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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5009 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]

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                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     December 11, 2024.
    Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to 
the bill (H.R. 5009) entitled ``An Act to reauthorize wildlife habitat 
and conservation programs, and for other purposes.'', with the 
following

                  HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:

            In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
      amendment of the Senate, insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemember 
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2025''.
    (b) Reference.--Any reference in this or any other Act to the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025'' shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the ``Servicemember Quality of Life 
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2025''.

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

    (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into 7 divisions as follows:
            (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
            (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
            (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security 
        Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
            (4) Division D--Funding Tables.
            (5) Division E--Other Matters.
            (6) Division F--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2025.
            (7) Division G--Department of State Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2025.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.
Sec. 5. Joint explanatory statement.

            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. Centralized Security Monitoring Program for facilities of the 
                            Army.
Sec. 112. Pilot program on the use of robotic targets to enhance the 
                            lethality of the reserve components of the 
                            Army.
Sec. 113. Plan for additional kinetic effectors for low, slow, small 
                            unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system 
                            of the Army.
Sec. 114. Report on procurement of energetic materials from sources 
                            outside of the United States.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Modifications to procurement authorities for certain 
                            amphibious shipbuilding programs.
Sec. 122. Modification of requirement to incorporate advanced 
                            degaussing systems into Arleigh Burke class 
                            destroyers.
Sec. 123. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy 
                            port waterborne security barriers.
Sec. 124. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain 
                            aircraft carriers.
Sec. 125. Designation of official responsible for autonomous surface 
                            and underwater dual-modality vehicles.
Sec. 126. Multiyear procurement authority for CH-53K aircraft and T408 
                            engines.
Sec. 127. Recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy 
                            Reserve.
Sec. 128. Limitation on the construction of the Landing Ship Medium.
Sec. 129. Limitation on availability of funds for Constellation-class 
                            frigate program pending certification on 
                            basic and functional design.
Sec. 130. Limitation on structural improvements and electrical power 
                            upgrades for AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.
Sec. 131. Annual report on surface ship suppliers.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 141. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement 
                            relating to RQ-4 aircraft.
Sec. 142. Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force 
                            structure.
Sec. 143. Modifications to inventory requirements for certain aircraft.
Sec. 144. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to inventory 
                            of E-3 airborne warning and control system 
                            aircraft.
Sec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.
Sec. 146. Management of temporary relocation of B-1 bomber aircraft and 
                            personnel.
Sec. 147. Consolidation of authorities relating to Air Force landing 
                            gear.
Sec. 148. Recapitalization of air refueling tanker aircraft of the 
                            reserve components of the Air Force.
Sec. 149. Prohibition on reduction of KC-135 aircraft in PMAI of the 
                            reserve components.
Sec. 150. Prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft and requirement 
                            to conduct fighter aircraft capabilities 
                            and requirements study.
Sec. 151. Notification of delays in delivery of MH-139 aircraft.
Sec. 152. Plan and requirements for fielding air base air defense sites 
                            at Air Force installations.
Sec. 153. Plan for establishment and maintenance of F-16 simulators at 
                            Air National Guard training centers.
Sec. 154. Plan for sustainment and recapitalization of Air National 
                            Guard fighter fleet.

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

Sec. 161. Modification to Air Force and Navy use of commercial dual-use 
                            parts in certain aircraft and engines.
Sec. 162. Measures to increase supply chain resiliency for small 
                            unmanned aerial systems.
Sec. 163. Policy on qualifications of contractors for into-plane fuel 
                            deliveries for heavy-lift aircraft.
Sec. 164. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting 
                            related to foreign-made light detection and 
                            ranging technology.
Sec. 165. Limitation on procurement of F-35 aircraft pending 
                            certification on improvements and 
                            correction of deficiencies.
Sec. 166. Assessments of inventory requirements for air-to-air 
                            missiles.
Sec. 167. Plan for signals intelligence capabilities of armed overwatch 
                            aircraft.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Modification of certain requirements relating to the Joint 
                            Energetics Transition Office.
Sec. 212. Modification to annual report on unfunded priorities of the 
                            Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
                            Engineering.
Sec. 213. Modification to defense laboratory education partnerships.
Sec. 214. Extension of Global Research Watch Program.
Sec. 215. Expansion of authority for technology protection features 
                            activities.
Sec. 216. Modification to personnel management authority to attract 
                            experts in science, engineering, and 
                            certain other disciplines.
Sec. 217. Codification of the Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program.
Sec. 218. Modification to consortium on use of additive manufacturing 
                            for defense capability development.
Sec. 219. Modification to continuous capability development and 
                            delivery program for F-35 aircraft.
Sec. 220. Modifications to test program for engineering plant of DDG(X) 
                            destroyer vessels.
Sec. 221. Improvements relating to defining, identifying, and planning 
                            the artificial intelligence workforce of 
                            the Department of Defense.
Sec. 222. Modification to artificial intelligence education strategy.
Sec. 223. Modification of CVN-73 to support fielding of MQ-25 unmanned 
                            aerial vehicle.
Sec. 224. Modification to innovators information repository in the 
                            Department of Defense.
Sec. 225. Duties of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer 
                            Governing Council relating to artificial 
                            intelligence models and advanced artificial 
                            intelligence technologies.
Sec. 226. Ensuring compliance with Department of Defense policy when 
                            awarding research grants.
Sec. 227. Extension and modification of Directed Energy Working Group.
Sec. 228. National Defense Economic Competition Research Council.
Sec. 229. Agility Prime Transition Working Group.
Sec. 230. Authority for temporary assignment of employees of the Office 
                            of Strategic Capital to certain private-
                            sector organizations.
Sec. 231. Quantum benchmarking initiative.
Sec. 232. Expansion of participation in the Digital On-Demand Program.
Sec. 233. Management and utilization of digital data to enhance 
                            maintenance activities.
Sec. 234. Electromagnetic spectrum demonstration program.
Sec. 235. Competitive demonstration of automated target recognition 
                            algorithms.
Sec. 236. Pilot program on development of near-term use cases and 
                            demonstration of artificial intelligence 
                            toward biotechnology applications for 
                            national security.
Sec. 237. Pilot program on use of artificial intelligence for certain 
                            workflow and operations tasks.
Sec. 238. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research 
                            collaboration with certain academic 
                            institutions.

             Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

Sec. 241. Incorporating human readiness levels into research, 
                            development, test, and evaluation 
                            activities.
Sec. 242. Biotechnology roadmap.
Sec. 243. Plan to advance interests of Department of Defense in matters 
                            relating to electromagnetic spectrum in 
                            international fora.
Sec. 244. Strategic plan for quantum information science technologies 
                            within the Department of Defense.
Sec. 245. Defense Science Board study on long-term operations and 
                            availability of Kwajalein Atoll as a Major 
                            Range and Test Facility Base.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

                   Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

Sec. 311. Modification of definition of antenna structure project under 
                            Military Aviation and Installation 
                            Assurance Clearinghouse for review of 
                            mission obstructions.
Sec. 312. Extension of period for cooperative agreements under Native 
                            American lands environmental mitigation 
                            program.
Sec. 313. Extension of requirement to establish a schedule of black 
                            start exercises to assess the energy 
                            resilience and energy security of military 
                            installations.
Sec. 314. Change in timeframe for report on ability of Department of 
                            Defense to meet requirements for energy 
                            resilience and energy security measures on 
                            military installations.
Sec. 315. Repeal of limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels; annual 
                            report.
Sec. 316. Extension of prohibition on required disclosure.
Sec. 317. 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. 318. Initiative to control and combat the spread of coconut 
                            rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii.
Sec. 319. Prohibition on implementation of regulation relating to 
                            minimizing risk of climate change.
Sec. 320. Implementation of Inspector General recommendations relating 
                            to oversight of defense fuel support 
                            points.
Sec. 321. Provision by Secretary of the Air Force of meteorological 
                            data for Air Force and Army.

                 Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

Sec. 331. Joint Safety Council report and briefing requirements.
Sec. 332. Modifications to Comptroller General annual reviews of F-35 
                            sustainment efforts.
Sec. 333. Plans regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned 
                            stockpiles of Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 
                            Force.
Sec. 334. Warehouse utilization organization alignment.
Sec. 335. Authority for Government-owned, Government-operated 
                            facilities to access production base 
                            support funds.
Sec. 336. Pre-positioned stocks of finished defense textile articles.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 341. Modification of readiness reports to include total number of 
                            combat readiness upgrades or downgrades.
Sec. 342. Extension and expansion of incident reporting requirements 
                            for Department of Defense.
Sec. 343. Annual briefing on operational readiness of 53rd Weather 
                            Reconnaissance Squadron prior to 
                            commencement of official hurricane season.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 351. Extension of authority for Secretary of Defense to use 
                            Department of Defense reimbursement rate 
                            for transportation services provided to 
                            certain non-Department of Defense entities.
Sec. 352. Improvements to FireGuard Program of National Guard.
Sec. 353. Counter unmanned aerial system threat library.
Sec. 354. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of 
                            Office of Secretary of Defense until 
                            submission of certain documents.
Sec. 355. Anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit 
                            for certain Army vehicles.
Sec. 356. Program for advanced manufacturing in the Indo-Pacific 
                            region.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Annual end strength authorization for the Space Force.
Sec. 403. Temporary exclusion of mental health care providers from 
                            authorized strengths of certain officers on 
                            active duty.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
                            Reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on 
                            active duty for operational support.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Military personnel.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

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

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                       Subtitle A--Officer Policy

Sec. 501. Redistribution of general officers of the Marine Corps on 
                            active duty.
Sec. 502. Authority to exclude additional positions from limitations on 
                            the number of general officers and flag 
                            officers on active duty.
Sec. 503. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade 
                            and other requirements.
Sec. 504. Temporary authority to increase the number of nurse officers 
                            recommended for promotion.
Sec. 505. Talent management and personnel retention for members of the 
                            Armed Forces.
Sec. 506. Consideration of merit by special selection review boards.
Sec. 507. 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.
Sec. 508. Modification of authority to separate officers when in the 
                            best interest of the service.
Sec. 509. Remote appearance before a board of inquiry.
Sec. 509A. Marine Corps Deputy Commandants.
Sec. 509B. Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps 
                            position.
Sec. 509C. Vice Chief of Space Operations; vacancy in position of Chief 
                            of Space Operations.
Sec. 509D. Repeal of active duty service requirement for warrant 
                            officer appointments in Air Force and Space 
                            Force.
Sec. 509E. Removal of officers from a list of Space Force officers 
                            recommended for promotion.
Sec. 509F. Pilot program on peer and subordinate assessments of certain 
                            officers.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 511. Authority to extend military technicians until age 62.
Sec. 512. Extension of time period for transfer or discharge of certain 
                            Army and Air Force reserve component 
                            general officers.
Sec. 513. Expanded authority to continue reserve component officers in 
                            certain military specialties on the reserve 
                            active-status list.
Sec. 514. Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the 
                            Air National Guard of the United States.
Sec. 515. Notice to Congress regarding reapportionment of National 
                            Guard force structure.

 Subtitle C--General Service Authorities, Decorations and Awards, and 
                            Military Records

Sec. 521. Technical and conforming amendments relating to members of 
                            the Space Force.
Sec. 522. Modified authority to provide protection to senior leaders of 
                            the Department of Defense and other 
                            specified persons.
Sec. 523.  Improving military administrative review.
Sec. 524. Determination of active duty service commitment for 
                            recipients of fellowships, grants, and 
                            scholarships.
Sec. 525. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air 
                            Force as honorary separated members of the 
                            Space Force.
Sec. 526. Authorizations for certain awards.
Sec. 527. Posthumous advancement of General John D. Lavelle, United 
                            States Air Force, on the retired list.

                        Subtitle D--Recruitment

Sec. 531. Expansion of report on future servicemember preparatory 
                            course.
Sec. 532. Promoting military, national, and public service.
Sec. 533. Military recruiter physical access to campuses.
Sec. 534. Military Entrance Processing Command: acceleration of review 
                            of medical records.
Sec. 535. Medical Accession Records Pilot program: notice of 
                            termination.
Sec. 536. Provision of information regarding Federal service to certain 
                            persons ineligible to enlist in certain 
                            Armed Forces.
Sec. 537. Reimbursement of applicants to certain Armed Forces for 
                            certain medical costs incurred during 
                            military entrance processing.
Sec. 538. Authority to modernize recruitment for the Army.
Sec. 539. Program of military recruitment and education at the National 
                            September 11 Memorial and Museum.
Sec. 539A. Maritime workforce promotion and recruitment.

                          Subtitle E--Training

Sec. 541. Improvements to financial literacy training.
Sec. 542. Extension of JROTC programs to the Job Corps.
Sec. 543. Minimum number of participating students required to 
                            establish or maintain a unit of JROTC.
Sec. 544. JROTC waiting list.
Sec. 545. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.
Sec. 546. Required constitutional law training.
Sec. 547. Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense 
                            Countering Extremism Work Group.

                      Subtitle F--Member Education

Sec. 551. Expansion of international engagement authorities for Service 
                            Academies.
Sec. 552. Modification of authority to engage in funded and unfunded 
                            law education programs.
Sec. 553. Additional admissions authority for the Uniformed Services 
                            University of the Health Sciences.
Sec. 554. Professional military education: technical correction to 
                            definitions.
Sec. 555. Distance education option for professional military 
                            education.
Sec. 556. Authority to accept gifts of services for professional 
                            military education institutions.
Sec. 557. Alternative service obligation for a cadet or midshipman who 
                            becomes a professional athlete.
Sec. 558. Service Academies: Boards of Visitors.
Sec. 559. Modernizing Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class college 
                            tuition assistance program to account for 
                            inflation.
Sec. 559A. Information on nominations and applications for military 
                            service academies.
Sec. 559B. Ensuring access to certain higher education benefits.
Sec. 559C. Service Academies: referral of applicants to the senior 
                            military colleges and units of the Senior 
                            Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Sec. 559D. Pilot program to provide graduate education opportunities 
                            for enlisted members of the Army and Navy.
Sec. 559E. Prohibition on use of Federal funds to endorse critical race 
                            theory.

          Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

Sec. 561. Clarifying amendment to Article 2 of the Uniform Code of 
                            Military Justice.
Sec. 562.  Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain 
                            offenses occurring before effective date of 
                            military justice reforms.
Sec. 563. Detailing of appellate defense counsel.
Sec. 564. Modification to offense of aiding the enemy under the Uniform 
                            Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 565. Removal of marriage as a defense to article 120b offenses.
Sec. 566. Consolidation of military justice reporting requirements for 
                            the military departments.
Sec. 567. Term of office for judges of the Court of Military Commission 
                            Review.
Sec. 568. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 18, 
                            United States Code.
Sec. 569. Correction of certain citations in title 18, United States 
                            Code, relating to sexual offenses.
Sec. 569A. Modification of timeline for potential implementation of 
                            study on unanimous court-martial verdicts.
Sec. 569B. Removal of personally identifying and other information of 
                            certain persons from the Department of 
                            Defense Central Index of Investigations.
Sec. 569C. Expanded command notifications to victims of domestic 
                            violence.
Sec. 569D. Extension of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, 
                            Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault 
                            in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 569E. Analysis on the advisability of revising Military Rule of 
                            Evidence 513.
Sec. 569F. Analysis of prohibition on broadcast and distribution of 
                            digitally manipulated intimate images under 
                            the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

                     Subtitle H--Career Transition

Sec. 571. Pathway for individualized counseling for members of the 
                            reserve components under TAP.
Sec. 572. Extension of Troops-to-Teachers Program.
Sec. 573. Extension and expansion of report on the Transition 
                            Assistance Program of the Department of 
                            Defense.
Sec. 574. Military training and competency records.

               Subtitle I--Family Programs and Child Care

Sec. 581. Interstate compacts for portability of occupational licenses 
                            of military spouses: permanent authority.
Sec. 582. Military Spouse Career Accelerator program.
Sec. 583. Competitive pay for Department of Defense child care 
                            personnel.
Sec. 584. Posting of national child abuse hotline at military child 
                            development centers.
Sec. 585. Additional information in outreach campaign relating to 
                            waiting lists for military child 
                            development centers.
Sec. 586. Expansion of annual briefing regarding waiting lists for 
                            military child development centers.
Sec. 587. Improvements relating to portability of professional licenses 
                            of servicemembers and their spouses.
Sec. 588. Child care services and youth program services for 
                            dependents.
Sec. 589. Child care services and youth program services for 
                            dependents: period of services for a member 
                            with a spouse seeking employment.
Sec. 589A. Child development program staffing and compensation model.
Sec. 589B.  Inclusive Playground Pilot Program.

                    Subtitle J--Dependent Education

Sec. 591. Advisory committees for Department of Defense domestic 
                            dependents schools.
Sec. 592. Eligibility of dependents of certain deceased members of the 
                            Armed Forces for enrollment in Department 
                            of Defense domestic dependent elementary 
                            and secondary schools.
Sec. 593. Expansion of eligibility for virtual programs operated by 
                            Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 594. Authorization for school meal programs at Department of 
                            Defense dependent schools.
Sec. 595. Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in domestic 
                            dependent elementary and secondary schools.
Sec. 596.  Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools 
                            to maintain maximum student-to-teacher 
                            ratios.
Sec. 597. Enrollment in defense dependents' education system of 
                            children of foreign military members 
                            assigned to United Nations Command.
Sec. 598. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
                            dependents of military and civilian 
                            personnel.
Sec. 599. Training requirements teachers in 21st century schools of the 
                            Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 599A. Overseas transfer program for educators in schools operated 
                            by the Department of Defense Education 
                            Activity.
Sec. 599B. Parental right to notice of student nonproficiency in 
                            reading or language arts.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

             Subtitle A--Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave

Sec. 601. Reform of basic pay rates.
Sec. 602. Policy on postpartum physical fitness tests and body 
                            composition assessments.
Sec. 603. Extension of parental leave to members of the Coast Guard 
                            Reserve.
Sec. 604. Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for 
                            extraordinary heroism for members of the 
                            Army and Air Force who served during the 
                            Vietnam Era.
Sec. 605. Calculation of retired pay for certain officers who served in 
                            grade O-9 or O-10 and retired in grade O-8.

                  Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay 
                            authorities.
Sec. 612. Increase in accession bonus for health professions 
                            scholarship and financial assistance 
                            program.
Sec. 613. Increase in maximum skill proficiency bonus amount.

                         Subtitle C--Allowances

Sec. 621. Basic needs allowance for members on active service in the 
                            Armed Forces: expansion of eligibility; 
                            increase of amount.
Sec. 622. Authority to pay basic allowance for housing to junior 
                            enlisted members on sea duty.
Sec. 623.  Reimbursement of expenses relating to travel for inactive-
                            duty training and muster duty.
Sec. 624. Expansion of travel and transportation allowance to move or 
                            store privately owned vehicles.
Sec. 625. Extension of authority to pay one-time uniform allowance for 
                            officers who transfer to the Space Force.
Sec. 626. Travel and transportation allowances: prohibition of 
                            requirement of zero-emission vehicle.
Sec. 627. Evaluation of the rates of the basic allowance for 
                            subsistence.
Sec. 628. Report regarding the calculation of cost-of-living 
                            allowances.

                Subtitle D--Family and Survivor Benefits

Sec. 631. Expansion of eligibility for certain benefits that arise from 
                            the death of a member of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 632. Extension of time for minor survivors to file death gratuity 
                            claims.
Sec. 633. Parent fees at military child development centers for child 
                            care employees.
Sec. 634. Information regarding paternal engagement on website of 
                            Military OneSource.

                   Subtitle E--Defense Resale Matters

Sec. 641. Prohibition on sale of garlic from the People's Republic of 
                            China at commissary stores.
Sec. 642. Sale of certain supplies of the Navy and Marine Corps to 
                            certain former members of the Coast Guard.

           Subtitle F--Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings

Sec. 651. Access to broadband internet access service for certain 
                            members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 652. Extension of exclusion of certain employees from Government 
                            lodging program.
Sec. 653. Promotion of tax preparation assistance programs.
Sec. 654. Pilot program to increase access to food on military 
                            installations of the Army.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

             Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

Sec. 701. Access to specialty behavioral health care under TRICARE 
                            Prime.
Sec. 702. Reduction or waiver of cost-sharing amounts under TRICARE 
                            pharmacy benefits program for certain 
                            dependents enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote 
                            program.
Sec. 703. TRICARE program: waiver of referral requirement under TRICARE 
                            Prime for certain care in a military 
                            medical treatment facility.
Sec. 704. Extension of effective date regarding certain improvements to 
                            the TRICARE dental program.
Sec. 705. Program to prevent perinatal mental health conditions in 
                            pregnant and postpartum members of the 
                            Armed Forces.
Sec. 706. Guidance on authority to provide travel and transportation 
                            allowances for specialty care under 
                            exceptional circumstances.
Sec. 707. Contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 708. Prohibition of coverage under TRICARE program of certain 
                            medical procedures for children that could 
                            result in sterilization.
Sec. 709. Demonstration program on cryopreservation and storage of 
                            gametes of certain members of the Armed 
                            Forces.

                 Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

Sec. 711. Identification in patient medical records of affiliation of 
                            certain non-Department of Defense health 
                            care providers.
Sec. 712. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority 
                            for certain health care providers.
Sec. 713. Licensure requirement for certain health care professionals 
                            providing certain examinations to members 
                            of the reserve components.
Sec. 714. Health care licensure portability for TRICARE network 
                            providers providing mental health services 
                            to members of the Armed Forces and certain 
                            family members.
Sec. 715. Expansion of recognition by the Defense Health Agency of 
                            certifying bodies for physicians.
Sec. 716. Waiver with respect to experienced nurses at military medical 
                            treatment facilities.
Sec. 717. Improved implementation of financial relief for civilians 
                            treated in military medical treatment 
                            facilities.
Sec. 718. Retention of health care providers: surveys; briefing; 
                            reports.

              Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Brain Health

Sec. 721. Establishment of Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic Brain 
                            Injury and Brain Health as program of 
                            record.
Sec. 722. Brain health and trauma program.
Sec. 723. Modifications to Brain Health Initiative of Department of 
                            Defense.
Sec. 724. Blast overpressure and traumatic brain injury oversight 
                            strategy and action plan.
Sec. 725. Establishment of requirements relating to blast overpressure 
                            exposure.

       Subtitle D--Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters

Sec. 731. Treatment of expert medical opinions with respect to medical 
                            malpractice claims by members of the 
                            uniformed services.
Sec. 732. Annual reports on medical malpractice claims by members of 
                            the uniformed services.
Sec. 733. Expansion of license reciprocity for veterinarians of 
                            Department of Defense.
Sec. 734. Medical countermeasures for overseas personnel of the 
                            Department of Defense for acute radiation 
                            syndrome and thermal burns.
Sec. 735. Establishment of Indo-Pacific Medical Readiness Program.
Sec. 736. Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces and 
                            suicide prevention programs and activities 
                            of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 737. Study of immune response and other effects on members of the 
                            Armed Forces regarding COVID-19 vaccines.
Sec. 738. Annual report on recruitment delays relating to medical 
                            conditions.
Sec. 739. Plan to improve access by members of the Armed Forces to 
                            safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals.
Sec. 740. Pilot program on delegation of authority to approve reserve 
                            component recruits with certain medical 
                            conditions.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

             Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 801. Modifications to guidelines and collection method for 
                            acquisition of cost data.
Sec. 802. Limitation on certain options for cost contracts.
Sec. 803. Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract as a 
                            final decision.
Sec. 804. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid 
                            fielding.
Sec. 805. Revision and codification of software acquisition pathways.
Sec. 806. Streamlining of Milestone A requirements.
Sec. 807. Streamlining of Milestone B requirements.
Sec. 808. Notice of contract cancellation or termination relating to 
                            remote or isolated installations.
Sec. 809. Cost growth reports for major acquisition programs that are 
                            highly sensitive classified programs.

Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Sec. 811. Repeal of and modification to certain defense acquisition 
                            laws.
Sec. 812. Modification to limitation on acquisition of excess supplies.
Sec. 813. Modifications to Comptroller General assessment of 
                            acquisition programs.
Sec. 814. Modifications to commercial product and commercial service 
                            determinations.
Sec. 815. Application of recent price history to cost or pricing data 
                            requirements.
Sec. 816. Modifications to authority to carry out certain prototype 
                            projects using other transaction authority.
Sec. 817. Clarification of other transaction authority for follow on 
                            production.
Sec. 818. Clarification of other transaction authority for facility 
                            repair.
Sec. 819. Open interface standards for contracts of the Department of 
                            Defense.
Sec. 820. Updates to earned value management system requirements.
Sec. 821. Inclusion of Japan and the Republic of Korea in contested 
                            logistics demonstration and prototyping 
                            program.
Sec. 822. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable 
                            source selection criteria for procurement 
                            of munitions response services.
Sec. 823. Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain shipbuilding 
                            programs.
Sec. 824. Extension of temporary authority to modify certain contracts 
                            and options based on the effects of 
                            inflation.

        Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development

Sec. 831. Modification to the term of appointment of the President of 
                            the Defense Acquisition University.
Sec. 832. Updated acquisition and sustainment training.
Sec. 833. Extension of demonstration project relating to certain 
                            acquisition personnel management policies 
                            and procedures.
Sec. 834. Performance incentives related to commercial product and 
                            commercial service determinations.
Sec. 835. Modification to extramural acquisition innovation and 
                            research activities.
Sec. 836. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of 
                            the Department of Defense to third parties.
Sec. 837. Modifications to contractor employee protections from 
                            reprisal for disclosure of certain 
                            information.
Sec. 838. Detail authority for Defense Advanced Research Projects 
                            Agency to provide technology transition 
                            support.
Sec. 839. Employment transparency regarding individuals who perform 
                            work in, for, or are subject to the laws or 
                            control of the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 840. Designation of program executive office for acquisition of 
                            open-source intelligence tools for Army.

 Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing

Sec. 841. Enhancing requirements for information relating to supply 
                            chain risk.
Sec. 842. Domestic production of stainless steel flatware and 
                            dinnerware.
Sec. 843. Clarification of exception to Berry Amendment requirements 
                            for procurement of vessels in foreign 
                            waters.
Sec. 844. Technical edits to sourcing requirements for strategic 
                            materials and sensitive materials.
Sec. 845. Amendment to requirement to buy strategic materials critical 
                            to national security from American sources.
Sec. 846. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement 
                            of goods other than United States goods.
Sec. 847. Inclusion of recycled and reused minerals and metals in 
                            preference for sourcing of strategic and 
                            critical materials.
Sec. 848. Domestic nonavailability determinations list.
Sec. 849. Supply chain illumination incentives.
Sec. 850. Report and updated guidance on continued risk management for 
                            pharmaceutical supply chains of Department 
                            of Defense.

        Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement

Sec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with covered entities that 
                            contract with lobbyists for Chinese 
                            military companies.
Sec. 852. Notification of changes to certain transportation contracts.
Sec. 853. Prohibition on procurement of covered semiconductor products 
                            and services from companies providing 
                            covered semiconductor products and services 
                            to Huawei.
Sec. 854. Prohibition on contracts for online tutoring services.
Sec. 855. Limitation on availability of funds for covered contractors 
                            engaged in an anti-Israel boycott.
Sec. 856. Procurement of cleaning products.
Sec. 857. Plan for production of covered munitions for procurement by 
                            the Department of Defense.
Sec. 858. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices.

                  Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters

Sec. 861. Codification and modification of pilot program to accelerate 
                            the procurement and fielding of innovative 
                            technologies.
Sec. 862. Program for distribution support and services for 
                            contractors.
Sec. 863. Extension of the pilot program for streamlining awards for 
                            innovative technology projects.
Sec. 864. Use of capability-based analysis of price of goods or 
                            services offered by nontraditional defense 
                            contractors.
Sec. 865. Qualification of industrial capabilities.
Sec. 866. Solid rocket motor industrial base.
Sec. 867. Promulgate guidance relating to certain Department of Defense 
                            contracts.

                   Subtitle G--Small Business Matters

Sec. 871. Pilot program for the participation of military research and 
                            educational institutions in the STTR 
                            program.
Sec. 872. Department of Defense pilot program for preliminary 
                            calculation estimates for certain programs.
Sec. 873. Boots to Business Program.
Sec. 874. Establishment of pilot program for access to shared 
                            classified commercial infrastructure.
Sec. 875. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small 
                            business concerns.
Sec. 876. Small Business Bill of Rights.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 881. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and 
                            consultant conflicts of interest.
Sec. 882. Reverse engineering or re-engineering for production of 
                            items.
Sec. 883. Procurement of Department of Defense batteries.
Sec. 884. Advisory panel on the requirements process of the Department 
                            of Defense.
Sec. 885. Proposal for payment of costs for certain Government 
                            Accountability Office bid protests.
Sec. 886. Briefings, certification, and limitation on availability of 
                            funds related to fuel services financial 
                            management contracts.
Sec. 887. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations 
                            relating to certain spare parts for F-35 
                            aircraft.
Sec. 888. Tracking awards made through other transaction authority.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

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

Sec. 901. Requirement to notify Congress when Deputy Secretary of 
                            Defense is performing functions and duties 
                            of Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 902. Establishment of Department of Defense Performance 
                            Improvement Officer.
Sec. 903. Enhanced coordination on international cooperation 
                            activities.
Sec. 904. Increase in authorized number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries 
                            of Defense.
Sec. 905. Modifications to the Office of Strategic Capital.
Sec. 906. Limitation on availability of funds until Department of 
                            Defense complies with certain legal 
                            requirements.
Sec. 907. Matters relating to Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
                            Special Operations and Low Intensity 
                            Conflict.
Sec. 908. Inclusion in defense planning guidance of guidance on size, 
                            structure, and posture of special 
                            operations forces.
Sec. 909. Review of roles and responsibilities of the Chief Talent 
                            Management Officer and the Office of the 
                            Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
                            and Readiness.
Sec. 910. Plan for adequate staffing of Office of Assistant Secretary 
                            of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and 
                            Joint Production Accelerator Cell.

  Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 
                                Matters

Sec. 921. Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official.
Sec. 922. Codification of the Joint Federated Assurance Center.
Sec. 923. Codification of additional staff corps of the Navy.
Sec. 924. Establishment of Office of Expanded Competition.
Sec. 925. Counter unmanned aerial systems task force.
Sec. 926. Affiliate relationships between Army special operations 
                            forces and combat-enabling units of general 
                            purpose forces.
Sec. 927. Force sizing methodology.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Repeal of audit incentive element in report requirement of 
                            Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation 
                            Plan.
Sec. 1003. Authority to use Defense Modernization Account funds for 
                            time-sensitive equipment modernization.
Sec. 1004. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense 
                            components.
Sec. 1005. Revision of Department of Defense financial management 
                            regulation.
Sec. 1006. Establishment of cross-functional team to oversee 
                            implementation of recommendations of 
                            Commission on Planning, Programming, 
                            Budgeting, and Execution Reform.
Sec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to 
                            facilitate audit of the financial 
                            statements of the Department of Defense for 
                            fiscal year 2025.

                   Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

Sec. 1011. Support for counterdrug activities affecting flow of drugs 
                            into United States.
Sec. 1012. Authority for detection and monitoring of illegal drugs 
                            regardless of destination.
Sec. 1013. Review, assessment, and analysis of governance structure and 
                            strategy of Department of Defense counter-
                            narcotics and counter-transnational 
                            organized crime activities.

                Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1021. Briefing required in the event of a proposed reduction in 
                            battle force ships as part of the annual 
                            naval vessel construction plan and 
                            certification.
Sec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the 
                            National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1023. Modifications to ship repair authorities.
Sec. 1024. Improving Navy assessments required prior to start of 
                            construction on first ship of a 
                            shipbuilding program.
Sec. 1025. Prohibition on contracting with shipyards controlled by a 
                            foreign adversary country.
Sec. 1026. Exception to prohibition of overhaul, repair, or maintenance 
                            of certain vessels in shipyards outside the 
                            United States or Guam.
Sec. 1027. Strategy on development of naval rearm at sea capability.
Sec. 1028. Authority to use incremental funding for the Virginia-class 
                            submarine program.
Sec. 1029. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a 
                            contract for the construction of an Arleigh 
                            Burke class destroyer.
Sec. 1030. Pilot program on use of automated inspection technologies at 
                            shipyards.
Sec. 1031. Requirements for the unmanned maritime autonomy 
                            architecture.
Sec. 1032. Competitive demonstration of large and extra large unmanned 
                            underwater vehicles.
Sec. 1033. Requirement for mature ship design.

                      Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

Sec. 1041. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or 
                            release of individuals detained at United 
                            States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
                            to the United States.
Sec. 1042. 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. 1043. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or 
                            release of individuals detained at United 
                            States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
                            to certain countries.
Sec. 1044. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or 
                            relinquish control of United States Naval 
                            Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

         Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

Sec. 1051. Authority to contribute to innovation fund.
Sec. 1052. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for 
                            certain Navy mess operations.
Sec. 1053. Assessments of casualties and fatalities during hostilities.
Sec. 1054. Establishment of major mishap incident designation 
                            classification for Department of Defense 
                            incidents.
Sec. 1055. Prohibition on use of funds for EcoHealth Alliance and the 
                            Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Sec. 1056. Prohibition on Department of Defense transportation of 
                            currency to Taliban or Islamic Emirate of 
                            Afghanistan.
Sec. 1057. Prohibition on use of funds for the Badr Organization and 
                            related organizations.
Sec. 1058. Limitation on use of funds pending provision of briefing on 
                            reliance of People's Liberation Army on 
                            imported fossil fuels for energy.
Sec. 1059. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment 
                            projects with ties to the Government of the 
                            People's Republic of China.

                    Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

Sec. 1061. Chief of Navy Reserve annual report.
Sec. 1062. Modification and extension of requirement for combatant 
                            command risk assessment for airborne 
                            intelligence, surveillance, and 
                            reconnaissance.
Sec. 1063. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil 
                            authorities at the Southwest border.
Sec. 1064. Extension of annual report on civilian casualties in 
                            connection with United States military 
                            operations.
Sec. 1065. Review of irregular warfare authorities.
Sec. 1066. Reports on approval and deployment of lethal autonomous 
                            weapon systems.
Sec. 1067. Congressional notice regarding execute orders issued at the 
                            direction of the President or the Secretary 
                            of Defense.
Sec. 1068. Mobility capability requirements study.
Sec. 1069. Biodefense posture reviews.
Sec. 1070. Briefings on attempts by aliens and foreign actors to access 
                            military installations without 
                            authorization.
Sec. 1071. Report on resourcing of Arctic Strategy.
Sec. 1072. Analyses and reports on air superiority of the Joint Force.
Sec. 1073. Exercise for countering unmanned aerial systems.
Sec. 1074. Report on operational plans of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1075. Quarterly reports on funerals at Arlington National Cemetery 
                            on hold until caisson services resume.
Sec. 1076. Plan for enhancement of special operations riverine 
                            capability.
Sec. 1077. Annual reports on the Postsecondary Education Complaint 
                            System.
Sec. 1078. Study and report on Department of Defense use of unmanned 
                            ground vehicle systems manufactured by 
                            certain foreign entities.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 1081. Introduction of entities in transactions critical to 
                            national security.
Sec. 1082. Installation energy plans and assessment for reduction of 
                            reliance on Russian energy.
Sec. 1083. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the 
                            Navy.
Sec. 1084. Modification of National Security Commission on Emerging 
                            Biotechnology.
Sec. 1085. Modification of defense sensitive support notification 
                            requirement.
Sec. 1086. Plan for additional skill identifiers for Army Mountain 
                            Warfare School.
Sec. 1087. Establishment of Department of Defense working group on 
                            multilateral artificial intelligence 
                            coordination.
Sec. 1088. Resumption of caisson services at funeral services at 
                            Arlington National Cemetery.
Sec. 1089. Liaison with Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force.
Sec. 1090. Responding to unmanned aircraft systems incursions.
Sec. 1091. Prioritization of accreditation of sensitive compartmented 
                            information facilities supporting DX-rated 
                            programs.
Sec. 1092. Establishment of national security capital forum.
Sec. 1093. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations 
                            relating to the food program of the 
                            Department of Defense.
Sec. 1094. Pilot program to provide military aircraft support to air 
                            shows.

                      TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Pilot program for the temporary exchange of information 
                            technology personnel.
Sec. 1102. Extension of authority for noncompetitive appointments of 
                            military spouses by Federal agencies.
Sec. 1103. Extension of living quarters allowance to civilian DOD 
                            employees in positions with critical 
                            shortages stationed in Guam.
Sec. 1104. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation 
                            on premium pay and aggregate limitation on 
                            pay for federal civilian employees working 
                            overseas.
Sec. 1105. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant 
                            allowances, benefits, and gratuities to 
                            civilian personnel on official duty in a 
                            combat zone.
Sec. 1106. Pilot program for overseas work-period for DOD competitive 
                            service positions.
Sec. 1107. Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at 
                            Inter-American Defense College.
Sec. 1108. Treatment of veterans who did not register for the selective 
                            service.
Sec. 1109. Increase in military leave accrual and accumulation for 
                            Federal employees.
Sec. 1110. Sufficient firefighter personnel covered installations.
Sec. 1111. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial 
                            base facilities and Major Range and Test 
                            Facilities Base.
Sec. 1112. Modifications to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense 
                            Fellows Program.
Sec. 1113. Modification of pilot program on dynamic shaping of the 
                            workforce to improve the technical skills 
                            and expertise at certain Department of 
                            Defense laboratories.
Sec. 1114. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 5, 
                            United States Code.
Sec. 1115. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and 
                            inclusion positions; hiring freeze.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

Sec. 1201. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign 
                            security forces and modification of support 
                            for execution of bilateral agreements 
                            concerning illicit transnational maritime 
                            activity in Africa.
Sec. 1202. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction 
                            and Technical Training School.
Sec. 1203. Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and 
                            activities.
Sec. 1204. Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, 
                            irregular warfare, and sensitive 
                            activities.
Sec. 1205. Extension of modification to authority to provide support 
                            for conduct of operations.
Sec. 1206. Extension of authorities.
Sec. 1207. Extension and modification of defense operational resilience 
                            international cooperation pilot program.
Sec. 1208. Acceptance and expenditure of contributions for multilateral 
                            security cooperation programs and 
                            activities.
Sec. 1209. Temporary authority to provide training to military forces 
                            or national security forces of Costa Rica 
                            and Panama.
Sec. 1210. Improvements to defense acquisition workforce for foreign 
                            military sales.

                 Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Israel

Sec. 1211. Statement of policy ensuring Israel's defense.
Sec. 1212. Modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel 
                            cooperation.
Sec. 1213. Requirement to conduct subterranean warfare military 
                            exercises.
Sec. 1214. Strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities 
                            between the United States and Israel.
Sec. 1215. Establishment of program between the United States and 
                            Israel for military trauma education and 
                            training.

        Subtitle C--Matters Relating to the Near and Middle East

Sec. 1221. Key partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military 
                            Subject Matter Expert Exchange Program.
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military 
                            power of Iran.
Sec. 1223. Modification of report on the military capabilities of Iran 
                            and related activities.
Sec. 1224. Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian entities.
Sec. 1225. Notification relating to arms trafficking by Iran.
Sec. 1226. Assessment and plan with respect to equipment provided to 
                            Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
Sec. 1227. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain 
                            coalition nations for support provided to 
                            United States military operations.
Sec. 1228. Extension and modification of security briefings on 
                            Afghanistan.
Sec. 1229. Notifications regarding terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1230. Extension of authority to support operations and activities 
                            of the office of security cooperation in 
                            Iraq.
Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of authority to provide 
                            assistance to counter the Islamic State of 
                            Iraq and Syria.
Sec. 1232. Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted 
                            Syrian groups and individuals.
Sec. 1233. Statement of policy on recognition of the Assad regime.

         TITLE XIII--OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

           Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Europe and Russia

Sec. 1301. Modifications to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special 
                            Operations Headquarters.
Sec. 1302. Extension and modification of training for Eastern European 
                            national security forces in the course of 
                            multilateral exercises.
Sec. 1303. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating 
                            to sovereignty of the Russian Federation 
                            over internationally recognized territory 
                            of Ukraine.
Sec. 1304. Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing.

        Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

Sec. 1311. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in 
                            the Indo-Pacific region.
Sec. 1312. Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.
Sec. 1313. Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
Sec. 1314. Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot program.

                 Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Taiwan

Sec. 1321. Modification of reporting requirement for transfer of 
                            defense articles and defense services to 
                            Taiwan.
Sec. 1322. Establishment of program between the United States and 
                            Taiwan for military trauma care.
Sec. 1323. Taiwan security cooperation initiative.
Sec. 1324. Sense of Congress regarding invitation to Taiwan to Rim of 
                            the Pacific exercise.

          Subtitle D--Coordinating AUKUS Engagement With Japan

Sec. 1331. Definitions.
Sec. 1332. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1333. Engagement with Japan on AUKUS Pillar Two Cooperation.
Sec. 1334. Assessment of Potential for Cooperation with Japan on AUKUS 
                            Pillar Two.

               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to East Asia

Sec. 1341. Extension and modification of authority to transfer funds 
                            for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.
Sec. 1342. Modification of cooperative program with Vietnam to account 
                            for Vietnamese personnel missing in action.
Sec. 1343. Plan for establishment of a joint force headquarters in 
                            Japan.
Sec. 1344. Plan for Department of Defense activities to strengthen 
                            United States extended deterrence 
                            commitments to the Republic of Korea.
Sec. 1345. Plan and annual report relating to trilateral defense 
                            cooperation with Japan and the Republic of 
                            Korea.
Sec. 1346. Modification of public reporting of Chinese military 
                            companies operating in the United States.
Sec. 1347. Strategy to address malign activities by the People's 
                            Liberation Army.

                    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. Restoring the National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 1412. Consultations with respect to environmental reviews of 
                            projects that will increase availability of 
                            strategic and critical materials for 
                            acquisition for National Defense Stockpile.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1421. Extension of authorities for funding and management of Joint 
                            Department of Defense-Department of 
                            Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
                            Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. 
                            Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.
Sec. 1422. Eligibility of Space Force officers for membership on Armed 
                            Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council.
Sec. 1423. Armed Forces Retirement Home: availability of licensed 
                            practitioners.
Sec. 1424. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
                            Home.

                  TITLE XV--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

                      Subtitle A--Cyber Operations

Sec. 1501. Modification of prohibition on purchase of cyber data 
                            products or services other than through the 
                            program management office for Department of 
                            Defense-wide procurement of cyber data 
                            products and services.
Sec. 1502. Department of Defense Information Network subordinate 
                            unified command.
Sec. 1503. Establishment of the Department of Defense Hackathon 
                            program.
Sec. 1504. Support for cyber threat tabletop exercise program with the 
                            defense industrial base.
Sec. 1505. Accounting of cloud computing capabilities of the Department 
                            of Defense.

                       Subtitle B--Cybersecurity

Sec. 1511. Termination of reporting requirement for cross domain 
                            incidents and exemptions to policies for 
                            information technology.
Sec. 1512. Information technology programs of the National Background 
                            Investigation Service.
Sec. 1513. Guidance for application of zero trust strategy to Internet 
                            of Things hardware used in military 
                            operations.
Sec. 1514. Management and cybersecurity of multi-cloud environments.
Sec. 1515. Protective measures for mobile devices within the Department 
                            of Defense.

         Subtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management

Sec. 1521. Usability of antiquated and proprietary data formats for 
                            modern operations.
Sec. 1522. Modernization of the Department of Defense's Authorization 
                            to Operate processes.
Sec. 1523. Update of biometric policy of Department of Defense.

                  Subtitle D--Artificial Intelligence

Sec. 1531. Artificial Intelligence Human Factors Integration 
                            Initiative.
Sec. 1532. Advanced computing infrastructure to enable advanced 
                            artificial intelligence capabilities.
Sec. 1533. Cost budgeting for artificial intelligence data.
Sec. 1534. Evaluation of Federated Artificial Intelligence-Enabled 
                            Weapon Systems Center of Excellence.

                 Subtitle E--Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 1541. Oversight and reporting on the Mission Partner Environment 
                            and associated activities within the 
                            Department of Defense.
Sec. 1542. Extension of certification requirement regarding contracting 
                            for military recruiting.
Sec. 1543. Prohibition on disestablishment or merger of officer career 
                            paths within the Cyber Branch of the United 
                            States Army.
Sec. 1544. Independent assessment of cyber organizational models.
Sec. 1545. Limitation on availability of funds for the Joint Cyber 
                            Warfighting Architecture.
Sec. 1546. Risk framework for foreign mobile applications of concern.
Sec. 1547. Joint partner-sharing network capabilities for Middle East 
                            defense integration.

   TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE 
                                MATTERS

                      Subtitle A--Space Activities

Sec. 1601. Modification of Air Force space contractor responsibility 
                            watch list.
Sec. 1602. Establishment of Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve.
Sec. 1603. Space Force satellite ground systems.
Sec. 1604. Modification of notification of foreign interference of 
                            national security space.
Sec. 1605. Modifications to National Security Space Launch program.
Sec. 1606. Comptroller General review regarding Global Positioning 
                            System modernization and other positioning, 
                            navigation, and timing systems.
Sec. 1607. Senior Advisor for Space Command, Control, and Integration.
Sec. 1608. Pilot program to demonstrate hybrid satellite communication 
                            architecture.
Sec. 1609. Middle East integrated space and satellite security 
                            assessment.
Sec. 1610. Annual briefing on commercial space strategy of the Space 
                            Force.

  Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

Sec. 1611. Extension and modification of authority to engage in certain 
                            commercial activities as security for 
                            intelligence collection activities.
Sec. 1612. Cyber intelligence capability.
Sec. 1613. Authority of Army counterintelligence agents.
Sec. 1614. Extension and modification of defense intelligence and 
                            counterintelligence expense authority.
Sec. 1615. Intelligence advice and Department of Defense support for 
                            Government of Israel in the defeat of 
                            Hamas.

                       Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces

Sec. 1621. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear 
                            Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological 
                            Defense Policy and Programs; improvements 
                            to processes of the Office of the Secretary 
                            of Defense.
Sec. 1622. Extension and modification of certifications regarding 
                            integrated tactical warning and attack 
                            assessment mission of the Department of the 
                            Air Force.
Sec. 1623. Periodic updates on the modernization of the Strategic 
                            Automated Command and Control System.
Sec. 1624. Modified requirements for report on the plan for the nuclear 
                            weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, 
                            nuclear weapons delivery systems, and 
                            nuclear weapons command and control system.
Sec. 1625. Matters relating to pilot program on development of reentry 
                            vehicles and related systems.
Sec. 1626. Expansion of nuclear long range standoff capability.
Sec. 1627. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise 
                            missile.
Sec. 1628. Availability of Air Force procurement funds for heat shield 
                            material for Mark 21A reentry vehicle.
Sec. 1629. Conditional requirements for Sentinel intercontinental 
                            ballistic missile program.
Sec. 1630. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic 
                            missiles of the United States.
Sec. 1631. Limitation on use of funds for altering Air Force Global 
                            Strike Command.
Sec. 1632. Limitations on use of funds to dismantle B83-1 nuclear 
                            gravity bomb.
Sec. 1633. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of 
                            plan for decreasing the time to upload 
                            additional warheads to the intercontinental 
                            ballistic missile fleet.
Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of 
                            information on options for enhancing 
                            National Nuclear Security Administration 
                            access to the defense industrial base.
Sec. 1635. Defense Industrial Base workforce development strategy.
Sec. 1636. Long-term plan for strategic nuclear forces during delivery 
                            vehicle transition.
Sec. 1637. Reports and briefings on recommendations of the 
                            Congressional Commission on the Strategic 
                            Posture of the United States.
Sec. 1638. Sense of Congress with respect to use of artificial 
                            intelligence to support strategic 
                            deterrence.

                  Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 1641. Expansion of certain prohibitions relating to missile 
                            defense information and systems to apply to 
                            People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1642. Additional missile defense site for protection of United 
                            States homeland.
Sec. 1643. Advice and assistance regarding enhancement of Jordanian air 
                            and missile defense.
Sec. 1644. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli 
                            cooperative missile defense program co-
                            development and co-production.
Sec. 1645. Limitation on availability of funds with respect to certain 
                            missile defense system governance 
                            documents, policies, and procedures.
Sec. 1646. Congressional notification requirement with respect to 
                            incidents that affect availability of 
                            United States homeland missile defenses.
Sec. 1647. Plan for comprehensive ballistic missile defense radar 
                            coverage of Guam.
Sec. 1648. Annual briefing on missile defense of Guam.
Sec. 1649. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating 
                            to missile defense.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 1651. Cooperative threat reduction funds.
Sec. 1652. Temporary continuation of requirement for reports on 
                            activities and assistance under Department 
                            of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
                            Program.
Sec. 1653. Modification to annual assessment of budget with respect to 
                            electromagnetic spectrum operations 
                            capabilities.
Sec. 1654. Modification of milestone decision authority for space-based 
                            ground and airborne moving target 
                            indication systems.
Sec. 1655. Designation of a senior defense official responsible for 
                            establishment of national integrated air 
                            and missile defense architecture for the 
                            United States.

                   TITLE XVII--OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS

Sec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 1702. Modification of humanitarian assistance authority.
Sec. 1703. Display of United States flag for patriotic and military 
                            observances.
Sec. 1704. Exclusion of oceanographic research vessels from certain 
                            sourcing requirements.
Sec. 1705. Expanding cooperative research and development agreements to 
                            partnerships with United States territorial 
                            governments.
Sec. 1706. Use of royalty gas at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.
Sec. 1707. Report on Iranian oil sales proceeds.
Sec. 1708. Prohibition on use of funds for temporary pier in Gaza.
Sec. 1709. Analysis of certain unmanned aircraft systems entities.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
                            specified by law.
Sec. 2003. Effective date.

                 TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project 
                            at Kunsan Air Base, Korea.
Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project 
                            at Mihail Kogalniceanu forward operating 
                            site, Romania.
Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 
                            projects.
Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
                            projects.
Sec. 2108. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
                            projects.

                 TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
                            projects.
Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project 
                            at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
                            projects.
Sec. 2207. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
                            projects.

              TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
                            projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project 
                            at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 
                            projects.
Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
                            projects.
Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 
                            projects.
Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project 
                            at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Sec. 2309. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
                            projects.

           TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment 
                            program projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project 
                            at Iwakuni, Japan.
Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project 
                            at Iwakuni, Japan.
Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project 
                            at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
                            projects.
Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 
                            project at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, 
                            District of Columbia.
Sec. 2409. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
                            projects.

                   TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

  Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
                                Program

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
Sec. 2503. Extension of use of authorized amounts for North Atlantic 
                            Treaty Organization Security Investment 
                            Program.

             Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions

Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.
Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition 
                            projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
                            construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project 
                            at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana.
Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 
                            projects.
Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
                            projects.
Sec. 2610. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
                            projects.
Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 
                            project.

          TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

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

         TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

               Subtitle A--Military Construction Programs

Sec. 2801. Modification of definition of military installation for 
                            purposes of notifications related to basing 
                            decision-making process.
Sec. 2802. Expansion of eligible grant recipients under the Defense 
                            Community Infrastructure Program.
Sec. 2803. Process for strategic basing actions for the Department of 
                            the Air Force.
Sec. 2804. Inclusion of land acquisition and demolitions projects in 
                            authorized unspecified minor military 
                            construction project; temporary expansion 
                            of authority for purchase of certain land.
Sec. 2805. Amendments to defense laboratory modernization program.
Sec. 2806. Annual five-year plans on improvement of Department of 
                            Defense innovation infrastructure.
Sec. 2807. Modification of authority for Indo-Pacific posture 
                            unspecified minor military construction 
                            projects.
Sec. 2808. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air 
                            Reserve Base with civil aviation.
Sec. 2809. Information on military construction projects and repair 
                            projects at joint bases.
Sec. 2810. Notification to Congress of reprogramming involving military 
                            construction funds.
Sec. 2811. Obligation and execution of design funds for military 
                            construction projects.
Sec. 2812. Schedule of repairs at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, 
                            Florida.

                  Subtitle B--Military Housing Reforms

Sec. 2821. Budget justification for certain Facilities Sustainment, 
                            Restoration, and Modernization projects.
Sec. 2822. Strategy and assessment with respect to non-operational, 
                            underutilized, and other Department of 
                            Defense facilities: assessments of historic 
                            significance.
Sec. 2823. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic 
                            military housing and associated historic 
                            properties of the Department of the Army.
Sec. 2824. Extension of applicability for waivers of covered privacy 
                            and configuration standards for covered 
                            military unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2825. Additional requirements for database of complaints made 
                            regarding housing units of Department of 
                            Defense.
Sec. 2826. Digital system for submission of maintenance work order 
                            requests for covered military unaccompanied 
                            housing required.
Sec. 2827. Modification to definition of privatized military housing.
Sec. 2828. Analysis of housing availability for critical civilian and 
                            contractor personnel near rural military 
                            installations.
Sec. 2829. Digital facilities management systems for military 
                            departments.
Sec. 2830. Strategy for use of existing leasing authorities to address 
                            shortages of covered military unaccompanied 
                            housing required.
Sec. 2831. Independent assessment of estimated costs of certain 
                            strategies to address shortages of covered 
                            military unaccompanied housing.

        Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2841. Minimum capital investment for facilities sustainment, 
                            restoration, and modernization.
Sec. 2842. Assistance for public infrastructure projects and services.
Sec. 2843. Contracts for design and construction of facilities of 
                            Department of Defense.
Sec. 2844. Industrial plant equipment and associated services as in-
                            kind consideration under leases of non-
                            excess property.
Sec. 2845. Inclusion of tribal governments in intergovernmental support 
                            agreements for installation-support 
                            services.
Sec. 2846. Temporary modification to authority to charge landing fees 
                            for the use by civil aircraft of military 
                            airfields.
Sec. 2847. Stormwater management, shoreline erosion control, and water 
                            resilience projects for installations and 
                            defense access roads.
Sec. 2848. Pilot program to optimize and consolidate Department of 
                            Defense facilities to improve health and 
                            resiliency in defense communities.
Sec. 2849. Guidance regarding maintenance of aggregate square footage 
                            of facilities of Department of Defense.
Sec. 2850. Expenditures on leased facilities and real property of the 
                            Department of Defense.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Extension of expanded authority to convey property at 
                            military installations.
Sec. 2852. Technical correction to map reference in the Military Land 
                            Withdrawals Act of 2013.
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Boyle Memorial Army Reserve Center, Paris, 
                            Texas.
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Riverdale Park, Maryland.
Sec. 2855. Transfer authority, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, 
                            California.
Sec. 2856. Release of interests retained in Camp Joseph T. Robinson, 
                            Arkansas.
Sec. 2857. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Sec. 2858. Removal of certain conditions regarding conveyance of former 
                            Army-Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs 
                            National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas, to 
                            the State of Arkansas.
Sec. 2859. Land conveyance and authorization for interim lease, Defense 
                            Fuel Support Point San Pedro, Los Angeles, 
                            California.
Sec. 2860. Land conveyance, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas.
Sec. 2861. Cleanup and transfer of certain property at former Army 
                            installation to East Bay Regional Park 
                            District.
Sec. 2862. Coordination of repair and maintenance of Kolekole Pass, 
                            Hawaii.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Consideration of installation infrastructure and other 
                            supporting resources by Department of 
                            Defense Test Resource Management Center.
Sec. 2872. Development and operation of the Naval Innovation Center at 
                            the Naval Postgraduate School.
Sec. 2873. Extension of Department of the Army pilot program for 
                            development and use of online real estate 
                            inventory tool.
Sec. 2874. Notification to Members of Congress for awards of contracts 
                            for military construction projects.
Sec. 2875. Authorization of assistance to expedite certain military 
                            construction projects located in Guam.
Sec. 2876. Report on munitions and explosives of concern and 
                            construction projects in Joint Region 
                            Marianas.
Sec. 2877. Review of roles and responsibilities for construction 
                            projects of Department of Defense.
Sec. 2878. Assessment of public schools on installations of Department 
                            of Defense.
Sec. 2879. Updates to policies and guidance of the Department of the 
                            Navy for the replacement of certain dry 
                            docks and other projects.
Sec. 2880. Designation of officials responsible for coordination of 
                            infrastructure projects to support 
                            additional members of the Armed Forces and 
                            their families in the Indo-Pacific region.
Sec. 2881. Limitation on availability of funds until submission of 
                            interim guidance for Department of Defense-
                            wide standards for access to military 
                            installations.

 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. Improvements to National Nuclear Security Administration 
                            management and processes.
Sec. 3112. Prohibition on admittance to national security laboratories 
                            and nuclear weapons production facilities.
Sec. 3113. Authority for National Nuclear Security Administration to 
                            use passenger carriers for contractor 
                            commuting.
Sec. 3114. Authorization for modification of B61-13 nuclear weapon.
Sec. 3115. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of 
                            information on streamlining National 
                            Nuclear Security Administration 
                            contracting.
Sec. 3116. Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems 
                            based on low-enriched uranium.
Sec. 3117. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire 
                            W76-2 warheads.

                 Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 3121. Modification to and termination of certain reporting 
                            requirements under Atomic Energy Defense 
                            Act.
Sec. 3122. Modification of reporting requirements relating to cost-
                            benefit analyses for competition of 
                            management and operating contracts.
Sec. 3123. Restoration of a domestic uranium enrichment capability.
Sec. 3124. Report on activities from U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defense 
                            Agreement.
Sec. 3125. Notification of certain regulations that impact the National 
                            Nuclear Security Administration.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.

                  TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

                  Subtitle A--Maritime Administration

Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration.
Sec. 3502. Reauthorization of Maritime Security Program.

                  Subtitle B--Maritime Infrastructure

Sec. 3511. Port infrastructure development program.
Sec. 3512. Assessment of United States sealift capability.

                          Subtitle C--Reports

Sec. 3521. Independent study and report on Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
Sec. 3522. Study on transportation of personal protective equipment.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 3531. Extension of certain provisions relating to Tanker Security 
                            Fleet program.
Sec. 3532. Requirements for purchasing federally auctioned vessels.
Sec. 3533. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet.
Sec. 3534. Armed Forces merchant mariner officer expedited preparation 
                            program.
Sec. 3535. Technical clarifications.
Sec. 3536. Buy America requirements for shipyard modernization and 
                            improvement program.
Sec. 3537. Nomination of Merchant Marine cadets in event of death, 
                            resignation, or expulsion from office of 
                            Member of Congress otherwise authorized to 
                            nominate.
Sec. 3538. Amended license applications for certain deepwater ports for 
                            natural gas.

                       DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.

                         TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT

Sec. 4101. Procurement.

        TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

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

                 TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.

                     TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sec. 4401. Military personnel.

                    TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 4501. Other authorizations.

                   TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 4601. Military construction.

      TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

Sec. 4701. Department of Energy National Security Programs.

                       DIVISION E--OTHER MATTERS

                   TITLE L--VETERANS AFFAIRS MATTERS

Sec. 5001. Grants for State, county, and tribal veterans' cemeteries 
                            that allow interment of certain persons 
                            eligible for interment in national 
                            cemeteries.
Sec. 5002. Telephone helpline for assistance for veterans and other 
                            eligible individuals.
Sec. 5003. Report on Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0.

                   TITLE LI--FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS

Subtitle A--United States Foundation for International Conservation Act 
                                of 2024

Sec. 5101. Definitions.
Sec. 5102. United States Foundation for International Conservation.
Sec. 5103. Governance of the Foundation.
Sec. 5104. Corporate powers and obligations of the Foundation.
Sec. 5105. Safeguards and accountability.
Sec. 5106. Projects and grants.
Sec. 5107. Prohibition of support for certain governments.
Sec. 5108. Annual report.
Sec. 5109. Authorization of appropriations.

             Subtitle B--Western Hemisphere Partnership Act

Sec. 5111. Short title.
Sec. 5112. United States policy in the Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 5113. Promoting security and the rule of law in the Western 
                            Hemisphere.
Sec. 5114. Promoting digitalization and cybersecurity in the Western 
                            Hemisphere.
Sec. 5115. Promoting economic and commercial partnerships in the 
                            Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 5116. Promoting transparency and democratic governance in the 
                            Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 5117. Sense of Congress on prioritizing nomination and 
                            confirmation of qualified ambassadors.
Sec. 5118. Western Hemisphere defined.
Sec. 5119. Report on efforts to capture and detain United States 
                            citizens as hostages.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 5121. Improving multilateral cooperation to improve the security 
                            of Taiwan.
Sec. 5122. Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country reform.
Sec. 5123. Extension of sunset.
Sec. 5124. Strategy and grant program to promote internet freedom in 
                            Iran.

                      TITLE LII--JUDICIARY MATTERS

       Subtitle A--Law Enforcement And Victim Support Act of 2024

Sec. 5201. Short title.
Sec. 5202. Project Safe Childhood Act.
Sec. 5203. Administrative False Claims Act of 2023.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 5211. Modernizing law enforcement notification.

                 TITLE LIII--NATURAL RESOURCES MATTERS

                          Subtitle A--WILD Act

Sec. 5301. Short title.
Sec. 5302. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act.
Sec. 5303. African Elephant Conservation Act.
Sec. 5304. Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
Sec. 5305. Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994.
Sec. 5306. Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000.
Sec. 5307. Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004.
Sec. 5308. Reporting requirements.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 5311. Reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins 
                            endangered fish and threatened fish 
                            recovery implementation programs.

             TITLE LIV--TELECOMMUNICATIONS-RELATED MATTERS

Sec. 5401. Short title.
Sec. 5402. Definitions.
Sec. 5403. FCC auction of certain licenses.
Sec. 5404. Spectrum auction trust fund.
Sec. 5405. Increase in limitation on expenditure under secure and 
                            trusted communications networks 
                            reimbursement program.

          TITLE LV--TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS

Sec. 5501. GAO study and report on intentional disruption of the 
                            national airspace system.
Sec. 5502. Frank A. Lobiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security 
                            Campus.

              TITLE LVI--HOMELAND SECURITY-RELATED MATTERS

             Subtitle A--Securing Adjacent Federal Property

Sec. 5601. Short title.
Sec. 5602. Definitions.
Sec. 5603. Government-wide study.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 5611. Department of Homeland Security Northern Border Mission 
                            Center.
Sec. 5612. Comptroller General report on the Homeland Security 
                            Information Network.

                       TITLE LVII--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 5701. Treatment of payments from the railroad unemployment 
                            insurance account.
Sec. 5702. Extension of learning period for certain safety regulations 
                            relating to space flight participants.
Sec. 5703. Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal.
Sec. 5704. Extension of competitive service status authority for 
                            employees of a Lead Inspector General for 
                            Overseas Contingency Operation.
Sec. 5705. Ensuring access to certain higher education benefits.

    DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025

Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 6002. Definitions.
Sec. 6003. Explanatory statement.

                   TITLE LXI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 6102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations.
Sec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account.
Sec. 6104. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by 
                            law.
Sec. 6105. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.

   TITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY 
                                 SYSTEM

Sec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations.

              TITLE LXIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS

              Subtitle A--Intelligence Community Generally

Sec. 6301. Improvements relating to conflicts of interest in the 
                            Intelligence Innovation Board.
Sec. 6302. National Threat Identification and Prioritization Assessment 
                            and National Counterintelligence Strategy.
Sec. 6303. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain activities 
                            of the Overt Human Intelligence and Open 
                            Source Intelligence Collection Programs of 
                            the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of 
                            the Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 6304. Improvements to advisory board of National Reconnaissance 
                            Office.
Sec. 6305. National Intelligence University acceptance of grants.
Sec. 6306. Expenditure of funds for certain intelligence and 
                            counterintelligence activities of the Coast 
                            Guard.
Sec. 6307. Codification of the National Intelligence Management 
                            Council.
Sec. 6308. Responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National 
                            Intelligence.
Sec. 6309. Formalized counterintelligence training for Department of 
                            Energy personnel.

      Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Central Intelligence Agency

Sec. 6311. Requirements for the Special Victim Investigator.

                 Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 6321. Extension of requirement for annual report on strikes 
                            undertaken by the United States against 
                            terrorist targets outside areas of active 
                            hostilities.
Sec. 6322. Budget transparency for open-source intelligence activities.
Sec. 6323. Report on the mission effect of civilian harm.

                 TITLE LXIV--COUNTERING FOREIGN THREATS

                 Subtitle A--People's Republic of China

Sec. 6401. Assessment of current status of biotechnology of People's 
                            Republic of China.
Sec. 6402. Report on the economic outlook of China.
Sec. 6403. Intelligence sharing with law enforcement agencies on 
                            synthetic opioid precursor chemicals 
                            originating in People's Republic of China.
Sec. 6404. Report on efforts of the People's Republic of China to evade 
                            United States transparency and national 
                            security regulations.
Sec. 6405. Assessment on recruitment of Mandarin speakers.

                   Subtitle B--The Russian Federation

Sec. 6411. Report on Russian Federation sponsorship of acts of 
                            international terrorism.
Sec. 6412. Assessment of likely course of war in Ukraine.
Sec. 6413. Ukraine lessons learned working group.

                  Subtitle C--International Terrorism

Sec. 6421. Assessment and report on the threat of ISIS-Khorasan to the 
                            United States.

                   Subtitle D--Other Foreign Threats

Sec. 6431. Assessment of visa-free travel to and within Western 
                            Hemisphere by nationals of countries of 
                            concern.
Sec. 6432. Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence review of 
                            visitors and assignees.
Sec. 6433. Assessment of the lessons learned by the intelligence 
                            community with respect to the Israel-Hamas 
                            war.
Sec. 6434. Central Intelligence Agency intelligence assessment on Tren 
                            de Aragua.
Sec. 6435. Assessment of Maduro regime's economic and security 
                            relationships with state sponsors of 
                            terrorism and foreign terrorist 
                            organizations.
Sec. 6436. Continued congressional oversight of Iranian expenditures 
                            supporting foreign military and terrorist 
                            activities.
Sec. 6437. Analyses and impact statements regarding proposed investment 
                            into the United States.

                    TITLE LXV--EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Sec. 6501. Intelligence strategy to counter foreign adversary efforts 
                            to utilize biotechnologies in ways that 
                            threaten United States national security.
Sec. 6502. Improvements to the roles, missions, and objectives of the 
                            National Counterproliferation and 
                            Biosecurity Center.
Sec. 6503. Enhancing capabilities to detect foreign adversary threats 
                            relating to biological data.
Sec. 6504. Establishment of Artificial Intelligence Security Center.
Sec. 6505. Sense of Congress encouraging intelligence community to 
                            increase private sector capital 
                            partnerships and partnership with Federal 
                            partners to secure enduring technological 
                            advantages.
Sec. 6506. Enhancement of authority for intelligence community public-
                            private talent exchanges.
Sec. 6507. Sense of Congress on hostile foreign cyber actors.
Sec. 6508. Deeming ransomware threats to critical infrastructure as 
                            national intelligence priority.
Sec. 6509. Enhancing public-private sharing on manipulative adversary 
                            practices in critical mineral projects.

 TITLE LXVI--SECURITY CLEARANCES AND INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE 
                              IMPROVEMENTS

     Subtitle A--Security Clearances and Controlled Access Program 
                              Improvements

Sec. 6601. Security clearances held by certain former employees of 
                            intelligence community.
Sec. 6602. Limitation on availability of funds for new controlled 
                            access programs.
Sec. 6603. Limitation on transfers from controlled access programs.
Sec. 6604. Data with respect to timeliness of polygraph examinations.

                   Subtitle B--Workforce Improvements

Sec. 6611. Enabling intelligence community integration.
Sec. 6612. Appointment of spouses of certain Federal employees.
Sec. 6613. Plan for staffing the intelligence collection positions of 
                            the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 6614. Congressional notifications and summaries of misconduct 
                            regarding employees within the intelligence 
                            community.
Sec. 6615. Modification to waiver for post-service employment 
                            restrictions.
Sec. 6616. Intelligence community recruitment for certain security-
                            cleared separating military members.
Sec. 6617. Strategy to strengthen intelligence community recruitment 
                            efforts in the United States territories.
Sec. 6618. Pilot program on establishing a geospatial workforce 
                            development program.

                      TITLE LXVII--WHISTLEBLOWERS

Sec. 6701. Improvements to urgent concerns submitted to Inspectors 
                            General of the Intelligence Community.
Sec. 6702. Protection for individuals making authorized disclosures to 
                            inspectors general of elements of the 
                            intelligence community.
Sec. 6703. Clarification of authority of certain Inspectors General to 
                            receive protected disclosures.

             TITLE LXVIII--UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA

Sec. 6801. Comptroller General of the United States review of All-
                            domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
Sec. 6802. Sunset of requirements relating to audits of unidentified 
                            anomalous phenomena historical record 
                            report.

                       TITLE LXIX--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 6901. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements.
Sec. 6902. Technical amendments.

 DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025

Sec. 7001. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 7002. Definitions.

                     TITLE LXXI--WORKFORCE MATTERS

Sec. 7101. Competitive local compensation plan.
Sec. 7102. Strategy for targeted recruitment of civil servants.
Sec. 7103. Electronic medical records.
Sec. 7104. Portability of professional licenses.
Sec. 7105. Expanding opportunities for Department-paid student 
                            internship program.
Sec. 7106. Career intermission program adjustment to enhance retention.
Sec. 7107. Assignment process modernization.
Sec. 7108. Report on modifying consular tour and first tours 
                            requirements.
Sec. 7109. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign 
                            Service.
Sec. 7110. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and 
                            telephone service contracts for members of 
                            the Foreign Service.
Sec. 7111. Needs-based childcare subsidies enrollment period.
Sec. 7112. Comptroller General report on Department traveler 
                            experience.
Sec. 7113. Semiannual report on global footprint.
Sec. 7114. Report on former Federal employees advising foreign 
                            governments.
Sec. 7115. Authority to pay for or reimburse for certain security 
                            services.

                TITLE LXXII--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

Sec. 7201. State-of-the-art building facilities.
Sec. 7202. Presence of chiefs of mission at diplomatic posts.
Sec. 7203. Periodic Inspector General reviews of chiefs of mission.
Sec. 7204. Special Envoy for Sudan.
Sec. 7205. Special Envoy for Belarus.
Sec. 7206. National Museum of American Diplomacy.
Sec. 7207. Overseas buildings due diligence.
Sec. 7208. Restrictions on the use of funds for solar panels.
Sec. 7209. Responsiveness to Congressional Research Service inquiries 
                            and Congressional Budget Office inquiries.
Sec. 7210. Expedited opening of diplomatic missions.
Sec. 7211. Report on United States Consulate in Chengdu, People's 
                            Republic of China.
Sec. 7212. Personnel reporting.
Sec. 7213. Support co-location with allied partner nations.
Sec. 7214. Streamline qualification of construction contract bidders.
Sec. 7215. Continuation of rest and recuperation and overseas 
                            operations leave.
Sec. 7216. Overseas crisis response system and strategy.

         TITLE LXXIII--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

Sec. 7301. Realigning the Regional Technology Officer Program.
Sec. 7302. Measures to protect Department devices from the 
                            proliferation and use of foreign commercial 
                            spyware.
Sec. 7303. Report on cloud computing in Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Sec. 7304. Information technology pilot projects.
Sec. 7305. Leveraging approved technology for administrative 
                            efficiencies.

                     TITLE LXXIV--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

Sec. 7401. United States Agency for Global Media.
Sec. 7402. Extension of authorizations to support United States 
                            participation in international fairs and 
                            expos.
Sec. 7403. Research and scholar exchange partnerships.

          TITLE LXXV--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS

Sec. 7501. Human trafficking authority.
Sec. 7502. Congressional notification for Serious Security Incidents.
Sec. 7503. Notifications regarding security decisions at diplomatic 
                            posts.
Sec. 7504. Security clearance suspension pay flexibilities.
Sec. 7505. Modification to notification requirement for security 
                            clearance suspensions and revocations.
Sec. 7506. Passport automation modernization.
Sec. 7507. Passport acceptance, courier services, and expiration dates.
Sec. 7508. Passport system reform and backlog prevention.
Sec. 7509. Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction 
                            Prevention and Return Act of 2014 Act 
                            amendments.

    TITLE LXXVI--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 7601. Personal service agreement authority for the United States 
                            Agency for International Development.
Sec. 7602. Crisis operations and disaster surge staffing.
Sec. 7603. Education allowance while on military leave.
Sec. 7604. Inclusion in the pet transportation exception to the Fly 
                            America Act.

 TITLE LXXVII--DETERRING AND PREVENTING UNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION

Sec. 7701. Hostage recovery support.
Sec. 7702. Options and strategies for reducing likelihood of United 
                            States nationals being unlawfully or 
                            wrongfully detained or taken hostage.
Sec. 7703. Additional funding for sanctions implementation.
Sec. 7704. Enhancing United States travel advisories.
Sec. 7705. Coordination with transportation authorities and industry on 
                            travel advisories.
Sec. 7706. Privacy Act waiver and passport renewals.
Sec. 7707. Timeline for unlawful or wrongful detention determinations.
Sec. 7708. Declarations of invalidity.

                      TITLE LXXVIII--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 7801. Authorization of appropriations to promote United States 
                            citizen employment at the United Nations 
                            and international organizations.
Sec. 7802. Amendment to Rewards for Justice program.
Sec. 7803. United States-Africa Leaders Summit and related matters.
Sec. 7804. Summit of the Americas.
Sec. 7805. Extension of certain payment in connection with the 
                            International Space Station.
Sec. 7806. Inclusion of cost associated with producing reports.
Sec. 7807. Fentanyl reporting and authorities.
Sec. 7808. Strengthening tracking of Tranq.
Sec. 7809. SIGAR sunset and transition.
Sec. 7810. Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts.
Sec. 7811. Feasibility study for reimbursement of certain expenses of 
                            persons evacuated from Afghanistan.
Sec. 7812. Extensions.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) In divisions A through D, the term ``this Act'' refers 
        to divisions A through D.
            (2) The term ``congressional defense committees'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
        United States Code.

SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget 
Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to 
the vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report 
or amendment between the Houses.

SEC. 5. JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

    The joint explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the 
House section of the Congressional Record on or about December 11, 
2024, by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the 
implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement 
of a committee of conference.

            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. Centralized Security Monitoring Program for facilities of the 
                            Army.
Sec. 112. Pilot program on the use of robotic targets to enhance the 
                            lethality of the reserve components of the 
                            Army.
Sec. 113. Plan for additional kinetic effectors for low, slow, small 
                            unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system 
                            of the Army.
Sec. 114. Report on procurement of energetic materials from sources 
                            outside of the United States.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Modifications to procurement authorities for certain 
                            amphibious shipbuilding programs.
Sec. 122. Modification of requirement to incorporate advanced 
                            degaussing systems into Arleigh Burke class 
                            destroyers.
Sec. 123. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy 
                            port waterborne security barriers.
Sec. 124. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain 
                            aircraft carriers.
Sec. 125. Designation of official responsible for autonomous surface 
                            and underwater dual-modality vehicles.
Sec. 126. Multiyear procurement authority for CH-53K aircraft and T408 
                            engines.
Sec. 127. Recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy 
                            Reserve.
Sec. 128. Limitation on the construction of the Landing Ship Medium.
Sec. 129. Limitation on availability of funds for Constellation-class 
                            frigate program pending certification on 
                            basic and functional design.
Sec. 130. Limitation on structural improvements and electrical power 
                            upgrades for AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.
Sec. 131. Annual report on surface ship suppliers.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 141. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement 
                            relating to RQ-4 aircraft.
Sec. 142. Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force 
                            structure.
Sec. 143. Modifications to inventory requirements for certain aircraft.
Sec. 144. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to inventory 
                            of E-3 airborne warning and control system 
                            aircraft.
Sec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.
Sec. 146. Management of temporary relocation of B-1 bomber aircraft and 
                            personnel.
Sec. 147. Consolidation of authorities relating to Air Force landing 
                            gear.
Sec. 148. Recapitalization of air refueling tanker aircraft of the 
                            reserve components of the Air Force.
Sec. 149. Prohibition on reduction of KC-135 aircraft in PMAI of the 
                            reserve components.
Sec. 150. Prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft and requirement 
                            to conduct fighter aircraft capabilities 
                            and requirements study.
Sec. 151. Notification of delays in delivery of MH-139 aircraft.
Sec. 152. Plan and requirements for fielding air base air defense sites 
                            at Air Force installations.
Sec. 153. Plan for establishment and maintenance of F-16 simulators at 
                            Air National Guard training centers.
Sec. 154. Plan for sustainment and recapitalization of Air National 
                            Guard fighter fleet.

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

Sec. 161. Modification to Air Force and Navy use of commercial dual-use 
                            parts in certain aircraft and engines.
Sec. 162. Measures to increase supply chain resiliency for small 
                            unmanned aerial systems.
Sec. 163. Policy on qualifications of contractors for into-plane fuel 
                            deliveries for heavy-lift aircraft.
Sec. 164. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting 
                            related to foreign-made light detection and 
                            ranging technology.
Sec. 165. Limitation on procurement of F-35 aircraft pending 
                            certification on improvements and 
                            correction of deficiencies.
Sec. 166. Assessments of inventory requirements for air-to-air 
                            missiles.
Sec. 167. Plan for signals intelligence capabilities of armed overwatch 
                            aircraft.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 
for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air 
Force and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4101.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

SEC. 111. CENTRALIZED SECURITY MONITORING PROGRAM FOR FACILITIES OF THE 
              ARMY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, in coordination with 
the heads of relevant organizations of the Department of Defense and 
other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall develop 
a plan for the implementation of a Centralized Security Monitoring 
Program (referred to in this section as the ``Program'') for 
installations and facilities of the Department of the Army within the 
United States.
    (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) Proposed security solution.--A proposal for the 
        development and implementation of a cost-effective, scalable 
        solution to modernize and centralize security operations across 
        Army facilities in the United States with full consideration 
        given to minimizing operational impacts while maximizing 
        technological advantages for enhanced security.
            (2) Locations.--Identification of at least three military 
        installations selected to host the Program. These locations 
        shall--
                    (A) serve as the primary hubs for the continuous 
                monitoring of installation security across all 
                installations of the Department of the Army in the 
                United States;
                    (B) represent a mix of large and extra-large 
                facilities, as defined by the 2016 business case 
                analysis conducted by the Provost Marshal General of 
                the Army; and
                    (C) be chosen based on geographical diversity and 
                their strategic importance to the Army's overall 
                security infrastructure.
            (3) Cost.--A comprehensive breakdown of the full costs of 
        the Program, including--
                    (A) initial capital expenditure for system 
                implementation;
                    (B) the cost of networking all installations and 
                facilities across the Department of the Army within the 
                United States;
                    (C) estimated operation and maintenance costs;
                    (D) a detailed funding schedule with expenditures 
                projected across the period covered by the most recent 
                future-years defense program submitted to Congress 
                under section 221 of title 10, United States Code (as 
                of the date of the plan); and
                    (E) identification of potential cost-saving 
                opportunities from the consolidation of current 
                security monitoring systems.
            (4) Analysis of viability.--An assessment of the viability 
        of funding and sustaining the Program across the period covered 
        by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to 
        Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code (as 
        of the date of the plan), considering--
                    (A) the financial impact relative to existing Army 
                security infrastructure budgets;
                    (B) cost-benefit analysis of upgrading existing 
                systems versus implementing new technologies at each 
                selected location; and
                    (C) identification of technological challenges or 
                barriers to implementing modern monitoring solutions.
            (5) Authorities.--A list of any additional authorities, 
        appropriations, or other resources necessary to ensure the 
        success of the Program.
    (c) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than September 1, 2025, the 
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a completed version of the 
plan developed under subsection (a).
    (d) Limitation on Commencement.--The Secretary of the Army may not 
commence implementation of the Program until the date on which the 
Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that 
sufficient appropriations for military construction and operational 
costs have been programmed to fund the Program.
    (e) Deadline for Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary of the Army shall implement the Program by not later 
        than January 1, 2027.
            (2) Alternative implementation date.--In the event the 
        certification described in subsection (d) is not submitted on 
        or before January 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall 
        implement the Program as soon as practicable after the date on 
        which such certification is so submitted.

SEC. 112. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE USE OF ROBOTIC TARGETS TO ENHANCE THE 
              LETHALITY OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMY.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a 
pilot program under which the Secretary incorporates the use of moving 
robotic target systems into live fire training provided to select 
infantry units of the reserve and National Guard components of the 
Army.
    (b) Designation.--The pilot program under subsection (a) shall be 
known as the ``Lethality and Warfighting Enhancement Program''.
    (c) Locations.--The Secretary of the Army shall select not fewer 
than three military installations at which to conduct the pilot program 
under subsection (a).
    (d) Objectives.--The objectives of the pilot program under 
subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) to increase the lethality of the combined fighting 
        force of the Army by providing reserve component and National 
        Guard infantry units with the opportunity to conduct realistic 
        live fire training on state-of-the-art moving robotic target 
        systems; and
            (2) to demonstrate the effect of such training on small 
        arms proficiency and lethality in ground combat operations.
    (e) Selection of Participating Units.--The Secretary of the Army 
shall select infantry units of the reserve components of the Army to 
participate in the pilot program under subsection (a) taking into 
consideration--
            (1) the past performance of the unit;
            (2) the readiness status of the unit, with an emphasis on 
        providing training to those units designated as preparing to 
        deploy or at a similarly designated readiness status; and
            (3) the likelihood that a unit would be actively deployed 
        or commanded to conduct decisive action.
    (f) Commencement.--The Secretary of the Army shall commence the 
pilot program under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
    (g) Termination.--The pilot program under subsection (a) shall 
terminate five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (h) Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after concluding activities 
under the pilot program at a military installation selected under 
subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing that includes a description of--
            (1) the manner in which the program was conducted at such 
        installation; and
            (2) any results achieved under the program at such 
        installation.
    (i) Contract Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army is authorized to 
        enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of moving 
        robotic target systems for use in the pilot program under 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Required capabilities.--Robotic target systems procured 
        under paragraph (1) shall be capable of--
                    (A) conducting multiple realistic offensive and 
                defensive scenarios in a single training session that 
                are consistent with combat operations;
                    (B) operating in an unpredictable, realistic, and 
                reactionary fashion;
                    (C) objectively scoring trainee performance;
                    (D) maneuvering across diverse geographic 
                landscapes, including snow, ice, soft soils, extreme 
                heat, extreme cold, wooded terrain and offroad areas;
                    (E) operating at distances greater than 100 yards 
                from the range operator;
                    (F) surviving live fire from 6.8 mm rounds and the 
                Next Generation Squad Weapon of the Army; and
                    (G) fully functioning in all reasonably expected 
                weather conditions.

SEC. 113. PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL KINETIC EFFECTORS FOR LOW, SLOW, SMALL 
              UNMANNED AIRCRAFT INTEGRATED DEFEAT SYSTEM OF THE ARMY.

    (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall develop and 
implement a plan for the procurement and fielding of additional kinetic 
effectors for the low, slow, small unmanned aircraft integrated defeat 
system of the Army (FS-LIDS and M-LIDS).
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of 
the Army shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on the plan developed under subsection (a).

SEC. 114. REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS FROM SOURCES 
              OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of 
the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the procurement, by the Army from sources outside of the United 
States, of energetic materials that are otherwise available from 
Federal Government-owned production facilities.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A list of all energetic materials that are in 
        production at a Federal Government-owned production facility 
        but that are nonetheless procured by the Army from a source 
        outside of the United States.
            (2) The authorities and production capacity the Army has 
        available to ensure it procures energetic materials, to the 
        maximum extent practicable, from domestic sources to meet the 
        national security needs of the United States.
            (3) An evaluation of the factors that the Army considers 
        when procuring energetic materials from a source outside of the 
        United States, including the production capacity for such 
        materials at Federal Government-owned production facilities, 
        the cost of materials, and the timelines associated with the 
        production of end items.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``end item'' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 4863(m) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``energetic materials'' means critical 
        chemicals and formulations that--
                    (A) release large amounts of stored chemical 
                energy; and
                    (B) are capable of being used as explosives, 
                propellants, pyrotechnics, and reactive materials that 
                create lethal effects in warheads in kinetic weapons 
                components and systems.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

SEC. 121. MODIFICATIONS TO PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN 
              AMPHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS.

    Section 129 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2448) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
                ``Across Programs'' after ``Advance Procurement''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``across programs'' after 
                ``advance procurement'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Authority to Enter Into Economic Order Quantity Contracts.--
The Secretary of the Navy may use funds made available to carry out 
this section to enter into contracts known as `economic order quantity 
contracts' with private shipyards and other commercial or government 
entities to achieve economic efficiencies based on production economies 
for major components or subsystems of covered ships. The authority 
under this subsection extends to the procurement of parts, components, 
and systems (including weapon systems) common with, and required for, 
covered ships under joint economic order quantity contracts.''.

SEC. 122. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO INCORPORATE ADVANCED 
              DEGAUSSING SYSTEMS INTO ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS.

    Section 124(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1570) is amended by striking 
``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2028''.

SEC. 123. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NAVY 
              PORT WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS.

    Section 130(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1665), as most 
recently amended by section 122 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 169), is further 
amended by striking ``through 2024'' and inserting ``through 2025''.

SEC. 124. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON COST TARGETS FOR CERTAIN 
              AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.

    Section 126(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2035) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and CVN-81''; 
        and inserting ``CVN-81, and Subsequent Carriers'';
            (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and the CVN-81'' and 
        inserting ``the CVN-81, and each subsequent Ford-class aircraft 
        carrier'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``and the CVN-81'' and inserting ``the CVN-81, 
                and each subsequent Ford-class aircraft carrier''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraphs:
                    ``(H) A comparison of the ship cost baseline to the 
                most recent budget estimate available as of the date of 
                the report, set forth separately for costs related to--
                            ``(i) development;
                            ``(ii) procurement; and
                            ``(iii) operations and sustainment.
                    ``(I) For each contract that requires the 
                production of a contract performance report, estimates 
                from the contractor and program manager of--
                            ``(i) the total cost of the ship at 
                        completion, taking into account any changes in 
                        costs known or anticipated as of the date of 
                        the report; and
                            ``(ii) the schedule for completion of the 
                        ship, taking into account any variances to such 
                        schedule known or anticipated as of the date of 
                        the report.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Commencement and termination of reporting.--The 
        requirement to submit a report with respect to a Ford-class 
        aircraft carrier under paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) begin in the year following the first fiscal 
                year for which funds are appropriated for the 
                procurement of the carrier; and
                    ``(B) end on the date the carrier reaches its 
                obligation work limiting date.''.

SEC. 125. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR AUTONOMOUS SURFACE 
              AND UNDERWATER DUAL-MODALITY VEHICLES.

    (a) Designation Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall designate 
an appropriate official within the Department of the Navy to have 
primary responsibility for the development and acquisition of surface 
and underwater dual-modality, advanced autonomous vehicles, consistent 
with warfighter requirements.
    (b) Program Element.--The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure, 
within budget program elements for the Navy, that there is a dedicated 
program element for the development and acquisition of surface and 
underwater dual-modality, advanced autonomous vehicles.

SEC. 126. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CH-53K AIRCRAFT AND T408 
              ENGINES.

    (a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement.--Subject to section 3501 
of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter 
into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 
2025 program year, for the procurement of the following:
            (1) CH-53K aircraft.
            (2) T408 engines for such aircraft.
    (b) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered 
into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the 
United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2025 is subject to the availability of appropriations 
or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year.
    (c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of the Navy 
may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2025, 
for advance procurement associated with the aircraft and engines for 
which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is 
provided under subsection (a), which may include procurement of 
economic order quantities of material and equipment for such aircraft 
or engines when cost savings are achievable.

SEC. 127. RECAPITALIZATION OF TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE NAVY 
              RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that all 
covered F-18 aircraft are--
            (1) provided only to the Navy Reserve; and
            (2) used to recapitalize and maintain, within the Navy 
        Reserve, a threat representative adversary support capability 
        that may be used in support of training activities of the 
        Department of Defense.
    (b) Plan Required.--Not later than April 15, 2025, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan 
for the potential establishment of a deployable tactical fighter 
squadron capability in the Naval Reserve using the covered F-18 
aircraft. The plan shall include--
            (1) a description of any funding and other resources needed 
        to establish and maintain such capability; and
            (2) a proposed timeline for the implementation of such 
        capability.
    (c) Covered F-18 Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered F-18 aircraft'' means the eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornet 
aircraft procured using funds authorized and appropriated for the Navy 
during fiscal year 2023.

SEC. 128. LIMITATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LANDING SHIP MEDIUM.

    (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a 
contract or other agreement that includes a scope of work, including 
priced or unpriced options, for the construction, advance procurement, 
or long-lead material of the lead ship of the Landing Ship Medium 
program until the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that basic and functional design with respect to such ship 
is complete.
    (b) Exemption.--
            (1) Inapplicability to commercial or nondevelopmental 
        item.--The limitation in subsection (a) does not apply to the 
        lead ship of the Landing Ship Medium program if such a ship is 
        a commercial or nondevelopmental item.
            (2) Exemption from full and open competition.--In a case in 
        which the exemption under paragraph (1) applies, the service 
        acquisition executive of the Navy may exempt a contract or 
        other agreement for the lead ship of the Landing Ship Medium 
        program from the requirements of full and open competition 
        under section 3201 of title 10, United States Code.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``basic and functional 
design'' has the meaning given that term section 8669c of title 10, 
United States Code.

SEC. 129. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CONSTELLATION-CLASS 
              FRIGATE PROGRAM PENDING CERTIFICATION ON BASIC AND 
              FUNCTIONAL DESIGN.

    (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Navy 
may be obligated or expended for the construction of a Constellation-
class frigate beyond the basic and functional design phase (as defined 
in section 8669c of title 10, United States Code) until the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense submits the certification required by 
subsection (b).
    (b) Certification Required.--Upon final approval of 95 percent of 
all basic and functional design drawings for the Constellation-class 
frigate program by the designated technical authority for the program, 
the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense 
committees that such drawings have been so approved.
    (c) Assessment and Evaluation.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the certification 
required by subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
assessment of--
            (1) the Secretary's compliance with this section; and
            (2) the completeness of the basic and functional design 
        drawings described in such subsection.
    (d) Availability of Information.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide the Comptroller General with timely access to any documents or 
other information the Comptroller General determines necessary to 
fulfill the requirements of subsection (c).

SEC. 130. LIMITATION ON STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ELECTRICAL POWER 
              UPGRADES FOR AH-1Z AND UH-1Y HELICOPTERS.

    (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not carry out 
covered upgrades to AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters at a 
location other than a facility owned by the original equipment 
manufacturer for such helicopters until the date on which the Secretary 
certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives that the plan for carrying out covered 
upgrades at location other than a facility owned by the original 
equipment manufacturer is expected--
            (1) to result in levels of performance, survivability, 
        lethality, interoperability, mission execution, and overall 
        safety of the helicopter platform that match or exceed the 
        levels that would otherwise be achievable by completing such 
        upgrades at a facility owned by the original equipment 
        manufacturer for the model of helicopter involved;
            (2) to provide improved onboard electrical power capacity 
        and ensure adequate power margin for integrating future 
        capabilities;
            (3) to improve and expand future weapons interfaces; and
            (4) to allow for improved ease of maintenance.
    (b) Covered Upgrades.--In this section, the term ``covered 
upgrades'' means any structural improvements or electrical power 
upgrades for AH-1Z Viper or UH-1Y Venom helicopters.

SEC. 131. ANNUAL REPORT ON SURFACE SHIP SUPPLIERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and once every fiscal year thereafter through 
September 30, 2029, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report analyzing suppliers of 
components for surface ships of the Navy.
    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An assessment of the status of each supplier of surface 
        ship components using the same or a similar methodology to that 
        used in the Navy's evaluation tool for suppliers of components 
        for Columbia-class submarines.
            (2) If the assessment described in paragraph (1) indicates 
        that the supply base of any surface ship component is in an at-
        risk status, a plan for actions to stabilize that supply base.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

SEC. 141. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS AND MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT 
              RELATING TO RQ-4 AIRCRAFT.

    Section 9062(m)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 30, 
2028'' and inserting ``September 30, 2029''.

SEC. 142. ANNUAL REPORT ON AIR FORCE TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FORCE 
              STRUCTURE.

    Chapter 907 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 9062 the following new section:
``Sec. 9062a. Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft 
              force structure.
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 2025, and annually 
thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of the Air Force, in 
consultation with the Director of the Air National Guard and the 
Commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, shall--
            ``(1) develop a 10-year tactical fighter aircraft force 
        structure, recapitalization, training, and sustainment plan for 
        the active and reserve components of the Air Force; and
            ``(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a 
        report on the plan.
    ``(b) Elements of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall address each of the following:
            ``(1) The appropriate mix of tactical fighter aircraft, and 
        associated operational risk analyses, required for the 
        Secretary of the Air Force to meet expected steady-state, 
        global force management allocation plans and geographic 
        combatant commander contingency operational plans tasked to the 
        Air Force, using active and reserve component tactical fighter 
        aircraft units.
            ``(2) The procurement, divestment, and unit activation, 
        deactivation, or re-missioning plans or actions the Secretary 
        plans to implement, fiscal year-by-fiscal year, unit-by-unit, 
        for the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the 
        report is submitted, for each active and reserve component 
        tactical fighter aircraft unit existing as of such date of 
        submittal, including the rationale and justification for any 
        such plans or actions.
            ``(3) The actions the Secretary will take to ensure that 
        required operational readiness rates are maintained during any 
        planned recapitalization, modernization, or change of mission 
        affecting tactical fighter aircraft units.
            ``(4) Any plans of the Secretary to augment or supplant 
        existing piloted tactical fighter aircraft capability or 
        capacity with collaborative combat aircraft increment 1 or 
        increment 2 capability or capacity.
            ``(5) Any plans of the Secretary to augment or supplant 
        existing piloted tactical fighter aircraft training events 
        through the acquisition and fielding of common, joint, all-
        domain, high-fidelity synthetic simulation environments.
    ``(c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form with accompanying graphs, tables, and 
charts, but may contain a classified annex.
    ``(d) Fighter Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term `fighter 
aircraft' has the meaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2) of this 
title.''.

SEC. 143. MODIFICATIONS TO INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Temporary Exception to Minimum Primary Mission Aircraft 
Inventory.--Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 173) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``1,112 aircraft'' and 
        inserting ``1,101 aircraft''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``2024'' and 
        inserting ``2025''.
    (b) A-10 Aircraft Minimum Inventory Requirement.--Section 134(d) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114-328; 130 Stat. 2038) is amended by striking ``135 A-10 aircraft'' 
and inserting ``96 A-10 aircraft''.

SEC. 144. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO INVENTORY 
              OF E-3 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.

    Section 142 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 176) is amended by inserting 
``or fiscal year 2025'' after ``fiscal year 2024''.

SEC. 145. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C-130 AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Extension of Minimum Inventory Requirement.--Section 
146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as amended 
by section 134(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 173), is amended by striking 
``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
    (b) Extension of Prohibition on Reduction of C-130 Aircraft 
Assigned to National Guard.--Section 146(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as amended by section 134(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 
Stat. 173), is amended by striking ``During fiscal years 2023 and 
2024'' and inserting ``During the period of fiscal years 2023 through 
2025''.

SEC. 146. MANAGEMENT OF TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF B-1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT AND 
              PERSONNEL.

    Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1574), as most recently amended 
by section 136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 174), is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Temporary Relocation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall, 
to the extent practicable, manage the temporary relocation of any B-1 
bomber aircraft or personnel assigned to units responsible for the 
operation and maintenance of such aircraft resulting from planned 
military construction in a manner that--
            ``(1) minimizes effects to combat readiness;
            ``(2) mitigates the risk of concentrating a significant 
        number of the total B-1 bomber fleet at one location;
            ``(3) uses the construction period to maximize 
        expeditionary actions such as through Bomber Task Force and 
        Agile Combat Employment; and
            ``(4) takes into consideration travel options and travel 
        distance for families and dependents of such personnel.''.

SEC. 147. CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO AIR FORCE LANDING 
              GEAR.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer to 
the Air Force Sustainment Center supply chain management, item 
management, and delegated engineering authorities for landing gear 
systems of F-15EX, F-22, F-35, and T-7A aircraft.
    (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall develop 
and initiate an implementation plan for the transfers required under 
subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after completing the 
development of the implementation plan required under subsection (b), 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that 
includes a description of--
            (1) the planned milestones for execution of the 
        implementation plan;
            (2) any data, staff, and funding needed to effectively 
        carry out such plan; and
            (3) the progress of the Secretary in meeting such 
        milestones as of the date of the report.

SEC. 148. RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT OF THE 
              RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE AIR FORCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall replace 
covered reserve KC-135 aircraft on a one-for-one basis with air 
refueling tanker aircraft that have capabilities equivalent to or 
exceeding the capabilities of the aircraft being replaced.
    (b) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary of the Air Force--
            (1) may not take any action that would reduce the inventory 
        of air refueling tanker aircraft assigned to a reserve 
        component below the levels set forth in the budget of the 
        President for fiscal year 2025 (as submitted to Congress under 
        section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code); and
            (2) shall ensure that, in the event a reserve component 
        unit is assigned a greater number of KC-135 aircraft than are 
        being replaced with a KC-46 or later-generation air refueling 
        tanker aircraft, any KC-135 aircraft remaining after such 
        replacement will remain within the reserve component for 
        redistribution within that component.
    (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the 
requirement to replace an air refueling tanker aircraft under 
subsection (a), on a case by case basis, if the Secretary determines 
that such replacement would degrade the readiness of the air refueling 
capability of the Air Force.
    (d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on October 1, 2025.
    (e) Covered Reserve KC-135 Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``covered reserve KC-135 aircraft'' means a KC-135 aircraft of the 
reserve components of the Air Force that the Secretary of the Air Force 
has identified to be replaced with a KC-46 or later-generation air 
refueling tanker aircraft.

SEC. 149. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF KC-135 AIRCRAFT IN PMAI OF THE 
              RESERVE COMPONENTS.

    (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Air 
Force may be obligated or expended to reduce the number of KC-135 
aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory within the 
reserve components of the Air Force.
    (b) Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``primary mission aircraft inventory'' has the meaning given 
that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 150. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF F-15E AIRCRAFT AND REQUIREMENT 
              TO CONDUCT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS 
              STUDY.

    (a) Prohibition on Retirement of F-15E Aircraft.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not 
        retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup 
        aircraft inventory status any F-15E aircraft until September 
        30, 2027.
            (2) Exception.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) of 
        shall not apply to individual F-15E aircraft that the Secretary 
        of the Air Force determines, on a case by case basis, to be no 
        longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair because of 
        aircraft accidents, mishaps, or excessive material degradation 
        and non-airworthiness status of certain aircraft.
            (3) Relationship to other law.--The prohibition under 
        paragraph (1) supercedes any provision of section 9062(l) of 
        title 10, United States Code, that is inconsistent with such 
        prohibition.
    (b) Fighter Aircraft Capabilities and Requirements Study.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter 
        into a contract or other agreement with a federally funded 
        research and development center pursuant to which the center 
        shall carry out--
                    (A) an analysis of the fighter aircraft 
                procurement, fielding, and divestment plan of the 
                Department of the Air Force, as submitted to Congress 
                in accordance with section 148 of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
                31; 137 Stat. 178); and
                    (B) a fighter aircraft capability and requirements 
                study that estimates the number of fighter aircraft 
                needed by the Air Force to meet the requirements of 
                combatant commanders.
            (2) Report to secretary.--The federally funded research and 
        development center that carries out the study and analysis 
        under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a 
        report on the results of such study and analysis.
            (3) Reports and briefing to congress.--Not later than March 
        15, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                    (A) submit to the congressional defense committees 
                an unaltered copy of the report received by the 
                Secretary under paragraph (2);
                    (B) submit to such committees a separate report on 
                the views of the Secretary with respect to the results 
                of the study and analysis carried out under paragraph 
                (1), which shall include--
                            (i) a detailed explanation of the strategy 
                        and methodology used to conduct the study and 
                        analysis, including any force sizing and 
                        shaping constructs, scenarios, and assumptions 
                        used as part of such study and analysis; and
                            (ii) assessed operational risk based on the 
                        Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff risk 
                        management classifications set forth the most 
                        recent version of the Chairman of the Joint 
                        Chiefs of Staff Manual 3105.01A, titled ``Joint 
                        Risk Analysis Methodology''; and
                    (C) provide a briefing to the committees on such 
                results.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``fighter aircraft'' 
means--
            (1) F-15, F-16, F-22, and F-35 aircraft; and
            (2) the Next Generation Air Dominance piloted combat 
        aircraft.

SEC. 151. NOTIFICATION OF DELAYS IN DELIVERY OF MH-139 AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Notice Required.--Not later than 30 days after becoming aware 
of an expected delay in the delivery date of an MH-139 aircraft, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives written notice 
of such delay together with an explanation of the reasons for such 
delay.
    (b) Delivery Date Defined.--In this section, the term ``delivery 
date'', when used with respect to an MH-139 aircraft, means the date on 
which such aircraft is expected to be delivered to the Air Force under 
the most recent schedule for such delivery in effect as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 152. PLAN AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FIELDING AIR BASE AIR DEFENSE SITES 
              AT AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation 
with the Commander of the United States Northern Command, the Commander 
of United States European Command, and the Commander of United States 
Indo-Pacific Command, shall develop and implement a plan to support the 
fielding of air base air defense sites at Air Force installations and 
other priority sites identified by the Secretary.
    (b) Air Base Air Defense Site Requirements.--Each air base air 
defense site fielded under the plan required under subsection (a) shall 
have the following capabilities:
            (1) Expeditionary mobile protection for dispersed air 
        bases.
            (2) Fixed protection for primary air bases.
            (3) Ground-based protection systems that incorporate 
        kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities.
            (4) Counter-unmanned aircraft systems.
            (5) Counter-fixed and Counter-rotary wing aircraft 
        capabilities.
            (6) Counter-cruise missile capabilities.
            (7) Interoperability with joint command and control 
        networks.
            (8) 360-degree active and passive sensors.
            (9) Systems and software that enable reduced staffing.
    (c) Fielding Requirement.--Pursuant to the plan developed under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) by not later than September 30, 2027, field a total of 
        not fewer than four air base air defense sites, of which not 
        fewer than two such sites shall be located in the United 
        States; and
            (2) in each of fiscal years 2028 through 2031, field at 
        least four air base air defense sites per year, of which not 
        fewer than two of the sites fielded each year shall be located 
        in the United States.
    (d) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the plan required under subsection (a).

SEC. 153. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF F-16 SIMULATORS AT 
              AIR NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination 
with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall develop a plan to 
fully fund the establishment and maintenance of F-16 simulators at 
training centers of the Air National Guard as described in subsection 
(b).
    (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) an estimate of the costs of maintaining F-16 simulators 
        at Air National Guard training centers that have such 
        simulators as of the date of the plan;
            (2) an estimate of the costs of establishing F-16 
        simulators at all Air National Guard training centers that are 
        required to, but do not, have such simulators as of the date of 
        the plan, including training centers for Air National Guard 
        units converting from the A-10 aircraft to the F-16 aircraft; 
        and
            (3) a plan for allocating funding to pay the costs 
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2), including the proportion 
        of such funding expected to be provided by the Air Force and 
        the Air National Guard, respectively.
    (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
that includes--
            (1) the plan developed under subsection (a); and
            (2) an assessment from the Secretary and the Chief of the 
        National Guard Bureau evaluating how the readiness of Air 
        National Guard Units requiring F-16 simulators may be affected 
        if such simulators are not established and maintained at 
        mission training centers as proposed under the plan.

SEC. 154. PLAN FOR SUSTAINMENT AND RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR NATIONAL 
              GUARD FIGHTER FLEET.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation 
with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall develop a plan to 
sustain and recapitalize the fighter fleet of the Air National Guard.
    (b) Elements.--The recapitalization plan required under subsection 
(a) shall--
            (1) identify each of the 25 fighter aircraft squadrons of 
        the Air National Guard in existence on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act;
            (2) provide a plan for recapitalization of all such 
        squadrons at a similar rate as the fighter aircraft squadrons 
        of the active components of the Armed Forces, with the same 
        combination of legacy capability fighter aircraft and advanced 
        capability fighter aircraft found in fighter aircraft squadrons 
        of the active components of the Armed Forces;
            (3) establish a timetable for a plan or actions for the 
        recapitalization proposed under paragraph (2), disaggregated by 
        fighter aircraft squadron and fiscal year, which shall identify 
        funding required for each fiscal year;
            (4) assess budgetary effects on the active components of 
        the Armed Forces if the recapitalization plan proposed under 
        paragraph (2) were implemented in accordance with the timeline 
        established in paragraph (3); and
            (5) assess the effects of such plan on the operational 
        readiness and personnel readiness of the active and reserve 
        components of the Armed Forces, including the effects of such 
        plan on the ability of such components to meet steady state and 
        contingency force presentation and mission requirements of 
        combatant commanders.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2025, the Secretary 
        of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report that includes the sustainment and 
        recapitalization plan required under subsection (a).
            (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
        annex.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``advanced capability fighter aircraft''--
                    (A) means the next-generation air dominance fighter 
                aircraft or any other fighter aircraft referenced or 
                designated as a sixth generation airframe; and
                    (B) does not include unmanned fighter aircraft.
            (2) The term ``fifth generation'', with respect to fighter 
        aircraft, means an F-22 or F-35 aircraft.
            (3) The term ``fighter aircraft'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 9062(i)(2) of title 10, United States 
        Code.
            (4) The term ``legacy capability fighter aircraft'' means 
        pre-fifth generation fighter aircraft, including an F-16, both 
        pre-block and post-block, F-15C/D, F-15E/EX, and A-10.

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

SEC. 161. MODIFICATION TO AIR FORCE AND NAVY USE OF COMMERCIAL DUAL-USE 
              PARTS IN CERTAIN AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES.

    Section 161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 3453 note) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``used'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``new,'' before 
        ``used''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``, or from a 
        certified production approval holder pursuant to part 21 of 
        title 14, Code of Federal Regulations'' before the period at 
        the end.

SEC. 162. MEASURES TO INCREASE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY FOR SMALL 
              UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and 
carry out an integrated set of measures--
            (1) to identify risks in the supply chain for small 
        unmanned aerial systems (referred to in this section as 
        ``sUAS''); and
            (2) to increase the resiliency of such sUAS supply chain 
        using parts supplied by domestic sources and from allies and 
        partners of the United States.
    (b) Elements.--The measures carried out under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) Disassembly and analysis of commercially available 
        foreign drone aircraft.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once 
        every three years thereafter until 2034, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall fully disassemble a drone aircraft made by Da 
        Jiang Innovations or a similar commercially available sUAS 
        manufactured in a covered foreign country in order to--
                    (A) create a taxonomy for each component that 
                categorizes the component by function, level of risk, 
                and such other criteria as the Secretary determines 
                appropriate; and
                    (B) help assess the risk of such components for the 
                purposes of supply chain monitoring and visibility.
            (2) Supply chain risk framework.--Not later than 150 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act and using the 
        taxonomy developed under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary of 
        Defense shall develop a supply chain risk framework in order 
        to--
                    (A) assess the risk of each sUAS component to 
                Department of Defense networks or operations;
                    (B) for components that present a risk as 
                determined under subparagraph (A), identify any 
                manufacturers of such components are based in covered 
                foreign countries and evaluate whether measures to 
                mitigate the risk posed by such foreign-produced 
                components are feasible or practical; and
                    (C) determine if any of the foreign companies in 
                the sUAS supply chain should be included on the list 
                maintained by the Department of Defense in accordance 
                with section 1260H of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
                283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
            (3) Resilient supply chain strategy.--Not later than 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act and based on 
        the analyses conducted under paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
        Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategy to develop a 
        secure and resilient domestic and allied supply chain of 
        critical components for sUASs, which shall include--
                    (A) identification of sources of supply for sUAS 
                components outside of a covered foreign country 
                assessed to present a risk under paragraph (2)(A) and 
                the total manufacturing capacity of such suppliers;
                    (B) an assessment of the total requirement for 
                sUASs of the Department of Defense;
                    (C) a plan to increase the manufacturing capacity 
                of alternative sources of supply that can meet the 
                requirement specified in subparagraph (B), including 
                estimated funding needs; and
                    (D) a description of how existing initiatives and 
                programs of the Department of Defense may be used to 
                create alternative sUAS sources of supply outside of a 
                covered foreign country, including recommendations 
                for--
                            (i) using authorities available to the 
                        Department of Defense, such as Defense 
                        Production Act authorities, the Industrial Base 
                        Analysis and Sustainment program, loan 
                        guarantees, or other programs; and
                            (ii) incentivizing private sector 
                        investment to grow or foster domestic or allied 
                        sourcing for components for sUASs.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report that includes--
            (1) a list of each component identified under subsection 
        (b)(1), including a description of any security vulnerabilities 
        associated with such component;
            (2) a description of the supply chain risk framework 
        developed under subsection (b)(2);
            (3) any recommendations for the inclusion of companies on 
        the list described in subsection (b)(2)(C); and
            (4) the full strategy developed under subsection (b)(3).
    (d) Form.--The report required under subsection (c) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (e) Covered Foreign Country Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered foreign country'' has the meaning given that term in section 
848(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4871 note).

SEC. 163. POLICY ON QUALIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTORS FOR INTO-PLANE FUEL 
              DELIVERIES FOR HEAVY-LIFT AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Establishment of Policy.--Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Logistics Agency shall develop and implement a policy pursuant to which 
acquisition planning shall be performed for any contract providing for 
the into-plane procurement for heavy-lift aircraft of an estimated 
5,000,000 gallons or more of aviation fuel per year within the 
continental United States.
    (b) Use of Evaluation Factors.--As part of the acquisition planning 
required under subsection (a), the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency shall determine whether to use evaluation factors to assess the 
qualifications of fixed-based operators bidding on contracts described 
in such subsection. In the event the Director determines it is 
appropriate to use such evaluation factors, the factors may include the 
following:
            (1) Whether the fixed-base operator is able to maintain 
        sufficient onsite fuel storage.
            (2) Whether the fixed-base operator's total number of 
        employees is sufficient to service military customers.
            (3) Whether the fixed-based operator is capable of 
        performing a sufficient range of cargo on-load, off-load, and 
        handling operations, including for dangerous goods and cargo, 
        for military aircraft of all sizes.
            (4) Whether the fixed-based operator has acceptable past 
        performance history on similar procurements.
            (5) Any other factors the Director determines appropriate.
    (c) Consultation.--The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency 
shall, as appropriate, consult with appropriate personnel of the 
military departments in developing mission requirements at commercial 
airports for purposes of the acquisition planning required under 
subsection (a).
    (d) Heavy-lift Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term 
``heavy-lift aircraft'' means an aircraft with a maximum gross takeoff 
weight in excess of 107,000 pounds.

SEC. 164. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION, PROCUREMENT, AND CONTRACTING 
              RELATED TO FOREIGN-MADE LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING 
              TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Prohibition on Agency Operation or Procurement.--The Secretary 
of Defense shall not operate or enter into or renew a contract for the 
procurement of--
            (1) a covered light detection and ranging technology 
        (referred to in this section as ``LiDAR technology'') that--
                    (A) is manufactured in a covered foreign country or 
                by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country;
                    (B) uses operating software developed in a covered 
                foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered 
                foreign country; or
                    (C) uses network connectivity or data storage 
                located in or administered by an entity domiciled in a 
                covered foreign country; or
            (2) a system or systems that incorporates, interfaces with, 
        or otherwise uses LiDAR technology as described in paragraph 
        (1).
    (b) Exemption.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not 
apply if the operation, procurement, or contracting action is for the 
purposes of intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare 
operations, testing, analysis, and training.
    (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition 
under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary 
certifies, in writing, to the congressional defense committees that the 
operation, procurement, or contracting action is required in the 
national interest of the United States.
    (d) Effective Date.--The prohibition under section (a) shall take 
effect on June 30, 2026.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered foreign country'' means any of the 
        following:
                    (A) The People's Republic of China.
                    (B) The Islamic Republic of Iran.
                    (C) The Democratic People's Republic of North 
                Korea.
                    (D) The Russian Federation.
            (2) The term ``covered LiDAR company'' means any of the 
        following:
                    (A) Hesai Technology (or any subsidiary or 
                affiliate of Hesai Technology).
                    (B) Any entity that produces or provides LiDAR and 
                that is included on--
                            (i) the Consolidated Screening List 
                        maintained by the International Trade 
                        Administration of the Department of Commerce; 
                        or
                            (ii) the civil-military fusion list 
                        maintained under section 1260h of the William 
                        M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
                        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
                        Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
                    (C) Any entity that produces or provides LiDAR and 
                that--
                            (i) is domiciled in a covered foreign 
                        country; or
                            (ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign 
                        ownership, control or influence by a covered 
                        foreign country, as determined by the Secretary 
                        of Defense in accordance with the National 
                        Industrial Security Program or any successor to 
                        such program.
            (3) The term ``covered LiDAR technology'' means LiDAR 
        technology and any related services and equipment manufactured 
        by a covered LiDAR company.
            (4) The terms ``light detection and ranging'' and ``LiDAR'' 
        mean a sensor that emits light, often in the form of a pulsed 
        or modulated laser, and scans or flashes the environment to 
        detect and measure the range of its surroundings.

