONFRONTING RUSSIA IN 

23 EUROPE. 

24 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con25 gress that— 
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1 (1) European warfighting requirements should 

2 reflect the most current state of affairs regarding 

3 assessed adversary capabilities, capacity, and intent; 

4 and 

5 (2) maintaining up-to-date plans and assump6 tions is essential to— 

7 (A) identifying and properly scoping global 

8 threats; and 

9 (B) the ability of the Department of De10 fense to counter such threats to secure the de11 fense and national security interests of the 

12 United States. 

13 (b) REQUIREMENT.— The Secretary of Defense shall 

14 update the warfighting requirements of the Department 

15 of Defense for confronting Russia in Europe. 

16 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide 

18 to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 

19 requirements updated under subsection (b). 

20 SEC. 1084. UPDATE TO STRATEGIC PLAN ON DEPARTMENT 

21 OF DEFENSE COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN 

22 PERSONS PROGRAM. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2024, the 

24 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committee on 

25 Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing 
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1 on an updated strategic plan for the combating trafficking 

2 in persons program of the Department of Defense. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS OF PLAN.—The updated strategic 

4 plan required under subsection (a) shall include each of 

5 the following: 

6 (1) An assessment of the efforts of the Depart7 ment of Defense to combat trafficking in persons in 

8 areas with high populations of members of the 

9 United States Armed Forces, including in overseas 

10 locations. 

11 (2) A review of the coordination of efforts of 

12 the Department to combat trafficking in persons 

13 across the military departments in areas where mul14 tiple military departments operate bases. 

15 (3) Recommendations for improved cooperation 

16 with local communities and relevant Federal, State, 

17 and local law enforcement agencies in addressing 

18 trafficking in persons. 

19 (4) A review of new methods and concepts for 

20 combating trafficking in persons that the Depart21 ment has implemented since the previous strategic 

22 plan. 

23 (5) A description of plans of the Department to 

24 adapt innovative approaches, and integrate new 

25 technologies. 
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1 (6) An analysis of Department capabilities to 

2 combat child sexual abuse and exploitation in areas 

3 with high populations of members of the United 

4 States Armed Forces, including overseas locations. 

5 (7) Recommendations for programs to educate 

6 members of the United States Armed Forces on how 

7 to identify and report instances of child sexual abuse 

8 and exploitation, both online and in-person, to the 

9 appropriate law enforcement agency. 

10 SEC. 1085. GUIDANCE FOR USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 

11 SYSTEMS BY NATIONAL GUARD. 

12 (a) NEW GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 

13 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Defense shall issue new guidance on the use of 

15 unmanned aircraft systems by the National Guard for cov16 ered activities. 

17 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

18 on which the Secretary issues the new guidance under sub19 section (a), the Secretary shall provide to the Committee 

20 on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. Such 

21 briefing shall include— 

22 (1) an explanation of whether the new guidance 

23 is more restrictive than guidance on the use of other 

24 types of aircraft for covered activities; and 
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1 (2) if the new guidance is more restrictive, an 

2 explanation for the reasons why such guidance is 

3 more restrictive. 

4 (c) COVERED ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this section, 

5 the term ‘‘covered activities’’ means any of the following: 

6 (1) Emergency operations. 

7 (2) Search and rescue operations. 

8 (3) Defense support to civil authorities. 

9 (4) Support provided under section 502(f) of 

10 title 32, United States Code. 

11 SEC. 1086. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEFENSE 

12 PRESENCE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 

14 Defense should maintain sufficient force posture and ca15 pabilities in the area of operations of the United States 

16 Indo-Pacific Command and that the Indo-Pacific is a joint 

17 theater of operations that requires joint coordination 

18 among all service branches in order to meet the challenges 

19 of the region. 

20 SEC. 1087. COMPLIANCE WITH GAO RECOMMENDATIONS 

21 ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 

22 Not later than one year after the date of the enact23 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify 

24 to the congressional defense committees that the Deputy 

25 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chief Dig-
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1 ital and AI Officer and the Joint Artificial Intelligence 

2 Center, has finalized and issued guidance and agreements 

3 to improve collaboration to better manage fragmentation 

4 among entities involved in artificial intelligence across the 

5 Department, as recommended by the Government Ac6 countability Office in GAO Report 23-106089, including 

7 guidance and agreements that define the roles and respon8 sibilities of the military departments and other organiza9 tions of the Department which collaborate on artificial in10 telligence activities. 

11 SEC. 1088. PROCESS FOR CARRYING OUT DEMILITARIZA12 TION AND DISPOSITION OF MAJOR END 

13 ITEMS. 

14 Not later than one year after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify 

16 to the congressional defense committees that the Under 

17 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 

18 has— 

19 (1) established a process to review and reconcile 

20 inconsistent demilitarization codes and document 

21 changes in such codes; and 

22 (2) developed guidance for the armed forces for 

23 the disposition of major end items, including how to 

24 assess potential risks to national security, avoid un-
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1 necessary destruction, and optimize monetary re2 turns to the government. 

3 SEC. 1089. DESIGNATION OF SINGLE ENTITY TO OVERSEE 

4 IMPLEMENTATION OF PREDICTIVE MAINTE5 NANCE PROCEDURES. 

6 Not later than one year after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify 

8 to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary 

9 has designated a single entity within each of the armed 

10 forces to oversee the implementation of predictive mainte11 nance procedures, and that the Secretary has provided 

12 such entity with sufficient authority and resources to carry 

13 out the responsibility. 

14 SEC. 1090. DECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS OF 

15 UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA. 

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 declassify any Department of Defense documents 

19 and other Department of Defense records relating to pub20 licly known sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena 

21 that do not reveal sources, methods, or otherwise com22 promise the national security of the United States. 

23 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘publicly 

24 known sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena’’ means 

25 a sighting of an of an unidentified aerial phenomenon 
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1 about which there is information available in the public 

2 domain prior to the declassification of documents and 

3 records required under subsection (a), but does not include 

4 United States Government information that was an unau5 thorized public disclosure. 

6 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec7 tion shall require the Secretary of Defense to declassify 

8 any information that the Secretary does not already have 

9 the authority to declassify under Executive Order No. 

10 13526, or any successor order. 

11 SEC. 1091. AUTHORIZATION TO USE NONELECTRIC VEHI12 CLES AT YUMA PROVING GROUND. 

13 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that members 

14 of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Depart15 ment of Defense assigned to the Yuma Proving Ground 

16 are authorized to use nonelectric vehicles in the perform17 ance of their duties. 

18 SEC. 1092. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SUPPORT FOR 

19 ENERGY FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIST CIVIL AF20 FAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM. 

21 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find22 ings: 

23 (1) These officers assist on the analysis, assess24 ment and planning for the civilian production and 
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1 distribution of energy resources before, during and 

2 after conflicts to meet global energy requirements. 

3 (2) A memorandum of understanding has been 

4 established with academia to lead and support the 

5 training program, enabling these officers to provide 

6 the needed technical expertise to evaluate, establish, 

7 maintain, or rehabilitate energy production and dis8 tribution systems. 

9 (3) Academic partnerships can double as a plat10 form for strategic outreach to organizations in the 

11 wider military and energy sectors. 

12 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that— 

14 (1) the establishment of Energy Functional 

15 Specialist Civil Affairs Officers in the Army is en16 couraging; and 

17 (2) the Secretary of Defense should continue to 

18 support and fully fund the existing Energy Func19 tional Specialist Civil Affairs Officer program and 

20 its academic partnership and assess opportunities to 

21 expand the program to other Armed Forces and 

22 across the combatant commands. 
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1 SEC. 1093. SMART SLEEPERS AND BASSINETS AT MILITARY 

2 EXCHANGES. 

3 Subchapter I of chapter 147 of title 10, United States 

4 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

5 section: 

6 ‘‘§ 2486. Smart sleepers and bassinets at military ex7 changes 

8 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall sell, or make avail9 able for rent, sleepers and bassinets with up-to-date sleep 

10 technology through military exchanges.’’. 

11 SEC. 1094. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING REMOVAL OF 

12 PRIESTS FROM WALTER REED MEDICAL HOS13 PITAL. 

14 It is the sense of Congress that— 

15 (1) the provision of pastoral care by priests and 

16 religious leaders is vital for the spiritual and emo17 tional well-being of military personnel and their fam18 ilies; 

19 (2) Department of Defense medical facilities, 

20 including Walter Reed Medical Hospital, play a crit21 ical role in providing healthcare services to the mili22 tary community; 

23 (3) recent reports indicate that priests pro24 viding pastoral care at Walter Reed Medical Hos25 pital were unexpectedly removed, disrupting the 
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1 availability of spiritual support for patients and their 

2 families; 

3 (4) the sudden removal of priests from Walter 

4 Reed Medical Hospital raises concerns about the ef5 fect on the religious and spiritual needs of patients 

6 during their healing process; 

7 (5) priests offer invaluable guidance, comfort, 

8 and solace, and their presence is essential for indi9 viduals facing physical and emotional challenges; 

10 and 

11 (6) the Department of Defense should inves12 tigate the circumstances surrounding the removal of 

13 priests from Walter Reed Medical Hospital and to 

14 take appropriate measures to ensure that patients 

15 have access to pastoral care services without inter16 ruption. 

17 SEC. 1095. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RARE EARTH MAGNET 

18 SUPPLY CHAIN. 

19 It is the sense of Congress that— 

20 (1) rare earth magnets power critical tech21 nologies and national security systems, from mis22 siles, sensors, and jets to advanced energy tech23 nologies and consumer electronics; 
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1 (2) a robust domestic supply of rare earth ele2 ments and critical materials would support a strong 

3 and durable national defense posture; and 

4 (3) as the Office of the Under Secretary of De5 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment fulfills its re6 sponsibilities related to the development of secure, 

7 reliable, and domestically-sourced critical and stra8 tegic materials, Congress encourages the Secretary 

9 of Defense to continue supporting projects that on10 shore domestic extraction, processing, and manufac11 turing capabilities of the domestic supply chain of 

12 rare earth permanent magnets essential to defense 

13 and national security applications. 

14 SEC. 1096. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USE OF MQ-9 

15 REAPER IN AREA OF OPERATIONS OF UNITED 

16 STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND. 

17 It is the sense of Congress that the MQ-9 Reaper 

18 should be used to the greatest extent possible in the area 

19 of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. 

20 SEC. 1097. OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL IM21 PROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION 

22 PLAN. 

23 Section 240b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, the 

2 Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the 

3 House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

4 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

5 Senate’’ after ‘‘congressional defense committees’’; 

6 and 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (A) by amending the paragraph heading to 

9 read as follows: ‘‘BRIEFINGS’’; and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

11 subparagraph: 

12 ‘‘(C) Not later than June 30, 2024, and annu13 ally thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense 

14 (Comptroller) shall provide to the Committee on 

15 Oversight and Accountability of the House of Rep16 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu17 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a brief18 ing on the status of the corrective action plan. Such 

19 briefing shall include an assessment of the progress 

20 of the Secretary of Defense in achieving an unquali21 fied audit opinion as described in subsection 

22 (a)(2)(iv)’’. 
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1 SEC. 1098. AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE FUNDING REQUESTS 

2 FOR THE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DE3 FENSE PROGRAM IN BUDGET ACCOUNTS OF 

4 MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 

5 Section 1701(d)(2) of the National Defense Author6 ization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (50 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)) 

7 is amended by striking ‘‘may not be included in the budget 

8 accounts’’ and inserting ‘‘may be included in the budget 

9 accounts’’. 

10 SEC. 1099. REPORT ON MILITARY REQUIREMENTS IN THE 

11 EVENT OF A CHINESE ATTACK OF TAIWAN. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

13 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

14 on current and future military posture, logistics, mainte15 nance, and sustainment requirements to bolster the capac16 ity of the United States to resist force in the event of a 

17 Chinese attack and attempted invasion of Taiwan. Such 

18 report shall include an assessment of the requirements for 

19 all scenarios, including protracted combat in a contested 

20 environment (such as anti-access, area denial), and an 

21 evaluation of how to best enable a dispersed, distributed 

22 force in the Indo-Pacific region. 

23 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub24 section (a) shall be submitted in classified form. 
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1 SEC. 1099A. REPORT ON OBSTACLES TO MISSION OF DE2 FENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTING AGENCY. 

3 The Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 

4 Agency shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

5 (1) a description of the most significant obsta6 cles, if any, to the mission of the Defense POW/MIA 

7 Accounting Agency to recover and identify the re8 mains of members of the Armed Forces missing in 

9 action; and 

10 (2) recommendations of such Director relating 

11 to legislative or administrative actions to resolve 

12 such obstacles. 

13 SEC. 1099B. PROTECTION OF IDEOLOGICAL FREEDOM. 

14 Section 2001 of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended by adding at the end the following new sub16 section: 

17 ‘‘(c) PROTECTION OF IDEOLOGICAL FREEDOM.—(1) 

18 No employee of the Department of Defense or of a mili19 tary department, including any member of the armed 

20 forces, may compel, teach, instruct, or train any member 

21 of the armed forces, whether serving on active duty, serv22 ing in a reserve component, attending a military service 

23 academy, or attending a course conducted by a military 

24 department pursuant to a Reserve Officer Corps Training 

25 program, to believe any of the politically-based concepts 

26 referred to in paragraph (4). 
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1 ‘‘(2) No employee of the Department of Defense or 

2 of a military department, including any member of the 

3 armed forces may be compelled to declare a belief in, or 

4 adherence to, or participate in training or education of any 

5 kind that promotes any of the politically-based concepts 

6 referred to in paragraph (4) a condition of recruitment, 

7 retention, promotion, transfer, assignment, or other favor8 able personnel action. 

9 ‘‘(3) The Department of Defense and the military de10 partments may not promote race-based or ideological con11 cepts that promote the differential treatment of any indi12 vidual or groups of individuals based on race, color, sex, 

13 or national origin, including any of politically-based con14 cepts referred to in paragraph (4). 

15 ‘‘(4) A politically-based concept referred to in this 

16 paragraph is any of the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) Members of one race, color, sex, or na18 tional origin are morally superior to members of an19 other race, color, sex, or national origin. 

20 ‘‘(B) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, 

21 color, sex, or national origin, is inherently racist, 

22 sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or uncon23 sciously. 

24 ‘‘(C) An individual’s moral character or status 

25 as either privileged or oppressed is necessarily deter-
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1 mined by his or her race, color, sex, or national ori2 gin. 

3 ‘‘(D) Members of one race, color, sex, or na4 tional origin cannot and should not attempt to treat 

5 others without respect to race, color, sex, or national 

6 origin. 

7 ‘‘(E) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, 

8 color, sex, or national origin, bears responsibility for, 

9 or should be discriminated against or receive adverse 

10 treatment because of, actions committed in the past 

11 by other members of the same race, color, sex, or 

12 national origin. 

13 ‘‘(F) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, 

14 color, sex, or national origin, should be discriminated 

15 against or receive adverse treatment to achieve di16 versity, equity, or inclusion. 

17 ‘‘(G) An individual should feel discomfort, guilt, 

18 anguish, or any other form of psychological distress 

19 on account of his or her race, color, sex, or national 

20 origin. 

21 ‘‘(H) Such virtues as merit, excellence, hard 

22 work, fairness, neutrality, objectivity, and racial 

23 colorblindness are racist or sexist, or were created by 

24 members of a particular race, color, sex, or national 
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1 origin to oppress members of another race, color, 

2 sex, or national origin. 

3 ‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 

4 compelling any individual to believe or refrain from believ5 ing in any politically-based concept referred to in para6 graph (4) in their private and personal capacity.’’. 

7 SEC. 1099C. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF AFGHANISTAN WAR 

8 RECORDS. 

9 The Secretary of Defense shall expeditiously disclose 

10 to the public all records relating to the war in Afghani11 stan. 

12 TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 

13 MATTERS 

14 SEC. 1101. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH EXCEPTED SERVICE 

15 POSITIONS FOR ARMY LAW ENFORCEMENT 

16 ACTIVITIES. 

17 Chapter 747 of title 10, United States Code, is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 7378. Army law enforcement activity recruitment 

20 and retention 

21 ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

22 ‘‘(1) Consistent with paragraph (2), and with23 out regard to the provisions of any other law relat24 ing to the appointment, number, classification, or 
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1 compensation of employees, the Secretary of Defense 

2 may— 

3 ‘‘(A) establish, as positions in the excepted 

4 service, such qualified positions in Army Law 

5 Enforcement Activities as the Secretary deter6 mines necessary to carry out the investigative 

7 responsibilities of such activities; 

8 ‘‘(B) appoint an individual to a qualified 

9 position (after taking into consideration the 

10 availability of preference eligibles for appoint11 ment to the position); and 

12 ‘‘(C) subject to subsections (b) and (c), fix 

13 the compensation of an individual in a qualified 

14 position. 

15 ‘‘(2) The authority of the Secretary under this 

16 section may not be used until on or after the date 

17 that each requirement of section 548 of the James 

18 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

19 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) has been 

20 met. 

21 ‘‘(b) BASIC PAY.—The Secretary shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) consistent with section 5341 of title 5, 

23 adopt such provisions of that title to provide for pre24 vailing rate systems of basic pay; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) apply those provisions for purposes of es2 tablishing rates of basic pay for qualified positions. 

3 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, INCENTIVES, AND

4 ALLOWANCES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) The Secretary may provide employees in 

6 qualified positions compensation (in addition to basic 

7 pay), including benefits, incentives, and allowances, 

8 consistent with, and not in excess of the level au9 thorized for, comparable positions authorized by title 

10 5. 

11 ‘‘(2) An employee in a qualified position whose 

12 rate of basic pay is fixed under subsection (b)(1) 

13 shall be eligible for an allowance under section 5941 

14 of title 5 on the same basis and to the same extent 

15 as if the employee was an employee covered by such 

16 section, including eligibility conditions, allowance 

17 rates, and all other terms and conditions in law or 

18 regulation. 

19 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—The au20 thority granted in subsection (a) shall become effective 90 

21 days after the date on which the Secretary provides to the 

22 congressional defense committees a plan for implementa23 tion of such authority. The plan shall include the fol24 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(1) An assessment of the current scope of the 

2 positions covered by the authority. 

3 ‘‘(2) A plan for the use of the authority. 

4 ‘‘(3) Other matters as appropriate. 

5 ‘‘(e) REQUIRED REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in 

6 coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel 

7 Management, shall prescribe regulations for the adminis8 tration of this section. 

9 ‘‘(f) PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The probationary pe10 riod for all employees hired under the authority estab11 lished in this section shall be one year. 

12 ‘‘(g) INCUMBENTS OF EXISTING COMPETITIVE SERV13 ICE POSITIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) An individual occupying a position on the 

15 date of the enactment of this section that is selected 

16 to be converted to a position in the excepted service 

17 under this section shall have the right to refuse such 

18 conversion. 

19 ‘‘(2) After the date on which an individual who 

20 refuses a conversion under paragraph (1) stops serv21 ing in the position selected to be converted, the posi22 tion may be converted to a position in the excepted 

23 service. 

24 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Army Law Enforcement Activi2 ties’ means the Army Criminal Investigation Com3 mand (or any successor organization) and any other 

4 Department of Army organization engaged primarily 

5 in law enforcement, security, or investigative respon6 sibilities as designated by the Secretary of Defense. 

7 ‘‘(2) The term ‘excepted service’ has the mean8 ing given that term in section 2103 of title 5. 

9 ‘‘(3) The term ‘preference eligible’ has the 

10 meaning given that term in section 2108 of title 5. 

11 ‘‘(4) The term ‘qualified position’ means a posi12 tion, designated by the Secretary for the purpose of 

13 this section, in which the individual occupying such 

14 position performs, manages, or supervises functions 

15 that execute law enforcement, security, or investiga16 tive responsibilities.’’. 

17 SEC. 1102. AUTHORIZATION TO PAY A LIVING QUARTERS 

18 ALLOWANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE 

19 NAVY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO 

20 PERMANENT DUTY IN GUAM FOR PER21 FORMING WORK, OR SUPPORTING WORK 

22 BEING PERFORMED, ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE, 

23 OF U.S. NAVAL VESSELS. 

24 (a) ALLOWANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provi25 sion of law, when Government owned or rented quarters 
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1 are not otherwise provided without charge to a covered 

2 employee, the Secretary of the Navy may grant to a cov3 ered employee one or more of the following allowances: 

4 (1) A living quarters allowance for rent, heat, 

5 light, fuel, gas, electricity, and water. The Secretary 

6 is authorized to pay such allowance by reimburse7 ment or by advance payments without regard to sec8 tion 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, United States Code. 

9 (2) Under unusual circumstances, as deter10 mined by the Secretary, payment or reimbursement 

11 for extraordinary, necessary, and reasonable ex12 penses, not otherwise compensated for, incurred in 

13 initial repairs, alterations, and improvements to the 

14 privately leased residence in Guam of a covered em15 ployee— 

16 (A) the expenses are administratively ap17 proved in advance; and 

18 (B) the duration and terms of the lease 

19 justify payment of the expenses by the Govern20 ment. 

21 (b) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, 

22 the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means any civilian employee 

23 of the Department of the Navy who is assigned to perma24 nent duty in Guam for performing work or supporting 
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1 work being performed, aboard or dockside, of U.S. naval 

2 vessels. 

3 SEC. 1103. CONSOLIDATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITIES 

4 FOR CANDIDATES WITH SPECIFIED DEGREES 

5 AT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVEN6 TION LABORATORIES. 

7 Section 4091 of title 10, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘bachelor’s 

10 degree’’ and inserting ‘‘bachelor’s or advanced de11 gree’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (c)— 

13 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

14 ‘‘CALENDAR YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL

15 YEAR’’; 

16 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

17 by striking ‘‘calendar year’’ and inserting ‘‘fis18 cal year’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘6 per20 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘11 percent’’; and 

21 (D) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by 

22 striking ‘‘the fiscal year last ending before the 

23 start of such calendar year’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

24 preceding fiscal year’’; 

25 (3) by striking subsection (f); and 
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1 (4) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub2 section (f). 

3 SEC. 1104. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PER4 SONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

5 Section 9905(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

8 inserting ‘‘, 3307,’’ after ‘‘3303’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

10 paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(12) Any position in support of aircraft oper12 ations for which the Secretary determines there is a 

13 critical hiring need or shortage of candidates. 

14 ‘‘(13) Any position in support of the safety of 

15 the public, law enforcement, or first response for 

16 which the Secretary determines there is a critical 

17 hiring need or shortage of candidates.’’. 

18 SEC. 1105. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 

19 ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 

20 AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED21 ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER22 SEAS. 

23 Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter 

24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

25 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently 
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1 amended by section 1102 of the James M. Inhofe National 

2 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 

3 Law 117–263), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 

4 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2024’’. 

5 SEC. 1106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO GRANT COMPETI6 TIVE STATUS TO EMPLOYEES OF INSPEC7 TORS GENERAL FOR OVERSEAS CONTIN8 GENCY OPERATIONS. 

9 Section 419(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 

11 SEC. 1107. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR 

12 DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES 

13 AND MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES 

14 BASE. 

15 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 1125(a) of the National 

16 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 

17 Law 114–328) is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘2035’’. 

19 (b) BRIEFING.—Section 1102(b) of the National De20 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 

21 115–91) is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘2035’’. 
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1 SEC. 1108. WAIVER OF LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENT OF 

2 RECENTLY RETIRED MEMBERS OF ARMED 

3 FORCES TO DOD COMPETITIVE SERVICE PO4 SITIONS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3326 of title 5, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘cer8 tain’’ before ‘‘positions’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (b)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘the civil service’’ and in11 serting ‘‘the excepted service or the Senior Ex12 ecutive Service’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for the 

14 purpose’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Manage15 ment’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

17 at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 33 of such 

18 title is amended in the item relating to section 3326 by 

19 inserting ‘‘certain’’ before ‘‘positions’’. 

20 SEC. 1109. EXCLUSION OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND EM21 PLOYEES FROM LIMITATIONS ON DUAL PAY. 

22 Section 5531(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘Government corporation and’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘Government corporation, but excluding’’. 
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1 SEC. 1110. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR2 ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 

3 GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF4 FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 

5 Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 

6 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 

7 War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public 

8 Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 

9 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 

11 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1103 of 

12 the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 

13 for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), is further 

14 amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

15 SEC. 1111. SUPPORT UNITED STATES STRATEGIC COM16 MAND AND UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND 

17 ENTERPRISES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 

19 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1599k. APPLICATION OF ACQUISITION DEMONSTRA2 TION PROJECT TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 

3 FORCE EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT 

4 UNITED STATES STRATEGIC COMMAND AND 

5 UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND ENTER6 PRISES. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of the dem8 onstration project, the Secretary of Defense may apply the 

9 provisions of section 1762 of this title, including any regu10 lations, procedures, waivers, or guidance implementing 

11 such section, to an employee of the Department of the Air 

12 Force assigned to support the United States Strategic 

13 Command or United States Space Command, or a joint 

14 subordinate component command or center, as if the em15 ployee was a member of the acquisition workforce. 

16 ‘‘(b) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—For the purposes 

17 of section 1762(c) of this title, participating employees are 

18 deemed not to be persons who may participate in the dem19 onstration project. 

20 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY; CONVERSION.— 

21 Subsections (g) and (h) of section 1762 of this title shall 

22 apply to the authority under this section and to partici23 pating employees, respectively. 

24 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 ‘‘(1) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—The term 

2 ‘demonstration project’ means the demonstration 

3 project authorized by section 1762 of this title. 

4 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE.—The term 

5 ‘participating employee’ means an employee partici6 pating in the demonstration project pursuant to the 

7 authority under this section.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 for chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1599k. Application of acquisition demonstration project to Department of the 

Air Force employees assigned to support United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command enterprises.’’. 

11 SEC. 1112. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO 

12 PROVIDE SECURITY FOR FORMER DEPART13 MENT OF DEFENSE OFFICIALS. 

14 During the period beginning on the date of enactment 

15 of this Act and ending on January 1, 2025, section 

16 714(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, shall be ap17 plied by substituting ‘‘four years’’ for ‘‘two years’’. 

18 SEC. 1113. GAO REPORT ON CIVILIAN SUPPORT POSITIONS 

19 AT REMOTE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

21 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

22 shall assess and submit a report to the Secretary of De23 fense on the following: 
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1 (1) The average number of vacancies for civil2 ian support services positions at remote or isolated 

3 military installations in comparison to vacancies for 

4 such positions at other military installations. In car5 rying out this paragraph, the Comptroller General 

6 shall account for the differences in military popu7 lation size. 

8 (2) The average number of days required to fill 

9 such a vacancy at a remote and isolated military in10 stallation in comparison to filling a vacancy of a po11 sition with the same duties (to the greatest extent 

12 practicable) at such other installations. 

13 (3) Any recommendations on additional hiring 

14 incentives for civilian support services positions de15 scribed in subsection (b)(1)(A) at a remote or iso16 lated installations, and any recommendations on 

17 ways to ensure that such positions described in sub18 section (b)(1)(B) are able to effectively staff posi19 tions in order to meet the mission of their applicable 

20 military installation. 

21 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

22 (1) the term ‘‘civilian support services posi23 tions’’ means— 

24 (A) any position within the civil service (as 

25 that term is defined in section 2101 of title 5, 
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1 United States Code), including any non2 appropriated fund (NAF) position; and 

3 (B) any Federal contractor (or subcon4 tractor at any tier); and 

5 (2) the term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

6 meaning given that term in section 2801 of title 10, 

7 United States Code. 

8 SEC. 1114. MODIFICATION TO SHORE LEAVE ACCRUAL FOR 

9 CREWS OF VESSELS TO SUPPORT CREW RO10 TATIONS AND IMPROVE RETENTION OF CI11 VILIAN MARINERS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 

13 States Code, as amended by section 1111(a), is further 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘§ 1599l. Shore leave accrual for civilian mariners of 

16 the Department of Defense 

17 ‘‘With respect to an officer, crewmember, or other 

18 employee of the Department of Defense serving aboard an 

19 oceangoing vessel on an extended voyage, the first sen20 tence in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 

21 (c) of section 6305 of title 5 shall be applied by sub22 stituting ‘7 calendar days’ for ‘30 calendar days’.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

24 for such chapter is amended by adding after the item re-
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1 lating to section 1599k, as added by section 1111(b), the 

2 following: 

‘‘1599l. Shore leave accrual for civilian mariners of the Department of Defense.’’. 

3 SEC. 1115. ASSESSMENTS OF STAFFING IN OFFICE OF THE 

4 UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PER5 SONNEL AND READINESS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

7 (1) DOD ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of De8 fense shall conduct an assessment validating each 

9 civil service position in the Office of the Under Sec10 retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

11 against existing personnel of the Office. For pur12 poses of carrying out such assessment, the head of 

13 the Office shall submit to the Secretary the align14 ment of total force manpower resources of the Office 

15 against core missions, tasks, and functions, includ16 ing a mapping of missions to the originating statute 

17 or Department policy. 

18 (2) OFFICE ASSESSMENT.—The head of the Of19 fice shall conduct an assessment on the tasks, func20 tions, and associated civilian personnel the Office be21 lieves are necessary to perform the duties of the Of22 fice. 

23 (3) DOD ANALYSIS.—The Secretary shall de24 termine whether there is any conflict between the as-
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1 sessment conducted under paragraph (1) and the as2 sessment under paragraph (2), and what personnel 

3 actions (if any) the Secretary will take to eliminate 

4 such conflict. 

5 (b) INTERIM BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 

6 (1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than April 

7 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 

8 the congressional defense committees an interim 

9 briefing on the assessments under subsection (a). 

10 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com13 mittees a report on the assessments under sub14 section (a). Such report shall include the following: 

15 (A) A validation of every civil service posi16 tion in the Office against existing civilian per17 sonnel requirements. 

18 (B) The methodology and process through 

19 which such validation was performed. 

20 (C) Relevant statistical analysis on civil 

21 service position fill rates against validated re22 quirements. 

23 (D) Analysis of each civil service position 

24 and grade and whether the position description 
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1 and grade match the function and task require2 ments of the position. 

3 (E) Plan to update grades and position de4 scriptions to meet current and future require5 ments, tasks, and functions. 

6 (F) Lessons learned through the civilian 

7 position validation process and statistical anal8 ysis under subparagraphs (B) through (F). 

9 (G) Any legislative, policy or budgetary 

10 recommendations of the Secretary related to the 

11 subject matter of the report. 

12 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

13 (1) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 

14 given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United 

15 States Code; and 

16 (2) the term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of the 

17 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Read18 iness. 

19 SEC. 1116. MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT ACT. 

20 (a) APPOINTMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES.—Section 

21 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)— 

23 (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

24 paragraph (4); 
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1 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(3) The term ‘remote work’ refers to a par4 ticular type of telework under which an employee is 

5 not expected to report to an officially established 

6 agency location on a regular and recurring basis.’’; 

7 and 

8 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(5) The term ‘telework’ has the meaning given 

10 the term in section 6501.’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

13 the end; 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe15 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces 

18 on active duty, or a spouse of a disabled or deceased 

19 member of the Armed Forces, to a position in which 

20 the spouse will engage in remote work.’’; and 

21 (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 

22 (a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(4)’’. 

23 (b) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 

24 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
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1 (A) the terms ‘‘agency’’ means an agency 

2 described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 

3 901(b) of title 31, United States Code; 

4 (B) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an em5 ployee of an agency; 

6 (C) the term ‘‘remote work’’ means a par7 ticular type of telework under which an em8 ployee is not expected to report to an officially 

9 established agency location on a regular and re10 curring basis; and 

11 (D) the term ‘‘telework’’ means a work 

12 flexibility arrangement under which an em13 ployee performs the duties and responsibilities 

14 of such employee’s position, and other author15 ized activities, from an approved worksite other 

16 than the location from which the employee 

17 would otherwise work. 

18 (2) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 18 months 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp20 troller General of the United States shall conduct a 

21 study and publish a report regarding the use of re22 mote work by agencies, which shall include a discus23 sion of what is known regarding— 

24 (A) the number of employees who are en25 gaging in remote work; 
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1 (B) the role of remote work in agency re2 cruitment and retention efforts; 

3 (C) the geographic location of employees 

4 who engage in remote work; 

5 (D) the effect that remote work has had on 

6 how often employees are reporting to officially 

7 established agency locations to perform the du8 ties and responsibilities of the positions of those 

9 employees and other authorized activities; and 

10 (E) how the use of remote work has af11 fected Federal office space utilization and 

12 spending. 

13 SEC. 1117. AMENDMENTS TO THE JOHN S. MCCAIN STRA14 TEGIC DEFENSE FELLOWS PROGRAM. 

15 (a) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—Subsection 

16 (d)(2) of section 932 of the John S. McCain National De17 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

18 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended to read 

19 as follows: 

20 ‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION.—Out 

21 of the total number of individuals selected to partici22 pate in the fellows program in any year, no more 

23 than 20 percent may be from any of the following 

24 geographic regions: 

25 ‘‘(A) The Northeast United States. 
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1 ‘‘(B) The Southeast United States. 

2 ‘‘(C) The Midwest United States. 

3 ‘‘(D) The Southwest United States. 

4 ‘‘(E) The Western United States. 

5 ‘‘(F) Alaska, Hawaii, United States terri6 tories, and areas outside the United States.’’. 

7 (b) APPOINTMENT, PLACEMENT, AND CONVER8 SION.—Such section is further amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (d)(3)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘assigned’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘appointed’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘assignment’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘appointment’’; and 

14 (2) by amending subsections (e) and (f) to read 

15 as follows: 

16 ‘‘(e) APPOINTMENT.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual who partici18 pates in the fellows program shall be appointed into 

19 an excepted service position in the Department. 

20 ‘‘(2) POSITION REQUIREMENTS.—Each year, 

21 the head of each Department of Defense Component 

22 shall submit to the Secretary of Defense placement 

23 opportunities for participants in the fellows pro24 gram. Such placement opportunities shall provide for 

25 leadership development and potential commencement 
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1 of a career track toward a position of senior leader2 ship in the Department. The Secretary of Defense, 

3 in coordination with the heads of Department of De4 fense Components, shall establish qualification re5 quirements for the appointment of participants 

6 under paragraph (1) and subsection (f)(2). 

7 ‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT TO POSITIONS.—Each year, 

8 the Secretary of Defense shall appoint participants 

9 in the fellows program to positions in the Depart10 ment of Defense Components. In making such ap11 pointments, the Secretary shall seek to best match 

12 the qualifications and skills of the participants with 

13 the requirements for positions available for appoint14 ment. 

15 ‘‘(4) TERM.—The term of each appointment 

16 under the fellows program shall be one year with the 

17 option to extend the appointment up to one addi18 tional year. 

19 ‘‘(5) GRADE.—An individual appointed to a po20 sition under the fellows program shall be appointed 

21 at a level between GS–10 and GS–12 of the General 

22 Schedule based on the directly-related qualifications, 

23 skills, and professional experience of the individual. 

24 ‘‘(6) EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT.—To the 

25 extent that funds are provided in advance in appro-
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1 priations Acts, the Secretary of Defense may repay 

2 a loan of a participant in the fellows program if the 

3 loan is described by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 

4 of section 16301(a)(1) of title 10, United States 

5 Code. Any repayment of a loan under this paragraph 

6 may require a minimum service agreement, as deter7 mined by the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(7) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENT

9 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘Depart10 ment of Defense Component’ means a Department 

11 of Defense Component, as set forth in section 111 

12 of title 10, United States Code. 

13 ‘‘(f) CAREER DEVELOPMENT.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

15 shall ensure that participants in the fellows pro16 gram— 

17 ‘‘(A) receive career development opportuni18 ties and support appropriate for the commence19 ment of a career track within the Department 

20 leading toward a future position of senior lead21 ership within the Department, including ongo22 ing mentorship support through appropriate 

23 personnel from entities within the Department; 

24 and 
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1 ‘‘(B) are provided appropriate employment 

2 opportunities for competitive and excepted serv3 ice positions in the Department upon successful 

4 completion of the fellows program. 

5 ‘‘(2) NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT OR CON6 VERSION.—Upon a participant’s successful comple7 tion of the fellows program, the Secretary may, with8 out regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chap9 ter 33 of title 5, United States Code, noncompeti10 tively appoint or convert the participant into a va11 cant competitive or excepted service position in the 

12 Department, if the Secretary determines that such 

13 appointment or conversion will contribute to the de14 velopment of highly qualified future senior leaders 

15 for the Department. The Secretary may appoint or 

16 convert the participant into a position up to the GS– 

17 13 level of the General Schedule or an equivalent po18 sition for which the participant is qualified without 

19 regard to any minimum time in grade requirements. 

20 ‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT OF FORMER PARTICI21 PANTS.—The Secretary may utilize the authority in 

22 paragraph (2) for a participant— 

23 ‘‘(A) up to 2 years after the date of the 

24 participant’s successful completion of the fel25 lows program; or 
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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of a participant who en2 tered the fellows program before the date of the 

3 enactment of this subparagraph, up to 5 years 

4 after the date of the participant’s successful 

5 completion of the fellows program. 

6 ‘‘(4) PUBLICATION OF SELECTION.—The Sec7 retary shall publish, on an Internet website of the 

8 Department available to the public, the names of the 

9 individuals selected to participate in the fellows pro10 gram.’’. 

11 SEC. 1118. INCLUDING MILITARY SERVICE IN DETER12 MINING FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ELIGI13 BILITY FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 

14 (a) TITLE 5.—Section 6381(1)(B) of title 5, United 

15 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(B) has completed at least 12 months of 

17 service— 

18 ‘‘(i) as an employee (as that term is 

19 defined in section 2105) of the Govern20 ment of the United States, including serv21 ice with the United States Postal Service, 

22 the Postal Regulatory Commission, and a 

23 nonappropriated fund instrumentality as 

24 described in section 2105(c); or 
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1 ‘‘(ii) which qualifies as honorable ac2 tive service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, 

3 Space Force, or Marine Corps of the 

4 United States;’’. 

5 (b) FMLA.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—A covered employee who has 

7 completed 12 months of service which qualifies as 

8 honorable active service in the Army, Navy, Air 

9 Force, Space Force, or Marine Corps of the United 

10 States shall be deemed to have met the service re11 quirement in section 101(1)(A) of the Family and 

12 Medical Leave Act of 1993, notwithstanding the re13 quirements of such section 101(1)(A). 

14 (2) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this 

15 subsection, the term ‘‘covered employee’’— 

16 (A) includes— 

17 (i) any Federal employee eligible for 

18 family and medical leave under the Family 

19 and Medical Leave Act of 1993 based on 

20 their status as such an employee; 

21 (ii) any Federal employee covered by 

22 the Congressional Accountability Act of 

23 1995 eligible for family and medical leave 

24 by operation of section 202 of such Act; 
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1 (iii) any Federal employee of the Ex2 ecutive Office of the President eligible for 

3 family and medical leave by operation of 

4 section 412 of title 3, United States Code; 

5 and 

6 (iv) any non-judicial employee of the 

7 District of Columbia courts and any em8 ployee of the District of Columbia Public 

9 Defender Service; and 

10 (B) does not include any member of the 

11 Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Serv12 ice or the Commissioned Corps of the National 

13 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

14 (c) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—Not 

15 later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 

16 Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall modify the 

17 family and medical leave program provided by operation 

18 of section 7425(c) of title 38, United States Code, to con19 form with the requirements of the amendment made by 

20 subsection (a) with respect to military service in section 

21 6381(1)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, as added 

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1 SEC. 1119. ASSESSMENTS OF STAFFING IN OFFICE OF THE 

2 UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RE3 SEARCH AND ENGINEERING. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

5 (1) DOD ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of De6 fense shall conduct an assessment validating each 

7 civil service position in the Office of the Under Sec8 retary of Defense for Research and Engineering 

9 against existing personnel of the Office. For pur10 poses of carrying out such assessment, the head of 

11 the Office shall submit to the Secretary the align12 ment of total force manpower resources of the Office 

13 against core missions, tasks, and functions, includ14 ing a mapping of missions to the originating statute 

15 or Department policy. 

16 (2) OFFICE ASSESSMENT.—The head of the Of17 fice shall conduct an assessment on the tasks, func18 tions, and associated civilian personnel the Office be19 lieves are necessary to perform the duties of the Of20 fice. 

21 (3) DOD ANALYSIS.—The Secretary shall de22 termine whether there is any conflict between the as23 sessment conducted under paragraph (1) and the as24 sessment under paragraph (2), and what personnel 

25 actions (if any) the Secretary will take to eliminate 

26 such conflict. 
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1 (b) INTERIM BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 

2 (1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than April 

3 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 

4 the congressional defense committees an interim 

5 briefing on the assessments under subsection (a). 

6 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com9 mittees a report on the assessments under sub10 section (a). Such report shall include the following: 

11 (A) A validation of every civil service posi12 tion in the Office against existing civilian per13 sonnel requirements. 

14 (B) The methodology and process through 

15 which such validation was performed. 

16 (C) Relevant statistical analysis on civil 

17 service position fill rates against validated re18 quirements. 

19 (D) Analysis of each civil service position 

20 and grade and whether the position description 

21 and grade match the function and task require22 ments of the position. 

23 (E) Plan to update grades and position de24 scriptions to meet current and future require25 ments, tasks, and functions. 
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1 (F) Lessons learned through the civilian 

2 position validation process and statistical anal3 ysis under subparagraphs (B) through (F). 

4 (G) Any legislative, policy or budgetary 

5 recommendations of the Secretary related to the 

6 subject matter of the report. 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

8 (1) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 

9 given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United 

10 States Code; and 

11 (2) the term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of the 

12 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi13 neering. 

14 SEC. 1120. ASSESSMENTS OF STAFFING IN DOD OFFICE FOR 

15 DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

17 (1) SECRETARY ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary 

18 of Defense shall conduct an assessment validating 

19 each civil service position in the Office for Diversity, 

20 Equity, and Inclusion against existing personnel of 

21 the Office. For purposes of carrying out such assess22 ment, the head of the Office shall submit to the Sec23 retary the alignment of total force manpower re24 sources of the Office against core missions, tasks, 
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1 and functions, including a mapping of missions to 

2 the originating statute or Department policy. 

3 (2) OFFICE ASSESSMENT.—The head of the Of4 fice shall conduct an assessment on the tasks, func5 tions, and associated civilian personnel the Office be6 lieves are necessary to perform the duties of the Of7 fice. 

8 (3) SECRETARY ANALYSIS.—The Secretary 

9 shall determine whether there is any conflict between 

10 the assessment conducted under paragraph (1) and 

11 the assessment under paragraph (2), and what per12 sonnel actions (if any) the Secretary will take to 

13 eliminate such conflict. 

14 (b) INTERIM BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 

15 (1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than April 

16 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 

17 the congressional defense committees an interim 

18 briefing on the assessments under subsection (a). 

19 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com22 mittees a report on the assessments under sub23 section (a). Such report shall include the following: 
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1 (A) A validation of every civil service posi2 tion in the Office against existing civilian per3 sonnel requirements. 

4 (B) The methodology and process through 

5 which such validation was performed. 

6 (C) Relevant statistical analysis on civil 

7 service position fill rates against validated re8 quirements. 

9 (D) Analysis of each civil service position 

10 and grade and whether the position description 

11 and grade match the function and task require12 ments of the position. 

13 (E) Plan to update grades and position de14 scriptions to meet current and future require15 ments, tasks, and functions. 

16 (F) Lessons learned through the civilian 

17 position validation process and statistical anal18 ysis under subparagraphs (B) through (F). 

19 (G) Any legislative, policy or budgetary 

20 recommendations of the Secretary related to the 

21 subject matter of the report. 

22 (c) BUDGET REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De23 fense shall, in the Secretary’s annual budget submission 

24 to the Office of Management and Budget for fiscal year 

25 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, identify mission 
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1 changes, opportunities for automation, and business proc2 ess improvements that could better optimize the size, 

3 structure, composition of the Department of Defense’s 

4 workforce and its allocation against validated require5 ments. 

6 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

7 (1) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 

8 given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United 

9 States Code; and 

10 (2) the term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office for Di11 versity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of 

12 Defense. 

13 SEC. 1121. EXPAND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 

14 EMPLOYMENT. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

17 shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, each commer18 cial position in the Department of Defense or an element 

19 of the Department is— 

20 (1) filled by a civilian employee of the Depart21 ment; or 

22 (2) performed by a contractor of the Depart23 ment. 

24 (b) COMMERCIAL POSITION DEFINED.—In this sec25 tion, the term ‘‘commercial position’’ means a position the 
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1 functions of which are determined by the Department of 

2 Defense to be commercial pursuant to Department of De3 fense Instruction 1100.22 (or any successor instruction). 

4 SEC. 1122. NATIONAL DIGITAL RESERVE CORPS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart I of part III of title 5, 

6 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

7 following new chapter: 

8 ‘‘CHAPTER 104—NATIONAL DIGITAL 

9 RESERVE CORPS 

‘‘10401. Definitions. 

‘‘10402. Establishment. 

‘‘10403. Organization. 

‘‘10404. Assignments. 

‘‘10405. Reservist continuing education. 

‘‘10406. Congressional reports. 

‘‘10407. Construction. 

10 ‘‘§ 10401. Definitions 

11 ‘‘In this chapter: 

12 ‘‘(1) ACTIVE RESERVIST.—The term ‘active re13 servist’ means a reservist holding a position to which 

14 such reservist has been appointed under section 

15 10403(c)(2). 

16 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis17 trator’ means the Administrator of the General 

18 Services Administration. 

19 ‘‘(3) COVERED EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term 

20 ‘covered Executive agency’ means an Executive 

21 agency as defined in section 105, except that such 

22 term includes the United States Postal Service, the 
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1 Postal Regulatory Commission, and the Executive 

2 Office of the President. 

3 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 

4 the program established under section 10402(a). 

5 ‘‘(5) RESERVIST.—The term ‘reservist’ means 

6 an individual who is a member of the National Dig7 ital Reserve Corps. 

8 ‘‘§ 10402. Establishment 

9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

10 General Services Administration a program to establish, 

11 recruit, manage, and assign a reserve of individuals with 

12 relevant skills and credentials, to be known as the ‘Na13 tional Digital Reserve Corps’, to help address the digital 

14 and cybersecurity needs of covered Executive agencies. 

15 ‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than six months 

17 after the date of the enactment of this section, the 

18 Administrator, in consultation with the Director of 

19 the Office of Personnel Management, shall issue 

20 guidance for the National Digital Reserve Corps, 

21 which shall include procedures for coordinating with 

22 covered Executive agencies to— 

23 ‘‘(A) identify digital and cybersecurity 

24 needs which may be addressed by the National 

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1 ‘‘(B) assign active reservists to address 

2 such needs. 

3 ‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT AND INITIAL ASSIGN4 MENTS.—Not later than one year after the date of 

5 the enactment of this section, the Administrator 

6 shall begin recruiting reservists and assigning active 

7 reservists under the Program. 

8 ‘‘§ 10403. Organization 

9 ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Digital Re11 serve Corps shall be administered by the Adminis12 trator. 

13 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the 

14 Program, the Administrator shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) establish standards for serving as a 

16 reservist, including educational attainment, pro17 fessional qualifications, and background checks 

18 in accordance with existing Federal guidance; 

19 ‘‘(B) ensure the standards established 

20 under subparagraph (A) are met; 

21 ‘‘(C) recruit individuals to the National 

22 Digital Reserve Corps; 

23 ‘‘(D) activate and deactivate reservists as 

24 necessary; 
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1 ‘‘(E) coordinate with covered Executive 

2 agencies to— 

3 ‘‘(i) determine the digital and cyberse4 curity needs which reservists shall be as5 signed to address; 

6 ‘‘(ii) ensure active reservists have ac7 cess, resources, and equipment required to 

8 address digital and cybersecurity needs 

9 which such reservists are assigned to ad10 dress; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) analyze potential assignments 

12 for reservists to determine outcomes, de13 velop anticipated assignment timelines, and 

14 identify covered Executive agency partners; 

15 ‘‘(F) ensure reservists acquire and main16 tain appropriate security clearances; and 

17 ‘‘(G) determine what additional resources, 

18 if any, are required to successfully implement 

19 the Program. 

20 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL DIGITAL RESERVE CORPS PARTICI21 PATION.— 

22 ‘‘(1) SERVICE OBLIGATION AGREEMENT.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual may be24 come a reservist only if such individual enters 
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1 into a written agreement with the Adminis2 trator to become a reservist. 

3 ‘‘(B) CONTESTS.—The agreement under 

4 subparagraph (A) shall— 

5 ‘‘(i) require the individual seeking to 

6 become a reservist to serve as a reservist 

7 for a 3-year period, during which such in8 dividual shall serve not less than 30 days 

9 per year as an active reservist; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) set forth all other the rights and 

11 obligations of the individual and the Gen12 eral Services Administration. 

13 ‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.—The Administrator shall 

14 determine the appropriate compensation for service 

15 as a reservist, except that the annual pay for such 

16 service shall not exceed $10,000. 

17 ‘‘(3) EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS.—The Sec18 retary of Labor shall prescribe such regulations as 

19 necessary to ensure the reemployment, continuation 

20 of benefits, and nondiscrimination in reemployment 

21 of active reservists, provided that such regulations 

22 shall include, at a minimum, those rights and obliga23 tions set forth under chapter 43 of title 38. 

24 ‘‘(4) PENALTIES.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A reservist that fails 

2 to accept an appointment under subsection 

3 (c)(2) or fails to carry out the duties assigned 

4 to a reservist under such an appointment shall, 

5 after notice and an opportunity to be heard— 

6 ‘‘(i) cease to be a reservist; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) be fined an amount equal to the 

8 sum of— 

9 ‘‘(I) an amount equal to the 

10 amounts, if any, paid under section 

11 10405 with respect to such reservist; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(II) the difference between the 

14 amount of compensation such reserv15 ist would have received if the reservist 

16 completed the entire term of service 

17 as a reservist agreed to in the agree18 ment described in paragraph (1) and 

19 the amount of compensation such re20 servist has received under such agree21 ment. 

22 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) 

24 shall not apply with respect to a failure of 

25 a reservist to accept an appointment under 
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1 subsection (c)(2) or to carry out the duties 

2 assigned to the reservist under such an ap3 pointment if— 

4 ‘‘(I) the failure was due to the 

5 death or disability of such reservist; or 

6 ‘‘(II) the Administrator, in con7 sultation with the head of the relevant 

8 covered Executive agency, determines 

9 that subparagraph (A) should not 

10 apply with respect to the failure. 

11 ‘‘(ii) RELEVANT COVERED EXECUTIVE

12 AGENCY DEFINED.—In this subparagraph, 

13 the term ‘relevant covered Executive agen14 cy’ means— 

15 ‘‘(I) in the case of a reservist 

16 failing to accept an appointment 

17 under subsection (c)(2), the covered 

18 Executive agency to which such re19 servist would have been appointed; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(II) in the case of a reservist 

22 failing to carry out the duties as23 signed to such reservist under such an 

24 appointment, the covered Executive 
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1 agency to which such reservist was 

2 appointed. 

3 ‘‘(c) HIRING AUTHORITY.— 

4 ‘‘(1) CORPS LEADERSHIP.—The Administrator 

5 may appoint qualified candidates to positions in the 

6 competitive service in the General Service Adminis7 tration for which the primary duties are related to 

8 the management or administration of the National 

9 Digital Reserve Corps, as determined by the Admin10 istrator. 

11 ‘‘(2) CORPS RESERVISTS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

13 may appoint qualified reservists to temporary 

14 positions in the competitive service for the pur15 pose of assigning such reservists under section 

16 10404 and to otherwise carry out the National 

17 Digital Reserve Corps. 

18 ‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT LIMITS.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

20 may not appoint an individual under this 

21 paragraph if, during the 365-day period 

22 ending on the date of such appointment, 

23 such individual has been an officer or em24 ployee of the executive or legislative branch 

25 of the United States Government, of any 
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1 independent agency of the United States, 

2 or of the District of Columbia for not less 

3 than 130 days. 

4 ‘‘(ii) AUTOMATIC APPOINTMENT TER5 MINATION.—The appointment of an indi6 vidual under this paragraph shall termi7 nate upon such individual being employed 

8 as an officer or employee of the executive 

9 or legislative branch of the United States 

10 Government, of any independent agency of 

11 the United States, or of the District of Co12 lumbia for 130 days during the previous 

13 365 days. 

14 ‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—An individual 

15 appointed under this paragraph shall be consid16 ered a special Government employee (as such 

17 term is defined in section 202(a) of title 18). 

18 ‘‘(D) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—Individ19 uals appointed under this section shall not, as 

20 an active reservist, have access to proprietary or 

21 confidential information that is of commercial 

22 value to any private entity or individual employ23 ing such appointee. 

24 ‘‘(E) ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES.—Individ25 uals appointed under this paragraph shall be in 
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1 addition to any employees of the General Serv2 ices Administration whose duties relate to the 

3 digital or cybersecurity needs of the General 

4 Services Administration. 

5 ‘‘§ 10404. Assignments 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may assign 

7 active reservists to address the digital and cybersecurity 

8 needs of covered Executive agencies, including cybersecu9 rity services, digital education and training, data triage, 

10 acquisition assistance, guidance on digital projects, devel11 opment of technical solutions, and bridging public needs 

12 and private sector capabilities. 

13 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT-SPECIFIC ACCESS, RESOURCES, 

14 SUPPLIES, OR EQUIPMENT.—The head of a covered Exec15 utive agency shall, to the extent practicable, provide each 

16 active reservist assigned to address a digital or cybersecu17 rity need of such covered Executive agency under sub18 section (a) with any specialized access, resources, supplies, 

19 or equipment required to address such digital or cyberse20 curity need. 

21 ‘‘(c) DURATION.—An assignment of an individual 

22 under subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier of— 

23 ‘‘(1) the date determined by the Administrator; 

24 ‘‘(2) the date on which the Administrator re25 ceives notification of the decision of the head of the 
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1 covered Executive agency, the digital or cybersecu2 rity needs of which such individual is assigned to ad3 dress under subsection (a), that such assignment 

4 should terminate; or 

5 ‘‘(3) the date on which the assigned individual 

6 ceases to be an active reservist. 

7 ‘‘§ 10405. Reservist continuing education 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap9 propriations, the Administrator may pay for reservists to 

10 acquire training and receive continuing education related 

11 to the duties assigned to such reservists pursuant to ap12 pointments under section 10403(c)(2), including attending 

13 conferences and seminars and obtaining certifications, 

14 that will enable reservists to more effectively meet the dig15 ital and cybersecurity needs of covered Executive agencies. 

16 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—The Administrator shall estab17 lish a process for reservists to apply for the payment of 

18 reasonable expenses related to the training or continuing 

19 education described in subsection (a). 

20 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

21 of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 

22 the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on 

23 the expenditures under this subsection. 
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1 ‘‘§ 10406. Congressional reports 

2 ‘‘Not later than two years after the date of the enact3 ment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Adminis4 trator shall submit to Congress a report on the Program, 

5 including— 

6 ‘‘(1) the number of reservists; 

7 ‘‘(2) a list of covered Executive agencies that 

8 have submitted requests for support from the Na9 tional Digital Reserve Corps; 

10 ‘‘(3) the nature and status of such requests; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(4) with respect to each such request to which 

13 active reservists have been assigned and for which 

14 work by the National Digital Reserve Corps has con15 cluded, an evaluation of such work and the results 

16 of such work by— 

17 ‘‘(A) the covered Executive agency that 

18 submitted the request; and 

19 ‘‘(B) the reservists assigned to such re20 quest. 

21 ‘‘§ 10407. Construction 

22 ‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abro23 gate or otherwise affect the authorities or the responsibil24 ities of the head of any other Executive agency.’’. 

25 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 

26 for part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
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1 by inserting after the item related to chapter 103 the fol2 lowing new item: 

‘‘104. National Digital Reserve Corps ..................................................... 10401 

’’. 

3 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000, to remain 

5 available until fiscal year 2025 to carry out the program 

6 established under section 10402(a) of title 5, United 

7 States Code, as added by this section. 

8 (d) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 

9 1142(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

10 by inserting ‘‘and the National Digital Reserve Corps’’ 

11 after ‘‘Selected Reserve’’. 

12 (e) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

13 in the funding tables in division D, the amounts author14 ized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and 

15 maintence, Defense-wide, for Office of the Secretary of 

16 Defense, Line 490, as specified in the corresponding fund17 ing table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by 

18 $30,000,000. 
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1 TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 

2 TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

3 Subtitle A—Assistance and 

4 Training 

5 SEC. 1201. SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR IRREG6 ULAR WARFARE. 

7 (a) CODIFICATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 

10 127c a new section 127d consisting of— 

11 (A) a heading as follows: 

12 ‘‘§ 127d. Support of special operations for irregular 

13 warfare’’; and 

14 (B) a text consisting of the text of sub15 sections (a) through (i) of section 1202 of the 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

18 1639). 

19 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec20 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

21 by inserting after the item relating to section 127c 

22 the following new item: 

‘‘127d. Support of special operations for irregular warfare.’’. 

23 (b) MODIFICATION OF DOLLAR AMOUNT.—Section 

24 127d of title 10, United States Code, as so amended, is 
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1 further amended in subsection (a) by striking 

2 ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 

3 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1202 of the Na4 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is 

5 repealed. 

6 SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF COMBATANT COMMANDER 

7 INITIATIVE FUND. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 166a of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(11) Incremental expenses (as such term is de13 fined in section 301(5) of this title) related to secu14 rity cooperation programs and activities of the De15 partment of Defense (as such term is defined in sec16 tion 301(7) of this title).’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (c)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

19 the end; 

20 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe21 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(4) incremental expenses related to security 

24 cooperation programs and activities of the Depart25 ment of Defense, as authorized by subsection 
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1 (b)(11), for United States Africa Command and 

2 United States Southern Command.’’. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to the Combatant Com5 mander Initiative Fund for fiscal year 2024, as specified 

6 in section 4301 of this Act, to carry out the activities au7 thorized by paragraphs (7), (8), and (11) (as added by 

8 subsection (a)(1)) of section 166a(b) of title 10, United 

9 States Code, for United States Africa Command and 

10 United States Southern Command. 

11 SEC. 1203. EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION WITH RESPECT TO 

12 BUILDING CAPACITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY 

13 FORCES. 

14 Section 333 of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended by adding at the end the following new sub16 section: 

17 ‘‘(h) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

19 may treat as stocks of the Department of Defense— 

20 ‘‘(A) equipment procured to carry out a 

21 program pursuant to subsection (a) that has 

22 not yet been transferred to a foreign country 

23 and is no longer needed to support such pro24 gram or another program carried out pursuant 

25 to such subsection; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) equipment that has been transferred 

2 to a foreign country to carry out a program 

3 pursuant to subsection (a) and is returned by 

4 the foreign country to the United States. 

5 ‘‘(2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—Not later than 15 

6 days before initiating activities under a program 

7 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 

8 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 

9 written and electronic notice of the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) The foreign country, and specific 

11 unit, whose capacity was intended to be built 

12 under the program, and the amount, type, and 

13 purpose of the equipment that was to be pro14 vided. 

15 ‘‘(B) An explanation why the equipment is 

16 no longer needed to support such program or 

17 another program carried out pursuant to such 

18 subsection.’’. 

19 SEC. 1204. MISSION TRAINING THROUGH DISTRIBUTED 

20 SIMULATION. 

21 Section 346 of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) by striking the section designation and 

24 heading and inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘§ 346. Mission training of certain foreign forces 

2 through distributed simulation and 

3 networked technology to enhance mili4 tary interoperability and integration 

5 with United States Armed Forces’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

8 ‘‘TRAINING AND’’ before ‘‘DISTRIBUTION AU9 THORIZED’’; 

10 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

11 by striking ‘‘interoperability’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘interoperability and integration’’; 

13 (C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘per14 sistent advanced networked training and exer15 cise activities, also referred to as mission train16 ing through distributed simulation, and other’’ 

17 before ‘‘electronically-distributed learning con18 tent’’; and 

19 (D) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘com20 puter software’’ and inserting ‘‘hardware and 

21 software’’; and 

22 (3) in subsection (c)— 

23 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

24 by striking ‘‘shall include’’ and inserting ‘‘may 

25 include’’; and 

26 (B) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(3) Persistent advanced networked training 

2 and exercise activities.’’. 

3 SEC. 1205. MODIFICATIONS TO SECURITY COOPERATION 

4 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND 

5 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY CO6 OPERATION UNIVERSITY. 

7 (a) MODIFICATIONS TO PROGRAM.—Section 384 of 

8 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—The Program shall consist of ele12 ments relating to the development and management of the 

13 security cooperation workforce for the purposes specified 

14 in subsection (b), including the following elements on 

15 training, certification, assignment, career development, 

16 and tracking of personnel of the security cooperation 

17 workforce: 

18 ‘‘(1) Establishment of a comprehensive system 

19 to track and account for all Department of Defense 

20 personnel in the security cooperation workforce, 

21 using systems of record in the military departments, 

22 the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the combat23 ant commands, Defense Agencies, Department of 

24 Defense Field Activities, and the National Guard. 
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1 ‘‘(2) Establishment of a management informa2 tion system, pursuant to regulations prescribed by 

3 the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 

4 Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of 

5 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, to ensure 

6 that the all organizations and elements of the De7 partment provide standardized information and data 

8 to the Secretary on persons serving in security co9 operation positions. Such management information 

10 system shall, at a minimum, provide for the collec11 tion and retention of information concerning the 

12 qualification, assignments, and tenure of persons in 

13 the security cooperation workforce. 

14 ‘‘(3) Implementation and management of the 

15 security cooperation human capital initiative under 

16 subsection (e). 

17 ‘‘(4) Establishment of a defense security co18 operation service which shall include— 

19 ‘‘(A) members of the armed forces and ci20 vilians assigned to security cooperation organi21 zations of United States missions overseas; and 

22 ‘‘(B) personnel of the Department of De23 fense performing functions in furtherance of 

24 section 515 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

25 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321i). 
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1 ‘‘(5) Such other elements as the Secretary of 

2 Defense determines appropriate.’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (e)— 

4 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

5 ‘‘GUIDANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘SECURITY CO6 OPERATION HUMAN CAPITAL INITIATIVE’’; 

7 (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 

8 inserting the following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall imple10 ment a security cooperation human capital initiative 

11 to identify, account for, and manage the career pro12 gression of personnel in the security cooperation 

13 workforce.’’; 

14 (C) by striking ‘‘(3) SCOPE OF GUID15 ANCE.—The guidance shall do the following’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The security 

17 cooperation human capital initiative shall do the 

18 following:’’ 

19 (D) in paragraph (2) (as amended and re20 designated by subparagraph (C))— 

21 (i) by striking subparagraph (E); 

22 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

23 (F) through (H) as paragraphs (E) 

24 through (G), respectively; and 
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1 (iii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing new subparagraphs: 

3 ‘‘(H) Identify career paths that provide a 

4 competency-based road map for security co5 operation employees to aid in their career plan6 ning and professional development. 

7 ‘‘(I) Develop a competency-based approach 

8 to the security cooperation workforce that en9 ables components of the Department of Defense 

10 to incorporate competencies in recruitment and 

11 retention tools such as job analysis, position de12 scriptions, vacancy announcements, selection as13 sessment questionnaires, and employee training 

14 and development plans. 

15 ‘‘(J) Align with the Department of Defense 

16 and Defense Security Cooperation Agency stra17 tegic planning, budget process, performance 

18 management goals, and metrics to ensure the 

19 appropriate workforce mix and skill sets to ac20 complish the security cooperation mission. 

21 ‘‘(K) Include assessment measures in22 tended to assess progress in implementing the 

23 security cooperation workforce using results-ori24 ented performance measures.’’ 
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1 (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 

2 as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and 

3 (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(f) AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AS6 SISTANT SECRETARY.—Subject to the authority, direction, 

7 and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Sec8 retary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities 

9 shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) carry out all powers, functions, and duties 

11 of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the secu12 rity cooperation workforce in the Department of De13 fense; 

14 ‘‘(2) ensure that the policies of the Secretary of 

15 Defense established in accordance with this section 

16 are implemented throughout the Department of De17 fense; and 

18 ‘‘(3) prescribe policies and requirements for the 

19 educational programs of the defense security co20 operation university structure established under sec21 tion 384a.’’. 

22 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY CO23 OPERATION UNIVERSITY.—Subchapter VII of chapter 16 

24 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

25 after section 384 the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 384a. Defense security cooperation university 

2 ‘‘(a) DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION UNIVERSITY

3 STRUCTURE.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 

4 the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Direc5 tor of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall es6 tablish a structure for a defense security cooperation uni7 versity to provide for— 

8 ‘‘(1) the professional educational development 

9 and training of the security cooperation workforce; 

10 ‘‘(2) research and analysis of defense security 

11 cooperation policy issues from an academic perspec12 tive; 

13 ‘‘(3) advancement of the profession of security 

14 cooperation by serving as an intellectual home for 

15 critical inquiry, research, knowledge, publication, 

16 and learning; 

17 ‘‘(4) operation of university components deemed 

18 necessary for the execution of the university mission. 

19 ‘‘(5) implementation and management of the 

20 program under section 384(a) of this title; and 

21 ‘‘(6) implementation of the security cooperation 

22 human capital initiative required under section 

23 384(e) of this title to ensure the workforce is appro24 priately educated, trained, and allocated to execute 

25 its mission. 
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1 ‘‘(b) CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS.—The Secretary 

2 of Defense may employ civilian faculty members at the 

3 Defense Security Cooperation University pursuant to sec4 tion 1595 of title 10, United States Code. 

5 ‘‘(c) COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS.—The defense secu6 rity cooperation university structure shall include the 

7 School of Security Cooperation Studies and the College of 

8 Strategic Security Cooperation. 

9 ‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

10 AGREEMENTS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In engaging in research 

12 and development projects pursuant to subsection (a) 

13 of section 4001 of this title by a contract, coopera14 tive agreement, or grant pursuant to subsection 

15 (b)(1) of such section, the Secretary may enter into 

16 such contract or cooperative agreement or award 

17 such grant through the Defense Security Coopera18 tion University. 

19 ‘‘(2) LABORATORY STATUS.—The Defense Se20 curity Cooperation University shall be considered a 

21 Government-operated Federal laboratory for pur22 poses of section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech23 nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a). 

24 ‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF RESEARCH GRANTS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

2 acting through the Undersecretary of Defense for 

3 Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Co4 operation Agency, may authorize the President of 

5 the Defense Security Cooperation University to ac6 cept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may 

7 only be accepted if the work under the grant is to 

8 be carried out by a professor or instructor of the De9 fense Security Cooperation University for a sci10 entific, literary, or educational purpose. 

11 ‘‘(2) QUALIFYING GRANTS.—A qualifying re12 search grant under this section is a grant that is 

13 awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred 

14 to in paragraph (3) for a research project with a sci15 entific, literary, or educational purpose. 

16 ‘‘(3) ENTITIES FROM WHICH GRANTS MAY BE

17 ACCEPTED.—A grant may be accepted under this 

18 section only from a corporation, fund, foundation, 

19 educational institution, or similar entity that is orga20 nized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, 

21 or educational purposes. 

22 ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT FUNDS.—The 

23 Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agen24 cy shall establish an account for administering funds 

25 received as research grants under this section. The 
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1 President of the Defense Security Cooperation Uni2 versity shall use the funds in the account in accord3 ance with applicable provisions of the regulations 

4 and the terms and condition of the grants received. 

5 ‘‘(5) RELATED EXPENSES.—Subject to such 

6 limitations as may be provided in appropriations 

7 Acts, appropriations available for the Defense Secu8 rity Cooperation University may be used to pay ex9 penses incurred by such University in applying for, 

10 and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying re11 search grants. 

12 ‘‘(6) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of De13 fense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for 

14 Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Co15 operation Agency, shall prescribe regulations for the 

16 administration of this subsection.’’. 

17 (c) DESIGNATION OF CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.— 

18 Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense 

19 shall designate the School of Security Cooperation Studies 

20 or the College of Strategic Security Cooperation of the De21 fense Security Cooperation University to serve as a For22 eign Military Sales Center of Excellence for the following 

23 purposes: 
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1 (1) To improve the training and education of 

2 personnel engaged in the planning and execution of 

3 foreign military sales. 

4 (2) To conduct research and establish best 

5 practices to ensure that foreign military sales are 

6 timely and effective. 

7 (3) To expand existing curriculum to ensure 

8 that the relevant workforce is fully trained and pre9 pared to manage and execute foreign military sales 

10 programs. 

11 (d) IMPLEMENTATION OF DEFENSE SECURITY CO12 OPERATION UNIVERSITY STRUCTURE.— 

13 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De14 fense, acting through the Under Secretary of De15 fense for Policy and the Director of the Defense Se16 curity Cooperation Agency, shall develop an imple17 mentation plan for the structure for a defense secu18 rity cooperation university required under section 

19 384a of title 10, United States Code (as added by 

20 subsection (b)). 

21 (2) ELEMENTS.—The implementation plan 

22 under paragraph (1) shall provide for the following: 

23 (A) Operation under a charter developed 

24 by the Secretary of Defense. 
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1 (B) Establishment of a university mission 

2 to achieve objectives formulated by the Sec3 retary of Defense. Such objectives shall in4 clude— 

5 (i) the achievement of more efficient 

6 and effective use of available security co7 operation resources by coordinating De8 partment of Defense security cooperation 

9 education and training programs and tai10 loring those programs to support the ca11 reers of personnel in security cooperation 

12 positions; 

13 (ii) the development of education, 

14 training, research, and publication capa15 bilities in the area of security cooperation; 

16 and 

17 (iii) implementation of the security co18 operation human capital initiative required 

19 under section 384(e) of title 10, United 

20 States Code (as amended by subsection 

21 (a)) to ensure the workforce is appro22 priately educated, trained, and allocated to 

23 execute its mission. 

24 (C) Establishment of appropriate lines of 

25 authority (including relationships between the 
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1 university any existing security cooperation edu2 cation and training institutions and activities) 

3 and accountability for the accomplishment of 

4 the university mission (as established by the 

5 Secretary). 

6 (D) A coherent framework for the edu7 cational development of personnel in security 

8 cooperation positions. 

9 (E) Appropriate organizations, such as a 

10 policy guidance council, composed of senior De11 partment of Defense officials, to recommend or 

12 establish policy, and a board of visitors, com13 posed of persons selected for their preeminence 

14 in the fields of academia, business, and the de15 fense industry, to advise on organization man16 agement, curricula, methods of instruction, fa17 cilities, and other matters of interest to the uni18 versity. 

19 (F) Implementation of the management in20 formation system required under section 

21 384(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code (as 

22 added by subsection (a)), to address, with re23 spect to the security cooperation workforce: 

24 (i) the exchange of human resource 

25 data electronically, leveraging automated 
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1 and secure real-time or near real-time 

2 interfaces between a program-managed 

3 management information system and the 

4 human resource system of record of the 

5 various components; 

6 (ii) the technical expertise and busi7 ness skills to ensure the Department is 

8 able to manage the full scope of chapter 16 

9 of title 10, United States Code including 

10 any and all reporting requirements while 

11 achieving best value for the expenditure of 

12 public resources; 

13 (iii) the collection and retention of in14 formation concerning the positions and bil15 lets; 

16 (iv) the collection and retention of in17 formation concerning the qualifications, as18 signments, and tenure of persons currently 

19 in the security cooperation workforce and 

20 alumni of the security cooperation work21 force who may return to the security co22 operation workforce; 

23 (v) the chain of command within each 

24 organization that employs members of the 

25 security cooperation workforce; 
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1 (vi) the full workforce (whether full2 time or part-time) engaged in planning, 

3 executing, and managing— 

4 (I) foreign military sales; 

5 (II) end-use monitoring and the 

6 number of hours of training and edu7 cation provided with respect to end8 use monitoring laws, regulations, prin9 ciples, and practice; and 

10 (III) institutional capacity build11 ing and the training and education 

12 provided to institutional capacity 

13 building planners and practitioners. 

14 (vii) measures to ensure the workforce 

15 described in clause (vi) receives the appro16 priate levels of training and education: 

17 (viii) succession management and ca18 reer paths. 

19 (ix) expenditures associated with re20 cruiting, retention, awards, and other in21 centives available to, and provided to, the 

22 security cooperation workforce. 

23 (x) any other information necessary 

24 for the Secretary of Defense to comply 
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1 with the requirements of this section and 

2 the amendments made by this section. 

3 (G) Implementation of the defense security 

4 cooperation service required under section 

5 384(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code (as 

6 added by subsection (a)), including plans and 

7 measures to address— 

8 (i) the overall command and control 

9 relationships and organizational construct 

10 of the defense security cooperation service; 

11 (ii) the anticipated number of per12 sonnel necessary to manage the defense se13 curity cooperation service at initial oper14 ating capacity and at full operational ca15 pacity; 

16 (iii) the conditions that define initial 

17 operating capacity and full operational ca18 pacity and the anticipated dates at which 

19 the defense security cooperation service is 

20 expected to reach those milestones; 

21 (iv) the number of military and civil22 ian personnel working at embassies of the 

23 United States abroad that will be incor24 porated into the defense security coopera25 tion service; and 
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1 (v) any additional authorities needed 

2 for the effective implementation of the de3 fense security cooperation service. 

4 (H) Requirements for each military depart5 ment, combatant command, Defense Agency, 

6 Department of Defense Field Activity, or any 

7 other organization of the Department managing 

8 security cooperation workforce personnel to pro9 vide to the Defense Security Cooperation Agen10 cy, not later than July 1 of each year, a joint 

11 table of distribution or equivalent formal man12 power document that— 

13 (i) lists each position in the security 

14 cooperation workforce of the organization 

15 concerned; and 

16 (ii) uniquely codes every position with17 in component manpower systems for the 

18 security cooperation workforce. 

19 (3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

20 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

21 the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 

22 Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of 

23 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall sub24 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

25 Senate and House of Representatives the implemen-
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1 tation plan developed under paragraph (1), including 

2 the charter required under paragraph (2)(A). 

3 (4) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 

4 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 

6 the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the 

7 Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agen8 cy, shall carry out the implementation plan devel9 oped under paragraph (1). 

10 (e) REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WORK11 FORCE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 

14 less frequently than once every two years thereafter, 

15 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com16 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

17 House of Representatives a report on the Depart18 ment of Defense security cooperation workforce. 

19 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 

20 (1) shall— 

21 (A) identify current and projected security 

22 cooperation workforce manpower requirements, 

23 including expeditionary requirements within the 

24 context of total force planning, needed to meet 

25 the security cooperation mission; 
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1 (B) identify critical skill gaps (such as re2 cruitment in the existing or projected work3 force) and development of strategies to manage 

4 the security cooperation workforce to address 

5 those gaps; 

6 (C) address development, validation, imple7 mentation, and assessment of security coopera8 tion workforce and Department-wide com9 petencies for security cooperation and associ10 ated occupational series using the Department 

11 taxonomy; 

12 (D) produce a comparison between com13 petency proficiency levels against target pro14 ficiency levels at enterprise and individual levels 

15 to identify competency gaps and gap closure 

16 strategies, for competencies needed at the time 

17 of the report and in the future; 

18 (E) identify any exceptions and waivers 

19 granted with respect to the application of quali20 fication, assignment, and tenure policies, proce21 dures, and practices to persons, billets or posi22 tions; 

23 (F) indicate relative promotion rates for 

24 security cooperation workforce personnel; and 
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1 (G) include any other matters the Sec2 retary of Defense determines appropriate. 

3 (f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

5 the United States shall conduct an independent eval6 uation of the actions taken by the Secretary of De7 fense to carry out the requirements of this section 

8 and the amendments made by this section. 

9 (2) REPORT.—Not later than two years after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp11 troller General shall submit to the Committees on 

12 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep13 resentatives a report on the evaluation conducted 

14 under paragraph (1). Such report shall include— 

15 (A) an analysis of the effectiveness of the 

16 actions taken by the Secretary to carry out the 

17 requirements of this section and the amend18 ments made by this section; and 

19 (B) such legislative and administrative rec20 ommendations as the Comptroller General con21 siders appropriate to meet the objectives of this 

22 section and the amendments made by this sec23 tion. 
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1 SEC. 1206. REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY EXERCISES. 

2 (a) EXERCISES REQUIRED.—Beginning on January 

3 1 of the year which begins after the date of the enactment 

4 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require the 

5 United States Central Command or other relevant com6 mands, units, or organizations of the United States Armed 

7 Forces, as the Secretary deems appropriate, to conduct 

8 military exercises that— 

9 (1) occur not fewer than two times in a cal10 endar year; 

11 (2) shall include invitations for the armed 

12 forces of Israel, provided that the Government of 

13 Israel consents to the participation of its forces in 

14 such exercises; 

15 (3) may include invitations for the armed forces 

16 of other allies and partners of the United States to 

17 take part in the exercises; 

18 (4) seek to enhance the interoperability and ef19 fectiveness of the United States Armed Forces, the 

20 armed forces of Israel, and the armed forces of other 

21 allies and partners of the United States in coalition 

22 operations; and 

23 (5) shall include, at a minimum, the following 

24 activities— 

25 (A) practicing or simulating large-scale 

26 and long-range strike missions; 
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1 (B) practicing the aerial refueling of com2 bat aircraft of the armed forces of Israel by 

3 United States aerial refueling aircraft; and 

4 (C) practicing the provision by the United 

5 States Armed Forces of other enabling capabili6 ties to the armed forces of Israel, including— 

7 (i) logistics support; 

8 (ii) intelligence, surveillance, and re9 connaissance; and 

10 (iii) air defense. 

11 (b) SUNSET.—The requirements in subsection (a) 

12 shall terminate one year after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act. 

14 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE15 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres16 sional committees’’ means— 

17 (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

18 House of Representatives; and 

19 (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

20 Senate. 

21 SEC. 1207. REPORT ON END-USE MONITORING. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

23 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

24 of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con25 gressional committees a report on Department of Defense 
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1 and Department of State procedures related to alleged vio2 lations of requirements imposed by the United States Gov3 ernment with respect to use, transfers, and security of de4 fense articles and defense services provided to foreign 

5 countries pursuant to— 

6 (1) section 333 of title 10, United States Code 

7 (relating to authority to build the capacity of foreign 

8 security forces) or any other authority of the De9 partment of Defense to provide defense items to for10 eign countries; and 

11 (2) Foreign Military Sales under section 36 of 

12 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). 

13 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re14 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

15 (1) The extent to which the Department of De16 fense and the Department of State coordinate to 

17 track, report, and investigate violations described in 

18 subsection (a). 

19 (2) Any findings of Department of Defense or 

20 Department of State investigations of such violations 

21 and the actions taken in response to such findings. 

22 (3) The extent to which the Department of De23 fense and the Department of State have identified 

24 lessons learned or designated areas for increased 

25 monitoring as a result of such investigations. 
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1 (4) The extent to which the Department of De2 fense and the Department of State have established 

3 expectations in policy and in transfer agreements re4 garding what would constitute such violations. 

5 (5) Any lessons learned on end-use monitoring 

6 with respect to the conflict in Ukraine and the feasi7 bility to apply such lessons to other regions affected 

8 by conflict. 

9 (6) Any other matters determined to be appro10 priate by the Comptroller General. 

11 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE12 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres13 sional committees’’ means— 

14 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

15 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep16 resentatives; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

18 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

19 SEC. 1208. REPORT ON ENHANCED END-USE MONITORING. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

22 of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con23 gressional committees a report on enhanced end-use moni24 toring of defense items provided to foreign countries pur25 suant to— 
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1 (1) section 333 of title 10, United States Code 

2 (relating to authority to build the capacity of foreign 

3 security forces) or any other authority of the De4 partment of Defense to provide defense items to for5 eign countries; and 

6 (2) Foreign Military Sales under section 36 of 

7 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). 

8 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re9 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

10 (1) A description of the Department of De11 fense’s process for determining the items subject to 

12 enhanced end-use monitoring and the factors the 

13 Department considers in designating items for such 

14 monitoring. 

15 (2) The extent to which, and how, the Depart16 ment of Defense coordinates with the Department of 

17 State and other agencies in designating items for 

18 such monitoring. 

19 (3) The extent to which the Department of De20 fense considers changing conditions in a country or 

21 region in designating items for such monitoring. 

22 (4) The extent to which security cooperation or23 ganizations at United States diplomatic missions 

24 overseas completed such monitoring as required by 
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1 Department of Defense policy in each of the fiscal 

2 years 2018 through 2022. 

3 (5) Any lessons learned on such monitoring 

4 with respect to the conflict in Ukraine and the feasi5 bility to apply such lessons to other regions affected 

6 by conflict. 

7 (6) Any other matters determined to be appro8 priate by the Comptroller General. 

9 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE10 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres11 sional committees’’ means— 

12 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

13 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep14 resentatives; and 

15 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

16 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

17 SEC. 1209. REPORT ON PARTNER COUNTRY FORCES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

20 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

21 a report that— 

22 (1) specifies the number of partner countries 

23 whose military forces have participated in security 

24 cooperation training or equipping programs or re25 ceived security assistance training or equipping au-
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1 thorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

2 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or chapter 16 of title 10, 

3 United States Code; and 

4 (2) lists each instance, during the period begin5 ning on January 1, 2000, and ending on the date 

6 of the submission of the report, in which a unit of 

7 a foreign military force trained or equipped under 

8 the authorities specified in paragraph (1) subse9 quently engaged in a coup, insurrection, or action to 

10 overthrow a democratically-elected government, or 

11 attempted any such action. 

12 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

13 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con14 gressional committees’’ means— 

15 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

16 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep17 resentatives; and 

18 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

19 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

20 SEC. 1210. AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FOREIGN 

21 SECURITY FORCES. 

22 Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended by adding at the end the following new para24 graph: 
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1 ‘‘(10) Counter-illegal, unreported, and unregu2 lated fishing operations.’’. 

3 SEC. 1210A. GENERAL THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO MEMORIAL 

4 EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR POLISH-AMER5 ICAN DEFENSE COOPERATION. 

6 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Commander of United States 

7 Army Special Operations Command shall seek to carry out 

8 a training program pursuant to section 322 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, between special operations forces 

10 under the jurisdiction of the Commander and special 

11 forces of the Polish Army. Such program shall be known 

12 as the ‘‘General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange 

13 Program for Polish-American Defense Cooperation’’. 

14 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—Officers and enlisted members of 

15 such special operations forces may participate in the pro16 gram under this section. 

17 (c) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com19 mander shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

20 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report re21 garding progress of the Commander in carrying out the 

22 program under this section. 
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1 SEC. 1210B. REPORT ON COORDINATION IN THE STATE 

2 PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

3 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

4 a report on the feasibility of coordinating with private en5 tities and State governments to provide resources and per6 sonnel to support technical exchanges under the Depart7 ment of Defense State Partnership Program established 

8 under section 341 of title 10, United States Code. The 

9 report shall include— 

10 (1) an analysis of the gaps in implementation 

11 of the State Partnership Program that could be ad12 dressed in coordination with private entities or State 

13 governments; 

14 (2) the types of personnel and expertise that 

15 could be helpful to partner country participants in 

16 the State Partnership Program; and 

17 (3) barriers to leveraging such expertise from 

18 private entities and State governments, as applica19 ble, and 

20 (4) recommendations for modifications to stat21 ute or regulation to address removing such barriers. 

22 SEC. 1210C. ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL FOR AERIAL REFUEL23 ING. 

24 (a) TRAINING ISRAELI PILOTS TO OPERATE KC–46 

25 AIRCRAFT.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 of the Air Force shall— 

4 (A) make available sufficient resources and 

5 accommodations within the United States to 

6 train members of the Israeli Air Force on the 

7 operation of KC–46 aircraft; and 

8 (B) conduct training for members of the 

9 Israeli Air Force, including— 

10 (i) training for pilots and crew on the 

11 operation of the KC–46 aircraft in accord12 ance with standards considered sufficient 

13 to conduct coalition operations of the 

14 United States Air Force and the Israeli 

15 Air Force; and 

16 (ii) training for ground personnel on 

17 the maintenance and sustainment require18 ments of the KC–46 aircraft considered 

19 sufficient for such operations. 

20 (2) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MILITARY PER21 SONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 

22 Defense shall, with respect to members of the Israeli 

23 Air Force associated with the operation of KC–46 

24 aircraft— 
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1 (A) before the completion of the training 

2 required by paragraph (1)(B), authorize the 

3 participation of such members of the Israeli Air 

4 Force in the United States Air Force Military 

5 Personnel Exchange Program; 

6 (B) make available billets in the United 

7 States Air Force Military Personnel Exchange 

8 Program necessary for such members of the 

9 Israeli Air Force to participate in such pro10 gram; and 

11 (C) to the extent practicable, ensure that 

12 such members of the Israeli Air Force are able 

13 to participate in the United States Air Force 

14 Military Personnel Exchange Program imme15 diately after such members complete such train16 ing. 

17 (3) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall cease 

18 to have effect on the date that is ten years after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

23 Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 

24 includes the following: 

25 (1) An assessment of— 
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1 (A) the current operational requirements 

2 of the Government of Israel for aerial refueling; 

3 and 

4 (B) any gaps in current or near-term capa5 bilities. 

6 (2) The estimated date of delivery to Israel of 

7 KC–46 aircraft procured by the Government of 

8 Israel. 

9 (3) A detailed description of— 

10 (A) any actions the United States Govern11 ment is taking to expedite the delivery to Israel 

12 of KC–46 aircraft procured by the Government 

13 of Israel, while minimizing adverse impacts to 

14 United States defense readiness, including stra15 tegic forces readiness; 

16 (B) any additional actions the United 

17 States Government could take to expedite such 

18 delivery; and 

19 (C) additional authorities Congress could 

20 provide to help expedite such delivery. 

21 (4) A description of the availability of any 

22 United States aerial refueling tanker aircraft that 

23 are retired or are expected to be retired during the 

24 two-year period beginning on the date of the enact25 ment of this Act that could be provided to Israel. 
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1 (c) FORWARD DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES

2 KC–46 AIRCRAFT TO ISRAEL.— 

3 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

5 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

6 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa7 tives a report that describes the capacity of and re8 quirements for the United States Air Force to for9 ward deploy KC–46 aircraft to Israel on a rotational 

10 basis until the date on which a KC–46 aircraft pro11 cured by the Government of Israel is commissioned 

12 into the Israeli Air Force and achieves full combat 

13 capability. 

14 (2) ROTATIONAL FORCES.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara16 graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary of Defense 

17 shall, consistent with maintaining United States 

18 defense readiness, rotationally deploy one or 

19 more KC–46 aircraft to Israel until the earlier 

20 of— 

21 (i) the date on which a KC–46 air22 craft procured by the military forces of 

23 Israel is commissioned into such military 

24 forces and achieves full combat capability; 

25 or 
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1 (ii) five years after the date of the en2 actment of this Act. 

3 (B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of De4 fense may only carry out a rotational deploy5 ment under subparagraph (A) if the Govern6 ment of Israel consents to the deployment. 

7 (C) PRESENCE.—Beginning on January 1 

8 of the first calendar year that commences after 

9 the date that is 180 days after the date of the 

10 enactment of this Act, rotational deployments 

11 of United States KC–46 aircraft shall be 

12 present in Israel for not less than 270 days 

13 during each 1-year period until the applicable 

14 date under subparagraph (A). 

15 Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the 

16 Middle East and Central Asia 

17 SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENTS 

18 FOR LOAN OF PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND 

19 PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT IN 

20 COALITION OPERATIONS. 

21 Section 1207(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

22 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

23 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2342 

24 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 
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1 SEC. 1212. MODIFICATION OF QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EX2 GRATIA PAYMENTS. 

3 Subsection (h)(2) of section 1213 of the National De4 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 

5 2731 note) is amended— 

6 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

7 by striking ‘‘With respect to a preceding 90-day pe8 riod in which no ex gratia payments were made’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘The status of all other pending ex gratia 

10 payments or requests, including’’; 

11 (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

13 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) (as 

14 amended) and (B) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), 

15 respectively; and 

16 (4) by inserting before subparagraph (D), as so 

17 redesignated, the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) when any such request was made; 

19 ‘‘(B) what steps the Department is taking 

20 to respond to the request; 

21 ‘‘(C) whether the Department denied any 

22 requests for any such payment, along with the 

23 reason for such denial;’’. 
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1 SEC. 1213. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

2 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN 

3 GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. 

4 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of 

5 the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

6 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

7 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended in the matter 

8 preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

10 (b) SUNSET.—Subsection (l)(3)(D) of such section is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

13 SEC. 1214. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

14 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 

15 ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 

16 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of 

17 the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

18 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

19 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended in the matter 

20 preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

22 (b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘Overseas Contingency Operations 

24 for fiscal year 2023, there are authorized to be appro25 priated $358,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2024, 

26 there are authorized to be appropriated $241,950,000’’. 
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1 (c) SUNSET.—Subsection (o)(5) of such section is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 1215. PLAN OF ACTION TO EQUIP AND TRAIN IRAQI SE5 CURITY FORCES AND KURDISH PESHMERGA 

6 FORCES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2024, 

8 the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec9 retary of State, shall develop a plan of action to equip 

10 and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga 

11 forces to defend against attack by missiles, rockets, and 

12 unmanned systems. The plan of action shall be based on 

13 and informed by the results of the report submitted by 

14 the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1237 of the 

15 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2839). 

17 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan required 

18 by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

19 (1) The provision of available equipment to Iraq 

20 and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to counter the air 

21 and missile threats addressed in the report, to in22 clude air defense systems, to counter attack by mis23 siles, rockets, and unmanned systems. 

24 (2) The provision of appropriate training of 

25 Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces 
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1 to support fielding and operational employment of 

2 the available equipment described in paragraph (1). 

3 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

5 shall begin implementation of the plan required by 

6 subsection (a) not later than 90 days after develop7 ment of the plan. 

8 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may 

9 delay implementation of the plan required by sub10 section (a) if such implementation would adversely 

11 impact United States stocks and readiness. 

12 (3) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—If the 

13 Secretary of Defense exercises the waiver authority 

14 under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 

15 (A) notify the congressional defense com16 mittees of the exercise of such authority and 

17 the reason therefor not later than 10 days prior 

18 to the exercise of such authority; and 

19 (B) notify the congressional defense com20 mittees of the exercise of such authority every 

21 30 days thereafter until implementation of the 

22 plan required by subsection (a) begins. 

23 (d) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than July 

24 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense should provide to the 

25 congressional defense committees a briefing on progress 
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1 of the air defense equipping and training effort against 

2 the air and missile threat to Iraq, including in the Iraqi 

3 Kurdistan Region. 

4 SEC. 1216. EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI5 TUNNEL COOPERATION. 

6 Section 1279(f) of the National Defense Authoriza7 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 

8 Stat. 1079; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

10 2026’’. 

11 SEC. 1217. PLAN TO ENABLE ISRAEL TO GAIN OBSERVER 

12 STATUS IN THE EURO-NATO JOINT JET PILOT 

13 TRAINING PROGRAM. 

14 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop 

16 a plan to enable Israel to gain observer status in the Euro17 NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT). 

18 SEC. 1218. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL RE19 PORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 

20 (a) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 

21 section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

22 for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting after 

24 ‘‘Iran’s conventional forces’’ the following: ‘‘and 

25 Iran’s unconventional or parallel military forces’’; 
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1 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘mis3 sile launch sites’’ and inserting ‘‘missile launch 

4 and storage sites’’; 

5 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; 

6 and’’ at the end; 

7 (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

8 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

9 and 

10 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(E) an assessment of Iran’s space launch 

12 vehicle program and the ability of Iran to use 

13 those technologies to develop and field an inter14 continental ballistic missile; 

15 ‘‘(F) a detailed analysis of the effectiveness 

16 of Iran’s drone forces; and 

17 ‘‘(G) a description or estimation of the 

18 threat posed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary 

19 Guard Corps to European citizens or to mem20 ber countries of the European Union.’’; 

21 (3) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘the People’s 

22 Republic of China,’’ before ‘‘Cuba’’; and 

23 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(9) An assessment of groups that are sup25 ported by Iran and designated by the United States 
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1 as foreign terrorist organizations and regional mili2 tary groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, the 

3 Houthis, and the Special Groups in Iraq, in par4 ticular those forces as having been assessed as to be 

5 willing to carry out terrorist operations on behalf of 

6 Iran. 

7 ‘‘(10) An assessment of how Iran would utilize 

8 additional resources to further activities described in 

9 paragraphs (1) through (9).’’. 

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such sec11 tion is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(B) includes all branches and sub13 branches of Iran’s national army or Artesh, 

14 such as its ground forces, air force, navy, and 

15 air defense forces as well as most branches of 

16 its parallel military, and the Islamic Revolu17 tionary Guard Corps excluding its Quds18 Force.’’. 

19 SEC. 1219. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTING CURRENCY TO 

20 THE TALIBAN AND THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF 

21 AFGHANISTAN. 

22 None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

23 by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 

24 of Defense may be made available for the operation of any 

25 aircraft of the Department of Defense to transport cur-
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1 rency or other items of value to the Taliban, the Islamic 

2 Emirate of Afghanistan, or any subsidiary, agent, or in3 strumentality of either the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate 

4 of Afghanistan. 

5 SEC. 1220. MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF THE SPE6 CIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANI7 STAN RECONSTRUCTION. 

8 Section 1229(m)(1)(B) of the National Defense Au9 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 

10 181; 5 App.) is amended by striking ‘‘the reconstruction 

11 of Afghanistan’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance for the benefit 

12 of the Afghan people’’. 

13 SEC. 1220A. RULES GOVERNING TRANSFER OF AERIAL RE14 FUELING TANKERS TO ISRAEL. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514(b) 

16 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

17 2321h(b)), and subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this 

18 section, the President, acting through the Secretary of De19 fense, may transfer to Israel one or more retired United 

20 States aerial refueling tankers, any United States aerial 

21 refueling tanker that the Secretary of Defense plans to 

22 retire during the two-year period beginning on the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, or any other United States 

24 aerial refueling tanker the President considers appro25 priate, consistent with— 
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1 (1) all other requirements set forth in the For2 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 

3 seq.); and 

4 (2) the requirements set forth in the Arms Ex5 port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). 

6 (b) CONDITIONS.—Except in the case of an emer7 gency, as determined by the President, a transfer under 

8 subsection (a) may only occur if the transfer— 

9 (1) does not affect the ability of the United 

10 States to maintain a sufficient aerial refueling ca11 pacity to satisfy United States warfighting require12 ments; 

13 (2) does not harm the combat readiness of the 

14 United States; 

15 (3) does not affect the ability of the United 

16 States to meet its commitments to allies with respect 

17 to the transfer of aerial refueling capacity; and 

18 (4) is in the national security interest of the 

19 United States. 

20 (c) CERTIFICATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of an 

22 emergency, as determined by the President, not later 

23 than 15 days before making a transfer under sub24 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall certify to 

25 the appropriate congressional committees that the 
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1 transfer meets the conditions specified in subsection 

2 (b). 

3 (2) EMERGENCIES.—In the case of an emer4 gency, as determined by the President, not later 

5 than five days after making a transfer under sub6 section (a), the President shall— 

7 (A) certify to the appropriate congressional 

8 committees that the transfer supports the na9 tional security interests of the United States; 

10 and 

11 (B) provide to the appropriate congres12 sional committees an assessment of the impacts, 

13 risks, and mitigation measures with respect to 

14 the matters referred to in paragraphs (1) 

15 through (4) of subsection (b). 

16 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

17 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con18 gressional committees’’ means— 

19 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

20 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep21 resentatives; and 

22 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

23 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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1 SEC. 1220B. PROHIBITION ON FUNDS TO IRAN. 

2 None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

3 by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 

4 of Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, 

5 to— 

6 (1) the Government of Iran; 

7 (2) any person owned or controlled by the Gov8 ernment of Iran; 

9 (3) any person identified on the list of specially 

10 designated nationals and blocked persons maintained 

11 by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the De12 partment of the Treasury, the property and interests 

13 in property of which are blocked pursuant to the 

14 International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 

15 (4) any person owned or controlled by a person 

16 described in paragraph (3); or 

17 (5) the Badr organization, Saraya Khorasani, 

18 or Kata’ib al-Imam Ali. 

19 SEC. 1220C. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ENHANCE20 MENT OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DEFENSE 

21 COOPERATION. 

22 (a) MODIFICATION.—Subsection (d) of section 1275 

23 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au24 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (22 U.S.C. 2321h 

25 note) is amended to read as follows— 
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1 ‘‘(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSESSMENT OF

2 QUANTITY OF PRECISION-GUIDED MUNITIONS AND

3 OTHER MUNITIONS FOR USE BY ISRAEL.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 

5 2024, and annually thereafter through 2026, the 

6 Secretary of Defense, in concurrence with the Sec7 retary of State, shall conduct an assessment with re8 spect to the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) The quantity and type of precision10 guided munitions necessary for Israel to protect 

11 Israel and prevail in the event of a sustained 

12 armed confrontation between Israel and the Is13 lamic Republic of Iran and the proxy forces of 

14 the Islamic Republic of Iran, including 

15 Hezbollah and Hamas. 

16 ‘‘(B) The quantity and type of other muni17 tions necessary for Israel to protect Israel and 

18 prevail in the event of a sustained armed con19 frontation between Israel and the Islamic Re20 public of Iran and the proxy forces of the Is21 lamic Republic of Iran, including Hezbollah and 

22 Hamas. 

23 ‘‘(C) The quantity and type of precision24 guided munitions necessary for Israel to protect 

25 Israel and prevail in the event of a sustained 
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1 armed confrontation between Israel and 

2 Hezbollah. 

3 ‘‘(D) The quantity and type of precision4 guided munitions necessary for Israel to protect 

5 Israel and prevail in the event of a sustained 

6 armed confrontation between Israel and any 

7 other armed group or terrorist organization, 

8 such as Hamas. 

9 ‘‘(E) The resources the Government of 

10 Israel would need to dedicate to acquire the 

11 quantity and type of munitions described in 

12 subparagraphs (A) through (D). 

13 ‘‘(F) Whether, as of the date on which the 

14 applicable assessment is completed, sufficient 

15 quantities and types of munitions to conduct 

16 operations described in subparagraphs (A) 

17 through (D) are present in— 

18 ‘‘(i) the inventory of the military 

19 forces of Israel; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the War Reserves Stock Allies21 Israel; 

22 ‘‘(iii) any other United States stock23 pile or depot within the area of responsi24 bility of United States Central Command, 

25 as the Secretary of Defense considers ap-
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1 propriate to disclose to the Government of 

2 Israel; or 

3 ‘‘(iv) the inventory of the United 

4 States Armed Forces, as the Secretary of 

5 Defense considers appropriate to disclose 

6 to the Government of Israel. 

7 ‘‘(G) United States planning— 

8 ‘‘(i) to assist Israel to prepare for the 

9 contingencies described in subparagraphs 

10 (A) through (D); and 

11 ‘‘(ii) to resupply Israel with the quan12 tity and type of munitions described in 

13 subparagraphs (A) through (D) in the 

14 event of such a contingency. 

15 ‘‘(H) The quantity and pace at which the 

16 United States is capable of pre-positioning, rap17 idly replenishing, or assisting in the rapid re18 plenishment of, stockpiles of such munitions in 

19 the inventory of the military forces of Israel 

20 and the War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel in 

21 preparation for, and to conduct, the operations 

22 described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 

23 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the as24 sessment required by paragraph (1), the Secretary 
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1 of Defense shall seek to consult with appropriate 

2 counterparts of the Government of Israel. 

3 ‘‘(3) INVENTORY.—Not later than 90 days after 

4 the date on which the first assessment required by 

5 paragraph (1) is conducted, and every 90 days 

6 thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Secretary of 

7 Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres8 sional committees, the Committee on Appropriations 

9 of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

10 on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the ac11 tions being taken and the progress made by the 

12 United States since the submission of the prior re13 port under this paragraph to ensure that the mili14 tary forces of Israel and the War Reserves Stock Al15 lies-Israel have the inventory and pre-positioned 

16 stocks necessary to prepare for, and to conduct, the 

17 operations described in subparagraphs (A) through 

18 (D) of paragraph (1), including procedures imple19 mented by the United States for rapidly replen20 ishing, or assisting in the rapid replenishment of, 

21 stockpiles of such munitions for use by Israel as may 

22 be necessary.’’. 

23 (b) MUNITIONS TRANSFER AUTHORITY EXTEN24 SION.—Section 1275(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn25 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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1 2021 (22 U.S.C. 2321h note) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

2 date that is three years after the date of the enactment 

3 of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025’’. 

4 SEC. 1220D. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO THE BADR 

5 ORGANIZATION. 

6 None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

7 by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 

8 of Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, 

9 to the Badr Organization. 

10 SEC. 1220E. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ISRAEL. 

11 It is the sense of Congress that— 

12 (1) since 1948, Israel has been one of the 

13 strongest friends and allies of the United States; 

14 (2) Israel is a stable, democratic country in a 

15 region often marred by turmoil; 

16 (3) it is essential to the strategic interest of the 

17 United States to continue to offer security assistance 

18 and related support to Israel; and 

19 (4) such assistance and support is especially 

20 vital as Israel confronts a number of potential chal21 lenges at the present time, including continuing 

22 threats from Iran. 
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1 SEC. 1220F. MODIFICATION AND UPDATE TO REPORT ON 

2 MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF IRAN AND RE3 LATED ACTIVITIES. 

4 Section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 

6 1972) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘bal9 listic and cruise’’ after ‘‘instances of’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (i) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

12 ‘‘The United Nations’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

13 effect of the United Nations’’; and 

14 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

15 new subparagraph: 

16 ‘‘(H) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps17 affiliated operatives serving in diplomatic and 

18 consular posts, cultural centers, religious insti19 tutions, and religious functions outside of Iran 

20 and actions taken by the Secretary of Defense, 

21 the Secretary of State, and the heads of the ele22 ments of the intelligence community (as such 

23 term is defined in section 3 of the National Se24 curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003) to reduce 

25 the presence of such operations.’’; 
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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) and (d) as 

2 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 

3 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(c) UPDATED REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 

7 Authorization Act of 2024, the Director of National Intel8 ligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional com9 mittees an updated report that includes each of the mat10 ters listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and 

11 covers developments during the period beginning in June 

12 2022 and ending on the day before the date on which the 

13 updated report is submitted.’’; and 

14 (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by in15 serting ‘‘, and the updated report required by sub16 section (b),’’ after ‘‘report required by subsection 

17 (a)’’. 

18 SEC. 1220G. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO UNITED 

19 STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION TO COUNTER 

20 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. 

21 Section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization 

22 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 

23 1702; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking 

25 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$55,000,000’’; 
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1 (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

2 subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 

3 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol4 lowing new subsections: 

5 ‘‘(e) REPORT ON STATUS OF COOPERATION AND

6 CERTAIN IRANIAN THREAT.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec8 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate commit9 tees of Congress a report containing the following: 

10 ‘‘(1) An assessment of the status of cooperation 

11 between the United States and Israel on countering 

12 unmanned aerial systems, including an assessment 

13 of— 

14 ‘‘(A) capabilities to counter unmanned aer15 ial systems under research and development; 

16 ‘‘(B) capabilities to counter unmanned aer17 ial systems that have been fielded to the Armed 

18 Forces of the United States or Israel pursuant 

19 to this section; 

20 ‘‘(C) proposed changes to authorizations, 

21 appropriations, or other provisions of law that 

22 would result in more effective capabilities to 

23 counter unmanned aerial systems and expedite 

24 the provision to the Armed Forces of the 
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1 United States and Israel of capabilities to 

2 counter unmanned aerial systems; and 

3 ‘‘(D) the extent to which the United 

4 States-Israel Operations-Technology Working 

5 Group established pursuant to section 

6 1299M(c) of the National Defense Authoriza7 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

8 116–283; 134 Stat. 4014), or any successor 

9 working group, is being used to carry out the 

10 activities described in subsection (a)(1). 

11 ‘‘(2) An assessment of the threat to the United 

12 States and Israel posed by unmanned aerial systems 

13 from Iran and associated proxies of Iran, including 

14 an assessment of deployed or otherwise available 

15 anti-unmanned aircraft capabilities of the United 

16 States and Israel and the adequacy of such capabili17 ties to offset such threat. 

18 ‘‘(f) UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this 

19 section, the term ‘unmanned aerial system’ includes loi20 tering munitions.’’. 

21 SEC. 1220H. REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL EXER22 CISES. 

23 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It the sense of the con24 gress that it is in the national security interest of the 

25 United States for the Department of Defense to promote 
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1 and support multilateral exercises in the United States 

2 Central Command and United States Africa Command 

3 area of operations that include Israel and United States 

4 regional partners and allies. 

5 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 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 describing efforts to— 

9 (1) expand the frequency of bilateral and multi10 lateral exercises involving Israel and United States 

11 regional partners and allies in the Middle East; and 

12 (2) otherwise promote and participate in such 

13 exercises. 

14 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 

15 shall be submitted in unclassified form and may contain 

16 a classified annex. 

17 SEC. 1220I. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING FUNDING TO IRA18 NIAN ENTITIES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

20 be appropriated to the Department of Defense or other21 wise made available by this Act may be made available, 

22 directly or indirectly, to— 

23 (1) the Government of Iran; 

24 (2) any person owned or controlled by the Gov25 ernment of Iran; 
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1 (3) any person that is on the List of Specially 

2 Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons main3 tained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the 

4 Department of the Treasury and the property and 

5 interests in property of which are blocked pursuant 

6 to the International Emergency Economic Powers 

7 Act; or 

8 (4) any person owned or controlled by a person 

9 described in paragraph (3). 

10 (b) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.— 

11 The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply with 

12 respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements 

13 under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

14 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activi15 ties of the United States. 

16 SEC. 1220J. REPORT ON UNITED STATES FORCE CAPABILI17 TIES IN THE CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSI18 BILITY. 

19 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con20 gress that the United States should maintain robust capa21 bilities in the United States Central Command area of re22 sponsibility to respond to a range of issues of critical na23 tional security importance to the United States and 

24 United States allies and partners, to include any attempt 
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1 by the Islamic Republic of Iran to pursue, develop, or oth2 erwise acquire a nuclear weapon or such capabilities. 

3 (b) REPORT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com6 mander for United States Central Command shall 

7 submit to the congressional defense committees a re8 port that contains the elements described in para9 graph (2). 

10 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by this 

11 subsection shall contain the following elements: 

12 (A) An assessment of United States mili13 tary capabilities in the United States Central 

14 Command area of responsibility. 

15 (B) An identification of any capabilities 

16 gaps related to the assessment in described in 

17 subparagraph (A) and recommendations for ad18 dressing such capabilities gaps. 

19 (3) FORM.—The report required by this sub20 section shall be submitted in unclassified form and 

21 may contain a classified annex. 

22 SEC. 1220K. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR AND REMOVAL 

23 OF SANCTIONS AGAINST THE TALIBAN. 

24 (a) PROHIBITION ON FUNDING.—None of the funds 

25 authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
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1 made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal 

2 year 2024 may be used to provide any kind of support 

3 to the Taliban or any Taliban affiliate, including financial, 

4 humanitarian, or materiel assistance. 

5 (b) PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF SANCTIONS.—Any 

6 sanctions, financial or otherwise, imposed by the United 

7 States against the Taliban or any Taliban affiliate on or 

8 before August 18, 2021, may not be waived or in any way 

9 mitigated except by enactment of a law after the date of 

10 the enactment of this Act specifically providing for such 

11 waiver or mitigation. 

12 (c) AFFILIATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

13 ‘‘affiliate’’— 

14 (1) has the meaning given such term in section 

15 230.405 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (as 

16 in effect on the date of enactment of this Act); 

17 (2) means a person that is closely associated 

18 with another person typically in a dependent or sub19 ordinate manner; or 

20 (3) means a person that has a common purpose 

21 or shared characteristics with another person. 

22 SEC. 1220L. REPORT ON AGREEMENTS MADE BY THE 

23 UNITED STATES WITH THE TALIBAN. 

24 (a) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGREEMENTS

25 MADE WITH THE TALIBAN.—The Secretary of State, in 
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1 coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Ad2 ministrator of the United States Agency for International 

3 Development, shall submit to the appropriate congres4 sional committees the following: 

5 (1) Any agreement made and entered into by 

6 the United States and the Taliban. Submission 

7 thereof shall occur not later than 30 days prior to 

8 entry absent notification to the appropriate congres9 sional committees, in which case submission thereof 

10 shall occur not later than 10 days prior to taking ef11 fect. 

12 (2) Any agreement made and entered into by 

13 third parties and the Taliban or notice of any such 

14 agreement. Submission of any such agreement or no15 tice thereof shall occur not later than 30 days after 

16 custody by the United States. 

17 (b) REPORT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS WITH THE

18 TALIBAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

19 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordina20 tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator 

21 of the United States Agency for International Develop22 ment, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com23 mittees any agreements made and entered into by the 

24 United States or third parties and the Taliban from Au25 gust 1, 2021, until such date of enactment. 
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1 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘agreement’’ in3 cludes memoranda of understanding and other mani4 festations of mutual assent. 

5 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT6 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com7 mittees’’ means the congressional defense commit8 tees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

9 of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 

10 Relations of the Senate. 

11 (3) THIRD PARTIES.—The term ‘‘third parties’’ 

12 means organizations or entities in receipt of United 

13 States Government funding, including sub-recipients 

14 thereof. 

15 SEC. 1220M. REPORT ON PROVISION OF FUNDING AND 

16 OTHER ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI POPULAR MO17 BILIZATION FORCES. 

18 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 

20 the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with 

21 the Secretary of State, shall jointly submit to the appro22 priate congressional committees a report containing— 

23 (1) an assessment of whether United States as24 sistance has been provided to, or has benefitted, the 

25 Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces for military train-
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1 ing or professional military education, including 

2 through assistance provided to the Ministry of De3 fense of Iraq; 

4 (2) an assessment of whether United States as5 sistance has been provided to, or has benefitted, any 

6 person who is— 

7 (A) a member of any organization des8 ignated a foreign terrorist organization by the 

9 Secretary of State under section 219 of the Im10 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 

11 or 

12 (B) a person determined by the Secretary 

13 of the Treasury to be a specially designated na14 tional. 

15 (3) a description of how the government of Iraq 

16 and the Federal budget of such government provide 

17 direct funding to the Iraqi Popular Mobilization 

18 Forces; and 

19 (4) an assessment of how the relationship and 

20 interactions between the Ministry of Defense of Iraq 

21 and the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces affect the 

22 Strategic Framework Agreement for a Relationship 

23 of Friendship and Cooperation between the United 

24 States and the Republic of Iraq, done at Baghdad 
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1 on November 17, 2008, and entered into force Janu2 ary 1, 2009. 

3 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

4 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con5 gressional committees’’ means— 

6 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

7 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 

8 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

9 Representatives; and 

10 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

11 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 

12 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

13 Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 

14 Ukraine 

15 SEC. 1221. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PER16 SONNEL OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 

17 GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE18 FENSE. 

19 Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code, is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF

22 DEFENSE.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 

24 the Department of Defense, in connection with the 

25 Inspector General’s oversight of United States sup-
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1 port and activities carried out in response to Rus2 sia’s further invasion of Ukraine, may select, ap3 point, and employ, without regard to the provisions 

4 of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 

5 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified can6 didates to any of positions in the Office of Inspector 

7 General involved in or for the conduct of reviews, 

8 audits, evaluations, inspections, and investigations 

9 with respect to oversight of such support and activi10 ties, including— 

11 ‘‘(A) financial management, accounting, 

12 auditing, actuarial, cost estimation, or oper13 ational research; and 

14 ‘‘(B) scientific, technology, technical, engi15 neering, data science, or mathematics. 

16 ‘‘(2) SUNSET.—The authority provided under 

17 this subsection shall expire on the later of— 

18 ‘‘(A) the date established under subsection 

19 (b)(1); or 

20 ‘‘(B) the end of the first fiscal year in 

21 which the total amount appropriated for United 

22 States support and activities carried out in re23 sponse to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, 

24 including amounts made available for the recon-
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1 struction of Ukraine, is less than 

2 $1,000,000,000. 

3 ‘‘(e) HIRING AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL

4 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND USAID.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the assign6 ment of persons to assist on matters relating to the 

7 Inspectors General of the Department of Defense, 

8 Department of State, and United States Agency for 

9 International Development’s oversight of Ukraine re10 sponse activities as well as to functions vacated by 

11 personnel assisting on matters relating to oversight 

12 of Ukraine response activities, the Inspectors Gen13 eral of the Department of State and United States 

14 Agency for International Development may— 

15 ‘‘(A) appoint on a temporary basis using 

16 the authorities in section 3161 (without regard 

17 to subsection (b)(2) of such section) such per18 sonnel as the Inspector General considers ap19 propriate; 

20 ‘‘(B) employ Civil Service Retirement Sys21 tem and Federal Employees’ Retirement Sys22 tem annuitants for the purposes of assisting the 

23 Inspector General under this section; 

24 ‘‘(C) employ Foreign Service Retirement 

25 and Disability System or the Foreign Service 
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1 Pension System annuitants under chapter 8 of 

2 title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

3 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) for the purposes of assist4 ing the Inspector General under this section; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(D) appoint, without regard to the provi7 sions of subchapter I of chapter 33, (other than 

8 sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), quali9 fied candidates to the following series for the 

10 purposes of supporting the Inspector General’s 

11 oversight of Ukraine response activities under 

12 this section: 0080, 0201, 0301, 0343, 0340, 

13 0511, 0560, 0905, 1530, 1801, 1805, 1811, 

14 2210. 

15 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) COMPETITIVE STATUS.—A person 

17 employed under paragraph (1)(A) shall acquire 

18 competitive status for appointment to any posi19 tion in the competitive service for which the em20 ployee possesses the required qualifications 

21 upon the completion of 13 months of contin22 uous service as an employee under this section. 

23 ‘‘(B) ANNUITANTS.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Reemployment of 

25 an annuitant under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
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1 be subject to the provisions of section 

2 9902(g) as if the Inspector General was 

3 the Department of Defense. 

4 ‘‘(ii) FOREIGN SERVICE.—An annu5 itant reemployed under paragraph 

6 (1)(C)— 

7 ‘‘(I) shall continue to receive an 

8 annuity; 

9 ‘‘(II) shall not be considered a 

10 participant for purposes of chapter 8 

11 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 

12 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) or an 

13 employee for purposes of subchapter 

14 III of chapter 83 or chapter 84; and 

15 ‘‘(III) may elect in writing, not 

16 later than 90 days after the date of 

17 reemployment, to be subject to section 

18 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 

19 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064). 

20 ‘‘(C) DIRECT HIRE.—Appointments under 

21 paragraph (1)(D) shall be capped at 45 posi22 tions per Office of Inspector General per year. 

23 ‘‘(3) SUNSET.—The Inspectors General of the 

24 Department of State and United States Agency for 

25 International Development’s authority to appoint 
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1 personnel under this section shall cease at the end 

2 of the first fiscal year in which the total amount ap3 propriated to the Department of State and United 

4 States Agency for International Development for 

5 Ukraine response activities is less than 

6 $1,000,000,000.’’. 

7 SEC. 1222. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR UKRAINE 

8 ASSISTANCE. 

9 (a) OFFICE OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

10 There is established the Office of the Special Inspector 

11 General for Ukraine Assistance for the following: 

12 (1) To provide for the independent and objec13 tive conduct and supervision of audits and investiga14 tions, including within the territory of Ukraine, re15 lating to the programs and operations funded with 

16 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 

17 for the military and nonmilitary support of Ukraine. 

18 (2) To provide for the independent and objec19 tive leadership and coordination of, and rec20 ommendations on, policies designed to prevent and 

21 detect waste, fraud, and abuse in such programs and 

22 operations described in paragraph (1). 

