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Calendar No. 119 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2226 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of 

the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 

activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 

strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11, 2023 

Mr. REED, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported the following 

original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military 

activities of the Department of Defense, for military 

construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths 

for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

6 2024’’. 


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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

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

Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 

Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

Sec. 111. Report on Army requirements and acquisition strategy for night vision devices. 

Sec. 112. Army plan for ensuring sources of cannon tubes. 

Sec. 113. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program. 

Sec. 114. Extension and modification of annual updates to master plans and 

investment strategies for Army ammunition plants. 

Sec. 115. Report on acquisition strategies of the logistics augmentation program of the Army. 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

Sec. 121. Reduction in the minimum number of Navy carrier air wings and carrier air wing headquarters required to be maintained. 

Sec. 122. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne security barriers. 

Sec. 123. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program. 

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

Sec. 131. Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 

aircraft. 

Sec. 132. Limitation on divestiture of T–1A training aircraft. 

Sec. 133. Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A–10 aircraft. 

Sec. 134. Modification to minimum requirement for total primary mission aircraft inventory of Air Force fighter aircraft. 

Sec. 135. Modification of limitation on divestment of F–15 aircraft. 

Sec. 136. Report on Air Force executive aircraft. 

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

Sec. 141. Pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies. 

Sec. 142. Requirement to develop and implement policies to establish the 

datalink strategy of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 143. Report on contract for cybersecurity capabilities and briefing. 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 


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Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 211. Updated guidance on planning for exportability features for future 

programs. 

Sec. 212. Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic. 

Sec. 213. Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in 

science and engineering. 

Sec. 214. Administration of the Advanced Sensors Application Program. 

Sec. 215. Delegation of responsibility for certain research programs. 

Sec. 216. Program of standards and requirements for microelectronics. 

Sec. 217. Clarifying role of partnership intermediaries to promote defense research and education. 

Sec. 218. Competition for technology that detects and watermarks the use of 

generative artificial intelligence. 

Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 221. Department of Defense prize competitions for business systems modernization. 

Sec. 222. Update to plans and strategies for artificial intelligence. 

Sec. 223. Western regional range complex demonstration. 

Sec. 224. Report on feasibility and advisability of establishing a quantum computing innovation center. 

Sec. 225. Briefing on the impediments to the transition of the Semantic 

Forensics program to operational use. 

Sec. 226. Annual report on Department of Defense hypersonic capability funding and investment. 

Sec. 227. Limitation on availability of funds for travel for office of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness pending a plan 

for modernizing Defense Travel System. 

Sec. 228. Annual report on unfunded priorities for research, development, test, 

and evaluation activities. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

Sec. 311. Requirement for approval by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of any waiver for a system that does not 

meet fuel efficiency key performance parameter. 

Sec. 312. Improvement and codification of Sentinel Landscapes Partnership 

program authority. 

Sec. 313. Modification of definition of sustainable aviation fuel for purpose of 

pilot program on use of such fuel. 

Sec. 314. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalties 

in connection with Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California. 


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Sec. 315. Technical assistance for communities and individuals potentially affected by releases at current and former Department of Defense facilities. 

Subtitle C—Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl 

Substances 

Sec. 321. Treatment of certain materials contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

Sec. 322. Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment 

on health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 

contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 

Sec. 323. Modification of authority for environmental restoration projects at 

National Guard facilities. 

Sec. 324. Limitation on availability of travel funds until submittal of plan for 

restoring data sharing on testing of water for perfluoroalkyl or 

polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

Sec. 325. Dashboard of funding relating to perfluoroalkyl substances and 

polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

Sec. 326. Report on schedule and cost estimates for completion of testing and 

remediation of contaminated sites and publication of cleanup 

information. 

Sec. 327. Modification of timing of report on activities of PFAS Task Force. 

Sec. 328. Government Accountability Office report on testing and remediation 

of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

Subtitle D—Logistics and Sustainment 

Sec. 331. Assuring Critical Infrastructure Support for Military Contingencies 

Pilot Program. 

Sec. 332. Strategy and assessment on use of automation and artificial intelligence for shipyard optimization. 

Subtitle E—Briefings and Reports 

Sec. 341. Critical infrastructure conditions at military installations. 

Sec. 342. Report on establishing sufficient stabling, pasture, and training area 

for the Old Guard Caisson Platoon equines. 

Sec. 343. Quarterly briefings on operational status of amphibious warship fleet 

of Department of the Navy. 

Sec. 344. Briefing on plan for maintaining proficiency in emergency movement 

of munitions in Joint Region Marianas, Guam. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 351. Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for 

Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School. 

Sec. 352. Restriction on retirement of U–28 Aircraft. 

Sec. 353. Tribal liaisons. 

Sec. 354. Limitation on use of funds to expand leased facilities for the Joint 

Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center. 

Sec. 355. Modifications to the Contested Logistics Working Group of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 356. Establishment of Caisson Platoon to support military and State funeral services. 


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Sec. 357. Limitation on availability of funds pending 30-year shipbuilding plan 

that maintains 31 amphibious warships for the Department of 

the Navy. 

Sec. 358. Modification of rule of construction regarding provision of support 

and services to non-Department of Defense organizations and 

activities. 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 

Sec. 402. End strength level matters. 

Sec. 403. Extension of additional authority to vary Space Force end strength. 

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. Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active duty. 

Sec. 502. Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain officers who are 

subject to special selection review boards. 

Sec. 503. Exclusion of officers who are licensed behavioral health providers 

from limitations on active duty commissioned officer end 

strengths. 

Sec. 504. Updating authority to authorize promotion transfers between components of the same service or a different service. 

Sec. 505. Effect of failure of selection for promotion. 

Sec. 506. Permanent authority to order retired members to active duty in highdemand, low-density appointments. 

Sec. 507. Waiver authority expansion for the extension of service obligation for 

Marine Corps cyberspace operations officers. 

Sec. 508. Removal of active duty prohibition for members of the Air Force Reserve Policy Committee. 

Sec. 509. Extension of authority to vary number of Space Force officers considered for promotion to major general. 

Sec. 510. Realignment of Navy spot-promotion quotas. 

Sec. 511. Modification of limitation on promotion selection board rates. 

Sec. 512. Time in grade requirements. 

Sec. 513. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer positions. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 


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Sec. 521. Alternative promotion authority for reserve officers in designated 

competitive categories. 

Sec. 522. Selected Reserve and Ready Reserve order to active duty to respond 

to a significant cyber incident. 

Sec. 523. Mobilization of Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support 

of the combatant commands. 

Sec. 524. Alternating selection of officers of the National Guard and the Reserves as deputy commanders of certain combatant commands. 

Sec. 525. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records 

Sec. 531. Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of persons 

whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below 

a prescribed level. 

Sec. 532. Non-medical counseling services for military families. 

Sec. 533. Primacy of needs of the service in determining individual duty assignments. 

Sec. 534. Requirement to use qualifications, performance, and merit as basis 

for promotions, assignments, and other personnel actions. 

Sec. 535. Requirement to base treatment in the military on merit and performance. 

Sec. 536. Tiger team for outreach to former members. 

Sec. 537. Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap. 

Subtitle D—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters 

Sec. 541. Establishment of staggered terms for members of the Military Justice 

Review Panel. 

Sec. 542. Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, Transition 

Sec. 551. Future servicemember preparatory course. 

Sec. 552. Determination of active duty service commitment for recipients of fellowships, grants, and scholarships. 

Sec. 553. Military service academy professional sports pathway report and legislative proposal required. 

Sec. 554. Community college Enlisted Training Corps demonstration program. 

Sec. 555. Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 556. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special 

agent training course. 

Sec. 557. Army Physical Fitness Test. 

Sec. 558. Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating 

from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations 

and related entities. 

Sec. 559. Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign students in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

Sec. 560. Consideration of standardized test scores in military service academy 

application process. 

Subtitle F—Military Family Readiness and Dependents’ Education 

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Sec. 562. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel. 

Sec. 563. Modifications to assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 

dependents of members of the Armed Forces with enrollment 

changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force 

relocations. 

Sec. 564. Assistance for military spouses to obtain doula certifications. 

Subtitle G—Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 

Sec. 571. Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

Sec. 572. JROTC program certification. 

Sec. 573. Memorandum of understanding required. 

Sec. 574. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructor compensation. 

Sec. 575. Annual report on allegations of sexual misconduct in JROTC programs. 

Sec. 576. Comptroller General report on efforts to increase transparency and 

reporting on sexual violence in the Junior Reserve Officers’ 

Training Corps Program. 

Subtitle H—Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous Reports and Other 

Matters 

Sec. 581. Extension of deadline for review of World War I valor medals. 

Sec. 582. Prohibition on former members of the Armed Forces accepting postservice employment with certain foreign governments. 

Sec. 583. Prohibition on requiring listing of gender or pronouns in official correspondence. 

Subtitle I—Enhanced Recruiting Efforts 

Sec. 591. Short title. 

Sec. 592. Increased access to potential recruits at secondary schools. 

Sec. 593. Increased access to potential recruits at institutions of higher education. 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

Sec. 601. Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training to 

obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation. 

Sec. 602. Modification of calculation method for basic allowance for housing to 

more accurately assess housing costs of junior members of uniformed services. 

Sec. 603. Basic allowance for housing for members assigned to vessels undergoing maintenance. 

Sec. 604. Dual basic allowance for housing for training for certain members of 

reserve components. 

Sec. 605. Modification of calculation of gross household income for basic needs 

allowance to address areas of demonstrated need. 

Sec. 606. Expansion of eligibility for reimbursement of qualified licensure, certification, and business relocation costs incurred by military 

spouses. 

Sec. 607. Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States: high cost 

areas. 

Sec. 608. OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments. 


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Sec. 609. Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to 

the Space Force. 

Sec. 610. Review of rates of military basic pay. 

Sec. 611. Government Accountability Office study on process for determining 

cost-of-living allowances for members of the uniformed services 

assigned to the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and 

overseas locations. 

Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays 

Sec. 621. Modification of special and incentive pay authorities for members of 

reserve components. 

Sec. 622. Expansion of continuation pay eligibility. 

Sec. 623. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities. 

Sec. 624. Requirement to establish remote and austere condition assignment incentive pay program for Air Force. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Sec. 631. Modification of requirements for approval of foreign employment by 

retired and reserve members of uniformed services. 

Sec. 632. Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed Forces receiving employment and compensation indirectly from foreign 

governments through private entities. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 

Sec. 701. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE 

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

Sec. 702. Authority to provide dental care for dependents located at certain remote or isolated locations. 

Sec. 703. Inclusion of assisted reproductive technology and artificial insemination as required primary and preventive health care services for 

members of the uniformed services and dependents. 

Sec. 704. Program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma. 

Sec. 705. Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient visits for 

certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 706. Expansion of doula care furnished by Department of Defense. 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

Sec. 711. Increase in stipend for participants in health professions scholarship 

and financial assistance programs. 

Sec. 712. Financial relief for civilians treated in military medical treatment facilities. 

Sec. 713. Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023. 

Sec. 714. Modification of administration of medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 


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Sec. 721. Modification of partnership program between United States and 

Ukraine for military trauma care and research. 

Sec. 722. Requirement that Department of Defense disclose expert reports with 

respect to medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services. 

Sec. 723. Comptroller General study on impact of perinatal mental health conditions of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents 

on military readiness and retention. 

Sec. 724. Report on mental and behavioral health services provided by Department of Defense. 

Sec. 725. Report on activities of Department of Defense to prevent, intervene, 

and treat perinatal mental health conditions of members of the 

Armed Forces and their dependents. 

Sec. 726. Study on family planning and cryopreservation of gametes to improve 

retention of members of the Armed Forces. 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 

AND RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

Sec. 801. Amendments to multiyear procurement authority. 

Sec. 802. Modernizing the Department of Defense requirements process. 

Sec. 803. Head of Contracting Authority for Strategic Capabilities Office. 

Sec. 804. Pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual property strategies. 

Sec. 805. Focused commercial solutions openings opportunities. 

Sec. 806. Study on reducing barriers to acquisition of commercial products and 

services. 

Sec. 807. Sense of the Senate on independent cost assessment. 

Sec. 808. Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing United 

States stockpiles. 

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

Limitations 

Sec. 811. Commander initiated rapid contracting actions. 

Sec. 812. Extension and revisions to never contract with the enemy. 

Sec. 813. Enhancement of Department of Defense capabilities to prevent contractor fraud. 

Sec. 814. Modification of approval authority for high dollar other transaction 

agreements for prototypes. 

Sec. 815. Modifications to Earned Value Management system requirements. 

Sec. 816. Inventory of inflation and escalation indices. 

Sec. 817. Pilot program to incentivize progress payments. 

Sec. 818. Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing processes. 

Sec. 819. Preventing conflicts of interest for Department of Defense consultants. 

Sec. 820. Prohibition on requiring defense contractors to provide information 

relating to greenhouse gas emissions. 

Sec. 821. Prohibition on contracts for the provision of online tutoring services 

by entities owned by the People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 822. Modification of truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report. 

Subtitle C—Industrial Base Matters 


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Sec. 831. Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program. 

Sec. 832. Department of Defense notification of certain transactions. 

Sec. 833. Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing and industrial capacity. 

Sec. 834. Pilot program on capital assistance to support defense investment in 

the industrial base. 

Sec. 835. Requirement to buy certain satellite components from national technology and industrial base. 

Subtitle D—Small Business Matters 

Sec. 841. Amendments to Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation 

Program. 

Sec. 842. Department of Defense Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program. 

Sec. 843. Consideration of the past performance of affiliate companies of small 

businesses. 

Sec. 844. Timely payments for Department of Defense small business subcontractors. 

Sec. 845. Extension of Pilot Program for streamlined technology transition 

from the SBIR and STTR Programs of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 846. Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 847. Modifications to the Procurement Technical Assistance Program. 

Sec. 848. Extension of pilot program to incentivize contracting with employeeowned businesses. 

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

Sec. 861. Limitation on the availability of funds pending a plan for implementing the replacement for the Selected Acquisition Reporting 

system. 

Sec. 862. Extension of pilot program for distribution support and services for 

weapons systems contractors. 

Sec. 863. Modification of effective date for expansion on the prohibition on acquiring certain metal products. 

Sec. 864. Foreign sources of specialty metals. 

Sec. 865. University Affiliated Research Center for critical minerals. 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

MANAGEMENT 

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

Sec. 901. Establishment of Office of Strategic Capital. 

Sec. 902. Reinstatement of position of Chief Management Officer of Department of Defense. 

Sec. 903. Modification of responsibilities of Director of Cost Assessment and 

Program Evaluation. 

Sec. 904. Roles and responsibilities for components of Office of Secretary of 

Defense for joint all-domain command and control in support 

of integrated joint warfighting. 

Sec. 905. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries to support Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. 

Sec. 906. Modification of cross-functional team to address emerging threat relating to directed energy capabilities. 

Sec. 907. Pilot program on protecting access to critical assets. 


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Sec. 908. Extension of mission management pilot program. 

Sec. 909. Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of position of Chief 

Management Officer. 

Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 

Matters 

Sec. 921. Joint Energetics Transition Office. 

Sec. 922. Transition of oversight responsibility for the Defense Technology Security Administration. 

Sec. 923. Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems for certain congressional staff for oversight purposes. 

Sec. 924. Integration of productivity software suites for scheduling data. 

Sec. 925. Operationalizing audit readiness. 

Sec. 926. Next generation business health metrics. 

Sec. 927. Independent assessment of defense business enterprise architecture. 

Sec. 928. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion 

positions; hiring freeze. 

TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 

Sec. 1002. Annual report on budget prioritization by Secretary of Defense and 

military departments. 

Sec. 1003. Additional reporting requirements related to unfunded priorities. 

Sec. 1004. Sense of the Senate on need for emergency supplemental appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 

Sec. 1011. Disruption of fentanyl trafficking. 

Sec. 1012. Enhanced support for counterdrug activities and activities to 

counter transnational organized crime. 

Sec. 1013. Modification of support for counterdrug activities and activities to 

counter transnational organized crime: increase in cap for 

small scale construction projects. 

Sec. 1014. Building the capacity of armed forces of Mexico to counter the 

threat posed by transnational criminal organizations. 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels 

Sec. 1021. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the National Defense Sealift Fund. 

Sec. 1022. Amphibious warship force availability. 

Sec. 1023. Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels. 

Sec. 1024. Report on the potential for an Army and Navy joint effort for 

watercraft vessels. 

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

Sec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of 

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Sec. 1033. 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. 1034. 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. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1041. Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H–2B 

workers. 

Sec. 1042. Authority to include funding requests for the chemical and biological 

defense program in budget accounts of military departments. 

Sec. 1043. Unfavorable security clearance eligibility determinations and appeals. 

Sec. 1044. Assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting for 

missing United States Government personnel. 

Sec. 1045. Implementation of arrangements to build transparency, confidence, 

and security. 

Sec. 1046. Access to and use of military post offices by United States citizens 

employed overseas by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

who perform functions in support of military operations of the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 1047. Removal of time limitations of temporary protection and authorization of reimbursement for security services and equipment for 

former or retired Department of Defense personnel. 

Sec. 1048. Annual Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) capabilities 

required to expand accounting for persons missing from designated past conflicts. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1051. Annual report and briefing on implementation of Force Design 

2030. 

Sec. 1052. Plan for conversion of Joint Task Force North into Joint Interagency Task Force North. 

Sec. 1053. Report on use of tactical fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft for deployments and homeland defense missions. 

Sec. 1054. Modifications of reporting requirements. 

Sec. 1055. Report on equipping certain ground combat units with small unmanned aerial systems. 

Sec. 1056. Comprehensive assessment of Marine Corps Force Design 2030. 

Sec. 1057. Strategy to achieve critical mineral supply chain independence for 

the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1058. Quarterly briefing on homeland defense planning. 

Sec. 1059. Special operations force structure. 

Sec. 1060. Briefing on commercial tools employed by the Department of Defense to assess foreign ownership, control, or influence. 

Sec. 1061. Plan on countering human trafficking. 

Sec. 1062. Briefing and report on use and effectiveness of United States Naval 

Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1071. Matters related to irregular warfare. 


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Sec. 1072. Joint concept for competing implementation updates. 

Sec. 1073. Limitation on certain funding until submission of the Chairman’s 

Risk Assessment and briefing requirement. 

Sec. 1074. Notification of safety and security concerns at certain Department 

of Defense laboratories. 

Sec. 1075. Assessment and recommendations relating to infrastructure, capacity, resources, and personnel in Guam. 

Sec. 1076. Program and processes relating to foreign acquisition. 

Sec. 1077. Technical and conforming amendments related to the Space Force. 

Sec. 1078. Authority to establish commercial integration cells within certain 

combatant commands. 

Sec. 1079. Modification on limitation on funding for institutions of higher education hosting Confucius Institutes. 

Sec. 1080. Modification of definition of domestic source for title III of Defense 

Production Act of 1950. 

Sec. 1081. Comprehensive strategy for talent development and management of 

Department of Defense computer programming workforce. 

Sec. 1082. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of landmines. 

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 

Sec. 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 

employees working overseas. 

Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 

combat zone. 

Sec. 1103. Exclusion of positions in nonappropriated fund instrumentalities 

from limitations on dual pay. 

Sec. 1104. Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive Service positions for the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1105. Removal of Washington Headquarters Services direct support from 

personnel limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 

Sec. 1106. Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with specified 

degrees at science and technology reinvention laboratories. 

Sec. 1107. Expansion and extension of direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1108. Extension of direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for 

post-secondary students and recent graduates. 

Sec. 1109. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 

Sec. 1110. Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Space Force 

schools. 

Sec. 1111. Report and sunset relating to inapplicability of certification of executive qualifications by qualification review boards of Office of 

Personnel Management. 

Sec. 1112. Extension of date of first employment for acquisition of competitive 

status for employees of Inspectors General for overseas contingency operations. 

Sec. 1113. Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to spouses of 

Department of Defense civilians. 

Sec. 1114. Elimination of Government Accountability Office review requirement 

relating to Department of Defense personnel authorities. 

Sec. 1115. Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program. 


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Sec. 1116. Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve pilot project. 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

Sec. 1201. Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction 

capability. 

Sec. 1202. Authority to provide mission training through distributed simulation. 

Sec. 1203. Increase in small-scale construction limit and modification of authority to build capacity. 

Sec. 1204. Extension of legal institutional capacity building initiative for foreign defense institutions. 

Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States 

military operations. 

Sec. 1206. Extension of authority for Department of Defense support for stabilization activities in national security interest of the United 

States. 

Sec. 1207. Extension of cross servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment in coalition operations. 

Sec. 1208. Limitation on availability of funds for International Security Cooperation Program. 

Sec. 1209. Modification of Department of Defense security cooperation workforce development. 

Sec. 1210. Modification of authority to provide support to certain governments 

for border security operations. 

Sec. 1211. Modification of Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program. 

Sec. 1212. Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 

Sec. 1221. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals. 

Sec. 1222. Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the 

Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 

Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 

counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 

Sec. 1224. Briefing on nuclear capability of Iran. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation 

Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 

Sec. 1232. Extension and modification of training for Eastern European national security forces in the course of multilateral exercises. 

Sec. 1233. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine. 

Sec. 1234. Extension and modification of temporary authorizations related to 

Ukraine and other matters. 

Sec. 1235. Prioritization for basing, training, and exercises in North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization member countries. 


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Sec. 1236. Study and report on lessons learned regarding information operations and deterrence. 

Sec. 1237. Report on progress on multi-year strategy and plan for Baltic security cooperation. 

Sec. 1238. Sense of the Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

Sec. 1239. Sense of the Senate on Defence Innovation Accelerator for the 

North Atlantic (DIANA) in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

Sec. 1240. Sense of the Senate regarding the arming of Ukraine. 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region 

Sec. 1241. Indo-Pacific Campaigning Initiative. 

Sec. 1242. Training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for 

military forces of Taiwan. 

Sec. 1243. Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative. 

Sec. 1244. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 

Sec. 1245. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup. 

Sec. 1246. Extension and modification of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia. 

Sec. 1247. Extension and modification of certain temporary authorizations. 

Sec. 1248. Plan for enhanced security cooperation with Japan. 

Sec. 1249. Plan for improvements to certain operating locations in Indo-Pacific 

region. 

Sec. 1250. Strategy for improving posture of ground-based theater-range missiles in Indo-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1251. Enhancing major defense partnership with India. 

Sec. 1252. Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan. 

Sec. 1253. Designation of senior official for Department of Defense activities 

relating to, and implementation plan for, security partnership 

among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 

Sec. 1254. Report and notification relating to transfer of operational control on 

Korean Peninsula. 

Sec. 1255. Report on range of consequences of war with the People’s Republic 

of China. 

Sec. 1256. Study and report on command structure and force posture of United 

States Armed Forces in Indo-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1257. Studies on defense budget transparency of the People’s Republic of 

China and the United States. 

Sec. 1258. Briefing on provision of security assistance by the People’s Republic 

of China and summary of Department of Defense mitigation 

activities. 

Sec. 1259. Semiannual briefings on bilateral agreements supporting United 

States military posture in the Indo-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1260. Semiannual briefings on military of the People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 1261. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with 

ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 1262. Prohibition on use of funds for the Wuhan Institute of Virology. 

Sec. 1263. Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense funding to 

China’s research labs. 

Sec. 1264. Prohibiting Federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance Inc. 

Sec. 1265. Assessment relating to contingency operational plan of United 

States Indo-Pacific Command. 

Sec. 1266. Assessment of absorptive capacity of military forces of Taiwan. 


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Sec. 1267. Analysis of risks and implications of potential sustained military 

blockade of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 1268. Sense of the Senate on defense alliances and partnerships in the 

Indo-Pacific region. 

Subtitle E—Securing Maritime Data From China 

Sec. 1271. Short title. 

Sec. 1272. LOGINK defined. 

Sec. 1273. Countering the spread of LOGINK. 

Subtitle F—Reports 

Sec. 1281. Report on Department of Defense roles and responsibilities in support of National Strategy for the Arctic Region. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1291. Military intelligence collection and analysis partnerships. 

Sec. 1292. Collaboration with partner countries to develop and maintain military-wide transformational strategies for operational energy. 

Sec. 1293. Modification of support of special operations for irregular warfare. 

Sec. 1294. Modification of authority for expenditure of funds for clandestine 

activities that support operational preparation of the environment. 

Sec. 1295. Modification of initiative to support protection of national security 

academic researchers from undue influence and other security 

threats. 

Sec. 1296. Modification of authority for certain payments to redress injury and 

loss. 

Sec. 1297. Modification of authority for cooperation on directed energy capabilities. 

Sec. 1298. Modification of Arctic Security Initiative. 

Sec. 1299. Termination of authorization of non-conventional assisted recovery 

capabilities. 

Sec. 1299A. Extension of prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-United States 

aircraft that engage in hostilities in the ongoing civil war in 

Yemen. 

Sec. 1299B. Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. 

Sec. 1299C. Prohibition on delegation of authority to designate foreign partner 

forces as eligible for the provision of collective self-defense support by United States Armed Forces. 

Sec. 1299D. Participation by military departments in interoperability programs 

with military forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and 

the United Kingdom. 

Sec. 1299E. Cooperation with allies and partners in Middle East on development of integrated regional cybersecurity architecture. 

Sec. 1299F. Foreign Advance Acquisition Account. 

Sec. 1299G. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office 

of the Secretary of Defense. 

Sec. 1299H. Plans related to rapid transfer of certain missiles and defense capabilities. 

Sec. 1299I. Ensuring peace through strength in Israel. 

Sec. 1299J. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense acquisition workforce. 

Sec. 1299K. Modification of foreign military sales processing. 


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TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 

Sec. 1301. Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1402. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 

Sec. 1403. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 

Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 

Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 

Sec. 1411. Recovery of rare earth elements and other strategic and critical materials through end-of-life equipment recycling. 

Sec. 1412. Improvements to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. 

Sec. 1413. Authority to dispose of materials from the National Defense Stockpile. 

Sec. 1414. Beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction 

Fund for audit purposes. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

Sec. 1421. 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. 1422. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 

Home. 

Sec. 1423. Modification of leasing authority of Armed Forces Retirement 

Home. 

TITLE XV—SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 

INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

Sec. 1501. Acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the National Security Space 

Launch program. 

Sec. 1502. Initial operating capability for Advanced Tracking and Launch 

Analysis System and system-level review. 

Sec. 1503. Department of the Air Force responsibility for space-based ground 

and airborne moving target indication. 

Sec. 1504. Principal Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and Integration. 

Sec. 1505. Use of middle tier acquisition authority for Space Development 

Agency acquisition program. 

Sec. 1506. Special authority for provision of commercial space launch support 

services. 

Sec. 1507. Treatment of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resiliency, Modifications, and Improvements program as acquisition category 

1D program. 

Sec. 1508. Briefing on classification practices and foreign disclosure policies required for combined space operations. 


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Sec. 1509. Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to selection of 

permanent location for headquarters of United States Space 

Command. 

Subtitle B—Nuclear Forces 

Sec. 1511. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of 

the United States. 

Sec. 1512. Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program silo activity. 

Sec. 1513. Matters relating to the acquisition and deployment of the Sentinel 

intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system. 

Sec. 1514. Plan for decreasing the time to upload additional warheads to the 

intercontinental ballistic missile fleet. 

Sec. 1515. Tasking and oversight authority with respect to intercontinental ballistic missile site activation task force for Sentinel Program. 

Sec. 1516. Long-term sustainment of Sentinel ICBM guidance system. 

Sec. 1517. Sense of Senate on Polaris Sales Agreement. 

Sec. 1518. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile. 

Sec. 1519. Operational timeline for Strategic Automated Command and Control 

System. 

Sec. 1520. Amendment to annual report on the plan for the nuclear weapons 

stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery 

systems, and nuclear weapons command and control systems. 

Sec. 1521. Technical amendment to additional report matters on strategic delivery systems. 

Sec. 1522. Amendment to study of weapons programs that allow Armed Forces 

to address hard and deeply buried targets. 

Sec. 1523. Limitation on use of funds until provision of Department of Defense 

information to Government Accountability Office. 

Subtitle C—Missile Defense 

Sec. 1531. Designation of official responsible for missile defense of Guam. 

Sec. 1532. Selection of a Director of the Missile Defense Agency. 

Sec. 1533. Modification of requirement for Comptroller General of the United 

States review and assessment of missile defense acquisition 

programs. 

Sec. 1534. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative 

missile defense program co-development and co-production. 

Sec. 1535. Modification of scope of program accountability matrices requirements for next generation interceptors for missile defense of 

the United States homeland. 

Sec. 1536. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of Cost Assessment 

and Program Evaluation until submission of missile defense 

roles and responsibilities report. 

Sec. 1537. Integrated air and missile defense architecture for the Indo-Pacific 

region. 

Sec. 1538. Modification of National Missile Defense policy. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 1541. Electronic warfare. 

Sec. 1542. Study on the future of the Integrated Tactical Warning Attack Assessment System. 

Sec. 1543. Comprehensive review of electronic warfare test ranges and future 

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Sec. 1544. Extension of authorization for protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. 

Sec. 1545. Addressing serious deficiencies in electronic protection of systems 

that operate in the radio frequency spectrum. 

Sec. 1546. Funding limitation on certain unreported programs. 

Sec. 1547. Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial 

activities as security for intelligence collection activities. 

TITLE XVI—CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber Forces 

Sec. 1601. Measures to enhance the readiness and effectiveness of the Cyber 

Mission Force. 

Sec. 1602. Cyber intelligence center. 

Sec. 1603. Performance metrics for pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities 

and related information with foreign operational partners. 

Sec. 1604. Next generation cyber red teams. 

Sec. 1605. Management of data assets by Chief Digital Officer. 

Sec. 1606. Authority for countering illegal trafficking by Mexican transnational 

criminal organizations in cyberspace. 

Sec. 1607. Pilot program for cybersecurity collaboration center inclusion of 

semiconductor manufacturers. 

Sec. 1608. Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment of United 

States Cyber Force and further evolution of current model for 

management and execution of cyber mission. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and 

Information Technology 

Sec. 1611. Requirements for deployment of fifth generation information and 

communications capabilities to Department of Defense bases 

and facilities. 

Sec. 1612. Department of Defense information network boundary and cross-domain defense. 

Sec. 1613. Policy and guidance on memory-safe software programming. 

Sec. 1614. Development of regional cybersecurity strategies. 

Sec. 1615. Cyber incident reporting. 

Sec. 1616. Management by Department of Defense of mobile applications. 

Sec. 1617. Security enhancements for the nuclear command, control, and communications network. 

Sec. 1618. Guidance regarding securing laboratories of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 1619. Establishing Identity, Credential, and Access Management initiative 

as a program of record. 

Sec. 1620. Strategy on cybersecurity resiliency of Department of Defense space 

enterprise. 

Sec. 1621. Requirements for implementation of user activity monitoring for 

cleared personnel and operational and information technology 

administrators and other privileged users. 

Sec. 1622. Department of Defense digital content provenance. 

Sec. 1623. Post-graduate employment of Cyber Service Academy scholarship recipients in intelligence community. 

Sec. 1624. Minimum number of scholarships to be awarded annually through 

Cyber Service Academy. 

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Sec. 1701. Short title. 

Sec. 1702. Space Force Personnel Management Act transition plan. 

Sec. 1703. Comprehensive assessment of Space Force equities in the National 

Guard. 

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 

and the Air National Guard. 

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. 

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. 


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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 projects. 

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

TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

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

Sec. 2202. Family housing. 

Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 

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

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

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

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

Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 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 projects. 

Sec. 2405. Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal 

year 2019 projects. 

Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects. 

Sec. 2407. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. 

Sec. 2408. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. 

TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 

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

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 

Subtitle B—Host Country In-kind Contributions 

Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 

Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects. 

TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 

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

projects. 

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


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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 projects. 

Sec. 2610. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at 

Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas. 

Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at 

Camp Pendleton, California. 

Sec. 2612. Authority to conduct restoration and modernization projects at the 

First City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

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. 

Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure 

(BRAC) round. 

Sec. 2703. Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, 

Colorado. 

TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program 

Sec. 2801. Authority for Indo-Pacific posture military construction projects. 

Sec. 2802. Ordering authority for maintenance, repair, and construction of facilities of Department of Defense. 

Sec. 2803. Application of area construction cost indices outside the United 

States. 

Sec. 2804. Authorization of cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for military construction projects to mitigate risk to the Sentinel Program 

schedule and cost. 

Sec. 2805. Extensions to the Military Lands Withdrawal Act relating to Barry 

M. Goldwater range. 

Sec. 2806. Authority to lease land parcel for hospital and medical campus, 

Barrigada Transmitter Site, Guam. 

Sec. 2807. Revision to access and management of Air Force memorial. 

Sec. 2808. Development and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage Center 

and the National Museum of the Marine Corps. 

Sec. 2809. Authority for acquisition of real property interest in park land 

owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

Sec. 2810. Movement or consolidation of Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade, 

Maryland, or another appropriate location. 

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Sec. 2812. Modification of temporary increase of amounts in connection with 

authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction. 

Sec. 2813. Pilot program on replacement of substandard enlisted barracks. 

Sec. 2814. Expansion of Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program to 

include installations of the Coast Guard. 

Sec. 2815. Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building materials in military construction. 

Subtitle B—Military Housing 

PART I—MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING

Sec. 2821. Uniform condition index for military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 2822. Certification of habitability of military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 2823. Maintenance work order management process for military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 2824. Expansion of uniform code of basic standards for military housing 

to include military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 2825. Oversight of military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 2826. Elimination of flexibilities for adequacy or construction standards 

for military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 2827. Design standards for military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 2828. Termination of habitability standard waivers and assessment and 

plan with respect to military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 2829. Requirement for security cameras in common areas and entry points 

of military unaccompanied housing. 

Sec. 2830. Annual report on military unaccompanied housing. 

PART II—PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING

Sec. 2841. Improvements to privatized military housing. 

Sec. 2842. Implementation of Comptroller General Recommendations relating 

to strengthening oversight of privatized military housing. 

Sec. 2843. Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized 

military housing. 

PART III—OTHER HOUSING MATTERS

Sec. 2851. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council. 

Sec. 2852. Inclusion in annual status of forces survey of questions regarding 

living conditions of members of the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle C—Land Conveyances 

Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, 

Wheeling, West Virginia. 

Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve Center, 

New Martinsville, West Virginia. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 2871. Authority to conduct energy resilience and conservation projects at 

installations where non-Department of Defense funded energy 

projects have occurred. 

Sec. 2872. Limitation on authority to modify or restrict public access to 

Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity 

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Sec. 2873. Authorization for the Secretary of the Navy to resolve the electrical 

utility operations at Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point 

(currently known as ‘‘Kalaeloa’’), Hawaii. 

Sec. 2874. Clarification of other transaction authority for installation or facility 

prototyping. 

Sec. 2875. Requirement that Department of Defense include military installation resilience in real property management and installation 

master planning of Department. 

Sec. 2876. Increase of limitation on fee for architectural and engineering services procured by military departments. 

Sec. 2877. Requirement that all material types be considered for design-bidbuild military construction projects. 

Sec. 2878. Continuing education curriculum for members of the military construction planning and design workforce and acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 2879. Guidance on Department of Defense-wide standards for access to installations of the Department. 

Sec. 2880. Deployment of existing construction materials. 

Sec. 2881. Technical corrections. 

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. 3111. Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems based on 

low-enriched uranium. 

Sec. 3112. Prohibition on ARIES expansion before realization of 30 pit per 

year base capability. 

Sec. 3113. Plutonium Modernization Program management. 

Sec. 3114. Pantex explosives manufacturing capability. 

Sec. 3115. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program within 

the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 3116. 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. 3117. Modification of reporting requirements for program on vulnerable 

sites. 

Sec. 3118. Implementation of enhanced mission delivery initiative. 

Sec. 3119. Limitation on use of funds until provision of spend plan for W80- 

4 ALT weapon development. 

Sec. 3120. Analyses of nuclear programs of foreign countries. 

Sec. 3121. Enhancing National Nuclear Security Administration supply chain 

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Sec. 3123. Redesignating duties related to departmental radiological and nuclear incident responses. 

Sec. 3124. Modification of authority to establish certain contracting, program 

management, scientific, engineering, and technical positions. 

Sec. 3125. Technical amendments to the Atomic Energy Defense Act. 

Sec. 3126. Amendment to period for briefing requirements. 

Sec. 3127. Repeal of reporting requirements for Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project. 

Subtitle C—Budget and Financial Management Matters 

Sec. 3131. Updated financial integration policy. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 3141. Integration of technical expertise of Department of Energy into policymaking. 

TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 

Sec. 3201. Authorization. 

TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 3501. Maritime Administration. 

DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 

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

2 CONTENTS. 

3 (a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi4 sions as follows: 

5 (1) Division A—Department of Defense Au6 thorizations. 

7 (2) Division B—Military Construction Author8 izations. 

9 (3) Division C—Department of Energy Na10 tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza11 tions. 

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

2 this Act is as follows: 

3 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 

4 In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit5 tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

6 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 

8 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes 

9 of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 

10 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest state11 ment titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ 

12 for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congres13 sional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate 

14 Budget Committees, provided that such statement has 

15 been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House 

16 acting first on the conference report or amendment be17 tween the Houses. 

18 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 

19 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

20 TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

21 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

22 Appropriations 

23 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

25 fiscal year 2024 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 


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

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

3 table in section 4101. 

4 Subtitle B—Army Programs 

5 SEC. 111. REPORT ON ARMY REQUIREMENTS AND ACQUISI6 TION STRATEGY FOR NIGHT VISION DEVICES. 

7 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 

8 29, 2024, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 

9 congressional defense committees a report on night vision 

10 devices. 

11 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

12 (a) shall include the following elements: 

13 (1) An identification of the specific capabilities 

14 the Army is seeking to achieve in night vision. 

15 (2) An identification of the capabilities in night 

16 vision required by unit, including the number and 

17 type of units for each capability. 

18 (3) An identification of the total requirement 

19 for night vision devices in the Army, disaggregated 

20 by number and type of unit. 

21 (4) A description of the acquisition strategy of 

22 the Army for achieving the capabilities described in 

23 paragraph (1), including a description of each of the 

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1 (A) The acquisition objective for each type 

2 of night vision device. 

3 (B) The programmed purchase quantities 

4 for night vision devices required each year. 

5 (C) The contract type of each procurement 

6 of night vision devices. 

7 (D) The expected date for achieving the 

8 capabilities. 

9 (E) The industrial base constraints on 

10 each type of night vision device. 

11 (F) The modernization plan for each type 

12 of night vision device. 

13 SEC. 112. ARMY PLAN FOR ENSURING SOURCES OF CAN14 NON TUBES. 

15 (a) UPDATED ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of the 

16 Army shall update the assessment of the Secretary on the 

17 sufficiency of the development, production, procurement, 

18 and modernization of the defense industrial base for can19 non and large caliber weapons tubes. 

20 (b) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Feb21 ruary 29, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Com22 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com23 mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

24 an update to the report submitted to Congress in March 


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1 2022 entitled ‘‘Army Plan for Ensuring Sources of Can2 non Tubes’’. 

3 SEC. 113. STRATEGY FOR ARMY TACTICAL WHEELED VEHI4 CLE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—In the budget justifica6 tion materials submitted in support of the budget of the 

7 Department of Defense (as submitted with the budget of 

8 the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

9 States Code) for fiscal year 2025 and every five years 

10 thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall include a re11 port on the strategy of the Army for tactical wheeled vehi12 cles. 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGY.—Each strategy 

14 required by subsection (a) shall— 

15 (1) align with the applicable national defense 

16 strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United 

17 States Code, and applicable policies; 

18 (2) be designed so that the force of tactical 

19 wheeled vehicles provided under the strategy sup20 ports the national security strategy of the United 

21 States as set forth in the most recent national secu22 rity strategy report of the President under section 

23 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

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1 (3) define capabilities and capacity require2 ments across the entire fleet of tactical wheeled vehi3 cles, including— 

4 (A) light, medium, and heavy tactical 

5 wheeled vehicles; and 

6 (B) associated trailer and support equip7 ment. 

8 (c) STRATEGY ELEMENTS.—Each strategy required 

9 by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

10 (1) A detailed program for the construction of 

11 light, medium, and heavy tactical wheeled vehicles 

12 for the Army over the next five fiscal years. 

13 (2) A description of the necessary force struc14 ture and capabilities of tactical wheeled vehicles to 

15 meet the requirements of the national security strat16 egy described in subsection (b)(2). 

17 (3) The estimated levels of annual funding, by 

18 vehicle class, in both graphical and tabular form, 

19 necessary to carry out the program described in 

20 paragraph (1), together with a discussion of the pro21 curement strategies on which such estimated levels 

22 of annual funding are based. 

23 (4) The estimated total cost of construction for 

24 each vehicle class used to determine the estimated 

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1 (d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing each strategy 

2 required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall 

3 consider the following objectives and factors: 

4 (1) Objectives relating to protection, fleet oper5 ations, mission command, mobility, and the indus6 trial base. 

7 (2) Technological advances that will increase ef8 ficiency of and reduce demand for tactical wheeled 

9 vehicles. 

10 (3) Technological advances that allow for the 

11 operation of tactical wheeled vehicles in a variety of 

12 climate and geographic conditions. 

13 (4) Existing commercial technologies such as 

14 vehicle electrification, autonomous capabilities, and 

15 predictive maintenance, among others. 

16 (5) The capabilities of autonomous equivalents 

17 to tactical wheeled vehicles. 

18 (e) BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 15 

19 days after each budget submission described in subsection 

20 (a), in conjunction with the submission of each strategy 

21 required by such subsection, the Secretary of the Army 

22 shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense com23 mittees that addresses the investment needed for each 

24 platform of tactical wheeled vehicle across the future-years 

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1 SEC. 114. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL UP2 DATES TO MASTER PLANS AND INVESTMENT 

3 STRATEGIES FOR ARMY AMMUNITION 

4 PLANTS. 

5 Section 2834(d) of the Military Construction Author6 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 

7 117–81; 135 Stat. 2201) is amended— 

8 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

9 striking ‘‘March 31, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘March 

10 31, 2030’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(5) A description of any changes made to the 

14 master plan based upon current global events, in15 cluding pandemics and armed conflicts.’’. 

16 SEC. 115. REPORT ON ACQUISITION STRATEGIES OF THE 

17 LOGISTICS AUGMENTATION PROGRAM OF 

18 THE ARMY. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

21 Army, in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of 

22 Defense and in coordination with the geographic combat23 ant commanders, shall submit to the Committee on Armed 

24 Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv25 ices of the House of Representatives a report reviewing 

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1 the geographic combatant commands under the contract 

2 for the logistics augmentation program of the Army that 

3 will expire in 2028 (commonly referred to as ‘‘LOGCAP 

4 V’’). 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

6 (a) shall include the following: 

7 (1) A business case analysis of the cost and 

8 operational benefit of recompeting the task orders 

9 described in subsection (a). 

10 (2) Input from stakeholders, including Army 

11 Sustainment Command, the geographic combatant 

12 commanders, and Army service component com13 manders, on the desirability and operational impacts 

14 of the proposed recompete described in subsection 

15 (a). 

16 (3) Detailed cost estimates and timelines, in17 cluding projected transition costs and timelines for 

18 the task orders described in subsection (a). 

19 (4) An assessment of the potential impacts re20 lated to quality and timing of transitioning to the 

21 new logistics augmentation program (commonly re22 ferred to as ‘‘LOGCAP VI’’). 

23 (5) An analysis of recompeting the task orders 

24 described in subsection (a) compared to transitioning 

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1 (6) An overview of potential innovations and ef2 ficiencies derived from a competition for LOGCAP 

3 VI. 

4 (7) An explanation of the benefit of recom5 peting the task orders described in subsection (a) 

6 compared to an open competition for LOGCAP VI. 

7 (8) A breakdown of additional authorities need8 ed to move directly to LOGCAP VI. 

9 Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

10 SEC. 121. REDUCTION IN THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF NAVY 

11 CARRIER AIR WINGS AND CARRIER AIR WING 

12 HEADQUARTERS REQUIRED TO BE MAIN13 TAINED. 

14 Section 8062(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘until the ear17 lier of’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘until the 

18 date on which additional operationally deployable 

19 aircraft carriers can fully support a 10th carrier air 

20 wing;’’; and 

21 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the earlier 

22 of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘and (B) of’’ and 

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1 SEC. 122. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY 

2 OF FUNDS FOR NAVY PORT WATERBORNE SE3 CURITY BARRIERS. 

4 Section 130(a) of the John S. McCain National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

6 115–232; 132 Stat. 1665), as most recently amended by 

7 section 123(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

8 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

9 263), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 2023’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘through 2024’’. 

11 SEC. 123. 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 10 Virginia 

17 class submarines. 

18 (b) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT AND

19 ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY.—The Secretary of the 

20 Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in 

21 fiscal year 2024, for advance procurement associated with 

22 the Virginia class submarines for which authorization to 

23 enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided 

24 under subsection (a) and for equipment or subsystems as25 sociated with the Virginia class submarine program, in26 cluding procurement of— 


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1 (1) long lead time material; or 

2 (2) material or equipment in economic order 

3 quantities when cost savings are achievable. 

4 (c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY5 MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 

6 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

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

8 fiscal year 2025 is subject to the availability of appropria9 tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 

10 (d) LIMITATION ON TERMINATION LIABILITY.—A 

11 contract for the construction of Virginia class submarines 

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

13 that limits the liability of the United States to the con14 tractor for any termination of the contract. The maximum 

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

16 amount appropriated for the submarines covered by the 

17 contract regardless of the amount obligated under the con18 tract. 

19 Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

20 SEC. 131. LIMITATIONS AND MINIMUM INVENTORY RE21 QUIREMENT RELATING TO RQ–4 AIRCRAFT. 

22 Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, is 

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1 ‘‘(l)(1) During the period beginning on the date of 

2 the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 

3 for Fiscal Year 2024 and ending on September 30, 2028, 

4 the Secretary of the Air Force may not— 

5 ‘‘(A) retire an RQ–4 aircraft; 

6 ‘‘(B) reduce funding for unit personnel or 

7 weapon system sustainment activities for RQ–4 air8 craft in a manner that presumes future congres9 sional authority to divest such aircraft; 

10 ‘‘(C) keep an RQ–4 aircraft in a status consid11 ered excess to the requirements of the possessing 

12 command and awaiting disposition instructions 

13 (commonly referred to as ‘XJ’ status); or 

14 ‘‘(D) decrease the total aircraft inventory of 

15 RQ–4 aircraft below 10 aircraft. 

16 ‘‘(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not 

17 apply to individual RQ–4 aircraft that the Secretary of 

18 the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be 

19 no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair be20 cause of aircraft accidents, mishaps, or excessive material 

21 degradation and non-airworthiness status of certain air22 craft.’’. 


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1 SEC. 132. LIMITATION ON DIVESTITURE OF T–1A TRAINING 

2 AIRCRAFT. 

3 No divestiture of any T–1A training aircraft may 

4 occur until the Chief of Staff of the Air Force submits 

5 to the congressional defense committees a certification 

6 of— 

7 (1) the fleet-wide implementation of the Under8 graduate Pilot Training 2.5 curriculum and the ef9 fect of such implementation on the undergraduate 

10 pilot training pipeline; and 

11 (2) how the divestiture would affect existing 

12 programs of the Air Force that accelerate pilot 

13 training. 

14 SEC. 133. MODIFICATION TO MINIMUM INVENTORY RE15 QUIREMENT FOR A–10 AIRCRAFT. 

16 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2017 NDAA.—Section 134(d) of 

17 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2038), as amended 

19 by section 141(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National De20 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

21 117–263), is further amended by striking ‘‘153 A–10 air22 craft’’ and inserting ‘‘135 A–10 aircraft’’. 

23 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2016 NDAA.—Section 142(b)(2) 

24 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

2 117–263), is further amended by striking ‘‘153 A–10 air3 craft’’ and inserting ‘‘135 A–10 aircraft’’. 

4 SEC. 134. MODIFICATION TO MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR 

5 TOTAL PRIMARY MISSION AIRCRAFT INVEN6 TORY OF AIR FORCE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. 

7 Section 9062(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

8 is amended by striking ‘‘1,145 fighter aircraft’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘1,112 fighter aircraft’’. 

10 SEC. 135. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT 

11 OF F–15 AIRCRAFT. 

12 Section 150 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

13 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

14 263; 136 Stat. 2456) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘; 

17 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

18 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

19 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

21 subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(E) for each covered F–15 aircraft that 

23 the Secretary plans to divest, a description of— 

24 ‘‘(i) the upgrades and modifications 

25 done to the aircraft, including the date of 


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1 each modification and the value amount of 

2 each modification in current year dollars; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the estimated remaining service 

5 life of— 

6 ‘‘(I) the aircraft; and 

7 ‘‘(II) the onboard systems of the 

8 aircraft.’’; and 

9 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub10 section (d); and 

11 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol12 lowing new subsection (c): 

13 ‘‘(c) UPDATES.—Not later than October 1 of each 

14 year through October 1, 2028, the Secretary of the Air 

15 Force shall— 

16 ‘‘(1) update the report required under sub17 section (b); and 

18 ‘‘(2) submit such update to the congressional 

19 defense committees.’’. 

20 SEC. 136. REPORT ON AIR FORCE EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2025, 

22 the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres23 sional defense committees a report that includes the fol24 lowing: 


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1 (1) An overview of the total missions flown by 

2 executive aircraft of the Air Force during the five 

3 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the re4 port is submitted, disaggregated by fiscal year, in5 cluding the mission types and Government agencies 

6 supported. 

7 (2) An identification of each mission flown by 

8 executive aircraft of the Air Force during the five 

9 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the re10 port is submitted, disaggregated by fiscal year, in11 cluding the mission type, overall cost, average flight 

12 hour cost, and Government agency supported, 

13 disaggregated by wing and by type of aircraft. 

14 (3) The projected mission capacity for executive 

15 aircraft of the Air Force for the five fiscal years fol16 lowing the fiscal year in which the report is sub17 mitted, disaggregated by fiscal year, factoring in any 

18 planned changes to aircraft inventory. 

19 (4) A description of any anomalous conditions 

20 that may have impacted the availability, with respect 

21 to executive aircraft of the Air Force, of a specific 

22 aircraft type or wing during the five fiscal years pre23 ceding the fiscal year in which the report is sub24 mitted, such as unavailability of a specific aircraft 


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1 type due to block upgrades or fleetwide maintenance 

2 issues. 

3 (5) A description of the impact of the capacity 

4 of executive aircraft of the Air Force on the overall 

5 capacity of the Department of Defense to meet de6 mand for executive aircraft. 

7 (6) The total outlays of the Department of the 

8 Air Force for missions flown by executive aircraft of 

9 the Air Force, after factoring in reimbursements re10 ceived from Government agencies supported, during 

11 the five fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in 

12 which the report is submitted, disaggregated by fis13 cal year and by account. 

14 (7) The projected budgets for the executive air15 craft of the Air Force through the future years de16 fense program. 

17 (8) A narrative description of how the Air 

18 Force plans and budgets for missions flown by exec19 utive aircraft. 

20 (9) Any other information the Secretary con21 siders to be important. 

22 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

23 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

24 a classified annex for the purposes of describing classified 


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1 missions supported by the executive aircraft of the Air 

2 Force. 

3 Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 

4 and Multiservice Matters 

5 SEC. 141. PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE THE PROCURE6 MENT AND FIELDING OF INNOVATIVE TECH7 NOLOGIES. 

8 Section 834(b) of the National Defense Authorization 

9 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 

10 4061 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 

11 new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive the priority 

13 established pursuant to paragraph (1) for up to two solici14 tations for proposals per fiscal year.’’. 

15 SEC. 142. REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT 

16 POLICIES TO ESTABLISH THE DATALINK 

17 STRATEGY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE18 FENSE. 

19 (a) POLICIES REQUIRED.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

21 shall develop and implement policies to establish the 

22 unified datalink strategy of the Department of De23 fense (in this section referred to as the ‘‘strategy’’). 

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1 (A) The designation of an organization 

2 that will act as the lead coordinator of datalink 

3 activities across the entire Department of De4 fense. 

5 (B) Prioritization and coordination across 

6 services of the strategy within the requirements 

7 generation process of the Department. 

8 (C) The use of a common standardized 

9 datalink network or transport protocol that en10 sures interoperability between independently de11 veloped datalinks, regardless of physical me12 dium used, and ensures mesh routing. The Sec13 retary of Defense shall consider the use of a 

14 subset of Internet Protocol. 

15 (D) A programmatic decoupling of the 

16 physical method used to transmit data, the net17 work or transport protocols used in the trans18 mission and reception of data, and the applica19 tions used to process and use data. 

20 (E) The coordination of weapon systems 

21 executing the same mission types across serv22 ices of the strategy, including through the use 

23 of a common set of datalink waveforms. The 

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1 sight information exchange for each weapon 

2 systems platform. 

3 (F) Coordination between the Department 

4 and the intelligence community (as defined in 

5 section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 

6 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to leverage any efficiencies 

7 and overlap with existing datalink waveforms of 

8 the intelligence community. 

9 (G) Methods to support the rapid integra10 tion of common datalinks across the force. 

11 (H) Support for modularity of specific 

12 datalink waveforms to enable rapid integration 

13 of future datalinks, including the use of soft14 ware defined radios compliant with modular 

15 open system architecture and sensor open sys16 tem architecture. 

17 (b) INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

18 June 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 

19 the congressional defense committees the following: 

20 (1) A briefing on the proposed policies required 

21 by subsection (a)(1), with timelines for implementa22 tion. 

23 (2) An estimated timeline of implementations of 

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1 (3) A list of any additional resources and au2 thorities required to execute the strategy. 

3 (4) A determination of whether a common set 

4 of datalinks can and should be implemented across 

5 all major weapon systems within the Department of 

6 Defense. 

7 SEC. 143. REPORT ON CONTRACT FOR CYBERSECURITY CA8 PABILITIES AND BRIEFING. 

9 (a) REPORT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

12 Chief Information Officer of the Department of De13 fense shall submit to the congressional defense com14 mittees a report on the decision to exercise options 

15 on an existing contract to use cybersecurity capabili16 ties to protect assets and networks across the De17 partment of Defense. 

18 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para19 graph (1) shall include the following: 

20 (A) A description of the potential effects 

21 on innovation and competition among cyberse22 curity vendors of the decision to exercise the cy23 bersecurity options on the contract described in 

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1 (B) A description of the risks and benefits 

2 associated with an integrated enterprise-wide 

3 cybersecurity solution from a single vendor. 

4 (C) A description of future plans of the 

5 Department of Defense to recompete the acqui6 sition of integrated and interoperable cybersecu7 rity tools and applications that would allow 

8 multiple vendors to compete separately and as 

9 teams. 

10 (D) A copy of the analysis conducted by 

11 the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 

12 Evaluation of the Department of the costs and 

13 effectiveness of the cybersecurity capabilities 

14 covered by the contract described in paragraph 

15 (1). 

16 (E) A copy of the analysis conducted by 

17 the Director of Operational Test and Evalua18 tion of the Department of the effectiveness of 

19 the cybersecurity capabilities covered by the 

20 contract described in paragraph (1) compared 

21 to other commercially available products and 

22 vendors. 

23 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer 

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1 defense committees on the plans of the Department to en2 sure competition and interoperability in the security and 

3 identity and access management product market seg4 ments. 

5 TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP6 MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA7 TION 

8 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

9 Appropriations 

10 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

12 fiscal year 2024 for the use of the Department of Defense 

13 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci14 fied in the funding table in section 4201. 

15 Subtitle B—Program Require16 ments, Restrictions, and Limita17 tions 

18 SEC. 211. UPDATED GUIDANCE ON PLANNING FOR 

19 EXPORTABILITY FEATURES FOR FUTURE 

20 PROGRAMS. 

21 (a) PROGRAM GUIDANCE ON PLANNING FOR

22 EXPORTABILITY FEATURES.—The Under Secretary of 

23 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall ensure that 

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1 exportability features called for by section 4067 of title 

2 10, United States Code, for the following activities: 

3 (1) Major defense acquisition programs 

4 (MDAPs) (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, 

5 United States Code), which shall include in the ini6 tial cost estimates for the programs a requirement 

7 to capture potential exportability needs. 

8 (2) Middle tier acquisition (MTA) programs de9 scribed in section 804(a) of the National Defense 

10 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 

11 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.), which shall in12 clude an assessment of potential exportability needs 

13 prior to transition from rapid fielding or proto14 typing. 

15 (b) REVISION OF GUIDANCE FOR PROGRAM PROTEC16 TION PLANS.—The Under Secretary shall revise guidance 

17 for program protection plans to integrate a requirement 

18 to determine exportability for the programs covered by 

19 such plans. 

20 SEC. 212. SUPPORT TO THE DEFENCE INNOVATION ACCEL21 ERATOR FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC. 

22 (a) AUTHORITY.—To the extent and in such amounts 

23 as provided in appropriations Acts for the purposes set 

24 forth in this section, the Secretary of Defense may, acting 

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1 Engineering, provide funds of not more than $15,000,000 

2 per year to sustain the participation of the United States 

3 in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 

4 Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic 

5 (DIANA) Initiative (in this section the ‘‘Initiative’’). 

6 (b) NOTIFICATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after 

8 the date on which the Secretary makes a decision to 

9 provide funds pursuant to subsection (a), the Under 

10 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

11 committees a written notification of such decision. 

12 (2) CONTENTS.—Notification submitted pursu13 ant to paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

14 (A) A detailed breakout of the funding 

15 provided. 

16 (B) The intended purposes of such funds. 

17 (C) The timeframe covered by such funds. 

18 (c) STRATEGY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2024, 

20 the Under Secretary shall submit to the congres21 sional defense committees a strategy for participa22 tion by the United States in the Initiative. 

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1 (A) A description for how the Initiative fits 

2 into the innovation ecosystem for the North At3 lantic Treaty Organization, as well as how it is 

4 synchronized with and will interact with other 

5 science, technology, and innovation activities 

6 within the Department of Defense. 

7 (B) Anticipated funding profile across the 

8 future years defense program (FYDP). 

9 (C) Identification of key technology focus 

10 areas to be addressed each year across the fu11 ture years defense program. 

12 (D) Anticipated areas for expansion for 

13 key nodes or locations for the Initiative, includ14 ing how the Initiative will contribute to fos15 tering the spread of innovation throughout the 

16 United States. 

17 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 

18 2024, and February 1 of each year thereafter through 

19 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de20 fense committees an annual report for Department sup21 ported activities of the Initiative, including the breakdown 

22 of funding provided for the previous fiscal year, and key 

23 milestones or achievements during that timeframe. 

24 (e) SUNSET.—The authority provided by subsection 

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1 SEC. 213. MODIFICATION TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 

2 AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN 

3 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 

4 Section 4092(b) of title 10, United States code is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘of which 

7 not more than 5 such positions may be positions of 

8 administration or management of the Agency’’; and 

9 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, including, 

10 upon separation, pay the travel, transportation, and 

11 relocation expenses to return to the location of ori12 gin, at the time of the initial appointment, within 

13 the United States’’ before the period at the end. 

14 SEC. 214. ADMINISTRATION OF THE ADVANCED SENSORS 

15 APPLICATION PROGRAM. 

16 Section 218 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

17 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

18 263) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 

21 Commander of Naval Air Systems Command 

22 and the Director of Air Warfare shall jointly 

23 serve’’ and inserting ‘‘The Under Secretary of 

24 Defense for Intelligence and Security, acting 

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1 Concepts, Development, and Management Of2 fice, shall serve’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The re4 source sponsors of the Program shall be respon5 sible’’ and inserting ‘‘The resource sponsor, in 

6 consultation with the Commander of Naval Air 

7 Systems Command, shall be responsible’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Only the Sec9 retary of the Navy, the Under Secretary of the 

10 Navy, and the Commander of Naval Air Systems 

11 Command may’’ and inserting ‘‘Only the Under Sec12 retary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and 

13 the Director of the Air Force Concepts, Develop14 ment, and Management Office, in consultation with 

15 the Commander of Naval Air Systems Command, 

16 may’’; and 

17 (3) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘exercised 

18 by the Commander of Naval Air Systems Command, 

19 the Secretary of the Navy, or the Under Secretary 

20 of the Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘exercised by the Under 

21 Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security 

22 and the Director of the Air Force Concepts, Devel23 opment, and Management Office’’. 


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1 SEC. 215. DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN 

2 RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 

3 Section 980(b) of title 10, United Stated Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

6 and 

7 (2) by adding to the end the following new 

8 paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may delegate the authority pro10 vided by paragraph (1) to the Under Secretary of Defense 

11 for Research and Engineering.’’. 

12 SEC. 216. PROGRAM OF STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS 

13 FOR MICROELECTRONICS. 

14 (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

15 shall establish, not later than 180 days after the date of 

16 the enactment of this Act, a program within the National 

17 Security Agency to develop and continuously update, as 

18 the Secretary determines necessary, standards, commer19 cial best practices, and requirements for the design, manu20 facture, packaging, test, and distribution of microelec21 tronics acquired by the Department of Defense to provide 

22 acceptable levels of confidentiality, integrity, and avail23 ability for Department commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) 

24 microelectronics, field programmable gate arrays 

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1 (b) ADVICE AND ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall 

2 ensure that the program established pursuant to sub3 section (a) is advised and assessed by the Government4 Industry-Academia Working Group on Microelectronics 

5 established under section 220 of the James M. Inhofe Na6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

7 (Public Law 117–263). 

8 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The program established by 

9 subsection (a) shall develop— 

10 (1) evidence-based assurance processes and 

11 techniques that sustain, build on, automate, and 

12 scale up the results and accomplishments of the 

13 Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes (RAMP), 

14 RAMP-Commercial (RAMP-C), and State-of-the-Art 

15 Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging (SHIP) pro16 grams to enhance the confidentiality, integrity, and 

17 availability of microelectronics while minimizing 

18 costs and impacts to commercial manufacturing 

19 practices; 

20 (2) validation methods for such processes and 

21 techniques, in coordination with the developmental 

22 and operational test and evaluation community, as 

23 the Secretary determines necessary; 

24 (3) threat models that comprehensively charac25 terize the threat to microelectronics confidentiality, 


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1 integrity, and availability across the entire supply 

2 chain, and the design, production, packaging, and 

3 deployment cycle to support risk management and 

4 risk mitigation, based on the principle of reducing 

5 risk to as low a level as reasonably practicable, in6 cluding— 

7 (A) comparative risk assessments; and 

8 (B) balanced and practical investments in 

9 assurance based on risks and returns; 

10 (4) levels of assurance and associated require11 ments for the production and acquisition of commer12 cial-off-the-shelf integrated circuits, integrated cir13 cuits subject to International Traffic in Arms Regu14 lations (ITAR) under subchapter M of chapter I of 

15 title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor 

16 regulations, and classified integrated circuits using 

17 commercial foundry manufacturing process flows; 

18 (5) guides for Federal Government program 

19 evaluators, program offices, and industry to meet 

20 microelectronics assurance requirements; and 

21 (6) guidance for the creation of a government 

22 organizational structure and plan to support the ac23 quisition of fit-for-purpose microelectronics, includ24 ing the role of the Defense Microelectronics Activity, 


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1 the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare 

2 Center, and the Joint Federated Assurance Center. 

3 (d) MICROELECTRONICS ASSURANCE STANDARD.— 

4 The program established pursuant to subsection (a) shall 

5 establish a Department microelectronics assurance stand6 ard that includes an overarching assurance framework as 

7 well as the guides developed under subsection (c)(5), for 

8 commercial-off-the-shelf integrated circuits, integrated cir9 cuits subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regula10 tions under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code 

11 of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations, and clas12 sified microelectronics developed under subsection (c)(4). 

13 (e) MICROELECTRONICS ASSURANCE EXECUTIVE

14 AGENT.—The Secretary shall designate one individual 

15 from a military department as the Microelectronics Assur16 ance Executive Agent to assist Federal Government pro17 gram offices in acquiring fit-for-purpose microelectronics. 

18 (f) MANAGEMENT OF RAMP AND SHIP PRO19 GRAMS.—Effective on the date of the establishment of the 

20 program required by subsection (a), such program shall 

21 assume management of the Rapid Assured Microelec22 tronics Prototypes, Rapid Assured Microelectronics Proto23 types-Commercial (RAMP-C), and State-of-the-Art Het24 erogeneous Integrated Packaging programs that were in 

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1 Act and executed by the Under Secretary of Defense for 

2 Research and Engineering. 

3 (g) OVERSIGHT.—The Under Secretary of Defense 

4 for Research and Engineering shall provide oversight of 

5 the planning and execution of the program required by 

6 subsection (a). 

7 (h) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTING FOR APPLI8 CATION-SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS.—The Secretary 

9 shall ensure that, for contracts for application-specific in10 tegrated circuits designed by defense industrial base con11 tractors— 

12 (1) the use of evidence-based assurance proc13 esses and techniques are included in the contract 

14 data requirements list; 

15 (2) commercial best industry practices for con16 fidentiality, integrity, and availability are used; 

17 (3) a library of certified third-party intellectual 

18 property is established for reuse, including reuse of 

19 transistor layouts, cells, and macrocells; 

20 (4) legal mechanisms are in place for data col21 lection and sharing; and 

22 (5) automation technology is adopted to achieve 

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1 SEC. 217. CLARIFYING ROLE OF PARTNERSHIP INTER2 MEDIARIES TO PROMOTE DEFENSE RE3 SEARCH AND EDUCATION. 

4 Section 4124(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘that assists’’ and inserting the 

7 following: ‘‘that— 

8 ‘‘(A) assists’’; 

9 (2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by para10 graph (1), by striking the period at the end and in11 serting a semicolon; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub13 paragraphs: 

14 ‘‘(B) facilitates technology transfer from indus15 try or academic institutions to the Center; or 

16 ‘‘(C) assists and facilitates workforce develop17 ment in critical technology areas and technology 

18 transition to fulfill unmet needs of a Center.’’. 

19 SEC. 218. COMPETITION FOR TECHNOLOGY THAT DETECTS 

20 AND WATERMARKS THE USE OF GENERATIVE 

21 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

24 shall establish and carry out a prize competition 

25 under section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, 

26 to evaluate technology, including applications, tools, 


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1 and models, for the detection and watermarking of 

2 generative artificial intelligence (AI)— 

3 (A) to facilitate the research, development, 

4 testing, evaluation, and competition of secure 

5 generative artificial intelligence detection and 

6 watermark technologies that can support each 

7 Secretary of a military department and the 

8 commanders of combatant commands to sup9 port warfighting requirements; and 

10 (B) to transition such technologies, includ11 ing technologies developed from pilot programs, 

12 prototype projects, or other research and devel13 opment programs, from the prototyping phase 

14 to production. 

15 (2) PARTICIPATION.—The participants in the 

16 competition carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) 

17 may include Federally-funded research and develop18 ment centers (FFRDCs), the private sector, the de19 fense industrial base, academia, government agen20 cies, and such other participants as the Secretary 

21 considers appropriate. 

22 (3) COMMENCEMENT.—The competition will 

23 begin within 270 days of passage of this Act. 

24 (4) DESIGNATION.—The competition estab25 lished and carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) 


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1 shall be known as the ‘‘Generative AI Detection and 

2 Watermark Competition’’. 

3 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Under Secretary of De4 fense for Research and Engineering shall administer the 

5 competition required by subsection (a). 

6 (c) FRAMEWORK.—Not later than 120 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro8 vide the congressional defense committees a briefing on 

9 the framework the Secretary will use to carry out the com10 petition required by subsection (a). 

11 (d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than October 1 of 

12 each year until the termination of the competition estab13 lished and carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary 

14 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re15 port on the results of the competition. 

16 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘detection’’ means a technology 

18 that can positively identify the presence of genera19 tive artificial intelligence in digital content. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘watermarking’’ means embed21 ding a piece of data onto detected artificial intel22 ligence generated digital content, conveying attribu23 tion to the source generation. 


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1 (f) TERMINATION.—The competition established and 

2 carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall terminate on 

3 December 31, 2025. 

4 Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and 

5 Other Matters 

6 SEC. 221. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRIZE COMPETITIONS 

7 FOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 

9 2028, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the 

10 military departments shall complete one or more prize 

11 competitions under section 4025 of title 10, United States 

12 Code, in order to support the business systems moderniza13 tion goals of the Department of Defense. 

14 (b) SCOPE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each prize competition car16 ried out under subsection (a) shall be structured to 

17 complement, and to the degree practicable, accel18 erate delivery or expand functionality of business 

19 systems capabilities being pursued by the affected 

20 Secretary, either currently in operation, in develop21 ment, or for broad classes of systems covered by the 

22 business enterprise architecture required by section 

23 2222(e) of title 10, United States Code. 

24 (2) AREAS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In carrying 

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1 Secretaries of the military departments shall each 

2 consider the following: 

3 (A) Integration of artificial intelligence or 

4 machine learning capabilities. 

5 (B) Data analytics or business intelligence, 

6 or related visualization capability. 

7 (C) Automated updating of business archi8 tectures, business systems integration, or docu9 mentation related to existing systems or manu10 als. 

11 (D) Improvements to interfaces or proc12 esses for interacting with other non-Department 

13 of Defense business systems. 

14 (E) Updates or replacements for legacy 

15 business systems to improve operational effec16 tiveness and efficiency, such as the Mechaniza17 tion of Contract Administration Services 

18 (MOCAS). 

19 (F) Contract writing systems or expanded 

20 capability that could be integrated into existing 

21 systems. 

22 (G) Pay and personnel systems, or ex23 panded capability, that could be integrated into 

24 existing systems. 


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1 (H) Other finance and accounting systems, 

2 or expanded capability, that could be integrated 

3 into existing systems. 

4 (I) Systems supporting industrial base and 

5 supply chain visibility, analytics, and manage6 ment. 

7 SEC. 222. UPDATE TO PLANS AND STRATEGIES FOR ARTIFI8 CIAL INTELLIGENCE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, 

10 in consultation with the Deputy Secretary of Defense— 

11 (1) establish and document procedures, includ12 ing timelines, for the periodic review of the 2018 

13 Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Strat14 egy, or any successor strategy, and associated an15 nexes of the military departments to assess the im16 plementation of the strategy and whether any revi17 sion is necessary; 

18 (2) issue Department of Defense-wide guidance 

19 that defines outcomes of near-term and long-term 

20 strategies and plans relating to— 

21 (A) the adoption of artificial intelligence; 

22 (B) adoption and enforcement of policies 

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1 (C) the identification and mitigation of 

2 bias in artificial intelligence algorithms; 

3 (3) issue Department-wide guidance regard4 ing— 

5 (A) methods to monitor accountability for 

6 artificial intelligence-related activity, including 

7 artificial intelligence performance indicators 

8 and metrics; 

9 (B) means to enforce and update ethics 

10 policy and guidelines across all adopted artifi11 cial intelligence systems; and 

12 (C) means to identify, monitor, and miti13 gate bias in artificial intelligence algorithms; 

14 (4) develop a strategic plan for the develop15 ment, use, and cybersecurity of generative artificial 

16 intelligence, including a policy for use of, and de17 fense against adversarial use of, generative artificial 

18 intelligence; 

19 (5) assess technical workforce needs across the 

20 future years defense plan to support the continued 

21 development of artificial intelligence capabilities, in22 cluding recruitment and retention policies and pro23 grams; 

24 (6) assess the availability and adequacy of the 

25 basic artificial intelligence training and education 


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1 curricula available to the broader Department civil2 ian workforce and military personnel to promote ar3 tificial intelligence literacy to the nontechnical work4 force and senior leadership with responsibilities adja5 cent to artificial intelligence technical development; 

6 (7) develop and issue a timeline and guidance 

7 for the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Offi8 cer of the Department and the Secretaries of the 

9 military departments to establish a common termi10 nology for artificial intelligence-related activities; 

11 (8) develop and implement a plan to protect 

12 and secure the integrity, availability, and privacy of 

13 artificial intelligence systems and models, including 

14 large language models, data libraries, data reposi15 tories, and algorithms, in training, development, and 

16 production environments; 

17 (9) develop and implement a plan— 

18 (A) to identify commercially available and 

19 relevant large language models; and 

20 (B) to make those available, as appro21 priate, on classified networks; 

22 (10) develop a plan to defend the people, orga23 nizations, and systems of the Department against 

24 adversarial artificial intelligence, including identifica25 tion of organizations within the Department that 


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1 could provide red teams capabilities for operational 

2 and developmental needs; 

3 (11) develop and implement a policy for use by 

4 contracting officials to protect the intellectual prop5 erty of commercial entities that provide their artifi6 cial intelligence algorithms to a Department reposi7 tory established pursuant to section 232 of the Na8 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

9 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note), 

10 including policy for how to address data rights in 

11 situations in which government and commercial in12 tellectual property may be mixed when such artificial 

13 intelligence algorithms are deployed in an oper14 ational environment; 

15 (12) issue guidance and directives for how the 

16 Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of 

17 the Department will exercise authority to access, 

18 control, and maintain, on behalf of the Secretary, 

19 data collected, acquired, accessed, or utilized by De20 partment components consistent with section 1513 

21 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 

23 10 U.S.C. 4001 note); and 

24 (13) clarify guidance on the instances for and 

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1 cise of artificial intelligence algorithms for use in the 

2 generation of offensive or lethal courses of action for 

3 tactical operations. 

4 (b) DUE DATE FOR PROCEDURES, GUIDANCE, 

5 PLANS, ASSESSMENT, AND TIMELINES.— 

6 (1) DUE DATE.—The Secretary shall develop 

7 the procedures, guidance, plans, assessment, and 

8 timelines required under subsection (a) not later 

9 than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 

10 Act. 

11 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 150 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall provide to the congressional defense commit14 tees a briefing on the procedures, guidance, plans, 

15 assessment, and timelines established, issued, car16 ried out, or developed under subsection (a). 

17 SEC. 223. WESTERN REGIONAL RANGE COMPLEX DEM18 ONSTRATION. 

19 (a) DEMONSTRATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary 

20 shall carry out a demonstration of a joint multi-domain 

21 nonkinetic testing and training environment across mili22 tary departments by interconnecting existing ranges and 

23 training sites in the western States to improve joint multi24 domain nonkinetic training and further testing, research, 

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1 (b) USE OF EXISTING RANGES AND CAPABILITIES.— 

2 The demonstration carried out pursuant to subsection (a) 

3 shall use existing ranges and range capability, unless ca4 pability gaps are identified in the process of planning spe5 cific demonstration activities. 

6 (c) ACTIVITIES.—The demonstration carried out pur7 suant to subsection (a) shall include the following: 

8 (1) Electromagnetic spectrum operations. 

9 (2) Electromagnetic warfare. 

10 (3) Operations in the information environment. 

11 (4) Joint All Domain Command and Control 

12 (JADC2). 

13 (5) Information warfare, including the fol14 lowing: 

15 (A) Intelligence, surveillance, and recon16 naissance. 

17 (B) Offensive and defense cyber oper18 ations. 

19 (C) Electromagnetic warfare. 

20 (D) Space operations. 

21 (E) Psychological operations. 

22 (F) Public affairs. 

23 (G) Weather operations. 

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1 retary shall seek to complete an initial demonstration, 

2 interconnecting two or more ranges or testing sites of two 

3 or more military departments in the western States, sub4 ject to availability of appropriations, not later than one 

5 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

6 (e) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro8 vide the congressional defense committees a briefing on— 

9 (1) a phased implementation plan and design to 

10 connect ranges and testing sites in the western 

11 States, including the initial demonstration required 

12 by subsection (d); 

13 (2) how the design architecture of the plan is 

14 in alignment with recommendations of the 2020 De15 partment of Defense Electromagnetic Spectrum Su16 periority Strategy; and 

17 (3) how the design architecture will support 

18 high-periodicity training, testing, research, and de19 velopment. 

20 (f) DEFINITION.—In this section: 

21 (1) INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT.—The term 

22 ‘‘information environment’’ means the aggregate of 

23 individuals, organizations, and systems that collect, 

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1 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Defense. 

3 (g) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 

4 September 30, 2028. 

5 SEC. 224. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF 

6 ESTABLISHING A QUANTUM COMPUTING IN7 NOVATION CENTER. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

10 shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense 

11 for Research and Engineering and the Chief Digital and 

12 Artificial Intelligence Officer, submit to the congressional 

13 defense committees a report on the feasibility and advis14 ability of establishing a quantum computing innovation 

15 center within the Department of Defense— 

16 (1) to identify and pursue the development of 

17 quantum computing applications to enhance military 

18 operations; 

19 (2) to harness the talent and skills of physicists 

20 and scientists within the Department to develop 

21 quantum computing applications; and 

22 (3) to coordinate and synchronize quantum 

23 computing research across the Department. 

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1 (1) An assessment of the ongoing activities of 

2 the Department that are part of the National Quan3 tum Initiative. 

4 (2) An evaluation of the plans of the Depart5 ment to develop quantum computing, sensing, and 

6 networking applications. 

7 (3) The level of funding and resources invested 

8 by the Department to enable quantum military ap9 plications. 

10 (4) Any established metrics or performance in11 dicators to track the progress of quantum technology 

12 developments. 

13 (5) The extent to which the Department is 

14 partnering with commercial entities engaging in 

15 quantum research and development. 

16 (6) An evaluation of any plans establishing how 

17 commercial advances in quantum technology can be 

18 leveraged for military operations. 

19 (7) An assessment of the maturity of United 

20 States competitor efforts to develop quantum appli21 cations for adversarial use. 

22 (8) An assessment of any processes to har23 monize or coordinate activities across the Depart24 ment to develop quantum computing applications. 


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1 (9) An evaluation of any Department-issued 

2 policy guidance regarding quantum computing appli3 cations. 

4 (10) An evaluation of any Department plans to 

5 defend against adversarial use of quantum com6 puting applications. 

7 SEC. 225. BRIEFING ON THE IMPEDIMENTS TO THE TRANSI8 TION OF THE SEMANTIC FORENSICS PRO9 GRAM TO OPERATIONAL USE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 

12 of Defense for Research and Engineering shall, in con13 sultation with the Office of General Counsel of the Depart14 ment of Defense and the Director of the Defense Ad15 vanced Research Projects Agency, provide to the Com16 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com17 mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

18 a briefing on the impediments to the transition of the Se19 mantic Forensics program to operational use. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing provided pursuant to 

21 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

22 (1) Identification of policy and legal challenges 

23 associated with the transition described in subsection 

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1 program, including with respect to the use and oper2 ational testing of publicly available information. 

3 (2) Identification of other Federal agencies with 

4 legal authorities that may be able to resolve the 

5 challenges identified pursuant to paragraph (1). 

6 (3) Recommendations for legislative or adminis7 trative action to mitigate the challenges identified 

8 pursuant to paragraph (1). 

9 SEC. 226. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

10 HYPERSONIC CAPABILITY FUNDING AND IN11 VESTMENT. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of fiscal 

13 year 2024 and March 1 of each of fiscal year thereafter 

14 through 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

15 the congressional defense committees an annual report on 

16 funding and investments of the Department of Defense 

17 relating to hypersonic capabilities, including with respect 

18 to procurement, research, development, operations, and 

19 maintenance of offensive and defensive hypersonic weap20 ons. 

21 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each report submitted pursu22 ant to subsection (a) shall— 

23 (1) include cost data on the vehicles, testing, 

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1 ware, workforce, training, ranges, integration costs, 

2 and such other items as the Secretary considers ap3 propriate; 

4 (2) disaggregate information reported by offen5 sive and defensive hypersonic capabilities; 

6 (3) for research relating to hypersonic capabili7 ties, include the program element and the name of 

8 the entity that is conducting the research, a descrip9 tion of the purpose of the research, and any Uni10 form Resource Locators to weapon programs associ11 ated with the research; and 

12 (4) to the degree applicable, include all associ13 ated hypersonic program elements and line items. 

14 (c) FORM.—Each report submitted pursuant to sub15 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

16 may include a classified annex. 

17 SEC. 227. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

18 TRAVEL FOR OFFICE OF UNDER SECRETARY 

19 OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READI20 NESS PENDING A PLAN FOR MODERNIZING 

21 DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM. 

22 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap23 propriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 for travel for 

24 the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 

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1 or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the 

2 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com3 mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

4 supporting justification material underpinning the deci5 sion to cease current modernization efforts for the Defense 

6 Travel System (DTS), and a plan going forward for mod7 ernizing or replacing such system 

8 (b) CONTENTS.—The justification material and plan 

9 described in subsection (a) shall include the following: 

10 (1) The documentation from the Milestone De11 cision Authority (MDA) justifying cancellation of the 

12 current modernization contract, including— 

13 (A) specific metrics used to make that de14 termination; 

15 (B) a timeline for decisions leading to the 

16 final cancellation; 

17 (C) notification from the military depart18 ments when they were unable to make the de19 sired usage rates using the current moderniza20 tion prototype; 

21 (D) identification of system requirements 

22 for audit readiness, as well as interface needs 

23 for other enterprise resource planning systems, 

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1 (E) alternatives considered prior to can2 cellation. 

3 (2) An assessment by the Cost Assessment of 

4 Program Evaluation office comparing— 

5 (A) costs of continuing with the current 

6 modernization prototype across the future years 

7 defense plan (FYDP); and 

8 (B) costs of sustainment of the Defense 

9 Travel System across the future years defense 

10 plan, factoring potential costs of restarting 

11 modernization efforts. 

12 (3) A description from the Milestone Decision 

13 Authority on what the current plan is for modern14 izing the Defense Travel System, including timelines 

15 and potential costs. 

16 SEC. 228. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES FOR 

17 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVAL18 UATION ACTIVITIES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 

20 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 222d 

21 the following new section: 

22 ‘‘§ 222e. Unfunded priorities for research, develop23 ment, test, and evaluation activities 

24 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 10 days after 

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1 year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 

2 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

3 congressional defense committees a report on the un4 funded priorities of the Department of Defense-wide re5 search, development, test, and evaluation activities. 

6 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub8 section (c), each report submitted under subsection 

9 (a) shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered 

10 by such report, the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) A summary description of such pri12 ority, including the objectives to be achieved if 

13 such priority is funded (whether in whole or in 

14 part). 

15 ‘‘(B) The additional amount of funds rec16 ommended in connection with the objectives 

17 under subparagraph (A). 

18 ‘‘(C) Account information with respect to 

19 such priority, including the following (as appli20 cable): 

21 ‘‘(i) Line Item Number (LIN) for ap22 plicable procurement accounts. 

23 ‘‘(ii) Program Element (PE) number 

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1 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION OF PRIORITIES.—The re2 port under subsection (a) shall present the unfunded 

3 priorities covered by such report in order of urgency 

4 of priority. 

5 ‘‘(c) EXCLUSION OF PRIORITIES COVERED IN OTHER

6 REPORTS.—The report submitted under subsection (a) 

7 shall not include unfunded priorities or requirements cov8 ered in reports submitted under— 

9 ‘‘(1) section 222a or 222b; or 

10 ‘‘(2) section 2806 of the National Defense Au11 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 

12 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 222a note). 

13 ‘‘(d) FORM.—Each report submitted pursuant to sub14 section (a) shall be submitted in classified format, but the 

15 Secretary may also submit an unclassified version as the 

16 Secretary considers appropriate. 

17 ‘‘(e) UNFUNDED PRIORITY DEFINED.—In this sec18 tion, the term ‘unfunded priority’, in the case of a fiscal 

19 year, means a program, activity, or mission requirement, 

20 that— 

21 ‘‘(1) is not funded in the budget of the Presi22 dent for the fiscal year as submitted to Congress 

23 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31; and 

24 ‘‘(2) would have been recommended for funding 

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1 ‘‘(A) additional resources had been avail2 able for the budget to fund the program, activ3 ity, or mission requirement; or 

4 ‘‘(B) the program, activity, or mission re5 quirement has emerged since the budget was 

6 formulated.’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

8 at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by 

9 inserting after the item relating to section 222d the fol10 lowing new item: 

‘‘222e. Annual report on unfunded priorities for research, development, test, and 

evaluation activities.’’. 

11 TITLE III—OPERATION AND 

12 MAINTENANCE 

13 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

14 Appropriations 

15 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

17 fiscal year 2024 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

18 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

19 expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 

20 maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 

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1 Subtitle B—Energy and 

2 Environment 

3 SEC. 311. REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL BY UNDER SEC4 RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND 

5 SUSTAINMENT OF ANY WAIVER FOR A SYS6 TEM THAT DOES NOT MEET FUEL EFFI7 CIENCY KEY PERFORMANCE PARAMETER. 

8 Section 332(b) of the Duncan Hunter National De9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

10 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and 

12 inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(2) WAIVER OF FUEL EFFICIENCY KEY PER18 FORMANCE PARAMETER.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The fuel efficiency key 

20 performance parameter implemented under 

21 paragraph (1) may be waived for a system only 

22 if such waiver is approved by the Under Sec23 retary of Defense for Acquisition and 

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1 ‘‘(B) NONDELEGATION.—The waiver au2 thority under subparagraph (A) may not be del3 egated.’’. 

4 SEC. 312. IMPROVEMENT AND CODIFICATION OF SENTINEL 

5 LANDSCAPES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AU6 THORITY. 

7 (a) CODIFICATION OF EXISTING STATUTE.—Section 

8 317 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

9 Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note) 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) by transferring such section to appear after 

12 section 2692 of title 10, United States Code; 

13 (2) by redesignating such section as section 

14 2693; and 

15 (3) by amending the section heading to read as 

16 follows: 

17 ‘‘§ 2693. Sentinel Landscapes Partnership’’. 

18 (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO SENTINEL LANDSCAPES

19 PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 2693 of title 10, 

20 United States Code, as transferred and redesignated by 

21 subsection (a), is further amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the Sec23 retary of the Interior’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Secretary 

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1 partments and agencies that elect to become full 

2 partners’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and the Sec4 retary of the Interior, may, as the Secretaries’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Interior, and the 

6 heads of other Federal departments and agencies 

7 that elect to become full partners may, as they’’; 

8 (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol9 lows: 

10 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Secre11 taries and the heads of Federal departments and agencies, 

12 in carrying out this section, may coordinate actions be13 tween their departments and agencies and with other Fed14 eral, State, interstate, and local agencies, Indian Tribes, 

15 and private entities to more efficiently work together for 

16 the mutual benefit of conservation, resilience, working 

17 lands, and national defense, and to encourage owners and 

18 managers of land to engage in voluntary land manage19 ment, resilience, and conservation activities that con20 tribute to the sustainment of military installations, State21 owned National Guard installations, and associated air22 space.’’; 

23 (4) in subsection (d)— 

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1 eral departments and agencies, in carrying out 

2 this section, may give to any eligible owner or 

3 manager of land within a designated sentinel 

4 landscape priority consideration for participa5 tion in any easement, grant, or assistance pro6 grams administered by that Secretary or 

7 head.’’; and 

8 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘el9 igible landowner or agricultural producer’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘eligible owner or manager of land’’; 

11 and 

12 (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub13 section (g); 

14 (6) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol15 lowing new subsection (f): 

16 ‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec17 tion may be construed to require an owner or manager 

18 of land, including a private landowner or agricultural pro19 ducer, to participate in any land management, resilience, 

20 or conservation activity under this section.’’; 

21 (7) in subsection (g), as redesigned by para22 graph (5)— 

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1 serting ‘‘ section 100(1) of the Sikes Act (16 

2 U.S.C. 670(1))’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 

4 670(3) of title 16, United States Code’’ and in5 serting ‘‘section 100(3) of the Sikes Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 670(3))’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (3), by amending sub8 paragraph (B) to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(B) the publicly and privately owned 

10 lands that serve to protect and support the 

11 rural economy, the natural environment, out12 door recreation, and the national defense mis13 sions of a military installation or State-owned 

14 National Guard installation.’’. 

15 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

16 at the beginning of chapter 159 of title 10, United States 

17 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

18 section 2692 the following new item: 

‘‘2693. Sentinel Landscapes Partnership.’’. 

19 SEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABLE 

20 AVIATION FUEL FOR PURPOSE OF PILOT 

21 PROGRAM ON USE OF SUCH FUEL. 

22 Section 324(g) of the James M. Inhofe National De23 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

24 117–263) is amended— 

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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as para2 graph (2); 

3 (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes4 ignated by paragraph (2) of this section, the fol5 lowing new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(1) The term ‘applicable material’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) monoglycerides, diglycerides, and 

8 triglycerides; 

9 ‘‘(B) free fatty acids; or 

10 ‘‘(C) fatty acid esters.’’; and 

11 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

12 paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(3) The term ‘biomass’ has the meaning given 

14 that term in section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Rev15 enue Code of 1986. 

16 ‘‘(4) The term ‘lifecycle greenhouse gas emis17 sions reduction percentage’ means, with respect to 

18 any sustainable aviation fuel, the percentage reduc19 tion in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions achieved 

20 by such fuel as compared with petroleum-based avia21 tion fuel, as determined in accordance with— 

22 ‘‘(A) the most recent Carbon Offsetting 

23 and Reduction Scheme for International Avia24 tion that has been adopted, as of the date of 

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1 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, by the Inter2 national Civil Aviation Organization with the 

3 agreement of the United States; or 

4 ‘‘(B) the most recent determinations, as of 

5 the date of the enactment of the National De6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, 

7 under the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emis8 sions, and Energy use in Transportation 

9 (GREET) model developed by Argonne Na10 tional Laboratory. 

11 ‘‘(5) The term ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ means 

12 liquid fuel, the portion of which is not kerosene, 

13 that— 

14 ‘‘(A) meets the requirements of— 

15 ‘‘(i) ASTM International Standard 

16 D7566; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) the Fischer Tropsch provisions of 

18 ASTM International Standard D1655, 

19 Annex A1; 

20 ‘‘(B) is not derived from coprocessing an 

21 applicable material (or materials derived from 

22 an applicable material) with a feedstock that is 

23 not biomass; 

24 ‘‘(C) is not derived from palm fatty acid 

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1 ‘‘(D) has been certified pursuant to a 

2 scheme or model under paragraph (4) as having 

3 a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction 

4 percentage of not less than 50 percent.’’. 

5 SEC. 314. PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

6 AGENCY OF STIPULATED PENALTIES IN CON7 NECTION WITH NAVAL AIR STATION 

8 MOFFETT FIELD, CALIFORNIA. 

9 (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 

10 (1) TRANSFER AMOUNT.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 

12 Navy may transfer an amount not to exceed 

13 $438,250 to the Hazardous Substance Super14 fund established under section 9507 of the In15 ternal Revenue Code of 1986, in accordance 

16 with section 2703(f) of title 10, United States 

17 Code. 

18 (B) INAPPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION.— 

19 Any transfer under subparagraph (A) shall be 

20 made without regard to section 2215 of title 10, 

21 United States Code. 

22 (2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Any transfer under 

23 paragraph (1)(A) shall be made using funds author24 ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

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1 ment of Defense Base Closure Account established 

2 under section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure 

3 and Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–510; 

4 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 

5 (b) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER.—Any transfer under 

6 subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be for the purpose of satisfying 

7 a stipulated penalty assessed by the Environmental Pro8 tection Agency on May 4, 2018, regarding former Naval 

9 Air Station, Moffett Field, California, under the Federal 

10 Facility Agreement for Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, 

11 which was entered into between the Navy and the Environ12 mental Protection Agency in 1990 pursuant to section 120 

13 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com14 pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620). 

15 (c) ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT.—If the Secretary of 

16 the Navy makes a transfer under subsection (a)(1)(A), the 

17 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

18 shall accept the amount transferred as payment in full of 

19 the penalty described in subsection (b). 

20 SEC. 315. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES AND 

21 INDIVIDUALS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED BY 

22 RELEASES AT CURRENT AND FORMER DE23 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 

24 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NAVIGATION OF

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 

2 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 and subject to such amounts as are provided in ap4 propriations Acts, the Secretary of Defense, acting 

5 through the Director of the Office of Local Defense 

6 Community Cooperation, shall furnish technical as7 sistance services described in paragraph (3) through 

8 the Technical Assistance for Public Participation 

9 (TAPP) Program of the Department of Defense to 

10 communities, or individuals who are members there11 of, that have been affected by a release of a pollut12 ant affirmatively determined to have originated from 

13 a facility under the jurisdiction of, or formerly used 

14 by or under the jurisdiction of, the Department. 

15 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary, acting 

16 through the Director of the Office of Local Defense 

17 Community Cooperation, may furnish technical as18 sistance services pursuant to paragraph (1) through 

19 a Federal interagency agreement, a private service 

20 provider, or a cooperative agreement entered into 

21 with a nonprofit organization. 

22 (3) SERVICES PROVIDED.—The technical assist23 ance services described in this paragraph are serv24 ices to improve public participation in, or assist in 


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1 the navigation of, environmental response efforts, in2 cluding— 

3 (A) the provision of advice and guidance to 

4 a community or individual specified in para5 graph (1) regarding additional technical assist6 ance with respect to which such community or 

7 individual may be eligible (including pursuant 

8 to subsection (b)); 

9 (B) the interpretation of site-related docu10 ments; 

11 (C) the interpretation of health-related in12 formation; 

13 (D) assistance with the preparation of pub14 lic comments; and 

15 (E) the development of outreach materials 

16 to improve public participation. 

17 (b) GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

18 (1) AUTHORITY.—Beginning not later than 180 

19 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

20 subject to such amounts as are provided in appro21 priations Acts, the Secretary of Defense, acting 

22 through the Director of the Office of Local Defense 

23 Community Cooperation, shall administer a grant 

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1 bers thereof, that have been affected by a release of 

2 a pollutant affirmatively determined to have origi3 nated from a facility under the jurisdiction of, or 

4 formerly used by or under the jurisdiction of, the 

5 Department of Defense. 

6 (2) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Funds provided under 

7 a grant awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) in con8 nection with a release of a pollutant at a facility 

9 may be used by the grant recipient only to obtain 

10 technical assistance and services for public participa11 tion in various stages of the processes of response, 

12 remediation, and removal actions at the facility, in13 cluding— 

14 (A) interpreting the nature of the release, 

15 including monitoring and testing plans and re16 ports associated with site assessment and char17 acterization at the facility; 

18 (B) interpreting documents, plans, pro19 posed actions, and final decisions related to— 

20 (i) an interim remedial action; 

21 (ii) a remedial investigation or feasi22 bility study; 

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1 (v) the selection and construction of 

2 remedial action; 

3 (vi) operation and maintenance; and 

4 (vii) a five-year review at the facility. 

5 (C) a removal action at such facility; and 

6 (D) services specified under subsection 

7 (a)(3). 

8 (c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF AMOUNTS.—None of 

9 the amounts made available under this section may be 

10 used for the purpose of conducting— 

11 (1) lobbying activities; or 

12 (2) legal challenges of final decisions of the De13 partment of Defense. 

14 Subtitle C—Treatment of 

15 Perfluoroalkyl Substances and 

16 Polyfluoroalkyl Substances 

17 SEC. 321. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN MATERIALS CONTAMI18 NATED WITH PERFLUOROALKYL SUB19 STANCES OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUB20 STANCES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 

22 treat covered materials, including soils that have been con23 taminated with PFAS, until the date on which the Sec24 retary adopts the final rule required under section 343(b) 

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1 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) if the 

2 treatment of such materials occurs through the use of re3 mediation or disposal technology approved by the relevant 

4 Federal regulatory agency. 

5 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘cov6 ered material’’ and ‘‘PFAS’’ have the meanings given 

7 those terms in section 343(e) of the National Defense Au8 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 

9 81; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note). 

10 SEC. 322. INCREASE OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR FUND11 ING OF STUDY AND ASSESSMENT ON HEALTH 

12 IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND 

13 POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES CONTAMI14 NATION IN DRINKING WATER BY AGENCY 

15 FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REG16 ISTRY. 

17 Section 316(a)(2)(B) of the National Defense Au18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 

19 91; 131 Stat. 1350), as amended by section 315(a) of the 

20 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 

21 Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1713), 

22 section 321 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

23 Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1307), 

24 section 337 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 

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1 Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3533), section 342 of the Na2 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 

3 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1643), and section 342 

4 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), is fur6 ther amended by adding at the end the following new 

7 clause: 

8 ‘‘(iv) Without regard to section 2215 of 

9 title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of 

10 Defense may transfer not more than 

11 $5,000,000 during fiscal year 2024 to the Sec12 retary of Health and Human Services to pay 

13 for the study and assessment required by this 

14 section.’’. 

15 SEC. 323. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ENVIRON16 MENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS AT NA17 TIONAL GUARD FACILITIES. 

18 (a) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF NATIONAL

19 GUARD FACILITIES.—Paragraph (4) of section 2700 of 

20 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘State-owned’’; 

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1 (3) by striking ‘‘even though such land is not 

2 under the jurisdiction of the Department of De3 fense.’’ and inserting ‘‘without regard to—’’ 

4 ‘‘(A) the owner or operator of the facility; 

5 or 

6 ‘‘(B) whether the facility is under the ju7 risdiction of the Department of Defense or a 

8 military department.’’. 

9 (b) INCLUSION UNDER DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL

10 RESTORATION PROGRAM.—Section 2701(a)(1) of such 

11 title is amended by striking ‘‘State-owned’’. 

12 (c) RESPONSE ACTIONS AT NATIONAL GUARD FA13 CILITIES.—Section 2701(c)(1)(D) of such title is amended 

14 by striking ‘‘State-owned’’. 

15 (d) SERVICES OF OTHER ENTITIES.—Section 

16 2701(d)(1) of such title is amended, in the second sen17 tence, by inserting ‘‘or at a National Guard facility’’ be18 fore the period at the end. 

19 (e) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNTS.— 

20 Section 2703(g)(1) of such title is amended by inserting 

21 ‘‘, a National Guard facility,’’ after ‘‘Department of De22 fense’’. 

23 (f) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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1 (2) REFERENCE UPDATE.—Section 345(f)(1) of 

2 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

3 Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2715 

4 note) is amended by striking ‘‘facility where military 

5 activities are conducted by the National Guard of a 

6 State pursuant to section 2707(e) of title 10, United 

7 States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘National Guard facility, 

8 as such term is defined in section 2700 of title 10, 

9 United States Code’’. 

10 SEC. 324. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF TRAVEL FUNDS 

11 UNTIL SUBMITTAL OF PLAN FOR RESTORING 

12 DATA SHARING ON TESTING OF WATER FOR 

13 PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL 

14 SUBSTANCES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be ap16 propriated by this Act for operation and maintenance, de17 fense-wide, for travel for the Office of the Under Secretary 

18 of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, not more 

19 than 85 percent may be obligated or expended until the 

20 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

21 Sustainment submits to the congressional defense commit22 tees a plan to restore data sharing pertaining to the test23 ing of water for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub24 stances, as required under section 345 of the National De25 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 


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1 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2715 note), which shall include the fol2 lowing: 

3 (1) A plan to restore data sharing with each 

4 relevant State agency tasked with regulation of envi5 ronmental contamination by perfluoroalkyl or 

6 polyfluoroalkyl substances in each State or territory 

7 of the United States. 

8 (2) A plan to restore data sharing with restora9 tion advisory boards established under section 

10 2705(d) of title 10, United States Code. 

11 (3) Information on the geographic specificity of 

12 the data to be provided under paragraphs (1) and 

13 (2) and a timeline for the implementation of the 

14 plans under such paragraphs. 

15 (b) INABILITY TO MEET TRANSPARENCY REQUIRE16 MENTS.—If the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi17 tion and Sustainment determines that they are unable to 

18 meet the requirements under subsection (a), the Under 

19 Secretary shall brief the congressional defense committees 

20 on the rationale for why the restoration of data sharing 

21 required under such subsection is not possible, including 

22 a description of any legislative action required to restore 

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1 SEC. 325. DASHBOARD OF FUNDING RELATING TO 

2 PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND 

3 POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 

4 The Secretary of Defense shall include with the sub5 mission to Congress by the President of the annual budget 

6 of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year under sec7 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a separate 

8 budget justification document that consolidates all infor9 mation pertaining to activities of the Department of De10 fense relating to perfluoroalkyl substances and 

11 polyfluoroalkyl substances, including funding for and de12 scriptions of— 

13 (1) research and development efforts; 

14 (2) testing; 

15 (3) remediation; 

16 (4) contaminant disposal; and 

17 (5) community outreach. 

18 SEC. 326. REPORT ON SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES 

19 FOR COMPLETION OF TESTING AND REMEDI20 ATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES AND PUBLI21 CATION OF CLEANUP INFORMATION. 

22 (a) REPORT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once 

25 every two years thereafter through December 31, 

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1 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

2 the House of Representatives a report detailing— 

3 (A) a proposed schedule for the completion 

4 of testing and remediation activities, including 

5 remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances and 

6 polyfluoroalkyl substances, at military installa7 tions, facilities of the National Guard, and for8 merly used defense sites in the United States 

9 where the Secretary obligated funding for envi10 ronmental restoration activities in fiscal year 

11 2022; 

12 (B) detailed cost estimates to complete 

13 such activities, if such estimates are available; 

14 and 

15 (C) if such estimates are not available, es16 timated costs to complete such activities based 

17 on historical costs of remediation for— 

18 (i) sites remediated under the Defense 

19 Environmental Restoration Program under 

20 section 2701 of title 10, United States 

21 Code; 

22 (ii) other Federally-funded sites; or 

23 (iii) privately-funded sites. 

24 (2) INCLUSION OF REMEDIAL INVESTIGATIONS

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1 estimates required under paragraph (1) shall include 

2 a schedule and estimated costs for the completion of 

3 remedial investigations and feasibility studies at all 

4 sites covered under such paragraph for which such 

5 investigations and studies are anticipated or 

6 planned. 

7 (3) MILITARY INSTALLATION DEFINED.—In 

8 this subsection, the term ‘‘military installation’’ has 

9 the meaning given such term in section 2801(c)(4) 

10 of title 10, United States Code. 

11 (b) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.—Beginning not 

12 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

13 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall publish on the publicly 

14 available website established under section 331(b) of the 

15 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 

16 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) timely and 

17 regularly updated information on the status of cleanup at 

18 sites for which the Secretary has obligated amounts for 

19 environmental restoration activities. 

20 SEC. 327. MODIFICATION OF TIMING OF REPORT ON AC21 TIVITIES OF PFAS TASK FORCE. 

22 Section 2714(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘and quarterly thereafter,’’ and in24 serting ‘‘and annually thereafter through 2029,’’. 


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1 SEC. 328. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT 

2 ON TESTING AND REMEDIATION OF 

3 PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND 

4 POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 

5 Not later than one year after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act, and not later than five years thereafter, 

7 the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

8 to the congressional defense committees a report assessing 

9 the state of ongoing testing and remediation by the De10 partment of Defense of current or former military installa11 tions contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances or 

12 polyfluoroalkyl substances, including— 

13 (1) assessments of the thoroughness, pace, and 

14 cost-effectiveness of efforts of the Department to 

15 conduct testing and remediation relating to those 

16 substances; 

17 (2) recommendations to improve those efforts; 

18 and 

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1 Subtitle D—Logistics and 

2 Sustainment 

3 SEC. 331. ASSURING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT 

4 FOR MILITARY CONTINGENCIES PILOT PRO5 GRAM. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not 

7 later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 

8 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot pro9 gram to be known as the ‘‘Assuring Critical Infrastructure 

10 Support for Military Contingencies Pilot Program’’. 

11 (b) SELECTION OF INSTALLATIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary 

15 of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric 

16 Affairs, shall select not fewer than four geographi17 cally diverse military installations at which to carry 

18 out the pilot program under subsection (a). 

19 (2) PRIORITIZATION.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—In selecting military in21 stallations under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

22 of Defense shall give priority to any military in23 stallation that is a key component of not fewer 

24 than two Contingency Plans (CONPLANs) or 

25 Operational Plans (OPLANs), with priority 


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1 given to such plans in the area of responsibility 

2 of the United States Indo-Pacific Command or 

3 the United States European Command. 

4 (B) ADDITIONAL PRIORITY.—If two or 

5 more military installations are given equal pri6 ority under subparagraph (A), priority for selec7 tion under paragraph (1) shall be given to the 

8 military installations that are— 

9 (i) connected to national-level infra10 structure; 

11 (ii) located near a commercial port; or 

12 (iii) located near a national financial 

13 hub. 

14 (c) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the pilot program 

15 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, acting 

16 through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland 

17 Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, shall— 

18 (1) without duplicating or disrupting existing 

19 cyber exercise activities under the National Cyber 

20 Exercise Program under section 2220B of the 

21 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665h), 

22 conduct cyber resiliency and reconstitution stress 

23 test scenarios through tabletop exercises and, if pos24 sible, live exercises— 


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1 (A) to assess how to prioritize restoration 

2 of power, water, and telecommunications for a 

3 military installation in the event of a significant 

4 cyberattack on regional critical infrastructure 

5 that has similar impacts on State and local in6 frastructure; and 

7 (B) to determine the recovery process 

8 needed to ensure the military installation can 

9 function and support an overseas contingency 

10 operation or a homeland defense mission, as ap11 propriate; 

12 (2) map dependencies of power, water, and tele13 communications at the military installation and the 

14 connections to distribution and generation outside 

15 the military installation; 

16 (3) recommend priorities for the order of recov17 ery for the military installation in the event of a sig18 nificant cyberattack, considering both the require19 ments needed for operations of the military installa20 tion and the potential participation of personnel at 

21 the military installation in an overseas contingency 

22 operation or a homeland defense mission; and 

23 (4) create a lessons-learned database from the 

24 exercises conducted under paragraph (1) across all 


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1 installations participating in the pilot program to 

2 share with the appropriate committees of Congress. 

3 (d) COORDINATION WITH RELATED PROGRAMS.— 

4 The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant 

5 Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemi6 spheric Affairs, shall ensure that activities under sub7 section (c) are coordinated with— 

8 (1) private entities that operate power, water, 

9 and telecommunications for a military installation 

10 participating in the pilot program under subsection 

11 (a); 

12 (2) relevant military and civilian personnel; and 

13 (3) any other entity that the Assistant Sec14 retary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemi15 spheric Affairs determines is relevant to the execu16 tion of activities under subsection (c). 

17 (e) 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 Assistant to the President for Home20 land Security, the National Cyber Director, the head of 

21 any other relevant Sector Risk Management Agency, the 

22 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

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1 gram under subsection (a), including a description of any 

2 operational challenges identified. 

3 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 

5 ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given that 

6 term in the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act 

7 of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c). 

8 (2) SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—The 

9 term ‘‘Sector Risk Management Agency’’ has the 

10 meaning given that term in section 2200 of the 

11 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650). 

12 SEC. 332. STRATEGY AND ASSESSMENT ON USE OF AUTO13 MATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR 

14 SHIPYARD OPTIMIZATION. 

15 (a) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Navy, in coordina16 tion with the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Pro17 gram, shall develop and implement a strategy to leverage 

18 commercial best practices used in shipyards to make oper19 ations more efficient and demonstrate a digital mainte20 nance artificial intelligence platform that analyzes data on 

21 the maintenance and health of shipboard assets of the 

22 Navy at shipyards, which shall improve readiness of the 

23 Armed Forces, predict and diagnose issues before they 

24 occur, and lower maintenance costs. 


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1 (b) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Navy shall as2 sess the costs of maintenance delays on shipboard assets 

3 of the Navy and assess the potential cost savings of adopt4 ing artificial intelligence predictive maintenance tech5 nology techniques that help determine the condition of in6 service equipment to estimate when maintenance should 

7 be performed rather than waiting until failure or end of 

8 life, including— 

9 (1) an analysis of maintenance delays and costs 

10 due to unplanned and unpredicted maintenance 

11 issues; 

12 (2) an evaluation of opportunities to dem13 onstrate commercial best practices at shipyards, in14 cluding artificial intelligence technologies to ensure 

15 timely predictions for maintainers and planners at 

16 shipyards by connecting datasets, executing models, 

17 and providing outputs in near real-time; 

18 (3) an identification of shipyard assets of the 

19 Navy with sufficient data available to enable near20 term demonstrations of artificial intelligence pre21 dictive maintenance and an estimate of resources 

22 needed within the Navy to accelerate the demonstra23 tion of predictive artificial intelligence capabilities 

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1 (4) an identification of any policy or technical 

2 challenges to implementing artificial intelligence or 

3 machine learning for purposes of carrying out the 

4 Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. 

5 (c) BRIEFING TO COMMITTEE.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary of Navy shall provide to the congressional defense 

8 committees a briefing on— 

9 (1) the strategy developed by the Secretary 

10 under subsection (a); 

11 (2) the results of the assessment under sub12 section (b); and 

13 (3) a plan to execute any measures pursuant to 

14 such assessment. 

15 Subtitle E—Briefings and Reports 

16 SEC. 341. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS AT 

17 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

18 (a) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 

20 in coordination with the head of each military department, 

21 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

22 Senate and the House of Representatives a plan to imple23 ment a standardized system to measure and report on the 

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1 any applicable risks to critical infrastructure systems 

2 owned by the Federal Government that— 

3 (1) have not been privatized pursuant to a con4 veyance under section 2688 of title 10, United 

5 States Code; and 

6 (2) are located on a military installation. 

7 (b) REPORT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on February 1 of 

9 the year immediately following the date on which the 

10 plan under subsection (a) is submitted, and annually 

11 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

12 with the head of each military department, shall 

13 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

14 Senate and the House of Representatives a consoli15 dated report on the condition of critical infrastruc16 ture systems owned by the Federal Government at 

17 military installations. 

18 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para19 graph (1) shall include the following: 

20 (A) Installation-level critical infrastructure 

21 system data for each critical infrastructure sys22 tem owned by the Federal Government located 

23 at a military installation that includes the fol24 lowing for each such system: 


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1 (i) All instances of noncompliance 

2 with any applicable Federal or State law 

3 (including regulations) with which the sys4 tem has been required to comply during 

5 the preceding five-year period, including 

6 information on any prior or current con7 sent order or equivalent compliance agree8 ment with any regulatory agency. 

9 (ii) The year of original installation of 

10 major critical infrastructure system compo11 nents, including treatment facilities, pump 

12 stations, and storage tanks. 

13 (iii) The average age of distribution 

14 system piping and wiring. 

15 (iv) The rate of system recapitaliza16 tion, represented as an annual percentage 

17 replacement rate of all critical infrastruc18 ture system assets. 

19 (v) The percentage of key system 

20 operational components inspected, and de21 termined through actual testing to be fully 

22 operational, during the preceding one-year 

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1 (vi) The absolute number, and a nor2 malized measure for comparative purposes, 

3 of all unplanned system outages during the 

4 preceding one-year period. 

5 (vii) The absolute duration, and a 

6 normalized measure for comparative pur7 poses, of all unplanned system outages 

8 during the preceding one-year period. 

9 (viii) The absolute number, and a nor10 malized measure for comparative purposes, 

11 of all critical infrastructure system main 

12 breaks and leaks during the preceding one13 year period. 

14 (B) A standardized risk assessment for 

15 each military installation, identifying the cur16 rent and projected level of risk related to the 

17 following: 

18 (i) The ability to maintain compliance 

19 with all current and known future regu20 latory agency regulations and standards 

21 and all applicable regulations and policies 

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1 tems in accordance with accepted industry 

2 standards. 

3 (ii) The ability to maintain a con4 sistent and compliant supply of water for 

5 current and projected future installation 

6 needs based on current and projected 

7 source water availability and quality, in8 cluding an assessment of source water con9 tamination risks. 

10 (iii) The ability to withstand severe 

11 weather events, including drought, flood12 ing, and temperature fluctuations. 

13 (iv) The ability for utility industrial 

14 controls systems to maintain compliance 

15 with current and future cybersecurity 

16 standards and regulations. 

17 SEC. 342. REPORT ON ESTABLISHING SUFFICIENT STA18 BLING, PASTURE, AND TRAINING AREA FOR 

19 THE OLD GUARD CAISSON PLATOON 

20 EQUINES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 

22 Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 

23 defense committees a report containing the results of a 

24 study to address the feasibility and advisability of estab25 lishing sufficient stabling, pasture, and training area for 


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1 the equines in the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United 

2 States Infantry (commonly known as the ‘‘Old Guard’’). 

3 (b) INCLUSION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report 

4 required under subsection (a) shall include— 

5 (1) any recommendations determined necessary 

6 and appropriate by the Secretary— 

7 (A) to implement the plan required under 

8 section 391(b) of the James M. Inhofe National 

9 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

10 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2549); and 

11 (B) to ensure proper animal facility sanita12 tion for the equines in the Caisson Platoon of 

13 the 3rd United States Infantry; and 

14 (2) plans for the housing and care of such 

15 equines. 

16 (c) LOCATIONS.— 

17 (1) REVIEW OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AU18 THORIZATION.—The report required under sub19 section (a) shall include a review of all physical loca20 tions under consideration as stabling, pasture, or 

21 training area described in such subsection for any 

22 withdrawals or projects that would require individual 

23 military construction authorization. 

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1 section (a), the Secretary of the Army shall consider 

2 all viable options within a reasonable distance to Ar3 lington National Cemetery. 

4 (d) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub5 section (a) shall include, for each location under consider6 ation as stabling, pasture, or training area described in 

7 such subsection— 

8 (1) a brief environmental assessment of the lo9 cation; 

10 (2) estimated costs for preparing the location 

11 for construction; 

12 (3) a narrative of how the location will be bene13 ficial and conducive the health of the equines in the 

14 Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United States Infantry; 

15 (4) a narrative of how, if necessary, the location 

16 can be expanded; and 

17 (5) a narrative of how the location will affect 

18 community access to outdoor recreation. 

19 SEC. 343. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON OPERATIONAL STA20 TUS OF AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FLEET OF DE21 PARTMENT OF THE NAVY. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2023, 

23 and quarterly thereafter until September 30, 2024, the 

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1 atives a briefing on the operational status of the amphib2 ious warship fleet of the Department of the Navy. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) 

4 shall include, with respect to each amphibious warship, the 

5 following: 

6 (1) Average quarterly Operational Availability 

7 (AO). 

8 (2) Number of days underway as follows: 

9 (A) Training for the purpose of supporting 

10 Mission Essential Tasks (in this section re11 ferred to as ‘‘MET’’) of the Marine Corps, in12 cluding unit level well-deck or flight-deck oper13 ations training and Amphibious Ready Group 

14 and Marine Expeditionary Unit integrated 

15 training. 

16 (B) Deployed, which shall not include 

17 scheduled or unscheduled in port maintenance. 

18 (3) Expected completion date for in-work and 

19 scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. 

20 (4) An update on any delays in completion of 

21 scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and cas22 ualty reports impacting the following: 

23 (A) Scheduled unit level well-deck and 

24 flight-deck operations training of the Marine 

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1 (B) MET certifications of the Marine 

2 Corps, including mobility, communications, am3 phibious well-deck operations, aviation oper4 ations, and warfare training. 

5 (C) Composition and deployment dates of 

6 scheduled and deployed Amphibious Ready 

7 Groups and Marine Expeditionary Units. 

8 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP.—The term ‘‘am10 phibious warship’’ means a ship that is classified as 

11 an amphibious assault ship (general purpose) 

12 (LHA), an amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose) 

13 (LHD), an amphibious transport dock (LPD), or a 

14 dock landing ship (LSD) that is included in the Bat15 tle Force Inventory in accordance with instruction 

16 5030.8D of the Secretary of the Navy, or successor 

17 instruction. 

18 (2) AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUP; MARINE EXPE19 DITIONARY UNIT.—The terms ‘‘Amphibious Ready 

20 Group’’ and ‘‘Marine Expeditionary Unit’’ means a 

21 group or unit, as the case may be, that consists of 

22 a minimum of— 

23 (A) three amphibious assault ships (gen24 eral purpose) (LHA) or amphibious assault 

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1 (B) one amphibious transport dock (LPD) 

2 Flight I. 

3 SEC. 344. BRIEFING ON PLAN FOR MAINTAINING PRO4 FICIENCY IN EMERGENCY MOVEMENT OF MU5 NITIONS IN JOINT REGION MARIANAS, GUAM. 

6 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Sec8 retary of the Air Force shall brief the congressional de9 fense committees on a plan for maintaining the proficiency 

10 of the Navy and the Air Force, respectively, in executing 

11 the emergency movement of munitions stored in weapons 

12 storage areas in Joint Region Marianas, Guam, onto air13 craft and naval vessels, including plans to regularly exer14 cise such capabilities. 

15 Subtitle F—Other Matters 

16 SEC. 351. CONTINUED DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF 

17 THE NAVY AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR NAVAL 

18 SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL 

19 TRAINING SCHOOL. 

20 The Secretary of the Navy shall continue, through 

21 fiscal year 2024— 

22 (1) to perform the responsibilities of the De23 partment of Defense executive agent for the Naval 

24 Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training 


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1 School pursuant to section 352(b) of title 10, United 

2 States Code; and 

3 (2) in coordination with the Commander of the 

4 United States Special Operations Command, to pro5 vide such support, as necessary, for the continued 

6 operation of such school. 

7 SEC. 352. RESTRICTION ON RETIREMENT OF U–28 AIR8 CRAFT. 

9 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

10 this Act may be used to retire U–28 aircraft until the Sec11 retary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 

12 committees that the future-years defense program sub13 mitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United 

14 States Code, with respect to the United States Special Op15 erations Command provides for intelligence, surveillance, 

16 and reconnaissance capacity and capability that is equal 

17 to or greater than such capacity and capability provided 

18 by the current fleet of U–28 aircraft for such Command. 

19 SEC. 353. TRIBAL LIAISONS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

21 ensure that each installation of the Department of De22 fense that has an Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organiza23 tion, or Tribal interests in the area surrounding the instal24 lation, including if an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

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1 land or water managed or directly impacted by the instal2 lation, has a dedicated Tribal liaison located at the instal3 lation. 

4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

6 has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of 

7 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist8 ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). 

9 (2) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.—The 

10 term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ has the mean11 ing given that term in section 6207 of the Elemen12 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

13 U.S.C. 7517). 

14 SEC. 354. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO EXPAND 

15 LEASED FACILITIES FOR THE JOINT MILI16 TARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS 

17 WEB OPERATIONS CENTER. 

18 None of the amounts authorized by this Act for oper19 ation and maintenance, Defense-wide to expand leased fa20 cilities for the Joint Military Information Support Oper21 ations Web Operations Center may be obligated or ex22 pended until the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 

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1 gressional defense committees a validated manpower study 

2 for such center that includes the following: 

3 (1) Validated estimates of the number of per4 sonnel from the United States Special Operations 

5 Command and the other combatant commands that 

6 will be housed in leased facilities of such center. 

7 (2) An explanation of how such estimates are 

8 aligned with and support the priorities established 

9 by the national defense strategy under 113(g) of 

10 title 10, United States Code. 

11 SEC. 355. MODIFICATIONS TO THE CONTESTED LOGISTICS 

12 WORKING GROUP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

13 DEFENSE. 

14 (a) EXPANSION OF WORKING GROUP.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 

16 2926(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

17 by adding at the end the following new subpara18 graph: 

19 ‘‘(D) A representative appointed by the Sec20 retary of Defense from each of the following: 

21 ‘‘(i) The Defense Logistics Agency. 

22 ‘‘(ii) The Strategic Capabilities Office. 

23 ‘‘(iii) The Defense Advanced Research 

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1 ‘‘(iv) The Office of the Under Secretary of 

2 Defense for Research and Engineering.’’. 

3 (2) TIMING.—Not later than 60 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

5 Defense shall appoint the additional members of the 

6 working group required under paragraph (3)(D) of 

7 such section, as added by paragraph (1) of this sub8 section. 

9 (b) MEETINGS.—Such section is further amended by 

10 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(6) The working group under paragraph (1) shall 

12 meet not less frequently than quarterly.’’. 

13 (c) REPORTS.—Such section is further amended by 

14 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(7) Not later than February 1 of each year, the 

16 working group under paragraph (1) shall submit to the 

17 congressional defense committees a report that contains 

18 a description of any shortfalls in personnel, equipment, in19 frastructure, energy and storage, or capabilities required 

20 to support the operational plans of the Department of De21 fense.’’. 


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1 SEC. 356. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAISSON PLATOON TO SUP2 PORT MILITARY AND STATE FUNERAL SERV3 ICES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the De5 partment of the Army an equine unit, to be known as the 

6 Caisson Platoon, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment 

7 of the Army, for the purposes of conducting military and 

8 State funerals and for other purposes. 

9 (b) PROHIBITION ON ELIMINATION.—The Secretary 

10 of the Army may not eliminate the Caisson Platoon of the 

11 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army established under sub12 section (a). 

13 (c) BRIEFING.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less 

16 frequently than every 180 days thereafter until 

17 March 31, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall 

18 provide to the congressional defense committees a 

19 briefing on the health, welfare, and sustainment of 

20 military working equids. 

21 (2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by 

22 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

23 (A) An assessment of the ability of the 

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1 cluding milestones associated with achieving full 

2 operational capability for the Caisson Platoon. 

3 (B) An update on the plan of the task 

4 force of the Army on military working equids to 

5 promote, support, and sustain animal health 

6 and welfare. 

7 (C) An update on the plan of such task 

8 force to ensure that support by the Caisson 

9 Platoon of Arlington National Cemetery and 

10 State funerals is never suspended again. 

11 SEC. 357. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND12 ING 30-YEAR SHIPBUILDING PLAN THAT 

13 MAINTAINS 31 AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIPS FOR 

14 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. 

15 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap16 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis17 cal year 2024 for Administration and Servicewide Activi18 ties, Operation and Maintenance, Navy, not more than 50 

19 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 

20 which the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congres21 sional defense committees a 30-year shipbuilding plan that 

22 meets the statutory requirement in section 8062(b) of title 

23 10, United States Code, to maintain 31 amphibious war24 ships. 


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1 (b) AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP DEFINED.—In this sec2 tion, the term ‘‘amphibious warship’’ means a ship that 

3 is classified as an amphibious assault ship (general pur4 pose) (LHA), an amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose) 

5 (LHD), an amphibious transport dock (LPD), or a dock 

6 landing ship (LSD) that is included in the Battle Force 

7 Inventory in accordance with instruction 5030.8D of the 

8 Secretary of the Navy, or successor instruction. 

9 SEC. 358. MODIFICATION OF RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RE10 GARDING PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND 

11 SERVICES TO NON-DEPARTMENT OF DE12 FENSE ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES. 

13 Section 2012(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

16 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

17 (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

18 as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking 

19 ‘‘Nothing in this section’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Noth20 ing in this section’’; 

21 (3) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by 

22 inserting ‘‘, except as provided in paragraph (2),’’ 

23 before ‘‘for response’’; and 

24 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(2) Funds available to the Secretary of a military 

2 department for operation and maintenance for the Innova3 tive Readiness Training program may be expended under 

4 this section, upon approval by the Secretary concerned, 

5 to assist in demolition, clearing of roads, infrastructure 

6 improvements, and construction to restore an area after 

7 a natural disaster.’’. 

8 TITLE IV—MILITARY 

9 PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

10 Subtitle A—Active Forces 

11 SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 

12 The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 

13 duty personnel as of September 30, 2024, as follows: 

14 (1) The Army, 452,000. 

15 (2) The Navy, 342,000. 

16 (3) The Marine Corps, 172,300. 

17 (4) The Air Force, 320,000. 

18 (5) The Space Force, 9,400. 

19 SEC. 402. END STRENGTH LEVEL MATTERS. 

20 Section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘not more 

23 than 2 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 3 per24 cent’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking subpara2 graphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following new 

3 subparagraphs: 

4 ‘‘(A) vary the end strength pursuant to 

5 subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the 

6 armed force or forces under the jurisdiction of 

7 that Secretary by a number not equal to more 

8 than 2 percent of such authorized end strength; 

9 ‘‘(B) vary the end strength pursuant to 

10 subsection (a)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for the 

11 armed force or forces under the jurisdiction of 

12 that Secretary by a number not equal to more 

13 than 2 percent of such authorized end strength; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(C) vary the end strength pursuant to 

16 subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Se17 lected Reserve of the reserve component of the 

18 armed force or forces under the jurisdiction of 

19 that Secretary by a number equal to not more 

20 than 2 percent of such authorized end 

21 strength.’’. 

22 SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO VARY 

23 SPACE FORCE END STRENGTH. 

24 Section 403(b) of the James M. Inhofe National De25 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 


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1 117–263) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2025’’. 

3 Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

4 SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 

6 strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 

7 components as of September 30, 2024, as follows: 

8 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

9 States, 325,000. 

10 (2) The Army Reserve, 174,800. 

11 (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,200. 

12 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600. 

13 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

14 States, 105,000. 

15 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,600. 

16 (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 

17 (b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end 

18 strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re19 serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 

20 reduced by— 

21 (1) the total authorized strength of units orga22 nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 

23 such component which are on active duty (other 

24 than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 


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1 (2) the total number of individual members not 

2 in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 

3 Reserve of such component who are on active duty 

4 (other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici5 pation in training) without their consent at the end 

6 of the fiscal year. 

7 (c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 

8 individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve 

9 component are released from active duty during any fiscal 

10 year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 

11 the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 

12 increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 

13 of such units and by the total number of such individual 

14 members. 

15 SEC. 412 . END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 

16 DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 

17 Within the end strengths prescribed in section 

18 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 

19 authorized, as of September 30, 2024, the following num20 ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 

21 full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 

22 Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re23 cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 

24 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

25 States, 30,845. 


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1 (2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 

2 (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,327. 

3 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,355. 

4 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

5 States, 25,333. 

6 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,003. 

7 SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 

8 (DUAL STATUS). 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The minimum number of military 

10 technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 

11 2024 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air 

12 Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United 

13 States Code) shall be the following: 

14 (1) For the Army National Guard of the United 

15 States, 22,294. 

16 (2) For the Army Reserve, 7,990. 

17 (3) For the Air National Guard of the United 

18 States, 10,994. 

19 (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 7,111. 

20 (b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF TEMPORARY MILI21 TARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).—The number of 

22 temporary military technicians (dual status) employed 

23 under the authority of subsection (a) may not exceed 25 

24 percent of the total authorized number specified in such 

25 subsection. 


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1 (c) LIMITATION.—Under no circumstances may a 

2 military technician (dual status) employed under the au3 thority of this section be coerced by a State into accepting 

4 an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military 

5 status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and 

6 Reserve program of a reserve component. If a military 

7 technician (dual status) declines to participate in such re8 alignment or conversion, no further action will be taken 

9 against the individual or the individual’s position. 

10 SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU11 THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 

12 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 

13 During fiscal year 2024, the maximum number of 

14 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 

15 who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 

16 support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 

17 States Code, is the following: 

18 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

19 States, 17,000. 

20 (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 

21 (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 

22 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 

23 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

24 States, 16,000. 

25 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 


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1 Subtitle C—Authorization of 

2 Appropriations 

3 SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

5 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

6 2024 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 

7 and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 

8 not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec9 ified in the funding table in section 4401. 

10 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au11 thorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes 

12 any other authorization of appropriations (definite or in13 definite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2024. 

14 TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

15 POLICY 

16 Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 

17 Policy 

18 SEC. 501. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH: GENERAL AND FLAG 

19 OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 

20 (a) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY; REDESIGNA21 TION.—Chapter 32 of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) by repealing section 526; 

24 (2) by redesignating section 526a as section 

25 526; 


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1 (3) in the table of sections for such chapter, by 

2 striking the item relating to section 526a; and 

3 (4) in the section heading for section 526, as 

4 redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘after 

5 December 31, 2022’’. 

6 (b) INCREASED AUTHORIZED STRENGTH.—Section 

7 526 of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated and 

8 amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘after December 31, 

11 2022,’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘218’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘219’’; 

14 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘149’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘150’’; 

16 (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘170’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘171’’; and 

18 (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘62’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘64’’; and 

20 (2) by redesignating the second subsection des21 ignated as subsection (i) as subsection (j). 

22 (c) REPEAL OF EXCLUSION OF OFFICERS SERVING

23 AS LEAD SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL FROM LIMITATIONS

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1 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

2 Year 2023 is hereby repealed. 

3 SEC. 502. PROHIBITION ON APPOINTMENT OR NOMINATION 

4 OF CERTAIN OFFICERS WHO ARE SUBJECT 

5 TO SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARDS. 

6 (a) OFFICERS ON ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.— 

7 Section 628a(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States 

8 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(B) shall not be forwarded for appointment or 

10 nomination to the Secretary of Defense, the Presi11 dent, or the Senate, as applicable.’’. 

12 (b) OFFICERS ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.— 

13 Section 14502a(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United 

14 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(B) shall not be forwarded for appointment or 

16 nomination to the Secretary of Defense, the Presi17 dent, or the Senate, as applicable.’’. 

18 SEC. 503. EXCLUSION OF OFFICERS WHO ARE LICENSED 

19 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS FROM 

20 LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVE DUTY COMMIS21 SIONED OFFICER END STRENGTHS. 

22 Section 523(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

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1 ‘‘(10) Officers who are licensed behavioral 

2 health providers, including clinical psychologists, so3 cial workers, and mental health nurse practi4 tioners.’’. 

5 SEC. 504. UPDATING AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE PRO6 MOTION TRANSFERS BETWEEN COMPONENTS 

7 OF THE SAME SERVICE OR A DIFFERENT 

8 SERVICE. 

9 (a) WARRANT OFFICERS TRANSFERRED BETWEEN

10 COMPONENTS WITHIN THE SAME OR A DIFFERENT UNI11 FORMED SERVICE.—Section 578 of title 10, United States 

12 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

13 subsection: 

14 ‘‘(g) Notwithstanding subsection (d), and subject to 

15 regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in the 

16 case of a warrant officer who is selected for promotion 

17 by a selection board convened under this chapter, and 

18 prior to the placement of the warrant officer’s name on 

19 the applicable promotion list is approved for transfer to 

20 a new component within the same or a different uniformed 

21 service, the Secretary concerned may place the warrant 

22 officer’s name on a corresponding promotion list of the 

23 new component without regard to the warrant officer’s 

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1 this subsection shall be made pursuant to section 12242 

2 of this title.’’. 

3 (b) OFFICERS TRANSFERRED TO RESERVE ACTIVE

4 STATUS LIST.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 624 of such title is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new 

7 subsections: 

8 ‘‘(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), in the case 

9 of an officer who is selected for promotion by a selection 

10 board convened under this chapter, and prior to the place11 ment of the officer’s name on the applicable promotion 

12 list is approved for transfer to the reserve active status 

13 list of the same or a different uniformed service, the Sec14 retary concerned may place the officer’s name on a cor15 responding promotion list on the reserve active-status list 

16 without regard to the officer’s competitive category. An 

17 officer’s promotion under this subsection shall be made 

18 pursuant to section 14308 of this title. 

19 ‘‘(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), in the case 

20 of an officer who is placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers 

21 list, and is subsequently approved for transfer to the re22 serve active status list, the Secretary concerned may place 

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1 motion under this subsection shall be made pursuant to 

2 section 14308 of this title.’’. 

3 (2) DATE OF RANK.—Section 14308(c) of such 

4 title is amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

6 paragraph (4); and 

7 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

8 following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned may adjust the date 

10 of rank of an officer whose name is placed on a reserve 

11 active status promotion list pursuant to subsection (e) or 

12 (f) of section 624 of this title.’’. 

13 SEC. 505. EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PRO14 MOTION. 

15 (a) EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PRO16 MOTION: CAPTAINS AND MAJORS OF THE ARMY, AIR

17 FORCE, MARINE CORPS, AND SPACE FORCE AND LIEU18 TENANTS AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS OF THE

19 NAVY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 632 of title 10, 

21 United States Code, is amended— 

22 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

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1 (B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 

2 ‘‘President approves the report of the board 

3 which considered him for the second time’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned releases the pro5 motion results of the board which considered 

6 the officer for the second time to the public’’. 

7 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec8 tions at the beginning of chapter 36 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, is amended by striking the item 

10 relating to section 632 and inserting the following 

11 new item: 

‘‘632. Effect of failure of selection for promotion: captains and majors of the 

Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force and lieutenants and lieutenant commanders of the Navy.’’. 

12 (b) RETIREMENT OF REGULAR OFFICERS OF THE

13 NAVY FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE OR FAILURE OF SELEC14 TION FOR PROMOTION.—Section 8372(a)(2)(A) of title 

15 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘President 

16 approves the report of the board which considered him for 

17 the second time’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned re18 leases the promotion results of the board which considered 

19 the officer for the second time to the public’’. 

20 SEC. 506. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO ORDER RETIRED 

21 MEMBERS TO ACTIVE DUTY IN HIGH-DE22 MAND, LOW-DENSITY APPOINTMENTS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 688a of title 10, United 

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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Re2 tired aviators: temporary authority’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘Authority’’; 

4 (2) by striking subsection (f); 

5 (3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 

6 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 

7 (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para8 graph (3), by striking ‘‘limitations in subsections (c) 

9 and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘limitation in subsection (c)’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

11 at the beginning of chapter 39 of title 10, United States 

12 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 

13 688a and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘688a. Authority to order to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments.’’. 

14 SEC. 507. WAIVER AUTHORITY EXPANSION FOR THE EXTEN15 SION OF SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR MARINE 

16 CORPS CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS OFFICERS. 

17 (a) REQUIRED SERVICE.—Section 651(c) of title 10, 

18 United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or in the 

20 case of an unrestricted officer designated within a 

21 cyberspace occupational specialty’’ before the period 

22 at the end; and 

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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 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.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 10, 

14 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

15 section 653 the new following section: 

16 ‘‘§ 654. Minimum service requirement for certain 

17 cyberspace occupational specialties 

18 ‘‘(a) CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS OFFICER.—The min19 imum service obligation for any member who successfully 

20 completes training in the armed forces in direct accession 

21 to the cyberspace operations officer occupational specialty 

22 of the Marine Corps shall be 8 years. 

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1 nent who completed cyberspace operations training in an 

2 active duty for training status as a member of a reserve 

3 component, the period of service in an active status in the 

4 Selected Reserve, required to be served after completion 

5 of cyberspace operations training.’’. 

6 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The 

7 table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 37 

8 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

9 section 653 the following new item: 

‘‘654. Minimum service requirement for certain cyberspace occupational specialties.’’. 

10 SEC. 508. REMOVAL OF ACTIVE DUTY PROHIBITION FOR 

11 MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE POL12 ICY COMMITTEE. 

13 Section 10305 of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amendedl 

15 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘not on active 

16 duty’’ both places it appears; and 

17 (2) in subsection (c)— 

18 (A) by inserting ‘‘of the reserve compo19 nents’’ after ‘‘among the members’’; and 

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1 SEC. 509. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO VARY NUMBER OF 

2 SPACE FORCE OFFICERS CONSIDERED FOR 

3 PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL. 

4 Subsection (b) of section 503 of the National Defense 

5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 

6 81; 135 Stat. 1680) is amended by striking ‘‘shall termi7 nate on December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘shall termi8 nate on December 31, 2024’’. 

9 SEC. 510. REALIGNMENT OF NAVY SPOT-PROMOTION 

10 QUOTAS. 

11 Section 605(g)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 

12 is amended by striking ‘‘325’’ and inserting ‘‘425’’. 

13 SEC. 511. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON PROMOTION 

14 SELECTION BOARD RATES. 

15 Section 616 of title 10, United States Code, is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (d)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘The number’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 

20 the number’’; and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(2) If a promotion zone established under section 

24 623 of this title includes less than 50 officers and is estab25 lished with respect to promotions to a grade below the 

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1 may authorize selection boards convened under section 

2 611(a) of this title to recommend for promotion a number 

3 equal to not more than 100 percent of the number of offi4 cers included in such promotion zone.’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘unless he’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘unless the officer’’. 

7 SEC. 512. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS. 

8 Section 1305 of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘or a Ma11 rine Corps Marine Gunner warrant officer in such 

12 grade,’’ after ‘‘chief warrant officer, W–5,’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘when he’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘when the warrant officer’’; and 

15 (3) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘as he’’ and inserting ‘‘as 

17 the Secretary concerned’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘after he’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘after the warrant officer’’. 

20 SEC. 513. FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING TERMS OF AP21 POINTMENT FOR CERTAIN SENIOR OFFICER 

22 POSITIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 35 of title 10, United 

24 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 601 the 

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1 ‘‘§ 602. Flexibility in determining terms of appoint2 ment for certain senior officer positions 

3 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense may extend or reduce the 

4 duration of an appointment made under section 152, 154, 

5 7033, 8033, 8043, 9033, and 9082 of this title by up to 

6 six months if the Secretary determines that such an exten7 sion or reduction is necessary either in the interests of 

8 national defense, or to ensure an appropriate staggering 

9 of terms of senior military leadership.’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

11 at the beginning of chapter 35 of title 10, United States 

12 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

13 section 601 the following new item: 

‘‘602. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer 

positions.’’. 

14 Subtitle B—Reserve Component 

15 Management 

16 SEC. 521. ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR RE17 SERVE OFFICERS IN DESIGNATED COMPETI18 TIVE CATEGORIES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subtitle E of title 10, 

20 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

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1 ‘‘CHAPTER 1413—ALTERNATIVE PRO2 MOTION AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS 

3 IN DESIGNATED COMPETITIVE CAT4 EGORIES 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘15101. Officers in designated competitive categories. 

‘‘15102. Selection for promotion. 

‘‘15103. Eligibility for consideration for promotion. 

‘‘15104. Opportunities for consideration for promotion. 

‘‘15105. Promotions. 

‘‘15106. Failure of selection for promotion. 

‘‘15107. Retirement: retirement for years of service; selective early retirement. 

‘‘15108. Continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List. 

‘‘15109. Other administrative authorities. 

‘‘15110. Regulations. 

5 ‘‘§ 15101. Officers in designated competitive cat6 egories 

7 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE COMPETITIVE CAT8 EGORIES OF OFFICERS.—Each Secretary of a military de9 partment may designate one or more competitive cat10 egories for promotion of officers under section 14005 of 

11 this title that are under the jurisdiction of such Secretary 

12 as a competitive category of officers whose promotion, re13 tirement, and continuation on the reserve active-status list 

14 shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. 

15 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 

16 The Secretary of a military department may not designate 

17 a competitive category of officers for purposes of this 

18 chapter until 60 days after the date on which the Sec19 retary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of 

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1 the designation of the competitive category. The report on 

2 the designation of a competitive category shall set forth 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) A detailed description of officer require5 ments for officers within the competitive category. 

6 ‘‘(2) An explanation of the number of opportu7 nities for consideration for promotion to each par8 ticular grade, and an estimate of promotion timing, 

9 within the competitive category. 

10 ‘‘(3) An estimate of the size of the promotion 

11 zone for each grade within the competitive category. 

12 ‘‘(4) A description of any other matters the 

13 Secretary considered in determining to designate the 

14 competitive category for purposes of this chapter. 

15 ‘‘§ 15102. Selection for promotion 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this sec17 tion, the selection for promotion of officers in any competi18 tive category of officers designated for purposes of this 

19 chapter shall be governed by the provisions under chapter 

20 1403 of this title. 

21 ‘‘(b) NO RECOMMENDATION FOR PROMOTION OF OF22 FICERS BELOW PROMOTION ZONE.—Section 14301(d) of 

23 this title shall not apply to the selection for promotion of 

24 officers described in subsection (a). 


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1 ‘‘(c) RECOMMENDATION FOR OFFICERS TO BE EX2 CLUDED FROM FUTURE CONSIDERATION FOR PRO3 MOTION.—In making recommendations pursuant to chap4 ter 1403 of this title for purposes of the administration 

5 of this chapter, a selection board convened under section 

6 14101(a) of this title may recommend that an officer con7 sidered by the board be excluded from future consideration 

8 for promotion under this chapter. 

9 ‘‘§ 15103. Eligibility for consideration for promotion 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by this sec11 tion, eligibility for promotion of officers in any competitive 

12 category of officers designated for purposes of this chapter 

13 shall be governed by the provisions of sections 14301, 

14 14303, and 14304 of this title. 

15 ‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TIME-IN-GRADE

16 REQUIREMENTS.—Sections 14303 and 14304 of this title 

17 shall not apply to the promotion of officers described in 

18 subsection (a). 

19 ‘‘(c) INAPPLICABILITY TO OFFICERS ABOVE AND

20 BELOW PROMOTION ZONE.—The following provisions of 

21 this title shall not apply to the promotion of officers de22 scribed in subsection (a): 

23 ‘‘(1) The reference in section 14301(b) to an 

24 officer above the promotion zone. 

25 ‘‘(2) Section 14301(d). 


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1 ‘‘(d) INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.—The 

2 following officers are not eligible for promotion under this 

3 chapter: 

4 ‘‘(1) An officer described in section 14301(c) of 

5 this title. 

6 ‘‘(2) An officer not included within the pro7 motion zone. 

8 ‘‘(3) An officer who has failed of promotion to 

9 a higher grade the maximum number of times speci10 fied for opportunities for promotion for such grade 

11 within the competitive category concerned pursuant 

12 to section 15104 of this title. 

13 ‘‘(4) An officer recommended by a selection 

14 board to be removed from consideration for pro15 motion in accordance with section 15102(c) of this 

16 title. 

17 ‘‘§ 15104. Opportunities for consideration for pro18 motion 

19 ‘‘(a) SPECIFICATION OF NUMBER OF OPPORTUNI20 TIES FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.—In desig21 nating a competitive category of officers pursuant to sec22 tion 15101 of this title, the Secretary of a military depart23 ment shall specify the number of opportunities for consid24 eration for promotion to be afforded officers of the armed 

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1 grade above the grade of first lieutenant or lieutenant 

2 (junior grade), as applicable. 

3 ‘‘(b) LIMITED AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF MILI4 TARY DEPARTMENT TO MODIFY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNI5 TIES.—The Secretary of a military department may mod6 ify the number of opportunities for consideration for pro7 motion to be afforded officers of an armed force within 

8 a competitive category for promotion to a particular grade, 

9 as previously specified by the Secretary pursuant sub10 section (a) of this subsection, not more frequently than 

11 once every five years. 

12 ‘‘(c) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF

13 DEFENSE TO MODIFY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES.— 

14 The Secretary of Defense may modify the number of op15 portunities for consideration for promotion to be afforded 

16 officers of an armed force within a competitive category 

17 for promotion to a particular grade, as previously specified 

18 or modified pursuant to any provision of this section, at 

19 the discretion of the Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES

21 SPECIFIED.—The number of opportunities for consider22 ation for promotion to be afforded officers of an armed 

23 force within a competitive category for promotion to a par24 ticular grade, as specified or modified pursuant to any 


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1 provision of this section, may not exceed five opportuni2 ties. 

3 ‘‘(e) EFFECT OF CERTAIN REDUCTION IN NUMBER

4 OF OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFIED.—If, by reason of a reduc5 tion in the number of opportunities for consideration for 

6 promotion under this section, an officer would no longer 

7 have one or more opportunities for consideration for pro8 motion that were available to the officer before the reduc9 tion, the officer shall be afforded one additional oppor10 tunity for consideration for promotion after the reduction. 

11 ‘‘§ 15105. Promotions 

12 ‘‘Sections 14307 through 14317 of this title shall 

13 apply in promotions of officers in competitive categories 

14 of officers designated for purposes of this chapter. 

15 ‘‘§ 15106. Failure of selection for promotion 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this sec17 tion, sections 14501 through 14513 of this title shall apply 

18 to promotions of officers in competitive categories of offi19 cers designated for purposes of this chapter. 

20 ‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF FAILURE OF SELECTION

21 FOR PROMOTION TO OFFICERS ABOVE PROMOTION

22 ZONE.—The reference in section 14501 of this title to an 

23 officer above the promotion zone shall not apply in the 

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1 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL SELECTION BOARD MATTERS.—The 

2 reference in section 14502(a)(1) of this title to a person 

3 above the promotion zone shall not apply in the promotion 

4 of officers described in subsection (a). 