SEC. 165. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF F-35 AIRCRAFT PENDING 
              CERTIFICATION ON IMPROVEMENTS AND CORRECTION OF 
              DEFICIENCIES.

    (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not accept or take 
delivery of covered F-35 aircraft in excess of the maximum quantities 
specified in subsection (c) until the date on which the Secretary 
certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary is 
in compliance with each of the following requirements:
            (1) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance 
        with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan, with 
        appropriate actions and milestones, to develop and field F-35 
        aircraft and mission systems digital-twin models across the F-
        35 enterprise.
            (2) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance 
        with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan, with 
        appropriate actions and milestones, to procure at least one new 
        cooperative avionics flying test bed aircraft for the F-35 
        enterprise.
            (3) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance 
        with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan, with 
        appropriate actions and milestones, to procure and construct a 
        new F-35 mission software integration laboratory to enable 
        concurrent testing of TR-2 and TR-3 mission system hardware, 
        software, and any existing or new F-35 capabilities.
            (4) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance 
        with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan of corrective 
        actions and milestones to resolve all deficiencies and 
        recommendations identified in the 2024 F-35 Initial Operational 
        Testing and Evaluation report submitted to Congress by the 
        Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation.
            (5) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance 
        with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan of corrective 
        actions and milestones to minimize F-35 new aircraft production 
        interruptions and resolve all programmatic deficiencies 
        associated with the new F-35 mission system radar hardware and 
        software related to the development, testing, acceptance, 
        certification, production, and fielding of the radar as 
        identified by the Director of the F-35 Joint Program Office.
            (6) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance 
        with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan of corrective 
        actions and milestones to resolve all deficiencies and 
        recommendations identified in the report of the F-35 software 
        Independent Review Team commissioned by the Secretary of the 
        Air Force and the Director of the F-35 Joint Program Office.
            (7) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance 
        with subsection (b)) and is implementing a corrective action 
        plan with appropriate actions, milestones, necessary technical 
        data and other resources, and metrics for measuring 
        improvements, to address long-standing sustainment challenges 
        and improve fleetwide mission capable and full mission capable 
        rates for F-35 aircraft. At a minimum, such plan shall provide 
        for--
                    (A) completing the set-up of military service 
                depots and attaining the required production capacity;
                    (B) addressing and mitigating corrosion, 
                particularly in all F-35 variants, including the 
                necessary parts, equipment, technical data, and any 
                necessary adjustments to squadron staffing to 
                effectively conduct corrosion inspections and work;
                    (C) improving the visibility and availability of 
                assets and parts that detract from mission capable 
                rates; and
                    (D) developing mechanisms to surge supply support 
                for the air vehicle and engine and ensure continuity of 
                F-35 logistics and operations in contested 
                environments.
            (8) The Secretary has submitted all plans and corrective 
        action plans described in paragraphs (1) through (7) to the 
        congressional defense committees as required under subsection 
        (b).
            (9) The Secretary has met the requirements of subsections 
        (b)(5) and (c) of section 226 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 
        Stat. 196) and has submitted all documentation required to be 
        submitted to Congress pursuant to such subsections.
    (b) Submittal of Plans to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
        the congressional defense committees all plans and corrective 
        action plans described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--Each plan submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    (A) an estimate of the total amount of funds 
                required to complete implementation of the plan;
                    (B) realistic, event-driven schedules to achieve 
                the objectives of the plan; and
                    (C) a schedule risk assessment to a minimum of 80 
                percent confidence level.
            (3) Form.--Each plan described in paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
        annex.
    (c) Maximum Quantities.--The maximum quantities of covered F-35 
aircraft specified in this subsection are the following:
            (1) Thirty F-35A aircraft.
            (2) Nine F-35B aircraft.
            (3) Nine F-35C aircraft.
    (d) Annual Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2025, and on an 
        annual basis thereafter for the following five years, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report that includes a comprehensive update on all 
        plans that--
                    (A) were developed pursuant to paragraphs (1) 
                through (7) of subsection (a); and
                    (B) are being implemented by the Secretary as of 
                the date of the report.
            (2) Form.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
        annex.
    (e) Covered f-35 Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered F-35'' aircraft means new production F-35 aircraft--
            (1) that are authorized to be procured using funds 
        authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
        available for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Defense; 
        and
            (2) the procurement of which is fully funded by the United 
        States.

SEC. 166. ASSESSMENTS OF INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR-TO-AIR 
              MISSILES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary 
of the Navy, in coordination with the commanders of the combatant 
commands, shall jointly assess the sufficiency of established inventory 
requirements for air-to-air missiles.
    (b) Elements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly--
            (1) assess planned deliveries of air-to-air missiles 
        through 2029 and the total available missiles by type in each 
        year through 2029;
            (2) assess combined requirements for air-to-air missiles to 
        support operational plans of the United States Central Command, 
        the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the United States 
        Northern Command, and the United States European Command, at 
        low, medium, and high risk;
            (3) consider emerging requirements for surface-to-air 
        defense and collaborative combat aircraft and how those 
        additional missions will affect inventory requirements for air-
        to-air missiles;
            (4) consider the sufficiency of planned acquisition for 
        air-to-air missiles through 2029 to meet operational 
        requirements;
            (5) consider whether continuing production of the advanced 
        medium-range air-to-air missile program of record through 2029 
        would enhance available inventories of air-to-air missiles; and
            (6) develop recommendations to adjust the planned mix of 
        missiles, including an assessment of whether extending the 
        range or capability of existing air-to-air missiles would 
        better support combined combatant command requirements at 
        medium risk.
    (c) Report.--Following the completion of the assessment required 
under subsection (a), but not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary 
of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the 
assessment, which shall include a summary of the results of the 
assessment with respect to each element specified in subsection (b).
    (d) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection (c) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 167. PLAN FOR SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES OF ARMED OVERWATCH 
              AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special 
Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United 
States Special Operations Command shall jointly submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan for integrating signals 
intelligence capabilities on fielded armed overwatch aircraft.
    (b) Plan Requirements.--At a minimum, the plan required by 
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) define the signals intelligence requirements for armed 
        overwatch aircraft, including the required signals intelligence 
        capabilities and the number of aircraft to be equipped with 
        such capabilities;
            (2) articulate the resources necessary by fiscal year to 
        fulfill the requirements described in paragraph (1); and
            (3) include any other matters the Assistant Secretary of 
        Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and 
        the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command 
        consider relevant.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Modification of certain requirements relating to the Joint 
                            Energetics Transition Office.
Sec. 212. Modification to annual report on unfunded priorities of the 
                            Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
                            Engineering.
Sec. 213. Modification to defense laboratory education partnerships.
Sec. 214. Extension of Global Research Watch Program.
Sec. 215. Expansion of authority for technology protection features 
                            activities.
Sec. 216. Modification to personnel management authority to attract 
                            experts in science, engineering, and 
                            certain other disciplines.
Sec. 217. Codification of the Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program.
Sec. 218. Modification to consortium on use of additive manufacturing 
                            for defense capability development.
Sec. 219. Modification to continuous capability development and 
                            delivery program for F-35 aircraft.
Sec. 220. Modifications to test program for engineering plant of DDG(X) 
                            destroyer vessels.
Sec. 221. Improvements relating to defining, identifying, and planning 
                            the artificial intelligence workforce of 
                            the Department of Defense.
Sec. 222. Modification to artificial intelligence education strategy.
Sec. 223. Modification of CVN-73 to support fielding of MQ-25 unmanned 
                            aerial vehicle.
Sec. 224. Modification to innovators information repository in the 
                            Department of Defense.
Sec. 225. Duties of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer 
                            Governing Council relating to artificial 
                            intelligence models and advanced artificial 
                            intelligence technologies.
Sec. 226. Ensuring compliance with Department of Defense policy when 
                            awarding research grants.
Sec. 227. Extension and modification of Directed Energy Working Group.
Sec. 228. National Defense Economic Competition Research Council.
Sec. 229. Agility Prime Transition Working Group.
Sec. 230. Authority for temporary assignment of employees of the Office 
                            of Strategic Capital to certain private-
                            sector organizations.
Sec. 231. Quantum benchmarking initiative.
Sec. 232. Expansion of participation in the Digital On-Demand Program.
Sec. 233. Management and utilization of digital data to enhance 
                            maintenance activities.
Sec. 234. Electromagnetic spectrum demonstration program.
Sec. 235. Competitive demonstration of automated target recognition 
                            algorithms.
Sec. 236. Pilot program on development of near-term use cases and 
                            demonstration of artificial intelligence 
                            toward biotechnology applications for 
                            national security.
Sec. 237. Pilot program on use of artificial intelligence for certain 
                            workflow and operations tasks.
Sec. 238. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research 
                            collaboration with certain academic 
                            institutions.

             Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

Sec. 241. Incorporating human readiness levels into research, 
                            development, test, and evaluation 
                            activities.
Sec. 242. Biotechnology roadmap.
Sec. 243. Plan to advance interests of Department of Defense in matters 
                            relating to electromagnetic spectrum in 
                            international fora.
Sec. 244. Strategic plan for quantum information science technologies 
                            within the Department of Defense.
Sec. 245. Defense Science Board study on long-term operations and 
                            availability of Kwajalein Atoll as a Major 
                            Range and Test Facility Base.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 
for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, 
test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section 
4201.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 211. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE JOINT 
              ENERGETICS TRANSITION OFFICE.

    Subsection (d) of section 148 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Budgeting and Funding Requirements.--
            ``(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Office 
        is budgeted for and funded in a manner sufficient to ensure the 
        Office has the staff and other resources necessary to 
        effectively carry out the responsibilities specified in 
        subsection (c).
            ``(2) In the budget justification materials submitted to 
        Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget for 
        fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter (as submitted 
        with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 
        31), the Secretary of Defense shall include a dedicated budget 
        line item for the implementation of subsection (a) and for the 
        testing and evaluation of energetic materials and technologies 
        by the Office.''.

SEC. 212. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE 
              UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING.

    The second section 222e of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Secretary of 
        Defense shall'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Defense, after 
        coordinating with the Secretaries of the military departments, 
        shall''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(3) in the case of a military construction project, has 
        reached 35 percent design.''.

SEC. 213. MODIFICATION TO DEFENSE LABORATORY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS.

    Section 2194(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) entering into new and separate contracts or 
        cooperative agreements with, or making grants to, the 
        institution to provide financial assistance for activities 
        conducted under such partnership agreement.''.

SEC. 214. EXTENSION OF GLOBAL RESEARCH WATCH PROGRAM.

    Section 4066(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2035''.

SEC. 215. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION FEATURES 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Expansion of Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 4067 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``during the 
research and development phase of such system'' and inserting ``to 
increase ally and partner military capability or improve coalition 
interoperability''.
    (b) Cost-sharing.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph (2):
    ``(2) Any contract for the design or development of an 
exportability feature of a system resulting from activities under 
subsection (a) for the purpose of enhancing or enabling the 
exportability of the system shall include a cost-sharing provision that 
requires the contractor to bear half of the cost of such activities, or 
such other portion of such cost as the Secretary considers appropriate 
upon showing of good cause.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by inserting ``or (2)'' after ``paragraph 
                (1)'';
                    (B) by inserting ``or exportability feature'' after 
                ``with respect to a designated system''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``in the case 
                of a designated system,'' before ``the''.

SEC. 216. MODIFICATION TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT 
              EXPERTS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND CERTAIN OTHER 
              DISCIPLINES.

    Section 4092 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``science and 
        engineering'' and inserting ``science, engineering, and certain 
        other disciplines'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(11) Office of strategic capital.--The Director of the 
        Office of Strategic Capital may carry out a program of 
        personnel management authority provided in subsection (b) in 
        order to facilitate recruitment of eminent experts in finance 
        and investment for the Office.''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``5 
                        scientific and engineering positions in the 
                        Office'' and inserting ``20 scientific and 
                        engineering positions in the Office, of which 
                        not more than 5 such positions may be positions 
                        of administration or management of the 
                        Office'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``5 
                        scientific and engineering positions in the 
                        Unit'' and inserting ``35 scientific and 
                        engineering positions in the Unit, of which not 
                        more than 5 such positions may be positions of 
                        administration or management of the Unit'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
                        ``15'' and inserting ``25'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (v) in subparagraph (J), by adding ``and'' 
                        at the end; and
                            (vi) by adding at the end the following new 
                        subparagraph:
                    ``(K) in the case of the Office of Strategic 
                Capital, appoint individuals to a total of not more 
                than 30 positions in the Office;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (A) 
                to read as follows:
                    ``(A) in the case of employees appointed pursuant 
                to subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), (H), and (K) of 
                paragraph (1), at a rate to be determined by the head 
                of the organization concerned up to 150 percent of the 
                total annual compensation payable to the Vice President 
                under section 104 of title 3;''.

SEC. 217. CODIFICATION OF THE LABORATORY QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 303 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4128. Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program
    ``(a) Program Required.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall establish the 
panels described in subsection (b) and direct such panels--
            ``(A) to review and make recommendations to the Secretary 
        with respect to--
                    ``(i) existing policies and practices affecting the 
                science and technology reinvention laboratories to 
                improve the mission effectiveness of such laboratories;
                    ``(ii) new initiatives proposed by the science and 
                technology reinvention laboratories; and
                    ``(iii) new interpretations of existing provisions 
                of law that would enhance the ability of a director of 
                a science and technology reinvention laboratory to 
                manage the laboratory and discharge the mission of the 
                laboratory;
            ``(B) to support implementation of current and future 
        initiatives affecting the science and technology reinvention 
        laboratories; and
            ``(C) to conduct assessments or data analysis on the 
        effectiveness of the authorities granted to the science and 
        technology reinvention laboratories and such other issues as 
        the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
    ``(2) The program carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
known as the `Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program'.
    ``(b) Panels.--The panels described in this subsection are the 
following:
            ``(1) A panel on personnel, workforce development, and 
        talent management.
            ``(2) A panel on facilities, equipment, and infrastructure.
            ``(3) A panel on research strategy, technology transfer, 
        and industry and university partnerships.
            ``(4) A panel on governance and oversight processes.
    ``(c) Composition of Panels.--(1) Each panel described in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) may be composed of subject 
matter and technical management experts from--
            ``(A) laboratories and research centers of the Army, Navy, 
        and Air Force;
            ``(B) appropriate Defense Agencies;
            ``(C) the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Research and Engineering; and
            ``(D) such other entities as the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate.
    ``(2) The panel described in subsection (b)(4) shall be composed 
of--
            ``(A) at least one member from each of the science and 
        technology reinvention laboratories; and
            ``(B) such other members as the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate.
    ``(d) Governance of Panels.--(1) The chairperson of each panel 
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be selected by the members 
of the respective panel.
    ``(2) Each panel, in coordination with the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering, shall transmit to the Science and 
Technology Executive Committee of the Department of Defense such 
information or findings on topics requiring decision or approval as the 
panel considers appropriate.
    ``(e) Interpretation of Provisions of Law.--(1) The Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering, acting under the guidance of 
the Secretary, shall issue regulations regarding the meaning, scope, 
implementation, and applicability of any provision of a statute 
relating to a science and technology reinvention laboratory.
    ``(2) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under 
Secretary shall, to the degree practicable, emphasize providing the 
maximum operational flexibility to the directors of the science and 
technology reinvention laboratories to discharge the missions of their 
laboratories.
    ``(3) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under 
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult and coordinate with 
the secretaries of the military departments and such other agencies or 
entities as the Under Secretary considers relevant on any proposed 
revision to regulations under paragraph (1).
    ``(4) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under 
Secretary shall seek recommendations from the panel described in 
subsection (b)(4).
    ``(f) Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Defined.--In 
this section, the term `science and technology reinvention laboratory' 
means a Department of Defense laboratory designated as a Department of 
Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory under section 
4121 of this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 211 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 
note prec. 4121) is repealed.

SEC. 218. MODIFICATION TO CONSORTIUM ON USE OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 
              FOR DEFENSE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 223(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) develop a process to certify new materials and 
        processes for fabricating flight critical parts and initiate 
        planning for a rapidly deployable additive manufacturing system 
        that is capable of fabricating replacement safety-critical 
        parts for military aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles in 
        environments where access to traditionally manufactured 
        replacement parts is severely restricted.''.

SEC. 219. MODIFICATION TO CONTINUOUS CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND 
              DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR F-35 AIRCRAFT.

    Section 225(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 195) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``designate two F-35A 
        aircraft, two F-35B aircraft, and two F-35C aircraft'' and 
        inserting ``designate a total of not fewer than nine F-35A, F-
        35B, or F-35C aircraft''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``Lot 19'' and 
        inserting ``Lot 18''.

SEC. 220. MODIFICATIONS TO TEST PROGRAM FOR ENGINEERING PLANT OF DDG(X) 
              DESTROYER VESSELS.

    Section 221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1599) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
        new sentence: ``A minimum of two motor technologies with 
        comparable efficiency, weight, and space characteristics that 
        provide minimum of 40 megawatts of reserve power, in excess of 
        propulsion and ship service at patrol speed, shall be tested in 
        full scale to mitigate program risk and provide sufficient 
        competition prior to down selecting to a class decision.'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following new paragraph (1):
            ``(1) Two electrical propulsion motor technologies.''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``that incorporates 
        two propulsion motor technology options'' before the period at 
        the end.

SEC. 221. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO DEFINING, IDENTIFYING, AND PLANNING 
              THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKFORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Appointment of Responsible Official .--Section 230 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
116-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 501) is amended by striking subsection (c) 
and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Responsibility.--
            ``(1) Appointment of officer.--Not later than April 30, 
        2025, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint a civilian 
        official responsible for the development and implementation of 
        the policy and implementation plan set forth in subsections (a) 
        and (b), respectively. The official shall be known as the 
        `Chief Digital Engineering Recruitment and Management Officer 
        of the Department of Defense'.
            ``(2) Additional responsibilities.--In addition to the 
        responsibilities specified in paragraph (1), the Officer 
        appointed under such paragraph shall--
                    ``(A) fully define and identify the artificial 
                intelligence workforce of the Department of Defense, 
                including by--
                            ``(i) clarifying the roles and 
                        responsibilities of the artificial intelligence 
                        workforce and the relationship between the 
                        artificial intelligence workforce and the 
                        overall Department of Defense innovation 
                        workforce and digital workforce;
                            ``(ii) coding artificial intelligence 
                        workforce roles in workforce data systems; and
                            ``(iii) developing a qualification program 
                        for artificial intelligence workforce roles; 
                        and
                    ``(B) update the Department of Defense Human 
                Capital Operating Plan to be consistent with the 
                Strategic Management Plan of the Department and the 
                Annual Performance Plan of the Department relating to 
                artificial intelligence workforce issues, including--
                            ``(i) addressing the human capital 
                        implementation actions planned to support the 
                        strategic goals and priorities identified in 
                        the Agency Strategic Plan and Annual 
                        Performance Plan; and
                            ``(ii) ensuring the use of consistent 
                        artificial intelligence terminology.
            ``(3) Expiration of appointment.--The appointment of the 
        Officer under paragraph (1) shall expire on September 30, 
        2030.''.
    (b) Digital Engineering Implementation Plan Update.--Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report that includes an update on 
any activities carried out in accordance with the implementation plan 
required under section 230(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 501).
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than 240 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on--
            (1) the positions included in the artificial intelligence 
        workforce of the Department as of the date of the briefing;
            (2) any positions not identified under paragraph (1) that 
        should be included in the artificial intelligence workforce of 
        the Department;
            (3) which positions require Department of Defense personnel 
        with artificial intelligence skills;
            (4) the current state of the artificial intelligence 
        workforce of the Department as of the ate of the briefing; and
            (5) planned or proposed future requirements for the 
        artificial intelligence workforce of the Department.

SEC. 222. MODIFICATION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION STRATEGY.

    Section 256 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1290) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Education 
Platforms.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2025, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
        Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the 
        Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall--
                    ``(A) develop a set of distance education courses 
                on--
                            ``(i) the foundational concepts of 
                        artificial intelligence and machine learning; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the responsible and ethical design, 
                        development, acquisition and procurement, 
                        deployment, and use of artificial intelligence 
                        and machine learning applications; and
                    ``(B) make such courses available to members of the 
                Armed Forces.
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense 
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        on the progress of the Chief Digital and Artificial 
        Intelligence Officer in implementing paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 223. MODIFICATION OF CVN-73 TO SUPPORT FIELDING OF MQ-25 UNMANNED 
              AERIAL VEHICLE.

    Section 219 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1680) is 
amended by striking ``shall'' and all that follows and inserting 
``shall modify the compartments and infrastructure of the aircraft 
carrier designated CVN-73 to support the fielding of the MQ-25 unmanned 
aerial vehicle before the planned deployment date of such vehicle.''.

SEC. 224. MODIFICATION TO INNOVATORS INFORMATION REPOSITORY IN THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    Section 220 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4061 note 
prec.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Chief Digital and 
        Artificial Intelligence Office, the Defense Innovation Unit, 
        and the'' before ``Defense Technical Information Center'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``in accordance with 
        subsection (e)'' before the period at the end;
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) be coordinated across the Department of Defense to 
        focus on small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), including--
                    ``(A) participants in the Small Business Innovation 
                Research Program or the Small Business Technology 
                Transfer Program established under section 9 of the 
                Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638);
                    ``(B) participants in the pilot program established 
                under section 834 of the National Defense Authorization 
                Act for Fiscal Year 2022 or the Rapid Defense 
                Experimentation Reserve of the Department of Defense; 
                and
                    ``(C) small business concerns that are 
                nontraditional defense contractors (as defined in 
                section 3014 of title 10, United States Code) that work 
                with research, innovation, and advanced project 
                entities;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
                        new subparagraphs:
                    ``(E) the date of the initial award to the 
                participant from the Department of Defense; and
                    ``(F) the dates of any additional awards made to 
                the participant by the Department of Defense, including 
                the dates of any contracts or other agreements entered 
                into between the participant the Department of Defense; 
                and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Updates Required.--Not less frequently than once each fiscal 
quarter and subject to the availability of appropriations, the head of 
the Defense Technical Information Center, in coordination with the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall update 
the innovators information repository established under this 
section.''.

SEC. 225. DUTIES OF CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 
              GOVERNING COUNCIL RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
              MODELS AND ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES.

    Section 238(d)(3)(E) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 
note prec. 4061) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi); and
            (2) by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause 
        (x):
                            ``(x) With respect to artificial 
                        intelligence models and advanced artificial 
                        intelligence technologies--
                                    ``(I) to identify and assess 
                                artificial intelligence models and 
                                advanced artificial intelligence 
                                technologies that could pose a national 
                                security risk if accessed by an 
                                adversary of the United States;
                                    ``(II) to develop strategies to 
                                prevent unauthorized access and usage 
                                of potent artificial intelligence 
                                models by countries that are 
                                adversaries of the United States; and
                                    ``(III) to make recommendations to 
                                Congress and relevant Federal agencies 
                                for legislative or administrative 
                                action in the field of artificial 
                                intelligence.''.

SEC. 226. ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY WHEN 
              AWARDING RESEARCH GRANTS.

    Section 1286 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ``subsection (g)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (h)'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as 
        subsections (f) through (i), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection (e):
    ``(e) Annual Reviews Required.--Not later than March 30, 2025, and 
not later than March 30 of each year thereafter--
            ``(1) each head of a Department of Defense component that 
        awards grants for research shall carry out a review of a 
        representative sample of the research grants awarded by the 
        respective component in the previous fiscal year to ensure that 
        the component is awarding grants in compliance with the 
        applicable policies of the Department of Defense; and
            ``(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
        Engineering shall carry out a separate review of a 
        representative sample of the research grants awarded by such 
        components in the previous fiscal year.''; and
            (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and on the 
                periodic reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (e)'' 
                after ``by subsection (a)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
                        through (G) as clauses (i) through (vii), 
                        respectively, and indenting such clauses two 
                        ems to the right;
                            (ii) by inserting before clause (i), as 
                        redesignated by clause (i) of this 
                        subparagraph, the following new subparagraph 
                        (A):
                    ``(A) With respect to the activities carried out 
                under the initiative required by subsection (a), the 
                following:''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
                        new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) With respect to the periodic reviews 
                conducted pursuant to subsection (e), the following:
                            ``(i) The total number of research grants 
                        awarded by the Department in the fiscal year 
                        covered by the reviews.
                            ``(ii) The number of reviews carried out 
                        pursuant to subsection (e)(1).
                            ``(iii) The number of reviews carried out 
                        pursuant to subsection (e)(2).
                            ``(iv) A description of the processes by 
                        which the heads of the components described in 
                        paragraph (1) of subsection (e) and the Under 
                        Secretary of Defense for Research and 
                        Engineering conducted the reviews under such 
                        subsection.
                            ``(v) An assessment of issues identified 
                        during the reviews carried out under subsection 
                        (e), including a list of grants that were 
                        identified as having not been awarded in 
                        compliance with applicable policies of the 
                        Department of Defense.''.

SEC. 227. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DIRECTED ENERGY WORKING GROUP.

    Section 219(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``Each such briefing shall include--
                    ``(A) for each organization and element of the 
                Department carrying out work related to directed energy 
                capabilities, cost data and associated program elements 
                for each fiscal year across the period covered by the 
                most recent future-years defense program submitted to 
                Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States 
                Code (as of the time of the briefing); and
                    ``(B) information on any enabling work that 
                supports such capabilities, including--
                            ``(i) vehicle or software integration and 
                        testing;
                            ``(ii) command, control and targeting 
                        architectures;
                            ``(iii) supporting infrastructure 
                        requirements; and
                            ``(iv) workforce training.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``4 years'' and inserting 
        ``9 years''.

SEC. 228. NATIONAL DEFENSE ECONOMIC COMPETITION RESEARCH COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment of Council.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        establish a council to identify, evaluate, and coordinate 
        existing research efforts, or propose new research topics, 
        relating to economic competition activities, such as economic 
        coercion, manipulation, or other uses of economic power to 
        undermine the national defense strategy of the United States 
        and the partners and allies of the United States.
            (2) Designation.--The council established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``National Defense Economic 
        Competition Research Council'' (referred to in this section as 
        the ``Council'').
    (b) Charter and Mission.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a 
charter for the Council with a mission that includes the following:
            (1) Conducting analysis of ongoing or proposed government 
        and academic research relating to economic competition.
            (2) Making proposals for new areas of research to increase 
        understanding of adversarial uses of economic tools in support 
        of military objectives to improve understanding of threats, 
        vulnerabilities, and defensive options to mitigate such threats 
        and vulnerabilities.
            (3) Informing the tools available to the Department of 
        Defense to defend against such economic competition, coercion 
        and manipulation activities, including the use of adversarial 
        capital to acquire technology, real estate, or other 
        infrastructure, or to preemptively deny access by the United 
        States.
            (4) Assessing current data needs or shortfalls impairing 
        understanding of threats and vulnerabilities relating to 
        economic competition.
            (5) Convening groups, which may include academic 
        institutions, nonprofit organizations, commercial entities, 
        other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and 
        international partners, to better understand regional 
        requirements or inform the understanding of regional partners 
        on the threats and vulnerabilities relating to military 
        objectives as a result of increasing economic competition.
            (6) Carrying out such other activities relating to economic 
        competition as the Secretary deems appropriate.
    (c) Participants.--
            (1) Co-chairs.--The co-chairs of the Council shall be the 
        Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary 
        of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
            (2) In general.--The co-chairs of the Council shall ensure 
        that the Council includes participation from each of the 
        following:
                    (A) The Office of Commercial and Economic 
                Assessment of the Air Force.
                    (B) The Office of Expanded Competition.
                    (C) The Office of Strategic Capital.
                    (D) The Defense Innovation Unit.
                    (E) The Strategic Capabilities Office.
                    (F) The Joint Warfighting Analysis Center (JWAC).
                    (G) The Office of Global Economic and Investment 
                Security under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
                Industrial Base Policy.
                    (H) The Office of Naval Research, including ONR-
                Global.
                    (I) The Army Research Office.
                    (J) The Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
                    (K) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
                    (L) The Office of Strategic Intelligence and 
                Analysis under the Under Secretary of Defense for 
                Research and Engineering.
                    (M) The program office of the Minerva Research 
                Initiative.
                    (N) Other relevant organizations as determined by 
                the Secretary of Defense.
    (d) Input From the Joint Staff and Combatant Commands.--The Council 
shall regularly solicit input from the Joint Staff and combatant 
commands on needs, problem statements, or other topics relating to 
economic competition activities described in subsection (a)(1) 
affecting their areas of responsibility.
    (e) Termination.--The Council shall terminate on December 31, 2035.

SEC. 229. AGILITY PRIME TRANSITION WORKING GROUP.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering and the Director of the Defense Innovation 
Unit, shall establish a working group to be known as the ``Agility 
Prime Transition Working Group'' (referred to in this section as the 
``Working Group'').
    (b) Duties.--The duties of the Working Group shall include the 
following:
            (1) To develop and implement a strategy to transition 
        capabilities developed under the Agility Prime program of the 
        Air Force to program executive offices of the covered Armed 
        Forces, as appropriate.
            (2) To provide a forum for members of the Working Group to 
        coordinate activities relating to hybrid and electric vertical 
        takeoff and landing capabilities developed under the Agility 
        Prime program, including--
                    (A) research, development, testing, and evaluation 
                activities;
                    (B) demonstration activities; and
                    (C) activities to transition such capabilities from 
                the research and development phase into operational use 
                within the covered Armed Forces, as appropriate.
            (3) To identify programs, projects, activities, and 
        requirements of the covered Armed Forces that may be supported 
        by technologies and capabilities developed under the Agility 
        Prime program, including hybrid and electric vertical takeoff 
        and landing aircraft, advanced air mobility platforms, 
        autonomous flight capabilities, test and evaluation software, 
        and related technologies.
            (4) To identify requirements of the combatant commands and 
        the covered Armed Forces that align with previous, ongoing, or 
        planned efforts under the Agility Prime program.
            (5) To assess whether previous, ongoing, or planned efforts 
        under the Agility Prime program and other vertical take off and 
        landing aircraft capability development efforts align with 
        other current, planned, or future acquisition programs of the 
        covered Armed Forces.
            (6) Identify any changes to doctrine, organization, 
        training, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities, and 
        policy (commonly known as ``DOTMLPF-P'') required to 
        successfully integrate hybrid and electric vertical takeoff and 
        landing aircraft platforms into future force design.
            (7) To assist the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment in preparing the reports required 
        under subsection (g).
    (c) Membership.--The Working Group shall be composed of 
representatives from the following organizations:
            (1) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment.
            (2) The military departments.
            (3) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
            (4) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Research and Engineering.
            (5) The Defense Innovation Unit.
            (6) The Office of Strategic Capital.
            (7) The United States Special Operations Command.
            (8) The United States Transportation Command.
            (9) Such other organizations and elements of the Department 
        of Defense as the Chairperson of the Working Group determines 
        appropriate.
    (d) Chairperson.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment, or the designee of the Under Secretary, shall serve as 
the Chairperson of the Working Group.
    (e) Meetings.--The Working Group shall meet not less frequently 
than twice each year at the call of the Chairperson.
    (f) Termination.--The working group shall terminate on September 
30, 2027.
    (g) Annual Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2025, and not 
later than September 30 of each year thereafter through 2027, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the 
Working Group. Each report shall include, with respect to the year 
covered by the report, information on--
            (1) any funding under the categories of research, 
        development, test, and evaluation, procurement, or operation 
        and maintenance that is expected to be used for further 
        development or procurement of hybrid and electric vertical 
        takeoff and landing capabilities in the fiscal year of the 
        report and the in the following fiscal year;
            (2) any planned transitions of hybrid and electric vertical 
        takeoff and landing technologies to--
                    (A) acquisition programs of the covered Armed 
                Forces; or
                    (B) research, development, test, and evaluation 
                programs of the covered Armed Forces.
            (3) any actions taken by the Working Group;
            (4) any milestones achieved by the Working Group; and
            (5) such other matters as the Under Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Agility Prime program'' means the program of 
        the Air Force under which the Air Force is developing hybrid 
        and electric vertical takeoff and landing capabilities in 
        collaboration with partners in commercial industry and other 
        sectors.
            (2) The term ``covered Armed Forces'' means the Army, Navy, 
        Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.

SEC. 230. AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE 
              OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL TO CERTAIN PRIVATE-SECTOR 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Authorization.--Using the authority provided under section 
1599g of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Director of the Office of Strategic Capital, may carry out 
a program under which the Director arranges for the temporary 
assignment of an employee of the Office to a qualifying private-sector 
organization.
    (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the program under subsection (a) 
shall be--
            (1) to enable the Office of Strategic Capital to rapidly 
        acquire industry-specific context and technical competence 
        across high priority technology and industrial focus areas 
        through immersion in highly relevant emerging technology and 
        business ecosystems across the United States; and
            (2) to enhance, among personnel of the Department--
                    (A) understanding of, connectivity with, and access 
                to knowledge about critical and emerging defense 
                industrial base capabilities; and
                    (B) understanding of the strategic role that 
                venture capital and private equity operations have in 
                shaping future sustainment and modernization 
                requirements for the defense industrial base.
    (c) Matching and Tracking Capabilities.--In carrying out program 
under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Strategic Capital 
shall--
            (1) use digital automation and analysis capability to 
        optimize the identification, assessment, and placement of 
        participants within the program, which shall include the 
        ability to match and track private-sector organizations with 
        employees of the Office participating in the program in a 
        manner that aligns the priorities, needs, and expertise of such 
        employees, organizations, and the Office; and
            (2) establish a database or other digital automation 
        capability that--
                    (A) enables the Office to identify and track 
                current and former participants in the program;
                    (B) documents the nature of the experience such 
                participants had while in the program; and
                    (C) is suitable for potential development and 
                expansion to other organizations of Department of 
                Defense in the event the Secretary of Defense 
                determines such expansion is appropriate.
    (d) Qualifying Private-sector Organization Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``qualifying private-sector organization'' means a 
private-sector organization that has functions and expertise relevant 
to the responsibilities of the Office of Strategic Capital, which may 
include organization such as a venture capital firm, private equity 
firm, or other such organizations as determined appropriated by the 
Director of the Office.

SEC. 231. QUANTUM BENCHMARKING INITIATIVE.

    (a) Initiative Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Defense Advanced 
        Research Projects Agency shall establish and carry out an 
        initiative to rapidly expand and support efforts to evaluate 
        concepts, development plans, and prototypes, components, and 
        subsystems needed to develop a utility-scale quantum computing 
        capability available to the Department of Defense.
            (2) Designation.--The initiative established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Quantum Benchmarking 
        Initiative'' (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Initiative'').
    (b) Elements.--The Initiative shall include the following:
            (1) Activities to broaden existing efforts of the 
        Department of Defense to verify and validate commercial efforts 
        to design and build utility-scale quantum computers, including 
        through collaboration with key partners in the Air Force 
        Research Laboratory, the Office of Strategic Capital, the 
        Defense Innovation Unit, and such other partners and 
        organizations of the Department of Defense as the Director of 
        the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency deems 
        appropriate.
            (2) Working with the Office of Strategic Capital to 
        establish regular interactions with the venture capital and 
        finance community to help accelerate commercial efforts to 
        develop concepts, plans, prototypes, components, and subsystems 
        needed to develop viable utility-scale quantum computers.
            (3) Working with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
        Defense for Industrial Base Policy to connect key performers in 
        fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing with support for 
        industrial bases analysis, manufacturing support, and other 
        analysis support to help foster and grow the broader industrial 
        base supporting fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing.
            (4) Working with the military departments and other 
        components of the Department of Defense to refine use cases for 
        militarily relevant applications of utility-scale quantum 
        computers.
    (c) Repeal of Reporting Requirement.--Subsection (c) of section 229 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1611; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 232. EXPANSION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE DIGITAL ON-DEMAND PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as 
may be necessary--
            (1) to expand the availability of the Digital On-Demand 
        Program to--
                    (A) all organizations and elements of the 
                Department of Defense; and
                    (B) all members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
                employees of the Department; and
            (2) to actively promote the Program throughout the 
        Department.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter through 2029, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
progress of the Secretary in expanding and promoting the Digital On-
Demand Program as described in subsection (a).
    (c) Digital on Demand Program Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Digital On-Demand Program'' means the program overseen by the Chief 
Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer pursuant to which 
educational resources on artificial intelligence, emerging 
technologies, data literacy, and related topics are made available to 
personnel of the Department of Defense through a digital platform on an 
on-demand basis.

SEC. 233. MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL DATA TO ENHANCE 
              MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Policies Required.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Secretaries of 
the military departments and the Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, shall develop and 
implement policies to manage and utilize data derived from digital data 
systems for aircraft, ships, and ground vehicles to inform and support 
maintenance activities conducted with respect to such aircraft, ships, 
and vehicles.
    (b) Elements.--The policies required by subsection (a) shall 
include investment in advanced and scalable data infrastructure to 
efficiently record, transmit, categorize, and otherwise process data 
generated by digital data systems described in such subsection. Such 
policies shall--
            (1) require development of a strategy to invest in advanced 
        technologies, including automated systems and artificial 
        intelligence, to streamline the process of organizing, 
        indexing, and categorizing data;
            (2) require work with vendors to address and resolve 
        limitations imposed by proprietary information and data, 
        including through the adoption of open data and open mission 
        systems approaches;
            (3) address data transmission capabilities, such as--
                    (A) implementing high-speed data transfer 
                technologies;
                    (B) optimizing network infrastructure; and
                    (C) developing secure and efficient methods for 
                transmitting mission-critical data between bases;
            (4) require central compilation of maintenance data and 
        creation of user interfaces, prioritizing analysis of long-lead 
        components;
            (5) require the use of vendor-agnostic, government-owned 
        tagging and interoperable systems, except in cases where there 
        is a compelling reason not to use such systems;
            (6) require review of classification policies relating to 
        digital data to ensure that data is appropriately classified 
        without unnecessarily restricting its usability; and
            (7) establish protocols for detecting unauthorized access 
        or intrusion into vehicle or platform systems.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on--
            (1) the policies developed under subsection (a); and
            (2) the status of the implementation of such policies.

SEC. 234. ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than November 30, 2025, the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, shall complete a 
demonstration program to assess the viability of using wideband 
adaptive signal processing technology to support simultaneous transmit 
and receive signals on the same electromagnetic spectrum frequency band 
that--
            (1) does not produce harmful interference;
            (2) significantly reduces electromagnetic spectrum guard 
        bands;
            (3) maintains signal quality with respect to latency and 
        throughput; and
            (4) increases electromagnetic spectrum access within the 
        frequency band.
    (b) Location.--The demonstration program required by subsection (a) 
shall be conducted at a test and training range of the Department of 
Defense.
    (c) Consultation.--In carrying out the demonstration program 
required by subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer, the Under 
Secretary, and the Director shall consult with, at a minimum, the 
following:
            (1) The Joint Staff.
            (2) The military departments and their associated research 
        labs.
            (3) Other Department of Defense organizations and agencies.
            (4) The Federal Communications Commission.
            (5) The National Telecommunications and Information 
        Administration.
            (6) Other Federal agencies.
            (7) Industry and nongovernmental entities.
    (d) Authority to Enter Into Contracts.--Subject to the availability 
of appropriations, the Chief Information Officer may enter into such 
contracts or other agreements as the Chief Information Officer 
considers appropriate to conduct studies and demonstration projects 
under the demonstration program required by subsection (a).
    (e) Briefing on Plans for Program.--Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer, 
the Under Secretary, and the Director shall jointly provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the plans to carry out 
the demonstration program required by subsection (a).
    (f) Periodic Assessments of Program.--The Chief Information 
Officer, the Under Secretary, and the Director shall, periodically, 
assess the demonstration program required by subsection (a) while the 
program is being carried out.
    (g) Briefing on Completed Program.--Upon completion of the 
demonstration program required by subsection (a), the Chief Information 
Officer, the Under Secretary, and the Director shall jointly provide 
the congressional defense committees a briefing on their findings with 
respect to the demonstration program.

SEC. 235. COMPETITIVE DEMONSTRATION OF AUTOMATED TARGET RECOGNITION 
              ALGORITHMS.

    (a) Venue, Process, and Scenarios.--Not later than June 1, 2025, 
the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department 
of Defense, in coordination with appropriate counterparts in the 
military departments, shall develop a venue and processes, including a 
specified set of baseline scenarios, for comparative testing of 
automated target recognition algorithms to evaluate mission efficacy.
    (b) Demonstration.--Not later than September 1, 2025, the Secretary 
of Defense shall use the venue developed under subsection (a) to test 
the mission capability of at least two relevant programs included in 
the Replicator initiative.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing on the activities carried out under this 
section.

SEC. 236. PILOT PROGRAM ON DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR-TERM USE CASES AND 
              DEMONSTRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOWARD 
              BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
out a pilot program to develop near-term use cases and demonstrations 
of artificial intelligence for national security-related biotechnology 
applications.
    (b) Public-private Partnerships.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out the pilot program required by subsection (a) through one or 
more public-private partnerships entered into for purposes of the pilot 
program.
    (c) Laboratory Support and Infrastructure.--In support of a public-
private partnership entered into under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
Defense may, on a reimbursable basis, make available--
            (1) the facilities and services of a Department of Defense 
        laboratory to perform experimentation for biotechnology 
        applications to aid in the validation of artificial 
        intelligence models; and
            (2) computing and data storage infrastructure and 
        capabilities of the Department of Defense.
    (d) Duration.--The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall--
            (1) commence not later than one year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) terminate five years after the date of the on which the 
        program commences under paragraph (1).
    (e) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and not later than December 1 of 
        every other year thereafter until the termination date 
        specified in subsection (d)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
        pilot program.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include, for the period covered by the report, the 
        following:
                    (A) An assessment of existing Department of Defense 
                biotechnology-related data resources and how they may 
                be used in the pilot program.
                    (B) An assessment of required cybersecurity 
                measures for users under the pilot program.
                    (C) A description of any mechanisms developed for 
                collaboration among different parties associated with 
                projects under the pilot program, including 
                intellectual property agreements, funding agreements, 
                and material transfer agreements.
                    (D) An assessment of the role that artificial 
                intelligence is playing in developing biotechnology 
                applications for national security purposes, including 
                identification of commercial or academic applications 
                used in the pilot program.
                    (E) A description of near-term use cases developed 
                under the pilot program for artificial intelligence-
                enabled biotechnology applications for national 
                security.
                    (F) A description of planned, ongoing, and 
                completed demonstrations or other pilot programs funded 
                under the pilot program required by subsection (a) or 
                otherwise funded by the Department of Defense.
                    (G) An assessment of the viability of transitioning 
                technology developed under the pilot program into 
                operational use within the Department, including 
                assessment of--
                            (i) the resources needed for further 
                        development and scaling of such technology; and
                            (ii) the potential benefits of such 
                        technology.
            (3) Form.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.
    (f) Transition Plan.--Not later than one year before the date on 
which the pilot program terminates under subsection (d)(2), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan that outlines what steps the Department could take to 
turn the pilot program into an operational program if authorized and 
funded by Congress to do so. The plan shall include the following:
            (1) A transition timeline.
            (2) Associated projected annual cost of operating the 
        program.
            (3) Additional infrastructure that might be needed, 
        including associated costs.
            (4) A descriptive analysis of the relevant technical, 
        engineering and commercial biotechnology ecosystem, including 
        entities within the Department and external stakeholders.
            (5) Examples of projects from the pilot phase of the 
        program and their outcomes.
            (6) The potential impact to Department capabilities of 
        transitioning the program.
            (7) Any other details deemed necessary to include by the 
        Secretary.

SEC. 237. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CERTAIN 
              WORKFLOW AND OPERATIONS TASKS.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--Beginning not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
using artificial intelligence-enabled software to optimize the workflow 
and operations for--
            (1) depots, shipyards, or other manufacturing facilities 
        run by the Department of Defense; and
            (2) contract administration for the Department, including--
                    (A) the adjudication and review of contracts; and
                    (B) activities related to the Modernization and 
                Analytics Initiative managed by the Defense Contract 
                Management Agency.
    (b) Method of Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense may carry 
out subsection (a) through--
            (1) the establishment of a new pilot program; or
            (2) the designation of an existing initiative of the 
        Department of Defense to serve as the pilot program required 
        under such subsection.
    (c) Software.--In carrying out the pilot program required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) use best in breed software platforms;
            (2) consider industry best practices in the selection of 
        software programs;
            (3) implement the program based on human centered design 
        practices to best identify the business needs for improvement; 
        and
            (4) demonstrate connection to enterprise platforms of 
        record with authoritative data sources.
    (d) Consultation.--In carrying out the activities described in 
subsection (a)(1) under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense 
shall consult with--
            (1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
        Sustainment;
            (2) the Secretary of the Army;
            (3) the Secretary of the Navy; and
            (4) the Secretary of the Air Force.
    (e) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
commencement of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the 
following information:
            (1) An evaluation of each software platform used in the 
        pilot program.
            (2) An analysis of how workflows and operations were 
        modified as part of the pilot program.
            (3) A quantitative assessment of the impact the software 
        had at each of the locations in which the pilot program was 
        carried out.

SEC. 238. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 
              COLLABORATION WITH CERTAIN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 may be 
obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of 
higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental 
research in collaboration with a covered entity.
    (b) Waiver.--
            (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
        Science and Technology may waive the limitation under 
        subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, with respect to an 
        individual grant or contract for an institution of higher 
        education if the Assistant Secretary determines that such a 
        waiver is in the national security interests of the United 
        States.
            (2) Congressional notice.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date on which an award is made by the Department of Defense 
        involving an institution of higher education with respect to 
        which a waiver is made under paragraph (1), the Assistant 
        Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology shall submit to 
        the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives notice of such waiver.
    (c) Report Annex.--
            (1) In general.--On an annual basis, as a classified or 
        controlled unclassified information annex to the annual report 
        required by section 1286(f) of the John S McCain National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
        232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) (as so redesignated by section 226 of 
        this title), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives a report annex on the compliance of the 
        Department of Defense and institutions of higher education with 
        the requirements of this section.
            (2) Contents.--Each report annex submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall include, for each waiver issued under 
        subsection (b) during the period covered by the report--
                    (A) a justification for the waiver; and
                    (B) a detailed description of the type and extent 
                of any collaboration between an institution of higher 
                education and a covered entity allowed pursuant to the 
                waiver, including identification of the institution of 
                higher education and the covered entities involved, the 
                type of technology involved, the duration of the 
                collaboration, and terms and conditions on intellectual 
                property assignment, as applicable, under the 
                collaboration agreement.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``collaboration'' means coordinated activity 
        between an institution of higher education and a covered entity 
        and includes--
                    (A) sharing of research facilities, resources, or 
                data;
                    (B) sharing of technical know-how;
                    (C) any financial or in-kind contribution intended 
                to produce a research product;
                    (D) sponsorship or facilitation of research 
                fellowships, visas, or residence permits;
                    (E) joint ventures, partnerships, or other 
                formalized agreements for the purpose of conducting 
                research or sharing resources, data, or technology;
                    (F) inclusion of researchers as consultants, 
                advisors, or members of advisory or review boards; and
                    (G) such other activities as may be determined by 
                the Secretary of Defense.
            (2) The term ``covered entity''--
                    (A) means an academic institution that is included 
                in the most recently updated list developed pursuant to 
                1286(c)(9) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
                232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note); and
                    (B) includes any individual employed by such an 
                academic institution.
            (3) The term ``fundamental research'' has the meaning given 
        that term in National Security Decision Directive-189 (NSSD-
        189), National Policy on the Transfer of Scientific, Technical 
        and Engineering Information, dated September 21, 1985, or any 
        successor document.
            (4) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) and includes--
                    (A) any department, program, project, faculty, 
                researcher, or other individual, entity, or activity of 
                such institution; and
                    (B) any branch of such institution within or 
                outside the United States.

             Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

SEC. 241. INCORPORATING HUMAN READINESS LEVELS INTO RESEARCH, 
              DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall initiate a 
review of the ANSI/HFES Standard 400-2021 to determine whether any 
elements of such standard may be incorporated into relevant Department 
of Defense procedures and guidance material--
            (1) to ensure the safety and effective implementation of 
        technology by ensuring that human readiness levels are 
        adequately aligned with technology readiness levels; and
            (2) to reduce the likelihood that technology will be 
        deployed before adequate human factors considerations are 
        incorporated into such technology.
    (b) Elements.--In carrying out the review required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense--
            (1) shall conduct a review of ANSI/HFES Standard 400-2021;
            (2) shall conduct a preliminary analysis of the human 
        readiness levels of the Department of Defense based on ANSI/
        HFES Standard 400-2021 to determine whether and to what extent 
        those readiness levels align with the current technology 
        readiness levels of technology used in major research and 
        development programs and major defense acquisition programs (as 
        defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code);
            (3) shall consult with personnel responsible for such 
        programs regarding the effect of incorporating ANSI/HFES 
        Standard 400-2021 with respect to the schedule, cost, and 
        performance of such programs; and
            (4) may consult with subject matter experts affiliated with 
        the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing on the progress of the review required by 
subsection (a).
    (d) Definition.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``ANSI/HFES Standard 400-2021'' means American 
        National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Human Factors and 
        Ergonomics Society (HFES) Standard 400-2021 (pertaining to 
        human readiness level scale in the system development process).
            (2) The term ``human readiness level'' means a measurement 
        system used to evaluate the suitability and usability of a 
        technology for human use.
            (3) The term ``technology readiness level'' means a 
        measurement system used to assess the maturity level of a 
        particular technology.

SEC. 242. BIOTECHNOLOGY ROADMAP.

    (a) Roadmap Required.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the 
Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a biotechnology roadmap.
    (b) Elements.--In the roadmap required by subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) identify the strategic objectives of the Department of 
        Defense relating to biotechnology;
            (2) for each strategic objective, establish specific goals 
        and milestones for the achievement of such objective, including 
        timelines for meeting such goals and milestones;
            (3) in the case of each updated version of the roadmap 
        following submittal of the initial roadmap under subsection 
        (a), include--
                    (A) a review of the goals and milestones 
                established under paragraph (2) to ensure such goals 
                and milestones continue to align with strategic 
                objectives under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) a description of any goals and milestones that 
                changed as a result of such review;
            (4) identify the biotechnology development needs and 
        priorities for national security applications based on the 
        strategic objectives identified in paragraph (1);
            (5) assess the technology maturity of each priority 
        identified pursuant to paragraph (4);
            (6) describe funding sources for each priority identified 
        pursuant to paragraph (4), including both current sources and 
        sources covered by the future-years defense program submitted 
        to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code;
            (7) provide a plan, timeline, and metrics for research, 
        development, testing, and evaluation activities for the 
        priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (4);
            (8) assess opportunities for rapid acquisition and fielding 
        of biotechnology in support of the priorities identified 
        pursuant to paragraph (4);
            (9) identify and describe the role of each organization of 
        the Department with responsibilities relating to biotechnology 
        under the strategy, including investment priorities for the 
        Office of Strategic Capital and the Defense Advanced Research 
        Projects Agency;
            (10) assess the overall risk to the security of the United 
        States of the biotechnology efforts covered by the strategy;
            (11) analyze any requirements of the Federal Government 
        that hinder the ability of the Department to advance and use 
        biotechnology;
            (12) provide for the development and support of the 
        biotechnology workforce of the Department, including personnel 
        with responsibilities relating directly to biotechnology and 
        personnel who indirectly support the biotechnology efforts of 
        the Department such as personnel involved program management, 
        acquisition, investment, and legal matters;
            (13) with respect to the biotechnology workforce described 
        in paragraph (12)--
                    (A) identify the total number of biotechnology 
                positions required to support the objectives of the 
                roadmap--
                            (i) as of the date of the roadmap; and
                            (ii) over the periods of five and 10 years 
                        following such date;
                    (B) indicate the number of such positions that have 
                been filled as of the date of the roadmap;
                    (C) describe the positions included in the 
                biotechnology workforce, including a description of--
                            (i) the role of each position in supporting 
                        the objectives under paragraph (1); and
                            (ii) the qualifications required for each 
                        position, including any qualifications relating 
                        to seniority level, education, training, and 
                        security clearances;
                    (D) identify any challenges affecting the ability 
                of the Department to develop the biotechnology 
                workforce and propose solutions to those challenges;
                    (E) assess whether the codes used to define 
                positions and roles within the workforce of the 
                Department adequately cover the range of positions and 
                personnel that comprise the biotechnology workforce, 
                such as personnel in research, engineering, and 
                testing;
                    (F) identify mechanisms to enable the Department to 
                access outside expertise relating to biotechnology, 
                including mechanisms to assemble a pool of outside 
                experts who have been prequalified (including by 
                obtaining any necessary security clearances) to provide 
                advice and assistance to the Department on matters 
                relating to biotechnology on an as-needed basis; and
                    (G) assess whether personnel occupying existing 
                positions in the Department could be used to meet 
                biotechnology workforce needs with additional training 
                and, if so, the nature and scope of the training 
                required; and
            (14) address collaboration between the Department and 
        international partners to advance research on biotechnology, 
        which shall include--
                    (A) a description of any international partnerships 
                under which the United States is collaborating with 
                partners to conduct biotechnology research and 
                development for defense purposes, including a 
                description of any investment priorities for the Office 
                of Strategic Capital and the Defense Advanced Research 
                Projects Agency relating to such partnerships;
                    (B) a description of any new international 
                partnerships that may be entered into, or existing 
                partnerships that may be modified, to provide for such 
                collaboration; and
                    (C) identification of any challenges affecting the 
                ability of the Department engage in such collaboration 
                with international partners, including--
                            (i) any limitations on co-investments 
                        within international partnerships;
                            (ii) any United States export controls or 
                        other technology protections that hinder 
                        information sharing within such partnerships; 
                        and
                            (iii) any other challenges that may prevent 
                        the full utilization of such partnerships for 
                        such collaboration.
    (c) Biennial Updates.--Not less frequently than once every two 
years following the submittal of the initial roadmap under subsection 
(a) until the termination date specified in subsection (h), the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) review and update the roadmap; and
            (2) submit an updated version of the roadmap to the 
        congressional defense committees.
    (d) Form.--Each version of the roadmap required to be submitted 
under this section may be submitted in classified form, but if so 
submitted, shall include an unclassified executive summary.
    (e) Public Availability.--On annual basis, the Secretary shall make 
an unclassified version of the most recent roadmap submitted under this 
section available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of 
Defense.
    (f) GAO Evaluation and Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the initial roadmap 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall--
            (1) complete an evaluation of the roadmap; and
            (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to such 
        evaluation.
    (g) Biotechnology Defined.--In this section, the term 
``biotechnology'' means the application of science and technology to 
living organisms and to parts, products, and models of such organisms 
to alter living or non-living materials for the production of 
knowledge, goods, or services.
    (h) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 243. PLAN TO ADVANCE INTERESTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN MATTERS 
              RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM IN INTERNATIONAL 
              FORA.

    (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall 
develop and commence implementation of a five-year plan for advancing 
United States defense policy interests at meetings of relevant 
international organizations and other international fora relating to 
electromagnetic spectrum, including all phases of the World 
Radiocommunication Conferences preparatory process.
    (b) Elements.--At a minimum, the plan developed under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) Actions and resourcing required to ensure that the 
        Department of Defense has the personnel and expertise required 
        to engage meaningfully in the international activities 
        described in subsection (a).
            (2) Processes to increase pre-coordination with relevant 
        domestic partners and Federal agencies on matters relating to 
        the international activities described in subsection (a), 
        including the defense industrial base and industry.
            (3) Appropriate avenues to increase cooperation activities 
        with friendly foreign partners relating to the international 
        activities described in subsection (a).
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Chief Information officer of the Department of Defense, shall 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a briefing on the plan developed under subsection 
(a), which shall include information on relevant funded and unfunded 
resourcing requirements for current and future fiscal years.

SEC. 244. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES 
              WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategic 
plan to guide the research, development, test, and evaluation, 
procurement, and implementation of quantum information science 
(referred to in this section as ``QIS'') technologies within the 
Department of Defense, including the covered Armed Forces, over the 
period of five years following the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) Identification of QIS technologies that have the 
        potential to solve operational challenges faced by the 
        Department of Defense.
            (2) Plans to transition technologies identified under 
        paragraph (1) from the research, development, and prototyping 
        phases into operational use within the Department.
            (3) Plans for the continuous evaluation, development, and 
        implementation of QIS technology solutions within the 
        Department.
    (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that includes--
            (1) the strategic plan developed under subsection (a); and
            (2) an assessment of whether the budgets proposed for QIS-
        related activities of the Department of Defense and each of the 
        covered Armed Forces appropriately balance the use of research, 
        development, test, and evaluation funds designated as budget 
        activity 1 (basic research), budget activity 2 (applied 
        research), and budget activity 3 (advanced technology 
        development) (as those budget activity classifications are set 
        forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of Defense 
        Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R)) to achieve the 
        objectives of the strategic plan over near-, mid-, and long-
        term timeframes.
    (d) Updates.--Following the submittal of the initial strategic plan 
pursuant to subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense may 
periodically update the plan as the Secretary determines necessary.
    (e) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 
or Space Force.

SEC. 245. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON LONG-TERM OPERATIONS AND 
              AVAILABILITY OF KWAJALEIN ATOLL AS A MAJOR RANGE AND TEST 
              FACILITY BASE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering shall direct the Defense Science Board to conduct a study 
to assess the feasibility and advisability of designating the Ronald 
Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) and the United States 
Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll (USAG-KA) as facilities and resources 
comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base, including with 
respect to the availability and mission capability of such test site 
and garrison.
    (b) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall cover 
the following:
            (1) The history and rationale for the split funding of the 
        United States facilities and capabilities on Kwajalein Atoll 
        between an Army Garrison and a Major Range and Test Facility 
        Base and whether those objectives have been achieved and, if 
        not, an explanation of the reasons those objectives have not 
        been achieved.
            (2) The status of the garrison infrastructure and 
        operations.
            (3) The status of the test asset operability, usage, and 
        maintainability.
            (4) The interrelationship between garrison infrastructure 
        and test asset operability.
            (5) The status of the supported or supporting relationship 
        between the United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll, the 
        Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, and the 
        Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
        and the long-term outlook for this partnership.
            (6) The role of the Kwajalein Atoll in supporting current 
        and future missions of the Department of Defense.
            (7) Such other matters as the Under Secretary of Defense 
        for Research and Engineering or the Defense Science Board 
        consider appropriate.
    (c) Deadline for Completion.--The Defense Science Board shall 
complete the study required by subsection (a) by not later than May 15, 
2025.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 10 days after the completion of the 
study required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the findings of the Defense Science Board with 
respect to the study.
    (e) Definition of Major Range and Test Facility Base.--In this 
section, the term ``Major Range and Test Facility Base'' has the 
meaning given such term in section 4173 of title 10, United States 
Code.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

                   Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

Sec. 311. Modification of definition of antenna structure project under 
                            Military Aviation and Installation 
                            Assurance Clearinghouse for review of 
                            mission obstructions.
Sec. 312. Extension of period for cooperative agreements under Native 
                            American lands environmental mitigation 
                            program.
Sec. 313. Extension of requirement to establish a schedule of black 
                            start exercises to assess the energy 
                            resilience and energy security of military 
                            installations.
Sec. 314. Change in timeframe for report on ability of Department of 
                            Defense to meet requirements for energy 
                            resilience and energy security measures on 
                            military installations.
Sec. 315. Repeal of limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels; annual 
                            report.
Sec. 316. Extension of prohibition on required disclosure.
Sec. 317. 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. 318. Initiative to control and combat the spread of coconut 
                            rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii.
Sec. 319. Prohibition on implementation of regulation relating to 
                            minimizing risk of climate change.
Sec. 320. Implementation of Inspector General recommendations relating 
                            to oversight of defense fuel support 
                            points.
Sec. 321. Provision by Secretary of the Air Force of meteorological 
                            data for Air Force and Army.

                 Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

Sec. 331. Joint Safety Council report and briefing requirements.
Sec. 332. Modifications to Comptroller General annual reviews of F-35 
                            sustainment efforts.
Sec. 333. Plans regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned 
                            stockpiles of Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 
                            Force.
Sec. 334. Warehouse utilization organization alignment.
Sec. 335. Authority for Government-owned, Government-operated 
                            facilities to access production base 
                            support funds.
Sec. 336. Pre-positioned stocks of finished defense textile articles.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 341. Modification of readiness reports to include total number of 
                            combat readiness upgrades or downgrades.
Sec. 342. Extension and expansion of incident reporting requirements 
                            for Department of Defense.
Sec. 343. Annual briefing on operational readiness of 53rd Weather 
                            Reconnaissance Squadron prior to 
                            commencement of official hurricane season.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 351. Extension of authority for Secretary of Defense to use 
                            Department of Defense reimbursement rate 
                            for transportation services provided to 
                            certain non-Department of Defense entities.
Sec. 352. Improvements to FireGuard Program of National Guard.
Sec. 353. Counter unmanned aerial system threat library.
Sec. 354. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of 
                            Office of Secretary of Defense until 
                            submission of certain documents.
Sec. 355. Anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit 
                            for certain Army vehicles.
Sec. 356. Program for advanced manufacturing in the Indo-Pacific 
                            region.

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 
the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 
4301.

                   Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

SEC. 311. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ANTENNA STRUCTURE PROJECT UNDER 
              MILITARY AVIATION AND INSTALLATION ASSURANCE 
              CLEARINGHOUSE FOR REVIEW OF MISSION OBSTRUCTIONS.

    Section 183a(h)(2)(A)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``under this title'' and inserting ``by law''.

SEC. 312. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS UNDER NATIVE 
              AMERICAN LANDS ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROGRAM.

    Section 2713(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``two calendar years'' and inserting ``five calendar years''.

SEC. 313. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE OF BLACK 
              START EXERCISES TO ASSESS THE ENERGY RESILIENCE AND 
              ENERGY SECURITY OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    Section 2920(d)(2)(C)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2032''.

SEC. 314. CHANGE IN TIMEFRAME FOR REPORT ON ABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE AND 
              ENERGY SECURITY MEASURES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2920(g) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``2029'' and inserting ``2027''.
    (b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than June 30, 2025, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the progress of the Secretary in meeting the 
requirements under section 2920(a) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 315. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF DROP-IN FUELS; ANNUAL 
              REPORT.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 2922h of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Annual Report.--Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:
``Sec. 2922j. Annual report on purchase of drop-in fuel
    ``(a) In General.--Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that, for the year covered 
by the report--
            ``(1) identifies each instance in which the Secretary 
        purchased drop-in fuel that was not cost-competitive with 
        traditional fuel; and
            ``(2) for each instance identified under paragraph (1), 
        states whether the purchase was based on a military requirement 
        or not.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `drop-in fuel' means a neat or blended 
        liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a 
        traditional fuel with comparable performance characteristics 
        and compatible with existing infrastructure and equipment.
            ``(2) The term `traditional fuel' means a liquid 
        hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum.''.

SEC. 316. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.

    Section 318(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended by striking ``one-year 
period'' and inserting ``three-year period''.

SEC. 317. 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.

    Clause (iv) of section 316(a)(2)(B) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 
1350), as most recently amended by section 333 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), is further 
amended by striking ``during fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``a year 
during fiscal years 2024 through 2025''.

SEC. 318. INITIATIVE TO CONTROL AND COMBAT THE SPREAD OF COCONUT 
              RHINOCEROS BEETLE IN HAWAII.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall enhance efforts to 
manage, control, and interdict the coconut rhinoceros beetle on 
military installations in Hawaii.
    (b) Authorized Activities.--The efforts required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) Carrying out science-based management and control 
        programs to reduce the effect of the coconut rhinoceros beetle 
        on military installations and to prevent the introduction or 
        spread of the coconut rhinoceros beetle to areas where such 
        beetle has not yet been established.
            (2) Providing support for interagency and intergovernmental 
        response efforts to control, interdict, monitor, and eradicate 
        the coconut rhinoceros beetle on military installations in 
        Hawaii.
            (3) Pursuing chemical, biological, and other control 
        techniques, technology transfer, and best practices to support 
        management, control, interdiction and, where possible, 
        eradication of the coconut rhinoceros beetle from Hawaii.
            (4) Establishing an early detection and rapid response 
        mechanism to monitor and deploy coordinated efforts if the 
        coconut rhinoceros beetle, or another newly detected invasive 
        alien species, is detected at new sites on military 
        installations in Hawaii.
            (5) Carrying out such other activities as the Secretary 
        determines appropriate to manage, control, and interdict the 
        coconut rhinoceros beetle on military installations in Hawaii.
    (c) Annual Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each of the next 
three years, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, 
Installations, and Environment shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on 
the implementation of this section, which shall include detailed 
information about the efforts of the Secretary to manage, control, and 
interdict the coconut rhinoceros beetle on military installations in 
Hawaii.

SEC. 319. PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION RELATING TO 
              MINIMIZING RISK OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

    None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2025 may be used to finalize or implement any rule based on the 
advanced notice of proposed rulemaking titled ``Federal Acquisition 
Regulation: Minimizing the Risk of Climate Change in Federal 
Acquisitions'' (October 15, 2021; 86 Fed. Reg. 57404).

SEC. 320. IMPLEMENTATION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING 
              TO OVERSIGHT OF DEFENSE FUEL SUPPORT POINTS.

    With respect to each recommendation of the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense contained in the report published by the 
Inspector General on April 11, 2024, and titled ``Audit of the Defense 
Logistics Agency Oversight of Defense Fuel Support Points'' (DODIG-
2024-075), by not later than May 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense 
shall--
            (1) implement such recommendation; or
            (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing an 
        explanation of why the Secretary has not implemented the 
        recommendation.

SEC. 321. PROVISION BY SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE OF METEOROLOGICAL 
              DATA FOR AIR FORCE AND ARMY.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall provide meteorological and 
environmental services for operations of the Department of the Air 
Force and shall provide meteorological services for the Department of 
the Army.
    (b) Exception for Ballistics Data.--The requirement under 
subsection (a) shall not apply to meteorological ballistics data for 
the Department of the Army.

                 Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

SEC. 331. JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 185 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (k)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Chair'' and inserting 
                        ``Chairperson''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``semi-annual'' and 
                        inserting ``biannual''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``March 31, 2023, 
                                and not later than'';
                                    (II) by striking ``thereafter''; 
                                and
                                    (III) by striking ``a report'' and 
                                inserting ``an annual report'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
                        subparagraph:
            ``(C) for the year covered by the report--
                    ``(i) releasable information regarding any mishap 
                that occurred during such year; and
                    ``(ii) an identification of any corrective or 
                preventative action implemented pursuant to a 
                recommendation made in a safety or legal investigation 
                report of such a mishap.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Biannual Briefings.--Not later than March 31 and December 31 
of each year, the Chairperson of the Council shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the contents of the 
report required to be submitted under subsection (k)(1) that covers the 
six-month period preceding the date of the briefing.''.

SEC. 332. MODIFICATIONS TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL ANNUAL REVIEWS OF F-35 
              SUSTAINMENT EFFORTS.

    Section 357 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025'' and inserting 
                ``2025, 2026, and 2027'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``(including'' and 
                        inserting ``, which may include''; and
                            (ii) by striking the closing parenthesis; 
                        and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking `` as a result of 
                such review''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``of the following:'' 
        and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph 
        (4) and inserting ``of matters regarding the sustainment or 
        affordability of the F-35 Lighting II aircraft program that the 
        Comptroller General, after consulting with staff from the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
        and the Senate, determines to be of critical importance to the 
        long-term viability of such program.''.

SEC. 333. PLANS REGARDING CONDITION AND MAINTENANCE OF PREPOSITIONED 
              STOCKPILES OF NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND AIR FORCE.

    (a) Plan Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the 
        Secretary of the Air Force shall each develop a plan to improve 
        the required inspection procedures for the prepositioned 
        stockpiles of the Armed Force concerned, for the purpose of 
        identifying deficiencies and conducting maintenance repairs at 
        levels necessary to ensure such prepositioned stockpiles are 
        mission capable.
            (2) Additional requirements for navy and marine corps 
        plan.--The plan of the Secretary of the Navy required under 
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) an analysis of the readiness of ships of the 
                Navy and Marine Corps that hold or facilitate the off-
                loading of prepositioned stockpiles; and
                    (B) suggestions for improving inspection procedures 
                of such ships.
    (b) Implementation.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the Secretary concerned completes the development of a plan under 
subsection (a), and not less frequently than twice each year thereafter 
for the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary concerned shall inspect the prepositioned 
stockpiles of the Armed Force concerned in accordance with the 
procedures under such plan.
    (c) Briefings.--
            (1) Briefing on plan.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned 
        shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
        briefing on the plan of the Secretary developed under 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Briefings on status of prepositioned stockpiles.--Not 
        later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, and every 180 days thereafter for the three-year period 
        beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, each 
        Secretary concerned shall provide to the congressional defense 
        committees a briefing on the status and condition of the 
        prepositioned stockpiles of the Armed Force concerned.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Armed Force concerned'' means--
                    (A) the Navy and the Marine Corps, with respect to 
                the Secretary of the Navy;
                    (B) the Air Force, with respect to the Secretary of 
                the Air Force.
            (2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to 
                matters concerning the Navy and the Marine Corps; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to 
                matters concerning the Air Force.

SEC. 334. WAREHOUSE UTILIZATION ORGANIZATION ALIGNMENT.

    (a) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department and the 
Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing that--
            (1) identifies the designated organization or command that 
        will serve as the global integrator of that military department 
        or agency and assume responsibilities as the manager of the 
        storage network of that military department or agency; and
            (2) sets forth a comprehensive plan of the Secretary 
        concerned or the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, as 
        the case may be--
                    (A) to deploy storage space management tools, as 
                authorized by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
                Sustainment, across the network of that military 
                department or agency; and
                    (B) to evaluate approaches for identifying improved 
                supply chain processes, visibility, mission alignment, 
                and cost savings and avoidances enabled through space 
                consolidation.
    (b) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following five 
years, each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the 
Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing the following:
            (1) Plans for reconstituting commercially-stored inventory 
        of the Department of Defense into the warehouses of the 
        Department on military installations.
            (2) Information on barriers to reconstituting such 
        inventory from commercial storage locations.

SEC. 335. AUTHORITY FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED, GOVERNMENT-OPERATED 
              FACILITIES TO ACCESS PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT FUNDS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations providing 
that Government-owned, Government-operated facilities are eligible to 
receive production base support funding from the Army.

SEC. 336. PRE-POSITIONED STOCKS OF FINISHED DEFENSE TEXTILE ARTICLES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may establish pre-
positioned stocks of finished defense textile articles, such as 
uniforms and protective gear, to support the rapid mobilization and 
sustainment of members of the Armed Forces during a contingency 
operation.
    (b) Plan to Reduce Delays.--The Secretary shall develop a plan for 
phasing in and targeting policy changes relating to defense textile 
articles to reduce delinquencies and mitigate delays between policy 
decisions that may result in the miscalculation of stockpiling in order 
to ensure ample finished textiles are available to prevent a scenario 
in which the demand for certain articles is ramping down by the time 
the supply chain can ramp up to meet the need.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

SEC. 341. MODIFICATION OF READINESS REPORTS TO INCLUDE TOTAL NUMBER OF 
              COMBAT READINESS UPGRADES OR DOWNGRADES.

    Paragraph (5) of section 482(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) The total number of upgrades and the total number of 
        downgrades of the combat readiness of a unit that were issued 
        by the commander of the unit, disaggregated by armed force.''.

SEC. 342. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF INCIDENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
              FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    Section 363 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2722 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024'' and 
        inserting ``fiscal years 2022 through 2029''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``to the National Crime 
        Information Center and local law enforcement.'' and inserting 
        ``to--
            ``(1) the National Crime Information Center;
            ``(2) local law enforcement; and
            ``(3) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
        the House of Representatives.''.

SEC. 343. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON OPERATIONAL READINESS OF 53RD WEATHER 
              RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF OFFICIAL 
              HURRICANE SEASON.

    Not later than March 31, 2025, and annually thereafter for each of 
the subsequent two years, the commanding officer of the 22nd Air Force 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a briefing on the operational readiness of the 
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. Each such briefing shall address 
spares, personnel, supporting infrastructure, and such other matters as 
the commanding officer determines appropriate.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 351. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO USE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR 
              TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO CERTAIN NON-
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENTITIES.

    Section 2642(b) of title 10, United States Code is amended by 
striking ``October 1, 2024'' and inserting ``October 1, 2026''.

SEC. 352. IMPROVEMENTS TO FIREGUARD PROGRAM OF NATIONAL GUARD.

    (a) In General.--Section 510 of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Contracts and Agreements.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with a qualified 
individual or entity for the performance of duties to supplement 
members of the National Guard in carrying out the FireGuard Program 
under subsection (a).
    ``(2) In association with a contract or cooperative agreement 
entered into under paragraph (1) with a qualified individual or entity, 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in coordination with relevant 
State, local, and commercial entities, shall execute a memorandum of 
understanding with the qualified individual or entity, which shall 
clearly delineate the roles, responsibilities, functions, timelines, 
and end dates for the transition of the duties to be performed under 
the contract or cooperative agreement.
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `qualified individual or entity' 
means--
            ``(A) any individual who possesses a requisite security 
        clearance for handling classified remote sensing data for the 
        purpose of wildfire detection and monitoring; or
            ``(B) any corporation, firm, partnership, company, 
        nonprofit, Federal agency or sub-agency, or State or local 
        government, with contractors or employees who possess a 
        requisite security clearance for handling such data.''.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and any National 
        Guard units affected by subsection (b) of section 510 of title 
        32, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
        submit to Congress a report that includes an evaluation of the 
        effectiveness of the FireGuard Program under such section and 
        of opportunities to further engage civilian capacity within the 
        program.
            (2) Matters included.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the efficacy of the FireGuard 
                Program in detecting and monitoring wildfires, 
                including the speed of detection.
                    (B) A plan to facilitate production and 
                dissemination of unclassified remote sensing 
                information for use by civilian organizations, 
                including Federal, State, and local government 
                organizations, in carrying out wildfire detection 
                activities.
                    (C) An assessment of the sustainability of the 
                Fireguard program, including the cost, the effects on 
                readiness, and the effects on other required missions.

SEC. 353. COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM THREAT LIBRARY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, through the Joint 
Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, shall establish and 
maintain a threat library, or expand and maintain an existing threat 
library, to coordinate efforts across the Department of Defense to 
counter unmanned aircraft systems.
    (b) Information To Be Included.--The threat library required under 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) classified and unclassified information relating to 
        known or suspected threats from unmanned aircraft systems;
            (2) proposed solutions for countering such known threats; 
        and
            (3) a comprehensive listing of global incursions from 
        unmanned aircraft systems at installations of the Department of 
        Defense.
    (c) Dissemination.--The Secretary of the Army, through the Joint 
Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, shall establish a 
framework to share the information contained in the threat library 
required under subsection (a) with the military departments, the 
combatant commands, other Federal agencies, and relevant industries, as 
determined by the Secretary of the Army, in order to maintain 
technological superiority in aerial defense.

SEC. 354. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF 
              OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
              CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.

    Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2025 for operation and maintenance, 
defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
for travel expenses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or 
expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense has submitted 
to the congressional defense committees all of the following documents:
            (1) The implementation plan for the Joint Concept for 
        Competing released on February 10, 2023, as required by section 
        1088 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 419; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
            (2) The Department of Defense Operations in the Information 
        Environment Implementation Plan, as referenced in the Strategy 
        for Operations in the Information Environment released in July 
        2023.
            (3) The Special Operations Forces joint operating concept 
        for competition and conflict, as required by section 1047(a) of 
        the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
        (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1905).
            (4) Unredacted copies of documents requested by the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the Senate during the period 
        beginning on January 1, 2024, and ending on June 1, 2024.

SEC. 355. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL KIT 
              FOR CERTAIN ARMY VEHICLES.

    (a) Requirement.--By not later than September 30, 2033, the 
Secretary of the Army shall ensure that all high-mobility multipurpose 
wheeled vehicles of the Army are equipped with an anti-lock brake 
system and electronic stability control kit.
    (b) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan to carry out subsection (a). 
Such plan shall include each of the following:
            (1) A description of the steps required to increase 
        production of anti-lock brake systems and electronic stability 
        control kits and retrofit high-mobility multipurpose wheeled 
        vehicles at Red River Army Depot, Texas, and its associated 
        flyaway teams.
            (2) An identification of any challenges to meeting the 
        requirement under subsection (a) and a list of steps required 
        to address those challenges.
            (3) An estimated monthly rate of retrofits needed to meet 
        the requirement under subsection (a).
            (4) A funding plan for carrying out the steps referred to 
        in paragraphs (1) and (2).
            (5) An identification of any authorities or funding 
        required for any secondary destination transportation necessary 
        to carry out the plan.
    (c) Annual Certification.--Not later than each of March 1, 2025, 
March 1, 2026, and March 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall 
certify to the congressional defense committees that the budget of the 
Army will enable the Army to meet the requirement under subsection (a).

SEC. 356. PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN THE INDO-PACIFIC 
              REGION.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Secretary of the Navy and in consultation with the Commander of the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall carry out a program under 
which the Secretary shall establish an advanced manufacturing facility 
on or near a military installation within the area of responsibility of 
the United States Indo-Pacific Command for the purpose of--
            (1) meeting flexible manufacturing requirements to support 
        the submarine, shipbuilding, and other defense activity 
        industrial bases;
            (2) fostering partnerships between industry, local 
        universities, and workforce training programs to develop a 
        local workforce in the vicinity of such facility capable of 
        meeting advanced manufacturing demands;
            (3) coordinating responses to requirements of the Submarine 
        Industrial Base Task Force, the United States Indo-Pacific 
        Command, the Innovation Capability and Modernization Office of 
        the Department of Defense, the Industrial Base Analysis and 
        Sustainment program of the Department, and other relevant 
        defense organizations;
            (4) providing for the manufacturing of unmanned vehicles, 
        including surface and underwater vehicles, and develops ship 
        maintenance capabilities; and
            (5) responding to needs across the uniformed services and 
        the defense industrial base.
    (b) Elements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall--
            (1) ensure that the advanced manufacturing facility under 
        such subsection is capable of--
                    (A) applying advanced manufacturing to small and 
                large metal and composite structures;
                    (B) manufacturing systems and components that--
                            (i) use appropriate advanced manufacturing 
                        methods including hybrid and additive (for 
                        example, additive manufacturing, powder bed 
                        fusion manufacturing, cold spray manufacturing, 
                        or other similar manufacturing capabilities); 
                        and
                            (ii) maintain a set of modern local 
                        machining systems with at least five-axis 
                        capability sufficient to support requirements;
                    (C) maintaining a production capability across 
                critical materials of the Navy in order to respond to 
                emerging repair and production requirements during 
                conflict; and
            (2) ensure broad workforce participation by establishing 
        the facility either outside of a military installation (but 
        very close to a military installation) or onboard a military 
        installation with readily available access to a civilian 
        trainee workforce.
    (c) Report.--Not later than December 1 of the year after the year 
during which a facility is established under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report summarizing the 
actions taken under the program established under such subsection, 
including information on how the program is supporting initiatives of 
the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
    (d) Advanced Manufacturing Defined.--In this section, the term 
``advanced manufacturing'' means a manufacturing process using the 
following techniques:
            (1) Additive manufacturing.
            (2) Wire-arc additive manufacturing.
            (3) Powder bed fusion manufacturing.
            (4) Other similar manufacturing capabilities.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Annual end strength authorization for the Space Force.
Sec. 403. Temporary exclusion of mental health care providers from 
                            authorized strengths of certain officers on 
                            active duty.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
                            Reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on 
                            active duty for operational support.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Military personnel.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

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

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

    The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel 
as of September 30, 2025, as follows:
            (1) The Army, 442,300.
            (2) The Navy, 332,300.
            (3) The Marine Corps, 172,300.
            (4) The Air Force, 320,000.
            (5) The Space Force, 9,800.

SEC. 402. ANNUAL END STRENGTH AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SPACE FORCE.

    (a) End Strength Authorization by Law for Space Force to Be a 
Single Number for Members in Space Force Active Status.--
            (1) Requirement.--Subsection (a) of section 115 of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(3) The end strength for the Space Force for members in 
        space force active status.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such subsection is further 
        amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and 
                Selected Reserve'' and inserting ``, Selected Reserve, 
                and Space Force''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``each of the 
                armed forces (other than the Coast Guard)'' and 
                inserting ``the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
                Corps''.
    (b) Corresponding Limitation on Appropriations.--Subsection (c) of 
such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(3) the use of members of the Space Force in space force 
        active status unless the end strength for the Space Force for 
        that fiscal year for members in space force active status has 
        been authorized by law; or''.
    (c) Authority for Variances of End Strength.--
            (1) Secretary of defense.--Subsection (f) of such section 
        is amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and 
                Selected Reserve'' and inserting ``, Selected Reserve, 
                and Space Force''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A) or (3) of 
                subsection (a)''.
            (2) Secretary of the air force.--Subsection (g) of such 
        section is amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and 
                Selected Reserve'' and inserting ``, Selected Reserve, 
                and Space Force''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A) or (3) of 
                subsection (a)''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) 
        and (2) shall take effect upon the date specified under 
        paragraph (2) of section 1736(a) of the Space Force Personnel 
        Management Act (title XVII of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 677) 
        for the expiration of the authority provided by paragraph (1) 
        of that section.
            (4) Conforming cross-reference amendments to sfpma.--
        Section 1736(a)(1) of the Space Force Personnel Management Act 
        (title XVII of Public Law 118-31) is amended by striking 
        ``section 115(a)(1)(A)'' both places it appears and inserting 
        ``section 115(a)(3)''.

SEC. 403. TEMPORARY EXCLUSION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FROM 
              AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) Temporary Exclusion.--During fiscal years 2025 through 2027, 
officers who are licensed mental health providers (including clinical 
psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, mental health nurse 
practitioners, and psychiatric physician assistants) shall be excluded 
in computing and determining authorized strengths under section 523 of 
title 10, United States Code.
    (b) Proposal.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report containing recommendations of the 
Secretary regarding amendments to subsection (b) of such section that 
would eliminate permanent exclusions to computations and determinations 
under such section.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for 
Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 
30, 2025, as follows:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 325,000.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 175,800.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,700.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 32,500.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,300.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,000.
            (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.
    (b) End Strength Reductions.--The end strengths prescribed by 
subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall 
be proportionately reduced by--
            (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to 
        serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which 
        are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the 
        fiscal year; and
            (2) the total number of individual members not in units 
        organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
        component who are on active duty (other than for training or 
        for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
        consent at the end of the fiscal year.
    (c) End Strength Increases.--Whenever units or individual members 
of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are released from 
active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for 
such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component 
shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of 
such units and by the total number of such individual members.

SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE 
              RESERVES.

    Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 
2025, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time 
active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, 
instructing, or training the reserve components:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 16,511.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,132.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,982.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,311.

SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).

    (a) In General.--The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2025 for the reserve 
components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 
of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:
            (1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
        22,294.
            (2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492.
            (3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
        10,744.
            (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,697.
    (b) Limitation on Number of Temporary Military Technicians (dual 
Status).--The number of temporary military technicians (dual status) 
under subsection (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the total number 
authorized under such subsection.
    (c) Prohibition.--A State may not coerce a military technician 
(dual status) to accept an offer of realignment or conversion to any 
other military status, including as a member on Active Guard and 
Reserve duty. No action may be taken against an individual, or the 
position of such individual, who refuses such an offer solely on the 
basis of such refusal.

SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON 
              ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.

    During fiscal year 2025, the maximum number of members of the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time 
on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is the following:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for the use of the Armed Forces 
and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4401.
    (b) Construction of Authorization.--The authorization of 
appropriations in the subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization 
of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal 
year 2025.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

SEC. 431. ANNUAL DEFENSE MANPOWER PROFILE REPORT: EXPANSION OF 
              JUSTIFICATIONS FOR END STRENGTHS.

    Section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Congress'' and 
        inserting ``the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
        the House of Representatives, and furnish to any Member of 
        Congress upon request,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; 
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) The justification and explanation required by paragraph (1) 
shall include the following:
            ``(A) An explanation of how personnel end strength level 
        requests address threats described in the national defense 
        strategy under section 113(g) of this title.
            ``(B) The rationale for recommended increases or decreases 
        in active, reserve, and civilian personnel for each component 
        of the Department of Defense.
            ``(C) The actual end strength number for each armed force 
        for the prior fiscal year, compared to authorized end strength 
        levels.
            ``(D) The shortfall in recruiting by each armed force as a 
        percentage, as the Secretary determines appropriate.''.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                       Subtitle A--Officer Policy

Sec. 501. Redistribution of general officers of the Marine Corps on 
                            active duty.
Sec. 502. Authority to exclude additional positions from limitations on 
                            the number of general officers and flag 
                            officers on active duty.
Sec. 503. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade 
                            and other requirements.
Sec. 504. Temporary authority to increase the number of nurse officers 
                            recommended for promotion.
Sec. 505. Talent management and personnel retention for members of the 
                            Armed Forces.
Sec. 506. Consideration of merit by special selection review boards.
Sec. 507. 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.
Sec. 508. Modification of authority to separate officers when in the 
                            best interest of the service.
Sec. 509. Remote appearance before a board of inquiry.
Sec. 509A. Marine Corps Deputy Commandants.
Sec. 509B. Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps 
                            position.
Sec. 509C. Vice Chief of Space Operations; vacancy in position of Chief 
                            of Space Operations.
Sec. 509D. Repeal of active duty service requirement for warrant 
                            officer appointments in Air Force and Space 
                            Force.
Sec. 509E. Removal of officers from a list of Space Force officers 
                            recommended for promotion.
Sec. 509F. Pilot program on peer and subordinate assessments of certain 
                            officers.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 511. Authority to extend military technicians until age 62.
Sec. 512. Extension of time period for transfer or discharge of certain 
                            Army and Air Force reserve component 
                            general officers.
Sec. 513. Expanded authority to continue reserve component officers in 
                            certain military specialties on the reserve 
                            active-status list.
Sec. 514. Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the 
                            Air National Guard of the United States.
Sec. 515. Notice to Congress regarding reapportionment of National 
                            Guard force structure.

 Subtitle C--General Service Authorities, Decorations and Awards, and 
                            Military Records

Sec. 521. Technical and conforming amendments relating to members of 
                            the Space Force.
Sec. 522. Modified authority to provide protection to senior leaders of 
                            the Department of Defense and other 
                            specified persons.
Sec. 523.  Improving military administrative review.
Sec. 524. Determination of active duty service commitment for 
                            recipients of fellowships, grants, and 
                            scholarships.
Sec. 525. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air 
                            Force as honorary separated members of the 
                            Space Force.
Sec. 526. Authorizations for certain awards.
Sec. 527. Posthumous advancement of General John D. Lavelle, United 
                            States Air Force, on the retired list.

                        Subtitle D--Recruitment

Sec. 531. Expansion of report on future servicemember preparatory 
                            course.
Sec. 532. Promoting military, national, and public service.
Sec. 533. Military recruiter physical access to campuses.
Sec. 534. Military Entrance Processing Command: acceleration of review 
                            of medical records.
Sec. 535. Medical Accession Records Pilot program: notice of 
                            termination.
Sec. 536. Provision of information regarding Federal service to certain 
                            persons ineligible to enlist in certain 
                            Armed Forces.
Sec. 537. Reimbursement of applicants to certain Armed Forces for 
                            certain medical costs incurred during 
                            military entrance processing.
Sec. 538. Authority to modernize recruitment for the Army.
Sec. 539. Program of military recruitment and education at the National 
                            September 11 Memorial and Museum.
Sec. 539A. Maritime workforce promotion and recruitment.

                          Subtitle E--Training

Sec. 541. Improvements to financial literacy training.
Sec. 542. Extension of JROTC programs to the Job Corps.
Sec. 543. Minimum number of participating students required to 
                            establish or maintain a unit of JROTC.
Sec. 544. JROTC waiting list.
Sec. 545. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.
Sec. 546. Required constitutional law training.
Sec. 547. Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense 
                            Countering Extremism Work Group.

                      Subtitle F--Member Education

Sec. 551. Expansion of international engagement authorities for Service 
                            Academies.
Sec. 552. Modification of authority to engage in funded and unfunded 
                            law education programs.
Sec. 553. Additional admissions authority for the Uniformed Services 
                            University of the Health Sciences.
Sec. 554. Professional military education: technical correction to 
                            definitions.
Sec. 555. Distance education option for professional military 
                            education.
Sec. 556. Authority to accept gifts of services for professional 
                            military education institutions.
Sec. 557. Alternative service obligation for a cadet or midshipman who 
                            becomes a professional athlete.
Sec. 558. Service Academies: Boards of Visitors.
Sec. 559. Modernizing Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class college 
                            tuition assistance program to account for 
                            inflation.
Sec. 559A. Information on nominations and applications for military 
                            service academies.
Sec. 559B. Ensuring access to certain higher education benefits.
Sec. 559C. Service Academies: referral of applicants to the senior 
                            military colleges and units of the Senior 
                            Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Sec. 559D. Pilot program to provide graduate education opportunities 
                            for enlisted members of the Army and Navy.
Sec. 559E. Prohibition on use of Federal funds to endorse critical race 
                            theory.

          Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

Sec. 561. Clarifying amendment to Article 2 of the Uniform Code of 
                            Military Justice.
Sec. 562.  Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain 
                            offenses occurring before effective date of 
                            military justice reforms.
Sec. 563. Detailing of appellate defense counsel.
Sec. 564. Modification to offense of aiding the enemy under the Uniform 
                            Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 565. Removal of marriage as a defense to article 120b offenses.
Sec. 566. Consolidation of military justice reporting requirements for 
                            the military departments.
Sec. 567. Term of office for judges of the Court of Military Commission 
                            Review.
Sec. 568. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 18, 
                            United States Code.
Sec. 569. Correction of certain citations in title 18, United States 
                            Code, relating to sexual offenses.
Sec. 569A. Modification of timeline for potential implementation of 
                            study on unanimous court-martial verdicts.
Sec. 569B. Removal of personally identifying and other information of 
                            certain persons from the Department of 
                            Defense Central Index of Investigations.
Sec. 569C. Expanded command notifications to victims of domestic 
                            violence.
Sec. 569D. Extension of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, 
                            Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault 
                            in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 569E. Analysis on the advisability of revising Military Rule of 
                            Evidence 513.
Sec. 569F. Analysis of prohibition on broadcast and distribution of 
                            digitally manipulated intimate images under 
                            the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

                     Subtitle H--Career Transition

Sec. 571. Pathway for individualized counseling for members of the 
                            reserve components under TAP.
Sec. 572. Extension of Troops-to-Teachers Program.
Sec. 573. Extension and expansion of report on the Transition 
                            Assistance Program of the Department of 
                            Defense.
Sec. 574. Military training and competency records.

               Subtitle I--Family Programs and Child Care

Sec. 581. Interstate compacts for portability of occupational licenses 
                            of military spouses: permanent authority.
Sec. 582. Military Spouse Career Accelerator program.
Sec. 583. Competitive pay for Department of Defense child care 
                            personnel.
Sec. 584. Posting of national child abuse hotline at military child 
                            development centers.
Sec. 585. Additional information in outreach campaign relating to 
                            waiting lists for military child 
                            development centers.
Sec. 586. Expansion of annual briefing regarding waiting lists for 
                            military child development centers.
Sec. 587. Improvements relating to portability of professional licenses 
                            of servicemembers and their spouses.
Sec. 588. Child care services and youth program services for 
                            dependents.
Sec. 589. Child care services and youth program services for 
                            dependents: period of services for a member 
                            with a spouse seeking employment.
Sec. 589A. Child development program staffing and compensation model.
Sec. 589B.  Inclusive Playground Pilot Program.

                    Subtitle J--Dependent Education

Sec. 591. Advisory committees for Department of Defense domestic 
                            dependents schools.
Sec. 592. Eligibility of dependents of certain deceased members of the 
                            Armed Forces for enrollment in Department 
                            of Defense domestic dependent elementary 
                            and secondary schools.
Sec. 593. Expansion of eligibility for virtual programs operated by 
                            Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 594. Authorization for school meal programs at Department of 
                            Defense dependent schools.
Sec. 595. Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in domestic 
                            dependent elementary and secondary schools.
Sec. 596.  Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools 
                            to maintain maximum student-to-teacher 
                            ratios.
Sec. 597. Enrollment in defense dependents' education system of 
                            children of foreign military members 
                            assigned to United Nations Command.
Sec. 598. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
                            dependents of military and civilian 
                            personnel.
Sec. 599. Training requirements teachers in 21st century schools of the 
                            Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 599A. Overseas transfer program for educators in schools operated 
                            by the Department of Defense Education 
                            Activity.
Sec. 599B. Parental right to notice of student nonproficiency in 
                            reading or language arts.

                       Subtitle A--Officer Policy

SEC. 501. REDISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE MARINE CORPS ON 
              ACTIVE DUTY.

    Section 525(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``17'' and inserting 
        ``18''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``22'' and replacing 
        with ``21.''

SEC. 502. AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS FROM LIMITATIONS ON 
              THE NUMBER OF GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFICERS ON 
              ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as 
        subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting, after subsection (f), the following new 
        subsection (g):
    ``(g) Secretary of Defense Adaptive Force Account.--The limitations 
in subsection (a) and in section 525(a) of this title do not apply to a 
general officer or flag officer assigned to the Secretary of Defense 
Adaptive Force Account as designated by the Secretary of Defense. The 
total number of positions designated as the Secretary of Defense 
Adaptive Force Account for purposes of this subsection shall not exceed 
35.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 501(a)(3) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 
U.S.C. 525 note) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 503. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION: TIME-IN-GRADE 
              AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Warrant Officers.--Section 577 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``or an approved retirement date'' after ``an 
established separation date that is within 90 days after the date on 
which the board is convened''.
    (b) Officers.--Section 619(c)(2)(C) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``or an approved retirement date'' after 
``an established separation date that is within 90 days after the date 
the board is convened''.
    (c) Reserve Components.--Section 14301(f) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Nonconsideration of Officers Scheduled for Removal From 
Reserve Active-status List.--The Secretary of the military department 
concerned may, by regulation, preclude from consideration by a 
selection board by which an officer would otherwise be eligible to be 
considered, an officer who has an established separation date that is 
within 90 days after the date the board is convened or an approved 
retirement date.''.

SEC. 504. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NURSE OFFICERS 
              RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION.

    Section 616(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The number'' and inserting ``(1) Subject 
        to paragraph (2), the number''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
    ``(2) During the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on 
December 31, 2030, the number of officers recommended for promotion by 
a selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title may not 
equal or exceed 100 percent of the number of officers included in the 
promotion zone established under section 623 of this title for 
consideration by the board, for nurse officers recommended for 
promotion to major or lieutenant commander, if the Secretary concerned 
determines that such greater number is necessary to maintain or improve 
medical readiness.''.

SEC. 505. TALENT MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL RETENTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Authority for Officers to Opt-out of Promotion Board 
Consideration.--
            (1) Regular officers.--Section 619(e)(2)(A) of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``training,'' after 
                ``Department,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``assignment or education'' and 
                inserting ``assignment, education, or training''.
            (2) Reserve officers.--Section 14301(j)(2)(A) of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``training,'' after 
                ``Department,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``assignment or education'' and 
                inserting ``assignment, education, or training''.
    (b) Effect of Failure of Selection for Promotion for Certain 
Officers.--
            (1) First lieutenants and lieutenants (junior grade).--
        Section 631(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the President 
                approves the report of the board which considered him 
                for the second time'' and inserting ``the Secretary 
                concerned releases the promotion results of the board 
                which considered the officer for the second time to the 
                public''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the President 
                approves the report of the board which considered him 
                for the second time'' and inserting ``the Secretary 
                concerned releases the promotion results of the board 
                which considered the officer for the second time to the 
                public''.
            (2) Captains and majors of the army, air force, and marine 
        corps and lieutenants and lieutenant commanders of the navy.--
        Section 632(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``the 
        President approves the report of the board which considered him 
        for the second time'' and inserting ``the Secretary concerned 
        releases the promotion results of the board which considered 
        the officer for the second time to the public''.
            (3) Regular navy and regular marine corps officers 
        designated for limited duty.--Section 8372 of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``the President 
                approves the report of the selection board in which the 
                officer is considered as having failed of selection for 
                promotion to the grade of commander or lieutenant 
                colonel for the second time'' and inserting ``the 
                Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of 
                the board which considered the officer for the second 
                time to the public'';
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``the President 
                approves the report of the selection board in which the 
                officer is considered as having failed of selection for 
                promotion to the grade of lieutenant commander or major 
                for the second time'' and inserting ``the Secretary 
                concerned releases the promotion results of the board 
                which considered the officer for the second time to the 
                public''; and
                    (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``the President 
                approves the report of the selection board in which the 
                officer is considered as having failed of selection for 
                promotion to the grade of lieutenant or captain, 
                respectively, for the second time'' and inserting ``the 
                Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of 
                the board which considered the officer for the second 
                time to the public''.
            (4) Reserve first lieutenants of the army, air force, and 
        marine corps and reserve lieutenants (junior grade) of the 
        navy.--Section 14504 of such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``the President 
                approves the report of the board which considered the 
                officer for the second time'' and inserting ``the 
                Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of 
                the board which considered the officer for the second 
                time to the public''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``President 
                approves the report of the selection board which 
                resulted in the second failure'' and inserting ``the 
                Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of 
                the board which considered the officer for the second 
                time to the public''.
            (5) Reserve captains of the army, air force, and marine 
        corps and reserve lieutenants of the navy.--Section 14505 of 
        such title is amended by striking ``the President approves the 
        report of the board which considered the officer for the second 
        time'' and inserting ``the Secretary concerned releases the 
        promotion results of the board which considered the officer for 
        the second time to the public''.
            (6) Reserve majors of the army, air force, and marine corps 
        and reserve lieutenant commanders of the navy.--Section 14506 
        of such title is amended by striking ``the President approves 
        the report of the board which considered the officer for the 
        second time'' and inserting ``the Secretary concerned releases 
        the promotion results of the board which considered the officer 
        for the second time to the public''.

SEC. 506. CONSIDERATION OF MERIT BY SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARDS.

    (a) Regular Components.--Section 628a(d)(4)(A) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``ranks in the upper half of an 
order of merit created by the special selection review board or'' 
before ``ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection 
review board as better qualified''.
    (b) Reserve Components.--Section 14502a(d)(4)(A) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``ranks in the upper half 
of an order of merit created by the special selection review board or'' 
before ``ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection 
review board as better qualified''.

SEC. 507. 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.

    Section 632(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(c)(1) If an officer is subject to discharge under subsection 
(a)(1) and, as of the date on which the officer is to be discharged 
under that subsection, the officer has not completed the officer's 
active duty service obligation, the officer shall be retained on active 
duty until completion of such active duty service obligation, and then 
be discharged under subsection (a)(1), unless sooner retired or 
discharged under another provision of law.
    ``(2) The Secretary concerned may waive the applicability of 
paragraph (1) to any officer if the Secretary determines that 
completion of the active duty service obligation of that officer is not 
in the best interest of the service.''.

SEC. 508. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SEPARATE OFFICERS WHEN IN THE 
              BEST INTEREST OF THE SERVICE.

    Section 1182(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
    ``(1)(A) If a board of inquiry determines that an officer should be 
retained, the officer's case is closed unless the board substantiated a 
basis for separation and, upon recommendation from the service chief, 
the Secretary of the military department determines that the board's 
retention recommendation is clearly erroneous in light of the evidence 
considered by the board, a miscarriage of justice, and inconsistent 
with the best interest of the service. In such cases, the Secretary of 
the military department may separate the officer after providing a 
written justification of the decision to separate.
    ``(B) An officer considered for separation under this section must 
be notified and afforded the opportunity to present matters for the 
Secretary of the military department to consider when making the 
separation determination. The Secretary of the military department 
shall review the case to determine whether the retention recommendation 
of the board is clearly contrary to the substantial weight of the 
evidence in the record and whether the officer's conduct discredits the 
Service, adversely affects good order and discipline, and adversely 
affects the officer's performance of duty.
    ``(C) Exercise of authority to separate an officer under this 
section shall be reserved for unusual cases where such action is 
essential to the interests of justice, discipline, and proper 
administration of the service.'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) Authority to direct administrative separation after a board 
of inquiry's recommendation to retain an officer may only be delegated 
to a civilian official within a military department appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The least 
favorable characterization in such cases will be general (under 
honorable conditions).''.

SEC. 509. REMOTE APPEARANCE BEFORE A BOARD OF INQUIRY.

    (a) Regular Officers.--Section 1185 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``shall be'' and 
        inserting ``subject to subsection (c), shall be''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) The Secretary concerned may determine that, in exceptional 
circumstances, the appearance of an officer before the proceedings of a 
board of inquiry may be via means other than in person.''.
    (b) Reserve Officers.--Section 14904 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``shall be'' and 
        inserting ``subject to subsection (c), shall be''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Remote Appearance.--The Secretary concerned may determine 
that, in exceptional circumstances, the appearance of an officer before 
the proceedings of a board of inquiry may be via means other than in 
person.''.

SEC. 509A. MARINE CORPS DEPUTY COMMANDANTS.

    Section 8045 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``not more than seven Deputy Commandants'' and inserting ``not 
more than eight Deputy Commandants''.

SEC. 509B. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS 
              POSITION.

    (a) Medical Officer of the Marine Corps.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 806 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 8048. Medical Officer of the Marine Corps
    ``(a) There is a Medical Officer of the Marine Corps who shall be 
appointed from among flag officers of the Navy.
    ``(b) The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, while so serving, 
shall hold the grade of rear admiral (lower half).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 806 of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8047 
        the following new item:

``8048. Medical Officer of the Marine Corps.''.
    (b) Exclusion From Certain Distribution Limitations.--Section 525 
of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(g) A naval officer while serving as the Medical Officer of the 
Marine Corps is in addition to the number that would otherwise be 
permitted for the Navy for officers serving on active duty in the grade 
of rear admiral (lower half) under subsection (a).''.
    (c) Exclusion From Active Duty Strength Limitations.--Section 526 
of such title, as amended by section 502, is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (k) as 
        subsections (h) through (l), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(g) Exclusion of Medical Officer of Marine Corps.--The 
limitations of this section do not apply to the flag officer who is 
serving as the Medical Officer of the Marine Corps.''.

SEC. 509C. VICE CHIEF OF SPACE OPERATIONS; VACANCY IN POSITION OF CHIEF 
              OF SPACE OPERATIONS.

    (a) Vice Chief of Space Operations.--Chapter 908 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 9083, 9084, 9085, and 9086 as 
        sections 9084, 9085, 9086, and 9087, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 9082 the following new 
        section 9083:
``Sec. 9083. Vice Chief of Space Operations
    ``(a) Appointment.--There is a Vice Chief of Space Operations, 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, from the general officers of the Space Force.
    ``(b) Grade.--The Vice Chief of Space Operations, while so serving, 
has the grade of general without vacating the permanent grade of the 
officer.
    ``(c) Duties.--The Vice Chief of Space Operations shall have such 
authorities and duties with respect to the Space Force as the Chief of 
Space Operations, with the approval of the Secretary of the Air Force, 
may delegate to or prescribe for the Vice Chief of Space Operations. 
Orders issued by the Vice Chief of Space Operations in performing such 
duties have the same effect as orders issued by the Chief of Space 
Operations.''.
    (b) Vacancy in Position of Chief of Space Operations.--Section 9082 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f) Vacancy in Position of Chief of Space Operations.--When there 
is a vacancy in the position of Chief of Space Operations or during the 
absence or disability of the Chief of Space Operations--
            ``(1) the Vice Chief of Space Operations shall perform the 
        duties of the Chief of Space Operations until a successor is 
        appointed or the absence or disability ceases; or
            ``(2) if there is a vacancy in the position of the Vice 
        Chief of Space Operations or the Vice Chief of Space Operations 
        is absent or disabled, unless the President directs otherwise, 
        the most senior officer of the Space Force in the Space Staff 
        who is not absent or disabled and who is not restricted in 
        performance of duty shall perform the duties of the Chief of 
        Space Operations until the earliest of--
                    ``(A) the appointment of a successor to the Chief 
                of Space Operations or the Vice Chief of Space 
                Operations; or
                    ``(B) the cessation of the absence or disability of 
                the Chief of Space Operations or Vice Chief of Space 
                Operations.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sections 
9083, 9084, 9085, and 9086 and inserting the following new items:

``9083. Vice Chief of Space Operations.
``9084. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: function; composition.
``9085. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: general duties.
``9086. Regular Space Force: composition.
``9087. Space Development Agency.''.

SEC. 509D. REPEAL OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR WARRANT 
              OFFICER APPOINTMENTS IN AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 9160 of title 10, United States Code, is 
hereby repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 915 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 9160.

SEC. 509E. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM A LIST OF SPACE FORCE OFFICERS 
              RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION.

    Section 20241(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``section 14310'' and inserting ``section 629 or 14310''.

SEC. 509F. PILOT PROGRAM ON PEER AND SUBORDINATE ASSESSMENTS OF CERTAIN 
              OFFICERS.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall implement, in a 
covered Armed Force, a five-year pilot program, pursuant to which--
            (1) an officer described in subsection (b) shall be 
        assessed by peers and subordinates; and
            (2) the results of such assessments may be available to a 
        command selection or command qualification board concerned; and
            (3) the command selection or command qualification board 
        may consider such results in determining whether to recommend 
        such officer for such selection or qualification.
    (b) Covered Officers.--An officer described in this subsection is a 
regular officer--
            (1) eligible for consideration for command;
            (2) in grade O-5 or O-6; and
            (3) in a career field--
                    (A) specified in subsection (c); or
                    (B) determined by the Secretary concerned.
    (c) Covered Career Fields.--The career fields specified in this 
subsection are the following:
            (1) In the Navy, surface warfare, submarine warfare, 
        special warfare, or explosive ordnance disposal.
            (2) In the Marine Corps, infantry, logistics, or field 
        artillery.
            (3) In the Air Force, operations or logistics.
            (4) In the Space Force, space operations.
    (d) Selection of Assessors.--The Secretary concerned may select an 
individual to assess an officer under the pilot program if the 
Secretary determines such individual has worked with the officer 
closely enough to have an informed opinion regarding the officer's 
leadership abilities. An officer may not have any input regarding the 
selection of an individual who shall assess such officer.
    (e) Report.--Not later than three months after the termination of a 
pilot program, a Secretary concerned shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a report 
regarding the pilot program. Elements of each such report shall include 
the following:
            (1) The determination of the Secretary concerned whether 
        the pilot program improved the command selection or command 
        qualification process of the covered Armed Force.
            (2) The rationale and findings of the Secretary concerned 
        in determining whether to use such assessments in the command 
        selection or command qualification process of such covered 
        Armed Force.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, 
        Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
            (2) The terms ``regular'' and ``Secretary concerned'' have 
        the meanings given such term in section 101 of title 10, United 
        States Code.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

SEC. 511. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND MILITARY TECHNICIANS UNTIL AGE 62.

    (a) Military Technician.--Section 10216(f) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``60'' and inserting ``62.''
    (b) Retention on Reserve Active-status List.--Section 14702(b) of 
such title is amended by striking ``60'' and inserting ``62''.

SEC. 512. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN 
              ARMY AND AIR FORCE RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL OFFICERS.

    Section 14314 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
                (4) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), 
                respectively;
                    (B) by striking ``Within'' and inserting ``(1) 
                Except as provided in paragraph (2), within''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) For any general officer covered by paragraph (1) who is 
released from a joint duty assignment or other non-joint active-duty 
assignment, the Secretary concerned shall complete the transfer or 
discharge required by paragraph (1) not later than 60 days after the 
officer's release.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(C)''.

SEC. 513. EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS IN 
              CERTAIN MILITARY SPECIALTIES ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS 
              LIST.

    (a) Authority for Continuation on the Reserve Active-status List.--
Chapter 1409 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 14701 the following new section:
``Sec. 14701a. Continuation on reserve active-status list: officers in 
              certain military specialties and career tracks
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the military department 
concerned may authorize a reserve commissioned officer in a grade above 
O-2 to remain on the reserve active-status list after the date 
otherwise provided for the separation or retirement of the officer 
under section 14505, 14506, or 14507 of this title, as applicable, if 
the officer has a military occupational specialty, rating, or specialty 
code in a military specialty designated pursuant to subsection (b).
    ``(b) Military Specialties.--The Secretary of a military department 
shall designate the military specialties in which a military 
occupational specialty, rating, or specialty code, as applicable, 
assigned to members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary authorizes the members to be eligible for continuation on the 
reserve active-status list as provided in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Duration of Continuation.--An officer continued on the 
reserve active-status list pursuant to this section shall, if not 
earlier retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged, be 
separated in accordance with section 14513 or 14514 of this title, as 
applicable, on the first day of the month after the month in which the 
officer completes 40 years of commissioned service.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretaries of the military departments 
shall carry out this section in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense. The regulations shall specify the criteria 
to be used by the Secretaries of the military departments in 
designating military specialties for purposes of subsection (b).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 1409 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 14701 the following new item:

``14701a. Continuation on reserve active-status list: officers in 
                            certain military specialties and career 
                            tracks.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Title 10, United States Code, is 
further amended--
            (1) in section 1558(b)(2)(A), by inserting ``14701a,'' 
        after ``14701,'';
            (2) in section 14505, by inserting ``or 14701a'' after 
        ``14701'';
            (3) in section 14506, by inserting ``14701a,'' after 
        ``14701,''; and
            (4) in section 14507, by inserting ``, 14701a,'' after 
        ``14701'' both places it appears.