23 (3) To provide for an independent and objective 

24 means of keeping the Secretary of State, the Sec25 retary of Defense, and Congress fully and currently 
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1 informed about problems and deficiencies relating to 

2 the administration of such programs and operations 

3 and the necessity for and progress on corrective ac4 tion. 

5 (b) APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR GEN6 ERAL; REMOVAL.— 

7 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the Office of 

8 the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance 

9 shall be known as the Special Inspector General for 

10 Ukraine Assistance (in this section referred to as the 

11 ‘‘Special Inspector General’’), who shall be des12 ignated by the President, with the advice and con13 sent of the Senate. 

14 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The appointment of the 

15 Special Inspector General shall be made solely on 

16 the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in ac17 counting, auditing, financial analysis, law, manage18 ment analysis, public administration, or investiga19 tions. 

20 (3) SELECTION.—The Special Inspector Gen21 eral may be a member of the civil service or Foreign 

22 Service and may be selected from among the offices 

23 of the Inspectors General. 

24 (4) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The ap25 pointment of an individual as Special Inspector Gen-
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1 eral shall be made not later than 30 days after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (5) PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.— 

4 For purposes of section 7324 of title 5, United 

5 States Code, the Special Inspector General shall not 

6 be considered an employee who determines policies 

7 to be pursued by the United States in the nation8 wide administration of Federal law. 

9 (6) REMOVAL.—The Inspectors General shall be 

10 removable from office in accordance with the provi11 sions of section 403(b) of title 5, United States 

12 Code. 

13 (7) INDEPENDENCE TO CONDUCT INVESTIGA14 TIONS AND AUDITS.—No officer of the Department 

15 of Defense, the Department of State, or the United 

16 States Agency for International Development shall 

17 prevent or prohibit the Special Inspector General 

18 from initiating, carrying out, or completing any 

19 audit or investigation related to amounts appro20 priated or otherwise made available for the military 

21 and nonmilitary support of Ukraine or from issuing 

22 any subpoena during the course of any such audit or 

23 investigation. 

24 (c) SUPERVISION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Special Inspector Gen2 eral shall report directly to, and be under the gen3 eral supervision of, the Secretary of State and the 

4 Secretary of Defense. 

5 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

6 section may be construed to limit the ability of the 

7 Inspectors General to enter into agreements to con8 duct joint audits, inspections, or investigations in 

9 the exercise of their oversight responsibilities in ac10 cordance with this section with respect to Ukraine. 

11 (d) DUTIES.—It shall be the duty of the Special In12 spector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate au13 dits and investigations of the treatment, handling, and ex14 penditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

15 available for the military and nonmilitary support of 

16 Ukraine, and of the programs, operations, and contracts 

17 carried out utilizing such funds. Such duty shall also in18 clude the following: 

19 (1) To appoint, from among the offices of the 

20 Inspectors General, an Assistant Inspector General, 

21 who shall supervise auditing and investigative activi22 ties and assist the Special Inspector General in the 

23 discharge of responsibilities under this subsection. 

24 (2) The investigation of overpayments such as 

25 duplicate payments or duplicate billing and any po-
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1 tential unethical or illegal actions of Federal employ2 ees, contractors, or affiliated entities and the refer3 ral of such reports, as necessary, to the Department 

4 of Justice to ensure further investigations, prosecu5 tions, recovery of further funds, or other remedies. 

6 (3) The oversight and accounting of the obliga7 tion and expenditure of such funds; the monitoring 

8 and review of contracts funded by such funds. 

9 (4) The monitoring and review of the transfer 

10 of such funds and associated information between 

11 and among departments, agencies, and entities of 

12 the United States and private and nongovernmental 

13 entities. 

14 (5) The maintenance of records on the use of 

15 such funds to facilitate future audits and investiga16 tions of the use of such funds. 

17 (6) To develop and carry out, in coordination 

18 with the offices of the Inspectors General, a joint 

19 strategic plan to conduct comprehensive oversight of 

20 all military and nonmilitary United States support 

21 for Ukraine. 

22 (7) To apply key lessons from prior oversight 

23 work, in coordination with the offices of the Inspec24 tors General, to Ukraine response programs and op25 erations to minimize waste, fraud, and abuse. 
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1 (8) With respect to military and nonmilitary 

2 United States support for Ukraine— 

3 (A) to ensure, through joint or individual 

4 audits, inspections, and investigations, inde5 pendent and effective oversight of— 

6 (i) all funds appropriated or otherwise 

7 made available for such support; and 

8 (ii) the programs, operations, and 

9 contracts carried out using such funds; 

10 and 

11 (B) to review and ascertain the accuracy of 

12 information provided by Federal agencies relat13 ing to— 

14 (i) obligations and expenditures; 

15 (ii) costs of programs and projects; 

16 (iii) accountability of funds; 

17 (iv) the tracking and monitoring of all 

18 lethal and nonlethal security assistance 

19 and compliance with end-use certification 

20 requirements; and 

21 (v) the award and execution of major 

22 contracts, grants, and agreements in sup23 port of Ukraine. 

24 (9) To employ, or authorize the employment by 

25 the Inspectors General, on a temporary basis using 
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1 the authorities in section 3161 of title 5, United 

2 States Code (without regard to subsection (b)(2) of 

3 such section), such auditors, investigators, and other 

4 personnel as the Special Inspector General considers 

5 appropriate to carrying out the duties described in 

6 this subsection. 

7 (10) To carry out such other responsibilities re8 lating to the coordination and efficient and effective 

9 discharge by the Inspectors General of duties relat10 ing to United States military and nonmilitary sup11 port for Ukraine as the Special Inspector General 

12 shall specify. 

13 (11) To discharge the responsibilities under this 

14 subsection in a manner consistent with the authori15 ties and requirements of this section and the au16 thorities and requirements applicable to the Inspec17 tors General under chapter 4 of title 5, United 

18 States Code. 

19 (12) To review and ascertain that all Federal 

20 agencies involved in the distribution of any weaponry 

21 and equipment sent to Ukraine evaluated the finan22 cial value of all weaponry and equipment accurately 

23 and consistently since February 24, 2022. 

24 (e) EMPLOYMENT OF EXPERTS AND CONSULT25 ANTS.—The Special Inspector General may obtain services 
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1 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

2 Code, at daily rates not to exceed the equivalent rate pre3 scribed for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule by sec4 tion 5332 of such title. 

5 (f) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—To the extent and in 

6 such amounts as may be provided in advance by appro7 priations Acts, the Special Inspector General may enter 

8 into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, 

9 analyses, and other services with public agencies and with 

10 private persons, and make such payments as may be nec11 essary to carry out the duties of the Special Inspector 

12 General. 

13 (g) DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL

14 STAFF.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of the Special In16 spector General for Ukraine shall maintain a pres17 ence of at least 1 individual in the country of 

18 Ukraine at all times. 

19 (2) EVACUTION PLAN.—The Special Inspector 

20 General shall coordinate with the appropriate chief 

21 of mission for this purpose and shall maintain a 

22 plan to evacuate personnel should it be required. 

23 (3) NOTICE AND JUSTIFICATION.—To any ex24 tent that the Special Inspector General determines 

25 that the Office of the Special Inspector General can-
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1 not maintain such a presence in Ukraine, the Special 

2 Inspector General shall notify the appropriate con3 gressional committees in writing within 7 days of 

4 such determination, along with a justification for 

5 why the presence could not be maintained. 

6 (4) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of State or the 

7 Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall provide 

8 the Special Inspector General with— 

9 (A) appropriate and adequate office space 

10 at appropriate locations of the Department of 

11 State or the Department of Defense (as the 

12 case may be) in Ukraine, or at an appropriate 

13 United States military installation in the Euro14 pean theater, together with such equipment, of15 fice supplies, and communications facilities and 

16 services as may be necessary for the operation 

17 of such offices, and shall provide necessary 

18 maintenance services for such offices and the 

19 equipment and facilities located therein; and 

20 (B) appropriate and adequate support for 

21 audits, investigations, and related activities by 

22 the Special Inspector General or assigned per23 sonnel within the territory of Ukraine. 

24 (5) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of the 

2 Special Inspector General for information or as3 sistance from any department, agency, or other 

4 entity of the Federal Government, the head of 

5 such entity shall, insofar as is practicable and 

6 not in contravention of any existing law, furnish 

7 such information or assistance to the Special 

8 Inspector General, or an authorized designee. 

9 (B) REPORTING OF REFUSED ASSIST10 ANCE.—Whenever information or assistance re11 quested by the Special Inspector General is, in 

12 the judgment of the Special Inspector General, 

13 unreasonably refused or not provided, the Spe14 cial Inspector General shall report the cir15 cumstances to the Secretary of State or the 

16 Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, and to the 

17 appropriate congressional committees without 

18 delay. 

19 (h) REPORTS.— 

20 (1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 

22 after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the 

23 Special Inspector General shall submit to the 

24 appropriate committees of Congress a report 

25 summarizing with respect to that quarter and, 
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1 to the extent possible, the period from the end 

2 of such quarter to the date on which the report 

3 is submitted, the activities during such period 

4 of the Special Inspector General and the activi5 ties under programs and operations funded with 

6 amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail7 able for the military and nonmilitary support of 

8 Ukraine. Each report shall include, for the pe9 riod covered by such report, a detailed state10 ment of all obligations, expenditures, and reve11 nues associated with military and nonmilitary 

12 support of Ukraine, including the following: 

13 (i) Obligations and expenditures of 

14 appropriated funds. 

15 (ii) Operating expenses of agencies or 

16 entities receiving amounts appropriated or 

17 otherwise made available for the military 

18 and nonmilitary support of Ukraine. 

19 (iii) In the case of any contract, 

20 grant, agreement, or other funding mecha21 nism described in paragraph (4)— 

22 (I) the amount of the contract, 

23 grant, agreement, or other funding 

24 mechanism; 
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1 (II) a brief discussion of the 

2 scope of the contract, grant, agree3 ment, or other funding mechanism; 

4 (III) a discussion of how the de5 partment or agency of the United 

6 States Government involved in the 

7 contract, grant, agreement, or other 

8 funding mechanism identified, and so9 licited offers from, potential individ10 uals or entities to perform the con11 tract, grant, agreement, or other 

12 funding mechanism, together with a 

13 list of the potential individuals or en14 tities that were issued solicitations for 

15 the offers; and 

16 (IV) the justification and ap17 proval documents on which was based 

18 the determination to use procedures 

19 other than procedures that provide for 

20 full and open competition. 

21 (iv) An accounting comparison of— 

22 (I) the military and nonmilitary 

23 support provided to Ukraine by the 

24 United States; and 
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1 (II) the military and nonmilitary 

2 support provided to Ukraine by other 

3 North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

4 member countries, including allied 

5 contributions to Ukraine that are sub6 sequently backfilled or subsidized 

7 using United States funds. 

8 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by 

9 subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period 

10 covered by the report— 

11 (i) a description of any identified 

12 waste, fraud, or abuse with respect to pro13 grams and operations funded with amounts 

14 appropriated or otherwise made available 

15 for the military and nonmilitary support of 

16 Ukraine; 

17 (ii) a description of the status and re18 sults of— 

19 (I) investigations, inspections, 

20 and audits; and 

21 (II) referrals to the Department 

22 of Justice; 

23 (iii) a description of the overall plans 

24 for review by the Inspectors General of 

25 such support of Ukraine, including plans 
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1 for investigations, inspections, and audits; 

2 and 

3 (iv) an evaluation of the compliance of 

4 the Government of Ukraine with all re5 quirements for receiving United States 

6 funds, including a specific description of 

7 any instances where the Government of 

8 Ukraine failed to comply with the require9 ments specified to receive United States 

10 funds, weaponry, and equipment. 

11 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Special In12 spector General shall publish on a publicly available 

13 internet website each report required by paragraph 

14 (1) in English and any other language the Special 

15 Inspector General determines is widely used and un16 derstood in Ukraine. 

17 (3) FORM.—Each report required by this sub18 section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

19 may include a classified annex if the Special Inspec20 tor General considers it necessary. 

21 (4) COVERED CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AGREE22 MENTS, AND FUNDING MECHANISMS DESCRIBED.—A 

23 covered contract, grant, agreement, or other funding 

24 mechanism described in this paragraph is any major 

25 contract, grant, agreement, or other funding mecha-
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1 nism that is entered into by any department or 

2 agency of the United States Government that in3 volves the use of amounts appropriated or otherwise 

4 made available for the military and nonmilitary sup5 port of Ukraine with any public or private sector en6 tity for any of the following purposes: 

7 (A) To build or rebuild physical infrastruc8 ture of Ukraine. 

9 (B) To establish or reestablish a political 

10 or societal institution of Ukraine. 

11 (C) To provide products or services to the 

12 people of Ukraine. 

13 (D) To provide lethal or nonlethal weap14 onry to Ukraine. 

15 (E) To otherwise provide military or non16 military support to Ukraine. 

17 (5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

18 subsection may be construed to authorize the public 

19 disclosure of information that is— 

20 (A) specifically prohibited from disclosure 

21 by any other provision of law; or 

22 (B) a part of an ongoing criminal inves23 tigation. 

24 (i) REPORT COORDINATION.— 
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1 (1) TRANSMISSION TO SECRETARIES OF STATE

2 AND DEFENSE.—The Special Inspector General shall 

3 also transmit each report required by subsection (g) 

4 to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of De5 fense. 

6 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 

8 after receipt of a report pursuant to paragraph 

9 (1), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 

10 Defense shall separately submit to the appro11 priate congressional committees any comments 

12 on the matters covered by the report. Such 

13 comments shall be submitted in unclassified 

14 form, but may include a classified annex if the 

15 Secretary of State or the Secretary of Defense, 

16 as the case may be, considers it necessary. 

17 (B) ACCESS.—On request, any Member of 

18 Congress may view the comments submitted 

19 pursuant to subparagraph (A), including the 

20 classified annex. 

21 (j) TRANSPARENCY.— 

22 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 

23 submission to the appropriate congressional commit24 tees of a report required by subsection (g), the Sec25 retary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall 
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1 jointly make copies of the report available to the 

2 public upon request, and at a reasonable cost. 

3 (2) COMMENTS ON MATTERS COVERED BY RE4 PORT.—Not later than 60 days after submission to 

5 the appropriate congressional committees pursuant 

6 to subsection (h)(2)(A) of comments on a report re7 quired by subsection (g), the Secretary of State and 

8 the Secretary of Defense shall jointly make copies of 

9 the comments available to the public upon request, 

10 and at a reasonable cost. 

11 (k) WAIVER.— 

12 (1) AUTHORITY.—The President may waive the 

13 requirement under paragraph (1) or (2) of sub14 section (i) with respect to the public availability of 

15 any element in a report required by subsection (g), 

16 or any comment submitted pursuant to subsection 

17 (h)(2)(A), if the President determines that the waiv18 er is justified for national security reasons. 

19 (2) NOTICE OF WAIVER.—The President shall 

20 publish a notice of each waiver made under this sub21 section in the Federal Register no later than the 

22 date on which a report required by subsection (g), 

23 or any comment submitted pursuant to subsection 

24 (h)(2)(A), is submitted to the appropriate congres25 sional committees. The report and comments shall 
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1 specify whether waivers under this subsection were 

2 made and with respect to which elements in the re3 port or which comments, as appropriate. 

4 (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

5 subsection may be construed to authorize the Presi6 dent to waive any requirement under subsection 

7 (h)(2) with respect to the availability of comments 

8 submitted pursuant to such subsection. 

9 (l) PUBLICATION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY AND

10 NONMILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.—Not later than 

11 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi12 dent, acting through the Secretary of Defense and Sec13 retary of State, shall publish a comprehensive accounting 

14 of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by 

15 the United States for military and nonmilitary support for 

16 Ukraine on a publicly available website of the United 

17 States Government. 

18 (m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘amounts appropriated or other20 wise made available for the military and nonmilitary 

21 support of Ukraine’’ means— 

22 (A) amounts appropriated or otherwise 

23 made available on or after January 1, 2022, 

24 for— 
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1 (i) the Ukraine Security Assistance 

2 Initiative under section 1250 of the Na3 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

4 Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 

5 1608); 

6 (ii) any foreign military financing 

7 accessed by the Government of Ukraine; 

8 (iii) the presidential drawdown au9 thority under section 506(a) of the Foreign 

10 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

11 2318(a)); 

12 (iv) the defense institution building 

13 program under section 332 of title 10, 

14 United States Code; 

15 (v) the building partner capacity pro16 gram under section 333 of title 10, United 

17 States Code; 

18 (vi) the international military edu19 cation and training program of the Depart20 ment of State; and 

21 (vii) the United States European 

22 Command; and 

23 (B) amounts appropriated or otherwise 

24 made available on or after January 1, 2022, for 

25 the military, economic, reconstruction, or hu-
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1 manitarian support of Ukraine under any ac2 count or for any purpose not described in sub3 paragraph (A). 

4 (2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com5 mittees’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

7 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

8 on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 

9 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

10 of the Senate; and 

11 (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

12 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

13 on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on 

14 Oversight and Accountability of the House of 

15 Representatives. 

16 (3) The term ‘‘Inspectors General’’ means the 

17 following: 

18 (A) The Inspector General of the Depart19 ment of Defense. 

20 (B) The Inspector General of the Depart21 ment of State. 

22 (C) The Inspector General of the United 

23 States Agency for International Development. 

24 (n) TERMINATION.—The Office of the Special Inspec25 tor General for Ukraine Assistance shall terminate 180 
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1 days after the date on which amounts appropriated or oth2 erwise made available for the military and nonmilitary 

3 support of Ukraine are less than the amounts that were 

4 appropriated or otherwise available for the military and 

5 nonmilitary support of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. 

6 (o) FINAL REPORT.—The Special Inspector General 

7 shall, prior to the termination of the Office of the Special 

8 Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance under sub9 section (m), prepare and submit to the appropriate con10 gressional committees a final forensic audit report on pro11 grams and operations funded with amounts appropriated 

12 or otherwise made available for the military and non13 military support of Ukraine. 

14 (p) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

16 appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 to 

17 carry out this section. 

18 (2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

19 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount 

20 authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for op21 eration and maintenance, as specified in the cor22 responding funding table in section 4301 for ‘‘Oper23 ation and maintenance, defense-wide–Line 490–Of24 fice of the Secretary of Defense’’, is hereby reduced 

25 by $20,000,000. 
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1 SEC. 1223. EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

2 INITIATIVE. 

3 Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization 

4 Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 

5 1068) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (f)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

8 by striking ‘‘for overseas contingency oper9 ations’’; and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(9) For fiscal year 2024, $300,000,000.’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘December 

13 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

14 SEC. 1224. EXTENSION OF LEND-LEASE AUTHORITY TO 

15 UKRAINE. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a)(1) of the Ukraine 

17 Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 (Public Law 

18 117–118; 136 Stat. 1184) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

19 years 2022 and 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 

20 through 2024’’. 

21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

23 shall submit to Congress a report on— 

24 (1) the impact of the exercise of the lend-lease 

25 authority under the Ukraine Democracy Defense 
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1 Lend-Lease Act of 2022 on United States defense 

2 stockpiles and readiness; and 

3 (2) the accounting of United States military 

4 equipment provided to the Government of Ukraine, 

5 including a strategy and timeline for recovering de6 fense articles provided to Ukraine under such lend7 lease authority when it expires. 

8 SEC. 1225. PLAN AND REPORT RELATING TO ALLIED AND 

9 PARTNER SUPPORT TO UKRAINE. 

10 (a) PLAN AND REPORTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 

11 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com12 mittees— 

13 (1) a plan to encourage increased total con14 tributions made by allied and partner countries to 

15 meet the military contributions of the United States; 

16 and 

17 (2) every 90 days after the submission of the 

18 plan described in paragraph (1) until the date de19 scribed in subsection (c)— 

20 (A) a report on all contributions to 

21 Ukraine in absolute and relative terms, 

22 disaggregated by country, in the preceding 90- 

23 day period; and 

24 (B) an update on efforts under the such 

25 plan. 
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1 (b) FORM.—The report required under subsection 

2 (a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

3 include a classified annex. 

4 (c) SUNSET.—The reporting requirement in sub5 section (a)(2) shall terminate on the earlier of— 

6 (1) the date that is 180 days after the date on 

7 which amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

8 available for the support of Ukraine are less than 

9 the amounts that were appropriated or otherwise 

10 made available for the support of Ukraine on Feb11 ruary 24, 2022; or 

12 (2) December 31, 2025. 

13 SEC. 1226. REPORT ON WAR IN UKRAINE. 

14 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

16 to Congress a report on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine 

17 that includes information on causalities, wounded, and 

18 materials or equipment losses for both sides of the conflict. 

19 SEC. 1227. REPORT ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General 

22 of the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress 

23 a report reconciling all United States assistance to 

24 Ukraine, including all normal and supplemental Ukraine 

25 appropriations and drawdowns, from January 1, 2022, 
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1 through the date of such submission. The report shall spe2 cifically detail the countries, entities, and individuals who 

3 received such assistance. 

4 (b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The report required 

5 under subsection (a) shall also detail the following: 

6 (1) All contracts awarded to third parties with 

7 enumerated amounts, including an identification of 

8 each such third party recipient and a specification of 

9 the amount awarded to each such third party. 

10 (2) The total of appropriated or authorized 

11 amounts that have been obligated or expended, as 

12 well as the total amounts of authorized or appro13 priated funds that have not been so obligated or ex14 pended. 

15 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

16 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 

17 a classified annex. 

18 SEC. 1228. BRIEFINGS ON ARMS DELIVERIES TO UKRAINE. 

19 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter for one year, 

21 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 

22 jointly brief the congressional defense committees, the 

23 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa24 tives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen25 ate on the status of weapons the United States has com-
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1 mitted to sending to Ukraine and to other regional allies 

2 and partners who are providing weapons to Ukraine, in3 cluding an estimated delivery timetable for such weapons, 

4 and a description of measures being taken to expedite the 

5 delivery of such weapons. 

6 SEC. 1229. REPORT ON DETAILED OVERSIGHT OF UNITED 

7 STATES ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 

8 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, the Office of the Inspector General of 

10 the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress a re11 port on detailed oversight of United States assistance to 

12 Ukraine. 

13 SEC. 1230. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 

14 COMMON DEFENSE. 

15 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con16 gress that— 

17 (1) section 1003 of the Department of Defense 

18 Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525; 63 

19 Stat. 2241)— 

20 (A) expresses that due to threats that are 

21 ever-changing, Congress must be informed with 

22 respect to allied contributions to the common 

23 defense to properly assess the readiness of the 

24 United States and the countries described in 

25 subsection (b)(2) for threats; and 
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1 (B) requires that the Secretary of Defense 

2 to submit to Congress an annual report on the 

3 contributions of allies to the common defense; 

4 (2) the threats facing the United States— 

5 (A) extend beyond the global war on ter6 ror; and 

7 (B) include near-peer threats; and 

8 (3) the President should seek from each coun9 try described in subsection (b)(2) acceptance of 

10 international security responsibilities and agree11 ments to make contributions to the common defense 

12 in accordance with the collective defense agreements 

13 or treaties to which such country is a party. 

14 (b) REPORTS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

15 COMMON DEFENSE.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 

17 each year, the Secretary, in coordination with the 

18 heads of other Federal agencies, as the Secretary de19 termines to be necessary, shall submit to the appro20 priate committees of Congress a report containing a 

21 description of— 

22 (A) the annual defense spending by each 

23 country described in paragraph (2), including 

24 available data on nominal budget figures and 

25 defense spending as a percentage of the gross 
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1 domestic products of each such country for the 

2 fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year 

3 in which the report is submitted; 

4 (B) the activities of each such country to 

5 contribute to military or stability operations in 

6 which the Armed Forces of the United States 

7 are a participant or may be called upon in ac8 cordance with a cooperative defense agreement 

9 to which the United States is a party; 

10 (C) any limitations placed by any such 

11 country on the use of such contributions; and 

12 (D) any actions undertaken by the United 

13 States or by other countries to minimize such 

14 limitations. 

15 (2) COUNTRIES DESCRIBED.—The countries de16 scribed in this paragraph are the following: 

17 (A) Each member country of the North At18 lantic Treaty Organization. 

19 (B) Each member country of the Gulf Co20 operation Council. 

21 (C) Each country party to the Inter-Amer22 ican Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Trea23 ty), done at Rio de Janeiro September 2, 1947, 

24 and entered into force December 3, 1948 

25 (TIAS 1838). 
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1 (D) Australia. 

2 (E) Japan. 

3 (F) New Zealand. 

4 (G) The Philippines. 

5 (H) South Korea. 

6 (I) Thailand. 

7 (3) FORM.—Each report under paragraph (1) 

8 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

9 contain a classified annex. 

10 (4) AVAILABILITY.—A report submitted under 

11 paragraph (1) shall be made available on request to 

12 any Member of Congress. 

13 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE14 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit15 tees of Congress’’ means— 

16 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

17 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 

18 on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

19 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

20 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 

21 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
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1 Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 

2 Russia, Europe, and NATO 

3 SEC. 1231. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO NATO4 RUSSIA FOUNDING ACT. 

5 It is the policy of the United States that the agree6 ment titled ‘‘Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Coopera7 tion and Security between NATO and the Russian Federa8 tion’’, done at Paris on May 27, 1997 (commonly referred 

9 to as the ‘‘NATO-Russia Founding Act’’), does not— 

10 (1) prohibit the establishment of a permanent 

11 presence of the United States Armed Forces in Eu12 rope; or 

13 (2) constrain in any manner the deployment of 

14 United States Armed Forces or North Atlantic 

15 Treaty Organization (NATO) forces. 

16 SEC. 1232. STRATEGY TO DELAY, DISRUPT, AND DEGRADE 

17 ROSATOM’S PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES AND 

18 OTHER REVENUE STREAMS. 

19 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

20 (1) Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy cor21 poration, Rosatom, is providing the People’s Repub22 lic of China highly enriched uranium for Chinese 

23 Communist Party fast-breeder reactors. 

24 (2) The Department of Defense’s 2022 report 

25 to Congress on the Military and Security Develop-
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1 ments Involving the People’s Republic of China 

2 noted the key role that increased weapons-grade plu3 tonium production is key to China’s nuclear pro4 gram, stating: ‘‘The PRC is also supporting this ex5 pansion by increasing its capacity to produce and 

6 separate plutonium by constructing fast breeder re7 actors and reprocessing facilities.’’. The report also 

8 cites the CFR-600 reactors and notes that each re9 actor will be capable of producing ‘‘enough pluto10 nium for dozens of nuclear warheads annually’’. 

11 This buildup puts China in violation of Article VI of 

12 the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 

13 Weapons, requiring states to make good-faith efforts 

14 to cease an arms race and to engage in good-faith 

15 arms control negotiations. 

16 (3) There are also credible reports that ‘‘Rus17 sia’s state nuclear power conglomerate has been 

18 working to supply the Russian arms industry with 

19 components, technology and raw materials for mis20 sile(s)’’. Specifically, a letter from a Rosatom de21 partment chief, dated October 2022, shows Rosatom 

22 offering to provide goods to Russian military units 

23 and to Russian weapons manufacturers that are 

24 under sanctions. 
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1 (4) The United States Government has taken 

2 steps against Rosatom, such as sanctioning three 

3 Rosatom subsidiaries on February 24, 2023, and 

4 speaking out publicly against Rosatom’s behavior. 

5 (5) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space 

6 Policy, Dr. John F. Plumb, testified before the 

7 House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic 

8 Forces on March 8, 2023, that ‘‘It’s very troubling 

9 to see Russia and China cooperating on this . . . 

10 They may have talking points around it, but there’s 

11 no getting around the fact that breeder reactors are 

12 plutonium, and plutonium is for weapons. So, I 

13 think the [Defense] Department is concerned. And 

14 of course, it matches our concerns about China’s in15 creased expansion of its nuclear forces as well, be16 cause you need more plutonium for more weapons.’’. 

17 (b) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De19 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Sec20 retary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Energy, with 

21 the assistance of the Director of National Intelligence, 

22 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

23 a strategy to delay, disrupt, and degrade Rosatom’s and 

24 other Russian state-owned entities’ proliferation activities 
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1 and other revenue streams that directly fund Russia’s 

2 military forces. 

3 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE4 FINED.—In subsection (b), the term ‘‘appropriate congres5 sional committees’’ means— 

6 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

7 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

8 Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Financial 

9 Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 

10 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and 

11 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

13 Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on 

14 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Se15 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

16 SEC. 1233. BALTIC SECURITY INITIATIVE. 

17 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con18 gress that— 

19 (1) supporting and strengthening the security 

20 of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lith21 uania is in the national security interests of the 

22 United States; 

23 (2) the United States and the Baltic states are 

24 leaders in the mission of defending independence 

25 and democracy from aggression and in promoting 
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1 stability and security within the North Atlantic 

2 Treaty Organization (NATO), with non-NATO part3 ners, and with other international organizations such 

4 as the European Union; 

5 (3) the Baltic states are model NATO allies in 

6 terms of burden sharing, investing over 2 percent of 

7 their gross domestic product on defense expenditure, 

8 allocating over 20 percent of their defense budgets 

9 on capital modernization, matching security assist10 ance from the United States, frequently deploying 

11 their forces around the world in support of allied 

12 and United States objectives, and sharing diplo13 matic, technical, military, and analytical expertise on 

14 defense and security matters; 

15 (4) the United States should pursue consistent 

16 efforts focused on defense and security assistance, 

17 coordination, and planning, such as the United 

18 States Baltic Dialogue, designed to ensure the con19 tinued security of the Baltic states and on deterring 

20 current and future challenges to the national sov21 ereignty of United States allies and partners in the 

22 Baltic region; 

23 (5) the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of 

24 State should seek to require matching funds from 
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1 those Baltic states in amounts commensurate with 

2 amounts provided. 

3 (b) STRATEGY.—Not later than one year after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De5 fense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall 

6 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re7 port setting forth a strategy to deepen security coopera8 tion with the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lith9 uania to— 

10 (1) achieve United States national security 

11 strategy objectives; 

12 (2) enhance regional planning and cooperation 

13 among Baltic states, particularly with respect to 

14 long-term regional capability projects; and 

15 (3) enhance the Baltic states’ defenses and re16 siliency. 

17 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE18 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres19 sional 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. 1234. PROHIBITION ON NEW START TREATY INFORMA2 TION SHARING. 

3 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 

4 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

5 for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense may 

6 be used to provide the Russian Federation with notifica7 tions as required by the New START Treaty. 

8 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

9 the prohibition in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis 

10 if the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate 

11 congressional committees in writing, 30 days in advance 

12 of exercising such a waiver, that— 

13 (1) the waiver is in the national security inter14 est of the United States; and 

15 (2) the Russian Federation is providing similar 

16 information to the United States as required by the 

17 New START Treaty. 

18 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

19 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com20 mittees’’ 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; and 
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1 (2) the term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ means the 

2 Treaty between the United States of America and 

3 the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further 

4 Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive 

5 Arms, signed at Prague April 8, 2010, and entered 

6 into force February 5, 2011. 

7 SEC. 1235. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE BY NATO 

8 MEMBER STATES. 

9 It is the sense of Congress that each North Atlantic 

10 Treaty Organization (NATO) member state should com11 mit to providing, at a minimum, 2 percent of its Gross 

12 Domestic Product (GDP) to defense to continue to ensure 

13 NATO’s military readiness. 

14 SEC. 1236. REPORT ON THE SECURITY RELATIONSHIP BE15 TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE HEL16 LENIC REPUBLIC. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

19 and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the ap20 propriate congressional committees a report on the secu21 rity relationship between the United States and the Hel22 lenic Republic. 

23 (b) REPORT CONTENTS.—The report required under 

24 subsection (a) shall include the following: 
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1 (1) A description of the basing rights granted 

2 to the United States under the updated U.S.-Greece 

3 Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) 

4 signed October 14, 2021. 

5 (2) A description of United States activities and 

6 investment on the bases covered in the MDCA since 

7 such date. 

8 (3) An analysis of the potential for additional 

9 bases or expanded United States military presence 

10 in the Hellenic Republic, particularly on Greek is11 lands. 

12 (4) An assessment of the status of the security 

13 cooperation mandated by subtitle B of title XIII of 

14 division A of the National Defense Authorization Act 

15 for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 

16 1999; relating to the United States-Greece Defense 

17 and Interparliamentary Partnership Act of 2021). 

18 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro19 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

20 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

21 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

22 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

23 House of Representatives. 
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1 SEC. 1237. REVIVAL OF AUTHORITY FOR PARTICIPATION 

2 OF NATO NAVAL PERSONNEL IN SUBMARINE 

3 SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 8634 of 

5 title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of 

7 such section 8634 is amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary 

8 of the Navy may conduct a program’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

9 Secretary of the Navy may conduct a program beginning 

10 on or after the date of the enactment of the National De11 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’. 

12 Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 

13 Armed Forces Abroad and the 

14 Authorities of the Department 

15 of Defense 

16 SEC. 1241. REPORT ON HOSTILITIES INVOLVING UNITED 

17 STATES ARMED FORCES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 48 hours after any 

19 incident in which the United States Armed Forces are in20 volved in an attack or hostilities, whether in an offensive 

21 or defensive capacity, the President shall transmit to the 

22 congressional defense committees, the Committee on For23 eign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on For24 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on 

25 the incident, unless the President— 
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1 (1) otherwise reports the incident within 48 

2 hours pursuant to section 4 of the War Powers Res3 olution (50 U.S.C. 1543); or 

4 (2) has determined prior to the incident, and so 

5 reported pursuant to section 1264 of the National 

6 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (50 

7 U.S.C. 1549), that the United States Armed Forces 

8 involved in the incident would be operating under 

9 specific statutory authorization within the meaning 

10 of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 

11 U.S.C. 1544(b)). 

12 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re13 quired by subsection (a) shall include— 

14 (1) the statutory and operational authorities 

15 under which the United States Armed Forces were 

16 operating when the incident occurred, including any 

17 relevant executive orders and an identification of the 

18 operational activities authorized under any such ex19 ecutive orders; 

20 (2) the date, location, and duration of the inci21 dent and the other parties involved; 

22 (3) a description of the United States Armed 

23 Forces involved in the incident and the mission of 

24 such Armed Forces; 
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1 (4) the numbers of any combatant casualties 

2 and civilian casualties that occurred as a result of 

3 the incident; and 

4 (5) any other information the President deter5 mines appropriate. 

6 (c) FORM.—Each report required by subsection (a) 

7 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

8 a classified annex. 

9 SEC. 1242. PROTECTION AND LEGAL PREPAREDNESS FOR 

10 SERVICEMEMBERS ABROAD. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co12 ordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek to ensure 

13 that members of the Armed Forces stationed in each for14 eign country with which the United States maintains a 

15 Status of Forces Agreement are afforded, at a minimum: 

16 (1) the right to legal counsel for his or her de17 fense, in accordance with the Status of Forces 

18 Agreement or other binding law or agreement with 

19 another country; 

20 (2) access to competent language translation 

21 services; 

22 (3) a prompt and speedy trial; 

23 (4) the right to be confronted with the wit24 nesses against him or her; and 
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1 (5) a compulsory process for obtaining wit2 nesses in his or her favor if they are within the for3 eign country’s jurisdiction. 

4 (b) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than December 

5 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with 

6 the Secretary of State, shall— 

7 (1) review the 10 largest foreign countries by 

8 United States Armed Forces presence and evaluate 

9 local legal systems, protections afforded by bilateral 

10 agreements between the United States and countries 

11 being evaluated, and how the rights and privileges 

12 afforded under such agreements may differ from 

13 United States law; and 

14 (2) brief the Committee on Armed Services and 

15 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

16 Representatives and the Committee on Armed Serv17 ices and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

18 Senate on the findings of the review. 

19 (c) TRAINING REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

20 shall review and improve as necessary training and edu21 cational materials for members of the Armed Forces, their 

22 spouses, and dependents, as appropriate, who are sta23 tioned in a country reviewed pursuant to subsection (b)(1) 

24 regarding relevant foreign laws, how such foreign laws 

25 may differ from the laws of the United States, and the 
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1 rights of accused in common scenarios under such foreign 

2 laws. 

3 (d) TRANSLATION STANDARDS AND READINESS.— 

4 The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec5 retary of State, shall review foreign language standards 

6 for servicemembers and employees of the Department of 

7 Defense and Department of State who are responsible for 

8 providing foreign language translation services in situa9 tions involving foreign law enforcement where a service10 member may be being detained, to ensure such persons 

11 maintain an appropriate proficiency in the legal termi12 nology and meaning of essential terms in a relevant lan13 guage. 

14 SEC. 1243. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR THE GLOBAL 

15 ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 

16 None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

17 to the Department of Defense or otherwise made available 

18 by this Act may be made available for the Global Engage19 ment Center established pursuant to section 1287 of the 

20 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

21 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 

22 SEC. 1244. DETERMINATION OF LOCATION FOR MCCAIN IR23 REGULAR WARFARE CENTER. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The ‘‘John S. McCain III Center 

25 for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare Center’’, author-
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1 ized by section 1299L of the William M. (Mac) Thorn2 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

3 2021 (10 U.S.C. 342 note) and by the amendments made 

4 to section 345 of title 10, United States Code, by section 

5 1204 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023, shall be established at a 

7 location determined suitable pursuant to subsection (b). 

8 (b) LOCATION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall select 

9 a permanent location based on established criteria, which 

10 should include that the location— 

11 (1) is an academic institution that studies secu12 rity implications with respect to irregular warfare 

13 and the full spectrum of competition and conflict; 

14 (2) has an established record in interdiscipli15 nary studies relevant to irregular warfare; 

16 (3) has a demonstrated network of foreign aca17 demic and government partners; 

18 (4) has availability of facility space and staff; 

19 and 

20 (5) has the ability to provide immediate support 

21 for full operational capability. 
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1 SEC. 1245. DESIGNATION OF PRIORITY THEATERS OF OPER2 ATION AND COMBATANT COMMANDS; PRI3 ORITY FOR SALES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 

4 AND SERVICES. 

5 Section 22 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

6 U.S.C. 2762) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(e) DESIGNATION OF PRIORITY THEATERS OF OP9 ERATION AND COMBATANT COMMANDS; PRIORITY FOR

10 SALES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—Not later than October 31 

12 of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall, 

13 consistent with the United States National Defense 

14 Strategy and United State national defense prior15 ities, designate theaters of operation that are to be 

16 considered priority theaters of operation and com17 batant commands that are to be considered priority 

18 combatant commands for purposes of paragraph (2) 

19 for that fiscal year. 

20 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In entering into contracts for 

21 the procurement of defense articles or defense serv22 ices for sales to foreign countries under this section, 

23 the President and the Secretary of State shall give 

24 priority to sales to— 
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1 ‘‘(A) countries located in theaters of oper2 ation that are designated as priority theaters of 

3 operation under paragraph (1); and 

4 ‘‘(B) countries located in areas under the 

5 responsibility of combatant commands that are 

6 designated as priority combatant commands 

7 under paragraph (1).’’. 

8 SEC. 1246. REPORT ON HOW TO PROTECT UNITED STATES 

9 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SOLD TO FOREIGN 

10 PARTNERS. 

11 Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

12 this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

13 the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of 

14 State, shall prepare and submit (in such manner as the 

15 Secretary of Defense may decide) to the Committee on 

16 Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and 

17 the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

18 House of Representatives a written report that outlines 

19 how the Secretary of Defense will prevent unauthorized 

20 users of United States defense technology sold or trans21 ferred to foreign partners and allies of the United States 

22 under the foreign military sales program or any other au23 thority available to the United States from accessing sen24 sitive information about the technical capabilities and limi25 tations of the technology, and includes— 
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1 (1) a specification of the threat that intellectual 

2 technology hardware originating in the People’s Re3 public of China poses to United States defense tech4 nology; 

5 (2) a description of the steps our foreign part6 ners have taken to mitigate the threat; 

7 (3) an overview of the ability of the defense in8 dustrial base to understand and address that threat; 

9 and 

10 (4) recommendations for changes to policy, reg11 ulation, and statute to address that threat. 

12 SEC. 1247. INCLUSION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN 

13 PLANNING AND STRATEGY RELATING TO THE 

14 ARCTIC REGION. 

15 (a) STRATEGY.— 

16 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

18 Commander of the United States Special Operations 

19 Command, in consultation with the Secretary of De20 fense and the Commander of the United States 

21 Northern Command, shall develop and submit to the 

22 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Senate a Special Operations 

24 Forces Arctic Security Strategy, applicable across 

25 each component of the special operations forces and 
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1 within each Armed Force (in this section referred to 

2 as the ‘‘strategy’’). 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy shall— 

4 (A) build upon the findings of the report 

5 under section 1090(a)(3) of the National De6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 

7 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) and 

8 the 2022 National Defense Strategy; 

9 (B) facilitate a consistent understanding of 

10 Arctic security priorities across the Department 

11 of Defense and a common understanding of the 

12 use and purpose of special operations forces for 

13 Arctic activities across the Armed Forces, com14 batant commands, and other relevant elements 

15 of the Department of Defense; and 

16 (C) promote greater use and prioritization 

17 of special operations forces capabilities, particu18 larly with respect to the special operations force 

19 of the Army, in Arctic security planning and co20 ordination with Indigenous populations and 

21 High North allies and partners. 

22 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy shall include the fol23 lowing: 

24 (1) A plan for the leveraging of North Amer25 ican Indigenous Arctic populations, and the estab-
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1 lishment of working definitions and parameters for 

2 cooperation with such populations in the following 

3 areas: 

4 (A) Intelligence, surveillance, and recon5 naissance gathering. 

6 (B) Improved Arctic training and oper7 ation tactics, techniques, and procedures. 

8 (C) Empowering local populations to create 

9 solutions to regional issues. 

10 (D) Building resilience against invasion 

11 and occupation and enhancing deterrence capa12 bilities. 

13 (E) Improving the capacity of allies and 

14 partners to build capabilities in the region that 

15 produce advantages against adversaries. 

16 (F) Building United States credibility for 

17 combat operations in the region. 

18 (G) Demonstrating United States commit19 ment to improving living standards in the re20 gion. 

21 (H) Any other area the of the Commander 

22 of the United States Special Operations Com23 mand determines appropriate. 
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1 (2) A requirement that special operations forces 

2 achieve readiness with respect to not more than two 

3 Arctic environments. 

4 (3) With respect to terminology and working 

5 definitions of the Department— 

6 (A) a requirement that— 

7 (i) the use of the terms ‘‘Arctic-capa8 ble’’ and ‘‘Arctic-ready’’ may no longer be 

9 used in any document or other material 

10 produced by the Department of Defense 

11 that outlines Arctic strategies; 

12 (ii) the replacement terms ‘‘Arctic13 trained’’ and ‘‘Arctic-proficient’’ shall be 

14 used in lieu of ‘‘Arctic-capable’’ and ‘‘Arc15 tic-ready’’, respectively; and 

16 (iii) the Department shall provide 

17 clear definitions and readiness require18 ments for each replacement term under 

19 clause (ii). 

20 (B) a review of terminology, and the use of 

21 such terminology, relating to military doctrinal 

22 readiness (such as the terms ‘‘trained’’ and 

23 ‘‘proficient’’) in the Arctic context, to ensure 

24 that the Armed Forces meet operational expec25 tations and may fully partake in joint-training 
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1 exercises with allies and partners of the United 

2 States. 

3 (4) A description of the conditions necessary to 

4 establish a standardized pathway for self-validation 

5 for each Armed Force that requires units to be Arc6 tic capable, with such standardized pathway being 

7 tailored to each Armed Force but consistent with re8 spect to shared terminology, an agreed upon list of 

9 Arctic environments, and agreed upon standards to 

10 become Arctic capable in each such environment. 

11 (5) A requirement that the Commander of the 

12 United States Special Operations Command, in con13 sultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 

14 Commander of the United States Northern Com15 mand, include in any future years plan for the Arc16 tic Security Initiative required under section 

17 1090(b)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 

19 10 U.S.C. 113 note) the following: 

20 (A) Updates on ongoing priorities for Arc21 tic objectives of the special operations forces. 

22 (B) Assessments of the integration of Arc23 tic operations of the special operations forces, 

24 including the use of Indigenous approaches to 

25 domain awareness. 
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1 (C) A description of the activities and re2 sources needed for the special operations forces 

3 to obtain readiness in the Arctic region, includ4 ing manning, training, equipping, and funding 

5 requirements. 

6 (D) Any other matter the Commander of 

7 the United States Northern Command and the 

8 Secretary of Defense jointly determine appro9 priate. 

10 (6) A requirement that, on an annual basis, the 

11 Commander of the United States Special Operations 

12 Command submit to the Committees on Armed 

13 Services of the House of Representatives and the 

14 Senate a progress report (in unclassified form, but 

15 with the option of including a classified annex) on 

16 the implementation and use of the strategy, includ17 ing— 

18 (A) an assessment of the ability of the 

19 strategy to address new and ongoing concerns; 

20 (B) areas relating to the strategy in need 

21 of improvement, including any new funding nec22 essary; 

23 (C) use of the strategy across each Armed 

24 Force; and 
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1 (D) an updated threat assessment with re2 spect to the Arctic region. 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘special 

4 operations forces’’ means forces described under section 

5 167(j) of title 10, United States Code. 

6 SEC. 1248. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PRODUC7 TION OF FILMS AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF 

8 SUCH FUNDS FOR FILMS SUBJECT TO CONDI9 TIONS ON CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR 

10 SCREENING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

11 CHINA OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHINESE 

12 COMMUNIST PARTY. 

13 (a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

14 of Defense may only authorize the provision of technical 

15 support or access to an asset controlled by or related to 

16 the Department of Defense to enter into a contract relat17 ing to the production or funding of a film by a United 

18 States company if the United States company, as a condi19 tion of receiving the support or access— 

20 (1) provides to the Secretary a list of all films 

21 produced or funded by that company the content of 

22 which has been submitted, during the shorter of the 

23 preceding 10-year period or the period beginning on 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, to an official 

25 of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
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1 (PRC) or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for 

2 evaluation with respect to screening the film in the 

3 PRC; 

4 (2) includes, with respect to each such film— 

5 (A) the title of the film; and 

6 (B) the date on which such submission oc7 curred; 

8 (3) enters into a written agreement with the 

9 Secretary of Defense not to alter the content of the 

10 film in response to, or in anticipation of, a request 

11 by an official of the Government of the PRC or the 

12 CCP; and 

13 (4) submits such agreement to the Secretary. 

14 (b) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO FILMS SUB15 JECT TO CONDITIONS ON CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR

16 SCREENING IN CHINA.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 

17 the President may not authorize the provision of technical 

18 support or access to any asset controlled by the Federal 

19 Government for, or authorize the head of a Federal agency 

20 to enter into any contract relating to, the production or 

21 funding of a film by a United States company if— 

22 (1) the film is co-produced by an entity located 

23 in the PRC that is subject to conditions on content 

24 imposed by an official of the Government of the 

25 PRC or the CCP; or 
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1 (2) with respect to the most recent report sub2 mitted under subsection (c), the United States com3 pany is listed in the report pursuant to subpara4 graph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2) of that sub5 section. 

6 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an9 nually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall sub10 mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re11 port on films disclosed under subsection (a) that are 

12 associated with a United States company that has 

13 received technical support or access to an asset con14 trolled by the Department of Defense for, or has en15 tered into a contract with the Federal Government 

16 relating to, the production or funding of a film. 

17 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para18 graph (1) shall include the following: 

19 (A) A description of each film listed pursu20 ant to the requirement under subsection (a)(1), 

21 the content of which was submitted, during the 

22 shorter of the preceding 10-year period or the 

23 period beginning on the date of the enactment 

24 of this Act, by a United States company to an 

25 official of the Government of the PRC or the 
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1 CCP for evaluation with respect to screening 

2 the film in the PRC, including— 

3 (i) the United States company that 

4 submitted the contents of the film; 

5 (ii) the title of the film; and 

6 (iii) the date on which such submis7 sion occurred. 

8 (B) A description of each film with respect 

9 to which a United States company entered into 

10 a written agreement with the Department of 

11 Defense providing the support or access, as ap12 plicable, pursuant to the requirement under 

13 subsection (a)(2) not to alter the content of the 

14 film in response to, or in anticipation of, a re15 quest by an official of the Government of the 

16 PRC or the CCP, during the shorter of the pre17 ceding 10-year period or the period beginning 

18 on the date of the enactment of this Act, in19 cluding— 

20 (i) the United States company that 

21 entered into the agreement; and 

22 (ii) the title of the film. 

23 (C) The title of any film described pursu24 ant to subparagraph (A), and the corresponding 
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1 United States company described pursuant to 

2 clause (i) of that subparagraph— 

3 (i) that was submitted to an official of 

4 the Government of the PRC or the CCP 

5 during the preceding 3-year period; and 

6 (ii) for which the Secretary assesses 

7 that the content was altered in response to, 

8 or in anticipation of, a request by an offi9 cial of the Government of the PRC or the 

10 CCP. 

11 (D) The title of any film that is described 

12 in both subparagraph (A) and subparagraph 

13 (B), and the corresponding one or more United 

14 States companies described in clause (i) of each 

15 such subparagraph— 

16 (i) that was submitted to an official of 

17 the Government of the PRC or the CCP 

18 during the preceding 10-year period; and 

19 (ii) for which the Secretary assesses 

20 that the content was altered in response to, 

21 or in anticipation of, a request by an offi22 cial of the Government of the PRC or the 

23 CCP. 

24 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON2 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con3 gress’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

5 and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

6 Senate and 

7 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

8 the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

9 of Representatives. 

10 (2) CONTENT.—The term ‘‘content’’ means any 

11 description of a film, including the script. 

12 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of Defense. 

14 (4) UNITED STATES COMPANY.—The term 

15 ‘‘United States company’’ means a private entity in16 corporated under the laws of the United States or 

17 any jurisdiction within the United States. 

18 SEC. 1249. REPORT. 

19 (a) 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 Congress a report 

23 on whether any products sold at commissary or ex24 change stores in fiscal years 2022 or 2023 were pro25 duced by companies described in paragraph (2) that 
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1 have participated in a boycott action against the 

2 State of Israel. 

3 (2) COMPANIES DESCRIBED.—The companies 

4 described in this paragraph are companies that— 

5 (A) have entered into a contract with the 

6 Department of Defense to sell products de7 scribed in paragraph (1) the total value of 

8 which exceeds $100,000; or 

9 (B) companies that have more than 10 

10 full-time employees. 

11 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress is concerned 

12 about the antisemitic efforts of the Boycott, Divestment, 

13 and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the State of 

14 Israel, including its efforts to delegitimize, isolate, and ul15 timately destroy the Jewish state. 

16 (c) DEFINITION.—In subsection (a), the term ‘‘boy17 cott action against the State of Israel’’ means engaging 

18 in a boycott action targeting the State of Israel, companies 

19 or individuals doing business in or with the State of Israel, 

20 or companies authorized by, licensed by, or organized 

21 under the laws of the State of Israel to do business. 
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1 SEC. 1250. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND2 ING PLAN REGARDING DELIVERY OF HAR3 POON MISSILES AND OTHER COASTAL DE4 FENSE CAPABILITIES TO SECURITY PART5 NERS. 

6 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap7 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis8 cal year 2024, and available for the Office of the Secretary 

9 of Defense for the travel of persons, not more than 90 

10 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 

11 which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

12 Sustainment submits to the congressional defense commit13 tees the plan required under subsection (b). 

14 (b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

17 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

18 Sustainment shall develop and implement a plan to 

19 provide covered Harpoon missiles to security part20 ners pursuant to the authority provided under sec21 tion 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

22 U.S.C. 2318). 

23 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 

24 shall address the following: 
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1 (A) Lessons learned from any similar expe2 riences in support of military forces of security 

3 partners in 2022. 

4 (B) Consultation with private industry. 

5 (C) Use of existing ground-based launch6 ers. 

7 (D) Use of existing vehicles of the Federal 

8 Government. 

9 (E) Integration and modernization of re10 quired systems. 

11 (F) Any security risks, challenges, and 

12 mitigation steps required. 

13 (G) Expected costs. 

14 (H) A timeline for the delivery of covered 

15 Harpoon missiles to security partners. 

16 (3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

17 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

18 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

19 Sustainment, shall submit to the congressional de20 fense committees the plan required under paragraph 

21 (1). 

22 (c) COVERED HARPOON MISSILE DEFINED.—In this 

23 section, the term ‘‘covered Harpoon missile’’ means a 

24 block IC Harpoon missile designated with a ‘‘sundown’’, 

25 ‘‘deep stow’’, or ‘‘demilitarized’’ condition code and in-
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1 cludes missiles with that designation that have been re2 moved from surface vessels of the Navy. 

3 TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS 

4 RELATING TO FOREIGN NA5 TIONS. 

6 Subtitle A—Matters Relating to the 

7 Indo-Pacific and Pacific Regions 

8 SEC. 1301. EXTENSION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIA9 TIVE AND REPORT, BRIEFINGS, AND PLAN 

10 UNDER THE INITIATIVE. 

11 (a) EXTENSION OF INITIATIVE.—Subsection (c) of 

12 section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na13 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 

14 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘the National Defense Author16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

17 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2024’’; and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’. 

21 (b) EXTENSION OF REPORT AND BRIEFINGS.—Sub22 section (d) of such section is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 

24 years 2024 and 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

25 2025 and 2026’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

2 2023 and 2024’’ each place it appears and inserting 

3 ‘‘fiscal years 2025 and 2026’’. 

4 (c) EXTENSION OF PLAN.—Subsection (e) of such 

5 section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2023 and 

6 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2025 and 2026’’. 

7 SEC. 1302. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON 

8 THE PROGRESS MADE UNDER THE PACIFIC 

9 DETERRENCE INITIATIVE. 

10 (a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 of Defense shall select and enter into an agreement 

14 with a federally funded research and development 

15 center, or another appropriate independent entity, 

16 with expertise on defense matters pertaining to the 

17 Indo-Pacific region to conduct an assessment of the 

18 Department of Defense activities carried out pursu19 ant to the Pacific Deterrence Initiative established 

20 under section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn21 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

22 Year 2021. 

23 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The assess24 ment required by paragraph (1) shall include up-
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1 dates on the current state of defense posture in the 

2 Indo-Pacific region, to include— 

3 (A) base infrastructure and resiliency ef4 forts; 

5 (B) prepositioned equipment and muni6 tions stocks; 

7 (C) investments required to address con8 tested logistics; 

9 (D) the status of current and planned mili10 tary construction; 

11 (E) the planned Indo-Pacom exercise 

12 schedule and joint operations; 

13 (F) whether Pacific Deterrence Initiative 

14 funding has aligned with the purpose described 

15 in section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn16 berry National Defense Authorization Act for 

17 Fiscal Year 2021; and 

18 (G) any recommendations to improve the 

19 Department of Defense’s posture, resiliency, 

20 presence, or lethality in the Indo-Pacific region 

21 that may be advisable together with analysis of 

22 the feasibility of implementing such rec23 ommendations. 

24 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

25 of the enactment of this Act, the independent entity se-
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1 lected under subsection (a) shall submit to the congres2 sional defense committees a report on the findings of the 

3 assessment conducted under that subsection. 

4 (c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT.—The Sec5 retary of Defense shall provide the independent entity se6 lected under subsection (a) with timely access to appro7 priate information, data, resources, and analyses nec8 essary for the independent entity to conduct the assess9 ment required by that subsection in a thorough and inde10 pendent manner. 

11 SEC. 1303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SOUTH KOREA. 

12 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of De13 fense should reinforce the United States alliance with the 

14 Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the presence 

15 of approximately 28,500 members of the United States 

16 Armed Forces deployed to the country and affirming the 

17 United States commitment to extended deterrence using 

18 the full range of United States defense capabilities, and 

19 with deeper coordination on nuclear deterrence as high20 lighted in the Washington Declaration adopted by the two 

21 leaders during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit on 

22 April 26, 2023, consistent with the Mutual Defense Treaty 

23 Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, 

24 signed at Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of the 
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1 shared objective of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula 

2 and a free, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. 

3 SEC. 1304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN DEFENSE RE4 LATIONS. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that— 

6 (1) the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96– 

7 8; 22 U.S.C. et seq.) and the Six Assurances pro8 vided by the United States to Taiwan in July 1982 

9 are the foundation for United States-Taiwan rela10 tions; 

11 (2) as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, 

12 the United States decision to establish diplomatic re13 lations with the People’s Republic of China rests 

14 upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan will 

15 be determined by peaceful means, and that any ef16 fort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than 

17 peaceful means, including boycotts and embargoes, 

18 is of grave concern to the United States; 

19 (3) the increasingly coercive and aggressive be20 havior of the People’s Republic of China toward Tai21 wan is contrary to the expectation of the peaceful 

22 resolution of the future of Taiwan; 

23 (4) as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, 

24 the capacity to resist any resort to force or other 

25 forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, 
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1 or the social or economic system, of the people on 

2 Taiwan should be maintained; 

3 (5) the United States should continue to sup4 port the development of capable, ready, and modern 

5 defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain suf6 ficient defensive capabilities, including by— 

7 (A) supporting acquisition by Taiwan of 

8 defense articles and services through foreign 

9 military sales, direct commercial sales, and in10 dustrial cooperation, with an emphasis on capa11 bilities that support an asymmetric strategy; 

12 (B) ensuring timely review of and response 

13 to requests of Taiwan for defense articles and 

14 services; 

15 (C) conducting practical training and mili16 tary exercises with Taiwan that enable Taiwan 

17 to maintain sufficient defensive capabilities, as 

18 described in the Taiwan Relations Act; 

19 (D) exchanges between defense officials 

20 and officers of the United States and Taiwan at 

21 the strategic, policy, and functional levels, con22 sistent with the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 

23 115–135; 132 Stat. 341), especially for the pur24 poses of— 
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1 (i) enhancing cooperation on defense 

2 planning; 

3 (ii) improving the interoperability of 

4 the military forces of the United States 

5 and Taiwan; and 

6 (iii) improving the reserve force of 

7 Taiwan; 

8 (E) cooperating with Taiwan to improve its 

9 ability to employ military capabilities in asym10 metric ways, as described in the Taiwan Rela11 tions Act; and 

12 (F) expanding cooperation in humanitarian 

13 assistance and disaster relief; and 

14 (6) the United States should increase its sup15 port to a free and open society in the face of aggres16 sive efforts by the Government of the People’s Re17 public of China to curtail or influence the free exer18 cise of rights and democratic franchise. 

19 SEC. 1305. BRIEFING ON MULTI-YEAR PLAN TO FULFILL DE20 FENSIVE REQUIREMENTS OF MILITARY 

21 FORCES OF TAIWAN. 

22 (a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

24 Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 

25 the Director of National Intelligence, shall brief the appro-
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1 priate congressional committees on the status of the ef2 forts to develop and implement the joint multi-year plan 

3 to fulfill defensive requirements of military forces of Tai4 wan required under section 5506 of the James M. Inhofe 

5 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

6 (Public Law 117–263; 22 U.S.C. 3355). 

7 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

8 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con9 gressional committees’’ means— 

10 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

11 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 

12 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

13 Representatives; and 

14 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 

16 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

17 SEC. 1306. MODIFICATION TO THE AMERICAN, BRITISH, CA18 NADIAN, AND AUSTRALIAN ARMIES’ PRO19 GRAM. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1274(a) of the National 

21 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 

22 U.S.C. 2350a(a) note) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the 

23 air force program known as the Five Eyes Air Force Inter24 operability Council’’ after ‘‘the American, British, Cana25 dian, and Australian Armies’ Program’’. 
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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of section 

2 1274 of such Act (and the entry in the table of contents 

3 for such Act corresponding to such section 1274) is 

4 amended to read as follows: ‘‘Administration of the Amer5 ican, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Program 

6 and the Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council’’. 

7 SEC. 1307. MODIFICATIONS TO INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT 

8 PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY ACA9 DEMIC RESEARCHERS FROM UNDUE INFLU10 ENCE AND OTHER SECURITY THREATS. 

11 (a) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1286 

12 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 

13 Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 

14 4001 note) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

16 following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(10)(A) The development and implementation 

18 of measures of effectiveness and performance to as19 sess and track progress of the Department in car20 rying out the initiative. 

21 ‘‘(B) In developing and implementing such 

22 measures, the Secretary— 

23 ‘‘(i) shall seek independent advice and 

24 guidance to ensure such measures— 
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1 ‘‘(I) align with the measures of effec2 tiveness and performance used in other re3 search security initiatives of the Federal 

4 Government; and 

5 ‘‘(II) incorporate relevant input from 

6 institutions of higher education and other 

7 entities in academic community; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) shall consider— 

9 ‘‘(I) the quality of data available to 

10 support assessments based on such meas11 ures, including identification of any areas 

12 in which gaps in the data available to the 

13 Secretary may require collection of new 

14 data or modifications to existing data sets; 

15 ‘‘(II) available means and methods for 

16 the automated collection of such data, in17 cluding identification of areas in which 

18 gaps exist that may require the develop19 ment of new means and methods of data 

20 collection or data visualization; and 

21 ‘‘(III) development of an analysis and 

22 assessment methodology framework that 

23 incorporates the measures developed under 

24 this paragraph while also taking into ac25 count, to the extent appropriate, other 
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1 methods of assessing undue foreign influ2 ence on Department of Defense research 

3 activities, such as commercial due diligence 

4 and the analysis of beneficial ownership, 

5 foreign ownership, and foreign control and 

6 influence.’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end 

8 the following new subparagraph: 

9 ‘‘(G) Based on the measures of effective10 ness and performance developed under sub11 section (c)(10)— 

12 ‘‘(i) an evaluation of the effectiveness 

13 of the initiative and the Department’s per14 formance during the period covered by the 

15 report; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of whether and to 

17 what extent the implementation of such 

18 measures affected the ability of the De19 partment to achieve the goals of the initia20 tive.’’. 

21 (b) INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH SECURITY PRO22 GRAMS.—Such section 1286 is further amended— 

23 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub24 section (i); and 
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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol2 lowing new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(h) INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH SECURITY PRO4 GRAMS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each institution of higher 

6 education that receives more than $50,000,000 in 

7 funds in a fiscal year from the Department of De8 fense for defense research and engineering activities 

9 shall, as a condition of receiving such funds, estab10 lish and maintain a research security policies relat11 ing to managing security risks relating to such de12 fense research and engineering activities in accord13 ance with the National Security Presidential Memo14 randum 33 (relating to research security) issued by 

15 the President on January 14, 2021. 

16 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each research security pro17 gram under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min18 imum, measures to address— 

19 ‘‘(A) cybersecurity; 

20 ‘‘(B) foreign travel security; 

21 ‘‘(C) insider threat awareness; and 

22 ‘‘(D) export controls. 

23 ‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION.—On an annual basis each 

24 institution subject to paragraph (1) shall certify to 

25 the Secretary of Defense that the institution has im-
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1 plemented the research security program required 

2 under such paragraph.’’. 

3 SEC. 1308. MODIFICATION OF INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT PRO4 TECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY ACADEMIC 

5 RESEARCHERS FROM UNDUE INFLUENCE 

6 AND OTHER SECURITY THREATS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1286(c)(8)(A)(iii) of the 

8 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 

9 Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— 

10 (1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

11 end; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end of the following: 

13 ‘‘(III) to provide documented support 

14 to a defense or an intelligence agency of 

15 the applicable country; or’’. 

16 (b) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author18 ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

19 made available for fiscal year 2024 or any subse20 quent fiscal year for the Department of Defense for 

21 research, development, test, and evaluation may be 

22 provided to an entity that maintains a contract be23 tween the entity and an academic institution of the 

24 People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, 

25 or another country that— 
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1 (A) is identified on the list developed under 

2 section 1286(c)(8)(A) of the John S. McCain 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

4 Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note) (as amended 

5 by subsection (a)); and 

6 (B) is included on such list because the in7 stitution meets the criteria specified in clause 

8 (ii) or clause (iii) of such section. 

9 (2) WAIVER.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De11 fense may waive the prohibition under para12 graph (1) with respect to an entity, on a case13 by-case basis, if the Secretary determines that 

14 such a waiver is appropriate. 

15 (B) REPORTING.—Not later than 30 days 

16 after issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A), 

17 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

18 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

19 and the House of Representatives a report that 

20 explains the Secretary’s reasons for issuing the 

21 waiver. 
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1 SEC. 1309. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 

2 FOCUSED PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPERIMEN3 TATION ACTIVITIES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

6 shall develop a plan and roadmap to— 

7 (1) expand international technology-focused 

8 partnerships, agreements, and experimentation ac9 tivities in the Indo-Pacific region in order to— 

10 (A) accelerate the creation and fielding of 

11 new capabilities and critical technologies as out12 lined in the National Defense Science and 

13 Technology Strategy, as directed by section 211 

14 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

15 Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), con16 sistent with the strategic plans of the Depart17 ment of Defense with respect to the activities of 

18 Indo-Pacific Command; 

19 (B) leverage the technological and manu20 facturing capabilities of private sector and gov21 ernment organizations in the United States and 

22 international partners; 

23 (C) identify opportunities for cost sharing 

24 and financial and non-financial contributions by 

25 partner countries for activities to develop and 

26 deploy new operational capabilities; and 
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1 (D) coordinate with partner countries and 

2 their agencies that are currently involved, or 

3 could become involved, in co-production of capa4 bilities; 

5 (2) enhance capabilities, including those capa6 bilities which use unmanned platforms, using lessons 

7 learned from Task Force-59, to— 

8 (A) respond to grey zone activity; and 

9 (B) enhance Indo-Pacific partner capacity 

10 to protect national resources against illegal fish11 ing and resource extraction; and 

12 (3) identify and accelerate the fielding of new 

13 capabilities and critical technologies that would im14 prove Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities. 

15 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec16 tion shall be construed to affect section 112b(b) of title 

17 1, United States Code. 

18 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

20 shall provide the congressional defense committees a brief21 ing on the plan and roadmap required under subsection 

22 (a). 
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1 SEC. 1310. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EMERGING TECH2 NOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES INDO-PA3 CIFIC STRATEGY. 

4 It is in the Sense of Congress that— 

5 (1) the United States has been a steadfast re6 gional ally in the Indo-Pacific and must do our part 

7 to extend and modernize our capabilities to defend 

8 our interests and deter aggression against our allies 

9 and partners, in accordance with the United States10 Indo-Pacific Strategy; 

11 (2) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

12 with the Secretary of State and the heads of other 

13 relevant departments and agencies, should continue 

14 efforts that strengthen United States defense alli15 ances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region, 

16 including by— 

17 (A) prioritizing critical and emerging tech18 nology partnerships as an imperative for Amer19 ica’s regional alliances and national security in20 terests in the Indo-Pacific region; and 

21 (B) bolstering innovation for dual-use tech22 nologies to ensure the United States military 

23 can operate in rapidly evolving digital threat en24 vironments and emerging-technology areas; 

25 (3) the Department of Defense and the Depart26 ment of State should focus on the ongoing and 
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1 emerging dual-use technology partnerships with pri2 ority countries, including— 

3 (A) Australia and the United Kingdom 

4 through AUKUS Pillar II; 

5 (B) Japan and the Republic of Korea; 

6 (C) India through the United States-India 

7 Critical and Emerging Tech Partnership; 

8 (iCET); and 

9 (D) ASEAN security partners; 

10 (4) the Secretary of Defense should seek to 

11 prioritize cooperative research, co-development, and 

12 testing with Indo-Pacific allies and partners in the 

13 areas of— 

14 (A) microelectronics; 

15 (B) cybersecurity; 

16 (C) artificial intelligence; 

17 (D) sensing and surveillance; and 

18 (E) data security and secure information 

19 sharing; and 

20 (5) the Offices of the Secretary of Defense for 

21 Policy, Research and Engineering, Acquisition and 

22 Sustainment, and the Services should conduct a 90- 

23 day review of paths to strengthen tech cooperation 

24 with the priority countries, and report back with ac-
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1 tions Congress can take to support such initiatives 

2 within 90 days of such review. 

3 SEC. 1310A. REPORT ON REESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIC AC4 TION TEAMS IN PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES. 

5 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

7 Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, in coordination with Com8 mander of United State Indo-Pacific Command, shall sub9 mit to the congressional defense committees a report con10 taining— 

11 (1) an assessment of the feasibility and advis12 ability of reestablishing civic action teams in the Re13 public of the Marshall Islands and the Federated 

14 States of Micronesia, as authorized under the Com15 pact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 

16 99–239), the Palau Compact of Free Association 

17 Act (Public Law 99–658), and the Compact of Free 

18 Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 

19 108–188), including the estimated costs, potential 

20 activities of joint interest to the Department of De21 fense and the host countries, and the timeline need22 ed to set up new teams; and 

23 (2) an assessment of the benefits and chal24 lenges of establishing civic action teams in each of— 

25 (A) the Cook Islands; 
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1 (B) Fiji; 

2 (C) Kiribati; 

3 (D) Nauru; 

4 (E) Niue; 

5 (F) Papua New Guinea; 

6 (G) Samoa; 

7 (H) Solomon Islands; 

8 (I) Tonga; 

9 (J) Tuvalu; and 

10 (K) Vanuatu. 

11 SEC. 1310B. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO DE12 VELOP YOUNG CIVILIAN DEFENSE LEADERS 

13 IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

14 Section 1261 of the James M. Inhofe National De15 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 

16 311 note) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or other ap18 propriate ministries with a security mission’’ after 

19 ‘‘civilian leaders in foreign partner ministries of de20 fense’’ each place it appears; and 

21 (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or civilian 

22 leaders from other appropriate ministries with a se23 curity mission’’ after ‘‘civilian defense leaders from 

24 foreign partner ministries of defense’’. 
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1 SEC. 1310C. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

3 and Taiwan should explore all measures to expand Tai4 wan’s source of energy and harden Taiwan’s facilities, in5 cluding exploring nuclear power. 

6 SEC. 1310D. UNITED STATES-TAIWAN COMBINED PLANNING 

7 GROUP STUDY AND REPORT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De10 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall— 

11 (1) conduct a study of the feasibility and advis12 ability of establishing the United States-Taiwan 

13 Combined Planning Group or an alternative mecha14 nism; and 

15 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit16 tees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

17 of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 

18 Relations of the Senate, a report that contains the 

19 results of the study. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection 

21 (a) shall consider— 

22 (1) the necessary resources, organizational ele23 ments, and roles and responsibilities associated with 

24 the potential establishment of the United States-Tai25 wan Combined Planning Group or an alternative 
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1 mechanism, as well as any other relevant consider2 ations determined by the Secretaries; 

3 (2) a timetable for establishing a United States4 Taiwan Combined Planning Group or an alternative 

5 mechanism, if determined feasible and advisable; 

6 (3) any barriers that would make the establish7 ment of a United States-Taiwan Combined Planning 

8 Group or an alternative mechanism infeasible or in9 advisable, together with any recommended steps for 

10 mitigation; 

11 (4) whether a United States-Taiwan Combined 

12 Planning Group or an alternative mechanism would 

13 improve Taiwan’s planning processes for developing 

14 Taiwan’s defense force requirements or efficiencies 

15 in Taiwan’s defense procurements and investments; 

16 (5) whether a United States-Taiwan Combined 

17 Planning Group or an alternative mechanism would 

18 facilitate the provision of defense articles and de19 fense services to Taiwan; 

20 (6) whether a United States-Taiwan Combined 

21 Planning Group or an alternative mechanism would 

22 enhance combined training and exercises with Tai23 wan; and 

24 (7) whether a United States-Taiwan Combined 

25 Planning Group or an alternative mechanism would 
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1 reinforce the deterrent effect of Taiwan’s self-de2 fense capability. 

3 SEC. 1310E. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LIAISONS WITH TAI4 WAN. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that— 

6 (1) building trust and familiarity between the 

7 United States and Taiwan is an important compo8 nent of helping Taiwan improve its self-defense ca9 pabilities; 

10 (2) strengthening working-level communication 

11 and coordination among United States and Tai12 wanese elements would enhance the effectiveness of 

13 the United States’ provision of defense articles to 

14 Taiwan, joint military exercises with Taiwan, and 

15 other efforts to improve Taiwan’s self-defense capa16 bilities; and 

17 (3) the Secretary of Defense should utilize ex18 isting authorities to facilitate communication and co19 ordination, including relating to— 

20 (A) maximizing the deterrent effects of the 

21 United States’ provision of defense articles to 

22 Taiwan and of Taiwan’s domestic defense pro23 curements and investments; 

24 (B) conducting exercises that involve com25 plex challenges in multiple warfare domains; 
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1 (C) concepts of operation and tactics, tech2 niques, and procedures to improve Taiwan’s 

3 self-defense capabilities; and 

4 (D) helping Taiwan to meet its needs re5 lating to energy security, cyber defense of its 

6 critical infrastructure, resilience of its commu7 nications systems, defense against malign influ8 ence and information operations, and stock9 piling of critical munitions and other appro10 priate defense articles. 

11 SEC. 1310F. INVITATION TO TAIWAN TO THE RIM OF THE 

12 PACIFIC EXERCISE. 

13 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall extend 

15 an invitation to the naval forces of Taiwan to fully partici16 pate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise conducted in 2024. 

17 SEC. 1310G. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING AS18 SISTANCE TO TAIWAN IN DEVELOPING AN 

19 ASYMMETRIC NAVAL SELF-DEFENSE CAPA20 BILITY. 

21 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

23 in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 

24 departments and agencies, shall submit a classified report, 

25 along with an unclassified summary, to the appropriate 
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1 congressional committees that contains an assessment 

2 of— 

3 (1) the feasibility of providing assistance to 

4 Taiwan in developing an asymmetric naval self-de5 fense capability; 

6 (2) whether Taiwan’s self-defense capability 

7 would be enhanced by small, high-speed, long-range 

8 (200 or more nautical miles), extreme-weather-capa9 ble, reduced-radar-signature boats with the capacity 

10 for launching missiles, addressing subsurface threats 

11 or delivering and recovering small troop units to 

12 coastal and littoral locations in the vicinity of the 

13 Taiwan Strait, and, if so, in what number and in 

14 what configurations; 

15 (3) whether existing and planned Tuo Chiang 

16 class catamaran-hulled corvettes are naval assets ca17 pable of contributing to an effective asymmetric 

18 naval self-defense strategy; and 

19 (4) the effectiveness of Taiwan’s existing larger20 platform surface naval fleet, including Keelung-class 

21 destroyers, Cheung Kung-class frigates, Chi Yang22 class frigates, and Kang Ding-class frigates for self23 defense; and 
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1 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

2 DEFINED.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘ap3 propriate congressional committees’’ means— 

4 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

5 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep6 resentatives; and 

7 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

8 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

9 SEC. 1310H. STUDY ON DETERMINATION OF DEFENSE 

10 NEEDS OF TAIWAN. 

11 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense, in collabora12 tion with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pa13 cific Command, shall conduct a study on the defense needs 

14 of Taiwan and the potential loan and lease of defense arti15 cles to the Government of Taiwan. Such study shall ad16 dress the following: 

17 (1) An initial assessment of the defense articles 

18 that are appropriate for such loan or lease. 

19 (2) An assessment of any supply chain or other 

20 logistical challenges associated with the loan or lease 

21 of defense articles identified pursuant to paragraph 

22 (1). 

23 (3) A discussion of expected timeframes for the 

24 provision to the Government of Taiwan of defense 
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1 articles identified pursuant to paragraph (1), includ2 ing— 

3 (A) expected timelines for the delivery of 

4 such defense articles; and 

5 (B) expected timelines for the full integra6 tion of such defense articles by the military of 

7 Taiwan, such that the military of Taiwan is 

8 able to effectively use defense articles so deliv9 ered in the event of a conflict with the People’s 

10 Republic of China. 

11 (4) Such other matters as the Secretary may 

12 consider appropriate. 

13 (b) REPORT.— 

14 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

16 of Defense, in collaboration with the Commander of 

17 the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall sub18 mit to Congress a report containing the findings of 

19 the study under subsection (a). 

20 (2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 

21 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in22 clude a classified annex. 

23 (c) DEFENSE ARTICLE DEFINED.—In this section, 

24 the term ‘‘defense article’’ has the meaning given that 
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1 term in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

2 U.S.C. 2794). 

3 SEC. 1310I. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN MAPS. 

4 None of the funds authorized to by appropriated by 

5 this Act may be used to create, procure, or display any 

6 map that depicts Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, 

7 Wuciou, Green Island, or Orchid Island as part of the ter8 ritory of the People’s Republic of China. 

9 SEC. 1310J. LIMITATION ON FUNDS. 

10 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 

11 otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pro12 mote a ‘‘one country, two systems’’ solution for Taiwan. 

13 SEC. 1310K. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS WITH RESPECT 

14 TO TAIWAN MILITARY OFFICERS. 

15 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

16 this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 

17 of Defense may be used to forbid active duty military offi18 cers of Taiwan from wearing their uniforms during visits 

19 to the United States. 

20 SEC. 1310L. OVERSIGHT OF TAIWAN ENHANCED RESIL21 IENCE ACT. 

22 (a) OVERSIGHT OF TAIWAN SECURITY PROGRAMS.— 

23 Section 5502 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

24 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

25 263; 136 Stat. 2395; 22 U.S.C. 3351) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘not 

2 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2024 and’’ before ‘‘not less than annually’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (f)(2)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (L), by striking 

7 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (M), by striking the 

9 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

10 and 

11 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(N) a description of actions taken to es13 tablish or expand a comprehensive training pro14 gram with Taiwan pursuant to section 5504; 

15 ‘‘(O) a description of actions taken to es16 tablish a joint consultative mechanism with ap17 propriate officials of Taiwan, and the multi-year 

18 plan to provide for the acquisition of appro19 priate defensive capabilities by Taiwan, pursu20 ant to section 5506 ; and 

21 ‘‘(P) the list compiled pursuant to section 

22 5507(a), and a description of actions taken pur23 suant to sections 5507(b) and 5507(c).’’. 

24 (b) OVERSIGHT OF REGIONAL CONTINGENCY STOCK25 PILE FOR TAIWAN.—Section 5503 of the James M. Inhofe 
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1 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

2 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2395) is amended by 

3 adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE5 FINED.—In subsection (d), the term ‘‘appropriate commit6 tees of Congress’’ 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. 1310M. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE INTEL12 LIGENCE SHARING BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC 

13 OF KOREA, JAPAN, AND TAIWAN. 

14 It is the sense of the Congress that defense intel15 ligence sharing between the United States and the Repub16 lic of Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, is crucial for identifying 

17 and countering the malign activities of the People’s Re18 public of China and the Democratic People’s Republic of 

19 Korea, that threaten the interests of the United States, 

20 our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. 

21 SEC. 1310N. REPORT ON DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

23 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De24 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 

25 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
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1 containing an evaluation of the Foreign Military Sales 

2 (FMS) processes across all military services for the provi3 sion of defense articles, defense services, and training to 

4 Taiwan pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 

5 3301 et seq.). 

6 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such report shall 

7 contain the following: 

8 (1) A description of price and availability data 

9 with respect to the provision of defense articles, de10 fense services, and training requested by Taiwan 

11 during the 2-year period preceding the report. 

12 (2) A description of timelines from price and 

13 availability data requested to price and availability 

14 data provided to Taiwan of articles, services, and 

15 training described in paragraph (1), including an 

16 identification of the specific service lead associated 

17 with the provision of such articles, services, and 

18 training. 

19 (3) A description of when articles, services, and 

20 training described in paragraph (1) were provided to 

21 the Department of State for FMS authorization. 

22 (4) An evaluation of military training activities 

23 conducted with Taiwan during the 2-year period pre24 ceding the report, including— 
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1 (A) the objectives of such training activi2 ties; 

3 (B) funding authority, unless national 

4 funds were applied; and 

5 (C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 

6 such training activities, including the strengths 

7 and weaknesses in Taiwan’s capacity to absorb 

8 the training provided. 

9 (5) A description of the articles, services, and 

10 training described in paragraph (1) planned to be 

11 provided to Taiwan during the 1-year period after 

12 the period covered by the report. 

13 (6) A description of the timeframe from De14 partment of State authorization to Taiwan signature 

15 on the Letter of Offer and Acceptance of articles, 

16 services, and training described in paragraph (1) 

17 and information on delays in concluding a Letter of 

18 Offer and Acceptance. 

19 (7) A description of timelines the Department 

20 of Defense took to work with United States industry 

21 in entering into contracts associated articles, serv22 ices, and training described in paragraph (1), includ23 ing a description of the average timeframes for Let24 ters of Offer and Acceptance. 
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1 (8) A description of the timeliness of Depart2 ment of Defense components’ reporting of deliveries 

3 articles, services, and training described in para4 graph (1). 

5 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

6 may include a classified annex. 

7 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE8 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit9 tees of Congress’’ means— 

10 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

11 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep12 resentatives; and 

13 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

14 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

15 Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 

16 China 

17 SEC. 1311. MODIFICATIONS TO PUBLIC REPORTING OF CHI18 NESE MILITARY COMPANIES OPERATING IN 

19 THE UNITED STATES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 1260H 

21 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au22 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) 

23 is amended by adding at the end the following sentence: 

24 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall also consider information 

25 related to a Chinese military company operating directly 
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1 or indirectly in the United States or any of its territories 

2 and possessions that is provided jointly by the chair and 

3 ranking member of any of the congressional defense com4 mittees in making such determinations.’’. 

5 (b) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection 

6 (b)(1) of such section 1260H is amended— 

7 (1) by striking the period at the end and insert8 ing a semicolon; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘as applicable, an explanation’’ 

10 and inserting the following: ‘‘as applicable— 

11 ‘‘(A) an explanation’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(B) an identification of each entity in14 cluded in the list pursuant to information pro15 vided by the chair and ranking member of a 

16 congressional defense committee and considered 

17 in accordance with subsection (c); and 

18 ‘‘(C) with respect to each entity considered 

19 for inclusion in the list pursuant to such infor20 mation, and with respect to which the Secretary 

21 of Defense determined that the entity did not 

22 meet the criteria for inclusion, a justification 

23 for such determination.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1312. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI2 TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN3 VOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

4 CHINA. 

5 Section 1202(b)(3)(C) of the National Defense Au6 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) 

7 is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(C) Relations between— 

9 ‘‘(i) the People’s Republic of China 

10 and the Russian Federation, including les11 sons learned by the People’s Republic of 

12 China from the Russian Federation, with 

13 respect to security and military matters, 

14 including— 

15 ‘‘(I) China’s support for Russia’s 

16 invasion of Ukraine; and 

17 ‘‘(II) any arms or related mate18 riel, or dual-use goods, services, or 

19 technology that China sells or other20 wise exports to the Russian Federa21 tion for use in weapons systems in 

22 Ukraine; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) the People’s Republic of China 

24 and Iran, with respect to security and mili25 tary matters.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1313. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR WORK 

2 PERFORMED BY ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE, INC., 

3 IN CHINA ON RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY THE 

4 GOVERNMENT OF CHINA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub6 section (b), none of the funds authorized to be appro7 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

8 year 2024 for the Department of Defense may be used 

9 to fund any work to be performed by EcoHealth Alliance, 

10 Inc., in China on research supported by the government 

11 of China, including to provide any grants for such pur12 pose. 

13 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

14 the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary deter15 mines that such a waiver is in the national security inter16 ests of the United States and, not later than 14 days after 

17 granting such a waiver, submits to the congressional de18 fense committees and the Committee on Energy and Com19 merce of the House of Representatives a detailed justifica20 tion for the waiver, including— 

21 (1) an identification of the Department of De22 fense entity obligating or expending the funds; 

23 (2) an identification of the amount of such 

24 funds; 

25 (3) an identification of the intended purpose of 

26 such funds; 
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1 (4) an identification of the recipient or prospec2 tive recipient of such funds (including any third3 party entity recipient, as applicable); 

4 (5) an explanation for how the waiver is in the 

5 national security interests of the United States; and 

6 (6) any other information the Secretary deter7 mines appropriate. 

8 SEC. 1314. STUDY AND REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 

9 NAVAL BLOCKADES OF SHIPMENTS OF FOS10 SIL FUELS TO CHINA IN EVENT OF ARMED 

11 CONFLICT. 

12 (a) STUDY AND REPORT.—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 that contains 

15 the findings of a study on the feasibility of implementing 

16 one or more naval blockades of shipments of fossil fuels 

17 to China in the event of an armed conflict between the 

18 United States and China. Such report shall include— 

19 (1) a description of— 

20 (A) the requirements for such a blockade 

21 to effectively block such shipments; 

22 (B) methods China could use to ship fossil 

23 fuels using air and land routes after such a 

24 blockade is implemented; and 
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1 (C) for each waterway specified in clauses 

2 (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2)(A), how such 

3 a blockade would be implemented in such wa4 terway; and 

5 (2) an assessment of— 

6 (A) the suitability of strategic waterways 

7 in the proximity of China as a location for such 

8 a blockade, including— 

9 (i) the Strait of Malacca; 

10 (ii) the Taiwan Strait; 

11 (iii) the Sunda Strait; 

12 (iv) the South China Sea; and 

13 (v) the East China Sea; and 

14 (B) the capability of China to satisfy needs 

15 for fossil fuels in China after such a blockade 

16 is implemented through methods that include— 

17 (i) the use of existing stockpiles of 

18 fossil fuels; 

19 (ii) the rationing of fossil fuels; and 

20 (iii) the reliance on existing or 

21 planned cross-border oil and gas pipelines 

22 to ship fossil fuels. 

23 (b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

24 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

25 a classified annex. 
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1 SEC. 1315. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON DEFENSE BUDGET OF 

2 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

3 (a) INDEPENDENT STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later 

4 than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

5 the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agree6 ment with an entity independent of the Department of De7 fense under which such entity shall conduct a study of 

8 the defense budget of the People’s Republic of China. 

9 (b) ESTIMATE.—The independent study conducted 

10 under subsection (a) shall include an estimate, based on 

11 open-source intelligence, of the amount of defense spend12 ing of the People’s Republic of China. Such estimate 

13 shall— 

14 (1) be generated in a methodologically sound 

15 way that— 

16 (A) avoids reliance on the aggregate spend17 ing amounts announced annually by the Peo18 ple’s Republic of China; and 

19 (B) employs the most accurate available 

20 purchasing power parity exchange rates; 

21 (2) be presented in a form that may be com22 pared against the defense spending of the United 

23 States; 

24 (3) exclude any spending related to veterans’ 

25 benefits; and 
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1 (4) include an estimate of the amounts of de2 fense spending of the People’s Republic of China 

3 disaggregated by functional defense categories of 

4 spending, including— 

5 (A) procurement from domestic and for6 eign sources; 

7 (B) operations and maintenance; 

8 (C) pay and benefits; 

9 (D) military construction; and 

10 (E) research, development, test, and eval11 uation. 

12 (c) ADDITIONAL ESTIMATE ON OMITTED SPEND13 ING.—The independent study conducted under subsection 

14 (a) shall include, in addition to the estimate under sub15 section (b), an estimate the magnitude of omitted spend16 ing from the official People’s Republic of China defense 

17 budget information. 

18 (d) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— 

19 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act, the entity that 

21 conducts the study under subsection (a) shall submit 

22 to the Secretary of Defense a report containing the 

23 findings of such study. 
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1 (2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 

2 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in3 clude a classified annex. 

4 (e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 

5 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the 

6 report under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to 

7 the congressional defense committees such report (without 

8 change), together with any comments of the Secretary 

9 with respect to such report. 

10 SEC. 1316. DETERMINATION ON INVOLVEMENT OF THE PRC 

11 IN THE MEXICAN FENTANYL TRADE. 

12 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the 

14 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

15 House of Representatives whether officials in the Govern16 ment of the People’s Republic of China assisted in, or ap17 proved with knowledge of the recipient, the transportation 

18 of pill presses, fentanyl products, or fentanyl precursors 

19 to 1 or more Mexican drug cartels. 

20 SEC. 1317. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON EMERGING 

21 TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN AN22 NUAL CHINA MILITARY POWER REPORT. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—As part of each annual report 

24 submitted under section 1202 of the National Defense Au25 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106– 
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1 65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note)(commonly referred to as the 

2 ‘‘China Military Power report’’), the Secretary of Defense, 

3 in consultation with the heads of such other Federal de4 partments and agencies as the Secretary of Defense may 

5 determine appropriate, shall include a component on 

6 emerging technological developments involving the Peo7 ple’s Republic of China. 

8 (b) MATTERS.—Each report component referred to 

9 in subsection (a) shall include an identification and assess10 ment of at least five fields of critical or emerging tech11 nologies in which the People’s Liberation Army is in12 vested, or for which there are Military-Civil Fusion Devel13 opment Strategy programs of the People’s Republic of 

14 China, including the following: 

15 (1) A brief summary of each such identified 

16 field and its relevance to the military power and na17 tional security of the People’s Republic of China. 

18 (2) The implications for the national security of 

19 the United States as a result of the leadership or 

20 dominance by the People’s Republic of China in each 

21 such identified field and associated supply chains. 

22 (3) The identification of at least 10 entities 

23 domiciled in, controlled by, or directed by the Peo24 ple’s Republic of China (including any subsidiaries 

25 of such entity), involved in each such identified field, 
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1 and an assessment of, with respect to each such en2 tity, the following: 

3 (A) Whether the entity has procured com4 ponents from any known United States sup5 pliers. 

6 (B) Whether any United States technology 

7 imported by the entity is controlled under 

8 United States regulations. 

9 (C) Whether United States capital is in10 vested in the entity, either through known di11 rect investment or passive investment flows. 

12 (D) Whether the entity has any connection 

13 to the People’s Liberation Army, the Military14 Civil Fusion program of the People’s Republic 

15 of China, or any other state-sponsored initia16 tives of the People’s Republic of China to sup17 port the development of national champions. 

18 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE19 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres20 sional committees’’ means— 

21 (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

22 House of Representatives; and 

23 (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

24 Senate. 
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1 SEC. 1318. REPORT ON RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PRC 

2 AND IRAN. 

3 Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authoriza4 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as para7 graph (15); and 

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(14) Developments on the burgeoning relation11 ship between the People’s Republic of China and the 

12 Islamic Republic of Iran.’’. 

13 SEC. 1319. REPORT ON MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE RUS14 SIAN FEDERATION AND THE PEOPLE’S RE15 PUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE ARCTIC REGION. 

16 Section 1238 of the National Defense Authorization 

17 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amend18 ed— 

19 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

20 paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

22 Year 2024’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

24 following: 

25 ‘‘(4) A description of the two countries’ growing 

26 cooperation, since the Russian Federation’s full-scale 
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1 invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, is being 

2 implemented in the Arctic region. 

3 ‘‘(5) A description of how the Russian Federa4 tion’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 

5 2022, including the implementation of U.S. and al6 lied sanctions and potential diversion of Russian re7 sources to the war effort, has impacted the Russian 

8 Federation’s posture, activity and policy in the Arc9 tic region. 

10 ‘‘(6) A description of how the Russian Federa11 tion’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 

12 2022, including the implementation of U.S. and al13 lied sanctions on the Russian Federation, has im14 pacted the People’s Republic of China’s posture, ac15 tivity and policy in the Arctic region. 

16 ‘‘(7) A description of how the United States 

17 and its allies in the Arctic region have adjusted their 

18 posture in response to any changes by the Russian 

19 Federation since the beginning of the Russian Fed20 eration’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 

21 24, 2022.’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(e) ARCTIC REGION DEFINED.—In this section, the 

24 term ‘Arctic region’ has the meaning given the term ‘Arc-
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1 tic’ in the Arctic Research and Policy Act (ARPA) of 1984 

2 (Public Law 98–373).’’. 

3 SEC. 1320. REPORT ON ACTIVITY OF THE PEOPLE’S LIBERA4 TION ARMY, THE CHINESE COMMUNIST 

5 PARTY AND GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S 

6 REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN CAMBODIA. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub9 mit to the congressional committees specified in subsection 

10 (c) a report assessing— 

11 (1) the involvement of the Government of the 

12 People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Chinese 

13 Communist Party (CCP) or the People’s Liberation 

14 Army (PLA) (used herewith to include the People’s 

15 Liberation Army Navy) in upgrading existing facili16 ties or constructing new facilities at Ream Naval 

17 Base and Dara Sakor Airport in Cambodia; 

18 (2) any actual or projected benefits, including 

19 any enhancement of the power projection capabilities 

20 of the PLA, that the Government of the PRC, the 

21 CCP or the PLA may accrue as a result of such up22 grades or construction; 

23 (3) the impact that the presence of the PLA in 

24 Cambodia may have on the interests, allies, and 

25 partners of the United States in the region; 
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1 (4) any efforts undertaken by the United States 

2 Government to convey to the Government of Cam3 bodia the concerns relating to the presence of the 

4 PLA and the Government of the PRC in Cambodia 

5 and the impact that presence could have on security 

6 in the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region 

7 more broadly and on adherence to the Constitution 

8 of Cambodia; 

9 (5) the impact the presence of the PLA in 

10 Cambodia, as well as closer government-to-govern11 ment ties between Cambodia and the Government of 

12 the PRC, including through investments under the 

13 Belt and Road Initiative, has had on the deteriora14 tion of democracy and human rights inside Cam15 bodia; 

16 (6) any party-to-party training, coordination or 

17 other links between the CCP and the Cambodian 

18 People’s Party; and 

19 (7) any other ongoing activities by the PLA or 

20 any other security services of the Government of the 

21 PRC in Cambodia. 

22 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

23 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 

24 a classified annex. 
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1 (c) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The 

2 congressional committees specified in this subsection 

3 are— 

4 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

5 Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Com6 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

7 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

8 Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent 

9 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

10 Representatives. 

11 SEC. 1321. REPORT ON CHINESE PRESENCE IN AFRICA. 

12 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

14 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

15 House of Representatives a report on the threat posed by 

16 the People’s Republic of China with respect to— 

17 (1) China’s commercial sea lines of communica18 tion, particularly those linking China to the African 

19 Atlantic ports; 

20 (2) increasing Chinese military presence on the 

21 African continent; 

22 (3) displacing United States influence in the 

23 Southern Atlantic; and 

24 (4) asserting China’s status as gaining influ25 ence and threats posed to strategic maritime routes. 
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1 TITLE XIV—OTHER 

2 AUTHORIZATIONS 

3 Subtitle A—Military Programs 

4 SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

5 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

6 fiscal year 2024 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

7 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

8 providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 

9 as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

10 SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC11 TION, DEFENSE. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

13 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart14 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2024 for expenses, not oth15 erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 

16 Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 

17 section 4501. 

18 (b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 

19 under subsection (a) are authorized for— 

20 (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 

21 and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 

22 the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 

23 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
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1 (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 

2 of the United States that is not covered by section 

3 1412 of such Act. 

4 SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC5 TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

6 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

7 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 for ex8 penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 

9 and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 

10 the funding table in section 4501. 

11 SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

12 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

13 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 for ex14 penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 

15 Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci16 fied in the funding table in section 4501. 

17 SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

18 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

19 fiscal year 2024 for the Defense Health Program for use 

20 of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 

21 the Department of Defense for providing for the health 

22 of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table 

23 in section 4501. 
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1 Subtitle B—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 1411. EXPANSION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 

3 REQUIREMENTS FOR ERA OF GREAT POWER 

4 COMPETITION. 

5 (a) DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.—Section 2 of the 

6 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 

7 U.S.C. 98a) is amended by adding at the end the following 

8 new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(d) The quantities of strategic and critical materials 

10 stockpiled under this Act should be sufficient— 

11 ‘‘(1) during the period beginning on January 1, 

12 2025, and ending on December 31, 2027, to meet 

13 the national defense needs of the United States for 

14 a period of not less than two years during a national 

15 emergency necessitating the total mobilization of the 

16 economy of the United States for a sustained con17 ventional global war of indefinite duration; and 

18 ‘‘(2) on and after January 1, 2028, to meet the 

19 national defense needs of the United States, for a 

20 period of not less than three years during a national 

21 emergency described in paragraph (1).’’. 

22 (b) NATIONAL EMERGENCY PLANNING ASSUMP23 TIONS.—Section 14(b) of the Strategic and Critical Mate24 rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–5(b)) is amended— 
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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

2 (7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively; 

3 (2) by designating the matter preceding sub4 paragraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (1), as 

5 paragraph (1); 

6 (3) in paragraph (1), as designated by para7 graph (2), by striking the second sentence; and 

8 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the Sec11 retary shall base the national emergency planning 

12 assumptions on— 

13 ‘‘(A) during the period beginning on Janu14 ary 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2027, 

15 a military conflict scenario requiring the total 

16 mobilization of the economy of the United 

17 States for a sustained conventional global war 

18 for a period of not less than two years; and 

19 ‘‘(B) on and after January 1, 2028, a mili20 tary conflict scenario requiring the total mobili21 zation of the economy of the United States for 

22 a sustained conventional global war for a period 

23 of not less than three years.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1412. MEMBERSHIP OF COAST GUARD ON STRATEGIC 

2 MATERIALS PROTECTION BOARD. 

3 Section 10(b) of the Strategic and Critical Materials 

4 Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1(b)) is amended by add5 ing at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(6) A senior official of the Coast Guard, as 

7 designated by the Secretary of the agency or depart8 ment in which the Coast Guard operates, only with 

9 respect to matters of the Board relating to the Coast 

10 Guard.’’. 

11 SEC. 1413. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 

12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 

13 VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM14 ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 

15 LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 

16 (a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 

17 funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and 

18 available for the Defense Health Program for operation 

19 and maintenance, $172,000,000 may be transferred by the 

20 Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense– 

21 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem22 onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of sec23 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

24 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 

25 For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 

26 any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts au-
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1 thorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of 

2 such a transfer. 

3 (b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the pur4 poses of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility oper5 ations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) 

6 may be used are operations of the Captain James A. 

7 Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 

8 North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 

9 Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des10 ignated as a combined Federal medical facility under an 

11 operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Dun12 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

13 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 

14 SEC. 1414. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

15 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 

16 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis17 cal year 2024 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 

18 Trust Fund the sum of $77,000,000 of which— 

19 (1) $68,060,000 is for operating expenses; and 

20 (2) $8,940,000 is for capital maintenance and 

21 construction. 

22 SEC. 1415. CRITICAL MINERAL INDEPENDENCE. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON2 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con3 gress’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 

5 the Senate; and 

6 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 

7 the House of Representatives. 

8 (2) COVERED COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘covered 

9 country’’ means— 

10 (A) a covered nation (as defined in section 

11 4872(d) of title 10, United States Code); and 

12 (B) any other country determined by the 

13 Secretary of Defense to be a geostrategic com14 petitor or adversary of the United States for 

15 purposes of this section. 

16 (3) CRITICAL MINERAL.—The term ‘‘critical 

17 mineral’’ means a critical mineral (as defined in sec18 tion 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 

19 1606(a))) that the Secretary of Defense determines 

20 to be important to the national security of the 

21 United States for purposes of this section. 

22 (4) SHORTFALL MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘short23 fall material’’ means materials determined to be in 

24 shortfall in the most recent report on stockpile re25 quirements submitted to Congress under subsection 
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1 (a) of section 14 of the Strategic and Critical Mate2 rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–5) and in3 cluded in the most recent briefing required by sub4 section (f) of such section. 

5 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

6 United States— 

7 (1) to expand mining and processing of critical 

8 minerals, including rare earth elements, in the 

9 United States and in countries that are allies or 

10 partners of the United States to meet the needs of 

11 the United States defense sector so that the Depart12 ment of Defense will achieve critical mineral supply 

13 chain independence from covered countries, includ14 ing the People’s Republic of China, the Russian 

15 Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the 

16 Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea; and 

17 (2) that the Department of Defense will pro18 cure critical minerals and products made using sup19 ply chains involving critical minerals that are not 

20 mined or processed in or by covered countries. 

21 (c) STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE CRITICAL MINERAL SUP22 PLY CHAIN INDEPENDENCE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF

23 DEFENSE.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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1 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

2 Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate commit3 tees of Congress a strategy to develop supply chains 

4 for the Department of Defense that are not depend5 ent on mining or processing of critical minerals in 

6 or by covered countries, in order to achieve critical 

7 mineral supply chain independence from covered 

8 countries for the Department by 2035. 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

10 paragraph (1) shall— 

11 (A) identify and assess significant 

12 vulnerabilities in the supply chains of contrac13 tors and subcontractors of the Department of 

14 Defense involving critical minerals that are 

15 mined or processed in or by covered countries; 

16 (B) identify and recommend changes to 

17 the acquisition laws, regulations, and policies of 

18 the Department of Defense to ensure contrac19 tors and subcontractors of the Department use 

20 supply chains involving critical minerals that 

21 are not mined or processed in or by covered 

22 countries to the greatest extent practicable; 

23 (C) evaluate the utility and desirability of 

24 leveraging the process for acquiring shortfall 

25 materials for the National Defense Stockpile 
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1 under the Strategic and Critical Materials 

2 Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) to 

3 strengthen mining and processing capacity for 

4 critical minerals in the United States and in 

5 countries that are allies or partners of the 

6 United States; 

7 (D) identify areas of potential engagement 

8 and partnership with the governments of coun9 tries that are allies or partners of the United 

10 States to jointly reduce dependence on critical 

11 minerals mined or processed in or by covered 

12 countries; 

13 (E) identify and recommend other policy 

14 changes that may be needed to achieve critical 

15 mineral supply chain independence from cov16 ered countries for the Department; 

17 (F) identify and recommend measures to 

18 streamline authorities and policies with respect 

19 to critical minerals and supply chains for crit20 ical minerals; and 

21 (G) prioritize the recommendations made 

22 in the strategy to achieve critical mineral supply 

23 chain independence from covered countries for 

24 the Department, taking into consideration eco25 nomic costs and varying degrees of vulnerability 
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1 posed to the national security of the United 

2 States by reliance on different types of critical 

3 minerals. 

4 (3) FORM OF STRATEGY.—The strategy re5 quired by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classi6 fied form but shall include an unclassified summary. 

7 TITLE XV—CYBERSPACE8 RELATED MATTERS 

9 Subtitle A—Cyber Matters 

10 SEC. 1501. HARMONIZATION AND CLARIFICATION OF STRA11 TEGIC CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM AND RE12 LATED MATTERS. 

13 (a) HARMONIZATION AND CLARIFICATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 10, 

15 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

16 section 391a the following new section: 

17 ‘‘§ 391b. Strategic Cybersecurity Program 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) There is a program to be 

19 known as the ‘Strategic Cybersecurity Program’ (in this 

20 section referred to as the ‘Program’) to ensure the ability 

21 of the Department of Defense to conduct the most critical 

22 military missions of the Department. 

23 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate a prin24 cipal staff assistant from within the Office of the Sec25 retary of Defense whose office shall serve as the office of 
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1 primary responsibility for the Program, providing policy, 

2 direction, and oversight regarding the execution of the re3 sponsibilities of the program manager selected pursuant 

4 to subsection (c)(1). 

5 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—In addition to the office of pri6 mary responsibility for the Program under subsection 

7 (a)(2) and the program manager selected pursuant to sub8 section (c)(1), membership in the Program shall include 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(1) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

11 Staff. 

12 ‘‘(2) The Commanders of the United States 

13 Cyber Command, United States European Com14 mand, United States Indo-Pacific Command, United 

15 States Northern Command, United States Strategic 

16 Command, United States Space Command, United 

17 States Transportation Command. 

18 ‘‘(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Ac19 quisition and Sustainment. 

20 ‘‘(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Pol21 icy. 

22 ‘‘(5) The Chief Information Officer of the De23 partment of Defense. 

24 ‘‘(6) The chief information officers of the mili25 tary departments. 
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1 ‘‘(7) The Principal Cyber Advisor of the De2 partment of Defense. 

3 ‘‘(8) The Principal Cyber Advisors of the mili4 tary departments. 

5 ‘‘(9) Each senior official identified pursuant to 

6 subsection (i) of section 1647 of the National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub8 lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1118). 

9 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM OFFICE.—(1) There is in the Cyberse10 curity Directorate of the National Security Agency a pro11 gram office to support the Program by identifying threats 

12 to, vulnerabilities in, and remediations for, the missions 

13 and mission elements specified in subsection (d)(1). Such 

14 program office shall be headed by a program manager se15 lected by the Director of the National Security Agency. 

16 ‘‘(2) The Chief Information Officer of the Depart17 ment of Defense, in exercising authority, direction, and 

18 control over the Cybersecurity Directorate of the National 

19 Security Agency, shall ensure that the program office 

20 under paragraph (1) is responsive to the requirements and 

21 direction of the program manager selected pursuant to 

22 such paragraph. 

23 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may augment the personnel as24 signed to the program office under paragraph (1) by as25 signing personnel as appropriate from among members of 
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1 any covered armed force (including the reserve compo2 nents thereof), civilian employees of the Department of 

3 Defense (including the Defense Intelligence Agency), and 

4 personnel of the research laboratories of the Department 

5 of Defense, who have particular expertise in the areas of 

6 responsibility referred to in subsection (d). 

7 ‘‘(d) DESIGNATION OF MISSION ELEMENTS OF PRO8 GRAM.—(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 

9 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

10 Sustainment, and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

11 of Staff shall identify and designate for inclusion in the 

12 Program all of the systems, critical infrastructure, kill 

13 chains, and processes, including systems and components 

14 in development, that comprise the following military mis15 sions of the Department of Defense: 

16 ‘‘(A) Nuclear deterrence and strike. 

17 ‘‘(B) Select long-range conventional strike mis18 sions germane to the warfighting plans of the United 

19 States European Command and the United States 

20 Indo-Pacific Command. 

21 ‘‘(C) Offensive cyber operations. 

22 ‘‘(D) Homeland missile defense. 

23 ‘‘(2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

24 shall coordinate the identification and prioritization of the 

25 missions and mission components, and the development 
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1 and approval of requirements relating to the cybersecurity 

2 of the missions and mission components, of the Program. 

3 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEAD OF

4 OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY.—In addition to 

5 providing policy, direction, and oversight as specified in 

6 subsection (a)(2), the head of the office of primary respon7 sibility for the Program designated under such subsection 

8 shall be responsible for overseeing and providing direction 

9 on any covered statutory requirement that is ongoing, re10 current (including on an annual basis), or unfulfilled, in11 cluding by— 

12 ‘‘(1) reviewing any materials required to be 

13 submitted to Congress under the covered statutory 

14 requirement prior to such submission; and 

15 ‘‘(2) ensuring such submissions occur by the 

16 applicable deadline under the covered statutory re17 quirement. 

18 ‘‘(f) RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM MANAGER.— 

19 The program manager selected pursuant to subsection 

20 (c)(1) shall be responsible for the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) Conducting end-to-end vulnerability assess22 ments of the missions of the Program and the con23 stituent systems, infrastructure, kill chains, and 

24 processes thereof. 
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1 ‘‘(2) Prioritizing and facilitating the remedi2 ation of identified vulnerabilities in such constituent 

3 systems, infrastructure, kill chains, and processes. 

4 ‘‘(3) Conducting, prior to the Milestone B ap5 proval for any proposed such system or infrastruc6 ture germane to the missions of the Program, appro7 priate reviews of the acquisition and system engi8 neering plans for that proposed system or infrastruc9 ture, in accordance with the policy and guidance of 

10 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

11 Sustainment regarding the components of such re12 views and the range of systems and infrastructure to 

13 be reviewed. 

14 ‘‘(4) Advising the Secretaries of the military de15 partments, the commanders of the combatant com16 mands, and the Joint Staff on the vulnerabilities 

17 and cyberattack vectors that pose substantial risk to 

18 the missions of the Program and their constituent 

19 systems, critical infrastructure, kill chains, or proc20 esses. 

21 ‘‘(5) Ensuring that the Program builds upon 

22 (including through the provision of oversight and di23 rection by the head of the office of primary responsi24 bility for the Program pursuant to subsection (e), as 

25 applicable), and does not duplicate, other efforts of 
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1 the Department of Defense relating to cybersecurity, 

2 including the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) The evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities 

4 of major weapon systems of the Department of 

5 Defense required under section 1647 of the Na6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 

8 1118). 

9 ‘‘(B) The evaluation of cyber 

10 vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure of the 

11 Department of Defense required under section 

12 1650 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

13 for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 

14 U.S.C. 2224 note). 

15 ‘‘(C) The activities of the cyber protection 

16 teams of the Department of Defense. 

17 ‘‘(g) RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY OF DE18 FENSE.—The Secretary of Defense shall define and issue 

19 guidance on the roles and responsibilities for components 

20 of the Department of Defense other than those specified 

21 in this section with respect to the Program, including— 

22 ‘‘(1) the roles and responsibilities of the acqui23 sition and sustainment organizations of the military 

24 departments in supporting and implementing reme25 dial actions; 
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1 ‘‘(2) the alignment of Cyber Protection Teams 

2 with the prioritized missions of the Program; 

3 ‘‘(3) the role of the Director of Operational 

4 Test and Evaluation in conducting periodic assess5 ments, including through red teams, of the cyberse6 curity of missions in the Program; and 

7 ‘‘(4) the role of the Principal Cyber Adviser in 

8 coordinating and monitoring the execution of the 

9 Program. 

10 ‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTING.—Not later than Decem11 ber 31 of each year, the head of the office of primary re12 sponsibility for the Program, in coordination with the ap13 propriate members of the Program under subsection (b), 

14 shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 

15 annual report on the efforts carried out pursuant to this 

16 section or any covered provision of law, including with re17 spect to such efforts concerning— 

18 ‘‘(1) the evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of 

19 each major weapon system of the Department of De20 fense and related mitigation activities under section 

21 1647 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 

23 1118); 

24 ‘‘(2) the evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of 

25 the critical infrastructure of the Department of De-
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1 fense under section 1650 of the National Defense 

2 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 

3 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note); 

4 ‘‘(3) operational technology and the mapping of 

5 mission-relevant terrain in cyberspace under 1505 of 

6 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 394 

8 note); 

9 ‘‘(4) the assessments of the vulnerabilities to 

10 and mission risks presented by radio-frequency en11 abled cyber attacks with respect to the operational 

12 technology embedded in weapons systems, aircraft, 

13 ships, ground vehicles, space systems, sensors, and 

14 datalink networks of the Department of Defense 

15 under section 1559 of the National Defense Author16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and 

17 ‘‘(5) the work of the Program in general, in18 cluding information relating to staffing and accom19 plishments. 

20 ‘‘(i) ANNUAL BUDGET DISPLAY.—(1) On an annual 

21 basis for each fiscal year, concurrently with the submission 

22 of the budget of the President for that fiscal year under 

23 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the head 

24 of the office of primary responsibility for the Program, 

25 in coordination with the appropriate members of the Pro-
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1 gram under subsection (b), shall submit to the congres2 sional defense committees a consolidated budget justifica3 tion display that covers all programs and activities associ4 ated with this section and any covered provision of law, 

5 including with respect to the matters listed in subsection 

6 (h). 

7 ‘‘(2) Each display under paragraph (1) shall be sub8 mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

9 annex. 

10 ‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered armed force’ means the 

12 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space 

13 Force. 

14 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered statutory requirement’ 

15 means a requirement under any covered provision of 

16 law. 

17 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered provision of law’ means 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) Section 1647 of the National Defense 

20 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 

21 Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1118). 

22 ‘‘(B) Section 1650 of the National Defense 

23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 

24 Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note). 
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1 ‘‘(C) Section 1505 of the National Defense 

2 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 

3 Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 394 note). 

4 ‘‘(D) Section 1559 of the National Defense 

5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.’’. 

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

7 (A) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE BRIEFING RE8 QUIREMENT.—Section 1647 of the National De9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 

10 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1118) is 

11 amended— 

12 (i) by striking subsection (c); and 

13 (ii) by redesignating subsections (d) 

14 through (j) as subsections (c) through (i), 

15 respectively. 

16 (B) REPEAL OF ADDITIONAL DUPLICATE

17 BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Section 1650 of the 

18 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

19 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 

20 2224 note) is amended— 

21 (i) by striking subsection (d); and 

22 (ii) by redesignating subsections (e) 

23 and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respec24 tively. 
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1 (C) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE PROVISION RE2 LATING TO STRATEGIC CYBERSECURITY PRO3 GRAM.—Section 1640 of the National Defense 

4 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 

5 Law 115–9; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is repealed. 

6 (D) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE BUDGET RE7 QUIREMENT.—Section 1637 of the John S. 

8 McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 

9 Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 

10 U.S.C. 221 note) is repealed. 

11 (E) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE REPORTING

12 REQUIREMENT.—Section 1505 of the National 

13 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 

14 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 394 note) is 

15 amended— 

16 (i) by striking subsection (h); and 

17 (ii) by redesignating subsections (i) 

18 and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respec19 tively. 

20 (F) REPEAL OF ADDITIONAL DUPLICATE

21 BRIEFING REQUIREMENT; REMOVAL OF REF22 ERENCE TO REPEALED PROVISION.—Section 

23 1559 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

24 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 is 

25 amended— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘, section 1637 of the 

2 John S. McCain National Defense Author3 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 

4 Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 221 note),’’; and 

5 (ii) by striking subsection (f). 

6 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of 

8 the office of primary responsibility for the Strategic Cy9 bersecurity Program under section 391b of title 10, 

10 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall sub11 mit to the congressional defense committees a report set12 ting forth the plan of the head to harmonize and interlink 

13 the annual reporting and annual budget display require14 ments under subsections (h) and (i) of such section, re15 spectively, to ensure unity and a lack of duplication in 

16 such efforts. 

17 SEC. 1502. OFFICE FOR ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT RELAT18 ING TO CYBER ACTIVITIES. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 111 of title 10, 

20 United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 

21 2192b the following new section: 

22 ‘‘§ 2192c. Office for academic engagement relating to 

23 cyber activities 

24 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 

25 acting through the Chief Information Officer of the De-
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1 partment of Defense, shall establish an office to establish, 

2 maintain, and oversee any activities of the Department of 

3 Defense that pertain to the relationship between the De4 partment and academia, including with entities involved 

5 in primary, secondary, or postsecondary education, with 

6 respect to cyber-related matters (in this section referred 

7 to as the ‘Office’). 

8 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall have a Director 

9 who shall report directly to the Chief Information Officer 

10 of the Department of Defense. An individual serving as 

11 Director shall, while so serving, be a member of the Senior 

12 Executive Service. 

13 ‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Office shall be re14 sponsible for the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) Serving as the consolidated focal point for 

16 engagements carried out between the Department of 

17 Defense and academia with respect to cyber-related 

18 matters. 

19 ‘‘(B) Coordinating covered academic engage20 ment programs for the Department of Defense. 

21 ‘‘(C) Conducting ongoing analysis, as deter22 mined necessary by the Director, of the performance 

23 of cyber-related educational scholarships, camps, 

24 support efforts, and volunteer partnerships of the 

25 Department of Defense. 
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1 ‘‘(D) Identifying actions the Secretary of De2 fense may take to improve the cyber skills of per3 sonnel within the Department of Defense through 

4 participation by such personnel in covered academic 

5 engagement programs, for the purposes of assisting 

6 the Secretary in cyber-related matters and meeting 

7 the long-term national defense needs of the United 

8 States for personnel proficient in such skills. 

9 ‘‘(E) Managing funds and resources for the Na10 tional Centers for Academic Excellence in Cyberse11 curity program, the Department of Defense Cyber 

12 Scholarship Program, the National Defense Univer13 sity College of Information and Cyberspace, the Uni14 versity Consortium for Cybersecurity, and the senior 

15 military colleges. 

16 ‘‘(F) Establishing requirements, policies, and 

17 procedures to collect data on, and to monitor and 

18 evaluate, the performance of covered academic en19 gagement programs with respect to the involvement 

20 in such programs by the Department of Defense. 

21 ‘‘(G) Monitoring and evaluating through appli22 cable performance measurements (including those 

23 established pursuant to subparagraph (F)) the per24 formance of covered academic engagement programs 

25 with respect to the involvement in such programs by 
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1 the Department of Defense, and advising the Sec2 retary of Defense on whether to continue, modify, or 

3 terminate such involvement. 