5 ‘‘(d) EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION.—In the 

6 administration of this chapter pursuant to subsection 

7 (a)— 

8 ‘‘(1) an officer described in subsection (a) shall 

9 not be deemed to have failed twice of selection for 

10 promotion for purposes of section 14502(b) of this 

11 title until the officer has failed selection of pro12 motion to the next higher grade the maximum num13 ber of times specified for opportunities for pro14 motion to such grade within the competitive category 

15 concerned pursuant to section 15104 of this title; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(2) any reference in sections 14504 through 

18 14506 of this title to an officer who has failed of se19 lection for promotion to the next higher grade for 

20 the second time shall be deemed to refer instead to 

21 an officer described in subsection (a) who has failed 

22 of selection for promotion to the next higher grade 

23 for the maximum number of times specified for op24 portunities for promotion to such grade within the 


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1 competitive category concerned pursuant to such 

2 section 15104. 

3 ‘‘§ 15107. Retirement: retirement for years of service; 

4 selective early retirement 

5 ‘‘(a) RETIREMENT FOR YEARS OF SERVICE.—Sec6 tions 14507 through 14515 of this title shall apply to the 

7 retirement of officers in competitive categories of officers 

8 designated for purposes of this chapter. 

9 ‘‘(b) SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT.—Section 

10 14101(b) of this title shall apply to the retirement of offi11 cers described in subsection (a). 

12 ‘‘§ 15108. Continuation on the Reserve Active-Status 

13 List 

14 ‘‘Sections 14701 through 14703 of this title shall 

15 apply in continuation or retention on a reserve active-sta16 tus list of officers designated for purposes of this chapter. 

17 ‘‘§ 15109. Other administrative authorities 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of this 

19 title shall apply to officers in competitive categories of offi20 cers designated for purposes of this chapter: 

21 ‘‘(1) Section 14518, relating to continuation of 

22 officers to complete disciplinary action. 

23 ‘‘(2) Section 14519, relating to deferment of re24 tirement or separation for medical reasons. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Section 14704, relating to the selective 

2 early removal from the reserve active-status list. 

3 ‘‘(4) Section 14705, relating to the selective 

4 early retirement of reserve general and flag officers 

5 of the Navy and Marine Corps. 

6 ‘‘§ 15110. Regulations 

7 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 

8 regarding the administration of this chapter. The elements 

9 of such regulations shall include mechanisms to clarify the 

10 manner in which provisions of other chapters of this part 

11 of the title shall be used in the administration of this chap12 ter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.’’. 

13 (b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENT.—The table 

14 of chapters at the beginning of part III of subtitle E of 

15 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

16 end the following new item: 

‘‘1413. Alternative promotion authority for officers in designated competitive categories .......................................................... 15101’’. 

17 SEC. 522. SELECTED RESERVE AND READY RESERVE 

18 ORDER TO ACTIVE DUTY TO RESPOND TO A 

19 SIGNIFICANT CYBER INCIDENT. 

20 Section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for any 

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1 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (j) 

2 as subsections (d) through (k), respectively; 

3 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(c) SIGNIFICANT CYBER INCIDENTS.—The Sec6 retary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department 

7 in which the Coast Guard is operating may, without the 

8 consent of the member affected, order any unit, and any 

9 member not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a 

10 unit, of the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve 

11 to active duty for a continuous period of not more than 

12 365 days when the Secretary of Defense or, with respect 

13 to the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Department in 

14 which the Coast Guard is operating determines it is nec15 essary to augment the active forces for the respective re16 sponses from the Department of Defense or the Depart17 ment of Homeland Security to a covered incident.’’; 

18 (4) in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), as redes19 ignated by paragraph (2) of this section, by insert20 ing ‘‘or subsection (c)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 

21 (5) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)— 

22 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

23 (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘Whenever any’’ and in25 serting ‘‘(1) Whenever any’’; and 


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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(2) Whenever any unit of the Selected Reserve or 

4 any member of the Selected Reserve not assigned to a unit 

5 organized to serve as a unit, or any member of the Indi6 vidual Ready Reserve, is ordered to active duty under au7 thority of subsection (c), the service of all units or mem8 bers so ordered to active duty may be terminated by— 

9 ‘‘(A) order of the Secretary of Defense or the 

10 Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 

11 Guard is operating; or 

12 ‘‘(B) law.’’; and 

13 (6) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated)— 

14 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

15 paragraph (3); and 

16 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

17 following new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered incident’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) a cyber incident involving a Depart20 ment of Defense information system, or a 

21 breach of a Department of Defense system that 

22 involves personally identifiable information, that 

23 the Secretary of Defense determines is likely to 

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1 omy of the United States, or to the public con2 fidence, civil liberties, or public health and safe3 ty of the people of the United States; 

4 ‘‘(B) a cyber incident involving a Depart5 ment of Homeland Security information system 

6 or a breach of a Department of Homeland Se7 curity system that involves personally identifi8 able information that the Secretary of Home9 land Security determines is likely to result in 

10 demonstrable harm to the national security in11 terests, foreign relations, or the economy of the 

12 United States or to the public confidence, civil 

13 liberties, or public health and safety of the peo14 ple of the United States; 

15 ‘‘(C) a cyber incident or collection of re16 lated cyber incidents that the President deter17 mines is likely to result in demonstrable harm 

18 to the national security interests, foreign rela19 tions, or economy of the United States or to the 

20 public confidence, civil liberties, or public health 

21 and safety of the people of the United States; 

22 or 

23 ‘‘(D) a significant incident declared pursu24 ant to section 2233 of the Homeland Security 

25 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 677b).’’. 


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1 SEC. 523. MOBILIZATION OF SELECTED RESERVE FOR 

2 PREPLANNED MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE 

3 COMBATANT COMMANDS. 

4 Section 12304b(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

7 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘Units’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Ex9 cept as provided under subparagraph (B), units’’; 

10 and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(B) In the event the President’s budget is de14 livered later than April 1st in the year prior to the 

15 year of the mobilization of one or more units under 

16 this section, the Secretary concerned may submit to 

17 Congress the information required under subpara18 graph (A) in a separate notice.’’. 

19 SEC. 524. ALTERNATING SELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE 

20 NATIONAL GUARD AND THE RESERVES AS 

21 DEPUTY COMMANDERS OF CERTAIN COM22 BATANT COMMANDS. 

23 Section 164(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 

25 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘At least one dep26 uty commander’’; and 


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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraphs: 

3 ‘‘(B) In carrying out the requirement in subpara4 graph (A) pertaining to the selection of an officer of the 

5 reserve component, the Secretary of Defense shall alter6 nate between selecting an officer of the National Guard 

7 and an officer of the Reserves no less frequently than 

8 every two terms. 

9 ‘‘(C) The Secretary of Defense may waive the re10 quirement under subparagraph (B) regarding the alter11 nating selection of reserve component officers if the Sec12 retary of Defense determines that such action is in the 

13 national interest.’’. 

14 SEC. 525. GRADE OF VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 

15 BUREAU. 

16 Section 10505 of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended by adding at the end the following new sub18 section: 

19 ‘‘(c) GRADE AND EXCLUSION FROM GENERAL AND

20 FLAG OFFICER AUTHORIZED STRENGTH.—(1) The Vice 

21 Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be appointed 

22 to serve in the grade of general. 

23 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate, pursu24 ant to subsection (b) of section 526a of this title, the posi25 tion of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau as one 


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1 of the general officer and flag officer positions to be ex2 cluded from the limitations in subsection (a) of such sec3 tion.’’. 

4 Subtitle C—General Service 

5 Authorities and Military Records 

6 SEC. 531. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON ENLISTMENT 

7 AND INDUCTION OF PERSONS WHOSE SCORE 

8 ON THE ARMED FORCES QUALIFICATION 

9 TEST IS BELOW A PRESCRIBED LEVEL. 

10 Section 520(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘The number of persons’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘(1) The number of persons’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘may not exceed 20 percent’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘may not exceed 4 percent’’; and 

16 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(2) Upon the request of the Secretary concerned, 

19 the Secretary of Defense may authorize an armed force 

20 to increase the limitation specified in paragraph (1) to not 

21 exceed 20 percent of the total number of persons originally 

22 enlisted or inducted to serve on active duty (other than 

23 active duty for training) in such armed forced during such 

24 fiscal year. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Com25 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 


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1 of Representatives not later than 30 days after using such 

2 authority.’’. 

3 SEC. 532. NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILI4 TARY FAMILIES. 

5 Section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new sub7 section: 

8 ‘‘(d) NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES.—(1) In 

9 carrying out its duties under subsection (b), the Office 

10 may coordinate programs and activities to provide non11 medical counseling services to military families through 

12 the Department of Defense Military and Family Life 

13 Counseling Program. 

14 ‘‘(2) A mental health care professional described in 

15 paragraph (3) may provide non-medical counseling serv16 ices at any location in a State, the District of Columbia, 

17 or a territory or possession of the United States, without 

18 regard to where the professional or recipient of such serv19 ices is located or delivery of such services is provided (in20 cluding face-to-face and telehealth), if the provision of 

21 such services is within the scope of the authorized Federal 

22 duties of the professional. 

23 ‘‘(3) A non-medical mental health professional de24 scribed in this subsection is a person who is— 


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1 ‘‘(A) a currently licensed mental health care 

2 provider who holds a license that is— 

3 ‘‘(i) issued by a State, the District of Co4 lumbia, or a territory or possession of the 

5 United States; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) recognized by the Secretary of De7 fense as an appropriate license for the provision 

8 of non-medical counseling services; 

9 ‘‘(B) a member of the armed forces, a civilian 

10 employee of the Department of Defense, or a con11 tractor designated by the Secretary; and 

12 ‘‘(C) performing authorized duties for the De13 partment of Defense under a program or activity re14 ferred to in paragraph (1). 

15 ‘‘(4) The authority under this subsection shall termi16 nate three years after the date of the enactment of this 

17 subsection. 

18 ‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘non-medical coun19 seling services’ means mental health care services that are 

20 non-clinical, short-term and solution focused, and address 

21 topics related to personal growth, development, and posi22 tive functioning.’’. 


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1 SEC. 533. PRIMACY OF NEEDS OF THE SERVICE IN DETER2 MINING INDIVIDUAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 39 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 674 the 

5 following new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 675. Primacy of needs of the service in deter7 mining individual duty assignments 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the military 

9 departments shall make duty assignments of individual 

10 members based on the needs of the military services. 

11 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON SERVICE NEEDS.—A 

12 servicemember’s opinion on State laws shall not take prec13 edence over the needs of the military services in deter14 mining individual duty assignments. 

15 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec16 tion shall be construed as prohibiting the Secretaries of 

17 the military departments from considering the general 

18 preferences of members of the armed forces in making de19 terminations about individual duty assignments.’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

21 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

22 after the item relating to section 674 the following new 

23 item: 

‘‘675. Primacy of needs of the service in determining individual duty assignments.’’. 


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1 SEC. 534. REQUIREMENT TO USE QUALIFICATIONS, PER2 FORMANCE, AND MERIT AS BASIS FOR PRO3 MOTIONS, ASSIGNMENTS, AND OTHER PER4 SONNEL ACTIONS. 

5 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all pro6 motions, assignments, and other personnel actions of the 

7 Armed Forces are based primarily on qualifications, per8 formance, and merit. 

9 SEC. 535. REQUIREMENT TO BASE TREATMENT IN THE 

10 MILITARY ON MERIT AND PERFORMANCE. 

11 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find12 ings: 

13 (1) The United States Armed Forces is the 

14 greatest civil rights program in the history of the 

15 world. 

16 (2) Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen17 eral Colin Powell wrote that ‘‘the military [has] 

18 given African-Americans more equal opportunity 

19 than any other institution in American society’’. 

20 (3) Today’s Armed Forces is the most diverse 

21 large public institution in the country, and brings to22 gether Americans from every background in the 

23 service of defending the country. 

24 (4) Military readiness depends on the guarantee 

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1 deavor and the nation’s enemies must know that the 

2 United States Armed Forces is led by the best, 

3 brightest, and bravest Americans. 

4 (5) The tenets of critical race theory are anti5 thetical to the merit-based, all-volunteer, military 

6 that has served the country with great distinction 

7 for the last 50 years. 

8 (b) DEFINITION OF EQUITY.—For the purposes of 

9 any Department of Defense Diversity, Equity, and Inclu10 sion directive, program, policy, or instruction, the term 

11 ‘‘equity’’ is defined as ‘‘the right of all persons to have 

12 the opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, pro13 grams, and activities for which they are qualified’’. 

14 (c) PROHIBITIONS.— 

15 (1) DIRECTIVES.—The Department of Defense 

16 shall not direct or otherwise compel any member of 

17 the Armed Forces, military dependent, or civilian 

18 employee of the Department of Defense to person19 ally affirm, adopt, or adhere to the tenet that any 

20 sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin is in21 herently superior or inferior. 

22 (2) TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION.—No organi23 zation or institution under the authority of the Sec24 retary of Defense may provide courses, training, or 

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1 or otherwise suggests that members of the Armed 

2 Forces, military dependents, or civilian employees of 

3 the Department of Defense should affirm, adopt, or 

4 adhere to the tenet described in paragraph (1). 

5 (3) DISTINCTIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—No organization or in7 stitution under the authority of the Secretary of 

8 Defense shall make a distinction or classifica9 tion of members of the Armed Forces, military 

10 dependents, or civilian employees of the Depart11 ment of Defense based on account of race, eth12 nicity, or national origin. 

13 (B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

14 this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit 

15 the required collection or reporting of demo16 graphic information by the Department of De17 fense. 

18 (d) MERIT REQUIREMENT.—All Department of De19 fense personnel actions, including accessions, promotions, 

20 assignments and training, shall be based exclusively on in21 dividual merit and demonstrated performance. 

22 SEC. 536. TIGER TEAM FOR OUTREACH TO FORMER MEM23 BERS. 

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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 Defense shall establish a team (commonly known 

4 as a ‘‘tiger team’’ and referred to in this section as 

5 the ‘‘Tiger Team’’) responsible for conducting out6 reach to build awareness among former members of 

7 the Armed Forces of the process established pursu8 ant to section 527 of the National Defense Author9 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116– 

10 92; 10 U.S.C. 1552 note) for the review of discharge 

11 characterizations by appropriate discharge boards. 

12 The Tiger Team shall consist of appropriate per13 sonnel of the Department of Defense assigned to the 

14 Tiger Team by the Secretary for purposes of this 

15 section. 

16 (2) TIGER TEAM LEADER.—One of the persons 

17 assigned to the Tiger Team under paragraph (1) 

18 shall be a senior-level officer or employee of the De19 partment who shall serve as the lead official of the 

20 Tiger Team (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Tiger 

21 Team Leader’’) and who shall be accountable for the 

22 activities of the Tiger Team under this section. 

23 (3) REPORT ON COMPOSITION.—Not later than 

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1 ting forth the names of the personnel of the Depart2 ment assigned to the Tiger Team pursuant to this 

3 subsection, including the positions to which assigned. 

4 The report shall specify the name of the individual 

5 assigned as Tiger Team Leader. 

6 (b) DUTIES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Tiger Team shall con8 duct outreach to build awareness among veterans of 

9 the process established pursuant to section 527 of 

10 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

11 Year 2020 for the review of discharge characteriza12 tions by appropriate discharge boards. 

13 (2) COLLABORATION.—In conducting activities 

14 under this subsection, the Tiger Team Leader shall 

15 identify appropriate external stakeholders with 

16 whom the Tiger Team shall work to carry out such 

17 activities. Such stakeholders shall include represent18 atives of veterans service organizations and such 

19 other stakeholders as the Tiger Team Leader con20 siders appropriate. 

21 (3) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 210 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary of Defense shall submit to Congress the fol24 lowing: 

25 (A) A plan setting forth the following: 


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1 (i) A description of the manner in 

2 which the Secretary, working through the 

3 Tiger Team and in collaboration with ex4 ternal stakeholders described in paragraph 

5 (2), shall identify individuals who meet the 

6 criteria in section 527(b) of the National 

7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2020 for review of discharge characteriza9 tion. 

10 (ii) A description of the manner in 

11 which the Secretary, working through the 

12 Tiger Team and in collaboration with the 

13 external stakeholders, shall improve out14 reach to individuals who meet the criteria 

15 in section 527(b) of the National Defense 

16 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 for 

17 review of discharge characterization, in18 cluding through— 

19 (I) obtaining contact information 

20 on such individuals; and 

21 (II) contacting such individuals 

22 on the process established pursuant to 

23 section 527 of the National Defense 

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1 2020 for the review of discharge char2 acterizations. 

3 (B) A description of the manner in which 

4 the work described in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub5 paragraph (A) will be carried out, including an 

6 allocation of the work among the Tiger Team 

7 and the external stakeholders. 

8 (C) A schedule for the implementation, 

9 carrying out, and completion of the plan re10 quired under subparagraph (A). 

11 (D) A description of the additional fund12 ing, personnel, or other resources of the De13 partment required to carry out the plan re14 quired under subparagraph (A), including any 

15 modification of applicable statutory or adminis16 trative authorities. 

17 (4) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall im19 plement and carry out the plan submitted under 

20 subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) in accord21 ance with the schedule submitted under sub22 paragraph (C) of that paragraph. 

23 (B) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than 

24 once every 90 days after the submittal of the 

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1 shall submit to Congress an update on the car2 rying out of the plan submitted under subpara3 graph (A) of that paragraph. 

4 (5) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 years 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

6 Tiger Team shall submit to the Committees on 

7 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep8 resentatives a final report on the activities of the 

9 Tiger Team under this subsection. The report shall 

10 set forth the following: 

11 (A) The number of individuals discharged 

12 under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell or a similar policy 

13 prior to the enactment of Don’t Ask, Don’t 

14 Tell. 

15 (B) The number of individuals described in 

16 subparagraph (A) who availed themselves of a 

17 review of discharge characterization (whether 

18 through discharge review or correction of mili19 tary records) through a process established 

20 prior to the enactment of this Act. 

21 (C) The number of individuals contacted 

22 through outreach conducted pursuant to this 

23 section. 

24 (D) The number of individuals described in 

25 subparagraph (A) who availed themselves of a 


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1 review of discharge characterization through the 

2 process established pursuant to section 527 of 

3 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis4 cal Year 2020. 

5 (E) The number of individuals described in 

6 subparagraph (D) whose review of discharge 

7 characterization resulted in a change of charac8 terization to honorable discharge. 

9 (F) The total number of individuals de10 scribed in subparagraph (A), including individ11 uals also covered by subparagraph (E), whose 

12 review of discharge characterization since Sep13 tember 20, 2011 (the date of repeal of Don’t 

14 Ask, Don’t Tell), resulted in a change of char15 acterization to honorable discharge. 

16 (6) TERMINATION.—On the date that is 60 

17 days after the date on which the final report re18 quired by paragraph (5) is submitted, the Secretary 

19 shall terminate the Tiger Team. 

20 (c) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— 

21 (1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

22 conduct a review of the consistency and uniformity 

23 of the reviews conducted pursuant to section 527 of 

24 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

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1 (2) REPORTS.—Not later than 270 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, and each year 

3 thereafter for a four-year period, the Secretary shall 

4 submit to Congress a report on the reviews under 

5 paragraph (1). Such reports shall include any com6 ments or recommendations for continued actions. 

7 (d) DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL DEFINED.—In this sec8 tion, the term ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ means section 654 

9 of title 10, United States Code, as in effect before such 

10 section was repealed pursuant to the Don’t Ask, Don’t 

11 Tell Repeal Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–321). 

12 SEC. 537. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PERSONNEL 

13 GRADE CAP. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may not 

15 appoint to, or otherwise employ in, any position with sole 

16 duties as described in subsection (b) a military or civilian 

17 employee paid annual pay at a rate that exceeds the equiv18 alent of the rate payable for GS–10, not adjusted for local19 ity. 

20 (b) COVERED DUTIES.—The duties referred to in 

21 subsection (a) are as follows: 

22 (1) Developing, refining, and implementing di23 versity, equity, and inclusion policy. 


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1 (2) Leading working groups and councils to de2 veloping diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and 

3 objectives to measure performance and outcomes. 

4 (3) Creating and implementing diversity, equity, 

5 and inclusion education, training courses, and work6 shops for military and civilian personnel. 

7 (c) APPLICABILITY TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES.—Any 

8 military or civilian employee appointed to a position with 

9 duties described in subsection (b) who is paid annual pay 

10 at a rate that exceeds the amount allowed under sub11 section (a) shall be reassigned to another position not later 

12 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 Subtitle D—Military Justice and 

14 Other Legal Matters 

15 SEC. 541. ESTABLISHMENT OF STAGGERED TERMS FOR 

16 MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY JUSTICE RE17 VIEW PANEL. 

18 (a) APPOINTMENT TO STAGGERED TERMS.—Sub19 section (b) of section 946 of title 10, United States Code 

20 (article 146 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 

21 amended by adding at the end the following new para22 graph: 

23 ‘‘(4) ESTABLISHMENT OF STAGGERED

24 TERMS.—Notwithstanding subsection (e), members 

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1 vacancies that exist due to terms of appointment ex2 piring during the period beginning on August 1, 

3 2030, and ending on August 31, 2030, shall be ap4 pointed to terms as follows: 

5 ‘‘(A) Three members designated by the 

6 Secretary of Defense shall serve a term of two 

7 years. 

8 ‘‘(B) Three members designated by the 

9 Secretary of Defense shall serve a term of four 

10 years. 

11 ‘‘(C) Three members designated by the 

12 Secretary of Defense shall serve a term of six 

13 years. 

14 ‘‘(D) Four members designated by the Sec15 retary of Defense shall serve a term of eight 

16 years.’’. 

17 (b) TERM; VACANCIES.—Subsection (e) of such sec18 tion is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(e) TERM; VACANCIES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) TERM.—Subject to subsection (b)(4) and 

21 paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, each 

22 member shall be appointed for a term of eight years, 

23 and no member may serve more than one term. 

24 ‘‘(2) VACANCY.—Any vacancy in the Panel shall 

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1 ment. A member appointed to fill a vacancy in the 

2 Panel that occurs before the expiration of the term 

3 of appointment of the predecessor of such member 

4 shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of 

5 such predecessor. 

6 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF REAPPOINTMENT FOR

7 CERTAIN MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

8 (1), a member of the Panel may be appointed to a 

9 single additional term if— 

10 ‘‘(A) the appointment of the member is to 

11 fill a vacancy described in subsection (b)(4); or 

12 ‘‘(B) the member was initially appointed 

13 to— 

14 ‘‘(i) a term of four years or less in ac15 cordance with subsection (b)(4); or 

16 ‘‘(ii) fill a vacancy that occurs before 

17 the expiration of the term of the prede18 cessor of such member and for which the 

19 remainder of the term of such predecessor 

20 is four years or less.’’. 

21 SEC. 542. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO 

22 THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 

23 (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO GUILTY

24 PLEAS FOR MURDER.—Section 918 of title 10, United 


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1 States Code (article 118 of the Uniform Code of Military 

2 Justice), is amended— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘he’’ both places it appears and 

4 inserting ‘‘such person’’; and 

5 (2) in the matter following paragraph (4), by 

6 striking the period and inserting ‘‘, unless such per7 son is otherwise sentenced in accordance with a plea 

8 agreement entered into between the parties under 

9 section 853a (article 53a).’’. 

10 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE

11 MILITARY JUSTICE REFORMS IN THE NATIONAL DE12 FENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.— 

13 (1) ARTICLE 16.—Subsection (c)(2)(A) of sec14 tion 816 of title 10, United States Code (article 16 

15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amend16 ed by striking ‘‘by the convening authority’’. 

17 (2) ARTICLE 25.—Section 825 of title 10, 

18 United States Code (article 25 of the Uniform Code 

19 of Military Justice), is amended— 

20 (A) in subsection (d)— 

21 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

22 ‘‘may, after the findings are announced 

23 and before any matter is presented in the 

24 sentencing phase, request, orally on the 

25 record or in writing, sentencing by the 


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1 members’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be sen2 tenced by the military judge’’; and 

3 (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to 

4 read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(2) In a capital case, if the accused is con6 victed of an offense for which the court-martial may 

7 sentence the accused to death, the accused shall be 

8 sentenced in accordance with section 853(c) of this 

9 title (article 53(c)).’’; 

10 (B) in subsection (e)— 

11 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

12 ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the member being 

13 tried’’; and 

14 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (I) in the first sentence, by strik16 ing ‘‘his opinion’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

17 opinion of the convening authority’’; 

18 and 

19 (II) in the second sentence, by 

20 striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the mem21 ber’’; and 

22 (C) in subsection (f)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘his authority’’ and in24 serting ‘‘the authority of the convening au25 thority’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘his staff judge advo2 cate or legal officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

3 staff judge advocate or legal officer of the 

4 convening authority’’. 

5 (c) AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL WITH

6 RESPECT TO CERTAIN OFFENSES OCCURRING BEFORE

7 EFFECTIVE DATE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORMS EN8 ACTED IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

9 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.— 

10 (1) AUTHORITY.—Section 824a of title 10, 

11 United States Code, as added by section 531 of the 

12 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

13 2022 (Public Law 117–81), is amended by adding at 

14 the end the following new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL AUTHORITY OVER

16 CERTAIN OTHER OFFENSES.— 

17 ‘‘(1) OFFENSES OCCURRING BEFORE EFFEC18 TIVE DATE.—A special trial counsel may, at the sole 

19 and exclusive discretion of the special trial counsel, 

20 exercise authority over the following offenses: 

21 ‘‘(A) An offense under section 917a (arti22 cle 117a), 918 (article 118), section 919 (article 

23 119), section 920 (article 120), section 920b 

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1 fense of child pornography punishable under 

2 section 934 (article 134) of this title that oc3 curred on or before December 27, 2023. 

4 ‘‘(B) An offense under section 925 (article 

5 125), section 930 (article 130), or section 932 

6 (article 132) of this title that occurred on or 

7 after January 1, 2019, and before December 

8 28, 2023. 

9 ‘‘(C) An offense under section 920a (arti10 cle 120a) of this title, an offense under section 

11 925 (article 125) of this title alleging an act of 

12 nonconsensual sodomy, or the standalone of13 fense of kidnapping punishable under section 

14 934 (article 134) of this title that occurred be15 fore January 1, 2019. 

16 ‘‘(D) A conspiracy to commit an offense 

17 specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as 

18 punishable under section 881 of this title (arti19 cle 81). 

20 ‘‘(E) A solicitation to commit an offense 

21 specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as 

22 punishable under section 882 of this title (arti23 cle 82). 

24 ‘‘(F) An attempt to commit an offense 

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1 (E) as punishable under section 880 of this title 

2 (article 80). 

3 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 

4 ‘‘(A) TREATMENT AS COVERED OF5 FENSE.—If a special trial counsel exercises au6 thority over an offense pursuant to paragraph 

7 (1), the offense over which the special trial 

8 counsel exercises authority shall be considered a 

9 covered offense for purposes of this chapter. 

10 ‘‘(B) KNOWN OR RELATED OFFENSES.—If 

11 a special trial counsel exercises authority over 

12 an offense pursuant to paragraph (1), the spe13 cial trial counsel may exercise the authority of 

14 the special trial counsel under subparagraph 

15 (B) of subsection (c)(2) with respect to other 

16 offenses described in that subparagraph without 

17 regard to the date on which the other offenses 

18 occur.’’. 

19 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO EFFECTIVE

20 DATE.—Section 539C(a) of the National Defense 

21 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 

22 801 note; Public Law 117–81) is amended by strik23 ing ‘‘and shall’’ and inserting ‘‘and, except as pro24 vided in section 824a(d) of title 10, United States 


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1 Code (article 24a of the Uniform Code of Military 

2 Justice), shall’’. 

3 (d) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF DOMESTIC

4 VIOLENCE AND STALKING TO DATING PARTNERS.— 

5 (1) ARTICLE 128B; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Sec6 tion 928b of title 10, United States Code (article 

7 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 

8 amended— 

9 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

10 by striking ‘‘Any person’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) IN

11 GENERAL.—Any person’’; 

12 (B) in subsection (a), as designated by 

13 paragraph (1) of this section, by inserting ‘‘a 

14 dating partner,’’ after ‘‘an intimate partner,’’ 

15 each place it appears; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

17 subsection: 

18 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section (article), the 

19 terms ‘dating partner’, ‘immediate family’, and ‘intimate 

20 partner’ have the meaning given such terms in section 930 

21 of this title (article 130 of the Uniform Code of Military 

22 Justice).’’. 

23 (2) ARTICLE 130; STALKING.—Section 930 of 

24 such title (article 130 of the Uniform Code of Mili25 tary Justice) is amended— 


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1 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or to his 

2 or her intimate partner’’ each place it appears 

3 and inserting ‘‘to his or her intimate partner, 

4 or to his or her dating partner’’; and 

5 (B) in subsection (b)— 

6 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

7 through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), 

8 respectively; and 

9 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 

10 the following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(3) The term ‘dating partner’, in the case of 

12 a specific person, means a person who is or has been 

13 in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate na14 ture with such specific person based on a consider15 ation of— 

16 ‘‘(A) the length of the relationship; 

17 ‘‘(B) the type of relationship; 

18 ‘‘(C) the frequency of interaction between 

19 the persons involved in the relationship; and 

20 ‘‘(D) the extent of physical intimacy or 

21 sexual contact between the persons involved in 

22 the relationship.’’. 

23 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

24 subsection (b) and subsection (c)(1) shall take effect im25 mediately after the coming into effect of the amendments 


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1 made by part 1 of subtitle D of title V of the National 

2 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 

3 Law 117–81) as provided in section 539C of that Act (10 

4 U.S.C. 801 note). 

5 Subtitle E—Member Education, 

6 Training, Transition 

7 SEC. 551. FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY 

8 COURSE. 

9 (a) REQUIREMENT.—If the number of nonprior serv10 ice enlisted personnel covered under section 520 of title 

11 10, United States Code, exceeds 10 percent of the total 

12 number of persons originally enlisted in an Armed Force 

13 during a fiscal year, the Secretary concerned shall estab14 lish a future servicemember preparatory course within the 

15 Armed Force concerned. 

16 (b) PURPOSE.—The course established under sub17 section (a) shall be designed to improve the physical and 

18 aptitude qualifications of military recruits. 

19 (c) CRITERIA.—Each course established under this 

20 section shall comply with the following requirements: 

21 (1) ENROLLMENT.—All nonprior service en22 listed persons whose score on the Armed Forces 

23 Qualification Test is at or above the twentieth per24 centile and below the thirty-first percentile must be 


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1 enrolled in the course prior to attending initial basic 

2 training. 

3 (2) GRADUATION REQUIREMENT.—Prior to at4 tending initial basic training, all enlisted persons at5 tending the course established under this section 

6 must achieve a score that exceeds the thirty-first 

7 percentile of the Armed Forces Qualification Test. 

8 (3) EFFECT OF COURSE FAILURE.—Any en9 listed person who fails to achieve course graduation 

10 requirements within 180 days of enlistment shall be 

11 separated under regulations prescribed by the Sec12 retary concerned. 

13 SEC. 552. DETERMINATION OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE COM14 MITMENT FOR RECIPIENTS OF FELLOW15 SHIPS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 

16 Section 2603(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘at least three times the length of 

18 the period of the education or training.’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘determined by the Secretary concerned. Notwithstanding 

20 sections 2004(c), 2004a(f), and 2004b(e) of this title, the 

21 service obligation required under this subsection may run 

22 concurrently with any service obligations incurred under 

23 chapter 101 of this title in accordance with regulations 

24 established by the Secretary concerned.’’. 


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1 SEC. 553. MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY PROFESSIONAL 

2 SPORTS PATHWAY REPORT AND LEGISLA3 TIVE PROPOSAL REQUIRED. 

4 (a) LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.—Not later than March 

5 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

6 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

7 House of Representatives a report including the following 

8 elements: 

9 (1) A legislative proposal that would— 

10 (A) update and clarify the legislative 

11 framework related to the ability of military 

12 service academy graduates to pursue employ13 ment as a professional athlete prior to serving 

14 at least 5 years on active duty; and 

15 (B) retain the existing requirement that all 

16 military service academy graduates must serve 

17 for 2 years on active duty before affiliating with 

18 the reserves to pursue employment as a profes19 sional athlete. 

20 (2) A description of amendments to current law 

21 that would be necessary to implement the legislative 

22 proposal described under paragraph (1). 

23 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 

24 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 

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1 Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 

2 includes the following information: 

3 (1) The name, military service, and sport of 

4 each military service graduate released or deferred 

5 from active service in order to participate in profes6 sional sports. 

7 (2) A description of the sports career progress 

8 of each participant, such as drafted, signed, re9 leased, or returned to military service. 

10 (3) A summary by participant of marketing 

11 strategy and recruiting related activities conducted. 

12 (4) A description by participant of the assess13 ments conducted by the military services to deter14 mine the recruiting value associated with approved 

15 releases from active duty. 

16 (5) The current status of each participant, in17 cluding, as appropriate, affiliated franchise. 

18 SEC. 554. COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENLISTED TRAINING 

19 CORPS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

20 (a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than August 1, 

22 2025, the Secretary concerned shall establish within 

23 each military department an Enlisted Training 

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1 lected students for enlisted service in the Army, 

2 Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force. 

3 (2) LOCATION.—Demonstration programs es4 tablished under this section shall be located at a 

5 community or junior college. No program may be es6 tablished at a military college or military junior col7 lege as defined for purposes of section 2107a of title 

8 10, United States Code. 

9 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP.—To be eligible 

10 for membership in a program under this section, a person 

11 must be a student at an institution where a unit of the 

12 Enlisted Training Corps is located. 

13 (c) INSTRUCTORS.—The Secretary concerned may as14 sign as an instructor for a unit established under this sec15 tion an individual eligible to serve as an instructor under 

16 section 2111 or section 2031 of title 10, United States 

17 Code. Instructors who are not currently members on active 

18 duty shall be paid in a manner consistent with section 

19 2031 of title 10, United States Code. 

20 (d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of the 

21 military department concerned may provide financial as22 sistance to persons enrolled in a unit of the Enlisted 

23 Training Corps in exchange for an agreement in writing 

24 that the person enlist in the active component of the mili25 tary department concerned upon graduation or 


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1 disenrollment from the community college. Financial as2 sistance provided under this subsection may include tui3 tion, living expenses, stipend, or other payment. 

4 (e) CURRICULUM.—The Secretary concerned shall 

5 ensure that any programs created under this section in6 clude as part of the curriculum the following: 

7 (1) An introduction to the benefits of military 

8 service. 

9 (2) Military history. 

10 (3) Military customs and courtesies. 

11 (4) Physical fitness requirements. 

12 (5) Instruction on ethical behavior and decision13 making. 

14 (f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one 

15 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu16 ally thereafter until the date specified by subsection (g), 

17 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 

18 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep19 resentatives a report on the status of the demonstration 

20 program required by this section. 

21 (g) SUNSET.—The requirements of this provision 

22 shall sunset on September 30, 2030. 


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1 SEC. 555. LANGUAGE TRAINING CENTERS FOR MEMBERS 

2 OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EM3 PLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

4 Section 529 of the National Defense Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 

6 2001 note prec.) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may carry 

8 out a program’’ and inserting ‘‘shall carry out a pro9 gram’’; 

10 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub11 section (f); 

12 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol13 lowing new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of De15 fense may enter into one or more contracts, cooperative 

16 agreements, or grants with private national organizations 

17 having an expertise in foreign languages, area studies, and 

18 other international fields, for the awarding of grants to 

19 accredited universities, senior military colleges, or other 

20 similar institutions of higher education to establish and 

21 maintain language training centers authorized by sub22 section (a).’’; and 

23 (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para24 graph (2)— 

25 (A) by striking ‘‘one year after the date of 

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1 subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘180 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of the National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’; 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘report on the program’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘report on the Language Train6 ing Center program’’; 

7 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

8 paragraph (5); 

9 (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

10 following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(4) An assessment of the resources required to 

12 carry out the Language Training Center program by 

13 year through fiscal year 2027.’’; and 

14 (E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 

15 subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘A recommenda16 tion whether the program should be continued 

17 and, if so, recommendations as to any modifica18 tions of the program’’ and inserting ‘‘Rec19 ommendations as to any modifications to the 

20 Language Training Center program’’. 

21 SEC. 556. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RE22 LOCATION OF ARMY CID SPECIAL AGENT 

23 TRAINING COURSE. 

24 (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 

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1 Army to relocate an Army CID special agent training 

2 course may be obligated or expended until— 

3 (1) the Secretary of the Army submits to the 

4 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

5 the House of Representatives a separate report on 

6 any plans of the Secretary to relocate an Army CID 

7 special agent training course, including an expla8 nation of the business case for any transfer of train9 ing personnel proposed as part of such plan; and 

10 (2) the Secretary provides to the Committees on 

11 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep12 resentatives a briefing on the contents of the report 

13 specified in paragraph (1). 

14 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) The term ‘‘relocate’’, when used with re16 spect to an Army CID special agent training course, 

17 means the transfer of such course to a location dif18 ferent than the location used for such course as of 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘Army CID special agent training 

21 course’’ means a training course provided to mem22 bers of the Army to prepare such members for serv23 ice as special agents in the Army Criminal Investiga24 tion Division. 


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1 SEC. 557. ARMY PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The physical fitness test of record 

3 for the United States Army in compliance with Depart4 ment of Defense Instruction 1308.03, or any successor 

5 regulation, is the Army Physical Fitness Test according 

6 to the grading and evaluation scale as it existed on Janu7 ary 1, 2020. This test shall be the baseline test of physical 

8 fitness for members of the Army and administered at least 

9 annually, except when operational requirements or contin10 gency operations would make such test administration im11 practicable. 

12 (b) UPDATES AND MODIFICATIONS.—Notwith13 standing subsection (a), the Army may update, replace, 

14 or modify the events and scoring standards in the Army 

15 Physical Fitness Test as the needs of the Army require 

16 after a robust pilot and testing period of at least 24 

17 months. Such modifications shall not take effect until the 

18 date that is one year after the Secretary of the Army has 

19 provided a briefing on the planned changes to the Commit20 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

21 Representatives. 

22 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec23 tion prohibits the Army from using the Army Combat Fit24 ness Test, or any other physical assessment the Army may 

25 develop, as a supplemental tool to assess physical fitness 

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1 require higher standards than the Army-wide grading 

2 scale for promotions, awards, schools and similar actions. 

3 Such supplemental assessment shall not constitute the 

4 baseline physical fitness assessment of record for the 

5 Army unless it is incorporated into the Army Physical Fit6 ness Test using the procedure described in subsection (b). 

7 SEC. 558. OPT-OUT SHARING OF INFORMATION ON MEM8 BERS RETIRING OR SEPARATING FROM THE 

9 ARMED FORCES WITH COMMUNITY-BASED 

10 ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED ENTITIES. 

11 Section 570F of the National Defense Authorization 

12 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 

13 1142 note) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (c)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘out the form to indicate 

16 an email address’’ and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘out the form to indicate— 

18 ‘‘(1) an email address; and’’; and 

19 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(2) if the individual would like to opt-out of 

22 the transmittal of the individual’s information to 

23 and through a State veterans agency as described in 

24 subsection (a).’’; and 


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1 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(d) OPT-OUT OF INFORMATION SHARING.—Infor4 mation on an individual shall be transmitted to and 

5 through a State veterans agency as described in subsection 

6 (a) unless the individual indicates pursuant to subsection 

7 (c)(2) that the individual would like to opt out of such 

8 transmittal.’’. 

9 SEC. 559. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM TO PROMOTE 

10 PARTICIPATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN 

11 THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 

12 CORPS. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 

15 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pro16 gram using the authority provided under section 

17 2103(b) of title 10, United States Code, to promote 

18 the participation of foreign students in the Senior 

19 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (in this section re20 ferred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 

21 (2) ORGANIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense, 

22 in consultation with the Director of the Defense Se23 curity Cooperation Agency, the Secretaries of the 

24 military departments, the commanders of the com25 batant commands, the participant institutions in the 


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1 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, 

2 and any other individual the Secretary of Defense 

3 considers appropriate, shall be responsible for, and 

4 shall oversee, the Program. 

5 (b) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Program is to 

6 promote the readiness and interoperability of the United 

7 States Armed Forces and the military forces of partner 

8 countries by providing a high-quality, cost effective mili9 tary-based educational experience for foreign students in 

10 furtherance of the military-to-military program objectives 

11 of the Department of Defense and to enhance the edu12 cational experience and preparation of future United 

13 States military leaders through increased, extended inter14 action with highly qualified potential foreign military lead15 ers. 

16 (c) ACTIVITIES.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Program, the 

18 Secretary of Defense shall— 

19 (A) identify to the military services’ Senior 

20 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program the 

21 foreign students who, based on criteria estab22 lished by the Secretary, the Secretary rec23 ommends be considered for admission under the 

24 Program; 


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1 (B) coordinate with partner countries to 

2 evaluate interest in and promote awareness of 

3 the Program; 

4 (C) establish a mechanism for tracking an 

5 alumni network of foreign students who partici6 pate in the Program; and 

7 (D) to the extent practicable, work with 

8 the participant institutions in the Senior Re9 serve Officers’ Training Corps program and 

10 partner countries to identify academic institu11 tions and programs that— 

12 (i) have specialized academic pro13 grams in areas of study of interest to par14 ticipating countries; or 

15 (ii) have high participation from or 

16 significant diaspora populations from par17 ticipating countries. 

18 (d) STRATEGY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

20 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

21 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 

22 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

23 Representatives a strategy for the implementation of 

24 the Program. 


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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

2 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

3 (A) A governance structure for the Pro4 gram, including— 

5 (i) the officials tasked to oversee the 

6 Program; 

7 (ii) the format of the governing body 

8 of the Program; 

9 (iii) the functions and duties of such 

10 governing body with respect to establishing 

11 and maintaining the Program; and 

12 (iv) mechanisms for coordinating with 

13 partner countries whose students are se14 lected to participate in the Program. 

15 (B) A list of additional authorities, appro16 priations, or other congressional support nec17 essary to ensure the success of the Program. 

18 (C) A description of targeted partner coun19 tries and participant institutions in the Senior 

20 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for the first 

21 three fiscal years of the Program, including a 

22 rationale for selecting such initial partners. 

23 (D) A description of opportunities and po24 tential timelines for future Program expansion, 

25 as appropriate. 


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1 (E) A description of the mechanism for 

2 tracking the alumni network of participants of 

3 the Program. 

4 (F) Any other information the Secretary of 

5 Defense considers appropriate. 

6 (e) REPORT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

8 20, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 

9 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

10 committees (as defined in section 101 of title 10, 

11 United States Code) a report on the Program. 

12 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para13 graph (1) shall include the following elements: 

14 (A) A narrative summary of activities con15 ducted as part of the Program during the pre16 ceding fiscal year. 

17 (B) An overview of participant Senior Re18 serve Officers’ Training Corps programs, indi19 viduals, and countries, to include a description 

20 of the areas of study entered into by the stu21 dents participating in the Program. 

22 (C) A description of opportunities and po23 tential timelines for future Program expansion, 

24 as appropriate. 


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1 (D) Any other information the Secretary of 

2 Defense considers appropriate. 

3 (f) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 

4 Defense may not use the authority provided under this 

5 section to pay for tuition or room and board for foreign 

6 students who participate in the Program. 

7 (g) TERMINATION.—The Program shall terminate on 

8 December 31, 2029. 

9 SEC. 560. CONSIDERATION OF STANDARDIZED TEST 

10 SCORES IN MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY AP11 PLICATION PROCESS. 

12 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 

13 United States Military Academy, the United States Naval 

14 Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy re15 quire the submission and consideration of standardized 

16 test scores as part of the their application processes. 

17 Subtitle F—Military Family Readi18 ness and Dependents’ Education 

19 SEC. 561. PILOT PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND RETEN20 TION OF EMPLOYEES FOR CHILD DEVELOP21 MENT PROGRAMS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may de23 velop and implement a pilot program to assess the effec24 tiveness of increasing compensation for employees of child 

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1 ing the ability of such programs to recruit and retain such 

2 employees. 

3 (b) COMPENSATION.—If the Secretary implements 

4 the pilot program authorized by subsection (a), the Sec5 retary shall provide for the payment of compensation to 

6 employees of child development programs under the pilot 

7 program at a fair and competitive wage in keeping with 

8 market conditions. 

9 (c) SELECTION OF LOCATIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary implements 

11 the pilot program authorized by subsection (a), the 

12 Secretary shall select not fewer than five military in13 stallations for purposes of carrying out the pilot pro14 gram. 

15 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting military in16 stallations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

17 consider military installations with child development 

18 programs— 

19 (A) with a shortage of qualified employees; 

20 or 

21 (B) subject to other conditions identified 

22 by the Secretary that affect the ability of the 

23 programs to operate at full capacity. 

24 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may prescribe 

25 such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 


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1 (e) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—If the Sec2 retary implements the pilot program authorized by sub3 section (a), the pilot program shall— 

4 (1) commence on the date on which the Sec5 retary prescribes regulations under subsection (d); 

6 and 

7 (2) terminate on the date that is 3 years after 

8 the date described in paragraph (1). 

9 (f) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 

10 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—If the Secretary imple11 ments the pilot program authorized by subsection 

12 (a), the Secretary shall, when the pilot program 

13 commences in accordance with subsection (e)(1), 

14 brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen15 ate and the House of Representatives on— 

16 (A) the military installations selected 

17 under subsection (c) for purposes of carrying 

18 out the pilot program; and 

19 (B) the data that informed those selec20 tions. 

21 (2) FINAL BRIEFING.—If the Secretary imple22 ments the pilot program authorized by subsection 

23 (a), the Secretary shall, not later than 180 days be24 fore the pilot program terminates in accordance with 

25 subsection (e)(2), brief the Committees on Armed 


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1 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa2 tives on the outcomes and findings of the pilot pro3 gram, including— 

4 (A) data collected and analyses conducted 

5 under the pilot program with respect to the re6 lationship between increased compensation for 

7 employees of child development programs and 

8 improved recruitment or retention of those em9 ployees; and 

10 (B) any recommendations with respect to 

11 increases in compensation for employees of 

12 child development programs across the Depart13 ment of Defense as a result of the pilot pro14 gram. 

15 (g) CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 

16 this section, the term ‘‘child development program’’ means 

17 a program to provide child care services for children, be18 tween birth through 12 years of age, of members of the 

19 Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department 

20 of Defense. 

21 SEC. 562. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 

22 AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 

23 MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 

24 (a) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL

25 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS


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1 OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT

2 OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.— 

3 (1) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFI4 CANT NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STU5 DENTS.—Of the amount authorized to be appro6 priated for fiscal year 2024 by section 301 and 

7 available for operation and maintenance for Defense8 wide activities as specified in the funding table in 

9 section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for 

10 the purpose of providing assistance to local edu11 cational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 

12 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

13 Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 

14 (2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.— 

15 In this subsection, the term ‘‘local educational agen16 cy’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

17 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu18 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 

19 (b) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS20 ABILITIES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 

22 be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to sec23 tion 301 and available for operation and mainte24 nance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the 

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1 available for payments under section 363 of the 

2 Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 

3 Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by 

4 Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 

5 U.S.C. 7703a). 

6 (2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—Of the amount au7 thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 pur8 suant to section 301 and available for operation and 

9 maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified 

10 in the funding table in section 4301, $20,000,000 

11 shall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense 

12 to make payments to local educational agencies de13 termined by the Secretary to have higher concentra14 tions of military children with severe disabilities. 

15 (3) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2024, 

16 the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed 

17 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa18 tives on the Department’s evaluation of each local 

19 educational agency with higher concentrations of 

20 military children with severe disabilities and subse21 quent determination of the amounts of impact aid 

22 each such agency shall receive. 


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1 SEC. 563. MODIFICATIONS TO ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDU2 CATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DE3 PENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

4 FORCES WITH ENROLLMENT CHANGES DUE 

5 TO BASE CLOSURES, FORCE STRUCTURE 

6 CHANGES, OR FORCE RELOCATIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 575 of the James M. 

8 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

9 2023 (20 U.S.C. 7703d) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘year, the local educational 

12 agency’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(as deter13 mined’’ and inserting ‘‘year, the local edu14 cational agency had (as determined’’; 

15 (B) by striking paragraph (2); 

16 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

17 and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 

18 and by moving such paragraphs, as so redesig19 nated, two ems to the left; and 

20 (D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 

21 subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert22 ing a period; 

23 (2) in subsection (f)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of De25 fense’’ and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

2 acting through the Director of the Office of Local 

3 Defense Community Cooperation,’’; and 

4 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(2) METHOD OF DISBURSEMENT.—The Direc6 tor shall make disbursements under paragraph (1) 

7 using existing authorities of the Office.’’; 

8 (3) by striking subsection (h); and 

9 (4) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 

10 subsections (h) and (i), respectively. 

11 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 

12 2024, the Director of the Office of Local Defense Commu13 nity Cooperation shall brief the Committees of the Armed 

14 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

15 on— 

16 (1) any additional authorities that would be 

17 helpful to the Office in its efforts to better support 

18 local educational agencies; and 

19 (2) any actions taken to implement the rec20 ommendations outlined in the March 2008 report 

21 entitled ‘‘Update to the Report on Assistance to 

22 Local Educational Agencies for Defense Dependents 

23 Education’’ and required by section 574(c) of the 

24 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 

25 for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 


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1 Stat. 2227) (as in effect on the date of the enact2 ment of that Act). 

3 SEC. 564. ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY SPOUSES TO OBTAIN 

4 DOULA CERTIFICATIONS. 

5 Section 1784a of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new sub7 section: 

8 ‘‘(f) DOULA CERTIFICATIONS.—In carrying out the 

9 programs authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

10 provide assistance to the spouse of a member of the armed 

11 forces described in subsection (b) in obtaining a doula cer12 tification provided by an organization that receives reim13 bursement under the extramedical maternal health pro14 viders demonstration project required by section 746 of 

15 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au16 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 

17 283; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note).’’. 

18 Subtitle G—Junior Reserve 

19 Officers’ Training Corps 

20 SEC. 571. EXPANSION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 

21 TRAINING CORPS. 

22 Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘The President shall pro2 mulgate’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of De3 fense shall promulgate’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘maintained, and shall pro5 vide’’ and all that follows through the period at 

6 the end and inserting ‘‘maintained.’’; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(g)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and 

10 support not less than 3,400, and not more than 4,000, 

11 units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

12 ‘‘(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not 

13 apply— 

14 ‘‘(A) if the Secretary fails to receive an ade15 quate number of requests for Junior Reserve Offi16 cer’s Training Corps units by public and private sec17 ondary educational institutions; and 

18 ‘‘(B) during a time of national emergency when 

19 the Secretaries of the military departments deter20 mine that funding must be allocated elsewhere.’’. 

21 SEC. 572. JROTC PROGRAM CERTIFICATION. 

22 Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended by adding at the end the following new sub24 section: 


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1 ‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary of Defense may suspend or 

2 place on probation a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 

3 Corps unit that fails to comply with provisions of the 

4 standardized memorandum of understanding required 

5 pursuant to subsection (b). 

6 ‘‘(2) Not later than one year after the date of the 

7 enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter for 

8 four years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

9 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com10 mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

11 a report including information on units suspended or 

12 placed on probation pursuant to this subsection and a jus13 tification for the reinstatement of any such unit. 

14 ‘‘(3) A unit may be placed on probation for a period 

15 of up to three years for failing to comply with the provi16 sions of the standardized memorandum of understanding 

17 or any other requirement in this section. A unit may be 

18 suspended if, after the three-year probationary period, 

19 such unit remains out of compliance with the requirements 

20 of this section, and the Secretary of the military depart21 ment concerned determines that such suspension is nec22 essary to mitigate program deficiencies or to protect the 

23 safety of program participants.’’. 


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1 SEC. 573. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REQUIRED. 

2 Section 2031(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

5 (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E); 

6 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 

7 (3) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by 

8 paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i)’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii)’’; 

12 (4) by amending subparagraph (E), as so redes13 ignated, to read as follows: ‘‘the unit meets such 

14 other requirements as the Secretary of the military 

15 department concerned proscribes in the memo16 randum of understanding required under this sub17 section.’’; and 

18 (5) by adding at the end the following new 

19 paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations 

21 establishing a standardized memorandum of under22 standing to be signed by the Secretary of the military de23 partment concerned and each institution operating a unit 

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1 ‘‘(A) A requirement for institutions to notify 

2 the appropriate armed force of allegations of mis3 conduct against an instructor receiving retired or 

4 other pay from such armed force, including proce5 dures that would require such institutions to report 

6 allegations of sexual misconduct, including harass7 ment, against an instructor, within 48 hours of 

8 learning of such allegations; 

9 ‘‘(B) Processes by which the military depart10 ments certify instructors, including the conduct of 

11 appropriate background checks by the military serv12 ice and the institution concerned. 

13 ‘‘(C) Processes by which the military service 

14 will conduct oversight of their certified instructors, 

15 including the requirement to recertify instructors not 

16 less often than once every five years. 

17 ‘‘(D) Processes by which such institution’s pro18 gram will be inspected by the military department 

19 concerned prior to establishment of a new unit, or 

20 not less often than once every four years in the case 

21 of units existing as of January 1, 2024, staggered 

22 as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

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1 ‘‘(i) has created a process for students to 

2 report violations of their rights under title IX 

3 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 

4 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), as applicable, and title VI 

5 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

6 2000d et seq.), including the rights of students 

7 to not be subject to discrimination or subject to 

8 retaliation for reporting a violation of those 

9 laws, if such laws apply to the institution; 

10 ‘‘(ii) has implemented policies ensuring 

11 students and instructors are notified of those 

12 rights, as well as the process for reporting vio13 lations of those rights, including information on 

14 available mandatory reporters, if such laws 

15 apply to the institution; 

16 ‘‘(iii) has implemented annual training to 

17 inform students of methods to prevent, respond 

18 to, and report sexual assault and harassment; 

19 ‘‘(iv) agrees to report all allegations of vio20 lations described under this subparagraph to 

21 the military department concerned and, if sub22 ject to the jurisdiction of the Department of 

23 Education, the Department of Education’s Of24 fice of Civil Rights not less often than annually; 


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1 ‘‘(v) has developed processes to ensure that 

2 each student enrolled in a unit under this sec3 tion has done so voluntarily; and 

4 ‘‘(vi) agrees to provide the data necessary 

5 to compile the report required under subsection 

6 (j).’’. 

7 SEC. 574. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS 

8 INSTRUCTOR COMPENSATION. 

9 Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(d)(1) Instead of, or in addition to, detailing officers 

14 and noncommissioned officers on active duty under sub15 section (c)(1), the Secretary of the military department 

16 concerned may authorize qualified institutions to employ, 

17 as administrators and instructors in the program— 

18 ‘‘(A) retired officers and noncommissioned offi19 cers whose qualifications are approved by the Sec20 retary and the institution concerned and who re21 quest such employment; 

22 ‘‘(B) officers and noncommissioned officers who 

23 are separated with an honorable discharge within the 

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1 approved by the Secretary and the institution con2 cerned and who request such employment; or 

3 ‘‘(C) officers and noncommissioned officers who 

4 are active participating members of the selected re5 serve at the time of application, for purposes of sec6 tion 101(d) of this title, and have not yet reached 

7 retirement eligibility and are approved by the Sec8 retary and the institution concerned and who re9 quest such employment. 

10 ‘‘(2) Employment under this subsection shall be sub11 ject to the following conditions: 

12 ‘‘(A) The Secretary concerned shall pay to the 

13 institution an amount equal to one-half of the De14 partment’s prescribed JROTC Standardized Instruc15 tor Pay Scale (JSIPS) amount paid to the member 

16 by the institution for any period. 

17 ‘‘(B) The Secretary concerned may pay to the 

18 institution more than one-half of the amount paid to 

19 the member by the institution if (as determined by 

20 the Secretary)— 

21 ‘‘(i) the institution is in an educationally 

22 and economically deprived area; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that such 

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1 ‘‘(C) Payments by the Secretary concerned 

2 under this subsection shall be made from funds ap3 propriated for that purpose. 

4 ‘‘(D) The Secretary concerned may require suc5 cessful applicants to transfer to the Individual 

6 Ready Reserve (IRR).’’; 

7 (2) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and 

8 (3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 

9 subsections (e) and (f), respectively. 

10 SEC. 575. ANNUAL REPORT ON ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL 

11 MISCONDUCT IN JROTC PROGRAMS. 

12 Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, as 

13 amended by section 572 of this Act, is further amended 

14 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(j)(1) Not later than March 31, 2024, and annually 

16 thereafter through March 31, 2029, the Secretary of De17 fense shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of 

18 the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 

19 allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, and 

20 sex discrimination in JROTC programs during the pre21 ceding year. 

22 ‘‘(2) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall 

23 set forth the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) The number of reported allegations of vio25 lations under title IX of the Education Amendments 


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1 of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) in school-affiliated 

2 JROTC programs, including— 

3 ‘‘(i) the number of such reported allega4 tions that were investigated; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the outcome of those investigations; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(iii) the number of such reported allega8 tions by State, the District of Columbia, or 

9 overseas location where these reports occurred. 

10 ‘‘(B) The number of reports that the Depart11 ment of Defense or military services have received 

12 during the reporting period involving allegations of 

13 acts of violence, including sexual abuse or harass14 ment, by instructors against students in the JROTC 

15 program, including— 

16 ‘‘(i) the offense involved; 

17 ‘‘(ii) the military service involved; 

18 ‘‘(iii) the number of instructors and num19 ber of allegations they each received; 

20 ‘‘(iv) the number of reports of sexual mis21 conduct and harassment that have been inves22 tigated; 

23 ‘‘(v) the number of reports or investiga24 tions that have led to the removal of instructors 

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1 ‘‘(vi) the number of such reported allega2 tions by State, the District of Columbia, or 

3 overseas location where these reports occurred. 

4 ‘‘(C) Any steps the Department of Defense has 

5 taken to mitigate sexual misconduct and harassment 

6 in JROTC programs during the preceding year. 

7 ‘‘(3) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall 

8 be submitted in unclassified form and may not be marked 

9 as controlled unclassified information. 

10 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall annually report to the Com11 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

12 of Representatives regarding compliance with this sub13 section by the JROTC program, including an up-to-date 

14 report on the Secretary’s monitoring of such compliance. 

15 ‘‘(5) The Secretary may seek the advice and counsel 

16 of the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and 

17 Human Services concerning the development and dissemi18 nation to the JROTC program of best practices informa19 tion about preventing and responding to incidents of do20 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk21 ing, including elements of institutional policies that have 

22 proven successful based on evidence-based outcome meas23 urements. 

24 ‘‘(6) No officer, employee, or agent of an institution 

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1 taliate, intimidate, threaten, coerce, or otherwise discrimi2 nate against any individual for exercising their rights or 

3 responsibilities under any provision of this subsection.’’. 

4 SEC. 576. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON EFFORTS 

5 TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND REPORT6 ING ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE JUNIOR 

7 RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS PRO8 GRAM. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

11 of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con12 gressional committees a report on efforts to increase 

13 transparency and reporting on sexual violence in the Jun14 ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub16 section (a) shall include a description of the following: 

17 (1) The implementation of section 2031 of title 

18 10, United States Code, as amended by sections 

19 572, 573, and 575 of this Act. 

20 (2) The adequacy of the Department of De21 fense’s vetting process for Junior Reserve Officers’ 

22 Training Corps instructors. 

23 (3) The Department of Defense and the De24 partment of Education’s oversight of compliance of 

25 units with respect to title IX of the Education 


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1 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and 

2 title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

3 2000d et seq.). 

4 (4) Any changes in the numbers of sexual har5 assment, assault, or stalking incidents reported to 

6 institutions or law enforcement agencies. 

7 (5) The sufficiency of military department unit 

8 inspections. 

9 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE10 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres11 sional committees’’means the Committee on Armed Serv12 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

13 Subtitle H—Decorations and Other 

14 Awards, Miscellaneous Reports 

15 and Other Matters 

16 SEC. 581. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR REVIEW OF 

17 WORLD WAR I VALOR MEDALS. 

18 Section 584(f) of the National Defense Authorization 

19 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 

20 7271 note) is amended by striking ‘‘six years after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem22 ber 31, 2028’’. 


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1 SEC. 582. PROHIBITION ON FORMER MEMBERS OF THE 

2 ARMED FORCES ACCEPTING POST-SERVICE 

3 EMPLOYMENT WITH CERTAIN FOREIGN GOV4 ERNMENTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 49 of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new section: 

8 ‘‘§ 989. Prohibition on former members of the armed 

9 forces accepting post-service employment 

10 with certain foreign governments 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 

12 (b), a covered individual may not occupy a covered post13 service position. 

14 ‘‘(b) TEMPORARY WAIVER.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

16 shall establish a process under which a covered indi17 vidual may be granted a temporary waiver of the 

18 prohibition under subsection (a) if— 

19 ‘‘(A) the individual, or a Federal agency on 

20 behalf of, and with the consent of, the indi21 vidual, submits to the Secretary a written appli22 cation for a waiver in such form and manner as 

23 the Secretary determines appropriate; and 

24 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the 

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1 ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF WAIVER.—A waiver issued 

2 under paragraph (1) shall apply for a period not ex3 ceeding 5 years. The Secretary may renew such a 

4 waiver. 

5 ‘‘(3) REVOCATION.—The Secretary may revoke 

6 a waiver issued under paragraph (1) to a covered in7 dividual with respect to a covered-post service posi8 tion if the Secretary determines that the employ9 ment of the individual in the covered-post service po10 sition poses a threat to national security. 

11 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 

13 days after the date on which the Secretary 

14 issues a waiver under paragraph (1) or revokes 

15 a waiver under paragraph (3), the Secretary 

16 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv17 ices of the Senate and the House of Represent18 atives written notification of the waiver or rev19 ocation, as the case may be. 

20 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—A notification required 

21 by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) With respect to a waiver issued to 

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1 ‘‘(I) the details of the applica2 tion, including the position held by the 

3 individual in the armed forces; 

4 ‘‘(II) the nature of the post-serv5 ice position of the individual; 

6 ‘‘(III) a description of the na7 tional security interests that will be 

8 advanced by reason of issuing such a 

9 waiver; and 

10 ‘‘(IV) the specific reasons why 

11 the Secretary determines that issuing 

12 the waiver will advance such interests. 

13 ‘‘(ii) With respect to a revocation of a 

14 waiver issued to a covered individual— 

15 ‘‘(I) the details of the waiver, in16 cluding any renewals of the waiver, 

17 and the dates of such waiver and re18 newals; and 

19 ‘‘(II) the specific reasons why the 

20 Secretary determined that the revoca21 tion is warranted. 

22 ‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION OF PROHIBITION.—In imple23 menting the prohibition under subsection (a), the Sec24 retary shall establish a process under which each member 


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1 of the armed forces is, before the member retires or is 

2 otherwise separated from the armed forces— 

3 ‘‘(1) informed in writing of the prohibition, and 

4 the penalties for violations of the prohibition; and 

5 ‘‘(2) is required to certify that the member un6 derstands the prohibition and those penalties. 

7 ‘‘(d) PENALTIES.—In the case of a covered individual 

8 who knowingly and willfully fails to comply with the prohi9 bition under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, as applica10 ble— 

11 ‘‘(1) withhold any pay, allowances, or benefits 

12 that would otherwise be provided to the individual by 

13 the Department of Defense; and 

14 ‘‘(2) revoke any security clearance of the indi15 vidual. 

16 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than March 

18 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 

19 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

20 a report on covered post-service employment occur21 ring during the year covered by the report. 

22 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by 

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1 ‘‘(A) The number of former covered indi2 viduals who occupy a covered post-service posi3 tion, broken down by— 

4 ‘‘(i) the name of the employer; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the foreign government, includ6 ing by the specific foreign individual, agen7 cy, or entity, for whom the covered post8 service employment is being performed; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(iii) the nature of the services pro11 vided as part of the covered post-service 

12 employment. 

13 ‘‘(B) An assessment by the Secretary of 

14 whether— 

15 ‘‘(i) the Department of Defense main16 tains adequate systems and processes for 

17 ensuring that former members of the 

18 armed forces are submitting required re19 ports relating to their employment by for20 eign governments; 

21 ‘‘(ii) all covered individuals who oc22 cupy a covered post-service position are in 

23 compliance with this section; 

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1 post-service position pose a current or fu2 ture threat to the national security of the 

3 United States; and 

4 ‘‘(iv) there is any credible information 

5 or reporting that any covered individual 

6 who occupies a covered post-service posi7 tion has engaged in activities that violate 

8 Federal law. 

9 ‘‘(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 

10 by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

11 form, but may include a classified annex. 

12 ‘‘(f) NOTIFICATIONS OF DETERMINATIONS OF CER13 TAIN THREATS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the annual 

15 reports under subsection (d), if the Secretary deter16 mines that the services provided by a covered indi17 vidual who occupies a covered post-service position 

18 pose a threat described in clause (iii) of paragraph 

19 (2)(B) of that subsection, or include activities de20 scribed in clause (iv) of such paragraph, the Sec21 retary shall notify the congressional defense commit22 tees of that determination by not later than 30 days 

23 after making the determination. 

24 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—A notification required by 

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1 ‘‘(A) The name of the covered individual. 

2 ‘‘(B) The name of the employer. 

3 ‘‘(C) The foreign government, including 

4 the specific foreign individual, agency, or entity, 

5 for whom the covered post-service employment 

6 is being performed. 

7 ‘‘(D) As applicable, a description of the 

8 risk to national security and the activities that 

9 may violate Federal law. 

10 ‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec11 tion may be construed to indemnify or shield covered indi12 viduals from prosecution under any relevant provision of 

13 title 18. 

14 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘cov16 ered individual’ means an individual who has retired 

17 or otherwise separated from an active or reserve 

18 component of the Armed Forces. 

19 ‘‘(2) COVERED POST-SERVICE EMPLOYMENT.— 

20 The term ‘covered post-service employment’ means 

21 direct or indirect employment by, representation of, 

22 or any provision of advice or services relating to na23 tional security, intelligence, the military, or internal 

24 security to— 

25 ‘‘(A) the government of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) a country of concern (as defined 

2 in section 1(m) of the State Department 

3 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 

4 2651a(m))); or 

5 ‘‘(ii) a country the Secretary of De6 fense determines acts as a proxy or pass7 through for services for a country of con8 cern; or 

9 ‘‘(B) any company, entity, or other person 

10 the activities of which are directly or indirectly 

11 supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or 

12 subsidized, in whole or in major part, by a gov13 ernment described in subparagraph (A). 

14 ‘‘(3) COVERED POST-SERVICE POSITION.—The 

15 term ‘covered post-service position’ means a position 

16 of employment described in paragraph (2).’’. 

17 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

18 at the beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended 

19 by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘989. Prohibition on former members of the armed forces accepting post-service 

employment with certain foreign governments.’’. 

20 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 908 of title 

21 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

22 the following new subsection: 

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1 EIGN GOVERNMENTS.—For a provision of law prohibiting 

2 former members of the armed forces from accepting post3 service employment with certain foreign governments, see 

4 section 989 of title 10.’’. 

5 SEC. 583. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING LISTING OF GEN6 DER OR PRONOUNS IN OFFICIAL COR7 RESPONDENCE. 

8 The Department of Defense is prohibited from re9 quiring members of the Armed Forces or civilian employ10 ees of the Department of Defense to list their gender or 

11 pronouns in official correspondence, whether such cor12 respondence is written or electronic. 

13 Subtitle I—Enhanced Recruiting 

14 Efforts 

15 SEC. 591. SHORT TITLE. 

16 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Military Service 

17 Promotion Act of 2023’’. 

18 SEC. 592. INCREASED ACCESS TO POTENTIAL RECRUITS AT 

19 SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 

20 Section 503(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

24 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

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1 (ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 

2 clause (iii); 

3 (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 

4 following new clause: 

5 ‘‘(ii) shall provide to military recruiters access 

6 to career fairs or similar events upon a request made 

7 by military recruiters for military recruiting pur8 poses; and’’; and 

9 (iv) in clause (iii), as redesignated by 

10 subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, not later 

11 than 60 days after receiving such request,’’ 

12 after ‘‘provide’’; and 

13 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub14 paragraph (A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 

15 (A)(iii)’’; 

16 (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para17 graph (7); and 

18 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol19 lowing new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(6) The Secretary of Defense shall submit an annual 

21 report to Congress not later than February 1 each cal22 endar year, detailing each notification of denial of recruit23 ing access issued under paragraph (3).’’. 


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1 SEC. 593. INCREASED ACCESS TO POTENTIAL RECRUITS AT 

2 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 

3 Section 983(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in6 serting a semicolon; 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘to the following informa9 tion pertaining’’ and inserting ‘‘, with respect’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘institution):’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘institution)—’’; 

12 (C) in subparagraph (A)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘Names’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘names’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘telephone listings.’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘telephone listings, which in17 formation shall be made available not later 

18 than the 60th day following the date of a 

19 request; and’’; and 

20 (D) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

21 ‘‘Date’’ and inserting ‘‘date’’. 


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1 TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 

2 OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

3 Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

4 SEC. 601. PAY OF MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS 

5 FOR INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING TO OBTAIN 

6 OR MAINTAIN AN AERONAUTICAL RATING OR 

7 DESIGNATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 37, United 

9 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 206 the 

10 following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 206a. Pay of members of reserve components for 

12 inactive-duty training to obtain or main13 tain an aeronautical rating or designa14 tion 

15 ‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary con16 cerned, a member of the National Guard or a member of 

17 a reserve component of a uniformed service who is receiv18 ing aviation incentive pay under section 334(a) of this title 

19 and is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this 

20 title is entitled to such compensation for a number of peri21 ods of inactive-duty training each month sufficient for the 

22 member to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or 

23 designation.’’. 

24 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

25 at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by 


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1 inserting after the item relating to section 206 the fol2 lowing new item: 

‘‘206a. Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation.’’. 

3 SEC. 602. MODIFICATION OF CALCULATION METHOD FOR 

4 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING TO MORE 

5 ACCURATELY ASSESS HOUSING COSTS OF 

6 JUNIOR MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

7 Section 403(b)(5) of title 37, United States Code, is 

8 amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘and shall 

9 be based on the following:’’ and all that follows through 

10 ‘‘determined in subparagraph (A)’’. 

11 SEC. 603. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS 

12 ASSIGNED TO VESSELS UNDERGOING MAIN13 TENANCE. 

14 Section 403(f)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara17 graphs (B) and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 

18 (B), (C), and (D)’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(D)(i) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec22 retary concerned, the Secretary may authorize the pay23 ment of a basic allowance for housing to a member of a 

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1 a pay grade below E–6 and has orders to a naval vessel 

2 during a shipyard availability or maintenance period. 

3 ‘‘(ii) In prescribing regulations under clause (i), the 

4 Secretary concerned shall consider the availability of quar5 ters for members serving in pay grades below E–6 before 

6 authorizing the payment of a basic allowance for housing 

7 for such members.’’. 

8 SEC. 604. DUAL BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR 

9 TRAINING FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF RE10 SERVE COMPONENTS. 

11 Section 403(g)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘Paragraphs’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), para15 graphs’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(B) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply with respect 

19 to a member of a reserve component without dependents 

20 who is called or ordered to active duty to attend training 

21 for a period of 140 days or more but fewer than 365 days 

22 and for whom transportation of household goods is author23 ized under section 453(c) of this title as part of the call 

24 or order to active duty.’’. 


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1 SEC. 605. MODIFICATION OF CALCULATION OF GROSS 

2 HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR BASIC NEEDS AL3 LOWANCE TO ADDRESS AREAS OF DEM4 ONSTRATED NEED. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, 

6 United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or that oth7 erwise has a demonstrated need’’ after ‘‘high cost of liv8 ing’’. 

9 (b) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of 

10 Defense shall revise the guidance issued with respect to 

11 implementation of the basic needs allowance under section 

12 402b of title 37, United States Code, to reflect the amend13 ment made by subsection (a). 

14 SEC. 606. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR REIMBURSE15 MENT OF QUALIFIED LICENSURE, CERTIFI16 CATION, AND BUSINESS RELOCATION COSTS 

17 INCURRED BY MILITARY SPOUSES. 

18 Section 453(g)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘member is reassigned’’ 

22 and inserting the following: ‘‘member is— 

23 ‘‘(i) reassigned’’; 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; 

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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

2 clause: 

3 ‘‘(ii) transferred from a regular component 

4 of a uniformed service into the Selected Reserve 

5 of the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service, if 

6 the member is authorized a final move from the 

7 last duty station to the new jurisdiction or geo8 graphic area; and’’; and 

9 (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 

10 transfer’’ after ‘‘reassignment’’. 

11 SEC. 607. COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE IN THE CONTI12 NENTAL UNITED STATES: HIGH COST AREAS. 

13 Section 403b(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘8 per16 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’; and 

17 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘shall pre18 scribe’’ and inserting ‘‘may prescribe’’. 

19 SEC. 608. OCONUS COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE: ADJUST20 MENTS. 

21 Section 617 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘; NO2 TICE TO CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT3 TEES’’; and 

4 (2) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and 

5 inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and 

7 (c), the Secretary of Defense may announce reductions in 

8 the cost-of-living allowance for a member of the uniformed 

9 services assigned to a duty station located outside the con10 tinental United States— 

11 ‘‘(1) not more than two times per year; or 

12 ‘‘(2) in connection with a permanent change of 

13 station for such member. 

14 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON SIZE OF REDUCTIONS.—The 

15 Secretary may not make a reduction under subsection (a) 

16 in the allowance described in that subsection by an 

17 amount that exceeds 10 percent of the amount of the al18 lowance before the reduction. 

19 ‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF REDUCTIONS RELATING TO

20 FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES.—The limita21 tions under subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to re22 ductions in the allowance described in subsection (a) relat23 ing to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. 


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1 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF REDUCTIONS.—The Sec2 retary may phase in the reductions described in subsection 

3 (a). 

4 ‘‘(e) INCREASES.—The Secretary may increase the 

5 allowance described in subsection (a) for a member of the 

6 uniformed services at any time.’’. 

7 SEC. 609. EXTENSION OF ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 

8 FOR OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE 

9 SPACE FORCE. 

10 Section 606(d)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn11 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

12 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 37 U.S.C. 416 note) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

15 SEC. 610. REVIEW OF RATES OF MILITARY BASIC PAY. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

17 conduct a review of the rates of monthly basic pay author18 ized for members of the uniformed services to determine 

19 if the current basic pay table adequately compensates jun20 ior enlisted personnel in pay grades E–1 through E–4. 

21 (b) FACTORS FOR REVIEW.—In conducting the re22 view required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall con23 duct the following: 

24 (1) An assessment of the adequacy of the rates 

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1 services in light of current and predicted recruiting 

2 difficulties. 

3 (2) An analysis of how such basic pay, when 

4 combined with other elements of regular compensa5 tion for members of the uniformed services, com6 pares with private sector wages for potential recruits 

7 to the uniformed services. 

8 (3) An assessment of how sustained periods of 

9 cost inflation affect pay for the uniformed services 

10 and comparable private sector wages. 

11 (4) An historical analysis of how percentage dif12 ferences between junior enlisted basic pay, senior en13 listed basic pay, junior officer basic pay, and senior 

14 officer basic pay, have changed since the rates of 

15 basic pay for members of the uniformed services 

16 were authorized by section 601 of the John Warner 

17 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note). 

19 (c) REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL RE20 QUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary 

21 of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv22 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives— 

23 (1) a report on the results of the review re24 quired by subsection (a); and 


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1 (2) a comprehensive legislative proposal for the 

2 rates of basic pay for members of the uniformed 

3 services. 

4 SEC. 611. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY 

5 ON PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COST-OF6 LIVING ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

7 UNIFORMED SERVICES ASSIGNED TO THE 

8 CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, HAWAII, 

9 ALASKA, AND OVERSEAS LOCATIONS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

11 United States shall conduct a study on the process for 

12 determining cost-of-living allowances for members of the 

13 uniformed services stationed in the continental United 

14 States, Hawaii, Alaska, and at overseas locations. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study required by 

16 subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall assess— 

17 (1) the fairness and equity of the process for 

18 determining cost-of-living allowances described in 

19 subsection (a) and methods for improving that proc20 ess; 

21 (2) the advantages and disadvantages of aver22 aging the results of continental United States Living 

23 Pattern Surveys and Retail Price Schedules without 

24 regard to the geographic concentration of members 

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1 United States when determining the baseline cost of 

2 living for the continental United States; 

3 (3) if additional out-of-pocket expenses, includ4 ing the costs for a member of the uniformed services 

5 to travel to and from the home of record of the 

6 member from the assigned duty station of the mem7 ber, should be included in the calculations of the De8 partment of Defense for determining overseas cost9 of-living allowances to better equalize the true costs 

10 of living for members stationed outside the conti11 nental United States with such costs for members 

12 stationed inside the continental United States; and 

13 (4) the process by which the Department of De14 fense conducts Living Pattern Surveys and develops 

15 Retail Price Schedules. 

16 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp18 troller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

19 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

20 a report— 

21 (1) setting forth the results of the study re22 quired by subsection (a); and 

23 (2) making any recommendations the Comp24 troller General considers appropriate based on those 

25 results, including any recommendations for changes 


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1 to section 403b or 405 of title 37, United States 

2 Code. 

3 Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive 

4 Pays 

5 SEC. 621. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAY 

6 AUTHORITIES FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE 

7 COMPONENTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 357 of title 37, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘incentive pay’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘special or incentive pay’’; and 

12 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert13 ing the following: ‘‘if the Secretary concerned is pay14 ing the member of the reserve component the special 

15 or incentive pay for the purpose of— 

16 ‘‘(1) maintaining a skill certification or pro17 ficiency identical to a skill certification or proficiency 

18 required of the member in the regular component; or 

19 ‘‘(2) compensating the member of the reserve 

20 component for exposure to hazards or risks identical 

21 to hazards or risks to which the member in the reg22 ular component was exposed.’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

24 (1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The section 

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1 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Incentive’’ and in2 serting ‘‘Special and incentive’’. 

3 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec4 tions for chapter 5 of such title is amended by strik5 ing the item relating to section 357 and inserting 

6 the following new item: 

‘‘357. Special and incentive pay authorities for members of the reserve components of the armed forces.’’. 

7 (c) MODIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION DETER8 MINATION.—Section 602(d) of the National Defense Au9 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 

10 81; 37 U.S.C. 357 note) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

12 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and by 

13 moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two 

14 ems to the right; 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may’’ and in16 serting the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; 

18 (3) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by 

19 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and in20 serting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 

21 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(2) EVALUATION OF TYPES OF SPECIAL AND

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1 certification described in paragraph (1)(B), the Sec2 retary shall evaluate each type or category of special 

3 and incentive pay separately and may make the de4 termination and certification based on the effect on 

5 an Armed Force concerned of a particular type or 

6 category of special or incentive pay.’’. 

7 SEC. 622. EXPANSION OF CONTINUATION PAY ELIGIBILITY. 

8 (a) CONTINUATION PAY: FULL TSP MEMBERS WITH

9 8 TO 12 YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 356 of title 37, 

10 United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘8’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘7’’; and 

13 (2) in subsections (a)(1) and (d), by striking 

14 ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’. 

15 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

16 at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by 

17 striking the item relating to section 356 and inserting the 

18 following new item: 

‘‘356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 7 to 12 years of service.’’. 

19 SEC. 623. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING 

20 BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 

21 (a) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESERVE

22 FORCES.—Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, 

23 relating to income replacement payments for reserve com24 ponent members experiencing extended and frequent mo25 bilization for active duty service, is amended by striking 


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1 ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

2 2024’’. 

3 (b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH

4 CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 

5 10, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘Decem6 ber 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’: 

7 (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse offi8 cer candidate accession program. 

9 (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 

10 education loans for certain health professionals who 

11 serve in the Selected Reserve. 

12 (c) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NUCLEAR OFFI13 CERS.—Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

16 (d) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLI17 DATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU18 THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United 

19 States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

20 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’: 

21 (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus 

22 authority for enlisted members. 

23 (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus 

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1 (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 

2 incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 

3 (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus 

4 and incentive pay authorities for officers in health 

5 professions. 

6 (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting 

7 bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the 

8 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

9 (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 

10 pay. 

11 (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay 

12 or special duty pay. 

13 (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive 

14 pay or proficiency bonus. 

15 (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen16 tives for members qualified in critical military skills 

17 or assigned to high priority units. 

18 (e) AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY IN19 CREASE IN RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUS20 ING.—Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to temporary 

23 increases in rates of basic allowance for areas cov24 ered by a major disaster declaration or containing 

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1 tary personnel, by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to temporary 

4 adjustments in rates of basic allowance for housing 

5 for localities where actual housing costs differ from 

6 current rates of basic allowance for housing by more 

7 than 20 percent, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

9 SEC. 624. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH REMOTE AND AUS10 TERE CONDITION ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE 

11 PAY PROGRAM FOR AIR FORCE. 

12 The Secretary of the Air Force shall— 

13 (1) evaluate the Remote and Austere Condition 

14 Assignment Incentive Pay program of the Army; and 

15 (2) not later than October 1, 2025, establish a 

16 similar program for the Air Force, unless the Sec17 retary can certify to Congress that there are no 

18 critically manned units at any Air Force installation 

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1 Subtitle C—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 631. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR AP3 PROVAL OF FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT BY RE4 TIRED AND RESERVE MEMBERS OF UNI5 FORMED SERVICES. 

6 Section 908 of title 37, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘(1) A person’’; 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘after determining that 

12 such approval is not contrary to the national in13 terests of the United States’’ after ‘‘approve the 

14 employment’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of a military department may del18 egate the determination of the Secretary required by para19 graph (1) only to an official of the military department 

20 at or above the level of an Assistant Secretary or, in the 

21 event of a vacancy in the position of such an official, a 

22 civilian official performing the duties of that position.’’; 

23 and 

24 (2) in subsection (d)— 

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1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A), by striking ‘‘an officer’’ and in3 serting ‘‘a person’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and 

5 (C) and inserting the following new sub6 paragraphs: 

7 ‘‘(B) A description of the duties, if any, the 

8 person is to perform and the compensation the per9 son is to receive for such duties, as reflected in the 

10 person’s application for approval of the employment 

11 or compensation or payment or award. 

12 ‘‘(C) The position the person held or holds in 

13 the armed forces, including the rank of the person 

14 and the armed force in which the person served. 

15 ‘‘(D) Any other information the Secretaries of 

16 the military departments consider relevant, except 

17 that such information may not include the person’s 

18 date of birth, Social Security number, home address, 

19 phone number, or any other personal identifier other 

20 than the name and rank of the person and the 

21 armed force in which the person served.’’; and 

22 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(3) Not later than 60 days after the date on which 

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1 retaries of the military departments shall make the report, 

2 and all contents of the report, available on a publicly ac3 cessible internet website.’’. 

4 SEC. 632. RESTRICTIONS ON RETIRED AND RESERVE MEM5 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES RECEIVING 

6 EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION INDI7 RECTLY FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 

8 THROUGH PRIVATE ENTITIES. 

9 Section 908(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 

12 (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, 

13 and by moving such subparagraphs, as so redesig14 nated, 2 ems to the right; 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘Subject to’’ and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to’’; 

18 (3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by 

19 striking ‘‘Commissioned Reserve Corps’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘Ready Reserve Corps’’; and 

21 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION TO PRIVATE ENTITIES.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The acceptance by a 

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1 ployment (and compensation related to that em2 ployment) or payments or awards for work per3 formed for a foreign government through a pri4 vate entity shall be subject to the provisions of 

5 this section to the same extent and in the same 

6 manner as such provisions apply to employment 

7 (and compensation related to that employment) 

8 and payments and awards described in para9 graph (1). 

10 ‘‘(B) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person de11 scribed in this subparagraph is— 

12 ‘‘(i) a retired member of the Army, 

13 Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space 

14 Force; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) a member of a reserve compo16 nent of an armed force specified in clause 

17 (i), except a member serving on active duty 

18 under a call or order to active duty for a 

19 period in excess of 30 days.’’. 


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1 TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 

4 Health Care Benefits 

5 SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 

6 HEALTH BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE RE7 SERVE SELECT FOR SURVIVORS OF A MEM8 BER OF THE SELECTED RESERVE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 1076d(c) of title 10, 

10 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘six months’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

13 subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2025. 

14 SEC. 702. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DENTAL CARE FOR DE15 PENDENTS LOCATED AT CERTAIN REMOTE 

16 OR ISOLATED LOCATIONS. 

17 Section 1077(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

20 (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(3)(A) Dependents who reside within a specified ge24 ographic area and are covered by a dental plan established 

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1 treatment facility of the uniformed services on a space 

2 available basis if the Secretary of Defense determines 

3 that— 

4 ‘‘(i) civilian dental care within the specified geo5 graphic area is inadequate or is not sufficiently 

6 available; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) adequate resources exist to provide space 

8 available dental care to the dependents at the facil9 ity. 

10 ‘‘(B) Care under subparagraph (A) shall be provided 

11 on a reimbursable basis.’’. 

12 SEC. 703. INCLUSION OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECH13 NOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AS 

14 REQUIRED PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE 

15 HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF 

16 THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND DEPEND17 ENTS. 

18 (a) MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.—Sec19 tion 1074d of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘entitled to preventive’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘entitled to— 

23 ‘‘(A) preventive’’; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by 

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1 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

2 and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

4 subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(B) for male members of the uniformed serv6 ices (excluding former members of the uniformed 

7 services), services relating to infertility described in 

8 subsection (b)(4).’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub10 section: 

11 ‘‘(c) INFERTILITY SERVICES INCLUDED FOR MEM12 BERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.—Services relating 

13 to infertility required to be provided under subsections 

14 (a)(2)(B) and (b)(4) for members of the uniformed serv15 ices (excluding former members of the uniformed services) 

16 shall include the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) Treatments or procedures using assisted 

18 reproductive technology (as defined in section 8 of 

19 the Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification 

20 Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 263a–7(1)), excluding in 

21 vitro fertilization). 

22 ‘‘(2) The provision of artificial insemination, in23 cluding intrauterine insemination, without regard to 

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1 (b) DEPENDENTS.—Section 1077(a) of such title is 

2 amended by adding at the end the following new para3 graph: 

4 ‘‘(19) Services relating to infertility, including 

5 the services specified in section 1074d(c) of this 

6 title, except that the services specified in such sec7 tion may be provided only to a dependent of a mem8 ber of the uniformed services (excluding any depend9 ent of a former member of the uniformed services).’’. 

10 (c) EXCLUSION FROM CONTRACTS FOR FORMER

11 MEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.—Section 1086 of 

12 such title is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 

14 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and in15 serting ‘‘subsections (d) and (j)’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

18 ‘‘(j) A plan contracted for under subsection (a) may 

19 not include coverage for services under section 

20 1077(a)(19) of this title for former members of the uni21 formed services or dependents of former members of the 

22 uniformed services.’’. 

23 (d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 

24 section shall apply to services provided on or after January 

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1 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec2 tion or the amendments made by this section shall be con3 strued provide new benefits to or alter existing benefits 

4 for former members of the uniformed services or the de5 pendents of former members of the uniformed services. 

6 SEC. 704. PROGRAM ON TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE 

7 ARMED FORCES FOR POST-TRAUMATIC 

8 STRESS DISORDER, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJU9 RIES, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS RE10 LATED TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, 

13 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

14 section 1074o the following new section: 

15 ‘‘§ 1074p. Program on treatment of members of the 

16 armed forces for post-traumatic stress 

17 disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and 

18 co-occurring disorders related to military 

19 sexual trauma 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

21 carry out a program to provide intensive outpatient pro22 grams to treat members of the Armed Forces suffering 

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1 trauma, including treatment for substance abuse, depres2 sion, and other issues related to such conditions. 

3 ‘‘(b) DISCHARGE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS.—The 

4 Secretary shall carry out the program under subsection 

5 (a) through partnerships with public, private, and non6 profit health care organizations, universities, and institu7 tions that— 

8 ‘‘(1) provide health care to members of the 

9 armed forces; 

10 ‘‘(2) provide evidence-based treatment for psy11 chological and neurological conditions that are com12 mon among members of the armed forces, including 

13 post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain in14 jury, substance abuse, and depression; 

15 ‘‘(3) provide health care, support, and other 

16 benefits to family members of members of the armed 

17 forces; and 

18 ‘‘(4) provide health care under the TRICARE 

19 program. 

20 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Each organization, uni21 versity, or institution that participates in a partnership 

22 under the program under subsection (a) shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) carry out intensive outpatient programs of 

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1 matic brain injuries, and co-occurring disorders re2 lated to military sexual trauma, including treatment 

3 for substance abuse, depression, and other issues re4 lated to such conditions; 

5 ‘‘(2) use evidence-based and evidence-informed 

6 treatment strategies in carrying out such programs; 

7 ‘‘(3) share clinical and outreach best practices 

8 with other organizations, universities, and institu9 tions participating in the program under subsection 

10 (a); and 

11 ‘‘(4) annually assess outcomes for members of 

12 the armed forces individually and among the organi13 zations, universities, and institutions participating in 

14 the program under subsection (a) with respect to the 

15 treatment of conditions described in paragraph 

16 (1).’’. 

17 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec18 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

19 by inserting after the item relating to section 1074o 

20 the following new item: 

‘‘1074p. Program on treatment of members of the armed forces for post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma.’’. 

21 (b) REPORTS.— 

22 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec24 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 


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1 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep2 resentatives a report on the program under section 

3 1074p of title 10, United States Code, as added by 

4 subsection (a), which shall include a description of 

5 the program and such other matters on the program 

6 as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

7 (2) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than two 

8 years after commencement of implementation of the 

9 program under section 1074p of title 10, United 

10 States Code, as added by subsection (a), the Sec11 retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

12 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa13 tives a report on the program, which shall include 

14 the following: 

15 (A) A description of the program, includ16 ing the partnerships under the program as de17 scribed in subsection (b) of such section, as so 

18 added. 

19 (B) An assessment of the effectiveness of 

20 the program and the activities under the pro21 gram. 

22 (C) Such recommendations for legislative 

23 or administrative action as the Secretary con24 siders appropriate in light of the program. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 702 of the John S. 

2 McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fis3 cal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 

4 1092 note) is repealed. 

5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con6 tents at the beginning of the John S. McCain Na7 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended by striking 

9 the item relating to section 702. 

10 SEC. 705. WAIVER OF COST-SHARING FOR THREE MENTAL 

11 HEALTH OUTPATIENT VISITS FOR CERTAIN 

12 BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE TRICARE PRO13 GRAM. 

14 (a) TRICARE SELECT.—Section 1075(c) of title 10, 

15 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

16 following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(4)(A) Consistent with other provisions of this 

18 chapter and subject to requirements to be prescribed 

19 by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-shar20 ing requirements for the first three outpatient men21 tal health visits each year of any of the following 

22 beneficiaries: 

23 ‘‘(i) Beneficiaries in the active-duty family 

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1 ‘‘(ii) Beneficiaries covered by section 

2 1110b of this title. 

3 ‘‘(B) This paragraph shall terminate on the 

4 date that is five years after the date of the enact5 ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

6 Fiscal Year 2024.’’. 

7 (b) TRICARE PRIME.—Section 1075a(a) of such 

8 title is amended by adding at the end the following new 

9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(4)(A) Consistent with other provisions of this 

11 chapter and subject to requirements to be prescribed 

12 by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-shar13 ing requirements for the first three outpatient men14 tal health visits each year of a beneficiary in the ac15 tive-duty family member category (as described in 

16 section 1075(b)(1)(A) of this title). 

17 ‘‘(B) This paragraph shall terminate on the 

18 date that is five years after the date of the enact19 ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

20 Fiscal Year 2024.’’. 

21 SEC. 706. EXPANSION OF DOULA CARE FURNISHED BY DE22 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

23 (a) EXPANSION OF EXTRAMEDICAL MATERNAL

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1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 

2 Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended— 

3 (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) 

4 as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and 

5 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol6 lowing new subsection (e): 

7 ‘‘(e) COVERAGE OF DOULA CARE.—Not later than 90 

8 days after the date of the enactment of the National De9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the Sec10 retary shall ensure that the demonstration project includes 

11 coverage of labor doula care, or reimbursement for such 

12 care, for all beneficiaries under the TRICARE program, 

13 including access— 

14 ‘‘(1) by members of the Armed Forces on active 

15 duty; 

16 ‘‘(2) by beneficiaries outside the continental 

17 United States; and 

18 ‘‘(3) at military medical treatment facilities.’’. 

19 (b) HIRING OF DOULAS.—The hiring authority for 

20 each military medical treatment facility may hire a team 

21 of doulas to work in coordination with lactation support 

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1 Subtitle B—Health Care 

2 Administration 

3 SEC. 711. INCREASE IN STIPEND FOR PARTICIPANTS IN 

4 HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND 

5 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 

6 Section 2121(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

7 amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik8 ing ‘‘$30,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 

9 SEC. 712. FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR CIVILIANS TREATED IN 

10 MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 

11 (a) INTERIM FINAL RULE REQUIRED.—The Sec12 retary of Defense shall issue an interim final rule to imple13 ment as soon as possible after the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act section 1079b of title 10, United States Code. 

15 (b) TREATMENT OF CLAIMS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para17 graph (2), the Secretary shall hold in abeyance any 

18 claims under section 1079b of title 10, United 

19 States Code, until the interim final rule required 

20 under subsection (a) is in effect. 

21 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 

22 to— 

23 (A) claims to third-party payers; or 

24 (B) administrative support provided to the 

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1 the Secretary in the administration of section 

2 1079b of title 10, United States Code. 

3 SEC. 713. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERDOSE DATA ACT 

4 OF 2023. 

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

6 ‘‘Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023’’. 

7 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY OVERDOSES.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

10 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

11 the appropriate congressional committees a report 

12 on the number of annual overdoses among 

13 servicemembers. 

14 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para15 graph (1) shall include the following: 

16 (A) The total number of servicemembers 

17 who suffered a fatal or nonfatal overdose during 

18 the previous calendar year, including— 

19 (i) demographic information, including 

20 gender, race, age, military department, 

21 military rank, pay grade, and station; 

22 (ii) the location of the fatal overdose, 

23 including whether the overdose was on a 

24 military base; and 


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1 (iii) a list of the substances involved 

2 in the fatal overdose. 

3 (B) Of the servicemembers identified in 

4 subparagraph (A)— 

5 (i) the number of servicemembers who 

6 received mental health or substance use 

7 disorder services prior to a fatal or 

8 nonfatal overdose, including a description 

9 of whether such services were received 

10 from a private sector provider; 

11 (ii) the number of servicemembers 

12 with comorbid mental health diagnoses; 

13 (iii) the number of servicemembers 

14 who had been prescribed opioids, 

15 benzodiazepines, or stimulants; 

16 (iv) the number of servicemembers 

17 who had been categorized as high-risk and 

18 prescribed or provided naloxone prior to a 

19 fatal or nonfatal overdose; 

20 (v) the number of servicemembers who 

21 had a positive drug test prior to the fatal 

22 overdose, including any substance identi23 fied in such test; 

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1 gaged in medical treatment, including 

2 medication treatment for opioid use dis3 order; 

4 (vii) with respect to each servicemem5 ber identified in clause (vi), whether the 

6 servicemember was referred after a positive 

7 drug test and the source of such referral; 

8 and 

9 (viii) the number of fatal overdoses 

10 and intentional overdoses. 

11 (C) An analysis of discernable patterns in 

12 fatal and nonfatal overdoses of servicemembers. 

13 (D) A description of existing or anticipated 

14 response efforts to fatal and nonfatal overdoses 

15 at military bases that have rates of fatal 

16 overdoses that exceed the average rate of fatal 

17 overdoses in the United States. 

18 (E) An assessment of the availability of 

19 substance use disorder treatment for 

20 servicemembers. 

21 (F) The number of medical facilities of, or 

22 affiliated with, the Department of Defense that 

23 have opioid treatment programs. 

24 (G) A description of punitive measures 

25 taken by the Secretary of Defense in response 


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1 to substance misuse, substance use disorder, or 

2 overdose by servicemembers. 

3 (3) PRIVACY.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub5 section shall be construed to authorize the dis6 closure by the Secretary of Defense of person7 ally identifiable information of servicemembers 

8 or military family members, including 

9 anonymized personal information that could be 

10 used to re-identify servicemembers or military 

11 family members. 

12 (B) APPLICATION OF HIPAA.—In carrying 

13 out this subsection, the Secretary of Defense 

14 shall take steps to protect the privacy of 

15 servicemembers and military family members 

16 pursuant to regulations promulgated under sec17 tion 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability 

18 and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 

19 1320d–2 note; Public Law 104–191). 

20 (c) STANDARDS FOR THE USE OF MATERIALS TO

21 PREVENT OVERDOSE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.— 

22 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish stand24 ards for the distribution of, and training for the use of, 

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1 disposal materials, fentanyl test strips, and other mate2 rials to prevent or reverse overdoses, substance use dis3 order, or impacts related to substance misuse. 

4 (d) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 

5 date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 

6 this Act. 

7 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT9 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com10 mittees’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 

12 the Senate; and 

13 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 

14 the House of Representatives. 

15 (2) MILITARY FAMILY MEMBER.—The term 

16 ‘‘military family member’’ means a family member 

17 of a servicemember, including the spouse, parent, de18 pendent, or child of a servicemember, or anyone who 

19 has legal responsibility for the child of a service20 member. 

21 (3) SERVICEMEMBER.—The term ‘‘servicemem22 ber’’ means— 

23 (A) a member of the Armed Forces; or 

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1 SEC. 714. MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL 

2 MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE 

3 UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2733a of title 10, United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 

7 (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘subsection 

9 (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 

11 (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 

12 (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) 

13 as subsections (j) through (m), respectively; and 

14 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol15 lowing new subsections: 

16 ‘‘(f) EXPERT MEDICAL OPINIONS.—(1) The Sec17 retary of Defense may not use an expert medical opinion 

18 from an individual in determining whether to allow, settle, 

19 and pay a claim under this section unless the individual 

20 is a board-certified physician. 

21 ‘‘(2) No claim under this section may be denied on 

22 medical grounds until the Secretary obtains an expert 

23 medical opinion on the medical malpractice alleged under 

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1 ‘‘(A) is not a member of the uniformed services 

2 or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(B) does not have a business, medical, or per5 sonal relationship with the claimant. 

6 ‘‘(3) If a claim under this section is denied, the Sec7 retary shall provide to the claimant information regarding 

8 the identity and qualifications of any individual who pro9 vided an expert medical opinion upon which such denial 

10 is based. 

11 ‘‘(g) JUSTIFICATION OF DENIAL.—If a claim under 

12 this section is denied, the Secretary of Defense shall pro13 vide the claimant with detailed reasoning justifying the de14 nial of the claim, including— 

15 ‘‘(1) copies of any written reports prepared by 

16 any expert upon which the denial is based; and 

17 ‘‘(2) all records and documents relied upon in 

18 preparing such written reports. 

19 ‘‘(h) APPEALS.—(1) Any appeal from the denial of 

20 a claim under this section shall be considered by a third21 party review board jointly established by the Chief Judge 

22 of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 

23 Forces and the Secretary of Defense. 

24 ‘‘(2) The third-party review board established under 

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1 all of whom who possess sufficient legal or medical back2 ground, or both. 

3 ‘‘(3) A claimant under this section that seeks an ap4 peal under paragraph (1) may submit the appeal directly 

5 to the third-party review board established under such 

6 paragraph. 

7 ‘‘(4) In considering an appeal from the denial of a 

8 claim under this section, the third-party review board es9 tablished under paragraph (1) shall, at the request of the 

10 claimant, allow for a hearing on the merits of the appeal 

11 in an adversarial nature. 

12 ‘‘(5) The Secretary of Defense shall provide to a 

13 claimant seeking an appeal under paragraph (1) a copy 

14 of any response to the appeal that is submitted on behalf 

15 of the Department of Defense. 

16 ‘‘(6) The third-party review board established under 

17 paragraph (1) shall not consist of any member of the uni18 formed services or civilian employee of the Department of 

19 Defense. 

20 ‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES.—(1) 

21 Any non-economic damages provided to a member of the 

22 uniformed services under this section may not be offset 

23 by compensation provided or expected to be provided by 

24 the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans 

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1 ‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 

2 cap on non-economic damages to be provided with respect 

3 to a claim under this section. 

4 ‘‘(B)(i) The cap established under subparagraph (A) 

5 shall be determined by calculating the average of non-eco6 nomic damage caps for medical malpractice claims appli7 cable in California, Texas, North Carolina, and Virginia. 

8 ‘‘(ii) If a State specified in clause (i) provides a dif9 ferent cap for cases involving death and cases not involv10 ing death, the cap for cases not involving death shall be 

11 used. 

12 ‘‘(C) The cap established under paragraph (1) shall 

13 be recalculated not less frequently than once every three 

14 years.’’. 

15 (b) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—Not later than 

16 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

17 Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for 

18 the Armed Forces and the Secretary of Defense shall 

19 jointly appoint members to the board established under 

20 subsection (h)(1) of section 2733a of title 10, United 

21 States Code, as added by subsection (a)(5). 

22 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the es23 tablishment of the board required under subsection (h)(1) 

24 of section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as added 

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1 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

2 the House of Representatives a report indicating— 

3 (1) the membership of the board; 

4 (2) the qualifying background of each member 

5 of the board; and 

6 (3) a statement indicating the independence of 

7 each member of the board from the Department of 

8 Defense. 

9 Subtitle C—Reports and Other 

10 Matters 

11 SEC. 721. MODIFICATION OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BE12 TWEEN UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE FOR 

13 MILITARY TRAUMA CARE AND RESEARCH. 

14 Section 736 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

15 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

16 263) is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 

18 (9) as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; 

19 and 

20 (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol21 lowing new paragraph (7): 

22 ‘‘(7) The provision of training and support to 

23 Ukraine for the treatment of individuals with ex24 tremity trauma, amputations, post-traumatic stress 

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1 mental health conditions associated with post-trau2 matic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries, in3 cluding— 

4 ‘‘(A) the exchange of subject matter exper5 tise; 

6 ‘‘(B) training and support relating to ad7 vanced clinical skills development; and 

8 ‘‘(C) training and support relating to clin9 ical case management support.’’. 

10 SEC. 722. REQUIREMENT THAT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

11 DISCLOSE EXPERT REPORTS WITH RESPECT 

12 TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEM13 BERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

14 Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as 

15 amended by section 714, is further amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as 

17 subsections (m) and (n), respectively; and 

18 (2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol19 lowing new subsection (l): 

20 ‘‘(l) DISCLOSURE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 

21 (1) The Secretary of Defense shall disclose to a claimant 

22 under this section a copy of all written reports, other than 

23 medical quality assurance records (as defined in section 

24 1102(j) of this title), prepared by a medical expert of the 


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1 Department of Defense or any medical expert consulted 

2 by the Department with respect to the claim. 

3 ‘‘(2) Any disclosure under paragraph (1) with respect 

4 to an expert described in such paragraph shall include the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(A) The records and documents considered by 

7 the expert. 

8 ‘‘(B) A description of the bases and reasons for 

9 the opinion of the expert. 

10 ‘‘(C) The opinion or opinions of the expert re11 garding standard of care. 

12 ‘‘(D) The opinion or opinions of the expert re13 garding causation. 

14 ‘‘(E) A description of any disagreement by the 

15 expert with any opinion or opinions of the expert of 

16 the claimant. 

17 ‘‘(3) Any disclosure under paragraph (1) with respect 

18 to an expert described in such paragraph shall not include 

19 an identification of the expert. 

20 ‘‘(4) If an expert described in paragraph (1) does not 

21 prepare a written report, the Secretary shall disclose the 

22 information required under this section to the claimant in 

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1 SEC. 723. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON IMPACT OF 

2 PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS 

3 OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 

4 THEIR DEPENDENTS ON MILITARY READI5 NESS AND RETENTION. 

6 (a) STUDY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

8 the United States shall conduct a study on perinatal 

9 mental health conditions among members of the 

10 Armed Forces and dependents of such members dur11 ing the five-year period preceding the date of the en12 actment of this Act. 

13 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study required under 

14 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

15 (A) An assessment of beneficiaries under 

16 the TRICARE program, including members of 

17 the Armed Forces and dependents of such 

18 members, who attempted suicide or died by sui19 cide or substance use overdose during the 

20 perinatal period. 

21 (B) An assessment of members of the 

22 Armed Forces discharged from active duty due 

23 to a mental health condition within two years 

24 after the perinatal period. 

25 (C) An assessment of beneficiaries under 

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1 the Armed Forces and dependents of such 

2 members, diagnosed with a perinatal mental 

3 health condition who were relocated during the 

4 perinatal period. 

5 (D) An assessment of the effects of reten6 tion and promotion policies of the Department 

7 of Defense relating to perinatal mental health 

8 conditions on members of the Armed Forces 

9 seeking and accessing screening, referral, and 

10 treatment. 

11 (E) The number of members of the Armed 

12 Forces who were separated from the Armed 

13 Forces or did not receive a promotion due to a 

14 diagnosed perinatal mental health condition. 

15 (F) An assessment of whether policies of 

16 the Department can be modified to provide 

17 clear standards for retention and pathways for 

18 promotion of members of the Armed Forces di19 agnosed with a perinatal mental health condi20 tion. 

21 (G) An assessment of resources needed to 

22 integrate behavioral health specialists into all 

23 obstetric care practices, pediatric practices, and 

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1 (H) A disaggregated demographic assess2 ment of the population included in the study 

3 with respect to race, ethnicity, sex, age, family 

4 status (including dual service and single parent 

5 families), military occupation, military service, 

6 and rank, as applicable. 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

9 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen10 ate and the House of Representatives a report on the find11 ings of the study conducted under subsection (a), includ12 ing— 

13 (1) recommendations for actions to be taken by 

14 the Secretary of Defense to improve mental health 

15 among members of the Armed Forces and depend16 ents of such members during the perinatal period; 

17 (2) recommendations for legislative or adminis18 trative action to mitigate the effects of retention and 

19 promotion policies of the Department of Defense on 

20 members of the Armed Forces seeking and accessing 

21 mental health care during the perinatal period; and 

22 (3) such other recommendations as the Comp23 troller General determines appropriate. 

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1 (1) DEPENDENT; TRICARE PROGRAM.—The 

2 terms ‘‘dependent’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have 

3 the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of 

4 title 10, United States Code. 

5 (2) PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION.— 

6 The term ‘‘perinatal mental health condition’’ means 

7 a mental health disorder that onsets during the 

8 perinatal period. 

9 (3) PERINATAL PERIOD.—The term ‘‘perinatal 

10 period’’ means the period during pregnancy and the 

11 one-year period following childbirth, still birth, or 

12 miscarriage. 

13 SEC. 724. REPORT ON MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 

14 SERVICES PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF 

15 DEFENSE. 

16 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Health 

18 Agency shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

19 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 

20 that contains the following: 

21 (1) The current wait times for members of the 

22 Armed Forces, including members of the Selected 

23 Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve compo24 nent of the Armed Forces who are enrolled in 

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1 title 10, United States Code, to receive mental and 

2 behavioral health services, disaggregated by State. 

3 (2) An assessment of the number of additional 

4 mental and behavioral health care providers needed 

5 for the Department of Defense to meet established 

6 metrics associated with access to mental and behav7 ioral health services. 

8 (3) An explanation of the credentialing stand9 ards for mental and behavioral health care providers 

10 of the Department, including a comparison of those 

11 standards to the standards for other Federal and 

12 private sector health care providers. 

13 SEC. 725. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DE14 FENSE TO PREVENT, INTERVENE, AND TREAT 

15 PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS 

16 OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 

17 THEIR DEPENDENTS. 

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 Committees on Armed Services of the 

21 Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 

22 activities of the Department of Defense to address the 

23 mental health of pregnant and postpartum members of the 

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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

2 (a) shall include the following 

3 (1) An identification of the military medical 

4 treatment facilities at which the Secretary offers 

5 members of the Armed Forces and their dependents 

6 evidence-based programs during the perinatal period 

7 that are proven to prevent perinatal mental health 

8 conditions. 

9 (2) An assessment of such programs offered at 

10 such facilities, including an assessment of— 

11 (A) the types of programs; 

12 (B) the number and location of programs; 

13 (C) the number of members of the Armed 

14 Forces and their dependents who have partici15 pated in such programs, disaggregated by 

16 Armed Force, military occupation, sex, age, 

17 race, and ethnicity, when applicable; and 

18 (D) whether such programs are delivered 

19 in-person or virtually and the frequency of the 

20 availability of such programs; 

21 (3) The number of behavioral health specialists 

22 for pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed 

23 Forces and dependents integrated into obstetric care 

24 practices, pediatrics, and women’s clinics at military 

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1 (4) An assessment of the implementation of, or 

2 plans to implement, a pilot program to provide a re3 productive behavioral health consultation service by 

4 the Secretary as outlined in the White House Blue5 print for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, 

6 dated June 2022, including— 

7 (A) the number of providers the pilot pro8 gram has served or plans to serve, 

9 disaggregated by provider type, specialty, and 

10 location; 

11 (B) the number and type of trainings pro12 viders received or will receive through the con13 sultation line on evidence-based practices to 

14 prevent, screen, refer, and treat perinatal men15 tal health conditions; 

16 (C) the locations that have had or will have 

17 access to the pilot program; 

18 (D) the types of expertise services that the 

19 consultation line provides or will provide; and 

20 (E) methods currently used or that will be 

21 used to promote the availability of the consulta22 tion line to providers. 

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1 tions for members of the Armed Forces and their 

2 dependents. 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) DEPENDENT.—The term ‘‘dependent’’ has 

5 the meaning given that term in section 1072(2) of 

6 title 10, United States Code. 

7 (2) PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION.— 

8 The term ‘‘perinatal mental health condition’’ means 

9 a mental health disorder that occurs during preg10 nancy or within one year following childbirth, still11 birth, or miscarriage. 

12 SEC. 726. STUDY ON FAMILY PLANNING AND 

13 CRYOPRESERVATION OF GAMETES TO IM14 PROVE RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE 

15 ARMED FORCES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

17 conduct a study on— 

18 (1) the number of members of the Armed 

19 Forces who elect to leave the Armed Forces for fam20 ily planning reasons, disaggregated by gender, age, 

21 and military occupational specialty; 

22 (2) whether the option of cryopreservation of 

23 gametes would lead to greater retention of members 

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1 (3) methods for the Department of Defense to 

2 offer cryopreservation of gametes for the purposes of 

3 retention of members of the Armed Forces; 

4 (4) the cost to the Department of offering 

5 cryopreservation of gametes to active duty members 

6 of the Armed Forces; and 

7 (5) such other matters relating to family plan8 ning and cryopreservation of gametes for members 

9 of the Armed Forces as the Secretary considers rel10 evant. 

11 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 2024, the 

12 Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services 

13 of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 

14 results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 

15 TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL16 ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE17 MENT, AND RELATED MAT18 TERS 

19 Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 

20 Management 

21 SEC. 801. AMENDMENTS TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT 

22 AUTHORITY. 

23 Section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘will result in significant 

2 savings’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘will re3 sult in— 

4 ‘‘(A) significant savings’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘annual contracts.’’ and in6 serting the following: ‘‘annual contracts; or 

7 ‘‘(B) necessary industrial base stability not 

8 otherwise achievable through annual con9 tracts.’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘$500,000,000’’ each place it 

11 appears and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000,000’’. 

12 SEC. 802. MODERNIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

13 REQUIREMENTS PROCESS. 

14 (a) MODERNIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

15 REQUIREMENTS PROCESS.—Not later than October 1, 

16 2025, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Vice 

17 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in cooperation with 

18 the Secretaries of the military departments and the com19 manders of the combatant commands, and in coordination 

20 with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

21 Sustainment, shall develop and implement a streamlined 

22 Department of Defense requirements process, to include 

23 modernizing the Joint Capabilities Integration and Devel24 opment System, in order to improve alignment between 

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1 opment and reduce the time to delivery of needed capabili2 ties to Department users. 

3 (b) REFORM ELEMENTS.—The modernization activi4 ties conducted under subsection (a) shall include the fol5 lowing elements: 

6 (1) Streamlining requirements documents, re7 views, and approval processes, especially for pro8 grams below the major defense acquisition program 

9 threshold described in section 4201 of title 10, 

10 United Stated Code. 

11 (2) Revisiting requirements management prac12 tices from a first principles perspective based on 

13 mission outcomes and assessed threats, enabling a 

14 more iterative and collaborative approach with the 

15 services to shape requirements and technology driven 

16 opportunities. 

17 (3) Developing a capability needs and require18 ments framework and pathways that are aligned to 

19 the Department’s Adaptive Acquisition Framework 

20 pathways, and better aligned and integrated with the 

21 Department’s science and technology processes. 

22 (4) Enabling the military departments to de23 velop an enduring set of requirements according to 

24 a set of capability portfolios to provide a structure 

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1 shall be articulated in a concise model and document 

2 with a set of mission impact measures that capa3 bility deliveries will seek to continuously improve. 

4 (5) Establishing a process to rapidly validate 

5 the military utility of commercial solutions to meet 

6 capability needs or opportunities in lieu of the tradi7 tional program-centric requirements definition. 

8 (6) Retiring and replacing the Department of 

9 Defense Architecture Framework with a new struc10 ture focused on enabling interoperability through ap11 plication program interfaces, enterprise architectures 

12 and platforms, and government and commercial 

13 standards. 

14 (7) Ensuring that requirements processes for 

15 software, artificial intelligence, data, and related ca16 pability areas enable a rapid, dynamic, and iterative 

17 approach than traditional hardware systems. 

18 (c) ELEMENTS.—The implementation of streamlined 

19 requirements shall include the following elements: 

20 (1) Collaboration with industry, traditional and 

21 non-traditional defense companies, and the science 

22 and technology community to capture their inputs 

23 and feedback on shaping the Department’s require24 ments processes to ensure it effectively harnesses the 

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1 (2) Development of a formal career path, train2 ing, and structure for requirements management 

3 professionals and chief architects. 

4 (3) Publication of new policies, guidance, and 

5 templates for the operational, requirements, and ac6 quisition workforce in online digital formats instead 

7 of large policy documents. 

8 (d) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 

9 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con10 gressional defense committees an interim report on the 

11 modernization conducted by the Secretary under sub12 section (a), including— 

13 (1) a description of the modernization efforts; 

14 (2) the Department of Defense’s plans to imple15 ment, communicate, and continuously improve the 

16 modernization of the Department’s requirements 

17 processes and structure; and 

18 (3) any additional recommendations for legisla19 tion that the Secretary determines appropriate. 

20 (e) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2025, 

21 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Secretary of 

22 Defense and the congressional defense committees a final 

23 report describing activities carried out pursuant to sub24 sections (b) and (c). 


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1 SEC. 803. HEAD OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR STRA2 TEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE. 

3 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Director of the Strategic Ca4 pabilities Office shall have the authority to conduct acqui5 sition activities within the Strategic Capabilities Office. 

6 (b) ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.—– 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The staff of the Director 

8 shall include an acquisition executive, who shall be 

9 responsible for the overall supervision of acquisition 

10 matters for the Strategic Capabilities Office. The ac11 quisition executive shall have the authority— 

12 (A) to negotiate memoranda of agreement 

13 with the military departments and Department 

14 of Defense components to carry out the acquisi15 tion of equipment, capabilities, and services on 

16 behalf of the Office; 

17 (B) to supervise the acquisition of equip18 ment, capabilities, and services on behalf of the 

19 Office; 

20 (C) to represent the Office in discussions 

21 with the military departments regarding acqui22 sition programs for which the Office is a cus23 tomer; and 

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1 grated product team regarding acquisition pro2 grams for which the Office is a customer. 

3 (2) DELIVERY OF ACQUISITION SOLUTIONS.— 

4 The acquisition executive of the Strategic Capabili5 ties Office shall be— 

6 (A) responsible to the Director for rapidly 

7 delivering acquisition solutions to meet vali8 dated cyber operations-peculiar requirements; 

9 (B) subordinate to the defense acquisition 

10 executive in matters of acquisition; 

11 (C) subject to the same oversight as the 

12 service acquisition executives; and 

13 (D) included on the distribution list for ac14 quisition directives and instructions of the De15 partment of Defense. 

16 (c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—The au17 thority granted in subsection (a) shall become effective 30 

18 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense pro19 vides to the congressional defense committees a plan for 

20 implementation of those authorities under subsection (a). 

21 The plan shall include the following: 

22 (1) Summaries of the components to be nego23 tiated in the memoranda of agreement with the mili24 tary departments and other Department of Defense 

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1 tion, and sustainment of equipment, capabilities, and 

2 services described in subsection (b)(1). 

3 (2) Negotiation and approval timelines for 

4 memorandum of agreement. 

5 (3) A plan for oversight of the acquisition exec6 utive established under subsection (b). 

7 (4) An assessment of the acquisition workforce 

8 needs of the Strategic Capabilities Office to support 

9 the authority provided under subsection (a) until 

10 2028. 

11 (5) Other matters as appropriate. 

12 (d) ANNUAL END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT.—Each 

13 year, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

14 Sustainment shall review and assess the acquisition activi15 ties of the Strategic Capabilities Office, including con16 tracting and acquisition documentation, for the previous 

17 fiscal year and provide any recommendations or feedback 

18 to the acquisition executive of the Strategic Capabilities 

19 Office. 

20 (e) SUNSET.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority provided 

22 under this section shall terminate on September 30, 

23 2028. 

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1 include major defense acquisition programs, major 

2 automated information system programs, or acquisi3 tions of foundational infrastructure or software ar4 chitectures the duration of which is expected to last 

5 more than five years. 

6 SEC. 804. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE USE OF INNOVATIVE 

7 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, the Sec9 retary of each military department shall designate one ac10 quisition program within their service and the Under Sec11 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall 

12 designate one acquisition program within the Department 

13 of Defense Agencies and Field Activities for the use of 

14 innovative intellectual property strategies in order to ac15 quire the necessary technical data rights required for the 

16 operations and maintenance of that system. 

17 (b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 

18 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 

19 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in 

20 coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart21 ments, shall provide a briefing to the Committees on 

22 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent23 atives with a detailed plan to implement the requirements 

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1 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Upon selection of the pro2 grams to be covered by this section and until the termi3 nation of this authority, the Under Secretary of Defense 

4 for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the 

5 Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide an 

6 annual report to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

7 Senate and the House of Representatives on the effective8 ness of the pilot program in acquiring the data necessary 

9 to support timely, cost-effective maintenance and 

10 sustainment of the system and any recommendations for 

11 the applicability of lessons learned from this pilot program 

12 to future acquisition programs. 

13 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AGENCIES AND

15 FIELD ACTIVITIES.—The terms ‘‘Department of De16 fense Agency’’ and ‘‘Department of Defense Field 

17 Activity’’ have the meanings given those terms in 

18 section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 

19 (2) INNOVATIVE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

20 STRATEGIES.—The term ‘‘innovative intellectual 

21 property strategies’’ includes the following: 

22 (A) The use of an escrow account to verify 

23 and hold intellectual property data. 

24 (B) The use of royalties or licenses. 


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1 (C) Other innovative strategies to acquire 

2 the necessary level of intellectual property and 

3 data rights to support the operations, mainte4 nance, installation, and training (OMIT) of the 

5 selected program. 

6 (e) SUNSET.—The authority to initiate a program 

7 under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2028. 

8 SEC. 805. FOCUSED COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENINGS 

9 OPPORTUNITIES. 

10 (a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

11 coordination with the service acquisition executives of each 

12 military department, shall create not less than three new 

13 commercial solutions opening (CSO) opportunities pursu14 ant to section 3458 of title 10, United States Code, each 

15 fiscal year. Each such CSO opportunities shall be dedi16 cated to addressing the mission needs and integrated pri17 ority lists of a single geographic combatant command. 

18 (b) EXECUTION.—In creating the CSO opportunities 

19 required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 

20 shall— 

21 (1) assign the responsibility for issuing a CSO 

22 to a single military department, with a program ex23 ecutive officer from that military department as24 signed as lead; and 


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1 (2) ensure that any program executive office 

2 (PEO) assignment should be made to align the 

3 needs of the CSO with a PEO that has similar exist4 ing requirements and funding for transitioning tech5 nologies within the focus area. 

6 (c) SUNSET.—The requirement in subsection (a) 

7 shall expire on September 30, 2027. 

8 SEC. 806. STUDY ON REDUCING BARRIERS TO ACQUISITION 

9 OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

11 through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 

12 and Sustainment, shall conduct a study on the feasibility 

13 and advisability of— 

14 (1) establishing a default determination that 

15 products and services acquired by the Department of 

16 Defense are commercial and do not require commer17 cial determination as provided under section 3456 of 

18 title 10, United States Code; 

19 (2) establishing a requirement for non-commer20 cial determinations to be made for acquisitions to 

21 use procedures other than part 12 of the Federal 

22 Acquisition Regulation; and 

23 (3) mandating use of commercial procedures 

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1 unless a justification of non-commerciality is deter2 mined. 

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 on the findings of the study conducted under sub7 section (a). The report shall include specific findings with 

8 relevant data and proposed recommendations, including 

9 for any necessary and desirable modifications to applicable 

10 statute for any changes the Department seeks to make 

11 regarding paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a). 

12 SEC. 807. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON INDEPENDENT COST 

13 ASSESSMENT. 

14 It is the sense of the Senate that— 

15 (1) to implement the National Defense Strat16 egy, the Department of Defense requires thoughtful 

17 and thorough analysis to ensure efficient and effec18 tive use of each taxpayer dollar to inform tradeoff 

19 analysis that delivers the optimum portfolio of mili20 tary capabilities; 

21 (2) the Secretary of Defense requires timely, in22 sightful, and unbiased analysis on cost estimation 

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1 (3) the Office of the Director of Cost Assess2 ment and Program Evaluation supports implementa3 tion of the National Defense Strategy by— 

4 (A) providing insight into the costs of 

5 major defense acquisition programs and other 

6 technology development initiatives that enables 

7 responsible budgeting and proactive manage8 ment decisions so that the Department can con9 trol cost, drive efficiency, and achieve savings; 

10 (B) ensuring that the cost estimation 

11 workforce of the Department of Defense is 

12 using the most modern and realistic cost esti13 mation methodologies, tools, and tradecraft, in14 cluding the collection and distribution of data 

15 through the Cost Assessment Data Enterprise; 

16 and 

17 (C) providing timely review and oversight 

18 of cost estimates performed by the defense 

19 agencies and military departments. 

20 SEC. 808. EMERGENCY ACQUISITION AUTHORITY FOR PUR21 POSES OF REPLENISHING UNITED STATES 

22 STOCKPILES. 

23 Section 3601(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

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1 (1) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 

2 and inserting a semicolon; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 

4 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(C) for purposes of— 

8 ‘‘(i) replenishing United States stock9 piles with like defense articles when those 

10 stockpiles are diminished as a result of the 

11 United States providing defense articles in 

12 response to an armed attack by a country 

13 of concern (as that term is defined in sec14 tion 1(m) of the State Department Basic 

15 Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 

16 2651a(m)) against— 

17 ‘‘(I) a United States ally (as that 

18 term is defined in section 201(d) of 

19 the Act of December 2, 1942, entitled, 

20 ‘To provide benefits for the injury, 

21 disability, death, or enemy detention 

22 of employees of contractors with the 

23 United States, and for other purposes’ 

24 (56 Stat. 1028, chapter 668; 42 

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1 ‘‘(II) a United States partner; or 

2 ‘‘(ii) contracting for the movement or 

3 delivery of defense articles transferred to 

4 such ally or partner through the Presi5 dent’s drawdown authorities in connection 

6 with such response, 

7 provided that the United States is not a party 

8 to the hostilities.’’. 

9 Subtitle B—Amendments to Gen10 eral Contracting Authorities, 

11 Procedures, and Limitations 

12 SEC. 811. COMMANDER INITIATED RAPID CONTRACTING 

13 ACTIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The commander of a combatant 

15 command, upon providing a written determination to a 

16 supporting head (or heads) of contracting activity (HCA), 

17 may request emergency, rapid contracting response using 

18 special authorities described in subsection (b)— 

19 (1) in support of a contingency operation (as 

20 defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 

21 Code); 

22 (2) to facilitate the defense against or recovery 

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1 (3) in support of a humanitarian or peace2 keeping operation (as the term is defined in section 

3 3015(2) of title 10, United States Code); and 

4 (4) for purposes of protecting the national secu5 rity interests of the United States during directed 

6 operations that fall below the level of armed conflict. 

7 (b) APPLICABILITY.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

8 the HCA may utilize the following authorities to rapidly 

9 respond to time-sensitive or unplanned emergency situa10 tions: 

11 (1) For actions taken under subsection (a) in 

12 the case of a contract to be awarded and performed, 

13 or purchase to be made, in the United States, sim14 plified procedures for a single contracting action 

15 may be used up to $15,000. 

16 (2) For actions taken under subsection (a) in 

17 the case of a contract to be awarded and performed, 

18 or purchase to be made, outside the United States, 

19 simplified procedures for a single contracting action 

20 may be used up to $25,000. 

21 (3) For purposes of section 3205(a)(2) of title 

22 10, United States Code, the applicable threshold is 

23 deemed to be $10,000,000. 

24 (4) The property or service being procured may 

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1 service for the purpose of carrying out the procure2 ment. 

3 (c) DETERMINATION.—A written determination re4 quired under subsection (a) may be used to cover more 

5 than one requested action, and may be directed to more 

6 than one HCA, and shall include: 

7 (1) The rationale for initiating the request in 

8 accordance with paragraphs (1) though (4) of such 

9 subsection. 

10 (2) A description of the actions being requested 

11 of the HCA. 

12 (3) A declaration that funds are available for 

13 such requested contracting support. 

14 (d) SUNSET.—The authority under subsection (a) 

15 shall terminate on September 30, 2028. 

16 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 15, 

17 2025, and annually thereafter for four years, the Chair18 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the 

19 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

20 Sustainment, shall provide a report to the congressional 

21 defense committees on the use of the authority under this 

22 section for the previous fiscal year. The report shall in23 clude a summary of each instance of the authority being 

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1 (1) the combatant command initiating the ac2 tion or actions; 

3 (2) the supporting HCA or HCAs; and 

4 (3) the specific actions requested, including the 

5 contract performer and value of contracting action. 

6 SEC. 812. EXTENSION AND REVISIONS TO NEVER CON7 TRACT WITH THE ENEMY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 841 of the Carl Levin and 

9 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza10 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 

11 U.S.C. 4871 note prec.) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking the section heading and insert13 ing ‘‘THREAT MITIGATION IN COMMERCIAL

14 SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) by striking the subsection heading and 

17 inserting ‘‘PROGRAM ESTABLISHED’’; 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘and in consultation with 

19 the Secretary of State’’ and all that follows 

20 through the period at the end and inserting 

21 ‘‘and the Secretary of State, establish a pro22 gram to enable combatant commanders to iden23 tify and manage risks introduced by covered 

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1 Defense shall publish policy establishing this 

2 program with responsibilities for program exe3 cution and oversight and procedures for use of 

4 available intelligence, security, and law enforce5 ment information to identify threats and em6 ployment of a range of strategies, including the 

7 covered procurement actions described in this 

8 section, to manage risks posed by covered per9 sons and entities that are engaged in covered 

10 activities.’’; 

11 (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION.—The combatant com15 mander shall identify covered persons or entities en16 gaged in covered activities through the program es17 tablished under subsection (a). Upon identification 

18 of a covered person or entity, combatant com19 manders, or their designated deputies, shall notify 

20 and provide rationale for such an identification to 

21 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

22 Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for In23 telligence and Security, and the Under Secretary of 

24 Defense for Policy. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a con2 tracting activity may exercise a covered pro3 curement action on a covered persons or entity. 

4 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON COVERED PROCURE5 MENT ACTIONS.—The head of a contracting ac6 tivity may exercise a covered procurement ac7 tion only after receiving a notification and rec8 ommendation from the Under Secretary of De9 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment, based 

10 on a risk assessment by the identifying combat11 ant commander, that states that— 

12 ‘‘(i) the person or entity identified by 

13 the combatant commander meets the cri14 teria for a covered person or entity and 

15 was or is actively engaged in one or more 

16 covered activities; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) less intrusive measures are not 

18 reasonably available to manage the risk.’’; 

19 (4) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol20 lows: 

21 ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION TO COVERED PERSON OR ENTI22 TY.— 

23 ‘‘(1) ADVANCE NOTICE.—Contracting activities 

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1 covered solicitations and contracts, grants, or coop2 erative agreements of the following matters: 

3 ‘‘(A) The program established under sub4 section (a). 

5 ‘‘(B) The authorities established under 

6 subsection (b). 

7 ‘‘(C) The responsibilities of covered per8 sons or entities to exercise due diligence to miti9 gate their engagement in covered activities. 

10 ‘‘(2) NOTICE OF COVERED PROCUREMENT AC11 TIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon exercising a 

13 covered procurement action, the head of a con14 tracting activity shall notify the covered person 

15 or entity of the action. The covered person or 

16 entity shall be permitted the opportunity to 

17 challenge the covered procurement action by re18 questing an administrative review of the action 

19 under the procedures of the Department of De20 fense not later than 30 days after receipt of no21 tice of the action. 

22 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON DISCLOSURE OF IN23 FORMATION.—Full disclosure of information to 

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1 ered procurement action need not be provided 

2 when such a disclosure would compromise na3 tional security or would pose an unacceptable 

4 threat to personnel of the United States or 

5 partners and allies. 

6 ‘‘(C) PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFOR7 MATION.—Classified information relied upon to 

8 exercise a covered procurement action may not 

9 be disclosed to a covered person or entity, or to 

10 their representatives, unless a protective order 

11 issued by a court of competent jurisdiction es12 tablished under article I or article III of the 

13 Constitution of the United States specifically 

14 addresses the conditions under which such clas15 sified information may be disclosed.’’; 

16 (5) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘(d) COVERED PROCUREMENT ACTION REPORT19 ING.—All covered procurement actions shall be reported 

20 to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

21 Sustainment and reported in the Federal Awardee Per22 formance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) or 

23 other formal systems or record. Exclusions shall also be 

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1 (6) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, 

4 in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence 

5 and the Secretary of State, shall, on an annual basis, re6 view the lists of persons and entities having been subject 

7 to a covered procurement action under subsection (b)(2) 

8 to determine whether or not such persons and entities con9 tinue to warrant use of the covered procurement action.’’; 

10 (7) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘(f) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, in conjunc13 tion with the Secretary of State, may grant a waiver for 

14 actions taken under subsection (b) if it is in the best inter15 est of national security.’’; 

16 (8) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘(g) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

19 provided by subsection (b) to make a determination to use 

20 a covered procurement action, in whole or in part, may 

21 not be delegated below the level of head of contracting ac22 tivity, or equivalent official for purposes of grants or coop23 erative agreements.’’; 

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1 ‘‘(h) UPDATING REGULATIONS.—The Federal Acqui2 sition Regulation and the Defense Federal Acquisition 

3 Regulation Supplement shall be revised to implement the 

4 provisions of this subtitle.’’; 

5 (10) in subsection (i)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘Director of the Office 

8 of Management and Budget’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘appropriate commit11 tees of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘congres12 sional defense committees’’; 

13 (iii) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (I) by striking ‘‘an executive 

15 agency exercised the authority to ter16 minate, void, or restrict a contract, 

17 grant, and cooperative agreement pur18 suant to subsection (c), based on a 

19 notification under subsection (b)’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘a head of contracting activ21 ity exercised a covered procurement 

22 action’’; 

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1 (III) in clause (ii), by striking 

2 ‘‘the action taken’’ and inserting ‘‘ex3 ercising the covered procurement ac4 tion’’; 

5 (IV) in clause (iii), by striking 

6 ‘‘voided or terminated’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘subject to the covered procurement 

8 action’’; and 

9 (V) in clause (iv)— 

10 (aa) by striking ‘‘executive 

11 agency in force’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘Department of Defense has’’ 

13 and 

14 (bb) by striking ‘‘concerned 

15 at the time the contract, grant, 

16 or cooperative agreement was ter17 minated or voided’’ and replacing 

18 with ‘‘at the time of exercise of 

19 the covered procurement action’’; 

20 and 

21 (iv) in subparagraph (B)— 

22 (I) by striking ‘‘an executive 

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1 ment pursuant to subsection (c), 

2 based on a notification under sub3 section (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘a head of 

4 contracting activity did not exercise a 

5 covered procurement action following 

6 an identification from a combatant 

7 commander’’; 

8 (II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘ex9 ecutive agency’’ and inserting ‘‘head 

10 of contracting activity’’; and 

11 (III) in clause (ii), by inserting 

12 ‘‘covered procurement’’ before ‘‘ac13 tion’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Direc15 tor’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 

16 (11) by striking subsection (j) and (m) and re17 designating subsections (k), (l), and (n) as sub18 sections (j), (k), and (l), respectively; 

19 (12) in subsection (k), as redesignated by para20 graph (11), by striking ‘‘Except as provided in sub21 section (l), the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 

22 (13) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by 

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1 (b) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—Section 842 of the Carl 

2 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

3 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended by 

4 striking subsections (a) through (c) and inserting the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO RECORDS.—The Sec7 retary of Defense may examine any records of persons or 

8 entities that have existing contracts with, or are active re9 cipients of a grant or cooperative agreement from, the De10 partment of Defense, including any subcontractors or sub11 grantees, to the extent necessary to support the program 

12 established under section 841 of this Act. 

13 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The examination authorized 

14 under subsection (a) may only take place after a written 

15 determination is made by the contracting officer, informed 

16 by a finding from the combatant commander, stating that 

17 this examination will support the program established 

18 under such section 841, and less intrusive measures are 

19 not reasonably available to manage the risk.’’. 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 843 of the Carl Levin 

21 and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au22 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended— 

23 (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), 

24 (7), and (9) and redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), 

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1 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes2 ignated by paragraph (1) of this section, the fol3 lowing new paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(1) COVERED ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘covered 

5 activities’ means activities where a covered person or 

6 entity is— 

7 ‘‘(A) engaging in acts of violence against 

8 personnel of the United States or partners and 

9 allies; 

10 ‘‘(B) providing financing, logistics, train11 ing, or intelligence to a person described in sub12 paragraph (A); 

13 ‘‘(C) engaging in foreign intelligence activi14 ties against the United States or partners and 

15 allies; 

16 ‘‘(D) engaging in transnational organized 

17 crime or criminal activities; or 

18 ‘‘(E) engaging in other activities that 

19 present a direct or indirect risk to United 

20 States or partner and allied missions and 

21 forces.’’; 

22 (3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 

23 striking ‘‘with an estimated value in excess of 

24 $50,000 that is performed outside the United 

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1 support’’ and all that follows through the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘that is performed outside the 

3 United States, including its territories and posses4 sions.’’; 

5 (4) by amending paragraph (3), as so redesig6 nated, to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(3) COVERED PERSON OR ENTITY.—The term 

8 ‘covered person or entity’ means any person, cor9 poration, company, limited liability company, limited 

10 partnership, business trust, business association, or 

11 other similar entity outside of the United States or 

12 any foreign reporting company in accordance with 

13 section 5336(a)(11)(A)(ii) of title 31, United States 

14 Code, that is responding to a covered solicitation or 

15 performing work on a covered contract, grant, or co16 operative agreement.’’; and 

17 (5) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so re18 designated, the following new paragraphs: 

19 ‘‘(4) COVERED PROCUREMENT ACTION.—The 

20 term ‘covered procurement action’means an action 

21 taken by a head of contracting activity to— 

22 ‘‘(A) exclude a person or commercial entity 

23 from award with or without an existing con24 tract, grant, or cooperative agreement; 


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1 ‘‘(B) terminate an existing contract, grant, 

2 or cooperative agreement for default; or 

3 ‘‘(C) void in whole or in part an existing 

4 contract, grant, or cooperative agreement. 

5 ‘‘(5) COVERED SOLICITATION.—The term ‘cov6 ered solicitation’ means any Department of Defense 

7 solicitation for work for which the place of perform8 ance is outside of the United States.’’. 

9 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

10 this section shall take effect not later than 180 days after 

11 the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to covered so12 licitations issued and covered contracts, grants, or cooper13 ative agreements (as that term is defined in section 843 

14 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na15 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, 

16 as amended by subsection (c)) awarded on or after such 

17 date, and to task and delivery orders that have been issued 

18 on or after such date pursuant to covered contracts, 

19 grants, or cooperative agreements that are awarded be20 fore, on, or after such date. 


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1 SEC. 813. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

2 CAPABILITIES TO PREVENT CONTRACTOR 

3 FRAUD. 

4 (a) WITHHOLDING OF CONTRACTUAL PAYMENTS.— 

5 Subsection (a) of section 4651 of title 10, United States 

6 Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

8 inserting a semicolon; 

9 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘clause (1)’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘at least three, but not 

13 more than 10, as determined by the Secretary 

14 or his designee, times the cost incurred by the 

15 contractor in giving gratuities to the officer, of16 ficial, or employee concerned.’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘of up to 10 percent of the total contract award 

18 amount;’’; 

19 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol20 lowing new paragraphs: 

21 ‘‘(3) with respect to a contract that could have 

22 been terminated under paragraph (1) but for the 

23 completion of performance of the contract, the 

24 United States is entitled to exemplary damages as 

25 set forth in paragraph (2); and 


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1 ‘‘(4) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 

2 of a military department may, after providing notice 

3 to the contractor and pending the determination 

4 concerning exemplary damages referred to in para5 graph (2), withhold from payments otherwise due to 

6 the contractor under any contract between the con7 tractor and the United States an amount not to ex8 ceed 10 percent of the total contract award 

9 amount.’’; and 

10 (4) in the matter following paragraph (4), as 

11 added by paragraph (3) of this subsection, by strik12 ing ‘‘clause (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 

13 (b) BURDEN OF PROOF.—Paragraph (1) of section 

14 4651(a) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 

15 subsection (a) of this section, is further amended by in16 serting ‘‘and by a preponderance of the evidence’’ after 

17 ‘‘after notice and hearing’’. 

18 SEC. 814. MODIFICATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR 

19 HIGH DOLLAR OTHER TRANSACTION AGREE20 MENTS FOR PROTOTYPES. 

21 (a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AUTHORITY.—Sec22 tion 4022(a)(2)(C)(i)(I) of title 10, United States Code, 

23 is amended by inserting after ‘‘subsection (d)’’ the fol24 lowing: ‘‘were met for the prior transaction for the proto25 type project that provided for the award of the follow-on 


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1 production contract or transaction, and the requirements 

2 of subsection (f)’’. 

3 (b) AMENDMENT RELATING TO APPROPRIATE USE

4 OF AUTHORITY.—Section 4022(d) of such title is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(3) The requirements of this subsection do not apply 

7 to follow-on production contracts or transactions under 

8 subsection (f).’’. 

9 SEC. 815. MODIFICATIONS TO EARNED VALUE MANAGE10 MENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 

13 for Acquisition and Sustainment shall update appropriate 

14 policies related to Earned Value Management (EVM) as 

15 follows: 

16 (1) Update subpart 234.2 of the Defense Fed17 eral Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to 

18 exempt all software contracts and subcontracts from 

19 EVM requirements. 

20 (2) Update sections 234.201, 234.203, 

21 252.234–7001, and 252.242–7002 of the DFARS— 

22 (A) to increase contract value thresholds 

23 associated with requiring EVM on cost or in24 centive contracts from $20,000,000 to 

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1 (B) to increase the contract value thresh2 old for the contractor to use an EVM System 

3 from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000. 

4 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—If the Under Secretary of 

5 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is unable to up6 date the regulations specified in subsection (a) before the 

7 deadline specified in such subsection, the Under Secretary 

8 of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall pro9 viding to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 

10 and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

11 Representatives a briefing explaining the timeline for im12 plementation. 

13 SEC. 816. INVENTORY OF INFLATION AND ESCALATION IN14 DICES. 

15 (a) INVENTORY REQUIRED.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

17 30, 2024, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui18 sition and Sustainment, in coordination with the 

19 Service Acquisition Executives, shall conduct an in20 ventory of inflation and escalation indices currently 

21 used for contracting and pricing purposes across the 

22 Department and make the inventory available as a 

23 resource for all government and industry contracting 

24 and pricing professionals. 


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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—The inventory required under 

2 paragraph (1)— 

3 (A) shall include indices used for products 

4 and indices used for services, including accessi5 bility instructions; 

6 (B) may include relevant indices derived 

7 from or leveraged by commercial, academic, or 

8 nongovernmental sources; and 

9 (C) shall separately identify indices for 

10 which the Department of Defense purchases ac11 cess. 

12 (b) ASSESSMENT.—As part of the inventory required 

13 under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for 

14 Acquisition and Sustainment shall also conduct an assess15 ment of the available inflation and escalation indices in 

16 order to determine— 

17 (1) gaps in any available indices where identi18 fication or development of new indices may be nec19 essary; and 

20 (2) in instances where there are multiple indices 

21 being used— 

22 (A) whether consolidation on a single index 

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1 (B) whether commercial, academic, or non2 governmental indices have any comparative ben3 efit or advantage over governmental sources. 

4 (c) PERIODIC UPDATES.—The Under Secretary of 

5 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall periodi6 cally, and not less than once every 5 years, review and 

7 update the inventory required under subsection (a). 

8 (d) GUIDANCE.—Not later than March 30, 2025, the 

9 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

10 Sustainment, in coordination with the Service Acquisition 

11 Executives, shall issue guidance providing for the con12 sistent application and maintenance of data included in 

13 the inventory required under subsection (a) for use by gov14 ernment contracting and pricing personnel. 

15 SEC. 817. PILOT PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE PROGRESS 

16 PAYMENTS. 

17 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Under Secretary of De18 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish and 

19 implement a pilot program to incentivize large business 

20 concerns awarded Department of Defense contracts to 

21 qualify for progress payments up to 10 percentage points 

22 higher than the standard progress payment rate. 

23 (b) INCENTIVES.—The Under Secretary for Acquisi24 tion and Sustainment shall establish clear and measurable 

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1 progress payments as described in subsection (a), includ2 ing meeting one or more of the following criteria: 

3 (1) Adherence to delivery dates for contract end 

4 items and contract data requirement lists or compli5 ance with the performance milestone schedule during 

6 the preceding fiscal year. 

7 (2) The lack of any open level III or IV correc8 tive action requests. 

9 (3) Acceptability of the contractor’s business 

10 systems without significant deficiencies. 

11 (4) Meeting small business subcontracting goals 

12 during the preceding fiscal year. 

13 (c) REPORT.—The Under Secretary for Acquisition 

14 and Sustainment shall submit to the Committees on 

15 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa16 tives an annual report on the implementation of the pilot 

17 program established under subsection (a), including a 

18 comprehensive list of contractors and the contracts that 

19 received the increased progress payments. 

20 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) STANDARD PROGRESS PAYMENT RATE.— 

22 The term ‘‘standard progress payment rate’’ refers 

23 to the rate of progress payments provided for under 

24 section 3804 of title 10, United States Code, and 

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1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the De2 fense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. 

3 (2) LARGE BUSINESS CONCERNS.—The term 

4 ‘‘large business concerns’’ means a business concern 

5 that exceeds the small business size code standards 

6 established by the Small Business Administration as 

7 set forth in part 121 of title 13, Code of Federal 

8 Regulations. 

9 (e) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out the pilot 

10 program established under subsection (a) shall terminate 

11 on January 1, 2026. 

12 SEC. 818. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE 

13 CONTRACTING AND PRICING PROCESSES. 

14 Section 890 of the John S. McCain National Defense 

15 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 

16 232), as most recently amended by section 818 of the 

17 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

18 Fiscal Year 2023, is further amended in subsection (c) 

19 by striking ‘‘January 2, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘January 2, 

20 2028’’. 