SEC. 514. TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE OF COVERED SPACE FUNCTIONS OF THE 
              AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Transfer of Covered Space Functions.--
            (1) In general.--During the transition period, the 
        Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer to the Space Force 
        the covered space functions of the Air National Guard of the 
        United States. The transfer shall occur without regard to 
        section 104 of title 32, United States Code, or section 18238 
        of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Personnel billets limitations.--With regard to 
        personnel billets, the statutory waiver under paragraph (1) is 
        limited to 578 personnel billets of the Air National Guard, as 
        follows:
                    (A) 33 personnel from the State of Alaska.
                    (B) 126 personnel from the State of California.
                    (C) 119 personnel from the State of Colorado.
                    (D) 75 personnel from the State of Florida.
                    (E) 130 personnel from the State of Hawaii.
                    (F) 69 personnel from the State of Ohio.
                    (G) 26 personnel assigned to Headquarters, Air 
                National Guard.
    (b) Transfer of Units.--Upon the transfer to the Space Force of a 
covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may--
            (1) change the status of a unit related to such covered 
        space function of the Air National Guard of the United States 
        from a unit of the Air National Guard of the United States to a 
        unit of the Space Force;
            (2) deactivate the covered space function of the Air 
        National Guard of the United States; or
            (3) assign the covered space function of the Air National 
        Guard of the United States a new Federal mission.
    (c) Transfer of Covered Members.--
            (1) Officers.--During the transition period, the Secretary 
        of Defense may, with the consent of the covered officer, 
        transfer a covered officer of the Air National Guard of the 
        United States to, and appoint the covered officer in, the Space 
        Force.
            (2) Enlisted members.--During the transition period, the 
        Secretary of the Air Force may, with the consent of the covered 
        enlisted member, transfer a covered enlisted member of the Air 
        National Guard of the United States to the Space Force. Upon 
        such a transfer, the covered enlisted member shall cease to be 
        a member of the Air National Guard of the United States and be 
        discharged from enlistment as a Reserve of the Air Force.
            (3) Effective date of transfers.--A transfer under this 
        subsection shall be effective on the date specified by the 
        Secretary of Defense, in the case of an officer, or the 
        Secretary of the Air Force, in the case of an enlisted member. 
        No date so specified may be after the last day of the 
        transition period.
            (4) Limitations.--A covered officer or covered enlisted 
        member transferred under paragraph (1) or (2)--
                    (A) may consent to a transfer under this subsection 
                during the period, beginning on the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, that is the longer of one year, 
                or a period determined by the Secretary of Defense or 
                the Secretary of the Air Force, as applicable; and
                    (B) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be 
                subject to a permanent change of duty station during 
                the period of three years beginning on the day that the 
                covered officer or covered enlisted member consents to 
                such transfer.
    (d) Regulations.--A transfer under subsection (c) shall be carried 
out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. In the 
case of a covered officer, applicable regulations shall include those 
prescribed pursuant to section 716 of title 10, United States Code.
    (e) Term of Initial Enlistment in the Space Force.--In the case of 
a covered enlisted member who is transferred to the Space Force under 
subsection (c), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the initial 
enlistment of the covered enlisted member in the Space Force for a 
period of less than two years if such period is not shorter than the 
period remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in the term of 
enlistment in a reserve component of the Air Force of such covered 
enlisted member.
    (f) End Strength Adjustments Upon Transfers From the Air National 
Guard of the United States.--Upon the transfer to the Space Force of a 
covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States 
during the transition period, the end strength authorized for the Space 
Force pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 
for the fiscal year during which the transfer occurs, shall be 
increased by the number of billets associated with such transfer.
    (g) Administrative Provisions.--For purposes of the transfer of 
covered members of the Air National Guard of the United States under 
subsection (c)--
            (1) the Air National Guard of the United States and the 
        Space Force shall be considered to be components of the same 
        Armed Force; and
            (2) the Space Force officer list shall be considered to be 
        an active-duty list of such Armed Force.
    (h) Retraining and Reassignment for Members Not Transferring.--If a 
covered member of the Air National Guard of the United States does not 
consent to a transfer under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall provide to the covered member retraining and reassignment, 
in a reserve component of the Air Force, that the Secretary determines 
appropriate for such covered member.
    (i) Protection of Rank and Pay.--A covered member of the Air 
National Guard who transfers to the Space Force under subsection (c) 
shall not lose rank or pay solely as a result of such transfer.
    (j) Space Force Units in Affected States.--In order to reduce the 
cost of transferring to the Space Force a covered space function of the 
Air National Guard of the United States, and to reduce the impact of 
such a transfer on an affected State, the following provisions apply:
            (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Space Force 
        shall continue to perform the mission of a covered space 
        function of the Air National Guard of the United States within 
        the affected State during a period not shorter than 10 years 
        following the date of such transfer.
            (2) Except when the Secretary of the Air Force determines 
        that it would not be in the best interests of the United 
        States, the Secretary may not, during the 10-year period 
        following such a transfer, move a covered space function of the 
        Air National Guard of the United States out of an affected 
        State until 120 days after the congressional defense committees 
        receive, from the Secretary of the Air Force, notice of such 
        move, including--
                    (A) details of such move; and
                    (B) an explanation regarding why the move is 
                necessary to support the National Defense Strategy.
            (3) Unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that 
        it would not be in the best interests of the United States, the 
        Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the 
        Governor of an affected State under which the Space Force may 
        be a tenant on an installation--
                    (A) of the National Guard of the affected State; 
                and
                    (B) that was the home station of a covered space 
                function of the Air National Guard of the United 
                States.
    (k) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``active-duty list'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``affected State'' means Alaska, California, 
        Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, or Ohio.
            (3) The term ``covered'', with respect to a member of the 
        Air National Guard of the United States, has the meaning given 
        such term in section 1733 of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 676).
            (4) The term ``covered space function of the Air National 
        Guard of the United States'' means any of the following units 
        of the Air National Guard of the United States associated with 
        the performance of a space-related function, including 
        personnel, equipment, and resources:
                    (A) 213th Space Warning Squadron, Alaska Air 
                National Guard.
                    (B) 148th Space Operations Squadron, California Air 
                National Guard.
                    (C) 216th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, 
                California Air National Guard.
                    (D) 137th Space Warning Squadron, Colorado Air 
                National Guard.
                    (E) 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, 
                Colorado Air National Guard.
                    (F) 114th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Florida 
                Air National Guard.
                    (G) 150th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii 
                Air National Guard.
                    (H) 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii 
                Air National Guard.
                    (I) 126th Intelligence Squadron, Ohio Air National 
                Guard.
            (5) The term ``Space Force officer list'' means the list 
        maintained under section 20235 of title 10, United States Code.
            (6) The term ``transition period'' means the period 
        beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
        on the last day of the eighth fiscal year beginning after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 515. NOTICE TO CONGRESS REGARDING REAPPORTIONMENT OF NATIONAL 
              GUARD FORCE STRUCTURE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days before reapportioning the 
force structure of the National Guard of a State, including by 
converting a position into a military technician (dual status), the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the military department concerned, shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a notice 
of such reapportionment.
    (b) Form; Elements.--A notice under subsection (a)--
            (1) may be submitted in unclassified form with a classified 
        annex; and
            (2) shall include the following elements:
                    (A) A description of such reapportionment, 
                including the number of such conversions and any 
                changes to the number of personnel.
                    (B) A description of the projected operational 
                effect of such reapportionment on the mission of the 
                National Guard of such State.
                    (C) A description of any end strength requirements 
                that justify such reapportionment.
                    (D) Recommendations for any change to statutory end 
                strengths that may be necessary to offset such 
                requirements.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``military technician (dual status)'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 10216 of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``State'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 901 of title 32, United States Code.

 Subtitle C--General Service Authorities, Decorations and Awards, and 
                            Military Records

SEC. 521. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MEMBERS OF 
              THE SPACE FORCE.

    (a) Appointment of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Grade and 
Rank.--Section 152(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``general, in the case of the Navy, admiral, or, in the case 
of an officer of the Space Force, the equivalent grade'' and inserting 
``general or, in the case of the Navy, admiral''.
    (b) Joint Requirements Oversight Council.--Section 181(c)(1)(F) of 
such title is amended by striking ``in the grade equivalent to the 
grade of general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or admiral in 
the Navy'' and inserting ``in the grade of general''.
    (c) Original Appointments of Commissioned Officers.--
            (1) Appointments.--Section 531(a) of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and Regular 
                Marine Corps in the grades of ensign, lieutenant 
                (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Regular Navy, and 
                in the equivalent grades in the Space Force'' and 
                inserting ``Regular Marine Corps, and Space Force, and 
                in the grades of ensign, lieutenant (junior grade), and 
                lieutenant in the Regular Navy''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and Regular 
                Marine Corps in the grades of lieutenant commander, 
                commander, and captain in the Regular Navy, and in the 
                equivalent grades in the Space Force'' and inserting 
                ``Regular Marine Corps, and Space Force, and in the 
                grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain 
                in the Regular Navy''.
            (2) Service credit upon original appointment as a 
        commissioned officer.--Section 533(b)(2) of such title is 
        amended by striking ``or Marine Corps, captain in the Navy, or 
        an equivalent grade in the Space Force'' and inserting ``Marine 
        Corps, or Space Force, or captain in the Navy''.
    (d) Selection Boards.--
            (1) Convening of selection boards.--Section 611(a) of such 
        title is amended by striking ``or Marine Corps'' and inserting 
        ``Marine Corps, or Space Force''.
            (2) JQO member required for boards to consider officers who 
        are joint qualified officers.--Section 612(c)(3)(A) of such 
        title is amended by inserting ``or the Space Force'' after ``of 
        the Marine Corps''.
    (e) Promotion Zone Definition.--Section 645(1)(A) of such title is 
amended by striking ``and Marine Corps,'' both places it appears and 
inserting ``Marine Corps, and Space Force,''.
    (f) Retired Grade.--
            (1) Regular commissioned officers.--Section 1370(g) of such 
        title is amended by striking ``or Marine Corps, rear admiral in 
        the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force'' and 
        inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force, or rear admiral in 
        the Navy''.
            (2) Officers entitled to retired pay for non-regular 
        service.--Section 1370a of such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``or Marine 
                Corps'' both places it appears and inserting ``Marine 
                Corps, or Space Force''; and
                    (B) in subsection (h), by striking ``or Marine 
                Corps'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space 
                Force,''.
    (g) Title of Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force.--
            (1) Retired base pay.--Section 1406(i)(3)(B)(v) of such 
        title is amended by striking ``The senior enlisted advisor of 
        the Space Force'' and inserting ``Chief Master Sergeant of the 
        Space Force''.
            (2) Pay of senior enlisted members.--Section 210(c)(5) of 
        title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``The 
        senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force'' and inserting 
        ``The Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force''.
            (3) Personal money allowance.--Section 414(b) of title 37, 
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``the senior 
        enlisted advisor of the Space Force'' and inserting ``the Chief 
        Master Sergeant of the Space Force''.
            (4) Basic pay rate.--Footnote 2 of the table titled 
        ``ENLISTED MEMBERS'' in section 601(c) of the John Warner 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
        Law 109-364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by striking ``the 
        senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force'' and inserting 
        ``Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force''.
    (h) Financial Assistance Program for Specially Selected Members.--
Section 2107 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Marine Corps,, as the 
        case may be'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``lieutenant, ensign, or 
        an equivalent grade in the Space Force,'' and inserting 
        ``lieutenant or ensign,''.
    (i) Designation of Space Systems Command as a Field Command of the 
United States Space Force.--Section 9016(b)(6)(B)(iv)(II) of such title 
is amended by striking ``Space and Missile Systems Center'' and 
inserting ``Space Systems Command''.
    (j) Chief of Space Operations.--Section 9082 of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``, flag, or 
        equivalent'' each place it appears; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``grade in the Space 
        Force equivalent to the grade of general in the Army, Air 
        Force, and Marine Corps, or admiral in the Navy'' and inserting 
        ``grade of general''.
    (k) Awards and Decorations.--
            (1) Distinguished flying cross.--Section 9279(a) of such 
        title is amended--
                    (A) by adding ``or Space Force'' after ``Air 
                Force''; and
                    (B) by adding ``or space'' after ``aerial''.
            (2) Airman's medal.--Section 9280(a)(1) of such title is 
        amended by adding ``or Space Force'' after ``Air Force''.
    (l) United States Air Force Institute of Technology.--Section 
9414b(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking ``or the equivalent 
grade in the Space Force''.
    (m) Orders to Active Duty: Without Consent of Member of the Space 
Force.--Section 20106(d) of such title is amended by striking 
``pertaining''.
    (n) Convening of Selection Boards of the Space Force.--Section 
20211(b) of such title is amended by striking ``20238(a)(4)(A)'' and 
inserting ``20239(c)(4)(A)''.
    (o) Composition of Selection Boards of the Space Force.--Section 
20212(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``Secretary of Air 
Force'' and inserting ``Secretary of the Air Force''.
    (p) Reports of Selection Boards of the Space Force.--Section 
20216(c) of such title is amended by striking ``20214(g)'' and 
inserting ``20215(g)''.
    (q) Eligibility for Consideration for Promotion: General Rules of 
the Space Force.--Section 20231 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``20238(a)(4)'' 
                and inserting ``20239(c)(4)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``20232'' and 
                inserting ``section 20232''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)(E), by striking ``Secretary Air 
        Force'' and inserting ``Secretary of the Air Force''.
    (r) Opportunities for Consideration for Promotion in the Space 
Force.--Section 20234(b) of such title is amended by striking 
``pursuant subsection (a)'' and inserting ``pursuant to subsection 
(a)''.
    (s) Promotions in the Space Force: How Made.--Section 20239 of such 
title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' 
        and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``subparagraph 
        (C)(ii) of such section'' and inserting ``section 
        741(d)(4)(C)(ii) of this title''.
    (t) General Officers of the Space Force Ceasing to Occupy Positions 
Commensurate With Grade.--Section 20243(a)(3) of such title is amended 
by striking ``as a''.
    (u) Failure of Selection for Promotion in the Space Force.--Section 
20251 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``14504 and section 631 and 632'' and 
                inserting ``14504, 631, and 632''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 14201 
                or 611'' and inserting ``section 14201 or section 
                611''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``14502(b)'' and 
        inserting ``14501(b)''.
    (v) Special Selection Boards of the Space Force; Correction of 
Errors.--
            (1) In general.--The second section 20251 of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``((1)'' and 
                                inserting ``(1)''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``sch'' and 
                                inserting ``such''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a 
                        officer'' and inserting ``an officer''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``which of 
                officer'' and inserting ``which an officer''.
            (2) Redesignation.--Such section is redesignated as section 
        20252 of such title (and the heading of such section and the 
        table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of part I 
        of chapter 2005 of such title are amended accordingly).
    (w) Applicability of Certain Provisions of Law Related to 
Separation of a Member of the Space Force.--Section 20401(b) of such 
title is amended by inserting ``, and'' after ``1174(b)''.
    (x) Retention Boards of the Space Force.--Section 20502 of such 
title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Than an Officer 
                Has Failed to Establish That the Officer Should Be 
                Retained'' and inserting ``That an Officer Has Failed 
                to Establish That the Officer Should Be Retained''; and
                    (B) by moving paragraph (1) to appear in line with 
                the subsection heading and adjusting the margins 
                accordingly; and
            (2) in subsection (d), in the heading, by striking ``Than'' 
        and inserting ``That''.
    (y) Promotion Authority Flexibility of the Space Force.--Section 
1737(b)(3)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 678) is amended by striking 
``20213'' and inserting ``20212''.

SEC. 522. MODIFIED AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO SENIOR LEADERS OF 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER SPECIFIED PERSONS.

    (a) Expansion.--Section 714 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``within the united 
        states'';
            (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``within the United States''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding sub 
        paragraph (A), by striking ``within the United States''.
    (b) Limitation on Delegation of Authority.--Such section is further 
amended, in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ``or the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence and Security'' after ``only to the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense''.
    (c) Written Determinations Include Denials.--Such section is 
further amended, in subsection (b)(4)--
            (1) by inserting ``whether'' before ``to provide'';
            (2) by striking ``the authorized'' and inserting ``any 
        authorized''; and
            (3) by striking ``the arrangements for the'' and inserting 
        ``any arrangements for such''.
    (d) Reporting.--Such section is further amended, in subsection 
(b)(6)(A)--
            (1) by striking ``each determination made under paragraph 
        (4) to provide protection and security to an individual'' and 
        inserting ``an initial determination made under paragraph (4), 
        or a determination to deny the renewal of protection and 
        security''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of 
        determination to continue protection and security, the 
        Secretary shall make such submission not less than twice each 
        year.''
    (e) Temporary Protection.--Such section is further amended, in 
subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Temporary protection.--The Secretary of Defense may 
        temporarily provide physical protection and personal security 
        under this subsection to an individual--
                    ``(A) pending the determination of the Secretary 
                under paragraph (4) regarding such individual; and
                    ``(B) for a period not to exceed 30 days.''.

SEC. 523. IMPROVING MILITARY ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Section 1552(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
    ``(5) Each final decision of the board under this subsection shall 
be made available to the public in electronic form on a centralized 
Internet website. The information provided shall include a summary of 
each decision, to be indexed by subject matter, except that the 
Secretary shall protect the privacy of claimants by redacting all 
personally identifiable information.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2026.

SEC. 524. DETERMINATION OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE COMMITMENT FOR 
              RECIPIENTS OF FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.

    Section 2603(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``three times the length of the period of the education or 
training.'' and inserting ``determined by the Secretary concerned, 
which may not be less than twice the length of the period of the 
education or training. Notwithstanding section 2004(c) of this title, 
the service obligation required under this subsection may run 
concurrently with any service obligations incurred under chapter 101 of 
this title in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary 
concerned.''.

SEC. 525. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE AIR 
              FORCE AS HONORARY SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.

    Chapter 933 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 9254. Authority to designate certain separated members of the 
              Air Force as honorary separated members of the Space 
              Force
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe 
regulations that authorize an eligible individual to be designated as 
an honorary separated member of the Space Force. An eligible individual 
so designated may be referred to as a `Legacy Guardian'.
    ``(b) Elements.--Regulations prescribed under this section may 
include the following elements:
            ``(1) Eligibility criteria, including applicable dates of 
        service and constructive service credit, for designation under 
        this section.
            ``(2) An application process through which an eligible 
        individual, or a survivor of a deceased eligible individual, 
        may apply for such designation of such eligible individual.
            ``(3) A certificate, approved device, or other insignia of 
        such designation.
    ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Designation of an eligible individual 
under this section shall not be construed to entitle such eligible 
individual to any benefit in addition to those established by this 
section or pursuant to regulations prescribed under this section.
    ``(d) Eligible Individual Defined.--In this section, the term 
`eligible individual' means an individual--
            ``(1) whom the Secretary of the Air Force determines served 
        in support of space operations as a member of the Air Force; 
        and
            ``(2) who separates (or previously separated) from the 
        armed forces as a member of the Air Force.''.

SEC. 526. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN AWARDS.

    (a) Authorization for Award of the Medal of Honor to Roderick W. 
Edmonds.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 
7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with 
respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 
Armed Forces, the President may posthumously award the Medal of Honor, 
under section 7271 of such title, to Roderick W. Edmonds for his 
actions as a master sergeant in the Army during the period of January 
27 through March 30, 1945.
    (b) Authorization for Award of the Distinguished Service Cross to 
William D. Owens.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in 
section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time 
limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 
who served in the Armed Forces, the President may posthumously award 
the Distinguished Service Cross, under section 7272 of such title, to 
William D. Owens for his actions as a staff sergeant in the Army during 
the period of June 6 through June 8, 1944, at La Fiere Bridge, for 
which he was previously awarded the Bronze Star.

SEC. 527. POSTHUMOUS ADVANCEMENT OF GENERAL JOHN D. LAVELLE, UNITED 
              STATES AIR FORCE, ON THE RETIRED LIST.

    (a) Advancement.--General John D. Lavelle, United States Air Force 
(retired), is entitled to hold the rank of lieutenant general while on 
the retired list of the Air Force.
    (b) Additional Benefits Not to Accrue.--The advancement of General 
John D. Lavelle on the retired list of the Air Force under subsection 
(a) shall not affect the retired pay or other benefits from the United 
States to which General John D. Lavelle would have been entitled based 
upon his military service or affect any benefits to which any other 
person may become entitled based on his military service.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as authorizing the advancement of General John D. Lavelle to 
a rank higher than lieutenant general.

                        Subtitle D--Recruitment

SEC. 531. EXPANSION OF REPORT ON FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY 
              COURSE.

    Section 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 520 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Graduation requirement.--Prior to attending initial 
        basic training, all enlisted persons attending the course 
        established under this section must achieve a score on the 
        Armed Forces Qualification Test that is--
                    ``(A) at least 10 points higher than the 
                individual's most recent score taken prior to the 
                individual's date of enlistment; or
                    ``(B) no longer subject to the restrictions of 
                section 520 of title 10, United States Code.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``course 
                graduation requirements within 180 days of enlistment'' 
                and inserting ``meaningful progress, as determined by 
                the Secretary concerned, within 90 days of 
                enlistment''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (6); and
                    (B) by inserting, after paragraph (3), the 
                following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) The determination of the Secretary regarding the 
        effectiveness of the preparatory course.
            ``(5) Recommendations of the Secretary regarding--
                    ``(A) how to improve the preparatory course;
                    ``(B) whether to expand the preparatory course.''.

SEC. 532. PROMOTING MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.

    (a) Selective Service System Data Sharing Amendments.--Section 
15(e) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3813(e)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``the names and addresses'' and inserting 
        ``the full names, email addresses (if available), dates of 
        birth, phone numbers (if available), and mailing addresses''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``Names and addresses furnished'' and 
        inserting ``Full names, email addresses, dates of birth, phone 
        numbers, and mailing addresses furnished''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 533. MILITARY RECRUITER PHYSICAL ACCESS TO CAMPUSES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of Part F of title VIII of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 8528 the following:

``SEC. 8528A. MILITARY RECRUITER ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

    ``Each local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act 
shall provide military recruiters the same access to the campus of each 
secondary school served by the local educational agency for the purpose 
of recruiting students who are at least 17 years of age that is 
provided to any prospective employer, institution of higher education, 
or other recruiter.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Compliance Monitoring and Reporting.--On an annual basis, the 
Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) collect information from military recruiters regarding 
        the compliance of local educational agencies with the 
        requirements of section 8528A of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (as added by subsection (a)); and
            (2) based on such information, prepare and submit to the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
        Representatives a report that--
                    (A) identifies each local educational agency that 
                the Secretary determines to be in violation of such 
                section; and
                    (B) explains the reasons for such determination.

SEC. 534. MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING COMMAND: ACCELERATION OF REVIEW 
              OF MEDICAL RECORDS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a 
program to use health care providers, from any component of the Armed 
Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, to support United 
States Military Entrance Processing Command (in this section, referred 
to as ``MEPCOM'') and accelerate the review of medical records, as 
determined necessary by the Secretary.
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on 
actions taken to carry out subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
regarding the program under subsection (a) that includes an explanation 
of any effect the program has had on recruitment, including the speed 
of medical waiver processing.

SEC. 535. MEDICAL ACCESSION RECORDS PILOT PROGRAM: NOTICE OF 
              TERMINATION.

    The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives at least one year 
before terminating the Medical Accession Records Pilot program.

SEC. 536. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING FEDERAL SERVICE TO CERTAIN 
              PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO ENLIST IN CERTAIN ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations directing the Secretary of a military department to 
provide, to a person described in subsection (b), information regarding 
opportunities for Federal, or other public, service for which the 
person may be qualified.
    (b) Certain Persons Not Qualified to Enlist.--A person described in 
this subsection is a person ineligible to serve in a covered Armed 
Force.
    (c) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, 
or Space Force.

SEC. 537. REIMBURSEMENT OF APPLICANTS TO CERTAIN ARMED FORCES FOR 
              CERTAIN MEDICAL COSTS INCURRED DURING MILITARY ENTRANCE 
              PROCESSING.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may reimburse an 
individual who applies to join a covered Armed Force for costs incurred 
by such individual for a medical appointment required for military 
entrance processing.
    (b) Maximum Amount.--The maximum amount an individual may be 
reimbursed under this section is $100.
    (c) Briefings.--Not later than 16 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and once each year thereafter for two years, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on reimbursements under 
this section. Such a briefing shall include, with respect to the most 
recent one-year period after such date, the following elements:
            (1) The number of individuals reimbursed.
            (2) The total funds spent each on such reimbursements.
            (3) The number of civilian employees hired by the Secretary 
        to carry out this section.
            (4) The effect, if any, of such reimbursements on--
                    (A) the time required to complete military entrance 
                processing; and
                    (B) recruitment.
            (5) Other information the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (d) Sunset.--The authority to reimburse under this section shall 
terminate on the day that is three years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (e) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, 
or Space Force.

SEC. 538. AUTHORITY TO MODERNIZE RECRUITMENT FOR THE ARMY.

    (a) Authority.--During fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Army 
may modernize recruitment for the Army in order to attract and retain 
fit and ready individuals to serve as members of the Army. To carry out 
such modernization, the Secretary may take steps including the 
following:
            (1) Establish a military occupational specialty for 
        enlisted members who specialize in talent acquisition.
            (2) Establish a professional recruiting force of warrant 
        officers who specialize in talent acquisition, data analytics, 
        and other human resource functions necessary to develop 
        expertise in recruiting and military accessions.
            (3) Routinely determine which areas of the United States 
        yield greater-than-average numbers of recruits and, with regard 
        to each such area--
                    (A) build relationships with sources of such 
                recruits, including schools; and
                    (B) assign additional recruiting personnel.
            (4) Consider using a commercially available, off-the-shelf, 
        recruiting platform.
    (b) Briefings.--Not later than the last day of each quarter of 
fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a briefing on the use of the authority under this section. Each such 
briefing shall include the following:
            (1) An up-to-date timeline, milestones, resources used, and 
        resources needed for such use.
            (2) The number of enlisted members, officers, and civilian 
        employees of the Army required to use such authority.
            (3) Policies altered or prescribed by the Secretary to use 
        such authority and recruit a capable and ready all-volunteer 
        force.
            (4) Related legislative recommendations of the Secretary.

SEC. 539. PROGRAM OF MILITARY RECRUITMENT AND EDUCATION AT THE NATIONAL 
              SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM.

    (a) Authority.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of 
Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with the entity that 
operates the National September 11 Memorial and Museum (in this section 
referred to as ``the Museum'') under which the Secretary and such 
entity shall carry out a program at the Museum to promote military 
recruitment and education.
    (b) Program.--A program under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) Provision of informational materials to promote 
        enlistment in the covered Armed Forces, by the Secretary to 
        such entity, for distribution at the Museum.
            (2) Education and exhibits, developed jointly by the 
        Secretary and such entity, and provided to the public by 
        employees of the Museum, to--
                    (A) enhance understanding of the military response 
                to the attacks on September 11, 2001; and
                    (B) encourage enlistment and re-enlistment in the 
                covered Armed Forces.
    (c) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, 
or Space Force.

SEC. 539A. MARITIME WORKFORCE PROMOTION AND RECRUITMENT.

    (a) Contract for Targeted Campaign.--Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in 
coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as the 
Secretary determines appropriate, shall seek to enter into a contract 
with an entity described in subsection (b), through a competitive 
bidding process, for the establishment a targeted campaign to educate 
and recruit potential workers regarding careers in the maritime sector, 
including by--
            (1) promoting maritime workforce in the United States 
        including careers in the maritime industry afloat, including in 
        the United States Merchant Marine, sailing in the Military 
        Sealift Command, and related positions in the maritime sector; 
        and
            (2) promoting the United States shipbuilding industry and 
        highlighting the critical need to attract skilled workers in 
        the shipbuilding and related maritime sectors.
    (b) Entity Described.--An entity described in this subsection is a 
reputable marketing, recruiting, and public relations firm with 
expertise in developing and deploying branding, content, advertising 
buys, and local and national engagement strategies.
    (c) Campaign Objectives.--A contract entered into under subsection 
(a) shall provide that the campaign carried out pursuant to the 
contract shall--
            (1) emphasize the importance of the maritime workforce for 
        national security;
            (2) showcase the numerous career opportunities available in 
        the maritime domain;
            (3) highlight the career opportunities in the maritime 
        sector;
            (4) promote the excitement, benefits, and appeal of a 
        career in the maritime industry;
            (5) inform potential workers of the points of entry 
        available to join and receive training for such employment, 
        including--
                    (A) the United States Merchant Marine Academy;
                    (B) State and regional maritime academies described 
                in chapter 515 of title 46, United States Code;
                    (C) centers of excellence for domestic maritime 
                workforce training and education designated under 
                section 51706 of title 46, United States Code;
                    (D) the Military to Mariners Act (46 U.S.C. 7302 
                note);
                    (E) merchant mariner and shipbuilding labor union 
                training facilities;
                    (F) merchant mariner and shipbuilding 
                apprenticeship programs approved by the Secretary of 
                Labor;
                    (G) shipbuilding industry training programs; and
                    (H) any other potential resources as identified by 
                the Secretary of the Navy;
            (6) inform potential workers of sources of financial 
        assistance for training for individuals interested in joining 
        such industry; and
            (7) attract workers to the United States merchant marine, 
        shipbuilding, and related sectors.
    (d) Target Audience.--A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that in carrying out the campaign carried out pursuant to 
the contract, the entity shall target a diverse audience, including--
            (1) potential workers interested in maritime careers;
            (2) educational institutions, including K-12 educational 
        institutions and community colleges, and the students of such 
        institutions considering vocational training in maritime 
        fields;
            (3) military veterans;
            (4) individuals seeking career transitions; and
            (5) the general public.
    (e) Reporting and Accountability.--
            (1) Quarterly report.--A contract entered into under 
        subsection (a) shall provide that, not later than 30 days after 
        the end of each quarter of each fiscal year during which a 
        campaign is carried out pursuant to the contract, the entity 
        carrying out the campaign, in consultation with the Secretary 
        of the Navy and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the 
        Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the relevant 
        congressional committees quarterly reports detailing the 
        progress, outreach, and effect of the campaign, including the 
        effectiveness of such campaigns in increasing applications for 
        employment in the United States Merchant Marine and 
        shipbuilding sectors.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        conclusion of a campaign carried out pursuant to a contract 
        entered into under subsection (a), the entity carrying out the 
        campaign, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy and 
        the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary 
        determines appropriate, shall submit to the relevant 
        congressional committees a comprehensive final report on the 
        campaign.
    (f) Expiration of Available Funds.--No funds may be authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this section 
after the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (g) Definition.--In this section, the term ``relevant congressional 
committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
        Services, and the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
        Services, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate.

                          Subtitle E--Training

SEC. 541. IMPROVEMENTS TO FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 992 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``grade E-4'' and 
        inserting ``grade E-6'';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (D); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (K) as 
        subparagraphs (D) through (J), respectively.
    (b) Provision of Retirement Information.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Provision of Retirement Information.--In each training under 
subsection (a) and in each meeting to provide counseling under 
subsection (b), a member of the armed forces shall be provided with--
            ``(1) all forms relating to retirement that are relevant to 
        the member, including with respect to the Thrift Savings Plan; 
        and
            ``(2) information with respect to how to find additional 
        information.''.

SEC. 542. EXTENSION OF JROTC PROGRAMS TO THE JOB CORPS.

    Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, including Job 
        Corps centers as defined in section 147 of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197),'' after 
        ``secondary educational institutions''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by inserting ``, or is a Job 
        Corps center as defined in section 147 of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197)'' after 
        ``military department concerned''.

SEC. 543. MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS REQUIRED TO 
              ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN A UNIT OF JROTC.

    Section 2031(b)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``not less than (i) 10 percent of the 
        number of students enrolled in the institution who are in a 
        grade above the 7th grade and physically co-located with the 
        9th grade participating unit, or (ii) 100, whichever is less;'' 
        and inserting an em dash; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                    ``(i) in the case of an educational institution 
                with fewer than 1,000 enrolled students, the lesser 
                of--
                            ``(I) 10 percent of the number of such 
                        students who are in a grade above the 7th grade 
                        and physically co-located with the 9th grade 
                        participating unit; and
                            ``(II) 50; or
                    ``(ii) in the case of an educational institution 
                with 1,000 or more enrolled students--
                            ``(I) 50; or
                            ``(II) a number, determined by the 
                        Secretary of the military department concerned, 
                        that is higher than 50 and not more than 
                        100;''.

SEC. 544. JROTC WAITING LIST.

    Section 2031(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) maintain a prioritized waiting list that includes all 
        secondary educational institutions that have made a request for 
        a unit under this section and have not yet been approved by the 
        Secretary concerned, and prescribe regulations describing the 
        factors to be considered in assigning priority, including the 
        length of time an institution has been waiting for a unit.''.

SEC. 545. NUMBER OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS UNITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended, in the first subsection designated subsection (i), by striking 
``support not fewer than 3,400, and not more than 4,000, units'' and 
inserting ``support not fewer than 3,500, and not more than 4,100, 
units''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2026.

SEC. 546. REQUIRED CONSTITUTIONAL LAW TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that all newly commissioned officers of the Armed Forces receive 
training on the Constitution of the United States prior to reporting to 
their first operational assignment.
    (b) Elements.--The training required under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) education on the centrality of the Constitution to the 
        commitment officers make to serve in the Armed Forces;
            (2) emphasis on the loyalty of officers to the 
        Constitution; and
            (3) instruction on the importance of, and basis for, 
        civilian control over the military.

SEC. 547. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              COUNTERING EXTREMISM WORK GROUP.

    No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used to 
fund the Department of Defense Countering Extremism Working Group 
established by the Secretary of Defense memorandum on April 9, 2021.

                      Subtitle F--Member Education

SEC. 551. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT AUTHORITIES FOR SERVICE 
              ACADEMIES.

    Section 347 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in 
subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ``60'' and inserting ``80''.

SEC. 552. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN FUNDED AND UNFUNDED 
              LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Permanent Expansion of Law Education Programs.--Section 2004 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'';
                    (B) by striking the second sentence; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
    ``(2) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
concerned, the Secretary of a military department may fund educational 
expenses for members of the armed forces detailed under paragraph (1). 
Not more than 25 officers and enlisted members from each military 
department may commence such training in any single fiscal year.
    ``(3) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
concerned, the Secretary of a military department may also detail 
members under paragraph (1) without funding any educational expenses. A 
member detailed pursuant to this paragraph shall not count against the 
limitation in paragraph (2).''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
                        (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting ``(A) in the case of a 
                        member detailed pursuant to subsection 
                        (a)(1),'' after ``(1)'';
                            (iii) in clause (ii), as redesignated by 
                        clause (i) of this subparagraph, by adding 
                        ``or'' after the semicolon; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
                        subparagraph:
            ``(B) in the case of a member detailed pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(2), either--
                    ``(i) have served on active duty for a period of 
                not less than two years nor more than eight years and 
                be an officer in the pay grade O-3 or below when the 
                training is to begin; or
                    ``(ii) have served on active duty for a period of 
                not less than four years nor more than ten years and be 
                an enlisted member in the pay grade of E-5, E-6, or E-7 
                when the training is to begin;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``period of 
                two years'' and inserting ``period of--
                            ``(i) two years for each year or part 
                        thereof of legal training under subsection 
                        (a)(1); or
                            ``(ii) one year for each year or part 
                        thereof of legal training under subsection 
                        (a)(2).''.
    (b) Temporary Expansion.--During each of the three years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military 
department may fund educational expenses under section 2004(a) of such 
title, as amended by subsection (a), for 35 members of such military 
department.
    (c) Clarification of Pay and Allowances While Detailed or Assigned 
as a Student Full-time at a Civilian Institution.--Section 502(b) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``Nothing in this subsection may be construed to deprive a 
member, detailed or assigned by the Secretary concerned as a full-time 
student at a civilian institution to pursue a program of education that 
is substantially the same as a program of education offered to 
civilians, of pay or allowances to which such member is entitled.''.

SEC. 553. ADDITIONAL ADMISSIONS AUTHORITY FOR THE UNIFORMED SERVICES 
              UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

    Chapter 104 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 2114 the following new section:
``Sec. 2114a. Eligibility of members of foreign militaries to enroll in 
              the University
    ``(a) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may permit an 
individual who is a member of the military of a foreign country--
            ``(A) to enroll (including as a full-time student) and 
        receive instruction--
                    ``(i) as a medical student of the University; or
                    ``(ii) in a postdoctoral, postgraduate, or 
                certificate program of the University; and
            ``(B) to participate in training exercises of the 
        University.
    ``(2) Enrollment of an individual under this section--
            ``(A) shall be subject to--
                    ``(i) the academic capacity of the University 
                described in section 2112(b) of this title; and
                    ``(ii) an international agreement or qualifying 
                non-binding instrument (as such terms are defined in 
                section 112b of title 1); and
            ``(B) may not decrease the number of members of the 
        uniformed services enrolled in the University; and
            ``(C) may not be given priority over the enrollment of a 
        member of the uniformed services.
    ``(3) The number of individuals simultaneously enrolled under this 
section may not exceed--
            ``(A) 10, in the case of medical students of the 
        University; and
            ``(B) 40, with regards to all postdoctoral, postgraduate, 
        and certificate programs of the University.
    ``(b) Qualifications; Selection.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary may select an individual to enroll under this section--
            ``(1) who was nominated for such enrollment by the medical 
        command of the military of a foreign country; and
            ``(2) pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
        regarding--
                    ``(A) qualifications for such enrollment that are 
                comparable to the qualifications required of a United 
                States citizen; and
                    ``(B) procedures for such selection.
    ``(c) Reimbursement.--(1) The Secretary shall require the foreign 
country of an individual enrolled under this section to reimburse the 
United States for the cost of providing instruction to such individual.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall prescribe rates for such reimbursement 
that equal or exceed the cost to the United States of providing such 
instruction to a member of the uniformed services.
    ``(3) The Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, reimbursement 
with regards to an individual enrolled under this section.
    ``(4) Amounts received by the Secretary under this subsection 
shall--
            ``(A) be used to defray the costs of providing instruction 
        to an individual enrolled under this section;
            ``(B) be credited to appropriations available for the 
        maintenance and operation of the University; and
            ``(C) remain available for until expended.
    ``(5) The source and the disposition of such amounts shall be 
specifically identified in records of the University.
    ``(d) Applicability of Regulations and Policies.--(1) Subject to 
paragraphs (2) through (4), and to the determination of the Secretary, 
an individual enrolled under this section shall be subject to the same 
regulations and policies that apply to a member of the uniformed 
services enrolled in the University.
    ``(2) The Secretary may prescribe regulations regarding access to 
classified information by an individual enrolled under this section 
that differ from the regulations that apply to a member of the 
uniformed services enrolled in the University.
    ``(3) An individual enrolled under this section shall not be 
entitled to an appointment in a uniformed service by reason of 
completing of a program of the University.
    ``(4) Section 2114 of this title shall not apply to an individual 
enrolled under this section.''.

SEC. 554. PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO 
              DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2151 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in 
subsection (b)(3), by striking ``National Defense Intelligence 
College'' and inserting ``National Intelligence University''.

SEC. 555. DISTANCE EDUCATION OPTION FOR PROFESSIONAL MILITARY 
              EDUCATION.

    Section 2154 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Distance Education.--(1) Any distance education program 
offered to satisfy Phase I or Phase II instruction under paragraph (1) 
or (2) of subsection (a) shall include a pathway for a student who is a 
member of a reserve component to fully complete the course of 
instruction while physically separated from the course instructors and 
without any in-person attendance required to graduate from such 
program.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `distance education' has the 
meaning given such term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).''.

SEC. 556. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS OF SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONAL 
              MILITARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.

    Section 2601(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``or a professional military education institution'' after 
``museum program'' each place it appears.

SEC. 557. ALTERNATIVE SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR A CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN WHO 
              BECOMES A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE.

    (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7448 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) In the section heading, by striking ``agreement to 
        serve as officer'' and inserting ``service obligation''.
            (2) In subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary 
                of the Army'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (4), 
                the Secretary of the Army''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(4) Each academic year, the Secretary of the Army may transfer 
not more than three cadets, who obtain employment in violation of 
paragraph (5) of subsection (a), to the Selected Reserve of the Army. 
Each cadet so transferred shall--
            ``(A) serve as a commissioned officer--
                    ``(i) in an appropriate grade or rating, determined 
                by the Secretary of the Army; and
                    ``(ii) for a period, determined by the Secretary of 
                the Army, not longer than 10 years; and
            ``(B) while so serving, participate in efforts to recruit 
        and retain members of the armed forces.''.
            (3) In subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ``unless such 
        cadet receives a transfer under paragraph (4) of subsection 
        (b)'' before the semicolon.
            (4) In subsection (f), by striking ``the alternative 
        obligation'' and inserting ``an alternative obligation''.
    (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8459 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) In the section heading, by striking ``agreement for 
        length of service'' and inserting ``service obligation''.
            (2) In subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary 
                of the Navy'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (4), 
                the Secretary of the Navy''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(4) Each academic year, the Secretary of the Navy may transfer 
not more than three midshipmen, who obtain employment in violation of 
paragraph (5) of subsection (a), to the Selected Reserve of the Navy or 
the Selected Reserve of the Marine Corps. Each midshipman so 
transferred shall--
            ``(A) serve as a commissioned officer--
                    ``(i) in an appropriate grade or rating, determined 
                by the Secretary of the Navy; and
                    ``(ii) for a period, determined by the Secretary of 
                the Navy, not longer than 10 years; and
            ``(B) while so serving, participate in efforts to recruit 
        and retain members of the armed forces.''.
            (3) In subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ``unless such 
        midshipman receives a transfer under paragraph (4) of 
        subsection (b)'' before the semicolon.
            (4) In subsection (f), by striking ``the alternative 
        obligation'' and inserting ``an alternative obligation''.
    (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9448 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) In the section heading, by striking ``agreement to 
        serve as officer'' and inserting ``service obligation''.
            (2) In subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary 
                of the Air Force'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph 
                (4), the Secretary of the Air Force''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(4) Each academic year, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
transfer not more than three cadets, who obtain employment in violation 
of paragraph (5) of subsection (a), to the Selected Reserve of the Air 
Force. Each cadet so transferred shall--
            ``(A) serve as a commissioned officer--
                    ``(i) in an appropriate grade or rating, determined 
                by the Secretary of the Air Force; and
                    ``(ii) for a period, determined by the Secretary of 
                the Air Force, not longer than 10 years; and
            ``(B) while so serving, participate in efforts to recruit 
        and retain members of the armed forces.''.
            (3) In subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ``unless such 
        cadet receives a transfer under paragraph (4) of subsection 
        (b)'' before the semicolon.
            (4) In subsection (f), by striking ``the alternative 
        obligation'' and inserting ``an alternative obligation''.

SEC. 558. SERVICE ACADEMIES: BOARDS OF VISITORS.

    (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7455 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) A Board of Visitors to the Academy is constituted annually 
of--
            ``(1) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate, or the designee of such chair;
            ``(2) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the Senate, or the designee of the ranking member;
            ``(3) two other members of the Senate designated by the 
        Majority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            ``(4) two other members of the Senate designated by the 
        Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            ``(5) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        House of Representatives, or the designee of such chair;
            ``(6) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the House of Representatives, or the designee of the ranking 
        member;
            ``(7) two other members of the House of Representatives 
        designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one 
        of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives;
            ``(8) one other member of the House of Representatives 
        designated by the Minority Leader of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            ``(9) six persons designated by the President.''; and
            (2) in subsection (f), by inserting ``and the Committees on 
        Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' 
        after ``the President'' both places it appears.
    (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8468 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) A Board of Visitors to the Academy is constituted annually 
of--
            ``(1) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate, or the designee of such chair;
            ``(2) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the Senate, or the designee of the ranking member;
            ``(3) two other members of the Senate designated by the 
        Majority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            ``(4) two other members of the Senate designated by the 
        Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            ``(5) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        House of Representatives, or the designee of such chair;
            ``(6) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the House of Representatives, or the designee of the ranking 
        member;
            ``(7) two other members of the House of Representatives 
        designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one 
        of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives;
            ``(8) one other member of the House of Representatives 
        designated by the Minority Leader of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            ``(9) six persons designated by the President.''; and
            (2) in subsection (f), by inserting ``and the Committees on 
        Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' 
        after ``the President'' both places it appears.
    (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9455 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) A Board of Visitors to the Academy is constituted annually 
of--
            ``(1) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate, or the designee of such chair;
            ``(2) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the Senate, or the designee of the ranking member;
            ``(3) two other members of the Senate designated by the 
        Majority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            ``(4) two other members of the Senate designated by the 
        Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            ``(5) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        House of Representatives, or the designee of such chair;
            ``(6) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the House of Representatives, or the designee of the ranking 
        member;
            ``(7) two other members of the House of Representatives 
        designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one 
        of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives;
            ``(8) one other member of the House of Representatives 
        designated by the Minority Leader of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            ``(9) six persons designated by the President.''; and
            (2) in subsection (f), by inserting ``and the Committees on 
        Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' 
        after ``the President'' both places it appears.

SEC. 559. MODERNIZING MARINE CORPS PLATOON LEADERS CLASS COLLEGE 
              TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION.

    Section 16401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d), by striking ``$5,200'' and inserting 
        ``$13,800''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``1,200'' and 
        inserting ``450''.

SEC. 559A. INFORMATION ON NOMINATIONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR MILITARY 
              SERVICE ACADEMIES.

    Section 575(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 
U.S.C. 7442 note) is amended by striking ``Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``Not later 
than December 31, 2026''.

SEC. 559B. ENSURING ACCESS TO CERTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION BENEFITS.

    (a) Data Matching Required.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Education shall jointly complete a data matching process--
            (1) to identify each individual who, while serving as a 
        covered employee of the Department of Defense, made one or more 
        student loan payments eligible to be counted for purposes of 
        the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program under section 
        455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1087e(m)); and
            (2) without requiring further information or action from 
        such individual--
                    (A) to certify the total period of such employment 
                for purposes of such program; and
                    (B) to count the total number of qualifying 
                payments made by the individual for purposes of such 
                program during such period.
    (b) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
employee'' means an individual who, at any time beginning on or after 
October 1, 2007, was--
            (1) a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty for 
        a period of more than 30 consecutive days; or
            (2) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense.

SEC. 559C. SERVICE ACADEMIES: REFERRAL OF APPLICANTS TO THE SENIOR 
              MILITARY COLLEGES AND UNITS OF THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICER 
              TRAINING CORPS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
system whereby a covered individual may elect to have the Secretary 
share information regarding such covered individual with a senior 
military college or a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training 
Corps.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered individual'' means an individual who 
        applied for an appointment as a cadet or midshipman at a 
        Service Academy.
            (2) The term ``senior military college'' means a school 
        specified in section 2111a of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) The term ``Service Academy'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 347 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 559D. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRADUATE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES 
              FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the 
Army may jointly conduct a pilot program (referred to in this section 
as the ``Program'') under which certain enlisted personnel of the 
covered Armed Forces may enroll in a master's degree program at the 
Naval Postgraduate School.
    (b) Program Requirements.--The Secretaries concerned may carry out 
the Program--
            (1) in accordance with this section;
            (2) in accordance with such regulations as may be 
        prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of the 
        Program; and
            (3) in a manner consistent with the Graduate Education 
        Program-Enlisted pilot program of the Marine Corps.
    (c) Eligibility of Participants.--The Secretaries concerned shall 
establish criteria for determining the eligibility of enlisted members 
of the covered Armed Forces for participation in the Program.
    (d) Selection of Participants.--Selection of a member for the 
Program shall be based on consideration of--
            (1) the eligibility criteria established under subsection 
        (c);
            (2) professional performance;
            (3) promotion potential;
            (4) retention potential;
            (5) academic background, capabilities, and accomplishments;
            (6) the needs of the Navy and Army; and
            (7) input from the component within each covered Armed 
        Force with primary responsibility for determining the duty 
        assignments of enlisted members.
    (e) Post-participation Service.--Subject to such terms, conditions, 
and exceptions as the Secretaries concerned may establish, an enlisted 
member who receives a master's degree under the Program shall serve for 
a period of not less than two years in a duty assignment that is 
relevant to the degree obtained by the member under the Program.
    (f) Framework for Filling Billets.--In conjunction with selecting 
enlisted members for participation in the Program as described in 
subsection (d), the Secretaries concerned shall establish a framework 
for assigning enlisted personnel who are not participating in the 
Program--
            (1) to fill the billets of the members participating in the 
        Program while such members are completing a course of study at 
        the Naval Postgraduate School; and
            (2) to fill the billets of members who received a master's 
        degree under the Program while such members are engaged in 
        post-participation service as described in subsection (e).
    (g) Identification of Degree Programs.--The Secretaries concerned 
shall coordinate with the President of the Naval Postgraduate School to 
identify specific master's degree programs offered by the School in 
which Program participants may enroll. In identifying such programs, 
the Secretaries shall consider--
            (1) the needs of the Navy and Army;
            (2) the capacity of the Naval Postgraduate School; and
            (3) the extent to which enrollment in a specific program is 
        expected to have a positive effect on the career trajectories 
        of participants.
    (h) Information Dissemination.--The Secretaries concerned shall 
take such actions as are necessary to notify and inform enlisted 
members about the Program.
    (i) Report.--Before the expiration of the six-year period described 
in subsection (j), the Secretaries concerned, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes--
            (1) an assessment of whether and to what extent the Program 
        has met the needs of the covered Armed Forces and had positive 
        effects on participating enlisted members, including with 
        respect to--
                    (A) career trajectory, including potential pay 
                increases;
                    (B) retention;
                    (C) recruitment;
                    (D) job performance;
                    (E) merit-based promotions and merit-based 
                promotion reorder; and
                    (F) compatibility with the objectives outlined in 
                the 2022 National Defense Strategy to modernize the 
                Armed Services, spur innovation, and outpace and 
                outthink adversaries of the United States;
            (2) the recommendations of the Secretaries regarding 
        whether the Program should be extended or made permanent;
            (3) an assessment of the funding and capabilities that may 
        be needed to make the Program permanent; and
            (4) any other matters the Secretaries determine to be 
        relevant.
    (j) Sunset.--The Program shall terminate six years after the date 
on which the Program commences under this section.
    (k) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army or 
        Navy.
            (2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to 
                matters concerning the Army; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to 
                matters concerning the Navy.

SEC. 559E. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO ENDORSE CRITICAL RACE 
              THEORY.

    (a) Prohibition.--No funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act may be used to endorse critical race theory--
            (1) at an academic institution operated by the Department 
        of Defense;
            (2) in training provided to a member of the Armed Forces; 
        or
            (3) in professional military education.
    (b) Protection of Academic Freedom.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to supersede the institutional autonomy or academic 
freedom of instructors involved in the selection of textbooks, 
supplemental materials, or other classroom materials, or in the 
preparation or presentation of classroom instruction or lectures.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``critical race 
theory'' means the theory that individuals, by virtue of race, 
ethnicity, color, or national origin, bear collective guilt and are 
inherently responsible for actions committed in the past by other 
individuals of such race, ethnicity, color, or national origin.

          Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

SEC. 561. CLARIFYING AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 2 OF THE UNIFORM CODE OF 
              MILITARY JUSTICE.

    Section 802(a)(14) of title 10, United States Code (article 
2(a)(14) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by 
inserting ``20601 or'' before ``20603''.

SEC. 562. AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 
              OFFENSES OCCURRING BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MILITARY 
              JUSTICE REFORMS.

    Section 824a(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
section 531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 258), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``section 920 (article 
        120),'' and inserting ``section 919a (article 119a), section 
        920 (article 120), section 920a (article 120a),'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) The standalone offense of sexual harassment.--After 
        January 1, 2025, a special trial counsel may, at the sole and 
        exclusive discretion of the special trial counsel, exercise 
        authority over the following offenses:
                    ``(A) The standalone offense of sexual harassment 
                punishable under section 934 of this title (article 
                134) in each instance in which--
                            ``(i) the offense occurs after January 26, 
                        2022, and on or before January 1, 2025; and
                            ``(ii) a formal complaint is substantiated 
                        in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
                        the Secretary concerned.
                    ``(B) A conspiracy to commit an offense specified 
                in subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 881 of 
                this title (article 81).
                    ``(C) A solicitation to commit an offense specified 
                in subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 882 of 
                this title (article 82).
                    ``(D) An attempt to commit an offense specified in 
                subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as punishable under 
                section 880 of this title (article 80).''; and
            (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or (2)'' 
                after ``paragraph (1)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph 
                (1)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(2)(A) or paragraph 
                (1) or (2) of this subsection''.

SEC. 563. DETAILING OF APPELLATE DEFENSE COUNSEL.

    Subsection (b) of section 865 of title 10, United States Code 
(article 65 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``the Judge Advocate General shall 
                forward the record'' and inserting the following: ``the 
                Judge Advocate General shall forward--
                    ``(A) the record'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking the 
                period and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(B) a copy of the record of trial to an appellate 
                defense counsel who shall be detailed to review the 
                case and, upon request of the accused, to represent the 
                accused before the Court of Criminal Appeals.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``shall'' and inserting ``shall, upon 
                        written request of the accused'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``, upon 
                        request of the accused,''; and
                            (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ``upon 
                        written request of the accused,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``accused'' and all that 
                        follows through ``waives'' and inserting 
                        ``accused waives'';
                            (ii) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
                        period; and
                            (iii) by striking clause (ii).

SEC. 564. MODIFICATION TO OFFENSE OF AIDING THE ENEMY UNDER THE UNIFORM 
              CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

    Section 903b(2) of title 10, United States Code (article 103b(2) of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by inserting 
``provides military education, military training, or tactical advice 
to,'' after ``gives intelligence to,''.

SEC. 565. REMOVAL OF MARRIAGE AS A DEFENSE TO ARTICLE 120B OFFENSES.

    Section 920b of title 10, United States Code (article 120b of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (f);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
        (f) and (g), respectively; and
            (3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        striking ``not legally married to the person committing the 
        sexual act, lewd act, or use of force''.

SEC. 566. CONSOLIDATION OF MILITARY JUSTICE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
              THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

    (a) Annual Reports.--Section 946a(b) of title 10, United States 
Code (article 146a(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Data on the number and status of completed cases, 
        including--
                    ``(A) information on race, ethnicity, rank, and sex 
                demographic for the victim and the accused;
                    ``(B) the enumerated offenses preferred and 
                referred;
                    ``(C) the types of court-martial; and
                    ``(D) the results for each case, including cases 
                that resulted in nonjudicial punishment or 
                administrative separation.''.
    (b) Repeal of Duplicative Military Justice Reporting 
Requirements.--
            (1) Title 10, united states code.--Section 486 of title 10, 
        United Sates Code, is repealed.
            (2) John s. mccain national defense authorization act for 
        fiscal year 2019.--Section 547 of the John S. McCain National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
        232; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is repealed.

SEC. 567. TERM OF OFFICE FOR JUDGES OF THE COURT OF MILITARY COMMISSION 
              REVIEW.

    (a) Establishment of Term of Office.--Section 950f(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting 
                appropriately;
                    (B) by striking ``The term of an appellate military 
                judge assigned to the Court under paragraph (2) or 
                appointed to the Court under paragraph (3)'' and 
                inserting the following: ``(A) The term of an appellate 
                military judge assigned or appointed to the Court under 
                this subsection''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) The term of a civilian judge of the Court appointed under 
paragraph (3) shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date 
on which the judge was appointed.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(7) Judges of the Court may be removed from office by the 
President (in the case of a judge appointed under paragraph (3)) or the 
Secretary of Defense (in the case of an appellate military judge 
assigned under paragraph (2)) upon notice and hearing, for--
            ``(A) neglect of duty;
            ``(B) misconduct; or
            ``(C) mental or physical disability.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
        shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Applicability to existing civilian judges.--The term of 
        any civilian judge of the United States Court of Military 
        Commission Review who will have served as such a judge for a 
        period of 10 or more years as of the effective date described 
        in paragraph (1) shall expire on such effective date.

SEC. 568. CONTINUITY OF COVERAGE UNDER CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF TITLE 18, 
              UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Section 202.--Section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in the third sentence, by inserting ``an officer of the 
        Space Force not serving on sustained duty pursuant to section 
        20105 of title 10,'' after ``of the Armed Forces,''; and
            (2) in the fourth and fifth sentences, by striking ``A 
        Reserve'' and all that follows through ``who is'' and inserting 
        ``Such an officer who is''.
    (b) Section 209.--Section 209(h) of such title is amended by 
inserting ``, or a member of the Space Force,'' after ``a member of the 
reserve components of the armed forces''.
    (c) Cross-reference Amendment.--Section 202(a) of such title, as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking ``section 
29(c) and (d) of the Act of August 10, 1956 (70A Stat. 632; 5 U.S.C. 
30r(c) and (d))'' and inserting ``sections 502, 2105(d), and 5534 of 
title 5''.

SEC. 569. CORRECTION OF CERTAIN CITATIONS IN TITLE 18, UNITED STATES 
              CODE, RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES.

    Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 2241(c)--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by inserting ``or an 
                offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice'' 
                after ``State offense''; and
                    (B) by striking ``either such provision'' and 
                inserting ``any such provision'';
            (2) in section 2251(e), by striking ``section 920 of title 
        10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or 
        under'' each place it appears and inserting ``the Uniform Code 
        of Military Justice or'';
            (3) in section 2252(b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 920 of 
                title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military 
                Justice), or under'' and inserting ``the Uniform Code 
                of Military Justice or''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 920 of 
                title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military 
                Justice), or under'' and inserting ``the Uniform Code 
                of Military Justice or'';
            (4) in section 2252A(b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 920 of 
                title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military 
                Justice), or under'' and inserting ``the Uniform Code 
                of Military Justice or''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 920 of 
                title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military 
                Justice), or under'' and inserting ``the Uniform Code 
                of Military Justice or'';
            (5) in section 2426(b)(1)(B), by inserting ``or the Uniform 
        Code of Military Justice'' after ``State law''; and
            (6) in section 3559(e)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``State sex offense'' and 
                        inserting ``State or Military sex offense''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or the Uniform Code of 
                        Military Justice'' after ``State law''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or 
                Military'' after ``State''.

SEC. 569A. MODIFICATION OF TIMELINE FOR POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF 
              STUDY ON UNANIMOUS COURT-MARTIAL VERDICTS.

    Section 536(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 263) is amended by 
striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2026''.

SEC. 569B. REMOVAL OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING AND OTHER INFORMATION OF 
              CERTAIN PERSONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CENTRAL 
              INDEX OF INVESTIGATIONS.

    Section 545 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 
1552 note) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``investigative 
        reports'' and all that follows and inserting ``the department 
        of defense central index of investigations'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``October 1, 2021'' and inserting ``October 1, 
                2025''; and
                    (B) by striking ``removed from, the following:'' 
                and all that follows through the period at the end of 
                paragraph (3) and inserting ``removed from, an index 
                item or entry in the Department of Defense Central 
                Index of Investigations.'';
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``or is maintained'' and 
        all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
        and inserting ``or is maintained, as an item or entry in the 
        Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations.''; and
            (4) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``a report, item or entry, or record described 
                in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a)'' and 
                inserting ``an index item or entry in the Department of 
                Defense Central Index of Investigations''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``such report, 
                item or entry, or record'' and inserting ``such item or 
                entry''.

SEC. 569C. EXPANDED COMMAND NOTIFICATIONS TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
              VIOLENCE.

    Section 549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 806b note) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``offense'' and 
        inserting ``and domestic violence-related offenses'';
            (2) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``, or a case of an alleged 
                domestic violence-related offense (as defined by the 
                Secretary),'' after ``of title 10, United States 
                Code)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``periodically notify the victim'' 
                and inserting ``ensure that the victim (or the victim's 
                legal counsel if so requested by the victim) is 
                periodically notified''; and
            (3) in the last sentence, by striking ``notify the victim'' 
        and inserting ``ensure that the victim (or the victim's legal 
        counsel if so requested by the victim) is notified''.

SEC. 569D. EXTENSION OF DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATION, 
              PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE ARMED 
              FORCES.

    Section 546 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113-291; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``10 years after'' 
        and inserting ``15 years after''; and
            (2) by redesignating the second subsection (f) as 
        subsection (g).

SEC. 569E. ANALYSIS ON THE ADVISABILITY OF REVISING MILITARY RULE OF 
              EVIDENCE 513.

    (a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall analyze the 
advisability of modifying rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence 
(as set forth in part III of the Manual for Courts-Martial) to include 
diagnoses of a patient and treatments prescribed to a patient as 
confidential communications subject to the psychotherapist-patient 
privilege. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 
includes the considerations described in subsection (b).
    (b) Considerations.--In the analysis directed under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense shall consider--
            (1) the advisability of modifying Military Rule of Evidence 
        513 to cover psychotherapy diagnoses and treatments; and
            (2) such other approaches to the modification of Military 
        Rule of Evidence 513 as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
        address victim privacy rights balanced against the rights of 
        the accused and the best interests of justice.

SEC. 569F. ANALYSIS OF PROHIBITION ON BROADCAST AND DISTRIBUTION OF 
              DIGITALLY MANIPULATED INTIMATE IMAGES UNDER THE UNIFORM 
              CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

    (a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) analyze the feasibility and advisability of, and 
        potential approaches to, modifying the offense of indecent 
        viewing, visual recording, or broadcasting under section 920c 
        of title 10, United States Code (article 120c of the Uniform 
        Code of Military Justice) to clarify its applicability to the 
        broadcasting and distribution of digitally manipulated intimate 
        images; and
            (2) provide the results of such analysis to the Committees 
        on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives.
    (b) Considerations.--In conducting the analysis required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consider--
            (1) the advisability of modifying section 920c of title 10, 
        United States Code (article 120c of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice)--
                    (A) to prohibit the broadcasting or distribution of 
                an intimate digital depiction of another person that 
                the offender knew or reasonably should have known was 
                made without the other person's consent and under 
                circumstances in which that person has a reasonable 
                expectation of privacy; and
                    (B) to define the term ``intimate digital 
                depiction'' (as used in subparagraph (A)) as a digital 
                depiction of an individual that has been created or 
                altered using digital manipulation and that depicts--
                            (i) the private area of an identifiable 
                        individual; or
                            (ii) an identifiable individual engaging in 
                        sexually explicit conduct (as defined in 
                        section 917a(b) of title 10, United States Code 
                        (article 117a(b)(4) of the Uniform Code of 
                        Military Justice)); and
            (2) such other approaches to the modification of such 
        section 920c (article 120c) as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate to address digitally manipulated intimate images.

                     Subtitle H--Career Transition

SEC. 571. PATHWAY FOR INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
              RESERVE COMPONENTS UNDER TAP.

    Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(including one 
pathway for members of the reserve components)'' after ``military 
department concerned''.

SEC. 572. EXTENSION OF TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM.

    Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(3)(C)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``5,000'' and 
                inserting ``3,000''; and
                    (B) by striking clause (iii) and redesignating 
                clause (iv) as clause (iii); and
            (2) in subsection (k), by striking ``2027'' and inserting 
        ``2029''.

SEC. 573. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF REPORT ON THE TRANSITION 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    Section 552(b)(4) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``4 years'' and inserting ``seven years'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, disaggregated by 
        whether such attendance was in person or remote'' after 
        ``counseling'';
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (I) as 
        subparagraphs (I) through (L), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting, after subparagraph (E), the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(F) The total number of members who did not 
                attend Transition Assistance Program counseling due to 
                operational requirements.
                    ``(G) If the information described in subparagraph 
                (F) is unavailable, processes the Secretary is 
                implementing to collect such information.
                    ``(H) An assessment of challenges to attending 
                Transition Assistance Program counseling in person.''.

SEC. 574. MILITARY TRAINING AND COMPETENCY RECORDS.

    (a) Competency Records.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of a military department 
        shall provide, to each member of a covered Armed Force under 
        the jurisdiction of such Secretary, a document that outlines 
        the training and qualifications acquired by the member while 
        serving in such covered Armed Force. Such document shall be 
        known as a ``competency record''.
            (2) Format and contents.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        develop a standardized format for competency records, which 
        shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
                    (A) Relevant personal details about the member.
                    (B) Description of training courses, 
                certifications, and qualifications obtained.
                    (C) Date and duration of each completed training.
                    (D) Authorized signatures and other necessary 
                authentication.
            (3) Availability.--A competency record shall be provided to 
        a member upon the separation or retirement of such member from 
        a covered Armed Force.
    (b) Implementation.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish the 
necessary regulations, procedures, and timelines for the implementation 
of this section.
    (c) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the implementation and usefulness of 
competency records and any recommendations of the Secretary for 
improving competency records. The report shall include feedback and 
recommendations from States and other employers regarding the usability 
and accuracy of the information in the competency records.
    (d) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, 
or Space Force.

               Subtitle I--Family Programs and Child Care

SEC. 581. INTERSTATE COMPACTS FOR PORTABILITY OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES 
              OF MILITARY SPOUSES: PERMANENT AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1784(h) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking paragraph (5).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if enacted immediately following the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
116-92), to which such amendment relates.

SEC. 582. MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 1784 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Employment Fellowship Opportunities.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out a program to provide spouses of members of the 
armed forces with paid fellowships (including in-person, remote, and 
hybrid fellowships) with employers in various industries. To carry out 
such program, the Secretary shall take the following steps:
            ``(A) Seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to 
        conduct such program.
            ``(B) Determine the appropriate capacity for the program 
        based on the availability of appropriations for such purpose.
            ``(C) Establish criteria to evaluate the effectiveness and 
        cost-effectiveness of the program in supporting the employment 
        of such spouses.
    ``(2) The authority to carry out the program under this subsection 
shall terminate on January 1, 2031.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (i) of such section shall take 
effect on January 1, 2026.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The pilot program under section 564 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117-81; 10 U.S.C. 1784 note) shall terminate on January 1, 2026.

SEC. 583. COMPETITIVE PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHILD CARE 
              PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--Section 1792(c) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Competitive Rates of Pay.--(1) For the purpose of providing 
military child development centers with a qualified and stable civilian 
workforce, employees at a military installation who are directly 
involved in providing child care and who are paid from nonappropriated 
funds--
            ``(A) in the case of entry-level employees, shall be paid a 
        rate of pay competitive with the rates of pay paid to other 
        equivalent non-Federal positions within the metropolitan 
        statistical area or non-metropolitan statistical area (as the 
        case may be) in which such Department employee's position is 
        located; and
            ``(B) in the case of any employee not covered by 
        subparagraph (A), shall be paid a rate of pay competitive with 
        the rates of pay paid to other employees with similar training, 
        seniority, and experience within the metropolitan statistical 
        area or non-metropolitan statistical area (as the case may be) 
        in which such Department employee's position is located.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee shall receive a 
rate of pay under this subsection that is lower than the minimum hourly 
rate of pay applicable to civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense.
    ``(3) For purposes of determining the rates of pay under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall use the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area 
occupational employment and wage estimates published monthly by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.''.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        take effect not later than April 1, 2025.
            (2) Rates of pay.--
                    (A) Employee pay rate not reduced.--The rate of pay 
                for any individual who is an employee covered by 
                subsection (c) of section 1792 of title 10, United 
                States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this 
                section, on the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
                not be reduced by operation of such amendment.
                    (B) Pay band minimum.--Any employee whose rate of 
                pay is fixed under such subsection (c), as so amended, 
                and who is within any pay band shall receive a rate of 
                pay not less than the minimum rate of pay applicable to 
                such pay band.

SEC. 584. POSTING OF NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE AT MILITARY CHILD 
              DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

    Section 1794(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``by 
        means including--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(A) posting it in public areas of military child 
        development centers; and
            ``(B) providing it to the parents and legal guardians of 
        children who attend military child development centers.''.

SEC. 585. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN RELATING TO 
              WAITING LISTS FOR MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

    Section 585(a)(2)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note prec.) is 
amended by inserting ``a provider eligible for financial assistance 
under section 1798 of title 10, United States Code, or'' before ``pilot 
programs''.

SEC. 586. EXPANSION OF ANNUAL BRIEFING REGARDING WAITING LISTS FOR 
              MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

    Subsection (b) of section 585 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note prec.) 
is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(1) with regards to the 20 military installations with 
        the longest waiting lists for child care services at military 
        child development centers--
                    ``(A) the number of children on each waiting list;
                    ``(B) the available total capacity for child care 
                services at each such military child development 
                center, disaggregated by infants, pre-toddlers, 
                toddlers, and pre-school children;
                    ``(C) an accounting of the total unduplicated and 
                unmet need for child care within each metropolitan 
                region represented by a military installation described 
                in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(D) the determination of the Secretary of Defense 
                whether insufficient staffing or issues relating to 
                maintenance contribute to the length of such waiting 
                lists; and
            ``(2) an accounting of the efforts of the Secretary of 
        Defense to mitigate child care shortages in order to shorten 
        waiting lists and address unmet needs for child care across the 
        Department of Defense.''.

SEC. 587. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES 
              OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES.

    Section 705A of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 
4025a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 705A. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND 
              THEIR SPOUSES.

    ``(a) In General.--If a servicemember or the spouse of a 
servicemember has a covered license and relocates residence because 
such servicemember receives military orders for military service in a 
State other than the State of the licensing authority that issued the 
covered license, such covered license shall be considered valid for the 
scope of practice in the State of the new residence if such 
servicemember or spouse submits to the licensing authority of such 
State an application described in subsection (c).
    ``(b) Temporary Licenses.--If a licensing authority is required to 
consider a covered license valid under subsection (a) but cannot carry 
out such requirement during the 30 days after receiving an application 
described in subsection (c), the licensing authority may issue to the 
applicant a temporary license that confers the same rights, privileges, 
and responsibilities as a permanent license.
    ``(c) Application.--An application described in this subsection 
includes the following:
            ``(1) Proof of military orders described in subsection (a).
            ``(2) If the applicant is the spouse of a servicemember, a 
        copy of the marriage certificate.
            ``(3) A notarized affidavit affirming, under the penalty of 
        law, that--
                    ``(A) the applicant is the person described and 
                identified in the application;
                    ``(B) all statements made in the application are 
                true and correct and complete;
                    ``(C) the applicant has read and understands the 
                requirements to receive a license, and the scope of 
                practice, of the State of the licensing authority;
                    ``(D) the applicant certifies that the applicant 
                meets and shall comply with requirements described in 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    ``(E) the applicant is in good standing in all 
                States in which the applicant holds or has held a 
                license.
    ``(d) Background Checks.--A licensing authority that receives an 
application described in subsection (b) may conduct a background check 
of the applicant before carrying out subsection (a) or (b).
    ``(e) Interstate Compacts.--If a servicemember or spouse of a 
servicemember has a covered license to operate in multiple States 
pursuant to an interstate compact described in section 1784 of title 
10, United States Code--
            ``(1) the servicemember or spouse of a servicemember shall 
        be subject to the requirements of such compact or the 
        applicable provisions of law of the applicable State; and
            ``(2) this section shall not apply to such servicemember or 
        spouse of a servicemember.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered license' means a professional 
        license that, with respect to a scope of practice--
                    ``(A) is in good standing with the licensing 
                authority that issued such license;
                    ``(B) has not been revoked or had discipline 
                imposed by any State;
                    ``(C) does not have an investigation relating to 
                unprofessional conduct pending in any State relating to 
                it; and
                    ``(D) has not been voluntarily surrendered while 
                under investigation for unprofessional conduct in any 
                State.
            ``(2) The term `license' means any license, certificate, or 
        other evidence of qualification that an individual is required 
        to obtain before the individual may engage in, or represent 
        himself or herself to be a member of, a particular profession.
            ``(3) The term `licensing authority' means any State board, 
        commission, department, or agency that--
                    ``(A) is established in the State for the primary 
                purpose of regulating the entry of persons into or the 
                conduct of persons within, a particular profession; and
                    ``(B) is authorized to issue licenses.
            ``(4) The term `military orders' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 305.
            ``(5) The term `scope of practice' means the defined 
        parameters of various duties or services that may be provided 
        by an individual under a license.''.

SEC. 588. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM SERVICES FOR 
              DEPENDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Secretary of Defense shall fully fund requests under section 1798 of 
title 10, United States Code, for financial assistance to eligible 
civilian providers of child care services or youth program services, as 
such terms are used in such section.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be construed to 
limit the authority of the Secretary, under subsection (a) of such 
section, to determine whether to provide such financial assistance to 
an eligible provider for such services.

SEC. 589. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM SERVICES FOR 
              DEPENDENTS: PERIOD OF SERVICES FOR A MEMBER WITH A SPOUSE 
              SEEKING EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) Period.--The Secretary of a military department may provide a 
covered member with covered services for a period of at least 180 days.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to--
            (1) entitle a covered member to covered services; or
            (2) give priority to a covered member for purposes of a 
        determination regarding who shall receive covered services.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered member'' means a member of the Armed 
        Forces--
                    (A) who has a dependent child; and
                    (B) whose spouse is seeking employment.
            (2) The term ``covered services'' means child care services 
        or youth program services provided or paid for by the Secretary 
        of Defense under subchapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, 
        United States Code.

SEC. 589A. CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STAFFING AND COMPENSATION MODEL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with 
the Secretaries of the military departments, shall carry out a redesign 
of the Department of Defense child development program compensation 
model and modernization of the child development program staffing 
model.
    (b) Redesigned Compensation Model.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall--
            (1) redesign child development program staff compensation 
        for non-entry level, mid-to-senior level classroom staff by 
        modernizing the duties and responsibilities captured in 
        position descriptions to more accurately reflect performance 
        and expectations of the positions;
            (2) adjust compensation for higher-level program management 
        positions by modernizing the duties and responsibilities 
        captured in position descriptions to more accurately reflect 
        performance and expectations of the positions;
            (3) direct the Department's personnel office to make 
        necessary adjustments to modernize the pay plan to accommodate 
        any compensation and wage increases driven by the updated 
        position descriptions for child development program staff; and
            (4) begin implementation of the revised position 
        descriptions and accompanying compensation adjustments no later 
        than April 1, 2025, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations.
    (c) Modernize Child Development Program Staffing Model.--The 
Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the 
military departments, shall--
            (1) add key positions to facilitate classroom operations 
        and provide direct support to child development program staff;
            (2) add key positions to coordinate support for the needs 
        of children with specials needs and provide direct support to 
        the child development program staff working with these 
        children; and
            (3) develop and implement a 5-year phased plan to ensure 
        responsible funding execution, successful implementation 
        allowing for adjustments as necessary, and long-term 
        sustainable impact.
    (d) Briefings Required.--
            (1) Initial baseline briefing.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
                collaboration with the Secretaries of the military 
                departments, shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
                Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
                an initial baseline briefing that describes progress, 
                accomplishments, and the impact of the redesign of the 
                Department of Defense child development program 
                compensation model and the modernization of the child 
                development program staffing model.
                    (B) Establishment of data baseline.--The briefing 
                required by subparagraph (A) shall be used to establish 
                a data baseline.
            (2) Annual briefings.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than one year after 
                providing the briefing required by paragraph (1), and 
                annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary, in 
                collaboration with the Secretaries of the military 
                departments, shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
                Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
                a briefing on the progress made with respect to the 
                redesign of the Department of Defense child development 
                program compensation model and the modernization of the 
                child development program staffing model.
                    (B) Elements.--Each briefing required by 
                subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
                            (i) The percentage of child development 
                        program staff that are also military spouses.
                            (ii) The turnover or retention rate of 
                        child development program staff.
                            (iii) The utilization rate of child 
                        development program child care spaces.
                            (iv) The number of child development 
                        program employees who were hired during the 
                        year preceding the briefing.
                            (v) The percentage of such employees who 
                        resigned within their first six months of 
                        employment.
                            (vi) Information on the ability to staff 
                        newly constructed facilities.
                            (vii) An assessment of the impact of adding 
                        key positions to the child development program 
                        staffing model under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
                        subsection (c).

SEC. 589B. INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for the implementation 
of a military families playground pilot program (in this section 
referred to as the ``Inclusive Playground Pilot Program'') to design, 
develop, and construct playgrounds that directly support families 
enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program (hereinafter, 
``EFMP'') to increase the accessibility and inclusivity of access to 
playgrounds on military installations selected under subsection (c).
    (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include the 
following elements:
            (1) A definition of the term ``inclusive playground''.
            (2) A list of existing inclusive playgrounds on military 
        installations.
            (3) A list of military installations selected by the 
        Secretary of Defense under subsection (c).
            (4) An explanation of how the Secretary of Defense selected 
        such locations, including--
                    (A) the numbers of military families enrolled in 
                the EFMP at each such military installation; and
                    (B) the minimum number of such military families 
                that justifies the construction of an inclusive 
                playground on such military installation.
            (5) The estimated costs to design, develop, and construct 
        an inclusive playground (or upgrade an existing playground to 
        meet such definition) on the military installations selected 
        under subsection (c), including--
                    (A) an explanation of how the Secretary determined 
                whether to construct a new inclusive playground or to 
                upgrade an existing playground;
                    (B) the overall sustainment costs for an inclusive 
                playground, and
                    (C) they type of funding required for such design, 
                development, and construction.
            (6) A list of additional authorities, appropriations, or 
        other support the Secretary determines necessary to ensure the 
        success of the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program.
    (c) Locations.--In selecting military installations on which to 
implement the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program, the Secretary of 
Defense shall--
            (1) select one military installation--
                    (A) of each military department; and
                    (B) that the Secretary determines has a large 
                number of military families enrolled in the EFMP that 
                would use an inclusive playground;
            (2) take into consideration any existing inclusive 
        playground of the Department of Defense.
    (d) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not implement the 
Inclusive Playground Pilot Program until--
            (1) 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 
        the plan under subsection (a); and
            (2) funds are obligated for the design, development, and 
        construction of inclusive playgrounds under the Inclusive 
        Playground Pilot Program as minor military construction 
        projects.

                    Subtitle J--Dependent Education

SEC. 591. ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC 
              DEPENDENTS SCHOOLS.

    Section 2164(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(d) School Advisory Committees.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Director of the Department of Defense Education 
Activity, shall provide for the establishment of an advisory committee 
for each Department of Defense elementary or secondary school 
established at a military installation under this section.
    ``(2) An advisory committee established under paragraph (1) for a 
school at a military installation--
            ``(A) shall advise the principal or superintendent of the 
        school with respect to the operation of the school;
            ``(B) may make recommendations with respect to curriculum 
        and budget matters; and
            ``(C) except in the case of an advisory committee for a 
        school on a military installation described in paragraph (4), 
        shall advise the commander of the military installation with 
        respect to problems concerning the education of dependents 
        within the jurisdiction of the commander.
    ``(3)(A) The membership of each advisory committee established for 
a school described in paragraph (1)--
            ``(i) shall include an equal number of parents of students 
        enrolled in the school and of employees working at the school; 
        and
            ``(ii) when appropriate, may include a student enrolled in 
        the school.
    ``(B) In addition to the members described in subparagraph (A), the 
membership of each advisory committee shall include one nonvoting 
member designated by the organization recognized as the exclusive 
bargaining representative of the employees working at the school.
    ``(4) In the case of a military installation where there is more 
than one school in the Department of Defense elementary and secondary 
school system, the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall 
provide for the establishment of an advisory committee for the military 
installation to advise the commander of the military installation with 
respect to the education of dependents.
    ``(5)(A) Except in the case of a nonvoting member designated under 
paragraph (3)(B), members of an advisory committee established under 
this subsection shall be elected by individuals of voting age residing 
in the area to be served by the advisory committee.
    ``(B) The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall by 
regulation prescribe the qualifications for election to an advisory 
committee established under this subsection and procedures for 
conducting elections of members to such an advisory committee.
    ``(6) Members of an advisory committee established under this 
subsection shall serve without pay.''.

SEC. 592. ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES FOR ENROLLMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

    Section 2164(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``an individual described in paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``a 
        member of a foreign armed force residing on a military 
        installation in the United States (including territories, 
        commonwealths, and possessions of the United States)''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary may authorize the enrollment in a Department 
of Defense education program provided by the Secretary pursuant to 
subsection (a) of a dependent not otherwise eligible for such 
enrollment who is the dependent of a member of the armed forces who 
died in--
            ``(i) an international terrorist attack against the United 
        States or a foreign country friendly to the United States, as 
        determined by the Secretary;
            ``(ii) military operations while serving outside the United 
        States (including the commonwealths, territories, and 
        possessions of the United States) as part of a peacekeeping 
        force; or
            ``(iii) the line of duty in a combat-related operation, as 
        designated by the Secretary.
    ``(B)(i) Except as provided by clause (ii), enrollment of a 
dependent described in subparagraph (A) in a Department of Defense 
education program provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall be on a 
tuition-free, space available basis.
    ``(ii) In the case of a dependent described in subparagraph (A) 
residing on a military installation in the United States (including 
territories, commonwealths, and possessions of the United States), the 
Secretary may authorize enrollment of the dependent in a Department of 
Defense education program provided pursuant to subsection (a) on a 
tuition-free, space required basis.''.

SEC. 593. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS OPERATED BY 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.

    Section 2164(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
                following new subparagraph (B):
            ``(B) is a home-schooled student.''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
        following new paragraph (2):
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `home-schooled student' means a 
student in a grade equivalent to kindergarten or any of grades 1 
through 12 who receives educational instruction at home or by other 
nontraditional means outside of a public or private school system, 
either all or most of the time.''.

SEC. 594. AUTHORIZATION FOR SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS AT DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS.

    (a) Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Schools.--Section 2164 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(m) Meal Programs.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may administer a 
meal program, consistent with Federal law and standards prescribed by 
the Secretary of Agriculture for that meal program, for students 
enrolled in a school established under this section.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `meal program' means a program 
established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
seq.) or the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.).''.
    (b) Department of Defense Overseas Dependent Schools.--Section 1402 
of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Meal Programs.--In addition to carrying out the requirement 
under section 20 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1769b) to administer lunch programs in certain dependents' 
schools, the Secretary of Defense may administer a school breakfast 
program for students attending a school of the defense dependents' 
education system.''.

SEC. 595. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN DEPENDENTS FOR ENROLLMENT IN DOMESTIC 
              DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2164a the following new section:
``Sec. 2164b. Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in 
              domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools
    ``(a) Program Authorized.--Beginning not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program 
under which a dependent of a full-time, active-duty member of the armed 
forces may enroll in a covered DODEA school at the military 
installation to which the member is assigned, on a space-available 
basis as described in subsection (b), without regard to whether the 
member resides on the installation as described in section 2164(a)(1) 
of this title.
    ``(b) Enrollment on Space-available Basis.--A student participating 
in the program under subsection (a) may be enrolled in a covered DODEA 
school only if the school has the capacity to accept the student, as 
determined by the Director of the Department of Defense Education 
Activity.
    ``(c) Locations.--The Secretary shall select military installations 
for participation in the program under subsection (a) based on--
            ``(1) the readiness needs of the Secretary of the military 
        department concerned; and
            ``(2) the capacity of the covered DODEA schools located at 
        the installation to accept additional students, as determined 
        by the Director.
    ``(d) Briefings Required.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2025, and 
        annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary shall brief 
        the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
        Representatives on the program under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Elements.--Each briefing required by paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    ``(A) An identification of the military 
                installations participating in the program under 
                subsection (a).
                    ``(B) The number of students enrolled in covered 
                DODEA schools under the program.
    ``(e) Notifications of Participating Installations.--Not later than 
90 days before officially announcing the participation of a new 
military installation in the program under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives with respect to the participation of 
the installation.
    ``(f) Covered DODEA School Defined.--In this section, the term 
`covered DODEA school' means a domestic dependent elementary or 
secondary school operated by the Department of Defense Education 
Activity that--
            ``(1) was established on or before the date of the 
        enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2025; and
            ``(2) is located in the continental United States.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 589C of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2164 note) is repealed.

SEC. 596. STAFFING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS 
              TO MAINTAIN MAXIMUM STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIOS.

    Section 589B(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 
3659) is amended by striking ``2023-2024 academic year'' and inserting 
``2029-2030 academic year''.

SEC. 597. ENROLLMENT IN DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION SYSTEM OF 
              CHILDREN OF FOREIGN MILITARY MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO UNITED 
              NATIONS COMMAND.

    Section 1404A of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 
U.S.C. 923a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``a foreign military member'' and 
                all that follows through ``Supreme'' and inserting the 
                following: ``foreign military members assigned to--
                    ``(A) the Supreme'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(B) the United Nations Command, but only in a 
                school of the defense dependents' education system in 
                South Korea or Japan.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Assigned'' and all that follows through ``Europe'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``in 
                        Mons'' and all that follows through 
                        ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``described in 
                        paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to determine 
                        the number of children described in that 
                        paragraph''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``the commander'' and all that follows through 
                        ``Belgium'' and inserting ``the commanders of 
                        the geographic combatant commands with 
                        jurisdiction over the locations described in 
                        paragraph (2) of subsection (a)''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in Mons, 
                Belgium,''.

SEC. 598. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT 
              DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.

    (a) Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies 
That Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department 
of Defense Civilian Employees.--
            (1) Assistance to schools with significant numbers of 
        military dependent students.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated for fiscal year 2025 by section 301 and available 
        for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as 
        specified in the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000 
        shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance 
        to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section 
        572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2006 (Public Law 109-163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).
            (2) Local educational agency defined.--In this subsection, 
        the term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
    (b) Impact Aid for Children With Severe Disabilities.--
            (1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 301 and 
        available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
        activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, 
        $10,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363 
        of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 
        114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a).
            (2) Additional amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 301 and 
        available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
        activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, 
        $10,000,000 shall be available for use by the Secretary of 
        Defense to make payments to local educational agencies 
        determined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of 
        military children with severe disabilities.
            (3) Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2025, the Secretary 
        of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of 
        the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the 
        Department of Defense's evaluation of each local educational 
        agency with higher concentrations of military children with 
        severe disabilities and subsequent determination of the amounts 
        of impact aid each such agency shall receive.

SEC. 599. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS TEACHERS IN 21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, shall require 
each teacher in a 21st century school to undergo training in accordance 
with this section.
    (b) Content.--The training required under subsection (a) shall 
consist of specialized instruction to provide teachers with the skills 
necessary to effectively teach in a 21st century school environment, 
including instruction in--
            (1) understanding and using the physical space of a 21st 
        century school classroom;
            (2) building the relationships necessary to succeed, 
        including relationships with students and other teachers;
            (3) the curriculum and level of academic rigor necessary to 
        increase student learning;
            (4) other skills necessary to support the academic 
        achievement and social and emotional well being of students; 
        and
            (5) such other topics as the Secretary and the Director 
        determine appropriate.
    (c) Frequency.--The training required under subsection (a) shall be 
provided as follows:
            (1) In the case of a teacher who has been assigned to a 
        21st century school, but has not commenced teaching in such 
        school, the training shall be provided before the teacher 
        commences teaching in such school.
            (2) In the case of a teacher who previously taught in a 
        21st century school, but subsequently taught in a school that 
        is not a 21st century school for one or more school years, such 
        training shall be provided before the teacher resumes teaching 
        in a 21st Century School.
            (3) In the case of a teacher who is teaching in a 21st 
        century school as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        such training shall be provided not later than 180 days after 
        such date of enactment.
            (4) In the case of a teacher who teaches in a 21st century 
        school on an ongoing basis, and who previously received 
        training under this subsection, such training shall be provided 
        not less frequently than once every three years.
    (d) 21st Century School Defined.--In this section, the term ``21st 
century school'' means a school facility operated by the Department of 
Defense Education Activity that has been constructed or modernized 
pursuant to the 21st Century Schools Program of the Activity.

SEC. 599A. OVERSEAS TRANSFER PROGRAM FOR EDUCATORS IN SCHOOLS OPERATED 
              BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Director of the Department of Defense 
Education Activity, shall develop and implement a policy pursuant to 
which a teacher at an overseas DODEA school may transfer to a position 
at another overseas DODEA school, subject to such terms, conditions, 
and other requirements as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (b) Overseas DODEA School Defined.--In this section, the term 
``overseas DODEA school'' means a school that is--
            (1) operated by the Department of Defense Education 
        Activity; and
            (2) located outside the United States.

SEC. 599B. PARENTAL RIGHT TO NOTICE OF STUDENT NONPROFICIENCY IN 
              READING OR LANGUAGE ARTS.

    The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each elementary school 
operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity notifies the 
parents of any student enrolled in such school when the student does 
not score as grade-level proficient in reading or language arts at the 
end of the third grade based on the reading or language arts 
assessments administered under section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I)(aa) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(b)(2)(B)(v)(I)(aa)) or another assessment administered to all 
third grade students by such school.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

             Subtitle A--Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave

Sec. 601. Reform of basic pay rates.
Sec. 602. Policy on postpartum physical fitness tests and body 
                            composition assessments.
Sec. 603. Extension of parental leave to members of the Coast Guard 
                            Reserve.
Sec. 604. Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for 
                            extraordinary heroism for members of the 
                            Army and Air Force who served during the 
                            Vietnam Era.
Sec. 605. Calculation of retired pay for certain officers who served in 
                            grade O-9 or O-10 and retired in grade O-8.

                  Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay 
                            authorities.
Sec. 612. Increase in accession bonus for health professions 
                            scholarship and financial assistance 
                            program.
Sec. 613. Increase in maximum skill proficiency bonus amount.

                         Subtitle C--Allowances

Sec. 621. Basic needs allowance for members on active service in the 
                            Armed Forces: expansion of eligibility; 
                            increase of amount.
Sec. 622. Authority to pay basic allowance for housing to junior 
                            enlisted members on sea duty.
Sec. 623.  Reimbursement of expenses relating to travel for inactive-
                            duty training and muster duty.
Sec. 624. Expansion of travel and transportation allowance to move or 
                            store privately owned vehicles.
Sec. 625. Extension of authority to pay one-time uniform allowance for 
                            officers who transfer to the Space Force.
Sec. 626. Travel and transportation allowances: prohibition of 
                            requirement of zero-emission vehicle.
Sec. 627. Evaluation of the rates of the basic allowance for 
                            subsistence.
Sec. 628. Report regarding the calculation of cost-of-living 
                            allowances.

                Subtitle D--Family and Survivor Benefits

Sec. 631. Expansion of eligibility for certain benefits that arise from 
                            the death of a member of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 632. Extension of time for minor survivors to file death gratuity 
                            claims.
Sec. 633. Parent fees at military child development centers for child 
                            care employees.
Sec. 634. Information regarding paternal engagement on website of 
                            Military OneSource.

                   Subtitle E--Defense Resale Matters

Sec. 641. Prohibition on sale of garlic from the People's Republic of 
                            China at commissary stores.
Sec. 642. Sale of certain supplies of the Navy and Marine Corps to 
                            certain former members of the Coast Guard.

           Subtitle F--Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings

Sec. 651. Access to broadband internet access service for certain 
                            members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 652. Extension of exclusion of certain employees from Government 
                            lodging program.
Sec. 653. Promotion of tax preparation assistance programs.
Sec. 654. Pilot program to increase access to food on military 
                            installations of the Army.

             Subtitle A--Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave

SEC. 601. REFORM OF BASIC PAY RATES.

    Effective April 1, 2025, the rates of monthly basic pay for members 
of the uniformed services within each pay grade (and with years of 
service as computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code) 
are as follows:

                                                                  Commissioned Officers
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Pay Grade..........................      2 Years or Less          Over 2 Years            Over 3 Years           Over 4 Years           Over 6 Years
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O-8................................   $13,380.00              $13,818.90              $14,109.30             $14,190.30             $14,553.60
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O-7................................   11,117.70               11,634.00               11,873.10              12,063.60              12,407.10
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O-6................................  8,430.90                9,261.90                9,870.00               9,870.00               9,907.80
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O-5................................  7,028.40                7,917.30                8,465.40               8,568.60               8,910.90
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O-4................................  6,064.20                7,019.70                7,488.90               7,592.40               8,027.10
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O-3................................  5,331.60                6,044.10                6,522.60               7,112.40               7,453.80
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O-2................................  4,606.80                5,246.70                6,042.90               6,247.20               6,375.30
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O-1................................  3,998.40                4,161.90                5,031.30               5,031.30               5,031.30
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                                          Over 8 Years            Over 10 Years          Over 12 Years          Over 14 Years           Over 16 Years
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O-8................................   $15,159.30              $15,300.60              $15,876.30             $16,042.20             $16,538.10
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O-7................................  12,747.30               13,140.00               13,531.50              13,925.10              15,159.30
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O-6................................  10,332.30               10,388.70               10,388.70              10,979.10              12,022.80
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O-5................................  9,114.90                9,564.90                9,895.80               10,322.70              10,974.30
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O-4................................  8,493.60                9,075.00                9,526.20               9,840.60               10,020.90
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O-3................................  7,827.90                8,069.10                8,466.60               8,674.50               8,674.50
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O-2................................  6,375.30                6,375.30                6,375.30               6,375.30               6,375.30
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O-1................................  5,031.30                5,031.30                5,031.30               5,031.30               5,031.30
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                                          Over 18 Years           Over 20 Years          Over 22 Years          Over 24 Years          Over 26 Years
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O-10...............................  $0.00                   $18,808.20              $18,808.20             $18,808.20             $18,808.20
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O-9................................  0.00                    18,808.20               18,808.20              18,808.20              18,808.20
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O-8................................   17,256.00              17,917.20                18,359.10             18,359.10              18,359.10
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O-7................................  16,202.10               16,202.10               16,202.10              16,202.10              16,285.50
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O-6................................  12,635.40               13,247.70               13,596.30               13,949.10             14,632.80
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O-5................................  11,285.10               11,592.30               11,940.90              11,940.90              11,940.90
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O-4................................  10,125.00               10,125.00               10,125.00              10,125.00              10,125.00
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O-3................................  8,674.50                8,674.50                8,674.50               8,674.50               8,674.50
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O-2................................  6,375.30                6,375.30                6,375.30               6,375.30               6,375.30
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O-1................................  5,031.30                5,031.30                5,031.30               5,031.30               5,031.30
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                                          Over 28 Years           Over 30 Years          Over 32 Years          Over 34 Years          Over 36 Years
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O-10...............................  $18,808.20              $18,808.20              $18,808.20             $18,808.20             $18,808.20
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O-9................................  18,808.20               18,808.20               18,808.20              18,808.20              18,808.20
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O-8................................  18,359.10               18,808.20               18,808.20              18,808.20              18,808.20
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O-7................................  16,285.50               16,611.00               16,611.00              16,611.00              16,611.00
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O-6................................   14,632.80              14,925.00               14,925.00              14,925.00              14,925.00
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O-5................................   11,940.90               11,940.90               11,940.90              11,940.90              11,940.90
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O-4................................  10,125.00               10,125.00               10,125.00              10,125.00              10,125.00
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O-3................................  8,674.50                8,674.50                8,674.50               8,674.50               8,674.50
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O-2................................   6,375.30                6,375.30                6,375.30               6,375.30               6,375.30
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O-1................................   5,031.30                5,031.30                5,031.30               5,031.30               5,031.30
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                                          Over 38 Years           Over 40 Years      .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-10...............................  $18,808.20              $18,808.20              .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-9................................   18,808.20               18,808.20              .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-8................................   18,808.20               18,808.20              .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-7................................  16,611.00               16,611.00               .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-6................................  14,925.00               14,925.00               .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-5................................  11,940.90               11,940.90               .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-4................................  10,125.00               10,125.00               .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-3................................   8,674.50                8,674.50               .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-2................................  6,375.30                6,375.30                .....................  .....................  .....................
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O--1...............................  5,031.30                5,031.30                .....................  .....................  .....................
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1 Basic pay for officers in pay grades O-7 through O-10 may not exceed the rate of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule. This includes officers
  serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air
  Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Space Operations, Commandant of the Coast Guard, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or commander of a
  unified or specified combatant command (as defined in section 161(c) of title 10, United States Code).
2 Basic pay for officers in pay grades O-6 and below may not exceed the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
3 This table does not apply to commissioned officers in pay grade O-1, O-2, or O-3 who have been credited with over 4 years of active-duty service as an
  enlisted member or warrant officer.

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Pay Grade..........................      2 Years or Less          Over 2 Years            Over 3 Years           Over 4 Years           Over 6 Years
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O-3E...............................  $0.00                   $0.00                   $0.00                  $7,112.40              $7,453.80
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O-2E...............................  0.00                    0.00                    0.00                   6,247.20               6,375.30
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O-1E...............................  0.00                    0.00                    0.00                   5,031.30               5,372.40
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                                          Over 8 Years            Over 10 Years          Over 12 Years          Over 14 Years          Over 16 Years
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O-3E...............................  $7,827.90               $8,069.10               $8,466.60              $8,802.60              $8,995.20
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O-2E...............................  6,578.10                6,920.70                7,185.90               7,383.00               7,383.00
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O-1E...............................  5,571.30                5,774.40                5,973.60               6,247.20               6,247.20
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                                          Over 18 Years           Over 20 Years          Over 22 Years          Over 24 Years          Over 26 Years
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O-3E...............................  $9,257.70               $9,257.70               $9,257.70              $9,257.70              $9,257.70
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O-2E...............................  7,383.00                7,383.00                7,383.00               7,383.00               7,383.00
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O-1E...............................  6,247.20                6,247.20                6,247.20               6,247.20               6,247.20
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                                          Over 28 Years           Over 30 Years          Over 32 Years          Over 34 Years          Over 36 Years
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O-3E...............................  $9,257.70               $9,257.70               $9,257.70              $9,257.70              $9,257.70
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O-2E...............................  7,383.00                7,383.00                7,383.00               7,383.00               7,383.00
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O-1E...............................  6,247.20                6,247.20                6,247.20               6,247.20               6,247.20
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                                          Over 38 Years           Over 40 Years      .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-3E...............................  $9,257.70               $9,257.70               .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-2E...............................  7,383.00                7,383.00                .....................  .....................  .....................
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O-1E...............................  6,247.20                6,247.20                .....................  .....................  .....................
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1 This table applies to commissioned officers in the Reserve Component with more than 1,460 points as an enlisted member, a warrant officer, or a
  warrant officer and an enlisted member, which are creditable toward reserve retirement.

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Pay Grade..........................      2 Years or Less          Over 2 Years            Over 3 Years           Over 4 Years           Over 6 Years
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W-4................................   $5,510.40               $5,926.80               $6,096.90              $6,264.30              $6,552.90
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W-3................................  5,032.20                5,241.30                5,457.00               5,526.90               5,752.20
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W-2................................  4,452.60                4,873.80                5,003.10               5,092.50               5,380.80
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W-1................................  3,908.10                4,329.30                4,442.10               4,681.20               4,963.50
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                                          Over 8 Years            Over 10 Years          Over 12 Years          Over 14 Years          Over 16 Years
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W-4................................   $6,838.20               $7,127.10               $7,560.90              $7,941.90              $8,304.30
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W-3................................  6,195.60                6,657.60                6,875.10               7,126.80               7,385.40
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W-2................................  5,829.60                6,052.50                6,271.20               6,539.10               6,748.50
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W-1................................  5,379.90                5,574.30                5,847.00               6,114.30               6,324.60
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                                          Over 18 Years           Over 20 Years          Over 22 Years          Over 24 Years          Over 26 Years
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W-5................................  $0.00                    $9,797.40              $10,294.50             $10,665.00             $11,074.20
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W-4................................   8,601.60               8,891.10                9,315.60               9,664.80               10,062.90
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W-3................................  7,851.90                8,166.30                8,354.40               8,554.50               8,827.20
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W-2................................  6,937.80                7,164.60                7,313.70               7,431.90               7,431.90
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W-1................................  6,518.40                6,753.60                6,753.60               6,753.60               6,753.60
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                                          Over 28 Years           Over 30 Years          Over 32 Years          Over 34 Years          Over 36 Years
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W-5................................  $11,074.20              $11,628.90              $11,628.90             $12,209.40             $12,209.40
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W-4................................  10,062.90               10,263.60               10,263.60              10,263.60              10,263.60
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W-3................................  8,827.20                8,827.20                8,827.20               8,827.20               8,827.20
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W-2................................  7,431.90                7,431.90                7,431.90               7,431.90               7,431.90
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W-1................................  6,753.60                6,753.60                6,753.60               6,753.60               6,753.60
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                                          Over 38 Years           Over 40 Years      .....................  .....................  .....................
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W-5................................  $12,821.10              $12,821.10              .....................  .....................  .....................
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W-4................................  10,263.60               10,263.60               .....................  .....................  .....................
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W-3................................  8,827.20                8,827.20                .....................  .....................  .....................
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W-2................................   7,431.90                7,431.90               .....................  .....................  .....................
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W-1................................  6,753.60                6,753.60                .....................  .....................  .....................
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1 Basic pay for warrant officers may not exceed the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.

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Pay Grade..........................      2 Years or Less          Over 2 Years            Over 3 Years           Over 4 Years           Over 6 Years
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E-7................................  $3,788.10               $4,134.30               $4,293.00              $4,502.10              $4,666.50
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E-6................................  3,276.60                3,606.00                3,765.00               3,919.80               4,080.60
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E-5................................  3,220.50                3,317.10                3,480.90               3,638.40               3,789.00
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E-4................................  3,027.30                3,182.10                3,354.90               3,524.70                3,675.60
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E-3................................  2,733.00                 2,904.60               3,081.00               3,081.00               3,081.00
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E-2................................  2,599.20                2,599.20                2,599.20               2,599.20               2,599.20
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E-1................................  2,319.00                2,319.00                2,319.00               2,319.00               2,319.00
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                                          Over 8 Years            Over 10 Years          Over 12 Years          Over 14 Years          Over 16 Years
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E-9................................  $0.00                   $6,657.30               $6,807.90              $6,997.80              $7,221.60
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E-8................................   5,449.50               5,690.70                5,839.80               6,018.60               6,212.10
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E-7................................  4,947.60                5,106.30                5,387.10               5,621.40               5,781.30
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E-6................................  4,443.90                4,585.20                4,858.80               4,942.50               5,003.40
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E-5................................   3,964.20               4,234.50                 4,259.70               4,259.70               4,259.70
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E-4................................  3,675.60                3,675.60                3,675.60               3,675.60               3,675.60
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E-3................................  3,081.00                3,081.00                3,081.00               3,081.00               3,081.00
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E-2................................  2,599.20                2,599.20                2,599.20               2,599.20               2,599.20
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E-1................................  2,319.00                2,319.00                2,319.00               2,319.00               2,319.00
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                                          Over 18 Years           Over 20 Years          Over 22 Years          Over 24 Years          Over 26 Years
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E-9................................  $7,447.80               $7,808.40               $8,114.70              $8,436.00              $8,928.60
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E-8................................  6,561.90                6,739.20                7,040.70               7,207.80               7,619.40
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E-7................................  5,951.10                6,017.10                6,238.20               6,356.70               6,808.80
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E-6................................  5,074.80                5,074.80                5,074.80               5,074.80               5,074.80
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E-5................................  4,259.70                4,259.70                4,259.70               4,259.70               4,259.70
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E-4................................  3,675.60                3,675.60                3,675.60               3,675.60               3,675.60
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E-3................................  3,081.00                3,081.00                3,081.00               3,081.00               3,081.00
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E-2................................  2,599.20                2,599.20                2,599.20               2,599.20               2,599.20
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E-1................................  2,319.00                2,319.00                2,319.00               2,319.00               2,319.00
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                                          Over 28 Years           Over 30 Years          Over 32 Years          Over 34 Years          Over 36 Years
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E-9................................  $8,928.60               $9,374.10               $9,374.10              $9,843.30              $9,843.30
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E-8................................  7,619.40                7,772.10                7,772.10               7,772.10               7,772.10
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E-7................................  6,808.80                6,808.80                6,808.80               6,808.80               6,808.80
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E-6................................  5,074.80                5,074.80                5,074.80               5,074.80               5,074.80
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E-5................................  4,259.70                4,259.70                4,259.70               4,259.70               4,259.70
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E-4................................  3,675.60                3,675.60                3,675.60               3,675.60               3,675.60
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E-3................................  3,081.00                3,081.00                3,081.00               3,081.00               3,081.00
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E-2................................  2,599.20                2,599.20                2,599.20               2,599.20               2,599.20
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E-1................................  2,319.00                2,319.00                2,319.00               2,319.00               2,319.00
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                                          Over 38 Years           Over 40 Years      .....................  .....................  .....................
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E-9................................  $10,336.50              $10,336.50              .....................  .....................  .....................
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E-8................................  7,772.10                7,772.10                .....................  .....................  .....................
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E-7................................  6,808.80                6,808.80                .....................  .....................  .....................
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E-6................................  5,074.80                5,074.80                .....................  .....................  .....................
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E-5................................  4,259.70                4,259.70                .....................  .....................  .....................
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E-4................................  3,675.60                3,675.60                .....................  .....................  .....................
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E-3................................  3,081.00                3,081.00                .....................  .....................  .....................
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E-2................................  2,599.20                2,599.20                .....................  .....................  .....................
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E-1................................  2,319.00                2,319.00                .....................  .....................  .....................
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1 Basic pay for enlisted members may not exceed the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
2 Subject to the preceding footnote, the rate of basic pay for noncommissioned officers serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty
  Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space
  Force, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau,
  basic pay for this grade is $10,758.00 per month, regardless of cumulative years of service under section 205 of title 37, United States Code.
3 In the case of members in pay grade E-1 who have served fewer than 4 months on active duty, the rate of basic pay is $2,144.10.

SEC. 602. POLICY ON POSTPARTUM PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS AND BODY 
              COMPOSITION ASSESSMENTS.

    Section 701(k) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1),
            (1) by striking ``gives birth while on active duty'' and 
        inserting ``, while on active duty, gives birth, loses a 
        pregnancy, or has a stillbirth,''; and
            (2) by striking ``such birth'' and inserting ``such birth, 
        loss of pregnancy, or stillbirth''.

SEC. 603. EXTENSION OF PARENTAL LEAVE TO MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD 
              RESERVE.

    (a) Extension.--Section 711 of chapter 40 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended, in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ``is a member of the Army, Navy, Marine 
Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Such section--
            (1) is further amended, in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``clause (i)'' and 
                        inserting ``subparagraph (A)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``.;'' and inserting a 
                        period; and
            (2) is redesignated as section 710a of such chapter of such 
        title.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2025.

SEC. 604. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON ADDITIONAL RETIRED PAY FOR 
              EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMY AND AIR 
              FORCE WHO SERVED DURING THE VIETNAM ERA.

    Title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 1402(f)(2), by striking ``The amount'' and 
        inserting ``Except in the case of a member who served during 
        the Vietnam Era (as that term is defined in section 12731 of 
        this title), the amount'';
            (2) in section 7361(a)(2), by inserting ``(except in the 
        case of a member who served during the Vietnam Era, as that 
        term is defined in section 12731 of this title)'' after 
        ``based''; and
            (3) in section 9361(a)(2), by inserting ``(except in the 
        case of a member who served during the Vietnam Era, as that 
        term is defined in section 12731 of this title)'' after 
        ``based''.

SEC. 605. CALCULATION OF RETIRED PAY FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN 
              GRADE O-9 OR O-10 AND RETIRED IN GRADE O-8.

    Section 1407(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Special rule for officers who served in grade o-9 or 
        o-10 and retired in grade o-8.--In the case of an officer who 
        served in the temporary grade of O-9 or O-10 and received a 
        conditional or final retirement in the permanent grade of O-8 
        pursuant to section 1370 or 1370a of this title, the retired 
        pay base or retainer pay shall be the lower of--
                    ``(A) the amount determined under subsection (c) or 
                (d), as applicable; or
                    ``(B) the amount determined under section 1406 of 
                this title, as if the officer first became a member of 
                a uniformed service before September 8, 1980.''.

                  Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays

SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY 
              AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Authorities Relating to Reserve Forces.--Section 910(g) of 
title 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement payments 
for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent 
mobilization for active duty service, is amended by striking ``December 
31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.
    (b) Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care Professionals.--
The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025'':
            (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
        candidate accession program.
            (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education 
        loans for certain health professionals who serve in the 
        Selected Reserve.
    (c) Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers.--Section 333(i) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 
2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.
    (d) Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated Special Pay, 
Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.--The following sections of title 
37, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2025'':
            (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for 
        enlisted members.
            (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for 
        officers.
            (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive 
        pay and bonus authorities for officers.
            (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive 
        pay authorities for officers in health professions.
            (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for 
        cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers' 
        Training Corps.
            (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.
            (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special 
        duty pay.
            (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or 
        proficiency bonus.
            (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for 
        members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to 
        high priority units.
    (e) Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic 
Allowance for Housing.--Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area covered by a 
        major disaster declaration or containing an installation 
        experiencing an influx of military personnel, by striking 
        ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''; and
            (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area where actual 
        housing costs differ from current rates by more than 20 
        percent, by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2025''.

SEC. 612. INCREASE IN ACCESSION BONUS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS 
              SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

     Section 2128(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``$20,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''.

SEC. 613. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM SKILL PROFICIENCY BONUS AMOUNT.

    Section 353(c)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``$12,000'' and inserting ``$55,000''.

                         Subtitle C--Allowances

SEC. 621. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE 
              ARMED FORCES: EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY; INCREASE OF 
              AMOUNT.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 402b of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended, in subsection (b)(2)--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``(A)'';
                    (B) by striking ``150 percent'' and inserting ``200 
                percent''; and
                    (C) by striking ``; or'' and inserting ``; and''; 
                and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (b) Amount.--Such section is further amended, in subsection 
(c)(1)(A), by striking ``150 percent (or, in the case of a member 
described in subsection (b)(2)(B), 200 percent)'' and inserting ``200 
percent''.

SEC. 622. AUTHORITY TO PAY BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING TO JUNIOR 
              ENLISTED MEMBERS ON SEA DUTY.

    Section 403(f)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraphs (B), 
        (C), and (D),'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C),'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``pay grade 
                E-4 or E-5'' and inserting ``a pay grade below E-6''; 
                and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``for 
                members serving in pay grades E-4 and E-5''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (D).

SEC. 623. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES RELATING TO TRAVEL FOR INACTIVE-
              DUTY TRAINING AND MUSTER DUTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 452 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Travel for Inactive-duty Training and Muster Duty.--(1) If a 
member of the uniformed services travels more than 50 miles from the 
member's permanent residence (as established under paragraph (2)) for 
training described in paragraph (9) of subsection (b) or duty described 
in paragraph (10) of that subsection, the member shall be provided, in 
the form of actual expenses, in-kind, or a combination thereof--
            ``(A) actual and necessary expenses of travel and 
        transportation for, or in connection with, such travel; and
            ``(B) meals, incidentals, and expenses related to such 
        travel, to the same extent specified in regulations prescribed 
        under section 464 of this title for a member on official 
        travel.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the permanent residence of a 
member--
            ``(A) shall be established not later than 30 days after the 
        date on which the permanent duty assignment of the member 
        begins; and
            ``(B) may not be re-established until after the member 
        receives subsequent orders for a permanent change of 
        assignment.
    ``(3) In the case of a member whose permanent residence changes 
after the date described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) and 
before the member receives orders described in subparagraph (B) of such 
paragraph, the Secretary concerned may provide the member expenses 
described in paragraph (1) or such other reimbursement as the Secretary 
determines appropriate if the member travels more than 50 miles from 
the new permanent residence of the member for training described in 
paragraph (9) of subsection (b) or duty described in paragraph (10) of 
such subsection.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to travel on or after January 1, 2027.
    (c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing the following elements:
            (1) The estimated marginal cost of the amendment made by 
        subsection (a) to the Department of Defense, disaggregated by 
        reserve component.
            (2) The estimated total number of members of the Armed 
        Forces who would be affected by such amendment.
            (3) Any recommended change to such amendment in order to 
        improve efficacy or implementation.
            (4) Any other matter that the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.

SEC. 624. EXPANSION OF TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE TO MOVE OR 
              STORE PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES.

    Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is amended, in 
subsection (c)--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(but not to exceed one 
        privately owned vehicle per member household)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a privately owned 
        vehicle'' and inserting ``privately owned vehicles''.

SEC. 625. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PAY ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR 
              OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE.

    Subsection (d)(1) of section 606 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116-283; 37 U.S.C. 416 note) is amended by striking ``ending on 
September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``ending on the last day of the 
transition period as defined in section 1731 of the Space Force 
Personnel Management Act (title XVII of Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 
20001 note)''.

SEC. 626. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES: PROHIBITION OF 
              REQUIREMENT OF ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE.

    (a) In General.--The Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed 
Services may not require that travel or transportation be in a zero-
emission vehicle in order to be eligible a travel or transportation 
allowance.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be construed to 
prohibit the payment of such an allowance in the case of a member of 
the uniformed services who uses a zero-emission vehicle for travel or 
transportation that--
            (1) the member owns; or
            (2) is provided to such member by a rental company.

SEC. 627. EVALUATION OF THE RATES OF THE BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR 
              SUBSISTENCE.

    Not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report containing the evaluation of the Secretary of 
the rates of the basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 of 
title 37, United States Code. Elements of such report shall include the 
following:
            (1) The determination of the Secretary whether such rates 
        are sufficient.
            (2) Other factors that could be used to determine such 
        rates, including--
                    (A) the number of dependents a member of the 
                uniformed services has;
                    (B) whether the member has access to fresh fruits, 
                vegetables, dairy products, and meat;
                    (C) whether the member has access to healthy food; 
                and
                    (D) the local costs of food, including at 
                commissaries operated by the Secretary under chapter 
                147 of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) The recommendations of the Secretary whether, and how, 
        such rates may be improved.

SEC. 628. REPORT REGARDING THE CALCULATION OF COST-OF-LIVING 
              ALLOWANCES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the CONUS COLA 
and OCONUS COLA. Such report shall include the following elements:
            (1) The factors used to calculate the CONUS COLA and OCONUS 
        COLA.
            (2) An explanation of how the factors described in 
        paragraph (1) are determined.
            (3) An explanation of how the CONUS COLA and OCONUS COLA 
        may be adjusted, including--
                    (A) timelines for such an adjustment;
                    (B) bases for such an adjustment; and
                    (C) the relationship between CONUS COLA and OCONUS 
                COLA.
            (4) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the surveys 
        used to collect data from members to calculate the CONUS COLA 
        and OCONUS COLA are effective.
            (5) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the calculation 
        of the CONUS COLA and OCONUS COLA is effective.
            (6) The assessment of the Secretary whether the calculation 
        of the CONUS COLA or OCONUS COLA should include additional 
        factors, including--
                    (A) the number of dependents a member has;
                    (B) vicinity and commissary costs;
                    (C) the reimbursement of expenses (including tolls 
                and taxes) incurred by a member based on the duty 
                station of such member;
                    (D) remoteness;
                    (E) hardship;
                    (F) loss of spousal income;
                    (G) the unavailability of goods or services in the 
                vicinity of a duty station; and
                    (H) any other factor that the Secretary determines 
                appropriate.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``CONUS COLA'' means the cost-of-living 
        allowance paid to a member of the uniformed services under 
        section 403b of title 37, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``OCONUS COLA'' means a cost-of-living 
        allowance paid to a member of the uniformed services on the 
        basis that--
                    (A) the member is assigned to a permanent duty 
                station located outside the continental United States; 
                or
                    (B) the dependents of such member reside outside 
                the continental United States but not in the vicinity 
                of the permanent duty station of such member.