4 ‘‘(H) Making budgetary determinations, taking 

5 into consideration the findings of performance eval6 uations under subparagraph (G), with respect to— 

7 ‘‘(i) the involvement in covered academic 

8 engagement programs by the Department of 

9 Defense; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) other matters relating to the respon11 sibilities under this subsection. 

12 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the con13 trary, the Office shall be the office of primary responsi14 bility for carrying out, among other legislative provisions, 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) Section 1633 of the John S. McCain Na17 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2125). 

19 ‘‘(B) Section 1640 of the John S. McCain Na20 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

21 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 2200 note). 

22 ‘‘(C) Section 1649 of the National Defense Au23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 

24 116–92; 133 Stat. 1758). 
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1 ‘‘(D) Section 1659 of the National Defense Au2 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 

3 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note). 

4 ‘‘(E) Section 1710 of the William M. (Mac) 

5 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

6 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

7 4086). 

8 ‘‘(F) Section 1726 of the William M. (Mac) 

9 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

10 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 

11 1599f note). 

12 ‘‘(G) Section 1530 of the National Defense Au13 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 

14 117–81; 135 Stat. 2049). 

15 ‘‘(H) Section 1532 of the National Defense Au16 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 

17 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2191 note prec.). 

18 ‘‘(I) Section 1505 of the National Defense Au19 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

20 117–263). 

21 ‘‘(J) Section 1535 of the National Defense Au22 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

23 117–263). 

24 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY RELATING TO COMPLIANCE.—The 

25 Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may be nec-
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1 essary to ensure that the Director of the Office has suffi2 cient authority to compel and enforce compliance with any 

3 decisions or directives issued pursuant to the responsibil4 ities under subsection (b). 

5 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out 

6 this section, the Director of the Office may, under any 

7 provision of this chapter or any other provision of this title 

8 providing for the support of educational programs in 

9 cyber-related matters (and unless otherwise specified in 

10 such provision)— 

11 ‘‘(1) enter into contracts and cooperative agree12 ments; 

13 ‘‘(2) make grants of financial assistance; 

14 ‘‘(3) provide cash awards and other items; 

15 ‘‘(4) accept voluntary services; and 

16 ‘‘(5) support national competition judging, 

17 other educational event activities, and associated 

18 award ceremonies in connection with covered aca19 demic engagement programs. 

20 ‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ENTITIES.—The 

21 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 

22 and the Secretaries concerned shall coordinate and col23 laborate with the Director of the Office on covered aca24 demic engagement programs sponsored by the Under Sec-
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1 retary as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathe2 matics (STEM) programs and activities. 

3 ‘‘(g) COVERED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

4 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘covered academic 

5 engagement program’ means any of the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) A primary, secondary, or post-secondary 

7 educational program with a cyber focus. 

8 ‘‘(2) A program of the Department of Defense 

9 for the recruitment or retention of cyberspace civil10 ian and military personnel, including scholarship 

11 programs. 

12 ‘‘(3) An academic partnership focused on estab13 lishing cyber talent among the personnel referred to 

14 in paragraph (2).’’. 

15 (b) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The Sec16 retary of Defense shall establish the office under section 

17 2192c of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub18 section (a), by not later than 270 days after the date of 

19 the enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 1503. MODIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

21 ENTERPRISE-WIDE PROCUREMENT OF CYBER 

22 DATA PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. 

23 Section 1521(a) of the National Defense Authoriza24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 

25 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended— 
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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para2 graph (7); 

3 (2) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 

4 striking ‘‘(1) through (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 

5 through (6)’’; and 

6 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol7 lowing new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(6) Evaluating emerging cyber technologies, 

9 such as artificial intelligence-enabled security tools, 

10 for efficacy and applicability to the requirements of 

11 the Department of Defense.’’. 

12 SEC. 1504. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM OF 

13 UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND ON DARK 

14 WEB AND DEEP WEB ANALYSIS TOOLS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the United 

16 States Cyber Command, pursuant to the authority pro17 vided under section 167b(d) of title 10, United States 

18 Code, may establish within such Command a program, or 

19 augment an existing such program, to integrate into the 

20 packages of tools distributed to the combatant commands 

21 tools for the analysis of information from locations on the 

22 Internet referred to as the ‘‘dark web’’ and ‘‘deep web’’. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—Under the program established or 

24 augmented under subsection (a), the Commander may— 
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1 (1) develop a comprehensive and tailored ap2 proach to the use of open-source intelligence tools 

3 for the analysis and distribution of information col4 lected from the locations on the Internet described 

5 in subsection (a); 

6 (2) develop and validate technical requirements 

7 relating to such collection, analysis, and distribution, 

8 including with respect to data fidelity and data prov9 enance; 

10 (3) assess and acquire technologies to— 

11 (A) collect information from the locations 

12 specified in paragraph (1); and 

13 (B) analyze and, as appropriate, distribute 

14 such information; and 

15 (4) enable the cross-organizational sharing of 

16 such information across the Department of Defense. 

17 (c) ROLE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

18 FOR CYBER POLICY.—Consistent with section 167b(d) of 

19 such title, the Commander shall implement this section 

20 subject to the authority, direction, and control of the As21 sistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. 

22 SEC. 1505. MILITARY CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH 

23 TAIWAN. 

24 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

25 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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1 Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 

2 for Policy, in concurrence with the Secretary of State and 

3 in coordination with the Commander of the United States 

4 Cyber Command and the Commander of the United States 

5 Indo-Pacific Command, shall seek to cooperate with the 

6 Ministry of Defense of Taiwan on defensive military cyber7 security activities. 

8 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES.—In cooperating 

9 on defensive military cybersecurity activities with the Min10 istry of Defense of Taiwan under subsection (a), the Sec11 retary of Defense may carry out efforts to identify cooper12 ative activities to— 

13 (1) defend military networks, infrastructure, 

14 and systems; 

15 (2) counter malicious cyber activity that has 

16 compromised such military networks, infrastructure, 

17 and systems; 

18 (3) leverage United States commercial and mili19 tary cybersecurity technology and services to harden 

20 and defend such military networks, infrastructure, 

21 and systems; and 

22 (4) conduct combined cybersecurity training ac23 tivities and exercises. 

24 (c) BRIEFINGS.— 
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1 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

4 of State, shall provide to the appropriate congres5 sional committees a briefing on the implementation 

6 of this section. 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—The briefing under paragraph 

8 (1) shall include the following: 

9 (A) A description of the feasibility and ad10 visability of cooperating with the Ministry of 

11 Defense of Taiwan on the defensive military cy12 bersecurity activities identified pursuant to sub13 section (b). 

14 (B) An identification of any challenges and 

15 resources that would be needed to addressed to 

16 conduct such cooperative activities. 

17 (C) An overview of efforts undertaken pur18 suant to this section. 

19 (D) Any other matters the Secretary deter20 mines relevant. 

21 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

22 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con23 gressional committees’’ means— 
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1 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

2 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep3 resentatives; and 

4 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

5 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

6 SEC. 1506. UPDATED STRATEGY OF DEPARTMENT OF DE7 FENSE RELATING TO INFORMATION ENVI8 RONMENT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co10 ordination with the Commander of the United States Stra11 tegic Command and the Commander of the United States 

12 Cyber Command, shall develop a strategy that updates the 

13 strategy contained in the document of the Department of 

14 Defense titled ‘‘Joint Concept for Operating in the Infor15 mation Environment’’ and dated July 25, 2018 (in this 

16 section referred to as the ‘‘updated strategy’’). 

17 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The updated strategy shall— 

18 (1) build upon the document of the Department 

19 of Defense titled ‘‘Joint Concept for Operating in 

20 the Information Environment’’ and dated July 25, 

21 2018 and the goals outlined in the 2022 National 

22 Defense Strategy; 

23 (2) provide for each of the activities under sub24 section (c); 
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1 (3) serve as the lead document for the Joint 

2 Force with respect to organizing and using informa3 tion as a component of military strategy; 

4 (4) establish consistency in the understanding 

5 of, and the conduct of operations in, the information 

6 environment across the Armed Forces; 

7 (5) reflect changes in the information environ8 ment, and operations conducted in such environ9 ment, since 2018; and 

10 (6) categorize information operations based on 

11 current uses in military campaigns, to enable better 

12 staffing, training, and funding for specific types of 

13 operations in the information environment. 

14 (c) ELEMENTS.—The updated strategy shall include 

15 the following: 

16 (1) The designation of information as a military 

17 domain, for the purpose of facilitating— 

18 (A) improved treatment of the information 

19 domain within the National Defense Strategy; 

20 (B) more effective tasking of roles and re21 sponsibilities within each Armed Force for the 

22 Secretaries concerned to meet objectives in the 

23 information environment; 
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1 (C) improved organization, with respect to 

2 the use of information as a tool for military 

3 purposes, of— 

4 (i) forces across each Armed Force; 

5 and 

6 (ii) the various combatant commands. 

7 (2) The designation of specific categories for 

8 the various components of information operations as 

9 follows: 

10 (A) A category to be known as ‘‘operations 

11 in the information environment’’, inclusive of 

12 the components of information operations 

13 that— 

14 (i) support the achievement of objec15 tives at the tactical and operational levels; 

16 and 

17 (ii) through such achievements, estab18 lish information operations as a national 

19 component of power, by contributing to the 

20 hard or soft power of the United States 

21 (such as the military capabilities or eco22 nomic strength of the United States, re23 spectively). 

24 (B) A category to be known as ‘‘special in25 formation operations’’, inclusive of the compo-
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1 nents of information operations that enable the 

2 Joint Force and interagency forces to address 

3 nontraditional problem sets, particularly with 

4 respect to— 

5 (i) operations that occur in the gray 

6 zone; or 

7 (ii) competition below the threshold of 

8 armed conflict. 

9 (C) A category to be known as ‘‘long-term 

10 public diplomacy’’, inclusive of the components 

11 of information operations that— 

12 (i) require synchronized themes, mes13 saging, symbols, and narratives, with long 

14 term organization incentive structures to 

15 achieve a coherent effect; 

16 (ii) involve an organizational structure 

17 that incentivizes collaboration between the 

18 Department of Defense and other relevant 

19 Federal departments and agencies; and 

20 (iii) prioritizes long-term public diplo21 macy. 

22 (3) The establishment of working definitions for 

23 each of the categories listed in subparagraphs (A) 

24 through (C) of paragraph (2), taking into consider-
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1 ation the corresponding descriptions provided in 

2 such subparagraphs. 

3 (4) An assessment of potential means to syn4 chronize efforts between combatant commands that, 

5 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, offer in6 formation operations training to meet requirements 

7 established by the categorization of information op8 erations proposed in paragraph (2), including— 

9 (A) the Marine Corps Information Oper10 ations Command; 

11 (B) the 16th Air Force; 

12 (C) the Army 1st Information Operations 

13 Command; and 

14 (D) the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare 

15 Center and School. 

16 (d) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

18 of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv19 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate an 

20 interim report on the implementation of this section, in21 cluding— 

22 (1) an interim plan for the updated strategy, to 

23 include a proposed implementation plan and a 

24 framework for the future submission of quarterly 

25 progress reviews under subsection (e)(4). 
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1 (2) any funding requirements to implement the 

2 updated strategy; and 

3 (3) any other resources necessary to implement 

4 the updated strategy, as identified by the Secretary 

5 of Defense. 

6 (e) DEADLINE; FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one 

7 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and, with 

8 respect to the matter specified in paragraph (4), on a 

9 quarterly basis thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall 

10 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 

11 of Representatives and the Senate a report containing— 

12 (1) a copy of the completed updated strategy; 

13 (2) an implementation plan for the updated 

14 strategy; 

15 (3) an outline of an investment framework that 

16 identifies planning priorities and funding require17 ments to implement the updated strategy according 

18 to such plan; and 

19 (4) a progress review with respect to the status 

20 of the implementation of the updated strategy. 
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1 Subtitle B—Personnel 

2 SEC. 1521. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT VOLUNTARY AND UN3 COMPENSATED SERVICES FROM CYBERSECU4 RITY EXPERTS. 

5 (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 167b(d) of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(4) The Commander of the United States Cyber 

9 Command may accept voluntary and uncompensated serv10 ices from cybersecurity experts, notwithstanding the provi11 sions of section 1342 of title 31, and may delegate such 

12 authority to the chiefs of the armed forces.’’. 

13 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

14 Section 167b of such title, as amended by subsection (a), 

15 is further amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘referred 

18 to as the ‘cyber command’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘re19 ferred to as the ‘United States Cyber Com20 mand’ ’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Cyber 

22 Command’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Cyber 

23 Command’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Cyber Com2 mand’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘United 

3 States Cyber Command’’; 

4 (3) in subsections (c) and (d)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘cyber command’’ each 

6 place it appears and inserting ‘‘United States 

7 Cyber Command’’; 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘commander of the’’ each 

9 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Commander of 

10 the’’; and 

11 (C) by striking ‘‘commander of such com12 mand’’ each place it appears and inserting 

13 ‘‘Commander of such Command’’; and 

14 (4) in subsection (d)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘of the 

15 commander’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Commander’’. 

16 SEC. 1522. MATTERS RELATING TO MANAGEMENT OF 

17 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS CYBER18 SPACE OPERATIONS OFFICERS. 

19 (a) REQUIRED SERVICE.—Section 651(c) of title 10, 

20 United States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or in the 

22 case of an unrestricted officer designated within a 

23 cyberspace occupational specialty’’ before the closing 

24 period; and 

25 (2) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 

2 or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

4 closing period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

6 subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(C) in the case of an unrestricted officer who 

8 has been designated with a cyberspace occupational 

9 specialty, the period of obligated service specified in 

10 such contract or agreement.’’. 

11 (b) MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN

12 CYBERSPACE OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES.—Chapter 37 

13 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

14 the end the following new section: 

15 ‘‘§ 658. Minimum service requirement for certain 

16 cyberspace occupational specialties 

17 ‘‘(a) CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS OFFICER.—The min18 imum service obligation for any member who successfully 

19 completes training in the armed forces in direct accession 

20 to the cyberspace operations officer occupational specialty 

21 of the Marine Corps shall be eight years. 

22 ‘‘(b) SERVICE OBLIGATION DEFINED.—In this sec23 tion, the term ‘service obligation’ means the period of ac24 tive duty or, in the case of a member of a reserve compo25 nent who completed cyberspace operations training in an 
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1 active duty for training status as a member of a reserve 

2 component, the period of service in an active status in the 

3 Selected Reserve, required to be served after completion 

4 of cyberspace operations training.’’. 

5 SEC. 1523. MODIFICATIONS TO RATES OF PAY FOR CERTAIN 

6 CYBER-RELATED POSITIONS OF DEPART7 MENT OF DEFENSE. 

8 Section 1599f of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘United 

11 States Cyber Command’’ and inserting ‘‘De12 partment of Defense cyber’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘respon14 sibilities of the United States Cyber Command’’ and 

15 all that follows and inserting ‘‘cyber mission of the 

16 Department of Defense;’’; 

17 (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(b) BASIC PAY; SPECIAL RATES OF PAY.—(1) The 

20 Secretary shall fix the rates of basic pay for any qualified 

21 position established under subsection (a) in relation to the 

22 rates of pay provided for employees in comparable posi23 tions in the Department. 
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1 ‘‘(2)(A) Notwithstanding part III of title 5, the Sec2 retary may, for one or more categories of qualified posi3 tions that require cyber expertise— 

4 ‘‘(i) establish higher minimum rates of pay 

5 than those established under paragraph (1); 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(ii) make corresponding increases in all 

8 rates of pay of the pay range for each grade or 

9 level, subject to paragraph (3) or (4). 

10 ‘‘(B) The rates of pay under subparagraph (A) 

11 shall be basic pay for the same purposes specified in 

12 section 5305(j) of title 5. 

13 ‘‘(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), a min14 imum rate of pay established for a category of positions 

15 under paragraph (2) may not exceed the maximum rate 

16 of basic pay (excluding any locality-based comparability 

17 payment under section 5304 of title 5 or similar provision 

18 of law) for the position in that category of positions with19 out the authority of paragraph (1) by more than 30 per20 cent, and no rate may be established under this section 

21 in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of 

22 the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5. 

23 ‘‘(4)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the Sec24 retary may establish higher annual limitations on special 
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1 rates of pay for positions or employees selected by the Sec2 retary as follows: 

3 ‘‘(i) With respect to a qualified position that re4 quires cyber expertise for which the Secretary deter5 mines a higher rate is necessary, a rate of pay not 

6 to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level II 

7 of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 

8 5. 

9 ‘‘(ii) With respect to an individual that the Sec10 retary determines, by name, possesses advanced 

11 skills and competencies and performs critical func12 tions that execute the cyber mission of the Depart13 ment, a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay pay14 able for the Vice President under section 104 of title 

15 3. 

16 ‘‘(B) Employees receiving a special rate under 

17 subparagraph (A) shall be subject to an aggregate 

18 pay limitation that parallels the limitation estab19 lished in section 5307 of title 5, except that— 

20 ‘‘(i) any allowance, differential, bonus, 

21 award, or other similar cash payment in addi22 tion to basic pay that is authorized under this 

23 title, the applicable provisions of title 5, or any 

24 other applicable law (excluding the Fair Labor 

25 Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.)) 
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1 shall be counted as part of aggregate compensa2 tion; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) aggregate compensation may not ex4 ceed the rate established for the Vice President 

5 of the United States under section 104 of title 

6 3. 

7 ‘‘(C) The number of individuals who receive 

8 basic pay established under subparagraph (A)(ii) 

9 may not exceed 1000 at any time. 

10 ‘‘(5) If the Secretary of Defense removes a category 

11 of positions from coverage under a rate of pay authorized 

12 by paragraph (2) or (4) after that rate of pay takes ef13 fect— 

14 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of Defense shall provide no15 tice of the loss of coverage of the special rate of pay 

16 to each individual in such category; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the loss of coverage will take effect on the 

18 first day of the first pay period after the date of the 

19 notice. 

20 ‘‘(6) Subject to the limitations in this subsection, 

21 rates of pay established under this subsection by the Sec22 retary of Defense may be revised from time to time.’’; and 

23 (4) in subsection (k)(5), by striking ‘‘the re24 sponsibilities of the United States Cyber Command 
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1 relating to cyber operations’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

2 cyber mission of the Department of Defense’’. 

3 SEC. 1524. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CYBERSECURITY AND 

4 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION 

5 OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 

6 Section 1724 of the National Defense Authorization 

7 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The Sec10 retary of Defense shall designate the Principal Cyber 

11 Advisor of the Department of Defense’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘Not later than 30 days after the date of the en13 actment of the National Defense Authorization Act 

14 for Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall 

15 designate a principal staff assistant from within the 

16 Office of the Secretary of Defense who shall serve’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (c)— 

18 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

19 by striking ‘‘the Principal Cyber Advisor of the 

20 Department of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

21 principal staff assistant designed under sub22 section (b)’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sector 

24 Specific Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Sector Risk 

25 Management Agency’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Principal 

2 Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘principal staff assistant designated under 

4 subsection (b)’’; and 

5 (4) in subsection (e)— 

6 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

7 by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Na8 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

9 Year 2024’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Sector 

11 Specific Agency functions under Presidential 

12 Policy Directive-21 from non-cybersecurity Sec13 tor Specific Agency functions’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘functions of a Sector Risk Management Agen15 cy pursuant to section 9002 of the National De16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (6 

17 U.S.C. 652a) from non-cybersecurity functions 

18 of a Sector Risk Management Agency’’; and 

19 (C) by striking paragraph (3). 

20 Subtitle C—Reports and Other 

21 Matters 

22 SEC. 1531. OVERSIGHT FOR COMMAND POST COMPUTING 

23 ENVIRONMENT CONTRACT AWARD. 

24 Not later than 14 days after the date on which the 

25 Secretary of the Army awards a contract for the procure-
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1 ment of the ‘‘Command Post Computing Environment’’ 

2 program, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional 

3 defense committees a written notification of the award, in4 cluding an identification of the criteria used in the selec5 tion of the award recipient and any other information de6 termined necessary by the Secretary. 

7 SEC. 1532. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RE8 LATING TO CENSORSHIP OR BLACKLISTING 

9 OF NEWS SOURCES BASED ON SUBJECTIVE 

10 CRITERIA OR POLITICAL BIASES. 

11 (a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

12 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

13 Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the 

14 Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to— 

15 (1) enter into any contract or other agreement 

16 with any entity described in subsection (b) or with 

17 any advertising or marketing agency that uses the 

18 functions described in subsection (b)(4) of such an 

19 entity; or 

20 (2) provide any form of support to an entity de21 scribed in subsection (b). 

22 (b) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—The entities described in 

23 this subsection are the following: 

24 (1) NewsGuard Technologies Inc., or any com25 pany owned or controlled by such entity. 
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1 (2) The Global Disinformation Index, incor2 porated in the United Kingdom as ‘‘Disinformation 

3 Index LTD’’. 

4 (3) Graphika Technologies Inc. or any company 

5 owned or controlled by such entity. 

6 (4) Any other entity the function of which is to 

7 advise the censorship or blacklisting of news sources 

8 based on subjective criteria or political biases, under 

9 the stated function of ‘‘fact checking’’ or otherwise 

10 removing ‘‘misinformation’’. 

11 (c) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the 

12 Secretary of Defense entering into any contract or other 

13 agreement (or extending, renewing, or otherwise modifying 

14 an existing contract or other agreement) with an entity 

15 for the purpose of that entity implementing military re16 cruitment advertisements on behalf of the Department of 

17 Defense, the Secretary shall require, as a condition of such 

18 contract or agreement, that the entity certify to the Sec19 retary that the entity is in compliance with subsection (a). 

20 SEC. 1533. GAO REVIEW OF CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 

21 MANAGEMENT. 

22 (a) REVIEW.—Not later than 150 days after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 

24 the United States shall conduct a comprehensive review 

25 of the management by the Secretary of Defense of matters 
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1 relating to the conduct of, and preparation for, cyberspace 

2 operations. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review under subsection (a) 

4 shall include an evaluation and assessment by the Comp5 troller General of the following: 

6 (1) The number of commands, organizations, 

7 units, and personnel (including an identification of 

8 the rank and grade thereof) responsible for con9 ducting cyberspace operations across the Depart10 ment of Defense. 

11 (2) The command and control relationships as12 sociated with such commands, organizations, units, 

13 and personnel. 

14 (3) The number of command staff, secretariats, 

15 organizations, units, and personnel (including an 

16 identification of the rank and grade thereof) with 

17 any responsibility for budgetary, personnel, policy, 

18 or training matters, including the management of 

19 such matters, affecting cyberspace operations across 

20 the Department of Defense. 

21 (4) The ratio of personnel specified in para22 graph (1) determined to be fully trained and quali23 fied, as defined by the Commander of the United 

24 States Cyber Command, relative to the total number 

25 of such personnel assigned to operational billets. 
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1 (5) The ratio of personnel specified in para2 graph (3), relative to the total number of personnel 

3 assigned to billets within the Cyber Mission Force of 

4 the United States Cyber Command. 

5 (6) How the ratio determined pursuant to para6 graph (5) with respect to the personnel described in 

7 such paragraph compares to such ratio with respect 

8 to personnel in other warfighting disciplines, such as 

9 air-to-air combat, infantry operations, or long range 

10 fires. 

11 (7) An assessment of potential duplication in 

12 effort or cost between the various entities specified 

13 in paragraph (3) with any responsibility for budg14 etary, personnel, policy, or training matters, includ15 ing the management of such matters, affecting 

16 cyberspace operations across the Department of De17 fense. 

18 (8) The extent to which there is a senior official 

19 of the Department of Defense who is accountable to 

20 the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the Depart21 ment of Defense has an effective and efficient force 

22 structure, and has trained and ready forces, nec23 essary to conduct cyberspace operations at all eche24 lons (including strategic, operational, and tactical 

25 echelons). 
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1 (9) Any other matters the Comptroller General 

2 determines appropriate. 

3 (c) COMPONENTS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In carrying 

4 out the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller Gen5 eral shall take into consideration, at a minimum, the fol6 lowing: 

7 (1) Office of the Department of Defense Prin8 cipal Cyber Advisor. 

9 (2) Office of the Department of Defense Chief 

10 Information Officer. 

11 (3) Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 

12 Defense for Cyber Policy. 

13 (4) Office of the Deputy Director for Global 

14 Operations, J-39, Joint Staff. 

15 (5) Office of the Director, Command, Control, 

16 Communications and Computers/Cyber and Chief 

17 Information Officer, J-6, Joint Staff. 

18 (6) Office of the Department of the Army Prin19 cipal Cyber Advisor. 

20 (7) Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, 

21 G-3/5/7. 

22 (8) Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, 

23 G-2. 

24 (9) Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, 

25 G-6. 
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1 (10) United States Army Training & Doctrine 

2 Command. 

3 (11) United States Army Cyber Command. 

4 (12) Office of the Department of the Navy 

5 Principal Cyber Advisor. 

6 (13) Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Oper7 ations for Information Warfare. 

8 (14) United States Fleet Forces Command. 

9 (15) Naval Information Forces. 

10 (16) United States Fleet Cyber Command. 

11 (17) Office of the Department of the Air Force 

12 Principal Cyber Advisor. 

13 (18) Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for In14 telligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber 

15 Effects Operations, A2/6, Air Staff. 

16 (19) Air Combat Command. 

17 (20) 16th Air Force. 

18 (21) Office of the United States Marine Corps 

19 Deputy Commandant for Information. 

20 (22) Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Com21 mand. 

22 (23) Office of the Deputy Chief of Space Oper23 ations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, Space 

24 Staff. 
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1 (d) INTERIM BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 45 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 45 

3 days thereafter until the date of the final submission 

4 under subsection (e), the Comptroller General shall pro5 vide to the congressional defense committees interim brief6 ings on the assessment under subsection (a). 

7 (e) FINAL SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—The Comp8 troller General shall submit to the congressional defense 

9 committees the final results of the assessment under sub10 section (a) in such form and at such time as may be mutu11 ally agreed upon by the Comptroller General and the com12 mittees. 

13 SEC. 1534. STUDY ON OCCUPATIONAL RESILIENCY OF 

14 CYBER MISSION FORCE. 

15 (a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Principal Cyber Advisor 

17 of the Department of Defense and the Undersecretary of 

18 Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with 

19 the principal cyber advisors of the military departments 

20 and the Commander of the United States Cyber Com21 mand, shall conduct a study on the personnel and re22 sources required to enhance and support the occupational 

23 resiliency of the Cyber Mission Force. 

24 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 

25 shall include the following: 
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1 (1) An inventory of the resources and programs 

2 available to personnel assigned to the Cyber Mission 

3 Force, disaggregated by Armed Force and location. 

4 (2) An assessment of the risk to the occupa5 tional resiliency of such personnel relative to the re6 spective operational work role within the Cyber Mis7 sion Force (as defined by the Commander of the 

8 United States Cyber Command) and the number of 

9 such personnel available to perform operations in 

10 each such category of operational work role. 

11 (3) An evaluation of the extent to which per12 sonnel assigned to the Cyber Mission Force have 

13 been made aware of the resources and programs re14 ferred to in paragraph (1), and of measures required 

15 to improve such awareness. 

16 (4) A determination by the Commander of the 

17 United States Cyber Command regarding the ade18 quacy and accessibility of such resources and pro19 grams for personnel assigned to the Cyber Mission 

20 Force. 

21 (5) Such other matters as may be determined 

22 necessary by the Principal Cyber Advisor of the De23 partment of Defense and the Undersecretary of De24 fense for Personnel and Readiness. 
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1 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon completing 

2 the study under subsection (a), the Principal Cyber Advi3 sor of the Department of Defense and the Undersecretary 

4 of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall submit to 

5 the congressional defense committees a report containing 

6 the results of such study. 

7 (d) OCCUPATIONAL RESILIENCY DEFINED.—In this 

8 section, the term ‘‘occupational resiliency’’ means, with re9 spect to personnel assigned to the Cyber Mission Force, 

10 the ability of such personnel to mitigate the unique psy11 chological factors that contribute to the degradation of 

12 mental health and job performance under such assign13 ment. 

14 SEC. 1535. REPORT ON INFORMATION OPERATIONS CAPA15 BILITIES OF RUSSIA. 

16 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con17 gress that the effectiveness of the information operations 

18 capabilities of Russia poses a threat not only to the oper19 ations of the United States, but to those of the allies and 

20 partners of the United States. 

21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

22 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in co23 ordination with the Secretary of State and the Director 

24 of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate 
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1 congressional committees a report containing the fol2 lowing: 

3 (1) An assessment of the information oper4 ations capabilities of Russia, including attributable, 

5 non-attributable, and deliberately misleading sources 

6 in and related to Ukraine. 

7 (2) An assessment of the efforts taken by the 

8 Secretary of Defense, and by the information oper9 ations components of the armed forces of partners 

10 and allies of the United States, to target and other11 wise coordinate efforts against Russian military in12 formation operations. 

13 (c) FORM.—The report under subsection (b) shall be 

14 submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi15 fied annex. 

16 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

17 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con18 gressional committees’’ means— 

19 (1) the congressional defense committees; 

20 (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel21 ligence of the House of Representatives; and 

22 (3) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

23 Senate. 
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1 SEC. 1536. REPORT ON STATE NATIONAL GUARD CYBER 

2 UNITS. 

3 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres4 sional defense committees a report on the feasibility of es5 tablishing a cyber unit in every National Guard of a State 

6 to ensure the ability of a State to quickly respond to cyber7 attacks in such State. 

8 SEC. 1537. REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FOR 

9 THE ARMY HUMAN RESOURCES COMMAND 

10 2030 TRANSFORMATION PLAN. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

13 Army shall submit to the congressional defense commit14 tees a report on the Human Resources Command 2030 

15 Transformation Plan of the Army that includes— 

16 (1) an estimated timeline for the completion of 

17 the implementation milestones of the Plan; and 

18 (2) an identification of future resource needs 

19 relating to the modernization of legacy information 

20 technology systems. 

21 (b) LEGACY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM

22 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘legacy information 

23 technology system’’ has the meaning given the term in sec24 tion 1076 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

25 Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 40 U.S.C. 11301 

26 note). 
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1 SEC. 1538. ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 

2 AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLU3 TIONS. 

4 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

6 to the congressional defense committees a report con7 taining the results of an assessment of the implementation 

8 by the Department of Defense of innovative data analysis 

9 and information technology solutions that could improve 

10 risk management, agility, and capabilities for strategic de11 fense purposes. 

12 SEC. 1539. REPORT ON MODERNIZED MULTILEVEL SECU13 RITY SYSTEM. 

14 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

16 in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence 

17 and in coordination with the Commander of the United 

18 States Indo-Pacific Command and the commanders of 

19 such other combatant commands as the Secretary may de20 termine appropriate, shall submit to the congressional de21 fense committees a report on migrating the classified net22 works of the Department of Defense and the intelligence 

23 community, respectively, into a modernized multilevel se24 curity system. 

25 (b) MATTERS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

26 include the following: 
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1 (1) An assessment of how to leverage commer2 cially available or existing Government off-the shelf 

3 technology solutions to achieve the migration de4 scribed in such subsection. 

5 (2) An assessment of constraints posed by the 

6 policies of the Department of Defense and the intel7 ligence community, respectively, preventing the rapid 

8 adoption of such technology solutions, including with 

9 respect to hardware and software solutions. 

10 (3) Recommendations for updating such policies 

11 to grant members of the Armed Forces and intel12 ligence analysts access to more secure tools for the 

13 rapid dissemination, integration, and storage of in14 formation containing both unclassified and classified 

15 components (also referred to as ‘‘mixed informa16 tion’’) from multiple networks and sources concur17 rently, regardless of originating network classifica18 tion. 

19 (4) An opinion from the Commander of the 

20 United States Indo-Pacific Command (with the op21 tion of including an opinion from the commander of 

22 any other combatant command determined appro23 priate by the Secretary) with respect to the level of 

24 importance associated with achieving the migration 

25 described in subsection (a). 
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1 (c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 

2 submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi3 fied annex. 

4 (d) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this 

5 section, the term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the mean6 ing given that term in section 3 of the National Security 

7 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

8 TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, 

9 STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 

10 INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 

11 Subtitle A—Space Activities 

12 SEC. 1601. CLASSIFICATION REVIEW OF SPACE MAJOR DE13 FENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

14 Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended by inserting after section 2275a the following 

16 new section: 

17 ‘‘§ 2275b. Requirements for appropriate classification 

18 guidance. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Before a space major defense ac20 quisition program achieves Milestone B approval, or equiv21 alent, the milestone decision authority shall determine 

22 whether the classification guidance for the program re23 mains appropriate and— 
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1 ‘‘(1) if such guidance is determined to be ap2 propriate, submit to the congressional defense com3 mittees a certification of such determination; or 

4 ‘‘(2) if such guidance is determined to be inap5 propriate, initiate an update to such guidance. 

6 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the 

8 meaning given such term in section 4172(e)(7) of 

9 this title. 

10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘major defense acquisition pro11 gram’ has the meaning given such term in section 

12 4201 of this title. 

13 ‘‘(3) The term ‘space major defense acquisition 

14 program’ means a major defense acquisition pro15 gram for the acquisition of a satellite, ground sys16 tem, or command and control system.’’. 

17 SEC. 1602. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO INCREASE SPACE 

18 LAUNCH CAPACITY THROUGH SPACE 

19 LAUNCH SUPPORT SERVICES. 

20 Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is 

21 amended by inserting after section 2276 the following new 

22 section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 2276b. Special authority for provision of space 

2 launch support services to increase space 

3 launch capacity 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of a military de5 partment, pursuant to the authorities in this section or 

6 any other provision of law, may increase Federal and com7 mercial space launch capacity on any domestic real prop8 erty under the control of the Secretary through the provi9 sion of space launch support services. 

10 ‘‘(b) PROVISION OF LAUNCH EQUIPMENT AND SERV11 ICES TO COMMERCIAL ENTITIES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) AGREEMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

13 concerned may enter into contracts or other trans14 actions with commercial entities that intend to con15 duct space launch activities on a military installation 

16 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Any such 

17 agreement may include the provision of supplies, 

18 services, equipment, and construction needed for 

19 commercial space launch. 

20 ‘‘(2) AGREEMENT COSTS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) DIRECT COSTS.—An agreement en22 tered into under paragraph (1) shall include a 

23 provision that requires the commercial entity 

24 entering into the agreement to reimburse the 

25 Department of Defense for all direct costs to 

26 the United States that are associated with the 
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1 goods, services, and equipment provided to the 

2 commercial entity under the agreement. 

3 ‘‘(B) INDIRECT COSTS.—In addition, the 

4 contract may include a provision that requires 

5 the commercial entity to reimburse the Depart6 ment of Defense for such indirect costs as the 

7 Secretary concerned considers to be appro8 priate. In such a case, the contract may provide 

9 for the recovery of indirect costs through estab10 lishment of a rate, fixed price, or similar mech11 anism the Secretary concerned finds reasonable. 

12 ‘‘(3) RETENTION OF FUNDS COLLECTED FROM

13 COMMERCIAL USERS.—Amounts collected from a 

14 commercial entity pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 

15 be credited to the appropriation accounts under 

16 which the costs associated with the agreement (di17 rect and indirect) were incurred. 

18 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 ‘‘(1) SPACE LAUNCH.—The term ‘space launch’ 

20 includes all activities, supplies, equipment, facilities, 

21 or services supporting launch preparation, launch, 

22 reentry, recovery, and other launch-related activities 

23 for both the payload and the space transportation 

24 vehicle. 
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1 ‘‘(2) COMMERCIAL ENTITY.—The term ‘com2 mercial entity’ or ‘commercial’ means a non-Federal 

3 entity organized under the laws of the United States 

4 or of any jurisdiction within the United States. 

5 ‘‘(d) TRANSITION LIMITATIONS AND REPORTING RE6 QUIREMENTS.—For fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, 

7 the Secretary concerned shall— 

8 ‘‘(1) limit indirect costs reimbursed pursuant to 

9 subsection (b)(2)(B) to no more than 30 percent, 

10 not to exceed $5,000,000 annually, of total direct 

11 cost reimbursements required under any agreement 

12 authorized by subsection (b); and 

13 ‘‘(2) not later than 90 days after each such fis14 cal year, submit to each of the congressional defense 

15 committees a briefing that— 

16 ‘‘(A) identifies total direct and indirect 

17 amount reimbursed to each spaceport for the 

18 prior fiscal year; 

19 ‘‘(B) describes support provided by reim20 bursed indirect costs for the prior fiscal year; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(C) identifies indirect rate and analysis 

23 used to determine the indirect rate for the next 

24 fiscal year.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1603. MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN 

2 COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SERVICES. 

3 Section 2279(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

6 end; 

7 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

8 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(4) the foreign entity plans to or is expected 

12 to receive satellite communication services and data 

13 downlinked to ground stations located within sov14 ereign territories shared via treaty with a covered 

15 foreign country.’’. 

16 SEC. 1604. AUTHORIZATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 

17 NATIONAL SPACE INTELLIGENCE CENTER AS 

18 A FIELD OPERATING AGENCY. 

19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law prohib20 iting the establishment of a field operating agency, the 

21 Secretary of the Air Force may establish the National 

22 Space Intelligence Center as a field operating agency of 

23 the Space Force to analyze and produce scientific and 

24 technical intelligence on space-based and counterspace 

25 threats from foreign adversaries. 
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1 SEC. 1605. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR WGS-12 SAT2 ELLITE. 

3 (a) PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT PENDING CER4 TIFICATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS.—The 

5 Secretary of the Air Force may not issue a contract for 

6 the procurement of a WGS-12 satellite until the Assistant 

7 Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisitions and In8 tegration submits to the congressional defense committees 

9 certification that the requirements established by the De10 partment for the primary payload for the WGS-12 satellite 

11 cannot be met by a commercial provider. 

12 (b) PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR LAUNCH.— 

13 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

14 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for 

15 the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 

16 to operate or launch WGS-12 satellite. 

17 SEC. 1606. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING SUB18 MISSION OF CERTAIN REPORTS ON SPACE 

19 POLICY. 

20 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find21 ings: 

22 (1) Congress established the office of Assistant 

23 Secretary of Defense for Space Policy in 2019 at the 

24 same time as the Space Force was established. 
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1 (2) Despite elevating the position, the office has 

2 repeatedly not responded to mandates by Congress 

3 for unclassified reports on space policy topics. 

4 (3) The threats to and from space by China 

5 and Russia have only increased since the establish6 ment of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

7 Space Policy and the Space Force. 

8 (4) The Secretary of Defense has yet to submit 

9 to the congressional defense committees the report 

10 required by section 1609(c) of the National Defense 

11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 

12 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) or the report required 

13 by section 1611(c)(1) of such Act. 

14 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con15 gress that— 

16 (1) it is concerning that the office of the Assist17 ant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy has been 

18 given responsibility for issues not directly related to 

19 space policy, leading to the inability to complete the 

20 primary duty of the office. 

21 (2) The United States should have a well-estab22 lished and thoughtful national security space policy 

23 that can be discussed and debated in unclassified 

24 settings. 
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1 (3) Such a policy should be developed in con2 junction with, and taking into consideration, other 

3 relevant national strategy documents, including re4 views regarding nuclear and missile defense. 

5 (c) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap6 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis7 cal year 2024 for the Department of Defense for travel 

8 by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, 

9 not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended 

10 until the Secretary of Defense submits both of the fol11 lowing reports: 

12 (1) The report on classified programs managed 

13 under the authority of the Space Force required by 

14 section 1609(c) of the National Defense Authoriza15 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 

16 10 U.S.C. 2271 note). 

17 (2) The report on the review of the space policy 

18 of the Department of Defense required by section 

19 1611(c)(1) of such Act. 

20 (d) UPDATES OF SPACE POLICY REPORT.—Section 

21 1611(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended by 

23 striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 

24 paragraph (2): 
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1 ‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall provide 

2 for updates to the assessments, analyses, and eval3 uations carried out pursuant to such review in con4 junction with other national strategy documents, in5 cluding reviews regarding nuclear and missile de6 fense.’’. 

7 SEC. 1607. NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM 

8 PHASE THREE ACQUISITION. 

9 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con10 gress that— 

11 (1) the United States Space Force must con12 tinue to ensure assured access to space through 

13 phase three of the national security space launch 

14 program; 

15 (2) the acquisition strategy covered in the brief16 ing provided to the Committee on Armed Services 

17 and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

18 of the House of Representatives in April 2023— 

19 (A) includes a dual-lane approach that is 

20 consistent with increasing competition for 

21 launch services needed by the future national 

22 security space architecture; and 

23 (B) balances introducing new launch pro24 viders and systems with meeting all required 

25 missions during the planned ordering period; 
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1 (3) as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

2 with the Director of National Intelligence, completes 

3 the final request for proposals, it should consider in4 cluding funding for launch services support for lane 

5 1 missions that require specific national security 

6 space launch requirements, such as the Global Posi7 tioning Services IIIF satellites that are intended to 

8 be included in the ordering period; and 

9 (4) the Department should ensure that objective 

10 readiness requirements are met by launch service 

11 providers before basic award in either lane. 

12 (b) PHASE THREE ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—In 

13 competitively awarding and executing the phase three ac14 quisition strategy, the Secretary of the Air Force, in co15 ordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui16 sition and Sustainment, shall— 

17 (1) maximize competition, to the extent prac18 ticable, for both lanes 1 and 2, as described in the 

19 briefing on the acquisition strategy provided to the 

20 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep21 resentatives in April 2023; 

22 (2) use lane 1 task or delivery order contracts 

23 to— 

24 (A) launch national security space pay25 loads that require launch systems capable of 
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1 lifting a minimum of 20,000 pounds mass to 

2 100 nautical miles; and 

3 (B) provide opportunities for new and 

4 emerging launch providers or systems to com5 pete for national security space launch missions 

6 as such providers and systems become ready; 

7 (3) use lane 2, firm fixed-price indefinite deliv8 ery requirements contracts to— 

9 (A) award contracts to national security 

10 space launch providers with launch systems 

11 that are capable of meeting all national security 

12 space launch design reference orbits; and 

13 (B) launch national security space low-risk 

14 tolerant payloads that require full mission as15 surance that— 

16 (i) are performed by the national se17 curity space launch program; or 

18 (ii) have unique national security 

19 space mission requirements; and 

20 (4) in the case of any new or emerging national 

21 security space launch-class mission that is author22 ized for any of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 and 

23 is not identified in the phase three final request for 

24 proposals reference manifest contract— 
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1 (A) assign such mission to the lane 1 con2 tract referred to in paragraph (2); or 

3 (B) assign such mission to the lane 2 con4 tract referred to in paragraph (3), if the Sec5 retary determines that such a mission is has 

6 unique national security space or other Govern7 ment requirements that could not be met if the 

8 mission were assigned to the lane 1 contract. 

9 (c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—If the Secretary 

10 assigns a mission to the lane 2 contract pursuant to sub11 section (b)(4)(B), the Secretary shall submit to the con12 gressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Com13 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, 

14 and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 

15 notification of such assignment and the reason for such 

16 assignment. 

17 (d) PHASE THREE ACQUISITION STRATEGY DE18 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘phase three acquisition 

19 strategy’’ means the process through which the Secretary 

20 of the Air Force— 

21 (1) enters into phase three contracts during fis22 cal year 2025; 

23 (2) orders launch missions during fiscal years 

24 2025 through 2029; and 
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1 (3) carries out such launches under the national 

2 security space launch program. 

3 SEC. 1608. APPLICATION OF TNT EQUIVALENCY TO LAUNCH 

4 VEHICLES AND COMPONENTS USING METH5 ANE PROPELLANT. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

7 (1) The United States Government supports 

8 having a robust space launch services market to sup9 port national security, civil, and commercial space 

10 activities. 

11 (2) A majority of the new launch vehicles in de12 velopment, testing, and operation in the United 

13 States utilize methane and liquid oxygen as their 

14 propellants (LOX/LNG or methalox). 

15 (3) The United States Government has access 

16 to data and scientific modeling methods that support 

17 a TNT equivalency for methalox that is less than 

18 the default 100 percent TNT equivalency that is ap19 plied when no scientific data exists to characterize 

20 the explosive yield. 

21 (4) The United States Government is not con22 sistently applying data that supports a TNT equiva23 lency of 25 percent at United States Government 

24 owned or licensed facilities. 
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1 (5) The United States Government has initiated 

2 a LOX-Methane Assessment (LMA) working group; 

3 however, the working group’s methodology is not 

4 grounded in launch vehicle designs or test and 

5 launch operations. Further, the working group’s ef6 forts are expected to take no less than 3 years to 

7 complete and cost the United States taxpayer no less 

8 than $80,000,000. 

9 (6) United States launch operators are incur10 ring significant cost and diminished opportunities to 

11 operate as a result of the United States Govern12 ment’s inconsistent policy on methalox. 

13 (7) The People’s Republic of China is already 

14 launching orbital launch vehicles that utilize liquid 

15 oxygen and methane. 

16 (b) INTERIM EQUIVALENCY DETERMINATION.—Ef17 fective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the in18 terim determination of TNT equivalency applied to launch 

19 vehicles and components of such vehicles using methane 

20 as propellant shall not exceed 25 percent for purposes of 

21 the explosive siting and hazardous operations for test and 

22 operations of such launch vehicles and their components 

23 on or from any facility owned or licensed by the Federal 

24 Government. 
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1 (c) IMPROVED PROCESS FOR YIELD DETERMINA2 TIONS.—Not later than one year after the date of the en3 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec4 retary of Transportation, and the Administrator of the 

5 National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall es6 tablish a process through which scientifically-valid TNT 

7 equivalency determinations can be assessed for launch ve8 hicles while in flight. 

9 (d) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Not later than 

10 90 days after the completion of the joint assessment proc11 ess conducted by the LOX-Methane Assessment working 

12 group, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Trans13 portation, and the Administrator of the National Aero14 nautics and Space Administration shall submit to the ap15 propriate congressional committees— 

16 (1) a certification verifying that the Secretaries 

17 and the Administrator reviewed the results of such 

18 joint assessment process and have agreed upon a 

19 new TNT equivalency determination that will be ap20 plied by the Federal Government to launch vehicles 

21 and components of such vehicles using methane as 

22 propellant; and 

23 (2) a report describing how the implementation 

24 of that new TNT equivalency determination is ex-
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1 pected to affect commercial space launch activities 

2 and national security. 

3 (e) SUNSET.—Subsection (b) shall have no force or 

4 effect after the expiration of the period of 180 days fol5 lowing the submittal of the certification and report re6 quired under subsection (d). 

7 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com9 mittees’’ means the following: 

10 (A) The congressional defense committees. 

11 (B) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 

12 and Transportation of the Senate. 

13 (C) The Committee on Science, Space, and 

14 Technology of the House of Representatives. 

15 (D) The Committee on Transportation and 

16 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘launch vehicle’’ has the meaning 

18 given that term in section 50902 of title 51, United 

19 States Code. 

20 (3) The term ‘‘LOX-Methane Assessment work21 ing group’’ means the interagency working group 

22 that— 

23 (A) is comprised of representatives from 

24 the Department of Defense, the Department of 
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1 Transportation, and the National Aeronautics 

2 and Space Administration; and 

3 (B) as of the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act, is studying the explosive characteristics of 

5 liquid oxygen and methane. 

6 (4) The term ‘‘TNT equivalency’’ means a unit 

7 of energy equivalent to the energy released during 

8 detonation of trinitrotoluene (TNT). 

9 SEC. 1609. PLAN TO IMPROVE THREAT-SHARING ARRANGE10 MENTS WITH COMMERCIAL SPACE OPERA11 TORS. 

12 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that— 

14 (1) commercial space providers that contract 

15 with the Department of Defense are vulnerable to 

16 physical and cyber threats; and 

17 (2) United States Space Command has estab18 lished the commercial integration cell to aid in the 

19 integration and protection of United States satellites 

20 and to build awareness of threats. 

21 (b) PLAN FOR THREAT SHARING WITH COMMERCIAL

22 SPACE OPERATORS.—The Assistant Secretary of the Air 

23 Force for Space Acquisitions and Integration, in consulta24 tion with the Commander of United States Space Com25 mand, shall develop a plan to expand existing threat-shar-
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1 ing arrangements with commercial space operators that 

2 are under contract with the Department of Defense, as 

3 of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of 

6 the Air Force for Space Acquisitions, in coordination with 

7 the Commander of United States Space Command, shall 

8 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

9 on the plan required under subsection (b). 

10 SEC. 1610. PLAN FOR AN INTEGRATED AND RESILIENT SAT11 ELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE 

12 FOR THE SPACE FORCE. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force, 

14 in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the Air 

15 Force for Space Acquisition and Integration and the Chief 

16 of Space Operations, shall— 

17 (1) as part of the force design process for the 

18 Space Force, consider options for the integration re19 silient military tactical satellite communications ca20 pabilities; 

21 (2) develop a plan for the integration of such 

22 capabilities into the Space Force, as required under 

23 subsection (b); and 

24 (3) ensure that a geostationary small satellite 

25 communications constellation is evaluated for inclu-
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1 sion as a component of the space data transport 

2 force design of the Space Force through, at min3 imum, the end of fiscal year 2027. 

4 (b) PLAN FOR INTEGRATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 

6 Force, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary 

7 of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integra8 tion and the Chief of Space Operations, shall develop 

9 a plan for an integrated and resilient satellite com10 munications architecture for the Space Force. 

11 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 

12 shall include, at a minimum, options for— 

13 (A) leveraging commercially available geo14 stationary small satellite communications tech15 nology developed and produced in the United 

16 States; 

17 (B) ensuring sufficient funding for such an 

18 integration; 

19 (C) including the unique requirements for 

20 small satellite communications constellation 

21 throughout the acquisition and deployment pe22 riod, including support for global X-band cov23 erage and support for secure communications 

24 waveforms using on-board digital processing; 

25 and 
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1 (D) potential integration of such geo2 stationary small satellite communications capa3 bility into the enterprise satellite communica4 tions management and control (commonly 

5 known as ‘‘ESC–MC’’) implementation plan of 

6 the Department of Defense. 

7 (3) BRIEFING.—Not later than the date speci8 fied in paragraph (4), than the Secretary of the Air 

9 Force shall provide to the congressional defense 

10 committees a briefing on the plan developed under 

11 paragraph (1). 

12 (4) DATE SPECIFIED.—The date specified in 

13 this subsection is the earlier of— 

14 (A) July 1, 2024; or 

15 (B) the date on which the Secretary of the 

16 Air Force completes the space data transport 

17 force design for the Space Force. 

18 SEC. 1611. PROCESS AND PLAN FOR SPACE FORCE SPACE 

19 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of the 

21 Air Force for Space Acquisitions and Integration, in con22 sultation with Chief of Space Operations, shall— 

23 (1) establish a process to regularly identify and 

24 evaluate commercial space situational awareness ca25 pabilities, including the extent to which commercial 
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1 space situational awareness data could meet Space 

2 Force space situational awareness needs; and 

3 (2) develop and implement a plan to integrate 

4 the unified data library into Space Force operational 

5 systems, including space situational awareness and 

6 Space command and control missions. 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall 

9 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

10 containing a description of the process and plan required 

11 under subsection (a). 

12 SEC. 1612. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE VEHI13 CLE PROCESSING CAPABILITIES. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2024, the 

15 Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the appropriate 

16 congressional committees a report on— 

17 (1) the projected needs for national security 

18 space vehicle processing capabilities; and 

19 (2) the potential for public-private partnerships 

20 to enable new projected payload processing providers 

21 to add processing capabilities. 

22 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

23 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con24 gressional committees’’ means— 
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1 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

2 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

3 House of Representatives; and 

4 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

5 Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

6 SEC. 1613. REPORT ON SPACE FORCE USE OF NUCLEAR 

7 THERMAL PROPULSION AND NUCLEAR ELEC8 TRIC PROPULSION SPACE VEHICLES. 

9 The Chief of the Space Force shall submit to Con10 gress a report on the use by the Space Force of nuclear 

11 thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion space 

12 vehicles. Such report shall include— 

13 (1) a description of how the Space Force uses 

14 such vehicles; 

15 (2) a description of how the Space Force plans 

16 to use such vehicles in the future; and 

17 (3) an identification of any potential benefits 

18 that such vehicles can provide to bolster the national 

19 security of the United States. 

20 SEC. 1614. REPORT ON SPACE ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN 

21 FOREIGN ADVERSARY NATIONS. 

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 that evaluates the potential national security risks 

2 posed by the space-related activities of the Russian Fed3 eration and the People’s Republic of China, including ac4 tivities involving— 

5 (1) satellites; 

6 (2) space stations; 

7 (3) moon exploration; and 

8 (4) the acquisition of minerals from the moon. 

9 (b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

10 shall be submitted in classified form, but may include an 

11 unclassified summary. 

12 Subtitle B—Nuclear Forces 

13 SEC. 1631. ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM 

14 FOR NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND 

15 COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS. 

16 Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

17 by adding at the end the following new section: 

18 ‘‘§ 239e. Nuclear command, control, and communica19 tions: major force program and budget 

20 assessment 

21 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR FORCE PRO22 GRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified 

23 major force program for nuclear command, control, and 

24 communications programs pursuant to section 222(b) of 

25 this title to prioritize such programs in accordance with 
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1 the requirements of the Department of Defense and na2 tional security. 

3 ‘‘(b) BUDGET ASSESSMENT.—(1) The Secretary shall 

4 include with the defense budget materials for each of fiscal 

5 years 2025 through 2030 a report on the budget for nu6 clear command, control, and communications programs of 

7 the Department of Defense. 

8 ‘‘(2) Each report on the budget for nuclear command, 

9 control, and communications programs of the Department 

10 under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) An overview of the budget, including— 

12 ‘‘(i) a comparison between that budget, the 

13 previous budget, the most recent and prior fu14 ture-years defense program submitted to Con15 gress under section 221 of this title (such com16 parison shall exclude the responsibility for re17 search and development of the continuing im18 provement of such nuclear command, control, 

19 and communications program), and the 

20 amounts appropriated for such nuclear com21 mand, control, and communications programs 

22 during the previous fiscal year; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) the specific identification, as a budg24 etary line item, for the funding under such pro25 grams. 
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1 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the budget, including 

2 significant changes, priorities, challenges, and risks. 

3 ‘‘(C) Any additional matters the Secretary de4 termines appropriate. 

5 ‘‘(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be sub6 mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

7 annex. 

8 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal 

10 year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is 

11 submitted to Congress by the President under sec12 tion 1105(a) of title 31. 

13 ‘‘(2) The term ‘defense budget materials’, with 

14 respect to a fiscal year, means the materials sub15 mitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in 

16 support of the budget for that fiscal year. 

17 ‘‘(3) The term ‘nuclear command, control, and 

18 communications programs’ means programs through 

19 which presidential authority and operational com20 mand and control of nuclear weapons is conducted, 

21 including programs that facilitate senior-level deci22 sions on nuclear weapons employment.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1632. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEW OF NU2 CLEAR DETERRENCE POSTURES. 

3 Section 1753 of the National Defense Authorization 

4 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 

5 1852) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 1633. RETENTION OF CAPABILITY TO REDEPLOY MUL7 TIPLE INDEPENDENTLY TARGETABLE RE8 ENTRY VEHICLES. 

9 Section 1057 of the National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 

11 495 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘and Sentinel’’ after 

12 ‘‘Minuteman III’’ both places it appears. 

13 SEC. 1634. PILOT PROGRAM ON DEVELOPMENT OF RE14 ENTRY VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

16 may carry out a pilot program, to be known as the ‘‘Re17 entry Vehicle Flight Test Bed Program’’, to assess the 

18 feasibility of providing regular flight test opportunities 

19 that support the development of reentry vehicles to— 

20 (1) facilitate technology upgrades tested in a re21 alistic flight environment; 

22 (2) provide an enduring, high-cadence test bed 

23 to mature technologies for planned reentry vehicles; 

24 and 

25 (3) transition technologies developed under 

26 other programs, prototype projects, or research and 
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1 development programs related to long-range ballistic 

2 or hypersonic strike missiles. 

3 (b) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND OTHER AGREE4 MENTS.— 

5 (1) AUTHORITY.—In carrying out a pilot pro6 gram under this section, the Secretary may make 

7 grants and enter into contracts or other agreements 

8 with appropriate entities for the conduct of relevant 

9 flight tests of reentry vehicles and systems. 

10 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a 

11 grant, or enters into a contract or other agreement, 

12 as part of a pilot program carried out under this 

13 section shall use the grant, or any amount received 

14 under the contract or other agreement, to carry out 

15 one or more of the following activities: 

16 (A) Conducting flight tests to develop or 

17 validate— 

18 (i) aeroshell design; 

19 (ii) thermal protective systems; 

20 (iii) guidance and control systems; 

21 (iv) sensors; 

22 (v) communications; 

23 (vi) environmental sensors; or 

24 (vii) other relevant technologies. 
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1 (B) Expanding flight test opportunities 

2 through low-cost, high cadence platforms. 

3 (c) COORDINATION.—If the Secretary of the Air 

4 Force carries out a pilot program under this section, the 

5 Secretary shall ensure that the activities under the pilot 

6 program are carried out in coordination with the Secretary 

7 of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy. 

8 (d) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 

9 pilot program under this section shall terminate on De10 cember 31, 2029. 

11 SEC. 1635. INTEGRATED MASTER SCHEDULE FOR THE SEN12 TINEL MISSILE PROGRAM OF THE AIR 

13 FORCE. 

14 (a) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 

15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 

16 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 

17 acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 

18 for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall submit 

19 to the congressional defense committees an approved inte20 grated master schedule for the Sentinel missile program 

21 of the Air Force. 

22 (b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 

23 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, an on 

24 a quarterly basis thereafter until January 1, 2029, the 

25 Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congres-
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1 sional defense committees a briefing on the progress of 

2 the Sentinel missile program. 

3 (c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 

4 Secretary of the Air Force becomes aware of an event that 

5 is expected to delay, by more than one fiscal quarter, the 

6 date on which Sentinel missile achieves initial operational 

7 capability (as set forth in the integrated master schedule 

8 submitted under subsection (a)), the Secretary shall— 

9 (1) submit notice of such delay to the congres10 sional defense committees; and 

11 (2) include with such notice— 

12 (A) an explanation of the factors causing 

13 such delay; and 

14 (B) a plan to prevent or minimize the du15 ration of such delay. 

16 SEC. 1636. FORM OF CONTRACTING AUTHORIZED TO MITI17 GATE RISK TO SENTINEL PROGRAM SCHED18 ULE AND COST. 

19 Notwithstanding section 3323(a) of title 10, United 

20 States Code, the Secretary of Defense may authorize con21 tracts using cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for military 

22 construction projects associated with the Sentinel Inter23 continental Ballistic Missile program launch facilities, con24 trol centers, and related infrastructure for not more than 

25 the first two low-rate initial production lots. 
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1 SEC. 1637. NOTIFICATION OF DECISION TO DELAY STRA2 TEGIC DELIVERY SYSTEM TEST EVENT. 

3 (a) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Not later than five 

4 days after the Secretary of Defense makes a decision to 

5 delay a scheduled test event for a strategic delivery sys6 tem, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de7 fense committees written notice of such decision together 

8 with a report on the decision. 

9 (b) ELEMENTS REQUIRED.—The report required by 

10 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

11 (1) A description of the objectives of the test. 

12 (2) An explanation for the decision to cancel 

13 the test. 

14 (3) An estimate of expenditures related to the 

15 cancelled test. 

16 (4) An assessment of the effect of the test can17 cellation on— 

18 (A) confidence in the reliability of the stra19 tegic nuclear weapons delivery system involved; 

20 and 

21 (B) any research, development, test, and 

22 evaluation activities related to the test. 

23 (5) A plan to reschedule the test event. 
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1 SEC. 1638. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF THE INTER2 CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE 

3 UNITED 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 2024 

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 intercontinental ballistic missile (previously re25 ferred to as the ‘‘ground-based strategic deterrent 

26 weapon’’). 
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1 SEC. 1639. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 RETIREMENT OF B83–1 NUCLEAR GRAVITY 

3 BOMBS. 

4 (a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Except as pro5 vided by subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to 

6 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

7 for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense or the 

8 Department of Energy for the deactivation, dismantle9 ment, or retirement of the B83–1 nuclear gravity bomb 

10 may be obligated or expended to deactivate, dismantle, or 

11 retire more than 25 percent of the B83–1 nuclear gravity 

12 bombs that were in the active stockpile as of September 

13 30, 2022, until a period of 90 days has elapsed following 

14 the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 

15 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

16 House of Representatives the study required under section 

17 1674(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Author18 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 

19 (b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation on the use of funds 

20 under subsection (a) shall not apply to the deactivation, 

21 dismantling, or retirement of B83–1 nuclear gravity 

22 bombs for the purpose of supporting safety and surveil23 lance, sustainment, life extension, or modification pro24 grams for the B83–1 or other weapons currently in, or 

25 planned to become part of, the nuclear weapons stockpile 

26 of the United States. 
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1 SEC. 1640. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 NAVAL NUCLEAR FUEL SYSTEMS BASED ON 

3 LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM. 

4 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

5 this Act or otherwise made available for the National Nu6 clear Security Administration may be obligated or ex7 pended to conduct research or development relating to an 

8 advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched 

9 uranium. 

10 SEC. 1641. ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR SEA-LAUNCHED 

11 CRUISE MISSILE PROGRAM. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

14 Defense shall establish and commence implementation of 

15 a nuclear sea-launched cruise missile program (referred to 

16 in this section as the ‘‘SLCM-N Program’’). 

17 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the SLCM-N Pro18 gram shall be— 

19 (1) to provide the United States with a needed 

20 nonstrategic nuclear capability and make that capa21 bility available to the Department of Defense; 

22 (2) to strengthen tailored deterrence of regional 

23 adversaries; and 

24 (3) to assure allies and partners of the United 

25 States of the Nation’s commitment to their defense. 
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1 (c) ACTIVITIES.—Under the SLCM-N Program, the 

2 Secretary of Defense shall— 

3 (1) accelerate and conclude research and devel4 opment activities for nuclear sea-launched cruise 

5 missiles and transition such missiles to the procure6 ment and fielding phases; 

7 (2) conduct a concept of operations study to in8 form the fielding of nuclear sea-launched cruise mis9 siles aboard platforms identified by the Navy, includ10 ing the Virginia class submarine; 

11 (3) designate the nuclear sea-launched cruise 

12 missile as an Acquisition Category ID (ACAT ID) 

13 program in accordance with Department of Defense 

14 Instruction 5000.85, titled ‘‘Major Capability Acqui15 sition’’, dated November 4, 2021; and 

16 (4) ensure that the missiles developed under the 

17 program achieve initial operational capability not 

18 later than September 30, 2031. 

19 (d) WARHEAD DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 30 

20 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis21 trator for Nuclear Security shall initiate phase 6.2 of the 

22 nuclear sea-launched cruise missile warhead designated 

23 W80–4 ALT. 

24 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec25 tion shall be construed to supersede or otherwise alter the 
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1 organizational relationships and responsibilities of depart2 ments and agencies of the Federal Government regarding 

3 oversight and management of ongoing activities relating 

4 to the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile. 

5 SEC. 1642. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON PROGRESS OF SEA6 LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE–NUCLEAR PRO7 GRAM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after the 

9 last day of each fiscal quarter until the termination date 

10 specified in subsection (c)— 

11 (1) the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to 

12 the congressional defense committees a report on the 

13 execution of funding appropriated for the Sea14 Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear program; and 

15 (2) the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall 

16 submit to the congressional defense committees a re17 port on the execution of funding appropriated for 

18 the W80-4 nuclear warhead variant under develop19 ment for such program. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under sub21 section (a) shall include, with respect to the program or 

22 variant, respectively, each of the following: 

23 (1) A description of ongoing and completed ac24 tivities. 
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1 (2) A schedule and summary of activities 

2 planned for the fiscal quarter following the fiscal 

3 quarter during which the report is submitted. 

4 (3) A description of each contract awarded 

5 under the program, including a description of the 

6 type of contract and the status of the contract. 

7 (4) A description of the status of funding for 

8 the program or variant, including identification of— 

9 (A) any obligations and expenditures that 

10 have been made; and 

11 (B) any obligations and expenditures that 

12 are planned. 

13 (5) An assessment of the status of the program 

14 or variant with respect to technological maturity. 

15 (c) TERMINATION DATE.—The requirement to sub16 mit reports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the 

17 date on which the Secretary of Defense provides to the 

18 congressional defense committees a certification that the 

19 nuclear-capable sea launched cruise missile system under 

20 development by the Navy has achieved full operational ca21 pability. 

22 SEC. 1643. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF NUCLEAR 

23 COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA. 

24 If the Commander of United States Strategic Com25 mand determines, after consultation with the Director of 
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1 the Defense Intelligence Agency, that militarily significant 

2 cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Peo3 ple’s Republic of China related to nuclear or strategic ca4 pabilities is likely to occur or has likely occurred, the Com5 mander shall submit to the congressional defense commit6 tees a notification of such determination that includes— 

7 (1) a description of the military significant co8 operation; and 

9 (2) an assessment of the implication of such co10 operation for the United States with respect to nu11 clear deterrence, extended deterrence, assurance, 

12 and defense. 

13 SEC. 1644. REPORT ON ACCELERATION OF NUCLEAR MOD14 ERNIZATION PRIORITIES. 

15 The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

16 Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense 

17 committees a report that includes an identification of any 

18 additional authorities and reforms necessary to allow the 

19 Department of Defense to accelerate its current nuclear 

20 modernization priorities. 

21 SEC. 1645. ASSESSMENT OF THE ABILITY OF THE UNITED 

22 STATES TO DETECT LOW-YIELD NUCLEAR 

23 WEAPON TESTS. 

24 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of the Defense In25 telligence Agency, in coordination with the Director of Na-
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1 tional Intelligence, shall conduct an assessment of the abil2 ity of the United States to detect and monitor supercritical 

3 nuclear weapon tests conducted at very low yields. 

4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 

6 Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional de7 fense committees a report on the results of the assessment 

8 conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include 

9 specific recommendations for improving the ability of the 

10 United States to detect and monitor low-yield nuclear 

11 weapon tests conducted at the Novaya Zemlya nuclear test 

12 site of the Russian Federation and the Lop Nor nuclear 

13 test site of the People’s Republic of China as well as glob14 ally. 

15 (c) FORM.—The report under subsection (b) may be 

16 submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall in17 clude an unclassified summary. 

18 Subtitle C—Missile Defense 

19 Programs 

20 SEC. 1661. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTOR OF MISSILE DE21 FENSE AGENCY. 

22 Section 205(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended by inserting ‘‘a general or flag officer’’ after 

24 ‘‘shall be’’. 
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1 SEC. 1662. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY. 

2 Subsection (a) of section 1681 of the National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 

4 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note) is amended to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘(a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States— 

7 ‘‘(1) to research, develop, test, procure, deploy, 

8 and sustain, with funding subject to the annual au9 thorization of appropriations for National Missile 

10 Defense, systems that provide effective, layered mis11 sile defense capabilities to defeat increasingly com12 plex missile threats in all phases of flight; and 

13 ‘‘(2) to maintain a credible nuclear capability as 

14 the foundation of strategic deterrence.’’. 

15 SEC. 1663. PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE INITIAL AND FULL 

16 OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR THE GLIDE 

17 PHASE INTERCEPTOR PROGRAM. 

18 (a) PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE INITIAL OPERATIONAL

19 CAPABILITY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

21 acting through the Director of the Missile Defense 

22 Agency and in coordination with the officials speci23 fied in subsection (d), shall carry out a program to 

24 achieve, by not later than December 31, 2029, an 

25 initial operational capability for the Glide Phase In26 terceptor as described in paragraph (2). 
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1 (2) REQUIRED CAPABILITIES.—For purposes of 

2 paragraph (1), the Glide Phase Interceptor program 

3 shall be considered to have achieved initial oper4 ational capability if— 

5 (A) the Glide Phase Interceptor is capable 

6 of defeating, in the glide phase, any endo-at7 mospheric hypersonic vehicles that are known to 

8 the Department of Defense and fielded as of 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

10 (B) not fewer than 12 Glide Phase Inter11 ceptor missiles have been fielded. 

12 (b) PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE FULL OPERATIONAL CA13 PABILITY.— 

14 (1) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

15 Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile 

16 Defense Agency and in coordination with the offi17 cials specified in subsection (d), shall carry out a 

18 program to achieve, by not later than December 31, 

19 2032, full operational capability for the Glide Phase 

20 Interceptor as described in paragraph (2). 

21 (2) REQUIRED CAPABILITIES.—For purposes of 

22 paragraph (1), the Glide Phase Interceptor program 

23 shall be considered to have achieved full operational 

24 capability if— 
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1 (A) the Glide Phase Interceptor is capable 

2 of defeating, in the glide phase, any endo-at3 mospheric hypersonic vehicles— 

4 (i) that are known to the Department 

5 of Defense and fielded as of the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act; and 

7 (ii) that the Department of Defense 

8 expects to be fielded before the end of 

9 2040; 

10 (B) not fewer than 24 Glide Phase Inter11 ceptor missiles have been fielded; and 

12 (C) the Glide Phase Interceptor has the 

13 ability to be operated collaboratively with space14 based or terrestrial sensors that the Depart15 ment of Defense expects to be deployed before 

16 the end of 2032. 

17 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED.—The 

18 Director of the Missile Defense Agency is authorized to 

19 enter into a cooperative development agreement with one 

20 or more international partners of the United States for 

21 the development of the full operational capability described 

22 in subsection (b). 

23 (d) OFFICIALS SPECIFIED.—The officials specified in 

24 this subsection are the following: 
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1 (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Re2 search and Engineering. 

3 (2) The Secretary of the Navy. 

4 (3) The Commander of the United States Indo5 Pacific Command. 

6 (4) The Commander of the United States Euro7 pean Command. 

8 SEC. 1664. RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON MULTIPOLAR DE9 TERRENCE AND ESCALATION DYNAMICS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

12 shall seek to enter into an agreement with a university 

13 affiliated research center with expertise in strategic deter14 rence to conduct research and analysis on multipolar de15 terrence and escalation dynamics. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The research and analysis con17 ducted under subsection (a) shall include assessment of 

18 the following: 

19 (1) Implications for strategic deterrence and al20 lied assurance given the emergence of a second near21 peer nuclear power. 

22 (2) Potential alternative conventional, strategic, 

23 and nuclear force structures to optimize deterrence 

24 of two near-peer nuclear powers. 
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1 (3) The contribution made by countervailing 

2 nonstrategic capabilities to strategic deterrence. 

3 (4) Escalation patterns arising from Russia’s 

4 Strategic Operations to Destroy Critically Important 

5 Targets operational concept and response options for 

6 the United States. 

7 (5) Multilateral efforts that could contribute to 

8 multipolar strategic deterrence and escalation dy9 namics. 

10 (6) Capabilities and operations sufficient to as11 sure European and Pacific allies. 

12 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 

14 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

15 congressional defense committees a report that in16 cludes the results of the research and analysis con17 ducted under subsection (a). 

18 (2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 

19 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in20 clude a classified annex. 

21 SEC. 1665. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING SUB22 MISSION OF REPORT ON MISSILE DEFENSE 

23 INTERCEPTOR SITE. 

24 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

25 Act for fiscal year 2024 for the Office of the Under Sec-
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1 retary of Defense for Policy, for travel, not more than 80 

2 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 

3 which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congres4 sional defense committees the report on the requirement 

5 for a missile defense interceptor site in the contiguous 

6 United States required by section 1665 of the James M. 

7 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 

9 SEC. 1666. REPORT ON HAWAII MISSILE DEFENSE. 

10 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find11 ings: 

12 (1) The budget justification materials sub13 mitted by the Secretary of Defense support of the 

14 budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 effec15 tively cancelled all activities for the Homeland De16 fense Radar—Hawaii due to ongoing reevaluation of 

17 the missile defense posture and sensor architecture 

18 in the area of responsibility of the United States 

19 Indo-Pacific Command. 

20 (2) The budget justification materials sub21 mitted by the Secretary of Defense support of the 

22 budget of the President for fiscal year 2024 include 

23 $40,000,000 for the Hawaii Air Route Surveillance 

24 Radar Version 4 (ARSR-4), which is intended to 

25 ‘‘address Department of Defense capability gaps 
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1 driven by new threats and provide dual use for Ha2 waii for Air Traffic Control and weather moni3 toring’’. 

4 (3) Briefings provided by the Department of 

5 Defense indicated a very limited viewing area for 

6 this proposed radar, which does not support ade7 quate warning or discrimination of threats, and the 

8 request for ARSR-4 does not include any effort as9 sociated with integrating the radar to the overall 

10 missile defense sensor architecture to support in11 creased defensive capabilities for Hawaii. 

12 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

14 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re15 port on the findings of the review conducted by the Sec16 retary of the integrated air and missile defense sensor ar17 chitecture of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, 

18 and specific programs of record which support additional 

19 sensor coverage for the state of Hawaii. Such report shall 

20 include an identification of— 

21 (1) the investments that should be made to in22 crease the detection of nonballistic threats and im23 prove the discrimination of ballistic missile threats, 

24 particularly with regards to Hawaii; and 
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1 (2) investments to integrate any sensors into 

2 the missile defense system to assist with protection 

3 of the State. 

4 SEC. 1667. REPORT ON POTENTIAL ENHANCEMENTS TO 

5 AEGIS ASHORE SITES IN POLAND AND ROMA6 NIA. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Mis9 sile Defense Agency shall submit to the congressional de10 fense committees a report on potential enhancements to 

11 Aegis Ashore sites in Poland and Romania. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

13 (a) shall include— 

14 (1) an assessment of the feasibility and advis15 ability of— 

16 (A) enhancing associated sensor systems to 

17 detect a broader array of missile threats; 

18 (B) fielding a mixed fleet of defensive in19 terceptor systems; and 

20 (C) physical hardening of the facilities; 

21 (2) a funding profile, by year, detailing the 

22 complete costs associated with any options assessed 

23 under paragraph (1); and 

24 (3) such other information as the Director con25 siders appropriate. 
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1 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report submitted under 

2 subsection (a) shall be in unclassified form, but may in3 clude a classified annex. 

4 SEC. 1668. RESCISSION OF MEMORANDUM ON MISSILE DE5 FENSE GOVERNANCE. 

6 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind 

8 Directive-type Memorandum 20-002 relating to ‘‘Missile 

9 Defense System Policies and Governance’’. 

10 SEC. 1669. POLICY AND REPORT ON NORTH ATLANTIC 

11 TREATY ORGANIZATION EFFECTIVE INTE12 GRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE CAPA13 BILITIES IN EUROPE. 

14 (a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to 

15 contribute integrated air and missile defense capabilities, 

16 such as forward deployed AN/TPY-2 radars and Aegis 

17 Ashore sites, to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

18 to defeat increasingly complex threats to the United States 

19 Armed Forces and the military forces of member countries 

20 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Europe. 

21 (b) REPORT.— 

22 (1) NATO REPORT.—Not later than 270 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec24 retary of Defense shall provide to the North Atlantic 

25 Treaty Organization Conference of National Arma-
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1 ments Directors for Ballistic Missile Defense a re2 port containing options to improve the existing inte3 grated air and missile defense architecture to detect, 

4 track, and defend against increasingly complex ad5 versarial missile threats to the territory of member 

6 countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

7 and deployed members of the United States Armed 

8 Forces. 

9 (2) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 

10 14 days after the completion of the report required 

11 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall 

12 provide to the congressional defense committees a 

13 briefing on the options contained in the report and 

14 the steps necessary to implement any such option 

15 that is agreed to by the member countries of the 

16 North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

17 SEC. 1670. INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF SPACE-BASED MIS18 SILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De21 fense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense 

22 Agency, shall seek to enter into an arrangement with an 

23 appropriate federally funded research and development 

24 center to update the study referred to in subsection (c). 
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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment conducted for pur2 poses of updating the study shall, at a minimum, include 

3 analysis of the following matters: 

4 (1) The extent to which space-based capabilities 

5 would address current and evolving missile threats 

6 to the United States and United States deployed 

7 forces. 

8 (2) The maturity levels of technologies nec9 essary for an operational space-based missile defense 

10 capability. 

11 (3) Potential options for developing, fielding, 

12 operating, and sustaining a space-based missile de13 fense capability, including estimations of cost and 

14 assessments of effectiveness for different architec15 tures. 

16 (4) The technical risks, knowledge gaps, or 

17 other challenges associated with the development 

18 and operation of space-based interceptor capabilities. 

19 (5) Estimated costs for developing and deploy20 ing such capability. 

21 (6) The ability of the Department of Defense to 

22 protect and defend on-orbit space-based missile de23 fense capabilities, including any recommendations 

24 for resiliency requirements that would be needed to 

25 ensure the effectiveness of such capabilities. 
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1 (c) STUDY SPECIFIED.—The study referred to in this 

2 subsection is the study conducted by the federally funded 

3 research and development center known as the ‘‘Institute 

4 for Defense Analysis’’ examining the feasibility and advis5 ability of developing a space-based missile defense capa6 bility. 

7 (d) REPORTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 

9 after entering into an arrangement under subsection 

10 (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

11 congressional defense committees a report that in12 cludes— 

13 (A) an unaltered copy of independent as14 sessment completed pursuant to the arrange15 ment; and 

16 (B) any views of the Secretary of Defense 

17 with respect to such assessment. 

18 (2) FORM.—The report required under para19 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

20 but may include a classified annex. 
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1 SEC. 1671. STRATEGY ON PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND 

2 SCHEDULE FOR THE PRECISION STRIKE MIS3 SILE. 

4 (a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 

5 Congress that the long-range, ground-launched missile 

6 known as the Precision Strike Missile will— 

7 (1) give the Army the ability to target enemy 

8 ground forces and eventually naval forces at a great9 er range and volume than its predecessor, the Army 

10 Tactical Missile System; 

11 (2) enhance America’s ability to deter or defeat 

12 aggression; and 

13 (3) lower the risk faced by the military forces 

14 of the United States. 

15 (b) STRATEGY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

19 defense committees a strategy on the production ca20 pacity and schedule for the Precision Strike Missile. 

21 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under paragraph 

22 (1) shall address the following: 

23 (A) The production capacity of the Preci24 sion Strike Missile in fiscal year 2023. 
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1 (B) The projected production capacity of 

2 the Precision Strike Missile in fiscal years 2024 

3 and 2025. 

4 (C) An assessment of measures being 

5 taken to increase the production capacity of the 

6 Precision Strike Missile. 

7 (D) A strategy for increasing the produc8 tion capacity of the Precision Strike Missile. 

9 Subtitle D—Other Matters 

10 SEC. 1681. INCLUSION OF PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE 

11 ON INTELLIGENCE OF THE HOUSE OF REP12 RESENTATIVES AS RECIPIENT OF QUAR13 TERLY INFORMATION OPERATIONS BRIEF14 INGS. 

15 Section 1631(d)(1) of the National Defense Author16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 

17 Stat. 1742; 10 U.S.C. 397 note) is amended by inserting 

18 ‘‘and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 

19 the House of Representatives’’ after ‘‘congressional de20 fense committees’’. 
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1 SEC. 1682. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO USE OPER2 ATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR 

3 CYBER OPERATIONS-PECULIAR CAPABILITY 

4 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. 

5 Section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘ and each Secretary of the 

10 military departments concerned’’; 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘per use’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘per project’’; and 

13 (C) by striking ‘‘through 2025’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘through 2028’’; 

15 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Each fiscal year, the Commander 

18 of the United States Cyber Command may obligate and 

19 expend under subsection (a) not more than 

20 $16,000,000.’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (c)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Defense, 

25 or his designee, and each Secretary of the mili26 tary departments concerned, or their des-
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1 ignees,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of De2 fense (or a designee)’’; and 

3 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘2028’’. 

5 SEC. 1683. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS. 

6 (a) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—Of the $350,999,000 

7 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of De8 fense for fiscal year 2024 in section 301 and made avail9 able by the funding table in division D for the Department 

10 of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program estab11 lished under section 1321 of the Department of Defense 

12 Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the 

13 following amounts may be obligated for the purposes spec14 ified: 

15 (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 

16 $6,815,000. 

17 (2) For chemical security and elimination, 

18 $16,400,000. 

19 (3) For global nuclear security, $19,406,000. 

20 (4) For biological threat reduction, 

21 $228,030,000. 

22 (5) For proliferation prevention, $46,324,000. 

23 (6) For activities designated as Other Assess24 ments/Administration Costs, $34,024,000. 
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1 (b) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE2 DUCTION FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to the 

3 authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 

4 available by the funding table in division D for the Depart5 ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

6 shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2024, 

7 2025, and 2026. 

8 SEC. 1684. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION 

9 OF MILITARY-CODE COMPLIANT GPS RECEIV10 ERS THROUGH MILITARY GPS USER EQUIP11 MENT PROGRAM. 

12 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find13 ings: 

14 (1) Section 2979b of title 10, United States 

15 Code, which was enacted as part of the National De16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub17 lic Law 117–81), establishes the Council on Over18 sight of the Department of Defense Positioning, 

19 Navigation, and Timing Enterprise to oversee all as20 pects of the positioning, navigation, and timing en21 terprise of the Department of Defense. 

22 (2) The law requires the Council to be co23 chaired by the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

24 Staff, the Under Secretary for Research and Engi25 neering, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
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1 quisition and Sustainment, whose responsibilities are 

2 to coordinate on matters of positioning, navigation, 

3 and timing acquisitions to confirm that approved po4 sitioning, navigation, and timing policies are imple5 mented in acquisition activities. 

6 (3) With respect to the implementation of mili7 tary-code (in this section referred to as ‘‘M-Code’’) 

8 compliant Global Positioning Service (in this section 

9 referred to as ‘‘GPS’’) receivers through the Military 

10 GPS User Equipment program, the Comptroller 

11 General of the United States found that ‘‘Significant 

12 issues with data completeness and accuracy re13 main. . .. Poor data hinder the congressional de14 fense committees’ ability to track the progress of M15 code and support DOD decision-making. User equip16 ment delays have also had ripple effects on DOD’s 

17 ability to plan for and develop M-code-capable re18 ceivers. These delays have limited the military serv19 ices’ ability to fully develop plans for operationally 

20 testing the M-code capability’’. 

21 (b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 

23 2024, and quarterly thereafter until the date speci24 fied in paragraph (2), the Co-Chairs of the Council 

25 on Oversight of the Department of Defense Posi-
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1 tioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise, shall 

2 provide to the congressional defense committees a 

3 briefing on the status of the implementation of M4 Code compliant GPS receivers through the Military 

5 GPS User Equipment program, including the status 

6 of increments 1 and 2 of such program and details 

7 regarding expected dates of M-Code compliance for 

8 all sea-, air, and land-based terminals across the 

9 platforms of each of the Armed Forces. 

10 (2) TERMINATION DATE.—No briefing shall be 

11 required under paragraph (1) after the date on 

12 which the Secretary of Defense submits to the con13 gressional defense committees certification that the 

14 increments 1 and 2 of the Military GPS User Equip15 ment program have reached full operational capac16 ity. 

17 SEC. 1685. MOVING TARGET INDICATOR PROGRAMS OF DE18 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

19 (a) WORKING GROUP.— 

20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of Defense shall establish working group, to 

23 be known as the ‘‘Moving Target Indicator Working 

24 Group’’. 
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1 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Such working group 

2 shall be responsible for— 

3 (A) addressing Department of Defense 

4 joint service requirements; 

5 (B) monitoring cost, schedule, and per6 formance of all efforts to replace the tactical in7 telligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ca8 pability provided, as of the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, by the Joint Surveillance Tar10 get Attack Radar System; and 

11 (C) developing the processes and proce12 dures for tasking, collection, processing, exploi13 tation, and dissemination of the data collected 

14 by moving target indicator systems. 

15 (3) MEMBERSHIP.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall se17 lect— 

18 (i) a member of the Space Force and 

19 a member of the Joint Staff to serve as co20 chairs of the working group; and 

21 (ii) members of the Army, Navy, Ma22 rine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force 

23 who represent the Army, Navy, Marine 

24 Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and 

25 combatant commands, as the Secretary de-
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1 termines appropriate, to serve as members 

2 of the working group. 

3 (B) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not 

4 later than 90 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 

6 the congressional defense committees notice of 

7 the co-chairs and members selected to serve on 

8 the working group pursuant to subparagraph 

9 (A). 

10 (b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.— 

11 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 

12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

13 co-chairs of the working group shall provide to the 

14 congressional defense committees a briefing on— 

15 (A) any capabilities development docu16 ments either approved by, or in development 

17 for, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council; 

18 and 

19 (B) any progress of the working group to20 wards developing tasking, collection, processing, 

21 exploitation, and dissemination for future mov22 ing target indicator systems. 

23 (2) BIANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not less frequently 

24 than biannually, the working group shall provide to 

25 the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
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1 the status of any moving target indicator programs 

2 being developed. 

3 SEC. 1686. REPORTING MECHANISM ON USE OF CONSULT4 ANTS, INFORMANTS, AND OTHER HUMAN 

5 SOURCES TO ACQUIRE INTELLIGENCE IN6 FORMATION. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

9 Defense shall establish a mechanism for documenting and 

10 reporting to the congressional defense committees regard11 ing the use of consultants, informants, or other human 

12 sources by any element of the Department of Defense, in13 cluding any military department, to acquire intelligence in14 formation. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The mechanism under subsection 

16 (a) shall include, at a minimum, a requirement that the 

17 Secretary of Defense document and, on a quarterly basis, 

18 notify the congressional defense committees of any activity 

19 (other than an activity subject to regulation under a cov20 ered directive) that— 

21 (1) is carried out during that quarter by the 

22 Secretary; and 

23 (2) involves the use of a consultant, informant, 

24 or other human source to acquire intelligence infor25 mation. 
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1 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) The term ‘‘covered directive’’ means the fol3 lowing directives (or any such successor directives): 

4 (A) Intelligence Community Directives 304 

5 (relating to human intelligence). 

6 (B) Intelligence Community Directive 310 

7 (relating to the coordination of clandestine 

8 human source and human-enabled foreign intel9 ligence collection and counterintelligence activi10 ties outside the United States). 

11 (C) Intelligence Community Directive 311 

12 (relating to the coordination of clandestine 

13 human source and human-enabled foreign intel14 ligence collection and counterintelligence activi15 ties inside the United States). 

16 (2) The term ‘‘informant’’ means any individual 

17 who furnishes information to the Department of De18 fense in the course of a confidential relationship with 

19 the Department under which the identity of such in20 dividual is protected from public disclosure. 

21 SEC. 1687. REPORT ON CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR OF22 FENSIVE HYPERSONIC SYSTEMS. 

23 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

25 in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
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1 Staff, shall submit to the congressional defense commit2 tees a report on the status of the implementation of a con3 cept of operations and total munitions requirements for 

4 offensive hypersonic systems. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

6 (a) shall include the following: 

7 (1) A description and assessment of efforts to 

8 develop and implement concepts of operation with 

9 regard to fielding, deploying, and using offensive 

10 hypersonic systems currently in development and in11 cluded in future-years defense program submitted to 

12 Congress under section 221 of title 10, United 

13 States Code, for fiscal year 2024. 

14 (2) An assessment of how the use of hypersonic 

15 weapons will be considered with regard to strategic 

16 deterrence and stability. 

17 (3) A description of scenarios and simulations 

18 modeling the use of offensive hypersonic systems in 

19 defined environments. 

20 (4) Criteria to be used for validation of the use 

21 of offensive hypersonic systems. 

22 (5) Identification of existing authorities gov23 erning the use of offensive hypersonic systems and 

24 an explanation of any additional authorities that 

25 may be required for the use of such systems. 
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1 (6) A description of how hypersonic capabilities 

2 are incorporated into force development and design. 

3 (7) A munitions requirement (applicable 

4 through the period covered by the future-years de5 fense program submitted to Congress under section 

6 221 of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal year 

7 2024) for each offensive hypersonic weapons pro8 gram currently in development, including require9 ments provided by each military department and 

10 combatant command. 

11 (8) Identification of any operational gaps for 

12 which additional offensive hypersonic weapon capa13 bilities would have strategic impact on overall con14 cepts of operation of the Department of Defense. 

15 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

16 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

17 a classified annex. 

18 SEC. 1688. INDO-PACIFIC MISSILE STRATEGY. 

19 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find20 ings: 

21 (1) The 2022 National Defense Strategy states: 

22 ‘‘The [People’s Republic of China (PRC)] has ex23 panded and modernized nearly every aspect of the 

24 [People’s Liberation Army (PLA)], with a focus on 
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1 offsetting U.S. military advantages. The PRC is 

2 therefore the pacing challenge for the Department.’’. 

3 (2) The 2020 report of the Department of De4 fense entitled ‘‘Annual Report to Congress Involving 

5 the People’s Republic of China’’ states: ‘‘Land-based 

6 conventional ballistic and cruise missiles: The PRC 

7 has more than 1,250 ground-launched ballistic mis8 siles (GLBMs) and ground-launched cruise missiles 

9 (GLCMs) with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilo10 meters. The United States currently fields one type 

11 of conventional GLBM with a range of 70 to 300 

12 kilometers and no GLCMs.’’. 

13 (3) In September 2021, the United States en14 tered a security partnership with the United King15 dom and Australia (commonly known as 

16 ‘‘AUKUS’’). In April 2022, AUKUS leaders com17 mitted to ‘‘commence new trilateral cooperation on 

18 hypersonic technologies, counter-hypersonic defense 

19 systems, and electronic warfare capabilities, as well 

20 as to deepen cooperation on defense innovation.’’. 

21 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con22 gress that— 

23 (1) United States ground-based theater-range 

24 conventional missile systems in the Indo-Pacific re25 gion provide operational and strategy utility in— 
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1 (A) availability of persistent, prompt, and 

2 survivable strike options; 

3 (B) deterrence of enemy attack or esca4 lation; 

5 (C) imposition of operational costs on 

6 enemy forces; 

7 (D) responsive strikes against time-critical 

8 enemy targets; and 

9 (E) destruction of high-value targets to en10 able other joint forces; and 

11 (2) an Indo-Pacific Missile Strategy should— 

12 (A) provide coherent direction to concept 

13 and capability development, including procure14 ment and employment; 

15 (B) distribute integrated capabilities at 

16 operationally relevant ranges; 

17 (C) coordinate and differentiate strike mis18 sions among the military forces of the United 

19 States and allies; and 

20 (D) pursue co-development and co-produc21 tion of capabilities with allies and partners, in22 cluding through existing institutional mecha23 nisms. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

4 defense committees a strategy for ground-based the5 ater-range conventional missiles in the Indo-Pacific 

6 region. 

7 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

8 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

9 (A) An assessment of gaps in conventional 

10 theater-range precision strike capabilities in the 

11 area of responsibility of the United States Indo12 Pacific Command. 

13 (B) An identification of military require14 ments for ground-based theater-range conven15 tional missile systems, including range, propul16 sion, payload, launch platform, weapon effects, 

17 and other operationally relevant factors. 

18 (C) An identification of prospective basing 

19 locations for ground-based theater-range con20 ventional missiles in the area of responsibility of 

21 the United States Indo-Pacific Command and 

22 an assessment of steps required to receive host23 nation permission for forward-basing of such 

24 weapon systems. 
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1 (D) A description of operational concepts 

2 for employment of such conventional missiles, 

3 including integration with other capabilities in 

4 the Western Pacific region. 

5 (E) An identification of prospective allies, 

6 partners, and institutional mechanisms for co7 development of new over-the-horizon range and 

8 intermediate-range conventional missiles. 

9 (F) An assessment of the cost, schedule, 

10 and feasibility of ground-based theater-range 

11 conventional missile programs, including any 

12 potential cost-sharing structures through exist13 ing institutional mechanisms. 

14 (3) FORM.—The strategy required by para15 graph (1) may be submitted in classified form but 

16 shall include an unclassified summary. 

17 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘ground-based theater-range con19 ventional missile’’ means a conventional mobile 

20 ground-launched cruise or hypersonic missile system 

21 with a range between 500 and 5,500 kilometers. 

22 (2) With respect to a missile system, the term 

23 ‘‘intermediate-range’’ means a missile system with a 

24 range between 3,000 and 5,500 kilometers. 
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1 SEC. 1689. EXCLUSIVE MEANS FOR THE SECRETARY OF DE2 FENSE TO ACQUIRE LOCATION INFORMA3 TION, WEB BROWSING HISTORY, INTERNET 

4 SEARCH HISTORY, AND FOURTH AMEND5 MENT-PROTECTED INFORMATION. 

6 (a) EXCLUSIVE MEANS.— 

7 (1) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES.—Title 

8 I and sections 303, 304, 703, 704, and 705 of the 

9 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 

10 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 1823, 1824, 1881b, 1881c, 

11 1881d) shall be the exclusive means by which the 

12 Secretary of Defense acquires location information, 

13 web browsing history, Internet search history, and 

14 Fourth Amendment-protected information of United 

15 States persons or persons inside the United States 

16 for foreign intelligence purposes. 

17 (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.—A war18 rant obtained by demonstrating probable cause shall 

19 be the exclusive means by which the Secretary of 

20 Defense acquires location information, web browsing 

21 history, Internet search history, and Fourth Amend22 ment-protected information of United States persons 

23 or persons inside the United States for law enforce24 ment purposes. 

25 (b) THIRD PARTY.—If the interception, or compelled 

26 production, or physical search or seizure of information 
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1 inside the United States by the Secretary of Defense 

2 would require a warrant, court order, or subpoena under 

3 law, the Secretary may not obtain that information from 

4 a third party in exchange for anything of value without 

5 obtaining the warrant, court order, or subpoena that 

6 would be required for such interception, compelled produc7 tion, or physical search or seizure. 

8 (c) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), 

9 the Secretary of Defense may acquire the types of infor10 mation specified in subsection (b) in exchange for some11 thing of value if— 

12 (1) the information is aggregated or 

13 anonymized in such a way that it cannot reasonably 

14 be de-anonymized or otherwise linked to any indi15 vidual or specific group of individuals; and 

16 (2) the Secretary does not disclose the informa17 tion to any Federal, State, or local law enforcement 

18 agency or to any other element of the intelligence 

19 community, or any official of such an agency or ele20 ment. 

21 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘Fourth Amendment-protected in23 formation’’ means information the compelled produc24 tion of which would require a warrant for law en25 forcement purposes. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘location information’’ means in2 formation derived or otherwise calculated from the 

3 transmission or reception of a radio signal that re4 veals the approximate or actual geographic location 

5 of a customer, subscriber, or device. 

6 (3) The term ‘‘United States person’’ has the 

7 meaning given that term in section 101 of the For8 eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 

9 U.S.C. 1801). 

10 TITLE XVII—SPACE FORCE 

11 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 

12 SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. 

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Space Force Personnel 

14 Management Act’’. 

15 Subtitle A—Space Force Military 

16 Personnel System Without Com17 ponent 

18 SEC. 1711. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL 

19 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE SPACE 

20 FORCE. 

21 Title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 

22 at the end the following new subtitle: 
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1 ‘‘Subtitle F—Alternative Military 

2 Personnel Systems 

3 ‘‘PART I—SPACE FORCE 

4 ‘‘CHAPTER 2001— SPACE FORCE 

5 PERSONNEL SYSTEM 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20001. Single military personnel management system. 

‘‘20002. Members: duty status. 

‘‘20003. Members: minimum service requirement as applied to Space Force. 

6 ‘‘§ 20001. Single military personnel management sys7 tem 

8 ‘‘Members of the Space Force shall be managed 

9 through a single military personnel management system, 

10 without component.’’. 

‘‘Chap. .....................................................................................................

‘‘2001. Space Force Personnel System ................................................... 20001

‘‘2003. Status and Participation ............................................................ 20101

‘‘2005. Officers ....................................................................................... 20201

‘‘2007. Enlisted Members. ...................................................................... 20301

‘‘2009. Retention and Separation Generally ........................................... 20401

‘‘2011. Separation of Officers for Substandard Performance of Duty 

or for Certain Other Reasons ....................................... 20501

‘‘2013. Retirement .................................................................................. 20601’’. 

11 SEC. 1712. COMPOSITION OF THE SPACE FORCE WITHOUT 

12 COMPONENT. 

13 (a) COMPOSITION OF THE SPACE FORCE.—Section 

14 9081(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

16 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

17 paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
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1 (3) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 

2 striking ‘‘, including’’ and all that follows through 

3 ‘‘emergency’’. 

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

5 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the certifi6 cation by the Secretary of the Air Force under section 

7 1745. 

8 SEC. 1713. DEFINITIONS FOR SINGLE PERSONNEL MANAGE9 MENT SYSTEM FOR THE SPACE FORCE. 

10 (a) SPACE FORCE DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of 

11 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and 

13 (g) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol15 lowing new subsection (e): 

16 ‘‘(e) SPACE FORCE.—The following definitions relat17 ing to members of the Space Force apply in this title: 

18 ‘‘(1) The term ‘space force active status’ means 

19 the status of a member of the Space Force who is 

20 not in a space force inactive status and is not re21 tired. 

22 ‘‘(2) The term ‘space force inactive status’ 

23 means the status of a member of the Space Force 

24 who is designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, 
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1 under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, as 

2 being in a space force inactive status. 

3 ‘‘(3) The term ‘space force retired status’ 

4 means the status of a member of the Space Force 

5 who— 

6 ‘‘(A) is receiving retired pay ; or 

7 ‘‘(B) but for being under the eligibility age 

8 applicable under section 12731 of this title, 

9 would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 

10 1223 of this title. 

11 ‘‘(4) The term ‘sustained duty’ means full-time 

12 duty by a member of the Space Force ordered to 

13 such duty by an authority designated by the Sec14 retary of the Air Force— 

15 ‘‘(A) in the case of an officer— 

16 ‘‘(i) to fulfill the terms of an active17 duty service commitment incurred by the 

18 officer under any provision of law; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) with the consent of the officer; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) in the case of an enlisted member, 

22 with the consent of the enlisted member as 

23 specified in the terms of the member’s enlist24 ment or reenlistment agreement.’’. 
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1 (b) AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING DUTY STATUS DEFI2 NITIONS.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— 

3 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including 

4 sustained duty in the Space Force’’ after ‘‘United 

5 States’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘, or a mem7 ber of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Reserves’’ in sub8 paragraphs (A) and (B). 

9 SEC. 1714. BASIC POLICIES RELATING TO SERVICE IN THE 

10 SPACE FORCE. 

11 Chapter 2001 of title 10, United States Code, as 

12 added by section 1711, is amended by adding at the end 

13 the following new sections: 

14 ‘‘§ 20002. Members: duty status 

15 ‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 

16 Air Force, each member of the Space Force shall be placed 

17 in one of the following duty statuses: 

18 ‘‘(1) Space force active status. 

19 ‘‘(2) Space force inactive status. 

20 ‘‘(3) Space force retired status. 

21 ‘‘§ 20003. Members: minimum service requirement as 

22 applied to Space Force 

23 ‘‘(a) In applying section 651 of this title to a person 

24 who becomes a member of the Space Force, the provisions 

25 of the second sentence of subsection (a) and of subsection 
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1 (b) of that section (relating to service in a reserve compo2 nent) are inapplicable. 

3 ‘‘(b) A member of the Space Force who transfers to 

4 one of the other armed forces before completing the service 

5 required by subsection (a) of section 651 of this title shall 

6 upon such transfer be subject to section 651 of this title 

7 in the same manner as if such member had initially en8 tered the armed force to which the member transfers.’’. 

9 SEC. 1715. STATUS AND PARTICIPATION. 

10 Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as added 

11 by section 1711, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new chapter: 

13 ‘‘CHAPTER 2003—STATUS AND 

14 PARTICIPATION 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20101. Members in Space Force active status: amount of annual training or 

active duty service required. 

‘‘20102. Individual ready guardians: designation; mobilization category. 

‘‘20103. Members not on sustained duty: agreements concerning conditions of 

service. 

‘‘20104. Orders to active duty: with consent of member. 

‘‘20105. Sustained duty. 

‘‘20106. Orders to active duty: without consent of member. 

‘‘20107. Transfer to inactive status: initial service obligation not complete. 

‘‘20108. Members of Space Force: credit for service for purposes of laws providing pay and benefits for members, dependents, and survivors. 

‘‘20109. Policy for order to active duty based upon determination by Congress. 
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1 ‘‘§ 20101. Members in Space Force active status: 

2 amount of annual training or active duty 

3 service required 

4 ‘‘Except as specifically provided in regulations pre5 scribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the 

6 Space Force in a space force active status who is not serv7 ing on sustained duty shall be required to— 

8 ‘‘(1) participate in at least 48 scheduled drills 

9 or training periods during each year and serve on 

10 active duty for not less than 14 days (exclusive of 

11 travel time) during each year; or 

12 ‘‘(2) serve on active duty for not more than 30 

13 days during each year. 

14 ‘‘§ 20102. Individual ready guardians: designation; 

15 mobilization category 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 

17 the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force 

18 may designate a member of the Space Force in a space 

19 force active status as an Individual Ready Guardian. 

20 ‘‘(b) MOBILIZATION CATEGORY.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Among members of the 

22 Space Force designated as Individual Ready Guard23 ians, there is a category of members (referred to as 

24 a ‘mobilization category’) who, as designated by the 

25 Secretary of the Air Force, are subject to being or-
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1 dered to active duty without their consent in accord2 ance with section 20106(a) of this title. 

3 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS ON PLACEMENT IN MOBILI4 ZATION CATEGORY.—A member designated as an In5 dividual Ready Guardian may not be placed in the 

6 mobilization category referred to in paragraph (1) 

7 unless— 

8 ‘‘(A) the member volunteers to be placed in 

9 that mobilization category; and 

10 ‘‘(B) the member is selected by the Sec11 retary of the Air Force, based upon the needs 

12 of the Space Force and the grade and military 

13 skills of that member. 

14 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON TIME IN MOBILIZATION

15 CATEGORY.—A member of the Space Force in a 

16 space force active status may not remain designated 

17 an Individual Ready Guardian in such mobilization 

18 category after the end of the 24-month period begin19 ning on the date of the separation of the member 

20 from active service. 

21 ‘‘(4) DESIGNATION OF GRADES AND MILITARY

22 SKILLS OR SPECIALTIES.—The Secretary of the Air 

23 Force shall designate the grades and military skills 

24 or specialties of members to be eligible for placement 

25 in such mobilization category. 
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1 ‘‘(5) BENEFITS.—A member in such mobiliza2 tion category shall be eligible for benefits (other 

3 than pay and training) on the same basis as are 

4 available to members of the Individual Ready Re5 serve who are in the special mobilization category 

6 under section 10144(b) of this title, as determined 

7 by the Secretary of Defense. 

8 ‘‘§ 20103. Members not on sustained duty: agreements 

9 concerning conditions of service 

10 ‘‘(a) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

11 may enter into a written agreement with a member of the 

12 Space Force not on sustained duty— 

13 ‘‘(1) requiring the member to serve on active 

14 duty for a definite period of time; 

15 ‘‘(2) specifying the conditions of the member’s 

16 service on active duty; and 

17 ‘‘(3) for a member serving in a space force in18 active status, specifying the conditions for the mem19 ber’s continued service as well as order to active 

20 duty with and without the consent of the member. 

21 ‘‘(b) CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.—An agreement 

22 under subsection (a) shall specify the conditions of service. 

23 The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations 

24 establishing— 
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1 ‘‘(1) what conditions of service may be specified 

2 in the agreement; 

3 ‘‘(2) the obligations of the parties; and 

4 ‘‘(3) the consequences of failure to comply with 

5 the terms of the agreement. 

6 ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY FOR RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY

7 DURING WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—If the period 

8 of service on active duty of a member under an agreement 

9 under subsection (a) expires during a war or during a na10 tional emergency declared by Congress or the President, 

11 the member concerned may be kept on active duty, without 

12 the consent of the member, as otherwise prescribed by law. 

13 ‘‘§ 20104. Orders to active duty: with consent of mem14 ber 

15 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—A member of the Space Force 

16 who is serving in a space force active status and is not 

17 on sustained duty, or who is serving in a space force inac18 tive status, may, with the consent of the member, be or19 dered to active duty, or retained on active duty, under the 

20 following sections of chapter 1209 of this title in the same 

21 manner as applies to a member of a reserve component 

22 ordered to active duty, or retained on active duty, under 

23 that section with the consent of the member: 
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1 ‘‘(1) Section 12301(d), relating to orders to ac2 tive duty at any time with the consent of the mem3 ber. 

4 ‘‘(2) Section 12301(h), relating to orders to ac5 tive duty in connection with medical or health care 

6 matters. 

7 ‘‘(3) Section 12322, relating to active duty for 

8 health care. 

9 ‘‘(4) Section 12323, relating to active duty 

10 pending line of duty determination required for re11 sponse to sexual assault. 

12 ‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The fol13 lowing sections of chapter 1209 of this title pertaining to 

14 a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty 

15 with the consent of the member apply to a member of the 

16 Space Force who is ordered to active duty under this sec17 tion in the same manner as to such a reserve component 

18 member: 

19 ‘‘(1) Section 12308, relating to retention after 

20 becoming qualified for retired pay. 

21 ‘‘(2) Section 12309, relating to use of Reserve 

22 officers in expansion of armed forces. 

23 ‘‘(3) Section 12313, relating to release of re24 serve members from active duty. 

25 ‘‘(4) Section 12314, relating to kinds of duty. 
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1 ‘‘(5) Section 12315, relating to duty with or 

2 without pay. 

3 ‘‘(6) Section 12316, relating to payment of cer4 tain Reserves while on duty. 

5 ‘‘(7) Section 12318, relating to duties and 

6 funding of reserve members on active duty. 

7 ‘‘(8) Section 12320, relating to grade in which 

8 ordered to active duty. 

9 ‘‘(9) Section 12321, relating to a limitation on 

10 number of reserve members assigned to Reserve Of11 ficer Training Corps units. 

12 ‘‘§ 20105. Sustained duty 

13 ‘‘(a) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—An authority designated 

14 by the Secretary of the Air Force may order an enlisted 

15 member of the Space Force in a space force active status 

16 to sustained duty, or retain an enlisted member on sus17 tained duty, with the consent of that member, as specified 

18 in the terms of the member’s enlistment or reenlistment 

19 agreement. 

20 ‘‘(b) OFFICERS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) An authority designated by the Secretary 

22 of the Air Force may order a Space Force officer in 

23 a space force active status to sustained duty— 

24 ‘‘(A) with the consent of the officer; or 
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1 ‘‘(B) to fulfill the terms of an active-duty 

2 service commitment incurred by the officer 

3 under any provision of law. 

4 ‘‘(2) An officer ordered to sustained duty under 

5 paragraph (1) may not be released from sustained 

6 duty without the officer’s consent except as provided 

7 in chapter 2009 or 2011 of this title. 

8 ‘‘§ 20106. Orders to active duty: without consent of 

9 member 

10 ‘‘(a) MEMBERS IN A SPACE FORCE ACTIVE STA11 TUS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) A member of the Space Force in a space 

13 force active status who is not on sustained duty, 

14 may, without the consent of the member, be ordered 

15 to active duty or inactive duty in the same manner 

16 as a member of a reserve component ordered to ac17 tive duty or inactive duty under the provisions of 

18 chapter 1209 of this title and any other provision of 

19 law authorizing the order to active duty of a member 

20 of a reserve component in an active status without 

21 the consent of the member. 

22 ‘‘(2) The provisions of chapter 1209 of this 

23 title, or other applicable provisions of law, pertaining 

24 to a member of the Ready Reserve when ordered to 

25 active duty shall apply to a member of the Space 
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1 Force who is in a space force active status when or2 dered to active duty under paragraph (1). 

3 ‘‘(3) The provisions of section 12304 of this 

4 title pertaining to members in the Individual Ready 

5 Reserve mobilization category shall apply to a mem6 ber of the Space Force who is designated an Indi7 vidual Ready Guardian when ordered to active duty 

8 who meets the provisions of section 20102(b) of this 

9 title. 

10 ‘‘(b) MEMBERS IN A SPACE FORCE INACTIVE STA11 TUS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) A member of the Space Force in a space 

13 force inactive status may be ordered to active duty 

14 under— 

15 ‘‘(A) the provisions of chapter 1209 of this 

16 title; 

17 ‘‘(B) any other provision of law author18 izing the order to active duty of a member of 

19 a reserve component in an inactive status; and 

20 ‘‘(C) the terms of any agreement entered 

21 into by the member under section 20103 of this 

22 title. 

23 ‘‘(2) The provisions of chapter 1209 of this 

24 title, or other applicable provisions of law, pertaining 

25 to the Standby Reserve shall apply to a member of 
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1 the Space Force who is in a space force inactive 

2 service when ordered to active duty. 

3 ‘‘(c) MEMBERS IN A SPACE FORCE RETIRED STA4 TUS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) Chapters 39 and 1209 of this title include 

6 provisions authorizing the order to active duty of a 

7 member of the Space Force in a space force retired 

8 status. 

9 ‘‘(2) The provisions of sections 688, 688a, and 

10 12407 of this title pertaining to a retired member or 

11 a member of the Retired Reserve shall apply to a 

12 member of the Space Force in a space force retired 

13 status when ordered to active duty. 

14 ‘‘(3) The provisions of section 689 of this title 

15 pertaining to a retired member ordered to active 

16 duty shall apply to a member of the Space Force in 

17 a space force retired status who is ordered to active 

18 duty. 

19 ‘‘(d) OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—The fol20 lowing provisions of chapter 1209 of this title pertaining 

21 shall apply to a member of the Space Force ordered to 

22 active duty in the same manner as to a Reserve or member 

23 of the Retired Reserve ordered to active duty: 
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1 ‘‘(1) Section 12305, relating to the authority of 

2 the President to suspend certain laws relating to 

3 promotion, retirement, and separation. 

4 ‘‘(2) Section 12308, relating to retention after 

5 becoming qualified for retired pay. 

6 ‘‘(3) Section 12313, relating to release from ac7 tive duty. 

8 ‘‘(4) Section 12314, relating to kinds of duty. 

9 ‘‘(5) Section 12315, relating to duty with or 

10 without pay. 

11 ‘‘(6) Section 12316, relating to payment of cer12 tain Reserves while on duty. 

13 ‘‘(7) Section 12317, relating to theological stu14 dents; limitations. 

15 ‘‘(8) Section 12320, relating to grade in which 

16 ordered to active duty. 

17 ‘‘§ 20107. Transfer to inactive status: initial service 

18 obligation not complete 

19 ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—A member of the Space Force 

20 who has not completed the required minimum service obli21 gation referred to in section 20003 of this title shall, if 

22 terminating space force active status, be transferred to a 

23 space force inactive status and, unless otherwise des24 ignated an Individual Ready Guardian under section 

25 20102 of this title, shall remain subject to order to active 
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1 duty without the member’s consent under section 20106 

2 of this title. 

3 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to 

4 a member who is separated from the Space Force by the 

5 Secretary of the Air Force under section 20503 of this 

6 title. 

7 ‘‘§ 20108. Members of Space Force: credit for service 

8 for purposes of laws providing pay and 

9 benefits for members, dependents, and 

10 survivors 

11 ‘‘For the purposes of laws providing pay and benefits 

12 for members of the armed forces and their dependents and 

13 beneficiaries: 

14 ‘‘(1) Military training, duty, or other service 

15 performed by a member of the Space Force in a 

16 space force active status not on sustained duty shall 

17 be considered military training, duty, or other serv18 ice, as the case may be, as a member of a reserve 

19 component. 

20 ‘‘(2) Sustained duty performed by a member of 

21 the Space Force under section 20105 of this title 

22 shall be considered active duty as a member of a 

23 regular component. 

24 ‘‘(3) Active duty performed by a member of the 

25 Space Force in a space force active status not on 
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1 sustained duty shall be considered active duty as a 

2 member of a reserve component. 

3 ‘‘(4) Inactive-duty training performed by a 

4 member of the Space Force shall be considered inac5 tive-duty training as a member of a reserve compo6 nent. 

7 ‘‘§ 20109. Policy for order to active duty based upon 

8 determination by Congress 

9 ‘‘Whenever Congress determines that more units and 

10 organizations capable of conducting space operations are 

11 needed for the national security than are available among 

12 those units comprised of members of the Space Force serv13 ing on active duty, members of the Space Force not serv14 ing on active duty shall be ordered to active duty and re15 tained as long as so needed.’’. 

16 SEC. 1716. OFFICERS. 

17 (a) ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.—Subtitle F of title 

18 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1715, is 

19 further amended by adding at the end the following new 

20 chapter: 

21 ‘‘CHAPTER 2005—OFFICERS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20201. Original appointments: how made. 

‘‘20202. Original appointments: qualifications. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—SELECTION BOARDS

‘‘20211. Convening of selection boards. 

‘‘20212. Composition of selection boards. 
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‘‘20213. Notice of convening of selection boards. 

‘‘20214. Recommendations for promotion by selection boards. 

‘‘20215. Reports of selection boards. 

‘‘20216. Action on reports of selection boards for promotion to brigadier general 

or major general. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROMOTIONS

‘‘20231. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade and other requirements. 

‘‘20232. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: senior commander nominations. 

‘‘20233. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as joint qualified officer required before promotion to brigadier general; exceptions. 

‘‘20234. Opportunities for consideration for promotion. 

‘‘20235. Space Force officer list. 

‘‘20236. Competitive categories. 

‘‘20237. Numbers to be recommended for promotion. 

‘‘20238. Promotions: how made; authorized delay of promotions. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—PERSONS NOT CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION AND OTHER

PROMOTION-RELATED PROVISIONS

‘‘20251. Special selection boards. 

‘‘20252. Other promotion matters. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS

‘‘20261. Applicability of certain DOPMA officer personnel policy provisions. 

1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS 

2 ‘‘§ 20201. Original appointments: how made 

3 ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENTS MADE BY SECRETARY OF DE4 FENSE.—Original appointments of commissioned officers 

5 in the Space Force in grades below the grade of brigadier 

6 general shall be made by the Secretary of Defense. 

7 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF CONSTRUCTIVE CREDIT.—The 

8 grade of a person receiving an appointment under this sec9 tion who at the time of appointment is credited with serv10 ice under section 20203 of this title shall be determined 

11 under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the De12 fense based upon the amount of service credited. 
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1 ‘‘§ 20202. Original appointments: qualifications 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An original appointment as a 

3 commissioned officer in the Space Force may be given only 

4 to a person who— 

5 ‘‘(1) is a citizen of the United States; 

6 ‘‘(2) is at least 18 years of age; and 

7 ‘‘(3) has such other physical, mental, moral, 

8 professional, and age qualifications as the Secretary 

9 of the Air Force may prescribe by regulation. 

10 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—A person who is otherwise quali11 fied, but who has a physical condition that the Secretary 

12 of the Air Force determines will not interfere with the per13 formance of the duties to which that person may be as14 signed, may be appointed as an officer in the Space Force. 

15 ‘‘(a) CREDIT FOR PRIOR SERVICE.— 

16 ‘‘(1) PRIOR COMMISSIONED SERVICE.—For the 

17 purpose of determining the grade and rank within 

18 grade of a person receiving an original appointment 

19 in a commissioned grade in the Space Force, such 

20 person shall be credited at the time of such appoint21 ment with any active commissioned service (other 

22 than service as a commissioned warrant officer) that 

23 the person performed in any uniformed service be24 fore such appointment. 

25 ‘‘(2) PRIOR CIVILIAN SERVICE.—For the pur26 pose of determining the grade and rank within grade 
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1 of a person receiving an original appointment in a 

2 commissioned grade in the Space Force, such person 

3 may be credited at the time of such appointment 

4 with service as a civilian employee of a Federal 

5 agency in an occupation code or career field related 

6 to the skills and experience required for officers of 

7 the Space Force. The Secretary of the Air Force 

8 shall prescribe regulations establishing which civilian 

9 employee occupation codes and career fields may be 

10 considered as related to the skills and experience re11 quired for officers of the Space Force. 