21 SEC. 819. PREVENTING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR DE22 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONSULTANTS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

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1 (1) to require any entity that provides the serv2 ices described in North American Industry Classi3 fication System (NAICS) code 5416, prior to enter4 ing into the Department of Defense contract, to cer5 tify that— 

6 (A) neither the entity nor any of its sub7 sidiaries or affiliates hold a contract with one or 

8 more covered foreign entities; or 

9 (B) the entity maintains a Conflict of In10 terest Mitigation Surveillance Plan described 

11 under subsection (b) that is auditable by con12 tract oversight entities; and 

13 (2) to restrict Department of Defense contracts 

14 from being awarded to an entity that provides the 

15 services described under the NAICS code 5416, if 

16 the entity or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates are 

17 determined, based on the self-certification required 

18 under paragraph (1) or other information, to be a 

19 contractor of, or otherwise providing services to, a 

20 covered foreign entity unless such contractor main21 tains an enforceable Conflict of Interest Mitigation 

22 Surveillance Plan. 

23 (b) CONFLICT OF INTEREST MITIGATION SURVEIL24 LANCE PLAN.—Contractors that are unable to certify 

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1 their subsidiaries or affiliates hold a contract with one or 

2 more covered foreign entities shall maintain a Conflict of 

3 Interest Mitigation Surveillance Plan that is updated an4 nually and shall be provided to applicable contract over5 sight entities upon request. The plan shall include— 

6 (1) identification of the contracts with the cov7 ered foreign entity (or entities) including the specific 

8 entity, the dollar value of the contract, and the spe9 cific personnel working on the contract; 

10 (2) mitigation measures being taken to prevent 

11 conflicts of interest (corporately as well as for indi12 viduals working on the contract) that might arise by 

13 also supporting Department of Defense contracts; 

14 and 

15 (3) notification procedures to the contract over16 sight entities within 15 days of determining an un17 mitigated conflict of interest has arisen. 

18 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, or designee, 

19 shall have the authority to waive conflicts of interest re20 strictions under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis as 

21 may be necessary to continue contracting for certain na22 tional security requirements. The Secretary of Defense 

23 may not delegate such authority to an official below the 

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1 (d) WAIVER NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 

2 after issuing a waiver under subsection (c) of this section, 

3 the Secretary of Defense shall provide a written notifica4 tion to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 

5 and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

6 Representatives regarding the use of such waiver author7 ity. The notification shall include— 

8 (1) the specific justification for providing the 

9 waiver; 

10 (2) the covered foreign entity with which the 

11 waiver recipient is working which gives rise to the 

12 conflict of interest; 

13 (3) the number of bidders on a contract on 

14 which the waiver was required; 

15 (4) the number of bidders on a contract for 

16 which a waiver would not have been required to have 

17 been issued; and 

18 (5) the total dollar value of the contract. 

19 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) COVERED FOREIGN ENTITY.—The term 

21 ‘‘covered foreign entity’’ means any of the following: 

22 (A) The Government of the People’s Re23 public of China, any Chinese state-owned entity, 

24 or other entity under the ownership, or control, 

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1 People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Com2 munist Party that is engaged in one or more 

3 national security industries. 

4 (B) The Government of the Russian Fed5 eration, any Russian state-owned entity, or any 

6 entity sanctioned by the Secretary of the Treas7 ury under Executive Order 13662 titled ‘‘Block8 ing Property of Additional Persons Contrib9 uting to the Situation in Ukraine’’(79 Fed. 

10 Reg. 16169). 

11 (C) The government or any state-owned 

12 entity of any country if the Secretary of State 

13 determines that such government has repeat14 edly provided support for acts of international 

15 terrorism pursuant to— 

16 (i) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Ex17 port Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 

18 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A)); 

19 (ii) section 620A of the Foreign As20 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 

21 (iii) section 40 of the Arms Export 

22 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or 

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1 (D) Any entity included on any of the fol2 lowing lists maintained by the Department of 

3 Commerce: 

4 (i) The Entity List set forth in Sup5 plement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export 

6 Administration Regulations. 

7 (ii) The Denied Persons List as de8 scribed in section 764.3(a)(2) of the Ex9 port Administration Regulations. 

10 (iii) The Unverified List set forth in 

11 Supplement No. 6 to part 744 of the Ex12 port Administration Regulations. 

13 (iv) The Military End User List set 

14 forth in Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of 

15 the Export Administration Regulations. 

16 (2) CONTRACT OVERSIGHT ENTITIES.—The 

17 term ‘‘contract oversight entities’’ means any of the 

18 following: 

19 (A) The contracting officer. 

20 (B) The contracting officer representative. 

21 (C) The Defense Contract Management 

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1 (E) The Office of Inspector General (OIG) 

2 of the Department of Defense or any subcompo3 nent of OIG. 

4 (F) The Government Accountability Office. 

5 SEC. 820. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING DEFENSE CON6 TRACTORS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RE7 LATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 

10 gas’’ means— 

11 (A) carbon dioxide; 

12 (B) methane; 

13 (C) nitrous oxide; 

14 (D) nitrogen trifluoride; 

15 (E) hydrofluorocarbons; 

16 (F) perfluorcarbons; or 

17 (G) sulfur hexafluoride. 

18 (2) GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.—The term 

19 ‘‘greenhouse gas inventory’’ means a quantified list 

20 of an entity’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. 

21 (3) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CON22 TRACTOR.—The term ‘‘nontraditional defense con23 tractor’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

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1 (b) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE REQUIRE2 MENTS.— 

3 (1) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRAC4 TORS.—The Secretary of Defense may not require 

5 any nontraditional defense contractor recipient of a 

6 defense contract to provide a greenhouse gas inven7 tory or to provide any other report on greenhouse 

8 gas emissions. 

9 (2) OTHER THAN NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE

10 CONTRACTORS.—During the two-year period begin11 ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

12 Secretary of Defense may not require any other than 

13 nontraditional defense contractor recipient of a de14 fense contract to provide a greenhouse gas inventory 

15 or to provide any other report on greenhouse gas 

16 emissions. 

17 SEC. 821. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVI18 SION OF ONLINE TUTORING SERVICES BY EN19 TITIES OWNED BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 

20 OF CHINA. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 

22 not, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

23 enter into or renew a contract for the provision of online 

24 tutoring services by an entity owned or controlled by the 

25 Government of the People’s Republic of China. 


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1 (b) WAIVER.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive 

3 the prohibition under subsection (a). 

4 (2) NONDELEGATION.—The Secretary may not 

5 delegate the authority to issue a waiver under para6 graph (1). 

7 SEC. 822. MODIFICATION OF TRUTHFUL COST OR PRICING 

8 DATA SUBMISSIONS AND REPORT. 

9 Section 3705(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States 

10 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘should-cost analysis.’’ and 

11 all that follows through ‘‘past performance.’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘should-cost analysis and shall identify such offerors that 

13 incur a delay greater than 200 days in submitting such 

14 cost or pricing data. The Secretary of Defense shall in15 clude a public notation on such offerors.’’. 

16 Subtitle C—Industrial Base 

17 Matters 

18 SEC. 831. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE ADVANCED CAPA19 BILITIES PILOT PROGRAM. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of De22 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall carry 

23 out a pilot program through a public-private part24 nership to accelerate the scaling, production, and ac25 quisition of advanced defense capabilities determined 


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1 by the Under Secretary to be critical to the national 

2 security by creating incentives for investment in do3 mestic small businesses or nontraditional businesses 

4 to create a robust and resilient defense industrial 

5 base. 

6 (2) GOALS.—The goals of the public-private 

7 partnership pilot program are as follows: 

8 (A) To bolster the defense industrial base 

9 through acquisition and deployment of ad10 vanced capabilities necessary to field Depart11 ment of Defense modernization programs and 

12 priorities. 

13 (B) To strengthen domestic defense supply 

14 chain resilience and capacity by investing in in15 novative defense companies. 

16 (C) To leverage private equity capital to 

17 accelerate domestic defense scaling, production, 

18 and manufacturing. 

19 (b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 

21 (a), the Under Secretary shall enter into one or 

22 more public-private partnerships, consistent with the 

23 phased implementation provided for in subsection 

24 (e), with for-profit persons using the criteria set 

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1 (2) CRITERIA.—The Under Secretary shall es2 tablish criteria for entering into one or more public3 private partnerships and shall submit to the congres4 sional defense committees such criteria, which shall 

5 not take effect for the purposes of entering into any 

6 agreement until 30 days after submission. 

7 (3) OPERATING AGREEMENT.—The Under Sec8 retary and a person or persons with whom the 

9 Under Secretary enters a partnership under para10 graph (1) shall enter into an operating agreement 

11 that sets forth the roles, responsibilities, authorities, 

12 reporting requirements, term, and governance frame13 work for the partnership and its operations. Such 

14 operating agreements may not take effect until 30 

15 days after they have been submitted to the congres16 sional defense committees. 

17 (c) INVESTMENT OF EQUITY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to public-private 

19 partnerships entered into under subsection (b), a 

20 person or persons with whom the Under Secretary 

21 has entered into a partnership may invest equity in 

22 domestic small businesses or nontraditional busi23 nesses consistent with subsection (a), with invest24 ments selected based on technical merit, economic 

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1 ities. The partnership shall require investment in not 

2 less than 10 businesses, with no business rep3 resenting greater than 20 percent of total invest4 ment and no capability area exceeding 40 percent of 

5 total investment 

6 (2) AUTHORITIES.—A person or persons de7 scribed in paragraph (1) shall have sole authority to 

8 operate, manage, and invest. 

9 (d) LOAN GUARANTEE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the authority 

11 established under øsection ll¿ the Under Sec12 retary shall provide an up to 80 percent loan guar13 antee, pursuant to the public-private partnerships 

14 entered into under subsection (b), with investment of 

15 equity that qualifies under subsection (c) and con16 sistent with the goals set forth under subsection 

17 (a)(2). 

18 (2) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The tem19 porary loan guarantee authority described under 

20 paragraph (1) is exclusively for the public-private 

21 partnerships authorized under this section and may 

22 not be utilized for other programs or purposes. 

23 (3) SUBJECT TO OPERATING AGREEMENT.— 

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1 subject to the operating agreement entered into 

2 under subsection (b)(3). 

3 (4) USE OF FUNDS.—Obligations incurred by 

4 the Under Secretary under this paragraph shall be 

5 subject to the availability of funds provided in ad6 vance specifically for the purpose of such loan guar7 antees. 

8 (e) PHASED IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND RE9 QUIRED REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—The program estab10 lished under subsection (a) shall be carried out in two 

11 phases as follows: 

12 (1) PHASE 1.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Phase 1 shall consist of 

14 an initial pilot program with one public-private 

15 partnership, consistent with subsection (b), to 

16 assess the feasibility and advisability of expand17 ing the scope of the program. The Under Sec18 retary shall begin implementation of phase 1 

19 not later than 180 days after the date of the 

20 enactment of this Act. 

21 (B) IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND

22 FRAMEWORK.—Not later than 90 days after the 

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1 gressional defense committees on the design of 

2 phase 1. The plan shall include— 

3 (i) an overview of, and the activities 

4 undertaken, to execute the public-private 

5 partnership; 

6 (ii) a description of the advanced ca7 pabilities and defense industrial base areas 

8 under consideration for investment; 

9 (iii) an overview of the operating 

10 agreement described in subsection (b)(3); 

11 and 

12 (iv) implementation milestones and 

13 metrics. 

14 (C) REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 

15 Not later than 27 months after the date of the 

16 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro17 vide to the congressional defense committees a 

18 report and briefing on the implementation of 

19 this section and the feasibility and advisability 

20 of expanding the scope of the pilot program. 

21 The report and briefing shall include, at min22 imum— 

23 (i) an overview of program perform24 ance, and implementation and execution 

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1 (ii) an overview of progress in— 

2 (I) achieving new products in 

3 production aligned with Department 

4 of Defense needs; 

5 (II) scaling businesses aligned to 

6 targeted industrial base and capability 

7 areas; 

8 (III) generating defense indus9 trial base job growth; 

10 (IV) increasing supply chain re11 silience and capacity; and 

12 (V) enhancing competition on ad13 vanced capability programs; 

14 (iii) an accounting of activities under15 taken and outline of the opportunities and 

16 benefits of expanding the scope of the pilot 

17 program; and 

18 (iv) a recommendation by the Sec19 retary regarding the feasibility and desir20 ability of expanding the pilot program. 

21 (2) PHASE 2.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 

23 months after the date of the enactment of this 

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1 crease to not more than three public-private 

2 partnerships, consistent with subsection (b). 

3 (B) REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 

4 Not later than five years after the date of the 

5 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro6 vide to the congressional defense committees a 

7 report and briefing on the outcomes of the pilot 

8 program under subsection (a), including the ele9 ments described in paragraph (1)(C), and the 

10 feasibility and advisability of making the pro11 gram permanent. 

12 (f) TERMINATION.—The authority to enter into an 

13 agreement to carry out the pilot program under subsection 

14 (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) DOMESTIC BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘domestic 

18 business’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘U.S. 

19 business’’ in section 800.252 of title 31, Code of 

20 Federal Regulations, or successor regulation. 

21 (2) DOMESTIC SMALL BUSINESSES OR NON22 TRADITIONAL BUSINESSES.—The term ‘‘domestic 

23 small businesses or nontraditional businesses’’ 

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1 (A) a small business that is a domestic 

2 business; or 

3 (B) a nontraditional business that is a do4 mestic business. 

5 (3) NONTRADITIONAL BUSINESS.—The term 

6 ‘‘nontraditional business’’ has the meaning given the 

7 term ‘‘nontraditional defense contractor’’ in section 

8 3014 of title 10, United States Code. 

9 (4) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi10 ness’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘small busi11 ness concern’’ in section 3 of the Small Business Act 

12 (15 U.S.C. 632). 

13 SEC. 832. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NOTIFICATION OF 

14 CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The parties to a covered trans16 action required to file the notification and provide supple17 mentary information to the Department of Justice or the 

18 Federal Trade Commission under section 7A of the Clay19 ton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) shall concurrently provide such 

20 information to the Department of Defense during the 

21 waiting period under section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 

22 U.S.C. 18a). 

23 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) COVERED TRANSACTION.—The term ‘‘cov25 ered transaction’’ means an actual or proposed 


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1 merger, acquisition, joint venture, strategic alliance, 

2 or investment— 

3 (A) for which the parties are required to 

4 file a notification under section 7A of the Clay5 ton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a); and 

6 (B) any party to which is, owns, or con7 trols a major defense supplier. 

8 (2) MAJOR DEFENSE SUPPLIER.—The term 

9 ‘‘major defense supplier’’ means— 

10 (A) a current prime contractor of a major 

11 defense acquisition program as defined in chap12 ter 201 of title 10, United States Code; 

13 (B) a current prime contractor of a middle 

14 tier acquisition as defined pursuant to section 

15 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

16 for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 

17 Stat. 882); 

18 (C) a current prime contractor of a soft19 ware acquisition program described under sec20 tion 800 of the National Defense Authorization 

21 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 

22 133 Stat. 1478); 

23 (D) a current prime contractor of a de24 fense business system as defined in section 

25 2222 of title 10, United States Code; or 


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1 (E) a current prime contractor of a service 

2 contract with the Department of Defense, as 

3 defined in part 237 of the Defense Federal Ac4 quisition Regulation Supplement, above the 

5 simplified acquisition threshold. 

6 SEC. 833. ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES FOR ACTION 

7 TO ADDRESS SOURCING AND INDUSTRIAL CA8 PACITY. 

9 (a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

11 acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for 

12 Acquisition and Sustainment and other appropriate 

13 officials, shall review the items under subsection (c) 

14 to determine and develop appropriate actions, con15 sistent with the policies, programs, and activities re16 quired under subpart I of part V of subtitle A of 

17 title 10, United States Code, chapter 83 of title 41, 

18 United States Code, and the Defense Production Act 

19 of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), including— 

20 (A) restricting procurement, with appro21 priate waivers for cost, emergency require22 ments, and non-availability of suppliers, includ23 ing restricting procurement to— 

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1 (ii) suppliers in the national tech2 nology and industrial base (as defined in 

3 section 4801 of title 10, United States 

4 Code); 

5 (iii) suppliers in other allied nations; 

6 or 

7 (iv) other suppliers; 

8 (B) increasing investment through use of 

9 research and development or procurement ac10 tivities and acquisition authorities to— 

11 (i) expand production capacity; 

12 (ii) diversify sources of supply; or 

13 (iii) promote alternative approaches 

14 for addressing military requirements; 

15 (C) prohibiting procurement from selected 

16 sources or nations; 

17 (D) taking a combination of actions de18 scribed under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); 

19 or 

20 (E) taking no action. 

21 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The analyses conducted 

22 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall consider national se23 curity, economic, and treaty implications, as well as 

24 impacts on current and potential suppliers of goods 

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1 (b) REPORTING ON ANALYSES, RECOMMENDATIONS, 

2 AND ACTIONS.— 

3 (1) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than Jan4 uary 15, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall sub5 mit to the congressional defense committees, in writ6 ing— 

7 (A) a summary of the findings of the anal8 yses undertaken for each item pursuant to sub9 section (a); 

10 (B) relevant recommendations resulting 

11 from the analyses; and 

12 (C) descriptions of specific activities under13 taken as a result of the analyses, including 

14 schedule and resources allocated for any 

15 planned actions. 

16 (2) REPORTING.—The Secretary of Defense 

17 shall include the analyses conducted under sub18 section (a), and any relevant recommendations and 

19 descriptions of activities resulting from such anal20 yses, as appropriate, in each of the following during 

21 the 2025 calendar year: 

22 (A) The annual report or quarterly brief23 ings to Congress required under section 4814 of 

24 title 10, United States Code. 


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1 (B) The annual report on unfunded prior2 ities of the national technology and industrial 

3 base required under section 4815 of such title. 

4 (C) Department of Defense technology and 

5 industrial base policy guidance prescribed under 

6 section 4811(c) of such title. 

7 (D) Activities to modernize acquisition 

8 processes to ensure the integrity of the indus9 trial base pursuant to section 4819 of such 

10 title. 

11 (E) Defense memoranda of understanding 

12 and related agreements considered in accord13 ance with section 4851 of such title. 

14 (F) Industrial base or acquisition policy 

15 changes. 

16 (G) Legislative proposals for changes to 

17 relevant statutes which the Department shall 

18 consider, develop, and submit to the Commit19 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

20 House of Representatives not less frequently 

21 than once per fiscal year. 

22 (H) Other actions as the Secretary of De23 fense determines appropriate. 


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1 (c) LIST OF GOODS AND SERVICES FOR ANALYSES, 

2 RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ACTIONS.—The items described 

3 in this subsection are the following: 

4 (1) Traveling Wave Tubes and Traveling Wave 

5 Tube Amplifiers. 

6 SEC. 834. PILOT PROGRAM ON CAPITAL ASSISTANCE TO 

7 SUPPORT DEFENSE INVESTMENT IN THE IN8 DUSTRIAL BASE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 

10 carry out a pilot program under this section to use capital 

11 assistance to support the duties and elements of sections 

12 901 and 907. 

13 (b) ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity seeking 

15 capital assistance for an eligible investment under 

16 this section shall submit to the Secretary of Defense 

17 an application at such time, in such manner, and 

18 containing such information as the Secretary may 

19 require. 

20 (2) SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS.—The Sec21 retary shall establish criteria for selecting among eli22 gible investments for which applications are sub23 mitted under subsection (c)(2). The criteria shall in24 clude— 


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1 (A) the extent to which an investment sup2 ports the national security of the United States; 

3 (B) the likelihood that capital assistance 

4 provided for an investment would enable the in5 vestment to proceed sooner than the investment 

6 would otherwise be able to proceed; and 

7 (C) the creditworthiness of an investment. 

8 (c) CAPITAL ASSISTANCE.— 

9 (1) LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

11 provide loans or loan guarantees to finance or 

12 refinance the costs of an eligible investment se13 lected pursuant to subsection (b)(2). 

14 (B) ADMINISTRATION OF LOANS.— 

15 (i) INTEREST RATE.— 

16 (I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro17 vided under subclause (II), the inter18 est rate on a loan provided under sub19 paragraph (A) shall be not less than 

20 the yield on marketable United States 

21 Treasury securities of a similar matu22 rity to the maturity of the loan on the 

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1 (II) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary 

2 may waive the requirement under sub3 clause (I) with respect to an invest4 ment if the investment is determined 

5 by the Secretary of Defense to be vital 

6 to the national security of the United 

7 States. 

8 (III) CRITERIA.—The Secretary 

9 shall establish separate and distinct 

10 criteria for interest rates for loan 

11 guarantees with private sector lending 

12 institutions. 

13 (ii) FINAL MATURITY DATE.—The 

14 final maturity date of a loan provided 

15 under subparagraph (A) shall be not later 

16 than 50 years after the date of substantial 

17 completion of the investment for which the 

18 loan was provided. 

19 (iii) PREPAYMENT.—A loan provided 

20 under subparagraph (A) may be paid ear21 lier than is provided for under the loan 

22 agreement without a penalty. 

23 (iv) NONSUBORDINATION.— 

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1 not be subordinated to the claims of 

2 any holder of investment obligations 

3 in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, 

4 or liquidation of the obligor. 

5 (II) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary 

6 may waive the requirement under sub7 clause (I) with respect to the invest8 ment in order to mitigate risks to loan 

9 repayment. 

10 (v) SALE OF LOANS.—The Secretary 

11 may sell to another entity or reoffer into 

12 the capital markets a loan provided under 

13 subparagraph (A) if the Secretary deter14 mines that the sale or reoffering can be 

15 made on favorable terms. 

16 (vi) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Any loan 

17 guarantee provided under subparagraph 

18 (A) shall specify the percentage of the 

19 principal amount guaranteed. If the Sec20 retary determines that the holder of a loan 

21 guaranteed by the Department of Defense 

22 defaults on the loan, the Secretary shall 

23 pay the holder as specified in the loan 

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1 (vii) INVESTMENT-GRADE RATING.— 

2 The Secretary shall establish a credit rat3 ing system to ensure a reasonable reassur4 ance of repayment. The system may in5 clude use of existing credit rating agencies 

6 where appropriate. 

7 (viii) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

8 Loans and loan guarantees provided under 

9 subparagraph (A) shall be subject to such 

10 other terms and conditions and contain 

11 such other covenants, representations, war12 ranties, and requirements (including re13 quirements for audits) as the Secretary de14 termines appropriate. 

15 (ix) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL

16 CREDIT REFORM ACT OF 1990.—Loans and 

17 loan guarantees provided under subpara18 graph (A) shall be subject to the require19 ments of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 

20 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 

21 (2) EQUITY INVESTMENTS.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, as 

23 a minority investor, support an eligible invest24 ment selected pursuant to subsection (b)(2) 

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1 purpose of purchasing, and may make and fund 

2 commitments to purchase, invest in, make 

3 pledges in respect of, or otherwise acquire, eq4 uity or quasi-equity securities (such as war5 rants), or shares or financial interests of the el6 igible entity receiving support for the eligible in7 vestment, including as a limited partner or 

8 other investor in investment funds, upon such 

9 terms and conditions as the Secretary may de10 termine. 

11 (B) SALES AND LIQUIDATION OF POSI12 TION.—The Secretary shall seek to sell and liq13 uidate any support for an investment provided 

14 under subparagraph (A) as soon as commer15 cially feasible, commensurate with other similar 

16 investors in the investment and taking into con17 sideration the national security interests of the 

18 United States. 

19 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Subjection to 

20 Appropriations acts, the Secretary may provide tech21 nical assistance with respect to developing and fi22 nancing investments to eligible entities seeking cap23 ital assistance for eligible investments and eligible 

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1 (4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

2 (A) AMOUNT OF CAPITAL ASSISTANCE.— 

3 The Secretary shall provide to an eligible in4 vestment selected pursuant to subsection (b)(2) 

5 the amount of assistance necessary to carry out 

6 the investment. 

7 (B) USE OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS.— 

8 All financial transactions conducted under this 

9 section shall be conducted in United States dol10 lars. 

11 (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS.— 

12 (1) CREDIT PROGRAM ACCOUNT.— 

13 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab14 lished in the Treasury of the United States a 

15 Department of Defense Credit Program Ac16 count to execute loans and loan guarantees in 

17 accordance with section 502 of the Federal 

18 Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 

19 (B) FUNDING.—The Credit Program Ac20 count shall consist of amounts appropriated 

21 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 

22 and fees collected pursuant to subparagraph 

23 (C). 

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1 sistance in amounts to be determined by the 

2 Secretary. The Secretary shall establish the 

3 amount of such fees in regulations at an 

4 amount sufficient to cover but not exceed the 

5 administrative costs to the Office of providing 

6 capital assistance. 

7 (2) EQUITY ACCOUNT.— 

8 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab9 lished in the Treasury of the United States a 

10 Department of Defense Strategic Capital Eq11 uity Account. 

12 (B) FUNDING.—The Strategic Capital Eq13 uity Account shall consist of all amounts appro14 priated pursuant to the authorization of appro15 priations. 

16 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—Subject to appropriations 

17 Acts, the Secretary is authorized to pay, from the 

18 Department of Defense Credit Program Account or 

19 the Department of Defense Strategic Capital Equity 

20 Account— 

21 (A) the cost, as defined in section 502 of 

22 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 

23 U.S.C. 661a), of loans and loan guarantees and 

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1 (B) administrative expenses associated 

2 with activities under this section; 

3 (C) project-specific transaction costs; 

4 (D) the cost of providing support author5 ized by this section; and 

6 (E) the costs of equity investments. 

7 (e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

8 prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out 

9 this section. The Secretary may not exercise the authori10 ties available under this section until such time as these 

11 regulations have been issued and adopted by the Depart12 ment. 

13 (f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the first Mon14 day in February of a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense 

15 shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 

16 annual report describing activities carried out pursuant to 

17 this section in the preceding fiscal year and the goals of 

18 the Department of Defense in accordance with this section 

19 for the next fiscal year. 

20 (g) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

21 of Defense shall notify the congressional defense commit22 tees not later than 30 days after a use of loans, loan guar23 antees, equity investments, insurance, or reinsurance 

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1 (h) SUNSET.—The authorities provided under this 

2 section shall expire on October 1, 2028. 

3 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) CAPITAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘capital 

5 assistance’’ means loans, loan guarantees, equity in6 vestments, insurance and reinsurance, or technical 

7 assistance provided under subsection (c). 

8 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti9 ty’’ means— 

10 (A) an individual; 

11 (B) a corporation, including a limited li12 ability corporation; 

13 (C) a partnership, including a public-pri14 vate, limited, or general partnership; 

15 (D) a joint venture, including a strategic 

16 alliance; 

17 (E) a trust; 

18 (F) a State of the United States, including 

19 a political subdivision or any other instrumen20 tality of a State; 

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1 cial purpose district or public authority, includ2 ing a port authority; or 

3 (I) a multi-State or multi-jurisdictional 

4 group of public entities within the United 

5 States. 

6 (3) ELIGIBLE INVESTMENT.—The term ‘‘eligi7 ble investment’’ means an investment that facilitates 

8 the efforts of the Office— 

9 (A) to identify, accelerate, and sustain the 

10 establishment, research, development, construc11 tion, procurement, leasing, consolidation, alter12 ation, improvement, or repair of tangible and 

13 intangible assets vital to national security; or 

14 (B) to protect vital tangible and intangible 

15 assets from theft, acquisition, and transfer by 

16 adversaries of the United States. 

17 (4) OBLIGOR.—The term ‘‘obligor’’ means a 

18 party that is primarily liable for payment of the 

19 principal of or interest on a loan. 

20 SEC. 835. REQUIREMENT TO BUY CERTAIN SATELLITE COM21 PONENTS FROM NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 

22 AND INDUSTRIAL BASE. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4864(a) of title 10, 

24 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

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1 ‘‘(6) TRAVELING-WAVE TUBE AND TRAVELING

2 WAVE TUBE AMPLIFIERS.—A traveling-wave tube 

3 and traveling wave tube amplifier, that meets estab4 lished technical and reliability requirements, used in 

5 a satellite weighing more than 400 pounds whose 

6 principle purpose is to support the national security, 

7 defense, or intelligence needs of the United States 

8 Government.’’. 

9 (b) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (6) of section 4864(a) 

10 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 

11 (a), shall not apply with respect to programs that received 

12 Milestone A approval (as defined in section 2431a of such 

13 title) before October 1, 2022. 

14 (c) CLARIFICATION OF DELEGATION AUTHORITY.— 

15 Subject to subsection (i) of section 4864 of title 10, United 

16 States Code, the Secretary of Defense may delegate to a 

17 service acquisition executive the authority to make a waiv18 er under subsection (d) of such section with respect to the 

19 limitation under subsection (a)(6) of such section, as 

20 added by subsection (a) of this section. 

21 Subtitle D—Small Business Matters 

22 SEC. 841. AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DE23 VELOPMENT RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

24 Section 4061 of title 10, United States Code, is 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

3 (i) by inserting ‘‘to enable and assist 

4 small businesses’’ after ‘‘merit-based pro5 gram’’; 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘fielding of tech7 nologies’’ and inserting ‘‘commercialization 

8 of various technologies, including critical 

9 technologies’’; and 

10 (iii) by inserting ‘‘capabilities devel11 oped through competitively awarded proto12 type agreements’’ after ‘‘defense labora13 tories,’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘sup15 port full-scale integration,’’ after ‘‘evaluation 

16 outcomes,’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘pri19 marily major defense acquisition programs, but 

20 also other’’ after ‘‘candidate proposals in sup21 port of’’; and 

22 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘by each 

23 military department’’ and inserting ‘‘by each 

24 component small business office of each military 

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1 (3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking 

2 ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,000,000’’. 

3 SEC. 842. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR-PROTE ́ GE ́

4 PROGRAM. 

5 Section 4902(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subpara8 graphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), 

9 respectively; 

10 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

11 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

12 (3) by striking ‘‘Before providing assistance’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘(1) Before providing assistance’’; and 

14 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(2) An agreement under this subsection may be a 

17 contract, cooperative agreement, or a partnership inter18 mediary agreement.’’. 

19 SEC. 843. CONSIDERATION OF THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF 

20 AFFILIATE COMPANIES OF SMALL BUSI21 NESSES. 

22 Not later than July 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense 

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1 ment of Defense contracts, the past performance evalua2 tion and source selection processes shall consider, if rel3 evant, the past performance information of affiliate com4 panies of the small business concerns. 

5 SEC. 844. TIMELY PAYMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE6 FENSE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS. 

7 (a) REDUCTION IN TIME FOR CONTRACTOR EXPLA8 NATION AND PAST PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATION OF

9 UNJUSTIFIED WITHHOLDING OF PAYMENTS TO DEPART10 MENT OF DEFENSE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRAC11 TORS.—Section 8(d)(13)(B)(i) of the Small Business Act 

12 (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

13 or, for a covered contract awarded by the Department of 

14 Defense, more than 30 days past due,’’ after ‘‘90 days 

15 past due’’. 

16 (b) CLARIFICATION THAT CONTRACTING OFFICERS

17 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARE AUTHORIZED TO

18 ENTER OR MODIFY PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

19 RELATED TO UNJUSTIFIED NON-PAYMENT OR REDUCED

20 PAYMENT BEFORE OR AFTER CONTRACT CLOSE-OUT.— 

21 Section 8(d)(13)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

22 637(d)(13)(C)) is amended— 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A contracting offi2 cer’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(ii) PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMA5 TION FOR DOD CONTRACTS.—The con6 tracting officer for a covered contract 

7 awarded by the Department of Defense 

8 may enter or modify past performance in9 formation of the prime contractor in con10 nection with the unjustified failure to make 

11 a full or timely payment to a subcontractor 

12 before or after close-out of the covered con13 tract.’’. 

14 (c) DUTY OF COOPERATION TO CORRECT AND MITI15 GATE UNJUSTIFIED FAILURE BY DEPARTMENT OF DE16 FENSE PRIME CONTRACTORS TO MAKE FULL OR TIMELY

17 PAYMENTS TO SUBCONTRACTORS.—Section 8(d)(13) of 

18 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub21 paragraph (F); 

22 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol23 lowing: 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a contracting 

2 officer of the Department of Defense de3 termines, with respect to a prime contrac4 tor’s past performance, that there was an 

5 unjustified failure by the prime contractor 

6 on a covered contract awarded by the De7 partment of Defense to make a full or 

8 timely payment to a subcontractor covered 

9 by subparagraph (B) or (C), such prime 

10 contractor is required to cooperate with the 

11 contracting officer, who shall consult with 

12 the Director of Small Business Programs 

13 or Director of Small and Disadvantaged 

14 Business Utilization acting pursuant to 

15 section 15(k)(6) and other representatives 

16 of the Department of Defense, with re17 gards to correcting and mitigating such 

18 unjustified failure to make a full or timely 

19 payment to the subcontractor. 

20 ‘‘(ii) PERIOD.—The duty of coopera21 tion under this subparagraph continues 

22 until the subcontractor is made whole or 

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1 formance or close-out status of the covered 

2 contract.’’; and 

3 (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘subpara4 graph (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (F)’’. 

5 (d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 

6 section shall apply to any covered contract (as defined in 

7 section 8(d)(13)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

8 637(d)(13)(A)) that is entered into or modified by the De9 partment of Defense on or after the date of enactment 

10 of this Act. 

11 SEC. 845. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAM12 LINED TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION FROM THE 

13 SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS OF THE DEPART14 MENT OF DEFENSE. 

15 Section 1710(e) of the National Defense Authoriza16 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘September 30, 2028’’. 

19 SEC. 846. ANNUAL REPORTS REGARDING THE SBIR PRO20 GRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

21 Section 279(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

23 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3507) is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘each fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023’’ and 

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1 SEC. 847. MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROCUREMENT TECH2 NICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4951 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘private, 

6 nonprofit organization’’ and inserting ‘‘nonprofit or7 ganization’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(5) The term ‘business entity’ means a cor11 poration, association, partnership, limited liability 

12 company, limited liability partnership, consortia, 

13 not-for-profit, or other legal entity.’’. 

14 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 4954 of 

15 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

18 (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B); 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Under’’; 

20 and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall have the ability to waive or 

24 modify the percentages specified in paragraph (1), on a 

25 case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines that it 

26 would be in the best interest of the program.’’; 


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1 (2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 

2 subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (e), (f), 

3 and (h); and 

4 (3) by inserting after subsection (f), as redesig5 nated by paragraph (2), the following new sub6 section: 

7 ‘‘(g) WAIVER OF GOVERNMENT COST SHARE RE8 STRICTION.—If the Secretary of Defense determines it to 

9 be in the best interests of the Federal Government, the 

10 Secretary may waive the restrictions on the percentage of 

11 eligible costs covered by the program under section (b). 

12 The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

13 committees a written justification for such determina14 tion.’’. 

15 (c) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TYPES OF

16 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 4958(c) of title 10, 

17 United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

19 inserting a semicolon; 

20 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

21 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraphs: 

24 ‘‘(3) under clause 252.204-7012 of the Defense 

25 Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or any successor 


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1 regulation, and on compliance with those require2 ments (and any successor requirements); and 

3 ‘‘(4) under section 847 of the National Defense 

4 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 

5 116–92; 133 Stat. 1505), and on compliance with 

6 those requirements (and any such successor require7 ments).’’. 

8 SEC. 848. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE 

9 CONTRACTING WITH EMPLOYEE-OWNED 

10 BUSINESSES. 

11 Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization 

12 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 

13 3204 note) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 

16 prescribe regulations’’ after ‘‘establish a pilot 

17 program’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘A quali19 fied’’ and inserting ‘‘Each contract held by a 

20 qualified’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘expended 

22 on subcontracts, subject to such necessary and rea23 sonable waivers’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘ex24 pended on subcontracts, except— 


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1 ‘‘(A) to the extent subcontracted amounts 

2 exceeding 50 percent are subcontracted to other 

3 qualified businesses wholly-owned through an 

4 Employee Stock Ownership Plan; 

5 ‘‘(B) in the case of contracts for products, 

6 to the extent subcontracted amounts exceeding 

7 50 percent are for materials not available from 

8 another qualified business wholly-owned 

9 through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan; or 

10 ‘‘(C) pursuant to such necessary and rea11 sonable waivers’’; and 

12 (3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘five years 

13 after’’ and inserting ‘‘eight years after’’. 

14 Subtitle E—Other Matters 

15 SEC. 861. LIMITATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 

16 PENDING A PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING THE 

17 REPLACEMENT FOR THE SELECTED ACQUISI18 TION REPORTING SYSTEM. 

19 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

20 Act for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for 

21 travel for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 

22 for Acquisition and Sustainment, not more than 85 per23 cent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of 

24 Defense submits to the congressional defense committees 

25 a plan for implementing the replacement for the Selected 


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1 Acquisition Reporting system as required by section 809 

2 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 

3 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), includ4 ing— 

5 (1) a timeline and process for implementing the 

6 requirements of such section 809; 

7 (2) a timeline and process for implementing 

8 quarterly reporting versus annually for the replace9 ment system, including identification of policy, pro10 cedural, or technical challenges to implementing that 

11 reporting periodicity; 

12 (3) a timeline and process for providing access 

13 to the replacement reporting system to congressional 

14 staff; and 

15 (4) a timeline and process for providing access 

16 to the replacement reporting system to the Govern17 ment Accountability Office, the public, and other rel18 evant stakeholders. 

19 SEC. 862. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBU20 TION SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR WEAPONS 

21 SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS. 

22 Section 883 of the National Defense Authorization 

23 Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 

24 4292 note prec.) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘seven-year 

2 pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘eight-year pilot pro3 gram’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘seven years’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘eight years’’. 

6 SEC. 863. MODIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR EXPAN7 SION ON THE PROHIBITION ON ACQUIRING 

8 CERTAIN METAL PRODUCTS. 

9 Section 844(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

11 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3766) is amended by 

12 striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘6 years’’. 

13 SEC. 864. FOREIGN SOURCES OF SPECIALTY METALS. 

14 Section 4863(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subpara17 graphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec18 tively; 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

20 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

21 (3) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Subsection 

22 (a)(1)’’; and 

23 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

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1 ‘‘(2) Any specialty metal procured as mill product or 

2 incorporated into a component other than an end item 

3 pursuant to this subsection shall be melted or produced— 

4 ‘‘(A) in the United States; 

5 ‘‘(B) in the country from which the mill product 

6 or component is procured; or 

7 ‘‘(C) in another country covered under para8 graph (1)(A)(ii).’’. 

9 SEC. 865. UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER 

10 FOR CRITICAL MINERALS. 

11 (a) PLAN TO ESTABLISH A UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED

12 RESEARCH CENTER FOR CRITICAL MINERALS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

14 consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense 

15 for Research and Engineering, shall develop a plan 

16 to establish a new University Affiliated Research 

17 Center (UARC), or to expand a current relevant 

18 UARC or consortia of universities, for the purposes 

19 of contributing to the capacity of the Department to 

20 conduct research, development, engineering or work21 force expansion related to critical minerals for na22 tional security needs. The plan should focus on insti23 tutional capacity at a mining school or schools with 

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1 cial and workforce development activities related to 

2 critical minerals. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para4 graph (1) shall include the following: 

5 (A) An assessment of the engineering, ap6 plied research, commercialization, and work7 force development capabilities relating to crit8 ical minerals of mining schools, including an as9 sessment of the workforce and physical research 

10 infrastructure of such schools. 

11 (B) An assessment of the ability of mining 

12 schools— 

13 (i) to participate in defense-related 

14 engineering, applied research, commer15 cialization, and workforce development ac16 tivities relating to critical minerals; 

17 (ii) to effectively compete for defense18 related engineering, applied research, com19 mercialization, and workforce development 

20 contracts and grants; and 

21 (iii) to support the mission of the 

22 Under Secretary to extend the capabilities 

23 of current war fighting systems, develop 

24 breakthrough capabilities, hedge against an 

25 uncertain future through a set of scientific 


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1 and engineering options, and counter stra2 tegic surprise. 

3 (C) An assessment of the activities and in4 vestments necessary— 

5 (i) to augment facilities or educational 

6 programming at mining schools or a con7 sortium of mining schools— 

8 (I) to support the mission of the 

9 Under Secretary; 

10 (II) to access, secure, and con11 duct research relating to sensitive or 

12 classified information; and 

13 (III) to respond quickly to 

14 emerging engineering, applied re15 search, commercialization, and work16 force needs relating to critical min17 erals. 

18 (ii) to increase the participation of 

19 mining schools in defense-related engineer20 ing, applied research, commercialization, 

21 and workforce development activities; and 

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1 mercialization, and workforce development 

2 contracts and grants. 

3 (D) Recommendations identifying actions 

4 that may be taken by the Secretary, the Under 

5 Secretary, Congress, mining schools, and other 

6 organizations to increase the participation of 

7 mining schools in defense-related engineering, 

8 applied research, commercialization, and work9 force development activities, contracts, and 

10 grants. 

11 (E) The specific goals, incentives, and 

12 metrics developed by the Secretary under sub13 paragraph (D) to increase and measure the ca14 pacity of mining schools to address the engi15 neering, applied research, commercialization, 

16 and workforce development needs of the De17 partment of Defense. 

18 (3) CONSULTATIONS.—In developing the plan 

19 required by paragraph (1), the Secretary and the 

20 Under Secretary shall consult with such other public 

21 and private sector organizations as the Secretary 

22 and the Under Secretary determine appropriate. 

23 (4) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one 

24 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

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1 (A) submit to the congressional defense 

2 committees a report that includes the plan de3 veloped under paragraph (1); and 

4 (B) make the plan available on a publicly 

5 accessible website of the Department of De6 fense. 

7 (b) ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ENGINEERING, AP8 PLIED RESEARCH, COMMERCIALIZATION, AND WORK9 FORCE DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY OF MINING SCHOOLS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

11 appropriations, the Under Secretary may establish a 

12 program to award contracts, grants, or other agree13 ments on a competitive basis, and to perform other 

14 appropriate activities, for the purposes described in 

15 paragraph (2). 

16 (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes described in this 

17 paragraph are the following: 

18 (A) Developing the capability, including 

19 workforce and research infrastructure, for min20 ing schools to more effectively compete for Fed21 eral engineering, applied research, commer22 cialization, and workforce development funding 

23 opportunities. 

24 (B) Improving the capability of mining 

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1 and to participate in appropriate personnel ex2 change programs and educational and career 

3 development activities. 

4 (C) Any other purposes the Under Sec5 retary determines appropriate for enhancing the 

6 defense-related engineering, applied research, 

7 commercialization, and development capabilities 

8 of mining schools. 

9 (c) INCREASING PARTNERSHIPS FOR MINING

10 SCHOOLS WITH NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH AND

11 ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 305 of title 10, 

13 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

14 end the following new section: 

15 ‘‘§ 4145. Research and educational programs and ac16 tivities: critical minerals 

17 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

19 acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for 

20 Research and Engineering and the Secretary of each 

21 military department, shall carry out a program to 

22 provide assistance to covered educational institutions 

23 to assist the Department of Defense in defense-re24 lated critical minerals engineering, applied research, 


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1 commercialization, and workforce development ac2 tivities. 

3 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The Sec4 retary of Defense may not delegate or transfer to an 

5 individual outside the Office of the Secretary of De6 fense the authority regarding the programming or 

7 budgeting of the program established by this section 

8 that is carried out by the Under Secretary of De9 fense for Research and Engineering. 

10 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the 

11 program established by subsection (a)(1) is to enhance de12 fense-related critical minerals research and education at 

13 covered educational institutions. Such objective shall be 

14 accomplished through initiatives designed to— 

15 ‘‘(1) enhance the critical minerals research and 

16 educational capabilities of such institutions in areas 

17 of importance to national defense, as determined by 

18 the Secretary; 

19 ‘‘(2) encourage the participation of such institu20 tions in the research, development, testing, and eval21 uation programs and activities of the Department of 

22 Defense relating to critical minerals; 

23 ‘‘(3) increase the number of graduates from 

24 such institutions engaged in critical minerals-related 

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1 tions of the Department of Defense, as determined 

2 by the Secretary; and 

3 ‘‘(4) encourage research and educational col4 laborations between such institutions and other in5 stitutions of higher education, Government defense 

6 organizations, and the defense industry relating to 

7 critical minerals. 

8 ‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE PROVIDED.—Under the program 

9 established under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of De10 fense may provide covered educational institutions with 

11 funding or technical assistance, including any of the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(1) Support for research, development, testing, 

14 evaluation, or educational enhancements in areas im15 portant to national defense through the competitive 

16 awarding of grants, cooperative agreements, con17 tracts, scholarships, fellowships, or the acquisition of 

18 research equipment or instrumentation. 

19 ‘‘(2) Support to assist in the attraction and re20 tention of faculty in scientific disciplines important 

21 to the national security functions of the Department 

22 of Defense. 

23 ‘‘(3) Establishing partnerships between such in24 stitutions and defense laboratories, Government de25 fense organizations, the defense industry, and other 


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1 institutions of higher education in research, develop2 ment, testing, and evaluation in areas important to 

3 the national security functions of the Department of 

4 Defense. 

5 ‘‘(4) Other such non-monetary assistance as the 

6 Secretary finds appropriate to enhance defense-re7 lated research, development, testing, and evaluation 

8 activities at such institutions. 

9 ‘‘(d) INCENTIVES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

11 may develop incentives to encourage critical min12 erals-related research and educational collaborations 

13 between covered educational institutions and other 

14 institutions of higher education. 

15 ‘‘(2) GOALS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

16 establish goals and incentives to encourage Federally 

17 funded research and development centers, science 

18 and technology reinvention laboratories, and Univer19 sity Affiliated Research Centers funded by the De20 partment of Defense— 

21 ‘‘(A) to assess the capacity of covered edu22 cational institutions to address the critical min23 erals research and development needs of the 

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1 ‘‘(B) if appropriate, to enter into partner2 ships and collaborations with such institutions. 

3 ‘‘(e) CRITERIA FOR FUNDING.—The Secretary of De4 fense may establish procedures under which the Secretary 

5 may limit funding under this section to institutions that 

6 have not otherwise received a significant amount of fund7 ing from the Department of Defense for research, develop8 ment, testing, and evaluation programs supporting the na9 tional security functions of the Department. 

10 ‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF COVERED EDUCATIONAL INSTI11 TUTION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 

13 ‘covered educational institution’ means— 

14 ‘‘(A) a mining, metallurgical, geological, or 

15 mineral engineering program— 

16 ‘‘(i) accredited by the Accreditation 

17 Board for Engineering and Technology, 

18 Inc.; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) located at an institution of high20 er education; or 

21 ‘‘(B) an institution of higher learning or 

22 community college with a geology or engineer23 ing program or department that has experience 

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1 ‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

2 For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘institution 

3 of higher education’ has the meaning given that 

4 term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’. 

6 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec7 tions at the beginning of chapter 305 of such title 

8 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

9 item: 

‘‘4145. Research and educational programs and activities: critical minerals.’’. 

10 (d) MINING SCHOOL DEFINED.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 

12 ‘‘mining school’’ means— 

13 (A) a mining, metallurgical, geological, or 

14 mineral engineering program— 

15 (i) accredited by the Accreditation 

16 Board for Engineering and Technology, 

17 Inc.; and 

18 (ii) located at an institution of higher 

19 education; or 

20 (B) an institution of higher learning or 

21 community college with a geology or engineer22 ing program or department that has experience 

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1 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—For 

2 purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘‘institution of 

3 higher education’’ has the meaning given that term 

4 in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

5 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

6 TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE7 FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

8 MANAGEMENT 

9 Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary 

10 of Defense and Related Matters 

11 SEC. 901. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAP12 ITAL. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United 

14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new section: 

16 ‘‘§ 148. Office of Strategic Capital 

17 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Office of the 

18 Secretary of Defense an office to be known as the Office 

19 of Strategic Capital (in this section referred to as the ‘Of20 fice’). 

21 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by a Di22 rector (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’), who 

23 shall be appointed by the Secretary from among employees 

24 of the Department of Defense in Senior Executive Service 

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1 ‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Office shall— 

2 ‘‘(1) develop, integrate, and implement proven 

3 capital strategies of partners of the Department of 

4 Defense to shape and scale investment in critical 

5 technologies and assets; 

6 ‘‘(2) identify and prioritize promising critical 

7 technologies and assets for the Department in need 

8 of capital assistance; and 

9 ‘‘(3) fund investments in such technologies and 

10 assets, including supply chain technologies not al11 ways supported through direct investment. 

12 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity seeking cap13 ital assistance for an eligible investment shall submit to 

14 the Director an application at such time, in such manner, 

15 and containing such information as the Director may re16 quire. 

17 ‘‘(e) SELECTION OF INVESTMENTS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

19 criteria for selecting among eligible investments for 

20 which applications are submitted under subsection 

21 (d). Such criteria shall include— 

22 ‘‘(A) the extent to which an investment is 

23 significant to the national security of the 

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1 ‘‘(B) the likelihood that capital assistance 

2 provided for an investment would enable the in3 vestment to proceed sooner than the investment 

4 would otherwise be able to proceed; and 

5 ‘‘(C) the creditworthiness of an investment. 

6 ‘‘(2) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—The 

7 criteria established under paragraph (1) shall not 

8 apply until— 

9 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of Defense submits the 

10 criteria to the congressional defense commit11 tees; and 

12 ‘‘(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after 

13 such submission. 

14 ‘‘(f) NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 30 days before 

15 exercising the authority provided by section 834 of the Na16 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, 

17 the Director, in coordination with the Under Secretary of 

18 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under 

19 Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall 

20 notify the congressional defense committees of the purpose 

21 and terms of any capital assistance proposed to be pro22 vided under that section. Such notification may be made 

23 in classified form, if necessary. 

24 ‘‘(g) STRATEGIC CAPITAL ADVISORY BOARD.—The 

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1 Advisory Board to advise the Director with respect to ac2 tivities carried out under this section. 

3 ‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 

4 such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section, 

5 including regulations to ensure internal and external co6 ordination to avoid duplication of effort, reduce ineffi7 ciency, and ensure policy coherence across the Depart8 ment. 

9 ‘‘(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The authorities made avail10 able under this section may not be exercised until the date 

11 that is 30 days after the regulations required by sub12 section (i) have been— 

13 ‘‘(1) prescribed and adopted by the Depart14 ment; and 

15 ‘‘(2) submitted to the congressional defense 

16 committees. 

17 ‘‘(j) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31 

18 of each year, the Director shall submit to the congres19 sional defense committees a report that— 

20 ‘‘(1) describes the activities of the Office during 

21 the most recent fiscal year ending before submission 

22 of the report, including— 

23 ‘‘(A) an identification of entities that re24 ceived capital assistance from the Office during 

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1 ‘‘(B) a description of the status of the fi2 nancial obligations of those entities as a result 

3 of receiving such assistance; and 

4 ‘‘(C) any success stories as a result of such 

5 assistance; 

6 ‘‘(2) assesses the status of the finances of the 

7 Office as of the end of that fiscal year; and 

8 ‘‘(3) describes the goals of the Office for the 

9 fiscal year that begins after submission of the re10 port. 

11 ‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) CAPITAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘capital 

13 assistance’ means loans, loan guarantees, equity in14 vestments, or technical assistance provided under 

15 section 834. 

16 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en17 tity’ means— 

18 ‘‘(A) an individual; 

19 ‘‘(B) a corporation; 

20 ‘‘(C) a partnership, including a public-pri21 vate partnership; 

22 ‘‘(D) a joint venture; 

23 ‘‘(E) a trust; 

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1 ‘‘(G) a Tribal government or consortium of 

2 Tribal governments; 

3 ‘‘(H) any other governmental entity or 

4 public agency in the United States, including a 

5 special purpose district or public authority, in6 cluding a port authority; or 

7 ‘‘(I) a multi-State or multi-jurisdictional 

8 group of public entities. 

9 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE INVESTMENT.—The term ‘eligi10 ble investment’ means an investment that facilitates 

11 the efforts of the Office— 

12 ‘‘(A) to identify, accelerate, and sustain 

13 the establishment, research, development, con14 struction, procurement, leasing, consolidation, 

15 alteration, improvement, or repair of tangible 

16 and intangible assets vital to United States na17 tional security; or 

18 ‘‘(B) to protect tangible and intangible as19 sets vital to United States national security 

20 from theft, acquisition, and transfer by coun21 tries that are adversaries of the United 

22 States.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

24 at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by 

25 adding at the end the following new item: 

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1 SEC. 902. REINSTATEMENT OF POSITION OF CHIEF MAN2 AGEMENT OFFICER OF DEPARTMENT OF DE3 FENSE. 

4 (a) REINSTATEMENT OF POSITION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 

7 relating to section 132 the following new item: 

8 ‘‘§ 132a. Chief Management Officer 

9 ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS.—(1) 

10 There is a Chief Management Officer of the Department 

11 of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, 

12 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

13 ‘‘(2) The Chief Management Officer shall be ap14 pointed from among persons who have an extensive man15 agement or business background and experience with man16 aging large or complex organizations. A person may not 

17 be appointed as Chief Management Officer within seven 

18 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned offi19 cer of a regular component of an armed force. 

20 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subject to the authority, 

21 direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense and the 

22 Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Chief Management Offi23 cer shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as 

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1 ‘‘(1) Serving as the chief management officer of 

2 the Department of Defense with the mission of man3 aging enterprise business operations and shared 

4 services of the Department of Defense. 

5 ‘‘(2) Serving as the principal advisor to the Sec6 retary and the Deputy Secretary on establishing 

7 policies for, and directing, all enterprise business op8 erations of the Department, including planning and 

9 processes, business transformation, and performance 

10 measurement and management activities and pro11 grams, including the allocation of resources for en12 terprise business operations and unifying business 

13 management efforts across the Department. 

14 ‘‘(3) Exercising authority, direction, and control 

15 over the Defense Agencies and Department of De16 fense Field Activities providing shared business serv17 ices for the Department. 

18 ‘‘(4) Authority to direct the Secretaries of the 

19 military departments and the heads of all other ele20 ments of the Department with regard to matters for 

21 which the Chief Management Officer has responsi22 bility under this section. 

23 ‘‘(5) Serving as the official with principal re24 sponsibility in the Department for minimizing the 

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1 fectiveness, and establishing metrics for performance 

2 among and for all organizations and elements of the 

3 Department. 

4 ‘‘(c) BUDGET AUTHORITY.—(1)(A) Beginning in fis5 cal year 2025, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 

6 the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall re7 quire the head of each Defense Agency and Department 

8 of Defense Field Activity (other than such agencies and 

9 activities that are under the direction of the Director of 

10 National Intelligence or are elements of the intelligence 

11 community) to transmit the proposed budget of such 

12 Agency or Activity for enterprise business operations for 

13 a fiscal year, and for the period covered by the future14 years defense program submitted to Congress under sec15 tion 221 of this title for that fiscal year, to the Chief Man16 agement Officer for review under subparagraph (B) at the 

17 same time the proposed budget is submitted to the Under 

18 Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). 

19 ‘‘(B) The Chief Management Officer shall review 

20 each proposed budget transmitted under subparagraph 

21 (A) and, not later than January 31 of the year preceding 

22 the fiscal year for which the budget is proposed, shall sub23 mit to the Secretary a report containing the comments of 

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1 Management Officer regarding whether each such pro2 posed budget achieves the required level of efficiency and 

3 effectiveness for enterprise business operations, consistent 

4 with guidance for budget review established by the Chief 

5 Management Officer. 

6 ‘‘(C) Not later than March 31 each year, the Sec7 retary shall submit to Congress a report that includes the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(i) Each proposed budget for the enterprise 

10 business operations of a Defense Agency or Depart11 ment of Defense Field Activity that was transmitted 

12 to the Chief Management Officer under subpara13 graph (A). 

14 ‘‘(ii) Identification of each proposed budget con15 tained in the most recent report submitted under 

16 subparagraph (B) that the Chief Management Offi17 cer did not certify as achieving the required level of 

18 efficiency and effectiveness for enterprise business 

19 operations. 

20 ‘‘(iii) A discussion of the actions that the Sec21 retary proposes to take, together with any rec22 ommended legislation that the Secretary considers 

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1 ations achieved by the proposed budgets identified in 

2 the report. 

3 ‘‘(iv) Any additional comments that the Sec4 retary considers appropriate regarding inadequate 

5 levels of efficiency and effectiveness for enterprise 

6 business operations achieved by the proposed budg7 ets. 

8 ‘‘(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 

9 modify or interfere with the budget-related responsibilities 

10 of the Director of National Intelligence. 

11 ‘‘(d) PRECEDENCE.—The Chief Management Officer 

12 takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the 

13 Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of De14 fense. 

15 ‘‘(e) ENTERPRISE BUSINESS OPERATION DE16 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘enterprise business op17 erations’ means those activities that constitute the cross18 cutting business operations used by multiple components 

19 of the Department of Defense, but not those activities that 

20 are directly tied to a single military department or Depart21 ment of Defense component. The term includes business22 support functions designated by the Secretary of Defense 

23 or the Deputy Secretary of Defense for purposes of this 

24 section, such as aspects of financial management, 

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1 logistics, certain information technology, real property, 

2 and human resources operations.’’. 

3 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec4 tions at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is 

5 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec6 tion 132 the following new item: 

‘‘132a. Chief Management Officer.’’. 

7 (b) MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF DEFENSE

8 BUSINESS SYSTEMS.—Section 2222 of such title is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘the Chief 

11 Information Officer of the Department of Defense’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘the Chief Management Officer of the 

13 Department of Defense’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (e)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

16 Chief Information Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

17 Chief Management Officer’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (6)— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 

20 preceding clause (i)— 

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1 ing ‘‘The Chief Management Officer 

2 of the Department of Defense’’; and 

3 (II) in the second sentence, by 

4 striking ‘‘the Chief Information Offi5 cer shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 

6 Management Officer shall’’; 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (B), in the mat8 ter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘The 

9 Chief Information Officer’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘The Chief Management Officer’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (f)(1), in the second sentence, 

12 by inserting ‘‘the Chief Management Officer and’’ 

13 after ‘‘chaired by’’; 

14 (4) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘the Chief 

15 Information Officer of the Department of Defense’’ 

16 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Chief Man17 agement Officer of the Department of Defense’’; and 

18 (5) in subsection (i)(5)(B), by striking ‘‘the 

19 Chief Information Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 

20 Management Officer’’. 

21 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 131(b) of 

22 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

23 paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): 

24 ‘‘(2) The Chief Management Officer of the De25 partment of Defense.’’. 


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1 (d) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 of Defense shall— 

4 (1) issue guidance to clearly delineate the au5 thorities and responsibilities of the Chief Manage6 ment Officer of the Department of Defense; and 

7 (2) provide a charter for the position of the 

8 Chief Management Officer to fully vest the authority 

9 of the Chief Management Officer within the Depart10 ment of Defense. 

11 (e) REPORT ON EFFECT OF LAPSE IN MANAGEMENT

12 OVERSIGHT ON DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Dep15 uty Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con16 gressional defense committees a report on the effect 

17 on defense business systems of the abolishment of 

18 the position of Chief Management Officer and the 

19 failure to reassign the responsibilities of the Chief 

20 Management Officer with respect to defense business 

21 systems for two years. 

22 (2) DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM DEFINED.—In 

23 this subsection, the term ‘‘defense business system’’ 

24 has the meaning given that term in section 2222(i) 

25 of title 10, United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 903. MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIREC2 TOR OF COST ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM 

3 EVALUATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 139a of 

5 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (5)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘, ensuring’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘and ensuring’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘, and assessing’’ and all 

10 that follows through ‘‘economy’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (8), by inserting after ‘‘de12 fense resources’’ the following: ‘‘, including the 

13 standardization of analytical methodologies and the 

14 establishment and maintenance of a centralized 

15 knowledge repository of physical attributes or other 

16 data for modeling and simulation purposes’’. 

17 (b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Such section is amended by 

18 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 

21 2024, and annually thereafter, the Director shall 

22 submit to the congressional defense committees a re23 port on activities to conduct strategic and oper24 ational analysis under paragraphs (2), (3), (6), (7), 

25 and (8) of subsection (d) that includes— 


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1 ‘‘(A) a review of strategic portfolio reviews 

2 completed in the fiscal year preceding submis3 sion of the report and a description of such re4 views planned for the fiscal year that begins 

5 after submission of the report; 

6 ‘‘(B) a review of analyses of alternatives 

7 completed in the fiscal year preceding submis8 sion of the report and a description of such 

9 analyses planned for the fiscal year that begins 

10 after submission of the report; and 

11 ‘‘(C) a review of defense program projec12 tions completed in the fiscal year preceding sub13 mission of the report and a description of such 

14 projections planned for the fiscal year that be15 gins after submission of the report. 

16 ‘‘(2) FORM.—Each report required by para17 graph (1) shall be submitted in classified form, but 

18 shall include an unclassified summary. 

19 ‘‘(3) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 15 days after 

20 submission of each report required by paragraph (1), 

21 the Director shall brief the congressional defense 

22 committees on the contents of the report.’’. 

23 (c) PROGRAM EVALUATION COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

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1 subsection (e), as added by subsection (b), the following 

2 new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(f) PROGRAM EVALUATION COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

4 CELL.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 

6 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) establish a team, to be known as the 

8 ‘Program Evaluation Competitive Analysis 

9 Cell’, to critically assess the analytical meth10 odologies, assumptions, and data used in key 

11 strategic and operational analyses conducted by 

12 the Director; and 

13 ‘‘(B) ensure that the team has a sufficient 

14 number of personnel to carry out the duties of 

15 the team. 

16 ‘‘(2) INDEPENDENCE.—The Program Evalua17 tion Competitive Analysis Cell shall be independent 

18 of the Director and shall report only to the Sec19 retary of Defense.’’. 

20 (d) PILOT PROGRAM ON ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Cost Assess22 ment and Program Evaluation shall establish a pilot 

23 program on alternative analysis. 

24 (2) STRUCTURE.—The Director shall establish, 

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1 graph (1), three analytical groups, focused on pro2 grammatic analysis in the following: 

3 (A) Year 1 of the future-years defense pro4 gram under section 221 of title 10, United 

5 States Code. 

6 (B) Years 2 through 5 of the future-years 

7 defense program. 

8 (C) Years outside the future-years defense 

9 program. 

10 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—The pilot program estab11 lished under paragraph (1) shall run at least one 

12 strategic portfolio review or equivalent analytical ef13 fort per year. 

14 (e) ESTABLISHMENT OF ANALYSIS WORKING

15 GROUP.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 1, 2024, 

17 the Secretary of Defense shall— 

18 (A) establish the Analysis Working Group 

19 in the Department of Defense; and 

20 (B) ensure that the Analysis Working 

21 Group possesses sufficient full-time equivalent 

22 support personnel to carry out the duties of the 

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1 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Analysis Working 

2 Group shall be composed of representatives of the 

3 following components of the Department of Defense: 

4 (A) The Office of the Director of Cost As5 sessment and Program Evaluation. 

6 (B) The Directorate for Joint Force Devel7 opment (J7) of the Joint Staff. 

8 (C) The Directorate for Force Structure, 

9 Resources, and Assessment (J8) of the Joint 

10 Staff. 

11 (D) The Office of the Secretary of Defense 

12 for Policy. 

13 (E) The Chief Data and Artificial Intel14 ligence Office. 

15 (F) The Office of the Chief Information 

16 Officer. 

17 (G) The United States Indo-Pacific Com18 mand. 

19 (H) The United States European Com20 mand. 

21 (3) DUTIES.—The Analysis Working Group 

22 shall— 

23 (A) establish clear priorities and standards 

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1 (B) improve transparency of methodolo2 gies, tools, and tradecraft across the analytic 

3 community, including testing and validation for 

4 new or emerging methodologies, tools, and 

5 tradecraft; 

6 (C) improve quality of and expand access 

7 to data, including evaluation of new data sets, 

8 or application of existing data sets in new or 

9 novel ways; 

10 (D) evolve the methodologies, tools, and 

11 tradecraft methods and tools used in strategic 

12 analysis; 

13 (E) resolve classified access and infrastruc14 ture challenges; 

15 (F) foster a workforce and organizations 

16 that are innovative, creative, and provide high17 quality strategic decision support; and 

18 (G) conduct such other tasks as the Sec19 retary of Defense considers appropriate. 

20 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec21 tion shall be construed to interfere with the requirements 

22 of the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces to establish 

23 military requirements, performance requirements, and 

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1 quirements under section 181 of title 10, United States 

2 Code. 

3 SEC. 904. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR COMPO4 NENTS OF OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF DE5 FENSE FOR JOINT ALL-DOMAIN COMMAND 

6 AND CONTROL IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATED 

7 JOINT WARFIGHTING. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es9 tablish the roles and responsibilities of components of the 

10 Office of the Secretary of Defense for development and 

11 delivery to combatant commands of capabilities that are 

12 essential to integrated joint warfighting capabilities, as 

13 follows: 

14 (1) The Deputy Chief Technology Officer for 

15 Mission Capabilities of the Office of the Under Sec16 retary of Defense for Research and Engineering 

17 shall be responsible for— 

18 (A) identifying new technology and oper19 ational concepts for experimentation and proto20 typing for delivery to the Joint Force to ad21 dress key operational challenges; 

22 (B) providing technical support for the 

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1 systems composition, including through ad2 vanced modeling and simulation; and 

3 (C) executing associated experimentation, 

4 through the Rapid Defense Experimentation 

5 Reserve (RDER) or another mechanism. 

6 (2) The Executive Director for Acquisition, In7 tegration, and Interoperability of the Office of the 

8 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

9 Sustainment shall be responsible for— 

10 (A) enabling the acquisition of cross-do11 main, joint, and cross-system kill chains and 

12 mission capabilities, including resourcing of 

13 modifications necessary for integration and 

14 interoperability among kill chain and mission 

15 components; and 

16 (B) ensuring the effectiveness of cross-do17 main, joint, and cross-system kill chains and 

18 mission capabilities through analysis and test19 ing. 

20 (3) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 

21 Officer shall be responsible for creating and oper22 ating a factory-based approach for software develop23 ment that allows for iterative, secure, and contin24 uous deployment of developmental, prototype, and 

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1 dors to test networks and operational networks for 

2 combatant commanders to— 

3 (A) gain operational awareness, make deci4 sions, and take actions; 

5 (B) integrate relevant data sources to sup6 port target selection, target prioritization, and 

7 weapon-target pairing; and 

8 (C) prosecute targets through military 

9 service and combat support agency networks, 

10 tools, and systems. 

11 (b) COORDINATION.—The officials referred to in 

12 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall coordi13 nate and align their plans and activities to implement sub14 section (a) among themselves and with the combatant 

15 commanders. 

16 (c) INITIAL PRIORITIZATION.—In developing an ini17 tial set of capabilities described in subsection (a), the offi18 cials referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of that 

19 subsection shall prioritize the requirements of the United 

20 States Indo-Pacific Command. 

21 (d) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 

23 days thereafter through December 31, 2026, the officials 

24 referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection 

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1 committees on their plans and activities to implement sub2 section (a). 

3 (e) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 

4 2024, the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, 

5 in consultation with the Deputy Chief Technology Officer 

6 for Mission Capabilities of the Office of the Under Sec7 retary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the 

8 Executive Director for Acquisition, Integration, and Inter9 operability of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 

10 for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the con11 gressional defense committees a report that includes— 

12 (1) a plan and associated timelines for deploy13 ing and demonstrating a joint data integration layer 

14 prototype in the United States Indo-Pacific Com15 mand area of operations; 

16 (2) a plan and associated timelines for 

17 transitioning such a prototype, upon its successful 

18 demonstration, to fielding as soon as practicable 

19 given the urgent need for a joint all-domain com20 mand and control (commonly referred to as 

21 ‘‘JADC2’’) capability; 

22 (3) a plan and associated timelines for reaching 

23 initial operational capability for a joint data integra24 tion layer within the United States Indo-Pacific 

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1 (4) a plan and associated timelines for scaling 

2 that capability to future areas of operation across 

3 the combatant commands; 

4 (5) an assessment of the required type and 

5 number of personnel at the United States Indo-Pa6 cific Command to enable sustained growth in 

7 JADC2 capabilities; and 

8 (6) a plan and associated timelines for— 

9 (A) identifying specific critical effects 

10 chains necessary to overcome anti-access and 

11 area denial capabilities and offensive military 

12 operations of foreign adversaries; and 

13 (B) creating, demonstrating, deploying, 

14 and sustaining such chains. 

15 SEC. 905. PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES TO 

16 SUPPORT ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DE17 FENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW 

18 INTENSITY CONFLICT. 

19 The Secretary of Defense may appoint two Principal 

20 Deputy Assistant Secretaries to report to the Assistant 

21 Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low In22 tensity Conflict— 

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1 sibilities specified in clause (i) of section 

2 138(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code; and 

3 (2) one of whom may be assigned to support 

4 the Assistant Secretary in the discharge of respon5 sibilities specified in clause (ii) of that section. 

6 SEC. 906. MODIFICATION OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM TO 

7 ADDRESS EMERGING THREAT RELATING TO 

8 DIRECTED ENERGY CAPABILITIES. 

9 Section 910 of the National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 

11 111 note) is amended— 

12 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ANOM13 ALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS’’ and inserting ‘‘DI14 RECTED ENERGY CAPABILITIES’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘anomalous 

16 health incidents (as defined by the Secretary)’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘emerging directed energy capabilities, in18 cluding such capabilities that could plausibly result 

19 in anomalous health incidents (as defined by the 

20 Secretary),’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

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1 (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) to address the threat posed by emerging 

4 directed energy capabilities, such as anti-personnel 

5 weapons, including the detection and mitigation of, 

6 and development of countermeasures for, such capa7 bilities;’’; 

8 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

9 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 

10 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

11 following new paragraph (2): 

12 ‘‘(2) to conduct necessary investigation and ac13 tivities to understand the causation, attribution, 

14 mitigation, identification, and treatment for anoma15 lous health incidents;’’; and 

16 (E) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 

17 subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘any other ef18 forts regarding such incidents’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘with any other efforts regarding emerging di20 rected energy capabilities, hazards of electro21 magnetic radiation to personnel, and anomalous 

22 health incidents’’; 

23 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘in consulta24 tion with the Director of National Intelligence and’’; 

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1 (5) in subsection (e)(2)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘March 1, 2026’’ and in3 serting ‘‘March 1, 2028’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘anomalous health inci5 dents’’ and inserting ‘‘emerging directed energy 

6 capabilities, including such capabilities that 

7 could plausibly result in anomalous health inci8 dents’’. 

9 SEC. 907. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROTECTING ACCESS TO 

10 CRITICAL ASSETS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es12 tablish a pilot program within the Office of the Under Sec13 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment under 

14 which the Under Secretary will conduct and coordinate as15 sessments, support industrial base decision-making, and 

16 provide mitigation measures to counter adversarial capital 

17 flows into industries or businesses of interest to the De18 partment of Defense intended to undermine or deny— 

19 (1) the access of the United States to key capa20 bilities; or 

21 (2) the ability of the United States to place 

22 such capabilities in physical locations necessary for 

23 national security functions. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the pilot program re2 quired by subsection (a), the Under Secretary may 

3 perform the following tasks: 

4 (A) Conduct coordinated and integrated 

5 analysis of adversarial capital flows into indus6 tries or businesses of interest to the Depart7 ment of Defense. 

8 (B) Support coordination and outreach 

9 with technology scouting and acquisition ele10 ments of the Department to support the invest11 ment decision-making of those elements and 

12 consideration of how to counteract entities em13 ploying adversarial capital flows against indus14 tries or businesses described in subparagraph 

15 (A), including the employment of relevant au16 thorities vested in other components of the De17 partment and the Federal Government. 

18 (C) Identify, accelerate, and sustain the es19 tablishment, research, development, construc20 tion, procurement, leasing, consolidation, alter21 ation, improvement, modernization, and repair 

22 of tangible and intangible assets vital to the na23 tional security of the United States. 

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1 States from theft, acquisition, and transfer by 

2 adversaries or strategic competitors of the 

3 United States. 

4 (E) Provide capital assistance to entities 

5 engaged in investments that facilitate the ef6 forts of the Under Secretary under subpara7 graphs (C) and (D) utilizing existing authorities 

8 available to the Department, such as the au9 thority provided under section 834. 

10 (F) Experiment, prototype, test, or vali11 date Government-developed or commercially de12 veloped analytical tools, processes, and 

13 tradecraft to improve the due diligence and in14 vestment analysis processes for the Depart15 ment. 

16 (2) USE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTRU17 MENTS.—The Under Secretary may perform the 

18 tasks described in paragraph (1) using the authori19 ties provided by section 834. 

20 (c) COORDINATION.—In establishing the pilot pro21 gram required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall co22 ordinate the activities being carried out under the pilot 

23 program with the following entities: 

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1 (2) The Air Force Office of Commercial and 

2 Economic Analysis. 

3 (3) The Special Operations Command. 

4 (4) The Defense Innovation Unit. 

5 (5) The Office of Strategic Capital established 

6 under section 148 of title 10, United States Code, 

7 as added by section 901. 

8 (6) Such other entities as the Secretary con9 siders appropriate. 

10 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

11 prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out 

12 this section. 

13 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Secretary may not carry 

14 out activities or exercise authorities under this section 

15 until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 

16 Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees 

17 the regulations required by subsection (d). 

18 (f) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 

20 Secretary shall provide a briefing to the congressional de21 fense committees that details implementation of the pilot 

22 program required by subsection (a). 

23 (g) TERMINATION.—The pilot program required by 

24 subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2028. 

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1 (1) ADVERSARIAL CAPITAL FLOW.—The term 

2 ‘‘adversarial capital flow’’ means an investment by— 

3 (A) the government of a country that is an 

4 adversary of the United States; or 

5 (B) an entity organized under the laws of, 

6 or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, such 

7 a country. 

8 (2) CAPITAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘capital 

9 assistance’’ has the meaning given that term in sec10 tion 834. 

11 SEC. 908. EXTENSION OF MISSION MANAGEMENT PILOT 

12 PROGRAM. 

13 Section 871 of the National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 

15 191 note) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL.—Ex19 cept’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘IN

20 GENERAL.— 

21 ‘‘(A) SELECTION.—Except’’; and 

22 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

23 new subparagraph: 

24 ‘‘(B) DELEGATION OF OVERSIGHT AND

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1 fense may delegate one or more mission man2 agers to oversee the selected missions and pro3 vide management around mission outcomes.’’; 

4 and 

5 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(4) IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDING.—For each 

8 mission selected under paragraph (1), the Deputy 

9 Secretary of Defense shall identify funding sources 

10 in detail in defense budget materials for budgets 

11 submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 

12 title 31, United States Code, with selected missions 

13 and solution detailed in materials for each budgetary 

14 item associated with a selected mission.’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 

17 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

18 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 

19 subparagraph (G); and 

20 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 

21 the following new subparagraph: 

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1 isting authorized methods to realign, repro2 gram, or transfer funds; and’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (f)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘every 

4 six months thereafter until the date that is five 

5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘annually thereafter until September 

7 30, 2031’’; and 

8 (4) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘terminate on 

9 the date that is five years after the date of the en10 actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘terminate on 

11 September 30, 2031’’. 

12 SEC. 909. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CARRY OUT 

13 ELIMINATION OF POSITION OF CHIEF MAN14 AGEMENT OFFICER. 

15 (a) REMOVAL OF REFERENCES TO CHIEF MANAGE16 MENT OFFICER IN PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO

17 PRECEDENCE.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, 

18 is amended— 

19 (1) in section 133a(c)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, the 

21 Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Chief 

22 Management Officer of the Department of De23 fense’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Deputy Secretary 

24 of Defense’’; and 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 

2 Chief Management Officer,’’; 

3 (2) in section 133b(c)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

5 Chief Management Officer of the Department 

6 of Defense,’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 

8 Chief Management Officer,’’; 

9 (3) in section 137a(d), by striking ‘‘the Chief 

10 Management Officer of the Department of De11 fense,’’; and 

12 (4) in section 138(d), by striking ‘‘the Chief 

13 Management Officer of the Department of De14 fense,’’. 

15 (b) ASSIGNMENT OF PERIODIC REVIEW OF DEFENSE

16 AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FIELD AC17 TIVITIES TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Section 192(c) 

18 of such title is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the first sen21 tence, by striking ‘‘the Chief Management Offi22 cer of the Department of Defense’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’; and 


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1 (B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by 

2 striking ‘‘the Chief Management Officer’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Chief 

5 Management Officer’’ each place it appears and in6 serting ‘‘the Secretary’’. 

7 (c) ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINAN8 CIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION TO

9 UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER).— 

10 Section 240b of such title is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘The Chief 

12 Management Officer of the Department of Defense 

13 shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of 

14 Defense (Comptroller),’’ and inserting ‘‘The Under 

15 Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall, in con16 sultation with the Performance Improvement Officer 

17 of the Department of Defense,’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘the 

19 Chief Management Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Per20 formance Improvement Officer’’. 

21 (d) REMOVAL OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER AS

22 RECIPIENT OF REPORTS OF AUDITS BY EXTERNAL AUDI23 TORS.—Section 240d(d)(1)(A) of such title is amended by 

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1 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS OF

2 LAW RELATED TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT EX3 EMPTIONS.—Such title is further amended— 

4 (1) in section 130e— 

5 (A) by striking subsection (d); 

6 (B) by redesignating subsections (e) and 

7 (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 

8 (C) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 

9 (i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, 

10 or the Secretary’s designee,’’; and 

11 (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 

12 ‘‘, through the Office of the Director of 

13 Administration and Management’’; and 

14 (2) in section 2254a— 

15 (A) by striking subsection (c); 

16 (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub17 section (c); and 

18 (C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 

19 (i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, 

20 or the Secretary’s designee,’’; and 

21 (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 

22 ‘‘, through the Office of the Director of 

23 Administration and Management’’. 

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1 TERS.—Section 631(a) of the National Defense Authoriza2 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 

3 U.S.C. 2481 note) is amended by striking ‘‘, in coordina4 tion with the Chief Management Officer of the Depart5 ment of Defense,’’. 

6 Subtitle B—Other Department of 

7 Defense Organization and Man8 agement Matters 

9 SEC. 921. JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION OFFICE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall re11 align roles, responsibilities, and resources as necessary to 

12 establish a Joint Energetics Transition Office (in this sec13 tion referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). 

14 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall— 

15 (1) develop and periodically update an energetic 

16 materials strategic plan and investment strategy to 

17 guide current and future investments in new and 

18 legacy energetic materials and technologies, includ19 ing by— 

20 (A) developing or supporting the develop21 ment of strategies and roadmaps, under the fu22 ture-years defense program under section 221 

23 of title 10, United States Code, and the pro24 gram objective memorandum process, for ener25 getic materials and technologies; and 


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1 (B) initiating special studies or analyses to 

2 inform the program objective memorandum 

3 process; 

4 (2) coordinate and synchronize existing re5 search, development, test, and evaluation efforts in 

6 energetic materials across the Department of De7 fense to identify promising new energetic materials 

8 and technologies— 

9 (A) to mature, integrate, prototype, and 

10 demonstrate novel energetic materials and tech11 nologies, including classification and character12 ization testing of new materials and manufac13 turing technologies; 

14 (B) to expedite testing, evaluation, and ac15 quisition of energetic materials and technologies 

16 to meet the emergent needs of the Department, 

17 including the rapid integration of promising 

18 new materials and other promising energetic 

19 compounds into existing and planned weapons 

20 platforms; and 

21 (C) to identify existing or establish new 

22 prototyping demonstration venues to integrate 

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1 (3) oversee a process to expedite the qualifica2 tion process for energetic materials, from discovery 

3 through integration into weapon systems, and rec4 ommend changes to laws, regulations, and policies 

5 that present barriers that extend timelines for that 

6 process; and 

7 (4) carry out such other responsibilities relating 

8 to energetic materials as the Secretary shall specify. 

9 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Deputy Secretary of 

10 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit11 tees— 

12 (1) not later than 60 days after the date of the 

13 enactment of this Act, a report on the status of the 

14 establishment of the Office under subsection (a); and 

15 (2) not later than one year after such date of 

16 enactment, a report on the measures taken to pro17 vide the Office with the staff and resources nec18 essary for the Office to carry out its responsibilities 

19 under subsection (b). 

20 SEC. 922. TRANSITION OF OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY 

21 FOR THE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 

22 ADMINISTRATION. 

23 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

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1 fense Technology Security Administration under the au2 thority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary 

3 of Defense for Industrial Base Policy. 

4 (b) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than 7 days 

5 after the date on which the Secretary completes develop6 ment of the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary 

7 shall submit the plan to the congressional defense commit8 tees. 

9 (c) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.—Not later than 180 

10 days after the date on which the Secretary completes de11 velopment of the plan required by subsection (a), the Sec12 retary shall realign the Defense Technology Security Ad13 ministration under the authority, direction, and control of 

14 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base 

15 Policy. 

16 SEC. 923. INTEGRATED AND AUTHENTICATED ACCESS TO 

17 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SYSTEMS FOR 

18 CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL STAFF FOR OVER19 SIGHT PURPOSES. 

20 Section 1046(a) of the James M. Inhofe National De21 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

22 117–263) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(3) to the extent feasible, be integrated with 

6 software used by the Department of Defense Park7 ing Management Office to validate parking re8 quests.’’. 

9 SEC. 924. INTEGRATION OF PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE 

10 SUITES FOR SCHEDULING DATA. 

11 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the De12 partment of Defense is capable of scheduling congressional 

13 engagements in a digitally interoperable manner by not 

14 later than February 25, 2024, either through— 

15 (1) integrating the productivity software suite 

16 of the Department of Defense with the productivity 

17 software suite of the congressional defense commit18 tees; or 

19 (2) enabling the automated transmission of 

20 scheduling data through another software solution. 

21 SEC. 925. OPERATIONALIZING AUDIT READINESS. 

22 (a) METRICS REQUIRED.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

24 coordination with the Secretaries of the military de25 partments, shall develop a set of command audit 


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1 metrics that link existing audit readiness goals and 

2 metrics for the financial management community 

3 with unit leadership goals and metrics to provide 

4 operationally relevant performance measures for use 

5 by unit commanders. 

6 (2) LEVERAGING SUPPORT.—In developing the 

7 metrics required by paragraph (1), the Secretary 

8 may leverage support from an existing federally 

9 funded research and development center or univer10 sity-affiliated research center. 

11 (3) DEADLINE.—An initial set of metrics shall 

12 be developed and implemented under paragraph (1) 

13 not later than April 30, 2025. 

14 (b) TRAINING.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President of the De16 fense Acquisition University shall develop training 

17 curricula to support the workforce of the Depart18 ment of Defense in understanding, implementing, 

19 and utilizing the metrics developed under subsection 

20 (a) in the day-to-day performance of their command 

21 and leadership duties. 

22 (2) DEADLINE.—An initial training curriculum 

23 shall be developed and implemented under para24 graph (1) not later than April 30, 2025. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

2 coordination with the Secretaries of the military de3 partments, shall evaluate means by which the 

4 metrics developed under subsection (a) can be used 

5 in the performance evaluation of unit commanders. 

6 (2) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than Sep7 tember 30, 2024, the Secretary shall provide a brief8 ing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

9 Senate and the House of Representatives on the 

10 evaluation conducted under paragraph (1). The 

11 briefing shall include the following elements: 

12 (A) Identification of the appropriate com13 mand echelon at which to assess unit leader 

14 performance using the metrics developed under 

15 subsection (a). 

16 (B) Evaluations of available measures to 

17 reward superior or above average performance 

18 with respect to such metrics. 

19 (C) Assessment of the potential value, and 

20 challenges, to integrating such measures into 

21 the annual performance evaluations for des22 ignated unit leaders. 

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1 SEC. 926. NEXT GENERATION BUSINESS HEALTH METRICS. 

2 (a) METRICS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 

3 acting through the Director of Administration and Man4 agement and in coordination with the Secretaries of the 

5 military departments, shall develop an updated set of busi6 ness health metrics to inform decision-making by senior 

7 leaders of the Department of Defense. 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.—In developing the metrics required 

9 by subsection (a), the Director shall— 

10 (1) using the current literature on performance 

11 measurement, determine what additional new 

12 metrics should be implemented, or current metrics 

13 should be adapted, to reduce output-based measures 

14 and emphasize objective, measurable indicators 

15 aligned to enduring strategic goals of the Depart16 ment of Defense; 

17 (2) assess the current business processes of the 

18 Department and provide recommendations to align 

19 the metrics with available data sources to determine 

20 what gaps might exist in such processes; 

21 (3) ensure that data can be collected automati22 cally and, on a long-term basis, in a manner that 

23 provides for longitudinal analysis; 

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1 (5) identify any shortfalls in resources, data, 

2 training, policy, or law that could be an impediment 

3 to implementing the metrics; 

4 (6) revise leading and lagging indicators associ5 ated with each such metric to provide a benchmark 

6 against which to assess progress; 

7 (7) improve visualization of and comprehension 

8 for the use of the metrics in data-driven decision9 making, including adoption of new policies and 

10 training as needed; 

11 (8) incorporate the ability to aggregate and 

12 disaggregate data to provide the ability to focus on 

13 functional, component-level metrics; and 

14 (9) increase standardization of the use and col15 lection of business health metrics across the Depart16 ment. 

17 (c) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—In developing the 

18 metrics required by subsection (a), the Director may lever19 age support from an existing federally funded research 

20 and development center or university-affiliated research 

21 center. 

22 (d) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than January 

23 30, 2025, the Director shall brief the Committees on 

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1 atives on the development of the metrics required by sub2 section (a). 

3 SEC. 927. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF DEFENSE BUSI4 NESS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall se6 lect a federally funded research and development center 

7 or a university affiliated research center to conduct an 

8 independent assessment of the defense business enterprise 

9 architecture developed under section 2222(e) of title 10, 

10 United States Code. 

11 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by sub12 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

13 (1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 

14 defense business enterprise architecture as of the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act in providing an 

16 adequate and useful framework for planning, man17 aging, and integrating the business systems of the 

18 Department of Defense. 

19 (2) A comparison of the defense business enter20 prise architecture with similar models in use by 

21 other government agencies in the United States, for22 eign governments, and major commercial entities, in23 cluding an assessment of any lessons from such 

24 models that might be applied to the defense business 

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1 (3) An assessment of the adequacy of the de2 fense business enterprise architecture in informing 

3 business process reengineering and being sufficiently 

4 responsive to changes in business processes over 

5 time. 

6 (4) An identification of any shortfalls or imple7 mentation challenges in the utility of the defense 

8 business enterprise architecture. 

9 (5) Recommendations for replacement of the 

10 existing defense business enterprise architecture or 

11 for modifications to the existing architecture to 

12 make that architecture and the process for updating 

13 that architecture more effective and responsive to 

14 the business process needs of the Department. 

15 (c) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 

16 2024, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed 

17 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

18 on the status of the assessment required by subsection (a). 

19 (d) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than January 30, 

20 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 

21 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent22 atives a report on the results of the assessment required 

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1 SEC. 928. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DIVER2 SITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION POSITIONS; 

3 HIRING FREEZE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—During the period described in 

5 subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may not— 

6 (1) establish any new positions within the De7 partment of Defense with responsibility for matters 

8 relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion; or 

9 (2) fill any vacancies in positions in the Depart10 ment with responsibility for such matters. 

11 (b) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described in 

12 this subsection is the period— 

13 (1) beginning on the date of the enactment of 

14 this Act; and 

15 (2) ending on the date on which the Comp16 troller General of the United States submits to Con17 gress the review of the Department of Defense diver18 sity, equity, and inclusion workforce required by the 

19 report of the Committee on Armed Services of the 

20 Senate accompanying the National Defense Author21 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 

22 TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

23 Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

24 SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

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1 (1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 

2 Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 

3 the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 

4 amounts of authorizations made available to the De5 partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 

6 2024 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 

7 year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au8 thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 

9 be available for the same purposes as the authoriza10 tion to which transferred. 

11 (2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para12 graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that 

13 the Secretary may transfer under the authority of 

14 this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000. 

15 (3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN

16 MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A trans17 fer of funds between military personnel authoriza18 tions under title IV shall not be counted toward the 

19 dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 

20 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub21 section (a) to transfer authorizations— 

22 (1) may only be used to provide authority for 

23 items that have a higher priority than the items 

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1 (2) may not be used to provide authority for an 

2 item that has been denied authorization by Con3 gress. 

4 (c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A 

5 transfer made from one account to another under the au6 thority of this section shall be deemed to increase the 

7 amount authorized for the account to which the amount 

8 is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans9 ferred. 

10 (d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

11 promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under 

12 subsection (a). 

13 SEC. 1002. ANNUAL REPORT ON BUDGET PRIORITIZATION 

14 BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND MILITARY 

15 DEPARTMENTS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 

17 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 222d 

18 the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 222e. Programs, projects, and activities that were 

20 internally reduced or eliminated in the 

21 submission of the President’s budget: an22 nual report 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

24 through the Secretaries of the military departments and 

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1 not under the control of a Secretary of a military depart2 ment, shall submit to the congressional defense commit3 tees each year, not later than 15 days after the submission 

4 of the budget of the President for the fiscal year beginning 

5 in such year under section 1105(a) of title 31, a report 

6 that includes organized tabulations of programs, projects, 

7 and activities the total obligational authority for which 

8 was reduced or eliminated in the current budget year pro9 posal compared to the prior-year projection for the current 

10 year. 

11 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The tabulations required under 

12 subsection (a) shall include, for each program, project, or 

13 activity that was internally reduced or eliminated, the fol14 lowing elements: 

15 ‘‘(1) Whether the program, project, or activity 

16 was eliminated or reduced and which fiscal year it 

17 was eliminated or reduced in. 

18 ‘‘(2) Appropriations sub-account. 

19 ‘‘(3) The appropriate program element, line 

20 item number, or sub-activity group. 

21 ‘‘(4) Program, project, or activity name. 

22 ‘‘(5) Prior year enacted appropriation. 

23 ‘‘(6) Prior year projected current year budget. 

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1 ‘‘(8) If applicable, the amount reduced or saved 

2 by the current year elimination or reduction over the 

3 future years defense plan. 

4 ‘‘(9) The rationale for reduction or elimination. 

5 ‘‘(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection 

6 (a) shall be submitted in machine readable, electronic 

7 form.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by 

10 inserting after the item relating to section 222d the fol11 lowing new item: 

‘‘222e. Programs, projects, and activities that were internally reduced or eliminated in the submission of the President’s budget: annual report.’’. 

12 SEC. 1003. ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RE13 LATED TO UNFUNDED PRIORITIES. 

14 Section 222a(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

15 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(E) For each priority— 

18 ‘‘(i) the requirement that will be ad19 dressed which is not in the base budget re20 quest; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the reason why the priority was 

22 not included in the base budget request; 

23 ‘‘(iii) a description of previous funding 

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1 ‘‘(iv) an assessment of the impact of 

2 the priority on the future years defense 

3 plan.’’. 

4 SEC. 1004. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON NEED FOR EMER5 GENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 It is the sense of the Senate that— 

7 (1) section 101 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act 

8 of 2023 (Public Law 118–5) imposes limits on dis9 cretionary spending in the defense and nondefense 

10 categories; 

11 (2) if those spending limits for either category 

12 are breached, then across-the-board sequestration 

13 cuts are triggered on that category to eliminate the 

14 breach; 

15 (3) the enactment of authorization and appro16 priations legislation for the Department of Defense 

17 will provide inherent cost savings that continuing 

18 resolutions do not provide; 

19 (4) there are growing national security concerns 

20 that require additional funds beyond the revised se21 curity spending limit, to include continued support 

22 to the Ukrainian armed forces, additional munitions 

23 production, additional large surface combatants, 

24 shipbuilding industrial base modernization invest25 ments, submarine industrial base and supply chain 


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1 management, additional production of wheeled and 

2 tracked combat vehicles, and emergent capabilities 

3 and exercises in the United States Indo-Pacific Com4 mand; 

5 (5) as the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schu6 mer stated on June 1, 2023, ‘‘This debt ceiling deal 

7 does nothing to limit the Senate’s ability to appro8 priate emergency/supplemental funds to ensure our 

9 military capabilities are sufficient to deter China, 

10 Russia, and our other adversaries and respond to 

11 ongoing and growing national security threats, in12 cluding Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against 

13 Ukraine, our ongoing competition with China and its 

14 growing threat to Taiwan, Iranian threats to Amer15 ican interests and those of our partners in the Mid16 dle East, or any other emerging security crisis; nor 

17 does this debt ceiling deal limit the Senate’s ability 

18 to appropriate emergency/supplemental funds to re19 spond to various national issues, such as disaster re20 lief, or combating the fentanyl crisis, or other issues 

21 of national importance.’’; and 

22 (6) the President should expeditiously send 

23 emergency funding requests to the Senate for con24 sideration so that those needs can receive sufficient 

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1 Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 

2 SEC. 1011. DISRUPTION OF FENTANYL TRAFFICKING. 

3 (a) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 

4 that— 

5 (1) fentanyl trafficking across the borders of 

6 the United States, and the consequences of that 

7 trafficking, constitute an unprecedented, nontradi8 tional, and long-term threat to the national security 

9 of the United States; 

10 (2) transnational criminal organizations have 

11 established effective control over significant areas 

12 within Mexico, which has enabled the development of 

13 fentanyl production and trafficking infrastructure; 

14 (3) combating fentanyl trafficking demands— 

15 (A) improved interagency command, con16 trol, communications, and intelligence sharing 

17 to enhance the effectiveness of the interdiction 

18 of fentanyl at the borders of the United States; 

19 and 

20 (B) whole-of-government solutions com21 prised of an integrated and synchronized inter22 agency organizational construct committed to 

23 dismantling the process of trafficking fentanyl 

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1 ery in the United States and enabling partner 

2 nations to do the same; 

3 (4) it is within the national security interest of 

4 the United States for Federal, State, and local law 

5 enforcement agencies, the Department of Defense, 

6 the Department of State, other counter-drug agen7 cies, and stakeholders to effectively communicate 

8 and that the failure of effective communication af9 fects the prevention, interdiction, and prosecution of 

10 fentanyl trafficking and distribution into and within 

11 the United States; and 

12 (5) the United States must partner with Mexico 

13 and Canada to combat fentanyl trafficking through 

14 institution building, the dismantling of cartels, and 

15 seizures of fentanyl in Mexico, Canada, and intra16 state transit zones. 

17 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY TO COUNTER

18 FENTANYL TRAFFICKING AND REPORT.— 

19 (1) STRATEGY.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 

21 days after the date of the enactment of this 

22 Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

23 with other Federal agencies as the Secretary 

24 considers appropriate, shall develop and submit 

25 to the appropriate congressional committees a 


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1 strategy to use existing authorities, including 

2 the authorities under section 124 of title 10, 

3 United States Code, as appropriate, to target, 

4 disrupt, or degrade threats to the national secu5 rity of the United States caused or exacerbated 

6 by fentanyl trafficking. 

7 (B) CONTENTS.—The strategy required by 

8 subparagraph (A) shall outline how the Sec9 retary of Defense will— 

10 (i) leverage existing authorities re11 garding counterdrug and counter12 transnational organized crime activities 

13 with a counter-fentanyl nexus to detect 

14 and monitor activities related to fentanyl 

15 trafficking; 

16 (ii) support operations to counter 

17 fentanyl trafficking carried out by other 

18 Federal agencies, State, Tribal, and local 

19 law enforcement agencies, or foreign secu20 rity forces; 

21 (iii) coordinate efforts of the Depart22 ment of Defense for the detection and 

23 monitoring of aerial, maritime, and surface 

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1 forts to unify the use of technology, sur2 veillance, and related resources across air, 

3 land, and maritime domains to counter 

4 fentanyl trafficking, including with respect 

5 to data collection, data processing, and in6 tegrating sensors across such domains; 

7 (iv) provide military-unique capabili8 ties to support activities by the United 

9 States Government and foreign security 

10 forces to detect and monitor the trafficking 

11 of fentanyl and precursor chemicals used 

12 in fentanyl production, consistent with sec13 tion 284(b)(10) of title 10, United States 

14 Code; 

15 (v) leverage existing counterdrug and 

16 counter-transnational organized crime pro17 grams of the Department to counter 

18 fentanyl trafficking; 

19 (vi) assess existing training programs 

20 of the Department and provide training for 

21 Federal, State, Tribal, and local law en22 forcement agencies conducted by special 

23 operations forces to counter fentanyl traf24 ficking, consistent with section 284(b) of 

25 title 10, United States Code; 


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1 (vii) engage with foreign security 

2 forces to ensure the counterdrug and 

3 counter-transnational organized crime pro4 grams of the Department— 

5 (I) support efforts to counter 

6 fentanyl trafficking; and 

7 (II) build capacity to interdict 

8 fentanyl in foreign countries, includ9 ing programs to train security forces 

10 in partner countries to counter 

11 fentanyl trafficking, including coun12 tering illicit flows of fentanyl precur13 sors, consistent with sections 284(c) 

14 and 333 of title 10, United States 

15 Code; 

16 (viii) use the North American Defense 

17 Ministerial and the bilateral defense work18 ing groups and bilateral military coopera19 tion round tables with Canada and Mexico 

20 to increase domain awareness to detect and 

21 monitor fentanyl trafficking; and 

22 (ix) evaluate existing policies, proce23 dures, processes, and resources that affect 

24 the ability of the Department to counter 

25 fentanyl trafficking consistent with existing 


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1 counterdrug and counter-transnational or2 ganized crime authorities. 

3 (C) FORM.—The strategy required by sub4 paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassi5 fied form, but may include a classified annex. 

6 (D) BRIEFING.—Not later than 45 days 

7 after the submission of the strategy required by 

8 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide 

9 to the appropriate congressional committees a 

10 briefing on the strategy and plans for its imple11 mentation. 

12 (2) REPORT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT REIM13 BURSEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall sub14 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

15 report on— 

16 (A) any goods or services provided under 

17 section 1535 of title 31, United States Code 

18 (commonly known as the ‘‘Economy Act’’), dur19 ing the period beginning on January 1, 2010, 

20 and ending on the date on which the report is 

21 submitted, by the Department of Defense to 

22 Federal civilian law enforcement agencies for 

23 counterdrug and counter-transnational orga24 nized crime operations on the southern border 

25 of the United States; and 


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1 (B) any payments made for such goods or 

2 services under such section during such period. 

3 (c) COOPERATION WITH MEXICO.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

5 shall seek to enhance cooperation with defense offi6 cials of the Government of Mexico to target, disrupt, 

7 and degrade transnational criminal organizations 

8 within Mexico that traffic fentanyl. 

9 (2) REPORT ON ENHANCED SECURITY CO10 OPERATION.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

12 days after the date of the enactment of this 

13 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

14 the appropriate congressional committees a re15 port on efforts to enhance cooperation with de16 fense officials of the Government of Mexico 

17 specified in paragraph (1). 

18 (B) CONTENTS.—The report required by 

19 subparagraph (A) shall include— 

20 (i) an assessment of the impact of the 

21 efforts to enhance cooperation described in 

22 paragraph (1) on targeting, disrupting, 

23 and degrading fentanyl trafficking; 


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1 (ii) a description of limitations on 

2 such efforts, including limitations imposed 

3 by the Government of Mexico; 

4 (iii) recommendations by the Sec5 retary on actions to further improve co6 operation with defense officials of the Gov7 ernment of Mexico; 

8 (iv) recommendations by the Secretary 

9 on actions of the Department of Defense 

10 to further improve the capabilities of the 

11 Government of Mexico to target, disrupt, 

12 and degrade fentanyl trafficking; and 

13 (v) any other matter the Secretary 

14 considers relevant. 

15 (C) FORM.—The report required by sub16 paragraph (A) may be submitted in unclassified 

17 form but shall include a classified annex. 

18 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT20 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com21 mittees’’ means— 

22 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 

23 the Senate; and 

24 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 

25 the House of Representatives. 


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1 (2) FENTANYL.—The term ‘‘fentanyl’’ means 

2 fentanyl and any fentanyl-related substance. 

3 (3) FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCE.—The 

4 term ‘‘fentanyl-related substance’’— 

5 (A) means any substance that is struc6 turally related to fentanyl by 1 or more modi7 fications of— 

8 (i) replacement of the phenyl portion 

9 of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, 

10 whether or not further substituted in or on 

11 the monocycle; 

12 (ii) substitution in or on the phenethyl 

13 group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, 

14 hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro 

15 groups; 

16 (iii) substitution in or on the piper17 idine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, 

18 ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, 

19 amino, or nitro groups; 

20 (iv) replacement of the aniline ring 

21 with any aromatic monocycle whether or 

22 not further substituted in or on the aro23 matic monocycle; and 

24 (v) replacement of the N-propionyl 

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1 (B) does not include a substance described 

2 in subparagraph (A) that is— 

3 (i) controlled by action of the Attor4 ney General pursuant to section 201 of the 

5 Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

6 811); 

7 (ii) expressly listed in Schedule I of 

8 section 202(c) of that Act (21 U.S.C. 812) 

9 or another schedule by a statutory provi10 sion; or 

11 (iii) removed from Schedule I, or re12 scheduled to another schedule, pursuant to 

13 section 201(k) of that Act (21 U.S.C. 

14 811(k)). 

15 (4) ILLEGAL MEANS.—The term ‘‘illegal 

16 means’’ includes the trafficking of money, human 

17 trafficking, illicit financial flows, illegal trade in nat18 ural resources and wildlife, trade in illegal drugs and 

19 weapons, and other forms of illegal means deter20 mined by the Secretary of Defense. 

21 (5) SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAM.—The 

22 term ‘‘security cooperation program’’ has the mean23 ing given that term in section 301 of title 10, United 

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1 (6) TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZA2 TION.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term 

4 ‘‘transnational criminal organization’’ means a 

5 group, network, and associated individuals who 

6 operate transnationally for the purpose of ob7 taining power, influence, or monetary or com8 mercial gain, wholly or in part by illegal means, 

9 while advancing their activities through a pat10 tern of crime, corruption, or violence and pro11 tecting their illegal activities through a 

12 transnational organizational structure and the 

13 exploitation of public corruption or 

14 transnational logistics, financial, or communica15 tion mechanisms. 

16 (B) ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The 

17 term ‘‘transnational criminal organization’’ in18 cludes any transnational criminal organization 

19 identified in the most recent Drug Threat As20 sessment of the Drug Enforcement Agency. 

21 SEC. 1012. ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG AC22 TIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER 

23 TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME. 

24 Section 284(b)(9) of title 10, United States Code, is 

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1 and inserting ‘‘linguist, intelligence analysis, and plan2 ning’’. 

3 SEC. 1013. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT FOR 

4 COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES 

5 TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED 

6 CRIME: INCREASE IN CAP FOR SMALL SCALE 

7 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

8 Section 284(i)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 

11 SEC. 1014. BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF ARMED FORCES OF 

12 MEXICO TO COUNTER THE THREAT POSED BY 

13 TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

14 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

16 Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 

17 establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and ad18 visability of building the capacity of armed forces of Mex19 ico in the United States on goals, jointly agreed to by the 

20 Governments of the United States and Mexico, to counter 

21 the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations, 

22 including through— 

23 (1) operations designed, at least in part, by the 

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1 (2) in consultation with the appropriate civilian 

2 government agencies specializing in countering 

3 transnational criminal organizations— 

4 (A) joint network analysis; 

5 (B) counter threat financing; 

6 (C) counter illicit trafficking (including 

7 narcotics, weapons, and human trafficking, and 

8 illicit trafficking in natural resources); and 

9 (D) assessments of key nodes of activity of 

10 transnational criminal organizations. 

11 (b) PLAN.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

15 congressional committees a plan for implementing 

16 the pilot program required by subsection (a) over a 

17 period of five years, including the costs of admin18 istering the program during such period. 

19 (2) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRES20 SIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this subsection, the term 

21 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

22 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

23 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com24 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 


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1 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

2 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com3 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep4 resentatives. 

5 Subtitle C—Naval Vessels 

6 SEC. 1021. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE 

7 USED VESSELS UNDER THE NATIONAL DE8 FENSE SEALIFT FUND. 

9 Section 2218(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) by striking subparagraphs (C), (E) and (G); 

12 and 

13 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and 

14 (F) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively. 

15 SEC. 1022. AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FORCE AVAILABILITY. 

16 Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (e)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

20 the end; 

21 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe22 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

24 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(4) the Navy adjusts scheduled maintenance 

2 and repair actions to maintain a minimum of 24 am3 phibious warfare ships operationally available for 

4 worldwide deployment.’’; and 

5 (2) by redesignating the second subsection (g) 

6 (defining amphibious warfare ship) as subsection 

7 (h). 

8 SEC. 1023. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN 

9 NAVAL VESSELS. 

10 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

11 this Act for fiscal year 2024 may be obligated or expended 

12 to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any of the 

13 following naval vessels: 

14 (1) USS Germantown (LSD 42). 

15 (2) USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). 

16 (3) USS Tortuga (LSD 46). 

17 (4) USS Shiloh (CG 67). 

18 SEC. 1024. REPORT ON THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ARMY AND 

19 NAVY JOINT EFFORT FOR WATERCRAFT VES20 SELS. 

21 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 

22 29, 2024, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with 

23 the Secretary of the Army, shall submit to the congres24 sional defense committees a report on the feasibility of 

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1 field a family of watercraft vessels to support the imple2 mentation of the Marine Corps concept of expeditionary 

3 advanced base operations and Army operations in mari4 time environments. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

6 (a) shall include an assessment of whether a shared base 

7 platform could meet requirements of the Department of 

8 the Navy and the Department of the Army, and, if so, 

9 an assessment of the benefits and challenges of procuring 

10 a technical data package to allow simultaneous construc11 tion of such platform by multiple builders and using block 

12 buy authorities. 

13 Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

14 SEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

15 TO CLOSE OR RELINQUISH CONTROL OF 

16 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA17 NAMO BAY, CUBA. 

18 Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization 

19 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

20 1551), as most recently amended by section 1034 of the 

21 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–236), is further 

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1 SEC. 1032. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

2 FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVID3 UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 

4 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE 

5 UNITED STATES. 

6 Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

8 115–232; 132 Stat. 1953), as most recently amended by 

9 section 1031 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

10 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

11 236), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

12 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

13 SEC. 1033. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

14 TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN 

15 THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES 

16 TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 

17 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

18 Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

20 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by 

21 section 1032 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

23 236), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

24 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 1034. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 

2 FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVID3 UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 

4 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CER5 TAIN COUNTRIES. 

6 Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

8 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by 

9 section 1033 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

10 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

11 236), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

12 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

13 Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 

14 Authorities and Limitations 

15 SEC. 1041. EXTENSION OF ADMISSION TO GUAM OR THE 

16 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MAR17 IANA ISLANDS FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT 

18 H–2B WORKERS. 

19 Section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Joint Resolution entitled 

20 ‘‘A Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant to Establish 

21 a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Po22 litical Union with the United States of America’, and for 

23 other purposes’’, approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 

24 1806(b)(1)(B)), is amended, in the matter preceding 

25 clause (i), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 

26 ‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 


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1 SEC. 1042. 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. 1043. UNFAVORABLE SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGI11 BILITY DETERMINATIONS AND APPEALS. 

12 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES

13 FOR COVERED INDIVIDUALS SEEKING OR HAVING AC14 CESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION OR SENSITIVE COM15 PARTMENT INFORMATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each head of a component 

17 of the Department of Defense shall provide to each 

18 covered individual described in paragraph (2) of 

19 such component seeking or having access to classi20 fied information or sensitive compartment informa21 tion with administrative due process procedures de22 scribed in paragraph (3) through the Defense Office 

23 of Hearings and Appeals. 

24 (2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—A cov25 ered individual described in this paragraph is a 

26 member of the Armed Forces, a civilian employee 


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1 employed by a component of the Department of De2 fense, or a contractor employee described in Depart3 ment of Defense Manual 5220.22, Volume 2 (relat4 ing to National Industrial Security Program: Indus5 trial Security Procedures for Government Activities), 

6 or successor manual. 

7 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE DUE PROCESS PROCE8 DURES DESCRIBED.—The administrative due process 

9 procedures described in this paragraph are the ad10 ministrative due process procedures described in De11 partment of Defense Directive 5220.6 (relating to 

12 Defense Industrial Personnel Security Clearance Re13 view Program), or successor directive, and Executive 

14 Order 10865 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to safe15 guarding classified information within industry). 

16 (b) HEARINGS, APPEALS, AND FINAL DENIALS AND

17 REVOCATIONS OF SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY.— 

18 In order to simplify, centralize, and unify the administra19 tive processes for unfavorable security clearance eligibility 

20 determinations for covered individuals described in sub21 section (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 

22 all hearings, appeals, and final denials and revocations of 

23 security clearance eligibility are performed by the Defense 

24 Office of Hearings and Appeals with administrative due 

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1 (c) UPDATES TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANU2 ALS.—The Secretary of Defense shall update Department 

3 of Defense Manual 5200.02 (relating to procedures for 

4 Department of Defense Personnel Security Program) and 

5 Department of Defense Manual 5220.22, Volume 2 (relat6 ing to National Industrial Security Program: Industrial 

7 Security Procedures for Government Activities) to con8 form with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b). 

9 (d) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE OFFICE

10 OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS TO RENDER ELIGIBILITY

11 DETERMINATIONS FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMA12 TION AND SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION.— 

13 The Director of the Defense Office of Hearings and Ap14 peals may render eligibility determinations for access to 

15 classified information and sensitive compartmented infor16 mation pursuant to procedures and guidelines that the Di17 rector shall issue in consultation with the Director of Na18 tional Intelligence. 

19 (e) DISSEMINATION OF SECURITY RELEVANT INFOR20 MATION.— 

21 (1) REQUEST FOR SHARING REQUIRED.—In a 

22 case in which a contractor or civilian employee of the 

23 Federal Government holding an active security clear24 ance is seeking to transfer that clearance for a new 

25 position in the Department of Defense and in which 


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1 an agency or department of the Federal Government 

2 possesses security relevant information about that 

3 clearance holder that is related to eligibility for ac4 cess to classified information and makes known the 

5 existence of such security relevant information in the 

6 commonly accessible security clearance databases of 

7 the Federal Government, but without taking any ac8 tion to suspend or revoke that clearance holder’s se9 curity clearance, the Department of Defense compo10 nent considering the transfer of a clearance shall 

11 promptly make a request to receive the security rel12 evant information from the agency or department in 

13 possession of such information. 

14 (2) FAILURE TO SHARE.—In a case in which an 

15 agency or department of the Federal Government re16 ceives a request to share security relevant informa17 tion about a clearance holder pursuant to paragraph 

18 (1) but fails to do so within 30 days of the date on 

19 which the request is made, such failure shall trigger 

20 procedural and substantive due process rights, estab21 lished for the purposes of carrying out this section, 

22 for the clearance holder to challenge the security rel23 evant information as if the information were the 

24 equivalent of a suspension, denial, or revocation of 

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1 (f) PROTECTIONS.—Members of the Armed Forces 

2 and civilian employees of the Department of Defense may 

3 not be suspended without pay because a security clearance 

4 is suspended or revoked prior to the conclusion of any ap5 peal process to enable such members and employee to sup6 port themselves during an appeal process and to support 

7 themselves without resigning from Government employ8 ment and thereby losing standing to appeal the suspension 

9 or revocation of access to classified information. 

10 (g) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.— 

11 (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take 

12 effect on the earlier of— 

13 (A) the date on which the General Counsel 

14 of the Department of Defense certifies to the 

15 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 

16 and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

17 House of Representatives that the Defense Of18 fice of Hearings and Appeals is prepared for 

19 the provisions of this section to take effect; or 

20 (B) September 30, 2024. 

21 (2) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply 

22 to revocations of eligibility to access classified infor23 mation or sensitive compartmented information that 

24 occur on or after the date on which this section 

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1 (h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec2 tion shall be construed to diminish or otherwise affect the 

3 authority of the head of a component of the Department 

4 to suspend access to classified information or a special ac5 cess program, including sensitive compartmented informa6 tion, in exigent circumstances, should the head determine 

7 that continued access of a covered individual is incon8 sistent with protecting the national security of the United 

9 States. 

10 SEC. 1044. ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF 

11 DEFENSE ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING UNITED 

12 STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 408 of title 10, United 

14 States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Equip16 ment and training of foreign personnel to 

17 assist in’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistance in sup18 port of’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

20 following new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(5) Funds.’’; 

22 (3) by striking subsections (d) and (f); 

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1 (5) by adding at the end the following new sub2 section: 

3 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31 

4 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

5 congressional defense committees a report on the assist6 ance provided under this section during the preceding fis7 cal year.’’. 

8 (b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 

9 sections at the beginning of chapter 20 of title 10, United 

10 States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 

11 section 408 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘408. Assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting for missing 

United States Government personnel.’’. 

12 SEC. 1045. IMPLEMENTATION OF ARRANGEMENTS TO 

13 BUILD TRANSPARENCY, CONFIDENCE, AND 

14 SECURITY. 

15 Section 2241 of title 10, United States Code, is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

18 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF VIENNA DOCUMENT

19 2011.—Amounts appropriated for operation and mainte20 nance may be used by the Secretary of Defense for travel, 

21 transportation, and subsistence expenses for meetings and 

22 demonstrations hosted by the Department of Defense for 

23 the implementation of the Vienna Document 2011 on Con24 fidence and Security-Building Measures.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1046. ACCESS TO AND USE OF MILITARY POST OF2 FICES BY UNITED STATES CITIZENS EM3 PLOYED OVERSEAS BY THE NORTH ATLANTIC 

4 TREATY ORGANIZATION WHO PERFORM 

5 FUNCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPER6 ATIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

7 (a) REQUIREMENT TO AUTHORIZE USE OF POST OF8 FICE.—Section 406 of title 39, United States Code, is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘may authorize the use’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘shall authorize the use’’. 

11 (b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

12 March 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 

13 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 

14 of Representatives on the revision of the Financial Man15 agement Regulation to authorize individuals under sub16 paragraph (A) of section 406(c)(1) of title 39, United 

17 States Code, as amended by subsection (a), to utilize the 

18 authority provided under such subparagraph. If there is 

19 a determination that this authority is not feasible for a 

20 legal or financial reason, the Secretary shall include the 

21 background for those determinations in the briefing. 


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1 SEC. 1047. REMOVAL OF TIME LIMITATIONS OF TEM2 PORARY PROTECTION AND AUTHORIZATION 

3 OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR SECURITY SERV4 ICES AND EQUIPMENT FOR FORMER OR RE5 TIRED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PER6 SONNEL. 

7 (a) REMOVAL OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 

8 714(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para10 graph (7); 

11 (2) in paragraph (5)— 

12 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

13 paragraph (6) and moving such paragraph, as 

14 so redesignated, two ems to the left; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘DURATION OF PROTEC16 TION.—’’ and all that follows through the pe17 riod at the end of subparagraph (B) and insert18 ing ‘‘DURATION OF PROTECTION.—The Sec19 retary of Defense shall require periodic reviews, 

20 not less than once every six months, of the du21 ration of protection provided to individuals 

22 under this subsection.’’; 

23 (3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7), as 

24 redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by 

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1 graph (5)(B) to extend such protection and secu2 rity’’. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF REIMBURSEMENT OR ACQUI4 SITION OF SECURITY SERVICES.—Section 714 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, is further amended by adding at the 

6 end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(e) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

8 may reimburse a former or retired official who faces seri9 ous and credible threats arising from duties performed 

10 while employed by the Department for security services 

11 and equipment procured at the personal expense of the 

12 official, not to exceed an aggregate of $15,000,000 in any 

13 fiscal year for all former and retired officials authorized 

14 by the Secretary of Defense for such reimbursement.’’. 

15 SEC. 1048. ANNUAL DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTING AGEN16 CY (DPAA) CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO EX17 PAND ACCOUNTING FOR PERSONS MISSING 

18 FROM DESIGNATED PAST CONFLICTS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2024, 

20 and annually thereafter, the Defense POW/MIA Account21 ing Agency (DPAA) shall post on a publicly available 

22 internet website a list of capabilities required to expand 

23 accounting for persons missing from designated past con24 flicts and provide a briefing to Congress on those capabili25 ties. 


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1 (b) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS.— 

2 The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency may enter 

3 into agreements with universities or research organiza4 tions to provide additional capabilities for specialized mis5 sions or research requirements. 

6 Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

7 SEC. 1051. ANNUAL REPORT AND BRIEFING ON IMPLEMEN8 TATION OF FORCE DESIGN 2030. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2024, 

10 and annually thereafter through March 31, 2030, the 

11 Commandant of the Marine Corps shall submit to the con12 gressional defense committees a report detailing the pro13 grammatic choices made to implement Force Design 2030, 

14 including both new developmental and fielded capabilities, 

15 as well as capabilities and capacity divested to accelerate 

16 implementation of Force Design 2030. 

17 (b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than Sep18 tember 30, 2024, and annually thereafter through Sep19 tember 30, 2030, the Commandant of the Marine Corps 

20 shall provide a briefing on the elements described under 

21 subsection (c). 

22 (c) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub23 section (a) and briefing required under subsection (b) shall 

24 include the following elements: 


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1 (1) An assessment of changes in the National 

2 Defense Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, Joint 

3 Warfighting Concept (and associated Concept Re4 quired Capabilities), and other planning processes 

5 that informed Force Design 2030. 

6 (2) An inventory and assessment of Force De7 sign-related exercises and experimentation beginning 

8 in fiscal year 2020, including which capabilities were 

9 involved and the extent to which such exercises and 

10 experiments validated or militated against proposed 

11 capability investments. 

12 (3) An inventory of divestments of capability or 

13 capacity, whether force structure or equipment, 

14 starting in fiscal year 2020, including— 

15 (A) a timeline of the progress of each di16 vestment; 

17 (B) the type of force structure or equip18 ment divested or reduced; 

19 (C) the percentage of force structure or 

20 equipment divested or reduced, including any 

21 equipment entered into inventory management 

22 or another form of storage; 

23 (D) the rationale and context behind such 

24 divestment; 


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1 (E) an identification of whether such di2 vestment affects the Marine Corps’ ability to 

3 meet the requirements of Global Force Manage4 ment process and the operational plans, includ5 ing an explanation of how the Marine Corps 

6 plans to mitigate the loss of such capability or 

7 capacity if the divestment affects the Marine 

8 Corps’ ability to meet the requirements of the 

9 Global Force Management process and the 

10 operational plans, including through new invest11 ments, additional joint planning and training, 

12 or other methods; and 

13 (F) an assessment of the Marine Corps’ re14 cruitment and retention actual and projected 

15 percentages starting in fiscal year 2020. 

16 (4) An inventory of extant or planned invest17 ments as a part of Force Design 2030, 

18 disaggregated by integrated air and missile defense, 

19 littoral mobility and maneuver, sea denial, and re20 connaissance and counter-reconnaissance forces, in21 cluding— 

22 (A) capability name; 

23 (B) capability purpose and context; 

24 (C) capability being replaced (or not appli25 cable); 


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1 (D) date of initial operational capability; 

2 (E) date of full operational capability; 

3 (F) deliveries of units by year; and 

4 (G) approved acquisition objective or simi5 lar inventory objective. 

6 (5) A description of the amphibious warfare 

7 ship and maritime mobility requirements the Marine 

8 Corps submitted to the Department of the Navy in 

9 support of the Marine Corps organization and con10 cepts under Force Design 2030 and its statutory re11 quirements, including a detailed statement of the 

12 planning assumptions about readiness of amphibious 

13 warfare ships and maritime mobility platforms that 

14 were used in developing the requirements. 

15 (6) An assessment of how the capability invest16 ments described in paragraph (4) contribute to joint 

17 force efficacy in new ways, including through sup18 port of other military services. 

19 (7) An assessment of the ability of the Marine 

20 Corps to generate required force elements for the 

21 Immediate Ready Force and the Contingency Ready 

22 Force over the previous two fiscal years and the ex23 pected ability to generate forces for the next two fis24 cal years. 


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1 (8) An assessment of Marine Corps force struc2 ture and the readiness of Marine Expeditionary 

3 Units compared to availability of amphibious ships 

4 comprising an Amphibious Ready Group over the 

5 previous two fiscal years and the expected avail6 ability for the next two fiscal years. 

7 (9) An assessment by the Marine Corps of its 

8 compliance with the statutory organization pre9 scribed in section 8063 of title 10, United States 

10 Code, that ‘‘[t]he Marine Corps, within the Depart11 ment of the Navy, shall be so organized as to include 

12 not less than three combat divisions and three air 

13 wings, and such other land combat, aviation, and 

14 other services as may be organic therein’’. 

15 (10) An assessment by the Marine Corps of its 

16 compliance with the statutory functions prescribed 

17 in section 8063 of title 10, United States Code, that 

18 ‘‘[t]he Marine Corps shall be organized, trained, and 

19 equipped to provide fleet marine forces of combined 

20 arms, together with supporting air components, for 

21 service with the fleet in the seizure or defense of ad22 vanced naval bases and for the conduct of such land 

23 operations as may be essential to the prosecution of 

24 a naval campaign’’. 


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1 SEC. 1052. PLAN FOR CONVERSION OF JOINT TASK FORCE 

2 NORTH INTO JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK 

3 FORCE NORTH. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De6 fense, in consultation with the head of any relevant Fed7 eral department or agency and acting through the Under 

8 Secretary of Defense for Policy, shall submit to the con9 gressional defense committees a plan for converting the 

10 Joint Task Force North of the United States Northern 

11 Command into a joint interagency task force to be known 

12 as the ‘‘Joint Interagency Task Force North’’. 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

14 shall include the following: 

15 (1) A description of the mission of the Joint 

16 Interagency Task Force North. 

17 (2) A detailed description of the resources of 

18 the Department of Defense, including personnel, fa19 cilities, and operating costs, necessary to convert the 

20 Joint Task Force North into a joint interagency 

21 task force. 

22 (3) An identification of— 

23 (A) each relevant department and agency 

24 of the United States Government the participa25 tion in the Joint Interagency Task Force North 

26 of which is necessary in order to enable the 


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1 Joint Interagency Task Force North to effec2 tively carry out its mission; and 

3 (B) the interagency arrangements nec4 essary to ensure effective participation by each 

5 such department and agency. 

6 (4) An identification of each international liai7 son necessary for the Joint Interagency Task Force 

8 North to effectively carry out its mission. 

9 (5) A description of the bilateral and multilat10 eral agreements with foreign partners and regional 

11 and international organizations that would support 

12 the implementation of the mission of the Joint Inter13 agency Task Force North. 

14 (6) A description of the relationship between 

15 the Joint Interagency Task Force North and the 

16 Joint Interagency Task Force South of the United 

17 States Southern Command. 

18 (7) A description of the relationship between 

19 the Joint Interagency Task Force North and the rel20 evant security forces of the Government of Mexico 

21 and the Government of the Bahamas. 

22 (8) A recommendation on whether the Joint 

23 Interagency Task Force North should be an endur24 ing entity and a discussion of the circumstances 

25 under which the mission of the Joint Interagency 


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1 Task Force North would transition to one or more 

2 entities within the United States Government other 

3 than the United States Northern Command. 

4 (9) Any recommendations for additional legal 

5 authority needed for the Joint Interagency Task 

6 Force North to effectively carry out its mission. 

7 (c) FORM.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 

8 be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi9 fied annex. 

10 (d) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense com13 mittees on progress made in developing the plan required 

14 by subsection (a). 

15 SEC. 1053. REPORT ON USE OF TACTICAL FIGHTER AIR16 CRAFT AND BOMBER AIRCRAFT FOR DEPLOY17 MENTS AND HOMELAND DEFENSE MISSIONS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 1, 2024, the 

19 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de20 fense committees a report including the results of a study 

21 on the use of tactical fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft 

22 for deployments and homeland defense missions. 

23 (b) SCOPE.—The study conducted pursuant to sub24 section (a) shall— 


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1 (1) review both deployment and exercise re2 quirements for tactical fighter aircraft and bomber 

3 aircraft levied by each geographic combatant com4 mand; 

5 (2) assess deployable forces currently available 

6 to fulfill each of those requirements, and whether 

7 those forces are adequate to meet the global require8 ments; 

9 (3) review any relevant tactical fighter forces or 

10 bomber forces that are not considered deployable or 

11 available to meet combatant command requirements, 

12 and consider whether that status can or should 

13 change; 

14 (4) assess whether adequate consideration has 

15 been put into fighter coverage of the homeland dur16 ing these deployments, in particular within the Alas17 ka Area of Responsibility and the Hawaii Area of 

18 Responsibility; and 

19 (5) assess Air Force and Navy active duty, Air 

20 National Guard, and reserve land-based tactical 

21 fighter units that could be considered for inclusion 

22 into homeland defense mission requirements. 


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1 SEC. 1054. MODIFICATIONS OF REPORTING REQUIRE2 MENTS. 

3 (a) CONSOLIDATED BUDGET QUARTERLY REPORT

4 ON USE OF FUNDS.—Section 381(b) of title 10, United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

7 ‘‘QUARTERLY REPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘SEMIANNUAL

8 REPORT’’; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘calendar quarter’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘calendar half’’; and 

11 (3) by striking ‘‘such calendar quarter’’ and in12 serting ‘‘such calendar half’’. 

13 (b) MONTHLY COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS

14 BRIEFING.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 485 of title 10, 

16 United States Code, is amended— 

17 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

18 ‘‘Monthly’’ and inserting ‘‘Quarterly’’; and 

19 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘month20 ly’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly’’. 

21 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec22 tions at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is 

23 amended by striking the item relating to section 485 

24 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘485. Quarterly counterterrorism operations briefings.’’. 


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1 (c) NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY FOR THE NA2 TIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.—Section 

3 4811(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘The Secretary shall submit such strategy to Con5 gress not later than 180 days after the date of submission 

6 of the national security strategy report required under sec7 tion 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

8 3043).’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall submit such 

9 strategy to Congress as an integrated part of the report 

10 submitted under section 4814 of this title.’’. 

11 (d) NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE

12 REPORT AND QUARTERLY BRIEFING.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4814 of title 10, 

14 United States Code, is amended— 

15 (A) by amending the section heading to 

16 read as follows: 

17 ‘‘§ 4814. National Technology and Industrial Base: bi18 ennial report’’; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—’’; 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘March 1 of each year’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘March 1 of each odd-numbered 

22 year’’; and 

23 (D) by striking subsection (b). 

24 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec25 tions at the beginning of chapter 382 of such title 


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1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 

2 4814 and inserting the following: 

‘‘4814. National Technology and Industrial Base: biennial report.’’. 

3 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

4 858(b)(2) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

6 117–263) is amended by striking subparagraph (A). 

7 (e) ANNUAL MILITARY CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS

8 REPORT.—Section 1644 of the National Defense Author9 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 394 note; 

10 Public Law 116–92) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding 

12 paragraph (1) in the first sentence— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘effects’’ after ‘‘all named 

14 military cyberspace’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘, operations, cyber effects 

16 enabling operations, and cyber operations con17 ducted as defensive operations’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘conducted for either offensive or defensive pur19 poses’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or cyber ef21 fects operations for which Congress has otherwise 

22 been provided notice’’ before the period. 

23 (f) INDEPENDENT STUDIES REGARDING POTENTIAL

24 COST SAVINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE NUCLEAR SECU25 RITY ENTERPRISE AND FORCE STRUCTURE.—Section 


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1 1753 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

2 Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92, 133 Stat. 1852) is hereby 

3 repealed. 

4 (g) EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY

5 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE VETTED SYRIAN OPPO6 SITION.—Section 1231(d) of the John S. McCain National 

7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 

8 Law 115–232) is amended— 

9 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

10 ‘‘QUARTERLY’’ and inserting ‘‘SEMIANNUAL’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

13 (A), by striking ‘‘quarterly’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘semiannual’’; and 

15 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘90- 

16 day’’ and inserting ‘‘180-day’’. 

17 (h) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSIST18 ANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND

19 SYRIA.—Section 1233(e) of the John S. McCain National 

20 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 

21 Law 115–232) is amended— 

22 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘QUARTERLY’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘SEMIANNUAL’’; and 


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1 (2) in paragraph (1) in the second sentence of 

2 the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 

3 ‘‘quarterly’’ and inserting ‘‘semiannual’’. 

4 (i) THEFT, LOSS, OR RELEASE OF BIOLOGICAL SE5 LECT AGENTS OR TOXINS INVOLVING DEPARTMENT OF

6 DEFENSE.—Section 1067(a) of the National Defense Au7 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 

8 328; 50 U.S.C. 1528(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 

10 not later than 45 days after a covered report of any theft, 

11 loss, or release of a biological select agent or toxin involv12 ing the Department of Defense is filed with the Centers 

13 for Disease Control and Prevention or the Animal and 

14 Plant Health Inspection Service, the Secretary of Defense, 

15 acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nu16 clear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, shall 

17 provide to the congressional defense committees notice of 

18 such theft, loss, or release. 

19 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide to the congressional 

20 defense committees notice of a release under paragraph 

21 (1) only if the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Sec22 retary, determines that the release is outside the barriers 

23 of secondary containment into the ambient air or environ24 ment or is causing occupational exposure that presents a 

25 threat to public safety. 


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1 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘covered report’ 

2 means a report filed under any of the following (or any 

3 successor regulations): 

4 ‘‘(A) Section 331.19 of title 7, Code of Federal 

5 Regulations. 

6 ‘‘(B) Section 121.19 of title 9, Code of Federal 

7 Regulations. 

8 ‘‘(C) Section 73.19 of title 42, Code of Federal 

9 Regulations.’’. 

10 (j) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERA11 TION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.—Section 1250(b) of 

12 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

13 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2529) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘each year’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘every other year’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding 

18 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for the fiscal year’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘for the fiscal years’’. 

20 (k) AUDIT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINAN21 CIAL STATEMENTS.—Section 240a of title 10, United 

22 States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘(A) ANNUAL AUDIT RE24 QUIRED.—’’; and 

25 (2) by striking subsection (b). 


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1 (l) FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDI2 ATION PLAN.—Section 240b(b) of title 10, United States 

3 Code, is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

6 ‘‘June 30, 2019, and annually thereafter’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘July 31 each year’’; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

9 (i) by striking clauses (vii) through 

10 (x); and 

11 (ii) by redesignating clauses (xi), (xii), 

12 and (xiii) as clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), 

13 respectively; and 

14 (C) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

15 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘June 30’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘July 31’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking the second sentence; 

20 and 

21 (B) in subparagraph (b)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘June 30’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘July 31’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking the second sentence. 


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1 (m) ANNUAL REPORTS ON FUNDING.—Section 

2 1009(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

3 Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 240b 

4 note) is amended by striking ‘‘five days’’ and inserting ‘‘10 

5 days’’. 

6 SEC. 1055. REPORT ON EQUIPPING CERTAIN GROUND COM7 BAT UNITS WITH SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 

8 SYSTEMS. 

9 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of 

12 the military departments, submit to the congressional de13 fense committees a report on equipping platoon-sized 

14 ground combat formations with covered small unmanned 

15 aerial systems. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report submitted pursuant to 

17 subsection (a) shall address the following: 

18 (1) The use of covered small unmanned aerial 

19 systems in the Ukraine conflict and best practices 

20 learned. 

21 (2) The potential use of covered small un22 manned aerial systems to augment small unit tactics 

23 and lethality in the ground combat forces. 

24 (3) Procurement challenges, legal restrictions, 

25 training shortfalls, operational limitations, or other 


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1 impediments to fielding covered small unmanned 

2 aerial systems at the platoon level. 

3 (4) A plan to equip platoon-sized ground com4 bat formations in the close combat force with cov5 ered small unmanned aerial systems at a basis of 

6 issue deemed appropriate by the relevant secretary, 

7 including a proposed timeline and fielding strategy. 

8 (5) A plan to equip such other ground combat 

9 units with covered small unmanned aerial systems as 

10 deemed appropriate by the relevant secretaries. 

11 (6) An assessment of appropriate mission allo12 cation between Group 3 unmanned aerial systems, 

13 Group 1 unmanned aerial systems, and covered 

14 small unmanned aerial systems. 

15 (c) DEFINITION OF COVERED SMALL UNMANNED

16 AERIAL SYSTEM.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 

17 small unmanned aerial system’’ means a lightweight, low18 cost, and commercially available unmanned aerial system 

19 or drone able to be quickly deployed for— 

20 (1) intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, 

21 and reconnaissance; 

22 (2) conducting offensive strikes; or 

23 (3) other functions as deemed appropriate by 

24 the relevant secretaries. 


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1 SEC. 1056. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF MARINE 

2 CORPS FORCE DESIGN 2030. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

5 shall enter into a contract with a Federally Funded Re6 search and Development Center to conduct an inde7 pendent review, assessment, and analysis of the Marine 

8 Corps modernization initiatives. The required report shall 

9 be submitted to the congressional defense committees in 

10 written report form not later than one year after entering 

11 into the contract. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub13 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

14 (1) An assessment of changes in the National 

15 Defense Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, the 

16 Joint Warfighting Concept, and other strategic doc17 uments and concepts that informed Force Design 

18 modernization requirements. 

19 (2) An assessment of how the Marine Corps, 

20 consistent with authorized end strength, can be 

21 structured, organized, trained, equipped, and pos22 tured to meet the challenges of future competition, 

23 crisis, and conflict to include discussion of multiple 

24 structural options as relevant and the tradeoffs be25 tween different options. 


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1 (3) An assessment of the ability of the defense 

2 innovation base and defense industrial base to de3 velop and produce the technologies required to im4 plement the Marine Corps’ published Force Design 

5 modernization plan on a timeline and at production 

6 rates sufficient to sustain military operations. 

7 (4) An assessment of forward infrastructure 

8 and the extent to which installations are 

9 operationalized to deter, compete, and prevail during 

10 conflict in support of the Marine Corps moderniza11 tion. 

12 (5) An assessment of whether the Marine Corps 

13 is in compliance with the statutory organization and 

14 functions prescribed in section 8063 of title 10, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (6) An assessment of the current retention and 

17 recruiting environment and the ability of the Marine 

18 Corps to sustain manpower requirements necessary 

19 for operational requirements levied by title 10, in 

20 light of the published Force Design plan. 

21 (7) The extent to which the modernization ini22 tiatives within the Marine Corps are nested within 

23 applicable joint warfighting concepts. 


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1 (8) An assessment of whether the Marine 

2 Corps’ modernization is consistent with the strategy 

3 of integrated deterrence. 

4 (9) An assessment of the ability of the Marine 

5 Corps to generate required force elements for the 

6 Immediate Ready Force and the Contingency Ready 

7 Force, based on current and planned end strength 

8 and structure. 

9 (10) The extent to which the Marine Corps’ 

10 published plan for modernized capabilities can be in11 tegrated across the Joint Force, to include 

12 warfighting concepts at the combatant command 

13 level. 

14 (11) The extent to which the Marine Corps’ 

15 modernization efforts currently meet the require16 ments of combatant commanders’ current plans and 

17 global force management operations, to include a de18 scription of what mechanisms exist to ensure geo19 graphic combatant requirements inform Marine 

20 Corps modernization efforts. 

21 (12) The extent to which modeling and simula22 tion, experimentation, wargaming, and other analytic 

23 methods support the changes incorporated into the 

24 Marine Corps’ modernization initiatives, to include 


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1 underlying assumptions and outcomes of such anal2 yses. 

3 (13) An inventory of extant or planned invest4 ments as part of the Marine Corps’ modernization 

5 efforts, disaggregated by the following capability 

6 areas and including actual or projected dates of Ini7 tial Operational Capability and Full Operational Ca8 pability: 

9 (A) Command and Control. 

10 (B) Information. 

11 (C) Intelligence. 

12 (D) Fires. 

13 (E) Movement and Maneuver. 

14 (F) Protection. 

15 (G) Sustainment. 

16 (14) An inventory of divestments of capability 

17 or capacity, whether force structure or equipment, 

18 starting in fiscal year 2020, including— 

19 (A) a timeline of the progress of each di20 vestment; 

21 (B) the type of force structure or equip22 ment divested or reduced; 

23 (C) the percentage of force structure of 

24 equipment divested or reduced, including any 


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1 equipment entered into inventory management 

2 or other form of storage; 

3 (D) the rationale and context behind such 

4 divestment; and 

5 (E) an identification of whether such di6 vestment affects the Marine Corps’ ability to 

7 meet the requirements of Global Force Manage8 ment process and the operational plans. 

9 (15) An assessment of how observations regard10 ing the invasion and defense of Ukraine affect the 

11 feasibility, advisability, and suitability of the Marine 

12 Corps’ published modernization plans. 

13 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—The report re14 quired under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassi15 fied form, but may include a classified appendix to the 

16 extent required to ensure that the report is accurate and 

17 complete. 

18 SEC. 1057. STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE CRITICAL MINERAL SUP19 PLY CHAIN INDEPENDENCE FOR THE DE20 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

21 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

24 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

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1 tees of Congress a strategy to develop supply chains 

2 for the Department of Defense that are not depend3 ent on mining or processing of critical minerals in 

4 or by covered countries, prioritizing production and 

5 processing in the United States, in order to achieve 

6 critical mineral supply chain independence from cov7 ered countries for the Department by 2035. 

8 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

9 paragraph (1) shall— 

10 (A) identify and assess significant 

11 vulnerabilities in the supply chains of contrac12 tors and subcontractors of the Department of 

13 Defense involving critical minerals that are 

14 mined or processed in or by covered countries; 

15 (B) identify and recommend changes to 

16 the acquisition laws, regulations, and policies of 

17 the Department of Defense to ensure contrac18 tors and subcontractors of the Department use 

19 supply chains involving critical minerals that 

20 are not mined or processed in or by covered 

21 countries to the greatest extent practicable, 

22 prioritizing production and processing in the 

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1 duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) 

2 to expand supply chains and processing capac3 ity for critical minerals in the United States; 

4 (D) evaluate the utility and desirability of 

5 expanding authorities provided by the Defense 

6 Production Act of 1950 to be used to expand 

7 supply chains and processing capacity for crit8 ical minerals by countries that are allies or 

9 partners of the United States; 

10 (E) evaluate the utility and desirability of 

11 leveraging the process for acquiring shortfall 

12 materials for the National Defense Stockpile 

13 under the Strategic and Critical Materials 

14 Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) to ex15 pand supply chains and processing capacity for 

16 critical minerals in the United States and in 

17 countries that are allies or partners of the 

18 United States; 

19 (F) identify areas of potential engagement 

20 and partnership with the governments of coun21 tries that are allies or partners of the United 

22 States to jointly reduce dependence on critical 

23 minerals mined or processed in or by covered 

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1 (G) identify and recommend other policy 

2 changes that may be needed to achieve critical 

3 mineral supply chain independence from cov4 ered countries for the Department; 

5 (H) identify and recommend measures to 

6 streamline authorities and policies with respect 

7 to critical minerals and supply chains for crit8 ical minerals; and 

9 (I) prioritize the recommendations made in 

10 the strategy to achieve critical mineral supply 

11 chain independence from covered countries for 

12 the Department, prioritizing production and 

13 processing in the United States, and taking into 

14 consideration economic costs and varying de15 grees of vulnerability posed to the national se16 curity of the United States by reliance on dif17 ferent types of critical minerals. 

18 (3) FORM OF STRATEGY.—The strategy re19 quired by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classi20 fied form but shall include an unclassified summary. 

21 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON23 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con24 gress’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 

2 the Senate; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 

4 the House of Representatives. 

5 (2) COVERED COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘covered 

6 country’’ means— 

7 (A) a covered nation, as defined in section 

8 4872, title 10, United States Code; and 

9 (B) any other country determined by the 

10 Secretary of Defense to be a geostrategic com11 petitor or adversary of the United States for 

12 purposes of this Act. 

13 (3) CRITICAL MINERAL.—The term ‘‘critical 

14 mineral’’ means a critical mineral (as defined in sec15 tion 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 

16 1606(a))) that the Secretary of Defense determines 

17 to be important to the national security of the 

18 United States for purposes of this Act. 

19 (4) SHORTFALL MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘short20 fall material’’ means materials determined to be in 

21 shortfall in the most recent report on stockpile re22 quirements submitted to Congress under subsection 

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1 cluded in the most recent briefing required by sub2 section (f) of that section. 

3 SEC. 1058. QUARTERLY BRIEFING ON HOMELAND DEFENSE 

4 PLANNING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2024, 

6 and every 90 days thereafter through February 1, 2026, 

7 the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the 

8 congressional defense committees on efforts to bolster 

9 homeland defense, which is the top priority under the 

10 2022 National Defense Strategy. 

11 (b) CONTENTS.—Each briefing required by sub12 section (a) shall include the following: 

13 (1) A summary of any update made to the 

14 homeland defense planning guidance of the Depart15 ment of Defense during the preceding quarter. 

16 (2) An update on the latest threats to the 

17 homeland posed by the Government of the People’s 

18 Republic of China, the Government of the Russian 

19 Federation, the Government of the Democratic Peo20 ple’s Republic of Korea, the Government of Iran, 

21 and any other adversary. 

22 (3) A description of actions taken by the De23 partment during the preceding quarter to mitigate 

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1 (4) An assessment of threats to the homeland 

2 in the event of a conflict with any adversary referred 

3 to in paragraph (2). 

4 (5) A description of actions taken by the De5 partment during the preceding quarter to bolster 

6 homeland defense in the event of such a conflict. 

7 (6) An update on coordination by the Depart8 ment with Federal, State, and Tribal agencies to 

9 bolster homeland defense. 

10 (7) Any other matter the Secretary considers 

11 relevant. 

12 SEC. 1059. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE STRUCTURE. 

13 (a) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 

14 that— 

15 (1) special operations forces have a vital and in16 creasing role to play in strategic competition in addi17 tion to conducting counterterrorism operations and 

18 responding to crises; 

19 (2) the demand for special operations forces 

20 and related capabilities by combatant commanders 

21 continues to exceed supply; 

22 (3) special operations forces cannot be mass 

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1 (4) most special operations require non-special 

2 operations forces support, including engineers, tech3 nicians, intelligence analysts, and logisticians; 

4 (5) reductions to special operations forces, in5 cluding critical enablers, would dramatically and 

6 negatively impact available options for combatant 

7 commanders to engage in strategic competition, 

8 carry out counterterrorism operations, and respond 

9 to crises; and 

10 (6) the Secretary of Defense should not con11 sider any reductions to special operations force 

12 structure until after the completion of a comprehen13 sive analysis of special operations force structure 

14 and a determination that any planned changes would 

15 not have a negative impact on the ability of combat16 ant commanders to support strategic competition, 

17 counter terrorism, and respond to crises. 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 

19 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de20 fense committees a report assessing the optimal force 

21 structure for special operations forces that includes the 

22 following elements: 

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1 tional defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 

2 10, United States Code. 

3 (2) A description of ongoing special operations 

4 activities, as described in section 167(k) of title 10, 

5 United States Code. 

6 (3) An assessment of potential future national 

7 security threats to the United States across the 

8 spectrum of competition and conflict. 

9 (4) A description of ongoing counterterrorism 

10 and contingency operations of the United States. 

11 (5) A detailed accounting of the demand for 

12 special operations forces by geographic combatant 

13 command. 

14 (6) A description of the role of emerging tech15 nology on special operations forces. 

16 (7) An assessment of current and projected ca17 pabilities of other United States Armed Forces that 

18 could affect force structure capability and capacity 

19 requirements of special operations forces. 

20 (8) An assessment of the size, composition, and 

21 organizational structure of the military services’ spe22 cial operations command headquarters and subordi23 nate headquarters elements. 


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1 (9) An assessment of the readiness of special 

2 operations forces for assigned missions and future 

3 conflicts. 

4 (10) An assessment of the adequacy of special 

5 operations force structure for meeting the goals of 

6 the National Military Strategy under section 153(b) 

7 of title 10, United States Code. 