                Subtitle D--Family and Survivor Benefits

SEC. 631. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS THAT ARISE FROM 
              THE DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Death Gratuity.--Section 1475(a)(4) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``for a period of more than 13 days''.
    (b) Recovery, Care, and Disposition of Remains.--Section 1481(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(11) Any person not otherwise covered by this section 
        whose death entitles a survivor of such person to a death 
        gratuity under section 1475 of this title.''.
    (c) Eligibility for Assistance From a Casualty Assistance 
Officer.--Section 633 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 1475 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
                        new subparagraph:
            ``(C) an individual not described in subparagraph (A) or 
        (B) who is entitled to a death gratuity under section 1475 of 
        title 10, United States Code.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``spouses and dependents'' 
                        each place it appears and inserting 
                        ``survivors''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``spouses and other dependents of deceased 
                        members'' and inserting ``such survivors''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``the spouse and 
        other dependents of a deceased member of the Armed Forces'' and 
        inserting ``such a survivor''.
    (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
to a death that occurs on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 632. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR MINOR SURVIVORS TO FILE DEATH GRATUITY 
              CLAIMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1480 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) In the case of a claim for a death gratuity under this 
chapter by an individual who is younger than 21 years of age on the 
date of the death with respect to which the claim is made, the 
individual shall file the claim with the Secretary of Defense not later 
than the later of--
            ``(1) the date that is three years after the individual 
        reaches 21 years of age; or
            ``(2) the date that is six years after the date of the 
        death with respect to which the claim is made.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to 
claims filed with respect to deaths occurring on or after on January 1, 
2025.

SEC. 633. PARENT FEES AT MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS FOR CHILD 
              CARE EMPLOYEES.

    Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new subsections:
    ``(d) Child Care Employee Discount.--In order to support 
recruitment and retention initiatives, the Secretary of Defense shall 
charge reduced fees for the attendance, at a military child development 
center, of the children of a child care employee as follows:
            ``(1) For the first child, no fee.
            ``(2) For each other child, a fee equal to or less than a 
        fee discounted under subsection (c).
    ``(e) Prohibition of Concurrent Discounts.--A family may not 
receive discounts under subsections (c) and (d) concurrently.''.

SEC. 634. INFORMATION REGARDING PATERNAL ENGAGEMENT ON WEBSITE OF 
              MILITARY ONESOURCE.

    Section 561 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 1781 note) is amended, in 
subsection (b)--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (16) as 
        paragraphs (12) through (17), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting, after paragraph (10), the following new 
        paragraph (11):
            ``(11) Programs that encourage paternal engagement with the 
        family.''.

                   Subtitle E--Defense Resale Matters

SEC. 641. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF GARLIC FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              CHINA AT COMMISSARY STORES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Prohibition on Sale of Garlic From People's Republic of 
China.--The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the sale at any 
commissary store of fresh or chilled garlic--
            ``(1) classified under subheading 0703.20.00 of the 
        Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; and
            ``(2) that originated from, or was processed in, the 
        People's Republic of China.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on January 1, 2026.

SEC. 642. SALE OF CERTAIN SUPPLIES OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS TO 
              CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD.

    Section 8803 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``, or the Space Force'' and inserting ``, the Space Force, or 
the Coast Guard''.

           Subtitle F--Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings

SEC. 651. ACCESS TO BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE FOR CERTAIN 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 134 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2265. Access to broadband internet access service for certain 
              members of the armed forces
    ``The Secretary of a military department may provide, to a member 
of the armed forces who resides in military unaccompanied housing (as 
defined in section 2871 of this title) within the United States, 
broadband internet access service, at no cost to such member.''.
    (b) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue policy and guidance 
for implementation of section 2265 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by this section, that--
            (1) meets or exceeds any speed benchmark established for 
        broadband internet access service by the Federal Communications 
        Commission under section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 
        1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302);
            (2) maximizes access to such service in individual rooms 
        and spaces; and
            (3) allows reasonable internet access, subject to 
        appropriate restrictions applicable to other internet access 
        provided by the Secretary to members of the Armed Forces.

SEC. 652. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES FROM GOVERNMENT 
              LODGING PROGRAM.

    Section 914(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113-291; 5 U.S.C. 5911 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
        ``2029''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Briefings required.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2025, 
                and annually thereafter through February 1, 2030, the 
                Secretary shall brief the congressional defense 
                committees on the exclusion under paragraph (1) from 
                the requirements of a Government lodging program 
                carried out under subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Elements.--Each briefing required by 
                subparagraph (A) shall include, for the year preceding 
                the briefing, the following:
                            ``(i) A description of the instances in 
                        which the exclusion under paragraph (1) was 
                        used.
                            ``(ii) A description of the lodging used 
                        under that exclusion.
                            ``(iii) A statement of the difference in 
                        cost between lodging used under that exclusion 
                        and lodging provided under a Government lodging 
                        program carried out under subsection (a) in 
                        each location where lodging under the exclusion 
                        was used.
                            ``(iv) Such other matters as the Secretary 
                        considers relevant.''.

SEC. 653. PROMOTION OF TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each 
member of a covered Armed Force receives, not later than March 1 of 
each year, via email or other electronic means, a notice regarding the 
MilTax program and other tax preparation assistance programs furnished 
by the Secretary.
    (b) Report.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
regarding the rates of participation by members of the covered Armed 
Forces in the programs described in subsection (a).
    (c) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, 
or Space Force.

SEC. 654. PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FOOD ON MILITARY 
              INSTALLATIONS OF THE ARMY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall implement a 
pilot program to increase access to food on military installations of 
the Army for members of the Army who reside on such military 
installations.
    (b) Access.--Food made available under the program under this 
section shall be accessible with a common access card (or other means 
determined appropriate by the Secretary) at dining facilities, 
commissaries, exchanges, restaurants, and other locations where such 
members can obtain food.
    (c) Termination.--The pilot program under this section shall 
terminate five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on 
the implementation of the program under this section. Such briefing 
shall include the following elements:
            (1) The milestones and timeline to complete such 
        implementation.
            (2) Resources, including software, hardware, and personnel, 
        necessary for such implementation.
            (3) A description of potential barriers to implementation 
        of the program, particularly for remote or rural military 
        installations, or installations located in geographic areas 
        with limited access to food.
            (4) Policies or regulations of the Department of the Army 
        that the Secretary determines necessary for such 
        implementation.
            (5) Recommendations of the Secretary regarding legislation 
        necessary for such implementation.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

             Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

Sec. 701. Access to specialty behavioral health care under TRICARE 
                            Prime.
Sec. 702. Reduction or waiver of cost-sharing amounts under TRICARE 
                            pharmacy benefits program for certain 
                            dependents enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote 
                            program.
Sec. 703. TRICARE program: waiver of referral requirement under TRICARE 
                            Prime for certain care in a military 
                            medical treatment facility.
Sec. 704. Extension of effective date regarding certain improvements to 
                            the TRICARE dental program.
Sec. 705. Program to prevent perinatal mental health conditions in 
                            pregnant and postpartum members of the 
                            Armed Forces.
Sec. 706. Guidance on authority to provide travel and transportation 
                            allowances for specialty care under 
                            exceptional circumstances.
Sec. 707. Contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 708. Prohibition of coverage under TRICARE program of certain 
                            medical procedures for children that could 
                            result in sterilization.
Sec. 709. Demonstration program on cryopreservation and storage of 
                            gametes of certain members of the Armed 
                            Forces.

                 Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

Sec. 711. Identification in patient medical records of affiliation of 
                            certain non-Department of Defense health 
                            care providers.
Sec. 712. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority 
                            for certain health care providers.
Sec. 713. Licensure requirement for certain health care professionals 
                            providing certain examinations to members 
                            of the reserve components.
Sec. 714. Health care licensure portability for TRICARE network 
                            providers providing mental health services 
                            to members of the Armed Forces and certain 
                            family members.
Sec. 715. Expansion of recognition by the Defense Health Agency of 
                            certifying bodies for physicians.
Sec. 716. Waiver with respect to experienced nurses at military medical 
                            treatment facilities.
Sec. 717. Improved implementation of financial relief for civilians 
                            treated in military medical treatment 
                            facilities.
Sec. 718. Retention of health care providers: surveys; briefing; 
                            reports.

              Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Brain Health

Sec. 721. Establishment of Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic Brain 
                            Injury and Brain Health as program of 
                            record.
Sec. 722. Brain health and trauma program.
Sec. 723. Modifications to Brain Health Initiative of Department of 
                            Defense.
Sec. 724. Blast overpressure and traumatic brain injury oversight 
                            strategy and action plan.
Sec. 725. Establishment of requirements relating to blast overpressure 
                            exposure.

       Subtitle D--Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters

Sec. 731. Treatment of expert medical opinions with respect to medical 
                            malpractice claims by members of the 
                            uniformed services.
Sec. 732. Annual reports on medical malpractice claims by members of 
                            the uniformed services.
Sec. 733. Expansion of license reciprocity for veterinarians of 
                            Department of Defense.
Sec. 734. Medical countermeasures for overseas personnel of the 
                            Department of Defense for acute radiation 
                            syndrome and thermal burns.
Sec. 735. Establishment of Indo-Pacific Medical Readiness Program.
Sec. 736. Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces and 
                            suicide prevention programs and activities 
                            of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 737. Study of immune response and other effects on members of the 
                            Armed Forces regarding COVID-19 vaccines.
Sec. 738. Annual report on recruitment delays relating to medical 
                            conditions.
Sec. 739. Plan to improve access by members of the Armed Forces to 
                            safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals.
Sec. 740. Pilot program on delegation of authority to approve reserve 
                            component recruits with certain medical 
                            conditions.

             Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

SEC. 701. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE UNDER TRICARE 
              PRIME.

    Section 704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Access to Specialty Behavioral Health Care.--
            ``(1) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall continuously monitor 
        the ability of beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime to receive an 
        appointment for specialty behavioral health care under TRICARE 
        Prime within the access standards established under subsection 
        (b)(2)(B) for such health care.
            ``(2) Expansion of behavioral health accreditation 
        standards.--
                    ``(A) Determinations.--The Secretary shall expand 
                required behavioral health accreditation standards in a 
                State if the Secretary makes the following 
                determinations:
                            ``(i) Access to specialty behavioral health 
                        care in that State fails to meet the access 
                        standards established under subsection 
                        (b)(2)(B) for more than 12 consecutive months.
                            ``(ii) The expanded accreditation standards 
                        are adequate to ensure quality of care.
                    ``(B) State credentials.--The Secretary may include 
                in expanded behavioral health accreditation standards 
                under subparagraph (A) appropriate credentials issued 
                by State-level organizations.
                    ``(C) Briefings.--If the Secretary expands 
                behavioral health accreditation standards under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide to the 
                Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
                House of Representatives a briefing on such expansion, 
                including how such expansion affects access to 
                specialty behavioral health care.
                    ``(D) Notifications.--If the Secretary makes a 
                determination under clause (i) of subparagraph (A), but 
                does not make a determination under clause (ii) of such 
                subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit to the 
                Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
                House of Representatives a notice explaining both such 
                determinations.
            ``(3) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary under 
        this subsection shall terminate on January 1, 2028.''.

SEC. 702. REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF COST-SHARING AMOUNTS UNDER TRICARE 
              PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN DEPENDENTS ENROLLED 
              IN TRICARE PRIME REMOTE PROGRAM.

    Section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(D) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the 
Secretary may selectively waive or reduce cost-sharing amounts under 
this subsection for a dependent of a member of the uniformed services 
described in section 1074(c)(3)(B) of this title if the dependent is 
enrolled in the TRICARE Prime Remote program and accompanies the member 
to the duty assignment of the member at the expense of the Federal 
Government.''.

SEC. 703. TRICARE PROGRAM: WAIVER OF REFERRAL REQUIREMENT UNDER TRICARE 
              PRIME FOR CERTAIN CARE IN A MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT 
              FACILITY.

    Section 1095f(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) The Secretary shall waive the referral requirement in 
paragraph (1) in the case of a member of the armed forces serving on 
active duty who seeks to obtain any of the following kinds of care in a 
military medical treatment facility:
            ``(i) Physical therapy.
            ``(ii) Nutritional.
            ``(iii) Audiological.
            ``(iv) Optometric.
            ``(v) Podiatric.''.

SEC. 704. EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE REGARDING CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO 
              THE TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension.--Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``January 1, 2026'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``January 1, 2027''.
    (b) Rulemaking; Briefing.--Section 701 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117-263; 10 U.S.C. 1076a note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``January 1, 
                2025'' and inserting ``January 1, 2026''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``January 1, 
                2026'' and inserting ``January 1, 2027''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``and 2026'' and 
        inserting ``2026, and 2027''.

SEC. 705. PROGRAM TO PREVENT PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS IN 
              PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall carry out 
a program to improve clinical and nonclinical services targeting mental 
health conditions in pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed 
Forces and spouses of members during the perinatal period.
    (b) Elements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the program under 
subsection (a) includes the following:
            (1) Access to support resources during the perinatal 
        period, including--
                    (A) identification of symptoms of perinatal mental 
                health conditions, brief intervention by primary care 
                providers, referral to care, and treatment;
                    (B) targeted nonmedical counseling services through 
                the Department of Defense Military and Family Life 
                Counseling Program of the Office of Military Family 
                Readiness Policy under section 1781 of title 10, United 
                States Code;
                    (C) existing parenting resiliency programs of the 
                military departments;
                    (D) adherence to clinical practice guidelines in 
                military medical treatment facilities in support of 
                members of the uniformed services and dependents with a 
                diagnosed mental health condition requiring clinical 
                intervention, including through primary care services 
                and women's health clinics, in collaboration with 
                behavioral health services; and
                    (E) prenatal and postnatal support programs at 
                military medical treatment facilities that provide 
                group counseling modeled after best clinical practices, 
                such as the Centering Pregnancy program.
            (2) A process for informing pregnant and postpartum members 
        of the Armed Forces and spouses of members of nonmedical and 
        clinical support services during the perinatal period.
            (3) A communications strategy to increase awareness of the 
        services available under the program.
    (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on the program under subsection (a) that 
includes the following:
            (1) A description of the range of activities included in 
        the program and data assessing the effectiveness or 
        shortcomings of such activities.
            (2) How resources are allocated for the purpose of 
        establishing and maintaining perinatal support programs at 
        military medical treatment facilities.
            (3) Measurements for adherence to evidence-based protocols 
        at military medical treatment facilities with respect to 
        identifying potential mental health issues.
            (4) Assessment of current training and credentials required 
        for health care providers providing perinatal services and 
        consideration for further certifications, such as the Perinatal 
        Mental Health Certification.
            (5) Feasibility and advisability of adding specialized 
        perinatal mental health support services via a helpline through 
        Military One Source.
            (6) Recommendations for administrative or legislative 
        changes to improve the effectiveness of the program.
    (d) Perinatal Period Defined.--In this section, the term 
``perinatal period'' means the period beginning with pregnancy through 
one year following childbirth.

SEC. 706. GUIDANCE ON AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 
              ALLOWANCES FOR SPECIALTY CARE UNDER EXCEPTIONAL 
              CIRCUMSTANCES.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance with respect to the 
authority of the Secretary under section 1074i(b) of title 10, United 
States Code.

SEC. 707. CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE PARITY UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Pharmacy Benefits Program.--Section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by section 702, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(E) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the cost-
sharing amount under this subsection for any prescription contraceptive 
on the uniform formulary provided through a retail pharmacy described 
in paragraph (2)(E)(ii) or through the national mail-order pharmacy 
program is $0.''.
    (b) TRICARE Select.--Section 1075(f) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Other 
        Exceptions to Cost-sharing Requirements'';
            (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A beneficiary enrolled''; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
cost-sharing amount under this section for any beneficiary enrolled in 
TRICARE Select for a service described in subparagraph (B) that is 
provided by a network provider is $0.
    ``(B) A service described in this subparagraph is any contraceptive 
method approved, cleared, or authorized under section 505, 510(k), 
513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e), any contraceptive care 
(including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), any 
sterilization procedure, or any patient education or counseling service 
provided in connection with any such contraceptive, care, or 
procedure.''.
    (c) TRICARE Prime.--Section 1075a of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Prohibition on Cost-sharing for Certain Services.--(1)(A) 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the cost-sharing 
amount under this section for any beneficiary enrolled in TRICARE Prime 
for a service described in subparagraph (B) that is provided under 
TRICARE Prime is $0.
    ``(B) A service described in this subparagraph is any contraceptive 
method approved, cleared, or authorized under section 505, 510(k), 
513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e), any contraceptive care 
(including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), any 
sterilization procedure, or any patient education or counseling service 
provided in connection with any such contraceptive, care, or 
procedure.''.
    (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Paragraph (4) of section 1075(c) is--
                    (A) transferred to subsection (f), as amended by 
                subsection (b) of this section;
                    (B) inserted after paragraph (2); and
                    (C) redesignated as paragraph (3).
            (2) Paragraph (4) of section 1075a(a) is--
                    (A) transferred to subsection (d), as added by 
                subsection (c) of this section;
                    (B) inserted after paragraph (1); and
                    (C) redesignated as paragraph (2).

SEC. 708. PROHIBITION OF COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM OF CERTAIN 
              MEDICAL PROCEDURES FOR CHILDREN THAT COULD RESULT IN 
              STERILIZATION.

    Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(20) Medical interventions for the treatment of gender 
        dysphoria that could result in sterilization may not be 
        provided to a child under the age of 18.''.

SEC. 709. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON CRYOPRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF 
              GAMETES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Demonstration Program.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
a demonstration program to reimburse covered members for expenses 
incurred in the retrieval, testing, cryopreservation, shipping, and 
storage of gametes of such covered members in a private storage 
facility determined appropriate by the Secretary.
    (b) Elements.--
            (1) Amount of reimbursement.--A covered member 
        participating in the demonstration program shall receive not 
        more than the following amounts per year:
                    (A) $500 in the case of a member who preserves 
                sperm.
                    (B) $10,000 in the case of a member who preserves 
                eggs.
            (2) Information.--
                    (A) Providers.--The Secretary shall provide to a 
                covered member participating in the demonstration 
                program information regarding providers of services 
                described in subsection (a) located near the covered 
                member.
                    (B) Promotion.--The Secretary shall promote the 
                demonstration program to covered members in the course 
                of annual health examinations and pre-deployment 
                screenings.
            (3) Use of military medical treatment facilities.--The 
        Secretary shall encourage the use of military medical treatment 
        facilities that offer services described in subsection (a) to 
        provide services under the demonstration program.
    (c) Duration.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) publish in the Federal Register the date on which the 
        Secretary will commence carrying out the demonstration program; 
        and
            (2) carry out the demonstration program for a three-year 
        period beginning on such date.
    (d) No Liability or Contractual Obligation.--The United States 
shall not be--
            (1) considered a party to any agreement between a covered 
        member who participates in the demonstration program and a 
        private gamete storage facility; or
            (2) responsible for the management of gametes cryopreserved 
        or stored for which a covered member receives reimbursement 
        under such demonstration program.
    (e) Advanced Medical Directive.--A covered member who participates 
in the demonstration program shall complete an advanced medical 
directive that specifies how gametes preserved under the demonstration 
program shall be handled upon the death of such covered member.
    (f) Reports; Briefings.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than one year after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
        and the Senate a report containing a plan to implement the 
        demonstration program.
            (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the Secretary 
        commences carrying out the demonstration program, the Secretary 
        shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives a report on the demonstration 
        program. Such report shall include the following:
                    (A) Usage by covered members.
                    (B) Demographics of participating covered members.
                    (C) Costs of services to participating covered 
                members.
                    (D) The feasibility of expanding the demonstration 
                program.
                    (E) The feasibility of making the demonstration 
                program permanent.
                    (F) Other information determined appropriate by the 
                Secretary.
            (3) Briefings.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
        duration of the demonstration program, the Secretary shall 
        provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on--
                    (A) the design, use, and costs of the demonstration 
                project; and
                    (B) any other observations of the Secretary with 
                respect to the demonstration project, such as the 
                effects of the demonstration project on recruitment and 
                retention.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered member'' means a member of a covered 
        Armed Force serving on active duty--
                    (A) who has received orders (including deployment 
                orders) for duty for which the member may receive 
                hazardous duty pay under section 351 of title 37, 
                United States Code;
                    (B) whom the Secretary determines is likely to 
                receive such orders in the next 120 days;
                    (C) who will, under orders, be geographically 
                separated from a spouse, domestic partner, or dating 
                partner for a period of not less than 180 days, 
                including sea duty; or
                    (D) whose application to participate in the 
                demonstration program is approved by the Secretary.
            (2) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, 
        Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
            (3) The term ``deployment'' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 991(b) of title 10, United States Code.

                 Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

SEC. 711. IDENTIFICATION IN PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS OF AFFILIATION OF 
              CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

    Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 1091 the following new section:
``Sec. 1091a. Identification in patient medical records of affiliation 
              of certain non-Department of Defense health care 
              providers
    ``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
medical records of the Department of Defense include the organizational 
affiliation of any independent health care contractor identified in 
such medical records.
    ``(b) Independent Health Care Contractor Defined.--In this section, 
the term `independent health care contractor' means a health care 
provider who meets the following criteria:
            ``(1) The health care provider is a nonpersonal services 
        contractor, or an employee of such a contractor, pursuant to 
        subpart 37.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or other 
        applicable regulation.
            ``(2) The health care provider provides health care 
        services under this chapter in any military medical treatment 
        facility (as defined in section 1073c(i) of this title) or 
        other location under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
        Defense, including an operational clinic.''.

SEC. 712. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION AUTHORITY 
              FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

    Section 1599c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2025'' both places it appears and inserting 
``December 31, 2030''.

SEC. 713. LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS 
              PROVIDING CERTAIN EXAMINATIONS TO MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
              COMPONENTS.

    Section 1094(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``an examination or assessment under section 10206 of this 
title or'' after ``not covered under section 1091 of this title who is 
providing''.

SEC. 714. HEALTH CARE LICENSURE PORTABILITY FOR TRICARE NETWORK 
              PROVIDERS PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES AND CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1094(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by section 713, is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2) or (3)'' 
        and inserting ``paragraph (2), (3), or (4)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) To the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary for the purpose of assuring the availability of high-quality 
mental health care services to members of the armed forces and 
dependents entitled to health care under section 1076 of this title, a 
health care professional referred to in paragraph (1) as being 
described in this paragraph is a mental health provider providing care 
through a network under the TRICARE program who--
            ``(A) has a current license to practice as a mental health 
        care professional;
            ``(B) is providing tele-mental health care services to 
        members of the armed forces or such dependents; and
            ``(C) is providing such services under terms and conditions 
        specified by the Secretary (which shall establish the scope of 
        authorized Federal duties for purposes of paragraph (1)).''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue an interim 
final regulation to implement the amendments made by subsection (a).

SEC. 715. EXPANSION OF RECOGNITION BY THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY OF 
              CERTIFYING BODIES FOR PHYSICIANS.

    (a) Expansion.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall 
revise the policy of the Defense Health Agency regarding the 
credentialing and privileging under the military health system to 
expand the recognition of certifying bodies for physicians under such 
policy to a wide range of additional board certifications in medical 
specialties and subspecialties. Subject to subsection (b), the 
following certifying bodies shall be so recognized:
            (1) The member boards of the American Board of Medical 
        Specialties.
            (2) The Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of the American 
        Osteopathic Association.
            (3) The American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
            (4) The American Board of Podiatric Medicine.
            (5) The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
    (b) Standards for Recognition of Other Certifying Bodies.--To be 
recognized under subsection (a), a certifying body shall--
            (1) be an organization described in section 501(c) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
        section 501(a) of that Code;
            (2) maintain a process to define, periodically review, 
        enforce, and update specific standards regarding knowledge and 
        skills of the specialty or subspecialty;
            (3) administer a psychometrically valid assessment to 
        determine whether a physician meets standards for initial 
        certification, recertification, or continuing certification;
            (4) establish and enforce a code of professional conduct;
            (5) require that, in order to be considered a board 
        certified specialty physician, a physician must satisfy--
                    (A) the certifying body's applicable requirements 
                for initial certification; and
                    (B) any applicable recertification or continuing 
                certification requirements of the certifying body that 
                granted the initial certification; and
            (6) meets such other requirements as the Secretary of 
        Defense may establish for purposes of compliance with 
        appropriate requirements of applicable State laws and the 
        promotion of consistency in credentialing and privileging 
        health care providers throughout military medical treatment 
        facilities of the Defense Health Agency.

SEC. 716. WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO EXPERIENCED NURSES AT MILITARY MEDICAL 
              TREATMENT FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--The hiring manager of a military medical treatment 
facility or other health care facility of the Department of Defense may 
waive any General Schedule qualification standard related to work 
experience established by the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management in the case of any applicant for a nursing or practical 
nurse position in a military medical treatment facility or other health 
care facility of the Department of Defense who--
            (1)(A) is a nurse or practical nurse in the Department of 
        Defense; or
            (B) was a nurse or practical nurse in the Department of 
        Defense for at least one year; and
            (2) after commencing work as a nurse or practical nurse in 
        the Department of Defense, obtained a bachelor's degree or 
        graduate degree from an accredited professional nursing 
        educational program.
    (b) Certification.--If, in the case of any applicant described in 
subsection (a), a hiring manager waives a qualification standard in 
accordance with such subsection, such hiring manager shall submit to 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management a certification that 
such applicant meets all remaining General Schedule qualification 
standards established by the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management for the applicable position.

SEC. 717. IMPROVED IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR CIVILIANS 
              TREATED IN MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.

    (a) Final Rule Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue a 
final rule (or interim final rule) to implement as soon as possible 
after the date of the enactment of this Act section 1079b of title 10, 
United States Code.
    (b) Treatment of Claims.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall hold in abeyance any claims under section 1079b 
        of title 10, United States Code, until the final rule (or 
        interim final rule) required under subsection (a) is in effect.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to--
                    (A) claims to third-party payers; or
                    (B) administrative support provided to the 
                Secretary by another Federal agency to assist the 
                Secretary in the administration of section 1079b of 
                title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 718. RETENTION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS: SURVEYS; BRIEFING; 
              REPORTS.

    (a) Surveys.--The Secretary of a military department shall conduct 
an annual survey of health care providers under the jurisdiction of 
such Secretary to determine why such providers remain on, or separate 
from, active duty in such military department.
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military department shall 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a briefing regarding the plan of such Secretary to 
carry out the survey under this section.
    (c) Reports.--Not later than September 30 of each year, beginning 
in 2025, the Secretary of a military department shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report regarding the most recent survey under this section.
            (1) Elements.--Each report shall include the following 
        elements:
                    (A) Demographic data regarding the providers, 
                disaggregated under paragraph (2).
                    (B) Reasons providers gave for remaining.
                    (C) Reasons providers gave for separating.
                    (D) The determination of the Secretary whether 
                there is a trend regarding retention or such reasons.
                    (E) Efforts of the Secretary to reverse a negative 
                trend or encourage a positive trend.
                    (F) Legislative recommendations of the Secretary 
                regarding how to reverse a negative trend or encourage 
                a positive trend.
            (2) Demographic data.--In each report, the Secretary of a 
        military department shall disaggregate demographic data 
        regarding providers who participated in the most recent survey 
        on the bases of the following categories:
                    (A) Medical specialty.
                    (B) Rank.
                    (C) Gender.
                    (D) Years of service in such military department.
                    (E) Whether the provider became an officer on 
                active duty in such military department--
                            (i) pursuant to the Armed Forces Health 
                        Professions Scholarship and Financial 
                        Assistance program under subchapter I of 
                        chapter 105 of title 10, United States Code;
                            (ii) after graduating from the Uniformed 
                        Services University of the Health Sciences 
                        established under section 2112 of such title; 
                        or
                            (iii) otherwise.
    (d) Termination.--This section shall cease to have effect on 
September 30, 2030.

              Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Brain Health

SEC. 721. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE INTREPID NETWORK FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN 
              INJURY AND BRAIN HEALTH AS PROGRAM OF RECORD.

    (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of 
Defense shall establish the Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic 
Brain Injury and Brain Health (in this section referred to as the 
``Network'') headquartered at the National Intrepid Center of 
Excellence as a program of record subject to milestone reviews and 
compliance with the requirements under this section.
    (b) Duties.--The duties of the Network are as follows:
            (1) To provide clinical care to prevent, diagnose, treat, 
        and rehabilitate members of the Armed Forces with traumatic 
        brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, symptoms from 
        blast overpressure or blast exposure, and other mental health 
        conditions.
            (2) To promote standardization of care among the 10 
        Intrepid Spirit Centers throughout the continental United 
        States, brain health clinics in Alaska and Germany, and other 
        sites as designated by the Director of the Defense Health 
        Agency as being a part of the long-term brain health strategy 
        of the Department of Defense.
            (3) To support and conduct research and education on 
        traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, blast 
        overpressure or blast exposure, and other mental health 
        conditions.
    (c) Annual Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of five 
years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
briefing that shall include, for the year covered by the briefing--
            (1) the number of individuals to whom the Network has 
        provided services;
            (2) the number of individuals who return to active duty in 
        the Armed Forces after receiving services from the Network, and 
        the stage in their career at which they seek treatment at the 
        Network;
            (3) the number of individuals whose families are able to 
        participate in programs provided by the Network; and
            (4) the number of individuals on a waitlist for treatment 
        at the Network and the average period those individuals are on 
        the waitlist.

SEC. 722. BRAIN HEALTH AND TRAUMA PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish an 
intensive comprehensive brain health and trauma program to--
            (1) provide multidisciplinary specialist evaluations, 
        treatment initiation, and aftercare for members of the Armed 
        Forces and dependents of members; and
            (2) make evidence-based improvements in such evaluations, 
        treatment, and aftercare.
    (b) Program Elements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the program 
under subsection (a) includes the following:
            (1) Initiatives of the Defense Health Agency that provide 
        coordinated evaluations, treatment, and aftercare for traumatic 
        brain injuries and related conditions, that incorporates 
        specialized evaluations, innovative and evidence-based 
        treatments, and comprehensive follow-up care.
            (2) Collaboration with private sector nonprofit health care 
        organizations involved in innovative clinical activities in 
        brain health and trauma care, including transitional and 
        residential brain injury treatment programs.
            (3) One or more pilot programs for demonstrating the 
        effectiveness of intensive outpatient multidisciplinary 
        specialist treatment and care coordination.
            (4) Incorporation of evidence-based therapy with 
        complementary and alternative medicine approaches.
            (5) Thorough evaluations of the effectiveness of innovative 
        activities for diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare of brain 
        trauma and promotion of brain health.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary 
shall provide to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a briefing on the program under subsection (a). Such 
briefing shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the range of activities included in 
        the program and data assessing the effectiveness or 
        shortcomings of such activities.
            (2) The scope of each pilot program carried out under 
        subsection (b)(3).
            (3) Recommendations for administrative or legislative 
        changes to improve the effectiveness of the program.

SEC. 723. MODIFICATIONS TO BRAIN HEALTH INITIATIVE OF DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE.

    Section 735 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) In accordance with subsection (c), the 
                identification and dissemination of thresholds for 
                blast exposure and overpressure safety and associated 
                emerging scientific evidence that--
                            ``(i) cover brain injury and impulse noise;
                            ``(ii) measure impact over 24-hour, 72-hour 
                        to 96-hour, monthly, annual, and lifetime 
                        periods;
                            ``(iii) are designed to prevent cognitive 
                        deficits after firing;
                            ``(iv) account for the cumulative impact of 
                        firing multiple weapon systems during the same 
                        period;
                            ``(v) include minimum safe distances and 
                        levels of exposure for observers and 
                        instructors; and
                            ``(vi) address shoulder-fired heavy 
                        weapons.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraphs:
                    ``(H) The establishment of a standardized treatment 
                program based on interventions that have shown benefit 
                to individuals with brain health issues after a brain 
                injury and the provision of that treatment program to 
                individuals with brain health issues after a brain 
                injury resulting from a potential brain exposure 
                described in subparagraph (A) or high-risk training or 
                occupational activities described in subparagraph (D).
                    ``(I) The establishment of policies to encourage 
                members of the Armed Forces to seek medical treatment 
                for brain health when needed, prevent retaliation 
                against such members who seek such medical treatment, 
                and address other barriers to seeking medical treatment 
                for brain health due to the impact of blast exposure, 
                blast overpressure, or traumatic brain injury.
                    ``(J) The modification of existing weapons systems 
                to reduce blast exposure of the individual using the 
                weapon and those within the minimum safe distance.'';
            (2) by striking subsections (c), (e), and (f);
            (3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f);
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(c) Thresholds for Blast Exposure and Overpressure Safety.--
            ``(1) Timing.--
                    ``(A) Initial thresholds.--Not later than January 
                1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall identify and 
                disseminate the thresholds for blast exposure and 
                overpressure safety under subsection (b)(1)(B).
                    ``(B) Periodic updates.--On a quinquennial basis, 
                the Secretary shall review and, as necessary, update 
                the thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure 
                safety under subsection (b)(1)(B).
            ``(2) Formal training requirement.--The Secretary shall 
        ensure that training on the thresholds for blast exposure and 
        overpressure safety is provided to members of the Armed Forces 
        before training, deployment, or entering other high-risk 
        environments where exposure to blast overpressure is likely.
            ``(3) Central repository.--Not later than January 1, 2027, 
        the Secretary shall establish a central repository of blast-
        related characteristics, such as pressure profiles and common 
        blast loads associated with specific systems and the 
        environments in which the systems are used.
            ``(4) Waivers.--
                    ``(A) Protocols.--The Secretary may waive the 
                thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety 
                under subsection (b)(1)(B) for operational or training 
                requirements that the Secretary determines are 
                essential to national security. The Secretary shall 
                include in each such waiver a justification for 
                exceeding such thresholds.
                    ``(B) Tracking system.--The Secretary shall 
                establish a Department of Defense-wide tracking system 
                for waivers issued under subparagraph (A) that includes 
                data contributed by the Secretary of each military 
                department.
                    ``(C) Report on waivers.--Not later than one year 
                after issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A) and 
                annually thereafter for a period of five years, the 
                Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
                Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
                Representatives a report on such waivers that 
                includes--
                            ``(i) the number of waivers issued, 
                        disaggregated by military department; and
                            ``(ii) a description of actions taken by 
                        the Secretary concerned to track the health 
                        effects of exceeding thresholds for blast 
                        exposure and overpressure safety on members of 
                        the Armed Forces, document such effects in 
                        medical records, and provide care to such 
                        members.'';
            (5) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or other 
                remote measurement technology'' after ``wearable 
                sensors''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(4) Weapons use.--Monitoring activities under a pilot 
        program conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be carried 
        out for any member of the Armed Forces firing tier 1 weapons in 
        training or combat, as identified by the Secretary of 
        Defense.''; and
            (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection (e):
    ``(e) Reports on Warfighter Brain Health Initiative.--Not later 
than December 31, 2025, and not less frequently than annually 
thereafter for a period of five years, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report that includes the following:
            ``(1) A description of the activities taken under the 
        Initiative and resources expended under the Initiative during 
        the prior fiscal year.
            ``(2) The number of members of the Armed Forces impacted by 
        blast overpressure and blast exposure in the prior fiscal year, 
        including--
                    ``(A) the number of members who reported adverse 
                health effects from blast overpressure or blast 
                exposure;
                    ``(B) the number of members exposed to blast 
                overpressure or blast exposure;
                    ``(C) the number of members who received treatment 
                for injuries related to blast overpressure or blast 
                exposure, including at facilities of the Department of 
                Defense and at facilities in the private sector; and
                    ``(D) the type of care that members receive from 
                facilities of the Department of Defense and the type of 
                care that members receive from facilities in the 
                private sector.
            ``(3) A summary of the progress made during the prior 
        fiscal year with respect to the objectives of the Initiative 
        under subsection (b).
            ``(4) A description of the steps the Secretary is taking to 
        ensure that activities under the Initiative are being 
        implemented across the Department of Defense and the military 
        departments.''.

SEC. 724. BLAST OVERPRESSURE AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY OVERSIGHT 
              STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN.

    (a) Strategy and Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop and implement a traumatic brain injury oversight strategy and 
action plan that includes, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) Assigned roles and responsibilities for the components 
        of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the mitigation, 
        identification, and treatment of traumatic brain injury and the 
        monitoring and documentation of blast overpressure exposure.
            (2) Standardized monitoring, treatment, and referral 
        guidelines for traumatic brain injury programs across all 
        covered Armed Forces.
            (3) A review and update of the current brain injury 
        diagnostic tools used by such programs.
            (4) Standardized, 72-hour follow-up requirements for all 
        traumatic brain injury patients, including protocols for the 
        treatment and observation during such follow-up appointments.
            (5) Oversight and documentation standards to aid in data 
        collection.
    (b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement the oversight 
strategy and action plan under subsection (a) not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Submission to GAO.--Upon development of the oversight strategy 
and action plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Comptroller General of the United States the oversight strategy and 
action plan.
    (d) Covered Armed Forces Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered Armed Forces'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, 
and Space Force.

SEC. 725. ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO BLAST OVERPRESSURE 
              EXPOSURE.

    Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish--
            (1) performance parameters to minimize exposure to blast 
        overpressure when drafting requirements for new weapon systems 
        for the Department of Defense, taking into account the 
        thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety 
        identified pursuant to section 735(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
        Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note), as amended by section 723;
            (2) with respect to contractual agreements entered into by 
        any entity and the Department of Defense as part of the defense 
        weapon acquisition process on or after the date on which such 
        parameters are established, a requirement that the entity shall 
        provide to the Secretary blast overpressure measurements and 
        safety data for a weapon system procured under such agreement 
        that produces blast overpressure that exceeds such thresholds; 
        and
            (3) a requirement that any test plan for a new weapon 
        system shall incorporate testing for blast overpressure 
        measurements and safety data.

       Subtitle D--Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters

SEC. 731. TREATMENT OF EXPERT MEDICAL OPINIONS WITH RESPECT TO MEDICAL 
              MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsection (g)'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``subsection (h)'';
            (2) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ``, and information 
        regarding the qualifications of each such expert who provided 
        an expert medical opinion'' before the semicolon;
            (3) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as 
        subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
        subsection (g):
    ``(g) Expert Medical Opinions.--In using an expert medical opinion 
to evaluate a claim under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
use the opinion of--
            ``(1) an individual who is board-certified in the medical 
        specialty with respect to that claim; or
            ``(2) if the claim involves medical, dental, or related 
        health care functions for which board certification does not 
        apply, an individual who is a highly qualified expert regarding 
        the relevant medical, dental, or related health care 
        function.''.

SEC. 732. ANNUAL REPORTS ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF 
              THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    Subsection (j) of section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as 
redesignated by section 731, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Annual Reports.--Not less frequently than annually until 
2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
claims processed under this section that includes, with respect to the 
period covered by the report, the following:
            ``(1) The number of claims processed under this section.
            ``(2) The average timeline for resolving such claims.
            ``(3) The resolution of each such claim.
            ``(4) The number of claims that were denied based on the 
        claim not meeting one or more requirement specified in 
        subsection (b) (other than for not being substantiated pursuant 
        to paragraph (6)), disaggregated by each such requirement.
            ``(5) Any other information that the Secretary determines 
        may enhance the effectiveness of the claims process under this 
        section.''.

SEC. 733. EXPANSION OF LICENSE RECIPROCITY FOR VETERINARIANS OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    Section 1060c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``in emergencies'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``for the purposes 
        described in subsection (c)''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 734. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES FOR OVERSEAS PERSONNEL OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME AND 
              THERMAL BURNS.

    (a) Program Required.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
program to develop requirements for the procurement, pre-positioning, 
and maintenance of medical countermeasures approved, cleared, licensed, 
or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to diagnose, prevent, 
and treat acute radiation syndrome and thermal burns for use by covered 
personnel.
    (b) Program Specifications.--In carrying out the program required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consider, in 
coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 
commanders of the combatant commands, the following:
            (1) The number of covered personnel in areas in which the 
        use of tactical nuclear weapons is a substantial threat.
            (2) Peer-reviewed and published scientific studies 
        regarding safety and efficacy of the potential countermeasures 
        described in subsection (a).
            (3) Operational requirements of the Department.
            (4) Appropriate doctrine, training, and operational plans 
        for effective use of such countermeasures.
            (5) A feasible schedule for implementation of the program.
    (c) Covered Personnel Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
personnel'' means--
            (1) members of the Armed Forces deployed outside the United 
        States; and
            (2) civilian employees of the Department of Defense 
        deployed outside the United States.

SEC. 735. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDO-PACIFIC MEDICAL READINESS PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall establish a medical readiness 
        program (referred to in this section as the ``Program'') to 
        partner with countries in the Indo-Pacific region to gain 
        access to foreign medical facilities during peacetime and 
        wartime operations and maintain military-wide strategies for 
        medical readiness in the region.
            (2) Objective.--The objective of the Program shall be to 
        promote the medical readiness of the Armed Forces and the 
        military forces of partner countries for missions during 
        peacetime and wartime operations by--
                    (A) reducing the movement and distance associated 
                with patient care;
                    (B) increasing the medical capacity of the 
                Department of Defense by expanding patient access to 
                medical facilities across the Indo-Pacific region, 
                where and when appropriate;
                    (C) enhancing medical evacuation capabilities 
                needed in carrying out subparagraphs (A) and (B);
                    (D) accrediting foreign medical facilities, which 
                will standardize medical procedures, patient care, and 
                policies related to treating members of the Armed 
                Forces and their dependents;
                    (E) enhancing interoperability and 
                interchangeability through shared patient record 
                management, medical equipment commonality, and 
                coordination of medical care; and
                    (F) identifying any medical support and capability 
                gaps relating to medical personnel and equipment.
            (3) Activities.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary 
        shall--
                    (A) assess and integrate current medical 
                capabilities and capacities of the Department of 
                Defense in the Indo-Pacific region into the Program;
                    (B) select an appropriate standard of accreditation 
                to evaluate and accredit foreign medical facilities;
                    (C) coordinate with partner countries to identify 
                and evaluate medical facilities for the Program;
                    (D) establish agreements with foreign medical 
                facilities for potential use of the Program;
                    (E) establish policies and procedures--
                            (i) to reduce patient movement times in 
                        various countries in the Indo-Pacific region 
                        during peacetime and wartime operations;
                            (ii) to standardize medical procedures, 
                        patient care, and policies;
                            (iii) to securely share patient data with 
                        foreign countries, when appropriate, such as 
                        during a contingency;
                            (iv) with respect to medical equipment 
                        commonality and interchangeability; and
                            (v) with respect to the coordination of 
                        medical care; and
                    (F) integrate the Program into operational plans of 
                the combatant commands.
    (b) Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
        the Senate and the House of Representatives a strategy for the 
        implementation of the Program.
            (2) Elements.--The strategy under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A governance structure for the Program, 
                including--
                            (i) the officials tasked to oversee the 
                        Program;
                            (ii) the functions and duties of such 
                        officials with respect to establishing and 
                        maintaining the Program; and
                            (iii) mechanisms for coordinating with 
                        partner countries selected to participate in 
                        the Program.
                    (B) With respect to the selection of partner 
                countries initially selected to participate in the 
                Program--
                            (i) an identification of each such country;
                            (ii) the rationale for selecting each such 
                        country; and
                            (iii) any other information the Secretary 
                        considers appropriate.
                    (C) A campaign of objectives for the first three 
                fiscal years after the date of the establishment of the 
                Program, including--
                            (i) a description of, and a rational for 
                        selecting, such objectives;
                            (ii) an identification of milestones toward 
                        achieving such objectives; and
                            (iii) metrics for evaluating success in 
                        achieving such objectives.
                    (D) A description of opportunities and potential 
                timelines for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
                    (E) A list of additional authorities, 
                appropriations, or other congressional support 
                necessary to ensure the success of the Program.
                    (F) Any other information the Secretary considers 
                appropriate.
            (3) Form.--The strategy under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2026, and 
        annually thereafter until October 1, 2035, the Secretary shall 
        submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
        the House of Representatives a report on the Program.
            (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A narrative summary of activities conducted as 
                part of the Program during the preceding fiscal year.
                    (B) A campaign of objectives for the three fiscal 
                years after the date of submission of the report, 
                including--
                            (i) a description of, and a rational for 
                        selecting, such objectives;
                            (ii) an identification of milestones toward 
                        achieving such objectives; and
                            (iii) metrics for evaluating success in 
                        achieving such objectives.
                    (C) Except in the case of the initial report, an 
                assessment of progress toward the objectives specified 
                in subparagraph (C) that were included in the report 
                for the preceding fiscal year, as evaluated using the 
                metrics described in clause (iii) of such subparagraph.
                    (D) A description of opportunities and potential 
                timelines for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
                    (E) Any other information the Secretary considers 
                appropriate.
            (3) Form.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.

SEC. 736. REPORTS ON SUICIDE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
              SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    Section 741(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1467) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``January 31, 2021'' and 
        inserting ``January 31, 2031''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (J) 
                as subparagraphs (I) through (M), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
                following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(F) The number of suicides identified under 
                subparagraph (A) disaggregated by the military 
                occupational specialty (or other similar 
                classification, rating, or specialty code) of the 
                member, excluding such specialities that the Secretary 
                determines would not provide statistically valid data.
                    ``(G) A compilation of suicide data by military 
                occupational specialty covered under subparagraph (F) 
                to determine which military career fields have a higher 
                per capita suicide rate compared to--
                            ``(i) other military career fields for the 
                        same time period;
                            ``(ii) the overall suicide rate for each 
                        Armed Force for the same time period;
                            ``(iii) the overall suicide rate for the 
                        Department of Defense for the same time period; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) the national suicide rate for the 
                        same time period.
                    ``(H) The number of suicides identified under 
                subparagraph (A) disaggregated by the age of the 
                member.''.

SEC. 737. STUDY OF IMMUNE RESPONSE AND OTHER EFFECTS ON MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES REGARDING COVID-19 VACCINES.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
of immune response to the COVID-19 vaccines, immune response to COVID-
19 infections, and other effects regarding COVID-19.
    (b) Assessments.--The study under subsection (a) shall consist of a 
review and analysis of existing valid scientific data to assess the 
following:
            (1) Immune responses to the most prevalent COVID-19 
        vaccines.
            (2) The efficacy of each such vaccine, including in 
        comparison to infection-acquired immunity.
            (3) Adverse events occurring in individuals in response to 
        COVID-19 vaccines.
    (c) Additional Study Authorized.--After conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may conduct a research study analyzing 
blood samples from research volunteers to collect and analyze 
additional data pertaining to the matters specified in paragraphs (1), 
(2), and (3) of subsection (b) if the Secretary determines the 
following:
            (1) The study fails to produce valid conclusions pertinent 
        to the medical readiness of the members of the Armed Forces.
            (2) Such research study is likely to produce meaningful 
        additional data to improve the medical readiness of the members 
        of the Armed Forces.
    (d) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on 
such study and the conclusions of the study.

SEC. 738. ANNUAL REPORT ON RECRUITMENT DELAYS RELATING TO MEDICAL 
              CONDITIONS.

    (a) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the efforts of the Secretary to address 
recruitment delays associated with medical conditions of applicants for 
service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
    (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include, for 
the period covered by the report, the following:
            (1) The average number of days between the date on which 
        Military Entrance Processing Stations personnel accept the 
        applicant prescreen and the date of the first recorded contact 
        for such applicant, disaggregated by military department.
            (2) The average number of days for medical waiver 
        processing, disaggregated by military department.
            (3) The number of medical waivers processed by each 
        military department, including a breakdown of those that were 
        approved and denied and the associated disqualifications 
        requiring a medical waiver.
            (4) An assessment of the efforts of the Secretary of 
        Defense and the Secretary of each military department to 
        address the recruitment delays specified in subsection (a).
            (5) An assessment of the plans of the Secretary of Defense 
        and the Secretary of each military department to further 
        address those delays.

SEC. 739. PLAN TO IMPROVE ACCESS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 
              SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY PHARMACEUTICALS.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Military Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Vulnerability Working 
Group established under section 716 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 
304), shall develop a plan to improve access by members of the Armed 
Forces to safe, high-quality pharmaceutical products and eliminate or 
mitigate risks in the pharmacy supply chain of the Department of 
Defense.
    (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) Improvement of visibility and analytics of the country 
        of origin and sources of supply of finished drugs, active 
        pharmaceutical ingredients, key starting material, and other 
        ingredients of pharmaceutical products.
            (2) Engagement with suppliers of pharmaceutical products 
        with unknown country of origin to determine the source of 
        active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting material.
            (3) Elimination or reduction of reliance on pharmacy supply 
        chain sources that are high risk or very-high risk.
            (4) A plan for transition to available viable therapeutic 
        active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting material 
        alternatives that are domestically sourced or compliant with 
        requirements under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 
        2501 et seq.).
            (5) Validation of sources of supplies and production 
        capacity from domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers or 
        manufacturers in compliance with requirements under the Trade 
        Agreements Act of 1979.
            (6) Assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
        establishing a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility owned by 
        the Department of Defense, including requirements for 
        construction, equipment acquisition, other resource needs, and 
        projected multi-year budget and time schedule requirements.
            (7) Identification of any other legislative or 
        administrative authorities necessary to determine the 
        feasibility and advisability of establishing such a facility.
            (8) Collaboration with Federal agencies determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary of Defense on all elements of the 
        plan.
    (c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing on the plan under subsection (a), including 
an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of implementing the 
plan.

SEC. 740. PILOT PROGRAM ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE RESERVE 
              COMPONENT RECRUITS WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

    (a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a pilot 
program to authorize each Secretary concerned (as defined in section 
101(a) of title 10, United States Code) to delegate authority to the 
Commander of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command to 
approve a service medical waiver for an individual to be enlisted or 
appointed in a reserve component for a medical condition the Secretary 
concerned identifies under subsection (c).
    (b) Medical Consultation Process.--If a Secretary concerned 
delegates authority to the Commander under the pilot program, the 
Secretary concerned shall establish a medical consultation process for 
the Commander to seek input from the Secretary concerned if a health 
care provider of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command 
determines that more specific medical guidance on fitness for duty is 
needed from the Secretary concerned before approving a service medical 
waiver for a medical condition described in subsection (c).
    (c) Medical Conditions Identified.--If a Secretary concerned 
delegates authority to the Commander under the pilot program, the 
Secretary concerned shall identify not more than three preexisting 
disqualifying conditions under Department of Defense Instruction 
6130.03 that regularly or automatically receive medical waivers under 
the policies of the Secretary concerned as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
    (d) Duration.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot 
program for a two-year period.
    (e) Briefing; Report.--
            (1) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
        which the Secretary of Defense commences carrying out the pilot 
        program, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
        briefing describing the implementation of the pilot program, 
        including a list of the medical conditions identified under 
        subsection (c).
            (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which 
        the Secretary concludes the pilot program, the Secretary shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
        results of the pilot program, including--
                    (A) the number of service medical waivers issued, 
                disaggregated by medical condition identified under 
                subsection (c);
                    (B) a risk assessment of implementation of the 
                pilot program;
                    (C) a comparison of the average number of days to 
                review and adjudicate medical waivers before and during 
                the pilot program; and
                    (D) a recommendation on whether to make the 
                authority under the pilot program permanent.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

             Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 801. Modifications to guidelines and collection method for 
                            acquisition of cost data.
Sec. 802. Limitation on certain options for cost contracts.
Sec. 803. Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract as a 
                            final decision.
Sec. 804. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid 
                            fielding.
Sec. 805. Revision and codification of software acquisition pathways.
Sec. 806. Streamlining of Milestone A requirements.
Sec. 807. Streamlining of Milestone B requirements.
Sec. 808. Notice of contract cancellation or termination relating to 
                            remote or isolated installations.
Sec. 809. Cost growth reports for major acquisition programs that are 
                            highly sensitive classified programs.

Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Sec. 811. Repeal of and modification to certain defense acquisition 
                            laws.
Sec. 812. Modification to limitation on acquisition of excess supplies.
Sec. 813. Modifications to Comptroller General assessment of 
                            acquisition programs.
Sec. 814. Modifications to commercial product and commercial service 
                            determinations.
Sec. 815. Application of recent price history to cost or pricing data 
                            requirements.
Sec. 816. Modifications to authority to carry out certain prototype 
                            projects using other transaction authority.
Sec. 817. Clarification of other transaction authority for follow on 
                            production.
Sec. 818. Clarification of other transaction authority for facility 
                            repair.
Sec. 819. Open interface standards for contracts of the Department of 
                            Defense.
Sec. 820. Updates to earned value management system requirements.
Sec. 821. Inclusion of Japan and the Republic of Korea in contested 
                            logistics demonstration and prototyping 
                            program.
Sec. 822. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable 
                            source selection criteria for procurement 
                            of munitions response services.
Sec. 823. Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain shipbuilding 
                            programs.
Sec. 824. Extension of temporary authority to modify certain contracts 
                            and options based on the effects of 
                            inflation.

        Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development

Sec. 831. Modification to the term of appointment of the President of 
                            the Defense Acquisition University.
Sec. 832. Updated acquisition and sustainment training.
Sec. 833. Extension of demonstration project relating to certain 
                            acquisition personnel management policies 
                            and procedures.
Sec. 834. Performance incentives related to commercial product and 
                            commercial service determinations.
Sec. 835. Modification to extramural acquisition innovation and 
                            research activities.
Sec. 836. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of 
                            the Department of Defense to third parties.
Sec. 837. Modifications to contractor employee protections from 
                            reprisal for disclosure of certain 
                            information.
Sec. 838. Detail authority for Defense Advanced Research Projects 
                            Agency to provide technology transition 
                            support.
Sec. 839. Employment transparency regarding individuals who perform 
                            work in, for, or are subject to the laws or 
                            control of the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 840. Designation of program executive office for acquisition of 
                            open-source intelligence tools for Army.

 Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing

Sec. 841. Enhancing requirements for information relating to supply 
                            chain risk.
Sec. 842. Domestic production of stainless steel flatware and 
                            dinnerware.
Sec. 843. Clarification of exception to Berry Amendment requirements 
                            for procurement of vessels in foreign 
                            waters.
Sec. 844. Technical edits to sourcing requirements for strategic 
                            materials and sensitive materials.
Sec. 845. Amendment to requirement to buy strategic materials critical 
                            to national security from American sources.
Sec. 846. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement 
                            of goods other than United States goods.
Sec. 847. Inclusion of recycled and reused minerals and metals in 
                            preference for sourcing of strategic and 
                            critical materials.
Sec. 848. Domestic nonavailability determinations list.
Sec. 849. Supply chain illumination incentives.
Sec. 850. Report and updated guidance on continued risk management for 
                            pharmaceutical supply chains of Department 
                            of Defense.

        Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement

Sec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with covered entities that 
                            contract with lobbyists for Chinese 
                            military companies.
Sec. 852. Notification of changes to certain transportation contracts.
Sec. 853. Prohibition on procurement of covered semiconductor products 
                            and services from companies providing 
                            covered semiconductor products and services 
                            to Huawei.
Sec. 854. Prohibition on contracts for online tutoring services.
Sec. 855. Limitation on availability of funds for covered contractors 
                            engaged in an anti-Israel boycott.
Sec. 856. Procurement of cleaning products.
Sec. 857. Plan for production of covered munitions for procurement by 
                            the Department of Defense.
Sec. 858. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices.

                  Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters

Sec. 861. Codification and modification of pilot program to accelerate 
                            the procurement and fielding of innovative 
                            technologies.
Sec. 862. Program for distribution support and services for 
                            contractors.
Sec. 863. Extension of the pilot program for streamlining awards for 
                            innovative technology projects.
Sec. 864. Use of capability-based analysis of price of goods or 
                            services offered by nontraditional defense 
                            contractors.
Sec. 865. Qualification of industrial capabilities.
Sec. 866. Solid rocket motor industrial base.
Sec. 867. Promulgate guidance relating to certain Department of Defense 
                            contracts.

                   Subtitle G--Small Business Matters

Sec. 871. Pilot program for the participation of military research and 
                            educational institutions in the STTR 
                            program.
Sec. 872. Department of Defense pilot program for preliminary 
                            calculation estimates for certain programs.
Sec. 873. Boots to Business Program.
Sec. 874. Establishment of pilot program for access to shared 
                            classified commercial infrastructure.
Sec. 875. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small 
                            business concerns.
Sec. 876. Small Business Bill of Rights.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 881. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and 
                            consultant conflicts of interest.
Sec. 882. Reverse engineering or re-engineering for production of 
                            items.
Sec. 883. Procurement of Department of Defense batteries.
Sec. 884. Advisory panel on the requirements process of the Department 
                            of Defense.
Sec. 885. Proposal for payment of costs for certain Government 
                            Accountability Office bid protests.
Sec. 886. Briefings, certification, and limitation on availability of 
                            funds related to fuel services financial 
                            management contracts.
Sec. 887. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations 
                            relating to certain spare parts for F-35 
                            aircraft.
Sec. 888. Tracking awards made through other transaction authority.

             Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

SEC. 801. MODIFICATIONS TO GUIDELINES AND COLLECTION METHOD FOR 
              ACQUISITION OF COST DATA.

    Section 3227(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``an amount described in 
section 3041(c)(1) of this title''.

SEC. 802. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN OPTIONS FOR COST CONTRACTS.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 3322 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Limitation on Certain Options.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), a 
        covered contract shall limit the number of low-rate production 
        lots for any production quantities procured using fixed-priced 
        options under such covered contract to not more than one.
            ``(2) Waiver.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The service acquisition 
                executive of the military department concerned or, in 
                the case of program that is a joint program, the 
                Secretary of Defense may waive the limit required under 
                paragraph (1) with respect to the number of low-rate 
                production lots for a production quantity under a 
                covered contract if such service acquisition executive 
                or the Secretary of Defense, as applicable, determines 
                that such waiver is in the best interest of the 
                Department of Defense.
                    ``(B) Delegation limit.--Neither a service 
                acquisition executive nor the Secretary of Defense may 
                delegate the authority under subparagraph (A) to waive 
                the limit required under paragraph (1) below the level 
                of a service acquisition executive.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) The term `covered contract' means a cost 
                reimbursement contract for the development of a major 
                system.
                    ``(B) The term `low-rate initial production' has 
                the same meaning as in section 4231 of this title.
                    ``(C) The term `major system' has the meaning given 
                such term in section 3041 of this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the 
Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
to implement subsection (d) of section 3322 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section.

SEC. 803. TREATMENT OF UNILATERAL DEFINITIZATION OF A CONTRACT AS A 
              FINAL DECISION.

    Section 3372(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and moving such 
        subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
            (2) by striking ``Officer.--With respect to'' and inserting 
        the following: ``Officer.--
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract 
        as a final decision.--A unilateral definitization by a 
        contracting officer shall be considered a final decision under 
        chapter 71 of title 41, and a contractor may appeal this 
        decision to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals or the 
        United States Court of Federal Claims.''.

SEC. 804. MIDDLE TIER OF ACQUISITION FOR RAPID PROTOTYPING AND RAPID 
              FIELDING.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3602. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid 
              fielding
    ``(a) Guidance Required.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Comptroller of 
the Department of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, shall establish pathways as described under subsection (b) to 
establish a process for conducting middle tier acquisitions for 
programs or projects that are intended to be completed in a period of 
two to five years.
    ``(b) Acquisition Pathways.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish the following two 
acquisition pathways:
            ``(1) Rapid prototyping.--The rapid prototyping pathway 
        shall provide for the use of innovative technologies to rapidly 
        develop fieldable prototypes to demonstrate new capabilities 
        and meet emerging military needs. The objective of an 
        acquisition program or project under this pathway shall be to 
        field a prototype that can be demonstrated in an operational 
        environment and provide for a residual operational capability 
        within five years of the development of an approved 
        requirement.
            ``(2) Rapid fielding.--The rapid fielding pathway shall 
        provide for the use of proven technologies to field production 
        quantities of new or upgraded systems with minimal development 
        required. The objective of an acquisition program or project 
        under this pathway shall be to begin production within six 
        months and complete fielding within five years of the 
        development of an approved requirement.
    ``(c) Expedited Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--Before using the authority under this 
        section, the Under Secretary shall develop a streamlined and 
        coordinated requirements, budget, and acquisition process that 
        results in the development of an approved requirement for each 
        acquisition program or project in a period of not more than six 
        months from the time that the process is initiated. Programs or 
        projects carried out under the authority of this section shall 
        not be subject to the Joint Capabilities Integration and 
        Development System Manual and Department of Defense Directive 
        5000.01.
            ``(2) Rapid prototyping.--With respect to the rapid 
        prototyping pathway, the process described in paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    ``(A) a merit-based process for the consideration 
                of innovative technologies and new capabilities to meet 
                needs communicated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 
                combatant commanders;
                    ``(B) a process for developing and implementing 
                acquisition and funding strategies for a program or 
                project to be carried out under such pathway;
                    ``(C) a process for demonstrating and evaluating 
                the performance of fieldable prototypes developed 
                pursuant to such program or project in an operational 
                environment;
                    ``(D) a process for transitioning successful 
                prototypes to new or existing acquisition programs for 
                production and fielding under the rapid fielding 
                pathway or the major capability acquisition pathway (as 
                defined under Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85 
                or successor instruction); and
                    ``(E) a process for iterating prototyping and 
                fielding within the rapid prototyping pathway that may 
                use a process described in paragraph (4)(F).
            ``(3) Rapid fielding.--With respect to the rapid fielding 
        pathway, the process described in paragraph (1) shall include--
                    ``(A) a merit-based process for the consideration 
                of existing products and proven technologies to meet 
                needs communicated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 
                combatant commanders;
                    ``(B) a process for demonstrating performance and 
                evaluating for current operational purposes the 
                proposed products and technologies;
                    ``(C) a process for developing and implementing 
                acquisition and funding strategies for a program or 
                project to be carried out under such pathway;
                    ``(D) a process for considering lifecycle costs and 
                addressing issues of logistics support and system 
                interoperability; and
                    ``(E) a process for identifying and exploiting 
                opportunities to use the rapid fielding pathway to 
                reduce total ownership costs.
            ``(4) Streamlined procedures.--The process described in 
        paragraph (1) may provide for any of the following streamlined 
        procedures:
                    ``(A) The service acquisition executive of the 
                military department concerned may appoint a program 
                manager for a program or project for which the 
                authority under this section is used from among 
                candidates from among civilian employees or members of 
                the armed forces who have significant and relevant 
                experience managing large and complex programs.
                    ``(B) A program manager appointed under 
                subparagraph (A) may be provided staff positions for a 
                technical staff, including experts in business 
                management, cost estimation, contracting, auditing, 
                engineering, certification, testing, and logistics, to 
                enable the program manager to manage the program 
                without the technical assistance of another element of 
                the Department of Defense to the maximum extent 
                practicable.
                    ``(C) A program manager appointed under 
                subparagraph (A) may, in coordination with the users of 
                the good or service to be acquired under such a program 
                or project and the test community, to make trade-offs 
                among life-cycle costs, requirements, and schedules to 
                meet the goals of the program or project.
                    ``(D) Each service acquisition executive, acting in 
                coordination with the defense acquisition executive, 
                may serve as the decision authority for a program or 
                project for which the authority under this section is 
                used, or shall delegate such decision authority.
                    ``(E) A program manager appointed under 
                subparagraph (A) may seek an expedited waiver from any 
                regulatory requirement, or in the case of a statutory 
                requirement, a waiver from Congress, that the program 
                manager determines adds cost, schedule, or performance 
                delays with little or no value to the management of 
                such program or project.
                    ``(F) If an operational capability is fielded for a 
                program or project for which the authority under this 
                section is used, the appropriate service acquisition 
                executive may permit continuous iterative prototyping 
                and fielding under the same program or project for an 
                unlimited number of subsequent periods, where each 
                period is intended to be five years.''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 804 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) is repealed.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 3601 of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
                        ``section 804 rapid acquisition pathway'' and 
                        inserting ``rapid acquisition pathway'';
                            (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
                        follows:
            ``(2) Rapid acquisition pathway defined.--In this section, 
        the term `rapid acquisition pathway' means the rapid 
        prototyping or the rapid fielding acquisition pathway 
        authorized under section 3602 of this title.'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``the 
                guidance developed under section 804(a) of the National 
                Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
                Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.)'' and inserting 
                ``section 3602 of this title''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 804 
                rapid acquisition pathway'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``rapid acquisition pathway''.
            (2) Section 4201(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``section 804 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
        U.S.C. 3201 note prec.)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of this 
        title''.
            (3) Section 4324(d)(5)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 
        is amended by striking ``section 804 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
        U.S.C. 2302 note)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of this 
        title''.
            (4) Section 4423(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``section 804 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
        U.S.C. 2302 note)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of this 
        title''.
            (5) Section 810 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4067 note) 
        is amended by striking ``section 804 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
        U.S.C. 3201 note prec.)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of title 
        10, United States Code''.
            (6) Section 1608 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) 
        is amended by striking ``section 804 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
        U.S.C. 3201 note prec.)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of title 
        10, United States Code''.
            (7) Section 807(e)(4) of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 11-283; 10 U.S.C. 9081 
        note) is amended by striking ``section 804 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
        92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of 
        title 10, United States Code''.
            (8) Section 884(c)(2)(E) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 
        U.S.C. 4291 note prec.) is amended by striking ``section 804 of 
        the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
        (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note)'' and inserting 
        ``section 3602 of title 10, United States Code''.

SEC. 805. REVISION AND CODIFICATION OF SOFTWARE ACQUISITION PATHWAYS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 804, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 3603. Software acquisition pathways
    ``(a) Software Acquisition and Development Pathways.--The Secretary 
of Defense shall establish pathways as described under subsection (b) 
to provide for the efficient and effective acquisition, development, 
integration, and timely delivery of software and covered hardware. Such 
a pathway shall include the following:
    ``(b) Pathways.--The Secretary of Defense may establish as many 
pathways under this section as the Secretary determines appropriate and 
shall establish the following pathways:
            ``(1) Applications.--The applications pathway shall provide 
        for the use of rapid development and implementation of 
        applications and other software or software improvements 
        operated by the Department of Defense, which may include 
        applications and associated procurement of covered hardware 
        (including modifications of a type not customarily available in 
        the commercial marketplace to meet Department requirements), 
        commercially available cloud computing platforms, and other 
        nondevelopmental items.
            ``(2) Embedded systems.--The embedded systems pathway shall 
        provide for the rapid development and insertion of upgrades and 
        improvements for software and covered hardware embedded in 
        weapon systems and other hardware systems unique to the 
        Department of Defense.
    ``(c) Requirements for Pathways.--A pathway established under this 
section shall provide for the use of proven technologies and solutions 
to continuously engineer and deliver capabilities for software and 
covered hardware.
    ``(d) Considerations for Use of Authority.--In using the authority 
under this section, the Secretary shall consider how such use will--
            ``(1) initiate the engineering of new software capabilities 
        quickly and, if applicable, the integration of such 
        capabilities into covered hardware;
            ``(2) demonstrate the viability and effectiveness of such 
        capabilities for operational use not later than one year after 
        the date on which funds are first obligated to acquire or 
        develop software; and
            ``(3) allow for the continuous updating and delivery of new 
        capabilities not less frequently than annually to iteratively 
        meet a requirement.
    ``(e) Treatment Not as Major Defense Acquisition Program.--Software 
and covered hardware acquired or developed using the authority under 
this section shall not be treated as a major defense acquisition 
program for purposes of section 4201 of title 10, United States Code, 
or Department of Defense Directive 5000.01 without the specific 
designation of such software and covered hardware by the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or a service 
acquisition executive.
    ``(f) Risk-based Approach.--The Secretary of Defense shall use a 
risk-based approach for the consideration of innovative technologies 
and new capabilities for software and covered hardware to be acquired 
or developed under this authority to meet needs communicated by the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commanders.
    ``(g) Expedited Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--A pathway established under this section 
        shall provide for--
                    ``(A) a streamlined and coordinated requirements, 
                budget, and acquisition process to support rapid 
                fielding of software applications and of software 
                upgrades to embedded systems for operational use in a 
                period of not more than one year from the time that the 
                process is initiated;
                    ``(B) the collection of data on software and 
                covered hardware fielded; and
                    ``(C) continuous engagement with the users of 
                software and covered hardware to support--
                            ``(i) engineering activities of the 
                        Department of Defense; and
                            ``(ii) delivery of software and covered 
                        hardware for operational use in periods of not 
                        more than one year.
            ``(2) Expedited software requirements process.--
                    ``(A) Inapplicability of joint capabilities 
                integration and development system manual.--Software 
                and covered hardware acquisition or development 
                conducted under the authority of this section shall not 
                be subject to the Joint Capabilities Integration and 
                Development System Manual, except pursuant to a 
                modified process specifically provided for the 
                acquisition or development of software by the Vice 
                Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation 
                with Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
                Sustainment and each service acquisition executive.
                    ``(B) Inapplicability of defense acquisition system 
                directive.--Software and covered hardware acquisition 
                or development conducted under the authority of this 
                section shall not be subject to Department of Defense 
                Directive 5000.01, except when specifically provided 
                for the acquisition or development of software by the 
                Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
                Sustainment, in consultation with the Vice Chairman of 
                the Joint Chiefs of Staff and each service acquisition 
                executive.
    ``(h) Elements.--In implementing a pathway established under the 
authority of this section, the Secretary shall tailor requirements 
relating to--
            ``(1) iterative development of requirements for software 
        and covered hardware to be acquired or developed under the 
        authority of this section through engagement with the user 
        community and through user feedback, in order to continuously 
        define and update priorities for such requirements;
            ``(2) early identification of the warfighter or user needs 
        including the rationale for how software and covered hardware 
        to be acquired or developed under the authority of this section 
        will be tailored to address such needs;
            ``(3) initial contract requirements and format, including 
        the use of summary-level lists of problems in existing software 
        and desired features or capabilities of new or upgraded 
        software;
            ``(4) continuous refinement and prioritization of contract 
        requirements, informed by continuous engagement with users 
        throughout the period of development and implementation of 
        software and covered hardware to be acquired or developed under 
        this section;
            ``(5) continuous consideration of issues related to 
        lifecycle costs, technical data rights, and systems 
        interoperability;
            ``(6) planning for support of capabilities of software to 
        be acquired or developed under this section if the software 
        developer stops supporting the software;
            ``(7) rapid contracting procedures, including expedited 
        timeframes for making awards, selecting contract types, 
        defining teaming arrangements, and defining options;
            ``(8) program execution processes, including supporting 
        development and test infrastructure, automation and tools, 
        digital engineering, data collection and sharing with 
        Department of Defense stakeholders and with Congress, the role 
        of developmental and operational testing activities, key 
        decision-making and oversight events, and supporting processes 
        and activities (such as independent costing activity, 
        operational demonstration, and performance metrics);
            ``(9) assurances that cybersecurity metrics of the software 
        to be acquired or developed, such as metrics relating to the 
        density of vulnerabilities within the code of such software, 
        the time from vulnerability identification to patch 
        availability, the existence of common weaknesses within such 
        code, and other cybersecurity metrics based on widely-
        recognized standards and industry best practices, are generated 
        and made available to the Department of Defense and the 
        congressional defense committees;
            ``(10) administrative procedures, including procedures 
        relating to who may initiate and approve an acquisition under 
        this authority, the roles and responsibilities of persons 
        implementing or supporting the use of authority under this 
        section, team selection and staffing process, governance and 
        oversight roles and responsibilities, and appropriate 
        independent technology assessments, testing, and cost 
        estimation (including relevant thresholds or designation 
        criteria);
            ``(11) mechanisms and waivers designed to ensure 
        flexibility in the implementation of a pathway under this 
        section, including the use of other transaction authority, 
        broad agency announcements, and other procedures; and
            ``(12) mechanisms the Secretary will use for appropriate 
        reporting to Congress on the use of the authority under this 
        section, including notice of initiation of the use of a pathway 
        and data regarding individual programs or acquisition 
        activities, how acquisition activities are reflected in budget 
        justification materials or requests to reprogram appropriated 
        funds, and compliance with other reporting requirements.
    ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered hardware' means hardware--
                    ``(A) that is a commercial product (as defined in 
                section 103 of title 41) or a nondevelopmental item; 
                and
                    ``(B) in which software acquired under this section 
                is embedded.
            ``(2) The term `nondevelopmental item' has the meaning 
        given in section 110 of title 41.''.
    (b) Guidance Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue or 
modify guidance to implement the requirements of this section.
    (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 800 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 
        U.S.C. 4571 note) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 807(e)(1) of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
        Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 9081 note) is amended by striking 
        ``section 800 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1478; 10 U.S.C. 
        2223a note)'' and inserting ``section 3603 of title 10, United 
        States Code''.

SEC. 806. STREAMLINING OF MILESTONE A REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Streamlining.--
            (1) In general.--Section 4251 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking 
                ``determination required'' and inserting ``factors to 
                be considered'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(2)--
                            (i) by striking ``the Secretary of the 
                        military department concerned and the Chief of 
                        the armed forces concerned concur in''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``do not overly constrain 
                        future trade space'' after ``with regard to the 
                        program'';
                    (C) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Factors to Be Considered for Milestone a Approval.--A major 
defense acquisition program or subprogram may not receive Milestone A 
approval or otherwise be initiated prior to Milestone B approval until 
the milestone decision authority confirms that the following factors 
were considered in the decision to grant Milestone A approval:
            ``(1) The program or subprogram fulfills an approved 
        requirements document.
            ``(2) The program or subprogram has conducted appropriate 
        market research.
            ``(3) With respect to any identified areas of risk, there 
        is a plan to reduce the risk.
            ``(4) Planning for sustainment has been addressed.
            ``(5) An analysis of alternatives has been performed 
        consistent with study guidance developed by the Director of 
        Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, or in lieu of an 
        analysis of alternatives, early experimentation with a 
        combatant commander has been conducted.
            ``(6) A life cycle cost estimate for the program or 
        subprogram has been submitted by the component and that the 
        level of resources required to complete the technology 
        maturation and risk reduction phase of the program is 
        sufficient for successful program execution.
            ``(7) The program or subprogram meets any other 
        considerations the milestone decision authority considers 
        relevant.'';
                    (D) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
                subsections (d) and (e), respectively;
                    (E) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
                new subsection:
    ``(c) Written Record of a Milestone Decision.--The milestone 
decision authority shall issue a written record of a milestone decision 
at the time that Milestone A approval is granted. The record shall 
confirm compliance with subsection (b) and specifically state that the 
milestone decision authority considered the factors described in such 
subsection prior to the decision to grant milestone approval. The 
milestone decision authority shall retain records of the basis for the 
milestone decision.'';
                    (F) in subsection (d), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in the paragraph heading, by 
                                striking ``brief summary report'' and 
                                inserting ``notification''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``a brief summary 
                                report that contains the following 
                                elements'' and all that follows through 
                                the period at the end and inserting ``a 
                                written record of the milestone 
                                decision.''; and
                            (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
                        follows:
            ``(2) Additional information.--At the request of any of the 
        congressional defense committees or, in the case of 
        intelligence or intelligence-related activities, the 
        congressional intelligence committees, the milestone decision 
        authority shall submit to the committee an explanation of the 
        basis for the decision to grant Milestone A approval with 
        respect to a major defense acquisition program or major 
        subprogram, and make available all underlying documentation.''; 
        and
                    (G) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``initial 
                        capabilities document'' and inserting 
                        ``requirements document'';
                            (ii) by striking paragraphs (4), (6), and 
                        (7);
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
                        paragraph (4); and
                            (iv) by redesignating paragraph (8) as 
                        paragraph (5).
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of subchapter III of chapter 322 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended, in the item relating to section 4251, 
        by striking ``determination required'' and inserting ``factors 
        to be considered''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 4272 of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``risk assessments--'' and all that follows 
        through ``(2) before any decision'' and inserting ``risk 
        assessments before any decision''.
            (2) Section 3221(b)(6)(A)(i) of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking ``4251 or''.
            (3) Section 3222(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``a milestone phase'' and inserting 
                ``the engineering and manufacturing development phase, 
                or production and deployment phase,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``authority that--'' and all that 
                follows through ``(2) for the for the engineering and 
                manufacturing development phase, or production and 
                deployment phase, includes a cost estimate'' and 
                inserting ``authority that includes a cost estimate''.

SEC. 807. STREAMLINING OF MILESTONE B REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 4252 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``certification 
        required before'' and inserting ``factors to be considered 
        before'';
            (2) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f);
            (3) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), and (g) as 
        subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (4) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, 
        the following new subsection:
    ``(a) Responsibilities.--Before granting Milestone B approval for a 
major defense acquisition program or major subprogram, the milestone 
decision authority for the program or subprogram shall ensure that--
            ``(1) information about the program or subprogram is 
        sufficient to warrant entry of the program or subprogram into 
        the engineering and manufacturing development phase;
            ``(2) appropriate trade-offs among cost, schedule, 
        technical feasibility, and performance objectives have been 
        made to ensure that the program or subprogram is affordable 
        when considering the per-unit cost and the total life-cycle 
        cost, and the Secretary of the military department concerned 
        and the Chief of the armed force concerned concur with these 
        trade-offs; and
            ``(3) there are sound plans for progression of the program 
        or subprogram to the production phase.'';
            (5) by amending subsection (b), as so redesignated, to read 
        as follows:
    ``(b) Factors to Be Considered for Milestone B Approval.--A major 
defense acquisition program or major subprogram may not receive 
Milestone B approval until the milestone decision authority confirms 
the following factors were considered in the decision to grant 
Milestone B approval:
            ``(1) The program or subprogram has received a preliminary 
        design review and a formal post-preliminary design review or an 
        equivalent assessment was conducted.
            ``(2) The technology in the program or subprogram has been 
        demonstrated in a relevant environment.
            ``(3) The program or subprogram is affordable when 
        considering the ability of the Department of Defense to 
        accomplish the program's or subprogram's general mission using 
        alternative systems.
            ``(4) Reasonable lifecycle cost and schedule estimates have 
        been developed to execute, with the concurrence of the Director 
        of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, the plan under the 
        program or subprogram.
            ``(5) The estimated procurement unit cost for the program 
        or subprogram and the estimated date for initial operational 
        capability for the baseline description for the program or 
        subprogram (under section 4214 of this title) have been 
        established.
            ``(6) Funding is expected to be available to execute the 
        product development and production plan for the program or 
        subprogram, consistent with the estimates described in 
        paragraph (4) for the program or subprogram.
            ``(7) Appropriate market research has been conducted prior 
        to technology development, including market research of 
        commercial products, commercial services, and nondevelopmental 
        items (as defined in section 110 of title 41).
            ``(8) The Department of Defense has completed an analysis 
        of alternatives with respect to the program or subprogram, or 
        in lieu of an analysis of alternatives, early experimentation 
        with a combatant commander has been conducted.
            ``(9) The Joint Requirements Oversight Council has 
        accomplished its duties with respect to the program or 
        subprogram pursuant to section 181(b) of this title, including 
        an analysis of the operational requirements for the program or 
        subprogram.
            ``(10) Life-cycle sustainment planning has identified and 
        evaluated relevant sustainment cost elements, factors, risks, 
        and gaps that are likely to drive readiness of the system as 
        well as operating and supporting costs.
            ``(11) An estimate has been made of the requirements for 
        core logistics capabilities and the associated sustaining 
        workloads required to support such requirements.
            ``(12) The program or subprogram complies with all relevant 
        policies, regulations, and directives of the Department of 
        Defense.
            ``(13) Appropriate actions are planned for the acquisition 
        of technical data required to support the program or 
        subprogram.
            ``(14) The program or subprogram has an approved life cycle 
        sustainment plan required under section 4324(b) of this title.
            ``(15) In the case of a naval vessel program or subprogram, 
        such program or subprogram is in compliance with the 
        requirements of section 8669b of this title.'';
            (6) by inserting after subsection (b), as so redesignated, 
        the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Written Record of Milestone Decision.--The milestone decision 
authority shall issue a written record of decision at the time that 
Milestone B approval is granted. The record shall confirm compliance 
with subsection (b) and specifically state that the milestone decision 
authority considered the factors described in subsection (b) prior to 
the decision to grant milestone approval. The milestone decision 
authority shall retain records of the basis for the milestone 
decision.'';
            (7) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Certifications or Determination'' and inserting 
                ``Basis for Milestone Approval'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``certifications or a 
                        determination under subsection (a)'' and 
                        inserting ``a written record of the milestone 
                        decision under subsection (c)'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``certifications or 
                                determination of the milestone decision 
                                authority'' and inserting ``decision of 
                                the milestone decision authority''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``certifications 
                                or determination specified in paragraph 
                                (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a)'' 
                                and inserting ``decision specified in 
                                subsection (b)''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``certifications or determination'' and 
                        inserting ``decision''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``withdraw the 
                        certifications or determination concerned or''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``certifications, 
                        determination, or approval are'' and inserting 
                        ``approval is'';
            (8) by amending subsection (e), as so redesignated, to read 
        as follows:
    ``(e) Submissions to Congress on Milestone B.--
            ``(1) Notification.--Not later than 15 days after granting 
        Milestone B approval for a major defense acquisition program or 
        major subprogram, the milestone decision authority for the 
        program or subprogram shall provide to the congressional 
        defense committees and, in the case of intelligence or 
        intelligence-related activities, the congressional intelligence 
        committees a written record of the milestone decision.
            ``(2) Additional information.--(A) At the request of any of 
        the congressional defense committees or, in the case of 
        intelligence or intelligence-related activities, the 
        congressional intelligence committees, the milestone decision 
        authority shall submit to the committee an explanation of the 
        basis for the decision to grant Milestone B approval with 
        respect to a major defense acquisition program or major 
        subprogram, or further information or underlying documentation.
            ``(B) The explanation or additional information shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.''; and
            (9) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(5) The term `written record of milestone decision', with 
        respect to a major defense acquisition program or a major 
        subprogram, means a document signed by the milestone decision 
        authority that formalizes approved entry of the program or 
        subprogram into the next phase of the acquisition process.''.

SEC. 808. NOTICE OF CONTRACT CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION RELATING TO 
              REMOTE OR ISOLATED INSTALLATIONS.

    Chapter 365 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4705. Notice of contract cancellation or termination relating to 
              remote or isolated installations
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (c), not later 
than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary of Defense or any 
other official of an element of the Department of Defense cancels or 
terminates a contract, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a notice 
of such cancellation or termination if such cancellation or termination 
involves a reduction in employment of not fewer than--
            ``(1) 50 remote or isolated installation contractor 
        employees; or
            ``(2) 100 employees of contractors, including remote or 
        isolated installation contractor employees.
    ``(b) Requirements.--A notice described in subsection (a) shall 
include an assessment of the effect of such cancellation or termination 
on members of the armed forces.
    ``(c) Waiver.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
requirements of subsection (a) with respect to the cancellation or 
termination of a contract if the Secretary determines that such waiver 
is in the interest of national security.
    ``(2) If the Secretary waives the requirements of subsection (a) 
with respect to the cancellation or termination of a contract, the 
Secretary shall submit the notice required by such subsection with 
respect to such cancellation or termination not later than one week 
after such cancellation or termination.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `remote or isolated installation' means a 
        military installation (as defined in section 2801 of this 
        title) that is a remote military installation, as determined by 
        the Secretary pursuant to the policy required by section 565 of 
        the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 
        U.S.C. 1781b note).
            ``(2) The term `remote or isolated installation contractor 
        employee' means an individual who--
                    ``(A) is an employee of a contractor;
                    ``(B) as such an employee, provides goods or 
                services to a remote or isolated installation; and
                    ``(C) resides in the same geographic area as such 
                remote or isolated installation.''.

SEC. 809. COST GROWTH REPORTS FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS THAT ARE 
              HIGHLY SENSITIVE CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.

    (a) Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation each Secretary of a 
military department, shall establish guidance requiring that each 
service acquisition executive (as defined in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code) submit to the congressional defense committees a 
cost growth report for a covered program each time the estimated unit 
cost for such covered program has increased by a percentage equal to or 
greater than any of the significant cost growth thresholds or critical 
cost growth thresholds under section 4371 of title 10, United States 
Code.
    (b) Elements of Report.--A cost growth report required under this 
section shall include, with respect to a covered program, the 
following:
            (1) The name of the covered program.
            (2) The date of the preparation of the report.
            (3) The program phase of the covered program.
            (4) The unit cost estimates for the covered program in 
        constant base-year dollars and in current dollars.
            (5) A statement of the reasons for cost increases that 
        resulted in the submission of a report under this section.
            (6) A list of major program milestones, including the dates 
        for each program milestone according to the original baseline, 
        current baseline, and current estimate.
            (7) Annualized funding for the program by appropriation 
        account from the date on which the program commenced to the 
        current estimated year of completion.
            (8) Any actions taken or proposed to be taken to control 
        future cost growth of the covered program.
            (9) Any changes made in the performance or milestones of 
        the covered program and the extent to which such changes have 
        contributed to the cost increase.
    (c) Critical Breach.--With respect to a covered program for which 
the cost growth meets the threshold for a critical cost growth 
threshold (as defined in section 4371 of title 10, United States Code), 
the applicable service acquisition executive shall--
            (1) treat such covered program as if the unit cost of such 
        a covered program has increased by a percentage equal to or 
        greater than any of the critical cost growth thresholds for the 
        covered program; and
            (2) follow applicable procedures in sections 4376 and 4377 
        of title 10, United States Code.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered program'' means a Department of 
        Defense program--
                    (A) that is a highly sensitive classified program 
                (as determined by the Secretary of Defense);
                    (B) that would be a major defense acquisition 
                program under section 4201 of title 10, United States 
                Code, except for the exclusion from the applicability 
                of that section of such a highly sensitive classified 
                program; and
                    (C) that has entered the engineering and 
                manufacturing design phase, or equivalent phase.
            (2) The term ``unit cost'' means, with respect to a covered 
        program, as applicable--
                    (A) the program acquisition unit cost (as defined 
                in section 4351 of title 10, United States Code); or
                    (B) the procurement unit cost (as defined in such 
                section).

Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

SEC. 811. REPEAL OF AND MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
              LAWS.

    (a) Repeals.--
            (1) The following provisions of law are hereby repealed:
                    (A) Section 805 of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-
                136; 117 Stat. 1542).
                    (B) Sections 886 and 892 of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
                181; 122 Stat. 266, 270).
                    (C) Section 127 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-
                383; 111 Stat. 4161).
                    (D) Sections 828 and 1056 of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
                92; 129 Stat. 910, 984).
                    (E) Sections 235 and 1692 of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
                328; 130 Stat. 2064, 2636).
            (2) Section 844 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1515) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c) Annual 
                Report on Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.--
                Section'' and inserting ``Section''.
    (b) Modification to Certain Contracts Relating to Vessels, 
Aircraft, and Combat Vehicles.--Section 3671(b)(5) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C);
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon and 
        inserting a period; and
            (3) in that matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        the following: ``subsection if--(A) funds'' and inserting 
        ``subsection if funds''.
    (c) Modification to Limitation on Milestone Decision Authorities.--
Section 4204 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
subsection (f).

SEC. 812. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION OF EXCESS SUPPLIES.

    Section 3070 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, or in the case of 
        ship maintenance, overhaul, and repair, in excess of five years 
        of operating stocks'' after ``in excess of two years of 
        operating stocks''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``, to protect 
        against identified risk of supply chain disruptions,'' before 
        ``or for other reasons of national security''.

SEC. 813. MODIFICATIONS TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF 
              ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3072 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``efforts'' and inserting 
        ``initiatives'';
            (2) by striking ``efforts'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``initiatives'';
            (3) in subsection (a), by striking ``2026'' and inserting 
        ``2029''; and
            (4) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 
                paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
                    (B) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 
                striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(3) other issues as determined appropriate by the 
        Comptroller General.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 203 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 3072 and inserting the following:

``3072. Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and 
                            initiatives.''.

SEC. 814. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCT AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE 
              DETERMINATIONS.

    Section 3456(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following paragraph:
            ``(1) Determinations.--A contract or subcontract for a 
        product (including a product without a part number or a product 
        with a prior part number that has the same functionality as the 
        product had with the prior part number) or service acquired 
        using commercial acquisition procedures under part 12 of the 
        Federal Acquisition Regulation shall serve as a prior 
        commercial product or commercial service determination with 
        respect to such product or service for purposes of this 
        chapter, including when subject to minor modifications, 
        unless--
                    ``(A) the prior determination was not issued or 
                approved by a contracting officer of the Department of 
                Defense; or
                    ``(B) the senior procurement executive of the 
                military department or the Department of Defense as 
                designated for purposes of section 1702(c) of title 41 
                determines in writing that it is no longer appropriate 
                to acquire the product or service using commercial 
                acquisition procedures.''.

SEC. 815. APPLICATION OF RECENT PRICE HISTORY TO COST OR PRICING DATA 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 3702(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``An offeror'' and inserting ``(A) An 
        offeror''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B)(i) An offeror for a subcontract (at any tier) 
                of a contract under this chapter that is required to 
                submit cost or pricing data under subparagraph (A) with 
                respect to such subcontract may submit prices paid for 
                the covered goods and services of such offeror for such 
                subcontract under this clause if--
                            ``(I) such offeror is a nontraditional 
                        defense contractor (as defined in section 3014 
                        of this title);
                            ``(II) the prices to be submitted are 
                        prices that were paid for the same goods and 
                        services as such covered goods and services; 
                        and
                            ``(III) the price of such subcontract is 
                        not expected to exceed $5,000,000.
                    ``(ii) The submission of prices paid under clause 
                (i) by an offereor with respect to a subcontract shall 
                be deemed to be the submission of cost or pricing data 
                by such offeror with respect to such subcontract as 
                required by subparagraph (A) if a contracting officer 
                of the Department of Defense determines that the prices 
                submitted under such clause are fair and reasonable 
                based on supported cost or pricing data within the last 
                12 months.
                    ``(iii) In this subparagraph, the term `covered 
                goods and services' means, with respect to an offeror 
                for a subcontract (at any tier), the goods and services 
                such offeror would provide under such subcontract.''.

SEC. 816. MODIFICATIONS TO AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE 
              PROJECTS USING OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.

    Section 4022(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``senior 
                procurement executive for the agency as designated for 
                the purpose of section 1702(c) of title 41'' and 
                inserting ``head of the contracting activity''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering or 
                the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
                Sustainment'' and inserting ``senior procurement 
                executive for the agency as designated for the purpose 
                of section 1702(c) of title 41, or, for the Defense 
                Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense 
                Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense Agency, the 
                director of the agency,''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) The authority of the head of the contracting 
        activity, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
        Agency, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, director of 
        the Missile Defense Agency, or the senior procurement 
        executive, as applicable, under paragraph (2) may not be 
        delegated.''.

SEC. 817. CLARIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY FOR FOLLOW ON 
              PRODUCTION.

    Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(6) The term `follow-on production contract or 
        transaction' means a contract or transaction to produce, 
        sustain, or otherwise implement the results of a successfully 
        completed prototype project for continued or expanded use by 
        the Department of Defense.''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
                following: ``A follow-on production award may be 
                provided for in a transaction entered into under this 
                section for a prototype project, awarded with respect 
                to such a transaction as one or more separate awards, 
                or a combination thereof.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, one or more 
                separate awards of follow-on production contracts or 
                transactions with respect to a transaction described in 
                such paragraph, or a combination thereof,'' after 
                ``paragraph (1)''.

SEC. 818. CLARIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY FOR FACILITY 
              REPAIR.

    (a) In General.--Section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``except for 
                projects carried out for the purpose of repairing a 
                facility,'';
                    (B) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``In carrying 
                out'';
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(B) The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to 
        projects carried out for the purpose of repairing a 
        facility.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``September 30, 2025'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
    (b) Applicability.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to a transaction for a prototype 
project under section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, entered 
into on or after the date of the enactment of this section.

SEC. 819. OPEN INTERFACE STANDARDS FOR CONTRACTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE.

    Section 4401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Disclosure Required.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall 
make publicly available any standards for implementation of the modular 
open system approaches for contracts, unless the service acquisition 
executive with respect to a specific contract submits to the Secretary 
a request to not disclose such standards and the Secretary approves 
such request.''.

SEC. 820. UPDATES TO EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 827(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4601) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
        inserting ``date of the enactment of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) increase the contract value threshold associated with 
        earned value management system requirements for cost contracts 
        or incentive contracts from $20,000,000 to $50,000,000; and
            ``(3) increase the contract value threshold associated 
        requiring a defense contractor to use an approved earned value 
        management system from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000.''.

SEC. 821. INCLUSION OF JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN CONTESTED 
              LOGISTICS DEMONSTRATION AND PROTOTYPING PROGRAM.

    Section 842(h)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
        subparagraphs (D), (F), and (G), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Japan;''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) the Republic of Korea;''.

SEC. 822. AVOIDANCE OF USE OF LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE 
              SOURCE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PROCUREMENT OF MUNITIONS 
              RESPONSE SERVICES.

    Section 880(c)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (41 U.S.C. 3701 note) is amended 
by inserting ``munitions response services,'' after 
``telecommunications devices and services,''.

SEC. 823. USE OF FIXED-PRICE TYPE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN SHIPBUILDING 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 818 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Conditions With Respect to Certain Shipbuilding Contracts.--
            ``(1) Limitation.--With respect to a fixed-price type 
        contract for the procurement of shipbuilding associated with a 
        major defense acquisition program, the number of ships to be 
        procured under such contract, including all options, may not be 
        more than two if the scope of the work of such contract 
        includes the detail design and the construction of items for 
        such a major defense acquisition program.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary concerned may waive the 
        limitation in paragraph (1) if such Secretary submits to the 
        congressional defense committees, not later than 30 days after 
        issuance of such waiver, a written notification of such waiver 
        that includes a certification that the basic and functional 
        design of any ship to be procured under a contract described in 
        paragraph (1) are complete.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) The term `basic and functional design' has 
                the meaning given in section 8669c of title 10, United 
                States Code.
                    ``(B) The term `construction' means steel cutting 
                and module fabrication, assembly, and outfitting, keel 
                laying, and module erection supporting the launch and 
                eventual delivery of a completed ship.
                    ``(C) The term `detail design' means design using 
                computer-aided modeling to enable the generation of 
                work instructions for construction of the ship, where 
                such work instructions show detailed system information 
                and support construction, including guidance for 
                subcontractors and suppliers, installation drawings, 
                schedules, material lists, and lists of prefabricated 
                materials and parts.''.

SEC. 824. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO MODIFY CERTAIN CONTRACTS 
              AND OPTIONS BASED ON THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION.

    Subsection (e) of the first section of Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 
1431(e)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2025''.

        Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development

SEC. 831. MODIFICATION TO THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF 
              THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY.

    Section 1746(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the second sentence and inserting the following: ``The 
preceding sentence does not apply to the President of the Defense 
Acquisition University serving on January 1, 2025, who shall serve a 
maximum term of three years beginning on the date of the enactment of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 without an 
option for extension of such term.''.

SEC. 832. UPDATED ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 87 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1749. Field training for acquisition and sustainment
    ``(a) Training Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall establish a training program that supports cross-
functional personnel and contractors of the Department of Defense 
involved in any phase of the acquisition and sustainment lifecycle in 
making important decisions with respect to acquisition or sustainment, 
including requirements validation, the development of an acquisition 
strategy, awarding contracts, and ongoing management of performance and 
governance.
    ``(b) Elements.--The training program established under subsection 
(a) shall--
            ``(1) create deployable training teams to coach the cross-
        functional personnel and contractors described in subsection 
        (a) and facilitate such personnel and contractors successfully 
        completing a phase of an acquisition or sustainment effort with 
        the same training team to the maximum extent possible;
            ``(2) to the extent practicable, ensure that the same 
        training team under paragraph (1) provides the support 
        described under such paragraph with respect to a phase of an 
        acquisition or sustainment effort until such phase is completed 
        or otherwise ends;
            ``(3) provide to the cross-functional personnel and 
        contractors described in subsection (a) short, intermittent 
        lessons on innovative acquisition and fielding procedures, 
        flexible contracting frameworks, and business negotiation 
        skills that are timed to align the topics of the lessons to 
        relevant activities under a phase of an acquisition or 
        sustainment effort;
            ``(4) emphasizes--
                    ``(A) the acquisition of commercial products, 
                commercial services, and commercially available off-
                the-shelf items (as such terms are defined in sections 
                103, 103a, and 104, respectively, of title 41);
                    ``(B) technology procured `as-a-service' or as a 
                consumption-based solution (as defined in section 834 
                of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 4571 
                note)); and
                    ``(C) using the middle tier acquisition pathways 
                under section 3602 of this title and the pathways under 
                section 3603 of this title; and
            ``(5) include a process for collecting feedback on the 
        training program and performance of the training teams to 
        improve the training program.
    ``(c) Training Team Requirements.--Each training team created under 
the training program--
            ``(1) include at not less than one individual from the 
        private sector or academia with expertise in conducting 
        commercial transactions; and
            ``(2) has excellent facilitation skills and can coach the 
        cross-functional personnel and contractors described in 
        subsection (a) on applying the best practices to the 
        formulation of acquisition and sustainment programs and 
        contracts;
    ``(d) Certification.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall ensure that each member of the 
acquisition workforce who participates in the training program 
established under subsection (a) can meet up to 80 hours of a 
continuous education requirement established under section 1723 of this 
title by participating in the training program.
    ``(e) Pilot Program.--During fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of 
each military department shall carry out not less than one pilot 
program--
            ``(1) under which the military department shall receive 
        support under the training program established under subsection 
        (a) with respect to acquisition and sustainment efforts of high 
        importance or urgency to the military department; and
            ``(2) which the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
        Sustainment shall use to develop the training material and 
        procedures for the training program.
    ``(f) Funding Requirements.--The Under Secretary for Acquisition 
and Sustainment is authorized to use funds available for the Defense 
Acquisition University for civilian faculty members, contracts, and 
associated travel and expenses to carry out the training program 
established in (a) starting in fiscal year 2025, and for fiscal years 
2027 through fiscal year 2031--
            ``(1) not less than 25 percent of civilian faculty members 
        authorized under section 1746 of this title shall be detailed 
        on a reimbursable basis to the training program established in 
        (a) for a minimum of half of their time; and
            ``(2) not less than 25 percent of all contract or agreement 
        obligations in support of Defense Acquisition University shall 
        be reserved for the training program established in (a), 
        including the training of civilian faculty members to 
        facilitate programs under the training program.
    ``(g) Report.--Not later than November 1, 2026, the Under Secretary 
for Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide a report to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
on the training program required under subsection (a), including--
            ``(1) the number and qualifications of civilian faculty 
        members detailed to the training program under subsection 
        (f)(1), including any training requirements they receive to 
        facilitate programs under the training program;
            ``(2) an identification of contractor or university support 
        for the training program pursuant to subsection (f)(2);
            ``(3) a budget for the training program that meets the 
        requirements of subsection (f);
            ``(4) the status and success of the pilot program; and
            ``(5) any additional information or recommendations with 
        respect to the training program that the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines 
        appropriate.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 87 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1748 the following new item:

``1749. Field training for acquisition and sustainment.''.

SEC. 833. EXTENSION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT RELATING TO CERTAIN 
              ACQUISITION PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

    Section 1762(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2026'' and inserting ``December 31, 2031''.

SEC. 834. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES RELATED TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCT AND 
              COMMERCIAL SERVICE DETERMINATIONS.

    Section 3453(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) establish criteria in performance evaluations for 
        appropriate personnel to reward risk-informed decisions that 
        maximize the acquisition of commercial products, commercial 
        services, or nondevelopmental items other than commercial 
        products.''.

SEC. 835. MODIFICATION TO EXTRAMURAL ACQUISITION INNOVATION AND 
              RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

    Section 4142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively;
            (3) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
            (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``Director'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment''.

SEC. 836. PROHIBITION ON THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN DATA ON EMPLOYEES OF 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO THIRD PARTIES.

    Section 4662 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``and that would be permissible 
                pursuant to statute or guidance from the Director of 
                the Office of Management and Budget.'' and inserting a 
                period; and
                    (B) by inserting at the end the following: ``This 
                provision does not apply in circumstances where the 
                transfer of such data would otherwise be authorized by 
                law.'';
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements 
of subsection (a) with respect to the sale, licensing, or other 
transfer of covered individually identifiable Department employee data 
if the Secretary determines that such waiver--
            ``(1) appropriately considers the privacy risks to the 
        employee of the Department of Defense to which such data 
        relates; and
            ``(2) is necessary in the interest of national security.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
            (4) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (d), as so 
        redesignated, to read as follows:
            ``(1) The term `covered individually identifiable 
        Department employee data' means individually identifiable 
        Department employee data obtained by a contractor or 
        subcontractor described in subsection (a).''; and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than January 15, 2026, and annually 
thereafter for four years, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the use of the waiver authority under subsection 
(b) for the fiscal year preceding the date of submission of the report. 
The report shall include, for each use of the waiver--
            ``(1) the specific justification for providing the waiver;
            ``(2) an identification of the contractor or subcontractor 
        that is the subject of the waiver request; and
            ``(3) an identification of the purpose of the sale, 
        licensing, or transfer of covered individually identifiable 
        Department employee data that is the subject of the waiver 
        request.''.

SEC. 837. MODIFICATIONS TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS FROM 
              REPRISAL FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.

     Section 4701(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), 
        and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), 
        respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) Not later than 30 days after receiving an Inspector General 
report pursuant to subsection (b), the head of the agency concerned 
shall notify the complainant and the Inspector General, in writing, of 
either the actions ordered or the decision to deny relief. After such 
notification, if the head of the agency concerned changes the actions 
ordered or the decision to deny relief, the head of the agency 
concerned shall notify the complainant and the Inspector General, in 
writing, of the change not later than 30 days after the change 
occurs.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
        this section, by striking ``paragraph (b)(2)(B)'' and inserting 
        ``paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''.

SEC. 838. DETAIL AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS 
              AGENCY TO PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION SUPPORT.

    Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) DARPA Detailees Authorized.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Director of the Defense Advanced 
        Research Projects Agency, upon a request from the Principal 
        Technology Transition Advisor of a military department, may 
        detail personnel of the Agency to such military department for 
        a period not to exceed one year to provide technology 
        transition support for technology of the Agency that is to be 
        acquired by such military department.
            ``(2) Extension.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Research and Engineering may extend a detail under paragraph 
        (1) for a period of not more than 6 additional months.''.

SEC. 839. EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WHO PERFORM 
              WORK IN, FOR, OR ARE SUBJECT TO THE LAWS OR CONTROL OF 
              THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    Section 855 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, for, or are 
                subject to the laws or control of'' after ``perform 
                work in''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
                        (B) as clauses (i) and (ii) and moving such 
                        clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the 
                        right;
                            (ii) by striking ``If a covered entity'' 
                        and inserting ``(A) In general.--If a covered 
                        company'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``, for, or are subject 
                        to the laws or control of'' after ``any 
                        individual who will perform work in'';
                            (iv) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by 
                        striking ``perform work in the People's 
                        Republic of China'' and inserting ``perform 
                        such work''; and
                            (v) in clause (ii), as so redesignated--
                                    (I) by inserting ``and each other 
                                location'' after ``China''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``performed.'' and 
                                inserting the following: ``performed; 
                                and
                            ``(iii) whether an agency or 
                        instrumentality of the People's Republic of 
                        China or any other covered entity has requested 
                        access to data or otherwise acquired data from 
                        the covered entity required to make a 
                        disclosure under paragraph (1) or (2) pursuant 
                        to any law or regulation of the People's 
                        Republic of China.
                    ``(B) Additional disclosure of information and 
                additional measures regarding certain entities.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If a covered entity 
                        performing a covered contract for services 
                        dealing with commercial computer software or 
                        noncommercial computer software and is required 
                        to make a disclosure under paragraph (1) or 
                        (2), such covered entity shall--
                                    ``(I) describe the process for 
                                disclosing a cybersecurity 
                                vulnerability, if such covered entity 
                                is also required to disclose any 
                                cybersecurity vulnerability to the 
                                Ministry of Industry and Information 
                                Technology or any other agency or 
                                instrumentality of the People's 
                                Republic of China; and
                                    ``(II) provide any information 
                                related to how a United States 
                                affiliate is notified of a 
                                vulnerability described in subclause 
                                (I).
                            ``(ii) Issuance of regulations.--Not later 
                        than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
                        of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
                        revise the Defense Federal Acquisition 
                        Regulation Supplement to require--
                                    ``(I) a covered entity to require 
                                that an individual or entity performing 
                                work on a covered contract in the 
                                People's Republic of China on behalf of 
                                the covered entity to notify the 
                                covered entity within 48 hours of such 
                                individual or entity reporting any 
                                software vulnerability related to such 
                                covered contract to the Ministry of 
                                Industry and Information Technology or 
                                any other agency or instrumentality of 
                                the People's Republic of China; and
                                    ``(II) the covered entity to retain 
                                and furnish to the Department of 
                                Defense information regarding any 
                                cybersecurity vulnerability reported to 
                                the Ministry of Industry and 
                                Information Technology or any other 
                                agency or instrumentality of the 
                                People's Republic of China with respect 
                                to which the covered entity received a 
                                notice pursuant to subclause (I).''; 
                                and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``with a value in 
                excess of $5,000,000, excluding'' and inserting ``for, 
                or including, any information and communications 
                technology, including''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, for, or 
                subject to the laws or control of'' after ``a covered 
                contract in''.

SEC. 840. DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ACQUISITION OF 
              OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE TOOLS FOR ARMY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army may designate an 
existing program executive office within the Army to be responsible for 
the acquisition of open-source intelligence tools for the Army.
    (b) Responsibilities.--If the Secretary of the Army designates an 
existing program office under subsection (a), that office shall be 
responsible for the selection, procurement, and evaluation of open-
source intelligence tools for the Army.
    (c) Open-source Intelligence Tools Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``open-source intelligence tools'' has the meaning given that term 
in section 430b(d) of title 10, United States Code.

 Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing

SEC. 841. ENHANCING REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO SUPPLY 
              CHAIN RISK.

    Section 3252 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) consulting with procurement or other relevant 
        officials of the covered agency;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``with the 
                concurrence of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
                Acquisition and Sustainment,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
                        follows:
                    ``(A) a summary of the risk assessment that serves 
                as the basis for the written determination required by 
                paragraph (2); and'';
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); 
                        and
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                        subparagraph (B);
            (2) by striking subsection (c); and
            (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively.

SEC. 842. DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF STAINLESS STEEL FLATWARE AND 
              DINNERWARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
paragraphs:
            ``(3) Stainless steel flatware.
            ``(4) Dinnerware.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4862(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on January 1, 2026.
    (c) Sunset.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4862(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), are repealed effective 
January 1, 2029.

SEC. 843. CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION TO BERRY AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS 
              FOR PROCUREMENT OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN WATERS.

    Section 4862(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, or for,'' after ``Procurements by''.

SEC. 844. TECHNICAL EDITS TO SOURCING REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIC 
              MATERIALS AND SENSITIVE MATERIALS.

    (a) Strategic Materials.--Section 4863 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``at a 
                reasonable price'' after ``when needed''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(3) The authority in subsection (b)(1)--
            ``(A) may be delegated to the head of contracting activity 
        for the relevant component for an exception for a single 
        acquisition program;
            ``(B) may be delegated to the senior acquisition executive 
        of a military department for an exception for multiple programs 
        within such military department; and
            ``(C) may be delegated to the Undersecretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment for an exception for more than one 
        military department.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``in support of combat operations 
                or''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or for use outside of the United 
                States'' after ``contingency operations''; and
            (3) in subsection (k)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or the 
                Secretary of the military department concerned'' after 
                ``Secretary of Defense''; and
                    (B) by amending subparagraph (2)(A) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(A) may be delegated--
                    ``(i) to the senior acquisition executive of the 
                military department concerned for a waiver for one or 
                more acquisition programs within the such military 
                department; and
                    ``(ii) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense or the 
                Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
                Sustainment for a waiver applicable to more than one 
                military department;''.
    (b) Sensitive Materials.--Section 4872 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by inserting ``or (e)'' after ``subsection (c)'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or the 
                Secretary of the military department concerned'' after 
                ``Secretary of Defense''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``in support of 
                contingency operations or'' before ``for use outside'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(d) Delegation.--The authorities in subsection (c)--
            ``(1) may be delegated to the head of contracting activity 
        for the relevant component for an exception for a single 
        acquisition program;
            ``(2) may be delegated to the senior acquisition executive 
        of a military department for an exception for multiple programs 
        within such military department; and
            ``(3) may be delegated to the Undersecretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment for an exception for more than one 
        military department.
    ``(e) National Security Waiver.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
        Secretary of Defense of the Secretary or the Secretary of the 
        military department concerned, may accept the delivery of an 
        end item containing covered material manufactured in a covered 
        nation if the Secretary determines in writing that acceptance 
        of such end item is necessary to the national security 
        interests of the United States.
            ``(2) Delegation.--A written determination under paragraph 
        (1)--
                    ``(A) may be delegated--
                            ``(i) to the senior acquisition executive 
                        of the military department concerned for a 
                        waiver for one or more acquisition programs 
                        within such military department; and
                            ``(ii) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
                        or the Under Secretary of Defense for 
                        Acquisition and Sustainment for a waiver 
                        applicable to more than one military 
                        department;
                    ``(B) shall specify the quantity of end items to 
                which the waiver applies and the time period over which 
                the waiver applies; and
                    ``(C) shall be provided to the congressional 
                defense committees prior to making such a determination 
                (except that in the case of an urgent national security 
                requirement, such certification may be provided to the 
                defense committees up to 7 days after it is made).''.

SEC. 845. AMENDMENT TO REQUIREMENT TO BUY STRATEGIC MATERIALS CRITICAL 
              TO NATIONAL SECURITY FROM AMERICAN SOURCES.

    Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ``qualifying'' 
        before ``foreign''; and
            (2) in subsection (m), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(11) The term `qualifying foreign government' means the 
        government of a country with which the United States has in 
        effect a reciprocal defense procurement agreement or memorandum 
        of understanding entered into pursuant to section 4851 of this 
        title.''.

SEC. 846. MODIFICATION TO MISCELLANEOUS LIMITATIONS ON THE PROCUREMENT 
              OF GOODS OTHER THAN UNITED STATES GOODS.

    Section 4864(k) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the second sentence;
            (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Subsection (a)(3)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `auxiliary ship'--
            ``(A) with respect to a contract entered into after 
        December 20, 2019, does not include an icebreaker or a special 
        mission ship; and
            ``(B) with respect to a contract entered into on or after 
        the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2025, includes an icebreaker or a special 
        mission ship, unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to 
        Congress that the forecasted sales over a four-year period of 
        large medium-speed diesel engines manufactured in the national 
        technology and industrial base will not fall below the minimum 
        sustaining rate for plant operations of a diminishing 
        manufacturing source.''.

SEC. 847. INCLUSION OF RECYCLED AND REUSED MINERALS AND METALS IN 
              PREFERENCE FOR SOURCING OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL 
              MATERIALS.

    Section 848(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 
3769; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, including 
                processing of strategic and critical materials derived 
                from recycled or reused minerals or metals,'' after 
                ``United States''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, including 
                such materials derived from recycled or reused minerals 
                or metals,'' after ``materials''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                subparagraph (E); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
                following new subparagraph (D):
                    ``(D) the development of cost-effective sources of 
                supply of strategic and critical materials derived from 
                recycled or reused minerals or metals; and''.

SEC. 848. DOMESTIC NONAVAILABILITY DETERMINATIONS LIST.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment shall develop and maintain a list of all domestic 
nonavailability determinations.
    (b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the Under 
Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment develops the list required 
under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to Congress a list of all 
domestic nonavailability determinations made during the one year period 
ending on the date on which the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
Sustainment submits such list.
    (c) Plan for Informing Industry.--Not later than 30 days after the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment develops the 
list required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Acquisition 
and Sustainment shall develop a plan for sharing such list with 
industry partners.
    (d) Domestic Nonavailability Determination Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``domestic nonavailability determination'' means a 
determination made for purposes of providing an availability exception 
pursuant to section 4862(c) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 849. SUPPLY CHAIN ILLUMINATION INCENTIVES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of 
Defense shall develop and implement policies, procedures, and tools to 
incentivize each contractor of the Department of Defense to assess and 
monitor the entire supply chain of goods and services provided to the 
Department by such contractor to identify potential vulnerabilities and 
noncompliance risks with respect to such goods and services.
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a briefing on the development and 
implementation of the policies, procedures, and tools under subsection 
(a), including information on obstacles to developing and implementing 
such policies, if any, and additional authorities or resources required 
to develop and implement such policies.