12 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF PRIOR COM13 MISSIONED SERVICE THAT MAY BE CREDITED.—The 

14 regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense 

15 under section 533 of this title shall apply to the 

16 Space Force to authorize the Secretary of the Air 

17 Force to limit the amount of prior active commis18 sioned service with which a person receiving an 

19 original appointment may be credited under para20 graph (1). 

21 ‘‘(b) CREDIT FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EX22 PERIENCE.— 

23 ‘‘(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec24 retary of the Air Force, the Secretary shall credit a 

25 person who is receiving an original appointment in 
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1 a commissioned grade in the Space Force and who 

2 has advanced education, training, or special experi3 ence with constructive service for such education, 

4 training, or experience in a particular officer career 

5 field as designated by the Secretary of the Air 

6 Force, if such education, training, or experience is 

7 directly related to the operational needs of the Space 

8 Force. 

9 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may credit a person with 

10 constructive credit under this subsection for each in11 stance of relevant advanced education or training or 

12 special experience regardless of whether two or more 

13 such instances are concurrent. 

14 ‘‘(3) The amount of constructive service cred15 ited an officer under this subsection may not exceed 

16 the amount required in order for the officer to be el17 igible for an original appointment in the grade of 

18 colonel. 

19 ‘‘(4) Constructive service credited an officer 

20 under this subsection is in addition to any service 

21 credited that officer under subsection (a) and shall 

22 be credited at the time of the original appointment 

23 of the officer. 

24 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED USE OF CONSTRUCTIVE CRED25 IT.—Constructive service credited an officer under sub-
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1 section (b) shall be used only for determining the offi2 cer’s— 

3 ‘‘(1) initial grade; 

4 ‘‘(2) rank in grade; and 

5 ‘‘(3) service in grade for promotion eligibility. 

6 ‘‘(d) EXCLUSION FOR GRADUATES OF THE SERVICE

7 ACADEMIES.—A graduate of the United States Military 

8 Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the 

9 United States Air Force Academy is not entitled to service 

10 credit under this section for service performed, or edu11 cation, training, or experience obtained, before graduation 

12 from such Academy.’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

14 ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.— 

15 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 10, 

16 United States Code, is amended in subsection 

17 (b)(10) by inserting before the period at the end the 

18 following: ‘‘and, with respect to the appointment of 

19 a member of the armed forces in the Space Force, 

20 refers to that member’s most recent appointment in 

21 the Space Force that is neither a promotion nor a 

22 demotion’’. 

23 (2) ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS OF COMMIS24 SIONED OFFICERS.—Section 531 of such title is 

25 amended— 
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1 (A) in subsection (a)— 

2 (i) in paragraphs (1) and (2)— 

3 (I) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 

4 ‘‘Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

5 (II) by striking ‘‘, and in the 

6 equivalent grades in the Regular 

7 Space Force’’; and 

8 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 

9 the following new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(3) Original appointments in the grades of 

11 second lieutenant through colonel in the Space Force 

12 are provided for under section 20301 of this title.’’; 

13 and 

14 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Regular 

15 Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in16 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’. 

17 (3) QUALIFICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL APPOINT18 MENT AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—Section 

19 532(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Regular 

20 Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’. 

22 (4) SERVICE CREDIT UPON ORIGINAL APPOINT23 MENT AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—Section 533 

24 of such title is amended— 
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1 (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Ma2 rine Corps, and Space Force’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘and Marine Corps’’; and 

4 (B) in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), and (f), 

5 by striking ‘‘Regular Marine Corps, or Regular 

6 Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or Regular Marine 

7 Corps’’. 

8 (c) SELECTION BOARDS AND PROMOTIONS.—Chap9 ter 205 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub10 section (a), is amended by adding at the end the following 

11 new subchapters: 

12 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—SELECTION BOARDS 

13 ‘‘§ 20211. Convening of selection boards 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the needs of the serv15 ice require, the Secretary of the Air Force shall convene 

16 selection boards to recommend for promotion to the next 

17 higher permanent grade officers of the Space Force in 

18 each permanent grade from first lieutenant through briga19 dier general. 

20 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR OFFICERS IN GRADE OF FIRST

21 LIEUTENANT.—Subsection (a) does not require the con22 vening of a selection board in the case of Space Force offi23 cers in the permanent grade of first lieutenant when the 

24 Secretary of the Air Force recommends for promotion to 

25 the grade of captain under section 20238(a)(4)(A) of this 
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1 title all such officers whom the Secretary finds to be fully 

2 qualified for promotion. 

3 ‘‘(c) SELECTION BOARDS FOR EARLY RETIREMENT

4 OR DISCHARGE.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 

5 convene selection boards to recommend officers for early 

6 retirement under section 20404(a) of this title or for dis7 charge under section 20404(b) of this title. 

8 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The convening of selection 

9 boards under subsection (a) shall be under regulations 

10 prescribed by the Secretary of the Defense. 

11 ‘‘§ 20212. Composition of selection boards 

12 ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION OF

13 BOARDS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) Members of a selection board shall be ap15 pointed by the Secretary of Air Force in accordance 

16 with this section. A selection board shall consist of 

17 five or more officers of the Space Force. Each mem18 ber of a selection board must be serving in a grade 

19 higher than the grade of the officers under consider20 ation by the board, except that no member of a 

21 board may be serving in a grade below major. The 

22 members of a selection board shall include at least 

23 one member serving on sustained duty and at least 

24 one member in a space force active status who is not 

25 serving on sustained duty. The ratio of the members 
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1 of a selection board serving on sustained duty to 

2 members serving in a space force active status not 

3 on sustained duty shall, to the extent practicable, re4 flect the ratio of officers serving in each of those 

5 statuses who are being considered for promotion by 

6 the board. The members of a selection board shall 

7 represent the diverse population of the Space Force 

8 to the extent practicable. 

9 ‘‘(2) REPRESENTATION FROM COMPETITIVE

10 CATEGORIES.— 

11 ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

12 (B), a selection board shall include at least one 

13 officer from each competitive category of offi14 cers to be considered by the board. 

15 ‘‘(B) A selection board need not include an 

16 officer from a competitive category when there 

17 are no officers of that competitive category on 

18 the space force officer list in a grade higher 

19 than the grade of the officers to be considered 

20 by the board and eligible to serve on the board. 

21 ‘‘(3) RETIRED OFFICERS.—If qualified officers 

22 on the space force officer list are not available in 

23 sufficient number to comprise a selection board, the 

24 Secretary of the Air Force shall complete the mem-
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1 bership of the board by appointing as members of 

2 the board— 

3 ‘‘(A) Space Force officers who hold a 

4 grade higher than the grade of the officers 

5 under consideration by the board and who are 

6 retired officers; and 

7 ‘‘(B) if sufficient Space Force officers are 

8 not available pursuant to subparagraph (A), Air 

9 Force officers who hold a grade higher than the 

10 grade of the officers under consideration by the 

11 board and who are retired officers, but only if 

12 the Air Force officer to be appointed to the 

13 board has served in a space-related career field 

14 of the Air Force for sufficient time such that 

15 the Secretary of the Air Force determines that 

16 the retired Air Force officer has adequate 

17 knowledge concerning the standards of perform18 ance and conduct required of an officer of the 

19 Space Force. 

20 ‘‘(4) EXCLUSION OF RETIRED GENERAL OFFI21 CERS ON ACTIVE DUTY TO SERVE ON A BOARD FROM

22 NUMERIC GENERAL OFFICER ACTIVE-DUTY LIMITA23 TIONS.—A retired general officer who is on active 

24 duty for the purpose of serving on a selection board 

25 shall not, while so serving, be counted against any 
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1 limitation on the number of general and flag officers 

2 who may be on active duty. 

3 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON MEMBERSHIP ON CONSECUTIVE

4 BOARDS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in 

6 paragraph (2), no officer may be a member of two 

7 successive selection boards convened under section 

8 20211 of this title for the consideration of officers 

9 of the same grade. 

10 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR GENERAL OFFICER

11 BOARDS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply with re12 spect to selection boards convened under section 

13 20211 of this title for the consideration of officers 

14 in the grade of colonel or brigadier general. 

15 ‘‘(c) XJOINT QUALIFIED OFFICERS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) Each selection board convened under sec17 tion 20211 of this title that will consider an officer 

18 described in paragraph (2) shall include at least one 

19 officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint 

20 Chiefs of Staff who is a joint qualified officer. 

21 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an 

22 officer who— 

23 ‘‘(A) is serving on, or has served on, the 

24 Joint Staff; or 

25 ‘‘(B) is a joint qualified officer. 
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1 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive the 

2 requirement in paragraph (1) for any selection board 

3 of the Space Force. 

4 ‘‘§ 20213. Notice of convening of selection boards 

5 ‘‘(a) At least 30 days before a selection board is con6 vened under section 20211 of this title to recommend offi7 cers in a grade for promotion to the next higher grade, 

8 the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the officers 

9 who are eligible for consideration by the board and have 

10 not been excluded from consideration under section 

11 20216(d) of this title notification in writing of the date 

12 on which the board is to convene. In the notification, the 

13 Secretary shall inform an eligible officer of how many 

14 times, if any, the officer has previously been considered 

15 by a selection board convened under section 20211 for 

16 promotion to the grade to which the board described in 

17 the notification will recommend officers for promotion. 

18 ‘‘(b) An officer eligible for consideration by a selec19 tion board convened under section 20211 of this title 

20 (other than an officer who has been excluded under 

21 20231(d) of this title from consideration by the board) 

22 may send a written communication to the board, to arrive 

23 not later than 10 calendar days before the date on which 

24 the board convenes, calling attention to any matter con25 cerning the officer that the officer considers important to 
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1 the officer’s case. The selection board shall give consider2 ation to any timely communication under this subsection. 

3 ‘‘(c) An officer on the space force officer list in the 

4 grade of colonel or brigadier general who receives a notice 

5 under subsection (a) shall inform the Secretary of the offi6 cer’s preference to serve either on or off active duty if pro7 moted to the grade of brigadier general or major general, 

8 respectively. 

9 ‘‘§ 20214. Recommendations for promotion by selec10 tion boards 

11 ‘‘(a) BOARD TO RECOMMEND OFFICERS BEST

12 QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION.—A selection board con13 vened under section 20211 of this title shall recommend 

14 for promotion to the next higher grade those officers con15 sidered by the board whom the board, giving due consider16 ation to the needs of the Space Force for officers with 

17 particular skills (as noted in the guidelines or information 

18 furnished the board under section 615(b) of this title), 

19 considers best qualified for promotion within each com20 petitive category considered by the board. 

21 ‘‘(b) NUMBER TO BE RECOMMENDED.—The Sec22 retary of the Air Force shall establish the number of offi23 cers such a selection board may recommend for promotion 

24 from among officers being considered. 
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1 ‘‘(c) BOARD PROCEDURES FOR RECOMMENDATIONS; 

2 LIMITATIONS.—A selection board convened under section 

3 20211 of this title may not recommend an officer for pro4 motion unless— 

5 ‘‘(1) the officer receives the recommendation of 

6 a majority of the members of the board; 

7 ‘‘(2) a majority of the members of the board 

8 finds that the officer is fully qualified for promotion; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(3) a majority of the members of the board, 

11 after consideration by all members of the board of 

12 any adverse information about the officer that is 

13 provided to the board under section 615 of this title, 

14 finds that the officer is among the officers best 

15 qualified for promotion to meet the needs of the 

16 Space Force consistent with the requirement of ex17 emplary conduct set forth in section 9233 of this 

18 title. 

19 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON PROMOTIONS UNDER OTHER

20 AUTHORITY.—Except as otherwise provided by law, a 

21 Space Force officer may not be promoted to a higher 

22 grade under this chapter unless the officer is considered 

23 and recommended for promotion to that grade by a selec24 tion board convened under this chapter or, in the case of 
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1 an officer transferring into the Space Force from another 

2 armed force, chapter 36 or chapter 1403 of this title. 

3 ‘‘(e) DISCLOSURE OF BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

4 The recommendations of a selection board may be dis5 closed only in accordance with regulations prescribed by 

6 the Secretary of Defense. Those recommendations may 

7 not be disclosed to a person not a member of the board 

8 (or a member of the administrative staff designated by 

9 the Secretary of the Air Force to assist the board) until 

10 the written report of the recommendations of the board, 

11 required by section 617 of this title, is signed by each 

12 member of the board. 

13 ‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE

14 MEMBERS OF A BOARD.—The Secretary of the Air Force, 

15 and an officer or other official exercising authority over 

16 any member of a selection board, may not— 

17 ‘‘(1) censure, reprimand, or admonish the selec18 tion board or any member of the board with respect 

19 to the recommendations of the board or the exercise 

20 of any lawful function within the authorized discre21 tion of the board; or 

22 ‘‘(2) attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized 

23 means, influence any action of a selection board or 

24 any member of a selection board in the formulation 

25 of the board’s recommendations. 
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1 ‘‘(g) HIGHER PLACEMENT ON PROMOTION LIST OF

2 OFFICER OF PARTICULAR MERIT.— 

3 ‘‘(1) In selecting the officers to be rec4 ommended for promotion, a selection board shall, 

5 when authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force, 

6 recommend officers of particular merit, pursuant to 

7 guidelines and procedures prescribed by the Sec8 retary, from among those officers selected for pro9 motion, to be placed higher on the promotion list es10 tablished by the Secretary under section 624(a)(1) 

11 of this title. 

12 ‘‘(2) An officer may be recommended to be 

13 placed higher on a promotion list under paragraph 

14 (1) only if the officer receives the recommendation 

15 of at least a majority of the members of the board, 

16 unless the Secretary of the Air Force establishes an 

17 alternative requirement. Any such alternative re18 quirement shall be furnished to the board as part of 

19 the guidelines furnished to the board under section 

20 615 of this title. 

21 ‘‘(3) For the officers recommended to be placed 

22 higher on a promotion list under paragraph (1), the 

23 board shall recommend, pursuant to guidelines and 

24 procedures prescribed by the Secretary, the order in 

25 which those officers should be placed on the list. 
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1 ‘‘§ 20215. Reports of selection boards 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each selection board convened 

3 under section 20211 of this title shall submit to the Sec4 retary of the Air Force a written report, signed by each 

5 member of the board, containing a list of the names of 

6 the officers it recommends for promotion and certifying— 

7 ‘‘(1) that the board has carefully considered the 

8 record of each officer whose name was furnished to 

9 it under section 615 of this title; and 

10 ‘‘(2) that, in the opinion of a majority of the 

11 members of the board, the officers recommended for 

12 promotion by the board are best qualified for pro13 motion to meet the needs of the Space Force (as 

14 noted in the guidelines or information furnished the 

15 board under section 615(b) of this title) among 

16 those officers whose names were furnished to the se17 lection board. 

18 ‘‘(b) OFFICERS WHO SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO

19 SHOW CAUSE FOR RETENTION.—A selection board con20 vened under section 20211 of this title shall include in 

21 its report the name of any officer before it for consider22 ation for promotion whose record, in the opinion of a ma23 jority of the members of the board, indicates that the offi24 cer should be required under section 20503 of this title 

25 to show cause for the officer’s retention in a space force 

26 active status. 
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1 ‘‘(c) OFFICERS RECOMMENDED TO BE PLACED

2 HIGHER ON THE PROMOTION LIST.—A selection board 

3 convened under section 20211 of this title shall, when au4 thorized under section 20214(g) of this title, include in 

5 its report the names of those officers recommended by the 

6 board to be placed higher on the promotion list and the 

7 order in which the board recommends that those officers 

8 should be placed on the list. 

9 ‘‘§ 20216. Action on reports of selection boards for 

10 promotion to brigadier general or major 

11 general 

12 ‘‘After reviewing a report received under section 

13 20215 of this title recommending officers on the space 

14 force officer list for promotion to the grade of brigadier 

15 general or major general, but before submitting the report 

16 to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force 

17 may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 

18 Air Force, adjust the placement of officers on the pro19 motion list recommended in the report in order to further 

20 Space Force mission accomplishment. 

21 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROMOTIONS 

22 ‘‘§ 20231. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 

23 time-in-grade and other requirements 

24 ‘‘(a) TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) An officer who is in a space force active 

2 status on the space force officer list and holds a per3 manent appointment in the grade of second lieuten4 ant or first lieutenant may not be promoted to the 

5 next higher permanent grade until the officer has 

6 completed the following period of service in the 

7 grade in which the officer holds a permanent ap8 pointment: 

9 ‘‘(A) Eighteen months, in the case of an 

10 officer holding a permanent appointment in the 

11 grade of second lieutenant. 

12 ‘‘(B) Two years, in the case of an officer 

13 holding a permanent appointment in the grade 

14 of first lieutenant. 

15 ‘‘(2) Except as authorized by section 20233 of 

16 this title, an officer who is in a space force active 

17 status on the space force officer list and holds a per18 manent appointment in a grade above first lieuten19 ant may not be considered for selection for pro20 motion to the next higher permanent grade until the 

21 officer has completed the following period of service 

22 in the grade in which the officer holds a permanent 

23 appointment: 
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1 ‘‘(A) Three years, in the case of an officer 

2 holding a permanent appointment in the grade 

3 of captain, major, or lieutenant colonel. 

4 ‘‘(B) One year, in the case of an officer 

5 holding a permanent appointment in the grade 

6 of colonel or brigadier general. 

7 ‘‘(3) When the needs of the service require, the 

8 Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe a longer 

9 period of service in grade for eligibility for pro10 motion, in the case of officers to whom paragraph 

11 (1) applies, or for eligibility for consideration for 

12 promotion, in the case of officers to whom para13 graph (2) applies. 

14 ‘‘(4) In computing service in grade for purposes 

15 of this section, service in a grade held as a result of 

16 assignment to a position is counted as service in the 

17 grade in which the officer would have served except 

18 for such assignment or appointment. 

19 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO PRECLUDE FROM CONSIDER20 ATION CERTAIN OFFICERS BASED ON TIME OF ENTRY

21 ON OR DEPARTURE FROM SUSTAINED DUTY.—The Sec22 retary of the Air Force— 

23 ‘‘(1) may, by regulation, prescribe a period of 

24 time, not to exceed one year, from the time an offi25 cer on the space force officer list transfers on or off 
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1 of sustained duty during which the officer shall be 

2 ineligible for consideration for promotion; and 

3 ‘‘(2) may, by regulation, preclude from consid4 eration by a selection board by which the officer 

5 would otherwise be eligible to be considered, an offi6 cer who has an established separation date that is 

7 within 90 days after the date on which the board is 

8 to be convened. 

9 ‘‘(c) CERTAIN OFFICERS NOT TO BE CONSID10 ERED.—A selection board convened under section 20211 

11 of this title may not consider for promotion to the next 

12 higher grade any of the following officers: 

13 ‘‘(1) An officer whose name is on a promotion 

14 list for that grade as a result of the officer’s selec15 tion for promotion to that grade by an earlier selec16 tion board convened under that section. 

17 ‘‘(2) An officer who is recommended for pro18 motion to that grade in the report of an earlier se19 lection board convened under that section, in the 

20 case of such a report that has not yet been approved 

21 by the President. 

22 ‘‘(3) An officer in the grade of first lieutenant 

23 who is on an approved all-fully-qualified-officers list 

24 under section 20419 of this title. 

25 ‘‘(4) An officer excluded under subsection (d). 
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1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO ALLOW OFFICERS TO OPT OUT

2 OF SELECTION BOARD CONSIDERATION.— 

3 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may pro4 vide that an officer on the space force officer list 

5 may, upon the officer’s request and with the ap6 proval of the Secretary, be excluded from consider7 ation by a selection board convened under section 

8 20211 of this title to consider officers for promotion 

9 to the next higher grade. 

10 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may only 

11 approve a request under paragraph (1) if the Sec12 retary determines the exclusion from consideration is 

13 in the best interest of the Space Force. 

14 ‘‘§ 20232. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 

15 senior commander nominations 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 

17 the Secretary of the Air Force and subject to subsection 

18 (b), a board convened under section 20211 of this title 

19 may consider for promotion to the next higher grade an 

20 officer in a space force active status on the space force 

21 officer list in the grade of captain, major, or lieutenant 

22 colonel who— 

23 ‘‘(1) does not meet the requirements of section 

24 20412 of this title with respect to time-in-grade; or 
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1 ‘‘(2) has already been considered for promotion 

2 by a selection board convened under section 20211 

3 of this title the maximum number of times as deter4 mined by the Secretary under section 20415 of this 

5 title and has failed of selection for promotion each 

6 time. 

7 ‘‘(b) NOMINATION REQUIRED.—The regulations pre8 scribed under subsection (a) shall require that, in order 

9 for an officer described in that subsection to be considered 

10 for promotion by a board convened under section 20211 

11 of this title, the officer must be nominated by the com12 manding general of the Space Force Field Command to 

13 which the officer is assigned or, in the case of an officer 

14 on the space force officer list not assigned to a unit subor15 dinate to a Space Force Field Command, the first lieuten16 ant general, or civilian equivalent, in the officer’s chain 

17 of command or supervision. For an officer on the space 

18 force officer list assigned to a joint position, or a position 

19 within a Federal department or agency outside of the De20 partment of the Air Force, the nomination may be made 

21 by a lieutenant general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine 

22 Corps or a vice admiral in the Navy, or the civilian equiva23 lent. 

24 ‘‘(c) NOMINATION.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) The regulations prescribed under sub2 section (a) shall establish clear, competency-based 

3 criteria for use by the nominating officer or official 

4 in determining whether an officer described in sub5 section (a) should be nominated for consideration for 

6 promotion. 

7 ‘‘(2) An officer on the space force officer list 

8 may only be nominated under this section if (A) the 

9 officer is not eligible for consideration for promotion 

10 by a selection board convened under section 20211 

11 of this title, and (B) the officer has not twice pre12 viously been promoted to a higher grade on the 

13 space force officer list under this section. 

14 ‘‘(3) A nomination under this section shall be 

15 submitted to the Chief Human Capital Officer of the 

16 Space Force and shall provide sufficient information 

17 and justification for the opinion of the nominating 

18 officer that the nominated officer meets the requisite 

19 competency-based requirements for service in a high20 er grade and is exceptionally well qualified for pro21 motion despite not meeting the eligibility require22 ments for consideration for promotion under section 

23 20412 of this title. 
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1 ‘‘§ 20233. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 

2 designation as joint qualified officer re3 quired before promotion to brigadier 

4 general; exceptions 

5 ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—An officer on the space force 

6 officer list may not be appointed to the grade of brigadier 

7 general unless the officer has been designated as a joint 

8 qualified officer in accordance with section 661 of this 

9 title. 

10 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subject to subsection (c), the 

11 Secretary of Defense may waive subsection (a) in the fol12 lowing circumstances: 

13 ‘‘(1) When necessary for the good of the serv14 ice. 

15 ‘‘(2) In the case of an officer whose proposed 

16 selection for promotion is based primarily upon sci17 entific and technical qualifications for which joint re18 quirements do not exist. 

19 ‘‘(3) In the case of an officer selected by a pro20 motion board for appointment to the grade of briga21 dier general while serving in a joint duty assignment 

22 if— 

23 ‘‘(A) the officer’s total consecutive service 

24 in joint duty assignments is not less than two 

25 years; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) the officer has successfully completed 

2 a program of education described in subsections 

3 (b) and (c) of section 2155 of this title. 

4 ‘‘(4) In the case of an officer who— 

5 ‘‘(A) is selected by a promotion board for 

6 appointment to the grade of brigadier general; 

7 ‘‘(B) is not exempted under subsection (g); 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(C) has successfully completed the edu10 cation requirements prescribed in subparagraph 

11 (A) of section 661(c)(1) of this title but has not 

12 been afforded the opportunity to complete the 

13 experience requirements described in subpara14 graph (B) of that section. 

15 ‘‘(c) WAIVER TO BE INDIVIDUAL.—A waiver may be 

16 granted under subsection (b) only on a case-by-case basis 

17 in the case of an individual officer. 

18 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR GOOD-OF-THE-SERVICE

19 WAIVER.—In the case of a waiver under subsection (b)(1), 

20 the Secretary of Defense shall provide that the first duty 

21 assignment as a general or flag officer of the officer for 

22 whom the waiver is granted shall be in a joint duty assign23 ment. 

24 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF WAIVER AU25 THORITY.—The authority of the Secretary of Defense to 
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1 grant a waiver under subsection (b)(4) may be delegated 

2 to the Secretary of the Air Force and may not be further 

3 delegated. 

4 ‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

5 prescribe regulations to carry out this section. The regula6 tions shall specifically identify for purposes of subsection 

7 (b)(2) those categories of officers for which selection for 

8 promotion to brigadier general is based primarily upon sci9 entific and technical qualifications for which joint require10 ments do not exist. 

11 ‘‘(g) EXEMPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

12 an officer who transfers to the Space Force from a reserve 

13 component before the first day of the sixth fiscal year be14 ginning after the date of the enactment of this section, 

15 and who, as of the date of the transfer, is serving in the 

16 grade of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel or, in the 

17 case of the Navy or Coast Guard, lieutenant commander, 

18 commander, or captain. 

19 ‘‘§ 20234. Opportunities for consideration for pro20 motion 

21 ‘‘(a) SPECIFICATION OF NUMBER OF OPPORTUNI22 TIES FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.—Under reg23 ulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Sec24 retary of the Air Force shall specify the number of oppor25 tunities for consideration for promotion to be afforded to 
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1 Space Force officers for promotion to each grade above 

2 the grade of captain. 

3 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES

4 THAT MAY BE SPECIFIED.—The number of opportunities 

5 for consideration for promotion to be afforded officers of 

6 the Space Force for promotion to a particular grade may 

7 not be fewer than two and may not exceed five. 

8 ‘‘(c) LIMITED AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE

9 AIR FORCE TO MODIFY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES.— 

10 The Secretary of the Air Force may change the number 

11 of opportunities for consideration for promotion to a par12 ticular grade not more frequently than once every five 

13 years. 

14 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO

15 MODIFY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES.—The Secretary of 

16 Defense may modify the number of opportunities for con17 sideration for promotion to be afforded officers of the 

18 Space Force for promotion to a particular grade. 

19 ‘‘§ 20235. Space Force officer list 

20 ‘‘(a) SINGLE LIST.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

21 shall maintain a single list of all Space Force officers serv22 ing in a space force active status. The list shall be known 

23 as the space force officer list. 

24 ‘‘(b) ORDER OF OFFICERS ON LIST.—Officers shall 

25 be carried on the space force officer list in the order of 
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1 seniority of the grade in which they are serving. Officers 

2 serving in the same grade shall be carried in the order 

3 of their rank in that grade. 

4 ‘‘(c) EFFECT OF SERVICE IN A TEMPORARY AP5 POINTMENT.—An officer whose position on the space force 

6 officer list results from service under a temporary appoint7 ment or in a grade held by reason of assignment to a posi8 tion has, when that appointment or assignment ends, the 

9 grade and position on the space force officer list that the 

10 officer would have held if the officer had not received that 

11 appointment or assignment. 

12 ‘‘§ 20236. Competitive categories 

13 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH COMPETITIVE

14 CATEGORIES FOR PROMOTION.—Under regulations pre15 scribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 

16 Air Force shall establish at least one competitive category 

17 for promotion for officers on the space force officer list. 

18 Each officer whose name appears on the space force offi19 cer list shall be carried in a competitive category of offi20 cers. Officers in the same competitive category shall com21 pete among themselves for promotion. 

22 ‘‘(b) SINGLE COMPETITIVE CATEGORY FOR PRO23 MOTION TO GENERAL OFFICER GRADES.—The Secretary 

24 of the Air Force shall establish a single competitive cat25 egory for all officers on the space force officer list who 
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1 will be considered by a selection board convened under sec2 tion 20211 of this title for promotion to the grade of brig3 adier general or major general. 

4 ‘‘§ 20237. Numbers to be recommended for promotion 

5 ‘‘(a) PROMOTION TO GRADES BELOW BRIGADIER

6 GENERAL.— 

7 ‘‘(1) Before convening a selection board under 

8 section 20211 of this title to consider officers for 

9 recommendation for promotion to a grade below 

10 brigadier general and in any competitive category, 

11 the Secretary of the Air Force shall determine— 

12 ‘‘(A) the number of positions needed to ac13 complish mission objectives which require offi14 cers of that competitive category in the grade to 

15 which the board will recommend officers for 

16 promotion; 

17 ‘‘(B) the estimated number of officers 

18 needed to fill vacancies in those positions dur19 ing the period in which it is anticipated that of20 ficers selected for promotion will be promoted; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(C) the number of officers in a space 

23 force active status authorized by the Secretary 

24 of the Air Force to serve both on sustained 
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1 duty and not on sustained duty in the grade 

2 and competitive category under consideration. 

3 ‘‘(2) Based on the determinations under para4 graph (1), the Secretary of the Air Force shall de5 termine the maximum number of officers in that 

6 competitive category which the selection board may 

7 recommend for promotion. 

8 ‘‘(b) PROMOTION TO BRIGADIER GENERAL AND

9 MAJOR GENERAL.— 

10 ‘‘(1) Before convening a selection board under 

11 section 20211 of this title to consider officers for 

12 recommendation for promotion to the grade of briga13 dier general or major general, the Secretary of the 

14 Air Force shall determine— 

15 ‘‘(A) the number of positions needed to ac16 complish mission objectives which require offi17 cers serving in a space force active status on 

18 sustained duty, and in a space force active sta19 tus not on sustained duty, in the grade to which 

20 the board will recommend officers for pro21 motion; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the estimated number of officers on 

23 sustained duty and not on sustained duty need24 ed to fill vacancies in those positions over the 
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1 24-month period beginning on the date on 

2 which the selection board convenes. 

3 ‘‘(2) Based on the determinations under para4 graph (1), the Secretary of the Air Force shall de5 termine the maximum number of officers serving in 

6 a space force active status on sustained duty, and 

7 the maximum number of officers serving in a space 

8 force active status not on sustained duty, which the 

9 selection board may recommend for promotion. 

10 ‘‘§ 20238. Promotions: how made; authorized delay of 

11 promotions 

12 ‘‘(a) PROCEDURE FOR PROMOTION OF OFFICERS ON

13 AN APPROVED PROMOTION LIST.— 

14 ‘‘(1) PLACEMENT OF NAMES ON PROMOTION

15 LIST.—When the report of a selection board con16 vened under section 20211 of this title is approved 

17 by the President, the Secretary of the Air Force 

18 shall place the names of all officers approved for 

19 promotion within a competitive category on a single 

20 list for that competitive category, to be known as a 

21 promotion list, in the order of the seniority of such 

22 officers on the list or based on particular merit, as 

23 determined by the promotion board, or as modified 

24 by the Secretary of the Air Force under section 

25 20216 of this title. A promotion list is considered to 
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1 be established under this section as of the date of 

2 the approval of the report of the selection board 

3 under the preceding sentence. 

4 ‘‘(2) ORDER AND TIMING OF PROMOTIONS.— 

5 Except as provided in subsection (d), officers on a 

6 promotion list for a competitive category shall be 

7 promoted to the next higher grade when additional 

8 officers in that grade and competitive category are 

9 needed. Promotions shall be made in the order in 

10 which the names of officers appear on the promotion 

11 list and after officers previously selected for pro12 motion in that competitive category have been pro13 moted. Officers to be promoted to the grade of first 

14 lieutenant shall be promoted in accordance with reg15 ulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air 

16 Force. 

17 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON PROMOTIONS TO GENERAL

18 OFFICER GRADES TO COMPLY WITH STRENGTH LIMI19 TATIONS.—Under regulations prescribed by the Sec20 retary of Defense, the promotion of an officer on the 

21 space force officer list to the grade of brigadier gen22 eral or major general shall be delayed if that pro23 motion would cause any strength limitation of sec24 tion 526 of this title to be exceeded. The delay shall 

25 expire when the Secretary of the Air Force deter-
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1 mines that the delay is no longer required to ensure 

2 compliance with the strength limitation. 

3 ‘‘(4) PROMOTION OF FIRST LIEUTENANTS ON

4 AN ALL-FULLY-QUALIFIED OFFICERS LIST.— 

5 ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subsection (d), 

6 officers on the space force officer list in the 

7 grade of first lieutenant who are on an ap8 proved all-fully-qualified-officers list shall be 

9 promoted to the grade of captain in accordance 

10 with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 

11 the Air Force. 

12 ‘‘(B) An all-fully-qualified-officers list shall 

13 be considered to be approved for purposes of 

14 subparagraph (A) when the list is approved by 

15 the President. When so approved, such a list 

16 shall be treated in the same manner as a pro17 motion list under this chapter. 

18 ‘‘(C) The Secretary of the Air Force may 

19 make a recommendation to the President for 

20 approval of an all-fully-qualified-officers list 

21 only when the Secretary determines that all of22 ficers on the list are needed in the next higher 

23 grade to accomplish mission objectives. 

24 ‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph, an 

25 all-fully-qualified-officers list is a list of all offi-
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1 cers on the space force officers list in a grade 

2 who the Secretary of the Air Force deter3 mines— 

4 ‘‘(i) are fully qualified for promotion 

5 to the next higher grade; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) would be eligible for consider7 ation for promotion to the next higher 

8 grade by a selection board convened under 

9 section 20211 of this title upon the con10 vening of such a board. 

11 ‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the Air Force de12 termines that one or more officers or former of13 ficers were not placed on an all-fully-qualified14 list under this paragraph because of adminis15 trative error, the Secretary may prepare a sup16 plemental all-fully-qualified-officers list con17 taining the names of any such officers for ap18 proval in accordance with this paragraph. 

19 ‘‘(b) DATE OF RANK.—The date of rank of an officer 

20 appointed to a higher grade under this section is deter21 mined under section 741(d) of this title. 

22 ‘‘(c) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—Appointments 

23 under this section shall be made by the President, by and 

24 with the advice and consent of the Senate, except that ap-
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1 pointments under this section in the grade of first lieuten2 ant or captain shall be made by the President alone. 

3 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO DELAY APPOINTMENTS FOR

4 SPECIFIED REASONS.—The provisions of subsection (d) of 

5 section 624 of this title shall apply to the appointment 

6 of an officer under this section in the same manner as 

7 they apply to an appointment of an officer under that sec8 tion, and any reference in that subsection to an active9 duty list shall be treated for purposes of applicability to 

10 an officer of the Space Force as referring to the space 

11 force officer list. 

12 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—PERSONS NOT CONSIDERED 

13 FOR PROMOTION AND OTHER PROMOTION14 RELATED PROVISIONS 

15 ‘‘§ 20251. Special selection boards 

16 ‘‘(a) PERSONS NOT CONSIDERED BY PROMOTION

17 BOARD DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR.— 

18 ‘‘(1) If the Secretary of the Air Force deter19 mines that because of administrative error a person 

20 who should have been considered for selection for 

21 promotion by a selection board convened under sec22 tion 20211 of this title was not so considered, the 

23 Secretary shall convene a special selection board 

24 under this subsection to determine whether that per25 son should be recommended for promotion. 
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1 ‘‘(2) A special selection board convened under 

2 paragraph (1) shall consider the record of the person 

3 whose name was referred to it for consideration as 

4 that record would have appeared to the board that 

5 should have considered the person. That record shall 

6 be compared with a sampling of the records of those 

7 officers of the same competitive category who were 

8 recommended for promotion, and those officers who 

9 were not recommended for promotion, by the board 

10 that should have considered the person. 

11 ‘‘(3) If a special selection board convened under 

12 paragraph (1) does not recommend for promotion a 

13 person whose name was referred to it for consider14 ation for selection for appointment to a grade other 

15 than a general officer grade, the person shall be con16 sidered to have failed of selection for promotion. 

17 ‘‘(b) PERSONS CONSIDERED BY PROMOTION BOARD

18 IN UNFAIR MANNER.— 

19 ‘‘(1) If the Secretary of the Air Force deter20 mines, in the case of a person who was considered 

21 for selection for promotion by a board convened 

22 under section 20211 of this title but was not se23 lected, that there was material unfairness with re24 spect to that person, the Secretary may convene a 

25 special selection board under this subsection to de-
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1 termine whether that person should be recommended 

2 for promotion. In order to determine that there was 

3 material unfairness, the Secretary must determine 

4 that— 

5 ‘‘(A) the action of the selection board that 

6 considered the person was contrary to law in a 

7 matter material to the decision of the board or 

8 involved material error of fact or material ad9 ministrative error; or 

10 ‘‘(B) the board did not have before it for 

11 its consideration material information. 

12 ‘‘(2) A special selection board convened under 

13 paragraph (1) shall consider the record of the person 

14 whose name was referred to it for consideration as 

15 that record, if corrected, would have appeared to the 

16 board that considered the person. That record shall 

17 be compared with the records of a sampling of those 

18 officers of the same competitive category who were 

19 recommended for promotion, and those officers who 

20 were not recommended for promotion, by the board 

21 that considered the person. 

22 ‘‘(3) If a special selection board convened under 

23 paragraph (1) does not recommend for promotion a 

24 person whose name was referred to it for consider-
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1 ation, the person incurs no additional failure of se2 lection for promotion. 

3 ‘‘(c) REPORTS OF BOARDS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) Each special selection board convened 

5 under this section shall submit to the Secretary of 

6 the Air Force a written report, signed by each mem7 ber of the board, containing the name of each person 

8 it recommends for promotion and certifying that the 

9 board has carefully considered the record of each 

10 person whose name was referred to it. 

11 ‘‘(2) The provisions of sections 20215 and 

12 20216 of this title apply to the report and pro13 ceedings of a special selection board convened under 

14 this section in the same manner as they apply to the 

15 report and proceedings of a selection board convened 

16 under section 20211 of this title. 

17 ‘‘(d) APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS SELECTED BY

18 BOARDS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) If the report of a special selection board 

20 convened under this section, as approved by the 

21 President, recommends for promotion to the next 

22 higher grade a person whose name was referred to 

23 it for consideration, that person shall, as soon as 

24 practicable, be appointed to that grade in accordance 
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1 with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 20238 

2 of this title. 

3 ‘‘(2) A person who is appointed to the next 

4 higher grade as the result of the recommendation of 

5 a special selection board convened under this section 

6 shall, upon that appointment, have the same date of 

7 rank, the same effective date for the pay and allow8 ances of that grade, and the same position on the 

9 space force officer list as the person would have had 

10 if the person had been recommended for promotion 

11 to that grade by the board which should have con12 sidered, or which did consider, the person. 

13 ‘‘(e) DECEASED PERSONS.—If a person whose name 

14 is being considered for referral to a special selection board 

15 under this section dies before the completion of pro16 ceedings under this section with respect to that person, 

17 this section shall be applied to that person posthumously. 

18 ‘‘(f) CONVENING OF BOARDS.—A board convened 

19 under this section— 

20 ‘‘(1) shall be convened under regulations pre21 scribed by the Secretary of Defense; 

22 ‘‘(2) shall be composed in accordance with sec23 tion 20212 of this title and regulations prescribed by 

24 the Secretary of the Air Force; and 
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1 ‘‘(3) shall be subject to the provisions of section 

2 613 of this title. 

3 ‘‘(g) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The provisions of sub4 section (g) of section 628 of this title (relating to judicial 

5 review) apply to the following actions with respect of any 

6 person in the same manner as those provisions apply to 

7 corresponding actions under such section 628 with respect 

8 to an officer or former officer of the Air Force: 

9 ‘‘(1) A determination by the Secretary of the 

10 Air Force under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) not to 

11 convene a special selection board. 

12 ‘‘(2) The action of a special selection board con13 vened under this section. 

14 ‘‘(3) An action of the Secretary of the Air 

15 Force on the report of such a board. 

16 ‘‘(h) LIMITATIONS OF OTHER JURISDICTION.—No 

17 official or court of the United States may, with respect 

18 to a claim based to any extent on the failure of a person 

19 to be selected for promotion by a promotion board— 

20 ‘‘(1) consider the claim unless the person has 

21 first been referred by the Secretary of the Air Force 

22 to a special selection board convened under this sec23 tion and acted upon by that board and the report of 

24 the board has been approved by the President; or 
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1 ‘‘(2) except as provided in subsection (g), grant 

2 any relief on the claim unless the person has been 

3 selected for promotion by a special selection board 

4 convened under this section to consider the person 

5 for recommendation for promotion and the report of 

6 the board has been approved by the President. 

7 ‘‘(i) EXISTING JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this sec8 tion limits— 

9 ‘‘(1) the jurisdiction of any court of the United 

10 States under any provision of law to determine the 

11 validity of any law, regulation, or policy relating to 

12 selection boards; or 

13 ‘‘(2) the authority of the Secretary of the Air 

14 Force to correct a military record under section 

15 1552 of this title. 

16 ‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 

18 Force shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 

19 section. 

20 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—Regulations under this sub21 section may not apply to subsection (g) of section 

22 628 of this title (as incorporated by subsection (g) 

23 of this section), other than to paragraph (3)(C) of 

24 that subsection. 
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1 ‘‘(3) PRESCRIBING OF CIRCUMSTANCES FOR

2 CONSIDERATION BY A BOARD UNDER THIS SEC3 TION.—The Secretary may prescribe in the regula4 tions under this subsection the circumstances under 

5 which consideration by a special selection board may 

6 be provided for under this section, including the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(A) The circumstances under which con9 sideration of a person’s case by a special selec10 tion board is contingent upon application by or 

11 for that person. 

12 ‘‘(B) Any time limits applicable to the fil13 ing of an application for such consideration. 

14 ‘‘(4) REGULATIONS SUBJECT TO SECRETARY OF

15 DEFENSE APPROVAL.—Regulations prescribed by the 

16 Secretary of the Air Force under this subsection 

17 may not take effect until approved by the Secretary 

18 of Defense. 

19 ‘‘§ 20252. Other promotion matters 

20 ‘‘(a) SPECIAL SELECTION BOARD MATTERS.—The 

21 reference in section 628(a)(1) of this title to a person 

22 above the promotion zone does not apply in the promotion 

23 of officers on the space force officer list. 

24 ‘‘(b) With respect to the promotion of officers on the 

25 space force officer list, the provisions of part II of subtitle 
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1 A that refer to the effect of twice failing of selection for 

2 promotion do not apply. 

3 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—APPLICABILITY OF OTHER 

4 LAWS 

5 ‘‘§ 20261. Applicability of certain DOPMA officer per6 sonnel policy provisions 

7 ‘‘Except as otherwise modified or provided for in this 

8 chapter, the following provisions of chapter 36 of this title 

9 (relating to promotion, separation, and involuntary retire10 ment of officers on the active-duty list) shall apply to 

11 Space Force officers and officer promotions: 

12 ‘‘(1) Subchapter I (relating to selection boards). 

13 ‘‘(2) Subchapter II (relating to promotions). 

14 ‘‘(3) Subchapter III (relating to failure of selec15 tion for promotion and retirement for years of serv16 ice), other than sections 627, 631, and 632. 

17 ‘‘(4) Subchapter IV (relating to continuation on 

18 active duty and selective early retirement), other 

19 than sections 637, 637a, and 638. 

20 ‘‘(5) Subchapter V (additional provisions relat21 ing to promotion, separation, and retirement). 

22 ‘‘(6) Subchapter VI (relating to alternative pro23 motion authority for officers in designated competi24 tive categories).’’. 
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1 (d) TEMPORARY (‘‘BREVET’’) PROMOTIONS FOR OF2 FICERS WITH CRITICAL SKILLS.—Section 605 of title 10, 

3 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

4 (1) COVERAGE OF SPACE FORCE OFFICERS.— 

5 Subsections (a), (b)(2)(A), (f)(1), and (f)(2) are 

6 amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ each place 

7 it appears and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

8 Force,’’. 

9 (2) DISAGGREGATION OF AIR FORCE MAXIMUM

10 NUMBERS.—Subsection (g) is amended— 

11 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

12 (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 

13 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert14 ing the following new paragraphs (2) and (3): 

15 ‘‘(2) In the case of the Air Force— 

16 ‘‘(A) as captain 95; 

17 ‘‘(B) as major, 305; 

18 ‘‘(C) as lieutenant colonel, 165; and 

19 ‘‘(D) as colonel, 75. 

20 ‘‘(3) In the case of the Space Force— 

21 ‘‘(A) as captain, 5; 

22 ‘‘(B) as major, 20; 

23 ‘‘(C) as lieutenant colonel, 10; and 

24 ‘‘(D) as colonel, 5.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1717. ENLISTED MEMBERS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title 10, United 

3 States Code, as amended by section 1716, is further 

4 amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 

5 ‘‘CHAPTER 2007—ENLISTED MEMBERS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20301. Original enlistments: qualifications; grade. 

‘‘20302. Enlisted members: term of enlistment. 

‘‘20303. Reference to chapter 31. 

6 ‘‘§ 20301. Original enlistments: qualifications; grade 

7 ‘‘(a) ORIGINAL ENLISTMENTS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT.—The Secretary 

9 of the Air Force may accept original enlistments in 

10 the Space Force of qualified, effective, and able-bod11 ied persons. 

12 ‘‘(2) AGE.—A person accepted for original en13 listment shall be not less than seventeen years of 

14 age. However, no person under eighteen years of age 

15 may be originally enlisted without the written con16 sent of the person’s parent or guardian, if the per17 son has a parent or guardian entitled to the person’s 

18 custody and control. 

19 ‘‘(b) GRADE.—A person is enlisted in the Space 

20 Force in the grade prescribed by the Secretary of the Air 

21 Force. 
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1 ‘‘§ 20302. Enlisted members: term of enlistment 

2 ‘‘(a) TERM OF ORIGINAL ENLISTMENTS.—The Sec3 retary of the Air Force may accept original enlistments 

4 of persons for the duration of their minority or for a pe5 riod of at least two but not more than eight years in the 

6 Space Force. 

7 ‘‘(b) TERM OF REENLISTMENTS.—The Secretary of 

8 the Air Force may accept a reenlistment in the Space 

9 Force for a period determined in accordance with para10 graphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 505(d) of this title. 

11 ‘‘§ 20303. Reference to chapter 31 

12 ‘‘For other provisions of this title applicable to enlist13 ments in the Space Force, see chapter 31 of this title.’’. 

14 (b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10 CHAPTER RELATING

15 TO ENLISTMENTS.—Chapter 31 of such title is amended 

16 as follows: 

17 (1) RECRUITING CAMPAIGNS.—Section 503(a) 

18 is amended by inserting ‘‘and the Space Force’’ 

19 after ‘‘Regular Coast Guard’’. 

20 (2) QUALIFICATIONS, TERM, GRADE.—Section 

21 505 is amended— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘Regular Space Force,’’ 

23 each place it appears; and 

24 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

25 subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(e) ENLISTMENTS IN THE SPACE FORCE.—For en2 listments in the Space Force, see sections 20301 and 

3 20302 of this title.’’. 

4 (3) EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENTS DURING

5 WAR.—Section 506 is amended by striking ‘‘Reg6 ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 

7 (4) REENLISTMENT.—Section 508 is amended 

8 striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’ in sub9 sections (b) and (c). 

10 (5) ENLISTMENT INCENTIVES FOR PURSUIT OF

11 SKILLS TO FACILITATE NATIONAL SERVICE.—Sec12 tion 510(c) is amended— 

13 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or the 

14 Space Force’’ after ‘‘Selected Reserve’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

16 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

17 (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and 

18 (F), respectively; 

19 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

20 (C) the following new subparagraph (D): 

21 ‘‘(D) in the Space Force;’’; and 

22 (iii) in subparagraph (F), as so redes23 ignated, by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 

24 through (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara25 graphs (A) through (E)’’. 
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1 (6) COLLEGE FIRST PROGRAM.—Section 

2 511(b)(1)(A), is amended by inserting ‘‘or as a 

3 member of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘reserve compo4 nent,’’. 

5 (7) DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM.—Section 

6 513(a) is amended— 

7 (A) by inserting, ‘‘, or who is qualified 

8 under section 20301 of this title and applicable 

9 regulations for enlistment in the Space Force,’’ 

10 after ‘‘armed force’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘, or be enlisted as a 

12 member of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Coast 

13 Guard Reserve’’. 

14 (8) EFFECT UPON ENLISTED STATUS OF AC15 CEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT AS CADET OR MID16 SHIPMAN.—Section 516(b) is amended by inserting 

17 ‘‘or in the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘armed force’’. 

18 SEC. 1718. RETENTION AND SEPARATION GENERALLY. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title 10, United 

20 States Code, as amended by section 1717, is further 

21 amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 

22 ‘‘CHAPTER 2009—RETENTION AND 

23 SEPARATION GENERALLY 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20401. Applicability of certain provisions of law related to separation. 

‘‘20402. Enlisted members: standards and qualifications for retention. 

‘‘20403. Officers: standards and qualifications for retention. 
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‘‘20404. Selection of officers for early retirement or discharge. 

‘‘20404. Force shaping authority. 

1 ‘‘§ 20401. Applicability of certain provisions of law re2 lated to separation 

3 ‘‘(a) OFFICER SEPARATION.—Except as specified in 

4 this section or otherwise modified in this chapter, the pro5 visions of chapter 59 of this title applicable to officers of 

6 a regular component shall apply to officers of the Space 

7 Force. 

8 ‘‘(b) Except as specified in this section or otherwise 

9 modified in this chapter, the provisions of sections 1169, 

10 1170, 1171, 1173, 1174(b) 1176(a) of chapter 59 of this 

11 title applicable to enlisted members of a regular compo12 nent shall apply to enlisted members of the Space Force. 

13 ‘‘(c) The provisions of section 1172 of this title per14 taining to a person enlisted under section 518 of this title 

15 shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space Force. 

16 ‘‘(d) The provisions of section 1174 of this title— 

17 ‘‘(1) pertaining to a regular officer shall apply 

18 to a Space Force officer serving on sustained duty; 

19 ‘‘(2) pertaining to a regular enlisted member 

20 shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space 

21 Force serving on sustained duty; and 

22 ‘‘(3) pertaining to other members shall apply to 

23 members of the Space Force not serving on sus24 tained duty. 
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1 ‘‘(e) The provisions of section 1175 of this title per2 taining to a voluntary appointment, enlistment, or transfer 

3 to a reserve component shall apply to the voluntary release 

4 from active duty of a member of the Space Force on sus5 tained duty. 

6 ‘‘(f) The provisions of section 1176 of this title— 

7 ‘‘(1) pertaining to a regular enlisted member 

8 shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space 

9 Force serving on sustained duty; and 

10 ‘‘(2) pertaining to a reserve enlisted member 

11 serving in an active status shall apply to an enlisted 

12 member of the Space Force serving in a space force 

13 active status or on sustained duty. 

14 ‘‘§ 20402. Enlisted members: standards and qualifica15 tions for retention 

16 ‘‘(a) STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETEN17 TION.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall, by regula18 tion, prescribe— 

19 ‘‘(1) standards and qualifications for the reten20 tion of enlisted members of the Space Force; and 

21 ‘‘(2) equitable procedures for the periodic deter22 mination of the compliance of each such member 

23 with those standards and qualifications. 

24 ‘‘(b) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STAND25 ARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS.—If an enlisted member serv-
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1 ing in Space Force active status fails to comply with the 

2 standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection 

3 (a), the member shall— 

4 ‘‘(1) if qualified, be transferred to Space Force 

5 inactive status; 

6 ‘‘(2) if qualified, be retired in accordance with 

7 section 20603 of this title; or 

8 ‘‘(3) have the member’s enlistment terminated. 

9 ‘‘§ 20403. Officers: standards and qualifications for re10 tention 

11 ‘‘(a) STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS.—To be re12 tained in an active status, a Space Force officer must— 

13 ‘‘(1) in any applicable yearly period, attain the 

14 number of points under section 12732(a)(2) of this 

15 title that are prescribed by the Secretary of the Air 

16 Force; and 

17 ‘‘(2) conform to such other standards and 

18 qualifications as the Secretary may prescribe for of19 ficers of the Space Force. 

20 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON MINIMUM NUMBER OF

21 POINTS.—The Secretary may not prescribe a minimum of 

22 more than 50 points under subsection (a). 

23 ‘‘(c) RESULT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY.—A Space 

24 Force officer who fails to attain the number of points pre25 scribed under subsection (a)(1), or to conform to the 
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1 standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection 

2 (a)(2), may be referred to a board convened under section 

3 20501(a) of this title. 

4 ‘‘§ 20404. Selection of officers for early retirement or 

5 discharge 

6 ‘‘(a) CONSIDERATION FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.— 

7 The Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection 

8 boards under section 20211(b) of this title to consider for 

9 early retirement officers on the space force officer list as 

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘(1) Officers in the grade of lieutenant colonel 

12 who have failed of selection for promotion at least 

13 one time and whose names are not on a list of offi14 cers recommended for promotion. 

15 ‘‘(2) Officers in the grade of colonel who have 

16 served in that grade for at least two years and 

17 whose names are not on a list of officers rec18 ommended for promotion. 

19 ‘‘(3) Officers, other than those described in 

20 paragraphs (1) and (2), holding a grade below the 

21 grade of colonel— 

22 ‘‘(A) who are eligible for retirement under 

23 section 20601 of this title or who after two ad24 ditional years or less of active service would be 

25 eligible for retirement under that section; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) whose names are not on a list of offi2 cers recommended for promotion. 

3 ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION FOR DISCHARGE.— 

4 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may con5 vene selection boards under section 20211 of this 

6 title to consider for discharge officers on the space 

7 force officer list— 

8 ‘‘(A) who have served at least one year of 

9 active status in the grade currently held; 

10 ‘‘(B) whose names are not on a list of offi11 cers recommended for promotion; and 

12 ‘‘(C) who are not eligible to be retired 

13 under any provision of law (other than by rea14 son of eligibility pursuant to section 4403 of the 

15 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

16 Year 1993) and are not within two years of be17 coming so eligible. 

18 ‘‘(2) An officer who is recommended for dis19 charge by a selection board convened pursuant to 

20 the authority of paragraph (1) and whose discharge 

21 is approved by the Secretary of the Air Force shall 

22 be discharged on a date specified by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(3) Selection of officers for discharge under 

24 paragraph (1) shall be based on the needs of the 

25 service. 
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1 ‘‘(c) DISCHARGES AND RETIREMENTS CONSIDERED

2 TO BE INVOLUNTARY.—The discharge or retirement of an 

3 officer pursuant to this section shall be considered to be 

4 involuntary for purposes of any other provision of law. 

5 ‘‘§ 20405. Force shaping authority 

6 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

7 may, solely for the purpose of restructuring the Space 

8 Force— 

9 ‘‘(1) discharge an officer described in sub10 section (b); or 

11 ‘‘(2) involuntarily release such an officer from 

12 sustained duty. 

13 ‘‘(b) COVERED OFFICERS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) The authority under this section may be 

15 exercised in the case of an officer of the Space Force 

16 serving on sustained duty who— 

17 ‘‘(A) has completed not more than six 

18 years of service as a commissioned officer in the 

19 armed forces; or 

20 ‘‘(B) has completed more than six years of 

21 service as a commissioned officer in the armed 

22 forces, but has not completed the minimum 

23 service obligation applicable to that officer. 

24 ‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘minimum 

25 service obligation’, with respect to a member of the 
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1 Space Force, means the initial period of required ac2 tive duty service applicable to the member, together 

3 with any additional period of required active duty 

4 service incurred by that member during the mem5 ber’s initial period of required active duty service. 

6 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

7 shall prescribe regulations for the exercise of the Sec8 retary’s authority under this section.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 647 of 

10 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘(other than 

12 an officer of the Space Force)’’ after ‘‘in the case of 

13 an officer’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Regular Ma15 rine Corps, of Regular Space Force’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

17 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub18 section: 

19 ‘‘(e) SPACE FORCE.—For a similar provision with re20 spect to officers of the Space Force, see section 20405 

21 of this title.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1719. SEPARATION OF OFFICERS FOR SUBSTANDARD 

2 PERFORMANCE OF DUTY OR FOR CERTAIN 

3 OTHER REASONS. 

4 Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as amend5 ed by section 1718, is further amended by adding at the 

6 end the following new chapter: 

7 ‘‘CHAPTER 2011—SEPARATION OF OFFI8 CERS FOR SUBSTANDARD PERFORM9 ANCE OF DUTY OR FOR CERTAIN 

10 OTHER REASONS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20501. Authority to establish procedures to consider the separation of officers 

for substandard performance of duty and for certain other reasons. 

‘‘20502. Retention boards. 

‘‘20503. Removal of officer: action by Secretary upon recommendation of retention board. 

‘‘20504. Rights and procedures. 

‘‘20505. Officer considered for removal: voluntary retirement or discharge. 

‘‘20506. Officers eligible to serve on retention boards. 

11 ‘‘§ 20501. Authority to establish procedures to con12 sider the separation of officers for sub13 standard performance of duty and for 

14 certain other reasons 

15 ‘‘(a) PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RECORD OF OF16 FICERS RELATING TO STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE OF

17 DUTY.— 

18 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall pre19 scribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at 

20 any time of the record of any commissioned officer 
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1 (other than a retired officer) of the Space Force in 

2 a space force active status to determine whether the 

3 officer shall be required, because of a reason stated 

4 in paragraph (2), to show cause for the officer’s re5 tention in a space force active status. 

6 ‘‘(2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) 

7 are the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) The officer’s performance of duty has 

9 fallen below standards prescribed by the Sec10 retary of Defense. 

11 ‘‘(B) The officer has failed to satisfy the 

12 standards and qualifications established under 

13 section 20403 of this title by the Secretary of 

14 the Air Force. 

15 ‘‘(b) PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RECORD OF OF16 FICERS RELATING TO CERTAIN OTHER REASONS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall pre18 scribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at 

19 any time of the record of any commissioned officer 

20 (other than a retired officer) of the Space Force in 

21 a space force active status to determine whether the 

22 officer should be required, because of a reason stat23 ed in paragraph (2), to show cause for the officer’s 

24 retention in a space force active status. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) 

2 are the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) Misconduct. 

4 ‘‘(B) Moral or professional dereliction. 

5 ‘‘(C) The officer’s retention is not clearly 

6 consistent with the interests of national secu7 rity. 

8 ‘‘(c) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LIMITATIONS.—Regu9 lations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under 

10 this section are subject to such limitations as the Sec11 retary of Defense may prescribe. 

12 ‘‘§ 20502. Retention boards 

13 ‘‘(a) CONVENING OF BOARDS TO CONSIDER OFFI14 CERS REQUIRED TO SHOW CAUSE.—The Secretary of the 

15 Air Force shall convene retention boards at such times 

16 and places as the Secretary may prescribe to receive evi17 dence and make findings and recommendations as to 

18 whether an officer who is required under section 20501 

19 of this title to show cause for retention in a space force 

20 active status should be retained in a space force active 

21 status. Each retention board shall be composed of not less 

22 than three officers having the qualifications prescribed by 

23 section 20506 of this title. 

24 ‘‘(b) FAIR AND IMPARTIAL HEARING.—A retention 

25 board shall give a fair and impartial hearing to each offi-
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1 cer required under section 20501 of this title to show 

2 cause for retention in a space force active status. 

3 ‘‘(c) EFFECT OF BOARD DETERMINATION THAN AN

4 OFFICER HAS FAILED TO ESTABLISH THAT THE OFFI5 CER SHOULD BE RETAINED.— 

6 ‘‘(1) If a retention board determines that the 

7 officer has failed to establish that the officer should 

8 be retained in a space force active status, the board 

9 shall recommend to the Secretary of the Air Force 

10 one of the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) That the officer be transferred to an 

12 inactive status. 

13 ‘‘(B) That the officer, if qualified under 

14 any provision of law, be retired. 

15 ‘‘(C) That the officer be discharged from 

16 the Space Force. 

17 ‘‘(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec18 retary of the Air Force, an officer as to whom a re19 tention board makes a recommendation under para20 graph (1) that the officer not be retained in a space 

21 force active status may be required to take leave 

22 pending the completion of the officer’s case under 

23 this chapter. The officer may be required to begin 

24 such leave at any time following the officer’s receipt 

25 of the report of the retention board, including the 
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1 board’s recommendation for removal from a space 

2 force active status, and the expiration of any period 

3 allowed for submission by the officer of a rebuttal to 

4 that report. The leave may be continued until the 

5 date on which action by the Secretary of the Air 

6 Force on the officer’s case is completed or may be 

7 terminated at any earlier time. 

8 ‘‘(d) EFFECT OF BOARD DETERMINATION THAN AN

9 OFFICER HAS ESTABLISHED THAT THE OFFICER

10 SHOULD BE RETAINED.— 

11 ‘‘(1) If a retention board determines that the 

12 officer has established that the officer should be re13 tained in a space force active status, the officer’s 

14 case is closed. 

15 ‘‘(2) An officer who is required to show cause 

16 for retention in a space force active status under 

17 subsection (a) of section 20501 of this title and who 

18 is determined under paragraph (1) to have estab19 lished that the officer should be retained in a space 

20 force active status may not again be required to 

21 show cause for retention in a space force active sta22 tus under such subsection within the one-year period 

23 beginning on the date of that determination. 

24 ‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an officer 

25 who is required to show cause for retention in a 
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1 space force active status under subsection (b) of sec2 tion 20501 of this title and who is determined under 

3 paragraph (1) to have established that the officer 

4 should be retained in a space force active status may 

5 again be required to show cause for retention at any 

6 time. 

7 ‘‘(B) An officer who has been required to show 

8 cause for retention in a space force active status 

9 under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this title 

10 and who is thereafter retained in an active status 

11 may not again be required to show cause for reten12 tion in a space force active status under such sub13 section solely because of conduct which was the sub14 ject of the previous proceedings, unless the findings 

15 or recommendations of the retention board that con16 sidered the officer’s previous case are determined to 

17 have been obtained by fraud or collusion. 

18 ‘‘(4) In the case of an officer described in para19 graph (2) or paragraph (3)(A), the retention board 

20 may recommend that the officer be required to com21 plete additional training, professional education, or 

22 such other developmental programs as may be avail23 able to correct any identified deficiencies and im24 prove the officer’s performance within the Space 

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1 ‘‘§ 20503. Removal of officer: action by Secretary 

2 upon recommendation of retention board 

3 ‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force may remove an offi4 cer from space force active status if the removal of such 

5 officer from space force active status is recommended by 

6 a retention board convened under section 20502 of this 

7 title. 

8 ‘‘§ 20504. Rights and procedures 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 

10 the Secretary of the Air Force, each officer required under 

11 section 20501 of this title to show cause for retention in 

12 a space force active status— 

13 ‘‘(1) shall be notified in writing, at least 30 

14 days before the hearing of the officer’s case by a re15 tention board, of the reasons for which the officer is 

16 being required to show cause for retention in a space 

17 force active status; 

18 ‘‘(2) shall be allowed a reasonable time, as de19 termined by the board, to prepare the officer’s show20 ing of cause for retention in a space force active sta21 tus; 

22 ‘‘(3) shall be allowed to appear either in person 

23 or through electronic means and to be represented 

24 by counsel at proceedings before the board; and 

25 ‘‘(4) shall be allowed full access to, and shall be 

26 furnished copies of, records relevant to the officer’s 
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1 case, except that the board shall withhold any record 

2 that the Secretary determines should be withheld in 

3 the interest of national security. 

4 ‘‘(b) SUMMARY OF RECORDS WITHHELD IN INTER5 EST OF NATIONAL SECURITY.—When a record is withheld 

6 under subsection (a)(4), the officer whose case is under 

7 consideration shall, to the extent that the interest of na8 tional security permits, be furnished a summary of the 

9 record so withheld. 

10 ‘‘§ 20505. Officer considered for removal: voluntary 

11 retirement or discharge 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—At any time during proceedings 

13 under this chapter with respect to the removal of an offi14 cer from a space force active status , the Secretary of the 

15 Air Force may grant a request by the officer— 

16 ‘‘(1) for voluntary retirement, if the officer is 

17 qualified for retirement; or 

18 ‘‘(2) for discharge in accordance with sub19 section (b)(2). 

20 ‘‘(b) RETIREMENT OR DISCHARGE.—An officer re21 moved from a space force active status under section 

22 20503 of this title shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) if eligible for voluntary retirement under 

24 any provision of law on the date of such removal, be 

25 retired in the grade and with the retired pay for 
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1 which the officer would be eligible if retired under 

2 such provision; and 

3 ‘‘(2) if ineligible for voluntary retirement under 

4 any provision of law on the date of such removal— 

5 ‘‘(A) be honorably discharged in the grade 

6 then held, in the case of an officer whose case 

7 was brought under subsection (a) of section 

8 20501 of this title; or 

9 ‘‘(B) be discharged in the grade then held, 

10 in the case of an officer whose case was brought 

11 under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this 

12 title. 

13 ‘‘(c) SEPARATION PAY FOR DISCHARGED OFFI14 CER.—An officer who is discharged under subsection 

15 (b)(2) is entitled, if eligible therefor, to separation pay 

16 under section 1174(a)(2) of this title. 

17 ‘‘§ 20506. Officers eligible to serve on retention 

18 boards 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 1187 

20 of this title apply to the membership of boards convened 

21 under this chapter in the same manner as to the member22 ship of boards convened under chapter 60 of this title. 

23 ‘‘(b) RETIRED AIR FORCE OFFICERS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—In applying subsection (b) 

25 of section 1187 of this title to a board convened 
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1 under this chapter, the Secretary of the Air Force 

2 may appoint retired officers of the Air Force, in ad3 dition to retired officers of the Space Force, to com4 plete the membership of the board. 

5 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A retired officer of the Air 

6 Force may be appointed to a board under paragraph 

7 (1) only if the officer served in a space-related ca8 reer field of the Air Force for sufficient time such 

9 that the Secretary of the Air Force determines that 

10 the retired Air Force officer has adequate knowledge 

11 concerning the standards of performance and con12 duct required of an officer of the Space Force.’’. 

13 SEC. 1720. RETIREMENT. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title 10, United 

15 States Code, as amended by section 1719, is further 

16 amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 

17 ‘‘CHAPTER 2013—VOLUNTARY 

18 RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of service. 

‘‘20602. Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement. 

‘‘20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for length of service. 

‘‘20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement. 

‘‘20605. Applicability of other provisions of law relating to retirement. 

19 ‘‘§ 20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of 

20 service 

21 ‘‘(a) TWENTY YEARS OR MORE.—The Secretary of 

22 the Air Force may, upon the officer’s request, retire a 
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1 commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 

2 20 years of service computed under section 20602 of this 

3 title, at least 10 years of which have been active service 

4 as a commissioned officer. 

5 ‘‘(b) THIRTY YEARS OR MORE.—A commissioned of6 ficer of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of serv7 ice computed under section 20602 of this title may be re8 tired upon the officer’s request, in the discretion of the 

9 President. 

10 ‘‘(c) FORTY YEARS OR MORE.—Except as provided 

11 in section 20503 of this title, a commissioned officer of 

12 the Space Force who has at least 40 years of service com13 puted under section 20602 of this title shall be retired 

14 upon the officer’s request. 

15 ‘‘§ 20602. Officers: computation of years of service for 

16 voluntary retirement 

17 ‘‘(a) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—For the purpose 

18 of determining whether an officer of the Space Force may 

19 be retired under section 20601 of this title, the officer’s 

20 years of service are computed by adding all active service 

21 in the armed forces. 

22 ‘‘(b) REFERENCE TO SECTION EXCLUDING SERVICE

23 DURING CERTAIN PERIODS.—Section 972(b) of this title 

24 excludes from computation of an officer’s years of service 
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1 for purposes of this section any time identified with re2 spect to that officer under that section. 

3 ‘‘§ 20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for 

4 length of service 

5 ‘‘(a) TWENTY TO THIRTY YEARS.—Under regula6 tions to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, 

7 an enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 

8 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under sec9 tion 20604 of this title may, upon the member’s request, 

10 be retired. 

11 ‘‘(b) THIRTY YEARS OR MORE.—An enlisted member 

12 of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service 

13 computed under section 20604 of this title shall be retired 

14 upon the member’s request. 

15 ‘‘§ 20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of 

16 service for voluntary retirement 

17 ‘‘(a) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—For the purpose 

18 of determining whether an enlisted member of the Space 

19 Force may be retired under section 20603 of this title, 

20 the member’s years of service are computed by adding all 

21 active service in the armed forces. 

22 ‘‘(b) REFERENCE TO SECTION EXCLUDING COUNT23 ING OF CERTAIN SERVICE REQUIRED TO BE MADE UP.— 

24 Time required to be made up under section 972(a) of this 
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1 title may not be counted in computing years of service 

2 under subsection (a). 

3 ‘‘§ 20605. Applicability of other provisions of law re4 lating to retirement 

5 ‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY TO MEMBERS OF THE SPACE

6 FORCE.—Except as specifically provided for by this chap7 ter, the provisions of this title specified in subsection (b) 

8 apply to members of the Space Force as follows: 

9 ‘‘(1) Provisions pertaining to an officer of the 

10 Air Force shall apply to an officer of the Space 

11 Force. 

12 ‘‘(2) Provisions pertaining to an enlisted mem13 ber of the Air Force shall apply to an enlisted mem14 ber of the Space Force. 

15 ‘‘(3) Provisions pertaining to a regular officer 

16 shall apply to an officer who is on sustained duty in 

17 the Space Force. 

18 ‘‘(4) Provisions pertaining to a regular enlisted 

19 member shall apply to an enlisted member who is on 

20 sustained duty in the Space Force. 

21 ‘‘(5) Provisions pertaining to a reserve officer 

22 shall apply to an officer who is in a space force ac23 tive status but not on sustained duty. 

24 ‘‘(6) Provisions pertaining to a reserve enlisted 

25 member shall apply to an enlisted member who is in 
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1 a space force active status but not on sustained 

2 duty. 

3 ‘‘(7) Provisions pertaining to service in a reg4 ular component shall apply to service on sustained 

5 duty. 

6 ‘‘(8) Provisions pertaining to service in a re7 serve component shall apply to service in a space 

8 force active status not on sustained duty. 

9 ‘‘(9) Provisions pertaining to a member of the 

10 Ready Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space 

11 Force who is in a space force active status prior to 

12 being ordered to active duty. 

13 ‘‘(10) Provisions pertaining to a member of the 

14 Retired Reserve shall apply to a member of the 

15 Space Force who has retired under chapter 1223 of 

16 this title. 

17 ‘‘(b) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of this 

18 title referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) Chapter 61, relating to retirement or sepa20 ration for physical disability. 

21 ‘‘(2) Chapter 63, relating to retirement for age. 

22 ‘‘(3) Chapter 69, relating to retired grade. 

23 ‘‘(4) Chapter 71, relating to computation of re24 tired pay. 
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1 ‘‘(5) Chapter 941, relating to retirement from 

2 the Air Force for length of service. 

3 ‘‘(6) Chapter 945, relating to computation of 

4 retired pay. 

5 ‘‘(7) Chapter 1223, relating to retired pay for 

6 non-regular service. 

7 ‘‘(8) Chapter 1225, relating to retired grade.’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended as follows: 

10 (1) RETIRED MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE

11 DUTY.—Section 688(b) is amended— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Regular 

13 Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in14 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

15 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(4) A retired member of the Space Force.’’. 

18 (2) RETIRED GRADE.—Section 9341 is amend19 ed— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘or the Space Force’’ both 

21 places it appears in subsection (a); 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘or a Regular or Reserve 

23 of the Space Force’’ in subsection (b); and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

25 subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(c) SPACE FORCE.—(1) The retired grade of a com2 missioned officer of the Space Force who retires other 

3 than for physical disability is determined under section 

4 1370 or 1370a of this title, as applicable to the officer. 

5 ‘‘(2) Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under 

6 some other provision of law, a member of the Space Force 

7 not covered by paragraph (1) who retires other than for 

8 physical disability retires in the grade that the member 

9 holds on the date of the member’s retirement.’’. 

10 (3) RETIRED GRADE OF ENLISTED MEMBERS

11 AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 9344(b)(2) 

12 is amended by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space 

13 Force’’. 

14 (4) RETIRED LISTS.—Section 9346 is amend15 ed— 

16 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or the 

17 Regular Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a 

18 separate retired list containing the name of 

19 each retired commissioned officer of the Space 

20 Force (other than an officer whose name is on 

21 the list maintained under subsection (b)(2))’’; 

22 (B) in subsection (b)— 

23 (i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 
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1 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

2 and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), re3 spectively; 

4 (iii) in subparagraph (A), as so redes5 ignated, by striking ‘‘, or for commissioned 

6 officers of the Space Force other than of 

7 the Regular Space Force’’; 

8 (iv) in subparagraph (B), as so redes9 ignated, by striking ‘‘or the Space Force’’; 

10 and 

11 (v) by adding at the end the following 

12 new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall maintain a retired list 

14 containing the name of— 

15 ‘‘(A) each person entitled to retired pay 

16 who as a member of the Space Force qualified 

17 for retirement under section 20601 of this title; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) each retired warrant officer or en20 listed member of the Space Force who is ad21 vanced to a commissioned grade.’’; 

22 (C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or the 

23 Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a separate re24 tired list containing the name of each retired 

25 warrant officer of the Space Force’’; and 
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1 (D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or the 

2 Regular Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a 

3 separate retired list containing the name of 

4 each retired enlisted member of the Space 

5 Force’’. 

6 Subtitle B—Conforming Amend7 ments Related to Space Force 

8 Military Personnel System 

9 SEC. 1731. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 

10 FORCE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 10, UNITED 

11 STATES CODE. 

12 (a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONNEL.—Part II 

13 of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

14 as follows: 

15 (1) GENDER-FREE BASIS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF

16 ORIGINAL ENLISTMENTS.— 

17 (A) Section 9132 by striking ‘‘Regular’’ 

18 before ‘‘Space Force’’. 

19 (B) The heading of such section is amend20 ed by striking the fifth word. 

21 (2) REENLISTMENT AFTER SERVICE AS AN OF22 FICER.— 

23 (A) Section 9138(a) is amended by strik24 ing ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’ both 

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1 (B) The heading of section 9138 is amend2 ed by striking the fifth word. 

3 (3) WARRANT OFFICERS: ORIGINAL APPOINT4 MENT; QUALIFICATIONS.—Section 9160 is amended 

5 by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 

6 (4) SERVICE AS AN OFFICER TO BE COUNTED

7 AS ENLISTED SERVICE.—Section 9252 is amended 

8 by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 

9 (5) CHAPTER HEADING.— 

10 (A) The heading of chapter 915 is amend11 ed to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘CHAPTER 915—APPOINTMENTS IN THE 

13 REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE 

14 SPACE FORCE’’. 

15 (B) The tables of chapters at the begin16 ning of subtitle D, and at the beginning of part 

17 II of subtitle D of such title, are each amended 

18 by striking the item relating to chapter 915 and 

19 inserting the following new item: 

‘‘915. Appointments in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force 9151’’. 

20 (b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRAINING GEN21 ERALLY.—Section 9401 of such title is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (b)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘or the Regular Space 

24 Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and 
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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘or one of the Space 

2 Force in a space force active status not on sus3 tained duty,’’ after ‘‘on the active-duty list,’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (c)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘or Reserve of the Space 

6 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or member of the Space 

7 Force in a space force active status not on sus8 tained duty’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘the Reserve’s consent’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘the member’s consent’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (f)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘the Regular Space Force’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘of Space Force members on sus14 tained duty’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘the Space Force Reserve’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘of Space Force members in an 

17 active status not on sustained duty’’. 

18 (c) PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE AIR FORCE

19 ACADEMY.—Chapter 953 of such title is amended as fol20 lows: 

21 (1) PERMANENT PROFESSORS; DIRECTOR OF

22 ADMISSIONS.—Section 9436 is amended— 

23 (A) in subsection (a)— 

24 (i) by striking ‘‘the equivalent grade 

25 in’’ both places it appears; 
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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 

2 after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’ the first place it 

3 appears; 

4 (iii) by striking ‘‘and a permanent’’ 

5 and all that follows through ‘‘in the Reg6 ular Air Force’’; and 

7 (B) in subsection (b)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘the equivalent grade 

9 in’’ both places it appears and inserting 

10 ‘‘the grade of lieutenant colonel in’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Space Force 

12 has the grade equivalent to the grade of 

13 colonel in the Regular Air Force’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Space Force has the grade of 

15 colonel in the Space Force’’. 

16 (2) APPOINTMENT OF CADETS.—Section 

17 9442(b) is amended— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘, or 

19 the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘members of reserve 

20 components’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Reg22 ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 

23 (3) AGREEMENT OF CADETS TO SERVE AS OF24 FICERS.—Section 9448(a) is amended— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘Reg2 ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (i) in the matter preceding subpara5 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or to terminate 

6 the officer’s order to sustained duty in the 

7 Space Force’’ after ‘‘resign as a regular of8 ficer’’; 

9 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘or as a Reserve in the Space Force for 

11 service in the Space Force Reserve’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘or will accept further assign13 ment in a space force active status’’; and 

14 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

15 ‘‘, or the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘that reserve 

16 component’’. 

17 (4) HAZING.—Section 9452(c) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force,’’ and in19 serting, ‘‘or Marine Corps, or in the Space Force,’’. 

20 (5) COMMISSION UPON GRADUATION.—Section 

21 9453(b) is amended— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘or in the equivalent grade 

23 in the Regular Space Force’’; and 
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1 (B) by inserting before the period the fol2 lowing: ‘‘or a second lieutenant in the Space 

3 Force under section 531 or 20201 of this title’’. 

4 (d) PROVISIONS RELATING TO SCHOOLS AND

5 CAMPS.—Chapter 957 of such title is amended as follows: 

6 (1) PURPOSE.—Section 9481 is amended— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘to qualify them for ap8 pointment’’ and inserting ‘‘to qualify them 

9 for— 

10 ‘‘(1) appointment’’; 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘or the Space Force Re12 serve.’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

14 paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(2) appointment as officers, or enlistment as 

16 noncommissioned officers, for service in the Space 

17 Force in a space force active status.’’. 

18 (2) OPERATION.—Section 9482(4) is amended 

19 by striking ‘‘or the Regular Space Force’’ and in20 serting ‘‘or members of the Space Force in an active 

21 status’’. 
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1 SEC. 1732. AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE A OF TITLE 10, 

2 UNITED STATES CODE. 

3 (a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO ORGANIZATION AND

4 GENERAL MILITARY POWERS.—Part I of subtitle A of 

5 title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 

6 (1) ANNUAL DEFENSE MANPOWER REPORT.— 

7 Section 115a(d)(3)(F) is amended by inserting be8 fore the period the following: ‘‘or, in the case of the 

9 Space Force, officers ordered to active duty other 

10 than under section 20105(b) of this title’’. 

11 (2) SUSPENSION OF END-STRENGTH AND

12 OTHER STRENGTH LIMITATIONS IN TIME OF WAR OR

13 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—Section 123a(a)(2) is 

14 amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘a 

15 reserve component’’. 

16 (3) DEPUTY COMMANDER OF USNORTHCOM.— 

17 Section 164(e)(4) is amended— 

18 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘shall be a’’ and all that 

20 follows and inserting ‘‘shall be— 

21 ‘‘(i) a qualified officer of a reserve 

22 component who is eligible for promotion to 

23 the grade of lieutenant general or, in the 

24 case of the Navy, vice admiral; or 

25 ‘‘(ii) a qualified officer of the Space 

26 Force whose prior service includes service 
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1 in a space force active status other than 

2 sustained duty and who is eligible for pro3 motion to the grade of lieutenant gen4 eral.’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

6 subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(B) The requirement in subparagraph (A) 

8 does not apply when the officer serving as com9 mander of the combatant command described in 

10 that subparagraph is (i) a reserve component 

11 officer, or (ii) an officer of the Space Force 

12 whose prior service includes service in a space 

13 force active status other than sustained duty.’’. 

14 (4) READINESS REPORTS.—Section 482(a) is 

15 amended by inserting ‘‘and the Space Force’’ after 

16 ‘‘active and reserve components’’ in paragraphs (1) 

17 and (2). 

18 (b) DOPMA OFFICER PERSONNEL PROVISIONS.— 

19 Chapter 36 of such title is amended as follows: 

20 (1) NONDISCLOSURE OF BOARD PRO21 CEEDINGS.—Section 613a is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘573, 611, or 628’’ and inserting ‘‘573, 611, 628, 

23 or 20211’’ in subsections (a) and (c). 

24 (2) INFORMATION FURNISHED TO SELECTION

25 BOARDS.—Section 615(a) is amended— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 

2 20211’’ after ‘‘section 611(a)’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 ‘‘regular officer’’ and all that follows and 

6 inserting ‘‘regular officer or an officer in 

7 the Space Force, a grade above captain or, 

8 in the case of the Navy, lieutenant.’’; and 

9 (ii) in subparagraph (D)— 

10 (I) by striking ‘‘major general,’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘major general or’’; and 

12 (II) by striking ‘‘or, in the case 

13 of the Space Force, the equivalent 

14 grade,’’. 

15 (3) ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PRO16 MOTION: TIME-IN-GRADE AND OTHER REQUIRE17 MENTS.—Section 619(a) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’ each place it ap19 pears and inserting ‘‘or Marine Corps’’. 

20 (4) AUTHORITY TO VACATE PROMOTIONS TO

21 GRADES OF BRIGADIER GENERAL AND REAR ADMI22 RAL (LOWER HALF).—Section 625(b) is amended— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

24 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or Marine Corps’’; and 
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1 (B) adding at the end the following new 

2 sentence: ‘‘An officer of the Space Force whose 

3 promotion is vacated under this section holds 

4 the grade of colonel.’’. 

5 (5) ACCEPTANCE OF PROMOTIONS; OATH OF

6 OFFICE.—Subsections (a) and (b) of section 626 are 

7 amended by striking ‘‘section 624’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘section 624 or 20251’’. 

9 (6) SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARD.—Sec10 tion 628a is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘major general,’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘major general or’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘, or an equivalent 

15 grade in the Space Force’’; 

16 (B) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the 

17 end the following new sentence: ‘‘However, in 

18 the case of an officer on the space force officer 

19 list, the provisions of sections 618, 20215, and 

20 20216 of this title apply to the report and pro21 ceedings of a special selection review board con22 vened under this section in the same manner as 

23 they apply to report and proceedings of a pro24 motion board convened under section 20211 of 

25 this title.’’, and 
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1 (C) in subsection (f)(1), by adding at the 

2 end the following new sentence: ‘‘However, if 

3 the report of a special selection review board 

4 convened under this section recommends the 

5 sustainment of the recommendation for pro6 motion to the next higher grade of an officer on 

7 the space force officer list who was referred to 

8 it for review under this section, and the Presi9 dent approves the report, the officer shall, as 

10 soon as practicable, be appointed to the grade 

11 in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of 

12 section 20251 of this title.’’. 

13 (7) REMOVAL FROM LIST OF OFFICERS REC14 OMMENDED FOR PROMOTION.—Section 629 is 

15 amended— 

16 (A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or 

17 20251(c)’’ after ‘‘section 624(c)’’; and 

18 (B) in subsections (c)(1) and (c)(4)— 

19 (i) by inserting ‘‘or 20251(a)’’ after 

20 ‘‘section 624(a)’’; and 

21 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or 20251(c)’’ after 

22 ‘‘section 624(c)’’. 

23 (8) RETIREMENT FOR YEARS OF SERVICE.— 

24 (A) LIEUTENANT COLONELS.—Section 

25 633(a) is amended— 
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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 

2 as’’; 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 

4 Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in5 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

6 (iii) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) 

9 or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force 

10 who holds the grade of lieutenant colonel who is not 

11 on a list of officers recommended for promotion to 

12 the grade of colonel shall, if not earlier retired, be 

13 retired on the first day of the month after the month 

14 in which the officer completes 28 years of active 

15 commissioned service.’’. 

16 (B) COLONELS.—Section 634(a) is amend17 ed— 

18 (i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 

19 as’’; 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 

21 Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in22 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

23 (iii) by adding at the end the fol24 lowing new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) 

2 or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force 

3 who holds the grade of colonel who is not on a list 

4 of officers recommended for promotion to the grade 

5 of brigadier general shall, if not earlier retired, be 

6 retired on the first day of the month after the month 

7 in which the officer completes 30 years of active 

8 commissioned service.’’. 

9 (C) BRIGADIER GENERALS.—Section 635 

10 is amended— 

11 (i) by inserting ‘‘(a) ARMY, NAVY, AIR

12 FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS.—’’ before 

13 ‘‘Except as’’; 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 

15 Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in16 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

17 (iii) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(b) SPACE FORCE.—Except as provided under sec20 tion 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space 

21 Force who holds the grade of brigadier general who is not 

22 on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the 

23 grade of major general shall, if not earlier retired, be re24 tired as specified in subsection (a).’’. 
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1 (D) OFFICERS IN GRADES ABOVE BRIGA2 DIER GENERAL.—Section 636(a) is amended— 

3 (i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 

4 as’’; 

5 (ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 

6 Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in7 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

8 (iii) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(2) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) 

11 and under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each 

12 officer of the Space Force who holds the grade of 

13 major general shall, if not earlier retired, be retired 

14 as specified in paragraph (1).’’. 

15 (E) SECTION HEADINGS.— 

16 (i) The heading of section 633 is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘lieutenant colo18 nels and’’ and inserting ‘‘and Space 

19 Force lieutenant colonels; regular 

20 Navy’’. 

21 (ii) The heading of section 634 is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘colonels and’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘and Space Force colo24 nels; regular’’. 
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1 (iii) The heading of section 635 is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘brigadier gen3 erals and’’ and inserting ‘‘and Space 

4 Force brigadier generals; regular 

5 Navy’’. 

6 (iv) The heading of section 636 is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘officers in 

8 grades above brigadier general 

9 and’’ and inserting ‘‘and Space Force 

10 officers in grades above brigadier 

11 general; regular Navy officers in 

12 grades above’’. 

13 (c) MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR JOINT QUALIFIED

14 OFFICERS.—Section 661(a) of such title is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, and Space 

16 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and Marine Corps’’; and 

17 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and officers of the Space 

18 Force on the space force officer list,’’ after ‘‘active19 duty list’’. 

20 (d) LEAVE.—Chapter 40 of such title is amended as 

21 follows: 

22 (1) ENTITLEMENT AND ACCUMULATION.—Sec23 tion 701 is amended— 

24 (A) in subsection (h)— 
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1 (i) by inserting at the end of para2 graph (2) the following new subparagraph: 

3 ‘‘(D) A member of the Space Force in a 

4 space force active status, not on sustained 

5 duty.’’; and 

6 (ii) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6), by 

7 inserting ‘‘, or of the Space Force,’’ after 

8 ‘‘member of a reserve component’’; and 

9 (B) in subsection (i), by inserting ‘‘, or of 

10 the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘member of a reserve 

11 component’’. 

12 (2) PAYMENT UPON DISAPPROVAL OF CERTAIN

13 BOARD OF INQUIRY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXCESS

14 LEAVE REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN.—Section 

15 707a(a)(1) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 20503’’ 

16 after ‘‘section 1182(c)(2)’’. 

17 (3) CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETEN18 TION OF MEMBERS.—Section 710 is amended— 

19 (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or of 

20 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘regular components’’; 

21 (B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or 

22 a Space Force officer in a space force active 

23 status not on active duty under section 

24 20105(b) of this title,’’ after ‘‘officer’’; 
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1 (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting be2 fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘or, in 

3 the case of a member of the Space Force on 

4 sustained duty, to accept release from sustained 

5 duty orders and to serve in a space force active 

6 status’’; and 

7 (D) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 

8 ‘‘chapter 36 or 1405’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 

9 36, 1405, or 2005’’. 

10 (e) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF OFFICES WHO MAY

11 BE FROCKED TO A HIGHER GRADE.—Section 777(d)(2) 

12 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, or for the Space 

13 Force, the space force officer list,’’ after ‘‘active-duty list’’. 

14 (f) UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.—Chapter 

15 47 of such title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 

16 is amended as follows: 

17 (1) PERSONS SUBJECT TO UCMJ.—Section 802 

18 (article 2) is amended— 

19 (A) in subsection (a)— 

20 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 

21 ‘‘and members of the Space Force on ac22 tive duty under section 20105 of this 

23 title,’’ after ‘‘regular component of the 

24 armed forces,’’; 
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1 (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by insert2 ing ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘reserve 

3 component’’; 

4 (iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, 

5 or retired members of the Space Force who 

6 qualified for a non-regular retirement and 

7 are receiving retired pay,’’ after ‘‘a reserve 

8 component’’; and 

9 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

10 new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(14) Retired members of the Space Force who 

12 qualified for a regular retirement under section 

13 20603 of this title and are receiving retired pay.’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) in subsection (d)— 

16 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 

17 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘reserve compo18 nent’’; 

19 (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 

20 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘a reserve compo21 nent’’; and 

22 (iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or 

23 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘in a regular com24 ponent of the armed forces’’. 
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1 (2) JURISDICTION TO TRY CERTAIN PER2 SONNEL.—Subsection (d) of section 803 (article 3) 

3 is amended by inserting, ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 

4 ‘‘reserve component’’. 

5 (3) ARTICLES TO BE EXPLAINED.—Section 937 

6 (article 137) is amended— 

7 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub9 paragraph (A); 

10 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

11 of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

12 and 

13 (iii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing new subparagraph: 

15 ‘‘(C) the member’s initial entrance on ac16 tive duty or into a space force active status.’’; 

17 (B) in subsection (a)(2)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

19 subparagraph (A); 

20 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

21 (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

22 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

23 (A) the following new subparagraph: 

24 ‘‘(B) after a member of Space Force has 

25 completed six months of sustained duty or in 
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1 the case of a member not on sustained duty, 

2 after the member has completed basic or recruit 

3 training; and’’; 

4 (C) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting 

5 ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘in a reserve com6 ponent’’; and 

7 (D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or to a 

8 member of a reserve component,’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘, to a member of a reserve component, or to 

10 a member of the Space Force,’’. 

11 (f) RESTRICTION ON PERFORMANCE OF CIVIL FUNC12 TIONS BY OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 

13 973(b)(1) of such title 10 is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara15 graph (B); 

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub17 paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub19 paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(D) to an officer on the space force offi21 cer list serving on active duty under section 

22 20105(b) of this title or under a call or order 

23 to active duty for a period in excess of 270 

24 days.’’. 
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1 (h) USE OF COMMISSARY STORES AND MWR RETAIL

2 FACILITIES.—Section 1063 of such title is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (c)— 

4 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

5 SPACE FORCE’’ after ‘‘RESERVE’’; and 

6 (B) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 

7 after ‘‘reserve component’’; 

8 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

9 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 

10 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol11 lowing new subsection (d): 

12 ‘‘(d) MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.—A member 

13 of the Space Force in a space force active status who is 

14 not on sustained duty shall be permitted to use com15 missary stores and MWR retail facilities under the same 

16 conditions as specified in subsection (a) for a member of 

17 the Selected Reserve.’’; and 

18 (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para19 graph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ in 

20 paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or 

21 (d)’’. 

22 (i) MEMBERS INVOLUNTARY SEPARATED.— 

23 (1) ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS AND

24 SERVICES.—Section 1141 of such title is amended— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para2 graph (3); 

3 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

4 paragraph (4) and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraphs: 

7 ‘‘(5) in the case of an officer of the Space 

8 Force (other than a retired officer), the officer is in9 voluntarily discharged or released from active duty 

10 under other than adverse conditions, as character11 ized by the Secretary of the Air Force; and 

12 ‘‘(6) in the case of an enlisted member of the 

13 Space Force, the member is— 

14 ‘‘(A) denied reenlistment; or 

15 ‘‘(B) involuntarily discharged or released 

16 from active duty under other than adverse con17 ditions, as characterized by the Secretary of the 

18 Air Force.’’. 

19 (2) SEPARATION PAY.—Section 1174(a)(2) of 

20 such title is amended by striking ‘‘, Marine Corps, 

21 or Space Force’’ both places it appears and inserting 

22 ‘‘or Marine Corps’’. 

23 (j) BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY

24 RECORDS.—Chapter 79 of such title is amended as fol25 lows: 
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1 (1) REVIEW OF ACTIONS OF SELECTION

2 BOARDS AND CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.— 

3 Section 1558 is amended— 

4 (A) inserting ‘‘, or the Space Force,’’ after 

5 ‘‘reserve component’’ each place it appears; and 

6 (B) in subsection (b)— 

7 (i) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking 

8 ‘‘section 628 or 14502’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘section 628, 14502, or 20252’’; 

10 (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 

11 ‘‘or 14705’’ and inserting ‘‘14507, or 

12 20403’’; and 

13 (iii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by strik14 ing ‘‘or 14101(a)’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘14101(a), or 20211’’. 

16 (2) TITLE OF AIR FORCE SERVICE REVIEW

17 AGENCY.— 

18 (A) Sections 1555(c)(3) and 1557(f)(3) 

19 are amended by inserting ‘‘the Department of’’ 

20 after ‘‘Air Force,’’. 

21 (B) Section 1556(a) is amended by insert22 ing ‘‘the Department of’’ after ‘‘the Army Re23 view Boards Agency,’’. 
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1 (C) Section 1559(c)(3) is amended by in2 serting ‘‘the Department of the’’ after ‘‘Air 

3 Force,’’. 

4 (k) MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS.—Chapter 88 of 

5 such title is amended as follows: 

6 (1) MEMBERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

7 MILITARY READINESS COUNCIL.—Section 

8 1781a(b)(1)(B)(iii) is amended— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘member and’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘member,’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and one of whom shall 

12 be the spouse or parent of a member of the 

13 Space Force’’ after ‘‘parent of a reserve compo14 nent member’’. 

15 (2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY AND

16 PLANS FOR MILITARY FAMILY READINESS.—Section 

17 1781b is amended— 

18 (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘mili19 tary families of members of the regular compo20 nents and military families of members of the 

21 reserve components’’ and inserting ‘‘military 

22 families of members of the regular components, 

23 the reserve components, and the Space Force’’; 

24 and 

25 (B) in subsection (c)(2)— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘both’’; and 

2 (ii) by striking ‘‘military families of 

3 members of the regular components and 

4 military families of members of the reserve 

5 components’’ and inserting ‘‘military fami6 lies of members of the regular components, 

7 members of the reserve components, and 

8 members of the Space Force’’. 

9 (l) TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 

10 (1) PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY

11 TRAINING OR EDUCATION.—Section 2007 of such 

12 title is amended by adding at the end the following 

13 new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(g) The provisions of this section pertaining to mem15 bers of the Ready Reserve, the Selected Reserve, or the 

16 Individual Ready Reserve also apply to members of the 

17 Space Force in a space force active status who are not 

18 on active duty.’’. 

19 (2) ROTC FINANCIAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM FOR

20 SPECIALLY SELECTED MEMBERS.—Section 2107 of 

21 such title is amended— 

22 (A) in subsection (a)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘Navy,’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘Navy or’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘or as an officer in the 

2 equivalent grade in the Space Force’’; and 

3 (B) by adding at the end the following a 

4 new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(k) APPLICABILITY TO SPACE FORCE.—(1) Provi6 sions of this section referring to a regular commission, 

7 regular officer, or a commission in a regular component 

8 shall be treated as also referring to the commission of an 

9 officer, or an officer, who is a commissioned officer in the 

10 Space Force serving on active duty pursuant to section 

11 20105(b) of this title. 

12 ‘‘(2) Provisions of this section referring to a reserve 

13 commission, reserve officer, or a commission in a reserve 

14 component shall be treated as also referring to the com15 mission of an officer, or an officer, who is a commissioned 

16 officer in the Space Force not serving on active duty pur17 suant to section 20105(b) of this title.’’. 

18 (3) DUTY AS ROTC ADMINISTRATORS AND IN19 STRUCTORS.—Section 2111 of such title is amended 

20 by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

21 ‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force may detail mem22 bers of the Space Force in the same manner as reg23 ular and reserve members of the Air Force.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1733. TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE (VETERANS’ 

2 BENEFITS). 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

4 (1) GENERAL DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of 

5 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (A) in paragraph (23), by inserting ‘‘, or 

7 for members of the Space Force in a space 

8 force active status (as defined in section 

9 101(e)(1) of title 10),’’ in subparagraphs (A) 

10 and (B) after ‘‘(including commissioned officers 

11 of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Serv12 ice)’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (27)— 

14 (i) by striking subparagraph (E); and 

15 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

16 (F), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (E), 

17 (F), and (G), respectively. 

18 (2) DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF SGLI.— 

19 Section 1965 of such title is amended— 

20 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 

21 by members of the Space Force in a space force 

22 active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of 

23 title 10) but not on sustained duty under sec24 tion 20105 of title 10,’’ after ‘‘for Reserves’’; 

25 and 
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1 (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 

2 for members of the Space Force in a space 

3 force active status (as defined in section 

4 101(e)(1) of title 10),’’ after ‘‘(including com5 missioned officers of the Reserve Corps of the 

6 Public Health Service)’’. 

7 (b) PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR INTERMENT IN NA8 TIONAL CEMETERIES.—Section 2402(a) of such title is 

9 amended in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘ any member of 

10 the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘a Reserve component of the 

11 Armed Forces,’’. 

12 (c) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 

13 (1) MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—Section 

14 3011(a)(3)(D) of such title is amended by inserting 

15 ‘‘or for further service in the Space Force in a space 

16 force active status not on sustained duty under sec17 tion 20105 of title 10’’ after ‘‘of the Armed 

18 Forces,’’. 

19 (2) POST 9-11 GI BILL.—Section 3311(c)(3) of 

20 such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, or for further 

21 service in the Space Force in a space force active 

22 status not on sustained duty under section 20105 of 

23 title 10,’’ after ‘‘of the Armed Forces’’ the second 

24 place it appears. 
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1 Subtitle C—Transition Provisions 

2 SEC. 1741. TRANSITION PERIOD. 

3 In this subtitle, the term ‘‘transition period’’ means 

4 the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

5 Act and ending on the last day of the fourth fiscal year 

6 beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 SEC. 1742. CHANGE OF DUTY STATUS OF MEMBERS OF THE 

8 SPACE FORCE. 

9 (a) CHANGE OF DUTY STATUS.— 

10 (1) CONVERSION OF STATUS AND ORDER TO

11 SUSTAINED DUTY.—During the transition period, 

12 the Secretary of the Air Force shall change the duty 

13 status of each member of the Regular Space Force 

14 to space force active status and shall, at the same 

15 time, order the member to sustained duty under sec16 tion 20105 of title 10, United States Code, as added 

17 by section 1715. Any such order may be made with18 out regard to any otherwise applicable requirement 

19 that such an order be made only with the consent 

20 of the member or as specified in an enlistment 

21 agreement or active-duty service commitment. 

22 (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec23 tion, the terms ‘‘space force active status’’ and ‘‘sus24 tained duty’’ have the meanings given those terms 
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1 by subsection (e) of section 101 of title 10, United 

2 States Code, as added by section 1713(a). 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE OF DUTY STA4 TUS.—The change of a member’s duty status and order 

5 to sustained duty in accordance with subsection (a) shall 

6 be effective on the date specified by the Secretary of the 

7 Air Force, but not later than the last day of the transition 

8 period. 

9 SEC. 1743. TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE OF MEMBERS 

10 OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE. 

11 (a) TRANSFER OF MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE RE12 SERVE.— 

13 (1) OFFICERS.—During the transition period, 

14 the Secretary of Defense may, with the officer’s con15 sent, transfer a covered officer of the Air Force Re16 serve to, and appoint the officer in, the Space Force. 

17 (2) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—During the transi18 tion period, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

19 transfer each covered enlisted member of the Air 

20 Force Reserve to the Space Force, other than those 

21 members who do not consent to the transfer. 

22 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFERS.—Each 

23 transfer under this subsection shall be effective on 

24 the date specified by the Secretary of Defense, in the 

25 case of an officer, or the Secretary of the Air Force, 
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1 in the case of an enlisted member, but not later than 

2 the last day of the transition period. 

3 (b) REGULATIONS.—Transfers under subsection (a) 

4 shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the 

5 Secretary of Defense. In the case of an officer, applicable 

6 regulations shall include those prescribed pursuant to sec7 tion 716 of title 10, United States Code. 

8 (c) TERM OF INITIAL ENLISTMENT IN SPACE

9 FORCE.—In the case of a covered enlisted member who 

10 is transferred to the Space Force in accordance with sub11 section (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the 

12 initial enlistment of the member in the Space Force for 

13 a period of less than 2 years, but only if the period of 

14 enlistment in the Space Force is not less than the period 

15 remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in the member’s 

16 term of enlistment in the Air Force Reserve. 

17 (d) END STRENGTH ADJUSTMENTS UPON TRANS18 FERS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE TO SPACE FORCE.— 

19 During the transition period, upon the transfer of a mis20 sion of the Air Force Reserve to the Space Force— 

21 (1) the end strength authorized for the Space 

22 Force pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of title 10, 

23 United States Code, for the fiscal year during which 

24 the transfer occurs shall be increased by the number 

25 of billets associated with that mission; and 
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1 (2) the end strength authorized for the Air 

2 Force Reserve pursuant to section 115(a)(2) of such 

3 title for such fiscal year shall be decreased by the 

4 same number. 

5 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—For purposes of 

6 the transfer of covered members of the Air Force Reserve 

7 in accordance with subsection (a)— 

8 (1) the Air Force Reserve and the Space Force 

9 shall be considered to be components of the same 

10 Armed Force; and 

11 (2) the space force officer list shall be consid12 ered to be an active-duty list of an Armed Force. 

13 (f) RETRAINING AND REASSIGNMENT FOR MEMBERS

14 NOT TRANSFERRING.—If a covered member of the Air 

15 Force Reserve does not consent to transfer to the Space 

16 Force in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of 

17 the Air Force may, as determined appropriate by the Sec18 retary in the case of the individual member, provide the 

19 member retraining and reassignment within the Air Force 

20 Reserve. 

21 (g) COVERED MEMBERS.—For purposes of this sec22 tion, the term ‘‘covered’’, with respect to a member of the 

23 Air Force Reserve, means— 

24 (1) a member who as of the date of the enact25 ment of this Act holds an Air Force specialty code 
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1 for a specialty held by members of the Space Force; 

2 and 

3 (2) any other member designated by the Sec4 retary of the Air Force for the purposes of this sec5 tion. 

6 SEC. 1744. PLACEMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE SPACE 

7 FORCE OFFICER LIST. 

8 (a) PLACEMENT ON LIST.—Officers of the Space 

9 Force whose duty status is changed in accordance with 

10 section 1742, and officers of the Air Force Reserve who 

11 transfer to the Space Force in accordance with section 

12 1743, shall be placed on the Space Force officer list in 

13 an order determined by their respective grades and dates 

14 of rank. 

15 (b) OFFICERS OF SAME GRADE AND DATE OF

16 RANK.—Among officers of the same grade and date of 

17 rank, placement on the Space Force officer list shall be 

18 in the order of their rank as determined in accordance 

19 with section 741(c) of title 10, United States Code. 

20 SEC. 1745. DISESTABLISHMENT OF REGULAR SPACE 

21 FORCE. 

22 (a) DISESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Air 

23 Force shall disestablish the Regular Space Force not later 

24 than the end of the transition period, once there are no 

25 longer any members remaining in the Regular Space 
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1 Force. The Regular Space Force shall be disestablished 

2 upon the completion of the change of duty status of all 

3 members of the Space Force pursuant to section 1742 and 

4 certification by the Secretary of the Air Force to the con5 gressional defense committees that there are no longer any 

6 members of the Regular Space Force. 

7 (b) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE IN FEDERAL REG8 ISTER.—The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Reg9 ister notice of the disestablishment of the Regular Space 

10 Force, including the date thereof, together with any cer11 tification submitted pursuant to subsection (a). 

12 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.— 

13 (1) REPEAL.—Section 9085 of title 10, United 

14 States Code, relating to the composition of the Reg15 ular Space Force, is repealed. 

16 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

17 by this subsection shall take effect on the date on 

18 which the certification is submitted under subsection 

19 (a). 

20 SEC. 1746. END STRENGTH FLEXIBILITY. 

21 (a) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO VARY END

22 STRENGTHS.— 

23 (1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 

24 115(g) of title 10, United States Code, upon deter25 mination by the Secretary of the Air Force that such 
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1 action would enhance manning and readiness in es2 sential units or in critical specialties, the Secretary 

3 may vary the end strength authorized by Congress 

4 for a fiscal year as follows: 

5 (A) Increase the end strength authorized 

6 pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title 

7 for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a num8 ber equal to not more than 5 percent of such 

9 authorized end strength. 

10 (B) Decrease the end strength authorized 

11 pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title 

12 for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a num13 ber equal to not more than 10 percent of such 

14 authorized end strength. 

15 (2) TERMINATION.—The authority provided 

16 under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the last day 

17 of the transition period. 

18 (b) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FOR THE SPACE FORCE

19 FROM END STRENGTH GRADE RESTRICTIONS.—Sections 

20 517 and 523 of title 10, United States Code, shall not 

21 apply to the Space Force during the transition period. 

22 SEC. 1747. PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY. 

23 (a) PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY.—During 

24 the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

25 convene selection boards to consider officers on the space 
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1 force officer list for promotion, and may promote Space 

2 Force officers selected by such boards, in accordance with 

3 any of the following provisions of title 10, United States 

4 Code: 

5 (1) Chapter 36. 

6 (2) Part III of subtitle E. 

7 (3) Chapter 2005, as added by section 1716. 

8 (b) COORDINATION OF PROVISIONS.— 

9 (1) For a selection board convened pursuant to 

10 subsection (a) to consider members of the Space 

11 Force for promotion in accordance with chapter 36 

12 of such title— 

13 (A) provisions that apply to an officer of a 

14 regular component of the Armed Forces shall 

15 apply to an officer of the Space Force; and 

16 (B) the space force officer list shall be con17 sidered to be an active-duty list. 

18 (2) For a selection board convened pursuant to 

19 pursuant to subsection (a) to consider members of 

20 the Space Force for promotion in accordance with 

21 part III of subtitle E of such title— 

22 (A) provisions that apply to an officer of a 

23 reserve component of the Armed Forces shall 

24 apply to an officer of the Space Force; and 
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1 (B) the space force officer list shall be con2 sidered to be a reserve active-status list. 

3 (3) For a selection board convened pursuant to 

4 subsection (a) to consider members of the Space 

5 Force for promotion in accordance with either chap6 ter 36 or part III of subtitle E of such title— 

7 (A) section 20213 of such title shall apply 

8 to the composition of the selection board; 

9 (B) the provisions of chapter 2005 of such 

10 title regarding officers on the space force officer 

11 list eligible to be considered for promotion to 

12 the grade of brigadier general or major general 

13 shall apply; 

14 (C) section 20216 of such title shall apply; 

15 and 

16 (D) the provisions of chapter 36 or part 

17 III of subtitle E of such title, as the case may 

18 be, regarding failure of selection for promotion 

19 shall apply. 

20 (c) EFFECT OF USING NEW CHAPTER 2005 AU21 THORITIES.—If the Secretary of the Air Force convenes 

22 a selection board under chapter 2005 of title 10, United 

23 States Code, as added by section 1716, to consider officers 

24 on the space force officer list in a particular grade and 

25 competitive category for selection for promotion to the 
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1 next higher grade, the Secretary may not convene a future 

2 selection board pursuant to subsection (a) to consider offi3 cers of the same grade and competitive category under 

4 chapter 36 or part III of subtitle E of such title. 

5 Subtitle D—Other Amendments 

6 Related to the Space Force 

7 SEC. 1751. TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 

8 (a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION

9 OF GRADES FOR OFFICERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.—Title 

10 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 

11 (1) COMMISSIONED OFFICER GRADES.—Section 

12 9151 is amended by inserting ‘‘and in the Space 

13 Force’’ after ‘‘in the Regular Air Force’’. 

14 (2) RANK.—Section 741(a) is amended in the 

15 table by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Marine Corps, and Space Force’’. 

17 (3) DEFINITION OF GENERAL OFFICER.—Sec18 tion 101(b)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine 

19 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

20 Force’’. 

21 (4) TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS TO POSITIONS

22 DESIGNATED TO CARRY THE GRADE OF GENERAL OR

23 LIEUTENANT GENERAL.—Section 601(e) is amend24 ed— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ and in2 serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force or’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘or the commensurate 

4 grades in the Space Force,’’. 

5 (5) RETIRED GRADE OF OFFICERS.—Section 

6 1370 is amended as follows: 

7 (A) Subsection (a)(2) is amended by strik8 ing ‘‘major general’’ and all that follows in sub9 paragraphs (A) and (B) and inserting ‘‘major 

10 general or rear admiral.’’. 

11 (B) Subsection (b) is amended— 

12 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (I) by striking ‘‘or Marine 

14 Corps’’ and all that follows through 

15 ‘‘the Space Force,’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Marine Corps, or, Space Force or 

17 lieutenant in the Navy,’’; and 

18 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

19 striking ‘‘major general’’ and all that 

20 follow through ‘‘Space Force’’ and in21 serting ‘‘major general or rear admi22 ral’’; 

23 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or 

24 Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 

25 ‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
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1 Corps, or Space Force or captain in the 

2 Navy,’’; 

3 (iii) in paragraph (5)— 

4 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik5 ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 

6 follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

8 Force or lieutenant commander in the 

9 Navy,’’; 

10 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

11 striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 

12 that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 

14 Space Force or commander or captain 

15 in the Navy,’’; and 

16 (III) in subparagraph (C), by 

17 striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 

18 that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 

20 Space Force or rear admiral (lower 

21 half) or rear admiral in the Navy,’’; 

22 and 

23 (iv) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, or 

24 an equivalent grade in the Space Force,’’. 
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1 (C) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by ‘‘or 

2 Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 

3 ‘‘Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 

4 Space Force or vice admiral or admiral in the 

5 Navy’’. 

6 (D) Subsection (d) is amended— 

7 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 

8 Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 

9 ‘‘Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

10 Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in 

11 the Navy’’; and 

12 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or 

13 Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 

14 ‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

15 Corps, or Space Force or captain in the 

16 Navy,’’. 

17 (E) Subsection (e)(2) is amended by strik18 ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that follows 

19 through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

20 Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admi21 ral in the Navy,’’. 

22 (F) Subsection (f) is amended— 

23 (i) in paragraph (3)— 

24 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik25 ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 
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1 follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

3 Force or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 

4 and 

5 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

6 striking ‘‘ ‘or Marine Corps’ and all 

7 that follows through ‘Space Force’ 

8 and inserting ′′Marine Corps, or Space 

9 Force or vice admiral or admiral in 

10 the Navy’’; and 

11 (ii) in paragraph (6)— 

12 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik13 ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 

14 follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

16 Force or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 

17 and 

18 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

19 striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 

20 that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 

22 Space Force or vice admiral or admi23 ral in the Navy’’. 

24 (6) HONORARY PROMOTIONS.—Sections 

25 1563(c)(1) and 1563a(a)(1) are each amended— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘general,’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘general or’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘, or an equivalent grade 

4 in the Space Force’’. 

5 (7) AIR FORCE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 

6 9020(a) is amended by striking ‘‘the general, flag, 

7 or equivalent officers of’’. 

8 (b) OTHER TITLE 10 AMENDMENTS.—Such title is 

9 further amended as follows: 

10 (1) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RETIRED MEM11 BERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 690(a) 

12 is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ and in13 serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force,’’. 

14 (2) THE UNIFORM.—Section 772(i) is amend15 ed— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘an Air Force School’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘an Air Force or Space Force school’’; 

18 and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘aviation badges of the Air 

20 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘aviation or space badges 

21 of the Air Force or Space Force’’. 

22 (3) MEMBERSHIP IN MILITARY UNIONS, ORGA23 NIZING OF MILITARY UNIONS, AND RECOGNITION OF

24 MILITARY UNIONS PROHIBITED.—Section 976(a) is 

25 amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ in para-
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1 graph (1)(C) after ‘‘member of a Reserve compo2 nent’’. 

3 (4) LIMITATION ON ENLISTED AIDES.—Section 

4 981 is amended— 

5 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Marine 

6 Corps, Air Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Air Force, 

7 Marine Corps, Space Force,’’; 

8 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and Ma9 rine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, and 

10 Space Force’’; and 

11 (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting 

12 ‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 

13 (5) DEFINITION OF VETERAN FOR PURPOSES

14 OF FUNERAL HONORS.—Section 1491(h)(1) is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘or air service’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘air, or space service’’. 

17 (6) HOUSING FOR RECRUITS.—Section 9419(d) 

18 is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 

19 ‘‘training program of the Air Force’’. 

20 (7) CHARTER OF CHIEF OF SPACE OPER21 ATIONS.—Section 9082 is amended as follows: 

22 (A) CROSS-REFERENCE CORRECTION.— 

23 Subsection (d)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘sec24 tions’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of law’’ 
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1 and inserting ‘‘sections 171 and 3104 of this 

2 title and other provisions of law’’. 

3 (B) ELAPSED-TIME PROVISION.—Sub4 section (e)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘Com5 mencing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 

6 Chief’’ and inserting ‘‘The Chief’’. 

7 SEC. 1752. OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW. 

8 (a) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 233(i)(1) of the 

9 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(i)(1)) is amended by 

10 inserting ‘‘, or a member of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘a 

11 member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces’’. 

12 (b) TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE (JUDICIARY

13 AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE).—Section 631(c) of title 28, 

14 United States Code is amended by inserting ‘‘members of 

15 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Coast Guard’’ the second place 

16 it appears. 

17 (c) SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT.—The 

18 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) 

19 is amended as follows: 

20 (1) MILITARY SERVICE DEFINED.—Section 

21 101(2)(A) (50 U.S.C. 3911(2)(A)) is amended by in22 serting ‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 

23 (2) SAME RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AS RE24 SERVES ORDERED TO REPORT FOR MILITARY SERV-
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1 ICE.—Section 106 (50 U.S.C. 3911) is amended by 

2 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(c) The provisions of subsection (a) apply to a mem4 ber of the Space Force who is ordered to report for mili5 tary service in the same manner as to a member of a re6 serve component who is ordered to report for military serv7 ice.’’. 

8 (3) EXERCISE OF RIGHTS UNDER SCRA.—Sec9 tion 108(5) (50 U.S.C. 3919(5)) is amended by in10 serting before the period at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘or as a member of the Space Force’’. 

12 TITLE XVIII—OTHER DEFENSE 

13 MATTERS 

14 Subtitle A—Miscellaneous 

15 Authorities and Limitations 

16 SEC. 1801. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN CER17 TAIN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. 

18 Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

21 SEC. 1802. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE SENSITIVE SUP22 PORT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 

23 Section 1055(b)(3) of the National Defense Author24 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 

25 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
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1 (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

2 ‘‘AND EXTRAORDINARY SECURITY PROTECTIONS’’ 

3 after ‘‘SUPPORT’’; 

4 (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

5 by inserting ‘‘or requires extraordinary security pro6 tections’’ after ‘‘time-sensitive’’; and 

7 (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or after 

8 the activity supported concludes’’ after ‘‘support’’ 

9 both places it appears. 

10 SEC. 1803. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING 

11 TO COMBATING MILITARY RELIANCE ON RUS12 SIAN ENERGY. 

13 Section 1086 of the James M. Inhofe National De14 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

15 117–263) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘main operating base’’ each 

17 place it appears and inserting ‘‘operating base’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘main op19 erating bases’’ and inserting ‘‘operating bases’’; and 

20 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

21 following new subsection (c): 

22 ‘‘(c) INSTALLATION ENERGY PLANS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION OF INSTALLATIONS.— 

24 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con25 gressional defense committees a list of main oper-
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1 ating bases within the area of responsibility of the 

2 United States European Command ranked according 

3 to mission criticality and vulnerability to energy dis4 ruption as follows: 

5 ‘‘(A) In the case of a main operating base, 

6 by not later than June 1, 2023. 

7 ‘‘(B) In the case of any operating base 

8 other than a main operating base, by not later 

9 than June 1, 2024. 