8 (11) A description of the role of special oper9 ations forces in supporting the Joint Concept for 

10 Competing. 

11 (12) Any other matters deemed relevant by the 

12 Secretary. 

13 SEC. 1060. BRIEFING ON COMMERCIAL TOOLS EMPLOYED 

14 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO AS15 SESS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, OR IN16 FLUENCE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

19 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re20 port on countering industrial espionage. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS.—The request required under sub22 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

23 (1) A description of commercial and organically 

24 developed tools employed by the Department of De25 fense to— 


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1 (A) assess the risks of foreign malign own2 ership, control, or influence within the defense 

3 industrial base; 

4 (B) mitigate vulnerability associated with, 

5 but no limited to, the People’s Republic of Chi6 na’s, the Russian Federation’s, Iran’s, or North 

7 Korea’s foreign ownership, control, or influence 

8 of any part of the acquisition supply chain; and 

9 (C) vet program personnel to identify tech10 nologies and program components most at risk 

11 for industrial espionage. 

12 (2) A description of specific commercial solu13 tions the Department is currently leveraging to as14 sess and mitigate these risks. 

15 SEC. 1061. PLAN ON COUNTERING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

16 (a) PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

17 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

18 submit a plan to the congressional defense committees for 

19 coordinating with defense partners in North America and 

20 South America and supporting interagency departments 

21 and agencies, as appropriate, in countering human traf22 ficking operations, including human trafficking by 

23 transnational criminal organizations. 

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1 (1) a description of the threat to United States 

2 security from human trafficking operations; 

3 (2) a description of the authorities of the De4 partment of Defense for the purposes specified in 

5 subsection (a); 

6 (3) a description of any current or proposed 

7 Department of Defense programs or activities to co8 ordinate with defense partners or provide support to 

9 interagency departments and agencies as described 

10 in subsection (a); and 

11 (4) any recommendations of the Secretary of 

12 Defense for additional authorities for the purposes 

13 of countering human trafficking, including by 

14 transnational criminal organizations. 

15 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

16 submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the 

17 Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense 

18 committees regarding the authorities, programs, and ac19 tivities of the Department of Defense to counter human 

20 trafficking operations. 

21 SEC. 1062. BRIEFING AND REPORT ON USE AND EFFECTIVE22 NESS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 

23 GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30, 2024, the 

25 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committee on 


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1 Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 

2 Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing 

3 and report on whether United States Naval Station, Guan4 tanamo Bay, Cuba, is being used effectively to defend the 

5 national security interests of the United States. 

6 (b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing and report required by 

7 subsection (a) shall— 

8 (1) consider— 

9 (A) the presence and activities in Cuba of 

10 the militaries of foreign governments, such as 

11 the Russian Federation and the People’s Re12 public of China; and 

13 (B) to what extent the presence and activi14 ties of those militaries could compromise the 

15 national security of the United States or of 

16 United States allies and partners; and 

17 (2) discuss— 

18 (A) options for dealing with the presence 

19 and activities of those militaries in Cuba; and 

20 (B) how different use by the United States 

21 of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

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1 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 1071. MATTERS RELATED TO IRREGULAR WARFARE. 

3 (a) AFFIRMING THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY

4 OF DEFENSE TO CONDUCT IRREGULAR WARFARE.—Con5 gress affirms that the Secretary of Defense is authorized 

6 to conduct irregular warfare operations, including clandes7 tine irregular warfare operations, to defend the United 

8 States, allies of the United States, and interests of the 

9 United States. 

10 (b) DEFINITION REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of Defense shall, for the purposes of joint doctrine, define 

13 the term ‘‘irregular warfare’’. 

14 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec15 tion shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory 

16 authorization for any of the following: 

17 (1) The conduct of a covert action, as such 

18 term is defined in section 503(e) of the National Se19 curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093(e)). 

20 (2) The introduction of United States Armed 

21 Forces, within the meaning of the War Powers Reso22 lution (Public Law 93–148; 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), 

23 into hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities 

24 are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 


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1 SEC. 1072. JOINT CONCEPT FOR COMPETING IMPLEMENTA2 TION UPDATES. 

3 (a) IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE AND BRIEFINGS RE4 QUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2024, and every 180 

5 days thereafter through March 1, 2026, the Chairman of 

6 the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide the congressional 

7 defense committees with a written update with accom8 panying briefing on the implementation of the Joint Con9 cept for Competing, released on February 10, 2023. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—At a minimum, the written updates 

11 and briefings required by subsection (a) shall include— 

12 (1) a detailed description of the Joint Staff’s 

13 efforts to develop integrated competitive strategies to 

14 address the challenges posed by specific adversaries, 

15 including those designed to— 

16 (A) deter aggression; 

17 (B) prepare for armed conflict, if nec18 essary; 

19 (C) counter the competitive strategies of 

20 adversaries; and 

21 (D) support the efforts of interagency, al22 lies and foreign partners, and interorganiza23 tional partners; 

24 (2) an identification of relevant updates to joint 

25 doctrine and professional military education; 


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1 (3) an update on the Joint Concept for 

2 Competing’s concept required capabilities; 

3 (4) an explanation of the integration of the 

4 Joint Concept for Competing with other ongoing and 

5 future joint force development and design efforts; 

6 (5) a description of efforts to operationalize the 

7 Joint Concept for Competing through a structured 

8 approach, including to provide strategic guidance 

9 and direction, identify and optimize Joint Force 

10 interdependencies with interagency and allied part11 ners, and inform and guide joint force development 

12 and design processes; 

13 (6) an articulation of concept-required capabili14 ties that are necessary for joint force development 

15 and design in support of the Joint Concept for Com16 peting; 

17 (7) a description of efforts to coordinate and 

18 synchronize Department of Defense activities with 

19 those of other interagency and foreign partners for 

20 the purpose of integrated campaigning; 

21 (8) an identification of any recommendations to 

22 better integrate the role of the Joint Force, as iden23 tified by the Joint Concept for Competing, with na24 tional security efforts of other interagency and for25 eign partners; 


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1 (9) an identification of any changes to authori2 ties and resources necessary to fully implement the 

3 Joint Concept for Competing; and 

4 (10) a description of any other matters deemed 

5 relevant by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

6 Staff. 

7 SEC. 1073. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN FUNDING UNTIL SUB8 MISSION OF THE CHAIRMAN’S RISK ASSESS9 MENT AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENT. 

10 (a) OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT

11 CHIEFS OF STAFF.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap12 propriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 for operation 

13 and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Of14 fice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, not more 

15 than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the 

16 date that is 15 days after the date on which the following 

17 reports are submitted to the Committees on Armed Serv18 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives: 

19 (1) The 2021 risk assessment mandated by 

20 paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 153 of 

21 title 10, United States Code, and required to be de22 livered pursuant to paragraph (3) of such subsection 

23 by not later than February 15, 2021. 

24 (2) The 2023 risk assessment mandated by 

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1 title 10, United States Code, and required to be de2 livered pursuant to paragraph (3) of such subsection 

3 by not later than February 15, 2023. 

4 (b) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Of 

5 the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 

6 fiscal year 2024 for operation and maintenance, Defense7 wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of De8 fense, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or ex9 pended until the date that is 15 days after the date on 

10 which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed 

11 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives: 

12 (1) The risk mitigation plan required to be sub13 mitted as part of the assessment described under 

14 subsection (a)(1), if applicable. 

15 (2) The risk mitigation plan required to be sub16 mitted as part of the assessment described under 

17 subsection (a)(2), if applicable. 

18 (c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Section 153 of title 

19 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

20 the following new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(d) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—(1) Not later than 

22 15 days after the submission of the risk assessment re23 quired under subsection (b)(2) or March 1 of each year, 

24 whichever is earlier, the Chairman shall provide to the 

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1 House of Representatives a briefing on the activities of 

2 the Chairman under this section. 

3 ‘‘(2) The briefing shall include— 

4 ‘‘(A) a detailed review of the risk assessment 

5 required under paragraph (2) of subsection (b), in6 cluding how it addresses the elements required in 

7 subparagraph (B) of such paragraph; 

8 ‘‘(B) an analysis of how the risk assessment in9 forms, and supports, other Joint Staff assessments, 

10 including joint capability development assessments, 

11 joint force development assessments, comprehensive 

12 joint readiness assessments, and global military inte13 gration assessments; and 

14 ‘‘(C) if the risk assessment is not delivered at 

15 the time of the briefing, a timeline for when the risk 

16 assessment will be submitted to the Committees on 

17 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep18 resentatives.’’. 

19 SEC. 1074. NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY AND SECURITY CON20 CERNS AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DE21 FENSE LABORATORIES. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

23 notify the congressional defense committees within 7 days 

24 after ceasing operations at any Department of Defense 


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1 laboratory or facility rated at biosafety level (BSL)-3 or 

2 higher for safety or security reasons. 

3 (b) CONTENT.—The notification required under sub4 section (a) shall include— 

5 (1) the reason why operations have ceased at 

6 the laboratory or facility; 

7 (2) whether appropriate notification to other 

8 Federal agencies has occurred; 

9 (3) a description of the actions taken to deter10 mine the root cause of the cessation; and 

11 (4) a description of the actions taken to restore 

12 operations at the laboratory or facility. 

13 SEC. 1075. ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELAT14 ING TO INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPACITY, RE15 SOURCES, AND PERSONNEL IN GUAM. 

16 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in co17 ordination with the Commander of United States Indo18 Pacific Command, shall assess the capacity of existing in19 frastructure, resources, and personnel available in Guam 

20 to meet Indo-Pacific Command strategic objectives. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 

22 (a) shall include the following elements: 

23 (1) An appraisal of the potential role Guam 

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1 the United States military in the Indo-Pacific re2 gion. 

3 (2) An assessment of whether current infra4 structure, capacity, resources, and personnel in 

5 Guam is sufficient to meet the expected demands 

6 during relevant operations and contingency sce7 narios. 

8 (3) An assessment of the adequacy of civilian 

9 infrastructure in Guam for supporting the require10 ments of United States Indo-Pacific Command, in11 cluding the resilience of such infrastructure in the 

12 event of a natural disaster and the vulnerability of 

13 such infrastructure to cyber threats. 

14 (4) Recommendations to improve current infra15 structure, capacity, resources, and personnel in 

16 Guam, to include the need for recruiting and reten17 tion programs, such as cost-of-living adjustments, 

18 initiatives for dealing with any shortages of civilian 

19 employees, and programs to improve quality-of-life 

20 for personnel assigned to Guam. 

21 (5) An assessment of the implementation of 

22 Joint Task Force Micronesia, including the Com23 mander’s assessment of requirements for funding, 

24 resources, and personnel as compared to what has 


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1 been programmed in the fiscal year 2024 Future 

2 Years Defense Program. 

3 (6) Timeline and estimated costs by location 

4 and project to support both existing and future roles 

5 in the region. 

6 (7) Any other matters determined relevant by 

7 the Secretary. 

8 (c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 

9 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de10 fense committees a report including the results of the as11 sessment required under subsection (a). 

12 SEC. 1076. PROGRAM AND PROCESSES RELATING TO FOR13 EIGN ACQUISITION. 

14 (a) PILOT PROGRAM FOR COMBATANT COMMAND

15 USE OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOP16 MENT ACCOUNT.—Each geographic combatant command 

17 may use amounts from the Defense Acquisition Workforce 

18 Development Account established under section 1705 of 

19 title 10, United States Code, to hire not more than two 

20 acquisition specialists or contracting officers to advise the 

21 combatant command on foreign arms transfer processes, 

22 including the foreign military sales and direct commercial 

23 sales processes, for the purpose of facilitating the effective 

24 implementation of such processes. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 

2 2024, and not less frequently than annually there3 after, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an in4 dustry day— 

5 (A) to raise awareness and understanding 

6 among officials of foreign governments, em7 bassy personnel, and industry representatives 

8 with respect to the role of the Department of 

9 Defense in implementing the foreign military 

10 sales and direct commercial sales processes; and 

11 (B) to raise awareness— 

12 (i) within the United States private 

13 sector with respect to— 

14 (I) foreign demand for United 

15 States weapon systems; and 

16 (II) potential foreign industry 

17 partnering opportunities; and 

18 (ii) among officials of foreign govern19 ments and embassy personal with respect 

20 to potential United States material solu21 tions for capability needs. 

22 (2) FORMAT.—In conducting each industry day 

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1 fense industry and government officials while mini2 mizing cost, by— 

3 (A) convening the industry day at the un4 classified security level; 

5 (B) making the industry day publicly ac6 cessible through teleconference or other virtual 

7 means; and 

8 (C) disseminating any supporting materials 

9 by posting the materials on a publicly accessible 

10 internet website. 

11 (c) SENIOR-LEVEL INDUSTRY ADVISORY GROUP.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Defense, in coordination with representa15 tives of the commercial defense industry, shall estab16 lish a senior-level industry advisory group, modeled 

17 on the Defense Trade Advisory Group of the De18 partment of State and the Industry Trade Advisory 

19 Committees of the Department of Commerce, for the 

20 purpose of focusing on the role of the Department 

21 of Defense in the foreign military sales process. 

22 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Commit25 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 


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1 of Representatives on plans to establish the group 

2 described in paragraph (1). 

3 (d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POINTS OF CONTACT

4 FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 

7 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

8 Sustainment and the Secretary of each military de9 partment shall each establish a single point of con10 tact— 

11 (A) to coordinate information and outreach 

12 on Department of Defense implementation of 

13 the foreign military sales process; and 

14 (B) to respond to inquiries from represent15 atives of the commercial defense industry and 

16 partner countries. 

17 (2) POINTS OF CONTACT.—The Under Sec18 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 

19 and the Secretary of each military department shall 

20 each ensure that the contact information for the cor21 responding point of contact established under para22 graph (1) is— 

23 (A) publicized at each industry day con24 ducted under subsection (b); and 


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1 (B) disseminated among the members of 

2 the advisory group established under subsection 

3 (f). 

4 (e) COMBATANT COMMAND NEEDS FOR

5 EXPORTABILITY.—Not later than July 1 each year until 

6 2030, the commander of each geographic combatant com7 mand shall provide to the Under Secretary of Defense for 

8 Acquisition and Sustainment a list of systems relating to 

9 research and development or sustainment that would ben10 efit from investment for exportability features in support 

11 of the security cooperation objectives of the commander. 

12 (f) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to have effect 

13 on December 31, 2028. 

14 SEC. 1077. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 

15 RELATED TO THE SPACE FORCE. 

16 (a) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN; GRADE AND

17 RANK.—Section 152(c) of title 10, United States Code, 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘or, in the case of an officer of 

19 the Space Force, the equivalent grade,’’. 

20 (b) JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.— 

21 Section 181(c)(1)(F) of such title is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘in the grade equivalent to the grade of general in the 

23 Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or admiral in the 

24 Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘in the grade of general’’. 


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1 (c) ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS OF COMMISSIONED

2 OFFICERS.—Section 531(a) of such title is amended— 

3 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and Regular 

4 Marine Corps in the grades of ensign, lieutenant 

5 (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Regular Navy, 

6 and in the equivalent grades in the Regular Space 

7 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Regular Marine Corps, and 

8 Regular Space Force, and in the grades of ensign, 

9 lieutenant (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Reg10 ular Navy’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and Regular 

12 Marine Corps in the grades of lieutenant com13 mander, commander, and captain in the Regular 

14 Navy, and in the equivalent grades in the Regular 

15 Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Regular Marine Corps, 

16 and Regular Space Force, and in the grades of lieu17 tenant commander, commander, and captain in the 

18 Regular Navy’’. 

19 (d) SERVICE CREDIT UPON ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT

20 AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—Section 533(b)(2) of 

21 such title is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘, or Marine Corps, captain in 

23 the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space 

24 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force 

25 or captain in the Navy’’. 


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1 (e) POSITIONS OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSI2 BILITY.—Section 601(e) of such title is amended— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force, or’’; and 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘or the commensurate grades in 

6 the Space Force,’’. 

7 (f) CONVENING OF SELECTION BOARDS.—Section 

8 611(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine 

9 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’. 

10 (g) INFORMATION FURNISHED TO SELECTION

11 BOARDS.—Section 615(a)(3) of such title is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘, in the 

13 case of the Navy, lieutenant, or in the case of the 

14 Space Force, the equivalent grade’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘or, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant’’; and 

16 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘in the 

17 case of the Navy, rear admiral, or, in the case of the 

18 Space Force, the equivalent grade’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘or, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral’’. 

20 (h) SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARDS.—Section 

21 628a(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘, rear 

22 admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space 

23 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or rear admiral in the Navy’’. 

24 (i) RANK: COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED

25 FORCES.—Section 741(a) of such title is amended in the 


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1 table by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Ma2 rine Corps, and Space Force’’. 

3 (j) REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.—Section 

4 1370 of such title is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘rear admi6 ral in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space 

7 Force’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘or rear 

8 admiral in the Navy’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) in the matter preceding subpara12 graph (A), by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps, 

13 lieutenant in the Navy, or the equivalent 

14 grade in the Space Force’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force, or lieuten16 ant in the Navy’’; and 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

18 ‘‘or Marine Corps, rear admiral in the 

19 Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space 

20 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 

21 Space Force, or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or Ma23 rine Corps, captain in the Navy, or the equiva24 lent grade in the Space Force’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force, or captain in 

2 the Navy’’; 

3 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

4 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

5 ‘‘or Marine Corps, lieutenant commander 

6 in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the 

7 Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

8 Corps, or Space Force, or lieutenant com9 mander in the Navy’’; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

11 ‘‘or Marine Corps, commander or captain 

12 in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the 

13 Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

14 Corps, or Space Force, or commander or 

15 captain in the Navy’’; and 

16 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

17 ‘‘or Marine Corps, rear admiral (lower 

18 half) or rear admiral in the Navy’’ and in19 serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Corps, or 

20 rear admiral (lower half) or rear admiral 

21 in the Navy’’; and 

22 (D) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, or an 

23 equivalent grade in the Space Force,’’; 

24 (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘or Marine 

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1 equivalent grade in the Space Force’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force, or vice admiral or 

3 admiral in the Navy’’; 

4 (4) in subsection (d)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or Ma6 rine Corps, rear admiral in the Navy, or an 

7 equivalent grade in the Space Force’’ and in8 serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force, or rear 

9 admiral in the Navy’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or Ma11 rine Corps, captain in the Navy, or the equiva12 lent grade in the Space Force’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force, or captain in 

14 the Navy’’; 

15 (5) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘or Marine 

16 Corps, vice admiral or admiral in the Navy, or an 

17 equivalent grade in the Space Force’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force, or vice admiral or 

19 admiral in the Navy’’; 

20 (6) in subsection (f)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

22 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

23 ‘‘or Marine Corps, rear admiral in the 

24 Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space 

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1 Space Force, or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 

2 and 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 ‘‘or Marine Corps, vice admiral or admiral 

5 in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the 

6 Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

7 Corps, or Space Force, or vice admiral or 

8 admiral in the Navy’’; and 

9 (B) in paragraph (6)— 

10 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

11 ‘‘or Marine Corps, rear admiral in the 

12 Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space 

13 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘, Marine Corps, or 

14 Space Force, or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 

15 and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

17 ‘‘or Marine Corps, vice admiral or admiral 

18 in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the 

19 Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

20 Corps, or Space Force, or vice admiral or 

21 admiral in the Navy’’; and 

22 (7) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘or Marine 

23 Corps, rear admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent 

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1 Corps, or Space Force, or rear admiral in the 

2 Navy’’. 

3 (k) OFFICERS ENTITLED TO RETIRED PAY FOR

4 NON-REGULAR SERVICE.—Section 1370a of such title is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘or Marine 

7 Corps’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Marine 

8 Corps, or Space Force’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘or Marine 

10 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

11 Force’’. 

12 (l) RETIRED BASE PAY.—Section 1406(i)(3)(B)(v) of 

13 such title is amended by striking ‘‘The senior enlisted ad14 visor of the Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Master 

15 Sergeant of the Space Force’’. 

16 (m) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SPE17 CIALLY SELECTED MEMBERS.—Section 2107 of such title 

18 is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘, as a’’ and inserting ‘‘or 

21 as a’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps, or as an 

23 officer in the equivalent grade in the Space 

24 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

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1 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘lieutenant, 

2 ensign, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force,’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘lieutenant or ensign,’’. 

4 (n) DESIGNATION OF SPACE SYSTEMS COMMAND AS

5 A FIELD COMMAND OF THE UNITED STATES SPACE

6 FORCE.—Section 9016(b)(6)(B)(iv)(II) of title 10, United 

7 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Space and Missile 

8 Systems Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Space Systems Com9 mand’’. 

10 (o) CHIEF OF SPACE OPERATIONS.—Section 9082 of 

11 such title is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, flag, or 

13 equivalent’’ both places it appears; and 

14 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘grade in the 

15 Space Force equivalent to the grade of general in 

16 the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, or admiral 

17 in the Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘grade of general’’. 

18 (p) DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.—Section 

19 9279(a) of such title is amended– 

20 (1) by adding ‘‘or Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air 

21 Force’’; and 

22 (2) by adding ‘‘or space’’ after ‘‘aerial’’. 

23 (q) AIRMAN’S MEDAL.—Section 9280(a)(1) of such 

24 title is amended by adding ‘‘or Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air 

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1 (r) RETIRED GRADE OF COMMISSIONED OFFI2 CERS.—Section 9341 of such title is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘or the 

4 Space Force’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or Reserve’’. 

6 (s) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF

7 TECHNOLOGY: ADMINISTRATION.—Section 

8 9414b(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘or 

9 the equivalent grade in the Space Force’’. 

10 (t) AIR FORCE ACADEMY PERMANENT PROFESSORS; 

11 DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS.—Section 9436 of such title 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘in 

15 the Air Force or the equivalent grade in the 

16 Space Force’’; 

17 (B) in the second sentence— 

18 (i) by inserting ‘‘or Regular Space 

19 Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘and a permanent pro21 fessor appointed from the Regular Space 

22 Force has the grade equivalent to the 

23 grade of colonel in the Regular Air Force’’; 

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1 (C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘in 

2 the Air Force or the equivalent grade in the 

3 Space Force’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘in 

6 the Air Force or the equivalent grade in the 

7 Space Force’’ both places it appears; and 

8 (B) in the second sentence— 

9 (i) by inserting ‘‘or Regular Space 

10 Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘and a permanent pro12 fessor appointed from the Regular Space 

13 Force has the grade equivalent to the 

14 grade of colonel in the Regular Air Force’’. 

15 (u) CADETS: DEGREE AND COMMISSION ON GRADUA16 TION.—Section 9453(b) of such title is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘in the equivalent grade in’’. 

18 (v) BASIC PAY RATES FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.— 

19 Footnote 2 of the table titled ‘‘ENLISTED MEMBERS’’ 

20 in section 601(c) of the John Warner National Defense 

21 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 

22 364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

23 senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force’’. 


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1 (w) PAY OF SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Section 

2 210(c)(5) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 

3 striking ‘‘the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘the Chief Master Sergeant of the Space 

5 Force’’. 

6 (x) PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE.—Section 414(b) 

7 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force’’ and in9 serting ‘‘the Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force’’. 

10 SEC. 1078. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH COMMERCIAL INTE11 GRATION CELLS WITHIN CERTAIN COMBAT12 ANT COMMANDS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the United 

14 States Africa Command, the Commander of the United 

15 States European Command, the Commander of the United 

16 States Indo-Pacific Command, the Commander of the 

17 United States Northern Command, and the Commander 

18 of the United States Southern Command may each estab19 lish— 

20 (1) a commercial integration cell within their 

21 respective combatant command for the purpose of 

22 closely integrating public and private entities with 

23 capabilities relevant to the area of operation of such 

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1 (2) a chief technology officer position within 

2 their respective combatant command, who may— 

3 (A) oversee such commercial integration 

4 cell; and 

5 (B) report directly to the commander of 

6 the applicable combatant command. 

7 (b) REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORITIES.—In estab8 lishing the commercial integration cells under subsection 

9 (a)(1), each commander described in that paragraph 

10 may— 

11 (1) make the applicable commercial integration 

12 cell available to commercial entities with existing 

13 Government contracts up to the Top Secret/Sensitive 

14 Compartmented Information clearance level; 

15 (2) ensure that such commercial integration cell 

16 is an information-sharing partnership rather than a 

17 service contract; 

18 (3) in the case of a solution identified within 

19 the commercial integration cell that requires re20 sources, work within existing resources or processes 

21 to request such resources; and 

22 (4) integrate lessons learned from the commer23 cial integration cells of the United States Space 

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1 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the 

3 United States Africa Command, the Commander of the 

4 United States European Command, the Commander of the 

5 United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Commander of 

6 the United States Northern Command, and the Com7 mander of the United States Southern Command shall 

8 each provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

9 Senate and the House of Representatives— 

10 (1) a briefing on whether a commercial integra11 tion cell was implemented and any related progress, 

12 including any challenges to implementation; 

13 (2) in the case of a commander of a combatant 

14 command who chooses not to use the authority pro15 vided in this section to establish a commercial inte16 gration cell or a chief technology officer— 

17 (A) an explanation for not using such au18 thority; and 

19 (B) a description of the manner in which 

20 such commander is otherwise addressing the 

21 need to integrate commercial solutions; and 

22 (3) in the case of a combatant command that 

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1 section (a)(2), a detailed description of the role per2 formed by such official. 

3 SEC. 1079. MODIFICATION ON LIMITATION ON FUNDING 

4 FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION 

5 HOSTING CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES. 

6 Section 1062 of the William M. (‘‘Mac’’) Thornberry 

7 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

8 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2241 note) is amended 

9 by striking subsection (b). 

10 SEC. 1080. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC 

11 SOURCE FOR TITLE III OF DEFENSE PRODUC12 TION ACT OF 1950. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 702(7) of such Act (50 

14 U.S.C. 4552(7)) is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

16 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and by mov17 ing such clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the 

18 right; 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

22 subparagraph (B), the term’’; 

23 (3) in clause (ii), as redesignated by paragraph 

24 (1), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting 

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1 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph (B): 

3 ‘‘(B) DOMESTIC SOURCE FOR TITLE III.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of 

5 title III, the term ‘domestic source’ means 

6 a business concern that— 

7 ‘‘(I) performs substantially all of 

8 the research and development, engi9 neering, manufacturing, and produc10 tion activities required of such busi11 ness concern under a contract with 

12 the United States relating to a critical 

13 component or a critical technology 

14 item in— 

15 ‘‘(aa) the United States or 

16 Canada; or 

17 ‘‘(bb) subject to clause (ii), 

18 Australia or the United King19 dom; and 

20 ‘‘(II) procures from business con21 cerns described in subclause (I) sub22 stantially all of any components or as23 semblies required under a contract 

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1 critical component or critical tech2 nology item. 

3 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF BUSI4 NESS CONCERNS IN AUSTRALIA AND

5 UNITED KINGDOM.— 

6 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A business 

7 concern described in clause (i)(I)(bb) 

8 may be treated as a domestic source 

9 only for purposes of the exercise of 

10 authorities under title III relating to 

11 national defense matters that cannot 

12 be fully addressed with business con13 cerns described in clause (i)(I)(aa). 

14 ‘‘(II) NATIONAL DEFENSE MAT15 TERS.—For purposes of subclause (I), 

16 a national defense matter is a matter 

17 relating to the development or produc18 tion of— 

19 ‘‘(aa) a defense article, as 

20 defined in section 301 of title 10, 

21 United States Code; or 

22 ‘‘(bb) a material critical to 

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1 rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 

2 98h–1(f)).’’. 

3 (b) REPORTS ON EXERCISE OF TITLE III AUTHORI4 TIES.—Title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 

5 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 305. REPORTS ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, or the head of 

9 an agency to which the President has delegated authorities 

10 under this title, shall submit a report and provide a brief11 ing to the appropriate congressional committees with re12 spect to any action taken pursuant to such authorities— 

13 ‘‘(1) except as provided by paragraph (2), not 

14 later than 30 days after taking the action; and 

15 ‘‘(2) in the case of an action that involves a 

16 business concern in the United Kingdom or Aus17 tralia, not later than 30 days before taking the ac18 tion. 

19 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each report and briefing 

21 required by subsection (a) with respect to an action 

22 described in that subsection shall include— 

23 ‘‘(A) a justification of the necessity of the 

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1 ‘‘(B) a description of the financial terms of 

2 any related financial transaction. 

3 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS RELATING TO

4 BUSINESS CONCERNS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR

5 AUSTRALIA.—Each report and briefing required by 

6 subsection (a) with respect to an action described in 

7 paragraph (2) of that subsection shall include, in ad8 dition to the elements under paragraph (1)— 

9 ‘‘(A) a certification that business concerns 

10 in the United States or Canada were not avail11 able with respect to the action; and 

12 ‘‘(B) an analysis of why such business con13 cerns were not available. 

14 ‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

15 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres16 sional committees’ means— 

17 ‘‘(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

18 Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

19 Financial Services of the House of Representatives; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(2) in the case of an action described in sub22 section (a) involving strategic and critical materials 

23 relating to national defense matters (as described in 

24 section 702(7)(B)(ii)(II)), the Committee on Energy 

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1 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep2 resentatives.’’. 

3 SEC. 1081. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR TALENT DE4 VELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF DEPART5 MENT OF DEFENSE COMPUTER PROGRAM6 MING WORKFORCE. 

7 (a) POLICY.—It shall be a policy of the Armed 

8 Forces, including the reserve components, to establish ap9 propriate and effective talent development and manage10 ment policies and practices that allow for the military de11 partments to present an adaptable, qualified workforce 

12 training and education standard with respect to computer 

13 programming skill needs for the workforce of the Depart14 ment of Defense, including technical and nontechnical 

15 skills related to artificial intelligence and software coding. 

16 (b) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

18 consultation with the Secretaries of each military de19 partment and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

20 Staff, shall develop a strategy to achieve the policy 

21 set forth in subsection (a). 

22 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

23 paragraph (1) shall include— 

24 (A) the development, funding, and execu25 tion of a coherent approach and transparent 


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1 strategy across digital platforms and applica2 tions that enable development and presentation 

3 of forces with appropriate programmatic over4 sight for both active and reserve component 

5 workforces; 

6 (B) the evaluation of the potential need for 

7 career field occupational codes or other service8 specific talent management mechanisms aligned 

9 with the work roles related to computer pro10 gramming, artificial intelligence and machine 

11 learning competency, and software engineering 

12 under the Department of Defense Cyber Work13 force Framework to allow for the military de14 partments to identify, assess, track, manage, 

15 and assign personnel with computer program16 ming, coding, and artificial intelligence skills 

17 through established mechanisms, under the 

18 policies of the military departments with respect 

19 to career field management, including— 

20 (i) development, modification, or re21 validation of a career field or separate oc22 cupational code for computer programming 

23 occupational areas aligned with such work 

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1 (ii) development, modification, or re2 validation of a unique special skills or ex3 perience designator or qualification, 

4 tracked independently of a career field, for 

5 computer programming occupational areas 

6 aligned with such work roles; 

7 (C) the evaluation of current talent man8 agement processes to incorporate equivalency 

9 assessment as part of the qualification standard 

10 to accommodate experiences, training, or skills 

11 developed as a result of other work experience 

12 or training opportunities, including potentially 

13 from civilian occupations or commercially-avail14 able training courses 

15 (D) assessment of members of the Armed 

16 Forces who have completed the qualification 

17 process of the military department concerned or 

18 who qualify based on existing skills and training 

19 across computer programming occupational 

20 areas; and 

21 (E) maintaining data on, and longitudinal 

22 tracking of, members of the Armed Forces de23 scribed in subparagraph (D). 

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1 retary of the military department for Manpower and Re2 serve Affairs, the Chief Information Officer of the Depart3 ment of Defense, and the Chief Digital and Artificial In4 telligence Officer of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 

5 shall— 

6 (1) be responsible for development and imple7 mentation of the policy set forth in subsection (a) 

8 and strategy required by subsection (b); and 

9 (2) carry out that responsibility through an of10 ficer or employee of the military department as11 signed by the Secretary for that purpose. 

12 (d) DUTIES.—In developing and providing for the im13 plementation of the policy set forth in subsection (a) and 

14 strategy required by subsection (b), the Secretary of each 

15 military department, in consultation with the Assistant 

16 Secretary of the military department for Manpower and 

17 Reserve Affairs, the Chief Information Officer of the mili18 tary department, the Chief Information Officer of the De19 partment of Defense, and the Chief Digital and Artificial 

20 Intelligence Officer of the Office of the Secretary of De21 fense, shall establish and update relevant policies and 

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1 ligence activities, including by meeting related manning, 

2 systems, training, and other related funding requirements. 

3 (e) STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of each military department shall submit to 

7 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

8 and the House of Representatives the strategy re9 quired by subsection (b). 

10 (2) IMPLEMENTATION PLANS REQUIRED.—Not 

11 later than one year after the date of the enactment 

12 of this Act, the Secretary of each military depart13 ment shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

14 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa15 tives a implementation plan for the strategy required 

16 by subsection (b), including identification of resource 

17 needs and areas where current internal policy or 

18 legal statutes may need to be updated. 

19 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) COMPUTER PROGRAMMING OCCUPATIONAL

21 AREA.—The term ‘‘computer programming occupa22 tional area’’ means a technical or nontechnical occu23 pational position that supports computer program24 ming, coding, or artificial intelligence operations and 

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1 (A) Data scientists. 

2 (B) Data engineers. 

3 (C) Data analysts. 

4 (D) Software developers. 

5 (E) Machine learning engineers. 

6 (F) Program managers. 

7 (G) Acquisition professionals. 

8 (2) DIGITAL PLATFORM OR APPLICATION.—The 

9 term ‘‘digital platform or application’’ means an on10 line integrated personnel management system or 

11 human capital solution. 

12 (3) QUALIFICATION PROCESS.—The term 

13 ‘‘qualification process’’— 

14 (A) means the process, modeled on a 

15 streamlined version of the process for obtaining 

16 joint qualifications, for training and verifying 

17 members of the Armed Forces to receive career 

18 field or occupational codes associated with com19 puter programming occupational areas; and 

20 (B) may include— 

21 (i) experiences, education, and train22 ing received as a part of military service, 

23 including fellowships, talent exchanges, po24 sitions within government, and educational 

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1 (ii) in the case of members of the re2 serve components, experiences, education, 

3 and training received in their civilian occu4 pations. 

5 (4) STANDARD.—The term ‘‘standard’’ means 

6 the defined, reviewed, and published standard for oc7 cupational series or career fields that provides a 

8 measurable standard by which the military depart9 ments can assess the ability to meet their oper10 ational planning and steady-state force presentation 

11 requirements during the global force management 

12 process. 

13 SEC. 1082. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

14 DESTRUCTION OF LANDMINES. 

15 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 

16 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

17 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 

18 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex19 pended for the destruction of anti-personnel landmine mu20 nitions before the date on which the Secretary of Defense 

21 submits the report required by subsection (c). 

22 (b) EXCEPTION FOR SAFETY.—Subsection (a) shall 

23 not apply to any anti-personnel landmine munitions that 

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1 pose a safety risk to the United States Armed Forces if 

2 not demilitarized or destroyed. 

3 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

7 defense committees a report that includes each of 

8 the following: 

9 (A) A description of the policy of the De10 partment of Defense regarding the use of anti11 personnel landmines, including methods for 

12 commanders to seek waivers to use such muni13 tions. 

14 (B) Projections covering the period of 10 

15 years following the date of the report of— 

16 (i) the inventory levels for all anti-per17 sonnel landmine munitions, taking into ac18 count future production of anti-personnel 

19 landmine munitions, any plans for demili20 tarization of such munitions, the age of the 

21 munitions, storage and safety consider22 ations, and any other factors that are ex23 pected to impact the size of the inventory; 

24 (ii) the cost to achieve the inventory 

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1 cost for potential demilitarization or dis2 posal of such munitions; and 

3 (iii) the cost to develop and produce 

4 new anti-personnel landmine munitions the 

5 Secretary determines are necessary to meet 

6 the demands of operational plans. 

7 (C) An assessment by the Chairman of the 

8 Joint Chiefs of Staff of the effects of the inven9 tory levels projected under subparagraph (B)(i) 

10 on operational plans. 

11 (D) Any inputs by the Chairman and the 

12 commanders of the combatant commands to a 

13 policy process that resulted in a change in land14 mine policy during the calendar year preceding 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 (E) Any other matters that the Secretary 

17 determines appropriate for inclusion in the re18 port. 

19 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 

20 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

21 form, but may include a classified annex. 

22 (d) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 


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1 defense committees a briefing on the status, as of 

2 the date of the briefing, of research and development 

3 into operational alternatives to anti-personnel land4 mine munitions. 

5 (2) FORM OF BRIEFING.—The briefing required 

6 by paragraph (1) may contain classified information. 

7 (e) ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINE MUNITIONS DE8 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘anti-personnel land9 mine munitions’’ includes anti-personnel landmines and 

10 submunitions, as defined by the Convention on the Prohi11 bition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer 

12 of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, con13 cluded at Oslo September 18, 1997, as determined by the 

14 Secretary. 

15 TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 

16 MATTERS 

17 SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 

18 ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 

19 AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED20 ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER21 SEAS. 

22 Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter 

23 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

24 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently 

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1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 

2 Law 117–263), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 

3 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR5 ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 

6 GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF7 FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 

8 Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 

9 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 

10 War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public 

11 Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 

12 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 

13 Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 

14 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1103 of 

15 the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 

16 for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), is further 

17 amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

18 SEC. 1103. EXCLUSION OF POSITIONS IN NON19 APPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES 

20 FROM LIMITATIONS ON DUAL PAY. 

21 Section 5531(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘Government corporation and’’ and 

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1 SEC. 1104. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SEN2 IOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE POSITIONS FOR 

3 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

4 Section 1109(a) of the National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 

6 Stat. 2449; 5 U.S.C. 3133 note) is amended by adding 

7 at the end the following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under this 

9 subsection shall not apply to positions described in 

10 this subsection that are fully funded through 

11 amounts appropriated to an agency other than the 

12 Department of Defense.’’. 

13 SEC. 1105. REMOVAL OF WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS 

14 SERVICES DIRECT SUPPORT FROM PER15 SONNEL LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF THE 

16 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 

17 Section 143(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘(including Direct Support Activities 

19 of that Office and the Washington Headquarters Services 

20 of the Department of Defense)’’. 

21 SEC. 1106. CONSOLIDATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITIES 

22 FOR CANDIDATES WITH SPECIFIED DEGREES 

23 AT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVEN24 TION LABORATORIES. 

25 Section 4091 of title 10, United States Code, is 

26 amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘bachelor’s 

2 degree’’ and inserting ‘‘bachelor’s or advanced de3 gree’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (c)— 

5 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

6 ‘‘CALENDAR YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL

7 YEAR’’ ; 

8 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

9 by striking ‘‘calendar year’’ and inserting ‘‘fis10 cal year’’; 

11 (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘6 per12 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘11 percent’’; and 

13 (D) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by 

14 striking ‘‘the fiscal year last ending before the 

15 start of such calendar year’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

16 preceding fiscal year’’; 

17 (3) by striking subsection (f); and 

18 (4) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub19 section (f). 

20 SEC. 1107. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE 

21 AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF 

22 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

23 Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code, is 

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1 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

2 following new paragraphs: 

3 ‘‘(12) Any position in support of aircraft oper4 ations for which the Secretary determines there is a 

5 critical hiring need and shortage of candidates. 

6 ‘‘(13) Any position in support of the safety of 

7 the public, law enforcement, or first response for 

8 which the Secretary determines there is a critical 

9 hiring need and shortage of candidates. 

10 ‘‘(14) Any position in support of the Office of 

11 the Inspector General of the Department relating to 

12 oversight of the conflict in Ukraine for which the 

13 Secretary determines there is a critical hiring need 

14 and shortage of candidates.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘September 

16 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 

17 SEC. 1108. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR 

18 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR POST19 SECONDARY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRAD20 UATES. 

21 Section 1106(d) of the National Defense Authoriza22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) 

23 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 


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1 SEC. 1109. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR 

2 DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES 

3 AND MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES 

4 BASE. 

5 Section 1125(a) of the National Defense Authoriza6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; 

7 Public Law 114–328) is amended by striking ‘‘through 

8 2025,’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2028,’’. 

9 SEC. 1110. AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY CIVILIAN FACULTY 

10 MEMBERS AT SPACE FORCE SCHOOLS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9371 of title 10, United 

12 States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 

14 Space Delta 13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’ 

15 (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or of the 

16 Space Delta 13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’; and 

17 (3) in subsection (c)— 

18 (A) in paragraphs (1), by inserting ‘‘or of 

19 the Space Delta 13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’; 

20 and 

21 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or of 

22 the Space Delta 13’’ after ‘‘Air University’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

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1 by striking the item relating to section 9371 and inserting 

2 the following new item: 

‘‘9371. Air University and Space Delta 13: civilian faculty members.’’. 

3 SEC. 1111. REPORT AND SUNSET RELATING TO INAPPLICA4 BILITY OF CERTIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE 

5 QUALIFICATIONS BY QUALIFICATION REVIEW 

6 BOARDS OF OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGE7 MENT. 

8 Section 1109 of the John S. McCain National De9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (5 U.S.C. 

10 3393 note) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (d)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre13 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para14 graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre16 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para17 graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; 

18 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

19 paragraph (4); and 

20 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

21 following new paragraph (3): 

22 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than De23 cember 1, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the 

24 committees of Congress specified in paragraph (4) 

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1 report on the use of the authority provided in this 

2 section. The report shall include the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) The number and type of appoint4 ments made under this section between August 

5 13, 2018, and the date of the report. 

6 ‘‘(B) Data on and an assessment of wheth7 er appointments under the authority in this sec8 tion reduced the time to hire when compared 

9 with the time to hire under the review system 

10 of the Office of Personnel Management in use 

11 as of the date of the report. 

12 ‘‘(C) An assessment of the utility of the 

13 appointment authority and process under this 

14 section. 

15 ‘‘(D) An assessment of whether the ap16 pointments made under this section resulted in 

17 higher quality new executives for the Senior Ex18 ecutive Service of the Department when com19 pared with the executives produced in the De20 partment under the review system in use be21 tween August 13, 2013, and August 13, 2018. 

22 ‘‘(E) Any recommendation for the improve23 ment of the selection and qualification process 

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1 order to attract and hire highly qualified can2 didates for service in that Senior Executive 

3 Service.’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘August 13, 

5 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

6 SEC. 1112. EXTENSION OF DATE OF FIRST EMPLOYMENT 

7 FOR ACQUISITION OF COMPETITIVE STATUS 

8 FOR EMPLOYEES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL 

9 FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

10 Section 419(d)(5)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 

12 SEC. 1113. EXPANSION OF NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINT13 MENT ELIGIBILITY TO SPOUSES OF DEPART14 MENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIANS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3330d of title 5, United 

16 States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 

18 Department of Defense civilian’’ after 

19 ‘‘military’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(4) The term ‘spouse of an employee of the 

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1 ernment from one official station within the Depart2 ment to another within the Department (that is out3 side of normal commuting distance) for permanent 

4 duty.’’; and 

5 (3) in subsection (b)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

7 the end; 

8 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe9 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

10 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) a spouse of an employee of the Depart12 ment of Defense.’’. 

13 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

14 The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 33 of 

15 title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the 

16 item relating to section 3330d and inserting the following: 

‘‘3330d. Appointment of military and Department of Defense civilian spouses.’’. 

17 (c) OPM LIMITATION AND REPORTS.— 

18 (1) RELOCATING SPOUSES.—With respect to 

19 the noncompetitive appointment of a relocating 

20 spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense 

21 under paragraph (3) of section 3330d(b) of title 5, 

22 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), the 

23 Director of the Office of Personnel Management 

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1 (A) monitor the number of those appoint2 ments; 

3 (B) require the head of each agency with 

4 the authority to make those appointments 

5 under that provision to submit to the Director 

6 an annual report on those appointments, includ7 ing information on the number of individuals so 

8 appointed, the types of positions filled, and the 

9 effectiveness of the authority for those appoint10 ments; and 

11 (C) not later than 18 months after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, submit to the 

13 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern14 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 

15 on Oversight and Accountability of the House 

16 of Representatives a report on the use and ef17 fectiveness of the authority described in sub18 paragraph (B). 

19 (2) NON-RELOCATING SPOUSES.—With respect 

20 to the noncompetitive appointment of a spouse of an 

21 employee of the Department of Defense other than 

22 a relocating spouse described in paragraph (1), the 

23 Director of the Office of Personnel Management— 

24 (A) shall treat the spouse as a relocating 

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1 (B) may limit the number of those ap2 pointments. 

3 (d) SUNSET.—Effective on December 31, 2028— 

4 (1) the authority provided by this section, and 

5 the amendments made by this section, shall expire; 

6 and 

7 (2) the provisions of section 3330d of title 5, 

8 United States Code, amended or repealed by this 

9 section are restored or revived as if this section had 

10 not been enacted. 

11 SEC. 1114. ELIMINATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT12 ABILITY OFFICE REVIEW REQUIREMENT RE13 LATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PER14 SONNEL AUTHORITIES. 

15 Section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and the 

18 Comptroller General,’’; 

19 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and 

20 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para21 graph (2). 

22 SEC. 1115. AMENDMENTS TO THE JOHN S. MCCAIN STRA23 TEGIC DEFENSE FELLOWS PROGRAM. 

24 (a) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—Subsection 

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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 

2 1580 note prec.; Public Law 115–232) is amended to read 

3 as follows: 

4 ‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION.—Out 

5 of the total number of individuals selected to partici6 pate in the fellows program in any year, not more 

7 than 20 percent may be from any of the following 

8 geographic regions: 

9 ‘‘(A) The Northeast United States. 

10 ‘‘(B) The Southeast United States. 

11 ‘‘(C) The Midwest United States. 

12 ‘‘(D) The Southwest United States. 

13 ‘‘(E) The Western United States. 

14 ‘‘(F) Alaska, Hawaii, United States terri15 tories, and areas outside the United States.’’. 

16 (b) APPOINTMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.— 

17 Such section is further amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (d)(3)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘assigned’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘appointed’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘assignment’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘appointment’’; and 

23 (2) by amending subsections (e) and (f) to read 

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1 ‘‘(e) APPOINTMENT DURING PARTICIPATION IN FEL2 LOWS PROGRAM.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

4 shall appoint each individual who participates in the 

5 fellows program to an excepted service position in an 

6 element of the Department. 

7 ‘‘(2) PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.—Each year, 

8 the head of each element of the Department shall 

9 submit to the Secretary an identification of place10 ment opportunities for participants in the fellows 

11 program. Such placement opportunities shall provide 

12 for leadership development and potential commence13 ment of a career track toward a position of senior 

14 leadership in the Department. 

15 ‘‘(3) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The 

16 Secretary, in coordination with the heads of ele17 ments of the Department, shall establish qualifica18 tion requirements for the appointment of partici19 pants under paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(4) MATCHING QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND

21 REQUIREMENTS.—In making appointments under 

22 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek to best 

23 match the qualifications and skills of the partici24 pants with the requirements for positions available 

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1 ‘‘(5) TERM.—The term of each appointment 

2 under the fellows program shall be one year, but the 

3 Secretary may extend a term of appointment up to 

4 one additional year. 

5 ‘‘(6) GRADE.—The Secretary shall appoint an 

6 individual under paragraph (1) to a position at the 

7 level of GS–10, GS–11, or GS–12 of the General 

8 Schedule based on the directly related qualifications, 

9 skills, and professional experience of the individual. 

10 ‘‘(7) EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT.—To the 

11 extent that funds are provided in advance in appro12 priations Acts, the Secretary may repay a loan of a 

13 participant in the fellows program if the loan is de14 scribed by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 

15 16301(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. Any re16 payment of a loan under this paragraph may require 

17 a minimum service agreement, as determined by the 

18 Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(8) ELEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT DE20 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘element of the 

21 Department’ means an element of the Department 

22 specified in section 111(b) of title 10, United States 

23 Code. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

2 shall ensure that participants in the fellows pro3 gram— 

4 ‘‘(A) receive career development opportuni5 ties and support appropriate for the commence6 ment of a career track within the Department 

7 leading toward a future position of senior lead8 ership within the Department, including ongo9 ing mentorship support through appropriate 

10 personnel from entities within the Department; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(B) are provided appropriate employment 

13 opportunities for excepted service positions in 

14 the Department upon successful completion of 

15 the fellows program. 

16 ‘‘(2) PUBLICATION OF SELECTION.—The Sec17 retary shall publish, on an internet website of the 

18 Department available to the public, the names of the 

19 individuals selected to participate in the fellows pro20 gram.’’. 

21 SEC. 1116. CIVILIAN CYBERSECURITY RESERVE PILOT 

22 PROJECT. 

23 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘tem24 porary position’’ means a position in the competitive or 

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1 (b) PILOT PROJECT.— 

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

3 shall carry out a pilot project to establish a Civilian 

4 Cybersecurity Reserve. 

5 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Civilian Cy6 bersecurity Reserve is to enable the Army to provide 

7 manpower to the United States Cyber Command to 

8 effectively— 

9 (A) preempt, defeat, deter, or respond to 

10 malicious cyber activity; 

11 (B) conduct cyberspace operations; 

12 (C) secure information and systems of the 

13 Department of Defense against malicious cyber 

14 activity; and 

15 (D) assist in solving cyber workforce-re16 lated challenges. 

17 (3) HIRING AUTHORITY.—In carrying out this 

18 section, the Secretary may use any authority other19 wise available to the Secretary for the recruitment, 

20 employment, and retention of civilian personnel with21 in the Department, including authority under section 

22 1599f of title 10, United States Code. 

23 (4) EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS.—The Sec24 retary of Labor shall prescribe such regulations as 

25 necessary to ensure the reemployment, continuation 


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1 of benefits, and non-discrimination in reemployment 

2 of individuals appointed under this section, provided 

3 that such regulations shall include, at a minimum, 

4 those rights and obligations set forth under chapter 

5 43 of title 38, United States Code. 

6 (5) STATUS IN RESERVE.—During the period 

7 beginning on the date on which an individual is re8 cruited to serve in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve 

9 and ending on the date on which the individual is 

10 appointed under this section, and during any period 

11 in between any such appointments, the individual 

12 shall not be considered a Federal employee. 

13 (c) ELIGIBILITY; APPLICATION AND SELECTION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the pilot project re15 quired under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the 

16 Army shall establish criteria for— 

17 (A) individuals to be eligible for the Civil18 ian Cybersecurity Reserve; and 

19 (B) the application and selection processes 

20 for the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve. 

21 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS.—The 

22 criteria established under paragraph (1)(A) with re23 spect to an individual shall include— 

24 (A) if the individual has previously served 

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1 serve, that the previous appointment ended not 

2 less than 60 days before the individual may be 

3 appointed for a subsequent temporary position 

4 in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve; and 

5 (B) cybersecurity expertise. 

6 (3) PRESCREENING.—The Secretary shall— 

7 (A) conduct a prescreening of each indi8 vidual prior to appointment under this section 

9 for any topic or product that would create a 

10 conflict of interest; and 

11 (B) require each individual appointed 

12 under this section to notify the Secretary if a 

13 potential conflict of interest arises during the 

14 appointment. 

15 (4) AGREEMENT REQUIRED.—An individual 

16 may become a member of the Civilian Cybersecurity 

17 Reserve only if the individual enters into an agree18 ment with the Secretary to become such a member, 

19 which shall set forth the rights and obligations of 

20 the individual and the Army. 

21 (5) EXCEPTION FOR CONTINUING MILITARY

22 SERVICE COMMITMENTS.—A member of the Selected 

23 Reserve under section 10143 of title 10, United 

24 States Code, may not be a member of the Civilian 

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1 (6) PROHIBITION.—Any individual who is an 

2 employee of the executive branch may not be re3 cruited or appointed to serve in the Civilian Cyberse4 curity Reserve. 

5 (d) SECURITY CLEARANCES.— 

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

7 shall ensure that all members of the Civilian Cyber8 security Reserve undergo the appropriate personnel 

9 vetting and adjudication commensurate with the du10 ties of the position, including a determination of eli11 gibility for access to classified information where a 

12 security clearance is necessary, according to applica13 ble policy and authorities. 

14 (2) COST OF SPONSORING CLEARANCES.—If a 

15 member of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve re16 quires a security clearance in order to carry out the 

17 duties of the member, the Army shall be responsible 

18 for the cost of sponsoring the security clearance of 

19 the member. 

20 (e) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

22 after the date on which the Secretary of Defense 

23 submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the 

24 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

25 House of Representatives the report required under 


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1 section 1540(d)(2) of the James M. Inhofe National 

2 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 

3 (Public Law 117–263) on the feasibility and advis4 ability of creating and maintaining a civilian cyber5 security reserve corps, the Secretary of the Army 

6 shall— 

7 (A) submit to the congressional defense 

8 committees an implementation plan for the pilot 

9 project required under subsection (b)(1); and 

10 (B) provide to the congressional defense 

11 committees a briefing on the implementation 

12 plan. 

13 (2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Army 

14 may not take any action to begin implementation of 

15 the pilot project required under subsection (b)(1) 

16 until the Secretary fulfills the requirements under 

17 paragraph (1). 

18 (f) PROJECT GUIDANCE.—Not later than two years 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

20 of the Army shall, in consultation with the Office of Per21 sonnel Management and the Office of Government Ethics, 

22 issue guidance establishing and implementing the pilot 

23 project required under subsection (b)(1). 

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1 (1) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than one year after 

2 the date on which the guidance required under sub3 section (f) is issued, and every year thereafter until 

4 the date on which the pilot project required under 

5 subsection (b)(1) terminates under subsection (i), 

6 the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the con7 gressional defense committees a briefing on activities 

8 carried out under the pilot project, including— 

9 (A) participation in the Civilian Cybersecu10 rity Reserve, including the number of partici11 pants, the diversity of participants, and any 

12 barriers to recruitment or retention of mem13 bers; 

14 (B) an evaluation of the ethical require15 ments of the pilot project; 

16 (C) whether the Civilian Cybersecurity Re17 serve has been effective in providing additional 

18 capacity to the Army; and 

19 (D) an evaluation of the eligibility require20 ments for the pilot project. 

21 (2) REPORT.—Not earlier than 180 days and 

22 not later than 90 days before the date on which the 

23 pilot project required under subsection (b)(1) termi24 nates under subsection (i), the Secretary shall sub25 mit to the congressional defense committees a report 


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1 and provide a briefing on recommendations relating 

2 to the pilot project, including recommendations 

3 for— 

4 (A) whether the pilot project should be 

5 modified, extended in duration, or established 

6 as a permanent program, and if so, an appro7 priate scope for the program; 

8 (B) how to attract participants, ensure a 

9 diversity of participants, and address any bar10 riers to recruitment or retention of members of 

11 the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve; 

12 (C) the ethical requirements of the pilot 

13 project and the effectiveness of mitigation ef14 forts to address any conflict of interest con15 cerns; and 

16 (D) an evaluation of the eligibility require17 ments for the pilot project. 

18 (h) EVALUATION.—Not later than three years after 

19 the pilot project required under subsection (b)(1) is estab20 lished, the Comptroller General of the United States 

21 shall— 

22 (1) conduct a study evaluating the pilot project; 

23 and 

24 (2) submit to Congress— 


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1 (A) a report on the results of the study; 

2 and 

3 (B) a recommendation with respect to 

4 whether the pilot project should be modified. 

5 (i) SUNSET.—The pilot project required under sub6 section (b)(1) shall terminate on the date that is four 

7 years after the date on which the pilot project is estab8 lished. 

9 TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 

10 TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

11 Subtitle A—Assistance and 

12 Training 

13 SEC. 1201. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED MARITIME DOMAIN 

14 AWARENESS AND INTERDICTION CAPA15 BILITY. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, using 

17 existing authorities, shall seek to build upon the incorpora18 tion of Israel into the area of responsibility of the United 

19 States Central Command to develop a Middle East inte20 grated maritime domain awareness and interdiction capa21 bility for the purpose of protecting the people, infrastruc22 ture, and territory of such countries from— 

23 (1) manned and unmanned naval systems, un24 dersea warfare capabilities, and anti-ship missiles of 

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1 (2) violent extremist organizations, criminal 

2 networks, and piracy activities that threaten lawful 

3 commerce in the waterways within the area of re4 sponsibility of the United States Naval Forces Cen5 tral Command. 

6 (b) STRATEGY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 

10 State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

11 Congress a strategy for the cooperation described in 

12 subsection (a). 

13 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy 

14 required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol15 lowing: 

16 (A) An assessment of the threats posed to 

17 ally or partner countries in the Middle East 

18 by— 

19 (i) manned and unmanned naval sys20 tems, undersea warfare capabilities, and 

21 anti-ship missiles of Iran and groups affili22 ated with Iran; and 

23 (ii) violent extremist organizations, 

24 criminal networks, and piracy activities 

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1 terways within the area of responsibility of 

2 the United States Naval Forces Central 

3 Command. 

4 (B) A description of existing multilateral 

5 maritime partnerships currently led by the 

6 United States Naval Forces Central Command, 

7 including the Combined Maritime Forces (in8 cluding its associated Task Forces 150, 151, 

9 152, and 153), the International Maritime Se10 curity Construct, and the Navy’s Task Force 

11 59, and a discussion of the role of such partner12 ships in building an integrated maritime secu13 rity capability. 

14 (C) A description of progress made in ad15 vancing the integration of Israel into the exist16 ing multilateral maritime partnerships de17 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

18 (D) A description of efforts among coun19 tries in the Middle East to coordinate intel20 ligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance capa21 bilities and indicators and warnings with re22 spect to the threats described in subparagraph 

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1 (E) A description of the current Depart2 ment of Defense systems that, in coordination 

3 with ally and partner countries in the Middle 

4 East— 

5 (i) provide awareness of and defend 

6 against such threats; and 

7 (ii) address current capability gaps. 

8 (F) An explanation of the manner in which 

9 an integrated maritime domain awareness and 

10 interdiction architecture would improve collec11 tive security in the Middle East. 

12 (G) A description of existing and planned 

13 efforts to engage ally and partner countries in 

14 the Middle East in establishing such an archi15 tecture. 

16 (H) An identification of the elements of 

17 such an architecture that may be acquired and 

18 operated by ally and partner countries in the 

19 Middle East, and a list of such elements for 

20 each such ally and partner. 

21 (I) An identification of the elements of 

22 such an architecture that may only be provided 

23 and operated by members of the United States 

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1 (J) An identification of any challenge to 

2 optimizing such an architecture in the Middle 

3 East. 

4 (K) An assessment of progress and key 

5 challenges in the implementation of the strategy 

6 required by paragraph (1) using the metrics 

7 identified in accordance with paragraph (3). 

8 (L) Recommendations for improvements in 

9 the implementation of such strategy based on 

10 such metrics. 

11 (M) An assessment of any capabilities or 

12 lessons from the Navy’s Task Force 59 that 

13 may be leveraged to support an integrated mar14 itime domain awareness and interdiction capa15 bility in the Middle East. 

16 (N) Any other matter the Secretary of De17 fense considers relevant. 

18 (3) METRICS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

19 identify metrics to assess progress in the implemen20 tation of the strategy required by paragraph (1). 

21 (4) FORMAT.—The strategy required by para22 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

23 may include a classified annex. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

2 shall conduct a study on the feasibility and advis3 ability of establishing an integrated maritime do4 main awareness and interdiction capability to pro5 tect the people, infrastructure, and territory of ally 

6 and partner countries in the Middle East from— 

7 (A) manned and unmanned naval systems, 

8 undersea warfare capabilities, and anti-ship 

9 missiles of Iran and groups affiliated with Iran; 

10 and 

11 (B) violent extremist organizations, crimi12 nal networks, and piracy activities that threaten 

13 lawful commerce in the waterways of the Middle 

14 East. 

15 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para16 graph (1) shall include— 

17 (A) an assessment of funds that could be 

18 contributed by ally and partner countries of the 

19 United States; and 

20 (B) a cost estimate of establishing such an 

21 integrated maritime domain awareness and 

22 interdiction capability. 

23 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

25 Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees 


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1 of Congress a report on the results of the study con2 ducted under paragraph (1). 

3 (d) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—Any 

4 activity carried out under this section shall be conducted 

5 in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive informa6 tion and the national security interests of the United 

7 States. 

8 (e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE9 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit10 tees of Congress’’ means— 

11 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 

13 Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

14 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 

16 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

17 SEC. 1202. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MISSION TRAINING 

18 THROUGH DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION. 

19 (a) AUTHORITY FOR TRAINING AND DISTRIBU20 TION.—To enhance the interoperability and integration 

21 between the United States Armed Forces and the military 

22 forces of friendly foreign countries, the Secretary of De23 fense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is 

24 authorized— 


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1 (1) to provide to military personnel of a friendly 

2 foreign government persistent advanced networked 

3 training and exercise activities (in this section re4 ferred to as ‘‘mission training through distributed 

5 simulation’’); and 

6 (2) to provide information technology, including 

7 hardware and computer software developed for mis8 sion training through distributed simulation activi9 ties. 

10 (b) SCOPE OF MISSION TRAINING.—Mission training 

11 through distributed simulation provided under subsection 

12 (a) may include advanced distributed network training 

13 events and computer-assisted exercises. 

14 (c) APPLICABILITY OF EXPORT CONTROL AUTHORI15 TIES.—The provision of mission training through distrib16 uted simulation and information technology under this 

17 section shall be subject to the Arms Export Control Act 

18 (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) and any other export control au19 thority under law relating to the transfer of military tech20 nology to foreign countries. 

21 (d) GUIDANCE ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—Not later 

22 than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

23 the Secretary of Defense shall develop and issue guidance 

24 on the procedures for the use of the authority provided 

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1 (e) REPORT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec4 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

5 committees of Congress a report on the use of mis6 sion training through distributed simulation by mili7 tary personnel of friendly foreign countries. 

8 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para9 graph (1) shall include the following: 

10 (A) A description of ongoing mission train11 ing through distributed simulation activities be12 tween the United States Armed Forces and the 

13 military forces of friendly foreign countries. 

14 (B) A description of the current capabili15 ties of the military forces of friendly foreign 

16 countries to support mission training through 

17 distributed simulation activities with the United 

18 States Armed Forces. 

19 (C) A description of the manner in which 

20 the Department intends to use mission training 

21 through distributed simulation activities to sup22 port implementation of the National Defense 

23 Strategy, including in areas of responsibility of 

24 the United States European Command and the 

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1 (D) Any recommendation of the Secretary 

2 of Defense for legislative proposals or policy 

3 guidance regarding the use of mission training 

4 through distributed simulation activities. 

5 (3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

6 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro7 priate committees of Congress’’ means— 

8 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

9 Committee on Appropriations, and the Com10 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

11 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on Appropriations, and the Com13 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep14 resentatives. 

15 (f) SUNSET.—The authority provided in this section 

16 shall terminate on December 31, 2025. 

17 SEC. 1203. INCREASE IN SMALL-SCALE CONSTRUCTION 

18 LIMIT AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO 

19 BUILD CAPACITY. 

20 (a) DEFINITION OF SMALL-SCALE CONSTRUCTION.— 

21 Section 301(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

22 by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 

2 333 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

3 (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or 

4 other counter-illicit trafficking operations’’ be5 fore the period at the end; and 

6 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

7 paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(10) Foreign internal defense operations.’’. 

9 (2) INCREASE IN THRESHOLD FOR SMALL10 SCALE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS REQUIRING ADDI11 TIONAL DOCUMENTATION.—Subsection (e)(8) of 

12 such section is amended by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

14 (3) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—Such section is 

15 further amended by adding at the end the following 

16 new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(h) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—The Secretary of 

18 Defense may treat as stocks of the Department of De19 fense— 

20 ‘‘(1) equipment procured to carry out a pro21 gram pursuant to subsection (a) that has not yet 

22 been transferred to a foreign country and is no 

23 longer needed to support such program or any other 

24 program carried out pursuant to such subsection; 

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1 ‘‘(2) equipment that has been transferred to a 

2 foreign country to carry out a program pursuant to 

3 subsection (a) and is returned by the foreign country 

4 to the United States.’’. 

5 (4) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—Such sec6 tion is further amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(i) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

10 with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

11 may— 

12 ‘‘(A) allow a foreign country to provide 

13 sole-source direction for assistance in support of 

14 a program carried out pursuant to subsection 

15 (a); and 

16 ‘‘(B) enter into an agreement with a for17 eign country to provide such sole-source direc18 tion. 

19 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 72 hours 

20 after the Secretary of Defense enters into an agree21 ment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub22 mit to the congressional defense committees a writ23 ten notification that includes the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) A description of the parameters of 

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1 jectives, and duration of support and coopera2 tion under the agreement. 

3 ‘‘(B) A description and justification of any 

4 anticipated use of sole-source direction pursu5 ant to such agreement. 

6 ‘‘(C) A determination as to whether the 

7 anticipated costs to incurred under the agree8 ment are fair and reasonable. 

9 ‘‘(D) A certification that the agreement is 

10 in the national security interests of the United 

11 States. 

12 ‘‘(E) Any other matter relating to the 

13 agreement, as determined by the Secretary of 

14 Defense.’’. 

15 (5) FOREIGN INTERNAL DEFENSE DEFINED.— 

16 Such section is further amended by adding at the 

17 end of the following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(j) FOREIGN INTERNAL DEFENSE DEFINED.—In 

19 this section, the term ‘foreign internal defense’ has the 

20 meaning given such term in the publication of the Chair21 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff entitled ‘Joint Publication 

22 3–22 Foreign Internal Defense’ issued on August 17, 

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1 SEC. 1204. EXTENSION OF LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPAC2 ITY BUILDING INITIATIVE FOR FOREIGN DE3 FENSE INSTITUTIONS. 

4 Section 1210(e) of the National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 

6 Stat. 1626) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2028’’. 

8 SEC. 1205. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

9 FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI10 TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 

11 UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

12 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of 

13 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

14 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393) is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending 

16 on December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on Octo17 ber 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024’’. 

18 (b) MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION.—Subsection 

19 (d)(1) of such section is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘beginning on October 1, 2022, 

21 and ending on December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on De23 cember 31, 2024’’; and 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting 

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1 SEC. 1206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT 

2 OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR STABILIZATION 

3 ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL SECURITY INTER4 EST OF THE UNITED STATES. 

5 Section 1210A(h) of the National Defense Authoriza6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 

7 Stat. 1626) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

9 SEC. 1207. EXTENSION OF CROSS SERVICING AGREEMENTS 

10 FOR LOAN OF PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND 

11 PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT IN 

12 COALITION OPERATIONS. 

13 Section 1207(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

14 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

15 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2342 

16 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 

18 SEC. 1208. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

19 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION 

20 PROGRAM. 

21 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

22 Act for fiscal year 2024 for operation and maintenance, 

23 Defense-wide, and available for the Defense Security Co24 operation Agency for the International Security Coopera25 tion Program, not more than 75 percent may be obligated 

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1 security cooperation strategy for each covered combatant 

2 command required by section 1206 of the National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 

4 117–81; 135 Stat. 1960). 

5 SEC. 1209. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

6 SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE DE7 VELOPMENT. 

8 Section 384 of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (d)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘The Program’’ and insert12 ing the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Program’’; and 

14 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraphs: 

16 ‘‘(2) MANAGING ENTITY.— 

17 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of De18 fense, acting through the Under Secretary of 

19 Defense for Policy and the Director of the De20 fense Security Cooperation Agency, shall des21 ignate an entity within the Department of De22 fense to serve as the lead entity for managing 

23 the implementation of the Program. 

24 ‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The entity designated 

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1 management and implementation of the Pro2 gram, consistent with objectives formulated by 

3 the Secretary of Defense, which shall include 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(i) Providing for comprehensive 

6 tracking of and accounting for all Depart7 ment of Defense employees engaged in the 

8 security cooperation enterprise. 

9 ‘‘(ii) Providing training requirements 

10 specified at the requisite proficiency levels 

11 for each position. 

12 ‘‘(C) REPORTING.—The Secretary of De13 fense shall ensure that, not less frequently than 

14 annually, each military department, combatant 

15 command, defense agency, and any other entity 

16 involved in managing the security cooperation 

17 workforce submits to the entity designated 

18 under subparagraph (A) a report containing in19 formation necessary for the management and 

20 career development of the security cooperation 

21 workforce, as determined by the Director of the 

22 Defense Security Cooperation Agency. 

23 ‘‘(3) SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE

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1 Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall pre2 scribe regulations to ensure that each military de3 partment, combatant command, and defense agency 

4 provides standardized information and data to the 

5 Secretary on persons serving in positions within the 

6 security cooperation workforce.’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

8 following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(4) UPDATED GUIDANCE.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 

11 days after the date of the enactment of this 

12 paragraph, and biannually thereafter through 

13 fiscal year 2028, the Secretary of Defense, in 

14 coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 

15 issue updated guidance for the execution and 

16 administration of the Program. 

17 ‘‘(B) SCOPE.—The updated guidance re18 quired by subparagraph (A) shall— 

19 ‘‘(i) fulfill each requirement set forth 

20 in paragraph (3), as appropriate; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) include an identification of the 

22 manner in which the Department of De23 fense shall ensure that personnel assigned 

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1 and managed to a level of proficiency that 

2 is at least equal to the level of proficiency 

3 provided to the attache ́ workforce by the 

4 Defense Attache ́ Service.’’; 

5 (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 

6 as subsections (h) through (j), respectively; and 

7 (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol8 lowing new subsections (f) and (g): 

9 ‘‘(f) FOREIGN MILITARY SALES CENTER OF EXCEL10 LENCE.— 

11 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De12 fense shall direct an existing schoolhouse within the 

13 Department of Defense to serve as a Foreign Mili14 tary Sales Center of Excellence to improve the train15 ing and education of personnel engaged in foreign 

16 military sales planning and execution. 

17 ‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the For18 eign Military Sales Center of Excellence shall in19 clude— 

20 ‘‘(A) conducting research on and pro21 moting best practices for ensuring that foreign 

22 military sales are timely and effective; and 

23 ‘‘(B) enhancing existing curricula for the 

24 purpose of ensuring that the foreign military 


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1 sales workforce is fully trained and prepared to 

2 execute the foreign military sales program. 

3 ‘‘(g) DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION UNIVER4 SITY.— 

5 ‘‘(1) CHARTER.—The Secretary of Defense 

6 shall develop and promulgate a charter for the oper7 ation of the Defense Security Cooperation Univer8 sity. 

9 ‘‘(2) MISSION.—The charter required by para10 graph (1) shall set forth the mission, and associated 

11 structures and organizations, of the Defense Secu12 rity Cooperation University, which shall include— 

13 ‘‘(A) management and implementation of 

14 international military training and education se15 curity cooperation programs and authorities ex16 ecuted by the Department of Defense; 

17 ‘‘(B) management and provision of institu18 tional capacity-building services executed by the 

19 Department of Defense; and 

20 ‘‘(C) advancement of the profession of se21 curity cooperation through research, data collec22 tion, analysis, publication, and learning. 

23 ‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP24 MENT ARRANGEMENTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In engaging in re2 search and development projects pursuant to 

3 subsection (a) of section 4001 of this title by a 

4 contract, cooperative agreement, or grant pur5 suant to subsection (b)(1) of such section, the 

6 Secretary of Defense may enter into such con7 tract or cooperative agreement, or award such 

8 grant, through the Defense Security Coopera9 tion University. 

10 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT AS GOVERNMENT-OPER11 ATED FEDERAL LABORATORY.—The Defense 

12 Security Cooperation University shall be consid13 ered a Government-operated Federal laboratory 

14 for purposes of section 12 of the Stevenson15 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 

16 U.S.C. 3710a). 

17 ‘‘(4) ACCEPTANCE OF RESEARCH GRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De19 fense, through the Under Secretary of Defense 

20 for Policy, may authorize the President of the 

21 Defense Security Cooperation University to ac22 cept qualifying research grants. Any such grant 

23 may only be accepted if the work under the 

24 grant is to be carried out by a professor or in25 structor of the Defense Security Cooperation 


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1 University for a scientific, literary, or edu2 cational purpose. 

3 ‘‘(B) QUALIFYING GRANTS.—A qualifying 

4 research grant under this paragraph is a grant 

5 that is awarded on a competitive basis by an 

6 entity described in subparagraph (C) for a re7 search project with a scientific, literary, or edu8 cational purpose. 

9 ‘‘(C) ENTITIES FROM WHICH GRANTS MAY

10 BE ACCEPTED.—A grant may be accepted 

11 under this paragraph only from a corporation, 

12 fund, foundation, educational institution, or 

13 similar entity that is organized and operated 

14 primarily for scientific, literary, or educational 

15 purposes. 

16 ‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT

17 FUNDS.—The Director of the Defense Security 

18 Cooperation Agency shall establish an account 

19 for administering funds received as research 

20 grants under this section. The President of the 

21 Defense Security Cooperation University shall 

22 use the funds in the account in accordance with 

23 applicable provisions of the regulations and the 

24 terms and condition of the grants received. 


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1 ‘‘(E) RELATED EXPENSES.—Subject to 

2 such limitations as may be provided in appro3 priations Acts, appropriations available for the 

4 Defense Security Cooperation University may 

5 be used to pay expenses incurred by the De6 fense Security Cooperation University in apply7 ing for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of 

8 qualifying research grants. 

9 ‘‘(F) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 

10 Defense, through the Under Secretary of De11 fense for Policy, shall prescribe regulations for 

12 the administration of this section.’’. 

13 SEC. 1210. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE 

14 SUPPORT TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS FOR 

15 BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS. 

16 Section 1226(a)(1) of the National Defense Author17 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) 

18 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(G) To the Government of Tajikistan for 

20 purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts of 

21 the armed forces of Tajikistan to increase secu22 rity and sustain increased security along the 

23 border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. 

24 ‘‘(H) To the Government of Uzbekistan for 

25 purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts of 


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1 the armed forces of Uzbekistan to increase se2 curity and sustain increased security along the 

3 border of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. 

4 ‘‘(I) To the Government of Turkmenistan 

5 for purposes of supporting and enhancing ef6 forts of the armed forces of Turkmenistan to 

7 increase security and sustain increased security 

8 along the border of Turkmenistan and Afghani9 stan.’’. 

10 SEC. 1211. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL RE11 SILIENCE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 

12 PILOT PROGRAM. 

13 Section 1212 of the James M. Inhofe National De14 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

15 117–236; 136 Stat. 2834; 10 U.S.C. 311 note) is amend16 ed— 

17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘military 

18 forces’’ and inserting ‘‘national security forces’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (c)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

22 ‘‘military-to-military relationships’’ and in23 serting ‘‘relationships with the national se24 curity forces of partner countries’’; and 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 ‘‘military forces’’ and inserting ‘‘national 

3 security forces’’; and 

4 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

5 paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(4) SUSTAINMENT AND NON-LETHAL ASSIST7 ANCE.—A program under subsection (a) may include 

8 the provision of sustainment and non-lethal assist9 ance, including training, defense services, supplies 

10 (including consumables), and small-scale construc11 tion (as such terms are defined in section 301 of 

12 title 10, United States Code).’’; 

13 (3) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘mili14 tary force’’ and inserting ‘‘national security forces’’; 

15 and 

16 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

18 ‘‘(g) NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES DEFINED.—In 

19 this section, the term ‘national security forces’ has the 

20 meaning given the term in section 301 of title 10, United 

21 States Code.’’. 

22 SEC. 1212. 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.—The Secretary of the Air 

2 Force shall— 

3 (A) make available sufficient resources and 

4 accommodations within the United States to 

5 train members of the Israeli Air Force on the 

6 operation of KC–46 aircraft; 

7 (B) conduct training for members of the 

8 Israeli Air Force, including— 

9 (i) training for pilots and crew on the 

10 operation of the KC–46 aircraft in accord11 ance with standards considered sufficient 

12 to conduct coalition operations of the 

13 United States Air Force and the Israeli 

14 Air Force; and 

15 (ii) training for ground personnel on 

16 the maintenance and sustainment require17 ments of the KC–46 aircraft considered 

18 sufficient for such operations; and 

19 (C) conduct the timing of such training so 

20 as to ensure that the first group of trainee 

21 members of the Israeli Air Force is anticipated 

22 to complete the training not later than 2 weeks 

23 after the date on which the first KC–46 aircraft 

24 is delivered to Israel. 


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1 (2) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MILITARY PER2 SONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 

3 Defense shall, with respect to members of the Israeli 

4 Air Force associated with the operation of KC–46 

5 aircraft— 

6 (A) before the completion of the training 

7 required by paragraph (1)(B), authorize the 

8 participation of such members of the Israeli Air 

9 Force in the United States Air Force Military 

10 Personnel Exchange Program; 

11 (B) make available billets in the United 

12 States Air Force Military Personnel Exchange 

13 Program necessary for such members of the 

14 Israeli Air Force to participate in such pro15 gram; and 

16 (C) to the extent practicable, ensure that 

17 such members of the Israeli Air Force are able 

18 to participate in the United States Air Force 

19 Military Personnel Exchange Program imme20 diately after such members complete such train21 ing. 

22 (3) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall cease 

23 to have effect on the date that is ten years after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act. 


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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 Committees on Armed Services of the 

4 Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing that 

5 includes the following: 

6 (1) An assessment of— 

7 (A) the current operational requirements 

8 of the Government of Israel for aerial refueling; 

9 and 

10 (B) any gaps in current or near-term capa11 bilities. 

12 (2) The estimated date of delivery to Israel of 

13 KC–46 aircraft procured by the Government of 

14 Israel. 

15 (3) A detailed description of— 

16 (A) any actions the United States Govern17 ment is taking to expedite the delivery to Israel 

18 of KC–46 aircraft procured by the Government 

19 of Israel, while minimizing adverse impacts to 

20 United States defense readiness, including stra21 tegic forces readiness; 

22 (B) any additional actions the United 

23 States Government could take to expedite such 

24 delivery; and 


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1 (C) additional authorities Congress could 

2 provide to help expedite such delivery. 

3 (4) A description of the availability of any 

4 United States aerial refueling tanker aircraft that is 

5 retired or is expected to be retired during the two6 year period beginning on the date of the enactment 

7 of this Act that could be provided to Israel. 

8 (c) FORWARD DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES

9 KC–46 AIRCRAFT TO ISRAEL.— 

10 (1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 

13 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep14 resentatives a briefing that describes the capacity of 

15 and requirements for the United States Air Force to 

16 forward deploy KC–46 aircraft to Israel on a rota17 tional basis until the date on which a KC–46 air18 craft procured by the Government of Israel is com19 missioned into the Israeli Air Force and achieves full 

20 combat capability. 

21 (2) ROTATIONAL FORCES.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara23 graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary of Defense 

24 shall, consistent with maintaining United States 

25 defense readiness, rotationally deploy one or 


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1 more KC–46 aircraft to Israel until the earlier 

2 of— 

3 (i) the date on which a KC–46 air4 craft procured by the military forces of 

5 Israel is commissioned into such military 

6 forces and achieves full combat capability; 

7 or 

8 (ii) five years after the date of the en9 actment of this Act. 

10 (B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of De11 fense may only carry out a rotational deploy12 ment under subparagraph (A) if the Govern13 ment of Israel consents to the deployment. 

14 (C) PRESENCE.—The Secretary of Defense 

15 shall consult with the Government of Israel to 

16 determine the length of rotational deployments 

17 of United States KC–46 aircraft to Israel until 

18 the applicable date under subparagraph (A). 

19 Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 

20 Syria, Iraq, and Iran 

21 SEC. 1221. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

22 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN 

23 GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. 

24 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of 

25 the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 


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1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

2 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) is amended, in the matter 

3 preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 

4 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 

5 (b) LIMITATION ON COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND

6 REPAIR PROJECTS.—Subsection (l)(3) of such section is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The 

9 President’’ and all that follows through ‘‘if the 

10 President’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Defense 

11 may waive the limitations under paragraph (1) for 

12 the purposes of providing support under subsection 

13 (a)(4) if the Secretary’’; 

14 (2) by striking subparagraph (B); 

15 (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘as re16 quired by subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)’’; 

17 (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Decem18 ber 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; 

19 and 

20 (5) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 

21 (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. 


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1 SEC. 1222. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPER2 ATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 

3 SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 

4 (a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of sec5 tion 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

6 Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’; and 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$18,000,000’’. 

11 (b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such sec12 tion is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’. 

14 SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

15 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 

16 ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of 

18 the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

19 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

20 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended, in the matter 

21 preceding paragraph (1)— 

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘equipment and training to 

23 counter threats from unmanned aerial systems,’’ be24 fore ‘‘and sustainment’’; and 

25 (2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and in26 serting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 


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1 (b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘Overseas Contingency Operations 

3 for fiscal year 2023, there are authorized to be appro4 priated $358,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2024, 

5 there is authorized to be appropriated $241,950,000’’. 

6 (c) FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subsection (h) of 

7 such section is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(2) USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—The limitations 

14 on costs under subsections (a) and (m) shall not 

15 apply with respect to the expenditure of foreign con16 tributions in excess of such limitations.’’. 

17 (d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Subsection (o) of such 

18 section is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Presi20 dent’’ and all that follows through ‘‘if the President’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Defense may waive 

22 the limitations on costs under subsection (a) or (m) 

23 if the Secretary’’; 

24 (2) by striking paragraph (3); 


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1 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘as required 

2 by paragraph (3)(B)(i)’’; 

3 (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘December 

4 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and 

5 (5) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 

6 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 

7 (e) NOTIFICATION OF PROVISION OF COUNTER UN8 MANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE.— 

9 Such section is further amended by adding at the end the 

10 following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(p) NOTIFICATION OF PROVISION OF COUNTER UN12 MANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 

14 after providing assistance under this section for 

15 countering threats from unmanned aerial systems, 

16 the Secretary of Defense shall notify the appropriate 

17 congressional committees of such provision of assist18 ance. 

19 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The notification required by 

20 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) An identification of the military 

22 forces being provided such assistance. 

23 ‘‘(B) A description of the type of such as24 sistance, including the types of training and 

25 equipment, being provided.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1224. BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR CAPABILITY OF IRAN. 

2 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

4 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

5 House of Representatives with— 

6 (1) a briefing on— 

7 (A) threats to global security posed by the 

8 nuclear weapon capability of Iran; and 

9 (B) progress made by Iran in enriching 

10 uranium at levels proximate to or exceeding 

11 weapons grade; and 

12 (2) recommendations for actions the United 

13 States may take to ensure that Iran does not ac14 quire a nuclear weapon capability. 

15 Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Eu16 rope and the Russian Federa17 tion 

18 SEC. 1231. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UKRAINE SE19 CURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 

20 (a) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of section 1250 of the 

21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 

22 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended— 

23 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

24 striking ‘‘for overseas contingency operations’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

26 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(9) For fiscal year 2024, $300,000,000.’’. 

2 (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) 

3 of such section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

4 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’. 

5 SEC. 1232. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TRAINING 

6 FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONAL SECU7 RITY FORCES IN THE COURSE OF MULTILAT8 ERAL EXERCISES. 

9 Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end 

13 the following new subparagraph: 

14 ‘‘(C) The Republic of Kosovo.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (h)— 

16 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘De17 cember 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

18 2026’’; and 

19 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

20 ‘‘December 31, 2024.’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem21 ber 31, 2026’’. 


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1 SEC. 1233. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY 

2 OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF 

3 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER INTER4 NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF 

5 UKRAINE. 

6 Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

8 117–236) is amended by striking ‘‘None of the funds’’ and 

9 all that follows through ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘None of 

10 the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

11 2023 or 2024’’. 

12 SEC. 1234. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY 

13 AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO UKRAINE 

14 AND OTHER MATTERS. 

15 Section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National De16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

17 117–263) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ‘‘September 

19 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (c)(1)— 

21 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

22 (A), by inserting ‘‘or fiscal year 2024’’ after 

23 ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (P), by striking ‘‘; 

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1 (C) in subparagraph (Q), by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (D) by inserting at the end the following 

4 new subparagraphs: 

5 ‘‘(R) 3,300 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles; 

6 ‘‘(S) 1,100 Precision Strike Missiles 

7 (PrSM); 

8 ‘‘(T) 550 Mark 48 Torpedoes; 

9 ‘‘(U) 1,650 RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow 

10 Missiles (ESSM); 

11 ‘‘(V) 1,980 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe 

12 Missiles (RAM); and 

13 ‘‘(W) 11,550 Small Diameter Bomb IIs 

14 (SDB-II).’’. 

15 SEC. 1235. PRIORITIZATION FOR BASING, TRAINING, AND 

16 EXERCISES IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY OR17 GANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), when 

19 considering decisions related to United States military 

20 basing, training, and exercises, the Secretary of Defense 

21 shall prioritize those North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

22 member countries that have achieved defense spending of 

23 not less than 2 percent of their gross domestic product 

24 by 2024. 


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1 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

2 subsection (a) if the Secretary submits a certification to 

3 the congressional defense committees that a waiver is in 

4 the national security interests of the United States. 

5 SEC. 1236. STUDY AND REPORT ON LESSONS LEARNED RE6 GARDING INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND 

7 DETERRENCE. 

8 (a) STUDY.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

10 shall seek to enter into a contract or other agree11 ment with an eligible entity to conduct an inde12 pendent study on lessons learned from information 

13 operations conducted by the United States, Ukraine, 

14 the Russian Federation, and member countries of 

15 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during the 

16 lead-up to the Russian Federation’s full-scale inva17 sion of Ukraine in 2022 and throughout the conflict. 

18 (2) ELEMENT.—The study required by para19 graph (1) shall include recommendations for im20 provements to United States information operations 

21 to enhance effectiveness, as well as recommendations 

22 on how information operations may be improved to 

23 support the maintenance of deterrence. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, Sec3 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

4 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep5 resentatives a report on the results of the study in 

6 its entirety, along with any such comments as the 

7 Secretary considers relevant. 

8 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

9 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

10 include a classified annex. 

11 (c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 

12 term ‘‘eligible entity’’— 

13 (1) means an entity independent of the Depart14 ment of Defense that is not under the direction or 

15 control of the Secretary of Defense; and 

16 (2) an independent, nongovernmental institute 

17 described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev18 enue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under sec19 tion 501(a) of such Code that has recognized creden20 tials and expertise in national security and military 

21 affairs appropriate for the assessment. 


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1 SEC. 1237. REPORT ON PROGRESS ON MULTI-YEAR STRAT2 EGY AND PLAN FOR BALTIC SECURITY CO3 OPERATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De6 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 

7 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

8 on the progress made in the implementation of the multi9 year strategy and spending plan set forth in the June 

10 2021 report of the Department of Defense entitled ‘‘Re11 port to Congress on the Baltic Security Initiative’’. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

13 (a) shall include the following: 

14 (1) An identification of any significant change 

15 to the goals, objectives, and milestones identified in 

16 the June 2021 report described in subsection (a). 

17 (2) An update on the Department of Defense 

18 funding allocated for such strategy and spending 

19 plan for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 and projected 

20 funding requirements for fiscal years 2024, 2025, 

21 and 2026 for each goal identified in such report. 

22 (3) An update on the host country funding allo23 cated and planned for each such goal. 

24 (4) An assessment of the progress made in the 

25 implementation of the recommendations set forth in 

26 the fiscal year 2020 Baltic Defense Assessment, and 


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1 reaffirmed in the June 2021 report described in sub2 section (a), that each Baltic country should— 

3 (A) increase its defense budget; 

4 (B) focus on and budget for sustainment 

5 of capabilities in defense planning; and 

6 (C) consider combined units for expensive 

7 capabilities such as air defense, rocket artillery, 

8 and engineer assets. 

9 SEC. 1238. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE NORTH ATLAN10 TIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 

11 It is the sense of the Senate that— 

12 (1) the success of the North Atlantic Treaty 

13 Organization is critical to advancing United States 

14 national security objectives in Europe, the Indo-Pa15 cific region, and around the world; 

16 (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization re17 mains the strongest and most successful military al18 liance in the world, founded on a commitment by its 

19 members to uphold the principles of democracy, indi20 vidual liberty, and the rule of law; 

21 (3) the United States reaffirms its ironclad 

22 commitment— 

23 (A) to the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza24 tion as the foundation of transatlantic security; 

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1 (B) to upholding its obligations under the 

2 North Atlantic Treaty, including Article 5; 

3 (4) the unprovoked and illegal invasion of 

4 Ukraine by the Russian Federation has upended se5 curity in Europe and requires the full attention of 

6 the transatlantic alliance; 

7 (5) welcoming Finland as the 31st member of 

8 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has made 

9 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance 

10 stronger and the remaining North Atlantic Treaty 

11 Organization member countries should swiftly ratify 

12 the accession protocols of Sweden so as to bolster 

13 the collective security of the North Atlantic Treaty 

14 Organization by increasing the security and stability 

15 of the Baltic Sea region and Northern Europe; 

16 (6) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

17 member countries that have not yet met the two-per18 cent defense spending pledge, as agreed to at the 

19 2014 Wales Summit, should endeavor to meet the 

20 timeline as expeditiously as possible, but certainly 

21 within the five-year period beginning on the date of 

22 the enactment of this Act; 

23 (7) the United States and North Atlantic Trea24 ty Organization allies and partners should continue 

25 efforts to identify, synchronize, and deliver needed 


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1 assistance to Ukraine as Ukraine continues the fight 

2 against the illegal and unjust war of the Russian 

3 Federation; 

4 (8) the Strategic Concept, agreed to by all 

5 North Atlantic Treaty Organization member coun6 tries at the Madrid Summit in 2022, outlined the 

7 focus of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for 

8 the upcoming decade, and North Atlantic Treaty Or9 ganization allies should continue to implement the 

10 strategies outlined, including by making efforts to 

11 address the challenges posed by the coercive policies 

12 of the People’s Republic of China that undermine 

13 the interests, security, and shared values of the 

14 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance; 

15 (9) the United States and North Atlantic Trea16 ty Organization allies should continue long-term ef17 forts— 

18 (A) to improve interoperability among the 

19 military forces of member countries of the 

20 North Atlantic Treaty Organization so as to en21 hance collective operations, including the divest22 ment of Soviet-era capabilities; 

23 (B) to enhance security sector cooperation 

24 and explore opportunities to reinforce civil sec25 tor preparedness and resilience measures that 


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1 may be likely targets of malign influence cam2 paigns; 

3 (C) to mitigate the impact of hybrid war4 fare operations, particularly those in the infor5 mation and cyber domains; and 

6 (D) to expand joint research and develop7 ment initiatives with a focus on emerging tech8 nologies such as quantum computing, artificial 

9 intelligence, and machine learning, including 

10 through the work of the Defence Innovation Ac11 celerator for the North Atlantic initiative (com12 monly known as ‘‘DIANA’’); 

13 (10) the European Deterrence Initiative re14 mains critically important and has demonstrated its 

15 unique value to the United States and North Atlan16 tic Treaty Organization allies during the current 

17 Russian Federation-created war against Ukraine; 

18 (11) the United States should continue to work 

19 with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, and 

20 other allies and partners, to build permanent mecha21 nisms to strengthen supply chains, enhance supply 

22 chain security, and fill supply chain gaps; 

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1 lies to secure enduring and robust critical munitions 

2 supply chains so as to increase military readiness; 

3 (13) the United States and the North Atlantic 

4 Treaty Organization should expand cooperation ef5 forts on cybersecurity issues to prevent adversaries 

6 and criminals from compromising critical systems 

7 and infrastructure; and 

8 (14) it is in the interest of the United States 

9 that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization adopt 

10 a robust strategy toward the Black Sea, and the 

11 United States should also consider working with in12 terested partner countries to advance a coordinated 

13 strategy inclusive of diverse elements of transatlantic 

14 security architecture in the Black Sea region. 

15 SEC. 1239. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DEFENCE INNOVA16 TION ACCELERATOR FOR THE NORTH ATLAN17 TIC (DIANA) IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREA18 TY ORGANIZATION. 

19 It is the sense of the Senate that— 

20 (1) the new initiative within the North Atlantic 

21 Treaty Organization (NATO) to establish a new re22 search and development initiative, known as the 

23 Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlan24 tic (DIANA), is an important step in aligning the 

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1 the NATO member states towards common goals for 

2 identifying, experimenting, and transitioning critical 

3 technologies of importance to NATO; 

4 (2) DIANA will spur increased defense research 

5 and development funding to rapidly adapt to a new 

6 era of strategic competition by bringing defense per7 sonnel together with NATO’s leading entrepreneurs 

8 and academic researchers; 

9 (3) DIANA will also increase opportunities for 

10 engagement on NATO’s priority technology areas, 

11 including artificial intelligence, data, autonomy, 

12 quantum-enabled technologies, biotechnology, 

13 hypersonic technologies, space, novel materials and 

14 manufacturing, and energy and propulsion; and 

15 (4) through DIANA, NATO allies will foster in16 novative ecosystems and develop talent for dual use 

17 technologies to maintain NATO’s strategic advan18 tage. 

19 SEC. 1240. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ARM20 ING OF UKRAINE. 

21 It is the sense of the Senate that Ukraine would de22 rive military benefit from the provision of munitions such 

23 as the dual-purpose improved conventional munition 

24 (DPICM). Such weapons could be fired from systems in 

25 the existing Ukrainian inventory and would enhance 


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1 Ukraine’s stockpile of available munitions and would bol2 ster Ukraine’s efforts to end Russia’s illegal and unjust 

3 war. The Department of Defense, in concert with the other 

4 members of the Ukraine Defense Contract Group, should 

5 continue to support Ukraine’s brave fight to defeat the 

6 invasion of the Russian Federation. The Department of 

7 Defense, in close coordination with the State Department, 

8 should assess the feasibility and advisability of providing 

9 such munitions, including giving appropriate attention to 

10 humanitarian considerations, including supporting 

11 Ukraine’s effort to end the widespread suffering of the 

12 Ukrainian people by bringing Russia’s war of choice to 

13 an end as soon as possible on terms favorable to Ukraine, 

14 as well as the views of other members of the Ukraine De15 fense Contract Group. 

16 Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the 

17 Indo-Pacific Region 

18 SEC. 1241. INDO-PACIFIC CAMPAIGNING INITIATIVE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es20 tablish, and the Commander of the United States Indo21 Pacific Command shall carry out, an Indo-Pacific Cam22 paigning Initiative (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Ini23 tiative’’) for purposes of— 


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1 (1) strengthening United States alliances and 

2 partnerships with foreign military partners in the 

3 Indo-Pacific region; 

4 (2) deterring military aggression by potential 

5 adversaries against the United States and allies and 

6 partners of the United States; 

7 (3) dissuading strategic competitors from seek8 ing to achieve their objectives through the conduct 

9 of military activities below the threshold of tradi10 tional armed conflict; 

11 (4) improving the understanding of the United 

12 States Armed Forces with respect to the operating 

13 environment in the Indo-Pacific region; 

14 (5) shaping the perception of potential adver15 saries with respect to United States military capa16 bilities and the military capabilities of allies and 

17 partners of the United States in the Indo-Pacific re18 gion; and 

19 (6) improving the ability of the United States 

20 Armed Forces to coordinate and operate with for21 eign military partners in the Indo-Pacific region. 

22 (b) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 

23 (1) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2024, 

24 the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense 

25 committees with a briefing that describes ongoing 


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1 and planned campaigning activities in the Indo-Pa2 cific region for fiscal year 2024. 

3 (2) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 

4 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the congres5 sional defense committees a report that— 

6 (A) summarizes the campaigning activities 

7 conducted in the Indo-Pacific region during fis8 cal year 2024; and 

9 (B) includes— 

10 (i) a value assessment of each such 

11 activity; 

12 (ii) lessons learned in carrying out 

13 such activities; 

14 (iii) any identified resource or author15 ity gap that has negatively impacted the 

16 implementation of the Initiative; and 

17 (iv) proposed plans for additional 

18 campaigning activities in the Indo-Pacific 

19 region to fulfill the purposes described in 

20 subsection (a). 

21 (c) CAMPAIGNING DEFINED.—In this section, the 

22 term ‘‘campaigning’’— 

23 (1) means the conduct and sequencing of logi24 cally linked military activities to achieve strategy25 aligned objectives, including modifying the security 


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1 environment over time to the benefit of the United 

2 States and the allies and partners of the United 

3 States while limiting, frustrating, and disrupting 

4 competitor activities; and 

5 (2) includes deliberately planned military activi6 ties in the Indo-Pacific region involving bilateral and 

7 multilateral engagements with foreign partners, 

8 training, exercises, demonstrations, experiments, and 

9 other activities to achieve the objectives described in 

10 subsection (a). 

11 SEC. 1242. TRAINING, ADVISING, AND INSTITUTIONAL CA12 PACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM FOR MILITARY 

13 FORCES OF TAIWAN. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Consistent with the Taiwan 

15 Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Taiwan 

16 Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title LV of Public 

17 Law 117–263), the Secretary of Defense, with the concur18 rence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with 

19 appropriate officials of Taiwan, shall establish a com20 prehensive training, advising, and institutional capacity21 building program for the military forces of Taiwan using 

22 the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United 

23 States Code, and other applicable statutory authorities 

24 available to the Secretary of Defense. 


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1 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program estab2 lished under subsection (a) shall be— 

3 (1) to enable a layered defense of Taiwan by 

4 the military forces of Taiwan, including in support 

5 of the use of an asymmetric defense strategy; 

6 (2) to enhance interoperability between the 

7 United States Armed Forces and the military forces 

8 of Taiwan; 

9 (3) to encourage information sharing between 

10 the United States Armed Forces and the military 

11 forces of Taiwan; 

12 (4) to promote joint force employment; and 

13 (5) to improve professional military education 

14 and the civilian control of the military. 

15 (c) ELEMENTS.—The program established under 

16 subsection (a) shall include efforts to improve— 

17 (1) the tactical proficiency of the military forces 

18 of Taiwan; 

19 (2) the operational employment of the military 

20 forces of Taiwan to conduct a layered defense of 

21 Taiwan, including in support of an asymmetric de22 fense strategy; 

23 (3) the employment of joint military capabilities 

24 by the military forces of Taiwan, including through 

25 joint military training, exercises, and planning; 


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1 (4) the reform and integration of the reserve 

2 military forces of Taiwan; 

3 (5) the use of defense articles and services 

4 transferred from the United States to Taiwan; 

5 (6) the integration of the military forces of Tai6 wan with relevant civilian agencies, including the 

7 All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency; 

8 (7) the ability of Taiwan to participate in bilat9 eral and multilateral military exercises, as appro10 priate; 

11 (8) the defensive cyber capabilities and prac12 tices of the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan; 

13 and 

14 (9) any other matter the Secretary of Defense 

15 considers relevant. 

16 (d) DECONFLICTION, COORDINATION, AND CONCUR17 RENCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall deconflict, co18 ordinate, and seek the concurrence of the Secretary of 

19 State and the heads of other relevant departments and 

20 agencies with respect to activities carried out under the 

21 program required by subsection (a), in accordance with 

22 the requirements of the authorities provided in chapter 16 

23 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statu24 tory authorities available to the Secretary of Defense. 


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1 (e) REPORTING.—As part of each annual report on 

2 Taiwan defensive military capabilities and intelligence 

3 support required by section 1248 of the National Defense 

4 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 

5 81; 135 Stat. 1988), the Secretary of Defense shall pro6 vide— 

7 (1) an update on efforts made to address each 

8 element under subsection (c); and 

9 (2) an identification of any authority or re10 source shortfall that inhibits such efforts. 

11 SEC. 1243. INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS 

12 INITIATIVE. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

15 Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 

16 seek to establish an initiative with allies and partners of 

17 the United States, including Australia, Japan, and India, 

18 to be known as the ‘‘Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain 

19 Awareness Initiative’’ (in this section referred to as the 

20 ‘‘Initiative’’), to bolster maritime domain awareness in the 

21 Indo-Pacific region. 

22 (b) USE OF AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the Ini23 tiative, the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities 

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1 and other applicable statutory authorities available to the 

2 Secretary of Defense. 

3 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Initiative are as 

4 follows: 

5 (1) To enhance the ability of allies and partners 

6 of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region to 

7 fully monitor the maritime domain of such region. 

8 (2) To leverage emerging technologies to sup9 port maritime domain awareness objectives. 

10 (3) To provide a comprehensive understanding 

11 of the maritime domain in the Indo-Pacific region, 

12 including by facilitating information sharing among 

13 such allies and partners. 

14 (d) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 

15 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de16 fense committees a report that outlines ongoing and 

17 planned activities of the Initiative, and the resources need18 ed to carry out the such activities, for fiscal year 2025. 

19 SEC. 1244. EXTENSION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIA20 TIVE. 

21 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (c) of section 1251 of 

22 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) 

24 is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘the National Defense Author2 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2024’’; and 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’. 

7 (b) REPORT ON RESOURCING UNITED STATES DE8 FENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION

9 AND STUDY ON COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES.—Subsection 

10 (d)(1)(A) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

11 years 2023 and 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2024 

12 and 2025’’. 

13 SEC. 1245. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER 

14 FUNDS FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP. 

15 Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 

17 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3955) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

19 2024’’. 

20 SEC. 1246. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PRO21 GRAM TO IMPROVE CYBER COOPERATION 

22 WITH FOREIGN MILITARY PARTNERS IN 

23 SOUTHEAST ASIA. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1256 of 

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1 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 

2 283; 134 Stat. 3956; 10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended— 

3 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

4 striking ‘‘in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘with covered foreign military partners’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 

7 Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 

8 foreign military partners’’; and 

9 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 

10 Thailand, and Indonesia on’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 

11 foreign military partners on defensive’’. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—Subsection (b) of such section is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 

15 Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 

16 foreign military partners’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 

18 Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 

19 foreign military partners’’. 

20 (c) REPORTS.—Subsection (c)(2)(B) of such title is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘covered foreign military partners’’. 

23 (d) CERTIFICATION.—Subsection (d) of such section 

24 is amended— 


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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘with any covered foreign mili2 tary partner’’ after ‘‘scheduled to commence’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘Vietnam, Indonesia, or Thai4 land’’ and inserting ‘‘the covered foreign military 

5 partner’’. 

6 (e) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of such section is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 

9 (f) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (f) of such section is 

10 amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON13 GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con14 gress’ means— 

15 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services 

16 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

17 Senate; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services 

19 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

20 House of Representatives. 

21 ‘‘(2) COVERED FOREIGN MILITARY PARTNER.— 

22 The term ‘covered foreign military partner’ means 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) Vietnam. 

25 ‘‘(B) Thailand. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Indonesia. 

2 ‘‘(D) The Philippines. 

3 ‘‘(E) Malaysia.’’. 

4 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (1) Section 1256 of the William M. (Mac) 

6 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

7 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

8 3956; 10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended, in the sec9 tion heading, by striking ‘‘VIETNAM, THAILAND, 

10 AND INDONESIA’’ and inserting ‘‘COVERED FOR11 EIGN MILITARY PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST

12 ASIA’’. 

13 (2) The table of contents for the William M. 

14 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 

15 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 

16 Stat. 3388) is amended by striking the item relating 

17 to section 1256 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1256. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered foreign 

military partners in Southeast Asia.’’. 

18 (3) The table of contents for title XII of the 

19 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

21 116–283; 134 Stat. 3905) is amended by striking 

22 the item relating to section 1256 and inserting the 

23 following: 

‘‘Sec. 1256. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered foreign 

military partners in Southeast Asia.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1247. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN 

2 TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1244 of the James M. 

4 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

5 2023 (Public Law 117–236; 136 Stat. 2844) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘OTHER

8 MATTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘TAIWAN’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

12 ‘‘or the Government of Taiwan’’ after ‘‘the 

13 Government of Ukraine’’; and 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

15 ‘‘or the Government of Taiwan’’ after ‘‘the 

16 Government of Ukraine’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (5)— 

18 (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

19 inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) the replacement of defense articles 

21 from stocks of the Department of Defense pro22 vided to— 

23 ‘‘(i) the Government of Ukraine; 

24 ‘‘(ii) foreign countries that have pro25 vided support to Ukraine at the request of 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the Government of Taiwan; or 

2 ‘‘(iv) foreign countries that have pro3 vided support to Taiwan at the request of 

4 the United States; or’’; and 

5 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

6 ‘‘or the Government of Taiwan’’ before the 

7 period at the end; 

8 (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Sep9 tember 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

10 2028’’; 

11 (D) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 

12 paragraph (8); and 

13 (E) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 

14 following new paragraph (7): 

15 ‘‘(7) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 7 days 

16 after the exercise of authority under subsection (a) 

17 the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congres18 sional defense committees of the specific authority 

19 exercises, the relevant contract, and the estimated 

20 reductions in schedule.’’. 

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

22 (1) The table of contents at the beginning of 

23 the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–236; 


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1 136 Stat. 2395) is amended by striking the item re2 lating to section 1244 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and Taiwan.’’. 

3 (2) The table of contents at the beginning of 

4 title XII of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

6 117–236; 136 Stat. 2820) is amended by striking 

7 the item relating to section 1244 and inserting the 

8 following: 

‘‘Sec. 1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and Taiwan.’’. 

9 SEC. 1248. PLAN FOR ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION 

10 WITH JAPAN. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2024, the 

12 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

13 of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

14 Congress a plan for enhancing United States security co15 operation with Japan. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

17 shall include the following: 

18 (1) A plan for— 

19 (A) increased bilateral training, exercises, 

20 combined patrols, and other activities between 

21 the United States Armed Forces and the Self22 Defense Forces of Japan; 

23 (B) increasing multilateral military-to-mili24 tary engagements involving the United States 


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1 Armed Forces, the Self-Defense Forces of 

2 Japan, and the military forces of other regional 

3 allies and partners, including Australia, India, 

4 the Republic of Korea, and the Philippines, as 

5 appropriate; 

6 (C) increased sharing of intelligence and 

7 other information, including the adoption of en8 hanced security protocols; 

9 (D) current mechanisms, processes, and 

10 plans to coordinate and engage with the Joint 

11 Headquarters of the Self-Defense Forces of 

12 Japan; and 

13 (E) enhancing cooperation on advanced 

14 technology initiatives, including artificial intel15 ligence, cyber, space, undersea, hypersonic, and 

16 related technologies. 

17 (2) An analysis of the feasibility and advis18 ability of— 

19 (A) increasing combined planning efforts 

20 between the United States and Japan to ad21 dress potential regional contingencies; 

22 (B) modifying United States command 

23 structures in Japan— 

24 (i) to coordinate all United States 

25 military activities and operations in Japan; 


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1 (ii) to complement similar changes by 

2 the Self-Defense Forces of Japan; and 

3 (iii) to facilitate integrated planning 

4 and implementation of combined activities; 

5 and 

6 (C) additional modifications to the force 

7 posture of the United States Armed Forces in 

8 Japan, including the establishment of additional 

9 main operating locations, cooperative security 

10 locations, contingency locations, and other for11 ward operating sites. 

12 (3) An identification of challenges to the imple13 mentation of the plan required by subsection (a) and 

14 any recommended legislative changes, resourcing re15 quirements, bilateral agreements, or other measures 

16 that would facilitate the implementation of such 

17 plan. 

18 (c) FORM.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 

19 be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi20 fied annex. 

21 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE22 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit23 tees of Congress’’ means— 

24 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

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1 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

2 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep3 resentatives. 

4 SEC. 1249. PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO CERTAIN OPER5 ATING LOCATIONS IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

6 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF OPERATING LOCATIONS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

8 shall conduct a classified survey to identify each 

9 United States operating location within the area of 

10 responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Com11 mand, including in the First, Second, and Third Is12 land Chains, that— 

13 (A) may be used to respond militarily to 

14 aggression by the People’s Republic of China; 

15 and 

16 (B) is considered to not be sufficiently ca17 pable of mitigating damage to aircraft of the 

18 United States Armed Forces in the event of a 

19 missile, aerial drone, or other form of attack by 

20 the People’s Republic of China. 

21 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

24 a report on the results of the survey under para25 graph (1). 


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1 (b) PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after the date on 

2 which the report required by paragraph (2) of subsection 

3 (a) is submitted, the Secretary shall submit to the congres4 sional defense committees a plan— 

5 (1) to implement improvements, as appropriate, 

6 to operating locations identified under that sub7 section so as to increase the survivability of aircraft 

8 of the United States Armed Forces in the event of 

9 a missile, aerial drone, or other form of attack by 

10 the People’s Republic of China; and 

11 (2) that includes an articulation of other means 

12 for increasing survivability of such aircraft in the 

13 event of such an attack, including dispersal and de14 ception. 

15 (c) FORM.—The report and plan required by this sec16 tion shall be submitted in classified form. 

17 SEC. 1250. STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING POSTURE OF 

18 GROUND-BASED THEATER-RANGE MISSILES 

19 IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

23 strategy for improving the posture of ground-based the24 ater-range missile capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region. 


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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 

2 (a) shall include the following: 

3 (1) An assessment of gaps in conventional 

4 ground-based theater-range precision strike capabili5 ties in the area of responsibility of the United States 

6 Indo-Pacific Command. 

7 (2) An identification of military requirements 

8 for conventional ground-based theater-range missile 

9 systems, including range, propulsion, payload, 

10 launch platform, weapon effects, and other oper11 ationally relevant factors in the Indo-Pacific region. 

12 (3) An identification of prospective basing loca13 tions in the area of responsibility of the United 

14 States Indo-Pacific Command, including an articula15 tion of the bilateral agreements necessary to support 

16 such deployments. 

17 (4) A description of operational concepts for 

18 employment, including integration with short-range 

19 and multi-domain fires, in denial operations in the 

20 Western Pacific. 

21 (5) An identification of prospective foreign 

22 partners and institutional mechanisms for co-devel23 opment and co-production of new theater-range con24 ventional missiles. 


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1 (6) An assessment of the cost and schedule of 

2 developmental ground-based theater-range missiles 

3 programs, including any potential cost-sharing ar4 rangements with foreign partners through existing 

5 institutional mechanisms. 

6 (7) The designation of a theater component 

7 commander or joint task force commander within 

8 the United States Indo-Pacific Command responsible 

9 for developing a theater missile strategy. 

10 (8) Any other matter the Secretary considers 

11 relevant. 

12 (c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 

13 may be submitted in classified form but shall include an 

14 unclassified summary. 

15 (d) GROUND-BASED THEATER-RANGE MISSILE DE16 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘ground-based theater17 range missile’’ means a conventional mobile ground18 launched ballistic or cruise missile system with a range 

19 between 500 and 5,500 kilometers. 

20 SEC. 1251. ENHANCING MAJOR DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP 

21 WITH INDIA. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co23 ordination with the Secretary of State and the head of 

24 any other relevant Federal department or agency, shall 

25 seek to ensure that India is appropriately considered for 


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1 security cooperation benefits consistent with the status of 

2 India as a major defense partner of the United States, 

3 including with respect to the following lines of effort: 

4 (1) Eligibility for funding to initiate or facili5 tate cooperative research, development, testing, or 

6 evaluation projects with the Department of Defense, 

7 with priority given to projects in the areas of— 

8 (A) artificial intelligence; 

9 (B) undersea domain awareness; 

10 (C) air combat and support; 

11 (D) munitions; and 

12 (E) mobility. 

13 (2) Eligibility to enter into reciprocal agree14 ments with the Department of Defense for the coop15 erative provision of training on a bilateral or multi16 lateral basis in support of programs for the purpose 

17 of building capacity in the areas of— 

18 (A) counterterrorism operations; 

19 (B) counter-weapons of mass destruction 

20 operations; 

21 (C) counter-illicit drug trafficking oper22 ations; 

23 (D) counter-transnational organized crime 

24 operations; 


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1 (E) maritime and border security oper2 ations; 

3 (F) military intelligence operations; 

4 (G) air domain awareness operations; and 

5 (H) cyberspace security and defensive 

6 cyberspace operations. 

7 (3) Eligibility to enter into a memorandum of 

8 understanding or other formal agreement with the 

9 Department of Defense for the purpose of con10 ducting cooperative research and development 

11 projects on defense equipment and munitions. 

12 (4) Eligibility for companies from India to bid 

13 on contracts for the maintenance, repair, or overhaul 

14 of Department of Defense equipment located outside 

15 the United States. 

16 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 

17 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

18 of State and the head of any other relevant Federal de19 partment or agency, shall provide the congressional de20 fense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

21 the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

22 House of Representatives with a briefing on the status of 

23 security cooperation activities with India, including the 

24 lines of effort specified in subsection (a). 


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1 SEC. 1252. MILITARY CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH 

2 TAIWAN. 

3 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

5 Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 

6 for Policy, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State 

7 and in coordination with the Commander of the United 

8 States Cyber Command and the Commander of the United 

9 States Indo-Pacific Command, shall seek to engage with 

10 appropriate officials of Taiwan for the purpose of expand11 ing cooperation on military cybersecurity activities using 

12 the authorities under chapter 16 of title 10, United States 

13 Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available 

14 to the Secretary of Defense. 

15 (b) COOPERATION EFFORTS.—In expanding the co16 operation of military cybersecurity activities between the 

17 Department of Defense and the military forces of Taiwan 

18 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may carry 

19 out efforts— 

20 (1) to actively defend military networks, infra21 structure, and systems; 

22 (2) to eradicate malicious cyber activity that 

23 has compromised such networks, infrastructure, and 

24 systems; 

25 (3) to leverage United States commercial and 

26 military cybersecurity technology and services to 


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1 harden and defend such networks, infrastructure, 

2 and systems; and 

3 (4) to conduct combined cybersecurity training 

4 activities and exercises. 

5 (c) BRIEFINGS.— 

6 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

9 of State, shall provide to the appropriate committees 

10 of Congress a briefing on the implementation of this 

11 section. 

12 (2) CONTENTS.—The briefing under paragraph 

13 (1) shall include the following: 

14 (A) A description of the feasibility and ad15 visability of expanding the cooperation on mili16 tary cybersecurity activities between the De17 partment of Defense and the military forces of 

18 Taiwan. 

19 (B) An identification of any challenges and 

20 resources that need to be addressed so as to ex21 pand such cooperation. 

22 (C) An overview of efforts undertaken pur23 suant to this section. 

24 (D) Any other matter the Secretary con25 siders relevant. 


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1 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit3 tees of Congress’’ means— 

4 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

5 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

6 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

7 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep8 resentatives. 

9 SEC. 1253. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR DE10 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES RELAT11 ING TO, AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR, 

12 SECURITY PARTNERSHIP AMONG AUSTRALIA, 

13 THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED 

14 STATES. 

15 (a) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL.—Not later 

16 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

17 the Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior civilian 

18 official of the Department of Defense who shall be respon19 sible for overseeing Department of Defense activities relat20 ing to the security partnership among Australia, the 

21 United Kingdom, and the United States (commonly known 

22 as the ‘‘AUKUS partnership’’). 

23 (b) PLAN.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

25 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 


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1 of Defense, in coordination with the Administrator 

2 for Nuclear Security and the Secretary of State, 

3 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con4 gress an implementation plan outlining Department 

5 efforts relating to the AUKUS partnership. 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para7 graph (1) shall include the following: 

8 (A) Timelines and major anticipated mile9 stones for the implementation of the AUKUS 

10 partnership. 

11 (B) An identification of dependencies of 

12 such milestones on defense requirements that 

13 are— 

14 (i) unrelated to the AUKUS partner15 ship; and 

16 (ii) solely within the decisionmaking 

17 responsibility of Australia or the United 

18 Kingdom. 

19 (C) Recommendations for adjustments to 

20 statutory and regulatory export authorities or 

21 frameworks, including technology transfer and 

22 protection, necessary to efficiently implement 

23 the AUKUS partnership. 


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1 (D) A consideration of the implications of 

2 the plan on the industrial base with respect 

3 to— 

4 (i) the expansion of existing United 

5 States submarine construction capacity to 

6 fulfill United States, United Kingdom, and 

7 Australia requirements; 

8 (ii) acceleration of the restoration of 

9 United States capabilities for producing 

10 highly enriched uranium to fuel submarine 

11 reactors; 

12 (iii) stabilization of commodity mar13 kets and expanding supplies of high-grade 

14 steel, construction materials, and other re15 sources required for improving shipyard 

16 condition and expanding throughput capac17 ity; and 

18 (iv) coordination and synchronization 

19 of industrial sourcing opportunities among 

20 Australia, the United Kingdom, and the 

21 United States. 

22 (E) A description of resourcing and per23 sonnel requirements, including the hiring of ad24 ditional foreign disclosure officers. 


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1 (F) A plan for improving information shar2 ing, including— 

3 (i) recommendations for modifications 

4 to foreign disclosure policies and processes; 

5 (ii) the promulgation of written infor6 mation-sharing guidelines or policies to im7 prove information sharing under the 

8 AUKUS partnership; 

9 (iii) the establishment of an informa10 tion handling caveat specific to the 

11 AUKUS partnership; and 

12 (iv) the reduction in use of the Not 

13 Releasable to Foreign Nations (NOFORN) 

14 information handling caveat. 

15 (G) Processes for the protection of pri16 vately held intellectual property, including pat17 ents. 

18 (H) A plan to leverage, for the AUKUS 

19 partnership, any relevant existing cybersecurity 

20 or technology partnership or cooperation activ21 ity between the United States and the United 

22 Kingdom or between the United States and 

23 Australia. 

24 (I) Recommended updates to other statu25 tory, regulatory, policy, or process frameworks. 


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1 (J) Any other matter the Secretary of De2 fense considers appropriate. 

3 (c) SEMIANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than 60 days 

4 after the date on which the plan required by subsection 

5 (b) is submitted, and semiannually thereafter on April 1 

6 and October 1 each year through 2029, the senior civilian 

7 official designated under subsection (a) shall provide the 

8 congressional defense committees with a briefing on the 

9 status of all Department activities to implement the 

10 AUKUS partnership. 

11 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE12 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit13 tees of Congress’’ means— 

14 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 

16 on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

17 (2) the Committees on Armed Services, the 

18 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 

19 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

20 SEC. 1254. REPORT AND NOTIFICATION RELATING TO 

21 TRANSFER OF OPERATIONAL CONTROL ON 

22 KOREAN PENINSULA. 

23 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 


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1 in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit 

2 to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that— 

3 (1) describes the conditions under which the 

4 military forces of the Republic of Korea would be 

5 prepared to assume wartime operational control of 

6 the United States and Republic of Korea Combined 

7 Forces Command; and 

8 (2) includes an assessment of the extent to 

9 which the military forces of the Republic of Korea 

10 meet such conditions as of the date on which the re11 port is submitted. 

12 (b) NOTIFICATION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days be14 fore the date on which wartime operational control 

15 of the United States and Republic of Korea Com16 bined Forces Command is transferred to the Repub17 lic of Korea, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina18 tion with the Secretary of State, shall notify the ap19 propriate committees of Congress of such transfer. 

20 (2) ELEMENTS.—The notification required by 

21 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

22 (A) An assessment of the extent to which 

23 the military forces of the Republic of Korea 

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1 spect to the acquisition by the Republic of 

2 Korea of necessary military capabilities to 

3 counter the capabilities of the Democratic Peo4 ple’s Republic of Korea. 

5 (B) A description of the command relation6 ship among the United Nations Command, the 

7 United States and Republic of Korea Combined 

8 Forces Command, the United States Forces 

9 Korea, and the military forces of the Republic 

10 of Korea. 

11 (C) An assessment of the extent to which 

12 such transfer impacts the security of the United 

13 States, the Republic of Korea, and other re14 gional allies and partners. 

15 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE16 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit17 tees of Congress’’ means— 

18 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

19 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

20 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

21 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep22 resentatives. 


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1 SEC. 1255. REPORT ON RANGE OF CONSEQUENCES OF WAR 

2 WITH THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 2024, 

4 the Director of the Office of Net Assessment shall submit 

5 to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

6 range of geopolitical and economic consequences of a 

7 United States-People’s Republic of China conflict in 2030. 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

9 (a) shall— 

10 (1) account for potential— 

11 (A) attacks within the homelands of the 

12 United States and the People’s Republic of 

13 China, including cyber threats and the potential 

14 disruption of critical infrastructure; 

15 (B) impacts on the United States Armed 

16 Forces and the military forces of United States 

17 allies and partners, including loss of life, capa18 bilities, United States force posture, and United 

19 States alliances in the Indo-Pacific region; 

20 (C) impacts on the military forces of the 

21 People’s Republic of China, including loss of life 

22 and capabilities; 

23 (D) impacts on the civilian populations of 

24 Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and other countries 

25 in the Indo-Pacific region; 

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1 (F) any other matter the Director of the 

2 Office of Net Assessment considers relevant; 

3 and 

4 (2) include a review of previous attempts in his5 tory to forecast the consequences and costs of war. 

6 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 

8 a classified annex. 

9 (d) BRIEFING.—Not less than 14 days before the 

10 date on which the report required by subsection (a) is sub11 mitted, the Director of the Office of Net Assessment shall 

12 provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees 

13 on the conclusions of the report. 

14 SEC. 1256. STUDY AND REPORT ON COMMAND STRUCTURE 

15 AND FORCE POSTURE OF UNITED STATES 

16 ARMED FORCES IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

17 (a) STUDY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

19 shall seek to enter into an agreement with a feder20 ally funded research and development center to con21 duct an independent study for the purpose of im22 proving the current command structure and force 

23 posture of the United States Armed Forces in the 

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1 (2) REPORT TO SECRETARY.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

3 days after the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act, the federally funded research and develop5 ment center selected to conduct the study re6 quired by paragraph (1) shall submit to the 

7 Secretary a report on the findings of the study. 

8 (B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by 

9 subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 

10 (i) An assessment of— 

11 (I) the current command struc12 ture of the United States Armed 

13 Forces in the area of responsibility of 

14 the United States Indo-Pacific Com15 mand; 

16 (II) the current force posture, 

17 basing, access, and overflight agree18 ments of the United States Armed 

19 Forces in such area of responsibility; 

20 and 

21 (III) any operational or command 

22 and control challenge resulting from 

23 the geography, current force posture 

24 of the United States Armed Forces, 

25 or current command structure of the 


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1 United States Armed Forces in the 

2 area of responsibility of the United 

3 States Indo-Pacific Command. 

4 (ii) Any recommendation for— 

5 (I) adjustments to the force pos6 ture of the United States Armed 

7 Forces in such area of responsibility, 

8 including an identification of any ad9 ditional basing, access, and overflight 

10 agreement that may be necessary in 

11 response to the changing security en12 vironment in such area of responsi13 bility; 

14 (II) modifying the current orga15 nizational and command structure of 

16 the United States Indo-Pacific Com17 mand, including United States Forces 

18 Japan and United States Forces 

19 Korea, in response to such changing 

20 security environment; or 

21 (III) improving the ability to bet22 ter coordinate with allies and partners 

23 during peacetime and conflict. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 

2 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congres3 sional defense committees an unaltered copy of the 

4 report submitted to the Secretary under subsection 

5 (a)(2), together with the views of the Secretary on 

6 the findings set forth in such report and any cor7 responding recommendation. 

8 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

9 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

10 contain a classified annex. 

11 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 

12 shall make available to the public the unclassified 

13 form of the report required by paragraph (1). 

14 SEC. 1257. STUDIES ON DEFENSE BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 

15 OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND 

16 THE UNITED STATES. 

17 (a) STUDIES REQUIRED.— 

18 (1) DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY STUDY.— 

19 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 

21 through the Director of the Defense Intelligence 

22 Agency, shall— 

23 (A) complete a study on the defense budg24 et of the People’s Republic of China; 


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1 (B) submit to the Committees on Armed 

2 Services of the Senate and the House of Rep3 resentatives a report on the results of the 

4 study; and 

5 (C) make the results of the study available 

6 to the public on the internet website of the De7 partment of Defense. 

8 (2) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE STUDY.—Not 

9 later than 90 days after the date on which the study 

10 required by paragraph (1) is submitted, the Sec11 retary of Defense shall— 

12 (A) complete a comparative study on the 

13 defense budgets of the People’s Republic of 

14 China and the United States; 

15 (B) submit to the Committees on Armed 

16 Services of the Senate and the House of Rep17 resentatives a report on the results of the 

18 study; and 

19 (C) make the results of the study available 

20 to the public on the internet website of the De21 partment of Defense. 

22 (3) METHODOLOGY.—The studies required by 

23 paragraphs (1) and (2) shall each employ a robust 

24 methodology that— 


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1 (A) does not depend on the official pro2 nouncements of the Government of the People’s 

3 Republic of China or the Chinese Communist 

4 Party; 

5 (B) takes into account the military-civil fu6 sion present in the People’s Republic of China; 

7 and 

8 (C) employs the building-block method of 

9 analysis or a similar method of analysis, as ap10 propriate. 

11 (4) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the studies 

12 required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be to pro13 vide the people of the United States with an accu14 rate comparison of the defense spending of the Peo15 ple’s Republic of China and the United States. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—At a minimum, the studies required 

17 by this section shall do the following: 

18 (1) Determine the amounts invested by each 

19 subject country across functional categories for 

20 spending, including— 

21 (A) defense-related research and develop22 ment; 

23 (B) weapons procurement from domestic 

24 and foreign sources; 

25 (C) operations and maintenance; 


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1 (D) pay and benefits; 

2 (E) military pensions; and 

3 (F) any other category the Secretary con4 siders relevant. 

5 (2) Consider the effects of purchasing power 

6 parity and market exchange rates, particularly on 

7 nontraded goods. 

8 (3) Estimate the magnitude of omitted spend9 ing from official defense budget information and ac10 count for such spending in the comparison. 

11 (4) Exclude spending related to veterans’ bene12 fits, other than military pensions provided to vet13 erans. 

14 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The studies required by this 

15 section may take into consideration the following: 

16 (1) The effects of state-owned enterprises on 

17 the defense expenditures of the People’s Republic of 

18 China. 

19 (2) The role of differing acquisition policies and 

20 structures with respect to the defense expenditures 

21 of each subject country. 

22 (3) Any other matter relevant to evaluating the 

23 resources dedicated to the defense spending or the 

24 various military-related outlays of the People’s Re25 public of China. 


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1 (d) FORM.—The studies required by this section shall 

2 be submitted in unclassified form, free of handling restric3 tions, but may include classified annexes. 

4 SEC. 1258. BRIEFING ON PROVISION OF SECURITY ASSIST5 ANCE BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

6 AND SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENT OF DE7 FENSE MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. 

8 (a) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2024, the 

9 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

10 of State, shall provide to the appropriate committees of 

11 Congress a briefing that describes the provision of security 

12 assistance and training by the People’s Republic of China 

13 to foreign military forces for the purpose of achieving the 

14 national objectives of the People’s Republic of China. 

15 (b) SUMMARY OF MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.—As part 

16 of the first report submitted under section 1206(c)(2) of 

17 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1960; 10 U.S.C. 301 

19 note) after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate commit21 tees of Congress a summary of Department of Defense 

22 activities designed to mitigate the provision of security as23 sistance and training referred to in subsection (a), includ24 ing such activities that— 


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1 (1) strengthen United States alliances and part2 nerships with foreign military partners; 

3 (2) identify countries or governments to which 

4 the People’s Republic of China provides such secu5 rity assistance or military training; 

6 (3) dissuade countries and governments from 

7 relying on the People’s Republic of China as a part8 ner for such security assistance and military train9 ing; 

10 (4) identify any manner in which the United 

11 States, or close allies of the United States, may en12 gage with countries and governments to be the pre13 ferred partner for security assistance and military 

14 training; and 

15 (5) improve the ability of the United States 

16 Armed Forces to coordinate and operate with allies 

17 and partners for purposes of mitigating the provi18 sion of security assistance and military training by 

19 the People’s Republic of China. 

20 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In 

21 this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con22 gress’’ means— 

23 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

24 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 


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1 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

2 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep3 resentatives. 

4 SEC. 1259. SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON BILATERAL AGREE5 MENTS SUPPORTING UNITED STATES MILI6 TARY POSTURE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC RE7 GION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 

10 thereafter through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of De11 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 

12 provide the appropriate committees of Congress with a 

13 briefing on bilateral agreements supporting the United 

14 States military posture in the Indo-Pacific region. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by sub16 section (a) shall include the following: 

17 (1) An update on notable changes to elements 

18 described in section 1262(b) of the James M. Inhofe 

19 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

20 2023 (Public Law 117–236; 136 Stat. 2857). 

21 (2) An assessment of the impact on United 

22 States military operations if any individual or com23 bination of allies and partners were to deny contin24 ued access, basing, or overflight rights, including 

25 with respect to— 


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1 (A) forward presence; 

2 (B) agile basing; 

3 (C) pre-positioned materials; or 

4 (D) fueling and resupply. 

5 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE6 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit7 tees of Congress’’ means— 

8 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

9 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 

10 Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

11 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 

13 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

14 SEC. 1260. SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY OF THE 

15 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 

18 than every 180 days thereafter through March 30, 2027, 

19 the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 

20 defense committees a briefing on— 

21 (1) the military activities of the People’s Re22 public of China with respect to Taiwan and the 

23 South China Sea; 

24 (2) efforts by the Department of Defense to en25 gage with the People’s Liberation Army; and 


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1 (3) United States efforts to enable the defense 

2 of Taiwan and bolster maritime security in the 

3 South China Sea. 

4 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by sub5 section (a) shall include the following: 

6 (1) An update on— 

7 (A) military developments of the People’s 

8 Republic of China relating to any possible Tai9 wan or South China Sea contingency, including 

10 upgrades to the weapon systems of the People’s 

11 Republic of China, the procurement of new 

12 weapons by the People’s Republic of China, and 

13 changes to the posture of the People’s Libera14 tion Army; 

15 (B) military equipment acquired by Tai16 wan pursuant to the Presidential drawdown au17 thority under section 506(a) of the Foreign As18 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)) or 

19 through the direct commercial sales or foreign 

20 military sales processes; 

21 (C) United States efforts to deter aggres22 sion by the People’s Republic of China in the 

23 Indo-Pacific region, including any campaigning 

24 or exercise activities conducted by the United 

25 States; and 


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1 (D) United States efforts to train the mili2 tary forces of Taiwan and allies and partners in 

3 Southeast Asia. 

4 (2) The most recent information regarding the 

5 readiness of or preparations by the People’s Libera6 tion Army to potentially conduct aggressive military 

7 action against Taiwan. 

8 (3) A description of any military activity carried 

9 out during the preceding quarter by the People’s Re10 public of China in the vicinity of Taiwan. 

11 (4) A description of engagements by Depart12 ment of Defense officials with the People’s Libera13 tion Army, including with respect to maintaining 

14 open lines of communication, establishing crisis 

15 management capabilities, and deconfliction of mili16 tary activities. 

17 (5) Any other matter the Secretary considers 

18 relevant. 

19 SEC. 1261. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT 

20 ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO 

21 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB22 LIC OF CHINA. 

23 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

24 this Act may be used to knowingly provide active and di25 rect support to any film, television, or other entertainment 


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1 project if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable evi2 dence that the project has complied or is likely to comply 

3 with a demand from the Government of the People’s Re4 public of China or the Chinese Communist Party, or an 

5 entity under the direction of the People’s Republic of 

6 China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor the con7 tent of the project in a material manner to advance the 

8 national interest of the People’s Republic of China. 

9 SEC. 1262. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE 

10 WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY. 

11 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

12 under this Act may be made available for the Wuhan Insti13 tute of Virology for any purpose. 

14 SEC. 1263. AUDIT TO IDENTIFY DIVERSION OF DEPART15 MENT OF DEFENSE FUNDING TO CHINA’S RE16 SEARCH LABS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of De19 fense Office of Inspector General shall conduct a study, 

20 and submit a report to Congress, regarding the amount 

21 of Federal funds awarded by the Department of Defense 

22 (whether directly or indirectly) through grants, contracts, 

23 subgrants, subcontracts, or any other type of agreement 

24 or collaboration, during the 10-year period immediately 

25 preceding such date of enactment, that— 


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1 (1) was provided, whether purposely or inad2 vertently, to— 

3 (A) the People’s Republic of China; 

4 (B) the Communist Party of China; 

5 (C) the Wuhan Institute of Virology or any 

6 other organization administered by the Chinese 

7 Academy of Sciences; 

8 (D) EcoHealth Alliance Inc., including any 

9 subsidiaries and related organizations that are 

10 directly controlled by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 

11 or 

12 (E) any other lab, agency, organization, in13 dividual, or instrumentality that is owned, con14 trolled (directly or indirectly), or overseen (offi15 cially or unofficially) by any of the entities list16 ed in subparagraphs (A) through (D); or 

17 (2) was used to fund research or experiments 

18 that could have reasonably resulted in the enhance19 ment of any coronavirus, influenza, Nipah, Ebola, or 

20 other pathogen of pandemic potential or chimeric 

21 versions of such a virus or pathogen in the People’s 

22 Republic of China or any other foreign country. 

23 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES AND PATHO24 GENS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 

25 specify— 


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1 (1) the countries in which the research or ex2 periments described in subsection (a)(2) was con3 ducted; and 

4 (2) the pathogens involved in such research or 

5 experiments. 

6 SEC. 1264. PROHIBITING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR 

7 ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE INC. 

8 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

9 under this Act may be made available for any purpose 

10 to— 

11 (1) EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 

12 (2) any subsidiary of EcoHealth Alliance Inc; 

13 (3) any organization that is directly controlled 

14 by EcoHealth Alliance Inc; or 

15 (4) any organization or individual that is a sub16 grantee or subcontractor of EcoHealth Alliance Inc. 

17 SEC. 1265. ASSESSMENT RELATING TO CONTINGENCY 

18 OPERATIONAL PLAN OF UNITED STATES 

19 INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

21 conduct an assessment, based on the contingency oper22 ational plan for a major conflict in the area of operations 

23 of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, to identify 

24 and characterize the dependencies of such plan on specific 

25 critical infrastructure facilities, capabilities, and services 


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1 for the successful mobilization, deployment, and 

2 sustainment of forces. 

3 (b) BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary shall provide to the 

4 congressional defense committees— 

5 (1) before the date on which the Secretary com6 mences the assessment required by subsection (a), a 

7 briefing that sets forth the terms of reference and 

8 a plan for such assessment; and 

9 (2) a briefing on the results of such assessment, 

10 not later than the earlier of— 

11 (A) the date on which Secretary completes 

12 such assessment; or 

13 (B) the date that is 180 days after the en14 actment of this Act. 

15 SEC. 1266. ASSESSMENT OF ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY OF 

16 MILITARY FORCES OF TAIWAN. 

17 (a) REPORT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

20 of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 

21 State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

22 Congress a report on the absorptive capacity of the 

23 military forces of Taiwan for military capabilities 

24 provided and approved by the United States for de25 livery to Taiwan in the last 10 years, including the 


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1 date of projected or achieved initial and full oper2 ational capabilities. 

3 (2) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

4 30 days after the delivery of the required report, the 

5 Secretary shall provide a briefing on the report to 

6 the appropriate committees of Congress. 

7 (3) FORM.—The required report shall be pro8 vided in classified form with an unclassified cover 

9 letter. 

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘ab12 sorptive capacity’’ means the capacity of the recipi13 ent unit to achieve initial operational capability, in14 cluding to operate, maintain, sustain, deploy, and 

15 employ to operational effect, a defense article or 

16 service for its intended end-use. 

17 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON18 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con19 gress’’ means— 

20 (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

21 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

22 on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee 

23 on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

24 (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

25 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 


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1 on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select 

2 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep3 resentatives. 

4 SEC. 1267. ANALYSIS OF RISKS AND IMPLICATIONS OF PO5 TENTIAL SUSTAINED MILITARY BLOCKADE 

6 OF TAIWAN BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

7 CHINA. 

8 (a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 

12 Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Director of 

13 National Intelligence, shall complete a comprehen14 sive analysis of the risks and implications of a sus15 tained military blockade of Taiwan by the People’s 

16 Republic of China. 

17 (2) ELEMENTS.—The analysis required by 

18 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

19 (A) An assessment of the means by which 

20 the People’s Republic of China could execute a 

21 sustained military blockade of Taiwan, includ22 ing the most likely courses of action through 

23 which the People’s Republic of China could ac24 complish such a blockade. 


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1 (B) An identification of indications and 

2 warnings of a potential sustained military 

3 blockade of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of 

4 China, and the likely timelines for such indica5 tions and warnings. 

6 (C) An identification of other coercive ac7 tions the People’s Republic of China may poten8 tially take before or independently of such a 

9 blockade, including the seizure of outlying is10 lands of Taiwan. 

11 (D) An assessment of the impact of such 

12 a blockade on the ability of Taiwan to sustain 

13 its military capabilities, economy, and popu14 lation. 

15 (E) An assessment of threats to, and other 

16 potential negative impacts on, the United 

17 States homeland during such a blockade sce18 nario. 

19 (F) An assessment of key military oper20 ational problems presented by such a blockade. 

21 (G) An assessment of the concept-required 

22 military capabilities necessary to address the 

23 problems identified under subparagraph (F). 

24 (H) An assessment of challenges to esca25 lation management. 


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1 (I) An assessment of military or non2 military options to counter or retaliate against 

3 such a blockade or the seizure of outlying is4 lands of Taiwan, including through horizontal 

5 escalation. 

6 (J) An assessment of the extent to which 

7 such a blockade is addressed by the Joint 

8 Warfighting Concept and Joint Concept for 

9 Competing. 

10 (K) An identification of necessary changes 

11 to United States Armed Forces force design, 

12 doctrine, and tactics, techniques, and proce13 dures for responding to or mitigating the im14 pact of such a blockade. 

15 (L) An assessment of the role of United 

16 States partners and allies in addressing the 

17 threats and challenges posed by a such a poten18 tial blockade. 

19 (M) Any other matter the Secretary of De20 fense considers relevant. 

21 (b) INTERAGENCY ENGAGEMENT.—Not later than 

22 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

23 Secretary of Defense shall seek to engage with the head 

24 of any other appropriate Federal department or agency— 


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1 (1) regarding the threats and challenges posed 

2 by a potential sustained military blockade of Taiwan 

3 by the People’s Republic of China; and 

4 (2) to better understand potential options for a 

5 response by the United States Government to such 

6 a blockade. 

7 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

9 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

10 a classified report— 

11 (1) on the assessment required by paragraph 

12 (1) of subsection (a), including all elements de13 scribed in paragraph (2) of that subsection; and 

14 (2) the interagency engagements conducted 

15 under subsection (b). 

16 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE17 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit18 tees of Congress’’ means— 

19 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

20 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Com21 mittee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appro22 priations of the Senate; and 

23 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

24 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select 


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1 Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 

2 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

3 SEC. 1268. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES 

4 AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC 

5 REGION. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following 

7 findings: 

8 (1) The 2022 National Defense Strategy states, 

9 ‘‘[m]utually-beneficial Alliances and partnerships are 

10 our greatest global strategic advantage.’’. 

11 (2) The United States Indo-Pacific Strategy 

12 states, ‘‘we will prioritize our single greatest asym13 metric strength: our network of security alliances 

14 and partnerships. Across the region, the United 

15 States will work with allies and partners to deepen 

16 our interoperability and develop and deploy advanced 

17 warfighting capabilities as we support them in de18 fending their citizens and their sovereign interests.’’. 

19 (3) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testified 

20 on March 28, 2023, that ‘‘our allies and partners 

21 are a huge force multiplier. They magnify our 

22 power, advance our shared security interests, and 

23 help uphold a world that is free, open, prosperous, 

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1 (4) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen2 eral Milley testified on March 28, 2023, that ‘‘our 

3 alliances and partnerships are key to maintaining 

4 the rules-based international order and a stable and 

5 open international system promoting peace and pros6 perity. . .We are stronger when we operate closely 

7 with our allies and partners.’’. 

8 (5) Commander of the United States Indo-Pa9 cific Command Admiral Aquilino testified on April 

10 20, 2023, that ‘‘a robust network of allies and part11 ners, built on the strength of our shared interests, 

12 is our greatest advantage. United States Indo-Pa13 cific Command is strengthening all layers of our se14 curity network: allies, multilateral arrangements, 

15 partners, friends, and the Five Eyes nations. We 

16 execute security cooperation activities, training, and 

17 exercises to strengthen those relationships, build 

18 partner capacity, and enhance interoperability.’’. 

19 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the 

20 Senate that the Secretary of Defense should continue ef21 forts that strengthen United States defense alliances and 

22 partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to further 

23 the comparative advantage of the United States in stra24 tegic competition with the People’s Republic of China, in25 cluding by— 


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1 (1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, con2 sistent with the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and 

3 Security Between the United States of America and 

4 Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 1960, in5 cluding by developing advanced military capabilities, 

6 fostering interoperability across all domains, and im7 proving sharing of information and intelligence; 

8 (2) reinforcing the United States alliance with 

9 the Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the 

10 presence of approximately 28,500 members of the 

11 United States Armed Forces deployed to the country 

12 and affirming the United States commitment to ex13 tended deterrence using the full range of United 

14 States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mu15 tual Defense Treaty Between the United States and 

16 the Republic of Korea, signed at Washington, Octo17 ber 1, 1953, in support of the shared objective of a 

18 peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula; 

19 (3) fostering bilateral and multilateral coopera20 tion with Australia, consistent with the Security 

21 Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and the 

22 United States of America, signed at San Francisco, 

23 September 1, 1951, and through the partnership 

24 among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the 

25 United States (commonly known as ‘‘AUKUS’’)— 


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1 (A) to advance shared security objectives; 

2 (B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced 

3 military capabilities; and 

4 (C) to build the capacity of emerging part5 ners; 

6 (4) advancing United States alliances with the 

7 Philippines and Thailand and United States partner8 ships with other partners in the Association of 

9 Southeast Asian Nations to enhance maritime do10 main awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial 

11 integrity, leverage technology and promote innova12 tion, and support an open, inclusive, and rules-based 

13 regional architecture; 

14 (5) broadening United States engagement with 

15 India, including through the Quadrilateral Security 

16 Dialogue— 

17 (A) to advance the shared objective of a 

18 free and open Indo-Pacific region through bilat19 eral and multilateral engagements and partici20 pation in military exercises, expanded defense 

21 trade, and collaboration on humanitarian aid 

22 and disaster response; and 

23 (B) to enable greater cooperation on mari24 time security; 


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1 (6) strengthening the United States partnership 

2 with Taiwan, consistent with the Three Commu3 niques, the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96– 

4 8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and the Six Assurances, 

5 with the goal of improving Taiwan’s defensive capa6 bilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait relations; 

7 (7) reinforcing the status of the Republic of 

8 Singapore as a Major Security Cooperation Partner 

9 of the United States and continuing to strengthen 

10 defense and security cooperation between the mili11 tary forces of the Republic of Singapore and the 

12 Armed Forces of the United States, including 

13 through participation in combined exercises and 

14 training; 

15 (8) engaging with the Federated States of Mi16 cronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 

17 Republic of Palau, and other Pacific Island countries 

18 with the goal of strengthening regional security and 

19 addressing issues of mutual concern, including pro20 tecting fisheries from illegal, unreported, and un21 regulated fishing; 

22 (9) collaborating with Canada, the United 

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1 sion for the region that is principled, long-term, and 

2 anchored in democratic resilience; and 

3 (10) investing in enhanced military posture and 

4 capabilities in the area of responsibility of the 

5 United States Indo-Pacific Command and strength6 ening cooperation in bilateral relationships, multilat7 eral partnerships, and other international fora to up8 hold global security and shared principles, with the 

9 goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free and open 

10 Indo-Pacific region. 

11 Subtitle E—Securing Maritime 

12 Data From China 

13 SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLE. 

14 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Maritime 

15 Data from China Act of 2023’’. 

16 SEC. 1272. LOGINK DEFINED. 

17 In this subtitle, the term ‘‘LOGINK’’ means the pub18 lic, open, shared logistics information network known as 

19 the National Public Information Platform for Transpor20 tation and Logistics by the Ministry of Transport of the 

21 People’s Republic of China. 

22 SEC. 1273. COUNTERING THE SPREAD OF LOGINK. 

23 (a) CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.—The Department 

24 of Defense may not enter into or renew any contract with 

25 any entity that uses— 


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1 (1) LOGINK; 

2 (2) any logistics platform controlled by, affili3 ated with, or subject to the jurisdiction of the Chi4 nese Communist Party or the Government of the 

5 People’s Republic of China; or 

6 (3) any logistics platform that shares data with 

7 a system described in paragraph (1) or (2). 