SEC. 850. REPORT AND UPDATED GUIDANCE ON CONTINUED RISK MANAGEMENT FOR 
              PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment shall--
            (1) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and the House of Representatives a report on--
                    (A) existing information streams within the Federal 
                Government, if any, for excipients and key starting 
                materials for final drug products that may be used to 
                assess the reliance by the Department of Defense on 
                high-risk foreign suppliers analyzed in the report 
                required under section 860(a) of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
                263; 136 Stat. 2734; 10 U.S.C. 3241 note prec.);
                    (B) active pharmaceutical ingredients, final drug 
                products, and respective excipients and key starting 
                materials analyzed in such report that are manufactured 
                in a high-risk foreign country, as determined by the 
                Secretary of Defense;
                    (C) any limitations on the ability of the Secretary 
                to--
                            (i) obtain or analyze the information 
                        identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B);
                            (ii) monitor the temperature of active 
                        pharmaceutical ingredients, final drug 
                        products, and respective excipients and key 
                        starting materials throughout the supply chain 
                        of the Department; and
                            (iii) use data analytics to monitor 
                        vulnerabilities in the pharmaceutical supply 
                        chain of the Department;
                    (D) how the Secretary plans to address the 
                limitations identified under subparagraph (C); and
                    (E) any recommendations of the Secretary to address 
                those limitations; and
            (2) update risk management guidance developed by the Under 
        Secretary under section 860(a)(1) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 
        U.S.C. 3241 note prec.) to include any relevant findings 
        identified in paragraph (1).
    (b) FDA Determinations.--For the purposes of this section, the 
excipients and key starting materials for final drug products shall be 
such excipients and key starting materials as determined by the Food 
and Drug Administration or under regulations issued by the Food and 
Drug Administration.

        Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement

SEC. 851. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH COVERED ENTITIES THAT 
              CONTRACT WITH LOBBYISTS FOR CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4663. Prohibition on contracting with covered entities that 
              contract with lobbyists for Chinese military companies
    ``(a) Prohibition on Entering Into Contracts With Covered 
Entities.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of 
Defense may not enter into a contract with an entity, a parent company 
of such entity, or a subsidiary of such entity is a party to a contract 
with a covered lobbyist.
    ``(b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
with respect to an entity that made reasonable inquires regarding the 
lobbying activities of another entity and determined such entity was 
not a covered lobbyist.
    ``(c) Waiver.--Upon notification to Congress, the Secretary of 
Defense may waive the requirements of this section.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered lobbyist' means an entity that 
        engages in lobbying activities for any entity determined to be 
        a Chinese military company listed in accordance with section 
        1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).
            ``(2) The term `lobbying activities' has the meaning given 
        in section 1045(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2018 (10 U.S.C. 971 note prec.).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on June 30, 2026.

SEC. 852. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide a written 
notification and briefing to the congressional defense committees not 
later than 90 days before the date on which the Secretary will 
implement any rule, regulation, or policy change which would--
            (1) waive, exempt, or reduce any requirement, including any 
        security clearance requirements, regarding transportation 
        protective services for any transportation service provider; or
            (2) allow the award of a contract or order to a 
        transportation service provider for any shipment that requires 
        any transportation protective service if such transportation 
        service provider is not authorized by the Department of Defense 
        to transport cargo regarding such a transportation protective 
        service.
    (b) Transportation Protective Service; Transportation Service 
Provider Defined.--In this section, the terms ``transportation 
protective service'' and ``transportation service provider'' have the 
meanings given such terms, respectively, in the publication of the 
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command of the Department 
of Defense issued September 12, 2022, and titled ``MILITARY FREIGHT 
TRAFFIC UNIFIED RULES PUBLICATION-1 (MFTURP-1)'', or any successor 
thereto.

SEC. 853. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF COVERED SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS 
              AND SERVICES FROM COMPANIES PROVIDING COVERED 
              SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO HUAWEI.

    (a) Prohibition.--Beginning on the date that is 270 days after the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall not enter into or 
renew a contract for the procurement of any covered semiconductor 
products and services for the Department of Defense with any entity 
that knowingly provides covered semiconductor products and services to 
Huawei.
    (b) Certification Process.--The Secretary of Defense shall, not 
later than the date on which the prohibition in subsection (a) takes 
effect, develop and implement a process requiring each entity seeking 
to provide covered semiconductor products and services to the 
Department of Defense to certify to the Department that such entity is 
not an entity covered by such prohibition.
    (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition 
under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis as may be necessary in the 
interest of national security, if the Secretary determines that the 
covered semiconductor products and services to be acquired are--
            (1) only available from an entity otherwise covered by such 
        prohibition; and
            (2) are required for national security systems or priority 
        missions of the Department of Defense.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered semiconductor products and 
        services'' means--
                    (A) semiconductors;
                    (B) equipment for manufacturing semiconductors; and
                    (C) tools for designing semiconductors.
            (2) The term ``Huawei'' means--
                    (A) Huawei Technologies Company;
                    (B) any entity that is a subsidiary, owner, 
                beneficial owner, affiliate, or successor of Huawei 
                Technologies Company; and
                    (C) any entity that is directly or indirectly 
                controlled by Huawei Technologies Company.

SEC. 854. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS FOR ONLINE TUTORING SERVICES.

    The Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract for online 
tutoring services which could result in personal data of citizens of 
the United States being transferred to the control of the People's 
Republic of China.

SEC. 855. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR COVERED CONTRACTORS 
              ENGAGED IN AN ANTI-ISRAEL BOYCOTT.

    (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of 
Defense may be obligated or expended to knowingly enter into a contract 
for goods or services for the Defense Commissary Agency on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act with a covered contractor that has 
engaged in, or engages in, a boycott of the State of Israel.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``boycott of the State of Israel'' means 
        engaging in a boycott action targeting--
                    (A) the State of Israel;
                    (B) companies or individuals doing business in, or 
                with, the State of Israel; or
                    (C) companies authorized by, licensed by, or 
                organized, under the laws of the State of Israel, to do 
                business.
            (2) The term ``company'' means an entity on the Department 
        of Commerce Antiboycott Compliance Requester List maintained 
        under section 1773 of the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 (part II of 
        title XVII of Public Law 115-232; 50 U.S.C. 4842).
            (3) The term ``covered contractor'' means a contractor that 
        has provided or agreed to provide goods or services to the 
        Defense Commissary Agency in a total amount greater than or 
        equal to $10,000,000 during the period beginning on October 1, 
        2023, and ending on September 30, 2025.

SEC. 856. PROCUREMENT OF CLEANING PRODUCTS.

    The Secretary of Defense shall procure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, only those cleaning products that are identified--
            (1) under the Safer Choice program; or
            (2) by an independent third-party organization that 
        provides certifications in a manner consistent with the Safer 
        Choice program.

SEC. 857. PLAN FOR PRODUCTION OF COVERED MUNITIONS FOR PROCUREMENT BY 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for the 
production by private entities of covered munitions for procurement by 
the Department of Defense.
    (b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall include 
a detailed description of challenges related to the procurement of 
covered munitions, and proposed actions to remediate such challenges, 
in the following areas:
            (1) Regulations for net explosive weight or other 
        environmental and safety considerations for covered munitions.
            (2) Intellectual property rights law and regulations 
        applicable to the procurement of covered munitions.
            (3) Methods to reimburse intellectual property holders and 
        private entities for potential expenses incurred in the 
        production of covered munitions.
            (4) Manufacturing and testing equipment lead times.
            (5) Considerations relating to technical data, personnel 
        transparency, and the ability of individuals to move between 
        positions in the Federal Government and positions at entities 
        that produce covered munitions.
            (6) Workforce training.
            (7) Any other challenges the Secretary determines 
        necessary.
    (c) Selection of Covered Munitions.--Not later than June 1, 2025, 
the Secretary of Defense shall designate a minimum of two and a maximum 
of four covered munitions from at least two military departments for 
inclusion in the plan required under subsection (a).
    (d) Use of Innovative Intellectual Property Strategies.--The 
Secretary of Defense may consider the use of innovative intellectual 
property strategies pursuant to section 808 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 
3791 note) in developing the plan required under subsection (a).
    (e) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 
congressional defense committees on the status and progress of the 
development of the plan.
    (f) Covered Munitions Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
munitions'' means licensed munitions, test platforms for munitions, or 
weapon systems, including--
            (1) munitions, test platforms, or weapon systems that 
        could--
                    (A) replace stocks of munitions, test platforms, or 
                weapon systems, as applicable, to meet the Out-Year 
                Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement (as defined 
                in section 222c of title 10, United States Code); or
                    (B) deliver similar effects as munitions, test 
                platforms, or weapon systems in use by the Department 
                of Defense on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
                and
            (2) munitions, test platforms, or weapon systems--
                    (A) selected for inclusion in the plan required 
                under subsection (a); and
                    (B) for which an intellectual property holder or 
                owner of such munitions, test platforms, or weapon 
                systems agrees to such inclusion.

SEC. 858. PROCUREMENT OF COVERED HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
head of the Hearing Center of Excellence, may enter into one or more 
contracts to procure covered hearing protection devices for members of 
the Armed Forces.
    (b) Prioritization.--The Secretary shall prioritize the award of 
such a contract to a domestic offeror.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered hearing protection device'' means an 
        active hearing protection device--
                    (A) that is a commercially available off-the-shelf 
                item (as defined in section 104 of title 41, United 
                States Code); and
                    (C) that has been identified, tested, and qualified 
                by the Hearing Center of Excellence.
            (2) The term ``Hearing Center of Excellence'' means the 
        center of excellence for hearing loss and auditory system 
        injury established pursuant to section 721 of the Duncan Hunter 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
        Law 110-417).

                  Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters

SEC. 861. CODIFICATION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE 
              THE PROCUREMENT AND FIELDING OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 3604. Program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of 
              innovative technologies
    ``(a) Program.--Subject to availability of appropriations, the 
Secretary of Defense shall establish a competitive, merit-based program 
to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies 
by, with respect to such technologies--
            ``(1) reducing acquisition or life-cycle costs;
            ``(2) addressing technical risks;
            ``(3) improving the timeliness and thoroughness of test and 
        evaluation outcomes; and
            ``(4) rapidly implementing such technologies to directly 
        support defense missions.
    ``(b) Guidelines.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue guidelines for 
        the operation of the program established under this section.
            ``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, the guidelines for the 
        operation of the program established under this section 
        required under paragraph (1) shall provide for the following:
                    ``(A) The issuance of one or more solicitations for 
                proposals by the Department of Defense in support of 
                the program, with a priority established for 
                technologies developed by small business concerns (as 
                defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
                U.S.C. 632)) or nontraditional defense contractors (as 
                defined under section 3014 of this title).
                    ``(B) The issuance of not more than two 
                solicitations for proposals by the Department of 
                Defense in support of the program each fiscal year for 
                innovative technologies from entities that, during the 
                one-year period preceding the issuance of the 
                solicitation, have not performed on contracts and 
                subcontracts for the Department under which the 
                aggregate obligations of the Department to such entity 
                for such period exceeds $400,000,000.
                    ``(C) A process for--
                            ``(i) the review of proposals received in 
                        response to a solicitation issued under 
                        subparagraph (A) by the Secretary of Defense 
                        and by each Secretary of a military department;
                            ``(ii) the merit-based selection of the 
                        most promising cost-effective proposals; and
                            ``(iii) the procurement of goods or 
                        services offered by such a proposal through 
                        contracts, cooperative agreements, other 
                        transaction authority, or by another 
                        appropriate process.
    ``(c) Maximum Amount.--The total amount of funding provided for any 
proposal selected for an award under the program established under this 
section shall not exceed $50,000,000, unless the Secretary (or designee 
of the Secretary) approves a greater amount of funding.
    ``(d) Data Collection.--
            ``(1) Plan required before implementation.--The Secretary 
        of Defense may not provide funding under this section until the 
        date on which the Secretary--
                    ``(A) completes a plan for carrying out the data 
                collection required under paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) submits the plan to the congressional defense 
                committees.
            ``(2) Data collection required.--The Secretary of Defense 
        shall collect and analyze data on the program established under 
        this section for the purposes of--
                    ``(A) developing and sharing best practices for 
                achieving the objectives of the program;
                    ``(B) providing information on the implementation 
                of the program and related policy issues; and
                    ``(C) reporting to the congressional defense 
                committees as required under subsection (e).
    ``(e) Biannual Report.--Not later than March 1 and September 1 of 
each year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the program established under this section.
    ``(f) Congressional Notification.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
notify the congressional defense committees within 30 days after 
funding has been provided for a proposal selected for an award under 
the program established under this section.''.
    (b) Repeal of Superceded Authority.--Section 834 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 
U.S.C. 4061 note) is repealed.

SEC. 862. PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR 
              CONTRACTORS.

    Section 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4292 note prec.) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot program for 
        distribution support and services for weapon systems 
        contractors'' and inserting ``program for distribution support 
        and services for contractors'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``eight-year pilot''; and
                    (B) by striking ``for the production, modification, 
                maintenance, or repair of a weapon system that is'';
            (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Support Contracts.--Any storage and distribution services to 
be provided under the program under this section to a contractor in 
support of the performance of a contract described in subsection (a) 
shall be provided under a separate contract that is entered into by the 
Director of the Defense Logistics Agency with that contractor. The 
requirements of section 2208(h) of title 10, United States Code, and 
the regulations prescribed pursuant to such section shall apply to any 
such separate support contract between the Director of the Defense 
Logistics Agency and the contractor.'';
            (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``contract described in 
        subsection (a) are storage and distribution'' and inserting 
        ``contract entered into by the Department include storage and 
        distribution'';
            (5) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking the term ``pilot'' each place it 
                appears;
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``A requirement for the 
                        solicitation of offers for a contract described 
                        in subsection (a), for which storage and 
                        distribution services are to be made 
                        available'' and inserting ``A requirement to 
                        notify a contractor or potential contractor for 
                        which storage and distribution services are to 
                        be made available'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to 
                        any contractor awarded the contract, but 
                        only''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``that are to be made available'' and inserting 
                        ``that are available''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``include a 
                clause to indemnify the Government against any failure 
                by the contractor to perform the support contract, and 
                to remain responsible'' and inserting ``include a 
                requirement that any failure by the contractor to 
                perform the primary contract is not excusable based on 
                use of the support contract, and the contractor is to 
                remain responsible'';
            (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``pilot''; and
            (7) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(f) Briefings.--Not later than April 1, 2025, and annually 
thereafter for five years, the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency, in consultation with the Comptroller General, shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a briefing and report describing--
            ``(1) the cost effectiveness for both the Government and 
        industry of the program;
            ``(2) how support contracts under the program affected 
        meeting the requirements of primary contracts; and
            ``(3) the number of and location of existing contracts.''.

SEC. 863. EXTENSION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAMLINING AWARDS FOR 
              INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.

    Section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3702 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``, a multiyear 
        contract (as defined in section 3501 of title 10, United States 
        Code), a block buy or multi-ship buy authorized by Congress, or 
        the'' after ``Small Business Innovation Research Program''; and
            (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``October 1, 2024'' and 
        inserting ``October 1, 2029''.

SECTION 864. USE OF CAPABILITY-BASED ANALYSIS OF PRICE OF GOODS OR 
              SERVICES OFFERED BY NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.

    (a) Pilot Program.--A contracting officer of the Department of 
Defense may use alternative capability-based analysis to determine 
whether the proposed price or fee for a commercial product or 
commercial service offered by a nontraditional defense contractor (as 
that term is defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code) 
is fair and reasonable.
    (b) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2028, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report evaluating the use of the authority under 
subsection (a), including the following elements:
            (1) A summary of activities conducted because of the 
        inclusion of alternative capability-based analysis into the 
        evaluation of proposals offered by nontraditional contractors, 
        including specific examples.
            (2) An analysis of the effectiveness of the authority under 
        subsection (a) in increasing nontraditional defense contractor 
        participation in the defense industrial base and in increasing 
        access by the Department of Defense to new technologies or 
        capabilities.
            (3) Recommendations on--
                    (A) the continuation of the authority under 
                subsection (a);
                    (B) changes to existing law; and
                    (C) the expansion of the program to include other 
                contractors.
    (c) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (a) shall expire on 
September 30, 2029.
    (d) Alternative Capacity-based Analysis Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``alternative capability-based analysis'' means an analysis of 
the value to the Federal Government of a commercial product or 
commercial service that considers one or more of the following 
elements:
             (1) The fitness of the product or service for the 
        particular purpose such commercial product or commercial 
        service is being procured.
            (2) The unique nature of, technical expertise required to 
        produce or provide, and the non-Federal resources expended to 
        develop such commercial product or commercial service.
            (3) The business model or financial projections of the 
        nontraditional defense contractor, commensurate with the scale 
        of the potential investment by the Secretary of Defense, which 
        may include cost information, self-funded risk, financial 
        projections, expenditure rates, estimates of total sales 
        market, and other financial, technical, or management data.
            (4) The estimated total cost avoidance or increased 
        capacity afforded by such commercial product or commercial 
        service in relation to current and future costs of programs and 
        operations that provide the same or similar capabilities.
            (5) Input from the anticipated users of such commercial 
        product or commercial service on the potential value added by 
        the improved capabilities or production processes resulting 
        from such commercial product or commercial service.

SEC. 865. QUALIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITIES.

    (a) Establishment of Process.--Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with each Secretary of a military department and the 
Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall establish a process to 
rapidly qualify and approve alternate or additional sources of supply 
for industrial capabilities identified in subsection (b) for use in 
combat.
    (b) Identification.--With respect to the process required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall seek to expand 
industrial capability and capacity to--
            (1) produce energetic materials, solid rocket motors, 
        unmanned systems, space systems, or electrical components;
            (2) supply castings and forgings; and
            (3) use additive or other advanced manufacturing 
        techniques.
    (c) Application.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
process required by subsection (a) is applied in a manner in which one 
or more documented supply chain deficiencies in the acquisition or 
sustainment of a weapon system of the Department of Defense is 
addressed.
    (d) Elements.--In developing the process required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that--
            (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, policies implementing such process are established 
        to encourage and support the delegation of material review 
        board authorities, processes, and approvals to the contractor 
        or subcontractor (at any tier) with respect to non-safety 
        critical items for industrial capabilities covered in 
        subsection (b);
            (2) commercial processes and procedures for the evaluation 
        and qualification of vendors, including manufacturers and 
        distributors, that are part of the process required by 
        subsection (a) are examined and implemented where feasible and 
        advisable, including forms and templates such as Sources 
        Approval Requests and Alternative Offers;
            (3) the process required by subsection (a) includes 
        processes that are implemented and, if necessary, military 
        specifications or other similar requirements documents are 
        developed to pre-qualify vendors to supply safety critical 
        items or mission critical items for industrial capabilities 
        based on--
                    (A) an assessment of the vendor's material and 
                process controls to assure conformance to specification 
                and contractual requirements; and
                    (B) audit and inspection requirements of the 
                Department of Defense;
            (4) test reports are reviewed and notice of an approval 
        decision is provided to requesting member of the acquisition 
        workforce (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States 
        Code) not later than 45 days after the date on which a test is 
        completed;
            (5) processes for qualification of safety critical or 
        flight critical end items produced through advanced processes 
        and technologies, such as additive manufacturing, are 
        established;
            (6) alternative material types that could be a viable 
        replacement or an interchangeable source of material are 
        considered for evaluation and qualification using streamlined 
        requirements to streamline qualification requirements;
            (7) processes are developed, where appropriate, for 
        qualification of a system or subsystem by a designated approval 
        authority within a military department to avoid the need for 
        qualification of individual parts while ensuring the 
        performance of parts and the interactions of the parts in the 
        system or subsystem; and
            (8) pathways are developed to streamline and consolidate 
        the approval authority of the process established in subsection 
        (a).
    (e) Expedited Processes for Military-unique Specifications and Test 
Procedures.--To support successful implementation of the process 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) to the maximum extent practicable, reduce the need for 
        military-unique specification and test procedures;
            (2) develop a process to streamline and expedite the 
        drafting and approval of military specifications (including 
        military performance specifications) and technical publications 
        that--
                    (A) details the performance or functions required 
                by the industrial capabilities described in subsection 
                (b) or the weapon system described in subsection (c) 
                and do not constrain implementation of such process;
                    (B) is completed, upon request by a member of the 
                acquisition workforce--
                            (i) not later than 30 days after the date 
                        of such request, for unmanned items, non-safety 
                        critical items, or non-mission critical items; 
                        and
                            (ii) not later than 180 days after the date 
                        of such request, for safety critical items or 
                        mission critical items; and
                    (C) accounts for resource constraints by 
                prioritizing requests for inclusion in the process 
                established in subsection (a); and
            (3) develop a process to develop, produce, and test parts 
        described in subsection (b), and may test through failure, to 
        create data to support the drafting of specifications and test 
        procedures.
    (f) Exemptions.--Industrial capabilities approved under the process 
required by subsection (a) that do not present a safety risk to human 
life--
            (1) shall be exempt from Class A and Class B mishap 
        investigations, as defined by the Secretary of Defense; and
            (2) shall be subject to streamlined investigation 
        procedures, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, with 
        respect to a mishap.
    (g) Protections.--Approval authorities responsible for the process 
required by subsection (a) shall not be held liable by the Department 
of Defense for mishaps with respect to industrial capabilities approved 
pursuant to the process required by subsection (a) without evidence of 
willful misconduct, gross negligence, or intentional fraud.
    (h) Interim Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the 
Defense Logistics Agency, shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing with 
a detailed plan to implement the process required by subsection (a), 
including definitions and processes related to time limitations for 
drafting and approval of military specifications and technical 
publications in subsection (d)(1)(B).
    (i) Investment Roadmap.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the 
Defense Logistics Agency, shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the resourcing and investment required to 
modernize the infrastructure and personnel for materials and process 
development, certification, and qualification.
    (j) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with each Secretary of a military department 
and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the progress, challenges, and lessons 
learned in carrying out the requirements of this section, including the 
viability of applying the process required by subsection (a) more 
broadly across additional industrial capabilities.

SEC. 866. SOLID ROCKET MOTOR INDUSTRIAL BASE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting through the Director 
of the Joint Production Accelerator Cell of the Department of Defense 
and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy for 
ensuring that the defense industrial base of the United States can meet 
requirements for programs of record relating to solid rocket motors.
    (b) Coordination.--In developing the strategy required under 
subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall coordinate with the following:
            (1) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, 
        Development, and Acquisition.
            (2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, 
        Logistics, and Technology.
            (3) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
            (4) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space 
        Acquisition and Integration.
            (5) The Director of the Missile Defense Agency.
    (c) Elements.--The strategy under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) An assessment of emerging technologies or manufacturing 
        processes that would support the modernization or evolution of 
        the defense industrial base of the United States to meet 
        requirements for programs of record relating to solid rocket 
        motors.
            (2) A plan to prioritize government funding for the 
        following:
                    (A) Government-owned, Government-operated energetic 
                materials facilities.
                    (B) Government-owned, contractor-operated energetic 
                materials facilities.
                    (C) Private energetic materials facilities.
    (d) Review and Report.--
            (1) Review.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally 
        funded research and development center to conduct a review of 
        the of the defense industrial base of the United States for 
        solid rocket motors that includes the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the capacity and capability of 
                existing solid rocket motor industrial base, including 
                the supply base and personnel of such manufacturers, to 
                support the expansion of the solid rocket motor 
                industrial base.
                    (B) The capability and capacity of potential new 
                entrants to the solid rocket motor industrial base, 
                including private entities funded by the Federal 
                Government.
                    (C) An assessment of the process for qualifying new 
                entrants, including new manufacturing processes, for 
                solid rocket motors.
                    (D) An assessment of the capacity and capability of 
                the solid rocket motor industrial base to support the 
                demands of existing programs of record.
                    (E) An assessment of the capacity and capability of 
                the solid rocket motor industrial base to support 
                potential future demands of programs of record.
                    (F) A mapping of programs of record and potential 
                future munitions programs to solid rocket motor 
                manufacturer throughput.
                    (G) Identification of current and potential 
                shortfalls in common precursors and chemicals.
                    (H) A broad assessment of commercial sector, civil 
                sector, and Department of Defense pressures on the 
                solid rocket motor industrial base.
            (2) Report.--
                    (A) To secretary.--Not later than September 30, 
                2025, a federally funded research and development 
                center that enters into contract under this subsection 
                shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on 
                the results of the review conducted under paragraph 
                (1).
                    (B) To congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
                receipt of the report described in subparagraph (A), 
                the Secretary of Defense shall submit such report, 
                along with any comments of the Secretary, to the 
                congressional defense committees.
    (e) Energetic Materials Defined.--The term ``energetic materials'' 
has the meaning given in section 148 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 867. PROMULGATE GUIDANCE RELATING TO CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              CONTRACTS.

    Not later than January 31, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall 
issue guidance on the governance and oversight of the contracts of the 
Department of Defense that support or enable sensitive activities.

                   Subtitle G--Small Business Matters

SEC. 871. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF MILITARY RESEARCH AND 
              EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STTR PROGRAM.

    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(yy) Pilot Program for the Participation of Military Research and 
Educational Institutions in the STTR Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        establish a pilot program to enable any undergraduate, 
        graduate, or postgraduate degree-granting military research or 
        educational institution established under title 10, United 
        States Code, to participate in the STTR program of the 
        Department of Defense.
            ``(2) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the pilot program 
        under this subsection shall end on September 30, 2025.''.

SEC. 872. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM FOR PRELIMINARY 
              CALCULATION ESTIMATES FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by 
section 871, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(zz) Budget Calculation Pilot Program.--
            ``(1) Pilot.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In order to more rapidly 
                estimate allocations for the SBIR and STTR programs of 
                the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense 
                shall conduct a budget calculation pilot program that 
                requires the calculation of total expenditures for the 
                SBIR and STTR programs in the Department of Defense and 
                determination of related allocations in accordance with 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), and paragraph (2), 
                respectively.
                    ``(B) SBIR program.--Beginning in fiscal year 2025, 
                the Department of Defense shall calculate required 
                budget expenditures for its SBIR program as not less 
                than 3.25 percent of the average of the total research, 
                development, test, and evaluation extramural budget of 
                the Department for the 2 most recent fully obligated 
                fiscal year budgets.
                    ``(C) STTR program.--Beginning in fiscal year 2025, 
                the Department of Defense shall calculate required 
                budget expenditures for its STTR program as not less 
                than 0.46 percent of the average of the total research, 
                development, test, and evaluation extramural budget of 
                the Department for the 2 most recent fully obligated 
                fiscal year budgets.
            ``(2) Allocations.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
        of enactment of an appropriations bill for the Department of 
        Defense for a fiscal year, the Department shall determine and 
        make adjustments for actual allocations related to the SBIR and 
        STTR programs of the Department.
            ``(3) Sunset.--The pilot program under this subsection 
        shall terminate on September 30, 2025.''.

SEC. 873. BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Boots to Business Program.--
            ``(1) Covered individual defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `covered individual' means--
                    ``(A) an individual who is participating in the 
                Transition Assistance Program established under section 
                1144 of title 10, United States Code, subject to an 
                availability determination by the Secretary of the 
                military department concerned;
                    ``(B) a servicemember in the National Guard or 
                Reserves not on active duty.
                    ``(C) an individual who--
                            ``(i) served on active duty in any branch 
                        of the Armed Forces, including the National 
                        Guard or Reserves; and
                            ``(ii) was discharged or released from such 
                        service under conditions other than 
                        dishonorable; or
                    ``(D) a spouse or dependent of an individual 
                described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
            ``(2) Establishment.--During the period beginning on the 
        date of enactment of this subsection and ending on September 
        30, 2028, the Administrator shall carry out a program to be 
        known as the `Boots to Business Program' to provide 
        entrepreneurship training to covered individuals.
            ``(3) Goals.--The goals of the Boots to Business Program 
        are to--
                    ``(A) provide assistance and in-depth training to 
                covered individuals interested in business ownership; 
                and
                    ``(B) provide covered individuals with the tools, 
                skills, and knowledge necessary to identify a business 
                opportunity, draft a business plan, identify sources of 
                capital, connect with local resources for small 
                business concerns, and start up a small business 
                concern.
            ``(4) Program components.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Boots to Business Program 
                may include--
                            ``(i) a presentation providing exposure to 
                        the considerations involved in self-employment 
                        and ownership of a small business concern;
                            ``(ii) an online, self-study course focused 
                        on the basic skills of entrepreneurship, the 
                        language of business, and the considerations 
                        involved in self-employment and ownership of a 
                        small business concern;
                            ``(iii) an in-person classroom instruction 
                        component providing an introduction to the 
                        foundations of self-employment and ownership of 
                        a small business concern; and
                            ``(iv) in-depth training delivered through 
                        online instruction, including an online course 
                        that leads to the creation of a business plan.
                    ``(B) Collaboration.--The Administrator may--
                            ``(i) collaborate with public and private 
                        entities to develop course curricula for the 
                        Boots to Business Program; and
                            ``(ii) modify program components in 
                        coordination with entities participating in a 
                        Warriors in Transition program, as defined in 
                        section 738(e) of the National Defense 
                        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 
                        U.S.C. 1071 note).
                    ``(C) Use of resource partners and district 
                offices.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) ensure that Veteran Business 
                                Outreach Centers regularly participate, 
                                on a nationwide basis, in the Boots to 
                                Business Program; and
                                    ``(II) to the maximum extent 
                                practicable, use district offices of 
                                the Administration and a variety of 
                                other resource partners and entities in 
                                administering the Boots to Business 
                                Program.
                            ``(ii) Grant authority.--In carrying out 
                        clause (i), the Administrator may make grants, 
                        subject to the availability of appropriations 
                        in advance, to Veteran Business Outreach 
                        Centers, other resource partners, or other 
                        entities to carry out components of the Boots 
                        to Business Program.
                    ``(D) Availability to department of defense and the 
                department of labor.--The Administrator shall make 
                available to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
                of Labor information regarding the Boots to Business 
                Program, including all course materials and outreach 
                materials related to the Boots to Business Program, for 
                inclusion on the websites of the Department of Defense 
                and the Department of Labor relating to the Transition 
                Assistance Program, in the Transition Assistance 
                Program manual, and in other relevant materials 
                available for distribution from the Secretary of 
                Defense and the Secretary of Labor.
                    ``(E) Availability to department of veterans 
                affairs.--In consultation with the Secretary of 
                Veterans Affairs, the Administrator shall make 
                available for distribution and display on the website 
                of the Department of Veterans Affairs and at local 
                facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
                outreach materials regarding the Boots to Business 
                Program, which shall, at a minimum--
                            ``(i) describe the Boots to Business 
                        Program and the services provided; and
                            ``(ii) include eligibility requirements for 
                        participating in the Boots to Business Program.
                    ``(F) Availability to other participating 
                agencies.--The Administrator shall ensure information 
                regarding the Boots to Business Program, including all 
                course materials and outreach materials related to the 
                Boots to Business Program, is made available to other 
                participating agencies in the Transition Assistance 
                Program and upon request of other agencies.
            ``(5) Competitive bidding procedures.--The Administration 
        shall use relevant competitive bidding procedures with respect 
        to any contract or cooperative agreement executed by the 
        Administration under the Boots to Business Program.
            ``(6) Publication of notice of funding opportunity.--Not 
        later than 30 days before the deadline for submitting 
        applications for any funding opportunity under the Boots to 
        Business Program, the Administration shall publish a notice of 
        the funding opportunity.
            ``(7) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, and not less frequently than 
        annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the 
        Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 
        and the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the performance and effectiveness 
        of the Boots to Business Program, which--
                    ``(A) may be included as part of another report 
                submitted to such committees by the Administrator 
                related to the Office of Veterans Business Development; 
                and
                    ``(B) shall summarize available information 
                relating to--
                            ``(i) grants awarded under paragraph 
                        (4)(C);
                            ``(ii) the total cost of the Boots to 
                        Business Program;
                            ``(iii) the number of program participants 
                        using each component of the Boots to Business 
                        Program;
                            ``(iv) the completion rates for each 
                        component of the Boots to Business Program;
                            ``(v) to the extent possible--
                                    ``(I) the demographics of program 
                                participants, to include gender, age, 
                                race, ethnicity, and relationship to 
                                military;
                                    ``(II) the number of program 
                                participants that connect with a 
                                district office of the Administration, 
                                a Veteran Business Outreach Center, or 
                                another resource partner of the 
                                Administration;
                                    ``(III) the number of program 
                                participants that start a small 
                                business concern;
                                    ``(IV) the results of the Boots to 
                                Business and Boots to Business Reboot 
                                course quality surveys conducted by the 
                                Office of Veterans Business Development 
                                before and after attending each of 
                                those courses, including a summary of 
                                any comments received from program 
                                participants;
                                    ``(V) the results of the Boots to 
                                Business Program outcome surveys 
                                conducted by the Office of Veterans 
                                Business Development, including a 
                                summary of any comments received from 
                                program participants; and
                                    ``(VI) the results of other germane 
                                participant satisfaction surveys;
                    ``(C) an evaluation of the overall effectiveness of 
                the Boots to Business Program based on each geographic 
                region covered by the Administration during the most 
                recent fiscal year;
                    ``(D) an assessment of additional performance 
                outcome measures for the Boots to Business Program, as 
                identified by the Administrator;
                    ``(E) any recommendations of the Administrator for 
                improvement of the Boots to Business Program, which may 
                include expansion of the types of individuals who are 
                covered individuals;
                    ``(F) an explanation of how the Boots to Business 
                Program has been integrated with other transition 
                programs and related resources of the Administration 
                and other Federal agencies; and
                    ``(G) any additional information the Administrator 
                determines necessary.''.
    (b) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements With Disabled 
Veterans, Veterans, and Members of a Reserve Component of the Armed 
Forces.--Section 8(b)(17) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(b)(17)) is amended by striking ``Forces.'' and inserting ``Forces, 
provided that--
                    ``(A) the Administrator considers the needs of 
                disabled veterans (as defined in section 4211(3) of 
                title 38, United States Code), veterans, and members of 
                a reserve component of the Armed Forces equally, as 
                part of the criteria for funding a continuation award 
                or during the competition process for any grant, 
                contract, or cooperative agreement made or entered into 
                under this paragraph, including assigning equal value 
                to any factors based on a designation as a disabled 
                veteran (as defined in section 4211(3) of title 38, 
                United States Code), veteran, or member of a reserve 
                component of the Armed Forces, and equally considering 
                the ability of applicants to provide Boots to Business 
                on military installations and the ability of applicants 
                to provide Boots to Business Reboot training off 
                military installations;
                    ``(B) for purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
                `continuation award' means a renewal or recompete, 
                awarded at the discretion of the Administrator, for 
                another 5-year project period for a grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement under this paragraph that is made 
                up of a base project period of 12 months, with up to 4 
                option periods of 12 months, subject to continuing 
                program authority, availability of funds, and 
                satisfactory performance by the recipient organization;
                    ``(C) the Administrator shall, not later than 1 
                year after the date of enactment of subparagraph (A), 
                issue guidance on the criteria described in 
                subparagraph (A) to existing recipients of any grant, 
                contract, or cooperative agreement made or entered into 
                under this paragraph;
                    ``(D) the Administrator shall, for each budget 
                period beginning after the date of the issuance of the 
                guidance under subparagraph (C), incorporate the 
                criteria described in subparagraph (A) into the funding 
                agreement, and existing recipients of any grant, 
                contract, or cooperative made or entered into under 
                this paragraph shall have 1 full budget period to 
                comply;
                    ``(E) if an existing recipient of any grant, 
                contract, or cooperative agreement made or entered into 
                under this paragraph does not meet the criteria 
                included in the guidance issued under subparagraph (C) 
                during the budget period described in subparagraph (D), 
                the existing recipient shall have a period of 1 year, 
                beginning after the budget period in which the existing 
                recipient was assessed, to reach satisfactory 
                performance and compliance with all terms and 
                conditions of the award;
                    ``(F) if the Administrator fails to give equal 
                weight to the needs of the groups described in 
                subparagraph (A) during the competition process for any 
                grant, contract, or cooperative agreement made or 
                entered into under this paragraph, the Administrator 
                shall, not later than 60 days after the closing date of 
                the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, provide 
                written justification to the Committee on Small 
                Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Small Business of the House of 
                Representatives regarding why the grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement was not made or entered into 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(G) the Administrator shall provide full and fair 
                consideration to any entity that has applied for a 
                grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
                paragraph before the date of enactment of subparagraph 
                (A), if that entity applies for a future funding 
                opportunity under this paragraph.''.

SEC. 874. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACCESS TO SHARED 
              CLASSIFIED COMMERCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a pilot program on streamlining access for small business concerns and 
institutions of higher learning to shared classified commercial 
infrastructure--
            (1) to expand access to secret or collateral accredited 
        facilities and sensitive compartmented information facilities 
        and special access program facilities to securely perform work 
        under existing classified contracts;
            (2) to reduce the cost and administrative requirements for 
        a facility to receive and maintain accreditation and 
        certification as an accredited facility;
            (3) to increase opportunities for small business concerns 
        and institutions of higher learning to have access to and 
        compete for classified contracts; and
            (4) to identify policy barriers that prevent components of 
        the Department of Defense from more broadly using shared 
        classified commercial infrastructure and prototyping proposed 
        solutions.
    (b) Designation of Principal Civilian Official.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate an existing 
        civilian official of the Department of Defense who shall be 
        responsible for the administration of the pilot program 
        established under subsection (a).
            (2) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the civilian 
        official designated under paragraph (1) shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) To seek to enter into a contact or other 
                agreement with one or more private entities--
                            (i) for access for contractors and 
                        components of the Department of Defense to 
                        shared classified commercial infrastructure; 
                        and
                            (ii) to facilitate the use of such 
                        infrastructure by covered small business 
                        concerns and institutions of higher learning.
                    (B) In consultation with the Office of the Director 
                of National Intelligence, to coordinate with the 
                Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and 
                Security Agency, the Director of the Defense 
                Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the Defense 
                Information Systems Agency to update or prescribe 
                policies and regulations governing the process and 
                timelines pertaining to how shared commercial 
                classified infrastructure may obtain relevant facility 
                authorizations and access to secure information 
                technology networks from the Department of Defense.
                    (C) To make recommendations to the Secretary of 
                Defense regarding the modernization, streamlining, and 
                acceleration of the approval process of the Department 
                of Defense for contacts, subcontracts, and co-use or 
                joint use agreements for shared classified commercial 
                infrastructure.
                    (D) The development and maintenance of metrics 
                tracking the outcomes of each request made under the 
                pilot program for the accreditation of shared 
                commercial classified infrastructure as an accredited 
                facility.
    (c) Requirements.--
            (1) Policies and regulations.--As part of the pilot program 
        established under subsection (a), the Director of the Defense 
        Counterintelligence and Security Agency, the Director of the 
        Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the Defense 
        Information Systems Agency shall each update or prescribe 
        policies and regulations governing the processes and timelines 
        pertaining to how shared commercial classified infrastructure 
        may obtain relevant facility sponsorship, associated 
        authorizations and accreditation, and access to relevant secure 
        information technology networks from the Department of Defense.
            (2) Modernization, streamlining, and acceleration.--The 
        Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the pilot program 
        established under subsection (a) includes efforts to modernize, 
        streamline, and accelerate the approval process of the 
        Department of Defense for shared, co-use, and joint use 
        agreements to facilitate the access of small business concerns 
        and institutions of higher learning performing under contracts 
        or other agreements with the Department to classified 
        environments.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
        the congressional defense committees, Permanent Select 
        Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
        the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, a report on 
        the pilot program established under subsection (a)--
                    (A) after the establishment of such pilot program, 
                but not later than two years after the establishment of 
                such pilot program; and
                    (B) after the termination of such pilot program 
                pursuant to subsection (e), but not later than 120 days 
                after such termination.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) A list of each request made under the pilot 
                program for the accreditation of a facility as an 
                accredited facility, including the date on which the 
                request was made to the civilian official designated 
                under subsection (b) and to the relevant facility 
                accreditation agency.
                    (B) A list of the total number of personnel 
                authorized to conduct inspections under the pilot 
                program for the accreditation and certification of 
                facilities as accredited facilities.
                    (C) Actions taken by the civilian official 
                designated under subsection (b) to streamline the 
                process of the Department of Defense for approval of 
                co-use and joint use agreements to facilitate the 
                access of small business concerns and institutions of 
                higher learning performing under contracts or other 
                agreements with the Department to classified 
                environments, including any updated or new policies or 
                guidance issued as a result of the pilot program.
                    (D) A list of all unutilized and currently 
                accredited sensitive compartmented information 
                facilities owned and operated by the Department of 
                Defense that are located within 25 miles of a facility 
                described in subsection (a)(1).
                    (E) A list of the metrics or other measures used by 
                the Department of Defense to assess the benefits to the 
                Department from the pilot program established under 
                subsection (a), and any other metrics the Secretary of 
                Defense deems appropriate.
    (e) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program 
required by subsection (a) and the requirements of this section shall 
terminate on September 30, 2030.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``institution of higher learning'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United 
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``shared commercial classified 
        infrastructure'' means fully managed, shared, classified 
        infrastructure (including physical facilities), and associated 
        services that are operated by a private third-party for the 
        benefit of appropriately cleared government and contractor 
        personnel who have limited or constrained access to secret 
        collateral and sensitive compartmented information facilities.
            (3) The term ``small business concern'' has the meaning 
        given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 632).

SEC. 875. ACCESSIBILITY AND CLARITY IN COVERED NOTICES FOR SMALL 
              BUSINESS CONCERNS.

    (a) In General.--Each covered notice shall be written in a manner--
            (1) such that a small business concern can easily 
        understand the intent of the covered notice; and
            (2) that--
                    (A) is clear, concise, and well-organized; and
                    (B) to the maximum extent practicable, follows 
                other best practices appropriate to the subject or 
                field of the covered notice and the intended audience 
                of the covered notice.
    (b) Inclusion of Key Words in Covered Notices.--Each covered notice 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include key words in the 
description of the covered notice such that a small business concern 
seeking contract opportunities using the single Government-wide point 
of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code, 
can easily identify and understand such covered notice.
    (c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue rules to 
carry out this section.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered notice.--The term ``covered notice'' means a 
        notice that--
                    (A) the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a 
                military department publishes on SAM.gov (or any 
                successor website) marketing Federal contract 
                opportunities; and
                    (B) pertains to small business concerns, such as a 
                sources sought notice or a solicitation restricted to 
                competition among small business concerns.
            (2) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
        concern'' has the meaning given the term under section 3 of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

SEC. 876. SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Small Business Integration Group in the Department of Defense led by 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall 
develop a Small Business Bill of Rights for the Department of Defense 
and its components.
    (b) Purpose.--The Small Business Integration Group in the 
Department of Defense shall design the Small Business Bill of Rights 
required under subsection (a) to ensure a healthy partnership between 
the Department of Defense and the defense industrial base and to 
encourage small businesses to contract with the Department by ensuring 
customer service issues and conflicts between the Department and small 
businesses related to acquisitions by the Department are resolved in an 
expeditious manner and that small businesses are aware of their rights 
to assistance under Federal law in resolving such issues.
    (c) Content.--The Bill of Rights required under subsection (a) 
shall do the following:
            (1) Authorize the Director of Small Business Programs of 
        the Department to establish a resolution process to which all 
        Department of Defense components, members of the small business 
        professional workforce of the Department, and other relevant 
        officials and organizations of the Department, must adhere.
            (2) Authorize the Director of Small Business Programs of 
        the Department, each Director of Small Business Programs of a 
        military department, and members of the small business 
        professional workforce of the Department of Defense to--
                    (A) request assistance from members of the 
                acquisition workforce in their component of the 
                Department with the customer service issues and 
                conflicts described in subsection (b);
                    (B) require a timely responses from such members; 
                and
                    (C) establish a framework for implementation by the 
                components of the Department, members of the small 
                business professional workforce, and other relevant 
                officials and organizations of the Department providing 
                for fair and reasonable resolution of complaints by 
                small business for issues between small businesses and 
                the Department.
            (3) Ensure that small businesses are informed of--
                    (A) the rights of small businesses to assistance 
                under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
                Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 601 note), the Small Business 
                Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), chapter 388 of title 10, 
                United States Code, and any other applicable law;
                    (B) how to contact each task and delivery ombudsman 
                designated under section 3406(g) of title 10, United 
                States Code;
                    (C) how to contact the Office of Small Business 
                Programs of the Department of Defense and the Office of 
                Small Business Programs of each military department; 
                and
                    (D) how to contact each advocate for competition in 
                the Department of Defense designated pursuant to 
                section 1705(a) of title 41, United States Code.
            (4) Establish guidance--
                    (A) for the acquisition workforce of the Department 
                of Defense on the rights of small businesses under 
                Federal law and the regulations issued thereunder, 
                including the Federal Acquisition Regulation and FAR 
                and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
                Supplement;
                    (B) on the duties and authorities of the task and 
                delivery ombudsmans designated under section 3406(g) of 
                title 10, United States Code, and the advocates for 
                competition in the Department of Defense designated 
                pursuant to section 1705(a) of title 41, United States 
                Code; and
                    (C) on a reasonable and practical timeline, as 
                determined by the Undersecretary of Defense for 
                Acquisition and Sustainment, for contracting officers 
                of the Department to response to an inquiry from the 
                Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of 
                Defense or the Office of Small Business Programs of 
                each military department.
            (5) Coordinate assistance under the Bill of Rights with 
        other regulatory compliance assistance to small business 
        concerns, current and desired sets of authorities, roles, and 
        responsibilities across the Offices of Small Business Programs 
        of the Department of Defense, APEX Accelerators, members of the 
        small business professional workforce of the Department of 
        Defense, and other relevant officials or organizations of the 
        Department.
    (d) Annual Briefings.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
        Director of Small Business Programs of the Department shall 
        provide to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
        briefing on the annual metrics collected under paragraph (2) 
        for the year covered by the report.
            (2) Collection of annual metrics.--
                    (A) The Office of Small Business Programs of the 
                Department of Defense shall--
                            (i) develop annual metrics on the 
                        submission of complaints by contractors of the 
                        Department of Defense pursuant to the Small 
                        Business Bill of Rights required under 
                        subsection (a);
                            (ii) provide each component of the 
                        Department such annual metrics; and
                            (iii) collect and consolidate such annual 
                        metrics submitted to the Office under 
                        subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Each component of the Department of Defense 
                shall collect and submit to the Office of Small 
                Business Programs of the Department of Defense the 
                annual metrics.
    (e) Implementation Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing 
detailing the Small Business Bill of Rights required under subsection 
(a) and the plan to implement such Small Business Bill of Rights.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Director of Small Business Programs of the 
        Department'' means the Director of Small Business Programs in 
        the Department of Defense appointed under section 144 of title 
        10, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``Director of Small Business Programs of a 
        military department'' means--
                    (A) the Director of Small Business Programs in the 
                Department of the Army appointed under section 7024 of 
                title 10, United States Code;
                    (B) the Director of Small Business Programs in the 
                Department of the Navy appointed under section 8028 of 
                such title; or
                    (C) the Director of Small Business Programs in the 
                Department of the Air Force appointed under section 
                9024 of such title; and
            (3) the term ``military department'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

SEC. 881. CLARIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND 
              CONSULTANT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

    Section 9.503 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be 
revised to require that--
            (1) a request for a waiver under such section include a 
        written justification for such waiver; and
            (2) the head of a Federal agency may not delegate such 
        waiver authority below the level of the deputy head of such 
        agency.

SEC. 882. REVERSE ENGINEERING OR RE-ENGINEERING FOR PRODUCTION OF 
              ITEMS.

    (a) Reverse Engineering or Re-engineering Process.--Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination 
with each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the 
Defense Logistics Agency, shall establish a process to--
            (1) identify items for which--
                    (A) technical data is not available; or
                    (B) rights in such technical data does not allow 
                for manufacturing of the item; and
            (2) create streamlined procedures for production of a item 
        identified under paragraph (1) through reverse engineering or 
        re-engineering--
                    (A) if production of the item may be required for 
                point of use manufacturing or for a contested logistics 
                environment (as defined in section 2926 of title 10, 
                United States Code);
                    (B) if the manufacturer of the item will not meet 
                the schedule for delivery required by the contracting 
                officer to maintain weapon system readiness or 
                responsiveness in the event of mobilization; or
                    (C) with respect to a item for which a head of the 
                contracting activity can only acquire by entering into 
                a sole source contract, if such head submits to the 
                service acquisition executive (as defined in section 
                101 of title 10, United States Code) a written 
                determination that such reverse engineering or re-
                engineering is beneficial to sustain training or 
                operations of the Department of Defense with respect to 
                such item.
    (b) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
        December 31, 2030, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with each 
        Secretary of a military department and the Director of the 
        Defense Logistics Agency, shall submit to the congressional 
        defense committees a report on the use of reverse engineering 
        or re-engineering carried out pursuant to the process required 
        under subsection (a).
            (2) Contents.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A list of items produced through reverse 
                engineering or re-engineering, disaggregated by element 
                of the Department of Defense described in section 
                111(b) of title 10, United States Code that used the 
                process established under subsection (a).
                    (B) Representative case studies of items listed 
                under subparagraph (A), including a description of the 
                use case of each item, the efforts used to acquire the 
                technical data or technical data rights needed to 
                manufacture the item, and the estimated cost or time 
                savings obtained, the estimated cost or time savings 
                obtained over an estimated time horizon of ten years of 
                acquisition requirements, including the identification 
                of recurring and nonrecurring costs.
                    (C) Recommendations and lessons learned that may 
                inform contracting guidance and procedures, especially 
                regarding the creation of technical data packages and 
                technical data rights through reverse engineering or 
                re-engineering.

SEC. 883. PROCUREMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BATTERIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) coordinate a Department of Defense-wide approach to 
        establishing a battery strategy to further leverage the 
        advancements of domestic and allied commercial industry with 
        respect to batteries; and
            (2) in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
        departments and the other relevant elements of the Department 
        of Defense, identify mechanisms for measuring and addressing 
        risks to the defense supply chain, diminishing manufacturing 
        capability, and material shortages for legacy system batteries 
        by transitioning the Department to safer batteries with higher 
        energy capabilities with supply chain growth.
    (b) Legacy Battery Strategy Contents.--The strategy established 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) strategy shall include the following:
            (1) The establishment of a Department of Defense-wide 
        accounting of advanced batteries for current and future 
        applications, including obsolete batteries in existing systems, 
        and improved mechanisms for aligning the battery procurement 
        requirements across the Department.
            (2) Requirements for the supply chain for batteries for the 
        Department of Defense to enable to Department to leverage 
        advancements by domestic industry and industry located in 
        allies of the United States with respect to batteries.
            (3) The application of the requirements described in 
        paragraph (2) to the near-term, mid-term, and long-term 
        horizons of the Department.
            (4) Creating a Department of Defense-wide Science and 
        Technology battery strategy, in coordination with the military 
        services, to define an approach, technical targets, and link 
        into procurement activities.
            (5) Consideration of the existing battery strategies 
        completed by the services.
            (6) A determination of how the military services can 
        standardize the battery systems across the existing and future 
        programs of such Armed Service.
            (7) Identify obstacles with respect to the raw materials 
        required to achieve the goals of the strategy established 
        pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and determine ways to overcome 
        such obstacles, including through the Industrial Base Analysis 
        and Sustainment program of the Department of Defense and the 
        use of authorities under the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 
        4501 et seq.).
            (8) Processes and guidelines for rapid testing and 
        certification to field batteries.
            (9) A discussion of the workforce challenges, if any, that 
        may inhibit the Department of Defense from achieving the goals 
        of the strategy established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Briefings and Final Report.--
            (1) Initial briefing.--Not later than 180 days after 
        enactment, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
        Secretaries of the military departments and the other relevant 
        elements of the Department of Defense, shall brief the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
        Representatives on the approach to establishing the strategy 
        described in subsection (a)(1).
            (2) Update briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the briefing under paragraph (1), and not less 
        frequently than every 6 months thereafter until the strategy 
        described in subsection (a)(1) is established, the Secretary of 
        Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
        departments and the other relevant elements of the Department 
        of Defense, shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
        of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the 
        status of the establishment of such strategy.
            (3) Final report.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the 
        Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of 
        the military departments and the other relevant elements of the 
        Department of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a final 
        report on the establishment of the strategy pursuant to 
        subsection (a).
    (d) Military Department Defined.--In this section, the term 
``military department'' has the meaning given such term in section 
101(a) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 884. ADVISORY PANEL ON THE REQUIREMENTS PROCESS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and 
maintain within the Department of Defense an advisory panel on 
streamlining the requirements process of the Department of Defense.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The advisory panel shall consist of not 
        more than 10 members to be appointed as follows:
                    (A) Four by the Secretary of Defense.
                    (B) Two by each Secretary of a military department.
            (2) Requirements for appointments.--
                    (A) Experience.--Members appointed under paragraph 
                (1) shall have experience in matters relating to--
                            (i) requirements processes of the 
                        Department of Defense; or
                            (ii) innovative requirements processes and 
                        product development methods of the private 
                        sector.
                    (B) Diversity.--In making appointments to the 
                advisory panel established in subsection (a), the 
                Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military 
                department shall ensure that members they appoint 
                reflect diverse experiences in the public and private 
                sectors.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The advisory panel shall advise the 
        Secretary of Defense on the effectiveness of the requirements 
        process and develop options for reform.
            (2) Basis for provision of advice.--For purposes of 
        providing advice to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection, 
        the advisory panel shall--
                    (A) review, synthesize, and evaluate 
                recommendations from literature and expert interviews 
                on reform of the requirements processes of the 
                Department of Defense.
                    (B) review, synthesize, and evaluate 
                recommendations from literature and expert interviews 
                on how innovative requirements processes and product 
                development methods of the private sector are 
                implemented;
                    (C) examine the Joint Capabilities Integration and 
                Development System process and the degree to which it 
                is effective in facilitating defense modernization;
                    (D) examine alternative requirements processes of 
                the Department of Defense, including--
                            (i) the Joint Urgent Operational Needs 
                        Statement and Joint Emergent Operational Needs 
                        Statement associated with the Urgent Capability 
                        Acquisition Pathway (as defined by Department 
                        of Defense Instruction 5000.81, or a successor 
                        instruction);
                            (ii) an acquisition program or project that 
                        is carried out using the rapid fielding or 
                        rapid prototyping acquisition pathway under 
                        section 3602 of title 10, United States Code 
                        (as added by this Act); and
                            (iii) any user agreements and capability 
                        needs statements associated with a software 
                        acquisition pathway established under section 
                        3603 of title 10, United States Code (as added 
                        by this Act);
                    (E) consider potential alternatives to requirements 
                processes and practices to maximize the ability of the 
                Department of Defense to respond in a timely manner to 
                current and future threats; and
                    (F) make legislative and policy recommendations to 
                improve requirements processes and practices to field 
                the operational capabilities necessary to outpace near-
                peer competitors, provide data and analytical insight, 
                and support an integrated budget that is aligned with 
                the most recent national defense strategy required 
                under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code.
    (d) Administrative Matters.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
the advisory panel established pursuant to subsection (a) with timely 
access to appropriate information, data, resources, and analysis so 
that the advisory panel may conduct a thorough and independent 
assessment as required under such subsection.
    (e) Annual Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2025, and 
annually thereafter, the advisory panel shall submit to the Secretary 
of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report describing the results of the 
activities of the advisory panel during the preceding year.
    (f) Termination.--The advisory panel shall terminate on the date 
that is three years after the date of the establishment of the advisory 
panel pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 885. PROPOSAL FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT 
              ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE BID PROTESTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the covered 
committees a proposal that includes the following:
            (1) A process for enhanced pleading standards described in 
        subsection (b).
            (2) The benchmarks described in subsection (c).
            (3) A process for payment by an unsuccessful party in a 
        covered protest to the Government and the contractor awarded 
        the contract that was the subject of the bid protest in 
        accordance with the benchmarks described in subsection (c).
    (b) Enhanced Plea Standards.--The process for enhanced pleading 
standards described in this subsection is a process under which the 
Comptroller General shall apply enhanced pleading standards, as 
developed by the Comptroller General in coordination with the Secretary 
of Defense, to an interested party with respect to a covered protest 
submitted by such interested party for which such interested party is 
seeking access to administrative records of the Department of Defense, 
prior to making a determination with respect to such access.
    (c) Benchmarks.--The benchmarks described in this subsection are as 
follows:
            (1) A chart of the average costs to the Department of 
        Defense and the Government Accountability Office of a covered 
        protest based on the value of the contract that is the subject 
        of the covered protest.
            (2) A chart of the costs of the lost profit rates of the 
        contractor awarded a contract that was the subject of a covered 
        protest after such award.
    (d) Lost Profit Calculation.--With respect to contracts that are 
the subject of a covered protest, the lost profit rates under 
subsection (c)(2) shall be equal to the profit that the contractor 
awarded the contract would have earned if the contractor has performed 
under such contract during the period performance under such contract 
by such contractor was suspended under section 3553(d) of title 31, 
United States Code, pursuant to such covered protest.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered committees'' means the following:
                    (A) The congressional defense committees.
                    (B) The Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
                of the House of Representatives.
                    (C) The Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
            (2) The term ``covered protest'' means a protest submitted 
        by an interested party to the Comptroller General under chapter 
        35 of title 31, United States Code, for a determination by the 
        Comptroller General under such chapter.
            (3) The terms ``interested party'' and ``protest'' have the 
        meanings given such terms in section 3551 of title 31, United 
        States Code.
    (f) Dollar Threshold for Task Order Protests.--Section 
3406(f)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$35,000,000''.

SEC. 886. BRIEFINGS, CERTIFICATION, AND LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF 
              FUNDS RELATED TO FUEL SERVICES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 
              CONTRACTS.

    (a) Briefing on Bid Protest.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing on--
            (1) the results of the bid protest published by the 
        Comptroller General of the United States on August 28, 2024 (B-
        420857.8, B-420857.9, relating to Kropp Holdings, Inc.), 
        including with regard to the element relating to consideration 
        of the conflicts of interest mitigation plan; and
            (2) the proposed next steps with respect to the acquisition 
        of financial management services for Department of Defense fuel 
        contracts.
    (b) Briefing on Conflict of Interest.--Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing on how the Secretary will ensure that price 
sensitive information is not shared between fuel financial management 
entities and fuel provider entities.
    (c) Certification.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a written certification that no conflict of interest exists with 
respect to a contract for financial management services for fuel 
contracts of the Department of Defense.
    (d) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--On and after June 1, 
2025, the Secretary of Defense may not obligate or expend funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2025 on any contract for financial management services 
for fuel contracts of the Department of Defense in which the contractor 
is also a fuel provider until the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives receive the briefing described in 
subsection (b) and certification described in subsection (c).

SEC. 887. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS 
              RELATING TO CERTAIN SPARE PARTS FOR F-35 AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall implement 
the recommendations contained in the report of the Comptroller General 
of the United States published on May 23, 2023, and titled ``F-35 
Program: DOD Needs Better Accountability for Global Spare Parts and 
Reporting of Losses Worth Millions'' (GAO-23-106098).
    (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the progress of the implementing 
recommendations as required by subsection (a).

SEC. 888. TRACKING AWARDS MADE THROUGH OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment shall establish a process to track the number and value 
of awards to small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors 
performing on transactions using other transaction authority, including 
transactions carried out through consortia.
    (b) Data Collection.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment shall, to the extent practicable--
            (1) minimize the reporting requirements imposed on small 
        businesses and nontraditional defense contractors by the 
        process established under subsection (a); and
            (2) maximize the use of existing data collection processes 
        of the Department of Defense or the expertise of a consortia-
        manager under such process.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Nontraditional defense contractor.--The term 
        ``nontraditional defense contractor'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Other transaction authority.--The term ``other 
        transaction authority'' means the authority provided under 
        sections 4021 and 4022 of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) Small business.--The term ``small business'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``small business concern'' under section 
        3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

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

Sec. 901. Requirement to notify Congress when Deputy Secretary of 
                            Defense is performing functions and duties 
                            of Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 902. Establishment of Department of Defense Performance 
                            Improvement Officer.
Sec. 903. Enhanced coordination on international cooperation 
                            activities.
Sec. 904. Increase in authorized number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries 
                            of Defense.
Sec. 905. Modifications to the Office of Strategic Capital.
Sec. 906. Limitation on availability of funds until Department of 
                            Defense complies with certain legal 
                            requirements.
Sec. 907. Matters relating to Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
                            Special Operations and Low Intensity 
                            Conflict.
Sec. 908. Inclusion in defense planning guidance of guidance on size, 
                            structure, and posture of special 
                            operations forces.
Sec. 909. Review of roles and responsibilities of the Chief Talent 
                            Management Officer and the Office of the 
                            Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
                            and Readiness.
Sec. 910. Plan for adequate staffing of Office of Assistant Secretary 
                            of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and 
                            Joint Production Accelerator Cell.

  Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 
                                Matters

Sec. 921. Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official.
Sec. 922. Codification of the Joint Federated Assurance Center.
Sec. 923. Codification of additional staff corps of the Navy.
Sec. 924. Establishment of Office of Expanded Competition.
Sec. 925. Counter unmanned aerial systems task force.
Sec. 926. Affiliate relationships between Army special operations 
                            forces and combat-enabling units of general 
                            purpose forces.
Sec. 927. Force sizing methodology.

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

SEC. 901. REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY CONGRESS WHEN DEPUTY SECRETARY OF 
              DEFENSE IS PERFORMING FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY 
              OF DEFENSE.

    Section 132(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
            (2) by striking ``The Deputy Secretary shall act'' and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(2)(A) The Deputy Secretary shall act''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) If the Secretary is unable to perform the functions and 
duties of the office as described in subparagraph (A), the Deputy 
Secretary, or any other individual performing such functions and duties 
in accordance with applicable law, shall, not later than 24 hours 
before any planned transfer of such functions and duties or 24 hours 
after any unplanned transfer of such functions and duties, notify the 
following of the transfer:
            ``(i) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, and the majority and minority leaders of the 
        Senate.
            ``(ii) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, the Speaker, and the minority leader of the 
        House of Representatives.''.

SEC. 902. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERFORMANCE 
              IMPROVEMENT OFFICER.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 132 the following new section:
``Sec. 132a. Performance improvement officer
    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) There is a Performance Improvement Officer of the 
        Department of Defense, to be appointed by the Secretary of 
        Defense from among the ranks of qualified individuals from the 
        senior career civil service.
            ``(2) The Performance Improvement Officer shall be 
        appointed from among persons described in paragraph (1) who 
        have an extensive management or business background and 
        experience with managing large or complex organizations, 
        organizational change management, or business transformation 
        activities.
    ``(b) Deputy.--The Performance Improvement Officer shall be 
supported by a Deputy who shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
Defense from among the ranks of qualified individuals from the senior 
career civil service. The Deputy shall be the first assistant to the 
Performance Improvement Officer and shall assist that Officer in the 
performance of the duties of that position and shall act for, and 
exercise the powers of, the Officer when that Officer dies, resigns, or 
is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office.
    ``(c) Duties and Responsibilities.--Subject to the authority, 
direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, the Performance Improvement Officer shall perform 
such duties, exercise such powers, and have such responsibilities as 
the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary may prescribe, including the 
following:
            ``(1) Responsibility for updating and implementing the 
        Strategic Management Plan of the Department of Defense required 
        by section 904(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 
        Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 
        2201).
            ``(2) Responsibility for chairing the Defense Performance 
        Improvement Council (or any successor organization).
            ``(3) Responsibility for the Defense Performance 
        Improvement Framework, as established under section 125a of 
        this title.
            ``(4) Responsibility for the execution of not fewer than 
        two annual meetings of the Defense Management Action Group (or 
        any successor organization) with agendas relating to the 
        Strategic Management Plan described in paragraph (1).
            ``(5) Oversight of transformational business modernization 
        and business process re-engineering of the Department of 
        Defense.
            ``(6) Oversight and tracking the implementation of--
                    ``(A) solutions to solve issues identified by the 
                High Risk List maintained by the Government 
                Accountability Office; and
                    ``(B) other recommendations of such Office.
            ``(7) Serving as the lead official devoted to modernizing 
        the business processes of the Department that serve as the 
        baseline for all external acquisition and internal operations.
            ``(8) Oversight and management of the Defense Management 
        Institute (as established pursuant to the memorandum of the 
        Director of Administration and Management of the Department 
        dated January 13, 2023), or any successor organization.
            ``(9) Serving as co-chair of the Defense Business Council 
        in accordance with section 2222(f)(1) of this title.
            ``(10) Maintaining authority for convening meetings of 
        personnel and organizations of the Department on matters 
        relating to the duties and responsibilities described in this 
        subsection.''.
    (b) Addition of Performance Improvement Officer as Co-chair of 
Defense Business Council.--Section 2222(f)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended, in the second sentence--
            (1) by striking ``chaired'' and inserting ``co-chaired''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting ``and the Performance Improvement 
        Officer'' after ``Officer''.
    (c) Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue rules, 
regulations, policies, or other guidance (as appropriate)--
            (1) to clearly delineate the authorities and 
        responsibilities of the Performance Improvement Officer of the 
        Department of Defense established under section 132a of title 
        10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); and
            (2) setting forth a charter for the office (including 
        personnel, facilities, and other infrastructure) supporting the 
        position of the Performance Improvement Officer.

SEC. 903. ENHANCED COORDINATION ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Update of Responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment.--
            (1) In general.--Section 133b(b) of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (9)(C), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(10) advising the Secretary on, establishing policies on, 
        and supervising, the activities of the Department relating to 
        international cooperation and agreements regarding industrial 
        base collaboration and coordination, including cooperative 
        development and co-production, reciprocal production, 
        exportability considerations, supply chain integration, 
        security of supply chain agreements, and acquisition and cross-
        service agreements.''.
            (2) Guidance required.--Not later than July 1, 2025, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall update relevant policies and 
        guidance related to the duties of the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment prescribed in section 
        133b(b)(10) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Cross-functional Teams.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than July 1, 2025, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall establish not fewer than two Cross-
        Functional Teams to coordinate and support international 
        cooperation activities of the Department of Defense.
            (2) Purpose.--Of the Cross-Functional Teams required under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) at least one shall be dedicated to a geographic 
                area of interest, such as a specific country or subset 
                of an area of responsibility for a geographic combatant 
                command; and
                    (B) at least one shall be dedicated to a functional 
                area of interest, such as munitions production, 
                logistics, or additive manufacturing.
            (3) Participation.--The Cross-Functional Teams established 
        under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) shall include representation from--
                            (i) the Office of the Under Secretary of 
                        Defense for Policy;
                            (ii) the Office of the Under Secretary of 
                        Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; and
                            (iii) the Office of the Under Secretary of 
                        Defense for Research and Engineering; and
                    (B) may include such other participants from across 
                the Department of Defense as the Secretary of Defense 
                determines appropriate.
            (4) Chairperson.--Each Cross-Functional Team shall have a 
        Chairperson who shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense 
        from among the representatives on the Team from the Offices 
        specified in paragraph (3)(A).
    (c) Study on Capacity for Expanded International Cooperation 
Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a 
        federally funded research and development center or a 
        university-affiliated nonprofit organization to--
                    (A) conduct a study with respect to whether the 
                organization, resourcing, manning, and training of the 
                Department of Defense for international cooperation 
                activities is sufficient to support expanded demand for 
                security cooperation activities with countries that are 
                allies and partners of the United States; and
                    (B) submit to the Secretary a report on the results 
                of the study.
            (2) Elements.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the roles and responsibilities 
                of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the 
                Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International 
                and Industry Engagement, and any other officials the 
                Secretary considers appropriate to include, to reduce 
                overlap and increase cooperation between components of 
                the Department of Defense with respect to international 
                cooperation activities.
                    (B) An identification and assessment of mechanisms 
                for coordination with the Department of State with 
                respect to such activities.
                    (C) An identification and assessment of existing 
                tools in the Department of Defense to support 
                international cooperation, including the Global 
                Research Watch Program and the international research 
                offices of the military departments.
                    (D) An identification of industry fora, training or 
                wargaming opportunities, and exercise events that could 
                be leveraged to support increased international 
                cooperation activities.
                    (E) An assessment of the success, as of the date of 
                the enactment of this Act, in integrating the defense 
                industrial bases of the United States and countries 
                that are allies and partners of the United States, 
                including recommendations with respect to--
                            (i) goals for the end-state of that 
                        integration; and
                            (ii) how to integrate those goals into the 
                        strategic planning documents and guidance of 
                        the Department of Defense.
                    (F) An identification of additional opportunities 
                for international defense industrial base cooperation 
                and specific challenges to acting on those 
                opportunities.
                    (G) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense 
                determines relevant.
            (3) Submission to congress.--Not later than September 1, 
        2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
        congressional defense committees--
                    (A) the report received by the Secretary under 
                paragraph (1)(B); and
                    (B) any comments of the Secretary with respect to 
                such report.
            (4) Nonprofit organization defined.--In this subsection, 
        the term ``nonprofit organization'' means an organization 
        described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.

SEC. 904. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES 
              OF DEFENSE.

    Section 138(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``60'' and inserting ``62''.

SEC. 905. MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL.

    (a) In General.--Section 149 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(e) Pilot Program on Capital Assistance to Support Defense 
Investment in the Industrial Base.--
            ``(1) To the extent and in such amounts as specifically 
        provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes 
        detailed in this subsection, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
        through the Director, may carry out a pilot program under this 
        subsection to provide capital assistance to eligible entities 
        for eligible investments to develop technologies that support 
        the duties and elements of the Office and meet the needs of the 
        Department of Defense.
            ``(2)(A) An eligible entity seeking capital assistance for 
        an eligible investment under this subsection shall submit to 
        the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Director may require.
            ``(B) The Director shall establish criteria for selecting 
        among eligible investments for which applications are submitted 
        under subparagraph (A). The criteria shall include--
            ``(i) the extent to which an investment supports the 
        national security or economic interests of the United States;
            ``(ii) the likelihood that capital assistance provided for 
        an investment would enable the investment to proceed sooner 
        than the investment would otherwise be able to proceed; and
            ``(iii) the creditworthiness of an investment.
            ``(3)(A)(i) To the extent and in such amounts as 
        specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the 
        purposes detailed in this subsection, the Director may provide 
        loans or loan guarantees to finance or refinance the costs of 
        an eligible investment selected pursuant to paragraph (2)(B).
                    ``(ii)(I)(aa) Except as provided under item (bb), 
                the interest rate on a loan provided under clause (i) 
                shall be not less than the yield on marketable United 
                States Treasury securities of a similar maturity to the 
                maturity of the loan on the date of execution of the 
                loan agreement.
                            ``(bb) The Director may waive the 
                        requirement under item (aa) with respect to an 
                        investment if the investment is determined by 
                        the Secretary of Defense to be vital to the 
                        national security of the United States.
                            ``(cc) The Director shall establish 
                        separate and distinct criteria for interest 
                        rates for loan guarantees with private sector 
                        lending institutions.
                    ``(II) The final maturity date of a loan provided 
                under clause (i) shall be not later than 50 years after 
                the date on which the loan was provided.
                    ``(III) A loan provided under clause (i) may be 
                paid earlier than is provided for under the loan 
                agreement without a penalty.
                    ``(IV)(aa) A loan provided under clause (i) shall 
                not be subordinated to the claims of any holder of 
                investment obligations in the event of bankruptcy, 
                insolvency, or liquidation of the obligor.
                    ``(bb) The Director may waive the requirement under 
                item (aa) with respect to the investment in order to 
                mitigate risks to loan repayment.
                    ``(V) The Director may sell to another entity or 
                reoffer into the capital markets a loan provided under 
                clause (i) if the Director determines that the sale or 
                reoffering can be made on favorable terms.
                    ``(VI) Any loan guarantee provided under clause (i) 
                shall specify the percentage of the principal amount 
                guaranteed. If the Secretary determines that the 
                obligor of a loan guaranteed by the Department of 
                Defense defaults on the loan, the Director shall pay 
                the holder, or such other party, as specified in the 
                loan guarantee agreement.
                    ``(VII) The Director shall establish a credit 
                rating system to ensure a reasonable assurance of 
                repayment. The system may include use of existing 
                credit rating agencies where appropriate.
                    ``(VIII) Loans and loan guarantees provided under 
                clause (i) shall be subject to such other terms and 
                conditions and contain such other covenants, 
                representations, warranties, and requirements 
                (including requirements for audits) as the Secretary 
                determines appropriate.
                    ``(IX) Loans and loan guarantees provided under 
                clause (i) shall be subject to the requirements of the 
                Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et 
                seq.).
                    ``(B) Subject to appropriations Acts, the Director 
                may provide technical assistance with respect to 
                developing and financing investments to eligible 
                entities seeking capital assistance for eligible 
                investments and eligible entities receiving capital 
                assistance under this subsection.
                    ``(C)(i) To the extent and in such amounts as 
                specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts 
                for the purposes detailed in this subsection, the 
                Director shall provide to an eligible investment 
                selected pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) the amount of 
                capital assistance necessary to carry out the 
                investment.
                    ``(ii) All financial transactions conducted under 
                this subsection shall be conducted in United States 
                dollars.
            ``(4) The requirements of subsection (d) shall apply to 
        eligible investments under this subsection.
            ``(5)(A)(i) There is established in the Treasury of the 
        United States a Department of Defense Credit Program Account to 
        make and guarantee loans under this subsection in accordance 
        with section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
        U.S.C. 661a).
                    ``(ii) The Credit Program Account shall consist of 
                amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
                appropriations.
            ``(B) To the extent and in such amounts as specifically 
        provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes 
        detailed in this subsection, the Director is authorized to pay, 
        from amounts in the Department of Defense Credit Program 
        Account--
                    ``(i) the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
                Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a), of 
                loans and loan guarantees and other capital assistance;
                    ``(ii) administrative expenses associated with 
                activities under this subsection;
                    ``(iii) project-specific transaction costs; and
                    ``(iv) the cost of providing support authorized by 
                this subsection.
            ``(6) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe such 
        regulations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
        carry out this subsection.
            ``(7) Not later than the first Monday in February of a 
        fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
        congressional defense committees an annual report describing 
        activities carried out pursuant to this subsection in the 
        preceding fiscal year and the goals of the Department of 
        Defense in accordance with this subsection for the next fiscal 
        year.
            ``(8) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
        congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after a 
        use of loans, loan guarantees, or technical assistance under 
        this subsection.
            ``(9)(A) The authority of the Director to make new loans 
        and provide new loan guarantees under subparagraph (A)(i) of 
        paragraph (3) shall expire on October 1, 2028. Any loans or 
        loan guarantees provided under such subparagraph that are 
        outstanding as of such date shall continue to be subject to the 
        terms, conditions, and other requirements of this subsection.
            ``(B) The authority of the Director to provide technical 
        assistance to eligible entities under subparagraph (B) of 
        paragraph (3) shall expire on October 1, 2028.''; and
            (3) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
                following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(FF) Strategic maritime infrastructure.
                    ``(GG) Critical minerals and materials.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(5) The term `obligor' means a party that is primarily 
        liable for payment of the principal or interest on a loan.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 903(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 
4811 note) is repealed.

SEC. 906. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS UNTIL DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE COMPLIES WITH CERTAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

    Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, not more than 90 percent 
may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the Department of Defense has implemented section 1046 of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 111 note).

SEC. 907. MATTERS RELATING TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 
              SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) using a systematic approach, identify and update 
        relevant policies, processes, and policy guidance of the 
        Department of Defense to fully implement and institutionalize 
        the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special 
        Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (in this section referred 
        to as the ``Assistant Secretary'') to ensure that the Assistant 
        Secretary exercises authority, direction, and control of all 
        special-operations peculiar administrative matters relating to 
        the organization, training, and equipping of special operations 
        forces as required under section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of title 10, 
        United States Code, including--
                    (A) special operations budgeting and programming, 
                legislative affairs, operations, personnel, and public 
                affairs activities; and
                    (B) protocols for participation in decision-making 
                fora of the Department involving special operations 
                forces;
            (2) develop a long-term staffing plan for the Secretariat 
        for Special Operations established under section 139b(a) of 
        title 10, United States Code, that incorporates strategic 
        workforce planning principles, including an articulation of the 
        mission of the Secretariat, an identification of critical skill 
        gaps, and a strategy to hire personnel to address such gaps;
            (3) produce written departmental guidance to clarify the 
        respective administrative roles of the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Policy and the Assistant Secretary, including 
        guidance to ensure adequate support for the Secretariat from 
        Washington Headquarters Services, the Office of the Director of 
        Administration and Management, Joint Service Provider, and 
        other administrative offices of the Department;
            (4) establish a process for development, coordination, and 
        issuance by the Assistant Secretary of special operations 
        instructions and other Department-wide policies, instructions, 
        directive-type memorandums, or other documents consistent with 
        the responsibilities assigned to the Assistant Secretary;
            (5) establish a process for the Assistant Secretary and the 
        Commander of the United States Special Operations Command to 
        monitor the promotions of members of special operations forces 
        and coordinate with the military departments regarding the 
        assignment, retention, training, professional military 
        education, and special and incentive pays of members of special 
        operations forces consistent with the responsibilities assigned 
        to the Assistant Secretary and the Commander; and
            (6) establish a Center for Special Operations Analysis to 
        lead special operations-related analysis for the Department and 
        ensure senior civilian and military leaders have adequate 
        analytical support for decision making related to the 
        organization, training, equipping, and employment of special 
        operations forces.
    (b) Plan Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan, including appropriate 
milestones and timelines for completion, for achieving the requirements 
under subsection (a).

SEC. 908. INCLUSION IN DEFENSE PLANNING GUIDANCE OF GUIDANCE ON SIZE, 
              STRUCTURE, AND POSTURE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES.

    (a) In General.--As part of the annual Defense Planning Guidance 
issued under section 113(g)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Defense shall include guidance with respect to the size, 
structure, posture, and other force development planning priorities 
specific to special operations forces.
    (b) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2025, and annually 
        thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        detailing how the Defense Planning Guidance issued under 
        section 113(g)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 
        specifically accounts for the size, structure, posture, and 
        other force development planning priorities specific to special 
        operations forces necessary--
                    (A) to support the National Defense Strategy under 
                section 113(g)(1) of that title; and
                    (B) to carry out the special operations activities 
                specified in section 167(k) of that title.
            (2) Elements.--The annual report required by paragraph (1) 
        shall, at a minimum--
                    (A) describe specific actions taken by the 
                Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
                and the Secretary of the Navy to coordinate 
                requirements for the organization, training, and 
                equipping of special operations forces with the 
                Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations 
                and Low Intensity Conflict, consistent with 
                responsibilities and authorities of the Assistant 
                Secretary under section 138(b)(2)(A) of title 10, 
                United States Code, in order to achieve the objectives 
                of--
                            (i) the National Defense Strategy;
                            (ii) the Joint Warfighting Concept;
                            (iii) the Joint Concept for Competing; and
                            (iv) the Strategy for Operations in the 
                        Information Environment; and
                    (B) include specific recommendations developed by 
                the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special 
                Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination 
                with the Commander of the United States Special 
                Operations Command, for the size, organization, budget, 
                training, and equipping of special operations forces to 
                meet the objectives of the strategies and concepts 
                specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph 
                (A).

SEC. 909. REVIEW OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHIEF TALENT 
              MANAGEMENT OFFICER AND THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY 
              OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS.

    (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter 
into a contract or other agreement with a qualified organization to 
conduct a review of--
            (1) the roles and responsibilities of the Chief Talent 
        Management Officer of the Department of Defense; and
            (2) the structure, mission, and operation of the Office of 
        the Under Secretary of Defense Personnel and Readiness.
    (b) Elements.--In carrying out the review under subsection (a), the 
qualified organization concerned shall--
            (1) develop a strategy for the implementation of the 
        position of the Chief Talent Management Officer of the 
        Department of Defense pursuant to which the Officer shall be 
        responsible for--
                    (A) serving as the principal staff assistant to the 
                Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense on 
                matters relating to total force talent management 
                within the Department of Defense, including talent 
                management for military personnel (including members of 
                the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces) 
                and civilian personnel of the Department;
                    (B) developing and implementing the overall talent 
                strategy for military and civilian personnel in the 
                Department of Defense, which shall include working 
                across the military departments, Joint Staff, Office of 
                the Secretary of Defense, and with interagency partners 
                to lead the total force talent acquisition and 
                management efforts of the Department;
                    (C) overseeing updates and reforms for remote and 
                hybrid work, the use of enabling technology, practices 
                for developing and tracking talent, and encouraging 
                movement of talent across components, agencies, and 
                non-governmental entities to help promote flexible 
                career pathways and increase retention;
                    (D) matching talent to needs within the Department 
                and integrate broad upskilling and reskilling programs 
                to create the future national defense workforce;
                    (E) coordinating all talent programs within the 
                Department, including by developing pathways for 
                permeability between uniformed and non-uniformed 
                service opportunities and opportunities in the private 
                sector;
                    (F) maintaining, strengthening, and improving the 
                Department's use of competitive service hiring 
                authorities under title 5, United States Code, and the 
                authorities available under section 129 of title 10, 
                United States Code, to ensure the Department recruits 
                and retains a strong and professional civilian 
                workforce;
                    (G) studying and promoting best practices for 
                workforce development from the government, nonprofit, 
                academic, and private sectors;
                    (H) serving as the principal liaison between the 
                Department and the national security talent industrial 
                and innovation base;
                    (I) carrying out programs, projects, and other 
                activities to strengthen the national security talent 
                industrial and innovation base;
                    (J) identifying rules, regulations, policies, and 
                guidance related to military and civilian talent 
                management that require change for the purposes of 
                achieving efficiencies and meeting the personnel needs 
                of the Department;
                    (K) coordinating with the Joint Staff and the 
                Commanders of the combatant commands to identify talent 
                needs to meet operational challenges;
                    (L) developing an employer brand for the Department 
                of Defense that positions the Department as a sought 
                after employer;
                    (M) developing a capability to rapidly prototype 
                workforce development and talent acquisition approaches 
                with non-profit, academic, Government, and private 
                sector agencies and organizations;
                    (N) seeking partnerships with multiple intermediary 
                organizations, including academic institutions and 
                other key stakeholders in the talent industrial and 
                innovation base, to carry out activities to support the 
                development of pools of qualified individuals with the 
                skills and expertise necessary to meet critical 
                personnel needs of the Department of Defense, which may 
                include activities such as the identification, 
                training, and vetting of critical talent for the 
                Department, including individuals with expertise 
                relating to artificial intelligence, biotechnology, 
                cybersecurity, materials and manufacturing, business 
                processes, venture capital, financial markets, and 
                other critical areas; and
                    (O) carrying out such other duties relating to 
                talent management as may be assigned by the Secretary 
                of Defense;
            (2) develop recommendations for any additional authorities 
        or funding that may be required for the Chief Talent Management 
        Officer to carry out the responsibilities specified in 
        paragraph (1);
            (3) review the structure of the Office of the Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and evaluate 
        the ability of that Office to effectively address total force 
        talent management, including military and civilian personnel; 
        and
            (4) develop recommendations for restructuring the Office of 
        the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to 
        ensure the Office is able to effectively address total force 
        talent management as described in paragraph (3) and support the 
        Chief Talent Management Officer in carrying out the 
        responsibilities described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the review 
conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall include--
            (1) the results of the review with respect to each element 
        specified in subsection (b); and
            (2) such other information as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    (d) Qualified Organization Defined.--In this section, the term 
``qualified organization'' means an independent organization with 
experience in the field of talent acquisition and management, as 
determined by the Secretary of Defense.

SEC. 910. PLAN FOR ADEQUATE STAFFING OF OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
              OF DEFENSE FOR INDUSTRIAL BASE POLICY AND JOINT 
              PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan for adequately staffing the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy 
and the Joint Production Accelerator Cell to advise and generate 
options for the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment relating to the duties described in section 133b(b)(3) of 
title 10, United States Code, including--
            (1) identifying Chinese military companies, contracting 
        restrictions, and transactions involving foreign entities;
            (2) outbound investment monitoring; and
            (3) supply chain analysis, supplier health analysis, 
        production capacity analysis, and such other analyses as the 
        Under Secretary may require.
    (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An estimate of--
                    (A) the number of personnel necessary to fulfill 
                the responsibilities of the Office of the Assistant 
                Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the 
                Joint Production Accelerator Cell in supporting the 
                Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
                Sustainment relating to the duties described in section 
                133b(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code; and
                    (B) associated funding across the period covered by 
                the most recent future-years defense program under 
                section 221 of that title.
            (2) A hiring plan, with milestones, for gradually 
        increasing the number of personnel in the Office of the 
        Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and 
        the Joint Production Accelerator Cell to the number described 
        in paragraph (1)(A).
            (3) A breakdown of the optimal mix of military, civilian, 
        and contractor personnel in the Office of the Assistant 
        Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Joint 
        Production Accelerator Cell.
            (4) An identification of any anticipated funding shortfalls 
        for personnel in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
        Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Joint Production 
        Accelerator Cell across the period covered by the most recent 
        future-years defense program.
            (5) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 
        relevant.

  Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 
                                Matters

SEC. 921. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENIOR INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT OFFICIAL.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 430c. Senior intelligence oversight official
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, or a designee of 
the Secretary determined by regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
shall designate a civilian employee of the Department of Defense in the 
Senior Executive Service to serve as the Senior Intelligence Oversight 
Official.
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Senior Intelligence Oversight Official 
shall conduct independent oversight of all intelligence, 
counterintelligence, and intelligence-related activities of the 
Department of Defense and shall have such other related 
responsibilities as may be determined by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Access.--The Senior Intelligence Oversight Official shall 
have--
            ``(1) access to all information necessary to carry out the 
        responsibilities and functions of the Senior Intelligence 
        Oversight Official, as determined by the Secretary; and
            ``(2) direct access to the Secretary of Defense and the 
        Deputy Secretary of Defense, as circumstances require in the 
        determination of the Senior Intelligence Oversight Official.''.
    (b) Review of Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall review 
and update, as appropriate, Department of Defense Directive 5148.13, 
and any associated or successor regulation or directive, to conform to 
section 430c of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a).

SEC. 922. CODIFICATION OF THE JOINT FEDERATED ASSURANCE CENTER.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 303 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4128. Joint Federated Assurance Center
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Office of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering a Joint Federated Assurance 
Center (referred to in this section as the `Center').
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to serve as a 
joint, Department-wide federation of organizations and capabilities to 
support the assurance needs of the Department of Defense by ensuring, 
pursuant to policies related to hardware and software assurance and 
supply chain risk management, that the software and hardware developed, 
acquired, maintained, and used by the Department are free from 
intentional and unintentional vulnerability during the life-cycle of 
development and deployment of assured, trustworthy defense systems.
    ``(c) Governance.--
            ``(1) The Center shall be governed by an Executive Steering 
        Group. The Executive Steering Group shall continually evaluate 
        the Center's capabilities to support the hardware and software 
        assurance needs of the Department.
            ``(2) The Executive Steering Group shall be composed of one 
        or more representatives from each of the organizations that 
        comprise the Center.
            ``(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
        Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
        and Sustainment shall serve as co-Chairpersons of the Executive 
        Steering Group.
    ``(d) Duties.--The duties of the Center are as follows:
            ``(1) Providing knowledge management capabilities for 
        hardware and software assurance for the Department.
            ``(2) Providing Department-wide visibility on strategy, use 
        cases, procurement, investment, and other relevant activities 
        to aggregate, to the extent practicable, assurance tool 
        purchases by the Department.
            ``(3) Developing and standardizing policies, procedures, 
        competencies, risk assessment methodologies, and independent 
        validation and verification test capabilities--
                    ``(A) to support timely and cost-effective fielding 
                of current and future technologies to the Department;
                    ``(B) to ensure sustainment of enduring capability 
                needs across the life-cycle of Department of Defense 
                programs and determine the sustainment factors related 
                to the assurance of future hardware and software 
                systems;
                    ``(C) to increase efficiencies across Department of 
                Defense programs through the use of emerging assurance 
                technologies; and
                    ``(D) to leverage economies of scale through 
                coordinated acquisition and use of hardware and 
                software assurance technologies.
            ``(4) Promoting assurance capabilities for hardware and 
        software assurance--
                    ``(A) to mature assessment criteria and enable 
                scalable deployment of commercial best practices, such 
                as through the fostering and maturation of evidence-
                based assurance of trusted defense microelectronics 
                system needs, with emphasis on commercial security 
                protocols that are transferable to defense 
                applications;
                    ``(B) to scale the Center for Department-wide 
                access, through the resourcing of adequate personnel to 
                address standardization and automation of data 
                collection and analysis;
                    ``(C) to utilize data from commercial assurance 
                processes to support the development of Department 
                hardware and software that meet standards, 
                applications, and requirements, including through 
                comparative analysis and data modeling;
                    ``(D) to seek and apply commercial best practices, 
                where practicable, through industry collaboration; and
                    ``(E) to develop and align Department policy, 
                investments, and activities with commercial best 
                practices, to the extent practicable.
            ``(5) For contracts for application-specific integrated 
        circuits designed by defense industrial base contractors, 
        develop guidance for--
                    ``(A) the consideration of evidence-based assurance 
                processes and techniques that are included in the 
                contract data requirements list, to the extent 
                practicable;
                    ``(B) the use of commercial best practices, as 
                applicable, for confidentiality, integrity and 
                availability; and
                    ``(C) the development of a library of certified 
                third-party intellectual property for reuse, including 
                streamlining legal mechanisms for data collection and 
                sharing, and enhanced use of automation technology to 
                achieve efficiency.
            ``(6) The assessment, creation, prototyping, maturation, 
        and maintenance of relevant assurance practices, including the 
        validation and maturation of evidence based assurance methods, 
        for the development, procurement, and deployment of hardware 
        and software assurance tools and processes, including--
                    ``(A) development and assessment of validation 
                methods for such processes and techniques, in 
                coordination with the developmental and operational 
                test and evaluation community, as the Executive 
                Steering Group determines necessary;
                    ``(B) development and assessment of threat models 
                that comprehensively characterize the threat to 
                microelectronics confidentiality, integrity, and 
                availability across the entire supply chain, and the 
                design, production, packaging, and deployment cycle to 
                support risk management and risk mitigation; and
                    ``(C) support development of guides to inform use 
                and decision-making by program evaluators, program 
                offices, and industry to meet software and hardware 
                assurance requirements.
    ``(e) Revised Charter.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a 
revised charter for the Center. The charter shall set forth--
            ``(1) the role and authorities of the Center and the 
        Executive Steering Group;
            ``(2) the requirement of the Center to establish guidelines 
        for the development of improved software code vulnerability 
        analysis and testing tools;
            ``(3) the requirement of the Center to establish guidelines 
        for the development of improved hardware vulnerability testing 
        and protection tools; and
            ``(4) the manner in which the Center will connect to the 
        Department's major governance and resourcing processes to 
        ensure the continuation of Center duties.''.
    (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 240 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing on the status of--
            (1) the establishment of the Joint Federated Assurance 
        Center under section 4218 of title 10, United States Code, as 
        added by subsection (a); and
            (2) the revisions to the charter of the Center required 
        under subsection (e) of such section 4128.
    (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 937 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 
2224 note) is repealed.

SEC. 923. CODIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL STAFF CORPS OF THE NAVY.

    (a) Codification.--Section 8090 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended, in subsection (a)--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (9); and
            (3) by inserting, after paragraph (4), the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(5) the Supply Corps;
            ``(6) the Civil Engineer Corps;
            ``(7) the Nurse Corps;
            ``(8) the Medical Service Corps; and''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Such section is further amended, in 
subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Medical Corps, the Dental Corps, the 
Judge Advocate General's Corps, and the Chaplain Corps'' and inserting 
``staff corps specified in subsection (a)''.

SEC. 924. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF EXPANDED COMPETITION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 9025. Office of Expanded Competition
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Office of the Secretary of 
the Air Force an office to be known as the Office of Expanded 
Competition (in this section referred to as the `Office').
    ``(b) Director.--The head of the Office shall be the Director. The 
Director shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force from 
among employees of the Department of Defense with requisite subject 
matter expertise who--
            ``(1) are in a Senior Executive Service position (as 
        defined in section 3132 of title 5) at the time of appointment; 
        or
            ``(2) are not in a Senior Executive Service position at the 
        time of appointment, but meet the Executive Core Qualifications 
        (ECQs) for such a position.
    ``(c) Duties.--The duties of the Office are as follows:
            ``(1) In consultation with other components of the 
        Department of Defense and the Federal Government, conduct 
        coordinated and integrated assessments of adversarial capital 
        flows into industries or businesses of interest to the 
        Department of Defense.
            ``(2) Identify and prioritize promising critical 
        technologies and assets for the Joint Force in need of capital 
        assistance, including critical technologies and assets 
        available from foreign entities.
            ``(3) Fund investments in such technologies and assets, 
        including supply chain technologies not always supported 
        through direct investment.
            ``(4) Support the coordination and outreach efforts of 
        technology scouting and acquisition elements within the 
        Department of Defense to enable investment decision-making by 
        those elements that counteract entities employing adversarial 
        capital flows against industries or businesses described in 
        paragraph (1), including the employment of relevant authorities 
        vested in other components of the Department and the Federal 
        Government.
            ``(5) Identify, accelerate, and sustain the establishment, 
        research, development, construction, procurement, leasing, 
        consolidation, alteration, improvement, modernization, and 
        repair of tangible and intangible assets vital to the national 
        security of the United States.
            ``(6) Help the Department of Defense provide capital 
        assistance to entities, including foreign entities, engaged in 
        investments that facilitate the efforts of the Department.
            ``(7) Experiment, prototype, test, or validate Government-
        developed or commercially developed analytical tools, 
        processes, and tradecraft to improve the due diligence and 
        investment analysis processes for the Department of Defense, 
        including the employment of relevant delegated authorities 
        vested in other components of the Department and the Federal 
        Government.
            ``(8) Assist the Secretary of Defense in developing access 
        and placement using commercial means.
            ``(9) Otherwise engage with, coordinate, and collaborate 
        with other components of the Department of Defense and the 
        Federal Government to maximize efficiencies and promote whole-
        of-government solutions to protect the national security of the 
        United States.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `adversarial capital flow' means an 
        investment by--
                    ``(A) the government of a country that is an 
                adversary of the United States; or
                    ``(B) an entity organized under the laws of, or 
                otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, such a 
                country.
            ``(2) The term `capital assistance' means a loan, loan 
        guarantee, or technical assistance.''.
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the 
implementation of the Office of Expanded Competition as required under 
section 9025 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)).

SEC. 925. COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TASK FORCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish, or 
designate from existing organizations and personnel of the Department 
of Defense, a counter unmanned aerial systems task force, to be known 
as the ``C-UAS Task Force''.
    (b) Review of Memoranda and Directives.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
        Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting through the C-UAS 
        Task Force, shall review and, if necessary, consolidate and 
        update all Department of Defense memoranda and directives 
        related to the countering of unmanned aircraft systems in 
        United States airspace to provide clarity to and an expedited 
        decision-making process for commanders with respect to 
        effectively countering unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned 
        aircraft incursions at military installations in the United 
        States.
            (2) Included memoranda and directives.--The memoranda and 
        directives required to be reviewed and, if necessary, 
        consolidated and updated under paragraph (1) include the 
        following:
                    (A) The Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
                Strategy of the Department of Defense, dated January 7, 
                2021.
                    (B) The Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum 
                entitled ``Risk-based Assessment in Support of Counter-
                Unmanned Aircraft Activities to Protect DOD Facilities 
                and Assets'' and dated May 7, 2020.
                    (C) Deputy Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum 
                16-003, entitled ``Interim Guidance for Countering 
                Unmanned Aircraft'' and dated August 18, 2016.
                    (D) Deputy Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum 
                17-00X, entitled ``Supplemental Guidance for Countering 
                Unmanned Aircraft'' and dated July 5, 2017.
                    (E) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Notice 
                3124, entitled ``Interim Guidance for Countering 
                Unmanned Aircraft'' and dated February 8, 2017.
                    (F) Other related general administrative notices of 
                the Joint Staff.
                    (G) Any other associated memoranda or directives of 
                the Department of Defense relating to unmanned aircraft 
                systems, as the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman 
                of the Joint Chiefs of Staff determine necessary.
    (c) Issuance of Updated Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue 
        new memoranda, directives, and guidance related to authorities 
        to counter unmanned aircraft systems.
            (2) Dissemination to installation commanders.--The 
        Secretary of Defense shall ensure that memoranda, directives, 
        and guidance issued under paragraph (1), and any subsequent 
        memoranda, directives and guidance, are included in pre-
        briefings for any officers that assume command of a military 
        installation in the United States on or after July 1, 2025.
            (3) Standard operating procedures for military 
        installations.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
                issuance of the memoranda, directives, and guidance 
                required by paragraph (1), each commander of a military 
                installation shall issue operating procedures specific 
                to their military installation for countering unmanned 
                aircraft systems at the installation.
                    (B) Extension during changes in command.--If there 
                is a change of command of a military installation 
                during the 60-day period described in subparagraph (A), 
                the incoming commander of the installation shall issue 
                operating procedures specific to their military 
                installation required by that subparagraph not later 
                than 60 days after receiving the pre-briefing described 
                in paragraph (2).
    (d) Report on Existing Training Efforts.--Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
counter-unmanned aircraft systems training efforts of the Department of 
Defense in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
report shall include--
            (1) a description of any training that is commonly provided 
        to members of the Armed Forces on countering threats posed by 
        unmanned aircraft systems; and
            (2) a summary of the training curriculum that is provided 
        for installation commanders and deployed forces to counter 
        unmanned aircraft systems.

SEC. 926. AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS 
              FORCES AND COMBAT-ENABLING UNITS OF GENERAL PURPOSE 
              FORCES.

    (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to complete the 
special operations force structure reductions described in subsection 
(b) until the date on which the assessment required under subsection 
(c) is submitted to the congressional defense committees.
    (b) Force Structure Reductions Described.--The special operations 
force structure reductions described in this subsection are the 
proposed reductions to the end strengths of the special operations 
forces of the Army announced by the Army on February 27, 2024, as part 
of the Total Army Analysis process.
    (c) Assessment of Feasibility and Advisability of Affiliate 
Relationships.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the 
        Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low 
        Intensity Conflict shall jointly submit to the congressional 
        defense committees a report assessing the feasibility and 
        advisability of establishing affiliate relationships between 
        units of the Army special operations forces and Army general 
        purpose forces for the purpose of enhancing military readiness 
        and effectiveness.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include, at a minimum, the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the feasibility and 
                advisability of establishing formal affiliate 
                relationships between units of the Army special 
                operations forces and combat-enabling units of the Army 
                general purpose forces, including units that perform 
                the following missions:
                            (i) Logistics.
                            (ii) Intelligence.
                            (iii) Communications.
                            (iv) Explosive ordnance disposal.
                            (v) Electronic warfare.
                            (vi) Rotary wing support.
                            (vii) Combat medicine.
                            (viii) Information operations.
                            (ix) Civil affairs.
                            (x) Such other missions as the Secretary 
                        and the Assistant Secretary consider relevant.
                    (B) A summary of organic forces and assigned forces 
                conducting the missions described in subparagraph (A) 
                for Army special operations forces as of the date of 
                the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Considerations.--In developing the report required by 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall 
        take into account the following:
                    (A) The enabling requirements of both the Army 
                special operations forces and the Army general purpose 
                forces.
                    (B) The availability of high-demand, low-density 
                enabling capabilities of the Army general purpose 
                forces.
                    (C) Deployment-to-dwell standards.
                    (D) The ability of Army general purpose forces and 
                Army special operations forces to fulfill current 
                service specific and joint force requirements.
    (d) Plan for Establishing Affiliate Relationships.--If, in the 
report required by subsection (c)(1), the Secretary and the Assistant 
Secretary determine that it is feasible and advisable to establish 
formal affiliate relationships between units of the Army special 
operations forces and combat-enabling units of the Army general purpose 
forces, then, not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall jointly 
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for establishing 
such relationships that includes, at a minimum, an identification of 
units to be affiliated and a timeline for doing so.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``affiliate relationship'' means a habitual 
        relationship between a unit or units of the Army special 
        operations forces and a combat-enabling unit or units of the 
        Army general purpose forces pursuant to which the general and 
        special operations forces units regularly train together, 
        conduct exercises together, and when required, deploy together.
            (2) The term ``special operations forces'' means the forces 
        identified under section 167(j) of title 10, United States 
        Code, or a member of the Armed Forces carrying out special 
        operations activities.
            (3) The term ``special operations activities'' means 
        activities described in section 167(k) of title 10, United 
        States Code, and includes any support services provided for the 
        execution such activities, including logistics, communications, 
        and intelligence activities.

SEC. 927. FORCE SIZING METHODOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
methodology for analyzing United States military force sizing necessary 
to conduct activities below the threshold of traditional armed conflict 
in support of strategic competition, including the following:
            (1) Campaigning.
            (2) Building capacity of and security cooperation with 
        partner countries.
            (3) Information operations.
            (4) Civil affairs.
            (5) Irregular warfare.
            (6) Operational preparation of the environment.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the methodology developed 
under subsection (a) that includes, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) An explanation of the methodology and how the 
        methodology is intended to be applied to future force sizing 
        analysis.
            (2) An articulation of the roles and responsibilities of 
        relevant officials, branches of the Armed Forces, and commands 
        in utilizing the methodology.
            (3) Such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Repeal of audit incentive element in report requirement of 
                            Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation 
                            Plan.
Sec. 1003. Authority to use Defense Modernization Account funds for 
                            time-sensitive equipment modernization.
Sec. 1004. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense 
                            components.
Sec. 1005. Revision of Department of Defense financial management 
                            regulation.
Sec. 1006. Establishment of cross-functional team to oversee 
                            implementation of recommendations of 
                            Commission on Planning, Programming, 
                            Budgeting, and Execution Reform.
Sec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to 
                            facilitate audit of the financial 
                            statements of the Department of Defense for 
                            fiscal year 2025.

                   Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

Sec. 1011. Support for counterdrug activities affecting flow of drugs 
                            into United States.
Sec. 1012. Authority for detection and monitoring of illegal drugs 
                            regardless of destination.
Sec. 1013. Review, assessment, and analysis of governance structure and 
                            strategy of Department of Defense counter-
                            narcotics and counter-transnational 
                            organized crime activities.

                Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1021. Briefing required in the event of a proposed reduction in 
                            battle force ships as part of the annual 
                            naval vessel construction plan and 
                            certification.
Sec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the 
                            National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1023. Modifications to ship repair authorities.
Sec. 1024. Improving Navy assessments required prior to start of 
                            construction on first ship of a 
                            shipbuilding program.
Sec. 1025. Prohibition on contracting with shipyards controlled by a 
                            foreign adversary country.
Sec. 1026. Exception to prohibition of overhaul, repair, or maintenance 
                            of certain vessels in shipyards outside the 
                            United States or Guam.
Sec. 1027. Strategy on development of naval rearm at sea capability.
Sec. 1028. Authority to use incremental funding for the Virginia-class 
                            submarine program.
Sec. 1029. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a 
                            contract for the construction of an Arleigh 
                            Burke class destroyer.
Sec. 1030. Pilot program on use of automated inspection technologies at 
                            shipyards.
Sec. 1031. Requirements for the unmanned maritime autonomy 
                            architecture.
Sec. 1032. Competitive demonstration of large and extra large unmanned 
                            underwater vehicles.
Sec. 1033. Requirement for mature ship design.

                      Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

Sec. 1041. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or 
                            release of individuals detained at United 
                            States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
                            to the United States.
Sec. 1042. 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. 1043. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or 
                            release of individuals detained at United 
                            States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
                            to certain countries.
Sec. 1044. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or 
                            relinquish control of United States Naval 
                            Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

         Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

Sec. 1051. Authority to contribute to innovation fund.
Sec. 1052. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for 
                            certain Navy mess operations.
Sec. 1053. Assessments of casualties and fatalities during hostilities.
Sec. 1054. Establishment of major mishap incident designation 
                            classification for Department of Defense 
                            incidents.
Sec. 1055. Prohibition on use of funds for EcoHealth Alliance and the 
                            Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Sec. 1056. Prohibition on Department of Defense transportation of 
                            currency to Taliban or Islamic Emirate of 
                            Afghanistan.
Sec. 1057. Prohibition on use of funds for the Badr Organization and 
                            related organizations.
Sec. 1058. Limitation on use of funds pending provision of briefing on 
                            reliance of People's Liberation Army on 
                            imported fossil fuels for energy.
Sec. 1059. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment 
                            projects with ties to the Government of the 
                            People's Republic of China.

                    Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

Sec. 1061. Chief of Navy Reserve annual report.
Sec. 1062. Modification and extension of requirement for combatant 
                            command risk assessment for airborne 
                            intelligence, surveillance, and 
                            reconnaissance.
Sec. 1063. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil 
                            authorities at the Southwest border.
Sec. 1064. Extension of annual report on civilian casualties in 
                            connection with United States military 
                            operations.
Sec. 1065. Review of irregular warfare authorities.
Sec. 1066. Reports on approval and deployment of lethal autonomous 
                            weapon systems.
Sec. 1067. Congressional notice regarding execute orders issued at the 
                            direction of the President or the Secretary 
                            of Defense.
Sec. 1068. Mobility capability requirements study.
Sec. 1069. Biodefense posture reviews.
Sec. 1070. Briefings on attempts by aliens and foreign actors to access 
                            military installations without 
                            authorization.
Sec. 1071. Report on resourcing of Arctic Strategy.
Sec. 1072. Analyses and reports on air superiority of the Joint Force.
Sec. 1073. Exercise for countering unmanned aerial systems.
Sec. 1074. Report on operational plans of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1075. Quarterly reports on funerals at Arlington National Cemetery 
                            on hold until caisson services resume.
Sec. 1076. Plan for enhancement of special operations riverine 
                            capability.
Sec. 1077. Annual reports on the Postsecondary Education Complaint 
                            System.
Sec. 1078. Study and report on Department of Defense use of unmanned 
                            ground vehicle systems manufactured by 
                            certain foreign entities.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 1081. Introduction of entities in transactions critical to 
                            national security.
Sec. 1082. Installation energy plans and assessment for reduction of 
                            reliance on Russian energy.
Sec. 1083. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the 
                            Navy.
Sec. 1084. Modification of National Security Commission on Emerging 
                            Biotechnology.
Sec. 1085. Modification of defense sensitive support notification 
                            requirement.
Sec. 1086. Plan for additional skill identifiers for Army Mountain 
                            Warfare School.
Sec. 1087. Establishment of Department of Defense working group on 
                            multilateral artificial intelligence 
                            coordination.
Sec. 1088. Resumption of caisson services at funeral services at 
                            Arlington National Cemetery.
Sec. 1089. Liaison with Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force.
Sec. 1090. Responding to unmanned aircraft systems incursions.
Sec. 1091. Prioritization of accreditation of sensitive compartmented 
                            information facilities supporting DX-rated 
                            programs.
Sec. 1092. Establishment of national security capital forum.
Sec. 1093. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations 
                            relating to the food program of the 
                            Department of Defense.
Sec. 1094. Pilot program to provide military aircraft support to air 
                            shows.

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--
            (1) Authority.--Upon determination by the Secretary of 
        Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 
        the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
        available to the Department of Defense in this division for 
        fiscal year 2025 between any such authorizations for that 
        fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of 
        authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be 
        available for the same purposes as the authorization to which 
        transferred.
            (2) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
        total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer 
        under the authority of this section may not exceed 
        $6,000,000,000.
            (3) Exception for transfers between military personnel 
        authorizations.--A transfer of funds between military personnel 
        authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the 
        dollar limitation in paragraph (2).
    (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by subsection (a) to 
transfer authorizations--
            (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
        have a higher priority than the items from which authority is 
        transferred; and
            (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
        has been denied authorization by Congress.
    (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from one 
account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed 
to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount 
is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
    (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly notify 
Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

SEC. 1002. REPEAL OF AUDIT INCENTIVE ELEMENT IN REPORT REQUIREMENT OF 
              FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN.

    Section 240b(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking clause (ix).

SEC. 1003. AUTHORITY TO USE DEFENSE MODERNIZATION ACCOUNT FUNDS FOR 
              TIME-SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 3136(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(5) For procuring and integrating available commercial 
        technologies and services to satisfy a joint urgent operational 
        need, joint emergent operational need, or a validated service 
        requirement.
            ``(6) For providing infrastructure to support Department 
        goals of accelerating the fielding and adoption of new 
        capabilities.''.
    (b) Limitation.--Paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (d) of 
section 3136 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), shall apply only with respect to funds made available, and 
transferred to the Defense Modernization Account, on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1004. EXTENSION OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              COMPONENTS.

    Section 1004(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-81; 10 U.S.C. 240d note) is amended by 
striking ``During fiscal year 2024, and during each of the nine fiscal 
years thereafter,'' and inserting ``During each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2034,''.

SEC. 1005. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 
              REGULATION.

    (a) Not later than September 30, 2026, the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Comptroller) shall revise the Department of Defense Financial 
Management Regulation 7000.14-R. The Under Secretary shall ensure that 
the revised regulation--
            (1) is consistent and clear throughout;
            (2) includes updated guidance with respect to legislative 
        and regulatory requirements; and
            (3) does not include any outdated guidance or guidance 
        subject to change annually in an annual appropriations Act.
    (b) Considerations.--In revising the regulation under subsection 
(a), the Under Secretary shall--
            (1) prioritize clarity and accessibility in the language 
        and direction provided, including improvements to the 
        coordination and approval process for recommended changes;
            (2) review and adopt modern financial practices that better 
        align to current development and production cycles;
            (3) consider information technology solutions to improve 
        the accessibility and usability of the Financial Management 
        Regulation; and
            (4) in consultation with the Cross-Functional Team 
        established under section 1006 consider the recommendations of 
        the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and 
        Execution Reform.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and once every 180 days thereafter during the 
three-year period following such date of enactment, the Under Secretary 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
efforts to revise the Financial Management Regulation. Each such 
briefing shall include each of the following:
            (1) The progress made in revising the Financial Management 
        Regulation.
            (2) The plan and timeline for completing revisions to the 
        Financial Management Regulation.
            (3) Any barriers to the ability of the Department of 
        Defense to revising the Financial Management Regulation as 
        required under this section.
            (4) Any legislation required to complete revisions of the 
        Financial Management Regulation.
            (5) Any other information determined relevant by the 
        Secretary.

SEC. 1006. ESTABLISHMENT OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM TO OVERSEE 
              IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMISSION ON 
              PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, BUDGETING, AND EXECUTION REFORM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, using the authority provided under section 
911(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note), the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish and appropriately resource a cross-functional team to 
plan and oversee, in coordination with the congressional defense 
committees, the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission 
on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform established 
by section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1884).
    (b) Reporting.--The head of the cross-functional team required by 
subsection (a) shall be the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
and such team shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
    (c) Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--The cross-functional team required by 
        subsection (a) shall include dedicated, appropriate personnel 
        with relevant expertise.
            (2) Director.--There shall be a Director of the cross-
        functional team who shall be responsible for leading the daily 
        activities of the cross-functional team. The Under Secretary of 
        Defense (Comptroller) shall select either a member of the 
        Senior Executive Service or a senior military officer to serve 
        as the Director.
            (3) Hiring authorities.--In establishing the cross-
        functional team, the Secretary may--
                    (A) hire personnel on a temporary or term basis to 
                support the activities of the cross-functional team; 
                and
                    (B) enter into contracts or other agreements with 
                subject-matter experts with relevant expertise to 
                support the cross-functional team.
            (4) Compensation.--Basic pay for personnel on the cross-
        functional team may be administratively determined and set in 
        accordance with section 3161(d) of title 5, United States Code.
            (5) Inapplicability of certain limitation.--An individual 
        hired or selected for service under this subsection who is not 
        assigned to perform functions in, or employed by, the Office of 
        the Secretary of Defense (including performance of direct 
        support activities of that Office and the Washington 
        Headquarters Services of the Department of Defense) as of the 
        date of the enactment of this Act is not subject to the 
        limitations under section 143 of title 10, United States Code.
    (d) Consultations With Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) shall--
            (1) provide to the congressional defense committees a 
        briefing on the proposed leadership, composition, and charter 
        of the cross-functional team required by subsection (a); and
            (2) seek feedback from the congressional defense committees 
        on the recommendations of the Commission on Planning, 
        Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform.
    (e) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date 
that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the 
Department of Defense to implement the recommendations of the 
Commission.
    (f) Termination.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), this 
        section and the cross-functional team required by subsection 
        (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2029.
            (2) Early disestablishment of team.--The Secretary may, on 
        or after December 31, 2027, and before the termination date 
        specified in paragraph (1), disestablish the cross-functional 
        team required by subsection (a) if--
                    (A) the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
                determines that the cross-functional team is no longer 
                required for the implementation of the recommendations 
                of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, 
                and Execution Reform; and
                    (B) the Secretary--
                            (i) notifies the congressional defense 
                        committees not later than 30 days before 
                        disestablishing the cross-functional team; and
                            (ii) includes in the notification the 
                        justification of the Secretary for the 
                        disestablishment of the cross-functional team.