10 ‘‘(2) SUBMITTAL OF PLANS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) MAIN OPERATING BASES.—Not later 

12 than 12 months after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub14 mit to the congressional defense committees— 

15 ‘‘(i) an installation energy plan for 

16 each main operating base on the list sub17 mitted under paragraph (1)(A); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of the feasibility 

19 of reaching the goal for the elimination of 

20 the use of Russian energy pursuant to sub21 section (b) on that base, including— 

22 ‘‘(I) a description of the steps 

23 that would be required to meet such 

24 goal; and 
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1 ‘‘(II) an analysis of the effects 

2 such steps would have on the national 

3 security of the United States. 

4 ‘‘(B) OTHER OPERATING BASES.—Not 

5 later than 24 months after the date of the en6 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

7 shall submit to the congressional defense com8 mittees— 

9 ‘‘(i) an installation energy plan for 

10 each operating base on the list submitted 

11 under paragraph (1)(B); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of the feasibility 

13 of reaching the goal for the elimination of 

14 the use of Russian energy pursuant to sub15 section (b) on that base, including— 

16 ‘‘(I) a description of the steps 

17 that would be required to meet such 

18 goal; and 

19 ‘‘(II) an analysis of the effects 

20 such steps would have on the national 

21 security of the United States.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1804. SUPPORT FOR EXECUTION OF BILATERAL 

2 AGREEMENTS CONCERNING ILLICIT 

3 TRANSNATIONAL MARITIME ACTIVITY IN AF4 RICA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co6 ordination with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and 

7 in consultation with the Secretary of State, may provide 

8 assistance to the Coast Guard for the execution of existing 

9 maritime law enforcement agreements between the United 

10 States and friendly African countries that were established 

11 to combat transnational organized illegal maritime activ12 ity, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. 

13 (b) EFFECT ON MILITARY TRAINING AND READI14 NESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the provision of 

15 assistance under this section will not negatively affect mili16 tary training, operations, readiness, or other military re17 quirements. 

18 (c) FUNDS.—Amounts made available in a fiscal year 

19 to the Secretary for operations and maintenance shall be 

20 used to carry out this section. 

21 (d) ASSISTANCE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

22 ‘‘assistance’’ means the use of surface and air assets as 

23 bases of operations and information collection platforms, 

24 communication infrastructure, information sharing, and 

25 the provision of logistic support, supplies, and services (as 

26 defined in section 2350 of title 10, United States Code). 
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1 SEC. 1805. CLARIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR OR2 GANIZATIONAL AND CONSULTANT CON3 FLICTS OF INTEREST UNDER THE FEDERAL 

4 ACQUISITION REGULATION. 

5 Section 9.503 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

6 shall be revised to require that— 

7 (1) a request for a waiver under such section 

8 include a written justification for such waiver; and 

9 (2) the head of a Federal agency may not dele10 gate such waiver authority below the level of the 

11 deputy head of such agency. 

12 SEC. 1806. GENEALOGY COLLECTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS 

13 OF SERVICEMEMBERS KILLED AT PEARL 

14 HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. 

15 (a) CONTRACT FOR GENEALOGY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

17 acting through the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 

18 Agency, may enter into a contract with an entity to 

19 conduct genealogy of the deceased servicemembers 

20 from the U.S.S. Arizona, identify family members of 

21 such servicemembers, and solicit genetic samples 

22 from such family members and servicemembers. 

23 (2) MARKET RESEARCH.—Before soliciting bids 

24 for such contract, the Secretary of Defense shall 

25 conduct market research to identify available tech26 nology and resources to carry out such contract. 
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1 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may allow 

2 for genome sequencing for purposes of conducting a 

3 comprehensive genealogy under such a contract if 

4 the terms of such contract include the following: 

5 (A) A requirement that a genealogist con6 ducts the genome sequencing. 

7 (B) A requirement that the contractor fol8 lows protocols established by the Defense POW/ 

9 MIA Accounting Agency relating to genome se10 quencing, including requirements relating to 

11 standards, swabs, and storage. 

12 (b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

13 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than January 

14 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

15 with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of 

16 the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, shall 

17 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

18 Senate and House of Representatives an initial re19 port regarding the use of a contract described in 

20 subsection (a). Such report shall include— 

21 (A) a description of the market research 

22 conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(2); 

23 (B) expected timelines for contract per24 formance; 
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1 (C) the process by which the Secretary se2 lected a contractor; and 

3 (D) detailed strategy of implementation 

4 and for the expenditure of funds. 

5 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than November 

6 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

7 with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of 

8 the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, shall 

9 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

10 Senate and House of Representatives a final report 

11 regarding the use of a contract described in sub12 section (a). Such report shall include— 

13 (A) details of the contract award; 

14 (B) an update on expected timelines for 

15 contract performance; and 

16 (C) an update on the strategy of imple17 mentation and for the expenditure of funds. 

18 SEC. 1807. LIMITATION ON DISPLAY OF CUT FLOWERS OR 

19 GREENS NOT PRODUCED IN THE UNITED 

20 STATES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—A cut flower or a cut green may 

22 not be officially displayed in any public area of a building 

23 of the Executive Office of the President or of the Depart24 ment of State or of the Department of Defense unless the 

25 cut flower or cut green is produced in the United States. 
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1 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation in 

2 subsection (a) may not be construed to apply to any cut 

3 flower or cut green used by a Federal officer or employee 

4 for personal display. 

5 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) CUT FLOWER.—The term ‘‘cut flower’’ 

7 means a flower removed from a living plant for deco8 rative use. 

9 (2) CUT GREEN.—The term ‘‘cut green’’ means 

10 a green, foliage, or branch removed from a living 

11 plant for decorative use. 

12 (3) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.—The 

13 term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ means grown 

14 in— 

15 (A) any of the several States; 

16 (B) the District of Columbia; 

17 (C) a territory or possession of the United 

18 States; or 

19 (D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of 

20 a federally recognized Indian Tribe. 

21 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

22 on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 1808. MODIFICATION TO AGREEMENTS TO LIMIT EN2 CROACHMENTS AND OTHER CONSTRAINTS 

3 ON MILITARY TRAINING, TESTING, AND OP4 ERATIONS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2684a of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

8 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as well as a State-owned 

9 National Guard installation,’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

10 State-owned National Guard installation, each re11 gionally associated installation,’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the 

13 following new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(4) The term ‘regionally associated installa15 tion’ means a military installation— 

16 ‘‘(A) located within 250 miles of one or 

17 more additional military installations; 

18 ‘‘(B) under the jurisdiction of separate 

19 Secretary concerned than one or more of such 

20 additional military installations; 

21 ‘‘(C) at which, including such additional 

22 military installations, an aggregate total of 

23 more than 10,000 members of the Armed 

24 Forces are stationed; and 

25 ‘‘(D) located in an area in which the mili26 tary installation or such additional military in-
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1 stallations and jointly used by the Department 

2 of Defense.’’. 

3 (b) APPLICABILITY.— This section and the amend4 ments made by this section shall apply with respect to 

5 amounts appropriated for agreements entered into under 

6 section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, with region7 ally associated installations (as defined in such section, as 

8 amended by subsection (a)) on or after the date of the 

9 enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 1809. LIMITATION ON FUNDS. 

11 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 

12 otherwise made available by this Act may be used by a 

13 Federal department or agency to refer to Taiwan as any14 thing other than ‘‘Taiwan’’ in a publication or on a depart15 mental or agency website. 

16 SEC. 1810. REPORT ON CHINA BENEFITTING FROM UNITED 

17 STATES TAXPAYER-FUNDED RESEARCH. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

20 in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 

21 Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the 

22 Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the Com23 mittee on the Armed Services of the House of Representa24 tives and the Committee on the Armed Services of the 
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1 Senate a report on the extent to which China has bene2 fitted from United States taxpayer-funded research. 

3 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report under sub4 section (a) shall include the following: 

5 (1) The extent to which United States tax6 payer-funded research has benefitted China, includ7 ing a list of entities funded by the United States 

8 Government or a State government, such as research 

9 institutions, laboratories, and institutions of higher 

10 education, which have hired Chinese nationals or al11 lowed Chinese nationals to conduct research, includ12 ing an estimate of the number of nationals hired or 

13 involved in research projects. 

14 (2) A list of United States Government pro15 grams, grants, and other forms of research funding 

16 in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and 

17 math fields that have directly or indirectly cooper18 ated or affiliated with research institutions in China 

19 or Chinese Communist Party entities. 

20 (3) The extent to which China’s funding of 

21 United States taxpayer-funded research institutions 

22 has benefitted China. 

23 (4) How the Government of China and the Chi24 nese Communist Party have used United States tax25 payer-funded research, including as part of China’s 
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1 efforts to support ‘‘civil-military fusion’’ and human 

2 rights abuses. 

3 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘United 

4 States taxpayer-funded research’’ means research— 

5 (1) funded by a grant from the Federal Govern6 ment or a State government; or 

7 (2) conducted by an institution that receives 

8 funding from the Federal Government or a State 

9 government. 

10 Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 

11 SEC. 1821. REPORT ON INCREASING NATIONAL CEMETERY 

12 CAPACITY. 

13 Not later than one year after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec15 retary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress 

16 a report that contains a proposal to increase national cem17 etery capacity through the expansion or modification of 

18 a national cemetery that has, or will have, the capacity 

19 to provide full military honors. 

20 SEC. 1822. LIMITATION ON FUNDS RELATING TO FEDERAL 

21 CONTRACTOR DISCLOSURE OF GREENHOUSE 

22 GAS EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE-RELATED FI23 NANCIAL RISK. 

24 (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 

25 be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense 
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1 may be obligated or expended to recommend or require 

2 any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to 

3 disclose, as a condition of submitting the offer, any of the 

4 following information, or the existence of any of the fol5 lowing information: 

6 (1) Greenhouse gas emissions and climate-re7 lated financial risk as described in the proposed rule 

8 titled ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of 

9 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Fi10 nancial Risk’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 68312), or any sub11 stantially similar rule. 

12 (2) A greenhouse gas inventory or any other re13 port on greenhouse gas emissions, including Scope 1 

14 emissions, Scope 2 emissions, and Scope 3 emis15 sions. 

16 (3) Greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets 

17 for validation by any non-governmental organization, 

18 including the Science-Based Targets initiative. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 

21 gas’’ means— 

22 (A) carbon dioxide; 

23 (B) methane; 

24 (C) nitrous oxide; 

25 (D) nitrogen trifluoride; 
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1 (E) hydrofluorocarbons; 

2 (F) perfluorcarbons; or 

3 (G) sulfur hexafluoride. 

4 (2) GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.—The term 

5 ‘‘greenhouse gas inventory’’ means a quantified list 

6 of an entity’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. 

7 (3) SCOPE 1 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 1 

8 emissions’’ means, with respect to an entity, direct 

9 greenhouse gas emissions that are emitted from 

10 sources that are owned or controlled by the entity. 

11 (4) SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 2 

12 emissions’’ means, with respect to an entity, indirect 

13 greenhouse gas emissions that are— 

14 (A) associated with the generation of elec15 tricity, heating and cooling, or steam, when 

16 such electricity, heating and cooling, or steam is 

17 purchased or acquired for the entity’s own con18 sumption; and 

19 (B) emitted from sources other than 

20 sources that are owned or controlled by the en21 tity. 

22 (5) SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 3 

23 emissions’’ means, with respect to an entity, indirect 

24 greenhouse gas emissions, other than Scope 2 emis25 sions, that are— 
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1 (A) a consequence of the operations of the 

2 entity; and 

3 (B) emitted from sources other than 

4 sources that are owned or controlled by the en5 tity. 

6 SEC. 1823. STUDY AND REPORT ON DAMAGE TO INFRA7 STRUCTURE IN GUAM RESULTING FROM TY8 PHOON MAWAR. 

9 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

10 a study on damage to infrastructure in Guam resulting 

11 from Typhoon Mawar. 

12 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act, such Secretary shall submit 

14 to the congressional defense committees a report that in15 cludes— 

16 (1) the findings of such study; 

17 (2) a list of each component of civilian infra18 structure in Guam damaged by Typhoon Mawar, 

19 and the extent to which such damage impairs mili20 tary readiness in Guam; 

21 (3) an analysis of existing authorities such Sec22 retary could use to support recovery from such dam23 age in Guam; and 
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1 (4) a description of efforts, if any, of such Sec2 retary to coordinate with municipal governments in 

3 Guam to support such recovery. 

4 SEC. 1824. REPORT ON IRANIAN MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO 

5 BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, AND VENEZUELA . 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub8 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

9 that includes the following: 

10 (1) An assessment of the size of Iran’s Islamic 

11 Revolutionary Guards Corps, Ministry of Informa12 tion and Security, and Iranian military presence in 

13 Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela, including the number 

14 of personnel, trainers, bases, and military advisors 

15 registered as embassy attaches. 

16 (2) An assessment of the amount and nature of 

17 military aid or equipment provided, and any benefits 

18 that were given, to Iran or Iranian personnel in re19 turn by Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela, such as pass20 ports, diplomatic benefits, access to facilities, or the 

21 establishment of facilities. 

22 (3) A description of the supply routes of mili23 tary equipment to these countries from Iran. 
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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 congressional defense committees; 

8 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

9 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

10 and 

11 (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

12 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

13 House of Representatives. 

14 SEC. 1825. REPORT ON IRAN-RUSSIA NUCLEAR-RELATED 

15 COOPERATION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub18 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

19 that includes each of the following: 

20 (1) An assessment of the trade in covered 

21 goods, services, and technology between the Russian 

22 Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, includ23 ing the involvement of the Islamic Revolutionary 

24 Guard Corps and any other military entity of Iran. 
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1 (2) A description of the extent to which Russia 

2 is providing diplomatic support to Iran at the Inter3 national Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Gov4 ernors and the resulting impact on efforts to refer 

5 Iran’s noncompliance with its nuclear safeguards ob6 ligations to the United Nations Security Council. 

7 (3) An assessment of the economic value and 

8 importance to the Russian nuclear industry of the 

9 trade described in paragraph (1). 

10 (4) An assessment of the extent to which Rus11 sia is supporting Iran’s research and development 

12 activities related to delivery systems or dual use 

13 technology relevant to weaponization. 

14 (5) An assessment of whether covered goods, 

15 services, and technology described in paragraph (1) 

16 could be used in a nuclear, chemical, biological, radi17 ological, ballistic missile, or conventional weapons 

18 program and the resulting impact on the security of 

19 the United States and its partners and allies. 

20 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

21 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

22 a classified annex. 

23 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com25 mittees’’ means the congressional defense commit-
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1 tees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

2 of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 

3 Relations of the Senate. 

4 (2) The term ‘‘covered goods, services, and 

5 technology’’ means— 

6 (A) all items, materials, equipment, goods 

7 and technology set out in the Nuclear Suppliers 

8 Group Guidelines governing nuclear transfers, 

9 INFCIRC/254/Part 1; 

10 (B) all items, materials, equipment, goods 

11 and technology set out in the Nuclear Suppliers 

12 Group guidelines governing the transfer of nu13 clear related dual use equipment, materials, 

14 software and related technology, INFCIRC/254 

15 Part 2; 

16 (C) the provision of any technical assist17 ance or training, financial assistance, invest18 ment, brokering or other services related to the 

19 supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, or use of 

20 the items, materials, equipment, goods and 

21 technology described in subparagraphs (A) or 

22 (B); and 

23 (D) commercial activities involving ura24 nium mining, production or use of nuclear ma-
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1 terials and technologies described in subpara2 graphs (A) or (B). 

3 SEC. 1826. REPORT ON EXPEDITING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 

4 SALES TO ISRAEL. 

5 (a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 

6 Congress that maintaining Israel’s defense capabilities is 

7 a priority for national security interests of the United 

8 States, including the upgrading and sale of F-15s and F9 35s to Israel. 

10 (b) REPORT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

12 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec13 retary of Defense shall submit the report described 

14 in paragraph (2) to the congressional defense com15 mittees, the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House 

16 of Representatives, and the Foreign Relations Com17 mittee in the Senate. 

18 (2) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report shall con19 tain the following contents: 

20 (A) The current state of, and delivery 

21 schedule for, the sale or transfer of F-15s and 

22 F-35s to Israel. 

23 (B) A review of measures that could in24 crease the overall production rate of these air-
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1 craft as appropriate or expedite the delivery 

2 schedule. 

3 (c) FORM.—This report shall be transmitted in an 

4 unclassified manner and may contain a classified annex. 

5 SEC. 1827. REPORT ON SYSTEM DEPENDENCIES, UPTIME, 

6 AND KEY FACTORS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH 

7 RECORD SYSTEM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

10 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

11 a report on the electronic health record system and other 

12 system dependencies, uptime, and key factors that affect 

13 the Department of Defense and the Department of Vet14 erans Affairs. 

15 (b) REPORT.—The report required under subsection 

16 (a) shall include each of the following: 

17 (1) A list of the information technology sys18 tems, infrastructure, and entities of the Department 

19 of Defense pertaining to the electronic health record 

20 system of the Department with which the Depart21 ment of Veterans Affairs has an operational or tech22 nical dependency. 

23 (2) A list of instances of electronic health 

24 record system and associated system downtime, per25 formance degradations, outages, or incidents of the 
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1 Department of Defense during fiscal year 2023, in2 cluding, for each such instance each of the following: 

3 (A) The duration. 

4 (B) The results of a root cause analysis. 

5 (C) Any after action reporting. 

6 (D) The accountable office within the De7 partment. 

8 (E) An indication of whether the Depart9 ment of Veterans Affairs was also affected. 

10 (3) Any steps taken by, or plan of, the Sec11 retary of Defense to address, mitigate, or resolve the 

12 instances identified in paragraph (2), as well as the 

13 an identification of any uptime goals for any system 

14 affected by an instance identified in paragraph (2). 

15 (4) Any steps taken by the Secretary of De16 fense to improve governance, coordination, and pol17 icy decisions conducted with or affecting the Sec18 retary of Veterans Affairs related to electronic 

19 health record systems and associated systems of the 

20 Department of Defense with which the Department 

21 of Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical 

22 dependency. 

23 (5) A plan or schedule, if any, to modernize or 

24 replace systems of the Department of Defense per25 taining to identity management or patient registra-
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1 tion, including the Defense Enrollment Eligibility 

2 Reporting System, with which the Department of 

3 Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical de4 pendency. 

5 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro6 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

7 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

8 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 

9 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

10 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

11 Representatives. 

12 SEC. 1828. REPORT ON REGIME STABILITY IN RUSSIA. 

13 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con14 gress that an unstable Russia presents varied, serious, and 

15 complex security challenges and threats to the United 

16 States and its allies, partners, and interests. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days before the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 

19 the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the Com20 mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed 

21 Services of the House of Representatives and the Com22 mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed 

23 Services of the Senate a report that includes— 

24 (1) the manner and extent to which regime in25 stability in Russia would affect United States na-
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1 tional security, the security of NATO allies, and the 

2 geopolitical aftershocks throughout Eurasia; 

3 (2) an assessment of the stability of the Putin 

4 regime; and 

5 (3) clarity on the command and control struc6 ture of Russia’s nuclear arsenal in different con7 texts. 

8 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 

9 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

10 a classified annex. 

11 SEC. 1829. REPORTS ON HARPOON MISSILE DELIVERIES TO 

12 TAIWAN. 

13 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find14 ings: 

15 (1) On April 7, 2023, the Department of De16 fense announced that the Navy had awarded a pro17 curement contract for 400 Harpoon anti-ship cruise 

18 missiles to Taiwan to accompany the new ground19 based Harpoon Coastal Defense System (in this sec20 tion referred to as the ‘‘HCDS’’). 

21 (2) The Department of State notified Congress 

22 of its decision to approve a possible foreign military 

23 sale to Taiwan on October 26, 2020, that includes 

24 such 400 missiles. 
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1 (3) Almost two and a half years elapsed be2 tween the notification and contract award for the 

3 HCDS for Taiwan. 

4 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of the 

5 Congress that— 

6 (1) the United States remains committed to the 

7 security of Taiwan; and 

8 (2) there is reason for concern about the ability 

9 of the United States to deliver adequate maritime 

10 defense capabilities to the Taiwanese military. 

11 (c) REPORT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Defense and Secretary of State shall joint15 ly submit to the congressional defense committees, 

16 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

17 Representative, and the Committee on Foreign Rela18 tions of the Senate a report on— 

19 (A) measures that the Department of De20 fense is taking to address systematic con21 tracting delays related to key weapons procure22 ment programs to Taiwan; and 

23 (B) lessons learned from the provision of 

24 HCDS to Ukraine that may be applicable to 
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1 Taiwan and other allies and partners of the 

2 United States. 

3 (2) FORM.—The report required under para4 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

5 but may contain a classified annex. 

6 (d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 

7 than 180 days after the submission of the report required 

8 under subsection (c), the Comptroller General of the 

9 United States shall submit to Congress a report that in10 cludes an assessment of the findings and conclusions of 

11 the report required under subsection (c). 

12 SEC. 1830. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO DISSUADE ALLIES 

13 FROM PURCHASING WEAPONS FROM THE 

14 RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE PEOPLE’S 

15 REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 

18 consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 

19 to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 

20 includes— 

21 (1) a detailed description of efforts to dissuade 

22 allies from purchasing weapons from the Russian 

23 Federation and the People’s Republic of China; 

24 (2) a list of allies that purchase at least 20 per25 cent of their weaponry by monetary value from the 
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1 Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of 

2 China; 

3 (3) an evaluation of the security and political 

4 concerns with allies purchasing weaponry from the 

5 Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of 

6 China; and 

7 (4) an evaluation of the impact that the Russia8 Ukraine War has on allies purchasing weaponry 

9 from the Russia Federation. 

10 (b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

11 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 

12 a classified annex. 

13 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE14 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres15 sional committees’’ means— 

16 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

17 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

18 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

19 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep20 resentatives. 

21 Subtitle C—Other Matters 

22 SEC. 1851. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

23 (a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 

24 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

25 (1) In the subtitle analysis for subtitle A— 
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1 (A) by striking the item relating to chapter 

2 113 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘113. Defense Civilian Training Corps .....................................2200g’’; 

3 (B) by striking the item relating to chapter 

4 207 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘207. Budgeting and Appropriations ........................................ 3131’’; 

5 (C) by striking the item relating to chapter 

6 225 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘225. øReserved¿ ............................................................................... 3271’’; 

7 (D) by striking the item relating to chap8 ter 272 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘272. øReserved¿ ............................................................................... 3721’’; 

9 (E) by striking the item relating to chapter 

10 287 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘287. Other Contracting Programs ............................................ 3901’’; 

11 (F) by striking the item relating to chapter 

12 305 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘305. Universities .............................................................................. 4141’’; 

13 (G) by inserting after the item relating to 

14 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 
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1 (H) by striking the item relating to chap2 ter 383 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘383. Development, Application, and Support of DualUse Technologies ................................................... 4831’’. 

3 (2) Section 172(c) is amended— 

4 (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘per5 forms’’ and inserting ‘‘perform’’; 

6 (B) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘estab7 lishes’’ and inserting ‘‘establish’’; and 

8 (C) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘con9 ducts’’ and inserting ‘‘conduct’’. 

10 (3) Section 231 is amended— 

11 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘plan and certification’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘plans and certifications’’; and 

14 (B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘such 

15 plan and certification’’ and inserting ‘‘such 

16 plans and certifications’’. 

17 (4) Section 386(b) is amended— 

18 (A) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘bi19 lateral’’ and inserting ‘‘bilateral’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (E)(iii), by insert22 ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 

24 ‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 
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1 (5) Section 392a is amended— 

2 (A) in subsection (b)(2)(B) by striking 

3 ‘‘designed’’ and inserting ‘‘designated’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking 

5 ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’. 

6 (6) The second section 398 (relating to pilot 

7 program for sharing cyber capabilities and related 

8 information with foreign operational partners) is re9 designated as section 398a. 

10 (7) Section 398a, as so redesignated, is amend11 ed— 

12 (A) in subsection (b)— 

13 (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking 

14 ‘‘paragraph (a)’’ inserting ‘‘subsection 

15 (a)’’; 

16 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

17 ‘‘paragraph (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

18 (1)’’; and 

19 (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking 

20 ‘‘clause (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

21 (1)’’; and 

22 (B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘para23 graph (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 

24 (8) Section 491(c) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

25 a’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’. 
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1 (9) Section 526a is amended by redesignating 

2 the second subsection (i) as subsection (j). 

3 (10) Section 701(l)(1)(B) is amended by redes4 ignating clauses (A) through (B) as clauses (i) 

5 through (iii). 

6 (11) Section 1074h(c)(1) is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘section 491 of title 14’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

8 2732 of title 14’’. 

9 (12) Section 1076a(d)(1)(E)(i) is amended by 

10 inserting ‘‘)’’ after ‘‘subsection (e)(3)’’. 

11 (13) The section heading for section 1090a is 

12 amended by striking the period after ‘‘disorders’’. 

13 (14) Section 1090b(e)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by 

14 striking ‘‘ensure’’ and inserting ‘‘ensuring’’. 

15 (15) Section 1134a(b) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘section 491 of title 14’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

17 2732 of title 14’’. 

18 (16) Section 1370 is amended— 

19 (A) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘to’’ be20 fore ‘‘ ‘active duty’ ’’; and 

21 (B) in subsection (f)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘1370e(e)’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘1370(e)’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘reference to ‘chapter 

2 71’ of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘reference 

3 to ‘chapter 71 of this title’ ’’. 

4 (17) Section 1789(c)(3) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘para6 graph (1) or (2)’’. 

7 (18) Section 2200g(a) is amended by inserting 

8 ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’. 

9 (19) Section 2228(c)(2) is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘;;’’ and inserting ‘‘;’’. 

11 (20) The table of sections at the beginning of 

12 chapter 134 is amended by striking the item relating 

13 to section 2249. 

14 (21) Section 2275(g)(3) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 

16 (22) Section 2700(2) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘The term’’ and inserting ‘‘The terms’’. 

18 (23) Section 2864(f) is amended by redesig19 nating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4). 

20 (24) Section 2878(f)(2)(D)(iii) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘An report’’ and inserting ‘‘A report’’. 

22 (25) The item relating to section 3106 in the 

23 table of sections at the beginning of chapter 205 is 

24 amended by inserting a period at the end. 
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1 (26) Section 3304(g) is amended by inserting 

2 ‘‘under’’ before ‘‘this section’’. 

3 (27) Section 3323(b)(2) is amended by striking 

4 the period after ‘‘notwithstanding’’. 

5 (28) Section 3601(b)(4) is amended by insert6 ing ‘‘note’’ before ‘‘prec.’’. 

7 (29) Section 3702 is amended— 

8 (A) in subsection (a)(4) is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 

11 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘subpara12 graphs (B) and (C) of such paragraph’’ and in13 serting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of such sub14 section’’. 

15 (30) Section 4014(b) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘section 4142(b) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

17 4125(b) of this title’’. 

18 (31) Section 4024 is amended by striking ‘‘sec19 tion 2303(a) of this title’’ each place it appears and 

20 inserting ‘‘section 3063 of this title’’. 

21 (32) By striking the second section 4094. 

22 (33) Section 4092(c)(2) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’. 

24 (34) Section 4273(b)(5)(A) is amended by 

25 striking ‘‘4736’’ and inserting ‘‘4376’’. 
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1 (35) Section 4351(c)(1)(B)(iv) is amended by 

2 striking ‘‘section 4355(4) of this title’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘subsection (e)(4)’’. 

4 (36) Section 4820(b) is amended— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘subchapters’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘chapters’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘subchapter’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘chapter’’. 

9 (37) Section 4902(k)(5) is amended by insert10 ing ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘mentor’’. 

11 (38) Section 8062 is amended by redesignating 

12 the second subsection (g) as subsection (h). 

13 (39) Chapter 863 is amended by redesignating 

14 the second section 8696 (relating to battle force ship 

15 employment, maintenance, and manning baseline 

16 plans) as section 8697. 

17 (b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS

18 MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend19 ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec20 tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 

21 as having been enacted immediately before any such 

22 amendments by other provisions of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 1852. REFERRAL TO MUSEUM LOCATED AT BLYTHE2 VILLE/EAKER AIR FORCE BASE AS THE NA3 TIONAL COLD WAR CENTER. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find5 ings: 

6 (1) The BAFB Cold War Museum, Inc., a non7 profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the In8 ternal Revenue Code of 1986, is responsible for the 

9 finances and management of the National Cold War 

10 Museum at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in 

11 Blytheville, Arkansas. 

12 (2) The National Cold War Center, located on 

13 the Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base, will be recog14 nized as a major tourist attraction in Arkansas that 

15 will provide an immersive and authoritative experi16 ence in informing, interpreting, and honoring the 

17 legacy of the Cold War. 

18 (3) The Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base has 

19 the only intact, publicly accessible Alert Facility and 

20 Weapons Storage Facility in the United States. 

21 (4) There is an urgent need to preserve the sto22 ries, artifacts, and heroic achievements of the Cold 

23 War. 

24 (5) The United States has a need to preserve 

25 forever the knowledge and history of the United 

26 States’ achievements in the Cold War century and to 
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1 portray that history to citizens, visitors, and school 

2 children for centuries to come. 

3 (6) The National Cold War Center seeks to 

4 educate a diverse group of audiences through its col5 lection of artifacts, photographs, and firsthand per6 sonal accounts of the participants in the war on the 

7 home front. 

8 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

9 (1) to authorize references to the museum lo10 cated at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blythe11 ville, Arkansas, including its future and expanded 

12 exhibits, collections, and educational programs, as 

13 the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’; 

14 (2) to ensure the continuing preservation, main15 tenance, and interpretation of the artifacts, docu16 ments, images, and history collected by the Center; 

17 (3) to enhance the knowledge of the people of 

18 the United States of the experience of the United 

19 States during the Cold War years; 

20 (4) to provide and support a facility for the 

21 public display of the artifacts, photographs, and per22 sonal histories of the Cold War years; and 

23 (5) to ensure that all future generations under24 stand the sacrifices made to preserve freedom and 
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1 democracy, and the benefits of peace for all future 

2 generations in the 21st century and beyond. 

3 (c) REFERENCE TO AMERICA’S COLD WAR CEN4 TER.—The museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force 

5 Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, is hereby authorized to be 

6 referred to as the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’. 

7 SEC. 1853. EXEMPTION UNDER MARINE MAMMAL PROTEC8 TION ACT OF 1972 FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 

9 THAT MAY RESULT IN INCIDENTAL TAKE OF 

10 RICE’S WHALE. 

11 (a) EXEMPTION PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Sec12 retary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 

13 Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall begin the proc14 ess under section 101(f)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protec15 tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(1)) to exempt from 

16 the requirements of that Act, as applicable, training and 

17 testing activities, including those that involve the use of 

18 live or inert impact weapons or aerial gunnery, conducted 

19 by the Secretary of the Air Force on the Eglin Gulf Test 

20 and Training Range, located at Eglin Air Force Base, that 

21 may result in incidental take of the Rice’s whale 

22 (Balaenoptera ricei). 

23 (b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT SATISFIED.—If 

24 the Secretary of Defense issues an exemption pursuant to 

25 subsection (a) the notification requirement under section 
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1 101(f)(4) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 

2 (16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(4)) shall be deemed to be satisfied 

3 upon issuance of the exemption. 

4 SEC. 1854. REVISION OF REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSFER OF 

5 CERTAIN AIRCRAFT TO STATE OF CALI6 FORNIA FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION PUR7 POSES. 

8 (a) TRANSFER OF EXCESS COAST GUARD HC-130H 

9 AIRCRAFT.— 

10 (1) TRANSFER TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA.—The 

11 Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the 

12 State of California without reimbursement— 

13 (A) the 7 HC–130H aircraft specified in 

14 paragraph (2); and 

15 (B) initial spares and necessary ground 

16 support equipment for such aircraft. 

17 (2) AIRCRAFT SPECIFIED.—The aircraft speci18 fied in this paragraph are the HC–130H Coast 

19 Guard aircraft with serial numbers 1706, 1708, 

20 1709, 1713, 1714, 1719, and 1721. 

21 (3) TIMING; AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS.—The 

22 transfers under paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) shall be made as soon as practicable 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
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1 (B) may be carried out without further 

2 modifications to the aircraft by the United 

3 States. 

4 (b) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—Aircraft trans5 ferred to the State of California under this section— 

6 (1) may be used only for wildfire suppression 

7 purposes, including search and rescue or emergency 

8 operations pertaining to wildfires; 

9 (2) may not be flown outside of, or otherwise 

10 removed from, the United States unless dispatched 

11 by the National Interagency Fire Center in support 

12 of an international agreement to assist in wildfire 

13 suppression efforts or for other disaster-related re14 sponse purposes approved by the Governor of Cali15 fornia in writing in advance; and 

16 (3) may not be sold by the Governor of Cali17 fornia after transfer. 

18 (c) CALCULATION OF INITIAL SPARES.—For pur19 poses of subsection (a)(1)(B), initial spares shall be cal20 culated based on shelf stock support for 7 HC–130H air21 craft each flying 400 hours each year. 

22 (d) TRANSFER OF RESIDUAL KITS AND PARTS HELD

23 BY AIR FORCE.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 

24 transfer to the State of California, without reimburse25 ment, any residual kits and parts held by the Secretary 
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1 of the Air Force that were procured in anticipation of the 

2 transfer of the aircraft specified in subsection (a)(2). 

3 (e) REPEAL OF PRIOR PROVISIONS OF LAW RELAT4 ING TO TRANSFER.—The following provisions of law are 

5 repealed: 

6 (1) Subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f) of section 

7 1098 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

8 Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

9 881), as amended by subsections (a), (b), (c), and 

10 (d) of section 1083 of the John S. McCain National 

11 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 

12 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1989). 

13 (2) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 1083 of 

14 the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 

15 Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 

16 Stat. 1989). 

17 SEC. 1855. RESTRICTIVE HOUSING REFORM. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

19 (1) Restrictive housing takes many forms, and 

20 the experience in segregation can vary considerably 

21 depending on certain external factors, such as the 

22 length of stay, conditions of confinement, and degree 

23 of social isolation, as well as factors specific to each 

24 confined person, such as age and psychological resil25 iency. 
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1 (2) Confined individuals located in restrictive 

2 housing broadly express severe psychological disturb3 ances with lasting detrimental consequences as a re4 sult of their experience in security housing units. 

5 The Stanford Lab’s interviews revealed a range of 

6 common impairments and adverse consequences as7 sociated with long-term, indefinite incarceration. 

8 (3) The majority of confined members endorsed 

9 feeling mood symptoms consistent with the Diag10 nostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 

11 (DSM 5) diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, 

12 including depressed mood, hopelessness, anger, irri13 tability, anhedonia, anger, fatigue, feelings of guilt, 

14 loss of appetite, and insomnia. 

15 (4) Nearly all members also endorsed a sense of 

16 anxiety symptoms characteristic of DSM 5 diagnoses 

17 of panic disorder, traumatic stress disorders, or ob18 sessive-compulsive disorders, such as nervousness, 

19 worry, increased heart rate and respiration, sweat20 ing, muscle tension, hyperarousal, paranoia, night21 mares, intrusive thoughts, and fear of losing control. 

22 (5) Psychiatric symptoms and diminished ca23 pacity for socialization continue to cause psycho24 logical suffering and problems with social function 

25 for most of the men now in general population. 
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1 (6) Confined members cited emotional numbing 

2 and desensitization as some of the most common re3 sponses to living in SHU. 

4 (7) This sense of emotional suppression and 

5 dysregulation continues to be problematic for in6 mates following the transition to the general popu7 lation. Class members also reported significant alter8 ations in cognition and perception. 

9 (8) Problems with attention, concentration, and 

10 memory were common, and described as persistent 

11 and worsening. 

12 (9) Some of the most pronounced and enduring 

13 effects of long-term isolation appeared to have re14 sulted from relational estrangement and social isola15 tion; inmates frequently reported losing, over time, 

16 the motivation to seek social connection. 

17 (b) LIMITATIONS ON CONFINEMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Inmates shall be housed in 

19 the least restrictive setting necessary to ensure their 

20 own safety, as well as the safety of staff, other in21 mates, and the public. 

22 (2) REASONING.—The head of a military cor23 rectional facility shall clearly articulate each specific 

24 reason for an inmate’s placement and retention in 

25 restrictive housing. Each such reason shall be sup-
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1 ported by objective evidence that such placement and 

2 retention is necessary— 

3 (A) for prison safety or order; 

4 (B) to prevent gang influence; 

5 (C) for inmate or staff protection; and 

6 (D) such other penological purpose as the 

7 head of such facility may determine is appro8 priate. 

9 (3) PENOLOGICAL PURPOSE.—Restrictive hous10 ing may only be used to eliminate or mitigate a spe11 cific facility threat such as a fight between inmates 

12 or the threat of imminent danger to inmates or 

13 staff. 

14 (4) LIMITATION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Inmates shall remain in 

16 restrictive housing for no longer than necessary 

17 to address each specific reason for such place18 ment. 

19 (B) PUNISHMENT.—Inmates may not be 

20 placed in restrictive housing— 

21 (i) as a form of punishment or deter22 rence; 

23 (ii) for low-level offenses that do not 

24 involve physical violence to staff or in25 mates; or 
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1 (iii) for more than 5 days as a part of 

2 a routine investigation or more than 15 

3 days as part of a non-routine investigation, 

4 as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 

5 absent documented extenuating cir6 cumstances. 

7 (c) REVIEW OF PLACEMENT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—An institutional review panel 

9 of a military correctional facility shall review the 

10 placement of an inmate in restrictive housing not 

11 later than 15 days after such placement and not less 

12 than every 15 days thereafter until such time as the 

13 inmate is removed from restrictive housing. 

14 (2) REMOVAL PLAN.—The head of each mili15 tary correctional facility shall make a plan for the 

16 return of the inmate to less restrictive conditions 

17 and shall share such plan with the inmate, unless 

18 sharing such plan would put the health and safety 

19 of the inmate, staff, other inmates, or the public at 

20 risk. 

21 (d) EMPLOYEE TRAINING.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

23 shall ensure that the staff of each military correc24 tional facility is trained on use of force and restric25 tive housing policies not less than quarterly. 
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1 (2) HOUSING POLICY TRAINING.—The Sec2 retary of Defense shall ensure that the staff of each 

3 military correctional facility complies with restrictive 

4 housing policies and that such policies are reflected 

5 in employee evaluation systems. 

6 (3) STANDING COMMITTEES.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De8 fense shall establish in each military correc9 tional facility a standing committee, consisting 

10 of high-level correctional officials, active or re11 tired, to regularly evaluate existing restrictive 

12 housing policies. 

13 (B) DUTIES.—Each standing committee 

14 shall— 

15 (i) review use of force and abuse alle16 gations to include body camera or other 

17 digital recording footage and closed-circuit 

18 video footage of any use of force or abuse 

19 allegation; 

20 (ii) submit redacted written rec21 ommendations on preventing unlawful use 

22 of force or abuse to— 

23 (I) the Secretary of Defense; and 
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1 (II) the Committees on Armed 

2 Services of the House of Representa3 tives and the Senate; and 

4 (iii) assist military correctional facili5 ties in developing safe and effective alter6 natives to restrictive housing and share 

7 with other military correctional facilities 

8 best practices for use of force to ensure 

9 safety for staff and confined individuals. 

10 (e) GRADUAL RETURN TO GENERAL POPULATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Absent a compelling reason 

12 as determined by the Secretary of Defense, the head 

13 of a military correctional facility may not release in14 mates directly from restrictive housing to the gen15 eral inmate population. 

16 (2) GRADUATED SYSTEM.—The head of a mili17 tary correctional facility shall consult with mental 

18 health professionals to ensure that shock of removal 

19 from isolation will not cause harm to the confined 

20 individual or the general inmate population. 

21 (f) ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 

22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES.—Not later 

23 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

24 this Act, each Secretary of Defense shall establish 

25 policies to: 
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1 (A) Increase the minimum amount of time 

2 inmates in restrictive housing spend outside 

3 their cells to 3 hours per day, including week4 ends and holidays, and to offer enhanced in-cell 

5 opportunities. 

6 (B) Afford to individuals in restrictive 

7 housing educational opportunities, using the 

8 minimum amount of protective restraint nec9 essary to ensure safety of staff, population, and 

10 educational professionals. 

11 (C) Make available to the inmates opportu12 nities for recreation, education, clinically appro13 priate treatment therapies, skill-building, and 

14 social interaction with staff and other inmates. 

15 (D) Ensure that lower-risk individuals may 

16 conduct recreation time in such group size as 

17 the facility determines appropriate. 

18 (E) Increase the ability of military correc19 tional facilities to divert inmates with serious 

20 mental illness to mental health treatment pro21 grams or facilities when needed to serve the in22 terest of the facility and the inmate. 

23 (F) Prohibit the placement of inmates in 

24 restrictive housing during the final 180 days of 

25 the term of imprisonment of such inmate. 
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1 (G) Provide targeted re-entry program2 ming for inmates who require restrictive hous3 ing during the such final 180-day period. 

4 (2) POSTING POLICIES.—The Secretary of De5 fense shall post the policies established under para6 graph (1) in an area of the facility that is fre7 quented by inmates and staff. 

8 (g) STATISTICS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

9 publish system-wide restrictive housing statistics, on a 

10 monthly basis, on the website of the Department of De11 fense and on websites for effected military correctional fa12 cilities. The statistics shall include the total number of in13 mates in restrictive housing, disaggregated by— 

14 (1) the number of inmates who— 

15 (A) remained in such housing for more 

16 than 90 days; 

17 (B) remained in such housing for more 

18 than 180 days; and 

19 (C) remained in such housing for more 

20 than 364 days; and 

21 (2) the number of inmates in disciplinary seg22 regation, administrative detention, other restrictive 

23 housing. 

24 (h) CONFINEMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

2 and the head of a military correctional facility 

3 shall— 

4 (A) submit data on restrictive housing to 

5 the Committees on Armed Services and on the 

6 Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Rep7 resentatives on a quarterly basis; 

8 (B) finalize upgrades in data collection 

9 software to improve tracking of restrictive hous10 ing inmates; and 

11 (C) require a body camera or other digital 

12 recording instrument to be worn by correctional 

13 staff interacting with confined population in re14 strictive housing for any forced movement or 

15 physical interaction. 

16 (2) PRESUMPTION.—In determining whether 

17 placement in restrictive housing is appropriate, it 

18 shall be presumed that an inmate shall be housed in 

19 the least restrictive setting necessary to ensure safe20 ty, and that inmates in restrictive housing shall be 

21 returned to general population as soon as it is safe 

22 to do so. 

23 (i) VIOLATIONS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a military cor25 rectional facility that violates the policy established 
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1 by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (f), the 

2 Secretary may— 

3 (A) reduce the funding provided to the vio4 lating facility by such amount as the Secretary 

5 determines appropriate and increase the 

6 amount provided to facilities in compliance by 

7 an amount that is equal to the amount of such 

8 reduction; 

9 (B) suspend staff found to be involved in 

10 a violation of such policy with or without pay; 

11 or 

12 (C) terminate staff found to be involved in 

13 a violation of such policy if such violation is 

14 considered substantially detrimental to the 

15 goals of such policy. 

16 (2) ADJUDICATION.—Any military correctional 

17 facility or an employee of such facility accused of a 

18 violation of the policy established by the Secretary of 

19 Defense under subsection (f) shall, after notice and 

20 an opportunity to be heard by the standing com21 mittee of such facility and subject to approval by the 

22 Secretary of Defense be subject to the relevant pen23 alties described under paragraph (1). 

24 (3) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—Any conflicted 

25 parties, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
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1 shall recuse themselves from the proceeding before 

2 the standing committee and a new impartial member 

3 shall be appointed to the committee to serve in this 

4 capacity for the duration of the proceeding. Any con5 flict of interest shall be disclosed in writing and pre6 served within the recommendation notes. 

7 (j) REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLI8 CIES AND GUIDANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

10 shall revise Department of Defense Instruction 1325.07 

11 (Administration of Military Correctional Facilities and 

12 Clemency and Parole Authority), and any related policies 

13 and guidance of the Department, to conform to the re14 quirements of this Act. 

15 (k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘military correctional facility’’ 

17 means a correctional facility established under chap18 ter 48 of title 10, United States Code. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘inmate’’ means a prisoner or an20 other individual serving a term of imprisonment in 

21 a military correctional facility. 

22 (3) The term ‘‘institutional review panel’’ 

23 means a panel composed of— 

24 (A) the leadership of a military correc25 tional facility; and 
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1 (B) medical professionals and mental 

2 health professionals who are employed by and 

3 work outside of such facility. 

4 (4) The term ‘‘non-routine investigation’’ means 

5 any investigation that addresses a grave risk of safe6 ty and security of the facility, such as a riot, killing, 

7 or terror attack. 

8 (5) The term ‘‘restrictive housing’’ means any 

9 housing in which an inmate is removed from general 

10 population housing to housing with little to no con11 tact with others for a disciplinary purpose. 

12 SEC. 1856. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNMANNED 

13 AERIAL, SURFACE, AND UNDERWATER VEHI14 CLES. 

15 It is the sense of Congress that— 

16 (1) unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater 

17 vessels play a critical role in modern warfare; 

18 (2) continued investment in the research, devel19 opment, and fielding of such systems will help ad20 vance the military of the United States; 

21 (3) such capabilities are particularly important 

22 to bolstering deterrence and maintaining peace and 

23 security in the Indo-Pacific region; and 

24 (4) the United States should encourage its al25 lies and partners, particularly those located in the 
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1 Indo-Pacific region, to invest in unmanned aerial, 

2 surface, and underwater vessels to reinforce deter3 rence. 

4 SEC. 1857. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING OF 

5 VESSEL FOR BATTLE OF DAI DO. 

6 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 

7 Navy should name an amphibious or expeditionary class 

8 vessel for the Battle of Dai Do. 

9 SEC. 1858. RISK FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN PHONE APPLI10 CATIONS OF CONCERN. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 

12 (1) create categorical definitions of foreign 

13 phone applications of concern with respect to per14 sonnel or operations of the Department of Defense, 

15 distinguishing among categories such as applications 

16 for shopping, social media, entertainment, or health; 

17 and 

18 (2) create a risk framework with respect to De19 partment personnel or operations that assesses each 

20 foreign phone application (or, if appropriate, group21 ing of similar such applications) that is from a coun22 try of concern for any potential impact on Depart23 mental personnel and Departmental operations, in24 corporating considerations of— 
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1 (A) the manner and extent of data collec2 tion by the application; 

3 (B) the ability of the application to influ4 ence users; 

5 (C) the manner and extent of foreign own6 ership or control of the application or data col7 lected by the application; 

8 (D) any foreign government interests asso9 ciated with the applications; 

10 (E) known or assessed malicious software 

11 embedded in the application, including in prior 

12 versions of the application or in other applica13 tions created by the owners of such application; 

14 and 

15 (F) any known impact from prior use of 

16 the application to Department personnel or op17 erations. 

18 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the categorical 

19 definitions and risk framework described in subsection (a), 

20 the Secretary of Defense— 

21 (1) shall include in the risk framework foreign 

22 phone applications of concern— 

23 (A) from countries that the Secretary de24 termines to be engaged in consistent, unauthor-
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1 ized conduct that is detrimental to the national 

2 security or foreign policy of the United States; 

3 (B) that are accessible to be downloaded 

4 from major mobile device application market5 places by Department personnel; and 

6 (C) originating from, authored in, owned 

7 by, or otherwise associated with countries or en8 tities that are designated on the list maintained 

9 and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 

10 of the Export Administration Regulations; 

11 (2) may include additional countries or indi12 vidual foreign phone applications from other coun13 tries to the extent the Secretary determines appro14 priate; and 

15 (3) shall consider distinguishing within the risk 

16 framework the particular interests of a country de17 scribed in paragraph (1) or (2) in the use of a for18 eign phone application of concern of such country 

19 (regardless of device or owner) by— 

20 (A) users located at facilities of the De21 partment of Defense of varying levels of sensi22 tivity; 

23 (B) users conducting authorized operations 

24 or movements of Department of Defense mate25 riel; or 
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1 (C) specific civilian employees of the De2 partment or contractors whom the Secretary 

3 determines likely to be a target of a foreign 

4 actor. 

5 (c) GUIDANCE AND UPDATES.—The Secretary of De6 fense shall— 

7 (1) issue guidance to all Department personnel 

8 incorporating the categories of foreign phone appli9 cations of concern and advising how to mitigate the 

10 risks identified by the risk framework with respect 

11 to such applications; 

12 (2) routinely update the categorical definitions 

13 and risk framework promulgated pursuant to sub14 section (a), at least on an annual basis; and 

15 (3) prescribe regulations that prohibit applica16 tions on phones provided by the Department of De17 fense or on any device used during an activity de18 scribed in subsection (b)(3)(B). 

19 SEC. 1859. SENSE OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING PROJECT 

20 PELE. 

21 It is the sense of Congress that— 

22 (1) Congress supports Project Pele, which seeks 

23 to develop, demonstrate, and deploy an advanced 

24 portable nuclear microreactor at Idaho National 

25 Laboratory by 2025; and 
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1 (2) Project Pele will be critical in maintaining 

2 and bolstering United States national security by 

3 providing firm, reliable, clean, and dense baseload 

4 energy to power United States military bases and 

5 other distributed military operations, both domesti6 cally and abroad. 

7 SEC. 1860. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR UTILIZING MICRO8 REACTORS TO ASSIST WITH NATURAL DIS9 ASTER RESPONSE EFFORTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, in consulta11 tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

12 Management Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Chief 

13 of the National Guard Bureau, the Chief of Engineers of 

14 the Army Corps of Engineers, the Assistant Secretary of 

15 the Office of Nuclear Energy of the Department of En16 ergy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 

17 Engineering, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 

18 Commission, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 

19 Office of Reactor Fleet and Advanced Reactor Deployment 

20 of the Department of Energy, develop a national strategy 

21 to utilize microreactors to assist with natural disaster re22 sponse efforts. 

23 (b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 

24 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 

25 2 years thereafter, the President shall submit to the ap-
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1 propriate congressional committees a comprehensive na2 tional strategy developed under subsection (a). 

3 (c) CONTENTS OF NATIONAL STRATEGY.—A national 

4 strategy developed under subsection (a) shall include the 

5 following: 

6 (1) EVALUATION OF EXISTING DIESEL DEPLOY7 MENT EFFORTS.—An assessment of the effectiveness 

8 of utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural 

9 disaster response efforts, which such assessment 

10 shall include— 

11 (A) information on the current use of die12 sel generators to assist with natural disaster re13 sponse efforts, including— 

14 (i) the prevalence of deploying diesel 

15 generators around the United States as the 

16 sole power source to assist with natural 

17 disaster response efforts; 

18 (ii) the average number of diesel gen19 erators deployed in natural disaster re20 sponse efforts based on the type of natural 

21 disaster, the severity of the natural dis22 aster, and the location of the natural dis23 aster; 

24 (iii) where Federal, State, and local 

25 governments store diesel generators; 
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1 (iv) how diesel generators are trans2 ported to areas affected by a natural dis3 aster; 

4 (v) any logistical concerns with refuel5 ing diesel generators over an extended pe6 riod of time; 

7 (vi) the potential to utilize accessory 

8 equipment that is traditionally connected 

9 to diesel generators to help provide elec10 tricity to the area in need; and 

11 (vii) any other information that is 

12 necessary to understand the role of diesel 

13 generators used to assist with natural dis14 aster response efforts; 

15 (B) how the effect on the environment of 

16 utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural 

17 disaster response efforts compares to the esti18 mated effect on the environment of utilizing 

19 microreactors to assist with the same natural 

20 disaster response efforts; and 

21 (C) the concerns to public safety when de22 ploying diesel generators in natural disaster re23 sponse efforts. 

24 (2) GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PRIORITIES.—A 

25 comprehensive, research-based, and long-term dis-
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1 cussion of goals, objectives, and priorities for uti2 lizing microreactors instead of diesel generators to 

3 assist with natural disaster response efforts. 

4 (3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANALYSIS.—An 

5 analysis of— 

6 (A) how the efforts of the Department of 

7 Defense to develop microreactor technology for 

8 operational uses could be used to inform the de9 velopment of microreactors to assist with nat10 ural disaster response efforts, including any 

11 recommendations and additional direction that 

12 may be necessary for such expedited deploy13 ment; 

14 (B) how the Department of Defense can 

15 most effectively translate and implement the 

16 lessons learned from its operations in the field 

17 to assist with natural disaster response efforts, 

18 including how operations in the field related to 

19 microreactors can be used to answer broad 

20 questions for the nuclear industry and for fu21 ture issues relating to fuel reliability, energy 

22 supply chain issues, reducing diesel convoy cau23 salities, and supporting other global humani24 tarian needs; and 
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1 (C) whether a demonstration program for 

2 microreactors is needed prior to deploying 

3 microreactors for natural disaster response ef4 forts, based on the analysis provided by sub5 paragraphs (A) and (B). 

6 (4) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR

7 REGULATORY COMMISSION.—Recommendations on 

8 how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can work 

9 with other Federal agencies to expedite— 

10 (A) the approval of designs for microreac11 tors; and 

12 (B) issuing licenses for the utilization, 

13 transportation, and operation of microreactors 

14 in rapid deployment scenarios, such as natural 

15 disaster response efforts. 

16 (5) UTILIZING FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—An 

17 analysis of available academic literature and studies, 

18 including site feasibility studies, to identify high risk 

19 areas that are prone to natural disasters that should 

20 be prioritized during emergency planning. 

21 (6) STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DE22 PLOYING MICROREACTORS.—An assessment of var23 ious strategic considerations to improve the effi24 ciency, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness of deploying 
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1 microreactors to assist with natural disaster re2 sponse efforts, including— 

3 (A) whether the Department of Defense, 

4 the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

5 or any other government entity should build, 

6 own, or operate microreactors that are used to 

7 assist with natural disaster response efforts, in8 cluding whether it would be viable to lease 

9 microreactors from private industry and wheth10 er it would be viable to facilitate public-private 

11 partnerships to find cost effective options to 

12 utilize microreactors for natural disaster re13 sponse efforts; 

14 (B) the recommended number of individ15 uals charged with the usage, maintenance, and 

16 upkeep of the microreactors, including the rec17 ommended qualifications, training requirements, 

18 availability requirements, and oversight respon19 sibility of such individuals; 

20 (C) the number of microreactors needed, 

21 initially and in the long-term, to effectively re22 spond to a natural disaster based on past nat23 ural disaster trends and the specific geographic 

24 location of the area; 
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1 (D) where microreactors used to assist 

2 with natural disaster response efforts would be 

3 stored, including information on— 

4 (i) how different microreactor storage 

5 locations may affect swift and economically 

6 feasible natural disaster response efforts; 

7 (ii) the feasibility of utilizing already8 built facilities instead of constructing new 

9 microreactor storage facilities; 

10 (iii) the cost of constructing new 

11 microreactor storage facilities; 

12 (iv) how to properly store the micro13 reactor when not being utilized for natural 

14 disaster response efforts; and 

15 (v) potential storage locations, such 

16 as— 

17 (I) the Strategic Alliance for 

18 FLEX Emergency Response locations 

19 in Memphis, Tennessee and Phoenix, 

20 Arizona; and 

21 (II) Department of Defense 

22 bases; 

23 (E) how to maintain a microreactor and 

24 replace, store, and dispose of fuel used by a 

25 microreactor, including whether public-private 
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1 partnerships may be used to assist with such 

2 maintenance, replacement, storage, and dis3 posal; 

4 (F) when a diesel generator will suffice in 

5 the event of a natural disaster of limited pro6 portions, in comparison to utilizing microreac7 tors to assist with natural disaster response ef8 forts; 

9 (G) which States and territories and pos10 sessions of the United States that are prone to 

11 natural disasters, such as hurricanes, should be 

12 prioritized when initially selecting locations to 

13 deploy microreactors to assist with natural dis14 aster response efforts; 

15 (H) the methods, capabilities, and costs as16 sociated with transporting microreactors that 

17 were or may be impacted by natural disasters, 

18 including considerations about transporting new 

19 microreactors, in addition to microreactors that 

20 have been put to use, and any regulatory or 

21 legal issues that may arise during the transpor22 tation; 

23 (I) any other strategic considerations that 

24 should be taken into account before deploying 
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1 microreactors to assist with natural disaster re2 sponse efforts; 

3 (J) how to integrate microreactors into ex4 isting electrical grids in emergency situations, 

5 including how grid connection points, microgrid 

6 limits, site load limits, existing infrastructure, 

7 and the standard process for grid interconnec8 tions may impact the integration of microreac9 tors into existing electrical grid; 

10 (K) whether microreactors will be suscep11 tible to cyberattacks, including whether autono12 mous control will impact the microreactor’s 

13 cyberattack susceptibility and what systems or 

14 microreactor designs would be ideal for com15 bating such cyberattacks during a natural dis16 aster response effort; and 

17 (L) how the weight of a microreactor, com18 pared to the weight of a diesel generator, af19 fects deploying microreactors and diesel genera20 tors to assist with natural disaster response ef21 forts. 

22 (7) DEPLOYMENT CHALLENGES AND BAR23 RIERS.—An assessment of— 
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1 (A) the challenges and barriers to deploy2 ing microreactors to assist with natural disaster 

3 response efforts; and 

4 (B) solutions to address each such chal5 lenge and barrier. 

6 (8) REVIEW OF AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

7 LEGISLATION.— 

8 (A) REVIEW.—A review of existing law 

9 that can be used to ease the burden of utilizing 

10 microreactors to assist with natural disaster re11 sponse efforts, including the Robert T. Stafford 

12 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Energy Policy Act 

14 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.), the Atomic 

15 Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 

16 the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Moderniza17 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 note), and any other 

18 relevant law. 

19 (B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Recommenda20 tions for legislation to— 

21 (i) assist with— 

22 (I) deploying microreactors to as23 sist with natural disaster response ef24 forts; 
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1 (II) the maintenance and upkeep 

2 of such microreactors; and 

3 (III) the initial and long-term 

4 storage of such microreactors; and 

5 (ii) pay for the activities described in 

6 subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i). 

7 (9) PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE NATURAL DIS8 ASTER RESPONSE EFFORTS.—An assessment 

9 about— 

10 (A) the current status of any collaboration 

11 between the National Guard, Federal Emer12 gency Management Agency, and the Army 

13 Corps of Engineers during natural disaster re14 sponse efforts; 

15 (B) the specific roles of each entity speci16 fied in subparagraph (A) (disaggregated, in the 

17 case of the National Guard, by State and by 

18 military department) during a natural disaster 

19 response effort, and their respective roles when 

20 participating in natural disaster response ef21 forts; 

22 (C) the current emergency responsibilities 

23 of the Department of Energy and the Nuclear 

24 Regulatory Commission that relate to deploying 
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1 microreactors during natural disaster response 

2 efforts; 

3 (D) the potential opportunity to set up an 

4 annual listening group session or consortium to 

5 provide all the necessary information needed to 

6 deploy microreactors to assist with natural dis7 aster response efforts and to ensure a smooth 

8 transition from the use of diesel generators to 

9 the use of microreactors to assist with natural 

10 disaster response efforts; 

11 (E) how the Emergency Management As12 sistance Compact, consented to by Congress in 

13 the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution 

14 granting the consent of Congress to the Emer15 gency Management Assistance Compact’’ (Pub16 lic Law 104–321), can be utilized to allow 

17 States to allocate their unused microreactors to 

18 other States that are in need of microreactors 

19 to assist with natural disaster response efforts; 

20 and 

21 (F) how to improve the collaboration be22 tween Federal, State, and local government en23 tities and private entities when deploying micro24 reactors to assist with natural disaster response 

25 efforts. 
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1 (10) UTILIZING MICROREACTORS TO CHARGE

2 ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—Recommendations on how to 

3 utilize microreactors as charging stations for electric 

4 vehicles in the event of a mass evacuation resulting 

5 from a natural disaster, including recommendations 

6 on— 

7 (A) how to deploy microreactors to charge 

8 electric vehicles before an evacuation; 

9 (B) the primary transportation corridors 

10 that would be used for such a mass evacuation; 

11 (C) how many microreactors would be 

12 needed to charge electric vehicles during such a 

13 mass evacuation, based on the size and popu14 lation of the State in which the mass evacuation 

15 occurs; 

16 (D) the best placement of microreactors 

17 throughout the primary transportation corridors 

18 to ensure a smooth electric vehicle charging 

19 process and subsequent evacuation; 

20 (E) any potential public-private partner21 ships that would be useful in utilizing micro22 reactors to charge electric vehicles during a 

23 mass evacuation, including an estimate of the 

24 costs that would be associated with establishing 

25 these partnerships; 
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1 (F) how to— 

2 (i) transport microreactors to mass 

3 evacuation locations along primary trans4 portation corridors for purposes of charg5 ing electric vehicles; and 

6 (ii) pay for such transportation; and 

7 (G) any other topic related to subpara8 graphs (A) through (F). 

9 (11) DEPLOYING MICROREACTORS TO UNITED

10 STATES TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS.—Rec11 ommendations on deploying microreactors to terri12 tories and possessions of the United States to assist 

13 with natural disaster response efforts. 

14 (12) USING MILITARY EQUIPMENT WITH NU15 CLEAR CAPABILITIES.—Recommendations on how to, 

16 in the event of a natural disaster and when the de17 ployment of a microreactor is not timely or ideal for 

18 the circumstance, deploy military equipment of the 

19 United States with nuclear capabilities, such as nu20 clear aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, to 

21 provide temporary electricity to an area severely im22 pacted by a natural disaster. 

23 (13) BUDGET PRIORITIES.—A multiyear budget 

24 plan that identifies the necessary resources to suc25 cessfully carry out the recommendations and imple-
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1 ment any lessons learned from the assessments and 

2 other analysis under this subsection. 

3 (14) TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS.—An anal4 ysis of current and developing ways to leverage exist5 ing and innovative technology to improve the effec6 tiveness of efforts to deploy microreactors to assist 

7 with natural disaster response efforts. 

8 (15) USING INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO PREDICT

9 NATURAL DISASTERS.—A description of how to uti10 lize innovative technology, such as artificial intel11 ligence and predictive meteorological tools, to pre12 pare for the utilization of microreactors before a 

13 natural disaster. 

14 (16) FLOATING NUCLEAR BARGES.—An assess15 ment of how floating nuclear barges compare to 

16 using portable microreactors, including— 

17 (A) the advantages and disadvantages of 

18 using a portable microreactor compared to a 

19 floating nuclear barge; and 

20 (B) an identification of scenarios during 

21 which a floating nuclear barge would be pre22 ferred over a portable microreactor. 

23 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Energy and Com5 merce, the Committee on Armed Services, the 

6 Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 

7 and the Committee on Science, Space, and 

8 Technology of the House of Representatives; 

9 and 

10 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

11 Resources, the Committee on Armed Services, 

12 the Committee on Environment and Public 

13 Works, and the Committee on Commerce, 

14 Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

15 (2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local 

16 government’’ has the meaning given such term in 

17 section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

18 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 

19 (3) MICROREACTOR.—The term ‘‘microreactor’’ 

20 means a nuclear reactor, including a portable nu21 clear reactor, that has an electricity generating ca22 pacity of not more than 20 megawatts of thermal 

23 energy. 

24 (4) NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘natural 

25 disaster’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Major 
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1 disaster’’ in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 

2 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 5122), except that the term ‘‘natural dis4 aster’’ does not include a wildfire. 

5 (5) NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE EFFORT.— 

6 The term ‘‘natural disaster response effort’’ means 

7 a circumstance in which a State or local government 

8 requests assistance under the Robert T. Stafford 

9 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), including assistance to address 

11 the loss of primary electrical capacity as a result of 

12 a natural disaster. 

13 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 

14 of the United States and the District of Columbia. 

15 SEC. 1861. WAIVER PROCESS FOR CERTAIN HUMANITARIAN 

16 AID. 

17 Section 402(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘shall include’’ and all that fol20 lows through ‘‘transport.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall in21 clude—’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) inspection of supplies before accept24 ance for transport; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) a process by which, upon request 

2 from a destination country, a prohibition on the 

3 shipment of certain items under a regulation or 

4 other guidance issued pursuant to this para5 graph may be waived.’’. 

6 SEC. 1862. REPORT. 

7 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact8 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

9 to Congress a report on the status of the formulation of 

10 policies by the Director of the Defense Security Coopera11 tion Agency to record and track alleged incidents of mis12 use of United States-provided equipment in El Salvador, 

13 Guatemala, and Honduras. 

14 SEC. 1863. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR BEREAVEMENT 

15 LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

16 FORCES. 

17 Section 701(l) of title 10, United States Code, is 

18 amended in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs (A) 

19 and (B) and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) a spouse; 

21 ‘‘(B) a son or daughter; or 

22 ‘‘(C) a parent; 

23 ‘‘(4) In this section, the term ‘son or daughter’ 

24 means— 
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1 ‘‘(A) a biological, adopted, step, or foster son or 

2 daughter of the individual; 

3 ‘‘(B) a person who is a legal ward of the mem4 ber, or was a legal ward of the individual when the 

5 person was a minor or otherwise required a legal 

6 guardian; or 

7 ‘‘(C) a person for whom the member stands in 

8 loco parentis or stood in loco parentis when the per9 son was a minor or otherwise required the individual 

10 to stand in loco parentis. 

11 ‘‘(5) In this section, the term ‘parent’ means— 

12 ‘‘(A) a biological, adoptive, step, or foster par13 ent of the individual, or a person who was a foster 

14 parent of the individual when the individual was a 

15 minor; 

16 ‘‘(B) a legal guardian of the individual, or per17 son who was a legal guardian of the individual when 

18 the individual was a minor or otherwise required a 

19 legal guardian; or 

20 ‘‘(C) a person who stands in loco parentis to 

21 the member or stood in loco parentis when the indi22 vidual was a minor or otherwise required a person 

23 to stand in loco parentis’’. 
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1 SEC. 1864. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COOPERATION OVER 

2 SPACE EXPLORATION. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that— 

4 (1) United States-Israel space cooperation and 

5 collaboration is in the best interest of the United 

6 States and can expand economic, national security, 

7 and social benefits for the American people; and 

8 (2) joint United States-Israel cooperation in the 

9 space arena should be supported in areas of re10 search, development, test, and evaluation, includ11 ing— 

12 (A) between the National Aeronautics and 

13 Space Administration and the Israel Space 

14 Agency; and 

15 (B) between the United States Air Force, 

16 United States Space Force, and the Israeli air 

17 force. 

18 SEC. 1865. EXTENSIONS, ADDITIONS, AND REVISIONS TO 

19 THE MILITARY LANDS WITHDRAWAL ACT OF 

20 1999 RELATING TO BARRY M. GOLDWATER 

21 RANGE. 

22 (a) EXTENSION OF WITHDRAWAL AND GILA BEND

23 ADDITION TO BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE.—Section 

24 3031(a)(3) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 

25 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 898) is 

26 amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘comprise approximately 

2 1,650,200 acres’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘com3 prise— 

4 ‘‘(A) approximately 1,656,491.94 acres’’; 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘ ‘Barry M. Goldwater Range 

6 Land Withdrawal’, dated June 17, 1999’’ and in7 serting the following: ‘‘ ‘Barry M. Goldwater Range 

8 Requested Withdrawal Extension Map’, dated June 

9 13, 2022’’; and 

10 (3) by striking ‘‘section 3033.’’ and inserting 

11 the following: ‘‘section 3033; and 

12 ‘‘(B) approximately 2,365.89 acres of land 

13 in Maricopa County, Arizona, as generally de14 picted on the map entitled ‘Gila Bend Addition 

15 to Barry M. Goldwater Range’, dated July 5, 

16 2022, and filed in accordance with section 

17 3033.’’. 

18 (b) RELATION TO OTHER WITHDRAWALS AND RES19 ERVATIONS.—Section 3031(a) of such Act is amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 

21 and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respec22 tively; 

23 (2) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by in24 serting ‘‘, whichever is later’’ after ‘‘accepted by the 

25 Secretary of the Interior’’; and 
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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(4) RELATION TO OTHER WITHDRAWALS AND

4 RESERVATIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) The prior withdrawals and reserva6 tions identified as Public Land Order Nos. 56 

7 and 97, and Executive Order Nos. 8892, 9104, 

8 and 9215, are hereby revoked in their entirety. 

9 ‘‘(B) Upon the date of the enactment of 

10 this paragraph, the patented mining claim 

11 known as the Legal Tender, Mineral Survey 

12 No. 3445, located in Section 26, Township 15 

13 South, Range 10 West, Gila Salt River Merid14 ian, Arizona, is hereby transferred from the 

15 Secretary of the Air Force to the Secretary of 

16 the Interior, at no cost and in ‘as-is’ condition, 

17 and shall be managed by the United States 

18 Fish and Wildlife Service as a land parcel in19 cluded within the Cabeza Prieta National Wild20 life Refuge and in wilderness status as part of 

21 the Cabeza Prieta Wilderness.’’. 

22 (c) RENEWAL OF CURRENT WITHDRAWAL AND RES23 ERVATION.—Section 3031(d) of such Act is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘25 years after the date of the enactment of this 

25 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 5, 2049’’. 
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1 (d) EXTENSION.—Section 3031(e) of such Act is 

2 amended— 

3 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘INITIAL’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘initial’’. 

5 SEC. 1866. ANNUAL REVIEW AND UPDATE OF ONLINE IN6 FORMATION RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVEN7 TION. 

8 Not later than September 30, 2023, and on an an9 nual basis thereafter, each Secretary of a military depart10 ment shall— 

11 (1) review any information relating to suicide 

12 prevention or behavioral health, including any con13 tact information for related resources, that is pub14 lished on an Internet website of the military depart15 ment at the installation level; 

16 (2) make updates to such information as may 

17 be necessary; and 

18 (3) submit to the congressional defense commit19 tees a certification that such information is up-to20 date. 

21 SEC. 1867. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Energy Policy and Conserva23 tion Act is amended by inserting after section 163 (42 

24 U.S.C. 6243) the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 164. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prohibit the 

3 export or sale of petroleum products drawn down from the 

4 Strategic Petroleum Reserve, under any provision of law, 

5 to— 

6 ‘‘(1) the People’s Republic of China; 

7 ‘‘(2) the Democratic People’s Republic of 

8 Korea; 

9 ‘‘(3) the Russian Federation; 

10 ‘‘(4) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 

11 ‘‘(5) any other country the government of which 

12 is subject to sanctions imposed by the United States; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(6) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced 

15 by— 

16 ‘‘(A) a country referred to in any of para17 graphs (1) through (5); or 

18 ‘‘(B) the Chinese Communist Party. 

19 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may issue a waiver of 

20 the prohibition described in subsection (a) if the Secretary 

21 certifies that any export or sale authorized pursuant to 

22 the waiver is in the national security interests of the 

23 United States. 

24 ‘‘(c) RULE.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

25 of enactment of the Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Ad-
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1 versaries Act, the Secretary shall issue a rule to carry out 

2 this section.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

4 (1) DRAWDOWN AND SALE OF PETROLEUM

5 PRODUCTS.—Section 161(a) of the Energy Policy 

6 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(a)) is 

7 amended by inserting ‘‘and section 164’’ before the 

8 period at the end. 

9 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con10 tents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 

11 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec12 tion 163 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 164. Prohibition on certain exports.’’. 

13 SEC. 1868. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS OF 

14 FOREIGN-OWNED AGRICULTURAL LAND 

15 NEAR MILITARY INSTALLMENTS. 

16 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

18 of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri19 culture, shall submit to Congress a report on foreign20 owned agricultural land located within 50 miles of a 

21 United States military installation. 

22 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub23 section (a) shall include— 
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1 (1) a list of each foreign person that owns agri2 cultural land located within 50 miles of a United 

3 States military installation; 

4 (2) in the case of an individual described in 

5 paragraph (1), the citizenship of such individual; 

6 (3) in the case of a foreign person described in 

7 paragraph (1) that is not an individual or govern8 ment— 

9 (A) the principal place of business of such 

10 person; and 

11 (B) the country in which each such foreign 

12 person is created or organized; 

13 (4) the nature of each legal entity holding inter14 est in such agricultural land and the type of interest; 

15 (5) the legal description and acreage of such 

16 agricultural land; and 

17 (6) an assessment of any threat that foreign 

18 ownership of such agricultural land may have on 

19 United States military readiness, food supply, and 

20 national security. 

21 (c) AGRICULTURAL LAND DEFINED.—In this section, 

22 the term ‘‘agricultural land’’ includes— 

23 (1) crop land, pasture land, wetlands, and 

24 marshlands; 
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1 (2) land enrolled in a Federal, State, or local 

2 agricultural conservation program; and 

3 (3) land used for animal confinement, con4 centrated animal feeding operations, livestock pro5 duction, timber production, or forestry. 

6 SEC. 1869. GAO STUDY OF AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE 

7 HOUSING. 

8 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

9 States shall conduct a study to identify and assess the 

10 availability of affordable housing in areas having high 

11 housing costs and military or defense-related facilities or 

12 operations and the effects that limited availability of af13 fordable housing in such areas has on defense production 

14 and readiness. The study shall identify examples of suc15 cessful models and best practices for effectively increasing 

16 affordable housing stock in such areas. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

19 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

20 on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 1870. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADVANCED CAPABILI2 TIES PILLAR OF THE TRILATERAL SECURITY 

3 PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AUSTRALIA, THE 

4 UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES. 

5 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con6 gress that— 

7 (1) the enhanced trilateral security partnership 

8 between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the 

9 United States (in this section referred to as the 

10 ‘‘AUKUS partnership’’) is intended to positively 

11 contribute to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific 

12 region through enhanced deterrence; 

13 (2) to this end, implementation of the AUKUS 

14 partnership will require a whole-of-government re15 view of processes and procedures for Australia, the 

16 United Kingdom, and the United States to benefit 

17 from such partnership and, in particular, to support 

18 joint development of advanced capabilities; 

19 (3) the Department of State plays a pivotal role 

20 in the administration of arms exports and sales pro21 grams under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and the Arms Export Control 

23 Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); 

24 (4) the Department of State should work in co25 ordination with the Department of Defense and 

26 other relevant United States Government agencies to 
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1 seek to expeditiously implement the AUKUS part2 nership; and 

3 (5) the Department of State, in coordination 

4 with the Department of Defense, should clearly com5 municate any United States requirements to address 

6 matters related to the technology security and export 

7 control measures of Australia and the United King8 dom. 

9 (b) REPORT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of State, in coordination with the Secretary of De13 fense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

14 committees a report on efforts of the Department of 

15 State to implement the advanced capabilities pillar 

16 of the AUKUS partnership. 

17 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 

18 required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol19 lowing: 

20 (A) For each of the calendar years 2021 

21 and 2022— 

22 (i) the average and median times for 

23 the United States Government to review 

24 applications for licenses to export defense 

25 articles or defense services to persons, cor-
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1 porations, and the governments (including 

2 agencies and subdivisions of such govern3 ments, including official missions of such 

4 governments) of Australia or the United 

5 Kingdom; 

6 (ii) the average and median times for 

7 the United States Government to review 

8 applications from Australia and the United 

9 Kingdom for foreign military sales begin10 ning from the date Australia or the United 

11 Kingdom submitted a letter of request that 

12 resulted in a letter of acceptance with; and 

13 (iii) the number of applications from 

14 Australia and the United Kingdom for li15 censes to export defense articles and de16 fense services that were denied or approved 

17 with provisos, listed by year. 

18 (B) For each of the fiscal years 2017, 

19 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, the number 

20 of voluntary disclosures resulting in a violation 

21 of the International Traffic in Arms Regula22 tions (ITAR) enumerated under section 40 of 

23 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780) 

24 or involving proscribed countries listed in sec25 tion 126.1 of the ITAR, by persons, corpora-
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1 tions, and the governments (including agencies 

2 and subdivisions of such governments, including 

3 official missions of such governments) of Aus4 tralia or the United Kingdom, including infor5 mation with respect to— 

6 (i) any instance of unauthorized ac7 cess to technical data or defense articles; 

8 (ii) inadequate physical or cyber secu9 rity; 

10 (iii) retransfers or re-exports without 

11 authorization; and 

12 (iv) employees of foreign companies 

13 that are United States persons that pro14 vide defense services without authorization. 

15 (C) The value of any civil penalties as16 sessed from 2017 to 2022 for disclosures or vio17 lations described in subparagraph (B) on 

18 United States applicants that involved foreign 

19 persons, foreign corporations, and foreign gov20 ernments in the United Kingdom or Australia. 

21 (D) A list of relevant United States laws, 

22 regulations, and treaties and other international 

23 agreements to which the United States is a 

24 party that govern authorizations to export de-
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1 fense articles or defense services that are re2 quired to implement the AUKUS partnership. 

3 (E) An assessment of key recommenda4 tions the United States Government has pro5 vided to the governments of Australia and the 

6 United Kingdom to revise laws, regulations, and 

7 policies of such countries that are required to 

8 implement the AUKUS partnership. 

9 (F) An assessment of recommended im10 provements to export control laws and regula11 tions of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the 

12 United States that such countries should make 

13 to implement the AUKUS partnership and to 

14 otherwise meet the requirements of section 

15 38(j)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

16 U.S.C. 2778(j)(2)), and the challenges Aus17 tralia and the United Kingdom have conveyed 

18 in meeting these requirements including with 

19 respect to sensitive defense technology security 

20 controls. 

21 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE22 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres23 sional committees’’ means— 
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1 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

2 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep3 resentatives; and 

4 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

5 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 

6 SEC. 1871. REPORT ON TAIWAN AND UKRAINE RELATING 

7 TO CERTAIN WEAPONS SYSTEMS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

10 shall submit to the congressional defense committees the 

11 report described in subsection (b). 

12 (b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report described in 

13 this subsection is a report that includes the following: 

14 (1) An assessment of weapons systems that the 

15 Government of Ukraine needs to defend itself from 

16 external aggression from the Russian Federation 

17 and other threats. 

18 (2) An assessment of weapons systems that the 

19 Government Taiwan needs to defend itself from ex20 ternal aggression from the People’s Liberation Army 

21 of the People’s Republic of China, and other threats. 

22 (3) An assessment of where the weapons sys23 tems and supply chains described in paragraphs (1) 

24 and (2) converge and diverge. 
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1 (4) A strategy to ensure that both the Govern2 ment of Ukraine and the Government of Taiwan can 

3 access the weapons systems described in paragraphs 

4 (1) and (2). 

5 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

6 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 

7 a classified annex. 

8 SEC. 1872. IMPROVING OUTREACH RELATED TO CYBERSE9 CURITY JOB PREPARATION. 

10 The Secretary of Defense shall make every reasonable 

11 effort to improve outreach to inform departing 

12 servicemembers, whether active duty or reserve, of the 

13 availability of credentialing opportunities related to cyber 

14 security, including improving the searchability functions 

15 of online resources for career training related to cyberse16 curity, as well as ensuring that Skillbridge includes a no17 tice for all military members interested in cybersecurity 

18 job opportunities. 

19 SEC. 1873. REPORT ON PORT AUTHORITY OF GUAM CAPAC20 ITY. 

21 Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of De22 fense shall submit to Congress a report on the reliability 

23 and capacity of the Port Authority of Guam to support 

24 Department of Defense operations in Guam and shall in25 clude in such report an assessment of— 
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1 (1) the capacity of the Port Authority of Guam 

2 to address shipping demands of the Department of 

3 Defense; 

4 (2) the feasibility and costs associated with 

5 dredging at the wharf of the Port Authority of 

6 Guam and the impact of such dredging to the De7 partment of Defense with respect to— 

8 (A) the size of the vessels that such dredg9 ing would allow for shipping into Guam; and 

10 (B) whether such dredging would result in 

11 savings to the Department; 

12 (3) the feasibility of such dredging, including a 

13 description of— 

14 (A) what such dredging would entail; 

15 (B) the process to relocate and preserve 

16 coral; 

17 (C) the types of environmental studies 

18 needed; and 

19 (D) timelines associated with such dredg20 ing; and 

21 (4) whether such dredging would address the 

22 readiness and mission considerations of the Depart23 ment of Defense. 
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1 SEC. 1874. REPORT ON UTILITY REQUIREMENTS IN GUAM. 

2 Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of De3 fense shall submit to Congress a report on the utility re4 quirements in Guam that are necessary to support Depart5 ment of Defense missions and shall include in such report 

6 an assessment of— 

7 (1) the reliability of power utility poles in Guam 

8 with respect to military readiness and mission con9 siderations and the extent to which such utility poles 

10 can sustain inclement weather conditions and acts of 

11 mother nature; 

12 (2) the feasibility and costs associated with the 

13 construction of underground power supplies with re14 spect to the reliability and capacity of the demand 

15 of the Department of Defense; 

16 (3) the reliability of the water and wastewater 

17 infrastructure in Guam with respect to military 

18 readiness and mission considerations; and 

19 (4) the feasibility and costs associated with in20 vesting to improve such infrastructure with respect 

21 to the reliability and capacity of the demand of the 

22 Department of Defense. 
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1 SEC. 1875. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS 

2 PERFORMING RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 

3 PROJECTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

4 (a) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

5 Section 4001 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

6 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(e) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever 

8 issuing a statement, press release, request for proposals, 

9 bid solicitation, or other document describing a project or 

10 program that is funded in whole or in part with Federal 

11 funding, a person performing a research or development 

12 project under paragraph (1) or (5) of subsection (b) shall 

13 clearly state the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) The percentage of the total costs of the 

15 program or project financed with Federal funding. 

16 ‘‘(2) The dollar amount of Federal funds obli17 gated for the project or program. 

18 ‘‘(3) The percentage and dollar amount of the 

19 total costs of the project or program that will be fi20 nanced from nongovernmental sources.’’. 

21 (b) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

22 AGREEMENTS UNDER STEVENSON-WYDLER TECH23 NOLOGY INNOVATION ACT OF 1980.—Section 4026 of 

24 such title is amended— 

25 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and 

26 inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense’’; 

2 (2) in subsection (a), as designated by para3 graph (1), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Tech4 nology may’’ and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(b) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.—Technology may’’; 

6 and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(c) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever 

10 issuing a statement, press release, request for proposals, 

11 bid solicitation, or other document describing a project or 

12 program that is funded in whole or in part with Federal 

13 funding, a person performing a research or development 

14 project pursuant to a cooperative research and develop15 ment agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall 

16 clearly state the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) The percentage of the total costs of the 

18 program or project financed with Federal funding. 

19 ‘‘(2) The dollar amount of Federal funds obli20 gated for the project or program. 

21 ‘‘(3) The percentage and dollar amount of the 

22 total costs of the project or program that will be fi23 nanced from nongovernmental sources.’’. 

24 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con25 gress that the Secretary of Defense should direct the oper-
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1 ating divisions of the Department of Defense to design 

2 and implement processes to manage and administer grant3 ees’ compliance with the requirements added by this sec4 tion, including determining to what extent to provide guid5 ance to grantees on calculations. 

6 SEC. 1876. PROMOTING THE MILTAX PROGRAM AND TAX 

7 PREPARATION SERVICES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

9 ensure that each member of an Armed Force under the 

10 jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department re11 ceives, not later than March 1 of each calendar year, an 

12 annual written notice by mail, an electronic mail, or in 

13 person notice, electronic notification of the availability of 

14 the MilTax program and other tax preparation assistance 

15 programs furnished by the Secretary of Defense. 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than the date which is 6 

17 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

18 Secretary of Defense shall submit a written report to Con19 gress regarding the rates of participation by members de20 scribed in subsection (a) in the programs described in such 

21 subsection. 

22 SEC. 1877. STUDY ON CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD DEVELOP23 MENT CENTERS. 

24 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres25 sional defense committees a recommendation for a strat-
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1 egy for military construction projects for a sufficient num2 ber of child development centers (as defined in section 

3 2871 of title 10, United States Code) as necessary to 

4 eliminate wait lists for members of the Armed Forces 

5 seeking childcare at such child development centers. 

6 SEC. 1878. GEOSYNTHETICS PERFORMANCE TESTING. 

7 (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

8 forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au9 thorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, 

10 development, test, and evaluation, Army, as specified in 

11 the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for ap12 plied research, ground technology (PE 0602144A), line 

13 012, is hereby increased by $3,300,000 (with the amount 

14 of such increase to be used to carry out the development, 

15 testing, and certification phase of the Geosynthetics Rein16 forced Performance pavement test. 

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 operation and main20 tenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding 

21 funding table in section 4301, for administration and serv22 ice-wide activities, Office of the Secretary of Defense, line 

23 490, is hereby reduced by $3,300,000. 
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1 SEC. 1879. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING RESEARCH IN CHINA. 

2 The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans 

3 Affairs, the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the 

4 Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the In5 terior, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of 

6 Health and Human Services, or any other Federal agency 

7 may not directly or indirectly conduct or support, through 

8 grants, subgrants, contracts, cooperative agreements or 

9 other funding vehicles, research that will be conducted 

10 by— 

11 (1) the Government of the People’s Republic of 

12 China or any agent or instrumentality of the Gov13 ernment of the People’s Republic of China or any 

14 entity owned by or controlled by the People’s Repub15 lic of China; or 

16 (2) the Chinese Communist Party or any agent 

17 or instrumentality of the Chinese Communist Party 

18 or any entity owned by or controlled by the Chinese 

19 Communist Party. 

20 SEC. 1880. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN 

21 BIOTECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The head of an executive agency 

23 may not— 

24 (1) procure or obtain or extend or renew a con25 tract to procure or obtain any covered biotechnology 

26 equipment or service; or 
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1 (2) enter into a contract or extend or renew a 

2 contract with any entity that— 

3 (A) uses covered biotechnology equipment 

4 or services acquired after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act; or 

6 (B) that enters into any contract the per7 formance of which such entity knows or has 

8 reason to believe will require the direct use of 

9 covered biotechnology equipment or services. 

10 (b) PROHIBITION ON LOAN AND GRANT FUNDS.— 

11 The head of an executive agency may not obligate or ex12 pend loan or grant funds to— 

13 (1) procure or obtain or extend or renew a con14 tract to procure or obtain any covered biotechnology 

15 equipment or service: or 

16 (2) enter into a contract or extend or renew a 

17 contract with an entity described in subsection 

18 (a)(2). 

19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibitions under sub20 sections (a) and (b) shall take effect 180 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 (d) WAIVER AUTHORITIES.— 

23 (1) SPECIFIC BIOTECHNOLOGY EXCEPTION.— 
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1 (A) WAIVER.—The head of an executive 

2 agency may waive the prohibition under sub3 section (a) and (b) on a case-by-case basis— 

4 (i) with the approval of the Director 

5 of the Office of Management and Budget, 

6 in consultation with the Federal Acquisi7 tion Security Council and the Secretary of 

8 Defense; and 

9 (ii) if such head submits a notification 

10 and justification to the appropriate con11 gressional committees not later than 30 

12 days after granting such waiver. 

13 (B) DURATION.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

15 in clause (ii), a waiver granted under sub16 paragraph (A) shall last for a period of not 

17 more than 180 days. 

18 (ii) EXTENSION.—The Director of the 

19 Office of Management and Budget, in con20 sultation with the Federal Acquisition Se21 curity Council and the Secretary of De22 fense, may extend a waiver granted under 

23 subparagraph (A) one time, for a period 

24 up to 180 days after the date on which the 

25 waiver would otherwise expire, if such an 
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1 extension is in the national security inter2 ests of the United States and the Director 

3 submits to the appropriate congressional 

4 committees a notification of such waiver. 

5 (2) OVERSEAS HEALTH CARE SERVICES.—The 

6 head of an executive agency may waive the prohibi7 tions under subsections (a) and (b) with respect to 

8 a contract, subcontract, or transaction for the acqui9 sition or provision of health care services overseas on 

10 a case-by-case basis— 

11 (A) if the head of such executive agency 

12 determines that the waiver is— 

13 (i) necessary to support the mission or 

14 activities of the employees of such execu15 tive agency described in subsection 

16 (e)(2)(A); and 

17 (ii) in the interest of the United 

18 States; 

19 (B) with the approval of the Director of 

20 the Office of Management and Budget, in con21 sultation with the Federal Security Acquisition 

22 Council and the Secretary of Defense; and 

23 (C) if such head submits a notification and 

24 justification to the appropriate congressional 
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1 committees not later than 30 days after grant2 ing such waiver. 

3 (e) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibitions under sub4 sections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 

5 (1) any activity subject to the reporting require6 ments under title V of the National Security Act of 

7 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized in8 telligence activities of the United States; 

9 (2) the acquisition or provision of health care 

10 services overseas for— 

11 (A) employees of the United States, includ12 ing members of the uniformed services (as de13 fined in section 101(a) of title 10, United 

14 States Code), whose official duty stations are 

15 located overseas; or 

16 (B) employees of contractors or sub17 contractors of the United States— 

18 (i) who are performing under a con19 tract that directly supports the missions or 

20 activities of individuals described in sub21 paragraph (A); and 

22 (ii) whose primary duty stations are 

23 located overseas; or 
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1 (3) the acquisition, use, or distribution of ge2 netic sequencing data, however complied, that is 

3 commercially available. 

4 (f) EVALUATION OF CERTAIN BIOTECHNOLOGY EN5 TITIES.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en6 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall deter7 mine whether Wuxi AppTec, AxBio, and any subsidiary, 

8 affiliate, or successor of such entities, or any other entity 

9 headquartered in or organized under the laws of the Peo10 ple’s Republic of China are a biotechnology company of 

11 concern. 

12 (g) REGULATIONS.— 

13 (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 

14 the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

15 of Management and Budget, in coordination with 

16 the Federal Acquisition Security Council, the Fed17 eral Acquisition Regulatory Council, the Secretary of 

18 Defense, and other heads of Executive agencies as 

19 determined appropriate by the Director of the Office 

20 of Management and Budget, shall establish guid21 ance, as necessary, to implement the requirements of 

22 this section. 

23 (2) Not later than 270 days after the date of 

24 the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition 

25 Regulatory Council shall revise the Federal Acquisi-
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1 tion Regulation as necessary to implement the re2 quirements of this section. 

3 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT5 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com6 mittees’’ means— 

7 (A) the Committees on Armed Services 

8 and on Homeland Security and Governmental 

9 Affairs of the Senate; and 

10 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

11 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 

12 on Oversight and Accountability, the Committee 

13 on Energy and Commerce, and the Select Com14 mittee on Strategic Competition between the 

15 United States and the Chinese Communist 

16 Party of the House of Representatives. 

17 (2) BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY OF CONCERN.— 

18 The term ‘‘biotechnology company of concern’’ 

19 means— 

20 (A) the BGI Group, MGI Group, or Com21 plete Genomics, or any subsidiary, parent, affil22 iate, or successor of such entities; and 

23 (B) any entity that— 

24 (i) is subject to the jurisdiction, direc25 tion, or control of a foreign adversary; 
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1 (ii) operates primarily in the bio2 technology industry; and 

3 (iii) the Secretary of Defense deems 

4 to pose a risk to the national security of 

5 the United States. 

6 (3) BIOTECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT OR SERV7 ICE.—The term ‘‘biotechnology equipment or serv8 ice’’ means— 

9 (A) any instrument, apparatus, machine, 

10 or device, including components and accessories 

11 thereof, that is designed for use in the research, 

12 development, production, or analysis of biologi13 cal materials as well as any software, firmware, 

14 or other digital components that are specifically 

15 designed for use in, and necessary for the oper16 ation of, such an instrument, apparatus, ma17 chine, or device; 

18 (B) any service for the research, develop19 ment, production, analysis, detection, or provi20 sion of information related to biological mate21 rials, including— 

22 (i) advising, consulting, or support 

23 services provided by a biotechnology com24 pany of concern with respect to the use or 

25 implementation of a instrument, appa-
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1 ratus, machine, or device described in sub2 paragraph (A); and 

3 (ii) disease detection, genealogical in4 formation, and related services; and 

5 (C) any other service, instrument, appa6 ratus, machine, component, accessory, device, 

7 software, or firmware that the Federal Acquisi8 tion Security Council, in coordination with the 

9 Secretary of Defense and such other heads of 

10 Executive agencies (as determined by the Fed11 eral Acquisition Security Council), determines 

12 appropriate. 

13 (4) CONTROL.—The term ‘‘control’’ has the 

14 meaning given to that term in section 800.208, Tile 

15 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 

16 regulations 

17 (5) COVERED BIOTECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT OR

18 SERVICE.—The term ‘‘covered biotechnology equip19 ment or service’’ means a biotechnology equipment 

20 or service produced or provided by a biotechnology 

21 company of concern. 

22 (6) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 

23 agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

24 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
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1 (7) FOREIGN ADVERSARY.—The term ‘‘foreign 

2 adversary’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘covered 

3 nation’’ in section 4872(d) of title 10, United States 

4 Code. 

5 (8) OVERSEAS.—The term ‘‘overseas’’ means 

6 any area outside of the United States, the Common7 wealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession 

8 of the United States. 

9 SEC. 1881. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS. 

10 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

11 this Act may be used to engage in direct, bilateral coopera12 tion with the Government of the People’s Republic of 

13 China or China-affiliated organizations on biomedical re14 search programs without explicit authorization from the 

15 Federal Bureau of Investigation and unless such activities 

16 are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date 

17 of enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 1882. DEFUND WUHAN INSITITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND 

19 ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. 

20 (a) WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY.—None of the 

21 funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act may 

22 be made available for the Wuhan Institute of Virology for 

23 any purpose. 
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1 (b) ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE, INC..—None of the 

2 funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act may 

3 be made available for any purpose to— 

4 (1) EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 

5 (2) any subsidiary of EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 

6 (3) any organization that is directly controlled 

7 by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; or 

8 (4) any organization or individual that is a sub9 grantee or subcontractor of EcoHealth Alliance, 

10 Inc.. 

11 SEC. 1883. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. 

12 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

13 this Act may be used to further any nuclear agreement 

14 with Iran that has not received explicit Congressional ap15 proval. 

16 SEC. 1884. PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF HOUSING MIGRANTS 

17 ON MILITARY BASES. 

18 The Secretary of Defense shall notify local, State, 

19 and Federal elected officials not later than 90 days before 

20 the Department of Defense uses, creates, or repurposes 

21 a military base to house migrants. 
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1 SEC. 1885. AUTHORITY FOR REMEMBRANCE OF CONGRESS2 MAN DON YOUNG WITH A MEMORIAL MARK3 ER OR NICHE COVER AND CEREMONY IN AR4 LINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

5 Notwithstanding section 2409 of title 38, United 

6 States Code, the memory of Congressman Don Young 

7 shall be honored with a memorial marker or niche cover 

8 and ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. 

9 DIVISION B—MILITARY CON10 STRUCTION AUTHORIZA11 TIONS 

12 SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 

13 This division and title XX of division B may be cited 

14 as the ‘‘Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

15 Year 2024’’. 

16 SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND 

17 AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 

18 LAW. 

19 (a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE

20 YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author21 izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for mili22 tary construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

23 projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At24 lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 

25 (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall ex26 pire on the later of— 
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1 (1) October 1, 2026; or 

2 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author3 izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

4 2027. 

5 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

6 authorizations for military construction projects, land ac7 quisition, family housing projects and facilities, and con8 tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Se9 curity Investment Program (and authorizations of appro10 priations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 

11 been obligated before the later of— 

12 (1) October 1, 2026; or 

13 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author14 izing funds for fiscal year 2027 for military con15 struction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

16 projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 

17 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

18 Program. 

19 SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

20 Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the 

21 later of— 

22 (1) October 1, 2023; or 

23 (2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 

2 CONSTRUCTION 

3 SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY 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 2103(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 Army 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: 

Army: Inside the United States 

State Installation Amount 

Alabama ............................ Redstone Arsenal .................................................. $50,000,000 

Florida .............................. Camp Bull Simons ................................................ $17,000,000 

Georgia ............................. Fort Gordon .......................................................... $163,000,000 

Hawaii .............................. Aliamanu Military Reservation ............................. $20,000,000 

Kansas .............................. Fort Riley .............................................................. $105,000,000 

Kentucky .......................... Fort Campbell ....................................................... $38,000,000 

Louisiana .......................... Fort Polk ............................................................... $13,400,000 

Massachusetts ................... Soldier Systems Center Natick ............................. $18,500,000 

Michigan ........................... Detroit Arsenal ..................................................... $72,000,000 

North Carolina ................. Fort Bragg ............................................................ $251,500,000 

Pennsylvania ..................... Letterkenny Army Depot ...................................... $89,000,000 

Texas ................................ Fort Bliss .............................................................. $74,000,000 

Red River Army Depot ......................................... $113,000,000 

Washington ....................... Joint Base Lewis-McChord ................................... $100,000,000 

14 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

15 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria16 tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con17 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

18 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
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1 Army may acquire real property and carry out military 

2 construction projects for the installations or locations out3 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

4 the following table: 

Army: Outside the United States 

Country Installation Amount 

Germany ........................... Grafenwoehr .......................................................... $10,400,000 

Hohenfels .............................................................. $56,000,000 

5 SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 

6 (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 

7 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap8 propriations in section 2103(a) and available for military 

9 family housing functions as specified in the funding table 

10 in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 

11 or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 

12 and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 

13 in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 

14 the following table: 

Army: Family Housing 

Territory Installation Amount 

Kwajalein ................. Kwajalein Atoll ............................................. $98,600,000 

Germany .................. Baumholder .................................................. $78,746,000 

15 (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

16 UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

17 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

18 authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and 

19 available for military family housing functions as specified 

20 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
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1 Army may improve existing military family housing units 

2 in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000. 

3 (c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro4 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

5 section 2103(a) and available for military family housing 

6 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

7 the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 

8 engineering services and construction design activities 

9 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

10 housing units in an amount not to exceed $27,549,000. 

11 SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

13 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

14 beginning after September 30, 2023, for military con15 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

16 functions of the Department of the Army as specified in 

17 the funding table in section 4601. 

18 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

19 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author20 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

21 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

22 of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act 

23 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro24 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

25 table in section 4601. 
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1 SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE CASH PAY2 MENTS IN SPECIAL ACCOUNT FROM LAND 

3 CONVEYANCE, NATICK SOLDIER SYSTEMS 

4 CENTER, MASSACHUSETTS. 

5 Section 2844(c)(2)(C) of the Military Construction 

6 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of 

7 Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1865) is amended— 

8 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OCTOBER 1, 

9 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘OCTOBER 1, 2027’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2025’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘October 1, 2027’’. 

12 SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS13 CAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT AT KUNSAN AIR 

14 BASE, KOREA. 

15 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

16 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

18 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in sub19 section (b), as provided in section 2101(b) of such Act 

20 (131 Stat. 1819) and extended by section 2106(a) of the 

21 Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division 

22 B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2973), shall remain 

23 in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enact24 ment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 

25 for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
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1 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

2 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 

3 SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER4 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 ARMY MILITARY CON5 STRUCTION PROJECTS. 

6 (a) ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.— 

7 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

8 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

9 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

10 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 

11 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

12 2101 of that Act (132 Stat. 2241), shall remain in 

13 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en14 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

15 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

16 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

17 (1) is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Korea .............. Camp Tango ................ Command and Control Facility ......... $17,500,000 

Maryland ........ Fort Meade .................. Cantonment Area 

Roads .................. $16,500,000 
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1 (b) ARMY OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

2 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.— 

3 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding such sec4 tion, the authorizations set forth in the table in 

5 paragraph (2), as provided in section 2901 of such 

6 Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or 

7 the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 

8 funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, 

9 whichever is later. 

10 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

11 (1) is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Bulgaria ......... Nevo Selo FOS ............ EDI: Ammunition 

Holding Area ....... $5,200,000 

Romania ......... Mihail Kogalniceanu 

FOS ......................... EDI: Explosives and 

Ammo Load/Unload Apron. .......... $21,651,000 

12 SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER13 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 ARMY MILITARY CON14 STRUCTION PROJECTS. 

15 (a) ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.— 

16 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

17 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

18 for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116- 

19 283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in 

20 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 
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1 2101(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 4295), shall remain 

2 in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 

3 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

4 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

5 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

6 (1) 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 Lab ........... $71,000,000 

Louisiana ....... Fort Polk ..................... Information Systems 

Facility ................ $25,000,000 

7 (b) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AT MILITARY

8 INSTALLATIONS.— 

9 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

10 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

11 for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116- 

12 283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in 

13 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

14 2865 of that Act (134 Stat. 4360), shall remain in 

15 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en16 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

17 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

18 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

19 (1) is as follows: 
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Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Georgia ........... Fort Gordon ................. Child Development 

Center .................. $21,000,000 

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 or Territory Installation or Location Amount 

California ................. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 

Twentynine Palms .................................... $42,100,000 

Port Hueneme .............................................. $110,000,000 

Connecticut .............. Naval Submarine Base New London ........... $331,718,000 

District Of Columbia Marine Barracks Washington ...................... $131,800,000 

Georgia .................... Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany ........... $63,970,000 

Guam ....................... Andersen Air Force Base ............................. $497,620,000 

Joint Region Marianas ................................. $174,540,000 

Naval Base Guam ........................................ $946,500,000 

Hawaii ..................... Marine Corps Base Hawai’i ......................... $227,350,000 

Maryland .................. Fort Meade .................................................. $186,480,000 

Naval Air Station Patuxent River ............... $141,700,000 

North Carolina ........ Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point ...... $270,150,000 

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune .............. $215,670,000 

Pennsylvania ............ Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia $88,200,000 

Virginia .................... Dam Neck Annex ......................................... $109,680,000 

Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - 

Story ......................................................... $35,000,000 
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Navy: Inside the United States—Continued 

State or Territory Installation or Location Amount 

Marine Corps Base Quantico ....................... $127,120,000 

Naval Station Norfolk .................................. $158,095,000 

Naval Weapons Station Yorktown ............... $221,920,000 

Washington .............. Naval Base Kitsap ....................................... $245,000,000 

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 

Djibouti .................... Camp Lemonnier Djibouti ........................... $106,600,000 

Italy ......................... Naval Air Station Sigonella ......................... $77,072,000 

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 

17 and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 

18 in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 

19 the following table: 
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Navy: Family Housing 

Location Installation Amount 

Guam ....................... Joint Region Marianas ................................ $121,906,000 

Naval Support Activity Andersen ................ $83,126,000 

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 2203(a) and 

5 available for military family housing functions as specified 

6 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

7 Navy may improve existing military family housing units 

8 in an amount not to exceed $57,740,000. 

9 (c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro10 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

11 section 2203(a) and available for military family housing 

12 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

13 the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and 

14 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 $14,370,000. 

17 SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

19 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

20 beginning after September 30, 2023, for military con21 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
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1 functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in 

2 the funding table in section 4601. 

3 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

4 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author5 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

6 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

7 of all projects carried out under section 2201 of this Act 

8 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro9 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

10 table in section 4601. 

11 SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER12 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 NAVY MILITARY CON13 STRUCTION PROJECTS. 

14 (a) NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.— 

15 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

16 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

17 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

18 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 

19 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

20 2201 of that Act (132 Stat. 2244), shall remain in 

21 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en22 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

23 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

24 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

25 (1) is as follows: 
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Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Bahrain .......... SW Asia ....................... Fleet Maintenance 

Facility and TOC $26,340,000 

North Carolina Marine Corps Base 

Camp Lejeune .......... 2nd Radio BN Complex, Phase 2 ....... $51,300,000 

South Carolina Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort ........... Recycling/Hazardous 

Waste Facility ..... $9,517,000 

Washington .... Bangor ......................... Pier and Maintenance Facility ...... $88,960,000 

1 (b) ENHANCING FORCE PROTECTION AND SAFETY

2 ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— 

3 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

4 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

5 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

6 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in 

7 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

8 2810 of that Act (132 Stat. 2266), shall remain in 

9 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en10 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

11 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

South Carolina Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort ........... Laurel Bay Fire 

Station ................. $10,750,000 
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1 (c) NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION

2 PROJECT.— 

3 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

4 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

5 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

6 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in 

7 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

8 2902 of that Act (132 Stat. 2286), shall remain in 

9 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en10 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

11 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Greece ............ Naval Support Activity 

Souda Bay ................ EDI: Joint Mobility 

Processing Center $41,650,000 

14 SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER15 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 NAVY MILITARY CON16 STRUCTION PROJECTS. 

17 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

18 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

19 Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

20 4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub21 section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (134 
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1 Stat. 4297), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, 

2 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

3 for military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever 

4 is later. 

5 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

6 is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

California ....... Twentynine Palms ....... Wastewater Treatment Plant .......... $76,500,000 

Guam .............. Joint Region Marianas Joint Communication Upgrade ....... $166,000,000 

Maine ............. NCTAMS LANT Detachment Cutler ....... Perimeter Security .. $26,100,000 

Nevada ........... Fallon ........................... Range Training 

Complex, Phase 1 $29,040,000 

7 TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

9 SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 

10 LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

11 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

12 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria13 tions in section 2303(a) and available for military con14 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 

15 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

16 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili17 tary construction projects for the installations or locations 

18 inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

19 in the following table: 
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Air Force: Inside the United States 

State or Territory Installation or Location Amount 

Florida ....................... Eglin Air Force Base ................................... $14,600,000 

MacDill Air Force Base ............................... $131,000,000 

Patrick Space Force Base ............................ $27,000,000 

Georgia ...................... Robins Air Force Base ................................. $115,000,000 

Guam ......................... Joint Region Marianas ................................. $411,000,000 

Massachusetts ............ Hanscom Air Force Base ............................. $37,000,000 

Mississippi ................. Columbus Air Force Base ............................ $39,500,000 

Montana ..................... Malmstrom Air Force Base ......................... $10,300,000 

South Dakota ............ Ellsworth Air Force Base ............................ $235,000,000 

Texas ......................... Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland ............... $158,000,000 

Utah ........................... Hill Air Force Base ..................................... $82,000,000 

Wyoming .................... F.E. Warren Air Force Base ....................... $85,000,000 

1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2303(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 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili7 tary construction projects for the installations or locations 

8 outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

9 in the following table: 

Air Force: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Australia .................... Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin ... $26,000,000 

Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal ..... $130,500,000 

Norway ...................... Rygge Air Station ........................................ $119,000,000 

Philippines ................. Cesar Basa Air Base .................................... $35,000,000 

Spain .......................... Moro ́n Air Base ............................................ $26,000,000 

United Kingdom ........ Royal Air Force Fairford ............................. $47,000,000 

Royal Air Force Lakenheath ....................... $78,000,000 

10 SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 

11 (a) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

12 UNITS.—Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the au13 thorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and avail14 able for military family housing functions as specified in 
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1 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

2 Air Force may construct or acquire family housing units 

3 (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the 

4 installations or locations, in the number of units, and in 

5 the amounts set forth in the following table: 

Navy: Family Housing 

Country Installation Amount 

Japan ......................... Yokota Air Base ........................................... $27,000,000 

6 (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

7 UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

8 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

9 authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and 

10 available for military family housing functions as specified 

11 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

12 Air Force may improve existing military family housing 

13 units in an amount not to exceed $229,282,000. 

14 (c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro15 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

16 section 2303(a) and available for military family housing 

17 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

18 the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural 

19 and engineering services and construction design activities 

20 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

21 housing units in an amount not to exceed $7,815,000. 
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1 SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 

2 FORCE. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

4 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

5 beginning after September 30, 2023, for military con6 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

7 functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified 

8 in the funding table in section 4601. 

9 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

10 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author11 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

12 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

13 of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this Act 

14 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro15 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

16 table in section 4601. 

17 SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER18 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2017 AIR FORCE MILITARY 

19 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

20 (a) AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

21 OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.— 

22 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

23 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

24 for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114– 

25 328; 130 Stat. 2688), the authorizations set forth in 

26 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 
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1 2301(b) of that Act (130 Stat. 2696) and extended 

2 by section 2304 of the Military Construction Act for 

3 Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117– 

4 181; 135 Stat. 2169), shall remain in effect until 

5 October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an 

6 Act authorizing funds for military construction for 

7 fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

8 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

9 (1) is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Germany ......... Ramstein Air Base ...... 37 AS Squadron Operations/Aircraft 

Maintenance Unit $13,437,000 

Germany ......... Spangdahlem Air Base Upgrade Hardened 

Aircraft Shelters 

for F/A–22 .......... $2,700,000 

Japan ............. Yokota Air Base .......... C–130J Corrosion 

Control Hangar ... $23,777,000 

10 (b) AIR FORCE OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER11 ATIONS PROJECTS.— 

12 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

13 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

14 for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114– 

15 328; 130 Stat. 2688), the authorization set forth in 

16 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

17 2902 of that Act (130 Stat. 2743) and extended by 

18 section 2304 of the Military Construction Act for 

19 Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117– 
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1 181; 135 Stat. 2169), shall remain in effect until 

2 October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an 

3 Act authorizing funds for military construction for 

4 fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

5 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

6 (1) is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorization 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Germany ......... Spangdahlem Air Base F/A–22 Low Observable/Composite 

Repair Facility .... $12,000,000 

7 SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER8 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 AIR FORCE MILITARY 

9 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

10 (a) TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA.— 

11 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

12 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

13 for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115– 

14 91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in 

15 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

16 2301(a) of that Act (131 Stat. 1825) and extended 

17 by section 2304(a) of the Military Construction Act 

18 for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117– 

19 263), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, 

20 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
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1 funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, 

2 whichever is later. 

3 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

4 (1) is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Florida ........... Tyndall Air Force Base Fire Station ............ $17,000,000 

5 (b) AIR FORCE OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER6 ATIONS PROJECTS.— 

7 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

8 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

9 for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115– 

10 91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorizations set forth in 

11 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

12 2903 of that Act (131 Stat. 1876) and extended by 

13 section 2304(b) of the Military Construction Act for 

14 Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117– 

15 263), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, 

16 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 

17 funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, 

18 whichever is later. 

19 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

20 (1) 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 

Luxembourg ... Sanem .......................... ERI: ECAOS 

Deployable Airbase System Storage ....................... $67,400,000 

Slovakia .......... Malacky ........................ ERI: Airfield Upgrades .................. $4,000,000 

Malacky ........................ ERI: Increase POL 

Storage Capacity $20,000,000 

1 SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 AIR FORCE MILITARY 

3 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

4 (a) AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

5 PROJECTS.— 

6 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

7 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

8 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

9 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 

10 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

11 2301 of that Act (132 Stat. 2246), shall remain in 

12 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en13 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

14 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

15 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

16 (1) is as follows: 
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Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Mariana Islands ........... Tinian .......................... APR-Cargo Pad 

with Taxiway Extension. ................ $46,000,000 

Tinian .......................... APR-Maintenance 

Support Facility .. $4,700,000 

Maryland ........ Joint Base Andrews ..... Child Development 

Center .................. $13,000,000 

Joint Base Andrews ..... PAR Relocate Haz 

Cargo Pad and 

EOD Range. ........ $37,000,000 

New Mexico .... Holloman Air Force 

Base ......................... MQ–9 FTU Ops Facility ..................... $85,000,000 

Kirtland Air Force 

Base ......................... Wyoming Gate Upgrade for AntiTerrorism Compliance ..................... $7,000,000 

United Kingdom ............. Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath .............. F–35A ADAL Conventional Munitions MX. ............ $9,204,000 

Utah ............... Hill Air Force Base ..... Composite Aircraft 

Antenna Calibration Fac. .............. $26,000,000 

1 (b) AIR FORCE OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER2 ATIONS PROJECTS.— 

3 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

4 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

5 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

6 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 

7 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

8 2903 of that Act (132 Stat. 2287), shall remain in 

9 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en10 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

11 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
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1 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

2 (1) is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Slovakia ......... Malacky ........................ EDI: Regional Munitions Storage 

Area ..................... $59,000,000 

United Kingdom ............. RAF Fairford .............. EDI: Construct 

DABS-FEV Storage ....................... $87,000,000 

RAF Fairford .............. EDI: Munitions 

Holding Area ....... $19,000,000 

3 SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS4 CAL YEAR 2021 AIR FORCE MILITARY CON5 STRUCTION PROJECTS. 

6 (a) JOINT BASE LANGLEY–EUSTIS, VIRGINIA.— 

7 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

8 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

9 for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116– 

10 283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in 

11 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

12 2301 of that Act (134 Stat. 4299), shall remain in 

13 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en14 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

15 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

16 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

17 (1) is as follows: 
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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 

1 (b) AIR FORCE OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER2 ATIONS.— 

3 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

4 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

5 for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116– 

6 283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in 

7 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

8 2902 of that Act (134 Stat. 4373), shall remain in 

9 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en10 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

11 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Germany ......... Ramstein Air Base ...... EDI: Rapid Airfield 

Damage Repair 

Storage ................ $36,345,000 

Spangdahlem ................ EDI: Rapid Airfield 

Damage Repair 

Storage ................ $25,824,000 
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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 Installation or Location Amount 

Alabama ................. Redstone Arsenal ..................................... $147,975,000 

California ............... Marine Corps Air Station Miramar ......... $103,000,000 

Naval Base Coronado ............................... $51,000,000 

Naval Base San Diego $101,644,000 

Maryland ............... Fort Meade ............................................... $885,000,000 

Joint Base Andrews ................................. $38,300,000 

Montana ................ Great Falls International Airport ............ $30,000,000 

North Carolina ...... Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune .......... $70,000,000 

Utah ...................... Hill Air Force Base .................................. $14,200,000 

Virginia .................. Fort Belvoir .............................................. $185,000,000 

Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - 

Story.

$61,000,000 

Pentagon .................................................. $30,600,000 

Washington ............ Joint Base Lewis-McChord ...................... $62,000,000 

Manchester ............................................... $71,000,000 

15 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

16 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria17 tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con-
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1 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

2 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of De3 fense may acquire real property and carry out military 

4 construction projects for the installations or locations out5 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

6 the following table: 

Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Cuba ................... Guantanamo Bay Naval Station ................... $257,000,000 

Germany ............. Baumholder ................................................... $57,700,000 

Ramstein Air Base ........................................ $181,764,000 

Honduras ............ Soto Cano Air Base ....................................... $41,300,000 

Japan .................. Kadena Air Base ........................................... $100,300,000 

Spain .................. Naval Station Rota ........................................ $80,000,000 

7 SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CON8 SERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

9 PROJECTS. 

10 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

11 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria12 tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva13 tion projects as specified in the funding table in section 

14 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy con15 servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United 

16 States Code, for the installations or locations inside the 

17 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol18 lowing table: 

ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States 

State or Territory Installation or Location Amount 

California ............... Naval Base San Diego ............................. $6,300,000 

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar ......... $30,550,000 

Vandenberg Space Force Base ................. $57,000,000 
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ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States—Continued 

State or Territory Installation or Location Amount 

Colorado ................ Buckley Space Force Base ....................... $14,700,000 

Georgia .................. Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay .......... $49,500,000 

Kansas ................... Forbes Field ............................................. $5,850,000 

Missouri ................. Lake City Army Ammunition Plant ........ $80,100,000 

Nebraska ............... Offutt Air Force Base .............................. $41,000,000 

North Carolina ...... Fort Bragg (Camp Mackall) .................... $10,500,000 

Oklahoma .............. Fort Sill .................................................... $76,650,000 

Puerto Rico ........... Fort Buchanan ......................................... $56,000,000 

Texas ..................... Fort Hood ................................................ $18,250,000 

Virginia .................. Pentagon .................................................. $2,250,000 

Washington ............ Joint Base Lewis-McChord ...................... $49,850,000 

Wyoming ................ F.E. Warren Air Force Base ................... $25,000,000 

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 

Korea ............... K–16 Air Base ................................................. $5,650,000 

Kuwait ............. Camp Buehring ................................................ $18,850,000 

10 SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DE11 FENSE AGENCIES. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

13 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

14 beginning after September 30, 2023, for military con15 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

16 functions of the Department of Defense (other than the 
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1 military departments), as specified in the funding table 

2 in section 4601. 

3 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

4 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author5 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

6 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

7 of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act 

8 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro9 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

10 table in section 4601. 