8 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies with re9 spect to any contract entered into or renewed on or after 

10 the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment 

11 of this Act. 

12 Subtitle F—Reports 

13 SEC. 1281. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ROLES 

14 AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN SUPPORT OF NA15 TIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE ARCTIC REGION. 

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 De19 partment of Defense roles and responsibilities in support 

20 of the National Strategy for the Arctic Region that in21 cludes— 

22 (1) an identification of the Department’s lines 

23 of effort to support the implementation of the Na24 tional Strategy for the Arctic Region, including the 


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1 implementation plan for each applicable military de2 partment; 

3 (2) a plan for the execution of, and a projected 

4 timeline and the resource requirements for, each 

5 such line of effort; and 

6 (3) any other matter the Secretary considers 

7 relevant. 

8 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

9 SEC. 1291. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND 

10 ANALYSIS PARTNERSHIPS. 

11 (a) USE OF FUNDS OTHER THAN APPROPRIATED

12 FUNDS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

14 the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, in 

15 coordination with the Secretary of State and the Di16 rector of National Intelligence, may accept and ex17 pend foreign partner funds in order for the foreign 

18 partner or partners to share with the Defense Intel19 ligence Agency the expenses of joint and combined 

20 military intelligence collection and analysis activities. 

21 (2) LIMITATIONS.— 

22 (A) PREVIOUSLY DENIED FUNDS.—Funds 

23 accepted under this section may not be ex24 pended, in whole or in part, by or for the ben25 efit of the Defense Intelligence Agency for any 


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1 purpose for which Congress has previously de2 nied funds. 

3 (B) JOINT BENEFIT.—The authority pro4 vided by paragraph (1) may not be used to ac5 quire items or services for the sole benefit of 

6 the United States. 

7 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 

8 2025, and annually thereafter for four years, the Director 

9 of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the ap10 propriate committees of Congress a report on any funds 

11 accepted or expended under this section during the pre12 ceding calendar year, including an identification of the for13 eign partner or partners involved and a description of the 

14 purpose of such funds. 

15 (c) TERMINATION.—The authority to accept and ex16 pend foreign partner funds pursuant to this section shall 

17 terminate on December 31, 2028. 

18 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE19 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit20 tees of Congress’’ means— 

21 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

22 Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Com23 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

24 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

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1 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

2 Representatives. 

3 SEC. 1292. COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER COUNTRIES TO 

4 DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN MILITARY-WIDE 

5 TRANSFORMATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR 

6 OPERATIONAL ENERGY. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 

9 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 

10 partnership program using existing authorities to 

11 collaborate with the military forces of partner coun12 tries in developing and maintaining military-wide 

13 transformational strategies for operational energy 

14 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 

15 (2) ORGANIZATION.—The Assistant Secretary 

16 of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ17 ment, in coordination with the Under Secretary of 

18 Defense for Policy and in consultation with the Sec19 retaries of the military departments, the com20 manders of the combatant commands, and any other 

21 individual the Secretary of Defense considers appro22 priate, shall be responsible for, and shall oversee, the 

23 Program. 

24 (b) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Program is to 

25 promote the readiness of the United States Armed Forces 


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1 and the military forces of partner countries for missions 

2 in contested logistics environments by focusing on demand 

3 reduction and employing more diverse and renewable oper4 ational energy sources so as to enhance energy security, 

5 energy resilience, and energy conservation, reduce 

6 logistical vulnerabilities, and ensure that supply lines are 

7 resilient to extreme weather, disruptions to energy sup8 plies, and direct or indirect cyber attacks. 

9 (c) ACTIVITIES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Program, the 

11 United States Armed Forces and the military forces 

12 of each participating partner country shall, in co13 ordination— 

14 (A) establish policies to improve 

15 warfighting capability through energy security 

16 and energy resilience; 

17 (B) integrate efforts to mitigate mutual 

18 contested logistics challenges through the reduc19 tion of operational energy demand; 

20 (C) identify and mitigate operational en21 ergy challenges presented by any contested lo22 gistics environment, including through devel23 oping innovative delivery systems, distributed 

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1 (D) assess and integrate, to the extent 

2 practicable, any technology, including electric, 

3 hydrogen, nuclear, biofuels, and any other sus4 tainable fuel technology or renewable energy 

5 technology, that may reduce operational energy 

6 demand in the near term or long term; 

7 (E) assess and consider any infrastructure 

8 investment of allied and partner countries that 

9 may affect operational energy availability in the 

10 event of a conflict with a near-peer adversary; 

11 and 

12 (F) assess and integrate, to the extent 

13 practicable— 

14 (i) any technology that increases sus15 tainability; and 

16 (ii) any practice, technology, or strat17 egy that reduces negative impacts on 

18 human health. 

19 (2) COUNTRY CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying 

20 out any activity under paragraph (1), to the extent 

21 practicable, the relevant existing and past military 

22 conflicts and cultural practices of, and beliefs preva23 lent in, the participating country shall be taken into 

24 account. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

2 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

3 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

4 and the House of Representatives a strategy for the 

5 implementation of the Program. 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

7 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

8 (A) A governance structure for the Pro9 gram, including— 

10 (i) the officials tasked to oversee the 

11 Program; 

12 (ii) the format of the governing body 

13 of the Program; 

14 (iii) the functions and duties of such 

15 governing body with respect to establishing 

16 and maintaining the Program; and 

17 (iv) mechanisms for coordinating with 

18 partner countries selected to participate in 

19 the Program. 

20 (B) With respect to the selection of part21 ner countries initially selected to participate in 

22 the Program— 

23 (i) an identification of each such 

24 country; 


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1 (ii) the rationale for selecting each 

2 such country, including a description of— 

3 (I) the benefits to the military 

4 forces of the partner country; and 

5 (II) the benefits to the United 

6 States Armed Forces of participation 

7 by such country; 

8 (iii) a description of any limitation on 

9 the participation of a selected partner 

10 country; and 

11 (iv) any other information the Sec12 retary considers appropriate. 

13 (C) A list of additional authorities, appro14 priations, or other congressional support nec15 essary to ensure the success of the Program. 

16 (D) A campaign of objectives for the first 

17 three fiscal years of the Program, including— 

18 (i) a description of, and a rationale 

19 for selecting, such objectives; 

20 (ii) an identification of milestones to21 ward achieving such objectives; and 

22 (iii) metrics for evaluating success in 

23 achieving such objectives. 


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1 (E) A description of opportunities and po2 tential timelines for future Program expansion, 

3 as appropriate. 

4 (F) Any other information the Secretary 

5 considers appropriate. 

6 (3) FORM.—The strategy required by para7 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

8 may include a classified annex. 

9 (e) REPORT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

11 20, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 

12 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

13 committees a report on the Program. 

14 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para15 graph (1) shall include the following: 

16 (A) A narrative summary of activities con17 ducted as part of the Program during the pre18 ceding fiscal year. 

19 (B) Except in the case of the initial report, 

20 an assessment of progress toward the objectives 

21 established for the preceding fiscal year de22 scribed in the preceding report under this sub23 section using the metrics established in such re24 port. 


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1 (C) A campaign of objectives for the three 

2 fiscal years following the date of submission of 

3 the report, including— 

4 (i) a description of, and a rationale 

5 for selecting, such objectives; 

6 (ii) an identification of milestones to7 ward achieving such objectives; and 

8 (iii) metrics for evaluating success in 

9 achieving such objectives. 

10 (D) A description of opportunities and po11 tential timelines for future Program expansion, 

12 as appropriate. 

13 (E) Any other information the Secretary 

14 considers appropriate. 

15 (3) FORM.— Each report required by para16 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

17 may include a classified annex. 

18 (f) TERMINATION.—The Program shall terminate on 

19 December 31, 2029. 

20 (g) CONTESTED LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT DE21 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘contested logistics en22 vironment’’ means an environment in which the United 

23 States Armed Forces or the military forces of a partner 

24 country engage in conflict with an adversary that presents 

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1 erations, facilities, and activities in the United States, 

2 abroad, or in transit from one location to the other. 

3 SEC. 1293. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPER4 ATIONS FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 127c 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘§ 127d. Support of special operations for irregular 

9 warfare 

10 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, 

11 with the concurrence of the relevant Chief of Mission, ex12 pend up to $20,000,000 during any fiscal year to provide 

13 support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or indi14 viduals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing and 

15 authorized irregular warfare operations by United States 

16 Special Operations Forces. 

17 ‘‘(b) FUNDS.—Funds for support under this section 

18 in a fiscal year shall be derived from amounts authorized 

19 to be appropriated for that fiscal year for the Department 

20 of Defense for operation and maintenance. 

21 ‘‘(c) PROCEDURES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this sec23 tion shall be exercised in accordance with such pro24 cedures as the Secretary shall establish for purposes 

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1 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The procedures required 

2 under paragraph (1) shall establish, at a minimum, 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) Policy guidance for the execution of, 

5 and constraints within, activities under the au6 thority in this section. 

7 ‘‘(B) The processes through which activi8 ties under the authority in this section are to 

9 be developed, validated, and coordinated, as ap10 propriate, with relevant entities of the United 

11 States Government. 

12 ‘‘(C) The processes through which legal re13 views and determinations are made to comply 

14 with the authority in this section and ensure 

15 that the exercise of such authority is consistent 

16 with the national security of the United States. 

17 ‘‘(D) The processes to ensure, to the ex18 tent practicable, that before a decision to pro19 vide support is made, the recipients of support 

20 do not pose a counterintelligence or force pro21 tection threat and have not engaged in gross 

22 violations of human rights. 

23 ‘‘(E) The processes by which the Depart24 ment shall keep the congressional defense com25 mittees fully and currently informed of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the requirements for the use of 

2 the authority in this section; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) activities conducted under such 

4 authority. 

5 ‘‘(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON PROCEDURES

6 AND MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary 

7 shall notify the congressional defense committees of 

8 the procedures established pursuant to this section 

9 before any exercise of the authority in this section, 

10 and shall notify such committee of any material 

11 modification of the procedures. 

12 ‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 

13 this section shall be construed to constitute a specific stat14 utory authorization for any of the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) The conduct of a covert action, as such 

16 term is defined in section 503(e) of the National Se17 curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093(e)). 

18 ‘‘(2) The introduction of United States Armed 

19 Forces (including as such term is defined in section 

20 8(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 

21 1547(c))) into hostilities or into situations wherein 

22 hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 

23 ‘‘(3) The provision of support to regular forces, 

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1 ations Forces are not otherwise legally authorized to 

2 conduct themselves. 

3 ‘‘(4) The conduct or support of activities, di4 rectly or indirectly, that are inconsistent with the 

5 laws of armed conflict. 

6 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The authority 

7 of the Secretary to make funds available under this section 

8 for support of a military operation may not be delegated. 

9 ‘‘(f) PROGRAMMATIC AND POLICY OVERSIGHT.—The 

10 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and 

11 Low-Intensity Conflict shall have primary programmatic 

12 and policy oversight within the Office of the Secretary of 

13 Defense of support to irregular warfare activities author14 ized by this section. 

15 ‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days be17 fore exercising the authority in this section to make 

18 funds available to initiate support of an ongoing and 

19 authorized operation or changing the scope or fund20 ing level of any support under this section for such 

21 an operation by $500,000 or an amount equal to 10 

22 percent of such funding level (whichever is less), the 

23 Secretary shall notify the congressional defense com24 mittees of the use of such authority with respect to 


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1 such operation. Any such notification shall be in 

2 writing. 

3 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—A notification required by 

4 this subsection shall include the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) The type of support to be provided to 

6 United States Special Operations Forces, and a 

7 description of the ongoing and authorized oper8 ation to be supported. 

9 ‘‘(B) A description of the foreign forces, ir10 regular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in 

11 supporting or facilitating the ongoing and au12 thorized operation that is to be the recipient of 

13 funds. 

14 ‘‘(C) The type of support to be provided to 

15 the recipient of the funds, and a description of 

16 the end-use monitoring to be used in connection 

17 with the use of the funds. 

18 ‘‘(D) The amount obligated under the au19 thority to provide support. 

20 ‘‘(E) The duration for which the support is 

21 expected to be provided, and an identification of 

22 the timeframe in which the provision of support 

23 will be reviewed by the commander of the appli24 cable combatant command for a determination 


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1 with respect to the necessity of continuing such 

2 support. 

3 ‘‘(F) The determination of the Secretary 

4 that the provision of support does not con5 stitute any of the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) An introduction of United States 

7 Armed Forces (including as such term is 

8 defined in section 8(c) of the War Powers 

9 Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(c))) into hos10 tilities, or into situations where hostilities 

11 are clearly indicated by the circumstances, 

12 without specific statutory authorization 

13 within the meaning of section 5(b) of such 

14 Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)). 

15 ‘‘(ii) A covert action, as such term is 

16 defined in section 503(e) of the National 

17 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093(e)). 

18 ‘‘(iii) An authorization for the provi19 sion of support to regular forces, irregular 

20 forces, groups, or individuals for the con21 duct of operations that United States Spe22 cial Operations Forces are not otherwise 

23 legally authorized to conduct themselves. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) The conduct or support of activi2 ties, directly or indirectly, that are incon3 sistent with the laws of armed conflict. 

4 ‘‘(h) NOTIFICATION OF SUSPENSION OR TERMI5 NATION OF SUPPORT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 48 hours 

7 after suspending or terminating support to any for8 eign force, irregular force, group, or individual pro9 vided pursuant to the authority in this section, the 

10 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

11 committees a written notice of such suspension or 

12 termination. 

13 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The written notice required 

14 by paragraph (1) shall include each of the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) A description of the reasons for the 

16 suspension or termination of such support. 

17 ‘‘(B) A description of any effect on re18 gional, theater, or global campaign plan objec19 tives anticipated to result from such suspension 

20 or termination. 

21 ‘‘(C) A plan for such suspension or termi22 nation, and, in the case of support that is 

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1 cy, a detailed description of the transition plan, 

2 including the resources, equipment, capabilities, 

3 and personnel associated with such plan. 

4 ‘‘(i) BIANNUAL REPORTS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) REPORT ON PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR.— 

6 Not later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal 

7 year in which subsection (a) is in effect, the Sec8 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com9 mittees a report on the support provided under this 

10 section during the preceding fiscal year. 

11 ‘‘(2) REPORT ON CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR.— 

12 Not later than 180 days after the submittal of each 

13 report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

14 submit to the congressional defense committees a re15 port on the support provided under this section dur16 ing the first half of the fiscal year in which the re17 port under this paragraph is submitted. 

18 ‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by this 

19 subsection shall include the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) A summary of the ongoing irregular 

21 warfare operations, and associated authorized 

22 campaign plans, being conducted by United 

23 States Special Operations Forces that were sup24 ported or facilitated by foreign forces, irregular 

25 forces, groups, or individuals for which support 


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1 was provided under this section during the pe2 riod covered by such report. 

3 ‘‘(B) A description of the support or facili4 tation provided by such foreign forces, irregular 

5 forces, groups, or individuals to United States 

6 Special Operations Forces during such period. 

7 ‘‘(C) The type of recipients that were pro8 vided support under this section during such 

9 period, identified by authorized category (for10 eign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individ11 uals). 

12 ‘‘(D) A detailed description of the support 

13 provided to the recipients under this section 

14 during such period. 

15 ‘‘(E) The total amount obligated for sup16 port under this section during such period, in17 cluding budget details. 

18 ‘‘(F) The intended duration of support 

19 provided under this section during such period. 

20 ‘‘(G) An assessment of value of the sup21 port provided under this section during such pe22 riod, including a summary of significant activi23 ties undertaken by foreign forces, irregular 

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1 ular warfare operations by United States Spe2 cial Operations Forces. 

3 ‘‘(H) The total amount obligated for sup4 port under this section in prior fiscal years. 

5 ‘‘(j) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 

7 quarterly, the Secretary shall provide to the congres8 sional defense committees a briefing on the use of 

9 the authority provided by this section, and other 

10 matters relating to irregular warfare, with the pri11 mary purposes of— 

12 ‘‘(A) keeping the congressional defense 

13 committees fully and currently informed of ir14 regular warfare requirements and activities, in15 cluding emerging combatant commands require16 ments; and 

17 ‘‘(B) consulting with the congressional de18 fense committees regarding such matters. 

19 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by 

20 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) An update on irregular warfare ac22 tivities within each geographic combatant com23 mand and a description of the manner in which 

24 such activities support the respective theater 


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1 campaign plan and the National Defense Strat2 egy. 

3 ‘‘(B) An overview of relevant authorities 

4 and legal issues, including limitations. 

5 ‘‘(C) An overview of irregular warfare-re6 lated interagency activities and initiatives. 

7 ‘‘(D) A description of emerging combatant 

8 command requirements for the use of the au9 thority provided by this section. 

10 ‘‘(k) IRREGULAR WARFARE DEFINED.—Subject to 

11 subsection (f), in this section, the term ‘irregular warfare’ 

12 means Department of Defense activities not involving 

13 armed conflict that support predetermined United States 

14 policy and military objectives conducted by, with, and 

15 through regular forces, irregular forces, groups, and indi16 viduals.’’. 

17 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

18 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

19 after the item relating to section 127c the following new 

20 item: 

‘‘127d. Support of special operations for irregular warfare.’’. 

21 (c) REPEAL.—Section 1202 of the National Defense 

22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 1294. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR EXPENDI2 TURE OF FUNDS FOR CLANDESTINE ACTIVI3 TIES THAT SUPPORT OPERATIONAL PREPA4 RATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 

5 Section 127f of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), 

8 and (f) as subsections (d), (e), (g), and (h), respec9 tively; 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol11 lowing new subsection (c): 

12 ‘‘(c) PROCEDURES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this sec14 tion shall be exercised in accordance with such pro15 cedures as the Secretary shall establish for purposes 

16 of this section. 

17 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The procedures required 

18 under paragraph (1) shall establish, at a minimum, 

19 each of the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) Policy, strategy, or other guidance for 

21 the execution of, and constraints within, activi22 ties conducted under this section. 

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1 priate, with relevant entities of the United 

2 States Government. 

3 ‘‘(C) The processes through which legal re4 views and determinations are made to comply 

5 with the authority in this section and ensure 

6 that the exercise of such authority is consistent 

7 with the national security interests of the 

8 United States. 

9 ‘‘(D) The processes by which the Depart10 ment of Defense shall keep the congressional 

11 defense committees fully and currently informed 

12 of— 

13 ‘‘(i) the requirements for the use of 

14 the authority in this section; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) activities conducted under such 

16 authority. 

17 ‘‘(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

18 shall notify the congressional defense committees of 

19 any material modification to the procedures estab20 lished under paragraph (1).’’; 

21 (3) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesig22 nated, the following new subsection (f): 

23 ‘‘(f) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days before 

24 exercising the authority in this section to make funds 

25 available to initiate a new operational preparation of the 


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1 environment activity or changing the scope or funding 

2 level of any support for such an operation by $1,000,000 

3 or an amount equal to 20 percent of such funding level 

4 (whichever is less), or not later than 48 hours after exer5 cising such authority if the Secretary determines that ex6 traordinary circumstances that impact the national secu7 rity of the United States exist, the Secretary shall notify 

8 the congressional defense committees of the use of such 

9 authority with respect to that activity. Any such notifica10 tion shall be in writing.’’; and 

11 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub12 sections: 

13 ‘‘(i) OVERSIGHT BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DE14 FENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY

15 CONFLICT.—The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Spe16 cial Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall have pri17 mary responsibility within the Office of the Secretary of 

18 Defense for oversight of policies and programs authorized 

19 by this section. 

20 ‘‘(j) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 

21 this section may be construed to constitute authority to 

22 conduct, or provide statutory authorization for, any of the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(1) Execution of operational activities. 


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1 ‘‘(2) A covert action, as such term is defined in 

2 section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 

3 (50 U.S.C. 3093(e)). 

4 ‘‘(3) An introduction of the armed forces, (in5 cluding the introduction of United States Armed 

6 Forces as such term is defined in section 8(c) of the 

7 War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(c))), into 

8 hostilities, or into situations where hostilities are 

9 clearly indicated by the circumstances, without spe10 cific statutory authorization within the meaning of 

11 section 5(b) of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)). 

12 ‘‘(4) Activities or support for activities, directly 

13 or indirectly, that are inconsistent with the laws of 

14 armed conflict. 

15 ‘‘(k) OPERATIONAL PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRON16 MENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘operational 

17 preparation of the environment’ means the conduct of ac18 tivities in likely or potential operational areas to set condi19 tions for mission execution.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1295. MODIFICATION OF INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT PRO2 TECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY ACADEMIC 

3 RESEARCHERS FROM UNDUE INFLUENCE 

4 AND OTHER SECURITY THREATS. 

5 Section 1286 of the John S. McCain National De6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 

7 4001 note) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) 

10 through (9) as paragraphs (8) through (10), re11 spectively; 

12 (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 

13 following new paragraph (7): 

14 ‘‘(7) Policies to limit or prohibit funding pro15 vided by the Department of Defense for institutions 

16 or individual researchers who knowingly contract or 

17 make other financial arrangements with entities 

18 identified in the list described in paragraph (9), 

19 which policies shall include— 

20 ‘‘(A) use of such list as part of a risk as21 sessment decision matrix during proposal eval22 uations, including the development of a question 

23 for proposers or broad area announcements 

24 that require proposers to disclose any contrac25 tual or financial connections with such entities; 


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1 ‘‘(B) a requirement that the Department 

2 shall notify a proposer of suspected noncompli3 ance with a policy issued under this paragraph 

4 and provide not less than 30 days to take ac5 tions to remedy such noncompliance; 

6 ‘‘(C) the establishment of an appeals pro7 cedure under which a proposer may appeal a 

8 negative decision on a proposal if the decision 

9 is based on a determination informed by such 

10 list; and 

11 ‘‘(D) a requirement that each awardee of 

12 funding provided by the Department shall dis13 close to the Department any contract or finan14 cial arrangement made with such an entity dur15 ing the period of the award.’’; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(11) Development of measures of effectiveness 

19 and performance to assess and track progress of the 

20 Department of Defense across the initiative, which 

21 measures shall include— 

22 ‘‘(A) the evaluation of currently available 

23 data to support the assessment of such meas24 ures, including the identification of areas in 

25 which gaps exist that may require collection of 


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1 completely new data, or modifications to exist2 ing data sets; 

3 ‘‘(B) current means and methods for the 

4 collection of data in an automated manner, in5 cluding the identification of areas in which gaps 

6 exist that may require new means for data col7 lection or visualization of such data; and 

8 ‘‘(C) the development of an analysis and 

9 assessment methodology framework to make 

10 tradeoffs between the measures developed under 

11 this paragraph and other metrics related to as12 sessing undue foreign influence on the Depart13 ment of Defense research enterprise, such as 

14 commercial due diligence, beneficial ownership, 

15 and foreign ownership, control, and influence.’’; 

16 and 

17 (2) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end 

18 the following new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(G) A description of the status of the 

20 measures of effectiveness and performance de21 scribed in subsection (c)(11) for the period cov22 ered by such report, including an analytical as23 sessment of the impact of such measures on the 

24 goals of the initiative.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1296. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN 

2 PAYMENTS TO REDRESS INJURY AND LOSS. 

3 Section 1213(h) of the National Defense Authoriza4 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subpara7 graphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), 

8 and moving such clauses, as redesignated, two ems 

9 to the right; 

10 (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as subpara11 graph (A) and moving such subparagraph, as redes12 ignated, two ems to the right; 

13 (3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol14 lows: 

15 ‘‘(B) A description of any denied or re16 fused ex gratia payment or request, including— 

17 ‘‘(i) the date on which any such re18 quest was made; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the steps the Department of De20 fense has taken to respond to the request; 

21 ‘‘(iii) in the case of a refused pay22 ment, the reason for such refusal, if 

23 known; and 

24 ‘‘(iv) any other reason for which a 

25 payment was not offered or made.’’; 


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1 (4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as subpara2 graph (C) and moving such subparagraph, as redes3 ignated, two ems to the right; 

4 (5) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 

7 (6) by adding at the end the following new 

8 paragraph (2): 

9 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 

11 days after the date on which the Secretary of 

12 Defense submits each report required by para13 graph (1), the Secretary shall make the report 

14 available to the public in an electronic format. 

15 ‘‘(B) PRIVACY.—The Secretary of Defense 

16 shall exclude from each report made available to 

17 the public under subparagraph (A)— 

18 ‘‘(i) confidential or personally identifi19 able information pertaining to specific pay20 ment recipients so as to ensure the safety 

21 and privacy of such recipients; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) any confidential or classified in23 formation that would undermine Depart24 ment of Defense operational security.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1297. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR COOPERA2 TION ON DIRECTED ENERGY CAPABILITIES. 

3 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.—Section 1280 of the 

4 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author5 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 

6 134 Stat. 3982; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (d), in the first sentence— 

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘acting through the 

9 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 

10 Engineering,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of De11 fense,’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘may establish a program’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘is authorized’’; and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub15 section: 

16 ‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

19 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi20 neering shall submit to the appropriate committees 

21 of Congress an assessment detailing— 

22 ‘‘(A) the most promising directed energy 

23 missile defense technologies available for co-de24 velopment with the Government of Israel; 

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1 nology co-development program with the Gov2 ernment of Israel; 

3 ‘‘(C) an anticipated spending plan for fis4 cal year 2024 funding authorized by the Na5 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2024 to carry out this section; and 

7 ‘‘(D) initial projections for likely funding 

8 requirements to carry out a directed energy 

9 missile defense technology co-development pro10 gram with the Government of Israel over the 

11 five fiscal years beginning after the date of the 

12 enactment of that Act, as applicable. 

13 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

14 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate 

15 committees of Congress’ means— 

16 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, 

17 the Committee on Appropriations, and the 

18 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, 

21 the Committee on Appropriations, and the 

22 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

23 Representatives.’’. 

24 (b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—The amount authorized 

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1 for research, development, test, and evaluation for Ad2 vanced Component Development and Prototypes is hereby 

3 increased by $25,000,000, with the amount of the increase 

4 to be available for Israeli Cooperative Programs (PE 

5 0603913C). 

6 (c) OFFSET.—The amount authorized to be appro7 priated for fiscal year 2024 by section 4201 for research, 

8 development, test, and evaluation for the Air Force is 

9 hereby decreased by $25,000,000, with the amount of the 

10 decrease to be taken from the amounts available for VC– 

11 25B (PE 0401319F). 

12 SEC. 1298. MODIFICATION OF ARCTIC SECURITY INITIA13 TIVE. 

14 Section 1090(b)(2) of the National Defense Author15 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 

16 Stat. 1927) is amended— 

17 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Sec18 retary may’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary shall’’; 

19 and 

20 (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘If the 

21 Initiative is established’’ and inserting ‘‘On the es22 tablishment of the Initiative’’. 


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1 SEC. 1299. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF NON-CON2 VENTIONAL ASSISTED RECOVERY CAPABILI3 TIES. 

4 Section 943(g) of the Duncan Hunter National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

6 110–417; 122 Stat. 4578) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—The authority under this sec8 tion shall terminate on December 31, 2023.’’. 

9 SEC. 1299A. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT RE10 FUELING TO NON-UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT 

11 THAT ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES IN THE ONGO12 ING CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN. 

13 Section 1273 of the National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 

15 1699) is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1273. PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT REFUELING TO 

17 NON-UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT THAT EN18 GAGE IN HOSTILITIES IN THE ONGOING CIVIL 

19 WAR IN YEMEN. 

20 ‘‘For the one-year period beginning on the date 

21 of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the Department of 

23 Defense may not provide in-flight refueling pursuant 

24 to section 2342 of title 10, United States Code, or 

25 any other applicable statutory authority, to non26 United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in 


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1 the ongoing civil war in Yemen unless and until a 

2 declaration of war or a specific statutory authoriza3 tion for such use of the United States Armed Forces 

4 has been enacted.’’. 

5 SEC. 1299B. EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI6 TUNNEL COOPERATION. 

7 Section 1279(f) of the National Defense Authoriza8 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 

11 SEC. 1299C. PROHIBITION ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY 

12 TO DESIGNATE FOREIGN PARTNER FORCES 

13 AS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROVISION OF COL14 LECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE SUPPORT BY 

15 UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The authority to designate foreign 

17 partner forces as eligible for the provision of collective self18 defense support by the United States Armed Forces may 

19 not be delegated below the Secretary of Defense. 

20 (b) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review 

22 existing designations of foreign partner forces as eligible 

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1 sional defense committees with a certification with respect 

2 to whether each such designation remains valid. 

3 (c) WAIVER.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive 

5 the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary 

6 determines that there are compelling circumstances 

7 that necessitate the waiver of such prohibition. 

8 (2) NOTICE.—Not later than 48 hours after the 

9 Secretary exercises the waiver authority under para10 graph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congres11 sional defense committees a notice of the waiver, 

12 which shall include— 

13 (A) a description of the compelling cir14 cumstances that necessitated the wavier; 

15 (B) a description of the United States na16 tional security interests served by the waiver; 

17 (C) an identification of any named oper18 ation related to the waiver; and 

19 (D) an articulation of any temporal, geo20 graphic, or other limitations on the waiver. 

21 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec22 tion shall be construed as invalidating a designation of for23 eign partner forces as eligible for the provision of collective 

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1 that is in effect as of the date of the enactment of this 

2 Act. 

3 (e) COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE DEFINED.—In this 

4 section, the term ‘‘collective self-defense’’ means the use 

5 of United States military force to defend designated for6 eign partner forces, their facilities, and their property. 

7 SEC. 1299D. PARTICIPATION BY MILITARY DEPARTMENTS 

8 IN INTEROPERABILITY PROGRAMS WITH 

9 MILITARY FORCES OF AUSTRALIA, CANADA, 

10 NEW ZEALAND, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1274 of the National De12 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 

13 2350a note) is amended— 

14 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ADMIN15 ISTRATION OF THE AMERICAN, BRITISH, CANA16 DIAN, AND AUSTRALIAN ARMIES’ PROGRAM’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘PARTICIPATION BY MILITARY DE18 PARTMENTS IN INTEROPERABILITY PROGRAMS

19 WITH MILITARY FORCES OF AUSTRALIA, CAN20 ADA, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE UNITED KING21 DOM’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (a)— 

23 (A) by inserting ‘‘a military department 

24 of’’ after ‘‘the participation by’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘the land-force program 

2 known as the American, British, Canadian, and 

3 Australian Armies’ Program’’ and inserting ‘‘an 

4 interoperability program with the military 

5 forces of one or more participating countries 

6 specified in subsection (b)’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

8 (1) The table of contents of the National De9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub10 lic Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1632) is amended by 

11 striking the item relating to section 1274 and insert12 ing the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1274. Participation by military departments in interoperability programs 

with military forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and 

the United Kingdom.’’. 

13 (2) The table of contents for title XII of the 

14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

15 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1977) is 

16 amended by striking the item relating to section 

17 1274 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1274. Participation by military departments in interoperability programs 

with military forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and 

the United Kingdom.’’. 

18 SEC. 1299E. COOPERATION WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN 

19 MIDDLE EAST ON DEVELOPMENT OF INTE20 GRATED REGIONAL CYBERSECURITY ARCHI21 TECTURE. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

2 using existing authorities and in consultation with 

3 the head of any other Federal agency, as appro4 priate, shall seek to cooperate with allies and part5 ners in the Middle East with respect to developing 

6 an integrated regional cybersecurity architecture and 

7 deepening military cybersecurity partnerships to de8 fend military networks, infrastructure, and systems 

9 against hostile cyber activity. 

10 (2) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMA11 TION.—Any activity carried out under paragraph 

12 (1)shall be conducted in a manner that— 

13 (A) is consistent with the protection of in14 telligence sources and methods; and 

15 (B) appropriately protects sensitive infor16 mation and the national security interests of 

17 the United States. 

18 (b) STRATEGY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 

22 of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees 

23 of Congress a strategy for cooperation with allies 

24 and partners in the Middle East to develop an inte25 grated regional cybersecurity architecture to defend 


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1 military networks, infrastructure, and systems 

2 against hostile cyber activity. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy submitted under 

4 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

5 (A) An assessment of the threat landscape 

6 of cyberattacks, military networks, infrastruc7 ture, and systems against allies and partners 

8 within the Middle East. 

9 (B) A description of current efforts to 

10 share, between the United States and allies and 

11 partners within the Middle East, indicators and 

12 warnings, tactics, techniques, procedures, threat 

13 signatures, planning efforts, training, and other 

14 similar information about cyber threats. 

15 (C) An analysis of current bilateral and 

16 multilateral defense protocols protecting mili17 tary networks, infrastructure, and systems and 

18 sharing sensitive cyber threat information be19 tween the United States and allies and partners 

20 in the Middle East. 

21 (D) An assessment of whether a multi22 national integrated military cybersecurity part23 nership, including establishing a center in the 

24 Middle East to facilitate such activities, would 

25 improve collective security in the Middle East. 


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1 (E) An assessment of gaps in ally and 

2 partner capabilities that would have to be rem3 edied in order to establish such a center. 

4 (F) A description of any prior or ongoing 

5 effort to engage allies and partners in the Mid6 dle East in establishing— 

7 (i) a multinational integrated cyberse8 curity partnership or other bilateral or 

9 multilateral defensive cybersecurity infor10 mation sharing and training partnership; 

11 or 

12 (ii) other cooperative defensive cyber13 security measures. 

14 (G) An identification of elements of a po15 tential multinational military cybersecurity 

16 partnership, or other bilateral or multilateral 

17 defensive cybersecurity measures, that— 

18 (i) can be acquired and operated by 

19 specified foreign partners within the area 

20 of responsibility of the United States Cen21 tral Command; 

22 (ii) can only be provided and operated 

23 by the United States; and 

24 (iii) can be provided by a third party 

25 entity contracted by the United States 


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1 Central Command jointly with specified 

2 foreign partners. 

3 (H) Any other matter the Secretary of De4 fense considers relevant. 

5 (3) FORM.—The strategy required by para6 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

7 may include a classified annex. 

8 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE9 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit10 tees of Congress’’ means— 

11 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 

13 Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on In14 telligence of the Senate; and 

15 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

16 Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 

17 Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Com18 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa19 tives. 

20 SEC. 1299F. FOREIGN ADVANCE ACQUISITION ACCOUNT. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

22 may establish, within the Special Defense Acquisition 

23 Fund established pursuant to chapter 5 of the Arms Ex24 port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.), an account, 

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1 count’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Account’’), that 

2 shall be maintained separately from other accounts and 

3 used to accelerate the production of United States-pro4 duced end items in reasonable anticipation of the sale of 

5 such end items through the foreign military sales or direct 

6 commercial sales processes. 

7 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Account shall 

8 be made available to the Secretary of Defense for the fol9 lowing purposes: 

10 (1) To finance the acquisition, using the proce11 dures of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund, of 

12 defense articles and services in advance of the trans13 fer of such articles and services to covered countries 

14 through the foreign military sales process. 

15 (2) To provide a mechanism for covered coun16 tries to contribute funds, including before the com17 pletion of a letter of offer under the procedures of 

18 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 

19 seq.), for the acquisition of such defense articles and 

20 services. 

21 (3) To pay for storage, maintenance, and other 

22 costs related to the storage, preservation, and prepa23 ration for transfer of defense articles and services 

24 acquired using amounts in the Account prior to their 

25 transfer, and to pay for the administrative costs of 


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1 the Department of Defense incurred in the acquisi2 tion of such items to the extent not reimbursed pur3 suant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control 

4 Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b)). 

5 (c) CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COVERED COUNTRIES.— 

6 The Secretary of Defense may accept contributions of 

7 amounts to the Account from any foreign person, entity, 

8 or government of a covered country. 

9 (d) LIMITATIONS.— 

10 (1) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.—Defense 

11 articles and services acquired by the Secretary of 

12 Defense using amounts in the Account may not be 

13 transferred to any foreign country unless such trans14 fer is authorized by the Arms Export Control Act 

15 (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the Foreign Assistance 

16 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), or other ap17 plicable law. 

18 (2) PREVIOUSLY DENIED FUNDS.—Amounts in 

19 the Account may not be expended, in whole or in 

20 part, by or for the benefit of the Department of De21 fense for a purpose for which Congress has pre22 viously denied funds. 

23 (3) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION.—Amounts in the 

24 Account may not be used to acquire items or serv25 ices for the sole benefit of the United States. 


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1 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 

2 the date on which each fiscal year ends, the Secretary of 

3 Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

4 Congress a report on the use of the Account that includes, 

5 for such fiscal year— 

6 (1) an identification of each covered country 

7 that contributed to the Account; 

8 (2) the amount deposited into the Account by 

9 each such covered country; and 

10 (3) for each such covered country, the des11 ignated defense articles or services acquired or to be 

12 acquired. 

13 (f) QUARTERLY REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly 

15 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

16 appropriate committees of Congress a report on the use 

17 of the Account that includes, for each transaction— 

18 (1) a description of the transaction; 

19 (2) the amount of the transaction; 

20 (3) the covered country concerned; 

21 (4) an identification of any storage, mainte22 nance, or other costs associated with the transaction; 

23 and 

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1 (g) TERMINATION.—The authority under subsection 

2 (b) to use funds in the Account shall terminate on Janu3 ary 1, 2028. 

4 (h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec5 tion shall be construed to limit or impair the responsibil6 ities conferred on the Secretary of State or the Secretary 

7 of Defense under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

8 2751 et seq.) or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

9 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 

10 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON12 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con13 gress’’ means— 

14 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Appropriations, and the Com16 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

17 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

18 Committee on Appropriations, and the Com19 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep20 resentatives. 

21 (2) COVERED COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘covered 

22 country’’ means— 

23 (A) a country, other than the United 

24 States, that is a participant in the security 

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1 dom, and the United States (commonly known 

2 as the ‘‘AUKUS’’ partnership); 

3 (B) a member country of the North Atlan4 tic Treaty Organization; and 

5 (C) any other country, as designated by 

6 the Secretary of Defense. 

7 SEC. 1299G. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

8 TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE 

9 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 

10 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

11 Act for fiscal year 2024 for operation and maintenance, 

12 Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary 

13 of Defense for travel expenses, not more than 75 percent 

14 may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of De15 fense submits— 

16 (1) the implementation plan required by section 

17 1087 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

18 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 

19 2802; 10 U.S.C. 161 note) relating to the require20 ment of such section to establish a joint force head21 quarters in the area of operations of United States 

22 Indo-Pacific Command to serve as an operational 

23 command; 

24 (2) the plan required by section 1332(g)(2) of 

25 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 


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1 Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2008) re2 lating to strategic competition in the areas of re3 sponsibility of United States Southern Command 

4 and United States Africa Command; and 

5 (3) the strategy and posture review required by 

6 section 1631(g) of the National Defense Authoriza7 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 

8 133 Stat. 1743; 10 U.S.C. 397 note) relating to op9 erations in the information environment. 

10 SEC. 1299H. PLANS RELATED TO RAPID TRANSFER OF CER11 TAIN MISSILES AND DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of the 

13 Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition shall— 

14 (1) develop a plan to prepare Navy Harpoon 

15 block IC missiles in a ‘‘sundown’’, ‘‘deep stow’’, or 

16 ‘‘demilitarized’’ condition code (including missiles re17 moved from Navy surface ships) for rapid transfer 

18 to allies and security partners in the United States 

19 European Command and United States Indo-Pacific 

20 Command areas of responsibility, if so ordered; and 

21 (2) establish a plan that would enable the rapid 

22 transfer of additional enhanced coastal defense capa23 bilities that have tactical significance in assisting 

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1 tory, or aiding in preventing an amphibious invasion 

2 of sovereign territory. 

3 (b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

4 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the As5 sistant Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

6 committees the plans required by paragraphs (1) and (2) 

7 of subsection (a). 

8 SEC. 1299I. ENSURING PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH IN 

9 ISRAEL. 

10 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 

11 (1) WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.— 

12 Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense Ap13 propriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 

14 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

15 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2028’’. 

16 (2) RULES GOVERNING THE TRANSFER OF PRE17 CISION-GUIDED MUNITIONS TO ISRAEL ABOVE THE

18 ANNUAL RESTRICTION.—Section 1275(e) of the Wil19 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author20 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 

21 283; 134 Stat. 3980; 22 U.S.C. 2321h note) is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘on the date that is three years 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and in24 serting ‘‘on January 1, 2028’’. 


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1 (b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSESSMENT OF

2 TYPE AND QUANTITY OF PRECISION-GUIDED MUNITIONS

3 AND OTHER MUNITIONS FOR USE BY ISRAEL.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an6 nually thereafter through December 31, 2028, the 

7 Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment 

8 with respect to the following: 

9 (A) The current quantity and type of pre10 cision-guided munitions in the stockpile pursu11 ant to section 12001(d) of the Department of 

12 Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 

13 108–287; 118 Stat. 1011). 

14 (B) The quantity and type of precision15 guided munitions necessary for Israel to protect 

16 its homeland and counter Hezbollah, Hamas, 

17 Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any other armed 

18 terror group or hostile forces in the region in 

19 the event of a sustained armed confrontation. 

20 (C) The quantity and type of other muni21 tions necessary for Israel to protect its home22 land and counter Hezbollah, Hamas, Pales23 tinian Islamic Jihad, or any other armed group 

24 or hostile forces in the region in the event of a 

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1 (D) The quantity and type of munitions, 

2 including precision-guided munitions, necessary 

3 for Israel to protect its homeland and counter 

4 any combination of Hezbollah, Hamas, Pales5 tinian Islamic Jihad, and any other armed ter6 ror groups or hostile forces in the region in the 

7 event of a multi-front, sustained armed con8 frontation. 

9 (E) The resources the Government of 

10 Israel would need to dedicate to acquire the 

11 quantity and type of munitions, including preci12 sion-guided munitions, described in subpara13 graphs (B) through (D). 

14 (F) Whether, as of the date on which the 

15 applicable assessment is completed, sufficient 

16 quantities and types of munitions, including 

17 precision-guided munitions, to conduct oper18 ations described in subparagraphs (B) through 

19 (D) are present in— 

20 (i) the inventory of the military forces 

21 of Israel; 

22 (ii) the War Reserves Stock Allies23 Israel; 

24 (iii) any other United States stockpile 

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1 United States Central Command, as the 

2 Secretary considers appropriate to disclose 

3 to the Government of Israel; or 

4 (iv) the inventory of the United States 

5 Armed Forces, as the Secretary considers 

6 appropriate to disclose to the Government 

7 of Israel. 

8 (G) The current inventory of such muni9 tions, including precision-guided munitions, pos10 sessed by the United States, and whether, as of 

11 the date on which the applicable assessment is 

12 completed, the United States is assessed to 

13 have sufficient munitions to meet the require14 ments of current operation plans of the United 

15 States or global other munitions requirements. 

16 (H) United States planning and steps 

17 being taken— 

18 (i) to assist Israel to prepare for the 

19 contingencies, and to conduct the oper20 ations, described in subparagraphs (B) 

21 through (D); and 

22 (ii) to resupply Israel with the quan23 tity and type of such munitions described 

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1 sustained armed confrontation described in 

2 such subparagraphs. 

3 (I) The quantity and pace at which the 

4 United States is capable of pre-positioning, in5 creasing, stockpiling, or rapidly replenishing, or 

6 assisting in the rapid replenishment of, such 

7 munitions in preparation for, and in the event 

8 of, such a sustained armed confrontation. 

9 (2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the as10 sessment required by paragraph (1), the Secretary 

11 shall consult with the Israeli Ministry of Defense, 

12 provided that the Israeli Ministry of Defense agrees 

13 to be so consulted. 

14 (c) REPORTS.— 

15 (1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSESSMENT.— 

16 Not later than 15 days after the date on which each 

17 Department of Defense assessment required by sub18 section (b) is completed, the Secretary shall submit 

19 to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

20 on such assessment. 

21 (2) PRE-POSITIONING AND STOCKPILE IMPLE22 MENTATION REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date on which the report required by para24 graph (1) is submitted, and every 180 days there25 after through December 31, 2028, the Secretary 


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1 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con2 gress a report that— 

3 (A) details the actions being taken by the 

4 United States, if any, to pre-position, increase, 

5 stockpile, address shortfalls, and otherwise en6 sure that the War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel 

7 has, and assist Israel in ensuring that Israel 

8 has, sufficient quantities and types of muni9 tions, including precision-guided munitions, to 

10 conduct the operations described in subpara11 graphs (B) through (D) of subsection (b)(1); 

12 and 

13 (B) includes a description of procedures 

14 implemented by the United States, if any, for 

15 rapidly replenishing, or assisting in the rapid 

16 replenishment of, stockpiles of such munitions 

17 for use by Israel as may be necessary. 

18 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

19 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

20 contain a classified annex. 

21 (4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

22 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro23 priate committees of Congress’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

2 and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

3 Senate; and 

4 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

5 the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

6 of Representatives. 

7 (d) CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTS.— 

8 (1) Section 1273 of the John S. McCain Na9 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2066) is 

11 amended by striking subsection (b). 

12 (2) Section 1275 of the William M. (Mac) 

13 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

14 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

15 3979; 22 U.S.C. 2321h note) is amended by striking 

16 subsection (d). 

17 SEC. 1299J. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY COOPERATION 

18 WORKFORCE AND DEFENSE ACQUISITION 

19 WORKFORCE. 

20 (a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY OF DE21 FENSE.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

23 shall, consistent with the requirements of section 

24 384 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 

25 section 1209 of this Act— 


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1 (A) carry out activities to professionalize, 

2 and increase the resources available to, the se3 curity cooperation workforce so as to enable the 

4 streamlining and expediting of the foreign mili5 tary sales process; and 

6 (B) seek to ensure that— 

7 (i) members of the defense acquisition 

8 workforce involved in the foreign military 

9 sales process are aware of evolving United 

10 States regional and country-level defense 

11 capability-building priorities; and 

12 (ii) members of the defense acquisi13 tion workforce are professionally evaluated 

14 using metrics to measure— 

15 (I) responsiveness to foreign 

16 partner requests; 

17 (II) ability to meet foreign part18 ner capability and delivery schedule 

19 requirements; and 

20 (III) advancement of foreign ca21 pability-building priorities described in 

22 the guidance updated under sub23 section (b). 

24 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

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1 of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

2 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa3 tives a report on the resources necessary to imple4 ment paragraph (1), including— 

5 (A) the anticipated costs of new personnel 

6 and training to carry out such paragraph; 

7 (B) the estimated increase in foreign mili8 tary sales administrative user fees necessary to 

9 offset such costs; and 

10 (C) the feasibility and advisability of estab11 lishing, at the Department of Defense level or 

12 the military department level, a contracting ca13 pacity that— 

14 (i) is specific to the execution of con15 tracts for foreign military sales; 

16 (ii) is fully funded by the Defense Se17 curity Cooperation Agency using foreign 

18 military sales administrative funds so as to 

19 ensure that such capacity is dedicated sole20 ly to foreign military sales contracting; 

21 (iii) is monitored by the Defense Se22 curity Cooperation Agency Chief Perform23 ance Office, in coordination with the Under 

24 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

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1 meeting foreign military sales contracting 

2 requirements; and 

3 (iv) empowers the Director of the De4 fense Security Cooperation Agency, in co5 ordination with the Under Secretary of De6 fense for Policy and the Under Secretary 

7 of Defense for Acquisition and 

8 Sustainment, to increase or decrease for9 eign military sales contracting capacity 

10 through the guidance updated under sub11 section (b). 

12 (b) GUIDANCE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary of Defense shall update, as necessary, De16 partment of Defense guidance governing the execu17 tion of foreign military sales by the Department to 

18 ensure that such guidance— 

19 (A) incorporates the National Security 

20 Strategy and the National Defense Strategy; 

21 (B) is informed by the theater campaign 

22 plans and theater security cooperation strate23 gies of the combatant commands; and 


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1 (C) is disseminated to the security co2 operation workforce and the defense acquisition 

3 workforce. 

4 (2) ELEMENTS.—The updated guidance re5 quired by paragraph (1) shall— 

6 (A) identify— 

7 (i) regional and country-level foreign 

8 defense capability-building priorities; and 

9 (ii) levels of urgency and desired 

10 timelines for achieving foreign capability11 building objectives; and 

12 (B) provide guidance to the defense acqui13 sition workforce regarding levels of resourcing, 

14 innovation, and risk tolerance that should be 

15 considered in meeting urgent needs. 

16 (c) FOREIGN MILITARY SALES CONTINUOUS PROC17 ESS IMPROVEMENT BOARD.— 

18 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De19 fense may establish a Foreign Military Sales Contin20 uous Process Improvement Board (in this section re21 ferred to as the ‘‘Board’’) to serve as an enduring 

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1 hance accountability and continuous improvement 

2 within the Department, including the objectives of— 

3 (A) improving the understanding, among 

4 officials of the Department, of ally and partner 

5 requirements; 

6 (B) enabling efficient reviews for release of 

7 technology; 

8 (C) providing allies and partner countries 

9 with relevant priority equipment; 

10 (D) accelerating acquisition and con11 tracting support; 

12 (E) expanding the capacity of the defense 

13 industrial base; and 

14 (F) working with other departments and 

15 agencies to promote broad United States Gov16 ernment support. 

17 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be 

19 composed of not fewer than seven members, 

20 each of whom shall have expertise in the foreign 

21 military sales process. 

22 (B) RESTRICTION.—The Board may not 

23 have as a member— 

24 (i) an officer or employee of the De25 partment of Defense; or 


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1 (ii) a member of the United States 

2 Armed Forces. 

3 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.—The 

5 term ‘‘defense acquisition workforce’’ means the De6 partment of Defense acquisition workforce described 

7 in chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code. 

8 (2) SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE.— 

9 The term ‘‘security cooperation workforce’’ has the 

10 meaning given the term in section 384 of title 10, 

11 United States Code. 

12 SEC. 1299K. MODIFICATION OF FOREIGN MILITARY SALES 

13 PROCESSING. 

14 (a) RESPONSES.— 

15 (1) LETTERS OF REQUEST FOR PRICING AND

16 AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek 

17 to ensure that an eligible foreign purchaser that has 

18 submitted a letter of request for pricing and avail19 ability data receives a response to the letter not later 

20 than 45 days after the date on which the letter is 

21 received by a United States security cooperation or22 ganization, the Defense Security Cooperation Agen23 cy, or other implementing agency. 

24 (2) LETTERS OF REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF

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1 fense shall seek to ensure that an eligible foreign 

2 purchaser that has submitted a letter of request for 

3 a letter of offer and acceptance receives a re4 sponse— 

5 (A) in the case of a letter of request for a 

6 blanket-order letter of offer and acceptance, co7 operative logistics supply support arrangements, 

8 or associated amendments and modifications, 

9 not later than 45 days after the date on which 

10 the letter of request is received by a United 

11 States security cooperation organization, the 

12 Defense Security Cooperation Agency, or other 

13 implementing agency; 

14 (B) in the case of a letter of request for 

15 a defined-order letter of offer and acceptance or 

16 associated amendments and modifications, not 

17 later than 100 days after such date; and 

18 (C) in the case of a letter of request for a 

19 defined-order letter of offer and acceptance or 

20 associated amendments that involve extenuating 

21 factors, as approved by the Director of the De22 fense Security Cooperation Agency, not later 

23 than 150 days after such date. 

24 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may 

25 waive paragraphs (1) and (2) if— 


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1 (A) such a waiver is in the national secu2 rity interests of the United States; and 

3 (B) not later than 5 days after exercising 

4 such waiver authority, the Secretary provides to 

5 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen6 ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

7 the House of Representatives notice of the exer8 cise of such authority, including an explanation 

9 of the one or more reasons for failing to meet 

10 the applicable deadline. 

11 (b) EXPANSION OF COUNTRY PRIORITIZATION.— 

12 With respect to foreign military sales to member countries 

13 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, major non14 NATO allies, major defense partners, and major security 

15 partners, the Secretary of Defense may assign a Defense 

16 Priorities and Allocations System order rating of DX 

17 (within the meaning of section 700.11 of title 15, Code 

18 of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 

19 enactment of this Act)). 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) BLANKET-ORDER LETTER OF OFFER AND

22 ACCEPTANCE.—The term ‘‘blanket-order letter of 

23 offer and acceptance’’ means an agreement between 

24 an eligible foreign purchaser and the United States 


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1 Government for a specific category of items or serv2 ices (including training) that— 

3 (A) does not include a definitive listing of 

4 items or quantities; and 

5 (B) specifies a maximum dollar amount 

6 against which orders for defense articles and 

7 services may be placed. 

8 (2) COOPERATIVE LOGISTICS SUPPLY SUPPORT

9 ARRANGEMENT.—The term ‘‘cooperative logistics 

10 supply support arrangement’’ means a military logis11 tics support arrangement designed to provide re12 sponsive and continuous supply support at the depot 

13 level for United States-made military materiel pos14 sessed by foreign countries or international organiza15 tions. 

16 (3) DEFINED-ORDER LETTER OF OFFER AND

17 ACCEPTANCE.—The term ‘‘defined-order letter of 

18 offer and acceptance’’ means a foreign military sales 

19 case characterized by an order for a specific defense 

20 article or service that is separately identified as a 

21 line item on a letter of offer and acceptance. 

22 (4) IMPLEMENTING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘im23 plementing agency’’ means the military department 

24 or defense agency assigned, by the Director of the 


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1 Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the respon2 sibilities of— 

3 (A) preparing a letter of offer and accept4 ance; 

5 (B) implementing a foreign military sales 

6 case; and 

7 (C) carrying out the overall management 

8 of the activities that— 

9 (i) will result in the delivery of the de10 fense articles or services set forth in the 

11 letter of offer and acceptance; and 

12 (ii) was accepted by an eligible foreign 

13 purchaser. 

14 (5) LETTER OF REQUEST.—The term ‘‘letter of 

15 request’’— 

16 (A) means a written document— 

17 (i) submitted to a United States secu18 rity cooperation organization, the Defense 

19 Security Cooperation Agency, or an imple20 menting agency by an eligible foreign pur21 chaser for the purpose of requesting to 

22 purchase or otherwise obtain a United 

23 States defense article or defense service 

24 through the foreign military sales process; 

25 and 


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1 (ii) that contains all relevant informa2 tion in such form as may be required by 

3 the Secretary of Defense; and 

4 (B) includes— 

5 (i) a formal letter; 

6 (ii) an e-mail; 

7 (iii) signed meeting minutes from a 

8 recognized official of the government of an 

9 eligible foreign purchaser; and 

10 (iv) any other form of written docu11 ment, as determined by the Secretary of 

12 Defense or the Director of the Defense Se13 curity Cooperation Agency. 

14 (6) MAJOR DEFENSE PARTNER.—The term 

15 ‘‘major defense partner’’ means— 

16 (A) India; and 

17 (B) any other country, as designated by 

18 the Secretary of Defense. 

19 (7) MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY.—The term ‘‘major 

20 non-NATO ally’’— 

21 (A) has the meaning given the term in sec22 tion 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

23 (22 U.S.C. 2403)); and 

24 (B) includes Taiwan, as required by sec25 tion 1206 of the Security Assistance Act of 


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1 2002 (Public Law 107–228; 22U.S.C. 2321k 

2 note). 

3 (8) MAJOR SECURITY PARTNER.—The term 

4 ‘‘major security partner’’ means— 

5 (A) the United Arab Emirates; 

6 (B) Bahrain; 

7 (C) Saudi Arabia; and 

8 (D) any other country, as designated by 

9 the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 

10 the Secretary of State and the Director of Na11 tional Intelligence. 

12 TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 

13 THREAT REDUCTION 

14 SEC. 1301. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS. 

15 (a) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—Of the $350,999,000 

16 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of De17 fense for fiscal year 2024 in section 301 and made avail18 able by the funding table in division D for the Department 

19 of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program estab20 lished under section 1321 of the Department of Defense 

21 Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the 

22 following amounts may be obligated for the purposes spec23 ified: 

24 (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 

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1 (2) For chemical weapons destruction, 

2 $16,400,000. 

3 (3) For global nuclear security, $19,406,000. 

4 (4) For cooperative biological engagement, 

5 $228,030,000. 

6 (5) For proliferation prevention, $46,324,000. 

7 (6) For activities designated as Other Assess8 ments/Administrative Costs, $34,024,000. 

9 (b) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE10 DUCTION FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to the 

11 authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 

12 available by the funding table in division D for the Depart13 ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 

14 shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2024, 

15 2025, and 2026. 

16 TITLE XIV—OTHER 

17 AUTHORIZATIONS 

18 Subtitle A—Military Programs 

19 SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

20 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

21 fiscal year 2024 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

22 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

23 providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 

24 as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 


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1 SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC2 TION, DEFENSE. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

4 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart5 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2024 for expenses, not oth6 erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 

7 Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 

8 section 4501. 

9 (b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 

10 under subsection (a) are authorized for— 

11 (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 

12 and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 

13 the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 

14 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 

15 (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 

16 of the United States that is not covered by section 

17 1412 of such Act. 

18 SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC19 TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

20 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

21 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 for ex22 penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 

23 and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 

24 the funding table in section 4501. 


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1 SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

2 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

3 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 for ex4 penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 

5 Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci6 fied in the funding table in section 4501. 

7 SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

8 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

9 fiscal year 2024 for the Defense Health Program for use 

10 of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 

11 the Department of Defense for providing for the health 

12 of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table 

13 in section 4501. 

14 Subtitle B—National Defense 

15 Stockpile 

16 SEC. 1411. RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND 

17 OTHER STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATE18 RIALS THROUGH END-OF-LIFE EQUIPMENT 

19 RECYCLING. 

20 The Secretary of Defense shall establish policies and 

21 procedures— 

22 (1) to identify end-of-life equipment of the De23 partment of Defense that contains rare earth ele24 ments and other materials determined pursuant to 

25 section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials 


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1 Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)) to be strategic 

2 and critical materials; and 

3 (2) to identify, establish, and implement policies 

4 and procedures to recover such materials from such 

5 equipment for the purposes of reuse by the Depart6 ment of Defense. 

7 SEC. 1412. IMPROVEMENTS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL 

8 MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT. 

9 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 2 of the Strategic and Crit10 ical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98a) is amend11 ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(d) To the maximum extent practicable and to re13 duce the reliance of the National Defense Stockpile pro14 gram on appropriated funds, the National Defense Stock15 pile Manager shall seek to achieve positive cash flows from 

16 the recovery of strategic and critical materials pursuant 

17 to section 6(a)(5).’’. 

18 (b) STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT.—Section 6 of such 

19 Act (50 U.S.C. 98e) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘from ex21 cess’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘from other 

22 Federal agencies, either directly as materials or em23 bedded in excess-to-need, end-of-life items, or waste 

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1 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 

2 (a)(5) or (a)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(6) or 

3 (a)(7)’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘subsection 

5 (a)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(6)’’; and 

6 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub7 sections: 

8 ‘‘(g)(1) The National Defense Stockpile Manager 

9 shall establish a pilot program to use, to the maximum 

10 extent practicable, commercial best practices in the acqui11 sition and disposal of strategic and critical materials for 

12 the stockpile. 

13 ‘‘(2)(A) The Stockpile Manager shall brief the con14 gressional defense committees (as defined in section 

15 101(a) of title 10, United States Code)— 

16 ‘‘(i) as soon as practicable after the establish17 ment of the pilot program under paragraph (1); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) annually thereafter until the termination 

19 of the pilot program under paragraph (3). 

20 ‘‘(B) The briefing required by subparagraph (A)(i) 

21 shall address— 

22 ‘‘(i) the commercial best practices selected for 

23 use under the pilot program; 

24 ‘‘(ii) how the Stockpile Manager determined 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the plan of the Stockpile Manager for 

2 using such practices. 

3 ‘‘(C) Each briefing required by subparagraph (A)(ii) 

4 shall provide a summary of— 

5 ‘‘(i) how the Stockpile Manager has used com6 mercial best practices under the pilot program dur7 ing the year preceding the briefing; 

8 ‘‘(ii) how many times the Stockpile Manager 

9 has used such practices; 

10 ‘‘(iii) the outcome of each use of such practices; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(iv) any savings achieved or lessons learned as 

13 a result of the use of such practices. 

14 ‘‘(3) The pilot program established under paragraph 

15 (1) shall terminate effective on the date that is 5 years 

16 after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 

17 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 

18 ‘‘(h) Unless otherwise necessary for national defense, 

19 the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall implement 

20 recovery programs under subsection (a)(5) to be cash flow 

21 positive.’’. 

22 (c) DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF RELI23 ABLE SOURCES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 15 of such Act (50 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 15. DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF RELI2 ABLE SOURCES. 

3 ‘‘(a) DUTIES.—Subject to subsection (c), the Na4 tional Defense Stockpile Manager shall encourage the de5 velopment and appropriate conservation of reliable sources 

6 of strategic and critical materials— 

7 ‘‘(1) by purchasing, or making a commitment to 

8 purchase, strategic and critical materials from reli9 able sources when such materials are needed for the 

10 stockpile; 

11 ‘‘(2) by contracting with facilities located in and 

12 owned and controlled by reliable sources, or making 

13 a commitment to contract with such facilities, for 

14 the processing or refining of strategic and critical 

15 materials in the stockpile when processing or refin16 ing is necessary to convert such materials into a 

17 form more suitable for storage or disposition or 

18 meeting stockpile requirements; 

19 ‘‘(3) by qualifying facilities located in and 

20 owned and controlled by reliable sources, or quali21 fying strategic and critical materials produced by 

22 such facilities, to meet stockpile requirements; 

23 ‘‘(4) by contracting with facilities located in and 

24 owned and controlled by reliable sources to recycle 

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1 Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund under section 

2 9; and 

3 ‘‘(5) by entering into an agreement to co-fund 

4 a bankable feasibility study for a project for the de5 velopment of strategic and critical materials located 

6 in and owned and controlled by a reliable source, if 

7 the agreement— 

8 ‘‘(A) limits the liability of the stockpile to 

9 not more than the total funding provided by the 

10 Federal Government; 

11 ‘‘(B) limits the funding contribution of the 

12 Federal Government to not more than 50 per13 cent of the cost of the bankable feasibility 

14 study; and 

15 ‘‘(C) does not obligate the Federal Govern16 ment to purchase strategic and critical mate17 rials from the reliable source. 

18 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.— 

19 ‘‘(1) EXTENDED CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a con21 tract or commitment made under subsection (a) 

22 may not exceed ten years. 

23 ‘‘(B) PREEXISTING CONTRACTS.—A con24 tract entered into before the date of the enact25 ment of the National Defense Authorization Act 


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1 for Fiscal Year 2024 for a term of more than 

2 ten years may be extended, on or after such 

3 date of enactment, for a total of not more than 

4 an additional ten years pursuant to any option 

5 or options set forth in the contract. 

6 ‘‘(2) MATTERS RELATING TO CO-FUNDING OF

7 BANKABLE FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—To the extent 

8 authorized by Congress pursuant to the Defense 

9 Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) 

10 and determined to be required by the President pur11 suant to that Act, the National Defense Stockpile 

12 Manager may provide for loans or procure debt 

13 issued by other entities to carry out a project for the 

14 development of strategic and critical materials under 

15 subsection (a)(5). 

16 ‘‘(c) PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS INCLUDED IN AN17 NUAL MATERIALS PLAN.—Descriptions of proposed trans18 actions under subsection (a) shall be included in the An19 nual Materials and Operations Plan. Changes to any such 

20 transaction, or the addition of a transaction not included 

21 in such plan, shall be made in accordance with section 5. 

22 ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The authority of the 

23 National Defense Stockpile Manager to enter into obliga24 tions under this section is effective for any fiscal year only 

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1 Transaction Fund under section 9 are adequate to meet 

2 such obligations. 

3 ‘‘(e) BANKABLE FEASIBILITY STUDY DEFINED.—In 

4 this section, the term ‘bankable feasibility study’ means 

5 a comprehensive technical and economic study— 

6 ‘‘(1) of the selected development option for a 

7 strategic and critical materials project that includes 

8 appropriately detailed assessments of realistically as9 sumed extraction, processing, metallurgical, eco10 nomic, marketing, legal, environmental, social, and 

11 governmental considerations and any other relevant 

12 operational factors and detailed financial analysis, 

13 that are necessary to demonstrate at the time of re14 porting that production is reasonably justified; and 

15 ‘‘(2) that may reasonably serve as the basis for 

16 a final decision by a proponent of a project or finan17 cial institution to proceed with, or finance, the devel18 opment of the project.’’. 

19 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (A) MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP21 MENT.—Section 8(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 

22 98g(a)) is amended— 

23 (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 

24 ‘‘or in its territories or possessions,’’ and 


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1 inserting ‘‘its territories or possessions, or 

2 in a reliable source’’; and 

3 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in 

4 order to—’’ and all that follows through 

5 ‘‘mineral products.’’ and inserting the fol6 lowing: ‘‘in order to develop new sources of 

7 strategic and critical materials, develop 

8 substitutes, or conserve domestic sources 

9 and reliable sources of supply for such 

10 strategic and critical materials.’’. 

11 (B) DEFINITIONS.—Section 12 of such Act 

12 (50 U.S.C. 98h–3) is amended by striking para13 graph (3) and inserting the following new para14 graph (3): 

15 ‘‘(i) The term ‘reliable source’ mean a 

16 citizen or business entity of— 

17 ‘‘(I) the United States or any 

18 territory or possession of the United 

19 States; 

20 ‘‘(II) a country of the national 

21 technology and industrial base, as de22 fined in section 4801 of title 10, 

23 United States Code; or 

24 ‘‘(III) a qualifying country, as 

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1 fense Federal Acquisition Regulation 

2 Supplement.’’. 

3 (d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (e) of sec4 tion 10 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–1) is amended to read 

5 as follows: 

6 ‘‘(e) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO

7 FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—Section 1013 of title 

8 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the Board.’’. 

9 SEC. 1413. AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF MATERIALS FROM 

10 THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. 

11 Pursuant to section 5(b) of the Strategic and Critical 

12 Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(b)), the Na13 tional Defense Stockpile Manager may dispose of the fol14 lowing materials contained in the National Defense Stock15 pile in the following quantities: 

16 (1) 8 short tons of beryllium. 

17 (2) 154,043 short dry tons of metallurgical 

18 grade manganese ore. 

19 (3) 5,000 kilograms of germanium. 

20 (4) 91,413 pounds of pan-based carbon fibers. 

21 (5) Not more than 1,000 short tons of mate22 rials transferred from another department or agency 

23 of the United States to the National Defense Stock24 pile under section 4(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 

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1 ager determines is no longer required for the Stock2 pile (in addition to any amount of such materials 

3 previously authorized for disposal). 

4 SEC. 1414. BEGINNING BALANCES OF THE NATIONAL DE5 FENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND FOR 

6 AUDIT PURPOSES. 

7 For purposes of an audit conducted under chapter 

8 9A of title 10, United States Code, of the National De9 fense Stockpile Transaction Fund established by section 

10 9 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 

11 (50 U.S.C. 98h)— 

12 (1) the ending balance of $313,633,491.15 re13 ported in the Central Accounting Reporting System 

14 of the Department of the Treasury for September 

15 30, 2021, is the Fund Balance with Treasury ending 

16 balance on that date; 

17 (2) the Total Actual Resources–Collected open18 ing balance for October 1, 2021, for United States 

19 Standard General Ledger Account 420100 is 

20 $314,548,154.42, as recorded in official accounting 

21 records; and 

22 (3) the Unapportioned–Unexpired Authority 

23 ending balance for September 30, 2021, for United 

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1 $216,976,300.69, as recorded in official accounting 

2 records. 

3 Subtitle C—Other Matters 

4 SEC. 1421. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 

5 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 

6 VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM7 ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 

8 LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 

9 (a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 

10 funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 and 

11 available for the Defense Health Program for operation 

12 and maintenance, $172,000,000 may be transferred by the 

13 Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense– 

14 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem15 onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of sec16 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

17 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 

18 (b) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For 

19 purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any 

20 funds transferred under subsection (a) shall be treated as 

21 amounts authorized and appropriated specifically for the 

22 purpose of such a transfer. 

23 (c) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For purposes of 

24 subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for 

25 which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be used 


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1 are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 

2 Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet3 erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 

4 Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 

5 Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 

6 covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 

7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 

8 Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 

9 SEC. 1422. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

10 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 

11 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis12 cal year 2024 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 

13 Trust Fund the sum of $77,000,000 for the operation of 

14 the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

15 SEC. 1423. MODIFICATION OF LEASING AUTHORITY OF 

16 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 

17 (a) AGREEMENTS; APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION.— 

18 Section 1511(i) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home 

19 Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 411(i)) is amended by adding at 

20 the end the following new paragraphs: 

21 ‘‘(9) Before entering into a lease described in this 

22 subsection, the Chief Operating Officer may enter into an 

23 agreement with a potential lessee providing for a period 

24 of exclusivity, access, study, or for similar purposes. The 

25 agreement shall provide for the payment (in cash or in 


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1 kind) by the potential lessee of consideration for the agree2 ment unless the Chief Operating Officer determines that 

3 payment of consideration will not promote the purpose and 

4 financial stability of the Retirement Home or be in the 

5 public interest. 

6 ‘‘(10) No further approval by the Secretary of De7 fense, nor notification or report to Congress, shall be re8 quired for subordinate leases under this subsection unless 

9 the facts or terms of the original lease have materially 

10 changed.’’. 

11 (b) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Section 

12 1511(i)(7) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 

13 1991 (24 U.S.C. 411(i)) is amended— 

14 (1) by inserting ‘‘an agreement with a potential 

15 lessee or’’ after ‘‘The proceeds from’’; and 

16 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert17 ing ‘‘, to remain available for obligation and expendi18 ture to finance expenses of the Retirement Home re19 lated to the formation and administration of agree20 ments and leases entered into under the provisions 

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1 TITLE XV—SPACE ACTIVITIES, 

2 STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 

3 INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 

4 Subtitle A—Space Activities 

5 SEC. 1501. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR PHASE 3 OF THE 

6 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PRO7 GRAM. 

8 (a) FISCAL YEARS 2025 THROUGH 2029.—With re9 spect to the acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the Na10 tional Security Space Launch program, for fiscal years 

11 2025 through 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall estab12 lish— 

13 (1) a low-risk launch program, to be known as 

14 ‘‘Lane One’’, that consists of an indefinite delivery 

15 indefinite quantity acquisition approach based on 

16 not fewer than 20 launches so as to encourage the 

17 capabilities of new entrants that have conducted not 

18 fewer than one previous launch; and 

19 (2) a launch program, similar to the Phase Two 

20 National Security Assured Access Launch program, 

21 to be known as ‘‘Lane Two’’, that meets all National 

22 Security Space Launch requirements, with full mis23 sion assurance, based on not fewer than 35 

24 launches. 


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1 (b) FISCAL YEARS 2027 THROUGH 2029.—With re2 spect to the acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the Na3 tional Security Space Launch program, for fiscal years 

4 2027 through 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall estab5 lish an accession launch program, to be known as ‘‘Lane 

6 Two A’’, using the requirements of the program estab7 lished under subsection (a)(2) based on five launches of 

8 GPS Block IIIF satellites or satellites the launches of 

9 which are complex, high-energy missions. 

10 SEC. 1502. INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY FOR AD11 VANCED TRACKING AND LAUNCH ANALYSIS 

12 SYSTEM AND SYSTEM-LEVEL REVIEW. 

13 (a) ADVANCED TRACKING AND LAUNCH ANALYSIS

14 SYSTEM.— 

15 (1) DATE FOR INITIAL OPERATING CAPA16 BILITY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

17 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 

18 Force shall— 

19 (A) designate a date for the delivery of the 

20 initial operating capability for the Advanced 

21 Tracking and Launch Analysis System 

22 (ATLAS); and 

23 (B) notify the congressional defense com24 mittees of such date. 


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1 (2) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO TIMELY DE2 LIVER.—If the initial operating capability for 

3 ATLAS is not achieved by the date designated under 

4 paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall— 

5 (A) terminate the ATLAS program; 

6 (B) designate an alternative program op7 tion that provides a comparable capability to 

8 the capability intended to be provided by 

9 ATLAS; and 

10 (C) not later than 30 days after such date, 

11 notify the congressional defense committees 

12 with respect to— 

13 (i) such termination; 

14 (ii) the designated alternative pro15 gram option; 

16 (iii) the justification for selecting such 

17 option; and 

18 (iv) the estimated time and total costs 

19 to completion of such option. 

20 (b) SYSTEM-LEVEL REVIEW.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter 

22 into a contract with a federally funded research and 

23 development center under which the federally funded 

24 research and development center shall, not less fre25 quently than every 2 years through 2032, conduct a 


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1 review of the space command and control software 

2 acquisition program to assess the ability of such pro3 gram to build a software framework that integrates 

4 multiple aspects of space operations to enable the 

5 warfighter to command and control space assets in 

6 a time of conflict. 

7 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each review under paragraph 

8 (1) shall consider the integration into such software 

9 framework of the following: 

10 (A) Sensor data applicable to the command 

11 and control of space assets. 

12 (B) Information contained in the Unified 

13 Data Library relating to the number and loca14 tion of space objects. 

15 (C) The ability to control space assets 

16 based on such data and information. 

17 (D) Any other matter the Secretary con18 siders necessary. 

19 (3) BRIEFING.—The Secretary shall provide the 

20 congressional defense committees with a briefing on 

21 the findings of each review under paragraph (1), in22 cluding— 

23 (A) an assessment of any deficiency identi24 fied in the review; and 


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1 (B) a plan to address such deficiency in a 

2 timely manner. 

3 SEC. 1503. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE RESPONSI4 BILITY FOR SPACE-BASED GROUND AND AIR5 BORNE MOVING TARGET INDICATION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of the Air Force 

7 shall be responsible for— 

8 (1) serving as the final authority for the 

9 tasking of space-based ground and airborne moving 

10 target indication systems that— 

11 (A) are primarily or fully funded by the 

12 Department of Defense; and 

13 (B) provide near real-time, direct support 

14 to satisfy theater operations; and 

15 (2) presenting such capability to the combatant 

16 commands to accomplish the warfighting missions of 

17 the combatant commands under the Unified Com18 mand Plan. 

19 (b) MILESTONE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.—Sub20 ject to section 4204 of title 10, United States Code, the 

21 Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Direc22 tor of National Intelligence, shall be the Milestone A ap23 proval (as defined in section 4211 of such title) decision 

24 authority for space-related acquisition programs for 

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1 assets described in subsection (a) that are primarily or 

2 fully funded within the Military Intelligence Program. 

3 SEC. 1504. PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTY FOR SPACE AC4 QUISITION AND INTEGRATION. 

5 Section 9016(b)(6) of title 10, United States Code, 

6 is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub8 paragraph (C); and 

9 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol10 lowing new subparagraph (B): 

11 ‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 

12 for Space Acquisition and Integration shall have a 

13 Principle Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and 

14 Integration, who shall be an officer of the Space 

15 Force on active duty. The Principal Military Deputy 

16 for Space Acquisition and Integration shall be ap17 pointed from among officers who have significant ex18 perience in the areas of acquisition and program 

19 management. The position of Principal Military 

20 Deputy for Space Acquisition and Integration shall 

21 be designated as a critical acquisition position under 

22 section 1731 of this title. In the event of a vacancy 

23 in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Air 

24 Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, the 

25 Principal Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and 


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1 Integration may serve as Acting Assistant Secretary 

2 for Space Acquisition and Integration for a period of 

3 not more than one year.’’. 

4 SEC. 1505. USE OF MIDDLE TIER ACQUISITION AUTHORITY 

5 FOR SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACQUISI6 TION PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Space Devel8 opment Agency shall use the middle tier of acquisition au9 thority, consistent with section 804 of the National De10 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 

11 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) and Department of 

12 Defense Instruction 5000.80, entitled ‘‘Operation of the 

13 Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA)’’ and issued on Decem14 ber 30, 2019 (or a successor instruction), for the rapid 

15 fielding of satellites and associated systems for Tranche 

16 1, Tranche 2, and Tranche 3 of the proliferated warfighter 

17 space architecture of the Space Development Agency. 

18 (b) RAPID PROTOTYPING AND FIELDING.—Any 

19 tranche of satellites or associated systems developed and 

20 fielded under subsection (a) shall have a level of maturity 

21 that allows such satellites or systems to be rapidly 

22 prototyped within an acquisition program or rapidly field23 ed within five years of the development of an approved 

24 requirement. 


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1 (c) DESIGNATION AS MAJOR CAPABILITY ACQUISI2 TION.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of De4 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment may des5 ignate a tranche described in subsection (a) as a 

6 major capability acquisition program, consistent with 

7 Department of Defense Instruction 5000.80, entitled 

8 ‘‘Operation of the Middle Tier of Acquisition 

9 (MTA)’’ and issued on December 30, 2019 (or a 

10 successor instruction). 

11 (2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

12 days before the date on which a designation under 

13 paragraph (1) is made, the Under Secretary of De14 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall notify 

15 the congressional defense committees of the intent to 

16 so designate and provide a justification for such des17 ignation. 

18 SEC. 1506. SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION OF COM19 MERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH SUPPORT SERV20 ICES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United 

22 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2276 

23 the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 2276a. Special authority for provision of commer2 cial space launch support services 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of a military de4 partment, pursuant to the authority provided by this sec5 tion and any other provision of law, may support Federal 

6 and commercial space launch capacity on any domestic 

7 real property under the control of the Secretary through 

8 the provision of space launch support services. 

9 ‘‘(b) PROVISION OF LAUNCH EQUIPMENT AND SERV10 ICES TO COMMERCIAL ENTITIES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) AGREEMENT AUTHORITY.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary con13 cerned may enter into a contract, or conduct 

14 any other transaction, with a commercial entity 

15 that intends to conduct space launch activities 

16 on a military installation under the jurisdiction 

17 of the Secretary, including a contract or other 

18 transaction for the provision of supplies, serv19 ices, equipment, and construction needed for 

20 commercial space launch. 

21 ‘‘(B) NONDELEGATION.—The Secretary 

22 may not delegate the authority provided in sub23 paragraph (A). 

24 ‘‘(2) AGREEMENT COSTS.— 

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1 graph (1) shall include a provision that requires 

2 the commercial entity entering into the contract 

3 or conducting the transaction to reimburse the 

4 Department of Defense for all direct costs to 

5 the United States that are associated with the 

6 goods, services, and equipment provided to the 

7 commercial entity under the contract or trans8 action. 

9 ‘‘(B) INDIRECT COSTS.—A contract en10 tered into, or a transaction conducted, under 

11 paragraph (1) may— 

12 ‘‘(i) include a provision that requires 

13 the commercial entity to reimburse the De14 partment of Defense for such indirect costs 

15 as the Secretary concerned considers to be 

16 fair and reasonable; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) provide for the recovery of indi18 rect costs through establishment of a rate, 

19 fixed price, or similar mechanism the Sec20 retary concerned considers to be fair and 

21 reasonable. 

22 ‘‘(3) RETENTION OF FUNDS COLLECTED FROM

23 COMMERCIAL USERS.—Amounts collected from a 

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1 costs associated with the contract (direct and indi2 rect) were incurred. 

3 ‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro4 mulgate regulations to carry out this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 ‘‘(1) SPACE LAUNCH.—The term ‘space launch’ 

7 includes all activities, supplies, equipment, facilities, 

8 and services supporting launch preparation, launch, 

9 reentry, recovery, and other launch-related activities 

10 for the payload and the space transportation vehicle. 

11 ‘‘(2) COMMERCIAL ENTITY; COMMERCIAL.—The 

12 terms ‘commercial entity’ and ‘commercial’ means a 

13 non-Federal entity organized under the laws of the 

14 United States or of any jurisdiction within the 

15 United States.’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

17 for chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is amend18 ed by inserting after the item relating to section 2276 the 

19 following: 

‘‘2276a. Special authority for provision of commercial space launch support services.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1507. TREATMENT OF POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND 

2 TIMING RESILIENCY, MODIFICATIONS, AND 

3 IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM AS ACQUISITION 

4 CATEGORY 1D PROGRAM. 

5 The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

6 Sustainment shall treat the Positioning, Navigation, and 

7 Timing Resiliency, Modifications, and Improvements pro8 gram of the Air Force (Program Element 0604201F) as 

9 an acquisition category 1D program, and the authority to 

10 manage such program may not be delegated. 

11 SEC. 1508. BRIEFING ON CLASSIFICATION PRACTICES AND 

12 FOREIGN DISCLOSURE POLICIES REQUIRED 

13 FOR COMBINED SPACE OPERATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

16 and the Director of National Intelligence shall provide a 

17 briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 

18 classification practices and foreign disclosure policies re19 quired to enable the development and conduct of combined 

20 space operations among the following countries: 

21 (1) Australia. 

22 (2) Canada. 

23 (3) France. 

24 (4) Germany. 

25 (5) New Zealand. 

26 (6) The United Kingdom. 


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1 (7) The United States. 

2 (8) Any other ally or partner country, as deter3 mined by the Secretary of Defense or the Director 

4 of National Intelligence. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by subsection 

6 (a) shall include the following: 

7 (1) The military and national intelligence infor8 mation required to be shared with the countries de9 scribed in subsection (a) so as to enable the develop10 ment and conduct combined space operations. 

11 (2) The policy, organizational, or other barriers 

12 that currently prevent such information sharing for 

13 combined space operations. 

14 (3) The actions being taken by the Department 

15 of Defense and the intelligence community (as de16 fined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 

17 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to remove the barriers to 

18 such information sharing, and the timeline for im19 plementation of such actions. 

20 (4) Any statutory changes required to remove 

21 such barriers. 

22 (5) Any other matter, as determined by the 

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1 (c) IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE.—Not later than 270 

2 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence 

4 shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of 

5 Congress on the implementation of the actions described 

6 in subsection (b)(3). 

7 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In 

8 this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con9 gress’’ means— 

10 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

11 (2) the congressional intelligence committees 

12 (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act 

13 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). 

14 SEC. 1509. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN 

15 FUNDS RELATING TO SELECTION OF PERMA16 NENT LOCATION FOR HEADQUARTERS OF 

17 UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND. 

18 (a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

19 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—None of the funds 

20 authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

21 made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may 

22 be obligated or expended for a military construction 

23 project (as described in section 2801(b) of title 10, United 

24 States Code) for the construction or modification of facili25 ties for temporary or permanent use by the United States 


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1 Space Command for headquarters operations until the re2 port required under subsection (c) is submitted. 

3 (b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

4 TRAVEL EXPENDITURES.—Of the funds authorized to be 

5 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

6 fiscal year 2024 to the Office of the Secretary of the Air 

7 Force for travel expenditures, not more than 50 percent 

8 may be obligated or expended until the report required 

9 under subsection (c) is submitted. 

10 (c) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall 

11 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

12 on the justification for the selection of a permanent loca13 tion for headquarters of the United States Space Com14 mand. 

15 Subtitle B—Nuclear Forces 

16 SEC. 1511. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF THE INTER17 CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE 

18 UNITED STATES. 

19 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 

20 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

21 this Act for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of De22 fense may be obligated or expended for the following, and 

23 the Department may not otherwise take any action to do 

24 the following: 


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1 (1) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the respon2 siveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic 

3 missiles of the United States. 

4 (2) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity 

5 of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 

6 United States to a number less than 400. 

7 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

8 shall not apply to any of the following activities: 

9 (1) The maintenance, sustainment, or replace10 ment of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 

11 (2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability 

12 of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 

13 SEC. 1512. SENTINEL INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MIS14 SILE PROGRAM SILO ACTIVITY. 

15 The LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic 

16 missile program shall refurbish and make operable not 

17 fewer than 150 silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles 

18 at each of the following locations: 

19 (1) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Lar20 amie County, Wyoming. 

21 (2) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Cascade Coun22 ty, Montana. 

23 (3) Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, North 

24 Dakota. 


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1 SEC. 1513. MATTERS RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION AND 

2 DEPLOYMENT OF THE SENTINEL INTER3 CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE WEAPON 

4 SYSTEM. 

5 (a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTI-YEAR PROCUREMENT.— 

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

7 the Secretary of the Air Force may enter into one or more 

8 multi-year contracts for the procurement of up to 659 

9 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles and for sub10 systems associated with such missiles. 

11 (b) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 

12 Secretary of the Air Force may enter into one or more 

13 contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance pro14 curement associated with the Sentinel intercontinental 

15 ballistic missiles for which authorization to enter into a 

16 multi-year procurement contract is provided under sub17 section (a), and for subsystems associated with such mis18 siles in economic order quantities when cost savings are 

19 achievable. 

20 (c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY21 MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 

22 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

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

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1 (d) MANDATORY INCLUSION OF PRE-PRICED OPTION

2 IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the total base quantity of 

4 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles to be pro5 cured through all contracts entered into under sub6 section (a) is less than 659, the Secretary of the Air 

7 Force shall ensure that one or more of the contracts 

8 includes a pre-priced option for the procurement of 

9 additional Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles 

10 such that the sum of such base quantity and the 

11 number of such missiles that may be procured 

12 through the exercise of such options is equal to 659 

13 missiles. 

14 (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

15 (A) BASE QUANTITY.—The term ‘‘base 

16 quantity’’ means the quantity of Sentinel inter17 continental ballistic missiles to be procured 

18 under a contract entered into under subsection 

19 (a), excluding any quantity of such missiles that 

20 may be procured through the exercise of an op21 tion that may be part of such contract. 

22 (B) PRE-PRICED OPTION.—The term ‘‘pre23 priced option’’ means a contract option for a 

24 contract entered into under subsection (a) that, 

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1 Air Force to procure a quantity of interconti2 nental ballistic missiles at a predetermined 

3 price specified in such contract. 

4 (e) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

5 may not modify a contract entered into under subsection 

6 (a) if the modification would increase the per unit price 

7 of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles by more 

8 than 10 percent above the target per unit price specified 

9 in the original contract for such missiles under subsection 

10 (a). 

11 (f) MODIFICATIONS TO THE INTERCONTINENTAL

12 BALLISTIC MISSILE SITE ACTIVATION TASK FORCE.— 

13 Section 1638 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

14 for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘, who 

16 shall report directly to the Commander of Air Force 

17 Global Strike Command’’ after ‘‘Modernization’’; 

18 and 

19 (2) by striking subsection (d)(1) and inserting 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) WEAPON SYSTEM.—For purposes of no22 menclature and acquisition life cycle activities rang23 ing from development through sustainment and de24 militarization, each wing level configuration of the 


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1 LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile 

2 shall be a weapon system.’’. 

3 SEC. 1514. PLAN FOR DECREASING THE TIME TO UPLOAD 

4 ADDITIONAL WARHEADS TO THE INTER5 CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FLEET. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force, 

7 in coordination with the Commander of the United States 

8 Strategic Command, shall develop a plan to decrease the 

9 amount of time required to upload additional warheads to 

10 the intercontinental ballistic missile force. 

11 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

12 shall include the following: 

13 (1) An assessment of the storage capacity of 

14 weapons storage areas and any weapons generation 

15 facilities at covered bases, including the capacity of 

16 each covered base to store additional warheads. 

17 (2) An assessment of the current nuclear war18 head transportation capacity of the National Nuclear 

19 Security Administration and associated timelines for 

20 transporting additional nuclear warheads to covered 

21 bases. 

22 (3) An evaluation of the capacity of the mainte23 nance squadrons and security forces at covered 

24 bases and the associated timelines for adding war25 heads to the intercontinental ballistic missile force. 


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1 (4) An identification of actions that would ad2 dress any identified limitations and increase the 

3 readiness of the intercontinental ballistic missile 

4 force to upload additional warheads. 

5 (5) An evaluation of courses of actions to 

6 upload additional warheads to a portion of the inter7 continental ballistic missile force. 

8 (6) An assessment of the feasibility and advis9 ability of initiating immediate deployment of W78 

10 warheads to a single wing of the intercontinental 

11 ballistic missile force as a hedge against delay of the 

12 LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile. 

13 (7) A funding plan for carrying out actions 

14 identified in paragraphs (4) and (5). 

15 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

16 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary of the Air Force and the Commander of the United 

18 States Strategic Command shall submit to the congres19 sional defense committees the plan required by subsection 

20 (a). 

21 (d) FORM.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 

22 be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a clas23 sified annex. 

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1 retary of the Air Force and the Commander of the United 

2 States Strategic Command shall brief the congressional 

3 defense committees on the actions being pursued to imple4 ment the plan. 

5 (f) COVERED BASE DEFINED.—The term ‘‘covered 

6 base’’ means the following: 

7 (1) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Lar8 amie County, Wyoming. 

9 (2) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Cascade Coun10 ty, Montana. 

11 (3) Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, North 

12 Dakota. 

13 SEC. 1515. TASKING AND OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY WITH RE14 SPECT TO INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 

15 MISSILE SITE ACTIVATION TASK FORCE FOR 

16 SENTINEL PROGRAM. 

17 Section 1638 of the National Defense Authorization 

18 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is amend19 ed by— 

20 (1) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

21 (f); and 

22 (2) inserting after subsection (d), the following 

23 new subsection (e): 

24 ‘‘(e) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 

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1 ‘‘(1) not later than 120 days after the date of 

2 the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza3 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024, delegate to the Com4 mander of the Air Force Global Strike Command 

5 such tasking and oversight authorities, as the Sec6 retary considers necessary, with respect to other 

7 components of the Department of Defense partici8 pating in the Task Force; and 

9 ‘‘(2) not later than 30 days after the date of 

10 such delegation of authority, notify the congressional 

11 defense committees of the delegation.’’. 

12 SEC. 1516. LONG-TERM SUSTAINMENT OF SENTINEL ICBM 

13 GUIDANCE SYSTEM. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Prior to issuing a Milestone C de15 cision for the program to develop the LGM–35A Sentinel 

16 intercontinental ballistic missile system (referred to in this 

17 section as the ‘‘Sentinel’’), the Under Secretary of Defense 

18 for Acquisition and Sustainment shall certify to the con19 gressional defense committees that there is a long-term 

20 capability in place to maintain and modernize the guid21 ance system of the Sentinel over the full life cycle of the 

22 Sentinel. 

23 (b) CERTIFICATION ELEMENTS.—The certification 

24 described in subsection (a) shall include a list of capabili25 ties to maintain and advance— 


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1 (1) accelerometers; 

2 (2) gyroscopes; 

3 (3) guidance computers; 

4 (4) specialized mechanical and retaining assem5 blies; 

6 (5) test equipment; and 

7 (6) such other components to ensure the guid8 ance system will be maintained and modernized over 

9 the life of the Sentinel. 

10 SEC. 1517. SENSE OF SENATE ON POLARIS SALES AGREE11 MENT. 

12 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds the following: 

13 (1) On December 21, 1962, President John F. 

14 Kennedy and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 

15 Harold Macmillan met in Nassau, Bahamas, and 

16 issued a joint statement (commonly referred to as 

17 the ‘‘Statement on Nuclear Defense Systems’’), 

18 agreeing that the United States would make Polaris 

19 missiles available on a continuing basis to the 

20 United Kingdom for use in submarines. 

21 (2) On April 6, 1963, Secretary of State Dean 

22 Rusk and Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United 

23 States David Ormsby-Gore signed the Polaris Sales 

24 Agreement, reaffirming the Statement on Nuclear 

25 Defense Systems and agreeing that the United 


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1 States Government shall provide and the Govern2 ment of the United Kingdom shall purchase from 

3 the United States Government Polaris missiles, 

4 equipment, and supporting services. 

5 (3) The HMS Resolution launched the first Po6 laris missile of the United Kingdom on February 15, 

7 1968, and, in 1969, commenced the first strategic 

8 deterrent patrol for the United Kingdom, initiating 

9 a continuous at-sea deterrent posture for the United 

10 Kingdom that remains in effect. 

11 (4) The Polaris Sales Agreement was amended 

12 to include the Trident II (D5) strategic weapon sys13 tem on October 19, 1982, in Washington, D.C., 

14 through an exchange of notes between Secretary of 

15 State Jonathan Howe and Her Majesty’s Ambas16 sador to the United States Oliver Wright. 

17 (5) Through an exchange of letters in 2008 be18 tween the Secretary of Defense the Honorable Rob19 ert Gates and the Secretary of State for Defence of 

20 the United Kingdom the Right Honorable Desmond 

21 Browne and under the auspices of the Polaris Sales 

22 Agreement, the United States Government and the 

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1 partment for the follow-on ballistic missile sub2 marines of each nation. 

3 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the 

4 Senate that the Senate— 

5 (1) recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Pola6 ris Sales Agreement between the United States and 

7 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 

8 Ireland; 

9 (2) congratulates the Royal Navy for stead10 fastly maintaining the Continuous At-Sea Deterrent; 

11 (3) Recognizes the important contribution of 

12 the Continuous At-Sea Deterrent to the North At13 lantic Treaty Organization; 

14 (4) reaffirms that the United Kingdom is a val15 ued and special ally of the United States; and 

16 (5) looks forward to continuing and strength17 ening the shared commitment of the United States 

18 and the United Kingdom to sustain submarine-based 

19 strategic deterrents well into the future. 

20 SEC. 1518. MATTERS RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR-ARMED 

21 SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE. 

22 (a) PROGRAM TREATMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 

24 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 

25 shall— 


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1 (1) establish a program for the development of 

2 a nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile capa3 bility; 

4 (2) designate such program as an acquisition 

5 category 1D program, to be managed consistent with 

6 the provisions of Department of Defense Instruction 

7 5000.85 (relating to major capability acquisition); 

8 (3) initiate a nuclear weapon project for the 

9 W80-4 ALT warhead, at phase 6.2 of the phase 6.X 

10 process (relating to feasibility study and down se11 lect), to align with the program described in para12 graph (1); 

13 (4) submit to the National Nuclear Security 

14 Administration a formal request, through the Nu15 clear Weapons Council, for participation in and sup16 port for the W80-4 ALT warhead project; and 

17 (5) designate the Department of the Navy as 

18 the military department to lead the W80-4 ALT nu19 clear weapon program for the Department of De20 fense. 

21 (b) INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY.—The Sec22 retary of Defense and the Administrator for Nuclear Secu23 rity shall take such actions as necessary to ensure the pro24 gram described in subsection (a) achieves initial oper25 ational capability, as defined jointly by the Secretary of 


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1 the Navy and the Commander of United States Strategic 

2 Command, by not later than fiscal year 2035. 

3 (c) LIMITATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense 

4 for Acquisition and Sustainment may not approve a Full 

5 Rate Production Decision or authorize Full Scale Produc6 tion (as those terms are defined in the memorandum of 

7 the Nuclear Weapons Council entitled ‘‘Procedural Guide8 lines for the Phase 6.X Process’’ and dated April 19, 

9 2000), for the W80-4 ALT program. 

10 (d) BRIEFING.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 

12 November 1, 2023, and on March 1 and September 

13 1 of each year thereafter, the Under Secretary of 

14 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordi15 nation with the Secretary of the Navy, the Adminis16 trator for Nuclear Security, and the Commander of 

17 the United States Strategic Command, shall jointly 

18 brief the congressional defense committees on the 

19 progress of the program described in subsection (a). 

20 (2) CONTENTS.—Each briefing required under 

21 paragraph (1) shall include— 

22 (A) a description of significant achieve23 ments of the program described in subsection 

24 (a) completed during the period specified in 


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1 paragraph (3) and any planned objectives that 

2 were not achieved during such period; 

3 (B) for the 180-day period following the 

4 briefing— 

5 (i) planned objectives for the pro6 grams; and 

7 (ii) anticipated spending plans for the 

8 programs; 

9 (C) a description of any notable technical 

10 hurdles that could impede timely completion of 

11 the programs; and 

12 (D) any other information the Under Sec13 retary of Defense for Acquisition and 

14 Sustainment considers appropriate. 

15 (3) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified 

16 in this paragraph is— 

17 (A) in the case of the first briefing re18 quired by paragraph (1), the 180-day period 

19 preceding the briefing; and 

20 (B) in the case of any subsequent such 

21 briefing, the period since the previous such 

22 briefing. 

23 (4) TERMINATION.—The requirement to pro24 vide briefings under paragraph (1) shall terminate 

25 on the date that the program described in subsection 


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1 (a) achieve initial operational capability, as defined 

2 jointly by the Secretary of the Navy and the Com3 mander of United States Strategic Command. 

4 (e) PHASE 6.X PROCESS DEFINED.—In this section, 

5 the term ‘‘phase 6.X process’’ means the phase 6.X proc6 ess for major stockpile sustainment activities set forth in 

7 the memorandum of the Nuclear Weapons Council entitled 

8 ‘‘Procedural Guidelines for the Phase 6.X Process’’ and 

9 dated April 19, 2000. 

10 SEC. 1519. OPERATIONAL TIMELINE FOR STRATEGIC AUTO11 MATED COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

13 shall develop a replacement of the Strategic Automated 

14 Command and Control System (SACCS) by not later than 

15 the date that the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental bal16 listic missile program reaches initial operational capa17 bility. 

18 (b) REPLACEMENT CAPABILITIES.—The replacement 

19 required by subsection (a) shall— 

20 (1) replace the SACCS base processors; 

21 (2) replace the SACCS processors at launch 

22 control centers; 

23 (3) provide internet protocol connectivity for 

24 wing-wide command centers of the LGM–35A Sen25 tinel intercontinental ballistic missile program; 


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1 (4) include such other capabilities necessary to 

2 address the evolving requirements of the LGM–35A 

3 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program as 

4 the Secretary considers appropriate. 

5 SEC. 1520. AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PLAN 

6 FOR THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE, 

7 NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX, NUCLEAR 

8 WEAPONS DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND NU9 CLEAR WEAPONS COMMAND AND CONTROL 

10 SYSTEMS. 

11 Section 492a of title 10, United States Code, is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 

14 ‘‘(d) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT BY UNITED

15 STATES STRATEGIC COMMAND.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 150 days 

17 after the submission to Congress of the budget of 

18 the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

19 United States Code, the Commander of United 

20 States Strategic Command shall complete an inde21 pendent assessment of the sufficiency of the execu22 tion of acquisition, construction, and recapitalization 

23 programs of the Department of Defense and the Na24 tional Nuclear Security Administration to modernize 


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1 the nuclear forces of the United States and meet 

2 current and future deterrence requirements. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The assessment required 

4 under paragraph (1) shall evaluate the ongoing exe5 cution of modernization programs associated with— 

6 ‘‘(A) the nuclear weapons design, produc7 tion, and sustainment infrastructure; 

8 ‘‘(B) the nuclear weapons stockpile; 

9 ‘‘(C) the delivery systems for nuclear weap10 ons; and 

11 ‘‘(D) the nuclear command, control, and 

12 communications system. 

13 ‘‘(3) ROUTING AND SUBMISSION.— 

14 ‘‘(A) SUBMISSION TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS

15 COUNCIL.—Not later than 15 days after com16 pletion of the assessment required by paragraph 

17 (1), the Commander of United States Strategic 

18 Command shall— 

19 ‘‘(i) submit the assessment to the 

20 Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(ii) notify the congressional defense 

23 committees that the assessment has been 

24 submitted to the Chairman of the Nuclear 

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1 ‘‘(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not 

2 later than 15 days after the Chairman of the 

3 Nuclear Weapons Council receives the assess4 ment required by paragraph (1), the Chairman 

5 shall transmit the assessment, without change, 

6 to the congressional defense committees.’’. 

7 SEC. 1521. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO ADDITIONAL RE8 PORT MATTERS ON STRATEGIC DELIVERY 

9 SYSTEMS. 

10 Section 495(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘before fiscal year 2020’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘prior to the expiration of the Treaty be14 tween the United States of America and the Russian 

15 Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction 

16 and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed 

17 on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on Feb18 ruary 5, 2011 (commonly referred to as the ‘New 

19 START Treaty’)’’; and 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘1043 of the National Defense 

21 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘492(a) of title 10, United States Code,’’. 


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1 SEC. 1522. AMENDMENT TO STUDY OF WEAPONS PRO2 GRAMS THAT ALLOW ARMED FORCES TO AD3 DRESS HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGETS. 

4 Section 1674 of the National Defense Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) in subsection (e)— 

8 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ON USE

9 OF FUNDS’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘none of the funds author11 ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

12 made available for fiscal year 2023 for the De13 partment of Defense or the Department of En14 ergy for the deactivation, dismantlement, or re15 tirement of the B83–1 nuclear gravity bomb 

16 may be obligated or expended’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘neither the Secretary of Defense nor the Sec18 retary of Energy may take any action’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘on the use of 

20 funds under’’ and inserting ‘‘in’’. 

21 SEC. 1523. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL PROVI22 SION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFOR23 MATION TO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 

24 OFFICE. 

25 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

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1 Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Under 

2 Secretary of Defense for Policy, not more than 50 percent 

3 may be obligated or expended until the date on which the 

4 Comptroller General of the United States notifies the con5 gressional defense committees that the Secretary of De6 fense has fully complied with information requests by the 

7 Government Accountability Office with respect to the con8 duct of the study required by section 1652 of the National 

9 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 

10 Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2100). 

11 Subtitle C—Missile Defense 

12 SEC. 1531. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR 

13 MISSILE DEFENSE OF GUAM. 

14 Paragraph (1) of section 1660(b) of the James M. 

15 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

16 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is amended to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Defense 

19 shall designate the Under Secretary of Defense for 

20 Acquisition and Sustainment as the senior official of 

21 the Department of Defense who shall be responsible 

22 for the missile defense of Guam during the period 

23 preceding the date specified in paragraph (5).’’. 


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1 SEC. 1532. SELECTION OF A DIRECTOR OF THE MISSILE DE2 FENSE AGENCY. 

3 Subsection (a) of section 205 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(a) DIRECTOR OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGEN6 CY.—There is a Director of the Missile Defense Agency 

7 who shall be appointed for a period of six years by the 

8 President from among the general officers on active duty 

9 in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force 

10 or from among the flag officers on active duty in the 

11 Navy.’’. 

12 SEC. 1533. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMP13 TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 

14 REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF MISSILE DE15 FENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

16 Section 232(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

17 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

18 1339), as amended by section 1688 of the National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 

20 114–92; 129 Stat. 1144) and section 1644 of the William 

21 M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 

22 for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

23 4062), is further amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘through 

25 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2030’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘through 

2 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2031’’; and 

3 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

5 ‘‘EMERGING’’ and inserting ‘‘OTHER DEPART6 MENT OF DEFENSE MISSILE DEFENSE ACQUISI7 TION EFFORTS AND RELATED’’; 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘emerging issues and’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘emerging issues, any Department of 

10 Defense missile defense acquisition efforts, and 

11 any other related issue and’’; and 

12 (C) by inserting ‘‘on a mutually agreed 

13 upon date’’ before the period at the end. 

14 SEC. 1534. IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE 

15 SYSTEM AND ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE 

16 DEFENSE PROGRAM CO-DEVELOPMENT AND 

17 CO-PRODUCTION. 

18 (a) IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE

19 SYSTEM.— 

20 (1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 

21 authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal 

22 year 2024 for procurement, Defense-wide, and avail23 able for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than 

24 $80,000,000 may be provided to the Government of 

25 Israel to procure components for the Iron Dome 


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1 short-range rocket defense system through co-pro2 duction of such components in the United States by 

3 industry of the United States. 

4 (2) CONDITIONS.— 

5 (A) AGREEMENT.—Funds described in 

6 paragraph (1) for the Iron Dome short-range 

7 rocket defense program shall be available sub8 ject to the terms and conditions in the Agree9 ment Between the Department of Defense of 

10 the United States of America and the Ministry 

11 of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning 

12 Iron Dome Defense System Procurement, 

13 signed on March 5, 2014, as amended to in14 clude co-production for Tamir interceptors. 

15 (B) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 

16 days prior to the initial obligation of funds de17 scribed in paragraph (1), the Under Secretary 

18 of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 

19 shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

20 committees— 

21 (i) a certification that the amended bi22 lateral international agreement specified in 

23 subparagraph (A) is being implemented as 

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1 (ii) an assessment detailing any risks 

2 relating to the implementation of such 

3 agreement; and 

4 (iii) for system improvements result5 ing in modified Iron Dome components 

6 and Tamir interceptor sub-components, a 

7 certification that the Government of Israel 

8 has demonstrated successful completion of 

9 Production Readiness Reviews, including 

10 the validation of production lines, the 

11 verification of component conformance, 

12 and the verification of performance to 

13 specification as defined in the Iron Dome 

14 Defense System Procurement Agreement, 

15 as further amended. 

16 (b) ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PRO17 GRAM, DAVID’S SLING WEAPON SYSTEM CO-PRODUC18 TION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), of 

20 the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

21 year 2024 for procurement, Defense-wide, and avail22 able for the Missile Defense Agency not more than 

23 $40,000,000 may be provided to the Government of 

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1 including for co-production of parts and components 

2 in the United States by United States industry. 

3 (2) AGREEMENT.—Provision of funds specified 

4 in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the terms and 

5 conditions in the bilateral co-production agreement, 

6 including— 

7 (A) a one-for-one cash match is made by 

8 Israel or in another matching amount that oth9 erwise meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to 

10 by the United States and Israel); and 

11 (B) co-production of parts, components, 

12 and all-up rounds (if appropriate) in the United 

13 States by United States industry for the Da14 vid’s Sling Weapon System is not less than 50 

15 percent. 

16 (3) CERTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT.—The 

17 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

18 Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate con19 gressional committees— 

20 (A) a certification that the Government of 

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1 tion agreement for the David’s Sling Weapon 

2 System; and 

3 (B) an assessment detailing any risks re4 lating to the implementation of such agreement. 

5 (c) ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PRO6 GRAM, ARROW 3 UPPER TIER INTERCEPTOR PROGRAM

7 CO-PRODUCTION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), of 

9 the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

10 year 2024 for procurement, Defense-wide, and avail11 able for the Missile Defense Agency not more than 

12 $80,000,000 may be provided to the Government of 

13 Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Pro14 gram, including for co-production of parts and com15 ponents in the United States by United States in16 dustry. 

17 (2) CERTIFICATION.—The Under Secretary of 

18 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall sub19 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

20 certification that— 

21 (A) the Government of Israel has dem22 onstrated the successful completion of the 

23 knowledge points, technical milestones, and 

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1 ment for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor 

2 Program; 

3 (B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will 

4 be provided on the basis of a one-for-one cash 

5 match made by Israel or in another matching 

6 amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as 

7 mutually agreed to by the United States and 

8 Israel); 

9 (C) the United States has entered into a 

10 bilateral international agreement with Israel 

11 that establishes, with respect to the use of such 

12 funds— 

13 (i) in accordance with subparagraph 

14 (D), the terms of co-production of parts 

15 and components on the basis of the great16 est practicable co-production of parts, com17 ponents, and all-up rounds (if appropriate) 

18 by United States industry and minimizes 

19 nonrecurring engineering and facilitization 

20 expenses to the costs needed for co-produc21 tion; 

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1 curement plans, acquisition strategy, and 

2 funding profiles of Israel; 

3 (iii) technical milestones for co-pro4 duction of parts and components and pro5 curement; 

6 (iv) a joint affordability working 

7 group to consider cost reduction initiatives; 

8 and 

9 (v) joint approval processes for third10 party sales; and 

11 (D) the level of co-production described in 

12 subparagraph (C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper 

13 Tier Interceptor Program is not less than 50 

14 percent. 

15 (d) NUMBER.—In carrying out paragraph (2) of sub16 section (b) and paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under 

17 Secretary may submit— 

18 (1) one certification covering both the David’s 

19 Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier 

20 Interceptor Program; or 

21 (2) separate certifications for each respective 

22 system. 

23 (e) TIMING.—The Under Secretary shall submit to 

24 the congressional defense committees the certification and 

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1 under subsection (c)(2) no later than 30 days before the 

2 funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and 

3 (c) for the respective system covered by the certification 

4 are provided to the Government of Israel. 

5 (f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE6 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres7 sional committees’’ means the following: 

8 (1) The congressional defense committees. 

9 (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

10 Senate and the 

11 (3) Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

12 of Representatives. 

13 SEC. 1535. MODIFICATION OF SCOPE OF PROGRAM AC14 COUNTABILITY MATRICES REQUIREMENTS 

15 FOR NEXT GENERATION INTERCEPTORS FOR 

16 MISSILE DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES 

17 HOMELAND. 

18 Section 1668(f) of the National Defense Authoriza19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) by inserting ‘‘and the product development 

22 phase’’ after ‘‘technology development phase’’ each 

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1 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘enter the 

2 product development phase’’ and inserting ‘‘enter 

3 the production phase’’. 

4 SEC. 1536. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

5 OFFICE OF COST ASSESSMENT AND PRO6 GRAM EVALUATION UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 

7 MISSILE DEFENSE ROLES AND RESPONSIBIL8 ITIES REPORT. 

9 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

10 year 2024 by section 301 for operation and maintenance, 

11 Defense-wide, and available for the Office of Cost Assess12 ment and Program Evaluation, not more than 50 percent 

13 may be obligated or expended until the date on which the 

14 Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 

15 committees the report required by section 1675(b) of the 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 

17 (Public Law 117–81). 

18 SEC. 1537. INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ARCHI19 TECTURE FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

20 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Commander of 

21 United States Indo-Pacific Command shall, in coordina22 tion with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 

23 and Sustainment, the Commander of United States 

24 Northern Command, the Director of the Missile Defense 

25 Agency, and the Director of the Joint Integrated Air and 


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1 Missile Defense Organization, develop a comprehensive 

2 strategy for developing, acquiring, and operationally estab3 lishing an integrated air and missile defense architecture 

4 for the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of re5 sponsibility. 

6 (b) STRATEGY COMPONENTS.—At a minimum, the 

7 strategy required by subsection (a) shall address the fol8 lowing: 

9 (1) The sensing, tracking, and intercepting ca10 pabilities required to address the full range of cred11 ible missile threats to— 

12 (A) the Hawaiian Islands; 

13 (B) the island of Guam and other islands 

14 in the greater Marianas region, as determined 

15 necessary by the Commander of United States 

16 Indo-Pacific Command; 

17 (C) other United States territories within 

18 the area of responsibility of United States Indo19 Pacific Command; and 

20 (D) United States forces deployed within 

21 the territories of other nations within such area 

22 of responsibility. 

23 (2) The appropriate balance of missile detec24 tion, tracking, defense, and defeat capabilities within 

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1 (3) A command and control network for inte2 grating missile detection, tracking, defense, and de3 feat capabilities across such area of responsibility. 

4 (4) A time-phased scheduling construct for 

5 fielding the constituent systems that will comprise 

6 the integrated air and missile defense architecture 

7 for such area of responsibility. 

8 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 15, 

10 2024, and not less frequently than once each year 

11 thereafter, the Commander of United States Indo12 Pacific Command shall, in coordination with the 

13 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

14 Sustainment, the Commander of United States 

15 Northern Command, the Director of the Missile De16 fense Agency, and the Director of the Joint Inte17 grated Air and Missile Defense Organization, submit 

18 to the congressional defense committees an annual 

19 report outlining the following with regard to the 

20 strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a): 

21 (A) The activities conducted and progress 

22 made in developing and implementing the strat23 egy over the previous calendar year. 


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1 (B) The planned activities for developing 

2 and implementing the strategy in the upcoming 

3 year. 

4 (C) A description of likely risks and im5 pediments to the successful implementation of 

6 the strategy. 

7 (2) TERMINATION.—The requirements of para8 graph (1) shall terminate on the earlier of the fol9 lowing: 

10 (A) March 15, 2029. 

11 (B) The date on which a comprehensive in12 tegrated air and missile defense architecture for 

13 the area of responsibility of United States Indo14 Pacific Command has achieved initial oper15 ational capability, as determined jointly by the 

16 Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Com17 mand and the Director of the Missile Defense 

18 Agency. 

19 (d) LIMITATIONS.—Of the equipment and compo20 nents previously procured by the Department of Defense 

21 for the purposes of constructing the Homeland Defense 

22 Radar–Hawaii, none of such assets may be repurposed for 

23 other uses until the first annual report required by sub24 section (c)(1) is submitted to the congressional defense 

25 committees pursuant to such subsection. 


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1 SEC. 1538. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE 

2 POLICY. 

3 Section 1681(a) of the of the National Defense Au4 thorization Act for fiscal year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 

5 10 U.S.C. 4205 note) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 

7 to— 

8 ‘‘(1) maintain and improve, with funding sub9 ject to the annual authorization of appropriations 

10 and the annual appropriation of funds for National 

11 Missile Defense— 

12 ‘‘(A) an effective, layered missile defense 

13 system capable of defending the territory of the 

14 United States against the developing and in15 creasingly complex missile threat; and 

16 ‘‘(B) an effective regional missile defense 

17 system capable of defending the allies, partners, 

18 and deployed forces of the United States 

19 against increasingly complex missile threats; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(2) rely on nuclear deterrence to address more 

22 sophisticated and larger quantity near-peer inter23 continental missile threats to the homeland of the 

24 United States.’’. 


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1 Subtitle D—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 1541. ELECTRONIC WARFARE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subtitle A of title 10, 

4 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

5 following new chapter: 

6 ‘‘CHAPTER 25—ELECTRONIC WARFARE 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘500. Electronic Warfare Executive Committee. 

‘‘500a. Guidance on the electronic warfare mission area and joint electromagnetic spectrum operations. 

‘‘500b. Annual report on electronic warfare strategy of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘500c. Annual assessment of budget with respect to electronic warfare capabilities. 

‘‘500d. Electromagnetic spectrum superiority implementation plan. 

‘‘500e. Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations. 

‘‘500f. Evaluations of abilities of armed forces and combatant commands to perform electromagnetic spectrum operations missions. 

7 ‘‘§ 500. Electronic Warfare Executive Committee 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is within the Department 

9 of Defense an Electronic Warfare Executive Committee 

10 (in this section referred to as the ‘Executive Committee’). 

11 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The Executive Committee shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) serve as the principal forum within the De13 partment of Defense to inform, coordinate, and 

14 evaluate matters relating to electronic warfare; 

15 ‘‘(2) provide senior oversight, coordination, and 

16 budget and capability harmonization with respect to 

17 such matters; and 

18 ‘‘(3) act as an advisory body to the Secretary 

19 of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and 


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1 the Management Action Group of the Deputy Sec2 retary with respect to such matters. 

3 ‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Executive Committee 

4 shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) advise key senior level decision-making 

6 bodies of the Department of Defense with respect to 

7 the development and implementation of acquisition 

8 investments relating to electronic warfare and elec9 tromagnetic spectrum operations of the Department, 

10 including relevant acquisition policies, projects, pro11 grams, modeling, and test and evaluation infrastruc12 ture; 

13 ‘‘(2) provide a forum to enable synchronization 

14 and integration support with respect to the develop15 ment and acquisition of electronic warfare capabili16 ties— 

17 ‘‘(A) by aligning the processes of the De18 partment for requirements, research, develop19 ment, acquisition, testing, and sustainment; and 

20 ‘‘(B) carrying out other related duties; and 

21 ‘‘(3) act as the senior level review forum for the 

22 portfolio of capability investments of the Depart23 ment relating to electronic warfare and electro24 magnetic spectrum operations and other related 

25 matters. 


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1 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH INTELLIGENCE COMMU2 NITY.—The Executive Committee, acting through the 

3 Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, 

4 shall coordinate with the intelligence community (as de5 fined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 

6 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to generate requirements, facilitate col7 laboration, establish interfaces, and align efforts of the 

8 Department of Defense with respect to electronic warfare 

9 capability and acquisition with efforts of the intelligence 

10 community relating to electronic warfare capability and 

11 acquisition in areas of dependency or mutual interest be12 tween the Department and the intelligence community. 

13 ‘‘(e) MEETINGS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) FREQUENCY.—The Executive Committee 

15 shall hold meetings not less frequently than quar16 terly and as necessary to address particular issues. 

17 ‘‘(2) FORM.—The Executive Committee may 

18 hold meetings by videoconference. 

19 ‘‘(f) MEMBERSHIP.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Committee 

21 shall be composed of the following principal mem22 bers: 

23 ‘‘(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for 

24 Acquisition and Sustainment. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The Vice Chairman of the Joint 

2 Chiefs of Staff. 

3 ‘‘(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for 

4 Intelligence and Security. 

5 ‘‘(D) The Under Secretary of Defense for 

6 Policy. 

7 ‘‘(E) The Commander of the United States 

8 Strategic Command. 

9 ‘‘(F) The Chief Information Officer of the 

10 Department of Defense. 

11 ‘‘(G) Such other Federal officers or em12 ployees as the Secretary of Defense considers 

13 appropriate, consistent with other authorities of 

14 the Department of Defense and publications of 

15 the Joint Staff, including the Charter for the 

16 Electronic Warfare Executive Committee, dated 

17 March 17, 2015. 

18 ‘‘(g) CO-CHAIRS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of 

20 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the 

21 Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or their 

22 designees, shall serve as co-chairs of the Executive 

23 Committee. 

24 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CO-CHAIRS.—The 

25 co-chairs of the Executive Committee shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) preside at all Executive Committee 

2 meetings or have their designees preside at such 

3 meetings; 

4 ‘‘(B) provide administrative control of the 

5 Executive Committee; 

6 ‘‘(C) jointly guide the activities and actions 

7 of the Executive Committee; 

8 ‘‘(D) approve all agendas for and sum9 maries of meetings of the Executive Committee; 

10 ‘‘(E) charter tailored working groups to 

11 conduct mission area analysis, as required, 

12 under subsection (i); and 

13 ‘‘(F) perform such other duties as may be 

14 necessary to ensure the good order and func15 tioning of the Executive Committee. 

16 ‘‘(h) ELECTRONIC WARFARE CAPABILITY TEAM.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is within the Execu18 tive Committee an electronic warfare capability 

19 team, which shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) serve as a flag officer level focus 

21 group and executive secretariat subordinate to 

22 the Executive Committee; and 

23 ‘‘(B) in that capacity— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) prepare recommended courses of 

2 action to present to the Executive Com3 mittee; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) perform other related duties. 

5 ‘‘(2) CO-CHAIRS.—The electronic warfare capa6 bility team shall be co-chaired by one representative 

7 from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 

8 for Acquisition and Sustainment and one representa9 tive from the Force Structure, Resources, and As10 sessment Directorate of the Joint Staff (J–8). 

11 ‘‘(3) STAFF.—The principal members of the 

12 Executive Committee shall designate representatives 

13 from their respective staffs to the electronic warfare 

14 capability team. 

15 ‘‘(i) MISSION AREA WORKING GROUPS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Committee 

17 shall establish mission area working groups on a 

18 temporary basis— 

19 ‘‘(A) to address specific issues and mission 

20 areas relating to electronic warfare and electro21 magnetic spectrum operations; 

22 ‘‘(B) to involve subject matter experts and 

23 components of the Department of Defense with 

24 expertise in electronic warfare and electro25 magnetic spectrum operations; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) to perform other related duties. 

2 ‘‘(2) DISSOLUTION.—The Executive Committee 

3 shall dissolve a mission area working group estab4 lished under paragraph (1) once the issue the work5 ing group was established to address is satisfactorily 

6 resolved. 

7 ‘‘(j) ADMINISTRATION.—The Under Secretary of De8 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall administra9 tively support the Executive Committee, including by des10 ignating not fewer than two officials of the Department 

11 of Defense to support the day-to-day operations of the Ex12 ecutive Committee. 

13 ‘‘(k) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Feb14 ruary 28, 2024, and annually thereafter through 2030, the 

15 Executive Committee shall submit to the congressional de16 fense committees a summary of activities of the Executive 

17 Committee during the preceding fiscal year. 

18 ‘‘§ 500a. Guidance on the electronic warfare mission 

19 area and joint electromagnetic spectrum 

20 operations 

21 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) establish processes and procedures to de23 velop, integrate, and enhance the electronic warfare 

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1 magnetic spectrum operations in all domains across 

2 the Department of Defense; and 

3 ‘‘(2) ensure that such processes and procedures 

4 provide for integrated defense-wide strategy, plan5 ning, and budgeting with respect to the conduct of 

6 such operations by the Department, including activi7 ties conducted to counter and deter such operations 

8 by malign actors. 

9 ‘‘§ 500b. Annual report on electronic warfare strategy 

10 of the Department of Defense 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the Presi12 dent submits to Congress the budget of the President 

13 under section 1105(a) of title 31 for each of fiscal years 

14 2025 through 2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina15 tion with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 

16 the Secretary of each of the military departments, shall 

17 submit to the congressional defense committees an annual 

18 report on the electronic warfare strategy of the Depart19 ment of Defense. 

20 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report required 

21 under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) A description and overview of— 

23 ‘‘(A) the electronic warfare strategy of the 

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1 ‘‘(B) how such strategy supports the Na2 tional Defense Strategy; and 

3 ‘‘(C) the organizational structure assigned 

4 to oversee the development of the Department’s 

5 electronic warfare strategy, requirements, capa6 bilities, programs, and projects. 

7 ‘‘(2) A list of all the electronic warfare acquisi8 tion programs and research and development 

9 projects of the Department of Defense and a de10 scription of how each program or project supports 

11 the Department’s electronic warfare strategy. 

12 ‘‘(3) For each unclassified program or project 

13 on the list required by paragraph (2)— 

14 ‘‘(A) the senior acquisition executive and 

15 organization responsible for oversight of the 

16 program or project; 

17 ‘‘(B) whether or not validated require18 ments exist for the program or project and, if 

19 such requirements do exist, the date on which 

20 the requirements were validated and the organi21 zational authority that validated such require22 ments; 

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1 gram element or procurement line number from 

2 which the program or project receives funding; 

3 ‘‘(D) the development or procurement 

4 schedule for the program or project; 

5 ‘‘(E) an assessment of the cost, schedule, 

6 and performance of the program or project as 

7 it relates to the program baseline for the pro8 gram or project, as of the date of the submis9 sion of the report, and the original program 

10 baseline for such program or project, if such 

11 baselines are not the same; 

12 ‘‘(F) the technology readiness level of each 

13 critical technology that is part of the program 

14 or project; 

15 ‘‘(G) whether or not the program or 

16 project is redundant or overlaps with the efforts 

17 of another military department; and 

18 ‘‘(H) the capability gap that the program 

19 or project is being developed or procured to ful20 fill. 

21 ‘‘(4) A classified annex that contains the items 

22 described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of 

23 paragraph (3) for each classified program or project 

24 on the list required by paragraph (2). 


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1 ‘‘§ 500c. Annual assessment of budget with respect to 

2 electronic warfare capabilities 

3 ‘‘At the same time as the President submits to Con4 gress the budget of the President under section 1105(a) 

5 of title 31 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, 

6 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

7 defense committees an assessment by the Director of Cost 

8 Assessment and Program Evaluation as to whether suffi9 cient funds are requested in such budget for anticipated 

10 activities in such fiscal year for each of the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) The development of an electromagnetic 

12 battle management capability for joint electro13 magnetic spectrum operations. 

14 ‘‘(2) The establishment and operation of associ15 ated joint electromagnetic spectrum operations cells. 

16 ‘‘§ 500d. Electromagnetic spectrum superiority imple17 mentation plan 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Information Officer of 

19 the Department of Defense shall be responsible for over20 sight of the electromagnetic superiority implementation 

21 plan. 

22 ‘‘(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Concurrent with the sub23 mission of the budget of the President to Congress under 

24 section 1105(a) of title 31 for each of fiscal years 2025 

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1 cludes the following with respect to the electromagnetic 

2 superiority implementation plan: 

3 ‘‘(1) The implementation plan in effect as of 

4 the date of the report, noting any revisions from the 

5 preceding plan. 

6 ‘‘(2) A statement of the elements of the imple7 mentation plan that have been achieved. 

8 ‘‘(3) For each element that has been achieved, 

9 an assessment of whether the element is having its 

10 intended effect. 

11 ‘‘(4) For any element that has not been 

12 achieved, an assessment of progress made in achiev13 ing the element, including a description of any ob14 stacles that may hinder further progress. 

15 ‘‘(5) For any element that has been removed 

16 from the implementation plan, a description of the 

17 reason for the removal of the element and an assess18 ment of the impact of not pursuing achievement of 

19 the element. 

20 ‘‘(6) Such additional matters as the Chief In21 formation Officer considers appropriate. 

22 ‘‘(c) ELECTROMAGNETIC SUPERIORITY IMPLEMEN23 TATION PLAN DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘elec24 tromagnetic superiority implementation plan’ means the 

25 Electromagnetic Superiority Implementation Plan signed 


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1 by the Secretary of Defense on July 15, 2021, and any 

2 successor plan. 

3 ‘‘§ 500e. Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Oper4 ational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic 

5 Spectrum Operations 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza8 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary of Defense 

9 shall establish an Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise 

10 Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Op11 erations (in this section referred to as the ‘operational 

12 lead’) at the United States Strategic Command, which 

13 shall report to the Commander of the United States Stra14 tegic Command. 

15 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The operational lead shall be re16 sponsible for synchronizing, assessing, and making rec17 ommendations to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

18 Staff with respect to the readiness of the combatant com19 mands to conduct joint electromagnetic spectrum oper20 ations. 

21 ‘‘(c) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Concurrent with the 

22 submission of the budget of the President to Congress 

23 under section 1105(a) of title 31 for each of fiscal years 

24 2025 through 2029, the Chairman, acting through the 


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1 operational lead, shall brief to the congressional defense 

2 committees on the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) Progress made in achieving full oper4 ational capability to conduct joint electromagnetic 

5 spectrum operations and any impediments to achiev6 ing such capability. 

7 ‘‘(2) The readiness of the combatant commands 

8 to conduct such operations. 

9 ‘‘(3) Recommendations for overcoming any defi10 ciencies in the readiness of the combatant commands 

11 to conduct such operations and any material gaps 

12 contributing to such deficiencies. 

13 ‘‘(4) Such other matters as the Chairman con14 siders important to ensuring that the combatant 

15 commands are capable of conducting such oper16 ations. 

17 ‘‘§ 500f. Evaluations of abilities of armed forces and 

18 combatant commands to perform electro19 magnetic spectrum operations missions 

20 ‘‘(a) EVALUATIONS OF ARMED FORCES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 

22 2024, and annually thereafter through 2029, the 

23 Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Oper24 ations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Com25 mandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of 


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1 Space Operations shall each carry out an evaluation 

2 of the ability of the armed force concerned to per3 form electromagnetic spectrum operations missions 

4 required by each of the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) The Electromagnetic Spectrum Supe6 riority Strategy. 

7 ‘‘(B) The Joint Staff-developed concept of 

8 operations for electromagnetic spectrum oper9 ations. 

10 ‘‘(C) The operations and contingency plans 

11 of the combatant commands. 

12 ‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later 

13 than December 31 of each year in which evaluations 

14 are required under paragraph (1), each official spec15 ified in that paragraph shall certify to the congres16 sional defense committees that the evaluation re17 quired to be carried out by that official has oc18 curred. 

19 ‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—Each evaluation under para20 graph (1) shall include an assessment of the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(A) Current programs of record, includ23 ing— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the ability of weapon systems to 

2 perform missions in contested electro3 magnetic spectrum environments; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the ability of electronic warfare 

5 capabilities to disrupt adversary oper6 ations. 

7 ‘‘(B) Future programs of record, includ8 ing— 

9 ‘‘(i) the need for distributed or net10 work-centric electronic warfare and signals 

11 intelligence capabilities; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) the need for automated and ma13 chine learning- or artificial intelligence-as14 sisted electronic warfare capabilities. 

15 ‘‘(C) Order of battle. 

16 ‘‘(D) Individual and unit training. 

17 ‘‘(E) Tactics, techniques, and procedures, 

18 including— 

19 ‘‘(i) maneuver, distribution of assets, 

20 and the use of decoys; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) integration of non-kinetic and ki22 netic fires. 

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1 form electromagnetic spectrum operations mis2 sions described in paragraph (1). 

3 ‘‘(b) EVALUATIONS OF COMBATANT COMMANDS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 

5 2024, and annually thereafter through 2029, the 

6 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting 

7 through the Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise 

8 Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spec9 trum Operations established under section 500e (in 

10 this section referred to as the ‘operational lead’), 

11 shall carry out an evaluation of the plans and pos12 ture of the combatant commands to execute the elec13 tromagnetic spectrum operations envisioned in each 

14 of the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) The Electromagnetic Spectrum Supe16 riority Strategy. 

17 ‘‘(B) The Joint Staff-developed concept of 

18 operations for electromagnetic spectrum oper19 ations. 

20 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each evaluation under para21 graph (1) shall include an assessment, as relevant, 

22 of the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) Operation and contingency plans. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The manning, organizational align2 ment, and capability of joint electromagnetic 

3 spectrum operations cells. 

4 ‘‘(C) Mission rehearsal and exercises. 

5 ‘‘(D) Force positioning, posture, and readi6 ness. 

7 ‘‘(3) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than De8 cember 31 of each year in which an evaluation is re9 quired under paragraph (A), the Chairman of the 

10 Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting through the operational 

11 lead, shall brief the congressional defense commit12 tees on the results of the evaluation.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The tables of chapters 

14 at the beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States 

15 Code, and at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, are 

16 each amended by inserting after the item relating to chap17 ter 24 the following new item: 

‘‘25. Electronic Warfare ........................................................................... 500’’. 

18 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1053 of the 

19 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 

20 Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 113 

21 note) is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 1542. STUDY ON THE FUTURE OF THE INTEGRATED 

2 TACTICAL WARNING ATTACK ASSESSMENT 

3 SYSTEM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

5 of Staff shall enter into an agreement with a federally 

6 funded research and development center— 

7 (1) to conduct a study on the future of the In8 tegrated Tactical Warning Attack Assessment Sys9 tem (ITW/AA); and 

10 (2) to submit to the Chairman a report on the 

11 findings of the center with respect to the study con12 ducted under paragraph (1). 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted pursuant to 

14 an agreement under subsection (a) shall cover the fol15 lowing: 

16 (1) Future air and missile threats to the United 

17 States. 

18 (2) The integration of multi-domain sensor data 

19 and their ground systems with the existing architec20 ture of the Integrated Tactical Warning Attack As21 sessment System. 

22 (3) The effect of the integration described in 

23 paragraph (2) on the data reliability standards of 

24 the Integrated Tactical Warning Attack Assessment 

25 System. 


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1 (4) Future data visualization, conferencing, and 

2 decisionmaking capabilities of such system. 

3 (5) Such other matters as the Chairman con4 siders relevant to the study. 

5 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

6 of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman shall submit 

7 to the congressional defense committees— 

8 (1) the report submitted to the Chairman under 

9 subsection (a)(2); and 

10 (2) the assessment of the Chairman with re11 spect to the findings in such report and the rec12 ommendations of the Chairman with respect to mod13 ernizing the Integrated Tactical Warning Attack As14 sessment System. 

15 SEC. 1543. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ELECTRONIC WAR16 FARE TEST RANGES AND FUTURE CAPABILI17 TIES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 

19 for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the 

20 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall conduct a 

21 comprehensive review of any deficiencies in the capacity 

22 of the electronic warfare test ranges and future electronic 

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1 ment efforts, modeling, and electromagnetic and physical 

2 encroachment of the test ranges. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection 

4 (a) shall consider the following: 

5 (1) Each electronic warfare test range, its size, 

6 any distinguishing features, and its electronic war7 fare capabilities. 

8 (2) The electronic warfare capabilities that are 

9 best practiced at which range and any encroachment 

10 issues between ranges. 

11 (3) Future electronic warfare capabilities and 

12 planned acquisitions. 

13 (4) Any modeling the Test Resource Manage14 ment Center has done on incorporating future or 

15 planned electronic warfare capabilities into the cur16 rent test ranges. 

17 (5) Any other matter the Under Secretary con18 siders necessary. 

19 (c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 

20 2024, the Under Secretary shall provide the congressional 

21 defense committees with a briefing on the findings of the 

22 review required by subsection (a) that includes— 

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1 fare capabilities of the Department of Defense iden2 tified in the review; and 

3 (2) a plan to address any such deficiency in a 

4 timely manner. 

5 SEC. 1544. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR PROTEC6 TION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS 

7 FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 

8 Section 130i(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ both places it appears and 

10 inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

11 SEC. 1545. ADDRESSING SERIOUS DEFICIENCIES IN ELEC12 TRONIC PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS THAT OP13 ERATE IN THE RADIO FREQUENCY SPEC14 TRUM. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

16 take such actions as the Secretary considers necessary and 

17 practicable— 

18 (1) to establish requirements for and assign 

19 sufficient priority to ensuring electronic protection of 

20 sensor, navigation, and communications systems and 

21 subsystems against jamming, spoofing, and unin22 tended interference from military systems; and 

23 (2) to provide management oversight and super24 vision of the military departments to ensure elec25 tronic protection of military systems that emit and 


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1 receive in radio frequencies against modern threats 

2 and interference from military systems operating in 

3 the same or adjacent radio frequency of Federal 

4 spectrum. 

5 (b) SPECIFIC REQUIRED ACTIONS.—The Secretary 

6 shall require the military departments and combat support 

7 agencies to— 

8 (1) develop and approve requirements, through 

9 the Joint Requirements Oversight Council as appro10 priate, within 270 days of the date of the enactment 

11 of this Act, for every radar, signals intelligence, 

12 navigation, and communications system and sub13 system subject to the Global Force Management 

14 process to be able to withstand threat-realistic levels 

15 of jamming, spoofing, and unintended interference, 

16 which includes self-generated interference; 

17 (2) test every system and subsystem described 

18 in paragraph (1) at a test range that permits threat19 realistic electronic warfare attacks against the sys20 tem or subsystem by a red team or opposition force 

21 at least once every 4 years, with the first set of 

22 highest priority systems to be initially tested no later 

23 than fiscal year 2025; 

24 (3) retrofit every system and subsystem de25 scribed in paragraph (1) that fails to meet electronic 


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1 protection requirements during testing with elec2 tronic protection measures that can withstand 

3 threat-realistic jamming, spoofing, and unintended 

4 interference within 3 years from the date of the test5 ing, and to retest such systems and subsystems 

6 within 4 years of the initial failed test; 

7 (4) survey, identify, and test available tech8 nology that can be practically and affordably retro9 fitted on the systems described in paragraph (1) and 

10 which provides robust protection against threat-real11 istic jamming, spoofing, and unintended inter12 ference; and 

13 (5) design and build electronic protection into 

14 ongoing and future development programs to with15 stand expected jamming and spoofing threats and 

16 unintended interference. 

17 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may establish a process 

18 for issuing waivers on a case-by-case basis for the testing 

19 requirement established in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) 

20 and for the retrofit requirement established in paragraph 

21 (3) of such subsection. 

22 (d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each fiscal year, coinciding 

23 with the submission of the President’s budget request to 

24 Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

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1 Operational Test and Evaluation shall submit to the Elec2 tronic Warfare Executive Committee, the Committee on 

3 Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on 

4 Armed Services of the House of Representatives a com5 prehensive annual report aggregating reporting from the 

6 military departments and combat support agencies that 

7 describes— 

8 (1) the implementation of the requirements of 

9 this section; 

10 (2) the systems subject to testing in the pre11 vious year and the results of such tests, including a 

12 description of the requirements for electronic protec13 tion established for the tested systems; and 

14 (3) each waiver issued in the previous year with 

15 respect to such requirements, together with a de16 tailed rationale for the waiver and a plan for ad17 dressing the basis for the waiver request. 

18 SEC. 1546. FUNDING LIMITATION ON CERTAIN UNRE19 PORTED PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—None 

21 of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 

22 fiscal year 2024 may be obligated or expended, directly 

23 or indirectly, in part or in whole, for, on, in relation to, 

24 or in support of activities involving unidentified anomalous 

25 phenomena protected under any form of special access or 


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1 restricted access limitations that have not been formally, 

2 officially, explicitly, and specifically described, explained, 

3 and justified to the appropriate committees of Congress, 

4 congressional leadership, and the Director, including for 

5 any activities relating to the following: 

6 (1) Recruiting, employing, training, equipping, 

7 and operations of, and providing security for, Gov8 ernment or contractor personnel with a primary, sec9 ondary, or contingency mission of capturing, recov10 ering, and securing unidentified anomalous phe11 nomena craft or pieces and components of such 

12 craft. 

13 (2) Analyzing such craft or pieces or compo14 nents thereof, including for the purpose of deter15 mining properties, material composition, method of 

16 manufacture, origin, characteristics, usage and ap17 plication, performance, operational modalities, or re18 verse engineering of such craft or component tech19 nology. 

20 (3) Managing and providing security for pro21 tecting activities and information relating to uniden22 tified anomalous phenomena from disclosure or com23 promise. 

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1 nology or performance based on analysis of materials 

2 or sensor and observational information associated 

3 with unidentified anomalous phenomena. 

4 (5) The development of propulsion technology, 

5 or aerospace craft that uses propulsion technology, 

6 systems, or subsystems that is based on or derived 

7 from or inspired by inspection, analysis, or reverse 

8 engineering of recovered unidentified anomalous phe9 nomena craft or materials. 

10 (6) Any aerospace craft that uses propulsion 

11 technology other than chemical propellants, solar 

12 power, and electric ion thrust. 

13 (b) NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any person currently or for15 merly under contract with the Federal Government 

16 that has in their possession material or information 

17 provided by or derived from the Federal Government 

18 relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena that 

19 formerly or currently is protected by any form of 

20 special access or restricted access shall— 

21 (A) not later than 60 days after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, notify the Director 

23 of such possession; and 

24 (B) not later than 180 days after the date 

25 of the enactment of this Act, make available to 


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1 the Director for assessment, analysis, and in2 spection— 

3 (i) all such material and information; 

4 and 

5 (ii) a comprehensive list of all non6 earth origin or exotic unidentified anoma7 lous phenomena materiel. 

8 (2) PROTECTIONS.—The provision of notice and 

9 the making available of material and information 

10 under paragraph (1) shall be treated as an author11 ized disclosure under section 1673(b) of the James 

12 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

13 Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3373b). 

14 (c) LIMITATION REGARDING INDEPENDENT RE15 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Consistent with Depart16 ment of Defense Instruction Number 3204.01 (dated Au17 gust 20, 2014, incorporating change 2, dated July 9, 

18 2020; relating to Department policy for oversight of inde19 pendent research and development), independent research 

20 and development funding relating to material or informa21 tion described in subsection (a) shall not be allowable as 

22 indirect expenses for purposes of contracts covered by 

23 such instruction, unless such material and information is 

24 made available to the Director in accordance with sub25 section (b). 


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1 (d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 

2 after the date on which the Director has received a notifi3 cation under subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) or in4 formation or material under paragraph (B) of such sub5 section, the Director shall provide a written notification 

6 of such receipt to the appropriate committees of Congress 

7 and congressional leadership. 

8 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con10 gress’’ means— 

11 (A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, 

12 the Committee on Armed Services, and the 

13 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

14 and 

15 (B) the Permanent Select Committee on 

16 Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, 

17 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

18 House of Representatives. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘congressional leadership’’ 

20 means— 

21 (A) the majority leader of the Senate; 

22 (B) the minority leader of the Senate; 

23 (C) the Speaker of the House of Rep24 resentatives; and 


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1 (D) the minority leader of the House of 

2 Representatives. 

3 (3) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 

4 the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. 

5 (4) The term ‘‘unidentified anomalous phe6 nomena’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

7 1683(n)of the National Defense Authorization Act 

8 for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(n)), as 

9 amended by section 6802(a) of the Intelligence Au10 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

11 117–263). 

12 SEC. 1547. REVISION OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AUTHOR13 ITY TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES 

14 AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLEC15 TION ACTIVITIES. 

16 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 431(a) of 

17 title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘De18 cember 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

19 (b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND SUPPORT.— 

20 Paragraph (1) of section 431(b) of such title is amended 

21 to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(1) be pre-coordinated with the Director of the 

23 Central Intelligence Agency using procedures mutu24 ally agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense and 


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1 the Director, and, where appropriate, be supported 

2 by the Director; and’’. 

3 TITLE XVI—CYBERSPACE4 RELATED MATTERS 

5 Subtitle A—Matters Relating to 

6 Cyber Operations and Cyber 

7 Forces 

8 SEC. 1601. MEASURES TO ENHANCE THE READINESS AND 

9 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CYBER MISSION 

10 FORCE. 

11 (a) PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS AND TRAINING FOR

12 CRITICAL WORK ROLES.—The Secretary of Defense 

13 shall— 

14 (1) develop a plan to require— 

15 (A) a term of enlistment that is— 

16 (i) common across the military de17 partments for critical work roles of the 

18 Cyber Mission Force; 

19 (ii) appropriate given the value of the 

20 training required for such work roles; and 

21 (iii) sufficient and extensive enough to 

22 meet the readiness requirements estab23 lished by the Commander of United States 

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1 (B) tour lengths for personnel in the Cyber 

2 Mission Force that are— 

3 (i) common across the military de4 partments; and 

5 (ii) sufficient and extensive enough to 

6 meet the readiness requirements estab7 lished by the Commander of United States 

8 Cyber Command; 

9 (C) the military departments to present 

10 Cyber Mission Force personnel to the Com11 mander of United States Cyber Command who 

12 are fully trained to the standards required by 

13 the work roles established by the Commander, 

14 including the critical work roles of the Cyber 

15 Mission Force, prior to their attachment or as16 signment to a unit of United States Cyber 

17 Command; 

18 (D) obligated service for members who re19 ceive the training contemplated in paragraph 

20 (C) which is commensurate with the significant 

21 financial and time investments made by the 

22 military service for the training received; and 

23 (E) facilitation of consecutive assignments 

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1 vancement or promotion potential of any mem2 ber of the Armed Forces. 

3 (2) direct the Secretaries of the military depart4 ments to implement the plan developed under para5 graph (1); and 

6 (3) establish curriculum and capacity within 

7 one or more military departments to train sufficient 

8 numbers of personnel from all of the military depart9 ments who can effectively perform the critical Cyber 

10 Mission Force work roles to achieve the readiness re11 quirements established by the Commander of United 

12 States Cyber Command. 

13 (b) PILOT PROGRAM ON ACQUIRING CONTRACT

14 SERVICES FOR CRITICAL WORK ROLES.— 

15 (1) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later 

16 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

17 this Act, the Commander of United States Cyber 

18 Command shall commence a pilot program to assess 

19 the feasibility and advisability of acquiring the serv20 ices of skilled personnel in the critical work roles of 

21 the Cyber Mission Force by contracting with one or 

22 more persons to enhance the readiness and effective23 ness of the Cyber Mission Force. 

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1 by subsection paragraph (1) during the three-year 

2 period beginning on the date of the commencement 

3 of the pilot program and may, after such period— 

4 (A) continue carrying out such pilot pro5 gram after such period for such duration as the 

6 Commander considers appropriate; or 

7 (B) transition such pilot program to a per8 manent program. 

9 (c) PLAN ON HIRING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING CI10 VILIANS TO SERVE IN CRITICAL WORK ROLES.—Not later 

11 than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

12 the Commander shall— 

13 (1) develop a plan to hire, train, and retain ci14 vilians to serve in the critical work roles of the 

15 Cyber Mission Force and other positions of the 

16 Cyber Mission Force to enhance the readiness and 

17 effectiveness of the Cyber Mission Force; and 

18 (2) provide the congressional defense commit19 tees a briefing on the plan developed under para20 graph (1). 

21 (d) DEFINITION OF CRITICAL WORK ROLES OF THE

22 CYBER MISSION FORCE.—The term ‘‘critical work roles 

23 of the Cyber Mission Force’’ means work roles of the 

24 Cyber Mission Force relating to on-network operations, 

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1 SEC. 1602. CYBER INTELLIGENCE CENTER. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPABILITY REQUIRED.— 

3 The Secretary of Defense shall establish a dedicated cyber 

4 intelligence capability to support the requirements of 

5 United States Cyber Command, the other combatant com6 mands, the military departments, defense agencies, the 

7 Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense 

8 for foundational, scientific and technical, and all-source in9 telligence on cyber technology development, capabilities, 

10 concepts of operation, operations, and plans and inten11 tions of cyber threat actors. 