SEC. 1007. USE OF TECHNOLOGY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO 
              FACILITATE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

    (a) Use of AI Technology for Audits.--The Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall encourage, to the greatest extent practicable, the 
use of technology that uses artificial intelligence or machine learning 
for the purpose of facilitating audits of the financial statements of 
the Department of Defense.
    (b) Implementation of AI Technology for Audits.--The Director of 
the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office of the Department, 
in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering and the Inspector General of the Department, shall oversee 
the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning 
technologies in support of financial management and enterprise business 
operations.

                   Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

SEC. 1011. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AFFECTING FLOW OF DRUGS 
              INTO UNITED STATES.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall prescribe Department-wide guidance that establishes 
support for counterdrug activities and programs affecting the flow of 
drugs into the United States as the principal foreign counterdrug 
program priority of the Department.

SEC. 1012. AUTHORITY FOR DETECTION AND MONITORING OF ILLEGAL DRUGS 
              REGARDLESS OF DESTINATION.

    In conducting detection and monitoring of illegal drugs under 
section 124 of title 10, United States Code, the Joint Interagency Task 
Force South may conduct detection and monitoring of vessels or aircraft 
transiting illegal drugs in the air and maritime domains within the 
established joint operating area of such task force regardless of the 
destination of the illegal drugs.

SEC. 1013. REVIEW, ASSESSMENT, AND ANALYSIS OF GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND 
              STRATEGY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTER-NARCOTICS AND 
              COUNTER-TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Agreement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter 
into an agreement with a federally funded research and development 
center for the conduct of an independent review, assessment, and 
analysis of the governance structure and strategy of the counter-
narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities of the 
Department of Defense.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The agreement described in subsection (a) 
        shall provide that not later than one year after the date on 
        which the Secretary of Defense and the federally funded 
        research and development center enter into the agreement, the 
        center shall provide to the Secretary a report on the findings 
        of the review, assessment, and analysis.
            (2) Submittal to congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
        receiving the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        of Defense shall submit the report to the congressional defense 
        committees and the congressional research agencies.
            (3) Elements.--The report described in paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following elements:
                    (A) An assessment of the authorities of the 
                Department of Defense for counter-narcotics and 
                counter-transnational organized crime activities.
                    (B) A description of the context for Department of 
                Defense authorities for counter-narcotics and counter-
                transnational organized crime activities, including a 
                review of all Federal authorities, by Department and 
                agency, for counter-narcotics and counter-transnational 
                organized crime activities and how those authorities 
                align with the authorities of the Department of 
                Defense.
                    (C) A gap analysis of the authorities described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B).
                    (D) A description of the funding for the counter-
                narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime 
                activities of the Department of Defense.
                    (E) A description of the strategic objectives and 
                strategies for the counter-narcotics and counter-
                transnational organized crime activities of the 
                Department of Defense.
                    (F) An assessment of whether the current strategy 
                of the Department of Defense includes--
                            (i) command arrangement agreements to 
                        address existing and emerging narcotic 
                        substances of concern, including detection and 
                        monitoring of fentanyl, illicit fentanyl 
                        precursors, and fentanyl analogues;
                            (ii) descriptions of the responsibilities 
                        of each combatant command in its operating 
                        area;
                            (iii) a plan for improved coordination 
                        between geographic combatant commands to ensure 
                        clear understanding of roles and 
                        responsibilities in overlapping areas of 
                        responsibility;
                            (iv) a plan to continue and improve 
                        coordination with foreign partners regarding 
                        intelligence sharing and interdiction 
                        activities;
                            (v) standardized operating procedures for 
                        command and control of counter-narcotics within 
                        the Department;
                            (vi) measurable outcomes to assess progress 
                        for each of the counter-narcotics strategic 
                        objectives of the Department;
                            (vii) a description of any capability 
                        upgrades that would better enable the support 
                        of the interdiction of narcotics, including 
                        fentanyl, illicit fentanyl precursors, and 
                        fentanyl analogues, throughout the Department; 
                        and
                            (viii) a description of interaction between 
                        the Department of Defense and the Department of 
                        State to coordinate counter-narcotics efforts 
                        with foreign governments.
                    (G) Recommendations for improving the governance 
                structure of the counter-narcotics and counter-
                transnational organized crime activities of the 
                Department of Defense, including with respect to 
                designating a lead component or agency within the 
                Department of Defense.
            (4) Form.--The report described in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) shall be submitted under paragraph (2) in 
                unclassified form, but may include a classified annex; 
                and
                    (B) may be made available to the public.
    (c) Congressional Research Agencies Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``congressional research agencies'' means the following:
            (1) The Congressional Research Service.
            (2) The Congressional Budget Office.
            (3) The Government Accountability Office.

                Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

SEC. 1021. BRIEFING REQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF A PROPOSED REDUCTION IN 
              BATTLE FORCE SHIPS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL NAVAL VESSEL 
              CONSTRUCTION PLAN AND CERTIFICATION.

    Section 231 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(g) Reduction in Battle Force Ships.--If the plan and 
certification under subsection (a) for a fiscal year include a proposed 
reduction in the number of battle force ships proposed to be procured 
during that fiscal year or during the any of the subsequent nine fiscal 
years, as compared to the number of such ships proposed in the plan and 
certification for the preceding fiscal year for that fiscal year and 
the subsequent nine fiscal years, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees, by not later than 15 
days after the date of the submission of the plan and certification 
under subsection (a), a briefing that includes each of the following:
            ``(1) An identification of each specific ship for which 
        funds are not requested in the budget for that fiscal year and 
        an identification of any funds that were allocated to each such 
        ship, for any prior fiscal year including funds for--
                    ``(A) research, development, test, and evaluation;
                    ``(B) advance procurement;
                    ``(C) advanced construction; and
                    ``(D) economic order quantity.
            ``(2) If a shipyard is identified in relation to a ship 
        identified under paragraph (1), the projected change in 
        workload at the shipyard as a result of the reduction of the 
        ship.
            ``(3) The projected change in the estimated value of any 
        major subcontracted components or sequence critical material as 
        a result of the reduction of the ship.''.

SEC. 1022. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE USED VESSELS UNDER THE 
              NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.

    Section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection 
                (c)(1)(E)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(1)(D)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``nine'' and 
                inserting ``10''; and
            (2) in subsection (i), by striking ``subsection (c)(1)(E)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (c)(1)(D)''.

SEC. 1023. MODIFICATIONS TO SHIP REPAIR AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Definition of Short-term Work for Purposes of Navy Construction 
of Combatant and Escort Vessels and Assignment of Vessel Projects.--
Section 8669a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``10 months'' and inserting ``12 months''.
    (b) Study on Price Differentials Used in Navy Ship Repair 
Solicitations.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter 
        into an agreement with a federally funded research and 
        development center to conduct a study to assess whether 
        relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship repair 
        solicitations accurately reflect the true market value of the 
        activity undertaken to complete the repair work involved in the 
        absence of any such differential.
            (2) Elements.--The study under paragraph (1) shall address 
        all relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship 
        repair solicitations, including--
                    (A) the use of Government-owned and operated dry 
                docks;
                    (B) the use of inter-port differentials; and
                    (C) the use of pier differentials.
            (3) Reports.--
                    (A) Ffrdc report.--The federally funded research 
                and development center that conducts the study under 
                paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary of the Navy 
                a report on the results of the study.
                    (B) Submittal to congress.--Not later than 
                September 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
                submit to the congressional defense committees an 
                unaltered copy of the report received by the Secretary 
                under subparagraph (A) together with a separate 
                statement of the views of the Secretary on the results 
                of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
    (c) Report on Navy Policy for Soliciting Coastwide Bids for Certain 
Repair Availabilities.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than March 30, 2025, the 
        Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report on the policy of the Navy for soliciting 
        coastwide bids for repair availabilities longer than 10 months.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
        an explanation and assessment of each of the following:
                    (A) The intent of the policy described in paragraph 
                (1).
                    (B) The data the Navy uses to assess the efficacy 
                of such policy.
                    (C) How the Navy estimates the cost of moving 
                vessels out of their home port to complete the 
                availability and the actual cost of moving vessels out 
                of their home port to complete the availability.
                    (D) How the Navy estimates the financial, labor 
                force, member of the Armed Forces and family well-
                being, berthing, and related costs associated with 
                moving a vessel out of its home port to complete a 
                repair availability longer than 10 months.

SEC. 1024. IMPROVING NAVY ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF 
              CONSTRUCTION ON FIRST SHIP OF A SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM.

    Section 8669c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``15 days'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``commencement'' 
                and inserting ``the start''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by inserting ``at least 95 percent of 
                        all'' before ``the basic''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``of the vessel is 
                        complete'' and inserting ``drawing packages for 
                        the ship have reached final approval'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``, at a minimum, an assessment of''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (1) through (6) and 
                inserting the following new paragraphs:
            ``(1) An identification of the degree to which detail 
        design and production design drawings and related documents 
        have been completed in accordance with the shipbuilding 
        contract.
            ``(2) An assessment of the readiness of the shipyard 
        facilities and workforce to begin construction.
            ``(3) The Navy's estimated delivery date and a description 
        of any risks that could affect such delivery date.
            ``(4) An assessment of the extent to which adequate 
        processes and metrics are in place to measure and manage 
        program risks.
            ``(5) With respect to the first ship, a description of the 
        plans of the Navy to oversee and document the construction of 
        the ship to ensure that the detail design supports the 
        construction schedule for the ship.
            ``(6) A definition of the term `start of construction' 
        that--
                    ``(A) is applicable to the first ship; and
                    ``(B) does not mean a point in time--
                            ``(i) after the completion of 5 percent of 
                        lightship displacement; or
                            ``(ii) after the advance procurement or 
                        advance construction of the ship.
            ``(7) An identification of any fabrication of the hull and 
        superstructure of the ship that will occur before the date on 
        which the Secretary submits the certifications required under 
        paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).
            ``(8) An identification of the extent of to which vendor- 
        and government-furnished information supports the overall 
        maturity and stability of the ship's design, including 
        information regarding--
                    ``(A) whether vendor selection is complete for 
                major distributive systems and key equipment supporting 
                operational requirements;
                    ``(B) whether specifications are finalized for 
                major distributive systems and key equipment; and
                    ``(C) the status of factory acceptance testing, as 
                applicable, to validate finalized specifications for 
                major distributive systems and key equipment through 
                manufacturing.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``, and when used with 
                        respect to manned surface and undersea 
                        combatants, means design through the completion 
                        of three-dimensional computer aided modeling'' 
                        after ``computer aided models'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``fixes'' and inserting ``supports''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``routes major portions of all distributive 
                        systems of the vessel'' and inserting 
                        ``positions and routes all major distributive 
                        systems of the ship''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (5).

SEC. 1025. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH SHIPYARDS CONTROLLED BY A 
              FOREIGN ADVERSARY COUNTRY.

    Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 8679 the following new section:
``Sec. 8679a. Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign 
              adversary country: prohibition
    ``The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any contract or other 
agreement with a shipyard determined by the Secretary of Defense to be 
under the ownership, control, or influence of a foreign adversary 
country (as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States 
Code).''.

SEC. 1026. EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF OVERHAUL, REPAIR, OR MAINTENANCE 
              OF CERTAIN VESSELS IN SHIPYARDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
              OR GUAM.

    Section 8680(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
        (i) and (ii), respectively;
            (2) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``Notwithstanding'';
            (3) by inserting ``and subject to subparagraph (B)'' after 
        ``paragraph (1)'';
            (4) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking ``or'' 
        at the end;
            (5) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking the 
        period and inserting ``; or'';
            (6) by inserting after clause (ii), the following new 
        clause:
                    ``(iii) corrective and preventive maintenance of a 
                deployed naval vessel planned to last not more than 21 
                days.''; and
            (7) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
        subparagraph:
    ``(B) During any fiscal year, the cumulative work carried out under 
this paragraph for ships at any particular homeport may not exceed two 
percent of the average annual total workload of that homeport over the 
preceding three-year period, as measured in shipyard labor hours.''.

SEC. 1027. STRATEGY ON DEVELOPMENT OF NAVAL REARM AT SEA CAPABILITY.

    (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Navy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a strategy for delivering a rearm at 
sea capability to the surface fleet of the United States Navy. Such 
strategy shall include each of the following:
            (1) A plan to develop, by not later than three years after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the capability to employ 
        rearming equipment to load missile canisters into MK 41 
        vertical launch system cells on Navy destroyers while operating 
        at sea, including an identification of the current and planned 
        investments of the Navy in technology development to achieve 
        such capability, including the anticipated cost and schedule 
        for such investments.
            (2) A plan for the key milestone events and associated 
        dates in the development of such capability.
            (3) A plan to coordinate with allies of the United States 
        that use variants of the United States manufactured MK 41 
        vertical launch system to jointly procure rearm at sea 
        capabilities.
            (4) An identification of any courses of action the 
        Secretary is considering other than the plans referred to in 
        paragraphs (1) through (2) to address the gap between the rearm 
        at sea capabilities of the United States and the capabilities 
        of other countries, including the use of uncrewed technologies.
            (5) Such other matters as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    (b) Briefing.-- Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a written briefing on the development 
of the strategy required under (a).

SEC. 1028. AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA-CLASS 
              SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority to Use Incremental Funding to Enter Into a Contract 
for the Construction of a Virginia-class Submarine.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
        this Act or otherwise made available for the Navy for 
        Shipbuilding and Conversion for fiscal year 2025 may be used by 
        the Secretary of the Navy to enter into an incrementally funded 
        contract for the construction of a Virginia-class submarine.
            (2) Availability of funds.--A contract entered into under 
        paragraph (1) shall provide that any obligation of the United 
        States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the 
        availability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total 
        liability to the Government for the termination of the contract 
        shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated at 
        time of termination.
            (3) Condition for out-year contract payments.--A contract 
        entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any 
        obligation of the United States to make a payment under the 
        contract for any fiscal year is subject to the availability of 
        appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year.
            (4) Limitation on termination liability.--A contract for 
        the construction of Virginia class submarines entered into 
        under paragraph (1) shall provide that the total liability to 
        the Federal government for the termination of the contract 
        shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to 
        the contract as of the date of the termination.
    (b) Authority to Use Incremental Funding for Limited Efforts 
Related to Virginia-class Submarine Program.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the limitation under paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary of the Navy may modify existing contracts to 
        provide for incremental funding of Virginia-class submarines 
        authorized to be procured under section 122 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-
        239; 126 Stat. 1655), section 124 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 
        Stat. 1311) (as amended by section 129 of the John S. McCain 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
        Law 115-232; 132 Stat 1665)), section 123 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
        31; 137 Stat 169), or otherwise appropriated in fiscal year 
        2024.
            (2) Limitation.--The authority under paragraph (1) may only 
        be used to provide for an increase in wages for the shipbuilder 
        workforce or an increase in non-executive level salaries.
            (3) Condition for out-year contract payment.--A contract 
        entered into under section 122 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 
        Stat. 1655) or section 124 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 
        Stat. 1311) (as amended by section 129 of the John S. McCain 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
        Law 115-232; 132 Stat 1665)) or modified under paragraph (1) 
        shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make 
        a payment under the contract for any fiscal year is subject to 
        the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such 
        subsequent fiscal year.
            (4) Limitation on termination liability.--A contract for 
        the construction of Virginia class submarines entered into 
        under section 122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1655) or 
        section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1311) (as 
        amended by section 129 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 
        Stat 1665)) or modified under paragraph (1) shall provide that 
        the total liability to the Federal government for the 
        termination of the contract shall be limited to the total 
        amount of funding obligated to the contract as of the date of 
        the termination.

SEC. 1029. AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO ENTER INTO A 
              CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS 
              DESTROYER.

    (a) In General.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for the Navy for Shipbuilding and 
Conversion for fiscal year 2025 may be used by the Secretary of the 
Navy to enter into an incrementally funded contract for the 
construction of an Arleigh Burke class destroyer.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--A contract entered into under 
subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States 
to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of 
appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability to the 
Government for the termination of the contract shall be limited to the 
total amount of funding obligated at time of termination.

SEC. 1030. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF AUTOMATED INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES AT 
              SHIPYARDS.

    (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall carry out a 
pilot program on the use of automated inspection technologies at 
shipyards.
    (b) Selection of Location.--The Secretary shall select one shipyard 
at which to carry out the pilot program required under subsection (a) 
and shall take such steps as may be necessary to minimize the 
disruption to the operations of the shipyard during the conduct of the 
pilot program.
    (c) Elements.--In carrying out the pilot program required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) select at least one surface ship as a test platform to 
        collect a comprehensive set of inspection criteria used for 
        defining maintenance requirements;
            (2) define requirements for the upgrade or overhaul of the 
        information technology infrastructure at the shipyard to ensure 
        compatibility with new technologies implemented under the pilot 
        program;
            (3) provide for the training of personnel on the operation 
        and maintenance of the automated inspection technologies 
        selected for use during the pilot program;
            (4) designate an individual who shall be responsible for 
        implementing and overseeing each phase of the pilot program; 
        and
            (5) recommend a strategic sequencing plan of the pilot 
        program to ensure the execution of necessary information 
        technology upgrades prior to the deployment of robotic systems.
    (d) Report and Briefings.--
            (1) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the termination 
        of the pilot program under subsection (e), the Secretary shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
        results of the pilot program.
            (2) Briefings.--Upon completion of the sequencing plan 
        required under subsection (c)(5), the Secretary shall provide 
        to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan.
    (e) Termination.--The authority to carry out a pilot program under 
this section shall terminate on the date that is three years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1031. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UNMANNED MARITIME AUTONOMY 
              ARCHITECTURE.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall--
            (1) provide a forum and resources to facilitate industry 
        participation in the creation and management of a vendor-
        agnostic and platform-agnostic modular open systems 
        architecture and associated standards for maritime unmanned 
        systems;
            (2) adopt or join a governance model for the standards 
        described in paragraph (1) that includes Government and 
        industry participation;
            (3) implement a frequent or continuous process for 
        incorporating industry feedback into the standards described in 
        paragraph (1) and conforming those standards with leading 
        industry practices;
            (4) for each relevant Navy program or contract, tailor the 
        standards described in paragraph (1) to the minimum standards 
        necessary to enable desired operational capabilities for the 
        program or contract; and
            (5) label and distribute the standards described in 
        paragraph (1) as open, publicly releasable information, to the 
        greatest extent possible.

SEC. 1032. COMPETITIVE DEMONSTRATION OF LARGE AND EXTRA LARGE UNMANNED 
              UNDERWATER VEHICLES.

    (a) Competitive Demonstration Required.--Not later than June 1, 
2025, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Commander of 
the United States Indo-Pacific Command and in consultation with the 
Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, shall carry out a competitive 
demonstration of large and extra large unmanned underwater vehicle 
capabilities, including non-developmental items from commercial or 
foreign partner sources that leverage commercial solutions openings.
    (b) Criteria.--In developing and evaluating the competitive 
demonstration required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy 
shall consider the following:
            (1) The ability of large and extra large unmanned 
        underwater vehicles to integrate with mission autonomy planning 
        capability and joint command and control systems.
            (2) The ability of such vehicles to execute high-value 
        missions in a contested environment.
            (3) Vehicle performance with respect to navigation, 
        endurance, and concepts of employment.
            (4) The technical maturity, reliability, and 
        maintainability of such vehicles.
            (5) Feedback from military users, especially with respect 
        to user interface, mission functionality, ease of use and 
        deployment, and command and control.
            (6) Initial assessments of the total cost to procure, 
        operate, and sustain a persistent large and extra large 
        unmanned underwater vehicle presence in support of the 
        operational requirements of the United States Indo-Pacific 
        Command.
    (c) Use of Funds.--The Secretary of the Navy may obligate and 
expend amounts made available for the Navy in fiscal year 2025 for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, and operation and 
maintenance to carry out the competitive demonstration required by 
subsection (a).
    (d) Assessments Required.--
            (1) Secretary of the navy.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than September 1, 2025, 
                the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
                congressional defense committees the unaltered 
                assessment of the Secretary of the competitive 
                demonstration required by subsection (a).
                    (B) Elements.--The assessment required by 
                subparagraph (A) may include recommendations for 
                updating the funding and acquisition plans for the 
                large and extra large unmanned underwater vehicle 
                program.
            (2) Commander of united states indo-pacific command.--Not 
        later than September 1, 2025, the Commander of the United 
        States Indo-Pacific Command shall submit to the congressional 
        defense committees the unaltered assessment of the Commander of 
        the continued validity of the large and extra large unmanned 
        underwater vehicle requirements and any proposed new 
        requirements.
    (e) Large and Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Defined.--In 
this section, the term ``large and extra large unmanned underwater 
vehicles'' means systems that--
            (1) are capable of--
                    (A) operating while completely submerged in the 
                sea; and
                    (B) supporting one or more missions with a modular 
                payload integration; and
            (2) have a range of at least 1,000 nautical miles.

SEC. 1033. REQUIREMENT FOR MATURE SHIP DESIGN.

    The Secretary of the Navy shall take such actions as are necessary 
for the Navy to adopt recommendations 1, 3, 4, and 6 in the report of 
the Government Accountability Office titled, ``Navy Shipbuilding: 
Increased Use of Leading Design Practices Could Improve Timeliness of 
Deliveries'', and dated May 2, 2024 (GAO-24-105503).

                      Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

SEC. 1041. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR 
              RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 
              STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1953), as most 
recently amended by section 1031 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 386), is further 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2025''.

SEC. 1042. 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.

    Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 
1954), as most recently amended by section 1032 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 
387), is further amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2025''.

SEC. 1043. 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.

    Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most 
recently amended by section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 387), is further 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2025''.

SEC. 1044. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE OR 
              RELINQUISH CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 
              GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

    Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1551), as most recently amended 
by section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 387), is further amended by 
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.

         Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

SEC. 1051. AUTHORITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO INNOVATION FUND.

    Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2350s. Authority to contribute to innovation fund
    ``(a) Authority to Contribute to NATO Innovation Fund.--Within 
amounts authorized by law for such purpose during the five-year period 
following the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense may 
contribute to the NATO Innovation Fund a total amount of no more than 
$200,000,000.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `NATO' means the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization.
            ``(2) The term `NATO Innovation Fund' means the multi-
        sovereign, investment venture capital fund of NATO that 
        provides secure investment in dual-use, high-impact 
        technology.''.

SEC. 1052. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR 
              CERTAIN NAVY MESS OPERATIONS.

    Section 1014 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4585), as most 
recently amended by section 1028 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3388), is 
further amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``September 30, 2025'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2030''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 1053. ASSESSMENTS OF CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES DURING HOSTILITIES.

    In making assessments of casualties and fatalities during 
hostilities, the Department of Defense may not cite as authoritative in 
public communications, fatality figures that are derived by United 
States-designated terrorist organizations, governmental entities 
controlled by United States-designated terrorist organizations, or any 
sources that rely on figures provided by United States-designated 
terrorist organizations.

SEC. 1054. ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR MISHAP INCIDENT DESIGNATION 
              CLASSIFICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INCIDENTS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a new 
mishap designation classification for the most serious incidents, to be 
known as ``major mishap incidents'', to describe any incident that--
            (1) results in not less than $500,000,000 in damage or 
        loss; and
            (2) is of such complexity or sensitivity, or would have 
        such an effect on the national security of the United States, 
        as to warrant designation by the Secretary of Defense as a 
        major mishap incident pursuant to regulations prescribed by the 
        Secretary and that include the consideration of--
                    (A) the number of members of the Armed Forces who 
                were killed due to the incident;
                    (B) the geographic dispersion of the incident;
                    (C) the grade of individuals involved;
                    (D) the number of Armed Forces and Government 
                entities involved;
                    (E) the effect of the incident on the local 
                civilian population;
                    (F) the effect of the incident on any foreign 
                government or foreign personnel;
                    (G) the anticipated complexity or difficulty of the 
                investigation of the incident;
                    (H) the effect of the incident on the capability of 
                any major operational command or component to continue 
                to function effectively; and
                    (I) such other matters as the Secretary determines 
                appropriate.
    (b) Investigations.--
            (1) Grade of investigating officer.--The convening 
        authority for any investigation of a major mishap incident 
        shall appoint an investigating officer from among officers who 
        hold a rank not lower than Major General in the Army, Air 
        Force, or Marine Corps or Rear Admiral in the Navy to 
        investigate all major mishap incidents--
                    (A) including any related administrative, 
                disciplinary, or legal investigations; and
                    (B) excluding any criminal investigations conducted 
                by a military criminal investigative organization.
            (2) Timeline for investigations.--The Secretary of Defense 
        shall amend Department of Defense Instruction 6055.07 to set 
        the goal that a full investigation of each major mishap 
        incident be completed, to the extent practicable, not later 
        than one year after the date on which the investigation is 
        initiated.
            (3) Briefing requirement.--In the case of any investigation 
        of a major mishap incident that is not completed within the 
        timeline provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
        shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
        and House of Representatives a briefing every 90 days until the 
        date of the completion of the investigation. Each such briefing 
        shall include--
                    (A) an explanation for why the investigation has 
                not been completed; and
                    (B) the projected date of the completion of the 
                investigation.
    (c) Accountability Actions.--If an investigation into a major 
mishap incident includes a recommendation to hold an individual 
accountable, the separation authority or convening authority, as 
appropriate, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the status of the 
proceeding for the accountability action every 120 days beginning on 
the date of the completion of the investigation of the incident and 
ending on the date on which the proceeding is complete.
    (d) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services for the Senate and House of 
Representatives a briefing on--
            (1) the status of the implementation of the establishment 
        of a major mishap incident designation, as required under 
        subsection (a);
            (2) any updates to statutes or Department of Defense 
        Instructions that are needed to implement this section; and
            (3) the projected timeline for the implementation of this 
        section.
    (e) Deadline for Implementation.--Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
finalize the implementation of this section, including by updating any 
Department of Defense guidance and policy as necessary to carry out the 
requirements of this section.

SEC. 1055. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE AND THE 
              WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY.

    None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2025 may be made available, directly or indirectly, to--
            (1) EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.;
            (2) any subsidiary of EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.;
            (3) any organization directly controlled by EcoHealth 
        Alliance, Inc.;
            (4) any individual or organization that is a subgrantee or 
        subcontractor of EcoHealth Alliance Inc; or
            (5) the Wuhan Institute of Virology for any purpose.

SEC. 1056. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION OF 
              CURRENCY TO TALIBAN OR ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN.

    None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be obligated 
or expended to operate any aircraft of the Department of Defense to 
transport currency or other items of value to the Taliban, the Islamic 
Emirate of Afghanistan, or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of 
either the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

SEC. 1057. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE BADR ORGANIZATION AND 
              RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.

    None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2025 may be made available, directly or indirectly, to the Badr 
Organization, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata'ib Hezbollah, or any organization 
that the Secretary of Defense determines to be an offshoot of any such 
organization.

SEC. 1058. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING PROVISION OF BRIEFING ON 
              RELIANCE OF PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY ON IMPORTED FOSSIL 
              FUELS FOR ENERGY.

    Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal 
year 2025 for operation and maintenance, defense-wide, and available 
for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses, not 
more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees the 
briefing regarding the reliance of the People's Liberation Army on 
imported fossil fuels for energy, as directed by the joint explanatory 
statement of the committee of conference accompanying the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).

SEC. 1059. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT ENTERTAINMENT 
              PROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S 
              REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act for the Department of Defense may be used to knowingly provide 
active and direct support to any film, television, or other 
entertainment project if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable 
evidence that the project has complied or is likely to comply with a 
demand from the Government of the People's Republic of China or the 
Chinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of the 
People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor 
the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national 
interest of the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition 
under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a written 
certification that such a waiver is in the national interest of the 
United States.

                    Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

SEC. 1061. CHIEF OF NAVY RESERVE ANNUAL REPORT.

    Section 8083 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Annual Report.--The Chief of Navy Reserve shall submit to the 
Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, an annual 
report on the state of the Navy Reserve and the ability of the Navy 
Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in 
conjunction with the Chief of Naval Operations and may be submitted in 
classified and unclassified versions.''.

SEC. 1062. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMBATANT 
              COMMAND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR AIRBORNE INTELLIGENCE, 
              SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE.

    Section 1061 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, cancel,'' after ``retire''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``, cancellation,'' after 
                ``retirement''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``the date that is five 
        years after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
        inserting ``December 31, 2032''.

SEC. 1063. EXTENSION OF BRIEFING REQUIREMENT REGARDING CIVIL 
              AUTHORITIES AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.

    Section 1070 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2791) is 
amended by striking ``through December 31, 2024'' and inserting 
``through December 31, 2025''.

SEC. 1064. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN 
              CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.

    Section 1057(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by 
striking ``the date that is seven years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.

SEC. 1065. REVIEW OF IRREGULAR WARFARE AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Review Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review 
of authorities relevant to the conduct of irregular warfare activities 
by the Department of Defense and provide the results of such review to 
the congressional defense committees.
    (b) Elements.--At a minimum, the review required by subsection (a) 
shall include--
            (1) an accounting of all authorities available to the 
        Secretary of Defense for the conduct of irregular warfare 
        activities;
            (2) an assessment of the adequacy of policy guidance 
        associated with the authorities identified under paragraph (1);
            (3) an explanation of the process for considering irregular 
        warfare concepts of operation submitted by the combatant 
        commands for approval;
            (4) a description of the process for coordinating and 
        deconflicting Department of Defense irregular warfare 
        activities with the heads of other relevant departments and 
        agencies;
            (5) planned actions to address any policy or process 
        deficiencies identified as part of the required review;
            (6) legislative or resourcing recommendations to more 
        effectively enable Department of Defense irregular warfare 
        activities; and
            (7) any other matter determined relevant by the Secretary.
    (c) Irregular Warfare Defined.--For the purpose of this section, 
the term ``irregular warfare'' means a form of warfare where states and 
non-state actors campaign to assure or coerce states or other groups 
through indirect, non-attributable, or asymmetric activities.

SEC. 1066. REPORTS ON APPROVAL AND DEPLOYMENT OF LETHAL AUTONOMOUS 
              WEAPON SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2025, and annually 
thereafter until the termination date specified in subsection (d), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a comprehensive report on the approval and deployment of 
lethal autonomous weapon systems by the United States.
    (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include, with 
respect to the period covered by the report, the following:
            (1) A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon 
        systems that have been approved by senior defense officials for 
        use by the United States military under Department of Defense 
        Directive 3000.09, or any successor document, and the dates of 
        such approvals.
            (2) A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon 
        systems that have received a waiver of the requirement for 
        review by senior defense officials under such directive, or any 
        successor document, and the dates such waivers were issued.
            (3) A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon 
        systems that are undergoing review under such directive, or any 
        successor document.
            (4) A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon 
        systems not approved during review under such directive, or any 
        successor document.
    (c) Period Covered by Reports.--
            (1) Initial report.--The period covered by the first report 
        submitted under subsection (a) shall be all relevant time 
        periods, as determined by the Secretary, preceding the date of 
        the report.
            (2) Subsequent reports.--For each subsequent report 
        submitted under subsection (a), the period covered by the 
        report shall be the period that elapsed since the date of the 
        immediately preceding report.
    (d) Termination.--The requirement to submit a report under this 
section shall terminate on December 31, 2029.
    (e) Form.--Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 1067. CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE REGARDING EXECUTE ORDERS ISSUED AT THE 
              DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Briefings Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
        the congressional defense committees semiannual briefings on 
        execute orders issued at the direction of the President or the 
        Secretary of Defense and related activities conducted by the 
        Department of Defense until the termination date under 
        paragraph (2).
            (2) Termination date.--The requirement to provide briefings 
        under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is five 
        years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Briefing Elements.--Each briefing under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An overview of each extant execute order issued at the 
        direction of the President or the Secretary of Defense.
            (2) An update on activity within each combatant command 
        that is conducted pursuant to an execute order issued at the 
        direction of the President or the Secretary of Defense.
            (3) A review of the legal issues, authorities, and 
        governance mechanisms (including such legal issues, 
        authorities, and governance mechanisms concerning the use of 
        force) that are associated with each execute order described in 
        paragraph (1) and the activities described in paragraph (2).
            (4) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (c) Disclosure and Notice Requirements.--
            (1) Initial notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        provide to the congressional defense committees a copy of each 
        extant execute order issued at the direction of the President 
        or the Secretary of Defense.
            (2) Notice of issuance or revision.--Not later than 15 days 
        after the issuance or revision of any execute order issued at 
        the direction of the President or the Secretary of Defense, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense 
        committees a copy of the new or revised execute order.
            (3) Notice of terminations.--Not later than 15 days after 
        the date on which any execute order that was issued at the 
        direction of the President or the Secretary of Defense is 
        terminated or rescinded, the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
        the congressional defense committees in writing of the 
        termination or rescission of the execute order.

SEC. 1068. MOBILITY CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States 
Transportation Command, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the 
commanders of the combatant commands, shall conduct a study of the end-
to-end, full-spectrum mobility requirements to fulfill the national 
defense strategy required by section 113(g) of title 10, United States 
Code, for 2022.
    (b) Elements of Study.--The study required under subsection (a) 
shall include each of the following:
            (1) An assessment of the ability of the programmed airlift 
        aircraft, tanker aircraft, sealift ships, fuel tanker vessels, 
        patient movement forces, and key mobility enablers to meet the 
        integrated strategic and theater mobility requirements in 
        expected strategic environments, as defined by the guidance in 
        such national defense strategy.
            (2) An identification, quantification, and description of 
        the associated risk-to-mission (as defined by Chairman of the 
        Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual 3105.01, Joint Risk Analysis) 
        required to fulfill such strategy, including--
                    (A) an assessment of risk-to-mission associated 
                with achieving strategic and operational objectives 
                using the programmed airlift aircraft, tanker aircraft, 
                sealift ships, fuel tanker vessels, patient movement 
                forces, and key mobility enablers; and
                    (B) a description of the combinations of airlift 
                aircraft, tanker aircraft, sealift ships, fuel tanker 
                vessels, patient movement forces, and key mobility 
                enabler requirements and capabilities that provide low, 
                moderate, significant, and high levels of risk-to-
                mission to fulfill such strategy; and
                    (C) an evaluation of non-mobilized mobility forces 
                to sustain daily competition activities and achieve 
                necessary readiness to fulfill the national defense 
                strategy.
            (3) An identification of any mobility capability gaps, 
        shortfalls, overlaps, or excesses, including--
                    (A) an assessment of associated risks with respect 
                to the ability to conduct operations; and
                    (B) recommended mitigation strategies where 
                possible.
            (4) The articulation of all key assumptions and decisions 
        made and excursions examined in conducting the study with 
        respect to--
                    (A) risk;
                    (B) programmed forces and infrastructure;
                    (C) the availability of commercial airlift and 
                commercial United States sealift and fuel tanker vessel 
                capabilities and resources, when applicable;
                    (D) aircraft usage rates, aircraft mission 
                availability rates, aircraft mission capability rates, 
                aircrew ratios, aircrew production, and aircrew 
                readiness rates;
                    (E) readiness, crewing, and activation rates for 
                sealift ships and fuel tanker vessels;
                    (F) prepositioning, forward stationing, seabasing, 
                engineering, and infrastructure;
                    (G) demand signals used to represent missions 
                described in the national defense strategy for 2022, in 
                competition and wartime;
                    (H) concurrency and global integration of demand 
                signals;
                    (I) integrated global presence and basing strategy;
                    (J) host nation or third-country support;
                    (K) adversary actions to degrade and disrupt United 
                States mobility operations;
                    (L) adversary actions that threaten freedom of 
                navigation on international waterways, including 
                attacks on foreign ships and crews;
                    (M) aircraft being used for training or undergoing 
                depot maintenance or modernization or ships undergoing 
                depot maintenance;
                    (N) patient movement and mobility enabling forces 
                availability, readiness, and use;
                    (O) logistics concept of operations, including any 
                maneuver and sustainment support concepts, methods, 
                combat support forces, and combat service support 
                forces, that are required to enable the projection and 
                enduring support to forces both deployed and in combat 
                for each analytic scenario;
                    (P) anticipated attrition rates for the assessed 
                force structure; and
                    (Q) such other matters as the Commander determines 
                appropriate.
            (5) Such other elements as the Commander determines 
        appropriate.
    (c) Reports and Briefings.--
            (1) Interim briefing.--Not later than six months after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United 
        States Transportation Command shall provide to the 
        congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the 
        study required under subsection (a).
            (2) Final report and briefing.--Not later than one year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of 
        the United States Transportation Command, in coordination with 
        the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of 
        the military departments, and the commanders of the combatant 
        commands, shall--
                    (A) submit to the congressional defense committees 
                a final report on the study required under subsection 
                (a); and
                    (B) provide to such committees a briefing on the 
                report.
            (3) Form of reports.--The report required under paragraph 
        (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
        classified annex.
    (d) Definition of Sealift Ship.--In this section, the term 
``sealift ship'' includes--
            (1) theater and strategic platforms; and
            (2) surge sealift vessels and non-governmental vessels 
        incorporated as part of the maritime logistics enterprise.

SEC. 1069. BIODEFENSE POSTURE REVIEWS.

    (a) Strategy and Implementation Plan Required.--Not later than 
December 31, 2026, and December 31, 2029, the Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a comprehensive examination of the biodefense policies, 
practices, programs, and initiatives of the Department of Defense.
    (b) Elements.--Each review conducted under subsection (a) shall 
include each of the following:
            (1) An inventory and assessment of all existing strategies, 
        plans, policies, laws, and interagency agreements of the 
        Department of Defense related to biodefense, including 
        prevention, deterrence, preparedness, detection, response, 
        attribution, recovery, and mitigation.
            (2) An identification of relevant biological threats, 
        including biological warfare, bioterrorism, naturally occurring 
        infectious diseases, and accidental exposures.
            (3) An identification of the current programs, efforts, or 
        activities of the Department of Defense with respect to--
                    (A) preventing the acquisition, proliferation, and 
                use of a biological weapon;
                    (B) preventing an accidental or naturally occurring 
                biological outbreak; and
                    (C) mitigating the effects of a biological 
                epidemic.
            (4) An identification of the roles and responsibilities of 
        the elements of the Department of Defense, including internal 
        and external coordination procedures, in identifying and 
        sharing information related to, warning of, and regarding 
        protection against, acts of terrorism using biological agents 
        and weapons and accidental or naturally occurring biological 
        outbreaks.
            (5) An identification of methods in use by the Department 
        to address biological attacks with emerging artificial 
        intelligence and cyber capabilities.
            (6) An identification of related or required capabilities 
        and activities required to support the national biodefense 
        strategy.
            (7) Recommendations for strengthening and improving the 
        current biodefense capabilities, authorities, and command 
        structures of the Department.
            (8) Recommendations for improving and formalizing 
        interagency coordination and support mechanisms with respect to 
        providing a robust national biodefense.
            (9) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 
        necessary.
    (c) Submittal to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        completion of a review under subsection (a), the Secretary 
        shall--
                    (A) provide to the congressional defense committees 
                a briefing on the review; and
                    (B) submit to the congressional defense committees 
                a copy of the review.
            (2) Form of review.--Each review submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
        classified annex.

SEC. 1070. BRIEFINGS ON ATTEMPTS BY ALIENS AND FOREIGN ACTORS TO ACCESS 
              MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Initial Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a briefing that includes, with respect to the five-year 
period preceding the date of the briefing, the following:
            (1) The number of instances in which an alien or a foreign 
        actor--
                    (A) attempted to enter a military installation or 
                facility or real property of the Department of Defense 
                located in the United States without authorization by 
                proceeding, in the direction of the installation, 
                facility, or real property, past the first point of the 
                access control process, and other than as directed by 
                security personnel as part of a controlled turnaround; 
                or
                    (B) gained entry to such an installation, facility, 
                or real property.
            (2) For each instance identified under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) a summary of the entry or attempted entry of 
                the installation, facility, or real property;
                    (B) an identification of the alien or foreign actor 
                who entered or attempted to enter the installation, 
                facility, or real property; and
                    (C) with respect to each individual identified 
                under subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) the immigration status of the 
                        individual (if any);
                            (ii) the country of origin of the 
                        individual;
                            (iii) the method by which the individual 
                        entered the United States and the date of 
                        entry;
                            (iv) the intent of the individual when 
                        entering or attempting to enter the 
                        installation, facility, or real property, 
                        including whether the individual was armed;
                            (v) any criminal background of the 
                        individual; and
                            (vi) such other information obtained during 
                        the Department of Defense investigation that 
                        the Secretary of Defense determines 
                        appropriate.
    (b) Annual Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the briefing required under subsection (a), and annually thereafter 
until 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing 
that includes, with respect to the one-year period preceding the date 
of the briefing, the information referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of subsection (a).
    (c) Definition of Alien.--In this section, the term ``alien'' has 
the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)).

SEC. 1071. REPORT ON RESOURCING OF ARCTIC STRATEGY.

    (a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2026 through 2028, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees and the congressional research agencies a report that 
includes cost data, for that fiscal year and the period covered by the 
future-years defense program under section 221 of title 10, United 
States Code, for the Arctic Strategy of the Department of Defense.
    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, an assessment of 
the resourcing and military construction requirements to implement the 
Arctic Strategy from funds requested for--
            (1) the Department of the Navy;
            (2) the Department of the Army;
            (3) the United States Northern Command;
            (4) the United States Special Operations Command; and
            (5) such other components of the Department of Defense that 
        the Secretary determines are appropriate;
    (c) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit the report required by 
subsection (a) to the congressional defense committees and the 
congressional research agencies--
            (1) for fiscal year 2026, not later than May 1, 2025; and
            (2) for fiscal year 2027 and fiscal year 2028, with the 
        materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in 
        support of the budget of the President for that fiscal year (as 
        submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
        Code).
    (d) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in--
            (1) an unclassified form that may be made available to the 
        public; and
            (2) an unclassified form that may include a classified 
        annex.
    (e) Legislative Research Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
``legislative research agency'' includes the following:
            (1) The Congressional Research Service.
            (2) The Congressional Budget Office.
            (3) The Government Accountability Office.

SEC. 1072. ANALYSES AND REPORTS ON AIR SUPERIORITY OF THE JOINT FORCE.

    (a) Analyses and Reports Required.--The Secretary of Defense and 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall--
            (1) each separately conduct an analysis to determine how 
        air superiority will be secured for the Joint Force in the 
        2030s and the 2040s; and
            (2) not later than October 15, 2025, each submit to the 
        congressional defense committees a separate report containing 
        the results of such analysis.
    (b) Report Elements.--Each report required under subsection (a)(2) 
shall include the following:
            (1) An analysis of the expected capabilities, limitations, 
        operational dependencies, technical maturity, relevant 
        timelines, susceptibility to countermeasures of adversaries, 
        and costs of the following:
                    (A) FA-XX.
                    (B) The Penetrating Counter Air platform (PCA).
                    (C) The Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
                    (D) Planned fighter modernization efforts.
                    (E) Space-based capabilities.
                    (F) Ground-based capabilities.
                    (G) Any other capabilities the Secretary of Defense 
                considers relevant to air superiority.
            (2) A summary of tactical- and campaign-level modeling and 
        analysis that determines the individual effectiveness and 
        impacts of each of the capabilities described in subparagraphs 
        (A) through (G) of paragraph (1) on the ability of the Joint 
        Force to secure air superiority in the 2030s and the 2040s.
            (3) An evaluation of the effectiveness and risks of 
        different potential force structures for achieving air 
        superiority in the 2030s and the 2040s, including an assessment 
        of the impacts of stand-in and stand-off force ratios on 
        campaign success.
            (4) A description of the impact of the force structures 
        evaluated under paragraph (3) on--
                    (A) deterrence; and
                    (B) annual sustainment and operations costs.
            (5) The number of fighter aircraft required by the 
        Department of Defense to fulfill the national defense strategy 
        and the number of such aircraft expected to be required in the 
        2030s and the 2040s to meet the changing threat environment.
            (6) The programmed fighter force structure from 2030 
        through 2045, including a breakdown of the quantity and average 
        age of each type of fighter aircraft in each military service.
            (7) The Secretary's and Chairman's estimate of fiscal and 
        personnel resources required to meet air superiority 
        requirements of the Joint Force.
    (c) Requirements for Modeling and Analysis.--Modeling and analysis 
conducted pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall be 
based on projections of--
            (1) the most-likely capabilities and force structure for 
        friendly and adversary forces expected in the 2030s and the 
        2040s; and
            (2) the most-challenging capabilities and force structure 
        expected of such forces in such timeframe, which shall include 
        consideration of fielding delays associated with friendly force 
        capabilities beyond projected timelines, fielding of threat 
        adversary capabilities sooner than projected timelines, and a 
        highly contested electromagnetic spectrum.
    (d) Nondelegation.--The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff may not delegate responsibility for the 
analyses and reports under subsection (a) to any of the Armed Forces.

SEC. 1073. EXERCISE FOR COUNTERING UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 1, 2025, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall execute 
a large-scale exercise in the special use airspace of the Department of 
Defense to test the ability of the Department to respond to a variety 
of threats to installations of the Department from unmanned aerial 
systems.
    (b) Elements.--The exercise required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) The participation of not fewer than three commanders of 
        installations of the Department.
            (2) A mix of high-end non-emitting threats and low-end 
        commercially available unmanned aerial systems.
            (3) Installations with a range of capabilities and 
        equipment relating to countering unmanned aerial systems.
            (4) No-notice simulations.
            (5) Rules of engagement that reflect the strategy of the 
        Department for executing existing authorities for countering 
        unmanned aerial systems.
            (6) The participation of other relevant Federal agencies, 
        as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on the outcomes and lessons learned from the exercise required 
under subsection (a).

SEC. 1074. REPORT ON OPERATIONAL PLANS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Assessments and Report Required.--Not later than September 30, 
2025, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) complete an assessment of the operational plans of the 
        Department of Defense, including the doctrine, organization, 
        training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, 
        facilities, and policy required to execute such plans;
            (2) complete an assessment of the process of the Department 
        for assessing and mitigating risk in the event of multiple 
        concurrent contingencies or protracted conflicts; and
            (3) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        that includes the results of such assessments.
    (b) Elements.--The assessments and report required by paragraph (1) 
shall--
            (1) incorporate the planning assumptions of simultaneous 
        conflicts in three or more theaters;
            (2) incorporate the planning assumptions of protracted 
        conflicts of six months, 12 months, and 24 months;
            (3) outline any gaps or shortfalls in the requirements to 
        execute the assessed operational plans; and
            (4) contain recommendations on preventative actions that 
        the Department of Defense could take to prepare for the 
        execution of operational plans and to mitigate risk in 
        associated scenarios.

SEC. 1075. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON FUNERALS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY 
              ON HOLD UNTIL CAISSON SERVICES RESUME.

    (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 30 days after the last day of 
each fiscal quarter until the termination date specified in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that includes--
            (1) the total the number of funerals--
                    (A) for which caisson services at Arlington 
                National Cemetery were requested after the date on 
                which such services were suspended; and
                    (B) that have been delayed until the resumption of 
                such services; and
            (2) in the case of each report after the first report, the 
        number of funerals for which such services were requested 
        during the quarter covered by the report.
    (b) Termination Date.--The termination date specified in this 
subsection is the earlier of the following dates:
            (1) The date on which caisson services resume at Arlington 
        National Cemetery.
            (2) The date that is three years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1076. PLAN FOR ENHANCEMENT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS RIVERINE 
              CAPABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special 
Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United 
States Special Operations Command shall jointly submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan for the sustainment and 
enhancement of a special operations riverine capability within the 
United States Special Operations Command through fiscal year 2035.
    (b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall include 
each of the following:
            (1) An articulation of the potential value of special 
        operations riverine capabilities to accomplishing the 
        objectives of the national defense strategy, as required under 
        section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) An identification of manpower requirements and 
        sourcing.
            (3) A plan for the sustainment, recapitalization, and 
        modernization of Special Operations Craft-Riverine maritime 
        craft.
            (4) An assessment of the advisability and feasibility of 
        developing a future riverine maritime craft.
            (5) An identification of infrastructure and training range 
        requirements and opportunities for improvements.
            (6) Any other matters the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
        for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the 
        Commander of United States Special Operations Command determine 
        relevant.

SEC. 1077. ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMPLAINT 
              SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2029, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
Postsecondary Education Complaint System (referred to in this section 
as the ``System'').
    (b) Elements.--The annual reports required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following elements:
            (1) A qualitative description of the status of the System 
        in the year covered by the report.
            (2) A qualitative description of the efforts made by the 
        Department of Defense that year to increase awareness and usage 
        of the System among those who are eligible to file complaints 
        through the System.
            (3) The total number of complaints filed through the System 
        that year and the status of those complaints, such as closed or 
        active.
            (4) The number of complaints that year broken down by--
                    (A) the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and 
                Space Force, respectively;
                    (B) issue; and
                    (C) educational institution sector, including 
                private for-profit, private non-profit, and public.
            (5) A ranking of the top five issues raised by students 
        that year.
            (6) The number of institutions with two or more complaints 
        that year, the names of those institutions, the number of 
        participants at each of those institutions, and the number of 
        complaints for each of those institutions.
            (7) The number of views and visitors of the System website 
        that year.
            (8) A discussion of how the elements described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (7) for that year compare to the those 
        elements in previous years.

SEC. 1078. STUDY AND REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF UNMANNED 
              GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS MANUFACTURED BY CERTAIN FOREIGN 
              ENTITIES.

    (a) Study on Department of Defense Use of Certain Unmanned Ground 
Vehicle Systems.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
        on the use by the Department of Defense of covered unmanned 
        ground vehicle systems manufactured by covered foreign 
        entities.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        congressional defense committees a report on the study required 
        under paragraph (1). Such report shall include each of the 
        following:
                    (A) An assessment of the extent to which covered 
                unmanned ground vehicle systems manufactured by covered 
                foreign entities are used by the Department, including 
                a list of all such covered unmanned ground vehicle 
                systems.
                    (B) An assessment of the national security threats 
                associated with using covered unmanned ground vehicle 
                systems in applications of the Department, including 
                with respect to--
                            (i) cybersecurity;
                            (ii) technological maturity of the systems; 
                        and
                            (iii) technological vulnerabilities in the 
                        systems that may be exploited by foreign 
                        adversaries of the United States.
                    (C) A description of any actions taken by the 
                Department to identify covered foreign entities that--
                            (i) develop or manufacture covered unmanned 
                        ground vehicle systems; and
                            (ii) have a military-civil nexus on the 
                        list maintained by the Department under section 
                        1260H(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
                        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
                        Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 
                        note).
                    (D) An assessment of the feasibility and 
                advisability of directing the Defense Innovation Unit, 
                or another entity in the Department of Defense, to 
                develop a list of United States manufacturers of 
                covered unmanned ground vehicle systems.
                    (E) A recommendation on whether a prohibition on 
                the procurement and operation of covered unmanned 
                ground vehicle systems is in the best interest of the 
                national security of the United States.
                    (F) The findings and recommendations of the 
                Secretary with respect to the matters covered by the 
                study and report.
    (b) Prohibition on Procurement and Operation by Department of 
Defense.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), and except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date that is one 
        year after the date of the submission of the report required 
        under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may not 
        procure or operate any covered unmanned ground vehicle system 
        that is manufactured by a covered foreign entity.
            (2) Exception for national security.--Paragraph (1) shall 
        not apply with respect to the procurement or operation of a 
        covered unmanned ground vehicle system that is manufactured by 
        a covered foreign entity if the Secretary of Defense or the 
        Secretary of a military department determines that the 
        procurement or operation of such system is in the national 
        interest of the United States.
            (3) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply unless 
        the Secretary of Defense includes in the report required under 
        paragraph (2) of subsection (a) a recommendation pursuant to 
        subparagraph (E) of that paragraph that a prohibition on the 
        procurement and operation of covered unmanned ground vehicle 
        systems is in the best interest of the national security of the 
        United States.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered foreign country'' means any of the 
        following:
                    (A) The People's Republic of China.
                    (B) The Russian Federation.
                    (C) The Islamic Republic of Iran.
                    (D) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
            (2) The term ``covered foreign entity'' means an entity 
        that is domiciled in a covered foreign country or subject to 
        influence or control by the government of a covered foreign 
        country, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
            (3) The term ``covered unmanned ground vehicle system''--
                    (A) means a mechanical device that--
                            (i) is capable of locomotion, navigation, 
                        or movement on the ground; and
                            (ii) operates at a distance from one or 
                        more operators or supervisors based on commands 
                        or in response to sensor data, or through any 
                        combination thereof; and
                    (B) includes--
                            (i) remote surveillance vehicles, 
                        autonomous patrol technologies, mobile 
                        robotics, and humanoid robots; and
                            (ii) the vehicle, its payload, and any 
                        external device used to control the vehicle.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

SEC. 1081. INTRODUCTION OF ENTITIES IN TRANSACTIONS CRITICAL TO 
              NATIONAL SECURITY.

    Section 1047 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended by striking ``may facilitate the introduction'' and inserting 
``shall facilitate the introduction''.

SEC. 1082. INSTALLATION ENERGY PLANS AND ASSESSMENT FOR REDUCTION OF 
              RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN ENERGY.

    Section 1086 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-283; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following new paragraph (2):
            ``(2) Submittal of plans.--
                    ``(A) Main operating bases; feasibility 
                assessment.--Not later than December 23, 2023, the 
                Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
                defense committees--
                            ``(i) an installation energy plan for each 
                        main operating base on the list submitted under 
                        paragraph (1)(A); and
                            ``(ii) an assessment of the feasibility of 
                        reaching the goal for the elimination of the 
                        use of Russian energy pursuant to subsection 
                        (b) on that base, including--
                                    ``(I) a description of the steps 
                                that would be required to meet such 
                                goal; and
                                    ``(II) an analysis of the effects 
                                such steps would have on the national 
                                security of the United States.
                    ``(B) US european command operating bases.--Not 
                later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
                the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
                2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
                congressional defense committees an installation energy 
                plan for each operating base within the area of 
                responsibility of the United States European 
                Command.'';
            (2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``a main'' and inserting ``an''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(h) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense for travel, not more than 75 percent may be 
obligated or expended until the submission of the installation energy 
plans and assessment required under subsection (c)(2)(A).
    ``(i) Definition of Operating Base.--In this section, the term 
`operating base' has the meaning of that term as used in the most 
recently submitted Global Defense Posture Report, as required to be 
submitted under section 113(g)(4)(A)(iii) of title 10, United States 
Code.''.

SEC. 1083. EXTENSION OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE 
              NAVY.

    Section 1092(a)(4) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 
2809) is amended by striking ``Not later than July 1, 2024'' and 
inserting ``Not later than January 15, 2026''.

SEC. 1084. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON EMERGING 
              BIOTECHNOLOGY.

    Section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1929) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and 
        redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);
            (2) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ``and 6 months'' 
        after ``3 years''; and
            (3) in subsection (r), by striking ``18 months after the 
        date on which it submits the final report required by 
        subsection (g)'' and inserting ``on December 31, 2026''.

SEC. 1085. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE SENSITIVE SUPPORT NOTIFICATION 
              REQUIREMENT.

    Section 1055 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' 
                and inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(3) Routine defense sensitive support.--In the event that 
        the provision of defense sensitive support is routine defense 
        sensitive support, the Secretary shall provide notification 
        under paragraph (1) on a quarterly basis after providing the 
        support.''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``paragraphs (1) and (3)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraphs (1), (3), and (4)''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Defense Sensitive Support Defined'' and inserting 
                ``Definitions'';
                    (B) by striking ``, the term `defense sensitive 
                support' means support provided by the Department of 
                Defense to a non-Department of Defense Federal 
                department or agency that requires special protection 
                from disclosure.'' and inserting a colon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(1) The term `defense sensitive support' means support 
        provided by the Department of Defense to a non-Department of 
        Defense Federal department or agency that requires special 
        protection from disclosure.
            ``(2) The term `routine defense sensitive support' has the 
        meaning given such term elsewhere in the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.''.

SEC. 1086. PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL SKILL IDENTIFIERS FOR ARMY MOUNTAIN 
              WARFARE SCHOOL.

    (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall develop and 
implement a plan to establish. with regards to courses at the Army 
Mountain Warfare School, each of the following:
            (1) Additional skill identifiers for--
                    (A) enlisted members who complete the--
                            (i) Advanced Military Mountaineer Course 
                        (Summer);
                            (ii) Advanced Military Mountaineer Course 
                        (Winter);
                            (iii) Rough Terrain Evacuation Course; or
                            (iv) Mountain Rifleman Course;
                    (B) warrant officers who complete the Basic 
                Military Mountaineer Course; and
                    (C) enlisted members and warrant officers who 
                complete the Mountain Planner Course.
            (2) New skill identifiers for commissioned officers who 
        complete the Basic Military Mountaineer Course or the Mountain 
        Planner Course.
    (b) Briefing on Plan.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Secretary completes the plan under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the plan and the 
implementation of the plan.

SEC. 1087. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WORKING GROUP ON 
              MULTILATERAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COORDINATION.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
working group, or designated a working group of a similar nature, to 
develop and coordinate artificial intelligence initiatives among the 
allies and partners of the United States.
    (b) Organization.--
            (1) Designation of head.--The Secretary shall designate a 
        senior civilian officer of the Department of Defense or senior 
        military officer with experience leading relevant efforts, as 
        determined by the Secretary, to serve as the head of the 
        working group.
            (2) Participation by other member countries.--The Secretary 
        shall establish a process to determine which allies and 
        partners of the United States shall be asked to participate as 
        member countries in the working group.
    (c) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the working group 
shall be to develop and coordinate efforts to implement an artificial 
intelligence initiative between the Department of Defense and allies 
and partners of the United States, including by--
            (1) comparing tools and practices for artificial 
        intelligence systems for covered operational uses by member 
        countries;
            (2) identifying (including by experimenting, testing, and 
        evaluating) potential solutions to advance and accelerate the 
        interoperability of artificial intelligence systems used for 
        intelligence sharing, battlespace awareness, and other covered 
        operational uses;
            (3) developing a shared strategy for the research, 
        development, test, evaluation, and employment of artificial 
        intelligence systems for covered operational uses carried out 
        jointly by the member countries;
            (4) managing data for artificial intelligence systems, 
        including multi-level security of training and operational data 
        used by such systems;
            (5) testing and evaluating the capabilities of the defense 
        industrial base of the member countries to incorporate 
        artificial intelligence systems into systems used for covered 
        operational uses;
            (6) expanding innovation efforts by the member countries 
        and share among such countries best practices for the 
        accelerated procurement and adoption of artificial intelligence 
        technologies for covered operational uses;
            (7) carrying out such other activities as the Secretary 
        determines to be relevant to such responsibilities.
    (d) Control of Knowledge and Technical Data.--The Secretary shall 
seek to ensure that any knowledge or technical data produced by a 
member country under any cooperative project carried out by the working 
group shall be controlled by that country under the export control laws 
and regulations of that country and shall not be subject to the 
jurisdiction or control of any other member country.
    (e) Termination.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        working group shall terminate on September 30, 2028.
            (2) Authority to extend.--The Secretary may extend the 
        termination date under paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
        determines such extension to be in the national security 
        interests of the United States.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``battlespace awareness'' has the meaning 
        given that term in the Joint Publication 1-02 of the Department 
        of Defense, titled ``Department of Defense Dictionary of 
        Military and Associated Terms'', or successor publication.
            (2) The term ``covered operational use'' means use by a 
        government for operations in a defense context.
            (3) The term ``member country'' means a member country of 
        the working group.

SEC. 1088. RESUMPTION OF CAISSON SERVICES AT FUNERAL SERVICES AT 
              ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army shall conduct at least 
20 funeral services with caisson services each week at Arlington 
National Cemetery beginning on the date on which the Secretary of the 
Army determines that--
            (1) the renovations of the historic stables in buildings 
        233 and 236 at Joint Base Meyer-Henderson Hall are complete; 
        and
            (2) the caisson herd is fully constituted, trained, and 
        certified.
    (b) Option for Limited Services.--The Secretary of the Army may 
elect to resume limited caisson services at Arlington National Cemetery 
before the requirements of subsection (a) have been met if the 
Secretary--
            (1) determines that the health of the caisson herd and the 
        sustainability of caisson services can be maintained without 
        disruption; and
            (2) consults with the Committees on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and House of Representatives before resuming such 
        limited services.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, with respect to the caisson 
herd:
            (1) The term ``fully constituted'' means that such herd is 
        comprised of at least--
                    (A) four caisson squads of eleven horses in each;
                    (B) 14 caparison horses; and
                    (C) four outreach horses.
            (2) The term ``trained'' means that each caisson squad 
        within such herd has completed the specialized training 
        determined necessary by the Commander of the Military District 
        of Washington to resume caisson support for funeral services.
            (3) The term ``certified'' means that the Commander of the 
        Military District of Washington, in consultation with equine 
        and veterinary experts, has confirmed to the Secretary of the 
        Army that each caisson squad within such herd has met the 
        training, health, and fitness requirements determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary.

SEC. 1089. LIAISON WITH COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TASK FORCE.

    (a) Liaison Required.--The Director of the All-Domain Anomaly 
Resolution Office of the Department of Defense shall designate one or 
more employees of the Office to act as a liaison with the Counter 
Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force established under section 925 to 
improve coordination of efforts and support enabling capabilities of 
mutual benefit.
    (b) Responsibilities.--An individual designated as a liaison under 
subsection (a) shall have the following responsibilities:
            (1) Conducting information sharing between the Office and 
        the Task Force on identified or suspected Unmanned Aerial 
        Systems events, including incident reporting, incident 
        responses, and data on technical characterization of the known 
        or suspected threats.
            (2) Coordinating the development of technical capabilities 
        for sensing and response to threats.
            (3) Developing coordinated tactics, techniques, and 
        procedures for incident response.

SEC. 1090. RESPONDING TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS INCURSIONS.

    (a) Development of Strategy of Department of Defense for Countering 
Threats From Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall develop a strategy for countering unmanned aircraft 
systems (hereinafter in this section referred to as ``UAS'') technology 
and the threats such technology poses to facilities, personnel, and 
assets of the Department of Defense in the United States.
    (b) Assessment of Counter UAS Technology.--
            (1) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
        with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Transportation, the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National 
        Intelligence, shall conduct an assessment of--
                    (A) countering UAS technology;
                    (B) the threats such technology poses to 
                facilities, personnel, and assets of the Department of 
                Defense in the United States; and
                    (C) the existing counter UAS enterprise of the 
                Department.
            (2) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2025, the Secretary 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report on the assessment conducted under paragraph (1). Such 
        report shall include--
                    (A) the findings of the assessment;
                    (B) a compilation of any recommended changes to the 
                countering UAS technology of the Department, including 
                adjustments in the allocation of resources, in law, 
                policy, or any other authorities;
                    (C) recommendations for requirements for the 
                Department of Defense to pre-coordinate planned actions 
                in response to anticipated types of UAS incursions with 
                other relevant Federal departments and agencies; and
                    (D) such other matters as the Secretary determines 
                appropriate.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the 
        Judiciary, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
        of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the 
        Judiciary, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
        the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select 
        Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1091. PRIORITIZATION OF ACCREDITATION OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED 
              INFORMATION FACILITIES SUPPORTING DX-RATED PROGRAMS.

    (a) Framework for Prioritized Review Required.--Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall develop a framework for prioritized review and 
accreditation and reaccreditations of sensitive compartmented 
information facilities and classified communications networks at 
facilities that are not located on a Department of Defense installation 
or facility.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, in 
developing the framework under subsection (a), the Secretary should 
take into consideration the accreditation or reaccreditation of 
facilities and networks that would support programs that are rated 
``DX'' pursuant to section 700.11 of title 15, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or successor regulations.
    (c) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees the framework developed under 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1092. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY CAPITAL FORUM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a forum 
to--
            (1) convene domestic and international institutional 
        financiers, capital providers, investors, entrepreneurs, 
        innovators, business persons, representatives from across the 
        private sector, relevant United States Government offices, and 
        government and private entities of partner nations; and
            (2) allow the exchange of information between the entities 
        referred to in paragraph (1) and the Department of Defense 
        relating to transactions or potential transactions, in 
        accordance with applicable law, and to integrate efforts to 
        achieve coordinated effects to support the national security 
        interests of the United States.
    (b) Chair.--The Chair of the forum established under subsection (a) 
shall be the Director of the Office of Strategic Capital.
    (c) Designation of Executive Agent.--The Secretary may designate 
the Director as the sole Executive Agent with respect to the 
authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense under 
section 1047 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
    (d) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance on 
the establishment and operation of the forum established under 
subsection (a), including regarding the vetting and selection of 
participants. Such guidance shall include each of the following:
            (1) A process for due diligence vetting of investment fund 
        participants to exclude funds with significant investments to 
        or from countries of concern.
            (2) The development of selection criteria for the 
        consideration of a diverse range of investment fund 
        participants, including by fund size, company-size, socio-
        economic status, and participating investment sectors.
            (3) Reporting responsibilities for participants to avoid or 
        mitigate potential or perceived conflicts of interest.
            (4) The development of a process for the recusal or removal 
        of participants.

SEC. 1093. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS 
              RELATING TO THE FOOD PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) implement the recommendations of the Comptroller 
        General of the United States contained in the report published 
        by the Comptroller General in June 2024 and titled ``DOD Food 
        Program: Additional Actions Needed to Implement, Oversee, and 
        Evaluate Nutrition Efforts for Service Members'' (GAO-24-
        106155); or
            (2) if the Secretary does not implement any such 
        recommendation, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
        the Senate and the House of Representatives a report explaining 
        why the Secretary has not implemented those recommendations.

SEC. 1094. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE MILITARY AIRCRAFT SUPPORT TO AIR 
              SHOWS.

    (a) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary 
of the Air Force, shall provide to Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the provision of 
military aircraft support to air shows. Such briefing shall include 
each of the following:
            (1) The total number of air shows for which military 
        aircraft support was provided during the three-year period 
        preceding the date of the briefing.
            (2) For each such air show, the cost of providing the 
        support, including the cost of training for and supporting the 
        air show and any cost agreements associated with the provision 
        of such support that were entered into between the Department 
        of Defense and any non-Department entity.
            (3) An identification of any military assets deployed for 
        the purpose of providing military aircraft support to an air 
        show during the three-year period preceding the date of the 
        briefing.
            (4) An analysis of the effect on military readiness of 
        dedicating military assets for use an at air show.
            (5) A description of the selection criteria and approval 
        process used in determining the locations for air shows for 
        which military aircraft support is provided, including an 
        identification of any instance in which a request for the 
        provision of support for an air show was denied.
            (6) An analysis of the costs and benefits to the Department 
        of Defense of providing military aircraft support to air shows, 
        including air shows specifically in rural or small market 
        areas.
            (7) An identification of any measurable effect on 
        recruiting as a result of providing military aircraft support 
        to air shows.
            (8) A recommendation with respect to the advisability and 
        feasibility of establishing the pilot program required under 
        subsection (b).
    (b) Pilot Program.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary 
of the Air Force, shall establish a one-year pilot program under which 
the Secretary shall provide military aircraft and aerial demonstration 
teams in support of not fewer than five air shows located in rural or 
small market areas across the country for the purpose of providing the 
public with positive exposure to the Armed Forces.
    (c) Reports.--Not later than June 30, 2026, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report on the pilot program required 
under subsection (b). Such report shall include each of the following:
            (1) The total number of air shows for which military 
        aircraft support was provided during the pilot program.
            (2) For each such air show, the cost of providing the 
        support, including the cost of training for and supporting the 
        air show and any cost agreements associated with the provision 
        of such support that were entered into between the Department 
        of Defense and any non-Department entity.
            (3) The number of military assets deployed for the purpose 
        of providing support to each such air show.
            (4) An analysis of the effect on military readiness of 
        dedicating military assets for use an at air show.
            (5) A description of the selection criteria and approval 
        process used in determining the locations for air shows for 
        which military aircraft support was provided under the pilot 
        program, including any instance in which a request for an air 
        show was denied.
            (6) An analysis of the costs and benefits to the Department 
        of Defense of providing military aircraft support to air shows, 
        including air shows specifically in rural or small market 
        areas.
            (7) An identification of any measurable effect on 
        recruiting as a result of providing military aircraft support 
        to air shows.
            (8) An analysis of the costs and benefits of providing 
        military aircraft support to air shows compared to other 
        initiatives to encourage military recruitment, including an 
        analysis of the costs and benefits of mandating that each of 
        the Armed Forces provide military aircraft support to air shows 
        each year.

                      TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Pilot program for the temporary exchange of information 
                            technology personnel.
Sec. 1102. Extension of authority for noncompetitive appointments of 
                            military spouses by Federal agencies.
Sec. 1103. Extension of living quarters allowance to civilian DOD 
                            employees in positions with critical 
                            shortages stationed in Guam.
Sec. 1104. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation 
                            on premium pay and aggregate limitation on 
                            pay for federal civilian employees working 
                            overseas.
Sec. 1105. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant 
                            allowances, benefits, and gratuities to 
                            civilian personnel on official duty in a 
                            combat zone.
Sec. 1106. Pilot program for overseas work-period for DOD competitive 
                            service positions.
Sec. 1107. Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at 
                            Inter-American Defense College.
Sec. 1108. Treatment of veterans who did not register for the selective 
                            service.
Sec. 1109. Increase in military leave accrual and accumulation for 
                            Federal employees.
Sec. 1110. Sufficient firefighter personnel covered installations.
Sec. 1111. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial 
                            base facilities and Major Range and Test 
                            Facilities Base.
Sec. 1112. Modifications to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense 
                            Fellows Program.
Sec. 1113. Modification of pilot program on dynamic shaping of the 
                            workforce to improve the technical skills 
                            and expertise at certain Department of 
                            Defense laboratories.
Sec. 1114. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 5, 
                            United States Code.
Sec. 1115. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and 
                            inclusion positions; hiring freeze.

SEC. 1101. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION 
              TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL.

    Section 1110(a)(1)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 5 U.S.C. 3702 note) is amended by 
inserting ``or performs financial management and budgeting tasks for a 
private sector organization that primarily develops software or 
provides software services'' before the semicolon at the end.

SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS OF 
              MILITARY SPOUSES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 573(e) of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 5 
U.S.C. 3330d note) is repealed.
    (b) Extension and Report.--Section 1119 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d), by striking ``December 31, 2028'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2033''; and
            (2) by adding after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later December 31, 2025, and each 
        year thereafter until the sunset date in subsection (d), the 
        Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the 
        Office of Personnel Management, shall--
                    ``(A) submit a report, to the Committees on Armed 
                Services of the House Representatives and the Senate, 
                the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight 
                and Accountability of the House of Representatives, on 
                the use of the hiring authority under section 3330d of 
                title 5, United States Code; and
                    ``(B) publish such report on the public website of 
                the Department of Defense.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include information on--
                    ``(A) how often such authority is used by agencies;
                    ``(B) what positions are filled using such 
                authority, and the grade and locations of such 
                positions;
                    ``(C) the number of military spouse applicants 
                seeking positions under such authority who were not 
                selected and the grade and locations of such positions;
                    ``(D) the number of military spouse applicants 
                selected for a position they were subsequently 
                determined to not be qualified for; and
                    ``(E) how often Department of Defense components 
                exercised exceptions to spouse preference procedures 
                and the grade and locations of such positions.
            ``(3) Final report.--The final report required under 
        paragraph (1) shall, in addition to the contents required under 
        paragraph (2), include--
                    ``(A) an assessment of the effectiveness of such 
                authority in placing military spouses into jobs for 
                which they were highly qualified, including an analysis 
                of their success, as determined by their tenure, 
                promotion, and performance reviews, along with any 
                other matters the Secretary considers appropriate; and
                    ``(B) whether such authority should be made 
                permanent.''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1119(a) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``(2)'' and all that 
                        follows through ``the following:'' and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(2) in subsection (a)--
                    ``(A) by redesignating paragraph (5), as added by 
                section 1112(a)(1)(C) of this Act, as paragraph (6); 
                and
                    ``(B) by inserting after paragraph (4), as 
                redesignated by section 1112(a)(1)(A) of this Act, the 
                following:''; and
                            (ii) in the quoted material, by striking 
                        ``(4) The term'' and inserting ``(5) The 
                        term''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``, as amended by section 
                        1112(a)(2) of this Act'' after ``in subsection 
                        (b)'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                        (2)'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                        (3)''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph C), in the quoted 
                        material, by striking ``(3) a spouse'' and 
                        inserting ``(4) a spouse''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
        1119 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2024 (Public Law 118-31).

SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE TO CIVILIAN DOD 
              EMPLOYEES IN POSITIONS WITH CRITICAL SHORTAGES STATIONED 
              IN GUAM.

    Section 1102 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``department of the 
        navy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in guam for 
        performing work, or supporting work being performed, aboard or 
        dockside, of u.s. naval vessels'' and inserting ``civilian 
        employees of the department of defense stationed in guam'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Secretary of the 
        Navy'' and inserting ``Secretary of Defense''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term `covered 
employee' means any civilian employee of the Department of Defense 
whose permanent duty station is located in Guam and who has been deemed 
by the Secretary of Defense to be employed in a position with critical 
shortages.
    ``(c) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall terminate on 
January 1, 2034.''.

SEC. 1104. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION 
              ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR 
              FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS.

    Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 
Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 1102 of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263), is further amended by striking ``through 2024'' and 
inserting ``through 2025''.

SEC. 1105. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO GRANT 
              ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN 
              PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE.

    Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane 
Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 
1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4616) and as most recently 
amended by section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), is further amended by striking 
``2025'' and inserting ``2026''.

SEC. 1106. PILOT PROGRAM FOR OVERSEAS WORK-PERIOD FOR DOD COMPETITIVE 
              SERVICE POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--The 5-year limitation on competitive service 
employment in a foreign area in Department of Defense Instruction 
1400.25, titled ``DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment 
in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights'' and issued on July 26, 
2012 (or a successor instruction), may be extended by the first 0-6 in 
the employees chain of command for one additional 5 year term.
    (b) Extension.--An extension request under subsection (a) shall not 
require a business case, or similar, analysis to justify the additional 
foreign area extension.
    (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2025, and yearly after 
that for the next 5 years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees on the following:
            (1) The impact of this section on recruiting and retaining 
        civilian competitive service employees at the Department of 
        Defense.
            (2) The total number of--
                    (A) Department employees that were able to remain 
                in positions as a result of this section; and
                    (B) Department positions that were not open for 
                initial appointments as a result of this section.
            (3) The grade and classification of Department positions 
        affected by this section.
            (4) Any other information the Secretary deems appropriate.
    (d) Foreign Area Defined.--In this section, the term ``foreign 
area'' means any location that is not within a nonforeign area (as that 
term is defined in section 591.205 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulation).
    (e) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall expire on the 
date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1107. EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION OF CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS AT 
              INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 1595 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(9) The United States Element of the Inter-American 
        Defense College.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``institutions'' and 
        inserting ``organizations''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Institutions'' and inserting ``Organizations''; and
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``institutions'' and inserting 
                ``organizations''.

SEC. 1108. TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO DID NOT REGISTER FOR THE SELECTIVE 
              SERVICE.

    Section 3328 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``(50 U.S.C. App. 
        453)'' and inserting ``(50 U.S.C. 3802)'';
            (2) redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual--
            ``(1) who is a veteran;
            ``(2) who provides evidence of active duty service to the 
        Executive agency in which the individual seeks an appointment; 
        and
            ``(3) for whom the requirement to register under section 3 
        of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802) has 
        terminated or is now inapplicable due to age.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) In this section, the terms `active duty' and `veteran' have 
the meaning given those terms in section 101 of title 38.''.

SEC. 1109. INCREASE IN MILITARY LEAVE ACCRUAL AND ACCUMULATION FOR 
              FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    Section 6323(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``15 days'' each place it appears and inserting ``20 days''.

SEC. 1110. SUFFICIENT FIREFIGHTER PERSONNEL COVERED INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that--
            (1) a sufficient number of firefighter personnel are on 
        duty at each covered installation to maintain manning and 
        service necessary to safeguard life and property at such 
        covered installation; and
            (2) a risk assessment may not be used to limit the number 
        of firefighter personnel at a covered installation.
    (b) Covered Installation Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered installation'' means a military installation under the 
jurisdiction of the Chief of Space Operations of the United States 
Space Force with a space launch facility.

SEC. 1111. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL 
              BASE FACILITIES AND MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES BASE.

    (a) Extension.--Section 1125(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; 
Public Law 114-328) is amended by striking ``through 2028'' and 
inserting ``through 2030''.
    (b) Briefing.--Section 1102(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as amended 
by section 1107(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1597), is further amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``through 2025'' and inserting ``through 2030''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(as amended by 
        subsection (a))''.

SEC. 1112. MODIFICATIONS TO THE JOHN S. MCCAIN STRATEGIC DEFENSE 
              FELLOWS PROGRAM.

    (a) Noncompetitive Appointment and Conversion Authority.--Section 
932(f) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 115-232) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(2) Noncompetitive appointment or conversion.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Upon a participant's successful 
                completion of the fellows program, the Secretary may, 
                without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of 
                chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, 
                noncompetitively appoint or convert the participant 
                into a vacant competitive or excepted service position 
                in the Department, if the Secretary determines that 
                such appointment or conversion will contribute to the 
                development of highly qualified future senior leaders 
                for the Department.
                    ``(B) Grade.--The Secretary may appoint or convert 
                a participant under subparagraph (A) into a position at 
                or below the level of GS-13 of the General Schedule or 
                an equivalent position for which the participant is 
                qualified without regard to any minimum time-in-grade 
                requirements.
                    ``(C) Consent.--Before converting an individual to 
                the competitive service under this paragraph, the 
                Secretary shall notify and receive written consent from 
                the individual of the individual's change in status.
            ``(3) Appointment of former participants.--The Secretary 
        may use the authority provided by paragraph (2) for a 
        participant--
                    ``(A) not later than one year after the date of the 
                participant's successful completion of the fellows 
                program; or
                    ``(B) in the case of a participant who entered the 
                fellows program before the date of the enactment of 
                this subparagraph, not later than one year after such 
                date of enactment.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 932(e)(2) of such Act is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end of the last sentence the 
following: ``and subsection (f)(2)''.

SEC. 1113. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON DYNAMIC SHAPING OF THE 
              WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE 
              AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.

    Section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 4091 note prec.; Public Law 114-92) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or 8414'' before ``of 
                        title 5''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or 3522'' and inserting 
                        ``or 8414(b)(1)(B)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 8414(b)(1)(B) 
                of title 5, United States Code, without regard to 
                clause (iv) or (v) of such section or section 3522 of 
                such title'' and inserting ``section 3522 of title 5, 
                United States Code''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 4121(b)'' and 
        inserting ``subsections (a) and (b) of section 4121''.

SEC. 1114. CONTINUITY OF COVERAGE UNDER CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF TITLE 5, 
              UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Military Leave for Federal Civilian Employees.--Section 6323 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``as a Reserve of the 
        armed forces or member of the National Guard'' and inserting 
        ``as a Reserve of the armed forces, a member of the National 
        Guard, or a member of the Space Force in space force active 
        status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of title 10) and not on 
        sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the semicolon 
        at the end the following: ``or is a member of the Space Force 
        in space force active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) 
        of title 10) and not on sustained duty under section 20105 of 
        title 10''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
        amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 6323. Military leave: Reserves, National Guard members, and 
              certain members of the Space Force''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such section 
        in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:

``6323. Military leave: Reserves, National Guard members, and certain 
                            members of the Space Force.''.

SEC. 1115. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND 
              INCLUSION POSITIONS; HIRING FREEZE.

    (a) In General.--During the period described in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Defense may not--
            (1) establish any new positions within the Department of 
        Defense with responsibility for matters relating to diversity, 
        equity, and inclusion; or
            (2) fill any vacancies in positions in the Department with 
        responsibility for such matters.
    (b) Period Described.--The period described in this subsection is 
the period--
            (1) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) ending on the earlier of--
                    (A) the date the Comptroller General submits to 
                Congress the study required by section 529B(b)(2) of 
                the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
                2024 (Public Law 118-31); or
                    (B) the date that is 1 year after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to prevent the Secretary from reducing the number of positions relating 
to diversity, equity, and inclusion or from eliminating specific 
positions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

Sec. 1201. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign 
                            security forces and modification of support 
                            for execution of bilateral agreements 
                            concerning illicit transnational maritime 
                            activity in Africa.
Sec. 1202. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction 
                            and Technical Training School.
Sec. 1203. Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and 
                            activities.
Sec. 1204. Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, 
                            irregular warfare, and sensitive 
                            activities.
Sec. 1205. Extension of modification to authority to provide support 
                            for conduct of operations.
Sec. 1206. Extension of authorities.
Sec. 1207. Extension and modification of defense operational resilience 
                            international cooperation pilot program.
Sec. 1208. Acceptance and expenditure of contributions for multilateral 
                            security cooperation programs and 
                            activities.
Sec. 1209. Temporary authority to provide training to military forces 
                            or national security forces of Costa Rica 
                            and Panama.
Sec. 1210. Improvements to defense acquisition workforce for foreign 
                            military sales.

                 Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Israel

Sec. 1211. Statement of policy ensuring Israel's defense.
Sec. 1212. Modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel 
                            cooperation.
Sec. 1213. Requirement to conduct subterranean warfare military 
                            exercises.
Sec. 1214. Strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities 
                            between the United States and Israel.
Sec. 1215. Establishment of program between the United States and 
                            Israel for military trauma education and 
                            training.

        Subtitle C--Matters Relating to the Near and Middle East

Sec. 1221. Key partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military 
                            Subject Matter Expert Exchange Program.
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military 
                            power of Iran.
Sec. 1223. Modification of report on the military capabilities of Iran 
                            and related activities.
Sec. 1224. Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian entities.
Sec. 1225. Notification relating to arms trafficking by Iran.
Sec. 1226. Assessment and plan with respect to equipment provided to 
                            Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
Sec. 1227. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain 
                            coalition nations for support provided to 
                            United States military operations.
Sec. 1228. Extension and modification of security briefings on 
                            Afghanistan.
Sec. 1229. Notifications regarding terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1230. Extension of authority to support operations and activities 
                            of the office of security cooperation in 
                            Iraq.
Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of authority to provide 
                            assistance to counter the Islamic State of 
                            Iraq and Syria.
Sec. 1232. Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted 
                            Syrian groups and individuals.
Sec. 1233. Statement of policy on recognition of the Assad regime.

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FOREIGN 
              SECURITY FORCES AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT FOR EXECUTION 
              OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING ILLICIT TRANSNATIONAL 
              MARITIME ACTIVITY IN AFRICA.

    (a) Modification of Authority to Build Capacity of Foreign Security 
Forces.--Paragraph (2) of section 333(g) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Availability of funds for programs across fiscal 
        years.--Amounts made available in fiscal year 2025 or any 
        subsequent fiscal year to carry out the authority in subsection 
        (a) may be used for programs under that authority that begin in 
        such fiscal year and end not later than the end of the third 
        fiscal year thereafter.''.
    (b) Modification of Support for Execution of Bilateral Agreements 
Concerning Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity in Africa.--Section 
1808 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 
U.S.C. 331 note) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``in africa''; and
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``African''.

SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION 
              AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL.

    (a) In General.--Section 352(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Costs.--(1) The fixed costs of the School may be paid from 
amounts made available for the Navy as follows:
            ``(A) The costs of operating and maintaining the School may 
        be paid from amounts made available to the Navy for operation 
        and maintenance.
            ``(B) The costs of the equipment requirements of the School 
        may be paid from amounts made available to the Navy for 
        procurement.
            ``(C) The costs of the facilities construction requirements 
        of the School may be paid from amounts made available to the 
        Navy for military construction.
    ``(2) The food procurement and service costs of the School that may 
be paid from amounts made available to the Navy for operation and 
maintenance are as follows:
            ``(A) The costs of providing food services to personnel, 
        visitors, and international students at the School.
            ``(B) The costs of operating, maintaining, and sustaining a 
        dining facility or contracted food services at the School.''.
    (b) Updates Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update the 
Security Assistance Management Manual (DSCA 5105.38-M) and volume 15 of 
the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DoD 7000.14-
R) in accordance with the amendment made by this section.

SEC. 1203. ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS AND 
              ACTIVITIES.

    Section 383(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, including a description of challenges in executing the 
program,'' after ``lessons learned''.

SEC. 1204. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS, 
              IRREGULAR WARFARE, AND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 485 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Monthly 
        counterterrorism operations briefings'' and inserting 
        ``Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, irregular 
        warfare, and sensitive activities''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Briefings Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees quarterly briefings on 
counterterrorism operations and related activities (including the use 
of military force under the notion of collective self-defense of 
foreign partners), irregular warfare activities, and other sensitive 
activities conducted by the Department of Defense.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 23 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 485 and inserting the following:

``485. Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, irregular 
                            warfare, and sensitive activities.''.

SEC. 1205. EXTENSION OF MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT 
              FOR CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1205 of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 
Stat. 2830) is amended by striking ``such section 331'' and all that 
follows and inserting the following: ``such section 331--
            ``(1) in each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 may not exceed 
        $950,000,000; and
            ``(2) in each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 may not exceed 
        $750,000,000.''.
    (b) Modification to Annual Report.--Section 386(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) 
                as subparagraphs (B) through (I), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(A) With respect to section 331 of this title, 
                the value of all logistic support, supplies, and 
                services for which notice is required by such 
                section.''.
            (2) In paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (J) 
                as subparagraphs (C) through (K), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) The number of new programs carried out during 
                the period of the report that required notice under 
                section 331 of this title.''.

SEC. 1206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Security Cooperation Programs With Foreign Partners.--Section 
1208 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2831; 10 U.S.C. 301 
note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2027''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2025'' and inserting 
        ``2027''.
    (b) Implementation of Act.--Section 1210E(a) of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2027''.

SEC. 1207. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE 
              INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PILOT PROGRAM.

    Section 1212 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 311 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``December 31, 2025'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2027'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2027'';
                    (B) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$15,000,000''; and
                    (C) by striking ``, which shall be allocated in 
                accordance with the priorities of the commanders of the 
                geographic combatant commands'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as 
        subsections (f) through (h), respectively;
            (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(e) Prioritization.--In providing security cooperation for the 
purposes described in section (c)(1), the Secretary shall prioritize 
efforts based on--
            ``(1) the priorities of the commanders of the geographic 
        combatant commands;
            ``(2) the operational relevance of the effort;
            ``(3) the need of the foreign partner; and
            ``(4) programs in less developed countries.''; and
            (5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``2025'' and inserting ``2027''.

SEC. 1208. ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MULTILATERAL 
              SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Authority To Accept and Expend Contributions.--The Secretary of 
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may accept, 
manage, and expend contributions, including funds and defense articles 
and defense services, from foreign governments for mutually agreed upon 
purposes to carry out security cooperation programs and activities of 
the Department of Defense authorized by--
            (1) chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code;
            (2) the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative authorized 
        by section 1323; or
            (3) section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068).
    (b) Account Requirements.--
            (1) Funds.--Contributions of funds accepted under 
        subsection (a) shall be placed in an account established for 
        such purpose and shall remain available for the following 2 
        fiscal years for the mutually agreed upon purposes specified in 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Defense articles.--Contributions of defense articles 
        accepted under subsection (a) shall be placed in United States 
        inventory.
            (3) Separate country accounts.--The Secretary of Defense 
        shall establish a separate sub-account for each country under 
        the account established under paragraph (1).
            (4) Compliance.--Such expenditures and provision of defense 
        articles and services shall comply with the prohibitions and 
        limitations, notice, reporting, and other requirements 
        specified in such authorities or applicable statute.
    (c) Previously Denied Funds.--Funds accepted or otherwise made 
available under subsection (a) may not be expended, in whole or in 
part, for any purpose for which Congress has previously denied funds.
    (d) Notification Required.--Not later than 48 hours after receiving 
a contribution under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a written 
notification that, at a minimum, includes an identification of the 
following:
            (1) The foreign government making the contribution.
            (2) The mutually agreed upon purpose for which the 
        contribution is being made.
            (3) The process and anticipated timeline for the use of 
        such contribution under the authorities specified in subsection 
        (a).
            (4) Any other condition or limitation placed on the 
        contribution by the foreign government making the contribution.
    (e) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1, 2026, and March 1 of 
each year thereafter through 2030, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on any funds accepted or 
expended under this section during the preceding calendar year, 
including the following:
            (1) An identification of the foreign government or 
        governments involved from which contributions were received.
            (2) For each foreign government--
                    (A) the amount of funds, equipment, or type of 
                services provided by the foreign government; and
                    (B) the amount of any remaining unobligated balance 
                or accepted equipment remaining in United States 
                inventory.
            (3) A description of the purpose of such contributions were 
        provided.
            (4) A description of any written agreement entered into 
        with a country under this section, including the date on which 
        the agreement was signed.
    (f) Submission of Instruments.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        signature, conclusion, or other finalization of any non-binding 
        instrument related to the implementation of this section, the 
        President shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
        Congress the text of such agreement or instrument.
            (2) Non-duplication of efforts; rule of construction.--To 
        the extent the text of a non-binding instrument is submitted to 
        the appropriate committees of Congress pursuant to paragraph 
        (1), such text shall not be required to be submitted to 
        Congress pursuant to section 112b(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 1, 
        United States Code. Paragraph (1) may not be construed to 
        relieve the executive branch of any other requirement of 
        section 112b of title 1, United States Code, or any other 
        provision of law.
            (3) Definitions.--
                    (A) The term ``text'', with respect to a non-
                binding instrument, includes--
                            (i) any annex, appendix, codicil, side 
                        agreement, side letter, or any document of 
                        similar purpose or function to the 
                        aforementioned, regardless of the title of the 
                        document, that is entered into 
                        contemporaneously and in conjunction with the 
                        non-binding instrument; and
                            (ii) any implementing agreement or 
                        arrangement, or any document of similar purpose 
                        or function to the aforementioned, regardless 
                        of the title of the document, that is entered 
                        into contemporaneously and in conjunction with 
                        the non-binding instrument.
                    (B) The term ``contemporaneously and in conjunction 
                with''--
                            (i) shall be construed liberally; and
                            (ii) may not be interpreted to require any 
                        action to have occurred simultaneously or on 
                        the same day.
    (g) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives.
    (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
as circumventing the applicable requirements of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
    (i) Termination.--The authority provided by this section shall 
terminate on December 31, 2029.

SEC. 1209. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO MILITARY FORCES 
              OR NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES OF COSTA RICA AND PANAMA.

    In conducting training with friendly foreign countries under 
section 321 of title 10, United States Code, notwithstanding subsection 
(a)(2) of that section, beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on December 31, 2030, the general purpose forces of the 
United States Armed Forces may train with the military forces or 
national security forces of the following countries:
            (1) Costa Rica.
            (2) Panama.

SEC. 1210. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE FOR FOREIGN 
              MILITARY SALES.

    (a) Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
        enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization or 
        federally funded research and development center to study--
                    (A) the feasibility and advisability of 
                establishing a contracting capacity that is specific to 
                the execution of contracts for foreign military sales; 
                and
                    (B) the feasibility and advisability of 
                establishing a dedicated contracting capacity to 
                directly support foreign military sales contracting 
                activities.
            (2) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2025, the Secretary 
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        that contains--
                    (A) the results of the study required by paragraph 
                (1); and
                    (B) any comments of the Secretary with respect to 
                the study.
    (b) Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement Board.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        establish a Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process 
        Improvement Board (in this section referred to as the 
        ``Board'') to serve as an enduring governance structure within 
        the Department of Defense that reports to the Secretary on 
        matters relating to the foreign military sales process so as to 
        enhance accountability and continuous improvement within the 
        Department, including the objectives of--
                    (A) improving the understanding, among officials of 
                the Department, of ally and partner requirements;
                    (B) enabling efficient reviews for release of 
                technology;
                    (C) providing ally and partner countries with 
                relevant priority equipment;
                    (D) accelerating acquisition and contracting 
                support;
                    (E) expanding the capacity of the defense 
                industrial base;
                    (F) working with other departments and agencies to 
                promote broad United States Government support; and
                    (G) any other matters determined by the Secretary 
                to be relevant to the Board.
            (2) Membership.--The Board shall be composed of not fewer 
        than seven members, each of whom shall have expertise in 
        security cooperation, security assistance, defense acquisition, 
        business process reform, or any disciplines the Secretary 
        determines to be important to the functioning of the Board.
            (3) Sunset.--This subsection shall terminate on December 
        31, 2030.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``defense acquisition workforce'' means the 
        Department of Defense acquisition workforce described in 
        chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``nonprofit organization'' means an 
        organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) 
        of such Code
            (3) The term ``security cooperation workforce'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 384 of title 10, United 
        States Code.

                 Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Israel

SEC. 1211. STATEMENT OF POLICY ENSURING ISRAEL'S DEFENSE.

    It is the policy of the United States to work with Israel to ensure 
adequate stocks of interceptors and weapons system components to defend 
Israel against air and missile threats from Iran and Iranian military 
proxies, such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and the Palestinian 
Islamic Jihad, if the transfer of such interceptors and weapons system 
components are in the national security interests of the United States.

SEC. 1212. MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL 
              COOPERATION.

    Subsection (a)(1) of section 1279 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is 
amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``detect, map, and 
neutralize underground tunnels'' and inserting ``detect, map, maneuver 
in, and neutralize underground tunnels''.

SEC. 1213. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT SUBTERRANEAN WARFARE MILITARY 
              EXERCISES.

    (a) Exercises Required.--Beginning on January 1 of the year that 
begins after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall require the United States Central Command or other 
relevant commands, units, or organizations of the United States 
military services, as the Secretary determines appropriate, to conduct 
military exercises that--
            (1) occur not fewer than once in a calendar year;
            (2) shall include invitations for the armed forces of 
        Israel, provided that the Government of Israel consents to the 
        participation of its forces in such exercises;
            (3) may include invitations for the armed forces of other 
        allies and partners of the United States to take part in the 
        exercises;
            (4) seek to enhance the interoperability and effectiveness 
        of the United States military services, the armed forces of 
        Israel, and the armed forces of other allies and partners of 
        the United States in coalition operations; and
            (5) shall include, if available resources permit, the 
        following activities--
                    (A) practicing or simulating locating subterranean 
                tunnel entrances and exits;
                    (B) practicing infiltrating and mapping 
                subterranean tunnels;
                    (C) practicing maneuvering within subterranean 
                tunnels of varying sizes; and
                    (D) practicing neutralizing or demolishing 
                subterranean tunnels.
    (b) Sunset.--The requirements in subsection (a) shall terminate on 
December 31 of the year described in subsection (a).

SEC. 1214. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ON DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL PRIORITIES 
              BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.

    The Secretary of Defense shall seek to establish a partnership 
between the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of Defense and 
appropriate counterparts of Israel in order to--
            (1) enhance market opportunities for United States-based 
        and Israeli-based defense technology companies;
            (2) increase interoperability through dual-use and emerging 
        technologies;
            (3) counter Iran and Iran-aligned adversarial proxy group 
        development of dual-use defense technologies; and
            (4) in coordination with appropriate counterpart offices of 
        the Israeli ministry of defense--
                    (A) enable coordination on defense industrial 
                priorities;
                    (B) streamline emerging defense technology research 
                and development;
                    (C) create more pathways to market for defense 
                technology startups;
                    (D) collaborate on the development of dual-use 
                defense capabilities through coordination; and
                    (E) leverage other private capital, equity or 
                venture funding opportunities to augment government 
                funds for technology deployment or scaling.

SEC. 1215. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
              ISRAEL FOR MILITARY TRAUMA EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, may establish a joint education and training 
program with appropriate personnel of the Medical Corps of the Israel 
Defense Forces.
    (b) Education and Training Activities.--The joint program 
authorized by subsection (a) may include the following activities 
between personnel of the United States military health system and the 
Medical Corps of the Israel Defense Forces:
            (1) Dialogue on best practices for general trauma care, 
        with a focus on amputation and amputee care, including the 
        following elements of amputee care:
                    (A) Use of prosthetics.
                    (B) Wound care.
                    (C) Rehabilitative therapy.
                    (D) Family counseling.
                    (E) Mental health therapy.
            (2) Training and support on trauma care, including 
        amputation and amputee care.
            (3) Conducting relevant joint conferences and exchanges of 
        military medical professionals.
            (4) Opportunities for personnel to attend classes offered 
        on best practices for trauma and amputee rehabilitation.
            (5) Any other relevant amputee care educational activity 
        that the Secretary of Defense and appropriate officials from 
        the Israel Defense Forces determine appropriate.
    (c) Use of Authorities.--In carrying out the joint program 
authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the 
authorities under chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other 
applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary.

        Subtitle C--Matters Relating to the Near and Middle East

SEC. 1221. KEY PARTNERS FOR MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL INTEGRATION MILITARY 
              SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, using existing 
authorities, including section 311 of title 10, United States Code, as 
applicable, and in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
head of any other Federal agency the Secretary of Defense determines 
appropriate, shall design and implement a foreign military officer 
subject matter expert exchange program to be known as the ``Middle East 
Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Expert Exchange Program'' 
(referred to in this section as the ``exchange program'').
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the exchange program shall be to 
facilitate interaction, cultural exchange, and mutual learning of 
members of participating militaries in support of Middle East regional 
integration in order to deepen and expand such integration.
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The exchange program shall be composed of 
        members of the armed forces of participating militaries in 
        support of Middle East regional integration and members of the 
        Armed Forces of the United States.
            (2) Subject matter.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
                select exchange program participants with a wide range 
                of experiences collectively covering the tactical, 
                operational, and strategic levels.
                    (B) Participant pay grade levels.--The Secretary of 
                Defense shall include in the exchange program 
                participants at each of the following military pay 
                grades, or equivalent foreign military pay grades:
                            (i) E-7 through E-9.
                            (ii) CW-3 through CW-5.
                            (iii) O-3 through O-9.
                            (iv) Such other pay grade levels at the 
                        discretion of the Secretary of Defense.
                    (C) Expertise.--Each participant in the exchange 
                program shall have expertise in one or more of the 
                following subject matter areas:
                            (i) Strategic doctrine.
                            (ii) Defense planning.
                            (iii) Civilian and military relations.
                            (iv) Military law.
                            (v) Public affairs.
                            (vi) Civil affairs.
                            (vii) Military budgeting and acquisitions.
                            (viii) Integrated air and missile defense.
                            (ix) Integrated maritime domain awareness 
                        and interdiction.
                            (x) Cyber resilience and defense.
                            (xi) Counterterrorism.
                            (xii) Defense information sharing.
                            (xiii) Any other subject matter area that 
                        the Secretary of Defense determines to be 
                        appropriate.
    (d) Exchange Program Content.--The exchange program--
            (1) shall include learning modalities and methods, as 
        determined by the Exchange Program Coordinator;
            (2) may include separate agendas and experiences for 
        participants in order to--
                    (A) facilitate interaction on particular topics;
                    (B) cater to participant backgrounds or rank 
                levels; or
                    (C) achieve other pedagogical ends as determined by 
                the Exchange Program Coordinator; and
            (3) may include discussion, comparison, and information 
        regarding the development of--
                    (A) defense doctrine;
                    (B) exercise development;
                    (C) budget planning;
                    (D) military law and law of armed conflict;
                    (E) military cooperation with civilian agencies;
                    (F) standard operating procedures;
                    (G) operational plans and the operational art;
                    (H) gaps and opportunities for improvement in 
                existing procedures and plans;
                    (I) existing technical challenges;
                    (J) emerging technical challenges;
                    (K) the current and future threat environment;
                    (L) trust and capacity for multilateral sharing of 
                information;
                    (M) additional mechanisms and ideas for integrated 
                cooperation;
                    (N) ways to promote the meaningful participation of 
                women in matters of peace and security; and
                    (O) other content, as appropriate, developed to 
                advance integration and tactical, operational, and 
                strategic proficiency.
    (e) Meetings.--Participants in the exchange program shall meet in 
person not less frequently than quarterly.
    (f) Exchange Program Coordinator.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate 
        an Exchange Program Coordinator, who shall be assigned to a 
        Department of Defense School, to oversee the exchange program.
            (2) Duties.--The Exchange Program Coordinator shall--
                    (A) design the exchange program;
                    (B) ensure that the exchange program complies with 
                the requirements of this section;
                    (C) provide to the Secretary of Defense reports on 
                developments, insights, and progress of the exchange 
                program; and
                    (D) notify the Secretary of Defense of any failure 
                of the exchange program to comply with the in-person 
                requirements of subsection (e).
            (3) Notification to congress.--Not later than 15 days after 
        receiving a notification under paragraph (2)(D), the Secretary 
        of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
        the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives a report describing--
                    (A) the reasons an in-person meeting did not occur 
                during such quarter; and
                    (B) any measures taken to ensure that an in-person 
                meeting occurs during the following quarter.
    (g) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, 
        the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
        Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
        and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that 
        includes--
                    (A) a summary of the activities of the exchange 
                program during the prior year, including--
                            (i) the countries participating;
                            (ii) the subject matter covered;
                            (iii) developments, insights, and progress 
                        achieved through the program; and
                            (iv) any new topics added to the exchange 
                        as well as a justification for adding the new 
                        topic;
                    (B) an assessment of the effectiveness of the 
                exchange program; and
                    (C) recommendations on further improvements to the 
                exchange program.
            (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
        annex.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Department of defense school.--The term ``Department of 
        Defense school'' means any institution listed in section 
        1595(c) or section 2162(d) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Participating militaries in support of middle east 
        regional integration.--The term ``participating militaries in 
        support of Middle East regional integration'' means military 
        allies and partner forces of the United States working to 
        advance regional integration in the Middle East.

SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY 
              POWER OF IRAN.

    (a) Matters to Be Included.--Subsection (b) of section 1245 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 113 
note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and'';
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
                (D), as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; 
                and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following subparagraph:
                    ``(B) any adjustments to the use of proxy forces by 
                Iran;'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``an analysis 
                of'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after 
                ``military doctrine'' the following: ``, including 
                Iranian anti-access or area denial and other maritime 
                harassment capabilities'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Iranian 
                Revolutionary Guard'' and inserting ``Islamic 
                Revolutionary Guard'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and'';
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (J) 
                as subparagraphs (F) through (K), respectively; and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following subparagraph:
                    ``(E) the role of Iran in supporting, facilitating, 
                directing, or conducting attacks on United States 
                forces in the region;'';
            (4) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and storage 
                sites;'' and inserting ``, storage, and production 
                sites;'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``an 
                intermediate-range ballistic missile or'' after 
                ``develop and field''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``; and'' at 
                the end and inserting ``and the exportation of Iranian 
                drones to the Middle East and Europe; and'';
            (5) in paragraph (12), by striking ``(9)'' and inserting 
        ``(12)'';
            (6) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (12) as 
        paragraphs (10) through (13), respectively;
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) An assessment of the use of civilians by groups 
        supported by Iran to shield military objectives from attack, 
        including groups such as--
                    ``(A) Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis; and
                    ``(B) the Special Groups in Iraq.''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) An assessment of the manner and extent to which the 
        advances or improvements in the capabilities of Iran's 
        conventional and unconventional forces described in this 
        section have affected Israel's qualitative military edge during 
        the preceding year.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking ``Iranian'' and 
        inserting ``Islamic'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(bb), by inserting ``or its 
        regional interests'' before the period at the end; and
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``capable of flights less 
        than 500 kilometers.''.
    (c) Termination.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.

SEC. 1223. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON THE MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF IRAN 
              AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

    Section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``all branches 
                                of'' before ``the Islamic Revolutionary 
                                Guard Corps''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``including'' 
                                before ``the Quds Force''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                        and technologies as described in the Missile 
                        Technology Control Regime'' before ``, 
                        including''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the 
                        end before the period the following: ``, and on 
                        the proliferation, procurement, and production 
                        networks of Iran's drone program'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding at the 
                        end before the period the following: ``, and 
                        the effect of its expiration on these Iranian 
                        proliferation activities'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (H)--
                                    (I) in clause (ii), by inserting 
                                ``, and any of their precursors,'' 
                                after ``narcotics'';
                                    (II) in clause (iv), by inserting 
                                ``and the Ministry of Intelligence and 
                                Security (MOIS)'' after ``IRGC''; and
                                    (III) in clause (v), by adding at 
                                the end before the period the 
                                following: ``and MOIS''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (I)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``and MOIS 
                                agents'' after ``operatives''; and
                                    (II) by adding at the end before 
                                the period the following: ``, including 
                                disinformation operations, recruitment 
                                of local assets, and targeting United 
                                States nationals and foreign 
                                dissidents''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and annually thereafter for a 
                period not to exceed 2 years'' after ``2024''; and
                    (B) by striking ``in June 2022'' inserting ``on the 
                day after the previous report was submitted''.

SEC. 1224. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING FUNDING TO IRANIAN ENTITIES.

    (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Defense or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be made available, directly or indirectly, to--
            (1) the Government of Iran;
            (2) any person owned or controlled by the Government of 
        Iran;
            (3) any person that is on the List of Specially Designated 
        Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of 
        Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury and 
        the property and interests in property of which are blocked 
        pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; or
            (4) any person owned or controlled by a person described in 
        paragraph (3).
    (b) Exception for Intelligence Activities.--The prohibition under 
subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to activities subject to 
the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence 
activities of the United States.

SEC. 1225. NOTIFICATION RELATING TO ARMS TRAFFICKING BY IRAN.

    (a) Congressional Notification.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after any 
        identified transfer of weapons, ammunition, or component parts 
        by the Islamic Republic of Iran to a terrorist proxy group or 
        state actor outside the territory of Iran, the Secretary of 
        Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees with 
        the notification described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Notification described.--The notification described in 
        this paragraph is a notification that includes the following:
                    (A) An identification of--
                            (i) the type and quantity of weapons, 
                        ammunition, or component parts transferred by 
                        the Islamic Republic of Iran to a terrorist 
                        proxy group or state actor outside the 
                        territory of Iran;
                            (ii) the intended destination and recipient 
                        of such transfer; and
                            (iii) the mode of transportation of such 
                        transfer.
                    (B) The status of such transfer at the time of the 
                notification.
                    (C) A description of actions taken or planned to be 
                taken by the United States Armed Forces or the military 
                forces of partner countries to expose, deter, disrupt, 
                or interdict such transfer, and the authorities under 
                which such actions may be taken.
    (b) Weapons, Ammunition, or Component Parts Defined.--The term 
``weapons, ammunition, or component parts'' means--
            (1) conventional arms, such as firearms, artillery, and 
        armored vehicles;
            (2) missiles, rockets, unmanned aerial systems, and other 
        explosive ordnance;
            (3) military aircraft;
            (4) naval vessels and equipment related to such vessels;
            (5) chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons 
        and the delivery systems of such weapons; and
            (6) the component parts of any item described in any of 
        paragraphs (1) through (5).
    (c) Termination.--This section shall cease to have effect on the 
date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1226. ASSESSMENT AND PLAN WITH RESPECT TO EQUIPMENT PROVIDED TO 
              KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees--
            (1) a report that assesses whether equipment provided under 
        section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
        Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3558) and designated for Kurdish 
        Peshmerga forces is being provided in a timely manner; and
            (2) a plan for resolving any delay of such equipment 
        intended for Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
    (b) Notification Relating to Plan of Action.--Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 120 days 
thereafter until the plan of action required by section 1266 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 
118-31; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is developed and implemented, the Secretary 
of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the 
reasons for the delay in developing and implementing the plan.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the section may be construed 
as overturning or otherwise impeding United States policies toward 
Iraq.
    (d) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to have effect 
beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 1227. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN 
              COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES 
              MILITARY OPERATIONS.

    (a) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 
Stat. 393) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
``beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024, for 
overseas contingency operations'' and inserting ``beginning on October 
1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2025''.
    (b) Modification to Limitations.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section 
is amended by striking ``beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
December 31, 2024, may not exceed $15,000,000'' and inserting 
``beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2025, may 
not exceed $75,000,000''.

SEC. 1228. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SECURITY BRIEFINGS ON 
              AFGHANISTAN.

    Section 1092 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1934) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later than January 
        15, 2022, and every 90 days thereafter through December 31, 
        2025,'' and inserting ``Not later than January 15, 2025, and 
        every 120 days thereafter through December 31, 2026,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph 
                (12); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(11) The extent to which the Department of Defense is 
        tracking and monitoring the equipment the Taliban recovered 
        from the Afghan National Security Forces, an assessment of how 
        such equipment being used by the Taliban, and the operational 
        readiness of such equipment.''.

SEC. 1229. NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING TERRORIST GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the Secretary of 
Defense identifies any new training facility in Afghanistan that is 
operated or staffed by al-Qaeda, ISIS Khorasan, or any other United 
States-designated terrorist organization, or at which members of any 
such terrorist organization receive training, the Secretary shall 
provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives with a notification that includes the following:
            (1) A description of the location of the training facility.
            (2) An identification of the one or more terrorist groups 
        operating, staffing, or being trained at the facility.
            (3) An assessment of the purpose of the facility.
            (4) An assessment as to whether the Taliban has provided 
        any support to the facility, or whether the Taliban is taking 
        action to close the facility consistent with its obligations 
        under the February 29, 2020, United States-Taliban agreement.
            (5) An assessment as to whether there is a risk that the 
        facility is being used to plan or train for a terrorist attack 
        outside Afghanistan.
    (b) Form.--Each notification required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
    (c) Sunset.--The notification requirement under subsection (a) 
shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1230. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 
              OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ.

    (a) Limitation on Amount.--Subsection (c) of section 1215 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 
note) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2024'' and inserting 
``fiscal year 2025''.
    (b) Source of Funds.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
striking ``fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2025''.

SEC. 1231. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE 
              ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND 
              SYRIA.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2025''.
    (b) Funding.--Subsection (g) of such section is amended by striking 
``fiscal year 2024, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$241,950,000'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2025, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $380,758,349.''.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--Subsection (o)(6) of such section is amended 
by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.

SEC. 1232. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED 
              SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113-291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 
        31, 2025''; and
            (2) in subsection (l)(3)(E), by striking ``December 31, 
        2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.

SEC. 1233. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON RECOGNITION OF THE ASSAD REGIME.

    It is the policy of the United States not to recognize or normalize 
relations with any government of Syria that is led by Bashar al-Assad 
due to the Assad regime's ongoing crimes against the Syrian people.

         TITLE XIII--OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

           Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Europe and Russia

Sec. 1301. Modifications to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special 
                            Operations Headquarters.
Sec. 1302. Extension and modification of training for Eastern European 
                            national security forces in the course of 
                            multilateral exercises.
Sec. 1303. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating 
                            to sovereignty of the Russian Federation 
                            over internationally recognized territory 
                            of Ukraine.
Sec. 1304. Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing.

        Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

Sec. 1311. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in 
                            the Indo-Pacific region.
Sec. 1312. Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.
Sec. 1313. Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
Sec. 1314. Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot program.

                 Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Taiwan

Sec. 1321. Modification of reporting requirement for transfer of 
                            defense articles and defense services to 
                            Taiwan.
Sec. 1322. Establishment of program between the United States and 
                            Taiwan for military trauma care.
Sec. 1323. Taiwan security cooperation initiative.
Sec. 1324. Sense of Congress regarding invitation to Taiwan to Rim of 
                            the Pacific exercise.

          Subtitle D--Coordinating AUKUS Engagement With Japan

Sec. 1331. Definitions.
Sec. 1332. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1333. Engagement with Japan on AUKUS Pillar Two Cooperation.
Sec. 1334. Assessment of Potential for Cooperation with Japan on AUKUS 
                            Pillar Two.