11 SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER12 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 DEFENSE AGENCIES 

13 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

14 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

15 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

16 Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

17 1817), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub18 section (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act 

19 (131 Stat. 1829) and extended by section 2404 of the 

20 Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division 

21 B of Public Law 117–263), shall remain in effect until 

22 October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

23 authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

24 2025, whichever is later. 
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1 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

2 is as follows: 

Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Japan ............. Iwakuni ........................ PDI: Construct Bulk 

Storage Tanks 

PH 1 ................... $30,800,000 

Puerto Rico .... Punta Borinquen ......... Ramey Unit School 

Replacement ........ $61,071,000 

3 SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER4 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 DEFENSE AGENCIES 

5 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

6 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

7 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

8 Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

9 2240), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub10 section (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act 

11 (132 Stat. 2249), shall remain in effect until October 1, 

12 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 

13 funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, which14 ever is later. 

15 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

16 is as follows: 

Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Germany ......... Baumholder ................. SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility ..................... $11,504,000 

Japan ............. Camp McTureous ........ Bechtel Elementary 

School .................. $94,851,000 
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Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations— 

Continued 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Iwakuni ........................ Fuel Pier ................. $33,200,000 

1 SEC. 2406. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

2 FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT AT SOF JOINT 

3 PARACHUTE RIGGING FACILITY, 

4 BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY. 

5 (a) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—In the case of 

6 the authorization contained in the table in section 2401(b) 

7 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

8 Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

9 2249) for Baumholder, Germany, for construction of a 

10 SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility, the Secretary of 

11 Defense may construct a 3,200 square meter facility. 

12 (b) MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AMOUNTS.— 

13 (1) DIVISION B TABLE.—The authorization 

14 table in section 2401(b) of the Military Construction 

15 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (di16 vision B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2249) 

17 is amended in the item relating to Baumholder, Ger18 many, by striking ‘‘$11,504,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$23,000,000’’. 

20 (2) DIVISION D TABLE.—The funding table in 

21 section 4601 of the John S. McCain National De-
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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub2 lic Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2406) is amended in the 

3 item relating to Baumholder, Germany, SOF Joint 

4 Parachute Rigging Facility, by striking ‘‘$11,504’’ 

5 in the Conference Authorized column and inserting 

6 ‘‘$23,000’’. 

7 SEC. 2407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS8 CAL YEAR 2021 PROJECT AT DEFENSE FUEL 

9 SUPPORT POINT TSURUMI, JAPAN. 

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 section 2401(b) of that Act 

15 (134 Stat. 4304), shall remain in effect until October 1, 

16 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 

17 funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, which18 ever is later. 

19 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

20 is as follows: 

Defense Agencies: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Japan ............. Def Fuel Support Point 

Tsurumi ................... Fuel Wharf ............. $49,500,000 
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1 SEC. 2408. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 ENERGY RESILIENCE 

3 AND CONSERVATION INVESTMENT 

4 PROJECTS. 

5 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

6 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

8 4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub9 section (b), as provided in section 2402 of that Act (134 

10 Stat. 4306), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, 

11 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

12 for military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever 

13 is later. 

14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

15 is as follows: 

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 Combat Center Twenty 

Nine Palms .............. Install 10 Mw Battery Energy Storage for Various 

Buildings ............. $11,646,000 

Military Ocean Terminal Concord .......... Military Ocean Terminal Concord 

Microgrid ............. $29,000,000 

Naval Support Activity 

Monterey .................. Cogeneration Plant 

at B236 ............... $10,540,000 

Italy ................ Naval Support Activity 

Naples ...................... Smart Grid .............. $3,490,000 

Nevada ........... Creech Air Force Base Central Standby 

Generators ........... $32,000,000 
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ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations— 

Continued 

State/ 

Country 

Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Virginia .......... Naval Medical Center 

Portsmouth .............. Retro Air Handling 

Units From Constant Volume; Reheat to Variable 

Air Volume .......... $611,000 

1 SEC. 2409. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT MILITARY CON2 STRUCTION PROJECTS TO IMPROVE CERTAIN 

3 FISCAL YEAR 2022 UTILITY SYSTEMS. 

4 In the case of a utility system that is conveyed under 

5 section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, and that only 

6 provides utility services to a military installation, notwith7 standing subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and chap8 ters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the Sec9 retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart10 ment may authorize a contract with the conveyee of the 

11 utility system to carry out the military construction 

12 projects set forth in the following table: 

Improvements to Conveyed Utility Systems 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Alabama .................. Fort Rucker ............................... Construct a 10 MW RICE 

Generator Plant and 

Micro-Grid Controls 

Georgia ................... Fort Benning ............................. Construct 4.8MW Generation and Microgrid 

Fort Stewart .............................. Construct a 10 MW Generation Plant, with Microgrid 

Controls 

New York ................ Fort Drum ................................. Wellfield Expansion Resiliency Project 

North Carolina ....... Fort Bragg ................................ Construct 10 MW Microgrid 

Utilizing Existing and 

New Generators 
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Improvements to Conveyed Utility Systems—Continued 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Fort Bragg ................................ Fort Bragg Emergency 

Water System 

1 SEC. 2410. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 

3 TO IMPROVE CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023 

4 UTILITY SYSTEMS. 

5 In the case of a utility system that is conveyed under 

6 section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, and that only 

7 provides utility services to a military installation, notwith8 standing subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and chap9 ters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the Sec10 retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart11 ment may authorize a contract with the conveyee of the 

12 utility system to carry out the military construction 

13 projects set forth in the following table: 

Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Georgia ................... Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield ........................................ Power Generation and 

Microgrid 

Kansas .................... Fort Riley .................................. Power Generation and 

Microgrid 

Texas ...................... Fort Hood .................................. Power Generation and 

Microgrid 
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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, 2023, 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 

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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 Bonifas ..... Vehicle Maintenance Shop $7,700,000 

Army .............. Camp Carroll ...... Humidity Controlled Warehouse ............................. $189,000,000 

Army .............. Camp Humphreys Airfield Services Storage 

Warehouse ..................... $7,100,000 

Army .............. Camp Walker ...... Consolidated Fire and 

Military Police Station .. $48,000,000 

Army .............. Pusan .................. Warehouse Facility ........... $40,000,000 

Navy ............... Chinhae ............... Electrical Switchgear 

Building ......................... $6,000,000 

Air Force ........ Osan Air Base .... Consolidated Operations 

Group and Maintenance 

Group Headquarters ..... $46,000,000 

Air Force ........ Osan Air Base .... Flight Line Dining Facility $6,800,000 

Air Force ........ Osan Air Base .... Reconnaissance Squadron 

Operations and Avionics 

Facility .......................... $30,000,000 

Air Force ........ Osan Air Base .... Repair Aircraft Maintenance Hangar B1732 .... $8,000,000 

Air Force ........ Osan Air Base .... Upgrade Electrical Distribution East, Phase 2 $46,000,000 

Air Force ........ Osan Air Base .... Water Supply Treatment 

Facility .......................... $22,000,000 

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 

Army .............. Powidz ................ Barracks and Dining Facility ............................... $93,000,000 

Army .............. Powidz ................ Rotary Wing Aircraft 

Apron ............................. $35,000,000 

Army .............. Swietoszow .......... Bulk Fuel Storage ............ $35,000,000 

Army .............. Swietoszow .......... Rail Extension and Railhead ............................... $7,300,000 

Air Force ........ Wroclaw .............. Aerial Port of Debarkation 

Ramp ............................. $59,000,000 

Air Force ........ Wroclaw .............. Taxiways to Aerial Port of 

Debarkation Ramp ........ $39,000,000 

Defense-Wide Lubliniec ............. Special Operations Forces 

Company Operations 

Facility .......................... $16,200,000 

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: Inside the United States 

State Location Amount 

Arizona .................. Surprise Readiness Center ....................... $15,000,000 

Florida ................... Camp Blanding ........................................ $11,000,000 
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Army National Guard: Inside the United States—Continued 

State Location Amount 

Idaho ..................... Jerome County Regional Site .................. $17,000,000 

Illinois .................... North Riverside (National Guard Maintenance Center) ....................................... $24,000,000 

Kentucky ............... Burlington ................................................ $16,400,000 

Missouri ................. Belle Fontaine .......................................... $28,000,000 

New Hampshire ..... Littleton ................................................... $23,000,000 

New Mexico ........... Rio Rancho Training Site ........................ $11,000,000 

New York .............. Lexington Avenue Armory ....................... $90,000,000 

Ohio ....................... Camp Perry Joint Training Center ......... $19,200,000 

Oregon ................... Washington County Readiness Center ..... $26,000,000 

Pennsylvania .......... Hermitage Readiness Center ................... $13,600,000 

South Carolina ...... Aiken County Readiness Center ............... $20,000,000 

McCrady Training Center ........................ $7,900,000 

Virginia .................. Sandston RC & FMS 1 ............................ $20,000,000 

Wisconsin ............... Viroqua ..................................................... $18,200,000 

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 

State or Territory Location Amount 

Alabama .............................. Birmingham ............................................ $57,000,000 

Arizona ............................... Queen Creek ............................................ $12,000,000 

California ............................ Fort Hunter Liggett ............................... $40,000,000 

Georgia ............................... USMC Logistics Base Albany ................. $40,000,000 
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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 locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, 

11 set forth in the following table: 

Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 

State Installation or 

Location Amount 

Michigan ................. Battle Creek .............................. $24,549,000 

Virginia ................... Dam Neck .................................. $12,400,000 

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 Location Amount 

Alabama .............................. Montgomery Regional Airport ................. $7,000,000 

Alaska ................................. Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson .......... $7,000,000 

Arizona ............................... Tucson International Airport .................. $11,600,000 

Arkansas ............................. Ebbing Field ........................................... $75,542,000 

Colorado ............................. Buckley Air National Guard Base .......... $12,000,000 

Indiana ............................... Fort Wayne International Airport .......... $8,900,000 

Oregon ................................ Portland International Airport ............... $71,500,000 

Pennsylvania ....................... Harrisburg International Airport ............ $8,000,000 

Wisconsin ............................ Truax Field ............................................. $5,200,000 

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 or Territory Location Amount 

Arizona .............................. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base ............ $8,500,000 

California .......................... March Air Reserve Base ....................... $226,500,000 

Georgia .............................. Dobbins Air Reserve Base .................... $22,000,000 

Guam ................................ Joint Region Marianas ......................... $27,000,000 

Louisiana .......................... Barksdale Air Force Base .................... $7,000,000 

Texas ................................. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base 

Fort Worth ....................................... $16,000,000 

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, 2023, for the 

15 costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, 
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1 and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve 

2 Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 

3 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost 

4 of acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in 

5 the funding table in section 4601. 

6 SEC. 2607. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS7 CAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT AT HULMAN RE8 GIONAL AIRPORT, INDIANA. 

9 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

10 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

11 Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

12 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in sub13 section (b), as provided in section 2604 of that Act (131 

14 Stat. 1836) and extended by section 2608 of the Military 

15 Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Pub16 lic Law 117–263), shall remain in effect until October 1, 

17 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 

18 funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, which19 ever is later. 

20 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

21 is as follows: 

National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2018 Project 

Authorization 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Indiana ........... Hulman Regional Airport .......................... Construct Small 

Arms Range ........ $8,000,000 
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1 SEC. 2608. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS2 CAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT AT FRANCIS S. 

3 GABRESKI AIRPORT, NEW YORK. 

4 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

5 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

7 2240), the authorization set forth in the table in sub8 section (b), as provided in sections 2604 of that Act (132 

9 Stat. 2255), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, 

10 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

11 for military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever 

12 is later. 

13 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

14 is as follows: 

National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2019 Project 

Authorization 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

New York ....... Francis S. Gabreski 

Airport ..................... Security Forces/ 

Comm. Training 

Facility ................ $20,000,000 

15 SEC. 2609. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER16 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 NATIONAL GUARD 

17 AND RESERVE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

18 PROJECTS. 

19 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

20 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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1 Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

2 4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub3 section (b), as provided in sections 2601, 2602, and 2604 

4 of that Act (134 Stat. 4312, 4313, 4314), shall remain 

5 in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enact6 ment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 

7 for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

8 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

9 is as follows: 

National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2021 Project 

Authorizations 

State or 

Territory 

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 

Colorado ......... Peterson Space Force 

Base ......................... National Guard 

Readiness Center $15,000,000 

Guam .............. Joint Region Marianas Space Control Facility #5 .................. $20,000,000 

Ohio ................ Columbus ..................... National Guard 

Readiness Center $15,000,000 

Massachusetts Devens Reserve Forces 

Training Area .......... Automated Multipurpose Machine 

Gun Range. ......... $8,700,000 

North Carolina Asheville ....................... Army Reserve Center/Land .............. $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 

Joint Base San Antonio F–16 Mission Training Center ........... $10,800,000 

Virgin Islands St. Croix ...................... Army Aviation Support Facility 

(AASF) ................ $28,000,000 

St. Croix ...................... CST Ready Building $11,400,000 
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1 SEC. 2610. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

2 FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROJECT AT CAMP PEN3 DLETON, CALIFORNIA. 

4 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

5 in section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117– 

7 263; 136 Stat. 2987) for Camp Pendleton, California, for 

8 construction of an area maintenance support activity, the 

9 Secretary of the Army may construct a 15,000 square foot 

10 facility. 

11 TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGN12 MENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI13 TIES 

14 SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

15 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI16 TIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF 

17 DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 

18 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

19 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2023, for base 

20 realignment and closure activities, including real property 

21 acquisition and military construction projects, as author22 ized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 

23 of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 

24 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department 

25 of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 
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1 2906 of such Act as specified in the funding table in sec2 tion 4601. 

3 TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CON4 STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI5 SIONS 

6 Subtitle A—Military Construction 

7 Programs 

8 SEC. 2801. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE COMMUNITY IN9 FRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. 

10 Section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

13 ‘‘PILOT’’; and 

14 (2) by striking paragraph (5). 

15 SEC. 2802. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY FOR UNSPEC16 IFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION. 

17 (a) INCLUSION OF DEMOLITION IN DEFINITION OF

18 UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

19 PROJECT.—Section 2805(a)(2) of title 10, United States 

20 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or a demolition project’’ 

21 after ‘‘is a military construction project’’. 

22 (b) MODIFICATION TO DOLLAR THRESHOLDS FOR

23 UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION.—Section 2805 of 

24 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the dollar 

2 figure and inserting ‘‘$9,000,000’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (c), by striking the dollar fig4 ure and inserting ‘‘$4,000,000’’; and 

5 (3) in subsection (d)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

8 the dollar figure and inserting 

9 ‘‘$9,000,000’’; and 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

11 the dollar figure and inserting 

12 ‘‘$9,000,000’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the dollar 

14 figure and inserting ‘‘$9,000,000’’. 

15 (c) MODIFICATION TO ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR

16 LIMITATIONS FOR LOCATION.—Section 2805(f) of title 

17 10, United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the dollar fig19 ure and inserting ‘‘$14,000,000’’; and 

20 (2) by striking paragraph (3). 

21 (d) REPORT.—No later than 270 days after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

23 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re24 port on the impacts of inflation over time on the utility 

25 of the authority to carry out unspecified minor military 
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1 construction projects under section 2805 of title 10, 

2 United States Code. 

3 SEC. 2803. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

4 DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION 

5 PROGRAM. 

6 Section 2805(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

7 is amended in subparagraph (D) by inserting ‘‘or develop8 ment, production, and sustainment of combat capabilities’’ 

9 before the period at the end. 

10 SEC. 2804. EXPANSION OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDS 

11 AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN DEFENSE LABORA12 TORY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. 

13 Section 2805(g) of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amended in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘$150,000,000’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000’’. 

16 SEC. 2805. PRIORITIZATION OF CERTAIN MILITARY CON17 STRUCTION PROJECTS TO IMPROVE INFRA18 STRUCTURE AT CERTAIN FACILITIES DETER19 MINED TO BE CRITICAL TO NATIONAL SECU20 RITY. 

21 Section 2815 of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

24 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (d), the fol2 lowing new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(e) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out this section, 

4 the Secretary concerned shall prioritize projects that im5 prove federally owned infrastructure that provides the sole 

6 means of ingress to and egress from a facility determined 

7 to be critical to the national security interests of the 

8 United States, as determined by the Secretary of De9 fense.’’. 

10 SEC. 2806. EXPANSION OF AMOUNT OF CERTAIN FUNDS 

11 SECRETARY CONCERNED MAY OBLIGATE AN12 NUALLY FOR MILITARY INSTALLATION RE13 SILIENCE PROJECTS. 

14 Paragraph (3) of section 2815(f) of title 10, United 

15 States Code, as redesignated by section 2805, is amended 

16 by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 

18 SEC. 2807. CERTIFICATION OF CONSIDERATION OF CER19 TAIN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION FOR 

20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AN21 NUAL REPORT. 

22 Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States 

23 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

24 section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 2817. Certification of consideration of certain 

2 methods of construction for covered mili3 tary construction projects; annual report 

4 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—A covered official may not, be5 fore submitting to the appropriate Assistant Secretary the 

6 certification described in subsection (b)— 

7 ‘‘(1) advance a covered military construction 

8 project from the design phase of such project to a 

9 subsequent phase of such project; or 

10 ‘‘(2) solicit bids for the construction phase of a 

11 covered military construction project. 

12 ‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 

13 described in this subsection is a certification that a cov14 ered official, with respect to a covered military construc15 tion project under subsection (a), has considered all rel16 evant construction materials and methods of construction 

17 included in the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building 

18 Code (UFC 1–200–01). 

19 ‘‘(c) MODIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

20 modify Department of Defense Form 1391 to require the 

21 inclusion of the certification described in subsection (b). 

22 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

23 on which such Secretary makes the modification required 

24 under subsection (c), the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

25 for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in consulta26 tion with each covered official, shall submit to the congres-
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1 sional defense committees a report on the processes, if 

2 any, developed by covered officials to consider all relevant 

3 construction materials and methods of construction in4 cluded in the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building 

5 Code (UFC 1–200–01). 

6 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate Assistant Secretary’ 

8 means the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretary of the Army 

10 (Installations, Energy and Environment). 

11 ‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy 

12 for Energy, Installations and Environment. 

13 ‘‘(C) The Assistant Secretary of the Air 

14 Force Energy, Installations, and Environment. 

15 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered military construction 

16 project’ means a military construction project with 

17 an estimated total cost that exceeds $9,000,000. 

18 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered official’ means the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(A) The Chief of Engineers of the Army 

21 Corps of Engineers. 

22 ‘‘(B) The Commander of the Naval Facili23 ties Engineering System Command. 

24 ‘‘(C) The Commander of the Air Force 

25 Civil Engineer Center.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2808. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION 

2 PROJECTS IN FRIENDLY FOREIGN COUN3 TRIES. 

4 Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States 

5 Code, as amended by section 2807, is further amended 

6 by adding at the end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 2818. Authority for certain construction projects in 

8 friendly foreign countries 

9 ‘‘(a) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—Using funds 

10 available for operations and maintenance, the Secretary 

11 of Defense may carry out a construction project in a 

12 friendly foreign country, and perform planning and design 

13 to support such a project, that the Secretary determines 

14 meets each of the following conditions: 

15 ‘‘(1) The commander of the geographic combat16 ant command in which the construction project will 

17 be carried out identified the construction project as 

18 necessary to support vital United States military re19 quirements at an air port of debarkation, sea port 

20 of debarkation, or rail or other logistics support lo21 cation. 

22 ‘‘(2) The construction project will not be car23 ried out at a military installation. 

24 ‘‘(3) The funds made available under the au25 thority of this section for the construction project— 

26 ‘‘(A) will be sufficient to— 
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1 ‘‘(i) construct a complete and usable 

2 facility or make an improvement to a facil3 ity; or 

4 ‘‘(ii) complete the repair of an existing 

5 facility or improvement to a facility; and 

6 ‘‘(B) will not require additional funds from 

7 other Department of Defense accounts. 

8 ‘‘(4) The level of construction for the construc9 tion project may not exceed the minimum necessary 

10 to meet the military requirements identified under 

11 paragraph (1). 

12 ‘‘(5) Deferral of the construction project pend13 ing inclusion of the construction project proposal in 

14 the national defense authorization Act for a subse15 quent fiscal year is inconsistent with the military re16 quirements identified under paragraph (1) and other 

17 national security or national interests of the United 

18 States. 

19 ‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

20 ‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Upon deter21 mining to carry out a construction project under this 

22 section that has an estimated cost in excess of the 

23 amounts authorized for unspecified minor military 

24 construction projects under section 2805(c) of this 

25 title, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
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1 specified congressional committees a notification of 

2 such determination. 

3 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The notification required by 

4 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) A certification that the conditions 

6 specified in subsection (a) are satisfied with re7 gard to the construction project. 

8 ‘‘(B) A justification for such project. 

9 ‘‘(C) An estimate of the cost of such 

10 project. 

11 ‘‘(3) NOTICE AND WAIT.—The Secretary of De12 fense may carry out a construction project only after 

13 the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date 

14 the notice required by paragraph (1) is received by 

15 the specified congressional committees in an elec16 tronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title. 

17 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL LIMITATIONS ON USE OF AUTHOR18 ITY.— 

19 ‘‘(1) TOTAL COST LIMITATION.—The Secretary 

20 of Defense may not obligate more than 

21 $200,000,000 in any fiscal year under the authority 

22 provided by this section. 

23 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.— 

24 Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary of De25 fense may authorize the obligation under this section 
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1 of not more than an additional $10,000,000 from 

2 funds available for operations and maintenance for 

3 a fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the ad4 ditional funds are needed for costs associated with 

5 contract closeouts for all construction projects dur6 ing such fiscal year. 

7 ‘‘(3) PROJECT LIMITATION.—The maximum 

8 amount that the Secretary may obligate for a single 

9 construction project is $15,000,000. 

10 ‘‘(d) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE11 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘specified congressional 

12 committees’ means— 

13 ‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

14 Subcommittee on Defense and the Subcommittee on 

15 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 

16 Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the 

17 Senate; and 

18 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

19 Subcommittee on Defense and the Subcommittee on 

20 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 

21 Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the 

22 House of Representatives.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2809. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND CONGRES2 SIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN MILI3 TARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

4 (a) SUPERVISION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

5 PROJECTS.—Section 2851 of title 10, United States Code, 

6 is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or appro8 priated’’ after ‘‘funds authorized’’ each place such 

9 term appears; and 

10 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 

12 deadline for bid submissions,’’ after ‘‘solicita13 tion date’’; and 

14 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

15 ‘‘(including the address of such recipient)’’ after 

16 ‘‘contract recipient’’. 

17 (b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF COVERED

18 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 

20 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

21 inserting after section 2851a the following new sec22 tion: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 2851b. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF COVERED 

24 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. 

25 ‘‘(a) NOTICE.—Upon award of a covered military 

26 construction contract with an estimated value greater than 
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1 or equal to $9,000,000, the Secretary concerned shall no2 tify any applicable Member of Congress representing the 

3 covered State or territory in which that covered military 

4 construction contract is to be performed of such award 

5 in a timely manner. 

6 ‘‘(b) EXCLUSION OF CLASSIFIED PROJECTS.—This 

7 section does not apply to a classified covered military con8 struction project. 

9 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 ‘‘(1) COVERED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION CON11 TRACT.—The term ‘covered military construction 

12 contract’ means a contract for work on a military 

13 construction project, military family housing project, 

14 or Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Mod15 ernization project carried out in a covered State or 

16 territory. 

17 ‘‘(2) COVERED STATE OR TERRITORY.—The 

18 term ‘covered State or territory’ means any of the 

19 several States, the District of Columbia, the Com20 monwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, 

21 the United States Virgin Islands, or the Common22 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

23 ‘‘(3) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘Mem24 ber of Congress’ has the meaning given in section 

25 2106 of title 5.’’. 
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1 (2) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2851b of title 10, 

2 United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 

3 shall apply with respect to a covered military con4 struction contract, as defined in such section, en5 tered into on or after the date of the enactment of 

6 this section. 

7 Subtitle B—Military Housing 

8 Reforms 

9 SEC. 2821. AUTHORITY TO OPERATE CERTAIN TRANSIENT 

10 HOUSING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

11 TRANSFERRED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 

12 DEFENSE FOR ENERGY, INSTALLATIONS, AND 

13 ENVIRONMENT. 

14 (a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.— 

15 (1) ASSIGNMENT.—Paragraph (7) of section 

16 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

17 by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

18 ‘‘The Assistant Secretary is responsible, subject to 

19 the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary 

20 of Defense, for all matters relating to lodging in21 tended to be occupied by members of the armed 

22 forces that require such lodging due to a temporary 

23 duty assignment or a permanent change of station 

24 order.’’. 

25 (2) TRANSFER.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

3 Secretary of Defense shall transfer each duty or 

4 responsibility relating to covered transient hous5 ing to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

6 Energy, Installations, and Environment. 

7 (B) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 

8 days after the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

10 the congressional defense committees a certifi11 cation that the transfer required under sub12 paragraph (A) has been completed. 

13 (3) COORDINATION ON COVERED TRANSIENT

14 HOUSING.— 

15 (A) ARMY TRANSIENT HOUSING.—On mat16 ters relating to covered transient housing of the 

17 Department of the Army, the Assistant Sec18 retary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and 

19 Environment shall coordinate with the Assistant 

20 Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, 

21 and Environment. 

22 (B) NAVY TRANSIENT HOUSING.—On mat23 ters relating to covered transient housing of the 

24 Department of the Navy, the Assistant Sec25 retary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and 
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1 Environment shall coordinate with the Assistant 

2 Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations, 

3 and Environment). 

4 (C) AIR FORCE TRANSIENT HOUSING.—On 

5 matters relating to covered transient housing of 

6 the Department of the Air Force, the Assistant 

7 Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, 

8 and Environment shall coordinate with the As9 sistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, 

10 Installations and Environment. 

11 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in law, regulation, 

12 guidance, instruction, or other document of the Federal 

13 Government to the Under Secretary of Defense for Per14 sonnel and Readiness with respect to covered transient 

15 housing shall be deemed to refer to the Assistant Sec16 retary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ17 ment. 

18 (c) COVERED TRANSIENT HOUSING DEFINED.—In 

19 this section, the term ‘‘covered transient housing’’ means 

20 lodging intended to be occupied by members of the Armed 

21 Forces that require such lodging due to— 

22 (1) a temporary duty assignment; 

23 (2) or a permanent change of station order. 
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1 SEC. 2822. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY HOUSING 

2 READINESS COUNCIL. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 88 of 

4 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

5 section 1781c the following new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 1781d. Department of Defense Military Housing 

7 Readiness Council 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department of 

9 Defense the Department of Defense Military Housing 

10 Readiness Council (in this section referred to as the 

11 ‘Council’). 

12 ‘‘(b) MEMBERS.—(1) The Council shall be composed 

13 of the following members: 

14 ‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

15 Energy, Installations, and Environment, who shall 

16 serve as chair of the Council and who may designate 

17 a representative to chair the Council in the absence 

18 of the Assistant Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(B) One representative of each of the Army, 

20 Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force— 

21 ‘‘(i) each of whom shall be a member of 

22 the armed force to be represented; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) not fewer than two of whom shall be 

24 enlisted members. 

25 ‘‘(C) One spouse of a member of each of the 

26 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space 
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1 Force on active duty, not fewer than two of whom 

2 shall be the spouse of an enlisted member. 

3 ‘‘(D) One representative that possesses exper4 tise in State and Federal housing standards from 

5 each of the following areas: 

6 ‘‘(i) Plumbing. 

7 ‘‘(ii) Electrical. 

8 ‘‘(iii) Heating, ventilation, and air condi9 tioning. 

10 ‘‘(iv) Certified home inspection. 

11 ‘‘(v) Roofing. 

12 ‘‘(vi) Structural engineering. 

13 ‘‘(vii) Window fall prevention and safety. 

14 ‘‘(E) Two representatives of organizations that 

15 advocate on behalf of military families with respect 

16 to military housing. 

17 ‘‘(F) One individual appointed by the Secretary 

18 of Defense among representatives of the Inter19 national Code Council. 

20 ‘‘(G) One individual appointed by the Secretary 

21 of Defense among representatives of the Institute of 

22 Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification. 

23 ‘‘(H) One individual appointed by the Secretary 

24 of Defense among representatives of a voluntary 

25 consensus standards body that develops construction 
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1 standards (such as building, plumbing, mechanical, 

2 or electrical). 

3 ‘‘(I) One individual appointed by the Secretary 

4 of Defense among representatives of a voluntary 

5 consensus standards body that develops personnel 

6 certification standards for building maintenance or 

7 restoration. 

8 ‘‘(J) Two individuals appointed by the Chair of 

9 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 

10 each of whom is not described in subparagraph (B), 

11 (C), or (D) and is not a representative of an organi12 zation specified in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H), 

13 or (I). 

14 ‘‘(K) Two individuals appointed by the Ranking 

15 Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the 

16 Senate, each of whom is not described in subpara17 graph (B), (C), or (D) and is not a representative 

18 of an organization specified in subparagraph (E), 

19 (F), (G), (H), or (I). 

20 ‘‘(L) Two individuals appointed by the Chair of 

21 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

22 Representatives, each of whom is not described in 

23 subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) and is not a rep24 resentative of an organization specified in subpara25 graph (E), (F), (G), (H), or (I). 
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1 ‘‘(M) Two individuals appointed by the Ranking 

2 Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the 

3 House of Representatives, each of whom is not de4 scribed in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) and is not 

5 a representative of an organization specified in sub6 paragraph (E), (F), (G), (H), or (I). 

7 ‘‘(2) The term on the Council of the members speci8 fied under subparagraphs (B) through (M) of paragraph 

9 (1) shall be two years and may be renewed by the Sec10 retary of Defense. 

11 ‘‘(3) The chair of the Council shall extend an invita12 tion to all landlords for one representative of each landlord 

13 to attend such meetings of the Council as the chair con14 siders appropriate. 

15 ‘‘(4) Each member of the Council under paragraph 

16 (1)(D) may not be affiliated with— 

17 ‘‘(A) any organization that provides privatized 

18 military housing; or 

19 ‘‘(B) the Department of Defense. 

20 ‘‘(c) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet two times 

21 each year. 

22 ‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The duties of the Council shall in23 clude the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) To review and make recommendations to 

25 the Secretary of Defense regarding policies for 
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1 privatized military housing, including inspections 

2 practices, resident surveys, landlord payment of 

3 medical bills for health conditions of residents of 

4 housing units resulting from lack of maintenance of 

5 minimum standards of habitability, and access to 

6 maintenance work order systems. 

7 ‘‘(2) To monitor compliance by the Department 

8 of Defense with, and effective implementation by the 

9 Department of, statutory and regulatory improve10 ments to policies for privatized military housing, in11 cluding the Military Housing Privatization Initiative 

12 Tenant Bill of Rights developed under section 2890 

13 of this title and the complaint database established 

14 under section 2894a of this title. 

15 ‘‘(3) To make recommendations to the Sec16 retary of Defense to improve collaboration, aware17 ness, and promotion of accurate and timely informa18 tion about privatized military housing, accommoda19 tions available through the Exceptional Family 

20 Member Program of the Department, and other sup21 port services among policymakers, service providers, 

22 and targeted beneficiaries. 

23 ‘‘(e) PUBLIC REPORTING.—(1) Subject to section 

24 552 of title 5 (commonly known as the ‘Freedom of Infor25 mation Act’), the records, reports, transcripts, minutes, 
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1 appendices, working papers, drafts, studies, agenda, and 

2 other documents made available to or prepared for or by 

3 the Council shall be available for public inspection and 

4 copying at a single location in a publicly accessible format 

5 on a website of the Department of Defense until the Coun6 cil ceases to exist. 

7 ‘‘(2)(A) Detailed minutes of each meeting of the 

8 Council shall be kept and shall contain— 

9 ‘‘(i) a record of the individuals present; 

10 ‘‘(ii) a complete and accurate description of 

11 matters discussed and conclusions reached; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) copies of all reports received, issued, or 

13 approved by the Council. 

14 ‘‘(B) The chair of the Council shall certify the accu15 racy of the minutes of each meeting of the Council. 

16 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—(1) Not later than March 

17 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Council shall submit 

18 to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense 

19 committees a report on privatized military housing readi20 ness. 

21 ‘‘(2) Each report under this subsection shall include 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) An assessment of the adequacy and effec24 tiveness of the provision of privatized military hous25 ing and the activities of the Secretary of Defense in 
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1 meeting the needs of military families relating to 

2 housing during the preceding fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(B) A description of activities of the Council 

4 during the preceding fiscal year, including— 

5 ‘‘(i) analyses of complaints of tenants of 

6 privatized military housing; 

7 ‘‘(ii) data received by the Council on main8 tenance response time and completion of main9 tenance requests relating to privatized military 

10 housing; 

11 ‘‘(iii) assessments of dispute resolution 

12 processes; 

13 ‘‘(iv) assessments of overall customer serv14 ice for tenants; 

15 ‘‘(v) assessments of results of housing in16 spections conducted with and without notice; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(vi) any survey results conducted on be19 half of or received by the Council. 

20 ‘‘(C) Recommendations on actions to be taken 

21 to improve the capability of the provision of 

22 privatized military housing and the activities of the 

23 Department of Defense to meet the needs and re24 quirements of military families relating to housing, 
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1 including actions relating to the allocation of fund2 ing and other resources. 

3 ‘‘(3) Each report under this subsection shall be made 

4 available in a publicly accessible format on a website of 

5 the Department of Defense. 

6 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 ‘‘(1) The terms ‘landlord’ and ‘tenant’ have the 

8 meanings given, respectively, in section 2871 of this 

9 title. 

10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘privatized military housing’ 

11 means housing provided under subchapter IV of 

12 chapter 169 of this title.’’. 

13 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 

14 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional de15 fense committees a briefing on the annual report required 

16 under subsection (f) of section 1781d of title 10, United 

17 States Code, as added by subsection (a). 

18 SEC. 2823. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO 

19 COMPLIANCE WITH MILITARY HOUSING PRI20 VATIZATION INITIATIVE TENANT BILL OF 

21 RIGHTS IN CERTAIN NOTIFICATIONS SUB22 MITTED TO CONGRESS. 

23 Section 2878(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

24 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub25 paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(E) An assessment by the Assistant Secretary 

2 of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ3 ment of the extent to which the lessor, with respect 

4 to such ground lease, complied with the rights con5 tained in the Military Housing Privatization Initia6 tive Tenant Bill of Rights developed under section 

7 2890 of this title.’’. 

8 SEC. 2824. ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 

9 FOR A MILITARY HOUSING COMPLAINT DATA10 BASE. 

11 Section 2894a of title 10, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘regarding 

14 housing units’’ and inserting ‘‘by a tenant regarding 

15 covered dwelling units’’; 

16 (2) in subsections (c) and (d) by striking ‘‘hous17 ing unit’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘cov18 ered dwelling unit’’; and 

19 (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol20 lowing new subsections: 

21 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Assistant Sec23 retary of Defense for Housing shall submit to the 

24 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep25 resentatives and the Senate, and make available to 
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1 each Secretary of a military department, an annual 

2 report that includes, during the year covered by such 

3 report— 

4 ‘‘(A) a summary of the data collected 

5 using the database established under subsection 

6 (a); 

7 ‘‘(B) an aggregation of the complaints cat8 egorized by type, in accordance with paragraph 

9 (2), and military installation, if applicable; and 

10 ‘‘(C) the actions taken to remedy com11 plaints received during the period covered by 

12 such report. 

13 ‘‘(2) TYPE OF COMPLAINTS.—In categorizing 

14 complaints by type pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), 

15 the Secretary shall aggregate complaints based on 

16 the following categories: 

17 ‘‘(A) Physiological hazards, including 

18 dampness and mold growth, lead-based paint, 

19 asbestos and manmade fibers, radiation, 

20 biocides, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic 

21 compounds. 

22 ‘‘(B) Psychological hazards, including ease 

23 of access by unlawful intruders, faulty locks or 

24 alarms, and lighting issues. 

25 ‘‘(C) Safety hazards. 
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1 ‘‘(D) Maintenance timeliness. 

2 ‘‘(E) Maintenance quality. 

3 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered dwelling unit’ means a 

5 unit of accompanied family housing, unaccompanied 

6 housing, or barracks— 

7 ‘‘(A) in which a member of the armed 

8 forces resides; and 

9 ‘‘(B) that the member does not own. 

10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘tenant’ means any of the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(A) A member of the armed forces who 

13 resides in a covered dwelling unit. 

14 ‘‘(B) A dependent of a member described 

15 in subparagraph (A) who resides in a covered 

16 dwelling unit.’’. 

17 SEC. 2825. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO GRANT CER18 TAIN WAIVERS RELATING TO CONFIGURA19 TION AND PRIVACY STANDARDS FOR MILI20 TARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING; LIMITA21 TIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Any waiver of covered minimum 

23 standards for military unaccompanied housing shall have 

24 no force or effect without the approval of the appropriate 

25 Secretary of a military department. 
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1 (b) QUARTERLY BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 

2 2024, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Assistant 

3 Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations, and Envi4 ronment, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, 

5 Installations, and Environment, and the Assistant Sec6 retary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and En7 vironment, shall provide to the congressional defense com8 mittees a briefing on each waiver described in subsection 

9 (a) approved by each Secretary of a military department 

10 during the period covered by the briefing that includes— 

11 (1) an identification of the military installation 

12 on which the military unaccompanied housing to 

13 which such waiver is applicable is located; 

14 (2) an identification of the number of members 

15 of the Armed Forces that reside in such military un16 accompanied housing; 

17 (3) a description of the military necessity un18 derlying such waiver; and 

19 (4) an statement of the period such waiver is 

20 effective. 

21 (c) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than July 1, 

22 2024, and annually thereafter in conjunction with the sub23 mission of the budget of the President to Congress pursu24 ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 

25 Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations, 
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1 and Environment, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 

2 Energy, Installations, and Environment, and the Assistant 

3 Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and 

4 Environment, shall provide to the congressional defense 

5 committees a briefing on waivers described in subsection 

6 (a) approved by each Secretary of a military department 

7 that includes— 

8 (1) the number of such waivers that were 

9 granted during the period covered by the briefing; 

10 (2) a strategy to remedy issues, if any, caused 

11 by military unaccompanied housing that does not 

12 comply with covered minimum standards; 

13 (3) a strategy to remedy the factors, if any, 

14 that require the submission to such Secretary of a 

15 military department for approval of consecutive 

16 waivers described in subsection (a) that includes a 

17 timeline for the implementation of such strategy; 

18 and 

19 (4) an analysis of strategies to remedy the fac20 tors described in paragraph (3), including— 

21 (A) projects to modernize existing military 

22 unaccompanied housing to comply with such 

23 covered minimum standards; 

24 (B) projects to construct new military un25 accompanied housing; and 
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1 (C) modifications to relevant policies of the 

2 Department of Defense, excluding such policies 

3 related to infrastructure. 

4 (d) LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

5 (1) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY.— 

6 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

7 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 2024 for 

8 operations and maintenance, Army, not more than 

9 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the 

10 Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy, Instal11 lations, and Environment provides the first respec12 tive briefing described in subsection (c). 

13 (2) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY.— 

14 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

15 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 2024 for 

16 operations and maintenance, Navy, not more than 

17 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the 

18 Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Instal19 lations, and Environment provides the first respec20 tive briefing described in such subsection. 

21 (3) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

22 FORCE.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

23 by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

24 2024 for operations and maintenance, Air Force, not 

25 more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended 
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1 until the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 

2 Energy, Installations, and Environment provides the 

3 first respective briefing described in such subsection. 

4 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) The term ‘‘covered minimum standards’’ 

6 means the minimum standards for configuration and 

7 privacy applicable to military unaccompanied hous8 ing described in Department of Defense Manual 

9 4165.63 titled ‘‘DoD Housing Management’’ and 

10 dated October 28, 2010 (or a successor document). 

11 (2) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

12 meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, 

13 United States Code. 

14 (3) The term ‘‘military unaccompanied hous15 ing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

16 2871 of such title. 

17 (4) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 

18 meaning given such term in section 101 of such 

19 title. 
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1 SEC. 2826. REVISION OF CERTAIN MINIMUM STANDARDS 

2 RELATING TO HEALTH, SAFETY, AND CONDI3 TION FOR MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUS4 ING; TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO GRANT 

5 CERTAIN WAIVERS. 

6 (a) REVISION OF STANDARDS.—Not later than Janu7 ary 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

8 with each Secretary of a military department, shall update 

9 applicable minimum standards to include minimum stand10 ards relating to— 

11 (1) sanitary facilities; 

12 (2) environmental hazards; 

13 (3) electrical safety; 

14 (4) water; 

15 (5) wastewater; 

16 (6) air quality and fire alarm systems; and 

17 (7) fire safety. 

18 (b) MODIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY; TERMI19 NATION.— 

20 (1) MODIFICATION.—Any waiver of applicable 

21 minimum standards for military unaccompanied 

22 housing shall have no force or effect without the ap23 proval of the appropriate Secretary of a military de24 partment. 
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1 (2) TERMINATION DATE.—The authority to 

2 waiver such applicable minimum standards shall ter3 minate on January 1, 2028. 

4 (c) QUARTERLY BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 

5 2024, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Assistant 

6 Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations, and Envi7 ronment, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, 

8 Installations, and Environment, and the Assistant Sec9 retary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and En10 vironment, shall provide to the congressional defense com11 mittees a briefing on each waiver described in subsection 

12 (b) approved by each Secretary of a military department 

13 during the period covered by the briefing that includes— 

14 (1) an identification of the military installation 

15 on which the military unaccompanied housing to 

16 which such waiver is applicable is located; 

17 (2) an identification of the number of members 

18 of the Armed Forces that reside in such military un19 accompanied housing; 

20 (3) a description of the military necessity un21 derlying such waiver; and 

22 (4) an statement of the period such waiver is 

23 effective. 

24 (d) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than July 1, 

25 2024, and annually thereafter in conjunction with the sub-
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1 mission of the budget of the President to Congress pursu2 ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 

3 Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations, 

4 and Environment, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 

5 Energy, Installations, and Environment, and the Assistant 

6 Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and 

7 Environment, shall provide to the congressional defense 

8 committees a briefing on waivers described in subsection 

9 (b) approved by each Secretary of a military department 

10 that includes— 

11 (1) the number of such waivers that were 

12 granted during the period covered by the briefing; 

13 (2) a strategy to remedy issues, if any, caused 

14 by military unaccompanied housing that does not 

15 comply with applicable minimum standards; 

16 (3) a strategy to remedy the factors, if any, 

17 that require the submission to the appropriate Sec18 retary of a military department for approval of con19 secutive waivers described in subsection (b) that in20 cludes a timeline for the implementation of such 

21 strategy; and 

22 (4) an analysis of strategies to remedy the fac23 tors described in paragraph (3), including— 
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1 (A) projects to modernize existing military 

2 unaccompanied housing to comply with such ap3 plicable minimum standards; 

4 (B) projects to construct new military un5 accompanied housing; and 

6 (C) modifications to relevant policies of the 

7 Department of Defense, excluding such policies 

8 related to infrastructure. 

9 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) The term ‘‘applicable minimum standards’’ 

11 means minimum standards for health, safety, and 

12 condition described in the Department of Defense 

13 Manual 4165.63 titled ‘‘DoD Housing Management’’ 

14 and dated October 28, 2010 (or a successor docu15 ment). 

16 (2) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

17 meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, 

18 United States Code. 

19 (3) The term ‘‘military unaccompanied hous20 ing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

21 2871 of such title. 

22 (4) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 

23 meaning given such term in section 101 of such 

24 title. 
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1 SEC. 2827. REPORT ON CAPACITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DE2 FENSE TO PROVIDE SURVIVORS OF NATURAL 

3 DISASTERS WITH EMERGENCY SHORT-TERM 

4 HOUSING. 

5 Not later than 220 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 analyzing 

8 the capacity of the Department of Defense to provide sur9 vivors of natural disasters with emergency short-term 

10 housing. 

11 Subtitle C—Real Property and 

12 Facilities Administration 

13 SEC. 2831. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ACCESS TO MILI14 TARY INSTALLATIONS IN UNITED STATES. 

15 (a) ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES FOR EXPEDITED AC16 CESS.—Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

18 ‘‘§ 2698. Access to military installations: standards for 

19 entry to military installations in United 

20 States 

21 ‘‘(a) ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN

22 UNITED STATES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall de23 velop and maintain access standards applicable to all mili24 tary installations in the United States. Such access stand25 ards shall require screening standards appropriate to the 

26 type of installation involved, the security level of the in-
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1 stallation, the category of individuals authorized to visit 

2 the installation, and the level of access to be granted, in3 cluding— 

4 ‘‘(A) protocols and criteria to determine the fit5 ness of the individual to enter a military installation; 

6 ‘‘(B) standards and methods for verifying the 

7 identity of the individual; and 

8 ‘‘(C) other factors the Secretary determines ap9 propriate. 

10 ‘‘(2) In developing the access standards under para11 graph (1), the Secretary shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) include procedures to facilitate recurring 

13 unescorted access to military installations in the 

14 United States, in appropriate cases, for covered indi15 viduals the Secretary determines eligible for such re16 curring unescorted access; and 

17 ‘‘(B) issue guidance relating to the granting of 

18 unescorted access to military installations in the 

19 United States for covered individuals. 

20 ‘‘(3) The procedures developed pursuant to para21 graph (2)(A) shall include, to the extent practical, a list 

22 of credentials that can be used for such recurring 

23 unescorted access to such a military installation that are, 

24 to the extent practical, credentials non-Department of De25 fense personnel already possess. 
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1 ‘‘(4) The guidance issued pursuant to paragraph 

2 (2)(B) shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) identify the categories of covered individ4 uals eligible for such unescorted access; 

5 ‘‘(B) include a list of credentials that can be 

6 used for such unescorted access to such a military 

7 installation that are, to the extent practical, the cre8 dentials described in paragraph (3); 

9 ‘‘(C) be consistent across such military installa10 tions; 

11 ‘‘(D) be in accordance with any privileges or 

12 benefits accorded under, procedures developed pur13 suant to, or requirements of, each covered provision 

14 and paragraph (1); and 

15 ‘‘(E) be provided to the commanders of each 

16 such military installation. 

17 ‘‘(5) Upon publication in the Federal Register of ac18 cess standards described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

19 shall publish such access standards on a publicly accessible 

20 website of the Department of Defense. 

21 ‘‘(6) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 

22 shall seek to use existing identification screening tech23 nology to validate federally-recognized access credentials 

24 and develop additional technology only to the extent nec25 essary to assist commanders of military installations in the 
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1 United States in implementing the access standards under 

2 paragraph (1) at points of entry for such military installa3 tions. 

4 ‘‘(b) PRE-ARRIVAL PROTOCOL FOR ACCESS TO MILI5 TARY INSTALLATIONS IN UNITED STATES.—The Sec6 retary shall ensure that the access standards under sub7 section (a) include a specific protocol for the voluntary 

8 pre-arrival registration and screening of individuals antici9 pating a need for access to a military installation in the 

10 United States to establish the fitness of such individual 

11 and the purpose of such access. Under such protocol— 

12 ‘‘(1) such a registration and screening shall 

13 occur not less than 24 hours and not more than 14 

14 days prior to the time of such access; and 

15 ‘‘(2) if an individual is determined fit to enter 

16 the installation pursuant to the pre-arrival registra17 tion and screening, access may only be granted upon 

18 arrival at the military installation for the stated pur19 pose following a verification of the identity of the in20 dividual. 

21 ‘‘(c) REVIEWS AND SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not 

22 less frequently than once every five years, the Secretary 

23 shall— 
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1 ‘‘(1) review the access standards and guidance 

2 under this section, and make such updates as may 

3 be determined appropriate by the Secretary; and 

4 ‘‘(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv5 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

6 the most recently reviewed and, as applicable, up7 dated version of such access standards and guid8 ance. 

9 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered individual’ means the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(A) A member of the armed forces or ci13 vilian employee of the Department of Defense, 

14 or an employee or family member of such mem15 ber or employee, who resides, attends school, re16 ceives health care services, or shops at a com17 missary or exchange store on a military instal18 lation in the United States. 

19 ‘‘(B) A retired member of the armed 

20 forces, including the reserve components, or a 

21 family member of such retired member, who re22 sides, attend schools, receives health care serv23 ices, or shops at a commissary or exchange 

24 store on such an installation. 
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1 ‘‘(C) An individual performing work at 

2 such an installation under a contract or sub3 contract (at any tier), including a military con4 struction project, military family housing 

5 project, or a facilities sustainment, restoration, 

6 and modernization project. 

7 ‘‘(D) A motor carrier or household goods 

8 motor carrier (as such terms are defined in sec9 tion 13102 of title 49) providing transportation 

10 services for the United States Transportation 

11 Command. 

12 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered provision’ means the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(A) Chapter 54 of this title. 

15 ‘‘(B) Section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 

16 2005 (Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 

17 note). 

18 ‘‘(C) Section 2812 of the National Defense 

19 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

20 Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2150; 10 U.S.C. 113 

21 note). 

22 ‘‘(D) Sections 346 and 1050 of the Na23 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

24 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 

25 113 note). 
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1 ‘‘(E) Section 626 of the John S. McCain 

2 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

3 Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

4 1802; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 

5 ‘‘(F) Section 1090 of the William M. 

6 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza7 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

8 116–283; 134 Stat. 3879; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 

9 ‘‘(G) Section 2833 of the James M. Inhofe 

10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

11 Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 

12 3003). 

13 ‘‘(3) The term ‘federally-recognized access cre14 dential’ means a credential authorized by Federal 

15 law or otherwise issued by the head of a department 

16 or agency of the Federal Government that requires 

17 the vetting of an individual for access to a facility, 

18 area, or program. 

19 ‘‘(4) The term ‘military installation’ has the 

20 meaning given such term in section 2801 of this 

21 title. 

22 ‘‘(5) The term ‘State’ means any of the several 

23 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 

24 of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
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1 Islands of the United States, or the Commonwealth 

2 of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

3 ‘‘(6) The term ‘United States’ includes each 

4 State, as such term is defined in this subsection.’’. 

5 (b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REVIEW AND SUBMISSION

6 TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

8 shall— 

9 (1) conduct the first review of the access stand10 ards and guidance required under section 2698 of 

11 title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 

12 (a)); and 

13 (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv14 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

15 the reviewed and, as applicable, updated version of 

16 such access standards and guidance. 

17 (c) MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN NOTIFICATION RE18 QUIREMENT.—Section 1090(b)(2)(B) of the William M. 

19 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

20 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3879; 

21 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘is’’ and in22 serting ‘‘and, as appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland 

23 Security and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves24 tigation, are’’. 

25 (d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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1 (1) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE PROVISION.—Sec2 tion 1069 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

3 for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 

4 Stat. 326) is repealed. 

5 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR NA6 TIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT.—Section 

7 1050 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

8 Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 113 note; 130 Stat. 

9 2396) is amended— 

10 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEPART11 MENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘MILITARY INSTALLATIONS’’; 

13 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Depart14 ment of Defense installations’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘military installations in the United States’’; 

16 (C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Depart17 ment of Defense facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘mili18 tary installations in the United States’’; and 

19 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

20 subsection: 

21 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘mili22 tary installation’ and ‘United States’ have the meanings 

23 given such terms, respectively, in section 2698(e) of title 

24 10, United States Code.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2832. REAL PROPERTY USAGE IN THE NATIONAL CAP2 ITAL REGION. 

3 (a) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2024, the 

4 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de5 fense committees a report on the use of organic Depart6 ment of Defense facilities and facilities leased by the De7 partment located in the National Capital Region. 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

9 shall include the following: 

10 (1) Daily access rates by individuals at the Pen11 tagon, disaggregated by military personnel, civilian 

12 personnel, and contractor personnel. 

13 (2) Daily access rates at the Mark Center Cam14 pus, disaggregated by military personnel, civilian 

15 personnel, and contractor personnel. 

16 (3) Workforce capacity at the Pentagon. 

17 (4) Workforce capacity at the Mark Center 

18 Campus. 

19 (5) Current telework guidance for individuals 

20 working at organic Department of Defense facilities 

21 and facilities leased by the Department located in 

22 the National Capital Region. 

23 (6) Existing lease agreements for facilities lo24 cated in the National Capital Region, including— 

25 (A) the length and cost of each such agree26 ment; and 
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1 (B) the number of workstations included in 

2 each such agreement. 

3 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

4 shall be in an unclassified form but may contain a classi5 fied annex. 

6 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) The terms ‘‘Mark Center Campus’’, ‘‘Na8 tional Capital Region’’, and ‘‘Pentagon’’ have the 

9 meanings given, respectively, in section 2674 of title 

10 10, United States Code. 

11 (2) The term ‘‘organic Department of Defense 

12 facility’’ means a facility that is wholly owned and 

13 operated by the Department of Defense. 

14 SEC. 2833. REVISION TO UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA ON 

15 USE OF LIFE SAFETY ACCESSIBILITY HARD16 WARE FOR COVERED DOORS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

18 amend the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building Code 

19 (UFC 1–200–01) to update applicable specifications, guid20 ance, and technical documentation relating to the con21 struction, renovation, replacement, or other retrofit of a 

22 covered door to ensure that life safety accessibility hard23 ware is used for such construction, renovation, replace24 ment, or other retrofit. 

25 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘covered door’’ means a door to— 

2 (A) a sensitive compartmented information 

3 facility, including a sensitive compartmented in4 formation facility in which information des5 ignated as sensitive compartmented information 

6 is stored and processed; or 

7 (B) any other room or facility in which in8 formation designated as sensitive compart9 mented information— 

10 (i) is used, handled, discussed, or 

11 processed; or 

12 (ii) is stored in approved security con13 tainers. 

14 (2) The term ‘‘life safety accessibility hard15 ware’’ means a secure locking device that requires 

16 less than five pounds of force to open. 

17 SEC. 2834. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY THE ARMY AND NAVY 

18 GENERAL HOSPITAL, HOT SPRINGS NA19 TIONAL PARK, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, TO 

20 THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army may 

22 convey to the State of Arkansas by quitclaim deed, without 

23 consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 

24 States in and to the covered property if, not later than 

25 five years after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
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1 (1) the Governor of Arkansas submits to such 

2 Secretary a request for such conveyance; and 

3 (2) such Secretary, in consultation with the Ad4 ministrator of the General Services Administration, 

5 determines such conveyance is appropriate notwith6 standing the requirements under section 3 of the Act 

7 of September 12, 1959 (Public Law 86–323). 

8 (b) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

9 through the Director of the Office of Local Defense Com10 munity Cooperation, shall designate the State of Arkansas 

11 as the local redevelopment authority with respect to the 

12 covered property. 

13 (c) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, 

14 acting through the Director of the Office of Local Defense 

15 Community Cooperation, may make a grant (including a 

16 supplemental grant) or enter into a cooperative agreement 

17 to assist the local redevelopment authority designated pur18 suant to subsection (b) in planning community adjust19 ments and economic diversification, including site care20 taker services, security services, and fire protection serv21 ices, required under the conveyance under subsection (a). 

22 (d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 of the Army shall provide to the congressional defense 

25 committees a briefing that includes— 
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1 (1) with respect to the conveyance under sub2 section (a), a summary of the coordination among 

3 affected stakeholders including— 

4 (A) the Director of the Office of Local De5 fense Community Cooperation; 

6 (B) the Administrator of the General Serv7 ices Administration; 

8 (C) the National Park Service; 

9 (D) the Governor of Arkansas; 

10 (E) the Mayor of Hot Springs, Arkansas; 

11 and 

12 (F) the Secretary of the Navy; 

13 (2) a summary of— 

14 (A) any environmental investigations con15 ducted at the covered property as of the date of 

16 the enactment of this Act; 

17 (B) the response actions required under 

18 any such environmental investigation; 

19 (C) an estimate of the cost to each such 

20 response action; and 

21 (D) an identification of potentially respon22 sible parties, if any, for any hazardous sub23 stance identified under an environmental inves24 tigation described in subparagraph (A); 

25 (3) an estimation of the total cost to— 
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1 (A) stabilize each structure on the covered 

2 property; and 

3 (B) demolish each such structure; and 

4 (4) an assessment of necessary steps for the 

5 covered property to be eligible for a grant under the 

6 Arkansas Brownfields Program and recommenda7 tions with respect to such steps. 

8 (e) COVERED PROPERTY DEFINED.—In this section, 

9 the term ‘‘covered property’’ means the approximately 

10 twenty-one acres, more or less, of land located at Hot 

11 Springs National Park, Arkansas, which comprise facili12 ties previously occupied by the Army and Navy General 

13 Hospital conveyed by quitclaim deed to the State of Ar14 kansas pursuant to the Act of September 12, 1959. 

15 Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

16 SEC. 2841. EXTENSION OF SUNSET FOR LAND CONVEYANCE, 

17 SHARPE ARMY DEPOT, LATHROP, CALI18 FORNIA. 

19 Section 2833(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

20 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

21 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking ‘‘three 

22 years’’ and inserting ‘‘five years’’. 
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1 SEC. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, 

2 FLORIDA. 

3 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

4 the Air Force may convey to the Air Force Enlisted Vil5 lage, a nonprofit corporation (in this section referred to 

6 as the ‘‘Village’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 

7 States in and to a parcel of real property, including im8 provements thereon, consisting of approximately 80 acres 

9 located adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for the 

10 purpose of independent-living and assisted-living apart11 ments for veterans. The conveyance under this subsection 

12 is subject to valid existing rights. 

13 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 

14 under subsection (a) shall be— 

15 (1) subject to valid existing rights; 

16 (2) made without consideration; and 

17 (3) subject to any other terms and conditions 

18 as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

19 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

20 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary may 

21 require the Village to cover all costs (except costs for 

22 environmental remediation of the property) to be in23 curred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Sec24 retary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry 

25 out the conveyance under this section, including sur26 vey costs, costs for environmental documentation, 
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1 and any other administrative costs related to the 

2 conveyance. If amounts are collected from the Vil3 lage in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual 

4 costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs ac5 tually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 

6 conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess 

7 amount to the Village. 

8 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

9 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reim10 bursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to 

11 carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall 

12 be credited to the fund or account that was used to 

13 cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying 

14 out the conveyance, or to an appropriate fund or ac15 count currently available to the Secretary for the 

16 purposes for which the costs were paid. Amounts so 

17 credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 

18 or account and shall be available for the same pur19 poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita20 tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 

21 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

22 and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 

23 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 

24 to the Secretary. 
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1 SEC. 2843. LAND ACQUISITION, WESTMORELAND STATE 

2 PARK, VIRGINIA. 

3 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may ac4 quire, by purchase or lease from the Commonwealth of 

5 Virginia ((in this section referred to as the ‘‘Common6 wealth’’), a real property interest in approximately 225 

7 square feet of land, including ingress and egress, at West8 moreland State Park, Virginia, for the purpose of install9 ing, operating, maintaining, and protecting equipment to 

10 support research and development activities by the De11 partment of the Navy for national security purposes. 

12 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The acquisition of 

13 property under this section shall be subject to the fol14 lowing terms and conditions: 

15 (1) The Secretary shall pay the Commonwealth 

16 fair market value for the interest to be acquired, as 

17 determined by the Secretary. 

18 (2) Such other terms and conditions considered 

19 appropriate by the Secretary. 

20 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The legal descrip21 tion of the property to be acquired under this section shall 

22 be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Sec23 retary and the Commonwealth. 

24 (d) APPLICABILITY OF THE LAND AND WATER CON25 SERVATION FUND ACT.—The provisions of chapter 2003 
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1 of title 54, United States Code, shall not apply to the ac2 quisition of property under this section. 

3 (e) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall reim4 burse the Commonwealth for reasonable and documented 

5 administrative costs incurred by the Commonwealth to 

6 execute the acquisition by the Secretary authorized by this 

7 section. 

8 (f) TERMINATION OF REAL PROPERTY INTEREST.— 

9 The real property interest acquired by the Secretary shall 

10 terminate, and be released without cost to the Common11 wealth, when the Secretary determines this real property 

12 interest is no longer required for national security pur13 poses. 

14 SEC. 2844. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF DEPART15 MENT OF DEFENSE TO CONDUCT CERTAIN 

16 MILITARY ACTIVITIES AT NEVADA TEST AND 

17 TRAINING RANGE. 

18 (a) SPECIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED MILITARY AC19 TIVITIES.—Paragraph (1) of section 3011(b) of the Mili20 tary Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of the Na21 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; 

22 Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 886) is amended— 

23 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

24 by inserting ‘‘, subject to the conditions set forth in 
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1 subsection (a) of section 3014’’ after ‘‘Secretary of 

2 the Air Force’’; 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara4 graph (C); 

5 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub6 paragraph (G); and 

7 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol8 lowing new subparagraphs: 

9 ‘‘(D) for emergency response; 

10 ‘‘(E) for the establishment and use of ex11 isting or new electronic tracking and commu12 nications sites, including the construction of up 

13 to 15 equipment pads, no larger than 150-by14 150 feet in size, along existing roads to allow 

15 placement and operation of threat emitters; 

16 ‘‘(F) for the use and maintenance of roads 

17 in existence as of January 1, 2024, to allow ac18 cess to threat emitters and repeaters for instal19 lation, maintenance, and periodic relocation; 

20 and’’. 

21 (b) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—Section 

22 3011(b)(5)(G), as added by paragraph (1) of section 

23 2844(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De24 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

25 116–283; 134 Stat. 4351), is further amended— 
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1 (1) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: 

2 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

3 the Interior and the Secretary of the Air 

4 Force shall jointly establish an interagency 

5 committee (referred to in this subpara6 graph as the ‘interagency committee’) to— 

7 ‘‘(I) facilitate coordination, man8 age public access needs and require9 ments, and minimize potential conflict 

10 between the Department of the Inte11 rior and the Department of the Air 

12 Force with respect to joint operating 

13 areas within the Desert National 

14 Wildlife Refuge; and 

15 ‘‘(II) discuss the activities au16 thorized in paragraph (1) and provide 

17 input to the United States Fish and 

18 Wildlife Service and the Department 

19 of the Air Force when assessing 

20 whether these activities may be con21 ducted on the joint operating areas 

22 within the Desert National Wildlife 

23 Refuge that are under the primary ju24 risdiction of the Secretary of the Inte25 rior in a manner that is consistent 
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1 with the National Wildlife Refuge 

2 System Administration Act (16 

3 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and other appli4 cable law.’’; and 

5 (2) in clause (ii)— 

6 (A) by inserting ‘‘, including a designee of 

7 the Director of the United States Fish and 

8 Wildlife Service’’ before the period at the end of 

9 subclause (I); and 

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including a designee of 

11 the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 

12 Energy, Installations, and Environment’’ before 

13 the period at the end of subclause (II). 

14 (c) ADDITIONAL PURPOSE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL

15 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—Section 3011(b)(H)(5)(ii), as 

16 added by paragraph (2) of such section 2844(b), is amend17 ed in clause (ii)— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause 

19 (I); 

20 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub21 clause (II) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub23 clause: 

24 ‘‘(III) discussing and making rec25 ommendations to the interagency com-
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1 mittee established under subpara2 graph (G) with respect to any pro3 posal by the Secretary of the Air 

4 Force to undertake any of the activi5 ties authorized in paragraph (1) on 

6 the joint operating areas within the 

7 Desert National Wildlife Refuge.’’. 

8 SEC. 2845. REMOVAL OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN 

9 AREAS IN CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO. 

10 The first sentence of section 204(c) of the Military 

11 Construction Authorization Act, 1974 (Public Law 93– 

12 166; 87 Stat. 668) is amended by striking the first sen13 tence. 

14 SEC. 2846. LAND CONVEYANCE, PAINE FIELD AIR NATIONAL 

15 GUARD STATION, EVERETT, SNOHOMISH 

16 COUNTY, WASHINGTON. 

17 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

18 the Air Force (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec19 retary’’) may convey to Snohomish County, a political sub20 division of the State of Washington (in this section re21 ferred to as the ‘‘County’’) all right, title, and interest of 

22 the United States in and to three parcels of real property, 

23 including any improvements thereon and any related ease24 ments, consisting of approximately 14.23 acres, collec25 tively, located on the Washington Air National Guard 
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1 Base at Paine Field, Everett, Washington, for the pur2 poses of— 

3 (1) removing the property from the boundaries 

4 of the Air National Guard Base and accommodating 

5 the operational needs of the Snohomish County Air6 port - Paine Field; and 

7 (2) the development of the parcels and build8 ings for economic purposes. 

9 (b) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance 

10 under subsection (a) shall be— 

11 (1) subject to valid existing rights; 

12 (2) subject to the condition that the County ac13 cept the real property, and any improvements there14 on, in its condition at the time of the conveyance 

15 (commonly known as a conveyance ‘‘as is’’); 

16 (3) subject to any other terms and conditions 

17 as agreed to by the Secretary and the County; and 

18 (4) subject to any other terms and conditions 

19 as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 

20 interests of the United States. 

21 (c) CONSIDERATION.— 

22 (1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider23 ation for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 

24 County shall pay to the United States in cash an 

25 amount that is not less than the fair market value 
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1 of the right, title, and interest conveyed under sub2 section (a), as determined by the Secretary based on 

3 an appraisal of the property. 

4 (2) TREATMENT OF CONSIDERATION RE5 CEIVED.—Consideration received by the United 

6 States under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the 

7 special account in the Treasury established under 

8 subsection (b) of section 572 of title 40, United 

9 States Code, and shall be available in accordance 

10 with paragraph (5)(B)(ii) of such subsection. 

11 (d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

12 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

13 the Air Force may require the County to cover all 

14 costs (except costs for environmental remediation of 

15 the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to 

16 reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the 

17 Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under sub18 section (a), including costs related to real estate due 

19 diligence, and any other administrative costs related 

20 to the conveyance. If amounts paid by the County to 

21 the Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually 

22 incurred by the Secretary to carry out the convey23 ance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund 

24 the excess amount to the County. 
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1 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

2 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reim3 bursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to 

4 carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) shall 

5 be credited to the fund or account that was used to 

6 cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying 

7 out the conveyance or to an appropriate fund or ac8 count currently available to the Secretary for the 

9 purposes for which the costs were paid. Amounts so 

10 credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 

11 or account and shall be available for the same pur12 poses, and to the same conditions and limitations, as 

13 amounts in such fund or account. 

14 (e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

15 and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 

16 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 

17 to the Secretary. 

18 SEC. 2847. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN NAVY INSTRUC19 TION TO JOHNSON VALLEY, SAN 

20 BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

21 Section 2945(b) of the National Defense Authoriza22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) is 

23 amended by inserting ‘‘and notwithstanding the instruc24 tion number 11011.47D of the Secretary of the Navy 
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1 issued on June 26, 2019 (or a subsequent similar instruc2 tion),’’ after ‘‘subtitle,’’. 

3 SEC. 2848. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS STATION 

4 EARLE, NEW JERSEY. 

5 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

6 the Navy may convey to Colts Neck Township, New Jersey 

7 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Township’’ ), all right, 

8 title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 

9 of real property, including any improvements thereon, con10 sisting of approximately 3.13 acres and currently used by 

11 the Township for school bus parking. 

12 (b) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

13 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

14 the Navy shall require the Township to cover costs 

15 to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the 

16 Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, 

17 to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), in18 cluding survey costs, costs for environmental docu19 mentation related to the conveyance, and any other 

20 administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 

21 amounts are collected from the Township in advance 

22 of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 

23 amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 

24 by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 
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1 Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 

2 Township. 

3 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

4 Amounts received as reimbursement under para5 graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 

6 that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Sec7 retary in carrying out the land conveyance under 

8 subsection (a) or, if the period of availability of obli9 gations for that appropriation has expired, to the 

10 appropriations of a fund that is currently available 

11 to the Secretary for the same purpose. Amounts so 

12 credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 

13 or account and shall be available for the same pur14 poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita15 tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 

16 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

17 and legal description of the parcel of real property to be 

18 conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by sur19 veys satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy. 

20 (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

21 Secretary of the Navy may require such additional terms 

22 and conditions in connection with the conveyance under 

23 subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

24 protect the interests of the United States. 
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1 SEC. 2849. CLOSURE AND DISPOSAL OF THE PUEBLO CHEM2 ICAL DEPOT, PUEBLO COUNTY, COLORADO. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall 

4 close Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo County, Colorado 

5 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Depot’’), not later than 

6 one year after the completion of the chemical demilitariza7 tion mission in such location in accordance with the Chem8 ical Weapons Convention Treaty. 

9 (b) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of the Army shall 

10 carry out the closure and subsequent related property 

11 management and disposal of the Depot, including the 

12 land, buildings, structures, infrastructure, and associated 

13 equipment, installed equipment, material, and personal 

14 property that comprise the Chemical Agent-Destruction 

15 Pilot Plant, in accordance with the procedures and au16 thorities for the closure, management, and disposal of 

17 property under the appropriate base closure laws (as de18 fined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code). 

19 (c) OFFICE OF LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY CO20 OPERATION ACTIVITIES.—The Office of Local Defense 

21 Community Cooperation of the Department of Defense 

22 may make grants and supplement other Federal funds 

23 pursuant to section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, 

24 to support closure and reuse activities of the Depot. 

25 (d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING PERMITS.—Nothing in 

26 this section shall be construed to prevent the removal or 
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1 demolition by the Program Executive Office, Assembled 

2 Chemical Weapons Alternatives of the Department of the 

3 Army of existing buildings, structures, infrastructure, and 

4 associated equipment, installed equipment, material, and 

5 personal property of the Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot 

6 Plant at the Depot in accordance with the existing Haz7 ardous Waste Permit Number CO-20-09-02-01 under the 

8 Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (com9 monly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery 

10 Act of 1976) issued by the State of Colorado, or any asso11 ciated or follow-on permits under such Act. 

12 (e) HOMELESS USE.—Given the nature of activities 

13 undertaken at the Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant 

14 at the Depot, such land, buildings, structures, infrastruc15 ture, and associated equipment, installed equipment, ma16 terial, and personal property comprising the Chemical 

17 Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant is deemed unsuitable use 

18 to assist the homeless, and in carrying out any closure, 

19 management, or disposal of property under this section, 

20 need not be screened for use to assist the homeless pursu21 ant to section 2905(b) of the Defense Base Closure and 

22 Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public 

23 Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 
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1 Subtitle E—Pilot Programs and 

2 Reports 

3 SEC. 2851. CLARIFICATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR 

4 PROJECTS UNDER CERTAIN PILOT PROGRAM 

5 RELATING TO TESTING FACILITIES AT IN6 STALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 

7 AIR FORCE. 

8 Section 2862 of the National Defense Authorization 

9 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amend10 ed— 

11 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 

12 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and 

13 (2) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol14 lowing new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(c) AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—The commander of an 

16 installation selected for the pilot program may obligate or 

17 expend the following amounts for projects under such pilot 

18 program relating to testing facilities on such installation: 

19 ‘‘(1) Subject to subsection (d), amounts allo20 cated to such installation for Facility, Sustainment, 

21 Restoration, and Modernization. 

22 ‘‘(2) Fees charged for the use of such testing 

23 facilities on such installation.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2852. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AIR PURIFI2 CATION TECHNOLOGY IN MILITARY HOUS3 ING. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

5 carry out a pilot program to— 

6 (1) provide commercially available off-the-shelf 

7 items (as defined in section 104 of title 41, United 

8 States Code) for air purification and covered sensors 

9 to landlords; and 

10 (2) monitor and measure the effect of such 

11 items on environmental and public health of tenants 

12 of military housing. 

13 (b) SELECTION OF INSTALLATIONS.— 

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

15 the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the 

16 Air Force shall each select one military installation 

17 to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a). 

18 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—Each Secretary shall 

19 ensure that the military installation selected under 

20 this section— 

21 (A) contains military unaccompanied hous22 ing in which the items described in subsection 

23 (a) may be used; and 

24 (B) is engaged in efforts to modernize mili25 tary housing. 
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1 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

3 Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of 

4 the Air Force shall each provide to the Committees on 

5 Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 

6 Senate a briefing on the pilot program established under 

7 this section, including a description of the items described 

8 in subsection (a) used under such program. The briefing 

9 shall include— 

10 (1) a description of any cost savings identified 

11 from use of such items relating to— 

12 (A) extending the life and habitability of 

13 military housing; and 

14 (B) reducing maintenance frequency; and 

15 (2) with respect to cost savings identified in 

16 paragraph (1), a plan to expand the use of the cov17 ered sensors in new military housing. 

18 (d) DEVICES.—An air purification device or covered 

19 sensor provided under this section shall use technology 

20 proven to reduce indoor air risks and yield measurable en21 vironmental and public health outcomes. 

22 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) The term ‘‘covered sensor’’ means a com24 mercially available product manufactured in the 
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1 United States that detects the conditions for poten2 tial mold growth before mold is present. 

3 (2) The term ‘‘military housing’’ includes 

4 privatized military housing (as defined in section 

5 3001(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 

7 116–92; 133 Stat. 1916; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note)). 

8 SEC. 2853. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY CON9 STRUCTION RELATED TO THE SENTINEL 

10 INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE 

11 WEAPON SYSTEM PROGRAM. 

12 (a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 

14 days thereafter until the date that is five years after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

16 Air Force shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv17 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

18 briefing on contracts for covered construction projects re19 lating to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile 

20 weapon system program. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS.—These briefings shall include at a 

22 minimum the following information: 

23 (1) An update on timelines and costs for cov24 ered construction projects, including details on land 

25 acquisitions for such projects. 
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1 (2) With respect to any contract or subcontract 

2 (at any tier) for a covered construction project that 

3 is not a fixed-price contract, a description of the lo4 cation of performance for such contract or sub5 contract. 

6 (3) With respect to any contract or subcontract 

7 (at any tier) for a covered construction project that 

8 is a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract, a description of 

9 the following for performance of the contract or sub10 contract: 

11 (A) The target cost. 

12 (B) The target incentive fee. 

13 (C) The minimum and maximum incentive 

14 fee amounts. 

15 (D) A description of the incentive fee ad16 justment formula (including allowable costs). 

17 (E) A description of the incentive fee 

18 structure. 

19 (F) An analysis of any change to the ele20 ments in subparagraphs (A) through (E) since 

21 the previous quarter. 

22 (4) A summary of Government actions to miti23 gate cost growth of covered construction projects. 

24 (5) A review of conditions observed at the site 

25 for performance of the covered construction project 
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1 contract during the previous quarter and how those 

2 conditions may impact the cost of such contract and 

3 subsequent contracts for covered construction 

4 projects at such site. 

5 (6) The most recent construction schedule, in6 cluding any anticipated delays and mitigation meas7 ures for each such delay, requests for equitable ad8 justment, and any changes to the schedule since the 

9 previous quarter. 

10 (7) Updated estimated cost to complete the cov11 ered construction project. 

12 (c) COVERED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DEFINED.— 

13 In this section, the term ‘‘covered construction project’’ 

14 means a below-ground military construction project or 

15 other infrastructure project in connection with the devel16 opment and fielding of the Sentinel intercontinental bal17 listic missile weapon system program. 

18 SEC. 2854. PLAN FOR USE OF EXCESS BORDER WALL CON19 STRUCTION MATERIALS. 

20 (a) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

21 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

22 submit to Congress a plan to use, transfer, or donate to 

23 States on the southern border of the United States all ex24 isting excess border wall construction materials, including 

25 bollards. 
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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

2 shall include the following: 

3 (1) A list of contracts in the process of per4 formance to store excess border wall construction 

5 materials, identified by location and cost to date. 

6 (2) A detailed proposal for the disposition of 

7 such excess border wall construction materials, in8 cluding a timeline for disposition and the authorities 

9 under which such disposition shall occur. 

10 (3) An assessment of the condition of such ma11 terials being stored, including (if applicable) a de12 scription of materials that have depreciated in value, 

13 become damaged, or been lost. 

14 (c) EXECUTION OF PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the date of submission of the plan required by sub16 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall commence exe17 cution of such plan until the date on which the Depart18 ment of Defense is no longer incurring any costs to main19 tain, store, or protect the materials specified under sub20 section (a). 

21 SEC. 2855. JOINT HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET 

22 ANALYSIS FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 

23 HAWAII. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con25 sultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local stake-
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1 holders (to the maximum extent practicable) shall conduct 

2 a joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis for 

3 each military installation in Hawaii. 

4 (b) DEADLINE.— Not later than one year after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub6 mit to the congressional defense committees a report on 

7 each joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis 

8 conducted under subsection (a) that includes— 

9 (1) an analysis of the extent to which military 

10 installations in Hawaii have affected the availability 

11 of housing in communities in proximity to such mili12 tary installations; 

13 (2) the number of members of the Armed 

14 Forces and their dependents residing in privately15 owned housing located outside of such military in16 stallations; 

17 (3) a cost-benefit analysis of implementing a re18 quirement for each member of the Armed Forces as19 signed to a duty station in Hawaii to reside in hous20 ing located on the military installation to which such 

21 member is assigned; 

22 (4) an assessment of strategies to reduce the ef23 fect of members of the Armed Forces and depend24 ents of such members on the availability of rental 

25 housing in such communities, including strategies to 
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1 provide such members and dependents with alter2 native housing options; 

3 (5) the optimal stock and occupancy rate of 

4 military housing units in Hawaii, as determined by 

5 the Secretary; 

6 (6) an estimate of the cost to the United States 

7 to maintain such optimal stock and occupancy rate; 

8 (7) an assessment of the feasibility of expand9 ing housing located on military installations in Ha10 waii to create housing intended to be occupied by ci11 vilian employees and contractors of the Department 

12 of Defense; 

13 (8) an identification of limitations and chal14 lenges, if any, to data collection and analysis in car15 rying out such joint Housing Requirements and 

16 Market Analysis; 

17 (9) strategies to— 

18 (A) address such limitations and chal19 lenges; and 

20 (B) standardize methods of data collection 

21 and analysis for conducting a Housing Require22 ments and Market Analysis under section 2837 

23 of title 10, United States Code; 

24 (10) an assessment of the feasibility and value 

25 of the Secretary conducting a joint Housing Re-
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1 quirements and Market Analysis for each military 

2 installation in Hawaii every two years; and 

3 (11) other relevant information, as determined 

4 by the Secretary. 

5 (c) HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET ANAL6 YSIS.—In this section, the term ‘‘Housing Requirements 

7 and Market Analysis’’ has the meaning given such term 

8 in section 2837 of title 10, United States Code. 

9 SEC. 2856. REPORT RELATING TO THE CHILD DEVELOP10 MENT CENTER AT SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE IN 

11 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

12 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres13 sional defense committees a report on expenditures of 

14 amounts appropriated for, and nonappropriated funds 

15 used for, in fiscal year 2023 and for the Child Develop16 ment Center at Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, 

17 Illinois, and an assessment of the needs of the Child De18 velopment Center for fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fis19 cal years. 

20 SEC. 2857. REPORT ON AGING INFRASTRUCTURE IN SUP21 PORT OF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS. 

22 The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 

23 congressional defense committees— 

24 (1) an assessment of aging infrastructure in di25 rect support of mobility aircraft operations (as de-
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1 termined by the Secretary), including aging run2 ways, ramps, and control towers; and 

3 (2) a plan to remediate such infrastructure, 

4 prioritized by military installation. 

5 SEC. 2858. REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS THAT 

6 THREATEN TO ENDANGER MILITARY INSTAL7 LATIONS. 

8 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com11 mittees a report assessing the risks relating to flooding 

12 and other natural weather phenomenon, that threaten to 

13 endanger military installations. 

14 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub15 section (a) shall include the following; 

16 (1) Potential mitigation strategies for such en17 vironmental risks. 

18 (2) An assessment of the Mississippi Delta. 

19 SEC. 2859. SURVEY OF CERTAIN COUNTIES FOR PLACE20 MENT OF FACILITIES. 

21 (a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

22 afer the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 of Defense shall submit to Congress the results of a survey 

24 of the counties described in subsection (b) to assess poten-
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1 tial placement of operational, training, or other facilities 

2 for use by the military departments in such counties. 

3 (b) COUNTIES DESCRIBED.—The counties described 

4 in this subsection are located in the State of North Caro5 lina and are as follows: 

6 (1) Buncombe County. 

7 (2) Cherokee County. 

8 (3) Clay County. 

9 (4) Graham County. 

10 (5) Haywood County. 

11 (6) Henderson County. 

12 (7) Jackson County. 

13 (8) Macon County. 

14 (9) Madison County. 

15 (10) McDowell County. 

16 (11) Polk County. 

17 (12) Rutherford County. 

18 (13) Swain County. 

19 (14) Transylvania County. 

20 (15) Yancey County. 

21 (c) SURVEY REQUIREMENTS.—The survey required 

22 under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

23 (1) An assessment of the mountainous and var24 ied terrains in the areas described in subsection (b) 

25 and the feasibility of programs that use this geog-
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1 raphy, including programs for basic survival skills, 

2 dam and reservoir exercises, whitewater rafting exer3 cises, thick vegetation exercises, air drop exercises, 

4 and mountainous warfare exercises. 

5 (2) An evaluation of defense assets located in 

6 the State of North Carolina and the lack of defense 

7 assets in the area described in subsection (b). 

8 (d) SURVEY CONSIDERATIONS.—The survey shall as9 sesses the feasibility of the placement of operational, train10 ing, and other facilities as follows: 

11 (1) Consideration of relevant civilian assets in 

12 the area described in subsection (b). 

13 (2) Consideration of assets of Department of 

14 Defense contractors in such area. 

15 (3) Proximity of such to current defense assets, 

16 including Fort Liberty. 

17 (4) Consideration of the geographic similarities 

18 of such area to geographic regions critical to United 

19 States defense policy, including the Indo-Pacific re20 gion, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. 
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1 Subtitle F—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 2861. EXPANSION OF CERTAIN EXEMPTION RELATING 

3 TO FUNDING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 

4 DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE 

5 PROJECTS. 

6 Section 2391(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

7 is amended in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or an insu8 lar area’’ after ‘‘a rural area’’. 

9 SEC. 2862. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF MARINE 

10 CORPS HERITAGE CENTER AND NATIONAL 

11 MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 861 of title 10, United 

13 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8617 

14 the following new section: 

15 ‘‘§ 8618. Marine Corps Heritage Center and National 

16 Museum of the Marine Corps at Marine 

17 Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia 

18 ‘‘(a) JOINT VENTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CON19 TINUED MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.—The Secretary 

20 of the Navy may enter into a joint venture with the Marine 

21 Corps Heritage Foundation (in this section referred to as 

22 the ‘Foundation’), a not-for-profit entity, for the design, 

23 construction, and maintenance and operation of a multi24 purpose facility to be used for historical displays for public 

25 viewing, curation, and storage of artifacts, research facili-
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1 ties, classrooms, offices, and associated activities con2 sistent with the mission of the Marine Corps University. 

3 The facility shall be known as the Marine Corps Heritage 

4 Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps. 

5 ‘‘(b) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—For each phase 

6 of development of the facility described in subsection (a), 

7 the Secretary may— 

8 ‘‘(1) permit the Foundation to contract for the 

9 design, construction, or both of such phase of devel10 opment; or 

11 ‘‘(2) accept funds from the Foundation for the 

12 design, construction, or both of such phase of devel13 opment. 

14 ‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—Upon completion of 

15 construction of any phase of development of the facility 

16 described in subsection (a) by the Foundation to the satis17 faction of the Secretary, and the satisfaction of any finan18 cial obligations incident thereto by the Foundation, the fa19 cility shall become the real property of the Department 

20 of the Navy with all right, title, and interest in and to 

21 facility being in the United States. 

22 ‘‘(d) MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND SUPPORT.— 

23 (1) The Secretary may, for the purpose of maintenance 

24 and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and 

25 the National Museum of the Marine Corps— 
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1 ‘‘(A) enter into contracts or cooperative agree2 ments, on a sole-source basis, with the Foundation 

3 for the procurement of property or services for the 

4 direct benefit or use of the Marine Corps Heritage 

5 Center and the National Museum of the Marine 

6 Corps; and 

7 ‘‘(B) notwithstanding the requirements of sub8 section (h) of section 2667 of this title and under 

9 such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 

10 appropriate for the joint venture authorized by sub11 section (a), lease in accordance with such section 

12 2667 portions of the facility developed under sub13 section (a) to the Foundation for use in generating 

14 revenue for activities of the facility and for such ad15 ministrative purposes as may be necessary for sup16 port of the facility. 

17 ‘‘(2) In making a determination of fair market value 

18 under section 2667(b)(4) of this title for payment of con19 sideration pursuant to a lease described in paragraph 

20 (1)(B), the Secretary may consider the entirety of the edu21 cational efforts of the Foundation, support to the Marine 

22 Corps Heritage Center history division by the Foundation, 

23 or the funding of museum programs and exhibits by the 

24 Foundation, or other support related to the Marine Corps 

25 Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine 
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1 Corps, in addition to the types of in-kind consideration 

2 provided under section 2667(c) of this title. 

3 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may authorize the Foundation to 

4 use real or personal property within the Marine Corps 

5 Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine 

6 Corps to conduct additional revenue-generating activities, 

7 as the Secretary considers appropriate considering the 

8 work of the Foundation and needs of the Marine Corps 

9 Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine 

10 Corps. The Secretary shall only authorize the use of such 

11 property for a revenue-generating activity if the Secretary 

12 determines the activity will not interfere with military ac13 tivities and personnel or the activities of the Marine Corps 

14 Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine 

15 Corps. 

16 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall retain lease payments re17 ceived under this section, other than in-kind consideration 

18 authorized under paragraph (2) or under section 2667(c) 

19 of this title, solely for use in support of the Marine Corps 

20 Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine 

21 Corps, and funds received as lease payments shall remain 

22 available until expended. 

23 ‘‘(e) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—(1) The Sec24 retary of the Navy may accept, hold, administer, and 

25 spend any gift, devise, or bequest of real property, per-
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1 sonal property, or money made on the condition that the 

2 gift, devise, or bequest be used for the benefit, or in con3 nection with, the establishment, operation, or mainte4 nance, of the Marine Corps Heritage Center or the Na5 tional Museum of the Marine Corps. Section 2601 (other 

6 than subsections (b), (c), and (e)) of this title shall apply 

7 to gifts accepted under this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may display at the Marine Corps 

9 Heritage Center or the National Museum of the Marine 

10 Corps recognition for an individual or organization that 

11 contributes money to a partner organization, or an indi12 vidual or organization that contributes a gift directly to 

13 the Navy, for the benefit of the Marine Corps Heritage 

14 Center or the National Museum of the Marine Corps, 

15 whether or not the contribution is subject to the condition 

16 that the recognition be provided. The Secretary shall pre17 scribe regulations governing the circumstances under 

18 which contributor recognition may be provided, appro19 priate forms of recognition, and suitable display stand20 ards. 

21 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may authorize the sale of donated 

22 property received under paragraph (1). A sale under this 

23 paragraph need not be conducted in accordance with dis24 posal requirements that would otherwise apply, so long as 
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1 the sale is conducted at arms-length and includes an 

2 auditable transaction record. 

3 ‘‘(4) Any money received under paragraph (1) and 

4 any proceeds from the sale of property under paragraph 

5 (3) shall be deposited into a fund established in the Treas6 ury to support the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the 

7 National Museum of the Marine Corps. 

8 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

9 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi10 tions in connection with the joint venture authorized by 

11 subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

12 protect the interests of the United States.’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2884 of the 

14 Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 

15 Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106–398) is repealed. 

16 SEC. 2863. PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD 

17 AIR RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION. 

18 Section 2874 of the James M. Inhofe National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

20 117–263; 136 Stat. 3014) is amended by striking ‘‘On or 

21 before September 30, 2026, the Secretary’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
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1 SEC. 2864. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH 

2 AIR FORCE. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.—The National Museum of the 

4 Mighty Eighth Air Force located at 175 Bourne Avenue, 

5 Pooler, Georgia (or any successor location), is designated 

6 as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air 

7 Force of the United States (referred to in this section as 

8 the ‘‘National Museum’’). 

9 (b) RELATION TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—The 

10 National Museum shall not be included as a unit of the 

11 National Park System. 

12 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not 

13 be construed to appropriate, or authorize the appropria14 tion of, Federal funds for any purpose related to the Na15 tional Museum. 

16 SEC. 2865. RECOGNITION OF MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL GAR17 DEN, AND K9 MEMORIAL OF THE NATIONAL 

18 NAVY UDT-SEAL MUSEUM IN FORT PIERCE, 

19 FLORIDA, AS A NATIONAL MEMORIAL, MEMO20 RIAL GARDEN, AND K9 MEMORIAL, RESPEC21 TIVELY, OF NAVY SEALS AND THEIR PREDE22 CESSORS. 

23 The Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial 

24 of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, located at 

25 3300 North Highway A1A, North Hutchinson Island, in 

26 Fort Pierce, Florida, are recognized as a national memo-
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1 rial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, respectively, of 

2 Navy SEALs and their predecessors. 

3 SEC. 2866. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN 

4 FUNDS RELATING TO THE LOCATION OF THE 

5 HEADQUARTERS FOR UNITED STATES SPACE 

6 COMMAND. 

7 (a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—None of the funds 

9 authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

10 made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may 

11 be obligated or expended for a military construction 

12 project (as described in section 2801(b) of title 10, United 

13 States Code) for the construction or modification of facili14 ties for temporary or permanent use by United States 

15 Space Command for headquarters operations until the re16 port required under subsection (c) is submitted. 

17 (b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

18 TRAVEL EXPENDITURES.—Of the funds authorized to be 

19 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

20 fiscal year 2024 to the Office of the Secretary of the Air 

21 Force for travel expenditures, not more than 50 percent 

22 may be obligated or expended until the report required 

23 under subsection (c) is submitted. 

24 (c) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall 

25 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
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1 on the justification for the selection of a permanent loca2 tion for headquarters of the United States Space Com3 mand. 

4 SEC. 2867. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CLOSURE 

5 OF COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTERS. 

6 (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 

7 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

8 for fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may be obligated 

9 or expended to close, or prepare to close, any combat read10 iness training center. 

11 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 

12 waive the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to 

13 a combat readiness training center if the Secretary sub14 mits to the congressional defense committees, not later 

15 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

16 the following: 

17 (1) A certification that— 

18 (A) the closure of the center would not be 

19 in violation of section 2687 of title 10, United 

20 States Code; and 

21 (B) the support capabilities provided by 

22 the center will not be diminished as a result of 

23 the closure of the center. 

24 (2) A report that includes— 
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1 (A) a detailed business case analysis for 

2 the closure of the center; and 

3 (B) an assessment of the effects the clo4 sure of the center would have on training units 

5 of the Armed Forces, including any active duty 

6 units that may use the center. 

7 SEC. 2868. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN 

8 FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN RE9 PORT ON MILITARY HOUSING. 

10 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

11 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for 

12 the Department of Defense for travel by the Assistant Sec13 retary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ14 ment, not more than 5 percent may be obligated or ex15 pended for such travel until the date on which the Sec16 retary of Defense submits the report required under sec17 tion 3041 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

18 Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92). 

19 SEC. 2869. GUIDANCE ON ENCROACHMENT THAT IMPACTS 

20 COVERED SITES. 

21 (a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary 

23 of a military department shall issue guidance to estab24 lish— 
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1 (1) a process to identify encroachment with re2 spect to a covered site; 

3 (2) a method to mitigate such encroachment; 

4 and 

5 (3) a procedure to certify that such encroach6 ment does not directly result in a national security 

7 risk to the covered site. 

8 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the guidance 

9 required by this section, each Secretary of a military de10 partment shall consider the following: 

11 (1) The process by which a commander or head 

12 of a covered site identifies and reports encroachment 

13 with respect to such covered site. 

14 (2) Methods to track data relating to processes, 

15 methods, and procedures described in subsection (a). 

16 (3) Coordination processes to track and miti17 gate encroachment— 

18 (A) within each military department; and 

19 (B) between the military departments and 

20 the Assistant Secretaries of Defense for 

21 Sustainment and Industrial Base Policy. 

22 (c) FOREIGN INVESTMENT ENCROACHMENT.—Such 

23 guidance shall include a requirement that if a Secretary 

24 of a military department determines that encroachment 
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1 described in subsection (a) involves or may involve foreign 

2 investment, such Secretary shall— 

3 (1) report information about encroachment re4 lating to foreign investment to the Assistant Sec5 retary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy; and 

6 (2) coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of 

7 Defense for Industrial Base Policy on efforts to 

8 mitigate such encroachment or potential encroach9 ment. 

10 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

11 on which the guidance required by subsection (a) is issued, 

12 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, in co13 ordination with the Secretaries of the military depart14 ments, shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed 

15 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

16 on the guidance required by this section, including— 

17 (1) the extent to which such guidance has been 

18 implemented within the Department of Defense; 

19 (2) a description of methods to update any lists 

20 of covered sites; and 

21 (3) an assessment of the procedure described in 

22 subsection (a)(3). 

23 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘covered site’’ means a military 

2 installation or another facility or property of the 

3 United States Government. 

4 (2) The term ‘‘encroachment’’ means an activ5 ity conducted within close proximity to a covered site 

6 that— 

7 (A) may pose a national security risk to a 

8 covered site; 

9 (B) may affect the operational mission of 

10 a covered site; or 

11 (C) is incompatible with an installation 

12 master plan of a covered site. 

13 (3) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 

14 meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 

17 meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, 

18 United States Code. 

19 SEC. 2870. CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULUM ON THE 

20 USE OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FOR MILI21 TARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

22 (a) CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULUM RE23 QUIRED.—No later than one year after enactment of this 

24 Act, the Commander, Navy Facilities Command and Dep25 uty Commanding General for Military and International 
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1 Operations for the Army Corps of Engineers shall estab2 lish a continuing education curriculum for contracting of3 ficers and program managers responsible for managing 

4 military construction and planning and design projects 

5 within the Department of Defense. Such curriculum shall 

6 include training on— 

7 (1) cost estimating and cost control mecha8 nisms, including analyses of contract types; 

9 (2) standards relating to antiterrorism force 

10 protection, lateral wind, seismic activity, and fire 

11 performance; 

12 (3) life-cycle sustainability and renewability; 

13 and 

14 (4) use of innovative products and construction 

15 methods. 

16 (b) PROVISION OF TRAINING.—The Secretary shall 

17 ensure that— 

18 (1) the continuing education curriculum under 

19 subsection (a) is made available to such contracting 

20 officers and program managers not later than 180 

21 days after completion of the curriculum; and 

22 (2) such curriculum is updated each time an in23 novative product or construction method is included 

24 in the Unified Facilities Criteria. 
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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2025, the Sec2 retary shall submit to Committees on Armed Services for 

3 the House and Senate a report containing— 

4 (1) an update on the status of the continuing 

5 education curriculum required under subsection (a); 

6 and 

7 (2) a plan for executing such curriculum for 

8 such contracting officers and program managers. 

9 SEC. 2871. REPORT ON EASEMENTS FOR ENERGY INFRA10 STRUCTURE. 

11 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

13 to the congressional defense committees, the Committee 

14 on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa15 tives, and the Committee on Energy Natural Resources 

16 of the Senate a report on the policies and procedures of 

17 the Department of Defense regarding the consideration 

18 and approval of easements for energy infrastructure that 

19 could provide military installations with access to hydro20 gen pipelines and support United States energy distribu21 tion and export. 
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1 SEC. 2872. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO FEASIBILITY 

2 STUDY FOR BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL AGENT3 DESTRUCTION PILOT PLANT, RICHMOND, 

4 KENTUCKY. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) The Joint Explanatory Statement accom7 panying the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au8 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

9 117–263) directed the Secretary of Defense, in con10 sultation with the Secretary of the Army, to conduct 

11 a feasibility study to assess potential missions, 

12 plants, or industries feasible for Army or Depart13 ment of Defense needs at the Blue Grass Army 

14 Depot following the completion of the mission at the 

15 Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant 

16 located in Richmond, Kentucky. 

17 (2) The findings of such study were to be sub18 mitted to the congressional defense committees by 

19 not later than March 1, 2023. 

20 (3) The Secretary of Defense missed the dead21 line to submit such findings to Congress. 

22 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con23 gress that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 

24 the Secretary of the Army should— 

25 (1) not later than September 1, 2023, submit 

26 to the congressional defense committees the findings 
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1 of the study described in paragraph (1) of sub2 section (a); and 

3 (2) work with Congress and the community in 

4 proximity to the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-De5 struction Pilot Plant located in Richmond, Kentucky 

6 to build upon such findings. 

7 SEC. 2873. STUDY AND REPORT ON CERTAIN EASEMENTS 

8 AND LEASES OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT 

9 OF DEFENSE IN HAWAII. 

10 (a) STUDY AND REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 

11 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

12 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

13 Sustainment shall carry out a study on covered property 

14 interests and submit to the congressional defense commit15 tees a report that includes— 

16 (1) a description of— 

17 (A) the location, size, and expiration date 

18 of each covered property interest; 

19 (B) the ways in which the Secretary of De20 fense uses and intends to use each covered 

21 property interest; 

22 (C) the major milestones and expected 

23 timeline for renegotiation and renewal of each 

24 covered property interest; 
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1 (D) any renegotiation and renewal actions 

2 with respect to each covered property interest 

3 during fiscal years 2019 through 2023; 

4 (E) any such renegotiation and renewal ac5 tions planned to occur during fiscal years 2024 

6 through 2030; 

7 (F) each law or policy governing the exten8 sion of each covered property interest; 

9 (G) relevant coordination efforts among— 

10 (i) the Secretaries of the military de11 partments and the Commander of the 

12 United States Indo-Pacific Command; and 

13 (ii) the Secretaries of the military de14 partments, the Governor of Hawaii, the 

15 heads of the appropriate county govern16 ments in Hawaii, and communities in 

17 areas in proximity to a covered property 

18 interest; 

19 (H) risks to renewing each covered prop20 erty interest; and 

21 (2) recommendations of the Secretary of De22 fense with respect to necessary legislative actions to 

23 ensure the renewal of covered property interests, in24 cluding such legislative actions to provide Hawaii 

25 with financial assistance to aid administrative proc-
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1 esses of Hawaii relating to such covered property in2 terests. 

3 (b) COVERED PROPERTY INTEREST DEFINED.—In 

4 this section, the term ‘‘covered property interest’’ means 

5 a lease or easement consisting of not fewer than five acres 

6 of real property that— 

7 (1) is located in Hawaii; 

8 (2) is owned by the Department of Defense; 

9 and 

10 (3) expires not later than January 1, 2030. 

11 SEC. 2874. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CAT12 EGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACIL13 ITY. 

14 (a) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS.—The Sec15 retary of Defense shall ensure that the Department of De16 fense maintains access to a covered category 3 subterra17 nean training facility on a continuing basis. 

18 (b) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO LEASE.—The Sec19 retary of Defense may enter into a short-term lease with 

20 a provider of a covered category 3 subterranean training 

21 facility for purposes of compliance with subsection (a). 

22 (c) COVERED CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAIN23 ING FACILITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov24 ered category 3 subterranean training facility’’ means a 

25 category 3 subterranean training facility (as defined in 
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1 section 2869 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

2 for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263)) that is— 

3 (1) operational on or before the date of the en4 actment of this Act; and 

5 (2) deemed safe for use on such date. 

6 SEC. 2875. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PREPARA7 TION FOR RENEWAL OF CERTAIN PROJECT 

8 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. 

9 (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 

10 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

11 for fiscal year 2024 may be used to prepare for the re12 newal of the HVAC chiller replacement standardization 

13 project of the Department of the Air Force until the date 

14 on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the 

15 congressional defense committees the certification de16 scribed in subsection (b). 

17 (b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 

18 described in the subsection is a certification that— 

19 (1) such Secretary has developed a methodology 

20 to compare the cost of initial chiller and ancillary 

21 equipment procurement under the class justification 

22 and authorization for other than full and open com23 petition to the cost of initial chiller and ancillary 

24 equipment procurement with competition; 
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1 (2) metrics have been established to measure 

2 performance under the project described in sub3 section (a), including training costs, savings from in4 house repair, and value per dollar, initial chiller and 

5 ancillary equipment procurement costs, overall tech6 nician education and training costs, and lifecycle op7 erating costs; and 

8 (3) such Secretary has collected data to dem9 onstrate that limiting competition under the project 

10 described in subsection (a) has resulted in total cost 

11 of ownership savings. 

12 SEC. 2876. INCORPORATION OF CYBER SUPPLY CHAIN RISK 

13 MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND METHODS IN THE 

14 ENERGY PERFORMANCE MASTER PLAN. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2911 of title 10, United 

16 States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

18 following new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(16) The use of cyber supply chain risk man20 agement tools and methods for continuous analysis, 

21 monitoring, and mitigation of cyber risk.’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub23 section: 

24 ‘‘(k) CYBER SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT

25 TOOLS AND METHODS.—(1) In incorporating cyber sup-
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1 ply chain risk management tools and methods in the en2 ergy performance master plan under subsection (d), the 

3 Secretary concerned shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) prioritize the adoption of such tools and 

5 methods that are commercially available; 

6 ‘‘(B) use existing databases on cyber 

7 vulnerabilities when selecting such tools and methods 

8 for use in energy projects; and 

9 ‘‘(C) ensure that such tools and methods pro10 vide continuous analysis, monitoring, and mitigation 

11 of cyber risk in energy projects. 

12 ‘‘(2) In incorporating cyber supply chain risk man13 agement tools and methods under paragraph (1), the Sec14 retary concerned shall incorporate all funding available to 

15 such Secretary for such measures, including funds appro16 priated under section 2914 of this title (commonly re17 ferred to as the ‘Energy Resilience and Conservation In18 vestment Program’).’’. 

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

21 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re22 port analyzing the implementation of (a). Such report 

23 shall include the following: 

24 (1) Progress in implementing cyber supply 

25 chain risk management tools and methods. 
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1 (2) An analysis of the implementation of Execu2 tive Order No. 14017 titled ‘‘America’s Supply 

3 Chians’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 11849) and Executive Order 

4 No. 14028 titled ‘‘Improving the Nation’s Cyberse5 curity’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 26633) in projects that re6 ceive or will receive funds under section 2914 of title 

7 10, United States Code, (commonly referred to as 

8 the ‘‘Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment 

9 Program’’). 

10 (3) A description of the execution of cybersecu11 rity recommendations in the February 2022 report 

12 of the Department of Defense titled ‘‘Securing De13 fense-Critical Supply Chains’’; 

14 (4) Progress in using commercially available 

15 cyber supply chain risk management tools and meth16 ods to provide continuous analysis, monitoring, and 

17 mitigation of cyber risk in energy projects. 

18 (5) An analysis of the effect of such tools and 

19 methods on energy resilience and energy security on 

20 military installations receiving funding under the 

21 Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Pro22 gram. 

23 (6) Recommendations and best practices for im24 plementing such tools and methods on military in25 stallations. 
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1 (7) Recommendations on implementation of 

2 such tools and methods in all energy and infrastruc3 ture programs on military installations that use Fa4 cility Related Control Systems Cybersecurity, ac5 counting for the effect of such tools on readiness, 

6 energy security, and energy resiliency. 

7 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF 

8 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

9 AUTHORIZATIONS AND 

10 OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

11 TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF 

12 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

13 PROGRAMS 

14 Subtitle A—National Security 

15 Programs and Authorizations 

16 SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA17 TION. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

19 are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart20 ment of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for the activities of 

21 the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 

22 out programs as specified in the funding table in section 

23 4701. 

24 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 

25 From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
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1 for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 

2 may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 

3 Security Administration as follows: 

4 Project 24–D–513, Z-Pinch Experimental Un5 derground System Test Bed Facilities Improvement, 

6 Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Ne7 vada, $80,000,000. 

8 Project 24–D–512, TA–46 Protective Force 

9 Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Ala10 mos, New Mexico, $48,500,000. 

11 Project 24–D–511, Plutonium Production 

12 Building, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Ala13 mos, New Mexico, $48,500,000. 

14 Project 24–D–510, Analytic Gas Laboratory, 

15 Pantex Plant, Panhandle, Texas, $35,000,000. 

16 Project 24–D–530, Naval Reactors Facility 

17 Medical Science Complex, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 

18 $36,584,000. 

19 SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

21 are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart22 ment of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for defense environ23 mental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as 

24 specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECT.— 

2 From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 

3 for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 

4 may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activi5 ties, the following new plant project: 

6 Project 24–D–401, Environmental Restoration 

7 Disposal Facility Super Cell 11 Expansion Project, 

8 Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, $1,000,000. 

9 SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 

10 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

11 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for other 

12 defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in 

13 the funding table in section 4701. 

14 SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 

15 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

16 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for nuclear 

17 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. 3112. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY ON ACCEPTANCE OF 

5 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACCELERATION OR RE6 MOVAL OR SECURITY OF FISSILE MATERIALS, 

7 RADIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, AND RELATED 

8 EQUIPMENT AT VULNERABLE SITES WORLD9 WIDE. 

10 Section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National 

11 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 

12 Law 108–375; 50 U.S.C. 2569) is amended by striking 

13 paragraph (6). 

14 SEC. 3113. CYBERSECURITY RISK INVENTORY, ASSESS15 MENT, AND MITIGATION WORKING GROUP. 

16 Subtitle A of title XXXII of the National Defense Au17 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106– 

18 65) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

19 section: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 3222. CYBERSECURITY RISK INVENTORY, ASSESS21 MENT, AND MITIGATION WORKING GROUP. 

22 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Administra23 tion a working group, to be known as the ‘Cybersecurity 

24 Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working 

25 Group’. 
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1 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the working group 

2 shall include the Deputy Administrator for Defense Pro3 grams, the Associate Administrator for Information Man4 agement and Chief Information Officer, and staff from 

5 other offices as determined appropriate by the Deputy Ad6 ministrator and Associate Administrator. 

7 ‘‘(c) COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.—The working 

8 group shall prepare a comprehensive strategy for 

9 inventorying the range of National Nuclear Security Ad10 ministration systems that are potentially at risk in the 

11 operational technology and nuclear weapons information 

12 technology environments, assessing the systems at risk, 

13 and implementing risk mitigation actions. Such strategy 

14 shall incorporate key elements of effective cybersecurity 

15 risk management strategies, as identified by the Govern16 ment Accountability Office, including the specification 

17 of— 

18 ‘‘(1) goals, objectives, activities, and perform19 ance measures; 

20 ‘‘(2) organizational roles, responsibilities, and 

21 coordination; 

22 ‘‘(3) necessary resources needed to implement 

23 the strategy over the next ten years; and 

24 ‘‘(4) detailed milestones and schedules for com25 pletion of tasks. 
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1 ‘‘(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act, the members 

4 of the working group shall provide to the congres5 sional defense committees a briefing on the plan of 

6 the working group plan to develop the strategy re7 quired under subsection (c). 

8 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF STRATEGY.—Not later 

9 than April 1, 2025, the working group shall submit 

10 the congressional defense committees a copy of the 

11 completed strategy. 

12 ‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The working group shall termi13 nate on the date that is five years after the date of the 

14 enactment of this section.’’. 

15 SEC. 3114. MODIFICATION OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION 

16 THRESHOLD FOR PLANT PROJECTS. 

17 Section 4701(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 

18 (Public Law 107–314; 50 U.S.C. 2741(2)) is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘During 

20 the period beginning on December 23, 2022, and 

21 ending on November 30, 2025, the’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘The’’; and 

23 (2) by striking subparagraph (C). 
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1 SEC. 3115. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO NATIONAL NU2 CLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION UN3 FUNDED PRIORITIES. 

4 Section 4716 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 

5 U.S.C. 2756) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 

8 the risk to be mitigated’’ after ‘‘objectives to be 

9 achieved’’; and 

10 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 

11 risk mitigation’’ after ‘‘objectives’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (c)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and 

14 that the Nuclear Weapons Council has certified 

15 as sufficient’’ after ‘‘United States Code’’; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘fulfill’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘reduce a risk associated with’’; and 

19 (ii) by inserting after ‘‘Administra20 tion’’ the following: ‘‘or to provide a sig21 nificant additional benefit in achieving or 

22 making progress toward the key objectives 

23 of the Administration’’. 
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1 SEC. 3116. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE 

2 WITH THE TRANSPORT OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR 

3 MATERIALS, NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPO4 NENTS, OR RESTRICTED DATA. 

5 Section 92 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

6 U.S.C. 2122) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsection b. as subsection 

8 c.; 

9 (2) by inserting after subsection a. the following 

10 new subsection: 

11 ‘‘b. Whoever knowingly obstructs, resists, or inter12 feres with a nuclear materials courier (as that term is de13 fined in section 8331 of title 5) engaged in the transport 

14 of any atomic weapons, special nuclear material, nuclear 

15 weapons components, or Restricted Data shall be fined not 

16 more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one 

17 year, or both.’’; 

18 (3) in subsection c. (as so redesignated) by 

19 striking ‘‘prohibited by subsection a.’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘prohibited by subsections a. and b.’’; and 

21 (4) adding at the end the following new sub22 section: 

23 ‘‘d. The Attorney General shall have primary inves24 tigative authority for any violation of this section.’’. 
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1 SEC. 3117. DEADLINES FOR COMMENCEMENT OF OPER2 ATIONS OF CERTAIN ATOMIC ENERGY RE3 PLACEMENT PROJECTS. 

4 (a) HIGH EXPLOSIVE SYNTHESIS, FORMULATION, 

5 AND PRODUCTION FACILITY.— 

6 (1) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF OPER7 ATIONS.—Project 21-D-510, the High Explosive 

8 Synthesis, Formulation, and Production facility, 

9 shall commence operations by not later than Decem10 ber 31, 2032. 

11 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for 

13 Nuclear Security shall submit to the congres14 sional defense committees, not later than Feb15 ruary 1 of each year until the termination date 

16 specified in subparagraph (B), a report that in17 cludes a comprehensive estimate of the funds 

18 necessary, by year, to achieve the deadline spec19 ified in paragraph (1). 

20 (B) TERMINATION DATE.—The termi21 nation date specified in this subparagraph is 

22 the date on which the Administrator determines 

23 that the facility referred to in paragraph (1) 

24 has commenced operations. 

25 (b) TRITIUM FINISHING FACILITY.— 
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1 (1) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF OPER2 ATIONS.—Project 18-D-650, the Tritium Finishing 

3 Facility, shall commence operations by not later 

4 than December 31, 2035. 

5 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for 

7 Nuclear Security shall submit to the congres8 sional defense committees, not later than Feb9 ruary 1 of each year until the termination date 

10 specified in subparagraph (B), a report that in11 cludes a comprehensive estimate of the funds 

12 necessary, by year, to achieve the deadline spec13 ified in paragraph (1). 

14 (B) TERMINATION DATE.—The termi15 nation date specified in this subparagraph is 

16 the date on which the Administrator determines 

17 that the facility referred to in paragraph (1) 

18 has commenced operations. 

19 SEC. 3118. INTEGRATED MASTER SCHEDULE FOR THE FU20 TURE-YEARS NUCLEAR SECURITY PROGRAM. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2024, 

22 the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall develop an 

23 integrated master schedule for the future-years nuclear se24 curity program that incorporates all programs of record 

25 for nuclear warhead development, including pit production 
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1 activities, production, and sustainment at the National 

2 Nuclear Security Administration. 

3 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than May 15, 2024, the 

4 Administrator for Nuclear Security shall provide to the 

5 congressional defense committees a briefing on the final 

6 integrated master schedule developed under subsection 

7 (a). 

8 SEC. 3119. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO 

9 RECONVERT OR RETIRE W76–2 WARHEADS. 

10 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 

11 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

12 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

13 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be 

14 obligated or expended to reconvert or retire a W76–2 war15 head. 

16 (b) WAIVER.—The Administrator for Nuclear Secu17 rity may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the 

18 Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of De19 fense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cer20 tifies in writing to the congressional defense committees 

21 that— 

22 (1) Russia and China do not possess naval ca23 pabilities similar to the W76–2 warhead in the ac24 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. 3120. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING SUB4 MISSION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL NUCLEAR 

5 SECURITY ADMINISTRATION REPORTS. 

6 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

7 Act for fiscal year 2024 for the Administrator for Nuclear 

8 Security, for travel, not more than 80 percent may be obli9 gated or expended until the date on which the Adminis10 trator provides to the congressional defense committees 

11 the briefing described in House Report 117–397 under the 

12 heading ‘‘Modernization of the Pantex Plant’’ and the re13 port described in House Report 117–118 under the head14 ing ‘‘NNSA Management and Operation Contract Risk 

15 Mitigation’’. 

16 SEC. 3121. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED CON17 TRACTING, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, SCI18 ENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL PO19 SITIONS IN NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 

20 ADMINISTRATION. 

21 Section 3241 of the National Nuclear Security Ad22 ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441) is amended— 

23 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘800’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘1,000’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sen2 tence: ‘‘Not fewer than 40 percent of the positions 

3 established under the first sentence of this section 

4 shall be positions the primary responsibility of which 

5 is to support defense programs.’’. 

6 SEC. 3122. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU7 RITY ADMINISTRATION AS TECHNICAL NU8 CLEAR FORENSICS LEAD. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3211(b) of the National 

10 Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401(b)) 

11 is amended by adding at the end the following new para12 graph: 

13 ‘‘(7) To lead the technical nuclear forensics ef14 forts of the United States.’’. 

15 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment 

16 made by this section may not be construed to alter the 

17 functions vested in any department or agency of the Fed18 eral Government by statute other than the National Nu19 clear Security Administration pursuant to such amend20 ment. 
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1 Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and 

2 Other Matters 

3 SEC. 3131. BIENNIAL DETAILED REPORT ON NUCLEAR 

4 WEAPONS STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MAN5 AGEMENT, AND RESPONSIVENESS PLAN. 

6 Section 4203(d)(4)(A) of the Atomic Energy Defense 

7 Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 

8 with respect to weapons assembly and disassembly,’’ after 

9 ‘‘measures’’. 

10 SEC. 3132. PLAN FOR DOMESTIC ENRICHMENT CAPABILITY 

11 TO SATISFY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE URA12 NIUM REQUIREMENTS. 

13 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Na15 tional Nuclear Security Administration shall submit to the 

16 congressional defense committees a report that contains 

17 a plan to establish a domestic enrichment capability dedi18 cated to solely satisfying the requirements of the Depart19 ment of Defense for highly enriched uranium, high-assay 

20 low enriched uranium, low enriched uranium, and depleted 

21 uranium. Such plan shall include— 

22 (1) a description of mixes and amounts of en23 riched uranium expected to be necessary between the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act and 2060 to meet 

25 the requirements of the Department of Defense; 
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1 (2) key milestones, steps, and policy decisions 

2 required to achieve the domestic defense enrichment 

3 capability; 

4 (3) the dates by which such key milestones need 

5 to be achieved; 

6 (4) a funding profile, broken down by project 

7 and sub-project, for obtaining such capability; 

8 (5) a cost profile to establish such capability by 

9 the date that is two years before the date on which 

10 such capacity is needed; 

11 (6) a plan for any changes to the workforce of 

12 the Administration that are necessary to establish 

13 such capability; 

14 (7) a description of any changes in the require15 ment of the Department of Defense for highly en16 riched uranium due to AUKUS; and 

17 (8) any other elements or information the Ad18 ministrator determines appropriate. 

19 (b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 

21 of each year after the year during which the report 

22 required by subsection (a) is submitted until the 

23 date specified in paragraph (2), the Administrator 

24 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

25 a certification that— 
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1 (A) the Administration is in compliance 

2 with the plan and milestones contained in the 

3 report; or 

4 (B) the Administration is not in compli5 ance with such plan or milestones, together 

6 with— 

7 (i) a description of the nature of the 

8 non-compliance; 

9 (ii) the reasons for the non-compli10 ance; and 

11 (iii) a plan to achieve compliance. 

12 (2) TERMINATION DATE.—No report shall be 

13 required under paragraph (1) after the date on 

14 which the Administrator certifies to the congres15 sional defense committees that the final key mile16 stone under the plan has been met. 