12 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER AUTHORIZED.— 

13 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to paragraph 

14 (2), the Secretary may establish an all-source anal15 ysis center under the administration of the Defense 

16 Intelligence Agency to provide foundational intel17 ligence for the capability established under sub18 section (a). 

19 (2) LIMITATION.—Information technology serv20 ices for a center established under paragraph (1) 

21 may not be provided by the National Security Agen22 cy. 

23 (c) RESOURCES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall direct 

25 and provide resources to the Commander of United 

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1 ligence Program to fund collection and analysis by 

2 the National Security Agency to meet the specific re3 quirements established by the Commander for sig4 nals intelligence support. 

5 (2) TRANSFER OF ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 

6 may transfer the activities required under paragraph 

7 (1) to the National Intelligence Program if the Di8 rector of National Intelligence concurs and the 

9 transfer is specifically authorized in an intelligence 

10 authorization Act. 

11 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander shall— 

13 (1) develop an estimate of the signals intel14 ligence collection and analysis required of the Na15 tional Security Agency and the cost of such collec16 tion and analysis; and 

17 (2) provide the congressional defense commit18 tees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

19 Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on In20 telligence of the House of Representatives a briefing 

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1 SEC. 1603. PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR PILOT PROGRAM 

2 FOR SHARING CYBER CAPABILITIES AND RE3 LATED INFORMATION WITH FOREIGN OPER4 ATIONAL PARTNERS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The section 398 of title 10, 

6 United States Code (relating to pilot program for sharing 

7 cyber capabilities and related information with foreign 

8 operational partners), as added by section 1551(a) of the 

9 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

10 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 

12 subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 

13 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol14 lowing new subsection (f): 

15 ‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—(1) The Secretary of 

16 Defense shall maintain performance metrics to track the 

17 results of sharing cyber capabilities and related informa18 tion with foreign operational partners under a pilot pro19 gram authorized by subsection (a). 

20 ‘‘(2) The performance metrics under paragraph (1) 

21 shall include the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) Who the cyber capability was used 

23 against. 

24 ‘‘(B) The effect of the cyber capability, includ25 ing whether and how the transfer of the cyber capa26 bility improved the operational cyber posture of the 


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1 United States and achieved operational objectives of 

2 the United States, or had no effect. 

3 ‘‘(C) Such other outcome-based or appropriate 

4 performance metrics as the Secretary considers ap5 propriate for evaluating the effectiveness of a pilot 

6 program carried out under subsection (a).’’. 

7 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Chapter 19 of such 

8 title is amended— 

9 (1) in the table of sections for such chapter by 

10 striking the item relating to such section 398 and 

11 inserting the following: 

‘‘398a. Pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with 

foreign operational partners.’’; and 

12 (2) by redesignating such section 398 as section 

13 398a. 

14 SEC. 1604. NEXT GENERATION CYBER RED TEAMS. 

15 (a) DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF PLANS.— 

16 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

17 of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy 

18 shall direct the appropriate Assistant Secretary of Defense 

19 in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 

20 in consultation with the Principal Cyber Advisors of the 

21 military departments, to oversee the development and sub22 mission of a plan described in subsection (b) to the Direc23 tor of Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) and the 


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1 Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) for as2 sessment under subsection (c). 

3 (b) PLANS DESCRIBED.—The plan described in this 

4 subsection is a plan— 

5 (1) to modernize cyber red teams (‘‘CRTs’’) 

6 with a focus on utilizing cyber threat intelligence 

7 and threat modeling to ensure the ability to emulate 

8 advanced nation-state threats, automation, artificial 

9 intelligence or machine learning capabilities, and 

10 data collection and correlation; 

11 (2) to establish joint service standards and 

12 metrics to ensure cyber red teams are adequately 

13 trained, staffed, and equipped to emulate advanced 

14 nation-state threats; and 

15 (3) to expand partnerships between the Depart16 ment of Defense, particularly existing cyber red 

17 teams, and academia to expand the cyber talent 

18 workforce. 

19 (c) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of Operational Test 

20 and Evaluation shall, in coordination with the Director of 

21 the National Security Agency, review the plan submitted 

22 pursuant to subsection (a) and in doing so shall conduct 

23 an assessment of the plan with consideration of the fol24 lowing: 


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1 (1) Opportunities for cyber red team operations 

2 to expand across the competition continuum, includ3 ing during the cooperation and competition phases, 

4 strongly emphasizing pre-conflict preparation of the 

5 battlespace to better match adversary positioning 

6 and cyber activities, including operational security 

7 assessments to strengthen the ability of the Depart8 ment to gain and maintain a tactical advantage. 

9 (2) The extent to which critical and emerging 

10 technologies and concepts such as artificial intel11 ligence and machine learning enabled analysis and 

12 process automation can reduce the amount of person 

13 hours operators spend on maintenance and reporting 

14 to maximize research and training time. 

15 (3) Identification of training requirements, and 

16 changes to training, sustainment practices, or con17 cepts of operation or employment that may be need18 ed to ensure the effectiveness, suitability, and sus19 tainability of the next generation of cyber red teams. 

20 (4) The extent to which additional resources or 

21 partnerships may be needed to remediate personnel 

22 shortfalls in cyber red teams, including funding for 

23 internship programs, hiring, and contracting. 

24 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year 

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1 Defense shall issue such policies and guidance and pre2 scribe such regulations as the Secretary determines nec3 essary to carry out the plan required by subsection (a). 

4 (e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than January 31, 

5 2025, and not less frequently than annually thereafter 

6 until January 31, 2031, the Director of Operational Test 

7 and Evaluation shall include in the annual report required 

8 by section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, the fol9 lowing: 

10 (1) The findings of the Director with respect to 

11 the assessment carried out pursuant to subsection 

12 (c). 

13 (2) The results of test and evaluation events, 

14 including any resource and capability shortfalls lim15 iting the ability of cyber red teams to meet oper16 ational requirements. 

17 (3) The extent to which operations of cyber red 

18 teams have expanded across the competition con19 tinuum, including during cooperation and competi20 tion phases, to match adversary positioning and 

21 cyber activities. 

22 (4) A summary of identified categories of com23 mon gaps and shortfalls across military department 

24 and Defense Agency cyber red teams. 


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1 (5) Any identified lessons learned that would 

2 affect training or operational employment decisions 

3 relating to cyber red teams. 

4 SEC. 1605. MANAGEMENT OF DATA ASSETS BY CHIEF DIG5 ITAL OFFICER. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, 

7 acting through the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence 

8 Officer of the Department of Defense (CDAO), provide 

9 data assets and data analytics capabilities necessary for 

10 understanding the global cyber-social terrain to support 

11 the planning and execution of defensive and offensive in12 formation operations, defensive and offensive cyber oper13 ations, indications and warning of adversary military ac14 tivities and operations, and calibration of actions and reac15 tions in great power competition. 

16 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEF DATA AND ARTIFI17 CIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER.—The Chief Data and Arti18 ficial Intelligence Officer shall— 

19 (1) develop a baseline of data assets maintained 

20 by all defense intelligence agencies, military depart21 ments, combatant commands, and any other compo22 nents of the Department; and 

23 (2) develop and oversee the implementation of 

24 plans to enhance data assets that are essential to 

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1 (c) OTHER MATTERS.—The Chief Data and Artificial 

2 Intelligence Officer shall— 

3 (1) designate or establish one or more executive 

4 agents for enhancing data assets and the acquisition 

5 of data analytic tools for users; 

6 (2) ensure that data assets in the possession of 

7 a component of the Department are accessible for 

8 the purposes described in subsection (a); and 

9 (3) ensure that advanced analytics, including 

10 artificial intelligence technology, are developed and 

11 applied to the analysis of data assets in support of 

12 the purposes described in subsection (a). 

13 (d) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 120 

14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not 

15 less frequently semiannually thereafter, the Chief Data 

16 and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall provide the con17 gressional defense committees, the Select Committee on 

18 Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Com19 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a 

20 briefing on the implementation of this section. 

21 (e) PRIOR APPROVAL REPROGRAMMING.—After the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may 

23 transfer funds to begin implementation of this section, 

24 subject to established limitations and approval procedures. 


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1 SEC. 1606. AUTHORITY FOR COUNTERING ILLEGAL TRAF2 FICKING BY MEXICAN TRANSNATIONAL 

3 CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CYBERSPACE. 

4 (a) AUTHORITY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with sections 

6 124 and 394 of title 10, United States Code, the 

7 Secretary of Defense may, in coordination with other 

8 relevant Federal departments and agencies and in 

9 consultation with the Government of Mexico as ap10 propriate, conduct detection, monitoring, and other 

11 operations in cyberspace to counter Mexican 

12 transnational criminal organizations that are en13 gaged in any of the following activities that cross the 

14 southern border of the United States: 

15 (A) Smuggling of illegal drugs, controlled 

16 substances, or precursors thereof. 

17 (B) Human trafficking. 

18 (C) Weapons trafficking. 

19 (D) Other illegal activities. 

20 (2) CERTAIN ENTITIES.—The authority pro21 vided by paragraph (1) may be used to counter 

22 Mexican transnational criminal organizations, in23 cluding entities cited in the most recent National 

24 Drug Threat Assessment published by the United 

25 States Drug Enforcement Administration, that are 

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1 (b) CYBER STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING ILLEGAL

2 TRAFFICKING BY TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZA3 TIONS AFFECTING THE SECURITY OF UNITED STATES

4 SOUTHERN BORDER.— 

5 (1) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 

6 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

7 Secretary shall, in consultation with the National 

8 Cyber Director and the heads of such other Federal 

9 departments and agencies as the Secretary considers 

10 appropriate, submit to the appropriate congressional 

11 committees a strategy for conducting operations in 

12 cyberspace under subsection (a). 

13 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy submitted pur14 suant to paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

15 (A) A description of the cyberspace pres16 ence and activities, including any information 

17 operations, of the entities described under sub18 section (a)(2) pose to the national security of 

19 the United States. 

20 (B) A description of any previous actions 

21 taken by the Department of Defense to conduct 

22 operations in cyberspace to counter illegal ac23 tivities by transnational criminal organizations, 

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1 (C) An assessment of the financial, techno2 logical, and personnel resources that the Sec3 retary can deploy to exercise the authority pro4 vided in subsection (a) to counter illegal traf5 ficking by transnational criminal organizations. 

6 (D) Recommendations, if any, for addi7 tional authorities as may be required to en8 hance the exercise of the authority provided in 

9 subsection (a). 

10 (E) A description of the extent to which 

11 the Secretary has worked, or intends to work, 

12 with the Government of Mexico, interagency 

13 partners, and the private sector to enable oper14 ations in cyberspace against illegal trafficking 

15 by transnational criminal organizations. 

16 (F) A description of the security coopera17 tion programs in effect on the day before the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act that would 

19 enable the Secretary to cooperate with Mexican 

20 defense partners against illegal trafficking by 

21 transnational criminal organizations in cyber22 space. 

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1 zations in cyberspace and ways that those risks 

2 can be mitigated, including in cooperation with 

3 Mexican partners. 

4 (H) A description of any cooperation 

5 agreements or initiatives in effect on the day 

6 before the date of the enactment of this Act 

7 with interagency partners and the government 

8 of Mexico to counter transnational criminal or9 ganizations in cyberspace. 

10 (c) QUARTERLY MONITORING BRIEFING.—The Sec11 retary shall, on a quarterly basis in conjunction with the 

12 briefings required by section 484 of title 10, United States 

13 Code, provide to the appropriate congressional committees 

14 a briefing setting forth, for the preceding calendar quar15 ter, the following: 

16 (1) Each country in which an operation was 

17 conducted under subsection (a). 

18 (2) The purpose and nature of each operation 

19 set forth pursuant to paragraph (1). 

20 (3) The start date and end date or expected du21 ration of each operation set forth pursuant to para22 graph (1). 

23 (4) The elements of the Department of Defense 

24 down to O–6 command level who conducted or are 


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1 conducting the operations set forth pursuant to 

2 paragraph (1). 

3 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec4 tion shall be construed to supersede any standing prohibi5 tions on collection of information on United States per6 sons. 

7 SEC. 1607. PILOT PROGRAM FOR CYBERSECURITY COL8 LABORATION CENTER INCLUSION OF SEMI9 CONDUCTOR MANUFACTURERS. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Sec11 retary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Director 

12 of the National Security Agency, establish a pilot program 

13 to assess the feasibility and advisability of improving the 

14 semiconductor manufacturing supply chain by enabling 

15 the National Security Agency Cybersecurity Collaboration 

16 Center to collaborate with semiconductor manufacturers 

17 in the United States. 

18 (b) PROGRAM SCOPE.—The pilot program established 

19 pursuant to subsection (a) shall focus on improving the 

20 cybersecurity of the supply chain for semiconductor design 

21 and manufacturing, including the following: 

22 (1) The cybersecurity of design and manufac23 turing processes, as well as assembly, packaging, 

24 and testing. 


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1 (2) Protecting against cyber-driven intellectual 

2 property theft. 

3 (3) Reducing the risk of supply chain disrup4 tions caused by cyberattacks. 

5 (c) ELIGIBILITY.—Persons who directly support the 

6 manufacture, packaging, and assembly of semiconductors 

7 within the United States and who provide semiconductor 

8 components for the Department of Defense, national secu9 rity systems (as defined in section 3552(b) of title 44, 

10 United States Code), or the defense industrial base are 

11 eligible to participate in the pilot program. 

12 (d) BRIEFINGS.— 

13 (1) INITIAL.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

16 Secretary shall provide the appropriate commit17 tees of Congress a briefing on the pilot program 

18 required under subsection (a). 

19 (B) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required 

20 under subparagraph (A) shall include the fol21 lowing: 

22 (i) The plans of the Secretary for the 

23 implementation of the pilot program. 

24 (ii) Identification of key priorities for 

25 the pilot program. 


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1 (iii) Identification of any potential 

2 challenges in standing up the pilot pro3 gram or impediments to semiconductor 

4 manufacturer or semiconductor component 

5 supplier participation in the pilot program. 

6 (2) ANNUAL.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act and 

9 annually thereafter for the duration of the pilot 

10 program required by subsection (a), the Sec11 retary shall provide the appropriate committees 

12 of Congress a briefing on the progress of the 

13 pilot program. 

14 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required 

15 under subparagraph (A) shall include the fol16 lowing: 

17 (i) Recommendations for addressing 

18 relevant policy, budgetary, security, and 

19 legislative gaps to increase the effective20 ness of the pilot program. For the first an21 nual briefing, this shall include an assess22 ment of the resources necessary for the 

23 pilot to be successful. 

24 (ii) Recommendations for increasing 

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1 ductor component supplier participation in 

2 the pilot program. 

3 (iii) A description of the challenges 

4 encountered in carrying out the pilot pro5 gram, including any concerns expressed by 

6 semiconductor manufacturers or semicon7 ductor component supplier. 

8 (iv) The findings of the Secretary with 

9 respect to the feasibility and advisability of 

10 extending or expanding the pilot program. 

11 (v) Such other matters as the Sec12 retary considers appropriate. 

13 (e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program required by 

14 subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is four 

15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 (f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE17 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres18 sional committees’’ means— 

19 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

20 Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

21 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

22 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

23 House of Representatives. 


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1 SEC. 1608. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION REGARDING PO2 TENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED 

3 STATES CYBER FORCE AND FURTHER EVO4 LUTION OF CURRENT MODEL FOR MANAGE5 MENT AND EXECUTION OF CYBER MISSION. 

6 (a) AGREEMENT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

8 shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Na9 tional Academy of Public Administration (in this 

10 section referred to as the ‘‘National Academy’’) for 

11 the National Academy to conduct the evaluation 

12 under subsection (b) and submit the report under 

13 subsection (e). 

14 (2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 

15 into the agreement described in paragraph (1) by 

16 not later than 60 days after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act. 

18 (b) EVALUATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under an agreement be20 tween the Secretary and the National Academy en21 tered into pursuant to subsection (a), the National 

22 Academy shall conduct an evaluation regarding the 

23 advisability of— 

24 (A) establishing a separate Armed Force 

25 dedicated to operations in the cyber domain (in 


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1 this section referred to as the ‘‘United States 

2 Cyber Force’’); or 

3 (B) refining and further evolving the cur4 rent organization approach, which is based on 

5 the Special Operations Command model for 

6 United States Cyber Command. 

7 (2) SCOPE.—The evaluation conducted pursu8 ant to paragraph (1) shall include consideration of— 

9 (A) the potential establishment of a United 

10 States Cyber Force as a separate Armed Force 

11 commensurate with the Army, Navy, Marine 

12 Corps, Air Force, and Space Force, for the pur13 pose of organizing, training, and equipping the 

14 personnel required to enable and conduct oper15 ations in the cyber domain through positions 

16 aligned to the United States Cyber Command 

17 and the other unified combatant commands; 

18 (B) a United States Cyber Force able to 

19 devise and implement recruiting and retention 

20 policies and standards specific to the range of 

21 skills and career fields required to enable and 

22 conduct cyberspace operations, as determined 

23 by the United States Cyber Command and the 

24 other unified combatant commands; 


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1 (C) the performance and efficacy of the 

2 Armed Forces to date, and potential improve3 ments thereto from extending the model de4 scribed in paragraph (1)(B), in satisfying the 

5 requirements of the combatant commands to 

6 enable and conduct operations in the cyber do7 main through positions aligned to the United 

8 States Cyber Command and other unified com9 batant commands, and any expected differences 

10 in that performance based on the creation of a 

11 United States Cyber Force as compared to evo12 lutionary modifications to the current model; 

13 (D) the performance and efficacy of the 

14 Armed Forces to date, and potential improve15 ments thereto from extending the model de16 scribed in paragraph (1)(B), in devising and 

17 implementing recruitment and retention policies 

18 specific to the range of skills and career fields 

19 required to enable and conduct cyberspace oper20 ations, as determined by the United States 

21 Cyber Command and the other unified combat22 ant commands, and any expected differences in 

23 that performance based on the creation of a 

24 United States Cyber Force as compared to evo25 lutionary modifications to the current model; 


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1 (E) potential and recommended delinea2 tions of responsibility between the other Armed 

3 Forces and a United States Cyber Force and 

4 an enhanced model described in paragraph 

5 (1)(B) with respect to network management, 

6 resourcing, and operations; 

7 (F) potential and recommended delinea8 tions of responsibility between the other Armed 

9 Forces and a United States Cyber Force and 

10 an enhancement of the model described in para11 graph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Com12 mand with respect to organizing, training, and 

13 equipping members of the Cyberspace Oper14 ations Forces, not serving in positions aligned 

15 under the Cyber Mission Force, to the extent 

16 necessary to support network management and 

17 operations; 

18 (G) views and perspectives of members of 

19 the Armed Forces, in each grade, serving in the 

20 Cyber Mission Force with experience in oper21 ational work roles (as defined by the Com22 mander of the United States Cyber Command), 

23 and military and civilian leaders across the De24 partment regarding the establishment of a 

25 Cyber Force and a further evolution of the 


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1 model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United 

2 States Cyber Command; 

3 (H) the extent to which each of the other 

4 Armed Forces is formed towards, and organized 

5 around, operations within a given warfighting 

6 domain, and the potential applicability of such 

7 formation and organizing constructs to a 

8 United States Cyber Force with respect to the 

9 cyber domain; 

10 (I) findings from previous relevant assess11 ments, analyses, and studies conducted by the 

12 Secretary, the Comptroller General of the 

13 United States, or other entities determined rel14 evant by the National Academy on the estab15 lishment of a United States Cyber Force and a 

16 further evolution of the model described in 

17 paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Com18 mand; 

19 (J) the organizing constructs for effective 

20 and operationally mature cyber forces of foreign 

21 countries and the relevance of such constructs 

22 to the potential creation of a United States 

23 Cyber Force and a further evolution of the 

24 model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United 

25 States Cyber Command; 


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1 (K) lessons learned from the creation of 

2 the United States Space Force that should be 

3 applied to the creation of a United States Cyber 

4 Force; 

5 (L) recommendations for approaches to the 

6 creation of a United States Cyber Force and 

7 the further evolution of the model described in 

8 paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Com9 mand that would minimize disruptions to De10 partment of Defense cyber operations; 

11 (M) the histories of the Armed Forces, in12 cluding an analysis of the conditions that pre13 ceded the establishment of each new Armed 

14 Force established since 1900; and 

15 (N) a comparison between the potential 

16 service secretariat leadership structures for a 

17 United States Cyber Force and the further evo18 lution of the model described in paragraph (1) 

19 for United States Cyber Command, including 

20 establishing the United States Cyber Force 

21 within an existing military department, stand22 ing up a new military department, and evolving 

23 the service secretary-like function of the Prin24 cipal Cyber Advisor in the Office of the Under 

25 Secretary of Defense for Policy. 


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1 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—The evaluation con2 ducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include an 

3 evaluation of how a potential United States Cyber 

4 Force dedicated to the cyber domain would compare 

5 in performance and efficacy to the current model 

6 and a further evolution of the model described in 

7 paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Com8 mand, with respect to the following functions and 

9 potential objective end states, as well as an evalua10 tion of the importance of the functions and potential 

11 end states: 

12 (A) Organizing, training, and equipping 

13 the size of a force necessary to satisfy existing 

14 and projected requirements of the Department 

15 of Defense. 

16 (B) Harmonizing training requirements 

17 and programs in support of cyberspace oper18 ations. 

19 (C) Recruiting and retaining qualified offi20 cers and enlisted members of the Armed Forces 

21 at the levels necessary to execute cyberspace op22 erations. 

23 (D) Using reserve component forces in 

24 support of cyberspace operations. 

25 (E) Sustaining persistent force readiness. 


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1 (F) Generating foundational intelligence in 

2 support of cyberspace operations. 

3 (G) Acquiring and providing cyber capa4 bilities in support of cyberspace operations. 

5 (H) Establishing pay parity among mem6 bers of the Armed Forces serving in and quali7 fied for work roles in support of cyberspace op8 erations. 

9 (I) Establishing pay parity among civilians 

10 serving in and qualified for work roles in sup11 port of cyberspace operations. 

12 (J) Establishing advancement parity for 

13 members of the Armed Forces serving in and 

14 qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace 

15 operations. 

16 (K) Establishing advancement parity for 

17 civilians serving in and qualified for work roles 

18 in support of cyberspace operations. 

19 (L) Developing professional military edu20 cation content and curricula focused on the 

21 cyber domain. 

22 (c) SUPPORT FROM FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH

23 AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon a request from the 

25 National Academy, the Secretary shall seek to enter 


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1 into an agreement with a federally funded research 

2 and development center described in paragraph (2) 

3 under which such federally funded research and de4 velopment center shall support the National Acad5 emy in conducting the evaluation under subsection 

6 (b). 

7 (2) FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DE8 VELOPMENT CENTER DESCRIBED.—A federally fund9 ed research and development center described in this 

10 paragraph is a federally funded research and devel11 opment center the staff of which includes subject 

12 matter experts with appropriate security clearances 

13 and expertise in— 

14 (A) cyber warfare; 

15 (B) personnel management; 

16 (C) military training processes; and 

17 (D) acquisition management. 

18 (d) ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PER19 SONNEL, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES.—Under an 

20 agreement entered into between the Secretary and the Na21 tional Academies under subsection (a)— 

22 (1) the Secretary shall agree to provide to the 

23 National Academy access to such personnel, infor24 mation, and resources of the Department of Defense 

25 as may be determined necessary by the National 


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1 Academy in furtherance of the conduct of the eval2 uation under subsection (b); and 

3 (2) if the Secretary does not provide such ac4 cess, or any other major obstacle to such access oc5 curs, the National Academy shall agree to notify the 

6 congressional defense committees not later than 

7 seven days after the date of such refusal or other oc8 currence. 

9 (e) REPORT.— 

10 (1) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Under an 

11 agreement entered into between the Secretary and 

12 the National Academy under subsection (a), the Na13 tional Academy shall submit to the congressional de14 fense committees a report containing the findings of 

15 the National Academy with respect to the evaluation 

16 under subsection (b) not later than 210 days after 

17 the date of the execution of the agreement. 

18 (2) PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE.— 

19 No personnel of the Department of Defense, nor any 

20 other officer or employee of the United States Gov21 ernment, may interfere, exert undue influence, or in 

22 any way seek to alter the findings of the National 

23 Academy specified in paragraph (1) prior to the sub24 mission thereof under such paragraph. 


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1 (3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 

2 shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may 

3 include a classified annex. 

4 Subtitle B—Matters Relating to De5 partment of Defense Cybersecu6 rity and Information Tech7 nology 

8 SEC. 1611. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF FIFTH 

9 GENERATION INFORMATION AND COMMU10 NICATIONS CAPABILITIES TO DEPARTMENT 

11 OF DEFENSE BASES AND FACILITIES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 

13 (1) develop and implement a strategy for de14 ploying private networks, based on fifth generation 

15 information and communications capabilities (5G) 

16 and Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) architec17 ture, to military bases and facilities that are tailored 

18 to the specific mission, security, and performance re19 quirements of those bases and facilities; 

20 (2) create a common, transparent, and stream21 lined process for enabling public network service pro22 viders of fifth generation information and commu23 nications capabilities to gain access to military bases 

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1 ices to government and contractor personnel and or2 ganizations located on those bases and facilities; and 

3 (3) decide, on a case-by-case basis or as a com4 mon requirement, whether to contract for— 

5 (A) neutral hosting, whereby infrastructure 

6 and services will be provided to companies de7 ploying private networks and public network 

8 services through Multi-Operator Core Network 

9 architectures; or 

10 (B) separate private network and public 

11 network infrastructure. 

12 (b) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES.— 

13 The Secretary may engage in cooperation activities with 

14 foreign allies and partners of the United States, using an 

15 authority provided by another provision of law, to inform 

16 the efficient and effective deployment of Open Radio Ac17 cess Network architecture and to implement the strategy 

18 required under subsection (a)(1). 

19 (c) DUE DATE FOR STRATEGY AND BRIEFING.— 

20 (1) STRATEGY.—The Secretary shall develop 

21 the strategy required in subsection (a)(1) not later 

22 than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act. 

24 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 150 days after 

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1 shall provide to the congressional defense commit2 tees a briefing on the strategy developed under para3 graph (1) of subsection (a) and the activities of the 

4 Secretary under such subsection. 

5 (d) DEFINITION OF OPEN RADIO ACCESS NET6 WORK.—The term ‘‘Open Radio Access Network’’ means 

7 a network architecture that is modular, uses open inter8 faces, and virtualizes functionality on commodity hard9 ware through software. 

10 SEC. 1612. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION NET11 WORK BOUNDARY AND CROSS-DOMAIN DE12 FENSE. 

13 (a) MODERNIZATION PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The 

14 Secretary of Defense shall carry out a modernization pro15 gram for network boundary and cross-domain defense 

16 against cyber attacks, expanding upon the fiscal year 2023 

17 pilot program and initial deployment to the primary De18 partment of Defense internet access points (IAPs) man19 aged by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). 

20 (b) PROGRAM PHASES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The modernization program 

22 required by subsection (a) shall be implemented in 

23 phases, with the objective of completing the program 

24 by October 1, 2028. 


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1 (2) OBJECTIVES.—The phases required by 

2 paragraph (1) shall include the following objectives: 

3 (A) By the end of fiscal year 2026, com4 pletion of— 

5 (i) a pilot of modernized boundary de6 fense capabilities and initial and full de7 ployment of the capabilities to internet ac8 cess points managed by the Defense Infor9 mation Systems Agency; and 

10 (ii) the extension of modernized 

11 boundary defense capabilities to all addi12 tional internet access points of the Depart13 ment of Defense information network 

14 (DODIN). 

15 (B) By the end of fiscal year 2027, survey, 

16 pilot, and deploy modernized boundary defense 

17 capabilities to the access points and cross-do18 main capabilities of the Secret Internet Protocol 

19 Network. 

20 (C) By the end of fiscal year 2028, survey, 

21 pilot, and deploy modernized boundary defense 

22 capabilities to remaining classified networks 

23 and enclaves of the Department information 

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1 (c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall provide the congressional defense committees a brief4 ing on— 

5 (1) the findings of the Secretary with respect to 

6 the pilot and initial deployment under subsection 

7 (b)(2)(A)(i); and 

8 (2) the plans of the Secretary for the phased 

9 deployment to other internet access points and clas10 sified networks pursuant to subsection (b). 

11 SEC. 1613. POLICY AND GUIDANCE ON MEMORY-SAFE SOFT12 WARE PROGRAMMING. 

13 (a) POLICY AND GUIDANCE.—Not later than 270 

14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary of Defense shall develop a Department of Defense16 wide policy and guidance in the form of a directive memo17 randum to implement the recommendations of the Na18 tional Security Agency contained in the Software Memory 

19 Safety Cybersecurity Information Sheet published by the 

20 Agency in November, 2022, regarding memory-safe soft21 ware programming languages and testing to identify mem22 ory-related vulnerabilities in software developed, acquired 

23 by, and used by the Department of Defense. 

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1 (1) establish the conditions and associated ap2 proval processes under which a component of the 

3 Department may— 

4 (A) contract for the development of custom 

5 software that includes open source and reused 

6 software written in programming languages 

7 that are not classified as memory-safe by the 

8 Agency; 

9 (B) acquire commercial software items 

10 that use programming languages that are not 

11 classified as memory-safe by the Agency; 

12 (C) contract for software-as-a-service 

13 where the contractor uses programming lan14 guages that are not classified as memory-safe 

15 by the Agency; and 

16 (D) develop software in Federal Govern17 ment-owned software factories programming 

18 languages that are not classified as memory19 safe by the Agency; and 

20 (2) establish requirements and processes for 

21 employing static and dynamic application security 

22 testing that can identify memory-use issues and 

23 vulnerabilities and resolve them for software con24 tracted for, developed, or acquired as described in 

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1 (c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 300 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall provide the congressional defense committees a brief4 ing on the policy and guidance developed under subsection 

5 (a). 

6 SEC. 1614. DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL CYBERSECURITY 

7 STRATEGIES. 

8 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES REQUIRED.— 

9 Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

10 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination 

11 with the Commander of United States Cyber Command 

12 and each commander of a geographic combatant com13 mand, develop, for each geographic combatant command, 

14 a regional cybersecurity strategy to support the operations 

15 of such command. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each regional cybersecurity strat17 egy developed under subsection (a) for a geographic com18 batant command shall include the following: 

19 (1) A description or an outline of methods to 

20 identify both nation-state and non-state cyber threat 

21 actors. 

22 (2) Processes to enhance the targeting, intel23 ligence, and cyber capabilities of the combatant com24 mand. 


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1 (3) Plans to increase the number of cyber plan2 ners embedded in the combatant command. 

3 (4) Processes to integrate cyber forces into 

4 other warfare domains. 

5 (5) A plan to assist, train, advise, and partici6 pate in cyber capacity building with international 

7 partners. 

8 (6) A prioritization of cyber risks and 

9 vulnerabilities within the geographic region. 

10 (7) Processes to coordinate cyber activities with 

11 interagency partners with activities in the geo12 graphic region. 

13 (8) Specific plans to assist in the defense of for14 eign infrastructure that is critical to the national se15 curity interests of the United States. 

16 (9) Means by which the Cybersecurity and In17 frastructure Security Agency will be integrated into 

18 each strategy. 

19 SEC. 1615. CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING. 

20 (a) CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

21 (1) DEPARTMENT GOVERNANCE.—Not later 

22 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consulta24 tion with the Chief Information Officer of the De25 partment of Defense, the Commander of United 


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1 States Cyber Command, and the Commander of the 

2 Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense 

3 Information Network— 

4 (A) assign responsibility to the Com5 mander of the Joint Force Headquarters De6 partment of Defense Information Network to 

7 oversee cyber incident reporting and notification 

8 of cyber incidents to Department leadership; 

9 (B) align policy and system requirements 

10 to enable the Department to have enterprise11 wide visibility of cyber incident reporting to 

12 support rapid and appropriate response; and 

13 (C) distribute new guidance to Department 

14 personnel on cyber incident reporting, which 

15 shall include detailed procedures for identifying, 

16 reporting, and notifying Department leadership 

17 of critical cyber incidents. 

18 (2) DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.—Not later 

19 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

20 this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that the Chief 

21 Information Officer determines what actions need to 

22 be taken to encourage more complete and timely 

23 mandatory cyber incident reporting from persons in 

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1 (3) DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION.—The Sec2 retary shall ensure that components of the Depart3 ment document instances in which Department per4 sonnel affected by a privacy data breach are notified 

5 of the breach within 72 hours of the discovery of the 

6 breach. 

7 (b) ASSESSMENT ON ESTABLISHING OFFICE OF

8 CYBER STATISTICS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary of Defense shall complete an assessment of 

12 the feasibility and suitability of establishing, and 

13 resourcing required to establish, an office of cyber 

14 statistics to track cyber incidents and measure the 

15 response time of defense agencies and the military 

16 departments to address cyber threats, risks, and 

17 vulnerabilities. 

18 (2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required 

19 under paragraph (1) shall include an evaluation of 

20 the feasibility, suitability, and resourcing required 

21 for defense agencies and the military departments— 

22 (A) to collect data on the amount of time 

23 it takes to detect a cyber incident; 

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1 (C) to fully mitigate the risk of high-im2 pact cyber vulnerabilities; 

3 (D) to recover data following a malicious 

4 cyber intrusion; and 

5 (E) to collect such other metrics as the 

6 Secretary determines would help improve cyber 

7 incident reporting practices. 

8 SEC. 1616. MANAGEMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF 

9 MOBILE APPLICATIONS. 

10 (a) IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

12 shall evaluate and implement to the maximum prac13 ticable extent the recommendations of the Inspector 

14 General of the Department of Defense with respect 

15 to managing mobile applications contained in the re16 port set forth by the Inspector General dated Feb17 ruary 9, 2023, and entitled ‘‘Management Advisory: 

18 The DoD’s Use of Mobile Applications’’ (Report No. 

19 DODIG–2023–041). 

20 (2) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall implement 

21 the recommendations specified in subsection (a) by 

22 not later than one year after the date of the enact23 ment of this Act, unless the Secretary notifies the 

24 congressional defense committees in writing of spe25 cific recommendations that the Secretary chooses 


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1 not to implement or to implement after the date that 

2 is one year after the date of the enactment of this 

3 Act. 

4 (b) BRIEFING ON REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO COV5 ERED APPLICATIONS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary shall brief the congressional defense commit9 tees on actions taken by the Secretary to enforce 

10 compliance with existing policy of the Department of 

11 Defense that prohibits— 

12 (A) the installation and use of covered ap13 plications on Federal Government devices; and 

14 (B) the use of covered applications on the 

15 Department of Defense Information Network 

16 on personal devices. 

17 (2) COVERED APPLICATIONS DEFINED.—In this 

18 subsection, the term ‘‘covered applications’’ means 

19 the social networking service TikTok or any suc20 cessor application or service developed or provided 

21 by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by 

22 ByteDance Limited. 


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1 SEC. 1617. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE NUCLEAR 

2 COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICA3 TIONS NETWORK. 

4 (a) REQUIRED ESTABLISHMENT OF CROSS-FUNC5 TIONAL TEAM.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary of Defense shall establish a cross-functional 

9 team, in accordance with section 911(c) of the Na10 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

11 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note), to 

12 develop and direct the implementation of a threat13 driven cyber defense construct for systems and net14 works that support the nuclear command, control, 

15 and communications (commonly referred to as 

16 ‘‘NC3’’) mission. 

17 (2) PARTICIPATION IN THE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL

18 TEAM.—The Secretary shall ensure that each of the 

19 military departments, the Defense Information Sys20 tems Agency, the National Security Agency, United 

21 States Cyber Command, and the Nuclear Command, 

22 Control, and Communications Enterprise Center of 

23 United States Strategic Command provide staff for 

24 the cross-functional team. 

25 (3) SCOPE.—The cross-functional team shall 

26 work to enhance the cyber defense of the nuclear 


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1 command, control, and communications network 

2 during the period beginning on the date of the en3 actment of this Act and ending on October 31, 

4 2028, or a subsequent date as the Secretary may de5 termine. 

6 (b) REQUIRED CONSTRUCT AND PLAN OF ACTION

7 AND MILESTONES.—Not later than one year after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the head of the cross9 functional team established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 

10 shall develop a cyber defense construct and associated 

11 plans of actions and milestones to enhance the security 

12 of the systems and networks that support the nuclear com13 mand, control, and communications mission that are based 

14 on— 

15 (1) the application of the principles of the Zero 

16 Trust Architecture approach to security; 

17 (2) analysis of appropriately comprehensive 

18 endpoint and network telemetry data; and 

19 (3) control capabilities enabling rapid investiga20 tion and remediation of indicators of compromise 

21 and threats to mission execution. 

22 (c) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—During the 60-day period 

23 beginning on the date that is 30 days before the date on 

24 which the President submits to Congress the budget of 

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1 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and for each of 

2 fiscal years 2026 through 2028, the Secretary shall pro3 vide the congressional defense committees a briefing on 

4 the implementation of this section. 

5 SEC. 1618. GUIDANCE REGARDING SECURING LABORA6 TORIES OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

9 shall, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer 

10 of the Department of Defense, the Chief Digital and Arti11 ficial Intelligence Officer of the Department, the Under 

12 Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and 

13 the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Secu14 rity, issue guidance throughout the Department regarding 

15 methods and processes to secure laboratories of the Armed 

16 Forces from— 

17 (1) unauthorized access and intrusion; 

18 (2) damage to, and destruction, manipulation, 

19 or theft of, physical and digital laboratory assets; 

20 (3) accidental or intentional release or disclo21 sure of sensitive information; and 

22 (4) cyber sabotage. 

23 (b) METHODS AND PROCESSES.—At a minimum, the 

24 methods and processes required under subsection (a) shall 

25 include guidance to— 


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1 (1) secure laboratory operations through zero 

2 trust principles; 

3 (2) control access of devices to laboratory infor4 mation networks; 

5 (3) secure inventory management processes; 

6 (4) control or limit access to laboratories of the 

7 Armed Forces to authorized individuals; 

8 (5) maintain the security and integrity of data 

9 libraries, repositories, and other digital assets; 

10 (6) report and remediate cyber incidents or 

11 other unauthorized intrusions; 

12 (7) train and educate personnel of the Depart13 ment on laboratory security; 

14 (8) develop an operations security (OPSEC) 

15 plan to secure laboratory operations that can be 

16 used to implement the appropriate countermeasures 

17 given the mission, assessed risk, and resources avail18 able to the unit and provides guidelines for imple19 mentation of routine procedures and measures to be 

20 employed during daily operations or activities of the 

21 unit; and 

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1 bilities, or limitations that an adversary seeks to 

2 gain a military, political, diplomatic, economic, or 

3 technological advantage. 

4 SEC. 1619. ESTABLISHING IDENTITY, CREDENTIAL, AND AC5 CESS MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE AS A PRO6 GRAM OF RECORD. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

9 shall establish the Identity, Credential, and Access Man10 agement (ICAM) initiative as a program of record subject 

11 to milestone reviews, compliance with requirements, and 

12 operational testing. 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The program of record established 

14 pursuant to subsection (a) shall encompass, at a min15 imum, the following: 

16 (1) Correcting the authentication and 

17 credentialing security weaknesses, including in the 

18 Public Key Infrastructure program, identified by the 

19 Director of Operational Test and Evaluation in a re20 port submitted to Congress in April, 2023, entitled 

21 ‘‘FY14-21 Observations of the Compromise of Cyber 

22 Credentials’’. 

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1 tication techniques and other non-password-based 

2 solutions. 

3 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 150 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro5 vide the congressional defense committees a briefing on 

6 the parameters of the program of record established pur7 suant to subsection (a). 

8 SEC. 1620. STRATEGY ON CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCY OF 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPACE ENTER10 PRISE. 

11 (a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 120 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

13 shall, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer 

14 of the Department of Defense, the Commander of United 

15 States Cyber Command, the Secretary of the Air Force, 

16 and the Commander of United States Space Command, 

17 develop and commence implementation of a Department18 wide strategy regarding cyber protection activities for the 

19 Department of Defense space enterprise. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy developed and imple21 mented pursuant to subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, 

22 address the following elements: 

23 (1) The coordination and synchronization of 

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1 mands, the military departments, and defense agen2 cies. 

3 (2) The adoption and implementation of zero 

4 trust architecture on legacy and new space-based 

5 systems. 

6 (3) How the Department will prioritize the 

7 mitigation of known cyber risks and vulnerabilities 

8 to legacy and new space-based systems. 

9 (4) How the Department will accelerate the de10 velopment of capabilities to protect space-based sys11 tems from cyber threats. 

12 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 150 days after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro14 vide the congressional defense committees a briefing on 

15 the strategy developed and implemented pursuant to sub16 section (a). 

17 SEC. 1621. REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 

18 USER ACTIVITY MONITORING FOR CLEARED 

19 PERSONNEL AND OPERATIONAL AND INFOR20 MATION TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATORS 

21 AND OTHER PRIVILEGED USERS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall re23 quire each head of a component of the Department of De24 fense to fully implement directives, policies, and program 

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1 lege access controls for Federal Government and con2 tractor personnel granted access to classified information 

3 and classified networks. 

4 (b) SPECIFIC USER ACTIVITY CONTROL REQUIRE5 MENTS.—The Secretary shall require each head of a De6 partment component to fully implement the detection, col7 lection, and auditing of the following: 

8 (1) Sent and received emails, including sent at9 tachments and emails sent outside of Federal Gov10 ernment domains. 

11 (2) Screen captures and print jobs, with fo12 cused attention on unusual volumes and times. 

13 (3) Accesses to World Wide Web Uniform Re14 source Locators and uploads and downloads involv15 ing nongovernment domains. 

16 (4) All instances in which a user creates, copies, 

17 moves to, or renames a file on removable media. 

18 (5) Secure file transfers, including on non19 standard ports. 

20 (6) Keystrokes. 

21 (7) Unauthorized research on user activity mon22 itoring agents and techniques to disable user activity 

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1 (9) Unauthorized applications being installed or 

2 run on an endpoint. 

3 (10) Installation and use of mounted drives, in4 cluding serial numbers of such drives. 

5 (11) Initiation and control of an interactive ses6 sion on a remote computer or virtual machine. 

7 (12) Instances where monitored users are de8 nied access to a network location or resource. 

9 (13) Users uploading to or downloading from 

10 cloud services. 

11 (14) Administrative actions by privileged users, 

12 including remote and after-hour administrative ac13 tions, as well as document viewing, copy and paste 

14 activity, and file copying to new locations. 

15 (c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 

16 shall require each head of a Department component to im17 plement the following: 

18 (1) Automated controls to prohibit privileged 

19 user accounts from performing general user activi20 ties not requiring privileged access. 

21 (2) Two-person control whereby privileged users 

22 attempt to initiate data transfers from a classified 

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1 (d) ESTABLISHING USER ACTIVITY MONITORING BE2 HAVIOR THRESHOLDS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require 

4 each head of a Department component to implement 

5 standard triggers, alerts, and controls developed by 

6 the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 

7 Security based on insider threat behavior models ap8 proved by the Under Secretary. 

9 (2) APPROVAL OF DEVIATIONS.—A head of a 

10 Department component that seeks to adopt a prac11 tice pursuant to paragraph (1) that deviates from 

12 standard triggers, alerts, and controls described in 

13 such paragraph by being less stringent shall submit 

14 to the Under Secretary a request for approval for 

15 such deviation along with a written justification for 

16 such deviation. 

17 (e) PERIODIC TESTING.—The Secretary shall require 

18 each head of a Department component, not less frequently 

19 than once every two years— 

20 (1) to conduct insider threat testing using 

21 threat-realistic tactics, techniques, and procedures; 

22 and 

23 (2) to submit to the Under Secretary and the 

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1 port on the findings of the head with respect to the 

2 testing conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). 

3 (f) PERIODIC REVIEWS AND UPDATES.—The Sec4 retary shall review and update the standard set of trig5 gers, alerts, and controls described in subsection (d)(1) at 

6 least once every three years to account for new technology, 

7 new insider threat behaviors, and the results of testing 

8 conducted pursuant to subsection (e)(1). 

9 (g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

11 to the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Com12 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee 

13 on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee 

14 on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report 

15 on the implementation of the requirements of this section. 

16 (h) DEFINITION OF TRIGGERS.—In this section, the 

17 term ‘‘trigger’’ means a set of logic statements applied to 

18 a data stream that produces an alert when an anomalous 

19 incident or behavior occurs. 

20 SEC. 1622. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIGITAL CONTENT 

21 PROVENANCE. 

22 (a) BRIEFING.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 

25 of the Defense Media Activity (DMA) shall provide 


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1 a to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 

2 and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

3 of Representatives a briefing on developing a course 

4 of education at the Defense Information School 

5 (DINFOS) to teach the practical concepts and skills 

6 needed by Department of Defense public affairs, 

7 audiovisual, visual information, and records manage8 ment specialists. 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing provided pursu10 ant to paragraph (1) shall cover the following: 

11 (A) The expertise and qualifications of the 

12 Department personnel who will be responsible 

13 for teaching the proposed course of education. 

14 (B) The list of sources that will be con15 sulted and used to develop the proposed cur16 riculum for the course of education. 

17 (C) A description of the industry open 

18 technical standards under subsection (b)(1)(C). 

19 (D) The status of the implementation of 

20 the course of education. 

21 (b) COURSE OF EDUCATION REQUIRED.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di24 rector of the Defense Media Activity shall establish 

25 a course of education at the Defense Information 


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1 School to teach the practical concepts and skills 

2 needed by public affairs, audiovisual, visual informa3 tion, and records management specialists to under4 stand the following: 

5 (A) Digital content provenance for applica6 ble Department media content. 

7 (B) The challenges posed to Department 

8 missions and operations by a digital content 

9 forgery. 

10 (C) How existing industry open technical 

11 standards may be used to authenticate the dig12 ital content provenance of applicable Depart13 ment media content. 

14 (2) MATTERS COVERED.—The course of edu15 cation established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 

16 cover the following: 

17 (A) The challenges to Department mis18 sions and operations posed by a digital content 

19 forgery. 

20 (B) The development of industry open 

21 technical standards for verifying the digital con22 tent provenance of applicable Department 

23 media content. 

24 (C) Hands-on training techniques for cap25 turing secure and authenticated digital content 


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1 for documenting and communicating Depart2 ment themes and messages. 

3 (D) Training for completing post-produc4 tion tasks by using industry open technical 

5 standards for digital content provenance and 

6 transmitting applicable Department media con7 tent in both operational and nonoperational en8 vironments. 

9 (E) Such other matters as the Director 

10 considers appropriate. 

11 (3) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

12 date of the establishment of the course required in 

13 paragraph (1), the Director shall provide the Com14 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

15 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep16 resentatives a report on the following: 

17 (A) The status of the development of a 

18 curriculum to carry out the course of education 

19 required by paragraph (1). 

20 (B) The implementation plan of the Direc21 tor for such course of education, including the 

22 following: 

23 (i) The expertise and qualifications of 

24 the Department personnel responsible for 

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1 (ii) The list of sources consulted and 

2 used to develop the curriculum for the 

3 course of education. 

4 (iii) A description of the industry open 

5 technical standards under subsection 

6 (b)(1)(C). 

7 (iv) The status of the implementation 

8 of the course of education. 

9 (C) The resources available to the Director 

10 to carry out this subsection and whether the 

11 Director requires any additional resources to 

12 carry out this subsection. 

13 (c) PILOT PROGRAM ON IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL

14 CONTENT PROVENANCE STANDARDS.— 

15 (1) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later 

16 than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

17 Act, the Director shall commence a pilot program to 

18 assess the feasibility and advisability of imple19 menting industry open technical standards for dig20 ital content provenance for official Department pho21 tographic and video visual documentation that is 

22 publicly released by the Defense Visual Information 

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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot pro2 gram required by paragraph (1), the Director 

3 shall— 

4 (A) establish a process for using industry 

5 open technical standards for verifying the dig6 ital content provenance of applicable Depart7 ment media content; 

8 (B) apply technology solutions on photo9 graphs and videos of the Department publicly 

10 released after the date of the enactment of this 

11 section, that comport with industry open tech12 nical standard for digital content provenance; 

13 (C) assess the feasibility and advisability of 

14 applying an industry open technical standard 

15 for digital content provenance on historical vis16 ual information records of the Department 

17 stored at the Defense Visual Information 

18 Records Center; and 

19 (D) develop and apply measure of effec20 tiveness for the execution of the pilot program. 

21 (3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the pilot 

22 program required by paragraph (1), the Director 

23 may consult with federally funded research and de24 velopment centers, private industry, academia, and 

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1 (4) TERMINATION.—The pilot program carried 

2 out pursuant to paragraph (1) shall terminate on 

3 January 1, 2027. 

4 (5) REPORT.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 

6 1, 2026, the Director shall submit to the Com7 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

8 Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

9 Representatives a report on the pilot program. 

10 (B) CONTENTS.—The report submitted 

11 pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include the 

12 following: 

13 (i) The findings of the Director with 

14 respect to the pilot program. 

15 (ii) The names of all entities the Di16 rector consulted with in carrying out the 

17 pilot program as authorized under para18 graph (3). 

19 (iii) Assessment of the effectiveness of 

20 the pilot. 

21 (iv) A recommendation as to whether 

22 the pilot program should be made perma23 nent. 

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1 (1) The term ‘‘applicable Department media 

2 content’’ means the media holdings generated, 

3 stored, or controlled by the Defense Media Activity. 

4 (2) The term ‘‘digital content forgery’’ means 

5 the use of emerging technologies, including artificial 

6 intelligence and machine learning techniques to fab7 ricate or manipulate audio, visual, or text content 

8 with the intent to mislead. 

9 (3) The term ‘‘digital content provenance’’ 

10 means the verifiable chronology of the origin and 

11 history of a piece of digital content, such as an 

12 image, video, audio recording, or electronic docu13 ment. 

14 SEC. 1623. POST-GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT OF CYBER SERV15 ICE ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS IN 

16 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 

17 Section 1535 of the James M. Inhofe National De18 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

19 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 2200 note) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, the 

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1 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Depart2 ment of Defense Cyber and Digital Service 

3 Academy’’ and inserting ‘‘Cyber Service Acad4 emy’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘or an ele6 ment of the intelligence community’’ after ‘‘missions 

7 of the Department’’; 

8 (3) in subsection (e)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it 

10 appears and inserting ‘‘head concerned’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘, or within an element of 

12 the intelligence community, as the case may be’’ 

13 after ‘‘United States Code’’; 

14 (4) in subsections (h), (j), and (k), by striking 

15 ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting 

16 ‘‘head concerned’’; and 

17 (5) by adding at the end of the following new 

18 subsections: 

19 ‘‘(p) INTERAGENCY CONSIDERATIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

21 shall enter into an agreement with the head of an 

22 element of the intelligence community to allow a 

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1 nity that is not part of the Department of Defense 

2 if the head of that element agrees to reimburse the 

3 Department of Defense for the scholarship program 

4 costs associated with that scholarship recipient. 

5 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—(A) A scholarship recipient 

6 may not serve the recipient’s post-award employment 

7 obligation under this section at an element of the in8 telligence community that is not part of the Depart9 ment of Defense before an agreement under para10 graph (1) is reached. 

11 ‘‘(B) Not more than 10 percent of scholarship 

12 recipients in each class may be placed in positions 

13 outside the Department of Defense unless the Sec14 retary certifies that the Department of Defense can15 not facilitate a placement within the Department of 

16 Defense. 

17 ‘‘(q) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) The term ‘head concerned’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense, with re20 spect to matters concerning the Department of 

21 Defense; or 

22 ‘‘(B) the head of an element of the intel23 ligence community, with respect to matters con24 cerning that element. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘intelligence community’ has the 

2 meaning given such term in section 3 of the Na3 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).’’. 

4 SEC. 1624. MINIMUM NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE 

5 AWARDED ANNUALLY THROUGH CYBER 

6 SERVICE ACADEMY. 

7 Section 1535(c) of the James M. Inhofe National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 

9 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 2200 note) is amended by adding at 

10 the end the following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(5) MINIMUM NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIP

12 AWARDS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De14 fense shall award not fewer than 1,000 scholar15 ships through the Program in fiscal year 2026 

16 and in each fiscal year thereafter. 

17 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense 

18 may award fewer than the number of scholar19 ships required under subparagraph (A) in a fis20 cal year if the Secretary determines and notifies 

21 the congressional defense committees that fewer 

22 scholarships are necessary to address workforce 

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1 TITLE XVII—SPACE FORCE 

2 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 

3 SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Space Force Personnel 

5 Management Act’’. 

6 SEC. 1702. SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ACT 

7 TRANSITION PLAN. 

8 (a) CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR ENACTMENT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the authorities pro10 vide by this title shall take effect until the later of— 

11 (A) the Secretary of the Air Force— 

12 (i) certifies to the congressional de13 fense committees that any State National 

14 Guard affected by the transfer of units, 

15 personnel billets, equipment, and resources 

16 into the Space Force will be made whole by 

17 the transfer of additional assets under the 

18 control of the Secretary of the Air Force 

19 into the affected State National Guard; 

20 and 

21 (ii) submits to the congressional de22 fense committees a report that includes a 

23 transition plan to move all units, personnel 

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1 the operational control of the Space Force, 

2 or otherwise integral to the Space Force 

3 mission that may exist in the reserve com4 ponents of the Department of the Air 

5 Force into the Space Force; and 

6 (B) one year after the Secretary of De7 fense provides the briefing on the study re8 quired under section 1703(c). 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The transition plan required 

10 under paragraph (1)(B) shall include the following 

11 elements: 

12 (A) An identification of any units, per13 sonnel billets, equipment, and resources cur14 rently residing in the Air Force Reserve and Air 

15 National Guard that will be transferred into the 

16 Space Force, including, for items currently in 

17 the Air National Guard, a breakdown of assets 

18 by State. 

19 (B) A timeline for the implementation of 

20 the authorities provided by this title. 

21 (C) An explanation of any units personnel 

22 billets, equipment, and resources transferred be23 tween the Regular Air Force, Air Force Re24 serve, Air National Guard, and Space Force, in25 cluding, for any assets transferred into or out 


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1 of the Air National Guard, a breakdown of 

2 transfers by State. 

3 (b) PERSONNEL PROTECTIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—In enacting the authorities 

5 provided by this title, the Secretary of the Air Force 

6 shall not require any currently serving member of 

7 the Air National Guard to enlist or commission into 

8 the Space Force. 

9 (2) JOB PLACEMENT.—The Secretary of the Air 

10 Force shall provide employment opportunities within 

11 the Air National Guard to any currently serving 

12 member of the Air National Guard who, as a direct 

13 result of the enactment of this title, declines to affil14 iate with the Space Force. 

15 (3) SPACE FORCE AFFILIATION.—The Secretary 

16 of the Air Force shall guarantee in writing that any 

17 member of the Air National Guard who joins the 

18 Space Force as a result of the enactment of this title 

19 will not lose rank or pay upon transferring to the 

20 Space Force. 

21 (c) NATIONAL GUARD PROTECTIONS.—The Sec22 retary of the Air Force shall ensure that no State National 

23 Guard loses Federal resources, including net personnel bil24 lets and Federal funding, as a result of the enactment of 

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1 SEC. 1703. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF SPACE 

2 FORCE EQUITIES IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. 

3 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

5 Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a Fed6 erally funded research and development center under 

7 which such center will conduct an independent study to 

8 assess the feasibility and advisability of moving all units, 

9 personnel billets, equipment, and resources performing 

10 core space functions, under the operational control of the 

11 Space Force, or otherwise integral to the Space Force mis12 sion that may exist in the National Guard and into a sin13 gle-component Space Force and provide to the Secretary 

14 a report on the findings of the study. The conduct of such 

15 study shall include the following elements: 

16 (1) An analysis and recommendations associ17 ated with at least the three following possible 

18 courses of action: 

19 (A) Maintaining the current model in 

20 which the Air National Guard has units and 

21 personnel performing core space functions. 

22 (B) Transitioning such units and personnel 

23 to the Space Force. 

24 (C) The creation of a new National Guard 

25 component of the Space Force. 


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1 (2) A cost-benefit analysis for each of the ana2 lyzed courses of action. 

3 (3) With respect to the course of action de4 scribed in paragraph (1)(B), an analysis of the ideal 

5 personnel, units, and resources that could be 

6 transitioned to the respective Air National Guards of 

7 States that may lose space-related personnel, units, 

8 and resources as a result of the consolidation of 

9 space-related personnel, units, and resources into the 

10 Space Force component. 

11 (b) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—An agreement 

12 entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall specify that 

13 the study conducted under the agreement shall be com14 pleted by not later than February 1, 2025. 

15 (c) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of a study 

17 conducted under an agreement entered into pursu18 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to 

19 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

20 and House of Representatives a briefing and report 

21 on the findings of the study, including a description 

22 of any proposed personnel, unit, or resource realign23 ments related to the creation of the Space Force sin24 gle component or recommended by such study. 


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1 (2) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—The report 

2 required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 

3 unclassified form but may include classified appen4 dices as required. 

5 Subtitle A—Space Force Military 

6 Personnel System Without Com7 ponent 

8 SEC. 1711. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL 

9 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE SPACE 

10 FORCE. 

11 Title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 

12 at the end the following new subtitle: 

13 ‘‘Subtitle F—Alternative Military 

14 Personnel Systems 

15 ‘‘PART I—SPACE FORCE 

‘‘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 

16 ‘‘CHAPTER 2001—SPACE FORCE 

17 PERSONNEL SYSTEM 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20001. Single military personnel management system. 

‘‘20002. Members: duty status. 

‘‘20003. Members: minimum service requirement as applied to Space Force. 


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1 ‘‘§ 20001. Single military personnel management sys2 tem 

3 ‘‘Members of the Space Force shall be managed 

4 through a single military personnel management system, 

5 without component.’’. 

6 SEC. 1712. COMPOSITION OF THE SPACE FORCE WITHOUT 

7 COMPONENT. 

8 (a) COMPOSITION OF THE SPACE FORCE.—Section 

9 9081(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

11 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

12 paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 

13 (3) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 

14 striking ‘‘, including’’ and all that follows through 

15 ‘‘emergency’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the certifi18 cation by the Secretary of the Air Force under section 

19 1745. 

20 SEC. 1713. DEFINITIONS FOR SINGLE PERSONNEL MANAGE21 MENT SYSTEM FOR THE SPACE FORCE. 

22 (a) SPACE FORCE DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of 

23 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

24 (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and 

25 (g) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and 


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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol2 lowing new subsection (e): 

3 ‘‘(e) SPACE FORCE.—The following definitions relat4 ing to members of the Space Force apply in this title: 

5 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Space Force active status’ 

6 means the status of a member of the Space Force 

7 who is not in a Space Force inactive status and is 

8 not retired. 

9 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Space Force inactive status’ 

10 means the status of a member of the Space Force 

11 who is designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, 

12 under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, as 

13 being in a Space Force inactive status. 

14 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Space Force retired status’ 

15 means the status of a member of the Space Force 

16 who— 

17 ‘‘(A) is receiving retired pay; or 

18 ‘‘(B) but for being under the eligibility age 

19 applicable under section 12731 of this title, 

20 would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 

21 1223 of this title. 

22 ‘‘(4) The term ‘sustained duty’ means full-time 

23 duty by a member of the Space Force ordered to 

24 such duty by an authority designated by the Sec25 retary of the Air Force— 


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1 ‘‘(A) in the case of an officer— 

2 ‘‘(i) to fulfill the terms of an active3 duty service commitment incurred by the 

4 officer under any provision of law; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) with the consent of the officer; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) in the case of an enlisted member, 

8 with the consent of the enlisted member as 

9 specified in the terms of the member’s enlist10 ment or reenlistment agreement.’’. 

11 (b) AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING DUTY STATUS DEFI12 NITIONS.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including 

14 sustained duty in the Space Force’’ after ‘‘United 

15 States’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘, or a mem17 ber of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Reserves’’ both 

18 places it appears. 

19 SEC. 1714. BASIC POLICIES RELATING TO SERVICE IN THE 

20 SPACE FORCE. 

21 Chapter 2001 of title 10, United States Code, as 

22 added by section 1711, is amended by adding at the end 

23 the following new sections: 


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1 ‘‘§ 20002. Members: duty status 

2 ‘‘Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 

3 Air Force, each member of the Space Force shall be placed 

4 in one of the following duty statuses: 

5 ‘‘(1) Space Force active status. 

6 ‘‘(2) Space Force inactive status. 

7 ‘‘(3) Space Force retired status. 

8 ‘‘§ 20003. Members: minimum service requirement as 

9 applied to Space Force 

10 ‘‘(a) INAPPLICABILITY OF ACTIVE/RESERVE SERVICE

11 DISTINCTION.—In applying section 651 of this title to a 

12 person who becomes a member of the Space Force, the 

13 provisions of the second sentence of subsection (a) and of 

14 subsection (b) of that section (relating to service in a re15 serve component) are inapplicable. 

16 ‘‘(b) TREATMENT UPON TRANSFER OUT OF SPACE

17 FORCE.—A member of the Space Force who transfers to 

18 one of the other armed forces before completing the service 

19 required by subsection (a) of section 651 of this title shall 

20 upon such transfer be subject to section 651 of this title 

21 in the same manner as if such member had initially en22 tered the armed force to which the member transfers.’’. 

23 SEC. 1715. STATUS AND PARTICIPATION. 

24 Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as added 

25 by section 1711, is amended by adding at the end the fol26 lowing new chapter: 


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1 ‘‘CHAPTER 2003—STATUS AND 

2 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. 

3 ‘‘§ 20101. Members in Space Force active status: 

4 amount of annual training or active duty 

5 service required 

6 ‘‘Except as specifically provided in regulations pre7 scribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the 

8 Space Force in a Space Force active status who is not 

9 serving on sustained duty shall be required to— 

10 ‘‘(1) participate in at least 48 scheduled drills 

11 or training periods during each year and serve on 

12 active duty for not less than 14 days (exclusive of 

13 travel time) during each year; or 

14 ‘‘(2) serve on active duty for not more than 30 

15 days during each year. 


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1 ‘‘§ 20102. Individual ready guardians: designation; 

2 mobilization category 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 

4 the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force 

5 may designate a member of the Space Force in a Space 

6 Force active status as an Individual Ready Guardian. 

7 ‘‘(b) MOBILIZATION CATEGORY.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Among members of the 

9 Space Force designated as Individual Ready Guard10 ians, there is a category of members (referred to as 

11 a ‘mobilization category’) who, as designated by the 

12 Secretary of the Air Force, are subject to being or13 dered to active duty without their consent in accord14 ance with section 20106(a) of this title. 

15 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS ON PLACEMENT IN MOBILI16 ZATION CATEGORY.—A member designated as an In17 dividual Ready Guardian may not be placed in the 

18 mobilization category referred to in paragraph (1) 

19 unless— 

20 ‘‘(A) the member volunteers to be placed in 

21 that mobilization category; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the member is selected by the Sec23 retary of the Air Force, based upon the needs 

24 of the Space Force and the grade and military 

25 skills of that member. 


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1 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON TIME IN MOBILIZATION

2 CATEGORY.—A member of the Space Force in a 

3 Space Force active status may not remain des4 ignated an Individual Ready Guardian in such mobi5 lization category after the end of the 24-month pe6 riod beginning on the date of the separation of the 

7 member from active service. 

8 ‘‘(4) DESIGNATION OF GRADES AND MILITARY

9 SKILLS OR SPECIALTIES.—The Secretary of the Air 

10 Force shall designate the grades and military skills 

11 or specialties of members to be eligible for placement 

12 in such mobilization category. 

13 ‘‘(5) BENEFITS.—A member in such mobiliza14 tion category shall be eligible for benefits (other 

15 than pay and training) on the same basis as are 

16 available to members of the Individual Ready Re17 serve who are in the special mobilization category 

18 under section 10144(b) of this title, as determined 

19 by the Secretary of Defense. 

20 ‘‘§ 20103. Members not on sustained duty: agreements 

21 concerning conditions of service 

22 ‘‘(a) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

23 may enter into a written agreement with a member of the 

24 Space Force not on sustained duty— 


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1 ‘‘(1) requiring the member to serve on active 

2 duty for a definite period of time; 

3 ‘‘(2) specifying the conditions of the member’s 

4 service on active duty; and 

5 ‘‘(3) for a member serving in a Space Force in6 active status, specifying the conditions for the mem7 ber’s continued service as well as order to active 

8 duty with and without the consent of the member. 

9 ‘‘(b) CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.—An agreement 

10 under subsection (a) shall specify the conditions of service. 

11 The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations 

12 establishing— 

13 ‘‘(1) what conditions of service may be specified 

14 in the agreement; 

15 ‘‘(2) the obligations of the parties; and 

16 ‘‘(3) the consequences of failure to comply with 

17 the terms of the agreement. 

18 ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY FOR RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY

19 DURING WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—If the period 

20 of service on active duty of a member under an agreement 

21 under subsection (a) expires during a war or during a na22 tional emergency declared by Congress or the President, 

23 the member concerned may be kept on active duty, without 

24 the consent of the member, as otherwise prescribed by law. 


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1 ‘‘§ 20104. Orders to active duty: with consent of mem2 ber 

3 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—A member of the Space Force 

4 who is serving in a Space Force active status and is not 

5 on sustained duty, or who is serving in a Space Force inac6 tive status, may, with the consent of the member, be or7 dered to active duty, or retained on active duty, under the 

8 following sections of chapter 1209 of this title in the same 

9 manner as applies to a member of a reserve component 

10 ordered to active duty, or retained on active duty, under 

11 that section with the consent of the member: 

12 ‘‘(1) Section 12301(d), relating to orders to ac13 tive duty at any time with the consent of the mem14 ber. 

15 ‘‘(2) Section 12301(h), relating to orders to ac16 tive duty in connection with medical or health care 

17 matters. 

18 ‘‘(3) Section 12322, relating to active duty for 

19 health care. 

20 ‘‘(4) Section 12323, relating to active duty 

21 pending line of duty determination required for re22 sponse to sexual assault. 

23 ‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The fol24 lowing sections of chapter 1209 of this title pertaining to 

25 a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty 

26 with the consent of the member apply to a member of the 


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1 Space Force who is ordered to active duty under this sec2 tion in the same manner as to such a reserve component 

3 member: 

4 ‘‘(1) Section 12308, relating to retention after 

5 becoming qualified for retired pay. 

6 ‘‘(2) Section 12309, relating to use of Reserve 

7 officers in expansion of armed forces. 

8 ‘‘(3) Section 12313, relating to release of re9 serve members from active duty. 

10 ‘‘(4) Section 12314, relating to kinds of duty. 

11 ‘‘(5) Section 12315, relating to duty with or 

12 without pay. 

13 ‘‘(6) Section 12316, relating to payment of cer14 tain Reserves while on duty. 

15 ‘‘(7) Section 12318, relating to duties and 

16 funding of reserve members on active duty. 

17 ‘‘(8) Section 12320, relating to grade in which 

18 ordered to active duty. 

19 ‘‘(9) Section 12321, relating to a limitation on 

20 number of reserve members assigned to Reserve Of21 ficer Training Corps units. 

22 ‘‘§ 20105. Sustained duty 

23 ‘‘(a) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—An authority designated 

24 by the Secretary of the Air Force may order an enlisted 

25 member of the Space Force in a Space Force active status 


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1 to sustained duty, or retain an enlisted member on sus2 tained duty, with the consent of that member, as specified 

3 in the terms of the member’s enlistment or reenlistment 

4 agreement. 

5 ‘‘(b) OFFICERS.—(1) An authority designated by the 

6 Secretary of the Air Force may order a Space Force offi7 cer in a Space Force active status to sustained duty— 

8 ‘‘(A) with the consent of the officer; or 

9 ‘‘(B) to fulfill the terms of an active-duty serv10 ice commitment incurred by the officer under any 

11 provision of law. 

12 ‘‘(2) An officer ordered to sustained duty under para13 graph (1) may not be released from sustained duty with14 out the officer’s consent except as provided in chapter 

15 2009 or 2011 of this title. 

16 ‘‘§ 20106. Orders to active duty: without consent of 

17 member 

18 ‘‘(a) MEMBERS IN A SPACE FORCE ACTIVE STA19 TUS.—(1) A member of the Space Force in a Space Force 

20 active status who is not on sustained duty, may, without 

21 the consent of the member, be ordered to active duty or 

22 inactive duty in the same manner as a member of a reserve 

23 component ordered to active duty or inactive duty under 

24 the provisions of chapter 1209 of this title and any other 

25 provision of law authorizing the order to active duty of 


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1 a member of a reserve component in an active status with2 out the consent of the member. 

3 ‘‘(2) The provisions of chapter 1209 of this title, or 

4 other applicable provisions of law, pertaining to a member 

5 of the Ready Reserve when ordered to active duty shall 

6 apply to a member of the Space Force who is in a Space 

7 Force active status when ordered to active duty under 

8 paragraph (1). 

9 ‘‘(3) The provisions of section 12304 of this title per10 taining to members in the Individual Ready Reserve mobi11 lization category shall apply to a member of the Space 

12 Force who is designated an Individual Ready Guardian 

13 when ordered to active duty who meets the provisions of 

14 section 20102(b) of this title. 

15 ‘‘(b) MEMBERS IN A SPACE FORCE INACTIVE STA16 TUS.—(1) A member of the Space Force in a Space Force 

17 inactive status may be ordered to active duty under— 

18 ‘‘(A) the provisions of chapter 1209 of this 

19 title; 

20 ‘‘(B) any other provision of law authorizing the 

21 order to active duty of a member of a reserve com22 ponent in an inactive status; and 

23 ‘‘(C) the terms of any agreement entered into 

24 by the member under section 20103 of this title. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The provisions of chapter 1209 of this title, or 

2 other applicable provisions of law, pertaining to the Stand3 by Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force 

4 who is in a Space Force inactive service when ordered to 

5 active duty. 

6 ‘‘(c) MEMBERS IN A SPACE FORCE RETIRED STA7 TUS.—(1) Chapters 39 and 1209 of this title include pro8 visions authorizing the order to active duty of a member 

9 of the Space Force in a Space Force retired status. 

10 ‘‘(2) The provisions of sections 688, 688a, and 12407 

11 of this title pertaining to a retired member or a member 

12 of the Retired Reserve shall apply to a member of the 

13 Space Force in a Space Force retired status when ordered 

14 to active duty. 

15 ‘‘(3) The provisions of section 689 of this title per16 taining to a retired member ordered to active duty shall 

17 apply to a member of the Space Force in a Space Force 

18 retired status who is ordered to active 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 

23 a Space Force inactive status and, unless otherwise des24 ignated an Individual Ready Guardian under section 

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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 

13 and 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 

17 shall be considered military training, duty, or other 

18 service, as the case may be, as a member of a re19 serve 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 Sec. 

‘‘I. Original appointments ........................................................................ 20201 

‘‘II. Selection boards ................................................................................ 20211 

‘‘III. Promotions ...................................................................................... 20231 

‘‘IV. Persons not considered for promotion and other promotion-related 

provisions ...................................................................... 20241 

‘‘V . Applicability of other laws ................................................................ 20251 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20201. Original appointments: how made. 

‘‘20202. Original appointments: qualifications. 

‘‘20203. Original appointments: service credit. 

2 ‘‘§ 20201. Original appointments: how made 

3 ‘‘The provisions of section 531 of this title shall apply 

4 to original appointments of commissioned officers in the 

5 Space Force. 

6 ‘‘§ 20202. Original appointments: qualifications 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An original appointment as a 

8 commissioned officer in the Space Force may be given only 

9 to a person who— 

10 ‘‘(1) is a citizen of the United States; 

11 ‘‘(2) is at least 18 years of age; and 

12 ‘‘(3) has such other physical, mental, moral, 

13 professional, and age qualifications as the Secretary 

14 of the Air Force may prescribe by regulation. 

15 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—A person who is otherwise quali16 fied, but who has a physical condition that the Secretary 

17 of the Air Force determines will not interfere with the per18 formance of the duties to which that person may be as19 signed, may be appointed as an officer in the Space Force. 

20 ‘‘§ 20203. Original appointments: service credit 

21 ‘‘The provisions of section 533 of this title shall apply 

22 to the crediting of prior active commissioned service for 

23 original appointments of commissioned officers.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

2 ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.— 

3 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 10, 

4 United States Code, is amended in subsection 

5 (b)(10) by inserting before the period at the end the 

6 following: ‘‘and, with respect to the appointment of 

7 a member of the armed forces in the Space Force, 

8 refers to that member’s most recent appointment in 

9 the Space Force that is neither a promotion nor a 

10 demotion’’. 

11 (2) ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS OF COMMIS12 SIONED OFFICERS.—Section 531 of such title is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space 

14 Force’’ each place it appears. 

15 (3) QUALIFICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL APPOINT16 MENT AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—Section 

17 532(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Regular 

18 Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’. 

20 (4) SERVICE CREDIT UPON ORIGINAL APPOINT21 MENT AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—Section 533 

22 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Regular’’ be23 fore ‘‘Space Force’’ each place it appears. 

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1 section (a), is amended by adding at the end the following 

2 new subchapters: 

3 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—SELECTION BOARDS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20211. Convening of selection boards. 

‘‘20212. Composition of selection boards. 

‘‘20213. Notice of convening of selection boards. 

‘‘20214. Information furnished to selection boards. 

‘‘20215. Recommendations for promotion by selection boards. 

‘‘20216. Reports of selection boards. 

‘‘20217. Action on reports of selection boards for promotion to brigadier general 

or major general. 

4 ‘‘§ 20211. Convening of selection boards 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the needs of the serv6 ice require, the Secretary of the Air Force shall convene 

7 selection boards to recommend for promotion to the next 

8 higher permanent grade officers of the Space Force in 

9 each permanent grade from first lieutenant through briga10 dier general. 

11 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR OFFICERS IN GRADE OF FIRST

12 LIEUTENANT.—Subsection (a) does not require the con13 vening of a selection board in the case of Space Force offi14 cers in the permanent grade of first lieutenant when the 

15 Secretary of the Air Force recommends for promotion to 

16 the grade of captain under section 20238(a)(4)(A) of this 

17 title all such officers whom the Secretary finds to be fully 

18 qualified for promotion. 

19 ‘‘(c) SECTION 20404 SELECTION BOARDS.—The Sec20 retary of the Air Force may convene selection boards to 

21 recommend officers for early retirement under section 


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1 20404(a) of this title or for discharge under section 

2 20404(b) of this title. 

3 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The convening of selection 

4 boards under subsection (a) shall be under regulations 

5 prescribed by the Secretary of the Defense. 

6 ‘‘§ 20212. Composition of selection boards — 

7 ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION OF

8 BOARDS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Members of a selection 

10 board shall be appointed by the Secretary of Air 

11 Force in accordance with this section. A selection 

12 board shall consist of five or more officers of the 

13 Space Force. Each member of a selection board 

14 must be serving in a grade higher than the grade of 

15 the officers under consideration by the board, except 

16 that no member of a board may be serving in a 

17 grade below major. The members of a selection 

18 board shall include at least one member serving on 

19 sustained duty and at least one member in a Space 

20 Force active status who is not serving on sustained 

21 duty. The ratio of the members of a selection board 

22 serving on sustained duty to members serving in a 

23 Space Force active status not on sustained duty 

24 shall, to the extent practicable, reflect the ratio of 

25 officers serving in each of those statuses who are 


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1 being considered for promotion by the board. The 

2 members of a selection board shall represent the di3 verse population of the Space Force to the extent 

4 practicable. 

5 ‘‘(2) REPRESENTATION FROM COMPETITIVE

6 CATEGORIES.—(A) Except as provided in subpara7 graph (B), a selection board shall include at least 

8 one officer from each competitive category of officers 

9 to be considered by the board. 

10 ‘‘(B) A selection board need not include an offi11 cer from a competitive category when there are no 

12 officers of that competitive category on the Space 

13 Force officer list in a grade higher than the grade 

14 of the officers to be considered by the board and eli15 gible to serve on the board. 

16 ‘‘(3) RETIRED OFFICERS.—If qualified officers 

17 on the Space Force officer list are not available in 

18 sufficient number to comprise a selection board, the 

19 Secretary of the Air Force shall complete the mem20 bership of the board by appointing as members of 

21 the board— 

22 ‘‘(A) Space Force officers who hold a 

23 grade higher than the grade of the officers 

24 under consideration by the board and who are 

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1 ‘‘(B) if sufficient Space Force officers are 

2 not available pursuant to subparagraph (A), Air 

3 Force officers who hold a grade higher than the 

4 grade of the officers under consideration by the 

5 board and who are retired officers, but only if 

6 the Air Force officer to be appointed to the 

7 board has served in a space-related career field 

8 of the Air Force for sufficient time such that 

9 the Secretary of the Air Force determines that 

10 the retired Air Force officer has adequate 

11 knowledge concerning the standards of perform12 ance and conduct required of an officer of the 

13 Space Force. 

14 ‘‘(4) EXCLUSION OF RETIRED GENERAL OFFI15 CERS ON ACTIVE DUTY TO SERVE ON A BOARD FROM

16 NUMERIC GENERAL OFFICER ACTIVE-DUTY LIMITA17 TIONS.—A retired general officer who is on active 

18 duty for the purpose of serving on a selection board 

19 shall not, while so serving, be counted against any 

20 limitation on the number of general and flag officers 

21 who may be on active duty. 

22 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON MEMBERSHIP ON CONSECUTIVE

23 BOARDS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in 

25 paragraph (2), no officer may be a member of two 


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1 successive selection boards convened under section 

2 20211 of this title for the consideration of officers 

3 of the same grade. 

4 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR GENERAL OFFICER

5 BOARDS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply with re6 spect to selection boards convened under section 

7 20211 of this title for the consideration of officers 

8 in the grade of colonel or brigadier general. 

9 ‘‘(c) JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICERS.—(1) Each selec10 tion board convened under section 20211 of this title that 

11 will consider an officer described in paragraph (2) shall 

12 include at least one officer designated by the Chairman 

13 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who is a joint qualified officer. 

14 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an officer 

15 who— 

16 ‘‘(A) is serving on, or has served on, the Joint 

17 Staff; or 

18 ‘‘(B) is a joint qualified officer. 

19 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive the require20 ment in paragraph (1) for any selection board of the Space 

21 Force. 

22 ‘‘§ 20213. Notice of convening of selection boards 

23 ‘‘(a) NOTICE TO ELIGIBLE OFFICERS.—At least 30 

24 days before a selection board is convened under section 

25 20211 of this title to recommend officers in a grade for 


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1 promotion to the next higher grade, the Secretary of the 

2 Air Force shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) notify in writing the officers eligible for 

4 consideration for promotion of the date on which the 

5 board is to convene and the name and date of rank 

6 of the junior officer, and of the senior officer, in the 

7 promotion zone as of the date of the notification; or 

8 ‘‘(2) issue a general written notice to the Space 

9 Force regarding the convening of the board which 

10 shall include the convening date of the board and 

11 the name and date of rank of the junior officer, and 

12 of the senior officer, in the promotion zone as of the 

13 date of the notification. 

14 ‘‘(b) COMMUNICATION FROM OFFICERS.—An officer 

15 eligible for consideration by a selection board convened 

16 under section 20211 of this title (other than an officer 

17 who has been excluded under section 20231(d) of this title 

18 from consideration by the board) may send a written com19 munication to the board, to arrive not later than 10 cal20 endar days before the date on which the board convenes, 

21 calling attention to any matter concerning the officer that 

22 the officer considers important to the officer’s case. The 

23 selection board shall give consideration to any timely com24 munication under this subsection. 


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1 ‘‘(c) NOTICE OF INTENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS TO

2 SERVE ON OR OFF ACTIVE DUTY.—An officer on the 

3 Space Force officer list in the grade of colonel or brigadier 

4 general who receives a notice under subsection (a) shall 

5 inform the Secretary of the officer’s preference to serve 

6 either on or off active duty if promoted to the grade of 

7 brigadier general or major general, respectively. 

8 ‘‘§ 20214. Information furnished to selection boards 

9 ‘‘The provisions of section 615 of this title shall apply 

10 to information furnished to selection boards. 

11 ‘‘§ 20215. Recommendations for promotion by selec12 tion boards 

13 ‘‘The provisions of section 616 of this title shall apply 

14 to recommendations for promotion by selection boards. 

15 ‘‘§ 20216. Reports of selection boards 

16 ‘‘The provisions of section 617 of this title shall apply 

17 to reports of selection boards. 

18 ‘‘§ 20217. Action on reports of selection boards for 

19 promotion to brigadier general or major 

20 general 

21 ‘‘The provisions of section 618 of this title shall apply 

22 to action on reports of selection boards. 

23 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROMOTIONS 

‘‘Sec. 

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‘‘20232. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as joint qualified 

officer required before promotion to brigadier general; exceptions. 

‘‘20233. Opportunities for consideration for promotion. 

‘‘20234. Space Force officer list. 

‘‘20235. Competitive categories. 

‘‘20236. Numbers to be recommended for promotion. 

‘‘20237. Establishment of promotion zones. 

‘‘20238. Promotions: how made; authorized delay of promotions. 

1 ‘‘§ 20231. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 

2 time-in-grade and other requirements 

3 ‘‘(a) TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS.—(1) An offi4 cer who is in a Space Force active status on the Space 

5 Force officer list and holds a permanent appointment in 

6 the grade of second lieutenant or first lieutenant may not 

7 be promoted to the next higher permanent grade until the 

8 officer has completed the following period of service in the 

9 grade in which the officer holds a permanent appointment: 

10 ‘‘(A) Eighteen months, in the case of an officer 

11 holding a permanent appointment in the grade of 

12 second lieutenant. 

13 ‘‘(B) Two years, in the case of an officer hold14 ing a permanent appointment in the grade of first 

15 lieutenant. 

16 ‘‘(2) Subject to paragraph (5), an officer who is in 

17 a Space Force active status on the Space Force officer 

18 list and holds a permanent appointment in a grade above 

19 first lieutenant may not be considered for selection for 

20 promotion to the next higher permanent grade until the 


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1 officer has completed the following period of service in the 

2 grade in which the officer holds a permanent appointment: 

3 ‘‘(A) Three years, in the case of an officer hold4 ing a permanent appointment in the grade of cap5 tain, major, or lieutenant colonel. 

6 ‘‘(B) One year, in the case of an officer holding 

7 a permanent appointment in the grade of colonel or 

8 brigadier general. 

9 ‘‘(3) When the needs of the service require, the Sec10 retary of the Air Force may prescribe a longer period of 

11 service in grade for eligibility for promotion, in the case 

12 of officers to whom paragraph (1) applies, or for eligibility 

13 for consideration for promotion, in the case of officers to 

14 whom paragraph (2) applies. 

15 ‘‘(4) When the needs of the service require, the Sec16 retary of the Air Force may prescribe a shorter period of 

17 service in grade, but not less than two years, for eligibility 

18 for consideration for promotion, in the case of officers des19 ignated for limited duty to whom paragraph (2) applies. 

20 ‘‘(5) The Secretary of the Air Force may waive para21 graph (2) to the extent necessary to assure that officers 

22 described in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph have at 

23 least two opportunities for consideration for promotion to 

24 the next higher grade as officers below the promotion 

25 zone. 


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1 ‘‘(6) In computing service in grade for purposes of 

2 this section, service in a grade held as a result of assign3 ment to a position is counted as service in the grade in 

4 which the officer would have served except for such assign5 ment or appointment. 

6 ‘‘(b) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION

7 FOR PROMOTION OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY

8 FAILED OF SELECTION.—(1) Except as provided in para9 graph (2), an officer who has failed of selection for pro10 motion to the next higher grade remains eligible for con11 sideration for promotion to that grade as long as the offi12 cer continues on active duty in other than a retired status 

13 and is not promoted. 

14 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an officer on 

15 active status who is ineligible for consideration for pro16 motion under section 631(c) of this title for the second 

17 time. 

18 ‘‘(c) OFFICERS TO BE CONSIDERED BY PROMOTION

19 BOARDS.—(1) Each time a selection board is convened 

20 under section 20211 of this title for consideration of offi21 cers in a competitive category for promotion to the next 

22 higher grade, each officer in the promotion zone (except 

23 as provided under paragraph (2)), and each officer above 

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1 egory under consideration shall be considered for pro2 motion. 

3 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force— 

4 ‘‘(A) may, in accordance with standards and 

5 procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in 

6 regulations which shall apply uniformly among the 

7 military departments, limit the officers to be consid8 ered by a selection board from below the promotion 

9 zone to those officers who are determined to be ex10 ceptionally well qualified for promotion; 

11 ‘‘(B) may, by regulation, prescribe a period of 

12 time, not to exceed one year, from the time an offi13 cer on the Space Force officer list transfers on or 

14 off of sustained duty during which the officer shall 

15 be ineligible for consideration for promotion; and 

16 ‘‘(C) may, by regulation, preclude from consid17 eration by a selection board by which the officer 

18 would otherwise be eligible to be considered, an offi19 cer who has an established separation date that is 

20 within 90 days after the date on which the board is 

21 to be convened. 

22 ‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the 

23 Secretary of the Air Force to preclude from consideration 

24 by selection boards for promotion to the grade of brigadier 

25 general, officers in the grade of colonel who— 


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1 ‘‘(i) have been considered and not selected for 

2 promotion to the grade of brigadier general or by at 

3 least two selection boards; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) are determined, in accordance with stand5 ards and procedures prescribed pursuant to subpara6 graph (B), as not being exceptionally well qualified 

7 for promotion. 

8 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary of Defense authorizes the Sec9 retary of the Air Force to have the authority described 

10 in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall prescribe by reg11 ulation the standards and procedures for the exercise of 

12 such authority. Those regulations shall apply uniformly 

13 among the military departments and shall include the fol14 lowing provisions: 

15 ‘‘(i) A requirement that the Secretary of the Air 

16 Force may exercise such authority in the case of a 

17 particular selection board only if the Secretary of 

18 Defense approves the exercise of that authority for 

19 that board. 

20 ‘‘(ii) A requirement that an officer may be pre21 cluded from consideration by a selection board under 

22 this paragraph only upon the recommendation of a 

23 preselection board of officers convened by the Sec24 retary of the military department concerned and 

25 composed of at least three officers all of whom are 


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1 serving in a grade higher than the grade of such of2 ficer. 

3 ‘‘(iii) A requirement that such a preselection 

4 board may not recommend that an officer be pre5 cluded from such consideration unless the Secretary 

6 of the Air Force has given the officer advance writ7 ten notice of the convening of such board and of the 

8 military records that will be considered by the board 

9 and has given the officer a reasonable period before 

10 the convening of the board in which to submit com11 ments to the board. 

12 ‘‘(iv) A requirement that the Secretary of the 

13 Air Force shall provide general guidance to the 

14 board in accordance with standards and procedures 

15 prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in those reg16 ulations. 

17 ‘‘(v) A requirement that the preselection board 

18 may recommend that an officer be precluded from 

19 consideration by a selection board only on the basis 

20 of the general guidance provided by the Secretary 

21 Air Force, information in the officer’s official mili22 tary personnel records that has been described in the 

23 notice provided the officer as required pursuant to 

24 clause (iii), and any communication to the board re25 ceived from that officer before the board convenes. 


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1 ‘‘(d) CERTAIN OFFICERS NOT TO BE CONSID2 ERED.—A selection board convened under section 20211 

3 of this title may not consider for promotion to the next 

4 higher grade any of the following officers: 

5 ‘‘(1) An officer whose name is on a promotion 

6 list for that grade as a result of the officer’s selec7 tion for promotion to that grade by an earlier selec8 tion board convened under that section. 

9 ‘‘(2) An officer who is recommended for pro10 motion to that grade in the report of an earlier se11 lection board convened under that section, in the 

12 case of such a report that has not yet been approved 

13 by the President. 

14 ‘‘(3) An officer in the grade of first lieutenant 

15 who is on an approved all-fully-qualified-officers list 

16 under section 20238(a)(4) of this title. 

17 ‘‘(4) An officer in the grade of captain who is 

18 not a citizen of the United States. 

19 ‘‘(5) An officer excluded under subsection (e). 

20 ‘‘(e) AUTHORITY TO ALLOW OFFICERS TO OPT OUT

21 OF SELECTION BOARD CONSIDERATION.—(1) The Sec22 retary of the Air Force may provide that an officer on 

23 the Space Force officer list may, upon the officer’s request 

24 and with the approval of the Secretary, be excluded from 

25 consideration by a selection board convened under section 


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1 20211 of this title to consider officers for promotion to 

2 the next higher grade. 

3 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may only ap4 prove a request under paragraph (1) if— 

5 ‘‘(A)(i) the basis for the request is to allow an 

6 officer to complete a broadening assignment, ad7 vanced education, another assignment of significant 

8 value to the Department, a career progression re9 quirement delayed by the assignment or education; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines the exclusion 

11 from consideration is in the best interest of the 

12 Space Force; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) the officer has not previously failed of se14 lection for promotion to the grade for which the offi15 cer requests the exclusion from consideration; or 

16 ‘‘(B)(i) the officer is serving in a critical skill 

17 position that cannot be filled by another Space 

18 Force officer serving in the same grade; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that it is in the 

20 best interests of the Space Force for the officer to 

21 continue to serve in their current position and grade; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(iii) the officer has not previously opted out of 

24 a promotion board under this authority. 


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1 ‘‘§ 20232. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 

2 designation as joint qualified officer re3 quired before promotion to brigadier 

4 general; exceptions 

5 ‘‘The provisions of section 619a of this title shall 

6 apply to officers of the Space Force. 

7 ‘‘§ 20233. Opportunities for consideration for pro8 motion 

9 ‘‘(a) SPECIFICATION OF NUMBER OF OPPORTUNI10 TIES FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.—Under reg11 ulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Sec12 retary of the Air Force shall specify the number of oppor13 tunities for consideration for promotion to be afforded to 

14 Space Force officers for promotion to each grade above 

15 the grade of captain. 

16 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES

17 THAT MAY BE SPECIFIED.—The number of opportunities 

18 for consideration for promotion to be afforded officers of 

19 the Space Force for promotion to a particular grade may 

20 not exceed five. 

21 ‘‘(c) LIMITED AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE

22 AIR FORCE TO MODIFY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES.— 

23 The Secretary of the Air Force may change the number 

24 of opportunities for consideration for promotion to a par25 ticular grade not more frequently than once every five 

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1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO

2 MODIFY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES.—The Secretary of 

3 Defense may modify the number of opportunities for con4 sideration for promotion to be afforded officers of the 

5 Space Force for promotion to a particular grade. 

6 ‘‘§ 20234. Space Force officer list 

7 ‘‘(a) SINGLE LIST.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

8 shall maintain a single list of all Space Force officers serv9 ing in a Space Force active status. The list shall be known 

10 as the Space Force officer list. 

11 ‘‘(b) ORDER OF OFFICERS ON LIST.—Officers shall 

12 be carried on the Space Force officer list in the order of 

13 seniority of the grade in which they are serving. Officers 

14 serving in the same grade shall be carried in the order 

15 of their rank in that grade. 

16 ‘‘(c) EFFECT OF SERVICE IN A TEMPORARY AP17 POINTMENT.—An officer whose position on the Space 

18 Force officer list results from service under a temporary 

19 appointment or in a grade held by reason of assignment 

20 to a position has, when that appointment or assignment 

21 ends, the grade and position on the Space Force officer 

22 list that the officer would have held if the officer had not 

23 received that appointment or assignment. 


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1 ‘‘§ 20235. Competitive categories 

2 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH COMPETITIVE

3 CATEGORIES FOR PROMOTION.—Under regulations pre4 scribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 

5 Air Force shall establish at least one competitive category 

6 for promotion for officers on the Space Force officer list. 

7 Each officer whose name appears on the Space Force offi8 cer list shall be carried in a competitive category of offi9 cers. Officers in the same competitive category shall com10 pete among themselves for promotion. 

11 ‘‘(b) SINGLE COMPETITIVE CATEGORY FOR PRO12 MOTION TO GENERAL OFFICER GRADES.—The Secretary 

13 of the Air Force shall establish a single competitive cat14 egory for all officers on the Space Force officer list who 

15 will be considered by a selection board convened under sec16 tion 20211 of this title for promotion to the grade of brig17 adier general or major general. 

18 ‘‘§ 20236. Numbers to be recommended for promotion 

19 ‘‘(a) PROMOTION TO GRADES BELOW BRIGADIER

20 GENERAL.—(1) Before convening a selection board under 

21 section 20211 of this title to consider officers for rec22 ommendation for promotion to a grade below brigadier 

23 general and in any competitive category, the Secretary of 

24 the Air Force shall determine— 

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1 competitive category in the grade to which the board 

2 will recommend officers for promotion; 

3 ‘‘(B) the estimated number of officers needed to 

4 fill vacancies in those positions during the period in 

5 which it is anticipated that officers selected for pro6 motion will be promoted; and 

7 ‘‘(C) the number of officers in a Space Force 

8 active status authorized by the Secretary of the Air 

9 Force to serve both on sustained duty and not on 

10 sustained duty in the grade and competitive category 

11 under consideration. 

12 ‘‘(2) Based on the determinations under paragraph 

13 (1), the Secretary of the Air Force shall determine the 

14 maximum number of officers in that competitive category 

15 which the selection board may recommend for promotion. 

16 ‘‘(b) PROMOTION TO BRIGADIER GENERAL AND

17 MAJOR GENERAL.—(1) Before convening a selection 

18 board under section 20211 of this title to consider officers 

19 for recommendation for promotion to the grade of briga20 dier general or major general, the Secretary of the Air 

21 Force shall determine— 

22 ‘‘(A) the number of positions needed to accom23 plish mission objectives which require officers serv24 ing in a Space Force active status on sustained 

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1 tained duty, in the grade to which the board will rec2 ommend officers for promotion; and 

3 ‘‘(B) the estimated number of officers on sus4 tained duty and not on sustained duty needed to fill 

5 vacancies in those positions over the 24-month pe6 riod beginning on the date on which the selection 

7 board convenes. 

8 ‘‘(2) Based on the determinations under paragraph 

9 (1), the Secretary of the Air Force shall determine the 

10 maximum number of officers serving in a Space Force ac11 tive status on sustained duty, and the maximum number 

12 of officers serving in a Space Force active status not on 

13 sustained duty, which the selection board may recommend 

14 for promotion. 

15 ‘‘§ 20237. Establishment of promotion zones 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Before convening a selection 

17 board under section 20211 of this title to consider officers 

18 for promotion to any grade above first lieutenant or lieu19 tenant (junior grade), the Secretary of the Air Force shall 

20 establish a promotion zone for officers serving in each 

21 grade and competitive category to be considered by the 

22 board. 

23 ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF NUMBER.—The Secretary 

24 of the Air Force shall determine the number of officers 

25 in the promotion zone for officers serving in any grade 


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1 and competitive category from among officers who are eli2 gible for promotion in that grade and competitive cat3 egory. Such determination shall be made on the basis of 

4 an estimate of— 

5 ‘‘(1) the number of officers needed in that com6 petitive category in the next higher grade in each of 

7 the next five years; 

8 ‘‘(2) the number of officers to be serving in that 

9 competitive category in the next higher grade in 

10 each of the next five years; 

11 ‘‘(3) in the case of a promotion zone for officers 

12 to be promoted to a grade to which section 523 of 

13 this title is applicable, the number of officers author14 ized for such grade under such section to be on ac15 tive duty on the last day of each of the next five fis16 cal years; and 

17 ‘‘(4) the number of officers that should be 

18 placed in that promotion zone in each of the next 

19 five years to provide to officers in those years rel20 atively similar opportunity for promotion. 

21 ‘‘§ 20238. Promotions: how made; authorized delay of 

22 promotions 

23 ‘‘(a) PROCEDURE FOR PROMOTION OF OFFICERS ON

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1 ‘‘(1) PLACEMENT OF NAMES ON PROMOTION

2 LIST.—When the report of a selection board con3 vened under section 20211 of this title is approved 

4 by the President, the Secretary of the Air Force 

5 shall place the names of all officers approved for 

6 promotion within a competitive category on a single 

7 list for that competitive category, to be known as a 

8 promotion list, in the order of the seniority of such 

9 officers on the list or based on particular merit, as 

10 determined by the promotion board. A promotion list 

11 is considered to be established under this section as 

12 of the date of the approval of the report of the selec13 tion board under the preceding sentence. 

14 ‘‘(2) ORDER AND TIMING OF PROMOTIONS.— 

15 Except as provided in subsection (d), officers on a 

16 promotion list for a competitive category shall be 

17 promoted to the next higher grade when additional 

18 officers in that grade and competitive category are 

19 needed. Promotions shall be made in the order in 

20 which the names of officers appear on the promotion 

21 list and after officers previously selected for pro22 motion in that competitive category have been pro23 moted. Officers to be promoted to the grade of first 

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1 ulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air 

2 Force. 

3 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON PROMOTIONS TO GENERAL

4 OFFICER GRADES TO COMPLY WITH STRENGTH LIMI5 TATIONS.—Under regulations prescribed by the Sec6 retary of Defense, the promotion of an officer on the 

7 Space Force officer list to a general officer grade 

8 shall be delayed if that promotion would cause any 

9 strength limitation of section 526 of this title to be 

10 exceeded. The delay shall expire when the Secretary 

11 of the Air Force determines that the delay is no 

12 longer required to ensure compliance with the 

13 strength limitation. 

14 ‘‘(4) PROMOTION OF FIRST LIEUTENANTS ON

15 AN ALL-FULLY-QUALIFIED OFFICERS LIST.—(A) Ex16 cept as provided in subsection (d), officers on the 

17 Space Force officer list in the grade of first lieuten18 ant who are on an approved all-fully-qualified-offi19 cers list shall be promoted to the grade of captain 

20 in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

21 Secretary of the Air Force. 

22 ‘‘(B) An all-fully-qualified-officers list shall be 

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1 in the same manner as a promotion list under this 

2 chapter. 

3 ‘‘(C) The Secretary of the Air Force may make 

4 a recommendation to the President for approval of 

5 an all-fully-qualified-officers list only when the Sec6 retary determines that all officers on the list are 

7 needed in the next higher grade to accomplish mis8 sion objectives. 

9 ‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph, an all10 fully-qualified-officers list is a list of all officers on 

11 the Space Force officers list in a grade who the Sec12 retary of the Air Force determines— 

13 ‘‘(i) are fully qualified for promotion to the 

14 next higher grade; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) would be eligible for consideration for 

16 promotion to the next higher grade by a selec17 tion board convened under section 20211 of this 

18 title upon the convening of such a board. 

19 ‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the Air Force deter20 mines that one or more officers or former officers 

21 were not placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under 

22 this paragraph because of administrative error, the 

23 Secretary may prepare a supplemental all-fully-quali24 fied-officers list containing the names of any such 


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1 officers for approval in accordance with this para2 graph. 

3 ‘‘(b) DATE OF RANK.—The date of rank of an officer 

4 appointed to a higher grade under this section is deter5 mined under section 741(d) of this title. 

6 ‘‘(c) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—Appointments 

7 under this section shall be made by the President, by and 

8 with the advice and consent of the Senate, except that ap9 pointments under this section in the grade of first lieuten10 ant or captain shall be made by the President alone. 

11 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO DELAY APPOINTMENTS FOR

12 SPECIFIED REASONS.—The provisions of subsection (d) of 

13 section 624 of this title shall apply to the appointment 

14 of an officer under this section in the same manner as 

15 they apply to an appointment of an officer under that sec16 tion, and any reference in that subsection to an active17 duty list shall be treated for purposes of applicability to 

18 an officer of the Space Force as referring to the Space 

19 Force officer list. 

20 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—PERSONS NOT CONSIDERED 

21 FOR PROMOTION AND OTHER PROMOTION22 RELATED PROVISIONS 

‘‘Sec. 

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1 ‘‘§ 20241. Persons not considered for promotion and 

2 other promotion-related provisions 

3 ‘‘Subchapter III of chapter 36 of this title shall apply 

4 to officers of the Space Force. 

5 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—APPLICABILITY OF OTHER 

6 LAWS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20251. Applicability of certain DOPMA officer personnel policy provisions. 

7 ‘‘§ 20251. Applicability of certain DOPMA officer per8 sonnel policy provisions 

9 ‘‘Except as otherwise modified or provided for in this 

10 chapter, the following provisions of chapter 36 of this title 

11 (relating to promotion, separation, and involuntary retire12 ment of officers on the active-duty list) shall apply to 

13 Space Force officers and officer promotions: 

14 ‘‘(1) Subchapter I (relating to selection boards). 

15 ‘‘(2) Subchapter II (relating to promotions). 

16 ‘‘(3) Subchapter III (relating to failure of selec17 tion for promotion and retirement for years of serv18 ice). 

19 ‘‘(4) Subchapter IV (relating to continuation on 

20 active duty and selective early retirement). 

21 ‘‘(5) Subchapter V (additional provisions relat22 ing to promotion, separation, and retirement). 


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1 ‘‘(6) Subchapter VI (relating to alternative pro2 motion authority for officers in designated competi3 tive categories).’’. 

4 (d) TEMPORARY (‘‘BREVET’’) PROMOTIONS FOR OF5 FICERS WITH CRITICAL SKILLS.—Section 605 of title 10, 

6 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

7 (1) COVERAGE OF SPACE FORCE OFFICERS.— 

8 Subsections (a), (b)(2)(A), (f)(1), and (f)(2) are 

9 amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ each place 

10 it appears and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

11 Force,’’. 

12 (2) DISAGGREGATION OF AIR FORCE MAXIMUM

13 NUMBERS.—Subsection (g) is amended— 

14 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

15 (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 

16 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert17 ing the following new paragraphs (2) and (3): 

18 ‘‘(2) In the case of the Air Force— 

19 ‘‘(A) as captain, 95; 

20 ‘‘(B) as major, 305; 

21 ‘‘(C) as lieutenant colonel, 165; and 

22 ‘‘(D) as colonel, 75. 

23 ‘‘(3) In the case of the Space Force— 

24 ‘‘(A) as captain, 5; 

25 ‘‘(B) as major, 20; 


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1 ‘‘(C) as lieutenant colonel, 10; and 

2 ‘‘(D) as colonel, 5.’’. 

3 SEC. 1717. ENLISTED MEMBERS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title 10, United 

5 States Code, as amended by section 1716, is further 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 

7 ‘‘CHAPTER 2007—ENLISTED MEMBERS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘20301. Original enlistments: qualifications; grade. 

‘‘20302. Enlisted members: term of enlistment. 

‘‘20303. Reference to chapter 31. 

8 ‘‘§ 20301. Original enlistments: qualifications; grade 

9 ‘‘(a) ORIGINAL ENLISTMENTS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT.—The Secretary 

11 of the Air Force may accept original enlistments in 

12 the Space Force of qualified, effective, and able-bod13 ied persons. 

14 ‘‘(2) AGE.—A person accepted for original en15 listment shall be not less than seventeen years of 

16 age. However, no person under eighteen years of age 

17 may be originally enlisted without the written con18 sent of the person’s parent or guardian, if the per19 son has a parent or guardian entitled to the person’s 

20 custody and control. 

21 ‘‘(b) GRADE.—A person is enlisted in the Space 

22 Force in the grade prescribed by the Secretary of the Air 

23 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 striking ‘‘and Regular Coast Guard’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘Regular Coast Guard, and the Space 

20 Force’’. 

21 (2) QUALIFICATIONS, TERM, GRADE.—Section 

22 505 is amended— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘Regular Space Force,’’ 

24 each place it appears; and 

25 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

26 subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(e) For enlistments in the Space Force, see sections 

2 20301 and 20302 of this title.’’. 

3 (3) EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENTS DURING

4 WAR.—Section 506 is amended by striking ‘‘Reg5 ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 

6 (4) REENLISTMENT.—Section 508 is amended 

7 striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’ both places 

8 it appears. 

9 (5) ENLISTMENT INCENTIVES FOR PURSUIT OF

10 SKILLS TO FACILITATE NATIONAL SERVICE.—Sec11 tion 510(c) is amended— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or the 

13 Space Force’’ after ‘‘Selected Reserve’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

15 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

16 (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and 

17 (F), respectively; 

18 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

19 (C) the following new subparagraph (D): 

20 ‘‘(D) in the Space Force;’’; and 

21 (iii) in subparagraph (F), as so redes22 ignated, by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 

23 through (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara24 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 mem3 ber 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. 

‘‘20405. 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) ENLISTED MEMBER SEPARATION.—Except as 

9 specified in this section or otherwise modified in this chap10 ter, the provisions of chapter 59 of this title applicable 

11 to enlisted members of a regular component shall apply 

12 to enlisted members of the Space Force. 

13 ‘‘(c) SEPARATION PAY UPON INVOLUNTARY DIS14 CHARGE OR RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY.—The provi15 sions of section 1174 of this title— 

16 ‘‘(1) pertaining to a regular officer shall apply 

17 to a Space Force officer serving on sustained duty; 

18 ‘‘(2) pertaining to a regular enlisted member 

19 shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space 

20 Force serving on sustained duty; and 

21 ‘‘(3) pertaining to other members shall apply to 

22 members of the Space Force not serving on sus23 tained duty. 


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1 ‘‘(d) VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE.—The 

2 provisions of section 1175 of this title pertaining to a vol3 untary appointment, enlistment, or transfer to a reserve 

4 component shall apply to the voluntary release from active 

5 duty of a member of the Space Force on sustained duty. 

6 ‘‘(e) VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY AND BENE7 FITS.—The provisions of section 1176 of this title— 

8 ‘‘(1) pertaining to a regular enlisted member 

9 shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space 

10 Force serving on sustained duty; and 

11 ‘‘(2) pertaining to a reserve enlisted member 

12 serving in an active status shall apply to an enlisted 

13 member of the Space Force serving in a Space Force 

14 active status or on sustained duty. 

15 ‘‘§ 20402. Enlisted members: standards and qualifica16 tions for retention 

17 ‘‘(a) STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETEN18 TION.—Subject to such limitations as the Secretary of De19 fense may prescribe, the Secretary of the Air Force shall, 

20 by regulation, prescribe— 

21 ‘‘(1) standards and qualifications for the reten22 tion of enlisted members of the Space Force; and 

23 ‘‘(2) equitable procedures for the periodic deter24 mination of the compliance of each such member 

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1 ‘‘(b) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STAND2 ARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS.—If an enlisted member serv3 ing in Space Force active status fails to comply with the 

4 standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection 

5 (a), the member shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) if qualified, be transferred to Space Force 

7 inactive status; 

8 ‘‘(2) if qualified, be retired in accordance with 

9 section 20603 of this title; or 

10 ‘‘(3) have the member’s enlistment terminated. 

11 ‘‘§ 20403. Officers: standards and qualifications for re12 tention 

13 ‘‘(a) STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS.—To be re14 tained in an active status, a Space Force officer must— 

15 ‘‘(1) in any applicable yearly period, attain the 

16 number of points specified under section 

17 12732(a)(2) of this title; and 

18 ‘‘(2) conform to such other standards and 

19 qualifications as the Secretary may prescribe for of20 ficers of the Space Force. 

21 ‘‘(b) RESULT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY.—A Space 

22 Force officer who fails to attain the number of points pre23 scribed under subsection (a)(1), or to conform to the 

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1 (a)(2), may be referred to a board convened under section 

2 20501(a) of this title. 

3 ‘‘§ 20404. Selection of officers for early retirement or 

4 discharge 

5 ‘‘(a) CONSIDERATION FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.— 

6 The Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection 

7 boards under section 20211(b) of this title to consider for 

8 early retirement officers on the Space Force officer list 

9 as follows: 

10 ‘‘(1) Officers in the grade of lieutenant colonel 

11 who have failed of selection for promotion at least 

12 one time and whose names are not on a list of offi13 cers recommended for promotion. 

14 ‘‘(2) Officers in the grade of colonel who have 

15 served in that grade for at least two years and 

16 whose names are not on a list of officers rec17 ommended for promotion. 

18 ‘‘(3) Officers, other than those described in 

19 paragraphs (1) and (2), holding a grade below the 

20 grade of colonel— 

21 ‘‘(A) who are eligible for retirement under 

22 section 20601 of this title or who after two ad23 ditional years or less of active service would be 

24 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) Subject to such limitations as the Sec5 retary of Defense may prescribe, the Secretary of 

6 the Air Force may convene selection boards under 

7 section 20211 of this title to consider for discharge 

8 officers on the Space Force officer list— 

9 ‘‘(A) who have served at least one year of 

10 active status in the grade currently held; 

11 ‘‘(B) whose names are not on a list of offi12 cers recommended for promotion; and 

13 ‘‘(C) who are not eligible to be retired 

14 under any provision of law (other than by rea15 son of eligibility pursuant to section 4403 of the 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484)) and are not 

18 within two years of becoming so eligible. 

19 ‘‘(2) An officer who is recommended for dis20 charge by a selection board convened pursuant to 

21 the authority of paragraph (1) and whose discharge 

22 is approved by the Secretary of the Air Force shall 

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1 ‘‘(3) Selection of officers for discharge under 

2 paragraph (1) shall be based on the needs of the 

3 service. 

4 ‘‘(c) DISCHARGES AND RETIREMENTS CONSIDERED

5 TO BE INVOLUNTARY.—The discharge or retirement of an 

6 officer pursuant to this section shall be considered to be 

7 involuntary for purposes of any other provision of law. 

8 ‘‘§ 20405. Force shaping authority 

9 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

10 may, solely for the purpose of restructuring the Space 

11 Force— 

12 ‘‘(1) discharge an officer described in sub13 section (b); or 

14 ‘‘(2) involuntarily release such an officer from 

15 sustained duty. 

16 ‘‘(b) COVERED OFFICERS.—(1) The authority under 

17 this section may be exercised in the case of an officer of 

18 the Space Force serving on sustained duty who— 

19 ‘‘(A) has completed not more than six years of 

20 service as a commissioned officer in the armed 

21 forces; or 

22 ‘‘(B) has completed more than six years of serv23 ice as a commissioned officer in the armed forces, 

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1 ‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘minimum service 

2 obligation’, with respect to a member of the Space Force, 

3 means the initial period of required active duty service ap4 plicable to the member, together with any additional pe5 riod of required active duty service incurred by that mem6 ber during the member’s initial period of required active 

7 duty service. 

8 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

9 shall prescribe regulations for the exercise of the Sec10 retary’s authority under this section.’’. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 647 of 

12 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘(other 

14 than an officer of the Space Force)’’ after ‘‘in the 

15 case of an officer’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Regular Ma17 rine Corps, of Regular Space Force’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 section: 

21 ‘‘(e) SPACE FORCE.—For a similar provision with re22 spect to officers of the Space Force, see section 20405 

23 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.—(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall pre18 scribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time 

19 of the record of any commissioned officer (other than a 

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1 status to determine whether the officer shall be required, 

2 because of a reason stated in paragraph (2), to show cause 

3 for the officer’s retention in a Space Force active status. 

4 ‘‘(2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) are the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(A) The officer’s performance of duty has fall7 en below standards prescribed by the Secretary of 

8 Defense. 

9 ‘‘(B) The officer has failed to satisfy the stand10 ards and qualifications established under section 

11 20403 of this title by the Secretary of the Air Force. 

12 ‘‘(b) PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RECORD OF OF13 FICERS RELATING TO CERTAIN OTHER REASONS.—(1) 

14 The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe, by regula15 tion, procedures for the review at any time of the record 

16 of any commissioned officer (other than a retired officer) 

17 of the Space Force in a Space Force active status to deter18 mine whether the officer should be required, because of 

19 a reason stated in paragraph (2), to show cause for the 

20 officer’s retention in a Space Force active status. 

21 ‘‘(2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) are the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(A) Misconduct. 

24 ‘‘(B) Moral or professional dereliction. 


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1 ‘‘(C) The officer’s retention is not clearly con2 sistent with the interests of national security. 

3 ‘‘(c) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LIMITATIONS.—Regu4 lations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under 

5 this section are subject to such limitations as the Sec6 retary of Defense may prescribe. 

7 ‘‘§ 20502. Retention boards 

8 ‘‘(a) CONVENING OF BOARDS TO CONSIDER OFFI9 CERS REQUIRED TO SHOW CAUSE.—The Secretary of the 

10 Air Force shall convene retention boards at such times 

11 and places as the Secretary may prescribe to receive evi12 dence and make findings and recommendations as to 

13 whether an officer who is required under section 20501 

14 of this title to show cause for retention in a Space Force 

15 active status should be retained in a Space Force active 

16 status. Each retention board shall be composed of not less 

17 than three officers having the qualifications prescribed by 

18 section 20506 of this title. 

19 ‘‘(b) FAIR AND IMPARTIAL HEARING.—A retention 

20 board shall give a fair and impartial hearing to each offi21 cer required under section 20501 of this title to show 

22 cause for retention in a Space Force active status. 

23 ‘‘(c) EFFECT OF BOARD DETERMINATION THAT AN

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1 termines that the officer has failed to establish that the 

2 officer should be retained in a Space Force active status, 

3 the board shall recommend to the Secretary of the Air 

4 Force one of the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) That the officer be transferred to an inac6 tive status. 

7 ‘‘(B) That the officer, if qualified under any 

8 provision of law, be retired. 

9 ‘‘(C) That the officer be discharged from the 

10 Space Force. 

11 ‘‘(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 

12 of the Air Force, an officer as to whom a retention board 

13 makes a recommendation under paragraph (1) that the 

14 officer not be retained in a Space Force active status may 

15 be required to take leave pending the completion of the 

16 officer’s case under this chapter. The officer may be re17 quired to begin such leave at any time following the offi18 cer’s receipt of the report of the retention board, including 

19 the board’s recommendation for removal from a Space 

20 Force active status, and the expiration of any period al21 lowed for submission by the officer of a rebuttal to that 

22 report. The leave may be continued until the date on which 

23 action by the Secretary of the Air Force on the officer’s 

24 case is completed or may be terminated at any earlier 

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1 ‘‘(d) EFFECT OF BOARD DETERMINATION THAT AN

2 OFFICER HAS ESTABLISHED THAT THE OFFICER

3 SHOULD BE RETAINED.—(1) If a retention board deter4 mines that the officer has established that the officer 

5 should be retained in a Space Force active status, the offi6 cer’s case is closed. 

7 ‘‘(2) An officer who is required to show cause for re8 tention in a Space Force active status under subsection 

9 (a) of section 20501 of this title and who is determined 

10 under paragraph (1) to have established that the officer 

11 should be retained in a Space Force active status may not 

12 again be required to show cause for retention in a Space 

13 Force active status under such subsection within the one14 year period beginning on the date of that determination. 

15 ‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an officer who 

16 is required to show cause for retention in a Space Force 

17 active status under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this 

18 title and who is determined under paragraph (1) to have 

19 established that the officer should be retained in a Space 

20 Force active status may again be required to show cause 

21 for retention at any time. 

22 ‘‘(B) An officer who has been required to show cause 

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1 quired to show cause for retention in a Space Force active 

2 status under such subsection solely because of conduct 

3 which was the subject of the previous proceedings, unless 

4 the findings or recommendations of the retention board 

5 that considered the officer’s previous case are determined 

6 to have been obtained by fraud or collusion. 

7 ‘‘(4) In the case of an officer described in paragraph 

8 (2) or paragraph (3)(A), the retention board may rec9 ommend that the officer be required to complete additional 

10 training, professional education, or such other develop11 mental programs as may be available to correct any identi12 fied deficiencies and improve the officer’s performance 

13 within the Space Force. 

14 ‘‘§ 20503. Removal of officer: action by Secretary 

15 upon recommendation of retention board 

16 ‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force may remove an offi17 cer from Space Force active status if the removal of such 

18 officer from Space Force active status is recommended by 

19 a retention board convened under section 20502 of this 

20 title. 

21 ‘‘§ 20504. Rights and procedures 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 

23 the Secretary of the Air Force, each officer required under 

24 section 20501 of this title to show cause for retention in 

25 a Space Force active status— 


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1 ‘‘(1) shall be notified in writing, at least 30 

2 days before the hearing of the officer’s case by a re3 tention board, of the reasons for which the officer is 

4 being required to show cause for retention in a 

5 Space Force active status; 

6 ‘‘(2) shall be allowed a reasonable time, as de7 termined by the board, to prepare the officer’s show8 ing of cause for retention in a Space Force active 

9 status; 

10 ‘‘(3) shall be allowed to appear either in person 

11 or through electronic means and to be represented 

12 by counsel at proceedings before the board; and 

13 ‘‘(4) shall be allowed full access to, and shall be 

14 furnished copies of, records relevant to the officer’s 

15 case, except that the board shall withhold any record 

16 that the Secretary determines should be withheld in 

17 the interest of national security. 

18 ‘‘(b) SUMMARY OF RECORDS WITHHELD IN INTER19 EST OF NATIONAL SECURITY.—When a record is withheld 

20 under subsection (a)(4), the officer whose case is under 

21 consideration shall, to the extent that the interest of na22 tional security permits, be furnished a summary of the 

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1 ‘‘§ 20505. Officer considered for removal: voluntary 

2 retirement or discharge 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—At any time during proceedings 

4 under this chapter with respect to the removal of an offi5 cer from a Space Force active status, the Secretary of the 

6 Air Force may grant a request by the officer— 

7 ‘‘(1) for voluntary retirement, if the officer is 

8 qualified for retirement; or 

9 ‘‘(2) for discharge in accordance with sub10 section (b)(2). 

11 ‘‘(b) RETIREMENT OR DISCHARGE.—An officer re12 moved from a Space Force active status under section 

13 20503 of this title shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) if eligible for voluntary retirement under 

15 any provision of law on the date of such removal, be 

16 retired in the grade and with the retired pay for 

17 which the officer would be eligible if retired under 

18 such provision; and 

19 ‘‘(2) if ineligible for voluntary retirement under 

20 any provision of law on the date of such removal— 

21 ‘‘(A) be honorably discharged in the grade 

22 then held, in the case of an officer whose case 

23 was brought under subsection (a) of section 

24 20501 of this title; or 

25 ‘‘(B) be discharged in the grade then held, 

26 in the case of an officer whose case was brought 


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1 under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this 

2 title. 

3 ‘‘(c) SEPARATION PAY FOR DISCHARGED OFFI4 CER.—An officer who is discharged under subsection 

5 (b)(2) is entitled, if eligible therefor, to separation pay 

6 under section 1174(a)(2) of this title. 

7 ‘‘§ 20506. Officers eligible to serve on retention 

8 boards 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 1187 

10 of this title apply to the membership of boards convened 

11 under this chapter in the same manner as to the member12 ship of boards convened under chapter 60 of this title. 

13 ‘‘(b) RETIRED AIR FORCE OFFICERS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—-In applying subsection (b) 

15 of section 1187 of this title to a board convened 

16 under this chapter, the Secretary of the Air Force 

17 may appoint retired officers of the Air Force, in ad18 dition to retired officers of the Space Force, to com19 plete the membership of the board. 

20 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—-A retired officer of the Air 

21 Force may be appointed to a board under paragraph 

22 (1) only if the officer served in a space-related ca23 reer field of the Air Force for sufficient time such 

24 that the Secretary of the Air Force determines that 

25 the retired Air Force officer has adequate knowledge 


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1 concerning the standards of performance and con2 duct required of an officer of the Space Force.’’. 

3 SEC. 1720. RETIREMENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title 10, United 

5 States Code, as amended by section 1719, is further 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 

7 ‘‘CHAPTER 2013—VOLUNTARY 

8 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. 

9 ‘‘§ 20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of 

10 service 

11 ‘‘(a) TWENTY YEARS OR MORE.—The Secretary of 

12 the Air Force may, upon the officer’s request, retire a 

13 commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 

14 20 years of service computed under section 20602 of this 

15 title, at least 10 years of which have been active service 

16 as a commissioned officer. 

17 ‘‘(b) THIRTY YEARS OR MORE.—A commissioned of18 ficer of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of serv19 ice computed under section 20602 of this title may be re20 tired upon the officer’s request, in the discretion of the 

21 President. 


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1 ‘‘(c) FORTY YEARS OR MORE.—Except as provided 

2 in section 20503 of this title, a commissioned officer of 

3 the Space Force who has at least 40 years of service com4 puted under section 20602 of this title shall be retired 

5 upon the officer’s request. 

6 ‘‘§ 20602. Officers: computation of years of service for 

7 voluntary retirement 

8 ‘‘(a) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—For the purpose 

9 of determining whether an officer of the Space Force may 

10 be retired under section 20601 of this title, the officer’s 

11 years of service are computed by adding all active service 

12 in the armed forces. 

13 ‘‘(b) REFERENCE TO SECTION EXCLUDING SERVICE

14 DURING CERTAIN PERIODS.—Section 972(b) of this title 

15 excludes from computation of an officer’s years of service 

16 for purposes of this section any time identified with re17 spect to that officer under that section. 

18 ‘‘§ 20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for 

19 length of service 

20 ‘‘(a) TWENTY TO THIRTY YEARS.—Under regula21 tions to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, 

22 an enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 

23 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under sec24 tion 20604 of this title may, upon the member’s request, 

25 be retired. 


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1 ‘‘(b) THIRTY YEARS OR MORE.—An enlisted member 

2 of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service 

3 computed under section 20604 of this title shall be retired 

4 upon the member’s request. 

5 ‘‘§ 20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of 

6 service for voluntary retirement 

7 ‘‘(a) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—For the purpose 

8 of determining whether an enlisted member of the Space 

9 Force may be retired under section 20603 of this title, 

10 the member’s years of service are computed by adding all 

11 active service in the armed forces. 

12 ‘‘(b) REFERENCE TO SECTION EXCLUDING COUNT13 ING OF CERTAIN SERVICE REQUIRED TO BE MADE UP.— 

14 Time required to be made up under section 972(a) of this 

15 title may not be counted in computing years of service 

16 under subsection (a). 

17 ‘‘§ 20605. Applicability of other provisions of law re18 lating to retirement 

19 ‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY TO MEMBERS OF THE SPACE

20 FORCE.—Except as specifically provided for by this chap21 ter, the provisions of this title specified in subsection (b) 

22 apply to members of the Space Force as follows: 

23 ‘‘(1) Provisions pertaining to an officer of the 

24 Air Force shall apply to an officer of the Space 

25 Force. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Provisions pertaining to an enlisted mem2 ber of the Air Force shall apply to an enlisted mem3 ber of the Space Force. 

4 ‘‘(3) Provisions pertaining to a regular officer 

5 shall apply to an officer who is on sustained duty in 

6 the Space Force. 

7 ‘‘(4) Provisions pertaining to a regular enlisted 

8 member shall apply to an enlisted member who is on 

9 sustained duty in the Space Force. 

10 ‘‘(5) Provisions pertaining to a reserve officer 

11 shall apply to an officer who is in a Space Force ac12 tive status but not on sustained duty. 

13 ‘‘(6) Provisions pertaining to a reserve enlisted 

14 member shall apply to an enlisted member who is in 

15 a Space Force active status but not on sustained 

16 duty. 

17 ‘‘(7) Provisions pertaining to service in a reg18 ular component shall apply to service on sustained 

19 duty. 

20 ‘‘(8) Provisions pertaining to service in a re21 serve component shall apply to service in a Space 

22 Force active status not on sustained duty. 

23 ‘‘(9) Provisions pertaining to a member of the 

24 Ready Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space 


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1 Force who is in a Space Force active status prior to 

2 being ordered to active duty. 

3 ‘‘(10) Provisions pertaining to a member of the 

4 Retired Reserve shall apply to a member of the 

5 Space Force who has retired under chapter 1223 of 

6 this title. 

7 ‘‘(b) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of this 

8 title referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) Chapter 61, relating to retirement or sepa10 ration for physical disability. 

11 ‘‘(2) Chapter 63, relating to retirement for age. 

12 ‘‘(3) Chapter 69, relating to retired grade. 

13 ‘‘(4) Chapter 71, relating to computation of re14 tired pay. 

15 ‘‘(5) Chapter 941, relating to retirement from 

16 the Air Force for length of service. 

17 ‘‘(6) Chapter 945, relating to computation of 

18 retired pay. 

19 ‘‘(7) Chapter 1223, relating to retired pay for 

20 non-regular service. 

21 ‘‘(8) Chapter 1225, relating to retired grade.’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United 

23 States Code, is amended as follows: 

24 (1) RETIRED MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE

25 DUTY.—Section 688(b) is amended— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Regular 

2 Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in3 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

4 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

5 paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(4) A retired member of the Space Force.’’. 

7 (2) RETIRED GRADE.—Section 9341 is amend8 ed— 

9 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or the 

10 Space Force’’ both places it appears; 

11 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or a 

12 Regular or Reserve of the Space Force’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

14 subsection: 

15 ‘‘(c) SPACE FORCE.—(1) The retired grade of a com16 missioned officer of the Space Force who retires other 

17 than for physical disability is determined under section 

18 1370 or 1370a of this title, as applicable to the officer. 

19 ‘‘(2) Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under 

20 some other provision of law, a member of the Space Force 

21 not covered by paragraph (1) who retires other than for 

22 physical disability retires in the grade that the member 

23 holds on the date of the member’s retirement.’’. 

24 (3) RETIRED GRADE OF ENLISTED MEMBERS

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1 is amended by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space 

2 Force’’. 

3 (4) RETIRED LISTS.—Section 9346 is amend4 ed— 

5 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or the 

6 Regular Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a 

7 separate retired list containing the name of 

8 each retired commissioned officer of the Space 

9 Force (other than an officer whose name is on 

10 the list maintained under subsection (b)(2))’’; 

11 (B) in subsection (b)— 

12 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

13 and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), re14 spectively; 

15 (ii) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 

16 (iii) in subparagraph (A), as redesig17 nated by clause (i), by striking ‘‘, or for 

18 commissioned officers of the Space Force 

19 other than of the Regular Space Force’’; 

20 (iv) in subparagraph (B), as so redes21 ignated, by striking ‘‘or the Space Force’’; 

22 and 

23 (v) by adding at the end the following 

24 new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall maintain a retired list con2 taining the name of— 

3 ‘‘(A) each person entitled to retired pay who as 

4 a member of the Space Force qualified for retire5 ment under section 20601 of this title; and 

6 ‘‘(B) each retired warrant officer or enlisted 

7 member of the Space Force who is advanced to a 

8 commissioned grade.’’; 

9 (C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or the 

10 Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a separate re11 tired list containing the name of each retired 

12 warrant officer of the Space Force’’; and 

13 (D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or the 

14 Regular Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a 

15 separate retired list containing the name of 

16 each retired enlisted member of the Space 

17 Force’’. 


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1 Subtitle B—Conforming Amend2 ments Related to Space Force 

3 Military Personnel System 

4 SEC. 1731. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 

5 FORCE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 10, UNITED 

6 STATES CODE. 

7 (a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONNEL.—Part II 

8 of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

9 as follows: 

10 (1) GENDER-FREE BASIS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF

11 ORIGINAL ENLISTMENTS.— 

12 (A) Section 9132 is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 

14 (B) The heading of such section is amend15 ed by striking ‘‘REGULAR SPACE FORCE’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘SPACE FORCE’’. 

17 (2) REENLISTMENT AFTER SERVICE AS AN OF18 FICER.— 

19 (A) Section 9138(a) is amended by strik20 ing ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’ both 

21 places it appears. 

22 (B) The heading of section 9138 is amend23 ed by striking ‘‘REGULAR SPACE FORCE’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘SPACE FORCE’’. 


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1 (3) WARRANT OFFICERS: ORIGINAL APPOINT2 MENT; QUALIFICATIONS.—Section 9160 is amended 

3 by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before Space Force’’. 

4 (4) SERVICE AS AN OFFICER TO BE COUNTED

5 AS ENLISTED SERVICE.—Section 9252 is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 

7 (5) CHAPTER HEADING.— 

8 (A) The heading of chapter 915 is amend9 ed to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘CHAPTER 915—APPOINTMENTS IN THE 

11 REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE 

12 SPACE FORCE’’. 

13 (B) The tables of chapters at the begin14 ning of subtitle D, and at the beginning of part 

15 II of subtitle D of such title, are each amended 

16 by striking the item relating to chapter 915 and 

17 inserting the following new item: 

‘‘915. Appointments in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force 9151.’’. 

18 (b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRAINING GEN19 ERALLY.—Section 9401 of such title is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (b)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘or the Regular Space 

22 Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and 

23 (B) by inserting ‘‘or one of the Space 

24 Force in a Space Force active status not on 

25 sustained duty,’’ after ‘‘on the active-duty list,’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘or Reserve of the Space 

3 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or member of the Space 

4 Force in a Space Force active status not on 

5 sustained duty’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘the Reserve’s consent’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘the member’s consent’’; and 

8 (3) in subsection (f)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘the Regular Space Force’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘of Space Force members on sus11 tained duty’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘the Space Force Reserve’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘of Space Force members in an 

14 active status not on sustained duty’’. 

15 (c) PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE AIR FORCE

16 ACADEMY.—Chapter 953 of such title is amended as fol17 lows: 

18 (1) PERMANENT PROFESSORS; DIRECTOR OF

19 ADMISSIONS.—Section 9436 is amended— 

20 (A) in subsection (a)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘the equivalent grade 

22 in’’ both places it appears; 

23 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 

24 after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’ the first place it 

25 appears; 


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1 (iii) by striking ‘‘and a permanent’’ 

2 and all that follows through ‘‘in the Reg3 ular Air Force’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (b)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘the equivalent grade 

6 in’’ both places it appears and inserting 

7 ‘‘the grade of lieutenant colonel in’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Space Force 

9 has the grade equivalent to the grade of 

10 colonel in the Regular Air Force’’ and in11 serting ‘‘Space Force has the grade of 

12 colonel in the Space Force’’. 

13 (2) APPOINTMENT OF CADETS.—Section 

14 9442(b) is amended— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘, or 

16 the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘members of reserve 

17 components’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Reg19 ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 

20 (3) AGREEMENT OF CADETS TO SERVE AS OF21 FICERS.—Section 9448(a) is amended— 

22 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘Reg23 ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’; and 

24 (B) in paragraph (3)— 


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1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or to terminate 

3 the officer’s order to sustained duty in the 

4 Space Force’’ after ‘‘resign as a regular of5 ficer’’; 

6 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

7 ‘‘or as a Reserve in the Space Force for 

8 service in the Space Force Reserve’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘or will accept further assign10 ment in a Space Force active status’’; and 

11 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

12 ‘‘, or the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘that reserve 

13 component’’. 

14 (4) HAZING.—Section 9452(c) is amended by 

15 striking ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force,’’ and in16 serting, ‘‘or Marine Corps, or in the Space Force,’’. 

17 (5) COMMISSION UPON GRADUATION.—Section 

18 9453(b) is amended— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘or in the equivalent grade 

20 in the Regular Space Force’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting before the period the fol22 lowing: ‘‘or a second lieutenant in the Space 

23 Force under section 531 or 20201 of this title’’. 

24 (d) PROVISIONS RELATING TO SCHOOLS AND

25 CAMPS.—Chapter 957 of such title is amended as follows: 


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1 (1) PURPOSE.—Section 9481 is amended— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘to qualify them for ap3 pointment’’ and inserting ‘‘to qualify them 

4 for— 

5 ‘‘(1) appointment’’; 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘or the Space Force Re7 serve.’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

8 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(2) appointment as officers, or enlistment as 

11 noncommissioned officers, for service in the Space 

12 Force in a Space Force active status.’’. 

13 (2) OPERATION.—Section 9482(4) is amended 

14 by striking ‘‘or the Regular Space Force’’ and in15 serting ‘‘or members of the Space Force in an active 

16 status’’. 

17 SEC. 1732. AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE A OF TITLE 10, 

18 UNITED STATES CODE. 

19 (a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO ORGANIZATION AND

20 GENERAL MILITARY POWERS.—Part I of subtitle A of 

21 title 10, Untied States Code, is amended as follows: 

22 (1) ANNUAL DEFENSE MANPOWER REPORT.— 

23 Section 115a(d)(3)(F) is amended by inserting be24 fore the period the following: ‘‘or, in the case of the 


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1 Space Force, officers ordered to active duty other 

2 than under section 20105(b) of this title’’. 

3 (2) SUSPENSION OF END-STRENGTH AND

4 OTHER STRENGTH LIMITATIONS IN TIME OF WAR OR

5 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—Section 123a(a)(2) is 

6 amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘a 

7 reserve component’’. 

8 (3) DEPUTY COMMANDER OF USNORTHCOM.— 

9 Section 164(e)(4) is amended— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘shall be a’’ and all that 

12 follows through the period at the end and in13 serting ‘‘shall be— 

14 ‘‘(i) a qualified officer of a reserve 

15 component who is eligible for promotion to 

16 the grade of lieutenant general or, in the 

17 case of the Navy, vice admiral; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) a qualified officer of the Space 

19 Force whose prior service includes service 

20 in a Space Force active status other than 

21 sustained duty and who is eligible for pro22 motion to the grade of lieutenant gen23 eral.’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

25 subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(B) The requirement in subparagraph (A) 

2 does not apply when the officer serving as com3 mander of the combatant command described in 

4 that subparagraph is— 

5 ‘‘(i) a reserve component officer; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) an officer of the Space Force 

7 whose prior service includes service in a 

8 Space Force active status other than sus9 tained duty.’’. 

10 (4) READINESS REPORTS.—Section 482(a) is 

11 amended by inserting ‘‘and the Space Force’’ after 

12 ‘‘active and reserve components’’ both places it ap13 pears. 

14 (b) DOPMA OFFICER PERSONNEL PROVISIONS.— 

15 Chapter 36 of such title is amended as follows: 

16 (1) NONDISCLOSURE OF BOARD PRO17 CEEDINGS.—Section 613a is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘573, 611, or 628’’ both places it appears and in19 serting ‘‘573, 611, 628, or 20211’’. 

20 (2) INFORMATION FURNISHED TO SELECTION

21 BOARDS.—Section 615(a) is amended— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 

23 20211’’ after ‘‘section 611(a)’’; and 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 

2 ‘‘regular officer’’ and all that follows 

3 through the period at the end and insert4 ing ‘‘regular officer or an officer in the 

5 Space Force, a grade above captain or, in 

6 the case of the Navy, lieutenant.’’; and 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (D)— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘major general,’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘major general or’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘or, in the case 

11 of the Space Force, the equivalent 

12 grade,’’. 

13 (3) ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PRO14 MOTION: TIME-IN-GRADE AND OTHER REQUIRE15 MENTS.—Section 619(a) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’ each place it ap17 pears and inserting ‘‘or Marine Corps’’. 

18 (4) AUTHORITY TO VACATE PROMOTIONS TO

19 GRADES OF BRIGADIER GENERAL AND REAR ADMI20 RAL (LOWER HALF).—Section 625(b) is amended— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

22 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or Marine Corps’’; and 

23 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

24 sentence: ‘‘An officer of the Space Force whose 


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1 promotion is vacated under this section holds 

2 the grade of colonel.’’. 

3 (5) ACCEPTANCE OF PROMOTIONS; OATH OF

4 OFFICE.—Section 626 is amended by striking ‘‘sec5 tion 624’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘sec6 tion 624 or 20241’’. 

7 (6) SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARD.—Sec8 tion 628a is amended— 

9 (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘major general,’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘major general or’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘, or an equivalent 

13 grade in the Space Force’’; 

14 (B) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the 

15 end the following new sentence: ‘‘However, in 

16 the case of an officer on the Space Force officer 

17 list, the provisions of section 618 of this title 

18 apply to the report and proceedings of a special 

19 selection review board convened under this sec20 tion in the same manner as they apply to report 

21 and proceedings of a promotion board convened 

22 under section 20211 of this title.’’; and 

23 (C) in subsection (f)(1), by adding at the 

24 end the following new sentence: ‘‘However, if 

25 the report of a special selection review board 


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1 convened under this section recommends the 

2 sustainment of the recommendation for pro3 motion to the next higher grade of an officer on 

4 the Space Force officer list who was referred to 

5 it for review under this section, and the Presi6 dent approves the report, the officer shall, as 

7 soon as practicable, be appointed to the grade 

8 in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of 

9 section 20241 of this title.’’. 

10 (7) REMOVAL FROM LIST OF OFFICERS REC11 OMMENDED FOR PROMOTION.—Section 629 is 

12 amended— 

13 (A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or 

14 20241(c)’’ after ‘‘section 624(c)’’; and 

15 (B) in subsection (c)— 

16 (i) by inserting ‘‘or 20241(a)’’ after 

17 ‘‘section 624(a)’’ both places it appears; 

18 and 

19 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or 20241(c)’’ after 

20 ‘‘section 624(c)’’ both places it appears. 

21 (8) RETIREMENT FOR YEARS OF SERVICE.— 

22 (A) LIEUTENANT COLONELS.—Section 

23 633(a) is amended— 

24 (i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 

2 Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in3 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a 

7 of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds 

8 the grade of lieutenant colonel who is not on a list of offi9 cers recommended for promotion to the grade of colonel 

10 shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of 

11 the month after the month in which the officer completes 

12 28 years of active commissioned service.’’. 

13 (B) COLONELS.—Section 634(a) is amend14 ed— 

15 (i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 

16 as’’; 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 

18 Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in19 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

20 (iii) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a 

23 of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds 

24 the grade of colonel who is not on a list of officers rec25 ommended for promotion to the grade of brigadier general 


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1 shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of 

2 the month after the month in which the officer completes 

3 30 years of active commissioned service.’’. 

4 (C) BRIGADIER GENERALS.—Section 635 

5 is amended— 

6 (i) by inserting ‘‘(a) ARMY, NAVY, AIR

7 FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS’’ before ‘‘Ex8 cept as’’; 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 

10 Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in11 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

12 (iii) by adding at the end the fol13 lowing new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(b) SPACE FORCE.—Except as provided under sec15 tion 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space 

16 Force who holds the grade of brigadier general who is not 

17 on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the 

18 grade of major general shall, if not earlier retired, be re19 tired as specified in subsection (a).’’. 

20 (D) OFFICERS IN GRADES ABOVE BRIGA21 DIER GENERAL.—Section 636(a) is amended— 

22 (i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 

2 Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in3 serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(2) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) and 

7 under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of 

8 the Space Force who holds the grade of major general 

9 shall, if not earlier retired, be retired as specified in para10 graph (1).’’. 

11 (E) SECTION HEADINGS.— 

12 (i) The heading of section 633 is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘LIEUTENANT

14 COLONELS AND’’ and inserting ‘‘AND

15 SPACE FORCE LIEUTENANT COLO16 NELS; REGULAR NAVY’’. 

17 (ii) The heading of section 634 is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘COLONELS AND’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘AND SPACE FORCE

20 COLONELS; REGULAR’’. 

21 (iii) The heading of section 635 is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘BRIGADIER GEN23 ERALS AND’’ and inserting ‘‘AND SPACE

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1 (iv) The heading of section 636 is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘OFFICERS IN

3 GRADES ABOVE BRIGADIER GENERAL

4 AND’’ and inserting ‘‘AND SPACE FORCE

5 OFFICERS IN GRADES ABOVE BRIGA6 DIER GENERAL; REGULAR NAVY OFFI7 CERS IN GRADES ABOVE’’. 

8 (c) MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR JOINT QUALIFIED

9 OFFICERS.—Section 661(a) of such title is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, and Space 

11 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and Marine Corps’’; and 

12 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and officers of the Space 

13 Force on the Space Force officer list,’’ after ‘‘active14 duty list’’. 

15 (d) LEAVE.—Chapter 40 of such title is amended as 

16 follows: 

17 (1) ENTITLEMENT AND ACCUMULATION.—Sec18 tion 701 is amended— 

19 (A) in subsection (h)— 

20 (i) by inserting at the end of para21 graph (2) the following new subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(D) A member of the Space Force in a 

23 Space Force active status on sustained duty or 

24 subject to a call or order to active duty for a 

25 period in excess of 12 months.’’; and 


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1 (ii) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6), by 

2 inserting ‘‘, or of the Space Force,’’ after 

3 ‘‘member of a reserve component’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (i), by inserting ‘‘, or of 

5 the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘member of a reserve 

6 component’’. 

7 (2) PAYMENT UPON DISAPPROVAL OF CERTAIN

8 BOARD OF INQUIRY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXCESS

9 LEAVE REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN.—Section 

10 707a(a)(1) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 20503’’ 

11 after ‘‘section 1182(c)(2)’’. 

12 (3) CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETEN13 TION OF MEMBERS.—Section 710 is amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or of 

15 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘regular components’’; 

16 (B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or 

17 a Space Force officer in a Space Force active 

18 status not on active duty under section 

19 20105(b) of this title,’’ after ‘‘officer’’; 

20 (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting be21 fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘or, in 

22 the case of a member of the Space Force on 

23 sustained duty, to accept release from sustained 

24 duty orders and to serve in a Space Force ac25 tive status’’; and 


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1 (D) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 

2 ‘‘chapter 36 or 1405’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 

3 36, 1405, or 2005’’. 

4 (e) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO

5 MAY BE FROCKED TO A HIGHER GRADE.—Section 

6 777(d)(2) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, or for 

7 the Space Force, the Space Force officer list,’’ after ‘‘ac8 tive-duty list’’. 

9 (f) UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.—Chapter 

10 47 of such title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 

11 is amended as follows: 

12 (1) PERSONS SUBJECT TO UCMJ.—Section 802 

13 (article 2) is amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (a)— 

15 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 

16 ‘‘and members of the Space Force on ac17 tive duty under section 20105 of this 

18 title,’’ after ‘‘regular component of the 

19 armed forces,’’; 

20 (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by insert21 ing ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘reserve 

22 component’’; 

23 (iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, 

24 or retired members of the Space Force who 

25 qualified for a non-regular retirement and 


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1 are receiving retired pay,’’ after ‘‘a reserve 

2 component’’; and 

3 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

4 new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(14) Retired members of the Space Force who 

6 qualified for a regular retirement under section 

7 20603 of this title and are receiving retired pay.’’; 

8 and 

9 (B) in subsection (d)— 

10 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 

11 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘reserve compo12 nent’’; 

13 (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 

14 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘a reserve compo15 nent’’; and 

16 (iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or 

17 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘in a regular com18 ponent of the armed forces’’. 

19 (2) JURISDICTION TO TRY CERTAIN PER20 SONNEL.—Subsection (d) of section 803 (article 3) 

21 is amended by inserting, ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 

22 ‘‘reserve component’’. 

23 (3) ARTICLES TO BE EXPLAINED.—Section 937 

24 (article 137) is amended— 

25 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub2 paragraph (A); 

3 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

4 of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

5 and 

6 (iii) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new subparagraph: 

8 ‘‘(C) the member’s initial entrance on ac9 tive duty or into a Space Force active status.’’; 

10 (B) in subsection (a)(2)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

12 subparagraph (A); 

13 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

14 (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

15 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

16 (A) the following new subparagraph: 

17 ‘‘(B) after a member of Space Force has 

18 completed six months of sustained duty or in 

19 the case of a member not on sustained duty, 

20 after the member has completed basic or recruit 

21 training; and’’; 

22 (C) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting 

23 ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘in a reserve com24 ponent’’; and 


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1 (D) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘or to 

2 a member of a reserve component,’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘, to a member of a reserve component, or 

4 to a member of the Space Force,’’. 

5 (g) RESTRICTION ON PERFORMANCE OF CIVIL FUNC6 TIONS BY OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 

7 973(b)(1) of such title 10 is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara9 graph (B); 

10 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub11 paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(D) to an officer on the Space Force offi15 cer list serving on active duty under section 

16 20105(b) of this title or under a call or order 

17 to active duty for a period in excess of 270 

18 days.’’. 