               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to East Asia

Sec. 1341. Extension and modification of authority to transfer funds 
                            for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.
Sec. 1342. Modification of cooperative program with Vietnam to account 
                            for Vietnamese personnel missing in action.
Sec. 1343. Plan for establishment of a joint force headquarters in 
                            Japan.
Sec. 1344. Plan for Department of Defense activities to strengthen 
                            United States extended deterrence 
                            commitments to the Republic of Korea.
Sec. 1345. Plan and annual report relating to trilateral defense 
                            cooperation with Japan and the Republic of 
                            Korea.
Sec. 1346. Modification of public reporting of Chinese military 
                            companies operating in the United States.
Sec. 1347. Strategy to address malign activities by the People's 
                            Liberation Army.

           Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Europe and Russia

SEC. 1301. MODIFICATIONS TO NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SPECIAL 
              OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2350r of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Special 
        Operations Headquarters'' and inserting ``Allied Special 
        Operations Forces Command'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``$50,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$55,000,000''; and
            (3) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``Special Operations Headquarters'' and 
        inserting ``Allied Special Operations Forces Command''.
    (b) References.--Any reference to the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Special Operations Headquarters or NATO Special Operations 
Headquarters in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Special Operations Forces 
Command.

SEC. 1302. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN 
              NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES IN THE COURSE OF MULTILATERAL 
              EXERCISES.

    Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the 
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) The Republic of Cyprus.''; and
            (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``December 31, 2026'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.

SEC. 1303. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING 
              TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER 
              INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF UKRAINE.

     Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236; 136 Stat. 
2847) is amended by striking ``or 2024'' and inserting ``, 2024, or 
2025''.

SEC. 1304. PROHIBITION ON NEW START TREATY INFORMATION SHARING.

    (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the 
Department of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation 
with notifications, biannual data exchange, inspection activities, or 
telemetric activities as required by the New START Treaty.
    (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, with concurrence from the 
Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) on a 
case-by-case basis if the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
appropriate congressional committees in writing, that--
            (1) it is in the national security interest of the United 
        States to unilaterally provide notifications, biannual data 
        exchange, inspection activities, or telemetric information to 
        the Russian Federation; or
            (2) the Russian Federation is providing similar information 
        to the United States as required by the New START Treaty.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
            (2) the term ``New START Treaty'' means the Treaty between 
        the United States of America and the Russian Federation on 
        Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic 
        Offensive Arms, signed at Prague April 8, 2010, and entered 
        into force February 5, 2011.

        Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

SEC. 1311. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN 
              THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should 
continue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances and 
partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to further the 
comparative advantage of the United States in strategic competition 
with the People's Republic of China, including by--
            (1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent with the 
        Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United 
        States of America and Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 
        1960, including by developing advanced military capabilities, 
        upgrading command and control relationships, fostering 
        interoperability across all domains, and improving sharing of 
        information and intelligence;
            (2) reinforcing the United States alliance with the 
        Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the presence of 
        approximately 28,500 members of the United States Armed Forces 
        deployed to the Republic of Korea, enhancing mutual defense 
        base cooperation, and affirming the United States extended 
        deterrence commitment using the full range of United States 
        defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual Defense Treaty 
        Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, signed at 
        Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of the shared objective 
        of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula;
            (3) fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation with 
        Australia, consistent with the Security Treaty Between 
        Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America, 
        signed at San Francisco, September, 1951, and through the 
        partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and United 
        States (commonly known as ``AUKUS'')--
                    (A) to advance shared security objectives;
                    (B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced military 
                capabilities; and
                    (C) to build the capacity of emerging partners;
            (4) advancing United States alliances with the Philippines 
        and Thailand and United States partnerships with other partners 
        in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to enhance 
        maritime domain awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial 
        integrity, leverage technology and promote innovation, and 
        support an open, inclusive, and rules-based regional 
        architecture;
            (5) broadening United States engagement with India, 
        including through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue--
                    (A) to advance the shared objective of a free and 
                open Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and 
                multilateral engagements and participation in military 
                exercises, expanded defense trade, and collaboration on 
                humanitarian aid and disaster response; and
                    (B) to enable greater cooperation on maritime 
                security;
            (6) strengthening the United States partnership with 
        Taiwan, consistent with the Three Communiques, the Taiwan 
        Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and 
        the Six Assurances, with the goal of improving Taiwan's 
        defensive capabilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait 
        relations;
            (7) reinforcing the status of the Republic of Singapore as 
        a Major Security Cooperation Partner of the United States and 
        continuing to strengthen defense and security cooperation 
        between the military forces of the Republic of Singapore and 
        the United States Armed Forces, including through participation 
        in combined exercises and training;
            (8) engaging with the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
        Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and 
        other Pacific island countries, with the goal of strengthening 
        regional security and addressing issues of mutual concern, 
        including protecting fisheries from illegal, unreported, and 
        unregulated fishing;
            (9) collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, France, 
        and other members of the European Union and the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization to build connectivity and advance a shared 
        vision for the region that is principled, long-term, and 
        anchored in democratic resilience; and
            (10) investing in enhanced military posture and 
        capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United States 
        Indo-Pacific Command and strengthening cooperation in bilateral 
        relationships, multilateral partnerships, and other 
        international fora to uphold global security and shared 
        principles, with the goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free 
        and open Indo-Pacific region.

SEC. 1312. MODIFICATION OF INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME SECURITY INITIATIVE.

    Section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) to provide assistance to--
                            ``(i) the national military or other 
                        security forces of any such country that has 
                        among its functional responsibilities a 
                        maritime security mission; and
                            ``(ii) any other national-level 
                        governmental organization of such a country 
                        that has among its functional responsibilities 
                        a maritime domain awareness mission, for 
                        purposes of helping to achieve the maritime 
                        domain awareness objectives of such country if 
                        such assistance directly contributes to the 
                        integration of a maritime domain awareness 
                        activity with the national military or other 
                        security forces described in clause (i); and
                    ``(B) to provide training to--
                            ``(i) ministry, agency, and headquarters-
                        level organizations for such forces; or
                            ``(ii) other national-level governmental 
                        organizations described in paragraph 
                        (A)(ii).''; and
            (2) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by inserting ``or national-
        level governmental organization'' after ``unit or units''.

SEC. 1313. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2024'' and inserting ``the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''; and
            (2) by striking ``fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal 
        year 2025''.
    (b) Report.--Subsection (d)(1)(A) of such section is amended by 
striking ``fiscal years 2025 and 2026'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
2026 and 2027''.
    (c) Plan Required.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended by 
striking ``fiscal years 2025 and 2026'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
2026 and 2027''.

SEC. 1314. INDO-PACIFIC EXTENDED DETERRENCE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, using the authorities 
provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other 
applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary, may 
establish a pilot program, including an international defense personnel 
exchange program, to support the education of covered personnel in--
            (1) matters relating to nuclear deterrence, nuclear 
        strategy, and nuclear defense strategy; and
            (2) any other matter the Secretary considers important to 
        strengthening extended nuclear deterrence of--
                    (A) threats to United States allies posed by major-
                power competitors; and
                    (B) any other persistent nuclear threat identified 
                in the 2022 National Defense Strategy published 
                pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United States 
                Code.
    (b) Institutional Partnership.--The Secretary may enter into an 
agreement with an existing university-affiliated research center or an 
institution of higher education with recognized subject matter 
expertise in nuclear deterrence and related matters, and demonstrated 
relevant experience, for the purpose of developing a curriculum to 
reinforce extended deterrence through education of covered personnel in 
deterrence, nuclear strategy, conventional-nuclear integration, command 
and control, and related matters.
    (c) Termination Date.--The authority of the Secretary to carry out 
the pilot program under this section shall terminate on December 31, 
2027.
    (d) Covered Personnel Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
personnel'' means--
            (1) an employee of the Department of Foreign Affairs and 
        Trade, the Department of Defence, or equivalent component of 
        the Government of Australia;
            (2) an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 
        Ministry of Defense, or equivalent component of the Government 
        of Japan;
            (3) an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 
        Ministry of National Defense, or equivalent component of the 
        Government of the Republic of Korea;
            (4) a member of the military forces of Australia, Japan, or 
        the Republic of Korea; and
            (5) any other official of the Government of Australia, the 
        Government of Japan, or the Government of the Republic of Korea 
        the Secretary considers important to the extended deterrence 
        relationship with the United States.

                 Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Taiwan

SEC. 1321. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSFER OF 
              DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES TO TAIWAN.

    Paragraph (3) of section 1259A(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 
11685; 22 U.S.C. 3302 note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Form.--Each report required under paragraph (1) may 
        be submitted in classified form.''.

SEC. 1322. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
              TAIWAN FOR MILITARY TRAUMA CARE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, may establish a joint program on military trauma 
care with appropriate personnel of the military forces of Taiwan, 
consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
    (b) Activities.--The program authorized by subsection (a) may 
consist of the following activities between personnel of the United 
States military health system and the medical personnel of Taiwan's 
military forces related to general trauma care, amputation and amputee 
care, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and any 
other mental health condition associated with post-traumatic stress 
disorder or traumatic brain injuries:
            (1) Dialogue on best practices for general trauma care, 
        with a focus on amputation and amputee care, including the 
        following elements of amputee care:
                    (A) Use of prosthetics.
                    (B) Wound care.
                    (C) Rehabilitative therapy.
                    (D) Family counseling.
                    (E) Mental health therapy.
            (2) Training and support on trauma care, to include 
        amputation and amputee care.
            (3) The conduct of relevant joint conferences and exchanges 
        with military medical professionals.
            (4) Opportunities for personnel to attend classes on best 
        practices for trauma and amputee rehabilitation.
            (5) Any other relevant military trauma care educational 
        activities that the Secretary of Defense and appropriate 
        officials from Taiwan's military forces determine appropriate.
    (c) Use of Authorities.--In carrying out the joint program 
authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the 
authorities under chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other 
applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary.

SEC. 1323. TAIWAN SECURITY COOPERATION INITIATIVE.

    (a) Authority to Provide Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 3301 et. seq.), the Secretary of Defense, with the 
        concurrence of the Secretary of State, may provide, for the 
        purpose described in paragraph (2), appropriate assistance as 
        defined in subsection (b) to--
                    (A) the military, central government security 
                forces, and central government security agencies of 
                Taiwan; and
                    (B) civilian central government entities of Taiwan 
                that have among their functional responsibilities the 
                support of military and central government security 
                forces.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose described in this paragraph is to 
        enable Taiwan to maintain sufficient self-defense capabilities, 
        including through one or more of the following:
                    (A) The capabilities of the military, central 
                government security forces, and central government 
                security agencies of Taiwan to defend against coercion 
                and aggression.
                    (B) The ability of the civilian central 
                governmental institutions of Taiwan to provide 
                oversight and support, ensure accountability of, or 
                manage, such forces.
    (b) Appropriate Assistance Defined.--
            (1) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1), 
        the term ``appropriate assistance'' includes the following:
                    (A) Modifications to equipment provided by the 
                United States for exportability or technology security.
                    (B) Technology or services for effective end-use 
                monitoring.
                    (C) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
                capabilities or support.
                    (D) Anti-armor capabilities.
                    (E) Radars.
                    (F) Manned and unmanned aerial capabilities.
                    (G) Defensive cyber capabilities.
                    (H) Long-range precision fires.
                    (I) Integrated air and missile defense systems.
                    (J) Anti-ship missiles.
                    (K) Electronic warfare and counter-electronic 
                warfare capabilities or support.
                    (L) Secure communications equipment and other 
                electronic protection systems.
                    (M) Undersea warfare capabilities.
                    (N) Survivable swarming maritime assets.
                    (O) Integrated air and missile defense systems or 
                capabilities.
                    (P) Mine and counter-mine capabilities.
                    (Q) Littoral-zone and coastal defense vessels.
                    (R) Coastal defense capabilities.
                    (S) Transportation capabilities.
                    (T) Command and control capabilities.
                    (U) Munitions.
                    (V) Training for critical operations and as 
                required to maintain or employ systems and capabilities 
                specified in subparagraphs (B) through (U).
            (2) For purposes of subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1), 
        the term ``appropriate assistance'' includes the following:
                    (A) Modifications to equipment provided by the 
                United States for exportability or technology security.
                    (B) Technology or services for effective end-use 
                monitoring.
                    (C) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
                capabilities or support.
                    (D) Radars.
                    (E) Manned and unmanned aerial capabilities.
                    (F) Defensive cyber capabilities or support.
                    (G) Secure communications equipment and other 
                electronic protection systems.
                    (H) Transportation capabilities.
                    (I) Command and control capabilities.
                    (J) Training for critical operations and as 
                required to maintain or employ systems and capabilities 
                specified in subparagraphs (B) through (I).
    (c) Construction of Authorization.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to constitute a specific statuary authorization for the 
introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into 
situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the 
circumstances.
    (d) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Defense, not more than 
$300,000,000 may be made available for the purposes of subsection (a).
    (e) Additional Authority for Use of United States Inventory.--The 
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
may, in such quantity as the Secretary of Defense determines 
appropriate to achieve the purposes of subsection (a)(2)--
            (1) make available to the military, central government 
        security forces, and central government security agencies of 
        Taiwan defense articles from the United States inventory and 
        defense services, and to recover or dispose of such defense 
        articles; or
            (2) make available to the foreign military and national 
        security forces and ministries of defense (or security agencies 
        serving a similar defense function) of foreign partners defense 
        articles to replenish comparable stocks that such governments 
        have provided to the military, central government security 
        forces, and central government security agencies of Taiwan.
    (f) Notification to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days before providing 
        assistance or support under subsection (a)(1) or (e), the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress a notice containing a description of the defense 
        articles or defense services that will be provided.
            (2) Assistance or support provided under subsection (a).--A 
        report under paragraph (1) with respect to the provision of 
        assistance or support under subsection (a)(1) shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) An identification of the specific recipient of 
                the defense articles or defense services.
                    (B) Objectives of providing the defense articles or 
                defense services.
                    (C) The cost of providing the defense articles or 
                defense services.
                    (D) The anticipated timeline for delivery of the 
                defense articles or defense services.
            (3) Assistance or support provided under subsection (e).--A 
        report under paragraph (1) with respect to the provision of 
        assistance or support under subsection (e) shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) An identification of the recipient foreign 
                country.
                    (B) A detailed description of the articles to be 
                provided, including the dollar value, origin, and 
                capabilities associated with the articles.
                    (C) A detailed description of the articles provided 
                to Taiwan to be replenished, including the dollar 
                value, origin, and capabilities associated with the 
                articles.
                    (D) The impact on United States inventory and 
                readiness of transferring the articles.
                    (E) An assessment of any security, intellectual 
                property, or end use monitoring issues associated with 
                transferring the articles.
            (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
                of the House of Representatives.
    (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
as circumventing the applicable requirements of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
    (h) Termination.--The authority provided by this section shall 
terminate on December 31, 2029.

SEC. 1324. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INVITATION TO TAIWAN TO RIM OF 
              THE PACIFIC EXERCISE.

    It is the sense of Congress that the naval forces of Taiwan may be 
invited to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, as 
appropriate, conducted in 2025.

          Subtitle D--Coordinating AUKUS Engagement With Japan

SEC. 1331. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
                Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) The term ``AUKUS official'' means a government official 
        with responsibilities related to the implementation of the 
        AUKUS partnership.
            (3) The term ``AUKUS partnership'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 1321 of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act of Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10401).
            (4) The term ``State AUKUS Coordinator'' means the senior 
        advisor at the Department of State designated under section 
        1331(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10411(a)(1)).
            (5) The term ``Defense AUKUS Coordinator'' means the senior 
        civilian official of the Department of Defense designated under 
        section 1332(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10412(a)).
            (6) The term ``Pillar Two'' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 1321(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        of Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10401(2)(B)).
            (7) The term ``United States Munitions List'' means the 
        list set forth in part 121 of title 22, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or successor regulations).

SEC. 1332. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States should continue to strengthen 
        relationships and cooperation with allies in order to 
        effectively counter the People's Republic of China;
            (2) the United States should capitalize on the 
        technological advancements allies have made in order to deliver 
        more advanced capabilities at speed and at scale to the United 
        States military and the militaries of partner countries;
            (3) the historic announcement of the AUKUS partnership laid 
        out a vision for future defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific 
        among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States;
            (4) Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership envisions 
        cooperation on advanced technologies, including hypersonic 
        capabilities, electronic warfare capabilities, cyber 
        capabilities, quantum technologies, undersea capabilities, and 
        space capabilities;
            (5) trusted partners of the United States, the United 
        Kingdom, and Australia, such as Japan, could benefit from and 
        offer significant contributions to a range of projects related 
        to Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership;
            (6) Japan is a treaty ally of the United States and a 
        technologically advanced country with the world's third-largest 
        economy;
            (7) in 2022, Australia signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement 
        with Japan to facilitate reciprocal access and cooperation 
        between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Australian 
        Defence Force;
            (8) in 2023, the United Kingdom signed a Reciprocal Access 
        Agreement with Japan to facilitate reciprocal access and 
        cooperation between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the 
        Armed Forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
        Northern Ireland;
            (9) in 2014, Japan relaxed its post-war constraints on the 
        export of non-lethal defense equipment, and in March 2024, 
        Japan further refined that policy to allow for the export of 
        weapons to countries with which it has an agreement in place on 
        defense equipment and technology transfers;
            (10) in 2013, Japan passed a secrecy law obligating 
        government officials to protect diplomatic and defense 
        information, and in February 2024, the Cabinet approved a bill 
        creating a new security clearance system covering economic 
        secrets; and
            (11) in April 2024, the United States, Australia, and the 
        United Kingdom announced they would consider cooperating with 
        Japan on advanced capability projects under Pillar Two of the 
        AUKUS partnership.

SEC. 1333. ENGAGEMENT WITH JAPAN ON AUKUS PILLAR TWO COOPERATION.

    (a) Engagement Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the State AUKUS Coordinator and the 
        Defense AUKUS Coordinator shall jointly engage directly, at a 
        technical level, with the relevant stakeholders in the 
        Government of Japan--
                    (A) to better understand the export control, 
                technology security, and cyber security policies of 
                Japan and the effects of the reforms the Government of 
                Japan has made to those policies since 2014;
                    (B) to determine overlapping areas of interest and 
                the potential for cooperation with Australia, the 
                United Kingdom, and the United States on projects 
                related to the AUKUS partnership and other projects; 
                and
                    (C) to identify areas in which the Government of 
                Japan might need to strengthen the export control, 
                technology security, and cyber security systems of 
                Japan in order to guard against export control 
                violations, cyber espionage, technology theft, or other 
                related issues in order to be a successful potential 
                partner in Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership.
            (2) Consultation with aukus officials.--In carrying out the 
        engagement required by paragraph (1), the State AUKUS 
        Coordinator and the Defense AUKUS Coordinator shall consult 
        with relevant AUKUS officials from the United Kingdom and 
        Australia.
    (b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the engagement required by subsection (a), the State AUKUS Coordinator 
and the Defense AUKUS Coordinator shall jointly brief the appropriate 
congressional committees on the following:
            (1) The findings of that engagement.
            (2) A strategy for follow-on engagement.

SEC. 1334. ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL FOR COOPERATION WITH JAPAN ON AUKUS 
              PILLAR TWO.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report assessing the potential for cooperation with Japan on Pillar Two 
of the AUKUS partnership, detailing the following:
            (1) Projects the Government of Japan is engaged in related 
        to the development of advanced defense capabilities under 
        Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership.
            (2) Areas of potential cooperation with Japan on advanced 
        defense capabilities within and outside the scope of Pillar Two 
        of the AUKUS partnership.
            (3) The Secretaries' assessment of the current export 
        control, technology security, and cyber security systems of 
        Japan, including--
                    (A) the procedures under those systems for 
                protecting classified and sensitive defense, 
                technological, diplomatic, and economic information;
                    (B) the effectiveness of those systems in 
                protecting such information; and
                    (C) such other matters as the Secretaries consider 
                appropriate.
            (4) Any reforms. regulations, and technical capabilities 
        that the Secretary of State considers necessary for Japan to 
        adopt before considering including Japan in the privileges 
        provided under Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership.
            (5) Any recommendations regarding the scope and conditions 
        of potential cooperation with Japan under Pillar Two of the 
        AUKUS partnership.
            (6) A strategy and forum for communicating the potential 
        benefits of and requirements for engaging in projects related 
        to Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership with the Government of 
        Japan.
            (7) Any views provided by AUKUS officials from the United 
        Kingdom and Australia on issues relevant to the report, and a 
        plan for cooperation with such officials on future engagement 
        with the Government of Japan related to Pillar Two of the AUKUS 
        partnership.

               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to East Asia

SEC. 1341. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS 
              FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP.

    Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 
3955) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$15,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$30,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal 
        year 2025''.

SEC. 1342. MODIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WITH VIETNAM TO ACCOUNT 
              FOR VIETNAMESE PERSONNEL MISSING IN ACTION.

    Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``vietnam 
        wartime accounting initiative.'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Vietnamese personnel 
        missing in action'' and inserting ``killed or missing 
        Vietnamese persons from the Vietnam War (referred to in this 
        section as `missing persons from the Vietnam War')'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
                ``verification,'' after ``digitization,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``conduct 
                archival research, investigations, and excavations'' 
                and inserting ``manage archival information and 
                personal data''; and
                    (C) by amending paragraphs (3) and (4) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(3) Supporting activities to build the capacity of 
        Vietnam for locating, recovering, and conducting DNA analysis 
        and identification of missing persons from the Vietnam War.
            ``(4) Increasing exchanges, training, and dialogue among 
        veterans and families of missing persons from the Vietnam 
        War.'';
            (4) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
            (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Designation of Lead Coordinating Office.--The Secretary shall 
designate an office within the Department of Defense to serve as the 
lead coordinating office for the program carried out under this 
section.''; and
            (6) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``October 1, 2026'' and inserting ``October 1, 2031''.

SEC. 1343. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS IN 
              JAPAN.

    (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan to reconstitute U.S. Forces 
Japan as a joint force headquarters consistent with the Joint Statement 
of the Security Consultative Committee released on July 28, 2024.
    (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include a 
description of each of the following:
            (1) The operational chain of command of the joint force 
        headquarters as it relates to--
                    (A) United States Indo-Pacific Command and the 
                component commands of United States Indo-Pacific 
                Command;
                    (B) the standing joint force headquarters required 
                by section 1087 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
                263; 10 U.S.C. 161 note); and
                    (C) any United States military forces deployed to 
                Japan on a permanent, rotational, or temporary basis.
            (2) The manning and resourcing required for the 
        establishment of such a joint force headquarters.
            (3) The mission and operational authorities that will be 
        delegated to the joint force headquarters during peacetime, 
        crisis, and conflict.
            (4) The relationship of the joint force headquarters with 
        the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Operations Command, 
        including coordination and decision-making mechanisms, 
        necessary to enable seamless integration of operations and 
        capabilities and allow for greater interoperability and 
        planning between United States forces and Japanese forces in 
        peacetime and during contingencies.
            (5) The infrastructure required to support the joint force 
        headquarters and milestones and timelines for the joint force 
        headquarters to achieve initial operational capability and full 
        operational capability.
            (6) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense 
        considers appropriate.
    (c) Annual Report Required.--Not later than June 1, 2026, and 
annually thereafter until the joint force headquarters to be 
established reaches full operational capability, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
providing an update on progress toward achieving the milestones 
identified under subsection (b)(5) and any other matters the Secretary 
determines to be relevant.

SEC. 1344. PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN 
              UNITED STATES EXTENDED DETERRENCE COMMITMENTS TO THE 
              REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    (a) Plan.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for 
Department of Defense activities to strengthen United States extended 
deterrence commitments to the Republic of Korea as identified in the 
December 16, 2023, Joint Press Statement on the United States-Republic 
of Korea Nuclear Consultative Group.
    (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A description of the resources, budget, and personnel 
        needed to strengthen United States extended deterrence 
        commitments to the Republic of Korea, including those related 
        to--
                    (A) nuclear consultation processes between the 
                United States and the Republic of Korea in crises and 
                contingencies;
                    (B) nuclear and strategic planning between the 
                United States and the Republic of Korea;
                    (C) United States-Republic of Korea conventional 
                and nuclear integration;
                    (D) security and information-sharing protocols;
                    (E) exercises, simulations, training, and other 
                investment activities; and
                    (F) risk-reduction practices.
            (2) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers 
        relevant.

SEC. 1345. PLAN AND ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO TRILATERAL DEFENSE 
              COOPERATION WITH JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    (a) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the 
        Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
        State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
        plan to advance trilateral defense cooperation among the United 
        States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
            (2) Elements.-- The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A description of the resources necessary to 
                advance trilateral defense cooperation among the United 
                States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, including 
                with respect to activities relating to--
                            (i) trilateral communication mechanisms, 
                        consultations, and senior leadership 
                        engagements;
                            (ii) ballistic missile defense, including 
                        real-time information sharing;
                            (iii) trilateral exercises and other 
                        activities under the multi-year trilateral 
                        exercise plan agreed to by the United States, 
                        Japan, and the Republic of Korea in August 
                        2023;
                            (iv) the Trilateral Maritime Security 
                        Cooperation Framework established by the United 
                        States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea in 
                        August 2023;
                            (v) countering malicious cyber and 
                        disinformation activities; and
                            (vi) disaster relief and humanitarian 
                        assistance activities.
                    (B) An identification of challenges to improving 
                such trilateral defense cooperation with respect to the 
                activities described in subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense 
                considers relevant.
    (b) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1, 2026 and annually 
thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on trilateral defense cooperation among the United 
States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea that includes, with respect to 
the activities described in subsection (a)(2)(A), a description of any 
such activities conducted during the preceding year.
    (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives.

SEC. 1346. MODIFICATION OF PUBLIC REPORTING OF CHINESE MILITARY 
              COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 
3965; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``an explanation 
                of any entities deleted from such list with respect to 
                a prior list'' and inserting ``a justification for 
                adding any entities to the list and for deleting any 
                entities from a prior list'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``Concurrent with'' and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Concurrent with''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Inclusion.--The publication required by 
                subparagraph (A) shall include, for each entity 
                included in the unclassified portion of such list, the 
                justification for inclusion in such list.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``ongoing'' and inserting ``annual''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``on an ongoing basis'' 
                        and inserting ``not less frequently than 
                        annually''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Language requirement.--The Secretary shall prepare 
        the list required by paragraph (1) in English and in Mandarin 
        Chinese. If the name of a Chinese military company included on 
        the list is referred to by the Government of China in a 
        language other than English or Mandarin Chinese, the Secretary 
        shall also include on the list the name of that company in that 
        language.'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
                as paragraphs (2), (3), and (5), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Affiliated with.--The term `affiliated with' means in 
        close formal or informal association.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by amending 
                                subclause (I) to read as follows:
                            ``(I) directly or indirectly owned by, 
                        controlled by, or beneficially owned by, 
                        affiliated with, or in an official or 
                        unofficial capacity acting as an agent of or on 
                        behalf of, the People's Liberation Army, 
                        Chinese military and paramilitary elements, 
                        security forces, police, law enforcement, 
                        border control, the People's Armed Police, the 
                        Ministry of State Security (MSS), or any other 
                        organization subordinate to the Central 
                        Military Commission of the Chinese Communist 
                        Party, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and 
                        Information Technology (MIIT), the State-Owned 
                        Assets Supervision and Administration 
                        Commission of the State Council (SASAC), or the 
                        State Administration of Science, Technology, 
                        and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND); 
                        or''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting ``; 
                                and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) includes a wholly-owned or wholly-controlled 
                subsidiary or wholly-owned or wholly-controlled 
                affiliate of such an entity or any entity that owns in 
                the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or 
                more of any entity or entities described in 
                subparagraph (B).'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by amending subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                        to read as follows:
                    ``(A) Entities knowingly receiving assistance from 
                the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party 
                through science, technology, research, and industrial 
                efforts initiated, granted, or created by, or provided 
                under, or related to, the Chinese military industrial 
                planning apparatus, or in furtherance of Chinese 
                military industrial planning objectives, including 
                selection or designation as a `Single Champion', 
                `Little Giant', or any other successor selection or 
                designation as an enterprise associated with industrial 
                planning or military-civil fusion efforts.
                    ``(B) Entities managed, overseen, or supervised by, 
                otherwise under the control of, or affiliated with 
                (including by means of formal participation in research 
                partnerships and projects)--
                            ``(i) the Chinese Ministry of Industry and 
                        Information Technology (MIIT);
                            ``(ii) the State-Owned Assets Supervision 
                        and Administration Commission of the State 
                        Council (SASAC);
                            ``(iii) the State Administration of 
                        Science, Technology and Industry for National 
                        Defense (SASTIND);
                            ``(iv) the Ministry of State Security 
                        (MSS); or
                            ``(v) the People's Liberation Army.''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``such as'' and inserting ``including'';
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(4) Operating directly or indirectly in the united states 
        or any of its territories and possessions.--With respect to an 
        entity, the term `operating directly or indirectly in the 
        United States or any of its territories and possessions' 
        includes an entity selling goods in, or receiving goods or 
        services from, the United States or any of its territories or 
        possessions, regardless of whether the entity has a physical 
        presence in the United States.''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by inserting ``or intelligence'' after 
                        ``security''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end before the period 
                        the following; ``, including other Chinese 
                        military and paramilitary elements, security 
                        forces, police, law enforcement, border 
                        control, and the Ministry of State Security'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (d), as so amended, as 
        subsection (g); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Defense Industrial Base Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2026, and 
        biennially thereafter through December 31, 2031, the Secretary 
        shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives a report on the status of 
        Department of Defense procurement restrictions on entities 
        included in the list described in subsection (b)(1).
            ``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    ``(A) A list of each entity included in the list 
                described in subsection (b)(1) that is likely present 
                in the United States defense industrial base.
                    ``(B) Available unclassified data on any such 
                entity and its presence within the United States 
                defense industrial base.
                    ``(C) A description of any update to policies or 
                procedures implemented to enforce procurement 
                restrictions on entities included in the list described 
                in subsection (b)(1).
    ``(e) Procedures for Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish such reasonable procedures as are necessary to 
implement the provisions of this section, including for obtaining 
information from outside entities relevant to the list described in 
subsection (b)(1) and procedures for removal of entities from the list 
described in subsection (b)(1).
    ``(f) Judicial Review.-- In any judicial review of a determination 
made under this section, if the determination was based on classified 
information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information 
Procedures Act) such information may be submitted to the reviewing 
court ex parte and in camera. This subsection does not confer or imply 
any right to judicial review.''.

SEC. 1347. STRATEGY TO ADDRESS MALIGN ACTIVITIES BY THE PEOPLE'S 
              LIBERATION ARMY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a transregional, multi-functional, and 
multi-domain strategy to coordinate activities among combatant commands 
for identifying and, if necessary and appropriate, addressing malign 
activities by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of 
China.
    (b) Combatant Command Liaisons.--Concurrently with the submission 
of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
designate, within each combatant command (other than the United States 
Indo-Pacific Command), an official liaison for coordinated 
transregional, multi-functional, and multi-domain efforts to address 
malign activities by the People's Liberation Army.

                    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. Restoring the National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 1412. Consultations with respect to environmental reviews of 
                            projects that will increase availability of 
                            strategic and critical materials for 
                            acquisition for National Defense Stockpile.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1421. Extension of authorities for funding and management of Joint 
                            Department of Defense-Department of 
                            Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
                            Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. 
                            Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.
Sec. 1422. Eligibility of Space Force officers for membership on Armed 
                            Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council.
Sec. 1423. Armed Forces Retirement Home: availability of licensed 
                            practitioners.
Sec. 1424. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
                            Home.

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 
the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and 
revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.

SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 
for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and 
Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4501.
    (b) Use.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
(a) are authorized for the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521).

SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2025 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501.

SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2025 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.

SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 
for the Defense Health Program for use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing for 
the health of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table 
in section 4501.

                 Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

SEC. 1411. RESTORING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

    (a) Plan to Fully Fund Existing National Defense Stockpile 
Requirements.--Not later than April 15, 2025, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that 
includes the following:
            (1) An identification of the strategic and critical 
        materials for which there is a shortfall in the National 
        Defense Stockpile, as determined by the Secretary, and the 
        estimated cost of resolving such shortfalls.
            (2) A plan for resolving the shortfalls identified under 
        paragraph (1) and to avoid any future shortfall in the National 
        Defense Stockpile--
                    (A) with respect to the military and industrial 
                needs of the United States during a national emergency, 
                not later than December 31, 2027; and
                    (B) with respect to the essential civilian needs of 
                the United States during a national emergency, not 
                later than December 31, 2029.
            (3) A description of the additional funds that would be 
        necessary to resolve the shortfalls identified under paragraph 
        (1) if the National Defense Stockpile was required to meet the 
        national defense needs of the United States for a period of--
                    (A) not less than two years during a national 
                emergency; and
                    (B) not less than three years during a national 
                emergency.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``national emergency'' has the meaning given 
        such term under section 12 of the Strategic and Critical 
        Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-3).
            (2) The term ``strategic and critical materials'' means 
        materials determined pursuant to section 3(a) of the Strategic 
        and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)) to 
        be strategic and critical materials.

SEC. 1412. CONSULTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF 
              PROJECTS THAT WILL INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF STRATEGIC AND 
              CRITICAL MATERIALS FOR ACQUISITION FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE 
              STOCKPILE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
head of any agency responsible for the development of an environmental 
document for a project that will result in an increase in the 
availability of strategic and critical materials for acquisition for 
the Stockpile.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Environmental document.--The term ``environmental 
        document'' has the meaning given that term in section 111 of 
        the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
        4336e).
            (3) Stockpile.--The term ``Stockpile'' means the National 
        Defense Stockpile established under section 3 of the Strategic 
        and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b).
            (4) Strategic and critical materials.--The term ``strategic 
        and critical materials'' means materials, including rare earth 
        elements, that are necessary to meet national defense and 
        national security requirements, including requirements relating 
        to supply chain resiliency, and for the economic security of 
        the United States.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 1421. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES FOR FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT OF JOINT 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
              LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1704(e) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 
2573), as most recently amended by section 305 of division B of the 
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 118-83, 
138 Stat. 1539), is amended by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2026''.
    (b) Authority for Transfer of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated for section 1405 and available for the Defense Health 
Program for operation and maintenance, $162,500,000 may be transferred 
by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 
Stat. 2571). For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 
any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and 
appropriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer.
    (c) Use of Transferred Funds.--For the purposes of subsection (b) 
of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred 
under subsection (b) of this section may be used are operations of the 
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 
North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal 
medical facility under an operational agreement covered by section 706 
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500).

SEC. 1422. ELIGIBILITY OF SPACE FORCE OFFICERS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON ARMED 
              FORCES RETIREMENT HOME ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    (a) Space Force Chief Personnel Officer.--Section 1502(5) of the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 401(5)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for 
                Human Capital of the Space Force.''.
    (b) Space Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer.--Section 1502(6) of 
such Act (24 U.S.C. 401(6)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) The Chief Master Sergeant of the Space 
                Force.''.

SEC. 1423. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME: AVAILABILITY OF LICENSED 
              PRACTITIONERS.

    Subsection (c) of section 1513 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Availability of Licensed Practitioners.--(1) In providing for 
the health care needs of residents at a facility of the Retirement Home 
under subsection (b), the Retirement Home shall have appropriate 
licensed practitioners, as determined under paragraph (2), available 
during the daily business hours of the facility and on an on-call basis 
at other times.
    ``(2) In accordance with accrediting organization standards 
pursuant to section 1511(g), the Chief Operating Officer, in 
consultation with the Medical Director, shall ensure that the skills, 
experience, and availability of the practitioners are suited to 
residents of the facility.''.

SEC. 1424. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT 
              HOME.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 
from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of 
$100,520,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

                  TITLE XV--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

                      Subtitle A--Cyber Operations

Sec. 1501. Modification of prohibition on purchase of cyber data 
                            products or services other than through the 
                            program management office for Department of 
                            Defense-wide procurement of cyber data 
                            products and services.
Sec. 1502. Department of Defense Information Network subordinate 
                            unified command.
Sec. 1503. Establishment of the Department of Defense Hackathon 
                            program.
Sec. 1504. Support for cyber threat tabletop exercise program with the 
                            defense industrial base.
Sec. 1505. Accounting of cloud computing capabilities of the Department 
                            of Defense.

                       Subtitle B--Cybersecurity

Sec. 1511. Termination of reporting requirement for cross domain 
                            incidents and exemptions to policies for 
                            information technology.
Sec. 1512. Information technology programs of the National Background 
                            Investigation Service.
Sec. 1513. Guidance for application of zero trust strategy to Internet 
                            of Things hardware used in military 
                            operations.
Sec. 1514. Management and cybersecurity of multi-cloud environments.
Sec. 1515. Protective measures for mobile devices within the Department 
                            of Defense.

         Subtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management

Sec. 1521. Usability of antiquated and proprietary data formats for 
                            modern operations.
Sec. 1522. Modernization of the Department of Defense's Authorization 
                            to Operate processes.
Sec. 1523. Update of biometric policy of Department of Defense.

                  Subtitle D--Artificial Intelligence

Sec. 1531. Artificial Intelligence Human Factors Integration 
                            Initiative.
Sec. 1532. Advanced computing infrastructure to enable advanced 
                            artificial intelligence capabilities.
Sec. 1533. Cost budgeting for artificial intelligence data.
Sec. 1534. Evaluation of Federated Artificial Intelligence-Enabled 
                            Weapon Systems Center of Excellence.

                 Subtitle E--Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 1541. Oversight and reporting on the Mission Partner Environment 
                            and associated activities within the 
                            Department of Defense.
Sec. 1542. Extension of certification requirement regarding contracting 
                            for military recruiting.
Sec. 1543. Prohibition on disestablishment or merger of officer career 
                            paths within the Cyber Branch of the United 
                            States Army.
Sec. 1544. Independent assessment of cyber organizational models.
Sec. 1545. Limitation on availability of funds for the Joint Cyber 
                            Warfighting Architecture.
Sec. 1546. Risk framework for foreign mobile applications of concern.
Sec. 1547. Joint partner-sharing network capabilities for Middle East 
                            defense integration.

                      Subtitle A--Cyber Operations

SEC. 1501. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF CYBER DATA 
              PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OTHER THAN THROUGH THE PROGRAM 
              MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-WIDE 
              PROCUREMENT OF CYBER DATA PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

    Section 1521(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) such component submits to such office a justification 
        for such component to independently procure such product or 
        service that such component determines as demonstrating--
                    ``(A) the compelling need for such product or 
                service; and
                    ``(B) either the urgency for such product or 
                service or the need to ensure competition in the market 
                for such product or service supports such independent 
                procurement by such component.''.

SEC. 1502. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION NETWORK SUBORDINATE 
              UNIFIED COMMAND.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate the 
Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network as a 
subordinate unified command under the United States Cyber Command.
    (b) Designation Notice.--On the date on which the Secretary of 
Defense makes the designation required by subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall issue to the Secretary of each military department (as defined in 
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretaries of the Department of 
Defense, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the General Counsel of 
the Department of Defense, the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Legislative Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the Chief Digital and 
Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, the 
commander of each combatant command, and the head of each Defense 
Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity (as such terms are 
defined, respectively, in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 
Code) a notice regarding--
            (1) the designation of the Joint Force Headquarters-
        Department of Defense Information Network as a subordinate 
        unified command under the United States Cyber Command; and
            (2) the mission of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department 
        of Defense Information Network as the lead organization for the 
        network operations, security, and defense of the Department of 
        Defense Information Network.

SEC. 1503. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HACKATHON 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Defense, shall establish a program (to be known as the 
``Department of Defense Hackathon Program'') under which the commanders 
of combatant commands and the Secretaries of the military departments 
shall carry out not fewer than four Hackathons each year.
    (b) Program Management.--The Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall develop and 
implement standards for carrying out Hackathons, provide supporting 
technical infrastructure to the host of each Hackathon, and determine 
the hosts each year under subsection (c)(1).
    (c) Hosts.--
            (1)(A) Each year, two commanders of combatant commands 
        shall each carry out a Hackathon and two Secretaries of 
        military departments shall each carry out a Hackathon, as 
        determined by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
        Officer of the Department of Defense in accordance with this 
        subsection.
            (B) The commanders of combatant commands and the 
        Secretaries of military departments carrying out Hackathons 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall change each year.
            (C) Each host of a Hackathon shall--
                    (i) provide to the participants invited to 
                participate in such Hackathon a per diem allowance in 
                accordance with section 5702 of title 5, United States 
                Code, or section 452 of title 37, United States Code, 
                as applicable; and
                    (ii) not later than 60 days after the completion of 
                such Hackathon, make available to the Department of 
                Defense a report on such Hackathon.
            (2) Any commander of a combatant command or Secretary of a 
        military department may carry out a Hackathon in addition to 
        the Hackathons required under paragraph (1).
    (d) Hackathon Objectives.--
            (1) The host of each Hackathon shall establish objectives 
        for the Hackathon that address a critical, technical challenge 
        of the combatant command or military department of the host, as 
        applicable, through the use of individuals with specialized and 
        relevant skills, including data scientists, developers, 
        software engineers, and other specialists as determined 
        appropriate by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
        Officer of the Department of Defense or the host.
            (2) In addition to the objectives established by the host 
        of a Hackathon under paragraph (1), the objectives for each 
        Hackathon shall include--
                    (A) fostering innovation across the Department of 
                Defense, including in military departments and the 
                combatant commands; and
                    (B) creating repeatable processes enabling the 
                commanders of combatant commands and the Secretaries of 
                the military departments to more rapidly identify and 
                develop solutions to critical, technical challenges 
                across the Department of Defense.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Hackathon'' means an event carried out under 
        the Program at which employees across the Department of Defense 
        meet to collaboratively attempt to develop functional software 
        or hardware solutions during the event to solve a critical, 
        technical challenge determined by the host;
            (2) the term ``host'', with respect to a Hackathon, means 
        the commander of the combatant command or the Secretary of the 
        military department carrying out the Hackathon;
            (3) the term ``military department'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code; 
        and
            (4) the term ``Program'' means the program established 
        under subsection (a).

SEC. 1504. SUPPORT FOR CYBER THREAT TABLETOP EXERCISE PROGRAM WITH THE 
              DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.

    (a) Development of Cyber Threat Tabletop Exercise Program.--
            (1) In general.-- Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
        through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, 
        shall establish a program (to be known as the ``Cyber Threat 
        Tabletop Exercise Program'') to prepare the Department of 
        Defense and the defense industrial base for cyber attacks 
        preceding or during times of conflict or wars through the use 
        of tabletop exercises.
            (2) Participation.--
                    (A) In general.--In carrying out the program, the 
                Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant 
                Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, shall consult 
                and coordinate with the following:
                            (i) The Chief Information Officer of the 
                        Department of Defense.
                            (ii) The Under Secretary of Defense for 
                        Acquisition and Sustainment.
                            (iii) The Commander of the United States 
                        Cyber Command.
                            (iv) The Commander of the United States 
                        Northern Command.
                            (v) The Commander of the Army Interagency 
                        Training and Education Center.
                            (vi) The Director of the Defense Cyber 
                        Crime Center.
                            (vii) Such other individuals and entities 
                        as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber 
                        Policy determines appropriate.
                    (B) Solicitation.--The Assistant Secretary of 
                Defense for Cyber Policy may solicit such individuals 
                and entities in the Department of Defense and the 
                defense industrial base as the Assistant Secretary 
                determines appropriate to participate in the program.
            (3) Cyber threat tabletop exercise program.----
                    (A) In general.--The program shall consist of the 
                following:
                            (i) A series of tabletop exercises that 
                        simulate cyber attack scenarios affecting the 
                        defense industrial base, which the Assistant 
                        Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy shall 
                        carry out on a biannual basis beginning not 
                        later than one year after the date of the 
                        enactment of this Act until December 30, 2030, 
                        and in which the Department of Defense and 
                        entities in the defense industrial base shall 
                        participate.
                            (ii) A series of tabletop exercises for use 
                        by individual entities or collections of 
                        entities in the defense industrial base that 
                        simulate cyber attack scenarios affecting the 
                        defense industrial base and which are designed 
                        to test and improve the responses and plans of 
                        such entities to such scenarios.
                    (B) Tabletop exercise development.--
                            (i) In general.--The Assistant Secretary of 
                        Defense for Cyber Policy shall develop and 
                        update the tabletop exercises described in 
                        subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) Realistic attacks.--The Assistant 
                        Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy shall 
                        ensure that the cyber attacks simulated by the 
                        tabletop exercises described in subparagraph 
                        (A) are based on the cyber attack capabilities 
                        and activities of current and potential 
                        adversaries of the United States.
            (4) Procedures for identification of vulnerabilities and 
        lessons learned.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
        Cyber Policy shall establish procedures to--
                    (A) identify vulnerabilities in the cybersecurity 
                of the Department of Defense and the defense industrial 
                base pursuant to the tabletop exercises carried out 
                under the program; and
                    (B) identify other lessons learned that can improve 
                national security or the quality of such tabletop 
                exercises.
    (b) Annual Report.--Not later than September 30, 2025, and annually 
thereafter until the October 1, 2029, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the 
activities of the Department of Defense pursuant to this section during 
the preceding year.
    (c) Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``program'' means 
the program established under subsection (a).

SEC. 1505. ACCOUNTING OF CLOUD COMPUTING CAPABILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than October 15, 2025, and every six 
months thereafter, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing each covered cloud contract of the Department of Defense.
    (b) Report Contents.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) the covered cloud contracts submitted by the Office of 
        the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military 
        departments, the head of each Department of Defense Field 
        Activity, and the commander of each combatant command under 
        subsection (c);
            (2) a list of the cloud capabilities and services acquired 
        across the Department of Defense under contracts other than 
        covered cloud contracts; and
            (3) for each current or planned cloud contract of the 
        Department of Defense, the information described in the 
        memorandum described in subsection (f) to show where cloud 
        environments under such contracts are being used and the costs 
        incurred by the Department outside of contracts authorized by 
        the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense for 
        cloud capabilities.
    (c) Collection of Cloud Contracts.--Upon the request of the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, the 
head of each Department of Defense Field Activity, and the commander of 
each combatant command shall each submit to the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department of Defense the covered cloud contracts of 
such office, military department, Department of Defense Field Activity, 
or combatant command, respectively.
    (d) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall include the information 
required to be contained in the report under subsection (a) for the 
covered cloud contracts of the Department of Defense in the budget 
justification materials (as defined in section 3(b)(2) of the Federal 
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 
note)) submitted by the Department of Defense with respect to the 
budget of the President submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2027, and for each 
fiscal year thereafter.
    (e) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on December 31, 2030.
    (f) Covered Cloud Contract Defined.--The term ``covered cloud 
contract'' means a contract entered into under the multiple award 
contract described in the memorandum of the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Defense titled ``Department of Defense Joint 
Warfighting Cloud Capability and Next Steps to Rationalize Cloud Use 
Across the Department of Defense'' and dated July 31, 2023.

                       Subtitle B--Cybersecurity

SEC. 1511. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR CROSS DOMAIN 
              INCIDENTS AND EXEMPTIONS TO POLICIES FOR INFORMATION 
              TECHNOLOGY.

    Section 1727 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 
4117; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) Termination Date.--The requirement of the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a monthly report under subsection (a) shall terminate 
on December 31, 2025.''.

SEC. 1512. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL BACKGROUND 
              INVESTIGATION SERVICE.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the authorizing official of the Defense Counterintelligence and 
Security Agency, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of Defense, shall--
            (1) take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that 
        the National Background Investigation Services are in 
        compliance with the relevant standards and guidelines published 
        by the National Institution of Standards and Technology in NIST 
        Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5 (relating to security 
        and privacy controls for information systems and 
        organizations), or successor publication or revision thereto; 
        and
            (2) submit to Congress a notice either--
                    (A) certifying that such services are in compliance 
                with such standards and guidelines; or
                    (B) explaining why the authorizing official of the 
                Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is 
                unable to certify that such services are in compliance 
                with such standards and guidelines.

SEC. 1513. GUIDANCE FOR APPLICATION OF ZERO TRUST STRATEGY TO INTERNET 
              OF THINGS HARDWARE USED IN MILITARY OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
of Defense shall develop guidance for how--
            (1) the zero trust strategy of the Department of Defense 
        developed under section 1528 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note) 
        applies to Internet of Things hardware, including human-
        wearable devices, sensors, and other smart technology used by 
        the United States in military operations; and
            (2) the role identity, credential, and access management 
        technologies serve in enforcing such zero trust strategy.
    (b) Internet of Things Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Internet of Things'' has the meaning given such term by the National 
Institution of Standards and Technology in NIST Special Publication 
800-172 and any amendatory or superseding document relating thereto.

SEC. 1514. MANAGEMENT AND CYBERSECURITY OF MULTI-CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through 
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, develop a 
strategy for the management and cybersecurity of the multi-cloud 
environments of the Department.
    (b) Strategy.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) align with the zero trust strategy of the Department of 
        Defense entitled ``DoD Zero Trust Strategy'' and dated October 
        21, 2022, or any successor thereto;
            (2) provide the Department with network visibility and 
        interoperability across the entirety of the multi-cloud 
        environments of the Department;
            (3) rationalize user identities across such multi-cloud 
        environments, including through the implementation of identity, 
        credential, and access management technologies;
            (4) maintain the same means to secure endpoints across the 
        Department;
            (5) provide means for improving the identification and 
        resolution of security concerns for each cloud environment 
        prior to and during the adoption of such cloud environment by 
        the Department;
            (6) assess means to increase the adoption of artificial 
        intelligence applications into the multi-cloud environments of 
        the Department;
            (7) increase the transparency of the reporting by the 
        Department on the usage of such multi-cloud environments by the 
        Department to improve planning for capacity demand, budgeting, 
        and predictability for users and the contractors of the 
        Department providing such multi-cloud environments and the 
        goods and services related to such multi-cloud environments;
            (8) identify opportunities to improve the planning of the 
        Department for data use and storage in such cloud environments, 
        including policies and processes to enforce protection of data 
        provided by the Government when such data is used to train 
        artificial intelligence models or other commercially developed 
        software systems;
            (9) identify opportunities to streamline certification 
        processes related to the provision of cloud services for cloud 
        service providers; and
            (10) include a plan for training the necessary personnel of 
        the Department on how to--
                    (A) incorporate the use of multi-cloud environments 
                into the performance of the functions of the 
                Department; and
                    (B) effectively leverage cybersecurity capabilities 
                in such multi-cloud environments.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than 240 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the 
strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a) and, concurrent with such 
submission, provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on such strategy.

SEC. 1515. PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR MOBILE DEVICES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
detailed evaluation of the cybersecurity products and services for 
mobile devices to identify products and services that may improve the 
cybersecurity of mobile devices used by the Department of Defense, 
including mitigating the risk to the Department of Defense from cyber 
attacks against mobile devices.
    (b) Cybersecurity Technologies.--In carrying out the evaluation 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall evaluate 
each of the following technologies:
            (1) Anonymizing-enabling technologies, including dynamic 
        selector rotation, un-linkable payment structures, and 
        anonymous onboarding.
            (2) Network-enabled full content inspection.
            (3) Mobile-device case hardware solutions.
            (4) On-device virtual private networks.
            (5) Protected Domain Name Server infrastructure.
            (6) Extended coverage for mobile device endpoint detection.
            (7) Smishing, phishing, and business text or email 
        compromise protection leveraging generative artificial 
        intelligence.
            (8) Any other emerging or established technologies 
        determined appropriate by the Secretary.
    (c) Elements.--In carrying out the evaluation required under 
subsection (a), for each technology described in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) assess the efficacy and value of the cybersecurity 
        provided by the technology for mobile devices;
            (2) assess the feasibility of scaling the technology across 
        the entirety or components of the Department of Defense, 
        including the timeline for deploying the technology across the 
        entirety or components of the Department of Defense; and
            (3) evaluate the ability of the Department of Defense to 
        integrate the technology with the existing cybersecurity 
        architecture of the Department of Defense.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report of the findings of the 
evaluation carried out under subsection (a), including a determination 
whether the Department of Defense or any component thereof should 
procure or incorporate any of the technologies evaluated pursuant to 
subsection (b).

         Subtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management

SEC. 1521. USABILITY OF ANTIQUATED AND PROPRIETARY DATA FORMATS FOR 
              MODERN OPERATIONS.

    (a) Strategy and Roadmap.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
        coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, 
        shall develop--
                    (A) a strategy for the Department of Defense, 
                including each of the military departments, to 
                identify, implement, and use modern data formats as the 
                primary method of electronic communication for command 
                and control activities and for weapon systems, 
                including sensors associated with such weapon systems; 
                and
                    (B) an associated five-year roadmap for the 
                Department of Defense, including each of the military 
                departments, to implement modern data formats under the 
                strategy described in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Elements.--The strategy and roadmap required under 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:
                    (A) The activities of the Chief Digital and 
                Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of 
                Defense to increase and synchronize the use of modern 
                data formats and modern data sharing standards across 
                the Department of Defense.
                    (B) Development of standard definitions for modern 
                and antiquated data formats, including a representative 
                catalog of the types of data formats that fall under 
                each category.
                    (C) The activities of the military departments to 
                increase the use of modern data formats and modern data 
                sharing standards for command and control systems, 
                weapon systems, and sensors associated with such weapon 
                systems.
                    (D) An identification of barriers to the use of 
                modern data formats and modern data sharing standards 
                within weapon systems and sensors associated with such 
                weapon systems across the Department of Defense.
                    (E) An identification of barriers to the use of 
                modern data formats and modern data sharing standards 
                within command and control systems across the 
                Department of Defense.
                    (F) An identification of limitations on combined 
                joint all-domain command and control capabilities 
                resulting from the use of antiquated data formats.
                    (G) An identification of policy documents, 
                instructions, or other guidance requiring an update 
                pursuant to such strategy.
                    (H) The sources of funding for each military 
                department with respect to implementation of such 
                strategy.
            (3) Submission to congress.--Upon completion of the 
        strategy and roadmap required under this subsection, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives such 
        strategy.
            (4) Modern data formats.--For the purposes of this 
        subsection, the term ``modern data formats'' includes--
                    (A) the JavaScript Object Notation data format;
                    (B) the Binary JavaScript Object Notation data 
                format;
                    (C) the Protocol Buffers data format; and
                    (D) such other data formats that the Secretary of 
                Defense determines would meet the requirements in this 
                section.
    (b) Pilot Programs.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        completion of the strategy required by subsection (a)--
                    (A) the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
                pilot program under which the Department of Defense, 
                other than the military departments, shall use modern 
                data formats to improve the usability and functionality 
                of information stored or produced in antiquated data 
                formats, including by the automated conversion of such 
                information to modern data formats; and
                    (B) each Secretary of a military department shall 
                establish a pilot program under which such military 
                department shall use modern data formats as described 
                in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the completion 
        of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary of 
        Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall 
        each submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress of 
        the pilot program established by such Secretary under this 
        subsection, including specific examples of the use of modern 
        data formats under such pilot program to improve the usability 
        and functionality of information stored or produced in 
        antiquated data formats.
            (3) Sunset.--Each pilot program established under this 
        subsection shall terminate on the date that is five years after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Military Department Defined.--In this section, the term 
``military department'' has the meaning given such term in section 
101(a) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 1522. MODERNIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S AUTHORIZATION 
              TO OPERATE PROCESSES.

    (a) Active Directory of Authorizing Officials.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
        through the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
        Defense and in coordination with the Chief Information Officers 
        of the military departments, shall establish and regularly 
        update a digital directory of all authorizing officials in the 
        military departments.
            (2) Contents.--The directory established under paragraph 
        (1) shall include--
                    (A) the most current contact information for such 
                authorizing official; and
                    (B) a list of each training required to perform the 
                duties and responsibilities of an authorizing official 
                completed by such authorizing official.
    (b) Presumption of Reciprocal Software Accrediting Standards.--
            (1) Policy required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
        acting through the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
        of Defense, shall implement a policy that requires authorizing 
        officials to adopt the security analysis and artifacts, as 
        appropriate, of a cloud-hosted platform, service, or 
        application that has already been authorized by another 
        authorizing official in the Department of Defense in order to 
        more rapidly adopt and use such cloud-hosted platforms, 
        services, and applications, at the corresponding classification 
        level and in accordance with the existing authorization 
        conditions, without additional authorizations or reviews.
            (2) Elements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the policy 
        implemented under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) ensures the development of standardized and 
                transparent documentation of the security, 
                accreditation, performance, and operational 
                capabilities of cloud-hosted platforms, services, and 
                applications to enable decision making by mission 
                owners of such cloud-hosted platforms, services, and 
                applications;
                    (B) provides for an intuitive and digital workflow 
                to document acknowledgments among mission owners and 
                system owners of use of the operational capabilities of 
                cloud-hosted platforms, services, and applications;
                    (C) directs a review by mission owners of existing 
                authorization information, at the appropriate 
                classification level, regarding the status of the 
                operational capabilities of cloud-hosted platforms, 
                services, and applications, including through 
                management dashboards or other management analytic 
                capabilities; and
                    (D) defines a process, including required 
                timelines, to allow authorizing officials that disagree 
                with the security analysis of a cloud-hosted platform, 
                service, or application that such official would be 
                required to adopt under such policy to present such 
                disagreement to the Chief Information Officer of the 
                Department of Defense, or such other individual or 
                entity designated by the Chief Information Officer, for 
                adjudication.
            (3) Applicability.--The policy implemented pursuant to 
        subsection (a) shall apply to--
                    (A) all authorizing officials in the Department of 
                Defense, including in each military department, 
                component, and agency of the Department; and
                    (B) all operational capabilities of cloud-hosted 
                platforms, services, and applications, including 
                capabilities on public cloud infrastructure, as 
                authorized through the Federal Risk and Authorization 
                Management Program established under section 3608 of 
                title 44, United States Code, and the Defense 
                Information Systems Agency, and capabilities on private 
                cloud landing zones managed by the Department of 
                Defense that are authorized by Department accrediting 
                officials.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the status of the implementation of 
subsections (a) and (b).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Authorization to Operate'' has the meaning 
        given such term in the Office of Management and Budget Circular 
        A-130;
            (2) the term ``authorizing official'' means an officer who 
        is authorized to assume responsibility for operating an 
        information system at an acceptable level of risk to 
        organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, 
        or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other 
        organizations, and the United States;
            (3) the term ``military departments'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code;
            (4) the term ``mission owner'' means the user of a cloud-
        based platform, service, or application; and
            (5) the term ``system owner'' means the element of the 
        Department of Defense responsible for acquiring a cloud-based 
        platform, service, or application, but which is not a mission 
        owner of such cloud-based platform, service, or application.

SEC. 1523. UPDATE OF BIOMETRIC POLICY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 
and Security shall update the policy of the Department of Defense 
regarding the protection of biometric data.
    (b) Elements.--The policy updates required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) Standards for encrypting and protecting data on 
        biometric collection devices.
            (2) A requirement to sanitize biometric data from 
        collection devices and hard drives prior to disposal of the 
        devices and hard drives.
            (3) A requirement that components of the Department 
        maintain records that they have sanitized all data from 
        biometric collection devices when the devices are turned in for 
        disposal.

                  Subtitle D--Artificial Intelligence

SEC. 1531. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HUMAN FACTORS INTEGRATION 
              INITIATIVE.

    (a) Initiative Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Research and Engineering, in coordination with the Under 
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the 
        Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the 
        Department of Defense, shall establish an initiative--
                    (A) to improve the human usability of artificial 
                intelligence systems and information derived from such 
                systems through the application of cognitive ergonomics 
                techniques; and
                    (B) to improve the human usability and cognitive 
                effectiveness of artificial intelligence systems 
                adopted by the Department of Defense by ensuring that 
                design tools and metrics are available for artificial 
                intelligence and machine learning programs that ensure 
                human factors considerations are included for such 
                systems.
            (2) Designation.--The initiative established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Artificial Intelligence 
        Human Factors Integration Initiative'' (in this section the 
        ``Initiative'').
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer 
of the Department of Defense shall jointly brief the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives on the following:
            (1) Existing research and development work within the 
        Department of Defense laboratories relating to human-machine 
        teaming, human-centered design, cognitive load, cognitive 
        ergonomics, and similar topics that are currently being used or 
        could be used to inform or enhance Department personnel 
        usability of artificial intelligence systems and artificial 
        intelligence-derived information.
            (2) Identification of gaps in research with respect to 
        interactions of personnel of the Department with artificial 
        intelligence systems in warfighting and nonwarfighting 
        environments that may necessitate additional research within 
        the Federal Government, industry, or academia.
            (3) Identification of relevant tools, methodologies, 
        testing processes or systems, and evaluation metrics that may 
        be of use to the Department in improving the cognitive 
        ergonomic and human usability features of artificial 
        intelligence systems for personnel of the Department.
    (c) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
briefing required by subsection (b) is provided, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall jointly develop 
and implement a plan to--
            (1) work with the military departments (as defined in 
        section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) and other 
        components of the Department to ensure human factors and human 
        systems integration elements are considered early in the 
        development or evaluation process with respect to the 
        procurement, adoption, or use of artificial intelligence 
        systems or artificial intelligence-derived information;
            (2) convene research meetings or other forums to coordinate 
        cognitive ergonomics research or related research challenges 
        with a broad community of academic, commercial, and 
        international partners;
            (3) work with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
        Officer of the Department of Defense to review commercial 
        toolsets to assess the level of human factors integration 
        investment of such commercial toolsets; and
            (4) develop guidance based on the research and development 
        work identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1) regarding how to 
        create a framework or taxonomy for characterizing the exercise 
        of appropriate levels of human judgment within Department of 
        Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to Autonomy in Weapons 
        Systems), or successor directive, for artificial intelligence 
        programs in the Department.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to prohibit or otherwise limit the authority of the Secretary 
of Defense to research, develop, improve, or acquire any weapon system 
or other capability that is enabled, empowered, enhanced, or improved 
by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or a large language 
model.

SEC. 1532. ADVANCED COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENABLE ADVANCED 
              ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
program, or designate an existing program, to meet the testing and 
processing requirements for next generation advanced artificial 
intelligence capabilities.
    (b) Development and Expansion of High-performance Computing 
Infrastructure.--
            (1) In general.--Under the program established or 
        designated under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
        expand the infrastructure of the Department of Defense for 
        development and deployment of military applications of high-
        performance computing and artificial intelligence capabilities 
        that are located at installations of the Department or 
        accessible through commercial cloud or hybrid-cloud 
        environments.
            (2) Artificial intelligence applications.--(A) The 
        Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a portion of the 
        infrastructure added pursuant to paragraph (1) is--
                    (i) dedicated to providing access to modern 
                artificial intelligence accelerators for training, 
                fine-tuning, modifying, and deploying large artificial 
                intelligence systems; and
                    (ii) configured in accordance with industry best 
                practices.
            (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
        Defense shall ensure, to the extent practical, that the 
        Department of Defense does not use the portion of the 
        infrastructure described in such subparagraph for the 
        development of new artificial intelligence systems to the 
        extent that such infrastructure is duplicative of readily 
        available commercial or open source products or services that 
        meet or are reasonably capable of meeting the physical and data 
        security standards of the Department.
    (c) High-performance Computing Roadmap.--
            (1) In general.--Under the program established or 
        designated under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
        develop a roadmap that describes the high-performance computing 
        infrastructure needed for the Department of Defense to 
        research, test, develop, and evaluate advanced artificial 
        intelligence applications projected over the period covered by 
        the future-years defense program.
            (2) Assessment.--The roadmap required by paragraph (1) 
        shall include assessments of the following:
                    (A) The anticipated processing for advanced 
                artificial intelligence applications of the Department 
                of Defense during the period covered by the roadmap, 
                including the computing needs associated with the 
                development of such advanced artificial intelligence 
                applications.
                    (B) The physical and data security standards 
                required for the infrastructure for the research, 
                development, testing, and evaluation of advanced 
                artificial intelligence applications, including data 
                handling requirements.
                    (C) The evaluation, milestones, and resourcing 
                needs to maintain and expand the computing 
                infrastructure necessary for the computing needs 
                described in subparagraph (A).
    (d) Artificial Intelligence System Development.--
            (1) In general.--Using the infrastructure added under the 
        program established or designated under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary of Defense shall develop advanced artificial 
        intelligence systems that have general-purpose military 
        applications for multiple data formats, including text, audio, 
        and graphical.
            (2) Training of systems.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        ensure that advanced artificial intelligence systems developed 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) are trained using datasets curated by 
        the Department of Defense using general, openly or commercially 
        available sources of such data, or data owned by the 
        Department, depending on the appropriate use case. Such systems 
        may use openly or commercially available artificial 
        intelligence systems, including those available through 
        infrastructure located at installations of the Department or 
        cloud or hybrid-cloud environments, for development or fine-
        tuning.
    (e) Coordination and Duplication.--In establishing or designating 
the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
consult with the Secretary of Energy to ensure that none of the 
activities carried out under this section are duplicative of any 
activity of a research entity of the Department of Energy, including 
the following:
            (1) The National Laboratories.
            (2) The Advanced Scientific Computing Research program.
            (3) The Advanced Simulation and Computing program.

SEC. 1533. COST BUDGETING FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DATA.

    (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
Officer of the Department of Defense, in consultation with the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall develop a plan 
to ensure that the budgeting process for programs containing artificial 
intelligence components or subcomponents, including artificial 
intelligence support systems, models, or analysis tools, includes 
estimates for the types of data required to train, maintain, or improve 
the artificial intelligence components or subcomponents contained 
within such programs and estimated costs for the acquisition and 
sustainment of such data.
    (b) Elements of Plan.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the current programs of the Department 
        of Defense containing artificial intelligence components or 
        subcomponents, such as large language models, including the 
        sources and costs for structured and unstructured training data 
        for such artificial intelligence components.
            (2) An estimate of the costs associated with the data 
        required to train, maintain, or improve artificial intelligence 
        models or systems for programs that are ongoing or proposed as 
        of enactment of this Act and which are not otherwise currently 
        accounted for in a program of record.
            (3) An estimate of the costs associated with providing 
        access to capabilities for data preparation, including tooling, 
        indexing, and data tagging or labeling, including for the 
        protection of data provided by the Government from unauthorized 
        use during the algorithm training process and the ongoing 
        control by the Government of such data during such process.
            (4) Mapping of the acquisition lifecycle for the programs 
        described in paragraph (1) to align budgeting milestones with 
        critical design or decision points in the budgeting and 
        execution processes of the Department of Defense.
            (5) A framework for estimating the costs described in 
        paragraph (2) and ensuring the costs associated with the data 
        required to train, maintain, or improve artificial intelligence 
        models or systems are appropriately incorporated into lifecycle 
        sustainment estimates for future programs containing artificial 
        intelligence components or subcomponents.
    (c) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall begin 
implementing the plan required by subsection (a) not later than 90 days 
after the date on which development of the plan required by subsection 
(a) is completed.
    (d) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once annually 
thereafter until 2027, the Secretary shall provide the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on the implementation of the plan 
developed pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 1534. EVALUATION OF FEDERATED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED 
              WEAPON SYSTEMS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

    (a) Evaluation of Centers of Excellence.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall determine the advisability and feasibility of establishing a 
center or centers of excellence to carry out the functions described in 
subsection (b) to support the development and maturation of artificial 
intelligence-enabled weapon systems by organizations within the 
Department of Defense that--
            (1) were in effect on the day before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) have appropriate core competencies relating to the 
        functions described in subsection (b).
    (b) Functions.--The functions described in this subsection are the 
following:
            (1) Capturing, analyzing, assessing, and sharing lessons 
        learned across the Department of Defense regarding the latest 
        advancements in artificial intelligence-enabled weapon systems, 
        countermeasures, tactics, techniques and procedures, and 
        training methodologies.
            (2) Facilitating collaboration among the Department of 
        Defense and foreign partners, including Ukraine, to identify 
        and promulgate best practices, safety guidelines, standards, 
        and benchmarks.
            (3) Facilitating collaboration among the Department, 
        industry, academia, and not-for-profit organizations in the 
        United States, including industry with expertise in autonomous 
        weapon systems and other nontraditional weapon systems that 
        utilize artificial intelligence as determined by the Secretary 
        of Defense.
            (4) Serving as a focal point for digital talent training 
        and upskilling for the Department, and as the Secretary of 
        Defense considers appropriate, providing enterprise-level tools 
        and solutions based on these best practices, standards, and 
        benchmarks.
            (5) Carrying out such other responsibilities as the 
        Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        on the determination of the Secretary required under subsection 
        (a) and, if such determination is that establishing a center or 
        centers of excellence described in such subsection is advisable 
        and feasible, a plan for establishing such center or centers; 
        and
            (2) if the Secretary submits a plan under paragraph (1), 
        provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on such 
        plan.
    (d) Artificial Intelligence-enabled Weapon System Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``artificial intelligence-enabled weapon system'' 
includes autonomous weapon systems, as determined by the Secretary of 
Defense.

                 Subtitle E--Reports and Other Matters

SEC. 1541. OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING ON THE MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENT 
              AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE.

    (a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Mission 
Partner Environment program, not more than 90 percent may be obligated 
or expended prior to the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes 
the certification required by subsection (b).
    (b) Certification.--The Secretary of Defense shall certify to the 
congressional defense committees that--
            (1) the Secretary of the Air Force, in conjunction with the 
        Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, has 
        developed an executable implementation plan for the Mission 
        Partner Environment to meet the operational requirements of the 
        Department for command and control information sharing 
        networks, including a modernization plan that reduces 
        nonstandardized hardware solutions, sunsets legacy hardware, 
        and fully integrates into the combined joint all-domain command 
        and control initiative; and
            (2) in coordination with the commander of each geographic 
        combatant command, the Secretary of the Air Force is 
        implementing defined and measurable actions to meet the 
        operational planning, implementation, and ongoing operational 
        Mission Partner Environment requirements for global and 
        regional processing nodes to sustain existing information 
        networks for the area of responsibility for each such combatant 
        command.
    (c) Annual Briefings.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2025, and 
        annually thereafter until October 1, 2030, the Deputy Secretary 
        of Defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 
        Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the 
        head of the Information Security Risk Management Committee of 
        the Department of Defense, the director of the Mission Partner 
        Capability Office, the Executive Agent for the Mission Partner 
        Environment, and a senior military service representative for 
        each of the Armed Forces shall provide to the congressional 
        defense committees a briefing on the Mission Partner 
        Environment and related activities within the Department of 
        Defense, including the modernization of the Mission Partner 
        Environment.
            (2) Combatant commands.--A senior representative from each 
        unified combatant command shall attend and participate in each 
        briefing required by paragraph (1).
    (d) Elements.--Each briefing required by subsection (c) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A description of all efforts of the Department of 
        Defense for the Mission Partner Environment.
            (2) A description of the overall progress on implementation 
        and modernization of the Mission Partner Environment across the 
        entirety of the Department of Defense as of the date of the 
        briefing and, for each such briefing after the first such 
        briefing, the progress made on such implementation and 
        modernization since the preceding briefing under such 
        subsection.
            (3) An explanation of any changes in policy necessary to 
        execute on the Mission Partner Environment, including changes 
        made during the period covered by the briefing and changes that 
        are planned as of the time of the briefing.
            (4) An explanation of any changes to the governance of the 
        Mission Partner Environment within the Department of Defense, 
        including changes made during the period covered by the 
        briefing and changes that are planned as of the time of the 
        briefing.
            (5) A detailed programmatic table of the funding for the 
        combined Mission Partner Environment efforts of the Office of 
        the Secretary of Defense, the military departments, and the 
        combatant commands as set forth in the budget of the President 
        most recently submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 
        31, United States Code.
    (e) Modification to CJADC2 Briefing Requirement.--Section 1076 of 
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3866), as amended by 
section 1504 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 538), is further amended by amending 
subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Biannual Briefings.--
            ``(1) In general.--During the period beginning on October 
        1, 2021, and ending on October 1, 2028, the Deputy Secretary of 
        Defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 
        Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the 
        Department of Defense, the Chief Information Officer of the 
        Department of Defense, and a senior military service 
        representative for each of the Armed Forces shall provide to 
        the congressional defense committees biannual briefings on the 
        progress of the Joint All Domain Command and Control (in this 
        section referred to as `JADC2') effort of the Department of 
        Defense.
            ``(2) Annual participation by certain combatant commands.--
        For each fiscal year during the period specified in paragraph 
        (1), a senior representative from each of the United States 
        Indo-Pacific Command, United States Central Command, and United 
        States European Command shall participate in the provision of 
        the first biannual briefing under such paragraph following the 
        submission of the budget of the President to Congress under 
        section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for that fiscal 
        year.''.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the terms ``Defense Agency'' and ``military 
        departments'' have the meanings given such terms, respectively, 
        in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``Mission Partner Environment'' means the 
        operating framework enabling command and control, information 
        sharing, and the exchange of data between the Department of 
        Defense and partners and allies of the United States 
        participating in a military or other operation for the purposes 
        of planning and executing such operation through the use of 
        common standards governance and procedures, including 
        activities the Office of the Secretary of Defense, military 
        departments, unified combatant commands (as defined in section 
        161 of title 10, United States Code), and Defense Agencies 
        relating to the operation, modernization, implementation, or 
        oversight of, or resourcing of networks or applications 
        designed for such framework; and
            (3) the term ``unified combatant command'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 161 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 1542. EXTENSION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT REGARDING CONTRACTING 
              FOR MILITARY RECRUITING.

    Section 1555(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 581; 10 U.S.C. 503 note) 
is amended by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``two years''.

SEC. 1543. PROHIBITION ON DISESTABLISHMENT OR MERGER OF OFFICER CAREER 
              PATHS WITHIN THE CYBER BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

    (a) Notice Required.--The Secretary of the Army may not initiate a 
covered activity until the date that is 270 days after the date on 
which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a 
notice described in subsection (b) with respect to such covered 
activity.
    (b) Notice Elements.--The notice described in this subsection is a 
written notice of the intent of the Secretary of the Army to initiate a 
covered activity and includes--
            (1) an explanation of such covered activity;
            (2) an estimate of the costs associated with such covered 
        activity;
            (3) an explanation of the effects associated with such 
        covered activity, including any changes to personnel training; 
        and
            (4) a timeline for the covered activity.
    (c) Covered Activity Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
activity'' means any actions to disestablish or merge the Cyber Warfare 
Officer and Cyber Electromagnetic Warfare Officer career paths within 
the Cyber Branch of the Army.

SEC. 1544. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF CYBER ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS.

    (a) Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
        enter into an agreement with the National Academies of 
        Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (in this section referred 
        to as the ``National Academies'') for the National Academies to 
        conduct an evaluation of alternative organizational models for 
        the cyber forces of the Armed Forces.
            (2) Timing.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into the 
        agreement described in paragraph (1) by the date that is not 
        later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Evaluation.--
            (1) In general.--The evaluation of alternative 
        organizational models conducted by the National Academies under 
        an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
        include--
                    (A) refining and further evolving the current 
                organizational approach for the cyber forces of the 
                Armed Forces;
                    (B) the feasibility and advisability of 
                establishing a separate Armed Force in the Department 
                of Defense dedicated to operations in the cyber domain;
                    (C) consideration of adoption or adaptation of 
                alternative organizational models for the cyber forces 
                of the Armed Forces;
                    (D) consideration of an organizational model 
                combining the refinement and evolution described in 
                subparagraph (A) and the establishment of a separate 
                Armed Force described in subparagraph (B); and
                    (E) any other organizational models for the cyber 
                forces of the Armed Forces determined feasible and 
                advisable by the National Academies.
            (2) Scope.--In carrying out the evaluation described in 
        paragraph (1), for each organizational model evaluated the 
        National Academies shall consider--
                    (A) the effects of the organizational model on--
                            (i) the ability of the Department of 
                        Defense to effectively conduct military cyber 
                        operations, including offensive, defensive and 
                        analytical missions;
                            (ii) the ability of the Department to 
                        organize, train, and equip military cyber 
                        operations forces (including military, civilian 
                        and other enabling personnel);
                            (iii) the recruitment, retention, and 
                        workforce development policies of the 
                        Department of Defense with respect to the 
                        personnel needed for military cyber operations;
                            (iv) the division of responsibilities 
                        between a dedicated cyber force and the other 
                        Armed Forces with respect to network 
                        management, resourcing, policy, and operations;
                            (v) the doctrine and use of the military 
                        cyber operations forces; and
                            (vi) the costs to the Department resulting;
                    (B) such other effects of the organizational model 
                on the operations of the Department; and
                    (C) the relevant authorities and policies of the 
                Department of Defense.
    (c) Support From Federally Funded Research and Development 
Center.--Upon a request from the National Academies, the Secretary 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research 
and development center under which such federally funded research and 
development center shall support the National Academies in conducting 
the evaluation of alternative organizational models under an agreement 
entered into pursuant to subsection (a).
    (d) Access to Department of Defense Personnel, Information, and 
Resources.--An agreement entered into between the Secretary of Defense 
and the National Academies pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
            (1) require the Secretary to provide to the National 
        Academies access to such personnel, information, and resources 
        of the Department of Defense as jointly determined necessary by 
        the National Academies and the Secretary for the National 
        Academies to conduct the evaluation of alternative 
        organizational models under such agreement; and
            (2) if the Secretary refuses to provide the access 
        described in paragraph (1) or any other major obstacle to such 
        access occurs, require the National Academies to notify the 
        congressional defense committees of such refusal or obstacle 
        not later than seven days after the date of such refusal or on 
        which the National Academies become aware of such obstacle, as 
        applicable.
    (e) Report.--
            (1) Submission to congress.--An agreement entered into 
        between the Secretary of Defense and the National Academies 
        under subsection (a) shall--
                    (A) require the National Academies to submit to the 
                congressional defense committees a consensus report 
                containing the findings of the National Academies with 
                respect to the evaluation of alternative organizational 
                models conducted by the National Academies under an 
                agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a);
                    (B) require the National Academies to submit such 
                report in an unclassified manner; and
                    (C) permit the National Academies to include in 
                such report a classified annex.
            (2) Prohibition against interference.--No officer or 
        employee of the Federal Government may take or fail to take any 
        action, or cause any action to be taken or not be taken, for 
        the purpose of altering the findings of the National Academies 
        in the report required pursuant to paragraph (1) prior to the 
        submission of such report pursuant to such paragraph.
            (3) Department of defense views on assessment.--Not later 
        than 90 days after the date on which the National Academies 
        submits to the congressional defense committees the report 
        required pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to the 
        evaluation of alternative organizational models conducted by 
        the National Academies under an agreement entered into pursuant 
        to subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
        the congressional defense committees a briefing on the opinions 
        of the Secretary with respect to such evaluation.

SEC. 1545. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE JOINT CYBER 
              WARFIGHTING ARCHITECTURE.

    (a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Joint 
Cyber Warfighting Architecture, not more than 95 percent may be 
obligated or expended until the date on which the Commander of United 
States Cyber Command provides to the congressional defense committees 
the plan required in subsection (b).
    (b) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Commander of United States Cyber 
        Command shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
        plan to transition the Department of Defense from the Joint 
        Cyber Warfighting Architecture to the successor to the Joint 
        Cyber Warfighting Architecture.
            (2) Contents.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) Details for ceasing or minimizing continued 
                development on the current Joint Cyber Warfighting 
                Architecture components, including a timeline for 
                stabilizing the current architecture of the Joint Cyber 
                Warfighting Architecture within 12 to 18 months of the 
                date on which the Commander of United States Cyber 
                Command submits such plan to the congressional defense 
                and the resources available across the future-years 
                defense plan as a result of such actions.
                    (B) Requirements and an initial plan for a 
                successor to the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture, 
                including timelines, coordination with the military 
                departments, descriptions of proposed new capability 
                sets, mapping of current Joint Cyber Warfighting 
                Architecture capabilities to proposed new capabilities, 
                and any additional authority or resource required to 
                transition to such successor beyond those available 
                under the rephasing of the program.
    (c) Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture'' has the meaning given 
such term under section 1509 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 
2886; 10 U.S.C. 167b note).

SEC. 1546. RISK FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN MOBILE APPLICATIONS OF CONCERN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security, shall submit to Congress a report on--
            (1) the feasibility and advisability of developing 
        comprehensive guidance on personal mobile devices and mobile 
        applications for personnel of the Department of Defense;
            (2) the feasibility and advisability of developing 
        categorical definitions of mobile applications of concern with 
        respect to personnel or operations of the Department of 
        Defense;
            (3) the feasibility and advisability of creating, and 
        updating not less than annually, a risk framework with respect 
        to Department personnel or operations that assesses mobile 
        applications or groupings thereof for potential risks to the 
        personnel or operations of the Department, including--
                    (A) the collection, retention, sale, and potential 
                misuse of data;
                    (B) exposure to misinformation and disinformation;
                    (C) software bill of materials; and
                    (D) ownership, origination, authorship, or other 
                relationship of an application with the governments of 
                the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, 
                the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic 
                People's Republic of Korea;
            (4) a description of any statutory or policy restrictions 
        affecting ability of the Department to provide guidance to 
        personnel of the Department regarding personal mobile devices 
        and applications, including any variations of such guidance 
        based on location, status, visibility, or work role; and
            (5) such other information as the Chief Information Officer 
        of the Department of Defense determines appropriate.
    (b) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 31, 2027, 
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in 
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
Security, shall provide to Congress a report describing--
            (1) not fewer than 10 mobile applications or application 
        groupings of particular concern to the Department of Defense, 
        including a description of the problematic characteristics of 
        such applications or application groupings;
            (2) the current guidance of the Department related to 
        personal mobile devices and mobile applications and, except for 
        the first report submitted under this subsection, including a 
        description of any changes to such guidance during the period 
        since the previous report was submitted under this subsection;
            (3) the current and planned workforce education efforts 
        undertaken by components of the Department that provide best 
        practices, guidance, requirements, or other relevant material 
        to personnel of the Department regarding personal mobile device 
        and mobile applications, and, except for the first report 
        submitted under this subsection, a description of any changes 
        in such efforts during the period since the previous report was 
        submitted under this subsection; and
            (4) any changes to the assessments of feasibility and 
        advisability in the report required under subsection (a).
    (c) Update Briefing.--Not later than April 30, 2025, the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of the Defense, in coordination 
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, 
shall provide to Congress a briefing on the status of the report 
required under subsection (a).
    (d) Report Form.--The reports required under this section shall be 
in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 1547. JOINT PARTNER-SHARING NETWORK CAPABILITIES FOR MIDDLE EAST 
              DEFENSE INTEGRATION.

    (a) Initiative Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report on how 
        to improve cooperation between the Department of Defense and 
        allies and partners of the United States located in the Middle 
        East to improve the use of partner-sharing network capabilities 
        to facilitate joint defense efforts among the United States and 
        such allies and partners to protect the people, infrastructure, 
        and territory of the United States and such allies and partners 
        from state and non-state actors determined by the Secretary to 
        undermine the national security interests of the United States.
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) A summary of ongoing efforts by United States 
                Central Command, or in which United States Central 
                Command is participating, to implement a joint partner-
                sharing network capability integrated with the assets 
                of allies and partners of the United States who are 
                located in the Middle East.
                    (B) A summary of challenges to further facilitate 
                the implementation of a joint partner-sharing network 
                capability integrated with the assets of Middle Eastern 
                allies and partners, including actions or decisions 
                that need to be taken by other organizations.
                    (C) A recommendation of actions that can be taken 
                to address the challenges summarized pursuant to 
                subparagraph (B).
                    (D) An assessment of how the implementation of a 
                joint partner-sharing network capability that would be 
                available to integrate with allies and partners of the 
                United States in the Middle East--
                            (i) could demonstrate new tools, 
                        techniques, or methodologies for data-driven 
                        decision making;
                            (ii) accelerate sharing of relevant data, 
                        data visualization, and data analysis 
                        implemented through cryptographic data access 
                        controls and enforcing existing data sharing 
                        restrictions across multiple security levels; 
                        and
                            (iii) leverage current activities in multi-
                        cloud computing environments to reduce the 
                        reliance on solely hardware-based networking 
                        solutions.
                    (E) A recommendation of actions that can be taken 
                to implement a joint partner-sharing network capability 
                integrated with allies and partners of the United 
                States in the Middle East, including identification of 
                policy, resource, workforce, or other shortfalls.
                    (F) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense 
                considers relevant.
            (3) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall include in the 
        report required by paragraph (1) recommended metrics for 
        assessing progress towards improving the use of partner-sharing 
        network capabilities to facilitate the joint defense efforts 
        described in such paragraph.
            (4) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.
            (5) Protection of sensitive information.--No activity may 
        be carried out under this section without an approved program 
        protection plan and overarching classification guide to enforce 
        technology and information protection protocols that protect 
        sensitive information and the national security interests of 
        the United States.
    (b) Assessment of the Establishment of a Combatant Command 
Warfighter Forum for Artificial Intelligence.--
            (1) Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Chief Data and Artificial 
        Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall 
        determine the policies and procedures required to establish a 
        forum for warfighters in the combatant commands on artificial 
        intelligence that would help promote coordination and 
        interchange on issues relating to artificial intelligence 
        tools, methodologies, training, exercises, and operational 
        research within and among the combatant commands.
            (2) Purposes for consideration.--In developing the policies 
        and procedures required by paragraph (1), the Chief Data and 
        Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense 
        shall consider the following as primary purposes of the forum:
                    (A) Identification of use cases for the near-term 
                application of artificial intelligence tools, including 
                commercially available artificial intelligence tools, 
                data, methodologies, or techniques.
                    (B) Categorization of risk for the use cases 
                identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), and 
                consideration of risk-management process or other 
                procedural guidelines for enforcing current policy.
                    (C) Identification and prioritization of current 
                artificial intelligence tools or emerging technologies 
                applicable to the use-cases identified pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A) that also meet policy guidelines and 
                standards set by the Department.
                    (D) Identification of shortfalls in training or 
                billets for artificial intelligence-related expertise 
                or personnel within the combatant commands.
                    (E) Coordination on training and experimentation 
                venues, including with regional partners and allies.
                    (F) Identification of opportunities for enhanced 
                cooperation with regional partners and allies.
                    (G) Identification of opportunities for the 
                combatant commands, working with other elements of the 
                Department of Defense, such as the Defense Innovation 
                Unit, to better procure commercial artificial 
                intelligence capabilities, including from partner and 
                allied industrial bases.
            (3) Report.--(A) Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
        assessment described in paragraph (1).
            (B) The report submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
        include the following:
                    (i) A summary of the policies and procedures needed 
                pursuant to paragraph (1).
                    (ii) A summary of the efforts described in 
                paragraph (1) to fulfill each of the purposes 
                considered under paragraph (2).

   TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE 
                                MATTERS

                      Subtitle A--Space Activities

Sec. 1601. Modification of Air Force space contractor responsibility 
                            watch list.
Sec. 1602. Establishment of Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve.
Sec. 1603. Space Force satellite ground systems.
Sec. 1604. Modification of notification of foreign interference of 
                            national security space.
Sec. 1605. Modifications to National Security Space Launch program.
Sec. 1606. Comptroller General review regarding Global Positioning 
                            System modernization and other positioning, 
                            navigation, and timing systems.
Sec. 1607. Senior Advisor for Space Command, Control, and Integration.
Sec. 1608. Pilot program to demonstrate hybrid satellite communication 
                            architecture.
Sec. 1609. Middle East integrated space and satellite security 
                            assessment.
Sec. 1610. Annual briefing on commercial space strategy of the Space 
                            Force.

  Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

Sec. 1611. Extension and modification of authority to engage in certain 
                            commercial activities as security for 
                            intelligence collection activities.
Sec. 1612. Cyber intelligence capability.
Sec. 1613. Authority of Army counterintelligence agents.
Sec. 1614. Extension and modification of defense intelligence and 
                            counterintelligence expense authority.
Sec. 1615. Intelligence advice and Department of Defense support for 
                            Government of Israel in the defeat of 
                            Hamas.

                       Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces

Sec. 1621. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear 
                            Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological 
                            Defense Policy and Programs; improvements 
                            to processes of the Office of the Secretary 
                            of Defense.
Sec. 1622. Extension and modification of certifications regarding 
                            integrated tactical warning and attack 
                            assessment mission of the Department of the 
                            Air Force.
Sec. 1623. Periodic updates on the modernization of the Strategic 
                            Automated Command and Control System.
Sec. 1624. Modified requirements for report on the plan for the nuclear 
                            weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, 
                            nuclear weapons delivery systems, and 
                            nuclear weapons command and control system.
Sec. 1625. Matters relating to pilot program on development of reentry 
                            vehicles and related systems.
Sec. 1626. Expansion of nuclear long range standoff capability.
Sec. 1627. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise 
                            missile.
Sec. 1628. Availability of Air Force procurement funds for heat shield 
                            material for Mark 21A reentry vehicle.
Sec. 1629. Conditional requirements for Sentinel intercontinental 
                            ballistic missile program.
Sec. 1630. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic 
                            missiles of the United States.
Sec. 1631. Limitation on use of funds for altering Air Force Global 
                            Strike Command.
Sec. 1632. Limitations on use of funds to dismantle B83-1 nuclear 
                            gravity bomb.
Sec. 1633. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of 
                            plan for decreasing the time to upload 
                            additional warheads to the intercontinental 
                            ballistic missile fleet.
Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of 
                            information on options for enhancing 
                            National Nuclear Security Administration 
                            access to the defense industrial base.
Sec. 1635. Defense Industrial Base workforce development strategy.
Sec. 1636. Long-term plan for strategic nuclear forces during delivery 
                            vehicle transition.
Sec. 1637. Reports and briefings on recommendations of the 
                            Congressional Commission on the Strategic 
                            Posture of the United States.
Sec. 1638. Sense of Congress with respect to use of artificial 
                            intelligence to support strategic 
                            deterrence.

                  Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 1641. Expansion of certain prohibitions relating to missile 
                            defense information and systems to apply to 
                            People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1642. Additional missile defense site for protection of United 
                            States homeland.
Sec. 1643. Advice and assistance regarding enhancement of Jordanian air 
                            and missile defense.
Sec. 1644. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli 
                            cooperative missile defense program co-
                            development and co-production.
Sec. 1645. Limitation on availability of funds with respect to certain 
                            missile defense system governance 
                            documents, policies, and procedures.
Sec. 1646. Congressional notification requirement with respect to 
                            incidents that affect availability of 
                            United States homeland missile defenses.
Sec. 1647. Plan for comprehensive ballistic missile defense radar 
                            coverage of Guam.
Sec. 1648. Annual briefing on missile defense of Guam.
Sec. 1649. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating 
                            to missile defense.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 1651. Cooperative threat reduction funds.
Sec. 1652. Temporary continuation of requirement for reports on 
                            activities and assistance under Department 
                            of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
                            Program.
Sec. 1653. Modification to annual assessment of budget with respect to 
                            electromagnetic spectrum operations 
                            capabilities.
Sec. 1654. Modification of milestone decision authority for space-based 
                            ground and airborne moving target 
                            indication systems.
Sec. 1655. Designation of a senior defense official responsible for 
                            establishment of national integrated air 
                            and missile defense architecture for the 
                            United States.

                      Subtitle A--Space Activities

SEC. 1601. MODIFICATION OF AIR FORCE SPACE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY 
              WATCH LIST.

    (a) Clarification of Watch List Requirements.--Chapter 135 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2271 the 
following:
``Sec. 2271a. Space Contractor Responsibility Watch List
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Space Acquisition and Integration, acting as the service acquisition 
executive for the Air Force for space systems and programs, shall 
maintain a list of contractors with a history of poor performance on 
space procurement contracts.
    ``(b) Basis for Inclusion on Watch List.--(1) The Assistant 
Secretary shall place a contractor, which may consist of the entire 
contracting entity or a specific division of the contracting entity, on 
the watch list based on a determination made under paragraph (2).
    ``(2)(A) In considering whether to place a contractor on the watch 
list, the Assistant Secretary shall determine whether there is evidence 
of any of the following:
            ``(i) Poor performance on one or more space procurement 
        contracts, or award fee scores below 50 percent.
            ``(ii) Inadequate management, operational or financial 
        controls, or resources.
            ``(iii) Inadequate security controls or resources, 
        including unremediated vulnerabilities arising from foreign 
        ownership, control, or influence.
            ``(iv) Any other failure of controls or performance of a 
        nature so serious or compelling as to warrant placement of the 
        contractor on the watch list.
    ``(B) If the Assistant Secretary determines, based on evidence 
described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A), that 
the ability of a contractor to responsibly perform is meaningfully 
impaired, the Assistant Secretary shall place the contractor on the 
watch list.
    ``(C) The Assistant Secretary shall establish written policies for 
the consideration of contractors for placement on the watch list, 
including policies that require that--
            ``(i) contractors proposed for placement on the watch list 
        shall be provided with notice and an opportunity to respond;
            ``(ii) the basis for a final determination placing a 
        contractor on the watch list shall be documented in writing; 
        and
            ``(iii) at the request of a contractor, the contractor 
        shall be removed from the watch list if the Assistant Secretary 
        determines that there is evidence that the issue resulting in 
        placement on the list has been satisfactorily remediated.
    ``(c) Effect of Listing.--(1) The Assistant Secretary may not 
solicit an offer from, award a contract to, consent to a subcontract 
with, execute a grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction 
with, or exercise an option on any space procurement contract with, an 
entity included on the watch list unless the Assistant Secretary makes 
a written determination that there is a compelling reason to do so.
    ``(2) Not later than 10 days after the Assistant Secretary makes a 
determination under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall notify 
the congressional defense committees and the Interagency Committee on 
Debarment and Suspension constituted under sections 4 and 5 of 
Executive Order 12549 (51 Fed. Reg. 6370; relating to debarment and 
suspension) of the determination.
    ``(d) Limitation on Delegation.--The Assistant Secretary may 
delegate the authority to make a determination under subsection 
(b)(2)(B) or subsection (c)(1) only if the following criteria are met:
            ``(1) The delegation is to the suspension and debarment 
        official of the Air Force.
            ``(2) The delegation is made on a case-by-case basis.
            ``(3) Not later than seven days after the date on which 
        such determination is made, the Assistant Secretary notifies 
        the congressional defense committees of the delegation.
    ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as preventing the suspension or debarment of a contractor, 
but inclusion on the watch list shall not be construed as a punitive 
measure or de facto suspension or debarment of a contractor.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `contract' includes a grant, cooperative 
        agreement, or other transaction.
            ``(2) The term `contractor' means any individual or entity 
        that enters into a contract.
            ``(3) The term `watch list' means the watch list maintained 
        under subsection (a).''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1612 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 
2271 note) is repealed.

SEC. 1602. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMERCIAL AUGMENTATION SPACE RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 963 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting before section 9532 the following new section:
``Sec. 9531. Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve.
    ``(a) Program.--The Secretary may carry out a program to be known 
as the `Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve' program. Under the 
program, the Secretary may include in a contract for the procurement of 
space products or services one or more provisions under which a 
qualified contractor agrees to provide additional space products or 
services to the Department of Defense on an as-needed basis under 
circumstances determined by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Security Measures.--In carrying out the program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall ensure that each contract under, and qualified 
        contractor participating in, the program complies with 
        applicable security measures, including any security measures 
        required under the National Industrial Security program (or any 
        successor to such program); and
            ``(2) may establish and implement such additional security 
        measures as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the 
        national security interests of the United States.
    ``(c) Commitment of Space Products or Services as a Business 
Factor.--In determining the quantity of business to be received under a 
space product or services contract pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Secretary may use as a factor the relative amount of space product or 
service committed to the program under subsection (a) by the qualified 
contractor involved.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `citizen of the United States' means--
                    ``(A) an individual who is a citizen of the United 
                States;
                    ``(B) a partnership each of whose partners is an 
                individual who is a citizen of the United States; or
                    ``(C) a corporation or association organized under 
                the laws of the United States or a State, the District 
                of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United 
                States.
            ``(2) The term `qualified contractor' means a contractor 
        that is a citizen of the United States.
            ``(3) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Defense.
            ``(4) The term `space products or services' means 
        commercial products and commercial services (as those terms are 
        defined in section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation) 
        and noncommercial products and noncommercial services offered 
        by commercial companies that operate to, through, or from 
        space, including any required terrestrial ground, support, and 
        network systems and associated services that can be used to 
        support military functions and missions.''.
    (b) Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
        the Secretary of the Air Force, shall seek to enter into an 
        agreement with a federally funded research and development 
        center or university-affiliated research center to conduct a 
        study on--
                    (A) the availability and adequacy of commercial 
                insurance to protect the financial interests of 
                contractors providing support services to space-related 
                operations and activities of the Department of Defense, 
                taking into account the risks that may be anticipated 
                to arise from such support;
                    (B) the adequacy of any existing authorities under 
                Federal law that would enable the Federal Government to 
                protect such interests in the event commercial space 
                insurance is not available or not available on 
                reasonable terms; and
                    (C) potential options for Government-provided 
                insurance similar to existing aviation and maritime 
                insurance programs under titles 49 and 46 of the United 
                States Code, respectively.
            (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
        the congressional defense committees a report on the results of 
        the study conducted under paragraph (1).

SEC. 1603. SPACE FORCE SATELLITE GROUND SYSTEMS.

    (a) Requirement.--Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2275b the following new section:
``Sec. 2275c. Space Force satellite ground systems
    ``(a) Requirement.--The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Space Acquisitions and Integration, acting as the service acquisition 
executive for the Air Force for space systems and programs, may not 
authorize a launch associated with a Space Force satellite acquisition 
program unless--
            ``(1) the associated ground systems and modifications are 
        completed and ready for operation at the time of the launch; 
        and
            ``(2) the applicable satellite capabilities may be used on 
        completion of the launch.
    ``(b) Waiver.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the 
requirement under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such 
waiver is necessary for reasons of national security.
    ``(2) Not later than 10 days after making a waiver under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of 
such waiver.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Such chapter is further amended by striking 
section 2275.

SEC. 1604. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN INTERFERENCE OF 
              NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE.

    Section 2278 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
                    (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as 
                redesignated--
                            (i) by inserting ``critical'' before 
                        ``national security space capability''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``The Commander of the 
                        United States Space Command'' and inserting 
                        ``(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
                        Commander of the United States Space Command''; 
                        and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph (2):
    ``(2) With respect to intentional attempts by a foreign actor to 
disrupt, degrade, or destroy a United States critical national security 
space capability that are continuous or repetitive in nature, the 
Commander shall--
            ``(A) provide the notice and notification regarding the 
        first attempt by such foreign actor in accordance with 
        paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) during the period in which such foreign actor 
        continues or repeats such attempts, provide to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a consolidated monthly notice and 
        notification of such attempts by not later than the tenth day 
        of each month following the month in which the first notice 
        under paragraph (1) was provided.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means 
        the following:
                    ``(A) The congressional defense committees.
                    ``(B) With respect to a notice or notification 
                relating to an attempt by a foreign actor to disrupt, 
                degrade, or destroy a capability that is intelligence-
                related, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
                of the House of Representatives and the Select 
                Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
            ``(2) The term `United States critical national security 
        space capability' means a national security space capability of 
        the United States provided by an asset on the critical asset 
        list established by the Commander of the United States Space 
        Command pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 3020.40, 
        Department of Defense Instruction 3020.45, Joint Publication 3-
        01 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or such other relevant 
        requirements of the Department of Defense.''.

SEC. 1605. MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension of Policy on Contracts for Launch Services.--Section 
1601 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2276 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``2024'' and inserting 
        ``2029''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``phase two contracts'' 
        and inserting ``the National Security Space Launch program''.
    (b) Notification of Changes in Phase Three Acquisition Strategy.--
Not later than seven days before implementing any modification to the 
final phase three acquisition strategy under the National Security 
Space Launch program, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Space Acquisition and Integration shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees notice of the proposed modification together 
with an explanation of the reasons for such modification.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the congressional defense committees; and
                    (B) the congressional intelligence committees (as 
                defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
                1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)).
            (2) The term ``final phase three acquisition strategy'' 
        means the acquisition strategy for phase three of the National 
        Security Space Launch program, as approved by the Assistant 
        Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and 
        Integration on March 4, 2024.
            (3) The term ``phase three'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 1601(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 118-71; 10 U.S.C. 2276 
        note).

SEC. 1606. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW REGARDING GLOBAL POSITIONING 
              SYSTEM MODERNIZATION AND OTHER POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, 
              AND TIMING SYSTEMS.

    Subsection (c) of section 1621 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 
1109; 10 U.S.C. 2281 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Comptroller General Review and Assessment; Briefing.--
            ``(1) Requirements.--The Comptroller General shall--
                    ``(A) review and assess the efforts of the 
                Department of the Air Force with respect to Global 
                Positioning System modernization and other positioning, 
                navigation, and timing systems; and
                    ``(B) provide to the congressional defense 
                committees a briefing on--
                            ``(i) the progress made by the Space Force 
                        in fielding military code from the Global 
                        Positioning System (commonly known as `M-
                        code');
                            ``(ii) the efforts the Department of the 
                        Air Force has planned or made to develop 
                        complementary or alternative solutions for M-
                        code to obtain positioning, navigation, and 
                        timing information through new signals, 
                        systems, and subsystems; and
                            ``(iii) the extent to which the military 
                        departments have developed and fielded user 
                        equipment with the ability to use M-code and 
                        complementary or alternative solutions.
            ``(2) Timing.--The Comptroller General shall provide to the 
        congressional defense committees--
                    ``(A) not later than March 1, 2025, the briefing 
                required by paragraph (1)(B);
                    ``(B) a report on the matters described in that 
                paragraph, to be submitted on a date agreed upon at 
                such briefing; and
                    ``(C) any subsequent briefing on the matters 
                described in that paragraph, as the Comptroller General 
                considers appropriate.''.

SEC. 1607. SENIOR ADVISOR FOR SPACE COMMAND, CONTROL, AND INTEGRATION.

    (a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Space Acquisition and Integration, acting as the service acquisition 
executive for the Air Force for space systems and programs, shall 
designate from among qualified officers and employees of the Department 
of Defense a Senior Advisor for Space Command, Control, and 
Integration.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The Senior Advisor shall be responsible for 
conducting oversight of all acquisition efforts within the authority of 
the Assistant Secretary with respect to developing, upgrading, 
deploying, and sustaining space command, control, and integration to 
meet the space command, control, and integration requirements of the 
combatant commands, including by monitoring system-level integration of 
each of the following:
            (1) Space domain sensors.
            (2) Space catalog.
            (3) Target recognition.
            (4) Weapons system selection and control.
            (5) Battle damage assessment.
            (6) Associated communications among elements of the space 
        control and command architecture of the Department of Defense.
    (c) Notification.--Not later than 10 days after the date on which a 
designation is made under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall 
notify the congressional defense committees of such designation.
    (d) Annual Review.--Not later than June 30 of each year, the Space 
Acquisition Council established by section 9021 of title 10, United 
States Code, shall review whether the requirements of the United States 
Space Command with respect to space command, control, and integration 
are being fulfilled.
    (e) Annual Briefing.--At the same time as the submission of each 
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, through fiscal year 2029, the Assistant Secretary, in 
consultation with the Commander of the United States Space Command, 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
status of all space command, control, and integration activities to 
support the missions of the Armed Forces. The briefing shall include--
            (1) accomplishments achieved in the year prior to the 
        submission of the respective budget; and
            (2) actions to meet the requirements of the United States 
        Space Command with respect to space command, control, and 
        integration that will be taken during the period covered by the 
        most recent future-years defense program submitted under 
        section 221 of title 10, United States Code, as of the date of 
        the briefing.

SEC. 1608. PILOT PROGRAM TO DEMONSTRATE HYBRID SATELLITE COMMUNICATION 
              ARCHITECTURE.

    (a) Program Required.--Beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration shall 
carry out a pilot program to demonstrate a hybrid satellite 
communication architecture at the Space Systems Command of the Space 
Force.
    (b) Requirements and Considerations.--In carrying out the pilot 
program under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall include in 
the hybrid satellite communication architecture at least one military 
satellite communications system, such as the Wideband Global Satcom 
system or the Micro Geostationary Earth Orbit system.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing that includes--
            (1) a description of the hybrid satellite communication 
        architecture developed under the pilot program under subsection 
        (a) and a summary of the results of the program as of the date 
        of the briefing; and
            (2) a plan for supporting the transition of the hybrid 
        satellite communication architecture efforts to a program of 
        record within the Space Force and the Space Systems Command.
    (d) Hybrid Satellite Communication Architecture.--In this section, 
the term ``hybrid satellite communication architecture'' means the 
network of integrated United States Government, allied Government, and 
commercially owned and operated capabilities both for on-orbit 
communication constellations and ground systems.

SEC. 1609. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED SPACE AND SATELLITE SECURITY 
              ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Assessment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of State, shall conduct an assessment of 
        space and satellite security for the purpose of identifying 
        mechanisms, such as improved multilateral data-sharing 
        agreements, that may be implemented to better protect ally and 
        partner countries in the area of responsibility of the United 
        States Central Command from hostile activities conducted by 
        adversaries against space systems of the United States or such 
        countries.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The assessment required by 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the threats posed to the 
                United States and ally or partner countries in the area 
                of responsibility of the United States Central Command 
                by adversaries, including Iran and its proxies, from 
                conducting hostile activities--
                            (i) against space systems of the United 
                        States or such countries; and
                            (ii) using capabilities originating from 
                        the space domain.
                    (B) A description of progress made in--
                            (i) advancing the integration of countries 
                        in the area of responsibility of the United 
                        States Central Command, including Israel, into 
                        existing multilateral space and satellite 
                        security partnerships; and
                            (ii) establishing such partnerships with 
                        such countries.
                    (C) A description of efforts among ally and partner 
                countries in the area of responsibility of the United 
                States Central Command to coordinate intelligence, 
                reconnaissance, and surveillance capabilities and 
                indicators and warnings with respect to the threats 
                described in subparagraph (A), and a description of 
                factors limiting the effectiveness of such efforts.
                    (D) An assessment of current gaps in the ability of 
                the Department of Defense to provide space situational 
                awareness for allies and partners in the area of 
                responsibility of the United States Central Command.
                    (E) A description of multilateral space situational 
                awareness data-sharing agreements and an integrated 
                space and satellite security architecture that would 
                improve collective security in the area of 
                responsibility of the United States Central Command.
                    (F) A description of current and planned efforts to 
                engage ally and partner countries in the area of 
                responsibility of the United States Central Command in 
                establishing such a multilateral space situational 
                awareness data-sharing agreement and an integrated 
                space and satellite security architecture.
                    (G) A description of key challenges in achieving 
                integrated space and satellite security described in 
                paragraph (1) using the metrics identified in 
                accordance with paragraph (3).
                    (H) Recommendations for development and the 
                implementation of an integrated space and satellite 
                security strategy based on such metrics.
                    (I) A cost estimate of establishing an integrated 
                space and satellite security strategy, and an 
                assessment of the resources that could be contributed 
                by ally and partner countries of the United States to 
                establish and strengthen such capabilities.
                    (J) Other matters the Secretary of Defense 
                considers relevant.
            (3) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall identify and 
        propose metrics to assess progress in the implementation of the 
        assessment required by paragraph (1).
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
        the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
        classified annex.
    (c) Protection of Sensitive Information.--Any activity carried out 
under this section shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately 
protects sensitive information and the national security interests of 
the United States.
    (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives.

SEC. 1610. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON COMMERCIAL SPACE STRATEGY OF THE SPACE 
              FORCE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that the strategy of the Space Force 
titled ``U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy'' published in 
April 2024, indicates that the Space Force intends to focus future 
efforts and resources on the following mission areas:
            (1) Satellite communications.
            (2) Space domain awareness.
            (3) Space access mobility and logistics.
            (4) Tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking.
            (5) Space-based environmental monitoring.
            (6) Cyberspace operations.
            (7) Command and control.
            (8) Positioning, navigation, and timing.
    (b) Briefing Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 10 days after the date on 
        which the budget of the President for each of fiscal years 2026 
        through 2029 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 
        of title 31, United States Code, the Chief of Space Operations, 
        in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
        for Space Acquisition and Integration, shall provide to the 
        congressional defense committees a briefing that includes the 
        information described in paragraph (2) with respect to each 
        mission area specified in subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall 
        include, with respect to each mission area specified in 
        subsection (a) for the fiscal year concerned, the following:
                    (A) Of the funds requested for the mission area, 
                the percentage that are expected to be used to fulfill 
                requirements through the provision of commercial 
                solutions compared to the percentage that are expected 
                to be used to fulfill such requirements through 
                programs of record.
                    (B) A description of the requirements for each 
                mission area and an explanation of whether and how the 
                use of commercial solutions has been considered for 
                fulfilling such requirements.
                    (C) A description of any training or wargaming 
                exercises that are expected to integrate commercial 
                solutions and include the participation of providers of 
                such solutions.
                    (D) Any force designs of the Space Warfighting 
                Analysis Center for which commercial solutions were 
                considered as part of a force design analysis from the 
                previous fiscal year.
                    (E) An update on the status of any efforts to 
                integrate commercial systems into respective Government 
                architecture.
                    (F) With respect to the contracts entered into to 
                support the mission area--
                            (i) the number of such contracts;
                            (ii) the types of contracts used;
                            (iii) the length of time covered by such 
                        contracts; and
                            (iv) the amount of funds committed under 
                        such contracts.
    (c) Commercial Solutions Defined.--In this section, the term 
``commercial solutions'' includes commercial products, commercial 
services, and providers of such products and services.

  Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

SEC. 1611. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN 
              COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE 
              COLLECTION ACTIVITIES.

    Section 431 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``December 31, 2024'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2028''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1)(A) be pre-coordinated with the Director of the 
        Central Intelligence Agency using procedures mutually agreed 
        upon by the Secretary of Defense and the Director; and
            ``(B) where appropriate, be supported by the Director; 
        and''.

SEC. 1612. CYBER INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITY.

    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 430c, as added by section 921, the 
following new section:
``Sec. 430d. Cyber intelligence capability
    ``(a) Requirement.--Not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall ensure that the Department of Defense has a dedicated cyber 
intelligence capability in support of the military cyber operations 
requirements for the warfighting missions of the United States Cyber 
Command, the other combatant commands, the military departments, the 
Defense Agencies, the Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense with respect to foundational, scientific and technical, and 
all-source intelligence on cyber technology development, capabilities, 
concepts of operation, operations, and plans and intentions of cyber 
threat actors.
    ``(b) Nonduplication.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary may not unnecessarily duplicate intelligence activities of 
the Department of Defense.
    ``(c) Resources.--(1) The Secretary shall ensure the defense budget 
materials submitted for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 
2027 include a request for funds necessary to carry out subsection (a).
    ``(2) The Secretary shall carry out subsection (a) using funds made 
available for the United States Cyber Command under the Military 
Intelligence Program.
    ``(3) The National Security Agency may not provide information 
technology services for the dedicated cyber intelligence capability 
under subsection (a) unless such services are provided under the 
Military Intelligence Program or the Information Systems Security 
Program.
    ``(d) Defense Budget Materials Defined.--In this section, the term 
`defense budget materials', with respect to a fiscal year, means the 
materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support 
of the budget for that fiscal year.''.
    (b) Report and Briefing.--
            (1) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary 
        of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report containing an implementation plan for 
        ensuring the dedicated cyber intelligence capability under 
        section 430d of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
        subsection (a). The implementation plan shall include--
                    (A) an articulation of the requirements for such 
                capability, including with respect to the number and 
                type of intelligence analysts or other personnel 
                required to fulfill those requirements;
                    (B) an assessment by the Director of Cost 
                Assessment and Program Evaluation with respect to the 
                estimated annual cost for developing and maintaining 
                such capability, including the initial budget 
                requirements for such capability for fiscal year 2027; 
                and
                    (C) an initial staffing plan, including the 
                development of specific career identifiers, a 
                recruiting plan, and a career progression plan.
            (2) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
        which the Secretary submits the report under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a briefing on the implementation plan contained in 
        the report.
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means the congressional defense committees and the Permanent 
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
        Representatives.

SEC. 1613. AUTHORITY OF ARMY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AGENTS.

    (a) Authority to Execute Warrants and Make Arrests.--Section 7377 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Civilian'' and 
        all that follows through the colon and inserting ``Certain 
        civilian special agents:''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Subsection (a) 
                applies''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) In addition to paragraph (1), during the four-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, subsection (a) applies to any 
employee of the Department of the Army who is a special agent of the 
Army Counterintelligence Command (or a successor to that command) whose 
duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating 
counterintelligence investigations in programs and operations of the 
Department of the Army.''.
    (b) Annual Report and Briefing.--Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than annually 
thereafter through 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the Committees on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives and Senate an annual report, and shall 
provide to such committees an annual briefing, on the administration of 
section 7377 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(a).

SEC. 1614. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AND 
              COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXPENSE AUTHORITY.