17 (c) FORM OF REPORTS.—The report under sub18 section (a) and each annual certification under subsection 

19 (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in20 clude a classified annex. 

21 SEC. 3133. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF PLUTONIUM PIT 

22 AGING MILESTONES AND PROGRESS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nuclear 

24 Security shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the 

25 scientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct an 
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1 assessment of the report entitled ‘‘Research Program Plan 

2 for Plutonium and Pit Aging’’, published by the National 

3 Nuclear Security Administration in September 2021, and 

4 the work undertaken as a result of such report. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under 

6 subsection (a) shall contain the following: 

7 (1) A determination regarding whether the re8 port referred to in such subsection meets the criteria 

9 for appropriate pit aging research described by 

10 JASON in its 2019 Pit Aging Letter Report (JSR11 19-2A). 

12 (2) Information relating to any improvements 

13 or additions to such report. 

14 (3) A review of initial data collected by the Na15 tional Laboratories included in such report to deter16 mine the possibility of updating the expected life17 times of plutonium pits, including, if such updates 

18 are not possible, an estimate of when such a updates 

19 would be possible. 

20 SEC. 3134. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USE OF AD21 VANCED NUCLEAR REACTORS BY THE 

22 ARMED FORCES. 

23 It is the sense of Congress that— 

24 (1) aspects of the Armed Forces have intentions 

25 to use advanced nuclear reactors at United States 
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1 military bases, both domestically and internationally, 

2 because of advanced nuclear’s potential ability to 

3 generate clean electricity consistently and reliably; 

4 (2) the Armed Forces currently rely on fossil 

5 fuel, which presents potential safety risks and na6 tional security risks associated with such reliance; 

7 (3) advanced nuclear reactors can provide clean, 

8 uninterrupted electricity to power a wide array of 

9 domestic and international military operations; 

10 (4) the Armed Forces have grown accustomed 

11 to an operational energy supply chain in times of 

12 peace, but the United States also needs to prepare 

13 for the logistical challenges arising from the battles 

14 of tomorrow; and 

15 (5) energy use on the battlefield will increase 

16 significantly over the next decade, and advanced nu17 clear reactors will be an important solution to pro18 viding secure, dense, and firm energy supply. 

19 SEC. 3135. MILITARY DEPARTMENT USE OF ADVANCED NU20 CLEAR REACTORS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of each of the mili22 tary departments shall submit to the appropriate congres23 sional committees a statement that, if the military depart24 ment concerned certifies in such statement that it is inter25 ested in potentially using advanced nuclear technology, an 
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1 identification of what the individual branch would need in 

2 regards to enhancing regulatory certainty relating to de3 ploying advanced nuclear reactors for military operations 

4 and logistical support. 

5 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com7 mittees’’ means— 

8 (A) the Committees on Appropriations, 

9 Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and 

10 Natural Resources of the House of Representa11 tives; and 

12 (B) the Committees on Appropriations, 

13 Armed Services, Environment and Public 

14 Works, and Energy and Natural Resources of 

15 the Senate. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘advanced nuclear reactor’’ 

17 means— 

18 (A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a 

19 prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 

20 52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 

21 (or successor regulations)), with significant im22 provements compared to reactors operating on 

23 October 19, 2016, including improvements such 

24 as— 

25 (i) additional inherent safety features; 
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1 (ii) lower waste yields; 

2 (iii) improved fuel and material per3 formance; 

4 (iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel 

5 cooling; 

6 (v) enhanced reliability or improved 

7 resilience; 

8 (vi) increased proliferation resistance; 

9 (vii) increased thermal efficiency; 

10 (viii) reduced consumption of cooling 

11 water and other environmental impacts; 

12 (ix) the ability to integrate into elec13 tric applications and nonelectric applica14 tions; 

15 (x) modular sizes to allow for deploy16 ment that corresponds with the demand 

17 for electricity or process heat; and 

18 (xi) operational flexibility to respond 

19 to changes in demand for electricity or 

20 process heat and to complement integra21 tion with intermittent renewable energy or 

22 energy storage; 

23 (B) a fusion reactor; and 
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1 (C) a radioisotope power system that uti2 lizes heat from radioactive decay to generate 

3 energy. 

4 TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NU5 CLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY 

6 BOARD 

7 SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

9 year 2024, $47,230,000 for the operation of the Defense 

10 Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 

11 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 

12 TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL 

13 PETROLEUM RESERVES 

14 SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 (a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap16 propriated to the Secretary of Energy $13,010,000 for fis17 cal year 2024 for the purpose of carrying out activities 

18 under chapter 869 of title 10, United States Code, relating 

19 to the naval petroleum reserves. 

20 (b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 

21 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub22 section (a) shall remain available until expended. 
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1 TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 

2 ADMINISTRATION 

3 Subtitle A—Maritime 

4 Administration 

5 SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MAR6 ITIME ADMINISTRATION. 

7 There are authorized to be appropriated to the De8 partment of Transportation for fiscal year 2024, for pro9 grams associated with maintaining the United States Mer10 chant Marine, the following amounts: 

11 (1) For expenses necessary to support the 

12 United States Merchant Marine Academy, 

13 $195,500,000, of which— 

14 (A) $103,500,000 shall be for Academy 

15 operations; 

16 (B) $22,000,000 shall be for facilities 

17 maintenance and repair and equipment; and 

18 (C) $3,000,000 shall be for training, staff19 ing, retention, recruiting, and contract manage20 ment for United States Merchant Marine Acad21 emy capital improvement projects. 

22 (2) For expenses necessary to support the State 

23 maritime academies, $53,700,000, of which— 

24 (A) $2,400,000 shall be for the Student 

25 Incentive Payment Program; 
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1 (B) $6,000,000 shall be for direct pay2 ments for State maritime academies; 

3 (C) $6,800,000 shall be for training ship 

4 fuel assistance; 

5 (D) $8,000,000 shall be for offsetting the 

6 costs of training ship sharing; and 

7 (E) $30,500,000 shall be for maintenance 

8 and repair of State maritime academy training 

9 vessels. 

10 (3) For expenses necessary to support the Na11 tional Security Multi-Mission Vessel program, in12 cluding funds for construction and necessary ex13 penses to construct shoreside infrastructure to sup14 port such vessels, $75,000,000. 

15 (4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 

16 Administration operations and programs, 

17 $96,300,000, of which— 

18 (A) $15,000,000 shall be for the maritime 

19 environmental and technical assistance under 

20 section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; 

21 (B) $15,000,000 shall be for the United 

22 States marine highways program, including to 

23 make grants authorized under section 55601 of 

24 title 46, United States Code; 
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1 (C) $65,500,000 shall be for headquarters 

2 operations expenses; and 

3 (D) $800,000 shall be for expenses nec4 essary to provide for National Defense Reserve 

5 Fleet resiliency. 

6 (5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of 

7 obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve 

8 Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000. 

9 (6) For expenses necessary to maintain and 

10 preserve a United States flag merchant marine to 

11 serve the national security needs of the United 

12 States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States 

13 Code, $318,000,000. 

14 (7) For expenses necessary for the loan guar15 antee program authorized under chapter 537 of title 

16 46, United States Code, $33,000,000, of which— 

17 (A) $30,000,000 may be for the cost (as 

18 such term is defined in section 502(5) of the 

19 Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 

20 661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program; 

21 and 

22 (B) $3,000,000 may be used for adminis23 trative expenses relating to loan guarantee com24 mitments under the program. 
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1 (8) For expenses necessary to provide assist2 ance to small shipyards and for maritime training 

3 programs authorized under section 54101 of title 46, 

4 United States Code, $30,000,000. 

5 (9) For expenses necessary to implement the 

6 port infrastructure development program, as author7 ized under section 54301 of title 46, United States 

8 Code, $230,000,000, to remain available until ex9 pended, except that no such funds authorized under 

10 this title for this program may be used to provide 

11 a grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling 

12 equipment that is remotely operated or remotely 

13 monitored with or without the exercise of human 

14 intervention or control, if the Secretary of Transpor15 tation determines such equipment would result in a 

16 net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal. If 

17 such a determination is made, the data and analysis 

18 for such determination shall be reported to the Com19 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

20 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

21 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

22 not later than 3 days after the date of the deter23 mination. 
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1 Subtitle B—Maritime 

2 Infrastructure 

3 SEC. 3511. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRO4 GRAM ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. 

5 Section 54301(a)(3)(A)(ii) of title 46, United States 

6 Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in subclause (III) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in8 serting a semicolon; 

9 (2) in subclause (IV)(ii) by striking the period 

10 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(V) port infrastructure that 

13 supports the loading and unloading of 

14 commercially harvested fish and fish 

15 products.’’. 

16 SEC. 3512. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL INLAND RIVER AND 

17 COASTAL PORTS AND TERMINALS. 

18 Section 54301(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, 

19 is amended by striking ‘‘as determined by using United 

20 States Army Corps of Engineers data’’ and all that follows 

21 and inserting the following: ‘‘as determined by using— 

22 ‘‘(A) Corps of Engineers data; or 

23 ‘‘(B) data provided by an independent 

24 audit the findings of which are acceptable to 

25 the Secretary.’’. 
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1 SEC. 3513. ELIGIBILITY OF SHORE POWER PROJECTS 

2 UNDER PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOP3 MENT PROGRAM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—In making port infrastructure de5 velopment grants under section 54301 of title 46, United 

6 States Code, for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, the Sec7 retary of Transportation shall treat a project described in 

8 subsection (b) as— 

9 (1) having met the requirements of paragraphs 

10 (1) and (6)(A)(i) of section 54301(a) of such title; 

11 and 

12 (2) being an eligible project under section 

13 54301(a)(3) of such title. 

14 (b) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project described in 

15 this paragraph is a project to provide shore power at a 

16 port that services both of the following: 

17 (1) Passenger vessels described in section 

18 3507(k) of title 46, United States Code. 

19 (2) Vessels that move goods or freight. 

20 SEC. 3514. CODIFICATION OF EXISTING LANGUAGE; TECH21 NICAL AMENDMENTS. 

22 (a) PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRO23 GRAM.— 

24 (1) STRATEGIC SEAPORTS.— 

25 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 3505(a)(1) of 

26 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
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1 cal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 46 U.S.C. 

2 50302 note) is— 

3 (i) transferred to appear after section 

4 54301(a)(6)(B) of title 46, United States 

5 Code; 

6 (ii) redesignated as subparagraph (C); 

7 and 

8 (iii) amended by striking ‘‘Under the 

9 port infrastructure development grant pro10 gram established under section 50302(c) of 

11 title 46, United States Code’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘In selecting projects described in para13 graph (3)’’. 

14 (B) STRATEGIC SEAPORT DEFINED.—Sec15 tion 3505(a)(2) of such Act is transferred to 

16 appear after section 54301(a)(12)(D) of title 

17 46, United States Code, and redesignated as 

18 subparagraph (E). 

19 (C) REPEAL.—Section 3505(a) of such Act 

20 is repealed. 

21 (2) DETERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.— 

22 Section 54301(b)(5)(B) of title 46, United States 

23 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(6)(A)’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(6)(A)’’. 
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1 (b) TRANSFER OF IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESS FOR

2 WAIVING NAVIGATION AND INSPECTION LAWS.—Section 

3 3502(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De4 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is— 

5 (1) amended— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2020 and 

7 each subsequent fiscal year, the’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘The’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘section 56101 of title 46, 

10 United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘this sec11 tion’’; 

12 (2) transferred to appear after section 56101(e) 

13 of title 46, United States Code; and 

14 (3) redesignated as subsection (f). 

15 (c) AMENDMENT TO DEEPWATER PORT ACT OF

16 1974.—The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 

17 et seq.) is amended— 

18 (1) in section 8 by striking ‘‘8.’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘8. OPERATION AS A COMMON CARRIER’’; and 

20 (2) by repealing section 25. 

21 (d) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 

22 503 of title 46, United States Code, is amended in the 

23 item relating to section 50308 by striking ‘‘Port devel24 opment; maritime transportation system 

25 emergency relief program’’ and inserting ‘‘Mari-
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1 time transportation system emergency relief 

2 program’’. 

3 (e) VESSEL OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND.—Sec4 tion 50301(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 

5 by striking ‘‘(50 App. U.S.C. 1291(a), (c), 1293(c), 

6 1294)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4701(a), (c), 4703(c), 

7 4704)’’. 

8 (f) MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM EMER9 GENCY RELIEF PROGRAM.—Section 50308 of title 46, 

10 United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking ‘‘Federal 

12 Emergency Management Administration’’ and in13 serting ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) in subsection (j)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘Federal 

16 Emergency Management Administration’’ and in17 serting ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 

18 (g) MERCHANT MARINE.—The analysis for subtitle 

19 V of title 46, United States Code, is amended in the item 

20 relating to chapter 556 by striking ‘‘SHORT SEA 

21 TRANSPORTATION’’ and inserting ‘‘MARINE 

22 HIGHWAYS’’. 

23 (h) CHAPTER 537.—The analysis for chapter 537 of 

24 title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the 

25 item relating to section 53703 and inserting the following: 

‘‘53703. Application and administration.’’. 
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1 (i) CHAPTER 541.—The analysis for chapter 541 of 

2 title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as fol3 lows: 

‘‘CHAPTER 541—MISCELLANEOUS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘54101. Assistance for small shipyards.’’. 

4 SEC. 3515. UPDATE TO CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS USED 

5 BY MARITIME ADMINISTRATION IN REVIEW6 ING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TRANS7 PORTATION PROJECTS. 

8 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL CATEGORICAL

9 EXCLUSIONS.—Not later than six months after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor11 tation shall— 

12 (1) survey the use by the Maritime Administra13 tion of categorical exclusions in reviewing the envi14 ronmental impacts of transportation projects since 

15 2013; and 

16 (2) publish in the Federal Register for notice 

17 and public comment a review of the survey under 

18 paragraph (1) that includes a description of— 

19 (A) the type of actions categorically ex20 cluded; 

21 (B) categorical exclusions used by other 

22 modal administrations, including such exclu23 sions currently in place for the Federal High-
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1 way Administration, the Federal Railroad Ad2 ministration, and the Federal Transit Adminis3 tration; and 

4 (C) any actions the Secretary is consid5 ering for new categorical exclusions, including 

6 the adoption of categorical exclusions relevant 

7 to maritime projects and projects sponsored by 

8 the Maritime Administration that would con9 form to categorical exclusions of other modal 

10 administrations listed in subparagraph (B). 

11 (b) UPDATE TO CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.—Not 

12 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

13 Act, the Secretary shall— 

14 (1) publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to 

15 propose new and existing categorical exclusions for 

16 maritime projects that require the approval of the 

17 Secretary under the National Environmental Policy 

18 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including 

19 such exclusions identified under subsection (a) and 

20 such exclusions of other modal administrations that 

21 are relevant to maritime projects and projects spon22 sored by the Maritime Administration; and 

23 (2) develop a process for considering new cat24 egorical exclusions to the extent that such exclusions 

25 meet the criteria for a categorical exclusion, as such 
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1 term is defined under section 1508.4 of title 40, 

2 Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date 

3 of the enactment of this Act. 

4 Subtitle C—Reports 

5 SEC. 3521. REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 553 of title 46, United 

7 States Code, is amended by inserting before section 55302 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘§ 55301. Report on administration of programs 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Mari11 time Administration shall annually submit to Congress a 

12 report on the administration by other Federal depart13 ments and agencies of programs subject to section 2631 

14 of title 10, United States Code, and that the Adminis15 trator determines are subject to section 55305 of title 46, 

16 United States Code. 

17 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 

18 shall include— 

19 ‘‘(1) gross tonnage by department or agency of 

20 cargo (equipment, materials, or agricultural prod21 ucts) and by cargo type transported on United 

22 States flag vessels versus foreign vessels; and 

23 ‘‘(2) the total number of United States flag ves24 sels versus foreign vessels contracted by each depart25 ment or agency.’’. 
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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap2 ter 553 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

3 inserting before the item relating to section 55302 the fol4 lowing new item: 

‘‘55301. Report on administration of programs.’’. 

5 SEC. 3522. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF USED SEALIFT 

6 VESSELS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the United 

8 States Transportation Command, in consultation with the 

9 Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall con10 duct a market analysis to determine the availability of 

11 used sealift vessels that— 

12 (1) meet military requirements; and 

13 (2) may be purchased using the authority pro14 vided under section 2218 of title 10, United States 

15 Code, within the period of five years following the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the 

19 United States Transportation Command shall submit to 

20 the congressional defense committees a report on the re21 sults of the market analysis conducted under subsection 

22 (a). 
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1 SEC. 3523. REPORT ON PORT PREFERENCES FOR US–FLAG 

2 VESSELS. 

3 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

4 of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administra5 tion shall submit to Congress a report on the preference, 

6 if any, afforded by each port authority or marine terminal 

7 operator, as applicable, to vessels documented under the 

8 laws of the United States, including such vessels— 

9 (1) operated by an armed force (as such term 

10 is defined in section 101(4) of title 10, United 

11 States Code); 

12 (2) participating in the Maritime Security Pro13 gram or the Emergency Preparedness Program 

14 under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, 

15 the Cable Security Fleet under chapter 532 of such 

16 title, the Tanker Security Fleet under chapter 534 

17 of such title, or the National Defense Reserve Fleet 

18 under section 57100 of such title; and 

19 (3) with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 

20 121 of title 46, United States Code. 

21 SEC. 3524. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

22 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con24 gress a report on the implementation by the Department 

25 of Defense of the amendments to section 2631 of title 10, 

26 United States Code, made by section 1024 of the William 
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1 M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 

2 for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 

3 Subtitle D—Other Matters 

4 SEC. 3531. CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR FI5 NANCED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERN6 MENT. 

7 Section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, is 

8 amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(c) WAIVERS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

12 provision of law, when the President, the Secretary 

13 of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation de14 clares the existence of an emergency justifying a 

15 temporary waiver of this section or section 55314, 

16 the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Sec17 retary of Transportation, following a determination 

18 by the Maritime Administrator, acting in the Admin19 istrator’s capacity as Director, National Shipping 

20 Authority, of the non-availability of qualified United 

21 States flag capacity at fair and reasonable rates for 

22 commercial vessels of the United States to meet the 

23 requirements of this section or section 55314, may 

24 waive compliance with such section to the extent, in 

25 the manner, and on the terms the Maritime Admin-
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1 istrator, acting in such capacity, prescribes, and no 

2 other waivers of the requirements of this section or 

3 section 55314 shall be authorized. 

4 ‘‘(2) DURATION OF WAIVER.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara6 graphs (B) and (C), a waiver issued under this 

7 subsection shall be for a period of not more 

8 than 60 days. 

9 ‘‘(B) WAIVER EXTENSION.—Upon termi10 nation of the period of a waiver issued under 

11 this subsection, the Maritime Administrator 

12 may extend the waiver for an additional period 

13 of not more than 30 days, if the Maritime Ad14 ministrator makes the determinations described 

15 in paragraph (1). 

16 ‘‘(C) AGGREGATE DURATION.—The aggre17 gate duration of the period of all waivers and 

18 extensions of waivers under this subsection with 

19 respect to any one set of events shall not exceed 

20 3 months in a fiscal year. 

21 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS.—The Maritime Admin22 istrator shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) for each determination referred to in 

24 paragraph (1), identify any actions that could 

25 be taken to enable qualified United States flag 
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1 capacity to meet the requirements of this sec2 tion or section 55314 at fair and reasonable 

3 rates for commercial vessels of the United 

4 States; 

5 ‘‘(B) provide notice of each determination 

6 referred to in paragraph (1) to the Secretary of 

7 Transportation and, as applicable, the Presi8 dent or the Secretary of Defense; and 

9 ‘‘(C) publish each determination referred 

10 to in paragraph (1)— 

11 ‘‘(i) on the website of the Maritime 

12 Administration not later than 24 hours 

13 after notice of the determination is pro14 vided to the Secretary of Transportation; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(ii) in the Federal Register. 

17 ‘‘(4) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Maritime 

18 Administrator shall notify— 

19 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Commerce, 

20 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 

21 the Committee on Transportation and Infra22 structure of the House of Representatives of— 

23 ‘‘(i) any request for a waiver (or an 

24 extension thereof) made by the Secretary 

25 of Transportation of this section or section 
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1 55314(a) not later than 72 hours after re2 ceiving such a request; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the issuance of any such waiver 

4 (or an extension thereof), and why such 

5 waiver or extension was necessary, not 

6 later than 72 hours after such issuance; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Commerce, 

9 Science, and Transportation and the Committee 

10 on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com11 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

12 and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

13 House of Representatives of— 

14 ‘‘(i) any request for a waiver (or an 

15 extension thereof) made by the Secretary 

16 of Defense of this section or section 

17 55314(a) not later than 72 hours after re18 ceiving such a request; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) the issuance of any such waiver 

20 (or an extension thereof), and why such 

21 waiver or extension was necessary, not 

22 later than 72 hours after such issuance.’’. 
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1 SEC. 3532. RECAPITALIZATION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RE2 SERVE FLEET. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3546 of the James M. 

4 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

5 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 46 U.S.C. 57100 note) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

9 (1)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘Subject to the avail11 ability of appropriations, the’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘The’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘of Transportation’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘of the Navy’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘roll-on, roll-off cargo’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘sealift’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘2025’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Sec21 retary of Transportation shall consult and coordi22 nate with the Secretary of the Navy’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘The Secretary of the Navy shall consult and coordi24 nate with the Secretary of Transportation’’; and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub26 section: 
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1 ‘‘(f) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be 

2 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

3 fiscal year 2024 for the Office of the Secretary of the Navy 

4 for travel expenses, not more than 50 percent may be obli5 gated or expended until the Secretary of the Navy submits 

6 to the congressional defense committees a report that in7 cludes a detailed description of the acquisition strategy for 

8 the execution of the authority under subsection (a).’’. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated for expenses necessary for 

11 the design of a vessel for the National Defense Reserve 

12 Fleet, as required by section 3546 of the James M. Inhofe 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

14 (Public Law 117–263; 46 U.S.C. 57100 note), as amend15 ed by subsection (a), $6,000,000, to remain available until 

16 expended. 

17 SEC. 3533. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING SUB18 MISSION OF REPORTS ON MERCHANT MA19 RINE ACADEMY. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

21 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

22 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

23 for the Maritime Administration may be used for travel 

24 expenses for the Office of the Maritime Administrator 

25 until the date on which the Secretary of Transportation 
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1 submits the reports required by section 3515(a) of the 

2 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

3 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 

4 (b) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this section shall pro5 hibit the expenditure of funds for any travel directly re6 lated to the administration of grants under the Port Infra7 structure Development Program, Small Shipyards Grant 

8 program, Maritime Environmental and Technical Assist9 ance Program, or the Marine Highways Transportation 

10 program. 

11 SEC. 3534. MARITIME WORKFORCE WORKING GROUP. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Adminis14 trator, in consultation with the National Merchant Marine 

15 Personnel Advisory Committee, the National Offshore 

16 Safety Advisory Committee, the National Towing Safety 

17 Advisory Committee, and the Committee on the Marine 

18 Transportation System, shall convene a working group to 

19 examine and assess the size of the pool of mariners with 

20 covered credentials necessary to support the United States 

21 flag fleet. 

22 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Maritime Administrator 

23 shall designate individuals to serve as members of the 

24 working group convened under subsection (a). The work25 ing group shall consist of— 
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1 (1) the Maritime Administrator, who shall serve 

2 as chairperson of the working group; 

3 (2) the Superintendent of the United States 

4 Merchant Marine Academy; 

5 (3) the Commandant of the Coast Guard; 

6 (4) the Commander of the Military Sealift Com7 mand; 

8 (5) the Secretary of the Navy; and 

9 (6) at least one representative from each of— 

10 (A) the State maritime academies; 

11 (B) the owners and operators of United 

12 States-flagged vessels engaged in offshore oil 

13 and gas exploration, development, and produc14 tion; 

15 (C) the owners and operators of United 

16 States-flagged vessels engaged in offshore wind 

17 exploration, development, and production; 

18 (D) the owners and operators of United 

19 States-flagged vessels engaged in inland river 

20 transportation; 

21 (E) a nonprofit labor organization rep22 resenting a class of licensed or unlicensed en23 gine department mariners who are employed on 

24 vessels operating in the United States flag fleet; 
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1 (F) a nonprofit labor organization rep2 resenting a class of licensed or unlicensed mari3 ners who are employed on vessels operating in 

4 the United States flag fleet; 

5 (G) the owners of vessels operating in the 

6 United States flag fleet, or their private con7 tracting parties, that are primarily operating in 

8 international transportation; 

9 (H) Centers of Excellence for Maritime 

10 Training designated under section 51706 of 

11 title 46, United States Code; and 

12 (I) private maritime training providers. 

13 (c) NO QUORUM REQUIREMENT.—The Maritime Ad14 ministrator may convene the working group virtually and 

15 without all members present. 

16 (d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group shall 

17 carry out the following responsibilities: 

18 (1) Review the report required by section 

19 3525(b), and the study required by section 3545(a), 

20 of the James Inhofe National Defense Authorization 

21 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), if 

22 available. 

23 (2) Identify the number of mariners with cov24 ered credentials in each of the following categories: 

25 (A) All such mariners. 
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1 (B) Such mariners who have a valid Coast 

2 Guard merchant mariner credential with the 

3 necessary endorsements for service on unlimited 

4 tonnage vessels that are subject to the Inter5 national Convention on Standards of Training, 

6 Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 

7 1978, as amended. 

8 (C) Such mariners who are participating in 

9 a Federal program that supports the United 

10 States merchant marine and the United States 

11 flag fleet. 

12 (D) Such mariners who are available to 

13 crew the United States flag fleet and the surge 

14 sealift fleet in times of a national emergency. 

15 (E) Such mariners who are full-time. 

16 (F) Such mariners who are merchant mar17 iner credentialed officers in the United States 

18 Navy Reserve. 

19 (3) Assess the effect on the United States mer20 chant marine and United States Merchant Marine 

21 Academy if graduates from State maritime acad22 emies and the United States Merchant Marine Acad23 emy were assigned to, or required to fulfill, certain 

24 maritime positions based on the overall needs of the 

25 United States merchant marine. 
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1 (4) Assess the accessibility of Coast Guard Mer2 chant Mariner Licensing and Documentation System 

3 data for mariners with covered credentials, the mari4 time industry, and the Maritime Administration for 

5 the purposes of evaluating the pool of mariners with 

6 covered credentials. 

7 (5) Make recommendations to enhance the 

8 availability and quality of interagency data, includ9 ing data from the United States Transportation 

10 Command, the Coast Guard, the Navy, and the Bu11 reau of Transportation Statistics, for use by the 

12 Maritime Administration in evaluating the pool of 

13 mariners with covered credentials. 

14 (e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor16 tation shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 

17 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee 

18 on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and 

19 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

20 the House of Representatives a report that contains the 

21 findings and conclusions of the working group gathered 

22 in the course of performing the responsibilities under sub23 section (d). Such report shall include each of the following: 
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1 (1) The number of mariners with covered cre2 dentials identified for each category described in 

3 subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (d)(2). 

4 (2) The results of the assessments conducted 

5 under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (d). 

6 (3) The recommendations made under sub7 section (d)(5). 

8 (4) Such other information as the working 

9 group determines appropriate. 

10 (f) COVERED CREDENTIAL DEFINED.—In this sec11 tion, the term ‘‘covered credential’’ means any credential 

12 issued under part E of subtitle II of title 46, United States 

13 Code. 

14 (g) SUNSET.—The Maritime Administrator shall dis15 band the working group upon the submission of the report 

16 required under subsection (e). 

17 SEC. 3535. CONSIDERATION OF LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTI18 MATES FOR ACQUISITION AND PROCURE19 MENT OF VESSELS. 

20 In carrying out the acquisition and procurement of 

21 vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, the Sec22 retary of Transportation, acting through the Adminis23 trator of the Maritime Administration, shall consider the 

24 life-cycle cost estimates of vessels during the design and 

25 evaluation processes. 
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1 SEC. 3536. SOURCE RESTRICTIONS ON AUXILIARY SHIP 

2 COMPONENTS. 

3 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

4 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall finalize the rule 

5 published in the Federal Register on September 29, 2020, 

6 titled ‘‘Source Restrictions on Auxiliary Ship Components 

7 (DFARS Case 2020-D017)’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 60943). 

8 SEC. 3537. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA9 TIONAL MARITIME STRATEGY. 

10 There is authorized to be appropriated for expenses 

11 necessary to implement the development of a national 

12 maritime strategy, as required by section 3542 of the 

13 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

14 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3094), 

15 $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

16 SEC. 3538. LOANS FOR RETROFITTING TO QUALIFY AS A 

17 VESSEL OF THE UNITED STATES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 53706(a) of title 46, 

19 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(8) Financing (including reimbursement of an 

22 obligor for expenditures previously made for) the re23 construction, reconditioning, retrofitting, repair, re24 configuration, or similar work in a shipyard located 

25 in the United States.’’. 
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1 (b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED

2 FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated to the Maritime Admin3 istration before the date of enactment of this Act shall 

4 not be available to be used for the cost of loan guarantees 

5 for projects receiving financing support or credit enhance6 ments under section 53706(a)(8) of title 46, United States 

7 Code, as added by this section. 

8 SEC. 3539. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR NATIONAL MARITIME 

9 STRATEGY. 

10 (a) BIANNUAL BRIEFING.— 

11 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not less than twice annu12 ally, the Administrator of the Maritime Administra13 tion, in consultation with the National Security 

14 Council, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 

15 Transportation, and the Secretary of Homeland Se16 curity, shall provide briefings to appropriate defense 

17 committees in the House of Representatives and the 

18 Senate on the status of establishing the type of na19 tional maritime strategy required in section 50114 

20 of title 46, United States Code. The Chief of Naval 

21 Operations and Commandant of the Marine Corps 

22 shall participate in each briefing required under this 

23 paragraph, and the Commandant of the Coast 

24 Guard is encouraged to participate in each such 

25 briefing. 
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1 (2) USE.—The Administrator should use the 

2 briefings required under paragraph (1) to augment 

3 and influence the national maritime strategy discus4 sion with national security focused stakeholders 

5 across the administration, until an updated strategy 

6 is published and endorsed by the President of the 

7 United States. 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.—As the national maritime strategy 

9 relates to National Security, each briefing under sub10 section (a) should include the following: 

11 (1) Recommendations for a whole-of-govern12 ment approach to orchestrating national instruments 

13 of power to shape all elements of the maritime enter14 prise of the United States, domestic and inter15 national, on the high seas or domestic waterways. 

16 (2) Assessment of great power competition in 

17 the maritime domain, to include opportunities for in18 creased cooperation with Allied and Partner global 

19 maritime industry leaders to improve national ship20 building and shipping, while promoting the inter21 national rules-based maritime order. 

22 (3) Analysis of existing shipyards to build and 

23 capitalize on the virtuous cycle between commercial 

24 and military shipbuilding and repair, to include 

25 areas of improvement. 
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1 (4) Analysis of opportunities for private or pub2 lic financing to increase the capacity, efficiency, and 

3 effectiveness of America’s shipyards, to include in4 frastructure, labor force, technology, and global com5 petitiveness. 

6 (5) Analysis of potential improvements to na7 tional or cooperative arrangements for sea-lift capac8 ity and shipping, including for contested logistics. 

9 DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

10 SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TA11 BLES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this 

13 division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, 

14 program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the 

15 specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activ16 ity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of ap17 propriations. 

18 (b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to com19 mit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity 

20 on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to 

21 subsection (a) shall— 

22 (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), be 

23 based on merit-based selection procedures in accord24 ance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 
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1 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competi2 tive procedures; and 

3 (2) comply with other applicable provisions of 

4 law. 

5 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAM6 MING AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding 

7 tables in this division may be transferred or repro8 grammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority 

9 provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. 

10 The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in 

11 such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on 

12 such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of 

13 this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer 

14 or reprogramming would move funds between appropria15 tion accounts. 

16 (d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This 

17 section applies to any classified annex that accompanies 

18 this Act. 

19 (e) ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No 

20 oral or written communication concerning any amount 

21 specified in the funding tables in this division shall super22 sede the requirements of this section. 
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1 TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

2 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

FIXED WING 

003 FUTURE UAS FAMILY ............................................................................................ 53,453 53,453 

005 SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ........................................................ 20,769 20,769 

ROTARY 

006 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN .................................................................. 718,578 718,578 

007 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN AP ............................................................ 110,360 110,360 

008 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ............................................................... 668,258 668,258 

009 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) AP ......................................................... 92,494 92,494 

010 UH–60 BLACK HAWK L AND V MODELS ........................................................... 153,196 153,196 

011 CH–47 HELICOPTER ............................................................................................... 202,487 379,987 

Four Additional Aircraft ...................................................................................... [177,500 ] 

012 CH–47 HELICOPTER AP ......................................................................................... 18,936 41,436 

CH–47F Block II—Adv Procurement ................................................................. [22,500 ] 

012A UH–72B LAKOTA HELICOPTER ........................................................................... 20,000 

Two aircraft ......................................................................................................... [20,000 ] 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

013 MQ–1 PAYLOAD ........................................................................................................ 13,650 13,650 

014 GRAY EAGLE MODS2 .............................................................................................. 14,959 39,959

Program increase ................................................................................................. [25,000 ] 

016 AH–64 MODS ............................................................................................................. 113,127 113,127 

017 CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ........................................................ 20,689 20,689 

022 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS .............................................................................. 35,879 65,879 

Black Hawk Mods—60kVA Generators .............................................................. [15,000 ] 

Litter Basket Stabilization Systems .................................................................... [15,000 ] 

023 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN .......................................................................... 32,418 32,418 

024 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE .............................................................................. 74,912 74,912 

025 DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................. 16,838 16,838 

026 AVIATION ASSURED PNT ...................................................................................... 67,383 67,383 

027 GATM ROLLUP ......................................................................................................... 8,924 8,924 

029 UAS MODS ................................................................................................................. 2,258 2,258 

GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 

030 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 161,731 161,731 

031 SURVIVABILITY CM ................................................................................................ 6,526 6,526

032 CMWS .......................................................................................................................... 72,041 72,041 

033 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) ..................................... 261,384 261,384 

OTHER SUPPORT 

034 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 25,752 25,752 

035 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS ..................................................................... 22,097 22,097 

036 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ........................................................................................ 21,216 21,216 

037 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET ..................................................................................... 2,125 2,125 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................................. 3,012,440 3,287,440 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 

001 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN ................................ 6,625 6,625 

003 M-SHORAD—PROCUREMENT ............................................................................... 400,697 390,197 

Excess fielding growth ......................................................................................... [–10,500 ] 

004 MSE MISSILE ............................................................................................................ 1,212,832 1,212,832 

006 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) ................................................................ 384,071 384,071 

007 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I ..................................... 313,189 313,189 

008 MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC) .......................................................................... 169,519 169,519 

AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

009 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY .................................................................................... 21,976 21,976 

010 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) ............................................................... 303,409 303,409 

012 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON ............................................................... 156,821 156,821 

ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 

013 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................ 199,509 199,509 

014 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY .................................................................................... 120,475 120,475 

015 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ....................................................................... 886,367 886,367 

016 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ....................................................................... 55,913 55,913 

017 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) ................................. 10,334 10,334 

018 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS ........................... 179,230 179,230 

019 ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS (ATACMS)—SYS SUM ............................................ 7,307 7,307 

MODIFICATIONS 

021 PATRIOT MODS ........................................................................................................ 212,247 212,247 

022 STINGER MODS ....................................................................................................... 36,484 36,484 

023 AVENGER MODS ...................................................................................................... 22,274 22,274 

025 MLRS MODS .............................................................................................................. 168,198 168,198 

026 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................................... 76,266 76,266 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

027 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 6,573 6,573 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

028 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS ....................................................................................... 11,701 11,701 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ..................................... 4,962,017 4,951,517 

PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ............................................... 554,777 552,277 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–2,500 ] 

003 MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER .................................................................... 394,635 386,235 

Excessive growth—systems technical support ..................................................... [–8,400 ] 

MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

004 STRYKER UPGRADE ............................................................................................... 614,282 756,682 

Excessive growth—fleet modifications ................................................................. [–4,600 ] 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [147,000 ] 

005 BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE ...................................... 5,232 5,232 

006 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) ................................................................................. 158,274 252,774 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [94,500 ] 

007 M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS .................................................................................. 90,986 90,986 

008 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ................................................ 469,152 579,152 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [110,000 ] 

009 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88 HERCULES) ...................................... 41,058 41,058 

012 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ...................................................................................... 159,804 159,804 

013 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM ............................................................................. 697,883 974,383 

Abrams Upgrade Predictive Maintenance (PPMX) ............................................. [10,000 ] 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [266,500 ] 

014 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM AP ....................................................................... 102,440 102,440 

WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 

016 PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL) ............................................................ 510 510 

017 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM) ........................................................... 425 425 

019 MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL ....................................................................... 3,420 3,420 

020 MORTAR SYSTEMS .................................................................................................. 8,013 8,013

021 LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS .......................... 3,174 3,174 

022 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) ............................................... 14,143 14,143 

023 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE ................................................................................... 5,248 5,248 

024 CARBINE .................................................................................................................... 571 571 

025 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON ............................................................... 292,850 292,850 

026 HANDGUN ................................................................................................................. 32 32 

MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 

028 M777 MODS ............................................................................................................... 18,920 18,920 

029 M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS ........................................................................ 8,000 

M4 Carbine Mods for Upper Receivers ............................................................... [8,000 ] 

031 M119 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................... 13,097 13,097 

032 MORTAR MODIFICATION ...................................................................................... 423 423 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

033 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ........................................................... 1,148 1,148 

034 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) ................................................. 115,024 115,024 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED 

COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY.

3,765,521 4,386,021 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ...................................................................................... 90,853 106,553 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [15,700 ] 

002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ...................................................................................... 65,370 101,270 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [35,900 ] 

003 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION ................................... 191,244 191,244 

004 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES ............................................................................... 6,597 10,197 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [3,600 ] 

005 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ..................................................................................... 41,534 73,294 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [31,760 ] 

006 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... 7,925 7,925 

007 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... 38,760 38,760 

008 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... 107,805 107,805 

009 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... 148,970 148,970 

010 CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... 28,000 28,000 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

011 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 35,160 35,160 

012 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 40,562 40,562 

013 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ............................................................................... 106,784 106,784 

TANK AMMUNITION 

014 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES ................................. 300,368 300,368 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

015 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ............................... 21,298 21,298 

016 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ............................................... 150,839 150,839 

018 PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS ................................................................. 96,406 96,406 

019 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ............................ 172,947 172,947 

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020 MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES .................................................... 71,182 71,182 

021 CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE ............................................................. 55,374 55,374 

ROCKETS 

022 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ......................................... 18,630 18,630 

023 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ........................................................................ 87,293 87,293 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

024 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................ 6,564 6,564 

025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ............................................................. 24,238 24,238 

026 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................ 48,374 48,374 

027 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................. 23,252 23,252 

028 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES .................................................................................... 11,309 11,309 

MISCELLANEOUS 

030 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 3,976 3,976 

031 NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES ......................................................... 3,281 3,281 

032 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) .......................................................... 17,436 17,436 

033 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 13,133 13,133 

034 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) ......................................... 18,068 18,068 

035 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES ....................................................................................... 102 102 

PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 

036 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ..................................................................................... 726,135 726,135 

037 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION ....................................... 183,752 80,602 

Unjustified growth—EP1800 Conventional Ammunition Demilitarization ........ [–98,450 ] 

Unjustified growth—EP1803 Non Army Missile Demilitarization ..................... [–4,700 ] 

038 ARMS INITIATIVE ................................................................................................... 4,057 4,057 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY .................. 2,967,578 2,951,388 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

001 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: .................................................................................. 22,751 22,751 

002 SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS ................................................................................... 40,359 40,359 

003 HI MOB MULTI-PURP WHLD VEH (HMMWV) ................................................... 25,904 25,904 

004 GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) .............................................................. 36,223 61,223 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [25,000 ] 

006 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICL .............................. 839,413 839,413 

007 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE) ..................................................................................... 20,075 50,075 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [30,000 ] 

008 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) ................................................. 110,734 110,734 

009 FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ................................ 28,745 28,745 

010 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ................................... 55,340 55,340 

011 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) ......................................... 66,428 101,435 

Incomplete development goals .............................................................................. [–14,993 ] 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [50,000 ] 

012 PLS ESP ..................................................................................................................... 51,868 51,868 

014 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS ..................................... 3,792 3,792 

015 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ...................................................................... 80,326 150,326 

HMMWV ABS/ESC ............................................................................................. [70,000 ] 

NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 

016 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES .................................................................... 2,203 2,203 

017 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER .................................................................... 8,246 8,246 

COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 

018 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ................................................................ 161,585 151,185 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–10,400 ] 

019 TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC ......................................... 358,646 376,646 

On-the-Move Sattelite Communications Terminals ............................................. [18,000 ] 

020 DISASTER INCIDENT RESPONSE COMMS TERMINAL (DI ........................... 254 254 

021 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM) ......................................................................... 5,097 5,097 

COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

024 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS ............................. 101,181 101,181 

025 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS ..................... 54,849 54,849 

026 SHF TERM ................................................................................................................. 41,634 41,634 

027 ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING .................................... 202,370 202,370 

028 EHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION ................................................................... 19,122 19,122 

030 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS ................................................................................ 531 531 

COMM—C3 SYSTEM 

031 COE TACTICAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI) ......................................... 77,999 77,999 

COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 

032 HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS) ........................................... 765,109 760,066 

Excess to need ...................................................................................................... [–5,043 ] 

033 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS ....................................................................................... 60,767 60,767 

035 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE .................................................................................. 18,999 18,999 

036 COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 492,001 484,901 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–7,100 ] 

037 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE ............................. 1,374 1,374 

038 ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS ..................................................... 52,485 52,485 

COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 

039 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE-INTEL ........................................................ 16,767 16,767 

041 MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE ......................................................................... 119,989 119,989 

INFORMATION SECURITY 
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042 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP ...................................... 701 701 

043 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) ......................................................... 159,712 159,712 

044 DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS ...................................................................... 13,848 13,848 

045 INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM—UNIT ACTIVITY MONITO ............................. 1,502 1,502 

047 BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC) ..................................................... 453 453 

COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 

049 BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................... 23,278 23,278 

COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 

050 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 32,608 32,608 

051 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ......................... 4,949 4,949 

052 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM .......................... 243,011 243,011 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

055 JTT/CIBS-M ............................................................................................................... 8,543 8,543 

056 TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS (TLS) ............................................................. 85,486 85,486 

058 DCGS-A-INTEL .......................................................................................................... 2,980 2,980 

060 TROJAN ...................................................................................................................... 30,649 30,649 

061 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) ................................................................. 4,169 4,169 

062 BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION DEVICES .............................................. 932 932 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

063 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) ........................................ 21,278 21,278 

064 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) ............................................................................................... 6,641 6,641 

065 MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE (MFEW) SYST ......................... 15,941 15,941 

067 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES ....................... 22,833 22,833 

068 CI MODERNIZATION ............................................................................................... 434 434 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 

069 SENTINEL MODS ..................................................................................................... 161,886 176,886 

Prophet ESP kits ................................................................................................. [15,000 ] 

070 NIGHT VISION DEVICES ....................................................................................... 141,143 51,692 

Rephase to RDT&E for IVAS 1.2 Development ................................................. [–89,451 ] 

071 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ................................... 15,484 15,484 

073 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) .................................................................. 185,634 177,534 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–8,100 ] 

074 ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY FUZE SE ........................ 3,652 3,652 

075 FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (IFLIR) .......................................................... 20,438 20,438 

076 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS) .......................... 365,376 365,376 

077 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) ........................................... 215,290 210,066 

Unjustified Cost Growth—Fielding and Systems Engineering ........................... [–5,224 ] 

078 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) ................................................ 8,932 8,932 

079 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ............................................................ 2,965 2,965 

080 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM ..................................................................... 8,024 8,024 

081 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS ................................... 7,399 7,399 

082 COUNTERFIRE RADARS ........................................................................................ 99,782 99,782 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 

083 ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE .......................... 78,512 78,512 

084 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY .................................................................................. 10,052 10,052 

085 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ........................................ 68,892 68,892 

086 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM .................................................................... 412,556 395,456 

Excess Interim Contractor Support ..................................................................... [–17,100 ] 

087 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ...................................................... 4,270 4,270 

088 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE ........................ 37,194 37,194 

089 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) .................................. 1,987 1,987 

090 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP .......................... 5,318 5,318 

091 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) ............................................................ 4,997 4,997 

ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 

092 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ................................................................... 10,130 10,130 

093 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP ......................................................... 61,489 61,489 

094 ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE) ....................................... 4,198 4,198 

096 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) ................................................. 76,053 76,053 

097 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM ............................................................................. 6,061 6,061 

098 CSS COMMUNICATIONS ......................................................................................... 56,804 56,804 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

151A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 1,781 1,781 

CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 

102 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) ........................................................................ 70,781 70,781 

103 CBRN DEFENSE ...................................................................................................... 63,198 63,198 

BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 

104 TACTICAL BRIDGING ............................................................................................. 1,157 1,157 

105 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON .................................................................. 82,228 82,228 

106 BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL SET ............................................................................ 4,414 4,414 

ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 

110 ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS ................................................................ 68,893 68,893 

112 FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS ....................................................................... 4,785 4,785 

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

113 HEATERS AND ECU’S ............................................................................................ 7,617 7,617 

115 PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) ..................................... 5,356 5,356 

116 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM ................................................................................. 167,129 148,324 

Excess to need ...................................................................................................... [–18,805 ] 

117 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER .................................................................................... 15,967 15,967 
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118 FORCE PROVIDER ................................................................................................... 34,200 34,200 

120 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM ........................ 45,792 45,792 

121 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS ............................. 12,118 12,118 

PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT 

123 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 2,507 2,507 

124 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER ........................................ 40,989 40,989 

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 

125 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL .............................................................................. 86,829 86,829 

MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 

126 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ............................................ 17,287 17,287 

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 

128 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED .................................................................................. 29,878 29,878 

129 ALL TERRAIN CRANES .......................................................................................... 27,725 30,725 

FOATC Type I Cranes ........................................................................................ [3,000 ] 

131 FAMILY OF DIVER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................... 1,811 1,811 

132 CONST EQUIP ESP .................................................................................................. 8,898 8,898 

RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT 

133 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP ..................................................................................... 30,592 30,592 

134 MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV) ............................................................... 149,449 191,476 

One additional vessel ............................................................................................ [42,027 ] 

GENERATORS 

136 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP .......................................................... 78,364 78,364 

137 TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER RECAPITALIZATION ....................................... 11,088 11,088 

MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

138 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS ........................................................................................ 12,982 12,982 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

139 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT .......................................................... 56,619 56,619 

140 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM ..................................................................... 226,379 226,379 

141 SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (STE) ................................................ 234,965 213,205 

Excess to need—RVCT ........................................................................................ [–9,534 ] 

Excess to need—STE Live .................................................................................. [–7,226 ] 

STE Live Training System .................................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

142 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING ......................... 9,698 9,698 

TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 

143 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) ................................... 36,149 36,149 

144 TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) .............................................. 32,623 32,623 

OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

145 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) ............................................................ 132,739 132,739 

146 BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT ................................................................. 34,460 34,460 

147 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) ........................................... 35,239 35,239 

148 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE ............................................................... 31,011 31,011 

149 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND EVALUATION ................................... 52,481 52,481 

OPA2 

151 INITIAL SPARES—C&E ........................................................................................... 9,169 9,169 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ........................................ 8,672,979 8,728,030 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

COMBAT AIRCRAFT 

001 F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET ........................................................................... 41,329 41,329 

002 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV ................................................................................ 2,410,569 2,382,069 

Flyaway unit cost growth ..................................................................................... [–28,500 ] 

003 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV AP .......................................................................... 189,425 189,425 

004 JSF STOVL ................................................................................................................ 2,126,317 2,036,717 

Flyaway unit cost growth ..................................................................................... [–89,600 ] 

005 JSF STOVL AP .......................................................................................................... 193,125 193,125 

006 CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) ........................................................................................... 1,698,050 1,698,050 

007 CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) AP ..................................................................................... 456,567 456,567 

008 V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) .............................................................................................. 27,216 27,216 

009 H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) .......................................................................... 4,292 4,292 

010 P–8A POSEIDON ....................................................................................................... 31,257 391,257 

Two additional aircraft ........................................................................................ [360,000 ] 

011 E–2D ADV HAWKEYE ............................................................................................. 182,817 182,817 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

013 MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING SYSTEM (METS) .................................................... 289,141 289,141 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

015 KC–130J ...................................................................................................................... 241,291 241,291 

017 MQ–4 TRITON ........................................................................................................... 416,010 416,010 

019 MQ–8 UAV .................................................................................................................. 1,546 1,546 

021 MQ–25 ......................................................................................................................... 545,697 346,697 

Scheduling delays ................................................................................................. [–199,000 ] 

022 MQ–25 AP ................................................................................................................... 50,576 37,976 

Scheduling delays ................................................................................................. [–12,600 ] 

023 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS ........................................................................................... 89,563 71,663 

Early to need ........................................................................................................ [–17,900 ] 

023A UC–12W ...................................................................................................................... 45,000 

USMC UPL—2 additional aircraft ..................................................................... [45,000 ] 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

024 F–18 A-D UNIQUE .................................................................................................... 116,551 116,551 
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025 F–18E/F AND EA–18G MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINM ............................ 605,416 605,416 

026 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES ........................................................................... 98,063 98,063 

027 AEA SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................... 24,110 24,110 

028 AV–8 SERIES ............................................................................................................. 22,829 22,829 

029 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) ........................................................... 179,193 179,193 

030 ADVERSARY .............................................................................................................. 69,336 69,336 

031 F–18 SERIES ............................................................................................................. 640,236 640,236 

032 H–53 SERIES ............................................................................................................. 41,414 41,414 

033 MH–60 SERIES ......................................................................................................... 106,495 106,495 

034 H–1 SERIES ............................................................................................................... 114,284 143,284 

UH–1Y—SIEPU Upgrades ................................................................................. [29,000 ] 

035 EP–3 SERIES ............................................................................................................. 8,548 8,548 

036 E–2 SERIES ............................................................................................................... 183,246 183,246 

037 TRAINER A/C SERIES ............................................................................................. 16,376 16,376 

039 C–130 SERIES ........................................................................................................... 198,220 198,220 

040 FEWSG ....................................................................................................................... 651 651 

041 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES ......................................................................... 13,930 13,930 

042 E–6 SERIES ............................................................................................................... 164,571 164,571 

043 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES .................................................................. 60,498 60,498 

044 T–45 SERIES ............................................................................................................. 170,357 170,357 

045 POWER PLANT CHANGES ..................................................................................... 21,079 21,079 

046 JPATS SERIES .......................................................................................................... 28,005 28,005 

048 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 53,614 53,614 

049 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES ............................................................................ 136,199 136,199 

050 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM ......................................................... 6,585 6,585 

051 ID SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................. 13,085 13,085 

052 P–8 SERIES ............................................................................................................... 316,168 316,168 

053 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ................................................................................... 24,901 24,901 

054 MQ–8 SERIES ............................................................................................................ 14,700 14,700 

055 V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY ..................................................................... 215,997 226,887 

V–22 Nacelle Improvement .................................................................................. [10,890 ] 

056 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) .................................................................. 426,396 426,396 

057 F–35 STOVL SERIES ............................................................................................... 311,921 311,921 

058 F–35 CV SERIES ....................................................................................................... 166,909 166,909 

059 QRC ............................................................................................................................. 28,206 28,206 

060 MQ–4 SERIES ............................................................................................................ 93,951 93,951 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

062 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 2,451,244 2,451,244 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

063 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 566,156 561,156 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

064 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................................................. 133,815 133,815 

065 WAR CONSUMABLES .............................................................................................. 44,632 44,632 

066 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ......................................................................... 49,907 49,907 

067 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 404,178 384,778 

Flyaway unit cost growth ..................................................................................... [–19,400 ] 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................................. 17,336,760 17,409,650 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

BALLISTIC MISSILES 

001 CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE ..................................................................... 341,434 341,434 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

002 TRIDENT II MODS ................................................................................................... 1,284,705 1,284,705 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

003 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .................................................................... 7,954 7,954 

STRATEGIC MISSILES 

004 TOMAHAWK .............................................................................................................. 72,908 72,908 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

005 AMRAAM .................................................................................................................... 439,153 439,153 

006 SIDEWINDER ............................................................................................................ 78,165 78,165 

007 STANDARD MISSILE ............................................................................................... 969,525 1,049,325 

INDOPACOM UPL—Standard Missile 1B Variant ........................................... [79,800 ] 

008 STANDARD MISSILE AP ........................................................................................ 227,320 227,320 

009 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II ................................................................................. 65,863 65,863 

010 RAM ............................................................................................................................. 114,896 114,896 

011 JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ............................................................... 79,292 79,292 

012 HELLFIRE ................................................................................................................. 6,923 6,923 

013 AERIAL TARGETS ................................................................................................... 176,588 176,588 

014 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT ................................................................................... 3,687 3,687 

015 LRASM ........................................................................................................................ 639,636 639,636 

016 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) ........................................................................... 29,925 29,925 

017 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) AP .................................................................... 5,755 5,755 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

018 TOMAHAWK MODS .................................................................................................. 540,944 540,944 

019 ESSM ........................................................................................................................... 290,129 290,129 

020 AARGM-ER ................................................................................................................. 162,429 162,429 

021 AARGM-ER AP ........................................................................................................... 33,273 33,273 

022 STANDARD MISSILES MODS ................................................................................ 89,255 89,255 
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SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

023 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................................................. 2,037 2,037 

ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

025 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 208,154 208,154 

TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

026 SSTD ........................................................................................................................... 4,830 4,830 

027 MK–48 TORPEDO ..................................................................................................... 308,497 351,589 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [43,092 ] 

028 ASW TARGETS .......................................................................................................... 14,817 14,817 

MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

029 MK–54 TORPEDO MODS ......................................................................................... 104,086 104,086 

030 MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS ........................................................................... 20,714 20,714 

031 MARITIME MINES ................................................................................................... 58,800 83,800 

INDOPACOM UPL—Hammerhead Mine .......................................................... [25,000 ] 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

032 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 133,187 133,187 

033 ASW RANGE SUPPORT ........................................................................................... 4,146 4,146 

DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 

034 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ......................................................... 5,811 5,811 

GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

035 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS .............................................................................. 14,165 14,165 

MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

036 CIWS MODS ............................................................................................................... 4,088 4,088 

037 COAST GUARD WEAPONS ..................................................................................... 55,172 55,172 

038 GUN MOUNT MODS ................................................................................................. 82,682 82,682 

039 LCS MODULE WEAPONS ....................................................................................... 3,264 3,264 

040 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS .............................................. 14,357 14,357 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

042 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 177,819 177,819 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................................. 6,876,385 7,024,277 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 

NAVY AMMUNITION 

001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ................................................................................ 43,519 43,519 

002 JDAM .......................................................................................................................... 73,689 73,689 

003 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 67,423 67,423 

004 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION .............................................................................. 11,862 11,862 

005 PRACTICE BOMBS ................................................................................................... 52,481 52,481 

006 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES .................................................... 72,426 72,426 

007 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES ......................................................... 104,529 104,529 

008 JATOS ......................................................................................................................... 7,433 7,433 

009 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION .............................................................................. 30,871 30,871 

010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION ............................................... 41,261 41,261 

011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ........................................................................ 44,044 44,044 

012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO .......................................................... 48,478 48,478 

013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION ..................................................................... 9,521 9,521 

014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................ 1,679 1,679 

015 EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING MUNITIONS ...................................................... 249,575 324,575 

Goalkeeper ............................................................................................................ [75,000 ] 

MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

016 MORTARS ................................................................................................................... 61,274 61,274 

017 DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ........................................................................... 73,338 73,338 

018 INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION .................................................................. 178,240 178,240 

019 COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS .......................................................................... 15,897 15,897 

020 AMMO MODERNIZATION ....................................................................................... 17,941 17,941 

021 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS ....................................................................................... 82,452 82,452 

022 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 5,340 5,340 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.1,293,273 1,368,273 

SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 

FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS 

001 OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE .................................................................... 2,443,598 2,531,598 

Submarine industrial base ................................................................................... [88,000 ] 

002 OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE AP ............................................................. 3,390,734 3,390,734 

OTHER WARSHIPS 

003 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ................................................................. 1,115,296 1,275,296 

Navy UPL—CVN 75 and CVN 80 SEWIP BLK III ......................................... [160,000 ] 

004 CVN–81 ....................................................................................................................... 800,492 800,492 

005 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ............................................................................. 7,129,965 7,129,965 

006 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE AP ....................................................................... 3,215,539 2,890,439 

Early to need ........................................................................................................ [–325,100 ] 

008 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS AP ..................................................................... 817,646 817,646 

009 DDG 1000 ................................................................................................................... 410,400 410,400 

010 DDG–51 ....................................................................................................................... 4,199,179 4,199,179 

011 DDG–51 AP ................................................................................................................ 284,035 439,035 

Explosion welding ................................................................................................. [5,000 ] 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [150,000 ] 
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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

013 FFG-FRIGATE ........................................................................................................... 2,173,698 2,163,698 

Insufficient justification ....................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS 

016 LPD–17 ....................................................................................................................... 750,000 

LPD–33 ............................................................................................................... [750,000 ] 

018 LHA REPLACEMENT .............................................................................................. 1,830,149 1,830,149 

020 EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT (EPF) ..................................................... 5,000 

Expeditionary Medical Ship long-lead time material (LLTM) ............................ [5,000 ] 

AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST 

021 AS SUBMARINE TENDER ...................................................................................... 1,733,234 248,000 

Late contract award ............................................................................................. [–1,485,234 ] 

022 TAO FLEET OILER .................................................................................................. 815,420 815,420 

025 LCU 1700 .................................................................................................................... 62,532 62,532 

026 OUTFITTING ............................................................................................................. 557,365 557,365 

028 SERVICE CRAFT ...................................................................................................... 63,815 93,815 

Yard, Repair, Berthing, and Messing Barge ....................................................... [30,000 ] 

029 AUXILIARY PERSONNEL LIGHTER .................................................................... 72,000 

Auxiliary Personnel Lighter ................................................................................. [72,000 ] 

030 LCAC SLEP ................................................................................................................ 15,286 15,286 

031 AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED SEALIFT) ............................................................. 142,008 142,008 

032 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS .......................................... 1,648,559 1,648,559 

TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY .................. 32,848,950 32,288,616 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT 

001 SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 14,003 14,003 

GENERATORS 

002 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E ............................................................................. 105,441 105,441 

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 

003 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 110,286 110,286 

OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 

004 SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND SUPT EQUIP PROG .................................... 262,951 262,951 

005 DDG MOD .................................................................................................................. 628,532 638,532 

Navy Common Actuator ....................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

006 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 34,782 34,782 

007 COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD ...................................................... 2,458 2,458 

008 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE ................................................................................................. 104,369 104,369 

009 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM ........................................... 10,529 10,529 

010 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 23,272 23,272 

011 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 112,526 112,526 

012 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 32,076 32,076 

013 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 18,832 18,832 

014 SUBMARINE BATTERIES ...................................................................................... 28,221 28,221 

015 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 91,890 91,890 

016 DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 232,124 294,024 

Navy UPL ............................................................................................................ [61,900 ] 

017 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ........................................................ 25,058 25,058 

018 DSSP EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................. 4,623 4,623

020 LCAC ........................................................................................................................... 10,794 10,794 

021 UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 19,549 19,549 

022 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 86,001 86,001 

023 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS ................................................................... 3,288 3,288 

REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT 

024 SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION ................................. 2,746,313 2,746,313 

025 REACTOR POWER UNITS ...................................................................................... 2,016 2,016 

026 REACTOR COMPONENTS ....................................................................................... 390,148 390,148 

OCEAN ENGINEERING 

027 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 18,086 18,086 

SMALL BOATS 

028 STANDARD BOATS .................................................................................................. 74,963 86,963 

40-foot Patrol Boats ............................................................................................ [12,000 ] 

PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT 

029 OPERATING FORCES IPE ...................................................................................... 187,495 187,495 

OTHER SHIP SUPPORT 

030 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT ............................................. 49,060 19,060 

Excess to need ...................................................................................................... [–30,000 ] 

031 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES .............................................................................. 93,961 58,961 

Excess to need ...................................................................................................... [–35,000 ] 

033 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES .............................................................................. 12,102 12,102 

034 LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION .................................................................... 171,704 146,704 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

035 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV ......................................................................................... 61,951 51,951 

Late contract award—Razorback ........................................................................ [–5,000 ] 

Late execution—Viperfish .................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

LOGISTIC SUPPORT 

036 LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION ..................................................................... 7,594 7,594 

SHIP SONARS 

037 SPQ–9B RADAR ........................................................................................................ 7,267 7,267 
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Request 

House Authorized 

038 AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM .......................................................... 138,065 138,065 

039 SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 463,577 453,577 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

040 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 23,452 23,452 

ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

041 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM .................................................... 46,726 46,726 

042 SSTD ........................................................................................................................... 14,560 14,560 

043 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ........................................................................ 420,069 420,069 

044 SURTASS .................................................................................................................... 33,910 33,910 

ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT 

045 AN/SLQ–32 ................................................................................................................. 329,513 329,513 

RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT 

046 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT ...................................................................................... 379,230 354,230 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

047 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) ............................................... 4,082 4,082 

OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

048 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY .................................................... 37,677 37,677 

049 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) .......................... 15,374 15,374 

050 ATDLS ........................................................................................................................ 50,148 50,148 

051 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) ......................................... 3,918 3,918 

052 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ....................................................... 16,814 16,814 

054 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) ................................................................... 37,319 37,319 

055 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE ................................................ 2,750 2,750 

056 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ........................................................ 6,437 6,437 

AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

057 ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... 89,237 89,237 

058 AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT .................................................................................... 90,487 85,487 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

059 ID SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................. 59,234 59,234 

060 JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM ............................... 3,343 3,343 

061 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS .............................................................. 39,180 39,180 

OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

062 MARITIME INTEGRATED BROADCAST SYSTEM ............................................. 6,994 6,994 

063 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS ....................................................................... 52,026 52,026 

064 DCGS-N ....................................................................................................................... 16,579 16,579 

065 CANES ........................................................................................................................ 467,587 472,587 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [5,000 ] 

066 RADIAC ...................................................................................................................... 16,475 16,475 

067 CANES-INTELL ........................................................................................................ 48,207 48,207 

068 GPETE ........................................................................................................................ 25,761 25,761 

069 MASF .......................................................................................................................... 16,475 16,475 

070 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY ........................................................ 6,345 6,345 

071 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION .................................................................. 4,282 4,282 

073 IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS ................................................................. 255,256 240,256 

Insufficient justification ....................................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 

074 BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK .............................................................. 74,180 74,180 

075 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................... 29,776 29,776 

076 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION ........................................................... 96,916 96,916 

077 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M ............................................................ 14,107 14,107 

SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS 

078 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT .................................................................. 73,791 74,991 

Navy UPL—VIOLET .......................................................................................... [1,200 ] 

079 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT .................................................. 83,178 83,178 

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

080 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ....................................................... 72,871 72,871 

081 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT) ............................................................... 37,921 37,921 

SHORE COMMUNICATIONS 

082 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ............................... 5,065 5,065 

CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 

083 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ................................................... 154,890 154,890 

084 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM ..................................................................... 1,079 1,079 

CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT 

085 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP ....................................................... 17,483 17,483 

OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 

086 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 77,458 77,458 

SONOBUOYS 

088 SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES .................................................................................... 311,177 321,177 

Increase industrial capacity ................................................................................. [10,000 ] 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

089 MINOTAUR ................................................................................................................ 5,396 5,396 

090 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 147,556 147,556 

091 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 162,273 162,273 

092 ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG) ................................................................ 11,930 11,930 

093 ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM (EMALS ....................... 17,836 17,836 

094 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 19,703 19,703 

095 LEGACY AIRBORNE MCM ...................................................................................... 12,202 12,202 
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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

097 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 82,115 82,115 

098 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER AVIATION(UCA)MISSION CNTRL ........................... 152,687 152,687 

099 ARCHITECT & CAP FOR AUTONOMY IN NAV ENTER .................................... 1,612 1,612 

SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT 

100 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 6,404 6,404 

SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 

101 HARPOON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 227 227 

102 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................................. 294,511 294,511 

103 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 92,432 92,432 

FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

104 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP ............................................................. 325,318 325,318 

ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

105 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS ..................................................................... 133,063 133,063 

106 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 27,469 27,469 

OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

107 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ...................................................... 27,864 27,864 

108 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 6,171 6,171 

OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE 

109 ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY SYSTEM ................................................................. 56,630 61,130 

CONUS-Based Repair, Refurbishment and Production of NULKA Decoy Canisters.[4,500 ] 

110 SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS ............................................................. 76,954 76,954 

111 SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 209,487 209,487 

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

112 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES .................................................................... 3,827 3,827 

113 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS .............................................................................. 4,570 4,570 

114 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP ....................................................... 56,829 56,829 

115 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT .............................................................................. 16,583 16,583 

116 TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................................................. 24,236 24,236

117 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... 4,504 4,504 

118 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 3,898 3,898 

119 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 67,286 67,286 

120 PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES ........................................................................ 1,286 1,286 

SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

121 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................. 33,258 33,258 

122 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ......................................................... 6,977 6,977 

123 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS .............................................................. 659,529 655,863 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–3,666 ] 

TRAINING DEVICES 

124 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 2,083 2,083 

125 TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 106,542 66,542 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–15,000 ] 

COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

126 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 44,448 81,348 

AFRICOM UPL—Somalia Persistent Presence ................................................. [36,900 ] 

127 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 12,529 12,529 

129 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 5,408 5,408 

130 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................. 12,105 12,105 

131 C4ISR EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................. 7,670 7,670

132 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 52,597 42,597 

Excessive cost growth .......................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

133 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 108,901 108,901 

134 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ................................................... 42,154 42,154 

OTHER 

139 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE ................................................... 177,585 177,585 

140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... 23,176 23,176 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

143A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 16,290 27,790 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [11,500 ] 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

142 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 645,900 625,900 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

143 VIRGINIA CLASS (VACL) SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ................................. 470,000 470,000 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

144 UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................................................................... –26,000 

Decommission CG–69 USS Vicksburg ................................................................ [–56,000 ] 

Restore CG–63 USS Cowpens ............................................................................. [30,000 ] 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ........................................ 14,535,257 14,433,591 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 AAV7A1 PIP ............................................................................................................... 3,353 3,353 

002 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES ............................ 557,564 552,464 

Unjustified growth—Program Management ........................................................ [–5,100 ] 

003 LAV PIP ...................................................................................................................... 42,052 42,052 

ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 

004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER ..................................................... 489 489 
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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

005 ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM .......................................................................... 165,268 165,268 

006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION ........................... 14,004 14,004 

GUIDED MISSILES 

007 TOMAHAWK .............................................................................................................. 105,192 105,192 

008 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) ........................................................................... 169,726 169,726 

009 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) AP .................................................................... 39,244 39,244 

010 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE .......................................................................... 249,103 249,103 

011 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-JAVELIN ......................................................................... 54,883 54,883 

012 FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPON SYSTEMS (FOAAWS) ................................... 23,627 23,627 

013 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-TOW .................................................................................. 2,007 2,007 

014 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ....................................................................... 8,867 8,867 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

015 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM ............................. 75,382 69,482 

Unjustified fielding growth .................................................................................. [–5,900 ] 

REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 

016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 53,590 53,590 

OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 

017 MODIFICATION KITS .............................................................................................. 1,782 1,782 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

018 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ................................................... 122,917 122,917 

019 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS ........................................................................... 23,744 23,744 

RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

020 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) ........................................... 66,291 66,291 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

021 ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS (EMSO) ............................. 177,270 177,270 

022 GCSS-MC ..................................................................................................................... 4,144 4,144 

023 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................................................................ 58,483 58,483 

024 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 148,062 150,062 

Marine Innovation Unit ....................................................................................... [2,000 ] 

026 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL) ................................................................... 52,273 52,273 

027 DCGS-MC .................................................................................................................... 68,289 73,389 

USMC UPL #5 ................................................................................................... [5,100 ] 

028 UAS PAYLOADS ........................................................................................................ 19,088 19,088 

OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 

031 EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 2,010 2,010 

032 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) ......................................... 259,044 259,044 

033 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES .................................................................... 27,966 27,966 

034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS ................................................................................... 71,109 71,109 

035 RADIO SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................... 544,059 544,059 

036 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS ....................................................... 46,276 46,276 

037 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT .................................................. 27,111 27,111 

038 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... 27,583 27,583 

040 UNMANNED EXPEDITIONARY SYSTEMS .......................................................... 13,564 13,564 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

057A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 2,799 2,799 

ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES 

043 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES ........................................................................ 34,169 34,169 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

044 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS .............................................................. 17,299 17,299 

045 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .................................................................... 232,501 232,501 

046 TRAILERS .................................................................................................................. 2,034 2,034 

ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 

047 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS ................................................................................... 12,956 12,956 

048 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED ........................................................................ 28,899 28,899 

049 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................ 15,691 15,691 

050 EOD SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................... 41,200 41,200 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

051 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 53,949 53,949 

GENERAL PROPERTY 

052 FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 5,457 5,457 

053 TRAINING DEVICES ................................................................................................ 96,577 96,577 

054 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 29,883 29,883 

055 ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (ULTV) ..................................................... 17,034 17,034 

OTHER SUPPORT 

056 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 27,691 27,691 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

057 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 35,657 35,657 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ................................... 3,979,212 3,975,312 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE 

001 B–21 RAIDER ............................................................................................................ 1,617,093 1,617,093 

002 B–21 RAIDER AP ...................................................................................................... 708,000 708,000 

TACTICAL FORCES 

003 F–35 ............................................................................................................................ 4,877,121 4,752,321 

Flyaway unit cost growth ..................................................................................... [–124,800 ] 

004 F–35 AP ...................................................................................................................... 402,000 402,000 

005 F–15EX ....................................................................................................................... 2,670,039 2,469,591 
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Request 

House Authorized 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [–200,448 ] 

006 F–15EX AP ................................................................................................................. 228,000 320,000 

FY25 6 additional aircraft ................................................................................... [92,000 ] 

TACTICAL AIRLIFT 

007 KC–46A MDAP ........................................................................................................... 2,882,590 2,882,590 

OTHER AIRLIFT 

008 C–130J ........................................................................................................................ 34,921 34,921 

HELICOPTERS 

011 MH–139A .................................................................................................................... 228,807 228,807 

012 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER ......................................................................... 282,533 282,533 

MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 

013 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C .......................................................................................... 3,013 11,900 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [8,887 ] 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

015 TARGET DRONES .................................................................................................... 42,226 42,226 

017 E–11 BACN/HAG ....................................................................................................... 67,367 67,367 

STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 

019 B–2A ............................................................................................................................ 107,980 107,980 

020 B–1B ............................................................................................................................ 12,757 9,782 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [–2,975 ] 

021 B–52 ............................................................................................................................ 65,815 51,798 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [–14,017 ] 

022 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES .................................... 21,723 21,723 

TACTICAL AIRCRAFT 

024 E–11 BACN/HAG ....................................................................................................... 58,923 58,923 

025 F–15 ............................................................................................................................ 34,830 155,278 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [120,448 ] 

026 F–16 ............................................................................................................................ 297,342 397,342 

IVEWS restoration .............................................................................................. [100,000 ] 

027 F–22A .......................................................................................................................... 794,676 794,676 

028 F–35 MODIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 451,798 451,798 

029 F–15 EPAW ................................................................................................................ 280,658 280,658 

AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 

031 C–5 ............................................................................................................................... 24,377 24,377 

032 C–17A .......................................................................................................................... 140,560 140,560 

033 C–32A .......................................................................................................................... 19,060 19,060 

034 C–37A .......................................................................................................................... 13,454 13,454 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

035 GLIDER MODS .......................................................................................................... 5,270 5,270 

036 T–6 ............................................................................................................................... 2,942 2,942 

037 T–1 ............................................................................................................................... 10,950 10,950 

038 T–38 ............................................................................................................................. 125,340 125,340 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

040 U–2 MODS .................................................................................................................. 54,727 54,727 

042 C–12 ............................................................................................................................. 446 446 

044 VC–25A MOD .............................................................................................................. 29,707 29,707 

045 C–40 ............................................................................................................................. 8,921 8,921 

046 C–130 ........................................................................................................................... 71,177 93,177 

iMAFFS ............................................................................................................... [22,000 ] 

047 C–130J MODS ............................................................................................................ 121,258 121,258 

048 C–135 ........................................................................................................................... 153,595 153,595 

049 COMPASS CALL ........................................................................................................ 144,686 194,686 

SABER integration on EC–37B aircraft ............................................................ [50,000 ] 

050 COMBAT FLIGHT INSPECTION—CFIN .............................................................. 446 446 

051 RC–135 ........................................................................................................................ 220,138 220,138 

052 E–3 .............................................................................................................................. 1,350 1,350 

052A E–7A AP ...................................................................................................................... 300,000 

USAF UPL .......................................................................................................... [300,000 ] 

053 E–4 .............................................................................................................................. 13,055 13,055 

056 H–1 .............................................................................................................................. 816 816 

057 H–60 ............................................................................................................................ 4,207 4,207 

060 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ................................................................................ 101,055 101,055 

061 OTHER AIRCRAFT ................................................................................................... 54,134 73,403 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [11,619 ] 

Technical realignment—Sentinel Aircraft Procurement ...................................... [7,650 ] 

062 MQ–9 MODS ............................................................................................................... 98,063 98,063 

064 SENIOR LEADER C3 SYSTEM—AIRCRAFT ....................................................... 24,847 24,847 

065 CV–22 MODS .............................................................................................................. 153,006 153,006 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

066 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ......................................................................... 781,521 772,877 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [–8,644 ] 

COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

067 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP .................................................. 157,664 157,664 

POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT 

068 B–2A ............................................................................................................................ 1,838 1,838 

069 B–2B ............................................................................................................................ 15,207 15,207 

072 MC–130J ..................................................................................................................... 10,117 10,117 

074 F–16 ............................................................................................................................ 1,075 1,075 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

075 F–22A .......................................................................................................................... 38,418 38,418 

INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 

079 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS ......................................................................... 18,874 18,874 

WAR CONSUMABLES 

080 WAR CONSUMABLES .............................................................................................. 27,482 27,482 

OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 

081 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ......................................................................... 1,478,044 1,513,644 

Classified adjustment ........................................................................................... [190,000 ] 

Excess to need ...................................................................................................... [–229,400 ] 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [80,000 ] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

083A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 17,165 17,165 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ..................... 20,315,204 20,712,524 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC 

001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC .......................................................... 69,319 69,319 

BALLISTIC MISSILES 

003 GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT AP ............................................... 539,300 539,300 

STRATEGIC 

004 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON .................................................................. 66,816 66,816 

TACTICAL 

005 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES ............................................................ 37,318 37,318 

006 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ....................................................... 915,996 915,996 

007 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE AP ................................................ 769,672 769,672 

008 JOINT STRIKE MISSILE ........................................................................................ 161,011 161,011

009 LRASM0 ...................................................................................................................... 87,796 87,796 

010 LRASM0 AP ................................................................................................................ 99,871 99,871 

011 SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) .......................................................................................... 95,643 95,643 

012 AMRAAM .................................................................................................................... 489,049 489,049 

013 AMRAAM AP .............................................................................................................. 212,410 212,410 

014 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE ......................................................................... 1,049 1,049 

015 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ..................................................................................... 48,734 48,734 

016 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II ................................................................................. 291,553 291,553 

017 STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW) .................................................................. 41,947 41,947 

INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 

018 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POL PREVENTION ......................................... 793 793 

CLASS IV 

019 ICBM FUZE MOD ..................................................................................................... 115,745 115,745 

020 ICBM FUZE MOD AP ............................................................................................... 43,044 43,044 

021 MM III MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................ 48,639 48,639 

022 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ............................................................. 41,494 41,494 

MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

023 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (INITIAL) .................................................................. 6,840 6,840 

024 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (REPLEN) ................................................................. 75,191 75,191 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS 

029 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS ............................................................................. 419,498 419,498 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

029A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 851,718 851,718 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ......................... 5,530,446 5,530,446 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

ROCKETS 

001 ROCKETS ................................................................................................................... 18,483 18,483 

CARTRIDGES 

002 CARTRIDGES ............................................................................................................ 101,104 101,104 

BOMBS 

004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ................................................................................ 142,118 142,118 

005 MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP) ..................................................... 14,074 14,074 

006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ................................................................... 132,364 132,364 

007 B–61 ............................................................................................................................ 68 68 

008 B61–12 TRAINER ...................................................................................................... 10,100 10,100 

OTHER ITEMS 

009 CAD/PAD .................................................................................................................... 51,487 51,487 

010 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) ....................................................... 6,707 6,707 

011 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 585 585 

013 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ......................................................... 2,299 2,299 

014 ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000 .............................................................................. 5,115 5,115 

FLARES 

015 EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES ................................................................. 79,786 79,786 

FUZES 

016 FUZES ........................................................................................................................ 109,562 109,562 

SMALL ARMS 

017 SMALL ARMS ............................................................................................................ 29,306 29,306 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ....... 703,158 703,158 

PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF 

001 AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM ........................................................................... 64,345 64,345 

003 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ................................................................................... 52,665 52,665 

004 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS ....................................... 25,057 25,057 

005 FABT FORCE ELEMENT TERMINAL .................................................................. 121,634 121,634 

007 GENERAL INFORMATION TECH—SPACE ......................................................... 3,451 3,451 

008 GPSIII FOLLOW ON ................................................................................................ 119,700 70,400 

Request for Equitable Adjustment ...................................................................... [–49,300 ] 

009 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ...................................................................................... 121,770 103,670 

Unjustified growth SV 03–10 production ............................................................ [–18,100 ] 

010 GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE) ........................................................................... 893 893 

011 HERITAGE TRANSITION ....................................................................................... 6,110 6,110 

012 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATIONS .............................................................. 580 580 

013 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) .......................................................................... 83,168 83,168 

014 MILSATCOM .............................................................................................................. 44,672 44,672 

015 SBIR HIGH (SPACE) ................................................................................................ 39,438 39,438 

016 SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES ................................................................................ 840,913 380,213 

Classified overrun ................................................................................................. [–497,000 ] 

USSF UPL—Classified program A .................................................................... [36,300 ] 

017 MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM .................................................................. 101,147 101,147 

018 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH ............................................................. 2,142,846 2,142,846 

020 PTES HUB ................................................................................................................. 56,482 56,482 

021 ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM ............................................................ 74,848 74,848 

022 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCH ....................................................... 529,468 529,468 

023 SPACE MODS ............................................................................................................ 166,596 166,596 

024 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE .................................................................. 114,505 114,505 

SPARES 

025 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 906 906 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

026 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT ................................................................ 3,100 3,100 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

027 UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................................................................... –434,000 

WGS–12 delayed contract award ......................................................................... [–434,000 ] 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE ...................................... 4,714,294 3,752,194 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 

001 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES .................................................................... 6,123 6,123 

CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 

002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE ............................................................................. 3,961 3,961 

003 CAP VEHICLES ......................................................................................................... 1,027 1,027 

004 CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES ........................................................................ 45,036 47,338 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [2,302 ] 

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 

005 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .................................................................... 57,780 57,780 

006 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................... 390 390 

007 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES ............................................................................ 79,023 82,803 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [3,780 ] 

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 

008 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ................................................... 70,252 70,252 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

009 MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES ................................................................... 73,805 75,895 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [2,090 ] 

BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 

010 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING EQU ................................................ 22,030 22,030 

011 BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES .................................................... 223,354 240,634 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [17,280 ] 

COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC) 

013 COMSEC EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................ 98,600 98,600 

INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 

015 INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH & ARCHITECTURES ..................................... 5,393 5,393 

016 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 5,012 5,012 

017 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 40,042 40,042 

ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS 

018 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS ......................................................... 67,581 67,581 

019 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM ............................................................................ 3,841 3,841 

020 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED ................................................................. 1,867 1,867 

022 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE RADAR ..................................................... 83,735 83,735 

023 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST ............................................................... 28,530 28,530 

024 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL ............................................................. 73,593 73,593 

025 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX ..................................................................... 8,221 8,221 

026 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 17,078 17,078 

029 STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM ........................... 3,861 3,861 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

030 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ......................................................... 206,142 212,093 

Insufficient justification ....................................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [30,951 ] 

031 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS .......................................................... 2,582 2,582 
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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

032 BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE CONTROL NODE (BACN) ..................................... 30 30 

033 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ............................................................... 3,768 3,768 

034 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM ...................................................... 208,704 208,704 

035 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ............................................................................... 346,340 346,340 

036 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N ................................................. 84,102 84,102 

037 WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS) ................................................................... 11,594 11,594 

038 C3 COUNTERMEASURES ....................................................................................... 148,818 148,818 

044 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) ...................................................... 5,032 5,032 

AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 

046 BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT INFRAST (BITI) WIRED .............................. 108,532 322,704 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [214,172 ] 

047 AFNET ........................................................................................................................ 154,911 129,911 

Insufficient justification ....................................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

048 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ............................... 5,381 5,381 

049 USCENTCOM ............................................................................................................. 18,025 18,025 

050 USSTRATCOM ........................................................................................................... 4,436 4,436 

051 USSPACECOM ........................................................................................................... 27,073 27,073 

ORGANIZATION AND BASE 

052 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 226,819 226,819 

053 RADIO EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................ 30,407 30,407 

054 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................... 113,563 113,563 

MODIFICATIONS 

055 COMM ELECT MODS ............................................................................................... 98,224 118,224 

NORTHCOM UPL—Over the Horizon Radar Acceleration .............................. [20,000 ] 

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

056 PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT ............................................ 60,473 60,473 

DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ 

057 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT ................................................................ 9,235 9,235 

058 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ................................................. 15,662 15,662 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

059 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 77,875 77,875 

060 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 280,734 323,018 

Recovery of Air Bases Denied by Ordnance Program ......................................... [40,000 ] 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [2,284 ] 

061 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................... 207,071 232,271 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [25,200 ] 

062 FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE) ................................................................ 218,790 218,790 

063 BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................... 51,914 57,864 

Technical realignment .......................................................................................... [5,950 ] 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

065 DARP RC135 .............................................................................................................. 28,882 28,882 

066 DCGS-AF .................................................................................................................... 129,655 129,655 

070 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM ............................................................................... 1,042,833 1,042,833 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

072A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 25,456,490 25,456,490 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

071 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS (CYBER) .............................................................. 1,032 1,032 

072 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 12,628 12,628 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............................ 30,417,892 30,731,901 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, SDA 

001 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA .................................................................................. 516 516 

002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD ..................................................................................... 186,006 186,006 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

011 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY .................................................................. 12,275 12,275 

012 TELEPORT PROGRAM ............................................................................................ 42,399 42,399 

014 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 47,538 47,538 

015 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK ................................................ 39,472 39,472 

016 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY ..................................................... 118,523 118,523 

017 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE ................................................................. 94,591 94,591 

018 JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS) .................................................. 22,714 0 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–22,714 ] 

019 JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER .................................................................................. 107,637 97,637 

Insufficient justification ....................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

020 FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION (4ENO) ................................... 33,047 33,047 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA 

028 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................... 30,355 30,355

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA 

029 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................... 2,135 2,135 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS 

030 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS ...................................................................................... 3,747 3,747 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

031 THAAD ....................................................................................................................... 216,782 316,782 

6 additional THAAD Interceptors ....................................................................... [100,000 ] 

033 AEGIS BMD ............................................................................................................... 374,756 419,756 

MDA UPL—SM–3 Blk 1B Life Extension ........................................................ [45,000 ] 

035 BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS ...................................................................................... 29,108 29,108 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

036 SM–3 IIAS ................................................................................................................... 432,824 432,824 

037 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 80,000 80,000 

038 SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (SRBMD) ............................ 40,000 40,000 

039 DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT ................................................................ 169,627 169,627 

040 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III .................................................................................... 2,390 2,390 

041 IRON DOME ............................................................................................................... 80,000 80,000 

042 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ....................................................... 27,825 27,825 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA 

043 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION .......................................................................... 3,704 3,704 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY 

046 VEHICLES ................................................................................................................. 366 366 

047 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 12,787 12,787 

048 DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................... 21,413 21,413 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA 

049 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS ................................. 1,358 1,358 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT 

050 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................... 13,012 13,012

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, USCYBERCOM 

051 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ................................................................................. 129,082 131,582 

Additional resourcing ........................................................................................... [2,500 ] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

073A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 658,529 658,529 

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

053 ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING ..................................................................... 266,846 266,846 

054 MANNED ISR ............................................................................................................ 7,000 7,000 

055 MC–12 ......................................................................................................................... 600 600 

057 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT ............................................ 261,012 261,012 

058 UNMANNED ISR ...................................................................................................... 26,997 29,497 

Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) Miniaturized Unmanned Aerial System 

(UAS) Ground Control Stations.

[2,500 ] 

059 NON-STANDARD AVIATION .................................................................................. 25,782 25,782 

060 U–28 ............................................................................................................................ 7,198 7,198 

061 MH–47 CHINOOK ..................................................................................................... 149,883 149,883 

062 CV–22 MODIFICATION ............................................................................................ 75,981 75,981

063 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ................................................................. 17,684 17,684 

064 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE ............................................................................. 108,497 108,497 

065 AC/MC–130J ............................................................................................................... 319,754 319,754 

066 C–130 MODIFICATIONS .......................................................................................... 18,796 18,796 

SHIPBUILDING 

067 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 66,111 73,111 

Deep Submergence Collective Propulsion ............................................................ [7,000 ] 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

068 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ...................................................................................... 147,831 147,831 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

069 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS .................................................................................... 203,400 203,400 

070 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............................... 5,718 5,718 

071 OTHER ITEMS <$5M .............................................................................................. 108,816 106,316 

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–2,500 ] 

072 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 55,064 58,730 

Combat Craft Assault for Naval Special Warfare—one craft ............................. [3,666 ] 

073 SPECIAL PROGRAMS .............................................................................................. 20,412 20,412

074 TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................................................. 56,561 56,561

075 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M .................................................................................... 329,837 379,824 

USSOCOM UPL—Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat 

Acceleration.

[49,987 ] 

076 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................... 4,987 4,987 

077 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ........................................ 23,639 23,639 

078 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ....................................................................... 322,341 322,341 

CBDP 

079 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ................................... 159,884 159,884 

080 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION ........................................................ 231,826 231,826 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ................................... 6,056,975 6,232,414 

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

006 UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................................................................... 100,000 

Program increase ................................................................................................. [100,000 ] 

TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ..... 100,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT ....................................................................... 167,988,341 168,566,752 
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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 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................... 296,670 301,670 

AI-Enhanced Quantum Computing ................................................. [5,000 ] 

002 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES .......................................... 75,672 75,672 

003 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS ................ 108,946 112,946 

Biotechnology research ..................................................................... [2,000 ] 

Hypervelocity research and testing .................................................. [2,000 ] 

004 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ALLIANCE ....................... 5,459 5,459 

005 0601601A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING 

BASIC RESEARCH.

10,708 10,708 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................................. 497,455 506,455 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

006 0602002A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED 

RESEARCH.

5,613 5,613 

008 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED STUDIES .......... 6,242 6,242 

009 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY .............................................................. 85,578 100,578 

Armaments technology for unmanned systems ................................ [2,500 ] 

Convergent Advanced Manufacturing for Extreme Environments .. [5,000 ] 

Crtitical energetic materials chemistries .......................................... [2,500 ] 

Overmatching the Speed of Battle ................................................... [2,500 ] 

Universal Nanocrystalline Alloys Lethality ...................................... [2,500 ] 

010 0602142A ARMY APPLIED RESEARCH ............................................................. 34,572 34,572 

011 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 104,470 116,970 

Body armor research ........................................................................ [2,500 ] 

Digital night vision technology ......................................................... [5,000 ] 

Pathfinder program .......................................................................... [2,500 ] 

Wafer-Level Vacuum Packaging (WLVP) of Microbolometers ....... [2,500 ] 

012 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY .................................................................... 60,005 69,005 

Cold weather research ...................................................................... [2,500 ] 

Engineered Repair Materials for Roadways to Support Effective 

Maneuver of Military Assets.

[1,500 ] 

HMAR Production ........................................................................... [2,500 ] 

Polar proving ground and training program ................................... [2,500 ] 

013 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ........... 166,500 167,000 

High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWD – 

Humvee) Gunner Restraint System (GRS).

[500 ] 

014 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY .......................................................... 81,618 91,618 

Intelligent Resilience of Communications Signals ........................... [2,500 ] 

Man-portable doppler radar ............................................................. [5,000 ] 

Secure Microelectronic Interposer Technology ................................ [2,500 ] 

015 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY ........................ 34,683 37,183 

Additive manufacturing for low-cost missile applications ................ [2,500 ] 

016 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY ..................................... 73,844 76,344 

eVTOL power source development ................................................... [2,500 ] 

017 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ................................ 33,301 60,801 

Counter UAS research ..................................................................... [5,000 ] 

High energy laser enabling and support technology ........................ [2,500 ] 

High energy Laser in a Box ............................................................ [20,000 ] 

018 0602180A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING 

TECHNOLOGIES.

24,142 24,142 

019 0602181A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE APPLIED RESEARCH ................. 14,297 14,297 

020 0602182A C3I APPLIED RESEARCH .................................................................. 30,659 30,659 

021 0602183A AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................... 48,163 53,163 

Unmanned aerial and ground sensor network ................................. [2,500 ] 

Vision-Based Navigation for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems ...... [2,500 ] 

022 0602184A SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH ....................................................... 18,986 18,986 

023 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER .......................................................................... 22,714 22,714 

024 0602386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—APPLIED RESEARCH ... 16,736 16,736 

025 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY ................. 19,969 19,969 
1692 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

026 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ................................................................... 66,266 76,166 

Precision Medicine for Bone Injuries ............................................... [4,900 ] 

WRAIR Mitochonchondria TBI program ........................................ [5,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................ 948,358 1,042,758 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

027 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 4,147 12,147 

Hearing Protections Communications ............................................. [8,000 ] 

028 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.16,316 16,316 

029 0603025A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION .................. 23,156 23,156 

030 0603040A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.13,187 13,187 

031 0603041A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ....... 33,332 33,332 

032 0603042A C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................................................ 19,225 19,225 

033 0603043A AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................. 14,165 14,165 

034 0603044A SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................................. 1,214 1,214 

036 0603116A LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................................ 20,582 30,582 

Battlefield Armaments and Ammunition Supply Chain .................. [10,000 ] 

Energetics Materials and Manufacturing Technology ..................... [2,500 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

Systems materials and hardened structures .................................... [2,500 ] 

037 0603117A ARMY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .................... 136,280 136,280 

038 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..................... 102,778 109,278 

Autonomous Long Range Resupply ................................................. [2,500 ] 

Paratrooper and Powered Paragliders Autopilot System 

(PAPPAS).

[4,000 ] 

039 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .............................................. 40,597 45,597 

3D Printed Cold Weather Structures .............................................. [2,500 ] 

Research supporting rapid entry in Arctic conditions ..................... [2,500 ] 

040 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT SIMULATION .......................... 21,672 21,672 

041 0603386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—ADVANCED RESEARCH 59,871 59,871 

042 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ....................................... 28,847 28,847 

043 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.255,772 250,772 

Excessive cost growth ....................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

044 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.217,394 227,394 

Next Generation Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology (Silent 

Watch Hydrogen Fuel Cell).

[10,000 ] 

045 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................... 105,549 105,549 

046 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 153,024 225,024 

Al-Li solid rocket motors ................................................................. [10,000 ] 

Assured Munition Position, Navigation, Timing, and Navigational 

Warfare.

[10,000 ] 

ERAMS Advanced Technology ........................................................ [8,000 ] 

Maneuvering Submunitions for Precision Strike Missile ................. [9,000 ] 

Missile Virtual Interactive Testbeds And Labs ............................... [15,000 ] 

XM1155 Glide Flight Projectile ...................................................... [20,000 ] 

047 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............... 158,795 178,795 

Additive manufacturing .................................................................... [10,000 ] 

Army Aviation Cybersecurity and Electromagnetic Activity 

(CEMA).

[5,000 ] 

Next Generation Vertical Takeoff and Landing Concepts for Unmanned Aircraft.[5,000 ] 

048 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ......... 21,015 34,315 

Armaments Based Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems ........ [7,000 ] 

SHORAD S&T Engineering and Integration (SSEI) Lab .............. [6,300 ] 

049 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ............................................................. 9,068 23,000 

Program increase ............................................................................. [13,932 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.1,455,986 1,609,718 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

051 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ................... 12,904 43,904 

Artificial Intelligence Decision Aids for All Domain Operations ..... [6,000 ] 

Capability for Advanced Protetive Technologies Assessment and 

Integration (CAPTAIN).

[8,000 ] 

Integrated Environmental Control and Power ................................. [5,000 ] 

Pulsed Laser for Hypersonic Defense .............................................. [5,000 ] 

Resilient Position, Navigation, and Timing Development (PNT) ... [7,000 ] 

052 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ......................................... 19,120 24,120 

Essential Multi-Function Multi-Mission Payload Development ....... [5,000 ] 

054 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV ...................... 47,537 47,537 

055 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION .............................. 91,323 91,323 

056 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION—ADV DEV ...................... 43,026 29,926 

Slow expenditure—Ground Combat Platform ................................. [–13,100 ] 
1693 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

057 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY .................................... 3,550 3,550 

058 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV 65,567 65,567 

059 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ............. 73,675 73,675 

060 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/VAL ........... 31,720 36,720 

Underwater Cut and Capture Demonstration ................................. [5,000 ] 

061 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................... 4,143 4,143 

062 0603801A AVIATION—ADV DEV ......................................................................... 1,502,160 1,464,160 

FARA—Excess to need .................................................................... [–50,000 ] 

Modular Communication, Command, and Control Suite (MC3– 

Suite).

[12,000 ] 

063 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV DEV ............... 7,604 7,604 

064 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV ....................................................... 1,602 1,602 

065 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ..................... 27,681 25,825 

Excessive growth—Program management ....................................... [–1,333 ] 

Slow expenditure rate—Advance Development ................................ [–523 ] 

066 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. 3,024 3,024 

067 0604019A EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE (EMAM) ............................. 97,018 97,018 

068 0604020A CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT) ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING.117,557 117,557 

069 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE CAPABILITY ................ 38,851 38,851 

070 0604036A MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV ............... 191,394 191,394 

071 0604037A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV 

DEV.

10,626 10,626 

072 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................ 11,095 11,095 

073 0604101A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.4) .................. 5,144 5,144 

074 0604103A ELECTRONIC WARFARE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 

TOOL (EWPMT).

2,260 2,260 

075 0604113A FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 

(FTUAS).

53,143 24,096 

Slow expenditure rate ....................................................................... [–29,047 ] 

076 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR ......... 816,663 816,663 

077 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES .................................. 281,314 281,314 

078 0604117A MANEUVER—SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE (M-SHORAD) ....... 281,239 240,065 

Delayed expenditure—Contract Award Delay ................................. [–41,174 ] 

079 0604119A ARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING.204,914 204,914 

080 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) .... 40,930 33,090 

Slow expenditure rate—ALTNAV ................................................... [–5,236 ] 

Slow expenditure rate—Mounted APNT ......................................... [–2,604 ] 

081 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT & 

PROTOTYPING.

109,714 78,686 

Slow expenditure rate—Reconfig Virtual Collective Trainer ........... [–3,524 ] 

Slow expenditure rate—STE Live ................................................... [–25,451 ] 

Slow expenditure rate—SVT ........................................................... [–2,053 ] 

082 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.16,426 16,426 

083 0604135A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES ....................................................... 31,559 31,559 

084 0604182A HYPERSONICS ...................................................................................... 43,435 43,435 

085 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR .................................................................... 8,040 8,040 

086 0604531A COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.64,242 64,242 

087 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT ................................................... 40,915 40,915 

090A 99999999 FLEXIBLE TRANSITION PATHWAY ............................................... 10,000 

Pilot program ................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

229A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 19,200 16,700 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–2,500 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.4,420,315 4,306,770 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

091 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS .......................................................................... 13,673 13,673 

092 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 12,789 12,789 

093 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS ..................................................... 64,076 62,732 

Slow expenditure .............................................................................. [–1,344 ] 

094 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES ....................................................... 28,226 3,226 

Incomplete development goals .......................................................... [–25,000 ] 

095 0604611A JAVELIN ................................................................................................ 7,827 7,827

096 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES .................................... 44,197 44,197 

097 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL .................................................................... 1,134 11,134 

Integrated Mission Planning & Airspace Control Tools (IMPACT) [10,000 ] 

098 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (TUGV) .................. 142,125 142,125 

099 0604642A LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES ...................................... 53,564 9,671 

Incomplete development goals .......................................................... [–43,893 ] 

100 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (ASM)—ENG DEV ....... 102,201 102,201 

101 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV ............................................. 48,720 133,143 

Rephase from Procurement for IVAS 1.2 development ................... [89,451 ] 

Slow expenditure—Joint Effects Targetting System (JETS) ......... [–5,028 ] 

102 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT .................... 2,223 2,223 
1694 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

103 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV ............................ 21,441 21,441 

104 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE— 

ENG DEV.

74,738 84,738 

Software Integration Digital Eco-system ......................................... [10,000 ] 

105 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ....... 30,985 30,985 

106 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT ....................... 13,626 13,626 

107 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS (DIS)—ENG 

DEV.

8,802 8,802 

108 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION .......... 20,828 20,828 

109 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV ....................................... 243,851 258,851 

Long Range Precision Guidance Kit ............................................... [15,000 ] 

110 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV ............... 37,420 37,420 

111 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG 

DEV.

34,214 34,214 

112 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 

EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV.

6,496 6,496 

113 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV ................................ 13,581 13,581 

114 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & 

SOFTWARE.

168,574 160,778 

Slow expenditure rate—Expeditionary Army Command Post ......... [–5,049 ] 

Slow expenditure rate—Sustainment Transport System ................. [–2,747 ] 

115 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................... 94,944 94,944 

116 0604822A GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS) 2,965 2,965 

117 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL .................................... 11,333 11,333 

118 0604852A SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS—EMD 79,250 79,250 

119 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD ........................................................... 42,490 42,490 

120 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......................... 104,024 104,024 

121 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A) 102,084 102,084 

123 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ............................ 18,662 18,662 

124 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) ................................................ 30,328 30,328 

125 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) ................. 11,509 11,509 

126 0605036A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD) ...... 1,050 1,050 

128 0605041A DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT ................................. 27,714 27,714 

129 0605042A TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER) ................. 4,318 4,318 

130 0605047A CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM ......................................................... 16,355 16,355 

131 0605049A MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM MODERNIZATION (MWSM) .......... 27,571 27,571 

132 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT ............................... 24,900 24,900 

133 0605052A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2—BLOCK 1 196,248 196,248 

134 0605053A GROUND ROBOTICS ............................................................................ 35,319 35,319 

135 0605054A EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES ....................................... 201,274 149,834 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–2,500 ] 

Prototype delay ................................................................................ [–48,940 ] 

137 0605144A NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE—MEDIUM ........................... 36,970 25,559 

Unjustified cost growth .................................................................... [–11,411 ] 

139 0605148A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) EMD .. 132,136 132,136 

140 0605203A ARMY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION ............... 81,657 81,657 

141 0605205A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.5) .................. 31,284 31,284 

142 0605206A CI AND HUMINT EQUIPMENT PROGRAM-ARMY (CIHEP-A) ..... 2,170 2,170 

143 0605216A JOINT TARGETING INTEGRATED COMMAND AND COORDINATION SUITE (JTIC2S).9,290 9,290 

144 0605224A MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE ..................................................... 41,003 41,003 

146 0605231A PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) ............................................ 272,786 272,786 

147 0605232A HYPERSONICS EMD ............................................................................ 900,920 900,920 

148 0605233A ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE) ................... 27,361 27,361 

149 0605235A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY ........................................... 348,855 348,855 

150 0605236A INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS .............................. 22,901 22,901 

151 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ..................................... 3,014 3,014 

152 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD) .... 284,095 273,195 

Capabilty development excess growth .............................................. [–10,900 ] 

153 0605531A COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS 

DEV & DEMONSTRATION.

36,016 36,016 

154 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE ........................................................... 996,653 875,753 

OMFV slow expenditure ................................................................... [–120,900 ] 

155 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP) ......................... 15,129 15,129 

156 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING 

AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PH.

27,243 26,143 

Slow expenditure .............................................................................. [–1,100 ] 

157 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................ 1,167 1,167 

158 0303032A TROJAN—RH12 .................................................................................... 3,879 3,879 

159 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 137,186 137,186 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.5,639,364 5,485,003 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

160 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 38,492 38,492 

161 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................................... 11,873 27,273 

Program increase ............................................................................. [5,000 ] 

U.S. Replacement for Foreign Engines for Aerial Targets ............. [10,400 ] 
1695 

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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

162 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ................................................................ 76,167 76,167 

163 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER .................................................................... 37,078 37,078 

164 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL ................................................................ 314,872 314,872 

165 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM ................................. 95,551 95,551 

167 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES ......................................... 439,118 439,118 

168 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS 42,220 72,220 

Rapid Assurance Modernization Program ....................................... [30,000 ] 

169 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS ....................................... 37,518 37,518 

170 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION .............................................................. 2,718 2,718 

172 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ..................................................... 26,902 26,902 

173 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS ............................................. 7,805 7,805 

174 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING ......................................... 75,133 75,133 

175 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER .......................................................... 71,118 71,118 

176 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD COLLABORATION & INTEG ... 11,204 11,204 

177 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................ 93,895 93,895 

178 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES ...................................... 31,327 36,227 

Modeling & Simulation—Infrastructure .......................................... [4,900 ] 

179 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND 

SAFETY.

50,409 50,409 

180 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT 1,629 1,629 

181 0605898A ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS—R&D - MHA ........... 55,843 55,843 

182 0606002A RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE 91,340 95,340 

Mission Control Center Modernization ............................................ [4,000 ] 

183 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL MODERNIZATION ......... 6,348 6,348 

185 0606942A ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER 

VULNERABILITIES.

6,025 6,025 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 1,624,585 1,678,885 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

187 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ................................ 14,465 14,465 

188 0605024A ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ....................................... 7,472 7,472 

189 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.8,425 8,425 

190 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM .................. 1,507 1,507 

191 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ......................... 9,265 24,265 

714C Engine Enhancement ............................................................. [15,000 ] 

192 0607139A IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM .................................... 201,247 191,062 

Excessive Growth—Government Planning ....................................... [–1,721 ] 

Slow expenditure rate ....................................................................... [–8,464 ] 

193 0607142A AVIATION ROCKET SYSTEM PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AND 

DEVELOPMENT.

3,014 3,014 

194 0607143A UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS ....... 25,393 25,393 

195 0607145A APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ................................................. 10,547 35,547 

Apache modernization ...................................................................... [25,000 ] 

196 0607148A AN/TPQ–53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR 

SYSTEM.

54,167 54,167 

197 0607150A INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT ....................................................... 4,345 4,345 

198 0607312A ARMY OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ....................... 19,000 19,000 

199 0607313A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 6,389 6,389 

200 0607315A ENDURING TURBINE ENGINES AND POWER SYSTEMS .......... 2,411 2,411 

201 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS .................................................................. 797 797 

202 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT .............................................. 177,197 177,197 

203 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).42,177 42,177 

204 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ......................... 146,635 149,935 

Abrams Modernization Program ...................................................... [15,000 ] 

Slow expenditure—Stryker Combat Vehicle Improvement Program [–11,700 ] 

205 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS .......... 122,902 110,802 

Excess growth—ERCA range prototype build ................................. [–5,900 ] 

Slow expenditure—Extended Range Cannon Artillery .................... [–6,200 ] 

207 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 146 146 

208 0203758A DIGITIZATION ...................................................................................... 1,515 1,515 

209 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 4,520 4,520 

210 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS .......... 10,044 10,044 

211 0205412A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—OPERATIONAL 

SYSTEM DEV.

281 281 

212 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS) ....... 75,952 75,952 

213 0208053A JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM .............................................. 203 203 

216 0303028A SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES .............................. 301 301 

217 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ......................... 15,323 15,323 

218 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ............................................ 13,082 13,082 

219 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE) ................................ 26,838 26,838 

222 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) .................................. 9,456 9,456 

225 0305219A MQ–1C GRAY EAGLE UAS .................................................................. 6,629 6,629 

227 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES ............ 75,317 85,317 

Additive manufacturing expansion ................................................... [10,000 ] 

228A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 8,786 8,786 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 1,105,748 1,136,763 
1696 

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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 

228 0608041A DEFENSIVE CYBER—SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.83,570 83,570 

SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 

PILOT PROGRAMS.

83,570 83,570 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

EVALUATION, ARMY.

15,775,381 15,849,922 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES .......................................... 96,355 101,355 

Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) [5,000 ] 

002 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................... 540,908 543,908 

Hypersonic research initiatives ........................................................ [3,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................................. 637,263 645,263 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

003 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ................................ 23,982 23,982 

004 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ................................. 142,148 144,648 

Cavitation erosion research .............................................................. [2,500 ] 

005 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY ...................... 59,208 66,708 

Next Generation Lithium Ion Batteries .......................................... [5,000 ] 

Unmanned logistics solutions ........................................................... [2,500 ] 

006 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................... 52,090 52,090 

007 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH ................. 74,722 74,722 

008 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH ............... 92,473 92,473 

009 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH 80,806 90,806 

Continous distributed sensing systems ............................................ [10,000 ] 

010 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH ............. 7,419 7,419 

011 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH ............................... 61,503 69,003 

Academic Partnerships for Submarine & Undersea Vehicle Research & Manufacturing.[5,000 ] 

Undersea Sensing and Communications .......................................... [2,500 ] 

012 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH ............. 182,662 185,162 

Long endurance mobile autonomous passive acoustic sensing research.[2,500 ] 

013 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH 30,435 30,435 

014 0602792N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED RESEARCH.133,828 133,828 

015 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT—ONR FIELD 

ACITIVITIES.

85,063 80,063 

Early to need .................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................ 1,026,339 1,051,339 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ....................... 29,512 29,512 

017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..... 8,418 8,418 

018 0603273N SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.112,329 112,329 

019 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD) .... 308,217 320,717 

Early to need .................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

Hybrid electrical VTOL UAS development ..................................... [2,500 ] 

Long Range Maneuvering Projectile ................................................ [15,000 ] 

020 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.15,556 15,556 

021 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 

DEVELOPMENT.

264,700 267,200 

Automated acoustic signal classifier ................................................ [2,500 ] 

022 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................... 61,843 61,843 

023 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .......... 5,100 5,100 

024 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.75,898 75,898 

025 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.2,048 2,048 

026 0603801N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.132,931 142,931 

HEL weapon System ....................................................................... [10,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.1,016,552 1,041,552 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

027 0603128N UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM .......................................................... 108,225 108,225 

028 0603178N LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (LUSV) ..................... 117,400 117,400 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

029 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS .......................................... 40,653 45,653 

Autonomous surface and underwater dual-modality vehicles .......... [5,000 ] 

030 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY ............................................................... 20,874 20,874 

031 0603239N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES .................................................... 7,821 7,821 

032 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ....................................................... 17,090 17,090 

033 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE .................................... 3,721 3,721 

034 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY ........................... 6,216 16,216 

Tier 2.5 LO Inspection Technology ................................................. [10,000 ] 

035 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES.34,690 34,690 

036 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE ............................................ 730 730 

037 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 6,095 6,095 

038 0603525N PILOT FISH ........................................................................................... 916,208 916,208 

039 0603527N RETRACT LARCH ................................................................................ 7,545 7,545 

040 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER ............................................................................ 271,109 271,109 

041 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL ................................................................ 811 811 

042 0603553N SURFACE ASW ...................................................................................... 1,189 1,189 

043 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ................... 88,415 88,415 

044 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS .............................. 15,119 15,119 

045 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN ............................................. 89,939 94,939 

Support for Additive Manufacturing ............................................... [5,000 ] 

046 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUDIES ........... 121,402 126,402 

Ship Concept Advanced Design ....................................................... [5,000 ] 

047 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ...................................... 319,656 319,656 

048 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS ............................. 133,911 138,911 

Support Shipboard Distribution of High-Power Energy ................. [5,000 ] 

049 0603576N CHALK EAGLE ..................................................................................... 116,078 116,078 

050 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) ...................................................... 32,615 32,615 

051 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION .................................................... 18,610 18,610 

052 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT ........................................................................ 257,076 267,076 

Rapid composites .............................................................................. [10,000 ] 

053 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES .................................................................... 31,464 16,464 

Insufficient justification ................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

054 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT) ................................... 10,809 10,809 

055 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT ................................................................. 112,972 112,972 

056 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ........................................................... 9,030 9,030 

057 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM ............. 128,782 110,982 

Slow expenditure .............................................................................. [–17,800 ] 

058 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ...... 44,766 44,766 

059 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............ 10,751 10,751 

060 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION .................................................... 24,457 24,457 

061 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM ................................................................. 72,214 77,214 

Marine Energy Systems for Sensors and Microgrids ...................... [5,000 ] 

062 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT ............................................................. 10,149 10,149 

063 0603734N CHALK CORAL ..................................................................................... 687,841 522,841 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–165,000 ] 

064 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY ..................................................... 4,712 2,712 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–2,000 ] 

065 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE ................................................................................ 420,455 420,455 

066 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA .................................................................................. 2,100,474 1,000,174

Project 2937: Unjustified requirements ........................................... [–1,100,300 ] 

067 0603751N RETRACT ELM ..................................................................................... 88,036 88,036 

068 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN .............................................................................. 547,005 547,005 

069 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................... 6,265 6,265 

070 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY ......................................................... 1,624 4,124 

Hypervelocity Projectile—Seeker Integration .................................. [2,500 ] 

071 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING .................................... 31,058 31,058 

072 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS— 

DEM/VAL.

22,590 22,590 

073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS ........ 52,129 52,129 

074 0604014N F/A –18 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) ........................ 32,127 32,127 

075 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE ............................................................. 181,001 181,001 

076 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES ..... 110,506 105,506 

Late execution—MEDUSA .............................................................. [–5,000 ] 

077 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE TECHNOLOGIES ..... 71,156 71,156 

078 0604030N RAPID PROTOTYPING, EXPERIMENTATION AND DEMONSTRATION..214,100 214,100 

079 0604031N LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES ................................ 6,900 6,900 

080 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER 

(CVN 78—80).

118,182 118,182 

082 0604127N SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES .......................................... 16,127 16,127 

083 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).34,684 34,684 

084 0604289M NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS ..................................................... 5,991 5,991 

085 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME STRIKE) .......................... 2,100 2,100 

086 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE ........................ 131,763 131,763 

087 0604454N LX (R) ..................................................................................................... 21,319 21,319 

088 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING ........................................ 104,328 104,328 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

089 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS) ............... 11,567 11,567 

090 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ..... 5,976 195,976 

SLCM-N ........................................................................................... [190,000 ] 

091 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/ 

ENGINEERING SUPPORT.

9,993 9,993 

092 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.237,655 237,655 

093 0605512N MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (MUSVS)) .............. 85,800 85,800 

094 0605513N UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING CAPABILITIES .. 176,261 176,261 

095 0605514M GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE ............................................ 36,383 36,383 

096 0605516M LONG RANGE FIRES ........................................................................... 36,763 36,763 

097 0605518N CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS) ...................................... 901,064 921,064 

Mach-TB .......................................................................................... [20,000 ] 

098 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP ............................................ 10,167 10,167 

099 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM .......... 539 9,439 

KAMAN KARGO ............................................................................. [8,900 ] 

100 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP ......................... 1,250 1,250 

100A 99999999 FLEXIBLE TRANSITION PATHWAY ............................................... 10,000 

Pilot program ................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.9,734,483 8,705,783 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

101 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT ........................................................ 44,120 44,120 

102 0604038N MARITIME TARGETING CELL .......................................................... 30,922 30,922 

103 0604212M OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT ........................................................ 101,209 101,209 

104 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT ........................................................ 2,604 2,604 

105 0604214M AV–8B AIRCRAFT—ENG DEV ........................................................... 8,263 8,263 

106 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... 4,039 4,039 

107 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT ..... 62,350 62,350 

108 0604221N P–3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM .................................................... 771 771 

109 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM .......................................................... 109,485 109,485 

110 0604231N COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................. 87,457 87,457 

111 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE ....................................................................... 399,919 449,219 

Navy UPL—E–2D Theater Combat ID and HECTR .................... [49,300 ] 

112 0604245M H–1 UPGRADES .................................................................................... 29,766 29,766 

113 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS .......................................................... 51,531 51,531 

114 0604262N V–22A ...................................................................................................... 137,597 137,597 

115 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................................ 42,155 42,155 

116 0604269N EA–18 ...................................................................................................... 172,507 172,507 

117 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 171,384 171,384 

118 0604273M EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT ............................................... 35,376 35,376 

119 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) .............................................. 40,477 40,477 

120 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRS-NAVY) ........... 451,397 466,397 

Navy Multiband Terminal ................................................................ [5,000 ] 

Satellite Terminal (transportable) Non-Geostationary .................... [10,000 ] 

121 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) INCREMENT II ................. 250,577 199,645 

Next Generation Jammer—Low Band ............................................ [–50,932 ] 

122 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING ...... 453,311 453,311 

124 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) ..................................................... 52,211 52,211 

125 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS .......................................... 418,187 493,187 

Program increase ............................................................................. [75,000 ] 

126 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM ................................................................................... 11,368 11,368 

127 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.66,445 68,945 

Stratospheric Balloon Research ....................................................... [2,500 ] 

129 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS ........................................... 115,396 115,396 

130 0604503N SSN–688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION ................................... 93,435 93,435 

131 0604504N AIR CONTROL ....................................................................................... 42,656 42,656 

132 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS ................................................... 10,442 10,442 

133 0604518N COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER CONVERSION ........................ 11,359 11,359 

134 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM ............. 90,307 90,307 

135 0604530N ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG) ............................................ 10,658 10,658 

136 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN ............................................................................... 234,356 241,356 

Precision Manuevering Unit ............................................................. [7,000 ] 

137 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM ................................ 71,516 71,516 

138 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE T&E .................................. 22,462 22,462 

139 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES ................................... 4,279 4,279 

140 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................ 104,731 99,731 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

141 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT .................................. 229,668 229,668 

142 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ...... 9,064 9,064 

143 0604657M USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS— 

ENG DEV.

62,329 62,329 

144 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND HUMAN FACTORS.9,319 9,319 

145 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS .......................................... 1,964 1,964 

146 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL) ............................. 158,426 158,426 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

147 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL) ............................ 47,492 52,492 

Ship Self Defense (Soft Kill) ........................................................... [5,000 ] 

148 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW) ...................... 125,206 125,206 

149 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING ...................................................... 19,969 19,969 

150 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ................................................................ 6,061 6,061 

151 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM ................................................................... 45,262 45,262 

154 0604850N SSN(X) .................................................................................................... 361,582 361,582 

155 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......................... 22,663 22,663 

156 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......................... 282,138 282,138 

157 0605024N ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ....................................... 8,340 8,340 

158 0605180N TACAMO MODERNIZATION ............................................................... 213,743 213,743 

159 0605212M CH–53K RDTE ....................................................................................... 222,288 222,288 

160 0605215N MISSION PLANNING ........................................................................... 86,448 86,448 

161 0605217N COMMON AVIONICS ............................................................................ 81,076 81,076 

162 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC) .............................................. 1,343 1,343 

163 0605327N T-AO 205 CLASS ................................................................................... 71 71 

164 0605414N UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA) ........................................ 220,404 220,404 

165 0605450M JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ..................................... 384 384 

166 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA) ............................ 36,027 36,027 

167 0605504N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA) INCREMENT III .................. 132,449 132,449 

168 0605611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.103,236 103,236 

169 0605813M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.2,609 2,609 

170 0204202N DDG–1000 ............................................................................................... 231,778 231,778 

171 0301377N COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS 

(CACW).