19 (h) USE OF COMMISSARY STORES AND MWR RETAIL

20 FACILITIES.—Section 1063 of such title is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (c)— 

22 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

23 SPACE FORCE’’ after ‘‘RESERVE’’; and 

24 (B) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 

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1 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

2 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 

3 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol4 lowing new subsection (d): 

5 ‘‘(d) MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.—A member 

6 of the Space Force in a Space Force active status who 

7 is not on sustained duty shall be permitted to use com8 missary stores and MWR retail facilities under the same 

9 conditions as specified in subsection (a) for a member of 

10 the Selected Reserve.’’; and 

11 (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para12 graph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ in 

13 paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or 

14 (d)’’. 

15 (i) MEMBERS INVOLUNTARY SEPARATED.— 

16 (1) ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS AND

17 SERVICES.—Section 1141 of such title is amended— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para19 graph (3); 

20 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

21 paragraph (4) and inserting a semicolon; and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraphs: 

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1 voluntarily discharged or released from active duty 

2 under other than adverse conditions, as character3 ized by the Secretary of the Air Force; and 

4 ‘‘(6) in the case of an enlisted member of the 

5 Space Force, the member is— 

6 ‘‘(A) denied reenlistment; or 

7 ‘‘(B) involuntarily discharged or released 

8 from active duty under other than adverse con9 ditions, as characterized by the Secretary of the 

10 Air Force.’’. 

11 (2) SEPARATION PAY.—Section 1174(a)(2) of 

12 such title is amended by striking ‘‘, Marine Corps, 

13 or Space Force’’ both places it appears and inserting 

14 ‘‘or Marine Corps’’. 

15 (j) BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY

16 RECORDS.—Chapter 79 of such title is amended as fol17 lows: 

18 (1) REVIEW OF ACTIONS OF SELECTION

19 BOARDS AND CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.— 

20 Section 1558 is amended— 

21 (A) inserting ‘‘, or the Space Force,’’ after 

22 ‘‘reserve component’’ each place it appears; and 

23 (B) in subsection (b)— 


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1 (i) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking 

2 ‘‘section 628 or 14502’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘section 628, 14502, or 20252’’; 

4 (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 

5 ‘‘or 14705’’ and inserting ‘‘14507, or 

6 20403’’; and 

7 (iii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by strik8 ing ‘‘or 14101(a)’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘14101(a), or 20211’’. 

10 (2) TITLE OF AIR FORCE SERVICE REVIEW

11 AGENCY.— 

12 (A) Sections 1555(c)(3) and 1557(f)(3) 

13 are amended by inserting ‘‘the Department of’’ 

14 after ‘‘Air Force,’’. 

15 (B) Section 1556(a) is amended by insert16 ing ‘‘the Department of’’ after ‘‘the Army Re17 view Boards Agency,’’. 

18 (C) Section 1559(c)(3) is amended by in19 serting ‘‘the Department of’’ after ‘‘Air 

20 Force,’’. 

21 (k) MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS.—Chapter 88 of 

22 such title is amended as follows: 

23 (1) MEMBERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

24 MILITARY READINESS COUNCIL.—Section 

25 1781a(b)(1)(B)(iii) is amended— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘member and’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘member,’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and one of whom shall 

4 be the spouse or parent of a member of the 

5 Space Force’’ after ‘‘parent of a reserve compo6 nent member’’. 

7 (2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY AND

8 PLANS FOR MILITARY FAMILY READINESS .—Section 

9 1781b is amended— 

10 (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘mili11 tary families of members of the regular compo12 nents and military families of members of the 

13 reserve components’’ and inserting ‘‘military 

14 families of members of the regular components, 

15 the reserve components, and the Space Force’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) in subsection (c)(2)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘both’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘military families of 

20 members of the regular components and 

21 military families of members of the reserve 

22 components’’ and inserting ‘‘military fami23 lies of members of the regular components, 

24 members of the reserve components, and 

25 members of the Space Force’’. 


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1 (l) TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 

2 (1) PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY

3 TRAINING OR EDUCATION.—Section 2007 of such 

4 title is amended by adding at the end the following 

5 new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(g) The provisions of this section pertaining to mem7 bers of the Ready Reserve, the Selected Reserve, or the 

8 Individual Ready Reserve also apply to members of the 

9 Space Force in a Space Force active status who are not 

10 on active duty.’’. 

11 (2) ROTC FINANCIAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM FOR

12 SPECIALLY SELECTED MEMBERS.—Section 2107 of 

13 such title is amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (a)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘Navy,’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Navy or’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, or as 

18 an officer in the equivalent grade in the 

19 Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or Marine 

20 Corps’’; and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

22 subsection: 

23 ‘‘(k) APPLICABILITY TO SPACE FORCE.—(1) Provi24 sions of this section referring to a regular commission, 

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1 shall be treated as also referring to the commission of an 

2 officer, or an officer, who is a commissioned officer in the 

3 Space Force serving on active duty pursuant to section 

4 20105(b) of this title. 

5 ‘‘(2) Provisions of this section referring to a reserve 

6 commission, reserve officer, or a commission in a reserve 

7 component shall be treated as also referring to the com8 mission of an officer, or an officer, who is a commissioned 

9 officer in the Space Force not serving on active duty pur10 suant to section 20105(b) of this title.’’. 

11 (3) DUTY AS ROTC ADMINISTRATORS AND IN12 STRUCTORS.—Section 2111 of such title is amended 

13 by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

14 ‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force may detail mem15 bers of the Space Force in the same manner as reg16 ular and reserve members of the Air Force.’’. 

17 SEC. 1733. TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE (VETERANS’ 

18 BENEFITS). 

19 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

20 (1) GENERAL DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of 

21 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (A) in paragraph (23), by inserting ‘‘, or 

23 for members of the Space Force in a Space 

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1 missioned officers of the Reserve Corps of the 

2 Public Health Service)’’ both places it appears; 

3 and 

4 (B) in paragraph (27)— 

5 (i) by striking subparagraph (E); and 

6 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

7 (F), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (E), 

8 (F), and (G), respectively. 

9 (2) DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF SGLI.— 

10 Section 1965 of such title is amended— 

11 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 

12 by members of the Space Force in a Space 

13 Force active status (as defined in section 

14 101(e)(1) of title 10) but not on sustained duty 

15 under section 20105 of title 10,’’ after ‘‘for Re16 serves’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 

18 for members of the Space Force in a Space 

19 Force active status (as defined in section 

20 101(e)(1) of title 10),’’ after ‘‘(including com21 missioned officers of the Reserve Corps of the 

22 Public Health Service)’’. 

23 (b) PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR INTERMENT IN NA24 TIONAL CEMETERIES.—Section 2402(a) of such title is 

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1 the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘a Reserve component of the 

2 Armed Forces,’’. 

3 (c) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 

4 (1) MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—Section 

5 3011(a)(3)(D) of such title is amended by inserting 

6 ‘‘or for further service in the Space Force in a Space 

7 Force active status not on sustained duty under sec8 tion 20105 of title 10’’ after ‘‘of the Armed 

9 Forces,’’. 

10 (2) POST 9-11 GI BILL.—Section 3311(c)(3) of 

11 such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, or for further 

12 service in the Space Force in a Space Force active 

13 status not on sustained duty under section 20105 of 

14 title 10,’’ after ‘‘of the Armed Forces’’ the second 

15 place it appears. 

16 Subtitle C—Transition Provisions 

17 SEC. 1741. TRANSITION PERIOD. 

18 In this subtitle, the term ‘‘transition period’’ means 

19 the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

20 Act and ending on the last day of the fourth fiscal year 

21 beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 1742. CHANGE OF DUTY STATUS OF MEMBERS OF THE 

23 SPACE FORCE. 

24 (a) CHANGE OF DUTY STATUS.— 


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1 (1) CONVERSION OF STATUS AND ORDER TO

2 SUSTAINED DUTY.—During the transition period, 

3 the Secretary of the Air Force shall change the duty 

4 status of each member of the Regular Space Force 

5 to Space Force active status and shall, at the same 

6 time, order the member to sustained duty under sec7 tion 20105 of title 10, United States Code, as added 

8 by section 1715 of this Act. Any such order may be 

9 made without regard to any otherwise applicable re10 quirement that such an order be made only with the 

11 consent of the member or as specified in an enlist12 ment agreement or active-duty service commitment. 

13 (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec14 tion, the terms ‘‘Space Force active status’’ and 

15 ‘‘sustained duty’’ have the meanings given those 

16 terms by subsection (e) of section 101 of title 10, 

17 United States Code, as added by section 1713(a). 

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE OF DUTY STA19 TUS.—The change of a member’s duty status and order 

20 to sustained duty in accordance with subsection (a) shall 

21 be effective on the date specified by the Secretary of the 

22 Air Force, but not later than the last day of the transition 

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1 SEC. 1743. TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE OF MEMBERS 

2 OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE AND THE AIR 

3 NATIONAL GUARD. 

4 (a) TRANSFER OF MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE RE5 SERVE.— 

6 (1) OFFICERS.—During the transition period, 

7 the Secretary of Defense may, with the officer’s con8 sent, transfer a covered officer of the Air Force Re9 serve or the Air National Guard to, and appoint the 

10 officer in, the Space Force. 

11 (2) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—During the transi12 tion period, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

13 transfer each covered enlisted member of the Air 

14 Force Reserve or the Air National Guard to the 

15 Space Force, other than those members who do not 

16 consent to the transfer. 

17 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFERS.—Each 

18 transfer under this subsection shall be effective on 

19 the date specified by the Secretary of Defense, in the 

20 case of an officer, or the Secretary of the Air Force, 

21 in the case of an enlisted member, but not later than 

22 the last day of the transition period. 

23 (b) REGULATIONS.—Transfers under subsection (a) 

24 shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the 

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1 regulations shall include those prescribed pursuant to sec2 tion 716 of title 10, United States Code. 

3 (c) TERM OF INITIAL ENLISTMENT IN SPACE

4 FORCE.—In the case of a covered enlisted member who 

5 is transferred to the Space Force in accordance with sub6 section (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the 

7 initial enlistment of the member in the Space Force for 

8 a period of less than 2 years, but only if the period of 

9 enlistment in the Space Force is not less than the period 

10 remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in the member’s 

11 term of enlistment in the Air Force Reserve. 

12 (d) END STRENGTH ADJUSTMENTS UPON TRANS13 FERS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE OR AIR NATIONAL

14 GUARD TO SPACE FORCE.—During the transition period, 

15 upon the transfer of a mission of the Air Force Reserve 

16 or the Air National Guard to the Space Force— 

17 (1) the end strength authorized for the Space 

18 Force pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of title 10, 

19 United States Code, for the fiscal year during which 

20 the transfer occurs shall be increased by the number 

21 of billets associated with that mission; and 

22 (2) the end strength authorized for the Air 

23 Force Reserve and the Air National Guard pursuant 

24 to section 115(a)(2) of such title for such fiscal year 

25 shall be decreased by the same number. 


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1 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—For purposes of 

2 the transfer of covered members of the Air Force Reserve 

3 in accordance with subsection (a)— 

4 (1) the Air Force Reserve, the Air National 

5 Guard, and the Space Force shall be considered to 

6 be components of the same Armed Force; and 

7 (2) the Space Force officer list shall be consid8 ered to be an active-duty list of an Armed Force. 

9 (f) RETRAINING AND REASSIGNMENT FOR MEMBERS

10 NOT TRANSFERRING.—If a covered member of the Air 

11 Force Reserve or the Air National Guard does not consent 

12 to transfer to the Space Force in accordance with sub13 section (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may, as deter14 mined appropriate by the Secretary in the case of the indi15 vidual member, provide the member retraining and reas16 signment within the Air Force Reserve. 

17 (g) COVERED MEMBERS.—For purposes of this sec18 tion, the term ‘‘covered’’, with respect to a member of the 

19 Air Force Reserve or the Air National Guard, means— 

20 (1) a member who as of the date of the enact21 ment of this Act holds an Air Force specialty code 

22 for a specialty held by members of the Space Force; 

23 and 


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1 (2) any other member designated by the Sec2 retary of the Air Force for the purposes of this sec3 tion. 

4 SEC. 1744. PLACEMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE SPACE 

5 FORCE OFFICER LIST. 

6 (a) PLACEMENT ON LIST.—Officers of the Space 

7 Force whose duty status is changed in accordance with 

8 section 1742, and officers of the Air Force Reserve or the 

9 Air National Guard who transfer to the Space Force in 

10 accordance with section 1743, shall be placed on the Space 

11 Force officer list in an order determined by their respec12 tive grades and dates of rank. 

13 (b) OFFICERS OF SAME GRADE AND DATE OF

14 RANK.—Among officers of the same grade and date of 

15 rank, placement on the Space Force officer list shall be 

16 in the order of their rank as determined in accordance 

17 with section 741(c) of title 10, United States Code. 

18 SEC. 1745. DISESTABLISHMENT OF REGULAR SPACE 

19 FORCE. 

20 (a) DISESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Air 

21 Force shall disestablish the Regular Space Force not later 

22 than the end of the transition period, once there are no 

23 longer any members remaining in the Regular Space 

24 Force. The Regular Space Force shall be disestablished 

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1 members of the Space Force pursuant to section 1742 and 

2 certification by the Secretary of the Air Force to the con3 gressional defense committees that there are no longer any 

4 members of the Regular Space Force. 

5 (b) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE IN FEDERAL REG6 ISTER.—The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Reg7 ister notice of the disestablishment of the Regular Space 

8 Force, including the date thereof, together with any cer9 tification submitted pursuant to subsection (a). 

10 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.— 

11 (1) REPEAL.—Section 9085 of title 10, United 

12 States Code, relating to the composition of the Reg13 ular Space Force, is repealed. 

14 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

15 by this subsection shall take effect on the date on 

16 which the certification is submitted under subsection 

17 (a). 

18 SEC. 1746. END STRENGTH FLEXIBILITY. 

19 (a) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO VARY END

20 STRENGTHS.— 

21 (1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 

22 115(g) of title 10, United States Code, upon deter23 mination by the Secretary of the Air Force that such 

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1 may vary the end strength authorized by Congress 

2 for a fiscal year as follows: 

3 (A) Increase the end strength authorized 

4 pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title 

5 for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a num6 ber equal to not more than 5 percent of such 

7 authorized end strength. 

8 (B) Decrease the end strength authorized 

9 pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title 

10 for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a num11 ber equal to not more than 10 percent of such 

12 authorized end strength. 

13 (2) TERMINATION.—The authority provided 

14 under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the last day 

15 of the transition period. 

16 (b) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FOR THE SPACE FORCE

17 FROM END STRENGTH GRADE RESTRICTIONS.—Sections 

18 517 and 523 of title 10, United States Code, shall not 

19 apply to the Space Force during the transition period. 

20 SEC. 1747. PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY. 

21 (a) PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY.—During 

22 the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

23 convene selection boards to consider officers on the Space 

24 Force officer list for promotion, and may promote Space 

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1 any of the following provisions of title 10, United States 

2 Code: 

3 (1) Chapter 36. 

4 (2) Part III of subtitle E. 

5 (3) Chapter 2005, as added by section 1716. 

6 (b) COORDINATION OF PROVISIONS.—(1) For a selec7 tion board convened pursuant to subsection (a) to consider 

8 members of the Space Force for promotion in accordance 

9 with chapter 36 of such title— 

10 (A) provisions that apply to an officer of a reg11 ular component of the Armed Forces shall apply to 

12 an officer of the Space Force; and 

13 (B) the Space Force officer list shall be consid14 ered to be an active-duty list. 

15 (2) For a selection board convened pursuant to sub16 section (a) to consider members of the Space Force for 

17 promotion in accordance with part III of subtitle E of such 

18 title— 

19 (A) provisions that apply to an officer of a re20 serve component of the Armed Forces shall apply to 

21 an officer of the Space Force; and 

22 (B) the Space Force officer list shall be consid23 ered to be a reserve active-status list. 

24 (3) For a selection board convened pursuant to sub25 section (a) to consider members of the Space Force for 


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1 promotion in accordance with either chapter 36 or part 

2 III of subtitle E of such title— 

3 (A) section 20213 of such title, as added by 

4 section 1716 if this Act, shall apply to the composi5 tion of the selection board; 

6 (B) the provisions of chapter 2005 of such title, 

7 as added by such section 1716, regarding officers on 

8 the Space Force officer list eligible to be considered 

9 for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or 

10 major general shall apply; 

11 (C) section 20216 of such title, as so added, 

12 shall apply; and 

13 (D) the provisions of chapter 36 or part III of 

14 subtitle E of such title, as the case may be, regard15 ing failure of selection for promotion shall apply. 

16 (c) EFFECT OF USING NEW CHAPTER 2005 AU17 THORITIES.—If the Secretary of the Air Force convenes 

18 a selection board under chapter 2005 of title 10, United 

19 States Code, as added by section 1716, to consider officers 

20 on the Space Force officer list in a particular grade and 

21 competitive category for selection for promotion to the 

22 next higher grade, the Secretary may not convene a future 

23 selection board pursuant to subsection (a) to consider offi24 cers of the same grade and competitive category under 

25 chapter 36 or part III of subtitle E of such title. 


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1 Subtitle D—Other Amendments 

2 Related to the Space Force 

3 SEC. 1751. TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 

4 (a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION

5 OF GRADES FOR SPACE FORCE OFFICERS.—Title 10, 

6 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

7 (1) COMMISSIONED OFFICER GRADES.—Section 

8 9151 is amended by inserting ‘‘and in the Space 

9 Force’’ after ‘‘in the Regular Air Force’’. 

10 (2) RANK.—Section 741(a) is amended in the 

11 table by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘Marine Corps, and Space Force’’. 

13 (3) DEFINITION OF GENERAL OFFICER.—Sec14 tion 101(b)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine 

15 Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

16 Force’’. 

17 (4) TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS TO POSITIONS

18 DESIGNATED TO CARRY THE GRADE OF GENERAL OR

19 LIEUTENANT GENERAL.—Section 601(e) is amend20 ed— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ and in22 serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force or’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘or the commensurate 

24 grades in the Space Force,’’. 


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1 (5) RETIRED GRADE OF OFFICERS.—Section 

2 1370 is amended as follows: 

3 (A) Subsection (a)(2) is amended by strik4 ing ‘‘rear admiral in the Navy, or the equivalent 

5 grade in the Space Force’’ both places it ap6 pears and inserting ‘‘or rear admiral in the 

7 Navy’’. 

8 (B) Subsection (b) is amended — 

9 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (I) by striking ‘‘or Marine 

11 Corps’’ and all that follows through 

12 ‘‘the Space Force,’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force or 

14 lieutenant in the Navy,’’; and 

15 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

16 striking ‘‘major general’’ and all that 

17 follows through ‘‘Space Force’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘major general or rear ad19 miral’’; 

20 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or 

21 Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 

22 ‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

23 Corps, or Space Force or captain in the 

24 Navy,’’; 

25 (iii) in paragraph (5)— 


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1 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik2 ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 

3 follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

5 Force or lieutenant commander in the 

6 Navy,’’; 

7 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

8 striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 

9 that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 

11 Space Force or commander or captain 

12 in the Navy,’’; and 

13 (III) in subparagraph (C), by 

14 striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 

15 that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 

17 Space Force or rear admiral (lower 

18 half) or rear admiral in the Navy,’’; 

19 and 

20 (iv) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, or 

21 an equivalent grade in the Space Force,’’. 

22 (C) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by strik23 ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that follows 

24 through ‘‘Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 


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1 Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admi2 ral in the Navy’’. 

3 (D) Subsection (d) is amended— 

4 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 

5 Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 

6 ‘‘Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

7 Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in 

8 the Navy’’; and 

9 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or 

10 Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 

11 ‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

12 Corps, or Space Force or captain in the 

13 Navy,’’. 

14 (E) Subsection (e)(2) is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that follows 

16 through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

17 Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admi18 ral in the Navy,’’. 

19 (F) Subsection (f) is amended — 

20 (i) in paragraph (3)— 

21 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik22 ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 

23 follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 


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1 Force or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 

2 and 

3 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

4 striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 

5 that follows through ‘‘Space Force’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 

7 Space Force or vice admiral or admi8 ral in the Navy’’; and 

9 (ii) in paragraph (6)— 

10 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik11 ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 

12 follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 

14 Force or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 

15 and 

16 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

17 striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 

18 that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 

20 Space Force or vice admiral or admi21 ral in the Navy’’. 

22 (6) HONORARY PROMOTIONS.—Sections 

23 1563(c)(1) and 1563a(a)(1) are each amended— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘general,’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘general or’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘, or an equivalent grade 

2 in the Space Force’’. 

3 (7) AIR FORCE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 

4 9020(a) is amended by striking ‘‘the general, flag, 

5 or equivalent officers of’’. 

6 (b) OTHER TITLE 10 AMENDMENTS.—Such title is 

7 further amended as follows: 

8 (1) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RETIRED MEM9 BERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 690(a) 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ and in11 serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force,’’. 

12 (2) THE UNIFORM.—Section 772(i) is amend13 ed— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘an Air Force School’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘an Air Force or Space Force school’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘aviation badges of the Air 

18 Force’’ and inserting ‘‘aviation or space badges 

19 of the Air Force or Space Force’’. 

20 (3) MEMBERSHIP IN MILITARY UNIONS, ORGA21 NIZING OF MILITARY UNIONS, AND RECOGNITION OF

22 MILITARY UNIONS PROHIBITED.—Section 

23 976(a)(1)(C) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space 

24 Force’’ after ‘‘member of a Reserve component’’. 


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1 (4) LIMITATION ON ENLISTED AIDES.—Section 

2 981 is amended— 

3 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Marine 

4 Corps, Air Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Air Force, 

5 Marine Corps, Space Force,’’; 

6 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and Ma7 rine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, and 

8 Space Force’’; and 

9 (C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting 

10 ‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 

11 (5) DEFINITION OF VETERAN FOR PURPOSES

12 OF FUNERAL HONORS.—Section 1491(h)(1) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘or air service’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘air, or space service’’. 

15 (6) HOUSING FOR RECRUITS.—Section 9419(d) 

16 is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 

17 ‘‘training program of the Air Force’’. 

18 (7) CHARTER OF CHIEF OF SPACE OPER19 ATIONS.—Section 9082 is amended as follows: 

20 (A) CROSS-REFERENCE CORRECTION.— 

21 Subsection (d)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘sec22 tions’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of law’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘sections 171 and 3104 of this 

24 title and other provisions of law’’. 


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1 (B) ELAPSED-TIME PROVISION.—Sub2 section (e)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘Com3 mencing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 

4 Chief’’ and inserting ‘‘The Chief’’. 

5 SEC. 1752. OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW. 

6 (a) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 233(i)(1) of the 

7 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(i)(1)) is amended by 

8 inserting ‘‘, or a member of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘a 

9 member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces’’. 

10 (b) TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE (JUDICIARY

11 AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE).—Section 631(c) of title 28, 

12 United States Code is amended by inserting ‘‘, members 

13 of the Space Force’’ before ‘‘, and members of the Army 

14 National Guard’’. 

15 (c) SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT.—The 

16 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) 

17 is amended as follows: 

18 (1) DEFINITION OF MILITARY SERVICE.—Sec19 tion 101(2)(A) (50 U.S.C. 3911(2)(A)) is amended 

20 by inserting ‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 

21 (2) SAME RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AS RE22 SERVES ORDERED TO REPORT FOR MILITARY SERV23 ICE.—Section 106 (50 U.S.C. 3917) is amended by 

24 adding at the end the following new subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF SPACE FORCE.— 

2 The provisions of subsection (a) apply to a member of the 

3 Space Force who is ordered to report for military service 

4 in the same manner as to a member of a reserve compo5 nent who is ordered to report for military service.’’. 

6 (3) EXERCISE OF RIGHTS UNDER SCRA.—Sec7 tion 108(5) (50 U.S.C. 3919(5)) is amended by in8 serting ‘‘or as a member of the Space Force’’ before 

9 the period at the end. 

10 DIVISION B—MILITARY CON11 STRUCTION AUTHORIZA12 TIONS 

13 SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 

14 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc15 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal 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 


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1 (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall ex2 pire on the later of— 

3 (1) October 1, 2026; or 

4 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author5 izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

6 2027. 

7 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

8 authorizations for military construction projects, land ac9 quisition, family housing projects and facilities, and con10 tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Se11 curity Investment Program (and authorizations of appro12 priations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 

13 been obligated before the later of— 

14 (1) October 1, 2026; or 

15 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author16 izing funds for fiscal year 2027 for military con17 struction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

18 projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 

19 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

20 Program. 

21 SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

22 Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the 

23 later of— 

24 (1) October 1, 2023; or 

25 (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 or Location Amount 

Alabama ............................ Redstone Arsenal .................................................. $50,000,000 

Georgia ............................. Fort Eisenhower ................................................... $163,000,000 

Hawaii .............................. Aliamanu Military Reservation ............................. $20,000,000 

Fort Shafter .......................................................... $23,000,000 

Helemano Military Reservation ............................ $33,000,000 

Schofield Barracks ................................................ $37,000,000 

Kansas .............................. Fort Riley .............................................................. $105,000,000 

Kentucky .......................... Fort Campbell ....................................................... $38,000,000 

Louisiana .......................... Fort Johnson ........................................................ $13,400,000 

Massachusetts ................... Soldier Systems Center Natick ............................. $18,500,000 

Michigan ........................... Detroit Arsenal ..................................................... $72,000,000 

North Carolina ................. Fort Liberty .......................................................... $154,500,000 

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 


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1 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

2 Army may acquire real property and carry out military 

3 construction projects for the installations or locations out4 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

5 the following table: 

Army: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Germany ........................... Grafenwoehr .......................................................... $10,400,000 

Hohenfels .............................................................. $56,000,000 

6 (c) PROTOTYPE PROJECT.—Using amounts appro7 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

8 section 2103(a) and available for military construction 

9 projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

10 the Secretary of the Army may carry out a military con11 struction project for the installation, and in the amount, 

12 set forth in the following table as a prototype project 

13 under the pilot program under section 4022(i) of title 10, 

14 United States Code, notwithstanding subchapters I and 

15 III of chapter 169 and chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, 

16 United States Code: 

Army Prototype Project 

State Installation Amount 

North Carolina ................. Fort Liberty .......................................................... $85,000,000 

17 SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 

18 (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 

19 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap20 propriations in section 2103(a) and available for military 


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1 family housing functions as specified in the funding table 

2 in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 

3 or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 

4 and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 

5 in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 

6 the following table: 

Army: Family Housing 

Country Installation or Location Units Amount 

Germany ....... Baumholder ............................ Family Housing 

New Construction ................. $78,746,000 

Kwajalein ...... Kwajalein Atoll ....................... Family Housing 

Replacement 

Construction ... $98,600,000 

7 (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

8 UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

9 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

10 authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and 

11 available for military family housing functions as specified 

12 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

13 Army may improve existing military family housing units 

14 in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000. 

15 (c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro16 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

17 section 2103(a) and available for military family housing 

18 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

19 the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 

20 engineering services and construction design activities 


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1 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

2 housing units in an amount not to exceed $27,549,000. 

3 SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

5 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

6 beginning after September 30, 2023, for military con7 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

8 functions of the Department of the Army as specified in 

9 the funding table in section 4601. 

10 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

11 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author12 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

13 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

14 of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act 

15 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro16 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

17 table in section 4601. 

18 SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE CASH PAY19 MENTS IN SPECIAL ACCOUNT FROM LAND 

20 CONVEYANCE, NATICK SOLDIER SYSTEMS 

21 CENTER, MASSACHUSETTS. 

22 Section 2844(c)(2)(C) of the Military Construction 

23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of 

24 Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1865) is amended by strik25 ing ‘‘October 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2027’’. 


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1 SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS2 CAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT AT KUNSAN AIR 

3 BASE, KOREA. 

4 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

5 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

7 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in sub8 section (b), as provided in section 2101(b) of that Act 

9 (131 Stat. 1819) and extended and modified by sub10 sections (a) and (b) of section 2106 of the Military Con11 struction Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public 

12 Law 117–263), shall remain in effect until October 1, 

13 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 

14 funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, which15 ever is later. 

16 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

17 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 

18 SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER19 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 

20 (a) ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI21 TION.— 


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1 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

2 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

3 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

4 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 

5 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

6 2101 of that Act (132 Stat. 2241), shall remain in 

7 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en8 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

9 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

10 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

11 (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 

12 (b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 

13 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

14 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

15 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

16 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 

17 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

18 2901 of that Act (132 Stat. 2286), shall remain in 

19 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en20 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

21 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: 

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 & 

Ammo Load/Unload Apron. .......... $21,651,000 

3 SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER4 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 

5 (a) ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI6 TION.— 

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 authorizations set forth in 

11 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

12 2101(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 4295), shall remain 

13 in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 

14 enactment 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 2021 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

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Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations—Continued 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Georgia ........... Fort Gillem .................. Forensic Lab ........... $71,000,000 

Louisiana ....... Fort Johnson ............... Information Systems 

Facility ................ $25,000,000 

1 (b) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, GEORGIA.— 

2 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

3 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

4 for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116– 

5 283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization under sec6 tion 2865 of that Act (10 U.S.C. 2802 note) for the 

7 project described in paragraph (2) in Fort Eisen8 hower, Georgia, shall remain in effect until October 

9 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act au10 thorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 

11 year 2025, whichever is later. 

12 (2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—The project de13 scribed in this paragraph is the following: 

Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Georgia ........... Fort Eisenhower .......... Child Development 

Center .................. $21,000,000 


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1 TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 

2 CONSTRUCTION 

3 SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

4 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

5 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

6 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria7 tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con8 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 

9 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

10 Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 

11 construction projects for the installations or locations in12 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

13 the following table: 

Navy: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

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 

Florida ..................... Naval Air Station Whiting Field ................. $141,500,000 

Guam ....................... Andersen Air Force Base ............................. $497,620,000 

.................................. Joint Region Marianas ................................. $174,540,000 

.................................. Naval Base Guam ........................................ $946,500,000 

Hawaii ..................... Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay ................ $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 .............. $183,780,000 

Pennsylvania ............ Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia $88,200,000 

Virginia .................... Dam Neck Annex ......................................... $109,680,000 

.................................. Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - 

Fort Story.

$35,000,000 

.................................. 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 

14 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

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1 tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con2 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

3 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

4 Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 

5 construction projects for the installations or locations out6 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

7 the following table: 

Navy: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Djibouti .................... Camp Lemonnier .......................................... $106,600,000 

Italy ......................... Naval Air Station Sigonella ......................... $77,072,000 

8 (c) PROTOTYPE PROJECT.—Using amounts appro9 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

10 section 2203(a) and available for military construction 

11 projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

12 the Secretary of the Navy may carry out a military con13 struction project for the installation, and in the amount, 

14 set forth in the following table as a prototype project 

15 under the pilot program under section 4022(i) of title 10, 

16 United States Code, notwithstanding subchapters I and 

17 III of chapter 169 and chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, 

18 United States Code: 

Navy Prototype Project 

State Installation Amount 

Virginia .................... Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - 

Fort Story.

$35,000,000 


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1 SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 

2 (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 

3 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap4 propriations in section 2203(a) and available for military 

5 family housing functions as specified in the funding table 

6 in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct 

7 or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 

8 and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 

9 in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 

10 the following table: 

Navy: Family Housing 

Country Installation or 

Location Units Amount 

Guam .............. Joint Region 

Marianas.

Replace Andersen Housing 

Ph 8.

$121,906,000 

........................ Mariana Islands .. Replace Andersen Housing 

(AF) PH7.

$83,126,000 

11 (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

12 UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

13 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

14 authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and 

15 available for military family housing functions as specified 

16 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

17 Navy may improve existing military family housing units 

18 in an amount not to exceed $57,740,000. 

19 (c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro20 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

21 section 2203(a) and available for military family housing 


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1 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

2 the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and 

3 engineering services and construction design activities 

4 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

5 housing units in an amount not to exceed $14,370,000. 

6 SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

8 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

9 beginning after September 30, 2023, for military con10 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

11 functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in 

12 the funding table in section 4601. 

13 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

14 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author15 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

16 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

17 of all projects carried out under section 2201 of this Act 

18 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro19 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

20 table in section 4601. 

21 SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER22 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 

23 (a) NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION

24 PROJECTS.— 


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1 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

2 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

3 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

4 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 

5 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

6 2201 of that Act (132 Stat. 2243), shall remain in 

7 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en8 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

9 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

10 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

11 (1) is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 

State/Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Bahrain .......... SW Asia .............. Fleet Maintenance Facility 

& 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 

12 (b) LAUREL BAY FIRE STATION, SOUTH CARO13 LINA.— 

14 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

15 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

16 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

17 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization under sec18 tion 2810 of that Act (132 Stat. 2266) for the 

19 project described in paragraph (2) shall remain in 


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1 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en2 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

3 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

4 (2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—The project de5 scribed in this paragraph is the following:: 

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 

6 (c) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 

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 authorization set forth in 

11 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

12 2902 of that Act (132 Stat. 2286), 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: 

Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Greece ............ Naval Support 

Activity Souda 

Bay.

EDI: Joint Mobility Processing Center.$41,650,000 


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1 SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

6 4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (134 

8 Stat. 4297), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, 

9 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

10 for military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever 

11 is later. 

12 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

13 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 I.

$29,040,000 

14 TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 

15 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

16 SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 

17 LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

18 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

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1 tions in section 2303(a) and available for military con2 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 

3 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

4 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili5 tary construction projects for the installations or locations 

6 inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

7 in the following table: 

Air Force: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Florida ....................... MacDill Air Force Base ............................... $131,000,000 

.................................... Patrick Space Force Base ............................ $27,000,000 

Tyndall Air Force Base ............................... $252,000,000 

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 

South Dakota ............ Ellsworth Air Force Base ............................ $235,000,000 

Texas ......................... Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland ............... $20,000,000 

Utah ........................... Hill Air Force Base ..................................... $82,000,000 

Wyoming .................... F.E. Warren Air Force Base ....................... $85,000,000 

8 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

9 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria10 tions in section 2303(a) and available for military con11 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

12 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

13 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili14 tary construction projects for the installations or locations 

15 outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

16 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 


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Air Force: Outside the United States—Continued 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Spain .......................... Moro ́n Air Base ............................................ $26,000,000 

United Kingdom ........ Royal Air Force Fairford ............................. $47,000,000 

.................................... Royal Air Force Lakenheath ....................... $78,000,000 

1 (c) PROTOTYPE PROJECT.—Using amounts appro2 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

3 section 2303(a) and available for military construction 

4 projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

5 the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out a military 

6 construction project for the installation, and in the 

7 amount, set forth in the following table as a prototype 

8 project under the pilot program under section 4022(i) of 

9 title 10, United States Code, notwithstanding subchapters 

10 I and III of chapter 169 and chapters 221 and 223 of 

11 title 10, United States Code: 

Air Force Prototype Project 

State Installation Amount 

Massachusetts ............ Hanscom Air Force Base ............................. $37,000,000 

12 SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 

13 (a) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

14 UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

15 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

16 authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and 

17 available for military family housing functions as specified 

18 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 


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1 Air Force may improve existing military family housing 

2 units in an amount not to exceed $229,282,000. 

3 (b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro4 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

5 section 2303(a) and available for military family housing 

6 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

7 the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural 

8 and 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 $7,815,000. 

11 SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 

12 FORCE. 

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

14 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

15 beginning after September 30, 2023, for military con16 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

17 functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified 

18 in the funding table in section 4601. 

19 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

20 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author21 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

22 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

23 of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this Act 

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1 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

2 table in section 4601. 

3 SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER4 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECTS. 

5 (a) AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI6 TION PROJECTS.— 

7 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

8 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

9 for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114– 

10 328; 130 Stat. 2688), the authorizations set forth in 

11 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

12 2301(b) of that Act (130 Stat. 2697) and extended 

13 by section 2304 of the Military Construction Author14 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Pub15 lic Law 117–181; 135 Stat. 2169), shall remain in 

16 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en17 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

18 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

19 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

20 (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 

........................ Spangdahlem Air Base Upgrade Hardened 

Aircraft Shelters 

for F/A-22 ........... $2,700,000 


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Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorizations—Continued 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Japan ............. Yokota Air Force Base C-130J Corrosion 

Control Hangar ... $23,777,000 

1 (b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 

2 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

3 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

4 for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114– 

5 328; 130 Stat. 2688), the authorization set forth in 

6 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

7 2902 of that Act (130 Stat. 2743) and extended by 

8 section 2304 of the Military Construction Authoriza9 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public 

10 Law 117–181; 135 Stat. 2169), shall remain in ef11 fect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enact12 ment of an Act authorizing funds for military con13 struction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

14 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

15 (1) is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Germany ......... Spangdahlem Air Base F/A-22 Low Observable/Composite 

Repair Facility .... $12,000,000 


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1 SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI4 TION PROJECTS.— 

5 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

6 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

7 for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115– 

8 91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in 

9 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

10 2301(a) of that Act (131 Stat. 1825) and extended 

11 by section 2304(a) of the Military Construction Au12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of 

13 Public Law 117–263), shall remain in effect until 

14 October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an 

15 Act authorizing funds for military construction for 

16 fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

17 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

18 (1) is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Florida ........... Tyndall Air Force Base Fire Station ............ $17,000,000 

19 (b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 

20 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

21 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

22 for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115– 


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1 91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorizations set forth in 

2 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

3 2903 of that Act (131 Stat. 1876) and extended by 

4 section 2304(b) of the Military Construction Author5 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Pub6 lic Law 117-263), shall remain in effect until Octo7 ber 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

8 authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 

9 year 2025, whichever is later. 

10 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

11 (1) is as follows: 

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 

12 SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER13 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 

14 (a) AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI15 TION PROJECTS.— 

16 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

17 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 


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1 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

2 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 

3 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

4 2301 of that Act (132 Stat. 2246), shall remain in 

5 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en6 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

7 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

8 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

9 (1) is as follows: 

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-35 ADAL Conventional Munitions 

MX ...................... $9,204,000 

Utah ............... Hill Air Force Base ..... Composite Aircraft 

Antenna Calibration Fac. .............. $26,000,000 

10 (b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 

11 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

12 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 


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1 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

2 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 

3 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

4 2903 of that Act (132 Stat. 2287), shall remain in 

5 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en6 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

7 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

8 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

9 (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 

10 SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER11 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 

12 (a) AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI13 TION PROJECT.— 

14 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

15 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

16 for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116– 

17 283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in 

18 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

19 2301 of that Act (134 Stat. 4299), shall remain in 


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1 effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en2 actment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

3 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

4 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

5 (1) is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization 

State Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Virginia .......... Joint Base LangleyEustis ....................... Access Control Point 

Main Gate with 

Lang Acq. ............ $19,500,00 

6 (b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 

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 authorizations set forth in 

11 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

12 2902 of that Act (134 Stat. 4373), 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: 

Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

Germany ......... Ramstein ...................... EDI: Rapid Airfield 

Damage Repair 

Storage ................ $36,345,000 


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Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations—Continued 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original 

Authorized 

Amount 

........................ Spangdahlem Air Base EDI: Rapid Airfield 

Damage Repair 

Storage ................ $25,824,000 

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 

Delaware ................ Dover Air Force Base .............................. $30,500,000 

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 – 

Fort Story.

$61,000,000 

Pentagon .................................................. $30,600,000 


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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Washington ............ Joint Base Lewis – McChord ................... $62,000,000 

Manchester ............................................... $71,000,000 

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport $37,000,000 

1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con4 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

5 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of De6 fense may acquire real property and carry out military 

7 construction projects for the installations or locations out8 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

9 the following table: 

Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

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 

10 SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CON11 SERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

12 PROJECTS. 

13 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

14 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria15 tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva16 tion projects as specified in the funding table in section 

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1 servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United 

2 States Code, for the installations or locations inside the 

3 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol4 lowing table: 

ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

California ............... Marine Corps Air Station Miramar ......... $30,550,000 

Naval Base San Diego ............................. $6,300,000 

Vandenberg Space Force Base ................. $57,000,000 

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 Liberty (Camp Mackall) .................. $10,500,000 

Oklahoma .............. Fort Sill .................................................... $76,650,000 

Puerto Rico ........... Fort Buchanan ......................................... $56,000,000 

Texas ..................... Fort Cavazos ............................................ $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 

5 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

6 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria7 tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva8 tion projects as specified in the funding table in section 

9 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy con10 servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, for the installations or locations outside the 

12 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol13 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 


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1 (c) IMPROVEMENT OF CONVEYED UTILITY SYS2 TEMS.—In the case of a utility system that is conveyed 

3 under section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, and 

4 that only provides utility services to a military installation, 

5 notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and 

6 chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the 

7 Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart8 ment may authorize a contract with the conveyee of the 

9 utility system to carry out the military construction 

10 projects set forth in the following table: 

Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems 

State Installation or Location Project 

Nebraska ............ Offutt Air Force Base ................................... Microgrid and 

Backup Power 

North Carolina ... Fort Liberty (Camp Mackall) ....................... Microgrid and 

Backup Power 

Texas .................. Fort Cavazos ................................................. Microgrid and 

Backup Power 

Washington ......... Joint Base Lewis – McChord ........................ Power Generation 

and Microgrid 

11 SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DE12 FENSE AGENCIES. 

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

14 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

15 beginning after September 30, 2023, for military con16 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

17 functions of the Department of Defense (other than the 

18 military departments), as specified in the funding table 

19 in section 4601. 


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1 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

2 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author3 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

4 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

5 of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act 

6 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro7 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

8 table in section 4601. 

9 SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER10 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS. 

11 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

12 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

13 Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

14 1817), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub15 section (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act 

16 (131 Stat. 1829) and extended by section 2404 of the 

17 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263), shall remain 

19 in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enact20 ment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 

21 for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

22 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

23 is as follows: 


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Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations 

Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Japan ............. Iwakuni ............... Construct Bulk Storage 

Tanks PH 1 .................. $30,800,000 

Puerto Rico .... Punta Borinquen Ramey Unit School Replacement ...................... $61,071,000 

1 SEC. 2405. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

2 TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 

3 PROJECTS. 

4 (a) EXTENSION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

6 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

7 for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115– 

8 232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 

9 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

10 2401(b) of that Act (132 Stat. 2249), shall remain 

11 in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 

12 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

13 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

14 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

15 (1) 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 Betchel Elementary School $94,851,000 

Iwakuni ............... Fuel Pier ........................... $33,200,000 


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1 (b) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT

2 FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT IN BAUMHOLDER, GER3 MANY.— 

4 (1) MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AUTHORITY.— 

5 In the case of the authorization contained in the 

6 table in section 2401(b) of the Military Construction 

7 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B 

8 of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2249) for 

9 Baumholder, Germany, for construction of a SOF 

10 Joint Parachute Rigging Facility, the Secretary of 

11 Defense may construct a 3,200 square meter facility. 

12 (2) MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AMOUNTS.— 

13 (A) DIVISION B TABLE.—The authoriza14 tion table in section 2401(b) of the Military 

15 Construction Defense Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 

17 115–232; 132 Stat. 2249), as extended pursu18 ant to subsection (a), is amended in the item 

19 relating to Baumholder, Germany, by striking 

20 ‘‘$11,504,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$23,000,000’’ to 

21 reflect the project modification made by para22 graph (1). 

23 (B) DIVISION D TABLE.—The funding 

24 table in section 4601 of the John S. McCain 

25 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 


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1 Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

2 2406) is amended in the item relating to De3 fense-wide, Baumholder, Germany, SOF Joint 

4 Parachute Rigging Facility, by striking 

5 ‘‘$11,504’’ in the Conference Authorized col6 umn and inserting ‘‘$23,000’’ to reflect the 

7 project modification made by paragraph (1). 

8 SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER9 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 

10 (a) DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND

11 ACQUISITION PROJECT.— 

12 (1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 

13 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

14 for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116– 

15 283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in 

16 the table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 

17 2401(b) of that Act (134 Stat. 4305), shall remain 

18 in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the 

19 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

20 construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

21 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

22 (1) 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 (b) ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION IN2 VESTMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS.— 

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 2402 of that Act (134 Stat. 4306), 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 subsection 

13 (a) 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 

Ground Combat 

Center 

Twentynine 

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. 2407. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 

3 In the case of a utility system that is conveyed under 

4 section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, and that only 

5 provides utility services to a military installation, notwith6 standing subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and chap7 ters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the Sec8 retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart9 ment may authorize a contract with the conveyee of the 

10 utility system to carry out the military construction 

11 projects set forth in the following table: 

Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems 

State Installation or Location Project 

Alabama ............. Fort Novosel .................................................. Construct a 10 

MW RICE 

Generator Plant 

and Micro-Grid 

Controls 

Georgia ............... Fort Moore .................................................... Construct 4.8MW 

Generation and 

Microgrid 

Fort Stewart .................................................. Construct a 10 

MW Generation 

Plant, with 

Microgrid Controls 

New York ........... Fort Drum ..................................................... Well Field 

Expansion Project 


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Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems—Continued 

State Installation or Location Project 

North Carolina ... Fort Liberty .................................................. Construct 10 MW 

Microgrid 

Utilizing Existing 

and New 

Generators 

Fort Liberty .................................................. Fort Liberty 

Emergency Water 

System 

1 SEC. 2408. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROJECTS. 

3 In the case of a utility system that is conveyed under 

4 section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, and that only 

5 provides utility services to a military installation, notwith6 standing subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and chap7 ters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the Sec8 retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart9 ment may authorize a contract with the conveyee of the 

10 utility system to carry out the military construction 

11 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 Cavazos ................................................. 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 

24 4601. 


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1 Subtitle B—Host Country In-kind 

2 Contributions 

3 SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION 

4 PROJECTS. 

5 Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea 

6 for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of De7 fense may accept military construction projects for the in8 stallations or locations in the Republic of Korea, and in 

9 the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects 

Component Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

Army .............. Camp 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 inVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:41 Jul 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 01056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2226.RS S2226

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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 

Country 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 

State Location Amount 

Arizona .................... Surprise Readiness Center ........................... $15,000,000 

Florida ..................... Camp Blanding ............................................ $11,000,000 

Idaho ........................ Jerome County Regional Site ...................... $17,000,000 


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Army National Guard—Continued 

State Location Amount 

Illinois ...................... North Riverside Armory .............................. $24,000,000 

Kentucky Burlington .................................................... $16,400,000 

Mississippi Southaven ..................................................... $22,000,000 

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 

Rhode Island ............ North Kingstown .......................................... $30,000,000 

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 Location Amount 

Alabama ................... Birmingham ................................................. $57,000,000 

Arizona .................... Queen Creek ................................................. $12,000,000 

California ................. Fort Hunter Liggett .................................... $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 Location Amount 

Michigan .................. Battle Creek ................................................. $24,549,000 

Virginia .................... Marine Forces Reserve Dam Neck Virginia 

Beach ........................................................ $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 Air National Guard Base ................ $76,000,000 

Colorado ................... Buckley Space Force 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 Location Amount 

Arizona .................... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base ................... $8,500,000 

California ................. March Air Reserve Base .............................. $226,500,000 

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 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (di16 vision B of Public Law 117–263), shall remain in effect 

17 until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 

18 an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis19 cal year 2025, whichever 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 section 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 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 sections 2601, 2602, and 2604 


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1 of that Act (134 Stat. 4312, 4313, 4314), shall remain 

2 in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enact3 ment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 

4 for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 

5 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

6 is as follows: 

National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2021 Project 

Authorizations 

State/Country Installation or 

Location Project 

Original Authorized 

Amount 

Arkansas ........ Fort Chaffee ....... National Guard Readiness 

Center ............................ $15,000,000 

California ....... Bakersfield .......... National Guard Vehicle 

Maintenance Shop ......... $9,300,000 

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 

........................ ............................. CST Ready Building ......... $11,400,000 

7 SEC. 2610. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

8 FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECT AT NICKELL ME9 MORIAL ARMORY, KANSAS. 

10 (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—From amounts appro11 priated for ‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’ 


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1 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 

2 2606 and available as specified in the funding table in sec3 tion 4601 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

4 Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81, 135 Stat. 2315), 

5 the Secretary of Defense may transfer not more than 

6 $420,000 to an appropriation for ‘‘Military Construction, 

7 Air National Guard’’ for use for studying, planning, de8 signing, and architect and engineer services for a sensitive 

9 compartmented information facility project at Nickell Me10 morial Armory, Kansas. 

11 (b) MERGER OF AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED.—Any 

12 amount transferred under subsection (a) shall be merged 

13 with and available for the same purposes, and for the same 

14 time period, as the ‘‘Military Construction, Air National 

15 Guard’’ appropriation to which transferred. 

16 (c) AUTHORITY.—Using amounts transferred pursu17 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may 

18 carry out study, planning, design, and architect and engi19 neer services activities for a sensitive compartmented in20 formation facility project at Nickell Memorial Armory, 

21 Kansas. 


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1 SEC. 2611. 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) and specified in the funding table in section 4601 

8 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 

9 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) for Camp 

10 Pendleton, California, for construction of an Area Mainte11 nance Support Activity, the Secretary of the Army may 

12 construct a 15,000 square foot facility. 

13 SEC. 2612. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RESTORATION AND 

14 MODERNIZATION PROJECTS AT THE FIRST 

15 CITY TROOP READINESS CENTER IN PHILA16 DELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. 

17 The Chief of the National Guard Bureau may expend 

18 amounts available to the Army National Guard for facili19 ties sustainment, restoration, and modernization to con20 duct restoration and modernization projects at the First 

21 City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsyl22 vania, if— 

23 (1) the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a 

24 sufficient remaining lease term for such center to re25 alize the full lifecycle benefit of such a project; 


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1 (2) the Federal contribution for such a project 

2 does not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the project 

3 (inclusive of all project costs); and 

4 (3) the Chief of the National Guard Bureau no5 tifies the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen6 ate and the House of Representatives not less than 

7 15 days before awarding a contract for such a 

8 project, which shall include an explanation of the 

9 sufficiency of remaining lease term to justify the in10 vestment. 

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 SEC. 2702. PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL 

4 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) 

5 ROUND. 

6 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize 

7 an additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 

8 round. 

9 SEC. 2703. CLOSURE AND DISPOSAL OF THE PUEBLO CHEM10 ICAL DEPOT, PUEBLO COUNTY, COLORADO. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall 

12 close the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo County, Colo13 rado (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Depot’’), not later 

14 than one year after the completion of the chemical demili15 tarization mission at such location in accordance with the 

16 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Pro17 duction, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and 

18 on their Destruction, done at Geneva September 3, 1992, 

19 and entered into force April 29, 1997 (commonly referred 

20 to as the ‘‘Chemical Weapons Convention’’). 

21 (b) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of the Army shall 

22 carry out the closure and subsequent related property 

23 management and disposal of the Depot, including the 

24 land, buildings, structures, infrastructure, and associated 

25 equipment, installed equipment, material, and personal 


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1 property that comprise the Chemical Agent–Destruction 

2 Pilot Plant, in accordance with the procedures and au3 thorities for the closure, management, and disposal of 

4 property under the Defense Base Closure and Realign5 ment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 

6 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 

7 (c) OFFICE OF LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY CO8 OPERATION ACTIVITIES.—The Office of Local Defense 

9 Community Cooperation of the Department of Defense 

10 may make grants and supplement other Federal funds 

11 pursuant to section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, 

12 to support closure and reuse activities of the Depot. 

13 (d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING PERMITS.—Nothing in 

14 this section shall be construed to prevent the removal or 

15 demolition by the Program Executive Office, Assembled 

16 Chemical Weapons Alternatives of the Department of the 

17 Army of existing buildings, structures, infrastructure, and 

18 associated equipment, installed equipment, material, and 

19 personal property of the Chemical Agent–Destruction 

20 Pilot Plant at the Depot in accordance with Hazardous 

21 Waste Permit Number CO–20–09–02–01 under the Solid 

22 Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (commonly 

23 known as the ‘‘Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

24 of 1976’’) issued by the State of Colorado, or any associ25 ated or follow-on permits under such Act. 


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1 (e) HOMELESS USE.—Given the nature of activities 

2 undertaken at the Chemical Agent–Destruction Pilot 

3 Plant at the Depot, such land, buildings, structures, infra4 structure, and associated equipment, installed equipment, 

5 material, and personal property comprising the Chemical 

6 Agent–Destruction Pilot Plant is deemed unsuitable for 

7 homeless use and, in carrying out any closure, manage8 ment, or disposal of property under this section, need not 

9 be screened for homeless use purposes pursuant to section 

10 2905(b)(7) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 

11 Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101– 

12 510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 

13 TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CON14 STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI15 SIONS 

16 Subtitle A—Military Construction 

17 Program 

18 SEC. 2801. AUTHORITY FOR INDO-PACIFIC POSTURE MILI19 TARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

20 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Commander of the United 

21 States Indo-Pacific Command (in this section referred to 

22 as the ‘‘Commander’’) may carry out an unspecified mili23 tary construction project not otherwise authorized by law 

24 or may authorize the Secretary of a military department 

25 to carry out such a project. 


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1 (b) SCOPE OF PROJECT AUTHORITY.—A project car2 ried out under this section may include any planning, de3 signing, construction, development, conversion, extension, 

4 renovation, or repair, whether to satisfy temporary or per5 manent requirements, and, to the extent necessary, any 

6 acquisition of land. 

7 (c) PURPOSES.—A project carried out under this sec8 tion shall be for the purpose of— 

9 (1) supporting the rotational deployments of 

10 the Armed Forces; 

11 (2) enhancing facility preparedness and military 

12 installation resilience (as defined in section 

13 101(e)(8) of title 10, United States Code) in support 

14 of potential, planned, or anticipated national defense 

15 activities; or 

16 (3) providing for prepositioning and storage of 

17 equipment and supplies. 

18 (d) LOCATION OF PROJECTS.—A project carried out 

19 under this section— 

20 (1) may be located— 

21 (A) at a cooperative security location, for22 ward operating site, or contingency location for 

23 use by the Armed Forces; or 

24 (B) at a location used by the Armed 

25 Forces that is owned or operated by Guam, 


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1 American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the 

2 Northern Mariana Islands; and 

3 (2) may be carried out without regard to wheth4 er the real property or facilities at the location are 

5 under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense 

6 if the Commander determines that the United States 

7 has a sufficient interest in the property or facility to 

8 support the project. 

9 (e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The cost of any project car10 ried out under this section may not exceed $15,000,000. 

11 (f) AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—In carrying out a project 

12 under this section, the Commander, or the Secretary of 

13 a military department when authorized by the Com14 mander, may use amounts authorized for— 

15 (1) the INDOPACOM Military Construction 

16 Pilot Program fund; and 

17 (2) operation and maintenance that are made 

18 available to the Commander, not to exceed 200 per19 cent of the amount specified in section 2805(c) of 

20 title 10, United States Code. 

21 (g) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Commander decides 

23 to carry out a project under this section with a cost 

24 exceeding $2,000,000, the Commander shall notify 

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1 mination in an electronic medium pursuant to sec2 tion 480 of title 10, United States Code. 

3 (2) RELEVANT DETAILS.—Notice under para4 graph (1) with respect to a project shall include rel5 evant details of the project, including the estimated 

6 cost, and may include a classified annex. 

7 (3) TIMING.—A project under this section cov8 ered by paragraph (1) may not be carried out until 

9 the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date 

10 the notification under such paragraph is received by 

11 the congressional defense committees. 

12 (h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31 

13 of each year, the Commander shall submit to the congres14 sional defense committees a report containing a list of 

15 projects funded, lessons learned, and, subject to the con16 currence of the President, recommended adjustments to 

17 the authority under this section for the most recently 

18 ended fiscal year. 

19 (i) PROJECT EXECUTION.— 

20 (1) PROJECT SUPERVISION.—Subsections (a) 

21 and (b) of section 2851 of title 10, United States 

22 Code, shall not apply to projects carried out under 

23 this section. 

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1 thority under subsection (a), the Commander shall, 

2 for purposes of chapter 169 of title 10, United 

3 States Code, be considered the Secretary concerned. 

4 (j) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out a project 

5 under this section expires on March 31, 2029. 

6 SEC. 2802. ORDERING AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE, RE7 PAIR, AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES OF 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 169 of 

10 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

11 end the following new section: 

12 ‘‘§ 2817. Ordering authority 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of a department or or14 ganization within the Department of Defense may place 

15 an order, on a reimbursable basis, with any other such 

16 department or organization for a project for the mainte17 nance and repair of a facility of the Department of De18 fense or for a minor military construction project. 

19 ‘‘(b) OBLIGATIONS.—An order placed by the head of 

20 a department or organization under subsection (a) is 

21 deemed to be an obligation of such department or organi22 zation in the same manner as a similar order or contract 

23 placed with a private contractor. 

24 ‘‘(c) CONTINGENCY EXPENSES.—An order placed 

25 under subsection (a) for a project may include an amount 


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1 for contingency expenses that shall not exceed 10 percent 

2 of the cost of the project. 

3 ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appro4 priated or otherwise made available to a department or 

5 organization of the Department of Defense shall be avail6 able to pay an obligation of such department or organiza7 tion under this section in the same manner and to the 

8 same extent as those amounts are available to pay an obli9 gation to a private contractor.’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

11 at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding 

12 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘2817. Ordering authority.’’. 

13 SEC. 2803. APPLICATION OF AREA CONSTRUCTION COST IN14 DICES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 

15 Section 2805(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘inside the 

18 United States’’; 

19 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and 

20 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para21 graph (2). 


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1 SEC. 2804. AUTHORIZATION OF COST-PLUS INCENTIVE-FEE 

2 CONTRACTING FOR MILITARY CONSTRUC3 TION PROJECTS TO MITIGATE RISK TO THE 

4 SENTINEL PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND COST. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3323(a) 

6 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 

7 may authorize the use of contracts using cost-plus incen8 tive-fee contracting for military construction projects asso9 ciated with launch facilities, launch centers, and related 

10 infrastructure of the Sentinel Program of the Department 

11 of Defense for not more than one low-rate initial produc12 tion lot at each of the following locations: 

13 (1) F.E. Warren Air Force Base. 

14 (2) Malmstrom Air Force Base. 

15 (3) Minot Air Force Base. 

16 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 

18 quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall brief 

19 the congressional defense committees on the following: 

20 (1) Uncertainties with site conditions at loca21 tions specified under subsection (a). 

22 (2) The plan of the Department of Defense to 

23 transition to firm, fixed price contracts for military 

24 construction following any military construction 

25 projects carried out under subsection (a). 


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1 (3) The acquisition process for military con2 struction projects carried out under subsection (a). 

3 (4) Updates on the execution of military con4 struction projects carried out under subsection (a). 

5 SEC. 2805. EXTENSIONS TO THE MILITARY LANDS WITH6 DRAWAL ACT RELATING TO BARRY M. GOLD7 WATER RANGE. 

8 (a) RENEWAL OF CURRENT WITHDRAWAL AND RES9 ERVATION.—Section 3031(d)(1) of the Military Lands 

10 Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 

11 907) is amended by striking ‘‘25 years after the date of 

12 the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 5, 

13 2049’’. 

14 (b) EXTENSION.—Section 3031(e) of the Military 

15 Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 

16 Stat. 908) is amended— 

17 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘INI18 TIAL’’; and 

19 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘initial’’. 

20 SEC. 2806. AUTHORITY TO LEASE LAND PARCEL FOR HOS21 PITAL AND MEDICAL CAMPUS, BARRIGADA 

22 TRANSMITTER SITE, GUAM. 

23 (a) NO-COST LEASE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

24 of the Navy (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

25 may lease to the Government of Guam parcels of real 


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1 property, including any improvements thereon, consisting 

2 of approximately 102 acres of undeveloped land and ap3 proximately 10.877 acres of utility easements in the mu4 nicipality of Barrigada and Mangilao, Guam, known as the 

5 Barrigada Transmitter Site, for construction of a public 

6 hospital and medical campus, without fair market consid7 eration. 

8 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

9 and legal description of the property to be leased under 

10 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 

11 to the Secretary. 

12 (c) APPRAISAL NOT REQUIRED.—The lease under 

13 subsection (a) shall not require an appraisal. 

14 (d) CONDITIONS OF LEASE.— 

15 (1) SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXISTING ENCUM16 BRANCES.—A lease of property under subsection (a) 

17 shall be subject to all existing easements, restric18 tions, and covenants of record, including restrictive 

19 covenants, that the Secretary determines are nec20 essary to ensure that— 

21 (A) the use of the property is compatible 

22 with continued military activities by the Armed 

23 Forces of the United States in Guam; 


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1 (B) the environmental condition of the 

2 property is compatible with the use of the prop3 erty as a public hospital and medical campus; 

4 (C) access is available to the United States 

5 to conduct environmental remediation or moni6 toring as required under section 120(h) of the 

7 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com8 pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 

9 9620(h)); 

10 (D) the property is used only for a public 

11 hospital and medical campus, which may in12 clude ancillary facilities to support the hospital 

13 and campus, or as set forth in subsection (e); 

14 and 

15 (E) the public hospital and medical cam16 pus to be constructed on the property shall— 

17 (i) include— 

18 (I) an MV–22-capable helipad; 

19 (II) recompression chamber capa20 bility; and 

21 (III) perimeter fencing; and 

22 (ii) allow for the relocation of weather 

23 radar equipment owned by the United 

24 States at the hospital or campus. 


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1 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary is not required 

2 to fund the construction or operation of a hospital 

3 or medical campus on the property leased under sub4 section (a). 

5 (3) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—All 

6 direct and indirect administrative costs, including 

7 for surveys, title work, document drafting, closing, 

8 and labor, incurred by the Secretary related to any 

9 lease of the property under subsection (a) shall be 

10 borne by the Government of Guam. 

11 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary may require 

12 such additional terms and conditions in connection with 

13 the lease under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 

14 appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

15 (f) NOT TO BE CONSIDERED EXCESS, TRANS16 FERRED, OR DISPOSED OF.—The property subject to any 

17 lease under subsection (a) may not be declared to be ex18 cess real property to the needs of the Navy or transferred 

19 or otherwise disposed of by the Navy or any Federal agen20 cy. 

21 SEC. 2807. REVISION TO ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT OF AIR 

22 FORCE MEMORIAL. 

23 Section 2863(e) of the Military Construction Author24 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 

25 107–107; 115 Stat. 1332), is amended by striking ‘‘the 


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1 Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal Government en2 tities, the Secretary of the Air Force, or both’’. 

3 SEC. 2808. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE MA4 RINE CORPS HERITAGE CENTER AND THE 

5 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 861 of title 10, United 

7 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8617 

8 the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 8618. Marine Corps Heritage Center and the Na10 tional Museum of the Marine Corps 

11 ‘‘(a) JOINT VENTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CON12 TINUED MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.—The Secretary 

13 of the Navy (in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’) 

14 may enter into a joint venture with the Marine Corps Her15 itage Foundation (in this section referred to as the ‘Foun16 dation’), a nonprofit entity, for the design, construction, 

17 maintenance, and operation of a multipurpose facility to 

18 be used for historical displays for public viewing, curation, 

19 and storage of artifacts, research facilities, classrooms, of20 fices, and associated activities consistent with the mission 

21 of the Marine Corps University. The facility shall be 

22 known as the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the Na23 tional Museum of the Marine Corps (in this section re24 ferred to as the ‘Facility’). 


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1 ‘‘(b) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—For each phase 

2 of development of the Facility, the Secretary may— 

3 ‘‘(1) permit the Foundation to contract for the 

4 design, construction, or both of such phase of devel5 opment; or 

6 ‘‘(2) accept funds from the Foundation for the 

7 design, construction, or both of such phase of devel8 opment. 

9 ‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—Upon completion of 

10 construction of any phase of development of the Facility 

11 by the Foundation to the satisfaction of the Secretary, and 

12 the satisfaction of any financial obligations incident there13 to by the Foundation, the Facility shall become the real 

14 property of the Department of the Navy with all right, 

15 title, and interest in and to the Facility belonging to the 

16 United States. 

17 ‘‘(d) MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND SUPPORT.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, for the 

19 purpose of maintenance and operation of the Facil20 ity— 

21 ‘‘(A) enter into contracts or cooperative 

22 agreements, on a sole-source basis, with the 

23 Foundation for the procurement of property or 

24 services for the direct benefit or use of the Fa25 cility; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) notwithstanding the requirements of 

2 subsection (h) of section 2667 of this title and 

3 under such terms and conditions as the Sec4 retary considers appropriate for the joint ven5 ture authorized under subsection (a), lease in 

6 accordance with such section 2667 portions of 

7 the Facility to the Foundation for use in gener8 ating revenue for activities of the Facility and 

9 for such administrative purposes as may be nec10 essary for support of the Facility. 

11 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION FOR LEASE.—In making 

12 a determination of fair market value under section 

13 2667(b)(4) of this title for payment of consideration 

14 pursuant to a lease described in paragraph (1)(B), 

15 the Secretary may consider the entirety of the edu16 cational efforts of the Foundation, support by the 

17 Foundation to the history division of the Marine 

18 Corps Heritage Center, funding of museum pro19 grams and exhibits by the Foundation, or other sup20 port related to the Facility, in addition to the types 

21 of in-kind consideration provided under section 

22 2667(c) of this title. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graph (B), the Secretary may authorize the 

3 Foundation to use real or personal property 

4 within the Facility to conduct revenue-gener5 ating activities in addition to those authorized 

6 under paragraph (1)(B), as the Secretary con7 siders appropriate considering the work of the 

8 Foundation and the needs of the Facility. 

9 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may 

10 only authorize the use of the Facility for a rev11 enue-generating activity if the Secretary deter12 mines the activity will not interfere with activi13 ties and personnel of the armed forces or the 

14 activities of the Facility. 

15 ‘‘(4) RETENTION OF LEASE PAYMENTS.—The 

16 Secretary shall retain lease payments received under 

17 paragraph (1)(B), other than in-kind consideration 

18 authorized under paragraph (2) or section 2667(c) 

19 of this title, solely for use in support of the Facility, 

20 and funds received as lease payments shall remain 

21 available until expended. 

22 ‘‘(e) USE OF CERTAIN GIFTS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations pre24 scribed by the Secretary, the Commandant of the 

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1 of this title, accept, hold, administer, invest, and 

2 spend any gift, devise, or bequest of personal prop3 erty of a value of $250,000 or less made to the 

4 United States if such gift, devise, or bequest is for 

5 the benefit of the Facility. 

6 ‘‘(2) EXPENSES.—The Secretary may pay or 

7 authorize the payment of any reasonable and nec8 essary expense in connection with the conveyance or 

9 transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest under para10 graph (1). 

11 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

12 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi13 tions in connection with the joint venture authorized under 

14 subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

15 protect the interests of the United States.’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

17 at the beginning of chapter 861 of such title is amended 

18 by inserting after the item relating to section 8617 the 

19 following new item: 

‘‘8618. Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine 

Corps.’’. 

20 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2884 of the 

21 Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 

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1 SEC. 2809. AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP2 ERTY INTEREST IN PARK LAND OWNED BY 

3 THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 

4 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy (in this 

5 section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may acquire by 

6 purchase or lease approximately 225 square feet of land, 

7 including ingress and egress, at Westmoreland State Park, 

8 Virginia, for the purpose of installing, operating, main9 taining, and protecting equipment to support research and 

10 development activities by the Department of the Navy in 

11 support of national security. 

12 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The acquisition of 

13 property under subsection (a) shall be subject to the fol14 lowing terms and conditions: 

15 (1) The Secretary shall pay the Commonwealth 

16 of Virginia fair market value for the property to be 

17 acquired, as determined by the Secretary. 

18 (2) Such other terms and conditions as consid19 ered appropriate by the Secretary. 

20 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The legal descrip21 tion of the property to be acquired under subsection (a) 

22 shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 

23 Secretary and the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

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1 of title 54, United States Code, shall not apply to the ac2 quisition of property under subsection (a). 

3 (e) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall reim4 burse the Commonwealth of Virginia for the reasonable 

5 and documented administrative costs incurred by the 

6 Commonwealth of Virginia to execute the acquisition by 

7 the Secretary of property under subsection (a). 

8 (f) TERMINATION OF REAL PROPERTY INTEREST.— 

9 The real property interest acquired by the Secretary under 

10 subsection (a) shall terminate, and be released without 

11 cost to the Commonwealth of Virginia, when the Secretary 

12 determines such real property interest is no longer re13 quired for national security purposes. 

14 SEC. 2810. MOVEMENT OR CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT SPEC15 TRUM CENTER TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND, 

16 OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE LOCATION. 

17 (a) LEAVING CURRENT LOCATION.—Not later than 

18 September 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall com19 pletely vacate the offices of the Joint Spectrum Center of 

20 the Department of Defense in Annapolis, Maryland. 

21 (b) MOVEMENT OR CONSOLIDATION.—The Secretary 

22 shall take appropriate action to move, consolidate, or both, 

23 the offices of the Joint Spectrum Center to the head24 quarters building of the Defense Information Systems 

25 Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland, or another appropriate 


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1 location chosen by the Secretary for national security pur2 poses to ensure the physical and cybersecurity protection 

3 of personnel and missions of the Department of Defense. 

4 (c) STATUS UPDATE.—Not later than January 31 

5 and July 31 of each year until the Secretary has com6 pleted the requirements under subsections (a) and (b), the 

7 Commander of the Defense Information Systems Agency 

8 shall provide an in-person and written update on the sta9 tus of the completion of those requirements to the Com10 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

11 of Representatives and the congressional delegation of 

12 Maryland. 

13 (d) TERMINATION OF EXISTING LEASE.—Upon 

14 vacating the offices of the Joint Spectrum Center in An15 napolis, Maryland, pursuant to subsection (a), all right, 

16 title, and interest of the United States in and to the exist17 ing lease for the Joint Spectrum Center in such location 

18 shall be terminated. 

19 (e) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY.—Section 

20 2887 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

21 Fiscal Year 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–181; 122 

22 Stat. 569) is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 2811. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 

2 USE OF ONE-STEP TURN-KEY SELECTION 

3 PROCEDURES FOR REPAIR PROJECTS. 

4 During the five-year period beginning on the date of 

5 the enactment of this Act, section 2862(a)(2) of title 10, 

6 United States Code, shall be applied and administered by 

7 substituting ‘‘$12,000,000’’ for ‘‘$4,000,000’’. 

8 SEC. 2812. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE OF 

9 AMOUNTS IN CONNECTION WITH AUTHORITY 

10 TO CARRY OUT UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILI11 TARY CONSTRUCTION. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2801 of the Military Con13 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division 

14 B of Public Law 117–263) is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

16 (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 

17 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol18 lowing new paragraph (2): 

19 ‘‘(2) in subsection (b)(2), by substituting 

20 ‘$4,000,000’ for ‘$2,000,000’;’’. 

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment 

23 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

24 Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263). 


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1 SEC. 2813. PILOT PROGRAM ON REPLACEMENT OF SUB2 STANDARD ENLISTED BARRACKS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may, in 

4 accordance with this section, carry out a pilot program 

5 under which the Secretary concerned may replace an exist6 ing enlisted barracks with a new enlisted barracks not oth7 erwise authorized by law. 

8 (b) FACILITY REQUIREMENTS.—A new facility for an 

9 enlisted barracks replaced under subsection (a)— 

10 (1) may not have a greater personnel capacity 

11 than the facility being replaced but may be phys12 ically larger than the facility being replaced; 

13 (2) must be replacing a facility that is in a sub14 standard condition, as determined by the Secretary 

15 concerned, and which determination may not be del16 egated, in advance of project approval; 

17 (3) must be designed and utilized for the same 

18 purpose as the facility being replaced; 

19 (4) must be located on the same installation as 

20 the facility being replaced; and 

21 (5) must be designed to meet, at a minimum, 

22 current standards for construction, utilization, and 

23 force protection. 

24 (c) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary concerned, 

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1 ation and maintenance or unspecified military construc2 tion. 

3 (d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—When a deci4 sion is made to carry out a replacement project under this 

5 section with an estimated cost in excess of $10,000,000, 

6 the Secretary concerned shall submit, in an electronic me7 dium pursuant to section 480 of title 10, United States 

8 Code, to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

9 containing— 

10 (1) the justification for the replacement project 

11 and the current estimate of the cost of the project; 

12 and 

13 (2) a description of the elements of military 

14 construction, including the elements specified in sec15 tion 2802(b) of such title, incorporated into the 

16 project. 

17 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS; 

19 FACILITY; SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The terms 

20 ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’, ‘‘facility’’, 

21 and ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ have the meanings given 

22 those terms in section 2801 of title 10, United 

23 States Code. 


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1 (2) ENLISTED BARRACKS.—The term ‘‘enlisted 

2 barracks’’ means barracks designed and utilized for 

3 housing enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces. 

4 (3) PERSONNEL CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘per5 sonnel capacity’’, with respect to an enlisted bar6 racks, means the design capacity for the number of 

7 enlisted personnel housed in the enlisted barracks. 

8 (4) SUBSTANDARD CONDITION.—The term 

9 ‘‘substandard condition’’, with respect to a facility, 

10 means the facility can no longer meet the require11 ments of current standards without repair that 

12 would cost more than 75 percent of the replacement 

13 cost. 

14 (f) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 

15 terminate on the date that is five years after the date of 

16 the enactment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 2814. EXPANSION OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRA18 STRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE 

19 INSTALLATIONS OF THE COAST GUARD. 

20 Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (d)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), in the matter 

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1 tion with the Commandant of the Coast 

2 Guard,’’ after ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 

3 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(5) In considering grants, agreements, or 

6 other funding under paragraph (1)(A) with respect 

7 to community infrastructure supportive of a military 

8 installation of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of De9 fense shall consult with the Commandant of the 

10 Coast Guard to assess the selection and 

11 prioritization of the project concerned.’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end 

13 the following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of sub14 section (d), the term ‘military installation’ includes 

15 an installation of the Coast Guard under the juris16 diction of the Department of Homeland Security.’’. 

17 SEC. 2815. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON IN18 CREASED USE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING 

19 MATERIALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

20 Section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization 

21 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 

22 2802 note) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the period 

24 at the end and inserting ‘‘to include, under the pilot 

25 program as a whole, at a minimum— 


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1 ‘‘(A) one project for mass timber; and 

2 ‘‘(B) one project for low carbon concrete.’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘September 

4 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’; 

5 (3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

6 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; 

7 (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol8 lowing new subsection (e): 

9 ‘‘(e) COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION.—Each 

10 military construction project carried out under the pilot 

11 program must commence construction by not later than 

12 January 1, 2025.’’; and 

13 (5) in subsection (f)(1), as redesignated by 

14 paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

16 Subtitle B—Military Housing 

17 PART I—MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 

18 SEC. 2821. UNIFORM CONDITION INDEX FOR MILITARY UN19 ACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall prescribe regulations requiring the Assistant Sec23 retary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ24 ment to complete and issue a uniform facility condition 

25 index for military unaccompanied housing, including such 


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1 housing that is existing as of the date of the enactment 

2 of this Act and any such housing constructed or used on 

3 or after such date of enactment. 

4 (b) COMPLETION OF INDEX.—The uniform facility 

5 condition index required under subsection (a) shall be 

6 completed and issued by not later than October 1, 2024. 

7 (c) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DE8 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccom9 panied housing’’ means the following housing owned by 

10 the United States Government: 

11 (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 

12 members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 

13 unaccompanied by dependents. 

14 (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied 

15 by members of the Armed Forces on temporary 

16 duty. 

17 SEC. 2822. CERTIFICATION OF HABITABILITY OF MILITARY 

18 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall in20 clude with the submission to Congress by the President 

21 of the annual budget of the Department of Defense under 

22 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a certifi23 cation from the Secretary of each military department to 

24 the congressional defense committees that the cost for all 

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1 tary unaccompanied housing facility under the jurisdiction 

2 of such Secretary does not exceed 20 percent of the re3 placement cost of such facility, as mandated by Depart4 ment of Defense Manual 4165.63, ‘‘DoD Housing Man5 agement’’, or successor issuance. 

6 (b) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DE7 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccom8 panied housing’’ means the following housing owned by 

9 the United States Government: 

10 (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 

11 members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 

12 unaccompanied by dependents. 

13 (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied 

14 by members of the Armed Forces on temporary 

15 duty. 

16 SEC. 2823. MAINTENANCE WORK ORDER MANAGEMENT 

17 PROCESS FOR MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED 

18 HOUSING. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

21 shall prescribe regulations to establish for each military 

22 department a process associated with maintenance work 

23 order management for military unaccompanied housing 

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1 actment of this Act and any such housing constructed or 

2 used on or after such date of enactment. 

3 (b) USE OF PROCESS.—The processes required under 

4 subsection (a) shall clearly define requirements for effec5 tive and timely maintenance work order management, in6 cluding requirements with respect to— 

7 (1) quality assurance for maintenance com8 pleted; 

9 (2) communication of maintenance progress and 

10 resolution with management of military unaccom11 panied housing, barracks managers, and residents; 

12 and 

13 (3) standardized performance metrics, such as 

14 the timeliness of completion of work orders. 

15 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of each mili16 tary department shall administer the work order process 

17 required under subsection (a) for such military depart18 ment and shall issue or update relevant guidance as nec19 essary. 

20 (d) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DE21 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccom22 panied housing’’ means the following housing owned by 

23 the United States Government: 


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1 (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 

2 members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 

3 unaccompanied by dependents. 

4 (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied 

5 by members of the Armed Forces on temporary 

6 duty. 

7 SEC. 2824. EXPANSION OF UNIFORM CODE OF BASIC 

8 STANDARDS FOR MILITARY HOUSING TO IN9 CLUDE MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUS10 ING. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2818 of the William M. 

12 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

13 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2871 

14 note) is amended— 

15 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FAM16 ILY’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘family’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including military unac20 companied housing (as defined in section 2871 

21 of title 10, United States Code)’’ before the pe22 riod at the end. 

23 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

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1 fense shall ensure that the standards required under 

2 section 2818 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2871 note), 

5 as modified pursuant to those amendments, apply to 

6 military unaccompanied housing that is existing as 

7 of the date of the enactment of this Act and any 

8 such housing constructed or used on or after such 

9 date of enactment. 

10 (2) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DE11 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘military unac12 companied housing’’ means the following housing 

13 owned by the United States Government: 

14 (A) Military housing intended to be occu15 pied by members of the Armed Forces serving 

16 a tour of duty unaccompanied by dependents. 

17 (B) Transient housing intended to be occu18 pied by members of the Armed Forces on tem19 porary duty. 

20 SEC. 2825. OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED 

21 HOUSING. 

22 (a) CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

25 of Defense shall prescribe regulations to require that 


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1 the Secretary of each military department establish 

2 a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, or 

3 of the military department concerned, at the housing 

4 office for each installation of the Department under 

5 the jurisdiction of such Secretary to oversee military 

6 unaccompanied housing at that installation. 

7 (2) SUPERVISORY CHAIN.—For any installation 

8 of the Department for which the unaccompanied 

9 housing manager is a member of the Armed Forces, 

10 the civilian employee established under paragraph 

11 (1) at such installation shall report to a civilian em12 ployee at the housing office for such installation. 

13 (b) BARRACKS OR DORMITORY MANAGER REQUIRE14 MENTS.— 

15 (1) LIMITATION ON ROLE BY MEMBERS OF THE

16 ARMED FORCES.—No enlisted member of the Armed 

17 Forces or commissioned officer may be designated as 

18 a barracks manager or supervisor in charge of over19 seeing, managing, accepting, or compiling mainte20 nance records for any military unaccompanied hous21 ing as a collateral duty. 

22 (2) POSITION DESIGNATION.—The function of a 

23 barracks manager or supervisor described in para24 graph (1) for an installation of the Department shall 

25 be completed by a civilian employee or contractor of 


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1 the Department who shall report to the government 

2 housing office of the installation. 

3 (c) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DE4 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccom5 panied housing’’ means the following housing owned by 

6 the United States Government: 

7 (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 

8 members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 

9 unaccompanied by dependents. 

10 (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied 

11 by members of the Armed Forces on temporary 

12 duty. 

13 SEC. 2826. ELIMINATION OF FLEXIBILITIES FOR ADEQUACY 

14 OR CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR MILI15 TARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 

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 modify all directives, instructions, manuals, regula19 tions, policies, and other guidance and issuances of the 

20 Department of Defense to eliminate the grant of any flexi21 bilities to— 

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1 ing to be considered suitable for assignment or occu2 pancy; and 

3 (2) standards for the construction of new mili4 tary unaccompanied housing. 

5 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The requirement under 

6 subsection (a) shall include modifications that remove the 

7 flexibility provided to the military departments with re8 spect to standards for adequacy for assignment and new 

9 construction standards for military unaccompanied hous10 ing, including modification of the Housing Management 

11 Manual of the Department of Defense and Department 

12 of Defense Manual 4165.63, ‘‘DoD Housing Manage13 ment’’. 

14 (c) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DE15 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccom16 panied housing’’ means the following housing owned by 

17 the United States Government: 

18 (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 

19 members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 

20 unaccompanied by dependents. 

21 (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied 

22 by members of the Armed Forces on temporary 

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1 SEC. 2827. DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MILITARY UNACCOM2 PANIED HOUSING. 

3 (a) UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR FLOOR SPACE, NUM4 BER OF MEMBERS ALLOWED, AND HABITABILITY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2856 of title 10, 

6 United States Code, is amended— 

7 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

8 ‘‘local comparability of floor areas’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘standards’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘In’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 

11 LOCAL COMPARABILITY IN FLOOR AREAS.— 

12 In’’; 

13 (C) in subsection (a), as designated by 

14 subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, except for 

15 purposes of meeting minimum area require16 ments under subsection (b)(1)(A),’’ after ‘‘ex17 ceed’’; and 

18 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

19 subsection: 

20 ‘‘(b) FLOOR SPACE, NUMBER OF MEMBERS AL21 LOWED, AND HABITABILITY.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the design, assignment, 

23 and use of military unaccompanied housing, the Sec24 retary of Defense shall establish uniform standards 

25 that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) provide a minimum area of floor 

2 space, not including bathrooms or closets, per 

3 individual occupying a unit of military unac4 companied housing; 

5 ‘‘(B) ensure that not more than two indi6 viduals may occupy such a unit; and 

7 ‘‘(C) provide definitions and measures for 

8 habitability, specifying criteria of design and 

9 materiel quality to be applied and levels of 

10 maintenance to be required. 

11 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—Standards established under 

12 paragraph (1) may be waived for specific units of 

13 military unaccompanied housing by the Secretary 

14 concerned (who may not delegate such waiver) for a 

15 period not longer than one year and may not be re16 newed.’’. 

17 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec18 tions at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 

19 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

20 striking the item relating to section 2856 and insert21 ing the following new item: 

‘‘2856. Military unaccompanied housing: standards.’’. 

22 (b) COMPLETION AND ISSUANCE OF UNIFORM

23 STANDARDS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

24 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

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1 (1)(A) ensure that the uniform standards re2 quired under section 2856(b)(1) of title 10, United 

3 States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1)(D), are 

4 completed and issued; and 

5 (B) submit to the congressional defense com6 mittees a copy of those standards; or 

7 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit8 tees a report, under the Secretary’s signature— 

9 (A) explaining in detail why those stand10 ards are not completed and issued; 

11 (B) indicating when those standards are 

12 expected to be completed and issued; and 

13 (C) specifying the names of the personnel 

14 responsible for the failure of the Department of 

15 Defense to comply with paragraph (1). 

16 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH UNIFORM STANDARDS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec19 retary of each military department shall ensure that 

20 all military unaccompanied housing, including 

21 privatized military housing under subchapter IV of 

22 chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, located 

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1 lished under section 2856(b)(1) of title 10, United 

2 States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1)(D). 

3 (2) NO WAIVER.—The requirement under para4 graph (1) may not be waived. 

5 (3) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DE6 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘military unac7 companied housing’’ has the meaning given that 

8 term in section 2871 of title 10, United States Code. 

9 (d) CERTIFICATION OF BUDGET REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall in11 clude with the submission to Congress by the President 

12 of the annual budget of the Department of Defense for 

13 each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 under section 

14 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a signed certifi15 cation that the Department of Defense and each of the 

16 military departments has requested sufficient funds to 

17 comply with this section and the amendments made by 

18 this section. 

19 SEC. 2828. TERMINATION OF HABITABILITY STANDARD 

20 WAIVERS AND ASSESSMENT AND PLAN WITH 

21 RESPECT TO MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED 

22 HOUSING. 

23 (a) TERMINATION OF HABITABILITY STANDARD

24 WAIVERS.—On and after February 1, 2025, any waiver 

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1 for military unaccompanied housing in effect as of such 

2 date shall terminate. 

3 (b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De5 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of each military 

6 department, shall submit to the congressional defense 

7 committees an assessment on the following: 

8 (1) The number of waivers currently in place 

9 for any standards for military unaccompanied hous10 ing as it relates to occupancy and habitability, 

11 disaggregated by Armed Force, location, and facility. 

12 (2) A list of each such waiver, disaggregated by 

13 Armed Force, with a notation of which official ap14 pointed by the President and confirmed by the Sen15 ate approved the waiver. 

16 (3) The number of members of the Armed 

17 Forces impacted by each such waiver, disaggregated 

18 by location. 

19 (c) PLAN.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

23 of each military department, shall submit to the 

24 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

25 the House of Representatives and the Comptroller 


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1 General of the United States a plan on addressing 

2 the deficiencies of military unaccompanied housing, 

3 including barracks and dormitories, that led to the 

4 use of waivers described in subsection (b)(1). 

5 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under 

6 paragraph (1) shall include— 

7 (A) a timeline for repairs, renovations, or 

8 minor or major military construction; 

9 (B) the cost of any such repair, renovation, 

10 or construction; and 

11 (C) an installation-by-installation get-well 

12 plan. 

13 (3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 60 days 

14 after receiving the plan required under paragraph 

15 (1), the Comptroller General shall brief the Commit16 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

17 of Representatives on— 

18 (A) the ability of the Department of De19 fense to execute the plan; and 

20 (B) any recommendations of the Comp21 troller General for modifying the plan. 

22 (d) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DE23 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccom24 panied housing’’ means the following housing owned by 

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1 (1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 

2 members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 

3 unaccompanied by dependents. 

4 (2) Transient housing intended to be occupied 

5 by members of the Armed Forces on temporary 

6 duty. 

7 SEC. 2829. REQUIREMENT FOR SECURITY CAMERAS IN 

8 COMMON AREAS AND ENTRY POINTS OF MILI9 TARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 

10 (a) NEW HOUSING.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

11 ensure that all renovations of military unaccompanied 

12 housing authorized on or after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act that exceed 20 percent of the replacement cost 

14 of such facility and all construction of new military unac15 companied housing authorized on or after such date are 

16 designed and executed with security cameras in all com17 mon areas and entry points as part of a closed circuit tele18 vision system. 

19 (b) RETROFITTING.—Not later than three years after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

21 ensure that all military unaccompanied housing facilities 

22 are retrofitted with security cameras in all common areas 

23 and entry points as part of a closed circuit television sys24 tem. 

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1 (1) COMMON AREA.—The term ‘‘common area’’ 

2 has the meaning given that term by the Secretary of 

3 Defense and shall balance the need to increase secu4 rity in appropriate areas with the privacy expecta5 tions of members of the Armed Forces in military 

6 unaccompanied housing. 

7 (2) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.—The 

8 term ‘‘military unaccompanied housing’’ means the 

9 following housing owned by the United States Gov10 ernment: 

11 (A) Military housing intended to be occu12 pied by members of the Armed Forces serving 

13 a tour of duty unaccompanied by dependents. 

14 (B) Transient housing intended to be occu15 pied by members of the Armed Forces on tem16 porary duty. 

17 SEC. 2830. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY UNACCOM18 PANIED HOUSING. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 

21 for the following four years, the Secretary of Defense shall 

22 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen23 ate and the House of Representatives a report on military 

24 unaccompanied housing, excluding privatized military 


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1 housing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 

2 United States Code. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under sub4 section (a) shall contain a section provided by each Sec5 retary of a military department that— 

6 (1) is certified by the Secretary concerned; 

7 (2) includes a list of all military unaccompanied 

8 housing facilities located on each installation under 

9 the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned; 

10 (3) identifies the replacement cost for each such 

11 facility; 

12 (4) identifies the percentage of repair costs as 

13 it compares to the total replacement cost for each 

14 such facility; and 

15 (5) specifies the funding required to conduct all 

16 needed repairs and improvements at each such facil17 ity. 

18 (c) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DE19 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccom20 panied housing’’ has the meaning given that term in sec21 tion 2871 of title 10, United States Code. 


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1 PART II—PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING 

2 SEC. 2841. IMPROVEMENTS TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY 

3 HOUSING. 

4 (a) LIMITATION ON HOUSING ENHANCEMENT PAY5 MENTS.—Section 606(a)(2) of the John S. McCain Na6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 

7 (Public Law 115–232;10 U.S.C. 2871 note) is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Each month’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (D), 

11 each month’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘one of more’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘one or more’’; and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(D) LIMITATION ON PAYMENT.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

18 (ii), the Secretary of a military department 

19 may not make a payment under subpara20 graph (A) to a lessor unless the Assistant 

21 Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installa22 tions, and Environment determines the les23 sor is in compliance with the Military 

24 Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant 

25 Bill of Rights developed under section 

26 2890 of title 10, United States Code. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—The limitation 

2 under clause (i) shall apply to any pay3 ment under a housing agreement entered 

4 into on or after the date of the enactment 

5 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

6 for Fiscal Year 2024 by the Secretary of 

7 a military department with a lessor.’’. 

8 (b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON COMPLIANCE

9 WITH TENANT BILL OF RIGHTS IN NOTICE OF LEASE

10 EXTENSION.—Section 2878(f)(2) of title 10, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new subparagraph: 

13 ‘‘(E) An assessment of compliance by the lessor 

14 with the Military Housing Privatization Initiative 

15 Tenant Bill of Rights developed under section 2890 

16 of this title.’’. 

17 (c) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE

18 REPRISALS.—Subsection (e) of section 2890 of such title 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of De22 fense for Sustainment’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspec23 tor General of the Department of Defense’’; 

24 and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘member of the armed 

2 forces’’ and inserting ‘‘tenant’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

5 (A)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of 

7 Defense for Sustainment’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘Inspector General’’; 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘member of the armed 

10 forces’’ and inserting ‘‘tenant’’; and 

11 (iii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘Inspector General’’; and 

13 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘As14 sistant Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector 

15 General’’; and 

16 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of De18 fense for Sustainment’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspec19 tor General of the Department of Defense’’; 

20 and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the military 

22 department concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspec23 tor General of the military department con24 cerned’’. 


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1 SEC. 2842. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 

2 RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO 

3 STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT OF 

4 PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. 

5 Not later than one year after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

7 (1) implement the recommendations of the 

8 Comptroller General of the United States contained 

9 in the report published by the Comptroller General 

10 on April 6, 2023, reissued with revisions on April 

11 20, 2023, and titled ‘‘DOD Can Further Strengthen 

12 Oversight of Its Privatized Housing Program’’ 

13 (GAO–23–105377); or 

14 (2) if the Secretary does not implement any 

15 such recommendation, submit to the Committees on 

16 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep17 resentatives a report explaining why the Secretary 

18 has not implemented those recommendations. 

19 SEC. 2843. TREATMENT OF NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS 

20 WITH RESPECT TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY 

21 HOUSING. 

22 Section 2890(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

23 is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘A tenant or prospective tenant 

25 of a housing unit may not be required to sign’’ and 


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1 inserting ‘‘A landlord may not request that a tenant 

2 or prospective tenant of a housing unit sign’’; and 

3 (2) by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘The 

4 military services should seek to inform members of 

5 the armed forces of the possible consequences of en6 tering into a nondisclosure agreement and encourage 

7 members to seek legal counsel before entering into 

8 such an agreement if they have questions about spe9 cific contractual terms.’’. 

10 PART III—OTHER HOUSING MATTERS 

11 SEC. 2851. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY HOUSING 

12 READINESS COUNCIL. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 

14 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec15 tion 1781c the following new section: 

16 ‘‘§ 1781d. Department of Defense Military Housing 

17 Readiness Council 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department of 

19 Defense the Department of Defense Military Housing 

20 Readiness Council (in this section referred to as the 

21 ‘Council’). 

22 ‘‘(b) MEMBERS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com24 posed of the following members: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense 

2 for Energy, Installations, and Environment, 

3 who shall serve as chair of the Council and who 

4 may designate a representative to chair the 

5 Council in the absence of the Assistant Sec6 retary. 

7 ‘‘(B) One representative of each of the 

8 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and 

9 Space Force, each of whom shall be a member 

10 of the armed force to be represented and not 

11 fewer than two of which shall be from an en12 listed component. 

13 ‘‘(C) One spouse of a member of each of 

14 the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and 

15 Space Force on active duty, not fewer than two 

16 of which shall be the spouse of an enlisted 

17 member. 

18 ‘‘(D) One professional from each of the fol19 lowing fields, each of whom shall possess exper20 tise in State and Federal housing standards in 

21 their respective field: 

22 ‘‘(i) Plumbing. 

23 ‘‘(ii) Electrical. 

24 ‘‘(iii) Heating, ventilation, and air 

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1 ‘‘(iv) Certified home inspection. 

2 ‘‘(v) Roofing. 

3 ‘‘(vi) Structural engineering. 

4 ‘‘(vii) Window fall prevention and 

5 safety. 

6 ‘‘(E) Two representatives of organizations 

7 that advocate on behalf of military families with 

8 respect to military housing. 

9 ‘‘(F) One individual appointed by the Sec10 retary of Defense among representatives of the 

11 International Code Council. 

12 ‘‘(G) One individual appointed by the Sec13 retary of Defense among representatives of the 

14 Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restora15 tion Certification. 

16 ‘‘(H) One individual appointed by the Sec17 retary of Defense among representatives of a 

18 voluntary consensus standards body that devel19 ops construction standards (such as building, 

20 plumbing, mechanical, or electrical). 

21 ‘‘(I) One individual appointed by the Sec22 retary of Defense among representatives of a 

23 voluntary consensus standards body that devel24 ops personnel certification standards for build25 ing maintenance or restoration. 


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1 ‘‘(2) TERMS.—The term on the Council of the 

2 members specified under subparagraphs (B) through 

3 (M) of paragraph (1) shall be two years and may be 

4 renewed by the Secretary of Defense. 

5 ‘‘(3) ATTENDANCE BY LANDLORDS.—The chair 

6 of the Council shall extend an invitation to each 

7 landlord for one representative of each landlord to 

8 attend such meetings of the Council as the chair 

9 considers appropriate. 

10 ‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN

11 MEMBERS.—Each member appointed under para12 graph (1)(D) may not be affiliated with— 

13 ‘‘(A) any organization that provides 

14 privatized military housing; or 

15 ‘‘(B) the Department of Defense. 

16 ‘‘(c) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet two times 

17 each year. 

18 ‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The duties of the Council shall in19 clude the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) To review and make recommendations to 

21 the Secretary of Defense regarding policies for 

22 privatized military housing, including inspections 

23 practices, resident surveys, landlord payment of 

24 medical bills for residents of housing units that have 


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1 not maintained minimum standards of habitability, 

2 and access to maintenance work order systems. 

3 ‘‘(2) To monitor compliance by the Department 

4 of Defense with and effective implementation by the 

5 Department of statutory and regulatory improve6 ments to policies for privatized military housing, in7 cluding the Military Housing Privatization Initiative 

8 Tenant Bill of Rights developed under section 2890 

9 of this title and the complaint database established 

10 under section 2894a of this title. 

11 ‘‘(3) To make recommendations to the Sec12 retary of Defense to improve collaboration, aware13 ness, and promotion of accurate and timely informa14 tion about privatized military housing, accommoda15 tions available through the Exceptional Family 

16 Member Program of the Department, and other sup17 port services among policymakers, providers of such 

18 accommodations and other support services, and tar19 geted beneficiaries of such accommodations and 

20 other support services. 

21 ‘‘(e) PUBLIC REPORTING.— 

22 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS.—Subject 

23 to section 552 of title 5 (commonly known as the 

24 ‘Freedom of Information Act’), the records, reports, 

25 transcripts, minutes, appendices, working papers, 


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1 drafts, studies, agenda, and other documents made 

2 available to or prepared for or by the Council shall 

3 be available for public inspection and copying at a 

4 single location in a publicly accessible format on a 

5 website of the Department of Defense until the 

6 Council ceases to exist. 

7 ‘‘(2) MINUTES.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Detailed minutes of 

9 each meeting of the Council shall be kept and 

10 shall contain— 

11 ‘‘(i) a record of the individuals 

12 present; 

13 ‘‘(ii) a complete and accurate descrip14 tion of matters discussed and conclusions 

15 reached; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) copies of all reports received, 

17 issued, or approved by the Council. 

18 ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The chair of the 

19 Council shall certify the accuracy of the min20 utes of each meeting of the Council. 

21 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 

23 each year, the Council shall submit to the Secretary 

24 of Defense and the congressional defense committees 

25 a report on privatized military housing readiness. 


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1 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub2 section shall include the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) An assessment of the adequacy and 

4 effectiveness of the provision of privatized mili5 tary housing and the activities of the Depart6 ment of Defense in meeting the needs of mili7 tary families relating to housing during the pre8 ceding fiscal year. 

9 ‘‘(B) A description of activities of the 

10 Council during the preceding fiscal year, includ11 ing— 

12 ‘‘(i) analyses of complaints of tenants 

13 of housing units; 

14 ‘‘(ii) data received by the Council on 

15 maintenance response time and completion 

16 of maintenance requests relating to hous17 ing units; 

18 ‘‘(iii) assessments of dispute resolu19 tion processes; 

20 ‘‘(iv) assessments of overall customer 

21 service for tenants; 

22 ‘‘(v) assessments of results of housing 

23 inspections conducted with and without no24 tice; and 


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1 ‘‘(vi) any survey results conducted on 

2 behalf of or received by the Council. 

3 ‘‘(C) Recommendations on actions to be 

4 taken to improve the capability of the provision 

5 of privatized military housing and the activities 

6 of the Department of Defense to meet the needs 

7 and requirements of military families relating to 

8 housing, including actions relating to the alloca9 tion of funding and other resources. 

10 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each report 

11 under this subsection shall be made available in a 

12 publicly accessible format on a website of the De13 partment of Defense. 

14 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) LANDLORD.—The term ‘landlord’ has the 

16 meaning given that term in section 2871 of this 

17 title. 

18 ‘‘(2) PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.—The 

19 term ‘privatized military housing’ means housing 

20 provided under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of this 

21 title.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

23 at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert24 ing after the item relating to section 1781c the following 

25 new item: 

‘‘1781d. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2852. INCLUSION IN ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES SUR2 VEY OF QUESTIONS REGARDING LIVING CON3 DITIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

4 FORCES. 

5 The Secretary of Defense shall include in each status 

6 of forces survey of the Department of Defense conducted 

7 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act questions 

8 specifically targeting the following areas: 

9 (1) Overall satisfaction of members of the 

10 Armed Forces with their current living accommoda11 tion. 

12 (2) Satisfaction of such members with the phys13 ical condition of their current living accommodation. 

14 (3) Satisfaction of such members with the af15 fordability of their current living accommodation. 

16 (4) Whether the current living accommodation 

17 of such members has impacted any decision related 

18 to reenlistment in the Armed Forces. 

19 Subtitle C—Land Conveyances 

20 SEC. 2861. LAND CONVEYANCE, BG J SUMNER JONES ARMY 

21 RESERVE CENTER, WHEELING, WEST VIR22 GINIA. 

23 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— 

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

25 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may 

26 convey to the City of Wheeling, West Virginia (in 


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1 this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, 

2 title, and interest of the United States in and to a 

3 parcel of real property, including any improvements 

4 thereon, consisting of approximately 3.33 acres, 

5 known as the former BG J Sumner Jones Army Re6 serve Center, located within the City, for the pur7 pose of providing emergency management response 

8 or law enforcement services. 

9 (2) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, 

10 RESTRICTIONS, AND COVENANTS.—The conveyance 

11 of the property under paragraph (1) shall be subject 

12 to any easement, restriction, or covenant of record 

13 applicable to the property and in existence on the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act. 

15 (b) REVISIONARY INTEREST.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 

17 at any time that the property conveyed under sub18 section (a) is not being used in accordance with the 

19 purpose of the conveyance specified in such sub20 section, all right, title, and interest in and to the 

21 property, including any improvements thereto, may, 

22 at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become 

23 the property of the United States, and the United 

24 States may have the right of immediate entry onto 

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1 (2) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the 

2 Secretary under paragraph (1) may be made on the 

3 record after an opportunity for a hearing. 

4 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

5 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary may 

6 require the City to cover all costs (except costs for 

7 environmental remediation of the property) to be in8 curred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Sec9 retary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry 

10 out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 

11 costs for environmental and real estate due diligence 

12 and any other administrative costs related to the 

13 conveyance. 

14 (2) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If 

15 amounts are collected from the City under para16 graph (1) in advance of the Secretary incurring the 

17 actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the 

18 costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 

19 the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary 

20 shall refund the excess amount to the City. 

21 (d) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The City 

22 may not use Federal funds to cover any portion of the 

23 costs required to be paid by the City under this section. 

24 (e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

25 and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 


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1 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 

2 to the Secretary. 

3 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec4 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

5 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

6 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter7 ests of the United States. 

8 SEC. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, WETZEL COUNTY MEMO9 RIAL ARMY RESERVE CENTER, NEW 

10 MARTINSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA. 

11 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— 

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

13 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may 

14 convey to the City of New Martinsville, West Vir15 ginia (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all 

16 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

17 to a parcel of real property, including any improve18 ments thereon, consisting of approximately 2.96 

19 acres, known as the former Wetzel County Memorial 

20 Army Reserve Center, located within the City, for 

21 the purpose of providing emergency management re22 sponse or law enforcement services. 

23 (2) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, 

24 RESTRICTIONS, AND COVENANTS.—The conveyance 

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1 to any easement, restriction, or covenant of record 

2 applicable to the property and in existence on the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (b) REVISIONARY INTEREST.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 

6 at any time that the property conveyed under sub7 section (a) is not being used in accordance with the 

8 purpose of the conveyance specified in such sub9 section, all right, title, and interest in and to the 

10 property, including any improvements thereto, may, 

11 at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become 

12 the property of the United States, and the United 

13 States may have the right of immediate entry onto 

14 such property. 

15 (2) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the 

16 Secretary under paragraph (1) may be made on the 

17 record after an opportunity for a hearing. 

18 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

19 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary may 

20 require the City to cover all costs (except costs for 

21 environmental remediation of the property) to be in22 curred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Sec23 retary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry 

24 out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 

25 costs for environmental and real estate due diligence 


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1 and any other administrative costs related to the 

2 conveyance. 

3 (2) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If 

4 amounts are collected from the City under para5 graph (1) in advance of the Secretary incurring the 

6 actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the 

7 costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 

8 the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary 

9 shall refund the excess amount to the City. 

10 (d) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The City 

11 may not use Federal funds to cover any portion of the 

12 costs required to be paid by the City under this section. 

13 (e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

14 and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 

15 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 

16 to the Secretary. 

17 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec18 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

19 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

20 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter21 ests of the United States. 


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1 Subtitle D—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 2871. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ENERGY RESILIENCE 

3 AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS AT INSTAL4 LATIONS WHERE NON-DEPARTMENT OF DE5 FENSE FUNDED ENERGY PROJECTS HAVE OC6 CURRED. 

7 Subsection (k) of section 2688 of title 10, United 

8 States Codes, is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(k) IMPROVEMENT OF CONVEYED UTILITY SYS10 TEM.—(1) In the case of a utility system that has been 

11 conveyed under this section and that only provides utility 

12 services to a military installation, the Secretary of Defense 

13 or the Secretary of a military department may authorize 

14 a contract on a sole source basis with the conveyee of the 

15 utility system to carry out a military construction project 

16 as authorized and appropriated for by law for an infra17 structure improvement that enhances the reliability, resil18 ience, efficiency, physical security, or cybersecurity of the 

19 utility system. 

20 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 

21 a military Department may convey under subsection (j) 

22 any infrastructure constructed under paragraph (1) that 

23 is in addition to the utility system conveyed under such 

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1 SEC. 2872. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO MODIFY OR RE2 STRICT PUBLIC ACCESS TO GREENBURY 

3 POINT CONSERVATION AREA AT NAVAL SUP4 PORT ACTIVITY ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

6 (b), the Secretary of the Navy may not modify or restrict 

7 public access to the Greenbury Point Conservation Area 

8 at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland, until— 

9 (1) the Secretary submits to Congress a report 

10 describing the manner in which such access will be 

11 modified or restricted; and 

12 (2) a law is enacted permitting such modifica13 tions or restrictions. 

14 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 

15 to— 

16 (1) temporary restrictions to protect public 

17 safety that are necessitated by emergent situations, 

18 hazardous conditions, maintenance of existing facili19 ties, or live fire exercises; or 

20 (2) the lease or transfer of the Greenbury Point 

21 Conservation Area to another public entity. 


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1 SEC. 2873. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE 

2 NAVY TO RESOLVE THE ELECTRICAL UTILITY 

3 OPERATIONS AT FORMER NAVAL AIR STA4 TION BARBERS POINT (CURRENTLY KNOWN 

5 AS ‘‘KALAELOA’’), HAWAII. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy (in this 

7 section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may enter into an 

8 agreement with the State of Hawaii for the purpose of 

9 resolving the electrical utility operations at Former Naval 

10 Air Station Barbers Point, also known as ‘‘Kalaeloa’’, Ha11 waii. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS OF AGREEMENT.—An agreement en13 tered into under subsection (a) shall include a requirement 

14 that the Secretary— 

15 (1) assist with— 

16 (A) the transfer of customers of the Navy 

17 off of the electrical utility system of the Navy 

18 in the location specified in such subsection; and 

19 (B) the enhancement of the new sur20 rounding electrical system to accept any addi21 tional load from such transfer, with a priority 

22 in the downtown area, which is home to nine 

23 large customers, including the Hawaii Army 

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1 (2) provide the instantaneous peak demand 

2 analysis and design necessary to conduct such trans3 fer; 

4 (3) provide rights of way and easements nec5 essary to support the construction of replacement 

6 electrical infrastructure; and 

7 (4) be responsible for all environmental assess8 ments and remediation and costs related to the re9 moval and disposal of the electrical utility system of 

10 the Navy once it is no longer in use. 

11 (c) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF AMOUNTS.— 

12 The Secretary may expend not more than $48,000,000 

13 during any fiscal year to provide support for an agreement 

14 entered into under subsection (a). 

15 (d) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less fre17 quently than every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall 

18 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

19 on progress made in initiating and executing an agreement 

20 under subsection (a). 

21 SEC. 2874. CLARIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AU22 THORITY FOR INSTALLATION OR FACILITY 

23 PROTOTYPING. 

24 Section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 

25 amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 

3 and’’ and inserting a period; 

4 (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and all 

6 that follows through ‘‘not more’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘paragraph (1), except for projects carried out 

8 for the purpose of repairing a facility, not 

9 more’’; 

10 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para11 graph (4); and 

12 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol13 lowing new paragraph (3): 

14 ‘‘(3) USE OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary of De15 fense or the Secretary of a military department may 

16 carry out prototype projects under the pilot program 

17 established under paragraph (1) using amounts 

18 available for military construction, notwith19 standing— 

20 ‘‘(A) subchapters I and III of chapter 169 

21 of this title; and 

22 ‘‘(B) chapters 221 and 223 of this title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2875. REQUIREMENT THAT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

2 INCLUDE MILITARY INSTALLATION RESIL3 IENCE IN REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

4 AND INSTALLATION MASTER PLANNING OF 

5 DEPARTMENT. 

6 Not later than one year after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

8 (1) update Department of Defense Instruction 

9 4165.70 (relating to real property management) and 

10 Unified Facilities Criteria 2–100–01 (relating to in11 stallation master planning) to— 

12 (A) include a requirement to incorporate 

13 the impact of military installation resilience in 

14 all installation master plans; 

15 (B) include a list of all sources of informa16 tion approved by the Department of Defense; 

17 (C) define the 17 military installation resil18 ience hazards to ensure that the impacts from 

19 such hazards are reported consistently across 

20 the Department; 

21 (D) require military installations to ad22 dress the rationale for determining that any 

23 such hazard is not applicable to the installation; 

24 (E) standardize reporting formats for mili25 tary installation resilience plans; 


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1 (F) establish and define standardized risk 

2 rating categories for the use by all military de3 partments; and 

4 (G) define criteria for determining the level 

5 of risk to an installation to compare hazards be6 tween military departments; and 

7 (2) require the Secretary of each military de8 partment to update the handbook for the military 

9 department concerned to incorporate the require10 ments under paragraph (1). 

11 SEC. 2876. INCREASE OF LIMITATION ON FEE FOR ARCHI12 TECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES 

13 PROCURED BY MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 

14 (a) ARMY.—Section 7540(b) of title 10, United 

15 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘6 percent’’ and in16 serting ‘‘10 percent’’. 

17 (b) NAVY.—Section 8612(b) of such title is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘6 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’. 

19 (c) AIR FORCE.—Section 9540(b) of such title is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘6 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 per21 cent’’. 


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1 SEC. 2877. REQUIREMENT THAT ALL MATERIAL TYPES BE 

2 CONSIDERED FOR DESIGN-BID-BUILD MILI3 TARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may not 

5 proceed from the design phase of a design-bid-build mili6 tary construction project or solicit bids for the construc7 tion phase of a design-bid-build military construction 

8 project until the Secretary of Defense certifies that all ma9 terials included in the Unified Facilities Criteria of the 

10 Department of Defense have been equally considered for 

11 such project. 

12 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 1 of 

13 each year, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 

14 and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense 

15 committees a report— 

16 (1) detailing the primary construction material 

17 for each design-bid-build military construction 

18 project for which a contract was awarded during the 

19 previous fiscal year in an amount that exceeds 

20 $6,000,000; and 

21 (2) identifying whether each such project was 

22 designed or constructed based off a shelf design used 

23 at another installation of the Department of De24 fense. 

25 (c) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec26 tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning 


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1 given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United 

2 States Code. 

3 SEC. 2878. CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR 

4 MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

5 PLANNING AND DESIGN WORKFORCE AND 

6 ACQUISITION WORKFORCE OF THE DEPART7 MENT OF DEFENSE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

10 shall establish a continuing education curriculum for 

11 members of the military construction planning and design 

12 workforce of the Department of Defense and the acquisi13 tion workforce of the Department responsible for military 

14 construction projects. 

15 (b) CURRICULUM.—The continuing education cur16 riculum required under subsection (a)— 

17 (1) shall be focused on improving the under18 standing, awareness, and utilization of innovative 

19 products for construction systems with increased 

20 benefits relating to— 

21 (A) construction speed; 

22 (B) anti-terrorism force protection; 

23 (C) lateral wind, seismic activity, and fire 

24 performance standards; 


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1 (D) designs that factor in military installa2 tion resilience and protection against extreme 

3 weather events; 

4 (E) life-cycle cost effectiveness and sus5 tainability; 

6 (F) renewability; and 

7 (G) carbon sequestration; and 

8 (2) shall include instruction relating to— 

9 (A) all sustainable building materials, such 

10 as innovative wood products and mass timber 

11 systems; and 

12 (B) designs to improve military installation 

13 resilience using projection data against extreme 

14 weather events. 

15 (c) AVAILABILITY AND UPDATE.—The Secretary 

16 shall ensure that— 

17 (1) the continuing education curriculum re18 quired under subsection (a) is made available to 

19 each element of the military construction community 

20 not later than 60 days after completion of the cur21 riculum; and 

22 (2) such curriculum is updated whenever a new 

23 construction material is approved by the Unified Fa24 cilities Criteria of the Department. 


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1 (d) ACADEMIA INPUT.—In developing the continuing 

2 education curriculum required under subsection (a), the 

3 Secretary shall consult with academic institutions. 

4 (e) TIMING.—Not later than January 1, 2025, the 

5 Secretary shall ensure that— 

6 (1) not less than 75 percent of the workforce 

7 described in subsection (a) has completed the first 

8 iteration of the continuing education curriculum re9 quired under such subsection; and 

10 (2) such workforce receives updated information 

11 on innovative construction techniques on a con12 tinuing basis. 

13 (f) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2024, the Sec14 retary shall submit to appropriate committees of Congress 

15 a report containing an update on the status of the con16 tinuing education curriculum required under subsection 

17 (a). 

18 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON20 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con21 gress’’ means— 

22 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

23 the Subcommittee on Military Construction, 

24 Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies of the 


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1 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

2 and 

3 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 

4 the Subcommittee on Military Construction, 

5 Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies of the 

6 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

7 Representatives. 

8 (2) MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.— 

9 The term ‘‘military installation resilience’’ has the 

10 meaning given that term in section 101(e)(8) of title 

11 10, United States Code. 

12 SEC. 2879. GUIDANCE ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-WIDE 

13 STANDARDS FOR ACCESS TO INSTALLATIONS 

14 OF THE DEPARTMENT. 

15 (a) INTERIM GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days 

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

17 of Defense shall promulgate interim guidance to the ap18 propriate official or officials within the Department of De19 fense for purposes of establishing final standards of the 

20 Department for fitness of individuals for access to installa21 tions of the Department, which shall include modifying 

22 Department of Defense Manual 5200.08, ‘‘Physical Secu23 rity Program: Access to DoD Installations’’, or any com24 parable or successor policy guidance document. 


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1 (b) FINAL GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 of Defense shall promulgate final guidance described in 

4 subsection (a). 

5 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after promul6 gating interim guidance required under subsection (a), the 

7 Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed 

8 Services of the Senate the House of Representatives on 

9 such guidance, which shall include a timeline for promul10 gation of final guidance as required under subsection (b). 

11 SEC. 2880. DEPLOYMENT OF EXISTING CONSTRUCTION MA12 TERIALS. 

13 (a) PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 

14 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

15 submit to Congress a plan to utilize, transfer, or donate 

16 to States on the southern border of the United States all 

17 existing excess border wall construction materials, includ18 ing bollards, for constructing a permanent physical barrier 

19 to stop illicit human and vehicle traffic along the border 

20 of the United States with Mexico. 

21 (b) EXECUTION OF PLAN.—Not later than 15 days 

22 after submitting to Congress the plan required under sub23 section (a), taking into account ongoing audits being con24 ducted by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and ongoing 

25 construction contract negotiations by the Army Corps of 


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1 Engineers, so long as any ongoing audits or construction 

2 contract negotiations are not a cause for delay, the Sec3 retary shall work with the Defense Logistics Agency to 

4 execute that plan until the Department of Defense is no 

5 longer incurring any costs to maintain, store, or protect 

6 the materials specified under such subsection. 

7 (c) REQUIREMENTS OF REQUESTING STATES.—Any 

8 State requesting border wall construction materials made 

9 available under this section must certify, in writing, that 

10 the materials it accepts will be exclusively used for the 

11 construction of a permanent physical barrier along the 

12 border of the United States with Mexico. 

13 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

15 shall submit to Congress a report containing the following: 

16 (1) A detailed description of the decision proc17 ess of the Secretary to forgo the excess property dis18 posal process of the Department of Defense and in19 stead pay to store border wall panels. 

20 (2) A list of entities the Department is paying 

21 for use of their privately owned land to store unused 

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1 able in an annex that is labeled as controlled unclas2 sified information. 

3 (3) An explanation of the process through 

4 which the Department contracted with private land5 owners to store unused border wall construction ma6 terials, including whether there was a competitive 

7 contracting process and whether the landowners 

8 have instituted an inventory review system. 

9 (4) A description of any investigations by the 

10 Inspector General of the Department that have been 

11 opened related to storing border wall construction 

12 materials. 

13 SEC. 2881. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

14 (a) NUMU NEWE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

15 Section 2902(c) of the Military Construction Authoriza16 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 460gggg(c)) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘217,845’’ and inserting ‘‘209,181’’. 

18 (b) REDUCTION OF IMPACT OF FALLON RANGE

19 TRAINING COMPLEX MODERNIZATION.—Section 

20 2995(a)(3)(A) of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 

21 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 113–66), as added by 

22 section 2901 of the Military Construction Authorization 

23 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117– 

24 263; 136 Stat. 3016) is amended by inserting ‘‘Gas’’ after 

25 ‘‘Basin’’. 


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1 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

3 AUTHORIZATIONS AND 

4 OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

5 TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF 

6 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

7 PROGRAMS 

8 Subtitle A—National Security 

9 Programs and Authorizations 

10 SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA11 TION. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

13 are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart14 ment of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for the activities of 

15 the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 

16 out programs as specified in the funding table in section 

17 4701. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 

19 From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 

20 for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 

21 may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 

22 Security Administration as follows: 

23 Project 24–D–513, Z-Pinch Experimental Un24 derground System Test Bed Facilities Improvement, 


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1 Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Ne2 vada, $80,000,000. 

3 Project 24–D–512, TA-46 Protective Force Fa4 cility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 

5 New Mexico, $48,500,000. 

6 Project 24–D–511, Plutonium Production 

7 Building, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Ala8 mos, New Mexico, $48,500,000. 

9 Project 24–D–510, Analytic Gas Laboratory, 

10 Pantex Plant, Panhandle, Texas, $35,000,000. 

11 Project 24–D–530, Naval Reactors Facility 

12 Medical Science Complex, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 

13 $36,584,000. 

14 SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 

15 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

16 are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart17 ment of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for defense environ18 mental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as 

19 specified in the funding table in section 4701. 

20 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 

21 From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 

22 for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 

23 may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activi24 ties, the following new plant projects: 


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1 Project 24–D–401, Environmental Restoration 

2 Disposal Facility Super Cell 11 Expansion Project, 

3 Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, $1,000,000. 

4 SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 

5 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

6 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for other 

7 defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in 

8 the funding table in section 4701. 

9 SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 

10 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

11 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for nuclear 

12 energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 

13 Subtitle B— Program Authoriza14 tions, Restrictions, and Limita15 tions 

16 SEC. 3111. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NAVAL NU17 CLEAR FUEL SYSTEMS BASED ON LOW-EN18 RICHED URANIUM. 

19 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

20 this Act for fiscal year 2024 for the National Nuclear Se21 curity Administration for the purpose of conducting re22 search and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel 

23 system based on low-enriched uranium may be obligated 

24 or expended until the following determinations are sub25 mitted to the congressional defense committees: 


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1 (1) A determination made jointly by the Sec2 retary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense with 

3 respect to whether the determination made jointly by 

4 the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the 

5 Navy pursuant to section 3118(c)(1) of the National 

6 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 

7 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1196) and submitted 

8 to the congressional defense committees on March 

9 25, 2018, that the United States should not pursue 

10 research and development of an advanced naval nu11 clear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium, re12 mains valid. 

13 (2) A determination by the Secretary of the 

14 Navy with respect to whether an advanced naval nu15 clear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium can 

16 be produced that would not reduce vessel capability, 

17 increase expense, or reduce operational availability 

18 as a result of refueling requirements. 

19 SEC. 3112. PROHIBITION ON ARIES EXPANSION BEFORE RE20 ALIZATION OF 30 PIT PER YEAR BASE CAPA21 BILITY. 

22 Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 

23 U.S.C. 2538a) is amended by— 

24 (a) redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and 


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1 (b) inserting after subsection (e) the following new 

2 subsection (f): 

3 ‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ARIES EXPANSION BEFORE

4 REALIZATION OF 30 PIT PER YEAR BASE CAPABILITY.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Unless the Administrator 

6 certifies to the congressional defense committees 

7 that the base capability to produce 30 plutonium 

8 pits per year has been established at Los Alamos 

9 National Laboratory, the Advanced Recovery and 

10 Integrated Extraction System (commonly known as 

11 ‘ARIES’) spaces at the Plutonium Facility at Tech12 nical Area 55 (commonly known as ‘PF–4’) may not 

13 be modified, including by installing additional equip14 ment. 

15 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

16 apply with respect to— 

17 ‘‘(A) the planning and design of an addi18 tional ARIES capability; or 

19 ‘‘(B) the transfer of the ARIES capability 

20 to a location other than PF–4.’’. 

21 SEC. 3113. PLUTONIUM MODERNIZATION PROGRAM MAN22 AGEMENT. 

23 Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 

24 U.S.C. 2538a) is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing new subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(h) Not later than 570 days after the date of the 

2 enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Se3 curity shall ensure that the plutonium modernization pro4 gram established by the Office of Defense Programs of 

5 the National Nuclear Security Administration, or any sub6 sequently developed program designed to meet the require7 ments under subsection (a), is managed in accordance 

8 with the requirements of the Enhanced Management A 

9 program management category described in the execution 

10 instruction of the Office of Defense Programs entitled ‘DP 

11 Program Execution Instruction: NA-10 Program Manage12 ment Tools and Processes’ and issued on January 14, 

13 2016, or any subsequent directive.’’. 

14 SEC. 3114. PANTEX EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURING CAPA15 BILITY. 

16 Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy De17 fense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is amended by adding 

18 at the end the following new section: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 4225. PANTEX EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURING CAPA20 BILITY. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date on which 

22 the W87–1 modification program enters into phase 6.5 of 

23 the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process (as defined in 

24 section 4220), the Administrator shall establish at the 

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1 pability with sufficient capacity to support full rate pro2 duction of the main explosives used for the W87–1 war3 head. 

4 ‘‘(b) BRIEFING.—On the day after the date that the 

5 budget of the President is submitted to Congress under 

6 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal 

7 year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Adminis8 trator shall brief the congressional defense committees on 

9 the progress of the Administration in achieving the capa10 bility described in subsection (a). 

11 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—Subsection (b) shall terminate 

12 upon the date that the Administrator certifies to the con13 gressional defense committees that the capability de14 scribed in subsection (a) has been achieved.’’. 

15 SEC. 3115. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHING AN ENDURING 

16 BIOASSURANCE PROGRAM WITHIN THE NA17 TIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA18 TION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XLVIII of the 

20 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) is 

21 amended by adding at the end the following section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 4815. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHING AN ENDURING 

2 BIOASSURANCE PROGRAM WITHIN THE AD3 MINISTRATION. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not es5 tablish a program within the Administration for the pur6 poses of executing an enduring national security research 

7 and development effort to broaden the role of the Depart8 ment of Energy in national biodefense. 

9 ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation de10 scribed in subsection (a) shall not be interpreted— 

11 ‘‘(1) to prohibit the establishment of a bioassur12 ance program for the purpose of executing enduring 

13 national security research and development in any 

14 component of the Department of Energy other than 

15 the Administration or in any other Federal agency; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(2) to impede the use of resources of the Ad18 ministration, including resources provided by a na19 tional security laboratory or a nuclear weapons pro20 duction facility site, to support the execution of a 

21 bioassurance program, if such support is provided— 

22 ‘‘(A) on a cost-reimbursable basis to an en23 tity that is not a component of the Department 

24 of Energy; and 

25 ‘‘(B) in a manner that does not interfere 

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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

2 for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by insert3 ing after the item relating to section 4814 the following 

4 new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4815. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program within the Administration.’’. 

5 SEC. 3116. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY ON ACCEPTANCE OF 

6 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACCELERATION OR RE7 MOVAL OR SECURITY OF FISSILE MATERIALS, 

8 RADIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, AND RELATED 

9 EQUIPMENT AT VULNERABLE SITES WORLD10 WIDE. 

11 Section 4306B(f)(6) of the Atomic Energy Defense 

12 Act (50 U.S.C. 2569(f)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 

14 SEC. 3117. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

15 FOR PROGRAM ON VULNERABLE SITES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4306B of the Atomic En17 ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2569) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking subsection (d); 

19 (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and 

20 (g) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 

21 (3) in paragraph (6) of subsection (e), as so re22 designated, by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting 

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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4309(c)(7) 

2 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2575(c)(7)) 

3 is amended by striking ‘‘section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. 

4 Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 2569(f))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

6 4306B(e)’’. 

7 SEC. 3118. IMPLEMENTATION OF ENHANCED MISSION DE8 LIVERY INITIATIVE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submission 

10 of the budget of the President to Congress under section 

11 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal 

12 years 2025 through 2029, the Administrator for Nuclear 

13 Security, acting through the Director for Cost Estimating 

14 and Program Evaluation, shall brief the congressional de15 fense committees on the status of implementing the 18 

16 principal recommendations and associated subelements of 

17 the report entitled ‘‘Evolving the Nuclear Security Enter18 prise: A Report of the Enhanced Mission Delivery Initia19 tive’’, published by the National Nuclear Security Admin20 istration in September 2022. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS OF BRIEFINGS.—Each briefing re22 quired by subsection (a) shall address— 

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1 (2) with respect to each recommendation that 

2 has been implemented, whether the outcome of such 

3 implementation is achieving the desired result; 

4 (3) with respect to each recommendation that 

5 has not been implemented, the reason for not imple6 menting such recommendation; 

7 (4) whether additional legislation is required in 

8 order to implement a recommendation; and 

9 (5) such other matters as the Administrator 

10 considers necessary. 

11 SEC. 3119. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL PROVI12 SION OF SPEND PLAN FOR W80-4 ALT WEAP13 ON DEVELOPMENT. 

14 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

15 Act for fiscal year 2024 for operations of the Office of 

16 the Administrator for Nuclear Security, not more than 50 

17 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 

18 which the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to 

19 the congressional defense committees the spend plan for 

20 the warhead associated with the sea-launched cruise mis21 sile required by section 1642(d) of the National Defense 

22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 

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1 SEC. 3120. ANALYSES OF NUCLEAR PROGRAMS OF FOREIGN 

2 COUNTRIES. 

3 (a) CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT ANALYSES OF NU4 CLEAR PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Energy shall, using 

5 existing authorities of the Secretary, take such actions as 

6 are necessary to improve the ability of the Department 

7 of Energy to conduct comprehensive, integrated analyses 

8 of the nuclear programs of foreign countries. 

9 (b) ADDITIONAL ANALYSES REQUIRED.—The Sec10 retary shall conduct analyses of— 

11 (1) countries that may pursue nuclear weapons 

12 programs in the future; 

13 (2) developing technologies that make it easier 

14 for the governments of countries or for non-state ac15 tors to acquire nuclear weapons; and 

16 (3) entities that may be developing the ability 

17 to supply sensitive nuclear technologies but may not 

18 yet have effective programs in place to ensure com19 pliance with export controls. 

20 SEC. 3121. ENHANCING NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY AD21 MINISTRATION SUPPLY CHAIN RELIABILITY. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLVIII of the 

23 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2781 et seq.) is 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 4808. SUPPLY CHAIN RELIABILITY ASSURANCE PRO2 GRAM. 

3 ‘‘The Administrator shall establish a supply chain re4 liability assurance program— 

5 ‘‘(1) to facilitate collaboration with the Depart6 ment of Defense and industrial partners to maintain 

7 a reliable domestic supplier base for critical mate8 rials to meet engineering and performance require9 ments of the Administration and the Department of 

10 Defense; and 

11 ‘‘(2) to improve coordination with the Infra12 structure and Operations Program and the Pro13 grammatic Recapitalization Working Group to im14 prove planning for material requirements and poten15 tial disruptions to commercial or contractor supply 

16 chains, including with respect to— 

17 ‘‘(A) assisting in coordination for fore18 casting future needs in both legacy inventories 

19 and new procurements; 

20 ‘‘(B) establishing clear requirements for 

21 nuclear security enterprise assurance and, when 

22 cost-effective, to use capabilities of the Adminis23 tration to restore mission schedules at risk; and 

24 ‘‘(C) collaborating with the Department of 

25 Defense and industrial partners to establish 

26 processes to mitigate manufacturing challenges 


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1 and to develop strategies to lower long-term 

2 costs, while identifying and preserving produc3 tion of materials and components by the Ad4 ministration.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

6 for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by insert7 ing after the item relating to section 4807 the following 

8 new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4808. Supply chain reliability assurance program.’’. 

9 SEC. 3122. TRANSFER OF CYBERSECURITY RESPONSIBIL10 ITIES TO ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SE11 CURITY. 

12 The National Nuclear Security Administration Act 

13 (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended— 

14 (1) in section 3212(b) (50 U.S.C. 2402(b)), by 

15 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(20) Information resources management, in17 cluding cybersecurity.’’; and 

18 (2) in section 3232(b)(3)(50 U.S.C. 

19 2422(b)(3)), by striking ‘‘and cyber’’. 

20 SEC. 3123. REDESIGNATING DUTIES RELATED TO DEPART21 MENTAL RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR INCI22 DENT RESPONSES. 

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1 rity Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2404 (b)) is amended 

2 by striking paragraph (3). 

3 (b) ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY.—Sec4 tion 3212(b)(7) of the National Nuclear Security Adminis5 tration Act (50 U.S.C. 2402(b)(7)) is amended by insert6 ing ‘‘and Nuclear Emergency Support Team capabilities, 

7 including all field-deployed and remote technical support 

8 to public health and safety missions, countering weapons 

9 of mass destruction operations, technical and operational 

10 nuclear forensics, and responses to United States nuclear 

11 weapon accidents’’ after ‘‘management’’. 

12 SEC. 3124. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH 

13 CERTAIN CONTRACTING, PROGRAM MANAGE14 MENT, SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND 

15 TECHNICAL POSITIONS. 

16 Section 3241 of the National Nuclear Security Ad17 ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘800’’ and inserting ‘‘1,200’’. 

19 SEC. 3125. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ATOMIC EN20 ERGY DEFENSE ACT. 

21 The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et 

22 seq.) is amended— 

23 (1) in section 4306(d)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not 

2 later than March 15, 2005, the’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘The’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Not 

5 later than January 1, 2006, the’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘The’’; and 

7 (2) in section 4807(f)(1), by striking ‘‘2022’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

9 SEC. 3126. AMENDMENT TO PERIOD FOR BRIEFING RE10 QUIREMENTS. 

11 Section 4807(f)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 

12 (50 U.S.C. 2787(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘2032’’. 

14 SEC. 3127. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 

15 URANIUM CAPABILITIES REPLACEMENT 

16 PROJECT. 

17 Section 3123(g) of the National Defense Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

19 Stat. 2178) is repealed. 

20 Subtitle C—Budget and Financial 

21 Management Matters 

22 SEC. 3131. UPDATED FINANCIAL INTEGRATION POLICY. 

23 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact24 ment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security 


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1 shall issue an updated financial integration policy, which 

2 shall include the following: 

3 (1) Updated responsibilities for offices of the 

4 National Nuclear Security Administration and re5 quirements for management and operating contrac6 tors, including contractors at sites that are not sites 

7 of the Administration. 

8 (2) Guidance for how offices of the Administra9 tion should use common financial data, including 

10 guidance requiring that such data be used as the 

11 primary source of financial data by program offices, 

12 to the extent practicable. 

13 (3) Processes recommended by the Government 

14 Accountability Office to improve financial integra15 tion efforts of the Administration, including an in16 ternal process to verify how management and oper17 ating contractors crosswalk data from their systems 

18 to the appropriate work breakdown structure of the 

19 Administration and apply common cost element defi20 nitions. 

21 (4) Any other matters the Administrator con22 siders appropriate. 


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1 Subtitle D—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 3141. INTEGRATION OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE OF DE3 PARTMENT OF ENERGY INTO POLICYMAKING. 

4 The Secretary of Energy shall take such measures 

5 as are necessary to improve the integration of the sci6 entific and technical expertise of the Department of En7 ergy, especially the expertise of the national laboratories, 

8 into policymaking, including by— 

9 (1) ensuring that such expertise is involved dur10 ing interagency discussions, regardless of the topic 

11 of such discussions; 

12 (2) decreasing restrictions on personnel of lab13 oratories and other facilities of the Department 

14 working in the Department headquarters for 2- to 3- 

15 year rotations; 

16 (3) increasing collaboration among program 

17 managers and personnel of laboratories and other 

18 facilities of the Department during policy delibera19 tions; and 

20 (4) creating mechanisms for providing technical 

21 advice to officials of the Department responsible for 

22 nonproliferation policy. 


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1 TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NU2 CLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY 

3 BOARD 

4 SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

6 year 2024, $47,230,000 for the operation of the Defense 

7 Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 

8 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 

9 TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 

10 ADMINISTRATION 

11 SEC. 3501. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION. 

12 Section 109 of title 49, United States Code, is 

13 amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘§ 109. Maritime Administration 

15 ‘‘(a) ORGANIZATION AND MISSION.—The Maritime 

16 Administration is an administration in the Department of 

17 Transportation. The mission of the Maritime Administra18 tion is to foster, promote, and develop the merchant mari19 time industry of the United States. 

20 ‘‘(b) MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of the 

21 Maritime Administration is the Maritime Administrator, 

22 who is appointed by the President by and with the advice 

23 and consent of the Senate. The Administrator shall report 

24 directly to the Secretary of Transportation and carry out 

25 the duties prescribed by the Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘(c) DEPUTY MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR.—The 

2 Maritime Administration shall have a Deputy Maritime 

3 Administrator, who is appointed in the competitive service 

4 by the Secretary, after consultation with the Adminis5 trator. The Deputy Administrator shall carry out the du6 ties prescribed by the Administrator. The Deputy Admin7 istrator shall be Acting Administrator during the absence 

8 or disability of the Administrator and, unless the Sec9 retary designates another individual, during a vacancy in 

10 the office of Administrator. 

11 ‘‘(d) DUTIES AND POWERS VESTED IN SEC12 RETARY.—All duties and powers of the Maritime Adminis13 tration are vested in the Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(e) REGIONAL OFFICES.—The Maritime Adminis15 tration shall have regional offices for the Atlantic, Gulf, 

16 Great Lakes, and Pacific port ranges, and may have other 

17 regional offices as necessary. The Secretary shall appoint 

18 a qualified individual as Director of each regional office. 

19 The Secretary shall carry out appropriate activities and 

20 programs of the Maritime Administration through the re21 gional offices. 

22 ‘‘(f) INTERAGENCY AND INDUSTRY RELATIONS.— 

23 The Secretary shall establish and maintain liaison with 

24 other agencies, and with representative trade organiza25 tions throughout the United States, concerned with the 


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1 transportation of commodities by water in the export and 

2 import foreign commerce of the United States, for the pur3 pose of securing preference to vessels of the United States 

4 for the transportation of those commodities. 

5 ‘‘(g) DETAILING OFFICERS FROM ARMED FORCES.— 

6 To assist the Secretary in carrying out duties and powers 

7 relating to the Maritime Administration, not more than 

8 five officers of the Armed Forces may be detailed to the 

9 Secretary at any one time, in addition to details author10 ized by any other law. During the period of a detail, the 

11 Secretary shall pay the officer an amount that, when 

12 added to the officer’s pay and allowances as an officer in 

13 the Armed Forces, makes the officer’s total pay and allow14 ances equal to the amount that would be paid to an indi15 vidual performing work the Secretary considers to be of 

16 similar importance, difficulty, and responsibility as that 

17 performed by the officer during the detail. 

18 ‘‘(h) CONTRACTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND

19 AUDITS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE21 MENTS.—In the same manner that a private cor22 poration may make a contract within the scope of its 

23 authority under its charter, the Secretary may make 

24 contracts and cooperative agreements for the United 

25 States Government and disburse amounts to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) carry out the Secretary’s duties and 

2 powers under this section, subtitle V of title 46, 

3 and all other Maritime Administration pro4 grams; and 

5 ‘‘(B) protect, preserve, and improve collat6 eral held by the Secretary to secure indebted7 ness. 

8 ‘‘(2) AUDITS.—The financial transactions of 

9 the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be audited 

10 by the Comptroller General. The Comptroller Gen11 eral shall allow credit for an expenditure shown to 

12 be necessary because of the nature of the business 

13 activities authorized by this section or subtitle V of 

14 title 46. At least once a year, the Comptroller Gen15 eral shall report to Congress any departure by the 

16 Secretary from this section or subtitle V of title 46. 

17 ‘‘(i) GRANT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Except as 

18 otherwise provided by law, the administrative and related 

19 expenses for the administration of any grant programs by 

20 the Maritime Administrator may not exceed 3 percent. 

21 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro23 vided in this subsection, there are authorized to be 

24 appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to 


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1 carry out the duties and powers of the Secretary re2 lating to the Maritime Administration. 

3 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—Only those amounts spe4 cifically authorized by law may be appropriated for 

5 the use of the Maritime Administration for— 

6 ‘‘(A) acquisition, construction, or recon7 struction of vessels; 

8 ‘‘(B) construction-differential subsidies in9 cident to the construction, reconstruction, or re10 conditioning of vessels; 

11 ‘‘(C) costs of national defense features; 

12 ‘‘(D) payments of obligations incurred for 

13 operating-differential subsidies; 

14 ‘‘(E) expenses necessary for research and 

15 development activities, including reimbursement 

16 of the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund for 

17 losses resulting from expenses of experimental 

18 vessel operations; 

19 ‘‘(F) the Vessel Operations Revolving 

20 Fund; 

21 ‘‘(G) National Defense Reserve Fleet ex22 penses; 

23 ‘‘(H) expenses necessary to carry out part 

24 B of subtitle V of title 46; and 


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1 ‘‘(I) other operations and training expenses 

2 related to the development of waterborne trans3 portation systems, the use of waterborne trans4 portation systems, and general administra5 tion.’’. 

6 DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

7 SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TA8 BLES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this 

10 division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, 

11 program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the 

12 specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activ13 ity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of ap14 propriations. 

15 (b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to com16 mit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity 

17 on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to 

18 subsection (a) shall— 

19 (1) be based on merit-based selection proce20 dures in accordance with the requirements of sec21 tions 3201 and 4024 of title 10, United States Code, 

22 or on competitive procedures; and 

23 (2) comply with other applicable provisions of 

24 law. 


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1 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAM2 MING AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding 

3 tables in this division may be transferred or repro4 grammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority 

5 provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. 

6 The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in 

7 such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on 

8 such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of 

9 this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer 

10 or reprogramming would move funds between appropria11 tion accounts. 

12 (d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This 

13 section applies to any classified annex that accompanies 

14 this Act. 