    (a) Codification.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1057 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 
        Stat. 1593) is--
                    (A) transferred to subchapter I of chapter 21 of 
                title 10, United States Code;
                    (B) inserted after section 429 of such title; and
                    (C) redesignated as section 429a.
            (2) Section heading typeface and typestyle.--Section 429a 
        of title 10, as added by paragraph (1), is amended--
                    (A) in the enumerator, by striking ``SEC.'' and 
                inserting ``Sec. ''; and
                    (B) in the section heading--
                            (i) by striking the period at the end; and
                            (ii) by conforming the typeface and 
                        typestyle, including capitalization, to the 
                        typeface and typestyle as used in the section 
                        heading of section 430b of such title.
    (b) Permanent Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 429a, as added 
by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is amended by striking ``for any 
of fiscal years 2020 through 2025''.
    (c) Annual Reports.--Subsection (d) of such section 429a is amended 
by striking ``Not later than December 31 of each of 2020 through 2025'' 
and inserting ``Not later than December 31 of each year''.
    (d) Limitation on Delegations.--Subsection (e) of such section 429a 
is amended by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$200,000''.
    (e) Exclusive Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Such section 429a is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
                (g); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
                new subsection (f):
    ``(f) Nonapplication of Section 127.--The authority provided by 
subsection (a) shall be the exclusive authority available to the 
Secretary of Defense to expend amounts made available for the Military 
Intelligence Program for intelligence and counterintelligence objects 
of a confidential, extraordinary, or emergency nature.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 127(a) of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new sentence: ``The authority to expend amounts made 
        available for the Military Intelligence Program for 
        intelligence and counterintelligence objects of a confidential, 
        extraordinary, or emergency nature is provided by section 429a 
        of this title instead of this section.''.

SEC. 1615. INTELLIGENCE ADVICE AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR 
              GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL IN THE DEFEAT OF HAMAS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Director of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency are authorized to continue, as directed by 
the President of the United States, to jointly cooperate with the 
Government of Israel on defense intelligence, advice, and support, to 
the extent practicable and consistent with United States objectives, to 
support Israel's pursuit of the lasting defeat of Hamas.
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 90 days 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate a briefing on the intelligence, advice, and support 
provided to assist the Government of Israel in achieving the objectives 
described in subsection (a).
    (c) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (a) shall terminate on 
the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                       Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces

SEC. 1621. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR 
              DETERRENCE, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE POLICY AND 
              PROGRAMS; IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE 
              SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--Section 138(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(4) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense 
Policy and Programs. The Assistant Secretary is the principal civilian 
adviser to the Secretary of Defense on nuclear deterrence policies, 
operations, and associated programs within the senior management of the 
Department of Defense. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary 
shall be the overall supervision of nuclear deterrence policy, 
resources, and activities of the Department of Defense.
            ``(A) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
        the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary shall--
                    ``(i) advise and assist the Secretary of Defense, 
                the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of 
                Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under 
                Secretary of Defense for Policy in the development and 
                supervision of policy, program planning and execution, 
                and allocation and use of resources for the activities 
                of the Department of Defense on all matters relating to 
                the sustainment, operation, and modernization of United 
                States nuclear forces as defined in section 499c(d) of 
                this title;
                    ``(ii) communicate views on issues within the 
                responsibility of the Assistant Secretary directly to 
                the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of 
                Defense without obtaining the approval or concurrence 
                of any other official within the Department of Defense;
                    ``(iii) serve as the Staff Director of the Nuclear 
                Weapons Council established by section 179 of this 
                title;
                    ``(iv) serve as the principal Department of Defense 
                civilian responsible for oversight of portfolio 
                management for nuclear forces established by section 
                499c of this title;
                    ``(v) serve as the principal interface with the 
                Department of Energy on issues relating to nuclear 
                fuels;
                    ``(vi) in coordination with the Assistant Secretary 
                of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, 
                advise the Secretary of Defense on nuclear energy 
                matters; and
                    ``(vii) advise and assist the Secretary of Defense, 
                the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of 
                Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under 
                Secretary of Defense for Policy on all matters relating 
                to the defense against chemical, biological, and other 
                weapons of mass destruction.
            ``(B) Unless otherwise directed by the President or 
        statute, no officer other than the Secretary of Defense, Deputy 
        Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of Defense 
        for Policy may intervene to exercise authority, direction, or 
        control over the Assistant Secretary in the discharge of 
        responsibilities specified in subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Modification of Duties for Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment.--Section 133b(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (B) by adding after subparagraph (C), the 
                following:
                    ``(D) chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council 
                established by section 179 of this title; and
                    ``(E) co-chairman of the Council on Oversight of 
                the National Leadership Command, Control, and 
                Communications System established by section 171a of 
                this title;''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
            ``(6) overseeing--
                    ``(A) the sustainment and modernization of United 
                States nuclear forces, including the nuclear command, 
                control, and communications system; and
                    ``(B) military department and Defense Agency 
                programs to develop defenses against chemical and 
                biological weapons and capabilities to counter weapons 
                of mass destruction;''.
    (c) Modification of Duties for Under Secretary for Defense for 
Policy.--Section 134(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end, the following new subparagraph 
        (F):
            ``(F) the development of strategic policy guidance for the 
        Department of Defense to enable the achievement of Presidential 
        objectives outlined within the nuclear weapons employment 
        guidance of the United States, as described in section 491 of 
        this title.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--The following provisions of law are 
amended by striking ``Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense 
Programs'' each place it appears and inserting ``Nuclear Deterrence, 
Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs'':
            (1) Section 179(c) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Section 492b(b)(2) of such title.
            (3) Section 2284(b)(3)(E) of such title.
            (4) Section 1412(m) of the Department of Defense 
        Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(m)).
            (5) Section 1067(a)(1) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (50 U.S.C. 1528(a)(1)).

SEC. 1622. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING 
              INTEGRATED TACTICAL WARNING AND ATTACK ASSESSMENT MISSION 
              OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.

    Section 1666 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2617) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2030''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``the Commander of the United 
                States Strategic Command'' and inserting ``the Under 
                Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 
                the Commander of the United States Strategic 
                Command,'';
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Inability To Certify.--If the Commander of the United States 
Space Command does not make a certification under subsection (a) by 
March 31 of any year in which a certification is required under such 
subsection, the Secretary of the Air Force shall--
            ``(1) not later than June 30 of that year, consolidate all 
        terrestrial and aerial components of the integrated tactical 
        warning and attack assessment system of the Department of the 
        Air Force that are survivable and endurable under the major 
        command of the Department of the Air Force commanded by the 
        single general officer that is responsible for all aspects of 
        the Department of the Air Force nuclear mission, as described 
        by Air Force Program Action Directive D16-01, dated August 2, 
        2016; and
            ``(2) not later than April 30 of that year, submit to the 
        Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a 
        report describing a plan to achieve such certification, and the 
        status of programs and plans to meet the requirements of 
        Presidential directives and Department of Defense policies 
        applicable to integrated tactical warning and attack assessment 
        systems that are survivable and endurable.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
requirement of paragraph (1) of subsection (b), if the Secretary 
certifies to the congressional defense committees that--
            ``(1) the plan described in paragraph (2) of that 
        subsection is sufficient to ensure that the Department of the 
        Air Force is able to satisfy the criteria under subsection (a);
            ``(2) resourcing for executing such plan shall be 
        addressed, to the maximum extent possible, within the current 
        fiscal year; and
            ``(3) any additional resources necessary to execute such 
        plan shall be included in future budgetary requests of the 
        Department of Defense.''.

SEC. 1623. PERIODIC UPDATES ON THE MODERNIZATION OF THE STRATEGIC 
              AUTOMATED COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM.

    Section 1644 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 598) is amended by adding at 
the end the following subsection:
    ``(c) Periodic Updates.--Beginning not later than March 1, 2025, 
and not later than each of March 1 and September 1 annually thereafter, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on the progress of the modernization 
effort described in subsection (a).''.

SEC. 1624. MODIFIED REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT ON THE PLAN FOR THE NUCLEAR 
              WEAPONS STOCKPILE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX, NUCLEAR 
              WEAPONS DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMMAND AND 
              CONTROL SYSTEM.

    Section 492a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Annual'' and inserting 
        ``Biennial'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the odd-
                numbered'' after ``for each of''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking ``year'' both 
                places it appears and inserting ``report''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
                    (B) by striking ``Budget Office.--'' and all that 
                follows through ``Not later than July 1'' and inserting 
                ``Budget Office.--Not later than July 1'';
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 
                and (D) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), 
                respectively;
                    (D) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by 
                striking ``covered odd-numbered fiscal year report'' 
                and inserting ``report required under subsection (a)'';
                    (E) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``covered odd-numbered fiscal year''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``covered odd-numbered fiscal year''.

SEC. 1625. MATTERS RELATING TO PILOT PROGRAM ON DEVELOPMENT OF REENTRY 
              VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS.

    Section 1645 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4421 note prec.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking, ``The Secretary of the Air Force'' 
                and inserting, ``The Secretary of the Army, the 
                Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air 
                Force, acting jointly or separately,'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
                new paragraph (2):
            ``(2) expand the availability of operationally qualifiable 
        vendors within the defense industrial base;''; and
                    (D) by striking, ``reentry vehicles'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``reentry vehicles and reentry 
                systems'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``the Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``each Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and systems'' and inserting ``and 
                reentry systems'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Coordination.--If the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of 
the Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force, acting jointly or 
separately, carries out a pilot program under this section, such 
Secretary or Secretaries shall ensure that the activities under the 
pilot program are carried out in coordination with the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Director of the Missile 
Defense Agency.'';
            (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Semiannual Briefings.--Not later than March 1 and September 1 
of each year in which the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the 
Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force, acting jointly or separately, 
carries out a pilot program under this section, such Secretary or 
Secretaries shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on the activities of the pilot program.''.

SEC. 1626. EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR LONG RANGE STANDOFF CAPABILITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force may reconvert the 
B-52 bombers that had been modified to carry only conventional weapons 
to conform to the Treaty between the United States of America and the 
Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation 
of Strategic Offensive Arms signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into 
force on February 5, 2011 (commonly known as the ``New START Treaty''), 
to be able to carry nuclear weapons.
    (b) Conversion of B-52 Bombers.--If the Secretary elects to 
exercise the authority under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) not later than 30 days after the expiration of the New 
        Start Treaty, commence the process of making available for 
        nuclear certification the B-52 bombers described in subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) ensure the reconversion of B-52 bombers described in 
        such subsection is complete by not later than December 31, 
        2029.
    (c) Funding Profile for Increased Production of the Long Range 
Standoff Weapon.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the funding profile 
necessary, by fiscal year, to expand by one-third the planned purchase 
of the Long Range Standoff Weapon.

SEC. 1627. MATTERS RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE 
              MISSILE.

    (a) James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023.--Section 1642 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 
2945) is amended by striking ``W80-4 warhead'' each place it appears 
and inserting ``W80-4 ALT or an alternative warhead''.
    (b) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.--
Section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 595) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``nuclear weapon project 
                        for'' and inserting ``nuclear weapon system 
                        project with''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(or an alternative 
                        warhead in accordance subsection (e))'' after 
                        ``W80-4 ALT warhead'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``W80-4 ALT''; 
                and inserting ``nuclear weapon system''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``W80-4 ALT 
                nuclear weapon project'' and inserting ``nuclear weapon 
                system'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``W80-4 ALT project'' 
        and inserting ``nuclear weapon system project described in 
        subsection (a)(3)'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as 
        subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection (e):
    ``(e) Selection of a Nuclear Weapon System With an Alternative 
Warhead.--
            ``(1) Briefing, certification, and waiting period.--For 
        purposes of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary of Defense, in 
        coordination with the Secretary of Energy, may carry out a 
        nuclear weapons system project with an alternative warhead to 
        the W80-4 ALT warhead, if--
                    ``(A) the Secretaries jointly provide to the 
                congressional defense committees a briefing that 
                includes--
                            ``(i) a description of the alternative 
                        warhead to be developed under the project;
                            ``(ii) an estimate and description of the 
                        balance among the costs, schedule, and 
                        programmatic impacts for the research, 
                        development, and production of such alternative 
                        warhead;
                            ``(iii) an explanation of the reasons the 
                        Secretaries intend to develop a nuclear weapon 
                        system with such alternative warhead instead 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) the W80-4 ALT warhead; or
                                    ``(II) any other warhead options 
                                that may have been considered;
                            ``(iv) a written certification from the 
                        Secretaries that--
                                    ``(I) if selected as the preferred 
                                option, the nuclear weapon system with 
                                the alternative warhead is expected to 
                                more favorably balance military 
                                effectiveness, cost, schedule, and 
                                programmatic impacts than the nuclear 
                                weapons system with the W80-4 ALT 
                                warhead; and
                                    ``(II) any funds required for such 
                                alternative warhead will be included in 
                                the materials submitted by the 
                                Secretaries in support of the budget of 
                                the President (as submitted to Congress 
                                pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
                                United States Code) until the selected 
                                warhead achieves full operational 
                                capability, as determined by the 
                                Commander of United States Strategic 
                                Command; and
                    ``(B) a period of 45 days has elapsed following the 
                date on which such briefing was provided.
            ``(2) Form of briefing.--The briefing under paragraph 
        (1)(A) may be submitted in classified form.''.
    (c) Establishment of Program Element.--Beginning on the date of the 
submission of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026 in 
accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall--
            (1) establish a separate, dedicated program element for the 
        development of a nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile 
        within the budget program elements for Navy Strategic Systems 
        Programs; and
            (2) ensure that Navy activities in support of such 
        development are executed within such program element.
    (d) Funding Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for 
operations and maintenance, Navy, and made available to the Secretary 
of the Navy for the travel of persons, not more than 90 percent may be 
obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy 
submits to the congressional defense committees a certification that 
the Department of the Navy--
            (1) has established and staffed a program office for the 
        development of a nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile 
        required by section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2024; and
            (2) is taking the steps required to comply with the 
        direction promulgated by Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment memorandum titled ``Nuclear-Armed, 
        Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Program Material Development 
        Decision Acquisition Memorandum,'' dated March 21, 2024.

SEC. 1628. AVAILABILITY OF AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT FUNDS FOR HEAT SHIELD 
              MATERIAL FOR MARK 21A REENTRY VEHICLE.

    The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into contracts for the 
life-of-program procurement of heat shield material and related 
processing activities for the Mark 21A reentry vehicle.

SEC. 1629. CONDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SENTINEL INTERCONTINENTAL 
              BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable that--
            (1) the contract structure for the Sentinel 
        intercontinental ballistic missile (previously referred to as 
        the ``ground-based strategic weapon'') program allows for 
        maximum Federal Government oversight of--
                    (A) the Aerospace Vehicle Segment program area;
                    (B) the Launch Control Center program area; and
                    (C) the Launch Control Facility program area;
            (2) such Federal Government oversight includes Federal 
        Government control of--
                    (A) preliminary and critical design reviews 
                entrance criteria, exit criteria; and
                    (B) certification of completion at the subsystem 
                level through total system architecture; and
            (3) there are opportunities for competition throughout the 
        lifecycle of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile 
        program, including competition across each of the program areas 
        specified in paragraph (1).
    (b) Report.--If the Under Secretary completes a revised Milestone B 
approval for such program, the Under Secretary shall, not later than 60 
days after the date on which the Under Secretary completes such 
approval, submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
includes a description of how the Under Secretary intends to satisfy 
the requirements of subsection (a).
    (c) Milestone B Approval Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Milestone B approval'' has the meaning given in section 4172 of title 
10, United States Code.

SEC. 1630. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 
              MISSILES OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the 
following, and the Department may not otherwise take any action to do 
the following:
            (1) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or 
        alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
        United States.
            (2) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity of deployed 
        intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a 
        number less than 400.
    (b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any of the following activities:
            (1) The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental 
        ballistic missiles.
            (2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of 
        intercontinental ballistic missiles.
            (3) Facilitating the transition from the LGM-30G Minuteman 
        III intercontinental ballistic missile to the LGM-35A Sentinel 
        intercontinental ballistic missile.

SEC. 1631. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ALTERING AIR FORCE GLOBAL 
              STRIKE COMMAND.

    (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the 
Department of the Air Force may be obligated or expended to alter or 
adjust the existing composition, roles, or responsibilities of Air 
Force Global Strike Command in the--
            (1) development of military requirements relating to 
        strategic deterrence; or
            (2) execution of Joint Forces Air Component Command 
        operational and planning support for United States Strategic 
        Command.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than April 30, 2025, the Secretary 
of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of United States 
Strategic Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report outlining a plan for ensuring that any future adjustments to 
the composition, roles, or responsibilities of Air Force Global Strike 
Command will not adversely affect the missions of the Air Force Global 
Strike Command in supporting the operational requirements of the United 
States Strategic Command or activities of the Department of Defense to 
achieve Presidential nuclear employment guidance objectives.
    (c) Termination.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall 
terminate 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air 
Force submits the report required by subsection (b).

SEC. 1632. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS TO DISMANTLE B83-1 NUCLEAR 
              GRAVITY BOMB.

    (a) Limitation on Travel Expenses.--Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2025 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
for travel expenses, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or 
expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
defense committees the proposed strategy required by paragraph (3) of 
subsection (b) of section 1674 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
    (b) Limitation on Use to Dismantle.--Except as provided in 
subsection (c), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Department 
of Energy may be used to dismantle B83-1 nuclear gravity bombs.
    (c) Exceptions.--The limitation on the use of funds under 
subsection (b) shall not apply--
            (1) if the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 
        submits to the congressional defense committees a certification 
        that--
                    (A) the use of funds described in such subsection 
                to dismantle B83-1 nuclear gravity bombs is in the best 
                interest of the United States; and
                    (B) there are no gaps as of the date of the 
                submission of such certification in the strategic 
                deterrence posture of the United States; or
            (2) with respect to the dismantlement of B83-1 nuclear 
        gravity bombs for the purpose of supporting safety and 
        surveillance, sustainment, life extension or modification 
        programs for the B83-1 or other weapons currently in, or 
        planned to become part of, the nuclear weapons stockpile of the 
        United States.

SEC. 1633. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING SUBMISSION OF 
              PLAN FOR DECREASING THE TIME TO UPLOAD ADDITIONAL 
              WARHEADS TO THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FLEET.

    Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal 
year 2025 for operation and maintenance, Air Force, and available for 
the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for the travel of persons, 
not more than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 
which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the plan required by 
section 1650 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 601).

SEC. 1634. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING SUBMISSION OF 
              INFORMATION ON OPTIONS FOR ENHANCING NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
              SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACCESS TO THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL 
              BASE.

    Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal 
year 2025 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available to 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base 
Policy for the travel of persons, not more than 90 percent may be 
obligated or expended until the date on which the Assistant Secretary 
provides the briefing on options for enhancing National Nuclear 
Security Administration access to the defense industrial base required 
by the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
accompanying S.2226 of the 118th Congress (Senate Report 118-58).

SEC. 1635. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Administrator for Nuclear Security and other individuals as the 
Secretary determines appropriate, shall commence the implementation of 
a strategy for promoting the development of a skilled manufacturing and 
high-demand vocational trade workforce to support the expansion of the 
national technology and industrial base and nuclear security 
enterprise.
    (b) Report; Briefings.--
            (1) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the development 
        of the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
        submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate a report that outlines the 
        strategy and includes a detailed description of measures to 
        implement the strategy, including planned schedules and 
        progress milestones.
            (2) Briefings.--Beginning in 2026, and on a biennial basis 
        until 2032, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial 
        Base Policy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
        of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on 
        progress made in implementing the strategy under subsection 
        (a).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``national technology and industrial base'' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of title 10, 
        United States Code.
            (2) The term ``nuclear security enterprise'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy 
        Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501).

SEC. 1636. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES DURING DELIVERY 
              VEHICLE TRANSITION.

    (a) Plan Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter through 2031, the 
Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan for deployed strategic nuclear 
warheads over the covered period, during which changes are expected to 
be made to strategic delivery systems.
    (b) Elements.--Each plan under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) A baseline strategy for maintaining a minimum of 1,550 
        nuclear warheads deployed on land-based intercontinental 
        ballistic missiles, submarine-launched intercontinental 
        ballistic missiles, and counted for deployed heavy bombers (as 
        defined under the New START Treaty) during the covered period.
            (2) For each year of the covered period, an estimate of the 
        number of available strategic delivery systems, by type, and 
        the number of deployed warheads associated with such systems.
            (3) A summary of operational considerations, including, as 
        necessary, the identification of areas in which greater risk is 
        being accepted.
            (4) A description of contingency plans in the event of 
        reduced strategic delivery system availability due to 
        programmatic delays, aging, or other such factors.
            (5) A review of the importance and impact of nuclear risk 
        and reduction arms control.
            (6) Any other matters the Commander of the United States 
        Strategic Command determines appropriate for inclusion in the 
        plan.
    (c) Coordination.--In preparing each plan required under this 
section, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall 
coordinate with--
            (1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
        Sustainment;
            (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and
            (3) the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
    (d) Definitions.--
            (1) The term ``covered period'' means the period beginning 
        on January 1, 2028, and ending on January 1, 2036.
            (2) The term ``New START Treaty'' means the Treaty between 
        the United States of America and the Russian Federation on 
        Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic 
        Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force 
        on February 5, 2011.
            (3) The term ``strategic delivery system'' means land-based 
        intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched 
        intercontinental ballistic missiles, long range air-launched 
        cruise missiles, and nuclear-capable heavy bomber aircraft.

SEC. 1637. REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 
              CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC POSTURE OF THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States 
that--
            (1) the deterrence of strategic attacks, and in particular 
        nuclear attacks, against the United States and its allies is 
        the highest defense priority of the United States; and
            (2) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy 
        are provided with all necessary authorities and resources 
        required to ensure the maintenance of a modern, effective 
        strategic deterrent to meet the emerging suite of unprecedented 
        strategic threats against the United States.
    (b) In General.--Not later than March 31 of each of years 2025 
through 2030, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, 
acting through the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
progress of each such Secretary with respect to implementing the 
recommendations made by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic 
Posture of the United States established under section 1687 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117-81) in the document titled ``America's Strategic Posture: The Final 
Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the 
United States'' (and dated October 2023).
    (c) Elements.--Each briefing required by subsection (b) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the extent to which the implementation 
        of each recommendation may contribute to the deterrence of 
        particular threats anticipated during the period covered by 
        such document.
            (2) A determination of whether each recommendation has 
        been, or will be, implemented by the Secretary of Defense or 
        the Secretary of Energy.
            (3) For each recommendation that has been, or will be, 
        implemented--
                    (A) the plan for such implementation, or, if 
                applicable, a description of how such recommendation 
                was implemented;
                    (B) an estimate of the cost of implementation;
                    (C) the timeline for such implementation; and
                    (D) a description of any additional resources the 
                Secretary concerned determines necessary for such 
                implementation.
            (4) In the case of a recommendation the Secretary concerned 
        determines the relevant Department is already implementing 
        through a separate effort, the analysis and justification of 
        the Secretary for such determination.
            (5) A description of any anticipated impacts to the Defense 
        Industrial Base or the Nuclear Security Enterprise required to 
        support a recommendation, and any projected net benefits to the 
        economic competitiveness of the United States.
            (6) A description of the impact, if any, of implementing a 
        recommendation with respect to other activities of the 
        Department of Defense or the Department of Energy.
            (7) Such other information as the Chairman of the Nuclear 
        Weapons Council determines relevant.

SEC. 1638. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO USE OF ARTIFICIAL 
              INTELLIGENCE TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC DETERRENCE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the considered use of artificial intelligence and 
        machine learning tools presents opportunities to strengthen the 
        security of critical strategic communications and early warning 
        networks, improve the efficiency of planning processes to 
        reduce the risk of collateral damage, and enhance U.S. 
        capabilities for modeling weapons functionality in support of 
        stockpile stewardship; and
            (2) even with such applications, particular care must be 
        taken to ensure that the incorporation of artificial 
        intelligence and machine learning tools does not increase the 
        risk that our Nation's most critical strategic assets can be 
        compromised.
    (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States 
that the use of artificial intelligence efforts should not compromise 
the integrity of nuclear safeguards, whether through the functionality 
of weapons systems, the validation of communications from command 
authorities, or the principle of requiring positive human actions in 
execution of decisions by the President with respect to the employment 
of nuclear weapons.

                  Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs

SEC. 1641. EXPANSION OF CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO MISSILE 
              DEFENSE INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS TO APPLY TO PEOPLE'S 
              REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    Section 5551 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 
1649, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or the People's 
        Republic of China'' after ``the Russian Federation'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or the People's 
        Republic of China'' after ``the Russian Federation''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or the People's 
        Republic of China'' after ``the Russian Federation''.

SEC. 1642. ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SITE FOR PROTECTION OF UNITED 
              STATES HOMELAND.

    (a) Establishment of Additional Interceptor Site.--Subject to the 
availability of appropriations for such purpose, not later than 
December 31, 2030, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall 
establish a fully operational third continental United States 
interceptor site on the East Coast of the United States. The Director 
shall establish such site at a location optimized to support the 
defense of the homeland of the United States from emerging long-range 
missile threats.
    (b) Coordination.--In establishing the interceptor site required 
under subsection (a), the Director shall coordinate with the commander 
of the relevant combatant command.
    (c) Plan and Updates.--Concurrent with the submission of the budget 
of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the 
Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees--
            (1) a plan for establishing the interceptor site required 
        under subsection (a); and
            (2) an update on the progress of the Director in 
        establishing such site.

SEC. 1643. ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING ENHANCEMENT OF JORDANIAN AIR 
              AND MISSILE DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State and the Commander of the United States Central 
Command, may seek to advise and assist the Kingdom of Jordan in 
enhancing capabilities for countering air and missile threats from Iran 
and groups linked to Iran, including the threat from unmanned aerial 
systems, that threaten the United States, Jordan, and other allies and 
partners of the United States.
    (b) Protection of Sensitive Technology and Information.--The 
Secretary shall ensure that any advice or assistance provided under 
this section appropriately protects sensitive technology and 
information and the national security interests of the United States 
and Jordan.
    (c) Middle East Integrated Air and Missile Defense.--Pursuant to 
section 1658 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2951), the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall assess the feasibility of including Jordan in a multinational 
integrated air and missile defense architecture to protect the people, 
infrastructure, and territory of Jordan from cruise and ballistic 
missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from 
Iran and groups linked to Iran.

SEC. 1644. IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM AND ISRAELI 
              COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM CO-DEVELOPMENT AND 
              CO-PRODUCTION.

    (a) Iron Dome Short-range Rocket Defense System.--
            (1) Availability of funds.--Of the funds authorized to be 
        appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for procurement, 
        Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not 
        more than $110,000,000 may be provided to the Government of 
        Israel to procure components for the Iron Dome short-range 
        rocket defense system through co-production of such components 
        in the United States by industry of the United States.
            (2) Conditions.--
                    (A) Agreement.--Funds described in paragraph (1) 
                for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program 
                shall be available subject to the terms and conditions 
                in the Agreement Between the Department of Defense of 
                the United States of America and the Ministry of 
                Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome 
                Defense System Procurement, signed on March 5, 2014, as 
                amended to include co-production for Tamir 
                interceptors.
                    (B) Certification.--Not later than 30 days prior to 
                the initial obligation of funds described in paragraph 
                (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
                Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate 
                congressional committees--
                            (i) a certification that the amended 
                        bilateral international agreement specified in 
                        subparagraph (A) is being implemented as 
                        provided in such agreement;
                            (ii) an assessment detailing any risks 
                        relating to the implementation of such 
                        agreement; and
                            (iii) for system improvements resulting in 
                        modified Iron Dome components and Tamir 
                        interceptor sub-components, a certification 
                        that the Government of Israel has demonstrated 
                        successful completion of Production Readiness 
                        Reviews, including the validation of production 
                        lines, the verification of component 
                        conformance, and the verification of 
                        performance to specification as defined in the 
                        Iron Dome Defense System Procurement Agreement, 
                        as further amended.
    (b) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, David's Sling 
Weapon System Co-production.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), of the funds 
        authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for 
        procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile 
        Defense Agency not more than $40,000,000 may be provided to the 
        Government of Israel to procure the David's Sling Weapon 
        System, including for co-production of parts and components in 
        the United States by United States industry.
            (2) Agreement.--Provision of funds specified in paragraph 
        (1) shall be subject to the terms and conditions in the 
        bilateral co-production agreement, including--
                    (A) a one-for-one cash match is made by Israel or 
                in another matching amount that otherwise meets best 
                efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and 
                Israel); and
                    (B) co-production of parts, components, and all-up 
                rounds (if appropriate) in the United States by United 
                States industry for the David's Sling Weapon System is 
                not less than 50 percent.
            (3) Certification and assessment.--The Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees--
                    (A) a certification that the Government of Israel 
                has demonstrated the successful completion of the 
                knowledge points, technical milestones, and Production 
                Readiness Reviews required by the research, 
                development, and technology agreement and the bilateral 
                co-production agreement for the David's Sling Weapon 
                System; and
                    (B) an assessment detailing any risks relating to 
                the implementation of such agreement.
    (c) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, Arrow 3 Upper Tier 
Interceptor Program Co-production.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds 
        authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for 
        procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile 
        Defense Agency not more than $50,000,000 may be provided to the 
        Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor 
        Program, including for co-production of parts and components in 
        the United States by United States industry.
            (2) Certification.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a certification that--
                    (A) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the 
                successful completion of the knowledge points, 
                technical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews 
                required by the research, development, and technology 
                agreement for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor 
                Program;
                    (B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will be 
                provided on the basis of a one-for-one cash match made 
                by Israel or in another matching amount that otherwise 
                meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United 
                States and Israel);
                    (C) the United States has entered into a bilateral 
                international agreement with Israel that establishes, 
                with respect to the use of such funds--
                            (i) in accordance with subparagraph (D), 
                        the terms of co-production of parts and 
                        components on the basis of the greatest 
                        practicable co-production of parts, components, 
                        and all-up rounds (if appropriate) by United 
                        States industry and minimizes nonrecurring 
                        engineering and facilitization expenses to the 
                        costs needed for co-production;
                            (ii) complete transparency on the 
                        requirement of Israel for the number of 
                        interceptors and batteries that will be 
                        procured, including with respect to the 
                        procurement plans, acquisition strategy, and 
                        funding profiles of Israel;
                            (iii) technical milestones for co-
                        production of parts and components and 
                        procurement;
                            (iv) a joint affordability working group to 
                        consider cost reduction initiatives; and
                            (v) joint approval processes for third-
                        party sales; and
                    (D) the level of co-production described in 
                subparagraph (C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier 
                Interceptor Program is not less than 50 percent.
    (d) Number.--In carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and 
paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under Secretary may submit--
            (1) one certification covering both the David's Sling 
        Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; 
        or
            (2) separate certifications for each respective system.
    (e) Timing.--The Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees the certification and assessment under subsection 
(b)(3) and the certification under subsection (c)(2) not later than 30 
days before the funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and 
(c) for the respective system covered by the certification are provided 
to the Government of Israel.
    (f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The congressional defense committees.
            (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
            (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives.

SEC. 1645. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 
              MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, 
              AND PROCEDURES.

    Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering for travel, not more than 90 percent may 
be obligated or expended until the date on which such Under Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees a certification that a 
notification to repeal, replace, or supersede the Directive-type 
Memorandum 20-002 has been submitted--
            (1) in accordance with section 205(b) of title 10, United 
        States Code; and
            (2) pursuant to section 1667 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 
        U.S.C. 205 note).

SEC. 1646. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO 
              INCIDENTS THAT AFFECT AVAILABILITY OF UNITED STATES 
              HOMELAND MISSILE DEFENSES.

    (a) Requirement.--If the Secretary of Defense determines that an 
incident has affected the availability of the ground-based midcourse 
defense system, or has impeded the function of such system, in a manner 
that inhibits the capability of such system to adequately respond to 
the operational mission of such system as required by the Commander of 
the United States Northern Command, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate Members of Congress a notification of such incident by not 
later than 24 hours after the Secretary makes such determination.
    (b) Appropriate Members of Congress Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``appropriate Members of Congress'' means each chair and ranking 
member of the congressional defense committees.

SEC. 1647. PLAN FOR COMPREHENSIVE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR 
              COVERAGE OF GUAM.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, in 
coordination with the Secretary of the Army, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Director of the 
Missile Defense Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan, including an implementation schedule, for--
            (1) providing simultaneous radar coverage of ballistic 
        missile threats against Guam from the People's Republic of 
        China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and
            (2) enabling the effective engagement of Terminal High 
        Altitude Area Defense interceptors against incoming ballistic 
        missile attacks on Guam, as required.

SEC. 1648. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON MISSILE DEFENSE OF GUAM.

    (a) Briefings Required.--Concurrent with the first submission to 
Congress of a budget pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act, and with each 
submission of a budget to Congress pursuant to such section until the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines 
that the missile defense system protecting Guam achieves full 
operational capability, the Under Secretary shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the missile defense of 
Guam.
    (b) Elements.--Each briefing under subsection (a) shall cover the 
following:
            (1) The current architecture of the missile defense system 
        protecting Guam as compared to the prior year.
            (2) A consolidated list of funds estimated within the most 
        recent future-years defense program under section 221 of title 
        10, United States Code, for the missile defense of Guam as 
        compared to the prior fiscal year, including with respect to--
                    (A) missile defense systems;
                    (B) missile defense interceptors;
                    (C) network and communications systems;
                    (D) research, development, test, and evaluation;
                    (E) software development;
                    (F) military construction;
                    (G) operations and maintenance, including advanced 
                planning and infrastructure sustainment, renovation, 
                and maintenance funds;
                    (H) civilian and military personnel, including 
                quality of life supporting functions; and
                    (I) such other matters as the Under Secretary 
                considers appropriate.
    (c) Major Highlights.--Each briefing under subsection (a) shall 
include notable highlights and changes affecting the progress towards 
initial and full operational capability of the missile defense system 
protecting Guam.

SEC. 1649. ORGANIZATION AND CODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING 
              TO MISSILE DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new part:

     ``PART VI--ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS

                         ``Subpart A--Elements

                     ``CHAPTER 551--MISSILE DEFENSE

                      ``subchapter i--organization

``5501. National missile defense policy.
``5502. Missile defense agency.

             ``subchapter ii--budget and acquisition matters

``5511. Ballistic missile defense programs: program elements.
``5512. Ballistic missile defense programs: display of amounts for 
                            research, development, test, and 
                            evaluation.
``5513. Unfunded priorities of the missile defense agency: annual 
                            report.
``5514. Acquisition accountability on the missile defense system.
``5515. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program and 
                            budget assessment.

             ``subchapter iii--missile defense capabilities

``5531. Technical authority for integrated air and missile defense 
                            activities and programs.
``5532. Hypersonic defense capability development.
``5533. Required testing of ground-based midcourse defense element of 
                            ballistic missile defense system.
``5534. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense 
                            capabilities.
``5535. Development of requirements to support integrated air and 
                            missile defense capabilities.
``5536. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to 
                            production and deployment.
``5537. Limitation on Missile Defense Agency production of satellites 
                            and ground systems associated with 
                            operation of such satellites.

              ``subchapter iv--missile defense information

``5551. Prohibitions relating to missile defense information and 
                            systems.
``5552. Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities.
``5553. Provision of information on flight testing of ground-based 
                            midcourse national missile defense system.

                      ``SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION

``Sec. 5501. National missile defense policy
    ``It is the policy of the United States--
            ``(1) to research, develop, test, procure, deploy, and 
        sustain, with funding subject to the annual authorization of 
        appropriations for National Missile Defense, systems that 
        provide effective, layered missile defense capabilities to 
        defeat increasingly complex missile threats in all phases of 
        flight; and
            ``(2) to rely on nuclear deterrence to address more 
        sophisticated and larger quantity near-peer intercontinental 
        missile threats to the homeland of the United States.
``Sec. 5502. Missile defense agency
    ``(a) Appointment of Director.--The Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency shall be a general or flag officer appointed for a six-year 
term.
    ``(b) Deputy Director.--(1) There is a Deputy Director of the 
Missile Defense Agency, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
Defense from among the general officers on active duty in the Army, Air 
Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, or from among the flag officers on 
active duty in the Navy. In selecting an individual to serve as the 
Deputy Director, the Secretary of Defense shall select an individual 
who serves in a different armed force than the armed force in which the 
Director serves.
    ``(2) The Deputy Director shall be appointed for a term of not 
fewer than two, and not more than four years.
    ``(3) The Deputy Director shall be under the authority, direction, 
and control of the Director of the Missile Defense Agency.
    ``(4) The Deputy Director shall--
            ``(A) carry out such responsibilities as may be assigned by 
        the Director; and
            ``(B) serve as acting director during periods of absence by 
        the Director, or at such times as the office of the Director is 
        vacant.
    ``(c) Notification of Changes to Non-standard Acquisition and 
Requirements Processes and Responsibilities.--(1) The Secretary of 
Defense may not make any changes to the missile defense non-standard 
acquisition and requirements processes and responsibilities unless, 
with respect to those proposed changes--
            ``(A) the Secretary, without delegation, has taken each of 
        the actions specified in paragraph (2); and
            ``(B) a period of 120 days has elapsed following the date 
        on which the Secretary submits the report under subparagraph 
        (C) of such paragraph.
    ``(2) If the Secretary proposes to make changes to the missile 
defense non-standard acquisition and requirements processes and 
responsibilities, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) consult with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Policy, the Secretaries of the military departments, the 
        Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of the 
        United States Strategic Command, the Commander of the United 
        States Northern Command, and the Director of the Missile 
        Defense Agency, regarding the changes;
            ``(B) certify to the congressional defense committees that 
        the Secretary has coordinated the changes with, and received 
        the views of, the individuals referred to in subparagraph (A);
            ``(C) submit to the congressional defense committees a 
        report that contains--
                    ``(i) a description of the changes, the rationale 
                for the changes, and the views of the individuals 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to the 
                changes;
                    ``(ii) a certification that the changes will not 
                impair the missile defense capabilities of the United 
                States nor degrade the unique special acquisition 
                authorities of the Missile Defense Agency; and
                    ``(iii) with respect to any such changes to 
                Department of Defense Directive 5134.09, or successor 
                directive issued in accordance with this subsection, a 
                final draft of the proposed modified directive, both in 
                an electronic format and in a hard copy format; and
            ``(D) with respect to any such changes to Department of 
        Defense Directive 5134.09, or successor directive issued in 
        accordance with this subsection, provide to such committees a 
        briefing on the proposed modified directive described in 
        subparagraph (C)(iii).
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `non-standard acquisition and 
requirements processes and responsibilities' means the processes and 
responsibilities described in--
            ``(A) the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense titled 
        `Missile Defense Program Direction' signed on January 2, 2002, 
        as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection or 
        as modified in accordance with this subsection, or any 
        successor memorandum issued in accordance with this subsection;
            ``(B) Department of Defense Directive 5134.09, as in effect 
        on the date of the enactment of this subsection (without regard 
        to any modifications described in Directive-type Memorandum 20-
        002 of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or any amendments or 
        extensions thereto made before the date of such enactment), or 
        as modified in accordance with this subsection, or any 
        successor directive issued in accordance with this subsection; 
        and
            ``(C) United States Strategic Command Instruction 538-3 
        titled `MD Warfighter Involvement Process', as in effect on the 
        date of the enactment of this subsection or as modified in 
        accordance with this subsection, or any successor instruction 
        issued in accordance with this subsection.

            ``SUBCHAPTER II--BUDGET AND ACQUISITION MATTERS

``Sec. 5511. Ballistic missile defense programs: program elements
    ``(a) Program Elements Specified by President.--In the budget 
justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the 
Department of Defense budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the 
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31), the amount 
requested for activities of the Missile Defense Agency shall be set 
forth in accordance with such program elements as the President may 
specify.
    ``(b) Separate Program Elements for Programs Entering Engineering 
and Manufacturing Development.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that each ballistic missile defense program that enters 
engineering and manufacturing development is assigned a separate, 
dedicated program element.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `engineering and manufacturing 
development' means the period in the course of an acquisition program 
during which the primary objectives are to--
            ``(A) translate the most promising design approach into a 
        stable, interoperable, producible, supportable, and cost-
        effective design;
            ``(B) validate the manufacturing or production process; and
            ``(C) demonstrate system capabilities through testing.
    ``(c) Management and Support.--The amount requested for a fiscal 
year for any program element specified for that fiscal year pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall include requests for the amounts necessary for the 
management and support of the programs, projects, and activities 
contained in that program element.
``Sec. 5512. Ballistic missile defense programs: display of amounts for 
              research, development, test, and evaluation
    ``(a) Requirement.--Any amount in the budget submitted to Congress 
under section 1105 of title 31 for any fiscal year for research, 
development, test, and evaluation for the integration of a ballistic 
missile defense element into the overall ballistic missile defense 
architecture shall be set forth under the account of the Department of 
Defense for Defense-wide research, development, test, and evaluation 
and, within that account, under the subaccount (or other budget 
activity level) for the Missile Defense Agency.
    ``(b) Transfer Criteria.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish criteria for the transfer of responsibility for a ballistic 
missile defense program from the Director of the Missile Defense Agency 
to the Secretary of a military department. The criteria established for 
such a transfer shall, at a minimum, address the following:
            ``(A) The technical maturity of the program.
            ``(B) The availability of facilities for production.
            ``(C) The commitment of the Secretary of the military 
        department concerned to procurement funding for that program, 
        as shown by funding through the future-years defense program 
        and other defense planning documents.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall submit the criteria established, and any 
modifications to those criteria, to the congressional defense 
committees.
    ``(c) Notification of Transfer.--Before responsibility for a 
ballistic missile defense program is transferred from the Director of 
the Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary of a military department, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees notice in writing of the Secretary's intent to make that 
transfer. The Secretary shall include with such notice a certification 
that the program has met the criteria established under subsection (b) 
for such a transfer. The transfer may then be carried out after the end 
of the 60-day period beginning on the date of such notice.
    ``(d) Conforming Budget and Planning Transfers.--When a ballistic 
missile defense program is transferred from the Missile Defense Agency 
to the Secretary of a military department in accordance with this 
section, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all appropriate 
conforming changes are made to proposed or projected funding 
allocations in the future-years defense program under section 221 of 
this title and other Department of Defense program, budget, and 
planning documents.
    ``(e) Follow-on Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, before a ballistic missile 
defense program is transferred from the Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency to the Secretary of a military department, roles and 
responsibilities for research, development, test, and evaluation 
related to system improvements for that program are clearly delineated.
``Sec. 5513. Unfunded priorities of the missile defense agency: annual 
              report
    ``(a) Reports.--Not later than 10 days after the date on which the 
budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Director of the Missile 
Defense Agency shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and to the congressional defense 
committees, a report on the unfunded priorities of the Missile Defense 
Agency.
    ``(b) Elements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
        specify, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the 
        following:
                    ``(A) A summary description of such priority, 
                including the objectives to be achieved if such 
                priority is funded (whether in whole or in part).
                    ``(B) The additional amount of funds recommended in 
                connection with the objectives under subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Account information with respect to such 
                priority, including the following (as applicable):
                            ``(i) Line Item Number (LIN) for applicable 
                        procurement accounts.
                            ``(ii) Program Element (PE) number for 
                        applicable research, development, test, and 
                        evaluation accounts.
                            ``(iii) Sub-activity group (SAG) for 
                        applicable operation and maintenance accounts.
            ``(2) Prioritization of priorities.--Each report under 
        subsection (a) shall present the unfunded priorities covered by 
        such report in order of urgency of priority.
    ``(c) Unfunded Priority Defined.--In this section, the term 
`unfunded priority', in the case of a fiscal year, means a program, 
activity, or mission requirement of the Missile Defense Agency that--
            ``(1) is not funded in the budget of the President for the 
        fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 
        of title 31, United States Code;
            ``(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with 
        an operational or contingency plan of a combatant command or 
        other validated requirement; and
            ``(3) would have been recommended for funding through the 
        budget referred to in paragraph (1) by the Director of the 
        Missile Defense Agency in connection with the budget if 
        additional resources had been available for the budget to fund 
        the program, activity, or mission requirement.
``Sec. 5514. Acquisition accountability on the missile defense system
    ``(a) Baselines Required.--(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), 
the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall establish and maintain 
an acquisition baseline for--
            ``(A) each program element of the missile defense system, 
        as specified in section 223 of this title; and
            ``(B) each designated major subprogram of such program 
        elements.
    ``(2) The Director shall establish an acquisition baseline required 
by paragraph (1) before the date on which the program element or major 
subprogram enters--
            ``(A) engineering and manufacturing development (or its 
        equivalent); and
            ``(B) production and deployment.
    ``(3) Except as provided by subsection (c), the Director may not 
adjust or revise an acquisition baseline established under this 
section.
    ``(b) Elements of Baselines.--Each acquisition baseline required by 
subsection (a) for a program element or major subprogram shall include 
the following:
            ``(1) A comprehensive schedule, including--
                    ``(A) research and development milestones;
                    ``(B) acquisition milestones, including design 
                reviews and key decision points;
                    ``(C) key test events, including ground, flight, 
                and cybersecurity tests and ballistic missile defense 
                system tests;
                    ``(D) delivery and fielding schedules;
                    ``(E) quantities of assets planned for acquisition 
                and delivery in total and by fiscal year; and
                    ``(F) planned contract award dates.
            ``(2) A detailed technical description of--
                    ``(A) the capability to be developed, including 
                hardware and software;
                    ``(B) system requirements, including performance 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) how the proposed capability satisfies a 
                capability requirement or performance attribute 
                identified through--
                            ``(i) the missile defense warfighter 
                        involvement process, as governed by United 
                        States Strategic Command Instruction 538-03, or 
                        such successor document; or
                            ``(ii) processes and products approved by 
                        the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Joint Requirements 
                        Oversight Council;
                    ``(D) key knowledge points that must be achieved to 
                permit continuation of the program and to inform 
                production and deployment decisions; and
                    ``(E) how the Director plans to improve the 
                capability over time.
            ``(3) A cost estimate, including--
                    ``(A) a life-cycle cost estimate that separately 
                identifies the costs regarding research and 
                development, procurement, military construction, 
                operations and sustainment, and disposal;
                    ``(B) program acquisition unit costs for the 
                program element;
                    ``(C) average procurement unit costs and program 
                acquisition costs for the program element;
                    ``(D) an identification of when the document 
                regarding the program joint cost analysis requirements 
                description is scheduled to be approved; and
                    ``(E) an explanation for why a program joint cost 
                analysis requirements description has not been prepared 
                and approved, and, if a program joint cost analysis 
                requirements description is not applicable, the 
                rationale for such inapplicability.
            ``(4) A test baseline summarizing the comprehensive test 
        program for the program element or major subprogram outlined in 
        the integrated master test plan.
    ``(c) Exception to Limitation on Revision.--The Director may adjust 
or revise an acquisition baseline established under this section if the 
Director submits to the congressional defense committees notification 
of--
            ``(1) a justification for such adjustment or revision;
            ``(2) the specific adjustments or revisions made to the 
        acquisition baseline, including to the elements described in 
        subsection (b); and
            ``(3) the effective date of the adjusted or revised 
        acquisition baseline.
    ``(d) Operations and Sustainment Cost Estimates.--The Director 
shall ensure that each life-cycle cost estimate included in an 
acquisition baseline pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(A) includes--
            ``(1) all of the operations and sustainment costs for which 
        the Director is responsible;
            ``(2) a description of the operations and sustainment 
        functions and costs for which a military department is 
        responsible;
            ``(3) the amount of operations and sustainment costs 
        (dollar value and base year) for which the military department 
        or other element of the Department of Defense is responsible; 
        and
            ``(4)(A) a citation to the source (such as a joint cost 
        estimate or one or more military department estimates) that 
        captures the operations and sustainment costs for which a 
        military department or other element of the Department of 
        Defense is responsible;
            ``(B) the date the source was prepared; and
            ``(C) if and when the source was independently verified by 
        the Office for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
``Sec. 5515. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program 
              and budget assessment
    ``(a) Establishment of Major Force Program.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall establish a unified major force program for missile 
defense and defeat programs pursuant to section 222(b) of this title to 
prioritize missile defense and defeat programs in accordance with the 
requirements of the Department of Defense and national security.
    ``(b) Budget Assessment.--(1) The Secretary shall include with the 
defense budget materials for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2030 a 
report on the budget for missile defense and defeat programs of the 
Department of Defense.
    ``(2) Each report on the budget for missile defense and defeat 
programs of the Department under paragraph (1) shall include the 
following:
            ``(A) An overview of the budget, including--
                    ``(i) a comparison between that budget, the 
                previous budget, the most recent and prior future-years 
                defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 
                of this title (such comparison shall exclude the 
                responsibility for research and development of the 
                continuing improvement of such missile defense and 
                defeat program), and the amounts appropriated for such 
                missile defense and defeat programs during the previous 
                fiscal year; and
                    ``(ii) the specific identification, as a budgetary 
                line item, for the funding under such programs.
            ``(B) An assessment of the budget, including significant 
        changes, priorities, challenges, and risks.
            ``(C) Any additional matters the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    ``(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year, 
        means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to 
        Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31.
            ``(2) The term `defense budget materials', with respect to 
        a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress by the 
        Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that fiscal 
        year.
            ``(3) The term `missile defense and defeat programs' means 
        active and passive ballistic missile defense programs, cruise 
        missile defense programs for the homeland, and missile defeat 
        programs.

             ``SUBCHAPTER III--MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES

``Sec. 5531. Technical authority for integrated air and missile defense 
              activities and programs
    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Missile Defense Agency is 
the technical authority of the Department of Defense for integrated air 
and missile defense activities and programs, including joint 
engineering and integration efforts for such activities and programs, 
including with respect to defining and controlling the interfaces of 
such activities and programs and the allocation of technical 
requirements for such activities and programs.
    ``(b) Detailees.--(1) In carrying out the technical authority under 
paragraph (1), the Director may seek to have staff detailed to the 
Missile Defense Agency from the Joint Functional Component Command for 
Integrated Missile Defense and the Joint Integrated Air and Missile 
Defense Organization in a number the Director determines necessary in 
accordance with subparagraph (B).
    ``(2) In detailing staff under subparagraph (A) to carry out the 
technical authority under paragraph (1), the total number of staff, 
including detailees, of the Missile Defense Agency who carry out such 
authority may not exceed the number that is twice the number of such 
staff carrying out such authority as of January 1, 2016.
``Sec. 5532. Hypersonic defense capability development
    ``(a) Executive Agent.--The Director of the Missile Defense Agency 
shall serve as the executive agent for the Department of Defense for 
the development of a capability by the United States to counter 
hypersonic boost-glide vehicle capabilities and conventional prompt 
strike capabilities that may be employed against the United States, the 
allies of the United States, and the deployed forces of the United 
States.
    ``(b) Duties.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall--
            ``(1) develop architectures for a hypersonic defense 
        capability, from detecting threats to intercepting such 
        threats, that--
                    ``(A) involves systems of the military departments 
                and the Defense Agencies; and
                    ``(B) includes both kinetic and nonkinetic options 
                for such interception; and
            ``(2) not later than September 30, 2017, establish a 
        program of record to develop a hypersonic defense capability.
``Sec. 5533. Required testing of ground-based midcourse defense element 
              of ballistic missile defense system
    ``(a) Testing Required.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not 
less frequently than once each fiscal year, the Director of the Missile 
Defense Agency shall administer a flight test of the ground-based 
midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system. 
Beginning not later than five years after the date on which the next 
generation interceptor achieves initial operational capability, the 
Director shall ensure that such flight tests include the next 
generation interceptor.
    ``(b) Requirements.--The Director shall ensure that each test 
carried out under subsection (a) provides for one or more of the 
following:
            ``(1) The validation of technical improvements made to 
        increase system performance and reliability.
            ``(2) The evaluation of the operational effectiveness of 
        the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic 
        missile defense system.
            ``(3) The use of threat-representative targets and critical 
        engagement conditions, including the use of threat-
        representative countermeasures.
            ``(4) The evaluation of new configurations of interceptors 
        before they are fielded.
            ``(5) The satisfaction of the `fly before buy' acquisition 
        approach for new interceptor components or software.
            ``(6) The evaluation of the interoperability of the ground-
        based midcourse defense element with other elements of the 
        ballistic missile defense systems.
    ``(c) Exceptions.--The Director may forgo a test under subsection 
(a) in a fiscal year under one or more of the following conditions:
            ``(1) Such a test would jeopardize national security.
            ``(2) Insufficient time considerations between post-test 
        analysis and subsequent pre-test design.
            ``(3) Insufficient funding.
            ``(4) An interceptor is unavailable.
            ``(5) A target is unavailable or is insufficiently 
        representative of threats.
            ``(6) The test range or necessary test assets are 
        unavailable.
            ``(7) Inclement weather.
            ``(8) Any other condition the Director considers 
        appropriate.
    ``(d) Certification.--Not later than 45 days after forgoing a test 
for a condition or conditions under subsection (c)(8), the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a certification setting forth the 
condition or conditions that caused the test to be forgone under such 
subsection.
    ``(e) Report.--Not later than 45 days after forgoing a test for any 
condition specified in subsection (c), the Director shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report setting forth the rationale 
for forgoing the test and a plan to restore an intercept flight test in 
the Integrated Master Test Plan of the Missile Defense Agency. In the 
case of a test forgone for a condition or conditions under subsection 
(c)(8), the report required by this subsection is in addition to the 
certification required by subsection (d).
``Sec. 5534. Integration and interoperability of air and missile 
              defense capabilities
    ``(a) Interoperability of Missile Defense Systems.--The Vice 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the chairman of the Missile 
Defense Executive Board (pursuant to section 1681(c) of the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115-232), acting through the Missile Defense Executive Board, shall 
ensure the interoperability and integration of the covered air and 
missile defense capabilities of the United States, including by 
carrying out operational testing.
    ``(b) Annual Demonstration.--(1) Except as provided by paragraph 
(2), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Secretary of 
the Army shall jointly ensure that not less than one intercept or 
flight test is carried out each year that demonstrates interoperability 
and integration among the covered air and missile defense capabilities 
of the United States.
    ``(2) The Director and the Secretary may waive the requirement in 
paragraph (1) with respect to an intercept or flight test carried out 
during the year covered by the waiver if the chairman of the Missile 
Defense Executive Board--
            ``(A) determines that such waiver is necessary for such 
        year; and
            ``(B) submits to the congressional defense committees 
        notification of such waiver, including an explanation for how 
        such waiver will not negatively affect demonstrating the 
        interoperability and integration among the covered air and 
        missile defense capabilities of the United States.
    ``(c) Definition of Covered Air and Missile Defense Capabilities.--
In this section, the term `covered air and missile defense 
capabilities' means Patriot air and missile defense batteries and 
associated interceptors and systems, Aegis ships and associated 
ballistic missile interceptors (including Aegis Ashore capability), AN/
TPY-2 radars, or terminal high altitude area defense batteries and 
interceptors.
``Sec. 5535. Development of requirements to support integrated air and 
              missile defense capabilities
    ``(a) In General.--Consistent with the memorandum of the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of January 27, 2014, regarding joint 
integrated air and missile defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall oversee the development of warfighter 
requirements for persistent and survivable capabilities to detect, 
identify, determine the status, track, and support engagement of 
strategically important mobile or relocatable assets in all phases of 
conflict in order to achieve the objective of preventing the effective 
employment of such assets, including through offensive actions against 
such assets prior to their use.
    ``(b) Purpose of Requirements.--The requirements developed pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be used and updated, as appropriate, for the 
purpose of informing applicable acquisition programs and systems-of-
systems architecture planning that are funded through the Military 
Intelligence Program, the National Intelligence Program, and non-
intelligence programs.
    ``(c) Supporting Activities.--The Vice Chairman shall also oversee 
the development of the enabling framework for intelligence support for 
integrated air and missile defense, including concepts for the 
integrated operation of multiple systems, and, as appropriate, the 
development of requirements for capabilities to be acquired to achieve 
such integrated operations.
``Sec. 5536. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to 
              production and deployment
    ``(a) Successful Testing Required Prior to Final Production or 
Operational Deployment.--The Secretary of Defense may not make a final 
production decision for, or operationally deploy, a covered system 
unless--
            ``(1) the Secretary ensures that--
                    ``(A) sufficient and operationally realistic 
                testing of the covered system is conducted to assess 
                the performance of the covered system in order to 
                inform a final production decision or an operational 
                deployment decision; and
                    ``(B) the results of such testing have demonstrated 
                a high probability that the covered system--
                            ``(i) will work in an operationally 
                        effective manner; and
                            ``(ii) has the ability to accomplish the 
                        intended mission of the covered system; and
            ``(2) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has 
        carried out subsection (b) with respect to such covered system.
    ``(b) Assessment by Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.--
The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall--
            ``(1) provide to the Secretary the assessment of the 
        Director, based on the available test data, of the sufficiency, 
        adequacy, and results of the testing of each covered system, 
        including an assessment of whether the covered system will be 
        sufficiently effective, suitable, and survivable when needed; 
        and
            ``(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a 
        written summary of such assessment.
    ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to alter, modify, or otherwise affect a determination of the 
Secretary with respect to the participation of the Missile Defense 
Agency in the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System or the 
acquisition reporting process under the Department of Defense Directive 
5000 series, or to diminish the authority of the Secretary of Defense 
to deploy a missile defense system at the date on which the Secretary 
determines appropriate.
    ``(d) Covered System.--In this section, the term `covered system' 
means a new or substantially upgraded interceptor or weapon system of 
the ballistic missile defense system.
``Sec. 5537. Limitation on Missile Defense Agency production of 
              satellites and ground systems associated with operation 
              of such satellites
    ``(a) Production of Satellites and Ground Systems.--The Director of 
the Missile Defense Agency may not authorize or obligate funding for a 
program of record for the production of satellites or ground systems 
associated with the operation of such satellites.
    ``(b) Prototype Satellites.--(1) The Director, with the concurrence 
of the Space Acquisition Council established by section 9021 of this 
title, may authorize the production of one or more prototype 
satellites, consistent with the requirements of the Missile Defense 
Agency.
    ``(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Space 
Acquisition Council concurs with the Director with respect to 
authorizing the production of a prototype satellite under paragraph 
(1), the chair of the Council shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report explaining the reasons for such concurrence.
    ``(3) The Director may not obligate funds for the production of a 
prototype satellite under paragraph (1) before the date on which the 
Space Acquisition Council submits the report for such prototype 
satellite under paragraph (2).

              ``SUBCHAPTER IV--MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION

``Sec. 5551. Prohibitions relating to missile defense information and 
              systems
    ``(a) Certain `Hit-to-kill' Technology and Telemetry Data.--None of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for 
any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used to provide 
the Russian Federation with `hit-to-kill' technology and telemetry data 
for missile defense interceptors or target vehicles.
    ``(b) Other Sensitive Missile Defense Information.--None of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any 
fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used to provide the 
Russian Federation with--
            ``(1) information relating to velocity at burnout of 
        missile defense interceptors or targets of the United States; 
        or
            ``(2) classified or otherwise controlled missile defense 
        information.
    ``(c) Exception.--The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall 
not apply to the United States providing to the Russian Federation 
information regarding ballistic missile early warning.
    ``(d) Integration.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of 
Defense may be obligated or expended to integrate a missile defense 
system of the Russian Federation or a missile defense system of the 
People's Republic of China into any missile defense system of the 
United States.
``Sec. 5552. Biannual briefing on missile defense and related 
              activities
    ``(a) In General.--On or about June 1 and December 1 of each year, 
the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing on matters relating to missile defense 
policies, operations, technology development, and other similar topics 
as requested by such committees.
    ``(b) Officials Specified.--The officials specified in this 
subsection are the following:
            ``(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.
            ``(2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.
            ``(3) The Director of the Missile Defense Agency.
            ``(4) The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the 
        Joint Staff.
    ``(c) Delegation.--An official specified in subsection (b) may 
delegate the authority to provide a briefing required by subsection (a) 
to a member of the Senior Executive Service who reports to the 
official.
    ``(d) Termination.--The requirement to provide a briefing under 
subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2028.
``Sec. 5553. Provision of information on flight testing of ground-based 
              midcourse national missile defense system
    ``(a) Information to Be Furnished to Congressional Committees.--The 
Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees information on the results of each 
flight test of the ground-based midcourse national missile defense 
system.
    ``(b) Content.--Information provided under subsection (a) on the 
results of a flight test shall include the following matters:
            ``(1) A thorough discussion of the content and objectives 
        of the test.
            ``(2) For each such test objective, a statement regarding 
        whether or not the objective was achieved.
            ``(3) For any such test objective not achieved--
                    ``(A) a thorough discussion describing the reasons 
                that the objective was not achieved; and
                    ``(B) a discussion of any plans for future tests to 
                achieve that objective.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeals.--The following provisions of law are 
repealed:
            (1) Sections 130h, 205, 222b, 223, 224, 225, 239a, 487 of 
        title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Subsection (a) of section 1662 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 
        U.S.C. 4022 note).
            (3) Subsection (a) of section 1681 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 
        U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (4) Subsection (a) of section 1686 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 
        U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (5) Section 1687 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (6) Section 1689 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (7) Section 1675 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (8) Section 1687 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (9) Section 1662 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' 
        McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
        (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (10) Section 224 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 10 
        U.S.C. 4205 note).
    (c) Further Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
            (1) Subsection (a) of section 1668 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 
        U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (2) Subsection (a) of section 1680 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
        U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (3) Section 1681 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (4) Section 223 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 
        U.S.C. 4205 note).
            (5) Section 223 of the John Warner National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 
        U.S.C. 4205 note).

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 1651. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS.

    (a) Funding Allocation.--Of the $350,116,000 authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 in 
section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for 
the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 
established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be 
obligated for the purposes specified:
            (1) For delivery system threat reduction, $7,036,000.
            (2) For chemical security and elimination, $20,717,000.
            (3) For global nuclear security, $33,665,000.
            (4) For biological threat reduction, $209,858,000.
            (5) For proliferation prevention, $45,610,000.
            (6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
        Administration Costs, $33,230,000.
    (b) Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds.--Funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the 
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be 
available for obligation for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027.

SEC. 1652. TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS ON 
              ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM.

    (a) Continuation of Reporting Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1080(a) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
        U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the report required to be 
        submitted to Congress under section 1343(a) of the Department 
        of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 
        3743(a)).
            (2) Conforming repeal.--Section 1061(d) of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
        328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraph (14).
    (b) Termination Date.--Section 1343(a) of the Department of Defense 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3743(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Termination Date.--The requirement to submit the report under 
subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2030.''.

SEC. 1653. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF BUDGET WITH RESPECT TO 
              ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS CAPABILITIES.

    Section 500c of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by 
section 1701, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(3) The development of a capability for modeling and 
        simulating multi-domain joint electromagnetic spectrum 
        operations to--
                    ``(A) assess the ability of the joint force to 
                conduct such operations in support of the operational 
                plans of the combatant commands; and
                    ``(B) inform improvements to such operations.''.

SEC. 1654. MODIFICATION OF MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY FOR SPACE-BASED 
              GROUND AND AIRBORNE MOVING TARGET INDICATION SYSTEMS.

    (a) Milestone Decision Authority.--Subsection (b) of section 1684 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public 
Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``the'' after ``shall be'';
            (2) by striking ``for Milestone A approval (as defined in 
        section 4211 of such title)'';
            (3) by striking ``The Secretary of the Air Force'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
            ``(2) Appointment of program executive officer.--The 
        service acquisition executive for the Air Force for space 
        systems and programs shall appoint a program executive officer, 
        and designate an office, for the acquisition of space-based air 
        and moving target indication systems.''.
    (b) Initial Operational Capability.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Initial Operational Capability.--Not later than May 31, 2025, 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall--
            ``(1) designate a date by which the space-based ground 
        moving target indication system will achieve initial 
        operational capability; and
            ``(2) notify the congressional defense committees of such 
        date.''.

SEC. 1655. DESIGNATION OF A SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR 
              ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 
              DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE FOR THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a 
senior official of the Department of Defense who shall be responsible, 
subject to appropriations, for the establishment of a national 
integrated air and missile defense architecture for the United States.
    (b) Duties.--The duties of the official designated under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) Designing the national integrated air and missile 
        defense architecture for the United States.
            (2) Overseeing development of an integrated missile defense 
        acquisition strategy for the United States.
            (3) Evaluating the budget requests of each military 
        department and Defense Agency to ensure such budget requests 
        are sufficient to enable the development of such defense 
        architecture.
            (4) Siting the integrated missile defense systems 
        comprising such defense architecture.
            (5) Overseeing long-term acquisition and sustainment of 
        such defense architecture.
            (6) Such other duties as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    (c) Termination.--The authority of this section shall terminate on 
the date that is 90 days after the date on which the official 
designated under subsection (a) determines that the national integrated 
air and missile defense architecture for the United States has achieved 
initial operational capability.

                   TITLE XVII--OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS

Sec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 1702. Modification of humanitarian assistance authority.
Sec. 1703. Display of United States flag for patriotic and military 
                            observances.
Sec. 1704. Exclusion of oceanographic research vessels from certain 
                            sourcing requirements.
Sec. 1705. Expanding cooperative research and development agreements to 
                            partnerships with United States territorial 
                            governments.
Sec. 1706. Use of royalty gas at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.
Sec. 1707. Report on Iranian oil sales proceeds.
Sec. 1708. Prohibition on use of funds for temporary pier in Gaza.
Sec. 1709. Analysis of certain unmanned aircraft systems entities.

SEC. 1701. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
            (1) In the subtitle analysis for subtitle A--
                    (A) by striking the item relating to chapter 19 and 
                inserting the following new item:

``19. Cyber and Information Operations Matters..............     391'';
                    (B) by striking the item relating to chapter 25 and 
                inserting the following new item:

``25. Electromagnetic Warfare...............................     500'';
                    (C) by striking the item relating to chapter 326 
                and inserting the following new item:

``327. Weapon Systems Development and Related Matters 
                            4401'';.
                    (D) in part V, by striking the second item relating 
                to subpart F, including the items relating to chapters 
                321 through 327 appearing under the second item 
                relating to subpart F;
                    (E) by striking the item relating to chapter 363 
                and inserting the following new item:

``363. Prohibition and Penalties............................4651''; and
                    (F) by striking the item relating to chapter 367 
                and inserting the following new item:

``367. Other Administrative Matters.........................    4751''.
            (2) In section 130i(j)(3)(C)(ix), by striking ``sections'' 
        and inserting ``section''.
            (3) In section 139a(h)--
                    (A) by striking ``out by Director'' and inserting 
                ``out by the Director''; and
                    (B) by striking ``an any'' and inserting ``and 
                any''.
            (4) In section 167b--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``referred to as the `cyber command''' and 
                        inserting ``referred to as the `United States 
                        Cyber Command'''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Cyber 
                        Command'' and inserting ``United States Cyber 
                        Command'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Cyber 
                Command'' each place it appears and inserting ``United 
                States Cyber Command''; and
                    (C) in subsections (c) and (d)--
                            (i) by striking ``cyber command'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting ``United States 
                        Cyber Command'';
                            (ii) by striking ``such command'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting ``such 
                        Command''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``commander'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``Commander''.
            (5) In section 222a(d), by striking ``the'' before ``all of 
        the reports''.
            (6) In section 381(b), by striking ``Defense--.'' and 
        inserting ``Defense--''.
            (7) In section 391b(e)(1)(B), by striking the colon and 
        inserting a semicolon.
            (8) In section 392a(b)(3)(B)(ix), by inserting ``section'' 
        before ``932(c)(3)''.
            (9) In section 486, by redesignating subsection (e) as 
        subsection (d).
            (10) In chapter 25, by redesignating sections 501 through 
        506 as sections 500a through 500f, respectively.
            (11) In section 510(h)(2)(B), by striking ``subchapters I 
        and II'' and inserting ``subchapters II and III''.
            (12) In section 520(a)(2), by striking ``armed forced'' and 
        inserting ``armed force''.
            (13) In section 578(g), by striking ``is approved'' and 
        inserting ``as approved''.
            (14) In section 624(e), by striking ``is approved'' and 
        inserting ``as approved''.
            (15) In section 628a--
                    (A) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``apply to 
                report'' and inserting ``apply to the report''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``section 
                20251'' and inserting ``section 20252''.
            (16) In section 714(b)(1)(A), by striking ``an serious'' 
        and inserting ``a serious''.
            (17) In section 937(a)(2)(B) (article 137(a)(2)(B) of the 
        Uniform Code of Military Justice), by inserting ``the'' before 
        ``Space Force''.
            (18) In section 1073c--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
                (j); and
                    (B) by redesignating the second subsection (h) 
                (relating to rule of construction regarding secretaries 
                concerned and medical evaluation boards) as subsection 
                (i).
            (19) In section 1073d(b)(5)(C)(ii), by striking ``fulfil'' 
        and inserting ``fulfill''.
            (20) In section 1370--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``or, Space 
                Force'' and inserting ``or Space Force''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f)(6)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting a 
                        comma after ``Air Force''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting a 
                        comma after ``Navy''.
            (21) In section 1465(e), by inserting ``shall'' before 
        ``provide''.
            (22) In section 1448(d)(1), by striking ``paragraph 
        (2)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
            (23) In section 1558--
                    (A) by striking ``,,'' each place it appears and 
                inserting a comma; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``14507'' 
                and inserting ``14705''.
            (24) In section 1559(c)(3), by striking ``the the'' and 
        inserting ``the''.
            (25) In section 2031--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``..'' 
                        and inserting a period; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(E)(vi), by striking 
                        ``report under subsection (i)'' and inserting 
                        ``report under subsection (j)'';
                    (B) by redesignating the second subsection (i) as 
                subsection (j).
            (26) In section 2200g(a), by striking ``Under Secretary for 
        Defense'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense''.
            (27) In the section heading for section 2275b, by striking 
        the period at the end.
            (28) In section 2285--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as 
                subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and
                    (B) by redesignating the second subsection (b) as 
                subsection (f).
            (29) In section 2688(g)(4), by striking ``installation 
        energy''.
            (30) In the table of sections at the beginning of 
        subchapter III of chapter 169, by striking the item relating to 
        section 2856 and inserting the following:

``2856. Military unaccompanied housing: standards.''.
            (31) In section 2856(a), by striking ``,.'' and inserting a 
        period.
            (32) In section 2911(c)(3), by striking ``installation 
        energy''.
            (33) In section 2922g(g)(1), by striking ``2202'' and 
        inserting ``2002''.
            (34) In the chapter analysis for part V of subtitle A--
                    (A) by striking the item relating to chapter 207 
                and inserting the following new item:

``207. Budgeting and Appropriations.........................    3131'';
                    (B) by striking the item relating to chapter 225 
                and inserting the following new item:

``225. [Reserved]...........................................    3271'';
                    (C) by striking the item relating to chapter 243 
                and inserting the following new item:

``243. Other Matters Relating to Awarding of Contracts......    3341'';
                    (D) by striking the item relating to chapter 272 
                and inserting the following new item:

``272. [Reserved]...........................................    3721'';
                    (E) in the item relating to chapter 287, by 
                striking ``3961'' and inserting ``3901'';
                    (F) by inserting after the item relating to chapter 
                307 the following new items:

  ``subpart f--major systems, major defense acquisition programs, and 
                       weapon systems development

``321. General Matters......................................      4201 
``322. Major Systems and Major Defense Acquisition Programs       4211 
                            Generally.
``323. Life-Cycle and Sustainment...........................      4321 
``324. Selected Acquisition Reports.........................      4350 
``325. Cost Growth-Unit Cost Reports (Nunn-McCurdy).........      4371 
``326. Weapon Systems Development And Related Matters.......    4401'';
                    (G) by striking the item relating to chapter 363 
                and inserting the following new item:

``363. Prohibition and Penalties............................    4651'';
                    (H) by striking the item relating to chapter 367 
                and inserting the following new item:

``367. Other Administrative Matters.........................4751''; and
                    (I) by striking the item relating to chapter 383 
                and inserting the following new item:

``383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual-use        4831''.
                            Technologies.
            (35) In section 3221(b)(6)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by striking the semicolon and 
                inserting ``; and'';
                    (B) by striking clause (iv); and
                    (C) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv).
            (36) In section 3225(3)(B), by striking ``, or the next 
        quarterly report pursuant to section 2445c of this title in the 
        case of a major automated information system program''.
            (37) In section 3601(a)(2), by inserting ``note'' before 
        ``prec.''.
            (38) In section 4141(a)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 2304'' and inserting 
                ``section 3204''; and
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (c)(5)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (a)(5)''.
            (39) In section 4211--
                    (A) by striking ``, major automated information 
                system,'' each place it appears;
                    (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``, each major 
                automated information system,''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)(2)(H), by striking ``sections 
                3501 through 3511'' and inserting ``section 3501''.
            (40) In section 4505(h)(6), by striking ``(as that term is 
        defined in section 4505(g)(5) of this title)''.
            (41) In section 4816(b)(6), by striking ``section 2430 of 
        this title) or major automated information systems (as defined 
        in section 2445a of this title)'' and inserting ``section 4201 
        of this title''.
            (42) In section 4902--
                    (A) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by inserting 
                        ``the'' before ``protege firm''; and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                        subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), and 
                        adjusting the margins accordingly; and
                    (B) in subsection (n)(5)(D), by inserting ``of 
                1938'' after ``Act''.
            (43) In section 4127, by striking the section heading and 
        inserting the following:
``Sec. 4127. Defense Innovation Unit''.
            (44) In section 4273(d), by striking ``4736'' and inserting 
        ``4376''.
            (45) In section 8581(a), by striking ``Provost and Academic 
        Dean of the Postgraduate School'' and inserting ``Provost and 
        Chief Academic Officer''.
            (46) In section 15109, by striking ``(a) In general.--''.
            (47) In section 15110, by striking ``the title'' and 
        inserting ``this subtitle''.
            (48) In the chapter analysis for part I of subtitle F, by 
        striking the item relating to chapter 2013 and inserting the 
        following new item:

``2013. Voluntary Retirement for Length of Service..........   20601''.
            (49) In the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
        2009, by striking the item relating to the second section 20404 
        (relating to Force shaping authority) and inserting the 
        following:

``20405. Force shaping authority.''.
            (50) In section 20404, by striking ``space force'' both 
        places it appears and inserting ``Space Force''.
    (b) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.--
Section 1608(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``tranches of the of the'' and inserting 
        ``tranches of the''; and
            (2) by striking ``Tranch'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``Tranche''.
    (c) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.--
Paragraph (3) of section 862(d) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and'';
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) the Chief of Space Operations, with respect 
                to matters concerning the Space Force.''.
    (d) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.--The 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115-91) is amended--
            (1) in section 886(a)(1) of by striking ``the term 
        `Procurement Administrative Lead Time' or `PALT','' and 
        inserting ``the term `procurement administrative lead time' or 
        `PALT',''; and
            (2) in section 913(b)(6) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 
        Stat. 1523) is amended by striking ``of the Air Force,'' and 
        inserting ``of the Air Force, the Chief of Space Operations,''.
    (e) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.--
Section 843 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 
U.S.C. 4871 note prec.) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
    (f) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.--
Section 863(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4293) is amended by striking 
``Air Force,'' and inserting ``Air Force, the Chief of Space 
Operations,''.
    (g) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.--
Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3373), is repealed.
    (h) Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act.--For 
purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other 
than this section, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 
as having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other 
provisions of this Act.

SEC. 1702. MODIFICATION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.

    Section 2561 of title 10, United States Code is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
        subsections (d) through (g), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Notice Before Provision of Assistance.--
            ``(1) If the Secretary of Defense uses the authority under 
        subsection (a) to provide assistance for any program or 
        activity in an amount in excess of $5,000,000, the Secretary 
        shall provide to the congressional committees specified in 
        subsection (g) notice in writing of the use of such authority 
        in accordance with paragraph (2). Notice under this subsection 
        shall include an identification of each of the following:
                    ``(A) The amount, type, and purpose of assistance 
                to be provided and the recipient of the assistance.
                    ``(B) The goals and objectives of the assistance.
                    ``(C) The number and role of any members of the 
                Armed Forces involved in the provision of the 
                assistance.
                    ``(D) Any other information the Secretary 
                determines is relevant.
            ``(2) Notice required under paragraph (1) shall be 
        provided--
                    ``(A) before the provision of assistance under 
                subsection (a) using funds authorized to be 
                appropriated to the Department of Defense for a fiscal 
                year for humanitarian assistance; or
                    ``(B) not later than 48 hours after the provision 
                of such assistance, if the Secretary determines that 
                extraordinary circumstances that affect the national 
                security interests of the United States exist.'';
            (4) in subsections (d) and (e), as so redesignated, by 
        striking ``subsection (f)'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``subsection (g)''; and
            (5) in subsection (g) as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``subsections (c)(1) and (d)'' and inserting ``subsections 
        (c)(1), (d)(1), and (e)''.

SEC. 1703. DISPLAY OF UNITED STATES FLAG FOR PATRIOTIC AND MILITARY 
              OBSERVANCES.

    (a) Amendment to Flag Code.--Section 8(c) of title 4, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``, except as may be necessary in limited 
circumstances and done in a respectful manner as part of a military or 
patriotic observance'' after ``aloft and free''.
    (b) Modification of Department of Defense Policy.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall--
            (1) rescind the February 10, 2023, Department of Defense 
        memorandum entitled, ``Clarification of Department of Defense 
        Community Engagement Policy on Showing Proper Respect to the 
        United States Flag''; and
            (2) support military recruitment through public outreach 
        events during patriotic and military observances, including the 
        display of the United States flag regardless of size and 
        position, including horizontally, provided that, in accordance 
        with section 8(b) of title 4, United States Code, the flag 
        never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, 
        water, or merchandise.

SEC. 1704. EXCLUSION OF OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS FROM CERTAIN 
              SOURCING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 70912(5)(C) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(Public Law 117-58) is amended by inserting ``(except vessels which are 
oceanographic research vessels operated by academic institutions)'' 
after ``facilities''.

SEC. 1705. EXPANDING COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS TO 
              PARTNERSHIPS WITH UNITED STATES TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS.

    Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``State or local 
        government'' and inserting ``State, local, or territorial 
        government''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Territorial Governments.--For the purposes of this section, 
the government of a territory of the United States shall be considered 
a non-Federal party.''.

SEC. 1706. USE OF ROYALTY GAS AT MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT.

    Section 342 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15902) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.--At the request of the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) take in-kind royalty gas from any lease on the 
        McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Oklahoma; and
            ``(2) sell such royalty gas to the Department of Defense in 
        accordance with subsection (h)(1), for use only at that plant, 
        only for energy resilience purposes, and only to the extent 
        necessary to meet the natural gas needs of that plant.''.

SEC. 1707. REPORT ON IRANIAN OIL SALES PROCEEDS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes each of the following:
            (1) An assessment of how proceeds from illicit Iranian oil 
        sales support Iran's military and security budget.
            (2) An assessment of the extent to which the funds 
        described in paragraph (1) have been used directly or 
        indirectly by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hamas, 
        Hizballah, or other Iranian proxies.
            (3) An overview of efforts undertaken to enforce sanctions 
        against Iran's energy sector, including interdictions of 
        tankers.
    (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1708. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TEMPORARY PIER IN GAZA.

    None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of 
Defense may be made available for the acquisition, construction, 
installation, maintenance, or restoration of a temporary pier located 
in Gaza or off the western coast of Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea, or 
for the deployment of any equipment to Gaza relating to such a pier.

SEC. 1709. ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ENTITIES.

    (a) Evaluation of Communications Services and Equipment to Covered 
List.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, an appropriate national security 
        agency shall determine if any of the following communications 
        or video surveillance equipment or services pose an 
        unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States 
        or the security and safety of United States persons:
                    (A) Communications or video surveillance equipment 
                produced by Shenzhen Da-Jiang Innovations Sciences and 
                Technologies Company Limited (commonly known as ``DJI 
                Technologies'').
                    (B) Communications or video surveillance equipment 
                produced by Autel Robotics.
                    (C) With respect to an entity described in 
                subparagraph (A) or (B) (referred to in this 
                subparagraph as a ``named entity'')--
                            (i) any subsidiary, affiliate, or partner 
                        of the named entity;
                            (ii) any entity in a joint venture with the 
                        named entity; or
                            (iii) any entity to which the named entity 
                        has a technology sharing or licensing 
                        agreement.
                    (D) Communications or video surveillance services, 
                including software, provided by an entity described in 
                subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) or using equipment 
                described in such subparagraphs.
            (2) Addition to covered list.--If the appropriate national 
        security agency does not make a determination as required by 
        paragraph (1) within one year after the enactment of this Act, 
        the Commission shall add all communications equipment and 
        services listed in paragraph (1) to the covered list.
    (b) Inclusion of Certain Communications Services and Equipment to 
Covered List.--
            (1) Determinations.--Not later than 30 days after an 
        appropriate national security agency determines that any of the 
        communications equipment or services specified in subsection 
        (a)(1) present an unacceptable risk to the national security of 
        the United States or the security and safety of United States 
        persons--
                    (A) the Commission shall place such communications 
                equipment or services on the covered list; and
                    (B) the appropriate national security agency shall 
                submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
                report on their determination which shall be submitted 
                in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
                annex.
            (2) Other determinations.--Not later than 30 days after an 
        appropriate national security agency determines that any of the 
        communications equipment or services specified in subsection 
        (a)(1) do not present an unacceptable risk to the national 
        security of the United States or the security and safety of 
        United States persons--
                    (A) that agency shall submit to the appropriate 
                congressional committees a report on their 
                determinations, which shall be submitted in 
                unclassified form but may contain a classified annex; 
                and
                    (B) within 180 days following the determination, 
                all other appropriate national security agencies shall 
                review the determination and shall submit to the 
                appropriate congressional committees a report on their 
                determinations, which shall be submitted in 
                unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``appropriate national security agency'' has 
        the same meaning as the term in section 9 of the Secure and 
        Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608)).
            (2) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (3) The term ``covered list'' means the list of covered 
        communications equipment or services published by the 
        Commission under section 2(a) of the Secure and Trusted 
        Communications Networks Act.
            (4) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the 
                Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and 
                the Select Committee on Intelligence in the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and 
                Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
                Intelligence in the House of Representatives.
            (5) The term ``technology sharing agreement'' means an 
        agreement where a named entity licenses their technology to a 
        company directly or through an intermediary manufacturer.
    (d) Savings Clause.--Nothing herein shall be construed to override 
or affect the uses permitted by sections 1823 through 1832 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 
118-31) and sections 936 and 1032 of the Federal Aviation 
Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63), 
including the duration thereof. If the Commission places communications 
equipment or services on the covered list pursuant to subsection 
(b)(1)(A) of this section, the appropriate national security agency 
shall provide the Commission with necessary information on whether 
enabling those uses is appropriate and how to enable those uses if 
necessary, and the Commission may promulgate implementing rules or 
policies accordingly.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''.

SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE 
              SPECIFIED BY LAW.

    (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except as 
provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI 
through XXVII for military construction projects, land acquisition, 
family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and 
authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later 
of--
            (1) October 1, 2027; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
        for military construction for fiscal year 2028.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations 
for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of 
appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been 
obligated before the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2027; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
        for fiscal year 2028 for military construction projects, land 
        acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or 
        contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
        Security Investment Program.

SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2024; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

                 TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project 
                            at Kunsan Air Base, Korea.
Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project 
                            at Mihail Kogalniceanu forward operating 
                            site, Romania.
Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 
                            projects.
Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
                            projects.
Sec. 2108. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
                            projects.

SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available 
for military construction projects inside the United States as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Army: Inside the United States
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                     State                                        Installation                        Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska.........................................  Fort Wainwright...............................      $23,000,000
California.....................................  Fort Irwin....................................      $44,000,000
                                                 Military Ocean Terminal Concord...............      $68,000,000
Florida........................................  Naval Air Station Key West....................      $90,000,000
Guam...........................................  Joint Region Marianas.........................     $386,000,000
Hawaii.........................................  Pohakuloa Training Area.......................      $20,000,000
                                                 Wheeler Army Airfield.........................     $231,000,000
Kentucky.......................................  Fort Campbell.................................      $11,800,000
Louisiana......................................  Fort Johnson..................................     $105,000,000
Maryland.......................................  Fort Meade....................................      $46,000,000
Michigan.......................................  Detroit Arsenal...............................      $37,000,000
Missouri.......................................  Fort Leonard Wood.............................     $144,000,000
New York.......................................  Watervliet Arsenal............................      $53,000,000
Oklahoma.......................................  McAlester Army Ammunition Plant...............      $74,000,000
Pennsylvania...................................  Letterkenny Army Depot........................     $346,000,000
Texas..........................................  Fort Cavazos..................................     $147,000,000
                                                 Red River Army Depot..........................      $34,000,000
Virginia.......................................  Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall................     $180,000,000
Washington.....................................  Joint Base Lewis-McChord......................     $192,000,000
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available 
for military construction projects outside the United States as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Army: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Belgium........................................  SHAPE Headquarters............................      $45,000,000
Germany........................................  Hohenfels Training Area.......................      $61,000,000
                                                 U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach....................     $191,000,000
                                                 U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria....................      $12,856,000
                                                 U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden..................      $44,000,000
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SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and 
available for military family housing functions as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and 
supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table:

                          Army: Family Housing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Installation or
            Country                    Location              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Belgium........................  Chievres Air Base...  $100,954,000
Germany........................  Army Garrison         $63,246,000
                                  Rheinland-Pfalz....
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    (b) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to section 2825 of title 10, 
        United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to 
        the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and 
        available for military family housing functions as specified in 
        the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 
        may improve existing military family housing units in an amount 
        not to exceed $81,114,000.
            (2) Clarification of authority to carry out prior year 
        improvements to military family housing units improvements.--
                    (A) Fiscal year 2019.--Notwithstanding section 2102 
                of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115-232; 132 
                Stat. 2242), subject to section 2825 of title 10, 
                United States Code, and using amounts appropriated 
                pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
                section 2103(a) of such Act and available for military 
                family housing functions as specified in the funding 
                table in section 4601 of that Act, the Secretary of the 
                Army may improve existing military family housing units 
                in an amount not to exceed $80,100,000.
                    (B) Fiscal year 2020.--Notwithstanding section 2102 
                of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116-92; 133 
                Stat. 1864), subject to section 2825 of title 10, 
                United States Code, and using amounts appropriated 
                pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
                section 2103(a) of such Act and available for military 
                family housing functions as specified in the funding 
                table in section 4601 of that Act, the Secretary of the 
                Army may improve existing military family housing units 
                in an amount not to exceed $87,205,000.
                    (C) Fiscal year 2023.--Notwithstanding section 2102 
                of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 
                Stat. 2972), subject to section 2825 of title 10, 
                United States Code, and using amounts appropriated 
                pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
                section 2103(a) of such Act and available for military 
                family housing functions as specified in the funding 
                table in section 4601 of that Act, the Secretary of the 
                Army may improve existing military family housing units 
                in an amount not to exceed $26,500,000.
    (c) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available 
for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural 
and engineering services and construction design activities with 
respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in 
an amount not to exceed $31,333,000.

SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, 
for military construction, land acquisition, and military family 
housing functions of the Department of the Army as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, 
the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2101 and 2102 
of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be 
appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in 
section 4601.

SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT 
              AT KUNSAN AIR BASE, KOREA.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of 
Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101(b) of that Act 
(131 Stat. 1819) and extended by section 2106(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of 
Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2395) and amended by section 2105 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division 
B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 712), shall remain in effect until 
October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is 
later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                  Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization
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                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea.................................  Kunsan Air Base...........  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle          $53,000,000
                                                                     Hangar..................
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SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT 
              AT MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU FORWARD OPERATING SITE, ROMANIA.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of 
Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2901 of that Act (132 
Stat. 2286) and extended by section 2106(b)(1) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 
Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 713), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                  Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Romania...............................  Mihail Kogalniceanu FOS...  EDI: Explosives and Ammo         $21,651,000
                                                                     Load/Unload Apron.......
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of 
Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (133 
Stat. 1862), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date 
of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                 Army: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations
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                                                                                                    Original
             State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kwajalein.............................  Kwajalein Atoll...........  Air Traffic Control Tower        $40,000,000
                                                                     and Terminal............
South Carolina........................  Fort Jackson..............  Reception Complex, Ph2...        $88,000,000
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SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of 
Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in 
the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101(a) of that Act 
(134 Stat. 4295) and extended by section 2107(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 
Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 713), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                 Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                 State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...............................  Yuma Proving Ground.......  Ready Building...........        $14,000,000
Georgia...............................  Fort Gillem...............  Forensic Laboratory......        $71,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of 
Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2101 and 2105 of that 
Act (135 Stat. 2163, 2165), shall remain in effect until October 1, 
2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                  Army: Extension of 2022 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                 State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia...............................  Fort Stewart..............  Barracks.................       $105,000,000
Germany...............................  Smith Barracks............  Live Fire Exercise               $16,000,000
                                                                     Shoothouse..............
                                                                    Indoor Small Arms Range..        $17,500,000
Hawaii................................  West Loch Naval Magazine    Ammunition Storage.......        $51,000,000
                                         Annex....................
                                        Wheeler Army Airfield.....  Aviation Unit OPS                $84,000,000
                                                                     Building................
Kansas................................  Fort Leavenworth..........  Child Development Center.        $37,000,000
Kentucky..............................  Fort Knox.................  Child Development Center.        $30,000,000
Louisiana.............................  Fort Johnson..............  Joint Operations Center..       $116,000,000
Maryland..............................  Fort Detrick..............  Incinerator Facility.....        $27,000,000
New Mexico............................  White Sands Missile Range.  Missile Assembly Support         $29,000,000
                                                                     Building................
Pennsylvania..........................  Letterkenny Army Depot....  Fire Station.............        $25,400,000
Texas.................................  Fort Bliss................  Defense Access Roads.....        $20,000,000
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                 TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
                            projects.
Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project 
                            at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
                            projects.
Sec. 2207. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
                            projects.

SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available 
for military construction projects inside the United States as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Navy: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                  Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona......................................  Marine Corps Air Station Yuma...................     $261,160,000
Florida......................................  Cape Canaveral Space Force Station..............     $221,060,000
Georgia......................................  Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay..................     $264,030,000
Guam.........................................  Andersen Air Force Base.........................     $561,730,000
                                               Joint Region Marinas............................     $111,666,000
                                               Naval Base Guam.................................     $241,880,000
Hawaii.......................................   Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.................     $505,000,000
                                               Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay...................     $297,770,000
Maryland.....................................  Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head........     $106,000,000
Nevada.......................................  Naval Air Station Fallon........................      $93,300,000
North Carolina...............................  Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point...........     $849,520,000
Virginia.....................................  Naval Weapons Station Yorktown..................     $151,850,000
                                               Norfolk Naval Shipyard..........................     $635,739,000
Washington...................................  Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor........................     $200,550,000
                                               Puget Sound Naval Shipyard......................     $231,490,000
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available 
for military construction projects outside the United States as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Navy: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Australia.....................................  Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin..........    $353,970,000
El Salvador...................................  Cooperative Security Location Comalapa..........     $28,000,000
Federated States of Micronesia................  Yap International Airport.......................    $807,700,000
Palau.........................................  Koror, Port of Malakal..........................    $918,300,000
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SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and 
available for military family housing functions as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and 
supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table:

                          Navy: Family Housing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Country or Territory             Installation           Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam............................   Andersen Air Force       $488,186,000
                                   Base................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject to 
section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an amount 
not to exceed $35,438,000.
    (c) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available 
for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural 
and engineering services and construction design activities with 
respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in 
an amount not to exceed $13,329,000.

SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, 
for military construction, land acquisition, and military family 
housing functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, 
the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2201 and 2202 
of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be 
appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in 
section 4601.

SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of 
Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240) the authorizations set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201(b) and 2902 of 
that Act (132 Stat. 2244, 2286) and extended by section 2204 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division 
B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 716), shall remain in effect until 
October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is 
later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                 Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
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                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain...............................  SW Asia...................  Fleet Maintenance                $26,340,000
                                                                     Facility and TOC........
Greece................................  Naval Support Activity      EDI: Joint Mobility              $41,650,000
                                         Souda Bay................   Processing Center.......
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SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECT 
              AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, ARIZONA.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of 
Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862) the authorizations set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201(a) and 2809 of 
that Act (133 Stat. 1865, 1887), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                 Navy: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                 State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...............................  Marine Corps Air Station    Bachelor Enlisted                $99,600,000
                                         Yuma.....................   Quarters................
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SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of 
Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in 
the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act 
(134 Stat. 4297) and extended by section 2205 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 
Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 718), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                 Navy: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
             State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam..................................  Joint Region Marianas.....  Joint Communications             $22,000,000
                                                                     Upgrade.................
Maine.................................  NCTAMS LANT Detachment      Perimeter Security.......        $26,100,000
                                         Cutler...................
Nevada................................  Fallon....................  Range Training Complex,          $29,040,000
                                                                     Phase 1.................
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SEC. 2207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of 
Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201 and 2202(a) of 
that Act (135 Stat. 2166, 2167), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                 Navy: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or                                 Original Authorized
            State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona..............................  Marine Corps Air         Combat Training Tank     $29,300,000
                                        Station Yuma.            Complex.
California...........................  Marine Corps Air         F-35 Centralized Engine  $31,400,000
                                        Station Miramar.         Repair Facility.
                                       Marine Corps Base Camp   CLB MEU Complex........  $83,900,000
                                        Pendleton.
                                       Marine Corps Base Camp   Warehouse Replacement..  $22,200,000
                                        Pendleton.
                                       Naval Base Ventura       MQ-25 Aircraft           $125,291,000
                                        County.                  Maintenance Hangar.
District of Columbia.................  Marine Barracks          Family Housing           $10,415,000
                                        Washington.              Improvements.
Florida..............................  Marine Corps Support     Lighterage and Small     $69,400,000
                                        Facility Blount Island.  Craft Facility.
Hawaii...............................  Marine Corps Base        Electrical Distribution  $64,500,000
                                        Kaneohe.                 Modernization.
South Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Air         Aircraft Maintenance     $122,600,000
                                        Station Beaufort.        Hangar.
Spain................................  Naval Station Rota.....  EDI: Explosive Ordnance  $85,600,000
                                                                 Disposal (EOD) Mobile
                                                                 Unit Facilities.
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              TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
                            projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project 
                            at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 
                            projects.
Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
                            projects.
Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 
                            projects.
Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project 
                            at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Sec. 2309. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
                            projects.

SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available 
for military construction projects inside the United States as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                       Air Force: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     State                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska.........................................  Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.............       $355,000,000
Arkansas.......................................  Ebbing Air National Guard Base..............        $74,000,000
California.....................................  Beale Air Force Base........................       $148,000,000
                                                 Vandenberg Space Force Base.................       $277,000,000
Colorado.......................................  Buckley Space Force Base....................        $68,000,000
District of Columbia...........................  Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling................        $50,000,000
Florida........................................  Eglin Air Force Base........................        $23,900,000
                                                 Tyndall Air Force Base......................        $48,000,000
Idaho..........................................  Mountain Home Air Force Base................        $40,000,000
Louisiana......................................  Barksdale Air Force Base....................        $22,000,000
Massachusetts..................................  Hanscom Air Force Base......................       $315,000,000
Mississippi....................................  Keesler Air Force Base......................        $25,000,000
Montana........................................  Malmstrom Air Force Base....................        $20,000,000
North Carolina.................................  SeymourJohnson Air Force Base...............        $41,000,000
Oregon.........................................  Mountain Home Air Force Base................     $1,093,000,000
South Dakota...................................  Ellsworth Air Force Base....................       $177,000,000
Texas..........................................  Dyess Air Force Base........................        $31,300,000
                                                 Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.............       $215,000,000
                                                 Joint Base San Antonio-Sam Houston..........       $469,000,000
                                                 Laughlin Air Force Base.....................        $56,000,000
Utah...........................................  Hill Air Force Base.........................       $258,000,000
Virginia.......................................  Joint Base Langley-Eustis...................        $81,000,000
Wyoming........................................  F.E. Warren Air Force Base..................     $1,581,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available 
for military construction projects outside the United States as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                      Air Force: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Country                                Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Denmark........................................  Royal Danish Air Force Base Karup...........       $110,000,000
Federated States of Micronesia.................  Yap International Airport...................       $949,314,000
Germany........................................  Ramstein Air Base...........................        $22,000,000
Spain..........................................  Naval Station Rota..........................        $15,200,000
United Kingdom.................................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath..................       $185,000,000
                                                 Royal Air Force Mildenhall..................        $51,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and 
available for military family housing functions as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations and in the 
amounts set forth in the following table:

                        Air Force: Family Housing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Country                   Installation           Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany.........................  Ramstein Air Base....       $5,750,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject to 
section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $209,242,000.
    (c) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available 
for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out 
architectural and engineering services and construction design 
activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family 
housing units in an amount not to exceed $6,557,000.

SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, 
for military construction, land acquisition, and military family 
housing functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, 
the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2301 and 2302 
of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be 
appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in 
section 4601.

SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT 
              AT SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, GERMANY.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of 
Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2688), the authorization set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2902 of that Act (130 
Stat. 2743) and extended by section 2304 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-
81; 135 Stat. 2169) and amended by section 2304(b) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 
Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 721), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorization
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                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...............................  Spangdahlem Air Base......  ERI: F/A-22 Low                  $12,000,000
                                                                     Observable/Comp Repair
                                                                     Fac.....................
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SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of 
Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act (131 
Stat. 1876) and extended by section 2304(b) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of 
Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2980) and amended by section 2305(b) of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
(division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 722), shall remain in 
effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, 
whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations
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                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hungary...............................  Kecskemet Air Base........  ERI: Airfield Upgrades...        $12,900,000
                                        Kecskemet Air Base........  ERI: Construct Parallel          $30,000,000
                                                                     Taxiway.................
                                        Kecskemet Air Base........  ERI: Increase POL Storage        $12,500,000
                                                                     Capacity................
Slovakia..............................  Malacky...................  ERI: Increase POL Storage        $20,000,000
                                                                     Capacity................
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SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of 
Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in 
the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act 
(132 Stat. 2287) and extended by section 2306(b) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 
Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 724), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
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                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Fairford..  EDI: Construct DABS-FEV          $87,000,000
                                                                     Storage.................
                                        Royal Air Force Fairford..  EDI: Munitions Holding           $19,000,000
                                                                     Area....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of 
Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2301(a) and 2912(a) of 
that Act (133 Stat. 1867, 1913), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations
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                                                                                                    Original
                 State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida...............................  Tyndall Air Force Base....  Deployment Center/Flight         $43,000,000
                                                                     Line Dining/AAFES.......
Georgia...............................  Moody Air Force Base......  41 RQS HH-60W Apron......        $12,500,000
New Mexico............................  Kirtland Air Force Base...  Combat Rescue Helicopter         $15,500,000
                                                                     Simulator (CRH) ADAL....
Texas.................................  Joint Base San Antonio....  BMT Recruit Dormitory 8..       $110,000,000
Washington............................  Fairchild-White Bluff.....  Consolidated TFI Base            $31,000,000
                                                                     Operations..............
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SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECT 
              AT JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of 
Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301(a) of that Act 
(132 Stat. 2287) and extended by section 2307(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 
Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 725), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                 State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Virginia..............................  Joint Base Langley-Eustis.  Access Control Point Main        $19,500,000
                                                                     Gate With Land Acq......
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2309. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of 
Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (135 
Stat. 2168), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date 
of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                               Air Force: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
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                                                                                                    Original
             State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
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Australia.............................  Royal Australian Air Force  Squadron Operations               $7,400,000
                                         Base Darwin..............   Facility................
                                        Royal Australian Air Force  Aircraft Maintenance              $6,200,000
                                         Base Tindal..............   Support Facility........
                                        Royal Australian Air Force  Squadron Operations               $8,200,000
                                         Base Tindal..............   Facility................
Massachusetts.........................  Hanscom Air Force Base....  NC3 Acquisitions                 $66,000,000
                                                                     Management Facility.....
United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath  F-35A Child Development          $24,000,000
                                                                     Center..................
                                        Royal Air Force Lakenheath  F-35A Munition Inspection        $31,000,000
                                                                     Facility................
                                        Royal Air Force Lakenheath  F-35A Weapons Load               $49,000,000
                                                                     Training Facility.......
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           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 fiscal year 2018 project 
                            at Iwakuni, Japan.
Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project 
                            at Iwakuni, Japan.
Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project 
                            at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
                            projects.
Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 
                            project at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, 
                            District of Columbia.
Sec. 2409. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
                            projects.

SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
              ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available 
for military construction projects inside the United States as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of 
Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                   Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              State or Territory                          Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska.......................................  Eielson Air Force Base.........................       $14,000,000
                                               Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson................       $55,000,000
Arizona......................................  U.S. Army Garrison Yuma Proving Grounds........       $64,000,000
 California..................................  Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton...............      $106,176,000
                                               Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center..       $19,300,000
Colorado.....................................  Fort Carson....................................       $61,359,000
Florida......................................  Hurlburt Field.................................       $14,000,000
Georgia......................................  Hunter Army Airfield...........................       $64,300,000
Guam.........................................  Joint Region Marianas..........................      $929,224,000
Missouri.....................................  Whiteman Air Force Base........................       $19,500,000
North Carolina...............................  Fort Liberty...................................       $47,000,000
                                               Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.................       $84,500,000
South Carolina...............................  Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort..............       $31,500,000
                                               Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.......       $72,050,000
Texas........................................   Naval Air Station Corpus Christi..............       $79,300,000
Virginia.....................................  Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort            $35,000,000
                                                Story.........................................
                                               Pentagon.......................................       $36,800,000
Washington...................................  Naval Air Station Whidbey Island...............       $54,000,000
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available 
for military construction projects outside the United States as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of 
Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                   Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Country                                Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japan........................................  Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler......       $160,000,000
Korea........................................  Kunsan Air Base...............................        $64,942,000
United Kingdom...............................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath....................       $153,000,000
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SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION INVESTMENT 
              PROGRAM PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available 
for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in 
section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy 
conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States 
Code, for the installations or locations inside the United States, and 
in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Installation or
              State                     Location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.........................  Anniston Army Depot        $56,450,000
 Delaware.......................  Major Joseph R.            $22,050,000
                                   ``Beau'' Biden III
                                   National Guard/
                                   Reserve Center....
Hawaii..........................  Joint Base Pearl           $16,300,000
                                   Harbor-Hickam.....
Illinois........................  Rock Island Arsenal        $73,470,000
Indiana.........................  Camp Atterbury-            $39,180,000
                                   Muscatatuck.......
Maine...........................  Portsmouth Naval           $28,700,000
                                   Shipyard..........
Maryland........................  Aberdeen Proving           $34,400,000
                                   Ground............
                                  Joint Base Andrews.        $17,920,000
New Jersey......................  Joint Base McGuire-        $19,500,000
                                   Dix-Lakehurst.....
                                  National Guard             $40,000,000
                                   Training Center
                                   Sea Girt..........
Ohio............................  Wright-Patterson           $53,000,000
                                   Air Force Base....
Washington......................  Joint Base Lewis-          $40,000,000
                                   McChord-Gray Army
                                   Airfield..........
                                  Naval Base Kitsap..        $77,270,000
                                  Naval Magazine             $39,490,000
                                   Indian Island.....
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available 
for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in 
section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy 
conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States 
Code, for the installations or locations outside the United States, and 
in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Installation or
             Country                    Location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain.........................  Naval Support              $15,330,000
                                   Activity Bahrain..
 Greece.........................  Naval Support              $42,500,000
                                   Activity Souda Bay
Italy...........................  Naval Air Station          $13,470,000
                                   Sigonella.........
Japan...........................  Camp Fuji..........        $45,870,000
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    (c) Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems.--In the case of a 
utility system that is conveyed under section 2688 of title 10, United 
States Code, and that only provides utility services to a military 
installation, notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chapter169 and 
chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of 
Defense or the Secretary of a military department may authorize a 
contract with the conveyee of the utility system to carry out the 
military construction projects set forth in the following table:

                                     Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems
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                    State                                 Installation or Location                  Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maryland.....................................  Aberdeen Proving Ground.......................   Power Generation
                                                                                                   and Microgrid
Washington...................................  Joint-Base Lewis-McChord Gray Army Airfield...   Power Generation
                                                                                                   and Microgrid
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SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, 
for military construction, land acquisition, and military family 
housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, 
the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2401 and 2402 
of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be 
appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in 
section 4601.

SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT 
              AT IWAKUNI, JAPAN.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of 
Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act 
(131 Stat. 1829) and extended by section 2404 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of 
Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.2984) and amended by section 2404 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division 
B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 728), shall remain in effect until 
October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is 
later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                            Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization
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                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
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Japan.................................  Iwakuni...................  PDI: Construct Bulk              $30,800,000
                                                                     Storage Tanks PH 1......
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SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT 
              AT IWAKUNI, JAPAN.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of 
Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act 
(132 Stat. 2250) and extended by section 2405(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of 
Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 729), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                            Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
                Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japan.................................  Iwakuni...................  Fuel Pier................        $33,200,000
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SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECT 
              AT FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of 
Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorization set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as authorized pursuant to section 2402 of such 
Act (133 Stat. 1872), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or 
the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                             ERCIP Project: Extension of 2020 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
             State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pennsylvania..........................  Fort Indiantown Gap.......  Install Geothermal and            $3,950,000
                                                                     413 kW Solar
                                                                     Photovoltaic (PV) Array.
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SEC. 2407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of 
Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401(b) and 2402 of 
that Act (134 Stat. 4305, 4306) and extended by sections 2406 and 2407 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
(division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 730), shall remain in 
effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, 
whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                  Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
             State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
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Arkansas..............................  Ebbing Air National Guard   PV Arrays and Battery             $2,600,000
                                         Base.....................   Storage.................
California............................  Marine Corps Air Ground     Install 10 Mw Battery            $11,646,000
                                         Combat Center Twentynine    Energy Storage for
                                         Palms....................   Various Buildings.......
                                        Naval Support Activity      Cogeneration Plant at            $10,540,000
                                         Monterey.................   B236....................
Italy.................................  Naval Support Activity      Smart Grid...............         $3,490,000
                                         Naples...................
Japan.................................  Def Fuel Support Point      Fuel Wharf...............        $49,500,000
                                         Tsurumi..................
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SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2022 
              PROJECT AT JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA.

    In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 
2402(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2174) for Joint Base 
Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia, for construction of PV 
carports, the Secretary of Defense may install a 1.0-megawatt battery 
energy storage system for a total project amount of $40,650,000.

SEC. 2409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of 
Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401 and 2402 of that 
Act (135 Stat. 2173, 2174), shall remain in effect until October 1, 
2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                  Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Original
             State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...............................  Fort Novosel..............  10 MW RICE Generator             $24,000,000
                                                                     Plant and Microgrid
                                                                     Controls................
California............................  Marine Corps Air Station    Additional LFG Power              $4,054,000
                                         Miramar..................   Meter Station...........
                                        Naval Air Weapons Station   Solar Energy Storage              $9,120,000
                                         China Lake-Ridgecrest....   System..................
Georgia...............................  Fort Moore................  4.8 MW Generation and            $17,593,000
                                                                     Microgrid...............
                                        Fort Stewart..............  10 MW Generation Plant,          $22,000,000
                                                                     with Microgrid Control..
Guam..................................  Polaris Point Submarine     Inner Apra Harbor                $38,300,000
                                         Base.....................   Resiliency Upgrades Ph
                                                                     1.......................
Michigan..............................  Camp Grayling.............  650 KW Gas-Fired Micro-           $5,700,000
                                                                     Turbine Generation
                                                                     System..................
Mississippi...........................  Camp Shelby...............  10 MW Generation Plant an        $34,500,000
                                                                     Feeder level Microgrid
                                                                     System..................
                                        Camp Shelby...............  Electrical Distribution          $11,155,000
                                                                     Infrastructure
                                                                     Undergrounding Hardening
                                                                     Project.................
New York..............................  Fort Drum.................  Wellfield Field Expansion        $27,000,000
                                                                     Project.................
North Carolina........................  Fort Liberty..............  10 MW Microgrid Utilizing        $19,464,000
                                                                     Existing and New
                                                                     Generators..............
                                        Fort Liberty..............  Emergency Water System...         $7,705,000
Ohio..................................  Springfield-Beckley         Base-Wide Microgrid With          $4,700,000
                                         Municipal Airport........   Natural Gas Generator,
                                                                     Photovoltaic and Battery
                                                                     Storage.................
Puerto Rico...........................  Aguadilla.................  Microgrid Control System,        $10,120,000
                                                                     460 KW PV, 275 KW
                                                                     Generator, 660 Kwh Bess.
                                        Fort Allen................  Microgrid Control System,        $12,190,000
                                                                     690 KW PV, 275 KW Gen,
                                                                     570 Kwh Bess............
Tennessee.............................  Memphis International       PV Arrays and Battery             $4,780,000
                                         Airport..................   Storage.................
United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath  Hospital Replacement-            $19,283,000
                                                                     Temporary Facilities....
Virginia..............................  National Geospatial-        Electrical System                 $5,299,000
                                         Intelligence Agency         Redundancy..............
                                         Campus East..............
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                   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.
Sec. 2503. Extension of use of authorized amounts for North Atlantic 
                            Treaty Organization Security Investment 
                            Program.

             Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions

Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.
Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.

  Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
                                Program

SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in 
section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to 
exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this 
purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously 
financed by the United States.

SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2024, for contributions by the Secretary 
of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the 
share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by 
section 2501, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                         North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Location                                 Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Unspecified.......................  NATO Security Investment Program.................     $463,864,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2503. EXTENSION OF USE OF AUTHORIZED AMOUNTS FOR NORTH ATLANTIC 
              TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 2806(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Funds'' and inserting ``(1) Funds''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) If any funds authorized for the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Security Investment program for a fiscal year are 
available to be obligated or expended at the end of that fiscal year 
and no funds have been authorized for the following fiscal year, not 
more than 50 percent of the amount authorized for the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization Security Investment program for that fiscal year 
shall be deemed to be authorized by law for purposes of paragraph (1) 
for the following fiscal year.''.

             Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions

SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

    Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-
kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military 
construction projects for the installations or locations in the 
Republic of Korea, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table:

                                 Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or
              Component                        Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army.................................  Camp Carroll...........  MSC-K Paint Removal      $9,400,000
                                                                 Booth.................
Army.................................  Camp Carroll...........  Tactical Equipment       $72,000,000
                                                                 Maintenance Facility
                                                                 (TEMF)................
Army.................................  Camp Walker............  Elementary School......  $46,000,000
Army.................................  USAG Humphreys.........  Embedded Behavioral      $10,000,000
                                                                 Health Clinic.........
Army.................................  USAG Humphreys.........  General Support          $180,000,000
                                                                 Aviation Battalion
                                                                 Hangar................
Navy.................................  Chinhae................  Upgrade Main Access      $9,200,000
                                                                 Control Point.........
Air Force............................  Daegu AB...............  Upgrade Water            $9,600,000
                                                                 Distribution System...
Air Force............................  Kunsan AB..............  Combat Small Arms Range  $31,000,000
Air Force............................  Kunsan AB..............  Fighter Squadron and     $46,000,000
                                                                 Fighter Generation
                                                                 Squadron Operations
                                                                 Facility..............
Air Force............................  Osan AB................  Distributed Mission      $15,000,000
                                                                 Operations (DMO)
                                                                 Flight Simulator......
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SEC. 2512. REPUBLIC OF POLAND FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

    Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Poland for required in-
kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military 
construction projects for the installations or locations in the 
Republic of Poland, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table:

                                 Republic of Poland Funded Construction Projects
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Installation or
              Component                        Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air Force............................  Lask AB................  AT/FP Upgrades for PPI   $22,000,000
                                                                 Mission...............
Air Force............................  Lask AB................  Connecting Taxiways for  $18,000,000
                                                                 RPA Mission...........
Air Force............................  Lask AB................  Ground Comms and Data    $5,000,000
                                                                 Support Area for RPA
                                                                 Mission...............
Air Force............................  Lask AB................  Maintenance Hangar for   $69,000,000
                                                                 PPI Mission...........
Air Force............................  Lask AB................  RPA Parking Apron......  $18,000,000
Air Force............................  Wroclaw AB.............  AT/FP Upgrades for APOD  $46,000,000
                                                                 Mission...............
Air Force............................  Wroclaw AB.............  Comms Infrastructure     $10,000,000
                                                                 for APOD Mission......
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            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition 
                            projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
                            construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project 
                            at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana.
Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 
                            projects.
Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 
                            projects.
Sec. 2610. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 
                            projects.
Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 
                            project.

SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
              ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and 
Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 
Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                               Army National Guard
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