17,531 17,531 

172 0304785N ISR & INFO OPERATIONS .................................................................. 174,271 174,271 

173 0306250M CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............... 2,068 2,068 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.6,962,234 7,060,102 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

174 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 22,918 22,918 

175 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................................... 18,623 18,623 

176 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ................................................................ 74,221 74,221 

177 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—NAVY ................................. 3,229 3,229 

178 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES .................................................... 45,672 45,672 

180 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES ......................................... 1,000 1,000 

181 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT .... 124,328 131,828 

Program increase ............................................................................. [7,500 ] 

182 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................ 4,053 4,053 

183 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT ........................................ 203,447 203,447 

184 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ................................................ 481,975 481,975 

185 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY ............. 29,399 29,399 

186 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT 27,504 27,504 

187 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT .................. 9,183 9,183 

188 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT ................................. 34,976 34,976 

189 0605898N MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D .................................................................. 41,331 41,331 

190 0606355N WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT ....................................... 37,340 37,340 

191 0305327N INSIDER THREAT ............................................................................... 2,246 2,246 

192 0902498N MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS (DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES).2,168 2,168 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 1,163,613 1,171,113 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

196 0604840M F–35 C2D2 .............................................................................................. 544,625 507,125 

TR–3/B4 Unplanned cost growth .................................................... [–37,500 ] 

197 0604840N F–35 C2D2 .............................................................................................. 543,834 506,334 

TR–3/B4 Unplanned cost growth .................................................... [–37,500 ] 

198 0605520M MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS SYSTEMS ................. 99,860 89,360 

Slow expenditure .............................................................................. [–10,500 ] 

199 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY (CEC) ..................... 153,440 153,440 

200 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT ...................... 321,648 321,648 

201 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM .................................. 62,694 62,694 

202 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................. 92,869 92,869 

203 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ........................................... 51,919 72,319 

Navy UPL—VIOLET - Navy Strategic Communications .............. [20,400 ] 

204 0204136N F/A–18 SQUADRONS ............................................................................ 333,783 333,783 

205 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT ............................................................................ 8,619 8,619 

206 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER 

(TMPC).

122,834 122,834 

207 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ....................................... 76,279 76,279 

208 0204313N SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS ........................ 1,103 1,103 

209 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS (DISPLACEMENT 

CRAFT).

1,991 1,991 

210 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) ....................... 92,674 77,574 

Slow expenditure .............................................................................. [–15,100 ] 
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Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

211 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............ 115,894 115,894 

212 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUPPORT .............. 61,677 61,677 

213 0205601N ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT ................................. 59,555 59,555 

214 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION ....................... 29,973 29,973 

215 0205632N MK–48 ADCAP ....................................................................................... 213,165 213,165 

216 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS .............................................................. 143,277 143,277 

217 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ............................... 152,546 152,546 

218 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ............................ 192,625 183,725 

Marine Electromagnetic Warfare Ground Family of Systems ........ [–7,200 ] 

Tactical Communication Modernization ........................................... [–1,700 ] 

219 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM 

(CAC2S).

12,565 12,565 

220 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.83,900 83,900 

221 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT ........................... 27,794 27,794 

222 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS 

(MIP).

47,762 47,762 

223 0206629M AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE ................................................... 373 373 

224 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES .................................................................. 36,439 36,439 

225 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) 29,198 29,198 

226 0208043N PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS) ........................ 3,565 3,565 

230 0303138N AFLOAT NETWORKS .......................................................................... 49,995 49,995 

231 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ......................... 33,390 33,390 

232 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES ........ 7,304 7,304 

233 0305204N TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ................................. 11,235 11,235 

234 0305205N UAS INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ............................ 16,409 16,409 

235 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............ 51,192 43,992 

Distributed Common Ground System Marine Corps (DCGS-MC) .. [–7,200 ] 

236 0305220N MQ–4C TRITON ..................................................................................... 12,094 12,094 

237 0305231N MQ–8 UAV .............................................................................................. 29,700 29,700 

238 0305232M RQ–11 UAV ............................................................................................. 2,107 2,107 

239 0305234N SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL UAS (STUASL0) ............................. 2,999 2,999 

240 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT ...................... 49,460 49,460 

241 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP) ........... 13,005 13,005 

242 0305251N CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT .. 2,000 2,000 

243 0305421N RQ–4 MODERNIZATION ..................................................................... 300,378 300,378 

244 0307577N INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD) .......................................... 788 788 

245 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT ..................................... 10,994 10,994 

246 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) .................................................... 23,248 23,248 

247 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH) ........................................ 3,284 3,284 

251A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 2,021,376 2,061,376 

INDOPACOM UPL ......................................................................... [40,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 6,359,438 6,303,138 

SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 

249 0608013N RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION—SOFTWARE PILOT 

PROGRAM.

11,748 11,748 

250 0608231N MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL (MTC2)— 

SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.

10,555 10,555 

SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 

PILOT PROGRAMS.

22,303 22,303 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

EVALUATION, NAVY.

26,922,225 26,000,593 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................... 401,486 401,486 

002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES .......................................... 182,372 184,372 

UARC Advanced Research on Strategic Deterrence—TriPolar 

Game Theory.

[2,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................................. 583,858 585,858 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

003 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH ..................... 90,713 90,713 

004 0602022F UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)— 

TACTICAL AUTONOMY.

8,018 8,018 

005 0602102F MATERIALS ........................................................................................... 142,325 147,325 

High energy synchrotron x-ray research .......................................... [2,500 ] 

Materials development for high mach capabilities ........................... [2,500 ] 

006 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES ....................................... 161,268 163,768 

Aerospace engineering systems security integration ........................ [2,500 ] 

007 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH ........................ 146,921 144,421 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–2,500 ] 

008 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION ................................................................ 184,867 189,867 

High mach turbine engine ............................................................... [5,000 ] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

009 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS ....................................................................... 216,269 216,269 

011 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT—MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.10,303 10,303 

012 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ........................................................... 160,599 160,599 

013 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ............................................... 129,961 129,961 

014 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS ............ 182,076 178,567 

JADC2 Operational Testbed ............................................................ [5,000 ] 

Secure Interference Avoiding Connectivity of Autonomous AI Machines.[3,000 ] 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–11,509 ] 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................ 1,433,320 1,439,811 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

015 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY DEMOS .................... 255,855 230,855 

Rocket Cargo early to need .............................................................. [–25,000 ] 

016 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS ...................... 30,372 32,872 

Metals Affordability Initiative .......................................................... [2,500 ] 

017 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) .................. 10,478 10,478 

018 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS ................................................ 48,046 48,046 

019 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO ........................................ 51,896 57,896 

Hybrid Electric Propulsion .............................................................. [6,000 ] 

020 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY ........... 56,789 59,289 

Additive manufacturing for energetics ............................................. [2,500 ] 

021 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY .......................................... 32,510 32,510 

022 0603273F SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.

70,321 70,321 

023 0603444F MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSSS) ........................... 2 2 

024 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.15,593 15,593 

025 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY .................................. 132,311 132,311 

026 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ........................................... 102,997 92,997 

Excessive cost growth ....................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

027 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................... 44,422 46,922 

High accuracy robotics ..................................................................... [2,500 ] 

028 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.37,779 40,279 

Modeling and simulation conversion software .................................. [2,500 ] 

029 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) ................................ 2,005 2,005 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.891,376 872,376 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

030 0603036F MODULAR ADVANCED MISSILE ...................................................... 105,238 0 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–105,238 ] 

031 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .............................. 6,237 6,237 

032 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY ................................... 21,298 21,298 

033 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................... 2,208 2,208 

034 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/VAL ............ 45,319 45,319 

035 0604001F NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS ............................................................. 10,011 10,011 

037 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ABMS) .............. 500,575 500,575 

038 0604004F ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT ............................................ 595,352 595,352 

039 0604005F NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING ............... 78,799 78,799 

040 0604006F DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE TECH ARCHITECTURE .................... 2,620 0 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–2,620 ] 

041 0604007F E–7 .......................................................................................................... 681,039 718,239 

Rapid Prototyping ............................................................................ [37,200 ] 

042 0604009F AFWERX PRIME ................................................................................... 83,336 88,336 

Agility Prime .................................................................................... [5,000 ] 

043 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE—BOMBER ................................................... 2,984,143 2,984,143 

044 0604025F RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER) ....... 154,300 154,300 

045 0604032F DIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPING .............................................. 1,246 1,246 

046 0604033F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING ......................................................... 150,340 0 

Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) ........................... [–150,340 ] 

047 0604183F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING—HYPERSONIC ATTACK 

CRUISE MISSILE (HACM).

381,528 401,528 

HACM Production and Tooling Investment .................................... [20,000 ] 

048 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS ........................ 18,041 18,041 

049 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS ................................... 27,650 27,650 

050 0604288F SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (SAOC) ......... 888,829 888,829 

051 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ................................................................ 26,638 26,638 

052 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM 

(HDBTDS) PROGRAM.

19,266 19,266 

053 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS ....................... 37,121 37,121 

054 0604534F ADAPTIVE ENGINE TRANSITION PROGRAM (AETP) ................. 588,400 

Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction ................................... [588,400 ] 

055 0604668F JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS) .... 37,026 37,026 

056 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D ................. 31,833 31,833 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

057 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM ......................................................... 210,806 235,476 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [24,670 ] 

058 0604860F OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND INSTALLATION RESILIENCE ... 46,305 46,305 

059 0605164F AIR REFUELING CAPABILITY MODERNIZATION ....................... 19,400 19,400 

061 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE .......................................... 2,326,128 1,775,528 

Project 646007: Program deferment ............................................... [–550,600 ] 

062 0207179F AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS ........................... 118,826 176,013 

Project 647123: Air-Air Refueling TMRR ...................................... [75,000 ] 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–17,813 ] 

063 0207420F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION ............................................................... 1,902 1,902 

064 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR (3DELRR) .......... 19,763 19,763 

065 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS (ABADS) ................................ 78,867 78,867 

066 0208030F WAR RESERVE MATERIEL—AMMUNITION .................................. 8,175 8,175 

068 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA) ................ 25,157 25,157 

069 0305601F MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS ............................................ 17,727 17,727 

072 0708051F RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION (RSM) ......................... 43,431 43,431 

073 0808737F INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION .......................................... 9,364 9,364 

074 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM ........... 28,294 28,294 

075 1206415F U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

SUPPORT.

14,892 14,892 

075A 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM .......................... 7,928 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [7,928 ] 

075B 99999999 FLEXIBLE TRANSITION PATHWAY ............................................... 10,000 

Pilot program ................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.9,859,030 9,800,617 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

076 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS .......... 9,757 34,757 

RAACM ............................................................................................ [15,000 ] 

Stand-Off Attack Weapon Technology ............................................. [10,000 ] 

077 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS ........................ 163,156 163,156 

078 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT ....................................................... 45,884 45,884 

079 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 13,804 13,804 

080 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE ................................. 74,023 79,023 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [5,000 ] 

081 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ................................................ 10,605 10,605 

082 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ..................................... 5,918 5,918 

083 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS ................................................................................... 3,345 3,345 

084 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT ................................................................ 21,967 21,967 

085 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ................................................................. 39,301 39,301 

086 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ........................................................... 152,569 152,569 

087 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON ............................................... 911,406 891,406 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

088 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION ......................................................... 71,732 71,732 

089 0605030F JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ............................ 2,256 2,256 

090 0605031F JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) ................................................ 452 452 

091 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT ......................................... 36,582 36,582 

092 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM .......................... 7,928 0 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–7,928 ] 

093 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING .......................................................... 77,252 65,652 

Program delay .................................................................................. [–11,600 ] 

094 0605229F HH–60W .................................................................................................. 48,268 48,268 

095 0605238F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT EMD ....................... 3,746,935 3,739,285 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–7,650 ] 

096 0207171F F–15 EPAWSS ........................................................................................ 13,982 13,982 

097 0207279F ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY AND RECOVERY ..... 56,225 56,225 

098 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON ............................................................ 298,585 298,585 

099 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING ............................................... 7,597 17,597 

Airborne Augmented Reality for Pilot Training .............................. [10,000 ] 

100 0208036F MEDICAL C-CBRNE PROGRAMS ...................................................... 2,006 2,006 

102 0305205F ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ............................ 30,000 30,000 

103 0401221F KC–46A TANKER SQUADRONS ......................................................... 124,662 124,662 

104 0401319F VC–25B ................................................................................................... 490,701 433,701 

Excess to Need ................................................................................. [–57,000 ] 

105 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS .......................................................... 12,911 12,911 

106 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS ............................................................. 1,922 1,922 

106A 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR .............................. 428,754 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [428,754 ] 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.6,481,731 6,846,307 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

107 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 16,626 16,626 

108 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ................................................................ 31,143 31,143 

109 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE ............................................................. 38,398 38,398 

110 0605502F SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH ............................... 1,466 1,466 

111 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION ........................... 13,736 13,736 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

112 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ................................................ 913,213 946,026 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [32,813 ] 

113 0605827F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG & COMBAT SYS ........................ 317,901 317,901 

114 0605828F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL REACH ............................................... 541,677 545,677 

Aircraft Cannon Digital Modeling ................................................... [4,000 ] 

115 0605829F ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & BUS SYS .................... 551,213 536,513 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–14,700 ] 

117 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY INTEGRATION ......................... 243,780 273,780 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [30,000 ] 

118 0605832F ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED PRGM TECHNOLOGY ............... 109,030 77,030 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–32,000 ] 

119 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS ....................................... 336,788 336,788 

120 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D .................................................................. 5,005 6,705 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [1,700 ] 

121 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION—TEST 

AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.

87,889 87,889 

122 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.35,065 35,065 

123 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION ......................... 89,956 89,956 

124 0606398F MANAGEMENT HQ—T&E ................................................................... 7,453 7,453 

126 0303255F COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTERS 

(C4)—STRATCOM.

20,871 30,871 

NC3 STRATCOM ............................................................................ [10,000 ] 

127 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS) ............................... 100,357 100,357 

128 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT .............................. 20,478 20,478 

129 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING ............................................................. 796 796 

132 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ......................................................... 3,917 3,917 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 3,486,758 3,518,571 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

134 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING .............. 41,464 41,464 

135 0604283F BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR DEVELOPMENT ............ 40,000 5,000 

ARSR–4 Replacement Hawai’i Radar ............................................. [–35,000 ] 

136 0604445F WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE ........................................................... 8,018 8,018 

137 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT ................................................................ 5,645 5,645 

139 0604840F F–35 C2D2 .............................................................................................. 1,275,268 1,185,268 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

TR–3/B4 Unplanned cost growth .................................................... [–75,000 ] 

140 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS) .. 40,203 40,203 

141 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY ................. 49,613 49,613 

142 0605117F FOREIGN MATERIEL ACQUISITION AND EXPLOITATION ....... 93,881 93,881 

143 0605278F HC/MC–130 RECAP RDT&E ................................................................ 36,536 11,536 

Excess to need .................................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

144 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION ............................................................................. 22,910 22,910 

145 0101113F B–52 SQUADRONS ............................................................................... 950,815 921,832 

Scheduling delays ............................................................................. [–43,000 ] 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [14,017 ] 

146 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) .................................... 290 290 

147 0101126F B–1B SQUADRONS ............................................................................... 12,619 12,619 

148 0101127F B–2 SQUADRONS ................................................................................. 87,623 87,623 

149 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS ................................................................ 33,237 43,237 

Legacy Weapons Software Translation/Modernization .................... [5,000 ] 

Multi-Domain Command and Control Tool ..................................... [5,000 ] 

150 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ............... 24,653 24,653 

151 0101318F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—GLOBAL STRIKE ............. 7,562 7,562 

153 0101328F ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES .............................................................. 475,415 475,415 

155 0102110F MH–139A ................................................................................................ 25,737 25,737 

156 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.831 831 

157 0102412F NORTH WARNING SYSTEM (NWS) .................................................. 102 102 

158 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR .............................. 428,754 35,000 

NORTHCOM UPL—Over the Horizon Radar Acceleration .......... [35,000 ] 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–428,754 ] 

159 0202834F VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT—GENERAL ................. 15,498 19,498 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [4,000 ] 

160 0205219F MQ–9 UAV .............................................................................................. 81,123 81,123 

161 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC WARFARE ..................... 2,303 2,303 

162 0207040F MULTI-PLATFORM ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT ...... 7,312 7,312 

164 0207133F F–16 SQUADRONS ................................................................................ 98,633 139,233 

IVEWS restoration .......................................................................... [40,600 ] 

165 0207134F F–15E SQUADRONS ............................................................................. 50,965 50,965 

166 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION ....................................... 16,543 16,543 

167 0207138F F–22A SQUADRONS ............................................................................. 725,889 740,889 

Cyber Resiliency ............................................................................... [15,000 ] 

168 0207142F F–35 SQUADRONS ................................................................................ 97,231 107,231 

Operational Test Data Sharing ....................................................... [10,000 ] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

169 0207146F F–15EX ................................................................................................... 100,006 100,006 

170 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES .................................................................. 41,958 41,958 

171 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) 53,679 53,679 

172 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE—PARARESCUE .................................................. 726 726 

173 0207238F E–11A ...................................................................................................... 64,888 64,888 

174 0207247F AF TENCAP ........................................................................................... 25,749 25,749 

175 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT ......................... 11,872 11,872 

176 0207253F COMPASS CALL .................................................................................... 66,932 66,932 

177 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 55,223 65,223 

Additive manufacturing expansion ................................................... [10,000 ] 

178 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM) ............ 132,937 132,937 

179 0207327F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) ..................................................... 37,518 49,518 

GLSDB Maritime Seeker ................................................................. [12,000 ] 

180 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) .................................. 72,059 72,059 

181 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) ................................ 17,498 17,498 

183 0207418F AFSPECWAR—TACP ............................................................................ 2,106 2,106 

185 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES .................. 72,010 72,010 

186 0207438F THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM) C4I ............................ 6,467 6,467 

187 0207439F ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTEGRATED REPROGRAMMING 

(EWIR).

10,388 10,388 

188 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD .......................................... 10,060 10,060 

189 0207452F DCAPES .................................................................................................. 8,233 8,233 

190 0207521F AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS .......................................... 2,172 2,172 

192 0207573F NATIONAL TECHNICAL NUCLEAR FORENSICS .......................... 2,049 2,049 

193 0207590F SEEK EAGLE ........................................................................................ 33,478 33,478 

195 0207605F WARGAMING AND SIMULATION CENTERS .................................. 11,894 11,894 

197 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES ................................. 3,811 3,811 

198 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ........................................................ 96,272 96,272 

199 0208007F TACTICAL DECEPTION ...................................................................... 26,533 26,533 

201 0208087F DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE OPERATIONS ......................... 50,122 50,122 

202 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ............................... 113,064 113,064 

208 0208288F INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS ........................................................... 967 967 

209 0301025F GEOBASE ............................................................................................... 1,514 1,514 

211 0301113F CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT ............................. 8,476 8,476 

218 0301401F AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL ISR BATTLESPACE 

AWARENESS.

2,890 2,890 

219 0302015F E–4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC) ... 39,868 39,868 

220 0303004F EIT CONNECT ...................................................................................... 32,900 32,900 

221 0303089F CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS .......................................... 4,881 4,881 

222 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).33,567 33,567 

223 0303133F HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS ............................................. 40,000 40,000 

224 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ......................... 95,523 95,523 

226 0303248F ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM ............................................... 71,296 56,296 

Insufficient justification ................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

227 0303260F JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE .................................. 4,682 4,682 

228 0304100F STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM 

(SMPES).

64,944 64,944 

230 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE .................................................... 108,947 108,947 

231 0304310F COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ............................................. 4,635 4,635 

234 0305015F C2 AIR OPERATIONS SUITE—C2 INFO SERVICES ...................... 13,751 13,751 

235 0305020F CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY .............. 1,660 1,660 

236 0305022F ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION DVMT (IMAD) ............... 18,680 18,680 

237 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM) ........................... 5,031 5,031 

238 0305103F CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ........................................................ 301 301 

239 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE ........................................................................... 26,329 26,329 

240 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LANDING SYSTEM 

(ATCALS).

8,751 8,751 

241 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS ............................................................................... 6,915 6,915 

244 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES ............................. 352 352 

245 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ........ 6,930 6,930 

246 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) .................................. 21,588 21,588 

247 0305202F DRAGON U–2 ......................................................................................... 16,842 16,842 

248 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ..................................... 43,158 43,158 

249 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ........................................ 14,330 14,330 

250 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............ 88,854 88,854 

251 0305220F RQ–4 UAV ............................................................................................... 1,242 1,242

252 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGETING ................. 12,496 12,496 

253 0305238F NATO AGS .............................................................................................. 2 2 

254 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE ................................................... 31,589 31,589 

255 0305600F INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES.15,322 15,322 

256 0305881F RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION ............................................................ 8,830 8,830 

257 0305984F PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL (PRC2) ................. 2,764 2,764 

258 0307577F INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD) .......................................... 7,090 7,090 

259 0401115F C–130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON ............................................................... 5,427 23,427 

C–130H Link–16 MIDS-JTR Terminal .......................................... [18,000 ] 

260 0401119F C–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) ........................................................ 29,502 29,502 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

261 0401130F C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF) ............................................................................ 2,753 48,753 

C–17A Modernized High Frequency Radio ..................................... [16,000 ] 

C–17A Tactical Data Link .............................................................. [30,000 ] 

262 0401132F C–130J PROGRAM ................................................................................ 19,100 69,400 

C–130J Global Secure Data and Voice Comm ................................ [26,700 ] 

C–130J Tactical Data Link/BLOS Secure Data ............................ [18,600 ] 

Test and evaluate load alleviation components ................................ [5,000 ] 

263 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM) .............. 5,982 5,982 

264 0401218F KC–135S .................................................................................................. 51,105 51,105 

265 0401318F CV–22 ...................................................................................................... 18,127 18,127 

266 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL ....................................... 9,198 9,198 

268 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT) .................... 17,520 17,520 

269 0801380F AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC-OT) ................................ 25,144 25,144 

270 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING ............................................................... 2,265 2,265 

272 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY ..................................... 2,266 2,266 

273 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM ........................................... 4,006 4,006 

274 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ...................................................... 3,078 3,078 

275 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY ........................... 5,309 5,309 

276 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.4,279 4,279 

277 0901554F DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT SYS (DEAMS) ..... 45,925 45,925 

278 1202140F SERVICE SUPPORT TO SPACECOM ACTIVITIES ......................... 9,778 9,778 

279A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 16,814,245 16,799,508 

Program justification review ............................................................ [–14,737 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 23,829,283 23,442,709 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

EVALUATION, AIR FORCE.

46,565,356 46,506,249 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

004 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY ......................................................................... 206,196 286,584 

Advanced Analog Microelectronics ................................................... [5,000 ] 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [72,888 ] 

University Consortium for Space Technology .................................. [2,500 ] 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................ 206,196 286,584 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

005 1206310SF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.472,493 494,002 

Defense In Depth as Mission Assurance Spacecraft—Multilevel 

Security.

[10,000 ] 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [11,509 ] 

006 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO ...... 110,033 150,033 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [40,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.582,526 644,035 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

007 0604002SF SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES RESEARCH ....................... 849 849 

008 1203010SF SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, DIGITAL SOLUTIONS ... 61,723 51,723 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

009 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).353,807 353,807 

010 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS ................................................... 95,541 95,541 

011 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS ............................................................... 95,615 95,615 

013 1206410SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING ... 2,081,307 2,081,307 

016 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE TRANSITIONS (SSPT) ................ 145,948 105,948 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–40,000 ] 

017 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY ..................................................... 58,374 58,374 

018 1206458SF TECH TRANSITION (SPACE) ............................................................. 164,649 164,649 

019 1206730SF SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM .............................. 59,784 59,784 

020 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE (PTES) ........... 76,554 76,554 

021 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS) ........................................ 360,126 360,126 

022 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS) ........................................... 632,833 632,833 

023 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE ........................................... 12,036 22,036 

Machine Learning Techniques for Radio Frequency (RF) Signal 

Monitoring and Interference Detection.

[10,000 ] 

024 1206862SF TACTICALLY RESPONSE SPACE ..................................................... 30,000 50,000 

Program increase ............................................................................. [20,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.4,229,146 4,209,146 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

025 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF) ....................................................... 308,999 308,999 

027 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ............................................................... 36,537 36,537 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

028 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON .................................................... 79,727 79,727 

029 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS .................................. 372,827 372,827 

030 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) ......................................... 4,068 4,068 

031 1206432SF POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE) ........................................................... 73,757 73,757 

032 1206433SF WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE) ......................................... 49,445 49,445 

033 1206440SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—GROUND .............................................................. 661,367 661,367 

034 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR ................................................................. 222,178 222,178 

035 1206443SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—GEO ...................................................................... 719,731 719,731 

036 1206444SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—POLAR ................................................................. 1,013,478 1,013,478 

037 1206445SF COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) INTEGRATION .............. 73,501 73,501 

038 1206446SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—LOW 

EARTH ORBIT (LEO).

1,266,437 1,519,222 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [252,785 ] 

039 1206447SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO).538,208 790,992 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [252,784 ] 

040 1206448SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—INTEGRATED GROUND SEGMENT.505,569 0 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–505,569 ] 

041 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)— 

EMD.

82,188 92,188 

Launch capability development ........................................................ [10,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.6,008,017 6,018,017 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

043 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS ................................................... 3,568 3,568 

046 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE—SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS ....................... 258,969 276,500 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [17,531 ] 

047 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER—MHA ............................... 13,694 15,053 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [1,359 ] 

048 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY ......................................................................... 91,778 0 

Technical realignment ...................................................................... [–91,778 ] 

049 1206759SF MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT—SPACE ................................................ 146,797 146,797 

050 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) ........................ 18,023 18,023 

052 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) .......................................................... 30,192 30,192 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 563,021 490,133 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

055 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS (FAB-T) .................. 91,369 91,369 

056 1203040SF DCO-SPACE ........................................................................................... 76,003 76,003

057 1203109SF NARROWBAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 230,785 230,785 

058 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) .................................. 86,465 86,465 

059 1203154SF LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS ............................................................. 243,036 243,036 

061 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER ......... 22,039 22,039 

062 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.41,483 43,983 

Accelerating Space Operators Education and Experiential Learning.[2,500 ] 

063 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) ........................................... 11,175 11,175 

065 1203330SF SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR ................................................................. 28,730 28,730 

067 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS ...................................... 20,752 20,752 

068 1203906SF NCMC—TW/AA SYSTEM ..................................................................... 25,545 25,545 

069 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) .......................................... 93,391 93,391 

070 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS ........................... 264,966 264,966 

071 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.317,309 271,909 

Excess to need .................................................................................. [–45,400 ] 

075 1206770SF ENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES .................................................. 155,825 155,825 

076 1208053SF JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM .............................................. 14,568 14,568 

078A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 5,764,667 6,100,667 

DCO-S .............................................................................................. [43,000 ] 

USSF UPL—Classified program B ................................................ [83,000 ] 

USSF UPL—Classified program C ................................................. [53,000 ] 

USSF UPL—Classified program D ................................................ [67,000 ] 

USSF UPL—Classified program F ................................................ [90,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 7,488,108 7,781,208 

SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 

078 1208248SF SPACE COMMAND & CONTROL—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.122,326 122,326 

SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 

PILOT PROGRAMS.

122,326 122,326 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 

EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE.

19,199,340 19,551,449 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH ................................................................... 14,761 14,761 

002 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................... 311,531 316,531 

Research Security Consortium ......................................................... [5,000 ] 

003 0601108D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES ........................ 16,329 16,329 

004 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES ...................................................... 71,783 71,783 

005 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH SCIENCE ............. 50,430 50,430 

006 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM ............................ 159,549 159,549 

007 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.100,467 125,467 

Program increase ............................................................................. [25,000 ] 

008 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM .................. 36,235 36,235 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................................. 761,085 791,085 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

009 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY .................................................. 19,157 19,157 

010 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ............................................................ 141,081 131,081 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

011 0602128D8Z PROMOTION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES ............................ 3,219 3,219 

012 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ........................................ 55,160 40,160 

Realignment ..................................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

013 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM .......................... 46,858 46,858 

014 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES.66,866 66,866 

015 0602303E INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ................. 333,029 333,029 

017 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM .................. 240,610 240,610 

018 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH ......................................................... 17,437 19,937 

Pacific Intelligence and Innovation Initiative .................................. [2,500 ] 

019 0602675D8Z SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY ............. 4,718 4,718 

020 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY .................................................................. 234,549 214,549 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

021 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY ............................ 344,986 344,986 

022 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY .......................................................... 572,662 572,662 

023 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH.208,870 193,870 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–15,000 ] 

024 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.11,168 11,168 

025 0602890D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH ................................................. 48,804 48,804 

026 0602891D8Z FSRM MODELLING ............................................................................. 2,000 2,000 

027 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 52,287 52,287 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................................ 2,403,461 2,345,961 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

028 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................... 37,706 52,706 

Advanced Process Technology for Energetics .................................. [5,000 ] 

Explosive Energetics Expansion ...................................................... [10,000 ] 

029 0603021D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION CAPITAL ............................ 15,085 15,085 

030 0603121D8Z SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ............................................... 30,102 30,102 

031 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT .................. 75,593 130,593 

Joint R&D with Israel ..................................................................... [50,000 ] 

ROC-X VTOL Loitering Munition .................................................. [5,000 ] 

032 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING ................................................ 27,078 27,078 

033 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

400,947 403,447 

Advanced Manufacturing of Energetics ........................................... [2,500 ] 

034 0603176BR ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT ... 7,990 7,990 

035 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT ... 17,825 17,825 

036 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH ..................................................................... 21,461 29,461 

Radiation Hardened Microelectronics—Faciliity and Workforce 

Development.

[5,000 ] 

Testbed for Advanced Digital Low Latency Networks .................... [3,000 ] 

037 0603183D8Z JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

&TRANSITION.

52,292 57,292 

Common Hypersonic Glide Body Development ............................... [5,000 ] 

038 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 19,567 19,567 

039 0603260BR INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .............................. 10,000 10,000 

040 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ................................................ 331,753 321,753 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

041 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY ......................................... 134,809 134,809 

042 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS ................................................................ 24,328 24,328 

043 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS .............. 55,626 55,626 

044 0603330D8Z QUANTUM APPLICATION .................................................................. 75,000 75,000 

046 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU) .............................................. 104,729 127,229 

Electric Boats ................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

Nuclear Advanced Propulsion and power ........................................ [10,000 ] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

Program increase ............................................................................. [2,500 ] 

047 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ............................................................ 123,837 123,837 

048 0603379D8Z ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION ....................................... 11,000 11,000 

049 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.267,073 227,073 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–40,000 ] 

050 0603527D8Z RETRACT LARCH ................................................................................ 57,401 57,401 

051 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................ 19,793 19,793 

053 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES ...................... 11,197 11,197 

054 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.252,965 275,465 

Bioindustrial Manufacturing Infrastructure .................................... [20,000 ] 

Hypersonic Advanced Composites Manufacturing ........................... [2,500 ] 

055 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................... 46,404 51,404 

Program Increase ............................................................................. [5,000 ] 

056 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS 16,580 16,580 

057 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM ............. 60,387 60,387 

058 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND 

SUPPORT.

144,707 144,707 

059 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM .................................................... 2,749 2,749 

060 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES ............................... 254,033 244,033 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

061 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ....... 321,591 321,591 

062 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY .......................... 885,425 885,425 

063 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................... 358,580 353,330 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,250 ] 

065 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE ........................................ 16,699 16,699 

066 0603838D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION (DIA) .......................... 257,110 262,810 

Autonomous resupply for contested logistics ................................... [2,500 ] 

High energy Laser Weapon System Procurement ........................... [3,200 ] 

067 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 111,799 111,799 

068 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ....................... 345,384 345,384 

069 0603945D8Z AUKUS INNOVATION INITIATIVES ................................................. 25,000 25,000 

070 0603950D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK ......................... 21,575 21,575 

071 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT ............. 171,668 181,668 

HELCAP Thermal Energy Storage ................................................ [10,000 ] 

072 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........................ 156,097 158,597 

Jam Resistant Military Communications ......................................... [2,500 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.5,380,945 5,469,395 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES 

074 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY 

EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.

76,764 76,764 

075 0603600D8Z WALKOFF .............................................................................................. 143,486 143,486 

076 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION 

PROGRAM.

117,196 119,196 

Development and acquisition of hybrid energy systems .................. [2,000 ] 

077 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT.220,311 310,311 

INDOPACOM UPL—Enhanced THAAD Mission Support Element Integration (eTMI).[90,000 ] 

078 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.903,633 903,633 

079 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/ 

VAL.

316,853 316,853 

080 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS .................................... 239,159 239,159 

081 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS ............................................................ 597,720 610,094 

MDA UPL—Electronic Attack/Electronic Protection ..................... [12,374 ] 

082 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA .............................................................. 552,888 703,280 

Enhanced Battlespace Awarness for Space Warfare ....................... [68,000 ] 

MDA UPL—Classified increase ...................................................... [22,892 ] 

MDA UPL—Electronic Warfare for Missile Defense ..................... [27,300 ] 

MDA UPL—Left Through Right of Launch Integration ............... [32,200 ] 

083 0603892C AEGIS BMD ........................................................................................... 693,727 709,727 

PAC–3 MSE/AEGIS Weapon System Integration .......................... [20,000 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–4,000 ] 

084 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL, 

BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATI.

554,201 554,201 

085 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.48,248 48,248 

086 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS CENTER 

(MDIOC).

50,549 50,549 

087 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH ........................................................................ 12,564 27,564 

MDA UPL—Classified increase ...................................................... [15,000 ] 

088 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX) ................................................. 177,868 177,868 

089 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS .............................................. 300,000 300,000 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

090 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST ............................................ 360,455 360,455 

091 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS .................................... 570,258 600,258 

Advanced Hypersonic Thermal Protection System Prototypes ....... [5,000 ] 

Advanced Reactive Target Simulation ............................................. [15,000 ] 

Hypersonic Maneuvering Extended Range (HMER) Target System.[5,000 ] 

Hypersonic Target for MDA Advanced Target Front End Configuration 3 (ATFE C3).[5,000 ] 

092 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE ....................................................................... 12,103 12,103 

093 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS 

TECHNOLOGY (5G).

179,278 174,278 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

094 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM ............... 3,185 3,185 

095 0604102C GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT ................................................... 397,578 497,578 

INDOPACOM UPL—Guam Defense System, INDOPACOM ....... [100,000 ] 

096 0604115C TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES .................................. 6,000 

Diode-Pumped Alkali Laser (DPAL) for Missile Defense ............... [6,000 ] 

097 0604124D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 

(CDAO)—MIP.

34,350 34,350 

098 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE .................................................................... 208,997 433,997 

MDA UPL—Glide Phase Interceptor .............................................. [225,000 ] 

099 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES .................................. 1,085,826 1,090,826 

Mobile micronuclear reactors ........................................................... [5,000 ] 

100 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS .............................. 810,839 815,839 

Radiation-Hardened Fully-Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator Microelectronics.

[2,500 ] 

Strategic Rad Hard Chiplet Design Accelaration ............................ [2,500 ] 

101 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM .................................................... 110,291 110,291 

102 0604331J RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM .................................................... 9,880 9,880 

103 0604341D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU) PROTOTYPING ................. 15,000 

Realignment ..................................................................................... [15,000 ] 

104 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED SYSTEM 

COMMON DEVELOPMENT.

2,643 2,643 

105 0604551BR CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM ............................................... 8,328 8,328 

106 0604555D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT—NON 

S&T.

53,726 60,726 

High energy Laser Power Beaming ................................................. [7,000 ] 

108 0604682D8Z WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS 

(SSA).

3,206 3,206 

109 0604790D8Z RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER) ....... 79,773 79,773 

110 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND 

INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.

28,517 28,517 

111 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR (LRDR) ........................ 103,517 103,517 

112 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS ................. 2,130,838 2,130,838 

113 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST.47,577 47,577 

114 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST ................................................................................ 193,484 193,484 

115 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST ........................... 111,049 111,049 

116 0604880C LAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3) ............................................................ 22,163 22,163 

117 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST 41,824 41,824 

118 0202057C SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ................................................. 2,484 2,484 

119 0208059JCY CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES .................................................................... 65,484 65,484 

120 0208085JCY ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS ................................... 170,182 170,182 

121 0208086JCY CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE) ..................................... 114,980 114,980 

122 0300206R ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS ............ 2,156 2,156 

123 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ........................................................ 2,760 3,760 

Program Increase for Classified Algorithm Study ........................... [1,000 ] 

124 0305245D8Z INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION INVESTMENTS.3,000 3,000 

125 0305251JCY CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT .. 2,669 2,669 

126 0901579D8Z OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL (OSC) ....................................... 99,000 99,000 

129 1206895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS .. 109,483 109,483 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.12,187,050 12,861,816 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

130 0604123D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 

(CDAO)—DEM/VAL ACTIVITIES.

615,246 570,246 

Insufficient justification ................................................................... [–40,000 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

131 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY 

EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.

6,229 6,229 

132 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—EMD ..... 382,977 382,977 

133 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 

(JTIDS).

9,775 9,775 

134 0605000BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.14,414 14,414 

135 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......................... 6,953 6,953 
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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

136 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE ...................... 9,292 9,292 

137 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM ......................................... 18,981 18,981 

138 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ................................... 5,456 5,456 

140 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)—FINANCIAL SYSTEM 32,629 32,629 

141 0605141BR MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 

(MARMS).

9,316 9,316 

142 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.6,899 6,899 

143 0605294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS .............................. 297,586 277,586 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

145 0605772D8Z NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & COMMUNICATIONS ........... 4,110 4,110 

146 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 

(EEIM).

8,159 8,159 

147 0305310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS: SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.14,471 14,471 

148 0505167D8Z DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS 

DESTRUCTION.

3,770 3,770 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.1,446,263 1,381,263 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

149 0603829J JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION ..................................... 12,402 12,402 

150 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) ............... 12,746 12,746 

151 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT ................... 8,426 8,426 

152 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).833,792 838,792 

Hypersonic Telemetry SATCOM Relay ........................................... [2,500 ] 

Reusable Hypersonic Testbed .......................................................... [2,500 ] 

153 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS ............................................... 5,810 5,810 

154 0605001E MISSION SUPPORT .............................................................................. 99,090 99,090 

155 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC) 187,421 187,421 

156 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).61,477 61,477 

158 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING .................................................................. 39,949 39,949 

159 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—OSD ................................... 6,292 6,292 

160 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY ................................. 21,043 21,043 

161 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION 10,504 10,504 

162 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY).2,980 2,980 

163 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM .................. 74,382 74,382 

170 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL 

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

3,831 3,831 

171 0605797D8Z MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE ................................. 38,923 38,923 

172 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS .............................................. 60,404 60,404 

173 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC) ........... 65,715 65,715 

174 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND 

EVALUATION.

26,037 26,037 

175 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION .................................... 37,353 37,353 

176 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D .................................................................. 14,833 14,833 

177 0605998KA MANAGEMENT HQ—DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 

CENTER (DTIC).

3,752 3,752 

178 0606005D8Z SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ......................................................................... 18,088 18,088 

179 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS ...................................... 14,427 14,427 

180 0606114D8Z ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG) SUPPORT ............................ 4,200 4,200 

181 0606135D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 

(CDAO) ACTIVITIES.

17,247 17,247 

182 0606225D8Z ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE ANALYSIS ...................... 3,386 3,386 

183 0606300D8Z DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD ............................................................. 2,352 2,352 

184 0606301D8Z AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES .............................................. 213 213 

186 0606771D8Z CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY POLICY ................ 45,194 45,194 

187 0606853BR MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT .... 11,919 11,919 

188 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY INITIATIVE (DOSI) ........... 3,112 3,112 

189 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT .......................................... 4,916 4,916 

190 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY ................................................................... 66,152 66,152 

195 0305172K COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS ........................................ 5,366 5,366 

197 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............ 3,069 3,069 

199 0804768J COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)—NON-MHA.101,319 101,319 

200 0808709SE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE 

(DEOMI).

740 740 

201 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ—MDA .................................................................. 28,363 28,363 

202 0903235K JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP) ................................................... 5,177 5,177 

282A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 36,315 36,315 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 1,998,717 2,003,717 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

203 0604130V ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS) ....................................... 42,482 42,482 

205 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT 1,017,141 1,065,141 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

Additive Manufacturing for shipbuilding ......................................... [10,000 ] 

Integrated Substrates ....................................................................... [3,000 ] 

Large Surface Combatant workforce ............................................... [35,000 ] 

206 0607310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION SPECIAL PROJECTS: OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.12,713 12,713 

207 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).

8,503 8,503 

208 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL 

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).

80,495 80,495 

209 0208097JCY CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER C2) ........................... 95,733 95,733 

210 0208099JCY DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP) ...................................... 138,558 138,558 

214 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.19,299 19,299 

215 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS—DCS .......................................... 37,726 37,726 

216 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).5,037 5,037 

218 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ......................... 97,171 115,571 

DoD Cyber Scholarship Program .................................................... [10,000 ] 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–6,000 ] 

Scholarship funding alignment ........................................................ [14,400 ] 

220 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ......................... 8,351 8,351 

222 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION ......................................... 35,995 35,995 

223 0303171K JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION SERVICES ......................... 5,677 5,677 

224 0303228K JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS) .............................. 3,196 3,196 

228 0305104D8Z DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB) CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.

25,655 25,655 

232 0305133V INDUSTRIAL SECURITY ACTIVITIES ............................................. 2,134 2,134 

235 0305146V DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ........ 2,295 2,295 

236 0305172D8Z COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS ........................................ 52,736 52,736 

239 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS ................................................................... 6,263 6,263 

240 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY ................................................................................ 23,275 23,275 

242 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............ 6,214 6,214 

249 0305327V INSIDER THREAT ............................................................................... 2,971 2,971 

250 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM 1,879 1,879 

257 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT .......................... 469,385 489,385 

INDOPACOM UPL—Offensive cyber ............................................. [20,000 ] 

261 0505167D8Z DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS 

DESTRUCTION.

1,760 1,760 

262 0708012K LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .................................................. 1,420 1,420 

263 0708012S PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS ......................................................... 1,905 1,905 

264 0708047S DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM .................... 3,249 3,249 

265 1105219BB MQ–9 UAV .............................................................................................. 37,188 52,188 

Adaptive Airborne Enterprise (A2E) ............................................... [15,000 ] 

267 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS ........................................................................... 216,174 226,174 

Alternative Domestic Source AC–130J IRSS ................................. [10,000 ] 

268 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ................................. 86,737 86,737 

269 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................... 216,135 214,635 

Program decrease ............................................................................. [–1,500 ] 

270 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 263,374 264,874 

Female Body Armor Development and Modernization .................... [1,500 ] 

271 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS .......................................................................... 529 529 

272 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR ................................................................................... 6,727 6,727 

273 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES ................................................................ 9,335 9,335 

274 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS .......................................................................... 158,231 158,231 

275 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE .................... 15,749 15,749 

281A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 8,463,742 8,463,742 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 11,683,139 11,794,539 

SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 

278 0608648D8Z ACQUISITION VISIBILITY—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM ....... 21,355 21,355 

279 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM .............................. 33,166 33,166 

283A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................... 270,653 270,653 

SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 

PILOT PROGRAMS.

325,174 325,174 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE.

36,185,834 36,972,950 

OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION ...................................... 169,544 169,544 

002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION .............................................. 103,252 103,252 

003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES .................... 58,693 58,693 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................... 331,489 331,489 

TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, 

DEFENSE.

331,489 331,489 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

House Authorized 

TOTAL RDT&E ...................................................................... 144,979,625 145,212,652 

1 TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND 

2 MAINTENANCE 

3 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ................................................................... 3,943,409 3,943,409 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................... 225,238 225,238 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ................................................ 947,395 927,395 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ...................................................... 2,449,141 2,324,141 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–125,000 ] 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............................. 1,233,070 1,198,070 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–35,000 ] 

060 AVIATION ASSETS .................................................................... 2,046,144 2,046,144 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................... 7,149,427 7,149,427 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................. 475,435 455,435 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................... 1,423,560 1,423,560 

100 MEDICAL READINESS ............................................................. 951,499 951,499 

110 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................... 9,943,031 9,966,031 

CUAS National Security Installation Pilot Program ............ [8,000 ] 

Fire and Emergency Services ................................................ [15,000 ] 

120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 5,381,757 5,489,392 

Program increase ................................................................... [107,635 ] 

130 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ... 313,612 313,612 

140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ....................................................... 454,565 454,565 

150 RESET .......................................................................................... 447,987 447,987 

160 US AFRICA COMMAND ............................................................. 414,680 564,680 

AFRICOM UPL—High-risk ISR ......................................... [150,000 ] 

170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND ...................................................... 408,529 408,529 

180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND ...................................................... 285,692 285,692 

190 US FORCES KOREA .................................................................. 88,463 88,463 

200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 507,845 507,845 

210 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY .................. 704,667 710,667 

Secure Remote Access ........................................................... [6,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 39,795,146 39,881,781 

MOBILIZATION 

230 STRATEGIC MOBILITY ............................................................ 470,143 470,143 

240 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS .......................................... 433,909 433,909 

250 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS .............................................. 4,244 4,244 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................... 908,296 908,296 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

260 OFFICER ACQUISITION ........................................................... 178,428 178,428 

270 RECRUIT TRAINING ................................................................. 78,235 78,235 

280 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING ............................................. 114,777 114,777 

290 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS .............. 551,462 551,462 

300 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................... 1,147,431 1,147,431 

310 FLIGHT TRAINING ................................................................... 1,398,415 1,398,415 

320 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................. 200,779 200,779 

330 TRAINING SUPPORT ................................................................ 682,896 682,896 

340 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 690,280 690,280 

350 EXAMINING ................................................................................ 195,009 195,009 

360 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ........................ 260,235 260,235 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

370 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ............................... 250,252 250,252 

380 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS ................ 204,895 204,895 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 5,953,094 5,953,094 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

400 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................... 718,323 718,323 

410 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES ............................................. 900,624 900,624 

420 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .......................................... 828,059 828,059 

430 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT ................................................ 464,029 464,029 

440 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 537,837 537,837 

450 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ....................................... 1,962,059 1,937,059 

Insufficient justification ......................................................... [–25,000 ] 

460 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ................................................... 361,553 361,553 

470 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ............................................. 829,248 789,248 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–40,000 ] 

480 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT .................................................... 2,370,107 2,370,107 

490 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 203,323 203,323 

500 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ............................................... 286,682 286,682 

510 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS ..... 455,928 455,928 

520 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT ..................................................................................... 39,867 39,867 

530 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS ................. 610,201 610,201 

540 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS ................................. 38,948 38,948 

590A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 2,291,229 2,291,229 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 12,898,017 12,833,017 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY ........................................................................... 59,554,553 59,576,188 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................... 15,208 15,208 

020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ................................................ 720,802 720,802 

030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ...................................................... 143,400 143,400 

040 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............................. 707,654 707,654 

050 AVIATION ASSETS .................................................................... 134,346 134,346 

060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................... 451,178 451,178 

070 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................. 97,564 97,564 

080 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................... 45,711 45,711 

090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................... 608,079 608,079 

100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 495,435 495,435 

110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ... 28,783 28,783 

120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 3,153 3,153 

130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY .................. 19,591 19,591 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 3,470,904 3,470,904 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................... 19,155 19,155 

150 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 21,668 21,668 

160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ....................................... 44,118 44,118 

170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ................................................... 7,127 7,127 

180 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 67,976 67,976 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 160,044 160,044 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY RESERVE ..................................................... 3,630,948 3,630,948 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ................................................................... 925,071 925,071 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ........................................... 201,781 201,781 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ................................................ 840,373 840,373 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ...................................................... 107,392 107,392 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............................. 62,908 62,908 

060 AVIATION ASSETS .................................................................... 1,113,908 1,113,908 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................... 832,946 836,946 

Training Exercise Support .................................................... [4,000 ] 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................. 50,696 50,696 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................... 231,784 231,784 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................... 1,249,066 1,249,066 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 1,081,561 1,081,561 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ... 1,468,857 1,468,857 

130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 9,566 9,566 

140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY .................. 15,710 15,710 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 8,191,619 8,195,619 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................... 7,251 7,251 

160 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 66,025 66,025 

170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ....................................... 113,366 113,366 

180 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ................................................... 8,663 8,663 

190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ............................................. 292,426 292,426 

200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ............................................... 3,754 3,754 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 491,485 491,485 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD .................................. 8,683,104 8,687,104 

COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA 

TRAIN AND EQUIP 

COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) 

010 IRAQ ............................................................................................. 241,950 241,950 

020 SYRIA ........................................................................................... 156,000 156,000 

SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND 

EQUIP FUND (CTEF) ................................................ 397,950 397,950 

TOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ 

AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP ...................... 397,950 397,950 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS .................... 7,882,504 7,882,504 

020 FLEET AIR TRAINING ............................................................. 2,773,957 2,773,957 

030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES .......................................................................................... 73,047 73,047 

040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ......................... 213,862 213,862 

050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT .......................................................... 1,155,463 1,155,463 

060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................... 1,857,021 1,857,021 

070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................... 66,822 66,822 

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS .............................................................. 1,871,670 1,871,670 

090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ......................... 7,015,796 7,005,796 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ........................ 1,301,108 1,296,108 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................. 11,164,249 11,164,249 

120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................. 2,728,712 2,728,712 

Decommission CG–69 USS Vicksburg .................................. [–8,000 ] 

Restore CG–63 USS Cowpens ............................................... [8,000 ] 

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE ........................................................................................ 1,776,881 1,803,381 

AFRICOM UPL—Somalia Persistent Presence ................... [26,500 ] 

140 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE .............................. 389,915 389,915 

150 WARFARE TACTICS .................................................................. 1,005,998 1,005,998 

160 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 455,330 455,330 

170 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ................................................... 2,350,089 2,436,689 

AFRICOM UPL—Somalia Persistent Presence ................... [86,600 ] 

180 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS 

SUPPORT ................................................................................. 189,044 189,044 

200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS ............ 92,504 92,504 
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Request 

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210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 352,980 352,980 

230 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 522,180 522,180 

240 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE ................................................... 1,763,238 1,763,238 

250 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE ...................................................... 1,640,642 1,615,642 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

260 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT ................................. 696,653 686,653 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

270 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ................................................. 1,780,645 1,755,645 

Insufficient justification ......................................................... [–25,000 ] 

280 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 4,406,192 4,714,316 

Dry Dock Repairs at PSNS Investment Restoration and 

Modernization .................................................................... [200,000 ] 

Hangar resilience and repair ................................................. [20,000 ] 

Program increase ................................................................... [88,124 ] 

290 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ................................................. 6,223,827 6,223,827 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 61,750,329 62,096,553 

MOBILIZATION 

300 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE ................................... 475,255 475,255 

310 READY RESERVE FORCE ........................................................ 701,060 701,060 

320 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ................................... 302,930 302,930 

330 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS ............. 151,966 151,966 

340 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ........................................................ 21,464 21,464 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................... 1,652,675 1,652,675 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

350 OFFICER ACQUISITION ........................................................... 201,555 201,555 

360 RECRUIT TRAINING ................................................................. 16,521 20,821 

Sea Cadets ............................................................................. [4,300 ] 

370 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS .............................. 175,171 175,171 

380 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................... 1,238,894 1,238,894 

390 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................. 335,603 335,603 

400 TRAINING SUPPORT ................................................................ 390,931 390,931 

410 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 269,483 269,483 

420 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ........................ 90,452 90,452 

430 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ............................... 73,406 73,406 

440 JUNIOR ROTC ............................................................................ 58,970 58,970 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 2,850,986 2,855,286 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

450 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 1,350,449 1,350,449 

460 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 242,760 242,760 

470 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 745,666 745,666 

490 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES .............................................................. 323,978 293,978 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–30,000 ] 

500 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT ..................................................................................... 67,357 67,357 

510 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................... 248,822 248,822 

530 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT .. 616,816 556,816 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–60,000 ] 

540 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT .................... 850,906 835,906 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

550 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES ...................... 888,508 888,508 

730A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 655,281 655,281 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 5,990,543 5,885,543 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY ........................................................................... 72,244,533 72,490,057 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES .......................................................... 1,799,964 1,799,964 

020 FIELD LOGISTICS ..................................................................... 1,878,228 1,878,228 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ........................................................... 211,460 211,460 
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Request 

House Authorized 

040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING ................................................ 137,831 137,831 

060 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 205,449 205,449 

070 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ....... 1,211,183 1,235,407 

Program increase ................................................................... [24,224 ] 

080 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ................................................. 3,124,551 3,127,551 

USMC Nucleated Foam Engine Wash .................................. [3,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 8,568,666 8,595,890 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

090 RECRUIT TRAINING ................................................................. 26,284 26,284 

100 OFFICER ACQUISITION ........................................................... 1,316 1,316 

110 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................... 133,176 133,176 

120 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................. 66,213 66,213 

130 TRAINING SUPPORT ................................................................ 570,152 570,152 

140 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 246,586 246,586 

150 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ........................ 55,230 55,230 

160 JUNIOR ROTC ............................................................................ 29,616 29,616 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 1,128,573 1,128,573 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ....................................... 90,366 90,366 

190 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 428,650 428,650 

220A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 65,658 65,658 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 584,674 584,674 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

MARINE CORPS ..................................................... 10,281,913 10,309,137 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS .................... 731,113 731,113 

020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE .......................................... 10,122 10,122 

030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................... 167,811 167,811 

040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................... 103 103 

050 AVIATION LOGISTICS .............................................................. 29,185 29,185 

060 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .................................................. 20,806 20,806 

070 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ................................................... 186,590 186,590 

080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 296 296 

090 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ................................................. 32,467 32,467 

100 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 63,726 63,726 

110 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ................................................. 121,064 121,064 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 1,363,283 1,363,283 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

120 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 2,025 2,025 

130 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 13,401 13,401 

140 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .................. 2,101 2,101 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 17,527 17,527 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY RESERVE ...................................................... 1,380,810 1,380,810 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATING FORCES ............................................................... 128,468 128,468 

020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ........................................................... 20,967 20,967 

030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 46,589 46,589 

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ................................................. 120,808 120,808 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 316,832 316,832 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

050 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 12,563 12,563 
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SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 12,563 12,563 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

MARINE CORPS RESERVE ................................ 329,395 329,395 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ................................................... 980,768 966,068 

Technical realignment ............................................................ [–14,700 ] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES ...................................... 2,665,924 2,665,924 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) 1,630,552 1,630,552 

040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ............ 4,632,693 4,632,693 

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 4,252,815 4,279,719 

Program increase ................................................................... [85,056 ] 

Technical realignment ............................................................ [–58,152 ] 

060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT ................................................ 229,440 229,440 

070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 9,537,192 9,497,192 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–40,000 ] 

080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM ....................................................... 6,697,549 6,582,549 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–115,000 ] 

090 BASE SUPPORT ......................................................................... 11,633,510 11,310,018 

Technical realignment ............................................................ [–208,492 ] 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–115,000 ] 

100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING .................................... 1,350,827 1,319,876 

Technical realignment ............................................................ [–30,951 ] 

110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ................................ 1,817,941 1,742,941 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–75,000 ] 

120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 807,966 777,966 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–30,000 ] 

130 TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ..... 267,615 267,615 

160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD ........................................................... 245,263 245,263 

170 US STRATCOM ........................................................................... 541,720 526,720 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

190 US CENTCOM ............................................................................. 335,220 335,220 

200 US SOCOM ................................................................................... 27,511 27,511 

210 US TRANSCOM ........................................................................... 607 607 

220 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT ............................ 1,415 1,415 

230 USSPACECOM ............................................................................. 373,989 373,989 

240 MEDICAL READINESS ............................................................. 564,880 562,596 

Technical realignment ............................................................ [–2,284 ] 

480A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 1,465,926 1,465,926 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 50,061,323 49,441,800 

MOBILIZATION 

260 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ............................................................. 3,012,287 3,012,287 

270 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS .......................................... 241,918 241,918 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................... 3,254,205 3,254,205 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

280 OFFICER ACQUISITION ........................................................... 202,769 202,769 

290 RECRUIT TRAINING ................................................................. 28,892 28,892 

300 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) ............... 137,647 137,647 

310 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ........................................... 588,131 588,131 

320 FLIGHT TRAINING ................................................................... 875,230 850,230 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

330 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................. 301,262 301,262 

340 TRAINING SUPPORT ................................................................ 194,609 195,609 

Training Exercise Support .................................................... [1,000 ] 

350 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 204,318 204,318 

360 EXAMINING ................................................................................ 7,775 7,775 

370 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ........................ 263,421 263,421 

380 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ............................... 343,039 343,039 

390 JUNIOR ROTC ............................................................................ 75,666 75,666 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 3,222,759 3,198,759 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 
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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

400 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ........................................................ 1,062,199 1,062,199 

410 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ..................................... 162,919 162,919 

420 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 1,409,015 1,409,015 

430 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ....................................... 30,268 30,268 

440 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................... 1,851,856 1,811,376 

Technical realignment ............................................................ [4,520 ] 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–45,000 ] 

450 CIVIL AIR PATROL .................................................................... 30,901 30,901 

460 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT ..................................................................................... 42,759 42,759 

480 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ................................................... 115,267 95,267 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

490A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 1,506,624 1,506,624 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 6,211,808 6,151,328 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

AIR FORCE ............................................................... 62,750,095 62,046,092 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING .......................................... 642,201 642,201 

020 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS .............................................. 356,162 356,162 

030 SPACE OPERATIONS ................................................................ 866,547 869,047 

Systems Tool Kit Digital Operations .................................... [2,500 ] 

040 EDUCATION & TRAINING ........................................................ 199,181 217,353 

Technical realignment ............................................................ [18,172 ] 

050 SPECIAL PROGRAMS ................................................................ 383,233 383,233 

060 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ........................................................... 67,757 67,757 

070 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 678,648 692,221 

Program increase ................................................................... [13,573 ] 

080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT ......... 1,380,350 1,380,350 

090 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS ...................................................... 188,760 188,760 

110A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 71,475 71,475 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 4,834,314 4,868,559 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

100 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ........................................................ 34,046 34,046 

110 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 149,108 130,936 

Technical realignment ............................................................ [–18,172 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 183,154 164,982 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

SPACE FORCE ......................................................... 5,017,468 5,033,541 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ................................................... 2,088,949 2,088,949 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ......................................... 198,213 198,213 

030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ............ 647,758 647,758 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 122,314 122,314 

050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 374,442 374,442 

060 BASE SUPPORT ......................................................................... 543,962 543,962 

070 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 1,742 1,742 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 3,977,380 3,977,380 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

080 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 107,281 107,281 

090 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 9,373 9,373 

100 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC) ............ 15,563 15,563 

110 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP) .................... 6,174 6,174 

120 AUDIOVISUAL ............................................................................ 485 485 
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Request 

House Authorized 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 138,876 138,876 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

AIR FORCE RESERVE ......................................... 4,116,256 4,116,256 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ......................................................... 2,498,675 2,498,675 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ......................................... 656,714 656,714 

030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ............ 1,171,901 1,171,901 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................................................................... 370,188 370,188 

050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 1,280,003 1,280,003 

060 BASE SUPPORT ......................................................................... 1,089,579 1,089,579 

070 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT ................................................ 19,708 19,708 

080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 49,476 29,976 

Cyberspace actitivies .............................................................. [2,500 ] 

Insufficient justification ......................................................... [–22,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 7,136,244 7,116,744 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

090 ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 68,417 68,417 

100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ......................................... 49,033 49,033 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 117,450 117,450 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD ...................................... 7,253,694 7,234,194 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSEWIDE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ....................................................... 461,370 471,370 

Combatant Commander’s Initiative Fund (CCIF)— 

AFRICOM and SOUTHCOM ........................................... [10,000 ] 

020 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—JTEEP ...................................... 701,081 701,081 

030 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—CYBER ...................................... 8,210 8,210 

040 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—MISO ........ 252,480 271,110 

INDOPACOM MISO ............................................................. [11,300 ] 

SOUTHCOM MISO .............................................................. [7,330 ] 

060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 2,012,953 2,012,953 

070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE ......... 1,210,930 1,186,630 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–24,300 ] 

080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/ 

OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ...................................... 202,574 195,244 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–7,330 ] 

090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES .. 3,346,004 3,334,004 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–12,000 ] 

100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .................................................................................. 49,757 49,757 

110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE ........ 1,391,402 1,401,402 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–15,000 ] 

Special Operations Command Intelligence increase in NonTraditional ISR (SOF Digital Ecosystem POR) ............... [25,000 ] 

120 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 1,438,967 1,376,980 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–61,987 ] 

130 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ................................................... 1,318,614 1,353,614 

Additional resourcing ............................................................. [10,000 ] 

Internet Operations Management .......................................... [5,000 ] 

JFHQ-DODIN Resourcing .................................................... [20,000 ] 

140 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS ........................................... 332,690 332,690 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ......................... 12,727,032 12,695,045 

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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

150 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY ................................ 183,342 183,342 

160 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ....................................................... 118,172 118,172 

170 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................................................. 33,855 33,855 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........ 335,369 335,369 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

180 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS .................................................. 142,240 273,240 

National Guard Youth Challenge .......................................... [83,500 ] 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–2,500 ] 

STARBASE ........................................................................... [50,000 ] 

190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY—CYBER .............. 4,870 4,870 

200 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ............................... 667,943 667,943 

210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ................ 1,567,119 1,567,119 

220 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY—CYBER 30,279 25,279 

Early to need ......................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

230 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 

AGENCY ................................................................................... 1,062,123 1,062,123 

Insider Threat – DITMAC, Resiliency and Suicide Prevention Program for the Warfighter ....................................... [5,000 ] 

Program decrease—Facilities and Physical Security ............ [–5,000 ] 

250 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 

AGENCY—CYBER .................................................................. 9,835 9,835 

260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY—CYBER ....... 27,517 27,517 

270 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY ........................ 1,033,789 988,789 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–45,000 ] 

300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ................... 2,567,698 2,542,698 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–25,000 ] 

310 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY—CYBER .. 526,893 526,893 

320 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ................................ 241,779 206,779 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–35,000 ] 

330 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ............................................. 446,731 446,731 

340 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ................................................... 246,840 251,840 

Public Web program .............................................................. [5,000 ] 

360 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE .................................................. 195,959 198,959 

DPAA Identification Programs ............................................. [3,000 ] 

370 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY ................. 2,379,100 2,379,100 

Baltic Security Initiative ........................................................ [210,000 ] 

Offset for Baltic Security Initiative ....................................... [–210,000 ] 

380 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 41,722 41,722 

390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY ......................... 984,272 974,272 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

410 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY—CYBER ........ 70,548 70,548 

420 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY ..... 3,451,625 3,521,625 

Impact Aid ............................................................................. [50,000 ] 

Impact Aid Students with Disabilities ................................... [20,000 ] 

430 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY .................................................. 564,078 559,078 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

440 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION ............................................................................ 118,216 108,216 

Underexecution ...................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

480 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—CYBER .... 92,176 87,776 

Central program office ........................................................... [10,000 ] 

Scholarship funding alignment .............................................. [–14,400 ] 

490 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ..................... 2,676,416 2,452,616 

Chief Digital and AI Office Senior Leadership Training 

Courses ............................................................................... [2,750 ] 

Eliminate Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) ....................................................................... [–78,000 ] 

Legacy Resource Management Program ............................... [2,000 ] 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–153,550 ] 

Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative .............. [3,000 ] 

530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ....................... 440,947 440,947 

530A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................... 20,114,447 20,124,447 

Classifed increase ................................................................... [10,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 39,705,162 39,560,962 

UNDISTRIBUTED 
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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

540 UNDISTRIBUTED ...................................................................... –300,000 

Historical unobligated balances ............................................. [–300,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................. –300,000 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 

DEFENSE-WIDE ...................................................... 52,767,563 52,291,376 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 

ARMED FORCES 

ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES 

010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, 

DEFENSE ................................................................................ 16,620 16,620 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 16,620 16,620 

TOTAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES ................ 16,620 16,620 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION 

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND 

ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD ..................................................... 54,977 54,977 

SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ................................................................ 54,977 54,977 

TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

FUND ........................................................................... 54,977 54,977 

OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND 

CIVIC AID 

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 

010 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID 114,900 114,900 

SUBTOTAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ....... 114,900 114,900 

TOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID ...................................... 114,900 114,900 

COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 

010 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ................................. 350,999 335,999 

Program decrease .................................................................. [–25,000 ] 

Program increase ................................................................... [10,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ................................................................................ 350,999 335,999 

TOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT ...................................................... 350,999 335,999 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY .......................... 198,760 198,760 

SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ........ 198,760 198,760 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

ARMY ........................................................................... 198,760 198,760 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY ........................... 335,240 335,240 

SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ......... 335,240 335,240 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

NAVY ........................................................................... 335,240 335,240 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE ................ 349,744 349,744 

SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 

FORCE ............................................................................ 349,744 349,744 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

AIR FORCE ............................................................... 349,744 349,744 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ................... 8,965 8,965 

SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE ..................................... 8,965 8,965 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

DEFENSE ................................................................... 8,965 8,965 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY 

USED DEFENSE SITES 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED 

SITES ........................................................................................ 232,806 232,806 

SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE ..................................... 232,806 232,806 

TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES .............. 232,806 232,806 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ........... 290,071,293 289,171,059 

1 TITLE XLIV—MILITARY 

2 PERSONNEL 

3 SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2024 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

Military Personnel .............................................................. 168,320,510 168,078,310 

BAH Absorption Restoration (1%) ........................... [244,000 ] 

Remove BAH from BNA Calculation (150%) ........... [113,800 ] 

Military personnel historical underexecution ............. [–600,000 ] 

MERHCF ................................................................................. 10,553,456 10,553,456 

4 TITLE XLV—OTHER 

5 AUTHORIZATIONS 

6 SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2024 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION 

FUND 

DEFENSE STOCKPILE .............................................................. 7,629 7,629 

TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 

TRANSACTION FUND ............................................... 7,629 7,629 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 

ARMY ARSENALS INITIATIVE ................................................. 27,551 27,551 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2024 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

ARMY SUPPLY MANAGEMENT ................................................ 1,662 1,662 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ......... 29,213 29,213 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS .................................................... 83,587 83,587 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR 

FORCE ............................................................................. 83,587 83,587 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 

DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES ....... 4 4 

ENERGY MANAGEMENT—DEFENSE .................................... 114,663 114,663 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSEWIDE ................................................................................. 114,667 114,667 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND—DECA ......................................... 1,447,612 1,447,612 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE 

COMMISSARY AGENCY ............................................ 1,447,612 1,447,612 

CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .......................................... 89,284 89,284 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 1,002,560 1,002,560 

TOTAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS 

DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE ...................................... 1,091,844 1,091,844 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE 

COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT ........................................... 643,848 658,848 

Counter Strategic Competitors in the Western Hemisphere ........................................................................... [15,000 ] 

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM .............................. 134,313 136,813 

Young Marines Program ................................................ [2,500 ] 

NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM ................ 102,272 122,272 

Program increase ........................................................... [20,000 ] 

NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS ................. 5,993 10,993 

Program increase ........................................................... [5,000 ] 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION AND 

COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ........ 886,426 928,926 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—O&M .................. 518,919 518,919 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—CYBER ............. 1,948 1,948 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—RDT&E ............. 3,400 3,400 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—PROCUREMENT ......................................................................................... 1,098 1,098 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ................................................................................. 525,365 525,365 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

IN-HOUSE CARE ......................................................................... 10,044,342 10,049,342 

TRICARE Reserve Select Extension ............................. [5,000 ] 

PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ........................................................... 19,893,028 19,893,028 

CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ..................................... 2,007,012 1,818,512 

Historical underexecution ............................................... [–186,000 ] 

Program decrease ........................................................... [–2,500 ] 

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ............................................... 2,327,816 2,327,816 

MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 347,446 343,446 

Historical underexecution ............................................... [–4,000 ] 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................... 336,111 323,111 

Historical underexecution ............................................... [–20,000 ] 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2024 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

TriService Nursing Research Program .......................... [7,000 ] 

BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS ............................... 2,144,551 2,142,051 

Historical underexecution ............................................... [–2,500 ] 

R&D RESEARCH .......................................................................... 40,311 40,311 

R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 178,892 178,892 

R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 327,040 344,540 

Antibiotic Susceptibility Test Development ................... [2,500 ] 

Peptide Research and Development ............................... [5,000 ] 

Platelet Development and Platelet Hemostatic Products .............................................................................. [10,000 ] 

R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION .................................... 172,351 172,351 

R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT .................................... 107,753 107,753 

R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ...................................... 87,096 87,096 

R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT .................................... 18,330 18,330 

PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING .................................................... 22,344 22,344 

PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION ......................... 238,435 238,435 

PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION 

SYSTEM ..................................................................................... 29,537 29,537 

PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM—DESKTOP TO 

DATACENTER .......................................................................... 74,055 74,055 

PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION ............................................................................ 17,510 17,510 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ................ 38,413,960 38,228,460 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ....................... 42,600,303 42,457,303 

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 2024 Request 

House 

Agreement 

Alabama 

Army Anniston Army Depot Access Control Point (P&D) .................................... 0 5,500 

Army Anniston Army Depot Component Rebuild Shop (P&D) ............................ 0 8,100 

Army Anniston Army Depot Vehicle Paint Shop (P&D) ....................................... 0 2,900 

Army Redstone Arsenal Substation ................................................................ 50,000 50,000 

Alaska 

Army Fort Wainwright Cost to Complete: Enlisted Unaccompanied Pers 

Hsg.

34,000 34,000 

Florida 

Army Camp Bull Simons Camp Bull Simons 7th Special Forces Group Child 

Development Center.

0 17,000 

Georgia 

Army Fort Gordon Cyber Instructional Facility (Classrooms) .............. 163,000 80,000 

Germany 

Army Grafenwoehr Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range ....... 10,400 10,400 

Army Hohenfels Simulations Center .................................................. 56,000 56,000 

Hawaii 

Army Aliamanu Military Reservation Water Storage Tank ................................................ 20,000 20,000 

Army Wheeler Army Air 

Field 

Air Traffic Control Tower (P&D) ........................... 0 5,400 

Kansas 

Army Fort Riley Aircraft Maintenance Hanger .................................. 105,000 105,000 

Kentucky 

Army Fort Campbell Multipurpose Training Range ................................. 38,000 38,000 

Louisiana 

Army Fort Polk Multipurpose Athletic Field ..................................... 0 13,400 

Massachusetts 

Army Soldier Systems Center 

Natick 

Barracks Addition .................................................... 18,500 18,500 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

House Agreement 

Michigan 

Army Detroit Arsenal Ground Transport Equipment Building .................. 72,000 72,000 

North Carolina 

Army Fort Bragg Aircraft Maintenance Hangar ................................. 0 61,000 

Army Fort Bragg Automated Record Fire Range ................................ 19,500 19,500 

Army Fort Bragg Barracks .................................................................. 50,000 50,000 

Army Fort Bragg Barracks (Facility Prototyping) .............................. 85,000 85,000 

Army Fort Bragg Child Development Center ....................................... 0 36,000 

Pennsylvania 

Army Letterkenny Army 

Depot 

Guided Missile Maintenance Building ..................... 89,000 89,000 

Texas 

Army Fort Bliss Collective Training Barracks (P&D) ....................... 0 8,000 

Army Fort Bliss Rail Yard ................................................................. 74,000 74,000 

Army Fort Hood Barracks, Fort Hood (PN 100948) (P&D) ............ 0 9,900 

Army Fort Hood Barracks, Fort Hood (PN 94937) (P&D) .............. 0 9,900 

Army Red River Army Depot Component Rebuild Shop ........................................ 113,000 70,000 

Washington 

Army Joint Base LewisMcChord Barracks .................................................................. 100,000 100,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Barracks Replacement (P&D) ................................. 0 50,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

CDC Planning and Design ...................................... 0 20,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Cost to Complete Army ........................................... 0 122,210 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Host Nation Support ............................................... 26,000 26,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Lab Infrastructure Planning & Design ................... 0 30,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Minor Construction .................................................. 76,280 86,280 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Organic Industrial Base Planning & Design ........... 0 5,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design ................................................... 270,875 300,175 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition.0 15,000 

Military Construction, Army Total ............................................................................... 1,470,555 1,803,165 

Australia 

Navy Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Darwin 

PDI: Aircraft Parking Apron (INC) ....................... 134,624 134,624 

California 

Navy Camp Pendleton Fire Station Replacement (53 Area) (P&D) ........... 0 2,683 

Navy Marine Corps Air 

Ground Combat 

Center Twentynine 

Palms 

Communications Towers .......................................... 42,100 42,100 

Navy Port Hueneme Laboratory Compound Facilities Improvements ..... 110,000 15,000 

Connecticut 

Navy Naval Submarine Base 

New London 

Submarine Pier 31 Extension ................................. 112,518 42,518 

Navy Naval Submarine Base 

New London 

Weapons Magazine & Ordnance Operations Fac. ... 219,200 29,200 

District of Columbia 

Navy Marine Barracks 

Washington 

Bachelor Enlisted Quarters & Support Facility ...... 131,800 31,800 

District of Columbia 

Navy Naval Support Activity Electromagnetic & Cyber Countermeasures Lab 

(P&D).

0 40,000 

Djibouti 

Navy Camp Lemonnier 

Djibouti 

Electrical Power Plant ............................................. 0 106,600 

Florida 

Navy Whiting Field Advanced Helicopter Training System Hangar ....... 0 100,000 

Georgia 

Navy Marine Corps Logistics 

Base Albany 

Consolidated Communication Facility ..................... 0 63,970 

Guam 

Navy Andersen Air Force 

Base 

PDI: Child Development Center .............................. 105,220 105,220 

Navy Andersen Air Force 

Base 

PDI: Joint Consol. Comm. Center (INC) ............... 107,000 107,000 

Navy Joint Region Marianas PDI: Joint Communication Upgrade (INC) ........... 292,830 50,000 

Navy Joint Region Marianas PDI: Missile Integration Test Facility .................... 174,540 74,540 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

House Agreement 

Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: 9th ESB Training Complex ........................... 23,380 23,380 

Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Artillery Battery Facilities ............................. 137,550 72,550 

Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Consolidated MEB HQ/NCIS Phii ................. 19,740 19,740 

Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Recreation Center ........................................... 34,740 34,740 

Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Religious Ministry Services Facility ............... 46,350 46,350 

Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Satellite Communications Facility (INC) ....... 166,159 100,000 

Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: Training Center .............................................. 89,640 89,640 

Hawaii 

Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Dry Dock 3 Replacement (INC) ............................. 1,318,711 1,398,035 

Navy Marine Corps Base 

Hawai’i 

Water Reclamation Facility Compliance Upgrade .. 0 50,000 

Italy 

Navy Naval Air Station 

Sigonella 

EDI: Ordnance Magazines ...................................... 77,072 77,072 

Maine 

Navy Portsmouth Naval 

Shipyard 

Multi-Mission Drydock #1 Extension (INC) .......... 544,808 544,808 

Maryland 

Navy Fort Meade Cybersecurity Operations Facility ........................... 186,480 80,000 

Navy Naval Air Station Patuxent River Aircraft Development and Maintenance Facilities .. 141,700 80,000 

North Carolina 

Navy Cherry Point Marine 

Corps Air Station 

Aircraft Maintenance Hangar (INC) ...................... 19,529 19,529 

Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point 2D LAAD Maintenance and Operations Facilities 0 65,000 

Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Maintenance Facility & Marine Air Group HQS .... 125,150 35,150 

Navy Marine Corps Base 

Camp Lejeune 

10th Marines Maintenance & Operations Complex 0 40,000 

Navy Marine Corps Base 

Camp Lejeune 

Amphibious Combat Vehicle Shelters ...................... 0 31,890 

Navy Marine Corps Base 

Camp Lejeune 

Corrosion Repair Facility Replacement ................... 0 40,000 

Pennsylvania 

Navy Naval Surface Warfare 

Center Philadeplhia 

AI Machinery Control Development Center ............ 0 88,200 

Virginia 

Navy Dam Neck Annex Maritime Surveillance System Facility .................... 109,680 23,680 

Navy Joint Expeditionary 

Base Little Creek— 

Story 

Child Development Center ....................................... 35,000 35,000 

Navy Marine Corps Base 

Quantico 

Water Treatment Plant ........................................... 127,120 37,120 

Navy Naval Station Norfolk Child Development Center ....................................... 43,600 43,600 

Navy Naval Station Norfolk MQ–25 Aircraft Laydown Facilities ........................ 114,495 8,495 

Navy Naval Station Norfolk Submarine Pier 3 (INC) .......................................... 99,077 99,077 

Navy Naval Weapons Station 

Yorktown 

Weapons Magazines ................................................. 221,920 51,000 

Navy Norfolk Naval Shipyard Dry Dock Saltwater System for CVN–78 (INC) .... 81,082 81,082 

Washington 

Navy Naval Base Kitsap Alternate Power Transmission Line ........................ 0 19,000 

Navy Naval Base Kitsap Armored Fighting Vehicle Support Facility ............ 0 31,000 

Navy Naval Base Kitsap Shipyard Electrical Backbone ................................. 195,000 60,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Barracks Replacement (P&D) ................................. 0 50,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

CDC Planning and Design ...................................... 0 20,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Lab Infrastructure Planning & Design ................... 0 30,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Navy Shore Utility Infrastructure (P&D) ............... 0 85,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design ................................................... 578,942 578,942 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design ................................................... 21,000 21,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program 

Planning & Design.

0 50,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 34,430 44,430 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition.0 15,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

USMC Military Construction Planning & Design ... 0 48,749 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

USMC Unspecified Minor Construction .................. 0 30,000 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

House Agreement 

Military Construction, Navy Total ................................................................................ 6,022,187 5,343,514 

Alaska 

AF Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson Extend Runway 16/34 (INC 3) ............................... 107,500 107,500 

Australia 

AF Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Darwin 

PDI: Squadron Operations Facility ........................ 26,000 26,000 

AF Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Tindal 

PDI: Aircraft Maintenance Support Facility .......... 17,500 17,500 

AF Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Tindal 

PDI: Squadron Operations Facility ........................ 20,000 20,000 

AF Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Tindal 

PDI: Bomber Apron ................................................ 93,000 93,000 

Florida 

AF Eglin Air Force Base Eglin Air Force Base—LRSO Hardware Software 

Development & Test Facility.

0 14,600 

AF MacDill Air Force 

Base 

KC–46 ADAL Fuel System Maintenance Dock ...... 18,000 18,000 

AF MacDill Air Force 

Base 

KC–46A ADAL Aircraft Corrosion Control ............ 25,000 25,000 

AF MacDill Air Force 

Base 

KC–46A ADAL Aircraft Maintenance Hangar ....... 27,000 27,000 

AF MacDill Air Force 

Base 

KC–46A ADAL Apron & Hydrant Fueling Pits ..... 61,000 61,000 

AF Patrick Space Force 

Base 

Commercial Vehicle Inspection ................................ 15,000 15,000 

AF Patrick Space Force 

Base 

Cost to Complete: Consolidated Communications 

Center.

15,000 15,000 

AF Patrick Space Force 

Base 

Final Denial Barriers, South Gate .......................... 12,000 12,000 

Georgia 

AF Robins Air Force Base Battle Management Combined Operations Complex 115,000 35,000 

Guam 

AF Joint Region Marianas PDI: North Aircraft Parking Ramp (INC) ............. 109,000 109,000 

Japan 

AF Kadena Air Base PDI: Helo Rescue OPS Maintenance Hangar (INC 

3).

46,000 46,000 

AF Kadena Air Base PDI: Theater A/C Corrosion Control Ctr (INC) ..... 42,000 42,000 

Louisiana 

AF Barksdale Air Force 

Base 

Weapons Generation Facility (INC 3) .................... 112,000 112,000 

Mariana Islands 

AF Tinian PDI: Airfield Development, Phase 1 (INC 3) ......... 26,000 26,000 

AF Tinian PDI: Fuel Tanks W/Pipeline & Hydrant (INC 3) .. 20,000 20,000 

AF Tinian PDI: Parking Apron (INC 3) .................................. 32,000 32,000 

Massachusetts 

AF Hanscom Air Force 

Base 

Child Development Center ....................................... 37,000 37,000 

AF Hanscom Air Force 

Base 

MIT-Lincoln Lab (West Lab CSL/MIF) (INC 4) .. 70,000 70,000 

Mississippi 

AF Columbus Air Force 

Base 

T–7a Ground Based Training System Facility ....... 30,000 30,000 

AF Columbus Air Force 

Base 

T–7a Unit Maintenance Training Facility .............. 9,500 9,500 

Montana 

AF Malmstrom Air Force 

Base 

Fire Station Bay/Storage Area ................................ 0 10,300 

Norway 

AF Rygge Air Station EDI: DABS-FEV Storage ....................................... 88,000 88,000 

AF Rygge Air Station EDI: Munitions Storage Area ................................. 31,000 31,000 

Ohio 

AF Wright-Patterson Air 

Force Base 

Acquisition Management Complex Phase V (P&D) 0 9,900 

Oklahoma 

AF Tinker Air Force Base F–35 Aircraft Oxygen Shop (P&D) ........................ 0 5,800 

AF Tinker Air Force Base KC–46 3–Bay Depot Maintenance Hangar (INC 3) 78,000 78,000 

Philippines 

AF Cesar Basa Air Base PDI: Transient Aircraft Parking Apron ................. 35,000 35,000 

South Dakota 

AF Ellsworth Air Force 

Base 

B–21 Fuel System Maintenance Dock .................... 75,000 75,000 

AF Ellsworth Air Force 

Base 

B–21 Phase Hangar ................................................ 160,000 34,000 

AF Ellsworth Air Force 

Base 

B–21 Weapons Generation Facility (INC) .............. 160,000 160,000 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

House Agreement 

Spain 

AF Moro ́n Air Base EDI: Munitions Storage .......................................... 26,000 26,000 

Texas 

AF Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 91 Cyber Operations Center .................................... 0 48,000 

AF Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland BMT – Chapel for America’s Airmen ..................... 0 90,000 

AF Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Child Development Center ....................................... 20,000 20,000 

United Kingdom 

AF Royal Air Force 

Fairford 

EDI: RADR Storage Facility .................................. 47,000 47,000 

AF Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath 

EDI: RADR Storage Facility .................................. 28,000 28,000 

AF Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath 

Surety Dormitory ..................................................... 50,000 50,000 

Utah 

AF Hill Air Force Base F–35 T–7a East Campus Infrastructure ................ 82,000 82,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Barracks Replacement (P&D) ................................. 0 50,000 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

CDC Planning and Design ...................................... 0 20,000 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Cost to Complete ..................................................... 0 90,400 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

EDI: Planning & Design ......................................... 5,648 5,648 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Lab Infrastructure Planning & Design ................... 0 30,000 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Natural Disaster Recovery ...................................... 0 252,000 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design ................................................... 338,985 338,985 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design ................................................... 90,281 90,281 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Military Construction ................ 64,900 74,900 

AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition.0 15,000 

Wyoming 

AF F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

GBSD Integrated Command Center (INC 2) ......... 27,000 27,000 

AF F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

GBSD Integrated Training Center ......................... 85,000 85,000 

AF F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

GBSD Missile Handling Complex (INC 2) ............. 28,000 28,000 

Military Construction, Air Force Total ....................................................................... 2,605,314 3,045,314 

Alabama 

Def-Wide Redstone Arsenal Ground Test Facility Infrastructure ....................... 147,975 67,975 

California 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Ambulatory Care Center—Dental Clinic Add//Alt .. 103,000 28,000 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Electrical Infrastructure, on-Site Generation, and 

Microgrid Improvements.

0 30,550 

Def-Wide Naval Base Coronado Cost to Complete: ATC Operations Support Facility.0 11,400 

Def-Wide Naval Base Coronado SOF Naval Special Warfare Command Operations 

Support Facility, Phase 2.

0 51,000 

Def-Wide Naval Base San Diego Ambulatory Care Center—Dental Clinic Replmt .... 101,644 31,644 

Def-Wide Naval Base San Diego Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 6,300 

Def-Wide Vandenberg Space 

Force Base 

Microgrid With Backup Power ................................ 0 57,000 

Colorado 

Def-Wide Buckley Space Force 

Base 

Redundant Electrical Supply ................................... 0 9,000 

Def-Wide Buckley Space Force 

Base 

Replacement Water Well ......................................... 0 5,700 

Cuba 

Def-Wide Guantanamo Bay 

Naval Station 

Ambulatory Care Center (INC 1) ........................... 60,000 60,000 

Georgia 

Def-Wide Naval Submarine Base 

Kings Bay 

Electrical Transmission and Distribution Improvements, Phase 2.0 49,500 

Germany 

Def-Wide Baumholder Human Performance Training Center .................... 0 16,700 

Def-Wide Baumholder SOF Company Operations Facility ......................... 41,000 41,000 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

House Agreement 

Def-Wide Baumholder SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility ................... 23,000 23,000 

Def-Wide Kaiserslautern Air 

Base 

Kaiserslautern Middle School .................................. 21,275 21,275 

Def-Wide Ramstein Air Base Ramstein Middle School .......................................... 181,764 181,764 

Def-Wide Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement (INC 11) ................... 77,210 77,210 

Def-Wide Stuttgart Robinson Barracks Elem School Replacement ........ 8,000 8,000 

Honduras 

Def-Wide Soto Cano Air Base Fuel Facilities .......................................................... 41,300 41,300 

Japan 

Def-Wide Fleet Activities 

Yokosuka 

Kinnick High School (INC) ..................................... 70,000 70,000 

Def-Wide Kadena Air Base PDI: SOF Maintenance Hangar ............................. 88,900 88,900 

Def-Wide Kadena Air Base PDI: SOF Composite Maintenance Facility ............ 11,400 11,400 

Kansas 

Def-Wide Forbes Field Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 5,850 

Korea 

Def-Wide K–16 Air Base K–16 Emergency Backup Power ............................. 0 5,650 

Kuwait 

Def-Wide Camp Buehring Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 18,850 

Maryland 

Def-Wide Bethesda Naval Hospital Medical Center Addition/Alteration (INC 7) ........... 101,816 101,816 

Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Mission OPS and Records Center (INC) .... 105,000 105,000 

Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Recap Building 4 (INC) .............................. 315,000 315,000 

Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Recap Building 5 (ECB 5) (INC) .............. 65,000 65,000 

Def-Wide Joint Base Andrews Hydrant Fueling System ......................................... 38,300 38,300 

Missouri 

Def-Wide Lake City Army Ammunition Plant Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 80,100 

Montana 

Def-Wide Great Falls International Airport Fuel Facilities .......................................................... 30,000 30,000 

Nebraska 

Def-Wide Offutt Air Force Base Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 41,000 

North Carolina 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg (Camp 

Mackall) 

Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 10,500 

Def-Wide Marine Corps Base 

Camp Lejeune 

Marine Raider Battalion Operations Facility .......... 0 70,000 

Oklahoma 

Def-Wide Fort Sill Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 76,650 

Puerto Rico 

Def-Wide Fort Buchanan Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 56,000 

Spain 

Def-Wide Naval Station Rota Bulk Tank Farm, Phase 1 ...................................... 80,000 80,000 

Texas 

Def-Wide Fort Hood Microgrid and Backup Power .................................. 0 18,250 

Utah 

Def-Wide Hill Air Force Base Open Storage ........................................................... 14,200 14,200 

Virginia 

Def-Wide Fort Belvoir DIA Headquarters Annex ........................................ 185,000 25,000 

Def-Wide Joint Expeditionary 

Base Little Creek— 

Story 

SOF SDVT2 Operations Support Facility .............. 61,000 61,000 

Def-Wide Pentagon HVAC Efficiency Upgrades ..................................... 0 2,250 

Def-Wide Pentagon Sec OPS and Pedestrian Access Facs ..................... 30,600 30,600 

Washington 

Def-Wide Joint Base LewisMcChord Power Generation and Microgrid ............................ 0 49,850 

Def-Wide Joint Base LewisMcChord SOF Consolidated Rigging Facility ......................... 62,000 62,000 

Def-Wide Manchester Bulk Storage Tanks, Phase 2 ................................. 71,000 71,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Energy Resilience and Conserv. Invest. Prog. ........ 548,000 0 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

ERCIP Planning & Design ...................................... 86,250 101,250 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Exercise Related Minor Construction ...................... 11,107 21,472 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PDI: INDOPACOM Planning & Design ................. 0 69,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PDI: INDOPACOM Unspecified Minor Construction.0 62,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design (DHA) ...................................... 49,610 49,610 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design (Defense-Wide) ......................... 32,579 32,579 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

House Agreement 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design (Cybercom) ............................... 30,215 30,215 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design (SOCOM) ................................. 25,130 25,130 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design (DLA) ....................................... 24,000 24,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design (DODEA) ................................. 8,568 8,568 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design (NSA) ....................................... 3,068 3,068 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design (TJS) ........................................ 2,000 2,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design (MDA) ...................................... 1,035 21,035 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design (WHS) ...................................... 590 590 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction (SOCOM) ............. 19,271 19,271 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction (Defense-Wide) .... 3,000 3,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction (DLA) .................. 4,875 4,875 

Wyoming 

Def-Wide F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

Microgrid and Battery Storage ............................... 0 25,000 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total ............................................................... 2,984,682 2,925,147 

Worldwide Unspecified 

NATO NATO Security Investment Program NATO Security Investment Program ...................... 293,434 293,434 

NATO Security Investment Program Total ............................................................... 293,434 293,434 

Arizona 

Army NG Surprise Readiness 

Center 

National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 15,000 15,000 

Florida 

Army NG Camp Blanding Camp Blanding Automated Multipurpose Machine 

Gun Range.

0 11,000 

Army NG Camp Blanding Camp Blanding Training Aids Center (P&D) ......... 0 1,200 

Army NG Camp Blanding Camp Blanding Wedge Infantry Squad Battle 

Course (P&D).

0 840 

Idaho 

Army NG Jerome County Regional Site National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop ............. 17,000 17,000 

Illinois 

Army NG North Riverside (National Guard Maintenance Center) 

National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop ............. 24,000 24,000 

Kentucky 

Army NG Burlington Vehicle Maintenance Shop ....................................... 0 16,400 

Missouri 

Army NG Belle Fontaine National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 28,000 28,000 

New Hampshire 

Army NG Littleton National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Add ..... 23,000 23,000 

New Mexico 

Army NG Rio Rancho Training 

Site 

National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Add ..... 11,000 11,000 

New York 

Army NG Lexington Avenue Armory Lexington Armory National Guard Readiness Center Addition/Alteration.0 45,000 

Ohio 

Army NG Camp Perry Joint 

Training Center 

National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 19,200 19,200 

Oklahoma 

Army NG Shawnee Readiness 

Center 

National Guard Readiness Center (P&D) ............... 0 1,800 

Oregon 

Army NG Washington County 

Readiness Center 

National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 26,000 26,000 

Pennsylvania 

Army NG Fort Indiantown Gap FTIG Auto MPMG Range (P&D) ........................... 0 1,550 

Army NG Hermitage Readiness 

Center 

National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 13,600 13,600 

South Carolina 

Army NG Aiken County Readiness Center 

National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 20,000 20,000 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

House Agreement 

Army NG McCrady Training 

Center 

Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range ....... 7,900 7,900 

Texas 

Army NG Fort Hood General Purpose Instruction Building (P&D) ......... 0 2,685 

Virginia 

Army NG Sandston Rc & FMS 1 Aircraft Maintenance Hangar ................................. 20,000 20,000 

Wisconsin 

Army NG Viroqua National Guard Readiness Center ........................... 18,200 18,200 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Cost to Complete Army National Guard ................. 0 134,881 

Army NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design ................................................... 34,286 44,686 

Army NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 63,000 73,000 

Army NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition.0 15,000 

Military Construction, Army National Guard Total .............................................. 340,186 590,942 

Alabama 

Army Res Birmingham Army Reserve Center/AMSA/Land .......................... 57,000 57,000 

Arizona 

Army Res Queen Creek Area Maintenance Support Activity ........................ 12,000 12,000 

California 

Army Res Fort Hunter Liggett Network Enterprise Center ..................................... 0 40,000 

Georgia 

Army Res USMC Logistics Base 

Albany 

Army Reserve Center ............................................... 0 40,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Cost to Complete Army Reserve .............................. 0 23,000 

Army Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design ................................................... 23,389 23,389 

Army Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 14,687 24,687 

Army Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition.0 5,000 

Military Construction, Army Reserve Total .............................................................. 107,076 225,076 

Michigan 

N/MC Res Battle Creek Organic Supply Facilities ........................................ 24,549 24,549 

Virginia 

N/MC Res Marine Forces Reserve 

Dam Neck Virginia 

Beach 

G/Ator Support Facilities ........................................ 12,400 12,400 

Worldwide Unspecified 

N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MCNR Planning & Design ...................................... 6,495 6,495 

N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MCNR Unspecified Minor Construction ................. 7,847 17,847 

N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition.0 5,000 

Military Construction, Navy Reserve Total .............................................................. 51,291 66,291 

Alabama 

Air NG Montgomery Regional 

Airport 

F–35 ADAL SQ OPS Bldg 1303 ........................... 7,000 7,000 

Alaska 

Air NG Joint Base Elmendorf 

Richardson 

ADAL Alert Crew Facility Hgr 18 ......................... 0 7,000 

Arizona 

Air NG Tucson International 

Airport 

Mcca: Aircraft Arresting System (New Rwy) .......... 11,600 11,600 

Arkansas 

Air NG Ebbing Field Permanent (F–35 Multi) Construct F–35 FMS 3– 

Bay Clear Span Hangar.

0 53,553 

Air NG Ebbing Field Permanent (Multi F–35) Construct F–35 FMS 

AFE & Step.

0 9,269 

Air NG Ebbing Field Permanent (Multi F–35) Construct F–35 FMS 

SAPF (Secure Facility).

0 12,720 

Colorado 

Air NG Buckley Air National 

Guard Base 

Aircraft Corrosion Control ....................................... 12,000 12,000 

Florida 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

House Agreement 

Air NG Jacksonville Int’l Airport Jacksonville International Airport—Air National 

Guard F–35 Munitions Storage Area Admin 

(P&D).

0 600 

Indiana 

Air NG Fort Wayne International Airport Fire Station ............................................................. 8,900 8,900 

Oregon 

Air NG Portland International 

Airport 

Special Tactics Complex, Phase 1 ........................... 22,000 22,000 

Air NG Portland International 

Airport 

Special Tactics Complex, Phase 2 ........................... 18,500 18,500 

Air NG Portland International 

Airport 

Special Tactics Complex, Phase 3 ........................... 0 20,000 

Air NG Portland International 

Airport 

Special Tactics Complex, Phase 4 ........................... 0 11,000 

Pennsylvania 

Air NG Harrisburg International Airport Entry Control Facility ............................................. 0 8,000 

Wisconsin 

Air NG Truax Field F–35: MM&I Fac, B701 ......................................... 0 5,200 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Air NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design ................................................... 35,600 35,600 

Air NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............................. 63,122 73,122 

Air NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition.0 15,000 

Military Construction, Air National Guard Total ................................................... 178,722 331,064 

Arizona 

AF Res Davis-Monthan Air 

Force Base 

Guardian Angel POTFF Facility ............................ 0 8,500 

California 

AF Res March Air Reserve 

Base 

KC–46 Add/Alter B1244 FUT/Cargo Pallet Storage.17,000 17,000 

AF Res March Air Reserve 

Base 

KC–46 Add/Alter B6000 Simulator Facility .......... 8,500 8,500 

AF Res March Air Reserve 

Base 

KC–46 Two Bay Maintenance/Fuel Hangar ........... 201,000 201,000 

Georgia 

AF Res Dobbins Air Reserve 

Base 

Security Forces Facility .......................................... 0 22,000 

Guam 

AF Res Joint Region Marianas Aerial Port Facility .................................................. 27,000 27,000 

Louisiana 

AF Res Barksdale Air Force 

Base 

307 Bomb Wing Medical Facility Expansion .......... 0 7,000 

Texas 

AF Res Naval Air Station 

Joint Reserve Base 

Fort Worth 

LRS Warehouse ....................................................... 16,000 16,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

AF Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design ................................................... 12,146 12,146 

AF Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Military Construction ................ 9,926 19,926 

AF Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Military Construction Demolition.0 5,000 

Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total ..................................................... 291,572 344,072 

Georgia 

FH Con Army Fort Gordon Fort Gordon MHPI Equity Investment .................. 50,000 50,000 

Germany 

FH Con Army Baumholder Family Housing New Construction ......................... 78,746 78,746 

Kwajalein 

FH Con Army Kwajalein Atoll Family Housing Replacement Construction ............ 98,600 98,600 

Missouri 

FH Con Army Fort Leonard Wood Fort Leonard Wood MHPI Equity Investment ...... 50,000 50,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Family Housing P&D .............................................. 27,549 27,549 

Family Housing Construction, Army Total ............................................................... 304,895 304,895 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings .............................................................. 12,121 12,121 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

House Agreement 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Housing Privatization Support ................................ 86,019 86,019 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing .................................................................... 112,976 112,976 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance ............................................................. 86,706 86,706 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management ............................................................ 41,121 41,121 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Miscellaneous ........................................................... 554 554 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Services .................................................................... 7,037 7,037 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities .................................................................... 38,951 38,951 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army Total ................................. 385,485 385,485 

Guam 

FH Con Navy Joint Region Marianas Replace Andersen Housing, Phase 8 ....................... 121,906 121,906 

FH Con Navy Naval Support Activity 

Andersen 

Replace Andersen Housing (AF), Phase 7 .............. 83,126 83,126 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design, Washington DC .......................................... 4,782 4,782 

FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Improvements, Washington DC ............................... 57,740 57,740 

FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

USMC DPRI/Guam Planning & Design ................. 9,588 9,588 

Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps Total .......................... 277,142 277,142 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings .............................................................. 17,744 17,744 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Housing Privatization Support ................................ 65,655 65,655 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing .................................................................... 60,214 60,214 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance ............................................................. 101,356 101,356 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management ............................................................ 61,896 61,896 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Miscellaneous ........................................................... 419 419 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Services .................................................................... 13,250 13,250 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities .................................................................... 43,320 43,320 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps 

Total.

363,854 363,854 

Alabama 

FH Con AF Maxwell Air Force 

Base 

MHPI Restructure-AETC Group II ........................ 65,000 65,000 

Colorado 

FH Con AF U.S. Air Force Academy Construction Improvement—Carlton House ........... 9,282 9,282 

Hawaii 

FH Con AF Hickam Air Force 

Base 

MHPI Restructure-Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam.75,000 75,000 

Japan 

FH Con AF Yokota Air Base Improve Family Housing PAIP 9, Phase 1 (24 

Units).

0 27,000 

Mississippi 

FH Con AF Keesler Air Force Base MHPI Restructure-Southern Group ........................ 80,000 80,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning & Design ................................................... 7,815 7,815 

Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total ....................................................... 237,097 264,097 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings .............................................................. 23,884 23,884 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Housing Privatization Support ................................ 31,803 31,803 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing .................................................................... 5,143 5,143 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

House Agreement 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance ............................................................. 124,410 124,410 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management ............................................................ 68,023 68,023 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Miscellaneous ........................................................... 2,377 2,377 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Services .................................................................... 10,692 10,692 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities .................................................................... 48,054 48,054 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Total ......................... 314,386 314,386 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings .............................................................. 673 673 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings .............................................................. 89 89 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing .................................................................... 32,042 32,042 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing .................................................................... 13,658 13,658 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance ............................................................. 35 35 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities .................................................................... 4,273 4,273 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities .................................................................... 15 15 

Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total ................. 50,785 50,785 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FHIF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Administrative Expenses—FHIF ............................ 6,611 6,611 

DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund Total ..................................................... 6,611 6,611 

Worldwide Unspecified 

UHIF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Administrative Expenses—UHIF ............................ 496 496 

Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund Total .............................................. 496 496 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Base Realignment & Closure ................................... 150,640 200,640 

Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total ........................................................... 150,640 200,640 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Base Realignment & Closure ................................... 108,818 158,818 

Base Realignment and Closure—Navy Total ............................................................ 108,818 158,818 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Base Realignment & Closure ................................... 123,990 173,990 

Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force Total ................................................... 123,990 173,990 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

INT–4: DLA Activities ............................................ 5,726 5,726 

Base Realignment and Closure—Defense-wide Total ............................................ 5,726 5,726 

Total, Military Construction ........................................................................................... 16,674,944 17,474,944 
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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 2024 

Request 

House 

Authorized 

Discretionary Summary By Appropriation 

Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies 

Appropriation Summary: 

Nuclear Energy .......................................................................................... 177,733 160,000 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities 

National nuclear security administration: 

Weapons activities ....................................................................... 18,832,947 18,952,676 

Defense nuclear nonproliferation ................................................ 2,508,959 2,427,959 

Naval reactors ............................................................................. 1,964,100 1,949,100 

Federal salaries and expenses ..................................................... 538,994 538,994 

Total, National Nuclear Security Administration .......................... 23,845,000 23,868,729 

Environmental and other defense activities: 

Defense environmental cleanup ................................................... 7,500,587 7,108,587 

Other defense activities ............................................................... 1,075,197 1,075,197 

Total, Environmental & other defense activities ........................... 8,575,784 8,183,784 

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities ........................................... 32,420,784 32,052,513 

Total, Discretionary Funding ................................................................ 32,598,517 32,212,513 

Nuclear Energy 

Idaho sitewide safeguards and security ............................................................. 177,733 160,000 

Program decrease ............................................................................... [–17,733] 

Total, Nuclear Energy ............................................................................... 177,733 160,000 

Stockpile Management 

Stockpile Major Modernization 

B61–12 Life Extension Program ....................................................... 449,850 449,850 

W88 Alteration Program .................................................................... 178,823 178,823 

W80–4 Life Extension Program ......................................................... 1,009,929 1,009,929 

W80–4 ALT SLCM ............................................................................ 0 70,000 

Program increase ........................................................................ [70,000] 

W87–1 Modification Program ............................................................ 1,068,909 1,068,909 

W93 Program ..................................................................................... 389,656 389,656 

Total, Stockpile Major Modernization ................................................ 3,097,167 3,167,167 

Stockpile services 

Stockpile Sustainment ................................................................. 1,276,578 1,264,078 

Program decrease ................................................................ [–12,500] 

Weapons Dismantlement and Disposition .................................. 53,718 36,718 

Program decrease ................................................................ [–17,000] 

Production Operations ................................................................ 710,822 710,822 

Nuclear Enterprise Assurance .................................................... 66,614 66,614 

Subtotal, Stockpile Services ................................................................... 2,107,732 2,078,232 

Total, Stockpile Management ................................................................ 5,204,899 5,245,399 

Weapons Activities 

Production Modernization 

Primary Capability Modernization 

Plutonium Modernization 

Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization 

Los Alamos Plutonium Operations ..................................... 833,100 833,100 

21–D–512 Plutonium Pit Production Project, LANL ........ 670,000 670,000 

15–D–302 TA–55 Reinvestments Project, Phase 3, LANL 30,000 30,000 

07–D–220-04 Transuranic Liquid Waste Facility, LANL 0 0 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

04–D–125 Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Project, LANL ....................................................... 227,122 227,122 

Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization ............................ 1,760,222 1,760,222 

Savannah River Plutonium Modernization 

Savannah River Plutonium Operations ............................... 62,764 62,764 

21–D–511 Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, 

SRS .................................................................................. 858,235 1,000,235 

Program increase ......................................................... [142,000] 

Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization .................. 920,999 1,062,999 

Enterprise Plutonium Support ................................................... 87,779 87,779 

Total, Plutonium Modernization .......................................................... 2,769,000 2,911,000 

High Explosives and Energetics 

High Explosives & Energetics ............................................. 93,558 93,558 

23–D–516 Energetic Materials Characterization Facility, 

LANL .............................................................................. 0 0 

21–D–510 HE Synthesis, Formulation, and Production, 

PX .................................................................................... 0 83,000 

Program increase ......................................................... [83,000] 

15–D–301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX ........... 101,356 101,356 

Total, High Explosives and Energetics .............................................. 194,914 277,914 

Total, Primary Capability Modernization ......................................... 2,963,914 3,188,914 

Secondary Capability Modernization 

Secondary Capability Modernization .................................................. 666,914 666,914 

18–D–690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y–12 ................................... 210,770 210,770 

06–D–141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y–12 ................................. 760,000 760,000 

Total, Secondary Capability Modernization .................................... 1,637,684 1,637,684 

Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment 

Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment ..................................... 592,992 592,992 

18–D–650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS ...................................... 0 37,000 

Program increase ........................................................................ [37,000] 

Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment ...................... 592,992 629,992 

Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization ...................................................... 166,990 166,990 

22–D–513 Power Sources Capability, SNL ............................................... 37,886 37,886 

Capability Based Investments .................................................................... 156,462 156,462 

Total, Production Modernization ......................................................... 5,555,928 5,817,928 

Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering 

Assessment Science .................................................................................... 1,044,321 1,024,321 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–20,000] 

Engineering and Integrated Assessments .................................................. 440,456 410,456 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–30,000] 

Inertial Confinement Fusion ...................................................................... 601,650 601,650 

Advanced Simulation and Computing ........................................................ 782,472 732,472 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–50,000] 

Weapon Technology and Manufacturing Maturation ................................. 327,745 307,745 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–20,000] 

Total, Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering .......... 3,196,644 3,076,644 

Academic Programs and Community Support ................................................... 152,271 112,000 

Community Capacity Building Program ............................................ [–30,000] 

Program decrease ............................................................................... [–10,271] 

Total, Academic Programs and Community Support ................... 152,271 112,000 

Infrastructure and Operations 

Operations of facilities ................................................................................ 1,053,000 1,053,000 

Safety and environmental operations ......................................................... 139,114 139,114 

Maintenance and repair of facilities ........................................................... 718,000 718,000 

Recapitalization: 

Infrastructure and safety .................................................................... 650,012 627,512 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–22,500] 

Total, Recapitalization ............................................................................. 650,012 627,512 

Construction: 

24–D–512 TA–46 Protective Force Facility, LANL ......................... 48,500 48,500 

24–D–511 Plutonium Production Building, LANL ........................... 48,500 48,500 

24–D–510 Analytic Gas Laboratory, PX ........................................... 35,000 35,000 
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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

23–D–517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL ..................... 75,000 75,000 

Total, Construction .................................................................................... 207,000 207,000 

Total, Infrastructure and operations .................................................. 2,767,126 2,744,626 

Secure transportation asset 

Operations and equipment .......................................................................... 239,008 239,008 

Program direction ....................................................................................... 118,056 118,056 

Total, Secure transportation asset ....................................................... 357,064 357,064 

Defense Nuclear Security 

Operations and Maintenance ...................................................................... 988,756 988,756 

Construction: 

17–D–710 West end protected area reduction project, Y–12 ............ 28,000 28,000 

Total, Defense nuclear security ............................................................ 1,016,756 1,016,756 

Information technology and cybersecurity ......................................................... 578,379 578,379 

Legacy contractor pensions ................................................................................ 65,452 65,452 

Use of Prior Year Balances ............................................................................... –61,572 –61,572 

Total, Weapons Activities ........................................................................ 18,832,947 18,952,676 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 

Global material security 

International nuclear security ............................................................. 84,707 74,707 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–10,000] 

Radiological security ........................................................................... 258,033 258,033 

Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence ...................................... 181,308 181,308 

Total, Global material security ............................................................. 524,048 514,048 

Material management and minimization 

Conversion ........................................................................................... 116,675 116,675 

Nuclear material removal ................................................................... 47,100 47,100 

Material disposition ............................................................................ 282,250 282,250 

Total, Material management & minimization .................................. 446,025 446,025 

Nonproliferation and arms control ............................................................. 212,358 192,358 

Program decrease ............................................................................... [–20,000] 

Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D 

Proliferation Detection ....................................................................... 290,388 270,388 

Program decrease—Arms control efforts .................................... [–20,000] 

Nuclear Detonation Detection ............................................................ 285,603 285,603 

Forensics R&D .................................................................................... 44,759 44,759 

Nonproliferation Stewardship Program .............................................. 107,437 101,437 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–6,000] 

Total, Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D ................................ 728,187 702,187 

NNSA Bioassurance Program .................................................................... 25,000 0 

Program decrease ............................................................................... [–25,000] 

Nonproliferation Construction: 

18–D–150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS ................... 77,211 77,211 

Total, Nonproliferation construction .................................................. 77,211 77,211 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs ..................... 2,012,829 1,931,829 

Legacy contractor pensions ................................................................................ 22,587 22,587 

Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program ................................. 493,543 493,543 

Use of prior-year balances .................................................................................. –20,000 –20,000 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation .......................................... 2,508,959 2,427,959 

Naval Reactors 

Naval reactors development ............................................................................... 838,340 838,340 

Columbia-Class reactor systems development .................................................... 52,900 52,900 

Naval reactors operations and infrastructure .................................................... 712,036 712,036 

Construction: 

24–D–530 NRF Medical Science Complex ................................................ 36,584 36,584 

22–D–531 KL Chemistry and Radiological Health Building .................... 10,400 10,400 

21–D–530 KL Steam and Condensate Upgrade ....................................... 53,000 53,000 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

14–D–901 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project, NRF .............. 199,300 184,300 

Program decrease ............................................................................... [–15,000] 

Total, Construction .................................................................................... 299,284 284,284 

Program direction .............................................................................................. 61,540 61,540 

Total, Naval Reactors ................................................................................ 1,964,100 1,949,100 

Federal Salaries And Expenses 

Program Direction ............................................................................................. 538,994 538,994 

Total, Office Of The Administrator ...................................................... 538,994 538,994 

Defense Environmental Cleanup 

Closure sites: 

Closure sites administration ....................................................................... 3,023 3,023 

Richland: 

River corridor and other cleanup operations .............................................. 180,000 180,000 

Central plateau remediation ....................................................................... 684,289 684,289 

Richland community and regulatory support ............................................. 10,100 10,100 

Construction: 

22–D–401 Eastern Plateau Fire Station ........................................... 7,000 7,000 

22–D–402 L–897, 200 Area Water Treatment Facility .................... 11,200 11,200 

23–D–404 181D Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade ............................................................................................... 27,149 27,149 

23–D–405 181B Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade ............................................................................................... 462 462 

24–D–401 Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility Supercell 

11 Expansion Proj .......................................................................... 1,000 1,000 

Total, Construction .................................................................................... 46,811 46,811 

Total, Hanford site ..................................................................................... 921,200 921,200 

Office of River Protection: 

Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant Commissioning ............................ 466,000 466,000 

Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ................................... 813,625 813,625 

Construction: 

01–D–16D High-Level Waste Facility ............................................... 600,000 600,000 

01–D–16E Pretreatment Facility ....................................................... 20,000 20,000 

15–D–409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System ....................... 60,000 60,000 

23–D–403, Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk Management 

Project ............................................................................................. 15,309 15,309 

Total, Construction .................................................................................... 695,309 695,309 

Total, Office of River Protection .......................................................... 1,974,934 1,974,934 

Idaho National Laboratory: 

Idaho cleanup and waste disposition .......................................................... 377,623 377,623 

Idaho community and regulatory support .................................................. 2,759 2,759 

Construction: 

22–D–403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel Staging Facility .............. 10,159 10,159 

22–D–404 Additional ICDF Landfill Disposal Cell and Evaporation Ponds Project ............................................................... 46,500 46,500 

23–D–402—Calcine Construction .............................................. 10,000 10,000 

Total, Construction .................................................................................... 66,659 66,659 

Total, Idaho National Laboratory ........................................................ 447,041 447,041 

NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ................................................. 1,879 1,879 

LLNL Excess Facilities D&D .................................................................... 20,195 20,195 

Nuclear facility D & D 

Separations Process Research Unit .................................................... 15,300 15,300 

Nevada Site ......................................................................................... 61,952 61,952 

Sandia National Laboratories ............................................................. 2,264 2,264 

Los Alamos National Laboratory ....................................................... 273,831 273,831 

Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D .................................................... 13,648 13,648 

Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites .............................................. 389,069 389,069 

Oak Ridge Reservation: 

OR Nuclear facility D & D ......................................................................... 335,000 335,000 

Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D .......................................................... 335,000 335,000 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

U233 Disposition Program ........................................................................ 55,000 55,000 

OR cleanup and disposition ........................................................................ 72,000 72,000 

Construction: 

14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility .................. 10,000 10,000 

17–D–401 On-site waste disposal facility ................................... 24,500 24,500 

Total, Construction .................................................................................... 34,500 34,500 

Total, OR cleanup and waste disposition .......................................... 161,500 161,500 

OR community & regulatory support ......................................................... 5,500 5,500 

OR technology development and deployment ............................................. 3,000 3,000 

Total, Oak Ridge Reservation ................................................................ 505,000 505,000 

Savannah River Sites: 

Savannah River risk management operations ............................................ 453,109 468,109 

Program increase ................................................................................ [15,000] 

Construction: 

18–D–402 Emergency Operations Center Replacement, SR ..... 34,733 34,733 

Total, Risk Management Operations ................................................... 487,842 502,842 

Savannah River Legacy Pensions ............................................................... 65,898 65,898 

Savannah River National Laboratory O&M ............................................... 42,000 42,000 

SR community and regulatory support ...................................................... 12,389 12,389 

Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ....................... 880,323 900,323 

Program increase ................................................................................ [20,000] 

Construction: 

18–D–402 Saltstone disposal unit #8/9 ..................................... 31,250 31,250 

20-D–401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12 ........................ 56,250 56,250 

Total, Construction .................................................................................... 87,500 87,500 

Total, Savannah River site ...................................................................... 1,575,952 1,610,952 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ........................................................................ 369,961 369,961 

Construction: 

15–D–411 Safety significant confinement ventilation system, WIPP 44,365 44,365 

15–D–412 Utility Shaft, WIPP .......................................................... 50,000 50,000 

Total, Construction .................................................................................... 94,365 94,365 

Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ........................................................ 464,326 464,326 

Program Direction ............................................................................................. 326,893 326,893 

Program Support ............................................................................................... 103,504 103,504 

Safeguards and Security .................................................................................... 332,645 332,645 

Technology Development and Deployment ........................................................ 30,000 30,000 

Federal contribution to the Uranium Enrichment D&D Fund ......................... 427,000 0 

Program decrease ....................................................................................... [–427,000] 

Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup ............................................. 7,500,587 7,108,587 

Other Defense Activities 

Environment, health, safety and security 

Environment, health, safety and security ................................................... 86,558 86,558 

Program direction ....................................................................................... 144,705 144,705 

Total, Environment, Health, safety and security ........................... 231,263 231,263 

Office of Enterprise Assessments 

Program Direction ...................................................................................... 64,132 64,132 

Enterprise Assessments .............................................................................. 30,022 30,022 

Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments ............................................ 94,154 94,154 

Specialized security activities ............................................................................. 345,330 345,330 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2024 

Request 

House Authorized 

Office of Legacy Management 

Legacy management ................................................................................... 173,681 173,681 

Program direction ....................................................................................... 22,621 22,621 

Total, Office of Legacy Management ................................................... 196,302 196,302 

Defense-related administrative support ............................................................. 203,649 203,649 

Office of hearings and appeals ........................................................................... 4,499 4,499 

Subtotal, Other Defense Activities ....................................................... 1,075,197 1,075,197 

Total, Other Defense Activities ............................................................. 1,075,197 1,075,197 

Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2023. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2670 

AN ACT 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for 

and for other purposes. military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, tivities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe and for military construction, and for defense acmilitary activities of the Department of Defense