15 (e) ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No oral 

16 or written communication concerning any amount speci17 fied in the funding tables in this division shall supersede 

18 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 

Senate 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

FIXED WING 

3 FUTURE UAS FAMILY ..................................................................................................... 53,453 53,453 

5 SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ................................................................. 20,769 20,769 

ROTARY 

6 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ........................................................................... 718,578 718,578 

7 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ........................................................................... 110,360 110,360 

8 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ........................................................................ 668,258 668,258 

9 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ........................................................................ 92,494 92,494 

10 UH–60 BLACK HAWK L AND V MODELS .................................................................... 153,196 153,196 

11 CH–47 HELICOPTER ........................................................................................................ 202,487 202,487 

12 CH–47 HELICOPTER ........................................................................................................ 18,936 18,936 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

13 MQ–1 PAYLOAD ................................................................................................................. 13,650 13,650 

14 GRAY EAGLE MODS2 ....................................................................................................... 14,959 14,959 

16 AH–64 MODS ...................................................................................................................... 113,127 113,127 

17 CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ................................................................. 20,689 20,689 

22 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS ....................................................................................... 35,879 35,879 

23 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN ................................................................................... 32,418 32,418 

24 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ....................................................................................... 74,912 74,912 

25 DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................... 16,838 16,838 

26 AVIATION ASSURED PNT ............................................................................................... 67,383 67,383 

27 GATM ROLLUP .................................................................................................................. 8,924 8,924 

29 UAS MODS .......................................................................................................................... 2,258 2,258 

GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 

30 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 161,731 161,731 

31 SURVIVABILITY CM ......................................................................................................... 6,526 6,526 

32 CMWS ................................................................................................................................... 72,041 72,041 

33 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) .............................................. 261,384 261,384 

OTHER SUPPORT 

34 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .................................................................................. 25,752 25,752 

35 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS .............................................................................. 22,097 22,097 

36 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ................................................................................................. 21,216 21,216 

37 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET .............................................................................................. 2,125 2,125 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ..................................................... 3,012,440 3,012,440 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 

1 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN ......................................... 6,625 6,625 

3 M-SHORAD—PROCUREMENT ........................................................................................ 400,697 400,697 

4 MSE MISSILE ..................................................................................................................... 1,212,832 1,212,832 

6 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) ......................................................................... 384,071 384,071 

7 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I .............................................. 313,189 313,189 

8 MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC) ................................................................................... 169,519 169,519 

AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

9 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 21,976 21,976 

10 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) ........................................................................ 303,409 303,409 

12 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON ........................................................................ 156,821 156,821 

ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 

13 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ..................................................................... 199,509 199,509 

14 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 120,475 120,475 

15 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ................................................................................ 886,367 886,367 

16 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ................................................................................ 55,913 55,913 

17 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) .......................................... 10,334 10,334 

18 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS .................................... 179,230 179,230 

19 ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS (ATACMS)—SYS SUM ..................................................... 7,307 7,307 

MODIFICATIONS 

21 PATRIOT MODS ................................................................................................................. 212,247 212,247 

22 STINGER MODS ................................................................................................................. 36,484 36,484 

23 AVENGER MODS ............................................................................................................... 22,274 22,274 

25 MLRS MODS ....................................................................................................................... 168,198 168,198 

26 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS .............................................................................................. 76,266 76,266 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

27 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................................................ 6,573 6,573 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

28 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS ................................................................................................ 11,701 11,701 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY .......................................................... 4,962,017 4,962,017 

PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

1 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ........................................................ 554,777 554,777 

3 MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER ............................................................................. 394,635 394,635 


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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

4 STRYKER UPGRADE ........................................................................................................ 614,282 614,282 

5 BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE ............................................... 5,232 5,232 

6 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) .......................................................................................... 158,274 158,274 

7 M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................... 90,986 90,986 

8 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ......................................................... 469,152 469,152 

9 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88 HERCULES) ............................................... 41,058 41,058 

12 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ............................................................................................... 159,804 159,804 

13 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM ...................................................................................... 697,883 697,883 

14 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM ...................................................................................... 102,440 102,440 

WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 

16 PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL) ..................................................................... 510 510 

17 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM) .................................................................... 425 425 

19 MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL ................................................................................ 3,420 3,420 

20 MORTAR SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................... 8,013 8,013 

21 LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS ................................... 3,174 3,174 

22 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) ........................................................ 14,143 14,143 

23 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE ............................................................................................ 5,248 5,248 

24 CARBINE ............................................................................................................................. 571 571 

25 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON ........................................................................ 292,850 292,850 

26 HANDGUN .......................................................................................................................... 32 32 

MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 

28 M777 MODS ........................................................................................................................ 18,920 18,920 

31 M119 MODIFICATIONS .................................................................................................... 13,097 13,097 

32 MORTAR MODIFICATION ............................................................................................... 423 423 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

33 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) .................................................................... 1,148 1,148 

34 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) .......................................................... 115,024 115,024 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY .................................................... 3,765,521 3,765,521 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

1 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................... 90,853 90,853 

2 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................... 65,370 65,370 

3 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION ............................................ 191,244 191,244 

4 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................ 6,597 6,597 

5 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES .............................................................................................. 41,534 41,534 

6 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................. 7,925 7,925 

7 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................. 38,760 38,760 

8 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................. 107,805 107,805 

9 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................. 148,970 148,970 

10 CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................. 28,000 28,000 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

11 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .......................................................................................... 35,160 35,160 

12 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .......................................................................................... 40,562 40,562 

13 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................ 106,784 106,784 

TANK AMMUNITION 

14 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES .......................................... 300,368 300,368 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

15 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ........................................ 21,298 21,298 

16 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ........................................................ 150,839 150,839 

18 PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS .......................................................................... 96,406 96,406 

19 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ..................................... 172,947 172,947 

MINES 

20 MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES ............................................................. 71,182 71,182 

21 CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE ...................................................................... 55,374 55,374 

ROCKETS 

22 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES .................................................. 18,630 18,630 

23 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 87,293 87,293 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

24 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ..................................................................................................... 6,564 6,564 

25 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 24,238 24,238 

26 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ................................................................................................. 48,374 48,374 

27 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................................................... 23,252 23,252 

28 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................. 11,309 11,309 

MISCELLANEOUS 

30 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................... 3,976 3,976 

31 NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 3,281 3,281 

32 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) ................................................................... 17,436 17,436 

33 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 13,133 13,133 

34 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) .................................................. 18,068 18,068 

35 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES ................................................................................................ 102 102 

PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 

36 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .............................................................................................. 726,135 726,135 

37 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION ................................................ 183,752 183,752 

38 ARMS INITIATIVE ............................................................................................................ 4,057 4,057 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY ....................................... 2,967,578 2,967,578 


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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

1 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: ........................................................................................... 22,751 22,751 

2 SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS ............................................................................................ 40,359 40,359 

3 HI MOB MULTI-PURP WHLD VEH (HMMWV) ............................................................ 25,904 25,904 

4 GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) ....................................................................... 36,223 36,223 

6 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICL ....................................... 839,413 839,413 

7 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE) .............................................................................................. 20,075 20,075 

8 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) .......................................................... 110,734 110,734 

9 FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (C .................................... 28,745 28,745 

10 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ............................................ 55,340 55,340 

11 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) .................................................. 66,428 66,428 

12 PLS ESP .............................................................................................................................. 51,868 51,868 

14 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS .............................................. 3,792 3,792 

15 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ............................................................................... 80,326 80,326 

NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 

16 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................................................. 2,203 2,203 

17 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER ............................................................................. 8,246 8,246 

COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 

18 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ......................................................................... 161,585 161,585 

19 TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC .................................................. 358,646 358,646 

20 DISASTER INCIDENT RESPONSE COMMS TERMINAL (DI .................................... 254 254 

21 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM) .................................................................................. 5,097 5,097 

COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

24 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS ...................................... 101,181 101,181 

25 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS .............................. 54,849 54,849 

26 SHF TERM .......................................................................................................................... 41,634 41,634 

27 ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING ............................................. 202,370 202,370 

28 EHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION ............................................................................ 19,122 19,122 

30 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS ......................................................................................... 531 531 

COMM—C3 SYSTEM 

31 COE TACTICAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI) .................................................. 77,999 77,999 

COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 

32 HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS) .................................................... 765,109 765,109 

33 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS ................................................................................................ 60,767 60,767 

35 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE ........................................................................................... 18,999 18,999 

36 COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 492,001 492,001 

37 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE ...................................... 1,374 1,374 

38 ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS .............................................................. 52,485 52,485 

COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 

39 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE-INTEL ................................................................. 16,767 16,767 

41 MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE .................................................................................. 119,989 119,989 

INFORMATION SECURITY 

42 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP ............................................... 701 701 

43 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) .................................................................. 159,712 159,712 

44 DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS ............................................................................... 13,848 13,848 

45 INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM—UNIT ACTIVITY MONITO ...................................... 1,502 1,502 

47 BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC) .............................................................. 453 453 

COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 

49 BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................ 23,278 23,278 

COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 

50 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 32,608 32,608 

51 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM .................................. 4,949 4,949 

52 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM ................................... 243,011 243,011 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

55 JTT/CIBS-M ........................................................................................................................ 8,543 8,543 

56 TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS (TLS) ...................................................................... 85,486 85,486 

58 DCGS-A-INTEL ................................................................................................................... 2,980 2,980 

60 TROJAN ............................................................................................................................... 30,649 30,649 

61 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) .......................................................................... 4,169 4,169 

62 BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION DEVICES ....................................................... 932 932 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

63 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) ................................................. 21,278 21,278 

64 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) ........................................................................................................ 6,641 6,641 

65 MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE (MFEW) SYST .................................. 15,941 15,941 

67 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES ................................ 22,833 22,833 

68 CI MODERNIZATION ........................................................................................................ 434 434 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 

69 SENTINEL MODS .............................................................................................................. 161,886 161,886 

70 NIGHT VISION DEVICES ................................................................................................ 141,143 141,143 

71 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ............................................ 15,484 15,484 

73 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) ........................................................................... 185,634 185,634 

74 ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY FUZE SE ................................. 3,652 3,652 

75 FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (IFLIR) ................................................................... 20,438 20,438 

76 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS) ................................... 365,376 365,376 

77 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) .................................................... 215,290 215,290 

78 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) ......................................................... 8,932 8,932 

79 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ..................................................................... 2,965 2,965 


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80 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM .............................................................................. 8,024 8,024 

81 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS ............................................ 7,399 7,399 

82 COUNTERFIRE RADARS ................................................................................................. 99,782 99,782 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 

83 ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE ( ................................ 78,512 78,512 

84 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY ........................................................................................... 10,052 10,052 

85 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ................................................. 68,892 68,892 

86 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM ............................................................................. 412,556 412,556 

87 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ............................................................... 4,270 4,270 

88 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE ................................. 37,194 37,194 

89 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) ........................................... 1,987 1,987 

90 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP ................................... 5,318 5,318 

91 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) ..................................................................... 4,997 4,997 

ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 

92 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ............................................................................ 10,130 10,130 

93 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP .................................................................. 61,489 61,489 

94 ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE) ................................................ 4,198 4,198 

96 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) .......................................................... 76,053 76,053 

97 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM ...................................................................................... 6,061 6,061 

98 CSS COMMUNICATIONS .................................................................................................. 56,804 56,804 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

9999 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 .......................................................................................... 167,129 167,129 

117 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER ............................................................................................. 15,967 15,967 

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 27,725 

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) ........................................................................ 149,449 149,449 

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) ......................................................... 234,965 234,965 

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 8,672,979 


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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

COMBAT AIRCRAFT 

1 F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET .................................................................................... 41,329 41,329 

2 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV ......................................................................................... 2,410,569 2,410,569 

3 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV ......................................................................................... 189,425 189,425 

4 JSF STOVL ......................................................................................................................... 2,126,317 2,126,317 

5 JSF STOVL ......................................................................................................................... 193,125 193,125 

6 CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) .................................................................................................... 1,698,050 1,698,050 

7 CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) .................................................................................................... 456,567 456,567 

8 V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) ....................................................................................................... 27,216 27,216 

9 H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) ................................................................................... 4,292 4,292 

10 P–8A POSEIDON ................................................................................................................ 31,257 31,257 

11 E–2D ADV HAWKEYE ...................................................................................................... 182,817 182,817 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

13 MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING SYSTEM (METS) ............................................................. 289,141 289,141 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

15 KC–130J ............................................................................................................................... 241,291 241,291 

17 MQ–4 TRITON .................................................................................................................... 416,010 416,010 

19 MQ–8 UAV ........................................................................................................................... 1,546 1,546 

21 MQ–25 .................................................................................................................................. 545,697 545,697 

22 MQ–25 .................................................................................................................................. 50,576 50,576 

23 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS .................................................................................................... 89,563 89,563 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

24 F–18 A-D UNIQUE ............................................................................................................. 116,551 116,551 

25 F–18E/F AND EA–18G MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINM ..................................... 605,416 605,416 

26 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES .................................................................................... 98,063 98,063 

27 AEA SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................... 24,110 24,110 

28 AV–8 SERIES ...................................................................................................................... 22,829 22,829 

29 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) .................................................................... 179,193 179,193 

30 ADVERSARY ....................................................................................................................... 69,336 69,336 

31 F–18 SERIES ...................................................................................................................... 640,236 640,236 

32 H–53 SERIES ...................................................................................................................... 41,414 41,414 

33 MH–60 SERIES ................................................................................................................... 106,495 106,495 

34 H–1 SERIES ........................................................................................................................ 114,284 114,284 

35 EP–3 SERIES ...................................................................................................................... 8,548 8,548 

36 E–2 SERIES ........................................................................................................................ 183,246 183,246 

37 TRAINER A/C SERIES ...................................................................................................... 16,376 16,376 

39 C–130 SERIES .................................................................................................................... 198,220 198,220 

40 FEWSG ................................................................................................................................ 651 651 

41 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES .................................................................................. 13,930 13,930 

42 E–6 SERIES ........................................................................................................................ 164,571 164,571 

43 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES ........................................................................... 60,498 60,498 

44 T–45 SERIES ...................................................................................................................... 170,357 170,357 

45 POWER PLANT CHANGES .............................................................................................. 21,079 21,079 

46 JPATS SERIES ................................................................................................................... 28,005 28,005 

48 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................... 53,614 53,614 

49 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES ..................................................................................... 136,199 136,199 

50 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM .................................................................. 6,585 6,585 

51 ID SYSTEMS ....................................................................................................................... 13,085 13,085 

52 P–8 SERIES ........................................................................................................................ 316,168 316,168 

53 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ............................................................................................ 24,901 24,901 

54 MQ–8 SERIES ..................................................................................................................... 14,700 14,700 

55 V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY .............................................................................. 215,997 215,997 

56 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) ........................................................................... 426,396 426,396 

57 F–35 STOVL SERIES ........................................................................................................ 311,921 311,921 

58 F–35 CV SERIES ................................................................................................................ 166,909 166,909 

59 QRC ...................................................................................................................................... 28,206 28,206 

60 MQ–4 SERIES ..................................................................................................................... 93,951 93,951 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

62 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................................................ 2,451,244 2,451,244 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

63 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .................................................................................. 566,156 566,156 

64 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .......................................................................... 133,815 133,815 

65 WAR CONSUMABLES ....................................................................................................... 44,632 44,632 

66 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES .................................................................................. 49,907 49,907 

67 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 404,178 404,178 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY ...................................................... 17,336,760 17,336,760 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

1 CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE .............................................................................. 341,434 341,434 

2 TRIDENT II MODS ............................................................................................................ 1,284,705 1,284,705 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

3 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ............................................................................. 7,954 7,954 

STRATEGIC MISSILES 

4 TOMAHAWK ....................................................................................................................... 72,908 72,908 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

5 AMRAAM ............................................................................................................................. 439,153 439,153 


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6 SIDEWINDER ..................................................................................................................... 78,165 78,165 

7 STANDARD MISSILE ........................................................................................................ 969,525 969,525 

8 STANDARD MISSILE ........................................................................................................ 227,320 227,320 

9 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II .......................................................................................... 65,863 65,863

10 RAM ...................................................................................................................................... 114,896 114,896 

11 JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ........................................................................ 79,292 79,292 

12 HELLFIRE .......................................................................................................................... 6,923 6,923 

13 AERIAL TARGETS ............................................................................................................ 176,588 176,588 

14 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT ............................................................................................ 3,687 3,687

15 LRASM ................................................................................................................................. 639,636 639,636 

16 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) .................................................................................... 29,925 29,925 

17 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) .................................................................................... 5,755 5,755 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

18 TOMAHAWK MODS ........................................................................................................... 540,944 540,944 

19 ESSM .................................................................................................................................... 290,129 290,129 

20 AARGM-ER .......................................................................................................................... 162,429 162,429 

21 AARGM-ER .......................................................................................................................... 33,273 33,273 

22 STANDARD MISSILES MODS ......................................................................................... 89,255 89,255

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

23 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .......................................................................... 2,037 2,037 

ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

25 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................ 208,154 208,154 

TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

26 SSTD .................................................................................................................................... 4,830 4,830 

27 MK–48 TORPEDO .............................................................................................................. 308,497 308,497 

28 ASW TARGETS ................................................................................................................... 14,817 14,817 

MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

29 MK–54 TORPEDO MODS .................................................................................................. 104,086 104,086 

30 MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS .................................................................................... 20,714 20,714 

31 MARITIME MINES ............................................................................................................ 58,800 58,800 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

32 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 133,187 133,187 

33 ASW RANGE SUPPORT .................................................................................................... 4,146 4,146 

DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 

34 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .................................................................. 5,811 5,811 

GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

35 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS ....................................................................................... 14,165 14,165 

MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

36 CIWS MODS ........................................................................................................................ 4,088 4,088 

37 COAST GUARD WEAPONS .............................................................................................. 55,172 55,172 

38 GUN MOUNT MODS .......................................................................................................... 82,682 82,682 

39 LCS MODULE WEAPONS ................................................................................................ 3,264 3,264 

40 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS ....................................................... 14,357 14,357 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

42 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................................................ 177,819 177,819 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY ....................................................... 6,876,385 6,876,385 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 

NAVY AMMUNITION 

1 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ......................................................................................... 43,519 43,519 

2 JDAM ................................................................................................................................... 73,689 73,689 

3 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................... 67,423 67,423 

4 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION ....................................................................................... 11,862 11,862 

5 PRACTICE BOMBS ............................................................................................................ 52,481 52,481 

6 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES ............................................................. 72,426 72,426 

7 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES .................................................................. 104,529 104,529 

8 JATOS .................................................................................................................................. 7,433 7,433 

9 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION ....................................................................................... 30,871 30,871 

10 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION ........................................................ 41,261 41,261 

11 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ................................................................................. 44,044 44,044 

12 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO ................................................................... 48,478 48,478 

13 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION .............................................................................. 9,521 9,521 

14 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................... 1,679 1,679 

15 EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING MUNITIONS ............................................................... 249,575 249,575 

MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

16 MORTARS ........................................................................................................................... 61,274 61,274 

17 DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS .................................................................................... 73,338 73,338 

18 INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION ........................................................................... 178,240 178,240 

19 COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ................................................................................... 15,897 15,897 

20 AMMO MODERNIZATION ................................................................................................ 17,941 17,941 

21 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS ................................................................................................ 82,452 82,452 

22 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................................................... 5,340 5,340 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ........................................... 1,293,273 1,293,273 

SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 

FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS 

1 OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE ............................................................................. 2,443,598 2,443,598 

2 OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE ............................................................................. 3,390,734 3,390,734 


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OTHER WARSHIPS 

3 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM .......................................................................... 1,115,296 1,115,296 

4 CVN–81 ................................................................................................................................ 800,492 800,492 

5 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ...................................................................................... 7,129,965 7,129,965 

6 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ...................................................................................... 3,215,539 3,215,539 

8 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS ..................................................................................... 817,646 817,646 

9 DDG 1000 ............................................................................................................................ 410,400 410,400 

10 DDG–51 ................................................................................................................................ 4,199,179 4,199,179 

11 DDG–51 ................................................................................................................................ 284,035 284,035 

13 FFG-FRIGATE .................................................................................................................... 2,173,698 2,173,698 

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS 

14 LPD FLIGHT II .................................................................................................................. 0 1,863,000 

Program increase for LPD–33—USMC UFR ..................................................................... [1,863,000] 

18 LHA REPLACEMENT ....................................................................................................... 1,830,149 1,830,149 

AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST 

21 AS SUBMARINE TENDER ............................................................................................... 1,733,234 1,733,234 

22 TAO FLEET OILER ........................................................................................................... 815,420 815,420 

25 LCU 1700 ............................................................................................................................. 62,532 62,532 

26 OUTFITTING ...................................................................................................................... 557,365 557,365 

28 SERVICE CRAFT ............................................................................................................... 63,815 63,815 

29 AUXILIARY PERSONNEL LIGHTER ............................................................................. 0 72,000 

Additional APL–67 class berthing barge ............................................................................. [72,000] 

30 LCAC SLEP ......................................................................................................................... 15,286 15,286 

31 AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED SEALIFT) ...................................................................... 142,008 142,008 

32 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS ................................................... 1,648,559 1,648,559 

TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY ...................................... 32,848,950 34,783,950 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT 

1 SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT .................................................................................... 14,003 14,003 

GENERATORS 

2 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E ...................................................................................... 105,441 105,441 

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 

3 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT .............................................................................. 110,286 110,286 

OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 

4 SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND SUPT EQUIP PROG ............................................. 262,951 262,951 

5 DDG MOD ........................................................................................................................... 628,532 628,532 

6 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................ 34,782 34,782 

7 COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD ............................................................... 2,458 2,458 

8 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE .......................................................................................................... 104,369 104,369 

9 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM .................................................... 10,529 10,529 

10 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 23,272 23,272 

11 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 112,526 112,526 

12 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 32,076 32,076 

13 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 18,832 18,832 

14 SUBMARINE BATTERIES ............................................................................................... 28,221 28,221 

15 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 91,890 91,890 

16 DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 232,124 232,124 

17 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ................................................................. 25,058 25,058 

18 DSSP EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................... 4,623 4,623 

20 LCAC .................................................................................................................................... 10,794 10,794 

21 UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 19,549 19,549 

22 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................................................... 86,001 86,001 

23 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS ............................................................................ 3,288 3,288 

REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT 

24 SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION .......................................... 2,746,313 2,746,313 

25 REACTOR POWER UNITS ............................................................................................... 2,016 2,016 

26 REACTOR COMPONENTS ................................................................................................ 390,148 390,148 

OCEAN ENGINEERING 

27 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 18,086 18,086 

SMALL BOATS 

28 STANDARD BOATS ........................................................................................................... 74,963 74,963 

PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT 

29 OPERATING FORCES IPE ............................................................................................... 187,495 187,495 

OTHER SHIP SUPPORT 

30 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT ...................................................... 49,060 49,060 

31 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES ....................................................................................... 93,961 93,961 

33 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES ....................................................................................... 12,102 12,102 

34 LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION ............................................................................. 171,704 171,704 

35 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV .................................................................................................. 61,951 61,951 

LOGISTIC SUPPORT 

36 LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION .............................................................................. 7,594 7,594 

SHIP SONARS 

37 SPQ–9B RADAR ................................................................................................................. 7,267 7,267 

38 AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM ................................................................... 138,065 138,065 

39 SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................... 463,577 463,577 

40 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 23,452 23,452 

ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 


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41 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM ............................................................. 46,726 46,726 

42 SSTD .................................................................................................................................... 14,560 14,560 

43 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ................................................................................. 420,069 420,069 

44 SURTASS ............................................................................................................................. 33,910 33,910 

ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT 

45 AN/SLQ–32 .......................................................................................................................... 329,513 329,513 

RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT 

46 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT ............................................................................................... 379,230 379,230 

47 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) ........................................................ 4,082 4,082 

OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

48 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY ............................................................. 37,677 37,677 

49 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) ................................... 15,374 15,374 

50 ATDLS ................................................................................................................................. 50,148 50,148 

51 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) .................................................. 3,918 3,918 

52 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ................................................................ 16,814 16,814 

54 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) ............................................................................ 37,319 37,319 

55 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE ......................................................... 2,750 2,750 

56 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ................................................................. 6,437 6,437 

AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

57 ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................ 89,237 89,237 

58 AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................. 90,487 90,487 

59 ID SYSTEMS ....................................................................................................................... 59,234 59,234 

60 JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM ( ..................................... 3,343 3,343 

61 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ....................................................................... 39,180 39,180 

OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

62 MARITIME INTEGRATED BROADCAST SYSTEM ...................................................... 6,994 6,994 

63 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS ................................................................................ 52,026 52,026 

64 DCGS-N ................................................................................................................................ 16,579 16,579 

65 CANES ................................................................................................................................. 467,587 467,587 

66 RADIAC ............................................................................................................................... 16,475 16,475 

67 CANES-INTELL ................................................................................................................. 48,207 48,207 

68 GPETE ................................................................................................................................. 25,761 25,761 

69 MASF ................................................................................................................................... 16,475 16,475 

70 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY ................................................................. 6,345 6,345 

71 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION ........................................................................... 4,282 4,282 

73 IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS .......................................................................... 255,256 255,256 

SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 

74 BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK ....................................................................... 74,180 74,180 

75 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS .............................................................. 29,776 29,776 

76 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION .................................................................... 96,916 96,916 

77 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M ..................................................................... 14,107 14,107 

SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS 

78 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT ........................................................................... 73,791 73,791 

79 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 83,178 83,178 

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

80 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ................................................................ 72,871 72,871 

81 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT) ........................................................................ 37,921 37,921 

SHORE COMMUNICATIONS 

82 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ........................................ 5,065 5,065 

CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 

83 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ............................................................ 154,890 154,890 

84 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM .............................................................................. 1,079 1,079 

CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT 

85 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP ................................................................ 17,483 17,483 

OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 

86 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................... 77,458 77,458

SONOBUOYS 

88 SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES ............................................................................................. 311,177 311,177 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

89 MINOTAUR ......................................................................................................................... 5,396 5,396 

90 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................ 147,556 147,556 

91 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................................................. 162,273 162,273 

92 ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG) ......................................................................... 11,930 11,930 

93 ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM (EMALS ................................ 17,836 17,836 

94 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 19,703 19,703 

95 LEGACY AIRBORNE MCM ............................................................................................... 12,202 12,202 

97 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 82,115 82,115 

98 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER AVIATION(UCA)MISSION CNTRL .................................... 152,687 152,687 

99 ARCHITECT & CAP FOR AUTONOMY IN NAV ENTER (AR ..................................... 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 


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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 56,630 

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 ....................................................................... 659,529 659,529 

TRAINING DEVICES 

124 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 2,083 2,083 

125 TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT ................................................................ 106,542 106,542 

COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

126 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................................................. 44,448 44,448 

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 52,597 

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 

9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................ 16,290 16,290 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

142 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................................................ 645,900 645,900 

143 VIRGINIA CLASS (VACL) SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .......................................... 470,000 470,000 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ............................................................. 14,535,257 14,535,257 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

1 AAV7A1 PIP ........................................................................................................................ 3,353 3,353 

2 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES ..................................... 557,564 557,564 

3 LAV PIP ............................................................................................................................... 42,052 42,052 

ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 

4 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER .............................................................. 489 489 

5 ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM ................................................................................... 165,268 165,268 

6 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION .................................... 14,004 14,004 

GUIDED MISSILES 

7 TOMAHAWK ....................................................................................................................... 105,192 105,192 

8 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) .................................................................................... 169,726 169,726

9 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) .................................................................................... 39,244 39,244 

10 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE ................................................................................... 249,103 253,603 

Program increase .................................................................................................................. [4,500] 

11 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-JAVELIN .................................................................................. 54,883 54,883 

12 FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPON SYSTEMS (FOAAWS) ............................................ 23,627 23,627 

13 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-TOW ........................................................................................... 2,007 2,007

14 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ................................................................................ 8,867 8,867 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

15 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C ................................ 75,382 75,382 

REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 

16 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT .................................................................................. 53,590 53,590 

OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 

17 MODIFICATION KITS ....................................................................................................... 1,782 1,782 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

18 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ............................................................ 122,917 122,917 

19 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS .................................................................................... 23,744 23,744 

RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

20 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) .................................................... 66,291 66,291 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

21 ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS (EMSO) ...................................... 177,270 177,270 

22 GCSS-MC .............................................................................................................................. 4,144 4,144 


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23 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................................................................. 58,483 58,483 

24 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 148,062 148,062 

26 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL) ............................................................................ 52,273 52,273 

27 DCGS-MC ............................................................................................................................. 68,289 68,289 

28 UAS PAYLOADS ................................................................................................................. 19,088 19,088 

OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 

31 EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 2,010 2,010 

32 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) .................................................. 259,044 259,044 

33 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES .............................................................................. 27,966 27,966 

34 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS ............................................................................................ 71,109 71,109 

35 RADIO SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................... 544,059 544,059 

36 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS ................................................................ 46,276 46,276 

37 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT ........................................................... 27,111 27,111 

38 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................. 27,583 27,583 

40 UNMANNED EXPEDITIONARY SYSTEMS ................................................................... 13,564 13,564 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................ 2,799 2,799 

ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES 

43 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES ................................................................................. 34,169 34,169 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

44 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS ....................................................................... 17,299 17,299 

45 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE ............................................................................. 232,501 232,501 

46 TRAILERS ........................................................................................................................... 2,034 2,034 

ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 

47 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS ............................................................................................ 12,956 12,956 

48 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED ................................................................................. 28,899 28,899 

49 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 15,691 15,691 

50 EOD SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................... 41,200 41,200 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

51 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 53,949 53,949 

GENERAL PROPERTY 

52 FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................... 5,457 5,457 

53 TRAINING DEVICES ......................................................................................................... 96,577 96,577 

54 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ................................................................ 29,883 29,883 

55 ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (ULTV) .............................................................. 17,034 17,034 

OTHER SUPPORT 

56 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................................................... 27,691 27,691 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

57 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................................................ 35,657 35,657

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ........................................................ 3,979,212 3,983,712 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE 

1 B–21 RAIDER ..................................................................................................................... 1,617,093 1,617,093 

2 B–21 RAIDER ..................................................................................................................... 708,000 708,000 

TACTICAL FORCES 

3 F–35 ..................................................................................................................................... 4,877,121 4,877,121 

4 F–35 ..................................................................................................................................... 402,000 402,000 

5 F–15EX ................................................................................................................................ 2,670,039 2,469,591 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [–200,448]

6 F–15EX ................................................................................................................................ 228,000 228,000 

TACTICAL AIRLIFT 

7 KC–46A MDAP .................................................................................................................... 2,882,590 2,882,590 

OTHER AIRLIFT 

8 C–130J ................................................................................................................................. 34,921 34,921 

HELICOPTERS 

11 MH–139A ............................................................................................................................. 228,807 228,807 

12 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER .................................................................................. 282,533 282,533 

MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 

13 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C ................................................................................................... 3,013 3,013 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

15 TARGET DRONES ............................................................................................................. 42,226 42,226 

17 E–11 BACN/HAG ................................................................................................................ 67,367 67,367 

STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 

19 B–2A ..................................................................................................................................... 107,980 107,980 

20 B–1B ..................................................................................................................................... 12,757 9,782 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [–2,975] 

21 B–52 ..................................................................................................................................... 65,815 51,798 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [–14,017] 

22 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES ............................................. 21,723 21,723 

TACTICAL AIRCRAFT 

24 E–11 BACN/HAG ................................................................................................................ 58,923 58,923 

25 F–15 ..................................................................................................................................... 34,830 155,278 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [120,448] 

26 F–16 ..................................................................................................................................... 297,342 297,342 

27 F–22A ................................................................................................................................... 794,676 794,676 

28 F–35 MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................... 451,798 451,798 

29 F–15 EPAW ......................................................................................................................... 280,658 280,658 


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AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 

31 C–5 ........................................................................................................................................ 24,377 24,377 

32 C–17A ................................................................................................................................... 140,560 140,560 

33 C–32A ................................................................................................................................... 19,060 19,060 

34 C–37A ................................................................................................................................... 13,454 13,454 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

35 GLIDER MODS ................................................................................................................... 5,270 5,270 

36 T–6 ........................................................................................................................................ 2,942 2,942 

37 T–1 ........................................................................................................................................ 10,950 10,950 

38 T–38 ...................................................................................................................................... 125,340 125,340 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

40 U–2 MODS ........................................................................................................................... 54,727 54,727 

42 C–12 ...................................................................................................................................... 446 446 

44 VC–25A MOD ....................................................................................................................... 29,707 29,707 

45 C–40 ...................................................................................................................................... 8,921 8,921 

46 C–130 .................................................................................................................................... 71,177 71,177 

47 C–130J MODS ..................................................................................................................... 121,258 121,258 

48 C–135 .................................................................................................................................... 153,595 153,595 

49 COMPASS CALL ................................................................................................................. 144,686 144,686 

50 COMBAT FLIGHT INSPECTION—CFIN ....................................................................... 446 446 

51 RC–135 ................................................................................................................................. 220,138 240,138 

RC–135 alternate PNT upgrades ......................................................................................... [20,000] 

52 E–3 ....................................................................................................................................... 1,350 1,350 

53 E–4 ....................................................................................................................................... 13,055 13,055 

56 H–1 ....................................................................................................................................... 816 816 

57 H–60 ..................................................................................................................................... 4,207 4,207 

60 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 101,055 101,055 

61 OTHER AIRCRAFT ............................................................................................................ 54,134 73,403 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [11,619] 

DAF requested realignment of funds for SLPA-A .............................................................. [7,650] 

62 MQ–9 MODS ........................................................................................................................ 98,063 98,063 

64 SENIOR LEADER C3 SYSTEM—AIRCRAFT ................................................................ 24,847 24,847 

65 CV–22 MODS ....................................................................................................................... 153,006 153,006 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

66 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS .................................................................................. 781,521 772,877

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [–8,644] 

COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

67 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP ........................................................... 157,664 157,664 

POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT 

68 B–2A ..................................................................................................................................... 1,838 1,838 

69 B–2B ..................................................................................................................................... 15,207 15,207 

72 MC–130J .............................................................................................................................. 10,117 10,117 

74 F–16 ..................................................................................................................................... 1,075 1,075 

75 F–22A ................................................................................................................................... 38,418 38,418 

INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 

79 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS .................................................................................. 18,874 18,874 

WAR CONSUMABLES 

80 WAR CONSUMABLES ....................................................................................................... 27,482 27,482 

OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 

81 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES .................................................................................. 1,478,044 1,558,044 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [80,000] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................ 17,165 17,165 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .......................................... 20,315,204 20,328,837 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC 

1 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC ................................................................... 69,319 69,319 

BALLISTIC MISSILES 

3 GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT .............................................................. 539,300 539,300 

STRATEGIC 

TACTICAL 

4 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON ........................................................................... 66,816 66,816 

5 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES ..................................................................... 37,318 37,318 

6 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ................................................................ 915,996 915,996 

7 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ................................................................ 769,672 769,672 

8 JOINT STRIKE MISSILE ................................................................................................. 161,011 161,011 

9 LRASM0 ............................................................................................................................... 87,796 87,796 

10 LRASM0 ............................................................................................................................... 99,871 99,871 

11 SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) ................................................................................................... 95,643 95,643 

12 AMRAAM ............................................................................................................................. 489,049 489,049 

13 AMRAAM ............................................................................................................................. 212,410 212,410 

14 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE .................................................................................. 1,049 1,049 

15 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB .............................................................................................. 48,734 48,734 

16 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II .......................................................................................... 291,553 291,553 

17 STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW) ........................................................................... 41,947 41,947 

INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 

18 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POL PREVENTION .................................................. 793 793 


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19 ICBM FUZE MOD .............................................................................................................. 115,745 115,745 

20 ICBM FUZE MOD .............................................................................................................. 43,044 43,044 

21 MM III MODIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 48,639 48,639 

22 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ...................................................................... 41,494 41,494 

MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

23 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (INITIAL) ........................................................................... 6,840 6,840 

24 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (REPLEN) .......................................................................... 75,191 75,191 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS 

29 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS ...................................................................................... 419,498 419,498

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................ 851,718 851,718 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .............................................. 5,530,446 5,530,446 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

ROCKETS 

1 ROCKETS ............................................................................................................................ 18,483 18,483 

CARTRIDGES 

2 CARTRIDGES ..................................................................................................................... 101,104 101,104 

BOMBS 

4 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ......................................................................................... 142,118 142,118

5 MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP) .............................................................. 14,074 14,074 

6 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ............................................................................ 132,364 132,364 

7 B–61 ..................................................................................................................................... 68 68 

8 B61–12 TRAINER ............................................................................................................... 10,100 10,100 

OTHER ITEMS 

9 CAD/PAD ............................................................................................................................. 51,487 51,487 

10 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) ................................................................ 6,707 6,707 

11 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................................................ 585 585 

13 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .................................................................. 2,299 2,299 

14 ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000 ....................................................................................... 5,115 5,115

FLARES 

15 EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES .......................................................................... 79,786 79,786 

FUZES 

16 FUZES ................................................................................................................................. 109,562 109,562 

SMALL ARMS 

17 SMALL ARMS ..................................................................................................................... 29,306 29,306 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ........................... 703,158 703,158 

PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE 

SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF 

1 AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM .................................................................................... 64,345 64,345 

3 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ............................................................................................ 52,665 52,665

4 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS ................................................ 25,057 25,057 

5 FABT FORCE ELEMENT TERMINAL ........................................................................... 121,634 121,634 

7 GENERAL INFORMATION TECH—SPACE .................................................................. 3,451 3,451 

8 GPSIII FOLLOW ON ......................................................................................................... 119,700 119,700 

9 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ............................................................................................... 121,770 121,770 

10 GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE) .................................................................................... 893 893 

11 HERITAGE TRANSITION ................................................................................................ 6,110 6,110 

12 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATIONS ....................................................................... 580 580 

13 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) ................................................................................... 83,168 83,168 

14 MILSATCOM ....................................................................................................................... 44,672 44,672 

15 SBIR HIGH (SPACE) ......................................................................................................... 39,438 39,438 

16 SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................... 840,913 380,213 

Space Force realignment of funds ........................................................................................ [–497,000] 

Space Force Unfunded Priorities List Classified Program A .............................................. [36,300] 

17 MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM ........................................................................... 101,147 101,147 

18 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH ...................................................................... 2,142,846 2,142,846 

20 PTES HUB .......................................................................................................................... 56,482 56,482 

21 ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM ..................................................................... 74,848 74,848 

22 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCH ................................................................ 529,468 529,468 

23 SPACE MODS ..................................................................................................................... 166,596 166,596 

24 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE ........................................................................... 114,505 114,505 

SPARES 

25 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................................................ 906 906 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

26 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 3,100 3,100 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE ........................................................... 4,714,294 4,253,594 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 

1 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................................................. 6,123 6,123 

CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 

2 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE ...................................................................................... 3,961 3,961 

3 CAP VEHICLES .................................................................................................................. 1,027 1,027 

4 CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES ................................................................................. 45,036 47,338 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [328] 


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DAF requested realignment of funds from OMAF SAG 11R ............................................. [1,974] 

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 

5 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE ............................................................................. 57,780 57,780 

6 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ........................................................................ 390 390 

7 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES ..................................................................................... 79,023 82,803 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [340] 

DAF requested realignment of funds from OMAF SAG 11R ............................................. [3,440] 

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 

8 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ............................................................ 70,252 70,252 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

9 MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES ............................................................................ 73,805 75,895 

DAF requested realignment of funds from OMAF SAG 11R ............................................. [1,805] 

DAF requested realignment of funds from OPAF line 11 .................................................. [285] 

BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 

10 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING EQU ......................................................... 22,030 22,030 

11 BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES ............................................................. 223,354 240,634 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [–953] 

DAF requested realignment of funds from OMAF SAG 11R ............................................. [18,233] 

COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC) 

13 COMSEC EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................... 98,600 98,600 

INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 

15 INTERNATIONAL INTEL TFECH & ARCHITECTURES ............................................ 5,393 5,393 

16 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ................................................................... 5,012 5,012 

17 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 40,042 40,042 

ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS 

18 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS .................................................................. 67,581 67,581 

19 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM ..................................................................................... 3,841 3,841 

20 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED .......................................................................... 1,867 1,867 

22 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE RADAR .............................................................. 83,735 83,735 

23 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST ........................................................................ 28,530 28,530 

24 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL ...................................................................... 73,593 73,593 

25 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX .............................................................................. 8,221 8,221 

26 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ..................................................................................... 17,078 17,078 

29 STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM .................................... 3,861 3,861 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

30 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY .................................................................. 206,142 237,093 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [30,951] 

31 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS ................................................................... 2,582 2,582 

32 BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE CONTROL NODE (BACN) .............................................. 30 30 

33 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ........................................................................ 3,768 3,768 

34 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM ............................................................... 208,704 208,704 

35 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ........................................................................................ 346,340 346,340 

36 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N .......................................................... 84,102 84,102 

37 WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS) ............................................................................ 11,594 11,594 

38 C3 COUNTERMEASURES ................................................................................................ 148,818 148,818 

44 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) ............................................................... 5,032 5,032 

AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 

46 BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT INFRAST (BITI) WIRED ....................................... 108,532 322,704 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [214,172] 

47 AFNET ................................................................................................................................. 154,911 154,911 

48 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ........................................ 5,381 5,381 

49 USCENTCOM ...................................................................................................................... 18,025 18,025 

50 USSTRATCOM .................................................................................................................... 4,436 4,436 

51 USSPACECOM .................................................................................................................... 27,073 27,073 

ORGANIZATION AND BASE 

52 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................... 226,819 226,819 

53 RADIO EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................................... 30,407 30,407 

54 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................. 113,563 113,563 

MODIFICATIONS 

55 COMM ELECT MODS ........................................................................................................ 98,224 98,224 

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

56 PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT ..................................................... 60,473 60,473 

DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ 

57 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 9,235 9,235 

58 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP .......................................................... 15,662 15,662 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

59 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT .................................................................................... 77,875 77,875 

60 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 280,734 288,968 

DAF requested realignment of funds ................................................................................... [2,284] 

DAF requested realignment of funds from OMAF SAG 11R ............................................. [5,950] 

61 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................. 207,071 232,271 

DAF requested realignment of funds from OMAF SAG 11R ............................................. [25,200] 

62 FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE) ......................................................................... 218,790 218,790 

63 BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................ 51,914 51,914 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

65 DARP RC135 ....................................................................................................................... 28,882 28,882 

66 DCGS-AF ............................................................................................................................. 129,655 129,655 

70 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM ........................................................................................ 1,042,833 1,042,833 


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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................ 25,456,490 25,456,490 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

71 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS (CYBER) ....................................................................... 1,032 1,032 

72 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................................................ 12,628 12,628

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ................................................. 30,417,892 30,721,901 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA 

29 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................ 2,135 2,135 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA 

43 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................... 3,704 3,704 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

11 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ........................................................................... 12,275 12,275 

12 TELEPORT PROGRAM ..................................................................................................... 42,399 42,399 

14 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................................................... 47,538 47,538 

15 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK ......................................................... 39,472 39,472 

16 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY .............................................................. 118,523 118,523 

17 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE .......................................................................... 94,591 94,591 

18 JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS) ........................................................... 22,714 15,714 

Program reduction ................................................................................................................ [–7,000] 

19 JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER ........................................................................................... 107,637 107,637 

20 FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION (4ENO) ............................................ 33,047 33,047 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA 

28 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................ 30,355 30,355 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT 

50 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................ 13,012 13,012 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA 

49 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS .......................................... 1,358 1,358 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA 

1 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA ........................................................................................... 516 516 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY 

46 VEHICLES .......................................................................................................................... 366 366 

47 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................... 12,787 12,787 

48 DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................. 21,413 21,413 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

31 THAAD ................................................................................................................................ 216,782 216,782 

33 AEGIS BMD ........................................................................................................................ 374,756 374,756 

35 BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS ............................................................................................... 29,108 29,108 

36 SM–3 IIAS ............................................................................................................................ 432,824 432,824 

37 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS ................................................................................. 80,000 80,000 

38 SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (SRBMD) ..................................... 40,000 40,000 

39 DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT ......................................................................... 169,627 169,627 

40 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III ............................................................................................. 2,390 2,390 

41 IRON DOME ........................................................................................................................ 80,000 80,000 

42 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ................................................................ 27,825 27,825 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD 

2 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD .............................................................................................. 186,006 186,006 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS 

30 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS ............................................................................................... 3,747 3,747 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, USCYBERCOM 

51 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS .......................................................................................... 129,082 160,082 

Modernization of Department of Defense Internet Gateway Cyber Defense ....................... [31,000] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................ 658,529 658,529 

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

53 ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING .............................................................................. 266,846 266,846 

54 MANNED ISR ..................................................................................................................... 7,000 7,000 

55 MC–12 .................................................................................................................................. 600 600 

57 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT ..................................................... 261,012 261,012 

58 UNMANNED ISR ............................................................................................................... 26,997 26,997 

59 NON-STANDARD AVIATION ........................................................................................... 25,782 25,782 

60 U–28 ..................................................................................................................................... 7,198 7,198 

61 MH–47 CHINOOK .............................................................................................................. 149,883 149,883 

62 CV–22 MODIFICATION ..................................................................................................... 75,981 75,981 

63 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE .......................................................................... 17,684 17,684 

64 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE ...................................................................................... 108,497 108,497 

65 AC/MC–130J ........................................................................................................................ 319,754 319,754 

66 C–130 MODIFICATIONS ................................................................................................... 18,796 18,796 

SHIPBUILDING 

67 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 66,111 78,171 

Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Sonar Payload for Subsea Seabed Acceleration ..................... [12,060] 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

68 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ............................................................................................... 147,831 147,831 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

69 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS ............................................................................................. 203,400 203,400 

70 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ........................................ 5,718 5,718 

71 OTHER ITEMS <$5M ....................................................................................................... 108,816 108,816 


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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

72 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS ..................................................................................... 55,064 55,064 

73 SPECIAL PROGRAMS ....................................................................................................... 20,412 20,412 

74 TACTICAL VEHICLES ...................................................................................................... 56,561 56,561 

75 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M ............................................................................................. 329,837 344,637 

Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat Acceleration .......................... [14,800] 

76 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................ 4,987 4,987 

77 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ................................................. 23,639 23,639 

78 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................................................ 322,341 322,341 

CBDP 

79 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ............................................ 159,884 159,884 

80 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION ................................................................. 231,826 236,826 

Chemical nerve agent countermeasures ................................................................................ [5,000] 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ........................................................ 6,056,975 6,112,835 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT ............................................................................................ 167,988,341 169,840,643 

1 TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVEL2 OPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA3 TION 

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 

Senate 

Authorized 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY 

BASIC RESEARCH 

1 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................. 296,670 296,670 

2 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ........................................ 75,672 75,672 

3 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS .............. 108,946 108,946 

4 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ALLIANCE ..................... 5,459 5,459 

5 0601601A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING 

BASIC RESEARCH.

10,708 10,708 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................................ 497,455 497,455 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

6 0602002A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED 

RESEARCH.

5,613 5,613 

8 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED STUDIES ........ 6,242 6,242 

9 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY ............................................................. 85,578 85,578 

10 0602142A ARMY APPLIED RESEARCH ............................................................ 34,572 34,572 

11 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY .......................................... 104,470 114,470 

Airborne Pathfinder ............................................................................... [10,000] 

12 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY .................................................................. 60,005 80,005 

Critical hybrid advanced materials processing ...................................... [7,000] 

Engineered repair materials for roadways ............................................. [3,000] 

Polar proving ground and training program ......................................... [5,000] 

Titanium metal powder production technology ...................................... [5,000] 

13 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ......... 166,500 181,500 

Fuel cells for next generation combat vehicles ...................................... [5,000] 

Hydrogen fuel source research and development ................................... [10,000] 

14 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY ........................................................ 81,618 81,618 

15 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY ...................... 34,683 34,683 

16 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY ................................... 73,844 73,844 

17 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY .............................. 33,301 38,301 

Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems technology .................................. [5,000] 

18 0602180A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING 

TECHNOLOGIES.

24,142 24,142 

19 0602181A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE APPLIED RESEARCH ............... 14,297 14,297 

20 0602182A C3I APPLIED RESEARCH ................................................................ 30,659 30,659 

21 0602183A AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH ......................................... 48,163 48,163 

22 0602184A SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................................... 18,986 18,986 

23 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER ........................................................................ 22,714 22,714 

24 0602386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—APPLIED RESEARCH 16,736 16,736 

25 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY ............... 19,969 19,969 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

26 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ................................................................. 66,266 71,266 

Preventing trauma-related stress disorder ............................................ [5,000] 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH .......................................... 948,358 1,003,358 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

27 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................................... 4,147 4,147 

28 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGY.

16,316 16,316 

29 0603025A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION ................ 23,156 23,156 

30 0603040A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.13,187 18,187 

Tactical artificial intelligence and machine learning ............................. [5,000] 

31 0603041A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..... 33,332 33,332 

32 0603042A C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...................................................... 19,225 19,225 

33 0603043A AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................... 14,165 14,165 

34 0603044A SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................................... 1,214 1,214 

36 0603116A LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...................................... 20,582 20,582 

37 0603117A ARMY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .................. 136,280 136,280 

38 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................... 102,778 102,778 

39 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 40,597 45,597 

Advanced composites and multi-material protective systems ................ [5,000] 

40 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT SIMULATION ........................ 21,672 21,672 

41 0603386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—ADVANCED RESEARCH.59,871 59,871 

42 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ..................................... 28,847 28,847 

43 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.255,772 265,772 

High Performance Computing Modernization Program increase .......... [10,000] 

44 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.217,394 224,394 

Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence ..................................... [7,000] 

45 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................. 105,549 105,549 

46 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 153,024 158,024 

Aluminum-Lithium Alloy Solid Rocket Motor ....................................... [5,000] 

47 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............. 158,795 158,795 

48 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ....... 21,015 26,015 

Rapid Assurance Modernization Program-Test ..................................... [5,000] 

49 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ........................................................... 9,068 9,068 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.1,455,986 1,492,986 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

51 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ................. 12,904 12,904 

52 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ....................................... 19,120 19,120 

54 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV .................... 47,537 47,537 

55 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION ............................ 91,323 91,323 

56 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION—ADV DEV .................... 43,026 43,026 

57 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY .................................. 3,550 3,550 

58 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV 

DEV.

65,567 65,567 

59 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ........... 73,675 73,675 

60 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/VAL ......... 31,720 31,720 

61 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................... 4,143 4,143 

62 0603801A AVIATION—ADV DEV ....................................................................... 1,502,160 1,502,160 

63 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV DEV ............. 7,604 7,604 

64 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV ..................................................... 1,602 1,602 

65 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ................... 27,681 27,681 

66 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT ............................................................. 3,024 3,024 

67 0604019A EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE (EMAM) ........................... 97,018 97,018 

68 0604020A CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT) ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING.117,557 117,557 

69 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE CAPABILITY ............... 38,851 38,851 

70 0604036A MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV ............. 191,394 191,394 

71 0604037A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV 

DEV.

10,626 10,626 

72 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ...................................................... 11,095 11,095 

73 0604101A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.4) ................ 5,144 5,144 

74 0604103A ELECTRONIC WARFARE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 

TOOL (EWPMT).

2,260 2,260 

75 0604113A FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 

(FTUAS).

53,143 53,143 

76 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR ....... 816,663 816,663 

77 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES ................................ 281,314 281,314 

78 0604117A MANEUVER—SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE (M-SHORAD) ..... 281,239 281,239 

79 0604119A ARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING.204,914 204,914 

80 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) .. 40,930 40,930 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

81 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT & 

PROTOTYPING.

109,714 109,714 

82 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.16,426 16,426 

83 0604135A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES ..................................................... 31,559 31,559 

84 0604182A HYPERSONICS .................................................................................... 43,435 43,435 

85 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR .................................................................. 8,040 8,040 

86 0604531A COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.64,242 64,242 

87 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT ................................................. 40,915 40,915 

9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................. 19,200 19,200 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.4,420,315 4,420,315 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

91 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS ........................................................................ 13,673 13,673 

92 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................. 12,789 12,789 

93 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS ................................................... 64,076 64,076 

94 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES ..................................................... 28,226 28,226 

95 0604611A JAVELIN .............................................................................................. 7,827 7,827 

96 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES .................................. 44,197 44,197 

97 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL .................................................................. 1,134 1,134 

98 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (TUGV) ................ 142,125 142,125 

99 0604642A LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES .................................... 53,564 53,564 

100 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (ASM)—ENG DEV ..... 102,201 102,201 

101 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV ........................................... 48,720 56,220 

Enhanced Night Vision Goggle—Binocular capability enhancements .. [7,500] 

102 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT .................. 2,223 2,223 

103 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV .......................... 21,441 21,441 

104 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE— 

ENG DEV.

74,738 74,738 

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 ..................................... 243,851 243,851 

110 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV ............. 37,420 42,420 

Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net System .......................................... [5,000] 

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.

168,574 168,574 

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 (IPPSA).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 ..................................... 201,274 201,274 

137 0605144A NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE—MEDIUM ......................... 36,970 36,970 

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 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

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) .. 284,095 284,095 

153 0605531A COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS 

DEV & DEMONSTRATION.

36,016 36,016 

154 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE ......................................................... 996,653 996,653 

155 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP) ....................... 15,129 15,129 

156 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING 

AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PH.

27,243 27,243 

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 & DEMONSTRATION.5,639,364 5,651,864 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

160 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ........................................ 38,492 38,492 

161 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................................. 11,873 11,873 

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 ....................................... 439,118 449,118 

Radar Range Replacement Program ..................................................... [10,000] 

168 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS.42,220 42,220 

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 31,327 

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 91,340 

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 1,634,585 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS 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 11,507 

Program increase ................................................................................... [10,000] 

191 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ....................... 9,265 19,265 

Program increase ................................................................................... [10,000] 

192 0607139A IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM ................................... 201,247 201,247 

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 20,547 

Apache future development program increase ....................................... [10,000] 

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 ....................... 146,635 146,635 

205 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS ........ 122,902 122,902 

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 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

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 75,317 

9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................. 8,786 8,786 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 1,105,748 1,135,748 

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 & EVAL, 

ARMY.

15,775,381 15,919,881 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY 

BASIC RESEARCH 

1 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ........................................ 96,355 96,355 

2 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................. 540,908 540,908 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................................ 637,263 637,263 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

3 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH .............................. 23,982 23,982 

4 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ............................... 142,148 142,148 

5 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY .................... 59,208 59,208 

6 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH ................................... 52,090 52,090 

7 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH ............... 74,722 82,722 

Research on foreign malign influence operations .................................. [8,000] 

8 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH ............. 92,473 92,473 

9 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH.80,806 87,806 

Intelligent Autonomous Systems for Seabed Warfare ........................... [7,000] 

10 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH ............ 7,419 7,419 

11 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH ............................. 61,503 61,503 

12 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH ........... 182,662 182,662 

13 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH.30,435 30,435 

14 0602792N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED RESEARCH.133,828 133,828 

15 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT—ONR FIELD 

ACITIVITIES.

85,063 85,063 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH .......................................... 1,026,339 1,041,339 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

16 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..................... 29,512 29,512 

17 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ... 8,418 8,418 

18 0603273N SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.112,329 112,329 

19 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD) .. 308,217 323,217 

Adaptive Future Force .......................................................................... [5,000] 

Hardware In the Loop capabilities ........................................................ [5,000] 

Next generation unmanned aerial system distribution platform ........... [5,000] 

20 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.15,556 15,556 

21 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 

DEVELOPMENT.

264,700 264,700 

22 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................. 61,843 61,843 

23 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........ 5,100 9,100 

Balloon catheter hemorrhage control device .......................................... [4,000] 

24 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.75,898 75,898 

25 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.2,048 2,048 

26 0603801N INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.132,931 132,931 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.1,016,552 1,035,552 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

27 0603128N UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM ........................................................ 108,225 108,225 

28 0603178N LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (LUSV) ................... 117,400 117,400 

29 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS ........................................ 40,653 40,653 

30 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY ............................................................. 20,874 20,874 

31 0603239N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES .................................................. 7,821 7,821 

32 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ..................................................... 17,090 17,090 

33 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE .................................. 3,721 3,721 

34 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY ......................... 6,216 6,216 

35 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES.34,690 34,690 

36 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE ........................................... 730 730 

37 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................................ 6,095 6,095 

38 0603525N PILOT FISH ......................................................................................... 916,208 916,208 

39 0603527N RETRACT LARCH .............................................................................. 7,545 7,545 

40 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER ........................................................................... 271,109 271,109 

41 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL .............................................................. 811 811 

42 0603553N SURFACE ASW .................................................................................... 1,189 1,189 

43 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ................. 88,415 88,415 

44 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS ............................ 15,119 15,119 

45 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN ........................................... 89,939 89,939 

46 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUDIES ......... 121,402 121,402 

47 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS .................................... 319,656 319,656 

48 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS ........................... 133,911 133,911 

49 0603576N CHALK EAGLE ................................................................................... 116,078 116,078 

50 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) .................................................... 32,615 32,615 

51 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION .................................................. 18,610 18,610 

52 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT ....................................................................... 257,076 262,076 

Advanced composites for wet submarine applications ........................... [5,000] 

53 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES .................................................................. 31,464 31,464 

54 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT) ................................. 10,809 10,809 

55 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................... 112,972 112,972 

56 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ......................................................... 9,030 9,030 

57 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM ........... 128,782 128,782 

58 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT .... 44,766 44,766 

59 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......... 10,751 10,751 

60 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION .................................................. 24,457 24,457 

61 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM ............................................................... 72,214 72,214 

62 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT ........................................................... 10,149 10,149 

63 0603734N CHALK CORAL .................................................................................... 687,841 687,841 

64 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY ................................................... 4,712 4,712 

65 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE .............................................................................. 420,455 420,455 

66 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA ................................................................................ 2,100,474 2,100,474 

67 0603751N RETRACT ELM ................................................................................... 88,036 88,036 

68 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN ............................................................................ 547,005 547,005 

69 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................... 6,265 6,265 

70 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY ....................................................... 1,624 1,624 

71 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING .................................. 31,058 31,058 

72 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS— 

DEM/VAL.

22,590 22,590 

73 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS ...... 52,129 52,129 

74 0604014N F/A –18 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) ...................... 32,127 32,127 

75 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE ........................................................... 181,001 181,001 

76 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES ... 110,506 110,506 

77 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE TECHNOLOGIES ... 71,156 71,156 

78 0604030N RAPID PROTOTYPING, EXPERIMENTATION AND DEMONSTRATION..214,100 214,100 

79 0604031N LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES .............................. 6,900 6,900 

80 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER 

(CVN 78—80).

118,182 118,182 

82 0604127N SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES ........................................ 16,127 16,127 

83 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).34,684 34,684 

84 0604289M NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS .................................................... 5,991 5,991 

85 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME STRIKE) ........................ 2,100 2,100 

86 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE ...................... 131,763 131,763 

87 0604454N LX (R) ................................................................................................... 21,319 21,319 

88 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING ...................................... 104,328 104,328 

89 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS) ............. 11,567 11,567 

90 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ... 5,976 195,976 

Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile ........................................... [190,000] 

91 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT.9,993 9,993 

92 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.237,655 237,655 

93 0605512N MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (MUSVS)) ............ 85,800 85,800 

94 0605513N UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING CAPABILITIES 176,261 176,261 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

95 0605514M GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE .......................................... 36,383 36,383 

96 0605516M LONG RANGE FIRES ......................................................................... 36,763 36,763 

97 0605518N CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS) .................................... 901,064 901,064 

98 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP .......................................... 10,167 10,167 

99 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM ........ 539 539 

100 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP ....................... 1,250 1,250 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.9,734,483 9,929,483 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & 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 ..................................................................... 399,919 399,919 

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) ......... 451,397 451,397 

121 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) INCREMENT II ............... 250,577 250,577 

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 ........................................ 418,187 418,187 

126 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM ................................................................................. 11,368 11,368 

127 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.66,445 66,445 

128 0604419N ADVANCED SENSORS APPLICATION PROGRAM (ASAP) ......... 0 13,000 

Program increase ................................................................................... [13,000] 

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 ............................................................................. 234,356 234,356 

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 ...................................................................... 104,731 104,731 

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 

147 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL) .......................... 47,492 47,492 

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 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

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 & DEMONSTRATION.6,962,234 6,975,234 

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 .. 124,328 124,328 

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 .............................................. 481,975 484,975 

Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center improvements ............. [3,000] 

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 1,166,613 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

196 0604840M F–35 C2D2 ............................................................................................ 544,625 544,625 

197 0604840N F–35 C2D2 ............................................................................................ 543,834 543,834 

198 0605520M MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS SYSTEMS ............... 99,860 99,860 

199 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY (CEC) ................... 153,440 153,440 

200 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT .................... 321,648 331,648 

Fleet Ballistic Missile Strategic Weapon System .................................. [10,000] 

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 51,919 

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 92,674 

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 .......................... 192,625 192,625 

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 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

234 0305205N UAS INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY .......................... 16,409 16,409 

235 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS .......... 51,192 51,192 

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 

9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................. 2,021,376 2,021,376 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 6,359,438 6,369,438 

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 & EVAL, 

NAVY.

26,922,225 27,177,225 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF 

BASIC RESEARCH 

1 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................. 401,486 401,486 

2 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ........................................ 182,372 182,372 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................................ 583,858 583,858 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

3 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH ................... 90,713 90,713 

4 0602022F UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)— 

TACTICAL AUTONOMY.

8,018 8,018 

5 0602102F MATERIALS ......................................................................................... 142,325 151,325 

Advanced materials science for manufacturing research ....................... [9,000] 

6 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES ..................................... 161,268 161,268 

7 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH ...................... 146,921 146,921 

8 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION .............................................................. 184,867 184,867 

9 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS ..................................................................... 216,269 216,269 

11 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT— MAJOR 

HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.

10,303 10,303 

12 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ......................................................... 160,599 160,599 

13 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ............................................. 129,961 118,452 

DAF requested realignment of funds to 6601SF .................................. [–11,509] 

14 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS .......... 182,076 220,076 

Distributed quantum information sciences networking testbed ............ [5,000] 

Future Flag experimentation testbed .................................................... [15,000] 

Ion trapped quantum information sciences computer ........................... [8,000] 

Multi-domain radio frequency spectrum testing environment ............... [5,000] 

Secure interference-avoiding connectivity of autonomous artificially intelligent machines.[5,000] 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH .......................................... 1,433,320 1,468,811 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

15 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY DEMOS .................. 255,855 213,655 

Program reduction ................................................................................. [–42,200] 

16 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS .................... 30,372 30,372 

17 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) ................ 10,478 10,478 

18 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS ............................................... 48,046 48,046 

19 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO ...................................... 51,896 61,896 

Semiautonomous adversary air platform ............................................... [10,000] 

20 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY ......... 56,789 56,789 

21 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY ........................................ 32,510 32,510 

22 0603273F SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.70,321 70,321 

23 0603444F MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSSS) ......................... 2 2 

24 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.15,593 15,593 

25 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ................................ 132,311 132,311 

26 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ......................................... 102,997 102,997 

27 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................. 44,422 49,422 

Additive manufacturing for aerospace parts .......................................... [5,000] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

28 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.37,779 37,779 

29 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) .............................. 2,005 2,005 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.891,376 864,176 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

30 0603036F MODULAR ADVANCED MISSILE .................................................... 105,238 105,238 

31 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ............................ 6,237 6,237 

32 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY ................................. 21,298 21,298 

33 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................... 2,208 2,208 

34 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/VAL .......... 45,319 75,319 

Enhanced ICBM guidance capability and testing ................................. [30,000] 

35 0604001F NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS ........................................................... 10,011 10,011 

37 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ABMS) ............ 500,575 500,575 

38 0604004F ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 595,352 595,352 

39 0604005F NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING ............. 78,799 78,799 

40 0604006F DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE TECH ARCHITECTURE .................. 2,620 0 

DAF requested realignment of funds to 64858F .................................. [–2,620] 

41 0604007F E–7 ......................................................................................................... 681,039 681,039 

42 0604009F AFWERX PRIME ................................................................................. 83,336 83,336 

43 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE—BOMBER ................................................. 2,984,143 2,984,143 

44 0604025F RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER) ..... 154,300 154,300 

45 0604032F DIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPING ............................................ 1,246 1,246 

46 0604033F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING ....................................................... 150,340 0 

Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon reduction ................................ [–150,340] 

47 0604183F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING—HYPERSONIC ATTACK 

CRUISE MISSILE (HACM).

381,528 381,528 

48 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS ...................... 18,041 18,041 

49 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS ................................. 27,650 27,650 

50 0604288F SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (SAOC) ....... 888,829 888,829 

51 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER .............................................................. 26,638 26,638 

52 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM 

(HDBTDS) PROGRAM.

19,266 19,266 

53 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS ..................... 37,121 37,121 

55 0604668F JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS) ... 37,026 37,026 

56 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D ............... 31,833 31,833 

57 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM ....................................................... 210,806 235,476 

DAF requested realignment of funds from OMAF SAG 11R .............. [17,550] 

DAF requested realignment of funds from OMAF SAG 11Z ............... [4,500] 

DAF requested realignment of funds from RDAF 64006F ................. [2,620] 

58 0604860F OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND INSTALLATION RESILIENCE 46,305 46,305 

59 0605164F AIR REFUELING CAPABILITY MODERNIZATION ..................... 19,400 19,400 

61 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE ........................................ 2,326,128 2,326,128 

62 0207179F AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS ......................... 118,826 101,013 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [–17,813] 

63 0207420F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION ............................................................. 1,902 1,902 

64 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR (3DELRR) ........ 19,763 19,763 

65 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS (ABADS) .............................. 78,867 78,867 

66 0208030F WAR RESERVE MATERIEL—AMMUNITION ................................ 8,175 8,175 

68 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA) .............. 25,157 25,157 

69 0305601F MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS .......................................... 17,727 17,727 

72 0708051F RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION (RSM) ....................... 43,431 43,431 

73 0808737F INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION ........................................ 9,364 9,364 

74 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM ......... 28,294 28,294 

75 1206415F U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

SUPPORT.

14,892 14,892 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.9,859,030 9,742,927 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

76 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS ........ 9,757 9,757 

77 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS ...................... 163,156 163,156 

78 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT ..................................................... 45,884 45,884 

79 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................. 13,804 13,804 

80 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE ............................... 74,023 79,023 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [5,000] 

81 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .............................................. 10,605 10,605 

82 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ................................... 5,918 5,918 

83 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS ................................................................................. 3,345 3,345 

84 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT .............................................................. 21,967 21,967 

85 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ................................................................ 39,301 39,301 

86 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES .......................................................... 152,569 152,569 

87 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON ............................................. 911,406 891,406 

DAF realignment of funds ..................................................................... [–20,000] 

88 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION ....................................................... 71,732 71,732 

89 0605030F JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ........................... 2,256 2,256 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

90 0605031F JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) .............................................. 452 452 

91 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT ....................................... 36,582 36,582 

92 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM ........................ 7,928 7,928 

93 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING ........................................................ 77,252 77,252 

94 0605229F HH–60W ................................................................................................ 48,268 48,268

95 0605238F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT EMD ..................... 3,746,935 3,739,285 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [–7,650] 

96 0207171F F–15 EPAWSS ...................................................................................... 13,982 13,982 

97 0207279F ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY AND RECOVERY ... 56,225 56,225 

98 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON .......................................................... 298,585 298,585 

99 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING ............................................. 7,597 7,597 

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 .................................................................................................. 490,701 470,701 

5G interference mitigation for critical aircraft navigation and sensor 

systems on the Presidential Aircraft Fleet.

[30,000] 

Program reduction ................................................................................. [–50,000] 

105 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS ........................................................ 12,911 12,911 

106 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS ........................................................... 1,922 1,922 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.6,481,731 6,439,081 

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 

112 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT .............................................. 913,213 946,026 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [32,813] 

113 0605827F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG & COMBAT SYS ...................... 317,901 317,901 

114 0605828F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL REACH ............................................. 541,677 541,677 

115 0605829F ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & BUS SYS .................. 551,213 536,513 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [–14,700] 

117 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY INTEGRATION ....................... 243,780 273,780 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [30,000] 

118 0605832F ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED PRGM TECHNOLOGY ............. 109,030 77,030 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [–32,000] 

119 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS ..................................... 336,788 336,788 

120 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ................................................................ 5,005 6,705 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [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 40,871 

NC3 network sensor demonstration ....................................................... [10,000] 

NC3 Rapid Engineering Architecture Collaboration Hub (REACH) ... [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 6,796 

Security Work Readiness for Duty ........................................................ [6,000] 

132 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ....................................................... 3,917 3,917 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................................. 3,486,758 3,530,571 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

134 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING ............ 41,464 41,464 

135 0604283F BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR DEVELOPMENT .......... 40,000 40,000 

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 1,270,268 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [–5,000] 

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 36,536 

144 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION ........................................................................... 22,910 22,910 

145 0101113F B–52 SQUADRONS ............................................................................. 950,815 964,832 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [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 33,237 

150 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ............. 24,653 24,653 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

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 ............................ 428,754 428,754 

159 0202834F VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT—GENERAL ............... 15,498 19,498 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [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 98,633 

165 0207134F F–15E SQUADRONS ........................................................................... 50,965 50,965 

166 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION ..................................... 16,543 16,543 

167 0207138F F–22A SQUADRONS ........................................................................... 725,889 725,889 

168 0207142F F–35 SQUADRONS .............................................................................. 97,231 97,231 

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 55,223 

178 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM) .......... 132,937 132,937 

179 0207327F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) .................................................... 37,518 37,518 

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 3,390 

Military Cyber Cooperation Activities with the Kingdom of Jordan ..... [500] 

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 71,296 

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 35,329 

Weather service data migration ............................................................. [9,000] 

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 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

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 5,427 

260 0401119F C–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) ...................................................... 29,502 29,502 

261 0401130F C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF) .......................................................................... 2,753 2,753 

262 0401132F C–130J PROGRAM .............................................................................. 19,100 19,100 

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 

9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................. 16,814,245 16,814,245 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 23,829,283 23,851,800 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

AF.

46,565,356 46,481,224 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, SF 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

4 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY ....................................................................... 206,196 350,663 

Advanced analog microelectronics .......................................................... [8,600] 

Advanced isotope power systems ........................................................... [5,000] 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [84,397] 

Ground-based interferometry ................................................................. [16,000] 

Lunar surface-based domain awareness ................................................ [5,000] 

Solar cruiser ........................................................................................... [10,000] 

Space modeling, simulation, and analysis hub ...................................... [15,470] 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH .......................................... 206,196 350,663 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

5 1206310SF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.472,493 477,493 

Human performance optimization ......................................................... [5,000] 

6 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO .... 110,033 158,033 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [40,000] 

Modular multi-mode propulsion system ................................................. [8,000] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.582,526 635,526 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

7 0604002SF SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES RESEARCH ..................... 849 849 

8 1203010SF SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, DIGITAL SOLUTIONS 61,723 61,723 

9 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).353,807 353,807 

10 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS ................................................. 95,541 95,541 

11 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS ............................................................. 95,615 112,115 

Weather satellite risk reduction ............................................................. [16,500] 

13 1206410SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING 2,081,307 2,081,307 

16 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE TRANSITIONS (SSPT) .............. 145,948 105,948 

DAF requested realignment of funds to 6616SF .................................. [–40,000] 

17 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY ................................................... 58,374 58,374 

18 1206458SF TECH TRANSITION (SPACE) ........................................................... 164,649 179,649 

Encouraging the establishment of the outernet ..................................... [15,000] 

19 1206730SF SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM ............................ 59,784 59,784 

20 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE (PTES) ......... 76,554 76,554 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

21 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS) ...................................... 360,126 360,126 

22 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS) ......................................... 632,833 632,833 

23 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE ......................................... 12,036 12,036 

24 1206862SF TACTICALLY RESPONSE SPACE ................................................... 30,000 30,000 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.4,229,146 4,220,646 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

25 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF) ...................................................... 308,999 308,999 

27 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ............................................................. 36,537 36,537 

28 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON .................................................. 79,727 79,727 

29 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS ................................ 372,827 372,827 

30 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) ....................................... 4,068 4,068 

31 1206432SF POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE) .......................................................... 73,757 73,757 

32 1206433SF WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE) ....................................... 49,445 49,445 

33 1206440SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—GROUND ............................................................ 661,367 661,367 

34 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR ............................................................... 222,178 222,178 

35 1206443SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—GEO .................................................................... 719,731 719,731 

36 1206444SF NEXT-GEN OPIR—POLAR ............................................................... 1,013,478 1,013,478 

37 1206445SF COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) INTEGRATION ............ 73,501 73,501 

38 1206446SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—LOW 

EARTH ORBIT (LEO).

1,266,437 1,519,222 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [252,785] 

39 1206447SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO).538,208 790,992 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [252,784] 

40 1206448SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—INTEGRATED GROUND SEGMENT.505,569 0 

DAF requested realignment of funds to 6446SF .................................. [–252,785] 

DAF requested realignment of funds to 6447SF .................................. [–252,784] 

41 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)— 

EMD.

82,188 82,188 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.6,008,017 6,008,017 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

43 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS ................................................. 3,568 3,568 

46 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE—SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS ..................... 258,969 276,500 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [17,531] 

47 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER—MHA ............................. 13,694 15,053 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [1,359] 

48 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY ....................................................................... 91,778 0 

DAF requested realignment of funds .................................................... [–91,778] 

49 1206759SF MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT—SPACE .............................................. 146,797 146,797 

50 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) ...................... 18,023 18,023 

52 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) ........................................................ 30,192 30,192 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................................. 563,021 490,133 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

55 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS (FAB-T) ................ 91,369 91,369 

56 1203040SF DCO-SPACE ......................................................................................... 76,003 76,003 

57 1203109SF NARROWBAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ....................... 230,785 230,785 

58 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) ................................ 86,465 86,465 

59 1203154SF LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS ........................................................... 243,036 243,036 

61 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER ....... 22,039 22,039 

62 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.41,483 41,483 

63 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) .......................................... 11,175 11,175 

65 1203330SF SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR ............................................................... 28,730 28,730 

67 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS ..................................... 20,752 28,752 

Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System 

(PARCS) radar.

[8,000] 

68 1203906SF NCMC—TW/AA SYSTEM ................................................................... 25,545 25,545 

69 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) ........................................ 93,391 93,391 

70 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS ......................... 264,966 264,966 

71 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.317,309 317,309 

75 1206770SF ENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES ................................................ 155,825 155,825 

76 1208053SF JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM ............................................ 14,568 14,568 

9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................. 5,764,667 6,225,367 

Space Force realignment of funds for classified program ..................... [270,000] 

Space Force Unfunded Priorities List Classified Program B ............... [83,000] 

Space Force Unfunded Priorities List Classified Program C ............... [53,000] 

Space Force Unfunded Priorities List Classified Program D ............... [54,700] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 7,488,108 7,956,808 

SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

78 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 & EVAL, 

SF.

19,199,340 19,784,119 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW 

BASIC RESEARCH 

1 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH ................................................................. 14,761 14,761 

2 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES .................................................. 311,531 311,531 

3 0601108D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES ...................... 16,329 16,329 

4 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES .................................................... 71,783 96,783 

Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 

(DEPSCoR).

[25,000] 

5 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH SCIENCE ........... 50,430 50,430 

6 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM .......................... 159,549 169,549 

Enhanced civics education program ...................................................... [10,000] 

7 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.100,467 100,467 

8 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ................ 36,235 36,235 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ................................................ 761,085 796,085 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

9 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ................................................ 19,157 19,157 

10 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY .......................................................... 141,081 141,081 

11 0602128D8Z PROMOTION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES .......................... 3,219 3,219 

12 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ...................................... 55,160 55,160 

13 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM ........................ 46,858 46,858 

14 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF S&T 

PRIORITIES.

66,866 66,866 

15 0602303E INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ............... 333,029 333,029 

17 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ................ 240,610 240,610 

18 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH ....................................................... 17,437 20,437 

Semiconductor industry cybersecurity research ..................................... [3,000] 

19 0602675D8Z SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY ........... 4,718 4,718 

20 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY ................................................................ 234,549 234,549 

21 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY .......................... 344,986 344,986 

22 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY ........................................................ 572,662 572,662 

23 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH.208,870 208,870 

24 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.11,168 11,168 

25 0602890D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH ............................................... 48,804 48,804 

26 0602891D8Z FSRM MODELLING ............................................................................ 2,000 2,000 

27 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............................................ 52,287 52,287 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH .......................................... 2,403,461 2,406,461 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

28 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ......................... 37,706 37,706 

29 0603021D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION CAPITAL .......................... 15,085 15,085 

30 0603121D8Z SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ............................................. 30,102 30,102 

31 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ................ 75,593 105,593 

Loitering munition development ............................................................ [5,000] 

U.S.-Israel defense collaboration on emerging technologies .................. [25,000] 

32 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING .............................................. 27,078 27,078 

33 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

400,947 405,947 

Advanced manufacturing of energetic materials ................................... [5,000] 

34 0603176BR ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 7,990 7,990 

35 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 17,825 17,825 

36 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH ................................................................... 21,461 21,461 

37 0603183D8Z JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

&TRANSITION.

52,292 52,292 

38 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.19,567 19,567 

39 0603260BR INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ............................ 10,000 10,000 

40 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS .............................................. 331,753 331,753 

41 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY ....................................... 134,809 134,809 

42 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS ............................................................... 24,328 24,328 

43 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS ............. 55,626 55,626 

44 0603330D8Z QUANTUM APPLICATION ................................................................ 75,000 75,000 

46 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU) ............................................ 104,729 104,729 

47 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION .......................................................... 123,837 123,837 

48 0603379D8Z ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION ..................................... 11,000 11,000 

49 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.267,073 292,073 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Generative Unconstrained Intelligent Drug Engineering-Enhanced 

Biodefense.

[25,000] 

50 0603527D8Z RETRACT LARCH .............................................................................. 57,401 57,401 

51 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...................... 19,793 19,793 

53 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES .................... 11,197 11,197 

54 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.252,965 264,965 

Additive manufacturing at scale ............................................................ [7,000] 

Digital manufacturing modernization .................................................... [5,000] 

55 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................. 46,404 46,404 

56 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS.16,580 16,580 

57 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM ........... 60,387 60,387 

58 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND 

SUPPORT.

144,707 144,707 

59 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM .................................................. 2,749 2,749 

60 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES ............................. 254,033 254,033 

61 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ..... 321,591 321,591 

62 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ......................... 885,425 885,425 

63 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY .................................................................... 358,580 358,580 

65 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE ...................................... 16,699 16,699 

66 0603838D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION (DIA) ........................ 257,110 257,110 

67 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 111,799 111,799 

68 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ..................... 345,384 345,384 

69 0603945D8Z AUKUS INNOVATION INITIATIVES ............................................... 25,000 25,000 

70 0603950D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK ....................... 21,575 28,575 

National Security Innovation Network .................................................. [7,000] 

71 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT ........... 171,668 181,668 

Increase for tristructural-isotrophic fuel ............................................... [10,000] 

72 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ...................... 156,097 156,097 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.5,380,945 5,469,945 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

74 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY 

EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.

76,764 76,764 

75 0603600D8Z WALKOFF ............................................................................................ 143,486 143,486 

76 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION 

PROGRAM.

117,196 123,196 

Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration program increase.[6,000] 

77 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT.220,311 220,311 

78 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.903,633 903,633 

79 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/ 

VAL.

316,853 316,853 

80 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS .................................. 239,159 239,159 

81 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS .......................................................... 597,720 597,720 

82 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA ............................................................ 552,888 552,888 

83 0603892C AEGIS BMD ......................................................................................... 693,727 693,727 

84 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL, 

BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATI.

554,201 554,201 

85 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.48,248 48,248 

86 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS CENTER 

(MDIOC).

50,549 50,549 

87 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH ...................................................................... 12,564 27,564 

Program increase—MDA UFR ............................................................. [15,000] 

88 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX) ............................................... 177,868 177,868 

89 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS ............................................ 300,000 325,000 

U.S.-Israel cooperation on directed energy capabilities ......................... [25,000] 

90 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST .......................................... 360,455 360,455 

91 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS .................................. 570,258 580,258 

Hypersonic Targets and Countermeasures Program ............................. [10,000] 

92 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE ..................................................................... 12,103 12,103 

93 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS 

TECHNOLOGY (5G).

179,278 179,278 

94 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM ............. 3,185 3,185 

95 0604102C GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT ................................................. 397,578 397,578 

97 0604124D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 

(CDAO)—MIP.

34,350 34,350 

98 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE .................................................................. 208,997 208,997 

99 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ................................ 1,085,826 1,085,826 

100 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS ............................ 810,839 810,839 

101 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM .................................................. 110,291 110,291 

102 0604331J RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM .................................................. 9,880 9,880 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

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 53,726 

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 2,760 

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 & PROTOTYPES.12,187,050 12,243,050 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

130 0604123D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 

(CDAO)—DEM/VAL ACTIVITIES.

615,246 615,246 

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 

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 ............................ 297,586 297,586 

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 & DEMONSTRATION.1,446,263 1,446,263 

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).833,792 833,792 

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 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

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 60,715 

Information Analysis Centers reduction ................................................ [–5,000] 

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 

9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................. 36,315 63,315 

All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office ................................................. [27,000] 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................................. 1,998,717 2,020,717 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

203 0604130V ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS) ..................................... 42,482 42,482 

205 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.1,017,141 1,045,141 

Domestic advanced microelectronics packaging ..................................... [5,000] 

Rapid Innovation Program .................................................................... [20,000] 

Shipbuilding and ship repair workforce development ............................ [3,000] 

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 97,171 

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 ......................... 469,385 480,385 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Locked Shield Exercise .......................................................................... [4,000] 

Modernization of Department of Defense Internet Gateway Cyber Defense.[7,000] 

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 37,188

267 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS ......................................................................... 216,174 216,174 

268 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................... 86,737 86,737 

269 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................. 216,135 216,135 

270 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS .......................................................................... 263,374 280,514 

Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat Acceleration.[11,250] 

Next-Generation Blue Force Tracker .................................................... [5,890] 

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 

9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................. 8,463,742 8,463,742 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 11,683,139 11,739,279 

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 

9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................. 270,653 270,653 

SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 

PILOT PROGRAMS.

325,174 325,174 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

DW.

36,185,834 36,446,974 

OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

1 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION .................................... 169,544 169,544 

2 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION ............................................ 103,252 103,252 

3 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES .................. 58,693 58,693 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................................. 331,489 331,489 

TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE ........... 331,489 331,489 

TOTAL RDT&E ................................................................................ 144,979,625 146,140,912 

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 

Senate 

Authorized 

OPERATION & 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 ................................................... 947,395 947,395 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ......................................................... 2,449,141 2,449,141 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................. 1,233,070 1,233,070 

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 .................................... 475,435 475,435 

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 9,943,031 

120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .............................................................................. 5,381,757 5,381,757 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

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 ................................................................ 414,680 414,680 

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 ..................... 704,667 704,667 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................... 39,795,146 39,795,146 

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 ............................................ 690,280 833,336 

Army Enlisted Training Corps ......................................................... [5,000 ] 

Recruiting and advertising increase .................................................. [138,056 ] 

350 EXAMINING ................................................................................... 195,009 195,009 

360 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ........................... 260,235 260,235 

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 6,096,150 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE 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 1,962,059 

460 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ...................................................... 361,553 361,553 

470 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ................................................ 829,248 829,248 

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 

999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................ 2,291,229 2,291,229 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES .............. 12,898,017 12,898,017 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –337,600 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–208,000 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–129,600 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –337,600 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY ........... 59,554,553 59,360,009 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 

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 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

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 

ADMIN & SRVWD 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 74,651 

Recruiting and advertising increase .................................................. [6,675 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................... 160,044 166,719 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –14,300 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–10,900 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–3,400 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –14,300 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 3,630,948 3,623,323 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 

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 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................. 62,908 62,908 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ........................................................................ 1,113,908 1,113,908 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................ 832,946 832,946 

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 8,191,619 

ADMIN & SRVWD 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 ................................................ 292,426 343,146 

Recruiting and advertising increase .................................................. [50,720 ] 

200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT .................................................. 3,754 3,754 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................... 491,485 542,205 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –52,400 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–29,000 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–23,400 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –52,400 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG ........... 8,683,104 8,681,424 

COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) 

COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) 

010 IRAQ ................................................................................................. 241,950 241,950 

020 SYRIA ............................................................................................... 156,000 156,000 


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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP 

FUND (CTEF) .......................................................................... 397,950 397,950 

TOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

(CTEF) ........................................................................................ 397,950 397,950 

OPERATION & 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 1,158,463 

Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and restoration program .............................................................................................. [3,000 ] 

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 7,015,796 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ........................... 1,301,108 1,301,108 

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 11,164,249 11,164,249 

120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..................................... 2,728,712 2,728,712 

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE ............................................................................................ 1,776,881 1,776,881 

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 2,356,089 

Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School ........ [6,000 ] 

180 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS 

SUPPORT .................................................................................... 189,044 189,044 

200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS ............... 92,504 92,504 

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 1,640,642 

260 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT .................................... 696,653 696,653 

270 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION .................................................... 1,780,645 1,780,645 

280 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION .... 4,406,192 4,406,192 

290 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................................... 6,223,827 6,271,827 

Navy divestment of electrical utility operations at former Naval Air 

Station Barbers Point ................................................................... [48,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................... 61,750,329 61,807,329 

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 16,521 

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 ............................................ 269,483 355,328 

Navy Enlisted Training Corps .......................................................... [5,000 ] 

Recruiting and advertising increase .................................................. [80,845 ] 

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 2,936,831 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

450 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................ 1,350,449 1,350,449 

460 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 242,760 242,760 


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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

470 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 745,666 745,666 

490 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES ................................................................. 323,978 323,978 

500 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT ......................................................................................... 67,357 67,357 

510 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................................... 248,822 248,822 

530 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT ...... 616,816 616,816 

540 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT ........................ 850,906 850,906 

550 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES ......................... 888,508 888,508 

999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................ 655,281 655,281 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................... 5,990,543 5,990,543 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –498,400 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–236,300 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–262,100 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –498,400 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY ........... 72,244,533 71,888,978 

OPERATION & 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 

040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING .................................................... 137,831 137,831 

060 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ......................................................... 205,449 205,449 

070 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .......... 1,211,183 1,211,183 

080 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................................... 3,124,551 3,124,551 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................... 8,568,666 8,568,666 

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 ............................................ 246,586 300,903 

Marine Corps Enlisted Training Corps ............................................ [5,000 ] 

Recruiting and advertising increase .................................................. [49,317 ] 

150 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ........................... 55,230 55,230 

160 JUNIOR ROTC ................................................................................ 29,616 29,616 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ................... 1,128,573 1,182,890 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................................... 90,366 90,366 

190 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................ 428,650 428,650 

999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................ 65,658 65,658 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................... 584,674 584,674 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –108,900 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–33,800 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–75,100 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –108,900 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS ....................................................................................... 10,281,913 10,227,330 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 

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 


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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

110 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................................... 121,064 121,064 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................... 1,363,283 1,363,283 

ADMIN & SRVWD 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 ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................... 17,527 17,527 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –8,100 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–3,900 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–4,200 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –8,100 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 1,380,810 1,372,710 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC 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 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

050 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................ 12,563 12,563 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................... 12,563 12,563 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –4,900 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–3,900 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–1,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –4,900 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE ........................................................................................ 329,395 324,495 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ...................................................... 980,768 966,068 

DAF requested realignment of funds ............................................... [–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 4,194,663 

DAF requested realignment of funds ............................................... [–58,152 ] 

060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT ................................................... 229,440 229,440 

070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT ............................................................................................ 9,537,192 9,537,192 

080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM ........................................................... 6,697,549 6,697,549 

090 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................................. 11,633,510 11,425,018 

DAF requested realignment of funds ............................................... [–223,192 ] 

DAF requested realignment of funds from SAG 11A ...................... [14,700 ] 

100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ....................................... 1,350,827 1,319,876 

DAF requested realignment of funds ............................................... [–30,951 ] 

110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ................................... 1,817,941 1,817,941 

120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ......................................................... 807,966 807,966 

130 TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ........ 267,615 267,615 

160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD ............................................................... 245,263 245,263 

170 US STRATCOM ............................................................................... 541,720 541,720 

190 US CENTCOM ................................................................................. 335,220 329,220 

Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq reduction .................................. [–6,000 ] 

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 

DAF requested realignment of funds ............................................... [–2,284 ] 


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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................ 1,465,926 1,465,926 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................... 51,527,249 51,206,670 

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 ....................................................................... 875,230 875,230 

330 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ..................... 301,262 301,262 

340 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................................... 194,609 194,609 

350 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................ 204,318 250,182 

Air Force Enlisted Training Corps ................................................... [5,000 ] 

Recruiting and advertising increase .................................................. [40,864 ] 

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 3,268,623 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

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 1,856,376 

DAF requested realignment of funds ............................................... [4,520 ] 

450 CIVIL AIR PATROL ....................................................................... 30,901 30,901 

460 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT ......................................................................................... 42,759 42,759 

480 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ...................................................... 115,267 115,267 

999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................ 1,506,624 1,506,624 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................... 7,718,432 7,722,952 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –442,200 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–208,500 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–233,700 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –442,200 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 65,722,645 65,010,250 

OPERATION & 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 ................................................................... 866,547 866,547 

040 EDUCATION & TRAINING ........................................................... 199,181 217,353 

DAF requested realignment of funds ............................................... [18,172 ] 

050 SPECIAL PROGRAMS ................................................................... 383,233 383,233 

060 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................................... 67,757 67,757 

070 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .............................................................................. 678,648 678,648 

080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT ............. 1,380,350 1,380,350 

090 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS ......................................................... 188,760 188,760 

999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................ 71,475 71,475 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................... 4,834,314 4,852,486 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE WIDE ACTIVITIES 

100 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ........................................................... 34,046 34,046 

110 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................ 149,108 130,936 

DAF requested realignment of funds ............................................... [–18,172 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE WIDE 

ACTIVITIES ............................................................................. 183,154 164,982 


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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –87,100 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–14,100 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–73,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –87,100 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE 

FORCE ....................................................................................... 5,017,468 4,930,368 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ...................................................... 2,088,949 2,116,429 

Military technician (dual status) end strength ................................. [27,480 ] 

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 4,004,860 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

080 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................ 107,281 107,281 

090 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................ 9,373 11,248 

Recruiting and advertising increase .................................................. [1,875 ] 

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 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE 

ACTIVITIES ............................................................................. 138,876 140,751 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –46,700 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–12,500 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–34,200 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –46,700 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE ........................................................................................ 4,116,256 4,098,911 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ............................................................ 2,498,675 2,498,675 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ............................................ 656,714 796,394 

Military technician (dual status) end strength ................................. [139,680 ] 

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 49,476 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................... 7,136,244 7,275,924 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

090 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................ 68,417 68,417 

100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................ 49,033 72,433 

Recruiting and advertising increase .................................................. [23,400 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE 

ACTIVITIES ............................................................................. 117,450 140,850 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –46,200 

Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................... [–24,300 ] 


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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–21,900 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –46,200 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG .............. 7,253,694 7,370,574 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF .......................................................... 461,370 457,770 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–3,600 ] 

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 ........... 252,480 252,480 

060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES .................................................................... 2,012,953 2,012,953 

070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE ............ 1,210,930 1,206,930 

MQ–9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle unjustified increase ...................... [–4,000 ] 

080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS .................................................... 202,574 202,574 

090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES ...... 3,346,004 3,351,004 

Special Operations Forces cyber training ......................................... [5,000 ] 

100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................. 49,757 49,757 

110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE ........... 1,391,402 1,391,402 

120 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT ............................................................................................ 1,438,967 1,438,967 

130 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ...................................................... 1,318,614 1,328,614 

Modernization of Department of Defense Internet Gateway Cyber 

Defense .......................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

140 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS .............................................. 332,690 332,690 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................... 12,727,032 12,734,432 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

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 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

180 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS ..................................................... 142,240 139,740 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–2,500 ] 

190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY—CYBER .................. 4,870 4,870 

200 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ................................... 667,943 665,243 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–2,700 ] 

210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ................... 1,567,119 1,551,619 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–15,500 ] 

220 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY—CYBER .. 30,279 20,279 

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program reduction ...... [–10,000 ] 

230 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 

AGENCY ...................................................................................... 1,062,123 1,062,123 

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 1,033,789 

300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ...................... 2,567,698 2,557,798 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–9,900 ] 

310 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY—CYBER ..... 526,893 526,893 

320 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY .................................... 241,779 219,379 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–22,400 ] 

330 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ................................................. 446,731 446,731 

340 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ...................................................... 246,840 246,840 

360 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE ..................................................... 195,959 195,959 

370 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY .................... 2,379,100 2,389,100 

Irregular Warfare Functional Center ............................................... [10,000 ] 

380 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ... 41,722 41,722 

390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY ............................ 984,272 984,272 

410 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY—CYBER ............ 70,548 70,548 

420 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY ......... 3,451,625 3,531,625 

Impact Aid ........................................................................................ [50,000 ] 

Impact Aid for children with severe disabilities ............................... [30,000 ] 


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Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

430 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ..................................................... 564,078 564,078 

440 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION ................................................................................ 118,216 138,216 

Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program .................... [20,000 ] 

480 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—CYBER ........ 92,176 92,176 

490 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ........................ 2,676,416 2,718,116 

Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup ................................................................... [15,000 ] 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nation-wide human 

health assessment .......................................................................... [5,000 ] 

Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program ....... [20,200 ] 

United States Telecommunications Training Institute .................... [1,500 ] 

530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES .......................... 440,947 440,947 

999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................ 20,114,447 20,114,447 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES .............. 39,705,162 39,793,862 

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE ........................................................................... 52,767,563 52,863,663 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 

997 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –51,000 

Program reduction—USSOCOM ...................................................... [–51,000 ] 

998 UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................... 0 –15,000 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................ [–15,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................. 0 –66,000 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSEWIDE ........................................................................................... 0 –66,000 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 

FORCES, DEF 

010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE ......................................................................................... 16,620 16,620 

SUBTOTAL US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 

ARMED FORCES, DEF ........................................................ 16,620 16,620 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............ 16,620 16,620 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND 

CIVIC AID 

010 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID ... 114,900 114,900 

SUBTOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID ..................................................... 114,900 114,900 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............ 114,900 114,900 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 

010 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ..................................... 350,999 350,999 

SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 

ACCOUNT ................................................................................. 350,999 350,999 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............ 350,999 350,999 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD ........................................................ 54,977 54,977 

SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................... 54,977 54,977 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............ 54,977 54,977 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 

050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY .............................. 198,760 198,760 

SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

ARMY .......................................................................................... 198,760 198,760 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............ 198,760 198,760 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 

060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY .............................. 335,240 335,240 

SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 

NAVY .......................................................................................... 335,240 335,240 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............ 335,240 335,240 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 

070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE .................... 349,744 349,744 

SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR 

FORCE ....................................................................................... 349,744 349,744 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............ 349,744 349,744 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE 

080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ...................... 8,965 8,965 

SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ........................................................................................ 8,965 8,965 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............ 8,965 8,965 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY 

USED SITES 

090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED 

SITES ........................................................................................... 232,806 232,806 

SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 

FORMERLY USED SITES .................................................. 232,806 232,806 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............ 232,806 232,806 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .......................... 293,043,843 291,746,996 

1 TITLE XLIV—MILITARY 

2 PERSONNEL 

3 SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS 

MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS ..................... 168,320,510 166,779,670 

Air Force end strength underexecution ...................................... [–564,000 ] 

Air National Guard AGR end strength underexecution ............. [–45,600 ] 

Air National Reserve AGR end strength underexecution ........... [–8,040 ] 

Navy end strength underexecution ............................................. [–600,000 ] 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–323,200 ] 

SUBTOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ 168,320,510 166,779,670 

MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE 

FUND CONTRIBUTIONS 

MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND 

CONTRIBUTIONS ................................................................ 10,553,456 10,553,456 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

SUBTOTAL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE 

HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTIONS ............. 10,553,456 10,553,456 

TOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL .................................. 178,873,966 177,333,126 

1 TITLE XLV—OTHER 

2 AUTHORIZATIONS 

3 SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 

010 INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS .................................................................. 27,551 27,551 

020 SUPPLY MANAGEMENT—ARMY ......................................................... 1,662 1,662 

SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ..................... 29,213 29,213 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 

020 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS ................................................................ 83,587 83,587 

SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE ......... 83,587 83,587 

NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND 

010 DEFENSE STOCKPILE .......................................................................... 7,629 7,629 

SUBTOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND .................................................................................. 7,629 7,629 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 

010 DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES ................... 4 4 

040 ENERGY MANAGEMENT—DEF ........................................................... 114,663 114,663 

SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 114,667 114,667 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA 

010 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ...................................................... 1,447,612 1,447,612 

SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ..................... 1,447,612 1,447,612 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND ............................................. 1,682,708 1,682,708 

CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE 

1 CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—O&M ..................................................... 89,284 89,284 

SUBTOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ........................... 89,284 89,284 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

2 CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—RDT&E ................................................ 1,002,560 1,002,560 

SUBTOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 

EVALUATION ................................................................................... 1,002,560 1,002,560 

TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION .... 1,091,844 1,091,844 

DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 

DRUG INTRDCTN 

010 COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT ....................................................... 643,848 643,848 

SUBTOTAL DRUG INTRDCTN ...................................................... 643,848 643,848 

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM 

020 DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM .......................................... 134,313 134,313 

SUBTOTAL DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM ....... 134,313 134,313 

NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM 

030 NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM ............................ 102,272 102,272 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM ................................................................................................... 102,272 102,272 

NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS 

040 NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS ............................. 5,993 5,993 

SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG 

SCHOOLS ........................................................................................... 5,993 5,993 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF ........................................................................................... 886,426 886,426 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

010 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ...................................................... 518,919 518,919 

020 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ...................................................... 1,948 1,948 

030 RDT&E ....................................................................................................... 3,400 3,400 

040 PROCUREMENT ...................................................................................... 1,098 1,098 

SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ........ 520,867 520,867 

SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ........ 3,400 3,400 

SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ........ 1,098 1,098 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ................. 525,365 525,365 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE 

010 IN-HOUSE CARE ..................................................................................... 10,044,342 10,044,342 

020 PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ....................................................................... 19,893,028 19,893,028 

030 CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ................................................ 2,007,012 2,007,012 

040 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ........................................................... 2,327,816 2,327,816 

050 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ................................................................. 347,446 347,446 

060 EDUCATION AND TRAINING ............................................................... 336,111 336,111 

070 BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS ........................................... 2,144,551 2,144,551 

SUBTOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ........................... 37,100,306 37,100,306 

RDT&E 

080 R&D RESEARCH ...................................................................................... 40,311 40,311 

090 R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT .................................................. 178,892 178,892 

100 R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ...................................................... 327,040 327,040 

110 R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION ................................................ 172,351 172,351 

120 R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT ................................................ 107,753 107,753 

130 R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT .................................................. 87,096 87,096 

140 R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT ................................................ 18,330 18,330 

SUBTOTAL RDT&E ............................................................................ 931,773 931,773 

PROCUREMENT 

150 PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING ................................................................ 22,344 22,344 

160 PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION ..................................... 238,435 238,435 

170 PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION SYSTEM ........................................................................................................ 29,537 29,537 

180 PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM—DESKTOP TO 

DATACENTER ...................................................................................... 74,055 74,055 

190 PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION ........................................................................................ 17,510 17,510 

SUBTOTAL PROCUREMENT ......................................................... 381,881 381,881 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM .................................... 38,413,960 38,413,960 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ............................................ 42,600,303 42,600,303 


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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 

Senate 

Authorized 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

ARMY 

Alabama 

Army Anniston Army Depot OPEN STORAGE (P&D) 0 270 

Army Redstone Arsenal SUBSTATION 50,000 50,000 

Alaska 

Army Fort Wainwright COST TO COMPLETE: ENLISTED UNACCOMPANIED PERS HSG 34,000 34,000 

Army Fort Wainwright SOLDER PERFORMANCE READINESS 

CENTER (P&D) 

0 7,900 

Georgia 

Army Fort Eisenhower CYBER INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY 

(CLASSROOMS) 

163,000 73,000 

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 Fort Shafter CLEARWELL AND BOOSTER PUMP 0 23,000 

Army Helemano Military Reservation WELLS AND STORAGE TANK 0 33,000 

Army Schofield Barracks ELEVATED TANK AND DISTRIBUTION 

LINE 

0 21,000 

Army Schofield Barracks WATER STORAGE TANK 0 16,000 

Army Wheeler Army Airfield AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D) 0 5,400 

Indiana 

Army Crane Army Ammunition Plant EARTH COVERED MAGAZINES (P&D) 0 1,195 

Kansas 

Army Fort Riley AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D) 0 1,600 

Army Fort Riley AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGER 105,000 105,000 

Kentucky 

Army Blue Grass Army Depot SMALL ARMS MODERNIZATION (P&D) 0 3,300 

Army Fort Campbell AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D) 0 2,500 

Army Fort Campbell MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING RANGE 38,000 38,000 

Army Fort Knox MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION (P&D) 0 6,600 

Kwajalein 

Army Kwajalein Atoll COST TO COMPLETE: PIER 0 15,000 

Louisiana 

Army Fort Johnson MULTIPURPOSE ATHLETIC FIELD 0 13,400 

Massachusetts 

Army Soldier Systems Center 

Natick 

BARRACKS ADDITION 18,500 18,500 

Michigan 

Army Detroit Arsenal GROUND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT 

BUILDING 

72,000 72,000 

New Mexico 

Army White Sands Missile 

Range 

J-DETC DIRECTED ENERGY FACILITY 

(P&D) 

0 5,500 

New York 

Army Watervliet Arsenal TANK FARM (P&D) 0 160 

North Carolina 

Army Fort Liberty AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE RANGE 19,500 19,500 

Army Fort Liberty BARRACKS 50,000 50,000 

Army Fort Liberty BARRACKS (FACILITY PROTOTYPING) 85,000 85,000 

Oklahoma 

Army McAlester Army Ammunition Plant WATER TREATMENT PLANT (P&D) 0 1,194 

Pennsylvania 

Army Letterkenny Army 

Depot 

ANECHOIC CHAMBER (P&D) 0 275 

Army Letterkenny Army 

Depot 

GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE 

BUILDING 

89,000 89,000 

Army Tobyhanna Army Depot HELIPAD (P&D) 0 311 

Army Tobyhanna Army Depot RADAR MAINTENANCE SHOP (P&D) 0 259 

Poland 

Army Various Locations PLANNING & DESIGN 0 25,710 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

South Carolina 

Army Fort Jackson COST TO COMPLETE: RECEPTION BARRACKS COMPLEX, PHASE 2 0 66,000 

Texas 

Army Fort Bliss RAIL YARD 74,000 74,000 

Army Fort Cavazos BARRACKS (P&D) 0 20,000 

Army Fort Cavazos TACTICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 

FACILITIES (P&D) 

0 5,800 

Army Red River Army Depot COMPONENT REBUILD SHOP 113,000 46,400 

Army Red River Army Depot NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING FACILITY 

(P&D) 

0 280 

Army Red River Army Depot STANDBY GENERATOR (P&D) 0 270 

Virginia 

Army Fort Belvoir EQUINE TRAINING FACILITY (P&D) 0 4,000 

Washington 

Army Joint Base LewisMcChord BARRACKS 100,000 100,000 

Army Joint Base LewisMcChord VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP (P&D) 0 7,500 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Unspecified Worldwide BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND 0 50,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

HOST NATION SUPPORT 26,000 26,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MINOR CONSTRUCTION 76,280 76,280 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 270,875 270,875 

Subtotal Military Construction, Army ........................................................................ 1,470,555 1,651,379 

NAVY 

Australia 

Navy Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Darwin 

PDI: AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON (INC) 134,624 134,624 

California 

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 36,718 

Navy Naval Submarine Base 

New London 

WEAPONS MAGAZINE & ORDNANCE OPERATIONS FAC. 219,200 19,200 

District of Columbia 

Navy Marine Barracks Washington BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS & 

SUPPORT FACILITY 

131,800 16,800 

Djibouti 

Navy Camp Lemonnier ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT 0 20,000 

Florida 

Navy Naval Air Station Whiting Field AHTS HANGAR 0 50,000 

Guam 

Navy Andersen Air Force 

Base 

PDI: CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 105,220 55,220 

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 31,330 

Navy Joint Region Marianas PDI: MISSILE INTEGRATION TEST FACILITY 174,540 44,540 

Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: 9TH ESB TRAINING COMPLEX 23,380 23,380 

Navy Naval Base Guam PDI: ARTILLERY BATTERY FACILITIES 137,550 67,550 

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 56,159 

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 1,318,711 

Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam 

WATERFRONT PRODUCTION FACILITY 

(P&D) 

0 60,000 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Navy Marine Corps Base 

Kaneohe Bay 

WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY COMPLIANCE UPGRADE 0 40,000 

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 60,580 

Navy Naval Air Station Patuxent River AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES 141,700 62,000 

North Carolina 

Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point 2D LAAD MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FACILITIES 0 50,000 

Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 

(INC) 

19,529 19,529 

Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point MAINTENANCE FACILITY & MARINE 

AIR GROUP HQS 

125,150 40,150 

Navy Marine Corps Base 

Camp Lejeune 

10TH MARINES MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS COMPLEX 0 20,000 

Navy Marine Corps Base 

Camp Lejeune 

CORROSION REPAIR FACILITY REPLACEMENT 0 20,000 

Pennsylvania 

Navy Naval Surface Warfare 

Center Philadelphia 

AI MACHINERY CONTROL DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 88,200 

Virginia 

Navy Dam Neck Annex MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 

FACILITY 

109,680 109,680 

Navy Joint Expeditionary 

Base Little Creek— 

Fort 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 11,495 

Navy Naval Station Norfolk SUBMARINE PIER 3 (INC) 99,077 99,077 

Navy Naval Weapons Station 

Yorktown 

WEAPONS MAGAZINES 221,920 46,920 

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 15,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND 0 75,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide INDOPACOM PLANNING & DESIGN 0 69,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide SIOP (P&D) 0 50,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 578,942 578,942 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 21,000 21,000 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 34,430 34,430 

Subtotal Military Construction, Navy ......................................................................... 6,022,187 4,668,487 

AIR FORCE 

Alaska 

Air Force Eielson Air Force Base CONSOLIDATED MUNITIONS COMPLEX 

(P&D) 

0 1,200 

Air Force Eielson Air Force Base JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX (JPARC) OPS FACILITY (P&D) 0 1,100 

Air Force Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson EXTEND RUNWAY 16/34 (INC 3) 107,500 107,500 

Air Force Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson PRECISION GUIDED MISSILE COMPLEX 

(P&D) 

0 6,100 

Arizona 

Air Force Luke Air Force Base GILA BEND (P&D) 0 2,600 

Australia 

Air Force Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Darwin 

PDI: SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 26,000 26,000 

Air Force Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Tindal 

PDI: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FACILITY 17,500 17,500 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Air Force Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Tindal 

PDI: SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 20,000 20,000 

Air Force Royal Australian Air 

Force Base Tindal 

PDI: BOMBER APRON 93,000 93,000 

Florida 

Air Force MacDill Air Force Base KC–46A ADAL AIRCRAFT CORROSION 

CONTROL 

25,000 25,000 

Air Force MacDill Air Force Base KC–46A ADAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 27,000 27,000 

Air Force MacDill Air Force Base KC–46A ADAL APRON & HYDRANT 

FUELING PITS 

61,000 61,000 

Air Force MacDill Air Force Base KC–46A ADAL FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE DOCK 18,000 18,000 

Air Force Patrick Space Force 

Base 

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION 15,000 15,000 

Air Force Patrick Space Force 

Base 

COST TO COMPLETE: CONSOLIDATED 

COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 

15,000 15,000 

Air Force Patrick Space Force 

Base 

FINAL DENIAL BARRIERS, SOUTH 

GATE 

12,000 12,000 

Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base NATURAL DISASTER RECOVERY 0 252,000 

Georgia 

Air Force Robins Air Force Base BATTLE MANAGEMENT COMBINED OPERATIONS COMPLEX 115,000 115,000 

Guam 

Air Force Joint Region Marianas PDI: NORTH AIRCRAFT PARKING RAMP 

(INC) 

109,000 109,000 

Japan 

Air Force Kadena Air Base PDI: HELO RESCUE OPS MAINTENANCE HANGAR (INC 3) 46,000 46,000 

Air Force Kadena Air Base PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION CONTROL CTR (INC) 42,000 42,000 

Louisiana 

Air Force Barksdale Air Force 

Base 

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (P&D) 0 2,000 

Air Force Barksdale Air Force 

Base 

DORMITORY (P&D) 0 7,000 

Air Force Barksdale Air Force 

Base 

WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITY (INC 

3) 

112,000 112,000 

Mariana Islands 

Air Force Tinian PDI: AIRFIELD DEVELOPMENT, PHASE 

1 (INC 3) 

26,000 26,000 

Air Force Tinian PDI: FUEL TANKS W/PIPELINE & HYDRANT (INC 3) 20,000 20,000 

Air Force Tinian PDI: PARKING APRON (INC 3) 32,000 32,000 

Massachusetts 

Air Force Hanscom Air Force 

Base 

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 37,000 37,000 

Air Force Hanscom Air Force 

Base 

MIT-LINCOLN LAB (WEST LAB CSL/ 

MIF) (INC 4) 

70,000 70,000 

Mississippi 

Air Force Columbus Air Force 

Base 

T–7A GROUND BASED TRAINING SYSTEM FACILITY 30,000 30,000 

Air Force Columbus Air Force 

Base 

T–7A UNIT MAINTENANCE TRAINING 

FACILITY 

9,500 9,500 

Air Force Keesler Air Force Base AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D) 0 2,000 

Nebraska 

Air Force Offutt Air Force Base 55 CES MAINTENANCE/WAREHOUSE 

(P&D) 

0 4,500 

Air Force Offutt Air Force Base BASE OPERATIONS/MOBILITY CENTER 

(P&D) 

0 5,000 

Air Force Offutt Air Force Base LOGISTICS READINESS SQUADRON 

TRANSPORTATION FACILITY (P&D) 

0 3,500 

Nevada 

Air Force Nellis Air Force Base F–35 COALITION HANGAR (P&D) 0 5,500 

Air Force Nellis Air Force Base F–35 DATA LAB SUPPORT FACILITY 

(P&D) 

0 700 

New Mexico 

Air Force Cannon Air Force Base SATELLITE FIRE STATION (P&D) 0 5,000 

Air Force Kirtland Air Force 

Base 

COST TO COMPLETE: WYOMING GATE 

UPGRADE FOR ANTITERRORISM 

COMPLIANCE 

0 24,400 

Norway 

Air Force Rygge Air Station EDI: DABS-FEV STORAGE 88,000 88,000 

Air Force Rygge Air Station EDI: MUNITIONS STORAGE AREA 31,000 31,000 

Ohio 

Air Force Wright-Patterson Air 

Force Base 

ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT COMPLEX 

PHASE V (P&D) 

0 19,500 

Oklahoma 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Air Force Tinker Air Force Base KC–46 3–BAY DEPOT MAINTENANCE 

HANGAR (INC 3) 

78,000 78,000 

Air Force Vance Air Force Base CONSOLIDATED UNDERGRADUATE 

PILOT TRAINING CENTER (P&D) 

0 8,400 

Philippines 

Air Force Cesar Basa Air Base PDI: TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING 

APRON 

35,000 35,000 

South Dakota 

Air Force Ellsworth Air Force 

Base 

B–21 FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 

DOCK 

75,000 75,000 

Air Force Ellsworth Air Force 

Base 

B–21 PHASE HANGAR 160,000 160,000 

Air Force Ellsworth Air Force 

Base 

B–21 WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITY 

(INC) 

160,000 160,000 

Spain 

Air Force Moro ́n Air Base EDI: MUNITIONS STORAGE 26,000 26,000 

Texas 

Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 20,000 20,000 

United Kingdom 

Air Force Royal Air Force 

Fairford 

COST TO COMPLETE: EDI DABS-FEV 

STORAGE 

0 28,000 

Air Force Royal Air Force 

Fairford 

COST TO COMPLETE: EDI MUNITIONS 

HOLDING AREA 

0 20,000 

Air Force Royal Air Force 

Fairford 

EDI: RADR STORAGE FACILITY 47,000 47,000 

Air Force Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath 

EDI: RADR STORAGE FACILITY 28,000 28,000 

Air Force Royal Air Force 

Lakenheath 

SURETY DORMITORY 50,000 50,000 

Utah 

Air Force Hill Air Force Base F–35 T–7A EAST CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE 82,000 82,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Air Force Unspecified Worldwide BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND 0 50,000 

Air Force Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

EDI: PLANNING & DESIGN 5,648 5,648 

Air Force Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 338,985 338,985 

Air Force Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 90,281 90,281 

Air Force Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 64,900 64,900 

Wyoming 

Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

COST TO COMPLETE: CONSOLIDATED 

HELO/TRF OPS/AMU AND ALERT FACILITY 

0 18,000 

Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

GBSD INTEGRATED COMMAND CENTER (INC 2) 27,000 27,000 

Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

GBSD INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER 85,000 85,000 

Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

GBSD MISSILE HANDLING COMPLEX 

(INC 2) 

28,000 28,000 

Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force ................................................................ 2,605,314 3,071,814 

DEFENSE-WIDE 

Alabama 

Defense-Wide Redstone Arsenal GROUND TEST FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE 147,975 77,975 

California 

Defense-Wide Marine Corps Air Station Miramar 

AMBULATORY CARE CENTER—DENTAL CLINIC ADD//ALT 103,000 20,600 

Defense-Wide Marine Corps Air Station Miramar ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ONSITE GENERATION, AND MICROGRID 

IMPROVEMENTS 

0 30,550 

Defense-Wide Monterey COST TO COMPLETE: COGEN PLANT AT 

B236 

0 5,460 

Defense-Wide Naval Base Coronado COST TO COMPLETE: ATC OPERATIONS 

SUPPORT FACILITY 

0 11,400 

Defense-Wide Naval Base Coronado SOF NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY, PHASE 2 

0 51,000 

Defense-Wide Naval Base San Diego AMBULATORY CARE CENTER—DENTAL CLINIC REPLMT 101,644 22,185 

Defense-Wide Naval Base San Diego MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 6,300 

Defense-Wide Naval Base Ventura 

County 

COST TO COMPLETE: GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR PV 0 16,840 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Defense-Wide Vandenberg Space 

Force Base 

MICROGRID WITH BACKUP POWER 0 57,000 

Colorado 

Defense-Wide Buckley Space Force 

Base 

REDUNDANT ELECTRICAL SUPPLY 0 9,000 

Defense-Wide Buckley Space Force 

Base 

REPLACEMENT WATER WELL 0 5,700 

Cuba 

Defense-Wide Guantanamo Bay Naval 

Station 

AMBULATORY CARE CENTER (INC 1) 60,000 60,000 

Delaware 

Defense-Wide Dover Air Force Base ARMED SERVICES WHOLE BLOOD 

PROCESSING LABORATORY 

0 30,500 

Djibouti 

Defense-Wide Camp Lemonnier COST TO COMPLETE: ENHANCE ENERGY SECURITY AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

0 5,200 

Georgia 

Defense-Wide Naval Submarine Base 

Kings Bay 

ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE 

2 

0 49,500 

Germany 

Defense-Wide Baumholder HUMAN PERFORMANCE TRAINING 

CENTER 

0 16,700 

Defense-Wide Baumholder SOF COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY 41,000 41,000 

Defense-Wide Baumholder SOF JOINT PARACHUTE RIGGING FACILITY 23,000 23,000 

Defense-Wide Kaiserslautern Air Base KAISERSLAUTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL 21,275 21,275 

Defense-Wide Ramstein Air Base RAMSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 181,764 181,764 

Defense-Wide Rhine Ordnance Barracks MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT (INC 

11) 

77,210 77,210 

Defense-Wide Stuttgart ROBINSON BARRACKS ELEM SCHOOL 

REPLACEMENT 

8,000 8,000 

Hawaii 

Defense-Wide Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam COST TO COMPLETE: FY20 500 KW PV 

COVERED PARKING EV CHARGING 

STATION 

0 7,476 

Defense-Wide Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam COST TO COMPLETE: PRIMARY ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION 0 13,040 

Honduras 

Defense-Wide Soto Cano Air Base FUEL FACILITIES 41,300 41,300 

Italy 

Defense-Wide Naples COST TO COMPLETE: SMART GRID 0 7,610 

Japan 

Defense-Wide Fleet Activities 

Yokosuka 

KINNICK HIGH SCHOOL (INC) 70,000 70,000 

Defense-Wide Kadena Air Base PDI SOF MAINTENANCE HANGAR 88,900 88,900 

Defense-Wide Kadena Air Base PDI: SOF COMPOSITE MAINTENANCE 

FACILITY 

11,400 11,400 

Kansas 

Defense-Wide Forbes Field MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 5,850 

Defense-Wide Fort Riley COST TO COMPLETE: POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID 0 15,468 

Korea 

Defense-Wide K–16 Air Base K–16 EMERGENCY BACKUP POWER 0 5,650 

Kuwait 

Defense-Wide Camp Arifjan COST TO COMPLETE: POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID 0 8,197 

Defense-Wide Camp Buehring MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 18,850 

Louisiana 

Defense-Wide Naval Air Station Joint 

Reserve Base New 

Orleans 

COST TO COMPLETE: DISTRIBUTION 

SWITCHGEAR 

0 6,453 

Maryland 

Defense-Wide Bethesda Naval Hospital MEDICAL CENTER ADDITION/ALTERATION (INC 7) 101,816 101,816 

Defense-Wide Fort Meade NSAW MISSION OPS AND RECORDS 

CENTER (INC) 

105,000 105,000 

Defense-Wide Fort Meade NSAW RECAP BUILDING 4 (INC) 315,000 315,000 

Defense-Wide Fort Meade NSAW RECAP BUILDING 5 (ECB 5) (INC) 65,000 65,000 

Defense-Wide Joint Base Andrews HYDRANT FUELING SYSTEM 38,300 38,300 

Missouri 

Defense-Wide Lake City Army Ammunition Plant MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 80,100 

Montana 

Defense-Wide Great Falls International Airport FUEL FACILITIES 30,000 30,000 

Nebraska 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Defense-Wide Offutt Air Force Base DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTABILITY 

AGENCY LABORATORY (P&D) 

0 5,000 

Defense-Wide Offutt Air Force Base MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 41,000 

North Carolina 

Defense-Wide Fort Liberty (Camp 

Mackall) 

MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 10,500 

Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base 

Camp Lejeune 

MARINE RAIDER BATTALION OPERATIONS FACILITY 0 70,000 

Oklahoma 

Defense-Wide Fort Sill MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 76,650 

Pennsylvania 

Defense-Wide Fort Indiantown Gap COST TO COMPLETE: GEOTHERMAL 

AND SOLAR PV 

0 9,250 

Puerto Rico 

Defense-Wide Fort Buchanan MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 56,000 

Defense-Wide Juana Dı ́az COST TO COMPLETE: MICROGRID CONTROLS, 690 KW PV, 275KW GEN, 570 

KWH BESS 

0 7,680 

Defense-Wide Ramey COST TO COMPLETE: MICROGRID CONTROL SYSTEM, 460 KW PV, 275KW 

GEN, 660 KWH BESS 

0 6,360 

Spain 

Defense-Wide Naval Station Rota BULK TANK FARM, PHASE 1 80,000 80,000 

Texas 

Defense-Wide Fort Cavazos COST TO COMPLETE: POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID 0 18,900 

Defense-Wide Fort Cavazos MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 18,250 

Utah 

Defense-Wide Hill Air Force Base OPEN STORAGE 14,200 14,200 

Virginia 

Defense-Wide Fort Belvoir DIA HEADQUARTERS ANNEX 185,000 25,000 

Defense-Wide Hampton Roads COST TO COMPLETE: BACKUP POWER 

GENERATION 

0 1,200 

Defense-Wide Joint Expeditionary 

Base Little Creek— 

Fort Story 

SOF SDVT2 OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY 61,000 61,000 

Defense-Wide Fort Belvoir (NGA 

Campus East) 

COST TO COMPLETE: CHILLED WATER 

REDUNDANCY 

0 550 

Defense-Wide Pentagon HVAC EFFICIENCY UPGRADES 0 2,250 

Defense-Wide Pentagon SEC OPS AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS 

FACS 

30,600 30,600 

Washington 

Defense-Wide Joint Base LewisMcChord POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID 0 49,850 

Defense-Wide Joint Base LewisMcChord SOF CONSOLIDATED RIGGING FACILITY 62,000 62,000 

Defense-Wide Manchester BULK STORAGE TANKS, PHASE 2 71,000 71,000 

Defense-Wide Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport SOF COLD WATER TRAINING AUSTERE 

ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 

0 37,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide INDOPACOM UNSPECIFIED MINOR 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

0 62,000 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERV. 

INVEST. PROG. 

548,000 0 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

ERCIP PLANNING & DESIGN 86,250 86,250 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

EXERCISE RELATED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 11,107 11,107 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 49,610 49,610 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 32,579 32,579 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 30,215 30,215 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 25,130 25,130 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 24,000 24,000 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 8,568 8,568 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 3,068 3,068 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 2,000 2,000 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 1,035 1,035 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 590 590 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 19,271 19,271 

Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 3,000 3,000 

Defense-Wide Various Worldwide Locations UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 4,875 4,875 

Wyoming 

Defense-Wide F.E. Warren Air Force 

Base 

MICROGRID AND BATTERY STORAGE 0 25,000 

Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide ........................................................ 2,984,682 3,006,107 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

Alabama 

Army National Guard Fort McClellan COST TO COMPLETE: ENLISTED BARRACKS, TT 0 7,000 

Army National Guard Huntsville COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 4,650 

Arizona 

Army National Guard Surprise Readiness 

Center 

NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 15,000 15,000 

Arkansas 

Army National Guard Fort Chaffee COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 610 

California 

Army National Guard Bakersfield COST TO COMPLETE: VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 1,000 

Army National Guard Camp Roberts COST TO COMPLETE: AUTOMATED 

MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN 

(MPMG) RANGE 

0 5,000 

Colorado 

Army National Guard Peterson Space Force 

Base 

COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 3,000 

Connecticut 

Army National Guard Putnam COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 6,125 

Florida 

Army National Guard Camp Blanding MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 0 11,000 

Guam 

Army National Guard Barrigada COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 6,900 

Idaho 

Army National Guard Jerome COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 1,250 

Army National Guard Jerome County Regional Site NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 17,000 17,000 

Illinois 

Army National Guard Bloomington COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 

SHOP 

0 5,250 

Army National Guard North Riverside Armory NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 24,000 24,000 

Indiana 

Army National Guard Shelbyville COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER ADD/ 

ALT 

0 5,000 

Kansas 

Army National Guard Topeka COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD/RESERVE CENTER BUILDING 

0 5,856 

Kentucky 

Army National Guard Burlington VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 16,400 

Army National Guard Frankfort COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD/RESERVE CENTER BUILDING 

0 2,000 

Louisiana 

Army National Guard Camp Beauregard COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING OPEN-BAY (P&D) 0 2,400 

Army National Guard Camp Beauregard COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 2,000 

Army National Guard Camp Minden COST TO COMPLETE: COLLECTIVE 

TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING, OPEN BAY 

0 3,718 

Maine 

Army National Guard Northern Maine Range 

Complex 

AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE (P&D) 0 2,800 

Army National Guard Saco COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 

SHOP 

0 7,420 

Massachusetts 


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Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Army National Guard Camp Edwards COST TO COMPLETE: AUTOMATED 

MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN 

(MPMG) RANGE 

0 3,000 

Mississippi 

Army National Guard Camp Shelby CAMP SHELBY JFTC RAILHEAD EXPANSION (P&D) 0 2,200 

Army National Guard Camp Shelby COST TO COMPLETE: MANEUVER AREA 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT SITE ADDITION 

0 5,425 

Army National Guard Southaven NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 22,000 

Missouri 

Army National Guard Belle Fontaine NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 28,000 28,000 

Nebraska 

Army National Guard Bellevue COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 9,090 

Army National Guard Greenlief Training Site COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING OPEN-BAY (P&D) 0 1,200 

Army National Guard Mead Training Site COST TO COMPLETE: COLLECTIVE 

TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING, OPEN BAY 

0 1,913 

Army National Guard North Platte COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 

SHOP 

0 400 

New Hampshire 

Army National Guard Concord COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 200 

Army National Guard Littleton NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP ADD 23,000 23,000 

New Jersey 

Army National Guard Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 605 

New Mexico 

Army National Guard Rio Rancho Training 

Site 

NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP ADD 11,000 11,000 

New York 

Army National Guard Lexington Avenue Armory NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 70,000 

North Carolina 

Army National Guard Salisbury ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITIES 

(P&D) 

0 2,200 

North Dakota 

Army National Guard Camp Grafton INSTITUTIONAL POST-INITIAL MILITARY TRAINING, UNACCOMPANIED 

HOUSING (P&D) 

0 1,950 

Army National Guard Dickinson COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 5,425 

Ohio 

Army National Guard Camp Perry Joint 

Training Center 

NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 19,200 19,200 

Army National Guard Columbus COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 4,000 

Oklahoma 

Army National Guard Ardmore COST TO COMPLETE: VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 400 

Oregon 

Army National Guard Washington County 

Readiness Center 

NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 26,000 26,000 

Pennsylvania 

Army National Guard Hermitage Readiness 

Center 

NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 13,600 13,600 

Army National Guard Moon Township COST TO COMPLETE: COMBINED SUPPORT MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 3,100 

Puerto Rico 

Army National Guard Fort Allen COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 3,676 

Rhode Island 

Army National Guard Camp Fogarty Training 

Site 

COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING OPEN-BAY (P&D) 0 1,990 

Army National Guard North Kingstown NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 30,000 

South Carolina 

Army National Guard Aiken County Readiness Center NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 20,000 20,000 

Army National Guard Joint Base Charleston COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 4,373 


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Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Army National Guard McCrady Training Center AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 7,900 7,900 

South Dakota 

Army National Guard Sioux Falls COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 5,250 

Tennessee 

Army National Guard Campbell Army Air 

Field 

ARMY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS 

(P&D) 

0 2,500 

Army National Guard McMinnville COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 500 

Texas 

Army National Guard Fort Cavazos GENERAL INSTRUCTION BUILDING 

(P&D) 

0 2,685 

Army National Guard Fort Worth COST TO COMPLETE: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR ADD/ALT 0 6,489 

Army National Guard Fort Worth COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 

SHOP 

0 381 

Utah 

Army National Guard Camp Williams COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING, SENIOR NCO AND 

OFFICER (P&D) 

0 2,875 

Vermont 

Army National Guard Bennington COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER 

0 3,415 

Virgin Islands 

Army National Guard St. Croix COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY AVIATION 

SUPPORT FACILITY 

0 4,200 

Army National Guard St. Croix COST TO COMPLETE: READY BUILDING 0 1,710 

Virginia 

Army National Guard Sandston Rc & FMS 1 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 20,000 20,000 

Army National Guard Troutville COST TO COMPLETE: COMBINED SUPPORT MAINTENANCE SHOP ADDITION 

0 2,415 

Army National Guard Troutville COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL 

GUARD READINESS CENTER ADDITION 

0 2,135 

West Virginia 

Army National Guard Parkersburg NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER (P&D) 0 3,300 

Wisconsin 

Army National Guard Viroqua NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 18,200 18,200 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army National Guard Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 34,286 34,286 

Army National Guard Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 63,000 63,000 

Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard ........................................ 340,186 650,567 

ARMY RESERVE 

Alabama 

Army Reserve Birmingham ARMY RESERVE CENTER/AMSA/LAND 57,000 57,000 

Arizona 

Army Reserve San Tan Valley AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY 12,000 12,000 

California 

Army Reserve Camp Pendleton COST TO COMPLETE: AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY 0 3,000 

Army Reserve Fort Hunter Liggett NETWORK ENTERPRISE CENTER 0 40,000 

Florida 

Army Reserve Perrine COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE 

CENTER 

0 3,000 

North Carolina 

Army Reserve Asheville COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE 

CENTER 

0 12,000 

Ohio 

Army Reserve Wright-Patterson Air 

Force Base 

COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE 

CENTER 

0 5,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Reserve Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 23,389 23,389 

Army Reserve Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 14,687 14,687 

Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve ....................................................... 107,076 170,076 


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Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE 

Michigan 

Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve Battle Creek ORGANIC SUPPLY FACILITIES 24,549 24,549 

Virginia 

Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve Marine Forces Reserve 

Dam Neck Virginia 

Beach 

G/ATOR SUPPORT FACILITIES 12,400 12,400 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MCNR PLANNING & DESIGN 6,495 6,495 

Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MCNR UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 7,847 7,847 

Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve ..... 51,291 51,291 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

Alabama 

Air National Guard Montgomery Regional 

Airport 

F–35 ADAL SQ OPS BLDG 1303 7,000 7,000 

Alaska 

Air National Guard Eielson Air Force Base AMC STANDARD DUAL BAY HANGAR 

(P&D) 

0 3,700 

Air National Guard Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson ADAL ALERT CREW FACILITY HGR 18 0 7,000 

Arizona 

Air National Guard Tucson International 

Airport 

MCCA: AIRCRAFT ARRESTING SYSTEM 

(NEW RWY) 

11,600 11,600 

Arkansas 

Air National Guard Ebbing Air National 

Guard Base 

3–BAY HANGAR 0 54,000 

Air National Guard Ebbing Air National 

Guard Base 

AIRCREW FLIGHT EQUIPMENT/STEP 0 9,300 

Air National Guard Ebbing Air National 

Guard Base 

SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM FACILITY 0 12,700 

Colorado 

Air National Guard Buckley Space Force 

Base 

AIRCRAFT CORROSION CONTROL 12,000 12,000 

Indiana 

Air National Guard Fort Wayne International Airport FIRE STATION 8,900 8,900 

Mississippi 

Air National Guard Field Air National 

Guard Base 

COST TO COMPLETE: 172ND AIRLIFT 

WING FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION 

0 8,000 

Missouri 

Air National Guard Rosecrans Air National 

Guard Base 

139TH AIRLIFT WING ENTRY CONTROL 

POINT (P&D) 

0 2,000 

Air National Guard Rosecrans Air National 

Guard Base 

ENTRY CONTROL POINT (P&D) 0 2,000 

Oregon 

Air National Guard Portland International 

Airport 

SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 1 22,000 22,000 

Air National Guard Portland International 

Airport 

SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 2 18,500 18,500 

Air National Guard Portland International 

Airport 

SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 3 0 20,000 

Air National Guard Portland International 

Airport 

SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 4 0 11,000 

Pennsylvania 

Air National Guard Harrisburg International Airport ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY 0 8,000 

Wisconsin 

Air National Guard Truax Field F–35: MM&I FAC, B701 0 5,200 

Air National Guard Volk Air National 

Guard Base 

FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION (P&D) 0 670 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Air National Guard Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 35,600 35,600 

Air National Guard Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 63,122 63,122 

Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard ............................................ 178,722 322,292 

AIR FORCE RESERVE 

Arizona 

Air Force Reserve Davis-Monthan Air 

Force Base 

GUARDIAN ANGEL POTFF FACILITY 0 8,500 

California 


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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Air Force Reserve March Air Reserve 

Base 

KC–46 ADD/ALTER B1244 FUT/CARGO 

PALLET STORAGE 

17,000 17,000 

Air Force Reserve March Air Reserve 

Base 

KC–46 ADD/ALTER B6000 SIMULATOR 

FACILITY 

8,500 8,500 

Air Force Reserve March Air Reserve 

Base 

KC–46 TWO BAY MAINTENANCE/FUEL 

HANGAR 

201,000 201,000 

Guam 

Air Force Reserve Joint Region Marianas AERIAL PORT FACILITY 27,000 27,000 

Louisiana 

Air Force Reserve Barksdale Air Force 

Base 

307 BW MEDICAL FACILITY ADDITION 0 7,000 

Ohio 

Air Force Reserve Youngstown Air Reserve Station BASE FIRE STATION (P&D) 0 2,500 

Texas 

Air Force Reserve Naval Air Station Joint 

Reserve Base Fort 

Worth 

LRS WAREHOUSE 16,000 16,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Air Force Reserve Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 12,146 12,146 

Air Force Reserve Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 9,926 9,926 

Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve ............................................... 291,572 309,572 

NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

Worldwide Unspecified 

NATO NATO Security Investment Program NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 293,434 293,434 

Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program ........................................................ 293,434 293,434 

INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND 

Worldwide Unspecified 

MILCON, 

INDOPACOM 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

PILOT PROGRAM 

0 150,000 

Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Defense-Wide ..................................... 0 150,000 

TOTAL INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND .................................................. 0 150,000 

TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION .......................................................................... 14,345,019 14,345,019 

FAMILY HOUSING 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 

Georgia 

Fam Hsg Con, Army Fort Eisenhower FORT EISENHOWER MHPI EQUITY INVESTMENT 50,000 50,000 

Germany 

Fam Hsg Con, Army Baumholder FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION 78,746 78,746 

Kwajalein 

Fam Hsg Con, Army Kwajalein Atoll FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT CONSTRUCTION 98,600 98,600 

Missouri 

Fam Hsg Con, Army Fort Leonard Wood FORT LEONARD WOOD MHPI EQUITY 

INVESTMENT 

50,000 50,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Fam Hsg Con, Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

FAMILY HOUSING P&D 27,549 27,549 

Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army ......................................................... 304,895 304,895 

FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

FURNISHINGS 12,121 12,121 

Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 86,019 86,019 

Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

LEASING 112,976 112,976 

Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MAINTENANCE 86,706 86,706 

Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MANAGEMENT 41,121 41,121 

Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MISCELLANEOUS 554 554 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

SERVICES 7,037 7,037 

Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UTILITIES 38,951 38,951 

Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army .......................... 385,485 385,485 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS 

Guam 

Fam Hsg Con, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Joint Region Marianas REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 

8 

121,906 121,906 

Fam Hsg Con, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Naval Support Activity 

Andersen 

REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING (AF), 

PHASE 7 

83,126 83,126 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Fam Hsg Con, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

DESIGN, WASHINGTON DC 4,782 4,782 

Fam Hsg Con, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

IMPROVEMENTS, WASHINGTON DC 57,740 57,740 

Fam Hsg Con, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

USMC DPRI/GUAM PLANNING & DESIGN 9,588 9,588 

Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps ........................ 277,142 277,142 

FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Fam Hsg O&M, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

FURNISHINGS 17,744 17,744 

Fam Hsg O&M, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 65,655 65,655 

Fam Hsg O&M, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

LEASING 60,214 60,214 

Fam Hsg O&M, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MAINTENANCE 101,356 101,356 

Fam Hsg O&M, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MANAGEMENT 61,896 61,896 

Fam Hsg O&M, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MISCELLANEOUS 419 419 

Fam Hsg O&M, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

SERVICES 13,250 13,250 

Fam Hsg O&M, Navy 

& Marine Corps 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UTILITIES 43,320 43,320 

Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine 

Corps.

363,854 363,854 

FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 

Alabama 

Fam Hsg Con, Air 

Force 

Maxwell Air Force Base MHPI RESTRUCTURE-AETC GROUP II 65,000 65,000 

Colorado 

Fam Hsg Con, Air 

Force 

U.S. Air Force Academy CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT— 

CARLTON HOUSE 

9,282 9,282 

Hawaii 

Fam Hsg Con, Air 

Force 

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam MHPI RESTRUCTURE-JOINT BASE 

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM 

75,000 75,000 

Mississippi 

Fam Hsg Con, Air 

Force 

Keesler Air Force Base MHPI RESTRUCTURE-SOUTHERN 

GROUP 

80,000 80,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Fam Hsg Con, Air 

Force 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

PLANNING & DESIGN 7,815 7,815 

Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force ................................................. 237,097 237,097 

FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Fam Hsg O&M, Air 

Force 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

FURNISHINGS 12,884 23,884 

Fam Hsg O&M, Air 

Force 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 31,803 31,803 

Fam Hsg O&M, Air 

Force 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

LEASING 5,143 5,143 

Fam Hsg O&M, Air 

Force 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MAINTENANCE 135,410 124,410 

Fam Hsg O&M, Air 

Force 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MANAGEMENT 68,023 68,023 

Fam Hsg O&M, Air 

Force 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MISCELLANEOUS 2,377 2,377 

Fam Hsg O&M, Air 

Force 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

SERVICES 10,692 10,692 


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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2024 Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Fam Hsg O&M, Air 

Force 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UTILITIES 48,054 48,054 

Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force .................. 314,386 314,386 

FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

FURNISHINGS 673 673 

Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

FURNISHINGS 89 89 

Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

LEASING 32,042 32,042 

Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

LEASING 13,658 13,658 

Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MAINTENANCE 35 35 

Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UTILITIES 4,273 4,273 

Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

UTILITIES 15 15 

Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide .......... 50,785 50,785 

FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Family Housing Improvement Fund Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES—FHIF 6,611 6,611 

Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund ......................................................... 6,611 6,611 

UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Unaccompanied 

Housing Improvement Fund 

Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES—UHIF 496 496 

Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund ....................................... 496 496 

TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING .............................................................................................. 1,940,751 1,940,751 

DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC, Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 150,640 150,640 

Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Army ..................................................... 150,640 150,640 

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC, Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 108,818 108,818 

Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Navy ...................................................... 108,818 108,818 

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 123,990 123,990 

Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force ............................................. 123,990 123,990 

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

INT–4: DLA ACTIVITIES 5,726 5,726 

Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Defense-Wide ..................................... 5,726 5,726 

TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ................................ 389,174 389,174 

TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC ........ 16,674,944 16,674,944 


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1 TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

3 PROGRAMS 

4 SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

5 PROGRAMS. 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Discretionary Summary by Appropriation 

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 

Appropriation Summary: 

Energy Programs 

Nuclear Energy ................................................................................... 177,733 177,733 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities 

National Nuclear Security Administration: 

Weapons Activities ....................................................................... 18,832,947 19,108,947 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ............................................... 2,508,959 2,483,959 

Naval Reactors ............................................................................ 1,964,100 1,964,100 

Federal Salaries and Expenses .................................................... 538,994 538,994 

Total, National Nuclear Security Administration .......................... 23,845,000 24,096,000 

Defense Environmental Cleanup ......................................................... 7,073,587 7,073,587 

Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D ................................................... 427,000 0 

Other Defense Activities ...................................................................... 1,075,197 1,075,197 

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities ........................................... 32,420,784 32,244,784 

Total, Discretionary Funding ................................................................. 32,598,517 32,422,517 

Nuclear Energy 

Safeguards and security ..................................................................................... 177,733 177,733 

Total, Nuclear Energy ............................................................................... 177,733 177,733 

National Nuclear Security Administration 

Weapons Activities 

Stockpile management 

Stockpile major modernization 

B61 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 Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile ................... 0 75,000 

Program increase ......................................................................... (75,000) 

W87–1 Modification Program ............................................................. 1,068,909 1,068,909 

W93 ..................................................................................................... 389,656 389,656 

Subtotal, Stockpile major modernization .......................................... 3,097,167 3,172,167 

Stockpile sustainment ................................................................................................. 1,276,578 1,276,578 

Weapons dismantlement and disposition .................................................................... 53,718 53,718 

Production operations ................................................................................................. 710,822 710,822 

Nuclear enterprise assurance ..................................................................................... 66,614 66,614 

Total, Stockpile management ................................................................. 5,204,899 5,279,899 

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 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

07–D–220-04 Transuranic Liquid Waste Facility, LANL 0 0 

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 .................................................................................. 858,235 858,235 

Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization ................... 920,999 920,999 

Enterprise Plutonium Support ................................................................... 87,779 87,779 

Total, Plutonium Modernization ........................................................... 2,769,000 2,769,000 

High Explosives & Energetics 

High Explosives & Energetics .............................................. 93,558 93,558 

23–D–516 Energetic Materials Characterization Facility, 

LANL ............................................................................... 0 19,000 

Restore project ............................................................. (19,000) 

21–D–510 HE Synthesis, Formulation, and Production, 

PX .................................................................................... 0 110,000 

Restore project ............................................................. (110,000) 

15–D–301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX ........... 101,356 101,356 

Subtotal, High Explosives & Energetics ............................................. 194,914 323,914 

Total, Primary Capability Modernization ......................................... 2,963,914 3,092,914 

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 0 

Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment ...................... 592,992 592,992 

Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization 

Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization .............................................................. 166,990 166,990 

22–D–513 Power Sources Capability, SNL ....................................................... 37,886 37,886 

Total, Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization ................................. 204,876 204,876 

Capability Based Investments .................................................................................... 156,462 156,462

Total, Production Modernization .......................................................... 5,555,928 5,684,928 

Stockpile research, technology, and engineering 

Assessment Science 

Assessment Science ............................................................................. 917,751 926,751 

Program increase for Krypton Fluoride laser ............................. (9,000) 

14–D–640 U1a Complex Enhancements Project, NNSS ................... 126,570 126,570 

Total, Assessment Science ....................................................................... 1,044,321 1,053,321 

Engineering and integrated assessments .................................................... 440,456 440,456 

Inertial confinement fusion ......................................................................... 601,650 641,650 

Program increase ................................................................................ (40,000) 

Advanced simulation and computing .......................................................... 782,472 792,472 

Program increase ................................................................................ (10,000) 

Weapon technology and manufacturing maturation ................................... 327,745 327,745 

Academic programs ..................................................................................... 152,271 152,271 

Total, Stockpile research, technology, and engineering .............. 3,348,915 3,407,915 

Infrastructure and operations 

Operating 

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 ............................................................ 650,012 650,012 

Subtotal, Recapitalization ....................................................................... 650,012 650,012 

Total, Operating ........................................................................................... 2,560,126 2,560,126 

Mission enabling construction 

22–D–510 Analytic Gas Laboratory, PX ........................................... 35,000 35,000 

22–D–511 Plutonium Production Building, LANL ........................... 48,500 48,500 

22–D–512 TA–46 Protective Force Facility, LANL .......................... 48,500 48,500 

22–D–517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL ..................... 75,000 75,000 

22–D–518 Plutonium Modernization Ops & Waste Mngmt Office 

Bldg, LANL .................................................................................... 0 0 

23–D–519 Special Material Facility, Y–12 ........................................ 0 0 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Total, Mission enabling construction .................................................. 207,000 207,000 

Total, Infrastructure and operations .................................................. 2,767,126 2,767,126 

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 ....................................................................... 988,756 991,756 

Program increase ................................................................................ (3,000) 

Construction: 

17–D–710 West End Protected Area Reduction Project, Y–12 ......... 28,000 38,000 

Program increase ......................................................................... (10,000) 

Subtotal, Construction .............................................................................. 28,000 38,000 

Total, Defense nuclear security ............................................................. 1,016,756 1,029,756 

Information technology and cybersecurity .............................................. 578,379 578,379 

Legacy contractor pensions ............................................................................ 65,452 65,452 

Total, Weapons Activities ......................................................................... 18,894,519 19,170,519 

Adjustments 

Use of prior year balances .......................................................................... –61,572 –61,572 

Total, Adjustments ...................................................................................... –61,572 –61,572 

Total, Weapons Activities ......................................................................... 18,832,947 19,108,947 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 

Material Management and Minimization 

Conversion (formerly HEU Reactor Conversion) ....................................... 116,675 116,675 

Nuclear material removal ............................................................................ 47,100 47,100 

Material disposition ..................................................................................... 282,250 282,250 

Total, Material Management and Minimization .............................. 446,025 446,025 

Global Material Security 

International nuclear security ..................................................................... 84,707 84,707 

Radiological security ................................................................................... 258,033 258,033 

Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence .............................................. 181,308 181,308 

Total, Global Material Security ............................................................. 524,048 524,048 

Nonproliferation and Arms Control .................................................................... 212,358 212,358 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D 

Proliferation detection ................................................................................. 290,388 290,388 

Nonproliferation stewardship program ....................................................... 107,437 107,437 

Nuclear detonation detection ...................................................................... 285,603 285,603 

Forensics R&D ............................................................................................ 44,759 44,759 

Nonproliferation fuels development ............................................................ 0 0 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D ................................ 728,187 728,187 

Nonproliferation Construction: 

18–D–150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS ........................... 77,211 77,211 

Total, Nonproliferation Construction ................................................. 77,211 77,211 

NNSA Bioassurance Program ............................................................................ 25,000 0 

Program reduction ...................................................................................... (–25,000) 

Legacy contractor pensions ................................................................................ 22,587 22,587 

Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident Response Program 

Emergency Operations ................................................................................ 19,123 19,123 

Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation ................................................ 474,420 474,420 

Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident Response Program .............................................................................................................. 493,543 493,543 

Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation .................................... 2,528,959 2,503,959 

Adjustments 

Use of prior year balances .......................................................................... –20,000 –20,000 

Total, Adjustments ...................................................................................... –20,000 –20,000 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ........................................... 2,508,959 2,483,959 

Naval Reactors 

Naval reactors development ................................................................................ 838,340 838,340 

Columbia-Class reactor systems development ..................................................... 52,900 52,900 

S8G Prototype refueling ..................................................................................... 0 0 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Naval reactors operations and infrastructure ..................................................... 712,036 712,036 

Program direction ............................................................................................... 61,540 61,540 

Construction: 

22–D–533 BL Component Test Complex ................................................... 0 0 

22–D–531 KL Chemistry & Radiological Health Building ........................ 10,400 10,400 

21–D–530 KL Steam and Condensate Upgrade ........................................ 53,000 53,000 

14–D–901 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project, NRF .............. 199,300 199,300 

24–D–530 NRF Medical Science Complex ................................................. 36,584 36,584 

Total, Construction ..................................................................................... 299,284 262,700 

Total, Naval Reactors ................................................................................ 1,964,100 1,964,100 

Federal Salaries and Expenses 

Program direction ............................................................................................... 538,994 538,994

Use of prior year balances .................................................................................. 0 0 

Total, Federal Salaries and Expenses ................................................. 538,994 538,994 

TOTAL, National Nuclear Security Administration ...................... 23,845,000 24,096,000 

Defense Environmental Cleanup 

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 

18–D–404 Modification of Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility ..... 0 0 

22–D–401 L–888 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 

Expans Proj ............................................................................................ 1,000 1,000 

Total, Richland ............................................................................................. 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: 

23–D–403 Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk Management Project ............................................................................ 15,309 15,309 

15–D–409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System ................ 60,000 60,000 

18–D–16 Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant—LBL/ 

Direct feed LAW ..................................................................... 0 0 

01–D–16D High-Level Waste Facility ........................................ 600,000 600,000 

01–D–16E Pretreatment Facility ............................................... 20,000 20,000 

Subtotal, Construction .............................................................................. 695,309 695,309 

ORP Low-level waste offsite disposal ......................................................... 0 0 

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 Addl ICDF Landfill Disposal Cell and Evaporation 

Ponds Project .......................................................................... 46,500 46,500 

22–D–402 Calcine Construction .................................................. 10,000 10,000 

Subtotal, 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 

Separations Processing Research Unit ....................................................... 15,300 15,300 

Nevada Test Site ......................................................................................... 61,952 61,952 

Sandia National Laboratory ....................................................................... 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 


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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2024 

Request 

Senate 

Authorized 

Oak Ridge Reservation: 

OR Nuclear Facility D&D .......................................................................... 335,000 335,000 

U233 Disposition Program ......................................................................... 55,000 55,000 

OR cleanup and waste 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 

Subtotal, Construction .............................................................................. 34,500 34,500 

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 Site: 

Savannah River risk management operations ............................................. 453,109 453,109 

Savannah River legacy pensions ................................................................. 65,898 65,898 

Savannah River community and regulatory support .................................. 12,389 12,389 

Savannah River National Laboratory O&M ............................................... 42,000 42,000 

Construction: 

20-D–401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12 ......................... 56,250 56,250 

19–D–701 SR Security Systems Replacement ............................ 0 0 

18–D–401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #8, 9 .................................. 31,250 31,250 

18–D–402 Emergency Operations Center Replacement, SR ...... 34,733 34,733 

Subtotal, Construction .............................................................................. 122,233 122,233 

Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization ................................................. 880,323 880,323 

Total, Savannah River Site ...................................................................... 1,575,952 1,575,952 

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—Defense Environmental Cleanup ....................................... 326,893 326,893 

Program support—Defense Environmental Cleanup ......................................... 103,504 103,504 

Safeguards and Security—Defense Environmental Cleanup ............................. 332,645 332,645 

Technology development and deployment ........................................................... 30,000 30,000 

Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup ....................................... 7,073,587 7,073,587 

TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup ......................................... 7,073,587 7,073,587 

Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D ............................................................ 427,000 0 

Program reduction .............................................................................................. (–427,000) 

Other Defense Activities 

Environment, health, safety and security 

Environment, health, safety and security mission support ......................... 144,705 144,705 

Program direction ....................................................................................... 86,558 86,558 

Total, Environment, health, safety and security ............................ 231,263 231,263 

Office of Enterprise Assessments 

Enterprise assessments ............................................................................... 30,022 30,022 

Program direction ....................................................................................... 64,132 64,132 

Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments ............................................. 94,154 94,154 

Specialized security activities .............................................................................. 345,330 345,330 

Legacy Management 

Legacy Management Activities—Defense ................................................... 173,681 173,681 

Program Direction ...................................................................................... 22,621 22,621 

Total, 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 

Use of prior year balances .................................................................................. 0 0 

Total, Other Defense Activities .............................................................. 1,075,197 1,075,197 


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Calendar No. 119 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2226 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for 

and for other purposes. military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, ties of the Department of Energy, to prescribe for military construction, and for defense activimilitary activities of the Department of Defense, 

JULY 11, 2023 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 


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